Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andre Lucena MA, NAIT; Don Mah P.Eng., Northern Alberta Institute of Technology; Faisal Arain, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)

Tagged Divisions

Construction

experience in the design, construction and project management of various types of buildings (residential, commercial) and infrastructure projects.Dr. Faisal Arain, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) Dr. Faisal Arain is currently working as Associate Dean, School of Sustainable Building and Environmen- tal Management with Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), Edmonton, Canada. Dr. Arain is an Architect with an MS and Ph.D. in Construction Project Management. He has extensive experience of working at management and leadership positions in construction industry and academia in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Canada. Dr. Arain has worked as Chair, Construction Project Management with Southern

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alandra Kahl, Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny

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Environmental Engineering

education. She is the author of several technical papers and conference proceedings centered on environmental engineering. Her professional affiliations include the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Chemical Society, and the American Society for Engineering Education. Page 26.601.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 EnGAGE: Integrating Engineering and Civic EngagementAbstract:A recent focus in engineering education has been the integration of project based learning andinterdisciplinary coursework. Students are more apt to continue with the discipline if

Conference Session

Teaching the Business Side of Construction

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction

, usually go on to work for construction companies. A construction engineer isexpected to possess technical and managerial skills. Technical content is well covered inconstruction curricula and it is considered a fundamental knowledge and skill. Technicalskills play key role for graduates to step in to the industry. If the new hires nurture theirtechnical capabilities with good business skills in following years, they build successfulcareers. Construction is people oriented business and employees from field engineers toexecutives are on the front lines serving clients on a daily basis. Due to credit-hourlimitations, other than the Project Management and Construction Capstone courses at theUniversity of Texas at San Antonio, all core courses include

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award, and the NCSU Faculty Advisor Award. Page 15.661.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Ideas to Consider for New Chemical Engineering Educators: Senior DesignAbstractTeaching the senior or “capstone” design course can be intimidating to new facultymembers since the course is typically more open ended and project-based compared toother traditional core courses. Faculty with backgrounds in chemistry or physics who joina chemical engineering department may have never taken such a course themselves. Inmany departments, the course was traditionally taught

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Jeffrey N. Shelton, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Systems Engineering

design andbuild an automated device. It was hypothesized that reformulating the design project as aproblem- or project-based learning activity would facilitate long-term learning amongundergraduate as well as graduate students. It is intended that the design problem serve twopurposes: a) encourage students to apply knowledge from the lab assignments, and b) allowstudents to learn the value of integrated mechanical-electronic-software design as compared tothe more conventional process of sequential design. The first goal, application of prior Page 24.708.2knowledge, makes the activity more similar to a project-based learning approach while

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Wipplinger

Providing Safe Housing through Independent Study Dr. Lisa A. Wipplinger United States Military AcademyAbstractThe Civil and Mechanical Engineering department at the United States Military Academy hasteamed up with The Center for Earthquake Resistant Housing to work toward affordable, easilyconstructed earthquake resistant housing in developing countries. A series of independent studyprojects involving design, analysis and research are being developed as courses for small teamsof cadets. Each course will focus on a specific piece of the large project, helping to move italong more quickly. These projects will provide opportunities for life-long learning

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Massoud (Mike) Safavi; James Strueber

SESSION NO.: 1793 THE TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY SOLAR DECATHLON HOUSE ENTRY: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT Mike Safavi, James Strueber Tuskegee UniversityIntroductionThis paper describes Tuskegee University’s entry in the First Solar Decathlon Contest, sponsoredby The Department of Energy. First, the project goals, design, construction, logistics of movingthe house to the Capital’s Mall, setup, and testing aredescribed; then an analysis of the project success andfailures is presented.In 2000, The Department of Energy (DOE), BritishPetroleum Solar (BP Solar), and The AmericanInstitute of Architects (AIA), challenged all theAmerican Schools of Architecture

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Ordonez, Florida State University; Jose Vargas, Universidade Federal do Parana; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Necesio Gomes Costa, Universidade Federal de Itajubá

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Design in Engineering Education

Integration of Capstone Design Experience with the International Exchange ProgramThis work presents an overview of our recent efforts introducing international aspects into thesenior capstone design curriculum. Partly based on our previous experience, we proposed andreceived funding for the integration of international design project collaboration into aninternational exchange program between U.S. and Brazil funded by the U.S. Department ofEducation’s Fund for the Improvement for Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) and theCoordination for Graduate Studies of the Brazilian Ministry of Education (CAPES). Theproposal involves four universities, two from U.S. and two from Brazil and encompasses twomain research areas in aerospace

