Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session III

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley B. Williams P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

were introduced in that order to quickly bring students up to speedon the strengths, weaknesses, and suitable applications for each device.The graduate students in the class came from both civil engineering and constructionmanagement undergraduate programs. As such, they had limited backgrounds in electronics andprogramming. This assessment was reflected in an initial course survey where students ratedtheir abilities in electronics theory, electronics hands on, LabVIEW, and MATLAB as beingweak, slightly weak, or average (the three lowest categories on the survey). Conversely, theyrated their abilities in math and physics as being average, strong, or very strong (the three highestcategories on the survey).National Instruments LabVIEW and a NI

Conference Session

Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman; John Demel; Richard Freuler

their employersindicated that the level of preparation was noticeably below the level of importance for writingskills, oral communication skills, problem solving skills, and teamwork. Clearly, design/buildprojects completed by small teams of students and incorporating written reporting assignments,oral presentation requirements, and graphical documentation could help address the preparationshortfalls revealed by the survey. With engineering up front, it was logical to put some of thesedesign projects into the freshman programs in addition to such projects traditionally positioned inthe junior and senior years of the curriculum.2. The Early EffortsFor several years, the Ohio State engineering faculty and academic advisers had observed thatmany

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Alexander, IAESTE United States; Cheryl Matherly, University of Tulsa; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2008-1092: INTERNATIONALIZING OUR ENGINEERS: SHORT-TERMEXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMS ABROAD FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTSLauren Alexander, IAESTE United States Affiliated with IAESTE United States since 2002, Lauren Alexander develops and assesses overseas short-term experiential programs for science and engineering students. She holds a B.A. in Hispanic Studies and English Literature (Rice University), a M.A. in Intercultural Communication (University of Maryland – Baltimore County) and is a certified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory. Her research interests focus on industry demand for professional prerequisites in new hires and understanding how short-term programs impact skills

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Jenny Le, Skyline College; Julie Shattuck

,advanced R&D testing and troubleshooting, and automation and controls. This work-in-progressdetails the development of the SkyBayTech Electronics Technician program at SkylineCommunity College, a small Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in the San Francisco Bay Area.Funded by the National Science Foundation’s Advancing Technological Education (ATE)program, the SkyBayTech program is designed to meet current local workforce needs throughhands-on and project-based learning experiences for students to gain the knowledge, skills, andcompetencies needed within the local technician workforce. The paper and poster detail: (1)needs assessment within the local workforce, (2) newly developed curriculum and stackablecertificates in electronics technology

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Koufakou, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Paper ID #13557Introducing Software Specifications to an Undergraduate Software Engineer-ing ProgramDr. Anna Koufakou, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Koufakou is an Assistant Professor in Software Engineering in the U.A. Whitaker College of Engi- neering at Florida Gulf Coast University. Dr. Koufakou received a B.Sc. in Computer Informatics at the Athens University of Economics and Business in Athens, Greece, and a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering at the University of Central Florida. Her research interests include mining of large datasets, outlier detection, and frequent itemset mining. Educational areas of

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Celina Bochis, University of Alabama; Steven Hsia, University of Alabama; Pauline Johnson, University of Alabama; Karen Boykin, University of Alabama; Sandra Wood, University of Alabama; Larry Bowen, University of Alabama; Kevin Whitaker, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

focused on methane emissions from wetlands and runoff from large confined animal and feedlot operations. Dr. Boykin's other research interests are directed toward developing and analyzing multi-disciplinary classroom and field demonstration methods for basic science and engineering education and distributing research results to K-14 classrooms. Dr. Boykin prepares and performs outreach environmental teaching programs for K-12 schools and environmental technical organizations in Alabama as part of her duties for with the Engineering Math Advancement Program (EMAP), the Environmental Institute, the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce, and Alabama's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

