Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Deborah J. Hwang, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. Originally this was done as a wayfor students to display their work to their peers and underclassmen while gaining experience in areal world setting. The poster session also allowed an opportunity for the underclassmen to seethe exciting work done at the senior level, and to provide motivation for them to begin thinkingof their own future projects. The poster session gradually grew into a more formal presentationused for assessment when the working engineers began participating in the session.Present Structure of the Senior ProjectThis section details the three course structure of the capstone sequence at the University ofEvansville mentioned earlier. The first course is EE 494, which is non-credit course but requiredfor graduation. It is taken in

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas E. Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and confidence.Lab 2 Arduino Pulse Width Modulation: instead of using the bench top instrument of a functiongenerator to make the PWM signal, the students needed to write software on an Arduinomicrocontroller. With software and the microcontroller board, the students generated the samePWM signals that they had previously made with the function generator. This lab exposedstudents to the process of writing computer programs, downloading to hardware, running andtesting that hardware. The trial and error experimentation and control of the motor alloweddevelopment of insight and confidence.Lab 3 Sensors and Conditionals: sensor input to the microcontroller was introduced. Studentsactivated sensors, setup analog-to-digital conversion on the

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Youssef, California State University, Northridge; J. Michael Kabo, California State University, Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

an intensive writing and presentation experience with criticalfeedback engages students in a continuous reflection on the elements of the complete designprocess throughout the entire semester. It was found that this approach produces students whoare better prepared for their senior design projects and engineering practice. Students noted anincrease in their understanding of machine design concepts as an integration of all their priorpreparatory training. The effectiveness of the revised course structure was evaluated through asurvey of previous and current students.Introduction and backgroundPrior to 2011, one of the common concerns of the Mechanical Engineering department’s seniorstudents was the inability to “engineer” or practice “design

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

thistechnology.Project 3: Performing a mock hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee for Energy and NaturalResources to approve the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative on a specific parcel of public land. Theclass would be split into different groups with differing opinions on the subject, such asInvestors, Locals, Policy Makers, Environmental Protection agency, etc. The students were askedto research and strategize and then in class debate their side of the initiative.Project 4: In groups of 3, the students are asked to design an alternative energy proposal for acity. They are asked to propose a plan to reduce the amount of fossil fuels that a city uses forboth electricity and transportation. They are asked to write a proposal to the major of the cityexplaining the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Curricular Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Lynne McCullough P.E., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

awareness of complex social issuessuch as the digital divide and the associated gender gap in computer professions.Several strategies are have been used to cover this course material. The first was the standardreadings and lectures on the gender gap in STEM fields. However, this did not lend itself well toassessment of the student awareness as an outcome, as reading and listening to lectures are notquantifiable.The next approach tried was an assignment using an Implicit Association Test to gauge studentattitudes toward the gender and science. This assignment, detailed in an earlier paper,1 askedstudents to read a relevant chapter of the course text, then to write a paragraph on why they thinkthat there are so few women in engineering, the sciences

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reneta Davina Lansiquot, New York City College of Technology; Hong Li, New York City College of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

University after completing her M.S. in Integrated Digital Media at Polytechnic University (now NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering). Her mixed-methodology research, focusing on interdisciplinary studies, has been presented at numerous na- tional and international conferences and published in peer-reviewed book chapters and articles in journals on topics as varied as technical writing, the future of science education, game design, virtual reality, and problem solving. Her first book is entitled Cases on Interdisciplinary Research Trends in Science, Tech- nology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Studies on Urban Classrooms (Information Science Reference, 2013).Dr. Hong Li, New York City College of Technology Hong Li is

Conference Session

Assessment, Course, and Curricular Development

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L. Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University; Ryan James Milcarek, Syracuse University; Michael J. Garrett, Syracuse University; Jeongmin Ahn, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

, thermal man- agement, and fuel cells: materials synthesis, fabrication, test and characterization of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). His research is currently focused on the experimental and analytical investigation, and the development of innovative SOFCs combined heating and power (CHP) system, ceramic membrane for CO2 recovery from combustion processes, all solid state Li-Ion batteries, and thermal transpiration based propulsion, pumping, and power generation. Currently, his research is conducted in the Combustion and Energy Research Laboratory (COMER) at SU. Prof. Ahn has published over 20 papers in peer-reviewed journals (including Nature and other high impact journals) and books, and made over 150 technical pre

