Conference Session

Capstone Design and Innovations in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Ellingson, University of Saint Thomas; Christopher S. Greene, University of Saint Thomas; Scott Edward Morgan; Miguel Angelo Rodrigues Silvestre, University of Beira Interior

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

glider. Figure 4 Functional Block Diagram including ownership. Figure 5 Brief survey of existing ocean gliders.Operations are planned to be controlled from a ground station that receives periodic updates fromthe glider(s) including position, health and scientific data and sends routing commands back tothe vehicle(s). Design of the ground station is planned for a future year of the spiral.The preliminary layout of the five year plan is:  Year 1 – Development of requirements and preliminary design of subsystems to meet requirements. Page 25.174.6  Year 2 – Refine requirements and solutions. Detail and build proof of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Gisemba Bagaka's, Cleveland State University; Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Paul A. Bosela P.E., Cleveland State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

, analysis of indeterminate structures by compatibility methods,moment distribution method, slope deflection method.CVE 403 Construction Planning and Principles of Estimating. Types and uses of constructionequipment and study of construction procedures; study of different types of estimates, direct andindirect costs, insurance, taxes, and bonds; analysis of construction schedule planning by CPM orPERTCVE 422 Reinforced Concrete Design. Analysis and design of reinforced concrete members byservice and ultimate strength methods; flexure, shear, displacement, and anchorage of beams;combined axial and bending stresses in columns; one-way slabs and continuous beamsAll of these courses are required for the Bachelor of Engineering degree. ESC 211, CVE 312

Conference Session

Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas H. Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie M. Borror, Arizona State University, West; Douglas C. Montgomery, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Bloom’s Taxonomy. The current pedagogy removes students from applying higherorder cognitive skills. By using the Mouse Factory, students must select the most appropriateimprovement project to undertake, design a sampling plan, implement a control chart andevaluate the effectiveness of the implement control chart. Assessment of student behavior andattitudes will be discussed and evaluated.IntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality-related activities are widelyaccepted as an important field of engineering management and industrial engineering

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Luces Faulkenberry

proposed association was to encourage dialogue and forge linkages among allelectrical and electronics technology teachers at all of the institutions in the greater Houston andGulf Coast region.MethodsAn internet search resulted in several sites that dealt with starting a nonprofit organization. Onesite4 provided questions and answers as well as referencing books available about startingnonprofit organizations. A very complete site, written by Carter McNamara6, contained manydetailed instructions on starting nonprofit organizations as well as writing strategic plans for alltypes of organizations. McNamara points out that the very first steps of starting a nonprofitorganization are a very clear mission statement, stating what kind of a nonprofit

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

April Wilson; David Ollis

5eager to participate in the program, although the students’ projects did not advance theadvisors’ work. These faculty suggested that the students could have benefited fromhaving more time to research their topic area and prepare their presentation. A sentiment expressed by the French professors and project advisors was that theydesired to have received information earlier about the students’ academic backgrounds.The selection of the NCSU students was completed only about two months before thecommencement of the program; future programs will feature an earlier selection process.. To help the CPE organizers plan the program for next year, they should beprovided copies of the students’ transcripts and resumes with course descriptions

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Gouranga Banik

; Exposition Copyright2001, American Society for Engineering Education"formwork. The collapse of a temporary structure during construction involves a high risk ofserious injuries, deaths and substantial property loss. A clear understanding of the design oftemporary structures is a critical function not only for the designers but also for developers,contractors, suppliers of construction equipment, inspectors and all users of temporary structures.These temporary structures may pose substantial challenges for the contractors since the projectsdesign professionals rarely mention them in the project documents. The lack of clear design, planand specifications for these structures leaves a large number of choices open to the contractor.Since no typical plan

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Debbie Silver; Bill B. Elmore

-based experiences are planned collaboratively with graduatestudents and instructors and are evaluated for application to classroom settings.During the development of the course considerable care was used in the planning of instruction, Page 6.1107.2use of instructional materials, and evaluation of practices suitable for teaching elementary and “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2001, American Society for Engineering Education”secondary school students. Methods for teaching science, mathematics and engineering contentto elementary and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip McCreanor

focused on why they were learning atopic, the project based teaching format also produced a just in time teaching format.This paper will present the project used to teach the hydraulics class, a qualitative analysis ofhow the use of project-based teaching affected this class, and modifications planned for the nextoffering of the course. Suggestions for the design of projects will also be presented.1.0 IntroductionHydraulics is currently taught as one-half of a 3-credit course in the Environmental EngineeringProgram at the Mercer University School of Engineering. The topics covered include fluidproperties, fluid pressure, forces on submerged surfaces, fluid flow in pipes, pipelines, pipenetworks, and pump design and selection. The first semester

