Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

for architectural/construction engineering and technology classrooms. As the modern-day student becomes morepersonified with an obsession for the interactivity of computer games, it has become vital that theclassroom offer an engaging method of teaching and learning. Although the classicalarchitectural/construction engineering classroom is highly dependent on the instructor,developing students’ critical thinking skills become a challenging task for even the most inspirededucators. Nonetheless, these skills are a continual necessity for students’ plan to venture into thearchitectural/construction engineering professions.Haque1 is of the view that traditional lecture format teaching methods sometimes fall short ofconveying the complex analysis

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University; Vaneshette Henderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

who plan to attend college.8 With respectto underrepresented minorities, both low recruitment and retention are barriers to increasing thenumber of gradutes.8 Among students who have financial need, a key retention component isproviding non-loan based awards that are correlated with higher persistence rates 5. Additionally,retention of engineering students is shown to improve with programs that engage the studentsbeginning with the first year 9-14.BackgroundThe S-STEM ENG^2 Scholars for Success Program in the College of Engineering at LouisianaState University (LSU) began in August 2007 and has completed 1.5 years of fullimplementation. Over the course of the grant, it will provide financial support for approximately32 academically talented

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

approximately 1Mveterans in the New York /New Jersey metropolitan area who can further their education byattending community colleges, undergraduate four-year colleges or universities offeringadvanced degrees. While the number of veterans qualified for entry into graduate programs suchas MEP is relatively small, they too should have the advantage of learning skills that will preparethem for entering the workforce in areas that have a high demand for new employees.5. Tentative Curriculum The following tentative curriculum has been constructed for planning purposes and toprovide a more concrete outline of the type of courses that can be part of the first pilot programfor this degree. Since the exact courses will not be finalized until after the

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Jones, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, U; Anglo Tadros, SUNYIT

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Capstone ProjectsAbstractCapstone Experience, MTC 420, is a required course for all Mechanical Engineering Technology(MET) students during their senior year. The capstone projects are intended to be culminatingexperiences, drawing upon a wide range of knowledge from courses in the curriculum. Studentsare responsible for written project specifications, planning and milestone identification,implementation of the work, an oral presentation, and a final written report.Because these projects are so comprehensive, they provide an opportunity for faculty to assess awide range of student learning that is directly related to program outcomes. For this reason, METfaculty developed a rubric for assessing capstone projects, as shown on the following page

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Hornfeck, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

fifteen different sponsors over more than two decades and has involved fifteenfaculty members from across the four divisions of the College.A few practical solutions to real problems include the following: a floating debris harvesting device now used on several river systems; a prescreening methodology for a hospital seeking to relieve bottlenecks in polysomnography testing; a jobs creation and economic revitalization plan for a nearby borough.Course StructureThe current Technology Clinic seeks to combine engineering, liberal education, andentrepreneurship. The genesis of this course considered the economic needs of a nearbyregion struggling with the decline of a once-thriving slate mining industry. A regionalcouncil of governments was

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Sana Nawaz, Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne; Reynaldo Pablo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

employed by Giant 100 firms is 4,042 which accounts for almost 8% of the nation’s 51,452LEED APs at the time the survey was conducted (Consulting Specifying Engineer, 2008).According to U.S Green Building Council Strategic Plan: 2009-2013, the educational instituteslack the curriculum for GREEN Building and Sustainable Design. In the present scenarioacademic institutions can play a pivotal role in preparing students for the LEED AccreditationExam. As educators we should keep our standards high and encourage students to stretch toreach goals. This will build the personal leadership skills needed to succeed in the constructionindustry (Bain & Bender, 2006). The students need to be accoutered with all the technologicaldevelopments and innovations

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ari Epstein, MIT; Beverly Mire, Cambridge Youth Programs; Trent Ramsey, Cambridge Youth Programs; Karen Gareis, Goodman Research Group; Emily Davidson, MIT; Elizabeth Jones, MIT; Michelle Slosberg, MIT; Rafael Bras, MIT

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Boston University’s graduate program in Human Development and a B.S. in Psychology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Emily Davidson, MIT EMILY DAVIDSON is a senior at MIT, majoring in Chemical Engineering with a double minor in Physics and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. She has been a mentor to teen interns at Terrascope Youth Radio since the program's inception, and helped to develop the education plan for the program's first summer intensive session.Elizabeth Jones, MIT ELIZABETH JONES is a sophomore at MIT, majoring in Environmental Engineering. She has been a mentor to teen interns in Terrascope Youth Radio since 2009, when she played a major role in

