Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny E.G. Porch; Ryan Michael Coyne, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Electrical and Computer

to their future success. Aboveall, the mobile application is being proposed, designed and developed by students, who know theirneeds the best. On the other hand, both engineering students and faculty members will benefit from the project.The project will also be developed as a teaching tool for related courses such as ProgrammingLanguages and Embedded Systems. Moreover, this project does not only serve as a guideline forchatting applications but also for any programming based project that students and faculty canconsider in future. The mobile application utilizes a shuttle computer as the server, SQL to communicate with thedatabase, and the standardized XMPP protocol to communicate with the phone. Xcode© [5] is usedfor mobile

Conference Session

Instrument Design and Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #37266Confirmatory factor analysis of the framing agency surveyMadalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New MexicoDr. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and associate professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information and Learning Sciences program and in the Chemical and Biological Engineer- ing Department.Dr. Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Andrew Olewnik is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at the Univer- sity at Buffalo. His research includes undergraduate engineering

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session - Online and Remote Learning Communities

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Regina Ruane Ph.D., Temple University

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Manufacturing

assigned to our students with thetopics on virtual reality (VR) modeling related to renewable energy, power systems, environment,robotics, or other engineering topics. These projects have become a good example of student-centric green STEM program as well as providing valuable hands-on experience to the students.In addition to providing useful lessons in teamwork and project management, the projects providea working demonstration of a wind and solar energy system. The goals of all the projects are toexplore and enhance student understanding of the green STEM program and how they can betailored for fast graduation of enrolled students. The objectives of the final project in EET 320Renewable Energy Systems include: 1. To design a 3D model of Wind

Conference Session

K-20 Activities in Materials Science

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer

effective. Although it is not known towhat degree they enhance learning, student comments on end of course evaluations indicate thatstudents enjoy the demonstrations. End of course assessment shows that they have learned theconcepts illustrated in the demonstrations.AcknowledgmentsThe support of the National Science Foundation through the CCLI Program Grants Nos.9980982 and 0196464 is gratefully acknowledged.Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliographic Information1. Palmer M. A., Pearson R. E., Wynne K. J.: Applied Materials Science - A Fundamental Course for Engineers; ASEE 2002

Conference Session

Development of Computational Tools

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory K Watkins P.E., California State University, Chico

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Computers in Education

, engineering curricula have made significantchanges as well. As FEA took hold as a tool in industry, FEA courses began to appear in manyengineering and technology programs.2 The courses were initially taught only at the graduatelevel or perhaps as an advanced undergraduate elective. As FEA became more common in theworkplace, FEA courses became more common in engineering programs and more commonlyappeared at the undergraduate level.Similarly, as CAD swept into industry, engineering programs underwent parallel changes, withcomputer aided drafting replacing board drafting, 3D CAD replacing 2D CAD, and parametricmodeling becoming a standard course for most mechanical engineering programs.At our institution, and no doubt at many more, students now gain

Conference Session

Faculty Development Round Table

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

informed by a focus groupinterview with a group of Black engineering undergraduate students enrolled at accreditedengineering programs in the U.S. The students were asked to share some of their challengingexperiences navigating engineering. After students had shared some of their challenges, theywere then asked to share challenges they had endured that they perceived to be related to specificaspects of their identity (i.e., race, ethnicity, gender, being a parent, etc.). Through theseaccounts, students described the many stereotypes, microaggressions and prejudices directlyassociated with aspects of their identity experienced as they navigated engineering environments,and often at the hands of faculty. The salient encounters of these students were

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2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Maria Pantoja, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo; Zoe Wood Wood, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo

Obispo c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Collaborative Inter-Class Project to Enhance Learning in Computer Science Maria Pantoja and Zoe Woods Computer Science and Software Engineering California State University San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CAAbstract: Engineers in general and computer scientists in particular are required to work in collaborative,interdisciplinary environments. Communication skills and the ability to work in groups within differentdepartments inside a company are often required for jobs in the industry. To expose students to thiscollaborative experience most engineering programs require a

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

decade 1, 2, 3, 4 shed lighton the growing emphasis put by the industry on development of so called ’soft skills’ as a necessarycomponent of skills possessed by successful engineers and technologists. Many examples ofapproaches that evaluate creativity, efficiency and overall output of engineering work are availablefrom academic and business point of view 5, 6, 7, 8 . Newest ABET accreditation standards alsorequire goal-oriented education that strives to define educational objectives for a program, andimplement and evaluate instruments for conveying necessary knowledge. Experimentation andhands-on projects are believed to be one of the best avenues to teach the concepts of the abovementioned core knowledge and skills of present day engineers 9

