Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Myszka

Engineering Technology courses. The work wasdivided into three phases: 1. The initial phase of the study involved an investigation into the evolution of computer-aided design (CAD). This phase involved investigating and documenting the specific capabilities of the different CAD software packages, both 2-D and 3-D. To accomplish this, numerous training sessions, involving different software packages, were attended. 2. The second phase involved a comprehensive review of the specific uses of solid modeling. To accomplish this, full time employment, in a design engineering capacity, was obtained at an industrial sponsor. The primary responsibility included designing special

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Al DUPE Mundy, United States Air Force Academy; Andrew Laffely, US Air Force Academy; Bryan John Cooper, United States Air Force; George York, U.S. Air Force Academy; Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

school and college graduatesin STEM career fields and that many of our students are lacking mastery of basic sciences. How then canwe, as a nation, a corporation, a school, or as individuals, help to increase the number of studentsenrolling in STEM related programs or fields? Clearly the rewards are there but for whatever reasons, ourschools are not graduating enough young people into these technical areas [1]. One thought is that wemight not be doing a good job of reaching students outside of those who are inherently driven. We, aseducators, can take STEM to the students and help them better understand and not fear or shy away fromit.Because we at the USAFA are an all undergraduate institution, our efforts are not always focused towardscutting

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelley Racicot, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

assessments are needed that: 1) target specific educational questions, 2)improve organization, learning and assessment, together as an interconnected whole, and 3)reduce faculty workload [5]. Complex learning environments do not lend themselves totraditional positivist methodologies, where a single variable is isolated and controlled for, andthe results repeated and generalized. For example, it is impossible (and counterproductive) toisolate and control for interpersonal communication (ABET outcome g) from the ability tofunction on multi-disciplinary teams (ABET outcome d) without affecting the variable you wantto measure in the first place.In response, the engineering education community is calling for more rigorous methods ineducation that use a

Conference Session

Progress on Raising the Bar

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas Lenox; Stuart G. Walesh S.G., Walesh Consulting; Richard O. Anderson; Gerald E. Galloway, University of Maryland-College Park; Craig Musselman; Wayne R. Bergstrom; James K. Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler; James O'Brien

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

fronts.They explored concepts to allow alternative education providers other than universities toprovide credible post-graduate engineering education. To become viable, such alternativeeducation channels must be equivalent in academic rigor and individual performance assessmentto upper level undergraduate and graduate level education at traditional universities. Thiscommittee also addressed how to assure that the requisite BOK is fulfilled through a combinationof a bachelor’s degree and approximately 30 credits of courses in technical and professionalpractice topics. The committee was “sunset” on May 1, 2005.The Levels of Achievement Subcommittee was formed as a result of input from the CurriculaDesign committee. The proposed 3 levels of competence

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Pooja Thakkar Singh, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Debra Ann Pothier, Autodesk, Inc.; Anand Sethupathy, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Geraldine Gooding, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; David Soukup P.E., American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Jarrett Reich, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Morgan Lamarre, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; James Stewart Warrick

Tagged Topics

Diversity

gathered responses from a survey distributed to representatives from bothacademic and industry sectors. Based on the analysis, the following statistics illustrate thespecific skills required to address the skills gap. Figure 1: Future Mechanical Engineer Skills Needed [3],[9]Figure 2: Future Manufacturing Engineer Skills Needed [3],[10] Figure 3: Future CNC Machinist Skills Needed [3],[11]The top hard skills needed for all three positions are design for manufacturing (DfM) and AI/ML.The soft skills that are needed are problem solving, collaboration, and communication. And theinterdisciplinary skills needed for each role are:Mechanical Engineers • AI/ML • Design for manufacturing • Generative design for manufacturing

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry W. Samples

their home institution. Applicants were selectedbased on the materials submitted along with an over arching goal of recruiting a faculty groupdiverse in engineering disciplines, type of educational institution, gender, and race.The program was designed primarily for junior faculty and as such 14 out of the 24 participantshad less than 2 years of teaching experience, 8 had 3-4 years, 1 had 5 years, and 1 had 9 years. Ofthe 24 participants, 11 were women and 2 were members of typically underrepresented groups.There were 8 civil, 3 mechanical and aerospace, 3 industrial, and 4 general engineering faculty inattendance as well as single representation from electrical, metallurgical, plastics, geological,naval architecture, and chemical engineering

Conference Session

Graduate Student Support

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Hossein EbrahimNejad, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research in- terests include diversity & inclusion, students’ persistence, advising and mentoring, engineering career pathways, and school-to-work transition of new engineers. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to beginning his doctoral studies, Hassan worked for five years at General Electric where he graduated from their Edison Engineering Development Program (EEDP) and then worked as a gas turbine fleet management engineer. In addition to his technical role, Hassan supported the recruiting, interview, and selection process of the

