Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Paul Kuban, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2009-1498: A NEW MECHATRONICS CURRICULUM WITHIN ANACCREDITED B.S.E. PROGRAMRichard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana Richard Ruhala earned his BSME from Michigan State in 1991 and his PhD in Acoustics from The Pennsylvania State University in 1999. He has three years industrial experience at General Motors and three years at Lucent Technologies. In 2009 he was promoted to Associate Professor in the Engineering Department at USI, where he has been employed since 2002. He is the coordinator for the mechanical engineering concentration, and co-coordinator for the mechatronics concentrations within the BSE degree program. Courses developed and taught include: statics, vibrations

Conference Session

Sustainable-energy Education: Lessons Learned

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Bass, Oregon Institute of Technology; Thomas White, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

, "Curriculum Development for a New Energy Engineering Major at The Pennsylvania State University," ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, June 23-25, 200811. ABET, List of All Accredited Engineering Programs, www.abet.org/accrediteac.asp Page 14.394.9

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

the skills required by business and government while providing theneeded general education. Currently, the IS 2002 recommendations3 form the blueprint forcurriculum development of IS majors. An important part of the IS curriculum is problem solvingand programming. In fact, the IS 2002 recommendations acknowledge the importance ofproblem solving in the curriculum and require an embedded approach to introducing problemsolving and critical thinking in all courses. However, many students encounter difficulties in Page 9.732.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Laboratories

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Byrne

coursetitled mechanics of deformable bodies. This strength of materials lab provides experiences thatconnect the mechanics concepts being learned with materials property testing. Deliverables fromthe lab course are established to develop a professional communication style where both theoryand experimental analysis are valued highly. Course objectives and lab experiences in both the freshman and sophomore lab coursesare described and presented in the context of the mechanical engineering curriculum. Theobjective of this paper is to present the courses and to demonstrate the challenges and successesin implementing the integrated plan. Challenges include delivery to students with limitedexperimental backgrounds. Successes include improved

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Floersheim; Stephen Ressler; Margaret Bailey

integrated program of assessment and feedback to affect positive change ormaintain superior performance.5 What is often missing is a credible link between top-down curriculum management and bottom-up course assessment. At the United StatesMilitary Academy at West Point, a widely accepted assessment model provides theframework for program management. The Department of Civil and MechanicalEngineering at West Point has long prided itself on working hard to provide a rigorousand well-integrated undergraduate engineering program of study. By reputation, we haveachieved that end as we consistently rank near the top of undergraduate engineeringprograms nationwide.6 Over the course of the last five years, we have developed andrefined an integrating tool

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

P. M. Wild; B. W. Surgenor

Session 2566 An Innovative Mechatronics Course for a Traditional Mechanical Engineering Curriculum P.M. Wild, B.W. Surgenor Department of Mechanical Engineering Queen’s University, Kingston, OntarioAbstractMany Mechanical Engineering Departments have recently or are now developing programsand/or courses in mechatronics. The emphasis of these programs/courses varies from institutionto institution. The programs at four Canadian universities are described briefly and a newelective course in mechatronics

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kaylea Dunn

1 The Case for Leadership Skills Courses in the Engineering Curriculum Kaylea Dunn Olsson Associates, Lincoln, NEAbstractLeadership courses are often encouraged, but not mandatory for an undergraduate engineeringdegree. The research presented here focuses on implementing specific undergraduate leadershipcourses as part of an American Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditedprogram at a Midwestern University.The purpose of this study is to identify what professional skills engineering companies expectstudents to develop through coursework before

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in Computing -2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

in the 21st century thanin the preceding timeframes. Engineering technology and the requirements from the globalworkforce are in constant evolution. This behooves engineering programs at universities acrossthe world to adapt their curricula to prepare the graduates for the challenges in the engineeringindustry. The engineering curriculum which adopts integrated projects on a centralizedengineering project platform [1] enables the student to become an active, intentional, and goal-oriented learner through problem-solving [2]-[3] in a project-based [4]-[6] and project-enhancedlearning [7] environment. Traditionally, core lecture and laboratory courses have been taught inrelative isolation of each other. This approach does not effectively

