Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Hesham Shaalan

, identify the appropriate solution, design the system, and then test it.This paper describes the laboratory environment and the project guidelines, and presentsthe student project implemented in the Spring Semester of 2004. IntroductionPLCs are used extensively in a wide range of industrial applications1. Because of thisfact, the Control Systems Engineering Technology students are required to take a coursethat focuses on this topic. Students in this course are required to complete a final project.This project requires that students design, program, and implement a system thatsimulates a real world application of the PLC.Students were allowed to use any of the ideas and techniques discussed in class to

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Krystina Callahan; Kimberly L. Bothi, University of Delaware

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

challenges? • Provide an example of engineering statics/mechanics concepts applied to a real-world scenario in a culture different from your own.After completion of each homework problem, students completed an anonymous survey on howeffective that specific problem was in addressing the goals: • Q4: The problem helped me understand how engineering statics/mechanics concepts apply globally to real-world scenarios [Likert 1-5]. Why do you say that? • Q5: The problem helped me understand how engineers contribute to solving global challenges [Likert 1-5]. Why do you say that? • Q6: The problem increased my interest in global applications of engineering [Likert 1-5]. Why do you say that?Results

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

projects have lots of value; it gives us the opportunity to go into a company and see how a real company works and develops ideas and solutions to a problem. As long as you have a simulation class I believe you need to have the company projects because otherwise everything is abstract and really has no real- world application. I feel that they add a great deal of value to the class not only through the experience of working with the software, but also working with an actual company in a real- world setting Page 11.910.9 2. Do the company projects significantly improve your learning

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Changhong Lin; Ahmed Abdalla; Wayne Wolf

Session #1532 Operating System Concepts in Embedded Computing Wayne Wolf, Chang Hong Lin, Ahmed Abdalla Department of Electrical Engineering Princeton University {wolf,chlin,aabdalla}@princeton.edu Abstract Operating systems play an increasing role in embedded computing systems, thanks to advanced applications. The real-time operating systems used in many embedded systems provide real-time sched- uling, make

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Marie Plumb; Jerry Fong; Arnold Peskin

practically anywhere else complexphenomena are modeled. A number of new approaches have been deployed recently todecompose images into meaningful 3D constituents and these can be explored by one ormore teams.Each of these applications represents an interdisciplinary scientific/engineering activitysuitable for a capstone experience. Engaging in these efforts as part of a technical groupprovides the student with real-world analytic experience as well as lessons in the valuesof a teamwork approach. A gallery of images representing these areas and more appearsin http://www.itd.bnl.gov/visualization/.Progress and ObservationsThere are several unique aspects of this project. First and foremost, it focuses on two-year technical students who are an under

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Curriculum and Resource Exchange

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret F. Bennewitz, University of Pittsburgh; Ruben Hartogs, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

bone scaffold that is too strong will not be desirable either. Really strong scaffolds hold too much weight and will remove normal stress distributed to the surrounding healthy bone. The lack of stimulation causes the healthy bone around the scaffold to become less dense and thus weaker.2) Analyzing the role of geometry on scaffold strength • Do students know which geometrical shapes are the strongest and which are the weakest? Does this exercise improve understanding of geometry’s impact on scaffold strength?3) Recognizing the real-world applications of bioscaffolds • A brief introduction can be given by the teacher prior to the scaffold building activity to explain to students the biological and clinical

Collection

2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sean Pratt; Yapah Berry; Olivia Reed; Gaffar Gailani

(include real world applications) ‐ An activity concerning the lesson ‐ A quiz on the lesson ‐ A project (hands on and productive)Week 2 Newton’s Second Law (F=ma) ‐ Have students research the topic after a short introduction ‐ A detailed lesson followed by questions (include real world applicants) ‐ An activity concerning the lesson ‐ A quiz on the lesson ‐ A project (hands on and productive)Week 3 Newton’s Third Law (For every action there is an opposite reaction) ‐ Have students research the topic after a short introduction ‐ A detailed lesson followed by

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishna Kumar, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

abstract concepts to real-world applications can be highly effective, asdemonstrated by illustrating how a building deforms under the influence of forces to helpstudents understand how linear equations are employed in real-world structural design. Thismethod encourages students to learn through practical, tangible examples of forces anddisplacements rather than abstract variables (x and y), enabling them to apply these concepts toother areas. It is important to ground abstract concepts in real-world applications. Studentsappreciate the practical aspects and the links to real-world examples.The objective when designing the geotechnical engineering course was to enhance studentlearning through real-world case histories. Traditionally, real-world

