Conference Session

Course and Program Assessment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

increase student participation in theproject teams. The most common response to this question was that the CET faculty should cutback on the workload so that students can have more time to participate in the project teams. Itis the collective belief of the authors that the CET faculty at RIT is already doing their best topresent the necessary course material in the most effective way possible without over burdeningthe students. However, it may be beneficial to students for the ASCE student club to offer aseminar on time management. The second most common response was the suggestion thatcourse credits be awarded for the canoe and bridge projects; many of the alumni surveyedrecommended making each of the project teams a one-credit independent study

Conference Session

Design Courses 2, Aerospace Assets

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tobias Rossmann, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

the Rutgers School of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award, and is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021A Scaffolded, Semester-Long Design/Build/Fly Experience for the Mid-Career Aerospace Engineering StudentAbstract A mid-career Design/Build/Fly (DBF) project which is part of a larger Introduction toAerospace Engineering course is demonstrated to show student growth in a wide array of learningoutcomes. The DBF experience (rocket flight) is highly scaffolded, leveraging traditional systemsengineering and integrated vehicle design approaches detailed in lecture with hands-on laboratoryexperiences

Conference Session

Software Engineering Course Content

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salamah Salamah, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Ann Gates, University Of Texas - El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

a complementary fashion, the behaviors specified by patterns and scopes provideclear and simple examples that can enhance the understanding of these testing techniques. In thispaper, we describe an approach and present general lessons and exercises that demonstrate howpatterns and scopes can be used to teach boundary value analysis and equivalence class testing,which are two of the most commonly used black-box testing techniques. As a side effect of thisapproach, students are exposed to, and become familiar with, formally specifying system behavior.1 Introduction Testing remains the most natural and customary way of verifying a piece of software [6]. Insoftware development, testing ranges from verifying the separate components of the

Conference Session

BME Courses & Curricular Content

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Patzer, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

and has not provento be a problem with respect to viewing the PowerPoint presentation of the module. Page 13.583.7AssessmentStudents are surveyed midway through the course and a formal course evaluation is administeredat the end of the course. The mid-course survey asks the students to respond to the followingquestions: 1. How is this class meeting your objectives in taking the class? 2. How do you feel about the instructional methods used in this class? 3. How adequately were you prepared for taking this class (math, physics, etc)? 4. How well are the TAs helping you in this class? 5. How might you improve this

Conference Session

Insights for Teaching ECE Courses

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kent A. Crick, Iowa State University; Matthew T. Seipel, Iowa State University; Lisa M. Larson Ph.D., Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

approaches havegarnered support in the literature as being efficacious in improving the GPAs ofunderrepresented students in engineering majors [10], [11]. Specifically, the course was designedto provide a space for students to share their experience as an underrepresented ECSE major tocreate a sense of support amongst students that has been identified as necessary for improvingstudent outcomes [10]. Further, the active learning component of the course was aimed atincreasing the engineering identity of participating students, which has been positively associatedwith GPA in engineering students [11].Data collection and analyses. Demographic data were collected annually from all scholars in theprogram using a Qualtrics survey distributed to students

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-2092: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE ON“SUSTAINABILITY” AS PART OF THE CORE CURRICULUMAnoop Desai, Georgia Southern University Dr. Anoop Desai received his BS degree in Production Engineering from the University of Bombay in 1999, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from The University of Cincinnati in 2002 and 2006. His main research interests are in Product Lifecycle Management, Design for the Environment, Total Quality Management including tools for Six Sigma and Ergonomics.Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College Dr. Jean-Claude Thomassian received his BS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from the

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April M. Bryan, Western Washington University; John Andrew Lund, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #14646The Design of Product Families for Reconfigurable Assembly Systems: Stu-dent Research ExperiencesDr. April M. Bryan, Western Washington University Dr. April Bryan is an Assistant Professor at Western Washington University. Her areas of expertise are product design and development, design optimization, manufacturing systems, and concurrent engi- neering. She currently teaches courses in engineering drawing and graphics, manufacturing, engineering design, and mechanics. Dr. Bryan received Ph.D. and MSc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2004 and 2008 respectively

Conference Session

New MET Course Development

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Coe; Vladimir Sheyman; Mulchand Rathod

the engineering assure the durability of components. Theyprofessional to recognize all the issues in an are designed to withstand the impact and toappropriate proportion. One of the most check if the mechanism would meet theimportant considerations is safety. In this requirements and specifications. As it wasproject, a safety mechanism on a wheel mentioned earlier, this device wasalignment machine was designed, fabricated, implemented in industry and it was fullytested, and implemented in industry. The functional in an improved setting.wheel stop mechanism is either installed onthe drive side of the wheel alignment INTRODUCTIONmachine or on both sides of the

