Conference Session

Current Issues in Information Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Brzoska; Atsushi Inoue; Min-Sung Koh; William Loendorf

Digital Circuit II 2 ENGL 205 Technical Report Writing 5 GECR General Education Core Requirements 5 CSCD 226 Programming Principles II 5 CMST 200 Communication Studies 4 TECH 276 Microprocessors I 4 Total 45 Junior Year Course Title Credits Number CSCD 208 Unix Laboratory 1 CSCD 228 Unix 2

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Ramers

. Many of the projectswere assigned early in the semester or at midterm, and the students were expected to executethose projects throughout the semester to produce the required deliverables. Another importantlesson for the students was the benefit of generating as many alternatives as possible, then usingformal processes to evaluate those alternatives.Overall, the students learned a great deal about manufacturing while developing some of thecompetencies they were not usually exposed to in traditional Mechanical Engineering courses.Most of the students understood that the techniques and competencies they were learning wouldbe necessary in the professional work environment. A lack of textbooks that combined thepresentation of technical material

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Momodou Jain

Tagged Divisions

International

collaborative efforts between engineers, ecologists,sociologists, economists, government agencies, NGO’s and community groups. 15 Sustainabledesign focuses on solutions to environmental problems within the context of the intersections ofsocial, economic and ecological systems. And the language of ‘design’ facilitates the bridging ofthe technical work and social analysis. 16The end goal of an economically sustainable design that will be self propagating will be morelikely when following a design process focused on local resources and materials, as capturednicely in a flowchart adapted from McGarvey (Figure 1). 17 Low cost is a key design criteria –the system should be practical for deployment in other villages without substantial fund raisingdemands

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosalyn Hobson; Esther Hughes

prepares students for graduate school. In bothscenarios, students must be able to effectively communicate ideas to others and they must be ableto problem solve effectively and efficiently.Bibliography[1.] C.G. Downing, “Essential Non-Technical Skills for Teaming,” J. Engr. Education, vol. 90, no. 1, pp. 113- 117, 2001.[2.] C. Morgan and J. Morgan, “Using Teams with Active/Collaborative Learning,” Presented at the National Science Foundation/Stanford University New Century Scholars Workshop, August 2000.[3.] The BESTEAMS Engineering Project Team Faculty Training Workshop, University of Maryland, College Park, September 29, 2000.[4.] D.B. Kaufman, R.M. Felder, and H. Fuller, "Accounting for Individual Effort

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Cynthia Atman; Harvey Wolfe

for those relationships between the playgrounddesign process protocols and the final designs. To judge the quality of the subject’s final design,we have developed a quality score. This score is based on three parts: (1) criteria based on theproblem statement, (2) applicable supplemental criteria, and (3) qualitative ratings (aesthetics,design uniqueness, technical feasibility, etc.). Final design scores are linked to the quantitativedata produced from the coded verbal protocols. When completed, these models will providevaluable insight about those design processes that contribute most to the quality of the final de-sign, as well as indicate areas where teaching efforts may need to be concentrated31

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

Session 3125 Adapting the Studio Critique to Large Capstone Design Courses Paul Ruchhoeft Department of Electrical Engineering Richard Bannerot Ross Kastor Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Houston AbstractIn this paper we describe the successful adaptation and application of two techniquesused primarily in teaching the visual arts, the studio and the critique, to a large capstonedesign environment. This new

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch; Michael Owen Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

definitions were analyzed by expert judges. Before judges proceeded withofficial scoring, they engaged in training and calibration sessions.1. Expert JudgesTwo judges analyzed student sustainability definitions. The first judge was a PhD student inCEE, while the second judge held an advanced degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering.Both judges completed sustainability-related courses, conducted sustainability-related research,and have been involved with Engineers without Borders (EWB), an organization dedicated toimplementing sustainable engineering projects worldwide. Both judges extensively reviewedrecent publications related to sustainability and sustainability education prior to scoring studentdefinitions.2. Judge Training and

Conference Session

High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly B Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Jane A. Petrus, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Louisiana Tech University. She received her bachelor of science degree from Louisiana Tech in me- chanical engineering and worked for The Dow Chemical Company as a Technical Services Engineering before joining the staff at Louisiana Tech. Her job responsibilities include academic advising for engineer- ing and science students, coordinating the TechSTEP program, recruiting, and organizing the Freshman Enrichment Enrichment Program. Page 22.304.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Building Relationships by Avoiding the "Show-and-Go": A STEM

Conference Session

FPD IV: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-year Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian M. Argrow, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel W. Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, University of Colorado, Boulder; Suzana Brown, University of Colorado, Boulder; Adam J. Blanford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Corrina Ladakis Gibson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Eric Donnelly Kenney

