Conference Session

Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Barsky, University of British Columbia; Annette Berndt, University of British Columbia; Aleteia Greenwood, University of British Columbia; Carla S Paterson, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

behaviours among the undergraduate engineering population. Thisliterature forms the backdrop to our study.Information-Seeking Behaviour of StudentsErcegovac 2 have confirmed findings by Kerins, Madden & Fulton 1 that students in general tendto “prefer quick, easy, and convenient” sources (e.g. Internet search engines, friends), makingaccessibility of information and ease of use key issues. Evidence also suggests that the issue ofsalience, “the perceived applicability of information to a problem that [the student] faces” 3, alsobecomes a key factor in information-seeking behaviour.Several studies that looked at the information habits of undergraduates suggest that Google,Google Scholar (GS) and Wikipedia are the students’ “discovery tools of

Conference Session

EM Skills and Concepts in the Real World

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Cheng-Hsin Liu; S. Gary Teng

Society for Engineering Education Session 3142issues involving industry sponsored design projects. Hight13 presented the issues in the seniordesign projects that include projects from industry and government. Based on these discussionsand authors’ experience, there are some common challenges that students may encounter whileworking on a real world industrial project. These challenges include gathering technicalinformation from the company, selling their ideas to the company, motivating individuals in theproject team, working with many personalities from both the project team and the company,holding team members and company collaborators responsible for

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

ofthe design of the final artifact.It should be emphasized that design as a learning process creates knowledge as well as consumingit. It provides opportunities for students to contribute to a larger knowledgebase. In the real worldthis would likely appear in a corporate intranet or knowledge management system, but in theacademic world this also increasingly occurs with the advent of large-scale projects whereinstudents may work on a multi-year project for a semester or two, but then may graduate or moveon to another project. They have moved the project forward but need to hand it off to downstream Page 25.874.10teams without a

Conference Session

EM Skills and Concepts in the Real World

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Collins; Alisha Youngblood

their findings to corporate executives. The paper discusses whattechniques worked well for all involved parties, as well as. what changes should be made tomake the learning experience more productive.IntroductionAs with any engineering discipline, the interaction between industry and a senior-levelengineering course offers many value-added experiences for the students and the sponsoringcompany. It gives students the opportunity to work on an interdisciplinary team to solve real-time problems in an ever changing industry environment. Students are also given exposure tocorporate protocol in a project-driven environment. However, the most important attribute froma student perspective is the unique opportunity to experience a transition phase from

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 1

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

is hoped to bring about the importance of OBM. With the application of afundamental principle of psychology B = f (O, E), "Behavior is a function of interactionsbetween a person (O) and that person's environment (E)," we will try to look at R & Dperformance and see why designs fail and managers cover up flaws, which should havebeen known to the public, as in Dow Corning, Ford Pinto or NASA shuttle disaster cases.APPLICATION OF ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR MANAGEMNET Students must understand business practices and the following vocabulary to beimpacted by ethical training: financial gain and profit motive, ethical standards inbusiness, financially successful business, relevance of moral values, rules of business,and the game of business

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 2

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Adams; Erick Jones

. Fisher, K. and Fisher, M. D., (1987). The Distributed Mind: Achieving High Performance through the Collective Intelligence of Knowledge Work Teams.3. Evans, J. R. and Lindsay, W.M. (1993). The Management and Control of Quality, St. Paul: West Publishing Company.4. Mobley, W. H., (1982). Employee Turnover: Causes, Consequences, and Control. Reading, Mass.:Addison- Wesley.5. Golembiewski, R. T., Munzenrider, R. F. and Stevenson, J. G. (1986). Phases of Burnout, Development in Concepts and Applications. New York: Praeger.6. Jones, E. C., (2003) A Predictive SPC Model for Determining Cognitive Voluntary Turnover Before Physical Departure, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Houston.7. Johnson, R.A., (2000). Miller & Freunds’s

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patsy Hulse, University of Auckland; Dahlia Dantang Han, University Auckland, Engineering Library; Emil Melnichenko, University of Auckland; Susan Brookes, University of Auckland, Engineering Library

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

AC 2011-589: IT’S A WRAP: A REAL-LIFE ENGINEERING CASE STUDYAS THE FOCUS OF AN ONLINE LIBRARY TUTORIALPatsy Hulse, University of Auckland Patsy Hulse, University of Auckland. Patsy Hulse is the Engineering Library Manager and Civil and En- vironmental Subject Librarian at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Patsy has an undergraduate degree in German and History and a postgraduate library qualification. She has been in her current posi- tion for 20 years and prior to this was in the Cataloguing and Acquisitions Departments in the University of Auckland Library for many years. She is a member of the New Zealand Library and Information Asso- ciation Professional Registration Board. She has travelled to 93

