Conference Session

Measuring the Impact of Community Engagement on Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Tony James Bailey; Leigh Anna Folger, University of Cincinnati; Rachel Schwind, Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati; Gabrielle Anne Notorgiacomo, University of Cincinnati Honors Program; Jacob Daniel Wells

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

averages for engineering. Opportunities such as these are wonderful, but thereare vast opportunities available within one’s own community as well. At the University ofCincinnati, a course was piloted with a group of honors students based on the EngineeringProjects in Community Service (EPICS) framework to allow vertically integrated andmultidisciplinary student teams to work on projects to aid the residents and staff of a local,inpatient facility catering to individuals with debilitating neurological diseases. The class wasopen to any student in the university’s honors program, and drew students from engineering, artand design, and the sciences.In this paper, a description of the curricular structure and the student projects are presented

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Steve Chenoweth, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

-recipient the NEA’s Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, the Campus Compact Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning; the NSPE’s Educational Excellence Award.Steve Chenoweth, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology Steve Chenoweth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His principle areas of work relate to the design of complex systems and also these systems’ associated people concerns – such as how to get all the stakeholders in a large project to understand each another and the system being proposed. He was a visiting Fellow for EPICS in 2009-2010

Conference Session

Math and K-12-Freshman Transitions

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Parker; Jason Thrun

Successfully Building Bridges Between Education and Engineering Programs at a 4-year Comprehensive University Jason Thrun and Philip Parker University of Wisconsin-PlattevilleAbstractSix faculty members (three from engineering, one from mathematics, and two from education)teamed up to plan and implement an innovative project. During the fall semester of 2004, ninepre-service teachers in secondary- and middle-level mathematics education enrolled in anexperimental section of GE 1030 – Introduction to Engineering Projects, an existing 1-credithour class that is required for all engineering majors, and is typically taken in the freshman year.The project

Conference Session

NSF Opportunities for Undergrad Eng Ed

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannette Neal

Web-Network Technology Curriculum Development for Computer Science Jeannette G. Neal, Ph.D. Peter Scott, Ph.D. Computer Science Department Department of Computer Science and Engineering Erie Community College University at Buffalo Williamsville, NY 14221 Buffalo, NY 14260 neal@ecc.edu peter@cse.buffalo.edu ASEE Conference Division: Two Year College Division AbstractThis paper describes our National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technology Education(ATE) project entitled “Web-Network Technology Curriculum Development for ComputerScience”, the new Web-Network

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Milgram, National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Sciences (IWITTS)

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Women in Engineering

served as Principal Investigator (PI) for several National Science Foundation (NSF) projects and a National Institute of Justice grant. She is currently PI of the CalWomenTech Project, a $2 million NSF grant awarded in April 2006. Through this five-year grant, eight California community colleges have received training and technical assistance to help recruit and retain women into technology programs where they are under-represented. The Project was highlighted by NSF in 2009 for demonstrat- ing significant achievement and program effectiveness. Page 22.1555.1 c American Society for

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo

Dimensioning and Tolerancing over the course of their first two years. Whilethese courses present information that is critical to the design process, the material is presented ina discontinuous method relying on a “you will need to use this later” justification. In addition,these courses are spread out over quarters 1, 2, and 6 in the course sequence, with no actualapplication to a comprehensive design project until the 11th quarter when they take SeniorDesign. By teaching the same material integrated with a project, students will immediately seethe value of what they are learning, and will have more motivation to retain that knowledge.Since it is impossible to condense 3 quarters of existing course material into two, in addition toadding new material

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 8: Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leah Mendelson, Harvey Mudd College; Drew Price, Harvey Mudd College

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

) how the engineering design process is enacted in the course and(2) how fabricating physical artifacts relates to course learning outcomes in design and analysis.In this work, we conduct an extensive review of undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculaacross several institutions to understand students’ design and analysis backgrounds prior totaking upper-division mechanical design courses. We also develop two survey instrumentsfocused on project-based learning within mechanical design courses. The first survey focuses onhow the design process is enacted by students during their projects. The second survey examineshow students make fabrication decisions to support their project work.A pilot study using both instruments was performed with

Conference Session

Case Studies

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Jonathan Verrett P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Siba Saleh, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Conference Submission

. Results indicate that studentsdevelop several skills through CEL work related to the Engineers Canada Graduate Attributes.All students indicated some challenges in their work. Students engaged with resources includingpast group members, faculty and transition documents, though no students indicated engagementwith the campus’ Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL). COVID-19 presentedlogistical challenges and lessened engagement from both group members and communitypartners. This study showcases the value of CEL projects for student development as well asopportunities for further supporting students in seeking these opportunities.KeywordsCommunity engaged learning, co-curricular, experiential learningIntroductionCommunity engaged learning

