Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Silvanus Udoka; Paul Stanfield

. Based on challenges from the class partnering approach, a second approach is describewhich uses the Active Learning In the Virtual Enterprise (ALIVE) system. This approachemulates shorter term interdisciplinary efforts common in Industrial Engineering practice. TheVirtual Enterprise (VE) is a full scale manufacturing supply chain, integrated using informationtechnology, and producing an actual product (desk clocks). Departmental laboratories areorganized as business departments within the enterprise. ALIVE is a set of web-based learningmodules, essentially short internships in different areas of the VE. ALIVE provides a practicaland consistent means of developing realistic problem solving skills in engineering and business

Conference Session

ChemE Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

institutions responding to the question, fifty (79.3%) indicated they offered asingle course in MEB. Twelve offered two courses, and one had three courses, though one ofthose courses was a general engineering course with related content. Of those institutionsoffering two or more courses, 3 were on the quarter system. Overall, institutions reported 4.7h/wk total devoted to the course, broken up into an average 3.2 h/wk on lecture, 1.3 h on problemsolving, and 0.2 h/wk on experimental laboratory.In 1990, 74% of responding programs offered one course in MEB, with the remainder offeringtwo courses. Laboratory courses were significantly more common, with 48 departments havingdedicated laboratory time averaging 1.92 h/wk. The 1999 survey indicates that 81

Conference Session

Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Nelson, California Polytechnic State University; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University; Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

, thechallenges continue in determining the number of units the course will require, and finding acommon location and time. Architecture has a culture of five unit studio laboratories, whileARCE and CM have more traditional combinations of three unit lecture courses, lecture courseswith activities, and three unit laboratories. The new course whatever its size needs to fit into theexisting curriculum schedule of all three departments.Another question considered was whether to develop a new course from scratch or scale asmaller existing interdisciplinary experience into a larger effort. The three department headsheld several meetings with those faculty members who had executed previous interdisciplinaryefforts to brainstorm and discuss ideas. Those

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Larkin, American University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

-level, algebra-based course within the Natural Sciencesportion of the General Education core. The development of higher-order critical thinking skillsis a key objective of the course. The course also includes a laboratory component. Studentscomplete 12 laboratory experiments over the course of one semester. Course topics typicallyinclude kinematics, Newton’s Laws, conservation of momentum and energy, rotational motion,and fluid mechanics. As such, numerous strategies, including the writing strategies to bedescribed, have been developed that center around the accommodation of students’ diverselearning styles [20 – 26]. Students that enroll in PMW most often do so to satisfy the university’s sciencerequirement for graduation. The students

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Hager, United States Air Force Academy; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

student as part of degreerequirements for a master of science degree in electrical engineering. We have partnered withstudents on a number of related education projects over the past decade. We have dubbed thistype of development project as “For Students By Students (FSBS).” In the FSBS model, studentsdevelop educational tools for use in the classroom and laboratory for use by fellow students. Thisapproach has allowed us to custom design educational tools while providing studentsopportunities for hands-on development work. Additional information on this approach andrelated projects are provided in the literature [3-9].In the next section we present background information for the reader to put into context theconcepts related to the paper

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University; Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

feedbacks. For the project technicalaspect, the instructor provides assistance as students need.7. ImplementationThe Digital Logic course combines lecture and laboratory projects. In the classroom, instructorensures that students acquire both the subject and SRL strategy knowledge. To help studentsbecome self-regulated learners, instructor has adopted systematic instructional approaches basedon the SRL Model (presented in the above section), which are exemplified in following: • Guide students’ self-beliefs, goal setting, and expectations. • Help students focus on behavior. • Provide timely corrective feedbacks that are positive about the learning task and use of strategy.For the laboratory component, the projects are developed

Conference Session

Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin J. McCave, Clemson University; Jordon Gilmore, Clemson University; Karen Burg, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

participate in the REM program. Eachsemester, the REM program began with a Research Studio lasting approximately 8 hours beforestudents began the laboratory experience. The Research Studio included an introduction of tissuetest systems and overall EFRI project goals, completion of laboratory safety training, anintroduction to research ethics, technical writing, and basic laboratory practices, participation ina team building exercise, discussion of the projects to which each student would be exposed, anddiscussion of the expectations for and of RPs. Once RPs completed the Research Studio, each RPwas paired with a graduate student mentor and the mentor’s project. After completion of theResearch Studio, each student was required to spend 3 hours on lab

