Conference Session

Innovative Courses for ChE Students

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramani Narayan

world with consideration of issues such as the nature of entrepreneurship, opportunity identification, intellectual property creation and strategy, market research, operations, financing, valuation of technology, and cash flow analysis in a technical environment. These are necessary ingredients of all successful technical business ventures, regardless of size. Student teams of 2-3 will apply their engineering skills and abilities in a business environment to identify innovative product/process opportunity/opportunities, investigate the potential for an entrepreneurial business opportunity, keeping in mind the differences between an "idea" and

Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Susan J. Masten; Robert V. Fleisig

interactive poster presentation (second project). Gradingreports and presentations included “peer evaluation” as an integral part of the learning process. A challenge in formulating the design projects is that first-year students lack technical sophistication. With this in mind, thefirst set of seven design projects was developed in conjunction with Engineers without Borders, involving relatively low-techengineering solutions that would benefit disadvantaged communities in developing countries. The remote setting also emphasizedthe importance of understanding the “soft” side of design. Students were required to understand the client needs, opportunities,and benefits and make realistic conclusions about the cost, feasibility, and impact on the

Conference Session

Elementary Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey D. Radloff, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

rather serve as guiding and supportive options for teachers todraw out students’ thinking that could be built upon or challenged in productive ways throughoutthe design process [1].Table 1. Guiding questions teachers use during different phases of the engineering design process topromote productive classroom discourse. Design phase Guiding questions Features of Ambitious Engineering Design-based Science Teaching Problem scoping and What is the problem? Eliciting students’ ideas with the goal of information gathering What is the setting? the design task in mind Who

Conference Session

Elementary Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole J. Glen, Bridgewater State University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

engineering thinking” [4, pp. 63] in early childhood education. Additionally,the Committee on K-12 Engineering Education notes that in all levels of education, little isknown about “which engineering knowledge, skills, and habits of mind are most important, howthey relate to and build on one another, and how and when (i.e., at what age) they should beintroduced to students” [3, pp. 8]. Therefore, the Committee encourages research on engineeringcurricula “that will provide a basis for analyzing how design ideas and practices develop instudents over time and [determine] the classroom conditions necessary to support thisdevelopment” [3, pp. 7].The new expectations of engineering learning standards in preK-12 education in the UnitedStates have put

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Cheryl Farmer, University of Texas, Austin

. InAugust 2015 he will graduate from The University of Texas at Austin with a Master of Arts inSTEM Education with a special focus on Engineering. WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title:Creativity and Intuitive Ideation in EngineeringAbstract: Please provide a concise description that includes the workshop’s learning objectives(maximum 750 characters). The abstract is used on the ASEE website, program materials, andother K-12 Workshop promotional activities.Participants of this workshop will be introduced to a research-based, three-step process forgenerating design ideas: brainstorming, mind mapping, and concept sketching. This sequence oftechniques, which is used to support creative ideation in both secondary and

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ricco, Gonzaga University, Spokane

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

technical trades exploit physicallaws of the universe, which is in his mind far easier than developing new physical laws orinterpretations of physical laws. The interpretation of why the modern engineer is viewed the way he is has beendiscussed in multiple venues, but the work of Bix takes a philosophical approach. He argues thatduring and after World War Two, the genesis of the engineer as product became paramount. Oneway he supports this is through the development of the modern engineering pathway – aprecursor to the often discussed pipeline problem in today’s engineering colleges. Colleges anduniversities shortened the length of their degrees, identified shortages in local defense industriesand filled them, and provided specialized

Conference Session

FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Robert Green, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

backgrounds.More troubling to the college was the disproportionate number of minority students who wererepresented in this group.Pre-Engineering ClassIn the spring of 2006 the college instituted a one-hour Introduction to Engineering class for thestudents in the pre-engineering designation. This class has enrolled 65-85 students in threeofferings since this time (spring 2006, fall 2006, and fall 2007). This course is taught in one large Page 13.82.3lecture section. This course was established with several goals in mind. First, the course wasdesigned to give these students a better idea of the nature of the different engineering disciplines.The course was

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace, Competency, and a Successful Career

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization; Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council

