Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Crossman

Session 2247 A CD-ROM Based Laboratory in Fluid Mechanics Gary R. Crossman Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529AbstractAn existing junior level laboratory course, MET 335, Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, was modifiedto be presented in a digitally videotaped format and subsequently converted to CD-ROM. Theadditional presentation method was developed to accommodate distance-learning students whohave limited or no access to campus facilities. All students enrolled in the course havecompleted an associate degree in mechanical engineering technology, civil

Conference Session

WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Michelle Melvin, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

succeed in engineering and getting the next generation of students interested in pursuing engineering degrees. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Empowering Students to Self-Select Resources Befitting Their Individual Learning Styles in a Reactor Design Engineering CourseAbstractThe Felder-Solomon Index of Learning Styles (ILS) is a validated tool to assess a student’spreferred mode of learning and has been used to help engineering educators develop activelearning pedagogy and focus course content delivery successfully for over two decades [1-12].This Work-In-Progress paper focuses on an alternate application of the Index of Learning Styles:using it to empower students to make

Conference Session

WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nagma Zerin, The Johns Hopkins University; Sakul Ratanalert, Columbia University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, worth 37.5%. The intervention group had two midterm exams (worth 30%) andone group research presentation (7.5%). We included the research presentation for the purpose ofthe intervention. The mindset interventions [2] included the following tasks: (1) contemplating theidea of intelligence and the importance of having a growth mindset while studying chemicalengineering after watching a talk [3] and a video [4] on growth mindset during the first week’sgroup session, (2) having reflections on various attributes related to growth mindset (response tofeedback, learning new things, response to making mistake or failure) through hypotheticalscenarios incorporated into the homework problems, (3) practicing learning from mistakes byresubmitting midterm

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Greco

students to the concept of the data path/controller architecture commonlyused for a digital system, including a general-purpose computer.IntroductionThe game of Nim 1–8 is an ancient game whose playing area consists of several stacks ofpieces. In the original design of the game, there is no restriction on the number of stacks,nor is there any restriction on the number of pieces in each stack. Two players alternatelyremove pieces from the field, removing any number of pieces on each turn, but removingpieces from only one stack. Traditionally, the person removing the last piece loses thegame. Page 9.388.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King; Joel Barnett; Donald Kinser; Andrew Dozier

submission of, and participation in, senior design projects.Deliverables from the students were 1. Attendance (fulfilled by a sign-in sheet) and 2. Aterm paper on one of the lecture topics presented (with the exception of the careers andgraduate school seminars.) The final grade for each student was based upon the termpaper (graded by one of the instructors) discounted 5% for each class missed. The classmet weekly from 4:10 to 5:00. Seminar speakers generally kept to the 50 minute timelimit. The period immediately after the seminar was reserved for group meetingsbetween interested students and persons needing interdisciplinary teams for their projectsfor the first half of the term. Seminar speakers generally presented using PowerPointslide shows

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

George Stephanopoulos; Alan S. Foss

Session 3613 LEADING UNDERGRADUATES ALONG STRUCTURED PATHS TO THE BUILDING OF GOOD PROCESS MODELS Alan S. Foss1, George Stephanopoulos2 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 2 Department of Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 ABSTRACT Students are led to crafting a process model before writing any equations. This isaccomplished by leading them through a structured modeling methodology

Conference Session

Life Sciences and ChE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Reilly; Surya Mallapragada; Mary Huba; Jacqueline Shanks; Kevin Saunders; Charles Glatz; Balaji Narasimhan

process.We have developed four laboratory-linked modules. These laboratories were 1-credit classesthat met for one afternoon each week. Each has a list of desired scientific/technical outcomes Page 9.1008.2that should result from the solution of the problem, as well as a set of process-related outcomes. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThe instructors do not initially share the technical outcomes with the students. Rather, theinstructor uses them to develop questions that can be raised with

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Ayush Vasu Gowda, Florida Atlantic University; Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Juan David Yepes, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

, A., Dhakad, S., Ganguly, S., Hogins, J., Jhang, Y. C., et al. (2021). Unity perception: Generate synthetic data for computer vision. ArXiv[Online]. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2107.0425913.​ Teed, Z., & Deng, J. (2020). Raft: Recurrent all-pairs field transforms for optical flow. in Comp. Vsn. – ECCV 2020 16th Eur. Conf., 402-419. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58536-5_2414.​ Jain, R. (1983). Direct computation of the focus of expansion. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 5(1), 58-64. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpami.1983.4767345

