Conference Session

Connecting BME education to the "real world"

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia N. Savoy, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas at Austin; Henry Grady Rylander III P.E., The University of Texas at Austin

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Biomedical Engineering

Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin as well as Adjunct Professor of Imaging Physics at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Markey is a 1994 graduate of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. She has a B.S. in computational biology (1998). Dr. Markey earned her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering (2002), along with a certificate in bioinformatics, from Duke University. Dr. Markey has been recognized for excellence in research and teaching with awards from organizations such as the American Medical Informatics Association, the American Society for Engineering Education, the American Cancer Society, and the Society for Women’s Health Research. She is a Fellow of both the American Association

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bala Vignesh Sundaram, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student

let aloneteacher empathy.In engineering education, though the concept of empathy is implicitly present in engineeringthrough human-centered design and user design [19], active use of empathy as a skill to connectwith customers is not commonplace in engineering “as these terms traditionally do not mesh withthe dominant image of engineering” [20, p. 2]. Much of the research on empathy and its relatedterminology [20] is focused on teaching empathy to students and how students become moreempathetic [21]–[23]. For example, Walther et al. [21] introduced empathy modules in anundergraduate mechanical course to practice empathy as a skill and provided results of thesensitive nature and complexity of teaching empathy.While most of the research in

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 1: Engineering Librarianship

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth C. Novosel, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

incorporating UDL into library instruction by sharing their experience offeeling of being overwhelmed when trying to add multiple elements of UDL into theirinstruction. They recommend a slow approach of practicing one new technique or strategy at atime and that practitioners collaborate with colleagues with similar interests; communities ofpractice are helpful for instructors new to UDL to find support and encouragement as well asideas for ways to utilize the UDL framework [54], [87]. Additionally, research about UDL anddisability continually offer insights on how to improve and evolve recommended UDL practices,making it important for practitioners to regularly learn more and consider how to best support allstudents. This requires sustained dedication

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tze-Chi Hsu; N. Yu

bedaunting to engineering educators. Unable to predict so volatile a future, we nonetheless have to decide about whatto teach engineers and how to prepare them for an increasingly international workplace without compromising thehard-won quality of education programs. The main purpose of engineering education is to provide engineering graduates with knowledge, skills andattitudes, which will enable them to practice their profession with competence and confidence. There are various Page 10.1300.1reports and survey concerning the generic attributes of an engineering graduates1, 2 in the new millennium. Althoughthe research

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

George Homsy

disciplines of engineering and applied science,including Mechanical, Civil, Environmental, Petroleum, Aeronautical, and ChemicalEngineering, Meteorology, Oceanography, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, EngineeringMechanics, and Bioengineering. As the demand for understanding of transport processesincreases, fluid mechanics is being required for students in materials and semiconductorprocessing, thus involving students from Materials Science and Electrical Engineering. It is alsotrue that many graduate students in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Geophysics, and Applied andCondensed Matter Physics take an advanced undergraduate courses in fluid mechanics asimportant background to their thesis research. It is clear that by its nature, fluid mechanics

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Wayne Hall; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

constantbackdrop for design development, as well as a ubiquitous and important constraint in all types ofproblem solving and project development. This paper will review examples of these various modes of incorporating Sustainabilityinto the fabric of civil and environmental engineering education, in the context of engineeringhistory and philosophy. It will tie these to modern engineering professional practice ingovernment and industry aimed at achieving a more Sustainable way of life. Page 3.524.2 Session 3551INTRODUCTION If one poses the question

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mark D. Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Benjamin T. Pipenberg, The Pennsylvania State University; Nicholas Jared Grasser, The Pennsylvania State University; Stephen Van Wert, The Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Paper ID #12399The Role of Radio-Controlled Model Airplanes in the Education of AerospaceEngineersDr. Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Kathy Jackson is a Senior Research Associate at Pennsylvania State University’s Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence. In this position, she promotes Penn State’s commitment to enriching teaching and learning. Dr. Jackson works in all aspects of education including faculty development, instructional design, engineering education, learner support, and evaluation.Dr. Mark D. Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Maughmer

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Nisreen Ghaddar; Nassir Sabah; Jamal Abed; Fouad T. Mrad

prepare the graduate for life-long learning and professional advancement in a broadrange of career choices. The Master’s degree programs emphasize research experience and theacquisition of specialized skills, on a full-time basis, or part-time allowing concurrentprofessional practice. The curricula adopt, whenever appropriate, an integrative,multidisciplinary, and multifunctional approach that underscores the environmental, social,economic, and management aspects. An ample selection of elective courses provides flexibilitythat accommodates particular interests of students.”“Comprehensive professional preparation is combined with a liberal education that enriches themind and spirit, broadens the outlook of students, fosters an understanding and

