Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hansen, The University of Texas-Tyler

program, increasing and enhancing “…awarenessof the field of engineering among high school students, develop problem solving skills andcritical thinking, and increase hands on experience with real world problems” (p. 27). Thesegoals are typical of most projects directed at increasing the interest of children in engineering.Scant mention is ever made of developing the imaginative and creativity abilities of children and,specifically, how to prepare teachers for these tasks.Although many would suggest that the best preparation for 6 – 12 engineering teachers would bean engineering degree supplemented with a pedagogical professional development program, theauthor suggests that this strategy would result in a program that focuses on a particular

Conference Session

Developing Better Engineering Managers - Curricular Ideas from Year 1 Through Graduate School

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph J. Suter, Johns Hopkins University; Stanislaw Tarchalski, Johns Hopkins University; Judith G Theodori, Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineeering; James D Beaty, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Michael McLoughlin, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Richard Warren Blank, Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering

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Engineering Management

then guide the students through the application of the concepts of each focus area in ascenario, described below, using a collaborative and conversational approach that mimics therole that a technical executive leader needs to use in the real world, as shown in Figure 3. The Executive Technical Leadership course was developed to bring the framework to life through module building blocks, real-world application interviews, and student role-playing in a scenario that unfolds through the semester. Figure 3. Collaborative approach embedded in course delivery.The instructors play the role of a more senior

Conference Session

Innovations in Curriculum, Projects, and Pedagogy in Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Jessica E S Swenson, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

we analyze these five students’ thought processes as they completed theOEMPs [11]. Here, we examine only what they thought about the problems, and find fourthemes: 1) The OEMPs related to the real world, 2) the OEMPs helped to teach course concepts,3) the OEMPs were fun, and 4) the OEMPs made the students think.Two students discussed how they thought the OEMPs were a good addition to the coursebecause they showed how the material applied to the real world and required them to practiceskills they would need for their engineering careers. Broderick remarked twice that he “thoughtthese problems were really good real world applications.” Henry described how the OEMPsprovided more real world practice than a standard problem: You start out

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas R. Williams; Judith Ramey

problems in a real-world context: (list of problem types) (2) increase the percentage of students who, upon completion of freshman-level physics, take the rest of the lower-division sequence of courses required of applicants to engineering or

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 6 - Technology & Simulation

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Mah P.Eng., Northern Alberta Institute of Technology; Neetu Sharma, MacEwan University

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Construction Engineering

with one of the core courses, and hence, and was made part of thecourse evaluations. This paper summarizes the lessons learned from the participation in thissimulated bidding competition, especially from the perspective of experiential learning.Experiential LearningMost courses related to estimating and bidding in the construction industry are focused on thetheory and the underlying concepts to prepare a good estimate. Pedagogical approach typicallyinvolves explaining the concepts in classroom settings and providing in-class exercises topromote understanding. This approach has some inherent limitations. For example, studentsstruggle to see how all the concepts can be to real life projects in an integrated perspective. Inreal world projects

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

formulates and conducts projectassessment. The main objectives of this RET Site project are as follows.1. Introduce the multidisciplinary field of mechatronics to teachers using a structured and integrated learning environment, consisting of training, mentoring, and real-world engineering research.2. Provide teachers with experience, skills, and resources in mechatronics-oriented, hands-on, engineering research so that they can improve their research skills and can integrate project- based learning in their classrooms.3. Strengthen ties between NYU-Poly faculty and NYC school teachers. Each spring, the project team invites STEM teachers from over 300 local high schools toapply for the RET Site project. The project is advertised

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Patrick Sours, Ohio State University; Michael J. Hagenberger, Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

experience that offersstudents an opportunity to work collaboratively on real world engineering projects in collaboration withinternational institutions and communities. The overarching aim of the course sequence is to preparestudents for the multidisciplinary, multicultural environment that they will experience upon entering theworkforce.The swiftly changing world has inspired a review of how engineering courses are preparing students forthe globalizing workforce (1-4). Engineers will engage with others with diverse backgrounds involvingeducation, culture, language, and experiences (3). This will require skills beyond the technicalcompetencies students gain from their traditional coursework and include intercultural and social skills(2).The Global

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jose Roesset; James Yao

communications involving onlytechnical English (oral or written) have to be supplemented today by more general courseson technical presentations, something which is already being done at a number ofuniversities. Courses on communications must be complemented with material on teamworking, conflict resolution, and leadership.VII. Practical ExperienceWhen we both were undergraduate students in the fifties, all our teachers had practicalexperience in engineering. Since the sixties, an increasing number of professors havestarted teaching without practicing engineering first and thus lack the much-needed abilityto bring real-world applications into the classroom. Worse still, engineering educators areover-relying on computer simulations to such an extent that

