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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

William Peterson

World Class Manufacturing Council ofMuskegon County (WCMC) approached Western Michigan University’s (Western’s) College ofEngineering and Applied Science to request Western’s assistance in meeting an educational needin the Muskegon region. WCMC believed that a local source of trained engineers was needed tosupport WCMC’s efforts in continuing the transition of the local economy from one dominatedby declining “smokestack” industries into one based on internationally as well as nationallycompetitive manufacturing companies. Additionally, the ability to grow existing manufacturingoperations (and to attract new manufacturing operations, especially high technology basedoperations) was seen to be hindered by a shortage of technically competent

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 5

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

behavior in learning environments. His academic training was in Physics and Philosophy before he turned to science (partic ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Faculty Workshop on Teaching SustainabilityDespite the urgent need to integrate sustainability throughout the engineering curriculum, mostfaculty have little to no training or confidence in doing so. We report on a 4-day pilot facultyworkshop delivered in January 2023 by an interdisciplinary group of faculty at a large mid-Atlantic R1 university designed to help engineering instructors do this. After substantial effort tocreate a mutual understanding around the diverse approaches we as faculty bring from ourrespective

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip J. Cornwell; Jerry M. Fine

concepts ofconservation and accounting permeate the courses and are used to tie the subjects together. Themechanics material, traditionally taught in a dynamics course, has been distributed throughoutthe curriculum and is taught in a unified framework with the other engineering science material.From its inception, this curriculum has been required for all electrical engineering majors andcomputer engineering majors, but in the 1998-1999 academic year this curriculum was requiredfor all mechanical engineering majors as well. Previous assessment results indicated thatstudents taking the new curriculum performed better on a standardized test compared to studentswho took a traditional dynamics course. In this paper we will discuss how the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer S. Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT); Sunday O. Faseyitan, Butler County Community College

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. Therefore, these improvedcourses deal with more complex materials systems and new manufacturing technologies:such as nano materials technology, green materials and manufacturing, testing andcharacterization, sustainability, environmental technology, solid modeling, and robotics usingthe proposed instructional strategies.6-9The new GPMT curriculum is to be utilized by the new, improved approach of “Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry-Learning” (POGIL), a research based learning environment wherestudents work in learning-teams to acquire knowledge and develop an understanding throughguided inquiry for undergraduates in the manufacturing and mechanical engineering technologyprograms (MMET) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). The students can

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ellen Zerbe, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin Haas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donald R. Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology

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holistic education as priorities, extending the impact and involvement offaculty to the rest of the School, instead of a dedicated few working in isolation.Discussion and Future Work These strategies not only represent a way of integrating cognitive, affective, andinterpersonal skills into an engineering curriculum; they also serve to bolster existing learningoutcomes, particular those from ABET. Learning outcomes surrounding the 3Cs have been linkedto various ABET student outcomes [19]: teaming and story-driven learning to understand failuresupport ABET student outcome 5, and value sensitive design can be leveraged to address ABETstudent outcome 4. This, combined with a comprehensive approach leveraging individuals,connected courses, and

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz; Christopher Byrne; Joel Lenoir; Robert Choate

: A Project-Based Introduction, New York, J. Wiley and Sons, 2000.6. Dieter, G.E., Engineering Design, Boston, McGraw-Hill, 2000.7. Untener, J. and Reynolds, M. “A Systemic Approach to Integrating Technical Writing in the Curriculum” ASEE Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition8. Schinzinger, R. and Martin, M.W., Introducing Engineering Ethics, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000.9. Fleddermann, C.B., Engineering Ethics, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999.CHRIS BYRNEChris Byrne teaches mechanical systems courses in Mechanical Engineering at WKU. This includes engineeringscience courses from the freshman to senior year of the program. He is active in research and

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey L. Newcomer; Eric Kent McKell; David S. Kelley

of the beginninggraphics curriculum. As CAD technologies evolve they affect the Engineering Graphicscurriculum. Many instructors and institutions are introducing solid modeling within thebeginning graphics curriculum. Anyone that took an engineering graphics course beforethe middle 1980’s remembers the traditional approach to graphics. Topics covered at aminimum usually consisted of geometric construction, lettering, multiview projection,and dimensioning. Are these topics still important today? Almost anyone with experi-ence in the graphics industry and with experience teaching engineering graphics can pre-sent a logical argument for or against the topics listed above. With the increased use ofCAD in the graphics curriculum, what

