Conference Session

Active Learning & Laboratories in Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anu Osta, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Hands-on project Strategy for Effective learning and Team performance in an accelerated Engineering Dynamics courseAbstract: For many engineering undergraduate students a first course in Dynamics is oftenchallenging when learning about the fundamentals concepts, basic Newtonian physics, andassociated mathematical tools like vector algebra, trigonometry, and calculus. For educators thechallenge is, motivating the students and making the learning process enjoyable. A simple hands-on activity to supplement the classroom content could greatly aid in student learning. At Rowanuniversity an engineering dynamics accelerated course is offered every fall

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahbub Uddin

are required to take 33 hours of courses in the areas of Liberal Arts,Humanities and Social Sciences to satisfy university’s common curriculum requirement. The CommonCurriculum reflects Trinity’s commitment to the liberal arts and sciences and is meant to establish foreach Trinity student a basis for understanding the varied domains of human knowledge and experience.The Common Curriculum also includes skills necessary for active, critical and creative participation inthe academic life of the University. Paramount among those skills are the abilities to think creativelyand critically, and to express such thinking effectively both orally and in writing. The CommonCurriculum includes six fundamental understandings: Understanding the Intellectual

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Hager, United States Air Force Academy; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Wyoming. Thissenior/graduate level elective course has only has one prerequisite—Digital Verilog Design. Inthe sophomore level Digital Systems Design course, students are provided an introduction toVerilog HDL during their two-hours per week laboratory. This course is typically taken early inthe student's undergraduate program, and Computer Architecture is usually taken as a graduatecourse. This results in a worst case time lag of two to three years between taking the two courses. The Computer Architecture course uses the textbook written by M. Morris Mano andCharles R. Kime entitled “Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals [2].” The textbookprovides an excellent coverage of computer architecture with many design examples provided.However

Conference Session

Exploration of Broad Issues and Promotion of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

sandwich (cooperative) principle of integrated periods of study and trainingin industry. The most popular was six months in industry followed by six months in collegein each of four successive years [4].A requirement of the NCTA was that all students for their diplomas should have participatedin programs of liberal study. This was reinforced in 1957 by a government edict that extendedthe idea of compulsory liberal studies to all levels of technical education even though muchof it was part time study [5]. By 1962 it was seen that the development of literacy, that is theability to read and write, was essential for the general education of all students. Thus, it wasthat in those colleges the term Liberal Studies came to be substituted by General

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ing-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas; William T. Springer, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

supported beam AD● Using MoMF: In applying the method of model formulas to this beam, we must adhere to thesign conventions as illustrated in Fig. 1. At the left end A, the moment M A is 0, the shear forceVA is 5P/3, the deflection yA is 0, but the slope θA is unknown. At the right end D, the deflection yD is 0, but the slope θ D is unknown. Note in the model formulas that we have x P = L /3 forthe concentrated force P ↓ at B and xK = 2 L /3 for the concentrated moment PL  at C. Apply-ing the model formulas in Eqs. (3) and (4), successively, to this beam AD, we write − PL  2 ( 5 P/3) L2 P  L 2L

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ross B Kaplan, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Timothy M Johnson P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ralf Oliver Schneider, Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

units, writing programs for initializingthe sensor then controlling the requesting of data from the sensor and passing the data to thenetwork, adding a temperature application to the Chronos watch display, and writing the peer-to-peer protocol. The wireless microcontroller software flow is shown in Figure 2. Page 22.34.6Figure 2. Wireless microcontroller software flow.Industrial design aspectsIn the present project, special effort was made to include team members from differentdisciplines. One of the disciplines was Industrial Design whose practitioners give form andfunction to objects. This creative science utilizes knowledge of the arts

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University; Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Ngan T.T. Nguyen, Texas Tech University; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Danny D. Reible P.E., Texas Tech University; Chongzheng Na, Texas Tech University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

writes, “in the varied topography of professional practice, there is a high, hardground where practitioners can make effective use of research-based theory and technique, andthere is a swampy lowland where situations are confusing ‘messes’ incapable of technicalsolution” (p. 42). When graduate students in engineering are taught to become practitioners whowalk on a “high, hard ground,” they may function well as technical experts who can fix technicalproblems, but they may not function well in actual reality in a local setting in which problems arecomplex, uncertain, instable, unique and particular, and value-conflicting. A sole application ofgeneral theories and principles may not be possible in solving real life engineering problems.When there

Collection

2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

James G. Steuber

Design Manual Project.Most, if not all, of these skills are addressed by the Design Manual Project. Students will continueto acquire new tools with on-the-job experience including perhaps an increased ability to handleuncertainty or to make estimates–tools which require more hands-on experience. The primary tool developed by the Design Manual Project is a design philosophy. The num-ber of considerations that need to be made when designing or selecting a machine component issometimes overwhelming without some sort of plan or design philosophy. For example, whiledeveloping the design manual for springs a student must ask themselves: How does one select aextension spring? The answer is by asking the right questions! In writing a manual students

