Conference Session

Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Page 12.903.2change that took place in August 2004 and was made very deliberately to emphasized the inspireportion of the mission. Prior to that time our department mission statement mirrored ourinstitutional mission statement, which begins “To educate, train, and inspire the Corps ofCadets….” While the authors’ department statement began with “To educate and inspire theCorps of Cadets in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, and engineering mechanics…”Both then ended in the same way “so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of charactercommitted to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professionalexcellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army." While the wordinspire was

Collection

2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kyle V. Moses; W. Michael Petullo

program attached to an email, because he trans-of Figure 1. This paper makes use of Anderson’s revision. mitted information over an unauthenticated and unencrypted Other work applies Bloom’s objectives to both computer- network connection, or because he mistakenly trusted onescience and computer-security education. Johnson et al. stud- website which poses as another after clicking on a link in anied how computer-science program assessors and instructors email. Indeed many training materials warn users about eachcharacterized various evaluation events encountered by first- of these actions; for example the US Department of Defenseyear computer

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Werner

Session 1647 Using the Internet in a Computer Science Senior Projects Course Michael Werner Department of Computer Science, Electronics and Mechanical Wentworth Institute of Technology 550 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115Abstract:Project courses in Computer Science require a student to discover a feasible software project, doindependent research to see how his/her project fits in with similar and related projects doneelsewhere, acquire the necessary knowledge and tools to build

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

John C. Giordano; J. Scot Ransbottom

into consideration the diversity of the faculty whowill be instructing the material, as well as the diversity of the learners. The military has long been at the forefront of the nation's efforts to enhance equal opportunity, butrecently the focus has shifted from merely providing opportunity to those less advantaged to actuallyrecognizing the value and benefits returned through diversity. The Leading Diversity Process Model(LDPM), Figure 1, proposed by Colonel André Sayles, has been adopted by for use throughout theDepartment of Defense. The LDPM has three primary components of accept differences, understand Figure 1. Leading Diversity Process Model [2]differences and value differences [2]. As leaders and educators

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Enbody

learn from a textbook, and an interactive textbook greatlyenhances that delivery mechanism. However, we are targeting those who prefer to learn from aperson rather than a book. That is, we believe that the human component is critical. Live videocaptures that human component—how can we capture it with asynchronous delivery?Interaction is another critical component of education. Live video provides an opportunity for aninstructor to interact with the class, e.g. respond to questions. If asynchronous distanceeducation is to succeed, it must provide effective interaction.However, interaction is not limited to instructor-student interaction. Student-student interactionis very important. Significant learning takes place outside of a classroom as

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Backer

), is designed to introduce students to the realm ofhistory and usage of technology in society and to increase their awareness of both theuncertainties as well as the promises of the utilization of technology as a creative humanenterprise. The goal of these multimedia modules is to have the students use technology as theyexplore its impact on our society over time. Although the web and multimedia materials weredeveloped by one instructor, they are used by all instructors in this class in different ways. Thecontinuous improvement of the multimedia is driven by the evaluation of the multimedia bystudents and other faculty. Each year, the multimedia and web-based modules are revised toreflect the evaluative input gathered from the various

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robb E. Larson, Montana State University; David A. Miller, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-4698: A CASE STUDY IN CAPSTONE ORGANIZATION FORCONTINUOUS DESIGN/BUILD PROJECTSProf. Robb E. Larson, Montana State University Robb Larson is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, in the College of Engineering at Montana State University. He has been with the department since 1993 and teaches the interdisciplinary ME/MET capstone course, as well as courses in alternative/renewable energy, instrumentation, and computer applications.Dr. David A. Miller, Montana State University David A Miller is Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Jim Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Missy Wooley, Ruston High School; Marvin Nelson, Benton High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

___________?” questions from theirstudents.Each of our programs described above provides a mechanism for improving teacher confidencewith STEM material, and additionally provides an outlet for implementing the material with thestudents. In TechSTEP, we bring in the teachers for workshops prior to Discovery Weekends. In Page 15.247.6these workshops the teachers complete the same projects and dive deeper into the STEMfundamental topics with guidance from university faculty. In the following Discovery Weekend,teachers and university faculty collaboratively lead the student teams through the projects.Building on this model, Cyber Discovery teachers attend Weekend

