Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Ronald E. Barr

Saturday Morning Session 1- Faculty Preparing for an ABET Accreditation Visit Ronald E. Barr Mechanical Engineering Department University of Texas at Austin AbstractEngineering faculty must prepare for an ABET accreditation visit every six years. Since theABET process involves demonstration of continuous assessment and improvement, one musthave a plan that begins the process several years before the visit. Many faculty struggle todetermine the best way to prepare for ABET. This is due, in part, to both the complexity

Collection

2016 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Dina Battaglia; Krishna Sampigethaya; Akhan Almagambetov; Mehran Andalibi; Tyrone Groh; Kaela Martin; Matt Pavlina; Sam Siewert; Anne Boettcher

relatively new approach for learning how to conductresearch at the undergraduate level provides for scaffolding of research skills across acurriculum.Given the mission of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, “…to teach the science, practice,and business of aviation and aerospace, preparing students for productive careers and leadershiproles in service around the world.”, it is not surprising that undergraduate research is already animportant part of the university culture. The current Quality Enhancement Plan, part of theSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges accreditingrequirements, focuses on engagement of students in research and scholarship through bothcurricular and co-curricular activities.Between the importance

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Larry N. Bland

more contemporary cultures. • Focus on the worldview, religion, and values of one or more contemporary cultures. • Address issues of cultural conflict within or between nations. • Foster among students an understanding of social and cultural change. • Provide familiarity with an area of the world or a country that allows them to make systematic comparisons with their own society and culture.Concerns As these learning centered programs are planned for implementation, academic integrity,faculty workload, and logistical issues have arisen as areas of concern. "Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lawrence Whitman; Zulma Toro-Ramos; John Watkins

exchange Mar. Paper Draft Apr. Research Plan May Celebration BanquetThe mentors were asked to basically be a friend and provide advice and counsel.The mentor was to schedule a lunch off campus once a month (the college pickedup the tab). During the lunch, the mentor was requested to follow the suggestedtopic for the month. Each mentor was provided a stipend and asked to buy thelunch; the college later reimbursed the lunch expense. Finally, both the mentorand the protégé were asked to respond to periodic surveys, which are discussed inthe last section of the paper

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 14: Advanced Pedagogical Techniques

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd M. Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology; David Edward Torello, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

that demonstrates the complete problem solvingspectrum. So that's identify given information, write out more or less mathematically what you're trying tofind. Come up with the plan or and like, draw your freebody diagram. And dynamics is the most commonfirst step for a lot of problems. But really, it's figure out the correct suite of tools to apply to the problem,apply those and then justify that answer. That's the intent.While there were baseline characteristics of good assessment practices such as rubrics and scaffolding, hesaw that students’ approach to learning did not use those elements as he (and other faculty) perceivedthem. He described this as “just diving right into the problem solving and kind of missing all thescaffolding work and

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session: Cultural Perspectives

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Biewenga, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University; Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University; Kirsten A. Davis, Purdue University; David Owuor Gicharu, Tumaini Innovation Vocational Training Center; Gladys Jeptoo Kerebey, Tumaini Innovation Vocational Training Center

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

relationship with your attachment provider? Future Plans What is your plan after you complete your education at Tumaini? What do you think your chances of being employed by your attachment provider are? Experience at Tumaini Do you feel you were able to apply what you learned at Tumaini to your attachment? Have you benefitted from attending Tumaini? How so?The students came from all course departments and the distribution roughly matches that of theschool as a whole. Student sampling was completed using a convenience sampling method withan emphasis on students enrolled in the literacy class. No student was denied

Collection

2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Joseph Tranquillo; Keith Buffinton

 engineering senior  design projects already had industry sponsorship, and a significant number of Bucknell alumni  had also gone on to found businesses, such as Home Depot, Lending Tree, StellaService,  Kiva.org, Quidsi, The Pit, Y­Combinator, and Integra Life Sciences.      Strategic Planning and Innovation Working Group  Two key events marked a more intentional approach to building an ecosystem. The first was a  one­day summer retreat in 2010. At this meeting, co­led by an internal and an external  facilitator, a first draft of the image in Figure 1 was created as a way to graphically represent  the current status of the ecosystem. Video clips of the meeting can be found at

