Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Jones; Ed Berger; Linda Blevins; William Oakes

I Session 1634 . . Equipping Undergraduates for the Graduate School Process William Oakes, Linda Blevins, Ed Berger, Jim Jones ASEE/Purdue UniversityABSTRACT The objective of this paper is to document a successful seminar series developed and used at PurdueUniversity which educates undergraduates about graduate school and equips them to successfully movethrough the application and financial aid

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Raymond Vetter, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans

limitations and often misses thenuances inherent to writing [6, p. 5]. Cheating on graded events is more common online becausestudents feel increased anonymity [5, p. 33]. To combat this negative behavior, online coursesuse plagiarism detection tools to compare submissions to databases of student papers and sourcesfrom across the internet. Remote exam proctoring is sometimes used, which requires students totake an exam at a local test center under supervision. Finally, high-tech solutions can identifycheating behavior from students. Facial recognition identifies if the user taking an exam is thestudent enrolled in the course. Remote lockdown of a computer can prevent the user fromaccessing additional information during an exam. Keystroke

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel D. Mosier, Oklahoma State University; John Robert Reck, Oklahoma State University; Heather N. Yates, Oklahoma State University; Carisa H. Ramming, Oklahoma State University

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Architectural

must be performed on the selected software. If thetest is proctored, the proctor will not answer any questions. There is no evidence supporting thatstudents perform better in a proctored setting as opposed to a non-proctored setting.Additionally, whether a student takes the test on a computer or with pencil and paper does notsignificantly alter the outcome of the test. (Sawhney, Cigularov, and Kines. 2014) Afterimplementing the ALEKS test, the university studied saw a drop in D/F/W(Drop/Fail/Withdrawal) rates by 15 percent. (McGraw-Hill. 2015)Between the required aptitude tests (ACT/SAT) and the ALEKS assessment, colleges anduniversities have several tools to predict the future success rate of the student. Data has beencollected since 2012

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valeria Dayana Izurieta; MiguelAndres Andres Guerra P.E., Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ; David Francisco Coronado

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

with emphasis in Sustainable Construction from Virginia Tech, and two Graduate Certificates from Virginia Tech in Engineering Education and Future Professoriate and from USFQ in Structures for Construction Professionals. MiguelAndres’s research includes Architectural and Civil Engineering Project Management, Sustainable and Resilient Urban Infrastructure, and the development of engineers who not only have strong technical and practical knowledge but the social awareness and agency to address global humanitarian, environmental, and social justice challenges. For him, social justice is a concept that should always be involved in discussions on infrastructure. Related to STEM education, Miguel Andres develops

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kate Disney; John Krupczak

Technological literacy encompasses three interdependent dimensions – knowledge, ways of thinking and acting, and capabilities. 1Technology or the human-built environment is seen as encompassing four main content areas:Technology and Society, Design, Products and Systems, and Core Concepts and Connections.2“How Stuff Works” classes falls into the Core Concepts category. The wide coverage offundamental technologies makes these courses a starting point for college students who wish tohave a better understanding of the broader technological world.The NAE goes further to set the following goal: The goal of Technological literacy is to provide people with the tools to participate intelligently in the world around them. 1Technology has

Conference Session

Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Materials

oil using electrical discharge machining, anover 50-year old technology. This discovery presented an opportunity to develop anundergraduate experiment dealing with synthesis of carbon nanotubes.Justification Carbon nanotubes, with their extraordinary mechanical, electrical and thermalcharacteristics, are on the forefront of nanotechnology commercialization. They are used in high-end bicycle frames, baseball bats, and hockey pucks, while carbon nanotube applications incomputer monitors or energy storage devices are in developmental stages1. A Materials Todayreport2 on the top ten advances in materials science placed five nanotechnology topics amongthem, including carbon nanotubes. This increased importance of carbon nanotubes as

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

engineering and engineering technology students, EDSGN 100.Structure of EDSGN 100, Introduction to Engineering DesignEDSGN 100, Introduction to Engineering Design, represents a mix of mechanicaldrawing topics, computer aided design (CAD), and design topics. The mechanical Page 13.883.5drawing topics are directly linked to the CAD portion, where students completeassignments utilizing both a two-dimensional software package (AutoCAD) as well as asolid modeling software package (SolidWorks). The design component is intended togive students an introduction to a design philosophy that is repeated in subsequentcourses, to advance student understanding of what

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Dan Budny

transitions. This component includes an orientation program that includes thefollowing:1. Raising the level of awareness of parents and first-year undergraduate students relative to changes involved in moving to a campus environment and relative to the services offered by the university to help adjust to these changes.2. Expanding parents’ and new students’ knowledge through discussion and materials regarding changes in status, residence, failure, relationships, and authority.3. Helping parents and students develop a positive attitude toward their first year at the university.We use this component to help students become aware of the changes that are taking place intheir lives. We then make a transition in the student's immediate

