Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stan Guidera

attributed to the perception that CAD applications are ineffective as amedium for design exploration and that CAD has been perceived as a medium intended forproduction that is difficult to use in the early stages of the design process where the priority iscreativity rather than precision [1, 2, 3]. New applications intended to function specifically for digital sketching and conceptualdesign environment are now available. While the potential for conceptual design software toprovide a link between conceptual design stages of the design process and the CAD applicationsused for production documents may be particularly relevant for professionals, it is increasinglyrelevant to educators as well. Criticism directed towards architecture schools for

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore J. Stokes; Jeffrey B. Hargrove

Session 2632 Mechatronics Education at Kettering University: Development of Learning-Specific Hardware and Software Jeffrey B. Hargrove, Theodore J. Stokes Kettering University / Toshiba America Electronics CorporationAbstractA series of learning-specific electronic circuit boards and associated software has beendeveloped to support mechatronics education in the Mechanical Engineering Department atKettering University. The boards are designed to interface to the Toshiba TLCS-900HMicroprocessor Trainer and Evaluation Board. The purpose of these boards is to providemechanical engineering students of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick Duley; S P Maj; D Veal

Session 2793 To Pull In Harness: Industry and Universities face educating the Professional Software Engineer Rick Duley, D Veal, S P Maj Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western AustraliaAbstractComputing curricula in Australia have tended to emphasize the scientific and computerengineering side, the hardware side, of computing but the advent of the Professional SoftwareEngineer (PSE) demands new approaches to curricular design. With the Institute of Engineers,Australia, (IEAust) already taking part in establishing the new profession in Australia it is to

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael B. Cutlip; Mordechai Shacham

SESSION 2520 A COMPARISON OF SIX NUMERICAL SOFTWARE PACKAGES FOR EDUCATIONAL USE IN THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM Mordechai Shacham Department of Chemical Engineering Ben-Gurion University of the Negev P. O. Box 653 Beer Sheva 84105, Israel Tel: (972) 7-6461481 Fax: (972) 7-6472916 E-mail: shacham@bgumail.bgu.ac.il Michael B. Cutlip Department of Chemical Engineering University of

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hussain Alafaireet, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Jennifer Leopold, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Computers in Education

AC 2010-417: AN EVALUATION OF THE USE OF A COMMERCIAL GAMEENGINE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL SOFTWAREHussain Alafaireet, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyJennifer Leopold, Missouri University of Science and Technology Page 15.148.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Page 15.148.2 ! ∀# !∃ % #! % &&!∋ % (∋) ∋ )!∗&% % (% #% ! #∋ % ! ∀%+ ,∀− % ∀!&% .#∋ .%, ∋ ( ..∋#!% /&∀ % 0+ ∀ (. % #! % %!. ∋ ( ∋ %− % #!∗) .%, &(! . ) %) )∀) %#! %− ∋!∗ 0, − #% ( ∋ %+ ) . ∋!% % ∋%! ∀ ∀∗ &∋% . % #!%) #! %− . %∀ !! ∀% (1

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Bertini; Christopher Monsere

Using Custom Transportation Data Collection Software with Handheld Computers for Education, Research, and Practice Robert L. Bertini, Christopher M. Monsere, Andrew Byrd Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Portland State UniversityAbstractIn an effort to facilitate data collection for research, give students first-hand experiencecollecting data for course projects, and generate interest in the transportation field throughoutreach, the Portland State University Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Laboratory hasdeveloped custom data collection software for handheld computers using the Palm OS platform.The software is designed to

Conference Session

Current Issues in Computing

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lonnie Welch

Session 2558 Enhancing Engineering Education with Writing-to-learn and Cooperative Learning: Experiences from a Software Engineering Course Lonnie R. Welch, Sherrie Gradin, and Karin Sandell Ohio University Athens, OH 45701 welch/gradin/sandell@ohio.edu1. Introduction Current progressive teaching movements draw forth strong skepticism as they often seemantithetical to engineering classes. Why would anyone want to switch from the lecture method ofteaching

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Kenneth Marek, Mercer University

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

Paper ID #45467Development of a software tool to improve educational outcomes in a timeconstant measurement experimentDr. Kenneth Marek, Mercer University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Development of a software tool to improve educational outcomes in a time constant measurement experimentAbstract:In a junior level mechanical engineering experimental measurements laboratory course, studentsperform an experiment in which they determine time constants of various electronic temperaturesensors, based on a lumped capacitance heat transfer model. In the past, many students havestruggled with the

