Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Manoogian, Loyola Marymount University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

. Page 22.290.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Biology for First-Year Engineers, a New Course at Loyola Marymount University A new course “Biology for Engineers” was developed for first year engineeringstudents at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). The course is part of the sciencesequence for all first-year engineering students at LMU. The fundamental concept of thiscourse was to provide first-year engineering students with a basic background in focusedareas of biology as it applies to engineering applications. The course was first taught in2009 and again in 2010. It will again be taught in 2011. Topics for this course haveincluded, cell biology

Conference Session

Mechatronics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo A Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

and I2C sensors are part of an ongoing project that willbe incorporated to the system in the near future and in other courses.IntroductionMany engineering programs have been and continue to redesign their first- and second-yearcurriculum with strong hands-on components and/or design experiences to motivate studentlearning and increase student engagement and comprehension of fundamental engineeringprinciples3-11. Literature shows that there is a broad agreement that a strong freshman studentengagement is important for diverse student attraction, retention, and motivation. Specifically,research points to the need of emphasizing the relevance of studies to the real word1 as one ofthe key reasons STEM students decide to drop-out or transfer out

Conference Session

FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicky Wolmarans, University of Cape Town, Department of Civil Engineering and Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE); Corrinne Shaw, University of Cape Town, Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE)

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

students tonegotiate access and visit a construction site periodically over a four month period. Eachstudent is then required to individually write a substantial technical report on any aspect ofconstruction they select. However, prior to visiting the sites there is a team project in whichthe team is presented with a concept related to structures or construction. The team isrequired to research the topic in structured library visits, produce one page of referenced textand a small scale model to illustrate the concept. Each student in the team then has anopportunity to teach the topic to a small group of students in the class.Through the structured activities students are introduced to sourcing information in thelibrary; technical reading

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Corkins, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Sharon Robinson Kurpius; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

of theaccreditation criteria on student learning outcomes3. The first learning outcome of the ABET,Criterion 3 (a), states that, "Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have anability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering appropriate to thediscipline"3. Simply stated, this requires that students need to be able to transfer previouslyacquired knowledge and skills to new engineering learning situations and applications.One important subject area taught in a fundamental way in chemistry and in an applied way inengineering is the domain of materials. It is an area of fundamental conceptual knowledge that isapplied to a broad set of disciplines in chemical, mechanical, aerospace, physics and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly

awakening to the fact that the Internet is a great thing, and themapping of the human genome is also a great thing, but there are basic human needs that have tobe met first if we are to enjoy a quality life. Clean air and clean water are two fundamental needsfor humans to sustain life on earth. Without meeting these needs first, life itself will not bepossible.In addition, the deteriorating infrastructure, the depletion of energy sources, and the explosion inhuman population are only the tip of the iceberg that if not countered could result in a catastropheof titanic proportion. Environment, infrastructure, and waste management constitute serious andcritical challenges to the health and continuation of humanity. Governments and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis; Elizabeth Petry; James Fuller

be presented.Course Integrations:Architectural Design Working DrawingsArchitectural Drawing Technical Writing and CommunicationArchitectural HistoryDesign I: AET 113Course Description: An introductory course with an emphasis on the architecturalresponses to people’s basic need for shelter. At the fundamental level, these needs,physical, psychological, sensual, intellectual, cultural and aesthetic, are met throughphysical design. The course has an emphasis on traditional and non-traditional, two andthree-dimensional studio techniques, tools and media. Emphasis is placed on problemsolving through the studio activity, related architectural theory and criticismCourse

Conference Session

FPD 9: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part III: Research, Sustainability, and Professionalism

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University; Jonathan Howard Spindel, James Madison University; Elise M. Barrella, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

) hand tool operationthrough a project that requires students to perform fundamental engineering analysis. Followingthe EDP module, students transition into the CSD module where they are introduced to the ideaof life cycle thinking. Students are taught to consider the entire product life as a complexdynamic system that begins with material extraction and ends with disposal and/or materialrecovery. This is reinforced by the team project focusing on the flow of material and energy in atransportation system. The course culminates with the integration of ES, EDP, and CSD into asingle project where students are instructed to produce a physical prototype based on a customer

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Bishop; Richard Dorf

fundamentalrelationships of the problem, including hand-sketching root locus and Bode diagrams. Forexample, suppose the design specifications change. Or maybe the plant changes in response toother than engineering pressures (e.g., management decisions for cost considerations). Thenwhich controller gains change to meet the new design specifications? Is a completely differentcontroller structure needed? With a fundamental understanding of the underlying control theoryand coupled with knowledge of the physical system dynamics, students can more readily obtainpractical design solutions. MATLAB and Simulink are valuable tools in the design processeffectively performing repetitive design steps quickly. Time saved in performing mundanecomputations can be better spent

