Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Redekopp, University of Southern California; Cauligi Raghavendra, University of Southern California; Allan Weber, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Therese Wilbur, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

effectively in interdisciplinary teamsWith these in mind, we actively seek collaborations with other schools on campus and outsideentities. Since there is strong interest among engineering students to learn about business andentrepreneurship, we wanted to develop a program for engineering students to gain fluency inbusiness concepts, especially product development, as well as the ability to effectively partnerwith business students. Product development in today’s environment must account for manyfactors other than technology, such as product placement and branding12. While students arerequired to take an “Engineering Economy” course that provides fundamental business andfinance concepts, we found that it did not provide an authentic experience of the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael A. Kriss

Graduate School of Imaging Science andTechnology (http://www.eng.chiba-u.ac.jp/joho.htm). Japanese universities, individualprofessors hire younger faculty members to form a distinctive research effort in severalimportant areas. Thus, there is no formal “center” but rather a group of three or four talentedfaculty members and a continuum of graduate and undergraduate students who work on a widerange of electronic imaging problems. While Dr. Miyake’s laboratory will support one or twovisiting professors (normally from out side of Japan) there are no formal postdoctoral positions.The funding for the research comes mostly from the school and the Ministry of Education.While there are strong ties to industry, there is little financial support for the

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Jacobson; Barbara L. Licklider

placed upon them as freshmenby providing a collaborative environment in which they will learn to seek assistance from andprovide support to peers.The primary objectives for Project SUCCESS are:1. Enhance student learning by: • introducing students to basic computer engineering projects, • providing an environment for students to practice teamwork skills, • connecting students to the computer engineering faculty and facilities through authentic, real-world situations, • promoting problem solving, critical thinking, and ethical reasoning, • providing an environment for students to practice presentation skills, and • developing an understanding of study skills and their learning styles.2. Provide an environment to facilitate the

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Yusuf Ozturk; Emrah Orhun; Chris Bowerman

developing abroader computer science curriculum aimed at preparing students for real-world problems in amultidisciplinary, global world. ICACE is collaboration among three US and three EU universities joinedforces to create a core curriculum in Ambient Computing. The curriculum will include aspects of socialscience, cognitive science, human-computer interaction, organizational studies, global studies, andparticular application areas as well as core computer science subjects. Programs offered at partnerinstitutions will form trajectories through the curriculum. A degree will be defined in terms of combinationsof trajectories which will satisfy degree requirements set by accreditation organizations. The curriculum isevolving with student and faculty

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Diane Matt, WEPAN

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

maintain a mentoring relationship. Twenty-eight (28) colleges and universities were representedUndergraduate and Graduate StudentsA lack of interest in the topic of engineering and the lack of a supportive network are often citedas reasons for women leaving the study of engineering. Mentoring support provides studentswith an opportunity to learn about the direct applications of the coursework they are pursuing aswell as learn first hand about employment opportunities. Recognizing the importance of theseconnections, both peer mentoring and student/professional mentoring programs have increased inschools with Women in Engineering Programs. Training in the development of mentoringprograms has been offered by WEPAN through its National Conferences

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University; Anna Sadovnikova, Monmouth University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

examined, to offer insightinto how students’ perceptions regarding their professional communication skills evolve underdifferent teaching approaches. Additionally, differences in the achieved learning outcomes forthe effective communication among these student groups were explored and compared, usingquantitative and qualitative research methods.Quantitative Analyses Survey data was used to conduct quantitative analyses. Overall response rate in the firstwave of the survey was 100% in the Supply Management Class and 68% in the Principles ofMarketing class. In the second wave of the survey, the response rate in the Supply Managementclass was 85% and in the Principles of Marketing class 72%. The observed response rates werereasonably high for

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

undergraduate course is ‘good enough’ for their needs in agraduate program and you are telling the undergraduate students that the course is suitedfor graduate-level credit, thus setting up false expectations for student success and qualityof the various courses. Dedicated undergraduate and dedicated graduate courses are muchmore effective in my opinion. [10]”The reasoning behind this is that graduate courses should be different: “A graduatecourse should be more than just a lecture. There should be a deeper discussion about thetopic, as well as more personalized assignments that directly relate to graduate research,rather than just a regurgitation of the lecture.”Category #2: Reasons why piggybacking can’t be effective in some courses. In somecourses

