Conference Session

ME Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard N. Shapiro, Iowa State University; Gloria Starns, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

teaching methods into our online classes and tomake continuous comparisons of student behavior and student success between the distance andon-campus student groups. It also provided us with the opportunity to learn about and toincorporate effective online learning practice into our face-to-face instruction. Through thefollowing case studies we attempt to chronicle our experiences and to look for lessons that can beinstructive to other faculty and that can guide our future endeavors. We respectfully acknowledgethat others with considerable experience in online teaching have established recommended bestpractices; those practices may be better supported and/or refined by any insights gleaned throughour case studies. An example of best practices for

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tina Yuille

, pooling limited resources, decreasing theadministrative responsibilities of the faculty advisers, enhancing the project experiences,increasing the effectiveness at which project activities are used as recruiting and marketingagents, and integrating “extracurricular activities” into the curriculum. Best practices gainedduring the over four years of SPEED’s existence are also described.introduction Many universities provide project-based team opportunities to their undergraduate studentsvia competition engineering design projects. Usually these projects “live” in individualengineering departments; e.g. the Formula SAE Racing Car project is offered throughMechanical Engineering Departments and the Steel Bridge competition project is

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. Norman; Jerald Rounds

new curriculum based upon an integrated theory of construction. • Creating a new student infrastructure within existing traditional academic programs.Common project goals and objectives were never achieved. Many industry representatives Page 6.151.4focused upon gaining visibility in the university programs and access to students and saw a new Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual conference & Exposition Copyright @ 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationcurriculum as a means to achieve this. Some academic representatives focused on building a newarea

Conference Session

Power Engineering & Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saurav Basnet, WentWorth Institute of Technol; Kesh Bahadur Pun, Black & Veatch Corp, Overland Park, KS USA

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

kbpun@shockers.wichita.edu Abstract— System Advisor Model (SAM) developed by NREL employers towards acquiring job-ready skills. To address this(National Renewable Energy Lab) are used in modeling different need, this project aims to develop an educational module thattypes of renewable energy systems. Due to increase in demand of can be integrated into engineering courses.renewable energy sources (RES) the demand of engineersproficient in modeling RES has been growing. However, typical The selection of a suitable site for solar power generationengineering curriculum focuses more on fundamental principles primarily depends on the availability of sunlight. Thus,and other applications, not covering RES

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Louie, Seattle University; Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Scarleth Vanessa Vasconcelos, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

example, rather thanhaving students design a lighting circuit for an automobile, have them design a lighting circuit foran off-grid school. This approach also allows non-technical constraints and considerations to beintroduced to students, as is done in [19]. Participants felt it important to emphasize the relevanceof EA concepts by mapping them to course learning objectives to combat the perception bystudents that it is extraneous or being taught to “check a box”.Electricity Access ProjectsHE education often couples classroom learning with project-based, experiential learning. Here,projects generally referred to as in-community experiences, either locally or abroad, for students.These may be offered within the curriculum or as an extra

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Charles Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Debbie O'Hare, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Kim Parsons, Pinellas County School District

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

declared theme.Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School is a magnet school with a mathematics andengineering theme. Located in an urban neighborhood, Jamerson receives Title I services for astudent population in which 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunches. The schoolhas set a standard of excellence for its teachers (requiring them to attain national boardcertification) and curriculum (total integration of all its subjects with the engineering theme).The appearance of the school plays a vital role in the projection of this theme and in thereflection of the school’s high standards. The campus’s physical elements add to the school’sappearance. Interactive displays developed by the school are used by the students and faculty

Conference Session

IE Enrollment/Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Fraser

provide some ideas for improvement of ourprograms.I sought to answer two questions: • What do we agree that IE is? • What are the unique courses we have in our programs?I acknowledge the help provided by seven years of students who have completed anassignment in the introduction to industrial engineering course that I teach. Each studentcompares our program to an IE program at another university. Their work provided avaluable starting place for this paper.MethodsI started with the 104 programs listed at www.abet.org as having ABET accreditedprograms in IE. I made the following three omissions from that list, leaving 101programs: • Because we changed our name in 2002, my university was listed twice, so I omitted the listing with

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Support

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl Duggins, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

.2. The Role of ProcessOne fundamental idea that is crucial to include in our software engineering curriculum is the roleof process. We teach our students the importance of process in software engineering; however,we typically fail to incorporate the very fabric of process in the way we teach our students 1.Quality Assurance (QA) is based on the idea that improving the process by which a product isdeveloped will result in an improved product 2. The initial work in this area, known as TotalQuality Management (TQM), was done by Deming 3 and was applied to the manufacturing Page 11.154.3community. Since his initial contribution, QA has been

