Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 14:Robotics and Careers

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University and A&M College; Adam T. Melvin, Louisiana State University and A&M College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

winds andearthquakes, DNA coding and gene expression, and mud houses inspired by dirt daubers’ nests.The hands-on activities included building tiny bug-like robots, testing models of a new bridgeverses an aging one, observing salinity gradient energy using hydrogel beads, decoding messagesfrom healthy and cancer cells, learning about biomedical applications of drug delivery usingsuperabsorbent polymers, measuring contaminates in a density tower to simulate watertreatment, laying composite materials to affect mechanical properties, and testing hydrophobicityin plant leaves to inspire stain-resistant clothing. Each faculty member leading a hands-on activity provided instructions for the teachersand a list of needed materials. The event

Collection

1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

P. C. Pfister

format was chosen to accomplishthe following objectives: 1. Understand the morphological approach to the design of a complex system (1, 2).* 2. Practice the technique and procedures for innovation by de- fining a real life problem and developing a practical system for the solution (3, 4). 3. Experience the advantages and difficulties of working to- gether as a design team. 4. Communicate ideas through formal (written) and oral presen- tation before peers and a panel of professional practition- ers. In a period when the tendency has been to make the engineer awhite collar worker dependent on the computer and on theoretical stu-dies, we want to help tilt the balance

Collection

2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Kennedy Angel Gomez, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Aaron Dewey, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

, the computer science pre-requisite course for ARCE352. Despite this prior coding experience, 21 (75%) of the students were first introduced toPython in junior year through ARCE 352.Figure 1 summarizes responses from a series of 5-point Likert scale questions related to studentconfidence on various Python skills from ARCE 352-354. For the survey questions presented inFigures 1-3, students could select “N/A = I do not recall learning this topic (or using thislibrary)”, the average response shown in the figures are only for students that provided a ranking. Figure 1. Pre-Project Student Survey: Confidence on Python Topics (1 = Very Not Confident, 3 = Neutral, 5 = Very Confident)Of the Python topics in Figure 1

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 1: Instructional

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott R. Bartholomew, Purdue University; Patrick E. Connolly, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

enhance higher-order learning, both of which are necessary fordevelopment in the graphics/design/digital media domains. These attributes make ACJ apromising, holistic assessment tool for this complex realm. The authors’ intent going forward isto apply ACJ methods to the assessment of digital portfolios in the areas of computer gamedesign and development, animation, data visualization, video compositing and effects, computergraphic simulation, and digital art. To our knowledge, ACJ has had limited exposure in thesebroader fields of media graphics. To this end, a preliminary research project will be implementedthat will apply ACJ in an introductory computer graphics course during the fall 2017 academicsemester. The targeted course provides a

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Marchetta, University of Memphis; Edward Perry, University of Memphis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-1652: ONLINE LEARNING OBJECTS: DO THEY ENHANCE MASTERYOF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONCEPTS?Jeffrey Marchetta, University of Memphis Jeffrey G. Marchetta — joined the faculty of The University of Memphis in 2002. As a member of the AIAA, he received the Abe Zarem Award for distinguished Achievement in 2000. His research interests include the modeling of flows with free surfaces, verification and validation of computational simulations, magnetic fluid management in reduced gravity, and particle image velocimetry. Dr. Marchetta received a B.S.M.E. degree (1997), an M.S.M.E. (1999), and a Ph.D. from The University of Memphis (2002).Edward Perry, University of Memphis Edward H. Perry

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reginald Hobbs, Tufts University; Nataliia Perova, Tufts University; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering education. She previously earned her M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University in 2005 and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Suffolk University. Nataliia is currently a research assistant at the Center for Engineering Outreach where she is involved in using engineering approaches to teach high school students science and mathematics.Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Igor M. Verner received the M.S. degree in Mathematics from the Urals State University and the Ph.D. in computer aided design systems in manufacturing from the Urals Technical University, Ekaterinburg, Russia. He is a Senior Lecturer and a coordinator of teacher-training programs at the

Conference Session

Communication as Performance

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, The Pennsylvania State University; Lori B. Miraldi, The Pennsylvania State University; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

students use either a scriptor notecards to come up with their words. While such a strategy might be appropriate for aliberal arts student making a political speech, the strategy is not appropriate for an engineeringstudent giving a technical presentation. Put simply, in most of their technical presentations,engineers will not carry credibility by reading scripts or speaking from note cards. As this paper shows, expert speakers in engineering and science typically fashionsentences on the spot, but do so after practice with a planned structure. However, as ourinterviews of engineering students have uncovered, this delivery style is daunting to thosewithout experience in public speaking. Not surprisingly, to simulate this delivery style

