Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanford Thomas; Donald Keating

half of the last century, faculty reward systems that assessed productive facultyscholarship at the nation’s schools of engineering and technology have been based largely on the linearresearch-driven model of engineering innovation (originating in 1945 U.S. science policy)1, a new modelfor needs-driven, systematic engineering innovation has emerged in the 21st century. Scientific researchand professional engineering practice are no longer viewed as linear, sequential activities. Today, creativeprofessional engineering practice and directed scientific research are viewed as concurrent activities withunique missions and functions.1.1 Status of U.S. Engineering Graduate EducationAlthough the U.S. system of engineering graduate education has

Conference Session

Topics at the intersection of Aero and Naval Eng.

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leigh McCue, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christina Pace, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

AC 2008-216: SEA-BASED AVIATION TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEENAEROSPACE AND NAVAL ENGINEERING STUDENTSLeigh McCue, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Leigh McCue is an Assistant Professor in Virginia Tech's Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering and an affiliate to the VT Department of Engineering Education. Her research interests are in nonlinear and chaotic vessel dynamics including capsize, parametric rolling, and sea-based aviation operations largely involving analytical and numerical approaches. Dr. McCue received her BSE degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2000 from Princeton University. She earned her graduate degrees from the University of Michigan in

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Blake, Austin Peay State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

components and subsystems, 3) that a system can fail due to failure of a very small part of the system, 4) that, despite the best efforts of all involved, the risk of failure exists. It also includes elements that demonstrate 5) an engineering team in action, including situations where major differences exist, 6) design within constraints (the CO2 filter problem) and the arbitrary nature of some design decisions (the existence of both square and round filter cartridges), and 7) dealing with uncertainty.Finally, 8) the story behind the Apollo program is used as an example of societal needs leading to the creation of technology.The decision to develop the technology and go to the moon came from a need for the

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Joy Arbor, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

by students at Kettering University in a sophomoreengineering class, Statics, who were given an assignment to write an essay in which theyreflected on the links between their co-op work assignment and their Statics course. At thisuniversity, all students are required to spend a significant amount of time on co-op workassignments (six terms/quarters), and by sophomore year almost all students have completed atleast one co-op assignment. The co-op assignments vary tremendously from one student to thenext, with students working in a diverse range of companies, industries, and types of engineeringpositions. Typically, students remain with a single co-op employer throughout their education,although a small number of students do work for more than

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Kang Xia, Virginia Tech

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

development, assessment, and program evaluation. She teaches in active teaching environments, such as project-based learning and flipped classrooms. She aims to bring in engineering education research into practice.Dr. Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech Dr. Vinod K. Lohani is a Professor of Engineering Education and also serves as the Director of education and global initiatives at an interdisciplinary research institute called the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) at Virginia Tech. He is the founding director of an interdisciplinary lab called Learning Enhanced Watershed Assessment System (LEWAS) at VT. He received a Ph.D. in civil engineering from VT. His research interests are in the areas of

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Riffe J. William; Joel K. Berry; Raghu Echempati

radius, punch nose radius, punch-to-die clearances and attendant press signatures are examined, and hole expansion; and otherprocesses such as stretching, bending, and lubrication. A small hand-operated press provideslimited opportunity to demonstrate redrawing and reverse redrawing. A sufficient supply ofdifferent steels is used so that the material effects are also considered in most experiments.Laboratory reports detail the experiment, the observations, pertinent calculations of strain andtooling interactions, and other conclusions reached by the team. Figure 1 in Appendix 2 showsexamples of stamped parts in this laboratory. As mentioned above, the current mechanical presswould require extensive modifications and tooling to study redraw and

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Constituents Tech Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Walter, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng)

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

has helped to demystify program-level assessments of cost and schedule performance.Project Overruns Page 13.122.6A review of troubled government projects is included to highlight standard causes for costoverruns such as inadequate analysis of project scope, incomplete requirement definition, poorcost estimation and weak project management and control. This discussion naturally transitionsinto a presentation of the Nunn-McCurdy amendment that governs how Congress handlessignificant cost growth (i.e., breaches) on large DoD programs (> $2.2B)23. This issue is ofspecial interest since many of the graduate students work for defense

Conference Session

IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Solt; Ashbjorn Osland; Anuradha Basu

surrounding area in termsof socio-economic development. It’s a large state university attended primarily by commuters. The State of California isexperiencing a budgetary shortfall that limits resources allocated to the university system,including SJSU. This is important because faculty have to bootstrap all activities related toentrepreneurship. In fall 2003 the total SJSU enrollment was 28,932. Demographics of the student bodyfollow: • Overall median age was 26.2 years, 23.9 for undergraduates and 32.9 for graduate students • 21,396 undergraduate students, 7,536 graduate students (others were working on a second baccalaureate or seeking needed creditials. • 65% were full-time • Ethnic

