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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert M. Briber; James Lochary; David I. Bigio

Session 2213 Integration of a Manufacturing Experience into the Undergraduate Curriculum in Polymer Engineering Robert M. Briber, David I. Bigio / James Lochary University of Maryland at College Park/ Adell Plastics, Inc.Abstract A new course titled “Manufacturing with Polymers” has been developed in the EngineeringSchool at the University of Maryland which utilizes local industry as a resource for education by tightlyintegrating the normal classroom experience with manufacturing at local industrial facilities usingproduction scale equipment. This course, as

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Culotta; Michael Mandili

-depthcoverage of such a large, growing and exiting area is not possible in the space of this paper. Wecondensed the information into a summary of the major opportunities, including the currentURLs when possible. A literature search in the databases covering education and library science for researchopportunities on the internet yielded little at this time, though Fehrman's "Internet Resources forPsychology" (1) and other references were found. In general they offered an awareness of theavailability of the internet for granting sources, but relatively little has been published about ityet.MULTIPLE SEARCH ENGINES Savvy Search (http://wagner.cs.colostate.edu:1969/) is an example of an internet searchengine which searches nineteen search

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Technology Literacy for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Elise Amel, University of Saint Thomas; Christopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

the limitations of Page 12.2.5technology. By introducing a pre- and post survey, students were asked to reflect on theiropinion of engineering which can ultimately break down stereotypes as the technical worldbecomes more comprehensible.1. Understanding how a refrigerator worksLectureRefrigerators move heat from one place to another. Heat always travels from hot to cold, andnever the other way around. A short lecture is provided that introduces the 1st law ofthermodynamics: energy is conserved. Energy can be transferred from one place to anotherthrough heat transfer, electricity, and mechanical work. It can be stored, but it cannot be

Conference Session

Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Golf Coast University; Gerardo Javier Pinzon PE, Texas A&M International University; Anju Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University

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Minorities in Engineering

level of education they require. This gave them aperspective of the discipline and allowed them to get familiar with the field. This was thenfollowed by a presentation on what is required to become a licensed Professional Engineer(PE). This presentation was on the education, examination and experience required to obtain aProfessional Engineering license.In the afternoon session the participants were introduced to the Engineering DesignProcess. They had to solve a problem given to them by the presenter using the first 6 of the 10step engineering design process presented below: 1. Define the problem. 2. Acquire pertinent data. 3. Identify constraints. 4. Develop alternative solutions. 5. Select a solution based on analysis of

Conference Session

Learning Enhancements for CHE Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nihat Gurmen; John J. Lucas; Dean R. Malmgren; H. Scott Fogler

Session 3213 Improving Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving Skills By Interactive Troubleshooting Nihat M. Gurmen1, John J. Lucas2, R. Dean Malmgren1, H. Scott Fogler1 1 Department of Chemical Engineering 2 Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136 Abstract In today’s job market it is becoming increasingly important to demonstrate one’scritical thinking

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Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazem Said

Session _2560_ Improving Students Retention by Engaging Them in Real Life Experiences Hazem Said Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computing Technology, University of CincinnatiIntroductionEngaging engineering technology students in real life experiences has a positive impacton retention rate. The Center for Information Technology and Community Development(CITCD) at the University of Cincinnati initiated the IT-Students-Work project (ITSW)as part of its plan to establish strong relationship between students in the InformationTechnology program

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IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Matthews; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny; Mark Rajai

Session# Development of a Virtual Center for Product innovation and Commercialization Mark Rajai, Morteza Sadat-Hossieny Northern Kentucky University Robert Matthews University of LouisvilleAbstractIt is estimated that nearly 90% of all new businesses fail within the first five years. Failure ofthese businesses is often contributed to poor planning and management of the company.Although there is help available for new businesses, it is often very basic and not enough toassist

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Miller; Rodney Allen; Richard M. Felder; Catherine E. Brawner

Session 2793 A Comparison of Electronic Surveying by E-mail and Web Catherine E. Brawner, Richard M. Felder, Rodney H. Allen, Rebecca Brent, and Thomas K. Miller Research Triangle Educational Consultants/ COMP-AID/North Carolina State UniversityAbstractIn recent years the scholarship of teaching has gained increasing recognition in engineeringeducation as a legitimate and valuable faculty activity. Growing numbers of faculty membersengaged in educational research have been using surveys as principal components of theirassessment programs. These

