Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eckehard Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Bridget N. Bero, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

disciplines. This paper reports on the iCubed project, a pilot effort exploringtraining in engineering entrepreneurship, in which project and course are modeled oncommercial product development. A massively interdisciplinary team design project at thesenior and graduate level was developed and executed with a team spanning seven disciplines inengineering, business, and architecture. We report on project planning, design, and outcomes,and offer a set of best practices distilled from this experience.1.0 IntroductionThe past several decades have seen fundamental changes in the way engineering is practiced inindustry and consequently, the skills and capabilities needed by the modern engineer. Steadilydecreasing time-to-market timeframes, globalization

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

institution. Examples of types of exercises and projects for solving problems infields of production control and planning of manufacturing operations, and GeometricDimensioning and Tolerancing. Project requirements for students to fulfill learning objectives offorming important professional abilities of engineers and technologists. Learning advantages ofworking with spreadsheets and influence on teaching environment and difficulties encounteredon different stages of simulation exercises are described.1. IntroductionIn science and engineering, the relationship between previously acquired knowledge, reasoning 1, 2, 3, 4ability and structured problem solving

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Hansberry; Guido Lopez

interdisciplinary communicationbreakdown in the engineering field. Factors that distinguish the exceptional engineer include theability to make, read, and interpret plans; effective interdisciplinary communication skills; andthe ability to combine creative thinking and visualization to make unique designs. Incorporatingarchitectural graphics into the general engineering curriculum exposes all engineering studentsacross the disciplines to a universal language and the creative design process. The practicalapplication of architectural graphics is presented across the fields of general, civil, mechanical,and electrical engineering.IntroductionEngineering graphics is a fundamental communication medium used by technically trainedpeople worldwide to design

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sucharit Koontanakulvong; Direk Lavansiri

produced 102 Because the system had to dealprocedures covering all operations at with more than 600 staff members andthe departmental level and the Faculty 5,000 students among 12 departments,(Central Administration) levels such as the implementation was divided intostrategic planning, budgeting, two phases; Phase 1 on system setupcurriculum development, teaching and (2001-2002), and Phase 2 on selfevaluation, laboratory maintenance, quality assessment (2003). Theresearch management, etc. [3, 4]. implementation of quality system setup The assessment based on the started at the Central AdministrativeUniversity criteria (34 indexes) can be units and followed with thegrouped into 5

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Lobaugh

engineering and manufacturingrequirements necessary to produce the assembly. The engine, called a Pip-Squeak engine4, is asingle cycle air driven unit with 12 manufacturable components. The plans are available on-lineat Nimcoinc.com for a low cost. The original plans were simplified in order to reduce thenumber of components to 12. This was done to allow sufficient time to manufacture all of theparts necessary for the assembly. Since the intent of this pilot program was to introduce moremanufacturing engineering to the students, the first step included reverse engineering the unit bydisassembly, inspection, and documentation. The next steps were to create CAD componentdrawings with proper dimensioning and tolerancing, assembly drawings, and a

Conference Session

ECE Design, Capstone, and Engr. Practice

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Parten

laboratories have no directly associated lecture course, they dohave pre and co-requisites. In addition, the first 3 labs have general areas of specialization. In thesenior labs, a student may have only one project for 2 semesters. The objectives of the ECElaboratories include the ability to: 1. Identify, formulate, and solve practical electrical engineering problems. This includes the planning, specification, design, implementation, and operation of systems, components, and/or processes that meet performance, cost, time, safety, and quality requirements. 2. Communicate effectively through oral presentations and group discussions. 3. Communicate effectively through written reports and other documents. 4. Design and conduct

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Berdanier

project phases. This year we have added a two -week module to presentConstruction Management Topics. The module was organized and presented with the help ofconstruction engineers from Environmental Pipeliners, and Kokosing Construction Companythat are alumni of the Civil Engineering Program at ONU. The module consists of six lecturescovering the following topics: Team, Documents and Project Organization; Plan Reading andQuantity Take-off; Productioning; Material and Subcontractor Procurement; Scheduling; andProject Wrap-up. The class is divided into two bidding teams, which are divided into four workgroups. The lecture material is built around each team preparing a competitive bid for an actualOhio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Project. The

