Conference Session

Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Michael Hacker, Hofstra University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-179: DEVELOPMENT OF A MATH INFUSION MODEL FOR MIDDLESCHOOL ENGINEERING/TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONM. David Burghardt, Hofstra UniversityMichael Hacker, Hofstra University Page 13.407.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Development of a Math Infusion Model for Middle School Engineering/Technology EducationAbstractEngineering design projects can provide a rich opportunity to enhance middle school studentknowledge in core disciplinary subject areas, such as mathematics and science and forms animportant aspect of the NSF supported Mathematics, Science, Technology Education Partnership(MSTP) project. A key goal of the project has been to

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

knowledge with practice on challenging design projects. The MDL provides acapstone experience intended to prepare students to enter the workforce. The projects areopen-ended, technically challenging design problems that encompass a broad array ofimportant contemporary issues. In addition to defining an important problem, sponsorsprovide a significant grant and their direct participation with the students, faculty andstaff who work to provide design solutions. Lessons learned over the past five years haveopened our eyes to some of the major changes needed in how to educate engineers andprepare them to enter the workforce. These lessons are expected to influence changesaffecting our entire curriculum.IntroductionThe engineering profession is at a

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Edmonson, University of Dayton; Donna Summers, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

”. The TechnologyAccreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technologyrecognizes the importance of being able to work on teams. In the Criteria for AccreditingEngineering Technology Programs, Criterion 2e requires that “An engineeringtechnology program must demonstrate that graduates have an ability to functioneffectively on teams.” How can instructors ensure that our students learn how to workeffectively on teams? How can we teach our students teamwork and team leadershipskills?The traditional approach to developing team work and team leadership skills involvesassigning students randomly to teams, giving them a project to work on, and expectingthem to somehow magically learn to work together effectively as leaders

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

development teams. This poster will highlight the benefitsof the changes. These include an addition of two classes focused on the product design process.The first class is an Introduction to Product Design it uses a semester long project to guide thestudents through the product development process. It begins with an idea for a product andproceeds through market analysis, specifications, design and a final prototype. The second classis Advanced Product Design it uses a similar project centered class generally starting at theprototype stage and continuing towards a ready for mass production design. This poster willshow examples of the projects and methodologies used in these two classes

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leslie Brunell

sequence is described. The effective use of industry sponsors toformally assess the student’s performance will be presented as will the recruitment of sponsors.The dynamics of group size and structure will also be discussed. The information presented inthis paper is based on the five years that the program has existed at Stevens.Initially established to meet ABET 2000 criteria and introduce Civil Engineering students to realworld design problems, the industry-sponsored program began during the 2000-01 academic yearwith two industry consultants (both Stevens Alumni), and 18 students. This program has grownto involve eight industry sponsors and 40 students. The diversity of these projects parallels theCivil Engineering profession and provides the

Conference Session

Virtual Instrumentation

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Parten

equally important. Virtual instruments can be used to teach all of these areas ofinstrumentation. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas Tech Universityuses its first project laboratory, offered in the second semester of the sophomore year, to covermeasurements, instrumentation and other topics.II Project LaboratoriesThe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas Tech University began stand-alone project laboratories in the early 1960s. The project lab structure has continued to evolve overthe past 40 years.1-9 Students take 5, 3-hour credit laboratories not directly associated with anylecture course. Although the laboratories have no directly associated lecture course, they do have preand co-requisites. In

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell; Kathryn Hollar; Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater; Kevin Dahm

aseries of projects, many of which are sponsored by regional industries. In addition toproviding a mechanism to introduce emerging technologies, the clinics provide thestudents with experience in working in multidisciplinary teams, exposure to industrialprojects with real deadlines and deliverables and an opportunity to develop their oral andwritten communication skills. Several brief case studies of clinic projects are alsodiscussed.IntroductionStudents and employers clamor for more exposure to emerging technologies such asbiotechnology, advanced materials, pharmaceutical production, particle technologies,food engineering, and green engineering (1,2). However, it is difficult to work thesetopics into an already overcrowded chemical engineering

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design courses with Strong Industrial ParticipationAbstractThe objective of this paper is to present our findings and experiences in how to use industrialprojects successfully, especially in terms of guidelines for selecting projects and managing themthroughout the course. This paper will convey the impact of the changes to student learning andoverall experience of the faculty involved using industry projects.The goal was to significantly elevate the quality of project work undertaken, and this wasaccomplished by having teams of three or four students working under real world constraints oftime and budget, to produce a product or process that meet client's specifications. The first stepin this

