Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Bennett; Elaine Millam

our program making a difference?” This discussion of assessmentalso ranged into a discussion of the definition of leadership and professionalism.Built on the ideas expressed in our Mission, Program Objectives and definition ofleadership, a draft of an approach was created in 2000 and reviewed by faculty. In early2002, we also undertook a benchmarking initiative of six other universities, searching forbest practices that might assist in this process. These benchmarking visits provided ideasthat we incorporated into our plan for a new approach to assessing the effectiveness ofour MSTM program.After considerable discussion, revision and refinement, a proposal was submitted to ourGraduate Curriculum Committee in 2002 fro a new three-part course

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

S. C. York; Tamara Knott

to the freshman engineering level. Thisevent provides universities an opportunity to involve their students in a national competition thatboth provides a significant challenge and showcases student skills and accomplishments. Thiseducational opportunity is currently under utilized by our sister universities and it is hoped thatthis paper will increase the visibility and participation in the ASEE National DesignCompetition.This paper highlights the use of the ASEE EDGD design competition in the freshmanengineering curriculum at Virginia Tech and presents our approach to enabling students to meetthe project requirements.The approach used at Virginia TechAt Virginia Tech, approximately 1250 freshmen are admitted to the College of Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mativo, Ohio Northern University; Adam Stienecker, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. The intensity of activities above indicates a need to interest secondary schoolstudents with STEM curriculum. With keen interest in introducing and energizing secondaryschool students to STEM curriculum, the authors (we), together with local secondary schoolteachers, evaluated the typical high school curriculum and found that while Science, Technology,and Mathematics (STM) were widely taught, Engineering was mostly absent in the curriculum.We also noted that engineering was the subject matter that brought STM to life throughapplication of the knowledge gained. After several discussions, the authors selectedMechatronics as an avenue for cultivating interest in STEM and maintaining it during highschool and post high school years because of its

Conference Session

Hands-on Learning in BME

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

troubleshoot the final circuit. The project culminates in a poster and demonstration session.Assessment indicates that the project was successful in helping students achieve the goals of theclass. Students completed a Likert scale survey before and after the project. These results wereevaluated using an unpaired t-test and a p-value less than 0.05 was considered statisticallysignificant. Results show that the project made a significant difference in students’ confidence indesigning and troubleshooting analog and digital circuitry. The quality of the projects wasimpressive and the students clearly had a lot of fun, in spite of the many hours of hard work.IntroductionBiomedical Engineering (BME) is a broad field and the curriculum must include exposure

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg L. Saylor, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. The S-STEM mentor provides social mentoring, which is a form of informalmentoring in which mentoring opportunities arise ad hoc, starting and ending quickly based on aspecific learning need. Besides face-to-face mentoring, it also integrates online tools as part ofthe mentoring process. A member of the S-STEM project management team serves as an S-STEM mentor and tracks student’s progress in meeting program requirements and implementearly interventions for students in academic distress. A student meets their assigned S-STEMmentor once a semester, after submitting the first set of course instructor reports and meeting thedegree program academic advisor. Prior to the meeting, the S-STEM mentor reviews andapproves completed online forms

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerard P. Lennon, Lehigh University; John B. Ochs, Lehigh University; Derick G. Brown P.E., Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

cofounder and director of Lehigh University’s Masters of Engineering in Technical Entrepreneurship (www.lehigh.edu/innovate/). He joined the Lehigh faculty in 1979 as an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering, was promoted to associate professor in 1983, and to full professor in 1990. He founded and directed of the Computer-Aided Design Labs in the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department from 1980 to 2001. From 1996 to the present, he has directed the University’s Integrated Product Development (IPD) capstone program (www.lehigh.edu/ipd). The IPD and TE program bring together students from all three undergraduate colleges to work in multidisciplinary teams on industry-sponsored product development projects

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhengtao T. Deng; Xiaoqing (Cathy) Qian; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo; Zhengtao Deng

based system approach to engineering education. The basic levelcriteria for engineering program outcome and assessment requires that graduates must havedemonstrated abilities (a-k) [1], in math, science, engineering, design, teamwork, ethics,communication, and life-long learning. In addition to ABET accreditation criteria 3(a-k)requirements, the Mechanical Engineering (ME) program at Alabama A&M University (AAMU)was designed to meet additional requirements by American Society of Mechanical Engineer,such as (l) an ability to apply advanced mathematics through multivariable calculus, anddifferential equations; (m) a familiarity with statics, linear algebra and reliability; (n) an ability towork professionally in both thermal and mechanical