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 11: Shaping Engineers - Competency, Creativity, and Iteration in the First Year

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Bittner, Michigan Technological University; Matt Barron, Michigan Technological University; AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

Paper ID #47990Iterative Driven Competency-Based Assessment in a First-Year EngineeringComputation ModuleDr. James Bittner, Michigan Technological University James Bittner is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Michigan Technological University. His recent courses focus on foundational engineering subjects, including statics, design practices, and computational problem-solving, emphasizing active learning methodologies in his classroom. He has research experience in explorative active learning practices, nondestructive testing of civil infrastructure materials and nonlinear wave

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

: betterment, optimization or ruggidization of already implemented solutions2. fundamental improvements: implementation of new solutions or even innovations that are almost always innovative in the matter of application of physical and chemical principles to the problem at handThe above mentioned cosmetic improvements are usually achieved using mathematics andstatistics based tools. On the other hand, the fundamental improvements are primarily achievedby using principles of the surrounding physical world (very few abstract descriptors as it is in thecase of cosmetic improvements). It is interesting to notice, that successful engineering designs areachieved by using both types of improvements, but ground breaking designs are achieved

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Golpour, North Carolina State University; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

the 2016 ASEE ChE Division Raymond W. Fahien Award. Dr. Cooper’s research interests include effective teaching, conceptual and inductive learning, integrating writing and speaking into the curriculum and professional ethics.Dr. Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University Dr. Lisa Bullard is an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. She received her BS in Chemical Engineering from NC State and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. She served in engineering and management positions within Eastman Chem- ical Company from 1991-2000. A faculty member

Conference Session

Computer Architecture and Algorithms (3520)

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

P.E., Dr. Henry L. Welch, Milwaukee School of Engineering

lines of student code. The results of using this in MSOE's CS321 will be presented.Introduction The goal of a computer science or computer engineering program is to provide workready graduates who are familiar not only with how to write computer programs in variouslanguages, but those familiar with basic algorithms and aspects of computing. Areas of studymay often include file management, operating systems, compiler design and computer graphics.Depending upon the emphasis of a program these courses typically appear in either the junior orsenior year and vary from required courses to electives. The area of computer graphics has manyaspects which make it an ideal candidate for inclusion as a core course in the junior year. Notonly does

Conference Session

Potpourri - A Mix of All Topics

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

balanced by hands-on programming experiencesin the lab focusing on programmable logic controller (PLC) and multi-axis motion controllerprogramming. The finite state machine programming technique for PLC programming isintroduced. While fundamental theory of PID motor position controllers is reviewed in lectures,practical tuning of the PID controllers embedded in the motion controller of the lab machines isexplored by the students. The course and laboratory content were determined after manydiscussions with engineers in the motion control industry. The paper explains the course content,custom-built laboratory machines and lab exercises in detail. Assessment results from multipleofferings of the course are presented.2 CurriculumThe curriculum has

Conference Session

Course Assessment in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Oliver Hensley; Marjorie Donovan; Christopher Ibeh; James Otter

of her social science classes; “these data indicate thatthere is a significant increase in sociological knowledge from pre-test to post-test inupper division as well as lower division courses.” Worthy of note is the fact that the “writing to learn” (WL) introductory sociology class showed a higher level of Page 7.525.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2647improvement (57%) compared to the 30% increase showed

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Tze-Leong Yew; Kurt Gramoll

, transparencies, and overlays. Direct output to aVCR is possible. One problem with Premiere is the files can become large.Sound Forge (Win) or Sound Edit (Mac)Sound Forge (Windows-based) and Sound Edit (Macintosh-based) are identical in purpose. Bothtools allow the recording and editing of audio. Also, both will read and write most major sound-file formats. Many special effects are included in the software that can be used to modify thesound. Since the audio is digital, it is easy to add a number of special effects such as an echo orto amplify the tone level. Page 5.593.8Working Model 2DWorking Model 2D is a basic mechanical simulation tool. It uses basic

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 1: Robotics and Bio-Inspired Projects