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland

all engineering studentsenrolled were women, the percentages of women were higher among the underrepresentedminority groups. Among African American engineering students, 33.3% were women, 23.3% ofHispanic engineering students were women, and 24.9% of American Indian engineering studentsare women. 2 Therefore, the renewal of an Office of Minority Engineering Programs (OMEP) in1993 has also helped to recruit, to retain, and to graduate more women engineers. Page 8.1310.5 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vijay Rajappa; Steve Watkins; Ray Luechtefeld

functioneffectively in a team is even a requirement for accreditation, as stated in ABET’s 2003-2004General Criteria: Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have…an abilityto function on multidisciplinary teams (I.3.d). However, while engineering students aregenerally given a great deal of direction and instruction in the technical aspects of their work,they are often thrown into teams without ample guidance to lead them through the complexitiesof team dynamics. These experiences often do not prepare students for the obstacles thatmultidisciplinary teams meet in industry, research and academia. Good team skills are notlearned merely by placing students in teams 2.The technical problems faced by engineering graduates are complex and often

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux; Brenda Capobianco; Judith Zawojewski; Margret Hjalmarson; P.K. Imbrie; Deborah Follman

Engineering”, we now seekto address the questions: "What more needs to be done to improve female students’ interest andpersistence in engineering?" and "How can we better understand the reasons that female studentsleave engineering despite good academic performance?" Our aim is to (1) incorporateinnovations into engineering education that may be more supportive of women students and (2)research the implementation of these innovations in the education environment that is present infoundational undergraduate engineering courses. This dual focus has provided a unique way ofapproaching issues of gender inequity for female students in the Purdue Engineering program.The innovation that we are implementing consists of small technical team, realistic

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald F. DeMara, University of Central Florida; Soheil Salehi, University of Central Florida; Baiyun Chen, University of Central Florida; Richard Hartshorne, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

courses to offer team collaboration activities.Table 5.2 lists survey results for each course that piloted GLASS. Across the three pilotedcourses, student perceptions were overwhelming positive on scale of: {-2 (Strongly Disagree), -1(Disagree), 0 (Neutral), 1 (Agree), 2 (Strongly Agree)}. Foremost, results analyzed usingANOVA indicate the transportability of GLASS across a range of STEM disciplines, includingComputer Science, Industrial Engineering, and Electrical/Computer Engineering. In particular,ANOVA analysis indicated that there were no significant differences among the three courses inmost of the survey questions except the last question: “Etherpad/Cacoo tools were sufficientlyeasy to learn:” whereby F(2, 176) = 4.966, p = .008. While

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Moses Ling, Pennsylvania State University; Lisa D. Iulo; David Eric Goldberg, Pennsylvania State University; Sez Atamturktur Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering

process that involves participatory practice (Emam et al.2019). It requires teams of individuals working together to achieve a singular vision and a predefined setof goals (Crosbie 1995). In a learning environment, students and faculty need to cooperate to achievecommon goals in a highly collaborative nature consistent with the industry the designed building will serve(Daniels 2002). To equip students with the skills for interdisciplinary collaboration, many accreditingboards of different disciplines require collaboration as a learning criterion, although they do not dictatewhich disciplines should collaborate or in what setting (e.g., studio, seminar or lecture) collaboration shouldbe achieved (ABET 2019; NAAB 2020). Although the Landscape

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2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Claudio Brito; Melany Ciampi

important to be able to adapt to any different culturalenvironment.Another fact, which is not new, is that many engineering students have a lack of knowledgeabout what being an engineer really means. The first 3 years are particularly intense and hard. Apossible way to improve their perception about the profession is to implement a new kind ofcourse, more enticing and dynamic. This is one of the proposals of COPEC’s engineeringeducation research team: - to embed a course with a more interesting activity for students,sooner, in the first year. It is a short-term workshop in order to show students the possibilities ofperforming as engineers in a global environment – a project developed for a private university inorder to reduce retention rate among

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University; James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; Nazli Yesiller

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

addition, the research mentors provide more regularguidance and feedback on post-visit presentations, publications, and graduate schoolapplications.Research ProjectsThe GWRI fosters collaboration among participants from the colleges of Engineering, Science,Agriculture, and Business. Experts from complementary disciplines within these colleges worktogether to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to existing and emerging problemsassociated with waste and byproduct management. Entrepreneurship is encouraged throughvarious programs and projects. The GWRI has baseline funding (through 2018) and numerousexternally funded projects supporting research and graduate students in three primary areas:pollution prevention and waste management; waste to

