Conference Session

The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Large Seagrave

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

practicalprofessional practice issues. Thus, the major focus of this course really falls on multitasking.Reaveley states "everybody has to learn some aspects of multitasking; the students have tomultitask between their course loads. They’ve got an obligation here, and here, and here. If theydon’t learn to multitask they will be limited in their career advancement…when I was runningmy office, in a month’s time I’d work on 25-30 projects"8. The goal of the CLEAR and CVEEN4910 instructional team is to produce graduates who are prepared for a multitasking environmentwith solid written, oral and teamwork communication skills besides the science and technicaltraining traditionally expected of engineering programs.Although the program, in its third year, has not

Conference Session

Hurricane Katrina

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Chen, University of South Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

Highway Administration. Dr. Chen is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award and a member of ASEE, ASCE, AGU, and ACE. Page 11.60.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Lesson from Hurricane Katrina: Meeting the Need for Coastal Engineering Education and Research in the Gulf Coast RegionAbstractOne of the important lessons from Hurricane Katrina (2005) is the pressing need for coastalengineering research and education along the Gulf Coast. There are 21 universities offeringgraduate programs in coastal engineering nationwide. However, most of the coastal engineeringprograms are located on the East and West

Conference Session

FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Elzey, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

component of the curriculum. These changes include increasing numbersof women and minorities in engineering (and the need to increase them further), better preparednessof high school graduates for college-level study, and heightened competition among institutions andfields for the best students. Entering engineering students are therefore more diverse, moredemanding, and more ‘consumer-conscious’ and sophisticated in the evaluation of career alternativesthan ever. So in addition to providing students with the fundamentals of technical problem solving,the intro to engineering course must now provide an effective learning experience for a much more

Conference Session

Customizing Courses for Industry Training Needs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Kuprenas, University of Southern California; Elhami Nasr, California State University-Long Beach

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

2006-1862: PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR APUBLIC SECTOR ENGINEERING ORGANIZATIONJohn Kuprenas, University of Southern CaliforniaElhami Nasr, California State University-Long Beach Page 11.1043.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Project Management Training and Certification for a Public Sector Engineering OrganizationAs engineers progress through their careers, many engineers perform less traditional technicalengineering and spend more time acting as engineering project managers who perform little orno traditional engineering work. Engineers functioning in both roles, however, are essential tosuccessful

Conference Session

Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinay Kumar Domal, UWA; James Trevelyan, UWA

Tagged Divisions

International

Page 11.1312.4‘specifications and constraints’ is used to discuss the types of facts and laws that rule over thedesigner’s practices that limit their development of design solutions. Third, the notion ‘designdiscourse’ is developed taking into an account of the importance of negotiation from differentviewpoints during the design and production of artefacts. It is evident Bucciarelli has a clearmind-set ‘that design is a social process’ and informal social structures determine theeffectiveness of work activity.Based on a pre-conceived model of technical work in terms of problem solving, craft skills,networking and integrating, (Solomon and Holt 1993) interviewed engineers at differentstages in their career to gain a picture of mechanical

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Durward Sobek, Montana State University; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

career and job advancement opportunities. Introductory coursesserve to expose student to the breadth of the field and help recruit students to a little knownmajor. Ideally, these courses prepare students for follow-on courses and future IndustrialEngineering (IE) jobs.The IE programs at Northeastern University (NU) and Montana State University (MSU) haverecently developed introductory courses to attract students to the IE major, expose them to thebreadth of the field, and prepare them for future coursework. The instructors of these courses(and authors of this paper) independently developed hands-on and other interactive activities tointroduce core IE topics. It is well documented that active learning techniques enhance learningand the student

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Gene Gloeckner, Colorado State University; George Morgan, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Book” and co-author of “Technology and Society: Crossroads to the 21st Century” and “Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century.” He is a member of IEEE, ASEE, ASQ, and LIA.Gene Gloeckner, Colorado State University Dr. GENE GLOECKNER is an associate professor in School of Education, Colorado State University. He has authored a number of research articles and books. During his 30 years of professional career, he has held various teaching, research and administrative positions at Colorado State University, Montana State University, Ohio State University, and Illinois State University.George Morgan, Colorado State University Dr. GEORGE MORGAN is a Professor emeritus in School of

