Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Walsh

uncertainty, and the willingness to make decisions when data is incomplete arekey features in the make-up of successful engineers. Thus, teaching laboratories should hold thesame enchantment and exhilaration for our students as research and applications laboratorieshold for our graduates. Applied researchers go to the laboratory to coax truth from aninexpressive natural world, their aim is to sense, to evaluate, and, eventually, to progress. Wemust send our students to the instructional laboratory to accomplish these same goals.Furthermore, instructional laboratories that stress the learning involved in doing enable faculty topander to many different learning styles. They are customizable vectors to student perception.They provide real connections

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiyoung Lee, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

components. The PLC trainer typicallyconsists of static components, such as switches as the input devices and pilot lamps and seven-segment LED displays as the output devices. Therefore, various assignments using thoseinput/output (I/O) devices could be given to students to develop ladder logic diagrams. But moredynamic applications with motion control components are necessary to train students to preparefor the real world. The proposed motion control teaching components consist of a humanmachine interface (HMI) terminal, a commercial industrial control trainer (ICT), a stepper motordrive and an ac servo motor drive. For the first exercise, the lesson on the PanelView HMIterminal from Rockwell Automation is given to the class. The students will

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nada Elfiki, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; George Toye; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Felix Kempf, King's College London; Lauren Marie Aquino Shluzas, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

opportunities to be more exposed to different things. It's just soimportant for innovation and entrepreneurship. You need to see more and really open upyour mind to different perspectives, because that's where innovation happens, it is when youconnect the dots between two seemingly unrelated ideas.” This sentiment is also echoed byIM1, who emphasizes the unlocking potential of a wide breadth of knowledge in fosteringcreative problem-solving skills in ambiguous contexts.An interesting aspect perceived by our participants to be helpful in dealing with ambiguity isthe value of learning through intentional discomfort, time pressure and lack of structure. EM8reflects on this, acknowledging the real-world applicability of coping with uncertain andstressful

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in Silico

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W Liberatore, Colorado School of Mines; Charles Russell Vestal, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

the video should be presented. Watching the video is entertaining and can see where Thermo comes in, but not how to solve. It is difficult to apply thermo to real world applications when very little data is present. When a team does a YouTube Friday they should write an engineering estimate for the class to solve so that we actually learn something every YouTube Friday. Good for concepts and real world stuff. Bad for learning hardcore engineering concepts. Most of the difficulty comes from trying to measure all of the variables rather than the math portion of the problem. Anything and everything, if enough assumptions are made can be represented by our equations! Most things in life can be related to material balances.engineering estimate

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter

courses in radio frequency electronics,transmission lines, and other high frequency concepts. This paper discusses a new engineeringtechnology course recently implemented at Texas A&M University that stresses fundamentalprinciples and real world applications of applied electromagnetics. The course includes a weeklylab for reinforcing the classroom concepts. The course begins by expanding on concepts thatstudents have learned in their basic circuits courses. By discussing the concept of “real”components and parasitic capacitances and inductances, students learn to look at even the mostbasic circuits in a new way, recognizing new sources of coupling, crosstalk, and loss.Transmission line concepts are then introduced followed by Maxwell’s

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology; Qi Zhang, Yangzhou University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

or with chocolates for their active interaction with the instructors; b) every student was required to do a real-world project; the project was preferably team-based; to ensure the project to go forward continuously, the students were required to give project update in every class. 2) Research skills: the students were encouraged to relate what they learned in class with their research; the students were rewarded with chocolates and bonus credits if they came up with any creative suggestion to improve their current research. 3) Organization, management and leadership skills: the students were required submit a complete project report in English at the end of the course; each report must be presented

