Conference Session

Engineers & Engineering Education in Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, and Turkey

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lerzan Özkale; Fatma Küskü; Gülsün Saglamer

ofpreferences, as is compatible with their scores. The final selection and placement of students inhigher education institutions is dependent on the composite scores of the candidates (raised bythe amount of the special credit mentioned above, if it applies), on the personal preferences theyhave listed, and on the quotas and prerequisites of the higher education programs. The centralplacement procedure in the higher education programs admitting students on the results of theexamination is carried out through an iterative computing routine. Each candidate can be placedin one program only [16].Planning to Work as an Engineer after GraduationMost of the students (both boys and girls) say they plan to work as engineers after graduation.Half of the students

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Murphy

? Thesethoughts are natural and will soon dissipate as you become absorbed in your new duties. Do your homework. Learn as much as possible about your new environment. You haveevidently completed your homework with regard to the interview; now finish the rest of theassignment. Upon an offer of the position, place a pre-arranged phone call to one of yourinterviewers. Prepare a list of questions in order to secure answers that may smooth yourtransition. You may wish to plan an early trip specifically for this purpose. Any informationgathered prior to arrival will provide major personal benefit. If you don’t know – ask! There truly is no such thing as a dumb question. Establishedfaculty members can remember what it is like to be the “new kid

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods & Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eldon Larsen; Betsy Dulin

can be helpful in bridging this gap and making the program more accessible to alarger group of individuals. However, the implementation of courses and programs via distancelearning requires much more than mere translation of traditional class materials and methods intonew media, and careful planning is required in order to provide the optimum mix of traditionaland non-traditional delivery methods. In addition, although working professional students oftenappreciate the convenience of an unconventional approach, they and their employers are muchmore focused and assertive regarding their expectations for the outcomes of courses and degreeprograms. This paper discusses positive and negative experiences associated with simultaneousdelivery of

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Murphy; G. Lineberry

. TheDepartment of Energy initiated a search for a next-generation replacement plant site in the late Page 8.153.11980’s. Before ultimately canceling the search, DOE informed the Paducah representatives thatthe lack of local engineering education was a negative factor in their consideration for locating thenew plant. Local leaders began to develop a plan to improve continuing education opportunitiesfor engineers employed at the plant and to increase the number of engineers for employment fromthe region. Some employers reported attrition rates of over 25% per year, where engineeringgraduates from major universities in the Midwest would return to their

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sven Hvid Nielsen

element of the pedagogical concept is study plans, which for each semesterdescribes courses and prescribes a theme for each term. Inside the semester theme eachsupervisor together with a student group can choose a project. The project time is calculatedtheoretically to cover half of each semester except in the final one in which the project coversthe whole term. In praxis the students use more time for their projects. The five-year’seducation for a master degree is disposed in 4 phases for gradual individual choice ofspecialisation. Table 1 shows the phases and the semester themes with examples of semestercourses.The main element of the pedagogical concept is study plans, which for each semesterdescribes courses and prescribes a theme for each

Conference Session

Assessment of Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Larry Shuman; Bradley Golish; Phil Weilerstein; Harvey Wolfe

, assessment database is being developed for NCIIAparticipants to plan assessments/evaluations and to obtain appropriate instruments/methodologies.When completed, the database can be queried to obtain instruments/methods that best suitindividual assessment needs.This paper describes the first phase of this University of Pittsburgh and NCIIA joint effort. Wepresent the results of the survey of PIs as well as a description of the database being developed.2.0 Survey ResultsInformation was provided by the NCIIA on 291 grants awarded between 1995 - 2002. Each PIwas sent the NCIIA Course/Program Evaluation Survey in the fall 2002 with a request that it becompleted for each award. Since some PIs had received multiple grants, a total of 191

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman; Robert J. Gustafson; John Merrill; John Demel; Richard Freuler

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationa plan for a new Lower Division Program to be taken by all engineering undergraduates in theCollege which both addresses the needs of all our stakeholders and provides an open frameworkfor continuous improvement; and to develop proposals for the implementation of that plan.”The Task Force began work in Autumn 1996. At the end of the 1996-97 academic year, theTask Force submitted a report to the Dean suggesting several changes to the core curriculum.Chief among those suggestions was the development of a 3-course sequence for all freshmenentitled Engineering Fundamentals and incorporating a series of hands-on

