Conference Session

Innovations in Freshman Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Melinda Gallagher; Lawrence Genalo

that appreciation to their students. This will, in turn, broaden the horizons ofthese students regarding the opportunities they may have regarding careers in scientificand engineering disciplines.The Graduate Summer Class:For the past two summers (2002 will be the third) a similar course has been offered topracticing teachers for graduate credit. This graduate course is designed to explain theprinciples behind many of the technological innovations in wide use today. The studentssimulate garage door openers, remote controllers, elevators, and other devices. This is Page 7.928.1done through a collection of hands-on laboratory experiences based upon

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Franklin King; Keith Schimmel

% = Partially met, <40% = Not Met. • Exam Question Results - The target was the average score on a regular exam question or CAT exam question designed to demonstrate accomplishment of the objective: >70% = Met, 50% = Partially Met, <40% = Not Met. • Oral Presentation Assessment - The target was the percentage of students rated as having satisfactory oral communication skills using a rubric designed to evaluate accomplishment of the skill: 80% of students should have satisfactory oral communication skills. • Lab Report Assessment - The target was the percentage of laboratory reports rated as meeting reporting skills using a rubric designed to evaluate accomplishment of the skill

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Abu S. Asaduzzaman; Ramazan Asmatulu; Ravi Pendse

combine the parallelcomputing concepts with the skills of parallelizing real world problems. Throughout the coursewe will use applications in linear algebra, scientific/engineering problems, and nanocompositesas examples in the lectures to relay the fundamental concepts, as frameworks for homeworkassignments, and as case studies for programming Lab assignments and team projects. Studentswill be engaged both in classroom and out-of-classroom actively by participating in theclassroom discussion and laboratory exercises designed to engrain the concepts being taughtthrough the lectures.4.1 Structure of the Lab AssignmentsWe will design two types of Lab experiments: Individual Lab assignments and one final team-project. All assignments will have a

Collection

2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Matthew Roberts; Philip Parker; Christina Curras; Michael Penn; Max Anderson

curricula. Students completebasic mathematics, science, and general engineering courses in the first two years followed bycivil and environmental engineering courses in the remainder of their studies. The CEE pro-gram includes a significant laboratory component and practical design projects in the upperlevel classes. The program culminates in a capstone design class that is taken in the last se-mester in school. Projects for this class are often solicited from communities and non-profitorganizations, and typically incorporate a service learning component.In reviewing the existing UWP CEE curriculum for this curriculum development project, itbecame clear that the curriculum had not changed significantly in over 20 years. To illustratethis, the

Conference Session

Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Hefley; James Lookadoo; Randy Winzer

sequence of senior design courses as quite beneficial in preparing ourstudents for their future jobs. We wanted to harvest some of these experiences and incorporatethem into our first EET course so that we could have more competitive students throughout theirstay in our program. This objective suggested that we recast the introductory course. Anothervexing problem was the lack of flexibility in upper division courses. The chain of prerequisitesbuilt into our curriculum at that time was too restrictive. Also, we were fighting a tendency in ourstudents to forget lower-level course concepts. Our discussions in faculty meetings led us tobelieve that we could solve both problems with one additional course. We were looking at amodel where we would use a

Conference Session

Technology Integration in Manufacturing Curriculum

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yue Zhang, Georgia Southern University; Haijun Gong; Lianjun Wu

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing Division (MFG)

criteria for accrediting engineering and engineering technologyprograms reflect the importance of standards competence for students. Specifically, the 2023-2024 Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) criterion 5d states, “The curriculum mustinclude a culminating major engineering design experience that 1) incorporates appropriateengineering standards and multiple constraints, and 2) is based on the knowledge and skillsacquired in earlier course work.” [1] Also, the Engineering Technology AccreditationCommission (ETAC) criterion 3 states student outcomes of “an ability to conduct standard tests,measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results” (3.A.4) and “an abilityto conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Elmer A. Grubbs

first commercial products were produced, the cost of the viewing equipment was veryhigh, around $50,000 for a head mounted display (HMD). Today reasonably high quality HMD’sare available in the $400 to $600 range. Free software as well as inexpensive software is readilyavailable, although much of it is just barely useful. More expensive programs are more readilyavailable, but even on a budget, much can be done.PROJECTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO Page 3.517.1Figure one is the block diagram of the system designed and built by Brian Conner as a seniorproject. It is a fairly complex system, consisting of a stereoscopic camera with

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenahvive K. Morgan, Michigan State University; Roya Solhmirzaei, Michigan State University; Hadi Salehi, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

