Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Welker, Villanova University; Frank Falcone, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

individuals to be successful in their profession, they must ‘fit’ well within the framework oftheir chosen organizations. Such a fit requires an analysis of self. This course opens with such ananalysis. Students are first introduced to the concept that their view of themselves is not,necessarily, the same as the view of others toward them. There are always three distinct, butpossibly differing views: who we are, who we think we are, and who others think we are. Afterconsiderable discussion, students are asked to categorize themselves as Changers, Doers,Floaters, or Non-Doers as members of the global society that they plan to serve. These categoriesare not prioritized and are discussed in a forum related to the overall needs of society and are

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

interests are unsteady hydrodynamics and aerodynamics, vortex dynamics, bio-fluid mechanics, and pulsed-jet propulsion.Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University Alice Kendrick is professor of advertising in the Temerlin Advertising Institute at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Her research in advertising account planning, message content, and educational issues has appeared in journals including Journal of Advertising Research, Journal of Services Marketing, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Journal of Advertising Education and Southwest Mass Communication Review. Her commentary and results of her work have also been featured in The Wall Street Journal

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University-Athens; David Burnette, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

improvement plan for a specific professional skill. We propose that this is anauthentic way to demonstrate achievement of the ABET professional skills outcomes.Literature SearchTraditional methods of educating engineers have come under considerable criticism in the pasttwo decades. Studies have found shortcomings in what was once the standard engineeringcurriculum. In 1994, a report released by the American Society for Engineering Education(ASEE) explained that, in addition to engineering fundamentals, an “understanding of thesocietal context of engineering” should be taught to students1. Explaining the role of engineeringas an “integral process of societal change” had been put forward previously in a paper thatencouraged educators to create an

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering lesson plans to support theirclassroom interactions and for eventual onlinepublication and dissemination.During 2007-2008, the graduate TEAMS Fellows atCU-Boulder impacted students weekly in 58 classroomsin four elementary schools (827 students), one middle A K-12 engineering Fellowschool (600 students), and one high school (210 “in action” at a Colorado elementary school.students). The Fellows’ STEM expertise and engaginghands-on activities have become an integral teachingcomponent for partner teachers and a highlight for the students.Who are the Fellows?Since 1999, 68 Fellows have taught in the TEAMS Program. Currently, in the ninth

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ochs, Lehigh University; Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Scott Schaffer, Purdue University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technology University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

, Opportunity Scanning, to identify projects during the semester before the January start Page 14.250.5of the year long project. Students teams of approximately six students from engineering, businessand design arts work on step 2, Concept Design and Product Planning and step 3, the parallel andintegrated development of the product, its manufacturing system that produces it and themarketing plan. In general the sponsoring companies are responsible for the resource-intensivesteps 4 and 5 of product and market launch and service and support. Project and Process Management

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, California State University, Chico

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the designprocess. Selected topics include customer requirements and specifications, conceptual design,decision making, project management, cost estimating, budgets, documentation and formalreports. Each project group is required to give three oral presentations during the semester. Thepresentation topics are project proposal, midterm review, and final design. The semesterconcludes with submission of a comprehensive design report.The spring semester includes less time in the classroom and more spent building and testing thedesigns. Students are required to develop a comprehensive test plan to prove the specificationsdeveloped in the fall semester. They then fabricate and test the design, and in most cases,proceed directly to redesign

Conference Session

Writing Is Fundamental

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murali Krishnamurthi, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

choose to use in their tasks.6. Reduces uncertainty, surprise, and frustration so that students maximize their learning.7. Delivers efficiency in the learning process by helping students to focus on their work.8. Creates momentum in the learning process by allowing new ideas and experiences to flow.From the mentioned characteristics of scaffolding, it is easy to infer that instructional scaffoldinginvolves developing instructional plans that build on students’ existing knowledge to result in adeeper understanding of new information. The instructional plans must be implemented and theparticipating students must be supported during the learning process for the scaffolding to benefitstudents10. The types of instructional and support plans that have

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hazem Tawfik, State University of New York; K. Shahrabi, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Beverly Kahn, Farmingdale State College - State University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

degreeholders in science, engineering, business and technology a direct path to industry. This programis attractive to students because it prepares them for work in a variety of cutting-edge fields andyields a highly marketable degree after just two years of postgraduate study. The faculty andstudents at Farmingdale State College of the State University of New York are excited abouttheir newly proposed PSM program that is strongly supported by the College’s administrationand intend its implementation as soon as funding is allocated. The College also is planning torigorously evaluate and constantly improve its PSM program and disseminates the findings of itsstrength and weakness regionally and nationally to eventually work collaboratively as a mentorto

