Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Silvanus Udoka; Paul Stanfield

grades in the coursewith the virtual space usage statistics.Key success factors include an exciting project, planning that enables an early start in thesemester, proactive scheduling of the classes for convenient meeting times, and on-goingorientation on the utility of the virtual workspace.Despite the problems encountered, the students and faculty and project manager viewed the IVTproduct realization project as a success. The students consistently indicated that they thought thatthe project workload was too heavy. We are planning to implement a similar project in the Spring2003 semester, taking into account the lessons from the first offering, and are looking forward toanother exciting collaborative effort. This second implementation will use

Conference Session

Exploration of Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manoj K. Jha, Morgan State University; Reginald Amory, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

influences by a number ofother variables17.Explanatory Variables Affecting Graduate EducationThe immediate earning potential upon graduation from a baccalaureate degree intertwined withfamily income status and amount of college loan seem to be the key reasons of the reluctance ofgoing to graduate school immediately upon graduation for U.S. born students. As an example,Table 2 below shows the number or engineering baccalaureate degree recipients from MorganState University, and the number of those graduates immediately going to graduate school atMorgan and elsewhere in the country over the past 10 years. The authors also conducted a surveyof transportation engineering graduates regarding their future plans upon graduation which isshown in Table 3

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Belle W. Y. Wei, San José State University; Patricia R Backer, San José State University; Wenchiang Richard Chung, San José State University; Andrew F. Wood, San José State University

Tagged Divisions

International

ofunits from one to three. Student feedback from the one-unit class indicated that there was a lackof cultural and social context leaving them ill equipped to deal with the shock of another culture.Therefore, we developed a three-unit course, taught in collaboration with professors from theSJSU Department of History, who are specialized in the history India or China. With moreadvanced knowledge, the GTI fellows can better appreciate and understand what they encounterduring the tour, thereby deepening their learning. Third, we plan to introduce learning moduleson developing intercultural competency and global leadership skills for the 2012 cohort so thatGTI fellows can better develop their leadership potential. Given the context of globalization

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James N. Long, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

scope, changes in design, and defects.5. Assess risk, probability of the risk, triggers and formulate contingency plans.6. Construct a statement of work with appropriate acceptance criteria.7. Describe the relationship between Testing and Quality Assurance.8. Describe the Quality assurance practices appropriate for each part of the development life cycle.9. Create user based requirements and engineering requirements.10. Describe traceability and be able to map a requirement through all project artifacts.11. Describe different modeling techniques and where they apply.12. Describe the different architectural views and assign them to parts of the life-cycle.13. Asses risk and develop risk management plans

Conference Session

K-12 Experiences in Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Vincent Abbott, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

two years working with two different 7th grade math teachers atXX and YY school. In addition to providing in-class hands-on activities, fellows along with their partnerteachers are required to write and publish four lesson plans, conforming to theTeachEngineering.org guidelines.5 Care is taken when writing lesson plans to include sufficientinformation for teachers including connections to engineering/science, background informationfor teachers about both the subject matter and the engineering/science research-related concepts,cost, materials, etc. This is done in an effort to maintain these valuable activities so that anyteacher can re-use them and adapt them to their specific needs. As a result, when the fellow is nolonger available

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David C. Che, Geneva College; David Allen Clark, Geneva College; David W. Shaw, Geneva College; James S. Gidley, Geneva College

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

end of the report showing all the books, articles, personal communications, etc. to properly acknowledge others' work. o This report is due within one week of the completion of the competition, or if you are not planning to go to the competition, within one week of the end of the 2nd semester.We will talk more about the presentation component in later sections of this paper.Engaging underclassmenIt is important to engage under classmen as early as possible in the Baja program. They helpmaintain continuity in the program from year to year. Stover discussed how the SAE CollegiateDesign Series competitions can be incorporated into mechanical engineering curriculum thatwould give students

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Enayat Mahajerin, Saginaw Valley State University; Anca Sala, Baker College Of Flint

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

students. This aspect should be looked in to anddiscussed further by the concerned faculty offering those projects to carefully define anddifferentiate the individual aspects and requirements of each final project so that the students canturn in a single quality report to all courses rather than individual reports for each courses. Thisminimizes any cheating practices that may arise due to non-coordinated projects by studentstrying to claim ‘double credit’ for the same amount of work done for more than one class.Assessment of Course Learning Objectives (CLOs) and action plan (See Figure 1):CLO 1:Students used MatLAB or Excel for the most part of HW/CW/Quizzes and Tests. They usedCAE tools to some extent on the Tests but more on the Final Project