Conference Session

Graduate Student Writing and Communication

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy M. Clobes, University of Virginia; Lindsay Wheeler, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

and open-ended questions to explore participants’ communication confidence,understanding of STEM careers, and perceptions of the SciComm program (Supplemental A). Toassess participants’ confidence, we used the Self-Perceived Communication Competence Scale(SPCC) [8]. To assess communication skills, the two authors developed a series of threescenarios that asked for participants’ description for strategizing and communicating theirresearch to different audiences. Participants also indicated familiarity with STEM careers afterthe program and retrospectively before the program to explore changes in understanding. Finally,a series of open-ended questions were developed by the two authors to obtain feedback on theSciComm program. Focus group

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mark F. Roll P.E., University of Idaho; Brian K. Johnson P.E., University of Idaho; Michael R. Maughan, University of Idaho; Michael Lowry, University of Idaho; Melinda A. Davis, University of Idaho; Connor J. Hill, University of Idaho

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

. For comparison, the six-yeargraduation rate for the College of Engineering averaged from 2007–2014 is 59%. For CareerLaunch scholars, the mean cumulative GPA of active students and graduates at end of 2019/2020academic year was 3.56 with a range of 3.22 to 4.0. As shown in Figure 1, the hours worked per week by Career Launch scholars droppeddramatically over the course of the program. The initial cohort of students entered the program inSpring 2016 reporting, on average, 20 hours per week of work. This was largely due to previouscommitments. By spring semester of 2018, all three cohorts had started in the program and therewere 20 active students. Allocation of scholarship funds was adjusted (scholarships for continuingstudents were

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 2

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

LTC Robert Powell

, incorporating education into real-worldsituations in which what is being learned will be used, work-based education has become thebridge to the intellectual or cognitive gap between school and work. 1This paper explores the uniqueness and nature of the U.S. Military Academy’s work-basededucation program, its purpose, our process for matching cadets with a participating agency, andfollow-up feedback from cadets. This feedback is used to assess the viability of the program forfuture cadets and increase the value gained from the program for participating agencies. Thispaper provides practical guidelines for implementing such a program in any engineeringcurriculum to enhance a student’s engineering education and learning.An Integrative ExperienceThe

Conference Session

New Approaches to the Development of Online Learning and International Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenda Scales; Rebecca Gunter; Cheryl Peed

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

in the residence halls. Engineering faculty announced the fair in the freshmanengineering classes and large banners were hung outside of a building which many engineeringstudents frequently pass. Additionally, small cards advertising the fair were placed on tables inseveral of the popular campus dining halls. The fair was noted on Virginia Tech’s generalcalendar of events and was the feature story on the College of Engineering website for severaldays in advance. Notices were sent to several engineering listservs.The Engineering Education Abroad Fair included displays by faculty leading programs abroad,university-level international support office representatives, international student organizationmembers, and College of Engineering support

Conference Session

M1C: WIP - Readiness and Professional Development

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Emily Sandvall, Baylor University - ECS; Sarah Miller, Baylor University; Hannah Glisson, Baylor University - ECS

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

isimportant for future improvement of the first-year experience for ECS students. The mostimpactful change is the implementation of a first-year student retreat only for those first-yearstudents living in the community. This retreat will take place during the fourth week of classesafter students have a chance to acclimate to their new home environment. Programming at theretreat will feature a small group model led by upper division student leaders which willcompliment large group sessions focused on learning the history and traditions of the communityas well as the Faculty Steward’s vision for the community experience.Teal Leadership is constantly evaluating the community experience and looks for ways toestablish exciting opportunities for all

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

● Added “analytical thinking” pre- and post-test3. Course OrganizationOur university is a relatively large, urban, public university based on a quarter system, i.e., eachterm is 10 weeks long with the 11th week reserved for final examinations. There are threecommunity colleges within city limits and all of them have articulation agreements with ouruniversity and ECE programs. The university and community colleges have dual-enrollmentagreements, further blurring the line between so-called native and transfer students. These andother factors make our student population very diverse in terms of the amount of experience inproblem solving, programming, writing, and other areas relevant to engineering. In the past, weavoided enforcing the pre-requisite