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Wojciechowski

. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationThe last of these programs began with its inaugural freshman class of mechanical engineeringmajors in 1995.The process of developing the engineering major began in 1991 with the arrival of the College’snew President, Dr. George Waldner. Under his direction, a systematic and broadly participatorystrategic planning process was undertaken, the result of which was a five-year strategic plan tocommence in 1992. One of the goals of the newly adopted plan was to “determine whether YorkCollege should extend its current associate degree program in engineering to the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Zheng-Tao Deng; Abdul R. Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

interesting to note that respondentswill be almost twice as motivated to discuss views on Design for Reliability than plainReliability. The most surprising from the list above is to find that the minimum number ofcomments go to Design for Performance. This data suggests that there may be a weakconnection between reliability and performance which is certainly not true.SMEOn August , 1996 the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), launched its ManufacturingEducation Plan. As a result in 1997 SME and its Education Foundation produced a reportentitled: Manufacturing Education Plan: Phase I Report. In this report the question ofcompetency gaps among recent manufacturing engineering graduates and technologists wereapproached directly. SME has stated its

Conference Session

Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nilufer Gozacan; Reza Ziarati

3560A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL QUALITY SYSTEM FOR APPLICATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION Nilüfer Gözaçan Borahan, Reza Ziarati Doğuş UniversityABSTRACT : The paper introduces a generic quality model for application in highereducation environment and investigates the role that the International Standards Organisation(ISO) 9000 requirements could play in such a model. The ISO terms have been translatedinto education terms and priority action plans have been developed to aid implementation.The generic model and the ISO system have been complemented with a quality manual

Conference Session

International Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Webert Lovencin; Adnan Javed; Fazil Najafi

3.0 BS-104 Physics 1.0 CE-526 Soil Engineering-I 3.5 CS-105 Chemistry 1.0 CE-535 Irrigation & Hydrology 3.0 CS-107 Computer Science 3.0 EE-536 Electrical technology-II 3.5 CE-108 Engineering Mechanics 3.0 CE-554 Theory of Structures-III 3.0 CE-110 Engineering Drawing-I 3.0 BS-556 Engineering Geology 2.5 BS-203 Mathematics-III 3.5 CE-560 Concrete Technology-III 3.5 CE-220 Survey Engineering-I 4.0 AE-609 Architecture & Town Planning 2.0 CE

Conference Session

ET Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

P. James Moser; Biswajit Ray

, thenthe pool includes 590 to 680 students. If we recruit 25 students for the program, (less that 5% of590 estimated minimum number) then it would be off to a healthy start. If that number couldgrow to 50 students per year (less than 9% of the pool) then the program as planned would reachmaximum capacity. Five respondents to the survey provided very positive comments on theforms. They encouraged us to develop the program and to keep them informed. Thirteenadditional respondents requested information in the form of brochures, posters, or faculty visitsto their school classes. Three comments were negative. 2A Check of Nearby ProgramsFour colleges and universities within Pennsylvania offer the Bachelor of Science in Electricaland/or Electronics

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Reza S. Abhari; Friederike Mund; Anestis I. Kalfas

design tasks were performed through manual calculations by followingtraditional lecture notes. The conceptual design was followed by more sophisticated three-dimensional design tasks using computer-aided techniques. Finally, the students were assessedcontinuously with respect to their technical contribution, working techniques and interactionwith their peer group at national and international level. They were also probed regarding theiropinion on various aspects of the project using interviews and forms. These surveys have beenevaluated together with the opinion of the academic staff in order to form future directions. For the planning the students had to consider the engine as a whole before distributing the tasksindividually. This enabled

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Spencer Brinkerhoff; III, Walter Hopkins; David Hartman

, working in teams,introduction to the engineering professions, planning for success, development ofcommunication skills, and an introduction to mathematical modeling. The course has beendesigned to articulate with the other schools in Arizona, and a matrix of the outcomes that all theArizona universities and community colleges are expected to achieve is included in the paper.I. IntroductionMany freshman students opting to study engineering are not sure if they really should and, if so,do not know which field of engineering to select as a major. In the typical engineeringcurriculum, most of the freshman year is spent studying mathematics, chemistry, and physicscourses with little or no exposure to engineering. The course, Introduction to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

on student ability development and career paths. An undergraduatesurvey was distributed to freshmen and again to seniors. Students were also asked to report theirlevel of confidence in their engineering, science, professional and integrative disciplinaryabilities used in complex problem solving as well as career plans at each point in time. Inaddition, seniors were asked about their participation in global initiative activities includinginitiative choice, type of activities, length of participation, and motivations for choice. Thosewho engaged in exploration of a global initiative area reported higher self-efficacy forintegrative disciplinary and professional ability factors than non-explorers. Significantdifferences were also noted for