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Each EiE unit has commonelements, including a four-lesson structure. The first lesson introduces a field of engineering anda design challenge through a fictional story. The second lesson explores the field of engineeringmore broadly through hands-on activities. The third lesson includes a controlled experiment formore in-depth exploration of different materials, processes, or design elements that will informthe final design. For the fourth lesson, students plan, create, test, evaluate and improve theirdesigns. As a result of engaging in engineering challenges and better understanding engineeringconcepts and being exposed to the kind of work of engineers do, some students might also reportincreases in their attitudes and self efficacy related

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch, Connecticut College of Technology and the Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing; Marilyn Barger, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center, FLATE

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

Agreementbased on Industry Certification. This agreement has been ratified by the community collegepartners and was approved by the FLDOE. This statewide agreement based on industry Page 22.8.4certification has become the model for other career programs in Florida as well as across thecountry.To ensure the success of this unified curriculum plan, FLATE, in partnership with the FLDOE,has drafted a new curriculum framework for secondary and PSAV programs that also aligns withthe MSSC CPT. This framework was approved in January 2009 and is now available foradoption by Florida high schools and Tech Schools. In the next phase of the project, FLATEwill

Conference Session

Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, manual and computer-numeric controlled(CNC) machining, welding, and assembly operations. The students also gained invaluableexperiences in leadership, team building and interpersonal skills, communications, projectmanagement with planning, scheduling, and resource management, and marketing as theypromoted their project in search of sponsors. This paper draws a clear picture of the activelearning experience of the SAE Baja team at the author’s institution while presenting the positive Page 22.137.2and the negative.College Level Competitions and the SAE BajaThere have been many competitions intriguing and challenging engineering faculty and

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monique Head, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, it is believed that clickers help students paymore attention in class knowing that they will be immediately evaluated, which encouragesstudents to take ownership of his/her learning. Table 1: Course Topics for Introduction to the Civil Engineering Profession Lecture Date Course Topics 1 September 4 Course Overview & Intro to CE Profession 2 September 11 Degree Plan & CE Monuments of the Millennium 3 September 18 Communication Skills 4 September 25 Materials and Infrastructure Engineering 5 October 2 Construction Engineering & Management 6

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Martin, University of Texas, Austin; Tom Benton, University of Texas, Austin; William McKenna, University of Texas, Austin; Pat Ko, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-order interpretation ofthe general principles that were not explicitly stated in the problem from these first orderfeatures. Finally, they developed general solution plans. In contrast, novices noted onlyfirst-order features and usually began solving the problem by identifying equations touse. This difference has been discussed as reasoning backwards from the solution goal tothe information in the problem (novices) versus reasoning forwards or developing arepresentation of the whole problem and using it to generate a problem solution (experts) Page 15.1277.3(e.g., Ericsson & Charness, 1994; Ho, 2001; Larkin, McDermott, Simon, & Simon, 1980

Conference Session

Opportunities and Challenges in Developing International Engineering Research

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shih Kuang Hou, National Taiwan Normal University; Ching-Ho Huang, Nangang Vocational High School; Jin-Fu Chen, NTNU

Tagged Divisions

International

chosen as the research subjects. Considering the representativeness ofthe samples, the purposive stratified random sampling method was used to initially divide theresearch subjects in three categories of 2005 WorldSkills Competition, 2007 WorldSkillsCompetition and 2008 National Skills Competition. Sampling was then made according to thesix groups of actual number of participants classified in the WorldSkills Competition, and arandom sampling survey was then carried out to the subjects to do a questionnaire survey. Shownin Table 1 is the research sample plan and sampling conditions.Table 1. The research sample plan and sampling conditions Group Social & Manufacturing Total

Conference Session

Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gabor Bojar, Graphisoft

Tagged Divisions

International

the different cultural environments.As an illustrative example about country-specific variations of a software product, let’s see the floor plandimensioning feature of Graphisoft’s architectural design software, ArchiCAD®. The software was initially soldin Italy and France, where dimensioning floor plans with centimeter precision (i.e. two decimal digits in metricsystem) was perfectly appropriate: Page 15.622.2 12.26 0.95German architects, however, require more precision in their design, we therefore set the display of dimensions inthe first German version of ArchiCAD