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Cheryl West, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John McKelliget, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Eugene Niemi, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Sammy Shina, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Hongwei Sun, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Chris Niezrecki, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Robert Parkin, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Majid Charmchi, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-2621: SERVICE-LEARNING IN CORE COURSES THROUGHOUT AMECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMJohn Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Professor of Mechanical and Solar Engineering. Faculty Coordinator of SLICE Program (Service-Learning Integrated throughout a College of Engineering), Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Solar Engineering, and Director of the Center for Sustainable Energy.Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Service-Learning Coordinator for the Francis College of Engineering. She is a second career Mechanical Engineer, with over twenty years of human services management. She assists faculty in all five engineering departments to develop course-based service

Conference Session

Design Cognition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Evans, MIT; Konstantinos Katsikopoulos, Max Planck Institute for Human Development; Chad Foster, MIT

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-425: COHERENCE AND CORRESPONDENCE IN ENGINEERINGDESIGN EVALUATIONSJonathan Evans, MIT Jonathan R. Evans earned his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah in 2007. He has spent time designing devices ranging from nuclear waste processing equipment to special effects technology. He is currently working on his Master's degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on the application of decision-making cognitive methods to the engineering design process.Konstantinos Katsikopoulos, Max Planck Institute for Human Development Konstantinos V. Katsikopoulos received his Ph.D. in industrial engineering and

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Page 14.764.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Integrating Professional Topics and Engineering Constraints Across the CurriculumAbstractMost of us do not learn a skill the first time we try something. Same is true forengineering knowledge and attitudes. Therefore, developing engineering knowledge,skills, and attitudes cannot be relegated to single coverage within the curriculum. Topicsmust be introduced and wrestled with early in the curriculum, sustained throughadditional application during intermediate years, and engrained through integratedapplication during senior design. The concepts of globalization, public policy, andleadership and engineering constraints such as sustainability and ethics

Conference Session

Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Conforming a New Manufacturing Engineering Curriculum to the SME Four PillarsAbstractThis paper will highlight the challenges in developing a manufacturing engineering curriculumthat conforms to the SME four pillars based on the experiences of the Engineering and Design(ENGD) department at Western Washington University (WWU). These experiences are uniquein a number of ways. Foremost, this program was created by transitioning an existingManufacturing Engineering Technology (MET) program that included an option in CAD/CAM.As a result, the new program was designed to incorporate the strengths of this long establishedtechnology program. One of these is hands-on intensive lab experiences within courses thatrequire students to

Conference Session

Programmatic Integration of Liberal Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Robert Bruce P.E., Fulbright University Vietnam; Sebastian Dziallas, Fulbright University Vietnam

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the Fulbrightstudent population.Redesign of engineering curriculum has been traditionally segregated by discipline but wouldbenefit with a more liberal arts conceptual framework as institutions adapt their programmingwhen opportunities arise [8]. Accommodation of more generic and portable skillsets fall in linewith a Liberal Arts framework of providing for an open canvas for student-led development witha community focus. Allowing students to interact as a community to practice using peerfeedback in real time with instructor support could enhance opportunities for further “pedagogiesof engagement” [13].Institutions have been resistant to adopting a more progressive engineering curriculum based onan evolving system design even with concrete

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Patricia Ralston, University of Louisville; Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Pamalee Brady, California Polytechnic State University; Manoochehr Zoghi, Cal State Fresno; D. Joseph Hagerty, University of Louisville; Xiong Yu, Case Western Reserve University

AC 2010-566: IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT OF CASE STUDIES INTHE ENGINEERING CURRICULUMNorb Delatte, Cleveland State UniversityMatthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin, PlattevillePatricia Ralston, University of LouisvillePamalee Brady, California Polytechnic State UniversityManoochehr Zoghi, Cal State FresnoD. Joseph Hagerty, University of LouisvilleXiong Yu, Case Western Reserve University Page 15.672.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Implementation and Assessment of Failure Case Studies in the Engineering Curriculum: Work in ProgressAbstract: The history of the development of practice in many engineering disciplines is, in

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph C. Hartman

Session 1639 Engineering Economy: Suggestions to Update a Stagnant Course Curriculum Joseph C. Hartman Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Lehigh University AbstractExamining engineering economy textbooks from earlier this century and today reveals that thecurriculum appears to be stagnant. This is supported by the fact that the material is virtuallyunchanged and in a variety of cases, the number of topics covered has actually declined. Thismay be

