Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jose A. Macedo

. Introduction Freshman and Sophomore level courses with laboratories usually contain demonstrations or a set ofexercises with a fixed time, defined objectives, and predictable results. Although this is practical and effectivein many areas of science and engineering, the tradeoff is a limitation in promoting the creative ability ofstudents. Encouraging creativity to identify opportunities for improvement and to find solutions to problems isimportant in manufacturing automation because the rapid changes in new technology can make new solutionspossible and feasible. Traditionally, open-ended problems and design projects are gradually introduced in the curriculum, 6][7]with larger concentration in

Conference Session

FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago; Noe Arroyo; Vincent C.F. Chen, Loyola University Chicago; Allan Beale

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education, First-Year Programs

Paper ID #22177Work in Progress: Building a Functional Cardiograph Over Four SemestersDr. Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago Dr. Gail Baura is a Professor and Director of Engineering Science at Loyola University Chicago. While creating the curriculum for this new program, she embedded multi-semester projects to increase student engagement and performance. Previously, she was a Professor of Medical Devices at Keck Graduate In- stitute of Applied Life Sciences, which is one of the Claremont Colleges. She received her BS Electrical Engineering degree from Loyola Marymount University, her MS Electrical Engineering and MS

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken C Stanton, Colorado State University; Thomas H. Bradley, Colorado State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Page 26.139.2The foremost goals of the needs assessment were to create program and course learningobjectives, as well as guidelines for a program completion certificate, with the objective of theprogram being job placement in the hybrid-electric vehicle engineering industry. The relativelynarrow focus of the program objectives was necessary considering the requirements of therequest for proposals and funding agency. This program was funded from 2010-2014 throughthe US Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies Office under American Recovery andReinvestment Act (ARRA) authority and guidelines. The emphasis in all ARRA projects was onworkforce development, job placement and economic stimulus, and the strategic objective of theHEVE program was to

Conference Session

Design and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara E. Marino, Loyola Marymount University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

-technical skills in solving problems” [2]. In response to ABET, programsacross the country have designed a capstone course to include in their curriculum. The variety ofthese courses is vast. In 1997, Dutson et al. offered a thorough literature review of capstonecourses, covering a body of literature that has expanded exponentially since then [3]. Typicallythe learning outcomes and goals of these courses include exposure to real world designchallenges, confidence building, and experience of team projects.While these project-based courses help solidify knowledge of core engineering concepts, thecourses are often designed to achieve additional pedagogical goals. Faculty have successfullyused capstone courses to address issues of student success [4

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Houshang Darabi, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Rezvan Nazempour, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Shanon Marie Reckinger, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Didem Ozevin, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Anthony E. Felder, The University of Illinois, Chicago

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

the College of Engineering. Moreover, 20 scholars are first-generation college students, five identify as Black/African American, and 12 as Hispanic.Progress and State of the ScholarshipThis section will report on the progress of the project. Different types of activities have beendesigned for scholars. Further subsections will describe feedback and lessons learned fromcompleted tasks and progress on ongoing tasks.Feedback and Lessons Learned from the Completed Tasks S-STEM Scholars Eligibility and Selection. The main criteria for scholar selection weredescribed in Darabi et al. [3]. 45 students were interviewed to select the first cohort of scholars.Eighteen of them were offered the scholarship, and all of them accepted it. Among 36

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahrooz -- Ghorbani, East Carolina University; tianjiao zhao, East Carolina University

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

educational outcomes. These partnerships serve multiple crucial functions, as documentedby Zheng and O'Neill [22] and Zhou et al. [23], providing students with real-world projectexperience, ensuring curriculum relevance, facilitating technology transfer between academic andprofessional spheres, creating valuable internship and employment pathways, and supportingongoing research and development initiatives that keep educational content current and practical.The integration of AI into sustainable construction education represents more than just the additionof new tools or technologies—it offers the potential for fundamental transformation in howstudents learn and develop professional capabilities. Studies by Vinuesa et al. [1] and Porter [24

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Joanne Lax

nuclear engineering.The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, on which this article focuses, was started in1888 and in the fall of 2000 had 1144 undergraduate students (enrolled in the sophomore throughsenior years) and 482 graduate students, making it the largest engineering program at PurdueUniversity.At Purdue, all freshman engineering students spend their first year on campus in the FreshmenEngineering Program, which has a core curriculum that includes at least one semester of Englishcomposition. At the end of their first year, these students apply to one of the ten professionalengineering programs on campus. In the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, allincoming sophomores take EE 200, a seminar that provides an

