Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sarah E. Stanlick, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

only as useful as it can be communicated with colleagues andstakeholders while navigating the ambiguity of scoping and addressing open-ended problems. Infact, a recent study of employers conducted by the AAC&U found that the ability to workeffectively in teams, to apply knowledge and skills in real-world settings, ethical judgment andreasoning, and the ability to communicate through writing - all skills developed through PBL -are among the top ten skills in demand by employers [9].These benefits of PBL are often structured through scaffolded teamwork [24] with authenticchallenges set by community-based or industry sponsors [25]. While there is a wealth ofdescriptive studies that illustrate instances of these projects to describe why and

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Use of Technology in Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Prohofsky, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

where declarativecan be aided the most by Chat-GPT. Declarative knowledge is the simplest of the two types andrefers to facts that can be stated and memorized. LLM’s are able to aid in the user through itsvast database of pre-learned information that can then be drawn upon and stated for the user. Dueto the factual nature of declarative knowledge, a user can look up this information (in manycases) either through a reference book, search engines, or more quickly through LLM’s.Procedural knowledge provides more complications for LLM’s as it requires “commonsenseknowledge about the real world… [such as] procedures or sequences of actions for achieving [a]particular goals,” [4]. While procedures can be generated by the program and even

Collection

2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ashwin Satyanarayana

students to download2. Easily to load data, build models, and interpret results3. Should work with big dataAccording to a survey by KDnuggets [2], the most popular tools used by 900 data miners, hereare the most popular data mining tools used by real projects: Name of the Tool % of users Commercial (C)/Open Source (O) RapidMiner 37.80% O R 29.80% O Weka 14.30% O SAS 12.00% C Matlab 9.20% C IBM SPSS Statistics 7.90% C

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 4 - Engineering for One Planet & Sustainability Innovation

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustyn Roberts, University of Pennsylvania; Jarrett Stein, University of Pennsylvania; Tex Kang, University of Pennsylvania

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

disassemble”. Their answers described how they would remove press fits,minimize the different types of fasteners, and avoid adhesives where possible - all in alignmentwith principles of design for disassembly.MEAM 2300 Bicycles: The Mechanical AdvantageThis class was taught for the first time in the Spring 2024 semester. The interdisciplinary coursecombines bicycle design, engineering, and service learning to provide students with acomprehensive understanding of the history, function, and impact of bicycles on society and theenvironment. Through hands-on projects, volunteering at a local bike shop, and discussions,students will develop advanced bicycle design and engineering skills, gain practical experienceand exposure to real-world bicycle design

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5 - Careers and Professional Identity

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebeca Petean, Society of Women Engineers; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers; Rachel Porcelli, Society of Women Engineers

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

highsatisfaction rate indicates that the program effectively meets participants' expectations and, onsome level, provides participants with essential tools, resources, and skills to navigate variousvignettes of their personal or professional endeavors. The positive feedback also indicates thatthe quality and relevance of various workshops and the content presented during eventsappeared to be applicable to participants. For instance, participants perceived ALWE as relevantto their current or future leadership roles in universities, and a significant amount of participantsfound  the workshops to be "extremely relevant" while others considered them "quite relevant."This shows that ALWE effectively addresses the real-world challenges and demands faced

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Shuvam Saha, Mississippi State University; Masoud Rais-Rohani, University of Maine

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

, manufacturing defects, and poor end cap construction. Overall, the data collected from the experimental tests does not always closely compare to the predicted values generated from the algorithm. This error in the data can be attributed to a variety of factors including but not limited to human observation error during the test, panel fabrication impurities, and completed panel quality. Small imperfections in our group’s panels caused them to fail earlier than any simulation could have predicted, thus cementing just how important real world testing is in any design process. These discrepancies that we encountered during fabrication were inaccurate measurements, loss of material while shearing, stretching during bending, cracks in the bends, and

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Carmen Cioc; Noela Haughton; Sorin Cioc

studentsexhibited commendable performance, surpassing expectations in several instances. The wide-ranging array of assignments in the two courses, spanning topics from Stirling engines to theadvantages of water as an energy storage medium, compelled the students to venture beyondtheir comfort zones. This encouraged them to engage in critical and ethical deliberationsregarding their proposed solutions and to establish meaningful connections between classroomknowledge and real-world applications. It is worth noting that all the projects in Table 2 werecollaborative endeavors, fostering an environment where students could mutually benefit fromone another's strengths and compensate for their weaknesses. Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Cheng Chen; John DeAndreis; Peter Moala; Agustin Robles; Jose Valdovinos; Qiming Zeng; Amelito G. Enriquez; Wenshen Pong; Hamid Shanasser; Hao Jiang; Hamid Mahmoodi