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Edwin R. Schmeckpeper; Matthew P. Lutz; Michael Puddicombe; Jeffrey R. Mountain; Jack Patterson

II. HISTORIC PRECEDENT FOR AFFORDABILITY AS DESIGNintended to be cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. The CRITERIASolar Decathlon is intended to educate students and the publicabout the economic and environmental benefits of energy One of the initiating reasons for the development of the Solarefficient, solar powered homes. Unfortunately, due to the scoring Decathlon is to “demonstrate market-ready technologies thatrubrics for the competition, the affordability aspect of the can meet the energy requirements of our activities by tappingcompetition is often given only superficial consideration. into the sun’s power

Conference Session

Assessing, Expanding, and Innovating Information Literacy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elise Anne Basque, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Christine Brodeur, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal; Manon Du Ruisseau, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Jimmy Roberge, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Arina Soare, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Marie Tremblay , Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

previous statements about the positive impact of thecourses on graduate students.The IL training sessions have also had a significant effect on the Library itself. Considering thatthese sessions take place in the computer lab located inside the Library, all enrolled studentsphysically had to come to the Library and some of them discovered it for the first time.Moreover, as shown in the "Teaching Evaluation Surveys: Comments" section, a significantproportion of students said that learning about Library resources and tools that were previouslyunknown to them was much appreciated. As the IL training has been going on for 18 years, it isimpossible to compare usage statistics of the databases before the training began with currentstatistics. However

Conference Session

Changing the Engineering Classroom

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Kidd, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Delaware where he expanded his knowledge on simulation of multiphase flows while acquiring skills in high performance parallel computing and scientific computation. Before that, Dr. Ayala hold a faculty position at Universidad de Oriente at Mechanical Engineering Department where he taught and developed graduate and undergraduate courses for a number of subjects such as Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Multiphase Flows, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery, as well as Mechanical Engineering Laboratory courses. In addition, Dr. Ayala has had the opportunity to work for a number of engineering consulting companies, which have given him an important perspective and exposure to industry. He has been

Conference Session

Research Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helena Isabel Scutt, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-educated women have increased their share ofthe overall workforce”1. The gender gap in STEM employment is not an anomaly; it reflects thedisparity in the relative numbers of men and women pursuing STEM education, of which the K-12 years, particularly high school, are this paper’s focus.Female high-school students are more likely to aspire to attend college than are their malecounterparts, and young women enroll in college, persist, and graduate from it at higher rates aswell2. So why does this STEM-specific gap exist? This paper employs the tools of “genderanalysis” to address this question.Gender analysis provides a framework for thorough analysis of the differences between women’sand men’s “gender roles, activities, needs, and opportunities in a

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Mary Graham, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

problemsolving process to address and solve an issue that is relevant to their school or community.Students are exposed to the creative side of engineering problem solving and the breadth of theengineering disciplines. The holistic nature of the problem solving activity emphasizes therelevance of engineering problem solving to community, society, humanity, and theenvironment. Extracurricular mentoring activities provide participants with opportunities tointeract more closely and to develop stronger personal relationships. Evaluations haveconsistently shown that the mentoring/role model component is the most widely appreciatedaspect of the program, valued highly by the college mentors, the 8th grade girls, and their parents.While the overall assessment

Conference Session

Statics Fanatics 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Damon Kirkpatrick; Michael Anderson, United States Air Force

to provideeach graduate a well-rounded undergraduate education, emphasizing a Science, Technology,Engineering, and Math (STEM) curriculum, in addition to military officership training. Eachstudent must take a series of 34 academic courses beyond their major’s courses to meetgraduation requirements [4] (often called “general education” courses at other universities). Thisregimen of required courses is known as the core courses, because they have been identified asfundamental courses for officer development [4]. Among the core courses are five engineeringcourses. Mechanical Engineering 220 – Fundamentals of Mechanics (ME 220) is most often thesecond core engineering course, the first being an introductory computer science course, thatevery

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Froyd; Xiafeng Li, Texas A&M University; Arun Srinivasa, Texas A&M University; William Bassichis, Texas A&M University; Jacque Hodge, Texas A&M University; Donald Maxwell, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

2006-1117: HOW DO STUDENTS IN A PROJECT-BASED FIRST-YEARENGINEERING CURRICULUM PERFORM IN A SOPHOMORE ENGINEERINGMECHANICS COURSE?Jefferey Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeff Froyd is a Research Professor in the Center for Teaching Excellence and Director of Academic Development at Texas A&M University. He was Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, one of the NSF Engineering Education Coalitions and now serves as Project Director for “Changing Faculty through Learning Communities,” a project sponsored by the NSF Research on Gender in Science and Engineering Program.Xiafeng Li, Texas A&M University Xiafeng Li is a PhD student of computer science at Texas A&M