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Meagan C Pollock, National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

in STEM” “Authentic Engineering: Representing Presented & Emphasizing by Dassault Systems the E in STEM” Saturday, June 13, 2015 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Sheraton Seattle | Seattle | WA 4. Participants will work in small groups to create an action plan for implementing strategies to improve equity in the classroom. This activity highlights engineering thinking via a modified design process. (with worksheet)Takeaway MaterialsParticipants will take with them the action plan worksheet they complete as a result of learning,an infographic

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; Cary Ivan Sneider, Portland State University

with them d. Practical application for teachers and outreach staffAttendees will learn about the site from a brief presentation that will provide an overview of thefeatures, including the available resources such as videos and lesson plans and a community ofpractice that includes educators and others with diverse experience in preK-12 engineeringeducation. The presentation will describe how the resources and community can help attendeesand their colleagues implement engineering education that accurately reflects core ideas andpractices, is evidence based, and attends to relevant standards practices. Following thepresentation, attendees will briefly familiarize themselves with the site by either joining thecommunity and creating their

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Ann D Kaiser, ProjectEngin LLC

simple materials, a description of location, and a possible natural disaster. They will have 15 minutes to build suitable housing. Housing will be tested for ability to float, withstand “downpours” and “wind”. 3. Participants will also be given an opportunity to develop a criteria matrix in order to rank and weight criteria that they deem relative to a design. This will be done as a guided group activity in groups of 3 or 4.Materials and Resources for Participants:The participants will leave with a general set of lesson plans, detailing approaches that can beused for several levels of learners – from middle school to senior high school. The plans will alsoinclude possible modifications due to time constraints and will

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Lija Yang, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Merredith D Portsmore, Tufts University; Elissa Milto, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

Page 18.21.3design and build solutions using found materials. Participants will analyze video of NE students,focusing on their thinking and ideas, and be given sample lesson plans.2015-ASEE-K12-Proposal-Form LY2nd.docx Page 2 of 6 WORKSHOP PROPOSAL FORM 2015 Annual ASEE K-12 Workshop on Engineering Education “Authentic Engineering: Representing & Emphasizing the E in STEM” Presented by Dassault Systems Saturday, June 13, 2015 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Sheraton Seattle | Seattle | WAWorkshop Description. Please provide a detailed description of the proposed workshop

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Mohamad Musavi, University of Maine; Cary Edward James, Bangor High School; Ali Abedi, University of Maine

school students andteachers. In addition to attracting female and minorities to STEM education, the significant role of stormwater in health of our environment and economy is a strong motivation for government, non-profit and for-profit organizations to support this learning model in their communities and assist in the sustainability ofthe project.Important learning outcomes of this learning model would include: (1) advancing the knowledge of adiversity of students and teachers in STEM through a novel educational and technological strategy; (2)new watershed maps and management plans for numerous impaired streams leading to improved waterquality; and (3) transfer of new student and teacher knowledge to middle schools and the public viastudent

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

Tagged Topics

Diversity, International Forum

attributes of a global engineeremerged. These are:1. Demonstrates an understanding of engineering, science, and mathematics fundamentals2. Demonstrates an understanding of political, social, and economic perspectives3. Demonstrates an understanding of information technology, digital competency, and information literacy4. Demonstrates an understanding of stages/phases of product lifecycle (design, prototyping, testing, production, distribution channels, supplier management, etc.)5. Demonstrates an understanding of project planning, management, and the impacts of projects on various stakeholder groups (project team members, project sponsor, project client, end- users, etc.)6. Demonstrates an understanding of the ethical and business norms

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Duane B Swigert, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

Coloradans than anyother institution in Colorado. Among the programs and degrees offered at MSU Denver are threedisciplines in Engineering Technology: Civil, Mechanical and Electrical. The programs areABET accredited and, under the guidelines of this accreditation, the Engineering Technologydegree plans requires upper division elective courses to be completed by students. Thehumanitarian engineering curriculum, described in this paper, is designed to act as upper divisionelective credits, giving students a unique opportunity to do an applied service-learning project aspart of their educational experience. Moreover, these classes are designed to broaden thestudents’ engineering skills, competency and confidence. The nature of the projects

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Alina Yurievna Khramova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasil Yurievich Khramov; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

researchprocedures and management patterns. The necessity to develop academic mobility is determined by innovative nature ofmodern industry, intrinsic demand for diversification of education and educational servicesmarket development. Academic mobility is subject not only to Bologna processdocumentation, but also to the aligned international acts, migration and educationalregulations, interuniversity agreements. For example the Kazan National ResearchTechnological University has its own Development plan according to which the universitysets up contacts to perform international educational Bachelor and Master degree programs.Conclusion of contracts with partner universities abroad plays an important role in thisprocess. Nowadays a set of educational

