Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert Avanzato

contest. Figure 1: Penn State Robo-Hoops Contest Figure 2: Penn State Firefighting Contest Both robot competitions allow for the use of any choice of hardware and softwaresolutions, and this enables educators to choose the appropriate technology to achievedesired educational outcomes. For example, our freshman engineering design course willtypically use Lego Mindstorms™ robot kits and ROBOLAB™ programming (visual,icon-based programming language based on LabView), while the digital designsophomores and special topics robotics course students use more sophisticated hardware(examples: Handyboard, Basic Stamp, Palm PDA, Pontech SV203 board) and C-basedprogramming languages. Proceedings of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Section

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David I. Schwartz

Motivating Engineering Mathematics Education with Game Analysis Metrics David I. Schwartz Rochester Institute of Technology Department of Information Technology GCCIS, 70-2509 +1 585-475-5521 dis[at]it[dot]rit[dot]eduAbstractIn this paper, I develop a system for computational analysis of games that uses scoring functions tomotivate engineering mathematics education. Although many modern videogames have abandoned pointsas an archaic form of representing victory (or defeat

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

David I. Schwartz

Motivating Engineering Mathematics Education with Game Analysis Metrics David I. Schwartz Rochester Institute of Technology Department of Information Technology GCCIS, 70-2509 +1 585-475-5521 dis[at]it[dot]rit[dot]eduAbstractIn this paper, I develop a system for computational analysis of games that uses scoring functions tomotivate engineering mathematics education. Although many modern videogames have abandoned pointsas an archaic form of representing victory (or defeat

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Anne E. Mohan; Enrique Sola; James Patrick Abulencia

point in time. This modulation has been defined by thetug-of-war between practical training and academic training. Terry Reynolds provides acomprehensive view of the American engineer throughout history in his book, “The Engineer inAmerica: A Historical Anthology from Technology and Culture.” [1] The appearance of engineering in America is associated with the emergence of themilitary during the American Revolution. The large-scale projects necessary during this timesuch as conducting sieges, constructing fortifications, and building bridges, required theknowledge of technical military engineers. Prior to the Revolution, the level of capitalinvestment and risk in American society was never high enough to justify the expense of full-time

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

David I. Schwartz

Motivating Engineering Mathematics Education with Game Analysis Metrics David I. Schwartz Rochester Institute of Technology Department of Information Technology GCCIS, 70-2509 +1 585-475-5521 dis[at]it[dot]rit[dot]eduAbstractIn this paper, I develop a system for computational analysis of games that uses scoring functions tomotivate engineering mathematics education. Although many modern videogames have abandoned pointsas an archaic form of representing victory (or defeat

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Adaline M. Buerck, Mercer University

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

marketingprinciples to engineering students. Student feedback and results will also be used to update thecourse content for future semesters.Key Wordscourse evaluation, interdisciplinary, knowledge transfer, social marketingIntroductionThe National Academy of Engineering announced the 14 grand challenges for engineering in2008. These challenges aimed to call engineers to solve wicked problems such as making solarenergy economical, manage the nitrogen cycle, and provide access to clean water throughengineering achievements. However, a great engineering achievement does not always lead tothe implementation and appropriate usage of technology or product. For example, manytechnology advances focused on agriculture (i.e. nitrogen recovery) have been over the

Conference Session

Robots in Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ahlgren, Trinity College; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2009-1982: MASTERY PROJECTS IN THE UNDERGRADUATE ROBOTSTUDY TEAM: A CASE STUDYDavid Ahlgren, Trinity College David J. Ahlgren is Karl W. Hallden Professor of Engineering at Trinity College. He holds the B.S. from Trinity College, M.S. from Tulane University, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His professional interests include semiconductor electronics, simulation and modeling, and educational robotics.Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Igor M. Verner is Associate Professor at the Department of Education in Technology and Science, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He received the M.S. degree in Mathematics from the

Conference Session

Work-in-Progress Session: Understanding Issues Faced by Graduate Students and Faculty

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herman Ronald Clements III, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

, and what is considered rigorous work [13], [39], [41],[42]. By restricting who can participate in engineering research or hindering feelings ofbelonging among a diverse body of researchers, we simultaneously exclude novel,transformative ways of knowing that a diverse body of researchers brings to the field throughtheir experiences and worldviews [27]. Even in our current climate where knowledge of racialand gendered discrimination is more widespread, we still see issues that could potentially beremedied by developing and maintaining a diverse body of researchers, and questioning whetherour technological advancements perpetuate inequity [43], [44].Engineering Research ParadigmsWhen needed and appropriate, engineering research work often

