Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Goff; Janis Terpenny

engineering design as well as how to function moreeffectively in industry design environments. Material related to theories of student learning andappropriate pedagogical approaches to teaching an open-ended subject such as engineeringdesign are included. Having successfully completed this course, students are able to describeengineering design process and compare and contrast design across engineering and non-engineering disciplines. Students develop a syllabus for a design course in their own discipline,including assignments and projects. They also learn about effective project management and areable to characterize and demonstrate effective means of teaching/coaching/mentoring of variousdesign projects. As future educators, students are able to

Conference Session

Lighting the Fire: REU

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shashi Nambisan

ABET’s evaluation criteria regarding undergraduate participationin research are examples of efforts and initiatives over the last decade to target and includeundergraduate students in research efforts. Going one step further would be including highschool students in such efforts. This paper summarizes efforts, experiences, and initiatives overthe last six years at the UNLV Transportation Research Center to include undergraduate and highschool students in research projects and lessons learned from the same – including examples ofpotential benefits and concerns. The paper also addresses innovative strategies and opportunitiesto fund high school students participating in research activities during the summer break.IntroductionFor well over the last

Conference Session

Course Development and Services

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Mokodean; Xiannong Meng; Maurice Aburdene

engineering and information sciencedepartments, primarily within the United States. The data analyzed include the course titles,course structure, textbooks used, major topics and how they are covered, projects, and laboratoryexercises, if any. We found that the courses can be divided into three categories: those that coverthe general topics of computer networks using some practical examples, those that specificallydiscuss Internet protocols, and those that work through a set of programming projects afterstudents have had a previous network course.1. IntroductionPervasive use of the Internet, especially the World Wide Web (the web) has made teachingcomputer network courses a necessity for many universities and colleges. Students take networkrelated

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lee Zia; Roger Seals

The National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Digital Library (NSDL) Program: Progress and Potential Lee L. Zia* Division of Undergraduate Education National Science Foundation Abstract This paper explains the background of the NSDL program and details the program structure along with a short description of progress to date with pointers to complete project descriptions. In addition it provides technical information about the NSDL metadata framework and outlines new program components introduced for fiscal year (FY) 2004

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Barker; David Hall

instruction was motivated by several factors. One is therelatively new emphasis at Louisiana Tech University on entrepreneurship. This emphasis has acentral focal point on campus, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology, orCEnIT. The mission of this center is to create an innovative entrepreneurial culture at LouisianaTech University. In order to change a culture, it is reasonable to begin with new members of thatculture. Another factor is the authors’ desire to see an improvement in the senior design projectsfor the capstone mechanical engineering design course sequence. These projects could benefitby attempting to have a marketable product as a final result. A third factor is the belief thatentrepreneurship begins by having ideas

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Harvey Lyons

Session 3648 Teaching and Assessing Teaming Skills via Design Courses Harvey I. Lyons, P.E., Ph.D. College of Technology Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI 48197The writer has had the experience to introduce open-ended, team-based design projects tofreshmen in an introductory course and, as well, supervise open-ended, team-based designprojects to upper classmen who had not experienced the noted introductory program, e.g.,Introduction to Engineering, Introduction to Engineering Technology, etc

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brenda Henry Groff; Carlos Pomalaza-Raez

Computer Science (ETCS). The mainobjective of this course is to help students find a successful career path early in their studies, i.e.increase retention. The course aims to provide students with sufficient computer and personaldevelopment skills and to help them develop the right mental attitude conducive for academicsuccess. Features of the course include projects of software and hardware nature, extensive use ofthe Internet and Web software tools, and a team-teaching format. As the main project of this course,small teams of students design, build, program, and test an autonomous mobile robot using LEGO®parts, sensors, and the Robotic Command eXplorer (RCX) controller. This is a multidisciplinary,project-driven learning process that encourages

