Conference Session

Innovative Assessment Techniques in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Shannon K Reynolds

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineeringeducation. One approach has been to use professional rating systems as a vehicle in designcourses. This paper describes such an approach using the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure(ISI) EnvisionTM rating system as part of a learning module in the capstone design course at theUniversity of Utah. In the module, students are first presented fundamental sustainabilityconcepts and tools, and in a separate seminar are introduced to the Envision rating system.Students are exposed at least two more times to brief follow-up discussions applying Envision totheir project. It was expected that the use of Envision helps students reinforce underlyingsustainability concepts and improve the learning about Envision by applying it to a project. Themodule

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Barry J Brinkman, Gannon University; Scott E Steinbrink, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #6399Assessing Impact without Using Grades: Quality Review of Community En-gagementDr. Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University Dr. Theresa M. Vitolo is an associate professor in the Computer and Information Science Department of Gannon University at Erie, PA. Teaching in systems-related fields since 1986, she joined the Computer and Information Science Department at Gannon University in 1999. In addition to teaching, she has worked as a systems analyst/programmer on a variety of systems development projects. Her academic background includes a B.S.E. in Industrial Engineering and a Ph.D. in Information Science

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Richards; Daniel Pack; David Ahlgren; Igor Verner

design projects—and in assessing the educational impactof robotics projects and competitions. We show that one particular assignment, the developmentof autonomous mobile robots, ties together interdisciplinary design, experiential learning,teamwork assessment and other topical educational subjects in powerful and unique ways. Weidentify best practices taken from our experiences, focusing on (a) undergraduate experiences infire-fighting robotics and in the AUVSI Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition; (b) integratingrobotics into the first year engineering design courses, advanced research project teams, andsenior design projects; (c) robot design as a medium to promote teamwork; (d) methods ofevaluation and assessment of robotics curricula and

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education Research

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Sullivan; Harpreet Singh; Kimberly Sward; Janis Terpenny

real world problems in collaborationwith industry. An overview of the organization and administration of the collaborative projectsis presented. Learning aids and Internet tools are included in this discussion. Assessment resultsof student performance and perception are also presented. It was found using a bootstrap sample,at a significance level of 0.05, that the grade point average (GPA) of students working onprojects in collaboration with industry administered through a variety of tools over the Internet(Experimental Group) was higher than those receiving only traditional classroom style lecture(Control Group). Overall, we conclude that the Internet is an effective and efficient medium forincorporating industry based projects into the

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le, Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Anthony William Duva, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L. Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ali R. Moazed, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, 2011 Instructional Methodology for Capstone Senior Mechanical DesignAbstract: The capstone design project is a big event in every mechanical program. Thecapstone design project serves as a bridge to help students migrate from an academicenvironment to an industrial environment. Any school normally don‟t have the full capability toconstruct and physically test each capstone design project due to limited equipment, limitedfunds and limited time, which is the primary difference between the industrial environment andthe academic environment. Due to this defect in the academic environment, there are twocommon major problems in lots of capstone designs. Some capstone projects couldn‟t providethe supporting documented analysis to answer whether

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Melanie Sattler

: Operation SMART air quality presentations to elementary school girls for Girls, Inc.; Air Pollutant Sampling of Carbon Monoxide, Particulates, and Ozone for the American Lung Association; Analysis of Environmental and Economic Impacts of Energy and Water Efficiency Improvements for a Habitat for Humanity House; Analysis of Air Pollution Emissions for the Tema Oil Refinery, Ghana.Effectiveness of the projects in improving student skills in application of knowledge, criticalthinking, communication, and teamwork is evaluated, along with impact of the projects onstudents’ sense of civic responsibility. Based on qualitative information from student projectreflections, the projects were effective in helping students

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leszek Gawarecki, Kettering University; Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Gina Rablau, Kettering

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Redesigned Application Oriented Integral Calculus CurriculumAbstractThis paper presents the development of an application based curriculum for an integral calculuscourse, a project funded by the KEEN Foundation. Textbook examples are frequentlydisconnected from students’ immediate environment or use past data of little interest. In addition,information given on the subject is at most sketchy and the practical purpose of solving theseexamples is not clear. This lack of vivid applications in calculus courses motivated us to developcontent that can be used by instructors to enhance students’ learning experience by engagingthem directly in solving problems and applying attained skills to real life

Conference Session

Learning Through Service

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Katherine Schmotzer; Ana Paula Valenca, Purdue EPICS

