Conference Session

Construction Engineering Advances I

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Julian Kang; Byeong-Cheol Lho

, thecomputer application can identify the critical path in the network and calculate the total durationof the project using Critical Path Method (CPM). The construction schedule is then conceptuallyillustrated using the bar chart. The conceptual expression of the schedule has been consideredeffective for illustrating the entire construction schedule. However, it may take many years todevelop a skill for understanding the complicated construction sequence and detecting any logicalerrors hidden in the construction schedule if the construction schedule is depicted using the barchart. Undetected logical errors in the schedule could delay the entire construction project.Project engineers try to proactively detect any logical errors hidden in the

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education,Distance, Service, & Internet-Based Approaches

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Prince Anyalebechi; Okechi Egekwu

year a student acquires deeper understanding byselecting an emphasis or concentration area. This requires a student to take a minimum offour 4xx-level courses and six credit hours of capstone work (i.e., 18 credit hours) in aspecific technology area. To broaden their undergraduate education, students, in addition tothe ISAT courses, must also satisfy a required 30 credit hours of liberal studies (generaleducation) electives. Twenty-one credit hours are available as approved electives toencourage the student to develop further in an ISAT related area of interest. The capstoneof the program is a senior project, in which students work in teams of four to six membersto solve an industry or government-related problem. These problems are

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie P. Edmonson, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Page 25.795.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Integrating Business Process Simulation Software into a Facilities Layout CourseAbstractMany companies face productivity challenges brought about by today’s economic impact. At thesame time, computers and their software have become easier and easier to use. Computerizedsimulation of business processes enhances productivity by allowing project teams to test theirsolutions prior to actual implementation. Recently, at the University of Dayton, many industrysponsors of engineering technology senior projects are requesting that student teams developsimulation models of their facility layout designs. At

Conference Session

DEED Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Nespoli, University of Waterloo; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

converting student co-op work term reports into case studies andimplementing them across all courses in the Faculty of Engineering curriculum. Cases havebeen implemented successfully, and show promise in addressing and demonstrating newCanadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) graduate attribute requirements. The casemethod also shows promise in integrating these required attributes by expressing real situationsencountered in practice and allowing individual students and student teams to experiencerealistic challenges in a classroom setting.In addition to developing cases from work term reports, cases have been developed from studentcapstone project experiences, Master of Engineering (MEng) design project experiences, anddirectly from the

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

sequence at Stevens known as the Design Spine3. The first five courses are core designcourses taken by students from all intended disciplines; the last three are taken in the discipline - a juniorcourse followed by a 2-semester capstone senior year project. In most cases the core design courses arelinked to concurrent engineering science courses, thus providing context for the latter. The Design Spineis a key vehicle to develop a number of threads that build both technical and so-called “soft”competencies. The latter include communications, creative thinking, teaming, economics of engineering,problem solving, project management etc. It should be noted that the first four design courses have beentaught by adjunct engineers, either practicing or

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Potter; Brian Knight; Antoine Ataya

integrative event during which students apply theengineering science and design principles learned during their previous studies to an actualproject. At Roger Williams, the course has been undergoing a transition to a client-based formatin which all of the student design projects are undertaken for “outside” clients.This fall a major initiative was undertaken that incorporated into the course a unique block ofinstruction on the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. The Baldrigeperformance excellence criteria are the framework that any organization can use to improveoverall performance. This instructional unit was introduced to enhance the students’ awarenessof the need for continuous improvement within a highly competitive world

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Cambron; Jian Peng

project-based learning model was developed and is generallysupported in the American engineering education undergraduate community. A primary focus ofWestern Kentucky University’s engineering programs is to provide a project-based experience atall levels of the curriculum.Currently, the field of Digital technology is progressing rapidly. The electrical engineeringcurriculum at WKU requires all students to take a minimum of three courses in this field: DigitalLogic, Introduction to Industrial Automation, and Microprocessors. Students take Digital Logicin the first year. In the digital logic course students use the 7400 series TTL chips and XilinxCPLD. Students use an Allen Bradley programmable logic controller and an Atmel AVR STK500 Microcomputer

