Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Professional Practice 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Glavin, United States Military Academy; Robert Hume, United States Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, United States Military Academy; William Graves, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

CE450: Construction Management. The purpose of the InfrastructureEngineering core engineering sequence is to focus “on the design, analysis, and construction ofthe built environment, (i.e., man-made structures and facilities used to accommodate societies’activities). Cadets learn about the importance of the infrastructure sectors, such as water, power,and transportation, and their interrelationships” [11]. The integrative experience for theInfrastructure Engineering core engineering sequence is the designing, planning, and presentingof a construction management plan for a contingency base camp within a combat theater ofoperations.Table 1: Sequence of courses and course objectives in the Infrastructure Core EngineeringSequenceCE350

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Professional Practice 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Jalil Al-Bayati, Lawrence Technological University; Elin Jensen, Lawrence Technological University; Karim Bazzi

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

construction projects' design and planning phases. The goalis to eliminate or minimize safety and health risks of field workers, which is particularlyimportant in the construction industry. However, the implementation of PtD in the constructionindustry faces several challenges that hinder its widespread adoption. This paper aims to betterunderstand the key factors negatively influencing civil engineers' ability to utilize PtD. Theresearch team, therefore, conducted a survey aimed at gathering insights from engineeringpractitioners regarding the factors that might impede its utilization and the role of engineers inits implementation. The findings indicate that various factors contribute to the challenge, suchas the absence of PtD educational materials

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Cory Budischak, Temple University; Shawn Fagan, Temple University

started allnine STEPS scholars were enrolled in the same Introduction to Engineering and First-Year Seminarcourse. This Intro course was taught by the faculty member who would also be their faculty mentorthroughout the STEPS program and the Seminar course was taught by the STEPS researcher who wouldalso serve as their academic advisor. The Intro course had many other students in it, but the seminar coursewas limited to the nine STEPS scholars. By intentionally scheduling the students in this manner, acohesive cohort was organically formed, enhancing the scholars’ sense of belonging and providing themwith easy access to student support services.Peer Mentoring and Social Events: Before the Fall semester, the plan was for peer mentors to scheduleone

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Lucie Tchouassi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Diversity

capability to have privacy filters when needed.These suggestions would make the design more inclusive.Figure 3: Engineering products that can be improved to be made more inclusive. (a) Cochlear Implant. (b) SchoolChair. (c) Current version of a Body Scanner and (d) Improved more inclusive version of a Body Scanner.Future WorkAs we develop this activity more, here is our current plan for assessing its success. A bias detectionexercise and lively discussion will be the first week's evaluation. This evaluation will use studentreflection journals and qualitative feedback. We will also use Likert scale pre-activity surveys toassess students' understanding and attitudes on DEIBJ and Inclusive Design. Students will beassessed in the second week on their

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2023 CIEC

Authors

Saxon Ryan

levels of implementation of each I4.0 category, implemented and sustained, theimplementation is in progress, planning complete and starting implementation, andimplementation planning started [3]. This part of the survey provides valuable information onI4.0 status in Iowa as well as where it is expected to be in the near future.The purpose of developing a survey was to supplement the information CIRAS was alreadygathering on the nine primary categories of I4.0 with more detailed information following theframework proposed by Frank et al., [4]. This work aimed to explore more of the details withineach of the categories in I4.0 to better understand the status under each category. A detailedunderstanding of the difficulties and successes of Iowa

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2023 CIEC

Authors

Mauricio Torres; Ying Shang

Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1.5 million grant toIndiana Tech to purchase technical equipment to support engineering- and manufacturing-relatedcertification programs. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan [5]. The supportedprograms are • Programmable Logic Controller Certificate • Cybersecurity & Data Analytics • Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing Certificate • Automation Certificate • Cybersecurity & Information Management • Artificial Intelligence Certificate • Printed Circuit Board Design CertificateThe Additive Manufacturing Certificate is the focus of this paper.3. Project Description3.1. Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing certificateThis program

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Mohammad A. Zahraee; Niaz Latif

ETD 445 Fostering Faculty Scholarship and Grantsmanship through Engagement Activities Mohammad A. Zahraee and Niaz Latif Purdue University NorthwestIntroductionPurdue University Northwest (PNW) is committed to applied research and communityengagement within its metropolitan region. PNW’s strategic plan focuses on significant goals oncommunity and regional partnerships. PNW is uniquely equipped to strengthen and enrich itssurrounding communities in ways that are mutually beneficial for internal and externalstakeholders alike [1]. These mutually beneficial

