Conference Session

Empathy and Human-centered Design 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth Rose Pollack, Michigan State University ; Gavan Alexander Sarrafian, Michigan State University; Michele J. Grimm, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

engineering.This career may vary drastically from their peers in terms of industry, specialization, project scope, orexpectations. The purpose of this study is to analyze the breadth of job responsibilities within a wide range ofmechanical engineering positions in order to gain an understanding of the typical activities a mechanicalengineer is expected to complete in the field.This study analyzed 923 job postings collected through the job search and posting site “Indeed.com”, duringa one-week period in the summer of 2020. The jobs represent various industries, geographic locations, andposition titles. Design activities were used as a guiding framework to develop an ontology of engineeringactivities. This study developed an increased understanding of the

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley; Danielle DeCristoforo, Lockheed-Martin

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Design in Engineering Education

role it plays in creativity are further compounded with controversy over the relationshipbetween creativity and divergent thinking12, 19. Other factors, such as intrinsic task involvement,leadership traits, and perception have also been proposed as important in the understanding ofcreativity, but few attempts have been made to synthesize or rigorously validate these views19.As Parkhurst notes, this lack of consensus has made it difficult for educators to identify, nurture,and encourage creativity in the behavior of students, since one cannot readily measure or impactwhat one has not clearly defined19. This poses a dilemma in engineering design, where students’design projects are often assessed in terms of their “creativity” and/or

Conference Session

Design Methodology and Evaluation 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Design in Engineering Education

. References1. Carr RL, Bennett IV LD, Strobel J. Engineering in the K-12 STEM Standards of the 50 U.S. States: An Analysis of Presence and Extent. Journal of Engineering Education. 2012;101(3):1-26.2. Committee on K-12 Engineering Education, National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council. Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2009.3. Dym C, Agogino A, Eris O, Frey D, Leifer L. Engineering design thinking, teaching, and learning. Journal of Engineering Education. 2005;94(1):103-120.4. Goldman S, Carroll MP, Kabayadondo Z, et al. Assessing d. learning: Capturing the Journey of Becoming a Design Thinker. In

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Devdas Shetty

ambiguityResearch SynthesisSolve problems Design/Manufacture/ProcessDevelop ideas Formulate problemsIndependence Implement ideasTechnological –Science base Team workEngineering Science Societal context/Ethics Functional core of engineeringTable 1. Analytical Model and Integrative ModelCharacteristics of 21st century educationOur graduates must be educated to understand the functional core of the engineering process.They should be able to analyze, synthesize and formulate problems and solve them, becomeadept at

Conference Session

New and Innovative Ideas

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Thomas Malcolm, University of Virginia; Jennifer L. Chiu, University of Virginia; Edward Pan, University of Virginia; M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

transformation function reversibility20. Goel and Pirolli20suggest that adults have an intuitive understanding of what design professions are, however,many K-12 students receive little to no exposure to engineering design. Thus, explicit models ofengineering design can help students develop an understanding of the fundamentals ofengineering design, similar to explicit model of inquiry used in Inquiry Island21. One suchmodel is informed engineering design1 . Informed design is a process in which students developknowledge and skills before attempting to suggest design solutions as opposed to solvingproblems through trial-and-error alone. Students following the informed design paradigm learnin discrete phases, called knowledge and skill builders (KSBs

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Scott M. Randol, OMSI; Carla Herran, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry ; Smirla Ramos-Montanez, OMSI; Todd Shagott; Marcie R. Benne, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

local challenges. As part of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-fundedDesigning Our Tomorrow (DOT) project, which is concerned with helping youth and familiesbuild capacity to address challenges in their communities, researchers designed this exploratorystudy of fundamental relationships to better understand how to foster awareness of engineeringin learners—that is, to help learners recognize strategies and skills they use when going througha problem-solving process as part of the process of engineering.The term engineering is often used to refer to the field of work, or the profession of an engineer.However, engineering is also the term for the systematic process of identifying and solvingproblems through an iterative series of steps. This

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Golnaz Arastoopour, University of Wisconsin, Madison; David Williamson Shaffer; Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Wesley Collier, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jeff Linderoth, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Educational Research and Methods

engineermay have to identify which feasible combinations of performance parameters will best lead togood design choices [19], [25].To begin solving Eq. 1 (or some subsets of Eq. 1, if it has been separated into several equations),engineers determine the coefficients and constants by collecting information in terms ofconducting research, running experiments, and performing analyses. ̂Approximate Understanding of the Design Function, 𝑭In an ideal case, the engineer would have enough information and knowledge to determine thetrue design function F and all possible relationships between the solution space, 𝑋 and theperformance space, 𝑌. Then, she could find an optimum design. However in real-world

