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TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ever Barbero; Larry Banta

. Page 9.976.1Outcome PortfoliosUsing outcome portfolios is an idea that evolved from the compilation of course portfolios, apractice that is traditional in our department. An outcome portfolio is assembled separately foreach program outcome by compiling evidence of student work related to that particular outcomefrom material that is routinely collected and assembled in the form of course portfolios. Everyinstructor develops a course portfolio for every course that he teaches in a given semester bycollecting a mix of student work, instructor lecture notes, handouts, and other materials. All ofaforementioned materials are important to the curriculum committee in assessing course contentand plotting general pedagogical strategy. However, EC-2000

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Craig V. Baltimore; James Mwangi

360 The Paradigm Shift of Coursework Development Through Industry Partnership: An Account of the Development of a Course in Structural Engineering Masonry Building Design Dr. Craig V. Baltimore, and Dr. James Mwangi California Polytechnic State University, Department of Architectural Engineering, San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaAbstractAcademic partnering with industry is a paradigm shift that has taken many forms. The more recentdiscussions in this partnering paradigm shift concern the influence on the curriculum by thepartnership. By

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Olivia Graeve, University of Nevada-Reno

. Page 13.519.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Engineering Project Laboratory Modules for an Introduction to Materials CourseAbstractThe final results of curriculum development under an NSF, CCLI-EMD sponsoredproject, “Development of Project-Based Introductory to Materials Engineering Modules”(DUE # #0341633) is discussed. A multi-university team of faculty developed fivelecture and three laboratory modules for use in Introductory to Materials courses. Thiscourse is required by most engineering programs in the U.S., with an annual enrollmentof 50,000 students.1 This freshman/ sophomore class is an ideal place to excite studentsabout their engineering majors and expose them to real world

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 5

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duc Anh Vu Trinh, University of South Florida; Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University ; Chris S. Ferekides, University of South Florida

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

prepare students with the necessary skill sets to be self-reliant and ready for real-world and industry challenges. Therefore, extensive solutions tobridging this gap are vital to creating a holistic engineering curriculum in which students caneffectively acquire the skills that the industry demands.Professional Formation in Engineering (PFE) CoursesAcknowledging these necessities, the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University ofSouth Florida designed a series of three courses called Professional Formation in Engineering(PFE), 1 credit hour each, to support students in learning and integrating professionalcompetencies and efficiently achieving their personal goals. These courses are designedsequentially, so elements from PFE 1 will

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Edifying Engineering Education through Multidisciplinary Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nael Barakat P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Selahattin Ozcelik, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; John Austin McCoy, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Aws Al-Shalash; Jong-Won Choi, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #20602The CASCADE Experience: An Innovative Cascaded Peer-Mentoring ProjectDr. Nael Barakat P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Nael Barakat is a professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean for Research and Grad- uate Studies at Texas A&M University - Kingsville. He is a registered professional engineer in Ontario, Canada, and a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). His areas of interest include Controls, Robotics, Automation, Systems dynamics and Integration, Mechatronics and Energy Harvesting, as well as Engineering Ethics, professionalism, and Education. Dr

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2001 Annual Conference

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Kay Wilding; Claudia Grossman; Stephen Hundley; Patricia Fox

the students continue with the company that provided them withtheir BA sponsorship. The industrial and business supporters of this unique educational programhave been pleased with the graduates of the Berufsakademie. Unlike most educationalinstitutions, a board of directors, consisting of both members of the Berufsakademie as well asindustry and business leaders, designs the curriculum for the BA.Founded in 1969, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis is an urban campus servinga population of over 27,000 traditional and non-traditional students. Students can study eitherfull-time or part-time, choosing from approximately 180 different degree programs. The IUPUIcampus houses a total of eighteen schools, sixteen Indiana University

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Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Ncube, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

is an essential component of any new instructional program. With this inmind, PLTW has developed comprehensive and intensive training programs to prepare teachersto use the cutting-edge technology that is an integral part of the curriculum. This training isfacilitated by a pre-assessment, Summer Training Institute. Ongoing training supports theteachers as they implement the program and provides for continuous improvement of skills.School counselors are also vital to the success of any pre-engineering program. PLTW informscounselors of the various benefits of the program and the various careers available in the field.Over the past 6 years participation in PLTW in Indiana has risen to over 135 schools with over14,000 students. The evaluation

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Assessment and Impact

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Kahyun Kim, Virginia Tech; Jason Forsyth, Virginia Tech; Ed Dorsa, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Tech; Eloise Coupey, Virginia Tech

