Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Student Empathy & Human-centered Design

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin Dixon, Concord Consortium; Corey T. Schimpf, The Concord Consoritum; Sherry Hsi, Concord Consortium

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Analytics Scientist with interest in design research, learning analytics, re- search methods and under-representation in engineering, A major strand of his work focuses on develop- ing and analyzing learning analytics that model students’ cognitive states or strategies through fine-grained computer-logged data from open-ended technology-centered science and engineering projects. His disser- tation research explored the use of Minecraft to teach early engineering college students about the design process.Ms. Sherry Hsi, Concord Consortium Dr. Sherry Hsi is the Executive Vice President of the Concord Consortium. She leads the strategic de- velopment, design, and research of learning technologies using her background in

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 1: Topics Related to Engineering - Part 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville; Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville

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Computers in Education

of programming interfaces with a key focus onunderstanding programming fundamentals that remain essentially unchanged regardless of themethodology and/or language.Programming instruction in ENGR 110 involves a five-week introduction to fundamentalprogramming concepts through the Python language. This instruction utilizes the zyBooks onlineeducational platform as an interactive e-text, while simultaneously employing team-basedinstruction through in-class collaborative activities. The ENGR 110 curriculum culminates in acomprehensive Vector Project, which, while involving other skills developed throughout thecourse, also requires students to develop useful programs in Python from realistic constraints.ENGR 111 culminates in team-based

Collection

2020 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Franz Foltz; Vinnie Gupta

A Scholarship Program for Students Transferring from Two-Year Colleges Franz Foltz1 and Surendra Gupta2 1 Departments of Science, Technology, and Society and Public Policy 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstract: This paper provides a mid-project report on a scholarship program funded by theNational Science Foundation that focuses on students who transfer at the 3rd year level from 2-year schools to the engineering and engineering technology BS programs at our university. Thegoals of the program are: (i) to expand and diversify the

Collection

2020 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Michael E. Kuhl

todevelop the entrepreneurial mindset. Serious games are used by Bellotti et al. [3]. In addition,Korach and Gargac [4] discuss the use of active learning exercises to introduce the entrepreneurialmindset to first year engineering students. Vignola et al. [5] apply project-based learning in anengineering statistics course. And, Burden et al. [6] demonstrate how the entrepreneurial mindsetcan be developed through a software engineering course. These are just a few of the growing listof examples of how students can engage entrepreneurial mindset within their engineering courses.This paper investigates how an entrepreneurial mindset can be fostered in a systems simulationcourse. In particular, we develop activities/methods that encourage students to

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Frempong, State University of New York

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International

, technology, benefits, and latest competitor called Infinity Worldwide Telecommunications Group of Companies (IWTGC).The “SAT3/WASC/SAFE” telecommunications projectwas historic achievement and has brought the power ofhigh-speed connectivity to link Africa to the rest of theWorld. About thirty-six countries participated in the fullyfunded $639 million project that owners have guaranteedthe ownership and management responsibilities countriesfor twenty-five years. The submarine fiber cable hasopened a new market and numerous opportunities forAfrican nations as well as international entrepreneurs.In 1993, the International TelecommunicationsUnion/Telecommunications Development Bureau(ITU/BDT) approached AT&T Submarine Systems

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracey Windley, University of Idaho; Jasper Nance, University of Idaho; Kevin Buck, University of Idaho; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho

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Instrumentation

acquisition, data processing, and presentation, especially in a universitysetting. Memory fades and what may have made sense two months ago may have no meaningnow. Also the person processing the data or presenting it may not be the same person whorecorded it. Even worse, the person who recorded it may no longer be part of the project. Thesetime lapses and researcher discontinuities often result in situations where data could become lost,non-credible, or incomprehensible to other researchers. In university research this is a realproblem due the high turnover rate of researchers and inexperience in data acquisition. In summary, the three main problems encountered during data acquisition with

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University; Aaron Ball, Western Carolina University; Michael Clare, Western Carolina University; Chip Ferguson, Western Carolina University; John D. Graham, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies

Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. He holds a B.S. and an M.S. from Appalachian State University, and earned his doctorate from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His areas of interests include fluid power, advanced machining, prototyping systems, and applied research.Michael Clare, Western Carolina University Michael Clare is a graduate student of Engineering Technology at Western Carolina University pursing a Masters of Science in Technology. He earned his B.S at Western Carolina University in 2004 and, at the time of this project, Mr. Clare was a senior in the Engineering Technology program.Chip Ferguson, Western Carolina

Conference Session

Energy Conservation and Conversions for Green Buildings

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon S. Field, University of Southern Indiana; Kerry S. Hall, University of Southern Indiana