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Reid Bailey

Session 2525 Effectively Using Quantitative Indices of Conative Ability to Guide Teams Reid Bailey Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Arizona rrbailey@u.arizona.eduABSTRACTThe success of an engineering design project is reliant upon individuals working effectively inteams. Due to this importance, quantitative indices of interpersonal behaviors are frequentlyused to form teams with a diverse set of qualities. In this paper, the focus is not on formingteams with indices but instead on the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Gershensen; Carl Wood; Joseph Clair Batty

graduates. Subsequently, the now famous list of 14 Competency Gaps wasdeveloped with broad-based industrial endorsement and support.4 The list included:Communication Skills, Teamwork, Manufacturing Principles, Reliability, Project Management,Manufacturing Processes, Business Skills, Quality and Standards, Change Management,Statistics and Probability, Ergonomics (Human Factors), and Materials. The gap definingworking groups also referred a category called Personal Attributes that included leadershipqualities, sensitivity to others, professionalism, integrity, global awareness, and a commitment tolifelong learning. The similarities to the ABET 2000 "a through k" criteria are obvious.5On the basis of a competitive proposal process, USU received one of

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gordon W. Skelton, Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

-1980 Research Interests Wireless sensor networking, intelligent decision-support systems, robotics, software engineering, soft- ware quality engineering/assurance, data fusion, engineering education, wireless application development, computer / information security, engineering education Current Research Activities Director, Center for Defense Integrated Data, Jackson State University, working on data fusion, intelli- gent decision-making, disaster response and emergency management decision support, communications interoperability, wireless sensor networks, and related concerns. Major Funded Research: ORNL/SERRI DHS, Disaster Response Intelligent System (DRIS) Feb 2007 Present. Project Manager, US

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

, project-based design courses. She has also studied and published on other aspects of the student experience, including studies of persistence and migration (why students stay in engineering or choose to leave), as well as differences in the engineering experience between male and female students. In 2010, she received an NSF CAREER Award in support of her research on engineering education. Page 25.417.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Developing a Small-Footprint Bioengineering ProgramAbstractThe field of bioengineering is rapidly changing and expanding to

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Simona Dana Dimitriu, Pat Neff Middle School - Northside Independent School District (NISD); Thomas Gadsden Jr., Our Lady of the Lake University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

by 2010 [4].The problem presented by these new facts is not new but has becoame more pressing with thedevelopment of a global economy. So, how do we help the teachers find new ideas and newmethods that will attract and excite students to learn difficult subjects such as Math and Science?How do we empower them to take initiative and develop new projects and lesson plans that willhelp students accept and overcome the modern world’s technical challenges?In the 1950s, a famous French mathematician, Hadamard [5], found a massive disconnectbetween how we teach math and science and how mathematicians and scientists actually work.He concluded that what the intellectual tools mathematicians and scientistsy used to accomplishtheir work was more

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Forsberg

Session #2793 Use of Computers in Undergraduate HVAC Design Charles H. Forsberg Department of Engineering, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549AbstractA senior capstone design course in Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), withemphasis on the use of computers, has been given at Hofstra University for the past severalyears. After learning the fundamentals of psychrometrics and HVAC processes, students areassigned the task of designing an air conditioning system for a commercial or institutionalfacility. Past projects have included university buildings, retail stores, and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Eugene Niemi

are described, and are evaluated relative to the course objectives. Thesimulator selected is a personal computer aviation training device (PC-ATD), not a full motionsimulator. Students calculate the performance of a typical four place lightplane and then fly thesimulator through a series of flight profiles to compare theory with experiment. The simulator istreated as if the students were flight testing an actual aircraft. Performance measured includesstalling speed, maximum speed, and rate of climb versus velocity. The results obtained are goodenough to justify the use of an inexpensive simulator to provide an effective flight test program.The project has turned out to be highly motivational for the students, as well as a goodeducational

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Rich

design fromsome engineers who practiced in the 1700’s. Two of these engineers (artists, patriots, etc.),Charles Willson Peale and Thomas Paine, were bridge designers, and another, JohannChristopher Christensen designed and supervised construction of America’s first poweredwaterworks. Engineering student teams at Bucknell have studied these early designs and usedthem as a basis for senior design projects. Based upon their evaluation of the historic designs, theteams produced their own designs of replicas of the early works, and then they built and testedthem. Because of the relative simplicity of the 18th Century designs, students applied engineeringprinciples to them and saw new meaning in the fundamental concepts that they employed. Theyalso

