Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Rabb; Ronald Welch

Oar Design USMA Crew Team Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationCompetition projects are conducted at regional and national levels. Funding for these projects isprimarily through our alumni organization, the Association of Graduates (AOG). These design,build, and compete projects usually involve various technologies and bring out the best effort inthe students. Students are very knowledgeable about their project, and the competition designteams are structured and very organized. Competition projects are highly desirable to thestudents since they are

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ricardo Teixeira; Pedro Portela; Maria Restivo; Jose Marques

recourse toless sophisticated technology (see Figure 10). Figure 10 – Can prepared for dome reversal investigation Page 7.330.9 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThe numerical simulation could be improved by using thin shell elements, by refining the lidseam modelling allowing for separation and by performing a fully three-dimensional analysisbased on very precise geometrical and material data. In order to completely account

Conference Session

Information Guidance/Navigation/Control

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra H. Kajiwara; Lisa Taber; Cecilia Mullen

teach the use of majorengineering resources. As technology has advanced, more publications and research toolshave become available, but the one-hour lecture in the engineering class has remained thesame. The result is that the students are significantly shortchanged in their introduction to Page 7.491.1the key tools for engineering information retrieval. Dissatisfied with these circumstances, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationour solution to these deficiencies was to develop an alternate tool—an

Collection

2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College

Course-Based Undergraduate Research in First-Year EngineeringExtended AbstractThis presentation describes an adaptable model for implementing a course-based undergraduateresearch experience (CURE) in an introductory engineering design and computing course.Students work toward course learning outcomes focused on computer programming, engineeringdesign processes, and effective teamwork in the context of multi-term research and developmentefforts to design, build, and test low-cost microcontroller devices. Project customers includeprofessors implementing CUREs in science lab courses, other needs at the college, andcommunity partners. Students choose from a menu of projects each term, with a typical courseoffering involving four to

Conference Session

Software Engineering Outreach: Industry, K-12

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Thomas B Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Richard E Fairley, Software and Systems Engineering Associates (S2EA)

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – Be able to learn newtechnologies as they emerge, and appreciate the necessity models, techniques, and technologies as they emerge, andof such continuing professional development. appreciate the necessity of such continuing professional development.SYSTEMS ENGINEERING - Understand the SOFTWARE IN SYSTEMS – Demonstrate an understanding andrelationship between software engineering and systems appreciation of the level of software engineering necessary toengineering and be able to apply systems engineering develop current and future products, services, and enterpriseprinciples and practices in the engineering of

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Hao Jiang; José Carrillo; Alam Salguero; Ellaine Talle; Enrique Raygoza; Xenia Leon; Ben Lariviere; Amelito G. Enriquez; Wenshen Pong; Hamid Shahnasser; Hamid Mahmoodi; Cheng Chen

thestudents shows that the NASA CIPAIR is an effective method to engage URM students fromcommunity college in engineering research.IntroductionClosing the persistent ethnic and racial gap among engineering students plays a pivotal role inreaching the goal proposed in the Engage to Excel by the President’s Council of Advisors onScience and Technology (PCAST) [1]: “producing, over the next decade, approximate 1 millionmore college graduates in STEM fields than expected under current assumptions”. In California,Hispanics make up about 37.6 percent of the total population [2], and only about 6 percent of thetotal engineers [3]. Increasing under-represented minority (URM) students in the STEM fieldwill not only answer the call of producing more STEM

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Sara E. Wilson; Peter W. Tenpas; Ronald L. Dougherty; Christopher D. Depcik; Kenneth Fischer

Evaluating Student Learning Across the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Sara E. Wilson, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas Peter W. Tenpas, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas Ronald L. Dougherty, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas Christopher D. Depcik, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas Kenneth Fischer, Mechanical Engineering, University of KansasAbstractThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has a number educationalobjectives for engineering programs. In order to assess the success of an engineering program inmeeting these objectives, a number of outcomes are

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Andras Gordon; Kathryn W. Jablokow; Sven G. Bilen

Bringing the Systems Approach to Introductory Engineering DesignAndras Gordon, M. Sc., School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs, College of Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University Kathryn W. Jablokow, Ph. D., School of Graduate Professional Studies The Pennsylvania State University – Great Valley Sven G. Bilén, Ph.D., School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs, College of Engineering, The Pennsylvania State UniversityI. IntroductionSuccessfully addressing the challenges of the 21st century requires a shift in the way that weeducate engineering students. They need to employ the Systems Approach, which

