Conference Session

Work-In-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Elizabeth R. Morehouse, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Career Services & Employer Relations at Rose-Hulman Insti- tute of Technology. She received a B.A. in Spanish and M.S. in Community Counseling from Northern Kentucky University in 2007 and 2009, respectively. She is an award-winning curriculum designer with significant experience providing leadership and career development opportunities for college students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work-in-Progress: Career Ready…or Not? A Career-Readiness Activity for Graduating Undergraduate Chemical EngineersIntroductionAccording to a recent poll, over 50% of student respondents think about their future career daily(Podany, 2019). Further

Conference Session

Graphics Applications in ME

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Yee

students’ learning. Therefore, an environment that can foster suchskill development can be an important part of the undergraduate engineering education. For thisreason, a mechanical design lab was developed last year in the Mechanical and AerospaceEngineering Department (MAE) at San Jose State University (SJSU).Senior Design Project integrates both analytical and teamwork skills into the engineeringcurriculum at SJSU. The newly developed Mechanical Design Lab (referred to as the “Lab”)consists of computer systems that provide CAD and solids modeling, finite element analysis,design optimization, and rapid prototyping capabilities as well as access to the Internet forinformation. How this Mechanical Design Lab environment facilitates students to

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leo Benegas; Rick Covington

A Cognitive-Based Approach for Teaching Programming to Computer Science and Engineering Students Covington, R. and Benegas, L. California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, 913301. IntroductionAn issue receiving attention in the undergraduate Computer Science curriculum over the pastfew years has been the high failure rate in the freshman programming course. This coursegenerally corresponds to the ACM/IEEE course designation CS1. It is normally an introductorybut fast-paced and challenging course for students who have not previously studied computerprogramming (programming novices), but who do have a minimum level of mathematicalmaturity (students who are

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James K. Archibald, Brigham Young University; Doran K. Wilde, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

thelaser tag project.Our experience suggests that projects using autonomous robots are well suited as culminatingdesign experiences in electrical and computer engineering because of the technical challenges ofcreating vision, control, and communication subsystems that meet desired performance metricsand that can be efficiently integrated into a working ensemble. To reduce the cost of adoptingprojects of this type and to encourage other schools to choose this approach, source code andhardware schematics required for the infrastructure of our project will be made available tointerested parties upon request. Furthermore, the creation of an international tournament ofsmall, vision-guided autonomous vehicles is proposed, patterned after high-profile

Conference Session

Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo E. Hanifin, University of Detroit Mercy; Ross A. Lee, Villanova University; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Kenneth F Bloemer, University of Dayton; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

back once it looks viable. Ensuring that itties to core competencies and platforms that support existing businesses is essential in thisprocess. An internal venture is separate from the main businesses and may even be moved offsite and given a great deal of autonomy. An example was a new TV guide venture that developeda software solution, connecting home-based applications to the cloud, via high-speed dataconnections. In this case, the technology was successfully tested first as a venture and is nowbeing integrated with the existing strategic business. External ventures can include eitheracquisitions, strategic investment, or spinouts. Most work with external ventures is handledthrough Comcast’s venture capital arm. Comcast Ventures is a

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

be developed. Project-based learning is particularly pertinent in engineeringeducation as the majority of professional engineering work is conducted through group projects.Therefore, it is logical to integrate project-based learning into graduate engineering education,alongside traditional, classroom-style coursework.Project-based learning offers an engaging means of education for students in engineeringcourses. Traditional coursework consists of a large amount of engineering theory followed by aseries of assignments, papers or examinations in order to assess the students understanding of thetheoretical material. Project-based learning offers a medium through which students can applythis engineering knowledge in a real world project, in

