Conference Session

Novel Courses for CHEs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Chih-hung Chang; Skip Rochefort; Shoichi Kimura; Milo Koretsky

practices to be incorporated include effective oral andwritten communications, project planning, time management, interpersonal interaction,teamwork, and proactive behavior. This is an area of weakness in engineering education. Thenewly endowed Linus Pauling Engineer serves “project director” for all student teams. Shecoordinates the professional practices learning exercises, the physical facilities and the executionof team projects. Page 8.753.4Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey

faculty members comes not from planning but from friendshipsand informal conversations where shared academic interests are discovered and intellectual cross-fertilisationoccurs. Dean, Nov 199814Our tea room, the common room - a very strong point – many visitors who come here make that comment. Weare able to be housed together, that is a distinct advantage HOD2, 14/1/98 The comfortable chairs were arranged in rough circles around low coffee tables, with acouple of larger tables and chairs at either end of the room. Traditionally, staff brought theirtea or coffee to the circle which was not yet filled, and only sat separately if they wished

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman; Robert J. Gustafson; John Merrill; John Demel; Richard Freuler

retention measured in this program did not go unnoticed. With someresults from early Gateway pilots, and after the study of retention of OSU engineering students,18in 1996 the Dean formed a Task Force charged "to formulate a plan for a new Lower DivisionProgram to be taken by all engineering undergraduates in the College which both addresses theneeds of all our stake holders and provides an open framework for continuous improvement; andto develop proposals for the implementation of that plan." The Task Force originally suggestedthe development of a 3-course sequence for all freshman entitled Engineering Fundamentalswhich would incorporate a series of hands-on laboratory exercises in a variety of engineeringdisciplines. This would have been modeled

Conference Session

Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Henning

refreshers to middle school and high school science teachers. A teacher resourcepage for all teachers is also being developed on our NSF HEV M3 Penn State project web site.These teacher resource pages will include links and lesson plan suggestions, sources for projectmaterials and the write ups of the manipulative projects. Teachers will also be able to post links,comments and ideas that they have found to the teachers resource pages.An ongoing, qualitative-based assessment is being carried out for all of these activities. In thebalance of this paper we would like to use our various voices to tell some of the ways we havemade a variety of “course corrections” to the project as a result of the more immediate impact ofinformal feed back.Activities to

Conference Session

Collaborations with Engineering Technology

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Koller

kinds.The purpose of this paper is to describe existing and future programmatic needs foreducational activities and the approaches being developed to utilize partnerships withbusiness and industry, NASA and DOD facilities, educational institutions, andgovernment organizations such as state spaceport authorities for aerospace programactivities that will link K-12, community college, and university systems to sustain aqualified and technically competent workforce.The Case for PartnershipsSince at least the early 1980’s, perhaps in conjunction with the management movementsof Total Quality Management and Continuous Quality Improvement, partnerships haveincreasingly occupied strategic planning activities and deployment strategies of majororganizations

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ben Mason, University of California, Berkeley; Nicholas W. Trombetta, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

undergraduate research assistants from CalPoly, have been working on this project for over two years. The project ends in September 2012.The research involves the use of both centrifuge experiments and analytical modeling toinvestigate soil-foundation-structure interaction effects occurring in dense urban areas duringearthquakes. In support of this project, undergraduate students have participated primarily in thecentrifuge modeling aspect of the research. Six centrifuge experiments are planned for thisproject, with three completed to date. As research assistants, the undergraduates' primary tasksinclude calibrating and placing model instrumentation, constructing the models, helping toconduct the centrifuge tests, documenting experimental activities

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

part of thisworkshop, it was expected that the faculty should propose plans to implement any ideas andinnovation principles learned during this workshop and bring those to the classroom.As one of the outcomes of the workshop, namely, the implementation plan, the author discusseda few case studies on innovation and entrepreneurship and how those topics can be related to theregular course material. Practically every course can include a discussion of these topics Page 22.924.2(innovation and entrepreneurship) to promote the mindset in students. The course that the authorattempted is Machine Design, which usually involves open-endedness and

Conference Session

Middle School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon F. Bendall, San Diego State University, Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education; Christina Deckard, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific; Clarisa E Bercovich Guelman, California State University, San Marcos; Nancy A. Taylor, San Diego County Office of Education; Adrienne Marriott, San Diego Science Alliance

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

effective collaboration between STEMs andmiddle school science teachers. The goals for the model are shown in Table 1. The table alsoshows the specific objectives for meeting each goal. Our research plan measured howeffectively the project met the objectives.Table 1. Goals and Objectives Goal 1: Impact teachers’ understandings of the work-lives of scientists and engineers, and via that impact teachers’ abilities to connect classroom science instruction to real life science. Goal 2: Impact students’ understandings of the work-lives of scientists and engineers, and via that elevate student interest in pursuing science-related careers. Below are the objectives for Goals 1 and 2. Teachers and students will:  have a