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas M. Mattox; David D. Mattox

scheme incentivizes the learning of engineering economics foruse as an embedded tool in the preparation of financial statements. Projects are usuallyworked in teams of four and become differentiated as the teams compete for the best marketideas, volume targets, marketing strategies and manpower decisions. After their plans areintegrated into multi-layer financial spreadsheets, the teams perform IRR-sensitivity analysesof the underlying assumptions to determine the best ways of operating the business or to alterunsound assumptions. For the most IRR-sensitive parameters, students must define theengineering implications of the dependency . The aim is to create a mindset that seesengineering practice in the context of its economic justification

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

, such as Solid Mechanics, Mechanism Analysis and Design, Mechanical Design, Computer Aided Engineering, etc. Her interests include inno- vative teaching pedagogies for increased retention and student motivation, innovations in non-traditional delivery methods, as well as structured reflective practices throughout the engineering curriculum.Dr. Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University Dr. Benjamin Mertz received his Ph. D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2010 and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2005. He is currently a part of a lecturer team at Arizona State University that focuses on the first-year engineering experience, including

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Martinazzi

opens them up to new levels ofunderstanding and comprehension of course material. The interdependent nature of the modelprovides student teams with a unique experience similar to industry . BACKGROUNDTeaching and lecturing are not necessarily synonymous. While it can be effective for certainkinds of learning, research shows that lecturing is not the best method for meeting higher (1)cognitive objectives of education. New methods of increasing the effectiveness of theclassroom experience usually focus on some form of interactive learning. A recent paper Page 2.163.1surveying

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice Technical Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Al Humidi; Alena Sloan; Andrea Atkins, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud, University of Waterloo

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

women will not pursue careers in STEM unless they had women mentorship during theirundergraduate and graduate experience [3]. The need to diversify engineering faculty to create aholistic “global engineer”, is best highlighted in the book Educating the Engineer of 2020 thatwas published in 2005: Student demographics, with greater diversity from the perspective of academic preparation, career aspirations, and ethnic background that require approaches to learning, teaching, and research designed intentionally to respect (and celebrate) this diversity [9].Based on the literature, when discussing the addition of women to faculty, the course designschanged to include interdisciplinary work and mentorship [3

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Anne Macdonald, University of Technology, Sydney; Julie E. Mills, University of South Australia

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Computers in Education

little or nointegration or collaboration between the disciplines. Often the first time that students from eachAEC discipline are exposed to working with design team members from other disciplines is inthe workplace after graduation. It is important for graduates to have an understanding of the rolesplayed by other construction professionals and the impact that their design decisions have onprojects overall. However, the isolated manner in which they are currently educated does notprovide this understanding.There has been a resistance in the past among educators to providing training in computertechnologies in Universities. Some argue that it is not the university‟s role to produce “CADtechnicians” and that there is no educational value in using

Collection

2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Suzanne Bilbeisi; Mohd Bilbeisi

students to find resources and information about architecture and design. This program was the first time I was ever challenged to think with an architectural mind. The Discover Architecture workshop was the absolute best confirmation I had about deciding to attend here for Architecture!” 2012 Discover Architecture participant, and 2017 graduate of Architecture “Expect to learn a lot. I knew I was going to be introduced to architecture, but we were really immersed in it. Over the course of the week, I grew to love this university and the School of Architecture in particular. Architecture is a unique major that allows you to be both analytical and creative. Discover Architecture was a great experience, and gave

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Taner Eskil; Mark Urban-Lurain; Marilyn Amey; Timothy Hinds; Jon Sticklen

delivered through lecture. This slow but steady evolution to greater relianceon lecture about more and more material is a reflection of exploding amounts of knowledge inthe engineering disciplines over the last fifty years. Yet, with ever more knowledge to beimparted, engineering students find themselves with so many details to master that they have ingeneral lost sight of the goal: effective problem solving predicated on integrated studentunderstanding of technical material.In 1991, the National Research Council1 criticized undergraduate engineering curricula for notreflecting the shifting needs of the engineering profession by saying that these curricula are“lacking the essential interdisciplinary character of modern design practice” (p. 4). As a

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Harwood; Al Rudnitsky

supports them, and that sometimes solutions must be offered with incompleteknowledge, they view making constant knowledge improvement central to their work. Theengineering problem solving process or, better yet, inquiry process, is often designated“engineering design” and consists of the following steps [9]: 1. Identify the need or problem. 2. Research the need of problem 3. Develop possible solutions 4. Select the best possible solution 5. Construct a prototype 6. Test and evaluate the solution 7. Communicate the solution 8. RedesignAs was the case with the scientific method, describing engineering design in terms of stepsincreases the risk that educational treatment will focus on the steps and miss the

