Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

with the humanistic and democratic potential of engineering.IntroductionThe Grand Challenges lately developed by the National Academy of Engineering with theirexcited inducements for twenty-first century engineers to "Reengineer the Human Brain," "Make Page 22.1104.2Solar Energy Affordable," "Restore and Improve Urban Infrastructure," "Enhance VirtualReality," and undertake ten other tasks, enter a long historical tradition of such epically scaledto-do lists.1 As early as the 1850s, as the first formal organizations of American engineers tookshape, the individuals involved sought to project long-term goals and professional guidelines fortheir

Collection

2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

John Ciezki; Steve Watkins

ethics emphasize theresponsibility of engineers to consider the “safety, health, and welfare of the public” [2,3].Regulations, standards, laboratory practices, etc. reflect the importance of safety in engineeringwork. Also, the negative consequences associated with safety-related failures such as accidentsand product defects make such issues a priority for industry. Creating a safety culture isdifficult. It involves the performance of proper actions and the avoidance of improper actions.Any definition of safety must specify what is considered proper, what is considered improper,and what is an acceptable degree of risk.In engineering education, practical safety concerns are necessarily part of laboratory courses andsafety concepts are often

Conference Session

Supporting Teacher Practices for Inclusive and Culturally Relevant Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University; Jamie Mikeska

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

with one or more digitally animated studentavatars who can respond in real time to the PST and to each other. For example, several studieshave used Mursion’s upper elementary simulated classroom, which includes five interactivestudent avatars played by a highly trained actor (a simulation specialist or “sim”), as a practicespace for PSTs to try out instructional practices within mathematics, science, and engineeringeducation [17-20]. There is a growing body of empirical evidence across studies that suggest thatdigital teaching simulations can be integrated into teacher education courses and usedproductively to improve PSTs’ teaching skills, instructional beliefs, and understanding of keyconstructs [21-23]. In this study, we used Mursion’s

Collection

2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Alexis Capitano; John Cook; Kathryn Johnson

interview responses – was collectedin Fall 2021 at a public university in Western Canada as part of a larger study on macroethics andsocial justice. Eight faculty affiliated with engineering departments consented to be interviewedfor the study. Coding and analysis performed by this paper’s three authors resulted in six relevantcategories to help us understand the data, which might help to improve the curriculum in the future.The six categories that the authors discovered through the qualitative research process are outdatedacademics, cheating, non-technical skills, innovation, ethical responsibility, and greater purpose.We observed that ethical responsibility and greater purpose were more often described as fosteredin the context of the post

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 4

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadear Ibrahim Hassan, Texas A&M University; Luis Angel Rodriguez; Abheek Chatterjee; Astrid Layton, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

been found to improve both critical thinking and logical reasoning [14].Biologically inspired design is a type of DbA that takes advantage of evolutionarily provendesign principles to create new and innovative human-engineered solutions [15]. The initialpopularization of bio-inspired design produced an exponential surge in papers and patents thathas since tapered off to a lower, but still positive rate [16], suggesting that the potential of BIDhas not yet been fully discovered. Efforts have been made to develop normative BID processesand identify approaches that can aid non-experts to find and successfully implement biologicalstrategies [17, 18], however, true accessibility is still lacking due to difficulties related to therequired knowledge

Conference Session

Mechatronics and Robotics II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Nima Lotfi, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Nikhil Bajaj, University of Pittsburgh; Vishesh Vikas, The University of Alabama; Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

implement transformative autonomous technologies,and improving health and welfare sectors while extending human reach to previouslyinaccessible realms large and small, near and far” [2].The long-term goals of the team were to: • Develop a diverse, inclusive community of MRE educators, students, and practitioners • Define the MRE knowledgebase as a community • Achieve recognition of MRE as a distinct engineering discipline • Accelerate adoption of MRE courses and curricula [2]During the course of planning, running, and documenting the workshops, the organizers had theopportunity for discussions about the nature of MRE and our individual perceptions of the field.Even within a small group that was focused on a common outcome, individual

