Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Krumholz; Steve Schiffman; Sean Munson; John Bourne; James Krejcarek; Dan Lindquist; Susan Fredholm

to be ranked number one by USNews and World Report in that category since these rankings commenced in 1995. Arich series of outreach programs, research and teaching provides an almost unmatchededucational experience for students studying entrepreneurship. The Arthur M. BlankCenter has extensive experience in operating a student hatchery on campus and hasbeen involved in a number of incubator relationships in Boston’s Route 128Technology Corridor. Of special note is the recent creation of the EntrepreneurshipIntensity Track (EIT) in which students may receive a degree while starting a newbusiness. This model is very significant because of the ability of the accelerator topotentially extend the track to enable starting new ventures anywhere

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Walsh

, reasoned argumentation and verifying value of evidence. Activities to measureoutcomes desired at this level involve assessing, ranking, recommending, convincing, judging,explaining and concluding.The Instructor’s Desired OutcomesMany outcomes are universally associated with laboratories, and differ only in context. However,three key outcomes, specific to this laboratory exist.In many engineering and science courses, engineers are often instructed through convenient “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joie Marhefka, The Pennsylvania State University; Dalynn D. Park; Laura E. Cruz, The Pennylvania State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

in conventional internships more challenging [26]. The presentstudy explores the implications not just of offering internships in one format versus another, butthe extent to which it may be advisable to provide multiple pathways to and through internshipsas part of the biomedical engineering technology curriculum.The StudyContext and InterventionStudents in the Biomedical Engineering Technology associate degree program at StateUniversity, a commuter campus of a large, public, research-intensive university located in themid-Atlantic region of the United States, are required to complete a semester-long, internship,typically in a hospital’s clinical engineering department, as the last course for their degree. Theoverall goal of the internship

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilan Gravé, Elizabethtown College

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

labs and along their four-year curriculum. This isdue mainly to the fact that the assignment of course and lab duties among the faculty varies fromyear to year. Each instructor in charge of a lab in a given semester is free to change the syllabusand the requirements for the lab/the reports to his/her parameters. Most often the list ofexperiments and their handouts are kept the same from year to year, notwithstanding small editsor updates. Moreover, it is not common for a faculty member to be assigned a succession of labinstruction assignments. As such, only general assessments on the level of the class can be made.These assessments are routinely done for every lab class, as part of the preparation for the ABETaccreditation/reaccreditation

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 8: Lab Module Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy K. Firth, University of Utah; Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah; Mason John

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

can be powered by a 12 V DC supply can be used with the system. Optionsinclude small pumps, fans, resistive heaters, and motors.A digital implementation of the PID algorithm was used in this lab course. However, since allcontrol calculations are programmed by the student in the Arduino C script, the algorithm is notlimited to PID, nor is there a limitation to use only feedback control. A more advanced controlalgorithm could be programmed into the Arduino script, ranging from simple gain scheduling fornonlinear control to an implementation of model predictive control (MPC). Addition of anothersensor would open options of using cascade or feed forward enhancements to feedback control.Addition of another sensor and another final control element

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pines, University of Hartford; Brian Gallant, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

travel to the village. While it is expected thatstudents take some responsibility in raising funds, we were fortunate that Pratt & Whitney, adivision of United Technologies, was interested in supporting a pilot Engineers Without Borders(EWB) project as part of their division’s philanthropy program. While there are severalorganizations that help to facilitate these types of projects, Pratt & Whitney has selected EWB Page 11.1053.7because of the assessment and implementation process that they have developed. In Pratt &Whitney’s business plan for a prototype project, they have specifically included the University ofHartford as one of

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Chloe Gibson

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

assessing graduate attributes at the department to target areas for improvement in the curriculum. This resulted in several publications in this educational research areas. Dr. Al-Hammoud won the ”Ameet and Meena Chakma award for exceptional teaching by a student” in 2014 and the ”Engineering Society Teaching Award” in 2016 and the ”Outstanding Performance Award” in 2018 from University of Waterloo. Her students regard her as an innovative teacher who continuously introduces new ideas to the classroom that increases their engagement.Chloe Gibson c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Assessing Improvement of Student Mechanics Understanding through

Collection

2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Junfei Li P.E., The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Jaime Ramos-Salas, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Cara Li, Carnegie Mellon University

engineering design challenges through the implementation of electric circuits, digital logic, and robotics labs. It has been well documented in the literature [1-4] that exposing students to significant and well-rounded academic experiences in a first-year engineering course improves retention and motivation of the students. This paper describes our experience of teaching the digital logic sections of Intro to EE online during COVID- 19 shutdown using an online Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) platform. 2. Background Recently the undergraduate Computer Engineering Program – previously a joint program between the Computer Science Department and the Electrical Engineering Department, was transferred to the renamed Department of Electrical and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz; Patrick E. Mantey, University of California, Santa Cruz; Stephen C. Petersen P.E., University of California, Santa Cruz; John F Vesecky, University of California, Santa Cruz