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tomasz Arciszewski, George Mason University; Michael Bronzini, George Mason University; Mark Houck, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

transportation and civil engineering research, teaching, and consulting, and is a registered Professional Engineer. He is a member of ASEE and ASCE, has been an ABET civil engineering program evaluator for many years, and is a National Associate of the National Academies.Mark Houck, George Mason University Mark H. Houck is a Professor of Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering at George Mason University. Houck’s research and teaching interests include water and environmental systems engineering, and his most recent research work has been in the water and wastewater infrastructure security. Prior to coming to George Mason Houck held faculty appointments at the University of Washington and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan L. Burkett, University of Alabama; David F. Bahr, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shelley N Pressley, Washington State University; Kimberly R Schneider, University of Central Florida; John C Lusth, University of Alabama

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

investigators are teaching each of the course formats at theirinstitution. Working together to develop the appropriate course modules for dissemination tointerested institutions, the team is preparing a set of best practices and evaluating the costsassociated with each format. A pre- and post-test, in the style of a concept inventory, has beendeveloped that can be used to assess improvements in student understanding of research skillsand concepts. Initial results show similar gains in conceptual awareness at each institution. Thissuggests that the educational models may be transferrable and easily adopted by otherinstitutions. Focus group discussions indicate that students are pleased with the programs andconsider them useful, especially for students

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Cavicchi, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

o extensive reporting options o backup/archiving options o custom data monitoring/multipoint monitoring in which selected variables can be monitored simultaneously and in some cases changed in value in a special small window o database management o rung- and project-verification o input/output forcing as a data-table-overriding feature o the multiple means of obtaining help (including annotations of the help files) o drag-and-drop of instructions and addresses and mouse-driven rung construction show the students that the software is modern. o Emulation: The emulator is presented as an essential means of debugging programs as well as a way

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University ; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #9574Distinctive and Unique Outreach Programs: Promoting Academic Excellenceand DiversityMs. Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University Paula is a first year Civil Engineering Ph.D. student and graduate of the Master of Environmental Engi- neering program at Texas Tech University. Her research interests include water and wastewater treatment, focusing on non-selective advanced oxidation processes for small scale water treatment facilities. Paula participates in outreach programs to help recruit female and URMs to STEM related careers.Dr. Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University Dr. Audra Morse, P.E., is the Associate

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Brigade; Laura Deam; La Toya Coley; Jessica Linck; Jan Kidwell; Elizabeth Goodson; Brent Robinson; Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

Conference & Exposition, Copyright2001, American Society for Engineering Education.Several hypotheses are evident in the selection of these goals for an “outreach” program, whichmight better be termed a “long-term recruitment” program. The central one is that, although kidsmay decide on future careers at the high school level, they will not choose a career in science orengineering if they have failed to develop a love and/or appreciation for science, math andtechnology at the age when they decide what they are good at and what they like to do. THISage is elementary school, probably grades three through five. Part of the assessment of thisprogram establishes data to support this idea. A program in Canada has already assessed 15,000students and

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marvin Durango, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jose Garcia; Erick Borders, Purdue Polytechnic Graduate Programs; Brittany Newell; Farid Breidi, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

directly and positively impact students’ ability to learn. VRinstruction does have a significant impact on cost reduction within educational settings by removing theneed for large and expensive equipment and the large infrastructure needed for such traditional laboratoryspaces. One drawback to using VR instruction is that labs must be created very carefully not to leave outany small but vital piece of information. They note that continuous updating of labs is necessary, which cantake time as including feedback on every new addition is imperative to ensure quality in educationalpractices.In summary, VR/MR implementations methods in engineering education are growing rapidly, but many ofthe testing methods remain the same. There is a need for new and

