Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Classroom Practices

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heng Li, Zhejiang University; Yanjie Xie, Zhejiang University; Shuxin Yang, Chinese Society for Engineering Education (CSEE); Ruixue Xu, Zhejiang University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

, imagination and practice3.2.2 “Pedagogy” Dimension: Teaching the Ideas, Knowledge and Skills of InclusiveInnovative to Engineering Students(1) Interdisciplinary coursesIn order to ensure that a series of interdisciplinary courses can be established with highquality, D-Lab courses are taught by faculty and lecturers from across the Institute – fromengineering to architecture and planning to management. At the same time, D-Lab classesfeature instructors from a rich range of backgrounds – an instructor could be a socialentrepreneur, an industrial designer, a humanitarian aid worker, a public-school teacher, anengineer, a social scientist, or a coastal ecologist. D-Lab instructors have taken many pathsthrough their careers and bring complex, fascinating

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division (CPD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing, Professional, and Online Education Division (CPOED)

related to her interests in engineering education and graduate student success. Luchini-Colbry is also Co-Director of the national CyberAmbassadors training project and Director of the Engineering Futures Program of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, which provides interactive seminars on interpersonal communications and problem solving skills. The CyberAmbassadors and Engineering Futures Programs includes a national network of volunteer facilitators who conduct hundreds of sessions serving thousands of STEM students and professionals each year.Dr. Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University Dr. Dirk Colbry is a faculty member in the Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vigyan Jackson Chandra, Eastern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

practice can be difficult for students as they attempt tobuild a cohesive understanding of the subject. It also poses a challenge for faculty trying toconvey dense, text-heavy technical information using either the conventional chalkboard orpresentation software. It is easy for the underlying beauty of the concepts to stay hidden underthe jargon-filled landscape. Notes written on the whiteboard or chalkboard by faculty focus onconveying technical content to students, and these may make only limited used of graphicaldesign ideas that can be leveraged for communicating information more effectively. What isneeded is a mechanism for engaging both the students’ imagination and technical skills whilebuilding an understanding of concepts, using

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Marylin Dyrud

requirements, there are morecompelling reasons for studying ethics. As Michael Davis notes, ethics is inherent inengineering: “Knowing engineering ethics is as much a part of knowing how to engineer asknowing how to calculate stress or design a circuit is.”2 In that sense, every engineering decisionis also an ethical decision, every design change involves ethical deliberation, and everyengineering action has an ethical companion.In fact, students studying engineering and engineering technology already have achieved amodicum of ethical reasoning courtesy of their technical curriculum. They are familiar with anethical decision-making pathway due to the design process. They are familiar with alterativeactions and the need to examine the viability of each

Conference Session

Assessment and Its Implications in IE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Siripen Larpkiattaworn; Obinna Muogboh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Larry Shuman; Alejandro Scalise; Dan Budny; Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller; Harvey Wolfe

implement and maintain a closed-loop, continuous improvement system [1]. As part of that system, faculty must demonstrate thatthe program’s graduates have, in fact, acquired certain knowledge and skills including aminimum set of eleven outcomes. In addition, the system must be flexible enough to allow forthe continuous identification of areas for improvement and the ability to measure resultantimprovements. Understanding the direct and indirect relationships among student attributes andoutcomes is crucial because such knowledge can provide the foundation for continuousimprovement in engineering education and a key to realizing the promise of the new ABETcriteria. Industrial engineering departments possess and teach many of the skills necessary to

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

applied in many fields of engineering. Motivated by the PBL teaching and learningapproaches, for the last three years our focus shifted towards incorporating renewable energyconcepts in our senior design project and power electronics courses in order to make them moreattractive to the students. To enhance the hands-on experience this course was restructured as a Page 25.518.9project based course. Students are required to analyze, design, simulate or built a completelyfunctional system, as an end-of-term project, selected from a list proposed by the instructor. Thegoal of the design project is to explore and enhance students understanding of the

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University; Megan O'Donnell, Arizona State University; Kristi Lynn Eustice, Arizona State University; Carolyn Aitken Nichol, Rice University; Kristen Jaskie, Arizona State University; Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University; Kimberly Farnsworth, Indiana University-Bloomington; Jennifer M. Blain Christen, Arizona State University; Mi Yeon Lee, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

conducting lab experiments with materials sent directly to their homes, somecompleting their experience fully online, and some completing portions of lab work in person oncampus. Each teacher developed an engineering lesson plan based on the corresponding center’sresearch to be implemented either in person or virtually during the 2020-2021 academic schoolyear. Research posters, created with support from graduate student and faculty mentors, werepresented to industry partners, education partners, center members, and the NSF. Support for theteachers as they implement lessons, present posters, and disseminate their developed curricula,has continued throughout the year. Common survey and interview/focus group protocols,previously designed specifically