Conference Session

IE Program Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Furterer, East Carolina University; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Abeer Sharawi, University of Central Florida; Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida; H. Gregg St. John, EMG Consulting

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

. Page 12.35.6 D) Ranking the future Desired Characteristics expected from an Industrial Engineer, using the characteristics developed from the earlier survey work.[1] The participants were asked to rate each of the desired characteristics using the following scale: i ) High Importance ii ) Medium Importance iii ) Low Importance E) Ranking the Emerging Topics to be covered in “tomorrow’s” Industrial Engineering curriculum by order of importance, using the topics developed from the earlier survey work. F) Identifying any other characteristics or emerging topics that they believed should be added to the list created from the survey results.The focus group session was held at the national

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education: Distance & Service Learning, Web-based Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

AC 2004-1305: USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO FACILITATESTUDENT LEARNINGAkram Al-Rawi, McKendree UniversityAzzedine Lansari,Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval Page 9.1376.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2004 Session 3260 Using Technology to Facilitate Student Learning in Information Systems Azzedine Lansari, Akram Al-Rawi, and Faouzi Bouslama College of Information Systems, Zayed University P. O. Box 4783, Abu Dhabi, UAEAbstractThe use of technology in education has

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar; Shamsa S. Anwar

technical and management-oriented training programs.Structure of the OrganizationIn order to serve 2,000 plus IBEW members in a 20-county service area, the Organization has afull-time Director of Training who sits in the Organization’s office at 150 River Avenue inPittsburgh. He is assisted by seven training representatives for 20 counties.Electrical Apprenticeship ProgramsThe National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (NJATC) of IBEW and NECAoffer apprenticeship and training in the following areas: 1. Residential Wireman 2. Journeyman Lineman 3. Journeyman Tree Trimmer 4. Journeyman Inside Wireman 5. Advanced Journeyman Training.The apprenticeship training is conducted by local committees. The

Conference Session

Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Rossetti; Kellie Scheider; Richard Cassady

Final Project Proposal, the sponsor is asked to rate on a scale of 1 to 5 (1-Stronglydisagree, 2-Disagree, 3-Neither agree or disagree, 4-Agree, and 5-Strongly agree) the followingaspects of their team’s work: 1. Proposed objectives meet needs and expectations 2. Proposed activities and tasks meet expectations 3. Proposed deliverables meet expectations 4. The proposal meets expectations in terms of quality of writing 5. Design team demonstrated technical skill 6. Design team showed enthusiasm 7. Design team demonstrated professionalismOne of our key outcomes is “An ability to identify, formulate, and solve unstructured IndustrialEngineering problems”. In order for students to achieve this outcome, they must be able

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanford Thomas; Donald Keating

Session 2155 Issues Driving Reform of Faculty Reward Systems to Advance Professional Graduate Engineering Education: Expectations For Core Professional Faculty D. A. Keating,1 T. G. Stanford,1 J. M. Snellenberger,2 D. H. Quick,2 I. T. Davis,3 J. P. Tidwell,4 A. L. McHenry,5 D. R. Depew,6 S. J. Tricamo,7 D. D. Dunlap 8 University of South Carolina 1/ Rolls-Royce Corporation 2 / Raytheon Missile Systems 3 The Boeing Company 4/Arizona State University East 5/ Purdue University 6 New Jersey Institute of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Dom Acciani, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University; Chenguang Diao, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Bernard Pietrucha, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

comparative assessment of the effectiveness of this approach compared to the previousyear’s offering of Sophomore Engineering Clinic.IntroductionThe Sophomore Clinic is a four semester-hour course team taught by the College ofCommunication and the College of Engineering. Typically, the course has approximately 120students divided into six sections. The faculty team consists of two or three instructors from theCollege of Communication and five from the College of Engineering, with each of the fourRowan engineering disciplines (Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) represented. Studentshave two 75-minute lecture sessions and one 160-minute laboratory session each week.During the lecture sections students receive instruction on technical

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Elise Amel, University of St. Thomas; Karl Mueller, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

lab’ core course or can be incorporated into a sophomorelevel mechanical or electrical engineering course with additional advanced options.A technology-literate population is a critical national asset in the global market, and it isnecessary for every person in the U.S. to “be all they can be, technically”.1 In 2002, mechanicalengineering positions were among the most numerous available to bachelor's degree students.2The cold facts are that few U.S. citizens are selecting technical careers, particularly engineering.Reasons for this lack of interest in engineering are systemic, starting with pre-college studentsand their teachers, who either do not know what engineering is or who avoid it based on theirnegative perception of what engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics - Courses and Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, United States Military Academy; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

determine if post-EC 2000engineering graduates are “better prepared to enter the profession than were their pre-EC 2000counterparts” (p. 1). The ABET funded study looked at the impact of EC 2000 relative to studentlearning outcomes and organizational and educational policies and practices. The conceptualframework for this study suggested that program change, including curriculum change, wouldultimately lead to changes in student learning. Thus, the Engineering Change study attempted toinvestigate similar concepts as the study detailed herein, although via a different framework andmethods. The Engineering Change study generated an extensive number of interesting findings,including many related directly to the study detailed herein, and it concluded