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George List; Stacy Eisenman

like level of service are presented through pictures, sounds, simulations,animations, and video in an integrated, web-based learning environment. Design variables includethe traffic flow rate, the number of lanes, the length of the acceleration lane, and the on-rampconfiguration.Sun and Gramoll [17] have created a Virtual City, much like Sooner City, in which the highly-distributed database management features of the worldwide web are used to show how ageographically dispersed set of people can simultaneously collaborate on the development of civilengineering facilities and systems for a hypothetical urban area. In fact, their environment allowstwo designers to work on the same design project simultaneously. Chat rooms provide

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

detection technique for hypoglycemia, it is current and state of the art researchand plays a key role in the development of the scenario. She then transitions the groups to theProfessional Engineer, Heather Heart, who will be leading the project. Thanks Kate. Hey class. Please tell Dr. Taylor I said hello. I still have animal sounds set up to play when my laptop boots up thanks to freshman programming. I also need to come back for a visit. That new building looks great! As a startup, we are looking to formalize the requirements for this software system. Overall, we know that the system will

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Technical Session Session 12

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Keogh, University of Colorado, Boulder; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

gap in STEM fields [15][16]. A 2017 U.S.Department of Commerce report indicates in the last decade, women have consistently held lessthan 25% of the STEM jobs in the United States even though they make up almost 50% of theworkforce[17].Many schools and universities are now implementing various activities into their curriculum tohelp students become more comfortable with technical skill-building content, such as materialstesting, computer aided design (CAD), manufacturing processes, and the latest electronics orprogramming platforms. Several of these curricular models try to help build skills throughvisualization, including simulations and field trips to factories to help envision conceptsdiscussed in lecture [18][ 19].A more common way to

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Schreiner, United States Military Academy; Leang Tri, Missouri S&T

entrepreneurship and strives to place himself at the forefront of emerging technology and the operationalization process. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comIntegrating Virtual Reality for Enhancement of the Student Learning Experience1.0 IntroductionTechnology makes it possible to experience “reality” in imaginary space via Virtual Realitydevices. Virtual Reality Technologies (VRT) create an artificial environment that is experiencedthrough sensory stimuli provided by a computer [1]. VRT includes virtual reality, augmentedreality, and mixed reality. While VRT has been examined extensively in its value to both trainingand education

Conference Session

Milhouse's Moment: Engineering Inclusivity, Everything's Coming Up Milhouse!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Nhu Tran, University of British Columbia; Jessica Wolf, University of British Columbia; Shouka Farrokh, University of British Columbia; Katherine Lyon, University of British Columbia; Robyn Newell, University of British Columbia; Jenna Felice Usprech, University of British Columbia; Karen C. Cheung, University of British Columbia; Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

male-dominated field. (Attitudes) Doubts about conducting experiments or working with machinery. (Self Efficacy)Attitudes, Adapted from the Computer Self-Efficacy Scale (CSE) [62] and Computer Attitudes Pre-post 203 Girls Middle and high Grant 2023Self-efficacy, Questionnaire (CAQ) [63]. Sample statements school (ages [64]Interest, Career "I feel confident working with technology." (Self-efficacy) 10-15) "I enjoy doing things with

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 11: Project and Research-Based Learning Environments

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara E. Wilson, The University of Kansas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

office hours.Additionally, over the pandemic we have seen our undergraduate students become disengagedwith campus life and with the research enterprise of the university. We have seen fewer studentsparticipating in undergraduate research and fewer graduates considering graduate programs. Totackle these issues, this paper will examine collaborative, project-based learning in a freshman,Mechanical Engineering programming course. This course teaches basic programming skillsusing a low-cost microcontroller platform (Arduino Uno) that is programmed in the C++programming language and Matlab, a programmable numerical computing platform. To engagestudents in developing community, collaborative team projects have been created. Thesescaffolded projects

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Edwin M. Odom, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

-Assembly of Legacy Drawings”, Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, Seattle, WA, October 2012.7. http://seniordesign.engr.uidaho.edu, accessed March 6, 2014.8. Borner, D., Kalz, M., and Specht, M. “Beyond the channel: A literature review on ambient displays for learning”, Computers & Education, Vol 60, 2013, pp 426-435.9. Pena-Lopez, I. “Heavy switchers in translearning: from formal teaching to ubiquitous learning”, On the Horizon, Vol 21, No 2, 2013, pp 127-137.10. Moser, S. “The Devil is the Detail: Museum Displays and the Creation of Knowledge”, Museum Anthropology, Vol 33, Issue 1, 2010, pp 22-32.11. Newell, J. “Old objects, new media: Historical collections, digitization and affect”, Journal

