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Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Heaslip

-minded colleagues atthe other partner universities and executives at Materials & Manufacturing Ontario (MMO),one of the province of Ontario Centres of Excellence. The program was conceived afteruniversity/industry interface activities continually indicated an industry perspective that Page 9.264.1 2graduate engineers, though well-versed in engineering fundamentals, are often weak inhighly desirable contemporary skill areas of product and process design, manufacturingprocess management, business management principles and techniques. The need wasconsistently

Conference Session

Learning and Teaching Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Ellis; Alan Rudnitsky; Borjana Mikic

Session 2531 Getting the “big picture” in engineering: Using narratives and conceptual maps Glenn W. Ellis, Borjana Mikic and Alan N. Rudnitsky Smith College, Northampton, MAINTRODUCTIONThe Picker Engineering Program at Smith College is the first undergraduate program leading to adegree in engineering at a woman’s liberal arts college. The foundation and rationale for theprogram conceives of engineering as connecting basic scientific and mathematical principles inthe service of humanity. Thus imagined, engineering finds itself well situated at a liberal

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafael Rodriguez-Solis; Rafael Medina; Jose Colom

Session 2632 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: A NEW FRESHMAN COURSE AT UPR-MAYAGUEZ José G. Colom-Ustáriz, Rafael Medina, Rafael Rodrígez Solís University of Puerto Rico at MayaguezI. IntroductionA course introducing electrical engineering to freshman students has been created at Universityof Puerto Rico Mayaguez (UPRM). The course consists of one-hour lecture followed by a twohours lab experience once a week. The students are introduced to five areas of specializationthrough discussion of basic concepts in class and real life applications in the laboratory. Thelaboratory

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ford; Denise Jackson

in Teaching”, Informing Science: Challenges to Informing Clients: A Transdisciplinary Approach June 2001 pp.301-309, Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press5. Kinkoph, Sherry,et.al., Teach Yourself Visually: Macromedia Web Collection, Hungry Minds, Inc., New York, 2001.Robert FordResearch Assistant ProfessorPh.D., The University of TennesseeRESEARCH AREAS: Work systems design and improvementPROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & AWARDS: Member, Human Factors & ErgonomicsSociety; Senior Member, Institute of Industrial Engineer; Board of Directors, Society of WorkScience; Professional Member, American Society for Engineering Education.Denise Jackson, P.E.Associate ProfessorPh.D., The University of TennesseeRESEARCH AREAS: Information

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Schreiner; John Burns

motivated to work with the higher education professionals todiscuss challenges associated with teaching the engineering perspective to their students. A keythe success of this workshop was the notion that the pre-college and engineering educators eachbrought their expertise to the table with an open mind. The engineering professors are experts inengineering but know little about teaching middle school science to the entire population! Thepremise throughout the workshop was that the engineering professors would present engineeringconcepts and then the participants would work as a group on ways of incorporating the conceptsinto particular grade levels and courses. Working together as partners, many pragmatic issueswere discussed and many excellent

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Carestia; J. Robert Burger; Doug Lynn

Session 1655 Project-oriented MS Degree in Engineering Technology Emphasizes Educational Depth Ralph A. Carestia, Douglas W. Lynn and J. Robert Burger Graduate Faculty, Computer Systems Engineering Technology Department, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR 97601AbstractEngineering technology at Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) today maintains a hands-on,practical mode that not so long ago characterized much of engineering education. Since 1967,the Technology Accreditation Commission of the ABET has accredited many colleges who nowgrant thousands of baccalaureate

Conference Session

Special Topics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Moshe Hartman; Harriet Hartman

primarily for their impact on women16. Whileoverall curriculum reform has been advocated, few programs have incorporated such reform on a broadbasis, and little evaluation has been done to determine what impact such curricular changes have. It istherefore important to determine the impact of programmatic and climate changes on the experience ofengineering students in general and gender differences among them in particular.With these considerations in mind, it is particularly interesting to focus on engineering students atRowan University, which offers a somewhat unique setting among engineering schools. Since its recentinception in 1996, the Rowan University College of Engineering has made many efforts to establish aninfrastructure comfortable and