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Mechanical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rebecca Blust; David Myszka

of motivation and reward that stem from designcompetitions. Further, the recent popularity of reality-television provides the evidence ofthe entertainment value from a task-oriented competition.Like other institutions, the Engineering Technology programs at the University of Daytonhave also introduced design competitions throughout the curriculum. Because thebusiness environment is dynamic, we as educators are continuously seeking opportunitiesto improve our processes. Therefore, in an effort to increase student exposure to realisticbusiness situations, we have extended these competitions and integrated a portion of theminto our industry-sponsored senior project course. When using competitive teams, theclient presents an open-ended project

Collection

2009 GSW

Authors

Melissa C Lott; Dr. Carey W King; Dr. Michael E Webber; Dr. Kathy J Schmidt

-powered generation (150,590,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide) than the total emissionsfrom all electricity generation in any other state. 1 At the same time, Texas emissions rates perquantity of electricity generated (e.g. metric tons CO2/MWh) are below the average in the UnitedStates.1 Figure 1: The fuel mix for power generation in Texas, 2006 1-3Texas is and has been incorporating more renewable electricity generation including wind andsolar power. In 1999, a renewable portfolio standard was established for the state requiring2,000 MW of new installed renewable capacity by 2009. Since 1999, due largely to the rapidlygrowing wind power industry in Texas, the renewable portfolio standard has been amended. InAugust of 2005, Senate

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Joel Koblich, LeTourneau University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Leiffer is a professor in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University, where he has taught since 1979. He is currently co-developer of the program in BioMedical Engineering. He received his B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Drexel University. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau, he was involved in cardiac cell research at the University of Kansas Medical Center. His professional interests include bioinstrumentation, digital signal processing, and engineering ethics. Email: paulleiffer@letu.eduMatthew G. Green, LeTourneau University Dr. Matthew G. Green is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at LeTourneau

Conference Session

Best of NEE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; Matt Anderson, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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New Engineering Educators

prior to starting their jobs.The objective of this paper is to help new, or aspiring, engineering educators to be aware ofcommon issues they will likely deal with including: academic misconduct, students withdisabilities, student requests, and institutional requests. Each topic is discussed in orderincluding how it affects a new faculty member, relevant literature, methods of handling, andexamples of extreme cases faced by the authors in their first few years of teaching. The authorshave teaching experience at five different engineering schools ranging from liberal arts schoolsto large research universities and the issues discussed appear to be ubiquitous in undergraduateengineering. Despite the various hurdles one faces, working at a

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osman Yasar, State University of New York, Brockport; Jose Maliekal, State University of New York, Brockport; Peter Veronesi, State University of New York, Brockport; Leigh J. Little, State University of New York, Brockport

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

-methods approach7 was used to collect quantitative data (e.g., pre- andpost-activity teacher surveys, classroom artifacts, student report cards, test scores, andstandardized exams), followed by an enriched case study with a qualitative component (e.g.,interviews, teacher activity logs, and classroom observations) to explore the meaning of thequantitative trends/findings in the first part of the study. The experiment evolved in phases asthe program staff developed, in collaboration with participating teachers, a database ofcurricular modules, lesson plans, and related assessment instruments and rubrics with goodpsychometric properties. Currently, they are well utilized reaching 80-100 downloads per dayby educators around the world (see http

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 7

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Kayla Osen

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Her role in the College of Engineering at UNL is to lead the disciplinary-based education research ini- tiative, establishing a cadre of engineering education research faculty in the engineering departments and creating a graduate program. Her research focuses on the development, implementation, and assessment of modeling and design activities with authentic engineering contexts; the design and implementation of learning objective-based grading for transparent and fair assessment; and the integration of reflection to develop self-directed learners.Dr. Grace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Grace Panther is an Assistant Professor at the University of

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Cynthia A. Mitchell; Caroline Baillie

have on the students’decisions within engineering.Our approaches to assessment also provide opportunities for a diverse range of studentlearning styles. We use small groups, discussions, role plays, open book exams, negotiatedassessment regimes, learning contracts, and so on.We are both strongly interested in understanding and improving opportunities for studentlearning. We believe the best we can do for our students is to role model our values byencouraging questioning, balance and connection, and to help them learn how to expressthemselves and to think for themselves. This is the essence of life long learning. Theinitiatives mentioned above are examples of our attempts to cater for a diversity of values andlearning styles.6. SUMMARYIn this