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Walsh; David Gibbs

of inherent interest to students. The specificapplication studied in this laboratory is the addition of small amounts of nitrogen to altermicrostructure in the weld deposit. Understanding the process requires the integrated use ofthermodynamics, kinetics, physics, chemistry, solidification, heat and mass transfer, phasestability and materials engineering.Few laboratory experiences allow engineers to explore the performance of real engineeringmaterials at homologous temperatures greater than 0.8. Fewer still enable students to relatematerial performance at these temperatures to the microstructure of the material. Moreover, therelationship of material properties at lower temperatures are rarely graphically and directlyconnected to the

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas, Dallas

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

Engineering Education, 2017An Evaluation of Two Industry-Defined Senior Design Project ProgramsIntroduction.Engineering curricula typically include a capstone senior design class in which students engagein a realistic team project that aims to integrate knowledge gained in previous classes andsimulates real workplace conditions. We report on the experience at a large EngineeringSchool with two distinct industry-defined senior design project programs, one initiated in 2005for Software Engineering majors (SE Design) and the other in 2009 for all the other majors in theSchool (UTDesign). In both programs participating company sponsors provide the project, ownany intellectual property that derives from it, contribute an employee from their technical

Conference Session

Ethical Issues II: Academic Integrity and Student Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narciso F. Macia P.E., Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Robert W. Nowlin, Retired

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

and developmentstage). Often these programs have a very theoretical focus. This is due in part to the discipline’shope that a large portion of its graduates will choose to pursue graduate studies. In these cases,the students’ preparation for research is of primary importance. However, graduates from theseprograms often end up doing jobs that they could do without the highly theoretical education thatthey have received. Common names for these programs include Mechanical Engineering,Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, etc.Engineering technology, on the other hand, has a more hands-on, applied focus. Its graduateswork in all aspects of engineering, even though a large portion end up in the manufacturing andtest systems area. In

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jean-Pierre Delplanque; Joan Gosink

with international and community service emphases. In the past, senior design studentsat CSM have participated in various projects of this type. Some examples include: a ski chair forparaplegics, a small structure at a Salvation Army camp, and a page turning device for thehandicapped. The HE program aims at significantly increasing the number, complexity andduration of the projects. With this expanded vision, we designate those senior design projectsfulfilling this framework as service missions. We have already developed relationships with anumber of international liaisons humanitarian engineering and community service organizationsto promote service missions. Our goal is to motivate and challenge engineering students to findinnovative and

Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Learning

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tiffany A Mathews, Penn State University; Kirstin Purdy Drew, Pennsylvania State University; Kristin Ann Dreyer, Center for Nanoscale Science (an NSF funded MRSEC)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Materials

ofhands-on experiential learning across the nation were cancelled, creating a hole in students’engagement opportunities. These sorts of experiences are a crucial component of undergraduatetraining, providing tangible real-life experiences and supporting science career decisions [1].One option to fill this hole was to transition a traditional face-to-face summer National ScienceFoundation funded research experience for undergraduates (NSF-REU) program to a fullyonline, remote research mode. For our program of largely experimental research, a pivot toonline research was not practical. Instead, we used the research gap as an opportunity to create asummer professional development program focused on scientific communication skills relevantto STEM

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hinton, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

indeveloping a curriculum that will provide the training their students need and also in helpingthough internal service activities to make the department an exciting place to be for both thestude nts and other faculty members.Funding the Research Enterprise (Shown in Green)In order to financially support the students and professional staff, as well as buy the equipmentnecessary to build a successful research enterprise, the research entrepreneur will need to find away to fund these activities. This is a critical input to the successful operation of a researchenterprise. The primary source of funding for most university-based research programs arefederal grants. These are difficult to ob tain and require a large amount of effort by the facultymember

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Tront, Virginia Tech; Rebecca Gunter, Virginia Tech; Cheryl Peed, Virginia Tech; Joseph Tront, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