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Krouglicof

Session 3425 The Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Experience at Union College Prof. Nicholas Krouglicof Union College Department of Mechanical Engineering Schenectady, NY 12308AbstractDesign of Mechanical Systems (MER-144) is a project-oriented course that provides a capstonedesign experience for the mechanics area of the mechanical engineering curriculum at UnionCollege. Choosing an appropriate design project for this course, one that integrates all of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Peretti; Paula Berardinelli; Naomi Kleid; Deanna Dannels; Chris Anson; Lisa Bullard; Dave Kmiec

programs have engaged in comprehensive curricularchange, others have designed new stand-alone communication courses for engineering students4. Manyof these communication-intensive courses target technical communication as a key critical skill to learn5.Other such communication courses for engineers focus on different communication skills such aslistening, teamwork, visual aids, group creativity, and audience analysis6. Most often, the communication and teamwork instruction that occurs in engineering curricula iswithin the senior capstone course (such as a design course). In many of these cases, senior level coursesinclude assignments that require communication and teamwork skills such as team design projects, teambrainstorming sessions, or

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin M. Nickels

Session 2532 Pros and Cons of replacing discrete logic with programmable logic in introductory digital logic courses. Kevin Nickels Trinity UniversityAbstractDigital circuit construction with small-scale integrated (SSI) and medium-scale integrated (MSI)logic has long been a cornerstone of introductory digital logic design laboratories. Recently, in-structors have begun replacing these projects with designs using complex programmable logic suchas programmable array logic (PLA) chips and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). This paper

Conference Session

Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Omid Ansary; Walter Buchanan; Alireza Rahrooh

must have an assessment process with documented results. Evidence must begiven that the results are applied to the further development and improvement of the program.The assessment process must demonstrate that the outcomes important to the mission of theinstitution and the objectives of the program, including those listed above, are being measured.Evidence that may be used includes, but is not limited to the following: student portfolios,including design projects; nationally-normed subject content examinations; alumni surveys thatdocument professional accomplishments and career development activities; employer surveys; Page 7.328.2and

Conference Session

ET Capstone Courses

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Currin

attempts to use the course for assessment, adescription of the course will be presented. The capst one design course is best described byreviewing the syllabus. What follows is the course syllabus; the Topical Outline has beenremoved in the interest of space. Page 7.1125.3 CET4480 Senior ProjectCourse Description: Designed to be the culmination of their undergraduate civil engineering technology education, this course will provide students with the opportunity to work on real world civil engineering projects. Working in teams, students will

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott von Laven; X. Qian; A. Jalloh; Zheng-Tao Deng; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

Session 1520This paper describes how the Mechanical Engineering program introduces engineering studentsto high performance computing, and parallel computing in particular, without adding courses tothe curriculum. The Mechanical Engineering Department at Alabama A&M University hasundertaken the High Performance Computing Initiative to Enhance Engineering Education.Under this initiative we not only introduce undergraduate students to high performancecomputing but also make it an integral part of the undergraduate curriculum.Our high performance computing initiative was launched with funding from the Department ofEnergy (DOE) Alliance for Computational Science Collaboration (ACSC) project. A high-performance computing laboratory to support the

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

AC 2011-1625: IMPROVING STUDENT RETENTION IN STEM DISCI-PLINES: A MODEL THAT HAS WORKEDAndrew Kline, Western Michigan University Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering PhD, Michigan Technological UniversityBetsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University Betsy M. Aller is an associate professor in industrial and manufacturing engineering at Western Michigan University, where she teaches first-year engineering and coordinates capstone design project courses. Dr. Aller’s research interests include professional development of students to enter and succeed in the engineering workplace, and enhancing engineering and technology-related experiences for women and minorities.Dr. Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

Institute. Current efforts in sustainable knowledge transfer are focused in the planning, design, and construction of a Polytechnic school in rural East Africa (Sam, Tanzania). The project is a collaboration of the people of Sam (Headed by the Catholic Diocese), Cal Poly SLO (headed by Baltimore), NGO (the Mbesese Initiative), and industry (Arup Los Angeles).Dr. Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University Allen C. Estes is a professor and Head for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Poly- technic State University in San Luis Obispo. Until Jan. 2007, Estes was the Director of the Civil En- gineering program at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA). He is a registered Professional Engineer in

Conference Session

Focus on Elementary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy V. Ernst, Virginia Tech; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(science, technology, engineering, and math- ematics) Curriculum and Professional Development and the Coordinator of K-20 STEM Partnership De- velopment at the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. For the past 15 years, she has worked extensively with students from kindergarten to graduate school, parents, and pre-service and in-service teachers to both educate and excite them about engineering. As the Co-PI and Project Director of a National Science Foundation GK-12 grant, Parry developed a highly effective tiered mentoring model for graduate and undergraduate engineering and education teams, as well as a popular Family STEM event offering for both elementary and middle school communities. Current