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 10: Special Topics and Innovative Methods in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bo Yu, Utah Valley University; Anne-marie A Lerner, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Mike Zampaloni, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

based project. A total of 43 studentsenrolled in the mechanical vibrations class completed the survey. The questions in the survey arelisted in Table 1.Responses to the survey questions were on a 5-point Likert scale (5 – strongly agree, 4 – agree, 3– neutral, 2 – disagree, and 1 – strongly disagree). Figures 6 (a), 6 (b), and 6 (c) represent theresults of Q1 to Q3 respectively.As shown in Figure 6 (a), approximately 98% of students surveyed either strongly agreed or agreedthat the project provided them with the opportunity to seek connections between theory and real-world applications. The responses of Q2, shown in Figure 6 (b), illustrated that 94% of studentssurveyed either strongly agreed or agreed that the project made them think about the

Conference Session

GIFTS I

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

Lena Johnson, University of Maryland - Office of Undergraduate Research

Tagged Topics

FYEE 2025

the stream welcomes students of all disciplines (STEMengineering, STEM non-engineering, and non-STEM). The purpose of this paper is to discuss thecore teaching methods, developed by the BR faculty leader to (1) accelerate the scientific andtechnical knowledge of first-year students, (2) mentor students as they conduct, college-levelresearch with the goal of innovation beyond current class curricula and (3) ensure studentsdevelop real-world technical skills they can deploy after matriculating out of the program.Program MethodsIn the BR Stream, students are guided through a one-year process of designing, developing andbuilding a bio inspired robot to address a specific field application. Class structure is divided intofour components: (1) in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

equipment. They expand on thecase study concept by including skills-based problems that can be used in place of traditionalhomework problems but written in the context of the real-world environment, as well asadditional design problems based on design methods and actual solutions at real facilities. Thispaper will highlight the final version of the Engaged material. This will include key points of theassessment data and focus group results obtained since last year. A secondary purpose of thepaper will be to discuss how this Phase 2 research has spawned several other pedagogicalresearch questions (i.e. possible new Phase 1 research). Three specific areas will be highlighted:1) a compare and contrast study of engagement and motivation in engineering

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Timothy Aaron Wood, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

geotechnical engineering. Dr. Wood aims to recover the benefits of classical-model, literature-based learning in civil engineering education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 3D Printed Composite Body Illustrating Composite Body Centroid and Center of GravityAbstractThough often presented as an additional math concept in many Statics courses, centroids shouldbe related directly to the concept of equivalent systems. A 3D printed composite body modelillustrates and connects the math intensive concept of area centroid to the real world. Theconcept of equivalent load systems informs the derivation of area centroids, and a 3D

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Aashitha Srinivas, Raritan Valley Community College; Thomas Gerard Hayes, Raritan Valley Community College; Agustin Osses-Falco; Darren McManus, Raritan Valley Community College; Peter Raymond Stupak, Main Engine Start a NJ Non-Profit Corporation; Joseph A DeNisco, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Lavern Ronoh, Raritan Valley Community College

Raritan Valley Community College and at Rutgers University School of Engineering where I completed my bachelors degree, but no other class has taught me the hands on skills and real life applications quite like the Authentic Engineering Experience Class instructed by Professor Peter Stupak. It has been a privilege to been involved in this project and I am looking forward to seeing what the future holds for this project and the many other projects that will continue to be produced by future participants in the Authentic Engineering Experience Class at Raritan Valley Community College.Agustin Osses-FalcoProf. Darren McManus, Raritan Valley Community College Darren McManus is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Co

Conference Session

Mechatronics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Cynthia Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University; Nan Yao, Beihang University; Petros J. Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, electrical systems, fluidsystems, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, thermal systems, and control systems. Thecourse provides several benefits including review of material covered at different stages of theundergraduate program, connecting different fields by analyzing mechatronic systems, andintroduction to the tools that enable students to solve real world problems that cannot be solvedanalytically. Although some courses introduce the basics of modern computer tools, most do nothave sufficient time to devote to modern computer tools. Hence, the introduction of a modelingand simulation course of mechatronic systems in the engineering technology program providesan opportunity to further improve the quality of the program and satisfy a number of