Conference Session

New Developments in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

]. In short, student teamswork on real-life projects that are proposed by local industry, and also have a faculty mentor.During the first quarter, students learn more about project management skills, teamwork, anddocumentation requirements. They also have a hands-on practicum project during which theyhave to design and implement some interesting product of their choosing. In this way, theybecome familiar with the prototyping resources available, and practice the technical and PMknowledge from their coursework. In the second and third quarters, students work on their ownbut in close contact with faculty and company mentors.II. Cornerstone coursesWe had two overarching goals for our Cornerstone courses: 1. Teach students design and project

Conference Session

Scaling class size and technology – New Engineering Educators Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven S Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jennifer L Bonniwell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joshua David Carl, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Project Capstone reportTable 1: Summary of electronic notebook usage in courses taught by the authors in the electricalengineering program at MSOE.2.1 MSOE BackgroundAs an engineering education focused institution with strong industry connections, MSOE providesstudents with hands-on learning experiences. The academic year is divided into three ten-weekterms, each with an additional week for final exams. Most EE courses include a lab component,where the lecture and lab together comprise one class section, and the two are tightly coupled.Faculty teach both the lecture and the lab sessions, without the aid of teaching assistants. As aresult, faculty are on the front lines of setting documentation requirements as well as providingfeedback

Conference Session

Design in the BME curriculum

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Yssels; Marina Crowder; Ozcan Gulacar, University of California, Davis; Jennifer H. Choi, University of California, Davis

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

problem, is significantly higher at 60%, 74%, and 83% forProblems 1, 2, and 3 respectively. Interestingly, while degree of success for user needidentification is promising, the ability to generate quantitative engineering metrics thatcorrespond with user needs (sub problem F) remains the sub problem that students failed tocommunicate most in our study. The degree of success for sub problem F is 22%, 41% and 6%for Problems 1, 2, and 3 respectively. The varying degrees of success are reflective of the natureof the given problem statements’ varying levels of technical terminology (i.e. Problem 1 hadlowest level and Problem 3 had highest level of technical terminology). Degree of Success

Conference Session

Building Bridges in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Djafar Mynbaev

, (1)where V = (pdNA)/l (2)Here d is the core diameter, NA is the numerical aperture, and l is the operating wavelength1.From calculations using these formulas, which were explained to them in preceding class sessions,students already know that the number of modes depends on a wavelength; therefore, they cometo the conclusion that the shorter the wavelength, the greater the number of modes that existwithin a fiber, and the greater the number of modes, the lower the bandwidth. The discussion of other specifications is carried out in a similar way.Understanding the scientific keys to technical documentation The difference between vocational and

Conference Session

ET Student Design Teams

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Terrence Kelly; Aaron Cowin

concepts and to discuss and analyze their application. Instead, students must beable to experience the practical application of the theories through reliance on fundamental lifeskills (e.g., communication, teamwork, technical knowledge, and problem solving) 5.”A recent study illustrated the importance of strong internal dynamics and in recognizing the valueof team members from other disciplines. Forty-nine engineers were given a list of forty teammember behaviors, and asked to mark those that hinder or hurt team performance 6.The top two problem behaviors identified are: 1. Some members believe that their technical status insulates their opinions from evaluation by other team members. (87% of participants) 2. When multiple

Conference Session

Special Topics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Caroline Crosthwaite; David Radcliffe

Session 3630 Catalyzing Cultural Change in a Research Intensive University David Radcliffe, Caroline Crosthwaite, Lesley Jolly School of Engineering / School of Social Sciences The University of Queensland AustraliaAbstractThe University of Queensland, a comprehensive, research intensive university, has established aCatalyst Centre in the School of Engineering, "to catalyze the development of a more diverseworking, learning and research culture within engineering". The Centre is an incubator whichfosters new modes of

Conference Session

Global Education in Construction Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Construction

responsibility and be promoted at a greater rate; and • Possess greater technical and/or managerial skills.Survey and Analysis MethodsAn internet based survey was developed and participation was solicited from members ofprofessional associations within the construction industry. Members of the Association for theAdvancement of Cost Engineering (AACE), Carolinas Association of General Contractors(Carolinas AGC), and Professional Construction Estimators Association of America (PCEA)were asked to participate in the survey. These associations were selected because theirmembership represents the breadth of the construction industry in terms of location and market