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

programs may learn from our model. Program assessment will beobtained from faculty and teaching assistant observations, as well as participant feedback.IntroductionUndergraduate engineering capstone courses represent the culmination of the engineeringundergraduate experience, where students apply their accumulated knowledge and skills byworking on complex projects, and perhaps more importantly, demonstrate their preparedness toenter the engineering workforce. Depending on specific program requirements, students tackleopen-ended projects that are subject to realistic constraints where the solutions, methods ortechniques may not be readily apparent [1,2,3,4]. In this way, learners gain the benefitsassociated with experiential and project-based or

Conference Session

ERM: Mentoring for Everyone! And Let's talk about Graduate Students

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brayan Díaz, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Cesar Delgado, North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC; Kevin Han, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Collin Lynch, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

literature review found that "empiricalevidence supporting the effectiveness of CoPs remains limited, and even fewer analysesinvestigate the mechanisms that determine effectiveness " (McKellar et al., 2011, p. 2). Our ownliterature review revealed that the gap still exists. The only quantitative instrument identified byMckellar and our own literature review is Verburg and Andriessen’s (2006) CommunityAssessment Toolkit (CAT). The reliability of each of the 17 sections of the CAT (each consistingof 2-8 items) was assessed by calculating Cronbach’s alpha and found to be acceptable, based ondata from 277 participants of 7 different CoPs in a large multinational corporation. However,there is no discussion of the validity of the test, and some sections

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Curtis Darfler, California State University, Maritime University; William W. Tsai, California State University, Maritime Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

some of the problems associated with dissipation. More advanced fluidmeasurement methods such as Doppler velocimetry or particle image velocimetry would beeasier to introduce in the water as compared to air.The challenge is that water flumes can be costly and require large laboratory spaces, makingthem rare at small to medium size universities. The model shown in Figure 1 is a research waterflume with controlled flow velocities of 0.1-1.7 ft/s, a 20” x 20” test cross-section, and a totallength of 8’-20’. This is well suited for experiments simulating conditions in riverenvironments. However, generally, commercially available water flumes cost approximately$20,000 to $30,000. [3] This prohibitive cost has led educators to explore alternatives

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Gilbert; Cynthia Finley

as possible. Consideration was also given to how the size of the groups would affect learning. Groups offour were used so that students could easily break into pairs to perform the computer simulationsand collect data. When more than two students sit around a computer, the involvement of thestudents seems to decrease. Groups of four are generally large enough to bring diversity anddifferent methods of thought to the group, while not so large that a student can hide and not sharein the work.Methods of Evaluation Each year, the laboratory has been evaluated to determine its effectiveness as a teaching tool.An assessment of the laboratory after the first year of use was presented in Yarbrough andGilbert1. This assessment was based on

Conference Session

Early ChemE Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

& Learning Sciences program, and in the Chemical & Biological Engineering Department. She served as Co-PI on an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutioniz- ing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a National Academy of Education / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions; this includes a two- strand research program focused on (1) authentic assessment, often aided by interactive technology, and (2) design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip McReynolds; Andras Gordon; Andrew Lau; Richard Devon

energy use andresultant resource use and pollution production, Interface engineer Jan Schilman redesigned thepiping system to use only 7 hp, a 92% reduction. This was achieved in two ways, by using largerdiameter pipes and by reducing the pipe length and number of turns. It turned out thatconventional design wisdom results in relatively small diameter pipes and large horsepowerpumps, and does not consider the placement of components to allow for short, straight runs.That wisdom is based on keeping first costs low and to some extent tradition. It is also based oneffectively ignoring the resource and environmental consequences. Switching to large pipesallows the pumps to be smaller power and size, thereby reducing their cost and offsetting

Conference Session

Considerations for the Collection Conscious Librarian

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa M. Calcagno, George Mason University; Jessica Bowdoin, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

reviewedavailable statistics and assessed the success of the program. The criteria used to determine if theprogram would continue included the number of circulations for each title, the number of ILLrequests received for these textbooks, and feedback from faculty and Reserves staff. Thedecision was made to continue the program for Spring 2010 because: • more than half of the Reserve items circulated five times or more during the first semester; • ILL staff noticed a decrease in the number of borrowing requests for textbooks received; and • feedback from both Reserves staff and IT/E faculty involved with this program was positive. In January 2010, the IT/E librarian used the list of identified courses and updated theengineering

