Conference Session

Global Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Pack; Steven Barrett

the authors were novice writers who wanted to publish their first textbook. Theirfirst textbook entitled “The 68HC12 Microcontroller: Theory and Applications,” wasreleased by Prentice Hall in December 2001. During the book writing process theauthors learned a variety of valuable lessons that they hope are useful to others. Thispaper presents their thoughts on issues associated with a book writing process: topic andpublisher selection, book contracts, time commitments, the actual mechanics of writing,preparing solutions manuals, including software packages, and creating websites.Although their textbook is intended for an electrical and computer engineering audience,the lessons they learned while writing the book should be applicable to any

Conference Session

Cool Ideas

Collection

2017 EDI

Authors

Scott A Ashford; Gregory Washington; Molly M. Gribb P.E.; Bob Kolvoord; Jim Garrett; John English; Ronald Harichandran

)Focus of the Class is:• Interdisciplinary Teamwork• Reverse Engineering & Building Prototypes• Rudimentary Engineering Design• Oral and Written Communications• Flipped Classroom PedagogyProjects have included:• Mechanical Testers (w/ P&G)• Hazardous Material Detectors• Tape Dispensers for the Cognitively Disabled (w/ Perkins School)• Low-Cost Baby Incubators• MEMS Test Chambers• IOT Pill Dispensers (w/ Intel)Feedback has been excellent from both faculty and students.An EPIC Way to Connect Engineering Education to Design and Industry • The Lorraine A. Tegan Design Studio • Hardware and software for computer-assisted design

Conference Session

Integrating Math and Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bogdan Adamczyk; Wendy Reffeor

performing even the most basic mathematical calcu-lations. In particular, third semester students in EGR 209 (Statics and Mechanics of Materials)were unable to perform many basic mathematical calculations. A math review session, up to threelectures in length, was added to the course. Although this impacted the available lecture time, itreduced problem based delays in following lectures. In general the material reviewed includedbasic algebra, trigonometry and vectors. Math problems were also observed in the fifth semester engineering class, EGR 345 (DynamicSystems Modelling and Control). The students were having problems solving basic first and sec-ond order differential equations. To assess and remedy the problem the solution of these equationswas

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Sally J. Pardue, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

Paper ID #45595Call to Action!Dr. Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Anna Howard is a Teaching Professor at NC State University in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering where she has led the course redesign effort for Engineering Statics. She received her Ph.D. from the Rotorcraft Center of Excellence at Penn State University and is one of the campus leaders of Wolfpack Engineering Unleashed. She has launched and is currently chairing the College Teaching Committee for the NC State College of Engineering.Dr. Sally J. Pardue, Tennessee Technological University Sally Pardue, Ph.D., is an

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kimberly Barron; Sang Ha Lee; John Wise; Robert Pangborn; Thomas Litzinger

Session #1630 Educational Objectives and Expectations for Post-Graduation Achievement Kimberly A. Barron, Robert N. Pangborn, Sang Ha Lee, Thomas A. Litzinger and John C. Wise College of Engineering, Penn State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the evaluation of survey data collected from almost 1,300 Penn Stateengineering alumni who graduated in the years 1995 to 2000. Analyses were conducted todetermine if there are differences in the respondents’ perceptions of their education based on theinitial career path chosen, namely, full-time

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyril Okhio, Clark Atlanta University; Sade Tramble, Kennesaw State University; Amy Buddie, Kennesaw State University; Ayse Tekes

the gripper using differentfilaments with their correct settings and performing motion and stress analysis in SolidWorks toobtain the maximum stresses allowed for selected materials. Derek developed the gripper andtested the performance of the gripper by manipulating the 2 DOF robot through a joystick andArduino code and reading force from Flex sensors. The outcomes of this study were presented andpublished at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE)2021 d also at the Undergraduate Research Symposium organized by the Office of Research atKSU. After a successful year, he was also selected as a Sophomore Scholar to continue hisresearch with more hands-on learning. His outstanding accomplishment as a first

