Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

competitive advantage that any organization has is in the unique, unduplicated[diverse] intellectual capital of its people10. Diverse engineering teams harness differingperspectives and ideas that individuals bring to the workplace in a complementary fashion forinnovation and problem-solving success—two critical elements needed to survive in today’sglobal marketplace. Keep in mind that résumés only partially reflect potential and degree titlesshould not be the primary proxy for skill and competency. Hiring must be based on eachcandidate’s display of competence and ability to fulfill an organization’s current and futuretechnical needs.The differences in academic preparation and professional contributions of Engineers andEngineering Technologists are

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andy Shaojin Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College of Technology; Iem H. Heng, New York City College of Technology; Sidi Berri, New York City College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

experience in the simulated design projects that prepare them for realchallenge when graduate. The hands-on project allows student to learn from his failure.The hands-on engaging design project should be provided every semester to allow students toreinforce their mind on the practice of current engineering approach in product design and slowly Page 25.1453.10and steadily build problem solving and synthesizing skills [Mil01]. This type of project should beintroduced at freshman years, so they can benefit from the experience early. This will provideopportunities for the students to make early connection of STEM to the future work that they willbe

Conference Session

Engineering Management Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Waters

and studied widely and became one of the very few who have been able toarticulate a convincing, original systems theory of human society. Today, the association ofbiological evolution with societal evolution by analogy is well established but Boulding’sambition was greater. He went beyond analogy to build a theory that integrated physical,* Two reviewers of this paper questioned its relevance to engineering management education andpractice. It is an attempt to use advances in evolutionary biology and paleontology, as interpretedby Kenneth Boulding, to provide a framework for examining strategic issues confronted bytechnical managers. In my view, the subject is relevant.Another reviewer maintained that my "premise that '… formal strategic

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Management

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garth V Crosby, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Julie Dunston, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Paper ID #8108The Development and Delivery of an Online Graduate Course: Lessons Learnedand Future DirectionDr. Garth V Crosby, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Dr. Garth V. Crosby is an assistant professor in the Technology Department at Southern Illinois Univer- sity Carbondale. He obtained his MS and PhD degrees from Florida International University in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering, respectively. Dr. Crosby’s primary interests of research are wire- less networks, wireless sensor networks, network security and active learning strategies for STEM. He has served as a reviewer for several

Conference Session

FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Kosky, Union College; William Keat, Union College; George Wise, Union College; Robert Balmer, Union College

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

of computational fracture mechanics. Page 11.429.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Developing a Freshman Introduction to Engineering TextbookAbstract What should a freshman introduction to engineering course achieve and how will anappropriate textbook help meet the course goals? In this paper, we summarize our experiencessearching for a text and ultimately how and why we decided to write our own book. It can be said that the primary purpose of a first year introduction to an engineeringcourse is to win the hearts and minds of first year college students who are considering anengineering

Conference Session

New EET Course Development

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education”Course description and goalsWith the previous points in mind, the author has developed an introductory course on satellitecommunications trying to cover the gap between the industry needs and the student knowledgeand background acquired in previous courses in the BSEET curricula in which he teaches. Themain topics of this course are presented in Table 1. These topics are covered using a mixture oflectures from the instructor, experimental work, solution of problems as a group in theclassroom, in addition to several presentations from the students. A clear advantage of thestructure of the topics seen in Table 1 is that

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

ABET skillsthat the speakers used most often in their jobs. This review was followed by open-ended essaysasking the students to personally define EnvE, comment on aspects of the profession that theyfind personally appealing and not, and whether or not they want to pursue a degree in EnvE. Thethemes that the students associated with EnvE that rose to the top of their minds when writing a2-page essay may indicate the elements that are most and least attractive of our profession.Results and DiscussionCourses Mapped to BOK OutcomesFor the EnvE BOK outcomes that correspond directly to ABET outcomes, mapping of coursesthat cover each area is fairly simple. In particular, in Civil Engineering instructors for eachcourse describe how it relates to the

Conference Session

Software Engineering Concepts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Peter Y Wu, Robert Morris University; Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Paper ID #17780Strategies for Delivering Active Learning Tools in Software Verification &Validation EducationDr. Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University Acharya joined Robert Morris University in Spring 2005 after serving 15 years in the Software Indus- try. His teaching involvement and research interest are in the area of Software Engineering education, Software Verification & Validation, Data Mining, Neural Networks, and Enterprise Resource Planning. He also has interest in Learning Objectives based Education Material Design and Development. Acharya is a co-author of ”Discrete Mathematics Applications for

Conference Session

Engineering Career Attitudes

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University; Hiroko Kawaguchi Warshauer, Texas State University; Sara Garcia Torres M.Ed., Texas State University; Laura Rodríguez Amaya