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javad Shakib, DeVry University, Pomona; Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #10078Programming Embedded Microprocessor Systems: The Autonomous RoboticCar - Dragon Board vs TowerDr. Javad Shakib, DeVry University, PomonaDr. Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona Page 24.1012.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Programming Embedded Microprocessor Systems: The Autonomous Robotic Car - Dragon Board vs TowerWe redesigned the “Programming Embedded Microprocessor Systems” course to help prepare ourEngineering Technology students for the Senior Project. They are to

Collection

2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

R. Alan Cheville; Michael S. Thompson

Developing Representations to Scaffold Capstone Design R. Alan Cheville, Michael S. Thompson Bucknell UniversityThis presentation discusses how representations—methods for how ideas are expressed—havebeen incorporated into a capstone design project in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Overthe past several years the authors have been developing methods that effectively represent thedesign process. This work discusses how four different representations were implemented in thefirst semester of a one year capstone design course to allow student teams to self-manage aproject in the second semester. The four representations are: 1) A functional abstraction that

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ismail I. Orabi

Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design Experience - An Industry Based Partnership Ismail I. Orabi, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanical Engineering Tagliatela College of Engineering University of New Haven West Haven, CT 06516AbstractThe objective of this paper is to present our findings and experiences in how to use industrialprojects successfully, especially in terms of guidelines for selecting projects and managing themthroughout the course. This paper will convey the impact of the changes to student learning andoverall experience of the faculty involved using

Collection

2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Allegra Frickel, Iowa State University

audience he co-authored a book on security literacy and has given numerous talks on security. His current funded research is targeted at developing robust countermeasures for network-based security exploits and large scale attack simulation environ- ments and is the director of the Internet-Scale Event and Attack Generation Environment (ISEAGE) test bed project. He has given over 75 presentations in the area of computer security and has testified in front of the U.S. Senate committee of the Judiciary on security issues associated with peer-to-peer networking. He has served as an ABET program evaluator representing IEEE for five years. He is a Fellow of IEEE and received the IEEE Educational Activities Board Major

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute; Matthew Hyre, Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

, aerodyanmics, and advises a variety of independent study projects. Page 12.1102.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 New Faculty, Undergraduates, and Industry Contracts: Observations and Lessons Learned from Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering ProfessorsAbstractMost new faculty have little experience managing contracts, and most have minimal experienceadvising undergraduates conducting research. Combining these two roles leads to bothsynergistic and antagonistic opportunities/challenges often not obvious at the outset. In thispaper, relatively new (3-6 years) authors from civil, electrical, and

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leticia Anaya, University of North Texas

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

strategies and didacticcurriculums, integrated design technologies and developing technologies; to simulation, qualityin higher education, and distance learning; to information communication technology,assessment/accreditation, sustainable technology and project-based training; and to engineeringmanagement, women engineering careers, and undergraduate engineering research.Trends in Engineering EducationThe trends in engineering education have been reported over several periods of time by differentauthors. Meisen6 mentions that the global trends in engineering education in the 90s were agreater emphasis on experiential programs supported by industry work experience, decliningemphasis on laboratory instruction, internationalization of engineering

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Engineering Education: Program Models

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shoba Krishnan, Santa Clara University; Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

circuit design and testing with projects in high-speed data communication systems with special emphasis on clock and data I/O circuits. She also works on characterization and modeling of carbon nanotubes as interconnect material. She is currently branching into curriculum and research development in electronic instrumentation for bioengineering and power electronics for renewable energy systems. She is the Advisor of the IEEE and the Engineers With- out Borders (EWB) student chapters at SCU. She has a strong interest in engineering education and is involved in several community-based activities to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in engineering.Dr. Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University

Conference Session

K-12 Teachers: PD, Implementation, and Beyond

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Catherine Maltbie, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. He joined UC on Aug. 15, 2000, and before that worked 22 years at University of Oklahoma. He teaches structural engineering, with research in ex- perimental and finite element analysis of structures. He has won five major university teaching awards, two Professorships, two national ASEE teaching awards, and is internationally recognized in his primary research field.Dr. Catherine Maltbie, University of Cincinnati Catherine Maltbie (Research Associate, UC Evaluation Services Center [ESC]) has a doctorate in educa- tional foundations with a specialization in social and cognitive aspects of education and a bachelor’s of science in chemical engineering. Maltbie has coordinated evaluations for numerous projects related