Conference Session

CIP Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Michelle Marie Grau, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

engineering education to the engineering workforce.The EPS study used a sequential, exploratory mixed-methods design, where findings frominterviews with 30 early career engineering graduates were used to develop the Pathways ofEngineering Alumni Research Survey, or PEARS, instrument34-35. PEARS was designed withtwo goals: (1) to identify the educational and workplace factors that most influence engineeringgraduates’ initial and future career plans, and (2) to develop a better understanding of their earlycareer work, experiences, and perspectives.To achieve the first goal, PEARS was framed in Social Cognitive Career Theory, or SCCT,which posits that career goals and actions are influenced directly by self-efficacy, outcomeexpectations, and interests

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Griffin; Peter J. Biegel; Ronald Goodnight

specific course content is then customized around theiridentified needs. They currently may not be pursuing a job change or career move but all of thestudents will be thoroughly versed and skilled in finding and getting that ‘right’ job in the future.They learn how to research a company and possible locations so they will be totally prepared forany opportunity which may be presented to them.INTRODUCTIONThe Internet is the primary tool for every man, woman and child in the future. And, the future isnow so everyone must learn how to use this vital instrument. One of the most valuable uses forthe computer Internet is to research and find the perfect ‘right’ job. No one needs to leave thecomforts of home (or work?) to let their fingers do the

Conference Session

Technology Integration in Manufacturing Curriculum

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Ekong, Western New England University; Vedang Chauhan, Western New England University; Janose Osedeme; Seyed Niknam, Western New England University; Richard nguyen

manufacturing industry. He has also worked on novel biomechanical research projects with the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. Janose also taught engineering courses at Pennsylvania State University. His research, and teaching interest include innovative product development, additive manufacturing, and project management.Joseph Ekong Dr. Joseph Ekong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management at Western New England University. Previously, he served on the faculty at Ohio Northern University. Dr. Ekong received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Uyo, Nigeria in 2005 and Master of Science degree in

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H. Blanton, East Tennessee State University; Zhibin Tan, East Tennessee State University; Davin A. Strom, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

microprocessor or microcontroller. The computer exists in a digital world that isbased on a discrete system where the amplitude and time are quantized. That is, a discretesystem does not allow all values for all times. Rather it allows a limited number of values atdiscrete instances in time.The interfaces between the analog and discrete world is the analog-to-digital (A/D) converter forinputs and the digital-to-analog (D/A) converter for outputs. The A/D converter converts thephenomena that we observe into information that the computer can understand, and the D/Aconverter converts the information that the computer develops into analog data that we can use toobserve, control or manipulate a specific phenomena.We can and often use complex mathematical

Conference Session

Learn About Assessment

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

William W. Tsai, California State University Maritime Academy; Amber Janssen, California State University Maritime Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

benchmarks are critical to developing meaningfulcurriculum changes. In addition, those items help in getting support from program faculty thatmay not be aware of information literacy or the resources available on campus in that field ofstudy. For example, when Nelson and Fosmire [13] presented their collaboration with theengineering library faculty in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology’s curriculumrevision. The program reached out to the engineering librarians for their expertise during theprogram’s learning objectives revision, especially in proposing changes to improve lifelonglearning and information literacy instruction. However, the paper does not indicate that thechanges related to this area were assessment-driven. Being brought in

Conference Session

Motivation and Engagement in Engineering Students

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zain ul Abideen, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

participants were White (81.6%), Hispanic (6.8%), Asian American (8.7%), Pacific Islander(1%), and Biracial (1.9%).MeasuresThe 12-item AGQ-R, developed and validated by Elliot and Murayama [13] with three itemsrelated to each of the following goals: mastery-approach, mastery-avoidance, performance-approach, and performance-avoidance, will be administered to measure the students’ goalorientation. Participants responded on a Likert scale, ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5(strongly agree). All quantitative data was generated and collected using Qualtrics, an ad-hocweb-based survey tool. Before involving participants in this research, we acquired approval forour research protocol from the Institutional Review Board (IRB).ResultsData AnalysisThe

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Ronald E. Barr; Justin Cone; Robert J. Roselli; Sean P. Brophy

Initial Experiences Using an Interactive Classroom Participation System (CPS) for Presenting the Iron Cross Biomechanics Module Ronald E. Barr1 , Justin Cone 2 , Robert J. Roselli3 , and Sean P. Brophy3 Mechanical Engineering Department 1 and Faculty Innovation Center2 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712 Biomedical Engineering Department3 Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee 37235 AbstractThe Classroom Participation System (CPS) is an interactive, computer-based instructional

