Conference Session

K-12 Robotics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Selin Frances Sirinterlikci, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 23.425.8Even though both groups delivered good results, they could have improved their designsif given two additional days.Feedback from camp participants and parents was very positive. Besides working on theprojects, students conducted literature reviews using different sources and experimentedwith shape-memory alloys, permanent magnets, pneumatics, or spring motors. Studentswere able to gain additional insight into some concepts they had not previously beenexposed to. Students did not continue their projects at their respective high schools asplanned, but this will be attempted next year. All of the high school senior students fromthe research camp are applying or have applied to mechanical engineering programs, andsome have already

Conference Session

FPD 7: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part II: Perceptions and Paradigms

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Esmaeili, University of Dayton; Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #7138By the Students, for the students: A New Paradigm for Better Achieving theLearning ObjectivesMr. Mohammadjafar EsmaeiliDr. Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University Dr. Eydgahi is a professor in the school of Engineering Technology at Eastern Michigan University. He has supervised a number of graduate thesis and undergraduate projects in the areas of Unmanned Vehicle Design, Sensor Fusion, Speaker Recognition Design, Virtual Reality and Visualization, Digital Signal Processing, Control Systems, Robotics and Systems Automation. He has an extensive experience in curriculum and laboratory design and development

Conference Session

FPD 9: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part III: Research, Sustainability, and Professionalism

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dirk Colbry, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #6188STEM inSight: Developing a Research Skills Course for First- and Second-Year StudentsDr. Dirk Colbry, Michigan State UniversityDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Recruiting at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she received her Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan. She has published nearly two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational

Conference Session

FPD 9: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part III: Research, Sustainability, and Professionalism

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley M. Forman, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #6221The Unwritten Syllabus: It’s not just equations Student thoughts on profes-sional skillsMr. Stanley M. Forman, Northeastern University Stanley Forman and Susan Freeman are members of Northeastern University’s Gateway Faculty, a group of teaching faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at Northeastern University. The focus of this team is on providing a consistent, comprehensive, and constructive educational ex- perience that endorses the student-centered, professional and practice-oriented mission of Northeastern UniversityDr. Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Engineering, and environmental engineering is the only separatebachelor’s degree.After determining the relevant general or engineering science programs, department websites andcollege course catalogs were checked to determine which concentrations were offered withineach program. These results were compiled in a spreadsheet, and the programs offeringenvironmental, civil, or other related type of engineering were further evaluated by examiningcourse plans. The course plans were checked for what specific environmental engineering andsustainability-related curriculum was being offered as a part of the engineering curriculum.Specifically, course titles and course descriptions were searched for the key word“sustainability” or sustainability themes.Results

Conference Session

Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Haden, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

common knowledge in the field of engineering education that numbers of women andminorities obtaining engineering degrees is far below their representation in the U.S.population[1]. Many studies have sought to discern reasons for lack of representation of womenand minorities in science, mathematics and engineering degree programs. Studies related tominority students point to, among other factors, lack of pre-college academic preparation,financial difficulties, barriers related to being first generation college students [e.g. 2, 3, 4] and socio-cultural factors [5]. Studies related to female student underrepresentation in S&E fields havesuggested that women leave not from a lack of academic ability, but among other reasons,because of socio

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; William J Calvo, Chemical and Molecular Engineering Program, Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY)

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

conceptsdescribed in the problem statement.The PharmaHUB provides numerous educational and training materials for topics in thepharmaceutical manufacturing field. The majority of these are related to upper division andgraduate education and research topics. For example, Rutgers University has posted numerouslectures (as Powerpoint® slides) from the courses used in their M.S. in PharmaceuticalEngineering Program. Purdue, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and University of PuertoRico-Mayaguez have also posted materials from their courses. The site also provides the userwith research tools related to the field of particle science and engineering. The XX educationalmaterials are the only ones for lower-division courses and are provided under the site

Conference Session

Industry Participation and Ethics in BME

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas J. Webster; Karen Haberstroh

/or medicine for the year 2008. For this purpose,the objective of the present study was to increase exposure and interest in biomedicalengineering for students (particularly, females and underrepresented minorities) who wouldnot normally have such opportunities.Materials and MethodsTo provide undergraduate student exposure to biomedical engineering-related research, theauthors of the present study applied for and obtained a National Science Foundation award fora Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at Purdue University.Undergraduate students (US citizens or permanent residents) having completed at least 4semesters of education could apply for admittance to the program through an on-line web-site(http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/BME