Conference Session

Research Frameworks for Identity and Equity: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Franny Howes, Oregon Institute of Technology; Yasha Rohwer, Oregon Institute of Technology

Paper ID #37092Student Responses to a Gender-Neutral Engineering EthicsCase StudyCharles Riley (Professor) Professor and Graduate Program Director Civil Engineering Department Oregon Institute of Technology I conduct research in diverse areas of engineering education from professional skills, to writing, to gender and ethics. I also maintain a structures laboratory to conduct full-scale structural component testing and field investigations of highway bridges.Franny Technology Howes (Assistant Professor) Franny Howes (e/em/eirs) is an associate professor in the Communication Department at the Oregon Institute of

Conference Session

GSD 3: Pedagogy and Curriculum

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Susan K Fullerton Shirey, University of Pittsburgh; Götz Veser, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

of qualitative feedback fromthe SMEs, and (3) facilitate the results for direct use by the faculty. GCM consists of three primaryinteractive phases. Idea generation or brainstorming is the first stage. Participants contribute ideas (here,learning objectives) specific to a focus question or prompt. For our project, SMEs received the followingfocus prompt throughout the development of the BOK. The objective is to create a body of knowledge for graduate chemical engineering education focusing on six topics: Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Reactor Design, Transport Phenomena, Mathematical Methods, Ethics, and Safety. We desire to group the learning outcomes from these six topics into three levels: fundamentals, graduate

Conference Session

Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Tracy Volz, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

AC 2008-117: IMPLEMENTING CALIBRATED PEER REVIEW TO ENHANCETECHNICAL CRITIQUING SKILLS IN A BIOENGINEERING LABORATORYAnn Saterbak, Rice University Ann Saterbak is Director of Laboratory Instruction and Lecturer in the Bioengineering Department at Rice University. Dr. Saterbak teaches laboratory, lecture and problem-based learning courses. She is the lead author of the textbook, Bioengineering Fundamentals, published in 2007 by Prentice Hall. She received her B.A. in Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry from Rice University in 1990 and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in 1995.Tracy Volz, Rice University Tracy Volz is the Assistant

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramesh Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-903: TEACHING APPLIED MEASURING METHODS USING GD&TRamesh Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne RAMESH V. NARANG is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering Technology program in the Department of Manufacturing & Construction Engineering Technology and Interior Design at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN. He has received both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. His research and teaching interests include: automated feature recognition, lean manufacturing, metrology, ergonomics, cellular manufacturing, and statistical process control

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Yung-Nien Yang; Julius P. Wong; Anup Kumar; William G. Sullivan; Herman R Leep; Hamid R. Parsaei; Gerald J. Thuesen

CD-ROM text books. We also make use of some Internet features that are not offered by CD-ROM, for example, the convenience in updating a web course, student notes facility, and a feedbackmechanism.. A web course is really a software package, therefore, it may be updated and/or revised every month.The revision of a web course is simiiar to software maintenance, which is a standard practice in computerapplications. The student notes facility will enable the student to write notes while accessing the webcourse. The notes are stored in the hard drive in the student’s PC. There are two types of notes: l) bookmark Page 1.48.2

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George Catalano

in the requiredengineering courses. On any given evening, there is help available in calculus, analyticgeometry and differential equations, inorganic and organic chemistry, engineeringphysics, engineering problem solving, engineering graphics and computer aided design aswell as public speaking and writing. Tutoring is provided through a combination of efforts by both undergraduate andgraduate students under the supervision of members of the engineering faculty. Inaddition at the beginning of each term, a two-hour training workshop is held for allstudent participants. The undergraduate and graduate student mentors are from allengineering disciplines available at Binghamton. In addition there are student mentors,majoring in rhetoric and

Conference Session

Special Initiatives and Programs at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

Critical Thinking Award twice and is currently working towards incorporating writing assignments that enhance students’ critical thinking capabilities. Page 23.226.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Assessment of Innovative Environments that address Intellectual CuriosityAbstract The principle behind a cognitive competence, intrapersonal competence, interpersonalcompetence, and practical competence is extremely useful while creating interesting andinnovative environments that address intellectual curiosity. Utilizing real world problems as astimulus for student learning is