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; William Arbegast, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Daniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-831: PROJECT-BASED SOFTWARE APPLICATION ANALYSES INUNDERGRADUATE HEAT TRANSFERMichael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Langerman is professor and chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Co-director of the Computational Mechanics Laboratory at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. His career spans 32 years including sixteen years in higher education. His primary academic interest is in thermal science.William Arbegast, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Mr. Arbegast is the director of the Advanced Material Processing (AMP) center at the South Dakota School of Mines & TechnologyDaniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Shokrolah Shirazi, Marian University; Hung-fu Chang

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #41597Assessing Critical Thinking in Computer and Software Engineering CoursesDr. Mohammad Shokrolah Shirazi, Marian UniversityHung-fu Chang ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Assessing Critical Thinking in Computer and Software EngineeringCoursesMohammad Shokrolah Shirazi a and Hung-Fu ChangbE. S. Witchger School of Engineering, Marian University, Indianapolis, IN, USAa ; b R.B.Annis School of Engineering, University of Indianapolis, IN, USA ABSTRACT Critical thinking is a crucial component of effective

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Ardis, Stevens Institute of Technology; David Budgen, Durham University, UK; Gregory W. Hislop, Drexel University; Renée McCauley, College of Charleston; Mark J. Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

of information science and technology and computer science at Drexel University. His interests include software engineering, computing education, and use of technology in education. Prior to joining Drexel, Hislop spent almost 20 years in IT practice with particular emphasis on products and services for enterprise systems management.Dr. Rene McCauley, College of Charleston Rene McCauley is a professor in the omputer Science Department at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, USA, where she directs the master’s program in computing and information sciences. She is Chair of the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE). She co-chaired the 2008 ACM/IEEE-CS task force that revised the

Conference Session

Software Engineering Teaching Techniques

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

signal processing, cognitive neuroscience, and music. Page 14.1066.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Software Projects Using Free and Open Source Software: Opportunities, Challenges, & Lessons LearnedAbstractSoftware projects play a major role in software engineering (SE) education, have a long historyand extensive literature, and present instructors with a variety of pedagogical options. Forexample, if students build an entire system, they see more of the early development stages andmay have more choices, but the scope is limited and they may have to make critical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew Ohland, Purdue Engineering Education; Hal R. Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates, Inc.

AC 2007-1565: SOFTWARE FOR STUDENT TEAM FORMATION AND PEEREVALUATION: CATME INCORPORATES TEAM-MAKERRichard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Richard A. Layton is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Instsitute of Technology. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington. His professional interests include modeling and simulation of dynamic systems as well as curriculum and laboratory development in mechanical engineering. He has given workshops on building student teams for the ERM’s Regional Effective Teaching Institute as well as workshops in laboratory development.Matthew Ohland, Purdue Engineering Education Matthew W

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Latorre, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Manuel Blazquez, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Elio Sancristobal, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Sergio Martin, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Francisco Garcia-Sevilla, Castilla-La Mancha University; Catalina Martinez-Mediano, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Gabriel Diaz, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

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Computers in Education

resources reveals the need fornew tools which can treat metadata not only as static data but as information in constantevolution, thus supporting the effective development of educational resources. Secure andcomfortable authentication systems (SSO), trust facilities or how to connect on line communitiesare issues we are going to take into account in future developments.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge the Spanish Science and Innovation Ministry and theSpanish National Plan I+D+I 2004-2007 the support in the project TSI2005-08225-C07-03"MOSAIC Learning: Mobile and electronic learning, of open code, based on standards, secure,contextual, personalized and collaborative" and to the CYTED-508AC0341 “SOLITE-SOFTWARE LIBRE EN

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Barbara Stewart, University of Houston; Marcella Norwood, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry

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Computers in Education

AC 2009-1254: ON-LINE DISTANCE EDUCATION AND STUDENT LEARNING:DO THEY MEASURE UP?Carole Goodson, University of Houston Carole Goodson is a Professor of Technology at the University of Houston. As an active member of ASEE, she is a member of the Academy of Fellows, a past Editor of the Journal of Engineering Technology, a past Chair of PIC IV and the ERM Division, and a past Chair of the Gulf Southwest Section of ASEE.Susan Miertschin, University of Houston Susan L. Miertschin is an Associate Professor in the Information Systems Technology program at University of Houston. She is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), active in the Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Han-Way Huang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