Conference Session

ETD - A Technology Potpourri II

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Kennesaw State University; Eric Redding, Kennesaw State University

requirements for the Senior Capstone Designcourse in the BS in Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) degree program. The SeniorCapstone Design course at KSU is a one semester course where students are expected tointegrate knowledge from across the core Electrical Engineering Technology curriculum, andapply engineering principles to formulate, design, construct, and demonstrate the functionality ofa project that serves to address a contemporary problem or improves on a previous designsolution. Students are encouraged to be the main drivers of the Capstone Design Project and areexpected to come up with their own projects as much as possible, and to work in teams no largerthan four people to develop their projects. The chosen projects must address the

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 22.374.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Connecting Theory and Practice: Laboratory-based Explorations of the NAE Grand ChallengesAbstractThis paper describes a pilot project, conducted during the Fall 2010 semester, that incorporatedlaboratory exercises inspired by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Grand Challengesinto an introductory digital signal processing course. The Challenges were broadly interpretedand local expertise and resources were used to enhance the experience. In one project, studentsinvestigated environmental sensors in the local “SmartHome” and followed up by analyzingactual solar and electrical energy usage data. In another

Conference Session

Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

energy systems and power electronics. He has been working on thin film solar cell research since 1979 including a Sabbatical Leave at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in 1993. He has also worked on several photovoltaic system projects Dr. Singh has also worked on electric vehicle research, working on battery monitoring and management systems funded primarily by federal agencies (over $3.5 million of funding). Dr. Singh has consulted for several companies including Ford Motor Company and Epuron, LLC. He has also served as a reviewer for the US Department of Energy and National Science Foundation. Dr Singh has over 150 conference and journal publications and holds seven issued US patents. Dr. Singh’s recent

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Connor; Vinod Lohani

curriculum in medical education in the U.K.,presented by Harden and Davis8, uses spiral curriculum approach as one of its underlyingphilosophies. Results of a successful project-based spiral curriculum design, implementation,and evaluation in chemical engineering curriculum at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA arepresented in a series of papers by Clark et al.9, Dixon et al.10, and DiBiasio et al.11. The authorsclaim that spiral-taught students displayed equal or better understanding of basic chemicalengineering principles, performed better in upper level courses, and had higher satisfaction levelswith their academic experience as compared to traditionally taught students who followedinstruction in a compartmentalized sequence of courses.In the

Conference Session

Construction 1: Special Topics in Construction Education: BIM, Simulation, Sustainability, and Safety

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie R. Metzinger, Purdue University; Jessica Anderson Cabral, Purdue University; Bradley Louis Benhart, Purdue University; Patti Morgan, Purdue University; Scott Douglas Santon, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

develop an understanding of how decisions influence the builtenvironment (Wolcott et al., 2011, Sewilam et al., 2015). Construction professionals must makedecisions based on their capability to weigh all options, analyze consequences and make the bestpossible solution (Manoliadis, 2009). Ultimately, the students must come to realize that due tothe nature of the three pillars of sustainability, economics, environment, and society, and theinteractions of amulti-disciplinary team, there will be competing goals on a project and they willhave to utilize their knowledge to make the best SD decision.Challenges Across the world and across different disciplines, HEIs have started implementing SDEinto their curriculum and researchers have identified

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 3: Courses and Curricula

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth College; Vicki V. May P.E., Dartmouth College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Human-Centered Engineering (HCE) pathway? 4. Which activities, support mechanisms, and programs help students to develop a sense of belonging and professional identity in engineering?A New Human-Centered Engineering (HCE) Curricular PathwayThe traditional introduction to our engineering curriculum—and that of many of our peerinstitutions—requires that students take prerequisite courses in mathematics and physics prior toenrolling in project-based engineering courses. This pathway works well for some students butexcludes many. We decided to focus on math classes since our campus data indicates that over60% of students who start in precalculus or single variable calculus never take an engineeringcourse, despite indicating an interest in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Erik N. Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

for data visualization, analysis, and interpretation. The coursethen progresses to explore topics in Materials Science, and Civil and Mechanical Engineering.Midway through the semester, a bridge competition is held and the students work on a StudentEducational Plan that projects their coursework all the way through graduating with theBachelors of Science degree. Finally, the course finishes up in Electrical and ComputerEngineering with topics in electronics and test equipment, sensors and measuring physicalphenomena, microcontroller programming and data acquisition, and select topics in robotics witha design competition.Two design project competitions are integrated into the curriculum, with experiments built intothe schedule for students to

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Assessment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

programobjectives [1].The Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) has been continuouslyaccredited for over 30 years, was last accredited in 1998, and is preparing for areaccreditation visit in 2004 during the first year of exclusive use of the TC2K criteria.While in the process of refining our curriculum as outcome-based, the authors found thatthe importance of capstone or integrating experiences is also recognized by ABET andhighlighted in the Self-Study Questionnaire [1]. The Senior Design Project courses havebeen in place since 1968 and it was concluded in [2] and [3] that the course providesstudents with the best possible preparation in terms of current technical knowledge,techniques, skills, and written/oral reports for industry

