AC 2009-1899: ENGAGING EARLY ENGINEERING STUDENTS (EEES):BACKGROUND AND GOALS OF AN NSF STEP PROJECT TO INCREASERETENTION OF EARLY ENGINEERING STUDENTSJon Sticklen, Michigan State University Jon Sticklen is the Director of the Applied Engineering Sciences major, College of Engineering, Michigan State University. Dr. Sticklen also serves as the College Coordinator for engineering education research, and is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department, MSU. Dr. Sticklen has lead a laboratory in knowledge-based systems focused on task specific approaches to problem solving. More recently, Dr. Sticklen has pursued engineering education research focused on early
Education, 2009 Use of a Low-Cost Camera-Based Positioning System In a First-Year Engineering Cornerstone Design ProjectAbstractAlthough the concept of autonomous robot design projects has existed in engineering educationfor years as a tool for giving engineering students hands-on experience, in practice, the autonomyof these projects has been limited due to cost. Student programmers participating in theseprojects often have limited ways to interact with their environment autonomously, relying onlow-cost sensors such as touch sensors instead of interacting with a high-cost camera-basedpositioning system. This not only limits the autonomy of the robot, but robs the student ofvaluable design and programming experience
. Page 14.1327.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Using Mobile Technology to Improve Course and Project Outcomes in a Service Learning Course for Freshman Engineering StudentsAbstract: This paper will discuss a project designed to advance a service learning course offeredto engineering honors students in the second semester of their freshman year. The course, whichis titled Engineering Applications for Society, is a unique learning experience through whichstudents develop valuable skills necessary to succeed as engineers by solving real problems ofvalue to local community organizations. Despite its many benefits to both the students and thecommunity, the course has proven very
Karen Andrews is the Head of the Physical Sciences & Engineering Library at the University of California, Davis.Emily Stambaugh, California Digital Library Emily Stambaugh is the Manager of the University of California Libraries' Shared Print Collections at the California Digital Library. Page 14.235.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Assembling a "best copy" archival journal collection: Case study of the University of California IEEE ProjectAbstractAs the IEEE digitizes its journals, librarians at two University of California (UC) campusesundertook a project to identify a
AC 2009-1273: UTILIZING DIVERSITY IN A BIOPROCESS ENGINEERINGCOURSE FOR A GROUP PROJECT TO DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZE ABIOREACTOR TO CONVERT CELLOBIOSE TO GLUCOSEHeather Gappa-Fahlenkamp, Oklahoma State UniversityMark Wilkins, Oklahoma State University Page 14.1340.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Utilizing Diversity in a Bioprocess Engineering Course for a Group Project to Design and Characterize a Bioreactor to Convert Cellobiose to Glucose Page 14.1340.2IntroductionThe field of bioprocess engineering includes the use of engineering principles to design,characterize, and optimize
AC 2009-1195: THE INTEGRATION OF COGNITIVE INSTRUCTIONS ANDPROBLEM/PROJECT-BASED LEARNING INTO THE CIVIL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUM TO CULTIVATE CREATIVITY AND SELF-DIRECTEDLEARNING SKILLSWei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and has over10-year industrial experience. Since becoming a faculty member at JSU in 2005, he has made continuous efforts to integrate emerging technologies and cognitive skill development into civil engineering curriculum. He currently is the Principle Investigator for Nanotechnology Undergraduate
also the Director of University Entrepreneurial Initiatives. Page 14.1219.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The I5 Program: the Challenges of Implementing a Project-Based Summer Study Abroad Program that Integrates Technology and Entrepreneurship in ChinaAbstractLeveraging the seemingly conflicted constraints of inflexible degree plans, high-hourdegree requirements, and the increasing costs of higher education in the United States,the I5 program (Immersion Into International Interdisciplinary Innovation) has built asummer program in China adeptly able to provide to undergraduate engineering
AC 2009-2411: A STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECT: MYTH AND FACTS ONINRUSH POWER CONSUMPTION AND MERCURY CONTENT OFINCANDESCENT VERSUS COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHTSMike Hay, University of Northern Iowa Mr. Mike Hay holds a BT in Industrial Technology/Mechanical Design from the University of Northern Iowa and an MA in Industrial Technology from the University of Northern Iowa. Mr. Hay has over 30 years of professional work experience in various Engineering positions and is listed on seven US patents. His graduate research was in planning optimum small-scale wind-electric systems. He has worked on several renewable energy and electric vehicle projects as well.Recayi "Reg" Pecen, University of Northern Iowa