Conference Session

Laboratory Innovations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas R. Consi, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-3588: A VERSATILE PLATFORM FOR TEACHING MECHA-TRONICSDr. Thomas R. Consi, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Thomas R. Consi is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, with a joint ap- pointment in the School of Freshwater Sciences and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His researches focuses on the development of new and novel marine robots designed to operate in challenging environments. He is also keenly interested in engineering education and involves many UWM engineer- ing undergraduates in his research projects as well as teaches mechatronics in the UWM Department of Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao, North Dakota State University; Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University; Zhi Ge, Shandong University

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Construction

paper addresses a TOP method – ―TOP‖ is an acronym for Teamwork (T),Oral Interaction (O) and Professional (P) - based on the needs from the construction industry, toaddress the gap between academic knowledge and professional experience.Communication in ConstructionIndustry professionals as documented in the literature suggest that communication is the key tothe success of construction projects. Better communication allows for projects to be completedwithin budget with reduced amount of rework.1 The primary function of communication is totransfer information.2 Quality communication has to include successful transmission and accurateunderstanding of the message. Many factors can affect the transmission and understanding,including information

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Jared P Coyle, Drexel University; Jamie Lyn Kennedy, Drexel University; Jessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Adam K Fontecchio, Drexel University (Eng.)

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Curriculum Development

Paper ID #8266Engineering Visiting Fellows: A modular, low-cost model for scalable, university-facilitated international K-12 partnerships in engineering educationMr. Jared P Coyle, Drexel University Jared Coyle is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering at Drexel University. He earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Drexel University in 2008 and an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Drexel in 2010. Coyle is a former NSF IGERT Nanotechnology Fellow with research interests in composite organic materials for electronic devices. He is also International Projects Director and a Lead Fellow

Conference Session

Thermal Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Edwards

Session 2266 Using Available Faculty Expertise to Add Relevance to a First Course in Heat Transfer Robert Edwards Pennsylvania State University at Erie Martin Dropik Pennsylvania State University at Erie Robert Simoneau Pennsylvania State University at ErieAbstract:Heat transfer courses for mechanical engineering students are typically lecture based, but ofteninclude an open ended project to provide a real

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura P. Ford, University of Tulsa

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Chemical Engineering

withsufficient detail that they can be reproduced by the students. An ideal article leaves somevariation that can be used as the basis for a design project. The Fall 2013 introductorythermodynamics course design project (Appendix 1) was based on the article Optimizing anOrganic Rankine Cycle1 (OORC). The thermodynamic concepts in the paper are all covered inthe course, so a student who understands the course Rankine cycle material should understandthe thermodynamics of the paper. Basing the design project on the OORC paper, making thestudents work closely with it, is expected to increase the students’ confidence in their abilities toread similar papers. Surveys were done throughout the design project to assess its effect on thestudents.MethodologyThe

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Thomas M. Korman; Hal A. Johnston; Lloyd Crask

are required to set up a complete business strategy including thefollowing tasks: • examine available information • determine the best portfolio of jobs to bid on • create strategies to improve bonding limits • set strategies to create negotiated work • develop bid prices for desired jobs • monitor their financial position as work progresses • monitor and create strategies to improve company’s appraisal metrics • choose and modify their construction methods to meet due dates and reduce costs • interpret their competitors' strategies • respond to changing conditions and situations proposed to the company and driven by the decisions and actions of the company Commercial Building Projects

Collection

2012 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Junichi Kanai; Mark Anderson

Redmine in an Academic Setting Junichi Kanai and Mark Anderson The Design Lab at Rensselaer, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAbstractA web-based collaboration system called Redmine was introduced for use in our capstone designprogram. Many project teams effectively used both the project's wiki, discussion forums, and arepository tool for recording and communicating their design work. The students also learned touse the discussion forums and the issue tool to manage their projects. On the other hand, varioususer statistics obtained from the system allowed the faculty advisors to monitor the frequency ofeach student's contributions and to quickly review the

