Conference Session

Innovations in First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

some aspects of the modern practice of engineering, namely:teamwork, problem and data analysis, design creation, presentation and defense of a designedsolution, and professional ethics. The Introduction to Engineering course is taken by allincoming students to the School of Engineering and the class is not separated by engineeringdiscipline. Because of this diverse student population and potential interests, efforts are made tomake the case study subjects as general as possible with detailed discipline specific technicalanalyses minimized. Generally, the case study work concentrates on the evaluative nature ofengineering work such as identifying important variables in a problem, project assessment, andsystem analysis. Highly technical aspects

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Darrell D. Massie; Cheryl A. Massie

Session 2559 Framework for Organization and Control of Capstone Design/Build Projects Darrell D. Massie, Cheryl A. Massie United States Military Academy/Flack + Kurtz Consulting EngineersAbstractSenior design capstone projects frequently require team members to self-organize for a projectand then execute the design/build portion within a resource-constrained environment. This isusually challenging for inexperienced students who are struggling with technical as well asprogram management and team building issues. This paper outlines a general framework thatcan be used by

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Canfield, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Brittany Strachota, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

focuseson one school, identified here as Eastern Technical University (ETU). This analysis is restrictedto ETU’s first-year mechanical engineering curriculum, which typically involves students takingMechanics (ETU Physics), Calculus (ETU Math), Introduction to Manufacturing (ETUEngineering), and/or Introduction to CAD (ETU Design). Each course includes threecomponents: lecture, recitation, and laboratory. ETU’s curriculum generally identifies lectures asthe main venue through which content knowledge is imparted, while the recitation sessions areprimarily used as an opportunity to engage with the material through Q&A experiences andparticipation in group-work exercises. The laboratories serve as vehicles for specific skilldevelopment and attempt

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Raghu Echempati P.E., Kettering University

Paper ID #31970Applied Research in Undergraduate Capstone ClassesProf. Raghu Echempati P.E., Kettering University Professor Echempati is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University, (Flint, Mich.). He is a member of ASME, ASEE, and SAE. He has won several academic and technical awards. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Applied Research in Undergraduate Capstone ClassesAbstractThe objective of this paper is to discuss the different aspects of applied research carried in typicalmechanical engineering undergraduate capstone

Conference Session

Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill B. Elmore, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

credit hours oflecture (under the traditional definitions of “lab” and “lecture”). This credit structure providesfor two two-hour and forty minute sessions “in studio” each week. Page 24.311.3Studio‐environment with a large cohort Significant growth iscurrently underway inchemical engineeringprograms throughout thecountry. Our freshmancohort has grownsteadily over the past fiveyears from an enrollment Communication General Engineering & ChE  Engineering Analysis & of 65 in 2010 to 96 for • Teamwork ‐specific Topics Designthe spring 2014 semester. • Engineering logbooks

Conference Session

Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Cardenas, Harvey Mudd College

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Community Engagement Division

23.27.5to the E138 students, approximately mid-way through the semester. One board member is anengineer, and the second is a flute repairman, and both are deeply engaged in the preservationand stewardship of the Rosemont Preserve. The students and the board members participated in aquestion-and-answer session after the project statement and background were presented. Themajority of the students in E138 had taken the first-year engineering studio design course11,which runs the students through the design process. To build on this knowledge, major projectdeadlines were thus based on typical design-process goals: 1) a revised project statement, andobjectives and constraints were due one week after AFC visited our classroom; 2) functions,means, and

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Harold Evensen; Paula Zenner

Page 8.398.7 semester.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education 2. Throughout the semester, the senior project advisor provided the technical advice we needed to fully develop our project. 3. The senior project advisor met with us at least once every two weeks during the semester. 4. The senior project advisor was generally available during posted office hours. 5. The senior project advisor consistently encouraged us to set and meet deadlines and to prepare presentations, posters and papers. 6. The senior project advisor made effective use of group meeting times

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Goetz; Darin Ridgway; Ben Stuart; Valerie Young; Michael Prudich

Session 3213 Criterion-Based Grading for Learning and Assessment in Unit Operations Laboratory V.L. Young, D. Ridgway, M.E. Prudich, D.J. Goetz, and B.J. Stuart Department of Chemical Engineering, Ohio UniversityAbstractGoals for student learning in Unit Operations Laboratory are diverse. Students are to developskills in the planning and execution of experiments, the interpretation of experimental data, andthe communication of technical information. Additional goals include gaining familiarity withprocess equipment, improving teamwork skills, and developing professional habits in

Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, work that critically examines the ethicsof the Grand Challenges has so far been rare. In this paper, examining the process surroundingthe framing of the Grand Challenges generates a series of ethical questions about both thespecifics of the Challenges and the processes that gave rise to them. The outcomes of this inquiryinclude a set of research questions for scholars in engineering ethics and engineering studies, anda Grand Challenges lesson plan for classroom implementation that focuses students on the ethicsof problem framing, and the consideration of social questions as an integral part of professionalethics.IntroductionSince the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) first publicly articulated the GrandChallenges in 2008, engineering

Conference Session

IFEES: The Globalization of Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Claudio Borri, Universita' di Firenze; Sarah Rajala, Mississippi State University; Bruno Laporte, World Bank; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie; Seeram Ramakrishna, National University of Singapore; Xavier Fouger, Dassault Systemes; Jose Carlos Quadrado; Adriana Garboan, Politechnica University of Bucharest; Duncan Fraser, University of Cape Town; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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ASEE Global Programs

synthesis, fluid flow and heat transfer. Duncan has introduced a wide range of innovations into the chemical engineering programme at UCT, including collaborative study groups and the freshman course, as well as being involved in curriculum development and accreditation across the whole programme. He has published 19 articles in peer-reviewed journals on his technical research (mostly in the area of process synthesis) and 15 on engineering education (mostly on student learning).Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education Hans J. Hoyer, Ph.D. Director for International Programs and Strategy for ASEE and Deputy Secretary General of IFEES. Prior to coming to ASEE in early 2006, CEO of World

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mason Webster, Brigham Young University; Daniel Korth; Owen Carlson, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

characteristics. This school isresponsible for not only coordinating efforts between schools but for the overall projectintegration as well.Project Definition and Scope Page 12.1141.3In conjunction with General Motors, Sun Microsystems, UGS, Electronic Data Systems (EDS),and a total of twenty-nine teams from around the globe, one university led an effortunprecedented in size and scope for collaborative capstone design projects. Table 1 indicates thenumber of schools and students participating from each of the countries involved in the projectgiving an idea of the sheer size of the undertaking. Drawing on talent and skill from countries andcultures all

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Prashanta Kumar Acharjee, University of Texas at Tyler; Mena Souliman, The University of Texas at Tyler

Tagged Topics

Diversity

. In 2017, his research work on pavement engineering- related projects earned recognition as his college’s recipient of the Crystal Talon Award, sponsored by the Robert R. Muntz Library, recognizing outstanding scholarship and creativity of faculty from each college as determined by their dean. He also was awarded with the Crystal Quill award in 2018 by the University of Texas at Tyler for his research efforts and achievements. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session XXXX Development of Dynamic Modulus

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Ruth Chatelain-Jardon, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

, knowledge transfer, e-collaboration, and culture. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session XXXX Promote Supply Chain and Logistics Standards through Interdisciplinary Curriculum Innovation in a Minority Serving Institution Hua Li Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kai Jin Mechanical and Industrial

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2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Matthew Cavalli, Western Michigan University; Anetra Grice, Western Michigan University

alumni. Each mentor wastentatively assigned 1-3 student protégés.Expectations for the program were incorporated into virtual training sessions for both alumni andprotégés. The training made clear that the program was intended to be protégé-driven, withmentors providing guidance and input but students having the responsibility for steering theconversation and deciding on appropriate discussion topics. Protégés and mentors were expectedto communicate at least twice per month with at least one of the meetings being in-person (if thementor was local) or via Zoom, Webex, Skype, etc. if in-person meetings were notgeographically feasible. Agendas for each meeting would be constructed by the protégé andcirculated to their mentor at least two days prior

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Source Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schubert, Packer Engineering

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-2758: PLASMA TORCH FOR BIOMASS PYROLYSISPeter Schubert, Packer Engineering Dr. Schubert conducts research into alternate energy, space-based manufacturing, and engineering education at Packer Engineering in Naperville, IL. He is Senior Director, and has served as PI on projects from DOE, NASA and the GSA. He has published 47 technical papers, has 25 US patents, and is an instructor with the Society of Automotive Engineers. Prior experience includes 21 years in automotive electronics with Delphi Corporation, where he was a Technical Fellow. His doctorate in EE from Purdue was sponsored by a GM Fellowship. His MSEE is from U. of Cincinnati on a Whirlpool Fellowship, and his

