Conference Session

Building Cross-Disciplinary Partnerships

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Todd A. Watkins; Drew Snyder; John Ochs

, business and even arts and science. College recruiters areconstantly asking our students “Have you worked in teams?” “Has it been a successfulexperience?” “What team building and leadership skills have you developed?”Lehigh students enrolled in our Integrated Product Development (IPD) courses are fortunate tohave this experience while undergraduates. Recruiters have stated that each year the students inLehigh’s IPD program are “the best prepared in this class of recruits.” In addition our studentreport to us that the job interview itself often focused on the results on their year-long IPDproject. This is not by happenstance, but by design and planning.The IPD projects has been designed to give students industrial experience in new

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John DiMilia; Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

Session 2121 A Study on Materials Procurement and Management for Small Companies Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, John DiMilia SUNY Farmingdale, NY 11735IntroductionMaterials procurement and management is an integral part of the building process. Materialsaffect every aspect of a construction project. 1 However, smaller companies have little to nomaterial procurement and management systems. As a result these companies incur additional butavoidable costs. Some of these costs are due to; a)large delivery times for materials, b) excessordering of material

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Hollar; Eric Constans; Jennifer Kadlowec; Linda Head

Solution: A Women’s Machining CourseIt was to help combat this artificial gender divide that we embarked upon the Women’sMachining Course at Rowan University. Two of our former female senior ME studentsapproached one of us (Constans) and stated that, despite four intense years of mechanicalengineering instruction, they still felt uncomfortable in the machine shop. During courseprojects involving prototyping they noticed that most of the machining was performed by theirmale counterparts. This is consistent with our own observations; in a typical team projectsituation a male student will almost invariably volunteer to do the fabrication, leaving the femalestudents to do the computational or written portions of the project. It was disheartening to

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Martin Pike

trend exists elsewhere as suggested by Boronkay andDave1.In an attempt to provide students with a useful FEA exposure, initial educational experience withFEA should occur as early as possible in a technical program to allow for other FEA assignmentsthroughout the degree program. Statics is the first technical course for both mechanicalengineering and mechanical engineering technology students and is therefore the logical place tointroduce FEA. In previous papers the author has discussed the truss design, build, and testproject that he incorporates into his Statics class2. This paper will detail how FEA was added tothe design project and the results of two classes’ experiences

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Johnny Thieken, Arizona State University; Lisa Stapley Randall, Arizona State University; Alison W. Smith, SRP

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NSF Grantees

the Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers project, Learning through Engineering Design and Practice (2007-2011), a National Science Foundation Award# 0737616 from the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. This project is aimed at designing, implementing, and systematically studying the impact of a middle-school engineering education program.Johnny Thieken, Arizona State University John Thieken, MEd., is currently a high school mathematics teacher at the Paradise Valley School District and a doctoral student in the PhD in mathematics education at Arizona State University. He has as Bache- lor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Northern Arizona University and

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Matters in Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Douglas William Twigge; John Block, Texas A&M University; Mickie Byrd

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Engineering Technology

AC 2012-3434: E-CLOCK: A WIKI-BASED OUTREACH AND RECRUIT-MENT TOOLDr. Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University Joseph A. Morgan is a Full Professor in the Electronics Engineering Technology program at Texas A&M University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas. His major areas of interest include wireless networking and embedded microcontroller-based data acquisition, instrumentation and control systems. Morgan has also served as Director of engineering and as a Senior Consultant to the private sector where he has been involved in several design, development and system integration projects sponsored by the FAA, USAF, and major airport authorities. As a Texas A&M faculty member, he

Conference Session

FPD III: Innovation in Design in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan K. Donohue, University of Virginia

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First-Year Programs

structure and content. A hybrid instructional design for a cornerstone course is presentedand its efficacy in promoting student understanding of the engineering design processinvestigated. The instructional design is called a “hybrid” because it uses both short-term andlong-term projects to provide coverage that explores topics in both depth and breadth instead ofjust short-term or just long-term projects. A review of relevant artifacts from the Fall, 2011semester indicates that the research goal was achieved.IntroductionIn first-year engineering undergraduate programs with a design component, students are typicallyintroduced to the concept and practice of engineering design primarily through lecture,discussion, and project-based/design-build-test

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Teri Rhoads; Barry Mauldin

statistics course atthe University of Oklahoma were evaluated. Cognitive performance was measured via gradesearned on homework, tests, and projects. Affective performance was measured via a survey oftheir attitudes toward this statistics course and the topic of statistics in general. The studycompares results from a semester that did not use computer modules and a semester that did usecomputer modules. There was found to be no statistical difference in cognitive performancebetween the two semesters. Similarly, no statistical difference in affective performance wasdiscovered.I. IntroductionThe advancement of educational technology has stimulated new ways to present course content.Multimedia usage varies over a broad spectrum. It can include e-mail