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Harwood; Al Rudnitsky

supports them, and that sometimes solutions must be offered with incompleteknowledge, they view making constant knowledge improvement central to their work. Theengineering problem solving process or, better yet, inquiry process, is often designated“engineering design” and consists of the following steps [9]: 1. Identify the need or problem. 2. Research the need of problem 3. Develop possible solutions 4. Select the best possible solution 5. Construct a prototype 6. Test and evaluate the solution 7. Communicate the solution 8. RedesignAs was the case with the scientific method, describing engineering design in terms of stepsincreases the risk that educational treatment will focus on the steps and miss the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: K-12 Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Shannon D. Willoughby; Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Barrett Frank, Montana State University; Elaine Marie Westbrook, Montana State University; Nick Lux, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

area of educational technology. He has worked in the fields of K-12 and higher education for 18 years, and currently teaches in the Montana State University Teacher Education Program. He has experience in educational technology theory and practice in K-12 contexts and teacher education, with a focus on STEM teaching and learning, technology integration, online course design and delivery, program evaluation, and assessment. Dr. Lux’s current research agenda is STEM teaching and learning in K-12 contexts, technology integration in teacher preparation and K-12 contexts, educational gaming design and integration, and new technologies for teaching and learning. c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch; Michael Owen Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

, she has been involved in research projects to develop, refine, and apply innovative assessment tools for characterizing student knowledge of sustainability. Her ultimate goal is to use this assessment data to guide the design and evaluation of educational interventions to improve undergraduate sustainability education. In the area of bioprocessing, Dr. Watson has experience using bacteria and algae to convert waste materials into high-value products, such as biofuels.Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch Joshua Pelkey is currently a product manager at AirWatch in Atlanta, GA. He completed his MS in Elec- trical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech and his BS in Computer Engineering from Clemson University. He has

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University

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Architectural Engineering

design courses deserve a renewed sense of importance as students strive to concludethe academic experience and prepare themselves for transition to professional practice [10, 20,28]. It is an ABET accreditation requirement within AE Programs that graduates have a synthesislevel of knowledge in one of the four traditional AE disciplines (HVAC, Lighting/electrical,Construction, or Structural), with appropriate levels of application and comprehension of the otherthree disciplines [30]. Capstones provide excellent mechanisms for developing new leadersamongst the cohort of graduating students in these areas [26,30].Many researchers such as Dutson et al. [12]; Labossière and Roy [21]; and Todd et al. [32] haverevealed that there is significant

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma; Jitesh H. Panchal, Purdue University; Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Innovation Centre, COEP

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Continuing Professional Development

sufficient condition for an engineeringteacher. A good research scholar can be a good researcher, but he may not be a good teacher.Neither regulatory bodies nor the engineering colleges’ leadership requires teachers having anyexposure to theory and practices of education domain. This impacts performance of faculty andoverall college education, and perhaps results in mushrooming of private tuition classes that haveshort term focus and examination orientation. It is estimated that the overall private tuitionmarket’s annual turnover is double than the budget for education in the ongoing five year plan.All this is resulting in stooping down of the estimated employability of graduate engineers toonly 25% 3.Meantime the global demands from engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Varun K Kasaraneni, Gannon University; Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University; Lin Zhao, Gannon University; Saeed Tiari, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

about professional development activities.Working with peers from different engineering disciplines on a community-based design projectseems to be the best part of SEECS professional growth activities.Question 2: In your opinion and through your experience, what SEECS experience(activities/events) contributed the most to your personal growth. Please feel free to share anyexamples.Figure 4: Word cloud of the alumni responses for the question about personal growth activities.Interactions with peers from different backgrounds and bonding with peers at social events suchas end of semester dinners are the experiences’ alumni viewed has had most impact on theirpersonal growth.Question 3: What would be your suggestion to improve SEECS experience? What

Conference Session

ETD Technical Session 8 - ET Pedagogy II

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna Wong; Shah Rukh Humayoun, San Francisco State University

emphasizes the need forstudents to visualize concepts which for many is not an inherent skill. This is particularly true inthe case of structural failures caused by design/material issues or natural phenomena such asearthquakes. The probability of a student, let alone a practicing engineer, observing first-hand thefailure of a column, beam, or any other structural component/system is extremely rare. Only fewof the best-resourced universities can afford to conduct failure tests in order to provide theirundergraduate/graduate students with some insight into these issues because the equipment andmaterials for such tests are highly expensive.Structural failures due to design/material problems amount to only several hundred over the courseof a decade [1

