Conference Session

Engagement In Practice: Integrating Community Engagement into Engineering Curricula

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ines Basalo, University of Miami; Jonathon Anthony Toft-Nielsen, University of Miami; Scotney D. Evans, University of Miami

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Community Engagement Division

, Computer Graphics, Materials Science and laboratory courses. Since 2015 she has been actively involved in the University of Miami College of Engineering’s ”Redefining Engineering Education” strategic plan on educational innovation. As part of this plan, Dr. Basalo worked with 2 other faculty members to organize inaugural Senior Design Expo in May 2017, an exposition where over 200 senior students showcased their Capstone projects to the University of Miami community, alumni and industry leaders. Starting in 2016 and through her work with the University of Miami’s Engaged Faculty Fellowship program, Dr. Basalo incorporated an academic service component into the final project for a sophomore-level Measurements Lab

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Tristan M. Ericson, York College of Pennsylvania; Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; James Moscola, York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez in the traditional role of teaching and administering a modest research program. At Trine University, a small private school in Angola, Indiana, Scott taught ten different courses from introductory freshman courses to senior design, while serving as advisor to many undergraduate research projects. For the last four years, Scott has been at York College of Pennsylvania where his concentration is on undergraduate education in mechanical engineering.Dr. Tristan M. Ericson, York College of Pennsylvania Dr. Tristan Ericson is an assistant professor at York College of Pennsylvania. Prior to this appointment, he was a visiting professor at Bucknell University and received his PhD from Ohio

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Ferro, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Naoki Osawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Masakatsu Matsuishi, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Richard Stamper, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Wayne Sanders, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology; Taketo Yamakawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Tetsuro Furukawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology

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International

. Page 13.790.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 International Design Course ExperiencesAbstractInternational design course experiences between two engineering institutes are reviewed. Theinternational collaboration, between a Japanese- and US-based engineering institute, has beenongoing since 2004. In the past four years, each institute has conducted a design course that reliesupon student interaction with the other institute1 .The collaboration involves an Engineering Design course that is required for first- and second-yearengineering undergraduates at one of the institutes, and an elective course for engineeringundergraduates at the other institute. Engineering design projects are assigned to groups of

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

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Biomedical

AC 2008-757: INTEGRATING EXTERNAL MENTORS INTO BME SENIORDESIGNJoe Tranquillo, Bucknell UniversityDonna Ebenstein, Bucknell UniversityJames Baish, Bucknell UniversityWilliam King, Bucknell UniversityDaniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University Page 13.764.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Integrating External Mentors into BME Senior DesignIntroductionTo build strong independent design skills, our department exposes students to more andmore open-ended projects through our curriculum. The culminating experience is a two-semester, team-based senior capstone project, mentored by external biomedical expertsand advised by faculty within the department. The single most

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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First-Year Programs

incorporating one ormore community-based engineering projects as the core theme of the course. Service learning is 3of vital importance in the engineering profession and must be integrated into the engineeringcurriculum at an early stage of career development. Engineering projects with aspects of servicelearning are both challenging and motivating to students entering the engineering profession afterSTEM studies at the high school level. In addition to teaching the students engineering design 4and practice in the context of society and values, and instilling the recognition of engineeringissues and concerns, engineering project activity with service learning components

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ashraf M. Ghaly

Session 2793 Theoretical and Experimental Aspects in Engineering Design Experience Ashraf M. Ghaly Union College, Schenectady, New YorkAbstractEngineering design is a required component in many engineering courses. The designexperience gained in such courses can be significantly enhanced through the use of studentprojects. Several projects have been introduced in some of the civil engineering coursesoffered at Union College. The competition-like format used in these projects resulted in ahealthy strive on the part of the students to achieve the best possible results. The way theprojects

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert H. Bond

is brought intoan engineering design course. This use of an engineering design course deals with the need forleadership in all of our technical graduates, rather than focusing on specialized training for thoseindividuals whose goal is only technical management. The course provides a real life look athow to turn a group of individuals into a team, define and gain consensus as to the true projectdefinition, break the project into manageable tasks, develop good team communication, resolveconflicts, compare alternative solutions to problems, conduct realistic design reviews, andpresent interim and final project results in a concise and accurate manner.∗I. IntroductionThis paper looks at nontechnical aspects of design projects. These tend to be

