Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Henry, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; Richard Zollars, Washington State University; Charles Knight, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-872: THE LABORATORY WORLD IS FLATJim Henry, University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaRichard Zollars, Washington State UniversityCharles Knight, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Page 12.1444.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Laboratory World is FlatAbstractLabs operated at a distance via the Web allow for “multiple forms of collaboration—thesharing of knowledge and work—in real time, without regard to distance….” (Friedman,The World is Flat). This paper looks at Friedman’s 10 “flatteners” and how they are orare not directly applicable to laboratories in engineering education.This paper describes specific examples of collaboration of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Han Bao; David Dryer; Derya Jacobs; William Swart

Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationIII. Course Conceptual ModelA pilot freshman course was developed and implemented to provide students with the necessaryskills in virtual collaborative methodologies and technologies, and application of themethodologies to a real-world multidisciplinary project. The course was taught by threeinstructors from mechanical engineering, engineering technology and engineering managementprograms with the following objectives: 1) introduce students to project management, collaborative engineering concepts and methodologies, 2) introduce students to e-engineering communication and information technologies, 3) cultivate team-oriented problem solving approach in a virtual collaborative environment

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David S. Pixton, Brigham Young University; Jared Aaron Landetta, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

world as a point of reference for concepts being taught in the virtualenvironment. This provides context upon which to overlay new learning. For example, whenteaching about the layers of the Earth, a two-dimensional video animation can show the differentstructures of the Earth, but an AR experience could take the user inside the Earth, allowing for asense of being present there, and enabling exploration and linking the knowledge with personalexperience. Experiences like these can help provide the student with “authentic learning,” whichrelies upon a situated and realistic (in terms of future applicability) learning experience [23].The authors are currently in the process of improving the second prototype AR experiencedescribed above by

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Vaz

educate “technological humanists”, the authors had a desire to challenge futureelectrical and computer engineers consider the ways in which technology can be of more directbenefit to society and communities than through the economic stimulus resulting from the designof consumer electronics. Third, WPI’s extensive experience with project-based learning hasmade clear that enhanced learning typically results when students are given a meaningful “realworld” problem to solve for some external organization, rather than a problem fabricated byfaculty. An opportunity for teaching design through real-world problem solving and presentingengineering as a socially relevant profession appeared in the form of Design that Matters.III. Design that Matters and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Gross; David Dinehart

is to tie together technical (structural, materials,and construction) and humanistic issues through a challenging real world project. This paperfocuses on the constructability issues of the project and is divided into the following sections :project development, course description, design and construction challenges, project construction,outcomes, and continuing work.Project DevelopmentOne of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, Honduras is a country still trying torecover from recent guerilla wars and has an overwhelming number of children whose parents areunable to provide for them. Amigos de Jesus (Friends of Jesus), a Catholic orphanage, offers arefuge for abandoned and abused boys. The orphanage was co-founded in 1998 by

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Zhen Yu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Ha Thu Le, California State Polytechnic University Pomona

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

engineering study means more than justattending classes or taking exams. The experiences also include meaningful community andsociety involvement and contributions.Impacts on college studentsService learning is a very good way to achieve several objectives for the education ofengineering students, including: 1) Ensure what the students learned are practical and realistic, applicable to the real world. 2) Guarantee that the students have in mind of serving the community when they are in school and keep that after they graduate. 3) Help the students to start to build good and sustainable community relationships while still in school. 4) Facilitate the students’ learning actively

Conference Session

Innovative Project-Based Learning Practices in Manufacturing

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dawn Wendell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Amos G. Winter V, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

andapproachable. There has been a recent trend to improve introductory mechanical engineeringclasses to show students immediately the applications of the knowledge they are acquiring in theclasses early in their department [1] [2]. Such identity with the material has been shown toincrease persistence in engineering [3] [4].This paper illustrates a thematic method of examples threaded throughout a semester-long classat the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that tie together introductory concepts that thestudents are leaning and real-world examples from the automotive industry. These examples,which often include video, sound or music, pictures, and real-world specifications, break up thenormal lecture-format class and show immediate applications for

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session I: Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niranjan Hemant Desai, Purdue University North Central; George Stefanek, Purdue University, North Central

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

your understanding of the theoreticalcontents of the course that you completed? (Y / N)Question 10 of the student survey: “Would you like a course during the final semester of yourdegree program where an industry professional presents a complete real-world project on aweekly basis just as was presented in this class?” (Y / N)98% of the students surveyed indicated that the presenters did a good job of discussing anindustrial application, as reflected by positive responses to question 7 (see column 4 in Table 2)in the student survey (Appendix A). Question 7 of the student survey is shown below. Thisinformation is useful in that it demonstrates that it is practically possible to make effectivemodifications to the existing curriculum that expose