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marc Christensen, Southern Methodist University; David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Scott Douglas, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Engineering Education at SMU. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University. Dr. Douglas' is a recognized expert in the fields of adaptive filters, blind source Page 11.71.1 separation, and active noise control, having authored or co-authored two books, six book chapters and over 150 journal and conference papers in these fields. He was the recipient of an NSF CAREER (Young Investigator) Award in 1995 and has received significant research funding from the U.S. Army, other U.S. governmental organizations, the State of Texas, and Raytheon© American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest McDuffie; Elaine R. Milliam; Robert Kavetsky; Ronald Bennett; Eugene Brown

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

degrees to ensure the economic future of the nation;• To foster stronger ties between the university researchcommunity and the Navy in order to apply the latest research in amore timely fashion;• To provide new pathways for talented STEM professionals toenter careers at Navy research and development centers.The focus of the NNCS Leadership Symposium is having an initialgathering of students from several different universities across thenation. They will come together to form learning communitiesacross boundaries. Each student will engage with teams oflearners, mentors and advisors from differing backgrounds andinterests. These teams will provide an environment for learningsupport, for deep inquiry and encouragement for stretching oneselfto take

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Douglas, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

CAREER (Young Investigator) Award in 1995 and has received significant research funding from the U.S. Army, other U.S. governmental organizations, the State of Texas, and Raytheon E-Systems Company. He is highly active in professional societies. He has been an Associate Editor of both the IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing and the IEEE Signal Processing Letters and is past Chair of the Neural Networks for Signal Processing Technical Committee and Secretary of the Signal Processing Education Technical Committee of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. He is regularly involved in organizing professional meetings, most notably as the Proceedings Editor of the 1999 International

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

International

one-or-more other ETHOS facilitated programs. These other ETHOS facilitated programs will bediscussed throughout this paper. These quotes reflect the enhanced quality of student educationthrough such experiences.  “The experience was extremely rewarding and has changed me as a person…I feel I can affect things globally now.”  “Not only did I get work experience in my specific career field, but I got to experience a different culture and interact with new and interesting people.”  “I learned so much about myself, another culture, and the world around me.”  “This experience has helped me develop as an engineer. I have gained real-world knowledge of how things work…I feel like I am better able to picture how things should

Conference Session

Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tremayne Waller, Virginia Tech; Sharnnia Artis, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Tasha Zephirin, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 11.92.2Many studies have examined non-cognitive variables to better understand student academicachievement. These studies have several the following experiences in shaping the pre-collegestudent’s academic success at the university. The experiences are (a) cultural awareness, (b)personal values, (c) interpersonal skills, and (d) career objectives.1,9 These experiences areimportant issues to examine when working with pre-college students due to the students’different experiences within secondary education. Therefore, pre-college students’ adaptation toa college environment may vary depending on their encounter with higher education.Thus, it is critical that administrators in higher education and other stakeholder groups (i.e.faculty, staff

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao; Russell Walters, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

fielddue to their increasing availability due to the evolution of these technologies. With the currenttrends in 4D CAD, more construction companies are integrating GIS with scheduling. Therefore,more and more contractors and transportation agencies are expecting the GIS and GPSknowledge and capability from new graduates of construction engineering and managementprograms. Introduction of GIS and GPS to the undergraduate students in constructionengineering and management program will bring them a positive element for their career infuture. Some programs of civil engineering have incorporated GIS courses in their curriculum1; 2.In the area of undergraduate construction education, however, it is very hard if not impossible toestablish an independent

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

.‘Guesstimation’ With most ‘design’ courses, particularly introductory sophomore level courses,tremendous difficulty is experienced by students with the open ended nature of problems.In most of their academic career, analytical science/technology courses invariably setwell posed problems. (E.g. solve for three unknowns given three equations). As suchstudents become accustomed to the ‘one correct answer’ syndrome which is usuallyachieved by drawing on methods and processes that have recently been taught in thesame course. An expectation arises, frequently bordering on dependence, which meansthat when then faced with open ended, multi solution problems, students quickly becomefrustrated and incapable of progressing to a valid solution. Because of

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

well defined body of knowledgeto the enrolled students. Our concern here is rather different. Our aim is to address a broaderand more diffuse set of needs. We address the question of ‘why’ and to a large degree leavethe engineering classes to provide the ‘how.’ “What is the point of taking a particular classand how does it fit into a larger picture?” “Why will I need to know what a coefficient offriction is?” “I really enjoyed my first course in dynamics - so what does that mean in termsof further courses and career paths?” These are the class of inquiries we address. Page 12.515.2These questions are typical of students who already, for one reason