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2012-5469: INTERDISCIPLINARY PEDAGOGY FOR PERVASIVE COM-PUTING DESIGN PROCESSES: AN EVALUATIVE ANALYSISDr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech where she serves as Assistant Department Head for Graduate Education and co-directs the Virginia Tech Engi- neering Communication Center. Her research includes interdisciplinary collaboration, communication studies, identity theory, and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include: interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design, writing across the curriculum in stat- ics courses, and a CAREER award to explore the use of e-portfolios

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Anne Wingate, University of Colorado Boulder; Marcus Holzinger, University of Colorado Boulder

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

provided by an industry, government, or academic sponsor. In 2014the course had 10 teams, and a wide variety of projects, from remote sensing to mechanicaldesign to propulsion. Table A1 in the appendix gives further project details. Note that at this timethe projects were advised by a team of 8 faculty members, and project teams were roughly 9students.In the fall, student teams utilized requirements, trades, and analyses to develop a detailed design.In the spring, teams built, integrated, and tested the design to verify requirements. Student teamsfabricated components within the machine and electronics shops on campus and integrated theirsystems in project build spaces. Students then performed testing using facilities and hardwarewithin faculty

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Technology, Communications & Ethics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman; Leo Hubbard McWilliams

Session Number: 2531 Observations on Benefits/Limitations of an Audience Response System Stephen E. Silliman and Leo McWilliams 257 Fitzpatrick Hall College of Engineering University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556 Silliman.1@nd.edu Mcwilliams.3@nd.eduAbstractThe audience response system (ARS) used in this study integrates fully into existing presentationsoftware and has been applied in a range of settings from high-school

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Issues Affecting Engineering Program Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Angel Ramos, University of Houston; Lauren Chapman, Boston College; Mac Cannady, Boston College; Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston

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Engineering Technology

scientific analysis andmathematical modeling and (iii) there has been a subsequent reduction in hands-on, laboratoryoriented, experiential learning, and courses delving into engineering design (synthesis asopposed to analysis) and engineering operations have been deemphasized and relegated toperhaps one or two courses in the curriculum. At the same time, the field of engineeringtechnology has expanded to the baccalaureate level with an emphasis on laboratory experience,practice-oriented lectures, and experiential learning. The authors further assert that each of thesedevelopments has occurred within the context of increasing constraints on available credit hoursfor engineering-specific courses due to expanding core requirements in mathematics

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert E. Spall; Christine E. Hailey

appropriate. Incorporation of CFD into a graduate curriculum is not anew proposal. However, introducing CFD topics in undergraduate courses as well as teaching asenior-level CFD course is fairly limited. The results of several years of study on the role ofCFD in undergraduate education at Penn State-Behrend indicate CFD is best used in seniordesign projects and research projects.1 Average undergraduate students struggle with conceptslike solving differential equations and boundary conditions. Consequently, the Penn State- Page 5.102.1Behrend faculty found that teaching CFD to undergraduates was not an easy task. Recently,faculty at Kettering University

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Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy L. Carter, Northeastern University; Samira M. Azarin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Elizabeth Hill, University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy J. Karlsson, University of Maryland - College Park

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Chemical Engineering

inherently safer design. 4.   Understand how to control and mitigate hazards to prevent accidents. 5.   Be familiar with the major regulations that impact the safety of chemical plants. 6.   Understand the consequences of chemical plant incidents due to acute and chronic chemical releases and exposures. 7.   Be reasonably proficient with at least one hazard identification procedure. 8.   Have an introduction to the process of hazard evaluation and risk assessment.  While these eight outcomes specify what needs to be covered, they do not specify where theseoutcomes should be covered in the curriculum. In 1999, Anton Pintar (Michigan TechnicalUniversity) discussed whether to integrate chemical process safety into the

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 9

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

examining the balance between curriculum enhancement and team experience, thispaper delves into the dynamics of unifying these teams under a single banner or body, and thepotential benefits or drawbacks of such an approach. Experience programs that successfully unitediverse teams like these could serve as models for improving other departments on campus oreven enhancing engineering curricula. By incorporating the principles and practices of theseoverarching bodies that collaborate with engineering teams, there is potential to enhanceeducational experiences across various disciplines.Research MethodsThe primary research method employed in this paper is qualitative, semi-structured interviews[4] with student participants, focusing on analyzing each

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Parviz F. Rad; David M. Woodall

Session 2542Engineering Management as an Outreach DegreeAt the University of IdahoParviz F. Rad, David M. WoodallUniversity of Idaho at Idaho FallsAbstractEngineering Management is an emerging field of engineering which focuses on theneeds of engineers who make the transition to managerial positions. Such atransition usually occurs after several years of traditional engineeringpractice. The University of Idaho recently implemented its Master's program inthe area of Engineering Management. This advanced degree program sharpens thestudent's quantitative and personal skills necessary for the engineeringmanager's position. The program curriculum contains core courses and a suiteof required business courses and is delineated in this paper