Conference Session

Computer Science and Information Technology in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura E. LeMire, Community College of Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

training team were shared with their counterparts from the Affiliate Universities.Meetings were then held to obtain input and feedback on the lesson plans and assessments,discuss the structure and frequency of the training, address past challenges and successes, andprepare the new teams for implementation of the professional development model. The firstround of training sessions was conducted between September and November 2010 forapproximately 80 teachers, and was met with high teacher satisfaction as evidenced by thesurvey ratings and comments, and a documented increase in teacher knowledge. Scores on thestandardized assessments increased 28% for CEA, 23% for Inventor Level 1, 62% for InventorLevel 2 questions and 25% for Inventor Level 2

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; John E. Weaver, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company; Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose Luis Falliner, The University of Texas, El Paso; Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

stages of the Systems Engineering program at UTEP, an ad-hoc committee,consisting of representatives from different engineering disciplines and industries, was created.The committee was formed to address many of the issues presented in section one; an earlydecision was made to take a systemic approach following systems engineering practices10 toensure alignment of the program with engineering educational needs and with industry needs asexpressed by industry participants.The plan consisted of four (4) different phases: Discovery, Strategic, Deployment, and theOperations phase. The different activities and objective of each of the phases is explainedbelow

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rob O. Hovsapian, Florida State Univeristy ; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Bruce A. Harvey, Florida A&M University/Florida State University, College of Engineering; Okenwa I. Okoli, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

technical but criticalfor the pursuit of a successful engineering career. These needed skills include: team-orientedmentality, problem solving, project planning and control, project management and writing skills,etc. The purpose of the Senior Design Project is to pull them all together and apply them towardsthe design and implementation of a project and to afford the students an opportunity to experienceteam-based design under conditions that closely resemble those that will be encountered in realworld. Students working in teams will develop and sharpen skills in team organization, timemanagement, self-discipline, and technical writing, in order to be successful in this course. Animportant goal of this course is to expose students to “hands-on

Conference Session

Design Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin McCarthy, University of Auckland

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

methods.The virtual enterprise was named ‘Team Detectors Limited’ and manifested as a web site on acommercial ISP’s web server. It contained four simulated departments: Design Office;Planning Office; Quality Assurance Laboratory; and Administration. Communicationsbetween the virtual enterprise and students was to be carried out in such a way as to mimic asclosely as possible the way that communications are carried out in the workplace. That is, bya mixture of e-mails, e-memoranda, paper documents and data on web site pages.The realia created to add corroborative detail included: ≠ A brief history of the company and its products. ≠ A complete inventory of the capital equipment available to Team Detectors Limited. This

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Martin Knecht, South Texas College; Taylor Martin, Univ of Texas at Austin; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Joan Walker, Long Island University; Araceli Ortiz, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

done in a cost effective manner since this style of instructiontypically has a high overhead in terms of both time and effort20.2.3 Curriculum Development Process In general, the LC CBI modules developed at UTPA are designed according to a five-task“backwards design” process fostered by VaNTH and based on Wiggins and McTighe’sUnderstanding by Design21. The planning phase is composed of the first three tasks of DefiningObjectives / Outcomes, Creating a Model of Knowledge, and Determining Evidence. Theimplementation phase is composed of tasks four and five, Selecting / Developing Materials, andSelecting / Providing Delivery. As stated in the VaNTH “Workshop on Designing EffectiveInstruction” (2009) manual these tasks involve the following

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for K-12 and for Community College Students: Concepts, Assessment, and Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

). Issues discussed include gender, context with Bloom’s taxonomy of learning and Gardner’s multiple modes of learning. Students typically design several lesson plans that include STEM components, possibly in cross- Page 15.1194.6 curricular modes with non-STEM content.Upper level T&E courses are also taken routinely by MST students, primarily by technologyspecialization majors. These courses include Architecture & Civil Engineering, MechanicalSystems Design, Mechanics & Materials Laboratory, Facilities Design, ManufacturingSystems, Prototyping and Environmental/Biotechnology Systems.In New Jersey, MST majors can also qualify for

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Junichiro Kono, Rice University; Shane M Curtis, University of Tulsa

Tagged Topics

Student Development

Paper ID #11040Why Invest in International Research Experiences for Undergraduates?: In-tercultural Maturity in Domestic and International REU ParticipantsDr. Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa Dr. Cheryl Matherly is Vice Provost for Global Education at The University of Tulsa, where she has responsibility for the strategic leadership of the university’s plan for comprehensive internationalization. Dr. Matherly’ directs the NanoJapan program, funded by the National Science Foundation in order to expand international research opportunities for students in STEM fields. She is the recipient of two Fulbright grants for

