Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Madhukar Vable

Session 2368 Intuition, observations, and generalization in mechanics of materials Madhukar Vable Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractThe introduction of advanced topics as means of modernizing engineering curriculum, the needfor interdisciplinary research and education to meet societies challanges, the time constraint thatengineering students graduate in four years while getting a modern-interdisciplinary-education,are some of the factors driving the evolution of basic engineering courses such as mechanics

Conference Session

Issues in Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lucena; Joan Gosink; Barbara Moskal

funding.EvaluationRecognizing that effective evaluation is crucial to the success of our program, we willcomplete both formative and summative assessments that employ both quantitative andqualitative research techniques. The purpose of the formative assessment will be toensure the on-going improvement of the project plan as it is implemented. Oursummative assessment techniques will directly examine the impact of the proposedproject has on the intended outcomes.Formative EvaluationAs was discussed earlier, the purpose of formative evaluation is to improve the projectplan as it is being implemented. The following strategies are proposed for formativepurposes. • Monthly meetings of project staff: The investigators will meet on a monthly basis with the purpose

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vivek Venkatesh; Nawwaf Kharma

a game as a conceptual, goal-based, learner-initiated [8], and stimulating set of situated activities [9], which, through the act of discovery andplay, enables a constructivist form of learning. Childrens’ acts of play, from its freest to most structured form, have been theorized toenable learning [10-12]. The philosophies of children’s’ play have long informed thedevelopment of adult simulation and gaming [8, 11, 13, 14]. Researchers have contended that theact of playing a game propels learners through three critical phases: (a) experience, (b) reflection,and ultimately, (c) learning [11, 15]. Reflection, or reflective activity is a constructive processwherein learners interpret the experience of participating in the game and make

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi J.C. Ellis, Western New England University; Gregory W. Hislop, Drexel University; Josephine Sears Rodriguez, Western New England University; Ralph Morelli, Trinity College

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

the FOSS project may be difficult to map to the academic terms, making schedulingof deliverables difficult.2. Prior Research in Student Involvement in HFOSS Page 25.1192.3Humanitarian FOSS (HFOSS) can be broadly defined as any FOSS project that benefits thehuman condition in some fashion. Therefore, HFOSS projects can range from disaster relief tomedical records to microfinance to educational support. Investigation by the authors into studentinvolvement in HFOSS projects began in early 2006. Between 2007-2009, faculty members atseveral small, liberal arts institutions began involving students in HFOSS projects as part of theHumanitarian FOSS

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Kelmer; James Thrower; Larry Silverberg; Scott Kiefer

by n degree-of-freedom systems. In each of these courses,mechanical engineering students are taught material by treating specific classes of problems thatgrow in complexity, initially avoiding general systems. In contrast, thesystems approach used in control theory classes makes broader distinctions between classes ofproblems (e.g. linear time-varying and nonlinear time-invariant), rather than starting with simpledevices and building to larger systems. In view of the preceding introductory statements, we have identified two noteworthydifferences in background between electrical engineering undergraduate majors and non- Page 6.963.2

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

John Mitchell; Katherine Sanders; Chris Carlson-Dakes; Patrick Farrell

audience is in terms of its openness or readiness to engage thematerial.Yet another assumption embedded in the visiting scholar model is that skills and the techniquesof teaching are all that is necessary and sufficient to provide the nurturing and growth thatfaculty need throughout their careers as teachers, researchers, and administrators. For example,some institutions begin faculty development efforts by paying scholars to visit their campus andteach people skills that are immediately useful in their classrooms. A series of such visits mightbe labeled a “Faculty Development Program” in that they develop faculty skills, which arehopefully adopted and implemented for long periods of time. We question the claim that evenvery well-received

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 10: Special Topics and Innovative Methods in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fabian Sorce, Imperial College London; Idris Kevin Mohammed; Kate Ippolito; Marc Masen

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

multiple iterations – the development of thiscurriculum has been guided by the below underlying research questions: • What are students’ experiences of Design Week? • What factors contribute to students’ experiences and how do these inform decisions to make this a more educationally valuable experience?All other educational activities (lectures, tutorials and labs) are suspended for the week tofacilitate this exercise for second year Mechanical Engineering students. As noted above, thecurriculum allows for this as students enrol in a specific degree program which is heavilyprescribed and does not offer elective optional modules in the first two years (i.e. thetimetable for Mechanical Engineering students in the second year is the