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Koplow, Northeastern University; Francis Di Bella, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-346: HOW TO RESCUE A POORLY OPERATING EXPERIMENT IN ANENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY LAB AND TURN IT INTO A "REAL-WORLD"LEARNING LESSONFrancis Di Bella, Northeastern UniversityMichael Koplow, Northeastern University Mr.Koplow is an ADjunct instructor at Northeastern University and has instructed Thermodynamics for the mechanical engineering technology unit. He has over 30 years of experience in energy research and also operates a consulting company, Emdot Engineering. Page 11.702.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 ASEE 2006 Annual Conference 2006-346

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Christopher I. Allen, Air Force Research Laboratory; Michael Doroski, U.S. Air Force; Curtis Medve, U.S. Air Force; Michael Seery, U.S. Air Force; P. Len Orlando III, Air Force Research Laboratory; Farid T. Khafizov, University of Texas, Dallas

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #17791An Electrical Engineering Graduate Course Sequence in Integrated CircuitsTargeted to Real-World Problems in Industry, Defense, and SecurityDr. Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology Dr. Lanzerotti is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Augsburg College (Minneapolis, MN), an Adjunct Associate Professor of Computer Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and an Affiliate Re- searcher at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN). She received her A.B. summa cum laude from Harvard

Collection

2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

Susannah GAL, Wentworth Institute of Technology

binding proteins in cancer and in promoting and assessing undergraduate learning. Susannah has taught classes in biochemistry, molecular biology and cell biology as well as general biology, human biology and cancer biology for engineering and science students. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Case studies offer opportunities for us to show the “real world” of engineering and science in the classroomAbstract- Much of the teaching of science can seem unlinked to the application of the material to realworld problems. This can make it much harder for some students to engage with the information inways that help them to retain it and to see value in

Conference Session

Computer Science-related Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University; Karen Nielson, Utah State University; Stephanie M. Kawamura, InTech Collegiate High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

46.7Questionnaire SurveyA questionnaire survey was also administered after the posttest. Students were asked to providefeedback on the following statements: “Please describe to what extent the computer simulationhelped, or did not help, with your understanding of physics concepts; and, please describe towhat extent the computer simulation helped, or did not help, with your understanding ofmathematical calculations.” The students reported positive experiences with the developedcomputer simulation module. Representative student comments (original, without editing) arelisted below: “The modules illustrated a real-world application for the concepts that helped me see what I was applying the concepts to. Seeing the diagram of each concept was useful in

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ala A. Qattawi, Automotive Engineering Department at Clemson University –International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR); Paul J. Venhovens, Clemson University; Johnell Brooks, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #9639Rethinking Automotive Engineering Education – Deep Orange as a Collabo-rative Innovation Framework for Project-Based Learning Incorporating Real-World Case StudiesDr. Ala A. Qattawi, Automotive Engineering Department at Clemson University –International Center forAutomotive Research (CU-ICAR) Dr. Ala Qattawi, Clemson University Ala Qattawi is a post-doctoral fellow at Clemson University- International Center for Automotive Engineering (CU-ICAR). She received her PhD in automotive en- gineering from Clemson University in 2012 and became the first women in USA to earn a PhD degree in that field. Dr. Qattawi’s area

Conference Session

Civil, Electrical, and Eng Tech

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Rajesh Balasubramanian, The University of Memphis

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

, Call centers, TSA etc., establish theirpeople resources using time standards. They could be historical or current. Time studies in theindustrial world have been done from around the 1930s. Frank and Lillian Gilbreths are known tobe the pioneers of “one best way to complete a task” 2. Frederick Taylor started the scientificmanagement where his mantra was “a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work” 3This paper presents, how I taught the real-life applications of time and motion studies using thetextbook as a theoretical platform. There are various aspects of the teaching methodology thatcome from my work experiences. I had myself taken this course in this department in 2006 as apart of my master's degree. It helped lay the foundation about the

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Alan Hansen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Engineer in the Real World”Key words: “project-based learning,” “international,” “assessment”IntroductionThe quotation in the title of this paper is a student’s statement about the future impact of hisproject-abroad experience in South Africa. Indeed, study-abroad and project-abroad experiencesare increasingly viewed as important for engineering students’ careers. Assessing the studentlearning outcomes of such programs can benefit (a) the students, as they engage in self-reflectionand communication about their experience, (b) the study-abroad program itself, for continualimprovement, and (c) the engineering education community at large, as it seeks effectivemethods and models for preparing engineers for their work. To