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Miller, University of Oklahoma; Yunjun Xu, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

gives students a dedicated project where they canrefresh their skills of using different design tools such as Pro-E, Matlab, and AN-SYS which is critical for aerospace related career. Because of the nature, size and Page 12.1468.14scope of the project, student enthusiasm for working on it is much higher than onother paper projects. Specifically, mimicking professional team arrangement andpeer competition in the SLS project gives students a reality feeling.Up to this point, there is no enough information to draw a conclusion on how SLSproject affect students learning. But just as an example, the following items haveobtained a high ranking as compared with

Conference Session

Partnerships in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Rezak

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

nuclear power careers. If the US is toenjoy a resurgence of nuclear power, nuclear engineering education must step up with renewedvigor. Challenging and lucrative career opportunities will await graduates with expertise todesign, construct and operate these complex facilities.Conclusion Usage of electricity in the US now approaches generating capacity. The NRC has pre-approved construction and operating licenses for several nuclear plant designs. Performance ofnuclear plants has improved consistently for decades with no serious safety challenges. Utility Page 12.1115.6deregulation by the states is creating a more favorable environment for plant

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

original intent of the Departmentof Education grant was to develop the laboratory so that the students can gain an insight into howengineers use a combination of theoretical and experimental methods to solve real life problems.A secondary objective was to motivate incoming students as well as high school juniors andseniors to the rewards and challenges of an engineering career by providing them an opportunityof conducting experiments in industry standard equipment.Once the laboratory equipment started arriving and being installed and new experiments andprojects developed, it became apparent that the best vehicle to carry out the missions of the grantwill be to use the “Principles of Engineering Analysis and Design” course to introduce studentsto

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Zahorian, Binghamton University; Mike Elmore, Binghamton University; Kyle J. Temkin, Binghamton University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

hopefully lead to a satisfying andrewarding career. However, likely the most important overall recommendation from thisstudy (as well as others), is that the actions mentioned above should be taken well beforestudents enter a university, in visits to local high schools and/or middle and grammar schools.It seems likely students have a general idea of what career paths are important for society andhave good job prospects, long before entering college.Bibliography1. Moland, K. J. (2011, March). Decline of US student enrollm ent in comput er s cience programs. In Southeastcon, 2011 Proceedings of IEEE (pp. 297-299). IEEE.2. Rampelli, D., Gieskes, K., Fellows, S., Santos, D., Shastry, S.K. “ Continuous Process Improvem ent: A Cas e of the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; John P Henry, Sustainable Learning Systems; S. Keith Hargrove, Tennessee State University; Talbot Bielefeldt, International Society for Technology in Education

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

students understand thatKWS is a simplified, specific instance of a general problem-solving framework that they willneed to use throughout their careers in addressing novel challenges.Minor interface adjustments might make KWS and chat more accessible and integrated, or theinstructors might need to do some modeling of collaborative problem solving. For example, chatis currently designed to be launched through onscreen menu. A “You Got a Message” type ofnote will pop up on the top right corner of the game GUI whenever a group member initiates chatwith the player. The current design raised a lot of suggestions from the students during their play

Conference Session

Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #7007Indicators of Creative and Entrepreneurial Thinking Among Engineeringand Technology StudentsDr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Senay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Director of Assessment Research for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) at Purdue University. Dr. Purzer is a NAE/CASEE New Faculty Fellow. She is also the recipient of a 2012 NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. Her expertise is on assessment and mixed-methods research.Mr. Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Anthony Grenquist, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

themselves after theygraduate, and as they begin their careers. Authentic learning methodologies are used extensivelyto instruct medical students and law students.3 Engineering education also employs someauthentic learning techniques by requiring students to complete internships or cooperativeeducational placements in industry. Project-based learning is a subset of authentic learning as itapplies to engineering education. A significant amount of engineering education is involved inteaching students the fundamentals of problem solving skills. These problem solving skills arenow predominantly taught through lecture-based instruction and laboratory instruction.Unfortunately, these two methods of teaching problem solving skills are oriented more

Conference Session

Computational/CS Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; A. Anil Kumar, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, “Introduction to Computing and Programming in Python: A Multimedia Approach,” Prentice Hall, 2nd edition, ISBN: 978-0-13-606023-9.[7] IEEE Computer Society and ACM, “Computer Engineering 2004: Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Engineering,” December 2004. http://www.acm.org/education/education/curric_vols/CE-Final-Report.pdf.[8] A. Aravind, “Students recruitment and retention in computer science: panel discussion”, in proceedings of the 16th Western Canadian Conference on Computing Education (WCCCE’11), pp. 43-44, May 6-7, 2011, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC.[9] National Center for Education Statistics, Career and technical education in the United States: 1990 to 2005