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cecilia La Place, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

pilot study, the hackathon andcapstone experiences of graduated software engineering students are compared through anadaptive expertise framework to begin exploring how hackathons can supplement academicexperiences.IntroductionEducators face a difficult problem: teaching students how to solve problems they have neverseen before. Despite their best efforts, some students express feelings of unpreparedness whenentering the workforce as an intern or new full-time hire. Students in Computer Science (CS) andSoftware Engineering have begun to leverage coding marathons known as hackathons to easethis concern, believing they are developing real world experience in the process.In the past decade, hackathons have been on the rise, and CS and software

Collection

2009 GSW

Authors

James (“Jim”) R. Morgan; Luciana R. Barroso

Science, (2) enhancing critical thinking skills, and (3) raisinginternal expectations of academic success for both students and teachers.Each high school working with the NT-STEM Center has a design team composed of a professorof education, a STEM professor, and graduate students. All of the education faculty and most ofthe graduate students in the teams have years of high school teaching experience. Thecomposition of these teams allows for perceived credibility, STEM content expertise,pedagogical knowledge, and models cross-disciplinary collaboration.The approach chosen for the NT-STEM Center is to incorporate project-based learning as a toolto achieve goals through making learning relevant and exciting! Implementing rigorous teachingand

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Venters, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-4530: USING WRITING ASSIGNMENTS TO IMPROVE CON-CEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN STATICS: RESULTS FROM A PILOTSTUDYMr. Chris Venters, Virginia Tech Chris Venters is a Ph.D. candidate in engineering education at Virginia Tech. His primary research in- terests involve studying conceptual understanding among students in early undergraduate engineering courses. He received his B.S. in aerospace engineering from North Carolina State University and his M.S. in aerospace engineering from Virginia Tech.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Assistant Department Head for Graduate Education and co-directs the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

undergraduate and six graduate programs and has a student population of three hundred students. Dr. Viswanathan is an educator, researcher and administrator with more than twenty-five years of industrial and academic experience encompassing engineering and environmental consulting, research and development, and technology development. His career experience includes teaching at the University level, conducting fundamental research, and developing continuing educational courses. Page 12.73.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Multidisciplinary Master’s Program in Homeland Security and

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

need to question the techniques being used and therefore, nochange was seen. In contrast, if teachers’ beliefs did not match the instructional strategies, theywere more apt to change.Although not discussed as beliefs in their study, Peers, Diezmann, and Watters, indicated that theteacher’s beliefs about teaching, learning, himself, and his students affected his readiness toimplement the reform.5 This included: how accepting he was to the need for change, hispersonal interest in the change, how willing he was to explore the reform, his openness tocollaborating with others, and his ability to utilize self-reflection.5Roehrig, Kruse, & Kern also discussed the affect of school factors on the teachers’implementation of an inquiry-based

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies Afforded Through Technology and Remote Learning

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hector Zuniga-Robles, Universidad Andres Bello; María Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

' personal information was encrypted or removedfrom public view, without data distortion [23].Responses obtained from these instruments were compiled in electronic spreadsheets andanalyzed using Excel statistical modules. Variables such as response mode and frequency wereconsidered within the questions. The decision to work with descriptive statistics was based onthe objective of characterizing the general response of the students to the innovation proposal. Ifit is positive, as expected, incorporation is planned in an experimental study to determine theimpact on student performance.Data analysis and resultsStudent Satisfaction with Educational PodcastsAll 53 students in the course were asked to participate in the poll, 46 answering the

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of students and a nation-wide declining demand forelectronics technicians. As Moore’s Law continues to impact and transform the electronics fieldone wonders what skills will be needed by electronics technicians by the middle of the nextdecade (2015) and beyond or if there will be any demand for students that have the typical skillsets of electronics technician graduates of this decade. Recently, within the faculty ranksteaching in this area, there has been more discussion about the future and an increasing sense ofurgency that curriculum change is needed or there will be an ever increasing disconnect betweenwhat skills business and industry desire and what is being taught in typical ET associate degreeprograms. Many forward looking faculty

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William de Kryger

provide start-up funding. Itwould seem that the time is ripe for technical education to include an international experience intheir programs as well.Some members of the university community are promoting the idea that all undergraduate degreeprograms must include a required core of foreign language courses. At first light this proposalwould seem to add yet another layer of non-technical requirements on the student with theinevitable result of decreasing the technical content of their degree. Although this proposal mayhave merit, discussions with graduates have indicated that unless this classroom experience in aforeign language is soon followed by an in depth international trip/exchange, the long-termsignificance will be minimal. Experience has

