Conference Session

Communication, Professional Development, and the Engineering Ambassador Network

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

visits. During the visits to middle and high schools, the Engineering Ambassadors, who are relatable role models, generally provide two types of presentations. Six Ambassadors arrive at the school in the early morning and provide age and subject appropriate presentations and activities that are integrated with the science and math curriculum. Because the Ambassadors present in pairs, they present in up to three parallel classrooms at a time during the school day. The Ambassadors show how engineering is relevant to math and science by highlighting an engineering project such as developing a spinal implant. In addition, the Ambassadors start or conclude the day with a presentation about Engineering

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Corporation; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs; Francisco Enrique Andrade, Hewlett-Packard Mexico

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

AC 2011-296: AN INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT-ACADEMIA PARTNERSHIPTO DEVELOP TALENT AND TECHNOLOGYLueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Corporation Lueny Morell, M.S., P.E., is Program Manager in the Strategic Innovation and Research Services Office of Hewlett Packard Laboratories in Palo Alto, California. She is part of the team facilitating co-innovation with government, partners and universities. From 2002-2008, she was in charge of developing engineer- ing/science curriculum innovation initiatives worldwide in support of HPL research and technology areas and former director of HPL University Relations for Latin America and the Caribbean in charge of build- ing research and education collaborations with universities throughout the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division (MFG) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University; Richard Y Chiou, Drexel University; Tzu-liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing Division (MFG)

in the Engineering Technology curriculum, there is an opportunity to expand knowledgeinvolving the integration of automation into a production system. In order to better prepare studentsfor this subject and the job market, an interdisciplinary senior design team is designing andconstructing a cobot system which will simulate a cobot assisting in CNC manufacturing (Figure9). This newly developed integrated cell will have a new co-robot with vision camera for therobotics lab and will be used as an educational module involving the integration of automatedmachinery. This module is still under development and will be integrated to this course in nextyear offering. Figure 9. Conceptual co-robot integrated cell and simulation with Robodk

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; M. Kevin Parfitt, Pennsylvania State University; Sez Atamturktur Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; Moses Ling P.E., Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #33853WIP: Enhancing Freshman Seminars With Themes: An ArchitecturalEngineering ApproachDr. Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University Ryan Solnosky is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University at University Park. Dr. Solnosky has taught courses for Architec- tural Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Pre-Major Freshman in Engineering. He received his integrated Bachelor of Architectural Engineering/Master of Architectural Engineering (BAE/MAE), and PhD. de- grees in architectural engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. Dr

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Joseph Benin P.E.; Avinash Srinivasan

adapt to enable the best intellectual development and character building. While CharlesBabbage designed the first mechanical computer as early as 1822 [1], the digital computersare relatively new and have been with us since the 1930s [2]. In recent years, computerprogramming has shifted from being a skill for an elect few computer scientists to enteringthe main stream of education [3]. At the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), learning computer programminghas been an integral part of the Electrical Engineering curriculum for decades. While initiallyfocused on hardware-friendly languages like C and C++, this was later expanded to includeMATLAB and C#. In keeping with the principle of continuous improvement and providing ourstudents

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahaa Ansaf, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

students to embrace more elaborate, discipline-specific, critical thinking requiredof them in future courses. At sophomore, junior, and senior levels, courses were selected forcritical thinking, and professional ethics emphasizes. The students were encouraged to use criticalthinking skills to analyze requirements and constraints which would apply for advanced real-worldproblems. Significant improvement in critical thinking skills of students have been achievedthrough this sequence. An integrated thinking approach is adopted by Katz [3] to bridge the educational gapbetween analytical and design thinking for mechanical engineering students. The suggestedapproach is implemented by reforming science engineering courses by stressing the

Collection

2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Becky DeGreeff; Kathy Brockway; Troy Brockway; Sue Guzek; Fred Guzek

, faculty have incorporated culture, language, diversity, andhuman factors into the existing study abroad experience in order to enrich an establisheddynamic learning environment. With the addition of the humanities focus, additional curriculum,and added faculty, students have been able to benefit from the multiple perspectives of a diversegroup of faculty members. 2017 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education Course DescriptionsInternational Rural Economic DevelopmentInternational Rural Economic Development is an interdisciplinary 6-credit hour course requiringtravel to, study, and research in France. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Cicciarelli, Louisiana Tech University; Timothy Reeves, Louisiana Tech University; Catherine Belk, Clemson University; Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Eric Sherer, Louisiana Tech University

Paper ID #38220NSF RIEF: Influence of Self-Efficacy and Social Support onPersistence and Achievement in Chemical EngineeringSophomores: Measuring the Impact of an InterventionBrad Cicciarelli (Distinguished Lecturer) Brad Cicciarelli is a Distinguished Lecturer in the chemical engineering and mechanical engineering departments at Louisiana Tech University. He earned a B.S. from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. from M.I.T., both in chemical engineering. He teaches a variety of courses, including material and energy balances, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and numerical methods.Timothy Reeves (Lecturer of

