Conference Session

Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Neck, Babson College; John Bourne, Olin College; Stephen Schiffman, Olin College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Education, 2006 The Babson-Olin Symposium for Engineering Entrepreneurship Educators: Helping Engineering Faculty Teach EntrepreneurshipIntroduction The pace of innovation and change is demanding that students of engineering engage inbusiness activities that generate social and economic value. Yet, traditional engineeringeducation is no longer sufficient in competitive, uncertain environments. For the past 15 yearswe have witnessed many business schools and engineering schools form partnerships – somehave succeeded but many have failed or continue to struggle. Overall, most partnerships are notmeeting original expectations; various constraints are limiting the impact of such

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 8: Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John T Solomon, Tuskegee University; Hang Song, Auburn University; Lauren E. Beckingham, Auburn University; Karen McNeal, Auburn University; Kelly Lazar, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

knowledge and higher-level environmental behavior, manifested by theirwillingness and preparedness to pursue careers in the industries developing sustainableresources, have been explored. With a focus on imparting these qualities, a pedagogicalsystem with a comprehensive pool of interventions has been designed and implemented in asenior-level mechanical engineering course in the HBCU. The paper summarizes the surveydevelopment process and explores the impact of the intervention on students' ecologicalknowledge, behavior, attitudes, and job decisions, which will help develop strategies forpreparing the next-generation, diverse renewable energy workforce. I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The holistic need for reducing

Conference Session

Tools and Strategies for Teaching Online Courses

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

in order to accommodate students with color blindness. 7. Maintaining ongoing one-on-one and group communication with students; establishing positive relationships with students and offering accessible opportunities for interaction.The longitudinal effects of QM training for faculty appear to be long-term, with participants whowere tracked over three years found to demonstrate increased teaching efficacy across face-to-face, online, and Hyflex modalities [21]. A major reported impact from these studies was facultymembers’ increased attention to the alignment of course learning objectives, module-levellearning objectives, and assignments and activities [21, 22]. Studies also show that QM trainingand certification improves course

Conference Session

Faculty Development Work-in-Progress Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; William L. Hughes, Boise State University

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development Constituency Committee

time unpacking what these values mean in terms of the decisions thatface the group. For example, if “inclusivity” is an important value, then what are the implicationsfor who you hire, how you accept students into the program, who you teach and mentor, and howyou allocate internships, etc. Similarly, if “impact” is a professional value, then what are theimplications for what kinds of research projects to take on and how to measure the researchers’contributions (changing a public policy around a critical issue perhaps is more valuable than apublication in a highly ranked journal).Lessons Learned and Next StepsA primary lesson learned is that values, when made explicit and embraced as a community ofpractitioners, breaks down the structural

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Berrisford Boothe; Todd Watkins; John Ochs

context, Lehighstudents work in multidisciplinary teams with company sponsors on real world projects requiringdeliverable prototypes and business plans. Based on the industry feedback of the past four yearsthis active, collaborative, project-based learning is superior for developing the characteristicsvalued by employers. These characteristics include professional competency, industryexperience, multi-functional communications skills, team-orientation, problem solving anddecision making skills in ill-structured situations and self direction. We believe that thisexperiential learning approach is equally valid for the student entrepreneurs. The approach is topartner the entrepreneurial teams (e-teams) with start-up companies, student entrepreneurs

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech; Andrew Katz, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

agent, that is, the student did not set the value of life, but it was given to them. 2) The monetization of human life was different for US citizens than for citizens of Agrabah.Out of the 86 students, only 19 students addressed at least one of the two ethical issues. The restof the students (that is, more than 77% of the students) solved the problem without addressingthe ethical issues. The reason could be that the problem does not reflect an ethical dilemma forthem. However, and although this is beyond the scope of this paper, this should be an indicatorof us (the engineering education community at large) doing not such a great job in conveying theimportance of ethics to engineering students. We do not mean though that

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Silva; Sheri Sheppard

build on the freshman designexperience through service to real clients, with a special emphasis on K-16 outreach. Enablers toimplement innovation included the support by the administration, attracting new faculty andresources, intellectual and financial engagement of students, and convincing all stakeholders to"think big." Challenges to sustaining innovation--continually expanding hands-on learningcurricula, creating more physical space, finding new opportunities, and attracting new sources offunding--are being solved by rewarding leaders and faculty members for their involvement,modeling teamwork and risk-taking among the faculty, and creating a "creative culture" whereplay and fun happen. Evidence collected to assess and evaluate the