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

comments as the interview begins. She does not speak about her careerawareness easily, but does indicate that she might like being an engineer: “Because I like building stuff. I like building stuff…like when I got a crank car at Christmas”When she is asked if there is any reason she might have thought she couldn’t be a scientist,engineer, or mathematician, she agrees that this might have been at a time when she thought thatshe might not be able to pursue a science career, but she reports that it wasn’t the camp that changedher mind. It was herself. “Well, when I wasn't very good at math, but the camp did not change my mind. That was like pretty much the only reason I went to the camp because it was – because it was Science

Conference Session

Engineering Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Tihanyi, University of Toronto; Penny Kinnear, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

conventions (“Summa cans are not suitable forSVOCs, PAHs, PCBs, microbials, radon and particulates”), were addressed through additionalresearch and the addition of new material that was more specific both in method and goals. Itwas presented with a different audience in mind, a knowledgeable client who would make ajudgment on the quality of the content, the reliability and validity of the claims (including budgetnumbers) rather than just a display of knowledge.It is possible to see Téa in the interim proposal meeting putting on the role of professionalconsulting engineer, specifically the team role she identified for herself. She sits up straight, penin hand, eyes focused on the presenter and then the clients, making notes and nodding as shelistens

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Potpourri

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brian D. Tedeschi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julia K. Miller, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nancy L. Denton P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #32807The Development of Techie TimesMr. Brian D. Tedeschi, Purdue University, West Lafayette Brian Tedeschi is a current Graduate Student at Purdue University with research interests in STEM Educa- tion and informal learning environments. Brian received his Bachelor’s Degree from Purdue University in Mechanical Engineering Technology and is currently working towards a Master’s degree in Engineering Technology.Ms. Julia K. Miller, Purdue University, West Lafayette Julia Miller is a Grad Student pursuing a masters in Engineering Technology with a specialization in engi- neering/STEM education research at Purdue

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark Ardis, Rochester Institute of Technology; Cheryl Dugas, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2007-634: ADAPTING COOPERATIVE LEARNING TO TEACH SOFTWAREARCHITECTURE IN MULTIPLE ROLE-TEAMSSteve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyMark Ardis, Rochester Institute of TechnologyCheryl Dugas, Rochester Institute of Technology Page 12.177.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Adapting Cooperative Learning to Teach Software Architecture in Multiple-Role TeamsAbstractThe software architecture process depends on successful teamwork involving cooperation amongmembers of the design team, cooperation between the design team and the clients, andcooperation between the design team and the development organization

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcelo Jenkins, University of Costa Rica

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

addition to introductoryoverviews of PSP and TSP. There are many published experiences on teaching PSP in a collegesetting. We too offer a separate one-semester graduate course on PSP alone, but its descriptionfalls outside the scope of this paper.3. The context of our courseThe Software Quality Management (SQM) course is part of the Master of Science program ofthe Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Costa Rica. Figure 1shows the courses of the MS program related with software engineering. This paper describesonly the experience in teaching one of them: Software Quality Management.We designed our SQM course with two main objectives in mind. First, to introduce the student tothe current software quality frameworks

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Kyun Lee, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer; R. William Graff, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

AC 2008-1791: PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN TEACHINGENGINEERING: AN ETHICAL MANDATE TO PRODUCE RESPONSIBLEENGINEERS.B. Kyun Lee, LeTourneau University B. KYUN LEE is a professor in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University, where he taught since 1988. He received his B.S. degree from Young Nam University, M.S. and PH.D. from Oregon State University in mechanical engineering. Prior to joining LeTourneau University, he was a research and development engineer at Hyundai Motor Company. His professional interests include system dynamics, control, and applied mechanics. Email: kyunlee@letu.eduPaul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University PAUL R. LEIFFER

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ochs, Lehigh University; Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Scott Schaffer, Purdue University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technology University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Technology at Purdue. Dr. Schaffer's research involves assessment and evaluation of cross-disciplinary team learning and performance, and the design of support systems to promote learning, interaction, self-monitoring. He is also currently an affiliated faculty member of the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering and co-director of the Healthcare Informatics and Learning Technologies group. Scott has received many grants in support of his research and has published and presented often related to workplace learning and performance, cross-disciplinary teams, and needs assessment. Dr. Schaffer also has fifteen years of experience as a consultant to private and public sector organizations

