Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University; Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to solve the challenges of managing theinteractions of the personal working in the projects. Over the past 2 years, the engineeringtechnology program has provided more than 70 students with exposure to robotics and controltopics. This course provides exciting and compelling educational opportunities for students,offers real-world applications that naturally motivate the need for learning specific technologies,and serves a broader research and development program that utilizes the functional roboticprojects to support externally funded science and technology research projects. The experienceof the authors, as well as the course assessment results, show that this course provides strongstudent motivation for learning, offers comprehensive and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Nguyen, University of Maryland College Park; Elisabeth Smela, University of Maryland College Park

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

directly address specificABET outcomes that have been traditionally difficult to address. But isolated technical tools andawareness of systems thinking falls short of empowering graduates to act. Action requirespractice, and operationalization of real-world implementations within the undergraduateexperience is rare.Student empowerment and agency comes from opportunities for real do-ing, and so a pilotcourse aimed at providing opportunities for project-based experiences around enacting sociallyand environmentally impactful solutions was born. The course aims to produce products orservices that actually get out into the public domain. With these projects, the technical aspectsare only one part of the solution and there is a distinct need for

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions: Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake M. Ashby, Grand Valley State University; Alan F. Asay, Woolley Engineering Research Corp.

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

22.1221.8% Who Agreed 95.3 93.0 55.8 88.4 95.3 95.3 90.7 83.7 95.3 n/a n/aSome representative student comments include: • “I enjoyed the project. I really appreciated the very practical application for what was learned in the course.” • “I liked the idea behind the project, enjoyed seeing how dynamics could be applied to real world ideas.” • “Very helpful for my understanding of the class.” • “I liked how this project applied the things we learned in class to a real life situation. Also, I liked having the project be based on a real experiment so that there were actual results we could compare our results too (sic).” • “This project was very interesting and helped to

Collection

2020 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Jennifer A O'Neil

how the different methods of convection, natural and forced, change the total resistance and heat transfer values. Learning Outcome 3: Students will be able to evaluate systems under transient conduction heat transfer conditions to calculate temperature and energy transfer by position and time. a. Students need to apply knowledge of plane wall transient conduction to determine the temperature distribution throughout the pizza as a function of time. Learning Outcome 4: Students will be able to apply fundamental heat transfer and thermodynamic principles to a real-world application. a. Students must apply their knowledge of heat transfer and thermodynamics to

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydotta Taylor, EdVenture Group; Erika Shaffer, EdVenture Group; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering jobs found at Disney World includingtraffic routing, food and beverage operations, and capacity planning – all of which steer awayfrom the stereotypical bridge building engineers. This really helped teachers to open their eyesto the engineering profession, which will directly influence their students’ attitudes.Following this panel-like discussion, teachers take on the role of student and participate in asimplified TIME Kit activity created prior to this workshop entitled "Building an ImprovedFEMA House." In this activity, teachers are introduced to a real-life engineering concern:designing a hurricane-proof but cost-effective, temporary, collapsible dwelling. Teachers firstproblem-solve as a small group, then design and prototype-build

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Thinking I: Classroom Experiences, Identity, and Theory

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Desen Sevi Ozkan, Tufts University; Kenyetta Anisah Rose Neal Akowa

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

real-world applicability and later are challenged to reintegrate their technicalskills within the physical, social, and economic environment. In this study, we seek tounderstand how students answer a real-world problem at the start of their academic engineeringdegree; specifically, students in this study are first-year engineering students who havecompleted one fall semester of their engineering degree. We have collected qualitative responsesfrom 206 students in a survey administered at the start of their spring semester. Students wereasked to lay out the process they would undergo to prepare for a natural disaster event in theproblem. We collected qualitative student responses from two cohorts in 2019 and 2020. Thefindings show that while

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C Morales, Universidad del Turabo; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

helped devise and implement as ABET Coordinator. The assessment results show that students wish for more real-world examples to provide context to theory, and that the faculty at UT desire to learn more about research-based innovations in the classroom. The Summer Faculty Immersion Program is funded by a Department of Education grant awarded to Dr. Morales in 2012. An additional grant was awarded in 2014 to Dr. Morales by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore the diffusion of mobile hands-on learning in the classroom at a state-wide level in all five engineering schools in Puerto Rico. Address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad del Turabo, PO Box 3030, Gurabo, Puerto Rico, 00778. Tel. 787

Collection

2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Qiong Zhang; Dana Johnson; James R. Mihelcic

