Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Ameel; Ian Harvey; Bruce Gale

and development ofthe microfabricated system. The results of the design projects have been presented at a postersession near the last day of class as part of Engineering Day at the University of Utah. Theproject and poster are expected to include sections addressing: problem definition, literaturesearch, motivation or rationale, implementation methods considered (brainstorming), “customer”requirements, functional specifications, modeling and scaling effects, fabrication methodology,mask layout, packaging, “real world” testing methodology, simulation results, conclusions, andreferences. The first year the course was taught, we attempted to allow each student to build somefacet of their design project during the last 3 or 4 weeks of the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Liusheng Wang, Jackson State University; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

community service leaning project is to provide aunique opportunity for students  to learn, practice, and reflect on strategies for self-regulated learning and creative problem solving;  to identify and define a real-world problem;  to propose innovative solutions to the identified problems by using engineering design approach and  to collaborate with others with different background and share learning experience.Requirements and grade percentages of community service learning activity for students werecomposed of the following:  Participation in self-evaluation survey (10%)  Learning and tests on strategies of self-regulated learning and creativity (10%)  Service learning journal (40%)  Final project

Conference Session

Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

-16 educational community is keen for materials that engage students in the latest thinkingabout science and engineering. Evolution of education standards, like the Next GenerationScience Standards (NGSS)1, establishes the need for engineering-related content in K-12education2, 3. With its focus on application of science and the explicit inclusion of engineeringdesign, the NGSS has provided a timely opportunity to develop engineering-based K-12materials centered on earthquake and tsunami engineering. Previous science standards, with theiremphasis on inquiry and validation of scientific concepts fit well in the realm of earth sciences,but not earthquake engineering. Centers such as the Incorporated Research Institutions forSeismology (IRIS

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences; Samuel N. Peffers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

competence in these areas.A definition of innovationAn examination of the literature shows that there are many different definitions of innovation12.Most of these definitions center on aspects of innovative thought, including creative problemsolving and creating an environment that fosters innovation. It is important to note that technicaleducational programs not only should instill the ability to creatively solve problems (which wewould call invention), but also the ability take these novel ideas and incorporate them into real-world solutions that result in an improvement over the status quo, as experienced bystakeholders. Based on this reasoning, for the purposes of this document, innovation is definedas the ability to develop novel solutions to

Conference Session

Beneficial Case Studies in AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Betz, State University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

comparative critique process. The process was based on mapping concepts asa series of characteristics or facets. If enough points were mapped it gave a full summary ofeach project in terms of its individual strengths and weaknesses in addition to the entireensemble. Several students at a time would debate the application of concepts in this context.The faculty moderated the discussion, without prejudice or preference for one project or another.One fascinating aspect to this correlation had to do with why both students and faculty canrecognize the best projects without an explicit definition or weighted formula for creativity. Theone day sketch problems given could be termed as new to students, very open, functionallyunconstrained and ill-defined; the

Conference Session

Energy Curriculum Advancements

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Blekhman, Grand Valley State University; Ali Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

to the Gibbs function and to the chemical equilibrium of combustion products. Thiscoverage of material allows a straightforward extension into the thermochemistry of fuel cellswith the derivation of the Nernst equation. This equation contains important fuel cell operatingparameters, such as temperature and pressure. For example, the temperature affects the idealvoltage of a fuel cell, while partial pressures are responsible for fuel utilization. Along the samelines, both pressure and temperature influence the product outcome in combustion.Fuel cell topics also include fuel-reforming applications. Depending on the operatingtemperature, fuel cells utilize internal or external reforming. There are three main technologies offuel reforming. First

Collection

ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Jake Robert Ross, Northeastern University; Kevin You-Ichiro Ohgami, Northeastern University; Nicholas Jasper Gillespie, Northeastern University; Owen Krivacek, Northeastern University; Benjamin Service; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

harness this energy, we focused on the seesaw. While moving up and down,we think that our seesaw could produce a sustainable energy source to help reduce electricity needsin parks. We hope that this prototype can play a role in the real world or lay the foundation for thenext generation of energy innovation.IntroductionThe world has been rushing to design and develop new ways to harness energy over the past coupleof decades. Most of our energy is generated from fossil fuels in our current society. This methodhas its pros and cons. The pros are that they are relatively easy to transport, and the amounttransferred has a large energy density. The cons are a limited supply of materials we can use,national security issues regarding OPEC's significant

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsea Linvill; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy

