Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ilya Y. Grinberg, SUNY Buffalo State

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

establishment of clear connections between theseoutcomes and the desired research skills including analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and thedissemination of results. Special attention was paid to the mentoring of students at various stagesof the sequence. This included regular meetings of the students with their faculty and technicaladvisors and assistance with proposal preparation to seek support for funding of the projects andfor conference attendance. The course sequence also provided opportunities for peer review andpeer mentoring [2].The paper details the development and structure of the two-semester sequence, identification ofdesired student outcomes and how these were measured, and assessment methods used.Features of Undergraduate

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

report are also included.2. Overview Under the umbrella of an RET Site program, NYU-Poly offers a paid researchopportunity to ten teachers each year to participate in an intensive professional development Page 15.1032.21 Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics2 Due to an unforeseen professional appointment, one teacher requested to withdraw from the project and was allowed to so.opportunity in STEM disciplines. The project is led by an engineering faculty member andenjoys the enthusiastic participation of three additional engineering faculty and numerousundergraduate and graduate students. An external evaluator

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Fiegel, The University of Iowa; Charles Stanier, The University of Iowa

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #48772BOARD # 44: WiP: Empowering TAs through Metacognitive and CommunicationSkills DevelopmentProf. Jennifer Fiegel, The University of Iowa Dr. Jennifer Fiegel is a professor of chemical and biochemical engineering at the University of Iowa. She earned her B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and her Ph.D. in chemical and biomolecular engineering from the Johns Hopkins University. She started her faculty career at the University of Iowa in 2006. During her time at Iowa, she has built a research program focused on developing better drug delivery systems to treat infections in

Conference Session

Energy Efficiency and Capstone Projects

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David McDonald P.E., Lake Superior State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

, sampling and aliasing signals, FFT, and FIR filters.4. Analyze the operation and simulation of CAN networks. Student Self Assessment: …………..…. 71% Faculty Grades of Student Work ….….. 89% Student Comments  More time would have been helpful.  CANoe is a complex program Faculty Comments The students worked through three labs that I had developed from the Special Topics offering of the course. These exercises were essential to understanding CAN, and additional general CAN activities would be good. The students purchased a copy of the CANoe programming manual, and worked through CAN-based data analysis and an introduction to CAN Node Simulations.5. Program interfaces with CAN: Student Self Assessment: …………..…. 77

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey D. Beddoes, Oregon State University; Corey T. Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, particularly senior faculty,  persists in many fields across the United States as well as other countries13-15,and is evenmore pronounced for women of minority racial and ethnic backgrounds16-18. Furthermore,foreign female professors can face additional challenges19.Gendered dimensions of academic careers, on the other hand, are well documented in a largebody of literature that has repeatedly identified numerous challenges for female academics(e.g.,20) including lack of professional development and mentoring, gender discriminationand biases related to behavior and competence, and gendered socialization21-25. Variouslenses have been used to explain women’s underrepresentation in academia. For example,human capital, socialization, culture and privilege

Conference Session

Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Ball, UCSC Baskin School of Engineering; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

higher education and improve learning outcomes. Her research to date has focused on educational designs that emphasize learner ini- tiative and agency through inquiry or problem-based learning in formal and informal learning contexts. She has published several papers on the characteristics of learning environments that support or constrain opportunities for any students (including those from non-dominant backgrounds) to participate in key science and engineering process skills such as scientific argumentation. Her work is largely informed by the principles and perspectives on human development and cognition articulated by Cultural Historical Activity Theory. Putting theory into practice, she teaches a service-learning

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

sustainable,assessment plans must make efficient use of faculty time. This paper will presentstrategies for collecting assessment data that serves multiple purposes beyondaccreditation, using the Rowan University Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic as anexample.The Rowan University Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic is a multidisciplinary, project-based course required for engineering students in all disciplines. Students solve realengineering research and design problems, many of which are sponsored by localindustry. Because each clinic project is unique, grading student work and maintainingapproximately uniform expectations across all projects is a significant challenge. At thesame time, the Clinic is the course within the Rowan Engineering curriculum

Conference Session

Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

has been no different for Texas A&M’s ElectronicSystems program. To address this, the faculty has identified a need for a unique “sellingproposition” as one possible solution. The idea of careers in electronic product and systemdevelopment has resonated well with new students and transfer students as well as their parents.While this concept of product development careers is not new in mechanical and manufacturingprograms2,3, very few electronics programs have adopted this concept. However, over the pastsix years, our electronics program has been steadily moving in this direction. In addition, anemphasis in product development lends itself well to the programs’ existing interest inentrepreneurship education as evidenced by efforts at other

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Student Growth & Professionalization

