Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonardo Pollettini Marcos, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tiantian Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Kristin Bartlett; Wanju Huang, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

benefits and limitations of online learning in the context of the student, the instructor, and the tenured faculty,” Int. J. E-Learn., vol. 7, no. 1, p. 5‒22, 2008.[3] Y. W. Li, N. Mai, and N. Tse-Kian, “Impact of learner-centred teaching environment with the use of multimedia-mediated learning modules in improving learning experience,” J. Teknol., vol. 68, no. 2, Art. no. 2, Apr. 2014, doi: 10.11113/jt.v68.2911.[4] S. McClellan, “Teaching critical thinking skills through commonly used resources in course-embedded online modules,” Coll. Undergrad. Libr., vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 295–314, Jul. 2016, doi: 10.1080/10691316.2014.987416.[5] D. R. Garrison, “Community of inquiry,” in E-learning in the 21st century: A community of

Conference Session

Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gregg Morris Warnick, Micron Technology Inc.; Blandon Prowse, Micron Technology Inc.; Wai-Leong Mook, Micron Technology Inc.; Arthur Beng Chuan Lam, Micron Semiconductor Asia

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Engineering Leadership Development

regular real-time exchange of feedback and is administered through an annual survey that gives team members a way to anonymously communicate feedback to their direct leader. It does not replace real-time feedback and does not overlap with the Engage Survey. The Upward Feedback survey consists of 16 questions, which are based on people leadership elements in Micron’s Leadership Framework to connect leaders to existing resources for development. • Engage Survey: The goal of the Engage process is to increase individual, team, and business performance through a positively engaged work environment. The Engage survey is conducted twice a year to create regular accountability but also to trigger

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Pitts, Northeastern University; Steve McGonagle, Northeastern University; Steven W Klosterman, Northeastern University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

beyondgraduation, integrating it into their way of assessing their lives.Throughout the program, additional assessment tools and opportunities for reflection areintroduced, including those dealing with understanding communication and conflict resolutionstyles. Candidates are required to submit a weekly status report in which, in addition to progressagainst goals, they reflect on their learning, the highs and the lows.6 The Leadership FrameworkConcurrent with the first self-assessment is an introduction to “The Leadership Framework.”Candidates answer two questions, “What is a leader?” and “What does a leader do?” A facilitateddiscussion begins to reveal a schema covering core values, leadership knowledge, capabilitiesand attitudes, culminating in a group

Conference Session

ETAC/ABET Related Issues

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. William White AIA, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Elaine M. Cooney, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

success: A sustainable data organization strategy within a construction management technology programAbstractFew events within a successful academic program are as administratively demanding as an on-site accreditation assessment visit. It is a particularly stressful period where a program mustfully account for itself by presenting evidence to external evaluators that its students, faculty,alumni, administrators, curriculum, policies, resources, and facilities satisfy a rigorous criteriaestablished by an accrediting body. To accomplish this, the program must retrieve all of therelevant data, compile it into a prodigious report and organize it in a manner that is bothprofoundly clear and obvious while

Collection

Chemical Engineering Education

Authors

L.T. Biegler; I.E. Grossmann; N.V. Sahinidis

ChE lifelong learning This column addresses aspects of lifelong learning for current students, alumni, and faculty. Examples of student and faculty activities that involve industrial practice and engagement as well as continuing education are welcome. These topics may not always lend themselves to the traditional scholarly format with formal assessment and extensive literature review but may be more editorial in nature. Please submit manuscripts to Professor Lisa Bullard at lisa_bullard@ncsu.edu THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED PROCESSDECISION-MAKING AT CARNEGIE MELLONL.T. Biegler, I.E

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Narayanan Komerath

, and 2-person team designs of their aircraft to mission specifications. The course went on to introducespace flight issues, and a perspective on the various fields of engineering. Student performance,and assessments of the course, showed high levels of enthusiasm and participation. Many aspectsof design, usually postponed to the senior capstone course, are seen to be appropriate forintroduction to first-quarter freshmen. INTRODUCTIONThe questions posed in this paper are: a) To what level can students coming fresh out of highschool learn Flight Vehicle Design, in their first 8 weeks in college? and b) will they appreciatethe experience? The genesis of these questions, and the process of answering them, are

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Jablokow

Change has been incorporated into several modules that support the Systems andSoftware Engineering degrees. It may be taken as part of a core skill-based module, which alsoincludes courses in communication and project management, or it may form one leg of a modulethat focuses on innovation and change. Other courses in the innovation module include Inventionand Creative Design and Engineering Ethics (both developed by this author). Creativity,Innovation and Change remains open to all students in the School’s three Divisions:Engineering, Management, and Education.3.0 Course ObjectivesThe main objective of this course is to teach students to think differently about their ownthinking and to apply what they learn about their thinking as they