Paper ID #36810Effectiveness of a Hyflex Teaching Pedagogy inEnvironmental Engineering Education on StudentPerformance and Course OutcomesChelsea Q Linvill (CPT)Benjamin Michael Wallen (LTC) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Effectiveness of a Hyflex Teaching Pedagogy in Environmental Engineering Education on Student Performance and Course OutcomesAbstract: In March 2020, academic institutions across the world were involuntarily presentedwith the challenge of teaching and engaging students remotely through online classes. Theseforced adaptations allowed instructors to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Andrés Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Jacoba Ubidia; MariaEmilia Mariño; Francisco Jativa Valverde

ofqualified professionals entering the workforce [1]–[4]. In some Latin American countrieswithdrawal from STEM careers almost represents a 70% of the entire dropout population [5].Although, this multi-dimensional phenomenon can take on different definitions, in this researchpaper we refer to dropout as a voluntary and permanent abandonment of academic studies beforegraduating [6].Over the past decades, dropout rates have increased around the world. Many attribute thisincrement to the low minimum requirements to enter higher education as opposed to in the past.However, student dropout is a multi-dimensional phenomenon which cannot only be attributed tostudents lacking the specific knowledge. Current research signals towards two main categories

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 4

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University; Mohamed Elzomor, P.E., Florida International University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

a moresolid basis and reveals a variety of additional ways in which these sustainability-focused projectshave the potential to add real value to their stakeholders [17]. To this end, the Envision ratingsystem is briefly described in the following section.The Envision™ Rating SystemThe Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) and the Zofnass Program for SustainableInfrastructure at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design collaborated to create theEnvision rating system. This rating system includes 64 sustainability and resilience indicators, or"credits," inside a precise framework made up of five categories: Quality of Life (QL),Leadership (LD), Resource Allocation (RA), Natural World (NW), and Climate and Resilience(CR). The

Conference Session

Assessment-Driven Practices in ECE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Mohammadi, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Destin Heilman

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

complexengineering problems.To assess the students’ projects based on ABET Outcome 1 (i.e., our first assessment), wefollowed the guidelines proposed by Battistini and Kitch [29]. In particular, we assessed ourstudents based on the following key performance indicators (KPIs): identify specific facts ofengineering, science, and mathematics needed for a given situation; formulate the problem andidentify key issues/variables, model real world situation; and, solve complex engineeringproblems.For the aforementioned KPIs, we used the level of achievements proposed by Battistini andKitch [29]: (1) Beginning: student fails to submit work or work is seriously flawed; (2)Developing: student work is weak, generic, and/or lacking detailed calculations or explanations

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bret N Lingwall, P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea E Surovek, P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

enrolled in at least 2 of the 5 courses, and this overlap is noted. Graduatestudents can co-enroll in the senior level courses but take additional rigor in their semestercompared to the undergraduates. Key differences between the junior and senior level courses arethat the senior level courses have less assigned homework and a semester-long term project. Thissemester-long term project includes two interim deliverables that are reviewed by the instructorand revised by the students into a final deliverable. These projects are group projects that are anearly complete design of an engineered system such as the foundations for a large, big boxstore, using the actual site information for a real-world project, the actual structural loads fromthe actual

Conference Session

Making in Design Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Danielle M. Saracino, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kelly Sadel, James Madison University; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

content knowledge, cultural knowledge, and ingenuity, but Comprehensive Ustudents are more self-aware and learn through relationships with others more than students atBig City U.1 IntroductionTo prepare our engineering students to be successful in complex real-world environments,universities must develop well-rounded engineers. This goes far beyond the technical—the 21stcentury engineer is a strong communicator; they are a collaborator and highly innovative. Todevelop students in multi-disciplinary and collaborative efforts, academic institutions around theworld have begun incorporating makerspaces into their campus communities.Makerspaces afford students an opportunity to come together with other students from varyingbackgrounds and expertise to

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tara Gupte Wilson, Ohio State University; Derek Breid, Saint Vincent College; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University; Clarissa Belloni, Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

these humanitarian engineeringprograms is that this may be a way to improve retention of women within engineering.Humanitarian courses, including humanitarian engineering senior design capstones and service-learning study abroad programs, have higher enrollment of women than their traditionalcounterparts. Analyzing the motivations of participants in these programs reveals that womengravitate towards projects that allow them to become a “global professional” and “make adifference” while men want to “make a difference” by working on “exciting immersive real-world projects.” Thus, women seem to prefer projects that make a difference to other peoplewhile men choose work that they personally find to be exciting. However, within the existingresearch

Conference Session

Engineering Management: Six Sigma, Data Modeling, and Risk Management

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiju Antony, Heriot Watt University; Elizabeth A Cudney, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Black Belt and has trained over 1200 people as Lean Six Sigma Yellow, Green and Black Belts from over 20 countries representing over 150 organisations in the last 10 years. He has authored over 280 journal, conference and white papers and 6 text books. He has published over 80 papers on Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma topics and is considered to be one of the highest in the world. He is currently serving as the Editor of the International Journal of Lean Six Sigma and an Associate Editor for TQM and Business Excellence. He is the founder of the First International Conference on Lean Six Sigma for Higher Education. Professor has worked on a number of consultancy projects with several blue chip companies such as Rolls