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Backens, Christopher Newport University; Anton Riedl, Christopher Newport University; C. Gerousis, Christopher Newport University; Dali Wang, Christopher Newport University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

retention rates. These include peer tutoring, learning communities,faculty mentoring, scholarships, summer programs, improved academic advising, research withfaculty, integration with industry, engineering learning communities and many more 6. Oneconsensus resulting from this research is the importance of the First-Year EngineeringExperience (FYEE) 7. These FYEE programs have been proven to improve retention in a varietyof universities. Common themes are building student community, a hands on teaching style, andfaculty interaction.A popular approach to the first-year experience has been to develop a first-year engineeringcourse with a focus on activities to improve retention instead of exclusively on technical content.These course are becoming

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs and Labs in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

responsibilities including a respect for diversity; j. a knowledge of the impact of engineering technology solutions in a societal and global context; and k. a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.Examples of these courses and their objectives are as follows:  A team-taught ET Freshmen Experience course to educate students on the importance of ethical decision making, the importance of courses they will be taking, and how they will impact them later in the program, as well as in life.2 In this course, students work in teams and communicate orally and in writing.  Freshmen courses to help students deal with failure and make the transition

Conference Session

Construction 1: Special Topics in Construction Education: BIM, Simulation, Sustainability, and Safety

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pranshoo Solanki P.E., Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

-8 I fairly contributed in the sample preparation part of the lab project.Q-9 I fairly contributed in the sample testing part of the lab project.Q-10 I fairly contributed in the report writing part of the lab project.Each question was rated on the scale of 1 to 5, 1 representing strong disagreement, 3 representingthe neutral or not sure response and 5 representing the strong agreement. All the students wereasked to complete the survey at the end of the course. The responses of students on the survey hadno impact on student’s grade. All the responses were kept confidential. The collected data wasanalyzed for evaluating perceptions of students about Green Concrete project. The questions werefocused on the learning in Green Concrete project

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Social Justice and Reform Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Ellen Foster, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Stephanie Quiles-Ramos, ​Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Special Topic: Social Justice & Reform

-basedmediation incorporating deep listening practices, followed by a directed visionary fiction writingexercises with prompts in relation to hoped for futures and outcomes in engineering education.The first exercise, meant to last about 5-10 minutes, will establish mindfulness, attention to one’scurrent emotional/physical state, and cultivate presence for the ensuing writing exercise. Withthe prompt we will have a free write, and then lead a conversation about shared visions,divergent visions, and intersecting themes with those already identified by interview participants.From here we may form action teams for brainstorming actionable items and strategies forfurthering the campaign. It is our intention, like the Highlander Institute, to culminate theory

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 10: STEM Outreach

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Nick Lux, Montana State University ; Barrett Frank, Montana State University; Shannon D. Willoughby, Montana State University; Brock J. LaMeres P.E., Montana State University - Bozeman; Rachelle Codie Weyerbacher, Montana State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

worked as an R&D engineer for Agilent Technologies in Colorado Springs, CO where he designed electronic test equipment.Rachelle Codie Weyerbacher, Montana State University Rachelle Weyerbacher is a final semester English Education major from Montana State University with minors in English-Writing and Women Gender and Sexuality Studies. She is an advocate for the usage of technology in the classroom in conjunction with writing across curriculums with a focus on digital literacy. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Learning from Design: Using Video Game Design Elements to Improve Minecraft Learning System for Spatial Reasoning in Middle Grades KidsIntroduction

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Morris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

the program [6].This remainder of this paper focuses on the sophomore-level engineering program that wasdeveloped and consisted of a sequence of two courses. As noted, this course was designed tobridge the gap between the freshman engineering design courses and the junior year laboratorycourses.Educational goals for the second-year sequence included reinforcing and building uponprofessional skills introduced during the freshman year. This included teamwork, team writing[7], and presentation techniques. Relevant technical skills were also introduced in the course.As this was for a mechanical engineering program, computer-aided drafting (CAD), bestpractices for intuitive mechanical design [8], and prototype construction skills were

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators 3 - Grading: Grate or Great

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Troy J. Vogel, University of Notre Dame; Kristina Wagstrom, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

offering of the course during the Spring2019 semester. The broad learning objectives of this course included: (1) research skills, (2)technical communication, and (3) environmental health and safety. This course was broken intotwo sections, one focused on mixtures and reactions and the other on bioengineeringapplications. Students worked on teams in both sections to conduct three laboratory experiments.The corresponding major assessments for each experiment were a lab report (individual), videoarticle (team), and poster (team). All team-based assignments had to be completed at asatisfactory level in order to pass the course. Additionally, all students were required to gothrough safety training. Quizzes on statistics, writing, and scientific