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donna Shirley

executives. However, it has been adapted successfully toteaching the end-to-end process of engineering to college students. The paper describes theCreative System which is the basis of Managing Creativity, outlines the class structure andsubjects covered, and describes the overall process. Positive student evaluations and continueddemand for the course are used for assessment. The course covers all aspects of a creativeenterprise, from assembling a creative team, to generating original ideas, to alignment of theteam and its customers and suppliers, to planning, design, risk management, production, anddeployment into the market or operational environment. All classes include business planningand a hands-on engineering project (usually designing and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Perry Samson, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

askedquestions designed to determine their understanding of linkages between the Equity Ownershiptools presented in ENTR 599 and the real world situations of their unique business opportunitiesand future opportunities. The written portion required: A. Project Summary (1 page limit) B. Project Description (10 page limit) C. Biographical Sketches (2 page limit for whole team) D. Budget (not to exceed $150,000) with budget justification for each significant item. E. Equipment, Instrumentation, Computers, and Facilities (1 page limit)The goal was to simulate a SBIR proposal process as we felt this supported our overarchingtheme to encourage bootstrapping in their start-up planning. Details of the Project

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yiming Zhang, The University of Arizona; Gregory L. Heileman, The University of Arizona; Ahmad Slim, The University of Arizona; Husain Al Yusuf, The University of Arizona

Tagged Topics

Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA)

success outcomes. However, finding efficient and effectivetransfer pathways between institutions is challenging, particularly when accounting for programrequirements that are constantly changing, students changing their major plans, the creation of newcourses, etc. Crafting a suitable plan for transfer students demands expert knowledge, effort, andsometimes collaboration among multiple institutions. Managing all of this complexity manuallyis partly accountable for the credit loss issue mentioned above. In this paper we consider the rolethat data and analytics can play in addressing this problem.To gain a deeper understanding of this challenge, we first formally define the Optimal TransferPathway (OTP) problem, which involves finding a two-year to

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Pamalee Brady; James Guthrie

includes departments inArchitectural Engineering, Architecture, City & Regional Planning, Construction Managementand Landscape Architecture and can provide students and faculty who are competent in all areasof building design and construction. Students in the School of Education are the optimal meansof introducing technical concepts and practices for the present and future education ofelementary school students.The goals of the Sandcastle Project are to stimulate elementary school students’ creativity and aninterest in building design, engineering and construction and to use real world examples of mathand science to reinforce standard curricula. Teacher candidates from the School of Educationand students from CAED will join elementary school

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Avery Schwer; Donna Dufner; George Morcous

Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis at UNO toleverage the skills and expertise from both groups.2. Research Plan 2.1 Specific Aims Our long-term goal is to develop a generic fully operational decision-support systemthat we call a Project Management Informatics System (PMIS). The PMIS will assistproject managers in diagnosing project anomalies, predicting project progress, andrecommending corrective actions. The unique feature of the proposed system is its abilityto leverage the knowledge encapsulated in the large number of previous projects. Thisfeature significantly reduces the dependency on traditional knowledge acquisitionmethodologies, and makes the system easy to update and applicable to different domains. In this project, we

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Peter Salvatore

. The Green Team is structured into twocommittees. One focuses on recycling and one focuses on sustainability. Both committeesdevelop new, innovative ideas to help improve campus wide sustainability efforts. The GreenTeam received the award for the Best Student Organization Executive Board in 2008.Within three years of signing the ACUPCC, WIT is required to create a Comprehensive ActionPlan (CAP) with a future completion date and interim milestone dates for becoming carbonneutral. The starting point for this plan is the completion of a comprehensive greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions inventory of the Wentworth Campus. The Green Team was recruited tocomplete this inventory and conduct other support activities such as Recyclemania to facilitatethe

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Uma Balaji, Fairfield University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

class, and to develop communication skills required for the delivery of lesson plan. The goal of the STEM initiative was 1) to give undergraduate students in the Robotscourse a service-learning opportunity by participating as mentors to middle school students;and 2) to introduce middle school students to the basics of robotics. The specific course learning outcomes are i) understand how robotic systems integratesensors, actuators, and control systems to achieve specific goals; ii) program Arduinomicrocontrollers and apply skills to develop an integrated robotic systems; iii) understand howdifferent type of motors such as stepper motors, dc motors work and measure and control theirspeed to build a robot that can navigate; iv

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenneth Berry, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

proposal team, amajor reason our bid failed was the lack of a well-trained technology workforce and lack oftechnology education in the local schools [1]. A year earlier Southern Methodist University(SMU) started working with a local Independent School District (ISD) on a statewide grant toincrease the number of teachers in their district who are certified by the state to teach computerscience (CS) at the high school level. As an outcome of our first grant partnership, we developeda proposal to the National Science Foundation CSforAll: RPP program [2]. We met several timesover six months to develop a pilot program that we planned to base the grant upon prior towriting the grant. As a result, this past August our proposal was funded (NSF 2031515

