Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Maximalist ethics Engineers? Page 12.614.8Case StudiesUsing case studies is a good way to present problems to students that have some of thecomplexities of real-world situations. Because most ethics-related problems are complex, it isuseful to develop a process for dealing with them. There have been many methodologiesproposed in the literature; I use a six-step process that is derived from the nine-step ethicalproblem resolution process found on the website of the National Institute for EngineeringEthics.9 The six-step process is: 1. Determine the facts in the situation. 2. Define the stakeholders. 3. Assess the

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Shigekawa, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

expect that this program would help futurestudents who are interested in such a career.Introduction Conventionally, construction professionals like architects and engineers occupysegregated roles in industry. However, it has been recognized that civil engineering andarchitecture are career paths that continually intertwine. Although the two professions arecombined to achieve a single goal, a structure, the different aspects of the unifying goalare extremely separate, i.e. structure design and the mechanics of the structure. Verysimilar to the real world industry, undergraduate studies in civil engineering with a Page 11.9.2structural emphasis and

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Klein-Gardner; Cynthia Paschal, Vanderbilt University; Christopher Garay, Vanderbilt University; Aubrey McKelvey, Vanderbilt University; Patrick Gonzales, Vanderbilt University; Alex Nguyen, University of Rochester

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

being developed at Vanderbilt University focuses on teaching medicalimaging at the high school level as a means of both covering physics and mathematicscontent and engaging students in real-world applications of engineering and biomedicalimaging. An almost four week curriculum focusing on x-ray imaging and computed tomography (CT) was developed first. This curriculum was implemented in two high school classrooms (N=46 students) in the Spring of 2005 and is being utilized again in the 2005-2006 school year in additional classrooms. Current results from this study are presented here. In the summer of 2005, a new three

Conference Session

Incorporating the Community into the Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hallie E. Supak, Texas A&M University; Victoria Baltazar; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

grains and 2) innovate instructional strategies for Biological and Agricultural Engineering students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Training modules for improved storage techniques to reduce post harvest losses of maize in GhanaAbstractPost-harvest losses (PHL) remain higher in Sub-Saharan Africa than the rest of the world. Eventhough technology is available, food insecurity persists. Women make up a large portion of thefarming workforce yet do not have equal access to resources. Focusing efforts on providingsupport to women could reduce crop losses.The primary goal of this project is to improve the application of technologies targeting thereduction of postharvest

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Chell A. Roberts, University of San Diego; Leonard A. Perry, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

an industry member from a global telecommunications company that presented studentswith a variety of “skills for success in the real world”. This workshop was sub-divided intomini-presentations and an industry panel. The mini-presentations were given by a diverse groupof industry board members on three topics: (1) Understanding Yourself and Others, led by amember of the global telecommunications company, (2) Communication, led by an industrymember from a transportation company, and (3) Workplace Ethics, led by an industry memberfrom a law practice that focuses on intellectual property disputes. Following the threepresentations, an industry panel was held for the students with each of the presenters as well asthree other industry board

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; David J. Therriault, University of Florida; Marah B. Berry, University of Florida

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

obtained her M.E. in Systems Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Understanding Ambiguity in Engineering Problem SolvingAbstractEngineers are often faced with complex, unique, and challenging problems. Although a coreactivity of engineering is being able to solve complex problems efficiently and effectively, mostengineering problems contain ambiguous elements. Engineers that are confident handlingambiguity are needed to solve real-world problems. Within the literature, engineering problemsare typically characterized as either well-structured or ill-structured. Ambiguity, if it ismentioned at all in the problem characterization, goes undefined

Conference Session

Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann-Perry Witmer P.E., Univerity of Illinois College of Engineering; Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

among theteaching staff were infrequently needed and were scheduled primarily to debrief. A teachingassistant provided by the Community Health department acted as grader for all five sections.The Student ExperienceMany students in the course had never before been in a course in which the main objective is towork with a real-world partner, in-class learning is done through discussions, and the project iscompleted in teams. However, students quickly embraced this education model as demonstratedthrough their willingness to contribute their thoughts during discussions and the generallypositive and friendly atmosphere of the classroom. In fact, students became comfortable with thislearning style before some faculty and pushed the course toward a