Conference Session

Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota; Jack Patzer, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1900: SPECIAL SESSION: MODEL ELICITING ACTIVITIES --INSTRUCTOR PERSPECTIVESRonald Miller, Colorado School of Mines Ronald L. Miller is professor of chemical engineering and Director of the Center for Engineering Education at the Colorado School of Mines where he has taught chemical engineering and interdisciplinary courses and conducted engineering education research for the past 24 years. Dr. Miller has received three university-wide teaching awards and has held a Jenni teaching fellowship at CSM. He has received grant awards for education research from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education FIPSE program, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Gilbert; Cynthia Finley

computerclassroom. A different computer simulation and exercise is performed by the students eachweek. Two types of computer simulations are used in the laboratory. The first type ofsimulation utilizes an interactive environment created with LabView by National Instruments, agraphical software system for developing scientific and engineering applications. The userinterface created with LabView provides tools for the user to input data and receive output fromthe programmed application. Situations from different areas of civil engineering are simulatedwith LabView, with the students observing changes in the output data depending on their inputparameters. The second type of simulation is performed with SimSite, a geoenvironmental siteinvestigation

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laurie Sutch, University of Michigan

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

Paper ID #41276Professional Competency Development through Reflection (Work-in-Progress)Laurie Sutch, University of Michigan Laurie is an experienced administrator in higher education as a director and program manager, workshop presenter, and facilitator of interactive learning experiences. Currently in the College of Engineering Undergraduate Education office at the University of Michigan, she supervises Spire, a program designed to help students develop professional competencies such as teamwork, communication, etc. She has presented at a variety of conferences, and has published several articles on gameful competency

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Mohammad Taslim; Kai-tak Wan

study, teamwork, and communication skills.* Corresponding Author: m.taslim@northeastern.edu Fig. 1. Dialogue team visits the Hanoi University of Science and Technology. 1Introduction Applications of Fluid Mechanics, which is a core Northeastern University (NU) Global course mandatory to all mechanical engineeringExperience Office (GEO) sets up a number of students, (ii) ME 4699 Exploring Engineering,special programs available to all students to provide History and Culture in Vietnam, which is aintellectually challenging and culturally enriching culturally related course

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ken Ports, Florida Tech; Richie Samuel, University of Central Florida; Melinda White, Seminole Community College; Veton Kepuska, Florida Tech; Philip Chan, Florida Tech; Annie Wu, University of Central Florida; Marcella Kysilka, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Central Florida. His research interests include surface wave device modeling, optical character recognition, video image processing, and biomedical instrumentation. He is serving as the Assistant Dean for Distributed Learning for the College of Engineering and Computer Science with operations including nine origination sites serving over 200 courses in engineering per year.Melinda White, Seminole Community College MELINDA WHITE is a Professor at Seminole Community College in Sanford, FL. She teaches classes in computer programming and applications. Melinda has a Bachelor's degree in

Collection

2016 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

John M. Santiago; Jing Guo

, internet marketing technologies, e-learning, multimedia, green-screentechniquesIntroductionColorado Technical University (CTU), a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation (CEC), hasstudents consisting mostly of adult learners who are working full-time. CTU successfullydeveloped and implemented a program curriculum consisting of day and night classes inelectrical and computer engineering to accommodate the working adult. With day and eveningengineering courses being 11 weeks in length, the curriculum and flexible program scheduleallows students to successfully complete an ABET-accredited degree in either BSEE or BSCE.Engineering courses for obtaining an MSEE and MSCE degree are only offered in the evening.CEC made strategic plans during 2015 to

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome A. Atkins

virtualuniversities will offer solutions to the looming crisis in engineering and technology employment.This project relies on access to personal computers and the Internet. With that, the proposedapproach offers opportunities are particularly vital to displaced workers and those historicallyunderserved and underrepresented in technical higher education. The project seeks to create areplicable model of use to other distance learning based programs and institutions. Page 5.159.1BackgroundPost-secondary education "at a distance" has evolved tremendously since the early days ofextension programs, correspondence courses and external degrees. More than 750,000