Conference Session

Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel P Brown, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

question is then posed by the instructor to the students, “are any of yoursolutions novel?” A group reflection on this experience ensues highlighting the challenge ofstrategically seeking a novel white space. This is a critical insight for inventive design as bydefinition an invention must be new, useful, and non-obvious.The students are then introduced to the example boardof prior art Barbed Wire with 70 - 75 of the existingBarbed Wire patented designs. It is also explained thatcurrently there are over 300 past Barbed Wire prior artartifacts. I have found that this explicit example of theamount and quality of past work is a sobering realityinto itself for both experienced and aspiring inventors.The goal of the studio simulation is not to measure

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Sullivan, Virginia Military Institute; Jon-Michael Hardin, Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

13.1366.8 • The project must have an outcome that is exciting to the audience for which it is intended. There may be many experiments/projects that would show students a concept equally well, however, if the students aren’t drawn to the outcome, they won’t enjoy spending time on the project • The project must be real: numerical simulations without physical demonstration might as well be a DreamWorks production to our students. This generation has grown up with computer animation, photo shop and gaming technology that simulates Armageddon with sinister realism. It is only natural to expect that they would view numerical simulations as a kind of fairy tale and put more faith in

Conference Session

Innovative Energy Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

course in the previous year, volunteered to help design and troubleshootthe fuel cell experimentation lab.The three students from the class worked together and presented to the class the result of theirexperience, emphasizing the lessons learned and knowledge gained working with actual Page 25.1195.4components and systems as compared to reading about them or being exposed to simulations,animations, and videos presented in lecture. The other student worked independently. Theauthor was present for the lab experience to answer questions, provide procedural guidance andtechnical advice, to ask questions to explore and affirm student understanding and

Collection

2022 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Shivaun D Archer, Cornell University

happens to micro-vessels when blocked and how thesurrounding vessels compensate and redirect flow. The use of a PDMS chip allows forreproducible and easily visualized results without the need for an animal model. Students learnmicrofluidics, image acquisition and analysis, microfabrication, and MATLAB® simulations aswell as gain an appreciation of the fluid dynamics of microvascular blood flow in health anddisease.IntroductionMicrofluidic devices have been applied to many areas of cutting-edge research, they allow forhigh throughput while using minimal supplies, more control over the environment, potential forautomation, and ability to test different parameters easily [1]. Students typically learn fluiddynamics through lectures based in theory

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Knox; Randall Kolar; Leslie Fink; Kanthasamy Muraleetharan; Gerald Miller; David Sabatini; Baxter Vieux; Michael Mooney; Kurt Gramoll

Page 6.852.1a. This is an abridged version of the full report. The complete document, including visual aids from invited speakers, can befound on the web at: www.soonercity.ou.edu.Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationcomputer lab6. Taken together, we anticipate the efforts will produce graduates who are self-disci-plined, responsible, computer literate, and who can communicate effectively with fellow engineers,management, and the public. The new curriculum can serve as a template for other reform effortsaround the country, both in civil engineering and in other engineering disciplines. A completedescription of the concept

Conference Session

Engrng Edu;An International Perspective

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Johansen; Jens Riis; Henrik Jorgensen; Claus Balken; James Luxhoj

videos, pictures, animations, games, simulations, etc. will be incorporated in theknowledge repository of RoundTable. RoundTable: A KMS for Production Strategy Development Content Support Process Support Knowledge Knowledge Manufacturing Organizational Strategy Change Case-Based Reasoning Process Facilitation

Conference Session

INT. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Partnerships, and Implementations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

International

, mathematical modeling of technological operations, and computer simulation in order Page 23.401.7to manage large data sets and construct solution models that imitate and emulate nature. Yahya23 in his book Biomimetics: Technology Imitates Nature, discusses howbiomimicry capabilities and competencies can be utilized for scaling design solutions forstrengthening and improving products that provide both single-focused and complex globalproblem solutions. He emphasized the need to understand the material science or structure ofnature’s materials and apply those characteristics to design and construct products with superiorproperties than the

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ebisa Wollega, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Melissa Braddock; Lisa Bosman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

] Kira, K., & Rendell, L. A. (1992). A practical approach to feature selection. In Machinelearning proceedings 1992 (pp. 249-256). Morgan Kaufmann.[4] Jabbar, H., & Khan, R. Z. (2015). Methods to avoid over-fitting and under-fitting insupervised machine learning (comparative study). Computer Science, Communication andInstrumentation Devices, 70(10.3850), 978-981.[5] Siau, K., & Wang, W. (2020). Artificial intelligence (AI) ethics: ethics of AI and ethicalAI. Journal of Database Management (JDM), 31(2), 74-87.[6] Hagerty, A., & Rubinov, I. (2019). Global AI ethics: a review of the social impacts andethical implications of artificial intelligence. arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.07892.[7] Jobin, A., Ienca, M., & Vayena, E. (2019