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gang Zheng, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Yanchun Yang, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute

Tagged Divisions

International

formal oralpresentation are required. In addition, students are exposed to discussions about professionalism,ethics, entrepreneurship, environmental sustainability, etc. Over 80% of the projects aresponsored by local or multinational companies such as GE, Siemens, HP, Intel, General Motors,Huawei, etc. Each of these projects is co-supervised by a JI faculty member and an industrialadvisor from the company. The rest of the projects are proposed by JI faculty members or thestudents themselves. Each Capstone Design project team is composed of 4-5 students of mixed(ME and ECE) majors. The course was designed this way embracing the idea ofmultidisciplinary teamwork in each project just like real world industrial settings.The growing importance of

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanne Lax, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

correspondence greetings and closings. Thus, a greeting such as“Dear Esteemed Madam,” which may be used to address a female with status in some countries,may sound antiquated to North American ears. International students need to learn that “’status’has little importance” in this culture.14Finally, the tone informality and use of humor found in the writing of many North Americansmay actually be considered “offensive” to people in other parts of the world. This can includesyntactic elements such as personal pronouns (as noted above), contractions, informalpunctuation, and voice.13 While a Japanese business letter writer may go to great lengths tocreate a good relationship with his or her reader, establishing rapport in written documents maybe irrelevant

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Schwartz, Cornell University; Catherine Norton, Cornell University; Sue Schwartz, The Learning Web

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

one-on-onerelationship teaches young people valuable job and life skills and empowers them throughincreased self-awareness and self-esteem to make a successful transition to the world of adultroles and responsibilities.Youth who participate in TLW have a wide range of needs and interests–from the highlymotivated student seeking educational enrichment, to the average student who needs to see the“real world” relevance of her school work, to the middle-school student just beginning to explorehis community. Homeless and transient youth and young adults receive outreach services,intensive case-management, independent living skills training and paid apprenticeships throughthe TLW in order to assist these youth in developing the skills necessary for

Conference Session

Sustainability and engineering education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Woolschlager, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, manyenvironmental engineering programs have begun to incorporate sustainability principles into thecurriculum, reflecting the further evolution of the field of environmental engineering.The importance of sustainability in education is now recognized by policy-makers worldwide.The United Nations established the need for a reorientation of education to incorporatedsustainability principles at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 19921. Additionally, the UN Page 23.701.2identified the need to reform education policies, programs, and practices to address sustainabledevelopment issues at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 20022.As a

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark L. Smith; Kenneth E. Rowe; Carlos R. Morales; Rick L. Homkes

around the classroom.The large size of this class was, in part, due to the fact that the students where from severaldifferent majors within the university. This provided a challenge in that not only where thestudents coming with different levels of experience and backgrounds, but were also looking togain a view of IS that applied to their major. A student in Computer Technology is looking atthe tool he/she will use and create as an IS professional, and a management major is looking atunderstanding what tools he/she can use in decision making. The students had little interest inthe parts of the course that did not apply to their major. This is one place where havingindustrial experience really helped. I was able to give real life examples of my

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Benjamin Cooper; Steve E. Watkins

architectureof a processor–became financially impossible. Hence, while the complexity of semiconductorchips and computing applications have dramatically increased, the basic architectural approacheshave remained largely similar. After the first choice was made for a given product, it did notchange at its fundaments throughout the 40 years in which photolithography evolved to itspresent advanced state.This type of product evolution is now nearing its end. As molecular and wavelength constraintsbecome more critical [3], the economic benefits for increasing device density and increasing chipperformance as a function of manufacturing cost are no longer present. In particular, the maskcosts have substantially increased. Figure 1 illustrates these decreasing

