Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

discusses the impacts of various course assignments and activities that were used toincrease student motivation and learning. The courses selected for the study are Quality Analysisand Design of Experiments courses, which are offered as required courses in the industrialengineering graduate program at the University of New Haven. The assignments and activitiesinclude term project, term paper, homework, in-class exercises, quizzes, exams, library trainingand factory visit. In an earlier pilot study in the Quality Analysis course, scaffolding -aninstructional strategy that enables students to build on prior experience and knowledge as theywork towards mastering higher level skills- was employed using these activities andassignments, and the impact on

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 10: STEM Outreach

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Mingyu Lu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Chase Broyles, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Isabel Barrio Sanchez, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Dr. Afrin Naz, she has developed and implemented several programs to increase West Virginia’s girls’ interest in STEM disciplines. She is currently working on the curriculum for STEM projects that will be implemented in Spring 2020 at several middle schools in Southern West Virginia. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Competition Of VEX Educational Robotics to Advance Girls Education (Research-to-Practice) Strand: OtherIntroductionApproximately, half of West Virginia high school graduates are female. Meanwhile according toACT college readiness data, as low as 14% of the female high school graduates in

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curriculum and Course Innovations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

development of facilities inlimited square footage for a combination of physical laboratories, teaching and computingspaces, in varying areas ranging from 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing to EngineeringMechanics. Additional laboratory design activities have also been carried out for creative andinnovative design spaces including some for integrated capstone and cross-disciplinary projects,along with off-campus development. This paper will summarize educational learning andresearch facility development trends in academia including selection of educational equipment,digital tools, flexible furniture, and utilization of white board paint or magnetic boards. Safetyand environmental issues are covered. The trends in K-12 education and their

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Labs in Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yasser M. Al Hamidi, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Shameel Abdulla, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Ibrahim Hassan P.E., Texas A&M Univeristy at Qatar

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Campus), Maintenance Engineer at AGRINCO, Electrical Engineer at Min- istry of Culture (National Theater Project, Damascus). Yasser’s professional interests include precision mechatronics, real-time control systems design, networked control systems.Mr. Shameel Abdulla, Texas A&M University at Qatar Shameel Abdulla is currently working as a Technical Laboratory Coordinator in the Mechanical Engineer- ing Program at Texas A&M University at Qatar. He joined the MEEN program in December 2012. He is responsible for coordinating experiments in the Controls and Measurements labs. Shameel’s professional interests include Product Design, Control System Design, and Mechatronics.Prof. Ibrahim Hassan P.E., Texas A&M

Conference Session

The Intersection of Higher Ed and Industry

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University - West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

State University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR & SHRM-SCP), in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), and, in civil and domestic mediation. He is a State of Indiana Registered domestic mediator.Mr. Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University - West Lafayette Mark Schuver is the Director for the Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) in the Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He is responsible for the administration/operations of the Center with Program Management oversight of the Rolls-Royce Master of Science Degree, the Construction Management Master of Science Degree and

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine R. Csavina, Arizona State University; Cherrylynne Rochelle Nethken, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Understanding of Reflection in Engineering EducationAbstractThe use of reflection in engineering education is often used but with little investigation to theutility or effectiveness in engineering education. Efforts made by the Consortium to PromoteReflection in Engineering Education (CPREE) have drawn attention to how reflection is used inthe engineering curriculum. What is unknown is whether students recognize why their coursesembed reflection activities. The following paper assessed student conceptions of what it means toreflect and why they are asked to reflect in their project-based design courses. Our intended goalwas to see if students understood what reflection is and appreciate reflection as a lifelong skillrather

Conference Session

Additive Manufacturing Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas - El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas - El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #15500Technology Integration Across Additive Manufacturing Domain to EnhanceStudent Classroom InvolvementProf. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas - El Paso Dr. Tseng is a Professor and Chair of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at UTEP. His research focuses on the computational intelligence, data mining, bio- informatics and advanced manu- facturing. Dr. Tseng published in many refereed journals such as IEEE Transactions, IIE Transaction, Journal of Manufacturing Systems and others. He has been serving as a principle investigator of many research projects, funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd, KSEF and

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher E Hartman, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher Alan Toney II, University of Maryland Eastern Shore ; Ayokunle Adeyemi Akangbe, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

andcontrol the physical world [8, 9] [1, 2] . It is also widely used as an effective educational tool inmany undergraduate engineering courses [10-12]. UMES has an ABET accredited engineeringprogramming with specialization options in mechanical, aerospace, electrical, and computerengineering. All engineering students are required to take Programming Concepts for Engineers(ENGE 170) in freshman/sophomore year and Instrumentation course (ENGE 380) in the junioryear where Arduino microprocessor based programming and instrumentation efforts are introduced.Programming in the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE) parallels ‘C’programming language which is emphasized in ENGE 170. One of the components of the ENGE380 course is a team project