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik N. Dunmire, College of Marin; Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Kate A. Disney, Mission College, Santa Clara

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

(which accounted for 17% of total transfers) will becancelled just in the next few years.Effects of the Eroding Core on Community College Engineering StudentsThe diversification of lower-division engineering requirements has negatively impacted transferstudents in a number of ways, as evidenced in the results of recent studies by the RP Group (TheResearch and Planning Group for California Community Colleges). This group is currentlyengaged in a large-scale research project studying factors that affect transfer in Career andTechnical Education (CTE) disciplines, which include Engineering.9 Phase I of the researchproject included both forward-mapping and backward-mapping quantitative analyses of CTEstudent cohorts over multiple years, as well as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

-based service learning, and engineering education reform. Prof. Paterson teaches courses on cre- ativity, engineering with developing communities, and community-inspired innovation. He has served the American Society for Engineering Education in numerous capacities, as a member of the Interna- tional Strategic Planning Task Force, the International Advisory Committee, and Global Task Force, and as Chair of the International Division. He actively serves Engineers Without Borders-USA, as a chapter co-advisor, education committee chair, and lead on EWB’s efforts to examine its educational impacts. He is currently leading several NSF-funded projects involving the design and assessment of service learn- ing in engineering

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen P Kelley, Northeastern University; Steven Thomas McGonagle, Northeastern University Gordon Engineering Leadership Program

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

summarize what they have learned from the modulesand make a final presentation the Gordon Leadership team. Upon completion of these requirementsthey earn a Gordon Undergraduate Engineering Leadership certificate.GUEL - Co-op Engineering Leadership ModulesModule #1 Leadership in your Organization – Locate an organizational chart of your companyand or division. Ask your supervisor or a manager to review the chart with you. Elaborate on thefollowing: o Find out where your supervisor fits into the organizational chart. o Who does he/she report to? o How does the organizational chart influence your supervisor’s work and or goals and objectives? o Discuss with your supervisor leaders he/she believes you should meet and develop a plan to

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Ethics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael H.G. Hoffmann, Georgia Institute as Technology; Jason Borenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

.  Assessing alternatives in terms of consequences, public defensibility, institutional barriers, etc.  Engaging in reasoned dialogue or negotiations.  Revising options, plans, or actions.This list highlights the complexity of the issues that engineers confront. An engineer‘s actionscan have effects on stakeholders whose existence, perspectives, and values she does notnecessarily see. An engineer does not always directly interact with the people whose livesare being altered as result of her decisions. Obviously, engineering students need to refinetheir technical competence. But it is crucially important that they develop ―soft skills‖ aswell [3]. Among these skills is the ability to identify hidden ethical challenges.Ill-Structured

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf A. Mehta, Rowan University; Leslie Ann McCarthy P.E., Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Design – AASHTO-Empirical 12 9, 10 and 11 Design AI Mechanistic-Empirical 13 9, 10 and 11 MEPDG software 14 Graduate Presentations Table 2 Undergraduate Course Outline at Villanova University Topic Design Theories Tools & Software Supporting ReadingIntro to Course and Land Land use, topography, roadway GoogleEarth; Census Chapter 4 pp. 183-189,Use Planning classifications ACS 198-206Travel Demand Planning Trip generation; planning Websites; Census ACS Chapter 4 pp. 206-214

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Page 25.349.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Core Concepts and Learning Outcomes in an Introductory Transportation Engineering Course: An Evaluation of Pilot ImplementationsAbstractOver the last two and a half years, about 20 transportation engineering educators from 13different colleges and universities across the United States have been working collaboratively onan initiative to develop and implement a set of core concepts and learning outcomes for a typicalintroductory transportation engineering course. This group has developed knowledge tables forthe core concepts associated with traffic operations, transportation planning, geometric design

Conference Session

STS Perspectives on Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

grappled with MIT’s unique wartime experience.Without question, the MIT administration, beginning with Karl Compton and James Killian,played a key role in MIT’s postwar transformation.1 Yet it was the Lewis Survey thattransformed MIT’s organizational structure through its “Four School Plan,” began the work ofredefining the role of the faculty at a “technological university,” and most importantly built aconsensus among the faculty for a way forward. This paper looks closely at the intense efforts ofthe Lewis’ committee—its members met no less than 119 times over the course of three years—and how their views evolved in conversation with the MIT administration. Especially amidstpresent-day concerns about the erosion of shared governance at many U.S

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; Theodore J. Heindel, Iowa State University; Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Iowa State University; Shankar Subramaniam, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

the‘Digital Ladies’ in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. The following sectionswill explain the various operational aspects, impacts and challenges associated with the program.Program StructureStudent board: A WiME board handles the idea-conception, planning and execution of allprofessional development and social activities. The WiME board consists of a group of 4-6women ME students. The chair of the WiME board is usually a senior student, who has severalyears of active participation in planning, organizing and participating in WiME activities. Sheworks closely with the vice-chair, who is a junior student and is the chair-elect for the next year.The WiME board consists of at least one student from each year as well as one graduate