Conference Session

Design Cognition I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Rad, Washington State University, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

a Learning Tool in Design ProcessAbstractTo include an element of practice in an engineering design course, a reverse engineering activityin the form of a project could enhance engineering students’ learning experiences through thetear down of an existing product or device. This activity helps the student learn the principlesbehind the design of the product under study, uncover the inner workings of the device, as wellas ways to redesign and improve the performance of the system.In the body of this paper, a preliminary reverse-engineering design methodology is presentedfollowed by case studies in which students as groups of three to four take an existing product andapply the reverse engineering technique to learn the design process behind

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

AC 2012-3041: SUMMER PROGRAM FOR TRANSITIONING STEM MI-NORITY STUDENTS FROM TWO-YEAR TO FOUR-YEAR COLLEGEDEGREESDr. Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University Aurenice Oliveira is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Michigan Technological University. She received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA, in 2005. Her current research interests include communication sys- tems, digital signal processing, optical fiber systems, and engineering education. Oliveira is the Michigan Tech Project Director of the U.S.-Brazil Engineering Education Consortium funded by FIPSE - U.S. De- partment of Education

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

AC 2012-4112: SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING INTERNSHIPS: CREATIONAND ASSESSMENTDr. Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington Yvette Pearson Weatherton received her Ph.D. in engineering and applied science (environmental engi- neering) from the University of New Orleans in 2000. She is currently a Senior Lecturer and Associate Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas, Arlington, and is a registered Professional Engineer in Louisiana. Pearson Weatherton has served (and continues to serve) as PI or Co- PI on several projects funded by the National Science Foundation, including ”Engineering Sustainable Engineers,” which is the focus of this paper.Prof. Victoria C. P. Chen

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Sema Alptekin; Reza Pouraghabagher; Patricia McQuaid; Daniel Waldorf

companies, with student activities, team projects and senior projects as the primary vehicle.The existing manufacturing facilities, including the metal removal, casting, rapid prototyping andelectronics manufacturing laboratories of Cal Poly, provide the "real" factory hardwareenvironment. A Production Planning and Control Center is being developed to provide thedecision making and communication functions required in the modern factory. These two systemswill function as an integrated whole by utilizing state of the art communication networks. TheTeaching Factory will not eliminate traditional lessons, but rather will supplement them byproviding an integrative framework to link courses throughout the curriculum. Furthermore, andwhenever necessary

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

John Razukas; Jean Le Mee; Gerardo Del Cerro

the concepts of oblique, isometric, and orthographic projection with photographs. The class is typically able to work much faster during their second attempt, illustrating an example of the learning curve in the hands-on approach.Week 4: The class continues to document free-hand sketches and notes in their log books, and a discussion is held on the various written articles distributed to the class regarding concepts of design, including the manufacturing process, recycling of materials, and environmental consciousness. In preparation for the audio-visual presentation of the following week, the class is coached for about one hour by an adjunct instructor (who is

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruno Ramond; Abir Z. Qamhiyah

collaborativedesign project titled "TAXIA"3 with twelve engineering schools in France during the period from1995 to 1998.2. Application StrategyInternational institutional collaboration issues between the ME department at ISU and the MSdepartment at UTC were explored through experimenting with alternative content and deliverymethods for the CAD course offered by the two departments.CAD at ISU is an undergraduate senior-level course covering the theory and applications ofcomputer-aided design. Dr. Abir Qamhiyah developed and introduced the course to cover avariety of topics including solid modeling, assembly modeling, finite element analysis in CAD,rapid prototyping, curves and surfaces in CAD, and data. A computer laboratory runs in parallelto lectures

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Bernard Gallois; Keith Sheppard

anddesign courses to enhance learning. Open-ended projects together with experiments in thedesign courses are chosen to provide context for and reinforce the engineering science taughtconcurrently. The Design Spine will also provide the vehicle to develop key competencies inproblem solving, effective communication, project management, ethics, economics ofengineering, teaming and industrial ecology in an evolutionary manner throughout the sequence.1. IntroductionIt has been estimated that approximately 70% of the life-cycle costs of product realization, i.e.the conception, development and bringing to market of a product, are determined during thedesign phase1. There has been a growing recognition that engineering curricula in the U.S. havenot been

