Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

Tagged Divisions

International

. The cornerstone is a project in which teams of management, engineering, and industrial design students conceive, design, and prototype a physical product. Class sessions employ cases and hands-on exercises to reinforce the key ideas. Topics include: product planning, identifying customer needs, concept generation, product architecture, industrial design, concept design, and design-for-manufacturing. System Project Management – 12 units Subject focuses on management principles, methods, and tools to effectively plan and implement successful system and product development projects. Material is divided into four major sections: project

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Theodoropoulos, University of Oregon

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

students from learning how to incorporate seismic designlessons into the architectural design process.BackgroundIn the past two decades the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the FederalEmergency Management Agency (FEMA) have funded several projects directedto architectural education. Recently, the Earthquake Engineering ResearchInstitute (EERI), with the support of FEMA, completed Designing forEarthquakes, a manual for practicing architects that was developed in response tothe need for a text that consolidated information needed by architects preparingfor practice in earthquake country. Page 11.1111.2In 2000, the Building Science Safety Council (BSSC), with

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haiyan Xie, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; James Tramel, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Wei Shi, University of Florida; Mei Lu, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Construction

China. Her research interests are in the areas of analysis, design, and implementation of 3D/4D modeling, construction information systems; user modeling; virtual reality, information integration, collaborative systems, human-computer interactionand project-management improvement. She is a member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Associated Schools of Construction (ASC), and Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU).James Tramel, University of Arkansas-Little RockWei Shi, University of FloridaMei Lu, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology Page 11.723.1© American Society for

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I: Innovative Models for Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April Kedrowicz, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

thesenior projects lab sequence. Students are briefly introduced to the importance of communicationto engineering in the freshman class and receive minimal instruction in writing in a junior class.This takes the form of one lecture on the basics of technical writing. If students choose, they canreceive in-depth feedback on their writing in the form of a one-on-one consultation with theCLEAR writing instructor. Few students take advantage of this. As a result, the bulk of students’oral communication, teamwork, and writing instruction occurs in the senior lab. This two-semester sequence emphasizes the “experimental and theoretical solution of realistic problems inheat transfer, fluid flow, mass transfer, chemical-reaction kinetics, and process

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael John Hargather, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology; Shannon Hussan; Timothy W Jacomb-Hood, The Pennsylvania State University; Zachary Francis, Penn State University; Carly Seneca; Martha Quinlin; Raveen Fernando

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

glider made from an index cardand a paperclip is also used. The measured experimental data is supplemented with aerodynamicperformance data for commercial aircraft, commercial gliders, birds, and insects. The activityhighlights the importance of scaling and demonstrates how flight characteristics are similaracross a wide range of flying objects. The plotting of data with different length scales helpsstudents to learn that scaling requires the identification of the most important and characteristicscales in a problem. This take-home experiment was used as a project assignment in a fluiddynamics course for junior undergraduate students at New Mexico Tech in 2012. Thehomework assignment included a written introduction to scaling, an outline of how

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Lee Heyman, United States Military Academy; Wenli Huang, U.S. Military Academy; Guangming Xie, Peking University; Pongpat Taephanitcharoen, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

purpose of theprogram is for our students to conduct collaborative engineering projects together with thestudents at Chinese universities. We hope, through living in China and interacting with Chinesestudents, our students will be immersed in Chinese culture; gain regional experiences, andperform in a multi-lingual environment. The students are chosen from majors in electricalengineering, computer science, or information technology and they have had at least one year ofChinese language instruction. The average cost for the trip is about $3500.00 per student for atwo week trip. This trip is longer than necessary for competing in the competition, but givesstudents more time to explore a foreign culture. Costs could be slightly reduced by

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohum A. Sohoni, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Kerri S. Kearney, Oklahoma State University; Rebecca L. Damron, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

educational topics.Dr. Rebecca L. Damron, Oklahoma State University Page 24.87.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Platform for Computer Engineering EducationAbstractThe goal of the Progressive Learning Platform (PLP) pilot project is to design and test a platformto teach students how the underlying hardware building blocks relate to organization andarchitecture of microprocessors. PLP helps students link computer engineering concepts—logicdesign, microprocessors, computer architecture, embedded systems, compilers, operatingsystems, and high-level language constructs—in

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technolog Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camilo Vieira, Eafit; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

. cognition. B. Computing enables innovation in nearly every field. C. Computing has both beneficial and harmful effects.AssessmentThe workshop participants were asked to design a lesson plan aimed to integrate at least one ofthe learning outcomes described by the College Board as related to the CS principles. A rubric,described on Table 2, was created and delivered to all the participants to conduct peer-evaluation of all projects developed during the workshop. Page 23.301.5 Table 2 – Workshop rubric for peer-assessment 1-5 6 - 10