Conference Session

PCEE Resource Exchange

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Christine Nguyen, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

via the engineering design process, demonstrate how teachers can incorporate NGSS standards intotheir curriculum, and exhibit the educational value of engineering design and sustainability principles throughthe modules. Module DesignTo build the modules, a design process was created that engaged various STEM teaching practices: the four keyprinciples of learning, three principles of project-based learning, guided design approach and active learning. Scan here for

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 2 of 3: Supporting K-12 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections, Part 2 of 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mounir Ben Ghalia, The University of Texas, Pan American; Hasina Huq, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9317Developing Engineering Content for K-12 STEM Classrooms by Providing aHands-On Engineering Design Experience for Teachers: A Case StudyDr. Mounir Ben Ghalia, The University of Texas-Pan American Dr. Mounir Ben Ghalia is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Texas- Pan American. He is the principal investigator and the director of the Research Experiences for Teachers in Emerging and Novel Engineering Technologies (RET-ENET) in the Rio Grande Valley project which is funded by the National Science Foundation. His current research interests focus on cooperative multiple mobile

Conference Session

Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Manoj Vanajakumari, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Thesepedagogical approaches are essential to an extent as designed in the curriculum. However, theinstructors can make the students more involved in their learning process if they can bring real-world problems into the classrooms. This could be achieved by assigning projects that requirehands-on experience and interaction with the industry. Student learning does not have to belimited by taking courses.High impact educational practices were first introduced by Koh9. The subject has since beendiscussed by many researchers3,8,13. High-impact learning practices can take many formsincluding first-year seminars, learning communities, common intellectual experience, service-learning, undergraduate research, internships, projects, study abroad, capstone

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratory Instruction

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Munro

multidisciplinaryapproach to solving design problems. 5 Al-Dahhan has described a series of lectures and amanual on selection of process components as a way of introducing design into the chemicalengineering unit operations laboratory. 6Recently, a Design-Build-Test (DBT) approach has been used in undergraduate engineeringlaboratories.7,8 In most DBT projects, students are required to design an article, typically smalland inexpensive, using design guidelines that include mathematical calculations. Allen et al.,developed a curriculum in electronic materials that "abandon the cookbook" approach in favor ofa multi-course sequence of open-ended laboratory experiences.9 Sherwin and Mavromihaleshave described a senior year DBT project in which students design, fabricate

Conference Session

New Collaborations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries -- PHYS

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

improve student outcomes in specific courses. 12-14 In particular, librarian involvement indesign courses has proved to be a successful point of collaboration.15 Additionally, librarianshave developed tools for interacting with faculty around issues of information literacy, includinganalysis of syllabi16 and assignment analysis.17In some cases, librarians have been asked to collaborate in a total curriculum overhaul for adepartment, college, or university. In the case of Hulse et al., a single capstone course wasdesigned with librarian input to meet desired lifelong learning outcomes.10 Macalpine and Uddinintegrated information literacy across four years of design courses at Trinity University.18Similarly, Nerz and Bullard integrated information

Conference Session

ECCD - Technical Session 6 - Energy & Thermodynamics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Farshid Zabihian, California State University, Sacramento

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

et al. (2013) [13]. Whiletechnically speaking these projects can be categorized as service learning, they are not effective inengaging students in understanding social problems and their complicated nature. Furthermore,they are typically implemented as independent projects or as senior design projects (capstoneprojects) and they are not integrated into learning outcomes of a course. In this paper, the effortsto integrate service learning to a junior level undergraduate thermodynamics course will bepresented.Thermodynamics and service learningThe author’s first exposure to service learning as a pedagogical tool was when he participated in afaculty learning community (FLC) called “Service Learning, Novice” offered by California StateUniversity

Conference Session

DEED Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-2185: ENHANCING THE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHEXPERIENCE IN A SENIOR DESIGN CONTEXTFarrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston FARROKH ATTARZADEH earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston in 1983. He is an associate professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Technology at the University of Houston. He teaches software programming, operating systems, digital logic, and is in charge of the senior project course in the Computer Engineering Technology Program. He has developed a concept referred to as EMFA (Electromechanical Folk Art) as a vehicle to attract young students to the STEM fields. He is the Associated Editor for student papers at