Conference Session

Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noelle K Comolli, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

), packaging and storageFigure 1. Industrial chocolate manufacturing process. During the harvesting stage, pods (which grow on the cacao trees and contain 20-40 seeds each) are hand-picked, split open and seeds are collected on a bed of bananaleaves. The seeds are then covered and allowed to sit for 2-3 days and undergo wild –fermentation which kills the seed, and when done correctly, can enhance the flavor of theresulting cocoa bean(10). Now referred to as beans, they are spread out in a flat layer andallowed to dry prior to shipment to a nib processing facility (stage 2 in Figure 1). Thebeans are first roasted to enhance flavor, and further dry out the shell which is removedfrom the inner desired part (the nib) in a mechanical process known

Conference Session

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2019 Best PIC, Zone, and Diversity Papers Live Q&A

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Todd Haskell, Western Washington University; Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Lee Singleton, Whatcom Community College; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University

Tagged Topics

2019 Best Zone & PIC Papers

learning gains from activities specifically targeting students’ability to effectively use and understand vector representations. The test is available to educatorsand researchers along with a growing library of mechanics-related content in the conceptinventory section of the Concept Warehouse(https://jimi.cbee.oregonstate.edu/concept_warehouse/) [25].AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grantnumbers DUE #1834425 and DUE #1834417. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions orrecommendations expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe NSF.References[1] T. Litzinger, P. Meter, C. M. Firetto, L. J. Passmore, C. B. Masters, S. R. Turns, G. L. Gray, F

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Marie McCarther; Linda Garavalia; David Renz; Deborah O'Bannon

Session 2692 Advancing Women in STEM disciplines to Leadership Roles in Academe Deborah J. O’Bannon, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Linda S. Garavalia, Department of Psychology, David O. Renz, Bloch School of Business and Public Administration, and S. Marie McCarther, Midwest Center for Non-Profit Leadership University of Missouri-Kansas CityABSTRACTThis paper describes an NSF ADVANCE-funded program designed to facilitate the rise offaculty women to academic leadership positions in NSF-sponsored disciplines

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Giersch, Broad-based Knowledge; Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Elizabeth Nilsen, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #10755Supporting Change in Entrepreneurship Education: Creating a Faculty De-velopment Program Grounded in Results from a Literature ReviewSarah Giersch, Broad-based Knowledge Sarah Giersch is a Consultant for Broad-based Knowledge (BbK) where she conducts quantitative and qualitative evaluations for BbK’s higher education clients. Giersch also consults in the areas of archiv- ing digital materials. Prior to joining BbK, Giersch worked for Columbia University libraries guiding the growth and development of the online research repository. Giersch has also consulted in the area of educa- tion technology and

Conference Session

Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Arvid Andersen

project. Table 2 below shows that several different engineering andtechnology-based disciplines2 are involved in organising the international project groups. Asthe project progresses the differences between each of the technical disciplines begins todisappear. The class begins to extract engineering and starts to recognize the interdisciplinarynature of the operation or of the design solution of the various products.Export Engineering (a mix of disciplines such as Engineering, Business, Technology andLanguages), Civil Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering Design, IntegratedEngineering, Information Technology, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,Mechatronics, Marketing, Product Design, Quality and Management, Computer

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Hye Jeong Kim, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

2006-544: AUTOMATED ROBOTIC WORKCELL DESIGN TOOLKIT -PRELIMINARY EVALUATIONSheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Sheng-Jen (“Tony”) Hsieh is an Associate Professor and member of the Graduate Faculty at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the Department of Mechanical Engineering and is a Halliburton Faculty Fellow for 2005-2006. His research interests include intelligent manufacturing system design, virtual instrumentation, thermal profiling for process and product characterization, and simulation and modeling. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation Laboratory, a state-of-the-art

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Landon Gray, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