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Limbrunner; Charline Han; Chris Swan

the potentialof each student beyond, as well as within, the classroom; to encourage public service by students,faculty and staff, and to integrate service activities and experiential learning with teaching andresearch…” In order to implement this broad mission, the engineering curriculum must addressboth "hard" and "soft" aspects of environmental problems. In engineering education, technical aspects needed to be an effective environmentalengineer come from a variety of disciplines including engineering (civil, mechanical, chemical,etc.), natural sciences (geology, chemistry, physics, biology, etc.) and other specializeddisciplines (microbiology, geochemistry, toxicology, etc.). However, effectively developingsolutions to environmental

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 1: Course Design

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rea Lavi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cong Cong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Yuan Lai, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Justin A. Lavallee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Gregory L. Long Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Nathan Melenbrink, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Amitava 'Babi' Mitra, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Paper ID #38521The Evolution of an Interdisciplinary Case-Based Learning First-YearCourseDr. Rea Lavi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Rea Lavi, PhD, is lecturer and a curriculum designer with the New Engineering Education Transformation program and with the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and with the, both in the School of Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA. He also advises the MIT Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab on educational projects. Dr. Lavi teaches a case-based course open to all first-year students at MIT on approaches for tackling

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Renee Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Karen Bursic, University of Pittsburgh

unethically and keeping the information private, then we feel it is your professional responsibility to bring the matter to the attention of an authoritative motor vehicle establishment (such as the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators).6. ConclusionsWe have provided an overview of the MEA construct and how we are expanding that constructto junior and senior level students. We have also described how we have constructed MEAs thatalso present students with ethical dilemmas to resolve, and, where possible, are set within aglobal context. In addition, our E-MEAs require upper division (junior and senior) students torecall and integrate concepts covered across the curriculum into a representative model that cangenerate a set of

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jacek Jarzynski; Sheldon M. Jeter

Session 2566 Development of an Innovative Engineering Sciences and Systems Laboratory Course Sheldon M. Jeter and Jacek Jarzynski Georgia Institute of Technology INTRODUCTION In the fall of 1999 Georgia Tech changed from a ten week quarter to a fifteenweek semester schedule. This change created the need and opportunity to revise theundergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum. An important overall curriculumchange was to discontinue the dual track curriculum that featured some concentration oneither mechanical systems or thermal energy and fluid systems. The curriculum

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Knecht; Randal Ford

simplyappropriated his duties as the producer to function as those of the client.Was it pure coincidence that this all-student dramatic production of The Music Man was also the25 year alumni anniversary of Mines Little Theater? That the goals were high? The risks great?The task of organization daunting? Which all somehow contributed in the end to make thisproject a success? Or was there at work here an underlying structure that better integrated teamprocesses? We began to wonder. A Proposed Engineering Design Skills MatrixSkills and procedures important to the engineering design process (i.e., engineering designmethod, leadership, management and communication) evolve from project inception tocompletion in four phases (inception

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Frey; Jose Cruz

assessment: how do we effectivelyassess different classroom exercises using ethical-empowerment as the standard?A. An Exercise in Ethical-Empowerment: Integrating Ethics in an Introduction toComputers CourseFaculty training through an "Interdisciplinary Research and Training Program in Ethics forBusiness, Science, and Engineering in the Puerto Rican Context (NSF grants SBR-9952958 and9810253) has helped us develop exercises for integrating ethics across the curriculum. Tworetreats and related activities provided the background for faculty to feel comfortable with theidea of integrating ethics into their courses. Some of the ideas developed were to considerethics content when adopting new textbooks, discuss topics in ethics earlier in the semester

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Kenneth W. Santarelli

educational needs in the elementary, middle, and highschool districts (pipeline) throughout the region. This customer driven approach is consistent withTyler’s seminal work on curriculum development16 and on Dewey’s work which provided anunderstanding of the sources of educational objectives17. Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education 198Employers in the region have recognized the need for a local program to educate engineers.According to an official statement from Edwards AFB,The entire aerospace industry has a

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Mid Atlantic Papers

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2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

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Wyatt John Ritchie; Marietta Scanlon, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

computer, or with an immersive virtual reality (VR) headset. Videoswere published and distributed such that the instructional videos could easily be incorporatedinto a curriculum. Results of the project will be assessed for both immersiveness as well aspedagogical value.Keywords: Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, 360o Video, Teaching with InnovativeTechnologyIntroductionMany engineering programs incorporate hands-on experience in manufacturing methods andfabrication. The experience levels of students prior to the training can vary widely, and it’s notunusual for some students to have no familiarity with the equipment, let alone its operation.Integrating a virtual, immersive, experience as the first step of the training process may serve tooffset

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

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Mahbub K Ahmed P.E., Southern Arkansas University; Kendra J Ahmed, Southern Arkansas University

. Another benefit to academic institutions is that they will achieve bettermetrics for having students graduate on time, as mentioned in the article by Perez et al. [2].Efficient advising optimizes the time to graduate, thus improving universities' graduation timemetrics. An adequate and effective advising process is crucial for a program to provide not onlycurricular guidance to the students but also improve the retention of the program in general.With academic advising being such an integral part of higher education, it is important to findways that can streamline the process and make the process the most efficient possible. Academicadvising programs and apps are helping to solve this. There are many benefits from usingacademic advising programs

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karim Altaii, James Madison University; Colin J. Reagle, George Mason University; Mary K. Handley, James Madison University

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Mechanical Engineering

challenges.Dr. Mary K. Handley, James Madison University Dr. Handley received a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from the University of California-Davis. She has been a faculty member in the Integrated Science and Technology Department at James Madison University since 1998, teaching courses in Environmental Science and Chemistry. She was the ISAT program assessment coordinator for 14 years. Dr. Handley’s primary interests are in program assessment, environmental education, and sustainable agriculture. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Flipping an Engineering Thermodynamics Course to Improve Student Self-EfficacyAbstractThermodynamics is well documented as

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Mechanical Engineering Laboratories I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory J. Michna, South Dakota State University; Stephen Gent, South Dakota State University

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Mechanical Engineering

mechanical engineering students at South Dakota State University isThermo Fluids Laboratory. The purpose of this one-credit course, usually taken in a student’slast semester before graduation, is to enrich the student’s understanding of thermodynamics,fluid mechanics and heat transfer principles in an experimental laboratory setting. TheMechanical Engineering Department at SDSU recognizes the importance of laboratorycoursework in the curriculum, so a project was undertaken to improve student learning outcomesfrom this course. The goals of this project were to formally assess how well the current ThermoFluids Laboratory course achieves the desired course outcomes and to update the course contentand equipment based upon the findings of the

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

being implemented to ensure that students will becompetitive in the working world. Activities are being orchestrated to give students not only the chance towrite but to practice their speaking skills. Beginning with a junior year fluids’ laboratory students will begiven the chance to perform informal self and fellow-student introductions. At this early stage in the takingof engineering course, the coupling of engineering skill acquisition and the means to convey the informationis evident. The importance of being able to stand up and speak becomes an integral part of a student’s life.Since laboratory courses require group work, the process of presenting information to one’s own small groupwill also be part of the presentation schema. Brief

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Imagining the Research Agenda for ASEE LEAD

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan Kendall, University of Texas at El Paso; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; Brian Novoselich, United States Military Academy; Matthew Dabkowski

faculty development, developing integrated course sequences, and methods for involving students in curriculum development and teaching through Peer Designed Instruction. Dr. Kendall's scholarship emphasizes the professional formation of engineers, specifically through the development and application of the Contextual Engineering Leadership Development framework. Bringing together her work in engineering leadership development, curriculum design, and collaborative design, her current focus is on developing engineering instructional faculty as leaders of educational change at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Dr. Kendall is the Division Chair of the Engineering Leadership Development (LEAD) Division of the American Society of

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Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #15103Capstone Design Projects: An Emphasis on Communication, Critical Think-ing, and AnalysisDr. Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh Taryn Bayles, Ph.D., is a NTS Professor of Chemical Engineering in the Chemical and Petroleum Engi- neering Department at the University of Pittsburgh, where she incorporates her industrial experience by bringing practical examples and interactive learning to help students understand fundamental engineering principles. Her current research focuses on engineering education, outreach and curriculum development. c American Society for Engineering

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Models of community engagement practices

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Scott Bates, University of Utah; Karen J. Krapcho, University of Utah; Crystal Orantes, University of Utah

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Community Engagement Division

internship at Kellogg’s, where she designed processes for applyingfrosting to one of their products. She helped create a cookie processing activity where studentswork in teams to create uniform cookies with many other student contributors. While the presentations and activities developed by the Ambassadors are still in use bythe College of Engineering, it has been difficult replicating the same enthusiasm that the studentsdemonstrated when the activities were first developed. They also did the minimum required toreceive the book stipend and were not reliable when it came to prolonged activities such asEngineering Day and Engineering Week at the University of Utah. The Ambassadors haveplayed an integral role in the development of activities and