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Bishop, United States Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

USNA, studentsare introduced to the fundamental methods and tools for ongoing evaluation of new, potentiallydisruptive technologies. Students use the tools of socio-technological analysis to carry outprojection (determining what is possible, based on currently understood science), prediction(analyzing what is likely to be achievable under the limitations of current understanding, existingcapabilities, and the economic, political and social realities of the day) and valuation(determining what is valuable, based on risk and reward, ethics, etc.).The described course has as its main outcome a skill set that supports life-long learning andfosters an understanding of the factors that affect and effect technological change. Students whotake the

Conference Session

Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Boyle, Saint Mary's University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

AC 2007-117: ELECTRONIC COURSE PACKAGING FOR STATICS ANDDYNAMICS: A REVIEW OF EFFORT, REWARD AND POTENTIALPeter Boyle, Saint Mary's University W. Peter Boyle holds B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from The Queen's University of Belfast, is Professor of Engineering at Saint Mary's University, Halifax, N. S., and was previously Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cape Town. He is the author of a McGraw-Hill textbook on introductory fluid mechanics, and about forty publications in a variety of topics in mechanical engineering. A current interest is in the search for superior cost and time effective course delivery methods

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science Course

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Materials

somedistinctive benefits when compared to learning solely from textbooks including a deeperknowledge of subject matter, increased self-direction and motivation, improved research andproblem-solving skills, and understanding how classroom learning connects to jobs andcareers.2 This paper provides actual results and analysis from the students completing theconcrete project portion of this course, but objective assessment of these benefits was notperformed. Future research will address the effectiveness of this effort in terms of traditionalproject based learning benefits. Page 13.193.2Cour se Lear ning Outcomes Concer ning Por tland CementThe portion of the

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marvin Needler; Anna Shiver; Elaine Cooney

and then gradually integrated them into a single system. First welearned how to create Labview virtual interfaces and program various PLCs. It also showed howto work as a group to create a system using Labview, AB SLC500 series PLC and a GPIB boardto create a system that would control a conveyor, robot arm and record data as the robot adjusteda potentiometer to a set range.” Douglas Wilson. “Great class to improve team working skills and develop problem solving skills forprogramming and hardware. I was disappointed with the repeatability of the hardware butoverall it was a great class.” Jason Roberts. “EET 371 is a very educational course that covers material such as automatic testing andcontrols. The part of 371 I personally

Conference Session

Novel Courses for ChEs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Dickson

Application Student selects, transfers and uses Student uses course ideas to ideas in situations that are new, explain events, judge the effects of unfamiliar or have a new slant actions or interpret the causes of events, Analysis Student breaks the material down Student uses course ideas to into its component parts and relates structure events or situations in the assumptions, evidence, events to workplace, uses annotated structure diagrams, compares and contrasts

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald G. Kander, Philadelphia University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Studies is the portion of the general education curriculum that every student atPhiladelphia University takes. It gives students a broad exposure to the liberal arts andhumanities, while honing their critical thinking, information literacy, and written and oralcommunication skills. This is a critical component in becoming a successful leader in one’sdiscipline and becoming an effective member of an interdisciplinary team. Unlike programs atmany universities, the College Studies curriculum is distributed over the entire four years of theundergraduate degree experience and includes the opportunity to take upper level courses. Thereis also a requirement to complete a capstone College Studies project in order to integrate andapply one’s learning

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas; Carol Reeves, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

corporate level worldwide teams, and authorship of thirty-two issued patents. He received BS and MS degrees in Physics from the University of Arkansas in 1976 and 1978 respectively.Carol Reeves, University of Arkansas Carol Reeves is the Associate Vice-Provost for Entrepreneurship and holds the Cecil and Gwendolyn Cupp Applied Professorship in Entrepreneurship in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. Her research focuses on the effects of family violence on the workplace, and the mitigating effects of financial self-sufficiency. She and her co-author have received grants totaling $750,000 from the Department of Justice to study this. Carol coordinates the entrepreneurship efforts at the

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

mechanical and electrical/computer engineering. The programwas designed with the expectation that BioE graduates would go on to either graduate study or towork at companies which focused on these emerging areas of biology-focused bioengineering(rather than ‘traditional’ bioengineering companies). The program was also designed tomaximize the effectiveness of our 1.5 full-time BioE faculty.All students at Olin take foundational engineering courses to give them a grounding inengineering problem solving, computer programming, modelling and simulation, as well as anintroduction to mechanical and electrical engineering concepts. The Olin engineering curriculumalso includes a four-course design stream that reaches from a first-year engineering designcourse