Conference Session

Technology for Faculty Development and Classroom Management

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Marie Reck, Kettering University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

draftnarrative of my teaching portfolio. Supporting this, I have additional folders that contain thedata for the appendices and the raw data that I used to create the appendices. At the end of eachterm, I add copies of my syllabi, grade book, and evaluations to the raw data folder. It is advisedthat candidates download a local copy of any grade books stored in learning managementsystems (e.g. Blackboard, Canvas), as the data may become unavailable without warning. I washappy that I followed this advice since students on my campus are removed from Blackboardwhen they graduate and consequently their rows in the grade book disappears. I also make somerough notes about course improvements and how they worked. Then, about once a year, I updatethe analysis

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

game console from Microsoftconsisting of a 3D camera (depth sensor), color camera, and an array of microphones. Theexperiment included two tasks. The first task was to install all the necessary software andprogram the DaNI robot to perform obstacle detection and avoidance using its ultrasonic sensor.The second task was to improve the obstacle detection and avoidance capabilities of the DaNIrobot by adding another computer connected to a Kinect sensor. Working in pairs and as acollective, students were able to complete the two tasks, develop their design/programmingskills, and learn about some complexities of “real” engineering projects. In addition, they gaineda better understanding of sensors and their applications including sensor

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ed McCaul; Earl Whitlatch; Robert J. Gustafson

); Unclassified (n= 11)Q4) Written responses regarding improving undergraduate programs fell into sevencategories: Specific suggestions for approach (n = 46); Specific suggestions for content (n= 41); Create a specific class on ethics (n = 33); No change suggested or not an issue (n = 13); Distribute instruction across the curriculum (n = 10); Add to existing course(s) or activities (n = 9); Other suggestions (n = 9).BackgroundBased on results of the AY 1998-99 and AY 1999-2000 College of Engineering AlumniSurveys1 and feedback from other sources, the College Outcomes Assessment Committee hassupported a series of targeted studies2,3. For this particular study, a Task Group was

Conference Session

Using Student Competitions to Enhance Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven D Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Johnette C. Shockley, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center; Leah R Ellis, University of Nebraska, Peter Kiewit Institute; Berndt Spittka P.E., Unitee States Military Academy- Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #6050The Goethals Infrastructure Challenge: A Proposal for a New Student Com-petitionLt. Col. Steven D Hart, U.S. Military Academy LTC Steve Hart is currently assigned as the ERDC Engineering Fellow and Director of Infrastructure Studies at West Point. He has taught numerous civil engineering courses including innovative courses on Infrastructure Engineering and Critical Infrastructure Protection and has authored numerous articles and a book chapter on these subjects. He is the developer and lead proponent of The Critical Infrastructure Symposium, now in its third year. He is active in The Infrastructure Security

Conference Session

Design Projects in Wind and Solar Energy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Francis Praska, University of Northern Iowa; Ashraf Al-Qassab, University of Northern Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

improvedtheir social and managerial skills since they had to visit many companies getting assistance withvarious parts of this project.In the past, a number of small-scale renewable energy projects ranging from 1-5 kW have beencompleted at UNI campus as well as local parks in Cedar Falls, Waterloo area in Iowa 24-28. Mostof these projects are started, researched and completed as part of an EIET senior design project.Similar to the aforementioned projects, the main objectives of this project are (1) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, (2) to promote more clean and cost effective renewable energy applicationsin Iowa, (3) to complete senior design course requirements successfully with an enjoyableproject subject, and (4) to promote science, engineering

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 4 Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Niesha C. Douglas, Educate, Activate, Transform; Cathy Howell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Lisa R. Merriweather, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Anna Sanczyk, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Paper ID #28396”Mentoring is not created equal”: Doctoral STEM Faculty Perceptions ofMentoring and Implications for Underrepresented STEM Learners.Dr. Niesha C Douglas, Educate, Activate, Transform Dr. Niesha Douglas is an educator, author and social activist. In 2016, Dr. Douglas decided to use her knowledge and experience to help organizations improve their overall effectiveness as trainers and ed- ucators by creating her own consulting business named (E.A.T) Educate, Activate and Transform. Her organization’s foundation is rooted in her passion for social change through education and creativity. Dr. Douglas has over 10