Conference Session

Design in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noelle Comolli, Villanova University; William Kelly, Villanova University; Qianhong Wu, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

engineering major do you study principles associated with the diffusion of dissolved molecules across membranes (EE, ME, CHE)? 3. In which engineering discipline do you study strength of materials such as membranes and prosthetics (CHE, EE, ME)? 4. Does engineering help people (1=little,2,3,4,5=very much) 5. Are you excite about becoming an engineer (1=little,2,3,4,5=very much) 6. Engineers have an ethical obligation to do quality work (1=no,2,3,4,5=always) With regards to the first two questions about the engineering disciplines, approximately 80%of the students indicated in the pre and post class quizzes that flowing fluids and diffusion wascovered in the chemical engineering curriculum. There was a modest shift in class

Conference Session

Assessment in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

/EDGJ/article/view/8/7 (Drafting the Basics by Lamb and Kurtanich)• /index.php/EDGJ/article/view/145/141 (Spatial Visualization Measurement: A Modification of the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test - Visualization of Rotations by Branoff)• /index.php/EDGJ/article/view/17/16 (Cam Design Projects in an Advanced CAD Course for Mechanical Engineers by Ault)The five EDGJ articles that ranked highest with respect to Avg. Time on Page were as follows:• /index.php/EDGJ/article/view/30/29 (Techniques for Creating Animations for Technical Presentation by Lieu)• /index.php/EDGJ/article/view/24/23 (Teaching Integrated Design and Manufacturing, Course Structure and Assessment by Higley)• /index.php/EDGJ/article/view/43/42 (Assessment

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Arshan Nazempour, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

activity. This is expected to help isolate the effect of the hands-onactivities from homework and other course activities.AcknowledgementsWe gratefully acknowledge support from NSF through grant numbers DUE 1023121 and DUE1432674 and the Norcliffe Foundation for support of the work.References1. Abdul, B., et al. Experience with an Intensive, Hands-on Pre-transport Course. in American Society of Engineering Education. 2011. Vancouver, BC.2. Aglan, H. and S. Ali, Hands-on experiences: An integral part of engineering curriculum reform Journal of Engineering Education, 1996: p. 327-330.3. Arce, P. and L. Schreiber, High Performance Learning Environments, Hi-PeLE. Chemical Engineering Education, 2004(Fall Issue): p. 286

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffery S. Thomas, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Richard H. Hall, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Timothy A. Philpot, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Douglas R. Carroll, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

; TechnologyTimothy A. Philpot, Missouri University of Science & Technology Timothy A. Philpot is an Associate Professor in the Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Department at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Dr. Philpot received a Ph.D. degree from Purdue University in 1992, an M.Engr. degree from Cornell University in 1980, and a B.S. from the University of Kentucky in 1979, all in Civil Engineering. Dr. Philpot teaches engineering mechan- ics and structural engineering courses at Missouri S&T. He is the author of the textbook Mechanics of Materials: An Integrated Learning System, 2nd Edition (Wiley, 2011). He is also the developer of two noted software packages: MDSolids Educational

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University; Erik Fisher, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

education system.This paper looks across three qualitative studies during the work-based experiences (WBEs) ofeleven undergraduate computer engineering and information technology systems students fromgroups traditionally underrepresented in STEM. In this paper, WBEs are defined as paidengagements for students as they work on solving real-world problems, while performing tasksand projects in partnership with an employer or community partner. Three types of WBEs arerepresented: internships (Study 1), apprenticeships (Study 2), and company employees (Study 3).All three studies used the Socio-Technical Integration Research (STIR) methodology which hasbeen established in 80 studies worldwide and over a dozen peer-reviewed publications. As amethodology

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ahmet Eskicioglu

to more interaction between the instructor and students. Multimedia can be defined to bemultiple forms of media (text, graphics, images, animation, audio and video) that work together.It is unparalleled in its ability to disseminate information quickly and accurately. Before thedigital era, multimedia was delivered using one-way communication technologies such as books,magazines, radio and television. The invention of the personal computer and the Internet,however, has introduced interactivity and created an engaging learning environment. Literatureon learning and technology contains evidence that multimedia has the potential to transformevery aspect of academic endeavor from instruction and learning to research and disseminationof knowledge