Conference Session

BME Laboratory Courses and Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Homer Nazeran, University of Texas, El Paso

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Biomedical

can be observed in a patient to aid in the diagnostic process.  The different measurement types generate diverse signals that have a varied set of requirements. For example the temperature of the patient could be sampled once every 10 minutes but an electrocardiogram might need 1 KHz sampling rate.  The sensors are the physical devices that detect the biomedical signals.  The acquisition process does the necessary signal conditioning and captures the data.  The preprocessing phase prepares the information to be sent to the communication subsystem  The communication subsystem employs multiple techniques to transmit the data

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sue Rosser, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology; Janet Murray, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

14.779.9Based on our work so far, here are our recommendations for further study:1. We plan to focus future think alouds on students’ opinion of the software. Do they see the applet as an affordance to learning Statics, or would they rather not use it? – as is commonly the situation in many classes that routinely use software problems (notably in Physics) despite great student resistance.2. We should focus next steps on engaging students deeply in diagram recognition and generation across 2D and 3D representations such that we can identify why students had the types of difficulties we saw with free-body diagrams. For instance we could give students a problem, including a free body diagram that is not labeled with direction of forces

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Cawthorne, Purdue University; Osman Cekic, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Melissa Stacer, Purdue University

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Biomedical

into whatgraduate students identified as take away lessons for their careers. Finally, sharing their viewson the concept of effective instruction generate demonstrates whether thinking about learningand teaching impacts their understanding of the process. This paper will equally focus on how totie the results of the exploratory study to the emergent explanatory protocol designed tounderstand more fully the experience of graduate student participants while working with theVaNTH ERC.Introduction The National Science Foundation’s Engineering Research Center (ERC) program wascreated in 1984 to encourage collaborations between industry and academia. Since their creation,these multi-university, multidisciplinary ERCs have increased the

Conference Session

Curriculum for Green Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Becknell, Garver Engineers; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Seamus Freyne, University of Oklahoma; Stephan Durham, University of Arkansas; Anthony Lamanna, Tulane University

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Materials

(gold), and 52 points (platinum).1 The criteria for points include: siteselection, public transportation access, reducing heat islands, renewable energy sources, reuse ofexisting materials, use of recycled materials such as slag cement and fly ash, and innovativeinterior design. The LEED system defines sustainability “as development that meets the needsof the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” 1 Page 11.672.3Concrete can be used in several ways in order to increase the LEED project points. Portlandcement concrete can be used instead of asphalt to reduce heat islands. The reduction of the

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eileen Kowalski, U.S. Military Academy; Joe Manous, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

key as there are differences of opinion by educatorsand practioners as to which concepts belong in this category. Also at issue is the adoption ofacademic outcome goals, which generally include a provision that engineering education is toprovide the undergraduate with those technical skills and requisite knowledge needed to beproductive as they start their next field of endeavor, whether graduate studies or engineeringpractice. Clearly, this outcome goal is entirely desirable. However, while desirable, some goalsmay not be realistic and consequently provide little practical guidance for shaping theundergraduate education process. The challenge in developing realistic education outcome goals has become increasinglydifficult as the body

Conference Session

Real-Time and Embedded Systems

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard O'Brien; Jenelle Piepmeier

Session 1620Developing Feedback-Control Prototypes using a Real-Time Simulink Environment Jenelle Armstrong Piepmeier, Richard T. O’Brien, Jr. U.S. Naval Academy 118 Maryland Ave (Stop 14A) Annapolis, MD 21402An effective undergraduate controls curriculum will have strongly coupled laboratory andclassroom components. It is important that the students experience the application of theclassroom theory. Mathwork’s Simulink environment is ideal for teaching modeling andsimulation of feedback control systems. However, with the addition of a few blocks from

Conference Session

Experience with Experiential Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Beth Lakin; Gary Crossman

Capstone Projects In recent years, there have been opportunities to examine the awarding of experientiallearning credit for capstone and project-based courses across disciplines such as management,nursing, human services counseling, professional writing, communication. EngineeringTechnology (civil, electrical and mechanical) requires senior project (capstone) courses of allstudents. Students generally take these courses in their last semester, after they have completedall of their fundamental engineering courses and most of their senior technical electives. Thisarrangement, of course, is to ensure they are in the best position to apply their compositetechnical knowledge to the project based course. Each of these engineering technology