Conference Session

CIP Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Chell A. Roberts, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

of content.3The College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University offers an EngineeringAccreditation Council (EAC) of ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree.The degree’s curricular structure includes an engineering foundation in the first two years andprimary and secondary areas of focus in the third and four years. The program utilizes a projectspine, with project classes every semester of the curriculum, with an explicit emphasis on thestudents gaining professional skills as they progress through the curriculum, as recommended bymultiple engineering education studies.4, 5, 6 The program utilizes a 120 semester hourcurriculum and is structured to satisfy the “general” ABET criteria (but not any program

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter; Joseph Morgan

control the operation of the platform.The project meets several key educational objectives including applied research anddesign in the undergraduate environment, team interaction, technology integration,testing, and technical communications to include written, oral, and web-baseddocumentation. The EET/TET Programs are now ready to invite other universities to jointhem in the continued development of these technologies and to focus on a multi-university competition that would bring students together to share experiences in anenjoyable, yet competitiveenvironment. Four-member teamsare formed at the beginning ofeach semester, and each teammust satisfy a set offundamental requirementsduring the first half of thesemester that include

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derrick Wayne Smith, University of Alabama, Hunstville; Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Phillip A. Farrington, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Michael P.J. Benfield, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Matthew William Turner, University of Alabama, Huntsville

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Management Department on the UAH campus. Benfield’s research interests include systems engineering, spacecraft chemical propulsion system sizing, and science and engineering team development and dynamics.Dr. Matthew William Turner, University of Alabama, Huntsville Matthew W. Turner is the Integrated Product Team (IPT) Project Manager at the University of Alabama, Huntsville. Turner has been Mission Manager of numerous IPT Senior Design Experience projects for five years and is the Deputy Project Manager of the Innovative Systems Project for the Increased Recruitment of Emerging and STEM Students (InSPIRESS). Turner holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from The University of Alabama, Huntsville, and has worked in the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kristine Louise Guzak, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-4404: IMPACTS OF SERVICE ON ENGINEERING STUDENTSProf. Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University Kurt Paterson, Associate Professor of civil and environmental engineering, is also Director of Michigan Tech’s D80 Center. D80 has the mission to develop contribution-based learning, research, and service opportunities for all students and staff to partner with the poorest 80% of humanity, together creating solutions that matter. As Director of several international programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, Paterson, his colleagues, and his students have conducted numerous community-inspired research and design projects. Paterson is an educational innovator, recently adding courses for first

Conference Session

FPD V: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-year Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine S. Zerda, University of Houston; Diana G. de la Rosa-Pohl, University of Houston; Stuart A. Long, University of Houston; Fritz J. Claydon, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Engineering Manager for Hewlett-Packard Company. She earned a bachelor’s of science degree from the University of Notre Dame, her Ph.D. from Baylor College of Medicine, and a master’s in business administration from Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. Zerda repre- sents the University of Houston on the board of the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) and serves as current Board Chair.Diana G. de la Rosa-Pohl, University of Houston Diana de la Rosa-Pohl has been a lecturer in the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Hous- ton since 2003. She has worked with the PROMES program to develop project-based learning courses for the first-year curriculum. Currently, she is developing and

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University; Shonda Bernadin, GSU

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

identified by EET faculty as qualifying measures forevaluating the program outcomes. These measures can be categorized as: I- Direct Measures: ≠ Multiple course-level outcomes, typically measured with standards established in a rubric that contribute to a program level outcome. ≠ Single and multiple faculty assessments of a student presentation using a rubric- based assessment tool. ≠ Peer assessment of a student presentation using a rubric-based assessment tool. ≠ Faculty evaluation of a senior project. ≠ Faculty evaluation of student laboratory reports. Assessment is made from selected technical courses from across the curriculum. II- Indirect Measures

Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Jeschke, Aachen University of Technology (RWTH); Lars Knipping, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer; Nina Reinecke, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universitaet Berlin

Tagged Divisions

International

robots, research cooperation in virtual worlds and cooperating IT systems, in particular cloud computing. In addition to her full professorship in Aachen, she holds a co-professorship at the University of Stuttgart, targeted towards the coordination of several eResearch projects. Sabina Jeschke received her diploma (M.Sc.) in physics at the Berlin Institute of Technology in 1997, graduating with distinction. Holding a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation, she spent several months of research at NASA in Moffet Field, CA/USA during her studies. From 08/2000 to 05/2001, she worked as an assistant professor at GaTech (Georgia Institute of Technology

