Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

concern in Malaysia that the technical students preferto become job seekers and to be employed rather than job creators. The Ministry of Educationaspires to instill an entrepreneurial mindset throughout Malaysia’s higher education system. [19].The KEEN FrameworkFollowing the successful ABET re-accreditation, the authors attended a technical meetingentitled, Innovating Curriculum with Entrepreneurial (ICE) Workshop 9-12 August 2017 [1].The workshop was held in collaboration with the Kern Family Foundation and LawrenceTechnological University.The main goal of the workshop is to promote student engagement in “the three Cs: Curiosity,Connections, and Creating Value” [20]. Kern Engineering Entrepreneurship Network (KEEN)published the framework at

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 11: Project and Research-Based Learning Environments

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Libby (Elizabeth) Osgood, University of Prince Edward Island; Emma Bodil Stryhn Christensen, University College Absalon, Denmark; Analiya Benny; Matthew Hutchinson; Gayla Cameron

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

will be to finish incorporating examples by June 2023,obtain additional reviews of the OER textbook, and expand for potential collaboration with otherinstitutions. Additionally, a study could be performed to measure student reception of the OER.AcknowledgmentWe are grateful to the OER Development Grant from the University of Prince Edward Island andfor the technical support of the Library staff, particularly the contribution from MeganMacEachern. We would also like to thank the students who contributed problems for the OERtextbook and hope this will be a useful tool for many students in the future.References[1] E. Collins, and G. Stone, “Motivations for textbook and learning resource publishing: Do academics want to publish OA

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 11: Project and Research-Based Learning Environments

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara E. Wilson, The University of Kansas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

project-based learning.Additionally, survey results demonstrated that first-generation students may have additionalobstacles to their learning outside the classroom including family and work responsibilities.Finally, the survey results indicated that including a project focused on engineering researchincreased students’ knowledge of and interest in the research enterprise of the university.IntroductionPrior to the pandemic, the Mechanical Engineering department had begun a careful examinationof the retention of first and second year students and, in particular, underrepresented anddisadvantaged groups including women, underrepresented minorities, and first generationstudents [1]. In this work, it was found that retention of women to graduation

Conference Session

Engineering Librarians: Impacting the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J White, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

science andengineering books. At this time, few library schools offered courses in technical information andreference work. One exception was the University of Illinois, which provided fourth-yearstudents in the library science program with an introduction to engineering literature through aseries of lectures given by the heads of engineering departments.15Professor Burgess also acknowledged that engineers lacked the perspective to recommend booksthat were appropriate for the general public. He proposed that SPEE should form a committee toprepare, in cooperation with “some of the leading librarians,” a list of recommended books forlibraries.The paper and following discussion made such an impression that the members presentimmediately approved a

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul J. Antaki

1 .—+. Session 0030 How To Create Interest In Technical Presentations Paul J. Antaki Antaki & Associates, Inc. 1. Importance of Creating Interest Technical presentations play an important role in our careers as engineers and scientists, and ineducating students for these careers. For example, delivering successful conference presentationsgains recognition for our work

Collection

2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Nasser Alaraje; Vincent Druschke; Mark Highum; Joshua Hooker; Mark Kinney; Scott Kuhl; Aleksandr Sergeyev

Session ETD 40625. Papert, S., "Mindstorms: Children, computers, and powerful ideas", New York: BasicBooks, Inc., 198026. http://www.worldrobotics.org/downloads/2009_First_News_of_Worldrobotics.pdf27. Johnson, J., "Children, robotics, and education", Artificial Life and Robotics, 7 (1-2), pp. 16-21.28. Fernandez, K., " NASA summer robotics interns perform simulation of robotics technology", Proceedings ofASEE AC 2009-328.29. Ciaraldi, M., "Robotics engineering: a new discipline for a new century", Proceedings of ASEE AC 2009-997.30. Alimisis, D., "Technical school students design and develop robotic gear-based constructions for the t ransmission of motion", In Gregorczyk G., WalatA., Borowiecki M., (eds.), Eurologo 2005, Digital Tools for

Conference Session

Web-Based Instruction

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Austin Asgill

Session 3550 DELIVERING TECHNICAL EDUCATION THROUGH INTERACTIVE DISTANCE DELIVERY INSTRUCTION 1 Austin B. Asgill, 2G. Thomas Bellarmine Southern Polytechnic State University1/ Florida A&M University2Abstract Despite the recent downturn in the nation’s economy, the demand for well-trainedengineers and technologists who are prepared to make immediate contributions to the industrycontinues to be at an all time high. Recent innovations in communications and networkingtechnology have produced an explosion of distance delivery methods and