Collection

2018 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Jikai Du

tocollaborate with people with different background, and to understand and find the newtechniques and trends in their disciplines through literature review, project report writing andpresentation at conferences. Such benefits can help students realize their potentials at an earlierstage and encourage them to later pursue a graduate degree and a research career. Furthermore,undergraduate research can increase students’ interests in major study which can be a key factorto improve undergraduate retention. Undergraduate research work can also be a significantcontribution to faculty’s own primary research [6-8]. In today’s world, many engineering research projects are interdisciplinary ones. This posesboth challenges and benefits to advisors and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Hull, Louisiana State University; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University; David Bowles, Louisiana State University

Professorship in Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana State University. He obtained both his baccalaureate and master's degrees from LSU ME and his doctorate from Purdue University's School of Mechanical Engineering. He has been actively engaged in teaching, research and curricula development since joining the faculty in 1988. He currently serves as PI on an NSF STEP grant focused on improving the retention and graduation rates in engineering.David Bowles, Louisiana State University David Bowles is a Technical Communication Instructor in the Engineering Communication Studio at Louisiana State University. He earned a baccalaureate degree in English and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University; James Baish, Bucknell University; William King, Bucknell University; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

process, the students meet with their faculty advisor to gain an additionalperspective on the possible design problems. The students are ultimately responsible forselecting the design problem with input from the team’s external mentor and facultyadvisor.Following identification of a problem, students are required to write a concise writtenproblem statement with no mention or implication of a solution. Although students sharetheir problem statement with their advisor and mentor, and will receive feedback, it is upto the students to refine the statement as the project progresses.Users and Device SpecificationsBased upon the problem definition, the students develop a list of potential users andspecifications that any proposed solution must satisfy

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Technology Program Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

; Writing Engagement Science & Health Safety General Maths Capstone Education Internship Environment Program Highlights Program Special Emphasis Experts/ Excellent Job

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

forconsistent grading and serves as a guide to students when writing the lab. One significant time-saving technique was to make this grading sheet available on the course web site, and require itsuse as the laboratory report cover sheet. Thus, I did not have to print out copies of the gradingrubric and attach them to each student’s report.I have often resisted using a grading rubric. If the rubrics were very prescriptive and detailed, Ifelt that the report degenerated into a “fill-in-the-blank” report. It left no room for studentcreativity, imagination, or even thinking. On the other hand, using a very vague and open-endedrubric resulted in the best students scoring well; this of course isn’t necessarily a problem, butdoes not provide the weaker

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ishbah Cox, Purdue University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

ReviewMost studies connecting music and STEM have occurred within K-12 education. In a study ontest scores of students in urban Ohio who are involved in an organized instrumental musicclasses versus students who were not involved in instrumental music classes, Kinney5 discoveredthat students involved in instrumental music classes outperformed students who were notinvolved with instrumental music classes.Middle school and high school students in band, compared to students not enrolled in band,received a greater number of academic honors6 and scored higher than their peers on classroomtests7 and on the SAT tests.8 Abril and Elpus9 constructed a study based on demographics ofparticipants in high school music ensembles throughout the United States. The

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yunchen Huang, Mississippi State University; Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; John M. Usher P.E., Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

-inon one or two lectures during the semester (preferably about midway and near the end of thesemester). These experiences help build the administrator’s confidence in the skills of thegraduate student, indicate if adjustments need to be made in the mentoring relationship, andprovide a second source of feedback for the student that can be shared through subsequentmeetings one-on-one with the student. This direct exposure to the graduate student’s teachingexperience will also help provide details that the administrator can use when writing futurerecommendations. Page 23.81.5Given the current experience with this mentoring system and other

Conference Session

Tenure and Promotion Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Samples

Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationAs a new faculty member, either recently graduated or entering academia from industry, it isimportant to recognize what is expected of you early in the quest for tenure. Unfortunately, thepreparation of most faculty does not include a course on tenure implications, nor does it includeextensive guidance about teaching and publishing. Teaching may have been emphasized duringgraduate study or it may have been totally neglected. Perhaps the best preparation for publishingcomes in the form of writing a thesis or dissertation and having it published in various venues. AsAaron S. Carton, Professor of Linguistics at the State University of New York at Stony Brookrelates: “My warrant to teach has

