Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Renato Pacheco; Lucia Helena Martins-Pacheco

advances toscience itself, generating a vicious circle. At the same time, as consequence, social,environmental, economical, and political problems have come along, bringing up crisis andinstability to the social order.Presently, one of the greatest challenges to researchers in social areas is to understand thecomplex imbrications/overlaps amongst the variables of this historical process and to find outways to allow “harmonious solutions”. However, what do “harmonious solutions” mean to eachone? Would be there a general consensus about that? The definition of what means a“harmonious solution” will depend on the ideological aspects of the people involved in theanalysis of problems.In the last years, aiming to give some perspectives of solution to

Conference Session

Internet Computing and Networking

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gholam Ali Shaykhian

inconsistencies and could require significant resources. Alternatively, providingsoftware solution to automate business policies may prove beneficial. Software solutionsbear initial development cost, and thereafter maintenance cost. Reduction of softwaremaintenance cost can be achieved through robust design and implementation. For thereasons of couplings and lack of cohesions stated earlier, object-oriented solutions arepreferred to functional solutions. The preferences of object-oriented are described below:• Object data and member functions are encapsulated as one entity.• Object data are hidden from the client.• The accesses to object data are limited to its member functions.• A client needing object data makes request through a public member

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Hartley T. Grandin, Hartley T. Grandin,; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

theappropriate steps listed below for every in-class and homework problem they solve. 1. Model. The success of any analysis is highly dependent on the validity and appropriateness of the model used to predict and analyze its behavior in a real system, whether centric axial loading, torsion, bending or a combination of the above. Assumptions and limitations need also be stated. This step is not explicitly emphasized in any mechanics of materials textbook. 2. Free Body Diagrams. This step is where all the free body diagrams initially thought to be required for the solution are drawn. The free body diagrams include the complete structure and/or parts of the structure. Very importantly, all dimensions and loads, even

Conference Session

Teaching Tools for Humanities and Ethics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Gehringer

Administration, gave a set of “talking points” fortestimony, in case the issue was raised in Congressional budget hearings [12, 17]. Heissner’smemo said the White House solicited a proposal from Northrop Grumman in October 1998 to“recover the missing records.” [12, 13]. However, retrieval did not start until 2000 [12, 13].Why did the White House wait more than a year before telling Congress? According to theHeissner memo, they were reluctant to say anything because requests for official docu ments,both from lawmakers and “litigants against the government” were declining [12, 17]. “We maynot want to call attention to the issue,” he wrote, and concluded, “Let sleeping dogs lie” [17].Most of the technicians who knew about the problem initially believed the

Conference Session

Cultivating Professional Responsibility

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ford; Nancy White

, gross negligence, incompetence, misconduct, unethical or illegal conduct to the board or to proper civil or criminal authorities. 14 The analysis initially investigates only Joe's obligations according to several engineeringCodes and does not address his potential obligations on moral or other grounds. Using the abovestandard, Joe is not required to report the problems he realizes in 1999 are likely to still exist Page 7.527.7 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”with the

Conference Session

New Computer ET Course Development

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kyle Hebsch; Jefferey Stevens; Andrew Gilchrist IV; Joel Weinstein

vague about project details or specifications, alwayspreferring to “get back to you on that” and rarely ever doing so. This forced the teams todo enough research to allow them to make intelligent decisions without client input. Theydiscovered that often the client lacks depth or perception of the range of technologiesavailable to solve a problem. They also discovered that an important part of solvingtechnology problems required gaining customer confidence.ResultsFrom the instructor’s point of view, the students eventually succeeded. Although therewas an acclimation period during which the students needed to internalize the fact thatthis course was distinctly different from previous ones, collaboration between the teamseventually solved the

Conference Session

Design and the Liberal Arts

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Angela Patton; Richard Bannerot

based on an existingundergraduate, interdisciplinary teaching initiative forged between engineering and artwhere visual principles of design are introduced and exercised. Acclimating students tothe language and culture of design serves to demystify the creative process and enhance Page 7.1050.1imaginative problem solving. Because design prizes intuitive processing and offers anProceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationeffective method for cultivating integrated thinking skills, it is a valuable course of