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 12: Resource Exchange

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Janet M. Ankrum; Melany Coates; Cheryl Carswell; Andrew Centanni; Mia Delarosa; Rebekah Jongewaard, Arizona State University; Maryan Robledo; Steven J. Zuiker, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Paper ID #39397Energizing the Engineering Pipeline through Agrivoltaics CitizenScience: Curriculum ShareDr. Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University Michelle Jordan is as associate professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. She also serves as the Education Director for the QESST Engineering Research Center. Michelleˆa C™s program of research focuses on social interactJanet M. AnkrumMelany CoatesCheryl CarswellAndrew CentanniMs. Mia Delarosa Mia DeLaRosa received her BA in in Elementary Education from Arizona State University in 2004. She went on to receive her Masters in Educational

Conference Session

Best Paper, Best Diversity Paper

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James Buchholz, University of Iowa; Jae-Eun Russell, University of Iowa; Venanzio Cichella, University of Iowa; Casey Harwood, University of Iowa; Shaoping Xiao, University of Iowa; Pablo M. Carrica, University of Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

. Carrica is a professor with the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at The Uni- versity of Iowa. He teaches courses in the area of fluid mechanics, and is an active researcher in hydro- dynamics of surface and underwater vehicles, working on bubbly wakes, cavitation and maneuvering and seakeeping. His research team develops the computational naval hydrodynamics code REX. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A Curriculum on Naval Science & Technology for a Midwestern UniversityIntroductionFrom a national defense perspective, there is strong demand for quality educational programsthat can prepare

Conference Session

Using Laboratories for Instruction in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vidya K Nandikolla, California State University, Northridge; Vibhav Durgesh, California State University, Northridge

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #14887Integrating Instrumentation and Mechatronics Education in the MechanicalEngineering CurriculumDr. Vidya K Nandikolla, California State University, Northridge Dr. Nandikolla has backgrounds in Mechanical, Electrical and Control Engineering and has developed courses in electro-mechanical areas to improve engineering curriculum. She has experience developing and teaching engineering core courses with hands-on experimentation and industry collaboration within classroom encouraging creativity and teamwork.Dr. Vibhav Durgesh, California State University, Northridge c American Society for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Pan, Georgia State University; Michael Weeks, Georgia State University; Yanqing Zhang, Georgia State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

allow the owner of a stolen device to get the device back. Furthermore, mobilesecurity is a relatively weak area in most schools' computing curriculum [5]. For the purpose of promoting theinterests and knowledge of students about mobile security, we include the manuals of the application, both fordevelopers and users, which would certainly be helpful when students try to use and develop new features on theapplication. Finally, we list future improvements of the application, to further protect the data and more easilyget a stolen device back. The labware has been used in several classes at GSU and the feedbacks from thestudents demonstrate that the labware is very useful for the students to get deep insights into the mobile securityproblem.1

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudarshan Krishnan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yuan Liao, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering

, transportation, and reuse. Aseries of prototype designs are presented to illustrate their design features and efficiency.The paper also discusses how an architectural curriculum may be enhanced by infusing service-learning and real-world opportunities by including studios and seminars on disaster-relief shelterdesign and education. They may be offered to students in architecture, urban planning, social work,education and allied disciplines. The outcome of these courses may be developed as educationalaids for use in schools, local communities and for the general public in order to help with theunderstanding of local conditions, potential disasters, design strategies and prototype shelterdesigns.Key Words: disaster-relief, shelter, modularity

Conference Session

Technical Session 4: Modulus Topics 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University Northwest; Emily Hixon, Purdue University Northwest

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

to work in team-based environments has been frequently listed as one of the highly desiredcompetencies involved in preparing students for career success. Typically CGT courses are highly‘computer-centric’ and involve labs, projects, and even exams require students to spend considerabletime working on computers, leaving little or no time for communication and teamwork. Hence, as apractical alternative, this team-quiz activity was developed that entailed students to thoroughly reviewthe materials and prepare quiz materials based on that. The detailed quantitative and qualitativefeedback collected from the post-activity surveys demonstrate the effectiveness of this collaborativeactivity and its usefulness in promoting teamwork, while

Conference Session

Using Laboratories for Instruction in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Nathan Schmedake, University of Portland; Karen Elizabeth Eifler, University of Portland; Timothy A Doughty, University of Portland; Ken Lulay, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

to structural health monitoring, and assistive technology. He is currently working on grants related to teaching in STEM fields and laboratory curricular development and is active in developing international research opportunities for undergraduates.Dr. Ken Lulay, University of Portland BSME, University of Portland, 1984 MSME, University of Portland, 1987 PhD, University of Washing- ton, 1990 Hyster Co., 1984-1987 Boeing 1990-1998 Associate Prof, University of Portland, Current c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Design of a Curriculum-Spanning Mechanical Engineering Laboratory ExperimentAbstractThis paper describes a laboratory experiment that was

