Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Mark Owen Lords, Brigham Young University; Brian Charles Capt, Brigham Youmg University

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International

had a chance to practice engineering in a global context,whether through an international internship, a service-learning opportunity, a virtual globalengineering project or some other form of experience, and can effectively deal with ethical issuesarising from cultural or national differences.”5 Downey et al. report a similar conclusion aboutstudent outcomes in that students should be able to demonstrate “substantial knowledge of thesimilarities and differences among engineers and non-engineers in different countries; an abilityto analyze how people’s lives and experiences in other countries may shape or affect what theyconsider to be at stake in engineering work; and a predisposition to treat co-workers from othercountries as people who have

Conference Session

Service as an Element of Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet L. Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel W. Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Travis O'Hair, Skyline High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

member in 2011. She was awarded NAE’s 2008 Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education.Dr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has incorporated service-learning projects into the senior capstone design course for environmental engineering since 2001. Her engineering education research interests include sustainable engineering, ethics, and retention of female students.Dr. Daniel W. Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the engineering Assessment Specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Pro

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pistrui, Acumen Dynamics, LLC; John K. Layer, University of Evansville; Sandra L. Dietrich, Eastern Michigan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

in participating schools to new combinations of curricular, co-curricular andextra-curricular activities and experiences that will foster entrepreneurial thinking in allengineers. This thinking is grounded in complementing technical competence with business Page 25.913.4  acumen, customer awareness, ethics and an entrepreneurial spirit. Personal)and)Professional)Competencies) Skills&learned&through&human&interac3on&and&prac3ce& Communica3ng)|)Planning)|)Leading)|)Managing)|)Teaming) Behavioral)Style

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-year Programs Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christa R. James-Byrnes, University of Wisconsin, Barron County; Mark H. Holdhusen, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County

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First-Year Programs

. Online Traditional Assignment Mean Mean P-value Unit 1 - Introduction 95.7% 100.0% 0.13349 Unit 2 – Teamwork/Basic Excel 93.8% 80.5% 0.00933 Unit 3 – Writing/Design Cycle 88.4% 76.6% 0.13740 Unit 4 – Drawing/Intermediate Excel 89.5% 78.4% 0.04184 Unit 5 – Transferring/If Statements 89.6% 58.7% 0.00578 Unit 6 – Resumes/Graphing 93.4% 75.7% 0.01944 Unit 7 – Ethics/Algorithms 81.4% 59.6% 0.10376

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gerlick, Washington State University; Denny Davis, Washington State University; Shane Brown, Washington State University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University

Service (EPICS) program at PurdueUniversity. Topics of reflection included teamwork, ethics, and community. Students wereadministered assessments focused on these topics and reflective thinking was then analyzedusing King and Kitchener’s RJM. Similar to the results reported by Huyck et al. (2009), students’reflective thinking levels were found to be between pre-reflective and quasi-reflective thinking. Page 15.1025.8Results were used to inform instructors on changes that needed to be made to the course methodsand topics.Tsang (2002), also working with service learning projects, presented a course plan for assessingand evaluating reflective

Conference Session

Demonstration and Project Enhancements in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Yang, Cornell University; Kathryn Dimiduk, Cornell University; Susan Daniel, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Page 15.187.14were able to get the work done quickly and efficiently.”SummaryDevelopment of a team-based biotechnology project on the metabolism of alcohol was aneffective way to modernize the Mass and Energy Balance course. This project promotedteamwork, communication, and cooperation, while exposing students to modern biotechnologytopics related to chemical engineering. The concepts of scaling down a process, creating in vitromodels of biological processes for testing and design of pharmaceuticals, and development ofengineering judgment and ethics in evaluating efficacy of drugs on human health was integratedinto this project. Student response to the project was very positive and reinforced thepedagogical change to this type of interactive

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

industrial andmanufacturing operations.The Department of Engineering & Design offers degrees in Electrical Engineering, Computerand Mechanical Engineering Technology, Design, Manufacturing, Applied Technology, andConstruction Management. The primary goal is to provide students with the technicalbackground required for successful careers in industry and business. The coursework within eachprogram offers experiences in real-world situations that enhance the preparation of graduates.Results from this study have already been incorporated into courses that include: ProblemAnalysis and Design; Machine Tool; Computer-Aided Design; Project Management; QualityAssurance; Engineering Economics; Environmental Engineering; Engineering Ethics, Contracts,and