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne W. Scott, Petroleum Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

respective cultures are vastly different. Data gathered from theobservance of culturally diverse competing teams is studied with the objective of developingcurriculum and pedagogy that will prepare our student teams for global engineering practice.In addition, the experiential value of international travel and intercultural exchange inherentin this project is significant.IntroductionBoth the STEPS Program (PI) and the EPICS Program (CSM) introduce team-basedengineering design problem solving to students in their first and second years. While thetheory, objectives, and practices of the programs are similar, the respective cultures are vastlydifferent. Recognizing the need for students to understand the global nature of modernengineering and have an

Conference Session

High School Students Thinking and Performance

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kyungsuk Park, Utah State University; Shaobo Huang, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

State University Kyungsuk Park is a researcher in College of Education at Kyungpook National University in S. Korea. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in technology education from the Ohio State University.Ms. Shaobo Huang, Utah State University - Engineering Education Page 25.691.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 High School Student Engineering Design Thinking and PerformanceAbstractOur vision is to improve the STEM learning and teaching environment for high school studentsthrough their understanding of engineering design. Engineering employs principles ofmathematics and

Conference Session

Design Methodologies 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Meagan Flus, University of Waterloo; Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #29218Improving engineering students’ need finding abilities; a work in progressMeagan Flus, University of Waterloo Meagan Flus is a MASc student in the Department of Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo. Her current research area is engineering design education with specific interest in design cognition. Her future work will focus on the intersection of data and design.Mr. Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo Mr. Christopher Rennick received his B.A.Sc., Honours Electrical Engineering in 2007 and his M.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering in 2009, both from the University of Windsor, in Windsor

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Soda, U.S. Air Force Academy; Gregory Toussaint, U.S. Air Force Academy; Albert Batten, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

interpersonal skills, but to understand the terminology,processes, and challenges of management as well. As one might well imagine, such asweeping change in capstone design raised many questions and issues. How wouldSystems Engineers (SE) and Systems Engineering Management (SEM) majors beassigned to teams in the traditional engineering majors? What expectations would facultymentors have for these managers? How could they be assessed appropriately? Wouldthe management students be accepted and integrated effectively? Would the managershave a positive impact on the design experience? In retrospect, the challenges involvedin creating, mentoring, and assessing these engineer-manager capstone teams were notnearly as insurmountable as they might seem

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Nabil Kallas; Dhushy Sathianathan; Renata Engel

oneconsiders that such curriculum must:(1) give students a sense of what engineering is and what the engineering design is,(2) accommodate different levels of background in science and math,(3) emphasize relevance of science to engineering and engineering design,(4) be easy to understand and apply, yet be interesting and challenging,Also, the fact that the freshman engineering course is likely to have no pre-requisites mandates that the designcurriculum must be self contained. The theme of each design project is not as important as the skills learned bydoing the projects. However, having a motivating theme seems to increase students’ interest and their degreeof involvement in the projects. Therefore, careful planning and piloting are essential

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford; Diane Folz, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-154: A MULTIUNIVERSITY, INTERDISCIPLINARY SENIOR DESIGNPROJECT IN ENGINEERINGPatricia Mellodge, University of Hartford Patricia Mellodge is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Hartford. She received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island. Her graduate work was completed at Virginia Tech where she received an M.S. in Mathematics and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. Research interests include control system design, mathematical modeling of microwave processing, and bio-instrumentation.Diane Folz, Virginia Tech Diane Folz is a Senior Research Associate and Laboratory Instructor in the Department of

Conference Session

Aerospace Student Projects, Engineering Design and Research

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kuldeep S Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Chandra Bhushan Asthana P.E., Elizabeth City State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

deterrent to improvingachievement and attainment of postsecondary educational goals [6].Engineering is a natural platform for the integration of STEM content into K-12 classroomswhile sparking creativity amongst young minds. Research around effective learning in K-12classrooms demonstrates that an engineering approach to identifying and solving problems isvaluable across all disciplines. Incorporating mathematical and scientific fundamentals viaengineering design-based methodology that infuses engineering habits of mind has proven to bea highly effective model for STEM education. A National Academy of Engineers report,Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects,suggests that the STEM disciplines not be