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Wiesner; Karen Miu

is limited. Becausemany users lack the perspective and context to select the proper key terms whensearching for technical information on the Web, excellent resources within web sites needto be recommended in order to be found.For example, the term, “electric power” first yields the following sites through Google:EPRI, American Electric Power, World Electric Power Guide, sciencedirect.com,Electricity Around the World, TEPCO, Pepco Corporate Web Site Homepage, ElectricPower Supply Association, Solar Electric Power Association, and Tucson Electric PowerCompany. While some of these provide excellent information, the uninformed user hasno frame of reference for evaluating the quality or relevance of the information.Recognizing the need to

Conference Session

New Learning Models

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Johannes Strobel; David Jonassen

engineering jobs, however, there is a general acceptanceamong most engineers that graduates will “really” learn how to be an engineer during thefirst year or two on the job. Rarely did practicing engineers recommend more engineering inengineering curricula. Rather, most of the engineers emphasized more instruction on clientinteraction, collaboration, making oral presentations, and writing, as well as the ability todeal with ambiguity and complexity. As two engineers opined: …it is kind of a sore spot with me that educational institutions teach when you do your work there is a right answer and a wrong answer. And in the real world it is never that way, there are many ways to do things and it is not a matter of getting a right

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Barker

many others. Linux aims for POSIX compliancy to maintainmaximum compatibility with other UNIX-like systems. With millions of users worldwide, Linuxis probably the most popular UNIX-like OS in the world."Significant features of Linux include: · free UNIX-like operating system, · continually being developed, · the recent 2.4 Linux kernel is simply amazing on all counts, · fast and extensible, · stability, · ease of use, · graphical interface option, · software applications developed worldwide in addition to commercial developers, and · natural networking.After years of experience with Unix, the author enjoys using Linux for almost everything,including the occasional DOC-file translation. It should be possible to use

Conference Session

Technical Session 8 - Paper 5: Cultivating Inclusivity: A Systematic Literature Review on Developing Empathy for Students in STEM Fields

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Stephanie Jill Lunn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

discussions onethics in courses [83]. In general, service learning (SL) experiences were demonstrated to beuseful pedagogical tools in developing empathy as a type of understanding, helping students toestablish emotional connections with others, compassion, [9, 42, 54, 71, 80, 84–86] and a type of“critical consciousness” [42]. Direct observation overtly lead to seeing their points view, as wellas how designs could be applied in real world contexts [9, 80].Service learning experiences can have several other benefits as well. They can provideopportunities for students to engage with those close to the user to establish a discourse anddevelop “empathy by proxy” [9]. Additionally, they can enhance projection onself, where thestudent imagines themself in

Conference Session

ERM: Year of Impact on Racial Equity

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremi London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Yareni Lara-Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Cynthia Paschal, Vanderbilt University; Rebecca Atadero, Colorado State University; Sarah Vigmostad, The University of Iowa; Desen Ozkan, Tufts University; Amanpreet Kaur, University of Pennsylvania; Courtney Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Nicole Jefferson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

develop peer networks, gain valuable co-curricular experiences,apply knowledge acquired in the classroom to real-world challenges, and prepare for futuresuccess in the workplace. Participation in engineering student organizations can offer studentsaccess to career opportunities including mentoring, internships/co-ops, job opportunities. Theaccess and experiences that these opportunities afford are valuable and formative for anengineering student’s success and persistence. But the question we should ask ourselves is: areall students able to take advantage of, and benefit from, these opportunities?In this 90-day Equity Challenge, we challenge the leaders of student organizations to identify andaddress barriers that exist within the local chapter of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University; Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Andrew Ritenour, Western Carolina University; Wendy Cagle; Scott Rowe, Western Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

proposed. The program will take advantage of the School’s strengths inProject Based Learning (PBL) and engagement with local industry to help develop anentrepreneurial mindset among talented engineering and technology students with financial need.Successful implementation and development of the FLiTE program will result in a technology-business ecosystem that forms and exposes a student cohort to the innovative culture ofentrepreneurs and business leaders, cultivates creative technical problem solving skills andbusiness acumen, and enables in-curriculum development of technology-based product ideas thatsolve real world problems and create value in the marketplace [6].The Entrepreneurial MindsetThe term entrepreneurial mindset has been used to

Conference Session

Faculty Development Medley!