Conference Session

Industry Participation and Ethics in BME

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Bledsoe

Session 2309 Determining the Rules: Applying Ethics in a Tissue Engineering Course J. Gary Bledsoe Department of Biomedical Engineering Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO As a part of a course in Tissue Engineering (TE), a three-lecture series of ethicaldiscussions has been implemented. The three lectures are meant to give the course participants abrief background in ethical theory and practice, to discuss current ethical issues in medicine andmedical research, and to implement a set of “ground rules” that the class must observe

Conference Session

Aerospace First-Year Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alok K. Verma, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

AC 2011-876: IMPACT OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING IN INTRO-DUCTION TO ENGINEERING/ TECHNOLOGY CLASSAlok K. Verma, Old Dominion University Dr. Alok K. Verma is Ray Ferrari Professor and, Director of the Lean Institute at Old Dominion Univer- sity. He also serves as the Director of the Automated Manufacturing Laboratory. Dr. Verma received his B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, MS in Engineering Mechanics and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from ODU. Prof. Verma is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Virginia, a certi- fied manufacturing engineer and has certifications in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. He has orga- nized several international conferences as General Chair, including ICAM-2006

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Yaw Owusu

Session 1430 Systems Model for Improving Standards and Retention in Engineering Education Yaw A. Owusu FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Florida A & UniversityAbstractThis paper describes a systems model for improving standards in engineering educationand at the same time maintaining high retention rate for all engineering students in theeducational system. A systems approach methodology adopted for this research is atechnique of taking into account all relevant factors affecting quality education andstudent retention. A four

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Mueller; Philip Pritchard

options into established classroom practice, make effective use of the Web acontinuing challenge. Teachers are looking for workable strategies.With this in mind, MathSoft, the makers of Mathcad software, have launched a Web-basededucational resource center called The Learning Site. It is located at: http://learning.mathsoft.comThe goal of The Learning Site is to provide teachers of engineering, science, and mathematicswith reliable, ready-made solutions to the problems of teaching with technology. The site offersonline training in the use of Mathcad, as well as integrated collections of learning materials thatmake use of Mathcad and the Web to deliver their content through engaging, technologically-informed

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

Session 3575 Balancing an Engineering/Science Career and Family: A Novel Approach Elizabeth A. Parry and Laura J. Bottomley Science Surround/North Carolina State UniversityAbstractThe stresses of balancing professional and personal lives are commonly accepted as part ofbeginning and building a career. In engineering particularly, the need to maintain awareness oftechnical progress is critical to staying marketable in the field. Life issues, such as parenting,assuming care of elderly parents or maintaining a healthy balance between work and home

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Adrezin; Michael Nowak; Donald Leone

Session 1109 Biomedical Engineering Senior Capstone Research at the University of Hartford Michael Nowak, Donald Leone, Ronald Adrezin University of HartfordAbstract:Graduating biomedical engineers often work along side medical professionals with littleengineering background and must be able to communicate technical issues clearly. With theseissues in mind, we decided that all our students should have the experience of working inclinically-based research laboratories in the local area or near the students’ homes.With the assistance of a faculty

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Swami Karunamoorthy; K. Ravindra

exposure to brain storming and mind (or concept)mapping skills. The conventional Fortran programming course in the old curriculum replaced bya Computer science course with C language. The conventional Calculus courses have beenmodified with applications of Math-Cad computer software. The writing course on Englishincludes the application of a word-processing software. In the sophomore year, the communication skill is introduced by a course on GroupPresentation with the application of Power Point software. Creative design (open-ended)problems are introduced in the Statics course in an innovative way. The design philosophy ofsynthesis and analysis are introduced in the course on Foundation to Engineering Design. Thedesign problem sponsored by

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Wessel Koning

Session 1532 Innovations in the NHL Teaching Concept of Engineering Education Wessel Koning, Department of Engineering, Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.Abstract.Recently a new teaching concept has been proposed by the Board of Governors of theNoordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden in The Netherlands. In our Engineering Departmentsome parts of this concept were already a reality. It also supported our teaching philosophyand stimulated us to evaluate and to improve our teaching concept. This paper describes inconcise form the Dutch system of technical education, the new teaching concept and

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan L. Murray

industrial engineering students see theinterconnections between the various courses they have taken. Others assume that the seniordesign capstone course will "bring it all together" for the students. Unfortunately, this is notalways true and students tend to approach problems with a single minded focus. This problemcan continue as they enter the workforce and receive specific narrow job titles such asmanufacturing engineer, ergonomist, or quality engineer. We need to clearly illustrate the needfor an integrated approach to our industrial engineering student whether it is through industryclass project, case studies, or personal experience.References1. D.L. Goetsch, "Occupational Safety and Health," 2nd edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1996.2. S. Konz