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Kelly

capstone design course or studentscould be directed to complete the course on their own - an exercise in life-long learning.Additional modules on standards development processes and international standards areunder development by ANSI.For understanding the standards processes themselves there are a number of ANSI coursesavailable.11 These courses are well above the level of what graduates need to know interms of process. However, engineering graduates are expected to understand the contextof their work and standards processes will come in here. Codes and standards are part ofthe professional component part of the curriculumANSI and NIST sponsored a workshop at Columbia University in September 2002 tobring together industry and academics, primarily

Conference Session

A Systems Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cochran, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2010-2395: COLLECTIVE SYSTEM DESIGN IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONDavid Cochran, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. David S. Cochran Managing Partner System Design, LLC. Dr. Cochran is one of the world’s authorities on production and enterprise systems engineering and supply chain techniques and technologies. As an MIT Mechanical Engineering faculty professor (1995-2003), he established the Production System Design (PSD) Laboratory at MIT (1995). He is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Shingo Prize (1989 and 2002) for manufacturing excellence for his work in the design of effective “lean” systems. He also received the Dudley Prize for best paper from the

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Arch. Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

Session 1606 A CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERIENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Daniel Davis University of HartfordAbstractAt the University of Hartford, we have developed a “Capstone Design Experience” in an effort toimprove our Architectural Engineering Technology curriculum. By increasing the awareness ofthe interrelationships between different areas of study, we are attempting to strike a new balance.We have integrated the following into a single yearlong design project: research, programming,planning, history and theory

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Bilal Alhawamdeh, Western Michigan University; M Muchson; Ahmad Mohammad Rasheed Al-Bodour, Western Michigan University

1 Equal ContributionAbstract As the engineering community grapples with integrating sustainability into its curricula,assessing how sustainability concepts are infused across various engineering disciplines remainschallenging. The senior design capstone project is pivotal in assessing students’ understanding ofengineering subjects. Thus, it acts as an effective measure of their awareness and proficiency insustainability. This study assesses the integration of sustainability in senior design capstoneprojects across six engineering programs, namely, Chemical and Paper Engineering, Civil andConstruction Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering DesignManufacturing and

Collection

2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Bryan Cooperrider

emphasizing quantity over quality. 12 Brainstorming has become the signature tool fordivergent thinking in the design process. Unfortunately, the understanding that brainstorming isonly a tool not a replacement for divergent thinking is lost on educators as well as students. Astudy by Coskun supports this concept. His study showed that brainstorming was onlymarginally successful in generating creative ideas. By engaging participants in divergentthinking exercises before brainstorming the results improved significantly. 13 Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering EducationA paper by Ogot and Okudan is an example of

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Keith L. Hohn

how it is similar to a creative endeavor. Anactivity using role-playing to have students practice performing a hazards analysis of a chemicalprocess appeared to improve student understanding when the students were given enough timeand detailed enough instructions on what they were to accomplish in the role-playing.IntroductionEngineering design is undeniably a creative exercise: the engineer must create something thatnever has existed before using only the tools of mathematics and science. However, engineeringstudents likely do not see their engineering training as requiring much creativity, particularly intheir first few years of college when they take mainly math, science, and engineering sciencecourses. These courses require students to be

Collection

2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jonathan Cefalu; Timothy Roemer; Pawel Kosakowski; Shankar Krishnan

students will acquire a better understanding of the processtaken from the design concept to the final product. With the model in hand, students had a betterunderstanding of how the mitral valve functions and then they were able to justify why the partwas designed in a specific configuration. Initial results are encouraging for not only theprototype valve but also the application of 3D rapid design in the educational environment.In conclusion, the design of this artificial mitral heart valve and its fabrication in 3D RP showsthe feasibility and potential benefits for the use of rapid prototyping process in engineeringeducation with a particular emphasis on Biomedical Engineering design courses.Proceedings of the 2011 Midwest Section Conference of

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

, a more integrated understanding of the role of information is required, so targetedinstruction can be created and information gathering spread throughout the design process insteadof being considered an add-on ‘literature review’ at the beginning or end of a project. However, inorder to integrate the development of information literacy knowledge and skills into the learning ofengineering design, first we need to have a working definition of both. This allows us to identifysimilarities and synergies that can be exploited so as to reinforce the interdependence betweenthinking as an engineering designer and leveraging of vital information of diverse types from manydifferent sources as a value adding process, central to the creative process and