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Fulton; Barbara L. Licklider

direction of the group. Earlydiscussions took the form of four thrusts : engagement strategies, questioning strategies, lessonplanning, and assessment. Today, these four thrusts continue to serve as points of departure forfaculty inquiry, experimentation, and discussion.Early sessions introduce participants to active learning strategies. While there are many reasonsthat prompt faculty to join LEA/RN groups, an often stated reason is the desire to find ways toengage students more actively with course content and issues related to a topic. To this end,initial discussions among faculty explore various ways that instructors can structure learningexperiences for students that promote more student involvement (e.g. activities that providestudents

Collection

2014 ERC

Authors

Farnam Jahanian

NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Preparing professionals in emerging STEM fields vital to the nation Priority research theme: Data-enabled science and engineering• Purpose: create and promote new, innovative, effective, and scalable models for STEM graduate student training and prepare scientists and engineers of the future, particularly in emerging STEM fields vital to the nation.• Anticipated award amount: up to $3M over 5 yrs. NSF-wide Initiative NSF Advanced Computational Infrastructure• Anticipate and invest in diverse and innovative national scale shared resources, outreach and education complementing campus and other national investments.• Leverage and invest in collaborative flexible “fabrics” dynamically connecting

Conference Session

Improvements in ECE Signals and Systems

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Berenice Verdin, University of Texas at El Paso; Ricardo Von Borries, University of Texas, El Paso; Patricia A. Nava P.E., University of Texas, El Paso; Andrew C. Butler, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #10796An Experiment to enhance Signals and Systems learning by using technologybased teaching strategiesDr. Berenice Verdin, University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Berenice Verdin is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for Teaching Exellence and Innovation at the University of Texas at El Paso. She graduated with a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2005. She presented her research results at the UTEP Student Research Expo, the UMET Undergraduate Research Symposium, and the SPIE Symposium on Defense and Security. She also presented her research work to the National

Collection

2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

David J. Dimas; Faryar Jabbari; John Billimek

positive results. In Shukla10 lower level math courses were delivered in on-ground(face-to-face), hybrid and 100% online formats. In all cases, completion rates were better for on-ground when compared to online with some students showing a steeper decline than others(males and students with lower prior GPAs). However, in a preparatory algebra class in thissame study, the hybrid version of the class had better outcomes than the on-ground version.While there are some studies comparing online and on-ground courses in STEM disciplines, thenumber of these studies is limited and often focused at the community college or at non-researched focused institutions. One of the reasons that STEM subject areas have been studiedless is that there are simply fewer

Conference Session

Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard R Harris, Northeastern University; Lauren Machunis, Northeastern University; William Tiga Tita, D'Amore-McKim Business School, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

pioneer and expert in distance learn- ing and eCommerce. He is also a Kent Fellow on Social Ethics from University of Southern California where he completed his post-doctoral studies. Dr. Tita’s research interests are in exploring the role of the Web in trade development and education and training, in general, for the emerging economies. Other primary teaching and research interests are professional ethics, e-commerce, entrepreneurship, social en- trepreneurship, and strategy in the global economy. Address: D’Amore-Kim School of Business, Northeastern University 360 Huntington Avenue, Rm.219A, HA Boston, MA 02115 Email: w.tita@neu.edu; wtigatita@yahoo.com Phone: 1-617-373-7259 Mobile: 1-508-735-7945

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Wheeler

project for a number of reasons, including: • Schedule conflicts with required departmental courses • Graduation • Preference for job experience and/or co-op experience to the “club” atmosphere of SPIRIT. • Completion of the particular portion of the payload the student is working on. • Loss of interest in the objectives of the projectThose who stay are generally responding to: • Commitment to a particular project • Varied opportunities for hands-on experience in a space-related field • Opportunities for responsibility and leadership that seniority brings. • Professional and personal relationships that grow in the context of SPIRIT work.This data has led us to consider the ideal length of a project-based

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech; Jonathan Grunert, Virginia Tech; Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

G. Adams is the Department Head and Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She previously served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the School of Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University and was a faculty member and administrator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Her research interests include: Teamwork, International Collaborations, Fac- ulty Development, Quality Control/Management and Broadening Participation. She is an honor graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, where she earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering, in 1988. In 1991 she was awarded the Master of Engineering degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. She received her

Conference Session

Design Teams 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jeanne M. Homer, Oklahoma State University; James Beckstrom, Oklahoma State University; Tom Elliott Spector, Oklahoma State University; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University; Khaled Mansy, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

experience working on collaborative teams, particularly with students of other disciplines.Educators might incorporate industry collaborative organizational structures, but while there aresome aspects of collaboration used in industry that faculty can incorporate, often those modelsare complicated by the need to achieve academic goals. The potential benefits ofinterdisciplinary teamwork include development of communication skills and the incorporationof and exploration of a multi-layered, more creative solution from different viewpoints, whichneed to be balanced with students’ acquiring and incorporating new material and carving time forassignments that demonstrate student outcomes for accreditation. As the College of Engineering,Architecture, and