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bosman, Purdue University; Sandhya Arumugam, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

spending days and or even hours on an assignment.In response to the Design Thinking assignment, students were able to recognize why thelearning activity was important outside of the classroom particularly in relation to workforcepreparation and securing future employment. Throughout the reflections, students highlightedthe importance of developing empathy through active listening, the importance of feedback,and the necessity to gain multiple perspectives. Example quotes are as follows:  To an employer, someone that is deeply grounded in design thinking is sure to be more rational and less brash when making important deals.  It is my hope that by learning the skills of interviewing, communicating, empathizing, ideation

Conference Session

Meet at Springfield Middle: Where Engineering Meets Education, Woozle Wuzzle!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Lagoudas Wilkerson, Texas A&M University; Joanne K Olson, Texas A&M University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Rachelle M Pedersen, Texas A&M University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

developing a method to communicate a solution [89]. The middle school version takesproblem framing further and requires students to consider relevant scientific principles andenvironmental impact (MS ETS1-1; 47% of studies). For example, students were tasked withdesigning a learning space that meets certain decibel levels, budget, and space requirementswhile applying scientific principles of sound and impact on inhabitants [55]. NGSS: Developing Solutions (ETS1-2). The second performance expectation, ETS1-2,involves comparing multiple design solutions. The elementary version has students comparesolutions to the criteria and constraints of the problem (3-5 ETS1-2; 27% of studies). Forexample, students designed a phone amplifier by creating

Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell

• Structured Organizationmodel (See Figure 1) for • Based on learning objectivesclassroom instruction • Appropriate to the subject materdescribes basic fundamentals • Varied, to appeal to different learning stylesthat if implemented • Engaging presentationeffectively can create an • Clear written and verbal communication • High degree of contact with the studentsenvironment that exhibits • Physical models & demonstrationspractical classroom skills • Enthusiasmconsistent with sound • Positive

Conference Session

Trends in Accreditation and Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

well. Few engineering educators are trained in engineering education, let alone in thesocial sciences. Yet, transforming engineering education to serve an evolving social context requires justsuch a skill set. Given that our work emerges out of the grounded theory tradition, we would be the firstto recognize that engineering educators and administrators have amassed considerable knowledge abouthow to operate in complex institutional settings.9 Nevertheless, it is also one of our goals to make our ownexpertise in the social sciences—especially historical analysis and institutional sociology—more relevantto the engineering education community through greater collaboration.This focus on disciplinary habits also reminds us of Seron and Silbey’s

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Thomas R. Wedlick; Carol E. Reiley; Cynthia Ramey

A FAIR GAME: A LOW-COST EASILY IMPLEMENTED ROBOTICS COMPETITION LEADS TO DIVERSE ENTRANTSAbstractSince 2006, we have run a robotics competition that attracted widespread participation(over 100 entrants) from local K-12 schools. This six-hour competition pits low-costrobotic systems built over several weeks by teams of two to four K-12 students (agerange 14-18). These small, ten-inch robots come from an all inclusive, commercial kit likethe ones offered from Parallax. The students implement common robotic topics such asautonomous robot navigation, localization and detection algorithms and robot design tocomplete engaging medically themed challenges. The challenges provide fun opportunitiesfor students

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Thomas R. Wedlick; Carol E. Reiley; Cynthia Ramey

A FAIR GAME: A LOW-COST EASILY IMPLEMENTED ROBOTICS COMPETITION LEADS TO DIVERSE ENTRANTSAbstractSince 2006, we have run a robotics competition that attracted widespread participation(over 100 entrants) from local K-12 schools. This six-hour competition pits low-costrobotic systems built over several weeks by teams of two to four K-12 students (agerange 14-18). These small, ten-inch robots come from an all inclusive, commercial kit likethe ones offered from Parallax. The students implement common robotic topics such asautonomous robot navigation, localization and detection algorithms and robot design tocomplete engaging medically themed challenges. The challenges provide fun opportunitiesfor students

Conference Session

CIP Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lori Glover J.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Todd S. Keiller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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College Industry Partnerships

Paper ID #6660Intellectual Property Issues in College-Industry PartnershipsMs. Lori Glover J.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute Lori Glover J.D. is the assistant vice president for Corporate Engagement at Worcester Polytechnic Insti- tute in Worcester Massachusetts. She focuses on creating long term strategic partnerships for the univer- sity and is responsible for industry contract negotiation.Todd S. Keiller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Todd Keiller joined Worcester Polytechnic Institute in October 2011 to run the technology transfer of- fice. Keiller brings over 30 years of licensing, business development, and