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Popescu, Princeton University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

proficient working in or directing a team of ethnic and cultural diversity.3. Are able to communicate across cultures.4. Have had a chance to practice engineering in a global context, whether through an international internship, a service-learning opportunity, a virtual global engineering project or some other form of experience.5. Can effectively deal with ethical issues arising from cultural or national differences.Grandin & Hedderich summarize all the nuances of describing global competence in theirchapter “Global Competence for Engineers” as follows: “In sum, an interculturally competentperson understands that all individuals’ views of the world have been unknowingly shaped by

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. White, Queen's University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

national patent classification systems. As thevolume of patent and non-patent literature exploded after the Second World War, this practicebecame increasingly duplicative, expensive and unsustainable. After further development andtesting by patent offices during the 1960s, the IPC was formally established in 1971 under theStrasbourg Agreement. The IPC is governed by the 61 countries that are members of the treatyand administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Today, the IPC is used bymore than 100 countries worldwide. In addition, IPC codes have been applied to some non-patent literature databases. For example, IPC codes have been added recently to Inspec, ascientific and technical literature database published by the Institution

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 1

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elise Barrella; Keith Buffinton

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Educationsaid for management majors – a well-rounded education both inside and outside of the classroomis necessary to succeed in a technology-infused business world. Any career involves the life-long learning and application of not only technical skills and theoretical knowledge, but also“people skills,” written and oral communication skills, and teambuilding skills.Colleges and universities strive to prepare graduates for the demands of a technology-infusedbusiness world where familiarity with both engineering and management skills is necessary.In recent years, institutions of higher learning have made changes in

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Floyd LeCureux

respond to questions to individual students or turn over the screen to any student with a question. 13. The instructor can show his/her own picture on the streaming video, or show any of the students picture if they have an attached camera. 14. The instructor can use a live screen within the Portable Home Learning screen so that applications can be demonstrated live. Students will see the actual application execute in real time as it is demonstrated by the instructor. 15. The instructor can use pre-recorded quiz questions or create quiz question on the fly. Students will respond to the

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Hoffbeck

such as noise, distortion, andtiming imperfections.Capturing signals from real systems and processing them using simulated systems has theadvantage of using real world signals recorded directly from actual systems, and at the same timeretaining the flexibility and convenience of using simulated systems. Only the instructor needsto have access to the actual system to record the signals, and the students can process the resultsusing appropriate software, experimenting with different methods simply by making changes insoftware.To demonstrate this teaching method, a project is described that captures the caller identification(CID) signal that is used to transmit the name and number of a telephone caller, and demodulatesthe signal using the numeric

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

Tagged Divisions

International

apply concepts discussed in class.System Dynamics for Business Policy – 12 units Introduction to system dynamics modeling applied to strategy, organizational change, and policy design. Uses simulation models, management "flight simulators," and case studies to develop conceptual and modeling skills for the design and management of high-performance organizations in a dynamic world. Case studies of successful applications of system dynamics in growth strategy, management of technology, operations, supply chains, product development, and others. Principles for effective use of modeling in the real world. Prerequisite for further work in the field.Environmental Policy and Economics – 12 units

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert Avanzato

environment are of a persistent nature and can be viewed and accessed byavatars controlled by people throughout the world via the internet, thus providing thepotential to interact with an international community. In addition to other educationalsuccesses, undergraduate students at Penn State Abington have been utilizing SecondLife for several years and have successfully constructed a variety of projects (includingfurniture, robots, etc.) and virtual exhibits.Several case studies which demonstrate the successful application of Second Life in thearea of design and modeling will be presented below, including several educationalprojects at Penn State Abington. The basic building and scripting tools provided inSecond Life will also be outlined, and the

Collection

2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Robert Avanzato

environment are of a persistent nature and can be viewed and accessed byavatars controlled by people throughout the world via the internet, thus providing thepotential to interact with an international community. In addition to other educationalsuccesses, undergraduate students at Penn State Abington have been utilizing SecondLife for several years and have successfully constructed a variety of projects (includingfurniture, robots, etc.) and virtual exhibits.Several case studies which demonstrate the successful application of Second Life in thearea of design and modeling will be presented below, including several educationalprojects at Penn State Abington. The basic building and scripting tools provided inSecond Life will also be outlined, and the

