Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L Solnosky, P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Gonzalez O'Halloran

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Learning AE • Lectures on chalk / whiteboard were done in • Flipped videos (10-25min total) with pre-quiz 401 class. (~5min). • 1-2 examples per key topic. • 2-3 examples per key topic. • Homework questions answered in office hours • Review video quiz answers recall key points for or before class starts. examples. • 12 homework and 3 exams. • ~35min of work / example time per class. • 12 classes as pure work sessions. • 12 homework and 3 exams. AE • Typical

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering: The Present State

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Maxwell; John Janecek; Jerry Kucirka; Jamal Ghorieshi

Session 1653 Introducing Engineering – a Seventeen Year Perspective J. Ghorieshi, J. Janecek, J. Kucirka, and R. Maxwell Division of Engineering and Physics, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766-0006AbstractWilkes University, in North-East Pennsylvania USA, offers bachelor degrees in Electrical,Mechanical, and Environmental engineering as well as Engineering Management and Applied andEngineering Sciences. For about three decades, our Introducing Engineering course has beenrequired of all freshman-engineering majors. This report outlines a period – the last

Conference Session

Secondary (6-12) Outreach

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Crystal Jean DeJaegher, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

design. For each two-week session, the WISEngineering course was taught as an afternoon seminar that lasted 90minutes for four days a week. Each session had less than twenty student participants. Contentlearning and enrichment was emphasized, and academic grades were not issued in this course.Table 1. Community Center Challenge Activities Engineering Community Center Challenge Activities Activity Steps Design Challenge Design challenge introduced, engineering design processes and map, design journal Page 23.1375.6 Specifications and Learners are given specifications and constraints for the

Collection

2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University; Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University; Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

evaluatea major engineering design project and need project management and technical writing skills: 1. What are your plans after you complete this course? 2. Have you ever participated in research? If so, explain. 3. Have you ever participated in the write up of a publication or poster? If yes, explain. 4. Have you ever completed an internship or co-op related to your major? If yes, please describe. 5. Have you ever run or designed a user study before?Notice that the first question provides a mentoring opportunity in helping identify graduatingstudents that still need help navigating what to do after their degree. DiscussionStudent responses to the use of pre-course surveys has been very positive

Collection

2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Sabrina Martin, University of Pittsburgh; Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh

exactly align with their thoughts.Figure 2: Survey Results when Respondent was asked, “Would you support the implementation of a technology that would allow roadways to generate electricity?” Figure 3: Survey Results when Respondent was asked, “Would you be more likely to drive on a road with more noise if you were aware that it was a source of clean energy?”An additional portion of literature review was conducted during the application phase in order toanswer questions as they arose during the early stages of the design process. The design processstarted with a single brainstorming session. Utilizing a brainstorming method used in a previousclass, the student split the overarching idea

Conference Session

Innovations in ME Laboratory Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University; John Ridgely, California Polytechnic State University; Frank Owen, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

afterMerritt2 (see Figure 3). It is not expected that the students derive this portion of the model due toits complexity and their limited knowledge of hydraulic systems. Each block is described in thelab manual and the nomenclature is briefly defined here in Table 1. The students are expected toadd the controller, mass, damping and feedback to generate the complete position control blockdiagram as shown in Figure 4 and reduce this diagram to a single transfer function as shown inFigure 5. These solutions are checked by the lab instructor at the beginning of the first labperiod. Figure 3: Servo-Valve and Cylinder Block DiagramSymbol Definition (units) Values Obtained i(t

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristyn Masters, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sarah Pfatteicher, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

ethical discussions andproblem-solving activities into their courses, there are many challenges to doing so, including: 1) the difficulty of finding out the ‘best’ ways to teach these topics and subsequent development of new course materials 2) the need expressed by engineering faculty for instructional modules to have quantifiable, measurable outcomes 3) instructor hesitancy to teach about issues in which they may have little or no training 4) already-packed syllabi that allow little room for introduction of new (and non-technical) topics 5) the challenge of identifying relevant and appropriately scaled case studies.To be successful in incorporating ethics across the entire engineering curriculum, it is