Conference Session

Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University; David Thiessen, Washington State University; Baba Abdul, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

innovations. Similarly the 1970’s and 80’s produced abody of research focused on teacher’s concerns and viewpoints, which has had a similarly lowimmediate impact on educational practice. The article suggests that the educational research lacks thesocio-political ‘authority’ to bring about systematic reform. Regardless of the reason it is clear thatresearch in the field of education has not produced a history of usefulness for educators.Our particular situation is complicated further in that we have a long time scale, one semester per year,and low numbers, 12-30 students per year. This has made it difficult to conduct true rigorous controlledexperiments. Additionally our assessments have been performed on extra-credit assignments where

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ciprian Popoviciu, East Carolina University; Philip J. Lunsford II, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University; Colby Lee Sawyer, East Carolina University; Jarvis Woodburn; Zachary Ryan Zynda, East Carolina University; Dale Drummond, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

, Service performance, Cisco WebEx Board, Raspberry PI, SaaS,Monitoring.Neither the entire paper nor any part of its content has been published or has beenaccepted for publication elsewhere. It has not been submitted to any other journal.1. IntroductionDistance Education is made possible by real time collaboration and interaction which in turn are enabledby a set of ever improving set of technologies and services. This evolution and these improvementsprovide the tools for delivering a very rich and effective learning experience regardless of thegeographical location of either students or expert instructors. Distance Education and DistanceCollaboration are particularly impactful in communities lacking the resources to provide access to

Collection

2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

student’s academic careerthat many of these concepts will be communicated. Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX Copyright © 2022, American Society for Engineering Education 4 What is Engineering?Engineers and the profession of engineering have a profound impact on society today. Just what isEngineering? Ask the average person and you might get the response that engineering is what a“train engineer” does in their profession, as seen in Figure 1. Other people who might know anengineer or be familiar with STEM will

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Youssef, San Diego State University; Vladimir Arutyunov, California State University Northridge

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

MechanicalComponents (referred to as Machine Design). These courses are very important in educatingstudents on the fundamentals of engineering, mechanics, and design, where in some cases systemsynthesis is emphasized. In this educational paradigm, students are expected to link the chain ofknowledge together with little to no guidance. Youssef and Kabo recognized this issue andproposed a new approach to teach Machine Design, where they integrated more systems designconsiderations as well as soft-skills such as communication [2]. They reported significantimprovement in the quality of students as the students moved into capstone courses and industry;however, this course was at the junior level and their approach requires substantial investment ofprofessors’ time

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

-ledMechatronics I course will utilize the second generation of its Articulated Suspension EvaluationPlatform (ASEP II) robot shown in Figure 3 as the focus for learning about electro-mechanicalsystems with embedded electronics and control software, themyRIO has been selected and procured. Each student will beissued a myRIO and teams of two students will share an NImechatronics kit. These resources will be used throughout thecourse and its associated laboratories. One of the reason thisembedded system was selected was its ease of use, ability to beprogrammed using the LabVIEW graphical programmingenvironment and its ability to communicate wirelessly to alaptop or computer acting as a base station. In addition, themyRIO can support the integration of video

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan P.E., Rowan University; Kevin B. Trinh; Gena Gizzi; Nathan Lamb

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

-taking-up-stem-subjects-on-decline-last-10-years-ratio-of-science-to-arts-classes-reversed/.[2]. S.V. Mohan, M. Prathima Devi, G. Mohanakrishna, N. Amarnath, M. Lenin Babu, P.N.Sarma (2011) “Potential of mixed microalgae to harness biodiesel from ecological water-bodieswith simultaneous treatment” Bioresour Technol., 102(2):1109-17[3]. V. Barr and C. Stephenson, “Bringing computational thinking to K-12: What is involved andwhat is the role of the computer science education community,” ACM Inroads Magazine,Vol. 2, Issue 1, March 2011, pp. 48-54[4]. J. Hamari, D. J. Shernoff, E. Rowe, B. Coller, J. Asbell-Clarke, and T. Edwards,“Challenging games help students learn: An empirical study on engagement, flow and immersionin game-based learning

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melodie A. Selby PE, Walla Walla University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

courses equivalent toone four-credit class per year. However, the University has not had a systematic approach toassessing the ability of their students to understand ethical dilemmas and responsibility. Facultyare considering changes to the training in engineering ethics. Without an assessment of currentstudent outcomes, changes would be based on anecdotal evidence only. The University needs toknow the current level of understanding of engineering ethics in both freshmen and graduatingseniors in order to appropriately revise the training we provide to our students. The Universityalso needs to identify an appropriate assessment method for incoming freshmen so that facultycan adjust training as appropriate in real-time