.—. Session 3220 . Overview of a Design Project Developed to Meet 0.5 Credits of Design Content in an —. . . ..-. Introductory Electronics Course Marvi Teixeira Polytechnic University of Puerto RicoAbstract—Afler a revision leading to restructure the curriculum design content, 0.5 credits of design wereallocated to an introductory electronics course. What follows is an overview of one of the open ended designprojects developed to meet these requirements. Completion of the project involved hand calculations,computer simulation, written
AC 2009-478: STUDENTS’ COGNITIVE SELF-APPRAISAL ANDSELF-MANAGEMENT, AND THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY OF ANENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT: ARE THEY RELATED?Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University Oenardi Lawanto is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology Education at Utah State University. He received his B.S.E.E. from Iowa State University, M.S.E.E. from University of Dayton, and Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before coming to Utah State University, Dr. Lawanto taught and held several administrative positions at the Universitas Surabaya in Indonesia. His long years of teaching experiences in the area of electrical engineering have offered him new
AC 2009-577: LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT OF A PROJECT-ABROADPROGRAM IN SOUTH AFRICA: TOWARD "A BETTER ENGINEER IN THEREAL WORLD"Laura Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Laura Hahn is a specialist in education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She consults with faculty in the College of Engineering on curriculum, instruction, teaching assistant development, and learning outcomes assessment. She has helped develop two project-abroad programs for students in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.Alan Hansen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Alan Hansen received his PhD from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, where he joined
AC 2009-331: USING EPLAN ROOM FOR ESTIMATING AND BIDDINGCONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: A NEW TOOL IN CONSTRUCTIONENGINEERING EDUCATION DELIVERYVirendra Varma, Missouri Western State University Virendra K. Varma, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE, is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Engineering Technology at Missouri Western State University. Page 14.1322.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 ePlan Room for Estimating and Bidding Construction Projects: A New Tool in Construction Engineering Education DeliveryAbstractIntegration of Information Technology (IT) in
2006-318: USING A WIND POWER ASSESSMENT PROJECT ON THE HOPIRESERVATION AS A PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCE FORUNDERGRAD AND GRADUATE STUDENTSMark Henderson, Arizona State UniversityBradley Rogers, Arizona State UniversityRobert Grondin, Arizona State UniversityChell Roberts, Arizona State UniversityScott Danielson, Arizona State UniversityRajeswari Sundararajan, Arizona State University Page 11.1375.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Using a Wind Power Assessment Project on the Hopi Reservation as a Problem-based Learning Experience for Undergrad and Graduate StudentsIntroductionIn August 2005, a new multi
2006-344: A DESCRIPTION OF A CAPSTONE PROJECT TO DEVELOP A WEBBASED ENERGY CENTER FOR MONITORING ALTERNATIVE ANDRENEWABLE ENERGY SITESFrancis Di Bella, Northeastern UniversityRyan Healey, Northeastern University Mr.Healey is an ElectricalEngineering Technology student;Class of 2006. He is extremely versatil in electrical and computer engineering technology. He has authored the description of the web site engine. He expects to attend graduate school after graduation Page 11.37.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 ASEE 2006 Annual Conference, Chicago, Ill
2006-947: THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF STUDENT PROJECT COLLABORATIONBETWEEN COLLEGES: A HINDSIGHT VIEW FROM TWO COMMUNITYCOLLEGESNikki Larson, Edmonds Community College Ms. Larson is currently an assistant professor in the engineering technology department of Western Washington University. Before this appointment, she was an instructor in the materials science technology program for Edmonds Community College. There she is developed the coursework and laboratory experiments necessary to make the new program a success. She has 6 years of industry experience implementing lean manufacturing techniques, managing development projects, and leading cross-functional teams to assess technical capability of