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J. Skromme, Arizona State University; Paul Rayes, Arizona State University; Bing Cheng; Brian McNamara; Aaron S. Gibson; Angela Barrus, Arizona State University; John M. Quick; Robert Kenneth Atkinson, Arizona State University; Yih-Fang Huang, University of Notre Dame; Daniel H. Robinson, Colorado State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

complete problemsolutions are now available including explicit equations for the desired voltages, currents, andpowers. The software has been used on a mandatory or strongly encouraged basis in 10 sectionsof a linear course at Arizona State University (totaling over 560 students) and by 42 students atthe University of Notre Dame, and a few students at the University of Virginia and twocommunity colleges in 2013. Student satisfaction has been very high at all sites. A controlled,randomized laboratory-based study showed that learning gains are approximately 10X higherusing the software tutorials than when working conventional textbook problems for the sameperiod of time, with a statistically significant effect size (Cohen d-value) of 1.21

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

approach aims to provideappropriate guidance and relevant training, not only to the instructor, but also the student learner.These ideas lead us to the design and development of innovative instructional techniques asdescribed below.Assessment Implementation & Methodology Assessment was carried out by utilizing sample quizzes, homework assignments,examinations, written essays, laboratory reports and project binders. All these documents weregraded on a holistic basis using likert scale principles. Later the data collected were recorded ina tabular form using an excel spreadsheet. A matrix was generated to document grading andanalysis. A sample excel table for one student’s single homework assignment report is shown inAppendix E

Conference Session

It's Elementary

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eduardo Alfonso Suescun-Florez, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Ryan Francis Cain, PS 3 The Bedford Village School; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, Polytechnic Institute of New York University Dr. Vikram Kapila is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU-Poly, where he directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and linear/nonlinear control for diverse engineering applications. Under Research Experience for Teachers Site and GK-12 Fellows programs, funded by NSF, and the Central Brooklyn STEM Initiative (CBSI), funded by six philanthropic foundations, he

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Brainard; Sheila Edwards Lange; Elizabeth Litzler

? Since entering your department, have you experienced isolation?Laboratory Climate How well are lab experiments explained prior to your participation in them? Extent other team members view you as a leader when working in small groups in the lab? How productive do you feel when working in a group lab setting? Page 10.308.4 Extent your suggestions or comments are taken seriously by the “Proceedings of the 2005

Conference Session

ChE Department and Faculty Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerri Burke; William Krantz; Joel Fried

applications. The goals of thisREU Site program are the following: • To provide a motivational research experience for promising undergraduates • To encourage women, minorities, and physically disadvantaged students to pursue graduate studies • To expose undergraduates to exciting research challenges in membrane science and technology • To facilitate the learning of research methods, laboratory skills, safety awareness, critical thinking, problem solving, research ethics, organizational skills, and oral and written communication skills • To provide an enjoyable and meaningful social/cultural program for the students • To provide financial support for undergraduate students during the summer • To couple

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Fisher; Jed Lyons

manage a class using hand-on/laboratory activities 10 2.10 0.99 9 2.67 1.004. Ability to design and implement appropriate investigations for children 10 2.30 1.25 9 2.78 1.095. Ability to conceptualize activities that use math and science concepts to solve problems 10 2.80 0.79 9 3.11 1.056. Ability to use computer technology and other instructional media as teaching tools 10 3.20 0.92 9 3.89 1.057. Ability to develop appropriate forms of assessment 10 2.20 0.92 9 3.00 0.87Note: n = Number of fellows

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Rosenstein; Jeffery Donnell; Christina Bourgeois

themotivation for creating them, engineering communication programs are commonly administered at theschool level, with each school having the freedom to implement instruction in a way that best fits withits particular sequence of laboratory, design, and capstone courses. As a result, within any oneengineering college, a variety of successful writing program models can exist. The choice of paradigmreflects not only the communications norms of the particular disciplines, but also the constraintspresented by the number of students enrolled in each school and by limitations on staff and resources.At Georgia Tech, several models of meeting the technical communications requirement have beendeveloped. Within the College of Engineering (COE), some schools

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Dettman

question must be answered “is different information beingassessed in the different courses?”. If all 3 reports are assessing the same thing, then 1 isenough. If a student can write effectively about a soil mechanics laboratory project, it isreasonable to expect that the same student can write effective about a fluid mechanics laboratoryproject.The following is a detailed look at the assessment plan for Outcome 1, which is essentially theengineering science and experimentation outcome.Outcome OneCivil Engineering graduates will demonstrate the mathematical, experimental, and engineeringscience skills required in the civil engineering problem solving and design process

Conference Session

Technological Literacy II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kurt DeGoede