. Her interests include innovative laboratory experiments for undergraduate instruction, engineering design for first-year students, and encouraging women to study engineering. For the three years prior to teaching at Michigan State University, she taught freshman and sophomore engineering courses at Rowan University. While at Rowan University she was Co-Director of RILED (Rowan Instructional Leadership and Educational De- velopment), the advisor for the student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and given the ASEE Campus Representative Outstanding Achievement Award. Her teaching experience also includes work as a graduate student facilitator and engineering teaching consultant at the University of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Venkitaswamy Raju

Society for Engineering Education” - preparing faculty to teach in a technology that is still evolving and yet broader in scope - practical experience and continued industry involvement for faculty - developing an interdisciplinary curriculum - arranging unconventional means to gain access to laboratory facilities at partner institutions - need to focus on a specific aspect of nanotechnology - need to share personnel, laboratory and other resources with partners - outreach programs for students - co-op and internship arrangements aimed at real world experience for the students - developing partnerships with education, industry and government - securing resources to develop curriculum

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Virginia Lynn Booth-Womack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Grace Lynn Baldwin; Sarah Larose, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Purdue, Dr. LaRose serves as a teacher educator,preparing future agricultural educators to meet the needs of a diverse array of learners in their classes. Sheteaches coursework in curriculum design, laboratory teaching practices, and teaching methods in agricul-tural education. Central to all of Dr. LaRose’s work as an educator and a scholar is an effort to addressinequities in agricultural education curriculum, program design, and recruitment practices. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Using Broad Spectrum Technological Projects to Introduce Diverse Student Populations to Biological & Agricultural Engineering (BAE): A Work in ProgressAbstractThis paper is a

Conference Session

ChE: Retention and Outreach

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Zollars, Washington State University; Donald Orlich, Washington State University; William Thomson, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

conclusions concerningactivities, where laboratory experiences are used to convey the essence of engineering to K-12teachers. We found that six weeks was necessary for the conduct of the on-campus portion of theprogram. Although many teachers initially felt that this was too long, most felt that they were juststarting to contribute to their projects by the time that the six weeks was ending. Shorter periodsof time would not allow the teachers to become contributing members of their research groups.In addition, without a substantial involvement in the project the teachers would feel less confidentin presenting this material to their class, thus reducing the impact of the program at the K-12level. A longer period of time (8 weeks) was viewed as too

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gearold Johnson; Thomas Siller

needed in the laboratory, rather than have the lecture and laboratorycourses proceed nearly independently. As a result of the NSF coalitions, the most pervasiveinnovation across the nation’s engineering schools was the introduction of meaningfulengineering experiences for first year students, usually in the form of realistic design projects.Therefore, to date, NSF’s contribution is to support the addition of synthesis and social activitiesto the undergraduate engineering curriculum. Department of EducationThe Department of Education (DE) is also involved with curriculum reform through programssuch as the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. (FISPE) The DE tends tosupport broad improvements to higher education and does not

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Milo D. Koretsky

Control, and Designof Experiments.2 Page 3.104.1When alumni, co-op interns and the department's Industrial Advisory Board were surveyed aboutstrengths and deficiencies in content in the OSU chemical engineering program, theoverwhelming short-coming was in the area of these production-based statistics topics.However, an examination of the transcripts of graduating seniors over several years revealed themajority had, in fact, taken introductory statistics. Apparently a formal statistics course plus thead hoc inclusion in senior laboratory did not provide students with sufficient exposure tointegrate into the production-based statistics they need

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2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

M. S. Stachowicz; L. B. Kofoed

Problem Based Learning Principles for projects with “soft” evaluation. 1 M. S. Stachowicz, 2L. B. Kofoed Laboratory for Intelligent Systems, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA, The Warsaw School of Computer Science, Warsaw, Poland mstachow@d.umn.edu1 Department of Architecture, Design & Media Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark, lk@create.aau.dk2IntroductionInspired by a design workshop course offered at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department(ECE) at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) [1] we could see

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

John M. Dorosz; Ester B. Johnson

EAS 100, student access is limited. It is onlytaught at a select few of the Center campuses, and generally only those with larger populations ofpre-engineering students. While some aspects of that course are indeed similar, such as theconcept of outside speakers from the various fields/majors of engineering and representatives ofindustry visiting class to discuss "real world" experiences, the students may not be exposed to theacademic rules and regulations of the campus; they miss the "insider" helpful hints on learninghow to successfully negotiate the maze of bureaucratic red tape involved in earning their degrees.Generally speaking, students usually get one or the other--orientation to the campus ororientation to their major or field.What

Conference Session

What Makes Them Continue?

