Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

Cheryl Bodnar; Matthew Markovetz; Renee Clark; Zachari Swiecki; Golnaz Irgens; Naomi Chesler; David Shaffer

-focused design is necessary for developing entrepreneurial tendencies withinthe minds of engineering students. The challenge, then, is understanding how to effectively instill a customer focus in engineeringstudents, a task that requires knowledge of how engineers learn. As it stands, engineering studentsin our colleges today do not relate well to traditional engineering pedagogy, such as the directtransmission model, which has remained the norm for the past few centuries (Freeman et al., 2014).The current generation of students is looking for a curriculum and educational approach that usesadvanced classroom technology and active learning to engage them in the learning process (­Freemanet al., 2014, Mina and Gerdes, 2006). A novel approach that

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

B.K. Hodge

MechanicalEngineering at Mississippi State University (MSU) to develop an instructional CHP-B modulesuitable for use at the undergraduate level in a variety of courses. This paper explores the detailsand availability of the Cooling, Heating, and Power for Buildings (CHP-B) Instructional Module(2).Pedagogical IssuesThe basic approach followed was to organize and collate a body of CHP-B knowledge in afashion useful to instructors at the college/university level. In 1996, the Global Center forDesiccant Technology (GCDT) at MSU developed, distributed, and updated through threeeditions the Desiccant Dehumidification Curriculum Module for Engineering/Technology HVACCourses (3). However, CHP-B topics in 2002 present several differences from desiccant topicsin 1996

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Hakan Gurocak

interaction with the hardwareis enabled over the Internet. To the best of our knowledge this approach has never been triedbefore anywhere in the nation. Page 6.399.6 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationThe system provided a very active learning environment. In every lab, teams were incompetition with each other to get their machine working first. Although this was not anintended outcome of the new approach it emerged as one of the features of the e-Lab. Thestudent motivation was unprecedented. The labs were

Conference Session

IS and IT Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Cullinane; Baris Yanmaz; Ronald Perry

process that projects the need for IT workers to grow to 146,000 by 2008, a 90% in-crease over 1998 figures 1. National figures also predict an increased need for workers in the ITfield. Most studies show that the greatest need is for people who constitute the researchers, crea-tors and designers of the new and advancing technologies. Page 9.1121.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Cycles of layoffs and shortages have been the labor market reality for technical profession-als in recent

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Song Xing, California State University, Los Angeles; Wang Wei, Southeast University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

retrieval (TLIR 20076 and TLIR 20087).The proceedings of these two workshops contain rich collection of papers on various subjectsrelated to the teaching and learning of information retrieval. In the 2007 workshop, a total of 10papers were presented, topics ranging from learning environment (e.g., E-learning), to teachingstrategies (math, IR, and web search), and to curricula and evaluation. In the 2008 workshop, atotal of four papers were presented. The four papers discussed the topics of teaching IR as aphilosophy problem, relation between search and engines, a holistic approach to teaching IR, anda report of developing a search engine as a practical project in teaching IR. In addition, otherpapers have been published on the subject of teaching

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Match Ko, University of Hong Kong; Fu Zhang, University of Hong Kong; Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

motors, battery technologies,vehicle dynamics, and more. Supporting such ambitious student initiatives demands substantialresources in terms of workspace, funding, and technical support. The team finds its home in theSIG program since 2020. As of June 2023, their efforts culminate in the successful constructionof a fully functional electric vehicle as shown in Figure 2, earning them an international awardthat recognizes their resilience in overcoming financial and engineering challenges, highlightingthe team's determination to succeed.The above examples showcase the opportunity to support student-initiated projects that gobeyond traditional curriculum studies. These endeavors not only enrich the educationalexperience for students but also yield

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 2: Identity and Sense of Belonging

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Celena Arreola, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Crystal Fernandez-Pena, University of Texas, El Paso; Helen Elizabeth Geller, University of Texas, El Paso; Giselle Andrade, STEMGrow; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas, El Paso; Melissa Stearns

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

engineering education strategies as well as the technologies to support the 21st century classroom (online and face to face). He also has assisted both the campus as well as the local community in developing technology programs that highlight student skills development in ways that engage and attract individuals towards STEAM and STEM fields by showcasing how those skills impact the current project in real-world ways that people can understand and be involved in. As part of a university that is focused on supporting the 21st century student demographic he continues to innovate and research on how we can design new methods of learning to educate both our students and communities on how STEM and STEAM make up a large part of

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 3 Capstone Design

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilhelm Friess, University of Maine; Justin Lapp, University of Maine; Andrew Goupee