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Jianfeng Ma, Saint Louis University; Lisa Bosman, Marquette University; Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest; Khalid H. Tantawi, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Beshoy Morkos, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

students. In Fall 2022, there were21 students including 4 female students and 17 male students. In addition, one student is from Aerospaceengineering and 20 students are from Mechanical Engineering.In this course, students are taught the fundamentals of linear elasticity (covered in this project), energymethods, theories of failure prediction, introduction to Numerical method, and introduction to optimization.This course prepares Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering students for their subsequent courses, e.g.machine design, senior design. 53.3 Data Collection Instrument(s)As part of the project, students were asked to write two summaries (for each summary, 10 journal articlesobtained via

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A. Verleger Ph.D. (He/His/Him), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #18201Go With Your Gut! – Using Low-Time-Investment Evaluations of StudentWork for Identifying High versus Low Quality ResponsesDr. Matthew A. Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Matthew Verleger is an Associate Professor of Engineering Fundamentals at Embry-Riddle Aeronauti- cal University in Daytona Beach, Florida. His research interests are focused on using action research methodologies to develop immediate, measurable improvements in classroom instruction and the use of Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) in teaching students about engineering problem solving. Dr. Verleger is an active member of

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Benoit Cushman-Roisin; Elsa Garmire

project and a one-term individualproject, both involving original design problems submitted by companies affiliated with Thayer School.On occasion, the second project is a continuation of the first or is initiated by an industrial experiencesuch as an internship. Of the 18 required courses, a minimum of five must be in engineering management. All M.E.students are required to take a three-course sequence in the fundamentals of management: finance,marketing and organizational behavior. These courses have been designed specifically for the M.E.program by Tuck School faculty, and include core business-school material adapted for the needs ofengineering students. The remaining electives may be taken at Thayer School or with M.B.A. studentsat

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Oscar N. Garcia; Garima Bajwa; Cynthia L. Claiborne; Shanti R. Thiyagaraja; Mohamed Fazeen; Eric H. Pruett

students. It was a daring offering: an eclectic course whose main objective was todeal in a single course with the fundamental concepts of the three topics listed, each classicallytaught in a deep and specialized single topic course. Researchers in these fields have beenconsistently bemoaning the lack of a cohesive and integrative theory of security beyond thesubjects of compression and error correction (already individually well developed) butparticularly in cryptology, considered an emerging science, albeit an art [1]. Given the social,economic, scientific and national security implications of the topics it is surprising that moreattention is being given to the development of such theoretical basis. While we are still far fromcurrently realizing

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Laura P. Ford, University of Tulsa; Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Christy Wheeler West, University of South Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

- lished two books, ”Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics” and ”Interpreting Diffuse Reflectance and Transmittance.” He has also published papers on effective use of simulation in engineer- ing, teaching design and engineering economics, and assessment of student learning.Dr. Laura P. Ford, University of Tulsa LAURA P. FORD is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Tulsa. She teaches engineering science thermodynamics, mass transfer/separations, and chemical engineering senior labs. She is a co-advisor for TU’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders USA. Her email address is laura-ford@utulsa.edu.Dr. Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University Dr. Lucas Landherr is an

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 7: Making

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Morlock; Louis Josef Handwerker; Ludvik Alkhoury, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D. Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Paper ID #37325Teaching Engineering Design, Basic Circuit Design and Coding toFirst-Year Engineering Students Using a 3-D Printed Robotic Hand-BasedProjectJason MorlockLouis Josef HandwerkerDr. Ludvik Alkhoury, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Ludvik Alkhoury is the Lab instructor of Fundamentals of Engineering Design; a course that intro- duces engineering concepts to first-year engineering students.Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi is interested in first-year engineering curriculum design and recruitment, retention and success of engineering students. He is the coordinator of

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Michael Berry; Paul Russo; Joshua Wyrick

impact.In today’s society, the simple act of helping another person and impacting even just one life, often goesoverlooked and undervalued. This is often true until one modifies their own mindset to accept and evenembrace this ideal which ultimately brings a sense of power and accomplishment otherwise neverexhibited. These concepts are especially true when it comes to service learning within the realm of 2engineering education. The engineering profession, and civil engineering in particular, has such a broadspectrum of applicable knowledge and expertise in providing the fundamentals of everyday life. Not toharness the plethora of

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Farkas Mogul, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park; Timothy Duane Reedy, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

suggests that that the divide between socialjustice (SJ) concerns and technical knowledge in engineering curricula is an important reasonthat students with SJ concerns leave engineering [1, 2]. In their recent book, Engineering Justice,Leydens and Lucena [3] present criteria they hope “can be used to guide educators [to render] SJvisible within the engineering sciences without compromising valuable course content.” Oneapproach is the so-called “Problem Re-write Assignment”: students write a context for atraditional “decontextualized” engineering science problem. We undertook this pilot study tounderstand how students frame their thinking about “contextualized/decontextualized”(Con/Decon) problems and what resources they would use to write a social