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Hoffman, Quinnipiac University; Stefan C. Christov, Quinnipiac University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

Paper ID #20403Guiding Principles and Pedagogical Tools for an Introductory Software De-velopment CourseDr. Mark Hoffman, Quinnipiac University Mark Hoffman is a professor of computer science at Quinnipiac University. He joined the University in 2001 following a career in industry and has taught a wide variety of courses including data structures, computer architecture and organization, software development, and the senior capstone project. His re- search interests include communication and critical thinking skills in computer science education, and the impact of technology on work/home boundary management. He received

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Roy Thackeray, Utah Valley University ; Susan L. Thackeray, Utah Valley University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division (SWED)

project managers to gain a broader understanding of the softwareindustry. This experiential paper will describe two approaches implemented in technologymanagement and software engineering courses: a novel interdepartmental active learningenvironment for undergraduate and graduate students and a discipline-specific application of anAgile Scrum project framework. The undergraduate course Introduction to TechnologyManagement is a three-hour per week project-based class with the goal of introducing students tothe challenges and rewards of managing complex technical projects with budget and timeconstraints. The graduate course Software Engineering Leadership is a three- hour per weekproject-based class designed for computer science graduate students

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shelly Gulati, University of the Pacific; Mehdi Khazaeli, University of the Pacific; Jeremy S. Hanlon, University of the Pacific

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Entrepreneurial Minded Learning in an Introduction to Bioengineering courseIntroductionBioengineering students tend to be drawn to the discipline based on a passion to create solutionsto biomedical problems that can improve an individual’s quality of life. New bioengineeringstudents taking mainly foundational science and engineering courses struggle to connect thesebroad aspirations to their day-to-day learning. Since an early exposure to aspects of the major aswell as design concepts are found to be vital to persistence in engineering, we include abiomimicry design project in our Introduction to Bioengineering course.Biomimicry is the practice of taking

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Okere O. George, Washington State University; W. Max Kirk, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #18320Unique Approach to Teaching Heavy Civil EstimatingDr. Okere O. George, Washington State University George is an assistant professor in the construction management program in the School of Design and Construction at Washington State University (WSU). Before joining WSU he worked for Kiewit Corpo- ration on various heavy civil projects. He received his PhD in Technology Management from Indiana State University with specialization in Construction Management. His research focus is in the area of contract administration on state DOT projects.Dr. W. Max Kirk, Washington State University Max is currently an

Conference Session

Design Methods and Concepts

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bruce Ferguson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

University of Portland in Oregon. Dr. Ferguson is a member Eta Kappa Nu, IEEE, and ASEE.David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology David Voltmer is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His interests include electromagnetics, microwave metrology, systems engineering, and entrepreneurial student classes and projects. Page 11.541.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Engaging ECE Students in the Practice of EngineeringAbstractThe design sequence at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has a long tradition of educatingstudents in

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karl Stephan

involves a robot arm. The term project provides an organizing purpose for thepresentation of more conventional digital electronics material earlier in the course.Introduction A notable trend in engineering education in recent years is the growth in interdisciplinarydegree programs which draw upon a variety of traditional “core” disciplines such as electricaland mechanical engineering. Programs such as biomedical engineering and manufacturingengineering currently account for a growing fraction of the total undergraduate engineeringenrollment at many schools. For this reason, there is an increasing need for educationalapproaches that convey the essence of a traditional discipline to students who are not majors inthat discipline. This paper

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 3

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Rachmadian Wulandana, State University of New York at New Paltz

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Papers

Paper ID #45397Balancing Theory, Programming, and Practical Application for Teaching ofFinite Element Analysis CoursesDr. Rachmadian Wulandana, State University of New York at New Paltz My primary teaching assignments in SUNY New Paltz are in the thermal-fluid areas such as Thermodynamics, Thermal System Designs, Fluid Dynamics, and Heat Transfer. As I believe in active learning, group activities in classroom and team projects are the two teaching tools that I utilize most to enhance students mastery on the subjects. Examples of team projects undertaken by students are designs of thermal devices and energy systems and