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

James Leary

Session 1838 Curriculum Makeover for an Introductory Agricultural and Biological Engineering Course James D. Leary University of FloridaI. IntroductionThe Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) undergraduate program at the University ofFlorida, like many engineering programs, has only offered upper-division classes for its students.That was true until the 2000 Fall Semester when the first lower division course for engineeringstudents made its debut.Input from students, industry representatives and faculty, and documentation of other

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Angelyn Neeley; Ingrid Soudek Townsend

Session 1461 “Naming the Complexity”: Women’s Experience and the Holistic Assessment of Technology Ingrid H. Soudek Townsend, Kathryn A. Neeley University of VirginiaHistorians of technology have long recognized that the development of technology can only befully understood if it is conceptualized as “an integral part of cultural history” (Cappon 1966,p.x). Charles Singer, whose pioneering A History of Technology (1955-58), helped establish thehistory of technology as a distinctive field, asserted that “a history of technology should beclearly related to human history as

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Muniram Budhu

Session: 2793 A ONE CREDIT HOUR WEB-BASED STATICS COURSE Muniram Budhu Department of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721AbstractIn this paper, a web-based one-credit hour course in Statics is described. The intention of thecourse is to help solve the problem of a shrinking engineering curriculum yet providing a richcourse content for the student to get the desired knowledge. The goal is to use visual mediamaterials that include interactive animation to enhance retention of fundamental concepts inStatics and their use in problem solving. The development and arrangement of topics to provideopportunities for

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Reffeor

experience.Results and DiscussionThis project accomplished all of its intended goals. Students were given an opportunity to solvean open-ended design problem. Brainstorming and creativity were encouraged to determine theoptimal solution to the problem. In addition, through the use of engineering drawings anddocumented design changes, students were introduced to two of the most common forms ofengineering communication. The final project report provided an opportunity to evaluate thestudents’ writing skills and to provide feedback to help them improve their technical writingskills.Examples of the finished projects are shown on the next page in Figures 1 & 2. Although thegeneral concept is consistent throughout the examples, there were many variations on

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth A. Parry; Laura Bottomley

Session 0492 WS/1 Exciting Children About Science and Engineering: The Science of Playgrounds Laura J. Bottomley, Ph. D., Elizabeth A. Parry North Carolina State University/Science SurroundThis paper describes a variety of hands-on demonstrations for use in the K-12 classroom whichconnect science to a venue familiar to most children: a playground. We have designed theseexperiments to be fun and easy to do and to have the kind of appeal for children that will makethe science involved seem easy, exciting and fun. The experiments are deliberately designed touse readily available and

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

James A. Newell

Session 2413 If You Let Them Build It, They Will Come: Hands-On Projects For Freshmen to Enhance Student Learning James A. Newell Department of Chemical Engineering University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 58202-7101Introduction The heart of engineering education is to facilitate the development of bright, creative studentsinto highly skilled problem solvers. However, in many cases, students receive little contact withactual engineering problems or any “hands-on” experience until their

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen A. Raper; Susan L. Murray

Session 2542 Engineering Management and Industrial Engineering: Six One Way, A Half Dozen the Other Susan L. Murray Ph.D., P.E. & Stephen A. Raper Ph.D. Engineering Management Department University of Missouri-Rolla Rolla, Missouri 65409-0370, USAIntroductionTo some people Engineering Management (EMgt) is a speciality within Industrial Engineering(IE), to others Engineering Management is broader than IE. For some the terms areinterchangeable. Is there a difference? In this paper we present a comparison of the twodisciplines

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard J. Reid

Session 1253 A Virtual Laboratory For The Introductory Engineering Course Professor Richard J. Reid Computer Science Department Michigan State UniversityAbstract - The new version of our introductory course for engineering students gives the studentsexperience with virtual (physical) devices and has them also learn about computer-based tools forworking with the underlying mathematics and physics, and for reporting their accomplishments.Students still learn about programming, but without much of the syntactic and semantic rigors ofa computer language per