Conference Session

Innovations in Web Site Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Van Epps

just database-to-web and associated Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationprocesses. The middleware does much of the interpretation of the CFML or DTML commands,thereby easing the need to know how to program. ColdFusion is packaged with the Verity searchengine, creating the ability to index a database and include Boolean searching on a web-accessible database. Similarly, the server part of Zope includes a search engine package. A morethorough look at the core functions in ColdFusion is provided by Beiser.17 Use of any of theoptions mentioned above require basic knowledge of relational databases and

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Rinehart, Rice University; Sherry Woods, University of Texas at Austin; Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Rice University

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Graduate Studies

AC 2008-1626: DEMYSTIFYING THE FACULTY SEARCH PROCESS:INCREASING WOMEN'S PURSUIT OF ACADEMIC CAREERS THROUGHKNOWLEDGE AND NETWORKINGJan Rinehart, Rice University Jan Rinehart is Executive Director of the ADVANCE Program at Rice University. The goals of the ADVANCE program are to increase the number of women faculty in science, engineering, and mathematics at all levels of leadership, and change the institutional climate. Prior to assuming this position, she served as the Deputy Director of the Space Engineering Institute for two years and the Director of Engineering Student Programs at Texas A&M University. She initiated the Women in Engineering program in 1994 and served as WEPAN (Women

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Priscilla Tengdin; Kayla Santello; Robert Henry

) of ASCE. The purpose of the survey was to gather information “Working drawings are critical to construction work. It about how civil engineering programs in the United States is essential that everyone in the building team is able to instruct their undergraduate students how to read, interpret understand and interpret them as appropriate to their and use engineering and construction drawings. needs.” [2] Forty (40) departments responded to the survey which At one time most civil engineering programs had a based upon an ASCE report would be

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Sally J. Pardue, Tennessee Technological University

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Professional Papers

defining what counts as fundamental knowledge. Acolleague once referred to our undergraduate education as “the grind” which students had to getthrough in order to be able to function as an engineer. Is the grind necessary in the era of easilyaccessible information? Who are we weeding out by requiring internalization of facts?Consider calculus 1 and 2 which are required for just about every engineering student. Finding acentroid is part of every good integration lesson, yet students get to basic courses without the firstidea of how to do that calculation or how centroids relate to balance points or centers of gravity.Should those basic math courses actually be required? Consider the freedom that a program wouldhave if the 6-8 credit hour courses

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah LaRose; Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Science in Agriculture and Biological Engineering (ABE) and his M.S.E. and Ph.D. from ME. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 The Development of Professional Mentors to Supplement Low Socio-Economic Students’ Webs-of-SupportAbstract The National Science Foundation approved a program in 2016 to investigatethe influence of adult mentor networks on low socio-economic students seekingcollegiate degrees in STEM fields. Students who expressed a strong desire for anengineering major at a state-supported land grant institution and were deniedadmission into engineering, and then admitted into Exploratory Studies, weregiven scholarships and focused mentoring by faculty and staff. The

Conference Session

Adaptation of Laboratory-based Courses During a Pandemic: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohamed A. S. Zaghloul, University of Pittsburgh; Amr Hassan, University of Pittsburgh; Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

in the same department of the same school. Zaghloul is a recipient of multiple research and teaching awards, and since 2016 he has been appointed to the Postgraduate Research Program at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) administered through Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).Prof. Amr Hassan, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Amr Hassan (also know as Amr Mahmoud) received his B.Sc. degree in Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering and the M.Sc degree in Engineering Physics from Cairo University, Egypt, in 2011 and 2015, respectively. He earned his PhD in Computer Engineering from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Pittsburgh, USA

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey S. Goss, Arizona State University; Philip Regier, Arizona State University; Scott Pitasky, Starbucks

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Continuing Professional Development

School of Engineering, Mr. Goss leads Global Engagement, ASU Engineering Online graduate degree programs, and Executive/Professional Development programs. His research areas include global workforce development learning models and the development and application of new technologies and distributed-media models for adult learning. Since 2010, Mr. Goss has been the Principal Investigator/Project Director for the Higher Engineering Education Alliance Program (HEEAP), focused on modernization and transformation of teaching and learning in undergraduate engineering programs in Vietnam. In this role he has worked in both Vietnam and the United States on faculty and curriculum development to advance Vietnam’s economic growth