Conference Session

Use of Summer Research Programs in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tamim Younos, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

during the 10-week program. Your suggestions for next year are most welcome. Page 13.701.9 • Please comment on the weekly seminars you attended during the past 10 weeks. Feel free to list the topics you liked and didn’t like. Suggestions for next year are most welcome. • Please comment on the frequency of presentations you made during the last 10 weeks.Change over the summer: One of the more interesting aspects of the survey data is tolook at the change over the summer or the difference between the exit responses versusthe entrance ones. Of course there are some complicating factors such as ceiling effects,i.e., there is no

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 20

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terkuma Stanley Asongo, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Hsien-Yuan Hsu, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Education In doctorate education, a mentor's ability to effectively shape a student's experiences andoutcomes is critical. A mentor is a capable or experienced individual who provides direction,encouragement, and advice to a less seasoned individual [1]. Accordingly, mentoring ischaracterized as a developmental connection in which a more knowledgeable or experiencedindividual provides guidance, support, and help to a less knowledgeable one [2]. Additionally,Toma [3] highlights that the purpose of mentoring is to provide a framework for teaching andmodeling values and life skills, as well as to encourage personal growth through the sharing ofexperiences and insights. Positive outcomes including skill improvement, career aspirations

Conference Session

ENT-2: Bridging Faculty and Student Perspectives in Entrepreneurial Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; DeAnna Lynn Leitzke PE, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kurt Paterson P.E., Arizona State University; Joshua Mitchell, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

with a framing exercise based on the question, “When I thinkof assessment, I think of…” The participants were then asked to compare and contrast thecomments others made in the group. Similarly, a framing exercise was based on the question,“When I think of EM, I think of…” Participants were then asked to identify what was confirmedand what was missed. Participants were then asked to make lists of both positive and negativeaspects of EM and how to assess EM at both the course and program levels effectively. Inputwas also received from a “Why Assess EM?” discussion held during the 2022 KEEN NationalConference. The key takeaway from these meetings was that a standard set of criteria forassessing EM was needed. Consequently, the value proposition

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division ASCE Liaison Committee - Accreditation and Curriculums - What Changes Are Occurring?

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Nolen, American Society of Civil Engineers; Jay Puckett, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; David Dzombak, Carnegie Mellon University; Wayne Bergstrom

ProgramCriteria and propose revisions, if needed, based on (1) the content of the CEBOK3, (2) asignificant revision to the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) General Criteriawhich became effective for reviews during the 2019-2020 accreditation cycle, and (3)compliance with guidance from the EAC on curricular topics and faculty qualifications. Thispaper is the second in a series of papers to describe the efforts by ASCE and the CEPCTC inreviewing and revising the Civil Engineering Program Criteria throughout the Task Committee’splanned two-year lifespan. The first paper, presented at the 2021 ASEE National Conference andExposition, documented the formation of CEPCTC and its development of an initial draft ofproposed criteria revisions.This

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Timko; Natalie Shaheen; Wade Goodridge, Utah State University; Theresa Green, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Daniel Kane, Utah State University

Paper ID #37143Spatial Language Used by Blind and Low-Vision High SchoolStudents During a Virtual Engineering Program (Research)Theresa Green Dr. Theresa Green is a postdoctoral researcher at Utah State University with a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Utah State University. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Valparaiso University and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University. Her research interests include K-12 STEM integration, curriculum development, and improving diversity and inclusion in engineering.Daniel Kane Daniel Kane is an undergraduate student at Utah State

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lalita G. Oka, California State University, Fresno; Kimberly Stillmaker P.E., California State University, Fresno; Constance Jones, California State University, Fresno; Arezoo Sadrinezhad, California State University, Fresno; Maryam Nazari, California State University, Fresno