Conference Session

BME Laboratory Courses and Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Conrad Zapanta, Carnegie Mellon University; Warren Ruder, Carnegie Mellon University; Justin Newberg, Carnegie Mellon University; Paul Glass, Carnegie Mellon University; Davneet Minhas; Elvira Garcia Osuna, Carnegie Mellon University; Liang Tso Sun, Carnegie Mellon University; Alyssa Siefert, Carnegie Mellon University; Judy Shum, Carnegie Mellon University; Portia Taylor, Carnegie Mellon University; Arielle Drummond, Carnegie Mellon University; Bur Chu, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Laboratory CourseAbstractLaboratory courses are an essential part of a successful undergraduate engineering curriculum.An integrated laboratory course was developed to provide undergraduates in biomedicalengineering with the opportunity to make measurements on and interpret data from livingsystems. Through a combination of lectures and laboratory experiences, the students wereexposed to five areas of biomedical engineering: cellular and molecular biotechnology,bioinstrumentation, bioimaging, biomaterials, and biomechanics. These areas were selectedbecause they correspond to the biomedical engineering tracks at Carnegie Mellon University.The cellular and molecular biotechnology module consists of two labs. The first is anintroductory lab that

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Adjusting Course Content

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Estes; Heeyun Shon, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

, FL, USA, 2018, vol. 2.[11] K. F. Hulme, E. Estes, M. Schiferle, and R. Lim, "Game-based Learning to Enhance Post-secondary Engineering Training Effectiveness," in The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)(Training subcommittee| 1), Orlando, FL, 2019.[12] K. F. Hulme, M. Schiferle, R. S. A. Lim, A. Estes, and M. Schmid, "Incorporation of modeling, simulation, and game-based learning in engineering dynamics education towards improving vehicle design and driver safety," Safety, vol. 7, no. 2, p. 30, 2021.[13] B. Coller, D. J. Shernoff, and A. Strati, "Measuring engagement as students learn dynamic systems and control with a video game," Advances in Engineering

Conference Session

Assessment in Mechanics Courses

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Brown, Abilene Christian University; Timothy Kennedy, Abilene Christian University

water towers in reducing pump requirements • Performed basic optimization of the pumped hydroelectric storage system • Developed a well thought out project separate from the three choices offered Figure 2 – Project RubricFinally, students are given a choice on how to improve their grade from a C to an A or B. Thereare four items beyond the C-level requirements for the course. One is to complete the projectwith a grade of “Exceeds Expectations” (as opposed to the C-level requirement of “MeetsExpectations”). The second is to complete a “mini-project” (essentially a glorified homeworkproblem) associated with the fourth module. This project will be discussed more in theDifferentiated Learning section. The

Conference Session

Computer Applications in Energy Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-1445: INTERACTIVE ENERGY COURSEWAREPeter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg Page 13.780.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Interactive Energy CoursewareAbstractInnovative methods for teaching engineering concepts are receiving broader attention in avariety of contexts. This is in keeping with the perception that improvements is contentdelivery tools and techniques would further sustain students’ interests in the varioustopics, as well as enhance comprehension or understanding of difficult topics. This paperpresents four interactive learning tools that were developed by students in the energysystems and conversion course – (1

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Rossler; Martin High

forms, contract law, and agency, as well as emerging topics like Sarbane-Oxley(fiduciary duties relative to corporate accounting). In our experience, students who haveenrolled in Oklahoma State’s legal studies in engineering courses are particularly interested inhow legal and legislative systems work relative to technical issues. For example, students areintensely interested in how the intellectual property system works in the U.S. and abroad. Theyare interested in learning what a patent is, what is involved in obtaining a patent, and how apatent will help them or their company once that patent is secured.Because of society’s interest in safe and effective technologies, many engineers will findthemselves working in fields affected by federal

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Taylor; Jacqueline Mozrall

-world, in nature. The courses hadbeen receiving low course evaluations, with students indicating that the lectures were “boring”and they wanted to do more “design”, even though the students later admitted the material wasuseful and necessary. In addition, it was unclear whether students needed additional skills inthese courses to prepare themselves for co-op and subsequent course work in their 3rd year (e.g.,Microsoft Project). Previous work has shown that topics taught in team-based, applicationformats that provide the student with exposure to the methods increase the enthusiasm ofstudents and improve the retention of material.1, 2Initial AssessmentIn an effort to better prepare our first-year students for co-op and subsequent course work