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren

its curriculumtaught in the first semester. At first, the freshman engineering course was a manual draftingcourse required only of mechanical engineering students. There was concern on the part of thedepartment chair that student retention should be improved and that all incoming freshmenengineering students should have the experience of an introductory engineering course. In thefall of 1986, the course was approved and implemented. The course description was as follows: EGR 1301: Introduction to Engineering Analysis and Design Techniques. Practice in solving engineering problems. Introduction to engineering graphics and the use of computer work stations. (2-3)This course was to follow a two-hour lecture and a three

Collection

2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

Laboratory. He has over eighteen years of experience in practicing, teaching and research in civil engineering. His academic background and professional skills allows him to teach a range of courses across three different departments in the school of engineering. This is a rare and uncommon achievement. Within his short time at Morgan, he has made contributions in teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses. He has been uniquely credited for his inspirational mentoring activities and educat- ing underrepresented minority students. Through his teaching and mentoring at Morgan State University he plays a critical role in educating the next generation of underrepresented minority students, especially African-American

Collection

2023 CIEC

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin; Keith Johnson; Craig Leendert

, how to create a creativecommons compatibility chart, fair use considerations for copyrighted materials. The last part ofthe workshop discussed where to find OER recourses and how to integrate universal design forlearning, quality and high impact practices when developing a course using OER. Overall theworkshop provided us a set of tools and resources to support the redesign of the CAD coursesusing OER materials.Step 02: Redesign OER Based CAD CoursesEach of our current CAD course consists of a lecture component and a laboratory component. Inthe lecture component, the instructor introduces the class materials to the students (currentlyusing the textbook). The students then practice their CAD skills in the laboratory component. Inthe Fall 2022

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Mathias, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Ronald Caffey, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Bruce Chrisman, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Chris Pearson, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Ernest Lewis, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Kathy Pericak-Spector, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Hasan Sevim, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

engineering residential college, and peer mentoring, faculty mentoring,and mentoring by practicing engineers.The introduction to engineering course will include all freshman students in SIUC College ofEngineering. This lecture-laboratory course will provide an interesting description of eachengineering major and allows students to work with hands-on projects that will teach theusefulness of mathematics and basic engineering concepts. The SIUC College of Engineeringhas worked with other departments on campus to offer engineering designated sections of corecurriculum courses, such as math, sciences, English, and speech communication. The summermath course lasts four-weeks and accepts students who test below the pre-calculus level andprepares them for

Conference Session

Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Ramesh Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Jihad Albayyari, Indiana-Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

which to apply the appropriatesolution. The MFET program will focus on practical applications in the respective industry workareas.PROPOSED CURRICULUMThe proposed degree has a major area of concentration of different and common manufacturingprocesses. The major areas of the degree are shown in the following table. The curriculumdescribed below provides a technical education in the area of industrial and enterprise computernetworking. The core provides the student with basic instruction in materials and manufacturingprocesses with hands-on laboratory work. It also introduces the fundamentals of design formanufacturing and assembly, computer applications using, spreadsheet and database suites. Thespecialization area provides in-depth technical

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Yolanda Guran

, computers, and so many others. In this new reality of the globalization of technology and markets, it is very important to provide ourstudents with some kind of international experiences. Research institutions in general have a tradition ininternational exchanges, at least by having an international student body. For smaller technology colleges, designed initially to provide training for local industry needs,international education is a new concept. The exchange programs established at the state level are usuallymore appropriate for liberal arts students who get credit for studying foreign languages and cultures. Ourengineering technology students are more pragmatic and don’t commit to programs which could delay their

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Pines

plan.As part of the Water Quality Engineering course at the University of Hartford, studentsperformed a service learning project where they monitored stormwater outfall from threeresidential areas in Bloomfield, CT. The project provided both a meaningful service to thecommunity as well as a relevant learning experience for the student. Specifically, the projectsupplemented the data that the town is required to collect for the minimum control measure ofillicit discharge detection and elimination. Also, the students were required to design andconstruct an inexpensive automatic mechanical water sampler, investigate the differencesbetween stormwater quality at the three residential sites, analyze the variability in water qualitybetween rain events