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

continuous learning by offering diverse instructionalapproaches, encouraging scholarship, engaging in collaborative community service, andempowering its constituents to become responsible citizens in an interdependent, pluralistic,global community. These aspects of the NU mission align nicely with objectives of a program insecurity and safety engineering. In addition, University students earn their degrees in a uniqueone-course-per-month format and attend classes at night so they can continue to move forward inthe workplace. However, students can take only one course at a time. Each course has 40.5 hoursof class room contact. During this period, students are exposed to the challenges and intricaciesof the subject taught in that class.Although the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University; Ryan McGhee, Baylor University; Brian Thomas, Baylor University; Elizabeth Lemus, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

participants as they gain aperspective on the needs of the world. However, their impact on the local community they triedto serve can be much shorter in duration.This paper describes our work in rural Honduras. Several years ago we started out by designingand installing a micro-hydroelectric system in a poor mountainous village. It began operations in2007 in a village of about 50 homes. Although the villagers were trained in the general operationof the equipment, they were not trained well enough to operate a small business with it.Therefore, cash was not available to repair or maintain the system. We have, therefore,transitioned to a different working model that not only deploys equipment, but also provides asystem of enterprise which helps the

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Design Projects & Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University; Frank Goforth, Georgia Southern University; Shonda Bernadin, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 13.258.9wanted the practice to continue, but they can also be critical. Therefore, educators must keepstudents engaged and adjust their teaching techniques accordingly. In fact, the best lessons maybe learned from reading students’ comments and suggestions as listed in Appendix C.Although computer simulation has shown to have a positive impact on student performance, itseffects on students’ attendance and retention was not established and thus, require furtherinvestigation. Moreover, further examination of the variant in student lab evaluation relative tothe overall course requirement may be warranted. The course-level continuous improvementprocess has proven to be very effective in targeting problems in conceptual student learningduring

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Christopher Gioia, Slippery Rock University; Samantha (Sami Bortz

elements of engineering design process into the project.The engineering design process will be emphasized from the beginning when presenting theproject options to the students. From there, students will pick their desired projects and arerequired to maintain consistent communication with the MC director and the course instructor toencourage sustained project engagement. This will help ensure that students can receive timelyfeedback on their work from the customer as well as solicit input from her. Bi-weekly reportswill be required where students track individual task progress and can present preliminaryresults. Also, rather than one report at the end of the semester, intermediate deliverables are duethroughout the semester. These include: a

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

-survey.Another Likert-scale question was intended for revealing if sustainability would impact thestudents’ design process. Similarly, the question was asked on a 5-point scale, 1 being leastaffected and 5 being most affected. The answers to this question (shown in Figure 3) indicatedthat over 90% of the students in the post-survey agreed their design would be at least“somewhat” sustainable compared to 80% in the pre-survey. No students thought sustainabilityhad no effect on the design process anymore. Page 26.944.9 14 12 Number of Students

Conference Session

Teaching Ethics II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Freeman, Valparaiso University; Peter Johnson, Valparaiso University; Kenneth Leitch, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

from an individual to a group assignment changed thedynamics in the second half of the GE 301 course. This paper will explore the changes instudent interest and behavior introduced by changing the ethics assignment andexpanding the number of class periods of ethics instruction. The authors will alsoexplore any impacts this change had on student performance in the course and on thecivil engineering departmental assessment of student understanding of ethics.IntroductionABET’s Engineering Criteria 2000 requires that all engineering program graduates beable to demonstrate “an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.1 ” It isleft up to individual institutions to implement this required outcome in light of what isfrequently a very

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lucena; Gary Lee Downey

students learn to focus their attentionwholly on the internal structure of problem solving. They are trained to value the repeatedapplication of a stabilized method. The only thing that should vary from course to course andmajor to major is the type of problem and the appropriate mathematical tools for solving it.Yet life on the job requires something that the mastery of mathematical problem solving does notprovide, an ability to interact with and engage positively perspectives other than one’s own. Byfocusing on discipline-based problem solving, for example, does a mechanical engineeringcurriculum prepare students adequately to interact with other types of engineers who define theirproblems differently? By defining problems in mathematical terms

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session #4: Global DEI

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moses Olayemi, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

participants for my study, even the tenor of my voice on paper, have all beeninfluenced by my experiences and worldview. These include my research and firsthandexperiences as a Black, male, heterosexual African student studying in a predominantly whiteinstitution in the midwestern part of the continental US.My educational experiences in Nigeria convinced me that regardless of the extenuatingcircumstances, exceptional educators find a way. Engaging in local capacity development projectsin the US has further strengthened my conviction that research and teaching should always aim tobe culturally sensitive. As an international student in the US, I have had to navigate multiplechallenges on various philosophical axiological, ontological, and