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khalid Al-Olimat, Ohio Northern University

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Electrical and Computer

and solved the problem.(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. Although this item is usually very hard to assess, the students have shown that they worked professionally together, and they gave credit to every source that they relied on in solving the given problem.(g) an ability to communicate effectively. The students have shown their communication abilities and skills through the written proposal, written final report, poster presentation and the oral presentations.(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a globaland societal context. The students strongly believe that it is engineering that changes the world.(i) a

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

to provide students with the technicalbackground required for successful careers in industry and business. The coursework within eachprogram offers experiences in real-world situations that enhance the preparation of graduates.Results from this study have already been incorporated into courses that include: ProblemAnalysis and Design; Machine Tool; Computer-Aided Design; Project Management; QualityAssurance; Engineering Economics; Environmental Engineering; Engineering Ethics, Contracts,and Patents; Industrial Safety Engineering; Computing Systems; Senior Projects; SeniorEngineering Capstone; Senior Capstone: Production Laboratory; and Technology in WorldCivilization; along with the Industrial Internship Program. In addition to textbook

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Luke Niiler; David Beams

writing in Engineering courses helps me understandthe course material” (53% to 45%). One hypothesis for the juniors’ apparent loss of confidencein their writing abilities is their being challenged to write to a standard higher than their priorexperience or expectations. These responses warrant further investigation,Preliminary findings—analysis of freshman technical writingAll engineering freshmen at the University of Texas at Tyler are required to take ENGR 1200, acourse that combines an introduction to the profession of engineering with an introduction toengineering ethics, a semester team-based design project, and experience in technicalcommunication through an engineering-related research paper, business letters, memoranda, andwritten reports

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

ethical project context responsibility g. communicate effectively documentation, competitions, video conferencing h. understand interactions of project context engineering & society i. ability for life-long learning entrepreneurial habits of mind j. knowledge of contemporary issues project context k. use techniques, skills & tools of product design, production system modern engineering design, prototype fabrication & evaluation Figure 4: Matching

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Barbe, University of Maryland; James Green, University of Maryland; Dean Chang, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

and courses are an excellent way to satisfy graduation requirements as many ofthese classes totaling 16 credits may count towards general education requirements and thestudent's major.The valuable academic experiences are complemented with the central offices of program staff.In this way, students can easily visit staff offices to discuss their latest new venture idea or totackle a tough legal, financial or ethical question. The program directors are seasoned in theentrepreneurial community, pairing practical experience with a top-tier education to coach teamsand individually mentor students.3.5 Seed Fund and InternshipsA $50,000 seed fund is available each year for students of the Hinman CEOs Program, theHillman Entrepreneurs Program, and

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; Michael Parker, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services; Robert Bridges, B&W Y-12 Technical Services, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

engineering education must bereformed to include livelong learning, ethics and sustainability; while continuing to teach the Page 15.119.3core undergraduate curriculum. As we ponder the future of higher education’s role inEngineering Management, it may be helpful to start with a baseline of those courses that form agraduate program. An initial cut at the Engineering Management Body of Knowledge wasprovided by Peterson and Humble.3 They sampled 28 programs of higher learning ranked bynumber of students and examined their graduate program of study. They indicated that althoughtheir data was incomplete patterns began to emerge. They generated two lists of

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

N.M. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Young University. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, professional ethics and piano technology. Page 15.1201.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Testing Several Composite Materials in a Material Science Course under the Engineering Technology CurriculumAbstractThe primary objective of a material science course is to provide the fundamental knowledgenecessary to understand important concepts in

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Caverly, Villanova University; Howard Fulmer, Villanova University; Sridhar Santhanam, Villanova University; James O’Brien, Villanova University; Gerard Jones, Villanova University; Edward Char, Villanova University; Frank Mercede, Villanova University; Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Randy Weinstein, Villanova University; Joseph Yost, Villanova University

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First-Year Programs

, written, graphical) d. Lifelong learning e. Project management f. Ethics g. Service to society 2. Technical a. Math i. Algebra ii. Trigonometry iii. Basic calculus iv. Rigor and systematic, methodical characteristics b. The balance concept (a transferable technical skill); flow, accumulation, and source i. Mass ii. Momentum (and Moments) iii. Energy iv. Charge c. Problem solving i. Define and understand problem ii. Sketching, including the general free-body diagram iii. Accumulate facts