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Bradley E. Bishop

/representation and control This projectemphasizes issues beyond the traditional single-robot approach to mobile systems, requiringdesign of an entire array of mobile robots and an integrated communication and behaviorstrategy. Other potential topics include distributed sensing and functionality, centralized /decentralized control of robot swarms and advanced map-based path planning. Interfacingbetween the robots and a PC base station allows units with simple and inexpensive processors tobe coupled to the computational power of a centralized platform for data synthesis anddissemination.The remainder of the paper is organized as follows. In Section 2, we offer an outline of thedesign project and discuss the test domain selected. In Section 3, we discuss

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Pannapa Herabat; Sue McNeil; Adjo Amekudzi; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

included one or two participantsfrom outside Civil Engineering, such as Engineering and Public Policy or the Heinz School ofPublic Administration, and one or two part-time students. While the majority of the graduatestudents would be classified as focusing on Engineering Planning and Management, students arealso drawn from the other disciplines offered, namely Environmental Engineering, ComputerAided Engineering, and Computational Mechanics. The course has also served as a core coursefor the National Science Foundation funded Graduate Research Traineeships “IntegratingScience, Technology and Management in Global Civil Infrastructure Systems.”The parent of this course is a course initiated in the Department of Civil Engineering atMassachusetts

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis W. Derby; Willie Ofosu

, Page 5.314.1local and private agencies to plan developments, determine the most appropriate location forsiting facilities, manage resources, and for supporting management decisions. As a systemwhose functionality depends on spatially referenced data, the GIS technology has mainly beenapplied by geographers, surveyors, environmental scientists, conservationists, planners and otherprofessionals who deal with spatial data on a regular basis.In several universities, GIS is taught in many departments such as civil engineering, geography,agriculture, environmental sciences, business, and planning. GIS instruction in thesedepartments are tailored to satisfy applications within the discipline. A common link to all theseapplications, which is the

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Felder

Session 3630 Helping New Faculty Get Off to a Good Start Rebecca Brent, Richard M. Felder North Carolina State UniversityCollege teaching may be the only skilled profession that does not routinely provide training to itsnovice practitioners. New faculty members at most universities have traditionally had to learnby themselves how to plan research projects, identify and cultivate funding sources, writeproposals and get them funded, attract and supervise graduate students, and present their researchresults in an effective manner. They have also had to teach themselves how to

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew J. Strubhar; Dennis Kroll

continuing evolution of the teaching mechanisms in boththe IE and PT courses involved. Various successes and failures are noted as well as plans for thefuture.IntroductionThe problem of providing students with “real world” problems which are also academicallyrigorous remains in the forefront of educational planning. In 1997 the Society of ManufacturingEngineers published a list of competency gaps found by industry in newly hired engineeringgraduates. (See http://www.sme.org/cgi-bin/eduhtml.pl?/mep/intro.html&&&SME& ) These Page 5.392.1gaps included communication skills, teamwork, project management, and continuous or lifelonglearning

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

John C. Anderson; David Kelso; Charles Yarnoff; Barbara Shwom; Penny Hirsch

. Page 5.698.1At Northwestern, we have begun to address these problems by developing a two-quarter,project-based, core course for freshmen called Engineering Design and Communication. Thecourse, which focuses equally on design and communication, has been collaborativelyconceived, planned, and taught by a multi-disciplinary faculty from the College of Arts andSciences Writing Program and several engineering disciplines. Each small section is team-taughtby a faculty member from engineering and the writing program. To stress the point thatcommunication is an integral part of engineering, all the communication requirements in thiscourse—memos, progress reports, proposals, drawings, and PowerPoint presentations—stemfrom the work in design. When

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

P Ravikumar

engineering student. The course is designed at the same time tomeet the educational objectives consistent with the new ABET guidelines which offer flexibility ofsetting, assessing, and improving the goals of the course in particular and the curriculum at large.This paper addresses the developments in format, content, instruction, and student participation andtheir relation to the assessment plans, evaluation, and improvements in the Senior Design Projectcourse. Design Process, Time Management, and Engineering Ethics are discussed as examples ofthe variety of topics covered in the course. Samples of assessment plans, evaluation, andsubsequent improvements are also discussed.IntroductionThe Senior Design Project course in Mechanical Engineering (ME

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Heidersbach; David Gibbs; Daniel Walsh; Alan Demmons

the failure. To learn that engineering is often open ended, an ongoing process of improvement.Thus one of the main goals of this course is to give the student a basic method to approach a failure analysis. To usethe knowledge from previous engineering classes combined with their own experiences and common sense to answerthe questions of what, how, and why a failure happened. And then, drawing on this knowledge and their owncreativity to recommend ways to prevent future occurrences. Another objective of the course is to broaden thestudent’s thinking, to consider many approaches to a problem and the possibility of more than one unique solution.A third goal is for the students to learn to develop a plan and then to implement this plan