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Klein, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Greg J Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

topursue a career in manufacturing [3]. The same study, however, shows that parents who work inmanufacturing are twice as likely to encourage their children to pursue a manufacturing career ascompared to the average American [3]. This can indicate that exposure to manufacturing mayhelp to enhance the public perception of the industry, and ultimately show manufacturing as agood career choice. As a result, there have been several attempts to demystify manufacturingthrough educational efforts, especially at the K-12 level. While these efforts are typicallydesigned to engage young students in manufacturing, research attempts focused on betterunderstanding their impacts on children’s perceptions of related careers seem to be lacking.Therefore, this

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Johnson; Harold Larson; Charles Standridge; Shirley Fleischmann

short vignettes focused on ethical issues in student life is shown. Each vignetteis discussed with students asked which rule of thumb helps resolve the issue and what a goodresolution would be.Environmental impact concerns are a fundamental part of any material transformation activity andinclude waste disposal. To illustrate this, students are ask to develop a process for painting acardboard square green on one side by mixing blue and yellow tempera paint. The process mustproduce as little leftover paint as possible and contaminate as few items as it can. Students mayuse gloves, paint brushes, cups, cotton swabs, and similar items. After the square is painted, eachstudent team and the instructor review the process for possible

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ari Turrentine, VentureWell

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

showing that on average, women with Page 26.327.6a science or engineering degree, employed full-time in STEM, earned $75,100.16 On average,men of the same status earned $91,000, a difference of almost $16,000. In 1999, MIT conducteda study on women faculty in their life science departments and found resource discriminationsuch as differences in salary, laboratory size, funding, award nominations, and startuppackages.37 In regards to academic commercialization, according to Murray,40 faculty are ofteninvited to engage in this type of activity by former students involved in entrepreneurship. Thereis some evidence to show that resource discrimination

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Ranalli, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton; Christopher Reed Martin, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona; Jacob Preston Moore, Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

courses.Functionally, these pages were developed using an interface that communicates with a server-side Python installation using CGI. The interactive plot element uses JavaScript to identify theposition of the mouse cursor and map it into graph space coordinates. In the case of user entry orplot coordinates being found, the requested state is sent via CGI to the PYroMat backend, andused to generate a new HTML response with the updated text and graphics.From a pedagogical perspective, the use of this tool provides a means by which exploration ofproblems can be fostered. Utilizing traditional table lookups makes iteration on cycle problemstime prohibitive, making it very difficult to provide students with opportunities to explore cycledesign space and observe

Conference Session

Integrating Teaching Assistants, Tenure-track, and Non-tenure-track Faculty into a Cohesive Department

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C Bower PE, The Citadel

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

eleven years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy.Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel Ally Kindel Martin is the Director of Student Engagement, Projects & Finance in the School of Engi- neering. In her position, she has worked with the Supplemental Instruction program, launched STEM Freshmen Outreach initiatives, created an Engineering Mentor Connection program, and revitalized the Engineering Career & Networking Expo. She holds a M.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina. Previously she worked as a Student Success Adviser and focused on early intervention initiatives. She has taught courses including First Year Seminar, Keys to Student Success and

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Joshua D. Neeley, Utah Valley University; Nile Edward Brewer; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

on Mechatronics, 2003.7. Jones, M.G., et al., “Learning at the Nanoscale: The Impact of Students’ Use of Remote Microscopy on Concepts of Viruses, Scale, and Microscopy”, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 40(2), 303-322.8. Jones, M.G., et al., “Haptic Augmentation of Science Instruction: Does Touch Matter?”, G.J. Kelly and R.E. Mayer Learning, pp. 111 -123.9. Jackson, David and Curtis R. Taylor, “Development of Haptic Virtual Gaming Environments for Teaching Nanotechnology”, Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education, 2011.10. Streri; Feron, "The development of haptic abilities in very young infants: From perception to cognition". Infant Behaviour & Development, 2018, 28 (3): 290

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Yannuzzi; Edward McDonnell; Bradshaw Kinsey; Robert Bowman

element of its institutional identity onthe outcome of the joint venture. Community College of Philadelphia, which had for yearsoffered courses at the Shipyard, had to agree to invite other "competitor" institutions onto its"turf." Delaware County Community College, from the suburbs, had to agree to manage a grantand provide administrative support for a project where it would enroll fewer than one-third of thestudents. Camden County College, across the river in New Jersey, had to agree to share itstechnology programs and facilities with students from another state. Drexel University, a leaderin engineering and technology research, had to adapt to the short-term delivery modes andapplied technology programs needed for workforce retraining. At

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Experiences

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell

- disciplinary teams. 15. An ability to communicate effectively. Evaluation and Judgment* 16. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning. 17. An ability to understand professional, ethical, and social responsibilities. 18. Respect for diversity and level of knowledge necessary to understand the impact . . . 19. A commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement. 20. Capable of evaluating materials and methods for construction projects. Legend