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Boyd, American Institutes for Research; Jing Yan, Tennessee State University; Taylor Lightner, QEM Network; Mercy Mugo; Ivory A. Toldson, Howard University; Lin Li P.E., Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

shared similar on-campus experiences to non-program participants. Moststudents also reported plans to pursue a career in STEM immediately following graduation,regardless of program participation.Additional analysis of open-ended response questions revealed more insight into student STEMinterest and experiences. Responses for S-STEM and non-S-STEM students were similar. Surveyrespondents shared that earning potential and job security were among the reasons they chose aSTEM major. When asked about individuals or experiences that encouraged their interest ordevelopment in STEM, multiple survey respondents indicated that their interest in STEM wasdue to their academic preparation or in some way inherent and indicative of their innate abilitiesand

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Barker, University of Virginia; Brian P. Helmke, University of Virginia; Lynn Mandeltort, University of Virginia; Jessica Taggart, University of Virginia; Timothy E. Allen, University of Virginia

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

Work and ConclusionWhile they are central and essential to our redesign process, faculty are not our onlystakeholders. In our future work, the new curricular objectives and proficiency rubrics, alongwith curriculum mapping data, will be shared with a focus group of current undergraduatestudents, as well as external stakeholders (including alumni, employers, and the program’sexternal advisory board), for observations and input. Once input has been received and any finaladjustments to the objectives and rubrics have been made, the UPC will develop proposals forcurriculum changes. These changes may include changes in sequencing, course offerings, orindividual course changes. The UPC plans to use the objective rubrics to track student learningover

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Vojin Nikolic

author taught a freshmen design course entitled Engineering Graphics andDesign at Indiana Institute o Technology, Fort Wayne, Indiana. In the process, he alsofurther developed some of the categories within the course. This course was intended forall freshmen students planning to pursue an engineering major. It was offered twice ayear, and one half of the entering engineering class would take it in the fall and the otherin the spring semester. Some of the major characteristics of the course include itsemphasis on providing the incoming students with explanations of what engineers do,how engineers communicate among themselves and with other technical and non-technical personnel, as well as introducing them to the specific requirements of teamwork

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Bridget Benson; Bryan Mealy

100% online course. This paperbriefly describes the ongoing evolution of digital course offerings including up to the currentcourse curriculum in its flipped classroom format. We then outline the current efforts to changethe flipped classroom format into an online format and then discuss how we plan to assess theefficacy of the online course. The first offering of this online format is scheduled for Summer2013.A literature search reveals that few online introductory digital design courses have beendocumented. Those that have been documented are either primarily self-paced modules that actas supplemental material for face-to-face courses1 or are fully online courses that lack alaboratory component that makes use of digital hardware2,3. A

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christi L. Patton; Daniel W. Crunkleton; John M. Henshaw; Douglas Jussaume; Robert L. Strattan

earned thestudents gain skills that will make them valuable employees upon graduation. Studentslearn to communicate their work in a professional manner at group meetings and inregular written reports. The students receive guidance, but ultimately must create theirown path for evaluating plans and must negotiate with one another when multiple pathsare offered. Students who participate in this project and enroll in this course havedistinctly proven that they can meet ABET criteria (a) – (k).In this paper, the authors will give an overview of the first year of this program, lookingparticularly at examples of the benefits to students and the difficulties encountered.Methods for integrating this into recruiting and retention programs will also be

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Scott C. Smith

group member participation due mostly to incompatibleschedules. Furthermore, the students did not significantly prefer one group selection method overthe other. Therefore, the author suggests using both group selection methods, and will continueto do so in future offerings of UMR’s Digital System Modeling class.Future WorkThe author plans to continue this study in subsequent semesters in order to collect more data tovalidate the conclusions. It is also planned to add the following two questions to the projectsurvey: 1) rate your own participation, and 2) rate your own ability, in order to determine ifstudents’ assessment of themselves is in agreement with their peers’ assessments. Furthermore, itwould be interesting to see if the groups were

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Judy Collins; Beverlee Kissick; Jung Oh; Alysia Starkey

question.The IL Group: Collaborative Curricular RenovationThe IL Group at Kansas State University-Salina College of Technology and Aviation is a groupof four: two librarians and two faculty (English and Chemistry). The Director of Libraries,Beverlee Kissick, and English professor Judy Collins met after the American Association ofHigher Education conference on assessment (June 2003) where Collins had attended apresentation by Evergreen State College on information literacy. The presenters at theconference shared their planning matrix of instructional activities involving IL, and conveyedtheir commitment to enlarging the role of IL in the "life of the curriculum”10.Kissick and Alysia Starkey at Kansas State University-Salina had launched an online

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kamesh Namuduri; Ravi Pendse

graduate and undergraduate research and trainingpurposes1. There are several core courses such as Data Communication, Routing andSwitching I and II, and Voice over IP that are being offered by the ECE department. Inaddition, with the addition of several new faculty members, the department planned tooffer new courses in wireless networks. There is significant ongoing research work inareas such as ad-hoc wireless networks, voice over IP, and network performance analysis.The CS department also has several related courses such as Data Communications,Databases, and Internet Application Development. So, it is a natural choice for WSU tofocus on Networks and offer a specialization in Network Security with a breadth offundamental topics covering all other