Conference Session

Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University - College of Education; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University; Indhira Maria Hasbun, Utah State University; Daniel L. Householder, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

processing of the milk. He stated: The milk that they use from these farms I think they use it for yogurt, they don’t use it for milk. If it’s over 400,000, they won’t take that milk. So they go to make powdered milk for the baby calves. You can minimize [the bacteria] but you cannot completely eradicate it.He described how the amount of “somatic cells” in the milk must be kept to a minimum of200,000 in order to have a good product. In addition, he described how working in the farm hashelped him learn more about the animals and being able to detect when they are sick, feed them,and nurture them. His description shows how the adolescent was able to learn from informalresources (farm and work colleagues) and was aware of the

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erastus Njage; Alicia Davis; Solomon Alao; Craig Scott; Yacob Astatke; Bert Davy; Pamela Leigh-Mack; Masud Salimian

2004, a well-developed set of performance tasks were added to the coursewhich necessitated a format change. A mathematics faculty continued to teach the lecture part ofthe course, and an engineering faculty taught the added laboratory component, where theperformance tasks were implemented. No additional course credit was given for the added two-hour laboratory component, which met once a week. The fifty-two engineering freshmenenrolled in the course were selected based on their placement exam results. Basic Algebra, Pre-Calculus I, Comprehensive Pre-Calculus and Calculus I are the possible entry courses for newfreshmen. The innovative Pre-Calculus course content was most closely aligned with theUniversity’s Comprehensive Pre-Calculus course

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Berliner Heyman, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

engineering design: fourth-grade students’ investigations in aerospace. International Journal of STEM Education, 2:14.Eskrootchi, R. & Oskrochi, G. (2010). A Study of the Efficacy of Project-based Learning Integrated with Computer-based Simulation - STELLA. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 13(1), 236-245. Retrieved June 28, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/jeductechsoci.13.1.236Jenner, A. (2020). The real prize of entering STEM competitions. Royal Society of Chemistry Retrieved from https://edu.rsc.org/feature/the-real-prize-of-entering-stem- competitions/4012773.articleMiller, K. (2018). The influence of students’ participation in STEM competitions on their interest in STEM careers. The

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jade Mitchell, Michigan Sate University, Dept. of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering; Mark H. Weir, The Ohio State Universiry; Julie Libarkin; Joan B. Rose

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

and biophysical process models to describe occurrence, persistence, fate and transport, inactivation, excretion and secondary transmission of microbial agents; iv. Risk characterization - simulation and statistical modeling to integrate the anticipated exposure dose from the exposure assessment with how much risk is associated with different doses from the dose-response modelAdditionally, the course addresses social science topics related to risk assessment: i. Risk Management - identification and evaluation of risk mitigation strategies, environmental engineering control measures or medical countermeasures using cost- benefit, cost-effectiveness and decision analysis; ii. Risk Communication- the

Conference Session

Improving Laboratory Education in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Washington State University; David Finkel; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University-Pullman

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Education at Washington State University-Pullman. His research is positioned at the intersection of educational psy- chology, learning sciences, and instructional design and technology. Olusola’s current research focuses on the use of systematic reviews and meta-analyses for evidence-based practice, cognitive and pedagogical underpinnings of learning with computer-based multimedia resources including animated concept maps and diagrams; and investigation of instructional principles and assessments in STEM education. Page 24.296.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tord Dennis; Robert Fulton

Session 1625 Facilitating Distributed Collaborative Product Development in an Undergraduate Curriculum Tord W. Dennis, Robert E. Fulton Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractIn the quest to be more competitive, many corporations have embraced Lean Management, Just-In-Time and Total Quality Management coupled with cutting edge Information Technology. ComputerAided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tools enable engineers to efficiently andquickly realize and simulate concepts virtually, reducing the need for expensive prototyping and

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

-mediatedcollaborative problem solving6, and the use of wireless Tablet PC technology7,8.Tablet PCs are essentially laptop computers that have the added functionality of simulating paperand pencil by allowing the user to use a stylus and write directly on the computer screen to create Page 15.1338.2electronic documents that can be easily edited using traditional computer applications. Thisfunctionality makes Tablet PCs more suitable than laptop computers in solving and analyzingproblems that require sketches, diagrams, and mathematical formulas. Combined with wirelessnetworking technology, Tablet PCs have the potential to provide an ideal venue for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Idalis Villanueva, University of Florida

online game spent more timewith its connected course content, pursued opportunities to make-up late/missed assignmentsmore, and self-reported higher motivation to learn course material in comparison to the controlgroup of students who did not engage in the online gaming experience. Coller and Shernoff (2009) redesigned a traditional numerical methods course, DynamicSystems and Control, to be centered around an engineering video game, NIU-Tores incorporatedinto an existing open-source video game called Tocs (www.torcs.org) on fifty-one 3rd and 4th –year engineering students. In this study, students were tasked with writing computer programs torace a simulated car around a track. An Experience Sampling Method (ESM) was used tomeasure