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

isfor the new course to supplant the current introduction-to-major courses, consideration was givento ensure that ABET-required topics are covered for all the majors. In the first plenary session, adiscussion of the Engineering Grand Challenges was used to contextualize the engineeringprofession and disciplines, and to motivate students to envision themselves as the generation thatwill/must engineer the solutions to the Grand Challenges. The instructors then explained howthe Grand Challenges would be used in the discipline modules to establish a common theme Page 25.851.5from which to compare and contrast the majors. The second session was

Conference Session

Computer Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Ashish Hingle, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

. Mertala et al.7 found thatyoung students placed AI on a spectrum of ubiquitous technology and could identify it throughmicro, exo, and macro levels. Students commonly identified AI with "robots," and the authorsposited four explanations; 1) robots give form to the abstract concept of AI, 2) robots arecommonly programmed with AI functionalities, so they naturally are seen together, 3) they are © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conferenceboth conceptualized with anthropomorphic tendencies, and 4) "both robots and AI are commonlyrepresented as replacers of the human workforce and providers of help in media texts" [pg. 8].More generally, science

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Diller P.E., University of Dayton; Scott I. Segalewitz, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

global technical professionals, distance and asyn- chronous learning, and technical communication. He served for 2-1/2 years as Director of Industrial and Technical Relations for the University of Dayton China Institute in Suzhou, China where he established corporate partnerships and training programs for US companies in the Suzhou Industrial Park, and devel- oped opportunities for UD students to gain international and technical experience in China. He served for twelve years as Chair of the UD Department of Engineering of Engineering Technology, where he was responsible for leadership of five baccalaureate engineering technology programs, and approximately 300 full and part-time students. Prior to this position, he

Conference Session

Let’s Get Pumped: Innovative Approaches for Better Student Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Bennett, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Tarek Abdoun, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Casper Harteveld, Northeastern University; Flora P McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Usama El Shamy P.E., Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engagedwith issues related to the design of a levee system, as shown in Table 1. The gamingenvironment will emphasize field testing, sense-making and virtual practical experience asstudents play the different sessions of the game. Sense-making situations can be introduced assimply as guessing soil properties (e.g., unit weight, specific gravity, shear strength parameters,etc.) to the more difficult cases of predicting worst case loading scenarios of a levee for slopestability and seepage analyses. The envisioned integration of the game module aims at providing the following learningoutcomes:• evaluate geotechnical systems using current principles of geotechnical and foundation engineering by experiencing (virtually) the actual response

Conference Session

Involving Undergraduates in Research

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

instrument.(v) Demonstrate effective use of project and personnel management techniques.(vi) Identify and meet customer needs.(vii) Integrate engineering professionalism, ethics, and the environmental in their work and as it relates to the context of engineering in society.(viii) Demonstrate improved communication skills including written, oral, and multimedia. This may include both patent and literature searches as well as writing a patent disclosure for novel work.Common Grading Guidelines for Jr. /Sr. Engineering ClinicThe following (Table 1) are general guidelines that are used for establishing grades for theJunior/Senior Engineering Clinic. As mentioned earlier, these guidelines were developed by theclinic committee and

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angkee Sripakagorn, Chulalongkorn University; Kuntinee Maneeratana, Chulalongkorn University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Technical usage is highlighted and the research workinvolves open-ended design tasks rather than strict procedural steps of work.In the academic year 2008, 94 students registered for the course. The numbers of groups,classified by areas and types, are shown in Table 1. In recent years, on average, over 70% of allprojects belonged to the design type. The data in Table 1 reflects this general trend. Table 1. Number of Groups by Areas and Types Area \ Type Design Investigation Total AM 8 3 11 AU 7 1 8 TF 7 4 11

Conference Session

Teaching Approaches for Ethics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

enumerated list of opinions and be able to justify them in alegal proceeding. While the format of a deposition may vary, the following questions and themesare generally followed: 1. When did you become involved with the case? 2. What were you asked to do? 3. What did you actually do? 4. What are your opinions? 5. What is the factual basis for your opinions? 6. Is there any room or basis to challenge your opinions (i.e. do you make too many assumptions in your analysis)? 7. Are there any other thoughts or opinions that you would present in court? Page 24.400.4The Crash ScenarioThe following scenario is given to mechanical

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stefani A. Bjorklund; Norman Fortenberry

measure engineering students’ progress towards achieving more than one or two – muchless all 15 – of the identified foundational student learning outcomes. Table 1. 15 Foundational Technical and Non-Technical Student Outcomes Engineering graduates must have: ABET Criteria 3a-k a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering b) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs d) An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f) An understanding of professional and ethical