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Bruce Dvorak; Dennis Schulte; Mary Garbacz; Shari Aldrich; David Admiraal; Julia Soulakova

statistically, the data from Question 17 indicate that seniorsanticipate that technical writing on the job will be critical much more than do freshmen (57.4percent “very often” versus 35 percent, respectively); more seniors than freshmen (36 versus22.4 percent, respectively), recognize that not having to write on the job will never happen. Incontrast, freshmen anticipate writing frequently on the job more so than do seniors (Question 16:very often plus often, 47.6 versus 36.2 percent). It can be inferred from the differing responsesto Question 16 than to Questions 17 and 18 that, as students progress through their engineeringprograms, they realize that the writing may not be as frequent as initially anticipated but is morecritical than they first

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

, material estimating, projectscheduling, procurement and delivery, actual construction, inspections, change orders, projectdelivery, demolition, and a final project report. The “revised” course was delivered during the2013 Fall Semester to sixty-five (65) students. Student feedback was extremely positive.IntroductionCurrent research within the engineering disciplines indicates that a first-year (freshman) hands-on course that emphasizes real-world design experiences can increase recruiting and retentionrates and provide the groundwork for future academic “learning” in subsequent coursework.3,8,14Within the engineering disciplines, there exists a number of engineering/design projects that canbe integrated into the structure of classroom activities,4

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Abu S. Asaduzzaman; Ramazan Asmatulu; Ravi Pendse

Thinking in Parallel: Multicore Parallel Programming for STEM Education 1,* A. Asaduzzaman, 2 R. Asmatulu, and 1 R. Pendse 1 Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and 2Department ofMechanical Engineering, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount St, Wichita, KS 67260 *E-mail: Abu.Asaduzzaman@wichita.edu; Tel: +1-316-978-5261AbstractAcademic research and engineering challenges both have increasing demands for highperformance computing (HPC), which can be achieved through multicore parallel programming.The existing curricula of most universities do not properly address the major transition fromsingle-core to multicore systems and sequential to parallel

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Daniel J. McCarthy; Michael J. Kwinn

the topic area.When the fifth program director assumed the position in the summer of 2006, he discovered a programthat had not changed its program objectives or outcomes since the last accreditation but had significantlychanged the course content for the courses that made up the program. This did not necessarily mean thatthe program was not properly aligned and all initial indications were that the program was in great shape.Still, it was time to conduct an in-depth analysis of the program – a “slow-loop” deliberate assessment -and it began immediately.Assessment to AlignmentWe began our process of deliberate program assessment by practicing what we preach (read: teach) – bytaking a holistic systems approach using the Systems Decision Process

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C.S. Chen, Miami University; Steven Elliott, Miami University, Department of Economics; Mark Boardman, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-23: AN MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENERGY BASED CURRICULUMC.S. Chen, Miami University Dr. C.S.Chen is a professor and founding chair of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) depart- ment at Miami University (Ohio). He was the electrical engineering department head and the interim engineering dean at the University of AkronSteven Elliott, Miami University Dept. of Economics Dr. Steven Elliott is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Miami University. He has been a research associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory before entering academics. His professional interests include energy and environmental economics and behavioral economics.Mark Boardman, Miami University

Conference Session

Assessing with Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wes Hines; Mary Kocak; Kurt Gramoll

number of reasons, such as lack of goodelectronic engineering media, institutional reluctance to implement technology, instructor's lackof desire to change, and the initial high cost of development and implementation. In addition tothese issues, there is a shortage of studies on showing how electronic media and the Internet canimprove learning and teaching efficiencies. One the other hand, there are individual classes thathave been developed and implemented that has shown that distance engineering education can Page 10.395.1work [2]. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Solt; Ashbjorn Osland; Anuradha Basu

particular field that are present in a nation or region. Clusters arise because they increase the productivity with which companies can compete. The development and upgrading of clusters is an important agenda for governments, companies, and other institutions. Cluster development initiatives are an important new direction in economic policy, building on earlier efforts in macroeconomic stabilization, privatization, market opening, and Page 10.705.3 3 reducing the costs of doing business.” (Retrieved September 12, 2004 from http://www.isc.hbs.edu/econ

Conference Session

Academic Standards & Issues/Concerns & Retention

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Manhire

schools. And they are no longer in the cultural literacy department; that’s for the mass media. Higher education is in the sponsored research and edutainment business; what colleges and universities offer is just one more thing that you shop for, one more thing that you consume, one more story you tell and are told. Not by happenstance do you hear students talking about how much the degree costs, how much it is worth, what a credit hour is go- ing for, as if they were trying to decide between watching TV and going out to the mov- ies. And that is very much how the schools themselves talk as they look for new sources of research or development funding