Conference Session

Technology-Based Entrepreneurship Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hsu Tze Chi; Han Bee Shan

Table 1サ. These seminars were conducted every two weeks.Some topics related to teamwork and technical experiments were also provided by theparticipating professors. Upon completion of the seminar session offered by the invitedspeakers, the students were asked to regularly present their progress till the completion of the Page 9.345.4products. Another common requirement for both teams is the development of 3D electronic “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in CET and MET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Sprinsky

were made and are beingevaluated.1. Tailor the GIS course to the target audience. We realized early in the design process that ageneric GIS course would not illustrate concepts well to Civil Engineering Technology students.The versatility of GIS technology for civil engineering enterprises should be demonstrated withcivil engineering problems. Using a generic approach is analogous to teaching Anatomy andPhysiology generically to medical students and paleontology students. The subject is the same butteaching emphasis must be very different for each field.2. Applications that are relevant make coordinate geometry concepts both understandable andmemorable. Click and Drag instruction is not enough to assure understanding. Nothing teachesas well as

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Neil Opfer; Jaeho Son; John Gambatese

Session 1421 A Graduate Seminar In Construction Neil Opfer, Jaeho Son University of Nevada, Las Vegas John Gambatese Oregon State UniversityAbstractAt our University, with our graduate program in construction, we looked for a vehicle toaccomplish certain goals. Our construction program is in a major metropolitan area with anextremely active construction market. We wanted to expose graduate students to the broadspectrum of this market ranging from residential and commercial

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Otieno; Radha Balamuralikrishna; Clifford Mirman

,programmable logic controllers, computer numerical control machines, materials handlingsystems, manufacturing vision systems, computer-aided testing, automated materials handlingsystems and automated storage and retrieval systems. As observed by the SME, “…Studentswith a solid grounding in science and math, strong hands-on project experience and teamworkskills make the best manufacturing engineers”4. Although several changes were made to the program keeping our objectives in mind, wewill focus here on the major issues. In general, the program changes initiated have allowed thedepartment to integrate either new skills or advanced skills into our curriculum. Table 1 showsthe redesigned MET program for the 2001/2002 academic year. As a result of

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Duesing; Kevin Schmaltz; Dan Goodrich; Pamela Schmaltz

option. Ultimately, the CTIstudent team finished installing the control package and calibrating the surface frictiontester two weeks after graduation. Only the most cursory of testing was conducted, butthe team delivered a functioning surface friction tester, see Figure 1 below, to CTI thatcost well under the $70,000 allotted for it. The surface friction tester obtained reliablefriction coefficients when measured against other existing surface friction testers, such asthat used by Continental General Tire Company. Figure 1: Trailer Completed by the 1998-1999 LSSU Student Team (May, 1999) Page 6.5.5 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard M. Felder

counteract this fear, we minimize general educational material that is not clearly linked to the participants’ disciplines, use discipline-specific examples of the strategies and devices we recommend (active and/or cooperative learning, instructional objectives, homework and test construction, or whatever), and avoid “games” (e.g. name- learning icebreakers, brain teasers intended to stimulate creative thinking) that have no apparent connection to the participants’ disciplines.• Include both technical and pedagogical expertise on the workshop facilitation team. Rebecca’s training and professional background are in education and Rich’s are in chemical engineering. Our workshops are better than they would be if either of us

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Mualla ÖNER; Gürses ÖNER

Session 3513Improvements in the Teaching of Separation Process Design through Interactive Computer Graphics Mualla ÖNER*, Gürses ÖNER** * Yildiz Technical University, Chemical Engineering Department Sisli, Istanbul, 80270 TURKEY ** Ciba Specialty Chemicals ltd. Akatlar, 80630 Istanbul-TURKEYSeveral graphical solution techniques have long played a role in separations processes. McCabe-Thiele and Ponchon-Savarit methods for staged

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Hussein Anis

Session 1260 Developing Engineering Education In Egypt- Experience and Achievements Hussein Anis Cairo University , EGYPTIntroductionAn Engineering Education Development Project (EEDP) was initiated in Egypt in January,1992 1,2. The project has been funded through a loan agreement between the World Bank andthe government of Egypt. The project generally aims at the upgrading or the redesign ofeducational programs at the eighteen Egyptian faculties of engineering. This includes theupgrading of academic curricula, human resources (teaching and