Conference Session

New Trends in Graduate Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daphene Koch, Purdue University; Orczyk Joseph, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

theindustry.Back in the late 1980’s, the BCM faculty began planning for a construction management mastersdegree. At that time only the Industrial Technology (IT) Department had a master’s degreeprogram in the CoT. Also, at this time the former BCM department head went on a six monthsabbatical and interviewed BCM alumni around the country on the topic of the BCM masters Page 14.654.2degree. Beginning with the Spring 1990 semester one construction management course wastaught each semester. These courses were taught through the IT department. The courses weretaught one evening per week and the students consisted mainly of non-degree part time

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Marc Hoit; Matthew Ohland

through totalprogram integration while avoiding some major drawbacks of such schemes, such as significant changes inprogram administration.We propose a model different from the total integration model, which has dominated curriculum reformresearch. In our model, course and department frameworks remain intact. Instead, we are changing the wayfaculty teach and the way students' time is structured to increase learning efficiency. We have 100 studentsenrolled in the program and plan to work with them for two years. Special sections of Calc I and Chemistry Iwere taught in the Fall semester of 1995. Sections of Calculus II, Chemistry II and Physics I are in progressduring Spring 1996. These special sections are reducing the dependence on lecture and

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Tront, Virginia Tech; Rebecca Gunter, Virginia Tech; Cheryl Peed, Virginia Tech; Joseph Tront, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

International

course. It also brings together alumni abroad and industry stateside, withfaculty and students to develop a program for global experienceThere are multiple goals to the RSAP program: spark interest in future international experiencessuch as an internship or studying abroad for a semester; expose engineering students to differentcultures and customs in the workplace, school and daily life; attract and retain women byproviding interesting social, cultural and art related experiences; attract culturally disadvantagedstudents, raise them up and level the playing field for them; and broaden the student engineers’horizons to better prepare them for being productive employees in the global workplace.This paper will review the steps in planning and

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francis Lutz, Monmouth University; James McDonald, Monmouth University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

mathematical programming, statistics and queuing theory, corporate planning, quality engineering, information systems, software development and the development of microprocessor and digital signal processor based hardware and software. He was a recipient of the NATO System Science Prize. Page 14.778.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Integration of Software Engineering Graduate Education and Continuing Professional Development ProgramsAbstractMonmouth University offers a thirty-six credit graduate program in software engineering. Insupport of the US Army’s Software Engineering Center

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Mia Markey, University of Texas, Austin; Wonsoon Park, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

the manipulation of variables, creating aresearch design, measurement procedures, the use of interviews and questionnaires, and thestatistical analysis of data. For decades quantitative studies involving an experimental approachwith the researcher having control over variables that may or may not influence the subjects wasthe common approach. That trend, however, has not continued for many studies now employmixed methods and in fact some contend that “multi-method research is now discussed, planned,and conducted as a routine matter, part and parcel of normal social science.” 6Despite efforts to produce rigorous educational research, education and other social sciences tendnot to have the same scientific status given to natural sciences

Conference Session

Professionalism and Preparations Developed by Graduate Study Programs—Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael W. Keller, The University of Tulsa; Bradley J. Brummel, University of Tulsa; Valerie N. Streets, University of Tulsa; Alison J. Kerr, University of Tulsa; Rami M. Younis, The University of Tulsa; Leah Tecle, University of Tulsa; Daniel W. Crunkleton, University of Tulsa

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

approach was to first identify critical areas for graduate student development. Aninitial list was created that grouped potential competencies in three areas, shown inTable 1. Competencies in this list were drawn from work on developmental assessment centersfor managers [2, 3], with input from the faculties in the different engineering disciplines at theUniversity of Tulsa, as well as their Industrial Advisory Boards.Table 1. Initial set of professional competencies. Technical Communication Cultural Information Seeking Oral Communication Cultural Adaptability Planning and Organizing Leadership Teamwork Problem Solving

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia B. Paschal, Vanderbilt University; Isabelle S. Crist, Vanderbilt University Global Education Office; Christopher J. Rowe, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

International

to produce sample curricula that show how students can incorporate afall or spring semester abroad in a standard four-year, eight-semester graduation plan. Suchplans are constructed so as to not require additional summer study or application of AdvancedPlacement or International Baccalaureate credits.The process of creating these sample curricula is labor-intensive. Starting with the curricularrequirements at our institution for a specific major, noting prerequisite streams and limitations onwhen specific courses are offered, we then investigate the course offerings in that discipline aswell as in mathematics in one of the study abroad programs. Note is made of the general levelof each course and semester(s) offered. Courses that appear to

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Setterfield, Sinclair Community College; Chad R. Bridgman, Sinclair Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