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Economy

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gabriel Alungbe

mathematical background which iswelcome news in engineering technology world. Most daily real-world engineering economyproblems can be solved with knowledge of algebra. In spite of the simple mathematics knowledgerequirement, students, in the word of a colleague, “sweat” (meaning they work long and hard, Isuppose) in engineering economy course (Vajpayee 2001, v). 7 The reasons for the sweating, Iimagine, are as varied as respondents. In general, some students find engineering economy hardbecause of the time and interest rate components. Can you imagine any course you may havetaken where if you add, say $100 to another $100 the answer may or may not be $200? Inengineering economy, the answer is $200 only when the $100s occurred at the same time

Collection

2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Preston K Sellards, Marshall University; Mathew Allen, Marshall University; Pingping Zhu, Marshall University; Ben Taylor, Marshall University

, andearthquakes. This paper contains details of the methodology behind the development of the system,with preliminary results achieved, and challenges encountered during its development. We alsodiscuss future developments and the betterment of the technology, with the integration of swarmcontrol and AI-based navigation which can maximize effectiveness in real-world scenarios. Whendemonstrating the practicality of an AI system in real life, can contribute to the field of technology-based disaster management. 1BackgroundWith the large threat to ecosystems and infrastructure traditional methods are limited, with delayeddetection times, restricted visibility

Collection

2025 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Shreyas Chaudhary, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Behnam Bahr, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Gokul Srinath Seetha Ram, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Topics

Diversity

diverse socio-economic andinfrastructural conditions. These challenges offer valuable opportunities for engineeringeducation, enabling students to address real-world issues through interdisciplinaryapproaches. This paper explores how integrating AV-related challenges into curricula canfoster critical thinking, collaboration, and socially responsible engineering practices.Literature ReviewExisting Research and Educational ValueResearch on AV deployment has primarily focused on structured environments in developedregions, highlighting successful pilot projects in cities like Singapore and Silicon Valley.These studies provide opportunities for engineering students to examine technical solutions,such as sensor optimization and Vehicle-to

Conference Session

Construction 1: Special Topics in Construction Education: BIM, Simulation, Sustainability, and Safety

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Rokooei, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha; James D. Goedert Ph.D., P.E., University of Nebraska, Durham; Asregedew Kassa Woldesenbet, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha

Tagged Divisions

Construction

. According to Aldrich (2003), simulations are defined as“tools that allow users to learn by practicing in a repeatable, focused environment.” Simulationsnavigate students through a series of predefined scenarios and provide them with a set ofpurposeful informative modules. When the provided information reaches to a measurablethreshold, the applications require students to interactively communicate with the system andsimulate a real-world situation. The results are displayed to students so that they are able torevise their decisions and improve the outcomes. This process can be repeated several times andthus each iteration enhances students’ learning by showing a sequence of ‘what-if’ conditionsand their outcomes.Engineering programs, along with

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

La Verne Abe Harris, Arizona State University; Frederick Meyers, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

and 300,000 AutoCAD LT users.12The year 1996 proved to be a year of 3D software releases. Intergraph's Solid Edge (version 3)was released in 1996. The same year SolidWorks, a 3D application which was founded on Page 12.792.9Parasolid modeling Kernel was introduced. Additional applications released were: 3D/EYE's TriSpectives Technical (version 2), Lightscape (version 3), New Tek's Lightwave 3D (version 5 and5.5), AutoCAD LT 95, and Diehl Graphsoft's MiniCAD 6 for Windows. Pro/E (version 17)featured file exportation into VRML format for Internet display.By 1997 Canvas software was used to generate images on Steven Spielberg's The Lost World,and also

Conference Session

Simulations and Project Based Learning I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University, Calumet (College of Technology); George Takahashi, Purdue University; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. This way, technology andengineering schools that would like to implement such a system for teaching fundamentalEngineering & Technology (ET) theory to students will not be deterred by the high costs ofimmersive facilities (e.g. CAVE). This framework can be included in the form of PBL-basedexercises or within course curriculum in ET departments/schools. PBL involves efforts on part ofthe students that involves active learning and solving real-world like problems. The proposedprototype framework can be used for such PBL exercises as demonstrated with examples in thispaper.Introduction The effectiveness of the use of non-traditional instructional methods in aiding studentlearning has been demonstrated by several notable authors