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Maher Murad

and hopefully value the diversity within their teams before addressing diversity issues in the larger population. • Giving some open-ended problems allowing students to discuss alternate design solutions to transportation problems. This also sent a message on the importance of having a vision of flexibility and acceptance of diverse technical solutions and diverse perspectives.In order for the change or transformation to succeed, the instructor has made every effort not tomake diversity an independent topic in the course but rather gradually integrated diversity issuesin the course as they naturally relate to the different technical topics. For example, diversityissues were not emphasized in class the way they

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Campbell, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

There is real value, however, in papers and information that describe the processand issues related to electronic portfolios. At Stanford, for example, the Folio ThinkingProject is a collaborative effort of six research groups at three universities: the RoyalInstitute of Technology (KTH), Uppsala University, and Stanford University. Theirefforts are based on the premise that “the reflective practice of creating portfolios enablesstudents to document and track their learning; develop an integrated, coherent picture oftheir learning experiences; and enhance their self-understanding.” 14 In January of 2003,the Open Source Portfolio Initiative (OSPI) 15 was founded to lead the way in providingopen source electronic portfolio software and to promote

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hong Zhang

clinic, then an independent research project. Engineering clinic is a unique component of the Rowan engineering curriculum. It canserve as a superset of the junior/senior design project in a normal engineering program.Rowan Engineering requires every engineering student to attend a clinic project at eachsemester throughout undergraduate study. The topics of the clinics can vary widely. Infreshman year, through simple hands-on projects like reverse-engineering a hand-poweredradio or build a small Soccerbot, we help them to understand engineering better and todevelop a stronger interest on engineering overall. In sophomore clinic, students will workin multidisciplinary groups and build a pre-designed system such as a yeast-based fuel-cell

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Lucas; Chul Kim

platform for wider applications. The primary objective of this project is to develop a database framework of a system thatcan provide continuous and immediate feedback by adapting wireless classroom technology andimplement it into more of the construction classrooms. By utilizing wireless classroomtechnologies, more interaction among the students and the instructor will be based on real-timeassessment of the students in an otherwise lecture-based classroom.Development of Wireless Classroom Framework Various wireless classroom technologies are integrated and adapted to the course for theinitial setup of the wireless construction classroom. This project requires two areas ofdevelopment on the software side: a database system and an

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Eddington, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Danielle Corple, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

University, West Lafayette Carla B. Zoltowski is an assistant professor of engineering practice in the Schools of Electrical and Com- puter Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Education and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program at Purdue University. She holds a B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing Education, all from Purdue. Prior to this she was Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue where she was responsible for developing curriculum and assessment tools and overseeing the research efforts within EPICS. Her research interests include the professional formation of engineers, diversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, and

Conference Session

Technology in Environmental Engineering Courses

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kerry Kinney; Howard Liljestrand; Lynn Katz

work closely withindustry to reduce environmental contamination. This aspect of environmental engineering hasbeen totally absent from our undergraduate curriculum, and the University of Texas is notdifferent from many other universities in this regard. Our goal is to develop in the students theability to analyze industrial processes from the point of view of an environmental engineer. Issuessuch as the utilization of raw materials; the possibilities for recycling waste streams; the ways inwhich pollution reduction might be possible (or has been attained); and the interaction of air,water, and solid waste are faced by all industries. Although details vary by industry, the approachto solving the environmental dilemmas raised by manufacturing

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; Rodney Custer, Illinois State University; Jenny Daugherty, University of Illinois,-Urbana-Champaign; Martin Westrick, University of Illinois,-Urbana-Champaign; Yong Zeng, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

analysis. “Because so many different designs and approaches exist to solving aproblem, a designer is required to be systematic or else face the prospect of wandering endlesslyin search of a solution” (p. 91). 10ConstraintsThe design processes utilized in engineering and technology education are very similar withsome notable exceptions. Lewis has suggested that engineering design places more emphasis onassessing constraints, trade-offs, and utilizing predictive analysis compared to technologyeducation. 1 The importance of constraints is, however, included in the Standards forTechnological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology. 10 In Standard Eight, constraintsare viewed as an integral part of an iterative process that typically requires

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: New Research

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Yell Inverso; Rachelle Heller; Dave Snyder; Charlene Sorenson; Catherine Mavriplis

complexor wicked problems (Turner, 2002). Turner says: “This rethinking involves the nature ofthe science that we do (more integrated), the way that problems are defined(collaboratively), the role of the scientists in the process (more engaged), and the tools fordelivery (more user friendly)”. These economic and social pressures require thateducators rethink or redesign how material is presented to students. One approach toimplementing these changes is to modify the traditional, lecture-based science andengineering education technique to include one of guided inquiry and multi- or inter-disciplinary project performance. We have designed an interdisciplinary science andengineering seminar course to investigate this new approach. Our expectation is

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Reza Kamali, California State University San Marcos