Conference Session

Mobile Devices and Apps

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kefei Wang, Gonzaga University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

collaboration within a team setting.The Java programming session would be brought into the class right after the App Inventor session.Java was used as a general programming language to reinforce the proficiency of programming andproblem solving skills among students. It also played as a transitional programming language forstudent to continue their study in Computer Science.In addition to programming and problem solving skills, the designed modules also include consid-erable contents on teamwork, social responsibility and ethics. Followings are brief descriptions ofdesigned App Inventor modules:Module 1 is based on the ”Hello Purr” project from Wolber’s book 11 with a few extensions. Itworks as a quick start for students to explore the life cycle of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering 1

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Sally J. Pardue, Tennessee Technological University; Byron A Pardue, Tennessee Technological University; Taylor Chesson, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

seminarsand small group collaborative (COLLAB) sessions. A tenured mechanical engineering professor wouldserve as course coordinator and lead instructor for the one-hour seminars. The coordinator would lead ateam of four graduate Tas, and ten upper-level ME majors serving as ME peer mentors who, in turn,facilitate the weekly two-hour COLLAB sessions where the first-year students work in teams to completethe course learning activities. The first-year students would use SolidProfessor (required as a four-yearpaid subscription, replacing a standard textbook) [1] and Linked-In Learning (LiL) to support theirlearning objectives through self-study and team project-based activities. To enrich the course content, weproposed use of seminars and project-based

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Ernst Eder

Session 1625 THEORY OF TECHNICAL SYSTEMS -- UNIFYING THEME FOR DESIGN W. Ernst Eder Royal Military College of CanadaAbstractCourses in an engineering program are mostly taught in isolation. Designing, the unifyingexperience of engineering education, is treated a "an art", without guidance about procedure. Asingle "capstone" course attempts to unify the curriculum, which is almost impossible toachieve. A formal structure can help to unify the experience by showing the relationshipsamong parts of engineering knowledge.A suitable formal structure to

Conference Session

Educational Opportunities in Engr. Abroad

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Masakazu Obata; Leon Sanders; Keiichi Sato; Yuko Hoshino

presented.1 introductionRecently, in technical colleges in Japan, there are many attempts to educate undergraduateand postgraduate students in technical courses in English. The main objective of the coursesis to educate students who are expected to work after their graduation as global engineers tobe the support and driving force of Japan in the English-speaking world of the 21 st century.The global engineer is difficult to define itself, however, he/she will be generally required tohave acquired at least the five abilities: basic engineering knowledge in English,communication ability in English, creativity, management ability, and international sense (1,2).Kanazawa Institute of Technology (KIT) (3), Japan has made to start at its

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Cecil Beeson; William Gay

. Page 5.4.1At the same time the Electrical Engineering Technology advisory committee was expressing aneed for personal computer repair training. A survey of the local business community revealedthat the greatest technical training need was for computer repair training. The OccupationalOutlook Handbook 1 stated that, “employment of computer and office machine repairers isexpected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2006.” Atpresent there are about 80,000 computer repair technicians in the United States.1 Local businessleaders and the EET advisory committee were confirming that the demand for this type ofworker was so great that many local companies were not able to find enough qualified computersupport

Conference Session

Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naqaa Abbas, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Reza Tafreshi, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Patrick Linke; Mary Queen, Texas A&M University, Qatar

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

. As they move up thecorporate ladder, those in senior management can spend over 70% of their day writing [3]. Figure 1: Requirements of a twenty-first-century engineer [4].Despite the significance of writing and communication in the engineering field, researchindicates a gap between communication instruction in engineering programs and expectationsfrom the professionals in the field, who indicate that they need novice engineers with bettercommunication skills [3]. This suggests that what students learn in their academic programs doesnot necessarily meet the demand of the industry.This paper describes the response of two English faculty members to these concerns as wereorganize the only required technical writing course in the

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bradley Lane Kicklighter, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Paper ID #33181On the Development of a Next-Generation Sensor/Actuator Module forAutomation LabsMr. Bradley Lane Kicklighter, University of Southern Indiana Brad holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1989) and an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University (2001). His past work experience includes eleven years at Delphi (formerly Delco Electronics) as an Advanced Project Engineer, eleven years at Whirlpool Corporation as a Lead Engineer/Solution Architect, and three years at Ivy Tech Community College as an Instructor/Program Chair of Pre-Engineering. Since 2015