Paper ID #37067Teaching models for Senior Design courses; a Case StudyWilhelm Alex Friess Dr. Friess holds an Associate Professor appointment in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Maine, where he directs the capstone experience and teaches courses in aircraft design and engineering mechanics. Prior to this role Dr. Friess was the founding Director of The University of Maine's Brunswick Engineering Program (2012- 2015), where he developed and implemented an integrated curriculum for undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Friess' research interests revolve around Engineering design, with

Conference Session

Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Lisa Brooks, Texas A&M University; Christine Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Thiscollaboration is supported by the National Science Foundation.Course ContextThe ENGR 101 Energy: Resources, Utilization, and Importance to Society was notdesigned like a traditional engineering course. Unique elements in the course designincluded the non-engineering student population it targeted, the skills and knowledge itemphasized, and the varied learner centered approach to instruction it employed.Specifically, ENGR 101 employed a variety of learning strategies, including ‚ weekly quizzes on assigned reading, ‚ interactive lectures provided to all students as a group, ‚ weekly recitation sections of no more than 20 students designed to engage students in discussions of current energy news and how it impacts energy

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session III

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Alex Wong, Digilent Inc.; Derek W. Edens

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

, it is also highly unlikely that students will acquire all of this ratherexpensive equipment and design a lab environment at their residence. Under such constraints,students cannot gain the necessary hands-on experience. Moreover, students have a tendency toplay a minimal role in group-assigned projects, leading to minimal outcomes, which furtherweaken their accountability and curiosity. This will seriously reduce the students’ aptitude forcircuit designs and weaken a vast majority of other necessary engineering and technology basedskills. A new approach, in which each student owns a circuit design station, is possible with anew compact device, which has incorporated many of these devices into one unit. Students canconduct many circuit

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Leah Jamieson; Edward J. Coyle; William Oakes

has been shown to be an effective means of addressing the needs of engineeringcurricula and the community [4]. Engineering, however, has lagged behind many otherdisciplines in the integration of service learning into the curriculum [5]. Recent examples ofengineering service learning include projects integrated into freshman-level introductory courses[5, 6], capstone senior design courses [7] and multidisciplinary approaches [8]. Other initiativeshave sought to integrate the co-curricular activities of student organizations with engineering Page 6.462.1service learning [9]. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William Marshall, Alief Independent School District

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

then program a variable speed drive unitand use a strobe light to determine if their calculations were correct.In the mechanical power conversion curriculum, students gain insight into componentssuch as bearings, gears, chain drives, motors, lubrication, and vibration analysis. Thelearning lab provides hands-on problem solving activities in each of these areas. Thepurchase of specialized mechanical power transmission learning modules weresubsidized by local industries who realized the need for engineers and technicalmanagers with problem solving abilities.The sophomore level fluid power course also makes extensive use of the facility. Thiscourse provides an in-depth investigation into hydraulic and pneumatic systems.Beginning at the system

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oxana S. Pantchenko, University of California, Santa Cruz; Philip Jackson; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ali DUPE Shakouri, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

International

new interdisciplinary sustainability curriculum in collaboration with colleagues in engineering and social sciences. He has initiated an international summer school on renewable energy sources in practice. He received the Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering in 1999, the NSF Career award in 2000, and the UC Santa Cruz School of Engineering FIRST Professor Award in 2004. Page 25.1119.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 California - Denmark Renewable Energy Summer WorkshopAbstractThe California - Denmark Renewable Energy Summer Workshop is a collaborative

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Richards

© 2001, American Society of Engineering Educationbasic sweep techniques (linear, circular, ruled surface, and path), 3D and2D Booleanoperations, parts libraries and assemblies, viewing and rendering, the data structure andannotation of a model.MathCAD is new to all our students. We introduce the essential features of the userinterface and the key toolbars, and then cover how MathCAD can be used in statistics,functions, matrices, calculus, and iterative techniques. Whenever appropriate, wecompare the approaches of MathCAD and Excel to similar problems. Sometimes whenthey complete the same homework problems with Excel and MathCAD; our students getdifferent answers. We ask them to reflect on their answers and explain any discrepancies.With matrices

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Baum; Karen Thornton; David Barbe

significant appeal. This is especially true at the Universityof Maryland where the new and unique Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities (CEOs)Program has been initiated. The University is the academic anchor of the Baltimore-Washingtoncorridor, one of the nation’s fastest growing research and development centers and home to aconcentration of technology-based industry and support services.The University of Maryland has a history of internal cooperation in offering programs that fosterentrepreneurial activities through the Engineering Research Center in the Clark School ofEngineering and the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship in the R. H. Smith School ofBusiness. These centers provide support to the campus and the community in