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

Innovation Business)and one related to education (PIEp Education). All five fields generate knowledge and feedknowledge and experiences to the other fields. Figure 1 below illustrates the ‘resource system’ or‘learning cycle’ of PIEp together with some keywords and key activities of the respectiveactivity fields.9, 10, 11 Page 14.1243.3Figure 1. An illustration of the ‘learning cycle’ or ‘resource system’ of PIEp. The five boxessymbolize activity fields and the text in red shows examples of activities organized in the fieldsand some of the results from these. Results, experiences and competencies should ‘feed into’ theneighboring fields, as shown by

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond B. Landis

Session 2470 BUILDING STUDENT COMMITMENT TO ENGINEERING Raymond B. Landis California State University, Los AngelesINTRODUCTION Studies of the graduation rates of underrepresented minority students in engineering indicate thatHispanic students are retained at about two-thirds the rate of all engineering students and that African 1American students are retained at about one-half the rate of all engineering students. The primary responseof engineering education

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Wall; Kathy Belknap

Session 1532 Capstone Design for Education and Industry - The Perspective of Industry Sponsors and Graduates Richard Wall , Kathy Belknap ASAE/University of IdahoINTRODUCTION The ABET guidelines state “Engineering design is the process of devising a system, component, orprocess to meet desired needs. It is a decision-making process (often iterative), in which the basic sciences,mathematics and engineering sciences are applied to convert resources to meet a stated objective.”[1] Guidelinesfor electrical

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ir. Frank J.F.M. Witteveen

Session 1160 European Programs of Co-operation in Engineering Education Ir. Frank J.F.M. Witteveen Hogeschool Enschede, College for Electrical EngineeringAbstractIn connection with the position and size of the Netherlands, it is important that students obtain a broadorientation within Europe. Because of the absence of sufficient resources, the Netherlands aredependent on the export of knowledge and not of products to remain a positive economy. Therefore oureducational institute is practical y oriented. An important aspect for prospective employers is to workwith basic tools in a

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Beck; S. Rebecca Thomas; Janet Drake; J. Philip East; Eugene Wallingford

Session 1626 Pattern-based Programming Instruction* J. Philip East, S. Rebecca Thomas, Eugene Wallingford, Walter Beck, Janet Drake University of Northern Iowa/Marist College Several years ago a group of our computer science faculty began seriously examining initialprogramming instruction. We discovered a shared perception that too many students don't write reason-able programs even after completing a semester course in programming. Others have noted the same mayeven be true after the second course (e.g., [1]). There is cause for concern as computer applicationspervade our society, often in life-critical situations. Our students are producing some of

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

T. Chang; R. Barat; J. F. Federici; H. Grebel; A. M. Johnson

/ CurriculumDevelopment (CRCD) program.BIBLIOGRAPHY1.Physics Today, July 1994, p.55BIOGRAPHIESJOHN F. FEDERICI is an Assistant Professor of Physics at NJIT. Professor Federici received his Ph.D. in PlasmaPhysics from Princeton University. His main research interests are photoinduced superconductivity, opticalproperties of materials, and chemical sensors.ANTHONY M. JOHNSON is Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Physics at NJIT and a formerDistinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Bell Laboratories (before 1/95). His main research interests are inultrafast optical and optoelectronic phenomena and he is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Optics Letters(11/95-11/98). He is a Fellow of the APS, OSA, AAAS, and the National Society of Black Physicists

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Clase, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of the 21st century, creativity will grow in importance.1, 2”Skills identified by the National Academies are in agreement with desirable skillsidentified by recent workforce reports. In the meeting summary for the Pan-Organizational Summit on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce, technical skillscombined with a strong math and science background and integrated with problem-solving, critical-thinking, and teamwork skills are sorely needed by modernmanufacturing as well as by other sectors.3 This is also true as science and technology areintegrated within the industry of biotechnology. Page 12.505.2Biotechnology refers to harnessing the

Conference Session

Mechanical Systems

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mrudula Ghone; John Wagner

v) develop problem solving strategies. Inaddition, the team approach for the laboratories facilitates the students' refinement of theirinterpersonal and technical communication skills. In general, the laboratory tasks may be dividedinto four units: electrical and electronic fundamentals, programmable logic controller experiments,personal computer workstation controllers, and dc motor systems.2. Electronic Circuit ExperimentsThe first series of experiments focus on electrical/electronic fundamentals that may have beenintroduced in previous engineering courses. However, some graduate students may havecompleted these classes at their undergraduate institutions. Overall, students welcome theopportunity to explore passive, semiconductor, and