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Wei Li, University of Texas; Tamara Wogen, Washington State University, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

in the USmanufacturing industry where downsizing is common in a slow economy. According tothe US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, a 21 % employment growthcan be expected for the biomedical engineers over the next decade. Only a fewmanufacturing programs offer biomedical engineering related courses. This paperdescribes the definition and characteristics of biomedical manufacturing. Topics(biomedical device manufacturing, biomedical product manufacturing, and surgical toolmanufacturing) in biomedical manufacturing are also discussed. A survey of existingbiomedical manufacturing related courses in the manufacturing engineering programswill be presented. The contents of these courses often contain an overview of anatomy

Conference Session

COED: Issues Impacting Students Learning How to Program

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University; Jane N. Moorhead, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Paper ID #23865Literate Programming for Authorship of Interactive Textbooks for Programming-centric CoursesDr. Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University Bryan A. Jones received the B.S.E.E. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Rice University, Houston, TX, in 1995 and 2002, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Clemson University, Clemson, SC, in 2005. He is currently an Associate Professor at Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS. From 1996 to 2000, he was a Hardware Design Engineer with Compaq, where he specialized in board lay- out for high-availability

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Inventive Thinking & Student Beliefs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joy Harris; Karthik Ramachandran, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

lack of an ESE instrument for engineering studentsin an entrepreneurship education program specifically is critical and needs to be addressed.Therefore, in the present study, we adapted an existing ESE instrument for engineering studentsin an entrepreneurship education program at a large southeastern university in the United Statesand examined the psychometric properties of the instrument. In the field of engineering education, there has been an increasing number ofentrepreneurship education programs. Engineering educators have identified the link betweenentrepreneurship and engineering and realized the importance of entrepreneurial-related skills,such as creativity and leadership skills (Da Silva et al., 2015; Wang & Kleppe, 2001

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roy McGrann, State University of New York, Binghamton; Wayne Jones, State University of New York, Binghamton; Susannah Gal, State University of New York, Binghamton; Andy Cavagnetto, State University of New York, Binghamton; Dan Brennan, Broome Community College - SUNY; Thomas O'Brien, State University of New York, Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, scientists, andeducators serving fourteen middle-school school districts in southern New York. The institute’saim is to increase students’ understanding of science concepts and skills related to environmentalsustainability and broaden students’ perceptions of engineering, science, and math careersthrough a range of exciting activities that students do not experience in school. The resulting 10-day learning experience integrates (1) Biology/Life Science, (2) Chemistry/Physical Science, and(3) Math/Engineering by framing instruction and activities around climate change andsustainability issues. Students participated in advanced coursework in the form of interactivecontent sessions, fieldtrips and guest speakers, and experiments/team projects

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Dampier, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

AC 2008-129: BUILDING AN EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR ENGINEERS INDIGITAL FORENSICSDavid Dampier, Mississippi State University Page 13.264.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Building an Education Program for Engineers in Digital Forensics David A. Dampier Jansen Cohoon Department of Computer Science and Engineering Mississippi State University dampier@cse.msstate.edu; jec9@msstate.eduAbstractThis paper describes an innovative laboratory based program that offers life-long learningactivities to working professionals in the law

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danilo Leal, Universidad Andres Bello, Vina del Mar, Chile; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

level, either in graduate or undergraduateprograms [3,10-13]. They customarily seek to understand the factors from a marketing perspectiveto use them for recruitment strategies [14-16].Knowing the factors underlying a career choice allows one to focus the search for prospectivestudents efficiently and optimize the utilization of resources to attain new enrollments. It ispossible to develop transversal strategies for all the university programs and customize them basedon specific factors relevant to each career.There are two programs related to industrial engineering in the university where this study tookplace: Civil Industrial Engineering and Industrial Engineering. The difference is that the former isa five-year program focusing more on

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Imran, Ajman Univeristy of Science & Technology, UAE; Mohamed Nasor M. Kalil; Fahar G. M. Hayati, Ajman University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

’ motivation to continue in a particular program. Students’persistence in engineering programs has been analyzed in relation to their performance inspecific courses like mathematics (5, 11). Although, several studies have analyzed students’performance in engineering (1, 4–6, 8–12, 14–16), there is a lack of systematic studies to understand thefactors that might influence students’ retention or reduce attrition from engineering programs.The purpose of the present case study is to analyze various patterns related to retention andattrition of students in engineering programs in two groups of students before and afterintroducing various program related changes in order to enhance student retention in theirrespective programs