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Computing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tumkor Serdar, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Educational Use of Virtual Worlds for Engineering StudentsAbstractOne possible way for increasing student motivation is using computer software and simulations,such as a game-based learning and training platform. There already exist many web-basedlearning games, which may be based on pre-defined interaction scenarios. In recent years, suchinteractions have occurred in virtual worlds, where the users of these virtual worlds (avatars)debate, negotiate, simulate the consequences of various scenarios and solve simplified real-worldproblems. This virtual setting may provide an effective learning experience for students, and itmay also capture and hold their attention. Virtual worlds

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven VanderLeest

converseStudents often assume that there is very little communication between disciplines. Each domainis nicely parceled out and no interdisciplinary conversations are necessary. This idea comesnaturally to them, since the academic departments at the institutions they attend are similarlydivided.But outside of the rarified air of academics, disciplines must mix and converse and interact bynecessity. Almost every substantial engineering project requires multiple disciplines to workclosely together. Thus students need to know the jargon of these other disciplines, at least at arudimentary level. This often comes home to students in our senior design projects course wheninterdisciplinary teams of varying engineering disciplines tackle a real world project

Conference Session

Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Glasgow, Kansas State University; David Soldan, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

exploreforces, causal factors, and effects in the real world. Diminished opportunity to physicallyexperience produces diminished ability to perceive. One predictable result is thatstudents in engineering and the applied sciences struggle to critically evaluate their workin problem-solving exercises. We made initial efforts to address this problem in 2006 and 2009, when weimplemented (on a trial basis) a large-scale field experience in which students used acentrifugal pump (with a 5.5 hp gasoline engine) to fill a 325 gallon polyethylene tank.They also explored the discharge velocities achieved by this pump through nozzles withdiameters ranging from 0.453” to 1.055”. The success of this activity led us to undertakesome significant changes in our

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael J. Bartz

student and individualized tracking ability for the faculty. There are limitations. Internet response time can be unpredictable and the requirements of a sophisticated personal computer raises the startup costs for students. Interfaces to application programs and op crating systems are still difficult to use, but this situation is improving rapidly. A senior elective at The University of Memphis, Software Design with Ada: ELEC 4274, is taught with the Web as one of the primary tools of disseminate ion, instruction, and testing. Preliminary results indicate a high-level of student interest in the Web-based tutorials and exams.The Ubiquitous Web The world wide web (WWW), or simply, the Web, is fast

Conference Session

Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

International

opportunity to do a hands-on project where the results can beseen immediately is probably much more enjoyable than a traditional project might be. Manyfaculty are also drawn to these for the same reasons.Many people have a desire to be of service to others. This can be done from a religious motiveor a secular one. Our own university defines service to others as part of its basic mission. Ourstudents have given up significant amounts of time, effort, and money to serve poor people inother parts of the world. This application of appropriate technology in a developing country isvery consistent with Baylor University’s mission, part of which is: “to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service.”At our university most of our service

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Ann D Kaiser, ProjectEngin LLC

semester physics class. It can be used to create an interdisciplinarythematic unit across the curriculum. This is most effective in a middle school setting and is beingpiloted this fall. It truly brings the real world into the STEM classroom in a meaningful way.ProjectEngin will provide online implementation assistance to participants who implement thecurriculum. Page 18.4.52015-ASEE-K12-Proposal-Form (1) Page 4 of 7 WORKSHOP PROPOSAL FORM 2015 Annual ASEE K-12 Workshop on Engineering Education “Authentic Engineering: Representing & Emphasizing the E in STEM

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Clifton, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Rob Hasker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Mike Rowe, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2008-639: WORLD-CLASS OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT ON A SHOESTRINGJoseph Clifton, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Joseph M. Clifton is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville. He has a Ph.D. from Iowa State University. His interests include software engineering, real-time embedded systems, and software engineering education.Rob Hasker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Robert W. Hasker is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His interests include software

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Henry

under development.We are interested in sharing the software with any other university that wishes to bring its labson-line. We envision a World Wide Web-Lab in which students and researchers can runexperiments on equipment that would not otherwise be available or be utilized. AcknowledgmentsUTC's Center of Excellence for Computer Applications and the National Science Foundationthrough DUE-ILI Grant 97-51024 have supported this effort with generous grants. Other supporthas been received from the UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science, NationalInstruments, Rosemount Controls, Plant Engineering Consultants and Analog Devices