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Luke S. Lee P.E., University of the Pacific; Jeffrey Shafer, University of the Pacific; Navdeep Singh, University of the Pacific

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

retention and engagement in the university community?This 1-unit introductory course has been developed around three themes: • Entering the Engineering/Computer Science Profession • Engaging in the University Community • Building Skills for SuccessTo develop students’ professional skills and knowledge of career paths available, the first-yearstudents in this course meet with student leaders, engage in breakout group discussions with theChairperson or a faculty member from their intended major, watch and reflect on brief videosabout each of the majors offered in the School of Engineering and Computer Science, andparticipate in classroom activities focused on professional communication and ethics.Active engagement in the university community is

Conference Session

Technical Session 1: Collaborating with Engineering Students and Faculty

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander J. Carroll, North Carolina State University; Bertha P. Chang, North Carolina State University; Honora N. Eskridge, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

workshops and services that cater to the needs of STEM students andfaculty throughout the research lifecycle,33-34 as well as developing fun extra-curricularprogramming to encourage STEM students and researchers to visit the physical library.35-36While getting engineers into the library remains a challenge, studies continue to confirm thatgraduate students and faculty in science and engineering frequently use online libraryresources,37-38 and Soria determined that undergraduate students conducting research or pursuingcareers in science, technology, or health affairs were more likely than their peers to view havingaccess to a world-class library as important to their success.39Consequently, we suspect that engineers’ and scientists’ low use of

Conference Session

Faculty Unite! Effective Ways for Educators to Collaborate Successfully

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Ann Claussen, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

, she employs active learning techniques and project-based learning. Her previous education research, also at Stanford, focused on the role of cultural capital in science education. Her current interests include en- gineering students’ development of social responsibility and the impact of students’ backgrounds in their formation as engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Formative Peer Assessment of TeachingIntroductionTeaching assessment in American institutions of higher education is often viewed as a high-stakes endeavor with the potential to impact faculty promotion and tenure decisions. Despite theimportant role teaching assessment plays in a

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tim Dallas P.E., Texas Tech University; Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, Texas Tech University; Kelli M. Frias, American University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

in engineering can be achieved through a combination ofcurricular and real-world experiences. Thus, this project incorporates faculty and industrymentorship, workforce development seminars, an industrial internship, and entrepreneurshipprograms.introductionThe Tech Intrapreneurs Program (TIP) at Texas Tech University responds to a needs analysisand industry requests to hire a more diverse workforce [1] with individuals from traditionallyunderrepresented groups (women and ethnic minorities) advancing to managerial positions. Theprogram is designed to produce intrapreneurs with a particular focus on bolstering therepresentation of underrepresented minorities. Intrapreneurship is the practice of developing anew venture, product, or service

Conference Session

FPD 2: Building Community

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy F. Willis, Southern Methodist University; David A. Willis, Southern Methodist University; Mark Fontenot, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Senior Member of the SPIE.Mr. Mark Fontenot, Southern Methodist University Mark Fontenot is a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and also serves as the department’s academic adviser. He teaches courses in software development, data structures, and database systems, and he directs the Lyle School of Engineering’s first-year design program. Additionally, Mark serves as a founding Faculty-in-Residence at SMU. He is interested in research concerning creativity and innovation of engineering students and engineering education in general. After finishing a BS in Computer Science at McNeese State University in Louisiana, he completed an MS in Computer Science at SMU. Mark is currently working part

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hilary Lackritz, Purdue University; Laura Demsetz, College of San Mateo; Olivia Graeve, University of Nevada-Reno; Amy Moll, Boise State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University

1 Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, San Jose State University/ 2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida/ 3Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno/ 4College of San Mateo/ 5Mechanical Engineering, Boise State UniversityAbstractThis paper will discuss the progress of curriculum development under an NSF, CCLI-EMDsponsored work, “Development of Project-Based Introductory to Materials EngineeringModules” (DUE # #0341633). A multi-university team of faculty are developing six lecture andthree laboratory modules for use in Introductory to Materials courses. This course is required bymost engineering

Conference Session

Equity and Ethics in Engineering-II

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Claire Yu Yan P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Okanagan

Tagged Topics

Conference Submission

perspectives of STEMuniversity education and career paths [1] – [3].This paper describes the development of a new engineering outreach program, Engineering 11,by the School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Okanagan (UBCO) throughcollaboration with the Central Okanagan School District (SD 23). UBCO Engineering 11consists of several modules covering a wide range of engineering disciplines and subjects, suchas civil, environmental, mechanical, biomedical and electrical engineering, and engineeringethics, aiming to provide senior high school students an opportunity to explore the manydisciplines of engineering and career pathways. The course is designed to be taughtcollaboratively by a physics teacher of SD 23 and faculty and graduate

