Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Lumsdaine

programs today have a comprehensive entrepreneurshipoptions (or series of classes) that teach the entire process from inventive idea to launching asuccessful business. Many business courses teach how to run a business or how to helpemerging or established companies be more successful—they do not teach how to invent aprocess or product and then start up a company.Based on the experiences in these three courses, as well as other creative problem solving,design, and invention classes, the following factors and conclusions are deemed important foreffective learning, an effective academic program, or successful company: • Support by administration or managers and peers—there must be a climate that makes innovation and creative thinking not

Conference Session

Social Justice: Pedagogy, Curricular Reform, and Activism

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gabriel Medina-Kim, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

—theirdepartment.Without greater discussion of faculty and student reception of the PEPC course, one could arguethat this research unreasonably privileges the author’s intentionality. This has been partiallymitigated. For example, certain pedagogical choices (i.e., the integration of queer and criticalrace pedagogies) decenter the author’s desires and re-center students’ needs. However, thiscourse was not designed in a vacuum—void of student perspectives. This research emerges fromwhen the author was an undergraduate computer science student. This is not to suggest thatauthor’s vision should not stand in as the collective vision of all undergraduates for computingeducation. This research emerges from very specific experiences as a computer scienceundergraduate

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Madhu Gourineni; Badrul H. Chowdhury

capacitor discharges Page 5.722.3and this is also shown using a red line. The switch is shown as either closed or open accordingly.The graphs of the output voltage, the inductor voltage and current across the inductor are shown.These graphs are displayed slowly so that the user can understand how the output voltage or theinductor voltage or the current across the inductor is changing with the opening and closing ofthe switch. The average values are also shown along with the actual sketch and thecorresponding values are marked. The user can experiment with a different set of values. Figure 1b shows the plot generated by Pspice for the buck

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Harth; Matthew Barber; Andrew Spurgeon

mission as a part of its mandate, Project STEP, short forScience and Technology Enhancement Program, was conceived of at the University ofCincinnati (UC).Project STEP is a National Science Foundation funded GK-12 program at UC whichinvolves graduate and undergraduate Fellows, secondary science and mathematicsteachers, University of Cincinnati faculty and a graphics/web developer, working inteams to design, develop, and implement hands-on activities and technology-driveninquiry-based projects which relate to the students' community issues, as vehicles to teachscience and math skills [2]. Activities are incorporated into lessons, demonstrations, Page

Conference Session

Bringing Biology into Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Schaffer; Heidi Diefes-Dux; Jenna Rickus; Matthew Verleger

traditional textbook reading, with 11 of the 15 respondents statingthat the module was significantly better. The student who stated that the tool was somewhatworse than textbook reading stated that the ion transport tool didn’t provide the same level ofbackground information that a textbook would carry. All respondents found the online moduleto be as much or more preferable than a traditional lecture. As one student stated, “I am more ofa hands on person, so listening and taking notes is good, but then being able to apply thoseconcepts really helps me understand.” While the response was still positive, a few students stillpreferred traditional laboratory experiments, though as one student pointed out, “It is hard to seeion channels in a beaker

Collection

2025 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Shadnaz Asgari, California State University, Long Beach; Ga Young Suh, California State University, Long Beach; Perla Ayala, California State University Long Beach

Tagged Topics

Diversity

its inception, BAC, composed of members fromvarious BME sectors, had met five times to discuss departmental updates, accreditationfeedback, and the refinement of PEOs and SOs. Meeting minutes were maintained to ensuretransparency and track progress. 2.5 Criterion 5: CurriculumCriterion 5 ensures the curriculum prepares students for engineering practice by meeting specificeducational standards. Appendix J summarizes ABET requirements, including 30 semester credithours in mathematics and basic sciences with labs, 45 in engineering topics (engineering,computer sciences, design, and modern tools), a broad education component, and a culminatingmajor design experience integrating standards, constraints, and prior coursework.To meet these

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Chuck Keating; Paul Kauffmann; Abel Fernandez

what laboratories or facilities are useful to you?Weaknesses: Consider the issues that will be detrimental and may negatively impact your plans. For example, NSF may be a possible source of research funding but this may not be realistic unless your department has an on-going relationship with NSF.Opportunities: Examine unexplored areas that may be exploited for your benefit. Areas such as local economic development activities and synergy with current faculty research should be considered.Threats: Identify competitive issues that may impact your plans. For example, other universities may have programs or research plans that compete with your ideas.Once the SWOT analysis is completed, important department

