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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Bob Lahidji

Session 2148 Lecturing versus self-study in a first year Engineering Technology course. Bob Lahidji, Ph.D.,CMfgE Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI. 48197 734-487-2040 bob.lahidji@emich.eduAbstractThis experiment compares the degree of learning and comprehension between lecturingand self-studying methods of educating. The result of this experiment is reported and acomparison between the two methods of learning is examined.I. IntroductionCurrently, the majority of

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2001 Annual Conference

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Hosni Abu-Mulaweh; Nashwan Younis

supported will be presented.I. IntroductionThe students in the mechanical engineering program at Indiana University-Purdue University atFort Wayne are required to complete a capstone senior design project. This is carried out duringthe two semesters of the senior year. In the first semester, basic conceptual designs aregenerated and then evaluated. The best conceptual design is then chosen and a complete anddetailed design is generated by the end of the first semester. In the second semester, a proto-type of the finished design is built, tested and evaluated. The projects are either in the solid orthermal areas of the mechanical engineering.Whenever it is possible, the students are exposed to real life design problem experience bygetting them

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ranil Wickramasinghe; William Timpson

Session 3213 Mid-semester feedback enhances student learning Ranil Wickramasinghe, William M. Timpson Colorado State UniversityAbstractSoliciting mid-semester student feedback encourages a more responsible attitude by thestudents as they reflect upon the course. Making use of a third party facilitator to obtain thisfeedback results in constructive suggestions by the students. Implementation of some of thesesuggestions, will often result in an improved learning environment. A junior-level fluidmechanics course was modified over a two-year period. These modifications together

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhongming Liang

internship rather than of summeremployment.I had a good record of industrial experience before these two summers. I worked for ten years ina manufacturing company as a mechanical engineer from 1968 to 1978. I became a registeredprofessional engineer in my state in 1993. Nevertheless I felt that I gained a lot of newknowledge and new ideas during the summer interns.The four areas in which I benefited from the summer interns were: • Teaching method improvement • Teaching material enrichment • Continuous professional development • Application of mathematics in manufacturing technologyEach of them will be slightly discussed in the following sections.The summer interns were in two large orthopedics manufacturing companies. The

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

William W. Predebon; Peck Cho

Session 2670 Engineering Learning Center Coach Training Program for Minority Students Peck Cho and William W. Predebon Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Michigan Technological UniversityABSTRACTThe objective of the program described in this paper is to help under-represented minoritystudents (African-American, American Indian, Hispanic, and Upper Peninsula Women) to besuccessful in a number of fundamental engineering courses during their sophomore year andmake a smooth transition to the junior and senior level courses in engineering

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn G. Mack; James C. Wood

Session 2248 The Impact of Interdisciplinary Faculty Teams on Engineering Technology Curricula James C. Wood, Lynn Mack Tri-County Technical College / Piedmont Technical CollegeIntroductionIndustrial leaders1,2,3 continue to emphasize the change occurring in the workplace and the needfor a better educated workforce for US industry to be competitive in the world market place.Employers need a pool of highly qualified, technically sophisticated, and versatile engineeringtechnology graduates. These new technicians must be team players who communicate well butare independent

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

William M. Maalouf; Fazil Najafi

Session 3460 Effective Educational Delivery Tools Using Multimedia and Distance Learning Fazil T. Najafi, William M. Maalouf University of FloridaAbstractDistance learning, or the delivery of educational programming to remote sites, has recentlycome in vogue again as a hot topic, although it is far from being a new subject. There aremany world remote areas and sites consisting of a single individual, a whole classroom, or acorporate training center. Existing delivery methods are the Internet and the World WideWeb (WWW), emails, hardcopy documents, disks, CD’s

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Equity, Inclusion, and Access

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qudsia Tahmina, The Ohio State University, Marion

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

abstracts are expected to submit papersusing the FPD Style Guide and Template.1. Complete Paper: The criterion for a Complete Paper is that it represents, at the time of draft paper submission, work for which available results can be analyzed to yield supported and significant conclusions. There are three subcategories for Complete Papers. ○ Research papers present new findings, situated in the context of prior findings and models, including motivation and background of the work, methods, results, and implications of the work and/or future directions for research. ○ Theory papers provide reviews, meta-analyses or other theory-focused work, situated in the context of previous literature to reveal relationships, patterns