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, National Science Foundation; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

related systems. Systems within adomain typically provide the same overall function in diverse applications. Frequently utilizedcommon components and a set of core underlying principles characterize domains.10.) Technological systems evolve.Substitution at the component level is a frequent mechanism by which tchnological systemsfrequently evolve over time. Other modes of change include the combination or merging ofseparate components into integral structures, optimization of particular features, proliferation ofadded subfunctions, and substitution of component with different operating principles.Background Motivation of Major ThemesThe major themes derive from a number of sources that address aspects of the nature ofengineering and the features

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia Kellam, University of Georgia; Ashley Babcock, University of Georgia; David Gattie, University of Georgia-Athens

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

environment, and Page 13.1225.6between students that tend to take a holistic approach to problem solving and a complex learningenvironment (bottom, left and upper, right corners of figure 3 respectively) and those in between(blue oval). Ideally, students would be capable of using a holistic and reductive approach by thetime they reach graduation. The blue oval area is a good fit region and would prepare studentsfor the professional, real-world environment. This would be an ideal region for students toremain in order to best prepare them for their professional careers so that they can transitionseamlessly between reductive and holistic problem solving

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Hochstein, University of Memphis; Shelia Moses, University of Memphis; Daphne Jones, Memphis City Schools

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of engineering and demonstrating how it is relevant to the real world.”13 When talking to the workshop leaders emphasis was placed on creating an activity that the girls could participate in. Surveys completed by the girls of the individual sessions indicate that this was achieved in all but one workshop. ≠ “Make Engineers “Cool”: Outreach to urban schools and females more aggressively, and create more mentors and role models to attract these constituencies”13. All of the students, workshop leaders and guest speakers were female. The girls were also mentored by female college students who served as guides for the day. The girls were able to talk to professional

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shobi Sivadasan, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

MethodologyAbstractThis paper explores plagiarism through the system’s lens and takes you on a journeythrough the complex world of plagiarism using the tools of Boardman’s Soft SystemsMethodology (BSSM) to bring deeper insights into how plagiarism has proliferated theacademic landscape. In a recent survey of 11 universities across the United States, DonaldMcCabe of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, showed that plagiarism is agrowing phenomenon on campuses that, with the evolution of technology, is continuing togrow at an exponential rate. By applying the methods of systems thinking, we plan topresent a deeper insight into this growing epidemic. Using BSSM as our lens andSystemigrams (i.e. Systemic Diagrams) as our modeling approach, we will map

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian J. Winkel; Aaron D. Klebanoff

, in the form of Mathematical notebooks, setting in most cases. We refer to these as technology-basedASCII files, and .html files, are on the World Wide Web problems.and can be accessed at These problems were developed during the summers of http: //www.rose-hulman. edu/Class/CalculusProbs 1994, 1995, and 1996. A team of faculty and associate highWe would welcome further contributions of problems, cri- school mathematics teachers developed problems, polishedtiques of in place problems, descriptions of use of the prob- established problems, prepared

Conference Session

Mechanical/Manufacturing ET Design Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Drigel, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Winning Team photo on the Miami CampusSummary and ConclusionsIn summary this project was the ultimate from many points of view. It not only required thestudents to think and design in critical engineering terms, but also required that they findfunding, build their design, manage a budget, and finally compete against other designers. Icannot think of a more meaningful and real world experience for graduating EngineeringTechnology students. I would suggest that other Engineering and Engineering Technologyprograms strongly consider a model such as the one described in providing a similar experience Page 11.654.9for their students. I also praise Will

Conference Session

Course-based Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Abbott, MT Tech of the U of MT; Lance Edwards, MT Tech of the U of MT; John Evans, MT Tech of the U of MT; Leo Heath, MT Tech of the U of MT; Mike Johnson, MT Tech of the U of MT; Timothy Kober, MT Tech of the U of MT; Mary North-Abbott, MT Tech of the U of MT; Roger Oldenkamp, MT Tech of the U of MT

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

points fromthe lecture. The professor who assigned the homework was responsible for grading the work andfor assigning an appropriate point value for the assignment.The first two exams were oral exams based on a series of questions that were distributed a weekprior to the exam. The faculty determined oral exams to be excellent real world experiences thatwill prepare the students for the near-term challenges of job interviews, field internships, as wellas on the job briefings or presentations to colleagues and/or management. The students were Page 11.453.7required to think on their feet and approach this assessment like they would a formal

Collection

Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Kyle P Fuller, Northeastern University; Andrew J Lopreiato, Northeastern University; Raiden L Schodowski, Northeastern Univeristy; Alec W Silverman, Northeastern University; Samantha L Bowman, Northeastern University; Caitlynn E. Tov, Northeastern University; Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