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineering graduates.1.2. Impact of LITEE Case Studies on Engineering Education Realizing the importance of addressing these requirements, we formed the Laboratory forInnovative Technology and Engineering Education (LITEE) in 1997. A review of literaturerevealed that the teaching methodologies of lectures, experimental laboratories, design projects,case studies, games, and internships were all likely to achieve the requirements. An analysis ofthe application of these methodologies to meet the requirements, along with the results from pastevaluations of the use of case studies in engineering classrooms, indicated that the case studymethodology was the best candidate for bringing real-world issues into engineeringclassrooms11,3. We obtained

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogical Strategies II

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajesh Balasubramanian, The University of Memphis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

mantra was “a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work” 3.This paper presents, how I taught the real-life applications of time and motion studies using thetextbook as a theoretical platform. There are various aspects of the teaching methodology thatcome from my work experiences. I had myself taken this course in this department in 2006 as apart of my MSET degree. It helped lay the foundation for me to understand the fundamentals ofProduction planning and Workspace design that revolved around the Human element. While itmay seem that, this field of applied science is very practical and mathematical, it has the humaneffort aspect which makes it particularly challenging. I realized this in my very first job. Mymanagement would push for increased

Collection

2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Naima Kaabouch; Deborah L. Worley; Jeremiah Neubert; Mohammad Khavanin

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0041 Retention in Engineering Programs: Integrating Real World Problems in Calculus Courses To Increase Student Learning and Interest in Engineering Naima Kaabouch1, Deborah L. Worley2, Jeremiah Neubert3, and Mohammad Khavanin4 1 Department of Electrical Engineering, 2Department of Educational Leadership, 3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, 4Department of Mathematics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USAAbstractAttrition in U.S. engineering programs has been a major concern for more than two decades.Several studies have shown that the most significant

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Kelley; Mark Talbot; Jeffrey Starke; Michael Butkus

Session 1451 Incorporating “Real-world Experiences” into Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Design Projects: Design of Small-Scale Water Purification Units J. A. Starke*, M. A. Butkus, M. B. Kelley, and M. Talbot United States Military AcademyDepartment of Geography and Environmental EngineeringUnited States Military AcademyWest Point, NY 10996*Corresponding Author. (845) 938 – 3042 (phone), (845) 938 – 3339 (fax), bj2846@usma.edu Page 8.691.1

Conference Session

Patenting & IP Issues for Commercializing University-Developed Technology and Launching Innovative Technical Entrepreneurship Ventures in Universities

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Baker, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Richard Berkey, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-1677: WELCOME TO THE "REAL-WORLD" - BALANCINGPRACTICAL, LEGAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ISSUES IN IMPLEMENTINGINDUSTRIAL SPONSORED STUDENT DESIGN EXPERIENCESJames Baker, Michigan Technological University Jim Baker is currently the Director of the Office of Technology and Economic Development at Michigan Technological University. Jim's current responsibilities include handling University inventions from disclosure, through patenting, and licensing and working with students and academic units related to broader aspects of intellectual property law and technology commercialization. He also works on negotiating terms for sponsored research contracts, non-disclosure agreements, material transfer

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education Research

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Sullivan; Harpreet Singh; Kimberly Sward; Janis Terpenny

Session 2139 Utilizing the Internet to Improve Student Learning in a First Course in Engineering Economy with Real-World Unsolved Problems in Collaboration with Industry Janis P. Terpenny1, William G. Sullivan2, Harpreet Singh3, Kimberly Sward1 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA1/ Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA2/ Alstom Power, Windsor, CT3AbstractThis paper reports on results of an experiment to investigate whether technology and the Internetfacilitate student learning of Engineering Economy through

Collection

2025 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Benjamin Bruxvoort; Nehemiah Emaikwu; Kim Trenbath; Jason Schmidt

Remmen, 2022). Using these methods, the researchers soughtto deepen the discussion on implementing real-world problem-solving projects by professorsacross a variety of contexts. Approval of all protocols for human subject research was granted bythe Central Department of Energy Institutional Review Board under application DOE000938.For this study, we collected data in one-on-one open-ended interviews with seven professors.Participants represented a blend of Research 1 or Research 2 institutions, though interviewrequests were sent to professors from all institutional classifications. Over 40% of intervieweeswere in their second or third year of the competition, whereas the remainder were eitherparticipating for the first time or had participated

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Lockwood, University of Calgary; Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-1642: THE CHALLENGE OF CONSISTENT GRADING IN REALWORLD, OPEN ENDED DESIGN WITH MULTIPLE ANDMULTI-DISCIPLINARY INSTRUCTIONSarah Lockwood, University of CalgaryDaryl Caswell, University of CalgaryMarjan Eggermont, University of Calgary Page 15.1209.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 THE CHALLENGE OF CONSISTENT GRADING IN REAL WORLD, OPEN ENDED DESIGN WITH MULTIPLE AND MULTI- DISCIPLINARY INSTRUCTIONAbstractThe S_______ School of Engineering at the University of C____ admits ~730 first yearstudents each fall; these students are required to take a ‘Common Core’ program for theirfirst year before choosing their field of