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hata

informedpurchasing decisions for their program and institution.Follow-up surveys from fifteen of the twenty-one educational institutions represented atRF Plasma Technology workshops in 2003 and 2004 provided the following information • Fifty-five students at three institutions used the materials during Fall term/semester of 2004. • Three workshop participants are not teaching during the current academic year. • Eight of the institutions will be using some or all of the materials during Winter term or Spring term. • Two institutions do not include plasma technology in their curriculum, nor have future plans to incorporate material on plasma

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

effective it must have clearvisions. Assessment is a key part of this vision. The good teachers constantly assess how theirstudents are performing, gather evidence of the progress and problems, and adjust theirinstructional plans accordingly. The students in the construction courses continuously participatein group assessment, giving the instructor an opportunity to adjust the goals and instructionmethodology. For example, in Construction Methods and Materials course, repeated referencesto lack of adequacy of the textbook promoted the instructor to provide additional handouts andincrease frequency of short lectures and subsequently change the text in the following semester.So assessment in true sense is not only the evaluation of performance of the

Conference Session

Real World Applications

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Youakim Kalaani

Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering EducationIII. Design of the ProjectA plan of procedure including approximate dates of implementation is given in Table 1 below. Date Course Curriculum and Project developments affected February TECH175/175A 2005 Introducing a chapter about renewable energy technologies and student activities to identify various system components and learn how to collect data and perform/read instrumentations. March TECH270/270A Student Projects to collect real-time data streams via the Internet. Students will be 2005 asked to examine and analyze on-line

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Paper Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jimmy Smith; Steven Nichols

environmental considerations related to the chemicals used in the process, thecompany decides to construct their plant in Mexico. Technical, environmental, financial, andsafety problems arise that involve ethical issues.Synopsis: Page 9.714.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationPhaust Chemical manufactures “Old Stripper,” a paint remover that currently dominates themarket.On learning that Phaust’s competitor, Chemitoil, plans to introduce a new paint remover thatmay capture the market, executives

Conference Session

Diversity: Women and Minorities in Engineering Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Phillips; Joseph Fuehne

country. Finally, students are asked to put something softlike a piece of paper and something rigid like a LEGO brick in the press and record theirobservations while actuating the press.The final model built during the workshop is a scissors lift, also highlighted in the video. Again,a slight configuration change demonstrates to the students that the lift could go to differentheights depending on the application. As with the vertical press, the students are asked tomeasure with a ruler the height attained by the lift in both inches and centimeters.ConclusionThe genesis, funding, and plan for a workshop for minority and at-risk third to fifth gradeelementary students are described. The Center for Teaching and Learning, an initiative of

Conference Session

Integrating Taxes, Law, & Business

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kulonda

in their view, unimportant, they tend to side with the latter faculty group. Thiscreates even more impetus for the technology driven argument to avoid the topic altogether.The Rationale for Cash Flow StatementsThe value of cash flow statements has become increasingly apparent in recent years. Althoughnewer and less comfortable than traditional balance sheets and income statements, awareness hasbecome widespread as more professionals recognize that they shed much light on the financialcondition of the enterprise. They help management understand whether their company isgenerating enough cash to support the capital investment plan. They show whether the cash flowengine (operations) is providing cash to support business expansion. They may

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ben Stuart

credit options.Students would need to approach the instructor and inquire about potential project extensionsthat would provide them with their extra credit points. The class discussion focused on the factthat many of the CE students were interested in areas other than the environmental field and thatI would like this project to have some applicability to them. Students interested in structuralengineering could design plant buildings and foundations, students interested in constructionmanagement could do materials planning and project scheduling, and the environmentalengineers could still design sludge treatment units or do advanced wastewater treatment.The most recent class to complete the course was in the summer of 2004, where 5 teams of

Conference Session

New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Anderson

safety equipment consistent withcurrent OSHA standards, and documenting the entire machine. In addition the students were required tocontrol all functions of the machine, except for the Emergency Stop, through a PLC.One of the problems encountered in planning capstone courses is too decide how complex the projectmay be and still allow completion in a one semester time frame, while challenging the students andsimulating the type of work that one will encounter in industry. In addition it is desirable to have theproject incorporate some of the more mundane tasks involved in implementing a project in industry suchas wiring and mounting of components. It may be argued that these tasks do not contribute to the bodyof knowledge needed by an engineer