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Mirel; Atul Prakash; Leslie A. Olsen; Elliot Soloway

collaboration and technical issues they must deal with, students and professors havetraditionally not had the time in one semester to add the activities and resulting documentationthat user-centered design requires. These documents include the following: User and task analyses based on contextual inquiry, activity-based planning, and scenarios. A vision statement tying the product to a market niche and what it takes to fill that niche. High level specifications reflecting users’ points of view, including plans for interfaces. User test plans for prototyping to guide the construction of instruction and interfaces that users need. Progress reports on key trade-offs resulting from negotiating technical and user issues and the rationales behind them

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Yeu-Sheng Shiue; Bernard B. Beard

generate the CNC code. The hardwareportion of the syllabus is structured around a Fadal VMC-15 Vertical Machining Center. Bothhardware and software are assets of the ILME.This class integrates CAD/CAM, design for producibility, numerical-controlled machining, andrapid prototyping into the engineering curriculum, and exposes students to modern concurrentengineering techniques.The plan of this paper is as follows. Section II discusses the ILME. Section III details theorganization and syllabus of ME 435. Section IV presents a discussion of some startup pains aswell as a discussion of planned enhancements to the course. Section V gives conclusions

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Lara Relyea; Joan A. Burtner

. Inresponse to the question, "What are your career plans? ", approximately 40% of the campersmentioned engineering; 12% said they wanted to become doctors. The careers of biologist,veterinarian, architect, lawyer, zoologist and computer programmer each received one vote. Notsurprisingly, a large number of students (40%) responded “ don’t know” when asked about theircareer plans.How did the girls respond to the entire camp experience?Student comments indicate that the girls enjoyed the camp as much as the boys did. “At this camp I had a lot of fun. I learned a lot I needed to know for my future as an engineer.” (8th grade girl) “Camp was fun and interesting. I enjoyed the experiments and the people in the camp are real fun. I

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Diefes; William LeBold; William Oakes

needs of its 1500-2000beginning-engineering students. These programs and services are described below.II. Purdue University Courses and ServicesDay on CampusPurdue students and their families participate in a Day On Campus program the summer beforethey begin their freshman studies. The daylong visit to campus includes a FreshmanEngineering orientation meeting and an individual advising interview. During the orientationmeeting, 70-100 students and their parents are provided with general information aboutPurdue's engineering program and resources. Particular attention is given to the first year plan-of-study and the requirements for admission into the engineering professional schools. In thePurdue system, engineering students are admitted into a

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert L. McHenry; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

improvement process. Each faculty memberfound to be performing unsatisfactorily is required to develop and implement a plan designed toimprove his or her performance. The plan, created at the unit level, with the unit head mustinclude specific goals, timelines and benchmarks associated with the area(s) or weakness thatwill be used to measure and follow improvement progress. Failure to achieve the goalsprescribed in the performance improvement plan in a timely manner shall result in arecommendation for dismissal. A faculty member who is recommended for dismissal because ofthe post–tenure review process has an opportunity to challenge the recommendation asprescribed by ABOR policy, under hearing procedures for faculty.Elements of ImplementationProgram

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Michael Jacob; Jeffrey W. Honchell

theinstructional process). One hundred key faculty and administrators from the schools of Business,Engineering, and Technology were invited to a week-long, twelve-hour-a-day seminar on TQM.Each day began with success stories, followed by specific instruction on the central principles ofTQM. Small group, facilitated workshops were provided in the afternoon to allow cross-discipline teams to apply the material presented in the morning sessions. In the evening, thesesame teams met to plan how the day's techniques could be implemented in the team members'own courses.A key element in this implementation of Total Quality Management is the use of empoweredteams. Providing workers (i.e. students) the responsibility and the resources to accomplish theirassigned

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bono Po-Jen Shih, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

presented by the ABCD approach for facultydevelopment. Even though we are still in the planning stage of faculty program development andonly begun an initial step, we found that the ABCD approach’s focus on faculty assets andcommunity development provides lessons learned for our initial plan to advance engineeringethics education. While our experience of faculty development is situated in engineering ethicsand future work remains to be done to assess the impact of our projects, we suggest the ABCDapproach may be applicable to other types of faculty development programs where knowledge,skills, experience, or professional interests play an important role.BackgroundThis lessons-learned paper presents an ongoing initiative to create faculty development

