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Design in the Engineering Core

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Campbell

’ intuition aboutmachine design while escaping the tedium that traditionally plagues this class. In the remainderof this paper, we will discuss the learning philosophy used in this project, followed by athorough description of the tasks that students perform. Then, we will show some past examplesalong with an assessment of the effectiveness of the project.2 Learning BasisThe various instructors of machine elements course at the University of Texas at Austin have,over the years, established a set of objectives that they would like to see students learn from theclass. These are: 1. an understanding of how various mechanical behaviors are achieved 2. an understanding of the various types of mechanical components 3. an understanding of how

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning Courses and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Carter

medium,suiting only the visual learner. The materials that are translated to this context should beprovided to the student in a way that will address as many learning styles as is possible.The Software. There are several vendors of course management software that provide an excellentfoundation for building a Web-based course. These programs manage a database of instructionalweb pages that are developed by the training institution (probably the instructor), the interfacesbetween the participants, and facilities for the assessment of student progress through theadministration of on-line testing. In presenting its programs, the department has used threepackages, each containing its own strengths: Centra ® (www.centra.com), WebCT®(www.webct.com

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kip Nygren

established ABET accreditation assessmentprocess to lead higher education in the establishment of institution wide assessment programsand their transformation into genuine learning organizations. Teachers, students and staff all at levels of the higher education institution must becomebetter and better at learning and at modifying their behaviors in light of new knowledge andinsights. A detailed discussion of the processes that can help accomplish these changes isbeyond the scope of this article. However, the dialogue concerning transformation must bejoined now because the unrelenting advance of technological change cannot be stopped. Page

Conference Session

To Design and Conduct Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Owino; Ronald Goulet

2,3 Learning unit: Torsion & bending: LC & DG design 4 LC & DG: Preliminary Design Report Due 5,6 LC & DG Construction 7 LC & DG: Calibration Report Due Final Design Report Due 8, 9 Learning unit: Truss & Beams Truss & Beam Design 10 Truss & Beam: Preliminary Design Report Due 11, 12 Truss & Beam Construction 13 Truss & Beam: Final Design Report Due Prototype Proof Test 14 Proof Test Report DueResultsSources of information relied upon to assess the learning outcomes include the specificassessment

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Lachance; Allen Estes

-hand experience, students can have difficulty understanding how theparties interact and why conflicts or disputes arise. This paper describes a participative hands-onconstruction management exercise which models the design-construction process using K’nex,âbuilding toys and provides assessments gained from four consecutive years of experience withsenior level CE students. Student teams are divided into Architect-Engineering firms, construction contractors, andproject managers. The A-E firms design competing structures that meet specific functionalrequirements using K’nex components. Construction contractors, who want to win the job whilemaximizing their profit, use the A-E’s design documents to prepare a competitive bid

Conference Session

Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Ledlie Klosky; Allen Estes

Session 2526 Designing Experiments in a Civil Engineering Curriculum Allen C. Estes and J. Ledlie Klosky United States Military AcademyIntroductionAs all ABET-accredited institutions become more familiar with the Engineering Criteria(EC) 20001 on which their accreditations depend, it is important for various institutions toshare information on how they are meeting these new requirements. The newaccreditation philosophy requires institutions to define their own missions and objectivesand to develop a process of assessment and continued improvement. The emphasis is ondemonstrating how the

Conference Session

New Ideas

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Schumack

“students can be motivated byintroducing life-affecting applications early and repeatedly in the class.”The objectives for the theme incorporation were to: · increase student appreciation for the importance of energy conservation · experiment with open-ended discussion in a “hard technical” class · test the feasibility of weaving a theme throughout an engineering science class without impacting traditional coursework · demonstrate the relevance of heat transfer and thermodynamics to important societal issuesThe remainder of this paper describes the methodology of incorporation, provides details on thestudent assignments, and assesses the degree to which the objectives were met

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratory Instruction

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jess Everett

independent entities with no apparent connection. Also, the project allows students to develop a professional design portfolio that can be presented to perspective employers, be used as a valuable reference for future design tasks, or be used as part of CEES’s outcomes-based assessment. Furthermore, Sooner City provides a natural forum for incorporating other pedagogical reform initiatives, such as just-in-time learning, collaborative learning, and laptop computing. The primary goal of the project is to produce graduates who can consistently think at a higher level, and who are thus capable of handling open-ended design projects that require creativity, exploring alternative solutions, self