(flashlight, tape recorder), Light (lasers, paint), or Optics (cameras, telescopes, microscopes). The course will include a two-hour laboratory component each week.The text How Things Work by Louis Bloomfield covers each of these topics and numerousothers and was selected for the course2. The text was well received by the students: they enjoyedreading it and found most of the explanations easy to follow. The text contains numerousexercises for developing the lower three levels of Blooms Taxonomy: knowledge,comprehension, and application. Many of the exercises and case studies require the students toapply material in both presented and new situations. For example, lift is explained in the fluidmechanics chapter through discussion of

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Almstead; Karen Williams; James Hedrick

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationfrom the performing arts - who taught the mini-courses; (4) four local high school science andmath teachers, who assisted with teaching in the laboratory and accompanied students on fieldtrips (two lived in the dormitory with the students); (5) three student counselors (including oneadministrative counselor) who contacted students prior to their arrival, oversaw evening andweekend recreational activities, lived with the students, and assisted them with their classwork.The latter were selected from our undergraduate female engineering and math majors on thebasis of applications, interviews

Conference Session

Issues in Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lucena; Joan Gosink; Barbara Moskal

systems.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThese capabilities will be applied to the solution of problems for areas and people whocan benefit from engineering expertise. This will be accomplished by developing a set ofworld-class of courses in humanitarian engineering, re-orienting laboratory and designelements of our curricula, and creating domestic and international internshipopportunities for humanitarian engineering. This objective is particularly relevant to theCSM, school with a long tradition of leadership in resource and minerals fields and astrong commitment to stewardship of global resources.We know of no federal funding

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore F. Smith; Sharif Rahman; P. Barry Butler

Page 5.484.7To promote greater interaction between the lead engineers at the sponsoring companies andengineering educators at The University of Iowa, an interaction schedule was planned and is shownin Table 3. The schedule facilitated face-to-face meetings between these people over the one-yearduration of PEDE. The meetings allowed all individuals to keep each other up-to-date on the designprojects and to provide an environment for interaction so that all participants become aware of eachother’s activities. These meetings did not interfere, however, with the biweekly face-to-facemeetings between the students and design project engineers and the weekly meetings between thestudents and engineering educators.PEDE LaboratoriesTwo laboratories were

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy L. Johnson; Edward S. Pierson

GROUP B 8:30 am Plans for day 8:40 am Math Science 10:00 am Science Math 11:10 am Lunch (staggered) & group activity 12:40 pm Laboratory Computers 2:00 pm Computers Laboratory 3:10 pm Daily journals Page 5.49.3 3:30 pm Depart for home Visits to local industrial firms where participants observe engineers/ scientists at work, and see the application of the ideas learned, will replace some sessions. Some sessions are double length to allow the time needed for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Scott Molitor, University of Toledo; Brian W. Randolph, University of Toledo; Shane A. Brown, Washington State University; Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University; C. Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

involves three primarycomponents:1) The development of EGR 101 "Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications," a novel freshman-level engineering mathematics course.2) A large-scale restructuring of the early engineering curriculum, where students can advance in the program without first completing the traditional freshman calculus sequence.3) A more just-in-time structuring of the required math sequence.The Wright State model begins with the development of EGR 101, a novel freshman engineeringmathematics course. Taught by engineering faculty, the EGR 101 course includes lecture,laboratory and recitation components. Using an application-oriented, hands-on approach, EGR101 addresses only the salient math topics actually used in the

Conference Session

Design Cognition I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Crehan, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Technology in Materials & Architectural Technology (Ed)(Construction) course undertake laboratory based basic skills development modules in bothmetalwork and woodwork, whilst their counterparts participate solely in the metalworkmodule. Nevertheless, in semester two both groups of students participate in a further twomodules in woodwork and metalwork. Both of these modules share a common educationalphilosophy where pupils are required to participate in a six week front loading of knowledgeand skill. On completion of this task the students are required to develop and further theirknowledge and skills through a six weeks design-based project.DesignThe design-based project which the students are tasked with completing comprises of anumber of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P Becker, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Richard A. Revia, Montana State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

; develop Thévenin equivalent circuits; and carry out first-order circuit calculations.Naturally, students must also demonstrate skill in a laboratory setting as they put together anddebug their circuits. So as to help the typical student through the relatively complexconsiderations in designing the project circuit, several standard lecture sessions were convertedinto active-learning group work. These activities were spread out over the semester and in manycases the activities amounted to pre-lab exercises including studying component datasheets andspeculating on the impact of component specifications on circuit function. The lab activitieswere made to require students to tackle open-ended problems and fashioned using inquiry-basedtechniques.The