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron Gold; Walter Banzhaf

circuitscourse both daunting and uninteresting. This phenomenon, and different approaches toaddressing the problem, have been reported by others.1,2,3,4 Our students didn't do well in thefundamental electronics courses (DC and AC circuit analysis, solid-state devices) which areprerequisites for the “fun” courses involving amplifiers, oscillators, filters, etc. Our faculty feltthat giving students a "survey" course in first semester to give a broad overview of and anappreciation for the electronics, and moving the DC circuits course into the second semester,would improve retention and motivation. We felt that it was critical to the success of EL 110that the lab experiences be interesting and enjoyable. An additional benefit to our students is thatthey

Conference Session

New EET Course Development

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano

parabolic dish on the gain of the antenna, and the effects of the antenna gain on the quality of the received signal. • Evaluate the influence of different preamplifiers on the quality of the received images. • Understand how different countries develop cooperation agreements to share costs associated to the launching and maintenance of satellite constellations • Evaluate the impact of satellite communications in our global society.All of the laboratory experiences in this course have been directly developed by this author usingthe resources available on campus as well as the equipment purchased through a Mini- Grantfrom the Engineering Technology Division of ASEE that was awarded to the author of thispaper. These laboratory

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering Courses

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazel Pierson; Daniel Suchora

and science courses along with all the socialadjustments required in the transition between high school and college. Without a strongcommitment to obtaining an engineering degree many capable engineering students changedmajors or left school prior to the sophomore year. Also those sophomores who did survive theengineering freshmen year did not have the necessary background and commitment for therigorous sophomore level engineering courses. At Youngstown State University, as with manyengineering schools, a freshmen engineering program was developed and instituted with the goalto improve retention of freshmen engineering students, to better prepare them for the remainderof the engineering curriculum, and to give them a taste of engineering in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sebastian Dziallas, Fulbright University Vietnam; Naoko Ellis P.Eng., University of British Columbia; David Robert Bruce P.E., Fulbright University Vietnam

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

course is the application of Scrum Model. This model is very effective and helps my whole team keep up with all the tasks done either by themselves or other team members. There is no hard to find an application of this model in any other teamwork, especially in a place like Fulbright where the majority of our big assignments are done in teams. This is also helpful for me moving forward out of Fulbright. I can totally apply this model for myself to update and regularly check-in on my goals and unfinished tasks. Scrum Model is a great tool that students should know to improve their productivity.” “To do the [project], I experimented with a lot of fundamental elements for engineering, especially

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Willis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

more proficiency with the coursematerial. Those students enrolled in the undergraduate section of the course needed to completeonly the first technical level within the assigned projects. Students enrolled in the master-levelgraduate section of the course were required to complete both the first and second technical lev-els. Students enrolled in the phd-level graduate section of the course were required to completeall three provided technical levels. Students enrolled in the undergraduate and master-level sec-tions were encouraged to attempt higher technical levels for extra credit. This stratification of theproject assignments was a very effective in allowing all students to work on the same topics whilebeing required to have different levels

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Adjusting Course Content

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Liu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Nisal Ovitigala; Benita Comeau, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Emily Welsh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Nicholas Fang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

characteristic data point from that curve. c. Obtain the FD curve at multiple points and plot the slope of the repulsive region. d. Obtain the FD curve at multiple points and plot the slope of the attractive region.Appendix C: Assessment 2Thank you for participating in the AFM lab!Now that you have completed all activities, you are required to complete another series ofquestions. The purpose of these questions is to 1) assess your learning experience andunderstanding of the AFM force distance curve, and 2) examine the learning effectiveness ofinstruction in this course. In order for this to be an effective analysis, we need you to answer*all* the questions on your own based on your present knowledge; do not consult the internet,peers, etc. for

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Elise Amel, University of St. Thomas; Karl Mueller, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

bendersoldering toollecturesother:12. Making the solar fountain has INCREASED/MAINTAINED/DECREASED my interest inengineering.13. Please indicate if/how the solar fountain project has affected the following: ‚ High School courses you will take ‚ College/university you will apply to ‚ The major you intend to pursue14. What suggestions do you have for improving the solar fountain project?15. Other comments: Page 11.119.17Appendix III – Metric Fixtures Page 11.119.18Page 11.119.19

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohamed Khaled Elshazly, University of Toronto; Hamid S. Timorabadi, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

online Canvas portal [14]. 40 out of the 43 registered students completed the survey,corresponding to a participation rate of 93%. The Fall 2019 survey was identical to that of theFall 2018 pilot project in order to facilitate direct comparison between the two pedagogicalstrategies.The survey consisted of 23 five-point Likert items grouped into three scales: 1. Educational Outcome. This measures students’ perception of how relevant LabSim is to the course material and the impact it had, if any, on improving their understanding of the circuits they operated in the lab. 2. Workload. This measures students’ perception of LabSim’s impact on the overall course workload and whether there is perceived worth in any additional