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

multidisciplinary project is described in this paper that has produced a recommendation for theinstallation of a green roof on a campus building. A green roof is when plants are grown on topof a roof, which reduces the solar load on the air conditioning system and improves thesustainability of the design. The program within which this was done offers the Bachelors ofScience in Engineering (BSE) degree, with five emphasis areas available to the students:mechanical, civil, electrical, industrial, and mechatronics. The emphasis area selected by astudent determines certain electives but each student is free to take as many as four engineeringelectives in different disciplines, allowing multidisciplinary topics and even some electivecourses at many levels

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marlee Walton

Session 2615 The Integrated Civil Engineering Curriculum: The Gap Between the Blackboard and Business Marlee A. Walton Iowa State UniversityAbstract:Civil Engineering curricula have been criticized for not effectively preparing engineering studentsfor the workplace. Industry wants technically competent students who also can work as part ofteams, manage projects, communicate well and understand the economic, social and politicalcontext of their professional activities. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET), with

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roy McGrann, State University of New York, Binghamton

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

wereDartmouth, Lehigh and University of Minnesota. Other minor programs within the university(management, computer science, and liberal arts) were reviewed. It was decided that the minorwould require a minimum of 17 credit hours (or five courses) to be comparable to other minorsat Binghamton University.It was also decided that students wishing to earn a minor in general engineering must firstcomplete a set of prerequisite math and science courses. Following completion of theprerequisite courses, students would take the required engineering courses. The engineeringcourses that would be required would include courses from three categories: (1) engineeringfundamentals, (2) advanced engineering, and (3) project work. With this mixture, studentswould be

Conference Session

Collaborative Programs and Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ying Sun; Robert Comerford; Musa Jouaneh

Assistive Technology Devices: A Multidisciplinary Course Musa Jouaneh, Ying Sun, Robert Comerford University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 02881Abstract This paper reports on a team-based, project-oriented engineering and business course atthe University of Rhode Island. The class is a two-semester course sequence that emphasizesinvention, innovation and entrepreneurship with focus on the marketing, design, anddevelopment of assistive technology devices. Faculty from the Colleges of Engineering andBusiness Administration guide multi-disciplinary teams through innovative product-orienteddesign projects in the field of

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robi Polikar; Krchnavek Robert; Jennifer Kadlowec; Joseph Orlins; Beena Sukumaran; Kauser Jahan; John Chen; Shreekanth Mandayam; Paris von Lockette; Yusuf Mehta

teaching. The work is an effort to provide students with digital imaging experiencesthat make them ready for the marketplace. Projects involve the development of digital imagingexperiements and curriculum and also the creation of a leading edge digital imaginglaboratory/studio. This studio will facilitate the use of nontraditional learning approaches thatencourage interactive learning, team building, and creative problem solving among students andinstructors. A number of hands-on visual experiments are being developed and used to introducestudents to the multidisciplinary engineering principles and use of DIT. Activities have also beendeveloped for K-12 outreach.IntroductionDigital Imaging Technology has advanced with great speed over the past few

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Sluss

hasbeen extensively applied to exchange the course offerings between the Tulsa and Normancampuses. The addition of a course exchange program has enhanced both the initial offering ofthe Telecommunications Systems degree and those of the Norman campus Engineering andBusiness programs from which it is spawned. In addition, OU’s research objectives areenhanced by the relationship between Tulsa and Norman faculty, in cooperation with industryand government partners.3. CurriculumThe program requires all students to complete a minimum of 32 credit hours, including aprofessional project. All students are required to complete the following common corecoursework: TCOM 5113 - Telecommunications Industry Overview – 3 credit hours This course

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Toledo-Quinones

participate in a multidisciplinary program focused on promoting careers inmass transport. Participating students from the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)Department of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) improved and acquired skillsin areas such as software development, distributed computing, embedded systems, machinevision, image processing, and multimedia. The program complements UPRM’s ECE curriculumby combining a year-long development experience with participation in workshops, publicpresentations and report writing.As a way of illustration, this article presents two projects being developed by ECE students aspart of UPR/MIT/Tren Urbano Professional Development (TUPD) program, which is brieflyoverviewed first. The first

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Taylor

program has threephases: a seminar series, a project experience with strong ties to entrepreneurial business, and aformal course of study leading to a certificate. Student interest has been excellent, withattendance at the seminars being as high as 160. Approximately 30 students are pursuing thecertificate in the second year. The program has been endowed by an alumnus who established theJack Hatcher Chair in Engineering Entrepreneurship. An advisory board of successfulentrepreneurs is providing leadership for the program.Introduction The role of the engineering entrepreneur in the expansion of the economy is self-evident.Engineers with entrepreneurial sprit and skills are the locomotives of the technology-based startupcompany and, perhaps