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Mathematics in the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis J. Everett, University of Texas, El Paso; Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Yirong Lin, The University of Texas, El Paso; Norman Love, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs, Mathematics

calculus,physics and chemistry. These are followed by the engineering science core courses that areintended to provide students with a foundation in fundamental principles needed for engineeringanalysis and the strong problem-solving skills required for upper-level courses that focus ondiscipline-specific material. Unfortunately, the engineering science core is often perceived bystudents as unrelated chunks of information that have unrelated problem-solving techniques andterminology [4].CAP provides a unifying framework for teaching the core engineering science courses. It doesthis by reframing the underlying physical principles using a common, consistent approach thatemphasizes the similarities between the material in different courses which is

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering: The Present State

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Katie Torrey; James Hertel; Douglas Oppliger; Gretchen Hein; Glen Archer; Jason Keith

students to the concept of mass balances. This problem wasused to illustrate how to properly set-up and document engineering problems, design and usespreadsheets, and observe the effect of changing process variables on an overall design. Thestudents also learned technical writing skills by summarizing the project in a short report.Additionally, ENG1101 students were given a problem where they had to use unit conversions tosolve a Biomedical Engineering problem. In Fundamentals of Engineering II (ENG1102), anElectrical Engineering project introduced the students to control logic design. Starting with aconceptual 3- D model of the mechanical design, the project required the team to develop asystem configuration diagram, energy budget, functional

Conference Session

TELPhE Division Technical Session 1: Expanding Technological and Engineering Literacies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; James Righter, The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

design [3], it is difficult to realizewithout adding another year to the existing, rigid course load requirements. Implementing theStrand Model and Freshman Seminars at The Citadel represents an effort to acknowledgedifferent interests.The entire General Education curriculum begins with a Freshman Seminar and correspondingFreshman Writing course. During the student’s senior year, the General Education curriculumculminates in a Capstone project that should be in the student’s major. Between the FreshmanSeminar and Writing Courses, all six outcomes are assessed. Again in the senior year capstone,all six outcomes are assessed. Throughout the General Education curriculum, specific outcomesare assessed in certain courses for depth and reinforcement

Conference Session

Best of NEE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; Matt Anderson, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

test.Prevention – Written assignmentsAssignments that involve writing present an opportunity for students to plagiarize. However,most schools have access to software which will automatically check submitted assignmentsagainst the internet, a ProQuest ABI/Inform database and student databases for suspicioussimilarities. For schools which use Blackboard, there is a tool called “SafeAssignment” whichan instructor can use when forming an assignment. For a “SafeAssignment” students mustupload either a supported file type (.pdf, .doc, .docx, .txt., .rtf). Instructors are then providedwith a report for each assignment that highlights any areas of overlap and provides a link to thesource with which the overlap was found. Most schools are likely to have a similar

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Arthur Heinricher; Brian Savilonis; David Spanagel; Robert Traver; Kristin Wobbe

-year offerings defined by problems not disciplines.They do not start with a list of topics to cover. They are interdisciplinary, not multidisciplinary.They are not designed to provide a survey of fundamental engineering concepts or an overview ofhow science and engineering disciplines could address real problems. They start with greatproblems and the students learn that there is no single solution, that no one discipline could1 Associate Dean for First-year Programs, heinrich@wpi.edu2 Mechanical Engineering Department, bjs@wpi.edu3 Humanities and Arts Department, spanagel@wpi.edu4 Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI, rtraver@wpi.edu5 Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, WPI, kwobbe@wpi.edu

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Arthur Heinricher; Brian Savilonis; David Spanagel; Robert Traver; Kristin Wobbe

-year offerings defined by problems not disciplines.They do not start with a list of topics to cover. They are interdisciplinary, not multidisciplinary.They are not designed to provide a survey of fundamental engineering concepts or an overview ofhow science and engineering disciplines could address real problems. They start with greatproblems and the students learn that there is no single solution, that no one discipline could1 Associate Dean for First-year Programs, heinrich@wpi.edu2 Mechanical Engineering Department, bjs@wpi.edu3 Humanities and Arts Department, spanagel@wpi.edu4 Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI, rtraver@wpi.edu5 Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, WPI, kwobbe@wpi.edu

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Arthur Heinricher; Brian Savilonis; David Spanagel; Robert Traver; Kristin Wobbe

-year offerings defined by problems not disciplines.They do not start with a list of topics to cover. They are interdisciplinary, not multidisciplinary.They are not designed to provide a survey of fundamental engineering concepts or an overview ofhow science and engineering disciplines could address real problems. They start with greatproblems and the students learn that there is no single solution, that no one discipline could1 Associate Dean for First-year Programs, heinrich@wpi.edu2 Mechanical Engineering Department, bjs@wpi.edu3 Humanities and Arts Department, spanagel@wpi.edu4 Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI, rtraver@wpi.edu5 Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, WPI, kwobbe@wpi.edu

Conference Session

Service Learning and Societal Issues in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Savilonis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Spanagel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