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy N. Chang; Daphne l. Chang

electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science since 1992.Although control systems have a wide range of engineering applications, e.g. aerospace,chemical, civil & transportation, manufacturing, mechanical, power, etc., graduate levelcontrol systems courses are usually presented in a highly mathematical and theoreticalmanner; thereby filtering out a large population of students who are more experimentoriented. "Real-time Control Systems ", on the other hand, comprises of a theoreticalcomponent and an experimental component: the students are required to team-up,design/construct a motion control experiment, and apply control systems theoryknowledge from the lectures so as to meet the performance specifications of theexperiment

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Cherif Aissi; Mohammed Zubair

education in the area of circuit and design hasbeen mainly focused in linear models is that linear system theory has been thoroughly developed,and mathematical tools are available to analyze such systems. This philosophy has led manyscientists and experimentalists to disregard many observed phenomena because linear systemtheory can not explain them. In the last decade, there is a strong interest in exploring systems thatdisplay unusual complicated waveforms, commonly known as strange attractors. These attractorshave been increasingly observed in several nonlinear deterministic systems.Therefore, it is important for today's students to be exposed to these complex chaos phenomena.From the educational aspect, students need to learn not only how to

Conference Session

Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Thompson, Purdue University; Pamela Turner, Purdue University EPICS; William Oakes, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

twenty schools attended one of the two, week-long trainings held on thePurdue University campus. Participants developed strategic plans for their programs andwent home with the tools and support needed to successfully move their programsforward as they facilitate teams and projects.The 2007 summer trainings included sessions on topics such as: program management, Page 13.1162.4design, service-learning, assessment, sample projects, and recruitment & sustainability.Evaluation of training participants were overall very positive and contained commentssuch as, “I knew very little prior to this training and now feel confident to start EPICS atmy school” and

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Reynolds; Macy Reynolds

questions that they felt reluctant tostate in class but could communicate easily in an email. By the middle of the term they weremore comfortable saying that they were not understanding a concept and were happy to set up aconvenient time to meet before they got too far behind. Another unanticipated outcome was thatmany improved the tone and content of the emailed journals. Based on anecdotal evidencegathered throughout two semesters, this paper will promote journaling as a key communicationand teaching tool for adjuncts teaching computational classes.IntroductionIn 1997 adjunct faculty represented 47 percent of the teaching staff in universities and up to 60percent in community colleges. In schools of engineering, they hold about 36 percent of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Experiences: Teaching in a Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abigail E. Heinz, Rowan University; Matthew Strauss; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Mary Staehle, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Engineering and Expe- riential Engineering Education Departments at Rowan. Kaitlin has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and an MS and PhD in Environmental Engineering in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois.Dr. Mary Staehle, Rowan University Dr. Mary Staehle is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Chair of Biomedical Engineering at Rowan University. Before joining the faculty at Rowan, Dr. Staehle worked at the Daniel Baugh In- stitute for Functional Genomics and Computational Biology at Thomas Jefferson University and received her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware. Her research is in the area of biomed- ical control systems, specifically neural

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Murray, Pittsburg State University; Jeanne H. Norton; Dan Spielbusch

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

into the endgame has become a recklesspractice and needs to change. Thoughtful design and processes are continuing to evolve as partof the movement towards Plastics Circularity. The circular economy is a systems solutionframework that tackles global challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, waste andpollution (Ellen, n.d.). The importance of this initiative is being supported by the US Departmentof Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The Training forImproving Plastics Circularity (TIPC) Grant Program aims to develop the future workforceneeded to grow a circular economy for plastics. A circular economy is one in which materialsretain their value through repeated reuse, repair, and recycling, and are

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth A. Adams, Fresno City College; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Yushin Ahn, California State University at Fresno; Karen Willis, Fresno City College

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Hewlett Foundation, and the Arizona Department of Education, among others. Areas of expertise include evaluations of engineering education curricula and programs, engineering commu- nities of practice, informal education and outreach programs, STEM teacher development, and climate change education programs.Dr. Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University Dr. Claire L.A. Dancz is a Research Associate for Education Systems at the Watt Family Innovation Cen- ter and Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University.Dr. Yushin Ahn, California State University at Fresno Yushin Ahn received the B. Eng. Degree in civil engineering and the M.Sc. degree in surveying and digital

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Furey; Eugene Brown

Engineering) or focusing on anenvironmental issue involving thermodynamics (e.g., energy). Examples of the diverse topicsselected for essays are given together with some general observations on the writings. There arebenefits to this exercise for both students and teachers and these are briefly discussed.IntroductionFor decades, the mechanical engineering department at Virginia Tech has offered service coursesin engineering thermodynamics to the College. The population for these courses is drawn fromjunior/senior level students in the departments of aerospace and ocean engineering, mining andminerals engineering, industrial and systems engineering, electrical and computer engineering,engineering science and mechanics, biological systems engineering