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8: Leadership and Persistence

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Michelle Delahanty, National Science Foundation

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Paper ID #41572Gender-Based Comparison of Creative Self-Efficacy, Mindset, and Perceptionsof Undergraduate Engineering StudentsDr. Christine Michelle Delahanty, National Science Foundation Dr. Delahanty is a Program Director at NSF in the Division of Undergraduate Education (EDU/DUE), and has a background in physics, electrical engineering, and STEM Education, with a concentration in creativity and innovation. Her research focuses on creative self-efficacy, creative mindset, and perceptions of engineering majors, particularly women, to offer insight into why there are so few women in the major and in the profession. She

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MECH - Technical Session 4: Innovation in Engineering Education Methods

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #41533Implementing Mastery-Based CAD Activities into an Introduction-to-EngineeringDesign Course to Develop Entrepreneurial MindsetDr. Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver Dr. Breigh Roszelle currently serves as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science and a Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the University of Denver. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Implementing Mastery Based CAD Activities into an Introduction to Engineering Design Course to Develop

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

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Andrew Charles Bartolini, University of Notre Dame

Paper ID #45089GIFTS - Integrating MATLAB Grader into an Engineering Computing CourseDr. Andrew Charles Bartolini, University of Notre Dame Director, First-Year Engineering Program, University of Notre Dame Associate Teaching Professor, University of Notre Dame 15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE): Boston, Massachusetts Jul 28 GIFTS - Integrating MATLAB Grader into Engineering Computing CourseIntroductionThis GIFTS (Great Ideas for Teaching Students) paper discusses implementing MATLAB Graderinto a first-year engineering computing course. MATLAB Grader is an automatic gradingplatform for MATLAB files. It

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Daniel Schmalzel

Photovoltaic System Optimization through Undergraduate Engineering Clinics Daniel Schmalzel, Rowan University, New Jersey, USA 745 Photovoltaic System Optimization through Undergraduate Engineering Clinics Daniel Schmalzel, Rowan University, New Jersey, USAAbstractAt Rowan University students have been introduced to Photovoltaic System Design, through theClinic Experience, at both the residential and commercial scale. The Clinic is a project basedlearning approach based on the Medical School Model [1]. These experiences have included theinitial feasibility assessments and continued all the way

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Shaina Slonim; Richard Puerzer

need to know.”1 Theauthors’ point is that research needs to be done in four areas: The “knowledge, skills, processes, values,and attitudes [that] characterize engineering…and…the mechanisms by which these elements changeover time”; how “innovation, critical thinking, systems thinking, biology, mathematics, physical sciences,engineering sciences, problem solving, design, analysis, judgment, and communication relate to eachother to characterize the core of engineering as a profession”; “the source of these core elements, andhow” they are shaped and whether engineering is “best characterized by the people it serves, the problemsit addresses, the knowledge used to address problems, the methods by which knowledge is applied., or itssocial relevancy

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert Avanzato

MP3 AND PODCASTING TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATORS Robert Avanzato email: RLA5@psu.edu Penn State Abington 1600 Woodland Road Abington, PA 19001Abstract: Portable MP3 players, podcasting, and RSS (Really Simple Syndication) have become keytechnologies in the creation, distribution, and accessibility of media over the Internet. These technologiesoffer educators several key opportunities to enhance learning in and out of the classroom. A problem-basedcourse in Information Sciences and Technology (IST) has been developed at Penn State

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2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Lunal Khuon; Vladimir Genis; Andrew Rich; Arlene Solnick; John Cornele; Melanie Whitehead; Michael Hunn

with industrypersonnel, clinicians, and technologists that provides complementary viewpoints of healthcaretechnology in an introductory biomedical engineering technology course. The goals of thislearning experience are to better impart the interdisciplinary nature of healthcare technology,provide a more complete picture of healthcare technology through experiencing differentviewpoints, and help students better envision the roles of biomedical engineering technologists inthe patient care team through direct interactions with the makers, users, and caretakers ofhealthcare technology.At Drexel University, the Biomedical Engineering Technology concentration focuses on thepractice of medical equipment operation and support in the clinical