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

assemblies. • Create resource-only assemblies.2.2 Create a Windows control. • Create a Windows control by using visual inheritance. • Host a Windows control inside Microsoft Internet Explorer.3. Consuming and Manipulating Data3.1 Access and manipulate data from a Microsoft SQL Server™ database by creating and using ad hoc queries andstored procedures.3.2 Access and manipulate data from a data store. Data stores include relational databases, XML documents, andflat files. Methods include XML techniques and ADO .NET.3.3 Handle data errors.4. Testing and Debugging4.1 Create a unit test plan.4.2 Implement tracing. • Add trace listeners and trace switches to an application. • Display trace output.4.3 Debug, rework, and resolve defects in code

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

2 0 BioE MEFigure 1. Demographic breakdown of genders and majors in the course showing almost equal numbers ofmen and women students, with slightly more women in bioengineering and fewer women in mechanical engineering.The results were remarkably similar for women and men students with respect to their plans aftergraduation, with about 60% of students planning to attend some type of graduate school, and40% planning to go directly to a job in industry (Figure 2). Women Men industry

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hari Janardanan Nair; Frank Liou

developments nowadays. Microcomponents through increasing minimization and intelligence have become an essentialpart of many novel products and different forecasts show an increasing role in a widevariety of diverse applications. Like any other technological development, proper educationand training plans are essential for creating the ingenious brains indispensable in the areasof research, development and mass production of MEMS devices. Assimilating expertswith different backgrounds is not necessarily the optimal solution, rather a new generationof scientists, engineers and technicians is required, with broad knowledge of differentsciences and engineering, as well as of the basic principles of design, manufacturing andcontrol. These experts need to

Conference Session

Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zuhdi Aljobeh; Aaron Jennings

realisticeffort by the participating faculty. Program courses are currently being designed for Environmental, Geotechnical and StructuralEngineering using the following general template. Page 9.90.2“Proceeding of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2004, American Society for Engineering Education (1) Initial Course Planning - The type of courses to be offered will be planned and scheduled by CWRU and PUI Department Chairmen who will determine which of the potential research courses will work best at the PUI given student interests and the availability of faculty

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Case Studies

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Manion; Eli Fromm; Jay Bhatt

curricular committees to the clear need to revisit and strengthen theethics programs in the college. Our students faced challenges in the work place that they feltunequipped to deal with. Students’ employers felt that a host of issues related to professionalbehavior, respect for proprietary information and communication skills, needed to be addressed.The rebuilding of the programs in response to these challenges coincided with the emergence ofthe ABET EAC Criteria.1 The multifaceted approach of the criteria was consistent with our viewthat ethics instruction should be given “in context,” and is closely related to other planned Page

Conference Session

California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Catherine Baker Lipe; Brandon Price

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

are to support students’ three-year tenure at the College, and thefourth to support transfer. Achievement Level 1 scholarship is for students who are eligible toenroll in Trigonometry or Pre-calculus at the time of the award and have three-years of study atCañada College before transfer. Achievement Level 2 is for students who are registered inCalculus 1, or higher, at the time of the award, and are within two years of completing theirStudent Educational Plans (SEP) and transferring. Achievement Level 3 is for students who arewithin a year of completing their lower-division study at Cañada. The Transfer scholarship is forstudents who have completed all coursework included in their educational plan and aretransferring at the time of the award

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 2 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University; Siddika Selcen Guzey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Corey A Mathis, Purdue University; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

K-12 Engineering Education5Key Indicator DescriptionProcess of Design (POD) Design processes are at the center of engineering practice. Solving engineering problems is an iterative process involving preparing, planning and evaluating the solution. Problem and Background Identification or formulation of engineering problems and research (POD-PB) and learning activities necessary to gain background knowledge Plan and Implement (POD-PI) Brainstorming, developing multiple solutions, judging the relative importance of constraints and the creation of a prototype, model or

Conference Session

FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica E.S. Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

other design activity in previous work -- discussion about finding pieces,putting pieces in a specific location, finding a particular programming component, or connectingthe LEGO NXT to the appropriate cables.The Group Discussion (GRO) code was created to identify conversation pieces in the group thatincluded students organizing themselves, transitioning between tasks, and planning their nextdesign steps. Previous work included codes for making design decisions and communicatingdesign ideas but didn’t include codes for students working collaboratively in a busy classroom.As this task took place in a classroom setting where instructors and teaching assistants werepresent facilitating the task, the Instructor Explanation (IEXP) code was created