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lawrence Whitman; Karen Reynolds; Zulma Toro-Ramos

activities:1. Undergraduate Research! "!2. Cooperative Education or Internship3. Global Learning or Study Abroad4. Service Learning5. Leadership6. Multidisciplinary EducationPrevious papers have described global learning efforts (Whitman, et al. 2009) and Leadership(Malzahn, et al. 2010). The complete WSU CoE plan for, “The Engineer of 2020” was alsoreported (Whitman, et al. 2007). This strategic initiative takes advantage of the flexibility of thenew Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET), and helps the programs offered by the College to satisfy the

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Steve Menhart

complete an end of semester course evaluation form. This paper discusseshow the Department has modified its end of course evaluation form to include a student self-assessment section. This self-assessment section generates indirect assessment data, whichcomplements the traditional direct assessment data.IntroductionUALR offers baccalaureate degrees in Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology(ECET) and Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET). As with all degrees accredited byABET, these degree programs are required to implement a continuous improvement plan (CIP).ABET states that1: “The program must use a documented process incorporating relevant data toregularly assess its program educational objectives and program outcome, and to evaluate

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Leroy R. Cox; Katie Grantham Lough

of their curriculum that speak towriting the same importance as they would courses integral to their major, even going so far as tothink that writing is an exercise that is reserved for composition class alone.7 For example, aMechanical Engineering student would probably find a course in thermodynamics to be moreimportant than a course in technical writing because the former is perceived to be more directlytied to their degree plan and overall aspiration to perform competently as a mechanical engineer.Further, students may not see the need to hone their language and communication skills becausethis need has not been communicated to them. Most of engineering curriculum is built aroundthe language of mathematics. Students are taught to explore

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Martin S. High P.E.; Paul Rossler

design for the Widening Project; and that DOT departed from the engineering standard of care in design and planning in not requiring and including a traffic control device at this intersection in 1986 with the deficient sight distance and the uninterrupted speed of 45 mph. With the widening and with the deficient sight distance, motorists approaching the intersection at 45 mph could not stop before reaching the intersection for traffic or for crossing pedestrians, which increased the dangerousness of the intersection in deviation from generally accepted engineering design standards. The traffic studies after 1986 showing collisions confirmed that it was negligent not to require a traffic

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jason Moore; Mitchell A Thornton; Ronald W. Skeith

is homework to do but no one iscollecting or grading it. No grade is given in the review course so it does not affect their GPA’s.Another important decision that must be made is whether to take the general engineering orelectrical and computer engineering exam in the afternoon. Unless a computer engineeringstudent has taken several electrical engineering courses during his/her undergraduate studies, thebest option may be to choose the general engineering exam. The following study plan issuggested to help students maximize their possibility of passing the Fundamentals ofEngineering examination: Step 1: Sign up for a review course and buy a FE study guide. Also, purchase the FE Supplied-Reference Handbook from the National Council

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Frank M. Croft

FEH and FE began in 1992. From 1992 through 1996, Pilot sections based on the Gatewayapproach and the Drexel E4 model were introduced along with control sections in order toascertain the validity of plan. The first section of FEH was approved and offered in 1997. At thesame time planning for the FE sections were taking place with pilot studies being conducted in1997 & 1998. The FE program was approved in 2000 and began operation. 19 Figure 1. Timeline for implementation of the FEH and FE SequencesIn looking at the FEH sequence and the FE sequence, the following comparison can be made:In FEH, there is an emphasis on hands-on learning and design. There is coordination among

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Howard Eisner

parties (industry, government andacademia) should be “learning” as they proceed with these types of programs and relationships.Student Benefits Under this shift in graduate engineering education, students lose some freedom of choice butgain a lot in terms of (a) having all the planning done for them, (b) having their employeeimprove the nature of sponsorship, (c) share in additional monetary benefits, (d) being part of acohort, and (e) being able to provide inputs to both the University as well as their employers. The firms and agencies typically announce the program and employees apply to be part of acohort. Those that are accepted as part of a cohort have achieved something special within theirorganizations. Basically, from that point, all

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Charles H. Forsberg

with the predictions.Planned Future WorkThe author plans to expand the use of KSBs to a senior mechanical engineering lab (ENGG170) and the thermal/fluids senior design course (ENGG 143F).At Hofstra, engineering labs are generally given one semester after the correspondinglecture class. KSBs should be very useful in reacquainting students with the lecturematerial and with introducing topics not covered (or covered insufficiently) in the lectureclass. For example, ENGG 170 has a pump experiment which deals with two pumpsoperating individually or in series and parallel arrangements. KSBs could be developed onpressure losses in piping, pump head/flow curves, pump operating characteristics,theoretical performance of pumps operating in series and