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jemal Bedane Halkiyo, Arizona State University; Sultan Bedane Halkiyu, Bule Hora University; Abdisa Bedane Halkiyu, Bule Hora University; Roma Bedane Halkiyu, Arba Minch University; Demitu Geda, Bule Hora University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

: international and domestic undergraduate students in focus in the United States higher education institutions. In addition, Mr. Halkiyo is interested in broadening the participation of engineering education in Ethiopian universities to increase the diversity, inclusivity, equity, and quality of Engineering Education. He studies how different student groups such as women and men, rich and poor, students from rural and urban, and technologically literate and less literate can have quality and equitable learning experiences and thrive in their performances. In doing so, he focuses on engineering education policies and practices in teaching and learning processes, assessments, laboratories, and practical internships. Mr. Halkiyo

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Slivinsky

Session 3232 Multimedia and Web Techniques for Teaching Circuits I Charles Slivinsky University of Missouri-ColumbiaAbstractA variety of computer and Web-based techniques are being employed for instruction in thesophomore-level electrical circuits course at the University of Missouri-Columbia. For theclassroom lectures, presentation software is used; the slides produced are based on an archive ofseveral years’ lecture notes and make effective use of graphics design techniques and simpleanimations; students use their paper copies to take notes during class. For homework

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Crossman, Old Dominion University; Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, design, analysis, procurement of equipment and materials, implementation, and performance verification. 2. Conduct necessary engineering experiments, make observations, collect and analyze data, and formulate conclusions. 3. Understand the ethical and societal impact of engineering solutions. 4. Communicate and function effectively and productively both as an individual and as part of an engineering team. 5. Recognize the need for and have the desire to engage in life-long learning. Outcome for all the Engineering Technology programs were exactly the same asthose listed in the TAC of ABET criteria. Nine assessment tools were identified to collectdata for the assessment of outcome achievement for the continuous

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Bowen

with the MATLAB unit, it was decided that an automated assignment managementsystem would be essential. The course was considered a challenge for several reasons. TheMATLAB course unit was relatively short (approximately half of a two semester hourcourse) and the class size was large (approximately 100 students). Multiple assignmentswould be needed to give students repeated practice in writing, debugging, and running theirprograms. Because only a few of the student’s have had previous programming experience,it was expected that many students would require lengthy, individualized instruction. Therelatively short duration of the unit also meant that rapid grading of assignments wasessential. It was decided therefore that automated systems be

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chen Jia, Kansas State University; Andrew G. Bennett, Kansas State University; Dong-Hai Nguyen, Kansas State University; N. Sanjay Rebello, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

from mathematics to physics to engineering.Steve Warren, Kansas State University Steve Warren received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University in 1989 and 1991, respectively, followed by a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1994. Dr. Warren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. Prior to joining KSU in August 1999, Dr. Warren was a Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM. He directs the KSU Medical Component Design Laboratory, a facility partially funded by the National Science Foundation that provides resources for the

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela J. Neal; George W. P. York

Session 3532 MC68HC11 Portable Lab Unit -- A Flexible Tool for Teaching Microprocessor Concepts Pamela J. Neal, George W. P. York U.S. Air Force AcademyABSTRACT One challenge when teaching assembly language and microprocessor basics is to provide enoughhands-on experience to both teach the concepts and keep the course interesting. At the Air Force Academy,we have designed a self-contained lab unit that is portable, durable, flexible enough to support threecourses, and relatively inexpensive. Centered around the Motorola 68HC11 Evaluation Board, the unit

Conference Session

Engineering in the Elementary School

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the rationalebehind the teaching module, and to document the changes we made to the module as we assessedits impact over several trial runs.The PremiseThe premise of this research project was to devise an outreach program to 5th or 6th gradestudents that demonstrates an engineering idea in a fun, yet informative way. At the onset wedecided against “trial and error” exercises where the students would be asked to create somethingstrictly from their own imagination or intuition. Our argument against such tasks is that they donot accurately reflect the methods that engineers actually use. We also decided against a strictly“show and tell” approach, wherein an impressive experiment or demonstration is conducted toelicit a strong audience reaction