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Reyer; Stephen Williams; Glenn Wrate; Joerg Mossbrucker; Owe Petersen

ever more strongly need well-developed professional skills(communication, teamwork, analysis, etc.) to accommodate the rapid career changes that appearinevitable for most, if not all, engineers.The primary focus of this paper is on the course curriculum content development. Other aspectsof the electrical engineering program are still in active development and are or will be the topicof other papers6, 7, 8. As a result of extensive discussions, one stark conclusion formed by theprogram faculty leadership is that a relevant and proper education must have a very strong non-technical component.The curriculum was developed with EC2000 as a background guideline. The EE program has amission statement, educational objectives and program outcomes

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Saeid Motavalli; Helen Zong; Farnaz Ganjeizadeh; David Bowen

service industriesto advance their careers by preparing for management positions. Also, professionals inmanagement positions will benefit from this curriculum by obtaining a formal educationin engineering management. The San Francisco Bay Area is a prime location for offeringsuch a degree because of the large concentration of high tech engineering, manufacturingand service industries.This paper details the development of the M.S. Degree program. We discuss the resourceconstraints that had to be overcome by developing a curriculum that pulls resources fromvarious departments on campus. The designed curriculum allows us to offer the programwithout requesting additional faculty positions.Other considerations include issues such as specific needs of

Conference Session

Assessment in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Varricchio, Daniel Webster College; Theodore J. Branoff, North Carolina State University; Melissa Kelly, Daniel Webster College; James O'Donnell; Joseph A. Donovan, Daniel Webster College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

would be of great use to the developing world, but will it be possible at somepoint in the future to get various degrees online for free?With regard to engineering, it seems that some portions of technical education could be done aseffectively or more so online than in the classroom. This seems to be especially true of thingsrequiring training on a software package, review of derivations, and areas that are primarilyinformational and don't require interactive discussion of the subtleties inherent in variouscomplex conceptual topics. We don't believe that online resources will eliminate the need forface-to-face interaction, though it may reduce the amount of face time needed for an engineeringeducation. Rather, the value added by faculty members

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roy Pruett, Bluefield State College; Bruce V. Mutter, Bluefield State College

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

built to perform industrial operations, but there was a noted scarcity ofprogrammers available to write, configure, and troubleshoot the necessary program code. Page 22.280.2Graduates often lacked skills necessary to immediately use new software to run equipment.IntroductionBased on these experiences, we could readily see the need to change the educational format andcontinually improve courses in our Engineering Technology programs. It became imperativethat our faculty not only continue their own education in the fields relative to their teachingassignments, but that faculty also develop, maintain, and cultivate professional relationships

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Caroline Carvill, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jessica Livingston, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

content andtechnical content together in ways that are manageable by faculty who are not engineers. Thecourse in professional and technical writing at our college is required of all engineering andcomputer science majors and is usually taken in the junior year. The course has undergone manytransformations in content and focus since it was first developed in 1994. The latest iterationblends communication principles with technical projects that can bridge the divide and helpstudents see how the two fields are intricately intertwined in the engineering workplace.This paper reflects on the work-in-progress at Rose-Hulman focused on helping our studentsdevelop their communication skills in technical contexts. Currently five faculty are

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Per Reinhall; Michael Jenkins; Joyce Cooper; Angela Linse; Eric Stuve

product design and development, manufacturing supervision, quality assurance, life cycle management,pollution prevention site assessments, and facility project coordination. Dr. Cooper received her Ph.D. degree inMechanical Engineering from Duke University in 1996.ANGELA LINSEAngela Linse is an Instructional Consultant with the Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT) at theUniversity of Washington. She is in charge of faculty development with CELT regarding student-centered learning,design teaching strategies, and assessment. Dr. Linse has also worked with the Center for InstructionalDevelopment and Research (CIDR) and participated in the Preparing Future Faculty program, both at the UW. Sheis an archaeologist with a Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Design and Innovation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Snyder; Mike Toole; Mike Hanyak; Mathew Higgins; Daniel Hyde; Edward Mastascusa; Brian Hoyt; Michael Prince; Margot Vigeant

learning environment, and incorporating the use of information technology in theteaching/learning process. In the first two years of Project Catalyst, a core group of faculty fromall five engineering departments at Bucknell University has begun implementing this focusedshift by systematically incorporating collaborative and problem-based learning into their courses.This emphasis has required a coordinated effort to introduce significant elements of teambuilding and problem solving into the undergraduate curriculum.This paper discusses a conceptual framework for progressively developing students' problemsolving and team skills across the curriculum. The framework is modeled after the university'swriting program and identifies introductory