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. 11. BackgroundOn the basis of number of students enrolled in engineering programs and number of faculty, thestate of California can be considered as the leader in engineering education in the entire UnitedStates of America (Wang [1]). However, based on percentage of women among students andfaculty in engineering, the state has a lot of scope for improvement. Based on recently publisheddata by ASEE, the state of California is reported to have about 18% women faculty (tenured andtenure-track), which ranks it 13th among the 50 states as far as gender gap among the faculty (Wang[1]). A close look into its own dataset of institutional effectiveness for California State University(CSU) system ( CSU database [2]) can give some glimpses about the

Conference Session

CPDD Technical Session 1 - Design of Professional Development Curricula

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Springer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Kathryne Newton, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

with similar goals existed around the world, i.e., an international review of other doctoral programs addressing similar needs. ❑ To begin the process of identifying the curriculum and course content of the program. ❑ To conduct an interest and needs assessment of a sample of high probability individuals.The findings of all studies were positive, and their key features incorporated into subsequentdecision making [6], [7].Then, in the fall of 2019, the D. Tech. degree program was approved, after having been passedthrough the internal university approvals and the State’s Commission of Higher Education [8].How Was the Business Need Envisioned?For-profit business and industry exist to benefit the shareholders [6]. They do so through

Conference Session

Learning through Instrumentation: Experiences and Applications

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David N. Long, James Madison University; Karim Altaii, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation Division (INST)

: air inlet and outlet temperatures and humidity, water inlet and outlettemperatures, and soil temperature from two to eight feet at one-foot increments. The RaspberryPi 4 with MCP-9600 chips, which runs on the I2C protocol, was used in this project. The I2Cworks by using an address system that allows the Raspberry Pi to distinguish between multiplesensors. The sensors, setup, circuitry, and code details are presented here. The system'sperformance, possible improvements, and the educational experience of an international capstoneare also discussed.Introduction This system measured several key parameters for an atmospheric water generator (AWG) inCosta Rica. The AWG was part of a multi-year capstone project for three groups of engineeringand

Conference Session

Supporting Biomedical Engineering Students in Holistic Development

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ashley J. Earle, York College of Pennsylvania; Nozomi Nishimura, Cornell University; Isaac Smith, Brigham Young University; David M. Small, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

practice, weshould also help students to develop an understanding of downstream consequences of poorresearch ethics decisions on the end users, who is often a patient in the biomedical context. Giventhe importance of biomedical engineering ethics, not only in academia but also in industry, a keyquestion arises – what is the most effective way to teach students good ethical practices?Research on the psychology of ethical and moral decision making has identified a variety of factorsthat influence people’s ethically relevant choices and behaviors. Because of the social nature ofmorality (i.e., many, if not most, unethical and immoral behaviors are those that seem to somehowcause harm to others in some way [4]), many of the predictors of ethical and

Collection

2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Steven Buchhop; Tate Carlson; Evan Edwards; Prakash Ranganathan; Reza Fazel-Rezai

gathers basic information through various sensors and allows control of devices or loads status ofdifferent devices from any computer remotely. Sensors are able to collect data and organize it into an efficient manner for thehome owner to process and internet monitoring allows for easy accessibility. A LabVIEW based software interface withremote access enables users to monitor and control appliances and status activities of daily living in their homes for greaterindependence and improved quality of life. The success of technical framework discussed in this capstone project will benefitthe engineering educators.Keywords – LabVIEW, Capstone Project, Household Energy, Real-Time MonitoringI. BACKGROUND OF SENIOR DESIGN COURSES AND SYSTEM OVERVIEW

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University; La Shon N. Lowe, Jackson State University; Josie H. Latham, Jackson State University, Undergraduate Studies and CyberLearning

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

%) offtf engineering majors prior to 2009 were in this population. Students with an ACT Math scorebelow 17 must take a developmental math course before enrolling in College Algebra and almostall these students change majors or leave the university without graduating. Students with ACTMath scores of 26 and above are deemed calculus ready and do not need a bridge program. Theoriginal bridge program objective was to substantially increase the historical six year engineeringgraduation rate and decrease the time to graduate. Many summer bridge programs have beendeveloped and implemented. Some are described in references [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], and [7].The bridge program, named the Summer Engineering Enrichment Program (SEEP) [8], wasinitiated