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-2975: ASSESSING INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES THAT ACCEN-TUATE STUDENT PERFORMANCEDr. Mysore Narayanan, Miami University Mysore Narayanan obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of electrical and electronic engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several ency- clopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional, national, and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized, and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a Senior

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

did provide a key difference between these courses and their university equivalentsbut substantial projects were done in some university programmes that were as profound [25,pp 317 – 365. 31, (university), 32 (technical college)]. It was within the projects that attentioncould and was paid to design and creativity and much was made of these dimensions (seebelow).9.7. Finally, the major difference between university courses and the sandwich courses of thedip.tech was the compulsory industrial training with its intention of being planned. But eventhen two or three universities had had experience of running sandwich courses and many hadarrangements with industry whereby a student did one year in industry before the three yearuniversity course

Conference Session

Demonstration and Project Enhancements in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Yang, Cornell University; Kathryn Dimiduk, Cornell University; Susan Daniel, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

particularhypothetical drug “Vaxachug”.In working through the project, the students scale down their human-sized alcohol metabolismmodel to one of microscale proportions for a “body-on-a-chip” experiment and determine thefeed rates of water and alcohol needed to achieve the same performance as the larger macroscale“human” model. Similar to the traditional scale-up of chemical processes, students determinethe dimensionless ratio of flow rates in the human blood stream and those in a hypothetical poly-dimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic chip and use that value as a scaling factor. Students alsolearn how scaling down processes can help with reagent consumption and practice a techniquefor process scaling that will be used in later design courses.Scaling was an

Conference Session

What's New in Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas O'Neal; Carmo D'Cruz

technicallabs, facilities and equipment (4) Access to databases and researchers (5) Access to research anddevelopment financing through programs such as SBIR – federal grant funding is greatlyenhanced when incubator clients submit a joint proposal with a university or federal laboratory(6) Additional services and resources including patent knowledge, alumni who may act asadvisors, business contacts and strategic alliance facilitators or investors, access to a far-flungnetwork of laboratories and technical expertise, and access to investment by universityfoundations.All the above mentioned research findings and other issues and environmental factors wereconsidered when designing the entrepreneurship programs at the University of Central

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

extremely important, since communication skills, trust, sharing ideas, etc. arecrucial in the workplace. In addition to demonstrating the strategies, the laboratory material isintended to add a fun component to the learning experience, allow for self-paced exploration thatimproves self-esteem. Page 6.946.11 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationb1) A strategy-oriented robotic task using off-the-shelf programmable autonomous (sensor-equipped

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Gary, Arizona State University

Instituteof Technology (RIT), Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), Iowa State University,California State Polytechnic University, and the University of Texas at Dallas Clarkson. Thesecourses informed our approach, but we noted that these courses were varied in their coverage andperspective of security. That is, each expressed a different opinion on what perspective securityshould be covered for software engineering students.This led to an effort to define what an appropriate software engineering perspective courseshould include, and how it should fit in the design and student experience in a softwareengineering program. This effort, described below, resulted in a new junior-level undergraduatecourse. Next, we map resources we researched to curate

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

James C. Wood

and love so well to the students themselves and their learning. We must ask not only whatdo we want them to learn, but also what do they know when they come in and how do theyinteract with and respond to the learning environment and content we provide." Severalengineering programs have initiated integrated freshmen curricula4,5,6 that integrate entry levelcontent from several disciplines. They show that these programs can be effective in developing abetter understanding of content and improving problem solving abilities. Experiments inproblem-based learning show that this approach allows for the incorporation of these newinstructional methods.The current educational model established in the 19th century was to facilitate an

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest; Ali Alavizadeh, Purdue University Northwest

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

, dueto limitations in terms of lab capacity and an increase in number of students taking the course, itis difficult to provide each student, or even groups of students, with an individual trainer. PortablePLC trainers, on the other hand, do not require a large lab space.Historically, out-of-date, rack-mounted PLC equipment was used in the Department to supportthis class. While this provided the students with a procedural introduction to PLCs, it did not allowfor conceptual understanding or real world experience with the equipment. The ET Programrecently developed an updated set of PLC units utilizing the B&R controller that allowed an openplatform for the laboratory components of the class while fostering a conceptual understanding ofthe

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daniel Dannelley, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Elliott Bryner, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