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Massie

student effort over a period of Page 8.923.4Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and ExpositionCopyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education three years. It combined topics including technical drawing, materials science, statics, strength of materials, structural analysis and design of steel, concrete and wood structures. The smallest curriculum block was for introducing civil engineering to the new Freshmen; it envisioned only two weeks of concentrated student effort at the very beginning of their first year.6. Solve the sub-problems. The curriculum revision team worked

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas McCormack; Franz Rad; Dale Richwine; Azad Mohammadi; Scott Huff

years of math, one year ofchemistry, and one year of physics, in addition to the usual engineering mechanics courses andfreshman problem solving and graphics. At the sophomore level, a course in surveying, one inproperties of materials, and one in electrical circuits are required.Starting at the junior year and continuing through the second quarter of the senior year, therequired engineering courses include: one course in thermodynamics; three courses in fluids,hydraulics, and water resource systems; one course in environmental; one in engineeringgeology; two in geotechnical; two in transportation; three in structural analysis and design; andone course in project management.By the time the students reach the capstone design course (CE 494

Conference Session

Electromechanical Curricula

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus; Kathy Bradley, MotoTron, Inc; Eric Bradley, MotoTron, Inc

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-795: FIRST-YEAR REAL WORLD COMPETITION TO MOTIVATESTUDENTSJoseph Fuehne, Purdue University-ColumbusKathy Bradley, MotoTron, IncEric Bradley, MotoTron, Inc Page 13.614.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 AC 2008 – 795 First-Year Real World Competition to Motivate StudentsAbstractFirst-year students in Purdue University’s Mechanical Engineering Technology program arenormally advised to take courses in English, Speech, Mathematics, Physics and MET classes inmaterials, and analytical and computational methods. While the materials class offers interestingelements with various types of material testing, the analytical and computational methods class isbasically

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Solnosky, Pennsylvania State University; Moses Ling, Pennsylvania State University

Math 140: Calculus 1 E Mch 213*: Strength of Materials ME 210: Thermal and Fluid Sci. Math 141*: Calculus 2 Math 250*: Differential Eq. Math 220: Matrices Physics 211*: Mechanics Phys 212*: Elec. and Magnetism Math 231: Calculus 3 Phys 213: Waves and Thermo. Note: * Potential stumbling block courses as observed by AE advisors. Many prerequisite/pre-major courses (Table 1) are challenging to students who have not developedself-efficacy in their learning process. Contributing factors may be the lack of effective

Conference Session

Physics in the K-12 Classroom

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Melanie Pearlman; Kimberly Turner

inengineering, and MEMS can be a good tool to use when discussing these concepts. In many cases,having an actual example (be it on the internet, or in the classroom) is the key to retaining an idea.MEMS are novel. Such novelty makes them a ‘hot topic’, one which is interesting to students of theupper secondary to lower high school level. It has been shown that middle school is the age when girlstend to be drawn away from science and engineering and more toward other career options [2,3,4]. Toencourage more women to stay involved in science, the material has to be presented in a way that isexciting to both genders. MEMS devices are typically rather simple mechanically, at least to somedegree. The elements are clearly visible, and in many cases can be

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khalid Al-Olimat, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

determine more efficient ways of designingtheir courses and presenting the material in order to ensure that students are provided withinformation to help them pass along the essential knowledge of their field and acquire computerskills to be adequately prepared to function as high quality professionals of the future.Meeting the instructional needs of students to learn the material is the keystone of every effectiveprogram. The tools of educational technology and software hold tremendous potential forimproving both teaching and learning processes. Cohen et al1 performed analysis of 74 studiesthat compared visual-based instruction with traditional instruction. They found that studentslearned more from visual-based instruction than from traditional

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Barillas, Rowan University; Stephen Fernandez, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

different fields of study [3],[5],[6]. Many times social responsibility inengineering is incorporated into engineering degree programs via service-learning, volunteerism,clubs, etc.; however, sometimes the mark is missed because students do not fully understand the“​inequalities and injustices among those helping and those being helped​” [3].Our​ ​course,​ ​The Sky’s the Limit: Drones for Social Good, ​ was designed to engage engineeringstudents with concepts of social justice integrated into an engineering curriculum. While someengineering classes introduce themes of social awareness, such as ethics, into the curriculum, thepresentation is often done as a discrete class component lasting for a week or so. The inclusion ofsocial justice material in