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ilya Grinberg; Jack Waintraub

reflected in the identification of competencies and their interrelations(scope and sequence). The next three concepts include the development of learning activitiesbased on the predetermined competencies (synthesis), practical implementation of theseactivities in a team-oriented industrial/commercial type project (testing), and demonstration ofthe results through efficient and authentic written and oral presentations (communication).II. Functional AnalysisThe study of electrical power distribution is no longer a popular topic taught in majority ofEngineering and Technology Programs, as pointed out earlier. However, the need for personnelwith a working knowledge of these systems is in demand by many industrial, commercial, andinstitutional

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Arthur Gerstenfeld

Session 2793 Africa: A Focus on the Southern Cone Arthur Gerstenfeld, Ph.D. Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 01609AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to discuss an innovative project, partly based on a recentlypassed law entitled "Africa Growth and Opportunity Act" and to show how this presentsopportunities for universities and for businesses. The first part of this paper discussessome of the background regarding U. S. and Africa. The second part of the paperdescribes a project starting in summer 2001 that we believe may impact many studentsand faculty at our university

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

John A. Marin; James E. Armstrong

successfully bringing to light the key design issues is to scope and bound theproblem. To scope a design project means to understand why the project is necessary, who willuse the results of the design effort and how they will use them, what the stakeholders intend toaccomplish with the project, and how to measure project success. In systems engineering terms,this means identifying the needs, objectives, and criteria for the design. The needs tell why theproject is necessary or what void or deficiency the design will fill or improve in some way. Aneed is a lack of something required or desired. Page 2.197.1 To bound a design problem means to

Conference Session

Broadening Perspectives in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Manuel Fuentes-Cid; Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

, research-based methodologies, community engagement projects, evaluation tools and technology, and gender issues in STEM education. https://orcid.org/0000- 0002-0383-0179 ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Beyond the Classroom: Problem-Based Learning in Real Scenarios, Fostering Self- Efficacy and Sense of BelongingAbstractThis complete research presents how engaging students in practical, real-world activitieswithin the Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach enhances their sense of belonging andself-efficacy. Situated in the practice course 'Building Processes I' of the ConstructionEngineering program at a private university in Chile, this study aims to address the issue oflow

Conference Session

Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naiquan (Nigel) Zheng, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

biomechanicalengineering students, which can significantly prolong their 4-years to 6-years college life.WWW-based e-Learning enables students to learn medical knowledge (i.e., human anatomy andphysiology) that are needed in solving their PBL problems or DBL projects on their own pace, attheir preferred time and location. In addition, e-Learning allows students to select learningmaterials that meet their level of knowledge and interest. The overall purpose of the project was to develop an interdisciplinary course formechanical engineering students with an emphasis on student-centered education and use ofinformation technology. This project integrated WWW-based e-Learning, PBL and DBL toimprove our engineering students’ knowledge and skills in orthopedic

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Durkin, IUPUI

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

EducationAbstractSmall businesses face extremely difficult times in the current economic climate. They are facedwith international price competition, yet are unable to afford the very resources needed to helpthem become more competitive. At the same time, Engineering Technology education focuseson practical engineering methods, but has few opportunities to offer students practical casestudies in which to apply their training. This is an opportunity to match these needs, and perhapsexpand the potential employment base for our students.This paper explores the development of hands-on, project-centered learning opportunities byapplying engineering technology coursework to specific small business productivity and designproblems. A case study illustrates why these

Conference Session

Information Systems and Computing Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guy Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

roles and as the Director of the National Technology Training Center for the K-12 program and pre-engineering program Project Lead The Way. Page 22.1068.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Mobile GIS in a Multidisciplinary Academic CenterIntroduction and rationale for the Mobile GIS courseThe evolution of mobile Geographic Information Systems (GIS), utilizing Global PositioningSystems (GPS), remote sensing, and location based computing, is leading to new and excitingapproaches for problem solving in STEM careers. The National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Craig W. Somerton, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

student design competitions. Student design competitions oftenprovide projects that can be used as course material for independent study courses involvingsmall groups of students that benefit both the students and the faculty member involved. Themost immediate benefit to the students is the application of material they may have covered inlecture courses but never applied to real-life problems. This setting is the definition of problembased learning. The students also develop skills that will later be used at industry jobs orgraduate school. Furthermore, the contact time with the students is beneficial in determining ifthe students are well suited for a graduate research program, and can stimulate discussions aboutgraduate school. Offering an