Conference Session

Teaching Design with a Twist

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

developed in response to a need that must, at some point, be well defined orquantified. Even more critical when interdisciplinary teams are working on problems, there mustbe an agreement on what the problem is. In fact, problem definition and specifications (in someform) are fundamental not only to design but also to problem solving in general.The paper will describe how specifications are presented, subdivided, and evaluated in ourintroductory design course. Exercises, in which students prepare specifications for such items as:an automated pet food dispenser, a portable device to safely and temporarily lift a portion of anautomobile for the purpose of roadside repairs, a lawn maintenance device, a device to addressthe problem of carrying heavy

Conference Session

International Division (INTL): Case Studies and Trends

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edris Ebrahimzadeh P.E., University of South Alabama

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

engineeringeducation. However, students often engage with these languages in two distinct ways: some usethem primarily for numerical analysis and linear algebra, while others leverage them as full-fledged programming languages [1]. The former group tends to write scripts for specific problem-solving, whereas students with prior coding experience develop functions and broadercomputational solutions. 1Students proficient in programming quickly recognize the advantages of structured problem-solving, allowing them to tackle complex engineering challenges more effectively than those whoview MATLAB solely as a mathematical tool. Programming is fundamentally about

Conference Session

Course Development and Services

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Mokodean; Xiannong Meng; Maurice Aburdene

section.We found seven courses that describe their lab exercises in some detail (title, main contents, andhow the lab can be accomplished). Although this is a relatively small sample, it shows somecommon features. Of the seven courses that made their lab description available on-line, onlytwo courses require a weekly lab, Renselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Bucknell University.Some courses list a few lab exercises for a semester and others use lab sessions only for tutorials.The lab exercises can be categorized into the following groups: • UNIX system programming – introduce UNIX system calls and file systems • Socket interface – familiarize students with socket interface so they can write application programs

Conference Session

Topics in Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; R. William Graff; B.Kyun Lee, Le Tourneau University; Martin Batts, Le Tourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

—hitherto quiteseparate activities--joined to give mankind powers which, to judge by many of the ecologiceffects, are out of control. If so, Christianity bears a huge burden of guilt.” 7Environmental writer Aldo Leopold introduced a new approach to ethics. Leopold suggested inhis Sand County Almanac that our interaction with nature should be in terms of what he called a“land ethic,” which he defined in this way: "A thing is right when it tends to preserve theintegrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise." 8The specific terminology and development of deep ecology arose from the writings ofNorwegian philosopher Arne Naess. Naess called his approach “deep ecology” because it dealtwith the deep questions

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Kukulka

curriculum. A student may have taken these courses atBSC or another institution. The topics are fundamental in nature, however because of the natureof the test and the breath of the subject areas, it makes for a very difficult evaluation. Thereforethe students are allowed three attempts at passing this test. The three sets of tests are offeredwithin a four week period of time. Each time the test is offered the makeup of the test changes.Roughly 25 - 30 percent of the students receive a passing grade each time it is offered. Thestudents that do not pass the course are not allowed to register in the course and are required totake the course the next time it is offered. As one can imagine this adds even more stress to thetaking and evaluation of this

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Banzhaf

they are needed in the technical fundamentals courses which beginin the second semester. We also feel that retention will be improved because of both heightenedstudent interest in the major and improved mathematical skills when the technical courses aretaken. A description of this new course, including a detailed syllabus and examples ofinnovative laboratory experiences created for this course, are presented. The experiments areavailable, in PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format) at http://uhavax.hartford.edu/~banzI. IntroductionThere is a growing awareness by faculty nationwide that students now entering technicaldisciplines lack the practical experience and technological literacy which students once had1,2,and our own classroom experiences at

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Stanley, Kettering University; Timothy Cameron, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

of control in the advancement of the software package.6) The cost and time of development is relatively low because all images may be Page 15.1348.2 duplicated directly from the textbook.7) Although web based interactive animation software has been developed in the recent past by creating Java Applets or by writing computer programs in Adobe Flash ActionScript.8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15, no comprehensive and interactive web-based animation software for educators has been developed on a mass scale (probably due to cost16,17,18).A new feature has been added to the animation software; the user can now performparametric studies of chosen