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Rosati; Judit E. Puskas

and objective T types and to well–organized anddecisive J types. It has been said5 that “TJ types tend to choose careers of power and authorityand FP types tend to avoid them” and professional type distributions from the MBTI Atlas 6confirm that engineers are 43 % TJ and 19 % FP and that professional managers are 49 % TJ and17 % FP. However the needs and demands of the engineering profession are changing. The Ftypes are naturally attuned to “people skills”, are good in teamwork and in the skills ofunderstanding and motivating colleagues. Additionally, the P types are open-minded, curious andflexible and alert to unusual approaches. Also P types, especially in combination with N, tend tobe more creative. Perhaps the engineering profession

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ratan Kumar; Bill Watt

" (a measure of force) returns "12 meters" (a measure of length).Other tools are being currently designed keeping in mind the students of mechanical design. CONCLUSIONZQC, an important quality tool, is used to achieve zero defects. It combines steps that helps oneto either detect or prevent an error before it becomes a mistake. There are four basic features thatcan be attributed to this method. Although it has been used in the manufacturing areas, its use ina class room setting has not been tested. The mechanical engineering technology program at theUniversity of North Texas wants the students to be exposed to this powerful tool. They plan tointroduce it in several manufacturing courses and its

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen A. Fulling; David L. Barrow

Session 1265 Using an Integrated Engineering Curriculum to Improve Freshman Calculus David L. Barrow, Stephen A. Fulling Department of Mathematics Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77843-3368ABSTRACT This paper addresses the following question: What are some of the ways that thebeginning calculus course for engineers can be improved, if it is part of an integrated curriculumthat also includes physics, engineering, and chemistry courses? The authors have had

Conference Session

Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, St. Catherine University; Lori R. Maxfield, Saint Catherine University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

each stage, the engineerchecks to ensure that the Need and Constraints are met. For example, some problems naturallyarise from evaluation, but do not really need to be solved to meet the need.Since Practice was the priority curriculum, the Engineering Design Process was taught,practiced, and repeated in several novel applications of increasing complexity. This scaffoldedstudents' experiences, helping them develop mastery of the practice.The units of the course had been set up at first with Core content in mind, starting withStructures and Materials, then moving on to Machines and Mechanisms, followed by Hydraulicsand Pneumatics, and ending with Electricity and Electronics. Students built on the knowledgeand skills of previous units.After

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Crawley, MIT; Robert Niewoehner, United States Naval Academy; Jean Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

AC 2010-987: CDIO IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING: THE NORTH AMERICAAEROSPACE PROJECT PROGRESS REPORTEdward Crawley, MITRobert Niewoehner, United States Naval AcademyJean Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder Page 15.267.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 CDIO in Aerospace Engineering Education: North American Aerospace Project Progress Report This paper provides an interim progress report for the North American Aerospace Project, an effort of the North American CDIO consortium. The project seeks to promote and facilitate the adoption of the CDIO (Conceive Design Implement Operate) model for engineering

Conference Session

Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

conducting this project some valuablelessons were learned and some new practices were successfully adopted. For faculty thatmay be considering the implementation of Service Learning projects in their freshmanengineering courses, the following points should to be addressed to ensure successfuloutcomes: • Administrative support- this is very conducive to the success of service learning projects; • Emphasis should be placed on academic rigor; • Participation in faculty training offers a lot of help of implementing service learning projects in engineering courses and numerous chances to network with other like- minded faculty; • Emphasis should always be placed on safety and quality at every step; • Publicity and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship, Design, and PBL

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilburn Clouse

Entrepreneurs in Action!: A Problem-Based Learning Environment for Engineering Entrepreneurship R. Wilburn Clouse Vanderbilt University Joseph Aniello Francis Marion University Joseph Biernacki Tennessee Technological UniversityAbstract The objective of this paper is to describe a model called Entrepreneurs in Action! that teaches engineering students to make the connection between their education and daily life. The model further