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Amy Borello Gruss, Kennesaw State University ; Nicholas Anthony Clegorne

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Collective Orientation score and positive interview data was collected from thediverse population that participated, which varied in year, major, race/ethnicity, and gender. Thisstudy shows VTS can be a powerful, free, low-stakes tool to help increase team cohesion andefficiency in any course.IntroductionThe ability to work in teams is a vital skill for engineers when designing for and responding todesign challenges in their professional careers; however, developing this interpersonal skill isoften insufficient across the curriculum as there is a lack of consensus among instructors on howto teach teamwork skills to undergraduate engineering students [1]. For example, it is commonfor engineering design classes to engage in group work that provides a

Collection

2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference

Authors

Hongli luo, Purdue University Fort Wayne

build a variety of Internetof Things application such as smart home, monitoring, health care and smart manufacturing inthe future.1. IntroductionInternet of Things (IoT) [5] technology has been widely used in industries, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, field mobility, distribution, and transportation logistics. Data communication andnetworking is a core course for the Computer Engineering Technology (CPET) program in ourschool. The course introduces the networking layered model and covers technology at each layerin a bottom-up approach. Teaching latest technologies of data communication and networkingwith hands-on experience is critical to the CPET curriculum. To address this need, we havedesigned a sequence of lab activities for this course

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 5

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ergezer, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Mark Mixer, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Weijie Pang, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA), Diversity

, positive student feedback, and success in preparing studentsfor internships.The paper is organized as follows. Section II breaks down the curriculum development on a term-by-termbasis; Section III provides some insight into our program and what it took to establish it; and Section IVpresents how to establish an inclusive educational atmosphere, fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion(DEI) awareness among the students and inclusive curriculum design. II. CurriculumThe development of the BSDS curriculum at Wentworth was a collaborative effort led by aninterdisciplinary committee comprising faculty members from Computing, Mathematics, Sciences, andHumanities. This inclusive approach, drawing from

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly Davis

have found common ground incollaboration and objectives across disciplines. Although not always “politically” easy, aninterdisciplinary approach to teaching and scholarship has often been preferable to otheralternatives, and, in some cases, necessitated by circumstances. Recommendations will be sharedfor new faculty so their transition toward interdisciplinary collaborations will be successful.IntroductionInterdisciplinary collaborations have become a way of life and are flourishing, leaving behind theisolated disciplinary silos that have characterized many academic campuses in the past [3].Current research supports the efficacy of student active learning approaches within the context ofthe traditional lecture/lab classroom structure. Problem

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Genereux, Kansas State University, Salina; Elena Mangione-Lora, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

/tn/. 12Student Created Video in Engineering: Network SimulationMaintaining a broad based education, while meeting the ever-increasing curriculum requirementsis an ongoing challenge in undergraduate engineering education. Incorporating someinterdisciplinary elements of the humanities into existing technology and engineering coursescould be one way of effectively addressing the need for a broad education.One approach used in the Networking course at Kansas State University at Salina asks studentsto complete a digital storytelling with video project. In the spring semester of 2008 using digitalvideo, networking students were invited to tell the story of how a file is requested from anInternet server and downloaded using computer network

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustin Scott Birch, Weber State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

OPPORTUNITIES:In addition to the reinforcement of learning for specific subjects taught in the core curriculum of thevarious degree programs, direct application of engineering principles to “real-world” problems areemphasized and practiced in the development of the testbed system. Students are accountable for thework that is completed, and are evaluated against budget, schedule, and system performance metricsduring their employment on the project. They must effectively communicate their progress regularly toall project stakeholders and must employ professional project management approaches. They are alsoexpected to learn and master specific skills related to their job responsibilities. These include: • Interpretation, application, and tracking of

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Lachance; Ronald Welch

Session 2125 K’NEX PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXERCISE: Demonstrating the Importance of Communication ERIC M. LACHANCE, RONALD W. WELCH United States Military AcademyABSTRACT A challenge for most young engineers is the ability to communicate a design, researchresults or new ideas in a clear concise manner. One technique used at the United States MilitaryAcademy (USMA) to demonstrate the importance of communication is the K’NEX ProjectManagement Exercise. The single day exercise navigates students through the entire designprocess and requires little student

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Colledge, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Zhao, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

International

increased pressure on educational institutions to prepare students for life in anincreasingly connected and borderless world. The engineering profession is one of the mostglobal professions with international design teams developing technologies for internationalmarkets. In response to this “flattening” of the world, there is a growing trend towardsinternationalizing the curriculum at universities.Traditionally, internationalization of the curriculum has been linked to globalization and focusedon student mobility through study abroad, exchange programs, and the recruitment of fee-payinginternational students. Common approaches to enhancing students’ global competencies anddeveloping global mindsets reach only a limited number of students – those