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Burian, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

references to sustainability at the lowerlevels, targeted modules in junior and senior level courses, and dedicated project-based electivesat the senior and introductory graduate level. A sustainability knowledge survey wasadministered to students at the sophomore, senior, and Masters levels to determine their relativeknowledge of terminology, concepts, and practice as it relates to sustainability and civilengineering. The results were analyzed to determine the relative knowledge and depth ofunderstanding of sustainability at the three levels that have been exposed to different levels ofsustainability content in the civil engineering curriculum. The results are also synthesized withanalysis of student recognition of sustainability in course

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Atchison, Drexel University; Dorothea Holmes-Stanley, St. Cyprian's School; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Scientist with the Legislative Office of Research Liaison of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He has been Principal Investigator of a number of bioengineering research projects involving implantable transmitters and sensors and their use in physiologic measurements. He was the Principal Investigator of the Drexel E4 educational reform project, the Gateway Engineering Education Coalition and is currently PI of an NSF funded GK-12 project. He is member of the NAE and a fellow of the ASEE, the IEEE, and the AIMBE. He is the recipient of a number of other awards and honors including the Bernard M. Gordon Prize of the National Academy of Engineering

Conference Session

Teaching about New Materials

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rita Caso; Ibrahim Karaman; Jeff Froyd; Terry Creasy; Winfried Teizer

Session 1464 Undergraduate Educational Components for Nanoscale Issues in Manufacturing Jeff Froyd, Terry Creasy, Ibrahim Karaman, Winfried Teizer, Rita Caso Texas A&M UniversityAbstractEngineering designers during the next fifty years will work intimately with tools and applicationsmade feasible by nanotechnology. Therefore, engineering undergraduates must be able tointegrate concepts and principles of nanotechnology into their knowledge bases as soon aspossible. The project “Nanoscale Issues in Manufacturing” will transfer knowledge gainedthrough nanoscale

Conference Session

Evaluation of Ethical Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill L. May, Illinois Institute of Technology; Alan Mead, Illinois Institute of Technology; James Kemp Ellington, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Education, 2014 Ethical Climate in Interdisciplinary Teams: Development of the TECSAbstractOne way to empirically evaluate team ethics is through ethical climate, which is defined as theprocedures, policies, and practices in regard to moral or ethical concerns seen in the workplace.Peers and supervisors may influence individuals’ perceptions of ethics and moral situations,which will lead to a shared understanding of how the group should think about moral situations.The current researchers adapted the concept of ethical climate and brought it to interdisciplinarystudent teams. Teams on lengthy projects often face ethical problems, and the researchersdeveloped a tool to address some of the unique considerations for ethics in

Conference Session

Developing the Design Skillset

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claes Fredriksson, Granta Design, Cambridge (UK); Mats Eriksson, Univeristy West; Hannah Melia, Granta Design, Ltd.

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

industry, consists of all the necessary steps tobring a new or redesigned product to the market. Although the process is practiced in manydifferent ways, depending on, for instance, company size and customer requirements, there aremany common elements. These need to be covered by University teaching to prepare studentsfor jobs in industry. This paper considers how students can be supported to make open, creativeand well informed decisions in several stages of the product development process.A teaching approach suitable for the product development process is described and investigated.The pedagogic context of the approach is project based learning in small student groups withshort regular meetings with an instructor for consultation and supervision

Conference Session

FPD 10: Teamwork

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A Adams, Arizona State University; Claire L. A. Dancz, Arizona State University; Thomas P Seager, Arizona State University; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

combinations of certain strengths succeed and others don't. Teamsfor a final project (design, construction, and race of solar powered cars) were formed based uponan understanding of conative strengths and team synergy gained from the interim project. Resultsfrom peer evaluations of teamwork and teammate satisfaction on the solar car project show thatstudents were highly satisfied with the conative approach.IntroductionABET outcome Criterion 3 (d) requires that universities teach students to function productivelyas part of a multidisciplinary team. This study analyzes the effectiveness of teaching students tounderstand their instinctive behavioral strengths in regards to teamwork activities with the hopethat this understanding leads to increased team

Conference Session

Energy Program and Software Tools

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Genik; Craig Somerton

Incorporating Automobile Climate Control into the Teaching of Thermal Environmental Engineering Craig W. Somerton, Laura J. Genik Michigan State University/University of PortlandIntroductionThere are many mechanical engineering students that are very interested in theautomobile and automotive engineering. It has been our experience that students withthis interest can be a challenge to motivate in a course on thermal environmentalengineering. This challenge has been tackled by using the automobile interior as theHVAC application. A project approach has been used in two senior level thermal designcourses at two different institutions (ME 416 at Michigan State University