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 7: Partnerships Making It Real! II

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanette Chipps, Johns Hopkins University; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

tolocal universities by or as a result of the program, which then served as a positive outcome forthe school at large. This suggests that a multifaceted approach to implementing engineeringcourses at the high school level which includes curriculum as well as human connections is seenas a benefit by administrators. Administrators also refer to the coursework and teacher actions assupporting the goal of broadening participation by speaking about specific engineering projectsthat engage a variety of learners, mostly through the type of project employed within the course.Finally, the administrators identified potential barriers to implementing engineering programs ontheir campus, with most barriers relating to teacher staffing issues, such as the

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 9

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salih Sarp, Old Dominion University; Murat Kuzlu, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Zafer Acar

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

engineeringproblems. This paper will discuss introducing a new data science curriculum in an EngineeringTechnology (ET) program with a focus on Electrical Engineering Technology (EET)program.IntroductionA typical data science curriculum covers various topics such as data processing, featureengineering, regression, classification, and natural language processing. However, it does notcover concepts related to data acquisition and processing from the standpoint of technology andhardware. In the last decades, data-driven models have significantly affected almost everyindustry. There are various courses across different programs and curricula in the nation thatfocus on introducing data science topics. However, a complete Engineering Technology (ET)curriculum that

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Davis, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

tasks as we embark on our effort to establish a ConstructionManagement (CM) Track within our Architectural Engineering Technology (AET) Program.CM Track: Research and develop a track for architecture students interested in pursuing a CM track and careers in a more construction related capacity.CM Track Curriculum: Research and develop the curriculum for the CM track students without jeopardizing our ABET and NAAB accreditations.CM Track Advisor: Advise undergraduate students on CM track. Help CM track students find employment and/or pursue graduate study in construction.CM Track Clubs and Organizations: Encourage and coordinate student involvement in Construction related organizations and clubs, example: Construction Institute (CI) and

Collection

2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Linda S. Hirsch

Introducing Young Girls to Engineering through Summer Enrichment Programs Linda S. Hirsch, Ed. D. Center for Pre-College Programs New Jersey Institute of Technology University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102 linda.s.hirsch@njit.eduAbstract – Women occupy nearly half the total United States workforce, but unfortunately onlyabout 25% of Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering (STEM) professionals arewomen, with less than 10% being women of color. Research has shown that providing girls witha positive STEM-related experience in middle school

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen M. Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

sliding window. 4. The results of the aggregated data are evaluated.ExampleWe illustrate the method by means of an example. The PEOs for the example program consist ofthe following three objectives.1. Graduates will successfully function in engineering positions, demonstrating proficiencies that include problem solving and technical communications skills2. Graduates will continue to advance their skills through formal and informal activities related to their profession3. Graduates will exhibit conduct that is ethical and professional, including consideration of the societal and global impact of their professional endeavorsAt our university, a common survey is used by all programs to collect data from alumni andemployers of alumni

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Retention

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Binod Tiwari, California State University, Fullerton; Pradeep Nair, California State University, Fullerton; Susamma Barua, California State University, Fullerton

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Engineering, to the first year engineering students with the aim to increase retention rate and reduce graduation time. Dr. Tiwari is an ABET program evaluator for ASEE.Dr. Pradeep Nair, California State University, Fullerton Pradeep Nair received his Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2009. His research interests include power/performance tradeoffs in the nanoscale domain, leakage power reduction in digital systems, computer performance analysis and evaluation, low Power FPGAs, and biomedical circuits and systems. He has published several peer-reviewed papers as part of his re- search. At CSUF, Dr. Nair has taught several engineering courses ranging from the freshman level to

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John Mativo, The University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

organization of secondary school club competitions under SME. Getting involved in development of new and existing bio-materials, design and manufacturing courses, and bio-engineering specialties in manufacturing engineering programs. Generation of resources for SME scholarships for students pursuing bioengineering fields and are interested in design and manufacturing. Generation of joint training activities for companies, summer programs including institutes and accelerated graduate programs at universities.Developments up to DateAfter the official recognition by SME, Mark Stratton, A Community Relations Manager fromSME became the liaison between the Tech Group and SME. A monthly teleconference

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric W. Johnson

Session 2530 Time Engineers: An Interactive Multimedia Program for Secondary School Students Eric W. Johnson Valparaiso UniversityAbstractThis paper describes a unique outreach vehicle, an interactive multimedia program, thatintroduces secondary school students to different principles in engineering. The program, calledTime Engineers, allows students to travel to different time periods and work throughengineering-related activities. The goal of each activity is to encourage the development ofreasoning and problem solving skills, and at the same