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Moore, Petroleum Institute; lana El Chaar, Petroleum Institute; Lisa Lamont, Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

volume of moneyhas certainly resulted in a plethora of choices for UAE undergraduates. The country nowhas one of the highest application participation rates in the world. Ninety-five per cent ofall females and 80 per cent of all males who are enrolled in the final year of secondaryschool apply for admission to a higher education institution. And as many young Emiratisare encouraged to stay at home, it is important that the choices are there. The UAE’sflagship third-level institute is the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) Opening itsdoors in1988 to 239 students, today, 12 men’s and women’s colleges right across theUAE provide a diversity of programs to over 15,000 students in modern, technologicallyequipped campuses. New colleges and facilities

Conference Session

PCEE Session 4: Resource / Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Huppert, Minnesota State Engineering Center of Excellence; Jason Bruns, Minnesota State University, Mankato

engineering and engineering technology learning and real-world application. Contributes to students achieving their career goals. Equips students with skills that will help prepare them for future careers. Increases student knowledge and equips them with new and/or advanced skills. Students gain knowledge upon which to base their decisions related to engineering design. 100% of coaches would recommend this program to others! ENGINEERING.MNSU.EDU/ENGINEERING-MACHINE-DESIGN-CONTEST A member of the Minnesota State system and an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity University. This document is available in alternative format to

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdul Kamal, Western New England College; Herb Eskot, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

risk analysis. 7. I feel that I have learned a lot this semester about the applications of the production function. 8. I feel that linear programming is a subject matter that is useful to students of diverse backgrounds. 9. This course created an interactive environment with students and faculty from diverse academic backgrounds. Page 12.909.7 10. This course has contributed positively in preparing me for the real world. Table 2 Academic Disciplines of Enrolled StudentsFall Semester (2005) Fall Semester (2006)Engineering (6

Collection

15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Gretchen Scroggin, University of Arkansas; Heath Aren Schluterman, University of Arkansas; Aysa Galbraith, University of Arkansas; Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Latisha Puckett, University of Arkansas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

objectives, which focus on real-world challenges, holisticgrowth, professional advancement, critical thinking, and innovation. The second column in Table1 indicates how the HIPs are incorporated in FEP curriculum. All FEP courses are First-YearSeminars, with other HIPs integrated across the courses to varying degrees. Some HIPs notincluded in FEP, like capstone courses, service learning and writing-intensive courses areintroduced later in the students’ academic careers in College of Engineering.Table 1. HIPs and Implementation into FEP HIPs in FEP First-Year Engineering Program Component First-Year Seminar First-Year Engineering Course Sequence Common Intellectual Experiences

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session I - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Dr. Zaini Ujang, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Tagged Topics

Invited - Faculty Development

. Students should be able to relateand apply what they learn in classroom into real world application. Initiatives shouldtherefore be focused on reducing the gap between classroom and real working environment.This has prompted us to re-examine and rethink our pedagogical procedures because itinvolves more than just transmitting knowledge to our students but also about transformingand extending knowledge. Our understanding of the educational process, and of learningitself, has also changed. We no longer believe that learning is the passive corollary ofteaching, or that students should simply absorb material presented in lectures and textbooks.We believe student learning experience should produce both educational and developmentaloutcomes.This paper

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Raffaello D'Andrea

, performinga control design based on reduced order models (for example), verifying the control design on the simula-tion model, altering the design until the required level of performance is achieved, and then testing out thedesign on the physical system. A typical example of this process is flight control design. In fact, for theseapplications there are often different levels of simulation employed, since obtaining simulation time on highfidelity simulators is relatively expensive. It should be stressed, however, that simulation is only a tool in the design process, and that extensiveexperimental verification should always be the end result of the design process; the real world is simply toocomplex to be fully simulated. Thus, an important goal in