20.41.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Utilization of Eclipse-based Software Tools in Teaching a New Software Development Methodology to EngineersAbstractSoftware development is often considered to be difficult for engineering students. Nowadays, inmany embedded systems, software portion is always expected to have the greater impact on thebehavior of entire systems. Therefore, educators continue to face great challenges in gettingstudents to be capable of conducting efficient software development. This paper presents ourexperiences of introducing both eclipse-based tools and advanced model-based design (MBD)methodology into a system-level Programming Tools course for senior

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mariga, Purdue University

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Information Systems

a co-chair of the Birds of a Feather session and on the Program Committee for the 2006 Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference. She is on the Academic Advisory Committee as well as the Panels, Workshops, & Presentations Committee for the 2007 Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference. Finally, she serves on the Curriculum Writing Committee for the ACM SIG Information Technology Educators (www.sigite.org) Page 12.1580.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Utilizing Virtual Software to Provide Hands-On Experience with Systems & Applications Software

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac W Wait, Marshall University; Mike McSween, Bentley Systems; Bradley E Workman, Bentley Systems Inc,

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Civil Engineering

, Page 23.733.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Incorporating hydraulic design software into an introductory fluid mechanics course through virtualized, internet-delivered software applications.AbstractStudents utilized a ‘virtualized’ (i.e., server-hosted, locally-controlled) hydraulic design package(i.e., Bentley WaterGEMS) to conduct an in-class demonstration and out-of-class assignment tosupport their learning of three fluid mechanics course topics: the hydrostatic equation, energyloss in pipes, and pipe network optimization. Introducing a sophisticated hydraulic designpackage to students early in their learning, such as during a fluid mechanics

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Shaw, Geneva College; Murat Tanyel, Geneva College

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 13.848.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Lessons Learned from a Multi-Faceted Freshman Design Project: Software Development, Electronics, Mechanical Construction, Software-Hardware Interface and EconomicsAbstractIn recent publications, we have described the lessons learned from attempts to combine softwareinstruction with the design experience in a freshman Introduction to Engineering course. Initialefforts exposed students to the LabVIEW programming environment as a separate activity fromthe design experience. The design project was then changed to one in which LabVIEW was usedas the software interface for a Hot Wheels Drag Racing Timing and Control System. In thisversion, freshmen were

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Nirmal Das

Session 3549 Teaching Structural Analysis Using Mathcad Software Nirmal K. Das Georgia Southern UniversityIntroductionStudents in the ABET accredited 4-year Civil Engineering Technology program at GeorgiaSouthern University are required to take three courses in the structures area - StructuralAnalysis, Steel Design, and Reinforced Concrete Design. In the Structural Analysis course, foranalysis of simple statically indeterminate structures (beams and frames), students learn twoclassical methods - slope-deflection method and moment distribution method - before

Conference Session

PCEE Session 4: Resource / Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Bruns, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Brian Grogan, Siemens Digital Industries Software

the industry successfullyserving in engineering, operations, and manufacturing leadership roles. Mr. Bruns nowdirects the Center’s K-16 activities as it pertains to engineering/engineering technologypedagogy, engaging industry, inspiring students and collaborations.Brian Grogan, Siemens Digital Industries Software Brian is the Director of Operations and Academic Programs for Siemens’Mainstream Engineering Software business. His team is responsible for partnering witheducators to improve engineering technology education and delivering resources thatprepare students for the workforce. Brian has spent the majority of his career helpingproduct manufacturers streamline their engineering processes through engineeringtechnology. He received a

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kaitlin Tyler, ANSYS Inc.; Claes Fredriksson, ANSYS Granta; Hannah Melia, ANSYS Inc.

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Materials

working as Senior Materials Education Consultant at ANSYS Granta in Cambridge, UK. Pre- viously Program Director for a Master’s Programme in Manufacturing Engineering at University West in Sweden. Experience in teaching subjects like Materials Science & Technology and Environmental Technology to students of mechanical engineering at the department of Engineering Science since 1999.Dr. Kaitlin Tyler, ANSYS c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Software Support for Materials-Related Active LearningAbstractThe world of education is ever expanding, and with it, our understanding of how people learn.By helping the students connect to their prior knowledge during the formal