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Colby Ryan; Alexis Crandall; Mitch Martinez; David Kennedy; Kristian Ecolango; Jay Porter; Joseph Morgan

do the a number of Capstone projects. One of the most successfulvast majority of the courses have a lab, but now over fifty examples of this approach to Capstone is a competitivepercent of the courses have an open-ended project that is applied research project funded by NASA’s eXplorationoften sponsored by industry. Most importantly, the Habitat (X-Hab) Challenge. The faculty team of researchersCapstone course sequence taken by students in their senior translated a portion of the research project into a Capstoneyear has undergone many changes over several years and is project that was accomplished by a four-person team. Thenow considered to be the pinnacle of the curriculum. From Capstone project

Conference Session

Reimagining Engineering Ethics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Grant A. Fore, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Justin L. Hess, Purdue University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

, and issues of power in STEM education discourse. He is also an Anthropology doctoral candidate at the University of Cape Town, where he was previously awarded a Master’s degree. His dissertation research is focused on exploring the ethical becoming of architecture students within courses utilizing community-engaged pedagogies.Dr. Justin L Hess, Purdue University Dr. Justin L Hess is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Dr. Hess’s research interests include exploring empathy’s functional role in engineering; advancing the state of the art of engineering ethics instruction; and evaluating learning in the spaces of design, ethics, and sustainability. Justin received

Conference Session

FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Reeping, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

ASEE Headquarters

from judges drawn from both Education and Engineering faculty, along with advisoryboard members and programming laboratory assistants. These reviews also use the SAE Rubricfor providing written feedback to the teams. Teams are required to record and submit a summaryof the oral comments made by all judges, and then use the MVP process to prioritize app changesto be implemented in the week between the CDR and final app submission. As part of the finalsubmission, an oral presentation is made to the class, a set of reflective questions are individuallyanswered, and peer evaluations are performed.Sample Student WorkTo better illustrate what student teams have proven themselves capable of through thecornerstone design project, two software

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

students a project-based learning experiencefirst-year undergraduates, potential engineering in their first year. One approach was to allowmajor and non-majors alike. The legacy of rapid students to identify their own projects, providingindustrialization and manufacturing practices them with an understanding of project phasesshould not be minimized. Readings and and importance of documentation. A secondmaterials on engineering history and failures, innovative approach was to assign studenteconomics, problem-solving and decision- teams to work directly with faculty researchersmaking, and the newer push for materials on current research projects

Conference Session

Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Eduardo Abril; Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

providing a tangible representation of materials and structuralconcepts, these models allowed students to interact with physical structures and gain practicalinsight into engineering principles. The use of real materials, including concrete, steel, and wood,provided an authentic experience that allowed students to understand the behavior of materialsunder real-world conditions. The process of developing these scale models involved closecollaboration between faculty members and industry professionals.IntroductionEngineering universities around the world acknowledge the importance of cultivating a foundationfor students to gain practical experience in their careers [1,2]. Over the years, teaching methodshave evolved, and so has civil engineering. In

Conference Session

Making in Design Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amin Malek Mohammadi, California State University; Amir Hajrasouliha, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Joseph P. Cleary, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Jeong H. Woo, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

knowledge and meaning-making that results in career-ready students preparedand committed to apply whole-system thinking to solve local and global problems” (2017, p.xvi).Problem-based learning (PBL) is an alternative to traditional learning environments involvingprimarily lecture delivery (Yildririm, Baur, LaBoube, 2014). PBL features hands on learningwith the goal of longer retention of the desired learning outcomes. PBL activities candemonstrate increased performance compared to a traditional classroom setting. Barlow statesthat soft skills typically not learned through passive learning are developed and honed throughPBL (2011).Spiral learning (SL) adds to the value of PBL by introducing concepts at various points. Veladat& Mohammadi list the

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Capstone Projects

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Murat Kuzlu, Old Dominion University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

students to explore potential options for the capstone project, and to have theopportunity to get a good starting point for it, ahead of the capstone semester. In this paper, thesenior level courses specific to communication systems area of concentration within an electricalengineering technology program are discussed, their course content and the term projectsincluded, and how they offer venues to capstone project choices. The paper presents specificexamples of how these course projects gave students successful pathways for capstone projects.The course content that can be covered by the curriculum of an undergraduate technologyprogram is somehow limited, especially for a broad field such as communication systems, andbeyond the fundamental