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering by Design II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Tester; Jerry Hatfield

research was accomplished under a grant by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, as partof the Engineering Schools of the West initiative. The NAU Hooper Undergraduate ResearchAssistantship Program also contributed to this research effort.Bibliographic Information Page 10.1272.11[1] ASEE Profiles for Engineering Colleges – http://www.asee.org/publications/colleges “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”[2]Jolley, W., Rencis, J., Cobb, E. and Hagglund, R. "Incorporating a LEGO fourbar

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Estell; Juliet Hurtig

, computer science, andelectrical engineering. This approach allows ECCS students to work on truly interdisciplinarycomprehensive projects, and also allows for participation on interdepartmental teams. Thestudents are presented with a mixture of faculty- and industry-sponsored projects and areassigned to project teams based upon their specified preferences. The course sequence requiresthe students to research an open-ended problem statement, develop a proposal, design aprototype, validate the design, produce a physical deliverable, and report the results. As part ofthe experience, students deal with various management issues and technical aspects of design.Both written and oral communication of the proposal and final project results are required

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheldon Jeter

evaluation of its effectiveness in teaching is presented.Introduction As most laboratory instructors will attest from direct experience, many or even mostcontemporary engineering undergraduates appear to have had limited instruction in the standardformat, composition, and production qualities expected in laboratory reports. Indeed, sinceundergraduates encounter little primary practical or research literature, they will have had limitedexperience in even reading reports with the structure, quality, and clarity that should be expectedfrom engineering professionals. For examples, students are largely unaware of the importance ofa neat and orderly page design with uniform margins, descriptive headings, and distinc tiveparagraphs. Equally or

Conference Session

Academic Prerequisites for Licensure

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brewer Stouffer; Jeffrey Russell

Engs 34. Fluid Dynamics Engs 37. Environmental Engineering Engs 41. Environmental & Natural Resource Management Engs 52. Operations Research Chemistry 6. General ChemistryBachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Program Engs 190. Project Initiation Engs 290. Project Completion Engs 36. Chemical Process Engineering Engs 42. Contaminant Hydrology Engs 42. Environmental Transport & Fate Engs 91. Numerical Methods Engs 156. Heart, Mass, & Momentum Engs, 171, Industrial Ecology Earth Sciences 66. HydrologyBibliography1. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (2000). Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Effective for Evaluations

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel J. Waldorf, California Polytechnic State University; Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. His research interests are in cutting tool design and machining process modeling and monitoring. He is the lead instructional faculty in the man- ufacturing engineering program. His publications are mainly in tool wear modeling and engineering edu- cation activities. He recently served as conference chair for a 2005 manufacturing engineering education conference at Cal Poly. Dr. Waldorf is a member of ASEE, SME, and EWB.Dr. Lizabeth T Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University Page 22.1473.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Inside-Out

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Schubert, University of San Diego; Frank G. Jacobitz, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

International

conducted in a seminar room at the university. There was one three-hour midterm focusedon theoretical material at the end of the second week and a final computational project presentedby the students on the last day of classes. The grading was based equally on homework, themidterm, and the final project. The final project was assigned in the form of a research projectand results were presented at Creative Collaborations: an annual presentation at the University ofSan Diego of undergraduate research work.Cultural activities included visiting a variety of local attractions (Chateaux d’If, Vieux Port,Vieille Charite, Calanques), a weekend trip to Aix-en-Provence, and an overnight weekend tripto Paris. The students also used afternoons and evenings for

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Shih-Ming Lee; Sergio Martinez; Anabel D. Ramos; Martha A. Centeno

, various researchers and institutionshave recognized and supported efforts to effect change. Some of these efforts include those byBellamy and McNeill (1994), Chickering and Potter (1994), Chizmar (1994), Gilbert et al. (1993),Gupta (1994), and McNeill and Bellamy (1995). These works have addressed deliverymethods, students as customers, management of teaching and learning, and teaching andlearning evaluation methods. These efforts, with the exception of Chizmar’s (1994), analyzeteaching and learning independently. Page 4.557.1Recent efforts from individual faculty members, as well as initiatives from the National ScienceFoundation (NSF), the

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Katja Holtta-Otto, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Forexample, many pedestrians and bicyclists appreciate curb cutouts, yetonly wheelchair users would normally articulate this need.Building on these findings, empathic lead-user analysis simulates a Figure 1: Simulating visualdisability (such as dark glasses simulating visual impairment) while a and fine motor disability7test subject experiences the product of interest during an interview. This disability-simulationapproach greatly broadens the availability of “lead-users,” and enables every engineer on theteam to experience the product as a lead-user. Not surprisingly, research on the empathic lead-user technique indicates vastly improved customer needs elicitation over currently taughtmethods, showing a 500% increase in latent needs