. Engage first-year students with current events, societal problems, and human needs;2. Require first year students to perform/produce critical thinking, information literacy, andevidence-based writing; and3. Devote time and attention to nurture the development of professional skills including effectiveteamwork, time management, organization, and personal responsibility.Engagement is the primary goal for the seminars. Seminars are therefore defined by problems,not by disciplines; they are interdisciplinary, not multidisciplinary. The seminar model wasconceived neither to be a survey of engineering fundamentals nor an overview of how science Page

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Arch. Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

portfolio is the best evidence of an individual’scompetence, skill, and talent. In evaluating past, present and future performance in academic orprofessional design activity, the portfolio remains the single most informative device.[9]A good portfolio also requires good writing skills as well as good design ability. The studentmust demonstrate an ability to articulate in written form what their goals are. They must be ableto write clear proposals and analyses of projects, as well as illustrate them. While images carry alot of weight, written communication is an essential business skill that must supplement thestudent’s design ability.The StudioThe implications of proceeding with portfolios and other alternative forms of assessment includethe need

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

seminar or class has always been a part ofthe CIRC program. The class is currently a two-credit class and can be repeated for credit and agrade. Only one hour of credit (as a replacement for ASU 101) can be counted on a Program ofStudy. Students who hold a CIRC, CIRC/METS, or NSF STEP scholarship at ASU are requiredto take the course. The class is also open to non-scholarship students. A fundamental change tothe Academic Success and Professional Development class and CIRC came in spring 2005 withthe addition of the “Guaranteed 4.0 Plan” learning system by Donna O. Johnson Mackey.7 In theevaluation of the CIRC program each semester, the students would be asked, “Has this programhelped you academically?” Each semester, most students would answer

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 6

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Damon Kirkpatrick, U.S. Air Force Academy; Michael Anderson, U.S. Air Force Academy; Phillip Cornwell, U.S. Airforce Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

, and Math (STEM) curriculum, in addition to militaryofficership training to help each student prepare to become a leader in the Air Force immediatelyfollowing their graduation. Mechanical Engineering 220 – Fundamentals of Mechanics (ME 220)is one of many STEM courses that all students, both engineering and non-engineering majors, arerequired to take. The course focuses on statics and mechanics of materials. This course plays twokey roles in the overall curriculum at the USAFA. It is a required, or core, course and is most oftenthe second of five engineering courses that every student is required to take, usually during theirsophomore year. It is also the foundational course for students pursuing a degree in MechanicalEngineering or in Civil

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saroj Biswas, Temple University; Musoke Sendaula, Temple University; Sesha Yeruva, Temple University; Krishana Priya Sannidhi, Temple University; Ravi Shankar Dwivedula, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

” environment. Page 11.198.12The IITS guides the student to solve a problem in a step-by-step manner following the ‘steps’database of the domain knowledge. At the conclusion of each ‘step’, student’s answer iscompared with the correct answer. For each step, hints and explanatory figures are available forthe student may review. The student can even choose to view additional worked-out examplesthat elucidate a particular step.Consider, for example, a student is attempting to solve a circuit using mesh analysis method.There are typically three steps involved: Step 1: write the mesh equations, Step 2: solve the meshequations, and Step 3: compute various

Collection

2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Bryan Cooperrider

engineeringdesign as follows: the process of devising a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.It is a decision-making process (often iterative), in which the basic sciences and mathematicsand engineering sciences are applied to convert resources optimally to meet a stated objective.Among the fundamental elements of the design process are the establishment of objectives andcriteria, synthesis, analysis, construction, testing, and evaluation. Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering EducationDick Buchanan, Carnegie Mellon University professor in the School of Design offers a simpledefinition: “Design is the

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

important and how the strength was produced.Areas for improvement identify the changes that can be made in the future to improveperformance. Improvements should include the issues that caused any problems and mentionhow those changes can be implemented most effectively. Insights identify new and significantdiscoveries that were gained concerning the performance area.4.2 Student Course Assessment QuestionsWhen the course is actually taught, pre and post course surveys will be given electronicallythrough Blackboard. Following are the questions for quantitative assessment (such as forABET.) 1) Please rate your level of understanding of the fundamental properties of composite materials; 2) Please rate your ability to apply the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William M. Jordan, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

uses experiments as a tool to help recruit students into theirundergraduate program5. That is not the purpose in our class, as these students are alreadymajors in the program. Another approach is to use an undergraduate research class as a way toimprove retention in an undergraduate program6. While that is not the overall purpose in thisclass, part of its motivation is relevant. The authors to paper (6) write: “Exposure to actualresearch projects in the undergraduate curriculum also serves to enhance the students’ curiosityabout how their undergraduate course subjects matter and how they can be used to solve morethan just “textbook” problems.”Others use research as a way to improve student skills in fundamental courses7. Using researchto teach