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Mickelson

- semester questionnaireswere developed to evaluate a student’s attitude toward the university, college, department, andtheir chosen major. Students were asked about how they learn best, concerns they had for thesemester, and what academic support they would like. We also wanted to see if student wouldchange options after experiencing the various laboratories. Also evaluated was studentparticipation within the department, familiarity with other grade levels of AE students,familiarity with faculty, and comfort with writing a technical lab report.Figure 1 shows the pre-evaluation questionnaire that was used during the first class period of thesemester. Figure 2 shows the post-evaluation used during the last class period. A peer mentorevaluation was

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly A. Rusch P.E., Louisiana State University; Del H. Dugas, ExxonMobil

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

more engineers 1, 5. Also,improving the diversity of engineering will lead to a variety of perspectives that ultimatelyresults in optimal, creative solutions to engineering problems 6. Within the college experience, amore diverse student population generally correlates with improved learning outcomes andexperiences for all students 7.As students from under-represented groups pursue engineering degrees, the higher educationcommunity will need to deliberately address issues that will support recruitment, persistence andincrease graduation rates. With respect to under-represented minorities, both low recruitment andretention are barriers to increasing the number of gradutes8. Among students who have financialneed, a key retention component is

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Engineering Education: Program Models

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie-Ann Miller LCSW, State University of New York, Stony Brook

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

student mentors in developing STEM Tech Clubs. The clubs will service girls from underserved school districts. Each club will use service-learning to exam and come up with a design for an environmental issue. The designs will be built using the engineering design model and presented at a capstone event. She served on the Connect To Tech Advisory Board as a member on this network of school personnel, industry leaders, and community members, whose goal is to further the education of students on Long Island in STEM areas. She has been a Long Island Regional Service Learning Network, Advisory Board member. Members provide curriculum and technical assistance to school districts that are interested in developing a service

Conference Session

Computer Science-related Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Korey L. Sewell, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Jeff Ringenberg, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

workshop. D. The workshop generated excitement about technology and computer science. E. The program made me more interested in a computer science career. F. The program helped me improve my teamwork skills. (Only Program 1)Additionally, the following qualitative questions were asked to each student: 1. What did you like most about the workshop? 2. What did you like least about the workshop? 3. What would you do to improve future workshops?We were also able to gather information on whether or not students had programmed beforewhen collecting the data for Programs 2 and 3.Program Evaluations Figure 2: Program 1 Evaluation - 30 students composed of rising 9th gradersThe results

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tony Wong; Pascal Bigras

Session 2220 A SOFTWARE TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING NONLINEAR PHENOMENA IN HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEMS Tony Wong1, Pascal Bigras1, Daniel Cervera2 1 École de technologie supérieure, Université du Québec / 2Collège de Valleyfield1. IntroductionHydraulic and pneumatic systems are highly nonlinear and difficult to analyze. These systemsexhibit nonlinear behavior because of restricted flows, finite cylinder length and non-negligiblestatic and dynamic frictions. Pneumatic system non-linearity is even stronger because of aircompressibility. It is always a challenge to explain the effects of these nonlinear

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radu F. Babiceanu, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Daniel Rucker, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Hussain M Al-Rizzo, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Seshadri Mohan, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

operationalefficiency and increase their bottom line.1. IntroductionThis paper discusses both the educational aspects, in terms of pedagogical approach to teach thecapstone design course and assessment of the course learning outcomes, and the technicalaspects of the 2006- 2007 Systems Engineering Capstone Design course at the University ofArkansas at Little Rock (UALR). Teaching systems engineering, in general, and systemsengineering capstone design course, in particular, is a subject of continuous debate due to themultidisciplinary nature of the systems engineering discipline and the expectations of thestakeholders involved in the capstone design course1-2. This work presents the UALR SystemsEngineering Department successful experience in teaching the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Peer Mentoring

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rezvan Nazempour, University of Illinois at Chicago; Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois at Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois at Chicago; Anthony E. Felder, University of Illinois at Chicago; Didem Ozevin P.E., University of Illinois at Chicago; Jeremiah T. Abiade, University of Illinois at Chicago

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

than their peers, and students in C-Groups 1 and 2 hadsignificantly higher GPAs than their peers in C-Group 3.Introduction and Related WorksA report from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology suggests that theUnited States needs to produce approximately one million STEM college graduates during the nextdecade to retain its preeminence in science and technology [1]. The authors assert that, “Increasingthe retention of STEM majors from 40% to 50% would, alone, generate three quarters of thetargeted one million additional STEM degrees over the next decade.” To reach this goal,universities and higher education institutions have made significant efforts to design andimplement effective methods for improving student academic