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Satterfield, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Susan Heller-Zeisler, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-Forensic Science (9-11:45) (9:45-10:45) sensors using Tour of -Safety/Ethics Classroom Bring LabQuests, 10-11 MiddleSchool Lab Crystal Growth Bioreactor (9:45-10:45) -Weights and Experiments

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

done by Heywood and Montagu Pollock in the radio astronomysection of a course in physics for arts (humanities) students.34 Case studies are oftenused in the teaching of engineering ethics and carefully chosen ones can be used toillustrate the role of science in design. In respect of the former the well-documentedfailure of the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster that exploded and killed its crew isstill in use even though the event occurred more than twenty years ago. It shows quiteclearly the need to understand how other people think through illustrations of thethinking of managers and engineers as they tried to determine if the shuttle should belaunched. It also deals with the problems in the relationships between professionals(engineers) and

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

thatcalligraphy class he was interested in? (As a first-semester freshman, Steve Jobs was nota computer science major, by the way.) We should hope so, but as engineering programsare under pressure to demonstrate that their students have knowledge of contemporaryissues, have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, have an ability towork within political/economic/social constraints, etc., the question that needs to beanswered is: Where does calligraphy fit into ABET’s Criterion 3(a-k) outcomes?Jobs ended his story by reiterating: Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerri Phillips, West Virginia University; Giampiero Campa, The MathWorks, Inc.; Srikanth Gururajan, West Virginia University; Marcello Napolitano, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

, where hard skills refers to math and science aspects of theeducation and soft skills refers to professional abilities. The soft skills include “functioning onmultidisciplinary teams; understanding professional and ethical responsibility; ability tocommunicate effectively; the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineeringsolutions within a global, economic, environmental, and social context; recognition of the needfor and an ability to engage in lifelong learning; and a knowledge of contemporary issues”9.Flight testing research involves most aspects of aerospace engineering education: aircraft design,composite structures, flight dynamics, flight simulation, propulsion, and system engineering toname a few. Furthermore, flight

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

improved in my ability: 1 to analyze and solve open-ended engineering problems. 12 20 4 1 37 4.14 0.81 2 to manage a project and to complete it on time and within budget. 13 22 6 41 4.17 0.66 3 to communicate more effectively. 12 18 8 3 41 3.95 0.88 4 to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs. 10 29 2 41 4.20 0.50 5 to function on a multi-disciplinary team. 9 23 7 1 1 41 3.93 0.84 6 to understand professional and ethical considerations. 8 18 11 4 41 3.73 0.88 7 to design and conduct

Conference Session

IE Accreditation and Program Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Jayant Rajgopal; Bryan Norman; Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

skills to the larger business environment in order to address cost and economic issues, change management, management of innovation, ethics, etc. 2. Data analysis and uncertainty: Refers to the ability to specify information requirements and gather and analyze data in an uncertain environment. 3. Design, innovation and problem solving: Refers to the ability to define, develop specifications and design solutions to industrial problems. 4. Information systems and programming: Refers to the ability to use computers for extracting information from data, and for using and (where necessary) developing software for solving common engineering problems. 5. Communication and teamwork: Refers to the ability to work in

Conference Session

The Fundamentals of Fun

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brewer Stouffer; Jeffrey Russell

9.883.9 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education” • Connection of education to “real-life” problems • Student’s understanding and retention of knowledge (Angelides et al. 2000).ConclusionsIf the next generation of engineers are to be “more than technical functionaries in the nextmillennium, there is a need to provide young engineers with an understanding of the socialcontext within which they will work, together with skills in critical analysis and ethical judgmentand an ability to assess the long-term consequences of their work” (Beder 1999). To solve thebig problems facing the U.S

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

budget. 13 22 6 41 4.17 0.66 3 to communicate more effectively. 12 18 8 3 41 3.95 0.88 4 to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs. 10 29 2 41 4.20 0.50 5 to function on a multi-disciplinary team. 9 23 7 1 1 41 3.93 0.84 6 to understand professional and ethical considerations. 8 18 11 4 41 3.73 0.88 7 to design and conduct experiments or tests, as well as, analyze and interpret data. 10 19 9 2 1 41 3.85 0.93 8 to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems

Conference Session

Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin J. McCave, Clemson University; Jordon Gilmore, Clemson University; Karen Burg, Clemson University

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Minorities in Engineering

participate in the REM program. Eachsemester, the REM program began with a Research Studio lasting approximately 8 hours beforestudents began the laboratory experience. The Research Studio included an introduction of tissuetest systems and overall EFRI project goals, completion of laboratory safety training, anintroduction to research ethics, technical writing, and basic laboratory practices, participation ina team building exercise, discussion of the projects to which each student would be exposed, anddiscussion of the expectations for and of RPs. Once RPs completed the Research Studio, each RPwas paired with a graduate student mentor and the mentor’s project. After completion of theResearch Studio, each student was required to spend 3 hours on lab

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; Timothy Henry Hellickson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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Community Engagement Division

introduction to engineering through a community/university collaboration in assistive technology, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference and Exposition Proceedings, Session 3253, pp. 2363-2365.48. Pritchard, M.S. and E. Tsang (2000). Service learning: A positive approach to teaching engineering ethics and social impact of technology, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference and Exposition Proceedings, Session 3630.49. Siegler, R. (1991). Piaget’s Theory on Development, In Children’s Thinking, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, pp. 21-61.50. Swan, C., T. Rachell, and K. Sakaguchi (2000). Community-based, service learning approach to teaching site remediation design, American Society for

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Yu Yan P.Eng., University of British Columbia; Vladan Prodanovic P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Okanagan; Ray Taheri

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

requirements, this course emphasizes topics such as professionalism, technicalcommunication, engineering law, and ethics. Prominent guest speakers are invited from variousindustries to offer students valuable insights. Throughout the course, students are required tomake three presentations: preliminary, midpoint and final presentations.Survey methodsIn order to evaluate the effectiveness of these design projects in student learning, in the spring of2012 and 2013, two anonymous online surveys were conducted for first, second and fourth yearstudents. The survey consisted of (1) general questions pertinent to design projects in all of theaforementioned courses, (2) course-specific questions, and (3) questions related to futureimprovements of the existing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

.• Professional Skills - Problem solving and managerial skills, positive attitude and motivation, business writing skills, communication skills (internal and external), foreign language proficiency (especially Spanish), respect for cultural differences, leadership and supervision skills; human resources knowledge e.g., organizational measurement), an understanding of marketplace differentiators, a mature work ethic with the goal of advancing professionally.The needs expressed by the industry leaders at the round table are reinforced through peer-reviewedjournal articles, such as those published by Akridge (2004) and Urutyan & Litzenberg (2010)[12, 13].Background Food and foodstuff is a stable industry poised for significant

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Page 24.528.5well as the reduced ethical concerns regarding their isolation (compared to embryonic stem cells)made them an attractive cell reservoir for applications of tissue engineering and regenerativemedicine, including for cartilage repair 29. We selected the bone marrow- and adipose tissue-derived MSCs for several instructional and practical reasons: i) they are the best characterized ofall adult MSCs, ii) they manifest different potency for chondrogenesis 30, 31, iii) they differ intheir availability, abundance, and morbidity associated with their isolation methods 32, 33, and iv)are available commercially. This comparative analysis will provoke the students to furtherexplore why MSCs from different sources have distinct requirements

Conference Session

Developing the Design Skillset

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madeline Polmear

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Design in Engineering Education

evidence to support that their program is meeting ABET outcomes A through K[25, 28-29].Engineering programs strategically locate capstone design courses within the last year ofundergraduate engineering studies, where students can apply the fundamental technicalknowledge gained in previous courses in an authentic real-world context. Several institutionshave identified Capstone Design as an ideal place for teaching professional skills, which aretypically not emphasized earlier in the curriculum [30]. Howe’s Capstone Design survey of 232engineering institutions showed that the five most common topics taught were: writtencommunication, oral communication, engineering ethics, project planning and scheduling, anddecision making. Only 48% of the survey

Conference Session

FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica E.S. Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

sophisticated engineering software package/tool for design or computation; (4)addressing engineering ethics and societal context in addition to the engineering math andscience; and (5) understanding of the "engineering roadmap" regarding engineering education(specifically addressing opportunities at Tufts University) so students could recognize theavailable pathways beyond the first semester.“Simple Robotics” is an evolution of a previous course14 taught throughout the last decade thatleverages the LEGO MINDSTORMS robotics toolset (originally RCX and more recently theNXT) as well as the LabVIEW graphical programming environment to introduce students to avariety of engineering topics: from mechanical and structural to electronics and computerengineering