Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Sub Ramakrishnan; Mohammad B. Dadfar

procedure calls whichwere established more than a decade ago are being revisited as client-server networks becomepopular. Developers are also scrambling to build Java based applications that can be deployedon any desktop.In the last offering of our data communications course, we did a pilot study and made somechanges to our traditional offering of this course. The focus was more hands-on experience,exposure to modern technology, and less on theory. The classroom setting was informal andprojects were group-oriented. In this paper we describe two projects that were assigned duringthis offering. The first project uses Java to build a client-server application and attempts tocompare the tradeoffs between Java and C++. The second project is an extension

Conference Session

Instructional Showcase

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Moriah Vaden, University of Pittsburgh; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Interest Council (PIC)

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

efforts to create inclusive classrooms and programming.Dr. Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Bilec is an associate professor in the Swanson School of Engineeringˆa C™s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Bilecˆa C™s research program focuses on the built environment, life cycle assessment, sustainable healthcare, and energy im ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Collaborative Virtual Air Quality Learning Experience with Kakenya’s Dream (Resource Exchange, Diversity) The curriculum we developed for this collaborative project focused on introducing thestudents and instructors to the importance of air quality (AQ), its impacts on

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sarah E. Stanlick, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Paper ID #41524Beyond PBL: The Value of Stacking High-Impact PracticesDr. Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Kimberly LeChasseur is a researcher and evaluator with the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She holds a dual appointment with the Center for Project-Based Learning and the Morgan Teaching and Learning Center. She holds a PhD in Educational LeadershipDr. Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Co-Author: Kristin Wobbe, PhD Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies Worcester Polytechnic Institute Co-Author: Robert Traver, Ed.D. Undergraduate Studies, Teaching Professor Worcester Polytechnic

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Engineering with and for Community Partners

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George A Hunt P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Elizabeth G. Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

and Spring 2023, the issue of redlining was used in two first year civil engineeringcourses to highlight the role of civil engineers in addressing societal issues. In our first semester, firstyear course (CIVE 101 Introduction to Civil Engineering), redlining was addressed as an example of howpolicies affect not only social justice issues but also how and where infrastructure is delivered. Buildingon this introduction to redlining, our second semester first year course (CIVE 102 Geomatics for CivilEngineers) course incorporated work for the Omaha Spatial Justice Project by digitizing georeferencedimages from 1955 to help quantify what was lost in redlined areas of Omaha, Nebraska when USHighway 75 was constructed. Students in both classes

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert McMasters, Virginia Military Institute; Ryan Taylor, Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Ph.D. at Michigan State University in 1997 and continued to serve there as a Visiting Assistant Professor until 2004 when he accepted an Associate Professor position at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Va. He currently serves as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at VMI.Ryan Taylor, Virginia Military Institute Page 22.1076.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Modeling Rockets in Instrumentation LabAbstractA final project for an instrumentation laboratory course was developed involving the predictionof the maximum altitude of a model

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Division and SME Bioengineering Tech Group. Page 22.558.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Employing Animatronics in Teaching Engineering DesignIntroductionThis paper presents a cross-disciplinary methodology in teaching engineering design, especiallyproduct design. The author has utilized this animatronics-based methodology at college andsecondary school levels for about a decade. The objective was to engage students in practical andmeaningful projects. The result is an active learning environment that is also creative. Themethodology was also employed for student recruitment and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott P. Schaffer, Purdue University; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-1827: ASSESSING TEAMWORK AND BEST EDUCATIONALPRACTICES IN DIVERSE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMSScott P. Schaffer, Purdue University Scott P. Schaffer is an associate professor in the Learning Design and Technology program at Purdue University where he teaches courses related to design, assessment & evaluation, and learning theory. His research focuses on team learning and the design of informal learning spaces.Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus; Principle Investigator on NSF project involving four universities engaged in develop- ing measures for teamwork and ethical awareness, and identifying best educational practices for develop- ing those competencies among undergraduate

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott J. Amos; James L. Otter

. Instead, theywould focus on leading, guiding and mentoring groups of students in design, operations,methodology and management in a simulated construction company environment. This processwould require students at each level, first year through graduate, to become part of a multi-faceted, multi-functional construction design/manage/construct organization inside a universityenvironment. Faculty would become company officers, CEOs, senior project managers,department managers, etc. First year students would assume introductory roles (plan reviewers,as-built and shop drawing developers, quantity takeoff surveyors, etc.). Each year a studentwould move up to a different more advanced role. Field engineers, material testers andestimators at the second