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 4

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sayyad Zahid Qamar, Sultan Qaboos University; Tasneem Pervez; Nasra Al-Maskari, Sultan Qaboos University; Sayyad Basim Qamar, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

engineering education is not only to imparttechnical knowledge but also to cultivate critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills that are highlypreferred by employers [Qamar 2024; Qamar et al 2021; Qamar et al 2022].Why Creativity in Engineering Education?Creativity is essential in engineering for several reasons. First, it drives innovation by leading to thedevelopment of new technologies and solutions, enabling engineers to contribute significantly toadvancements in their fields. Many engineering problems require innovative approaches, making creativethinking vital for developing effective real-world applications. Additionally, creativity enhances problem-solving skills by encouraging analytical thinking, allowing engineers to analyze

Conference Session

Electrical/Electronic ET Issues

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University; Feng Jao, Ohio Northern University; Lijian Xu, Farmingdale State College; Marjaneh Issapour, State University of New York, Farmingdale

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

academic communitywere identified during the NSF I-Corp project. The discovery of the initial needs was the resultof the “Configurable Space Microsystems Innovations & Applications Center” (COSMIAC),where the efforts of these initiatives were funded by NSF through the University of New Mexico.With the assistance of COSMIAC [4] and several text books published by Dr. JohnathanValvano at the University of Texas in Austin. The text books were “Embedded Systems: Real-Time Interfacing to the Arm Cortex-M3” [5] and “Real-Tine Interfacing to ARM Cortex-MMicrocontrollers, 2nd Edition” [6]. The collaborated efforts originated by Old DominionUniversity (ODU), Norfolk, Virginia and Farmingdale State College (FSC), Farmingdale, NewYork faculty as a team

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neal Lewis, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Ted Eschenbach, University of Alaska Anchorage

is real world data,part of personal finance, which students usually find engaging and useful [4]. Annuities can beused to demonstrate concepts such as uniform cash flow, equivalence, present worth, annualworth, and rate of return. They can also be used to demonstrate more involved concepts such asuncertainty, probability, expected value, and risk. Using annuities as a class example providesskills in both quantitative analysis and financial literacy for better personal decision making [5].Literature reviewAnnuities were not in the table of contents nor index for leading introductory engineeringeconomy texts [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]. Newnan’s Appendix 9A is the most complete coverage ofinvesting for retirement, but it does not include annuities

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Jorge E. Navarro; Apolinar Zapata

. These attitudes about mathematics can bechanged only when students become knowledgeable about mathematics and are preparedto become users of mathematics in both their personal and professional lives.The goal of a mathematics course, especially a calculus course, must be to provide anopportunity for every student to learn significant mathematics with a deep understandingnot only of the concepts but of the applications, as well. To achieve this goal, themathematics course must be more than a collection of sets of memorized facts and rulescombined with several books and computer exercises. In particular, the calculus coursemust be challenging and complemented with practices and activities about real lifeproblems in engineering and science. In a

Conference Session

Novel Approaches to Teaching Materials

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

Tagged Divisions

Materials

major accomplishments which include improvement in studentlearning of the basic science and engineering concepts, linking the learned concepts toreal world applications for student motivation in the course and furnishing real timestudent feedback to the instructor to modify course content delivery to engage students intheir learning process. As result, the students’ benefits include are, immediateclarification of the concepts in doubt (expressed in the CAT forms) to enrich theirlearning, provided non-intimidating communication link with the instructor to expresstheir concerns and facilitated peer-learning opportunity. The end result of this effort isimproved student performance in the final examination to achieve slightly better gradescompared

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yareni P Lara-Rodríguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

later be ableto apply them to a real-life application in BME.Description of ModuleA teaching module to help high school students to learn and understand concepts from biologyand mathematics and apply these concepts to a BME application is presented. Studentsinteracted with equipment and materials used in the laboratory and were able to experiencepractices as used in real laboratories, focused on two basic scientific fields, mathematics andbiology. The workshops were built in a way that allowed students to apply these basic scienceconcepts to an advanced biology or engineering application (college level), which students hadnot previously studied. The module is organized in three workshops:(1) Functions of human body cells: Students learned the

Conference Session

Student Learning Assessment Methods

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Aditya Akundi, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

design, production planning, and control and manufacturing. Edinbarough also served in paramilitary forces and in the Air Force. He is a Life Member of the ISTE, a senior life member of the IE (India), a member of ASEE and SME, and a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state of Texas. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Text Mining based Qualitative Student Assessment of Interactive Simulation Learning using SIMIO Tool – A Work in ProgressAbstract Computer simulations complement and extend the real-world components ofindustries and manufacturing organizations. Teaching simulation-based tools helpsstudents in modeling and