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Quagliana, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Michael Doran, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Rod Hassett, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Greg Harrington, University of WIsconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

civilengineering students for professional practice. The Civil & Environmental EngineeringCapstone Design Class has been offered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for more than15 years. The focus of this Senior Level class is to immerse students in a situation where theywork on a major design challenge in multi-disciplinary teams. This course integrates prior coursework and skills, allowing students to solve problems taken from a "real world" context.Consistent with ABET criteria, this class prepares students for professional practice though acomprehensive experience involving design, management, economic, social and leadershipaspects. The success of this class is directly attributable to the evolution of content, curriculumintegration and

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Niloufar Bayati, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD)

solutions for different cultures.Co-Curricular Learning Another characteristic of the ABLE project is the co-curricular learning experience. Co-curricular experiences can be defined as learning experiences outside of the classroom thathelp meet meaningful learning outcomes (Suskie, 2015). As an example of a co-curricularexperience, this project will utilize collaborative learning whereby students will apply contentlearned in the classroom (3-D modeling) to help solve real-world problems. Research has shownthat students are more motivated to learn course content when provided with an authenticreal-world context that allows for the application of skills learned in the classroom (Yadav et al.,2011). There are other benefits to this kind of

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Erin Bosarge, University of South Alabama

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Papers

high school curricula [7]. This imbalance inimplementation results in significant gaps in student exposure to essential AI principles. PBLoffers a promising solution by pairing real-world applications with ethical discussions, enablingstudents to grasp abstract AI concepts and understand their societal implications. Effective AIpedagogy involves hands-on activities like PBL that allow students to engage with real-worldproblems, fostering critical thinking and collaboration [3].An interdisciplinary approach of integrating AI education into existing curricula, rather thanreplacing current subjects demonstrates the practical relevance of AI skills, prepares students toapply them effectively in diverse, real-world contexts and future workplaces

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogy in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac W Wait, Marshall University; Jeffrey T. Huffman P.E. P.E., Marshall University; Christopher T. Anderson, Huntington (WV) Sanitary Board

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Theresult is often that students may ‘know’ things about a topic, but are far less able to ‘do’engineering work in that topic. Upon entering the workforce, students will find that theoverarching problem is dealing with uncertainty: information needed to solve the problem athand is not neatly summarized in a question statement, and related textbook examples may notexplicitly suggest the needed analytical procedure. How can instructors provide students theexperience of ‘doing’ engineering work, and developing critical thinking at the university levelthat emulates the environment of real-world engineering practice? The application of service-learning projects, which use the EFFECTs-based technique of an underlying driving question,may contribute to

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Qiuli Sun; Kurt Gramoll

design simple structuresand deposit them into the 3D virtual world. Employing the geometric modeling module, users inthe same group can work on the same geometric object at different locations. Real-timeinformation sharing and real-time manipulation of the same design object are implemented.Real-time text-based chat room is also integrated to support communication between groupmembers. These features are the key requirements of distributed collaborative concept.Interactivity, 3D visualization, encouragement of teamwork are emphasized in the Virtual City.Multiple Internet-based technologies are used in the development of the Virtual City framework.These technologies include Java, Java 3D, VRML, Director Shockwave, Perl, ASP, SQL,JavaScript, SQL

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nima Shahab Shahmir, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Sanish Rai, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Student

sanish.rai@mail.wvu.edu c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020IntroductionThe purpose of this research is to develop mobile application using innovative AugmentedReality (AR) technology for interactive study content targeted towards middle school and highschool grades. By using the developed AR application, students will be able to learn aboutdiverse science topics more efficiently and visually. The AR mobile application allows the userto project a 3D (3-Dimensional) AR model of science topics on a real-world surface (such as atable or a piece of paper). The users will be able to interact with the model as if it existed outsideof the mobile application using touch interfaces.
Visual information helps us to

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lauren M. Ronsse; Lily M. Wang; Clarence E. Waters

building systems for a real-world project. For the spring2010 semester, over 33 industry professionals participated in the course, each contributingapproximately 40 to 50 hours of mentoring and assessment. This paper describes the courseformat and industry involvement, which provides students with invaluable, hands-on learningexperiences.IntroductionThough many professionals working in the engineering industry are often required to applytheoretical knowledge to real-world situations, the mechanisms to prepare engineering studentsfor industry life vary greatly among institutions. One model to help prepare architecturalengineering (AE) students for this application of knowledge has been developed at theUniversity of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL). This