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Issues in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Utley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrea Ludwig, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; John Cundiff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sean McGinnis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the course attracts students from all disciplines within theCollege of Engineering, it is challenging to teach given the variety of backgrounds, specific skillsand knowledge, and perspectives. Analysis of course assessment data and revision to the coursecontent and teaching methods are part of an on-going effort to improve this course. The Green Engineering course has lectures which present background material on the keyenvironmental and energy issues facing society. To differentiate this course from one inenvironmental science, an engineering analysis component is included with the assignment offour mini-projects which are completed by teams of not more than four students. The projectsare: 1) biomass logistics, a project to document

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer T. Ross

facilities (MOSIS); 3) has students conduct Page 1.50.1 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedingsmeasurements on fabricated chips; 4) lets students work in teams that must work together for project success;and 5) provides numerous situations to develop student communication skills in written, verbal and e-mail form.Under this format, students play the role of new employees of a company instead of students at a university.They are assigned to a team and a project, hold meetings to discuss plans of action, and communicate with theirco-workers and boss through e-mail, while learning more about what their

Conference Session

ChE: Innovation to Improve Student Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Michael Miller, Michigan Technological University; Kirk Opella, Michigan Technological University; Julia King, Michigan Technological University; Jay Meldrum, Michigan Technological University; Chris Green, Michigan Technological University; Geoff Gwaltney, Michigan Technological University; Scott Bradley, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

Technological University Geoff Gwaltney is a Senior Research Engineer at the Keweenaw Research Center at Michigan Techological University. Geoff has worked closely with the AFE Enterprise.Scott Bradley, Michigan Technological University Scott Bradley is a Project Manager and Research Leader at the Keweenaw Research Center at Michigan Techological University. Scott has worked closely with the AFE Enterprise. Page 11.552.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Engineering Education in Alternative EnergyAbstractThis paper describes education and research efforts in alternative energy at

Conference Session

Edifying Engineering Education through Multidisciplinary Efforts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hsiao-Wen Wang, National Cheng Kung University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

traditionalclassroom-based structure-oriented strategies. As the course balanced advanced reading,lectures, fieldwork, and exercises, students applied their practical background knowledge,based on international and multidisciplinary experiences, with an understanding of relevantand domain-specific theory and tools. In terms of international and multidisciplinaryexperiences, students were under the guidance and received the support of professionals frommultiple fields, including engineering, education, and design and from a multitude ofbackgrounds, including academia, industry, and government. In terms of domain-specifictheory and tools, the projects were based on a graduate level lowland flooding course whichincluded students from a variety of cultural

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho; Lance Gerard Funke, University of Idaho; Chris Hoene

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Instrumentation

project is a feasibility study anddesign for the installation of threeNLine Microsteam™ turbines(MSTs) in the University of Idaho’scampus steam power plant. Asshown in Figure 1, there are threenatural gas boilers as well as oneprimary wood boiler that produce thesteam. Natural gas is the backupenergy source, used only inemergencies. Wood chips, acompletely renewable local resource,is the primary energy source. Thesteam exits the boilers at a pressureof about 170 psi and feeds into acommon manifold. The pressure isthen reduced to 35 psi for campusdistribution by three pressureregulating valves (PRVs) connectedin parallel. This pressure reductionmethod wastes a great deal ofenergy. In the present topology, thereis no way of capturing the energy

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Constans, Rowan University; Shivakumar I Ranganathan, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Mechanical Engineering have been assigned along-term, large-scale design/build project in order to study the effects of integrating thecurriculum on subject matter retention and design efficacy. The project, a bench-scale hybridelectric powertrain system, is designed, analyzed and fabricated by students in six modules,starting in their sophomore year and culminating in their final semester as seniors. This complexproject has been selected in order to integrate the core mechanical engineering courses:Mechanical Design, Thermodynamics, System Dynamics and Control, and Fluid Mechanics. Abench-scale hybrid-electric vehicle powertrain has sufficient complexity to involve allMechanical Engineering disciplines and the simplicity to be built by students

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Franz J Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

working to find new contexts in which to offer research experiences to non-science majors, including a new undergraduate research class conducted by physics andchemistry faculty. These courses are inherently interdisciplinary. Students in the engineering andcomputer science fields step into physics and chemistry labs to solve science problems, ofteninvoking their own relevant expertise. In this paper we start by discussing the common themesand outcomes of the course. We then discuss three particular projects that were conducted withengineering students and focus on how the undergraduate research experience enhanced theiralready rigorous engineering curriculum.KeywordsUndergraduate research, Physics Education, Laboratory Instruction