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Andino, Arizona State University; Fethiye Ozis, Carnegie Mellon University; Adnan Abdullahi, Arizona State University; Emily Henderson, Northern Arizona University

civil and environmental engineering department at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Ozis holds a B.S. in environmental engineering from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Southern California. Dr. Ozis is a licensed Professional Engineer, Environmental, in Arizona. Before joining CMU, Dr. Ozis was a faculty member at Northern Arizona University, and at University of Southern California. Dr. Ozis enjoys every dimension of being an engineering educator. She teaches across the curriculum from freshman introductory level, to graduate level courses. Dr. Ozis conducts research related to engineering classrooms and innovative pedagogical strategies. Dr. Ozis

Collection

2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

undergraduates, potential engineering in their first year. One approach was to allowmajor and non-majors alike. The legacy of rapid students to identify their own projects, providingindustrialization and manufacturing practices them with an understanding of project phasesshould not be minimized. Readings and and importance of documentation. A secondmaterials on engineering history and failures, innovative approach was to assign studenteconomics, problem-solving and decision- teams to work directly with faculty researchersmaking, and the newer push for materials on current research projects. Although facultyscience, biomimicry, and life-cycle assessment

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Durkin, IUPUI

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

EducationAbstractSmall businesses face extremely difficult times in the current economic climate. They are facedwith international price competition, yet are unable to afford the very resources needed to helpthem become more competitive. At the same time, Engineering Technology education focuseson practical engineering methods, but has few opportunities to offer students practical casestudies in which to apply their training. This is an opportunity to match these needs, and perhapsexpand the potential employment base for our students.This paper explores the development of hands-on, project-centered learning opportunities byapplying engineering technology coursework to specific small business productivity and designproblems. A case study illustrates why these

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Innovating New Ways to Teach

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Solnosky, Pennsylvania State University; M Parfitt

increases engagement. Start with an in-person lecture, then permit students or groups to work with the industry contact on various assignments in a “consulting” mode.  Expose students to contacts with a varying range of industry experience. Students benefit from learning from experienced industry veterans while they also see the perspective of recent graduates just starting their careers.  Avoid long lecture only classes. Break up talks with individual exercises, hands on experiences, and multiple shorter sessions if possible. When establishing industry lectures, care needs to be taken. Most importantly is the earlyscheduling and coordination of presenters. Ideally, presenters need coordinated

Collection

2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Jun Zhang; Peter Cavanaugh; Dan Tenney

Educational Practices (OEP), Free and Open-Source Softwaresubsequent resources based on previous interactions, thuscreating personalized learning paths. (FOSS) has become an essential area of research, driven by the increasing recognition of engineering education as critical Despite these benefits, merging AI with OEP is not without engines of economic growth and innovation in technologychallenges. Each field has its own issues—such as copyright, industry. This section explores key concerns, mitigations, andprivacy, and data normalization—that may become more limitations in existing literature, focusing on AI's role incomplicated

Conference Session

Effective Tools for Teaching Engineering Economy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Rosenkrantz, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

Making). For the 2002-2003 academic year the author was involved with acampus research program call the "Collaborative On-line Learning and Teaching" (COLT)Program. Twelve faculty members who submitted acceptable proposals were part of a campusresearch project to work collaboratively and explore how on-line teaching and learning could beused and whether there could be measurable benefit to the campus community. Results weredocumented and presented to the campus community and to ASEE in 2003. Since 2003 thecourse has been taught several times each year with efforts to incorporate student Page 12.1356.2recommendations and improve course management

Conference Session

Service-Learning in Developing Communities

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; Ann Brady, Michigan Technological University; Karina Jousma, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

option feasibility studies, culminating in an engineering report recommending a finaldesign. It is assumed that the international “client” accepts the recommendation and studentscomplete construction documents.The engineering report includes the following: feasibility evaluation & assumptions;development and analysis of alternate design solutions; code analysis and review; discussionand analysis of potential design solutions including associated impact analysis, costs, economicand health factors, social impact, safety, constructability, sustainability, reliability, aesthetics,ethics; proposed construction schedule; engineering estimate, cost/benefit analysis; designcalculations; and references (literature and personal). Students also

Conference Session

Challenges in Engineering, Models in Professional Programs, Capstone Design and Function Generator for Educational Environment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLC; Bethany S. Jones, CQAIE

Tagged Divisions

International

. Whileboth agencies had previously flirted with international activities, neither one had accredited aprogram or college of education outside of the US and its territories. So in addition tomerging two accreditors and managing the implications of that merger at the federal, stateand institutional levels, an entirely new agenda is being prepared for offering accreditationinternationally. The double challenge is daunting. The law of unintended consequences,however, sometimes works in positive ways, as will be demonstrated in what follows.Over the past two or three decades many international students came to the United States toearn doctorates in education. These graduates then frequently returned home to becameuniversity faculty themselves, as well as