Sectional Conferenceinterdisciplinary research is critical for students to grasp the concept of sustainability and applyits principles to solve real-world problems.This paper describes a project sponsored by an industrial company through the SustainableFutures Institute (SFI) at Michigan Technological University (hereafter referred to as “MichiganTech”). This example project demonstrates how research in sustainability can stimulateinterdisciplinary collaboration and how experiences gained from collaboration betweenengineering and non-engineering students contributed to the discovery of new knowledge and theimprovement of graduate student learning in sustainability.MethodsInterdisciplinary collaboration through the institutional

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 12

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander M. Wyglinski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Travis Fredrick Collins, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robin Getz, Analog Devices

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

2 . This textbook commenced with several core theoreticalconcepts essential to the understanding of digital communications followed by a series ofhands-on experiements were introduced to the student.Given SDRtechnology at the time (both hardware and software),the student had limited access to the post-processeddata from the SDR unit, and it was from thisviewpoint that their understanding of real-world digitalcommunication systems engineering began towards boththe radio frequency front-end (RFFE) of the hardwareas well as the digital processing side of the systemwhere the digital communications and digital signalprocessing algorithms are executed. Other models forteaching digital communications via SDR technologyexperienced similar

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3 - Humanitarian Design

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Siller, Colorado State University; Abigale Johnson; Samantha Fischer, Colorado State University; Matthew Lurtz

forward into your inspiring to me.” education or career? • “One big thing that impacted my thinking about my future career was the real-life applications that this project had. [The design challenge] was cool to be able to take things that I had learned previously in the classroom and apply them to a real-world, which is something that I hope to do more of in the future.”3.2 Education Abroad SurveyA survey was conducted with the students who participated in the study abroad trip to Peru,which took place January 2nd through 16th, 2022. Responses to the survey include the perceivedapplicability of the SDGs, individual testimonials

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sheikh Ghafoor; Stephen Canfield; Michael Kelley; Tristan Hill

problems3 If I could avoid programming to get an engineering degree, I would4 I have a lot of self-confidence when it comes to programming5 I will use programming in many ways throughout my life6 I am sure that I can help others use programming to solve problems To be interesting to me programming needs to be connected to real world problems7 or applications I am excited to learn programming skills that will allow me to control real world8 devices I see myself joining a professional society related to computer programming or9 applications (for example ACM, Association for computer machinery) in the future I am interested in joining a club that makes use of programming (for example the10 robotics

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Owen Carlson, Brigham Young University; Mason Webster, Brigham Young University; Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Daniel Korth, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

must teach current engineering students the skills necessary for globalcollaboration. There are many intricacies that can only be worked out through experienceand Senior Design (Capstone projects) are ideal for practicing the skills demanded by theglobal market. The real problem of global design comes when the members of the teamare not in the same country or speak the same language. How can current design methodsthat depend so much on clear easy communication be used effectively with global teams?Design methods have only begun to be used on the Global scale. In the past it has beentoo difficult for teams located around the world to communicate quickly and effectively.Due to advances in technology this is rapidly changing and will only get

Conference Session

Empowering Students: Self-Efficacy, Advising, and Transfer Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

connections among the students and from the instructor with 4.08 points. No student felt isolated. - Students agreed that the real-world examples discussed in class helped them to understand the topic better with 4.67 points. No students disagreed with that. One student wrote this regarding the real-world examples in the survey, ‘talk more about the real-world examples. I have limited design experience as a student, so more design examples, EMC design rules, and before and after EMC fix comparisons are going to help me with understanding.’ This demonstrates the need to connect theories/concepts to real-world applications and examples. - Students believed the comic pictures in lecture slides helped them learn better

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

make the course more engaging for students to hopefully increase retention ofstudents within the major. The course’s “studio format” (a course where lecture and lab arecombined) focuses on providing students with multiple opportunities to directly apply what theyare learning in lecture to real-world applications in a laboratory setting. The paper discusses thecourse’s format and its weekly integrated lab activities. It then discusses the student andinstructor reactions to the course and compares them with student and instructor reactions to thecourse taught in the traditional format. Finally, the paper discusses lessons learned andsuggestions for future offerings as well as plans for tracking how the course affects

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri III

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University; Lijian Xu, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Feng Jao, Ohio Northern University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

review of materialsthat are created during the development process. This approach offers an alternative model in the development, verification, evaluation,and implementation using a team effort and a LMS to disseminate the materials to the academiccommunity. Thus, benefiting the broad community members and bringing the students moreclosely to the real world of work. The collaborative curriculum effort, as presented here, e.g. thecourse materials and lab modules are far from complete. However, it is expected that acontinuous improvement will follow, and questions and suggestions are anticipated through theLMS. It is also expected that prospective users of these materials will request explanations aboutthe content and hardware and even

Conference Session

ME Division 14: From M&Ms to Air Quality: Engaging Students in Energy and the Environment