Tagged Divisions

International

. The results arevery humble however this can not discourage the initiatives. It is important to keep searching forways to enhance social awareness in the students of engineering programs.2. The Role of Engineering EducationDespite the efforts of so many sectors of society the present status of education in every level inwestern world is not yet as good as it should be. Education plays an important role in thedevelopment of peoples worldwide. It is the key to combat ignorance and consequently thepoverty. Science and technology alone can not help. It is fundamental the growth investment ineducation for all01.Education must promote the natural ability of the mind to set and to solve problems and by inter-relation to stimulate the full usage of

Conference Session

LEES Session 8: Care and Commitments

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Kuryloski, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Amy Baird, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Paper ID #37314Diverse Perspectives, Engineering in Context, andExperiential Learning in Engineering EducationLauren Kuryloski (Assistant Professor of Teaching) Lauren Kuryloski is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo. She teaches Technical Communication courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level.Amy Baird Amy Baird is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo. She teaches STEM Communications and Ethics in Engineering and Computing to undergraduate engineering and

Conference Session

Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna G Burchfield, University of South Florida; April A. Kedrowicz, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

calls withinengineering for civic engagement, diversity, equity, inclusion, and social and environmentaljustice.IntroductionAn engineering instructor recently told us, “For those of us who were trained as engineers in the1980's and have taught the past 20 years, there's a bit of a Pavlovian response thatcommunication means writing.” Indeed, “communication = writing” is a widely accepted proofamong engineering instructors and is confidently echoed by engineering students when asked,“What is communication?” Those with broader perspectives include “and presenting” to theequation, but even some of the most experienced and open-minded engineers and engineeringprofessors we have met stop there. Engineering students, becoming competitive in

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 5: Collections & Spaces

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanette M. Mueller-Alexander, Arizona State University Library; Alexander Soto, Labriola National American Indian Data Center; Bethany Maureen Leonardi

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

Paper ID #37118Research in Progress: Engineering Research for Indigenous EngineeringTechniquesMs. Jeanette M. Mueller-Alexander, Arizona State University Library Has been a Librarian for over 40 years specializing in cross-disciplinary database searching and retrieval of scholarly articles. A special interest has always been retrieval of research about or by Native Americans.Alexander Soto, Labriola National American Indian Data Center Alexander Soto (Tohono O’odham) is director of the Labriola National American Indian Data Center at Arizona State University (ASU) Library. Under his leadership, the Labriola Center has

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Vinson, Northwestern University; Pryce Davis, University of Nottingham; Reed Stevens, Northwestern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Problem-BasedLearning.” Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, 2(2):6-28.Lave, J. (1988). Cognition in Practice: Mind, Mathematics and Culture in Everyday Life.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Sheppard, S., A. Colby, K. Macatangay & W. Sullivan (2006). “What is Engineering Practice?”International Journal of Engineering Education, 22(3):429-438.Stevens, R, K. O’Connor, L. Garrison, A. Jocuns & D. Amos (2008). “Becoming an Engineer:Toward a Three Dimensional View of Engineering Learning.” Journal of EngineeringEducation, 97(3):355-368.Stevens, R., A. Johri & K. O’Connor (2013). “Professional Engineering Work.” In A.Johri & B.M. Olds (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research.Cambridge: Cambridge

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Marie Kusano, Virginia Tech; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

International

thethree (i.e. engineering ethics, engineering cultures, and regulations and standards). The studentsdemonstrated that they were very much aware of the constraints they were working under bykeeping in mind the cultural context in which they were working. For instance, Craig, who hadworked with EWB-U for nearly 3 years, noted how his first summer trip was focused ondesigning and implementing the system. The second year was focused on design changes,implementation, and initial assessment of the system. The upcoming trip was focused onimplementing changes based on the 2nd year’s assessment, and conducting further assessment ofthe system. When asked to give an example of how the design might change year to year, Craigstated: [Craig]: “I think

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devlin Montfort, Washington State University; Shane Brown, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

response to the opening question, “What comes to mind when you hearthe word ‘engineer’?” had to do with the mechanistic work of building or fixing. Jack, forexample associated construction to engineering by stating, “People building things, making Page 15.1054.7things, like trying to fix them.” When asked if he could become an engineer, Jack stated, “Ithink I could. I live on a farm, so I have to fix a lot of engines and stuff like that.” Building orfixing things was the primary component of the definition of engineering for 20 of the 27students interviewed. Five of those 20, however, included a variety of other jobs. For example,Jane said that