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine L. Craft; James C. Wood

onlydeveloping new curriculum approaches to make instruction relevant to the demands of theworkplace, but it also includes implementing new pedagogy and current instructional technologyto make instruction effective. Industry representatives have made it clear that technical skillsalone will not be sufficient for the worker of the future. Technicians must have interdisciplinaryskills that include both technical and non-technical competencies that enable them to analyze,solve problems, communicate effectively, and be able to learn continuously as the workplacechanges. Engineering technology graduates must be able to work as a part of a team,communicate well, and solve problems by integrating knowledge and skills from manydisciplines

Conference Session

Technology Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Markham; Russell Thomas; Roger Debo; Angus Kingon

the context of existing businesses, as in the Schumpeteran view. It is quite clear, however, that the topic does include the skills and personal characteristics of entrepreneurs 18,19. It is worth noting that, despite awareness of the broadness of the field of entrepreneurship, in practice a narrower stance is commonly adopted. The implication of the variety of views of the field of entrepreneurship is that the same broad Page 7.1081.8 range is reflected in the curriculum contents, teaching objectives, and teaching approaches. “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

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Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Siobhan Gibbons; Ronald Rockland; Joel Bloom; Howard Kimmel

assistant commissioner in the NJ Department of Educationfor the Division of General Academic Education, where he was responsible for managing many of theeducation department’s initiatives (competency testing, curriculum content standards, pre-school programs,and establishment of model effective schools). Page 7.201.5 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering EducationHOWARD KIMMELHoward Kimmel, Professor of Chemistry and Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at New JerseyInstitute of Technology, has

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Duane Dunlap

curriculum for practicing engineers who have analready established technology competency base, and whose careers are centered on the practice ofengineering for the conceptual design, development, innovation, and need appropriate graduate educationleadership of new and future technologies such that they are quick to respond to real-world needs. At thislevel, a professional’s postgraduate education must be built upon an integrated approach that includes notonly a curriculum of learning of further advanced studies, but also a curriculum of learning that combinesself-directed learning, experiential-based learning gained through progressive experiences in engineeringpractice, and innovation-based learning gained through actual engagement in the

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

T.R. Hsu; P. Reischl; P. Hsu; J.C. Wang; F. Barez; B.J. Furman; A. Tesfaye

relevant curricular subjects for theproposed curriculum, members of the taskforce also conducted numerous meetings with leaders of local hightechnology industry to identify what specific knowledge and experience they expect from new MechanicalEngineering graduates. The team identified 65 curricular topics, most of which were packaged into 5 distinctcourses for the undergraduate mechatronics curriculum: ME 105 Fundamentals of Mechatronics Engineering (3 units, Lee/Lab) ME 190 Electromechanical Systems Control and Microprocessor Applications(3 units, Lee/Lab) ME 196C Design for Manufacturability in Electronic and Computer Equipment (3 units) ME 196M Introduction to Micro-manufacturing (3 units, Lee/Lab) ME 196P Control of Manufacturing

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dustin Swanger; Guy Johnson

smaller than those retiring. As they retire, where will we find skilledworkers to take their place?These statistics identify a major challenge for the United States. The country cannot remaineconomically competitive if the demand for people trained in engineering and engineeringtechnology grows, while the pool of students entering and graduating from programs in theseareas is static or declining.A Solution - Pre-engineering Education in Secondary School Technology ProgramsOne way to address the challenge is to provide educational engineering experiences for studentsin secondary schools. A promising instructional model has been developed by Project Lead TheWay® (PLTW) in upstate New York. For further details see Johnson, (2001) or visit the

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamad Ahmadian

issues involved in the production of a design such as timeestimation, components availability, the design difficulty, and the problem solving skills.IntroductionThroughout their undergraduate curriculum, engineering technology students will plan, develop,and present semester-long projects in their field of engineering technology. Working on theseprojects, students gain knowledge and skills in project handling, technical writing, problem-solving skills, evaluation process, and oral presentation techniques. Many times the projects arenot completed on time because of lack of estimating the difficulty of the design, or the timeinterval required to gather components and assemble the given design. Most problem solversskip the step of estimating the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Nazalewicz; H. Hadim; D. Donskoy; B. Gallois; Keith Sheppard

. multidisciplinary teamwork, project management, communications, ethics, economicsof engineering, etc.) into the engineering curriculum. To integrate design and other componentsinto the mechanics courses, various methods have been used by several institutions ranging fromsimple modifications (such as including one or more design projects) to a complete restructuringof the engineering mechanics courses. The approach adopted at the University of Washington1combines a variety of both new and old techniques, which include design projects, group work,basic competency exams, computer-assisted tools, hands-on experiences and studentpresentations. At the University of Missouri Rolla2, the design content is integrated into the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane Rover, Iowa State University; Monica Bruning, Iowa State University; Steven Mickelson, Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University; Mary Goodwin, Iowa State University; Mary Darrow, Iowa State University; Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Jacqulyn Baughman, Iowa State University; Harry McMaken, Des Moines Area Community College

STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP). Thegoal of the SEEC project is to increase the number of engineering graduates at Iowa StateUniversity by approximately 100 per year. In addition, the percentage of women and minoritygraduates will approach 20% and 10%, respectively. The project is a collaborative partnershipbetween Iowa State University (ISU) and Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC).Project objectives are designed within the areas of learning communities, curriculum, advising,networking, and evaluation. Activities are planned in each of these areas using a logic modelapproach that identifies resources, outputs, outcomes, and impact.The project is grounded in established and emerging practices in retention and recruitment. Thekey

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Fred Scheu, College of Lake County

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US academic institutions currently have a curriculum component inhardware description language and programmable logic design [3]. To effectively meet the nextgeneration’s workforce needs, the electrical and computer engineering technology curriculummust be current, relevant, and teach technology that is widely used in industry. To meet this goal, Page 22.504.2we propose a curriculum development project for university- and community college-basedprograms that will develop new courses in logic design and hardware modeling using VHDL andField Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Logic Design to teach students current marketable logicdesign skills.One

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mel Cossette, Edmonds Community College; Thomas Stoebe, University of Washington; John Rusin, Edmonds Community College; Robert Mott, University of Dayton; Robert Simoneau, Keene State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

be peer reviewed and thefocus will be on innovative approaches to curriculum. The Resource Center is supported by aseries of college and university faculty collaborators across the U.S. and of the ASM MaterialsEducation Foundation. These include nine community college and three technology collegepartners as listed in Table 1. Table 1. Resource Center Partners Community College • Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA • Connecticut College of Technology, Hartford, CT • Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH • Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden, AL • McHenry Country College, Crystal Lake, IL • Metropolitan Community Colleges, Kansas City, MO • South Piedmont Community

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert D. Knecht

Book Company, New York, New York,(1988).10. Pahl, G. and Beitz, W., Engineering Design A Systematic Approach, Second Edition, Springer, London, England,(1996).11. Horenstein, M., Engineering Design A Day in the Life of Four Engineers, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NewJersey, (1998).12. Ullman, D.G., The Mechanical Design Process, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York, New York,(1997).13. Bieniawski, Z.T., Towards a creative design process in mining, Mining Engineering, p. 1040, (November 1998).ROBERT KNECHTRobert Knecht’s 25 years of experience in the industry focused on technical and management support for minerals,energy and waste projects. In addition, he supervised management support for contracts which responded to DOE Costand

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert McHenry

Plenary Address1. As the panel leadoff paper of this session itintroduces Constructivism as the learning theory and process that is most efficient in thedevelopment of professional competence. And that effectively guides the philosophicalframeworks or curriculum approaches that prepares engineering and engineering technologystudents at all levels for the execution of integrative functions that are particular to therequirements of industrial practice and systems operations and management. Constructivistlearning approach can be crucial in the enablement of sitting professionals making the jump tothe leading edge of the practice-focused engineering that requires massive constructedintellectual fusion. This paper raises fundamental questions that

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Evolving First Year Programs

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan W. Krauss, Grand Valley State University; Nicholas A. Baine, Grand Valley State University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

’ names andhaving to answer emails from a larger number of students. From the students’ perspective, takingmultiple mini-courses means having to keep track of more deadlines, taking more exams, andlearning the expectations of more instructors. In the process, workloads seem to have crept up forstudents and faculty alike. The benefits of the mini-course approach include providing moreflexibility to students and additional pathways for students to transfer into our program.A smaller implication of this work is that any curriculum change, no matter how small, can haveunintended consequences. It did not occur to the team of faculty designing the new sequence thatthe bar was being raised by requiring students to earn a grade of C in each area

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula, Wayne State University; Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Darin Ellis, Wayne State University; Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Shlomo Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

develop faculty expertise in curriculum writing and validation with particular focus on developing learning materials that provide students with specific hands-on skills. We will develop assessment tools based on accepted industry practices to assess how well students learn using the new curricula learning materials and strategies.This approach is being implemented across diverse institutions namely: Wayne State University,New Mexico State University, Prairie View A&M University, and Macomb Community Collegeand their programs. The work is organized in a creative and original manner in which coursesboth within and across these institutions can continue to evolve products and processes together.Knowledge sharing between