2006-1117: HOW DO STUDENTS IN A PROJECT-BASED FIRST-YEARENGINEERING CURRICULUM PERFORM IN A SOPHOMORE ENGINEERINGMECHANICS COURSE?Jefferey Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeff Froyd is a Research Professor in the Center for Teaching Excellence and Director of Academic Development at Texas A&M University. He was Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, one of the NSF Engineering Education Coalitions and now serves as Project Director for “Changing Faculty through Learning Communities,” a project sponsored by the NSF Research on Gender in Science and Engineering Program.Xiafeng Li, Texas A&M University Xiafeng Li is a PhD student of computer science at Texas A&M
2006-1148: PROJECT PATHWAYS: CONNECTING ENGINEERING DESIGN TOHIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS IN AMATHEMATICS-SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMStephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is Professor and an Associate Chair of the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department at ASU. His teaching responsibilities are in the areas of design and selection of materials, general materials engineering, polymer science, and characterization of materials. His research interests are in innovative education in engineering, and structural characterization of polymers and semiconductors. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing fundamental knowledge of students in
2006-1188: PROVIDING ENGINEERING STUDENTS A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVETHROUGH A PROJECT FOR DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES – LESSONSLEARNED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORDDavid Pines, University of Hartford David Pines is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Hartford. He completed his Ph.D. studies in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2000. He is actively involved with student projects sponsored by environmental engineering firms, municipalities, and water utilities.Brian Gallant, University of Hartford Brian Gallant is an undergraduate mechanical engineering student at the University of Hartford
2006-1270: DESIGN OF APPLICATION-ORIENTED COMPUTER PROJECTS IN APROBABILITY AND RANDOM PROCESSES COURSE FOR ELECTRICALENGINEERING MAJORSQian Du, Mississippi State University Page 11.409.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Design of Application-Oriented Computer Projects in a Probability and Random Processes Course for Electrical Engineering MajorsAbstractA course of Probability and Random Processes is regularly taken by many engineering students,because the study of this topic is fundamental to a wide range of disciplines. Usually studentsrecognize that learning probability and random processes is a struggle. The primary reason isthat the course
2006-751: DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION OF THEINTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE PETROLEUM PROJECT EVALUATION:INTEGRATING ENTREPRENEURIAL AND BUSINESS CONCEPTS INTO APETROLEUM ENGINEERING CURRICULUM.Doug Abbott, MT Tech of the U of MTLance Edwards, MT Tech of the U of MTJohn Evans, MT Tech of the U of MTLeo Heath, MT Tech of the U of MTMike Johnson, MT Tech of the U of MTTimothy Kober, MT Tech of the U of MTMary North-Abbott, MT Tech of the U of MTRoger Oldenkamp, MT Tech of the U of MT Page 11.453.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Development and presentation of the interdisciplinary course Petroleum Project Evaluation: integrating entrepreneurial and
built environment as an educational tool for engineering and biology. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Full Paper: Student-Developed Plans for Use of Maker Spaces in a Self-Selected Creative Design ProjectIntroductionThis full paper examines student plans for the use of a campus maker space in a self-selectedcreative design project. Design and creation is an important part of learning engineering, and ourinstitution’s first-year engineering program dedicates the better part of the second semester to ateam-based iterative design process. To support this process, our program provides first-yearstudents with an exclusive maker space, the Frith First-Year Design Lab. This space
that the recursive, dynamic, multi-directional, and complex nature of self-regulated learning always occur in a context. This studyintent to learn about the influence of contexts on students’ self-regulation during the Capstonedesign course by comparing the biological engineering (BE) and the mechanical & aerospaceengineering (MAE) students’ self-regulation activities. We recruited four senior student groups.They worked in four different Capstone design projects at a public university in the mountainwest of the United States of America. Two groups were recruited from the BE department, andanother two groups were recruited from the MAE department. Various qualitative andquantitative data was collected. The analyses were framed using Butler