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division

reconsidered: Priorities of the professoriate. Princeton University Press, 3175 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ, 1990.9. P. J. Fensham, Defining an identity: The evolution of science education as a field of research, Vol. 20, Springer Science & Business Media, 2004.10. Thorsten Bell, Detlef Urhahne, Sascha Schanze, and Rolf Ploetzner, “Collaborative Inquiry Learning: Models, Tools, and Challenges,” International Journal of Science Education, 32 (03), pp.349-377, 2010.11. B. Morgan, “Research impact: Income for outcome,” Nature, 511(7510), pp. S72–S75, 2014.12. G. Cohen, J. Schroeder, R. Newson, L. King, L. Rychetnik, and A. J. Milat, “Does health intervention research have real world policy and practice impacts: Testing a new

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Xinyue (Crystal) Liu, University of Toronto; Simo Pajovic, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cheuk Yin Larry Kei, University of Toronto; Yasaman Delaviz, York University; Scott D. Ramsay, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Learning Pedagogy: Student Attitudes in a Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer Course,” J. STEM Educ., vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 44-54, Oct. 2015.[8] F. J. García-Peñalvo, H. Alarcón, and A. Dominguez, “Active Learning Experiences in Engineering Education,” Int. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 35, no. 1(B), pp. 305-309, 2019.[9] J. Rolston and E. Cox, “Engineering for the Real World: Diversity, Innovation, and Hands- on Learning,” in International Perspectives on Engineering Education, ed. S. Christensen et al., Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2015, pp. 261-278.[10] N. L. Fortenberry, “Teaching the Practical Skills”, Mech. Eng., vol. 133, no. 12, pp. 36-40, Dec. 2011.[11] M. Jouaneh, J. Boulmetis and W. Palm, III

Collection

ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Prasanna Vasant Kothalkar, Center for Robust Speech Systems (CRSS), University of Texas at Dallas, TX, USA; Jay Buzhardt; John H. L. Hansen, University of Texas at Dallas; Dwight Irvin, Juniper Gardens Children's Project; Beth S Rous, University of Kentucky

and solve real-world problems. Beth believes all children have a right to high- quality educational experiences and has generated over $98 million in grants and contracts to help realize American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Paper ID #35158this vision. She has worked at the state and national levels to help build, implement, and scale programsand services for children from vulnerable populations. Beth has conducted and provided consultation onnumerous national research studies funded through the U.S. Department of Education and Administrationfor Children and Families

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engineering Design

Collection

2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Akhan Almagambetov, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; John M. Pavlina, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

Tagged Topics

FYEE Division - Paper Submission

found [1] that most students could not connect the conceptsthe semester, culminating in a laboratory final that in- from the laboratory to any practical applications and hadvolves applying concepts learned in a practical setting low perceptions of applicability of the material to their ma-under strict timing constraints. jor, based on an exit survey administered at the end of the Data show that students attained a more even level semester.of understanding across multiple topics, could apply Addressing these concerns, we designed a new labora-digital logic design concepts to real-world design prob- tory sequence that was piloted across two sections of thelems, and

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Gatchell, Northwestern University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

significantly higher than industry (seewww.vanth.org/curriculum/). At Northwestern University, we have mapped the highly ratedconcepts onto our standing curriculum and used these results to require, rather than recommend,biomechanics and signals and systems, and to drop one quarter of organic chemistry. One visionof this study is that programs will identify concepts that are not comprehensively covered bytheir respective curricula and introduce courses and materials emphasizing these concepts. Forexample, our results show that opportunities for learning and applying statistical tools to real-world engineering problems cannot be overemphasized. Of the 25 concepts rated highest byindustry, five were from the statistics section of the engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yong Tao, Florida International University; Yiding Cao, Florida International University