. Thisproject helps us advance our skills in civil engineering.” “I liked how each day i had the chanceof learning something new about my major and the principles that goes with ElectricalEngineering. “The part I liked the most about this project was the safety inspections that we didat NASA Ames (full-time interns' assignment). I was able to learn a lot about the things NASAdoes to improve our lives.” “I like the opportunity to conduct research and experience howtheoretical concepts learned in class can be applied to real world situations. I like theenvironment created by adviser, mentor, and group mates. We could work and learn as we havesome fun.”Summary and ConclusionThe NASA CiPair program has been very successful in helping students understand

Collection

2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Thomas Mertz

experience helped me in this class.” Two ofthese courses are capstone courses in which completion of a real-world project is the onlyactivity. The third is an advanced database course in which the team project is a majorcomponent. A breakdown of team dynamics or a dysfunctional team has a tremendous effect inthese courses. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Midwest Section ConferenceConclusionThe effectiveness of cooperative learning techniques is firmly established and need not berepeated here. The more important result concerns the goal of providing freshmen with a teamexperience so that they will be better prepared and more successful when they reach the capstonecourses

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Wayne Helmer; Damon Mobbs

inthe class room.Introduction and BackgroundRP technology and systems have been around for a number of years. This technology hasfound application in industry, governmental engineering laboratories, manufacturing facilitiesand all types of schools. As the sophistication of this technology has increased the base priceof these units has decreased. RP are now cost effective in graduate schools, technical schoolsand secondary and primary educational facilities. New improvements in the technology havemade RP units available to almost any school in our country. The terminology used in the rapid prototyping industry is not completely consistent. Some differentiate “RP” from “3D Printing” Theoretically RP includes more expensive machines and

Collection

2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Dean C. Millar

students to “hit the groundrunning” when they enter employment or graduate school.Co-op or internship experience- is strongly recommended for undergraduate engineers in orderto gain career related, on-the-job experience enabling application of theoretical knowledge toachieve tangible project results.Fall 2010 Mid Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova University Paper What does it take for a student to become an ideal engineering employmentcandidate now and during the next decade? That is a question that all forward-thinkingstudents and educators should be asking themselves. An engineering education has to beoutcome-oriented; that is, both students and institutions should have

Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Frank Lanzer

constructionmanagement).The summer technology camp for girls became associated with a larger movement toincrease participation of women in fields and courses where they are underrepresented;Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) were of particular concern tothe author. Barriers (perceived or real) were discussed. Under the guidance and directionof Dean Kathi Happ, computer and technology courses were examined relative to content,presentation style conducive to women and examples illustrating women in professionalroles.There have been two community college programs that have had broad and lasting effects.The Bridge Project, which helps African-American students to succeed in college and theTech Camp for Girls, which encourages girls to continue

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Engineering Leadership in Industry

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica J. Li, University of Toronto; Andrea Chan, University of Toronto; Elham Marzi, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

engineering services firm. A case study is an inquiry of a phenomenonby collecting detailed information through various methods about a case over a defined period oftime [24], [25], [26]. Case study methodologies are employed when the research questions seekto explain a phenomenon where the contextual conditions are pertinent to the understanding ofthe real-world case [25], [26], [27]. For our work, the phenomenon under investigation is howengineering leadership is understood within the context of engineering services firms. Thismethodology is often used when the boundaries between the phenomenon of interest and thecontext may not be fully evident [26], making it an apt approach for our interrogation of whatengineering leadership means within

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 3: Courses and Curricula

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth College; Vicki V. May P.E., Dartmouth College

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

societal context throughout the technical development process. Engineering has always been carried out in service to society. HCE provides new strategies for our complex world. Human-centered engineers: ● Practice empathy and study human behavior; ● Value cultures, equity, and justice in society; ● Engage and involve stakeholders before, during, and after the technical work; and ● Analyze societal and technical risks and benefits using systematic frameworks.Our project objectives are as follows: 1. Retain a higher percentage of students who matriculate with an interest in engineering, especially those who are placed in pre-calculus or single variable calculus; 2. Shift student perceptions of engineering from purely