Collection

2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo; Noela A. Haughton, The University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc

implementations were more effective in knowledgeand skills transfer, participation, and interest, compared with a more traditional lecture-basedapproach to instruction. Notwithstanding these documented benefits, documented challengesespecially those rated to workload, monitoring students, and implementing tasks and activitieswithin the course timeline are some common difficulties experienced by faculty [16].Research Methods and ProceduresThis paper describes the implementation and evaluation of two PBL activities introduced to anonline advanced mechanical design course. The pedagogical practices discussed here focus onsolving a real-world problem and research of a new topic by integrating a collaborative modelwith multiple socio-technological dimensions

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Cybersecurity in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shaghayegh Abbasi, University of San Diego; Ernest M. Kim, University of San Diego

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

active learning techniques, and it helpsstudents integrate their knowledge and skills in a hands-on experience [1, 2]. This paper studiesPBL in the context of a freshman/sophomore engineering core class. The project combineshardware and software components and it is aimed at making programming more relatable toevery-day applications for students. Student surveys have been used to quantitatively evaluate theeffectiveness of the project on different learning objectives. Our studies demonstrate that PBLfacilitates student learning both for basic concepts and for real world applications.I. IntroductionProgramming is an essential part of engineering education. One of the challenges in teachingprogramming is that students find the material very

Conference Session

Developing Better Engineering Managers - Curricular Ideas from Year 1 Through Graduate School

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy K. Zander, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

be impracticalfor various reasons, such as an impractical supply chain or failing to generate revenue in the proforma financial plan, they have gone through the design process and applied engineeringmanagement principles to complete a design. As mentioned, the client has in the pastimplemented some of the student designs and is always hoping for another successful design toimplement. The student engagement in the project is high as they see a real world application oftheir work and feel good about helping a local disabled population.Table 2. Second semester lecture topics and laboratory activities: Week Lecture Topic Laboratory Activity 1 Team-building Exercise 2

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Reza Kamali, California State University San Marcos

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First-Year Programs

Raman noted—classroom and academic climate and interest and career goals—by creating a sequence of lectures to connect the classroom topics into real world applications inthree hybrid lower-division Electrical Engineering courses for students at the California StateUniversity San Marcos. The new courses are seeking to change students’ perspective aboutengineering and help create a more inclusive environment by improving the existing Introductionto Electrical Engineering course and developing two new courses: Electrical Engineering ClinicsI and II. In these courses students from different educational backgrounds will learn thefundamentals of Electrical Engineering through a hybrid model that allows them to learn conceptsand skills through hands

Conference Session

Active and Out There: Labs and Active Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen Bohnhoff P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Kristin M. Sample-Lord P.E., Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

provide feedback [2], [3]. Finally, small groupactivities are an opportunity to provide “real world” context to the topics covered in a course.In order to attract the best and brightest students into the geotechnical field, geotechnicalengineering needs to be shown to be challenging, interesting, and relevant; essentially we need to“sell” geotechnical engineering to undergraduate and graduate students [4]. Therefore, contentwith real world challenges and applications should be incorporated at the undergraduate level inthe introductory geotechnical engineering course. Wirth et al. [5] recommend changes toundergraduate curriculum to reserve time for practical applications and modern developments ingeotechnical engineering. These recommendations

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jacklyn Wheeler; Carolyn Parker; Julia Ross; Taryn Bayles

increase the awareness of and interest in careeropportunities in engineering and technology by developing modular Technology Educationcurricula that use authentic real-world engineering applications and hands-on experiences tobuild students’ problem-solving skills and technological literacy. The project is aligned with theInternational Technology Education Association (ITEA) Standards for Technological Literacy aswell as the National Science Standards.Specifically, we are developing five case studies to be presented in both web-based and CDformat that use real-world examples and practicing engineers to introduce students toengineering design, analysis and decision-making processes. Inquiry-based learning with hands-on experiences will be used to

Conference Session

Mobile Robots in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Chad Hager, University of Wyoming; Mike Yurkoski, University of Wyoming; Robert Lewis, University of Wyoming; Matthew Jespersen, University of Wyoming; Zachary Ruble, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, fabricated, and tested laboratory equipment.Furthermore, the students were completely responsible for developing all of thesupporting courseware such as laboratory assignments for the new equipment. From thedepartment’s point of view, state-of-art, custom laboratory equipment was obtained at alower the cost than commercially available trainers. Furthermore, students were exposedto a real world design problem and all of the inherent related issues such as: working on adesign team, interacting with highly skilled technicians, budget constraints, timelines,manufacturability issues, reliability issues, and customer satisfaction [2].It is interesting to note that the project described in this paper is a follow-on project to astudent developed