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jahan Kauser; Carlos Sun; Ralph A. Dusseau; Jess Everett; Joseph Orlins; Beena Sukumaran; Douglas Cleary

, the Rowan University Civil Engineering curriculum includes some ofthe most successful innovations in engineering education. The focus is on technical excellence,communication skills, and a well-rounded general education. The engineering curricula providefor a hands-on, team-oriented approach to a highly interdisciplinary education. The purpose ofthis paper is to describe the ABET 2000-oriented curriculum, along with the assessment systemused to ensure continual improvement.Many of the curriculum innovations are incorporated in the Engineering Clinic classes, whichstudents enroll in every semester. Students from all disciplines work together on projectsbeginning in the Freshman Clinic, which is devoted to engineering measurements and

Conference Session

Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman

Session Number: 1660 Comparison of Education Models for Increasing Student Exposure to Engineering in Developing Countries Stephen E. Silliman Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556 Silliman.1@nd.eduAbstractThe challenge of increasing the exposure of undergraduate engineers to the opportunities for, andconstraints on, working in developing countries has resulted, at the University of Notre Dame, inthe examination of three

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Duane Dunlap

Session 1455 Growing the National Innovation System: Defining the Characteristics of Innovative Professional Graduate Education at the Master, Doctor, and Fellow Level for Technology Leaders in Industry D. D. Dunlap, 1 S. J. Tricamo, 2 D. H. Sebastian, 2 D. A. Keating, 3 T. G. Stanford 3 Western Carolina University 1 / New Jersey Institute of Technology 2 University of South Carolina 3 AbstractThis is the third paper in the special panel session on reshaping

Collection

2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Sathvik Datla, UT Dallas; Prasanna Vasant Kothalkar, UT Dallas; John H. L. Hansen, University of Texas at Dallas; Dwight Irvin; Jay Buzhardt, University of Kansas

transcript generation process as well as child-adult tagging, and thereby allowing forconversational engagement-based Chord Diagram generation as a visualization tool for studyingchild/student to adult/teacher learning interaction. Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX Copyright © 2022, American Society for Engineering Education 5 References[1] Hart, Betty, and Todd R. Risley. Meaningful differences in the everyday experience of young American children.Paul H Brookes Publishing, 1995[2] Gilkerson, J

Collection

Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Tanner J Huffman, The College of New Jersey; Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado Boulder

the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, a number of outreach STEM learningprograms are facilitated through the Summer Enrichment Academy (SEA). Faculty from variousdisciplines offer curricular activities that will engage students to dive deeper into content areas,expanding their technical knowledge. Programs are provided in both summer and year-roundsettings. In engineering, both middle and high school engineering and computing programs arefacilitated. An example of one of the enrichment activities offered in SEA is facilitated by afaculty member in mechanical engineering. In a weeklong summer session entitled, Powered Up:Repurposing Energy with an Energy Harvester students learn “(i) how energy harvestingtechnology can be used to

Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland; Andrew Melton, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

processed by virtually anysoftware system, and they are available from the first author.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank Tektronix, Inc., whose generosity helped make this projectpossible. Page 11.1097.12References[1] The Incredible Hulk and Other Techniques for Teaching Waveform Demodulation, Thad B. Welch and Robert F. Kubichek, Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 3420.[2] Caller ID: A Project to Reinforce an Understanding of DSP-Based Demodulation, Thad B. Welch, Cameron H. G. Wright, and Michael G. Morrow, Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 3420.[3] Using Real Signals with Simulated

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

open-ended designprojects the following term. The seniors, in contrast, are nearing completion of their capstonedesign projects, conducting product testing vs. design specifications, final documentation, andtheir final public presentation. In addition to the technical aspects of design, the learningobjectives of this senior course include supporting and mentoring the juniors as they areintroduced to the engineering design methodology. The seniors role play (in the lecture portionof their course) to learn to guide junior design teams; not telling the teams what to do, but askingquestions to uncover potential problems they may encounter.The most notable outcome from the vertical mentoring experience for the seniors is not that theyare helping a

Conference Session

TIME 5: Solid Mechanics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nashwan Younis

undergraduate courses. In addition, they are introduced to the contact stresses andstress concentrations but the literature is bereft when describing the combined effect of bearingand contact stresses on stress concentrations.One method for reducing the stress concentration around a circular hole in uniaxially loaded platewas demonstrated by Heywood3, as well as Erickson and Riley15, in which smaller holes areintroduced on either side of the original hole.A partially coated specimen can be used in this experiment. In general, the purpose of thisexperiment is to study the effects of assembly stresses on the stress concentration factor around acircular hole. The objectives of this experiment are for the students to: 1. Learn measurements