Conference Session

Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2010-1520: PRAXIS-ORIENTED ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN VEHICLETECHNOLOGY STUDIES - CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONSEmilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied SciencesAnnette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences Page 15.967.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Praxis-Oriented Engineering Education in Vehicle Technology Studies - Challenges and SolutionsAbstractUniversities of applied sciences have to fulfil two main requirements: They should providepraxis-oriented education and engage in applied research and development .The approach used to meet these requirements at our department of Vehicle Technology canbe

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty and Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalie Mukolobwiez, Saint Ursula Academy; Michelle Beach, Midpark High School; Jaswinder Dhillon, Withrow High School; Raviteja Chalasani, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

waves and resonance that teachers and students can discoverwhile experimentally investigating retrofitting solutions for buildings subjected to earthquakes.In a NSF sponsored six-week summer Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program,university faculty and high school teachers partnered to develop lessons based on engineeringconcepts. During this program, a team of three teachers researched under the guidance of adedicated faculty and doctoral student ways to improve buildings’ resistance to earthquakes. Thegoals were two fold. First, high school teachers learned the technology and analysis toolsnecessary to implement an engineering research project. Second, they extracted from theirresearch experience, key concepts and ideas that could be

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Jenny Le, Skyline College; Julie Shattuck

aligned with key Institute of Printed Circuits (IPC)standards, (3) faculty professional development as IPC certified instructors, (4) development of acutting-edge electronics manufacturing lab facility, (5) an intensive student support program thatincludes dual-enrollment high school partners to recruit, retain, and graduate students, and (6)collaborative partnerships and a workforce placement program with integrated support fromindustry partners and research facilities. Early lessons learned within the first year of programdevelopment are also shared.1. IntroductionThe San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley represent a global center for technologicalinnovation, with many high-tech businesses and manufacturers in the region. The area is home

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University; Robert Hinks, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2007-2001: DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING CONNECTIONSENVIRONMENTS TO CONTEXTUALIZE ENGINEERING CONTENT MODULESDarryl Morrell, Arizona State UniversityRobert Hinks, Arizona State UniversityMark Henderson, Arizona State University Page 12.533.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Development of Engineering Connections Environments to Contextualize Engineering Content ModulesIntroductionThis paper describes the creation of a learner-centered, project- and problem-based environment forlearning foundational engineering science topics; this environment has been named an EngineeringConnections Environment (ECE). The ECE is implemented in the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven McCabe; Francis Thomas

. The request has been forcontinuing education material that would be available in a single lecture format, rather than asemester-long format as is required for graduate courses.In response, the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Kansashas developed a series of technical lectures. Each of the lectures is two hours in length and ispresented by a different faculty member. The lectures present an overview of various currentaspects of civil and environmental engineering. The participants attending the lectures canselect and attend only those lectures that are of interest to them. This series of lectures isentitled the “Professional Development Series in Civil and Environmental Engineering.” Theseries was first

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Saleh Sbenaty

and written communication skills effectively, and dealing withcomplex and open-ended problems.To address these growing concerns, faculties from several institutions across Tennessee,Alabama, and Kentucky are pioneering the development and testing of industry-based case-studyapproach for the enhancement of engineering and technological education. Five models for thedevelopment and applications of case studies that are interdisciplinary, multi-media enhanced,open-ended, and use active collaborative learning have been developed, tested and are beingdisseminated. This approach brings real-world problems to the classroom and is hoped to Page

Conference Session

Project-Based Student Learning: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

bring together for the firsttime, the knowledge they have been developing in analog, digital and software design. Inaddition, it is also the best place in the curriculum to introduce the students to product designprinciples for the first time and have them develop a fully-functional prototype of an electronicsproduct.To this end, while the lecture portion of the course still covers traditional instrumentation topics,the faculty has developed a new course project that integrates all of these elements into acomprehensive learning experience where the students design, implement and test a networked“smart” sensor. The project not only requires the students to design and simulate a sensor withsignal conditioning, they also have to interface their

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Supporting Students at Multiple Levels

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Tiago R Forin, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan P.E., Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Parth Bhavsar, Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

several connected vehicle technology research projects. Dr. Bhavsar received his Ph.D. degree in 2013 and his M.S. degree in 2006 from Clemson University. His Ph.D. dissertation focused on development of an evaluation framework for connected vehicle technology supported alternative fuel vehicles. Dr. Bhavsar also has three years of experience in the private sector in developing transportation engineering and planning solutions, specifically traffic micro-simulation projects.Prof. Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University Beena Sukumaran has been on the faculty at Rowan University since 1998 and is currently Professor and Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Under her leadership, the Civil and Environmental Engi