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Nathaniel Jensen; Philip Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci

-2007, we had a Civil Engineering student, Nathaniel Jensen, who was working in the bridge inspection unit of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Capstone design instructor, Ahmet Zeytinci, in conversation with Nathaniel about his work experience came upon the idea that his experience in bridge inspection might prove to be a very worthwhile capstone design project. This initiated formal discussion with Nathaniel’s supervisor at FHWA and the development of an academic work plan that would utilize Nathaniel’s work experience at FHWA as his senior capstone design project.The ProjectThe August 1, 2007 collapse of the eight-lane, 1907 foot span, steel truss bridge that carriedInterstate I-35W across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Yu Wang; Alex Wong; Aparicio Carranza

experiments inMicrocomputer Systems Technology course in a four-year computer engineering technologycurriculum. Section II discusses Laboratory Environment and Preliminary Study. Section IIIoutlines the planned labs of the USB I/O expansion peripheral for PC. The conclusion is includedin Section IV.II. Laboratory Environment and Preliminary StudyThe x86 processor laptop or PC based computer consists of Visual C++ 2010 Express runningMicrosoft Window 7 Operating System. To expand the I/O capabilities of a PC, the DigilentUSB I/O Explorer board (Figure 1) has to be connected to USB port of laptop or PC computer.This I/O Explorer is highly evolved device and provides various on-board I/O devices, such asswitches, buttons, LEDs, speaker/buzzer. A number

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Hong Li; Ali Setoodehnia

learning approaches thatenable them to learn at their own pace by leveraging their comfort with technology in a settingthat is fun, collaborative, and often team-based. Many universities have developed and offeredhybrid or fully online coursesas a viable alternative to a traditional classroom. The onlineeducation has become very popular, especially for working professionals who are looking forcareer advancement, career changes, or the chance to earn a degree at their own pace. In onlineclasses, students are able to plan their own time for class activities and participations followinginstructions. Not only students have to adapt their learning, but also educators must change theway they have been teaching traditionally in classroom to accommodate

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ashraf M. Ghaly

CUTTING STUDENTS’ IMAGINATION LOOSE PAYS RICH DIVIDENDS Ashraf M. Ghaly ghalya@union.edu Union College 807 Union Street, Schenectady, NY 12308 Abstract: The Technical Drawing course is a freshman level course taken by engineering students at Union College. The course covers the fundamentals of engineering graphics and heavily relies on the software package SolidWorks in drawing parts, assemblies, and engineering plans. Project GraphSpeak is an exciting design project that was introduced to give the students an opportunity to put into practice the knowledge gained in this course

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Liesl Hotaling; Susan Lowes

) dropped out of the program soon after the professional development workshop and arenot included in the pilot data detailed in the Results section.The workshop included an overview of the EOFNJ program, the AWIM Challenge 2curriculum, the science, engineering, technology and literacy skills necessary for successfulcompletion of the project, and time for the teachers to design and assemble a toy of their ownfrom the AWIM Challenge 2 Student Kit materials.To allow for flexibility with individualized teaching plans, the AWIM Challenge 2implementation period ran from January through June 2006. The CIESE staff assisted pilotteachers with the scheduling and implementation of the AWIM Challenge 2 curriculum. Inaddition, each teacher received two school

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

James A. Sinclair; Kamal Shahrabi; Mohammad Behi

traditional, lecture-based format?Significance of the StudyThe findings of this study should aid school divisions in planning purchases, developingtraining activities that will enable teachers to better implement technology use, and morefully incorporate the use of computers in mathematics courses. At the very least, theresults from this study should aid in the determination of the effectiveness of thecommitment to put computer technology into public schools. Perhaps as importantly, thisstudy points out potential weaknesses or anomalies that should be useful in planning forfuture studies of this kind. “Proceedings of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Postcard Session (Best of WIPs)

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Gordon Browne, The University of Illinois Chicago; Anthony E. Felder, The University of Illinois Chicago; Adrian P. Defante

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

to engineering education that employers can leverage.MethodsThis work was determined to be exempt from further review by UIC Institutional Review Board.To date we have piloted all four modules in Fall 2023 while a second pilot is underway in Spring2024. Modules were piloted between our BME 410 and our year-long BME senior design course(BME 396/397). Final iterations of all four modules are planned for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025,wherein curricular materials will be recorded and disseminated publicly.Module 1: Sourcing and appropriate selection of standards. Partnered with our universityengineering librarian in Fall 2023 and Spring 2024, we gave a short lecture introducing standardsorganizations (e.g. ISO, ASTM), the structure of consensus