2006-545: COGNITIVE SUPPORT FOR LEARNING PLC PROGRAMMING:COMPUTER-BASED CASE STUDIESSheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Sheng-Jen (“Tony”) Hsieh is an Associate Professor and member of the Graduate Faculty at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the Department of Mechanical Engineering and is a Halliburton Faculty Fellow for 2005-2006. His research interests include intelligent manufacturing system design, virtual instrumentation, thermal profiling for process and product characterization, and simulation and modeling. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation Laboratory, a state-of

Conference Session

Engineering in the Elementary School

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

modified our plan to include some simpler activities and we added a section on basicdefinitions in order to have a starting point for a meaningful presentation of ideas.Throughout the module, we held to one specific engineering idea: for a given material, shapingthat material into a structural arch will result in a stiffer and stronger unit than if that materialwere shaped into a horizontal beam. To demonstrate that idea, we created a teaching module thatbriefly explained how a beam works, how an arch works and then we asked the students toexplore these mechanics principles by means of model making exercises.The Lesson Plan and AssessmentsBefore we began any activities, we handed out “observer worksheets” to any adults who werepresent (parents

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tala Katbeh, Texas A&M University; Gerald Benjamin Cieslinski, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Hassan Said Bazzi, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Syed Mustafa Husain Abidi, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Said Bazzi, Texas A&M University at Qatar Dr. Hassan S. Bazzi is the senior associate dean for research and advancement and professor of chemistry at Texas A&M University at Qatar, a branch campus of Texas A&M University. Dr. Bazzi is also professor of materials science & engineering at Texas A&M University. Dr. Bazzi received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry and organic chemistry, respectively, from the American University of Beirut (1996 and 1998), and his Ph.D. in polymer chemistry with Dean’s Honor List from McGill University (2003). He worked briefly with the United Nations as a chemical weapons inspector in Iraq before doing a postdoctoral research fellowship at Universit´e

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Adam C. Lynch; Amber Williams

approach where student teams fromdistinct engineering courses collaborate in forming cohesive squads. Each squad comprisesteams from various engineering classes, fostering a diverse pool of expertise and perspectives.By facilitating cross-subject matter interactions, Integrated Projects encourage students toappreciate the value of collaboration and broaden their problem-solving abilities beyond theconfines of their individual disciplines. Unlike traditional Interdisciplinary, the students were notnecessarily from different engineering disciplines, simply different courses. These includedStatics, Mechanical Design, Circuits, Leadership, Statistical Process Control, and LeanManufacturing. This study strives to assess the effectiveness of the

Conference Session

Engineering Design Process Activities with Secondary Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc.; Sharon Liz Karackattu, Oak Hall School

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

articles, and 20 refereed pedagogical conference articles. As a PI or Co-PI, Traum has attracted over $841 K in funding for research, education, and entrepreneurial ventures from multiple sources including NSF, NASA, ASHRAE, AIAA, Sigma Xi, the Texas State Energy Conservation Office, and several industry sponsors including Toshiba and Oshkosh. Most recently as Associate Professor and Director of Engineering Programs at Philadelphia University, Dr. Traum led the Mechanical Engineering Program through a successful ABET interim visit resulting in no deficiencies, weaknesses, or concerns. Previously, Dr. Traum was an assistant professor at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), one of the top-ten undergraduate

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Louis Godbout; Hisham Alnajjar

, Mechanical and other non-electricalengineering students enroll in a required introductory Electrical Circuits course, it is sometimesimpossible to encourage the majority of them to take the course seriously. They, as we all know,have the attitude that it is not in their major and a C or a D grade is sufficient.Based on our experience in teaching this subject to non-major students over many years, a web-based circuit animation file was developed for students to use as a supplement to the course. Thecircuit animations cover all of the basics in direct current (DC) circuit theory. Through theanimations, the theoretical and practical aspects of basic DC circuit principles are presented. Thetopics considered are: Ohm’s law; series and parallel resistor