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Koufakou, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

for suchcourses is that related topics are typically perceived by students especially at the undergraduatelevel as uninteresting and irrelevant, while it is difficult to bring the “real-world” experience tothe classroom.This paper summarizes the author’s experiences in developing and teaching for the first time aSoftware Specifications course to the newly established Software Engineering (SE) degreeprogram at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in Spring 2014. The SE program belongs inan Engineering College which emphasizes undergraduate education (there is no graduate degreeoffered). The Software Specifications course is a required course for all SE students at FGCU. Itincludes topics such as Eliciting, Writing, and Testing Requirements

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

education program. Ethics instruction occurs during arequired cooperative education preparatory course, as well as during each of three semesterswhen students are employed with industry partners to practice engineering in a cooperativeeducation program.Introductory engineering ethics content is provided in the preparatory course, including reviewand assessment of case studies. During the co-op work semesters, online tools have beendeveloped that allow for easy collection and summarization of input related to student outcomes.Students are required to complete online, distance-learning modules during each cooperativeeducation semester which allow for additional direct measurement of student learning outcomes,including five engineering ethics-focused

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Robson, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Tanner Bateman, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. SAT scores and programming concepts post-test scores were thebest predictors of course grade. The paper also presents results related to the impact of priorcollege experiences on engineering major retention rates.1. Background and PurposeA new Department of Engineering Education (EngE) was created within the College ofEngineering (COE) at Virginia Tech in May 2004 to improve engineering pedagogy. The EngEis responsible for conducting a year long freshman engineering program (also called GeneralEngineering (GE) program). Approximately, 1200 engineering freshmen join GE program everyyear. Another primary mission of the EngE department is to carry out rigorous research in thearea of engineering education and support the research agenda as

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

section. This can be of value not only when the student is still enrolledin the particular course but also later such as when deciding which other follow-up courses to take.In effect, the learning objects associated with an individual student as he or she goes through thevarious courses in the curriculum provide a complete record, in a real sense the learning history, ofthe student’s activities through the engineering program. If appropriate browsing and navigationfacilities are provided, they will enable the student, when engaged in an activity in any course,to look back and reflect on his or her work in the most directly related activities in the currentcourse as well as in earlier courses in the curriculum. Thus this type of reflection is not

Conference Session

International Forum Poster Session & Welcome Reception: Sponsored by Quanser and Cypress Semiconductors

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Helmuth Gesch, University of Applied Sciences Landshut, Germany; Richard O Gale, Texas Tech University; Tanja Karp, Texas Tech University; Nanna Suryana Herman

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

GC 2012-5616: A MULTINATIONAL MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMIN ELECTRONIC PRODUCT ENGINEERINGProf. Helmuth Gesch, University of Applied Sciences Landshut, Germany Education: 1975 Master of Engineering from Technical University of Munich 1978 Doctorate in Physics from Technical University of Munich Academic positions and administrative responsibilities: Professor (since 1985), University of Applied Sciences Landshut, Germany Vice President (since 2005), responsible for technology transfer and indus- try related collaborations Coordinator of the Microelectronic study program Coordinator of the Industrial Engineering and Management study program (temporarily) Coordinator of different international cooper- ation programs

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Paul Haiduk; Donald J. Bagert; Ben A. Calloni

. Page 1.241.1 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings This system has previously been used as a supplement to teach a Pascal-based introductory computerscience (CS1) course required of both computer science and electrical engineering majors; despite havinglimited teaching materials for BACCII at that time, the empirical results showed a 4-8% increase in learning and 4comprehension . More recently, work on adding object-oriented extensions to BACCII for use in the datastructures/object-oriented programming (CS2) course was undertaken, resulting in BACCII++§. Current research concerns the development of a complete set of course materials for the use of BACCII++in teaching both CS1 and

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

advancing in careers in academia; they are typically making lessmoney, are less likely to apply for research grants and are more likely to be on short-termcontracts with their institution (Bebbington6, 2002). The fall-out of this alarming trend is thatfemales, if they do reach a science or engineering program in university, are faced with a lackof female role models to relate to upon arrival.Where are the Females?Some researchers believe that the exclusion of women from the sciences has resulted in amasculine construction of science (Tolley63, 2003), which may explain the “traditional”engineering education characteristics and the reasons why females are not pursuing study inthese areas. Females’ lack of interest in physical science begins at a