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University; Janell Armstrong, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

all combined on a singlechip (SOC) or in a single integrated package (SIP). The intelligent control portion of the systemis often a microcontroller. The further integration of all the hardware for a complete system ontoa single chip has obvious advantages for mass production and also produces more reliable finalproducts. Design of such systems consists of designing with each of the modules in the systemand then combining them, all within an emulation environment. After the system is designed insuch an environment the actual chip can be specified and manufactured.3. Development SystemsEmbedded systems lack, almost by definition, keyboards and screens suitable for coding andusually lack sufficient memory and processing power for compilers

Conference Session

Applying What We Teach to IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E. Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Matthew Elam, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Ben Cranor, Texas A&M University, Commerce

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

evaluations. Thisfeedback indicated the program needed to provide the senior-level students with a more realisticindustry experience. Currently, the IE internship course, IE 471, and Industrial Systems Design(IE capstone course), IE 495, are in the IE program curriculum to introduce and provide thesenior engineering student an insight into the industrial world. These two courses wereevaluated according to the continuous improvement plan for the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) and changes were recommended.The IE 471 Internship is offered to give students an occupational experience in an industrialfacility. Students and faculty have experienced several disappointing obstacles in executing thisIE 471 internship course, including

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Steven R. Biegalski, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pavel V. Tsvetkov, Texas A&M University; Yuguo Tao, Georgia Institute of Technology; Vladimir Sobes, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Karl Pazdernik, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Simon Labov, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; David F. Williams, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; James M. Ghawaly Jr., Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Alfred Olivier Hero, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

effluent monitoring technologies. This work supported both US national capabilities and international treaties. Dr. Biegalski was a faculty member at The University of Texas at Austin for 15 years and held the position of Reactor Director for The University of Texas at Austin TRIGA reactor for over a decade. He has advised 25 Ph.D. students to graduation and holds Professional Engineering licenses in the states of Texas and Virginia. Dr. Biegalski’s current research focus is on nuclear analytical methods, research isotope production, nuclear forensics, and nuclear non-proliferation.Dr. Pavel V. Tsvetkov, Texas A&M University Pavel V. Tsvetkov, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University; Andrew Arnott, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1250: USING THE RUBY LANGUAGE AS A PROGRAMMINGENVIRONMENT FOR A ROBOTICS LAB-BASED CLASSC. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University Richard Helps is the Program Chair of the Information Technology program at BYU and has been a faculty member in the School of Technology since 1986. His primary scholarly interests are in embedded and real-time computing and in technology education. He also has interests in human-computer interfacing. He has been involved in ABET accreditation for about 8 years and is a Commissioner of CAC-ABET and a CAC accreditation team chair. He is a SIGITE executive committee member and an ASEE Section Chair. He spent ten years in industry designing

Conference Session

Construction Session 3: Curriculum

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip A. Dunn Jr. P.E., University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Construction

not, many students work in teams to better build the project. This teamcollaboration demonstrates to the students the importance of teamwork. Team building isimportant in construction education as teams are an integral part of the construction process.Figure 2 shows students working together as a team to try to build a tower. Figure 2 Students work together to create a successful

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Brown; Michael McCorquodale

concept to most stu-dent researchers. In previous years, the idea that one can utilize university resources to commer-cialize technology has been received with utter surprise by many student researchers at Michigan.But even with these resources, students begin to ask themselves, how can a business plan bedeveloped? How can one learn about business development while pursuing an engineeringdegree? How can capital be raised to support an emerging business? Who can help? And quitesimply, where should one start? It is our contention that an engineering curriculum in the UnitedStates should support students along this career path by providing resources, both academic andprofessional, that can help answer these questions so students can pursue their

Conference Session

Curriculum and Laboratory Development

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Upchurch; Chi Thai

Microsoft Corp., a classroom session wasconducted where the instructor shared a single application (‘MultiSim 2001’) between threeworkstations. This arrangement created a virtual blackboard on each computer monitor whereeach student could contribute to the same project. A student participated in the class exercise bytaking the control of the software package when requested without leaving his/her workstation.For example, one student was asked to select and place an integrated circuit in the workspace,while a second student inserted and connected a power supply. This process continued until theclass completed the desired amplifier circuit. Although the concept was demonstrated with‘NetMeeting’, it was difficult to setup the interactive session as

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Janice McClure, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

sectionswould rotate. This method allowed three class sections to be taught concurrently. This also mosteffectively used the three specialized classrooms that were needed. A technology classroom wasneeded for the computer tools topics. A drafting classroom was needed for the drawing topicsand a laboratory classroom was needed for the design topics. It was decided to change to oneinstructor per section due to the changes in the curriculum for the Bachelor of Science degree inElectro-Mechanical Engineering Technology (EMET), an objective of the faculty to make arelevant introduction to engineering technology, and the blending the engineering technologystudent into the same program,.. It was necessary to adjust both the engineering topics and