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, University of West Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

period at NYU, Dr. Rahman served as the lead robotics instructor for the Center for K-12 STEM education, and leaded the implementation of a large NSF-funded project entitled “DR K-12: Teaching STEM with Robotics: Design, Development, and Testing of a Research-based Professional Development Program for Teachers”. During that time, Dr. Rahman received license from the New York City Department of Education to conduct robot-based K- 12 STEM education research in different public schools across New York City, trained about 100 public school math and science teachers for robot-based K-12 STEM education, and reached more than 1000 K-12 students across New York City. He then worked as an assistant professor of mechanical

Conference Session

Making Elementary Engineering Work: Lessons from Partnerships and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-686: MAKING ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING WORK: LESSONSFROM PARTNERSHIPS AND PRACTICETHE SYSTEMIC PROJECT, MARY-LANDPamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University Dr. Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue is an Assistant Professor of Science Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She began her career as process engineer, taught high school physics and pre-engineering, and has been involved in both Project Lead the Way and Project FIRST robotics. She was a Hub Site Partner for Engineering is Elementary (EiE) through their National Dissemination through Regional Partners program. As a pre-service teacher educator, she has added engineering to her elementary and early childhood

Conference Session

Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra S. Fuentes, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randall Davies, Brigham Young Unversity

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

integration, assessment policy, and educational practices. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Longitudinal Study of Social and Ethical Responsibility Among Undergraduate Engineering Students: Preliminary Survey ResultsAbstractFor students pursuing engineering degrees, training in ethics, social responsibility, and alliedtopics is advocated by a variety of stakeholders, mandated in ABET accreditation requirements,and largely presumed by professional associations and licensing bodies. As a consequence,almost all engineering students have at least some exposure to engineering ethics training.Additionally, many formal courses and programs have been created to promote ethical integrityand

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

used such asnatural materials like spruce and balsa wood to synthetic materials such as acrylic andcarbon fiber reinforced plastics. It is very easy to demonstrate why some materials makesuperior instruments, while other materials produce mediocre instruments. One need notmake careful measurements on some of the instruments produced as the tonal effects aredramatic and easy to hear. The geometry of the soprano ukulele is straightforward and itssize is small, so this instrument is a good choice for in-class demonstrations, but theprinciples could be used to design acoustic or classical guitar tops or mandolin tops. Thepaper concludes with our initial assessment data, including lessons learned from pre- andpost-class questionnaires, and actions

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Shirley Fleischmann

and entertainment places, there arealso community centers, shelters for homeless people, and a large neighborhood offamilies that live in or on the edge of poverty. One place to start is to approach thecommunity centers, missions, schools, or other organizations that already serve thecommunity and look for areas where engineers can contribute. Our first project was todesign and build the playroom for a local mission that was adding a center for homelesswomen and children. Our ongoing program, Bikes for Kids, provides bicycles, helmets,and locks for children whose parents cannot afford a bicycle. We have worked with a Page 6.129.2local community

Conference Session

Improving Teaching & Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Hollis; Namas Chandra; Chiang Shih

from and teach to their own peers, thus developing a horizontal bonding among studentsthat helps create a communal desire for mastery of the material. This practice not only enhancestheir study skills but also changes their attitude toward the overall educational experience.We have practiced the LTT concept in our department recently by implementing the programfrom the sophomore-level “Introduction to ME” class, to the junior-level “Thermal and FluidsLaboratory” class, and to the senior-level technical electives; all with different degrees ofsuccess. Based on our preliminary assessment, most students who have participated in the LTTpractice indicate that the program had a positive impact on their overall learning experience. Webelieve that the

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raslinda Ghazali, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

and her Ph.D. in food process engineering from the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue Univer- sity. She is a member of Purdue’s Teaching Academy. Since 1999, she has been a faculty member within the First-year Engineering program at Purdue, the gateway for all first-year students entering the College of Engineering. She has coordinated and taught in a required first-year engineering course that engages students in open-ended problem solving and design. Her research focuses on the development, implemen- tation, and assessment of model-eliciting activities with realistic engineering contexts. She is currently the Director of Teacher Professional Development for the Institute for P-12

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Its Impact on Faculty and Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hiro Iino, Iowa State University; Pinar Melek Celik, Iowa State University; Bryan Alan Lutz, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

. Table 2. Descriptive statistics of legacy course dataWe have already begun revising the assessments to better meet the needs of learners. Forexample, the Cloze question format within the knowledge checks poses a significant challenge.The tool requires complex coding to forgive errors in spelling, or if a word is not written exactlyas was documented in the Study Guide. Our department could not predict small variations inlearner’s answers, such as rounding the 10th instead of the 100th (as is documented in the StudyGuide does). Despite this challenge, there are opportunities to improve the tool. We workedbetween the learners, the TA, and the instructor to determine a range of possible answers beyondwhat is in the guide. We would then expand the