Paper ID #19543Student Interns Work to Activate First Floor SpacesProf. Charlie Setterfield, Sinclair Community College Charlie Setterfield is a Professor of Architectural Technology at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. With more than 20 years experience in the architectural and construction industries, including responsibilities in all aspects of architectural project delivery and construction management, Setterfield brings real-world experience to the classroom. Setterfield’s courses focus on BIM, IPD, materials and means of construction, ”green building”, professional practice and building codes. As a Plans

Conference Session

Student Feedback and Assessment in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Susannah Howe, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

explore knowledge gaps. 1f View problems with an open mindset and explore opportunities with passion. 4c Provide and accept constructive criticism, including self-evaluation. 4f Manage informal communications.The single-point rubric format was explicitly chosen for its abilities to clearly state performanceexpectations and solicit qualitative feedback. The rubric layout was divided into a set ofcategories that roughly follow the timeline of a typical client interaction: preparatory activities,status reporting, planned questions, and follow-up questions. Two additional categories, mindsetand professionalism, were also included to capture traits that should be present throughout theinteraction. For

Conference Session

Humanitarian and Sustainability in a Global Engineering Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael F MacCarthy, Mercer University; Holly F. Berns, Mercer University ; Ryan Monty, United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot; Mitzi Erin Brett; Zachary Lewis Martin; Pietro Sannipoli, United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot; Nicolas Jerome Messmer; Walid Ibrahim; Scott Schultz, Mercer University; Katelyn C.N. Dimopoulos, Mercer University

Tagged Divisions

International

solutions for small-scale gold miningcommunities), Vietnam (low-cost prosthetics), South Korea (technical training of North Koreanrefugees), Kenya (drinking water), and Madagascar (drinking water and sanitation).As part of their partnership agreement, MUSE and WFP have collaborated through UNHRDLAB in: designing and developing relief items and logistics solutions for the supply chain,focusing on cost-effective green technologies and on reducing packaging waste (thus enhancingefforts in emergency preparedness planning and response operations); and sharing knowledgeand building capacities.The Mercer Partnership with UNHRDThe unique partnership between MUSE and UNHRD has grown since late-2014, as describedbelow by academic calendar year.2014-2015. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

their projects (e.g., What is themotivation of your project? What is the research question? How do you plan to solve it? Can youmake significant contributions to publish the work? Do you have enough support?); and (3)during weekly research seminars, we invited PhD students to talk about why they decided to goto graduate school, how they picked their topic, and what their future work plans were (e.g.,industry, national labs, or university).Semester Research Project.The semester project is available for students with background in Mechanical and Manufacturingengineering technology. Students work as a group of two or three. Students work on the projectas the lecture and labs progress throughout the semester. The project allows them to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

expertiseand skill to coordinate the project might require intentionally allocated resources.As an extended example of re-negotiation, one team described how the success to date of theirproject has emerged, in part, from the alignment of the project goals with the strategic planninghappening on campus and with campus-wide activities relating to their philosophical focus. Ateam member detailed: The buzz is big, that’s what I want to say. CoE [College of Engineering], in our strategic planning, for the first time they put in a goal around inclusion and diversity. The dean is putting in resources around seeing this come to fruition. Our dean was quoted last week in ​Chronicle of Higher Education on recruiting a more diverse

Conference Session

Engaging Ethics in Teams and Communities

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Tang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Eduardo Mendieta, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

understanding of ethical theories and concepts; 2)introducing ethical issues related with engineering research, especially with the handlingof research data; 3) sharing and demonstrating instructional methods for leadingdiscussion-based ethical analysis. Feedback from the workshop participants and their subsequent presentations of ethicsteaching plans indicate that our user-oriented approach successfully engaged a cohort ofethics educators in graduate engineering programs. We conclude this paper by reflectingon the lessons we learned from the workshop design and reporting our plans for refiningthe workshop in the future.Keywords: Graduate Ethics Education, Faculty Development, Engineering Ethics1. IntroductionThe current ABET Engineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian E. Moyer, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

semester-long data collectionand analysis project which included a fun laboratory experiment to motivate students. Mini-companies of two students each were asked to treat the project as if they had been hired toperform a consulting job for a customer – their professor. The project provided context for theproduction of a series of typical engineering consulting documents: a formal introductory email,a follow-up cover letter, a meeting summary memo, a project specification document includingan estimate/quote, project planning documentation, an interim technical progress report andfinancial summary, and a final technical report were woven through the fabric of the course.Three iterations later, with minor continuous improvement modification based on

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade - Reflections and Advice on the Educational Process

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca M. Reck, Kettering University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student

-term. You can set goals for your personal andprofessional life. Your goals can have varying complexity and time frames as well. Take sometime to think about your professional and personal goals; they will serve as a guide throughoutyour time in graduate school. Tracy 1 provides seven steps that are helpful for setting andachieving goals: 1. “Decide exactly what you want” 2. “Write it down” 3. “Set a deadline on your goal; set subdeadlines if necessary” 4. “Make a list of everything that you can think of that you are going to have to do to achieve your goal” 5. “Organize the list into a plan” 6. “Take action on your plan immediately” 7. “Resolve to do something every single day that moves you toward your major goal”As an