Conference Session

State of the Art in 1st-Year Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Walker; Hayden Griffin; Tamara Knott; Richard Goff; Vinod Lohani; Jenny Lo

the College of Engineering. This redesign resulted in changes tocourse curriculum and coordination and hiring/management of faculty.The increased focus on educational research has had multiple effects on EngE1024, including theincorporation of outcomes of ongoing research projects, such as the incorporation of electronicportfolios for assessment and reflection purposes originated from an NSF Bridges to EngineeringEducation grant and use of a ‘spiral curriculum’ approach from an NSF Department-levelReform grant.The change in paradigm resulted in significant personnel changes. For the first time, thedepartment hired graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants to aid in course developmentand implementation. Also, to provide faculty time to

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stefani A. Bjorklund; Norman Fortenberry

graduate also ought to demonstrate 1) ability to manage a project (including afamiliarity with business, market-related, and financial matters), 2) a multidisciplinary systemsperspective, 3) an understanding of and appreciation for the diversity of students, faculty, staff,colleagues, and customers, and 4) a strong work ethic. During Phase II of this project, weidentified several assessment instruments that might measure those outcomes and begansearching for instructional “best practices” thought to promote the 15 desired learningoutcomes. This paper, based on Phase III of the project, provides empirical evidence from andidentifies the gaps in higher education and engineering education journal articles that linkinstructional best practices with

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Duane Dunlap; Ken Burbank; James Zhang

Series Fall Semester Spring Semester Perspectives Pre-Professional Education Pre-Professional Education Pre-professional Business Management Foreign Catalog Search Techniques Catalog Search Techniques Language Technical Translation Comprehensive References Senior Project Proposal Computer Computer Application in Computer Applications in Senior Design Projects Senior

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mya Poe; Dennis Freeman

designed and implemented in acollaboration of technical and writing professionals at MIT, which led to a tight integration of thewriting process with two research projects: an experimental project in a wet lab and a theoreticalstudy using computer simulation. For both projects, students worked in pairs to develop a formalproposal and draft a 10-page scientific paper. After receiving substantial feedback from thetechnical staff, writing staff, and peers, students revised their manuscripts. Comparisons acrossdrafts suggest that peer-review, staff critiques, and the opportunity for revision are all critical tothe educational process. Although written feedback is staff intensive, we have found thatteaching assistants can be taught to provide excellent

Conference Session

Computer-Based Measurements

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Williams; Hadi Saadat

digital computers in the loop, one can readily generate C code from graphical simulation tools such as Simulink block diagrams for real-time controller implementation. This has provided the impetus for establishment of a real-time instructional control laboratory at Milwaukee School of Engineering. In this paper the development of this innovative integrated real-time control system laboratory will be described. Next modeling, simulation, controller design and implementation of a few typical laboratory experiments and projects of different complexity are presented. This paper also reports on Simulink modeling of the nonlinear inverted pendulum with some research results for different swing-up

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

and measurable, and the most significant causes of poorquality and productivity are controlled or eliminated.The first CMM model developed was the Capability Maturity Model for Software (SW-CMM).Its use enhances the capabilities of the software development organization to deliver software ontime, within cost, and meeting the objectives of the system and the customer. This documentedsuccess resulted in the proliferation of CMM-based models to improve engineering processes, Page 9.1316.1which in 1998, prompted industry, the US government, and the SEI to begin the CapabilityMaturity Model Integration6 (CMMI) project to provide a single

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Pei-Fen Chang; Jiunn-Chi Wu

learn todeal with ambiguity and vagueness. This lack of a single right answer required our students todevelop new methods for dealing with problems because most of their previous experienceinvolved textbook-type problems with a single right answer. Furthermore, engineering studentsin Taiwan tend to be especially anxious about making mistakes. Page 9.508.1Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for EngineeringEducation Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Project design, however, is concerned with whether students are approachingproblem-solving in a logical way, and whether they can

Conference Session

Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman; John Demel; Richard Freuler

creationof an Engineering Education Coalitions program by the National Science Foundation. TheGateway schools agreed to adopt or adapt Drexel's E4 program9-12 for freshmen and sophomoreswhich put engineering "up-front" and specifically included hands-on labs and incorporateddesign projects. Introducing design in the freshman year13-17 of engineering course work was amark of change for a number of engineering programs in the last decade. Page 9.271.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationPutting