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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Christopher McComb; Fariborz Tehrani

outcomes (see Table 1).Further, hands-on experience facilitates the achievement of foundational outcomes (mathematicsand science), as well other areas of technical outcomes (for example, material science andmechanics). Thus, experiential learning does not necessarily have to begin after graduation.Rather, it should be incorporated in engineering programs throughout both undergraduate andgraduate curricula. Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education 256 Table 1. The BOK outcomes with respect to

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Pawan Tyagi; Christine Newman

the distillation efficiency. EI recognizes that successful and meaningful engineering careers involve understanding ofvarious other subjects, not just mastering technical skills. Other subjects, which EI also includes in itscurriculum, are professional ethics, finance, communication, and the ability to estimate. To teach the vital role of ethics in engineering and science, an interactive session is designed.Different EI instructors conduct their ethical education session in various ways; generally by presentingnumerous past ethical cases which adversely impacted economy, safety, or social wellbeing. Ethicaleducation is imparted through discussion on the variety of case studies or hypothetical situations.Students explain their

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2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Luis Martinez Medellin; Edward Pines; Patricia Sullivan; Arthur Cox; Motoko Furuhashi

Emergence of a Multidisciplinary Environment through Interdepartmental Alliances Involving a College-Specific Maker Space Luis J. Martinez1, Edward Pines, PhD1, and Patricia A. Sullivan, PhD1 1 Department of Industrial Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003AbstractAcademic maker spaces at the college and broader university level are becoming commonplaceas campuses strive to foster an environment for technology innovation and entrepreneurshipamong students and faculty alike. While easier to manage, costs associated with developingcollege or department-specific maker spaces can often lead to reduced scope, difficulties

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Gene Fisher

, which have chronicled ourprogress6,7,8,9. Over its years of being offered, we have focused to varying degrees on a numberof educational objectives. From the perspective of the students in the course, the objectivesinclude: 1. apply the skills learned in introductory software engineering courses to a real-world software project 2. work with an external customer, on a project of specific interest to that customer 3. work in project teams of varying sizes, including in teams comprised of upper-class and lower-class students of software engineering 4. learn skills of project management 5. enhance technical skills of software development 6. deploy a working product of some formThe first objective is very common to

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Charles R. Sullivan; Mark J. Franklin

consumption in real vehicles,popularly termed “hypermiling,” has spawned enthusiast web sites [2], [3] and competitions inwhich contestants often top 100 mpg [4]. This framework was used to engage students’ attentionas they strive to improve their own driving performance and compete with each other, and togive them an incentive to consider subtleties of vehicle power requirements, engine efficiencymaps, and their interactions. In this paper, we describe the technical development of thesimulator, the activities developed making use of it, and the class in which we used it.Technical Development of the Simulator We were very fortunate to be able to start this project with a highly developed open-source driving simulator, TORCS version 1.3.1 [1

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Moe Tajvidi P.E.

where it replaces the traditionallecture based approach to anatomy, pharmacology, physiology etc. The model has been adoptedin an increasing number of other areas including Business Schools, Schools of Education,Architecture, and Law29.In a general sense, the comprehensive definition of Project based learning is known as a validdefinition. In this definition PBL should have five major elements1:1. [Projects] involve the solution of a problem; often, though not necessarily, set by the student himself [or herself].2. They involve initiative by the student or group of students, and necessitate a variety of educational activities.3. They commonly result in an end product (e.g., thesis, report, design plans, computer program and model).4

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

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Majura F. Selekwa

decidedthe break the program into three levels with a total of ten modules as illustrated in Figure 1.The first level comprised of four modules that focussed on the basic elements of mechatronicsystems; students learned how the core prerequisite courses come into play in the developmentof mechatronic systems. In general, this level provided students with both a theoretical reviewof facts learned elsewhere in the prerequisites and simple practical activities that enhanced theirunderstanding of those theoretical facts; more emphasis was placed on major characteristics andlimitations of sensors, actuators, motion transmission systems, analog signal conditioners, anddigital logic circuits. Eventually students were introduced to the basic structure of

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2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Gretchen Mosher

ETD Session 435 Engineering Technology Students: Factors Predicting Success Gretchen A. Mosher Iowa State UniversityIntroduction to the problemThe published literature regarding students who depart engineering has generally not examinedthose who stay in the “T” part of STEM by pursuing engineering technology (ET). Internal datafrom the authors’ department suggest that students who transfer into ET from engineering fieldsoften succeed in the more hands-on setting, but bring with them far lower early-semester GPAs.Internal data also show that these transfers may have

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

John Carrell; Joshua Cruz; Stephanie Kuzmack

1 Session XXXX Using Humanities as Context for STEM Empathy Development: A Discourse John Carrell*, Joshua Cruz**, Stephanie Kuzmack* *Honors College, **College of Education Texas Tech University AbstractThe need to provide science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learners,particularly engineers, with an understanding of humanities is becoming increasingly apparent.Continued globalization through technologies means that what engineers create has an impact

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Abdullah Konak; Jungwoo Ryoo; Sadan Kulturel-Konak

risk Content Richnessinformation technology skills without any concern. Supportingcollaborative learning was one of the primary objectives in Fig. 1. Components of the course delivery modelthe design of the CVCLAB. The first technical requirement toachieve this objective is to ensure that virtual computers areinterconnected. Setting up virtual computer access permissions A. READ-ITas team-based also facilitates interaction among team mem- All course content is available through a website. The coursebers. In the CVCLAB, students are allowed to view

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Barbara E. Mizdail

supporting thatdiscipline. The following questions can then be posed to the students.1. What is the technical society all about?2. Tell about a meeting/conference/or event that the society is holding that would be of interestto you.3. What are membership benefits?4. What is the cost to join as a student, and will you consider joining?As was previously stated, the students were provided with a list of potential subjects forengineering projects, and encouraged to suggest others. The subjects suggested have includedprojects connected to active student engineering clubs; involvement with member companies ofthe IAC, Industry Advisory Council; and other campus activities. The following Table 1contains a list of subjects chosen by students for their

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Barbara E. Mizdail

supporting thatdiscipline. The following questions can then be posed to the students.1. What is the technical society all about?2. Tell about a meeting/conference/or event that the society is holding that would be of interestto you.3. What are membership benefits?4. What is the cost to join as a student, and will you consider joining?As was previously stated, the students were provided with a list of potential subjects forengineering projects, and encouraged to suggest others. The subjects suggested have includedprojects connected to active student engineering clubs; involvement with member companies ofthe IAC, Industry Advisory Council; and other campus activities. The following Table 1contains a list of subjects chosen by students for their

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Gay Lemons; Adam Carberry; Chris Swan

Mechanical Engineering 3 F-ME-4 F Mechanical Engineering 4 M-GE-4 M General Engineering 4 F-ME-3 F Mechanical Engineering 3Table 1. Student ParticipantsProcedureThe study participants were asked via e-mail if they would be willing to participate in a researchexperiment on engineering design. After giving consent, students were tested individually in asmall conference room on campus. A small audio-video camera was mounted on the ceiling torecord speech as well as students’ hands. Participants were told that the purpose of the study wasto investigate the design process of engineering students. A practice think-aloud project ofassembling a 24-piece puzzle

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Baird W. Brueseke; Gordon W. Romney

the survey were active instructors with direct knowledge of theirschool’s computer laboratory resources. The project objective was to gather information on a Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education/Pacific South West Conference Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering Education 484large variety of topics which affect the provisioning of computer science labs used in highereducation degree programs.This paper categorizes the survey responses into the following topical groups: Group Number Description 1 General

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Marcos Chu; Ruth-Miriam Garnett

marketing. An early advocate for brainstorming was Osborn, who in 1957 generated a set ofideas commonly used in “brainstorming sessions” that includes the following concepts: • Generate ideas without discussion on the idea feasibility or merit. • Off the Wall ideas are welcome; there is no such thing as bad ideas. • Measure amount of ideas, the more the better. • Piggy-back on ideas of others to generate new ideas. According to Friedman, the world has become “flat”, where globalization has leveled theplaying field, allowing ideas to become a commodity. Someone in India might have an idea thatwill allow mankind to reach Mars by 2030, or a sugar-cane farmer in Brazil might figure out away to make bio

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2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

Susan C. Schneider

Calibrated Peer Review”, Proceedings of the 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2003, pp F3E-14-16.19. Wise, John C. and Seong Kim, “Better Understanding through Writing: Investigating Calibrated Peer Review”, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Expositions, 2004, session 2531, pp 1-6.20. Saterbak, Ann and Tracy Volz, “Implementing Calibrated Peer Review to Enhance Technical Critiquing Skills in a Bioengineering Laboratory”, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Expositions, 2008, paper AC 2008-117, pp 1-12.21. Nichols, Ann, “Enhancement of Written Communication on Structural Systems using Calibrated Peer Review”, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Expositions, 2009

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2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

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Nathan Edwards; Steven Kiss; Carter Grizzle; Asher Edwards; Vaanathi Sekar; John Branning; Brett Meadows; Mohamed Kassem; Michael McGivern

Rethinking Electronics Industry Workforce Development: Case Studies on HighSchool and Middle School Students with Semiconductor Design and AdvancedElectronics PrototypingNathan EdwardsNathan Edwards is the Executive Director of U.S. Partnership for Assured Electronics and is committedto the next generation of STEM workforce through mentoring of high school students and early careerstaff. Mr. Edwards has over 15 years in science/technology with several patents and publications. He hasparticipated in national panels with National Academies of Sciences/Engineering/Medicine; US Dept ofHomeland Security; and National Association for Pupil Transportation. He currently serves on theLewis-Palmer School District CTE STEM advisory committee and

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Doug Reeve P.Eng.; Annie Simpson; Veena Kumar; Emma Master; Dave Colcleugh; Greg Evans P.Eng.

general undergraduate student body in Chemical Engineering.Students were asked:1. "On a scale of 1-5, how strongly do you value Personality Theory in your groupinteractions?" in the pre-program survey and "To what extent has your appreciation ofPersonality Theory, and its impact on group interaction, advanced as a result ofcompleting the summer program?" in the post-program survey.(1=very little, 3=somewhat, 5=very much)The average response to the pre-program question was 2.9 whereas the post-programaverage response was 3.7 indicating a significant increase in appreciation over thesummer.2. "Rate your capacity/skill level for each of the following skills:" in the pre-survey and"Please rate how your capacity/skill level for each of the following

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2005 GSW

Authors

Richard Bannerot

sheet on the component and a formal technical report about the component you selected. Some of the issues you should consider are: 1. size of your sample(s) for the demonstration (not too big and not too small; consider a “hand-held” size) 2. best way to present visuals of your component in your report and take-away sheet 3. function of the component in general 4. function of your particular (sample) component (Where did yours actually come from or where could it be used?) Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education 5. specifications

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson; Amal Kabalan

semester2015. Course Schedule: Week 1 - General introduction to design process — review of course syllabus, deliverables and outcomes and Project 1: the design, Solidworks® modeling of BNC ‘dust cap’. Weeks 2 + 3 - Review of basic design process and principles and work on 3-D printing of BNC ‘dust cap’ - introduce presentation skills (3 D printing deliverable due). Week 4 – 6 - Review of detailed 7-step design process cycle including additional requirements of Project 2 – A Pod holder / storage / protection and use platform. Week 7 - Each team is assigned one function of the 5-week project: Solar PV lantern. Weeks 8 – 11 – Each team will work with in collaboration with other functional teams to

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2005 GSW

Authors

Richard Hoehn; Dr. Saleh M Sbenaty

Session F1A1 Tapping Indigenous Resources to Enhance the Decision Making Process in Senior Projects Mohan Ketkar Department of Engineering Technology College of Engineering Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX AbstractCase studies are proven techniques to enhance the learning skills and the level of classparticipation in the project-oriented courses. Typical case study exercise involves reading theproblem, forming student teams, research

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2005 GSW

Authors

Mohan Ketkar

Session F1A1 Tapping Indigenous Resources to Enhance the Decision Making Process in Senior Projects Mohan Ketkar Department of Engineering Technology College of Engineering Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX AbstractCase studies are proven techniques to enhance the learning skills and the level of classparticipation in the project-oriented courses. Typical case study exercise involves reading theproblem, forming student teams, research

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2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ashlee N. Ford Versypt; Joel Versypt; Heather Gappa-Fahlenkamp

higher education to theuniversity classrooms; general public and to private individuals (The Institute for Higherhowever, the perspective Education Policy 1998).can be still useful when thinking of the numerous benefits such activities can provide.Here are just some of the benefits of engineering outreach for adults:1. Educational outreach programs for adults, particularly senior adults, may have social, medical, and economic benefits for individuals (Bibel 2018).2. A scientifically literate individual may make better-informed decisions regarding personal health, environmental stewardship, voting, and other areas that benefit society as a whole.3. Engineering engagement with adults, especially with those who already have a relationship