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen C. Crist

Session 2559 A Laboratory-Based Instrumentation Course for Non-EE Majors Stephen C. Crist Department of Electrical Engineering Western New England CollegeAbstract An instrumentation course that is required of second semester sophomores majoring inmechanical and industrial engineering at Western New England College is described. It isintended that students completing this course can easily learn to use more sophisticatedelectrical and computer-based measuring systems in junior and senior level mechanical andindustrial engineering labs, and if

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas McCormack; Franz Rad; Dale Richwine; Azad Mohammadi; Scott Huff

, Myers-Briggs Testing 2. Values Based Decision Making 3. Selecting Engineers and Value of Engineering Services 4. Engineering Ethics and Engineers in the Community 5. Strategic Planning 6. Guest Lectures from Engineering Professionals 7. Contract Bidding and Construction, Alternative Project Delivery MethodsThe topics (3-hour sessions) for the “lab” portion are varied, depending on the instructors and thedesign projects selected by the students, but generally have included the following: 1. Project Approach/Project Instructions 2. Project Siting 3. Conceptual Design 4. Interdisciplinary Project Management & Scheduling 5. Contract Document Development

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie L. Blaisdell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

harassment, and finding a mentor. Students successfully completing the Page 2.34.5course receive two (non-technical) elective credits. The course has been offered for three years,but has been revised significantly over this time, precluding follow-up data for its present form.WISE also offers a half-day transfer program for women in community colleges interested intransferring into engineering majors. This program, entitled "WISE Move", is described in detailin the 1996 ASEE Conference Proceedings (session 1692) paper "A Theoretical Basis forRecruitment and Retention Interventions for Women in Engineering".The transition to college programs

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Kimbrough, University of Tennessee at Martin; Rhett Chrysler, University of Tennessee at Martin; Somsak Sukittanon, The University of Tennessee at Martin

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

along with possible future work.2. Lecture and LaboratoryThe course objective of the ENGR 460:embedded systems is to introduce students to keyelements of designing embedded systems. The students are taught to design hardware interfacesthat use microprocessor chips, and write firmware using C and assembly. The textbook used bythe course is Embedded C Programming and The Atmel AVR, 2nd edition written by R. Barnett,S. Cox, and L. O’ Cull.The course website can be found at 7. It is taught in two parts, with the first half of the semesterconsisting of lectures and lab. Lectures (3 sessions, each 50 minutes) are used to teach lessonscovering basic functions and sensors with a corresponding lab each week (1 session, 3 hours).Some examples of sensors

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Crichigno, University of South Carolina; Sadia Ahmed, Northern New Mexico College; John H. Gerdes, University of South Carolina; Robert G. Brookshire, University of South Carolina

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

cybersecurity and establish capstone projects related to cybersecurity.Execution of tasks for Goal 1: The proposed cybersecurity Capstone (3)concentration is being implemented at NNMC (see Fig. 1).USC implements a subset of the courses: IT Technical: Internship (400 hours) Intermediate and • Introduction to Cybersecurity (3 credits, NNMC): this Upper division Advanced Info. Assurance and Network Security (3) course is one of the two

Conference Session

Out-of-School and Informal Activities

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yair Joseph Mega P.E., Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Daniel Sullivan, Northeastern University; Lauren Horn, Northeastern University; Charles A. Dimarzio, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3417: YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM: SUMMER RESEARCHOPPORTUNITIES FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTSMr. Yair Joseph Mega P.E., Northeastern University Yair Mega is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeast- ern University, and a Research Fellow at the Cardiovascular Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. His area of research involves non-linear optics applications for bio-medical imaging. Mega has also worked as a program coordinator with the Young Scholars Program (YSP) at Northeastern Univer- sity for the last two years. His involvement includes matching the technical contents of the research to students’ background and interests. Mega holds an M.S. degree

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Mohammed Ferdjallah, Marshall University; Asad Salem; Yousef Sardahi, Marshall University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

, bituminous,subbituminous, and lignite. Anthracite coal has the highest heating value and contains 86% to 97%carbon. Anthracite accounts for fewer than 1% of all coal mined in the United States. Bituminouscoal has a carbon content ranging from 45% to 86% and makes up about 44% of all U.S. coalproduction, making it the most prevalent rank in the country. Electricity is generated usingbituminous coal, and at least 18 states produce it, with West Virginia accounting for 28% of totalU.S. bituminous output. Subbituminous coal has a lower heating value and typically contains 35%to 45% carbon compared to bituminous coal. Lignite has the lowest energy content of all coalgrades and includes 25% to 35% carbon. The majority of lignite is used to generate power