Conference Session

New Collaborations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Rauh, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jody Hoesly, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Collections and Scholarly Communications Librarian at the University of Wisconsin - Madison's Wendt Library. Jody has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and worked as an engineer in the machine tool, recreational vehicle, and electrical contracting industries. In 2008, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison with an M.A. in Library and Information Studies. She is also a certified K-12 teacher-librarian, technology teacher, and Project Lead the Way (PLTW) instructor. Jody recently joined Wendt where she manages the collection budget and serves as a reference, instruction, and liaison librarian

Conference Session

ECE Lab Development and Innovations

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Idowu

Development of Simulation Models for Power Converters – Undergraduate Research Experience Peter Idowu Penn State University – Harrisburg, Middletown, PAAbstract – The value of early exposure of engineering undergraduates to research has drawnmuch attention over the past decade, and a wide array of creative options have been explored.This paper discusses the process and challenges of guiding a group of engineeringundergraduate seniors through a research project that holds the potential of exposure torealistic engineering problems, and a motivation for students to pursue advanced studies.Index Terms – Undergraduate research, power

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Aja Rachel Bettencourt-Mccarthy, University of Cincinnati; Matthew Sleep, University of Cincinnati

Construction Management Cincinnati, Ohio 45221 University of Cincinnati Email: bettenar@ucmail.uc.edu Cincinnati, OH 45221 Email: sleepmw@ucmail.uc.eduProject-based learning is core to many first-year engineering, engineering design, andengineering capstone courses. Ideally, students in courses that use project-based learning workon real-world projects that are relevant to their communities with a sponsor or outside partnerwho helps to guide the work and assess deliverables. By working with a community partner orclient, students practice incorporating outside perspectives and empathy into their designs.Realistically, a

Collection

2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Tony Kerzmann; Gavin Buxton

]. 2 With a city-wide emphasis on sustainability, RMU has decided to do its part in educating ourfuture workforce to increase their environmental knowledge and awareness. Through thedevelopment of a new minor in Alternative Energy and Sustainability and in addition to existingeducational and outreach programs, RMU is doing its part to meet the objectives of the studentsand their future employers. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the capstone course for theAlternative Energy and Sustainability Minor, describing the first time that the course was taughtin the Spring of 2013, the research projects that were conducted, the project outcomes, and thecourse teaching outcomes.II. Alternative Energy and Sustainability MinorThe Alternative

Collection

2024 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt; Katherine Ramos; Joan Tisdale

selection, environmentalliteracy, environmental impact assessment, and systems thinking.Course MaterialsThe materials generated and shared related to sustainability are summarized in Table 1, mappedto the EOP topics. Some of these are further described below.Table 1. FYED course materials integrating sustainability Sustainability materials EOP topics Introductory lecture Environmental impact assessment, environmental literacy, materials selection, social responsibility Checklist / Scorecard Environmental impact assessment, materials selection, social responsibility Project prompts Environmental literacy, materials selection, social responsibility, design Ethics assignment

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Lin, Western Washington University; Todd D. Morton, Western Washington University; Steven Christopher Schoeneck, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #44340Board 84: A Teamwork-based Electrical & Computer Engineering IntroductoryLab CourseDr. Ying Lin, Western Washington University Ying Lin has been with the faculty of the Engineering and Design Department at Western Washington University since September 2010 after she taught for two years at SUNY, New Platz. She received her BS, MS, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and MS in Applied Statistics.Prof. Todd D. Morton, Western Washington University Todd Morton has been teaching the upper level embedded systems and senior project courses for Western Washington University’s Electronics Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Harvey I. Lyons

experience that closely matches that encountered by professional design engineers. And we can seek to develop those communication skills that are an inherent and vital part of engineering activity. Let us begin by examining the professional functions of an engineering technologist upon being given an open-ended design project. The ET will invariably work in a design group; will initially research the project fully; will create and consider several possible design paths; will prepare a Design Proposal and Cost Estimate that is subject to (client) approval; will carefully schedule the project work which may include prototyping; will prepare formal Progress Reports; may develop a

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

B.M. Wright; C.W. Swan; D.M. Matson

in the highlands of northern Ecuador with student teams responsible forevaluating local conditions, providing education to local stakeholders, and assessing the impact of theproject on both the community and the team members involved in the project. Communication of surveyresults helped the village to identify municipal project priorities that would unify the community. Thissocial process, initiated by the student visit, resulted in successful attainment of a grant to construct awater filtration facility for the community based on the water quality sampling test results and on a pilot-scale technology demonstration of slow sand filtration.IntroductionThe Tufts University chapter of Engineers-Without-Borders (EWB)1-3 was founded with two