International

implementing the both the class and the travel.The assessment of meeting our goals, such as providing our engineering graduates withintercultural competency, will be discussed.The Goals of RSAPOne of 10 strategic goals of the college of engineering, and the university, is to increase globalexperiences for faculty and students. As Dean Richard Benson says, his goal is to “Enrich thecollege’s strategic partnerships with universities and institutions around the world by enhancingstudents and faculty global awareness and cultural experiences through research, study abroad,and internship opportunities.” The Rising Sophomore Abroad Program is designed to help meetthat goal in the following ways: ≠ Spark the students’ interest in global culture while

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Creating successful NEEs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kam Jugdev, Athabasca University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

considered in facultydevelopment programs 8. Such program should focus on faculty needs and it is prudent toconduct a needs assessment first 5. Furthermore, some faculty development needs are unique tothe delivery mode.Academic institutions should not assume that everyone shares the same understanding of theterm faculty development 5. In the most narrowest definition, faculty development focuses onteaching 5. A broader interpretation indicates that faculty development “promotes improvementin the academy in large part through helping individuals to evolve, unfold, mature, grow,cultivate, produce, and otherwise develop themselves as individuals and as contributors to theacademy’s mission” 5, p. 465. Some programs focus faculty development efforts on

Conference Session

Accreditation and the BOK

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J. Swenty P.E., University of Evansville; Matthew K. Swenty, Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

stipulated in the program criteria are limited to the areas ofcurricular topics and faculty qualifications. There is a perception that innovation, flexibility, andcreativity in civil engineering curriculums are stifled by the EAC-ABET program criteria. Thegoals of this study are to determine if the civil engineering program criteria (and indirectlyASCE's Body of Knowledge) have 1) hindered innovation and 2) standardized civil engineeringcurriculums.A curriculum study was performed of 86 EAC-ABET accredited civil engineering programs inthe United States. The study included programs from all 50 states; small and large; public andprivate; and research and teaching focused. For uniformity in the study and because the majorityof civil engineering

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Programs and Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Nemes, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

andone that might be considered a ‘niche’ discipline, with appeal primarily to those in theaerospace and defense industries. According to Fabrycky2 there are 27 so called ‘systems-engineering centric’ master’s programs in the United States, meaning systems engineeringalone rather than systems and industrial engineering or systems and electrical engineering,etc. That number represents a small fraction of master’s programs in the more traditionalengineering fields. An even smaller fraction of those programs are available in a fully onlinemode of delivery. Given those statistics, it seems there should be a significant opportunityto expand the geographic reach of a master’s program in systems engineering well beyondwhat was found for the typical

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Stephen Wilkerson; Joe Cerreta; Andrew D Gadsden

have already been conductedon corn (our initial choice) using multispectral analysis. Much of the fundamental research workto understand where the highest money-saving payoffs for the farm has been initiated byuniversities in some of the large U.S. farming states. Hatfield et al. (2003, 2008, and 2010)published a large volume of work detailing the use of multispectral indices for crop evaluation.Lee et al. (2000) used a tractor outfitted with a multispectral camera to assess the nitrogen statusof corn plants and acquire real-time data from a sensor on the tractor. Nigon et al. (2015)demonstrated a strategy to reduce the loss of nitrogen fertilizer by administering the fertilizerafter emergence. Maresma et al. (2016) provided rankings of

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

William A. Kline; Thomas Mason

companies in the local community, to statewide and national companies, and tocompanies with international connections. The company list includes small to large companiesand companies in a broad range of industries and technologies including medical devices andsoftware, wireless devices, automotive, transportation, and energy related. All project worktypically falls in the ‘innovation stage’ including activities of design, modeling, prototyping,assembly, and testing. In all projects, a project agreement is executed with the client companyincluding terms related to confidentiality and intellectual property. Due to confidentialityrestrictions, a detailed discussion on project activities and outcomes is not possible.A variety of formal assessment