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Howell, Western Carolina University; Robert Houghton, Western Carolina University; Elaine Franklin, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

with them to achieve the goals above.Available TechnologyAt the same time that Southwestern had received funding for the GEAR up program, the LEGO®Corporation had released the next generation of its popular Mindstorms® product. The NXT®provides an easy-to-use robotics package suitable for application to the sixth grade level. Assuch, an international competition has evolved, called the First LEGO® League, which pits teams Page 13.1177.3of students against the clock and each other and a sequence of themed missions.Phase 1: Southwestern Community College Gear Up Robot CompetitionsA decision was made to fund purchase of the Mindstorms® NXT® kits

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Serdar Tumkor, Stevens Intitute of Technology; Kishore Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

engineering education with the objective ofteaching engineering design fundamentals. A popular approach to teach undergraduateengineering design is through a structured, problem solving method that students use to tackleopen-ended design problems1-4. Classical engineering design process5 has the following generalsteps, 1) Recognition of need 2) Definition of Problem, 3) Synthesis, 4) Analysis & Optimization, 5) Evaluation, 6) Presentation.The native language of design has evolved from the technical drawing to a 3D model. Ability tovisualize the ideas and communication among design teams are possible with visual-spatialperception of the design concepts. The visualization of technical artifacts started with

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

S.v. Babu; S.M. Ross; I.I. Suni; D.H. Rasmussen

Session 1626 DEVELOPMENT OF A CD-ROM ON THIN FILM TECHNOLOGIES: USABILITY ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION FROM A STUDENT PERSPECTIVE I.I. Suni, S.M. Ross*, D.H. Rasmussen, and S.V. Babu Departments of Chemical Engineering and *Technical Communications, Center for Advanced Materials Processing, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699INTRODUCTION Our original proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF) envisaged "the presentation, evaluation anddissemination of the themes" underlying thin film

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John K. Brown

Session 2261 Melding Perspectives from Government, Commerce, and Engineering in an Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Minor in Technology Management and Policy John K. Brown University of Virginia Under the primary leadership of its School of Engineering and Applied Science, the University ofVirginia is developing a new interdisciplinary minor, titled “Technology Management and Policy.” Open to allundergraduates, the TM&P minor seeks to combine the disciplinary perspectives of Engineering, Commerce,and Government

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald W. Smith; Robert Bowman; Carole M. Mablekos

progress to an entry level technician level, a technician could gradually worktoward higher educational levels, and promising technical workers could proceed towardadvanced technology, engineering, or science studies without starting over from the verybeginning.Despite a general agreement on the need for industry-driven education and training, employersand employees have yet to find consensus on how to provide and/or access the training. They doagree, however, on these major issues: more and better training, customizing to specific industryneeds, and improved access to faculty, courses, and courseware so that training providesmaximum benefits with minimum time off the job

Conference Session

Technology-Based Entrepreneurship Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Clifton Kussmaul

Session 1454 Lessons from Industry Applied to a Software Project Course Clifton Kussmaul Muhlenberg CollegeAbstractThis paper describes an upper level project course in which student teams identify and prototypesoftware products. The course is designed for junior and senior computer science majors withoutprevious software engineering training. The goals of the course are to: 1) give studentsexperience working in teams on non-trivial projects; 2) help students develop skills in areas suchas analysis, design, risk

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ted Aanstoos; Steven Nichols

, Teams proposed modifications and/oradditions to their 4-year curriculum that if adopted would presumably help them to “bridge thegap” between graduation and professional employment.Curricula Comparison. Under the 2000-2002 catalog, a BSME degree from UT Austin requiresa minimum of 128 semester hours of coursework, which includes Basic Sequence courses,Major Sequence courses, and Other Required courses (technical and non-technical electives,natural sciences/math elective, interdisciplinary engineering courses, and state-mandatedhistory and government courses).6 Teams studied this curriculum and compared it to thecorresponding requirements at other engineering colleges and universities (Table 1). Table 1. Colleges and Universities

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Tom Goulding

faculty use GM-Games and GM-Method their ‘expertise in teaching lies not so much in … subjectEven though GM-method projects can be very knowledge …as in her/his focus on studentdemanding (Figure 5), the Socratic GM-method is, learning’ [1] We believe that instructors shouldthus, based upon a large body of academic research participate in technical discussions with students,which supports the notion that non-traditional but almost never propose solutions. So we alsoclassroom methods can radically improve student have adopted R.L Moore perspective that “theperformance and result in spectacular performance. instructor plays the role of coach, mentor,[9, 11