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Adam Barnes, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

Paper ID #45426Comparison of Teamwork Assessment Methods in Engineering ClassesMr. Adam Barnes, University of Virginia Adam Barnes graduated with a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He worked in small business and industry for 18 years before returning to Virginia Tech to teach engineering as a professor of practice. He then moved to Charlottesville and began teaching at the University of Virginia in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, where he has now been for 5 years. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Comparison of Teamwork Assessment Methods

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

David Lanning; Wahyu Lestari; Shirley Waterhouse

concepts for both aging andcurrent aircraft. The students are introduced to a broad range of SHM techniques, e.g. vibration Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education 319based, wave propagation based, acoustic based, and impedance based, as well as several sensorand actuator technologies. The course materials necessarily must remain simplified forundergraduate engineering students, who in particular may not have been yet exposed to many ofthe background prerequisite concepts. A one week laboratory on the

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Nebojsa Jaksic

discarded,and some presented to the University administration as action items.Introduction and Previous WorkWhile talking about clean energy President Obama stated in his weekly address on October 2nd2010 that “Our future as a nation depends on making sure that the jobs and industries of the 21stcentury take root here in America.1” The innovation productivity and quality must increase to stopthe country's technological and manufacturing decline. While most engineering programs producesolid problem solvers, this may not be sufficient. The education of engineers must also enhancetheir inventive and entrepreneurial skills by including topics on innovation methods, disruptivetechnologies, intellectual property, entrepreneurship, etc. Engineering design

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jerrod A. Henderson, University of Houston; Erik M. Hines, Florida State University; Ayesha Boyce, University of North Carolina - Greensboro; Jared Larenz Davis, University of Houston; Waldemiro Muanha Junqueira, University of Houston; Tyron Slack, Florida State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Paper ID #32969in Psychology at Southeastern Louisiana University and my Master’s of Social Work degree at FloridaState University. My clinical and research interests include African American student academic success,resilience, and mental health. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Black Males in Pursuit of Advanced Engineering DegreesIntroductionProducing graduates with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)competencies remains a national concern/challenge [1]. Annually, less than half of the studentswho

Conference Session

Curricula Innovations in Engineering Economics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Letitia M. Pohl, University of Arkansas; Shelly Walters, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Economy

Paper ID #13980Instructional Videos in an Online Engineering Economics CourseDr. Letitia M. Pohl, University of Arkansas Letitia Pohl is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arkansas, an M.S. in Systems Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tulane University. Dr. Pohl served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force for eight years. At the University of Arkansas, Dr. Pohl has served as the Assistant Director of the Mack-Blackwell Rural

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Taconi, University of Alabama, Huntsville; R. Michael Banish, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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Chemical Engineering

procedures and the lowcost of the supplies and chemicals. The experiment also allows instructors to use the lab activityas a platform to introduce students to fundamental chemistry and chemical engineeringprinciples, including unit conversions, stoichiometry, kinetics and catalysis, and conservation ofmass. The activity has an even broader impact on students’ perceptions of chemical engineering,as it generates a product that nearly all students use on a daily basis and illustrates how chemicalengineering has a direct impact on their lives and society as a whole. Students become aware ofthe future of the chemical process industry by demonstrating technology from a rapidly growingindustry that is poised to transform fuel and chemical production. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bassem Ramadan; Karim Nasr

the starting point. PBL is known fornaturally combining classroom learning with real-life applications. This approach places theburden of knowledge acquisition on the students and utilizes the instructor as a facilitator. It is astudent-centered approach emphasizing self-confidence and creativity. This paper presents theimplementation of PBL curricular materials (modules) in Engineering Thermodynamics that aresupported by technology through simulations and target higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy ofLearning. Undergraduate students go on to future courses with enhanced thinking skills andgreater retention of knowledge. Thermodynamics is restructured as modules presenting practicalapplications first whereas principles are introduced just-in

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunil Sinha; Randolph Thomas; John Kulka

act upon,6. ability to speak and write in a way that is logical, complete, consistent, and clear, and that can recognize potential objections to one’s position,7. ability to recognize the historical importance to our society of previous ethical decisions made in relation to engineering and technology,8. ability to recognize actions that expose oneself to legal liability,9. ability to use basic risk assessment techniques in engineering decision-making,10. ability to recognize the regional and global consequences of engineering decisions.This list is based on the belief that there is significant overlap in criteria and thus, they should beconsidered together. Most construction engineering educators are unsure how to include thiselement in