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Barnard, K-State at Salina; Greg Stephens, K-State at Salina; Raju Dandu, Kansas State University at Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

at our college was initiated by our campus Multicultural Committeewhich gave the event legitimacy and campus wide purpose. The Multicultural Committeeprovided a budget and administrative support; although the budget was limited and our expenseswere less than $100.Our initial hurdle was to develop a plan, organize various groups, generate campus support, andexceed expectations in order to make the day a success. Not everyone on campus was supportiveof the idea, so we had the added burden of proving the value of this Teach-In.Development of a PlanOur initial reason to conduct an Earth Day event was not very focused at the beginning of theprocess. The idea started because our campus multicultural committee asked us to conduct theevent as part

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JoDell Steuver, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

servicelearning. The management of teams class syllabus had planned a semester’s study of teamtheory, observation of team influence and roles and analysis of team performance in films. Theclass made a decision to radically restructure the learning experience to respond to their needs toactively work for a positive outcome from a tragic event.This article talks about how the changed class format helped students to integrate skills from abroad college experience—marketing, accounting, writing, management, leadership, graphics,public relations, facilities planning, project management and research. The learning cyclechanged from observation and reflection, abstract concepts, testing in new situations andexperiencing (Kolb & Fry)1 to one of creating

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2: Curriculum and the Classroom

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew J. Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; James H. Lampley, East Tennessee State University; Addison Scott Karnes, East Tennessee State University; Leendert Menist Craig, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

: 1)Planning; 2) Organizing; 3) Staffing; 4) Directing and 5) Controlling. A living laboratorybecomes a proving ground where engineers with managerial responsibilities are given real-world problem solving opportunities where a blending of leadership and management skills isnecessary to address conflicting problem solving cultures and/or when combined business andtechnology solutions are necessary. In exciting entrepreneurial organizations, theseopportunities occur on a routine basis. However, in a large organization, sufficient agility isoften blocked by risk aversion and technical arrogance. Greenleaf’s text on Servant Leadershipand/or scripture are often suggested as required reading. 3Current StudyThe current article provides an example of

Conference Session

Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College; Mary Ann Jacobs Ed.D., Manhattan College; Alexandra Emma Lehnes, Manhattan College; Kathleen Christal Mancuso, Manhattan College; Anthony Scotti, Manhattan College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student

robots with applications in new drug design. The other aspect of her research is engineering education.Sr. Mary Ann Jacobs Ed.D., Manhattan College Mary Ann Jacobs, scc is an assistant professor in the School of Education. She prepares secondary teacher candidates in all content areas through her courses in secondary pedagogy. Her areas of interest include STEM education, brain compatible strategies, and action research in the classroom.Ms. Alexandra Emma Lehnes, Manhattan College Alexandra Lehnes is a graduate student planning on graduating in 2017 from Manhattan College with a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a certificate in aerospace and propulsion. She is also the coordinator of the Engineering STAR Center and

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Across Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Tang, Ohio State University; Lisa Elanna Burris, Ohio State University; Nan Hu, Ohio State University; Natassia Brenkus, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

students’ethical leadership, i.e. the ability to demonstrate, model, and promote ethical behaviors in theorganization one leads. This paper proposes an ethical leadership development module that isembedded in a civil engineering graduate seminar course.Section one of this paper reviews two bodies of literature: ethical leadership (EL) and leadershipdevelopment in engineering (LDE). Our module design is guided by a theoretical model thatbridges these two bodies of literature. Section two presents the ethical leadership module in threeinterrelated aspects. First, we report the formulation of learning objectives based on literature onEL, LDE, as well as graduate engineering students’ educational and professional needs. Second,we discuss plans for directly

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability and Grand Challenges

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saviniano Samuel Perez, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 26.826.4The class will act as a consulting group representing various interests: the community, the city ofGoodyear and the state of Phoenix. The City of Goodyear has strategic action plan found in thislink: http://www.goodyearaz.gov/government/city-manager-s-office/strategic-plan-goals whichcan be used a starting point.The class will be divided into three groups to advocate for three sectors: community citizens, cityadministrators and state officials. The groups will represent the transportation needs, plans andbudgets of their representative sector. Using a brainstorming visualization map (suggestion:Power Point Smart Art Graphics) brainstorm the elements of your group’s vision statement forthe City of Goodyear, Arizona. This vision

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John V. Tocco J.D., Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

wisdom if the followinggeneration is to survive and thrive. Similarly, it is incumbent upon the present generation ofengineering practitioners to pass on their knowledge and expertise so the next generation ofengineers can develop into competent professionals. Mentoring capstone students provides an excellent opportunity for practitioners to impart theirwealth of knowledge. Students can learn general engineering concepts, as well as subdiscipline-specific skills useful for the creation of accurate designs and realistic project management plans. During the 2013-2014 academic year, an all-female capstone team learned the value ofmentoring from female construction industry practitioners. Moreover, utilizing their capstoneproject as a platform