Collection

2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Eileen Haase PhD, Johns Hopkins University

presentations, and class demonstrations. Naturally, somefreshmen feel overwhelmed by this approach and the range of potential solutions to eachproblem. In order to address this situation, we have engaged upperclassmen lab managers toprovide technical assistance and support to our freshmen since we first developed this courseover fifteen years ago. Each lab manager is completely responsible for a team of five freshmen,including a review of the team’s protocols in lab and assistance during the lab as needed. Labmanagers are instructed to guide their students to a solution through questions, rather thandirectly telling them the best method. More importantly, the lab managers serve as mentors to thefreshmen and provide advice outside of the lab on course

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session _Monday June 26, 11:00 - 12:30

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Fox, Stanford; Benjamin C. Beiter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

and better communicate to students how all engineering decisions should be madewithin the broader moral landscape, as opposed to a select few decisions. An engineeringeducation integrated with ethics as a way to make longer-lasting systemic change [13], [12].Incorporating experiences such as community outreach and guest speakers helps, in part, toframe an education in the ethical issues beyond the workplace [16]; however, this is just anextension, albeit a very valuable one, of the current education strategy. More recent papershave proposed game-based learning experiences, or ‘playful learning’ as a way for students toimmerse themselves in ethical issues and consider them from new perspectives [9], [8]. Thesestrategies provide an alternative

Conference Session

Successful Grant Proposals

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University; JEFFREY DONNERBERG, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

considering doing. The company even provided machining time and materials forthe end-of-arm tooling on the robot in the lab. The students used the actual press tooling andmocked up the presses in the lab and then developed the application and design for the robot totend two presses simulating a work cell. This mockup allowed the situation to be addressedwithout interrupting actual production. During the demonstration the owner, CEO and twoengineers from the company came to the lab and viewed the demonstration. They were veryimpressed. The company discussed ways to improve the process and is looking at implementingthe design. The point here is that by trying to engage the industrial partners with the departmentwe have lead the company to be very happy

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Thalia Anagnos; Michael W. Jennings

6.0 understanding of professional and ethical 6 responsibility 7.0 ability to communicate 7 effectively 8.0 understand the impact of engineering solutions in a 8 global/societal context 9.0 recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life- 9 long learning 10.0 knowledge of contemporary 10 issues 11.0 ability to use the techniques, skills and modern tools necessary for engineering 11 practice NOTES FOR TABLE 2 : Assessable Component(s) NP = Not a Priority in this Class Otherwise, please

Conference Session

Hurricane Katrina

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Robert Story, Virginia Tech; Brian LeCroy, Virginia Tech; Christina Pace, Virginia Tech; Michael Palmer, Virginia Tech; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech

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Ocean and Marine

when all passengers ran toone side to gawk at bathers on a nude beach. This activity requires little class time yet reinforcesABET criteria that “students attain: (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues”38Specifically, objectives (f) and (j) are often difficult to measure within the traditional curriculum.Thus each examination in the class included a short answer question requiring the students toidentify some set number of current issues related to ship dynamics

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William de Kryger

provide start-up funding. Itwould seem that the time is ripe for technical education to include an international experience intheir programs as well.Some members of the university community are promoting the idea that all undergraduate degreeprograms must include a required core of foreign language courses. At first light this proposalwould seem to add yet another layer of non-technical requirements on the student with theinevitable result of decreasing the technical content of their degree. Although this proposal mayhave merit, discussions with graduates have indicated that unless this classroom experience in aforeign language is soon followed by an in depth international trip/exchange, the long-termsignificance will be minimal. Experience has

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Matt Gates; Mary Lamont; John Merrill; John Demel; Richard Freuler

Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationand programs. This assessment has resulted in short and long-term changes in curriculum in allabove-mentioned areas. Some examples are:· When asked about size of lab groups, students responded that some hands-on laboratory exercises should be done in smaller groups of two (rather than the usual size of four) so that all students could be more fully engaged.· When asked to provide comments on the topics covered in the lab experiences, a re-ordering of the experiences were suggested to better align with topics being covered in physics.· When asked to suggest changes to the engineering classroom, a number of students would prefer to be able to easily see the computer

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Lewis Rickli, Wayne State University; Yinlun Huang, Wayne State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Community, which was designated as one of the first12 manufacturing communities under the national Investing in Manufacturing CommunitiesPartnership (IMCP) initiative. The objective of the REU Site is to introduce undergraduatestudents to the forefront of sustainable manufacturing research and provide students with theskills and pathways to pursue four-year and graduate programs to become knowledgeable andcapable engineers in the manufacturing industry of the future. Four sustainable manufacturing technical areas, yielding inter- disciplinary research projects, are targeted as the intellectual focus of the site: (1) nano-coating and lightweight materials

Conference Session

International Division (INTL): Humanitarian Design and Sustainable Development

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kseniya Zaitseva, ENTER Network; Jose Carlos Quadrado, ISEL/IPL; ENTER; ISRC/ISEP/IPP, Portugal