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

William C. Oakes; Ronald Wukasch; Richard Foretek; Jennifer Watia; Jeffery L. Gray; Leah H Jamieson; Edward Coyle

. Under this program, undergraduate studentsin engineering earn academic credit for long-term team projects that solve technology-basedproblems for local community service organizations. The program currently has 20 project teamswith approximately 250 students participating during the 1999 academic year.Each EPICS project team consists of ten to fifteen students and is paired with a local communityservice organization that functions as its customer. Each team has a faculty or industrial adviser.The teams are interdisciplinary including students from Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Civil,Aerospace, Industrial and Materials Engineering as well as from Computer Science, Chemistry,Sociology, Nursing, Visual Design, English and Education. The teams

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica R. McCormick, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Beverly Radloff, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Nancy Lamm, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-1719: PREPARING ENGINEERING GRADUATES FOR THE REALWORLDJessica R. McCormick, Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisBeverly Radloff, Indiana University Purdue University, IndianapolisNancy Lamm, Indiana University Purdue University, IndianapolisTerri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Terri Talbert-Hatch is the Assistant Dean for the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI. In this position she is responsible for recruitment of undergraduate students and all scholarships. She is responsible for all marketing for the school including program brochures and the school’s website. She also oversees the School’s Career Services office and is the advisor to the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Roemer, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Debra Mascaro, University of Utah

from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and her Sc.D. in Medical Engineering from the joint Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. She teaches the required freshman design sequence, the required junior mechatronics sequence, and electives in musculoskeletal functional anatomy for engineers and medical instrumentation and physiology. She is interested in the use of technology in the classroom and improving student outcomes through hands-on and interactive experiences.April Kedrowicz, University of Utah Dr. April A. Kedrowicz is the Director of the CLEAR (Communication, Leadership, Ethics, And Research) Program at the University of Utah, a collaboration between the

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Johannes Strobel

library can be found at thehomepage of the Center for the Study of Problem Solving, School of Information Science andLearning Technologies, University of Missouri-Columbia (http://csps.missouri.edu). Details onthe creation of the library and an initial analysis of the contained data can be found elsewhere[37]. The main goal of the second study was to test the findings of the first study across a largerpopulation of cases.A. ProcessFindings from the first study were utilized to generate a rubric that was applied to 90 interviewsconducted with engineers on problem solving in a variety of different engineering fields. Therubric consisted of elements that were found from the single-case study, mainly theintertwindness of different problem types

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie S. Ivey, University of Memphis; Rachel Margaret Best, University of Memphis; Charles V. Camp, University of Memphis; Paul J. Palazolo, University of Memphis

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Civil Engineering

University of Ulster in Northern Ireland, M.Sc. (1995) in research methods in psychology from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland and a Ph.D. (2003) in psychology from South Bank University, London. She is currently Project Manager for the MemphiSTEP project at the University of Memphis,a project funded by the National Science Foundation, designed to increase the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduates. She is also a Co-PI on the Transforming a Civil Engineering curriculum through Geographic Information Systems Project at the University of Memphis, also funded by the National Sci- ence Foundation. Best has an extensive research background and served as lead researcher on a range of

Conference Session

Innovation in Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bernard Amadei; R. Scott Summers; Angela Bielefeldt

dire need for a transformative modelof engineering education and practice for the 21st century that: • Unleashes the human mind and spirit for creativity and compassion; • Expands engineers’ professional and personal commitments to include both technical and non-technical disciplines; • Inspires engineers to embrace the principles of sustainable development, renewable resources management, appropriate technology, and systems thinking; and • Prepares engineers for social, economic and environmental stewardships.A 2004 workshop at CU on “Integrating Appropriate-Sustainable Technology and Service-Learning in Engineering Education” further expanded on these ideas.Earth Systems Engineering is a general concept that embraces