Conference Session

What's New in Engineering Economy

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafael Landaeta; Bryan Magary; William Peterson

Session 2639 Is It Time For A New Paradigm? William R. Peterson, Rafael E. Landaeta, Bryan Magary Old Dominion UniversityAbstractThis paper asks the question: should we drastically change the way we teach undergraduateengineering economic? With the widespread availability of spreadsheet software should werethink the presentation of the material and concentrate on the creation of the cash flow and lesson the mechanics of converting the cash flow into a decision variable? The pro’s and con’s ofeach option are discussed. This paper is intended to provoke a dialog not

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Estell

, American Society for Engineering EducationPlatformThe Java programming language was adopted for this course as it lends itself well to the subject.Java is an object-oriented language featuring a rich built-in library of routines, includingcomponent libraries for the development of graphical user interfaces. The implementation of anysufficiently interesting GUI tends to result in pages worth of tedious code. However, most Javadevelopment systems (such as JBuilder and Visual Café) allow for automatic GUI codegeneration through visual drag-and-drop mechanisms. The event model is relatively simple, withsome development systems supplying interaction wizards to assist with code generation. Swing,which is the Java Foundation Classes' GUI component

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith E. Hedges, Drury University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

copyrighted materials, but that is not always the case with other artists. JeffKoons appropriated a postcard image into a sculpture titled String of Puppies that did not satisfythe parody condition of fair use [5].Artificial intelligence art relies on non-human interventions that elicit and transform digitalinformation from a large dataset of paired images and texts. AI art garners awards and isbecoming successful. Game designer Jason Allen won first place in the Colorado State Fair forThéâtre D’Opéra Spatial in the emerging artists division. Although the category was digital arts /digitally manipulated photography, one judge did not know that Midjourney’s AI generated theprimary image [6]. “Many artists were furious, but Mr. Allen was unmoved: “It’s

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Marylin Dyrud

, EAC is “a holistic and interdisciplinary approachto integrating ethical concerns throughout the university academic program.”1The underlying assumption is that students will more readily understand, and perhaps evenappreciate, ethics material presented in a technical context. For example, learning about thedesign flaw that caused the Challenger disaster in a mechanical engineering/technologyclassroom differs from information imparted in a philosophy course, where the professor maynot be intimately familiar with joint rotation and the effects of cold weather on O-rings.An EAC approach not only contextualizes ethical content but also allows for vibrant classdiscussions in an already overcrowded technical curriculum, whereas adding a required

Conference Session

Design in Multidisciplinary Learning Environment

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Monica A. Mellini P.E., Montgomery College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

fields. In the first two years of college, and particularly under conditions ofuncertainty and material problems precipitated by a pandemic, STEM students face barriers toattainment of educational and career goals. First-year STEM students may not feel a sense of“belonging” in their chosen major or may not have even selected a program of study [1]. Secondyear students face a “critical juncture” as they approach transfer to a 4-year school [2]. At thispoint, many STEM students change majors or leave higher education altogether [3]. Engineeringeducation research points to feelings of isolation as contributing factors to lack of persistence inthe engineering major [4].One way to promote persistence among students who have selected STEM is to assist

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosa Cano; Howard Kimmel

engineering specialty: fourth grade girls studyenvironmental; fifth, aeronautical; sixth, mechanical; seventh, chemical; and eighth,biomedical engineering. This paper describes the organization of the Center and its programsin order to meet the needs of the pre-college students, their teachers, and parents.IntroductionNJIT, through its Pre-College Center, offers initiatives and programs designed to increaseeducational opportunities for inner-city youngsters while improving the quality of educationat the elementary and secondary grades in the City of Newark, and its environs1-2. Since itsestablishment in 1978, NJIT’s Pre-college Center has undergone several fundamentaltransformations of its identity and goals. It has evolved from a locally focused

Conference Session

WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

Collection

2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University; Kerry E Patterson, Lipscomb University; Joseph B Tipton Jr., Lipscomb University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