Conference Session

Materials

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Dyab, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Yuanwei Jin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #6544Providing Learning Opportunities by Designing a Split Hopkinson PressureBarMr. Mohamad Dyab, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Mohamad Dyab currently works at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) on a research project on modeling and simulation of wind turbines for structural health monitoring purposes. Mr. Dyab received his Undergraduate Degree with Honors in Engineering with a Mechanical Engineering Special- ization from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) in December 2012. For his senior design project, Mr. Dyab designed and fabricated a working prototype of a small-size Hopkinson

Conference Session

Visualization and Graphics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Manssour Moeinzadeh; Jason Czapka; James Leake

the paper’s authors. There is also a weekly, two-hour computer-modeling lab run by a teaching assistant with the help of two undergraduate lab assistants(during which two sections are present). Finally, there is a weekly, one-hour sketching lab runby a teaching assistant (during which one section is present). The primary study described in thisreport was conducted in the sketching lab. Assessment in GE103 includes online and sketchingquizzes, modeling and sketching homework, modeling and written/sketching exams, and a groupdesign project.Most engineering graphics educators believe that physical models are beneficial to their studentswhen used properly, typically after the student attempts and falters on an assignment. Yet veryfew engineering

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Arne Weigold; M. P. Sharma; Edward Anderson; Roman Taraban

& Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Educationlifelong education and distance education continue to flourish. Furthermore,programming tools used to create computer-based content ha ve become cheaper, and,more importantly, easier to use. It is thus prudent to evaluate how these media arechanging students’ academic experience.In prior research [1, 2], we evaluated an instructional CD that is currently included withthe book Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach [3]. In addition to presenting thestudents with text content, tables, and graphs, the CD also includes active learningtechniques such as interactive exercises, graphical modeling, physical world simulations,and exploration [2]. The aspect

Collection

2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Robert W. Williams; Salam F. Rahmatalla

-foot ceiling heights. The re-locatedStructural Testing Laboratory (STL) could not accommodate large-scale structural testingcapabilities but did contain a compression test machine, a small universal test machine, and atorsion machine. During the first two years the course was taught, the universal test machinewas used to test a variety steel and aluminum specimens that had undergone different heattreatments in monotonic tension. The compression test machine was used in compression andsplit-cylinder tension testing of Portland cement concrete specimens. Finally, hot-mix asphaltwas tested in a separate Asphalt Research Laboratory. As a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of the laboratory experience of the CivilEngineering

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dianne J DeTurris, California Polytechnic State University; Alana Christine Snelling; Nhu Y Tran; Lia Marie Applegarth

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International

emerged, what hasit meant to be an engineer, and what sorts of knowledge have engineers valued?; (3) What countsas a typical career trajectory, including education and worklife?; (4) What trends are emerging inresponse to the new emphasis on industrial competitiveness?14As may be clear from the above, the growing attention to the importance of global competencyfor engineers has not resulted in agreement regarding definitions, assessment criteria, and/orproposed mechanisms for achieving global competency (including what level of minimal globalcompetence is necessary prior to embarking on an international experience and the most cost-and time-effective mechanism to produce this level of global competency). At universities, thescaling of programs

Conference Session

Thermodynamics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen R. Turns, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Peggy Noel Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carla M Firetto, The Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #6305Development of an Intervention to Improve Students’ Conceptual Under-standing of ThermodynamicsProf. Stephen R. Turns, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Stephen R. Turns, professor of mechanical engineering, joined the faculty of The Pennsylvania State University in 1979. His research interests include combustion-generated air pollution, other combustion- related topics, and engineering education pedagogy. He has served as an ABET mechanical engineering program evaluator since 1994. He has received many teaching awards at Penn State, including the Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Students for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Kovalchuk, Montana State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

writing competencies as well as theirperceptions of writing and the role it plays in their future profession.This research examines the perspectives of NACOE faculty and the integration of writing in theengineering curricula at MSU, a research intensive, mid-sized, land grand university in a ruralcommunity [3]. The study employed a mixed methods approach. First a survey was issued to allNACOE faculty. This survey investigated how writing assignments were being used within theNACOE, faculty perceptions of writing, and requested future participation in small focus groups.In focus groups, faculty were asked to further articulate their paradigms of writing by respondingto a series of questions. In addition, a few members of other faculty programs on

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsay Anderberg, New York University; Matthew Frenkel, New York University; Mikolaj Wilk, New York University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

include a small added duty to a current staff member’s job, likemonitoring an installation. We also gave the teams the option of submitting a pilot projectwithin the budget, which could be scaled up in the future. Teams were also instructed to keepthe aesthetics of the library in mind. Finally, we identified faculty and administrators who would create a multidisciplinarypanel of judges and created a judging rubric, which was shared with both the judges and thecontestants at the start of the contest. Our judges included: the head of Dibner Library, aprofessor from the Integrated Digital Media Program, the manager of the Tandon Maker Space,an administrator from the Tandon Financial Operations department, and an engineeringundergraduate