Conference Session

BME Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Christensen

Bringing an Integrative Modeling Experience to a Freshman Biomedical Engineering Course Douglas A. Christensen Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UTAbstract – As an integrating lab experience in our Fundamentals of Bioengineering freshman course,we have included a Major Project that ties together many of the principles of biomechanics andbioelectricity covered in the lecture. It uses the human systemic cardiovascular system as amodel. During the first half of the semester, students solve finite-difference equations describingthe flow of blood in the cardiovascular system using Matlab. During the second half, teams oftwo

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Bottomley; Aaron Clark

the Department of Education Office of Vocational and AdultEducation (OVAE) set forth an agenda to meet these demands for the future of our workforce inAmerica.In January of 2001, the Department of Education (OVAE), under the direction of StateSupervisors (NASDCTEc), developed a strategy to update current curricula to meet future needsof employers. This movement was funded by the US government and called the “Career ClustersProject.” This joint effort by states throughout the US was to develop curricula guidelines thatcould be used in future curricula development to ensure that the products will meet future needsof employers. The project was designed for both secondary and post-secondary education, but

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Mihalasky; Gina Boesch; Keith Sheppard

an educational environment that has beennamed Technogenesis™ to capture an orientation towards entrepreneurship that permeates thebroader institutional mindset, from undergraduate programs through to graduate programs andfaculty scholarship. Technogenesis has been embraced as a strategic direction for the Institutethrough retreats, group discussions and forums over a number of years involving faculty,trustees, administrators and students.Curriculum development has seen the introduction of entrepreneurship elements into theundergraduate engineering core, mostly through the eight-semester design sequence, as well aselective coursework and seminars. Students are encouraged to work with faculty on projects thathave the potential to spawn

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Moujalli Hourani

their graduates have the ability to design and conduct experiment, as well as toanalyze and interpret data”. The innovative approach is a project consisting of designing,constructing, and testing of structural systems made of different materials, and subjected todifferent loading and support conditions. The paper presents the detailed description of theproject, all the steps performed by the students, and the difficulties faced by the students in theirfirst attempt of this project. In addition, the paper concentrates on the Outcomes and theAssessments of the project according to criterion 3.of ABET 2000.Introduction In the fall of 2002 the school of engineering programs at Manhattan College have gonethrough the accreditation process

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Priya Olden; Nikunja Swain; Maurice Robinson; James A. Anderson; James Parker; Cristal Caroll; Alan Seedarsan

Based VirtualEngineering Laboratory (CBVEL). The CBVEL consists of IBM compatible computers with softwareand hardware from National Instruments (NI), and is connected to School of Engineering Technologyand Sciences (SETS) network and existing equipment. This CBVEL can also be accessed from remotesites using Internet.This CBVEL is also used to conduct research activities related to a NASA funded project grant. This isa multi-year project involving space science related activities, and generally involves the use of agraphical programming language called Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench(LabVIEW) for instrumentation, data acquisition, and analysis. This visualization software allows oneto design, build, and test VI modules that

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Newcomer

Fluid Power course at WWU covers both an introduction to fluid mechanics and anintroduction to hydraulics and pneumatics. The course includes a team-based design project, ahy- Page 6.379.2 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education”draulics research paper, and laboratory exercises, as well as traditional homework and tests thatare found in most technical courses. The course meets numerous student learning objectives,which are summarized in Table 1.Table 1: Fluid Power Course Learning Objectives

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Joanne M. Goode; James B. Stenger

Session 2793 An Intervention to Improve Information Research Skills James B. Stenger, Joanne M. Goode Miami University, Oxford, OHAbstractReviewing the literature cited by undergraduates in research and design projects revealedsignificant use of World Wide Web resources and a lack of journal citations. To determine whythe imbalance of information sources was occurring a survey of students was conducted. Thesurvey sought to determine their knowledge of and comfort level in using the variousinformation resources available to them. The results of the survey led to the creation of a

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Turton; Roger A. Schmitz; Mark J. McCready; Mark A. Stadtherr; Joan F. Brennecke; Wallace B. Whiting; Joseph A. Shaeiwitz

an increasingly important part of the average Chemical Engineer’s jobresponsibilities. Therefore, in the Departments of Chemical Engineering at the University ofNotre Dame, West Virginia University and the University of Nevada at Reno, we areimplementing through courseware, research, and design projects a program to 1. develop the students’ appreciation of the impact of pollutant release from chemical processes and of the environmental, ecological, and long-term economic benefits of pollutant minimization or elimination, 2. equip them with active knowledge of the technology that is being developed for minimizing the environmental impact of chemical manufacturing processes, 3. show students how this new technology can be