Conference Session

Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tony Casalena; Matt Weinstein; Borna Ghavam; Blake Robertson; Karen Thornton; David Barbe; James Green

business skills needed to execute futurehigher-tech ventures that have a potential for higher return. Through advertisingexpertise, a student can gain experience across the full life-cycle of a business from ideato developed concept to execution with all the challenges of developing financial models, Page 10.1158.4pricing and strategy, as well as design of a simple product and distribution. With thisadvertising business model, the founder gains practical experience in working withProceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harley Hartman, P.E., Pennsylvania State University, York; Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Page 14.1355.2descriptions and formulae in the traditional classroom environment or other modes. In additionlaboratory experience or some other hands-on exposure will serve to aid empiricalunderstanding. Visual connection with concepts is used to facilitate the intuitive learningcomponent. This is accomplished by presenting pertinent information clearly to the learnerthrough effective graphical interfaces and appropriate visual metaphors.The learner is engaged as an active participant in the education process when provided access tomeaningful control functions in the visual learning environment, thereby facilitating empiricalunderstanding of the subject or topic under discussion. Each of the virtual interfaces developedand presented in this

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Manuel Padilla, Michigan Technological University; Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University; Briana C Bettin, Michigan Technological University; Kathryn Laura Hannum, Michigan Technological University; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

professor of Computer Science and Cognitive and Learning Sciences at Michigan Technological University. Her research goals intersect computing education, user experience, and reimagining sociotechnical design through consideration of human communication, learning, interest, and impacts.Kathryn Laura Hannum, Michigan Technological UniversityDr. Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University Adrienne R. Minerick is a Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering. She earned her B.S. from Michigan Tech and her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), ASEE, and, most recently, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Collection

2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Sohum Sohoni; David Fritz; Wira Mulia

a brief learning curve on the PLP system, students can work on course objectivesimmediately. The system and accompanying curriculum emphasize inter- and intra- teamcollaborative learning by dividing components of the design process used in lab to individualteams. The goal is to expose students to a less controlled environment representative of real-world design practice. Student teams are responsible for the design decisions of their assignedcomponent, as well as ensuring that components are compatible for use in the larger, class-widesystem. Other highlights of the PLP system are: a „hands-on‟ experience with real hardware earlyin the computer engineering curriculum, low overall cost for students and institutions, and cross-Proceedings of

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Jorge E. Navarro; Apolinar Zapata

. ConclusionsThe above practices were designed to illustrate sophomore students, in EngineeringTechnology, the applications of calculus. Particularly, these practices were implemented Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationin the MATH 2413 Calculus I course (3 lecture and 2 laboratory). This course coversintegration with applications. Its prerequisite is Pre-calculus. Such practices were aboutfinding the volume of a truncated conical plastic glass and about estimating the weight ofan irregular shape piece of wood. The reality is that one would just weigh the object tofind

Conference Session

Integrating Systems Engineering into the Capstone Project

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vigyan Jackson Chandra, Eastern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

ensuring achievement of these competencies. In order to facilitate transfer oflearning from the classroom to the workforce, Bransford, Brown, and Cocking8 suggest thatstudents initially be provided with opportunities for working on scaled-down versions ofproblems. These practical ideas can be used in the design of technology capstone projects.The capstone project at Eastern Kentucky University is a synthesis experience, whereinstudents are required to select a topic for independent research and implementation. This one-semester course provides students with an opportunity to design, develop, test, troubleshoot,and manage an integrated research- and laboratory-based project in an area of their interest.Students deploy their projects in homes, work

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Paulo S. F. Barbosa

difficulties in finding a compromise solution between analysis (scientific emphasis) and synthesis (designemphasis) in the curriculum;3) the difficulties of students with introductory disciplines like calculus, chemistry and physics;4) the compartmentalized curriculum, which lacked an interdisciplinary content;5) not enough, if any, industrial practice and experience embedded in the curriculum;6) insufficient hands-on and laboratory experience in the curriculum;7) absence of societal factors, especially those concerning ethnic and cultural diversity;8) student lack of adequate communication skills upon graduation;9) difficulties in strengthening extra-engineering training, such as that related to managerial, ecological, social .and political areas;10

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qiu Liu, McNeese State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

is a gap between their knowledge tothe real-world application in these process plants. To meet the industrial needs, thedepartment designed our curriculum this way: for electronics students, the focus will be theabove-mentioned electronics classes, and add instrumentation classes INST 333 as a mandatoryclass and INST 304 as an elective one.This paper presents the courseware and the assessment for the course INST 333: InstrumentationOverview. This course teaches electronics students with the knowledge of control system andinstrumentation through the following work: 1) Realizing that the current technology trend isthat technicians work more with systems, sub-systems, software, modules, PC boards and soforth, and work less with components and