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Bryden

undergraduates must pay its own way. This requires that allthese activities result in:• Materials that support the tenure process, and• Undergraduate experiences that strengthen departmental and ABET 2000 goals, particularly those goals associated with team work, ethics, professional practice, application of engineering principles, and project management.Successful undergraduate involvement beyond the classroom requires that we cut across the linesbetween teaching, research, and service. About a year ago I visited a teaching-only institutionand was amazed by the wide range of activities that the students participated in, in the absence ofgraduate students. Lab classes, experiments, and published research were all supported byundergraduate students

Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tara Madhyastha; Jessica Masters; Ali Shakouri

of Computer Engineering, University of California at Santa Cruz, tara@soe.ucsc.edu Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California at Santa Cruz, ali@soe.ucsc.edu 1learn in an active web environment. The State University of New York at Buffalo department of ElectricalEngineering has created multiple web-based Java applets in areas including crystal structure, metal-oxidesemiconductors, digital circuits, and semiconductor devices [20]. The Visual Quantum Mechanics projectat Kansas State University has developed on-line materials in quantum physics for both the high schooland college level [21]. The University of Maryland offered a new course in quantum

Conference Session

Computer Tools for Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Ricky Castles, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Engineering Exploration (EngE1024).Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech JENNY L. LO is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. She received her Ph.D. in chemical engineering at Carnegie Mellon and her B.S. in chemical engineering at Tulane University.Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech HAYDEN GRIFFIN is currently professor and head of the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He holds BSME and MSME degrees from Texas Tech University and a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from VPI&SU. He had 13 years of experience in industry and government laboratories prior to joining Virginia Tech in 1985

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Argrow

impetus for the re-engineered curriculum that is the AE2000; a curriculum with renewed emphasis on design and hands-on learning to balance thetheory of the engineering sciences. Horizontal integration of engineering science topics withhands-on and design experiences is a priority. This is within a learning environment wherecommunications and teamwork development is ubiquitous. Specifically, we have: 9 Established a core curriculum Integrated the material in this core Made the curriculum relevant to applications Made it experiential, i.e., “hands-on” Integrated communication and teamwork skills into all courses Provided more curricular choice at the upper division Implemented

Conference Session

Integrating Teaching Assistants, Tenure-track, and Non-tenure-track Faculty into a Cohesive Department

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C Bower PE, The Citadel

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #18289Growing and Training Effective FacultyDr. Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel Ron Welch (P.E.) received his B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in the Corps of Engineers for over 24 years including

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTouneau University; Martin Batts, Le Tourneau University; Maria J. Leiffer, LeTouneau University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

engineering education in order to make a “whole person” of the graduate.Engineering faculty largely agree that engineering students (and faculty) can learn agreat deal from liberal arts faculty and their publications, particularly in the valuablearea of “soft skills.” Through our interactions on campus and the ABET 2000 Criteriawe have certainly seen that engineers benefit from interaction with arts/humanitiesfaculty and the materials they develop. Examples include dealing with team membersand clients, interpersonal communications, understanding one’s abilities and growthareas, communicating concepts to a wide audience, understanding ethical theories,wrestling with ambiguity in those situations which are not clearly black and white, andunderstanding

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Haering

usually intheir first semester in college. It covers the following general topics: laboratory practices;mechanical stress, strain and the measurement of strain using a wheatstone bridge; circuitbuilding; engineering design projects; report writing; presentation making; traditionalmechanical drawing; and an introduction to word processing, spreadsheets, presentationsoftware, and CAD packages. Structuring and delivering such a course successfully to freshmanstudents is a challenge. Having taught the course over a two-year span, I believe thosechallenges involve: balancing the breath of the topics with the appropriate level of detail,ushering the students through design projects when they possess almost no technical engineeringknowledge, and