Conference Session

Scholarship in Engineering Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano

SESSION 1147 Scholarship in Engineering Technology: Personal experiences and thoughts Albert Lozano-Nieto, PhD The Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth College Wilkes-Barre Campus P.O. Box PSU Lehman, PA 18627 Phone: (570) 675-9245 FAX: (570): 675-7713 email

Conference Session

TIME 6: Web-based Instruction

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Meirong Huang; F.C. Lai; Kurt Gramoll

Session 3166 Online Interactive Multimedia for Engineering Thermodynamics Meirong Huang and Kurt Gramoll Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of OklahomaAbstractThis paper describes the development, implementation, and functionality of an interactivemultimedia, online eBook designed to enhance the learning experience of students studying basicconcepts in engineering thermodynamics. The eBook is case-based and covers the same materialaddressed in a typical engineering thermodynamics textbook. It is comprised of 42 caseproblems. Each case

Conference Session

Real World Applications

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Di Bella

Session 2249 2005 ASEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE Engineering Technology Division Real World Applications C.S.I.-Engineering Technology: Directing Engineering Technology Curriculum to Solve Real-World Engineering Problems Francis A. Di Bella, P.Eng.ABSTRACTThe recent spate of the popular, original TV series CSI (Crime Scene Investigations)television series has spawn similar series entitled CSI- Miami and CSI-New York. Thereasons can vary but most critics

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Fontenot; Kendrick Aung

Session 2220 Implementing a Parallel Computing Laboratory for Undergraduate Teaching and Research Michael Fontenot, Kendrick Aung Department of Mechanical Engineering Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas 77710Abstract Rapid advances in the computer technology and widespread availability of computershave made it possible for many engineering schools to incorporate high performance computinglaboratories for undergraduate teaching and research. Many employers now requireundergraduate engineering training to include hands-on

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeong-Hoon Kim; Julian Kang; Byeong-Cheol Lho

Session 1121 Development of Web-based Interactive 4D Block-Tower Model for Construction Planning and Scheduling Education Julian H. Kang*, Byeong-Cheol Lho**, Jeong-Hoon Kim** *Texas A&M University / **Sangji UniversityFor construction projects implemented in a congested area, the ability to understand spatialrelationship between structures is expected to play an important role in construction planning andscheduling. However, students can hardly understand the time-space relationship at the job siteusing a CPM network or a bar chart. Research shows that visual representation of

Conference Session

Professional Ethics in the Classroom

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Houghtalen

dimensions of professional engineering, mathematical, and scientific practice.” 3 It is written in a general form to accommodate all of our technical majors.Even though the objectives are relatively straight forward, it is not an easy task to get studentsengaged in accomplishing them. It may be easier for the reader to understand this challenge bystating the two parts of the ASCE Code of Ethics1, the “Fundamental Principles” and the“Fundamental Canons.”Fundamental Principles 1Engineers uphold and advance the integrity, honor and dignity of the engineering profession by: 1. using their knowledge and skill for the enhancement of human welfare and the environment; 2. being honest and impartial and serving with fidelity the public

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Information Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Bailey

BYU is three years old, so at this time we have no survey information thatwould indicate how our graduates view the utility of the hardware portion of the curriculum. Asurvey was administered to our seniors, as is summarized below. It should be kept in mind thatthese responses are from current students, and not practicing professionals, so the validity of theresults is uncertain. The survey asked each student to “assess the need for various hardware-oriented topics in an IT program geared to train leaders and professionals” who will “create thenext generation of IT systems.” The students rated the topics on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5indicating an essential subject. The topics polled are deliberately rather broad and imprecise, toallow

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Cyr; Bonniejean Boettcher; Bree Carlson

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationincludes the following steps: 1) Identify the problem, 2) Research the problem, 3) Developpossible solutions, 4) Select a solution, 5) Construct a prototype, 6) Test/Evaluate the Solution,7) Share the Solution, 8) Redesign. This process was continually referred to throughout theworkshop. The following table presents a ‘general’ day during the workshop. It shows the kindof activities and information that the teachers were exposed to and the time allotted for each. Table 1 Basic Workshop Schedule Type of Activity Engineering topics lecture 1 hour