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin P.E., East Tennessee State University; Peter D. Rogers, Georgia Southern University; Christopher David Leblanc, University of New Hampshire; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

various short answer and computationalquestions that students print out and complete. Both the quizzes and tickets are graded and usedto ensure that students complete the online lessons of each course prior to the upcoming face-to-face sessions which focus on hands-on learning activities (problem solving sessions, computer-based activities and laboratory exercises). Each online lessons contains a combination ofPowerPoint presentations (covering lecture style content with derivations, etc.), Lightboard andKaltura videos showing problem solving examples, and Internet-based videos (YouTube, etc.)highlighting real-life applications.ResultsTable 2 summarizes the student responses (1 to 5 point scale) for the instructor and coursesatisfaction rating

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Unique Approaches

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S Jordan, Purdue Univeristy; Robin Adams, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, students learn toapply the technical skills they have learned in the classroom in an application where creativity isking but reliability is key.The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest presents a fertile landscape for exploring these issues, butwhat is it really like? This paper attempts to capture a portion of the experience from theconception through completion of a Rube Goldberg machine (see Figure 1). It will begin with abrief history of Rube Goldberg the cartoonist, the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, and the rolethat Rube Goldberg plays in the media and popular culture today. It will then go into detail onthe design process used by the winning machine, with emphasis on drawing out interestingthings learned from the experience. It will end with a

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Lyndon Abrams, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah Bosley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 14.1256.3 The TECT Workshop ModelIn response to this call to improve STEM education and to raise student awareness ofengineering careers, the TECT project was developed with the following goals in mind:GOAL 1: Improve STEM educational programs and career guidance counseling in high schools within the Charlotte, North Carolina region through enhanced STEM-based teacher professional development workshops focused on engineering.GOAL 2: Enlarge the pool of technical and diversity trained teachers and counselors within the Charlotte, North Carolina region by recruiting and training mentors to conduct TECT- based training within their own school districts.GOAL 3: Broaden the diversity

Conference Session

Experiments in Remote-access Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Diong, Texas Christian University; Jamie Smith, Lockheed-Martin Aeronautics; Edward Kolesar, Texas Christian University; Rene Cote, Texas Christian University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-term goals of this endeavorinclude enabling students to conduct experiments on systems located in any of the University’sScience and Engineering laboratories via the Internet.Mid-way through this Materials Science course, the students learn about the electrical andthermal properties of materials. The specific experiment that we intend the students to perform,remotely over the Internet, is aimed at determining the in-plane tip deflection (displacement)versus power characteristics of a MEMS electrothermal actuator (shown in Figure 1). Thisexperiment will serve to demonstrate the synergistic linkage between these topics, whilesimultaneously illustrating the concept of device characterization.While remote experimentation systems can no longer be

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Berry; Robert Lingard

Session 2330 Teaching Communication and Teamwork in Engineering and Computer Science Elizabeth Berry, Robert Lingard California State University, NorthridgeAbstractThis paper describes a project in which Communication Studies pedagogy was incorporated intoSoftware Engineering courses at California State University, Northridge. Responding to the needsof potential employers as well as the ABET 2000 criteria, faculty from the Departments ofCommunication Studies and Computer Science developed a variety of instructional strategies toenhance

Conference Session

Academic Prerequisites for Licensure

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard Epstein

Session 1315 ASCE Policy Statement on The First Professional Degree: Where Does it Stand? Howard I. Epstein Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of ConnecticutAbstractThe primary purpose of this paper is to present the chronology of events and the current status ofthe issue of the first professional degree in civil engineering. In 1991, the author published apaper “Why Four Years?” in an ASCE journal. In 1995, the author presented a position paper onthis subject that was accepted for the 1995

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javad Shakib, DeVry University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

1451 standards and discusshow to create WSNs and intelligent interactive devices, and interface with smart sensors andtransducers. Moreover, the WirelessHART(Highway Addressable Remote Transducer), IEEE1451, ZigBee / 802.15.4, and 6LoWPAN standards will be explained. Networking actuators andsmart sensors and real-world technical challenges will also be highlighted.Advances in computing and instrumentation have sparked the need of engineering technologygraduates who can update and improve manufacturing facilities and product design. This paper isan attempt to expose engineering technology students earlier to WSNs and other emergingtechnologies in lieu of taking WSN track in their technology curriculum.1. IntroductionThe field of wireless