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

engineering curriculum byall UTEP engineering departments, except Electrical and Computer Engineering/Science, itimpacts the majority of the undergraduate engineering students. The average pass rate of studentsin Dynamics since fall 2000 is 55.3%. Of course, many of the unsuccessful students repeat andpass; but an initial failure certainly slows their progress to graduation. The interventionsdescribed in this paper attempt to increase the number of graduates by helping more studentslearn the concepts in Dynamics so they become successful the first time they take the course. This paper describes an experiment using RWST in a classroom environment. It is expectedthat a properly designed curriculum using RWST will increase graduation rates with

Conference Session

Sustainability and Social Responsibility

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Courtney Paige Stanton; Carrie J. McClelland P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Emily Sarver; Linda A. Battalora, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Susan K. Peterson, Marietta College; Nicole M. Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Rennie B. Kaunda , Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

curriculum. This has direct implications for the diversity ofengineering students and workforces. Qualitative studies, for example, find that undergraduatewomen who place a high value on social responsibility leave engineering programs when theyencounter unsupportive environments, decontextualized technical courses, and curriculardifficulty.This paper builds on prior literature by sharing the results of research that integrated criticalsocial science perspectives on corporate social responsibility (CSR) into technical courses inpetroleum engineering, mining engineering, and electrical engineering – three fields routinelycharacterized as enrolling the least diverse student bodies in terms of gender. Our data consist ofthree years of pre- and post

Conference Session

Current Issues in Information Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Chetan Sankar; P.K. Raju

teams that can integrate information technologies withtraditional engineering areas such as fluid mechanics, thermal sciences, materials science,manufacturing technologies, and precision design. In addition, more than 1.3 million newprogrammers, engineers, systems analysts, and computer scientists will be required between 1996to 2006 to meet the information technology demands of the nation’s industries according to areport from the U.S. Commerce Department's Office of Technology. To address this need, the vital importance of the introduction of information technologies tocreatively improve undergraduate education has been stressed by the Carnegie Foundation for theAdvancement of Teaching. Thus, in partnership with relevant industries, we

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Gallagher, Montana State University - Bozeman; Craig Woolard, Montana State University - Bozeman

itprovided an opportunity to focus on content-specific professional development, which was notavailable in-school. Motivations mentioned for participating in the program included a desire tobuild up knowledge in discipline content areas that were considered weaker. When describinghow the RET experience impacted their approach to teaching classroom content, the commonthemes that emerged from interview responses, however, centered on practices andmultidisciplinary integration rather than on specific disciplinary content knowledge. Allrespondents referred to classroom changes related to implementing science and engineeringpractices and placing greater emphasis on cross-cutting concepts. Knowledge and skills aretherefore combined into one outcome

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in Silico

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W Liberatore, Colorado School of Mines; Charles Russell Vestal, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

have them on when hestarted at the top of the slide. The attention to detail shown by the students will serve them wellin their course and future engineering jobs. a. b. Figure 3. Screenshots of a video made of an at home experiment (a. and b.) and the course related problem derived from the video (c.).Pilot 5: Engineering Estimates and Material and Energy BalancesThe chemical engineering curriculum traditionally begins with a course in material and energybalances, as it does at the Colorado School of Mines. The majority of the students (~75%) havealready completed the Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics course discussed previouslywhile the rest are taking thermodynamics co-currently with material and energy balances. Thestrong emphasis

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. However, if you can marry these two concepts together, then you have hit a home run.In our school, the Computer Engineering Technology curriculum is set up so that programming andembedded circuit design is taught via a series of courses: (a) Introduction to ‘C’ programming, (b)Digital Design and Embedded Systems, (c) C++ and object orientated programming and (d) anIntermediate Embedded Systems course. After completing this series, the students can continue onwith an Embedded Linux course, as well as a Software Engineering (process and agiledevelopment) course. Page 26.971.2This arrangement of courses is a bit unusual in that Technology