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Structural Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Haaken Hagen-Atwell; Matthew James Ross, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #9138Structural Engineering Practicum: The First Course in a Master’s ProgramProf. James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. James Hanson is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- nology where his teaching emphasis is structural analysis and design. Over the last nine years he has conducted research on teaching students how to evaluate the reasonableness of their results. He is the recipient of several best paper awards and teaching awards including the American Concrete Institute’s Young Member Award for Professional Achievement in 2006 and the Walter P

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

lead reviews of different chapters influid mechanics. This peer tutoring activity is similar to the team “learning syndicate” describedby McKeachie and Svinicki10. Two opportunities for peer tutoring can be captured in this singleassignment. The first was within the small team as it prepares material for its review session.The second is when the team actually delivers its review session to their classmates (i.e. teaches).In order to complete the assignment the small team of students had to meet to discuss the Page 24.1205.3different topics and divide material. The initial small group discussions facilitate both thetransmission of knowledge

Conference Session

Community Building and Student Engagement

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Mikhelson, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

facilitate this assignment, students use a service called Edge Impulse [7], which is an onlinetool to create embedded machine learning models. They go through a workflow to train a modelto respond to their keyword, and the tool exports a library that can be included in themicrocontroller code. Then, new data is acquired using the same microphone as in LaboratoryAssignment 8 (Sec 2.1.8), and processed using this model. If the keyword is spotted, the LEDmatrix from Laboratory Assignment 8 displays a custom message.2.2 LecturesIn order to support the laboratory assignments, lectures had to be presented in a non-traditionalorder. At first it seemed that this order would seem unnatural, but it actually worked much betterthan initially feared

Collection

2016 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Jing Guo; John M. Santiago

it initially asking for a 5 ohm cap and at the very bottom of the paper saying 10 ohms. All in all I really did enjoy this class and felt it would be a great step toward someone that is going to work in the engineering field. “Student #5 “I was very happy to have this class as an introductory class into engineering. It shows that there is a lot to learn yet achievable with enough studying. One thing that I was pleasantly surprised was the building of the signal generator. I really like how it was hands on and with a few short weeks of class you understood what all the components do as you then solder them into place on the signal generator. I

Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Patrick H. Oosthuizen

three cabin attendants were standing at various places in the cabin. One cabinattendant was sucked out in the decompression and another suffered serious injuries after beingstruck by debris and thrown to the floor. The body of the cabin attendant who was sucked fromthe aircraft was never found. The cockpit crewmembers immediately initiated an emergencydescent using the spoilers. The Captain found that the aircraft appeared to be less controllable ata speed below 170 knots and therefore made an emergency landing at Maui Airport at 13:58h ata speed that was approximately 40kts above the normal landing speed. There were 89 passengerson board the aircraft. Seven of these passengers suffered serious injuries and 57 suffered minorinjuries.The

Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Patrick H. Oosthuizen

aircraft was never found. The cockpit crewmembers immediately initiated an emergencydescent using the spoilers. The Captain found that the aircraft appeared to be less controllable ata speed below 170 knots and therefore made an emergency landing at Maui Airport at 13:58h ata speed that was approximately 40kts above the normal landing speed. There were 89 passengerson board the aircraft. Seven of these passengers suffered serious injuries and 57 suffered minorinjuries.The probable cause of this incident was the failure of the Aloha Airlines maintenance program todetect the presence of significant disbonding and fatigue damage which ultimately led to failureof a lap joint and the separation of the upper portion of the fuselage. Contributing to the

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 3: Best of ELOS

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hans Mayer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Andres Elzaurdia; Christian Clephan, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Arturo Flores

topic within that class?The subject of dimensional analysis and similitude is introduced in undergraduate engineeringfluid mechanics courses as a way of dealing with the often-complicated relationships between flowvariables and geometric parameters [4]. Dimensional analysis, using what is known as theBuckingham-Pi Theorem (to be explained later), allows a researcher to reduce the number ofvariables of study in a phenomenon by creating relevant dimensionless groups. Thesedimensionless groups then lead to a smaller number of experiments which are necessary tounderstand a flow phenomenon [5]. The power and utility of dimensional analysis is most easilyobserved when one has data to work with and can view and contrast that data in both a