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Turk; David Gattie

the ability to generate sets of working drawingsthrough an intense final group project. For the past three years, the approach to this final projecthas been for the instructor to give a fairly well defined description of a problem and leave thedevelopment of an early-stage solution to the creativity of the students. This approach hasyielded positive results with respect to preparing them for their sophomore and senior levelengineering design courses. However, in order to incorporate the ethical and societalresponsibility of the engineering profession, while maintaining the traditional emphasisnecessary in graphics science, a service-learning element has been included in the final projectbeginning Fall 2001 wherein the students define their

Conference Session

Biomedical Engr. Design and Laboratories

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Christianson; Paul King

a discussion of case studies from texts suchas “Set Phasers on Stun” or “Medical Device Accidents”, and/or through a discussion of clinicalconsulting cases. A review of methods for hazard analyses and fault tree analysis for hazardidentification is useful if time permits, otherwise a more limited discussion and use of one or twotechniques is recommended. The use of a structured safety analysis software package to providestudent experience with safety analyses on both homework and on student design projects will bediscussed in this paper.Introduction: ABET requirements for design state that “Students must be prepared forengineering practice through the curriculum culminating in a major design experience based uponthe knowledge and skills

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for Undergraduate Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Libros, Community College of Philadelphia

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

is designed to promote technological literacy byintroducing students to basic scientific principles in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, showinghow these principles are applied in areas such as biotechnology and nanotechnology, andexploring societal issues related to these technologies. An intended outcome of the course is thatstudents will be able to apply this framework to a technology not explicitly covered in the class.Assessment of this outcome is based upon student performance on a final project, where they areasked to do just that.Technological literacy has been defined as “an understanding of the nature and history oftechnology, a basic-hands-on capability related to technology, and an ability to think criticallyabout technological

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Khabari, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

crucial to provide advanced trainingto America’s future workforce [1-3]. In keeping with industry demands and the Wentworthtradition, hands-on nanotechnology laboratory experience is a central component of Wentworth’semerging nanotechnology and engineering course offerings. The impact on undergraduatescience and technology education is significant, and the project is generating new researchopportunities for undergraduate students. The nanotechnology laboratory allows students todevelop nanotechnology-related knowledge and skills through their coursework that can later beapplied to further research, improve design projects, and create solutions to improve the overallquality of life. The laboratory is used not only by undergraduate students, but

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education for Emerging Technologies and Competitiveness

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin M. Ertekin, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-4756: DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED RAPID PROTOTYP-ING AND PRODUCT DESIGN COURSEDr. Yalcin M. Ertekin, Drexel University Yalcin Ertekin received his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University. He attended the Business School of Istanbul University and received a M.S. degree in production man- agement. After working for Chrysler Truck Manufacturing Company in Turkey as a Project Engineer, he received dual M.S. degrees in engineering management and mechanical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T), formerly the University of Missouri, Rolla. He worked for Toyota Motor Corporation as a Quality Assurance Engineer for two years and lived in Toyota City

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl White, Morgan State University; Clifton Sean Martin, Innovative STEM Foundation and Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy; Givon Forbes, Innovative STEM Foundation; Charles Lamont Clark, Academic Training Management Organization; Joseph White, Innovative STEM Foundation; Albert Edward Sweets Jr., iSTEMS

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Minorities in Engineering

. Albert Edward Sweets Jr., iSTEMS Albert Edward Sweets, Jr., is a Senior Engineer/Scientist with 15 years of experience and increasing responsibility in high volume Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS), development, and customer en- vironments. He has several leadership experiences that include 21 years of Military Service (honorably Page 25.1280.1 discharged), being an Entrepreneur Lead Engineer, and being an educator. He has a broad engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012background that encompasses project engineering, process engineering, test engineering

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed. E. Brihoum; Ahmad Ibrahim

now referredto as; communication skills, team work, critical thinking, ethics, applied research, and provenskills. Such attributes are still considered important as demonstrated by more recent studies [3]and are taken into account in assessing quality of education [4]. These attributes are fundamentalto the “new” rules of the accreditation board for engineering and technology [5].The extent of these attributes is usually assessed through a successful completion of a technicalproject before graduation. The way is paved for the technical aspects of such project by the workdone in numerous laboratory courses where students perform experiments with progressivelevels of sophistication in both design and analysis. Instructors can form cross