SPHMMCand which can be produced for a fraction of the cost of surgical lamps in the United States. Thelamp’s ease of assembly allows for production with tools and parts available in Addis Ababa.This lamp enables hospital staff to perform life-saving surgeries.Students traveled again to Addis Ababa in 2020 to assemble the prototype alongside SPHMMC’sbiomedical students and to present a report on the lamp so that additional copies can be made byhospital staff. This paper will present this project’s conception and results in the context of thelessons learned by the students that are of use to students and faculty at other schools who mightseek to undertake similar projects.IntroductionThe World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that as much as 80

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University; Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Margaret Phelps, Tennessee Technological University; Roy Loutzenheiser, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

educational opportunity in rural schools serving economicallydisadvantaged students, one must move from “equity as a separate concept” to “high qualityincludes all.”1 Challenging students with real-world problem-solving from the world ofengineering addresses different learning styles and provides a context for the application of mathand science theory that appeals to students of poverty.2Teachers must be scientifically literate and have the necessary tools to engage their students inquests for understanding of engineering concepts.3,4,5 Teachers with more content knowledge arebetter questioners and discussion leaders and are able to identify conceptual patterns and applythose patterns in instruction.6,7 If teachers are going to incorporate inquiry

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brandon Muramatsu; Flora McMartin; Joseph Tront

design philosophy and style will prevailthroughout all of the modules. Having them designed to this standard makes the overallcollection of modules more "user-friendly". Module DevelopmentCourseware modules will consist of a variety of presentations and will likely be multimedia innature. Modules may consist of interactive web pages based on Java scripts or other simulationtools, allowing students to try various design or analysis scenarios. Some modules will consistof animations that assist students in understanding difficult concepts or visualizing situationsthey have never encountered. Other modules may consist of video presentations showing designexamples in the real world or discussions with renowned experts in a field

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas; Carol Reeves, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the normal expectations of hiring managers. Even faculty who are directly engaged incommercializing their own research push back against students taking classes such as these untiltheir “real graduate work” is completed.Overcoming these barriers requires a multi-faceted approach, some of which have beensuccessfully implemented at the University of Arkansas (UA) and some of which have not. Thispaper will concentrate on describing how the appropriate entrepreneurial educational paths forSTEM students were created and implemented, what positive outcomes have been observed, andhow the UA administration is reacting to student entrepreneurial success.Research Commercialization – A Narrowly Focused Introductory CourseIn 1998, an interdisciplinary

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

-class survey on sustainability.Students also responded to in-class questions during the two sustainability lectures in real timeusing a Course Response System (clickers). The new assignment specifically on sustainabilityrequired the students to read the Royal Academy of Engineering’s “Engineering for SustainableDevelopment” report and part of the “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States”document. The second new assignment required the students to assess and compare differentbiofuel options based on journal articles that had conducted life cycle assessments (LCA). Thisassignment proved particularly challenging for the students. The reflective essays that studentswrote in the final assignment of the semester indicated that the new

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

to my wider dreams andinterests occurred while I was an undergraduate student at Michigan Tech. Demarcation quicklyemerged as a path of least resistance. Fueled by a passion for computers that ran back to mygrade school years, I found a measure of comfort and satisfaction immersing myself in thedecontextualized technical nuances of electrical and computer engineering, from learning how towire up circuits and code programmable logic chips to exploring new worlds of integrated circuitdesign using various CAD and simulation tools. At the same time, I discovered a growingpassion for social and environmental issues, which I nurtured by taking a cluster of electivecourses in the area of Science, Technology, and Society, and getting involved with

Collection

2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Keith M. Gardiner

]. Educational curricula with a breakdown of what had been alchemy into sciences,astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, physics and other topics followed. Engineering developed into various andspecific disciplines focused on finding solutions to pressing problems affecting local and national needs.Our academic world, as many others, is noted for in-depth specialization and research aiming to develop ever bettersolutions to problems, and also as a concomitant benefit to develop new knowledge and innovation. Unfortunately,as human organizational structures grow, it appears that they can only gain strength by constructing imaginary‘silos’ to protect their specialties and concentrations from contamination, or dilution, by external notions. In the USthe

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session 1

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division (SWED)

engineering studentscomplete a two-semester capstone design sequence as part of their graduation requirements. Thesecourses are structured around independent student projects that challenge students to design, build,and troubleshoot fully functional systems. The primary goal is to engage students in solvingcomplex, real-world problems by utilizing the technical competencies developed during the firstthree years of the curriculum. Capstone projects not only reinforce professional skills but also helpprepare students for careers in industry, making them a vital component of the electricalengineering curriculum.The primary objectives of senior projects are to simulate industry-relevant project developmentand to build expertise in four key areas