Conference Session

Curriculum Issues in Software Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Bernal

six accredited program’s curriculum is reviewed forsimilarities and differences. The different licensing views for Software Engineers is presented forinsight to what traditional engineering fundamentals should be part of the SE curriculum. Thepaper begins with the historical evolution of software engineering over the decades. Thecornerstones that created the foundations of what we as educators viewed as relevant and currentsoftware engineering over the years are explored as a continuum of curriculum progressextending over three decades. The impact and involvement of the SWECC and the SWEBOKproject on what we teach in software engineering curriculum are also discussed.1 Introduction Since the birth of software engineering at the 1968 NATO

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Math with Technology

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Glen Smerage

mathematical software.Use of computers and mathematical software in courses has significantly improvedinstruction and student learning. It has also extended the computer skills of students.This paper discusses, demonstrates, and characterizes the author’s methods for usingmathematical software in undergraduate engineering education.Commercial Mathematical SoftwareSeveral mathematical softwares are available commercially for applications toengineering education; Mathcad 1, Mathematica2, and Matlab3 are just three examples.In selecting a software, an instructor should at least consider capabilities for producingverbal text, passive mathematical text, and active mathematics as well as the range ofmathematical operations provided.A particular mathematical

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session #2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben Arie Tanay, Purdue Engineering Education; Lexy Chiwete Arinze, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddhant Sanjay Joshi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kirsten A. Davis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James C Davis, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division (SWED)

) have begun to influence software engineeringpractice since the public release of GitHub's Copilot and OpenAI's ChatGPT in 2022. Tools builton LLM technology could revolutionize the way software engineering is practiced, offeringinteractive “assistants” that can answer questions and prototype software. It falls to softwareengineering educators to teach future software engineers how to use such tools well, byincorporating them into their pedagogy.While some institutions have banned ChatGPT, other institutions have opted to issue guidelinesfor its use. Additionally, researchers have proposed strategies to address potential issues in theeducational and professional use of LLMs. As of yet, there have been few studies that report onthe use of LLMs

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Schneiderman

indicators of future environmentalimpact.TEXTComprehension of environmental modeling is a reasonable expectation stemming from auniversity education in engineering or technology. And though neither employers norgraduate schools anticipate specific software expertise, confidence toward skillfulutilization of company-wide programs, whatever the source, whatever the operatingsystem, will enhance a graduate’s prospects. Therefore, the task facing educators, usuallywithin the context of one semester, encompasses three phases. These are; first: the abilityto foster maximum impact from the most ubiquitous software; second: the ability toderive and program models based upon mathematical tenet. In environmental technologyphase two includes laboratory

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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Computing and Information Technology

Paper ID #32513Creation of a Class to Teach Software EntrepreneurshipDr. Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University Jeremy Straub is the Director of the NDSU Institute for Cyber Security Education and Research and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the North Dakota State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Scientific Computing, an M.S. and an M.B.A. and has published over 40 journal articles and over 120 full conference papers, in addition to making numerous other conference presentations. Straub’s research spans the gauntlet between technology, commercialization and technology policy. In

Collection

2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kevin Gary; Harry Koehnemann

software integration, business considerations in building software, and other practicalaspects of software development.Our vision for the Software Enterprise is to educate students on thefollowing principles: Knowledge Comprehension • Provide a situated educational experience for students that expose them Disseminate to impacts of organizational, social, and cultural influences on the success of software projects. • Help students realize software decisions are business decisions; such Practice decisions are not made based on technical attributes alone. Learning

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Victoria Bernal, Kennesaw State University, Marietta; Jeffrey Chastine, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. She received her M. Ed. and B.S. from Georgia State University (1979, 1981). Prof. Bernal teaches the User-Centered Design, Ethics, and Software Engineering courses at SPSU. The areas of Software Engineering, User-Centered Design and Software Engineering are the focus endeavors. She is a co-founder of the SPSU Usability Research Lab (ULAB) and is directly involved in corporate-sponsor ULAB projects. She has given numerous papers, tutorials and presentations locally and internationally on User-Centered Design, Usability and Software Engineering topics. Barbara is engaged in educational support through her company Software Education and Support (SES). She does specialized software de- velopment and evaluation as a

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Fernandez

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION CLOSES THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING GAP John D. Fernandez, Ph.D. Texas A&M University – Corpus ChristiAbstractWith the pervasiveness of computers throughout our environment, there is a growing demand fordiligent Human Computer Interaction (HCI) education of graduate and undergraduate students toclose the gap left by software engineering education. This paper describes one approach toteaching HCI while requiring students to develop systems for various city, school, and universityorganizations. The benefits derived by the students and the clients receiving their services aremany. There is a wide range of opportunities for