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Staver; Naiqian Zhang; Masaaki Mizuno; Gurdip Singh; Mitchell Neilsen; Donald Lenhert

elementary and middle school students with an opportunity to compete atthe state level in robotics and embedded system design contests during Open House at KansasState University. All of these opportunities naturally motivate both teachers and students toacquire a much deeper understanding of the underlying mathematics and science used inembedded system design. Page 9.528.11 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 8. Testing a compass sensor prototype.4

Conference Session

Space Systems Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Knudtson, Saint Louis University; Nicholas Freed, Saint Louis University; David Zidar, Saint Louis University; Michael Dunning, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

which utilized commercialoff the shelf components where possible. The team size was kept at a minimum to allowfor focus and a free flow of ideas. Communal research and frequent idea meetings were ahallmark of the group organization, providing a holistic systems design on the part ofeach engineer. Specialization was a gradual process resulting in member dedication tofields that interested them. The educational construction of the senior capstone coursebrought the students a greater understanding of the unique challenges posed by a rocketsystem and the relative lack of coursework dedicated to these challenges. Group memberswere allowed a large amount of independence in their efforts, which proved both ablessing and challenge. Space technology

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University; Elif Kongar, Fairfield University; John Drazan, Fairfield University; Isaac Macwan, Fairfield University; Michael Zabinski

Paper ID #37465Term Design Project in Fundamentals of Engineering CourseDjedjiga Belfadel (Associate Professor)Isaac Macwan Dr. Macwan is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering at Fairfield University. He got his PhD in 2014 from University of Bridgeport. He is interested in developing bioelectronic devices and understanding the interactions at the interface of biological macromolecules and nanoparticles.Elif Kongar (Associate Dean)John F Drazan (Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering)Michael Zabinski © American

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shashi Nambisan, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

to design systems, 3 components or processes to meet desired goals? 4.000 4.000 0.907 Did the course increase your ability to function on a 4 multidiciplinary team? 4.059 4.000 1.029 Did the course increase your ability to identify, formulate, 5 and solve engineering problems? 4.056 4.000 0.873 Did the course increase your understanding of professional 6 and ethical responsibility? 4.111 4.000 0.963 Did the course increase your ability to communicate 7 effectively

Conference Session

Infusing Engineering with Art (and Vice Versa)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Findley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John A. Mirth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

participants, the course developers set out with the following universal objectives andoutcomes:Objectives1. To identify, understand, and appreciate the natural and historical integration of art and engineering.2. To explore the innovative potential that results from the merger of art and engineering.3. To identify, understand, and appreciate the enduring quality of objects that are derived from combinations of form and function.4. To observe successful design through the entire experience one has with an object.5. To explore the ways by which form impacts the implementation of function, especially in the initial development of an object, and in terms of creative problem solving.Outcomes1. Students have the ability to recognize the meanings and

Conference Session

Manufacturing Materials and Processes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Gary Bright Ph.D., National University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Paper ID #10293Effective Capstone Project in Manufacturing Design Engineering ProgramDr. Shekar Viswanathan, National University Dr. Viswanathan is a Professor at National University with the department of Applied Engineering. He has over 20 years of industrial and 20 years of teaching experience.Gary Bright Ph.D., National University Dr. Bright is an adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Engineering at National Univer- sity. He has an interdisciplinary background in cell biology, bioengineering, and biophysics with a Ph.D. in Cell Biology and Post-doctoral work in Biophyics and Bioengineering. After 9

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Wahlstrom, Argonne National Laboratory; Frank Falcone, Argonne National Laboratory; Doug Nelson, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

university vehicle design and engineering programs to stayrelevant, the industry development process must be mirrored in a low cost, efficient manner.HIL has been outside of the realm of possibility at universities due to the complex modelingtechniques and information required, as well as the prohibitive cost. Supplying universities withlow cost, function development-based HIL systems reduces the vehicle development time byparallelizing the process while educating students on cutting-edge vehicle design techniques.Reducing the complexity of the hardware reduces the overall utility however lessens the costassociated with networking Electronic Control Units (ECU). Also, developing simpler, lowerfidelity models reduces required computing resources and

Conference Session

Design for Community

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Prestero; Neil Cantor

Session 2625 Design that Matters: Connecting Engineering Students with Underserved Communities Timothy Prestero, Neil Cantor Design that Matters1. IntroductionIn this paper, we give an overview of the collaborative design process that we have built toaddress unmet needs in underserved communities while at the same time educating engineeringstudents about their capacity to create positive social change. The process description ismotivated by a specific example—the design of a tool for adult literacy education in developingcountries. We