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rudolph Marloth; Rafiqul I. Noorani; Mark A. Hinton

calculated. Severalfactors impaired the accuracy of the data. Some of the thermocouples were not firmly attachedto the fins. Better shielding of radiation and convection from the base plate is needed. Randomerror in the electronics, material variation in the thermocouple and the geometry of the fins mighthave also contributed to the inconsistency of data.VIII. References Page 5.188.121. LabVIEW and Data Acquisition. National Instruments. January 1994 Edition. Part No. 320628-01. Austin, Texas.2. F.P. Incropera and D.P. Dewitt. Introduction to Heat Transfer, 2nd Edition. New York: Wiley.3. Gonzaga University. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Elmore, Binghamton University; Sharon B Fellows, Binghamton University; Koenraad E Gieskes, Binghamton University; Lee A Cummings, Binghamton University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

graduate student in 2004, then, in 2009, he became a full-time lecturer. In this role, he serves as the engineering lab coordinator for the WTSN 111/112 courses. Mr. Gieskes received both his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Binghamton University and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Binghamton University.Mr. Lee A Cummings, Binghamton University Lee A. Cummings was appointed as the Subject Librarian for Engineering at Binghamton University in August of 2012. Prior to obtaining his Master’s in Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) from Wayne State University, he obtained his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toledo. His professional experience

Conference Session

Service Learning and Societal Issues in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Jed Marquart, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Marquart, Ohio Northern University Jed E. Marquart is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Interim Department Chair at Ohio Northern University. He received his BSME from Ohio Northern University and his MS and PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Dayton. His areas of research include numerical simulation of steady and unsteady flows, aircraft and engine design, and finite element analysis. He teaches courses in the areas of the thermal sciences, FEA, CFD, and freshman engineering. Dr. Marquart is a licensed professional engineer, an Associate Fellow of AIAA, and a member of ASEE and Tau Beta Pi

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; Dominic Dalbello, Allan Hancock College

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

only 24ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)-accredited manufacturingengineering programs, and only a few of these programs offer electronics manufacturing relatedcurricula. Based on a review of the curricula of ABET-accredited manufacturing engineeringprograms, only Boston University,1 Oregon State University,2 and Cal Poly San Luis Obispohave electronics manufacturing courses. Recently, the newly established manufacturingengineering program (not yet ABET-accredited) at Washington State University Vancouverbegan to offer a microelectronics emphasis area.3It should be noted that electronics manufacturing is a multidisciplinary topic because it isrelevant to the fields of materials engineering, mechanical engineering

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Macy Reynolds

buthad trouble with traditional assessments in school. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Student BStudent B provides another example of a student with a borderline learning problem. Thisstudent was not a star in the mechanical engineering technology classes, receiving C’s in bothFluid Dynamics and Metrology. However in the Senior Project course this individual becamethe team leader and was responsible for keeping everyone on schedule, communicating with theteam, dealing with the customer, and producing the final product. This student handled all thetasks far better than expected and was a

Conference Session

Work in Progress Papers in ECE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M Pavlina Ph.D., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; William Spencer Darby, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; Parker D. Landon, Boston University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

is often difficult for students to find interest or value in a first course on electric circuits.Students outside the field of electrical engineering may also experience greater difficulty. Thiscourse, primarily for aerospace and mechanical engineering majors, focuses on exposingstudents to basic circuit methods and terminology to prepare them for future courses and careerin industry. The current dilemma professors experience while teaching these courses is providingrelevant coursework while also improving class engagement. We propose using the QuestionFormulation Technique (QFT) coupled with simple research projects in our circuits course toincite curiosity and develop a questioning mindset. QFT developed by the Right QuestionInstitute was

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University; Gordon Thomas Beverly III, East Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

speaker. He received a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Man- agement from The University of Alabama in Huntsville, a Masters of Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University and a Bachelor of Science in Materials Engineering from Auburn University. He has authored several articles on follower component of leadership and is active in research concerning capstone, engineering education, and leadership processes. He has served as newsletter editor/secretary, program chair, division chair and awards chair in both the Engineering Management and Engineering Economy Divisions of ASEE. He is a fellow of the American Society of Engineering Management and serves as the 2015 ASEM President

Conference Session

Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University; Swaroop Joshi, Ohio State University; Rajiv Ramnath, Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Philpot 8 reporting on the results from their courseon mechanics of materials report, there were “no statistically significant differences between thetwo groups . . . based on performance on the common final exam”. Gehringer and Peddycord 11report on two courses on computer architecture, one taught as a traditional course, the other as aflipped course. Comparing the performance of students in the two courses, they say, “Despite theengagement successes of the flipped model, our hypothesis that students taught in this way woulddo better on exams was not borne out . . . The average score on common questions was 13.6 forthe students [in the flipped course] and 15.6 for students [in the traditional course]”. 1 It may be important to note here