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2010-1098: COURSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR MECHANICALVIBRATION IN THE ABSENCE OF A FORMAL LABORATORYB. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University Dr. B. S. Sridhara is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Middle Tennessee State University. He received his B.S.M.E. and M.S.M.E. degrees from Bangalore University and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He received his M.S.M.E. and Ph. D. degrees from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, and Auburn University, Alabama. Dr. Sridhara has published several peer-reviewed articles in the areas of Acoustics, Vibration, finite element methods, and Engineering Education

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

illustrated the breadth of thefield of geotechnical engineering, while talks along similar lines as the students’ potentiallyprovided additional sources of information. In addition to their oral discussions, students wererequired to provide written summaries of these articles to the instructor.These discussions involved the entire class for the entire period, rather than having time devotedto small group activities. Each student was given between 2 and 3 minutes to present theirparticular summary and discussion. Papers in this category all had undergone peer review priorto publication and ranged from historical to recent and included journal articles and conferenceproceedings.Laboratory DiscussionsWhen the course topics entered into strength and

Conference Session

Computer Programming and Simulation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregorio E. Drayer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ayanna M. Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

her B.S. in Engineering from Brown University, her M.S.E.E. from the University of Southern California, and her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1999. Her area of research is centered around the concept of humanized intelligence, the process of embedding human cognitive capability into the control path of autonomous systems. This work, which addresses issues of autonomous control as well as aspects of interaction with humans and the surrounding environment, has resulted in over 130 peer-reviewed pub- lications in a number of projects – from scientific rover navigation in glacier environments to assistive robots for the home. To date, her unique accomplishments have been

Conference Session

Changing the Classroom Environment in Mathematics Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Bourn, Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy; Sarah C. Baxter, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

encouraged toperform estimations and must begin to evaluate what they need to know in the context of theapplication. In response to the driving question, students are prompted to start askingconceptually-based questions that motivate subsequent active learning modules. Thus the goal ofthe EFFECTs framework is to create an integrative, rather than additive, module based approach.The most non-traditional component of this teaching (student centered learning) model is areflective writing assignment that usually occurs after each module in the form of a journal entryand which is featured as a significant component of the final report. These reflections, incombination with the decision worksheet, are a critical part of the process. With the

Conference Session

Best Methods for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Michael Behm, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

] becomesufficiently involved to contribute to it” (p. 4).1 Furthermore, most researchers would agree thatthere is no better way to clarify and organize one’s thoughts than by sharing them with othersthrough the written medium.Most important though, writing for one’s discipline contributes to the vitality of the discipline, inparticular if the writing is done well. It is only by disseminating research findings and the resultsof other creative activities that a discipline can advance.Beyond WritingAccording to Katz (1997), the sharing of new knowledge can be accomplished by a varietyformal, semiformal, and informal means, facilitated by traditional communication mediums andthe Internet.2 The informal may include face-to-face discussions, telephone

Conference Session

Special Initiatives and Programs at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

Critical Thinking Award twice and is currently working towards incorporating writing assignments that enhance students’ critical thinking capabilities. Page 23.226.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Assessment of Innovative Environments that address Intellectual CuriosityAbstract The principle behind a cognitive competence, intrapersonal competence, interpersonalcompetence, and practical competence is extremely useful while creating interesting andinnovative environments that address intellectual curiosity. Utilizing real world problems as astimulus for student learning is

Conference Session

Undergraduate Retention Activities

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose Marra; Barbara Bogue

determine what lessons could be drawnfor use in Australia, writes: “We need to draw together sometimes disparate initiatives inengineering education . . . around unifying themes if we are to effect the sort of cultural andinstitutional change that is called for to meet the current and future challenges facing engineeringeducation.”Finally, through careful documentation and investigation into how partners were using (or notusing) the instruments we discovered the need to create capacity building tools for future users.Challenge 3:An additional value is dissemination, but information sharing is only a first step; ways must befound to create in depth sharing and sustaining of information flow and subsequent ideageneration

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Samples

the attitudethat teaching is really their primary job. They need to know that good teaching requirespreparation, an organized presentation of the material, honoring of office hours, and respect forthe student body. Faculty can be visited in class, can be sent to courses where teaching isemphasized and can be mentored by local master teachers. Teaching can be evaluated againstthe peer group with clearly delineated standards of excellence, or at least satisfactoryperformance. Good teaching is essential at every university, and even those focusing onresearch, will not tolerate bad teachers. So, it is easy to resolve the teaching portion of the fourhurdles: bad teachers should go, good ones should stay. Service is similar in that it is easy to