Conference Session

M1B: WIP - Learning Experiences 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.; Rachel L. Bragg, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

engineeringstudents in an introduction to engineering course reveals that transfer can be enhanced throughstrategies such as writing-specific feedback and writing focused class activities, thus helpingthese students to see a clearer connection between their first-year composition courses and thewriting they are tasked with in their discipline.This project started as a result of the authors being asked to join an assessment committee todevelop a plan for assessing writing across all programs at West Virginia University Institute ofTechnology. The initial plan for cross-curricular assessment includes English faculty assessingwriting from first-year composition courses and senior capstone courses from a variety ofprograms. This assessment will be used to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Michael A. de Miranda, Texas A&M University; Elizabeth Deuermeyer, Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Engineering Pathways and Integrated STEM for P-12 Teacher PreparationWhen the preparation of the next generation of STEM teachers is discussed in education circles,few think of teachers earning an engineering degree as a pathway to entering the teachingprofession. Teachers prepared with an engineering degree are well equipped to help younglearners “connect the STEM dots” through design, problem solving, experimentation, making,and understanding the balance between the designed and natural world in which they live. STEMlearning is often abstract and STEM subjects are too often taught in isolation without referenceand meaningful connections. This NSF-IUSE project broadens the STEM

Conference Session

Electromechanical & Manufacturing ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Li Qian, South Dakota State University; Teresa Hall, South Dakota State University; Shanzhong (Shawn) Duan, South Dakota State University

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Engineering Technology

, communication andlifelong learning. One possible and feasible approach is to address those professional lifeskills via targeted content in engineering applications courses [1] . This approach was chosenin reforming the tooling design and measurement course for manufacturing engineeringtechnology (MNET) students at the South Dakota State University (SDSU).Subjects in the course include jigs, fixtures, molds, tools and dies in various productionsettings, material selection, precision machining, manufacturing inspection equipment andtechniques, dimensional metrology and geometric conformance. WebCT courseware, anenvironment for developing web-based educational activities and materials [2], was used tosupplement lecture material, lab projects, homework

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pablo K. Cornejo, California State University, Chico

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Environmental Engineering

environmentally sustainable solutions. This paper describes a new green engineering designcourse developed at California State University, Chico, which provides students with asustainability framework to approach engineering problems considering the triple bottom (i.e.,economic, social, environmental issues). Through a group project, students applied quantitativeenvironmental and economic assessment tools (i.e., life cycle assessment software and life cyclecost analysis), decision-making strategies, and sensitivity analysis tools to evaluate real-worldproblems. Students’ (n=86) abilities to understand and apply key concepts in the course wereevaluated by examining overall performance in the class and performance on group projects. Themajority of students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, evolution, evolutionary medicine, and research practices in science. Ella is the co-coordinator for the project Making Academic Change Happen, an ini- tiative focused on helping faculty and administrators develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to become successful and satisfied change agents.Dr. Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington Elizabeth Litzler, Ph.D., is the director of the University of Washington Center for Workforce Develop- ment and an affiliate assistant professor of sociology. She directs research and evaluation projects from conceptualization, methodological design, and collection of data and analysis to dissemination of findings. Dr. Litzler is a member of ASEE and a former board

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Camille George, University of St. Thomas

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. She teaches thermodynamics and maintains a strong interest in technology literacy and international service-learning. Dr. George has spearheaded several innovative international projects in collaboration with seven different departments including Geology, Modern and Classical Languages, Sociology, Accounting and Communications. She has also introduced a Peace Engineering track which combines Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Justice and Peace. Page 15.1073.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Solar Cooker Design

Conference Session

Thermal Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz; Robert Choate

, student teams are required to design, build and test (DBT) an experimentaldesign project of their own choice.This project requires experimental problem solving skills, builds upon the analytical andnumerical techniques they have acquired in their engineering science courses, and will then beexpanded upon in a multi-disciplinary capstone laboratory design course in the spring semesterof their senior year. The project is coordinated through the ME program Design of ExperimentsPlan and further supports the ME program's Professional Component Plan by requiring the use ofengineering design with open-ended problems, integration of professional tools, anddemonstration of professional communications. This experience takes place from a point ofview that

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karl Stevens; Sharon Schlossberg; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