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

the course spreadsheet along with regular course homework.These teaching-to-learn sessions help to ensure a level of relevance and topical interest that isdifficult to attain given the wide array of student backgrounds and the semester-to-semestervariability in student demographics. Further, the idea behind these sessions is consistent with theexperiential knowledge that one understands a subject more deeply when one is required to teachit to others. This seemingly straightforward pedagogical intervention has been surprisinglysuccessful. These sessions are often of higher quality than lectures planned by the assignedcourse instructor, and both the students and the instructor consider them the highlight of thesemester. End-of-semester

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhong Gu; Sheela Ramanna; James Peters; Hal Berghel; Daniel Berleant; Steve Russell

established through an ongoing project in which weapply software engineering to assist in the pedagogy of diverse courses at Iowa StateUniversity, University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg, and University of Nevada, LasVegas. A review of courses and topics affected is given next, followed by a procedure we havedeveloped for applying the approach to a particular course.Table 1 lists courses that we have addressed, and Table 2 lists courses that are soon to beaddressed and for which plans for how to do this are fully in place. These tables show thediversity of courses to which our approach can be applied. In fact, we hope eventually toaddress the full range of courses in electrical engineering and computing curricula (except forsoftware

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Tooley; Melissa S. Tooley

professional needs of each working spouse. The authors represent a fairly typicalexample of a two-profession household; she is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at theUniversity of Arkansas, and he is a Global Marketing Executive for Lucent Technologies.A successful dual-career relationship doesn’t just happen, it takes planning and even engineeringto ensure successful careers for both partners and a fair and equitable distribution of necessarytasks in the home. While all potential conflicts cannot be eliminated, a methodical approach toprevent potential problems has proved successful for the authors of this paper. After 14 years ofmarriage, one child and a dog, both careers are thriving, and the house is (usually) clean.The paper will

Conference Session

Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antony Kinyua, Morgan State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

theeducational outcomes and STEM readiness of students of color will have direct implications on America’seconomic growth, national security, and global prosperity [2]. Thirdly, the nuclear energy workforce gapanalysis in the USA is expected to include the full range of existing and potential variations in U.S.nuclear reactor technologies (current and future) plus the nuclear fuel cycle [3]. Fourthly, in nuclearworkforce development, our team has embarked on studying those unique challenges and diverse livedexperiences of our minority students that they bring to our learning environments away from home andhas formed part of our Institution Transformation 2030 Strategic Plan. These lived experiences includeneeds for technology [4], shelter, income

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sukeerti Shandliya, University of Cincinnati; Cedrick Kwuimy, University of Cincinnati; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

assumptions, Stage 4. Recognition that one’s discontent and the process of transformation are shared and that others have negotiated a similar change, Stage 5. Exploration of options for new roles, relationships, and actions, Stage 6. Planning a course of action, Stage 7. Acquisition of knowledge and skills for implementing one’s plans, Stage 8. Provisional trying of new roles, Stage 9. Building of competence and self-confidence in new roles and relationships; and Stage 10. A reintegration into one’s life based on conditions dictated by one’s new perspective.King [12] summarized the ten stages of Mezirow’s transformative learning theory. Heconceptualized “journey of

Conference Session

Diverse Pathways: Exploring Inclusive Practices and Outreach in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lexy Chiwete Arinze, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Jacqueline E McDermott, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Janet M Beagle

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

as me. So, yeah, I love this program… don't ever leave, ever.”Professional developmentSurvey results indicated GradTrack assisted students in understanding what they wanted to do intheir future career (Fig 2; mean = 3.73 ± 0.28) and managing time and priorities well (Fig 2;mean = 3.56 ± 0.33). The specific skill of making an individual development plan, while stillabove neutral (3.0), was the lowest rated question in the professional development block (Fig 2;mean = 3.31 ± 0.33). This could be a practical tool to introduce within future GradTrackprograms.Participants also reflected on the professional development they received from GradTrack andhow that has helped them in their graduate program. One student said:“[…] just learning how to

Conference Session

Technical Proficiency and Cybersecurity Awareness in ECE Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug W. Jacobson, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

, each offering different educational materials. Thegoal is to create a dynamic educational hub that is continually evolving to include the latestinformation and resources in cybersecurity. A discussion of how the materials are developed isprovided later in the paper.The first section contains learning modules. Each module will contain materials that theambassadors can utilize. We will also include lesson plans that provide activities and otherinformation that ambassadors can use to help present the materials. This section of the website isunder construction. However, we have identified the following topics for initial development.1. Cybersecurity Fundamentals: "Learn the essentials of cybersecurity, including standard terms, concepts, and the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; Athena Wong, University of California, Irvine; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Analia E. Rao, University of California, Irvine; Lorenzo Valdevit