Collection

2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Daniela Galatro; Ya-Huei Chin; Bradley Saville

of piping andinstrumentation diagrams. Sustainability topics are covered by introducing safety, health, andenvironmental regulations and focusing on the process design to develop safe operatingprocedures; (ii) CHE334 Team Strategies for Process Design follows CHE324; it is a third-yearcourse emphasizing team development and problem-solving related to process safety inengineering design. Typical deliverables for this course include process flow diagrams and pipingand instrumentation diagrams centred on developing processes under safety and environmentalconsiderations. Finally, in (iii) CHE430 Plant Design, students work in teams to design plants (forspecific real-world clients) and analyze their feasibility. Students’ understanding of

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Nisha Kondrath; Mark A. Jupina

Combining Individual Lab Work Outside Of Class With Group Peer-To-Peer Learning In Class To Increase Student Ability In Electronics Design Nisha Kondrath and Mark A. Jupina Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085 While no single pedagogy will work best all of the time when instructing students, we seek to create a learning environment to educate students to become erudite self-learners in our rapidly changing world. Active learning strategies were employed both inside and outside of the lab environment in a two-course electronics sequence at the

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Orla LoPiccolo; Amit Bandyopadhyay

sustainabledevelopment and the interdependence and interrelationship of sustainable development toglobal, national, regional and local programs, policies and practices.”SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY - “Landscape Architectural DesignStudio III” “This course introduces and applies concepts of urban and regional planning,environmental planning, and landscape ecology, in the context of large-scale landscapearchitectural, community, and urban design. Emphasis will be placed upon the application ofappropriate technologies and strategies to foster environmentally and economically sustainablecommunity forms, as well as greater environmental and social equity. Occasional field trips toillustrate various design solutions.”University of Minnesota

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2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Orla LoPiccolo; Amit Bandyopadhyay

sustainabledevelopment and the interdependence and interrelationship of sustainable development toglobal, national, regional and local programs, policies and practices.”SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY - “Landscape Architectural DesignStudio III” “This course introduces and applies concepts of urban and regional planning,environmental planning, and landscape ecology, in the context of large-scale landscapearchitectural, community, and urban design. Emphasis will be placed upon the application ofappropriate technologies and strategies to foster environmentally and economically sustainablecommunity forms, as well as greater environmental and social equity. Occasional field trips toillustrate various design solutions.”University of Minnesota

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University; Youakim Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

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Student Development

1 0 Active/Reflective Sensing/Intuitive Visual/Verbal Sequential/Global Figure 5- The Test Group Learning Style ProfileWe used instruction methodology that matched the cohort cognitive profile. We used a problem-based approach coupled with the use of simulations tools to instruct this course. We paired everytwo students together to form a group (Active). At the beginning of every new topic, each groupwas given a comprehensive problem based on real-life application (Sensing) that addressed themain concepts of the topic to be discussed. Each group attempted these problems before the topicis discussed to give them an opportunity to see

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Pune Innovation Centre; Ayano OHSAKI P.E.

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Student Development

. 9 advocate interdisciplinarycapstone projects as they believe that that the experience is more representative of what studentswill find in the real world. Schaffer, et al. 10 have concluded – based on their study of 256students from 60 teams - that self-efficacy for Cross Disciplinary Team Learning (CDTL)increased across all respondents. Apelian11 believes that one of the important skills for the21stcentury engineer is the ability to work with anybody anywhere i.e. have the communicationskills, team skills, and understanding of global and current issues necessary to work effectivelywith other people. He concludes that we need to educate engineers such that they understand thesocietal context of their work and have an understanding of the

Conference Session

Partner Organization Plenary II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Michael E. Auer, International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP)

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Partner Society Plenary

demanded of engineers. The work of ASEE, IGIP, IEEE ES, and otherassociations focuses on improving the quality of Engineering Education. But what is exactly isengineering?In the literature we can find different definitions of the term Engineering. In Wikipedia we canfind:„Engineering is the application of scientific, economic, social, and practical knowledge, inorder to design, build, and maintain structures, machines, devices, systems, materials andprocesses. It may encompass using insights to conceive, model and scale an appropriatesolution to a problem or objective." 1ABET has defined engineering as:“The creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines,apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Women

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Glover; Frank Claydon; Stuart Long; Jennifer Ruchhoeft; Julie Trenor

practice. Opportunities are providedfor participants to learn and practice skills essential for success in engineering: problem solving,teamwork, and communication skills. By working on design projects, students are required toapply their science and math knowledge to solve real world problems. Teamwork skills aredeveloped as the participants discover that they must coordinate with other team members tocarry out the tasks efficiently. The hands-on nature of the program content allows participants toexperience first-hand the processes of scientific inquiry as well as engineering design. Thedesign project also illustrates the necessity for a good foundation in math and science, whichmay be the first step toward making engineering a viable career