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baishakhi Bose, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Lydia Rachbauer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Elina Dluger Rios; Faith Marie Dukes, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

internship opportunities at LBNL for high school students,and engage directly with LBNL’s employees through job shadow, career mapping and speednetworking sessions. In this paper, we will present an overview of the event organization,challenges faced during planning and execution of the event, discuss the lessons learned from thefirst Empowerment in STEM Day and suggest strategies for incorporating such events at othernational laboratories and academic institutions as part of a vital effort into recruiting andretaining more high school girls in STEM-based careers. Additionally, since this was the first in-person event hosted by LBNL’s K-12 Program after the pandemic, we will also share thestrategies implemented at the event so as to engage both

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Khoa Ngac, George Mason University; Nirup M. Menon, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

peers. Allstudents are informed they should put their EXL project efforts as experience on the resume,which has helped many get jobs prior to their graduation – and some even received job offersdirectly following the completion of their project by the industry participants themselves. TheBPI projects are run as a course elective through the student’s degree program. BPI projects arefocused on having students identify the organization’s business challenges, recommend atechnology solution to address that business challenge, and develop an implementation plan forthe recommended solution. The CySec projects operate similarly and have an additional benefit– they are funded by the CCI grants resulting in student stipends towards their project

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alfreda Samira James, Stony Brook University; Marianna Savoca, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University; Catherine A Scott

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

(CELT) at Stony Brook University. In her role as the Asst Director, Catherine provides assistance and support in programmatic assessment and development, as well as course-level assessment in strengthening student learning outcomes. With seven years of experience in planning, programming, and supporting faculty and staff in assessment related activities, Catherine provides expertise in survey, test and rubric development, as well as conducts focus groups and prepares statistical reports supporting assessment activities. Catherine holds an M.A. in Public Policy, as well as an M.A. in Higher Education Administration. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo Sanchez, Purdue University; Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue University; Shantanu Gupta, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

request for aeromedical transport from an EmergencyMedical Services (EMS) agency or hospital. The HAA dispatch centers that receive theserequests assess the urgency of each situation along with an analysis of the patient's healthcondition. Once the transportation mission is approved, the pilot at the selected HAA base startsdetailed mission planning according to the company's Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Ifthe weather conditions at departure, enroute, and destination are above the Visual Flight Rules(VFR) minimums for FAR Part 135 operations and are receiving approval from the OperationControl Center, the pilot prepares the aircraft to pick up the patient.Aircrews perform the preflight procedures and safety briefings with the medical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alaine M Allen, Carnegie Mellon University; Darlene Saporu, The Johns Hopkins University; Elisa Riedo, New York University; Shelley L Anna, Carnegie Mellon University; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Andrew Douglas, The Johns Hopkins University; Nathalie Florence Felciai, New York University; Neetha Khan, Carnegie Mellon University; Jelena Kovacevic, New York University; Stacey J Marks, The Johns Hopkins University; William Harry Sanders, Carnegie Mellon University; Tuviah E. Schlesinger, The Johns Hopkins University; Yao Wang; Nelson O. O. Zounlomè, Carnegie Mellon University; Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

inclusive excellence that enables the entire community to thrive. She is also a Distinguished Service Professor in CMU Engineering and Public Policy Department. Dr. Allen has a BS degree in physics education from Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, as well as a MEd degree in policy, planning, and evaluation and an EdD degree in higher education management, both from the University of Pittsburgh.Darlene Saporu, The Johns Hopkins UniversityElisa Riedo, New York UniversityShelley L Anna, Carnegie Mellon UniversityDr. Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh Linda DeAngelo is Associate Professor of Higher Education, Center for Urban Education Faculty Fellow, and affiliated faculty in the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Urszula Zalewski, Stony Brook University; Marianna Savoca, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

need to research and implement innovative interventions for retention andcareer readiness of underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) [1,2]. In 2017, a four-year curriculum was developed to elevate an existingsupport program for undergraduate women in STEM into an academic honors program. Thisrenewed Women In Science and Engineering (WISE) Honors program at Stony BrookUniversity (SBU), a public research institution, recruited its first new cohort in 2018. Thepurpose of this paper is to present formative findings of the research and evaluation plans thatexamined the effectiveness of one of the new courses, WSE 381: Service Learning in STEM.Theoretical FoundationHigh-impact practices, the educational

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

SWAPNIL PATOLE, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing Division (MFG)

may involve calculating cycle times,lead times, and other performance metrics. Based on the analysis of the current state, the teamthen develops a vision for the future state of the value stream. This involves eliminating waste,reducing lead times, and improving overall efficiency and effectiveness. With the future state inmind, the team develops a plan for implementing changes and improvements. This plan mayinclude specific initiatives, projects, or Kaizen events aimed at addressing the identifiedopportunities. Once the action plan is developed, the team begins implementing the proposedchanges. This may involve reorganizing processes, redesigning workflows, implementing newtechnologies, or training employees. Throughout the implementation