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Henry Philipp, Pittsburg State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction

the university and our industry partners for promoting the School ofConstruction, the humanitarian effort and the values of design-build in education andprofessional practice. In addition to helping recruit talented new students, the successfuloutcome of the competition is a source of pride among university administration and loyalalumni.ConclusionsThe Transitional Disaster Shelter competition is a great opportunity for universities to showcasethe talent of their students in a hands-on design-build arena. Students not exposed to BIM in anyother forum gain real-world knowledge and experience of implementing BIM in a design-buildproject. The application of BIM management processes and software on a design-build projectwhere students construct a

Collection

2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Samuel Servati; PS. Dhanasekaran

, engineering concepts, preparing them for global industry and hands-on experimentation. Mathematics and demands. Evidence suggests that PBL enhances theoretical calculations remain essential, but by academic performance, retention of knowledge, and confidence in applying theoretical concepts to practical supplementing them with physical demonstrations and scenarios. Collaborative projects further develop real-world applications, students are better able to relate essential communication and teamwork skills while abstract equations to tangible engineering solutions [3]. promoting creativity and innovation through open ended This

Collection

2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Ernesto A B F Lima, University of Texas at Austin

integration of computational thinkingand real-world applications, the course now focuses on enhancing students' understanding ofprogramming by solving challenges that are highly relevant to BME. The iterative course redesignbetween 2022 and 2024 has emphasized domain-specific examples, transforming abstractcomputational concepts into accessible and engaging material. In 2022, the instructional materialprimarily consisted of generic programming exercises. While these exercises were effective for Proceedings of the 2025 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference TheUniversityofTexasatArlington,Arlington,TX Copyright ã 2025, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amro El Badawy, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Marie Yeung, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Nazli Yesiller, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

disagree; 5: strongly agree) and two open-endedquestions. The survey questions were designed to examine the impact of the curricular interventiondescribed herein on enhancing the students’ a) level of understanding of the course content and itsreal-world applications, b) motivation to learn about the implications of contemporary policydecisions from science, engineering, economic, and environmental perspectives, and c)recognition of the importance of cross-disciplinary interactions in solving real-world problems.Results and DiscussionThe multidisciplinary curricular intervention impacted 134 students in the computer applicationsclass (CE 251) and 116 students in the microbiology class (MCRO 224) over the period of twoacademic quarters. These

Collection

2014 EDI

Authors

Rick Myers

leaders is to create and nurture a high performance culture.” – Lou Gerstner – IBM Savior, Chairman• Leaders becoming enablers instead of controllers….What is Constant in OUR Paradigm• “Engineering is the application of scientific principles to the solution of real world problems…to advance the human condition.” – Ernst Frankel, MIT• “…. to enhance the Joy of Living” – ACE, Grand ChallengesWhat is Not ConstantEverything else…• The next big problems to solve• How students best learn• Funding and resources• Technology• FacultyWhat We All Want• “Making engineering schools exciting, creative, adventurous, rigorous, demanding and empowering milieus is more important than specifying curricular details

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C Morales, Universidad del Turabo; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

theories. 2. The professor uses the principles to derive the mathematical models. 3. The professor provides examples and applications. 4. The professor assigns homework to practice similar derivations and applications. 5. The professor tests the ability of the students to do similar things in exams. A typical weakness of the traditional deductive learning methodology is that theusefulness of the general principles and theories being taught in class may not be evident.Typical questions a student could ask are “Why am I learning this material?”, or “Is this materialpractical and useful in real-world engineering applications?”. If the answers to these questionsare not evident, students may lose interest and motivation in the

Collection

2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Wookwon Lee P.E., Gannon University; Nicholas B Conklin, Gannon University

will be able to apply their knowledge ofop-amps to real-world applications. As described in more details below, one example of the real-world applications is designing a high-altitude balloon payload of electronic instrument to measurethe energy of cosmic rays. Due to the nature of amplification and integration of the current orvoltage signal, the payload employs a set of op-amps in multiple stages of signal processing. As an on-going undergraduate research project in an extracurricular setting, the payload designhas gone through several cycles of circuit refinement, implementation, testing, and actual datacollection in balloon flights, involving several cohorts of students over the past 8 years. Closelyworking with the students during that