Conference Session

Math and K-12-Freshman Transitions

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Jackson; Jesse Petway; Doreen Lawrence; Patrick Dessert; Barbara Oakley

teachers fell silent. In fact, many teachers voiced theopinion that they were glad to have contact with engineering professors; that somehow inthe daily routine of education they themselves lost sight of the importance ofmathematics in solving important real world problems. ConclusionsDaily supplemental practice in mathematics using the Kumon methodology appears toprovide for substantial improvement in statewide assessment tests. A solid foundation inmathematics appears to take at least one year, and preferably two, for most students todevelop before fourth grade testing, however, once the foundation is in place, the results

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

maintainingrealistic lab facilities. Even in states with generous education resources, costs are making it everharder to maintain Microelectronics and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (SMT)programs and lab capability on multiple campuses. Arizona is typical in this regard. Three ofthe state’s community colleges have well regarded SMT programs, but full-scale demonstrationlabs have been unaffordable. The absence of realistic lab training opens a steadily widening gapbetween the basic science and engineering taught in the academic world and the complex, Page 10.446.3 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas H. Miller; Susan Frey

bring in real world examples of drawings or specifications to answer the question inmore detail.The instructor has become a company-wide resource for masonry design and construction.Questions come from all over CH2M HILL’s many design offices across the United States andCanada. She has spent a series of evenings working with New Delhi staff on the design ofmasonry buildings, including connections, diaphragms, and transfer of forces to and throughelements. Current detailed code knowledge and interpretations are shared immediately with otherdesign staff, mainly through quality assurance reviews of their work.CH2M HILL also benefits in other ways from the overall firm-university relationship developedand maintained by the instructor. Sue Frey is

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Education II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Tebbe

now "porting" their simulation codes to Unix andWindows NT computers [7,8]. The new desktop capabilities are also fueling the emergence anduse of different types of simulators (part task simulators, basic principle simulators, conceptsimulators, and special purpose simulators) [9]. Workstations are proving to be more flexiblethan the full scope simulators and interfacing is shifting from text to graphics with these newcapabilities. In support of this the database management systems are also rapidly evolving. Insome cases the simulators can be "enhanced by multimedia applications" to provide a better l inkto the underlying phenomena [10]. The use of graphical or soft panel controls has existed infossil fuel power plants and other industries

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nebojsa Jaksic

out-of-lab experience was effective in helping me develop skills to handle difficult engineering tasks. 1 2 3 4 5 3. The PLC educational experience was effective in helping me link the theory to the real world. 1 2 3 4 5 4. The PLC educational experience was effective in improving my problem-solving skills. 1 2 3 4 5 5. The PLC educational experience was effective in developing my appreciation for PLCs. 1 2 3 4 5 6. The PLC educational experience was effective in developing a positive attitude toward PLCs. 1 2 3 4 5 7. An industrial engineer with 5 years of experience in automation is likely to succeed 9 out of 10 times

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheryl Duggins

, content,and tasks that are relevant and realistic and simulate real-world contexts. The emphasis is onactive knowledge construction rather than just passive, knowledge reproduction. T hisknowledge construction is individual, but often occurs as a result of social experiences includingnegotiation, collaboration, and authentic experiences. The role of teacher as facilitator does notpreclude the teacher from presenting new material in a formal class lecture; it just emphasizesthe need to have the student actively involved in applying the knowledge in a problem-solvingsituation.3. The Role of ProcessOne fundamental idea that is crucial to include in our software engineering curriculum is the roleof process. We teach our students the importance of

Conference Session

Building Bridges in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Newman; John Robertson; Lakshmi Munukutla

, have been meeting face-to-face annually to develop, maintain, and improve variousarticulation tools [1]. The essential articulation tools are: ¨ Course Applicability System (CAS): The CAS provides a clear and secure transfer pathway into the major, for the students who have chosen their major and university. They show exactly what course transfers from a particular community college to spe cific university’s required courses and/or major requirement. ¨ Course Applicability System: The CAS also shows exactly how each community college course will transfer to the three different universities within the State of Arizona. Online publication of CEG is accessible for the students, community colleges and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Manocher Djassemi

machines androbots, components that are fabricated by students, and a variety of standard parts such aspneumatic cylinders and sensory devices. The use of hard automation-oriented projects inmanufacturing education benefits students in the sense that a) it provides them with a detailedpractical knowledge of how to develop a real world factory automation project “built fromscratch”, and b) they learn how to manage various phases of a project construction from the Page 7.1252.1“ground up,” including equipment installation, integration, and troubleshooting phases. Thus, “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society of Engineering education Annual