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noe Vargas Hernandez, Carnegie Mellon University; Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Connie Gomez, Galveston College; Isaac Andres Azuz, CETYS University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

course credit recognition, resolvinginstitutional and federal travel risk issues, recruitment and selection of students, travel andhousing logistics, local contacts involved in community projects, and follow up of the projectsafter program completion.1. IntroductionBackgroundThe objective of this paper is to provide useful recommendations for planning and executingfaculty-led study abroad programs based on the authors’ experience. In the summer of 2015,UTEP and CETYS conducted a study abroad program funded by the 100,000 Strong in theAmericas Innovation Fund. The program was a real success, but the planning and executionpresented continuous challenges that required quick thinking and adaptability from theorganizers. These lessons are captured in

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dia St. John, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

aspecific lesson plan. Each of these projects can be modified to suit various age groups,audiences, and time limits.2. FrameworkTackling the invention of an outreach event can seem daunting. Younger students are painfullyhonest, and it is important to foster and maintain a good reputation with the community for high-quality, effective recruiting. Professors and students have a great source of inspiration for K-12activities: the classroom.Adapting college-level lessons for use with younger students requires an understanding of theobjective of the exercise and the capabilities of the audience. The following framework, basedon the development and implementation of many outreach projects, outlines a simplemethodology for activity adaptation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Catherine D. McGough, Clemson University; Michelle Cook

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

plan to their primary plan ofattending medical school. A majority of applicants described seeking out the internship todecide if they wanted to teach in the future. Students reflected on wanting the teachinginternship because they thought they would enjoy teaching or they wanted to teach, and on theskill of teaching being valuable in their career path or in any career path. These students wantedthe teaching internship to develop teaching skills. Some students described seeking out theinternship to help better themselves in other ways, such as for resumes (i.e. the internship was agood opportunity that they did not want to pass up). A majority of students described wantingthe internship because of their desire to help others, or to “pay it

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Claire Cynthia Lehman, Bill's Robotic Solution; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Mir M Hayder, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Page 26.1024.15After students create the URDF Joint Element Parameter given the D-H table they perform, theyconvert it to URDF and display the results in RVIZ to confirm it matches the Fig. 12 axis systemorientation. The a3 parameter is between Joint 3 and Joint 4. The Red axis is x, the Green axis isy and the Blue axis is z in Fig. 13.Lab 4 MOVEIT and Inverse KinematicsThere are two sections to this lab: a) Setup Moveit b) Using Different Planning Algorithms to move robotIn this Lab we took advantage of existing demonstration software that uses the PR2 and 6R Robot.Students set the robots to different start and end states for the PR2 and 6R robots. Students canwatch the robot perform the motion using the planning algorithm from the OMPL

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric A. Kennedy, Bucknell University; Nathan P. Siegel P.E., Bucknell University; David E Cipoletti, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

projects included in B-Fab would serve to motivatestudents to want to learn more, and to build more – perhaps becoming lifelong Makers, or to atleast improve their competency in using hands-on skills to develop proof of concept models,benchtop simulations, and other elements often utilized within the product design cycle forphysical products.Running the B-Fab WorkshopB-Fab was scheduled for five full days bracketed by a half day at the beginning and end (Table1). The workshop was managed by three engineering faculty members, two student technicians,and a staff member who handled logistical planning. Eighteen students enrolled from a varietyof engineering disciplines.The content was arranged into two interrelated phases. The first phase included

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin F Hopkins, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville; Keith Brandon Lyle, University of Louisville

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

were up to eight additional questions on each quiz covering objectives nottargeted by this study. Each quiz has a corresponding companion study plan assignment. Thecompanion study plan assignment included both target and nontarget objectives. The study planassignment presented students with practice questions and a “quiz me” activity for eachobjective. In the experimental condition, questions covering three of the six target objectivespresented in the preceding week were massed, as in the control condition. Questions coveringthe remaining three target objectives were spaced according to the following scheme (depicted Page

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Scott Rebentisch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Stephen Townsend, Project Management Institute; Edivandro Carlos Conforto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

)  Overall results of the program (benefits management)  Technical requirements definition/management  Configuration management  Page 26.356.6 Quality management  Program/project risk  Life cycle planning for the product  System Definition planning  System Retirement and/or Replacement Planning Their responses are shown in Figure 3 in combined form to illustrate the relative importanceof each role. To test whether one role predominantly belongs to either the PM, CSE, or both, theGoodman and Kruskal tau test was used to assess whether there was any association between thejob