Conference Session

Teaching Software Engineering Process

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Koehnemann; Brian Blake; Gerald Gannod; Kevin Gary

trained andlocated near business stakeholders. Recent events have clearly shown that cost drivers exert thenecessary pressures to invalidate this claim. The challenge then, is for software engineeringprograms in higher education to construct curricular models that achieve outcomes that includeknowledge of, if not some measurable level of competency in, outsourced development bestpractices. We present a process-oriented undertaking between three campuses, Arizona StateUniversity East, Arizona State University Tempe, and Georgetown University, to experiment withlearning objectives focused on outsourced development models.Students in the Division of Computing Studies program at Arizona State University’s East campusenroll in a four-semester project

Collection

2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College

Course-Based Undergraduate Research in First-Year EngineeringExtended AbstractThis presentation describes an adaptable model for implementing a course-based undergraduateresearch experience (CURE) in an introductory engineering design and computing course.Students work toward course learning outcomes focused on computer programming, engineeringdesign processes, and effective teamwork in the context of multi-term research and developmentefforts to design, build, and test low-cost microcontroller devices. Project customers includeprofessors implementing CUREs in science lab courses, other needs at the college, andcommunity partners. Students choose from a menu of projects each term, with a typical courseoffering involving four to

Conference Session

Classes in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

included in this project is the definition of the modules andtheir content, and the labs, projects, practices that are recommended for implementation. Thisproject is partially funded by an NCIIA planning grant, and it is expected that it will serve as amodel for integrated modification of design in engineering technology programs..Keywords: Innovation, Entrepreneurial, Engineering Technology. Page 23.914.2INTRODUCTIONFor highly competitive and globalized markets there are a plethora of technical and humanitarianmethodologies and philosophies that have been developed or implemented [Gra], all of themwith the goal of providing a competitive advantage

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kenneth J. Fischer; Christopher D. Depcik; Lorin P. Maletsky; Robert M. Sorem; Ronald L. Dougherty

A Three-Semester Capstone Design Sequence: Advantages and Disadvantages Kenneth J. Fischer, Christopher D. Depcik, Lorin P. Maletsky, Robert M. Sorem, Ronald L. Dougherty University of Kansas, Mechanical EngineeringAbstractEngineering departments have many possibilities when it comes to the organization of thecapstone design experience. This experience is generally packaged in one or two semesters inthe Senior year of engineering students. Curricula include varying levels of content related to thedesign process and tools that facilitate the process, in addition to the actual performance of thedesign project. In addition, the outcomes of

Conference Session

Design Teams 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Caroline Clay, Arizona State University; Johannah Daschil; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

thesis that studied how students learn to become changemakers. Upon completing her doctoral program, Caroline plans to work in the intersection between entrepreneur- ship, engineering, and education.Johannah Daschil Johannah Daschil is a senior engineering major minoring in political science and math at James Madison University. Daschil is a continuously curious individual who is always asking question of how and why. This curiosity has driven Daschil to explore the bridges between engineering and political science, par- ticularly the influence of gender in the decision making processes of both disciplines. Daschil currently works on a research project to understand how learning occurs in informal learning processes

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Elizabeth Shroyer, University of Washington; Timothy Sun, University of Washington

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Design in Engineering Education

projects outside of a design coursestructure navigate design decisions in makerspaces? What support and resources do thesestudents seek and where do they find it?This study begins to explore these questions by looking at how one university makerspacesupports design. How do students navigate a fabrication project in the makerspace? How and towhat degree do they engage in design? How do students perceive their design processes anddecisions? Broadly this research looks at undergraduate student experiences of navigatinginterest-driven fabrication projects in a university makerspace. This work focuses on studentengagement with design and step-by-step tutorials.To look at how students navigate makerspace resources to complete project work outside of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability and Grand Challenges

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

technical workforce. Using actual critical engineering design challenges toinspire and engage students in design solutions to real problems is the path to achieving a highdegree of student engagement. Sustainability, living better on less, and team projects that directlyimpact people’s lives speak to this generation of engineering students. Energy usage is one of themost critical engineering challenges we face today. Global warming due to harmful emissionsfrom burning fossil fuels and rising gas prices as well as national security issues have drivenpeople to look for new ways to reduce their fuel consumption and to live better on less. It hasbeen known for some time that streamlining vehicles can dramatically improve their fueleconomy and in

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey L. Ray

Session 2625 The Unrecognized Side of Senior Capstone Design Jeffrey L. Ray Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids, MichiganAbstractAn innovative approach to the interdisciplinary, senior capstone design course at Grand ValleyState University is outlined. During the first semester students select a project and are assignedto a project team. The teams then prepare design proposals for review by the sponsor companies.The second semester encompasses student teams