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard West; Paul J. Laumakis

redundantsubsystems without the tedious computation involved with a direct application of the cumulative binomial andcumulative Poisson formulations. Additionally, the use of these calculator programs permits the student todispense with binomial and Poisson tables of cumulative probabilities, which, in general, only give probabilitiesfor a limited set of parameters. Also, the student is able to easily modify the existing system by adding orremoving components in the active and standby subsystems and see the effects on the overall system reliability.As a result, the calculator gives the student the ability to solve problems with many subsystem componentsquickly and with real-world parameters assigned to the components.Appendix A - Calculator ProgramsExact

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Binaya Acharya; Bruce Segee

of an OLE container for MicrosoftExcel Charts and a “Print Graph” button as shown in Figure 3. The OLE containerdisplays the graph plotted by the application. Most of the functionability of MicrosoftExcel can be used from the OLE container. This is a real help as the user can work on thegraph to extract more information from the data using the features of Excel, such asdrawing trend lines in a XY plot. Figure 3 The Graphing Interface with a sample Graph3.3 The Model DatabaseThe default database for the application is “db1.mdb” and it resides in the same folder asthe application. However, the default database can be changed at runtime by using the“Change Database” button. The application will run on any database provided

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paolo Tamayo; David Florida; Ramakrishna Gottipati; Janos Grantner

Guide, the Flash Programming Tutorialand the C Programming Tutorial. They have been developed by the authors of this paper. Class work also includes homework assignments every week and they are due thefollowing week. Most of the homework assignments include real world applications as well asmathematical calculations to achieve the required timing details, and a C program. Students areexpected to give a detailed explanation of their procedures to solve the problem. Theassignments cover problems such as peripheral data interface, digital signal interface, afrequency detector system, analog to digital conversion, and a printer interface system. Solutionsto the assignments are provided by the class instructor and are regularly posted on the

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 2

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mayer

, queuing, linearprogramming and decision theory models, using a conventional management science textbooksupplemented by applications from the marine environ. Examples include optimum dredgingstrategies for navigation channel maintenance, beach fill operations for shore protection andrecreational planning, port development and commercial ship routings. Application of such skillscrosses many naval disciplines including fleet operations and logistics, engineering duty officerand staff corps responsibilities. The goal of this course is to enhance the engineering and projectmanagement skills of Academy midshipmen. Practically speaking, enhancement of such skillswill benefit all future naval officers and engineers.Details of the initial offering of this

Conference Session

Engineering Economy -- Outside the Introductory Course

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neal Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Ted Eschenbach, TGE Consulting

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

demonstrating the applicability of financial options theory to realinvestment purposes. There was little effort to apply the theory to real world problems, andmuch of what was written was quite unreadable by managers in the industrial sector. Theacademic literature was largely dismissed by working managers, with the notable exception ofMerck4.Practitioner guides began to appear in the late 1990s, with the intent of bringing real optionsanalysis to the financial manager in a useable form. The books explained the concept of viewingdecisions as a set of options, and how the mathematics of financial options could be adapted toimprove how managers valued strategic decisions. From a viewpoint of application, these bookswere a major step forward.Real options

Conference Session

EM Skills and Concepts in the Real World

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Thompson

gathering data in the real world, i.e., usemethods such as interviewing, questionnaires, observation, records. Projects which requirednone of these, e.g., abstract problems, or required only one, e.g., a physics lab experiment, wouldlimit the ability to carry out the weekly assignments. A second, and more subtle, characteristicwas a priori hypothesis testing. Clearly, descriptive and exploratory research are important andrelevant; however, contrary to expectations, these require substantially more work in order to Page 8.1039.3achieve any comparable credibility, and, for beginning "researchers," the simplicity and"Proceedings of the 2003

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 2

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

LTC Robert Powell

and non-government affiliated agencies to help organizations solve SystemsEngineering, Engineering Management, Operations Research and Information SystemsEngineering related problems. This program is entitled “Academic Individual AdvancedDevelopment” (AIAD) and is vital to the educational development of cadets and provides themwith an opportunity to participate in activities beyond our baseline requirements. These AIADopportunities are designed to allow students to work with military and civilian organizations fora three-to-four week period and discover the “real world” applicability of their academicendeavors here at West Point. These experiences broaden student perspectives; provide them with practical advancededucation related to their