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tyler Grandahl; Gianfranco Biondi; Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

situationis even worse for undergraduates who want to study energy storage, as typically even lessfunding is available to support them, regardless of their talent, enthusiasm, and dedication.We believe the lack of affordable electronic load banks, chargers, data acquisition systems, andsoftware to run these systems is one barrier to rapid progress in energy storage systems. In 2009we began a project to develop an affordable open source, open hardware system for performinglife cycle measurements on energy storage systems including batteries and ultracapacitors. Thispaper describes the system design philosophy, design choices, the initially targeted load cycle,and the integration of students into the development of the open source system.System

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

professor and the director of Architectural Engineering Program at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). He was re- sponsible for developing the current architectural engineering undergraduate and master’s programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). During his stay at IIT, he taught fundamental engineering courses, such as thermodynamics and heat transfer, as well as design courses, such as HVAC, energy, plumbing, fire protection and lighting. Also, he supervise many courses in the frame of interprofessional projects program (IPRO). In few months, Dr. Megri will defend his ”Habilitation” (HDR) degree at Pierre and Marie Curie Univer- sity - Paris VI, Sorbonne Universities

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Burrows, The University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, The University of Cincinnati; Mike Borowczak, The University of Cincinnati; Amr Safwat, The University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

this program have apositive effect on the communication abilities of the graduate students. In particular, thestudents’ ability to take their current research and effectively communicate it to high schoolstudents with limited technical knowledge and experiences will be showcased. The focus of thispaper will be on the previous engineering graduate students, each assigned to a different schoolwith diverse culture and economic backgrounds and each working with four different teachers inthat school.Project STEP OverviewOur project is currently in its ninth year of funding. Bringing well communicated engineeringconcepts, based on a city theme and graduate student research, into high school classrooms is themain focus of the project. The graduate

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Julia Ziyatdinova

2 M5 Sociology 1 M6 Engineering Ethics 1 M7 Intercultural Competence 1 Page 19.35.3 Practice Modules 5 M8 Presentation and Communication Skills 2 Credit Points (at Module Description least) M9 Scientific Writing 1 M10 Working with Projects

Conference Session

NSF Funding for Educational Scholarship

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Russ Pimmel

,environmental technology, information technology, manufacturing, and many otherscience- and engineering-related fields that drive the U.S. economy. The program targetsboth the undergraduate and secondary school levels. Two-year colleges are expected tohave a leadership role in all ATE projects. Collaborative efforts involving secondaryschools, two-year colleges, four-year colleges and universities, businesses, nonprofitorganizations, and government agencies are encouraged. The ATE program has twotracks. Projects adapt and implement exemplary educational programs and materials,develop new materials, provide professional development for college faculty andsecondary teachers, provide technical experiences for students, or conduct researchrelating to the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Budwig; Beyerlein Steve; Matthew Cunnington; Levi Westra; Donald Elger

Session 1526 Design of a Wind Tunnel Facility for Hands-on Use by Beginning Engineering Students J. Matthew Cunnington, Levi J. Westra, Steven W. Beyerlein, Ralph S. Budwig, Donald F. Elger University of Idaho Mechanical Engineering Moscow, ID 83844-0902AbstractThe best way to learn engineering is by doing engineering. To foster appropriate types ofexperiential learning, we have created a unique project called a Design for Lifetime Learning(DL2) project. This paper addresses

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Williams; Robert Doty

Session 2793 A Practice-Based Senior Design Experience Robert T. Doty, Stephen M. Williams Baylor UniversityAbstractThis paper presents an overview of a practice-based capstone design experience. Informationabout past industrial sponsorship of course projects, course structure and requirements,professional practice integration, and assessment results is provided. A primary objective of theexperience is to transition students from their classroom roles into their professional roles aspracticing engineers. Details of how the course facilitates this transition