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud

involved would also work as a team to provide amultidimensional educational experience.This paper describes the planning process, implementation, assessment methodology, challenges,and future plans. While this project certainly fulfills most of the EC2000 program outcomescriteria, our project vision extends further: to underscore the symbiotic relationship betweenengineering and communication and to afford students a realistic glimpse into their chosenprofession.Planning ProcessPlanning began approximately one year before the initial course offering in fall term, 2001. Priorto this class, the civil senior project consisted of a series of loosely related courses, designed togive students an greater understanding of the many sub-fields of the

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development and Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ian Nauhaus; Susan Lord

engineering juniors volunteered to do initial testing of thesemodules. Feedback from these trials was used to improve the modules. Following this, studentsin the Engr 60 class at the end of the Spring 2001 semester performed these modules as an extracredit option. Each student performed one randomly chosen module. Response to the moduleswas enthusiastic in terms of the numbers of students participating as well as their assessment ofits usefulness. The modules and student response to them will be discussed in this paper.IntroductionA crucial aspect of education is assessment and evaluation. In a lecture-based class, this isdetermined most often by a written test. In a lab, on the other hand, tests are usually not given.Some of the most valuable tools

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Arch. Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gouranga Banik

54% were confident about the basics of Excel except functions, charts and databases.3. 58% of respondents felt that they understood power point presentations except the addition of sound.4. The general use of the Internet (surfing). More than 70% of the students believed that they are highly competent in this area except assessing the value of a home page and creation of their own home page. When the results indicated that more than 50% of the students learned the concept or skillsduring the course, we concluded that the time spent for that concept was appropriate and itshould be taught employing the same method used during the semester. This category includedthe following topics:1. Microsoft Excel functions, macros, program

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cindy Finelli

also the Director of Assessment for thePurdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI and has been highly involved in the development ofoutcomes assessment processes. Page 7.439.7 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

ET Industrial Collaborations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michele Summers

Session 3149 Developing A College–Industry Relationship: The Use Of Industrial Advisory Boards Michele L. Summers Purdue UniversityAbstractIndustrial advisory boards provide a vehicle to help educational institutions execute their missionand attain their goals. This relationship provides a way to monitor the effectiveness ofcurriculum by providing real-world assessment of coursework as well as scrutinizing the on-the-job performance of past graduates. Meetings and subsequent reports lay the foundation forunderstanding what’s

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawna Fletcher; Dana Newell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

, Columbus, OH, 1992.2. Fletcher, S., Anderson-Rowland, M. “Developing Retention Strategies for Women that Promote Student Success in Engineering and the Applied Sciences,” Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Washington, D.C., June 2000.3. Moller-Wong, C., Eide, A. “An Engineering Student Retention Study,” Journal of Engineering Education, January 1997, pp. 7-15.4. Fletcher, S., Newell, D., Newton, L. Anderson-Rowland, M. “The WISE Summer Bridge Program: Assessing Student Attrition, Retention, and Program Effectiveness,” 2001 Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 2001, CD Rom, Session 1164, 9 pages.5. Fletcher, S

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Promoting ET with K-12 Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Brower

students to successfully propose, design, fabricate, fly,and assess a reduced-gravity experiment. That experience includes scientific scholarship, hands-ontest operations, and public outreach activities.The proposal selection process is competitive. Each team whose proposal makes it through theselection process is given two hours of flight time for two days (four hours total) to run theirexperiment aboard the Weightless Wonder KC-135A microgravity airplane. Various types ofexperiments that have been chosen encompass subjects ranging from fluid mechanics, exercisephysiology, and chemistry, to such diverse subjects as the flight of birds and insects.The selection procedure is based on the scientific proposal process, the same process thatscientists

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2022 CIEC

Authors

Gary Mullett

assessment. They have twelve weeks to complete this on-linematerial which is presented with an IT slant by Cisco. The course material shown in Table 1 ispresented with an operational technology (OT) slant since the vast majority of IoT applicationsaddress OT functions. The six chapters for the Cisco online course are: (1) Things andConnections, (2) Sensors, Actuators, and Microcontrollers, (3) Software is Everywhere, (4)Networks, Fog and Cloud Computing, (5) Digitization of the Business, and (6) Create an IoTSolution.The hands-on lab starts with several electrical circuits labs that give the students practice withmeasuring electrical quantities (ohms, volts, and milliamps), practice building several simplecircuits, and practice using an Arduino