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Tuskegee University; Stacy Benjamin, Northwestern University; Kwanju Kim, Hongik University; Manuel Löwer, RWTH Aachen University; Pradosh K. Ray, Tuskegee University

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development

project. Each teamwas charged to define the specifications for their own project that is compatible to the guidelinesset by the PACE Program.The biggest challenge was in forming a team across various time zones at the beginning of aproject. We managed our large team (29 undergraduate students and 5 faculty members) quitesuccessfully using the SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely-methodology of George T. Doran to evaluate our strategic plans and project milestones.We divided our team into eight groups comprising 4-5 members, having at least one industrialdesign and one industrial engineering student in each group. We elected a group leader for eachdevelopment area to help stay focused on the goals. Every two months, each

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph LaLopa; Mara Wasburn

that exists at the workplace or community and then“coaching” him/her to create and implement a plan of action that will lead to the success of theprotégé. The vocational functions also include “sponsoring” protégés by speaking favorably of Page 9.219.4them before key individuals in the workplace or nominating them for key positions. This, in turn Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationpromotes the “visibility and exposure” the protégé needs to be considered for opportunities thatwould advance his

Conference Session

Math and K-12-Freshman Transitions

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Hofle; Ken Bosworth

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” which comes across as stilted and boring). Besides computational skills, students headed into the sciences or engineering need problem solving skills, pattern recognition abilities, estimation skills, validity checks, etc. These skills and habits are best introduced early, and integrated into their mathematics (and science) training. 3. the mathematics taught even in grades 4 through 8 has interesting applications. By presenting these applications, perhaps we can help ameliorate the onset of math phobia, and make mathematics a more relevant, and less dreaded subject; one that shouldn't be avoided in selecting high school plans of study.Workshop

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Estell; Juliet Hurtig

designsequence to be taken by students from all three degree programs was significantly modified suchthat projects and teams are selected prior to the senior year, design concepts and teammanagement skills are emphasized, and rigorous methods are employed to evaluate performance.The following four sections examine the changes implemented and discuss the pedagogyemployed within each one of the courses that composes the ECCS senior design sequence, aswell as the preparations performed prior to starting the sequence.III. PreparationsA successful senior design project requires planning, not only on the part of the students, but alsoon the part of the instructor supervising the project. Asking a faculty member or an industrycontact for a project at the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Argrow

continuous improvement procedures Near the completion of the AE 2000 planning, the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) announced new guidelines and criteria for program accreditation. The 1997aerospace engineering program criteria proposed by the American Institute of Aeronautics andAstronautics (http://www.aiaa.org) helped to finalize the first iteration of the AE 2000,particularly the upper-division courses. The outcomes-based AE 2000 assessment plan was in thespirit of that to be used by ABET evaluators. In 1999, the AE 2000 was successfully reviewed byABET. We view this as validation of the new program plan and implementation. Table 1 outlines the AE 2000. Fundamental science and mathematics courses, e.g., physics

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Joyner; Teresa Larkin

of 120 students) ofPhysics for the Modern World were offered. The 2 lecture sections were broken into 8 laboratorysections, with an average of 16 students in each lab. One of the 8 laboratory sections (a sectionconsisting of 7 students) was linked with one section of college writing (Composing the PhysicalWorld). Although Physics for the Modern World typically consists of freshman through seniors,all students enrolled in the linked courses were freshman - the College Writing class is amandatory requirement for all American University students, and the logical plan is for students tocomplete College Writing during their freshman year. A description of the curricular toolsdeveloped to link Physics for the Modern World and Composing the

Conference Session

Managing and Funding Design Projects

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David W. Miller; Doris Brodeur

solely experience with Page 7.1128.2 measurement project planning, on analysis design iteration to modeling and meet requirements Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education measurement meet requirements Requirements, N/A - experiment One of the Quantifiable abstraction and

Conference Session

Design in the Engineering Core

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer

they did not see its purpose. We planned to integrate linear algebrainto these two courses.CAD - Because we believed in context based learning, we felt that the students could learn CADwhile drawing increasingly complicated static structures.Communication - We felt it was necessary to require various forms of written, oral and visualcommunication throughout the course.Office Suite Use - Students cannot be assumed to have a working knowledge of a wordprocessing, spreadsheet, presentation suite. Yet such skills are required in industry. Therefore wechose to expose the students to this.Programming- A programming course was not required of our students. Therefore, we planned