Conference Session

Student Success and Interactions

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University

Tagged Topics

Conference Submission

Paper ID #35895Intellectual Mental Models of Engineering and Non-EngineeringUndergraduate StudentsDr. M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University Dr. M. Javed Khan is Professor and Head of Aerospace Science Engineering Department at Tuskegee University. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University, M.S. in Aero- nautical Engineering from the US Air Force Institute of Technology, and B.E. in Aerospace Engineer- ing from the PAF College of Aeronautical Engineering. He also has served as Professor and Head of Aerospace Engineering Department at the National University of Science and Technology

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

Paper ID #37599Does Engineering need Technological Literacy? DoesTechnological Literacy Need Engineering?Mani Mina Mani Mina is with the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Industrial Design at Iowa State University © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comCurricular Reciprocity: Do Technological Literacy and Engineering Mutually Need Each Other?Background: This paper reviews a pedagogical journey teaching Technological Literacy classesfor over ten years in Colleges of Engineering and

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session: Student Success

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University

Department of Mathematics at Tuskegee University. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. in Mathematics from Auburn University and a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University. Her research interests lie in the areas of numerical analysis, computational applied mathematics, complex analysis, and on improving students’ learning in STEM disciplines. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Tolerance of ambiguity: A comparison between engineering and non-engineering studentsAbstractThe typical student mind-set is focused on getting the ‘right’ answer for a problem with certaintythat every

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raju Dandu, Kansas State University at Salina; Masud Hassan, Kansas State University at Salina; John DeLeon, Kansas State University at Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

kept in mind inthe design and manufacturing of the AIR MOTOR: Envelope dimensions shall not exceed 3x4x5 in inches. Either horizontal or vertical piston movement. Single piston - no impeller - no rotary valves. Maximum air pressure allowed is 60 psi. Inlet port to be threaded to accept tubing compatible with available lab sizes. Single acting. Drive shaft to be supported by a bushing. Bushing must be capable of delivering oil to drive shaft. Do reverse engineering of Air Motor. Come up with your own and improved design. Exchange your product drawings with another group. (So the other group can manufacture the product) Do literature searches to identify

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Michael Smith, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

BracketEngineering DrawingsAs stated earlier, both groups of students were able to generate solid models as part of the designprocess. When it came time to generate a set of engineering drawings, such as the assemblydrawing shown in Figure 8, the ME students failed to produce them. A complete set ofengineering drawings is a required element of the design report. It quickly became clear that theME students simply did not have an understanding of what was required, that a set ofengineering drawings need to be fully dimensioned, including the bill of materials, specificationof processes (e.g. heat treatment), etc. The ME students were also unfamiliar with assigningcritical dimensions with the design and function of the part in mind. They also did not seem

Conference Session

Engineering in Societal Context

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego; Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

another in public conversations about thetradeoffs involved in these projects, thereby modeling communication across disciplinarydifferences for the students.This process will be facilitated by an additional component of the course design. The authors areexploring a collaboration with an engineering program in Rwanda, and will use this course as anopportunity to challenge students to design payload concepts that account for Rwanda’s uniquetopography (mountainous terrain make roads unreliable), size (only 160 miles across at itswidest), and stage of development (strong economy and growing infrastructure). Having aconcrete case in mind will encourage students to focus their solutions, thereby increasing thechances that their concepts survive beyond

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oai Ha, Western Carolina University; Martin L. Tanaka, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

] suggests that to master the SMC course content, besides physics and mathematicalskills, students need to have a strong spatial ability to retrieve and interpret spatial informationfrom engineering structures and produce efficient spatial reasoning for solving problems. Spatialability is the cognitive capability that helps people to apprehend, maintain, and manipulate 3Dobjects in their mind and is considered as a set of several spatial ability factors [2, 3, 4].References [2, 4, 5, 6] cite spatial visualization, mental rotation, spatial orientation, spatialperception, and cross-sectioning abilities among spatial ability factors. Some of the references inthe literature [4, 7, 8] consider spatial ability as a narrowed concept of spatial thinking

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tongele Tongele, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

13.1397.7 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Figure 7 Degree of Importance Employers Give to these Qualities It does not look like most employers and industry leaders consider the knowledge ofcodes and standards as essential requirement for hiring engineers and expecting best performanceout of them. With this in mind, the best ways to use in exposing students to codes and standardsmay widely vary in importance and urgency from one program to another.5. Toward Creating Best Practices Figure 8 is an illustration of elements to be taken

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramachandran Radharamanan; Angela Ansuj