Conference Session

Classes in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan PhD, University of Detroit Mercy; Nassif E Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. As a result of taking this course, you have acquired some familiarity with the prevalent business models within social entrepreneurship, and how it can be a career path. 8. Knowing oneself (strengths, the way one works, and one's values) are critical to the success of engineers in today's economy. 9. Some of the assignments in this course helped you realize the value of these important issues. 10. Very few people work by themselves. Most people work with others, and are effective with others. To be effective working with other people, you need to know their performance modes, their strengths and their values.It should be noted that the course included other activities targeting the other stated outcomes

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Hooper Sanders, East Carolina University; Mark Angolia, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

real-world problem solving and consulting projects. Throughexternal, off-campus projects, faculty members gain experience and continuously develop theirexpertise, providing personal and institutional benefits.According to a 2006 study by Anderson and Olsen, there are four factors that influence anindividual faculty member’s perspective on personal professional development, including:1) their development stage in the career cycle, 2) the institutional framework of their employer,3) the need to access collaborative opportunities, and 4) the willingness to assume newresponsibility. Faculty’s focus on professional development is typically formed into threeprimary objectives: 1) gaining experience in their own discipline, 2) teaching skills, and 3

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Pearl Chen, California State University, Los Angeles

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

4.26 1.52 1.80 4.43 2.63 OPNET to explore and learn new network protocols*9. I am confident that someone like me can 4.48 4.74 0.26 3.60 4.57 0.97 succeed in an engineering career.10. I think that engineering is the best (most 4.65 4.59 -0.06 3.60 4.14 0.54 fitting) major for me.11. I feel at home when working with other 4.22 4.30 0.08 4.20 4.43 0.23 engineers.To better visualize how different student groups responded to CPBL, group difference is definedin equation 1 to represent the difference in reported growth in domain-specific efficacy betweenLatino students and the class average

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Thomas William Richardson, Coastal Hazards Center of Excellence; Himangshu Shekhar Das, Jackson State University; Donald L Hendon

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

and Environmental Engineering in Delft, The Netherlands. His career has focused on managing and performing applied research in coastal and hydraulic engineering. In 2009, he retired as Director of the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory of the Engineer Research and Development Center and began work at his current position.Dr. Himangshu Shekhar Das, Jackson State University Dr. Himangshu Das has 15 years experience in conducting coastal and oceanographic hydrodynamic, sediment transport and water quality studies, feasibility studies and design analysis. His modeling expe- rience includes surge modeling, sediment transport, coastal zone transport including inlet and surf zone dynamics, TMDL development, groundwater

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Matthew D. Lammi, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conceptual Framework for Engineering Design Experiences in High SchoolAbstractThe infusion of engineering design into high school settings can help develop students’ criticalthinking skills and expose them to engineering careers at an early age. However, since theadvent of engineering design in pre-college milieus, researchers, educators, and curriculumdevelopers alike have been brooding over ways to introduce this equivocal subject into the k-12realm. Due to its interdisciplinary nature engineering design has also struggled to find a home inclassroom settings moving between technology education, to science classrooms and eveninformal learning environments. These factors considered it is our belief that the science

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessment Methodologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Song, Alamo College

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

production area. Now on thedate of hire the student is a viable contributing member of the team, as shown in Figure 7. Page 24.77.9 Figure 7. Student career development pathwayActivity HighlightsAs we discussed earlier, in addition to working on their daily academic schedules, students alsowork three days on the floor at Toyota to get the first-hand experience. This experience reiteratesthe theories taught in the classroom and brings up many class discussions on subject matterallowing a big picture view of the course work. For example Figure 8(a) illustrates studentactivities in learning fluid power principles through a classroom lab

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia B. Paschal, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Employer _________________________________ Position Title ___________________ Location (City, State) _________________________________ Annual Salary $_______________________Bonus $______________________ *Did you receive any offers from employers that recruited through the [institutional career center] via listings in [institutional online service], info sessions, career fairs, or on-campus interviews?  yes  noIf you selected graduate or professional school, full OR part time as your primary activity, which of thefollowing BEST describes your current plans?  Admitted, planning to attend ____________________________________________ (institution)  Considering admission offer(s) from