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shama Rajan Iyer, Marymount University; Eric J Bubar, Marymount University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering. I also run a 3d printing and design lab researching the creation of assistive tools for individuals with disabilities. In addition I compose grants to ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Increasing Representation in Engineering through Makerspace TechnologiesABSTRACT: The recruitment and retention of diverse students in engineering professionsremains a significant challenge in the United States. With support from an ImprovingUndergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (IUSE HSI Program) NSF grant,Marymount University (MU) is addressing this challenge through Project DREAM (DiversityRecruited into Engineering through Advanced Making). We report here on the first results

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Carl A. Erikson

, and civic organizations. Since 1990 Mr. Erikson has been interested in andpromoting the concept of Appropriate Technology in the Third World as well as in urbanareas around the world. He has worked in Kenya, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Guatemala. Aspart of the Collaboratory, Professor Erikson is Energy Group Advisor. The Energy Group isresponsible for solar photovoltaics, solar hot water, biofuels, and wind energy projects. 246 Global Engineering: Taking the Engineering Classroom to the Real WorldAbstractThis paper includes an update on previous papers/presentations at the Mid-Atlantic Chapter ofASEE conferences given by the author on the Integrated Projects Curriculum (IPC) and theCollaboratory for

Conference Session

Computing Research

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deng Cao, Central State University; Cadance Lowell, Central State University; Augustus Morris, Central State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

soybean oligosaccharides before joining Central State University in 1989. Dr. Lowell maintains a re- search program in directed energy weed control. She mentors undergraduate students in funded research projects who have gone on to present at local, state and national conferences.Dr. Augustus Morris, Central State University Dr. Augustus Morris is the Chair of the Manufacturing Engineering department at Central State Univer- sity, Wilberforce, OH. He is also the Program Director of the NSF funded grant, Implementing Pathways for STEM Retention and Graduation (IPSRG). His research interests include robotic applications in agri- culture, haptic devices, high altitude balloon payload design, and cellulose-based composite

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Cybersecurity in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shaghayegh Abbasi, University of San Diego; Ernest M. Kim, University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

active learning techniques, and it helpsstudents integrate their knowledge and skills in a hands-on experience [1, 2]. This paper studiesPBL in the context of a freshman/sophomore engineering core class. The project combineshardware and software components and it is aimed at making programming more relatable toevery-day applications for students. Student surveys have been used to quantitatively evaluate theeffectiveness of the project on different learning objectives. Our studies demonstrate that PBLfacilitates student learning both for basic concepts and for real world applications.I. IntroductionProgramming is an essential part of engineering education. One of the challenges in teachingprogramming is that students find the material very

Conference Session

Student Teams and Active Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Camilla Saviz; Kurt Schulz

on prior to pursuingdevelopment of the experiment. Students indicate their preferences from a general listof suggested topic areas or develop a topic in consultation with the course instructor.Over the course of the semester, each team researches, designs, develops, tests, andreports on the laboratory experiment developed for the selected topic. In addition togaining hands-on experience in solving an open-ended problem and resolving design,development, and implementation issues, students develop their communication,teamwork, and management skills. Following team formation, each team begins byresearching the topic and developing a formal project plan which includes a timeline.Laboratory experiment ideas are then proposed and discussed with

Conference Session

State of Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rex C Kanu, Ball State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

in a Global MarketAbstractManufacturing activities are becoming more global because of the need for manufacturers to becloser either to the sources of raw materials or the markets of the manufactured products or both.Oftentimes, the sources of both raw materials and products markets are located in foreigncountries. Thus, as a consequence of the rapid expansion of global economic activities someuniversities in the United States are now requiring their incoming freshmen to take a course inforeign language before graduation. Therefore, it is appropriate to introduce students in amanufacturing engineering technology program to the tools that they may need to evaluatemanufacturing projects in the global manufacturing market. These projects may

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development

academic unit focused on local and regional sustainability in support of WPI’s interdisciplinary degree requirement, the Interactive Qualifying Project. Rick also oversees WPI’s Global Perspective Program, a worldwide network of 35 Project Centers to which more than 700 students per year travel to address problems for local agencies and organizations under faculty supervision. Rick’s teaching and research interests include service and experiential learning, engineering design and appropriate technology, and internationalizing engineering education. He has developed and advised hundreds of student research projects in the Americas, Africa, Australia, Asia, and Europe. Rick has published over 55 peer-reviewed or