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Bearing Base School Girls Isolation system for Earthquake • Christos Valiotis, Improving Conceptual Engineering Demonstration Understanding and Problem Solving • Constantin Ciocanel, et al., Teaching Skills in Introductory Physics Courses Engineering Laboratories Based On A Using the Socratic Dialogue Method Problem Solving Approach • Jeffrey S. Burmeister, et al., What is • Larry Jang, Internet-based Control Engineering? – a MESA Program/Johns Systems with Demonstration of Real- Hopkins University Partnership time, Real-world Control

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Saeid Y. Eidgahy

very deliberate process. Under this design, smallor incremental changes which affect only a tiny portion of our programs is not adequate.This approach mandates a recreation of how we design educational programs for futureengineers and technical professional. In other words, we must gain the tools to create anentirely new curriculum ensuring core competencies are achieved.One of the major problems which engineering educators have faced is a disparitybetween certain aspects of academic programs and industry needs. By employing aquality science mode, faculty can ensure the production of programs that meet industrydemands and expectations. Quality science allows us to continuously improve ourprograms, obtain a good investment return of our faculty

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Caicedo, University of South Carolina; Joseph Flora, University of South Carolina; Charles Pierce, University of South Carolina; Andrew Nichols, Marshall University; Briana Timmerman, University of South Carolina; Wiley Graf, Midlands Technical College

, quantum modeling, electrochemically-mediated biological degradation, and water, wastewater, and hazardous waste treatment. He is a licensed professional engineer in the State of South Carolina.Charles Pierce, University of South CarolinaAndrew Nichols, Marshall UniversityBriana Timmerman, University of South Carolina Briana Timmerman is a Research Associate Faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences and an Assistant Dean in the SC Honors College. She has several NSF science education research projects, but this is her first opportunity to work in the area of engineering education. Her research focuses on the area of curriculum design to develop critical thinking and research

Conference Session

Transitioning to an Academic Career

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Loendorf

-based learning approach that gives equal importance and attention to service learning as well asindustrial collaboration. This approach provides students with the necessary fundamentals to beable to solve technical problems both in industry and society. Current pedagogical evidenceshows that community involvement is important both in the technical and civic aspects of thecurriculum. Service-learning was integrated in the engineering curriculum in four basics ways:(1) revising existing courses, (2) working with co-curricular programs, (3) creating new courses,and (4) spanning two or more courses. Even though the initial preparation for this new programhas been completed, a great deal of planning and development work must still be done before

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2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Yu Wang; Farrukh Zia; Ohbong Kwon; Xiaohai Li

for EngineeringEducation (ASEE)[1]: learning in small groups, active learning, cooperative learning, project-based learning, contest oriented project approach, team/collaborative teaching, etc [2,4,5,6,7,8]. Forundergraduate engineering technology programs accredited by ETAC/ABET[3], graduates mustdemonstrate abilities satisfying ABET criteria. When faculty design and teach courses, we needto incorporate ABET criteria by applying effective teaching strategies. The ComputerEngineering Technology Baccalaureate (CEB) program at the New York City College ofTechnology (NYCCT) of the City University of New York (CUNY) follows 2+2 model (AASdegree + BTech degree). This technology degree program has an open-access mission. Studentsenter with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Jain, Boise State University; Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Donald Winiecki, Boise State University

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National Science Foundation to serve as an exemplar on how to revolutionize the undergraduate CS experience. He has received over $6 million in grants and awards over the last five years from various state-level and national-level organizations as well as from industry. Previously, he has also served as the Chief Scientist for Balihoo, a local startup in Boise, Idaho. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida and a B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi.Dr. Noah Salzman, Boise State University Noah Salzman is an Assistant Professor at Boise State University, where he is a member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

also actual data and models from lower division laboratories inupper division laboratories. The integration occurs because students must utilize their previouslaboratory work as a reference as they study the different facets of the same experimental set-upsin multiple engineering laboratories. The students learn to appreciate the integrated nature ofmodern systems since they get to use the same set-ups in multiple courses. There are otherindirect advantages of this approach in terms of financial economy and faculty professionaldevelopment. IntroductionFor almost thirty years LSSU offered quality programs in engineering technology. In 1994, basedon the input from alumni, employers of graduates, and

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Mathias, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Ronald Caffey, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Bruce Chrisman, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Chris Pearson, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Ernest Lewis, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Kathy Pericak-Spector, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Hasan Sevim, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

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and management of hydraulic and hydrologic systems and new approaches in the recruitment and retention of undergraduate and graduate engineering students.Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Jale Tezcan is an Assistant Professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). She received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Bogazici University, Turkey, in 1997 and 1999, respectively. She worked as a structural engineer between 1997 and 2000. She obtained a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering in May 2005 from Rice University, Houston, TX and joined the SIUC in August 2005. Her research has focused on developing new