Conference Session

Educational and Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Audra N. Morse, Michigan Technological University; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy; Nathan M. Kathir P.E., George Mason University; Norb Delatte P.E., Oklahoma State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Tech- nology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United States. He is a licensed professional en- gineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, nonverbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christi Boone, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

offered to replace both semesters of the freshman program fortransfer students. This new course, along with a peer-mentoring program for transfer studentsthat had been initiated the prior year, seemed to offer a much needed support system for thetransfer students. The synergistic impact of the fall 2006 course and the concurrent mentoringprogram led to slating the course for transfers as a summer 2007 offering with the mentoringeffort integrated into the course. This paper provides details on course design andadministration, and on the integration of the peer-mentoring program. Student evaluations of thecourse and the mentoring are provided, as are insights from the summer mentors. This program,tailored for transfer students, is also suitable for

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Drushel, Case Western Reserve University; John Gallagher, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

biochemistry. His research interests include 3-D kinematic modelling of soft-tissue structures in the feeding of marine molluscs, and the use of computers and robotics in education.John Gallagher, Wright State University Dr. John C. Gallagher is an Associate Professor with dual appointments in both the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the Department of Electrical Engineering at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. His research interests include analog neuromorphic computation, evolutionary algorithms, and engineering education. Page 13.1283.1© American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. Page 14.860.6Finally, it was of interest to see if the students in the first year course would comment on variousaspects of the EnvE profession that are emphasized or not in the BOK in a final reflective essay.At the end of the semester the students write a reflection on what they learned from the guestspeakers. In 2008 the course included one research professor working on energy issues and fouralumni from the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) who are working professionals inEnvE. These alumni have either a BS or MS from CU. They work in various sub-specialty areasfor the US EPA, large and small consulting firms in the local area, and one is self-employed.One of the questions on that homework assignment asked the students to list three

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Beverly Perna, Tsongas Industrial History Center

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

2006-824: LEARNING THROUGH SERVICE: ANALYSIS OF A FIRST COLLEGEWIDE SERVICE LEARNING COURSEDavid Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell David Kazmer is a Professor in the Department of Plastics Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Prior to this position, Dave held various individual contributor and management positions at GE Plastics and Synventive Molding Solutions. He teaches and researches in the area of product design and manufacturing.John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell John Duffy is a Professor in the in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He has an active interest in solar engineering and related technologies

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Paper ID #25576The Effect of Context on Student Perceptions of Homework-Style Problemsin EngineeringDr. Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University Andrew Sloboda is an Assistant Professor at Bucknell University where he teaches a variety of mechanics- based courses, including statics, solid mechanics, dynamics, system dynamics, and vibration. His research interests lie primarily in the fields of nonlinear dynamics and vibration. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019The Effect of Context on Student Perceptions of Homework-Style Problems in

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Engineering Division of ASEE, as well as recognition for excellence in teaching from the NSPE, the AAEES, and the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP). He participated in both the 2006 and the 2015 conferences of the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) as well as the 2011 Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium (FOEE) of the U.S. National Academies. Oerther is a four-time recipient of Fulbright, and he has been recog- nized with a Meritorious Honor Award by the U.S. Department of State. Due to his collaborations with nurses and healthcare professionals, Professor Oerther has been inducted as a Lifetime Honorary Member of Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio; Amir Karimi P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

research in- terests in the thermal sciences. In 2015-2016, he chaired the American Society for Engineering Education Gulf Southwest section and in 2018-2019 he chaired the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars at UTSA.Dr. Amir Karimi P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio Amir Karimi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1982. His teaching and research interests are in thermal sciences. He has served as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering (1987 to 1992 and September 1998 to January of 2003), College of Engineering Associate

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Outreach in K12 through College Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Iversen, Start Engineering