Collection

2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

Authors

Katherine Gisi, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Phillip H Jones III, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

. (Drushel &Gallagher, 2008). Robotics classes have been flipped with positive results. At Rose-Hulman theirflipped class was evaluated similarly favorable to their traditional class (Berry C. A., 2017).However, they still had the hands-on robot component. Many of the communication challengesdocumented in online robotics courses are common within many virtual classrooms. Conversely,the issues specific to robotics in many virtual classrooms could stem from trying to force a face-to-face curriculum to an online platform. Perhaps a whole new approach is needed, starting witha focus on developing the simulation component.2.3 WebotsWebots is a robotics simulation software with an intuitive and straightforward interface. Theapplication, made open

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

foreshadow the types of pedagogies that willbe implemented in future engineering courses, given no formal teaching interventions. Whileeach of the five educational philosophies is theoretically-based, some may be more appropriate Page 23.556.12for engineering education than others. For instance, emphasis of progressivists on problemsolving may provide students with critical thinking skills necessary to become successfulengineers, while perennialist approaches of lecture and discussion may teach students aboutfundamental concepts but leave them unequipped to solve complex problems. If graduatestudents prescribe to predominately traditional

Conference Session

Industrial Interactions and Educational Resources

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Production/operations analysis 4. Enterprise analysisThe principle applications used in our simulation curriculum fall within theproduction/operations domain.Simulation Significance and OpportunitiesModern manufacturing operations are increasingly dependent upon the synergies of employees,vendors and customers to achieve excellent performance. Creation of a common vision forproject proposals and process improvements are essential for effective and efficient project andprogram implementations, and to stimulate best ideas and practices. The ability to communicateand capture ideas and proposals that can be shared across a broad cross section of personnel areintegral components of concurrent engineering, cross-functional teams, lean manufacturing

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-year Programs Part III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley M. Forman, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Engineering Education, 2012 The Unwritten SyllabusIntroductionUndergraduate engineering students change radically from when they begin their training towhen they complete their studies and graduate. They take a significant set of courses focused onspecific areas of engineering and emerge as novice practitioners, ready to start a new set oflearning in the world at large. But they also often change in a more subtle way. Students usuallyhave gained a degree of personal and professional maturity by the time of their graduation.2They are more seasoned, often more organized and better capable of coping with a multitude ofproblems simultaneously and they are often more expressive. The change is usually described asmaturing

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (2)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech, Ateneo de Davao University; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

Paper ID #18427Assessing Students’ Global and Contextual Competencies: Three Categoriesof Methods used to Assess a Program with Coursework and InternationalModulesDr. David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University David Knight is an Assistant Professor and Director of International Engagement in the Department of Engineering Education and affiliate faculty with the Higher Education Program, Center for Human- Computer Interaction, and Human-Centered Design Program. His research focuses on student learning outcomes in undergraduate engineering, learning analytics approaches to improve educational practices

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

James A. Newell

, Cambridge, MA, (1991).2. Ohlsson, S., “The Enaction of Thinking and Its Educational Implications,” Scandanavian Journal of EducationalResearch, Vol. 27, pp. 73-88, (1983).3. Fosnot, C. T., Enquiring Teachers, Enquiring Learners: A Constructionist Approach for Teaching, Teachers CollegePress, New York, (1989).4. Fogler, H. S. and S. E. LeBlanc, Strategies For Creative Problem Solving, Prentice Hall PTR, Upper Saddle River,NJ, (1995).5. Schulz, K. H. and D. K. Ludlow, “Incorporating Group Writing Instruction in Engineering Courses,” Journal ofEngineering Education, Vol. 85, No. 3, pp. 227-232, (1996).6. Hawkins, S., M. B. Coney, and K. E. Bystrom, “Incidental Writing in the Engineering Classroom,” Journal ofEngineering Education, Vol. 85, No. 1, pp

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo B Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Nicholas Rabb; Kenya Z. Mejia, San Francisco State University; Lizabeth L Thompson P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

specifically, his research uses steady-state centrifugation method to simulate and investigate flow conditions in unsaturated soils. Over the years, he has developed a passion for Engineering Education Research and for creating an educational model that meet the demands of Cal State LA students while leveraging their assets. Recently, he has worked with a group of faculty on a National Science Foundation-funded integrated curriculum for sophomores, a service learning summer bridge program for rising sophomores, and the First Year Experience @ ECST, which focuses on supporting students throughout their first year at the college. Currently he leads a team of faculty working on the NSF-funded Eco-STEM project that focuses on