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Steven Mickelson; Tom Brumm; Anthony Ellertson

ourprogram objectives including students’ abilities to function on multi-disciplinary teams,communicate effectively, and have knowledge of important contemporary issues. Results of ourassessment efforts, which encompass both quantitative and qualitative strategies, suggest thatstudents are overwhelmingly satisfied with the program, are involved in our department, and aresuccessful in their academic progress toward their engineering or technology degree.A brief look at the literatureWith a history that can be traced to an experimental educational program in the 1920s (theMeiklejohn Experimental College at the University of Washington), learning communities cannow be found at four to five hundred colleges and universities across the nation.1 According

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

G. Marshall Molen, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems at Mississippi State University; Matthew Doude, Mississippi State University

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College-Industry Partnerships

Road-to-Lab-to-Math (RLM) development processwhich strives to bring engineering design and assessment out of the physical world and into thevirtual environment. One such tool widely used by automotive powertrain engineers ishardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing. HIL uses some of the vehicle’s actual computer controlunits and inserts them in a control loop with a computer-based simulation platform whichsimulates response of actual vehicle components, such as the engine, transmission, and battery.dSPACE is the premier developer of automotive development tools, including HIL technologies,and is a sponsor of EcoCAR. Their engineers are coaching the Mississippi State University teamso that the students can take full advantage of these advanced

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hesham Shaalan; dulal kar; Rafic Bachnak

Session 1520 Digital Systems Laboratory for Teaching and Research Rafic Bachnak, Dulal Kar, and Hesham Shaalan Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAbstractThe Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has developed a Digital Systems Laboratory that affords ComputerScience and Engineering Technology students state-of-the-art training tools. Thelaboratory also enhances the ability of the College of Science and Technology todemonstrate science and engineering concepts to

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

experience, the author willprovide perspectives on what aspects of teaching are of particular use and value in industry roles.Motivation:It has been made somewhat obvious by the number of now dormant student sections that getting acritical mass of membership is a challenge. Considering that less than 60% of engineering graduatestudents obtain doctoral degrees, and less than 30% of them obtain academic positions, catering toonly the core of those students intending academic careers ignores more than 80% of the overallengineering graduate population which could benefit from the concepts with which ASEE deals.[1-4]The goal of this paper is to point out the many bankable industry skills that ASEE involvementdevelops or affects.Engineering industry

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Instructional Technology in CE 1

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Yusuf Mehta

these materials within a pavement system is still not understood very well. Solving complexpavement systems has always been very challenging for researchers and practitioners and evenmore challenging for faculty. The instructors make unrealistic simplifications to explain theconcepts without explaining its implications. The authors present a detailed outline andrecommend a flow of topics so that the students can understand the pavement system better.Before the instructor can begin explaining a pavement system it should spend some classes onreviewing the different materials involved in a pavement system. Then explain the how theindividual layers in the pavement system serve its purpose and then explain the variousinteractions between materials

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Computers in Education General Technical Session I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik Cheever, Swarthmore College; Ames Bielenberg, Swarthmore College

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-526: TOPIC MAPS USED TO PRESENT INTERRELATIONSHIPSIN DYNAMIC LINEAR SYSTEMSErik Cheever, Swarthmore College Erik Cheever is a professor of Engineering at Swarthmore College. He teaches in the areas of Circuits, Electronics, Linear Systems, Control Theory and DSP.Ames Bielenberg Ames Bielenberg is an engineering student at Swarthmore College. Page 22.1535.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Topic Maps Used to Present Interrelationships in Dynamic Linear SystemsAbstractThe study of linear physical systems is one of the topics in engineering with a rich interplayamong

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Recruiting, Retention, and Diversity in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael D. Rudisill, Northern Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-1203: POWER TECHNICIAN ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMMichael D. Rudisill, Northern Michigan University Michael Rudisill received a BSEE from the University of Illinois and a MSEE from the Air Force Institute of Technology. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Michigan and has been with Northern Michigan University for over 15 years. Page 22.1162.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Power Technician Associate Degree ProgramIntroductionA diverse combination of companies involved in the electrical power industry along withNorthern