Conference Session

Flexible Engineering Curricula

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

and real-world, philosophical and practical, etc.Our program aims to prevent this disconnect by contextualizing engineering through the lens ofsocietal and global challenges.As an alternative to content-driven curricula, Baillie et al. propose that adopting a ​thresholdcapability​ focus. This curriculum approach cultivates students’ ways of thinking and being andcan help develop more independent and critically thoughtful engineers.​10​ To design such acurriculum, the first step is to define overall program goals. With these in mind, specific coursegoals, learning experiences, and then teaching plans are developed. By focusing on graduates’abilities, this approach to curricular design provides a framework seemingly built forphilosophical

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Michael Mercado; Dale C Rowe, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

aerospace and information technologydomains. As evidenced by the ideas presented in this paper, a great deal of progress can be madeby bringing individuals together in closely related fields to innovate methods of defense thatprotect our critical and other infrastructure. If we do not, we put ourselves at risk as our worldbecomes more interconnected. Industries that once had little concern for attack in cyberspace mustnow become much more aware of the threats and devise defense strategies that best protect theirassets.In engineering and technology, cyber-security occupies only a small portion of the educationalsurface area that is considered in today’s curriculum. It is necessary that new technologies bedeveloped with security in mind. Not only

Conference Session

Reimagining Engineering Ethics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech ; Scott A. Civjan, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #30780Many Facets of Imagination: What Really Matters in Engineering EthicsInstruction?Mr. Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech Yousef Jalali is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He re- ceived a B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering and M.Eng. in Energy Systems Engineering. His research interests include interaction between critical thinking, imagination, and ethical reasoning, interpersonal and interinstitutional collaboration, diversity, equity, and inclusion, systems thinking, and chemical en- gineering learning systems. Yousef taught chemical engineering courses for a few

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Page 13.799.10process of observation for ever changes the observed. The observer and the observed are interacting.Heisenberg writes: ”We can no longer speak of the behavior of the particle independently of the process ofobservation.” The laws we formulate are not about the nature itself, but about our knowledge of it.the essential nature or substance of something as distinguished from its attributes. Inother words, borrowing from Buddhism,4 the essential nature, the Buddha nature, istaught to be a truly real, but internally hidden, eternal potency or immortal element withinthe purest depths of the mind, present in all sentient beings.Let us then consider the implications of this view for engineering. According to Berry,our new community is a

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark McConkie, Utah State University; Timothy Taylor, Utah State University; David Britt, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

whatour curriculum will be from a macro level perspective, we are in a good position to createcourses across and the breadth and depth of biological engineering content in a balanced,integrated manner. Even though discipline standards, department curriculum, and individualcourses may develop at different rates, and not in a linear fashion, our goal is to explicitly definethe relationships between each level early so that as the discipline standards take shape we canensure that our curriculum is updated, and focus our efforts in a continuous improvement processover time. Keeping the principle of alignment in mind, the next few sections of this paper willconsider some of the profits and pitfalls associated with our efforts at discipline, curriculum

Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisa Warford, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

parentheticalcitation in the paragraph is from the student’s paper and does not refer to the references listed atthe end of this paper): In the mid 1980s, the field of tissue engineering was established as the next major biological breakthrough. As these technologies developed, it became plausible that these engineered tissues could replace organs and other living cells that had been damaged or lost. Successful regeneration showed exceptional promise with the use of biocompatible materials that function as connectors across an injured area. (Li 65) These “biological bridges” allow for cell proliferation and thus reattachment and organ growth. With this goal in mind, increased funds and research have been invested to

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Management

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liana Bayatyan, Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY); S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

that organizations that embrace knowledge sharingenvironment are priming their employees to detect and attend to new environmental trends andopportunities. As a result, these organizations will gain an advantage. Thus, the organizationsmust develop a strong communication network. This in turn will translate into organizationaladoptability.Differing Organizational Cultures in the global economy It is important for today’s engineering managers to understand that in today’s globaloperational field, organizational culture must recognize cultural diversity. Engineering managersalso need to recognize the many types of cultures that exist within an organization [13]. Hence,engineering managers need to keep in mind that social norms of

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Frontiers

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ahmet Zeytinci; Philip Brach

event of a power failure, while inadequate to solve the problem, would address smallerexcessive rainfall.In the incremental benefit/cost analysis the following data were used: 1- The cost of the sump pump installation = $5,500 2- The benefit is the reduction in apprehension over potential flooding and peace of mind established by the presence of the pump (security blanket). Page 10.203.8 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”The benefit of the sump pump is virtually all derived from the

Conference Session

Understanding Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Penny Hirsch; Ann McKenna