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eckehard Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Bridget N. Bero, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-222: MAKING IT REAL: SCALING UP INTERDISCIPLINARYDESIGN TO MODEL REAL-WORLD ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEUR-SHIPEckehard Doerry, Northern Arizona University Eck Doerry is an associate professor of Computer Science at Northern Arizona University. His research interests fall within the broad area on ”Groupware support for Online Groups”, with active research in portal-based tools to support distributed scientific communities, groupware tools to support small, dis- tributed engineering design teams, and distance education tools and environments. He has been a long- time advocate of realistic, interdisciplinary team design projects as a key element in engineering educa- tion, and has been managing advanced project

Conference Session

Engaging Community through STEM partnerships

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica A. Kuczenski, Santa Clara University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

incorporated student learning and socialjustice through project-based learning.As part of this paper, we will discuss three different perspectives of participants involved withthis collaboration, specifically detailing participation goals, success definitions, and challengesfrom each point of view. Some specific student-produced design solutions will be given asexamples of this effort. Overall, this partnership ​has been successful, delivering student projectswhich have added educational dimensions to the school gardens and created a positive visualimpact to the spaces. Both students and community stakeholders are mutually benefiting fromthe relationship formed through engagement, clearly indicating how partnerships can support thecreation of projects

Conference Session

Professional Engineering Management Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology; S. Jimmy Gandhi, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Projects”. Dr. Merino received two Centennial certificates from the ASEE in Engineering Economics and Engineering Management. He is past Chair of the Engineering Management Division and Engineering Economy Division of ASEE. Dr. Merino was awarded the ASEM and ASEE Bernard Sarchet Award. He is an ASEM and ASEE Fellow and past president of ASEM. Dr. Merino has 25 years of industrial experience in positions of increasing managerial / executive responsibilities. Since joining academe 24 years ago, he has published 32 refereed journal articles and conference papers and over 50 research reports. Address: c/o School of Systems and Enterprise Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken

Conference Session

Building a Community in Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Ferro, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

: We Don't Just Play Heavy Metal Music-- We Also Talk About MetallurgyAbstractA weekly radio program is broadcast from a campus studio with the purposes of providingmaterials engineering instruction and entertainment to the local community. Faculty andstudents that organize and create each weekly show are students and fans of both materials topicsand music. The format of the show includes music that ranges up to the extreme metal genre.Discussions are held between blocks of songs, and include a variety of topics. Past discussiontopics include the environment, manufacturing, atomic level processes in materials andextraterrestial visitors. A project exercise in a Materials Engineering course allows students tocreate a

Conference Session

Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Coso, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

characteristics ofengineering students from two majors at the start of the second year, which is the first semesterof major coursework at the university in this study. Of the one hundred students in the study,twelve had elected to participate in an interdisciplinary program between the two majors. Thequestionnaire itself asks students to think about interdisciplinary and non-interdisciplinaryengineering projects. Students’ responses to the questionnaire were analyzed using the opencoding method of grounded theory to identify emerging themes or categories within theresponses. The final coding scheme recognizes students’ differing perceptions of whatconstitutes an interdisciplinary collaboration, the purpose of using an interdisciplinary approach,and the

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmoud Ardebili; Ali Sadegh

environment. The class teaches fundamentals ofengineering graphics. It provides students with an opportunity to learn solid modeling asa tool for design process and product realization in addition to skills/competencies thattraditional introductory graphics classes promote.The main thrust of the new curriculum is on the project-based learning. It is believed thatpresenting the topics of the course through a project would expose the students toreal engineering practice. In fact, this approach helps students, throughout theirengineering programs, to prepare themselves for the Capstone Projects in the seniordesign courses. Specifically, students are given the opportunity to disassemble a realproduct and construct drawings of its parts. At the end of the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Constans; Joseph Orlins

Session 2525 Hands-on Design and Manufacturing in an Undergraduate Fluid Mechanics Course Joseph J. Orlins, Eric Constans Civil and Environmental Engineering / Mechanical Engineering Rowan University, Glassboro, New JerseyAbstractThis paper presents an effort to combine design and direct application of fundamental principlesin a basic fluid mechanics course. Civil Engineering students designed and manufactured pumps,then tested them to investigate head-discharge relationships.In this project, students in a junior-level introductory fluid