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Knox; Randall Kolar; Leslie Fink; Kanthasamy Muraleetharan; Gerald Miller; David Sabatini; Baxter Vieux; Michael Mooney; Kurt Gramoll

Session 2525 Report on the Sooner City Workshop 2000 on Integrated Designa R. L. Kolar, L. D. Fink, K. Gramoll, R. C. Knox, G. A. Miller, M. A. Mooney, K. K. Muraleetharan, D. A. Sabatini, B. E. Vieux University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019AbstractSooner City, a curriculum reform project undertaken by the School of Civil Engineering and Envi-ronmental Science at the University of Oklahoma, seeks to thread a common design project (devel-oping a city’s infrastructure) throughout the undergraduate curriculum, starting in the freshmanyear. The project, begun in

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

P. K. Mallick

. Page 5.321.1II. Automotive Systems EngineeringThe University of Michigan-Dearborn started the Master of Science in Engineering (MSE)degree program in Automotive Systems Engineering (ASE) in 1996. It is one of the twointerdisciplinary programs that are currently offered in the College of Engineering and ComputerScience. Faculty from three engineering departments, namely mechanical engineering, electricaland computer engineering, and industrial and manufacturing engineering, participate in theseprograms by offering courses, advising students in their capstone projects or thesis andconducting interdisciplinary research. The director of the interdisciplinary programs, who isalso a faculty member in the college, is responsible for the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

J.R. Phillips

1 Criteria 2000 Visit Harvey Mudd College October 1997 J.R. Phillips Engineering Chair ABSTRACT Harvey Mudd College was one of the institutions visited by ABET in1997/98 as part of the pilot program to aid in the implementation of Criteria2000. Our visit took place on October 6th through 8th, 1997. Engineering at Harvey Mudd is non-specialized and characterized by ahigh level of student-team project work performed for outside sponsors, theEngineering Clinic

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Marek Podgorny; James Z. Liang

both.There may also be applets that allow users to modify information that is stored in the Tangodatabase. Such changes would be noticed immediately by the other users. In addition, thedatabase is also where all the Java applets and the server information are stored.Although the platform for collaborative information sharing on the net is now set, there are stillfew programs that utilize its potential. This is why I chose to write my 3D application. Sincethere was only one existent game for Tango my advisor, Marek Podgorny suggested that I writea chess game.II. MethodWorking with JavaIn order complete my project, I had to become familiar with Java. Since I had never used Javabefore I began working on this project, I needed to learn it before I could

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Speaks

are designed to be self-contained hands-on learning labsfor the high school students. Both long term and short-term modules are being developed. Thelong term modules are designed to be taught over the course of several weeks, and the short termmodules are designed to be taught in a couple of hours.The module topics range from building strong composite structures to tall towers. The way themodules are structured is that the engineering topic is introduced, students brainstorm ideas,students are broken up into groups and given materials. Engineering design concepts areintroduced and the high school students start building their project. All projects are tested andthe engineering designs are discussed with the students.A small group of

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert L. Avanzato

Session 2520 Fire-Fighting Robots To The Rescue Robert L. Avanzato Penn State Abington Abington, PA 19001AbstractA project-based mobile robotics course has been designed for freshman and sophomore honorsengineering students at the Penn State Abington campus. The unique feature of the course is thefocus on designing an autonomous mobile robot to be entered in a national fire-fighting robotcompetition at the conclusion of the course. Teams of engineering students have each designed,tested, and debugged a mobile

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas G. Boronkay; Janak Dave

, introduction toANSI standards, dimensioning and tolerancing, fits, etc. In this sequence students are assignedan individual design project which they must complete from conceptual ideas to final workingdrawings. They also do assembly drawings and bill of materials as needed for their designproject. Since students have not taken Statics or sophomore level Mechanics of Materialscourses, they are not required to perform any strength computations.The four credit hours Mechanics of Materials I and II courses are 3 hour lecture per week and atwo hour laboratory session per week. The lecture component is traditional strength of materials,such as stress, strain, Mohr’s Circle, normal and bending stresses, beams in combined loadingand beam deflections, etc