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nayda G. Santiago P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Lourdes A. Medina; Ivan J. Baiges-Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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, UPRM is onlybeginning to incorporate JEDI into Strategic Planning. This project will accelerate those efforts.We intend to work with administrators to develop a climate survey and to improve the counting ofnon-binary students.3. MindsetsBefore discussing the program design, we deliberate a set of mindsets essential to develop instudents. This is a precursor to developing a competency-based profile that is under development.Student Self-efficacyAside from the theme of Sustainability, students in the new programs must be prepared to be self-motivated and willing to take a high level of responsibility for their learning. We plan to use thePittsburgh Freshman Engineering Attitudes Survey (PFEAS) to assess student self-efficacy uponentry and use

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Ghazal Rajabikhorasani, Western Michigan University; Claudia M Fajardo, Western Michigan University

access windows to enable laser excitation and optical diagnosticmeasurements (Figure 2). Vacuum chamber burner Figure 2 Combustion chamber and McKenna burnerThe McKenna burner generates a one-dimensional, stabilized, laminar, flat flame. A standardexperimental platform for assessing chemical kinetics in combustion research, the McKennaburner demonstrates good temporal stability and spatial uniformity across a broad spectrum offlow velocities and fuel-to-air ratios. Furthermore, at low pressures, steady laminar flames arewell-suited for spatially-resolved measurements of temperature and species

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ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Stephen McGill Jr, Villanova University; Rebecca McGill, Villanova University

CoursesAbstractEngineering classrooms are marked by their balance between building foundational theory andgiving examples to solidify understanding. Student performance improves with increasedquantity and diversity of example problems; however, faculty members, especially those early intheir careers, can find it burdensome to provide enough quality example problems toaccommodate student interests and learning styles. Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)can provide a novel approach to fill the gap between faculty resources and student demand.In our work, we assess the exam performance of undergraduate mechanical engineers whentaking a course covering vibration analysis, both with and without the availability of GenerativeAI tools. For this single course

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2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

ZANNATUN NAYEEM, University of Bridgeport; Dan Tenney, University of Bridgeport; Tauhid Uddin Mahmood, University of Bridgeport

AI, it is necessary to investigate the impact of AI on the area of supplychain (SC). There is a lack of thorough and systematic assessments that particularly analyzethe uses of artificial intelligence in the supply chain field. Within the field of supply chainmanagement (SCM), academic focus is mostly on the managerial aspect of artificialintelligence (AI), while the process viewpoint, which includes the integration of AI acrossvarious processes within the supply chain, is often disregarded. It is important to emphasizethat although the researcher directed their attention towards a particular domain, there exists adearth of scholarly investigations about the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) inside therealm of supply chain

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2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University; Isaac Macwan, Fairfield University; Naser Haghbin, Fairfield University; John F Drazan, Fairfield University

in the semester, was an individual oral presentation (IOP) of the ITW paper. This project’s objective was to demonstrate effective oral communication of technical content. A lecture focusing on effective oral presentation techniques was presented to demonstrate effective oral presentations. Students presented their IOP in the class. Writing Assignments: Writing assignments (WAs) were chosen as an assessment method to demonstrate students’ improvements in technical writing. Individual writing assignments included topics ranging from “Explain how something works” to “Reflect on your speaking skills”. Specific content was not as important as demonstrating mastery of writing skills. For example, the first writing

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2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Umut Can Cabuk, San Diego State University; Yusuf Ozturk, San Diego State University

predictor of academic success in later, morecomplex engineering courses, as we work on the data from our College of Engineering as a casestudy. Identifying students who struggle in math prerequisites early can lead to timely andeffective interventions, such as specialized tutoring or additional coursework tailored tostrengthen their mathematical foundation.This study leverages educational data mining and machine learning (ML) to develop a predictivemodel that assesses the influence of mathematical preparedness on future academic outcomes inthe engineering disciplines. The model utilizes algorithmic and statistical techniques to identifypatterns linking mathematical proficiency with success in upper-division engineering courses.Our novel

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2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

M. Ginger Scarbrough

Workforce Development Student Team Faculty Leader Directs Advisors and Organizes Coach Teams the TeamFigure 1. Teams are guided by the engineering RFP and professionally-designed tasks (dark purple).Two-way communication develops confidence in the students (double arrows) as Student Team Leadersregularly guide the teams and professional engineers and faculty advisors provide ongoing mentorshipand collaboration (teal circles) resulting in a student-centered workforce development experience. Student Assessment of Engineering Skill DevelopmentAt the 2022 WERC Environmental