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Niloofar Kamran, Cornell College; Qingbao Wang, Cornell College ; Andy Grove; William Nitschke Dragon II, Cornell College

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Diversity

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Student

Paper ID #29699Hands-on Engineering Experience, a Liberal Arts CaseDr. Niloofar Kamran, Cornell CollegeMr. Qingbao Wang, Cornell CollegeMr. Andy GroveWilliam Nitschke Dragon II, Cornell College c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Hands-on Engineering Experience, a Liberal Arts Case Will Dragon, Qingbao Wang, Andy Grove, Niloofar KamranAbstractOur project was a part of the 2019 Cornell College Summer Research Institute (CSRI), whereCornell College students and faculty work in close collaboration on a research project for eightweeks during summer. The program includes one faculty

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Uei-Jiun Fan, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 11.729.3 2out and properly implemented instructional strategy. Our experience in service learning revealsthat service learning by its nature can provide authentic learning experience. * Authentic learning strategy invariably involves the learners in activities that deal with a real-life problem. * Service learning involves real people in real time, and therefore, it contains certain elements of drama and dilemma, just like in real world. * In service learning projects, content knowledge usually is embedded in the situation in which it is used. * In service learning, students are not usually given engineering specifications to start with (as opposed to class projects

Conference Session

Architectural Design Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Beth Huffman, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Architectural

Paper ID #97213D Design: Form and LightMs. Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Senior Lecturer, Interior DesignBeth Huffman, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Beth Huffman is a lecturer at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in the interior design department. She is a licensed architect with specialties in sustainability and construction. Beth’s classroom pedagogy is focused on the practices of design/ build. She often encourages students to build a portion of their projects at full scale, in order to understand construction connections and

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Crystal Jean DeJaegher, University of Virginia; Jennifer L. Chiu, University of Virginia; M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Deborah Hecht, City University of New York; Peter Thomas Malcolm, University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Edward Pan, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, free online learning environment that supports studentsthrough engineering design projects designed to improve science, technology, engineering, andmath (STEM) learning in middle and high school classes. WISEngineering builds from aninformed engineering design pedagogy, knowledge integration learning framework and the open-source Web-based Inquiry Science Environment technologies. WISEngineering uses engineeringdesign modules to facilitate engineering habits of mind such as systems thinking, creativity,optimism, collaboration as well as standard-based mathematics and science concepts. In thesemodules, students use CAD technologies and digital fabrication to create, build, and refine theirdesigns. The environment leverages technologies such as

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Xu, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

includes project based learning, integrating entrepreneur- ship thinking in engineering curriculum, engineering education for women, and improving students’ en- gagement through engineering minors. She has served as PI or Co-PI in granted projects from DOEd, DHS, NRC, and HP with totally more than $3M. She also conducts research in wind energy, sustainable manufacturing, and optimization and simulation. Page 24.758.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Innovative STEM-Preneur Learning Modules for Freshman Robotic Engineering Class1

Conference Session

Implementing the BOK - Can it Be Done?

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Schmucker, Trine University; Shane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University

Kentucky. The program graduated the first cohort of students in the SpringSemester of the 2003-04 academic year. The paper briefly discusses how the program wasdeveloped in the context of ABET’s EC2000, how it compares to ASCE’s BOK, and theperformance of students. In particular, the authors explore to what degree the joint program atWKU accomplishes the major objectives of ASCE’s BOK in a project-based, 4-year program.Program Background1,2The joint engineering programs at Western Kentucky University (WKU) utilize project-orientedcourse delivery with emphasis placed on student engagement. Courses are facilitated by facultywho practice engineering via the scholarship of application. Student involvement follows theeducational paradigm of learner

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell

Session 3438 Hands-On Graphics Communications – Designing Commercial Properties in an Introductory Course: Innovative Teaching Strategies for Success David S. Cottrell Pennsylvania State University at HarrisburgIntroduction This paper describes the integration of design projects during the Fall Semester, 2004,into the curriculum of an introductory graphics communications course at Penn StateUniversity at Harrisburg. These projects served a double purpose of reinforcing topicstaught in the classroom as well as introducing students to the engineering design

Conference Session

ABET Issues and Capstone Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kendrick Aung

capstone classes for the last three years in theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering at Lamar University. The paper presented difficultiesand problems encountered in completing these projects from the viewpoints of both instructorand students. Each project and the problems associated with it were discussed in details. Theexperiences and lessons learned from these projects are applicable to most capstone designprojects and thus, the paper will be beneficial to other instructors teaching capstone designclasses.Introduction Senior capstone design classes represent the penultimate experience for undergraduatestudents in completing their bachelor degree. These classes require higher learning skillsinvolving analysis and synthesis of knowledge and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Ports