Conference Session

Relationships Between Skills and Knowledge Domains

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Keith E. Hedges, Drury University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the lessons learned from teaching in higher education.IntroductionThe academic field of building design becomes confounding when the variety of students,teachers, courses, programs, and intuitional types intermingle. We have a blend of engineeringand architecture students, engineering and architecture courses, accrediting boards, and publicand private institutions of higher education. At the simplest level, engineering students enroll inengineering courses and architecture students enroll in architecture courses in a public land-grant institution. More complex teaching and learning scenarios occur when the engineeringmajors take architecture courses in the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) accredited degree programs and

Conference Session

Diversity and Global Experiences

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy S. Lewis, Brigham Young University; Terri Christiansen Bateman, Brigham Young University; Carol J. Ward, Brigham Young University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #23558Assessment of a Global Engineering Outreach CourseDr. Randy S. Lewis, Brigham Young University Dr. Randy S. Lewis is professor at Brigham Young University (BYU). He received his B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from BYU and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, respectively. He currently serves as chair of the Education and Accreditation Committee of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and as an ABET commissioner for accrediting engineering programs. He previously served in several national positions of AIChE. His research interests include biomaterials development, engineering

Conference Session

Motivation and Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan C. Hilpert, Georgia Southern University; Gwen C. Marchand, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Technology Education, 2(1), 49-52.Borrego, M., & Newswander, L. K. (2008). Characteristics of successful cross-disciplinary engineering education collaborations. Journal of Engineering Education, 97(2), 123.Borrego, M., Froyd, J. E., & Hall, T. S. (2010). Diffusion of engineering education innovations: A survey of awareness and adoption rates in US engineering departments. Journal of Engineering Education, 99(3), 185-207.Bozeman, B., & Boardman, C. (2004). The NSF Engineering Research Centers and the university– industry research revolution: a brief history featuring an interview with Erich Bloch. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 29(3-4), 365-375.Bozeman, B., Dietz, J. S., & Gaughan, M. (2001). Scientific and

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Hedayati Mehdiabadi, University of New Mexico; Jordan Orion James, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #25370Ethical Reasoning in First-Year Engineering DesignMr. Amir Hedayati Mehdiabadi, University of New Mexico Amir Hedayati is an Assistant Professor at Organization, Information & Learning Sciences program at College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences at University of New Mexico. He received a Ph.D. in Human Resource Development from University of Illinois. He has a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Sharif University of Technology and an M.B.A. degree from University of Tehran. He has presented his research in past years at multiple conferences including American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Curricula and Pathways

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lance C. Perez, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Presentacion Rivera-Reyes is currently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He formerly held a position of teaching assistant in the Engineering Education Department at Utah State University. He also held a position as Professor of Telecommunication Engineering at Technological University of Honduras teaching courses of Transmission System to senior students. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Na- tional Autonomous University of Honduras. He has experience in the telecommunication industry where he worked as a Project Manager developing solutions of high-speed transmission

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research-to-Practice: Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado - Boulder; Maia Lisa Vadeen, University of Colorado - Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado - Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan Ph.D. , University of Colorado - Boulder; Denise W. Carlson, University of Colorado - Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

, University of Colorado - Boulder Janet Y. Tsai is a researcher and adjunct professor in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on ways to encourage more students, especially women and those from nontraditional demographic groups, to pursue interests in the eld of engineering. Janet assists in recruitment and retention efforts locally, nationally, and internationally, hoping to broaden the image of engineering, science, and technology to include new forms of communication and problem solving for emerging grand challenges. A second vein of Janet’s research seeks to identify the social and cultural impacts of technological choices made by engineers in the

Conference Session

MVCC Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob C Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Paul M Moody P.E., U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky P.E., U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

Paper ID #16252Mosul Dam - A Study in Complex Engineering ProblemsLt. Col. Jakob C Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel Jakob Bruhl is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his B.S. from Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology, M.S. Degrees from the University of Missouri at Rolla and the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, and Ph.D. from Purdue University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri. His research interests include resilient infrastructure, protective structures, and

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne McClain, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Dale Feldman, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Lee Meadows, University of Alabama Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