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

]. This model of education is anexample of a top down level approach in which students start with the definition of the problemin a specific course, then they learn the details and components required to solve the problem. Forthis project, we are using the same problem-based learning model to create an EE program. Itbegins with a concept and system modeling approach, integrating the required courses in the EEprogram, connecting the lower division courses to the real-world applications, and improvingretention. First-generation college students, such as 53% of California State University San MarcosStudents, need to be able to relate their education to the real world. In order to address the factorsthat persistently cause so many students to leave

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Matthew Stephen Barner, Oregon State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

area, loads, and load path. Theresearch presented in this paper highlights the ethnographic methods used to study the contextsof professional practice and academic settings. Results from these settings indicate thatengineering concepts are represented in disjointed, isolated design efforts in academic settings;whereas similar concepts are integrated within and throughout design efforts in a workplacesetting. Some suggestions for engineering education and curriculum based on these results arepresented at the end of this paper.Activities and Findings:Activity 1: Ethnography of an Engineering WorkplaceA graduate research assistant worked as a part time intern for three months with a medium-sizedstructural engineering department at a private

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Joel Lenoir

highschool “shop.” Thus, many young engineers never have the opportunity to participate in any ofthese manufacturing processes.ME 101 is the first in a series of four integrated ME design courses at WKU attempting to dealwith emerging issues such as these. The course is not a shop course, nor is it a theoretical coursein manufacturing engineering. It is an integrated experience where students spend part of thesemester focusing on improving their innate design abilities with practice in basic mechanicalsketching and the production of a “proof-of-concept” prototype.The prototype expected from each student is a small steam engine, blending well with concurrentseminar discussions about the historical use of steam and the rise of the ASME. Each student

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Impelluso, San Diego State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

information regards text editors, compilers, and operating systems. (In the case of a spoken language, information is presented using technologies that must be mastered, such as laboratories with recorders.) ≠ “Germane cognitive load” was first described by Sweller, van Merrienboer, and Paas in 1998 [4]. It is that load devoted to the processing, construction, and automation of schemata necessary to integrate knowledge into consciousness. This includes motivations to learn and how the knowledge is conveyed in the rest of the curriculum such as reading novels, or programming mathematical algorithms. These three loads are additive in the learning process and research suggests [4] that whencourses are

Collection

2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Sigrid Berka

. This paper is interested in showing how those desired attributes can actually be nurtured and achieved by an innovative engineering curriculum which integrates the humanities with a mandatory long-term stay abroad 7. More specifically, it concentrates on showing how the complementarities within a sequence of domestic to global research opportunities (at our German academic partner, the TU Braunschweig) to an internship in a globally operating company in Germany is uniquely set up to foster the kind of attributes within our German IEP undergraduates the ASEE study has deemed crucial for engineers to function effectively in today’s global economy. Background In the five-year dual degree International Engineering Program (IEP) 8 whose mission is

Conference Session

Innovations in Freshman Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Callison; Bob Lorence; Dan Budny; Kate Thomes

Library at theUniversity of Pittsburgh. Prior to that, she was an Administrator and Adjunct Faculty member in the School ofInformation Sciences. Ms. Callison received her Master’s in Library Science degree from SLIS, University ofPittsburgh.BOB LORENCE is the Coordinator for Academic Advising, Freshman Program in the School of Engineering at theUniversity of Pittsburgh. His BS is in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.KATE THOMES is the Head of the Bevier Engineering Library at the University of Pittsburgh. Her researchinterests include integrating library research training with engineering curriculum and analysis of changes in thesystem of scholarly communication. Ms. Thomes received her MA in Library Studies from the

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Erdogan Sener

characterized construction work inthe past in several respects and that we need to be cognizant of what may be coming so thatwe respond to the expectations in due time in terms of graduating the constructionengineering and management graduates of the future. Expected changes in construction workput an onerous responsibility on construction educators, administrators, advisory boards, andother entities involved with curriculum design, development, and integration to think aboutthe future of construction work and new construction technologies and chart an active path.No longer can we passively react to what is transpiring. Construction education must bemodified appropriately to respond to impending changes in a timely manner. It is my hopethat this paper

Conference Session

Ethics & HSS in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Lau

. • Develop economic approaches that recognize natural resources and our environment as capital assets. • Move beyond their disciplines to evaluate alternatives and to effect policy changes toward sustainable development. • Develop project teams with other design professionals, economists, and physical scientists to arrive at sustainable solutions. • Adopt and apply an integrated systems approach for project decisions in which costs, benefits, and effects on sustainability are considered for the whole lifetime and enduring effects of the project. • Work cooperatively with other trade and professional organizations that are