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Sousada Chidthachack; Mark A. Schulte; Forster D. Ntow; Jia-Ling Lin; Tamara J. Moore

the factors in PBL program, which contribute to effective learning of ABETprofessional skills?Data Collection and AnalysesProject-Based Learning (PBL) The PBL program is adapted from the Aalborg Model of PBL (Figure 1). Students combinelearning of technical information with the execution of engineering design projects. Theprogram model is 100% project based and does not include traditional courses. Enteringstudents are community college graduates or transfer students from other universities who haveall completed lower division requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.The model has four semester upper division portion of a student’s education. Graduates of theprogram earn a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical

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2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Emad Manla; Roy Issa; Kenneth Leitch

hit most of the state of Texas resultingin massive power outages due to historically low temperatures [1]. The electricity demandskyrocketed, and the state’s capacity to generate electricity could not match the sudden electricitydemand. This resulted in wide spread outages that ranged from a few hours to a few days dependingon the damage sustained in every local area. This research aims at evaluating and providing asolution to such incidents by offering a secondary, affordable, and reliable renewable source ofelectricity made from two 300-Watt solar panels tracking the sun along with the electrical hardwarenecessary to optimize electricity harnessed and stored. This system provides between 10 to 50%of the electricity demand for an average

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Beckry Abdel-Magid; Yunsheng Xu

, skills in lifelong learning are becomingimperative for engineers to cope with the ever-changing demands in theworkplace during their professional career. The elements of undergraduateresearch and lifelong learning skills are presented in this paper and two coursesare suggested as mechanisms to foster this education in the engineeringcurriculum.IntroductionNumerous studies conducted on the undergraduate engineering programemphasized the importance of the basic elements of mathematics, naturalsciences, engineering sciences, and fundamental concepts of analysis anddesign [1-4]. These studies also called for emphasis on synthesis and design,depth and strength in the technical subjects, greater emphasis on deeper inquiryand open-ended problem solving

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2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Steve Watkins

Texas at Dallas Copyright © 2017, American Society for Engineering Education 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual ConferenceThis paper discusses the development of hypothetical cases in engineering ethics. Such cases areuseful for classroom exercises or competition content. Guidelines are made for casecomposition and analysis. Three custom ethics cases are included as examples.Exercises and Competitions in Engineering EthicsEngineering codes of ethics generally have a statement of principles followed by a listing ofguidelines in which the principles are applied. For the Tau Beta Pi Code of Ethics of Engineersas shown in Table 1., these sections are labeled “The Fundamental Principles” and

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2005 GSW

Authors

Daniel J. Burroughs

program serve two purposes. In addition tobeing required for the security degree, they are offered as technical electives for a numberof other majors including Information Systems Technology, Electrical EngineeringTechnology, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science. The basic security courses(“Computer and Network Security” and “Security Methods and Practices”) have beenextremely popular and successful as electives for these other majors.A subset of the courses offered in this program are also going to serve as a cornerstonefor a Public Safety and Security degree that is to be offered through the College of Healthand Public Affairs. This will be a more generalized, interdisciplinary security degreewith focuses including computer security

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2025 PNW Section Annual Meeting

Authors

Yuliana Flores; Jennifer A. Turns

engagement can maintain authenticity while navigating researcher positionality.Through autoethnographic methods, this study documents the conception and development of a10-week usability testing curriculum. Data sources include emails, memory traces, andconversation notes with the high school teacher. The analysis focuses on four themes: theproject's origins from personal experience, negotiations with the teacher, building a teachingteam, and the evolution from pure outreach to incorporating research reflection. Findings revealkey insights about authentic community engagement: (1) beginning with genuine curiosity ratherthan research objectives allowed for greater responsiveness to stakeholder needs; (2) pre-existingcommunity connections facilitated

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Michael A. Jackson; Thomas Schulte; Nathaniel Kane; Elaine Lewis; Surendra Gupta; Santosh Kurinec

, who provide curriculum input and support through donations of equipment [1, 2] CURRICULUM INNOVATIONS µE)Reformulation of the BS Program in Microelectronic Engineering (µA major institute wide initiative was undertaken and completed in the year 2005. This reformrequired restructuring the BS program in all engineering and science programs at RIT to create‘five electives’ in each program to enable students take courses in other disciplines.The new curriculum has 196 quarter credits that include 12 credits of free electives, 8 credits ofprofessional electives, 92 credits of general education and five quarters of co-op experience. Thecombination of 3 free