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Rajai; Mel Mendelson

*****************************************************************************Mel I. MendelsonReceived his B.S. from UC Berkeley and his MS. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University all in materials science.He completed one-half of his courses towards an MBA at Northwestern. He has over 20 years of industrialexperience. He currently is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Engineering andProduction Management graduate program at LMU (Los Angeles, CA). He is currently program chair of ASEE’sGraduate Studies Division.Mark RajaiReceived his B.S. and M.S. in mechanical engineering from University of Tennessee, his master’s degree inengineering management and Ph.D. in industrial engineering from University of Louisville. He has 7 years ofindustrial experience. He currently is an associate

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh; Mark Redfern, University of Pittsburgh; Richard Debski, University of Pittsburgh; Alejandro Almarza, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Borovetz, University of Pittsburgh; Savio Woo, University of Pittsburgh

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Biomedical

program now exceeding 150 students, the major challenges that stemfrom our decision to make this a required course are 1) providing a sufficient number ofinternship opportunities, and 2) finding projects that match students’ interests. Fortunately, at Page 13.797.3the University of Pittsburgh, the Swanson School of Engineering is located within one city blockof our world class School of Medicine and the vast clinical research facilities at the University ofPittsburgh Medical Center. As a result, undergraduates are able to participate in research andpatient care programs that are unmatched across the United States.These include the extracorporeal

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine Csavina, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

, development andtesting of their chosen project in their senior year. This paper provides a summary of the coursestructure, content, projects and evaluation of assessment results from the first offering of thiscourse with a discussion of additional topics covered in the second offering.OverviewUniversities across the country recognize the importance of instilling design early in theengineering curriculum. Engineering programs routinely have introductory design courses asfirst-year experiences to initiate discussion on various important engineering skills, and then thesenior capstone design courses focus on individual or team projects where students step throughthe design process. If elements of the product design process are left until the senior year

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Batchelder; Elaine Linde; Dan Dolan; Daniel Dolan

Microcontroller: PIC 16F876 Reset SwitchFigure 1: SDSM&T Circuit Board Design for Course Use (PEL4)History of Mechatronics Class DevelopmentThe history of the class can be traced to a course in which an early application ofmicroprocessors to sensors and actuators was required of engineering majors [3]. Thiscourse evolved into a lab course that had students build and apply a kit that interfaced thePC to digital and analog circuits [4]. The current approach in the Mechatronics lab usesthe PIC microcontroller as a stand-alone device into which programs are downloadedthrough the PC serial port to perform real-time data acquisition and control experiments.The Mechatronics course is supported by

Conference Session

We Love our MOMs (Mechanics of Materials)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Kidd, Louisiana Tech University; Ethan Hilton, Louisiana Tech University

truss project, the students are performingmaterial testing using this student-built device.Tensile-tester Project DescriptionThe goal of the engineering program is to give the students the tools and knowledge they need tobe effective and productive upon entering the workforce. Through doing an in-class project, thestudents gain a better understanding of the concepts, as well as gain a set of skills through hands-on experience. By building their own testing device, instead of using a commercial version, thestudents geta deeper understanding of how the device itself works and allows them to understandand apply more of the course concepts to their class project.The design and implementation of this project has evolved over the last few terms based

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Bill T. Ray

Session 3520 Calculations and Design Checks Using an Internet Server Bill T. Ray, Ph.D., P.E. Southern Illinois University CarbondaleAbstractThis paper discusses the use of scripting (uncompiled) computer programming languages toprovide students with interactive calculations and design examples over the Internet. Manyengineering faculty already possess the programming skills necessary to perform these activitiesfor course-related web sites. VBScript (Active Server Pages) and JavaScript (JScript) canperform a variety of programming functions

Conference Session

What's New in Mechanics of Materials?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Creuziger, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Mechanics

2006-2670: DIFFICULTIES WITH SHEAR STRESS IN INTRODUCTORYMECHANICS OF MATERIALSAdam Creuziger, University of Wisconsin-Madison Mr. Creuziger is a PhD candidate in Engineering Mechanics at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin-Madison Prof. Crone is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Physics. She teaches courses in the Engineering Mechanics Program and is Director of Education for the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Page 11.482.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert M. O'Connell

secondtwo are practical changes derived from the four semesters’ experience.First, Consistent with the idea of expressing course content in terms of constructively alignedintended learning outcomes (ILOs) [4], which are statements of what students should know andbe able to do at the end of the course, each of the above-mentioned TBL-defined multi-weekmajor units of course content is expressed as a course ILO. Thus, each of the circuit theorycourses in question has six content-related, or technical, ILOs. In addition, each course has thefollowing seventh ILO, which addresses student learning of the TBL process: “Upon completionProceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education