Conference Session

Supporting the Capstone Experience

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Leslie R. Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alex Dubro, Stevens Institute of Technology; Viraj Vasudev Rokade, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

exclusively on the United Nations SustainableDevelopment Goals (UN SDGs) and each project’s ability to achieve two goals. Students wereasked to write briefly on what the SDGs are, then choose one direct and one indirect UN SDG toincorporate into their proposed engineering design project. 1 Sustainability was first introducedwithin the context of the UN SDGs. These goals were presented as a way of incorporatingsustainability into the design projects. Each student had to identify at least one direct and oneindirect goal for their design and then the team worked together to identify the best direct andindirect goals to focus on as they developed their proposed designs. The UN SDGs helped thestudents gain an understanding of the impact engineering

Collection

2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

, and civil engineering). During theSpring Semester of 1998, a single overall departmental capstone course was created. The intent wasto provide a true “capstone” experience, where students in each degree program could combine theirskills to achieve the successful completion of a project. The primary objective of the capstoneexperience is to combine all aspects of the planning, design, and construction phases of a project intomeaningful education experience which mimics “real-world” design and construction practices.Students are required to use all of the knowledge and skills that they have acquired throughout theireducational experience to develop the documentation required for actual project construction (designdrawings, cost estimates

Conference Session

Building Knowledge Based Economies: the Role of Industry-University-Government Partnerships

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Martina Trucco, Hewlett-Packard; Edgardo Torres-Caballero, Hewlett Packard; Francisco Andrade, Hewlett-Packard México, S. de R.L. de C.V.

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International

implementationHP’s University Technology Programs respond to a particular focus area in HP’s researchagenda, and seek to create linkages with the higher education community in order to advance thestate of technology in this area and develop relationships with thought leaders. These company-level strategies, however, must be examined in the context of the region’s own capabilities andexperience. UR Program Managers in Latin America regularly visit partner universities tounderstand their needs and skills, and create links to the right HP technology programs. At thesame time, these relationships offer an opportunity to share best practices and contribute toaligning universities’ research capabilities to industry-specific challenges, acting as a bridgebetween

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Nur Ozge Ozaltin, University of Pittsburgh; Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Phil Weilerstein, VentureWell

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NSF Grantees

design, entrepreneurship, and modeling. She has served as an associate editor for the JEE and is currently associate editor for the AEE Journal.Nur Ozge Ozaltin, University of Pittsburgh Nur zge zaltin is a graduate student in the Industrial Engineering department at the University of Pitts- burgh. She received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering at Bosphorus (Bogazici) University in Turkey, and her Masters degree in Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh respectively. Her research interest involves improving innovation through modeling the design process.Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Senior

Conference Session

CE Body of Knowledge

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Knox; K. Muraleetharan; G. Miller; D. Sabatini; Randall Kolar

. Our current project (row 3 in Table 1) is discussed at the end of thissection.1.1. Sooner City Project Philosophy.In the Sooner City project, students are taught to view engineering design as a constrained optimi-zation problem, viz, given a design task, raw data, and constraints (technical, political, economic,or social), they develop the “best” solution from among multiple alternatives. Each engineeringcourse is devoted to a different component of the overall design, but they are structured so that thesolution often requires cross-course integration, both vertical (e.g., freshman/junior) and horizontal(e.g., two concurrent senior courses). For example, one design task is to size a water supply reser-voir to meet municipal demands. To

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nigel Middleton; Barbara Olds; Heidi Loshbaugh; Ruth Streveler

graduate attributes, CSM now sought to continue itsreform by incorporating a design-across-the-curriculum program, systems courses, andintegrated humanities and social sciences programs. Assessment and continuousimprovement of the reforms were to be implemented alongside the new courses andphilosophy. Additionally, the research team sought funding to enhance the university’sOffice of Teaching Effectiveness; in requesting funding for this office, the investigatorsanticipated exploration of best pedagogical practices to implement with the reformedcurriculum.At its heart, this proposal focused on improving learning by improving teaching, with theintention that reforms at CSM could serve as the model for excellence as institutionsacross the nation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose M. Marra, University of Missouri; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Douglas J. Hacker

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

How Metacognition Supports SDLStudies show there is a gap between what graduating engineers can do and what employers want.Engineers are primarily hired and rewarded for solving ill-structured problems [8], [9]. Ill-structured problems are context and content dependent [10] and require the ability to generate avariety of novel solutions (no single solution is necessarily right or wrong) and to decide whichsolution is the best for the given problem in the given context [11]. Thus, engineers must havethe metacognitive skills and be able to self-direct their problem solving activities to negotiate theproblems they encounter in practice.In a prior paper [12], we reported on data from alumni of IRE who participated in our study anddescribed how