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Klein, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Greg J Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

iscritical to the nation’s economy. However, the industry faces increasing difficulty finding skilledworkers to fulfill their workforce needs. It is estimated that within the next decade there will be3.5 million available manufacturing jobs and of those, at least 2 million will go unfilled [1].Currently, up to 89% of manufacturers cannot find skilled workers to fill open job positions [2].One potential cause of this skills gap is thought to be the poor perceptions of manufacturingcareers held by the general public. A Deloitte study showed that while a majority of American’shave positive perceptions about the future workforce in manufacturing, less than 50% believemanufacturing to be a rewarding career and one-third would not encourage their children

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin James Brennan, University of Texas, Austin; Adam Wayne Nokes, The University of Texas at Austin; Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Paper ID #7481Using a Graduate Student Developed Trajectory Generation Program to Fa-cilitate Undergraduate Spacecraft / Mission Capstone Design ProjectsMr. Martin James Brennan, University of Texas, Austin Martin James Brennan developed a passion for Science and Mathematics at Mississippi State University (MSU), where he met his wife Holly. In December 2008, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering with an emphasis in Astrodynamics, a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, and a minor in Mathematics. He began his graduate career in Aerospace Engineering with a focus in Orbital Mechanics in

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Carlos Michael Ruiz, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso

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Manufacturing

item in the scale and across the different scaling levelsof quality with 19 survey samples. These results allow for the examination of how programparticipants perceived the delivery of all the workshop sessions in general. It was clearly observedthat for most of all the evaluative items, the participants overwhelmingly rated the presentationsas “essential” or “helpful”.Table 1. Survey Result: Percentage of participants’ responses to individual items for all workshop presentations andstudent robotic competition session. Essential Marginal Needed Helpful

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Potpourri

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Crepeau P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Barry Willis, University of Idaho, Moscow; Sean Quallen, University of Idaho, Moscow; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow; Terence Soule, University of Idaho; P.K. Northcutt II, University of Idaho; Terri A. Gaffney, University of Idaho; Jeffrey Kimberling, University of Idaho; Angela C. Shears, University of Idaho; Ann Miller, University of Idaho

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Mechanical Engineering

Design andAnalysis.The course was structured so that students met face-to-face with the instructor once a week toreview a knowledge area. These sessions were then supplemented with recorded reviewsegments and recorded problem reviews. Each week, a new knowledge area was reviewed. Theidea of the quiz was to help students get a feel for taking the actual FE exam on a computer.To facilitate preparation for this project our Engineering Outreach (EO) program, theonline/distance education unit of the College of Engineering, developed a faculty-controlledvideo recording studio. A video switcher, built-in audio mixer, and related technology was usedto create an easy-to-use, one-button recording studio with technical support and oversightprovided by EO

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mya Poe; Dennis Freeman

learning by (1) linking the scientific research process with the exposition ofscientific findings, (2) identifying high-level misunderstandings of technical content that are onlyobvious when students provide a written explanation of their research results, and (3) providingstudents a forum for giving and receiving substantial feedback on their research writing. Finally,an unexpected result of integrating technical content and communication instruction has been itseffect on teaching assistant education. By educating teaching assistants on how to integratewriting and technical content in an efficient, meaningful manner, we have found that we offer thenext generation of science and engineering educators a template for best practices in

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter W. de Graaf; Cameron Wright; Thad Welch

Session 2532 Evaluating and Improving Students’ Technical Presentation Skills Peter W. de Graaf, Cameron H. G. Wright Department of Electrical Engineering U.S. Air Force Academy, CO Thad B. Welch Department of Electrical Engineering U.S. Naval Academy, MD Abstract Faculty members in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the U.S. Air Force Academy have been experimenting with methods to evaluate and improve our

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Yolanda Guran

Session 1160 CROSSING FRONTIERS IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION - WHOSE BENEFIT? Reflections on an Unorthodox International Exchange Yolanda Guran Oregon Institute of TechnologyAbstractIn the new reality of a global world economy, it is more and more important to expose the engineering studentsto international experiences. For small teaching institutions without a research program it is a challenge to runexchange programs. With budget reductions encountered by state institutions in USA and Europe as well, tomaintain such a program

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Moran

Session 2661 Troubleshooting Procedures – Technical Writing Lessons That Challenge Tom Moran College of Applied Science and Technology Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper proposes introducing instruction and assignments on the preparation oftroubleshooting documentation into technical writing and communication courses. Exercisesthat ask students to create procedures to aid readers in problem solving and the troubleshootingof technological systems and equipment can provide students with challenging and relevantpractice in creating audience centered and helpful documents. A hypothetical technical writingmachine and other