?13 The MME curriculum does a very good job of integrating design and engineering analysis skills?14 The MME curriculum does a very good job of developing design skills, methods and practices? I feel that the MME curriculum is a collection of totally independent courses with little opportunity to integrate the15 knowledge learned in previous courses. Instructors regularly test my knowledge of engineering science through practical, real-world design problems and16 projects. Laboratory courses should be integrated tightly with core lecture courses (e.g. Transport Lab with Transport17 Phenomena lecture).18 MME Laboratory courses are well integrated with lecture material in core courses.19

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Shaw, Geneva College; Murat Tanyel, Geneva College

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

available resources at the college and generated three possible design projects. These were 1. Neuroscience measurements for undergraduate biology laboratories3 2. Athletic performance measurements, in cooperation with the physical education/track and sports management faculty 3. A measurement/control system using Hot Wheels carsThe third option may seem a bit unusual, but it should be noted that another key feature ofEGR101 as taught in 2004 was the use of Hot Wheels cars as incentives (Tanyel, 2005). Inconsidering these options, the following conclusions were reached. • Project #1 was not suitable for first-year students, but might be a good application for junior or senior students as we establish a core of LabVIEW

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Rohlfing, Arizona State University; Erin Kube, Arizona State University; Brandon Yabko, Arizona State University; Erika Murguia, Arizona State University; Jennifer Bekki, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

industry. Dr. Page 14.709.1 Bekki has been involved with the CareerWISE research program, an NSF-supported project developing a web-based intervention to improve the retention of female doctoral students in STEM fields, for several years. Her other research interests include: the modeling and analysis of complex manufacturing systems, the application of simulation modeling to real-world stochastic© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 processes, and the development of new simulation methodologies. She is a member of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

-regulatory judgment exemplified by critical thinking2-4.Development of critical thinking skills is essential to achieve the ABET criteria outcomes. Theintangible ABET program outcomes and the critical thinking skills can be fostered through avariety of hands-on and real-world engineering projects and activities5. However, it may not bepossible in all cases due to resource and time related constraints. These two major goals can beaccomplished by incorporating writing exercises. Bean defines seven ways to implement criticalthinking promoting exercises which include6: (1) Problems presented as formal writingassignments, (2) Problems presented as thought-provokers for exploratory writing, (3) Problemspresented as tasks for small group problem solving

Conference Session

Environmental Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jalal Rastegary, New Mexico State University; Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Christopher Campbell, New Mexico State University, Engineering New Mexico Resource Network

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

the final decision on implementation ofrecommendations. Lastly, the engagement of graduate and undergraduate students providesexperiential learning within a real-world application that increases awareness of environmentalsustainability Best Practices as well as opportunities for broad career applications. In conclusion,this Case Study provides a systematic approach to engineering extension services for businessesthat can result in cost savings, while reducing environmental impact.References[1] “E3 Assessments and Analysis | Engineering Business Assistance.” [Online]. Available: https://engrbusinessassistance.nmsu.edu/assessment-e3-system-and-analysis/. [Accessed: 08-Nov-2018].[2] P. US EPA, OCSPP,OPPT, “Pollution Prevention (P2

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

disciplinesincluding everyday life, not just mechanical engineering. Several temperature measurementsensors are introduced including, resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), thermistors, infraredtemperature sensors, thermocouples, and silicon bandgap sensors. Their application ranges,costs, accuracies and durability are discussed. This affords the students the opportunity todevelop a trade space analysis to select the appropriate sensor(s) for the experiments presented.Understanding trade space analyses generalize to other sensors and more globally for the studentto product design in real-world situations. The students select a minimum of two experimentspresented, each with a different sensor for the measurement of temperature.The learning objectives of this