Is It Senior Design or a High Tech Start-Up? Ken Ports Florida Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe Senior Design course taken near the end of an engineer’s undergraduate tenure isincreasingly recognized as a “capstone” activity, enabling these future professionals to applytheir collegiate education and experience in a team environment to solving real world problemsor to creating new capabilities. Ideally, Senior Design teams are also cross-functional, tobroaden the projects and better replicate the professional world. In addition, there is a growinginterest in linking Senior Design with entrepreneurial activities, even to the point ofcommercializing

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mesut Muslu

DISTRIBUTED DESIGN IN THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – PLATTEVILLE Mesut Muslu Electrical Engineering Department University of Wisconsin – PlattevilleAbstractA variety of processes and methods exist to teach engineering design in universities today.Although some programs introduce simple design projects in freshman year, many programsprovide design experience through a few concentrated courses in junior or senior year. Manystudents report that design methods are typically taught in high-level courses and in acompartmentalized fashion. In such cases

Conference Session

Successful Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wierman John; Shoukas Artin; Robert Allen; Larry Aronhime

where 10-13 teams of 10 undergraduate students each work on independent projectsannually posed by sponsors such as researchers, clinicians and individuals in need. The designprojects culminate in a prototype and final report. About ¼ to ½ of these projects have potentialfor commercial application. In entrepreneurship and management, a program exists where teamsof between three and five undergraduate students develop business plans for ideas that areproposed to them by biomedical engineering students. Business plans for projects withcommercial potential examine factors necessary to convert the project idea into a viableenterprise. Such issues include market size, revenue and reimbursement, market penetrationstrategies, costs of operations, legal

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

William E Maddox; Theodore D. Thiede; Stephen H. Cobb; Scott R Hickman; John Crofton

mission. The Engineering Physics curriculum at Murray State University was recently accredited by EAC/ABET as an engineering program. In response to recommendations from the program evaluators, efforts have been made to successfully integrate engineering design experiences throughout the four-year curriculum. Even those courses typically considered basic science or engineering science now contain problems, projects, and assignments which deal with elements of engineering design. As students acquire knowledge and skills in basic coursework, they are asked to incorporate engineering standards and realistic design considerations in increasingly advanced assignments. This paper will describe the Engineering Physics

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Reid

use softwaresimulation as a tool. Students are now introduced to design, the use of software simulation,formal report writing, and peer evaluation through this project at the beginning of their collegecareer. --------------------------------------------------------The introduction to circuit analysis (“Electrical Circuits I” - EET 102) course at the PurdueUniversity Electrical Engineering Technology Department at Indiana University PurdueUniversity Indianapolis is structured with a lecture section and a laboratory section like manysimilar courses nationwide. The laboratory section of Circuits I was structured with 16 weeklylaboratory assignments, performed by student teams typically consisting of two to three

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Willie E. (Skip) Rochefort

. Susan Montgomery and co-workers in the MultimediaEngineering Laboratory (MEL) at the University of Michigan.There are several unique aspects to the project which separate it from routinecourse work, while providing a solid grounding in material balances and problemsolving. The students are divided into groups of three "project engineers" andare assigned to a "group leader", who is typically a junior or senior chemicalengineering student (Note: The upper division students participate in a 1 cr.Leadership and Mentoring course which is described in paper 2213-03). The "chainof command" that is established is similar to that the students will encounterin industry, with the instructor as the "project director", the upper divisionstudent as the

Conference Session

Post Graduate Experiential Programs and Insights

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David W Schmueser, Altair Engineering Inc.; Charbel Philippe Saleh, Altair Engineering Inc.; Prakash C. Shrivastava, Oakland University; Lori Lin Crose, Oakland University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2011-1388: OAKLAND UNIVERSITY/ALTAIR ENGINEERING TECH-NICAL BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CORPORATE INTERNSHIP PRO-GRAMDavid W Schmueser, Altair Engineering Inc. Dr. David Schmueser is the Business Development Manager of University Programs in the United States for Altair Engineering, with primary responsibility for identifying and implementing Altair’s advanced engineering software and grid computing technologies for curriculum and research applications. With more than 30 years of experience in engineering research, project technical management, and en- gineering instruction, Schmueser’s strategic role at Altair focuses on the development and execution of Altair’s university marketing and sales plan, fellowship program