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Daouda Diarra, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

courses and labs, including Electric Circuits, Digital Systems courses, VLSI, VHDL, Solar Energy (PV) and Solar Thermal systems, Mechatronics, and Electrical Engineering Senior Project design courses.Dr. Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia Sasan Haghani, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia. His research interests include the application of wireless sensor networks in biomedical and environmental domains and performance analysis of communication systems over fading channels.Dr. Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of ColumbiaDr. Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia Ph.D. Electrical Engineering

Conference Session

Visualization Within Engineering Design Graphics Education Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Serdar Tumkor, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Roelof Harm de Vries, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

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Engineering Design Graphics

three dimensions is a cognitive skill that is linked to success in engineering.Spatial visualization skill and its correlation with students’ success has received much attentionin technical education. The ability to understand important topics in engineering drawing such asorthographic projection, isometric drawing, hidden views, and sectional views is very critical asit represents the fundamentals of engineering drawing education. However, research shows thatsome learners with poor spatial ability had trouble understanding basic fundamental concepts ofengineering drawing. This study investigates the correlation between spatial visualization abilityand academic success in a Technical Drawing course which has three sections (i) hand drafting,(ii

Conference Session

Reflective & Critical Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

students) behind fancy sounding pedagogical techniques. In re-ality, we are still a sage, we simply don’t stand on the stage all the time. An inductive classroomis therefore only “flipped” in delivery, as we are still very much the arbiters of skill and knowledge.What I will present is a way to assign problems and projects where the instructor is not the content Page 26.1532.2expert. Faculty instead make a contract with their students to guide them without being able todirect them with regard to content. The end goal is for students to experience what it is like todrive forward their own learning. I will call such an approach a Faculty Ulysses

Conference Session

Pedagogies of Making and Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. They need to learn to choose carefully elements ofdocument design, visual depiction, inclusion of any needed warnings, cautions, or tips, wordchoice, and sentence structure. A basic instruction-writing assignment in a technicalcommunication course might be to build an original Lego creation, and then write instructions sothat other individuals can successfully reproduce the exact same design. As a warm-upassignment, one of the authors has her students write instructions for how to use the instructionaltechnology in the classroom. Summers and Watt have described “quick and dirty” instruction-writing projects assigned in their technical writing courses, such as creating paper prototypes ofmobile applications, and revising existing instructions

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Sukhristina, Kazan National Research Technological University; Artem Bezrukov; Julia Ziyatdinova

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Diversity

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International

. Anna’s working experience started in 2007 when she took the position of an interpreter at one of the largest chemical companies in the region – JSC Kazanorgsintez. In 2013 she joined the team of Kazan National Research Techno- logical University as an interpreter of International Affairs and a lecturer of the Department of Foreign Languages. Owing to her work as an interpreter at industrial site she could share her experience with her students, giving them an opportunity to see the practical side of knowing a foreign language. Anna’s work at International Affairs is multifunctional. it comprises interpreting at international conferences run by the University, administration of several international projects

Conference Session

Student Success III: Affect and Attitudes

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole H. Joslyn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

for improving professional formation in engineering and design activities:RQ1: Does compassionate design enable students to develop self/social awareness? RQ2: Doescompassionate design appeal to a different type of engineering student? and RQ3: How does thecompassionate design framework impact the students’ design process? The primary focus of thisstudy was to find a way to measure changes, specifically increases and decreases, in students’self-awareness and social-awareness to help answer RQ1. The results of this study can serve toinform the larger research project and how to integrate transformative approaches into thecurriculum.Introduction The Grand Challenges facing engineering are essentially human challenges and,therefore

Conference Session

EET Papers 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weican Xiao, Michigan Technological University; Andrew Joseph Dorton, Michigan Technological University ; Mohsen Azizi, Michigan Technological University; Johannes Martin Eidnes, A&D Technology; Branden Owen DeVries; Austin M. Ostipow; Richard Lee Fowler, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

Aviation, Home & Building & Automotive industries. He has been a Project Engineer, a Project Manager and Department Manager (of engineers). Johannes has been an active member of the Michigan Technological University (MTU) School of Tech- nology Industrial Advisory Board.Mr. Branden Owen DeVriesMr. Austin M. OstipowMr. Richard Lee Fowler, Michigan Technological University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 iConnect Lab Training Enhancement Hardware Briefcase Andrew Dorton, Austin Ostipow, Branden DeVries, Richard Fowler, Weican Xiao, Mohsen Azizi, Johannes Eidnes* Electrical Engineering Technology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI USA