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne W. Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Michael G. Schrlau, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Patricia Iglesias, National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Kate N. Leipold, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Timothy Aaron Nichols, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

implementation showed the activity stimulateddiscussions, reinforced engineering fundamentals, helped connect students to the context ofengineering concepts, helped relate course content to real world applications, and helped studentsbetter understand the implications of engineering decisions.Introduction The case study method of teaching is used routinely in college business programs but is notwidely used in teaching engineering courses. Some examples exist in the literature that show thatit engages hearing students’ interest and helps them better appreciate the importance ofunderstanding fundamental principles, that otherwise may be somewhat dry. Xu and Zan (2008)found that “Case study method of teaching, originated from the Harvard Business

Conference Session

ME Division 7: Making it Matter: Projects and Communication

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

relevant literature in this area.” • “I really enjoyed the open-ended nature of the design project and the collaborative lab reports.” • “The final design project was my favorite part, as it allowed us to explore course-related topics that aligned with our own interests.” • “The projects encouraged critical thinking about the labs and their real-world applications.” • “This course fostered an environment where student input was valued and expectations were clearly communicated.” • “It was a very hands-on course with engaging lab and design project experiences.” • “The design project was a highlight of the course.” • “The course was extremely helpful in understanding the theory behind the labs and

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JAMES WANLISS, Anderson University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

algorithms. 2. Understand PyTorch Demonstrate proficiency in using PyTorch, including creating Basics and manipulating tensors, understanding autograd, and working with computation graphs. 3. Build and Train Develop the ability to design, train, and evaluate neural networks Neural Networks using PyTorch, emphasizing the importance of datasets and dataloaders. 3. Engage in Hands-On Apply PyTorch in practical projects to solve real-world Projects engineering problems, demonstrating the ability to translate theoretical knowledge into practical applications. 4. Debugging and

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Margaret Bates, Northeastern University; Brittany Damon, Northeastern University; Alison Reppy

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

of others, including his peers.Once the new learner processes these problem-solving exercises internally, he can begin to undertakethem independently9. This illustrates the distinction between pedagogy and andragogy in terms oflearning requirements. Vygotsky’s work also supports the concept mentioned previously whereby learnersgo through three stages of learning in moving from the pedagogical to the andragogical model for theultimate purpose application in the real-world (RW).The following studies have indicated that the use of varied educational methods can improve theeffectiveness of teaching and increase the amount of information students can retain. A study on thepsychological and physiological attention spans revealed that during a

Conference Session

Uses for MATLAB in Mechancial Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roche de Guzman, Hofstra University; John Carmine Vaccaro, Hofstra University; Alexander Hans Pesch, Hofstra University; Kevin C. Craig, Hofstra University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

; SimulinkAbstractThe current freshman engineering computer programming course, which utilizes MATLABprogramming language, is being experimentally redesigned to incorporate and highlightactivities focused on engineering problem solving and system investigation processes. Thesemethods hope to develop the students’ critical-thinking and analytical skills that are more suitedand applicable in real-world engineering. Course description and sample problems arepresented. Results will be shown in a follow-up study comparing the standard computerprogram syntax-based approach to this pilot course which employs Simulink model-baseddesigns and hardware demonstrations.1 Introduction In 1969, one of the authors was a plebe (freshman) at West Point, engineering was

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Jo Cartwright; Allie Knowlton; Donald Falkenburg

importantly it becomes a real-world laboratory to support their learning. Focus: HOPE Mission Statement Recognizing the dignity and beauty of every person, we pledge intelligent and practical action to overcome racism, poverty and injustice. And to build a metropolitan community where all people may live in freedom, harmony, trust and affection. Black and white, yellow, brown and red, from Detroit and its suburbs of every economic status, national origin and religious Persuasion. We join in this covenant. (Adopted March 8, 1968)Greenfield’s Instructional Design StrategyThe design strategy of the Greenfield Coalition is predicated on the set of beliefs about teachingand learning. In order to