University Dr. Bryner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. He teaches courses in thermal-fluid sciences, experimental engineering, and air-breathing and rocket propulsion. Prior to joining Embry-Riddle he worked for over ten years in the propulsion and energy fields doing design, analysis, and testing on both the component and system level. His current research interests are development of engineering laboratory courses and gas turbine engine component design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Fundamental Instrumentation Course for Undergraduate Aerospace

Collection

2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Kennedy Angel Gomez, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Aaron Dewey, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

challenging enough for structural engineering students without thecomplexity of using a textbook with examples from unfamiliar engineering and scientific fields.Moreover, the open-source nature of Python means each library has a separate documentationwebsite to navigate, discern what functions are useful, and how to implement them.The idea of a senior project to develop a Python manual tailored to structural engineeringstudents came from the authors’ experiences in three structural analysis/dynamics computing labsin Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo’s architectural engineering (ARCE) curriculum. The teamrecognized the barriers, lack of confidence, and frustration that learners faced with existingprogramming resources. To determine the topics necessary to

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy III

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maher Shehadi, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #31402Testing Students’ Knowledge Gain in Active Learning ”Lab-Similar”Environment through Pre and Post Lab QuestionnairesDr. Maher Shehadi, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Dr. Shehadi is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) at Purdue Univer- sity. His academic experiences have focused on learning and discovery in areas related to HVAC, indoor air quality, human thermal comfort, and energy conservation. While working with industry, he oversaw maintenance and management programs for various facilities including industrial plants, high rise residen- tial and commercial buildings, energy

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Venters, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

bodydiagrams in a statics course to help students see beyond the math towards a deeper understandingof forces on bodies [3]. More recently, he and his colleagues have also experimented withincreasing “body-centered talk” among students in an effort to increase their success in applyingtheir conceptual knowledge to problem solving [15]. Although the results of their actualexperimental design were of mixed success, they did find that students who talked more aboutthe bodies in a problem (either spontaneously or when prompted) had higher success rates when Page 25.1450.3solving statics problems. Others have attempted to increase understanding through

Conference Session

Nontechnical Skills for Engineering Technology Students

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George Zion; Ronald Fulle; Carol Richardson

each other and meshvery well. Engineering Economics is taught in a traditional method and relies heavily on thelatest edition of Engineering Economy by Blank & Tarquin. Readers are likely familiar with thistraditional approach. Project Management covers the high level concepts. It then primarilyfocuses on tracking and control using MS Project. Examples of recent student MS Project “P”Final Exercises are: design and implement a robot that mimics what people say, mimics facial Page 9.276.3 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Thomas O. Spicer; Edgar C. Clausen

., Gorman, M.E., “Using Case Studies to Teach Engineering Design and Ethics,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 2004. 8. Grandin, J., Viets, H., “International Experience for Engineers,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 93-94, 1993. 9. Grandin, J., Dehmel, E.W., “Educating Engineers for the Global Workplace: A Study of Cross-Cultural Ideas,” Journal of Language for International Business, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 1-15, 1997. 10. TED Conferences, LLC. http://www.ted.com/talks (accessed 1 July 2013). 11. Clausen, E.C., and T.O. Spicer, “Formative Teaching Evaluation: The Faculty Coaches Group,” Proceedings of

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Odete Lopes, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

Tagged Divisions

International

maintenance andindustrial management. Curricular structure is strongly based on Mathematics and Physics.The adequacy of the course revealed the need to reinforce practical knowledge application, tointensify the use of problem based learning, to design new laboratorial strategies, to promoteteam work and to develop the fundamental skills in engineering formation.The new course design also resulted from the analysis of similar courses in referencecountries in engineering, such as Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, France,Swiss, Spain, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. It was compared mainly in terms of duration,curricular plans, credit system units and strategies adopted. The new Mechanical Engineeringdegree is comparable in structure with the

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention--Lower Division

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Wood

from Clemson University and a Ph. D. from theUniversity of Virginia in physics. He has seven years of research experience in laboratories for American Cynamidand TRW. He has 25 years of teaching experience in physics and engineering technology at Tri-County TechnicalCollege. Since 1984, he has been Division Chair of the Industrial and Engineering Technology Division at Tri -County Technical College in Pendleton, S.C. He has been co-principal investigator of the SC ATE Center ofExcellence since 1995. Page 7.1269.7 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition