Collection

2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sean K. Turner

aspecific need. Alternatively, concentrations in a new subject can be addressed by formulating acore body of knowledge. An even faster way to begin focusing content on a new area is to adaptexisting coursework that is intrinsically flexible; for example, using capstone design and specialtopic electives. To meet the need for developing Sustainability Engineers, Rowan University isusing the Engineering Clinic program to bring together both undergraduate and graduate studentsto work on projects directly related to Sustainability Engineering. The Center for SustainableDesign located at the South Jersey Technology Park was created to focus on a broad collection ofsustainable engineering projects primarily in the photovoltaic and wind energy areas

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1 - STEM Outreach

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Howell; Vinu Unnikrishnan, West Texas A&M University; Kenneth Leitch, West Texas A&M University; Erick Butler, West Texas A&M University

school student concerning what the high school student might gain in engineering (Q2: Whatwould you tell them that they will gain?, Table 1)). This event highlights some of the value of the senior design capstone course and certainly theuse of an FG or similar reflection activities in the course. Students became aware of growth inthemselves at a conscious and at a group/team level in a way that likely consolidated the reality ofthe changes they experienced. They discuss changes with each other consciously, and then theydiscussed ways that they demonstrated these changes in their courses and typified them moststrongly in senior design. As well, because they had the experience of working on projects together,they were able to validate the growth

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Farbod Khoshnoud; Dario Robinson; Bruno Marco Quadrelli; Clarence W De Silva

Tagged Topics

Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

service-learning can be offered as part of students’ senior (capstone) design projects, when the NAE GCSPis not available to the students. Service-learning can facilitate the integration of applied research into the real-worldapplications [13]-[28]. This paper promotes research-informed service-learning approach inproject-based service-learning by integrating research into service-learning through education. Inthis paper, examples of research-informed practice for university graduate and undergraduateprojects are given, and service-learning is discussed as a powerful tool in education. The paperfurther discusses case studies of research-informed service-learning as a complementary approachto project-based curriculum and educational activities

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Anna Zilberberg; Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sean Mcvay, James Madison Univeristy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

been active in the ASEE since 2001, currently serving as the Program Chair for the Commu- nity Engagement in Engineering Education constituent committee. Swan’s current research interests in engineering education concern project-based learning and service-based pedagogy.Dr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has incorporated service-learning projects into the senior capstone design course for environmental engineering since 2001. Her engineering education research interests include sustainable engineering, ethics, and retention of female

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Northrup, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

developed to obtain longitudinal data on the effects of theimprovements.IntroductionWestern New England College has a long history of incorporating engineering design into itslaboratories and courses. 2006 marks the college’s 44th annual capstone design effort. Inaddition, interdisciplinary team efforts are initiated in the freshman year and continue for all fouryears1. This paper describes improvements to one such interdisciplinary lab exercise, performed Page 11.766.2in the fall of the student’s senior year. The design project brings together students fromMechanical (ME), Electrical (EE) and Computer Engineering (CPE). In the past two years

Conference Session

Accreditation Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

world news. More specifically, if contemporary issues pertain to thediscipline of engineering, students will do little to maintain their knowledge apart from what isdiscussed in the classroom context. In reality, this topic must be more intentionally interjectedinto the curriculum to show application of engineering principles.Two categories of courses come to mind that should adequately support “soft” outcomes. Onesuch course would be a senior capstone design course. Berg and Nasr discuss such a course.1 Itis true that the capstone design course should be the pinnacle of an engineering program, wherestudents are able to integrate all aspects of their education into a challenging project. It is anatural place to discuss topics in the

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Sullivan, Kettering University; Patrick Atkinson, Kettering University; Stacy Seeley, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

crash safety and orthopedic biomechanics.A sense that these courses were attracting students already at the university, and that they had thepotential to recruit high school students (especially underrepresented minorities) became theimpetus for developing a concentration. Currently, the Bioengineering Applicationconcentration includes the following: Introduction to Bioengineering Applications Choose three of the following five: Biology I Biology II Anatomy and Physiology Automotive Bioengineering: Occupant Protection and Safety Vehicular Crash Dynamics and Accident Reconstruction Bioengineering Applications Project (Capstone)This paper focuses on the

Conference Session

Your Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrations of Hands-On and Virtual In-Class Teaching Aids

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M. Thompson, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #25353Bringing Graphs Alive in Structural DynamicsJames M. Thompson, Carnegie Mellon University Jim Thompson is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Depart- ment at Carnegie Mellon University. He teaches primarily undergraduate courses, from the first year In- troduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering course to the senior capstone Civil and Environmental Engineering Design course. Jim’s experience and expertise is in structural engineering, and primarily focused on buildings. He has worked as a structural engineer in Baltimore and Pittsburgh, and worked on projects

Conference Session

Studying Engineering Education Research & Institutions

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren A. Sepp, University of Washington; Mania Orand, Human Centered Design and Engineering ; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington; Lauren D. Thomas, University of Washington; Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, and type of reflection: how reflection is being operationalized. As aresult of our findings, it is evident that there has been a significant and recognizable upwardtrend in the explicit attention to reflection across the body of the ASEE conference publications.Understanding the trends of reflection across literature can help us further analyze its prevalenceand importance in the engineering education community.IntroductionIn engineering education, there has been an increase in pedagogical approaches that positionstudents at the center of the teaching practice, like problem-based learning, project-basedcourses, and capstone design courses.1,2,3 Such pedagogical approaches often engender reflectionby engaging students in reflection activities

Conference Session

Accreditation Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

studentperformance in meeting a specific outcome. Although the ABET criteria do not specify anyassessment methods, using direct measures provides stronger evidence of student learningattributed to the program effectiveness2. Typical direct measure opportunities include end-of-course assessment, targeted assignments, capstone experience, capstone examination andportfolios3-9.The mechanical engineering program at Washington State University Vancouver hasimplemented an ABET assessment system where course outcomes are tied to program outcomesthrough a set of program-level performance criteria. Performance criteria (PC) are measurableattributes identifying the performance required to meet an outcome and are confirmable throughevidence. A mapping of these PCs to

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erdogan Sener

how to do assessment and how much. As can be seen, somedepartments have opted to assess selected courses, some are assessing select courses plus asenior capstone course, some are assessing all courses, some are using comprehensive examsor portfolios, and some are using combinations of above in addition to the usual surveys, exitinterviews, and such.As a result, the question, are we doing enough or are we doing too much, still lingers.Establishment of an economic justification and benchmark for the economics of doingassessment may help in providing guidance for the proper direction to take. Page 10.489.2 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and 2

Conference Session

Instructional Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Barrett; Steve Kuennen

environmental engineeringcurriculum. Hands-on activities in the course were developed to support typical lecture-basedcourses within the civil and environmental majors. These activities also supplement traditionallaboratory exercises that students experience in their civil and environmental engineeringcourses. Figure 1 below illustrates how the field engineering course provides baselineexperiences for the major’s courses which follow (Pocock et al 2000).The Concrete Beam Design, Construction and Testing activity is especially beneficial to studentstaking our course in Concrete Design, required by every civil engineering major. As shown inFigure 1, Concrete Design is a technical design course that directly supports our civilengineering capstone course

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Young

relativeamounts of each vary dramatically. Figure 3 shows the number of semester credits requiredby each accredited program in physics and engineering plus a separate listing of credits thatcould be taken from either engineering or physics. The physics credits do not include the two-semester sequence in general physics which is taken by almost all engineers. Physics includesModern Physics, Theoretical Mechanics, Thermal Physics, Electricity and Magnetism, Optics,Quantum Mechanics (including Atomic and Nuclear Physics), Advanced Physics Lab, andother courses commonly identified with physics. Mathematical Physics courses were notincluded because they usually cover subjects included in math courses at other schools.Electronics and Design Project courses

Conference Session

Modeling and Problem-Solving

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University; Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

University of California at Berkeley.Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern UniversityJennifer Cole, Northwestern University Jennifer Cole is the Assistant Chair in Chemical and Biological Engineering in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University. Dr. Cole’s primary teaching is in capstone design, and her research interest are in engineering design education. Page 22.688.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Exploring Senior Engineering Students’ Conceptions of ModelingAbstractModeling is a pervasive feature of engineering that

Conference Session

Pipeline and Performance in BME Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington; Lucy L. Pick, University of Washington; Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Paper ID #12283Bioengineering Global Health: Design and Implementation of a Summer DayCamp for High School StudentsDr. Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington Dr. Dianne G. Hendricks is a Lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Wash- ington. She earned a BS in Molecular Biology at the University of Texas at Austin and a PhD in Genetics at Duke University. Dr. Hendricks’ teaching interests at the University of Washington include develop- ing and teaching introductory and honors courses in bioengineering, tissue and protein engineering lab courses, and capstone projects. She is committed

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Engineering Students to SustainabilityAbstractAs articulated in the Body of Knowledge for Civil Engineering, all civil engineering studentsshould be introduced to the concept of sustainability. The objective of this project was tointegrate sustainability concepts into the 1-credit Introduction to Civil Engineering course thatfirst year students are required to take at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Student attitudesabout sustainability were evaluated using a written survey and in class questions to whichstudents responded using a Course Response System (clickers). Evidence of student learning onsustainability was acquired via student performance on a homework assignment worth 12% oftheir overall course grade

Conference Session

Community Engagement and Humanitarian Engineering: Creating Inclusive Engineers

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick John Sours, The Ohio State University; xinquan Jiang, The Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

observation but less formal depending on the course. I.g. Student traveled to the river to collect water with community members. (Diversity of Stakeholders), (A) (Stakeholder Dynamics), (U)COURSE 4: Global Perspective CourseCurrently as structured within the minor the global perspective category is provided to allowstudents the opportunity to take courses focus on topics such as social/cultural,development/poverty, sustainability/environment, economics/international business/public policyand are meant to help engineers understand their users/clients and the context in which they live.COURSE 5: Global Capstone - Culminating Project workHofstede Cultural Dimensions Activity Students reflect on the Hofstefe cultural dimensions

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division: Approaches to Ethics Education (Part 3, Nature and Environment)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Davis Chacon-Hurtado; Sandra Sirota, University of Connecticut; Shareen Hertel, University of Connecticut

Nations General Assembly, 2010), which is acompelling guiding principle for engineering projects related to water (See also Wyndham andHarris, 2014). Finally, it should be noted that whereas human rights approaches could differ intheir conceptualization, some common principles can be distinguished; these include universality,the interdependence of rights, accountability, participation, non-discrimination, and empowerment(Sano & Hansen, 2006). All such principles are well-aligned with the principles of engineering forhuman rights, presented in the next section.Previous efforts to Incorporate Human Rights into Engineering Education The discussion of Human Rights in the context of engineering has been increasing in thepast decade. A

Conference Session

First Year and Cross-Disciplinary

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Gregory J. Mazzaro, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Timothy Aaron Wood P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

list different projects appropriate for first-year engineering students [5, 6,10, 18]. Most are team-based [18]. Many contain an element of competitiveness [6]. Someprojects cleverly integrate skills from different disciplines [5]:  use a (provided) large slingshot to launch a softball to hit a target,  design and build a data scanner to read and execute commands in binary format,  design and implement a microprocessor-based controller to adjust flow into a mixture, or  design and build truss-like structures to meet load and deflection specifications.Some engineering programs “book-end” their curricula by requiring freshmen to complete small-scale versions of senior capstone projects [10]. The authors intend to train

Conference Session

New ECE laboratories

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

networking courses, elective courses focusing on SDR technology itself, asan enabling technology in senior capstone or research projects, and as a demonstration andmotivational tool supplementing existing courses or laboratories.This paper presents an introductory physical-layer analog and digital communication systemscourse which has been designed to use modern SDR hardware and supporting software tools asan integral part of the course. Because the course prerequisites include only signals and systemsanalysis, Fourier Transform theory, and probability, it is a true first course in communicationsystems. Course topics include fundamental topics such as amplitude and angle modulation aswell as modern communication topics such as orthogonal frequency

Conference Session

CIP Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC; Geoffrey L Price, University of Tulsa; Geoffrey D. Silcox, University of Utah; Michael Newton, University of Utah, Chemical Engineering Department; Terry L Phipps

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

side-by-side with engineering professionals to see how theprinciples learned in class are applied in actual practice.13,14 Industry sponsors senior designprojects to produce some type of product of interest to them while simultaneously educatingstudents by allowing them to apply their knowledge and skills to an actual problem.13 Someuniversities have used industry to help teach senior design courses as part of capstone projects,15where these adjunct instructors are sometimes referred to as “Professors of Practice.”16 Industrycan sponsor research projects with faculty that also include student workers and can also providefacilities for students to conduct research if these are not available at the university. Industry canprovide formal mentors

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Wentzheimer; Jennifer VanAntwerp; Gayle Ermer; Steven VanderLeest

students apply to enter a concentration. They alsohave the opportunity to interact with students who will pursue a different concentration. Cohortsof students in a specific concentration are not established until the junior year.Our capstone course sequence, the Senior Design Project, is in many ways typical of mostengineering programs’ capstone courses. However, all engineering students take the same twocourses. These courses are team taught by engineering professors, one from each of the fourconcentrations. Thus, the student is provided with exposure to senior level work across the broadspectrum of engineering. In addition, interdisciplinary project teams are commonly formed.5.5 Fundamentals of an Engineering Sub-DisciplineObviously, someone

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Shlomo Waks; C. Richard Helps; Stephen Renshaw; Barry Lunt

System EIT 344 Operating Senior Project/ Senior Project/ Mechatronics Cornerstone Systems Computer System Development Systems Capstone 1 Capstone 2 Foundations Interfacing E (2) Organization R (3) ER (3) R (3) R (3) R (3

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Adams; William Manion

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education.When fully implemented, the ECP plan will provide such instruction in either a three-course orfour-course sequence, depending upon the core competencies and course sequences deemedappropriate. In most departments, the capstone design projects will also serve as basis forassessing the cumulative skills in technical communication. Table 1 indicates the development ofthe plan as of December, 2004. The ECP has completed its third semester and has begun workwith six engineering departments. The ECP has already provided this integrated writinginstruction to 448 engineering undergraduates. When fully implemented, the project will workwith 20 engineering courses and providing instruction to

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grant A. Fore, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Justin L. Hess, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Brandon Sorge, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Mary F. Price, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Martin A. Coleman, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Thomas William Hahn, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Julie Adele Hatcher

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

) project costs incurred by the partneringorganizations. The Earth Sciences and Biomedical Engineering departments opted to partner inthis project, and each has identified at least five faculty who will participate in the FLC program.Faculty participants will implement refined courses wherein they utilize the I-CELER framework(potential courses range from introductory to capstone level). Multiple faculty adapting theircourses are necessary for the cultural transformative effects this project seeks, because onecourse alone is not enough to produce, let alone sustain, change in ethical development [34]. Byinfusing I-CELER into multiple courses, this project aims to transform departmental curriculaakin to what has been termed “threaded service

Conference Session

Emphasizing Communication and the Humanities in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Caleb James McCollum, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

14assessment and improvement process. Additionally, our program could benefit fromcomprehensive relook and revision of grading rubrics for technical communication relatedgraded events in the near term.Second, our university’s environmental engineering program can explore the use of scaffoldingtechnical communication events across courses. Scaffolding centers on intentionally connectinggraded events (e.g., capstone projects or research papers) with technical communicationcomponents across courses, either within the same semester or longitudinally across semesters.Scaffolding events across semesters offers several advantages, to include the ability for studentsto benchmark against previous performance and continually add to a body of increasinglycomplex

Conference Session

Assessment of Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas K. Miller; Catherine E. Brawner; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

design team, are also expected to playa leadership role. It is their responsibility to define the team’s mission, organization, goals, andobjectives. This contrasts with the traditional student role in a capstone design course whereteams of peers work on a project, in that team participants who are not in leadership positionsplay a supporting role. They are expected to participate at an effort level commensurate with one Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 8.64.3 Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationhour of credit, and to

Conference Session

Design and Innovation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Snyder; Mike Toole; Mike Hanyak; Mathew Higgins; Daniel Hyde; Edward Mastascusa; Brian Hoyt; Michael Prince; Margot Vigeant

emphasize different writing skills at each levelwith W2 courses building on skills developed in W1 courses. From the onset the implementationof Project Catalyst has focused on three aspects of the curriculum: introductory courses, coretechnical courses and capstone design courses. Combining these three levels with a Writing-Program-like structure produced the conceptual framework described in the remainder of thispaper. A series of Supplementary Skills Modules (SSM)[3] that address the learning outcomesin each contained in frameworks are also under development at Bucknell. While these modulescan be used at any point in the curriculum, Level 1 modules will be targeted at introductorycourses, Level 2 modules at core technical courses and Level 3

Conference Session

Computers in Education 1 - Programming 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ben Tribelhorn, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Washington Tacoma; Andrew M. Nuxoll, University of Portland; Nicole C. Ralston, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

and suggest a few ways to improve the modulesover time.Module ResultsQualitatively, we found that the student work completed in these modules to be higher qualitythan similar work submitted in prior years. Exam scores were improved when measuring studentsability to create use cases, especially clarity and completeness. This qualitative improvement wasalso noticed by the instructors of our senior capstone course. The module on quality attributesnoticeably increased student commitment at the end of the project attributable to the perspective itprovides the students. Projects from the course most recently have included web-apps fordiscovering and rating art installations in Hawaii, displaying comparative statistics aboutclean/dirty energy

Conference Session

Assessing Design Course Work

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Edward Blicharz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Peter Dominick, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Engineering Department at Stevens Institute of Technology. He is coordinator of core engineering design courses in Freshman & Sophomore years. Prior to his current position, Blicharz worked for 25 years in project management and systems engineering in the aerospace & telecommunications industries. He has a B.E in Electrical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University.Peter Dominick, Stevens Institute of Technology Peter G. Dominick is Assistant Professor of Management in the W.J. Howe School of Technology Management at Stevens Institute of Technology. He is coordinator of leadership development education for the School’s Executive MBA