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

William Daughton

assignments. High technology companies, such as thethen Martin Marietta, were concerned that many engineers were entering management positionsresponsible for project or development teams or promoted to managers of small departments orwork groups with little preparation. Ironically, these opportunities sometimes came as a rewardfor a job well done for engineering contributions but placed the individual in an awkwardposition. As Matson1 and Lancaster2 have recently reported, and this author observed whileworking in industry, engineers usually find themselves very poorly equipped to take on theirmanagement assignments. To exacerbate this situation, many individuals cannot leave theworkplace for an extended period to obtain the essential management

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session #1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jin Woo Lee, California State University, Fullerton; Paul Salvador Bernedo Inventado, California State University, Fullerton; Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Division (SWED)

Michigan developed the Social Engagement Toolkit(SET), a library of training on various topics related to socially engaged design practices. At aminority-serving institution, several workshops from the SET were implemented to support asemester-long, extra-curricular project experience for students majoring in Computer Sciencewho aimed to design software solutions to address real-world problems. SET workshops onseveral topics, including Introduction to Socially Engaged Design, Crafting Need Statements,Ecosystem Stakeholder Mapping, Interviews, User Requirements and Specifications, IdeaGeneration, and Concept Selection and Prototyping were used to provide scaffolding forstudents’ design projects and teach critical skills that are not often

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer H Choi, University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

was a postdoctoral fellow at Advanced Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, LLC. She received her doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering from Tufts University, M.S. degree from Syracuse University, and B.S. degree from Cornell University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in Progress: Promoting Equitable Team Dynamics in a Senior Biomedical Engineering Design CourseIntroductionTeam-based engineering design projects are common mechanisms to promote hands-onengagement with the engineering design process. Team-based projects are often implemented inboth introductory and senior level courses in the undergraduate engineering curriculum.Navigating the complex team

Conference Session

Principal Skinner's Secrets: Cultivating STEM in Remote Locations, Steamed Hams!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monsuru O Ramoni, Navajo Technical University; Calsey T Nez, Navajo Technical University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Design) in the fall semester and ENGR 103 - Introduction toEngineering (which involves a hands-on engineering project and a project report) in the spring semester.To investigate the program and understand students’ experiences, qualitative analysis of students' reportswas conducted using thematic analysis via OpenChatGPT. The results revealed four themes: (1)Fundamental Processes, (2) Challenges in Execution, (3) Teamwork and Collaboration, and (4) Learningand Adaptation. These findings indicate the effectiveness of dual-credit engineering in engaging youngNative Americans in engineering and align with ABET students' learning outcomes. The paper details thepartnership, course specifics, challenges, and findings from students' perspectives.1

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 8

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David Hicks; Adetoun Yeaman, Northeastern University; Maria Vasilyeva, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

empathy, design education, ethics education and community engagement in engineering. She currently teaches Cornerstone of Engineering, a first-year two-semester course series that integrates computer programming, computer aided design, ethics and the engineering design process within a project based learning environment. She was previously an engineering education postdoctoral fellow at Wake Forest University supporting curriculum development around ethics/character education.Maria Vasilyeva, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Transfer Learning from Math to Engineering and Using Scaffolds through Hands-on Learning to Build New Engineering

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Zenaida O. Keil; Robert P. Hesketh; James A. Newell; Stephanie Farrell; C. Stewart Slater

the University of Tulsa and an EIF Foundation funded program to Page 4.410.1attract women into engineering.FERMENTING STUDENTS INTERESTThe brewing process is used to introduce students to engineering fundamentals related tomaterial balances and stoichiometry, fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, and biochemicalreactions. Through this project, several educational objectives are met: to develop creative andcritical thinking, to introduce design principles, to provide hands on experience, to developteamwork and communication skills, and to stimulate enthusiasm for engineering.Exploring Career Options in Engineering and Science (ECOES) is a program

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Lucy C. Morse

Leading Project Management ControllingFigure 1. Advance OrganizerThe class notes contain all the PowerPoint slides that are used in the class for each chapter andfor outside speakers. Students are encouraged to download these slides and use them fornotetaking. Originally the notes were not password protected as a measure to encourage otherfaculty to do the same. They are now copyrighted and protected. Page 4.584.3The Forum used at the University of Central Florida is WebCT. WebCT is a tool that facilitatesthe creation of sophisticated World Wide Web-based educational environments by non-technicalusers. Aside

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

N. Yu; Peter K. Liaw

-dimensional figures, and color pictures, (2) animation/simulation, (3) short video clips withaudio effects, (4) homework/exercises, (5) on-line teaching evaluation forms, (6) syllabi, and (7) Page 3.135.1papers and reports on the progress of the present CRCD project. In traditional instructional presentations, schematic diagrams are drawn on blackboardsand samples and micrographs are circulated among students in the classroom. The presentWWW-based courseware, on the other hand, includes three-dimensional figures and colorpictures that provide unambiguous explanation and are easy to be retrieved. Computeranimation/simulation further helps