Conference Session

Managing and Funding Design Projects

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Billy Smith

on conceptualization and design of a workable spacecraft.For many years, the design experience was limited to paper studies. The Astronauticsfaculty felt that this program could be improved by giving Midshipmen the opportunity todesign, build and fly real satellites. The USNA Small Satellite Program (SSP) wascreated in 1998 for that purpose. The SSP actively pursues flight opportunities for Page 7.1185.1miniature satellites designed, constructed, tested, and commanded or controlled by Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University; Manuel Alejandro Figueroa, The College of New Jersey; Jamie Mikeska; Matthew Scott Taylor

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

Educational Policy graduate program at Michigan State University in 2010. Her current research focuses on three key areas: (1) de- signing, developing, and conducting validation studies on assessments of content knowledge for teaching (CKT) science; (2) examining and understanding validity issues associated with measures designed to assess science teachers’ instructional quality, including observational measures, value-added measures, student surveys, and performance-based tasks; and (3) extending and studying the use of these knowl- edge and instructional practices measures of science teaching quality as summative assessment tools for licensure purposes and as formative assessment tools integrated within teacher education

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

William Park

delivery group will be assessed a three point penalty for each incorrect product delivered.• Two bonus points will be awarded if the device incorporates at least one small DC motor (12 Volt maximum).In addition to the basic function of the device, points are deducted for failure to meetspecifications, such as size, set-up time, time constraints on operation, etc.Written ReportsThe written reports must have a cover page, a User’s Guide, a Technical Summary, a parts listand cost accounting, diagrams as necessary, and Conclusions/Possible Improvements.The Cover Page must include each group member’s name, and each member must initial thereport by their name. This indicates that they have read and approved the contents of the report.If for some

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip J. Cornwell

beprovided showing how to effectively utilize technology such as Maple and Working Model andhow to involve students more in the educational process using methods such as cooperativelearning, plus-deltas, and readiness assessment tests. When Maple and Working Model were firstused in the course in 1994 the students were surveyed as to how they felt about these tools. In1999 this survey was repeated. The results of these surveys and additional assessment resultswill also be presented. Many changes have been made to the course, but the only significantimprovement in student performance occurred when the course was integrated with other coursesand the material was taught in a significantly different manner.I. IntroductionOn the first day there was

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis J. Everett, University of Texas, El Paso; Norman Love, University of Texas, El Paso; Md Moinuddin Shuvo, University of Texas at El Paso; Vishal Bhimrao Zade, University of Texas, El Paso

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #24851Efficacy of Social Media Communications for Enhancing Student SuccessDr. Louis J. Everett, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Everett is the MacGuire Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas El Paso. Dr. Everett’s current research is in the areas of Mechatronics, Freshman Programs and Student Engagement. Having multiple years of experience in several National Laboratories and Industries large and small, his teaching brings real world experiences to students. As a former NSF Program Director he works regularly helping faculty develop strong education proposals.Dr. Norman

Conference Session

Track 5: Technical Session 1: Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Members' Personal and Professional Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Yvette E. Pearson P.E., University of Texas at Dallas; Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University; Lisa J. Borello, University of Texas at Dallas; Torrie Cropps; Jue Wu, Univertify of Florida; Samara Rose Boyle

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

, equit ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Members’ Personal and Professional Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM EducationABSTRACTIndividuals from racially and ethnically minoritized identities, women, and persons withdisabilities continue to be minoritized in STEM academic programs and in the STEM workforce.Recognizing incumbent faculty members are gatekeepers to student success, and ultimately theSTEM workforce (including academia), we aim to understand how their perspectives ondiversity, equity, and inclusion might influence their professional practice.We conducted a nationwide survey of STEM faculty

Conference Session

Research Methodologies – Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy L. Brooks, Oregon State University; James L. Huff, Harding University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

practice interview skills she had been observing and practicing prior to actuallyconducting one for the project.Interview purposeFinally, there are several interview purposes, which are largely informed by qualitative researchmethodologies. Here, we provide some examples of common types of research interviews,though this list is not exhaustive. One common interview type is the cognitive interview which isused to elicit data on participants’ responses and interpretations of specific stimuli or situations[14]. One recent work-in-progress study is using cognitive interviews to assess peer reviewingamong EER mentored groups [35]. Related to the cognitive interview process is the think-aloudinterview (TAI), which can be used to explore how participants