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

realm of anecdote and assumption to empirical data and reasonedanalysis. Leaders of programs already in operation might use this information for benchmarking theirown activities in relation to generally adopted norms. People starting new programs might take guidancefrom the distilled experiences of others in the field to initiate more reliably effective programs. Finally,aggregated data drawn from across a wide spectrum of outreach programs allow us to conceptualizeoutreach as a field in its own right. It can be seen and thought about as a set of activities with relatedmotives and practices, rather than just ad hoc activities conducted among a sphere of local actorstowards idiosyncratic ends.IntroductionThe “image” problem of engineering is

Conference Session

Explorations in Mechanics Pedagogy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; David W. Dinehart, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

for Mechanics I.Literature ReviewIn the past twenty years there has been a pedagogical shift towards problem based learning, theincorporation of concept oriented examples, and the use of interactive learning activities withinundergraduate engineering, science, and medical school curricula4-7. Assessments havedemonstrated8-11 that students generally learn better when taught in these environments.Consequently, these initiatives have been adopted by many engineering programs.12-14 Manyambitious faculty members have implemented problem based learning within individual courses,while some departments and colleges have incorporated the philosophy systemically throughoutentire programs.15-17When Florida Gulf Coast University launched Bachelor of

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

AC 2010-1266: ENGAGING SPACES FOR FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING: A TALEOF TWO CLASSROOMSS. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Scott Moor is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Coordinator of First-Year Engineering at Indiana University Purdue University – Fort Wayne. He received a B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from M.I.T. After over a decade in industry he returned to academia at the University of California at Berkeley where he received a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and an M.A. in Statistics. He is a registered Professional Chemical Engineer in California. His research interests include engineering education with an emphasis on developing and testing

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Denny Davis; Yi Min Huang; Larry McKenzie; Michael Trevisan

paper presents each phase of the study separately. Discussion and concluding remarks integratethe findings from the two study phases. Page 9.286.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright©2004, American Society for Engineering EducationPhase 1MethodologyDuring spring, 2001, a team of assessment and evaluation professionals and engineeringfaculty at Washington State University and the University of Idaho, developed initial surveyquestions to determine use of assessment in capstone design projects. The survey was subsequentlypiloted at a meeting at

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Naomi Tillison; David Hand

are difficult to using the hydroxyl radical; simpler end water contaminated with no Oxidation degrade products are the result of this process. SOCs. biologically Classified as a BAT for Transferring of a chemical from Air water contaminated with volatile contaminated water to an initially-clean yes

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Renshaw; Joseph Ekstrom

customexternal packaging. The success of our program is forcing us to deal with the challengeof teaching many more students using the existing physical facility.ConclusionWe have developed a strong curriculum for an introductory networking class tailored tothe needs of a 4 year Information Technology program. The curriculum focuses onrevealing the evolution of network technology to students so that they are better preparedto expect and manage changes as they occur. This is accomplished through acombination of coordinated lectures and laboratory experiences. There is a focusdemonstrating how specific technologies represent more general principles. Initial Page

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-5503: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT KNOWLEDGE IN AN IN-TRODUCTORY THERMODYNAMICS COURSEDr. Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio Amir Karimi is a professor of mechanical engineering and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1982. His teaching and research interests are in thermal sciences. He has served as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering (1987 to 1992, and Sept. 1998 to Jan. of 2003), College of Engineering Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (Jan. 2003 to April 2006), and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies (April 2006 to present). Karimi is a Fellow of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Judson Singer

.---------------------------------------------------------------------- A mathematician, a physicist, and an engineer were all given a red rubber ball and told to find the volume of the ball. The mathematician carefully measured the diameter and evaluated a triple integral. The physicist filled a beaker with water, put the ball in the water, and measured the total displacement. The engineer looked up the model and serial numbers in his red-rubber-ball table. ________________________________________________________________ During the heat of the space race in the 1960's, NASA decided it needed a ball point pen to write in the zero gravity confines of its space capsules. After considerable research and development, the Astronaut Pen was developed at a cost of $1 million. The pen