Conference Session

Before and After: Matriculants and Alumni

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B. Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

communicators, and have the skills towork globally and in multidisciplinary teams. For evaluation purposes, the Universityperiodically sends out surveys in which engineering alumni are asked about how well preparedthey perceive themselves to be for their post-graduation employment. Using the results from the2010 administration of this survey, this study seeks to answer the following questions: (1) Whatare alumni’s perceptions of their preparedness in these areas: ethics, innovation, communication,project management, global and international work, and multidisciplinary teamwork? (2) Canclusters be identified from the survey results? (3) What undergraduate engineering experienceshelped prepare them for these skills, and in what ways do they believe the

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Samuel Landsberger; Artin Davidian; Juan Garibay; Richard Valenzuela; Barbara Wheeler

minorities and women, find projects to helpthose with disabilities immediately relevant and highly engaging. The Hands-on Experiencesin Rehabilitation Engineering Program (HERE) provides a stimulating, hands-on learningexperience while fostering mentoring among students at different ages and levels ofengineering training. The student participants – frequently from the poorest and least servedcommunities of Los Angeles, range from 6th graders in Compton, CA to graduate students andinstructors at the California State University, Los Angeles and the University of SouthernCalifornia. HERE provides direct contact between students and individuals with disabilities inthe context of team design projects. Projects often build upon earlier student work, with

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Pierce, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Robin D. Terwilliger, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Jorge Martinez, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

providementoring on specific topics or with teams. The most significant number of corporate volunteersare engaged in the twice-per-semester design reviews. To ensure quality deliverables, theprogram has long hosted design reviews, in which volunteers from industry serve as expertpanelists, listening to the student teams’ presentations and giving feedback and suggestions toimprove the projects and support the students’ professional development. Engaging industry indesign reviews has led to a number of positive outcomes, including translation of the moreengaged design reviewers into volunteer team advisors, closer connection with industry partnersyielding financial sponsorships, and more opportunities for students to engage with potentialemployers. As the

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Tech Session 3: Engineering Management — From Classroom to Practice

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mia Baytop Russell, The Johns Hopkins University; Illysa Izenberg, The Johns Hopkins University; Michael Agronin; Aabhas Jain

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management Division (EMD)

students for engineering work after they graduate, especially as they become“innovators (who) seek out new solutions to problems facing our society” [2] many universitiesoffer experiential coursework, such as senior design (a required team-based capstone project),and extracurriculars (e.g., Baja SAE and Design, Build, Fly competition teams). These activitiesand courses provide the collaborative, hands-on, meaningful application of engineering learningthat students need. Explicit instruction in team citizenship, shared leadership, and projectmanagement as well as the other capabilities and knowledge needed by working engineers isusually beyond the scope of these courses and experiences, yet are critical to the completeengineer. To support

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chengyi Zhang P.E., University of Wyoming; David Arditi, Illinois Institute of Technology; Peng Liu

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering

Paper ID #33992Integrating Laser-scanning Technology into a Construction Engineeringand Management CurriculumDr. Chengyi Zhang P.E., University of Wyoming Dr. Chengyi Zhang is currently an Assistant Professor of Construction Management at the University of Wyoming. Before joining the UWYO, he worked as an Associate Professor of Construction Manage- ment at Eastern Kentucky University. He has over 14 years of civil engineering and construction project management experience.Prof. David Arditi, Illinois Institute of Technology Dr. David Arditi is currently Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Illinois

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alicia A. Modenbach P.E., University of Kentucky; Michael "Mick" Peterson, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

skillsets to continue workingcollaboratively in a virtual environment, and the class was more effective at including externalstakeholders in the process.However, several challenges also became apparent. The loose structure of the course, hastyadjustment of the project scope to accommodate remote work, and loss of access to informationand resources had a significant impact on the students’ experiences. Final project outcomes werelimited by circumstances, since the second semester is focused on fabrication and test. For somestudents, the experience and expectations for the more hands-on part of the project wereparticularly impacted. Added challenges associated with grieving the loss of a final semester,graduation ceremonies, and uncertain career

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Liang Hong, Tennessee State University; Lee Keel, Tennessee State University; Charles David McCurry, Tennessee State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

annual earnings. However, minorities continue to be underrepresented in scienceand engineering fields as reported by the National Science Board, Science & EngineeringIndicators. This work-in-progress project presents our attempts to tackle the challenges andimprove undergraduate training in EE program. Considering that the next generation electricalengineers should be exposed to the latest technology and have significant technical and scientificcapabilities, deep interdisciplinary understandings, and soft skills such as self-learning abilitiesand communication competence, Cyber-physical systems (CPS)/Internet of Things (IoT), thefeasible and effective platforms to present the undergraduate EE students with various sub-disciplines of EE, are