, J. D., Brown, A. L., and Cocking, R. R. (Eds.) (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience,and school. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.2. Hynd, Cynthia, Holschuh, Jodi, and Nist, Sherrir (2000). Learning Complex Scientific Information: MotivationTheory And its Relation to Student Perceptions, Reading &Writing Quarterly, 16: 23–57.3. Keller, John, M. (1987). Development and use of the ARCS model of instructional design, Journal ofInstructional Development, vol. 10, no. 3.4. Hirsch, P., Anderson, J., Colgate, J.E., Lake, J., Shwom, B., and Yarnoff C. “Enriching Freshman DesignThrough Collaboration with Professional Designers.” Proceedings, American Society of Engineering Educationnational meeting, June 2002.5. Atman, Cynthia

Conference Session

Reimagining Engineering Ethics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jessica Koehler, Wake Forest University; Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University ; Michael Lamb, Wake Forest University; Alana Demaske, Wake Forest University; Carlos Santos, Wake Forest University; Michael D. Gross, Wake Forest University; Dylan Franklin Brown, Wake Forest University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

engineering faculty found problem-solving, akin to criticalthinking, to be the single most important competency for engineers [39]. Critical thinking isassociated with many aspects of ABET Student Outcomes. Not only does it address problemsolving and analysis, but the process of argumentation cultivates communication skills that areessential to collaboration. Being self-critical keeps one open-minded to learn and solve problemsboth alone and in groups. Lastly, the process and spirit of inquiry is a necessary driver in self-directed, lifelong learning [19]. Despite its accepted importance, engineering graduatesconsistently fall short in critical thinking skills according to employers [29], [39], [40].According to a 2019 literature review, established

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leroy Cox, University of Missouri-Rolla; Cassandra Elrod, University of Missouri-Rolla

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

demographic section which asked the students to ratetheir overall knowledge of the engineering profession and whether or not they knew someonethat was an engineer or held an engineering degree. In the event that they did know someone, weasked the nature of the relationship, in terms of whether that person was a close or distantrelative or a friend. This was followed by a survey that asked them to rate, on a scale of 1 – 5,with ‘1’ being “not familiar” and ‘5’ being “extremely familiar,” their knowledge of variousengineering degree programs. Also, a qualitative measure was used to understand their thinkingwith regard to the previously-rated degree programs. Respondents were asked to respond withthe first word or phrase that came to mind when presented

Conference Session

Exploration of Broad Issues and Promotion of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Latin, had greater “transfer” value than others in facilitating learning. Forexample, Latin would help people think more rigorously, thus a student wishing to enterOxbridge should demonstrate proficiency in Latin in the entrance examination. John HenryNewman wrote to his sister Jemima in 1845, predating faculty psychology- “The great pointis to open men’s minds – to educate them-and make them logical it does not matter what thesubject is, which you use for this purpose. If you will make them think in politics you willmake them think in religion”. In the twenty first century Brad J. Kallenburg showed howreasoning in design is analogous with reasoning in ethics, and how the design paradigm canbe a means of bringing engineering ethics into

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Cristian Gaedicke, California State University, East Bay; Saeid Motavalli, California State University, East Bay

: Representing & Emphasizing the E in STEM” Presented by Dassault Systems Saturday, June 13, 2015 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Sheraton Seattle | Seattle | WAAuthentic Engineering Connection. Identify and describe how you will explicitly address theways in which your lesson or activity is representative of the processes, habits of mind andpractices used by engineers, or is demonstrative of work in specific engineering fields.i At leastone of those must be within the first four listed, below; i.e., do not only check “other”. Check allthat apply: Use of an engineering design process that has at least one iteration

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Ann D Kaiser, ProjectEngin LLC

” Presented by Dassault Systems Saturday, June 13, 2015 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Sheraton Seattle | Seattle | WAAuthentic Engineering Connection. Identify and describe how you will explicitly address theways in which your lesson or activity is representative of the processes, habits of mind andpractices used by engineers, or is demonstrative of work in specific engineering fields.i At leastone of those must be within the first four listed, below; i.e., do not only check “other”. Check allthat apply: X Use of an engineering design process that has at least one iteration/improvement X Attention to specific engineering habits of

Conference Session

ERM: Conceptualizations of Engineering and Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julianna Gesun, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Julia Rizzo, University of New Hampshire

scores among the top five rankedcompetencies was surprisingly marginal (10 points), especially noting that the experts could listup to ten of any competencies that came to mind. The top five most important competenciescontained a tie for the highest ranked and the overall scores between ranks #3 and #6 onlydiffered by three points (see Table 1). An explanation for this similarity in overall points is thatcompetencies such as Communication and Teamwork are relatively more studied in theengineering education research community than other competencies. For example, thesecompetencies are also present in the ABET criteria for student outcomes [11] and the NationalAcademy of Engineering's key factors for engineering student success in meeting the