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International Division (INTL)

training personnel that are in demand and meet industry requirements.At the same time the country's economy depends on the level of professional training. In turn,one of the aspects of high-quality training of specialists is the availability of professionalcompetencies that they acquire during their internship, performing tasks in productionconditions, etc. To achieve these competencies, it is important to fully involve production andemployers in the student learning process. The objective of this project is to create anecosystem involving close ties between industry and universities, which contributes to theireffective communication. The creation of the AICP will allow to establish and maintain thiscooperation, to continue the integration of

Collection

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Amy Reynolds Warren; Kaitlyn Harp; Narmine Ben Aissa; Eric Specking

PracticesInformal STEM EducationPromoting engineering and STEM through summer camps is a well-developed practice. Theliterature outlines several best approaches to effectively implement learning into camps. Workingwith hands-on activities increases interest in engineering while allowing students to practiceproblem solving and designing their own solutions to a problem [9 -11]. Such activities reinforceteamwork and communication skills as students collaborate in groups to develop solutions andexplain their ideas [11]. While using hands-on projects are common practice, they often lack amathematical component, which gives a less than accurate representation of college engineeringprograms [10]. The UACOE camps implements mathematical concepts within the

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Catherine Bale, U.S. Military Academy

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Computers in Education

provide some anecdotes to give the flavor of unexpected challenges thatinevitably arose during contest operations and how the contest’s design allowed them to be met.The overarching goal of the WPBDC is to increase awareness of and interest in engineeringamong a large, diverse population of middle and high school students. As described in our earlierwork,2 its motivation is to attract young students of the United States to careers in engineering,math, and science in order to mitigate projected national shortfalls in the future. This leads tomore specific goals, which are that each contestant should: • Learn about engineering through a realistic, hands-on problem-solving experience. • Learn about the engineering design process—the application

Conference Session

Instructional Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kamyar Mahboub

students who are not schooled to think innovatively. Gardner (1998) describefour engineering faculty from Stanford University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,Kettering University, and Purdue University who are attempting to reverse this trend andexplicitly teach aspects of creativity in their classrooms. Their ideas and processes appearinnovative but the general effectiveness of these pedagogical practices is unknown sinceonly anecdotal evidence is provided on star student performers. The question of how theirinterventions impact different types of student learners remains unanswered.II. ENGINEERING AND DESIGN PROGRAMS Program accreditation in engineering and allied design disciplines requires evidencethat students can solve open-ended

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 27

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanyi Zhang, Purdue University; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University ; Eric Holloway, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

experience the so-called“sophomore slump” [8]. In a 2014 survey, 33.2% of sophomore students expresseddissatisfaction with their experiences in academic advisement and 22.4% in faculty interactions.Another national report provides more detailed insights, highlighting sophomore students’dissatisfaction with experiences like limited academic engagement, a diminished sense ofbelonging, infrequent communication with academic advisors, and ongoing financial concerns[9]. The multitude of these negative sophomore experiences is believed to contribute to the“slump” collectively and are known to hinder students’ academic progression and deter themfrom persisting in their studies [7], [10]. Indeed, dissatisfaction with institutional services was aunique

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Pranav A. Bhounsule; Ahmad Taha; Sebastian Nugruho

LeadershipWe end the paper by giving some suggestions for future Academy for her help with recruitment of the students, andcamps: to the following students for serving as instructors and teaching assistants: Lindsey Fett, Julian Salas, Sebastian1.   Have experienced people handle the logistics: While Nugroho, Eric Sanchez, Joseph Galloway, Steven Farra, we worked on the scientific/engineering aspect of the Diane Squire, and Gerardo (Aaron) Rios. workshop, the logistics aspect (certificates, catering, communicating with the school) was taken care by the References outreach office in the

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald E. Terry; Kurt Sandholtz

professional and ethical responsibilities. 3. An understanding of how engineering solutions impact society. 4. An understanding of contemporary issues. 5. An understanding of the need for lifelong learning. 6. An ability to provide effective and skillful leadership.A variety of topics fit under the broad umbrella of these attributes. One key topic that hasproven to be extremely useful to engineers is an understanding of how their careers willdevelop in today's organizations. With flatter organizational structures, opportunities forupward advancement have decreased and more emphasis has been placed on efficiency andcustomer-satisfaction. These changes in organizations have modified career development forthe engineers that

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Amir Javaheri, Virginia State University; Stephen S. Tompkins, Virgina State University; Keith Williamson, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

communicate effectively. 8. Ability to implement technology with an awareness of important social issues and understand the impact of engineering solution in a global and societal context. 9. Recognition of the need to engage in lifelong learning. 10. Knowledge of contemporary issues such as understanding the creation of competitive advantage through manufacturing planning, strategy, and control. 11. Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. 12. Understanding of the behavior and properties of materials as they are altered and influenced by manufacturing processes. 13. Ability to use statistical and calculus based methods to analyze and control