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Phyllis Sperling

Session 2606 Educational Innovations through “Learn and Serve” Projects Phyllis Sperling Department of Architectural Technology New York City Technical CollegeIn the beginning of my career as an architecture instructor I had first to learn the rudiments: howto get a point across, how to organize material, how to make this material interesting and vital.Once I learned the basics, I was ready to pursue creative approaches to teaching. I learned thatsessions with students were more productive when I organized the subject matter aroundproblem-solving

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Bruce Robinson

Session 3151 MULTIMEDIA TOUR OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT R. Bruce Robinson, Ph.D., P.E. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleSummary: This paper describes the operation and development of a CD-ROM basedmultimedia tour of a wastewater plant which will be used as a teaching tool in an introductorywater and wastewater treatment course in the Civil Engineering Department at the University ofTennessee, Knoxville. In the CD-ROM software, the student clicks on 3-D icons representingthe

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences for Env. Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Alexa Rihana-Abdallah

Session 3451 Development of an Environmental Microbiology Laboratory Exercise Alexa N. Rihana-Abdallah Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan 48219-0900AbstractEnvironmental microbiology integrates the system boundaries of the various environmentalcompartments (e.g. soil, water, air, particulate) with the occurrence and proliferation ofmicroorganisms. A laboratory exercise has been developed for this introductory course andencompasses two steps: an introduction to microbial techniques, and an ‘independent’ team -based project. The purpose of

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Herbert Holland; Dean Bruckner

Engineering CONTEXT Figure 1: IED Concept DiagramSurrounding the course goals are some specific skills which we hope to teach and reinforce inIED. These are not so much academic subjects as the general tools which Coast Guard officersneed to apply their education in practical situations. Teamwork, organization, communication,and leadership are critically important to Coast Guard officers, and thus are repeated in manycourses throughout the Academy’s curriculum. We want to give cadets a sense of creativity,since the solution to real-world problems can seldom be found in a manual. We also seek to in-still precision in thinking, writing, and speaking as well as in working

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

N. Yu; Peter K. Liaw

Session 1526 CERAMIC-MATRIX COMPOSITES: WWW-BASED COURSEWARE AND MORE N. Yu, P. K. Liaw Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science/ Department of Materials Science and Engineering The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, U.S.A.Introduction A senior-level undergraduate course, entitled "Introduction to Ceramic MatrixComposites," and an introductory graduate-level course, entitled "Ceramic Matrix Composites:Materials and Mechanics," have been recently developed at the University of Tennessee (UT),Knoxville. Both courses

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Comparing National Styles of Engr. Educ.

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Thibault; Rene Hivon; Danielle L'Heureux; Noel Boutin

SESSION 2361 The Development of the Competencies Linked to the Human Dimension of Engineering Richard Thibault, Noêl Boutin, Danielle L’Heureux, René Hivon Université de SherbrookeAbstractThis article describes how a group of faculty members at the School of Engineering, Universitéde Sherbrooke, Canada, are going about implementing a novel and fully integrated approach todeveloping in engineering undergraduate students the competencies linked to the humandimension of engineering. First, a critical and skeptical eye is being used to describe and assessthe results

Conference Session

Interactive Approaches to Ethics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison J. Kerr, University of Tulsa; Bradley J. Brummel, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily P.E., University of Tulsa

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Engineering Ethics

thatindicate this are: “We do not have the required background to be an expert.” “Maybe giving out reading material or other cases to think about would be helpful.”Because of this identified need for further assimilation, as mentioned above, a role-play debriefwas conducted with groups of 12-15 students lead by the course instructors and one of outsideacting “lawyers”. A question was included on the final post-test survey regarding this actionalong with an open-ended opportunity to explain. The question was, “Do you think the groupreview session was helpful?” Of the 50 responses, 49 were yes and only 1 was somewhat. Thefollowing Table 3 provides a selection of the responses.Table 3Select Responses to: “Do you think the

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Elise M. Barrella, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Justin J Henriques, James Madison University; Daniel Devon Imholte

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Design in Engineering Education

, and a six course design sequence that represents thespine of the engineering curriculum. Figure 1 provides a general overview of the curriculum. Page 23.176.6 Y E Calculus 1 Liberal Arts Core Liberal Arts Core Liberal Arts Core Physics 1 A R Introduction to Calculus 2 Liberal Arts Core Liberal Arts Core Physics 2 1 Engineering Y Engineering E Calculus 3 Liberal Arts Core Liberal