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2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Xishuang Dong; Lijun Qian; Xiangfang Li; Pamela Obiomon; Yujian Fu P.E.; Zhigang Xiao; Shujun Yang; Nelson Barnes Jr

forfundamental programming subjects. It includes four modules to: 1) develop a set of online learningmodules for students to pick up, learn, and master the fundamental programming materials; 2) developa student assessment module for students to observe the evaluation results of the learning process; 3)develop a course management module for instructors to manage the course materials; 4) develop asystem administration module to manager different users. More details were shown in Fig. 1. Online Learning Environment Fundamental Student Course System Programming Materials Assessment

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2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Shadi Balawi; Abdelrahman Youssef; Youssef Elmasry

students reported on their team dynamics through a weeklysurvey that was designed to capture two metrics; team conflict and overall team effectiveness. Thiswas conducted in a Materials and Manufacturing in Design Laboratory course. The turnout in thesesurveys over five weeks since the start has been almost consistent (70% during the first week to 61%by the end of fourth week).Initial phase of the study showed that there are considerable teams having issues. It also showed thatthere were few times where teams were either very ineffective or very conflict ridden. These teamscan be identified, and their performance assessed and compared to other teams for a betterunderstanding.Preliminary results show a clear distinction between various team forming

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2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Daniél Santos Garza, University of the Incarnate Word; Okan Caglayan, University of the Incarnate Word; Michael Antonio Garcia, University of the Incarnate Word

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1.000000Machine Learning ModelsThe dataset consists of 500 data points with 25 features, each representing a different level, and 2labels representing latitude and longitude coordinates. The data were divided into training andtesting sets using an 80-20 split, with 80% (400) of the data points allocated for training and 20%(100) for testing. Three training methods, namely DecisionTree, ExtraTrees, and RandomForestregressors, were trained on the preprocessed data. The training process involved 10-foldcross-validation to assess the models' performance on multiple subsets of the training data.Following the completion of the cross-validation loop, we calculate the average R2 values over allfolds to provide a comprehensive assessment of model performance. The

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Natalia Cardelino, Mercer University; Laura E Moody, Mercer University

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success [4]. The final piece of service learning is reflection. Reflection is vital for studentsto understand their civic responsibility and is most often assessed through reflective journaling[5].In 2007, Mercer University began combined study abroad and service-learning programs to“provide life-changing experience for students through academic instruction, cultural immersion,applied research, meaningful service, and spiritual reflection” [6]. Since its inception, there havebeen 163 trips to 45 different countries. Although the service-learning programs vary throughoutthe different university disciplines, the format typically consists of a pair of professors taking 10to 20 students internationally to perform a service-learning project. Students

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Tanjina Afrin, Virginia Military Institute; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Rebekah L Martin, Virginia Military Institute; Charles D Newhouse P.E., Virginia Military Institute

Environmental EngineeringDepartment restructured its lab courses, replacing the previous system with a two-lab sequencefor third-year students. The change aimed to address scheduling challenges and cover additionalcore topics in civil engineering. After three years, the changes were assessed based on facultyand students' feedback. The new sequence has proven effective in reducing scheduling conflicts,enhancing coverage of engineering mechanics, structural engineering, and environmentalengineering, and involving more faculty in the lab workload. Students appreciate the hands onexperiences and find the labs beneficial in integrating knowledge across classes. However,challenges include stricter pre-requisite requirements and eliminating some previous lab

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Showkat J. Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University; Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

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, this grant plans to provide academic support likementoring, undergraduate research opportunity, and career/professional development activities toenhance student success, degree completion, proper employment and/or continuation to graduateschool. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of scholarships and variousproject activities on retention, success, and graduation of minority African-American students inengineering & technology [8]-[12]. The institutional data required for this analysis are obtainedfrom AAMU Office of Institutional Planning & Research (AAMU Fact Book) [13].2. Support Systems and InterventionsThe overall goal of this project is to increase the success of low income academically talentedminority

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Raghu Pucha, Georgia Institute of Technology; Shivani Kundalia, Georgia Institute of Technology

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activities in freshman engineering design course. Pre-activity surveys and post-activity reflection instruments are currently being developed and willbe presented for the assessment of students’ appreciation for diversity, improved intrinsicmotivation and quality of performance.KeywordsDiverse Teams, Engineering Design, Culture-inspired design activities, intrinsic motivationFreshman students’ well-beingThe first year of college constitutes a time of substantial transition for incoming students. As aresult, a great deal of attention has been paid to improving college students' first-yearexperience(Bowman 2010). Research on the well-being of diverse college students has focusedlargely on adjustment processes that are specific to the college