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

engineering careers. This project develops a supply-chainof high quality engineering students by 1) supporting the CCs’ HS student outreach activities, 2)supporting the CC engineering courses by providing materials, tutoring, local engineeringspeakers, and tuition scholarships, 3) conducting “Be an Engineer” events on the CC campusesto CC students and local HS students and their parents, 4) following up withclasses/workshops/seminars - exploiting time-tested techniques, assignments, as well as one-on-one and group mentoring - for all participants either via live teleconference or webcast, 5)providing an engaged community of mentors (with extensive experience and commitment) for allstudents, as well as remote tutoring and mentoring via phone, email

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Ravi Ramachandran, Rowan University; Linda Head, Rowan University; Lawrence Chatman, Camden County College

industry and academic institutions on theimportance and urgency of reflecting the impact of the SoC paradigm shift in engineeringeducation, as traditional programs, especially at the undergraduate level, have not keptpace with this evolution [1]. Recognizing the acute national demand for a new breed ofSoC engineers, our project proposes an innovative curricula prototype that cuts across theartificial course boundaries and introduces SoC knowledge through vertically-integratedand problem-oriented laboratory experiments [2]. In addition, we value the important rolethat community colleges play in starting students on the road to engineering careers, as Page

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2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Emma Koller, University of St. Thomas

is majoringin Mechanical Engineering. She is a research student in the Playful Learning Lab.3) AnnMarie Thomas is a professor in the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomaswhere she is the director of the UST Center for Engineering Education. Her research group, thePlayful Learning Lab, focuses on engineering and design education for learners of all ages. WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title: Creative CircuitryAbstract:This workshop will be a hands-on introduction to “Creative Circuitry.” Participants will learnabout craft and art projects which incorporate electrical circuits. Special emphasis will be placedon using these projects and methods in programs for children from diverse backgrounds

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kanti Prasad

A case study of eradicating weakness in accreditation owing to vital role played by industrial and government leaders in academia Kanti Prasad, Ph.D.; P.E. Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell MA 01854 Kanti_Prasad@uml.eduIntroduction In the fall of 2000, we were visited by ABET for regular accreditation forour Electrical Engineering Program. We were cited ‘weakness’ in our course16.499 Capstone Project. Although the design content was of great quality, but itlacked in elucidating the design impact on society, its environmental implication,ethical content, and economic

Conference Session

Capstone Experiences in OME Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis DiBella; Eric Hansberry; Guido Lopez

Tel: (617) 373-4852, Fax: (617) 373-2501 e-mail: ewh@coe.neu.eduAbstractFirst-year students at the School of Engineering Technology and the Lowell Institute School atNortheastern University are directly involved in multifaceted projects that have practicalapplications. This paper will discuss how Mini Design problems are used to develop students’design abilities and understanding of the design process. They are an ideal teaching tool becausethey are short and allow for immediate feedback to students. This paper will include examplesof projects used at the School of Engineering Technology and the Lowell Institute School atNortheastern University. The problems encompass architectural, mechanical andelectrical

Conference Session

Design in the Engineering Core

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer

introductory engineering course based on statics. This course begins by introducing thestudents to the fundamental physics of statics equilibrium and culminates with the students beingable to design a simple structure. To make this course successful we adopted the philosophy"Involve me and I'll not only learn but understand and remember". Such involvement requiresemphasizing oral, written, and visual communication. In the beginning of the course, thephysical laws are demonstrated by self directed laboratories. During the middle of the course,students optimize a truss using a spreadsheet. The course culminates with a project where thestudents using a special form of the Tresca Criterion can select a material and its dimensions fora design. This also

Conference Session

What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Louis Theodore; Joseph Reynolds; Ann Marie Flynn

under theEBAG acronym (Engineering and Business Administration, Graduate) follow for the“traditional” program.Course Requirements and DescriptionsRequired Courses (7, 21 credits)EBAG.XXX Computer Simulation and Design. The use of simulation programs in thesolution of engineering and business problems. Applications of contemporary computersoftware to increase speed, improve comprehension, and enhance presentation of results whenanalyzing, modeling and solving a wide variety of problems. (Three credits)EBAG.XXX Project Management. Study of the content, planning, and control of a project.Comparison of functional management and project management, project organization structures,project planning, use of critical path methods and project control