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Te-shun Chou, East Carolina University; Steve Keith Baker, East Carolina University; Miguel Vega-Herrera

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

interests include networking and security. I also enjoy teaching emerging technology classes and working with the Internet of Things. My background includes twenty years of IT experience with both the private and public sectors. I try to bring real-world examples into my classroom, and provide students with a well-rounded view of expectations in the workforce.Miguel Vega-Herrera c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016A Comparison of Network Simulation and Emulation Virtualization ToolsAbstractPacket Tracer (PT) is an official Cisco software simulator for exercising Cisco networkequipment. Graphical Network Simulator (GNS3) is a free emulator software which allowsrunning actual networking software

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Dr. Mihir K. Das

water and air cleaner andso on. The importance of applied physics were emphasized through examples of aircraft andother transport vehicles, etc. The students worked in teams to learn collaborative approaches. Page 2.33.3Enrichment Seminars:This component used professional engineers as speakers to expose students to the real world ofengineering and demonstrate how creative engineers are when solving practical problems anddesigning new products and processes. Each week a different field of study was covered by aperson currently working in that field. Students were encouraged to develop a referencenotebook that contained the materials from all of

Conference Session

GSD 6: The Graduate School Experience

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milica Miladinovic, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ceren Yilmaz Akkaya, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yunus Doğan Telliel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Pratap Mahesh Rao, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

, in December 2024 a workshop was conducted with eight STEM graduate studentsto assess their needs, interests, and perceptions regarding the inclusion of user studies in theirPhD research. Also, the PhD students were asked to evaluate whether the interview feedback wasproperly incorporated into the reconceptualized proposal. All participants were PhD studentsfrom the Robotics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Science programs at thesame institution. A detailed methodology of the workshop is provided in Appendix A. Theworkshop aimed to explore how end-user studies could be generalized in STEM graduateeducation as a tool for translating lab-based research into real-world applications.3. Reconceptualizing PhD Research Proposal - A

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Wei Xie; Jared Auclair; Jinxiang Pei

ICH trainingprogram), which can quickly transform the research progress to facilitate the innovation ofworkforce in the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry.From Real Problems and Workforce (A) to Education/Training Development (C): Real industryproblems and real-world data are used in the education and training process, which can alsovalidate the performance of new technologies with broad datasets and problems. Furthermore,the workforce background should be fully considered in the education process preparation.Different levels of courses and hands-on training are developed for trainees with diversebackgrounds and needs.Since research development should be driven by industry-wide problems, we first describe thechallenges and needs from

Collection

2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Sarira Motaref P.E.

component ofworking with students, the strength-based approach provides an easy roadmap that allows thestudent to promote the things that they are good at [4]. (a) (b)Figure 1. Real life examples of engineering concepts, a) Double shear connection in StudentUnion, Storrs Campus, b) Overturning due to eccentric axial loading [5]To offer a multi-domain approach relying on the variety of skills and interests of the students andto provide an inclusive environment, a series of strength-based projects were added to the coursein 2020-2021 to enable students to initiate, recognize, apply, and share real life application ofmechanics concepts. To engage students furthermore with this activity, students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Whitman, Wichita State University; Janet Twomey, Wichita State University; S. Cheraghi, Wichita State University

of the simulationexperience. The paper compares other production system projects, presents the project itself,describes the application of modern production systems and the integration of sustainability, andconcludes with student project experiences.Introduction and MotivationTextbook and lecture methods are much more effective when complemented with a computersimulation. Simulation allows students to make decisions in dynamic real-world environments.The output from the simulation allows the student to evaluate the impacts of decisions and makenecessary adjustments while learning new problem solving strategies. The manufacturingenvironment provides an excellent application of computer simulation. The complexity,uncertainty, and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Robson, California State University, Fullerton, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

use of traditional lecturing [9].” In what follows, we briefly discuss themotivation and course objectives.MotivationThe main goal of both challenges was to let each student experience being an engineer byintroducing a problem and encouraging the students to link engineering theory to real-world applications. As faculty, we engage ourselves in inquiry throughout our academiccareers when we explore questions and try to make sense out of what is going on in ourarea. I particularly chose my field of study because one circumstance, somewhere alongthe way motivated me to seek for answers. So “How do I get my students excited aboutMechanical Engineering Design?”. A good way to do this is to present them with inquiry-based learning (IBL) activities

Conference Session

Educating for Results: Tools used in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Terri Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University; Joshua Killey, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Elizabeth Wager, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of fields, whilethe information that this research focuses on supervisory, project management, and relatedpositions.Data Presentation Page 13.484.9Analysis of Question 1—As a manager in what areas would you like to see improvements in theoverall knowledge, skills, and abilities of newly hired college graduates? Real World Experience / internships Supplement theories with applicable skills