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, United States Navy; Elizabeth Gentry, National Institute of Standards and Technology; John Fishell, STEP Conference

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

inSouthern California and attempts to inspire young students to obtain educations in science,technology, engineering and mathematics. Although the STEP Program serves K-12 in thebroad sense, STEP is predominately focused on students in the 3rd through 8th grades as this isthe early window of opportunity to reach young students in time for them to build theeducational foundations in mathematics and science necessary to upper tier STEM educations.The STEP Program will be highlighted from its initial inception through its development and its10 year history with a summary of the STEP Programs influence over the years provided.The STEP Program Foundation and History:The beginning of STEP involves Congressman Ken Calvert who represents the 44th

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

using individual students’ electronics in K-12settings, or requiring students to purchase particular devices, there has been little work onharnessing the array of personal electronics already carried by the typical college student. Thiswork discusses the use of students’ existing personal electronics as tools to enhance in-classcooperative learning activities. The course in question is a junior level course in Measurementand Analysis. Initially only calculators were allowed in class, and the use of phones and otherpersonal electronics forbidden. In subsequent course offerings, students were allowed to usetablets to take notes in conjunction with PowerPoint lectures posted on the course website. Mostrecently, students have been encouraged to use

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 3.C

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Michael Fiegel, The University of Iowa; Geb W. Thomas, The University of Iowa; Matthew Yazvec

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

deliberatepractice environments can address persistent challenges in technical education and inform thedesign of scalable, adaptive learning tools for broader implementation.1. IntroductionThe retention and application of SQL knowledge represent persistent challenges forundergraduate STEM students. At a large Midwestern university, students struggled to applySQL skills acquired through lectures, in-class exercises, and homework when working on theirsemester projects, often within a month of initial exposure. Suspecting limited practiceopportunities contributed to poor skill retention, we sought to improve student engagement,enjoyment, and performance with an effective e-learning system that emphasizes deliberatepractice and immediate feedback.Deliberate

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Daniel J. McCarthy; Michael J. Kwinn

the topic area.When the fifth program director assumed the position in the summer of 2006, he discovered a programthat had not changed its program objectives or outcomes since the last accreditation but had significantlychanged the course content for the courses that made up the program. This did not necessarily mean thatthe program was not properly aligned and all initial indications were that the program was in great shape.Still, it was time to conduct an in-depth analysis of the program – a “slow-loop” deliberate assessment -and it began immediately.Assessment to AlignmentWe began our process of deliberate program assessment by practicing what we preach (read: teach) – bytaking a holistic systems approach using the Systems Decision Process

Conference Session

ECCNE Technical Session 3 - Energy and Society

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter John Garforth, Garforth International; Michael A. Nealon, Henry Ford College; Nicholas Paseiro, Henry Ford College; Herbert Sinnock, Sheridan College; Lynn A. Albers, Hofstra University

Tagged Divisions

Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

proponent of Hands-On Activities in the classroom and during out-of-school time programs, she believes that they complement any teaching style thereby reaching all learning styles. She earned her doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University specializing in thermal sciences where her dissertation research spanned three colleges and focused on Engineering Education. Her passions include but are not limited to Engineering Education, Energy Engineering and Conservation, and K-20 STEM Outreach. Prior to matriculating at NCSU, she worked at the North Carolina Solar Center developing a passion for wind and solar energy research while learning renewable energy policy. She combined these passions with

Conference Session

ME Division 7: Making it Matter: Projects and Communication

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Sterling, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #46389Coming Unglued: Restricting Adhesives in Undergraduate Mechanical EngineeringDesign-and-Build Projects (Marble Machine Edition)Dr. Amanda Sterling, Auburn University Dr. Amanda Sterling is a mechanical engineer at Auburn University who specializes in engineering design, additive manufacturing, and biomechanics through research, teaching, and innovation. She has published articles on the microstructure and fatigue of additive metals, providing insights into advanced engineering materials. Her research leverages additive manufacturing to design corrective quadruped orthotics, blending art and mechanical design

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 7: Interdisciplinarity

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Robert Irish, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

Paper ID #49205Building Sociotechnical Competencies through an Integration of EngineeringEthics and Science, Technology and Society Studies: A Reflection on InstructionalPracticesDr. Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto Lisa Romkey serves as Associate Professor, Teaching and Associate Director, ISTEP (Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice) at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on the development of sociotechnical thinking and lifelong learning skills in engineering.Dr. Robert Irish, University of Toronto Robert Irish is the author of two textbooks in Engineering Communication