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Frances S. Johnson; Carlos C. Sun; Anthony J. Marchese; Heidi L. Newell; John L. Schmalzel; Roberta Harvey; Ravi Ramachandran; Paris von Lockette; Kevin Dahm

students in all fourdisciplines [1]. The hallmark of the Rowan engineering program is the multidisciplinary, project-oriented Engineering Clinic sequence and its emphasis on technical communication. TheClinics are taken each semester by every student. In the Engineering Clinic, modeled afterthe medical school concept, students and faculty from all four engineering programs workside-by-side on laboratory experiments, real-world design projects, and research. Thesolutions of these problems require not only proficiency in the technical principles, but asimportantly, require effective written and oral communication skills and collaborativeabilities [1]. The Sophomore Engineering Clinics specifically serve the dual purpose ofintroducing

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert A. Johnson; J. Shawn Addington

into a body of Page 4.308.3 knowledge and apply that knowledge to the solution of problems15. An ability to function as a member of a team in project design and laboratory experiment environments16. An ability to apply contemporary analytic, computational and experimental practices in the laboratory environmentIn particular, the students are asked to rate their opportunity to engage in these skills, bothquantitatively and qualitatively, (i.e. how many opportunities were available for skill-development, and were the opportunities helpful in developing these skills) as well as theirperception of their achievement in

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Fadlelmula, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Nayef Alyafei, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Albertus Retnanto, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

petroleumengineering education to keep pace with these changes to keep attracting the brightest students.This is important because petroleum engineering schools need to prepare the future engineeringleaders of the industry. The aim is to equip them with the essential skills and to make them agileand adaptive so they can use their technical background and experiences to attain new skills andtackle challenges whenever needed. Thus, the petroleum engineering (PETE) program at TexasA&M at Qatar (TAMUQ) has implemented different educational tools (integrative andcooperative capstone project, fourth-year comprehensive exam (CE), augmented reality and 3Dvisualization, field trips and laboratory simulators, engineering video games, programming anddata analytics

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 18

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport; Junling Hu, University of Bridgeport; Ioana A. Badara, Post University; Buket D. Barkana, The University of Akron; Deana A. DiLuggo, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

students' engineering self-efficacy during their first two years ofstudy? (3) What approaches are used by the faculty when implementing the model that leads todeveloping students' research skills (laboratory research skills followed by publication) – acommunity of practice, engagement with students outside the classroom, etc.? It will also developa community of practice for faculty to apply the model to other underrepresented STEMundergraduates.The project adapted the Affinity Research Group (ARG) Model, developed at the University ofTexas, El Paso, a Hispanic Serving Institution, which adapted the model to benefit thosetraditionally underrepresented students in higher education with differing abilities inundergraduate computing programs. The

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Braun, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-369: TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS IN ELECTRON-ICS LECTURE COURSESDavid Braun, California Polytechnic State University David Braun received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1991. From 1992 to 1996, he worked for Philips Research Laboratories in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, on semiconducting polymers for display applications. He joined California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 1996 and is now a Professor in the Electrical Engineer- ing Department. See www.ee.calpoly.edu/faculty/dbraun/ for more information. He teaches courses in electronics, solid-state electronics, polymer electronics and sustainability. He holds

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Samuel Lee, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

” cluster within the contexts of experiential and problem-based learning theories, andwill document the curriculum used such that its successes may be improved and replicated.2. Overview of High School Summer ProgramCOSMOS is a residential math and science summer camp that provides an opportunity formotivated high school students to work alongside university researchers and faculty to exploretopics that extend beyond the typical high school curriculum. The program encompasses fouruniversity campuses, each offering a variety of clusters in science and engineering thatconcentrate on hands-on activities in laboratory settings highlighting current universityresearch[1]. The objective of the “Earthquakes in Action” cluster described herein is to

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Balaji Narasimhan, Iowa State University; Monica H. Lamm, Iowa State University; Carlos Lopez, Iowa State University ; Dimitra Lynette Jackson, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

choice “opportunity to determine ifinterested in graduate school.” However, 10% of the students ranked as their first choice “good Page 22.288.2summer job” as their primary reason for participating in the REU BioMaP Summer ResearchProgram. Additionally, students reported that they felt the program improved their computationaland laboratory research skills as well as provide them with a better understanding of the researchprocess. They believed the program helped them to clarify their goals regarding their majors andfuture career choices; the program also demonstrated to students the importance of networkingwith other colleagues in their field