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abdel Mazher

include the main dimensions ofengineering education, which are the technical dimension, the engineering profession practicesdimension and the social dimension. The revision must suggest an integrating approach toimplement the three dimensions in the engineering curriculum.Traditionally, the engineering curriculum focuses on the analysis of processes and designing ofsystems, components, and devices that can be used to improve the working of existing processesor invent new artifacts1,2. The engineering programs concentrate on creating engineers withtechnical specialization, without focusing on the social consequences of engineering andtechnology3. There is already a marked transition in the approach, objectives and subject matterof engineering

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric C. Dierks, University of Texas, Austin; Jason M. Weaver, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Kendra Crider, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

inspections. This project exemplifies the energy harvesting field as an excitingeducational tool useful for preparing students for careers in industry, consulting, entrepreneurialventures, or applied research. This paper provides a snapshot of this project and seeks todemonstrate the integration of emerging technology studies in undergraduate curriculum whilethe students explore a suite of concepts to power health monitoring systems.1: Motivation It can become easy for a student to become overwhelmed or lose enthusiasm during theirundergraduate engineering education; solving problems which have already been implemented inindustry for years or working on a project which is not utilized upon completion. On the otherhand, need-based problems

Conference Session

Industry Collaboration in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa M. Holliday, University of Oklahoma; Matthew Reyes, University of Oklahoma; Kenneth F. Robson, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Construction

for quite some time. The Construction Scienceprogram wanted to reinforce these skills among students by inserting BIM assignmentsthroughout the curriculum but this requires more faculty members to become familiar with BIMsoftware. For example, Revit is a program that is taught early in the coursework and then leftdormant until the senior year. OU wanted to ensure students keep using BIM programs Page 24.596.4throughout their studies by introducing it into the structures sequence. The Faculty InternshipProgram was an opportunity to gain construction experience and computer training in RevitStructure situated in the context of a construction

Conference Session

Technical Session 3b

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Brandon J Leung, San Jose State University; Yuting Huang, Canada College; Fernando Lorenzo, 3D Convenience; Sergio Rodriguez-Reyes, San Jose State University; Janine Criselda L. Young, University of California, Berkeley; ali attaran; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University

Tagged Topics

Pacific Southwest Section

suggest that such an experience is very valuable in helping thestudents decide if they want to purse STEM research careers. Moreover, this experienceenhances students’ technical research skills such as scientific thinking, ability to analyze andinterpret results, and presentation skills. 1. IntroductionThe motivation behind this work was to offer research experience to undergraduate students andinspire them to pursue higher education and research careers. Research experience is nottraditionally offered in an undergraduate curriculum, especially for community college students.An effective approach to address this gap is to offer summer research experience forundergraduate students. An effective research experience for undergraduate students

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Idowu

required course typically coverstopics in transformers and classical rotating machinery. The practice has been on the declineover the last decade. It is now no longer unusual to have EE graduates enrolled in (for instance,)a graduate power systems control class without a thorough knowledge of three-phase generationsystems, or employed as circuit designers for adjustable speed drives for induction motorswithout ever sitting through a class on the theory of electric machines. The typical EE programnever saw the need to revise the curriculum and integrate emerging technologies that madepossible the appeal of alternative energy systems.This paper highlights a required undergraduate course in energy systems and conversion for EEstudents at Penn State

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Mohan Wang, University of Pittsburgh; Mohamed A. S. Zaghloul, University of Pittsburgh; Spencer Mark Sullivan; Kevin Chen

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and their exposure to theassociated software tools. Eleven of 15 students said they were more engaged during the classsessions with active learning versus lecture. This paper will describe the projects used andvarious affective assessment results. The paper will also describe plans to formally connect thiscourse to student makerspace use and senior design projects to further integrate optics andphotonics into the electrical engineering curriculum.1. Introduction and BackgroundProducts that incorporate photonics technology include optical fibers and display technology,and these technologies are ubiquitous in today’s society. The significant increases in research,development, and job opportunities involving optics and photonics are raising

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Diverse Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerrod A. Henderson, University of Houston (CoE & CoT); Virginia Snodgrass Rangel, University of Houston; Rick P. Greer, University of Houston; Mariam Manuel, University of Houston; Sara Jolly Jones, University of Houston; Victoria Doan, University of Houston

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Center for STEAM in the Katy Independent School District (KISD). She was responsible for implementing STEAM curriculum, instruction, and projects appropriate for K-12 students. Additionally, Mariam has taught both on-level and AP Physics I (formerly known as Pre-AP Physics) and played an integral role in writing the district physics curriculum consisting of rigorous labs, activities, and projects. Mariam fills the role of Alumni Representative on the UTeach STEM Educators Association (USEA) Board and was also elected Secretary-Treasurer. She is also currently pursuing a Ph.D. in STEM education at Texas Tech University.Dr. Sara Jolly Jones, University of HoustonMs. Victoria Doan, University of Houston