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Teaching In and Through Design, Maker Spaces, and Open-ended Problems

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mycala Read, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering, comes from two participant groups: (1) firstyear mechanical engineering students in their first semester, in ME 110 Introduction toMechanical Engineering course, and (2) senior mechanical engineering students in an electivecourse ME 465 Design Thinking and Innovation for Mechanical Engineers course. Bothparticipant groups are students at [university]. The Introduction to Mechanical Engineeringcourse provides an overview of general engineering topics such as the engineering profession,units and unit conversion, the engineering design process, technical problem solving andcommunications, as well as mechanical engineering specific topic areas such as forces instructures and machines, materials and stresses, fluids engineering and thermal

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Vollaro, Western New England College

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Materials

machining parameters, surface gage measurements, and general observations onchip formation, tool-work relationship, heat generation and work holding devices.In order to provide a visual complement to the text and lecture, video and industrial field tripswere held throughout the semester. A variety of videos on topics such as casting, welding, NDTinspection, injection and blow molding of plastics, were held on reserve in the library. Studentscould view them at their leisure (rather than in class). The trip reports provided accountability bythe student and formal way to assessment their knowledge and involvement in the activity.Sample questions on video trip report are as follows. 1) Discuss the fundamental principle involved in plastics

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Troy E. Kostek

commands which enable the client to readdata from or write data to the server. The server, on the other hand, generally provides a special service forthe client. For example, the server may graph data which is sent from the client or the server may support acommunications link to hardware located on the factory floor. Figure 1 depicts the client/server relationship commonly found in today’s integrated manufacturingenvironments. As shown in Figure 1, the server program “knows” how to communicate to the device. Thedevice could be a single device connected to the computer using an RS-232 point-to-point link or the devicecould be one of many devices connected to the computer via an RS-485 multidrop or LAN. Typical devicesrange from programmable

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering and Business

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Chen, Keck Graduate Institute; Jeremy Bolton, Keck Graduate Institute; Erika Palmer, Harvey Mudd College; Stephanie Bohnert, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Moyer, Harvey Mudd College; Ekaterina Kniazeva, Harvey Mudd College; Alyssa Caridis, Harvey Mudd College; Colin Jemmott, UVP, Inc.; Darius Kelly, UVP, Inc.; Deb Chakravarti, Keck Graduate Institute; Qimin Yang, Harvey Mudd College; Patrick Little, Harvey Mudd College; Sean Gallagher, UVP, Inc.

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

narrow range of angles. In this way, four values each of θ and φ areexplored at once for an approximation of a single (x, y, z) point in space. Then, by positioningthis device at a number of different positions (varying x, y, and z) in the volume of interest, amap of angular dependence over the whole volume can be generated. Page 11.201.8Figure 1: Design drawing of the photodiode double arc light intensity testing hemisphereEach photodiode emits a distinct voltage dependent on the amount of incident light it receives.A data acquisition system then collects all the individual readings. These can be viewed in realtime for troubleshooting or saved

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Gartner, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John TIng, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Oguz Gunes, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Xiaoqi Zhang, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Civil Engineering

way tointegrate activities designed to strengthen abilities in technical subject matter with otherwiseseparate activities focused on the above (ABET) aspects of student development.While service-learning has been well established in many disciplines in higher education [1],engineering has been slow to adopt the pedagogy [3, 4]. Recently, efforts have been made toimplement S-L in engineering contexts. Examples include civil and environmental engineeringcourses [5]; first-year introductory courses [6, 7]; capstone senior design courses [8];multidisciplinary approaches [9, 10]; and the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)program at Purdue University [11]. However, it appears no program in engineering has service-learning spread

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilburn Clouse

new ideas and new ventures, to push theedge of the "envelope," and to see entrepreneurship as reality. By promoting creativity,innovation and entrepreneurship, we hope to nurture a new generation of entrepreneurialthinkers.What We Believe§ The work environment will change drastically in this millennium.§ Twenty-first century entrepreneurs must think differently and more creatively.§ Much of our current schooling process teaches us how to work inside a structured and sometimes bureaucratic organization. It teaches certainty.§ Schools should teach about uncertainty, helping students learn how to deal with ambiguity and how to manage chaos.§ We need to develop citizens who will "make jobs instead of take jobs."§ People need to