Conference Session

Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Bonita Barger, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology.Dr. Bonita Barger, Tennessee Technological University Currently, Dr. Barger serves as Associate Professor of Management at Tennessee Technological Univer- sity. She has diverse domestic and international operations experience in both for-profit and non-profit organizations. Demonstrated ability to conceptualize and implement effective strategic human resource management plans that further broaden corporate objectives. Strong personal initiative, effective leader- ship skills, ability to influence others, proven collaborative style, and adaptability to various situations. Her research interests include creating global leaders and

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Direk Lavansiri, Chulalongkorn University; Boonchai Sowanwanichakul, Chulalongkorn University; Manoj Lohatepanont, Chulalongkorn University

Tagged Divisions

International

Engineering, Chulalongkorn UniversityAbstractThe Faculty of Engineering at Chulalongkorn University recognizes the growing demand for e-learning and has developed strategy and implementation plan accordingly. In this paper, wedescribe the classification of e-learning readiness of the faculty and show a steady progresstowards greater e-learning readiness. A strategy map based on the balanced scorecard conceptwas developed to formalize and guide our implementation of e-learning based courses andprograms. We show, in this paper, how all of the four perspectives—stakeholder, process,capacity building, and finance—are balanced in our strategy map. We describe our currentmajor e-learning projects, which comprise of three

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Murphy; Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

International

large part on who is asking. Different people atthe university may well have different reasons to pursue (or not) international collaboration.Hunter2 reported on American efforts and Knight & deWitt3 shared international perspectives onboth such reasons and the condition of internationalization. Page 11.438.2Perspectives matter • Institutional (President) The position promulgated by institution Presidents and senior leadership is usually readily discernable in documents such as a Strategic Plan. Additionally, these positions are often reflected in the comments made by such leaders when addressing senate meetings, convocations and other gatherings of faculty and students. Note that, in the

Conference Session

Construction ET/Technology Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Carolina-Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has taught courses in statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic communications, engineering economy, and construction planning, scheduling, estimating, and management.Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina-Charlotte DR

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Design Projects in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University; Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

shifts in engineering and business practice when contrasted to simultaneousengineering versus sequential engineering. The objectives of the student project developed by the authors were to provide studentsmajoring in Electrical Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, andIndustrial Technology programs with an opportunity to simulate a competitive industry styleproduct development scenario and educate them on the critical dimensions of a true simultaneousengineering experience. The critical dimensions were identified as collaboration (teamwork),multidisciplinary learning, project planning, time management, and advanced technology.Student teams drawn from three different courses (one from each program) were asked

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Robert Lawrence, DeVry University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

competences, and (b) validate thatstudents are achieving course and program objectives.The senior project is a two-semester course sequence in which the students synthesizetheir previous coursework. Students are required to plan, design, implement, document,and present the solution to a software/hardware engineering problem.Faculty use rubrics for the assessment of project proposal development in the eightsemester and for project implementation in form of prototype development anddemonstration in the ninth semester. Feedback from the rubrics is used to take correctiveaction to improve the course sequences, program objectives, and instructional delivery.I. IntroductionA rubric is an assessment tool that allows instructors to enhance the quality of

Conference Session

Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sujatha J., Mission10X, Wipro Technologies; Rajshri Jobanputra

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

the most commonly used pedagogy for laboratory sessions in engineering curriculum.However, though commonly used, it is often marred by improper planning and inadequatedefinition as well as assessment of learning objectives. Based on this premise, this paper aims tosupport the claim that while the use of “Group-Work” doubtlessly entail several positive learningoutcomes through collaborative and cooperative learning, it has to be facilitated appropriately toearn higher dividends as an active-learning technique. Good facilitation is fundamentally a resultof good planning. When a session is diligently planned, execution of the same becomeseffortless and increases the likelihood of a session being successful is terms of involving thelearner and

Conference Session

Construction Classroom Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Chowdhury

Tagged Divisions

Construction

engineeringtechniques to the planning, design and construction of a project in order to controlthe time and cost to complete the project and the quality of the construction.The Bachelor's Degree program in Construction Management offered by AlabamaA&M University, Normal, Alabama is designed to provide a foundation inconstruction management, construction engineering and legal issues relating tothe construction management field. The program’s multidisciplinary approachcombines essential components of construction techniques with concepts ofbusiness management and behavioral science to develop technically qualifiedindividuals for responsible management roles in the design, construction, andoperation of major construction projects. In addition, Alabama A&M