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

evident as the majority of the LTS efforts remain outside the undergraduatecurriculum and are localized and non-sustainable in their current forms. Barriers to curricularchange have been studied within the academy and in particular related to LTS6,7.This paper describes the integration of a primarily extra-curricular model with a curricular modelfor LTS. The results and student perspectives are discussed.EPICS and EWB-USA ProgramsEngineers Without Borders - USA (EWB-USA) and the Engineering Projects in CommunityService (EPICS) are well recognized and have established best practices in service-learning,multidisciplinary project work and collaborations between industry and academia. Bothapproaches share the common goals of addressing compelling

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering 2

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Whitehurst, Mississippi State University; Nathaniel Hyams, Clemson University; Morgan Green, Mississippi State University; Matthew William Priddy, Mississippi State University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

student in Bioengineering at Clemson University studying tissue engineering.Ms. Morgan Green, Mississippi State University Morgan Green is an Instructor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Mississippi State University. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education, where her research is focused on the develop- ment and assessment of professional skills in engineering students. Other areas of interest and research are engineering education outreach and the application of hands-on learning in engineering students. She is the founder and Director of Project ENspire, an engineering outreach event for 4th-6th grade girls now in its eight year.Dr. Matthew William Priddy, Mississippi State University

Conference Session

S6B: Full Papers - One Size Does Not Fit All

Collection

14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

Authors

Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University; Isaac Macwan, Fairfield University; John F Drazan, Fairfield University

Tagged Topics

Full Papers

: Engaging First-Year Engineering Students Through Team-Based Design and Peer Review: A Service-Learning Approach Djedjiga Belfadel, Isaac Macwan, Kongar Elif and John F Drazan Fairfield UniversityAbstract:This complete evidence-based practice paper outlines the benefits of incorporating a challenging teamdesign term project informed by service-learning in a first-year engineering course for students majoringin electrical, biomedical, and mechanical engineering, and students who have not declared a major. Thecourse provides core engineering knowledge and competencies in a highly interactive course formatwhere students are active participants in the learning

Collection

2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Chandika Annasiwatta, Muskingum University; Sandra Soto-Caban, Muskingum University

education. As a member of an underrepresented group in her field, she is a strong advocate for women participation in STEM. Dr. Soto-Cab´an is a Senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and member of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). She is also member of the engineering honor societies Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Design of a Cost-effective Bending/Compression EducationalLaboratory Test Apparatus – an Integrated Project Based Learning ActivityAbstractThis paper is focused on an undergraduate design project on the design and

Conference Session

New Tools for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jamison IV, Villanova University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

extracurricular activities to help hone engineeringstudents’ entrepreneurial skills and encourage ideation. However, there remainfew co-curricular opportunities for students to develop an entrepreneurial skillsetand practice entrepreneurial thinking. In particular, opportunities are rare forstudents to merge entrepreneurially minded learning (EML) with the high-levelsubject-, project- and collaboration-based learning approaches typically seen insenior-level elective courses. Developing the entrepreneurial mindset will serveour students well by preparing them to be more impactful engineers.We have developed, implemented and assessed a framework for integratingEML into senior-level elective courses via an Ideation Project. In the affectedcourse

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session I: WIP: Experiential Learning Potpourri

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jones, North Dakota State University; Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

paper considers the value of robotics competitions from the perspective of theirexperiential education value. Each year, thousands of students across the United States andaround the world participate in a wide variety of robotics competitions. It is generallyrecognized that student participants find these experiences highly enjoyable and have theopportunity to gain and demonstrate skills in a variety of areas directly and peripherally relatedto the project. However, despite the prevalence of these activities, insufficient research has beenperformed to characterize their specific value and the sources that it comes from.This paper presents initial work on the characterization of the value of participation in roboticscompetition teams. Modified

Conference Session

Construction Session 2: PM, BIM, and Collaboration

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hossein Ataei P.E., Syracuse University; Ossama M. Salem, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Paper ID #14599”Construction Regulations and Organizational Management” - A Case Studyof a New Course Introduction to the Civil Engineering CurriculumDr. Hossein Ataei P.E., Syracuse University Dr. Ataei is an Assistant Professor of Civil & Infrastructure Engineering at Syracuse University in New York. As a registered Professional Engineer both in Canada and in the United States, he has the indus- try experience in the fields of structural design of civil infrastructure systems; business administration of heavy civil projects and project controls of large-scale civil infrastructure for global Engineering- Procurement

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Tagged Divisions

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.)

Tagged Topics

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Tagged Topics

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