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Bradley E. Bishop; George E. Piper; Richard T. O'Brien

system identification throughimplementation and tuning of a PD controller. This design project has been integrated into thejunior level curriculum in the Systems Engineering department at the United States NavalAcademy.1. IntroductionIt is well known that classroom discussion of the theory of control can be greatly enhancedthrough appropriate experimental investigations. Students unable to grasp the concepts offeedback and system response through lectures are often more receptive to hands-ondemonstrations and investigations. Further, many topics relating to the process of system designare difficult at best to teach in a lecture format. It is extremely challenging to motivate in theclassroom the difficulties of real implementation of control

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Walsh; David Gibbs; Alan Demmons

Visionary Pragmatism Task Force asks Cal Polyfaculty to integrate technological and humanistic areas of study: “Graduates of Cal Poly will possess a uniquelybalanced and integrated knowledge and understanding of technology, mathematics, sciences, humanities and thesocial sciences.”The Technological SocietyOur society is technologically driven and technology centered. Thus, an understanding of technology, atechnological literacy, is a critical prerequisite for full participation as a citizen in the Twenty-first Century world.Indeed, the key public challenges are rarely characterized by government as questions of technology, they areassumed to be socio-economic-political problems. However, key issues often intersect, and technology lies at thecenter

Collection

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Karl D. Schubert; Leslie B. Massey; Carol S. Gattis

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Introducing Innovation to First-Year STEM Students through an Intercession Course University of Arkansas/University of Arkansas/University of ArkansasInnovation training is considered critical for the future of our country, yet despite the importantrole, opportunities for students to develop innovation skills are limited. For STEM students,training in innovation principles and processes are frequently extra-curricular pursuits, such asunpaid internships with start-up organizations, shadowing innovation professionals, or obtainingan additional business degree or minor covering innovation principles. The National

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yasuhisa Komura; Tien-I Liu; Stefan Setiadharma; Akihiko Kumagai

by this project. One of the advertisingflyers is shown in Figure 2. Page 10.467.7 Figure 2: An advertisement for the liquid handling system Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationConclusionThe activities of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) Lab at CSUS with the specialemphasis on industry-sponsored master’s projects were described. A case study of developing anautomated liquid handling system for science lab automation was described to explain suchindustry

Conference Session

Undergraduate Retention Activities

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karan Watson; John Weese

enrollmentsfor women were 6%, 7%, 15%, 21%, 38%, and 42 %.)The completion of an extensive outcomes assessment is required of all students justbefore the conclusion of the semester. It probes student reactions to the seminarcourse, as well as their reactions to the ME curriculum, the support courses, theeffectiveness of the infrastructures of the university as well as the ME department, andsolicits their comments and suggestions for improvement. In previous semesters, it hadbeen noticed that the students reported that this course was significantly more effectiveat improving their oral communication skills than it was in helping them with writing. Thefaculty suspected that the practice of having all students in each recitation sectionprovide written

Conference Session

Hands-on/Experiential Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

project-based course in an international context—anticipatingthat student participants would realize the benefits of both study-abroad and project-based learning.The Brazil-U.S. Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)-Sustainable Energy and Aeronautical Engineering Program (SEAEP) integrates theacademic strengths of the two U.S. universities: Florida State University (FSU) and theUniversity of Pittsburgh (Pitt), as well as the two Brazilian universities: UniversidadeFederal de Itajubá (UNIFEI) and Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). This structuredexchange program provides an opportunity for U.S. and Brazilian students to expandtheir global, professional and technical competencies by leveraging a unique engineeringdesign

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Eugene Niemi

mechanics and ocean engineering courses offered at the Lowell campus will beintegrated into the new program are described. The curriculum is currently in the developmentalphase and will be in place for the first class of students enrolling in the Fall of 2001. Theprogram fills a need for an offering of this type by a university in the public sector.II. GoalsThe IGS will offer education at the MS and PhD level to prepare students to work in areas ofmarine sciences and technology in industry, government, and academic settings. During the firstfive years of its operation, the IGS will strive to become a nationally and internationallyrecognized educational center of excellence contributing to scientific understanding,management, and the economic growth

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

Session #1470 An Experimental Mathematics Course for Middle and High School Mathematics Teachers Abhijit Nagchaudhuri1/ Daniel M. Seaton 2 University of Maryland Eastern Shore AbstractToo often mathematics content instruction for classroom teachers tends to be abstract anddevoid of practical applications. However, simple devices and computer software,especially Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software can help integrate physics andengineering applications into a mathematics class without loss of focus. In this paper

Conference Session

Graduate Education Model, Industry and Practitioner Experience - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chi-Ning Chang, Texas A&M University, Department of Educational Psychology; Brandie Semma, Texas A&M University; Debra A. Fowler, Texas A&M University; Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

criticalawareness [8, 9]. To compare students’ interdisciplinary competence in engineering fields,Lattuca developed a measure for assessing students’ interdisciplinary competence, whichconsisted of three dimensions: (a) interdisciplinary skills, (b) recognizing disciplinaryperspectives, and (c) reflective behavior [10]. Curricula for an interdisciplinary graduateeducation supporting many of the recommendations in the literature may include facilitation ofstudent grounding in traditional disciplines, offering related courses in new chosen disciplines orconceptual areas to advance student understanding, and activities to develop students’interdisciplinary skills (e.g., integration, teamwork, communication, critical thinking, reflection,etc

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guenter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Thomas Singraber B.Sc., Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Christian J. Steinmann, HM&S IT-Consulting; Marton Szabo-Kass B.Sc., Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Stefan Woerndl B.Sc., Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

its neighbors, along with external forces such asgravity. Energy dissipation can be added to the model on demand by viscoelastic damping.The motion of each particle is governed by Newton’s second law, which requires the solutionof a system of coupled ordinary differential equations. This is done in the C# programminglanguage via a variety of implemented numerical integration schemes. The computer programallows the visualization of the motion of the point masses, which can be initiated by thedisplacement of an arbitrary number of masses via mouse drag.The motion of a single mass connected by springs to the adjacent walls closely resembles thebehavior of the well-known harmonic oscillator. The introduction of additional masses bringsparticle

Conference Session

New ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lin Zhao, Gannon University; Yuzhe Zhang, Gannon University; Jiawei Zhang, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

students[13, 15, 16]. Yet the paperspresenting how to develop ECE curriculum concentrated renewable energy lab activities are hardto find. Therefore, we took the approach to develop our own lab activities to match with thelecture content while try to utilize the existing lab equipment as much as we could. The labactivities were developed gradually throughout the years while the course was offering. Thestudents enrolled in this course have been contributing to the design, purchasing and fabricatinglab test benches as well.The lab activities are integrated parts of the course that focuses on “how to integrate differenttypes of renewable energy into electric power system and the impact on the electric powersystem. The course also stresses the

Conference Session

Assessing Where We Stand

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Pangborn; Renata Engel

experiences and course goals/delivery mechanisms, respectively, in terms of this objective-based matrix. A first attempt to implement an on-line methodology was made with limitedsuccess. The lessons learned shed light on the challenges and opportunities for scaling up aprocess that would allow efficient and widespread program assessment, across many disciplinesof study, to facilitate academic advising and curricular improvement.I. Origins of General Education Assessment at Penn StateAssessment of the general education program at Penn State has long been of interest at theUniversity, owing to its prominence as a substantial component of the curriculum and degreerequirements. The need for comprehensive assessment was articulated most specifically over

Conference Session

Student Division Diversity and Persistence Related Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jackson Kai Painter, University of Louisville; Kate E. Snyder, University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Student

beliefs, outcome expectations, personal goals, and interest. Self-efficacy is defined as “people’s judgments of their capabilities to organize and execute courses ofaction required to attain designated types of performances” (Bandura, 1986, p. 391). Thesebeliefs are integrated with contextual factors and behaviors related to job performance or, in thiscase, academic setting, which can be influenced by past experiences, as well as confidence.Individuals also have outcome expectations, or beliefs about what the outcome of an event willbe, within multiple domains, including physical, social, and self-evaluative outcomes (Bandura,1986). Personal goals are aspirations that individuals have in regards to their futures, whileinterest involves the desire

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Rita Caso; Kristi J. Shryock; Jo Howze; Jeffrey Froyd; Arun R. Srinivasa

Enhancements.” Proceedings, 2004 Frontiers in Education Conference, http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie2004/papers/1672.pdf, accessed 24 February 2005.6. Triplett, C. and S. Haag, “Freshman Engineering Retention,” Proceedings, 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, http://www.foundationcoalition.org/events/news/conferencepapers/2004asee/triplett.pdf, accessed 24 February 2005.7. McKenna, A., F. McMartin, Y. Terada, V. Sirivedhin, and A. Agogino, “A Framework for Interpreting Students' Perceptions of an Integrated Curriculum,” Proceedings, 2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, http://www.asee.org/acPapers/code/getPaper.cfm?paperID=3052&pdf=00412_2001.PDF, accessed 24 February 2005.8. Pomalaza-Ráez, C.A., B.H. Groff, B.H

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B. Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy; Anthony Barrett, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Materials

compression parallel to the grain test,which requires the greatest compressive force of all three types of tests in this study, the peakload did not exceed 25,000 pounds, which indicates the testing could have been accomplished onmost test frames found at other institutions. Test apparatus, such as the static bending test loadhead and support platform and the direct shear device, were already available by their use inother courses in the civil engineering curriculum at USAFA. So no new equipment was requiredfor this study. The ASTM provides detailed specifications for these apparatus, facilitating theirpurchase or fabrication if an institution does not have ready access to them. The instructordeveloped the testing algorithm in the test frame

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University; Jingyi Xie, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

in Singapore which will be discussed later in the paper.Thirdly, STEM Inc., an entity under the Science Centre Singapore, supports schoolsimplementing STEM-related curriculums. Similarly, the Multi-centric Education Research andIndustry STEM Centre at the National Institute of Education (meriSTEM@NIE Centre) alsoplayed a vital role in leading and facilitating STEM education development in Singapore. Lastlyare the ground-up efforts such as STEM co-curricular activities, competitions, research projects,and industrial visits. The current initiatives have demonstrated a relatively surface level of STEMand engineering integration. Many potentials can be seen, and gaps in the system await educatorsto address and further refine.Potentials and

Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John S. Lamancusa, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

University (M.S. in 1985 and Ph.D. in 1988). She can be contacted at LPauley@psu.edu . Page 22.469.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011  Development and Implementation of an Intermediate Design Course Using Active LearningAbstractSix years ago, the Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department at Penn State, after manyheated debates, approved a major curriculum change that included adding a required course inDesign Methodology. This action was taken to better align with ABET curriculum objectives,particularly in the area of Design. The course was designed from a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hrynuk, Clarkson University; Matthew Pennington, Clarkson University; David Illig, Clarkson University; John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University

. Page 13.626.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Freshman Engineering: An Introductory Computer Course Teaching MATLAB and LabVIEWAbstractThis paper will describe the adaptation and implementation of a revised curriculum for ClarksonUniversity’s freshman engineering course ES100: Introduction to Engineering Use of theComputer. The objective in ES100 is to teach engineering problem solving using both MATLABand LabVIEW. The course was previously taught by Clarkson University’s four engineeringdepartments without the implementation of a common curriculum. Through the award of aCourse, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement, Adaptation and Implementation (CCLI A&I)grant by the National Science

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Yung-Nien Yang; Julius P. Wong; Anup Kumar; William G. Sullivan; Herman R Leep; Hamid R. Parsaei; Gerald J. Thuesen

.— - Session l639 ...... .. A Virtual Learning Environment for an Engineering Design Course - . . Anup Kumar, Julius P. Wong, Yung-Nien Yang, Herman R Leep, Hamid R. Parsaei/ William G. Sullivan/Gerald J. Thuesen University of Louisville/Virginia Polytechnic Institute/Georgia Institute of Technology Abstract In the last 10 years, American industries have gone through a large scale restructuring to becomemuch more efficient. During the same period, engineering education has also made changes in improvedefficiency, however, more

Conference Session

Fresh Perspectives on Information Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon N. Jeffryes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Lisa Johnston, University of Minnesota

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

developing a library-run curriculum. Our project team at the University ofMinnesota interviewed graduate students in Civil Engineering to determine their needs in datamanagement and curation. We found many skill areas that were missing or needed support in thegraduate program and proposed a list of learning outcomes that might be addressed throughlibrary training efforts. This paper will focus on our resulting approach to providing DataInformation Literacy (DIL) instruction utilizing Google tools (Sites, Drive, YouTube) to presenta self-paced, interactive online course. The paper also provides an examination of our assessmentmethodology and discusses our findings after a pilot launch with Civil Engineering graduatestudents in Fall 2012

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manar Shami, University of the Pacific; Ed Pejack, University of the Pacific; Ravinder Jain, University of the Pacific

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

structures. Threeof which are supported by hands-on labs except for the structural engineering area. The newlab will support structural engineering and integrate teaching and research in structural andconstruction engineering.This paper also summarizes the lessons learned and the innovative aspects of the planningand design phases of this laboratory. This lab facility will be providing valuable informationabout the economics and technical challenges to support its mixed use of teaching andresearch. Students will benefit from this facility by having education in an applied structuraland materials testing environment.The lab features a unique layout and spacing arrangement of anchors to fully take advantageof the limited floor area. We are currently

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo

, more responsibility will be given to the students. They can only bepresented with the basics in each area; the rest is up to them to discover on their own as the needarises. The ability to learn on their own is an invaluable skill that will serve them well in later Page 7.421.1ME courses. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering EducationABET has recently placed more of an emphasis on integrating design across the curriculum.RIT’s Mechanical Engineering department is responding to this need with the