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Willie E. (Skip) Rochefort; Michelle Bothwell

program has two primary focus groups:1) traditionally underrepresented students (ethnic minorities and women) who have completed theirfreshman, sophomore or junior years in high school, and who have an interest in math andscience, and 2) science, math, and physics teachers at High Schools which have a substantialpopulation of the student focus groups.The two groups (target of 20 students and 5 teachers) are brought to the Oregon State Universitycampus for a one-week summer camp (all expenses paid) where they are paired with a facultymentor in engineering for a one week mini-research project. There are also group learning activities(basic math and science instruction; computer training; field trips) and group social activities. Forthe students

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ursula Nguyen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Deepika Menon, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Minji Jeon, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Amanda Thomas, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

in a singular methods course. Moreover, they may do so devoid ofa field-based experience, which may not be optimal, as these provide an opportunity forelementary PSTs to enact lessons purposefully designed for elementary classrooms. In this workin progress, we describe the integrated STEM approach we undertake as instructors of a STEMsemester as part of a larger elementary teacher education program. Specifically, we analyzepreliminary data collected in fall 2023 from elementary PSTs’ integrated STEM lesson projectsto investigate the following research questions: (1) How does a focus on sustainability provideelementary PSTs the opportunity to implement an engineering challenge or design in theirintegrated STEM lesson project? (2) What

Conference Session

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Case Studies in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

ERIKA JUDITH RIVERA P.E. , Florida International University; Claudia Calle Müller, Florida International University; Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University; Mohamed ElZomor P.E., Florida International University

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

infrastructure projects. Rubaya now is a Ph.D. student at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Teaching/Research Assistant at Moss School of Construction, Sustainability and Infrastructure, Florida International University. Her research interest includes Sustainable and resilient infrastructure, Engineering Education, and Sustainable transportation system.Mr. Mohamed ElZomor P.E., Florida International University Dr. Mohamed ElZomor is an Assistant Professor at Florida International University (FIU), College of Engineering and Computing and teaches at the Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability. Dr. ElZomor completed his doctorate at Arizona ©American Society

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hameed Shaheed Abdul-Rashid, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Lara Hebert, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Luisa-Maria Rosu, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Lynford Goddard, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

) Education Initiative.Dr. Lynford Goddard, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Nurturing a Community of Practice Approach Toward Equitable and Inclusive STEM Environments in Schools (poster) Hameed Abdul-Rashid, Lara Hebert, Lynford Goddard, and Luisa Maria Rosu University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignAbstractAs the Catalyzing Inclusive STEM Experiences All Year Round (CISTEME365) concludes itsfifth year of implementation, this multifaceted initiative aimed at increasing access to informal,project-based engineering experiences in safe, welcoming, and inclusive environments providesus with a wealth of new lessons

Conference Session

Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Paul Aden Paschal, Sam Houston State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

energy and promoting diversity and international education between 1998-2012. He served on multiple U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) FOAs merit project proposal committees since 2013.Paul Aden Paschal, Sam Houston State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Design and Construction of a Solar Powered Automated Chicken Coop1. IntroductionThe senior design project is a capstone project course taken in the final year of the Electronics andComputer Engineering Technology (ECET) program at Sam Houston State University (SHSU).Introduction of renewable energy applications to engineering technology curriculum at SHSU hasimpacted students, faculty, and university community very positively and

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogical Strategies I

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Kinkaid, Montana State University, Bozeman

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

analysis (FEA): student engagement and final exam performance.research methods and proceduresThis paper describes efforts in the fall semester of 2023 to implement facets of EM into a finiteelement analysis course in the MET program at Montana State University.Reviewing the final exam from the previous fall semester, it was noted that the main problemfrom the exam could be introduced earlier in the semester, if not the very first class meeting,where it could be solved (though incompletely and incorrectly).The problem itself received positive feedback from the students; specifically, they enjoyed thefact it was a real-world engineering project with important ramifications.The inspiration for the problem had been a YouTube video [7] about the clever

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 6: Belonging

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Skylar Hubbarth, Clemson University; Anna Grace Hunter; Shannon Conner, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

Significance of Scholarship Programs in STEMIntroductionIn this Work-in-Progress paper, we share our ongoing work with an NSF Scholarships in STEM(S-STEM) program related to an iteration of analysis that looked across specific aspects in amore summative manner than our typical analyses during the five years of the project that aremore formative. As the project will soon enter an extension into a sixth year to use existingscholarship funds, we took this opportunity to begin to reflect on overarching goals toward thedevelopment and submission of a new S-STEM proposal to continue this work. The StudentPathways in Engineering and Computing for Transfers (SPECTRA) program in the ClemsonUniversity College of Computing, Engineering