Conference Session

Conceptual Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morris Girgis, Central State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

,” & “observe” Basic Concepts Figure 1. Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge and Skills Taxonomy Page 15.64.4discussions and interviews generated useful information regarding students’ difficulties inconceptual and procedural competencies. The observations and remarks resulting from thisstudy, together with consideration of ABET criteria and outcomes, have led to crafting astructured engineering conceptual and procedural taxonomy.While modeled after Bloom’s taxonomy, the conceptual and procedural taxonomy underdevelopment is new in

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mandeep Thukral; Kurt Gramoll

and interesting teaching methods are being developed andimplemented almost monthly due to the versatility of the Internet. In particular, the Internetallows convenient collaboration between students [1] for both engineering education and design[2]. Computers and electronic media can also be used to supplement traditional methods ofinstruction, such as lectures and textbooks, with simulations, animations and even on-demandvideo [3]. It would be hard to say that these new media types and networks are not useful in Page 7.1308.1teaching engineering education or for technical training. However, to use the Internet or Proceedings of the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 2: Students and Peer Mentors

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tristan Hernandez, University of Texas at El Paso; Sarah Huizar, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Peter Golding P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Juan Jose Ochoa Jr., University of Texas at El Paso; Victor Manuel Garcia Jr., US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Societyof Engineering Education and among other constituents have stressed the importance ofdeveloping the new generation of engineers with skills appropriate to function in a globalengineering profession. The list of professional competencies essential for future engineers isenormous and every competency is critical, which can include communication skills [4, 5];critical thinking [6, 7]; computer skills [8]; time management [9], leadership [10, 11], and amongothers. However, including educational activities to exercise every professional competency in asingle class curriculum could be overwhelming for faculty and students. Without forgetting theimportance of the fundamental technical content of an engineering curriculum, faculty muststrategically

Conference Session

Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Giancaspro, University of Miami; Diana Arboleda, University of Miami; Seulki Jenny Chin, University of Miami; Liping Yang, University of Miami; Walter G Secada, University of Miami

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

currently teaching statics. It was believed that theVoice instead of computer- familiarity of the voice heard during the lectures would generated make the app more relatable.Figure 1. Point-of-view images demonstrating the principles of multimedia utilized in the app design; (a) signaling, (b) spatial contiguity, (c) embodiment, and (d) segmentingThroughout the app's activities, true/false quiz questions are presented to the user to prompt themto recall recent information. Since rapid feedback can improve learning [22], the user isimmediately informed whether their answer is correct using an audible message as well as soundeffects

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack P.Eng., Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

include industry, academia, and others. Questions includeoverall opinions about the state of industry and education, as well as topical preferences.Respondent comments are provided as an appendix and provide some insights into themanufacturing community.1. IntroductionManufacturing engineering continues to be one of the most dynamic disciplines with constantchange driven by global competition and new technologies. Obviously education is a key forpreparing manufacturing professionals who have knowledge and skills that can supportcontemporary and emerging issues 8, 9. In the face of ongoing change it is necessary to assesswhat has been done, the current status, and a direction for the future. This work focuses onmanufacturing education in general

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Virginia Lea Ferguson, Mechanical Engineering; University of Colorado; Boulder, CO; Alyssa Nicole Berg, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

leave majors in STEM fields.2 The premise thatproviding support through mentorship will help undergraduates is one of the primary factorsmotivating the creation of mentoring programs targeted at young undergraduate engineeringstudents.A wide variety of mentoring programs exists in both academic and private institutions to serve Page 23.146.2the purpose of supporting students as they navigate the pathway of becoming an engineer.1 Someprograms are primarily social in that mentors are responsible for meeting over coffee or mealswith their mentees to discuss how school and life in general are going.3 Other programs arefocused around specific majors or

Conference Session

Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet; Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet; Opal McFarlane, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

resistance to new ideas and different ways to dothings. The PPC technique (Pluses, Potentials and Concerns technique), can help toovercome the habitual negative reactions to a new idea. The guidelines for using the PPCtechnique include: (1) First step: identify at least 3 current positive aspects about the proposed idea (2) Second step: identify at least 3 potential future benefits about the proposed idea if the idea was to be implemented (3) Third step: identify concerns about the proposed idea that need to be addressed in order to implement the idea (4) Fourth step: generate ideas to overcome the identified concernsTo overcome resistance to new ideas to promote workplace safety, the PPC technique canbe used to identify