Conference Session

ETD Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Behbood Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

targets engineering and technical professionals andallows them to become future leaders in technical management positions, while continuing to workin their companies. The program’s curriculum, carefully crafted in consultation with industrialleaders, provides a unique blend of industry-critical skills in managing people, projects andprofitability. The curriculum will be taught by three groups of professionals: professors, professor-experts, and the industry experts. The curriculum is 20%, 60% and 20%, analytical, technicalmanagement and capstone project, respectively. The graduates of this program will meet industryneeds for qualified technical managers and leaders resulting from the expected industrial growthin the short- and medium-term

Collection

2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Alana Gorski; Hannah Gross; Masoud Mojtahed Mojtahed

examines the design, research, and development phases of the firewall- seat componentfor the PNW FSAE car. This is one of many projects to be completed in the 2019-2020 season bystudents. These projects give students the opportunity to learn, develop, and apply skill sets crucialto the engineering field prior to learning them in the classroom. In addition, it will prepare them toenter the workforce directly out of college and allow them unmatched exposure to potentialemployers at the FSAE design events. Design and Development of an Integrated Firewall-Seat forFormula SAE car has allowed student researchers to gain a fundamental working knowledge ofvehicle engineering, the engineering V, design optimization, applied mechanics, thermodynamics

Conference Session

Teaching Courses in Renewable Energy Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie; Isaac Aunkst, General Dynamics Corporation

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

recently been hired to work on power electronic system design for General Dynamics Electric Boat Division. Page 12.64.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Microcontroller-Based Solar Panel Tracking SystemAbstractRenewable energy is rapidly gaining importance as an energy resource as fossil fuel pricesfluctuate. At the educational level, it is therefore critical for engineering and technology studentsto have an understanding and appreciation of the technologies associated with renewable energy.One of the most popular renewable energy sources is solar energy. This paper describes acapstone design project where

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica Jovanovic, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mileta Tomovic, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

, she is involved in the following projects: National Science Foundation project: Midwest Coalition for Comprehensive Design Education, Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation Project: Product Lifecycle Management Curriculum Modules and Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Opportunity Fund for North Central Indiana: Development of Integrated Digital Manufacturing Curriculum. She is a student member of the American Society of Engineering Education, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Society of Woman Engineers (SWE), and Woman in Technology (WIT). She published two chapters in two textbooks, two journal articles and presented 23

Conference Session

Electromechanical Curricula

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Winstead, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Engineering Technology

camless valvetrain control. Page 13.1169.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Teaching Optimal Energy Expenditure Using Robotic Platforms and MicrocontrollersAbstractIn this paper we describe an example of a project-centered approach to teaching optimal(i.e. minimal) electric energy expenditure while navigating through a set of coordinatewaypoionts in a mobile vehicle. The platform used is an in-house ruggedized robot designbased on a commercially available robotic chassis design, commercially available parts anda simple sensor suite incorporating a multi-channel Global Positioning System (GPS)receiver module for

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rahul Rai, Virginia Tech; Asli Sahin, Virginia Tech; Ashley Studd, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

. Through a National Science Foundation sponsored REU (ResearchExperience for Undergraduates) supplement, 6 undergraduate students were given theopportunity to work closely with a faculty, a post-doctoral researcher, and graduate students inthe realm of engineering design. This paper presents an overview of the research conducted bythe REU students in the area of engineering design, the structure of the REU program, and thestudents’ overall experience including the effects on student interest in graduate school.Research OverviewThe research projects for the undergraduate students (here after referred as REUs) are mainlyconcentrated in the areas of product family and product obsolescence. These areas representemerging fields in engineering design

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elvin Shields, Youngstown State University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-71: FOSTERING CREATIVITY IN THE CAPSTONE ENGINEERINGDESIGN EXPERIENCEElvin Shields, Youngstown State University Dr. Elvin Shields is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. His research has been generously sponsored by a University Research Professorship during the 2005-2006 academic year at Youngstown State University. Since 1995, Dr. Shields has coached approximately 250 mechanical engineering students through nearly 90 capstone design projects ranging from collegiate competitions to industrial problems. Page 12.756.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007

Conference Session

Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elvin Shields, Youngstown State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-72: FOSTERING CREATIVITY IN THE CAPSTONE ENGINEERINGDESIGN EXPERIENCEElvin Shields, Youngstown State University Dr. Elvin Shields is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. His research has been generously sponsored by a University Research Professorship during the 2005-2006 academic year at Youngstown State University. Since 1995, Dr. Shields has coached approximately 250 mechanical engineering students through nearly 90 capstone design projects ranging from collegiate competitions to industrial problems. Page 12.757.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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International