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James Pearson

design. Each team forms a company which is then asked to respond to aRequest For Proposal from “investors” for a consumer product design appropriate to oneof five consumer markets. The engineers on the team work on the technical design,computer drawings, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, reliability studies, economicanalysis, testing; and consulted on the case design and technical manual content. Thegraphic designers work on the company identity, advertising layouts, marketing plan,web-page design, case design, manual design and packaging. Five design seminars arepresented by the faculty team. Four design reviews are conducted with each teamduring the semester. The final presentation by the team before the “ investors” includesa demonstration

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

S. S. Venkata; Doug Jacobson

Session 2632 An Active Learning Complex: Can space be used to foster student interaction? Doug Jacobson, S. S. Venkata Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Iowa State UniversityAbstractOver the last ten years the engineering academic community has experienced increased pressure tomodify educational practices so their students would be better able to meet the challenges ofengineering in the future. A special emphasis has been placed on the students’ development ofteamwork skills, multidisciplinary work, and

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Rossler

were then given a series of four related design problems inwhich they could change system variables to achieve desired cycle time, throughput, or work inprocess levels. Each change carried with it a different cost and limit. The challenge was to staywithin budget and maximize performance against objectives. Along with the design itself,students submitted a management report and an academic report.IntroductionThis paper describes a set of computer-based design experiences in the area of production systemdesign and improvement. A need existed for students to have access to complete, coherentsystem design experiences that helped them better understand basic system design ideas andbetter integrate tools and techniques in the design process. The

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, United States Navy; Elizabeth Gentry, National Institute of Standards and Technology; John Fishell, STEP Conference

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2010-310: THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP (STEP): GROWTH,CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN STEM OUTREACHDouglas Sugg, United States NavyElizabeth Gentry, National Institute of Standards and TechnologyJohn Fishell, STEP Conference Page 15.1254.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP): Growth, Challenges and Opportunities in STEM OutreachAbstract:This paper explores a comprehensive and proactive approach that is currently being used by theScience and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) Program in Southern California to helpensure that the pipeline of

Conference Session

Faculty and Course Evolution: Teaching With Technology, Online Delivery, and Addressing Emerging Student & Industry Needs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan

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Continuing Professional Development

in undergraduate engineering students. Dr. Finelli leads a national initiative to create a taxonomy/keyword outline for the field of en- gineering education research, and she is past Chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of the American Society of Engineering Education.Dr. Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan Joanna Mirecki Millunchick is a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Michi- gan. She is active in scientific and pedagogical research. Her current work in education research revolves around examining student use of multimedia resources such as screencasts to improve their performance in large lecture courses. She is also the current Academic

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Molly Clay; William Jumper; Kavitha Chandra

Computing and Simulation in the High School Classroom Molly Clay1, William Jumper2 and Kavitha Chandra3This research investigates methods for integrating computational modeling and programming in three high schoolphysics classes at Lowell high School in Lowell, MA. In this work, a project based approach is undertaken in whichstudents conduct experiments, build mathematical models and learn to program using MATLAB, a general purposescientific problem solving and scenario modeling software platform. We discuss the approach taken where studentsfirst undergo a four-week introduction to basic programming skills and begin to apply these skills to a series ofprojects based on fundamental

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Vijay Kanabar

Model Curriculum Research—Graduate Degree Specializations in Project Management Vijay Kanabar Director of Project Management Programs, Boston University, 808 Commonwealth Ave, Room 250, Boston, MAOur research introduces a model for colleges or universities designing a graduate curriculum in project management.It is based on our experience with implementing concentrations at Boston University and involvement by faculty innational curriculum standards. The research methodology involved researching several dozen project managementprograms, as well as research papers dealing with standards to create a create a base model of MS PM programs andspecialization. We evaluated seventy-three available

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Rei Marzoughi

Bridging the Gap: Bringing Context into Engineering Education Rei Marzoughi Department of Civil Engineering, University of TorontoAbstractStandard engineering education often focuses on disseminating specialized, technical knowledgewith the overall goal of training competent designers and decision-makers. Students learn toreach a desired outcome by focusing on improving the efficiency of the object or procedure inquestion; however, the social, historical and environmental context in which this problem existsis often dealt with marginally or completely ignored. As a result, in engineering practice,unexpected undesired outcomes often arise out of actions that were intended to