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Feruza Amirkulova, San Jose State University; Lalita G Oka, California State University, Fresno; Arezoo Sadrinezhad, California State University, Fresno; Sue Rosser, San Francisco State University; Kimberly Stillmaker PE, California State University, Fresno; Maryam Nazari, California State University, Los Angeles; Jessica C Bennett; Younghee Park, San Jose State University; Lizabeth L Thompson P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

because of privacy issues and rapid changes in residency status;most university employers only track the FB status of the faculty for visa purposes, without linkingit to any internal assessments as they do with gender and URM status. A small number ofresearchers (e.g., [21], [24], [25], [26]) have studied the issues related to FB faculty in STEM.While overall trends in recruiting and retaining more faculty identifying as women in STEMdepartments are promising, demographic markers such as URM status need to be carefully studied,especially FB status. NSB-NSF [23] documents that the number of foreign students with doctoraldegrees in STEM has been consistently increasing for almost two decades, and hiring FB/FTwomen in academia has also increased

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Benjamin S. Kelley; Adam P. Ecklund; Aaron Dabney

initiated for fall 2007 to better guide and serve students identified as academically at-risk, even before they enrolled. The process included phone conversations and interviews to betterassess their preparation, motivation, and understanding of ECS. Although all of the accepted at-riskstudents were asked and encouraged to participate in the program, only a small percentage tookadvantage. Of those who did participate, all were enthusiastic and confident about their academicpreparation and abilities. The outcome of this endeavor was that all of the identified students whowere interviewed and enrolled at Baylor did so with an ECS major, although this sometimes was notthe recommendation of the counselor. This feedback is being used to restructure and

Conference Session

ECE Division Technical Session 1: Online or Remote Teaching and Curricular Developments

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hechuan Wang; Kathleen Dinota; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

-time. We provide an example of this solution in a remote course in which students createa small traffic light model. This solution can be extended in different ways to meet the need ofstudents of different levels and interests.Note that the goal of this paper is to discuss an optional strategy for microcontroller education thatcan be used remotely, and not to introduce a new educational framework. It was not conductedas part of a research study but as an effort to continue to provide engineering outreach programs,while in-person activities were prohibited. Alignments with the science standardsThree of the NGSS Science and Engineering practices are “Developing and Using Models” and the“Use of Mathematics and Computational Thinking” and

Conference Session

Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; John Jongho Park, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

ClassroomLiterature reporting the implementation of coaching in engineering classrooms demonstratescurricular designs and learning outcomes with positive student outcomes. Stettina, Zhao, Back,and Katzy [26] implemented coaching practices in short stand-up meetings that focused onasking powerful questions to reflect and assess progress on project deliverables. Using a quasi-experimental approach, the researchers found that adding coaching into small stand-up meetingsprovided for successful information exchange and increased student satisfaction in courselearning. Knight, Poppin, Seat, Parsons, and Klukken [29] looked at the impact on teamorientation and team task performance of senior design course teams with graduate levelcoaches. The teams with graduate

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard D. Christie; Peter M. Trinidad

current are used to convey behavioral aspects of circuit operation. The result is aninteractive computer program—CktViz—intended to lower the cognitive barrier tocomprehension of circuit operation by graphically representing voltage and currentrelationships. A small scale educational assessment has been performed using students taking anintroductory circuits course as subjects. The results show that CktViz has a positive andsignificant effect on students' qualitative understanding of circuit behavior.1. Motivation A major challenge in teaching circuit theory is that many of the students have no intuitiveunderstanding of the behavior of electrical circuits. While they have actual, hands-on experiencewith, for example, the mechanical properties

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Michael Keith Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Matthew W. Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

minutes.  Group breakouts – Blackboard Collaborate allows groups of participants to break away from the main group. This allows for small groups to form, which makes discussion between members less intimidating than does speaking up to a large group. Each group writes on its own whiteboard, and these whiteboards are shared once the breakout session is ended by the moderator.As a result of our experience in these pre-workshop meetings, we have formulated the followinglist of “best practices” for moderating online meetings.  Incorporate active learning activities as detailed above.  Place the online meetings on collaborators’ calendars (e.g. Microsoft Outlook or Google

Conference Session

State of Manufacturing Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

have assessed the state of the college level manufacturing programs 1, 2, 3. Thecontribution of this work is to present an annual update that extends work presented in 2010 7covering general opinions of individuals, not only academic programs.It is worth repeating that the assessment is not unique. Over the last few years there have beenmany efforts to plot a strong future for manufacturing education. Most notably there have been aset of events exclusively focused on manufacturing education 4, 5, 6.The work presented in 2010 7 was met with the suggestions listed below. Item 1 was addressedby distributing the survey to a larger industrial base, and the results are analyzed accordingly.Items 4 and 5 were addressed by asking for the priority of