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Montasir Abbas P.E., Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Reinforcement-learning Traffic Simulation Add-on Module (SMART SAM). He was also one of the key developers of the dilemma zone protection Detection Control System (D-CS) that was selected as one of the seven top research innovations and findings in the state of Texas for the year 2002. Dr. Abbas served as the chair of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) traffic engineering council committee on ”survey of the state of the practice on traffic responsive plan selection control.” He is also a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Traffic Signal Systems committee, Artificial Intel- ligence and Advanced Computing Applications committee, and the joint subcommittee on Intersection. In addition, he is

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheila Reyes Guerrero, Universidad de las Américas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

Tagged Divisions

International

were asked to defineoperating conditions in order to obtain the product purity in a distillation column for amulticomponent separation; in this case the selection of the applied methodology was not pre-defined17. Further, students had to describe the methodology they employed to solve theproblems and answer sixteen MAI items (numbered 2, 6, 8, 11, 13, 21, 22, 23, 34, 37, 38, 40, 41,42, 44, and 48 on Appendix A), related to regulation of cognition, most of them particularlyassociated with planning and monitoring, which used as a form of coaching5, 8. Page 24.204.6 PROBLEM 3Kinetics and

Conference Session

Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Miguel Alfonso Nino, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; Kimberly Monique Holmes, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

specific workshops to address career options, in response to the 2012report by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), “Pathways Through Graduate School and IntoCareers.” The CGS report and plans for our expanded graduate school sponsored career-focusedactivities, have been shared with graduate program directors, the Career Services Center, and thePresident's Council. We expose STEM graduate students to different kinds of careers, e.g., non-profit, government, and industry, and while maintaining a commitment to train future faculty fordifferent kinds of academic institutions. Our signature career seminars for graduate students areroundtable networking sessions, in which participants have the opportunity to interact withdiverse professionals with

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M.D. B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

lectures.Figure 2: Online lecture management Page 24.719.7Design MethodologyThis section covers some innovative techniques that were implemented in our institution toincrease students’ engagement in online classes. Some of these techniques are proved to be veryeffective and some are not. We are still in the process of measuring the effectiveness and hencethis paper doesn’t provide enough detail of assessments. In our effort to increase studentinteraction within an online course delivery system, whether the course is entirely online orbeing offered face-to-face augmented by online support, we plan to incorporate two features thatwe believe will advance the

Conference Session

WIED: Pre-College Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica R. McCormick, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

faculty advisor to the EDDP’s Engineering Club and the Society of Women Engineers student organization. She also teaches a career planning class for engineers and a first-year engineering course. From 2006-2008, she was the Director for the Preparing Outstanding Women for Engineering Roles–POWER– Summer Camp. Mrs. McCormick received her Masters of Science in Technology and Bachelors of Science in Engineering from the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI.Ms. Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Terri Talbert-Hatch, Ed.D. Assistant Dean for Student Services Purdue School of Engineering & Technol- ogy, IUPUI Dr. Talbert-Hatch oversees the Student Services Office

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Genock Portela-Gauthier, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

necessarily based on their (uncritical) intuition.Project 2: This project builds off of Project 1 and assimilates concepts from early in the MoMcourse, such as tension, lateral shear, and bearing stress. Students are asked to design structuralelements using the reactions previously obtained at the pole base (by the time this project isassigned, the results from Project 1 have already been discussed in class). In particular, the polebase (z = 0) is assumed to be attached to a steel plate that is connected to a concrete pedestal bysteel anchors (Figure 2a). Page 24.753.5 Figure 2a. Elevation (top) and Plan (bottom) views of Pole Base Connection

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Ali H. Al-Marzouqi, United Arab Emirates University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

course was delivered and howthe students applied the knowledge on designing and developing a ‘ReadingAssistant’. It also describes what conclusions were drawn on the effectiveness of themethod and what lessons were learned.2.0 Engineering ManagementEngineering Management is a discipline that is not rigidly defined and this is evidentfrom a variety of Engineering Management programs offered by different universities.According to Gupta President, Institution of Engineers, India [1], EngineeringManagement is the process of planning, organising, staffing, leading and influencing Page 24.759.2people, and controlling activities, which have a Technological

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Advocacy Tips: an Initiative to Provide Individuals the Tools to Advocate for Women and Underrepresented Minorities

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Kristen P. Constant, Iowa State University; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sandra D. Eksioglu, Mississippi State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

 intended  to  reach  a  broader  and  larger  group.    ASEE’s  Diversity  Committee  has  also  added  a  link  to  the  WIED  Advocacy  Tips  webpage  and  plans  are  underway  to  regularly  update  the  Engineering  Dean’s  Council  with  updates  to  the  Advocacy  Tips.   Page 24.794.6Thus  far,  the  Advocacy  Tips  have  been  developed  by  the  [Institution]  ADVANCE  team’s  PI,  but  the  process  is  being  opened  to  include  tips  from  additional  sources.        Examples:  The  First  Few  Advocacy  Tips:    Advocacy  Tip  #1:  Many  men,  particularly  those  in  STEM,  lack  knowledge  of