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joni Spurlin; Mehmet Ozturk; Hatice Ozturk

Integrated Project Teams have beeninvestigated [1]. It was observed that teams with even gender breakdown performed better thanthe teams with a single female member. We have been looking into team performance in ourcourses ever since some core courses in the curriculum were paired up with problem laboratories.Problem laboratories presented us a challenge because students had to communicate and workwith one another in the absence of instruments or computers. Initially, we used the grades to formthe groups making sure that every group contained an A student while observing a uniformdistribution of women and minorities in the groups. At the end of the semester, course evaluationforms which contained additional questions to check the group performance

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session I - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Robyne Bowering, Monash University

Tagged Topics

Invited - Student Development

ingraduates, can be enhanced through improved faculty teaching and learning methods. Thenew curricula should encourage deeper learning and understanding of context. They shouldcontain among other things: integrated experiential activities, interdisciplinary perspectives,addressing different learning styles and helping students to develop life-long learning skillsby assisting them to understand how they learn and provide a connectedness to the needs andissues of the broader community.[11-13]Service-learning is a pedagogical practice that deliberately integrates community serviceactivities with educational objectives. Students engage in meaningful learning throughapplied, active, project-based learning, drawing on multiple knowledge sources

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen Donis-Keller, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

. Furthermore, while writing remains an essential means ofcommunication, visual digital technologies such as video and still photography have gainedwidespread acceptance and are now ubiquitous as primary modes for communication, notablyvia web-based means. Despite recognition for the need to embrace "new media" courses thatdirectly address creativity and effective communication using such tools are not plentiful withinthe engineering curriculum. There are many competing interests that influence curriculum designthat will equip the next generation of engineers to be technically competent, competitive in theglobal economy, and effective as responsible citizens. The Association of American Collegesand Universities report College Learning for the New

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Rumpf, Ferris State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

of the trade, with such other traits as good presentation skills and leadershipqualities often determining the difference between who gets a ride on the company’s fast trackand who goes down some corporate cul-de-sac. However, those skills once considered “soft” areincreasingly necessary not just to climb the corporate ladder, but even to access the first rung.Chief among those newly necessary soft skills is the ability to work as a member of a team. Thebig question is how to impart soft-skill lessons, especially in the academic environment whereoutcomes assessment is increasingly more important.In one form or another, though, team projects are an integral part of the manufacturing educationexperience. A large body of work on team dynamics

Conference Session

K-12 Students and Teachers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elsa Head, Tufts University; Morgan M. Hynes, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

to use engineeringin their classrooms. The results of this study show that STOMP does have a positive impact onteacher self-efficacy in teaching engineering design. In addition the more experience a teacherhas with STOMP seems to impact the engineering subject matter knowledge and engineeringdesign pedagogical content knowledge they applied in their interviews and classrooms.IntroductionConcern over performance and participation in STEM (science, technology, engineering, andmathematics) fields in the United States has lead to greater integration and adoption ofengineering in K-12 curricula. In December 2000, the Massachusetts Department of Educationadded engineering to its curriculum frameworks (as part of the Science &

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zorica Nedic, University of South Australia; Andrew Nafalski, University of South Australia; Ozdemir Gol, University of South Australia; Jan Machotka, University of South Australia

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

devices, which integrate emerging active materials and non-conventional topologies. He has a strong interest in innovative approaches to engineering education and has published widely in this field. His teaching responsibilities have included courses in electrical machines, engineering design, renewable energy and virtual instrumentation. He has received national and international awards for excellence in research, teaching, engineering education and community service. He is the author and co-author of some 300 publications. He is currently an Associate Professor and discipline head of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.Jan Machotka