Paper ID #20947Work-in-Progress - Emphasizing Human-Centered Design in the FreshmanYear through an Interactive Engineering Design Process ExperienceDr. Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University Dr. Kirsten Dodson is an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering department in the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering at Lipscomb University. She graduated from Lipscomb University with her Bachelors degree before moving on to Vanderbilt to finish her Doctoral degree. Upon completing her research at Vanderbilt, she joined the faculty at her alma mater where she has focused on thermal-fluids topics in teaching and

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

L. F. Borjón; L. M. Martínez; K. A. Córdova; J. L. Hernández; A. Lozano

students and faculty3 as well as a cost-effective approach. The objective is to teach industrialinstrumentation concepts to Electronic and Biomedical Engineering students on the first stage. Later toincorporate Mechanical, Industrial and Chemical Engineering students. The main concepts to emphasize areInstrumentation parameters, system design techniques, modeling, emulation, PLCs control architecture, dataacquisition systems, sensors and man-machine interfaces (MMIs). This is done through practicals that havebeen designed for this purpose4 and that will be commented later. One of the main concerns is cost and space, for this reason and in order to involve Mechanical, Industrial

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald A. Cox; Richard Grieve; Jeffrey Mohr

students that are working at CIRAS; others hear throughdepartmental e-mails or through the Engineering Career Services office. About ten students areemployed by CIRAS at a time and eighty percent of these are engineers. Often one or two ofthese will be CIRAS co-ops. Most are from Mechanical Engineering, Industrial andManufacturing Systems Engineering, or Industrial Education and Technology.Students work for CIRAS for anywhere from three months to two years, with an average nearone year. The students work schedules are fit around their classes, with most working 15-20hours per week throughout the school year. About one-third of the students go home or toindustrial co-op jobs during the summer, a third will continue to work part time, and a third

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John Spinelli; Cherrice Traver

requirement.The Union students cooperated with a team of French students from ESIGELEC whowere also entered in the competition. They designed an autonomous robot to play a typeof table-top soccer against a competing robot. The Union team included sophomore,junior, and senior students majoring in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering,Computer Systems Engineering and Computer Science. The Internet was used forcommunication with their cooperating team in France. The students traveled to Francefor final debugging and testing as well as to participate in the competition itself.The potential educational benefits from this type of experience include exposure to open-ended multidisciplinary design, development of teamwork and project managementskills

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

K Muraleetharan; Gerald Miller; Dee Fink; Robert Knox; Randall Kolar; David Sabatini; Baxter Vieux; Michael Mooney; Carolyn Ahern; Kurt Gramoll

(2 sections) CE 3414 Spring '02 CE 5333 CE 3673 CE 3403 CE 4123 CE 3234Notes: ENGR 1112 – Introduction to Engineering, ENGR 1213 – Graphics and Design, CE 2553– Surveying, CE 3403 – Materials, CE 3363 – Soil Mechanics, CE 3212 – EnvironmentalEngineering, CE 3234 – Environmental Engineering II, CE 3414 – Structural Analysis, CE 3663– Structural Design (Steel I), CE 3673 – Structural Design (Concrete I), CE 4123 (Open ChannelFlow), CE 5333 – Foundation Engineering.3. Overview of the Evaluation ProtocolTo evaluate the success of the Sooner City project, a comprehensive assessment plan is in place,including both formative and summative evaluations. The

Conference Session

Assessment II: Learning Gains and Conceptual Understanding

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Bethke Wendell, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Tufts University; Aaron W. Johnson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #16265Noticing, Assessing, and Responding to Students’ Engineering: Exploring aResponsive Teaching Approach to Engineering DesignKristen Bethke Wendell, Tufts University Kristen Wendell is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Tufts University, where she is also a Faculty Fellow at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach.Jessica Watkins, Tufts UniversityDr. Aaron W. Johnson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach Aaron W. Johnson is a postdoctoral research associate at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. He received his