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University; Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

engineering problems. As a part of thecontinuous curriculum improvement strategy, we are implementing a LabVIEW programmingthread in the EE curriculum to enhance the students’ real-world ready and workplace applicableskills. Built upon the successful incorporation of LabVIEW programming into engineeringtechnology programs within the same department, this paper will discuss the general plan of theimplementation of the LabVIEW programming thread in the EE program and outline in detail thedesigned LabVIEW programming activities in junior EE Labs. The LabVIEW series sessions injunior EE Labs starts with simple activities of instrument communications and file manipulationfor data collection, progresses into more systematical activities of instrument

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students. More specifically, Collins assists with planning, implementing, managing, and reporting of project activities which include survey development, coordination of data collection, interfacing with data managers, coordination of quarterly meetings of outreach providers to gather feedback, identify best practices, and disseminating findings to stakeholders. In addition, she assists with annual report writing and conference presentations. Prior to working at NC State, Collins was the Online Learning Project Manager for NC TEACH and Project Co- ordinator for NC TEACH II at the UNC Center for School Leadership Development. Key responsibilities there included the development, implementation, teaching, and assessment of

Conference Session

International Research Experience, Quality Improvement, and Programs/Curriculum Around the Globe

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian E. Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gavin Duffy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Martin Gerard Rogers, Dublin Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

of Technology (DIT) and The University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) Brian E. Reed, Fulbright Scholar – Dublin Institute of Technology Professor, Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering, UMBC Brian Bowe, Head of learning Development, Faculty of Engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology Julia Ross, Chair, Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering, UMBC Gavin Duffy, Dublin Institute of Technology Martin Rogers, Dublin Institute of TechnologyAbstractRecently the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at UMBC completed the processof revamping its curriculum and preparing a plan

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

FYI Team Members; Adrian Cloete

the Quality Improvement Systems Thinking heuristic has been used to improve industrialproduction by viewing the problem as part of a layer of a system, our First Year Initiative facultysaw greater value in three other Heuristics Page 6.884.5 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education ½ D.R. Woods -- McMaster Five-Point Strategy ½ Define, Explore, Plan, Act, Reflect C.H. Kepner & B.B. Tregoe -- The Rational Manager ½ Situation Analysis, Problem Analysis

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Schultz; Darryl Sale; Chang-Hee Won; William Semke; Arnold Johnson

thisinitiative is called the Scorpio project.The concept for Scorpio, the first in a series of planned microsatellite launches, stemmed from aproposal to NASA for student-centered satellite missions by the Upper Midwest AerospaceConsortium (UMAC) at the University of North Dakota (UND). The proposed UMAC mission –designated the “Crop Explorer Research and Education Satellite” (CERES) – generated considerableinterest within the Department of Electrical Engineering regarding the possibility of designing andbuilding orbiting satellites on the UND campus. This effort was also inspired by the ongoing“CanSat” project within Stanford University’s Space Systems Development Laboratory (SSDL), inwhich operational satellites are designed and constructed to fit

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Chandler; A. Dean Fontenot

communication, and civic discourse. One of the most exciting aspects of thisprogram is that students are equal participants in a community of learners that includesboth their parents and their teachers. This article includes initial results of the pilot studyfor this program, conducted with 16 at-risk students from low-income families, theirparents, and seven of their teachers during the Spring 2000 semester. Because the pilotdemonstrated an extremely high degree of positive potential, a number of entities in theLubbock community have formed a consortium to significantly extend the scope of theprogram. This article describes the plan for increasing the scale of the program to make itavailable to a much larger number of participants and to make the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

P. David Fisher; Diane Rover

1978 to determine the feasibility of developing anundergraduate CpE program. By the early 1980s, both the undergraduate computer-science andelectrical-engineering programs identified CpE as a "minor" or "option" within the respectiveprograms. In the middle 1980s, plans were underway to develop an undergraduate computer-engineering degree-granting program to be offered cooperatively by the (then) EE and CpSDepartments. Since 1988, both departments have participated in the CpE Program, whichformally resides in the ECE Department. MSU awarded its first B.S. degree in CpE in 1990. In1994, a CpE Task Force was again formed to provide leadership and oversight of the CpEProgram.Preliminary CpE Program Assessment and OutcomesIn the 1995-1996 academic