Northeastern’s Gateway Team, a select group of teaching faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at NU. She also serves as a Technical Faculty Advisor for Senior Capstone Design and graduate-level Challenge Projects in Northeastern’s Gordon Engineering Leadership Program. Dr. Jaeger has been the recipient of numerous awards in engineering education for both teaching and mentoring and has been involved in several engineering educational research initiatives through ASEE and beyond.Dr. Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University Dr. Smyser is an Associate Academic Specialist and the Lab Director of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. c American Society for Engineering
Paper ID #19894The Contribution of Capstone Projects in Green/Renewable Energy Areas toGrowth of the Engineering Curriculum in Global Sustainable DevelopmentDr. Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.) Irina Ciobanescu Husanu, Ph. D. is Assistant Clinical Professor with Drexel University, Engineer- ing Technology program. Her area of expertise is in thermo-fluid sciences with applications in micro- combustion, fuel cells, green fuels and plasma assisted combustion. She has prior industrial experience in aerospace engineering that encompasses both theoretical analysis and experimental investigations such
- iting tissue degeneration and enhancing tissue regeneration and wound healing. We combine agent-based computational modeling, in vivo imaging, and new experimental approaches to examine and control the multi-cell interactions involved in microvascular network patterning. We are particularly interested in learning how diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, affect angiogenesis and arteriogenesis in different tissues, such as skin, retina, and muscle. My research spans basic science discovery to the de- sign of therapies for regenerative medicine. Current projects seek to exploit perivascular cells (pericytes), inflammatory cells (e.g. monocytes and macrophages), and tissue-resident stem cells to invoke
Paper ID #18292The Importance of Doing rather than Discussing: How Curricular ChangesAffected Student Design-task Prioritization in a Hands-on Design ProjectMr. Christopher R. Saulnier, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chris Saulnier is a PhD Candidate at MIT developing, teaching, and researching innovative approaches to design education. He is particularly interested in constructionist project-based design experiences for undergraduate engineering students. He has a background in leadership development and experiential education, having worked as an Instructor with Outward Bound Canada, and now brings that hands-on
Paper ID #18410Using Student Generated Senior Design Project Ideas to Achieve ABET Stu-dent Outcomes in a Chemical Engineering Process Design and EconomicsCourseDr. Jason R. White, University of California, Davis Dr. Jason R. White is a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Davis. Dr. White has been at UC Davis since 2015 and is an instructor of three senior-level design courses: Plant Design and Economics, Unit Operations and Separations, and Plant Design Project.Prof. Ahmet Palazoglu, University of California, Davis c American Society for Engineering
Paper ID #20201Modifications to a Senior Capstone Program to Improve Project Manage-ment and Design-Cycle Pedagogies and Enhance Student LearningMr. Cory Mettler, South Dakota State University Cory Mettler has been an Electrical Engineering instructor at South Dakota State University since 2005. During much of that time, he was employed in industry and was acting as an adjunct for the University. He developed and managed a microelectronics division for an R&D firm who specialized in Nondestructive Testing analysis. He also was employed as the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for a consulting firm who specialized in
Paper ID #19072Multidisciplinary Vertically Integrated Teams: Social Network Analysis ofPeer Evaluations for Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program TeamsJ. Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology Academic Program Manager, Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program, Georgia Institute of Technol- ogy; Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Master of Education in Education Organization and Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.Dr. Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute of TechnologyProf. Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology Edward J. Coyle is
equipping students with relevant skills, an overviewof professional engagement, and a major project. The major project for the course involvedteams of 3-4 students working to design one of two civil engineering challenges: either a 20-footcantilevered wooden bridge or a 25-foot diameter wooden tripod. There were two fundamentalpurposes to the course: students were to learn more about their specific discipline so as toestablish realistic goals and motivations for their education and career, and students were tocomplete a major project in order to develop teamwork skills, integrate into the program, andbuild confidence in their ability to overcome intimidating challenges. These initiatives wereintended to improve student engagement with the course