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

John W. Nicklow

Session 2525 Technical Writing in an Undergraduate Design Course John W. Nicklow Southern Illinois University CarbondaleAbstractThis paper provides an overview and assessment of a technical writing assignment for a course inHydraulic Engineering Design. The writing exercise was dually intended to promote furtherinterest in the field of hydraulic engineering and improve students’ abilities to create a technicalcommentary for a broader, but not necessarily technical, audience. Students selected topics earlyin the semester and were asked to prepare a preliminary draft of their

Conference Session

Engineering for Social Justice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

-learning is the integration ofcommunity service projects into the curriculum that also help to develop fundamentalengineering skills through experiential learning. Service-learning has been found to helpstudents develop technical and non-technical skills, make connections between classes, developracial and cultural sensitivity, enhance their commitment to civic responsibility and increase theirethical awareness and awareness of the impact of professional decisions on society and theenvironment. 1-5 Page 11.1164.2Another increasing popular addition to the curriculum of many engineering programs isinternational learning experiences such as study

Conference Session

Professional Development for Graduate Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dennis W. Hess, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

/science degrees can limit success in leadership roles, wheresoft/professional or people skills may dominate the approaches required. Indeed, numeroussurveys and curriculum outcome assessments promote the need for professional skillsdevelopment during the educational process [1-6].Engineers are taught to address complex technical problems using fundamental principles andrubrics that allow progress to be made toward an optimal solution. Technical leadershipresponsibilities include oversight of technical problem-solving, but in addition, leaders mustaddress the added complexity that exists when engineering/scientific and people problemsintersect; these situations are referred to as sociotechnical issues. Effective methods to solve suchproblems

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah S. Goldberg, University of Maryland, College Park; Jinwang Zou, University of Maryland, College Park; Ganesh Sriram, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Q7, knowing what is required toget a good job when they graduate. These results support that the seminar design successfullydelivered the course objectives.In contrast, students enrolled in Material & Energy Balances only showed neutral or negativechanges in most questions over the semester, most notably a statistically significant drop in theirconfidence to obtain a degree in chemical engineering or engineering in general (Q1,Q2).Despite completing a technical introduction to chemical engineering, their knowledge of the fieldof chemical engineering and related career paths did not improve significantly (Q3, Q4); in fact,they had less of an idea of what they wanted to do when they graduated compared to beforetaking the class (Q8). While

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

David G. Tomer

Session 1263 Design of Machine Systems - a Technical Elective David G. Tomer ASEE/Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe author has proposed, developed, piloted and now teaches a course at Rochester Institute ofTechnology entitled Design of Machine Systems. Over the past two years, it has beensuccessfully offered as a technical elective to 4th and 5th year students in RIT’s 5-year, co-opbased, BS in Mechanical Engineering program. It is nominally a follow-up to the classicalMachine Design course, but the focus is quite different, concentrating on system design asopposed to

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 9

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Northern Arizona University; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Paper ID #37115Piloting a Socio-Culturally Responsive Peer-Mentoring Program to PromoteHLX+ Students’ Sense of Belonging in Engineering Education: LessonsLearned from Year 1Dr. Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Northern Arizona University Cole Joslyn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Arizona University and director of THE Education Lab: To Humanize Engineering Education which emphasizes promoting student growth/development in multiple dimensions, integrating inclusive and emancipatory pedagogy/teaching practices, and reconciling the social and technical nature of engineering. His current

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa Webber, Carnegie Mellon University; Fethiye Ozis P.E., Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

Paper ID #41382Preparing the Next Generation of Engineers for Decision Making under DeepUncertainty: Exploring the Pedagogical Role of the Decisions for the DecadeGameMarissa Webber, Carnegie Mellon UniversityDr. Fethiye Ozis P.E., Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Fethiye Ozis is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the civil and environmental engineering department at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Ozis holds a B.S. in environmental engineering from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Southern California. Dr. Ozis is a licensed Professional Engineer, Environmental

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Reihaneh Jamshidi, University of Hartford; Kamau Wright, University of Hartford; Paul E. Slaboch, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Materials

, reviewing effective and ineffective writing samples, and lastly peer-review ofstudents’ lab report drafts. These specific instructions started when students had already writtentheir first lab report draft, and continued for 4 consecutive sessions. Introduction, materials andmethods, results and lastly discussion were the 4 instructional components.Students’ final submissions for each lab were collected for assessment on students’ writingperformance. The criteria in the assessment rubric were composed of context, conventions,writing mechanics, and technical evidences and argument; and the overall results indicated anenhancement of students’ technical writing. Pre and post surveys were designed for students’assessment on: (1) helpfulness of writing