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas M. Jacobius; Gerard Voland

against humanity before theInternational War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Another cluster of sequential IPRO teams focused upon the problem of revitalizing anurban Chicago neighborhood. Bronzeville once thrived as the home of Chicago’s blues and jazzcommunities, but the neighborhood has enjoyed little success in new business developmentduring recent times. With support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation,several IPRO teams developed a plan to revitalize the neighborhood by converting an historiclandmark -- the Overton Building -- into a ‘business incubator’, in effect serving as a programsite offering business know-how, start-up support and shared overhead to neighborhoodentrepreneurs. Team members from

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Brown; Francine Battaglia; Donald R. Flugrad

compiled course objectives and outcomeaccountability for each course. Faculty had an opportunity to review and revise this reportbefore the department moved forward with a plan for program outcome assessment.IV. General Plan for Program Outcome AssessmentThe MECC developed a general framework for the assessment plan to evaluate the performanceof students within the ME curriculum. The assessment plan includes several components:program outcomes, educational objectives, course objectives, student and alumni assessmentsand continuous improvement of the curriculum to achieve desired program outcomes. Ourintention in assessment is to target the overall program rather than evaluate performance ofindividual students, faculty or courses. For each

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Bourne

definition Proceedings of the 2001 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exhibition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationTable 13: The Phases of Invention 2000 • Discovery • Fall Semester, 2000 • Invention • Winter, 2001 • Development • Spring, Summer and Fall 2001 • Test • Winter 2001 to Summer 2002In the discovery phase, we sought to discover the best pedagogical practices around theworld. In invention, we plan to create specific educational goals and processes

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Sun-Chai Lee

, especially someoneserving on a tenure or promotion committee of this junior member. In dealing with this typeof situation, it would be best if the dean or director of engineering would serve as the campusrepresentative. As a policy of ASEE, the campus representative is encouraged to work closely withhis or her dean or director of engineering in planning and executing campus activities. Thereare two reasons for this. First, there are no funds for the campus representative to operateexcept with funds allocated by the dean . Secondly, some of the campus activities need theapproval from the dean. The dean can facilitate the tasks and activities that a campusrepresentative pursues in the college. Usually, department chairs are not supportive of

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine Seat

unrealistic. A healthier approach is to get astrategy for success and then to do your best. Countering this thought process might go like this: Statement: I just need to study more and work harder to make an A. 1. Identify the event. Just exactly what are you trying to accomplish? What has happened to make you believe that working harder is the answer? 2. Evaluate the event. What happens if you don’t make an A? 3. Identify the feelings. How do you feel about where you are now? 4. Challenge the beliefs. How can you study harder? How will more work make a difference? How will your plan help you have different results than the past? 5. Answers to the beliefs. What is a workable plan? What can you do?The goal of this

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Lyn Mowafy

hours of instructional activity. Electronic Delivery SystemA MATEC module consists of background information, learning plans, and support resources toenable successful delivery of the learning activities by the instructor and mastery of the targetedcompetency by the learner. Because these modules contain the technical core of a rapidlyevolving industry, it is critical that MATEC develop an equally nimble system for deliveringthem to the faculty. Traditional paper-based or conventional electronic delivery systems wouldprohibit rapid response to industry change. Therefore, MATEC is delivering the modules andtheir associated teaching materials to the faculty electronically, using a hybrid Internet/CD

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Fred I. Denny

, announced plans to acquire PanEnergy, a naturalgas distribution company serving the Northeast and Midwest, and form a new integrated energycompany called Duke Energy. Conversely, Enron Corporation, the nation's largest natural gascompany headquartered in Houston, bought Portland General Electric, the largest electric utilitycompany in Oregon.THE MOTIVATION FOR RESTRUCTURINGWhy is the electric power industry being restructured? Some say the U.S. electric power industryshould be allowed to continue as it is. "If it isn't broken, why fix it?" The United States has oneof the best, and in some ways the best, electric service in the world. The U.S. was ahead of therest of the world in making electric service available to rural areas. The reliability of

Conference Session

Learning Mechanics through Visual and Tactile Modalities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarira Motaref, University of Connecticut

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

standardized exams [2]. Traditionally, the course has employed standard exams inwhich students answer four textbook-based problem-solving questions within a 60-minutetimeframe. This study aimed to replace one of the traditional midterm exams with an experientialassessment to explore the impact on students' performance and their preference for this formatover the traditional setting. In this experiential assessment, students were tasked with designingand building a built-up beam using foam materials and sewing pins during the exam (60minutes). The objectives of the exam encompassed calculating the loading of a beam from afloor plan, drawing shear force diagram, bending moment diagram, recognizing maximum shearforce and bending moment on the beam