‚ Tasks should be factually and conceptually correct (in an effort to avoid initiating or perpetuating misconceptions or oversimplifications of scientific concepts)Task 1: Wound Healing for Patterns, Functions, and Algebraic ThinkingThe first task developed and presented, “Wound Healing”, was carefully crafted to be pairedwith the MEC Patterns, Functions, and Algebraic Reasoning course, and to fall within theconstraints listed above. The application of science and math can take many forms, includinginnovative solutions to enhance wound healing, the topic of the first engineering task presented.This topic comes from the discipline of Biomedical Engineering, which is defined as theapplication of engineering principles and technology to the

Conference Session

Innovations in First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

AC 2010-1278: INTRODUCING CRITICAL THINKING TO FRESHMANENGINEERING STUDENTSJames Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include parallel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville Jeffrey L. Hieb, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. His research interests include cyber security

Conference Session

FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #8877Learning Outcomes of Introductory Engineering Courses: Student Percep-tionsProf. Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University Dr. Kaul is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western Carolina University. His re- search interests include Fracture Diagnostics, Structural Dynamics and Control, and Motorcycle Dynam- ics.Dr. Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University Dr. Adams is the Interim Department Head of the Department of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University. He has 9 years of industrial experience as an electrical engineer working in the area of analysis and testing of

Conference Session

Teaching Engineers to Teach

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Quadrato; Ronald Welch

Session 2515 Required Faculty Training - How to Teach Civil Engineering Ronald W. Welch, Craig Quadrato, Blace C. Albert United States Military AcademyAbstract Most new civil engineering faculty are hired with the presumption that they knowhow to teach. However, the usual extent of their formal faculty training is occasionallyfilling in for their faculty advisor while in graduate school. At West Point, we couldclaim that since our new faculty trained soldiers every day prior to going to graduateschool, there is no need to waste valuable time and resources on formal faculty training.But, is that

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering and More

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Katehi; Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi Diefes-Dux; Katherine Banks; John Gaunt; Robert Montgomery; William Oakes; P.K. Imbrie; Deborah Follman; Phillip Wankat

, andadopting engineering technologies appropriate to the time. The Department is now lookingtowards taking a leadership role in engineering education reform. Such a step will createopportunities to reform the first-year engineering program, long the centerpiece of FrE.FrE serves as the gateway to the Schools of Engineering with all students completing the FrEcore curriculum being admissible as sophomores to the professional engineering degreeprograms at Purdue. In this role, FrE works closely with the Engineering Professional Schools,the School of Science, and the School of Liberal Arts, as well as industry, alumni and parents torecruit, retain, and reinforce outstanding engineering students.Transformation of the first-year program needs to find

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: New Research

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Naphysah O. Duncan; Gerardo Del Cerro

competency, we see a similar pattern. More females say that theydeveloped an ability to use technology, teamwork skills, life-long learning skills, and humanistic values"to a very great extent" than the males. Tables 4, 5 include data from the Engineering Student Council Survey conducted during thespring of 2000. In Table 4 we see the results by gender of a question asking the students to evaluate thequality of a number of aspects of Cooper Union. Table 5 presents the responses to a question asking torate preparation on a number of competencies. If we look at the average figures at t he bottom of thetable, we see that no significant gender difference is noticeable. There are of course some individualcases where the differences are greater, but

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

A. Jalloh; Zheng-Tao Deng; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

education which is being applied atthe Mechanical Engineering Department at Alabama A&M University to facilitate continuousimprovement of the curriculum. This perspective has been developed to better position theprogram in the context of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)criteria 2000, which emphasizes an outcome-based philosophy. This paper examines thedevelopment, implementation and results of the use of assessment tools in seeking continuousprogram improvement in Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University.Under the new ABET criteria 2000, engineering educators are being challenged to, not only,revise the content, depth and perspective of the engineering curriculum, but also to adjust, andadapt or re

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy; Michael V. Cristiano; Patrick Caton, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Prescriptive Model of the Design Process4Dym and Little present various tools to address these major steps and how we used them on thisproject will be described.The problem statement we ultimately derived was to “Design, build, instrument, and operate areplica Newcomen engine in order to demonstrate the technology and to gather empirical data foranalysis.” The problem statement needed to be complete, yet succinct. It provided focus to keepthe project on track. When at several points our project began to go astray, looking back at theproblem statement gave us direction. Page 25.1325.5Next, it was important to determine the customers of the project. This