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Tania Monterastelli, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

total number of participants. The overalleffectiveness of the YESS program is determined based on observation of an improvement inimplementation of engineering concepts and methods as the program has progressed. To assistwith this analysis, participants complete pre- and post- surveys measuring interest, attitude andcontent knowledge of the engineering design process and the underlying principles associatedwith a successful design project solution. The results of these findings are documented,compiled and presented. Comparisons will be made to examine the evolution and success of thishigh school outreach program during 2004-2008. In addition, it will be determined if differentdesign topics are successful in attracting more young ladies to this

Conference Session

Your Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrations of Hands-On and Virtual In-Class Teaching Aids

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Military Academy; Todd Mainwaring, United States Military Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

of cause and effect improves decision makingskills.Future construction managers should be able to monitor progress, assess data, and make aninformed decision to control the outcome of a project. Many gain this skill from actual workexperience; perhaps, it is possible to gain it in the classroom. Creating this managementexperience in the classroom ensures our students can immediately add value to the projectsthey’ll manage after they graduate.Project Imperium DescriptionOutside of on-the-job experience, developing the skills and intuition to monitor and control aproject can be challenging. In order to ensure inexperienced project managers possess these skillsupon graduation, one must simulate those experiences in the classroom. The authors

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #17709Learning to Make Change by Revolutionizing Departments: Initial Team Ex-periencesDr. Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Ella L. Ingram is an Associate Professor of Biology and Director of the Center for the Practice and Schol- arship of Education at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her educational research interests include promoting successful change practice of STEM faculty, effective evolution and ecology instruction, and facilitating undergraduate research experiences. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on: nutrition, introductory biology, ecology and environmental studies

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafal Jonczyk, Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, USA; Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland; Janet van Hell, Pennsylvania State University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Iowa State University; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #26595Neurocognitive Evidence on the Impact of Topical Familiarity in CreativeOutcomesDr. Rafal Jonczyk, Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, USA; Faculty of English, AdamMickiewicz University, PolandProf. Janet van Hell, Pennsylvania State University ¨ E. Okudan Kremer, Iowa State UniversityDr. Gul G¨ul E. Kremer received her PhD from the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engi- neering of Missouri University of Science & Technology. Her research interests include multi-criteria decision analysis methods applied to improvement of products and systems. She is a senior member of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Jennings; Vincent Wilczynski

– anddifficulty – of building an effective team.By their senior year, all Academy Cadets have completed courses in organizational behavior andleadership. Most have held “senior management” positions in the Corps of Cadets, which iscomprised of more than 800 students. Despite their academic knowledge and the “managementexperience” in the Corps, the greatest challenge for these students was to organize themselves Page 6.646.11effectively and create a sense of project ownership amongst themselves. “Team building is anProceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright 2001, American Society for

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, Tarleton State University; Daniel K. Marble, Tarleton State University; Jennifer T. Edwards, Tarleton State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. EnvironmentalProtection Agency (USEPA)3 “Environmental education enhances critical thinking, problem-solving, and effective decision-making skills, and teaches individuals to weigh various sides ofan environmental issue to make informed and responsible decisions. Environmental educationdoes not advocate a particular viewpoint or course of action”. This approach towardsenvironmental education is much more holistic and devoid of any political or personalprejudices. According to the USEPA, the essential components of environmental education areawareness, sensitivity, knowledge and understanding of environmental challenges withcommensurating skills and attitude of concern and participation in activities that are protective ofenvironment or activities that

Conference Session

To Design and Conduct Experiments

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Morton; John Nydahl; Nancy Peck

Educationrecommendations12 to help transform our laboratory courses into an integrated package. Theprincipal goals of the introductory, discovery-based laboratory are to stimulate the developmentof sophisticated thinking, incorporate teamwork approaches and improve communication skillsthat are required in engineering practice. Specifically, students are required to integrate theirfragmented knowledge base in mathematics, dynamics, statistics and programming to accuratelymodel and test various simple dynamic systems, and clearly and concisely report the results.This paper describes a friction module, consisting of two “linked” experiments utilizing arotating disk that successfully incorporates the course goals and the prerequisite course materials.The results