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

asexpected given the nature of the essay prompts. In relation to their overall career plans, somestudents planned to pursue further higher education after receiving their bachelor degree (e.g.,male Hispanic mechanical engineering student: I also plan on attending graduate school andwould like to obtain guidance in applying and succeeding in a master’s program.). Otherstudents described their career plans for a future job in industry with varying degrees ofspecificity. For instance, one male Asian mechanical engineering student already developed avery specific job goal stating that “I see my future as a mechanical engineer working for Toyota,designing and building an engine with more than 50% efficiency.”, whereas another maleHispanic chemical

Conference Session

Accountability and Stewardship

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Zacharias, University of Manitoba; Renato B. Rodrigues, University of Manitoba; Paula Rodrigues Affonso Alves, University of Manitoba; Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

andmanagement plans [32]. An example of land stewardship, the Cedar Stewardship AreaManagement Plan [33] provides a strategy for managing and preserving local cedar trees thathave existed in the area for over 5,000 years and are endangered due ongoing industriallogging practices. An example of marine stewardship, the Marine Planning Program, offersexpertise and technical support from professionals to the CHN to manage protected areas inHaida Gwaii [34]. In these examples, stewardship is a practice that aligns intention, localknowledge, and values with actions that prioritize land and community over resourceextraction.Stewardship in Canadian BiotechnologySome of the earliest analysis of stewarding technology that we identified comes from theCanadian

Conference Session

Student Self-assessment in Mechanics Courses

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Isabella Fiorini, University of California, San Diego; Edward Zhou Yang Yu, University of California, San Diego; Richard Eugene Vallejo Jr, University of California, San Diego; Zongnan Wang, University of California, San Diego; Trevor Keoki Oshiro, University of California, San Diego; Changkai Chen, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

literature review as well as manuscript writing and editing. In addition to research, Edward spends his time on campus building rockets at the UCSD chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, where he designs, simulates, and manufactures structural components. Edward plans on pursuing a PhD in a structures-related field, which he hopes to leverage in the development of more cost-effective and useful space vehicles. In his free time, Edward enjoys watching films and picking up a good book.Richard Eugene Vallejo Jr, University of California, San Diego Richard Vallejo is a third-year undergraduate student at UC San Diego majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Controls and Robotics

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Best in DEED

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin A. Bartlett, University of Kentucky; William Davis Ferriell, University of Kentucky; Jonathan Mills, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

environment in which engineers andproduct designers must collaborate to develop design projects.The structure of this paper is as follows. First, we describe related literature on the topic ofmultidisciplinary collaborations in engineering design. Then, we describe the structure of the twoiterations of our course, and the methodology we used to compare the outcomes of the twoiterations. We then present the results, discuss them, and provide our conclusions and plans forfuture work.Related WorkMany studies have demonstrated advantages to multidisciplinary design courses [2], [3], [4], [5].Factors that have been found to correlate with perceived team effectiveness and enjoyment inmultidisciplinary projects include clear roles, a match between student

Conference Session

Making Elementary Engineering Work: Lessons from Partnerships and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

school activities likeDestination Imagination, FIRST Lego League and the state’s Engineering Challengecompetition. Further, their involvement helps them to develop extensions for the integrated units.Thus far in the project, enrichment teachers have co-planned and co-taught parts of the STEunits—most especially the engineering lessons in each unit—with many classroom teachers, and Page 22.1035.2assisted with the preparation of instructional materials.
Table 1: STE units—which are blends of modified district science and EiE units—for pilot andfull implementation years for 1st through 5th grades. TBD = to be determined

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chi N. Thai, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

planned for Spring 2011: a. The formal class times will be changed from MWF (55 minutes each time) to a MW schedule with 2 back-to-back class periods on Monday and a single class period on Wednesday to allow more continuous discussions and hands-on opportunities on Monday. b. With the use of EMMA, when students work on their assignments outside of formal class times, for example they would be able to just use their cell phones to Page 22.1702.5 record video clips of the problems encountered and post them via EMMA. The instructor in turn

Conference Session

They're Not "Soft" Skills!

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Ashley Ann Thompson, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. The process of reflecting on experience in light of one’sprofessional goals sometimes led to the recognition of the inadequacy of those experiences forfully achieving those goals. For Nolan, this dissonance led to both clarification of his goals andclarification of his plans for achieving the more specific goals. Over the course of the academicyear, Nolan came to realize that the sum of his experiences had not yet prepared him to be anengineer. Reflecting on his first portfolio studio, he said he was surprised to find that he did nothave enough evidence to support his engineering preparedness claims. Page 22.1441.8 I'd say most