Session Number: 1430 Students to Engineering Practice K. K. Stevens, S. M. Schlossberg, M. M. Larrondo Petrie College of Engineering, Florida Atlantic UniversitySTUDENTS TO ENGINEERING PRACTICE (STEP) is a manifestation of a research project* that setsthe task of developing a sustainable and replicable industry-academia partnership model forhelping talented, but financially disadvantaged, students complete their baccalaureate degrees intimely fashion and move successfully into the workforce. The intent of the project is todemonstrate that significant improvements in retention, placement, and workforce throughputcan be achieved by

Conference Session

Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Rossetti; Kellie Scheider; Richard Cassady

clarity about the customer or sponsor’s needs, and discovering corrupt data. Thestudents involved in the project must describe their qualifications and justify being awarded theirfirst choice of the projects. The students provide industry sponsors deliverables such asrecommendations, models, designs, hardware, and/or software. Grading of the projects is basedon team accomplishment, peer evaluation, written reports, and an industry sponsor evaluation ofteam performance. This paper discusses the structure, operation, and assessment of the seniorlevel Industrial Engineering Design Course within the Department of Industrial Engineering at Page

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Mase

topics taughtin a prototypical class. However, one third of the class time and one third of the finalgrade is devoted to a design project. These projects are meant to help build the student’screative thinking and design skills. Students gain experience in solid modeling,enhancing their ability to work in multi-functional teams, and refining their presentationskills. This paper discusses the class structure, sample projects, and an evaluation of onesuch course. I . INTRODUCTION GMI Engineering & Management Institute (GMI) is an ABET-accredited privatecollege offering degrees in electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineering, as well asmanagement systems. Recently, degree programs in applied mathematics

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas E. Hirt

, reinforcing concepts currently being learned, and lookingahead to future material. The process described here is an open-ended design project that isassigned in a junior-level course on fluid flow and heat transfer. In the process, cooling water ispumped from a river, through a condenser on a distillation column, and then to a cooling tower.The students' job is to select the most cost-effective pump and piping for this flow system. Thisproject involves teamwork, decision-making, and the use of spreadsheets, and along the way thestudents gain a little knowledge about economics. The students also begin to take a broader viewof design. Rather than focusing solely on the pump, they realize that the presence of processelements upstream and downstream from

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention, and Diversity in Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Romel W. Mackelprang, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-1341: UTILIZING BRIDGES ACROSS COLLEGES TO PROPOSEA GRANT TO IMPROVE THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OFSTUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN STEM PROGRAMSDonald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University DONALD C. RICHTER obtained his B. Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Pro- fessional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation, Energy Manage- ment and air pollution dispersion modelingWilliam R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University William R. Loendorf is currently

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2013 GSW

Authors

Danielle Reynolds; Nur Yazdani; Tanvir Manzur

Experience for Teachers (RET) project on Hazard Mitigation at UT Arlingtonwas funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The project had the importantintellectual focus of educating high school STEM teachers in inquiry-based research learning,research design, execution and implementation, and in solving real-world hazard-relatedengineering problems with open-ended solutions. The RET program brought together 27 highschool STEM teachers from 10 high schools in the Arlington, Texas, and five other schooldistricts from surrounding areas. A total of seven summer research projects with the commontheme of hazard mitigation were identified and conducted. In the six week summer extremewind RET project, the STEM teachers were provided with hands on

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Brian Kosobudzki; Bill Grove; Sam Aguilar; Vince Sabella

-inspired steering hub. Once the steering wheel is removed, a pulley system will replacethe steering wheel. The pulley system will allow the use of the motor to turn the steeringshaft. With the installation of the motor next to the steering column, a joystick canreplace the steering wheel. In order for the joystick to control the motor, amicrocontroller must be used. With the mechanics in place, programming themicrocontroller will allow the inputs of the joystick to be translated to the motor. Thushaving the joystick replace the steering wheel allowing a new medium of vehicleoperation. This process took the entire project team the entire semester to implement. Whennever thought the process would be so intensive or time consuming. The first

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #10

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Janis Raje

) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com High-Impact Practices in LEAP: an NSF S-STEM Scholarship ProgramAbstractUtah Valley University (UVU) was awarded an NSF Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM) grant in2014 to strengthen outcomes for students in computer science, software engineering, computerengineering, and electrical engineering through Leadership, Engagement, Academic Mentoring,and Preparation (LEAP). The LEAP project was completed in September 2021. This paperpresents the impact of the program on the institution and its computing and engineeringprograms. Also, it presents the effect of the high-impact practices in this program in retentionand completion of computer