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Walter

Session 2003-1393 Teaching Engineering Design – One University’s Program Patrick L. Walter, Ph. D. Engineering Department, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TXabstractThis paper describes the design process as taught at Texas Christian University (TCU). Theintent of the design course is to develop student engineers capable of a seamless transition toindustry. Success in industry is primarily based on three criteria: (1) schedule – did the projectget completed on time, (2) cost – did the project get completed within budget, and (3)performance – did the delivered product(s) satisfy the customer? The

Conference Session

Assessment of Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack McGourty

project Page 8.1253.2focused on innovation in the motorcycle industry, requiring the students to identify technical andmarket opportunities, generate an innovative design to respond to these opportunities, model thedesign using advanced modeling software, and present the final design to a group of subjectmatter experts.In focusing on entrepreneurial skills and behaviors, specific attributes were selected based onprior research in effective product design teams and innovative organizations [7]. Appendix 1illustrates a core set of attributes highly correlated with successful innovation – related outcomesin organizational settings. These attributes

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Pearce

electrical power generation anddistribution created the most significant changes in social fabric in all of history. The in-classtexts 1., 2. present effective summaries of the nature and origins of the technological innovations.The number of close parallels in events between the industrial revolution in the past andinformation technology today is striking, to say the least. Students in technologically-orientedmajors readily relate to those aspects of the issues, but often do not have a clear perspective onthe social implications. Students in non-technical majors find the technical aspects boring. Bothtypes of students can benefit from perspectives gained in role-playing exercises

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark R. Rajai; Keith V. Johnson

graduating engineers lack a variety ofcommunication skills that are vital to their success in the workplace.5 This generated thequestions, what assignments lend themselves toward improving communication skills, and what Page 5.2.5methods engineering faculty could use to give students the message that engineers really do needto communicate.The freshman orientation course provided students with opportunities to improve upon theircommunication skills. Assignments such as technical reports generated from the use of theInternet and oral presentations were especially helpful. To provide adequate feedback, we used apeer review strategy. The students read

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rujin Cheng; Tze-Leong Yew; Kurt Gramoll

pages give the user a general view, technical information, enlighteningideas and/or useful tips about a certain topic area. Sometimes it is not easy to deliver suchconceptual knowledge to the user merely through simulations and case studies, thus the conceptpages are used to supplement the interactivity of the tutorials and diversity of the case studies.The concept pages may moderately include multimedia elements, such as graphics, to provide abetter description and demonstration of the topic in question.The tutorial simulations on the other hand, offer a noticeable increase in interactivity ascompared to the concept pages. The simulations were developed using Macromedia Shockwavetechnology, which will be discussed in greater detail in the next

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Yves Van Hoenacker; Philippe Micheau; Patrik Doucet; Patrice Masson; Jean Lapointe; Aymeric Kron

Session 1566 Unifying Approaches to Mechanical Engineering Design Through a Multidisciplinary Effort Aymeric Kron, Patrik Doucet, Patrice Masson, Yves Van Hoenacker Jean Lapointe, Philippe Micheau Department of Mechanical Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, J1K 2R1AbstractThe completely renewed Mechanical Engineering curriculum features nine credits inmechatronics, including two formal courses (Mechatronics I and Mechatronics II) and a Projectof Mechatronics course, as well as fifteen credits in system and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Chaudhry; Jr., Bonifacio Doma; Edwin Obra; Consuelo Flora; Adrienne Cooper; Joseph R.V. Flora

Session 2360 An International Partnership to Address Institutional Environmental Education Needs in the Philippines Ma. Consuelo V. Floraa, Bonifacio T. Doma, Jr.a, Joseph R. V. Florab, Adrienne T. Cooperb, M. Hanif Chaudhryb, and Edwin C. Obraa a Mapúa Institute of Technology, Manila, Philippines / bUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USAAbstractThe trend toward global environmental awareness necessitates the establishment of cooperativepartnerships among institutions to ensure environmental preservation at a