Conference Session

Empathy and Human-centered Design 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Francisca Fils-Aime, Loyola University Chicago; Vincent Chen, Loyola University Chicago; Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #32831Building a Functional Cardiograph Over Four Semesters, Part 3:Estimating Heart Rate and Respiration Rate in the Time and FrequencyDomains Using MATLABDr. Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago Dr. Gail Baura is a Professor and Director of Engineering at Loyola University Chicago. While creating the curriculum for this new program, she embedded multi-semester projects to increase student engage- ment and performance. Previously, she was a Professor of Medical Devices at Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences, which is one of the Claremont Colleges. She received her BS Electrical Engi- neering degree

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Murat Kuzlu, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

is focuses on engineering pathways, career and technical education, digital thread, cyber physical systems, mechatronics, digital manufacturing, broadening participation, and engineering education. She is a Director of Mechatronics and Digital Manufacturing Lab at ODU and a lead of Area of Specialization Mechatronics Systems Design. She worked as a Visiting Researcher at Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Disputanta, VA on projects focusing on digital thread and cyber security of manufacturing systems. She has funded research in broadening participation efforts of underrepresented students in STEM funded by U.S. Department of Education, focusing on com- puter science and cybersecurity pathways, and

Collection

2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Raghu Echempati P.E., Kettering University

classes, and to what extent it helps students tomeet their objectives and quality of their project work. Since our university operates on a quarteracademic system, each course needs to be completed in just 11 weeks. The number of membersin each group of a capstone is either 3 or 4. One example of the project dealing with anautomated bed clearing mechanism of a 3D printing machine is presented in this paper. A groupof 4 students developed two ideas of this system. The design details of one of these ideas ispresented in this paper. The 3D printer in this example uses Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM)process. Many automotive, aerospace and other sectors are focusing on using functional 3Dprinted parts to either reduce the weight or to replace metal

Collection

2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Jiyah Starks; Yuxin Jiao; Danyal Syed; Reginald McKenzie II

of their organization offers classes to teach art to their students. Because of the range in disabilities of their students, traditional easels did not satisfy their needs. Thus, in the Fall of 2016, the My Possibilities Art Table project began. The objective of this project is to develop a motorized easel (i.e. art table) that will allow My Possibilities’ students to self-sufficiently operate the table. The team solved this problem by developing an art table that would be wheelchair accessible, contain simple controls, and include vertical and rotational motion. In order to deliver the finalized product, the team segmented the system into subsystems to improve the design process. These systems included a

Collection

2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Qiong Zhang; Dana Johnson; James R. Mihelcic

acollaborative environment play an important role for students to learn and apply knowledge. Inthis paper, one project sponsored by an industrial company through the Sustainable FuturesInstitute (SFI) at Michigan Technological University serves as an example of how research insustainability can stimulate interdisciplinary collaboration and can improve graduate studentlearning in terms of the system approach, discovery of new knowledge across disciplines, criticalthinking, and overall educational experience. It was also found that the sustainability projectsand interdisciplinary collaboration stimulate high quality scholar articles and continuouscollaboration.IntroductionAs the world faces increasing threats to the long-term health of the environment

Conference Session

The Ever-Changing Course

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

initial team building activity. Many of the designs were entered in a competition to raisemoney for Pennies for Peace (an organization that builds schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan).The students completed a basic statistical analysis on the funds collected and summarized theresults. In ENG1101, students were introduced to the engineering design process as theyprogressed through an eight-week, design/construct, team-based project that focused on greenengineering. Design constraints for the project imposed a 50% lower limit on post-consumermaterials used in construction, and the student teams were instructed to keep the environmentalimpact of their design very much in mind from the beginning of the design process and as theymoved through to

Conference Session

NASA Fellowship Program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Green, United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp; Maria Jackson Hittle, UNCF SP; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA; Robert Singleterry, NASA; Victor Obot, Texas Southern University; Premkumar Saganti, Prairie View A&M University; Marc Mendez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Jianping Yue, Essex County College; Jack Esparza, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Kenneth Fernandez; Pamela Denkins

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

2006-306: NASA ADMINISTRATOR’S FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (NAFP): PANELDISCUSSION AND FELLOW PRESENTATIONSMelissa Green, United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp Melissa C. Green, Ph.D. Acting Director, Division of Science and Technology Programs United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation (UNCFSP) 2750 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 600 Fairfax, VA 22031 Dr. Green currently serves as the Director of the Division of Science and Technology Programs at the UNCFSP. In this position, she provides expert leadership in areas of effective project and grant management, strategic resource development and capacity building. A former research scientist, she has effectively