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gay Lemons, Tufts University; Adam Carberry, Tufts University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Linda Jarvin, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-567: THE IMPORTANCE OF PROBLEM INTERPRETATION FORENGINEERING STUDENTSGay Lemons, Tufts University Gay Lemons, Ph.D., is a post-doctoral research associate in Engineering Education at Tufts University. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado, her M.S. in Psychology, also from UNC, and her B.S. in Dance from the City University of New York. Her research interests include the cognitive processes of engineering design, gender issues in engineering, and creative self-efficacy.Adam Carberry, Tufts University Adam R. Carberry is a Doctoral Candidate in Engineering Education in the Tufts University Math, Science, Technology, and Engineering

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Tammy Yut-Ling Chan; Gustavo Borel Menezes

Society for Engineering Education 231a full member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. Over half of theundergraduate population (53%) is underrepresented minorities, of which 45% are Latino.CSULA operates on the quarter system with three quarters, each with 10 weeks of instruction, inan academic year: fall (September-December), winter (January-March), spring (March-June).The College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology (ECST) includes theDepartments of Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, ComputerScience, and Technology.The curricula for the B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering and

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS) Technical Session 6: Online, Remote, and VIrtual Labs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Grodotzki, Technical University Dortmund, Institute of Forming Technology and Leightweight Components; A. Erman Tekkaya, TU Dortmund University, Institute of Forming Technology and Lightweight Construction

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

Paper ID #38729Comparative analysis of remote, hands-on, and human-remote laboratoriesin manufacturing educationMr. Joshua Grodotzki, Technical University Dortmund, Institute of Forming Technology and LeightweightComponents Joshua Grodotzki manages the group of Profile and Sheet Metal Forming at the Institute of Forming Technology and Lightweight Components, Department of Mechanical Engineering, at the Technical Uni- versity of Dortmund. Since six years, his research activities center on engineering education topics with a particular focus on the use of digital technologies, such as apps, augmented and virtual reality, and

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sam Shearman, National Instruments

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-1230: COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS LABORATORY PROJECTSFEATURING INTERACTIVE SIMULATION AND VISUALIZATIONEd Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Edward Doering received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Iowa State University in 1992, and has been a member the ECE faculty at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology since 1994. He teaches courses in digital systems, circuits, image processing, and electronic music synthesis, and his research interests include technology-enabled education, image processing, and FPGA-based signal processing.Sam Shearman, National Instruments Sam Shearman is a Senior Product Manager for Signal Processing and Communications at National Instruments

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tyler Grandahl; Gianfranco Biondi; Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-2268: AN OPEN HARDWARE, OPEN SOURCE ELECTRONICLOAD BANK AND DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR EXPANDING THENUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS RESEARCHING BATTERYENERGY STORAGETyler GrandahlGianfranco BiondiClark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology Page 22.197.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011An Open Hardware, Open Source Electronic Load Bank and DataAcquisition System For Expanding the Number of Schools and StudentsResearching Battery Energy StorageAbstractThere is growing student interest in renewable energy and electric vehicles. Energy storage is acritical technology for electric vehicles and to some

Conference Session

AERO 1: Rocketry and Space Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Irving Buchwald, Clarkson University; Michael C.F. Bazzocchi, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

the University of Toronto (Canada) in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, the Institute for Robotics and Mechatron- ics, the Toronto Institute of Advanced Manufacturing, and the Institute for Aerospace Studies. He was a researcher in Onboard Space Systems at Lule˚a University of Technology (Sweden). Dr. Bazzocchi also worked for the RHEA Group as a spacecraft concurrent design engineer on the Canadian Space Agency satCODE (satellite concurrent design) project. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Advancing Engineering Education through University Ground Stations Michael I. Buchwald and Michael C.F

Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Recent statistics indicate that declining populations of engineers pursueadvanced degrees7. Research experiences for undergraduates (REU) programs are widelypromoted as an effective educational tool for enhancing the undergraduate experience8, 9 withmultiple benefits10, the most instrumental of which is an increased interest in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers11, 12. REU fosters increasedpersistence in the pursuit of an undergraduate degree13; increased interest in pursuing graduateeducation14, 15; and gains in skills by REU alumni over comparison groups (conducting research,acquiring information, and speaking effectively)16. REU helps develop career pathways forunderrepresented students by increasing minority