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B Guthrie P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Jill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Brent Nuttall P.E., California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

vision, space planning, and the integration/synthesis of building systems, a. Apply and balance real world constraints in the development of the building concept. b. Select and configure appropriate building systems based on the constraints and interdisciplinary criteria: (structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, exterior cladding). c. Use current industry-standard tools and technologies in the creation and presentation of a team generated design including verbal, graphic and digital presentations. Page 25.8.6

Conference Session

Teaching with Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luanna B Prevost, Michigan State University; Kevin C Haudek, Michigan State University; Emily Norton Henry, Michigan State University; Matthew C Berry, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

the additional practice. Therefore, we suggestinstructors using these homework assignments should make them a required part of the regularcoursework.SchedulingAutomated analysis and the generation of reports within a few hours allows faculty to have dataabout their students’ learning immediately available to them. Generally the online homeworkassignments were due around midnight, analysis began at 9am and reports were ready for facultybefore the end of the work day for use in class the next day. The faculty reported that theyneeded more time than the overnight period to digest the contents of the report and modify theirlesson plan. Often this was because faculty had prepared their instructional material days orweeks in advance.We can address

Conference Session

FPD 9: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part III: Research, Sustainability, and Professionalism

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University; Jonathan Howard Spindel, James Madison University; Elise M. Barrella, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

sustainability. Prior to joining the JMU Engineering faculty in 2012, Dr. Barrella was at Georgia Tech completing her Ph.D. research as part of the Infrastructure Research Group (IRG). She also completed a teaching certificate and was actively involved with the Center for the En- hancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) at Georgia Tech. Her academic interests focus on two primary areas of sustainable transportation: (1) community-based design and planning and (2) strategic planning and policy development. Dr. Barrella is also interested in investigating how to best integrate these research interests into classroom and project experiences for her students

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Youssef Shatilla; Adnan Zahed

in teams, quality consciousness, simple modeling and simulation tools, engineering problem- solving skills and time management, which are considered necessary for meeting the 21st century challenges of engineering profession. While this effort was covered in previous publication it will briefed in Appendix A for completeness. Engineering Consulting and Professional Development Office (ECPDO) was established in September, 2003, to fulfill one of the recommendations of ABET Evaluators’ Team, as well as to fulfill the requirements of strategic planning of the College. ECPDO will help build effective partnership between the industry and the Engineering College to the mutual benefits of

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Wildman; Kumar Mallikarjunan; Mark Sanders; Jeffrey Connor; Vinod Lohani

weeks comprising the first year and a half of thestudents’ education. A group of BEEVT investigators held a meeting with various AssistantDepartment Heads in fall 2003 and explained the purpose and operation of this feedback tool,which is now available to entire COE faculty through BEEVT web site (www.beevt.ef.vt.edu).All faculty members have been requested to use this online tool to give their feedback.Analysis of retention and other data for engineering cohortsAt Virginia Tech, students’ GPA, retention, graduation, and intra-college migration data aremaintained online by the Institutional Research and Planning Analysis department. However,this information is not available in the form that can be readily used or interpreted. Twoundergraduate

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein

preliminary budget estimate formal design review with customer/advisors/mentors/instructorsMILESTONE: approved conceptual design based on oral presentationPHASE 3: System Integration 2 weeks (25-30 hrs/person)ACTIVITIES: resolution of design review issues system level DFMEA finalized budget and work plan written design proposalMILESTONE: approved design proposalPHASE 4: Detail Design 3 weeks (40-50 hours/person)ACTIVITIES: purchase orders prepared and issued, assembly drawings, detailed parts list, component drawings, fabrication review/shop plan/scheduleMILESTONE: approved drawing package and manufacturing planPHASE 5: Manufacturing 3 weeks (35-45 hours/person)ACTIVITIES

Conference Session

Understanding Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Monica Cardella; Cynthia Atman

for solving problems and provide suggestions for teaching problemsolving17. Their general strategy for problem solving is based on Woods’ research-based, six- Page 10.559.2stage strategy for problem solving: engage, define-the-stated problem, explore, plan, do-it and “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”look back. Between each of these stages, the problem solver makes a transition—which is mainlya monitoring step18. Wankat and Oreovicz’s strategy differs from Woods’ in two ways: Wankatand