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Reeping, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Dominican curriculum. However, while the workshops did generatesignificant teacher interest in engineering, the students who devoted one week each summer todevelop, run and assist with the workshops were largely required to pay their own way. After theinitial enthusiasm of performing such an outreach wore off, it was determined that this model isfinancially unsustainable. Given the great desire on the part of the Dominican teachers to haveaccess to continuing education, it was determined that methods of bringing content to theteachers through online modules would be investigated, as it has a great potential to make a largeimpact without incurring considerable expenditures.Distance Education--Assessing the Scale and GoalsArger recites the promise of

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gunnar Lucko, Catholic University of America; Michael Madden, United Space Alliance; Justin Molineaux, Catholic University of America

Tagged Divisions

Construction

to consider this limitation of the spreadsheetapproach to be negligible. The true and perhaps most important distinction between the OOPapproach and the spreadsheet approach is the way in which the student interacts with his or herimplementation of the algorithm. In an object-oriented world, the development environment andthe runtime environment are extremely different. While developing the software, the student usesan integrated development environment (IDE) or another text editor to write the code for a Page 12.1293.12program while it is not running. Once enough of the code has been completed to run theprogram, the student will no longer

Conference Session

Computers in Education 9 - Technology I

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hoe, Loyola University Maryland; Dave Binkley, Loyola University Maryland; Mary Lowe, Loyola University Maryland

classical engineering curriculum with a one or two semester course inquantum computing [7].Several universities have offered courses in quantum computing at the graduate andundergraduate levels. Due to the growing demand for ‘quantum-aware’ specialists, there is aneed for introductory-level QIST courses. In this paper, we describe a pair of introductorycourses in quantum computing for undergraduate students studying electrical engineering,physics, and computer science. By requiring a modest set of prerequisites, the courses will beaccessible to a broader range of STEM students. Our approach features an interdisciplinarylearning environment, which prepares students for modern work environments where engineersand scientists routinely work with other

Conference Session

Renewable Energy in Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); KETKI GHAISAS, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

to legislativechanges, financial or administrative constraints. Engineering education moves into the twentyfirst century charged with an environmental agenda due to response to wider changes in thesociety. Educators are regularly modifying curriculum content to embrace technological changesin the learning outcomes. In modern world where everything changes at an extremely fast pacekeeping up to date with technology is not only desirable but necessary. The renewable energy ishighly interdisciplinary and crosses over between a numbers of research areas, making it quitedifficult to be covered in a single course. Renewable energy technologies have strong potentialfor hands-on multi-disciplinary project-based learning. In particular, projects

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; David Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Michael Boyles, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jeffrey Rogers, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Keith Goreham, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jatmika Suryabrata, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia; Yulyta Kodrat, Indonesian Institute of the Arts

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

architectural and interior design education is diverse. It rangesfrom energy efficient lighting and daylighting to studies that assess the effect ofilluminance upon finish materials and color interaction. This often leads to attempts tosqueeze lighting into an already crowded curriculum and is compounded when efforts aremade to develop complex study models of interior lighting environments. In short, there isoften little time to explore these topics in adequate detail.This paper explores an alternative to the study of interior lighting environments throughuse of a Virtual Reality Theater. It discusses the development of one of these highlyrealistic virtual environments and how it is being used to introduce students to understandand interpret varying

Conference Session

What's New in Engineering Economy

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Olufemi Omitaomu; Adedeji Badiru

Educationinvestment and more emphasis is usually placed on its understanding when teaching engineeringeconomy. However, the analysis of this type of cash flow profile usually intimidates students.The understanding and analysis of cash flow diagrams is an integral part of engineering economyeducation especially at the undergraduate level. Several innovative methods of enhancing theteaching of engineering economy are in the literature, including incorporating spreadsheets intothe classroom lectures1, 5, the need for curriculum enhancement by integrating research advancesinto course materials4, 6, and practical factors that increase the efficacy of teaching engineeringeconomy8. In this paper, several designs and a close-form analysis of some real-life