Conference Session

FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University; Janet Sundrud, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

responsible citizenship and an understanding of ethicalchoices inherent in human development.The Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering is ranked 12th among engineering programsfor master’s-level institutions in the 2009 edition of "America’s Best Colleges" by U.S. News &World Report. Close ties with Silicon Valley industry provide access to scholarships, internships,research projects, and employment for engineering students. Page 22.255.2SJSU ranks comparatively low against similar universities in terms of six-year graduation rates.The first-year retention rate is 81% and the six-year graduation rate is 46.4% which is lower thancomparable CSU

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heriberto Garcia-Reyes, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Cesia de la Garza Garza

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

, softskills are commonly associated with social or humanities courses, graduates from engineeringprograms requires to develop these skills. According to previous studies, soft skills could be thekey to increase the employability in higher education graduates. The apparent graduates’weaknesses are in communication skills, team work and the attitude on how to carry themselvesin the community (citizenship) among others23. Moreover, higher education programs areexpected to prepare students for future professional work experience. In contrast students areexpected to learn how to become exceptional professionals ready to handle any kind of challengeassociated with his or her job instantaneously after graduation. Many times these twoexpectations are not

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Yimesker Yihun; Lena Lamei

meaningful. The projects also fostered a sense of accomplishment andboosted students' confidence in their problem-solving abilities. The EM approach encouraged themto think creatively and explore innovative solutions beyond what was covered in traditionallectures. Figure 6: Students' perception © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceConclusionThis paper discussed a method to improve engineering design education for undergraduates bycombining mini-prototype projects and an Entrepreneurial Mindset. The approach and engagementstrategy provided practical ways to foster collaboration among college students while

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Stuart Kellogg

campusfollowing Spring 2009. While one might argue that some students should leave and somestudents only intended to complete the first two years at our university, Figure 1 clearly showsthat the campus is losing academically successful students for one reason or another. Further,the number students are large enough that it warrants further exploration to determine whyacademically successful students choose to leave. Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education 159 Figure 1. GPA of Students Who Did Not Return (Spring

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Lisa Guerra, NASA

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(Mac, PC) and to be reasonably completed both in classrooms with computers at hand and in those with more limited (or remote) computer access.  The course can be adapted for a variety of class sizes. Materials are written for classes of approximately 20 students, but indicate options for small (fewer than 10) and large (more than 30) class sizes.  Course materials will be available electronically. Courseware decisions will be aligned with current standards but will be forward-thinking. Courseware will offer both learning management functionality and opportunities for collaboration and communication among and across groups (teachers and students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhifeng Kou; Sudhir Mehta

method of assuring individual accountability in cooperative learning is to give individual examinations covering every aspect of the assignment or project. One way is to define a group process monitor rotated among team members in different projects to verify that each team member understands each part of the final report, not just the part for which he or she was primarily responsible. By the end of each problem/project, each team gives a written report and the instructor arbitrarily designates which group member presents which part of the project. The instructor completes the discussion by highlighting important items either missed by students or not addressed by the current problem. In this

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Carrie Girstantas; William Scherer

severaldisciplines for sound decision-making. Thus a typical technological context will requirethe meaningful collaboration of several experts. Some of this research may serve tosupport changes within traditional academic settings, as the learning objectives of thestudents and the industrial culture changes. Several specific elements comprise the core of the weekend format as described inthis paper. Each of the elements could be the foundation of further research inengineering education. Specifically, the implementation of cohort learning to greaterteam cooperation and industry development would be worthy of empirical validation,along with the “accuracy” of using alternative evaluation methods in combination withthe discussed teaching methods

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Elsa Villa, University of Texas-El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

available to help the team succeed. The objective is tomake sure the strong students realize they can get the instructor to help the weakerstudent. Since oftentimes the weaker student may not seek help, the stronger student canencourage the weaker one to get help. The incentive virtually forces the strong students toseek out the weaker ones. If a student has a reputation among peers for being hardworking, and that student has a poor grade on an exam, they become a much valuedpartner. This encourages all students to be positively interdependent, a key element offunctioning cooperative groups.Assessment Instruments Since one objective of this project is to increase the success rates of students indynamics, the class grades are monitored. To see