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ben Stuart

skills, effort,initiative, and creativity?While these questions, and many others like them are valid and should be discussed in academiccircles, there is no single answer that will satisfy all educators. Further, it is not the intent of thispaper to attempt to provide rational argument to sway the opinions of other engineeringprofessors. It is the intent of this paper to discuss the concept of rewarding competency andcompliancy with grades less than an ‘A’, and discuss incentive factors developed to encouragestudents to strive for excellence. Specific examples will be given based on two years experienceteaching a senior level course in wastewater treatment that requires a plant design project as asubstantial portion of the final grade.I have

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (ELOS) Technical Session 2: Manurfacturing, Simulation, Safety, and Technical Writing

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nandhini Giri, Purdue University - West Lafayette (COE); Ajay P. Malshe, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

Manufacturing for Authentic Digital Food Design Solutions1. IntroductionEntertainment as a communication and experimental platform can be effectively applied forintroducing students to social issues related to food equity, nutrition, and security in classroomlearning environments. These issues are characterized by the lack of consistent access to enoughfood for an active, healthy life. Educational projects at the intersection of food and entertainmenthas the potential to raise awareness about social issues and encourage students to creatively thinkabout innovative solutions using digital entertainment tools and human-centered designmethodologies. This paper presents the results of our exploration at the intersection of food

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hoo Kim, LeTourneau University

also K-12 STEM education withdiverse forms to impact more perspective students [9, 10]. This paper introduces the lessonslearned from a three-year collaboration and partnership between LeTourneau University (LETU)and Qeexo, Inc. LETU is a small private institution in Texas, and Qeexo is a startup located atSilicon Valley in California. The partnership between LETU and Qeexo was initiated during the1st year of a Silicon Valley mission trip with LETU students led by a faculty member. Thesuccessful partnership was established with a two-year collaboration to end with mutual benefitsfor the participating groups. Students experienced leading edge machine learning (ML) technologyin their class term project and an embedded machine learning contest

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

engineering project activities to engage the following STEMconstituents (a) students (b) educators (c) first-year engineering students in undergraduate degreeprograms. Laboratory and engineering project experiences can effectively introduce and reinforceSTEM-related concepts. The first two constituents form part of the K-12 STEM education process.The third constituent represents the graduates of the process. The constituents identified as studentsare introduced to aspects of engineering design, assembly, test, and validation through step-basedproject activities. The introduction takes place with the students either participating in projectactivities in the undergraduate engineering laboratory or with faculty from undergraduateengineering programs

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Matthew J Haslam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Mary Angela Beck, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Topics

Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

to a panelof industry experts. At these briefings, the team members and DTL publicly defend both theirtechnical work and their collaborative work as a team.The primary objective of this paper is to report the preliminary results of a study conducted inFall 2018 to determine whether senior students were prepared to work collaboratively in largeteams over extended periods of time, to identify any gaps in preparation, and to pinpoint thesources of such gaps. To this end, the study’s methodology included capstone team membersand collecting follow-up written surveys; team composition and team projects in all requiredAE and ME courses were also documented and patterns identified.The research revealed a clear gap between what was required from

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Grimm

Session 2425 A Just-In-Time Approach to Teaching Senior Design By: Thomas R. Grimm Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractThe subject of this paper is the approach used to teach the senior design project course inthe Mechanical Engineering Department at Michigan Technological University. Theprimary objective in the development of the required two semester senior designsequence was to insure a positive experience in mechanical engineering design whileeliminating the procrastination that can be prevalent in long term

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Alfred J., Jr. Bedard

student respect for theanalytical component of engineering. Radish and Steinberg1 in a 1999 paper expressedsimilar concerns. In order to create an environment where the seamless interplaybetween analysis and the execution of a design concept is emphasized, a series of projectsattempt to underline this natural connection. The goal of these projects is to preserveopen ended, creative problem solving components while also including theoryrequirements. Three projects address this goal. Two are given concurrently in an effortto also develop project management skills. These are the design and construction of aRube Goldberg device and the creation of a craft propelled and suspended on a watersurface using surface tension forces. The third project

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan P.E., Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, quality control, and optimization. Page 22.279.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Benefits of Research Experience for Undergraduate Engineering Technology StudentsAbstractResearch experience has been proven to be effective in enhancing the overall educationalexperience for undergraduate students. In this article, two research projects with undergraduatestudents’ involvement are discussed. The projects provided the undergraduate studentresearchers with motivation for independent research work and learning experiences in the areasof sensor characterization