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Fry

Session Number: 1461 Classic Rhetorical Pedagogy as a Model for Interdisciplinary Design/Engineering Instruction. Richard Fry IDSA/ITEA Assistant Professor, Industrial Design Program School of Technology Brigham Young UniversityEngineering, Industrial Design, and Business are three disciplines that work together in the worldof product development. Power struggles exist over who is most important. Because of thesestruggles, ultimate success is often difficult to achieve. These struggles exist because of ageneral lack of understanding between

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

months each and the professionalsare invited, some of them belong to the academic midst, others not and they are hired speciallyfor this program. They are engineers with solid theoretical knowledge of management, economyand law and possessing great biomedical basis. At the end of the Biomedical EngineeringProgram the student will have a full formation in Electrical and Computer Engineering, which isnecessary in according to the Education Law for third degree in Brazil.I. IntroductionEducation has most of all, to promote the natural ability of the mind to set and to solve problemsand by inter-relation to stimulate the full usage of general intelligence. This general intelligenceis the human capability to deal with problem viewing the global

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2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Raj Desai, Midwestern State University

3concepts. The opportunity to learn real business and engineering skills while working on one’s ownidea should appeal to many students.The process most often used for idea generation is brainstorming10. This involves students whosuggest anything that comes to their mind, and feed off one another’s ideas, and seeks to create alarge list of potential products in an environment free of criticism. Students will then work togenerate potentially marketable product concepts.Once the list of potential products is developed, each product or concept should be evaluated,considering student interest in the project, strengths and weaknesses of the concept, feasibility ofexecution, etc. By the end of this process each student group should have a potentially

Conference Session

Spatial Ability & Visualization Training I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy V Ernst, Virginia Tech; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

creation and in their level of abstraction4. They can be in the mind (internal) orthey can be physically perceivable (external).The ability to mentally rotate and manipulate geometry is of fundamental importance interms of being able to graphically communicate. Keen spatial skill is a strong indicatorof achievement and attainment in science, technology, engineering, and mathematicsfields5. These abilities are significant for an assortment of reasons, including “effectiveeducation in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines”,(p. 352). Predominantly, previous academic studies concentrated on spatial ability, but Page

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 10

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber F Young-Brice, Marquette University; Allison Murray, Marquette University; Somesh Roy, Marquette University; Lisa Chase, Marquette University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

. Oerther, P. Yoder‐Wise, and B. Malone, “Identifying opportunities for educators to pursue collaboration at the interface of nursing and engineering – and a word of caution,” J Adv Nurs, vol. 76, no. 4, pp. 920–923, Apr. 2020, doi: 10.1111/jan.14291.[4] K. Sitzman and J. Watson, Caring Science, Mindful Practice: Implementing Watson’s Human Caring Theory., 2nd ed. Springer Publishing, 2018.[5] C. Cara, M. Hills, and J. Watson, An Educators Guide to Humanizing Nursing Education. Springer Publishing, 2020.[6] B. Trapani and A. Annunziato, “Crossing the bridge of change: measuring instructional change using the concerns based adoption model.,” Journal of Leadership and Instruction, vol. Spring, pp. 12–16, 2019.[7

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kellie Schneider; Heath A. Schluterman; C. Richard Cassady

engineering within each theme;  incorporate design aspects which must be completed through teamwork;  include both a hands-on learning experience as well as a computing aspect;  contain elements that are competitive in nature so as to spark most students’ interest.With these characteristics in mind, a list of potential theme ideas and associated projects wasgenerated. Four themes will be developed for the 2012-2013 school year includingBiomechanical, Computing, Robotics, and Structures. The FEP faculty will be teaching 16sections of Introduction to Engineering in the Fall semester, so 4 sections of each topic will beoffered.Biomechanical ThemeStudents will design mechanical systems to interact with living things. Potential projects for

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Shahryar Darayan; David Olowokere; Xuemin Chen

 Whistleblowing  Professional Relations  Engineering and the Law  Moral Reasoning  Ethical Case StudiesContribution of course to meeting the professional component: This course focuses on theethics of engineering practice and in doing so students are encouraged and expected to considerthe effects of their actions (and non-actions) -- including the economic, environmental, political,societal, health, and safety, consequences of their work -- while also keeping in mind themanufacturability and sustainability of their structures and products.Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives: This course focuses onhelping students to understand the nature and value of "professional and ethical responsibility."In order to