Conference Session

Experiential Learning and Globalization in BME

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Ida O'Connor, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Linda Young, MSOE School of Nursing; John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

developingcountries and share their abilities by building healthier communities on a global scale. As a team,members have created an environment where students can put their skills to use and challengethemselves to try new things, experience different cultures, and develop a new world view. Withthe experiences provided by HWB, students have the opportunity to explore even further than“beyond the classroom” and discover ways they can contribute to global welfare by applyingtheir education to real world needs. HWB promotes goodwill and understanding between allareas of the world, and provides an equal opportunity to all those interested in making adifference in worldwide health care

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

situation.The seven stage representation of SSM can be stated as follows: ≠ Enter the situation considered problematical ≠ Express the problem situation ≠ Formulate root definitions of relevant systems of purposeful activity ≠ Build conceptual models of the systems named in the root definitions ≠ Compare models with real world situations ≠ Define possible changes which are both possible and feasible ≠ Take action to improve the problem situation Page 15.881.4In 1975, Smyth further elaborated on the elements needed in formulating the root definitions ofdifferent purposeful activities. These elements, remembered by the mnemonic CATWOE

Conference Session

Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

structures and the people who use them.The idea is summarized in a graphic syllabus (see Figure 1), as well as the standard courseoutline provided to the students (see Figure 2). Figure 1: Graphic SyllabusFigure 2: Standard Course OutlineIn order to make the tour more authentic, country themes were added to the handouts used by theinstructor and where possible, real-world examples were mimicked so students could readily seethe applications of the different analysis techniques being learned. In addition, the pictures ofstructures selected not only were there to inspire the students, but could act as talking points todiscuss the country’s culture during class and to maybe highlight key societal differences or inthe

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Cliff J. Schexnayder; Avi Wiezel

, there has been a proliferation of multimedia technologies forteaching at various academic levels. MM with its digital transformation and control ofmultiple modes such as voice, music, sound effects, printed text, still images, video, andanimation can be very attractive to students. There are real advantages when teachers useMM tools as part of an education delivery system.1. Reliable access and recall of information stored in the computer rather than having to write on a chalk board.2. Adding, editing, and updating of lecture material is quick and easy, whether the material is text, video clips, or still images.3. Instructor designed MM educational applications are tailored for the specific purpose and do not include irrelevant

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2 - Student Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Jennifer DeBoer, SPEED

Tagged Topics

Track 1 - Student Development

. outreach officer. In a recent qualitative survey of students, faculty/deans, and The Australian respondent has also facilitated multipleindustry, students provided a characterization of their “ideal” workshops with SPEED and affiliate organizations and isprofessor.12 The top characteristic of professors that students currently enrolled in a doctoral program in Australia. Hisreported they were looking for was “inspiring/motivating”. research focus is related to engineering education. He isBeyond this, students sought an educator who was prepared SPEED’s current president.knowledgeable, including with practical real-world knowledge,as well as someone committed to teaching and helping, The

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 13: Lab Experiences

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher John Greer, The Pennsylvania State University; Devon Eichfeld; Brianne Hargrove; Siu Ling Leung, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

property values obtained fromtheir experiments for each unspecified specimen. After completing the four-week laboratorymodule, our survey data indicated that 91% of the students (n=157) are confident or very confidentin their abilities to apply the same ASTM standard in the future, and 78% are confident or veryconfident they can follow a new ASTM test standard. The majority (84%) of the students agreedthat the activities helped them understand the real-world application of the theory they had learnedin their Mechanical Engineering (ME) curriculum. Additionally, 76% of the students agreed theyapplied knowledge from their past ME courses to these lab activities. We concluded hands-onexperiments were consistently the most encouraging activities that

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joseph Wilck IV, East Carolina University; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University ; Jennifer Louise Mines, The Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

not just industrialengineering students but all STEM students are predominantly active, visual, and sensing learnertypes1-4. However, it is evident that most engineering undergraduate courses are generally taughttoward reflective, verbal, and intuitive learner types. This is in fact the exact opposite of thesuggestions made from multiple learning style studies1-4. Engineering teaching is more focusedon theory and mathematical proofs over practical, “real world” applications and experimentationfavored by sensing learners. Engineering instruction tends to be very verbal rather than visual,focusing on written explanations and mathematical formulas. In addition, the engineeringclassroom tends to rely heavily on lectures and reading assignments