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haifa Salman El-Sadi, Wentworth Institute of Technology; John Peter Voccio; ADAM PAYNE, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

. However, in both of these courses—Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics—the concept of converting electrical power to mechanical power is definitely addressed. This points to the continual need to educate the students that most real-world problems require highly interdisciplinary skills, as products often involve both mechanical and electrical components. Furthermore, potential solutions to climate change and global warming will certainly require the application of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics to both mechanical and electrical solutions, such as wind turbine designs, solar power, etc.Question 1b—Use of Thermodynamics One significant response here is that one student was “unsure how to use it in real-world settings.” Again, this

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Tim Lin, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

mathematics and computation, we can teachdiscrete time signal and systems interactively and visually using some computer tools.In this paper, we present a suite of interactive discrete time signal and systems demonstrationmodules using MATLAB, Simulink and TI DSK6713 DSP kit. Using some practical applicationsand simulation, we can make the class more interesting and interactive. Most demos use real-world signals such as speech and music so that the student can appreciate the concepts better. Wefocus on providing visualization tools that accentuate the intuitive aspects of discrete time signaland systems algorithms. Our goal is to design intuitive and flexible tools that the students coulduse to experiment freely with signals and algorithms, without

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston (CoT); Heidar Malki, University of Houston (CoT); Xiaohui Yuan, University of North Texas

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

[21-31]. Figure 3 shows asample experiment developed at the networking level for WSN based sensing and datavisualization on PC. The full manual can be accessed from the website of the project [32]. Theset of NI WSN nodes bridges the gap between traditional DAQ and advances in WSN byallowing integration of DAQ design, data logging, visualization, and control in their graphicalprogramming data-flow based application development environment, LabVIEW. Figure 3 Network Level Experiment: WSN Sensing and Data VisualizationCapstone Design ProjectsThree project-oriented WSN systems were developed for real world applications: (1) in-doorenvironment monitoring, (2) smart vibration platform monitoring [33], and (3) smart homeenvironment

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Elmer A. Grubbs

Colorado are described,along with a method of using Virtual Reality as a recruiting tool.INTRODUCTIONSince the beginning of this decade, Virtual Reality has captured the imagination of manyresearchers and teachers in universities and industries in the United States and around the world.There were many early articles and books written on this topic describing the basic concepts andsome of the ideas for applications. Events have moved somewhat slower than anticipated bymany people, and in fact there are still a fairly limited number of research projects in universitiesor industrial products that have reached the marketplace. The largest application for the presentseems to be in the Virtual Reality game arena. However, more and more attention is

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilda Cecilia Martinez Leon, Clarkson University; Michelle Crimi, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

-on experience in capstone design courses has on studentsduring their transition to the workforce and early careers. Student surveys were conducted toquantify the impact of semester-long projects. Student responses from the LSS and non-LSScapstone courses were analyzed. Our findings show that collaborative LSS capstone projectshelp students gain a better understanding of how to apply the theory to practical situations whilepreparing them to approach and solve problems in real-world settings confidently. We also foundthat the LSS green belt certification helped recent graduates to transition to the workforce moreeasily, gain more credibility among co-workers and supervisors and make contributions quickerthan other new hires, get the job they

Collection

2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Alexander T Wray, Purdue University Northwest; Nuri Zeytinoglu P.E., Purdue University Northwest

Tagged Topics

Diversity

. Purdue University Northwest-Westville Lab Technician Abstract. The development of models via CAD software have arisen with the advent of programssuch as Autodesk, Solidworks, and Creo-E. To better utilize this software, knowledge of how touse said CAD programs are necessary in order to develop and model structures for applicable usein the real world. The focus is then to understand the use and application of this software inengineering modelling. For this project, a model of an acquirable NACA airfoil and its geometrywere to be gathered from academic sources and databases. Once acquired, the airfoil would bemodelled using the CAD software into a 3D Printable object. The object’s data would beinputted into Solidworks, after which a

Conference Session

Software & Web-based Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiny Abraham, Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

consider a change of major ordiscipline, succumbing to the lure of comparatively better marketable skills and more seeminglyattractive job prospects. This paper proposes the use of Internet of Things (IoT) as a platform to exposeundergraduate students in their early years to the confluence of ‘Electrical’ and ‘Computer’Engineering. Students will be introduced to different facets of IoT technology, which includesconfiguration of the hardware platforms (microcontrollers, data acquisition devices etc.),building applications for the IoT device, observing its real-world deployment, and recognizingimplementation challenges such as data access, control and security. These tasks will beexecuted keeping in mind the fact that freshman/sophomore

Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Darrell K. Kleinke, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

classroom that are relevant and applicable in the modern world. Students seldom learn structured techniques (beyond brainstorming) that can aid in the concept generation technique. • Approach: Provide a flexible procedure for students to work on a project related to syllabus topics and allow innovative design ideas to be researched and presented to the class. The students will use the NABC methodology along with biomimicry design principles to inspire innovation. A standard rubric will be provided for assessment. • Benefits per cost: Students benefit by demonstrating their ability to “walk the entrepreneurial talk” by becoming innovators related to a course topic. In addition, the students will

Collection

2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Ahmed Hassebo; Kevin B. Montes

connectivity to smart devices easily. Here, we employ thethe ESP32 to facilitate real-time data collection and control of ESP32-WROOM-32D, a generic high-performance Wi-Fi +irrigation processes. BT + BLE MCU module. It allows for a wide range of In this paper, the Smart Irrigation System operates in two applications from low power sensor networks up to real-timemodes: Manual Mode and Automatic Mode. Users can control data processing and thus is a general-purpose option for variousthe system using any device, whether it's an iPhone embedded systems. The ESP32-WROOM-32D module offers(iOS) or Android phone, through the Blynk application. The a 32 Mbit core running at

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Lucy C. Morse

mail, web forums, and the World Wide Web) offer enhancements to the currenteducators’ delivery system. These courses are delivered in an asynchronous manner, whichgives the convenience of students being able to work when and where they wish and the studentscan also control somewhat the pacing of instruction. Traditionally in the FEEDS modelinteraction between teacher and student has not been considered. Yet interaction is considered tobe the key to effective learning and information exchange. Some of the interaction techniquesnow included with the course materials are: • Electronic mail • World Wide Web • Scavenger hunt • Delphi Process • Virtual teams • World Wide Web Forum discussionsThe basic

Conference Session

S4C: Workshop VIII

Collection

14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

Authors

Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; John T. Hird, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Aida Jimenez, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Workshops

highschool, community college, or pre-engineering students that show how math, basic science(chemistry, physics, biology, etc.), and/or computer science skills are essential to completecommon tasks in engineering or computer science careers. The workshop will directly empowerattendees to answer questions like the one posed above, provide examples to share with students,and support the creation of a database of examples to which attendees may contribute andadvertise to colleagues as a resource. For example, to create the connection for basic MicrosoftExcel skills, which are taught to students in our target demographic, the module will provideseveral real-world examples that may appear in the day-to-day life of a chemical engineer,mechanical engineer

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Ludovice; Noel Rappin; Matthew Realff; Mark Guzdial

that indicatedsome misunderstanding of the connection between the real world problem and the equations. Student mistakes Page 2.189.2tended to concentrate in three areas. First, students had difficulty defining a mathematical model of the system withconsistent boundaries. Second, they frequently made assumptions in the mathematical model that reflectedcontradictory choices of boundary points in the application of the mechanical energy balance. Finally, students hadtrouble at places in the problem where it was necessary to convert between units, particularly dynamic units likeflowrate and velocity.The results of this evaluation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Grantham, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Ryan Arlitt, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

traditional rigid engineering curriculum has not adapted to thediverse needs of a quickly changing technological world, such as the advances in theforensic engineering profession. This paper presents research that was conducted to investigate the use ofknowledgebase guided teaching strategies to enable courses with “engineeringexperience” as a prerequisite to be taught at the undergraduate level. This research willcontribute to the formation of an undergraduate forensic engineering program that willleverage the industrial need and media popularity of forensics. This paper’s contributionto the creation of a forensics program is in the formation and verification of reversefailure analysis coursework through improvements to the RED application

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy K. Lape, Harvey Mudd College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering, Educational Research and Methods

TIP report. It wasn't something that you could have a hazy understanding of and still expect to get a good grade, so in that way it forced you to sit down and really work through all the intricacies of whatever concept(s) your TIP covers.” “The best aspect of the TIP projects was that they really made you think about how the topics discussed in lecture apply to real-world applications beyond those discussed in textbook problems. The process of applying concepts to an open problem helped solidify my understanding of the material.” “It was no longer a contrived problem out of a textbook. There weren't things we were necessarily supposed to do, steps to follow, or equations

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Cameron Wright; Michael Morrow; Thad Welch

running,• Determine the location of the DSK application’s shared data table, and• Synchronize the host user interface and the DSK state.All this occurs immediately upon selecting an application button. Once the application isrunning, the host computer controls the DSK application’s behavior by modifying memorylocations within the DSK application shared data table in response to the user changing controlsettings in the dialog window. This real-time interactivity provides immediate results on theDSK in response to user actions.3 DSK ApplicationsThe demonstration applications showcase a number of audio signal processing operations. Allprograms only require the basic DSK in order to operate; no additional circuitry is required.Several applications