Page 6.405.1(DFM). DFM is the practice of designing products with manufacturing in mind so that they canbe designed in the least time with the least cost. Also, DFM allows a smoother transition fromthe design of a product into its production as well as minimizing the cost of assembling andtesting the product. Quality and reliability are also affected by DFM in a positive way, andtherefore the needs and satisfaction of the customers are met and the product automaticallybecomes more competitive in the market 4, 6.II. Concurrent Engineering Design ProcessThe design process of CE has many objectives, the most important being the completion of theactual design of the product. This process begins with a mental idea of a product, and then itproceeds

Conference Session

Ethical Issues I: Sustainability and Environmental Ethics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April A. Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

toappreciate engineering design that is mindful of the resources and energy used to developproducts and systems.While we cannot be certain of the exact content presented to students throughout the semester,the heavy emphasis on traditional environmental engineering goals could be the result of directinstruction in this area, both in the engineering courses and perhaps in their required chemistryand physics classes. Or, it could simply be that students do not think about sustainability beyondresources, energy, and the environment at a basic level, as opposed to a systems level.Sophomore students might lack the intellectual maturity to think about sustainability andsustainable design from a systems approach. Regardless, the very fact that students have

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Halliday; Israel Urieli; Gregory Kremer

with three basic goals in mind. First, this coursesequence was seen as the opportunity to establish and develop those activities known to deepenthe learning experience for the students. Second, the course sequence was established to provideeach student with a significant, professional level, engineering experience. Finally the sequencewas viewed as a good tool for assessing student development and the effectiveness of the entiremechanical engineering curriculum at Ohio University. This assessment is based upon frequentstudent evaluations of their readiness to handle specific tasks, including both the requisiteknowledge and skill and the assessment of these same attributes by industrial referees.II. Implementation of Deep Learning

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Arpita Gupte; Patricia F. Mead; Marjorieanne Natishan; James Greenberg; David Bigio; Linda Schmidt

. The most current engineering studies focusprimarily on team formation [McIntosh, 1989; Rosser, 1997] and not on training. This isconsistent with our own interview data suggesting that engineering faculty havedeveloped ad-hoc procedures to form teams but have not adopted formal trainingpractices or protocols as they attempt to teach students how to work well in teams [Meadet al. 1999]. In response to this gap between skills and training, BESTEAMS hasdeveloped training workshops for students and faculty. This paper discusses the purposeand objectives, and some preliminary results of the student workshop.The student workshop has been designed with two important objectives in mind. First,the workshop provides a guideline, or working model, from

Collection

2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Christine Pauken

Aircraft aerodynamics and structures. I enjoyed the Instuctor's lectures. This course didn't make me stress out like all others which made learning much more enjoyable. At the beginning I was closed minded to the topics. As the class went on I started to see that the topics fit in with my degree program. I can't see the relevance of any of the material to electrical engineering. Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering EducationThe last comment is common and there are still a significant number of students who do not seethe use or need for

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly

studentpopulation. This natural appeal is an opportunity and a challenge at the same time. Theopportunity is due to the fact that such a course can be used to shape young minds to appreciatethe need for sustainable infrastructure facilities. The challenge arises from the fact that many ofthe non-engineering students that take such a course have limited technical background thatmakes it difficult to teach intricate engineering principles. Thus, it is imperative to approach thesubject matter in a balanced manner that will simultaneously win the engineers and not turn offthe non-engineers. This is no easy task but is achievable with proper preparation and theextensive use of real-world examples that illustrate the points being made. Official courseevaluation

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kate Disney; John Krupczak

179 Laboratory Projects Appropriate for Non-Engineers and Freshman Engineering Students Kate Disney, Mission College Engineering Faculty John Krupczak, Hope College Professor of EngineeringIntroductionThe engineering departments at Hope College and Mission College both offer technologicalliteracy courses targeted to non-science majoring students. These lab-based general educationcourses are designed with mechanical dissection and “make

Conference Session

FPD 1: The Path to Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

-statistic of 3.3. With that in mind, the low overallnumber of women, the number of outliers, and the sensitivity to a Gaussian fit, lead us toconclude that we cannot determine at this time if the two distributions are statistically different.Table 3 illustrates the relationship between number of activities and the intended major of thesurvey respondents, and suggests several trends. Respondents who participated in larger numbersof pre-college engineering programs and activities seem to be more likely to be interested inelectrical and computer engineering and interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary engineering, and lesslikely to be considering majoring in industrial engineering, biomedical engineering, or