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curriculum and Course Innovations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

choose structural materials for their designs, they learned about thescale of the structural members and the spaces those materials support. In one of the computingrelated examples in a 2010 ASEE paper 4, Spencer and Jaksic described their work ondeveloping an innovative flexible multipurpose laboratory environment for a ComputerInformation Systems (CIS) curriculum. The environment enabled multi-booting and virtualcomputing.The Learning Space Design5 has a greater place in K-12 education because it may be less costlyor easier to accomplish modern and interactive spaces with multiple purposes. Adding EpicLEGO walls for students to build things on as they collaborate or using whiteboard paint on thewalls may be a couple of good ways to add to the

Conference Session

ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

single rubric can be used forboth. The instructor grades a student report using the rubric, and aspects of the rubric areused as embedded indicators for assessing program outcomes. Thus, essentially all of theeffort required to collect program assessment data is integrated into the routine task ofgrading.Overall Approach to Assessing Measurable OutcomesBecause program outcomes speak to the capabilities of graduates, the Rowan UniversityChemical Engineering department has settled on an assessment strategy that focuses onthe two courses in the curriculum that best reflect real engineering practice:  Chemical Plant Design- This is the program’s capstone design experience.  Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic- This is a multidisciplinary

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin P.E., East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, curriculum, student experience, faculty,learning resources and administrative support. A two-day long site visit was conducted by apanel of two external and two internal peer reviewers. This paper presents planning, preparationand lessons learned from this recent academic review of the program. Some of the highlightedlessons learned are plan early, develop and implement a continuous improvement plan, securefaculty and administrative support to drive success in a graduate program.IntroductionAccreditation is an integral part of most undergraduate Engineering Technology (ET) programsin the USA. Accreditation bodies like ABET ensure that a program meets the quality standardsthat produce graduates prepared to enter a global workforce (ABET, 2019

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akbar Eslami, Elizabeth City State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

indicatesit is a short bottle. If the bottle also breaks the beam of the upper sensor, this indicates it is a tallbottle. In either case, the robot will palletize the bottle in its proper place. While the conveyorbelt is stopped and the first bottle is being scanned by the sensors in the inspection station, therobot’s program reactivates the actuator to push the second bottle onto the conveyor belt. Thereis a 15 second time limit for palletizing of a bottle in an appropriate location. After the time haselapsed, the PLC will restart the conveyor belt to transport the second bottle to the inspectionstation. This process will continue until all the bottles are palletized.III. Components Integration and ConfigurationStudents were faced with major

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Engineering Mathematics – Modeling o Compartmental Analysis o Deterministic And Stochastic Models o Using Quantitative Models To Simulate Physiological Systems o Numerical Methods Biosignals And Systems Analysis o Linear Systems o Convolution Of Signals o Auto-Correlation And Cross-Correlation Of Signals o Modeling In The Time Domain Bioinstrumentation o DC And AC Circuit Analyses o Electrodes For Biological Measurements o Transducer PropertiesOur course, BME4504C, is taught at the senior level of an undergraduate B.S. curriculum as a 3credit hour class which meets twice a week. Extended contact time (4 hours a week rather than 3hours

Conference Session

Design Education II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabah Razouk Abro, Laurence Tecnological University, Department of Engineering Tecnology; Jerry Cuper, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

position that enabled him to lecture in a number Arab countries. In Jordan he served as the Chairman of the Math and Computer Science department at Al-Isra University. In The United States he worked as an adjunct faculty at Wayne State University, University of Detroit Mercy and Oakland Community College. He held a position of the Math program leader at Focus: HOPE for several years. Sabah has been involved in engineering education paradigms since 1996, he coordinated work with university partners to develop new curriculum in engineering education with a support of NSF grant. Dr. Abro has work as a consultant in six sigma training and certification where he was exposed to manufacturing facilities and their practices. He

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

materials. Togetherwith Properties of Polymers (MECH-580), Polymer Processing (IME-507), and Plastics ProductDesign (MECH-584), this new course will be an integral part of the course portfolio for thePlastic Product Design Specialty at Kettering University, which emphasizes both experimentallabs and simulation techniques. Topics include Classical Laminate Theory (CLT), materialcharacterization, failure and damage, manufacturing techniques, and composite structure anddesign. A course project is also developed to demonstrate the application of composite materialsand design simulation. Kettering is a member of the Partners for the Advancement of CAEEducation (PACE) program, and the term project will be performed using advanced workstationsand CAE