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Fluids, Heat Transfer

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiyuan Liu, Syracuse University

sensing and mobile heath (mHeath) technology. In 2017, she joined Syracuse University as an assistant teaching professor for a joint position between the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Since 2020, she becomes a full-time assistant teaching professor in the Department Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. As an instructor, she teaches courses at different levels, from first-year undergraduate engineering programming course to graduate level technical elective courses. She particularly interests in improving engineering education through enhancing students learning experience, cultivating an active learning environment and promoting diversity

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1: Intercultural Competency-infused Teaching

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Inez Hua, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #33549Short-term Study Abroad: Engineers Gaining Intercultural CompetencyDr. Inez Hua, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Inez Hua is Professor in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering and the Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering. Her research and teaching areas include aquatic chemistry, water pollution control, environmental sustainability in engineering education, and sustainable electronics. Dr. Hua has a Ph.D and an MS in Environmental Engineering and Science from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and a BA in Biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Huseyin Sarper P.E., Old Dominion University; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics and Physics

ofmodel rocketry are reported in references 18-23. This paper describes a successfull implementationof PBL in an introductory course using “rocket cars” as its focus instead of the flight-based focusfound in previous publications. Hence, this paper is the first of its kind in the literature. Thepractical experience described in this paper is realization centered.Curricular ContextENGN 110 is an introduction to engineering and technology course designed to “introduce avariety of engineering and technology disciplines” through a series of engineering projects. Thecourse emphasizes teamwork, design, testing, communication, and presentation skills, as well asdiscovery, creativity, and innovation. This is a one-semester, 2 credit-hour course required

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Recruiting and Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah E. French, University of Louisville; Campbell R. Bego, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

. After 10 years working in industry, he returned to school, completing his Ph.D. in Computer Science Engineering at the University of Louisville’s Speed School of Engineering in 2008. Since com- pleting his degree, he has been teaching engineering mathematics courses and continuing his dissertation research in cyber security for industrial control systems. In his teaching, Dr. Hieb focuses on innovative and effective use of tablets, digital ink, and other technology and is currently investigating the use of the flipped classroom model and collaborative learning. His research in cyber security for industrial control systems is focused on high assurance field devices using microkernel architectures.Dr. Patricia A

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Gatchell, Northwestern University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

AC 2007-2786: VANTH* BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING KEY CONTENTSURVEY, PART TWODavid Gatchell, Northwestern University David W. Gatchell is a research associate in the VaNTH Engineering Research Center for Bioengineering Educational Technologies and in the department of biomedical engineering at Northwestern University.Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University Robert A. Linsenmeier has a joint appointment in Biomedical Engineering in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, and in Neurobiology and Physiology in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. His primary teaching is in human and animal physiology. He is the Associate Director of the VaNTH Engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Fred Looft; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schachterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

that can converttechnological know-how into products. To do so, technological proficiency is necessary, but notsufficient. The added ingredient is the presence of individuals with the creativity to imagine newproducts, the preparation to engineer them and the desire to see the products to market. The newB.S. degree in Robotics Engineering will provide a solid foundation in state-of-the-arttechnology, give sufficient hands-on experience to build confidence and stimulate theimagination, and foster the entrepreneurial spirit that leads to the establishment of start-upcompanies and creation of jobs.2.0 Why robotics engineering?The decision to create a new major in robotics engineering was the result of intense discussionamong a group of faculty

Conference Session

Software Engineering Course Content

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Maxim, University of Michigan - Dearborn

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

testablerequirements for the serious game. Delivery of milestone documents (requirements, project plan,software quality, risk management, design, and testing) at the same time or before gameprototypes are delivered also helps prevent students from coding first and documenting later.Students should justify technology decisions and game feature decisions by considering (anddocumenting) the cost and benefit analysis for each alternative, rather than just including afeature that seems cool.Traditional software engineering documents are similar in structure to those used in the gamedesign industry. Our students find that it difficult to use a design document template that mightbe useful for a project involving the creation of a form fill-in database application

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Ted Lee, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-2283: A DEGREE-PROJECT APPROACH TO ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONGisele Ragusa, University of Southern CaliforniaTed Lee, University of Southern California Page 14.24.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Degree-Project Approach to Engineering Education Abstract Chemical engineering education is facing a growing disconnect between a curriculumfocused primarily on “unit operations” (e.g., heat exchangers and distillation columns) andfaculty research that has increasingly emphasized nano- and bio-technology. This discrepancywas recognized by an NSF-sponsored Frontiers in Chemical Engineering Education