ETHOSprogram seeks to provide opportunities where students gain understanding of technology’sglobal linkage with values, culture, society, politics and economy.The ETHOS program facilitates curriculum integrated service- learning programming, includinginternational technical immersions, classroom projects, student organization activities, andindependent/collaborative research. Such opportunities expose students to alternative, non-traditional technologies that are based on fundamental science and engineering principles; thus,allowing higher comprehension of curriculum material in a hands-on, practical and humanitarianmanner. Further, these experiences support the facilitation of appropriate and sustainabletechnologies for the developing world, locally

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University; Gaurav Shah, Texas A&M University

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Architectural

AC 2007-292: 4D CONSTRUCTION VISUALIZATION: TECHNIQUES WITHEXAMPLESMohammed Haque, Texas A&M University MOHAMMED E. HAQUE, Ph.D., P.E. Dr. Mohammed E. Haque is the holder of Cecil O. Windsor, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Construction Science at Texas A&M University at College Station, Texas. He has over fifteen years of professional experience in analysis, design, and investigation of building, bridges and tunnel structural projects of various city and state governments and private sectors. Dr. Haque is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan, and members of ASEE, ASCE, and ACI. Dr. Haque received a BSCE from Bangladesh University of Engineering and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Jennifer E LeBeau, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Howard P Davis, Washington State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Brian F French, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #5948Growing Assessment Capacity of Engineering Educators through ASSESSDr. Denny C. Davis P.E., Washington State University Dr. Davis is emeritus professor of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State Uni- versity. He is project leader for the National Science Foundation grant supporting the development, implementation, and testing of ASSESS. He has led numerous projects focused on the development of assessment instruments for engineering design learning. He is a Fellow of ASEE.Dr. Jennifer E LeBeau, Washington State University Dr. Jennifer E. LeBeau is a research associate in the Learning and

Conference Session

Integration of Manufacturing and Society

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Bonita Barger, Tennessee Technological University; Ersel Obuz, Celal Bayar University; S. Murat Bagdatli, Celal Bayar University; Ismet Anitsal; Meral Anitsal

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Manufacturing

disciplines. She is a member and active participant of AMA, AMTP, SMA, Allied Academies and a past president of Atlantic Marketing Association. Page 23.777.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Integrating Manufacturing, Management and Marketing into International Service LearningAbstractIn this endeavor, hands-on engineering and business courses have been combined into a newlygenerated interdisciplinary course, which is called International Service Learning (ISL).Teaching and learning strategies were integrated into the community projects so that the

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati; Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. Traditionally, this course consisted ofin-class lectures, along with laboratory projects that required students to develop software for aserious game based on a discrete-event simulation model using Java. The course design processwas built on the waterfall model, integrated with important concepts from extreme programming(XP), including test-driven development using three levels of design and testing (system, blackbox, and glass box) and an onsite customer. When UC recently converted their academiccalendar from quarters (10 weeks) to semesters (14 weeks), the additional instruction timeprovided an opportunity to revisit and expand the design process model of the course. In additionto the existing features of the course that allow effective instruction

Conference Session

Topics in Biomass and Gasification Processes

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Corinne Johnson Rutzke, Corinne Rutzke

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

photobioreactor for culturing algae with the eventual objective of extraction of oilfrom the algal species and converting the oil into biodiesel, and made environmentally-friendlysoaps from the glycerin produced from the biodiesel. Tools and kits were given to theparticipants to assist them in instruction in the classrooms and laboratories and for furtheradvancing their STEAM curricula with a focus on bioenergy and bioproducts. The evaluationsurveys conducted reveal that the educators gained substantial knowledge in the fields ofbioenergy and bioproducts and expressed their interest in implementing the content as well aslaboratories in their curricula. In the context of this project, discussions are already underway to promote such

Conference Session

Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharon Sauer; Pedro Arce

instruction is not of the “same quality” as individual-orientedinstruction when it comes to assessment. In this contribution, we will describe someaspects that we believe are helpful to achieve a high level of student involvement in team-oriented environments with a proper assessment of performance. Descriptions related tothese aspects are included below.Why Projects as Final Exams? The use of projects as an enhancement of class instruction,although not widely spread across the curriculum, is known to engineering instructors.These projects, in general, are targeted for the instruction of certain techniques that areeither too involved or too difficult to introduce as a regular topic during the course.However, the assessment of these projects is