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pallavi Ramakanth Kowligi, Florida State University; Priyanka Prajapati, Florida State University; Faye R. Jones, Florida State University; Marcia A. Mardis, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

perspectives. Curriculum planning committees could also benefit fromknowing the extent to which there is topical and rigor alignment in order to develop future AMstudents for entry level or other positions.5.4.2. Implications for Policymakers. Assumptions should not be made that educational policiesreflect the exact specifications of written documents. Syllabi, for example, are often reflective ofstate frameworks, which may not align with employer needs. Additionally, an assessmentcomponent should be included in program reviews every 5 years, or as often as needed, to ensurethat program curricula are progressing in breadth and depth, as required by policy.5.4.3. Implications for Industry. Industry must be very specific about the types of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division - Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank E Falcone, Villanova University; Edward F. Glynn P.E., Villanova University; Mark Edward Graham, Villanova University; Mark Doorley Ph.D., Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

rudimentary or elementary level. We can alsoconclude from the results that most faculty agree that more should be done to implement furthera deeper and more thorough culture within the College which supports and embraces EthicsAcross the Curriculum as primary and essential throughout the undergraduate educationalexperience.  To discover what faculty might currently already be doing in classes with ethics.The results indicate that some faculty members are currently addressing ethics in some of theirclasses. However, the current general approach to ethics in engineering courses is viewed assecondary or peripheral. It is often an ‘addendum’ or perhaps addressed on a superficial level. Inmost instances, ethics is not presented as an integral

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hussein Abaza, Southern Polytechnic State University; Javier Irizarry, SPSU; Zuhair Itr, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

. The students’ response to this teaching method wasoutstanding, and the score of the Students’ Opinion of Instructors’ Survey (SOIS) for this coursewas the highest at the university level.IntroductionComputer Aided Design has become an integral part of any construction project. Traditionalpaper blueprints are quickly becoming too primitive to meet the needs of the current buildingindustry. Architects now share CAD drawings to expedite the design development and reviewcycles in order to increase construction productivity. In addition, researchers suggest that usingCAD increases the students’ creativity and problem solving [3].Familiarity with the development and exchange of CAD drawings is now a necessary skill inmost engineering fields in

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rod Hoadley, California Polytechnic State University; Paul Rainey, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2007-244: A MANUFACTURING PROCESSES COURSE FOR MECHANICALENGINEERSRod Hoadley, California Polytechnic State University Rod Hoadley has been teaching as a part time lecturer in the Manufacturing Engineering Department and the Industrial Technology Department at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo since 1996. He has a BS in Engineering Technology and an MA in Industrial Technology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Rod has designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed numerous bicycle related products including a dial gauge wheel centering tool for building and maintaining spoked bicycle wheels; and a patent pending bicycle parking rack

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations.

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Shih, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

process. The students are given a specific design task; currently the design task has beento build a walker robot.Course DescriptionThe current format of the course contains three components: (1) The use of a commercialParametric Modeling package. Currently the SolidWork software is used. (2) An understandingof the available new technology, such as using a Rapid Prototyping (RP) machine and using a 3Dscanner. (3) The designing and building of an actual product to further reinforces the conceptsand principles learned. By integrating the project into the 2nd half of the course, the insights andstrengths of using the available new technologies can be better observed.The course is structured in a 2-3-3 format (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab, 3 credit

Conference Session

IE Enrollment/Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hartmann

“output” from a diverseset of originating sources. Such “sources” can be the “general workforce,” direct accession fromhigh school, or graduates of higher education engineering programs.As the source for granting degrees to industrial engineering undergraduate and graduate-levelstudents, engineering higher education is motivated to adapt to the manufacturing and serviceconsumer’s changing requirements for an educated engineering employee. This motivation maybe partially based on institutional and departmental-level accreditations, a critically importantconcern for stakeholders in institutions and the institutions’ engineering departments. While anaccreditation is alone significant and requires an institution/department to plan, collect, archive

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 14: Introductory Programming Assessment, Plagiarism, Motivation, Engagement, and Textbooks

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Breejha Quezada, Purdue Engineering Education; Tamara Moore, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Kerrie Douglas, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Amanda Johnston, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Emily Haluschak, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Gavin Bidna, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

Paper ID #37685Analyzing First-Year Students’ Motivation and ExposureTowards an Advanced Topic During an Introductory CodingCourseEmily Haluschak Emily M. Haluschak is a Research Assistant in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Emily primarily works on integrated curriculum for K-2 computational thinking and post-secondary microelectronics workforce development efforts. Her research background is comprised of K-2 student problem scoping and teacher actions in response to implementation of STEM integration in the classroom. Additionally her work in program equity evaluation as part of a