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; Alexandra Kulich, Tufts University; Reece Wallace, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

education innovations. He also does research on the development of reuse strategies for waste materials.Alexandra Kulich, Tufts UniversityReece Wallace, Tufts University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 A Review of Ethics Cases: Gaps in the Engineering CurriculumABSTRACTA literature search concerning ethics in engineering from 1970 through August of 2018 yielded171 case studies. One hundred fifty-four cases were gathered from National Society ofProfessional Engineer’s (NSPE) Board of Ethical Review (BER). An additional 17, non-BERcases were extracted from several databases. Only cases that presented a clear violation of theNSPE Code of Ethics were analyzed. The cases were arranged based on

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark McConkie, Utah State University; Timothy Taylor, Utah State University; David Britt, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

whatour curriculum will be from a macro level perspective, we are in a good position to createcourses across and the breadth and depth of biological engineering content in a balanced,integrated manner. Even though discipline standards, department curriculum, and individualcourses may develop at different rates, and not in a linear fashion, our goal is to explicitly definethe relationships between each level early so that as the discipline standards take shape we canensure that our curriculum is updated, and focus our efforts in a continuous improvement processover time. Keeping the principle of alignment in mind, the next few sections of this paper willconsider some of the profits and pitfalls associated with our efforts at discipline, curriculum

Conference Session

Design Through the Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Beaman; Philip Schmidt

to tangible objects and systems; (2) tostrengthen our Department’s connections with its industrial stakeholders by actively involvingthem in the development and delivery of curriculum content; (3) to provide our students with abroad range of team-based experiences which will better prepare them for growth and leadershipin the corporate and professional world.PROCEED was formally initiated in the fall of 2000. Overall curriculum goals were outlined and13 pilot projects were initiated by the ME faculty. These projects cover the entire range of thecurriculum, from the freshman introduction-to-ME course through the senior capstone designcourse. They include a number of reforms, including, among others, development of new labswhich are closely

Conference Session

Active Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Engineering Project Platform for Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum IntegrationIntroductionThis paper discusses how engineering projects developed on a centralized engineering projectplatform can integrate the undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) coursesacross four-year ABET-accredited programs. This integration is viewed as an essential step toproduce engineering graduates with skills that make them competitive in the global workforce.Typically, the courses in the ECE curriculum are taught as discrete units in relative isolation ofeach other. This approach does not effectively deliver the critical-thinking competencies

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Tubesing, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9355LEDs & Lamps – A Friendly Affordable Gateway to Electrical Exploration(Curriculum Exchange)Mr. Andrew Tubesing, University of St. Thomas Andrew Tubesing is Laboratory Manager for the Electrical Engineering program at University of St Thomas in St. Paul, MN. He also serves on the faculty of the UST Center for Pre-Collegiate Engineering Education. Andrew has taught university courses in circuits, electronics, and engineering design for more than a decade. Prior to his academic career, Andrew spent 12 years as an engineer in the broadcast and telecommunications fields. Andrew holds a BA from St. Olaf College

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerrolyn Hebert; Dawn McKinney

networks. It was also anticipated that after studentscompleted those courses that later in the curriculum during senior projects, directed studies ortheses they might continue to develop projects that were initially started in those courses. Thebasic attributes of this partnership included: funding of two graduate fellowships, providing asubstantial equipment grant, training the graduate fellows at AT and providing support andexpertise throughout the year. The paper will report on the creation of the partnership and theobserved impact on the CIS curriculum. Page 8.1112.1“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

James Leary

Session 1838 Curriculum Makeover for an Introductory Agricultural and Biological Engineering Course James D. Leary University of FloridaI. IntroductionThe Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) undergraduate program at the University ofFlorida, like many engineering programs, has only offered upper-division classes for its students.That was true until the 2000 Fall Semester when the first lower division course for engineeringstudents made its debut.Input from students, industry representatives and faculty, and documentation of other

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Edward Howard; Joseph Musto

Session 2793 Integration of Laptop Computers into a Freshman Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Joseph C. Musto, William Edward Howard Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractThe implementation of the Notebook Computer Program at Milwaukee School of Engineering(MSOE), in which all new incoming students are provided with a laptop computer, has had amajor impact on curriculum development in the Mechanical Engineering Program. Theimplementation of this program resulted in a number of curricular changes, including a revision ofthe first course in programming, a