Conference Session

Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University; Thomas SJ Kim, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jiyong Choi, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

in the field. A cornerstone of most undergraduate CEM programs is the seniorcapstone course, traditionally designed to bridge the gap between academic learning and real-world application [19]. However, as observed across various professional fields, CEM programshave encountered challenges in producing graduates with the necessary problem-solving andcritical thinking skills required by the modern construction industry [12]. In response to thisissue, there is a growing need to rethink and innovate the structure and content of senior capstonecourses to better align with the evolving needs of the industry. To address this need, the authors’program has proposed the development of a novel senior capstone course using a scenario-basedlearning

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Vivek Singhal, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin - Stout

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Papers

knowledgeacross diverse areas such as biological testing, human factors, usability engineering, riskmanagement, and regulatory frameworks. Recognizing that no single academic instructor canprovide expertise in all these areas, we designed the course to leverage contributions fromindustry professionals. These experts bring real-world insights to the classroom through guestlectures, project guidance, and case studies, ensuring that students gain practical knowledge thataligns with current industry practices.The course takes an active learning approach, incorporating hands-on projects that simulaterealworld applications. Students engage in designing simple medical devices, such as weightscales, pedometers, shake detectors, and water tank level meters, which

Conference Session

M1B: WIP - Learning Experiences 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Dimitrios Bolkas, Penn State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus; Jeffrey Daniel Chiampi II, The Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

. In addition,student training is constrained to the area surrounding the campus due to safety andtransportation issues. This reduces students’ comprehension on how to apply techniques and usesurveying instruments in real-world environments. The advent of cost-effective head mounteddisplays marked a new era in immersive virtual reality, which sparked application in science,engineering, education, etc. For instance, in environmental chemistry immersive virtual reality isutilized to conduct virtual field trips [1]. In construction engineering virtual reality is used forarchitecture visualization, safety training, and equipment and operation training [2]. Other recentapplications examples include geohazard assessment [3], geovisualization of

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Mohammed E. Haque; Pallab Dasgupta

quality, and user interactivity, which is difficult toobtain using traditional 3D pre-rendered and non-interactive visualization tools. This paper describesan approach for developing a realistic 3D architectural walkthrough visualization of a residentialbuilding using the “Unreal Engine 2”. 3D Game Engine based virtual walkthrough allows user tonavigate a virtual environment as if in the real world. Architectural/Engineering students canexperience their design from first person shooter’s point of view using Game Engine basedarchitectural walkthrough, and can have enhanced understanding of their design in relation to time,space environment and scale. The walkthrough visualization using 3D Game Engine asdemonstrated provides a broader and better

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Don Zeller

) graduates enter the research anddevelopment workforce. Eighty five per cent of the graduates enter the manufacturing industryworkforce where they are required to apply and maintain designed and developed pieces ofequipment and devices for production processes. As such, in order to prepare these eighty fiveper cent, it is important to present a course which is more real world and application orientated,such as a course in PLC systems. The author’s own experience is a perfect example of betterpreparing engineering (technology) students for an engineering career in one of themanufacturing industries. One of his first assignments after graduation was working with anelectrical schematic with many -| |- symbols in it. He kept asking, “What are all those

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin

Session 0458 Workshop on Web Access to Controls and Measurement Paul I-Hai Lin lin@ipfw.edu Indiana University-Purdue University Fort WayneAbstractThis workshop addresses technological issues in building a Web-based real-time systemfor instrumentation and control applications. A Web-based real-time system, in general,incorporates Internet, Web clients and servers, CGI scripts, and remote access devices.This workshop covers World Wide Web, TCP/IP applications, HTTP (HyperTextTransfer Protocol), Web clients and servers software, HTML (Hypertext

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University; April Brown, Duke University; Leslie Collins, Duke University; Kip Coonley, Duke University; Michael Gustafson, Duke University; Jungsang Kim, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

/information, and 3) how to extract/analyze/interpret information. Other goals include illustrating how various areas of ECE contribute to thedesign and functioning of an entire system, emphasizing the relevance of course material to real-world applications, and capturing the students’ imagination and creativity. To achieve thesegoals, the course adopts a unifying theme, tightly couples lecture and laboratory exercises, andincludes a laboratory experience that emphasizes design, integration, and real applications. Thecourse content and laboratory exercises were developed iteratively such that each componentsupported the other, rather than one being dominant and driving the other. A robotic platformwas selected as the foundation of the laboratory

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

James Barrott

many Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 6.1162.2 Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationalternatives. By so doing, the students develop the ability to find opposing views and support theviews with rational arguments.In technical education programs, programs steeped in mathematical and science applications,students are conditioned to look for the one right answer. For example, 2+2 always equals 4. Itis heresy to suggest another answer, thank goodness. But, in the real world, answers to complex,perplexing technical problems