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Durkin, IUPUI

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

toolingconstruction. They may be technology upgrades directed at product, process, quality, orproductivity improvements. They may also be computer or internet programming tasks, or evenstatistical studies of product and process performance or reliability. They may include computeraided design (CAD), drafting or engineering analysis (FEA), and perhaps even physicalprototypes or simulations. Investigations into energy management and conservation are alsoproject opportunities, as would be other studies similar in scope.ET Staffing: Fifty percent of the ET student body consists of sophomore and junior-levelstudents. Every person in an ET curriculum already possesses a combination of mastered andevolving engineering skills. The key to a successful project outcome

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 10: Identity & Belonging 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jordyn M. Wolfand, University of Portland; Kathleen Bieryla, University of Portland; Christina Ivler

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

a community ofinclusion is particularly important for building engineering identity and retention [6]. Forexample, Knight et al. [10] found a statistically significant increase in first-year engineeringidentity in underrepresented students that participated in an inclusive summer bridge program.Service learning can be defined as experiential learning in which students participate incommunity-based work [14], [15]. Incorporation of service-learning projects in curricula mayimprove students’ attitudes toward self and school, civic engagement, social skills, and academicperformance [16]–[19], which can strengthen engineering identity. For example, communityservice and volunteering for service-learning projects were associated with engineering

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

J.R. Phillips

well versed in all of these areas and inthe humanities and social sciences so that they may assume leadership in theirfields with a clear understanding of the impact of their work on society.” Page 3.177.1 2 To restate, the College goals for graduates are: 1) Achieve breadth of technical education; 2) Develop leadership skills; 3) Develop understanding of the impact of their work on society. Consistent with these general goals, the Harvey Mudd EngineeringDepartment has developed a non-specialized, project-based curriculum with avery strong commitment to

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

useful in CM, CE, CN, EAS Management & project management. EE, IE, ME, GE 232 Engr Economics Engineering Programs: CM - Chemical, CE - Civil, CN - Computer, EE - Electrical, IE - Industrial, ME - Mechanical, GE - General. Applied Sciences: CH - Chemistry, CS - Computer Science, Page 9.439.11 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright ©2004 American Society for Engineering EducationFaculty from each of the engineering programs considered the new curriculum model

Conference Session

Designing and Implementing Leadership Development Experiences for Engineering Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

engineering projects, and they need to be able to communicate thoseexperiences [13].The work of Larsson, et, al. indicated that certain leadership styles are best suited for certain typesof engineering projects, depending largely upon the project duration. For example, they found that“Integrators,” whose tendency is to ensure that the team works well on an interpersonal level, tendto be best suited for complex projects that require timely completion. Their results suggest thatdiscovery of a leadership style that is effective for the projects that we do in our courses may leadus to develop a leadership curriculum that teaches leadership in that style to achieve better courseoutcomes [14]. In this work we hope to solve this question in the inverse

Conference Session

From Entrepreneurship Education to Market

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V. Green, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

managing partnerships in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Green’s research interests in- clude entrepreneurship education and the psychology of entrepreneurship. Prior to Mtech, he provided business development and product management to WaveCrest Laboratories (acquired by Magna Interna- tional, NYSE: MGA), an innovative start-up in next-generation electric and hybrid-electric propulsion and drive systems. At Cyveillance (acquired by QinetiQ, LSE: QQ.L), he served in operations, client service, and product development roles for this software start-up and world leader in cyber intelligence and intelligence-led security. While at Booz Allen Hamilton, he provided technical and programmatic direction to the DARPA Special Projects Office (SPO

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Manoochehr Zoghi; Hernan Maldonado; Syreeta Martinez

frontloaded with non-engineeringmajor courses such as math, science and general education, which are offered by departmentsoutside engineering. In recent years, broad spectrum of instructional approaches have beendeveloped to address some of these issues such as collaborative learning, problem-based learning, 5writing across curriculum, freshman experience, introduction to design, and so on.4 Felder, et al.point out that the long-term benefits of these methods, however, have been at best tenuous mainlybecause they are typically carried out short term. Felder, et al.,6, 7, 8, 9 conducted further studies inrelation to student success and retention

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Vishnu Lakdawala; Oscar Gonzalez; James Leathrum Jr.; Stephen Zahorian

Educationlearning, asking multiple questions covering multiple knowledge keys, allows the questioningsystem to isolate areas of concern.The goal of this work is to support a web based Computer Engineering curriculum, bothdomestic and international, as well as to improve the learning process for the classical student.The system will give immediate feedback and assistance to the student, an improvement overthe delays required with classical assessment measures such as homework. Thus, while still awork in progress, it is believed that the success of this project will provide an improved learningenvironment and the capability to support distance learning.Bibliography1. Ahmed, M. & Bayoumi, M., An artificial intelligent instructor for electrical circuits