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratory Instruction

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Martin Morris; David Zietlow

powerful engines, new low-observable inlets, new wings, and new flight control software. The E/F was essentially a newairplane. Yet the first flight for this plane originated at Lambert International Airport located inthe center of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The decision to take-off and land at Lambert with anew airplane might at first be considered a somewhat reckless disregard for public safety.However, after considering the preparation and engineering activities leading up to the firstflight, the decision was based on confidence in a thorough engineering development programthat had determined the airplane performance a priori. The F18 E/F successfully departed andreturned to Lambert with minimal deviation from the flight plan. The first

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robi Polikar; Robert R. Krchnavek; Raul Ordonez; Peter Jansson; John Schmalzel; Shreekanth Mandayam; Ravi Ramachandran; Linda Head

as an assessment technique for all goals.Core Electrical and Computer (ECE) Engineering Curriculum The structure of the curriculum is shown in Figure 1. Many of the course titles suggest contentthat is familiar in typical ECE programs. Features that differ substantially from traditional offerings aredescribed next. The core content of the curriculum has been planned to include both Electrical and ComputerEngineering as a combined degree. The early curriculum focused only on Electrical Engineering.However, it became obvious from our marketing efforts that there was strong demand from prospectivestudents for Computer Engineering. In addition, we believe that Computer Engineering is an integralcomponent of the practice of modern

Conference Session

Perceived Quality of Graduate Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Shell; Ali Houshmand

in academia is an educational program. Educationalprograms rather, than institutions, departments, or degrees are assessed for quality.Also, the assessment process must demonstrate that the outcomes important to the mission of theinstitution and the objectives of the program are being measured. A fundamental goal in a totalquality setting is continuous quality improvement. In order to continuously improve the qualityof service it is necessary to continually improve the system. DMAIC strategic plan should bedeveloped with respect to each program’s long-term goals. Indeed, adding value to the quality ineducation as a long-term goal will provide programs, and a college as a whole, with sustainablecompetitive advantage in the marketplace.Core

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Christopher Joseph Gioia; Louis Edward Christensen, The Ohio State University

• Framing brackets • PVC pipes/fittings • 1” Aluminum rod • Plywood • ½” PVC sheetThe overall project plan, seen in the Appendix in Figure 6, was modeled after the NASASystems Engineering Processes and Requirements to include milestones of a preliminary designreview (PDR), critical design review (CDR), and a final inspection before launch which wouldcorrespond to a system acceptance review (SAR)22. The motivation behind this was to introducestudents to the design process and the concept of design reviews in their fourth semester. In thisway, students will have experienced and be more familiar with the design process before theytake their Capstone Design

Conference Session

Integration of the Humanities and Social Sciences into Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean St.Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology; Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; David K. Thaemert P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Roger Lindgren, P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

skills. As a result, the faculty developed a specific plan for introducing, teaching,reinforcing, and assessing these important civil engineering professional skills. Page 22.1632.3 Table 1: Acheivement of Outcome (l) Outcome (l) an ability to explain basic concepts in management, business, public policy, and leadership First Assessment: CIV 358-Project Management, Fall 2009, 15 students Minimum Measurement Performance Criteria

Conference Session

Design Spine

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Frank, Queen's University; David S. Strong, Queen's University; Rick Sellens, Queen's University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. Page 22.1489.7The process generally followed a curriculum design flow23 , beginning by establishing high- levelobjectives. These objectives included: ● Enhance design and innovation capacity required in both academic and industrial settings ● Project based, with appropriate scaffolding in early years to develop project management, design process, teaming, communications skills ● Include plans for graduate attribute assessment, required by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB)5 ● Includes the majority of the CEAB accreditation units required in engineering design ● Ensure structure is designed to allow future multidisciplinary projects ● Encourage professional behaviour and skills ● Utilize

Conference Session

Sustainability and Humanitarian Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khanjan Mehta, Penn State University; Duarte B. Morais, North Carolina State University; Yu Zhao, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

empower indigenous communities to leverage wildlife and naturalresources for self-determined development in Africa.User-centered design (UCD) grounds the design process in information about the people whowill use the product4. UCD processes focus on users through the planning, design anddevelopment of a product. The showcase focused on attempting to understand the context of useand the specific requirements to develop technology-based solutions that address some of thechallenges faced by the Maasai and Himba tribes in Kenya/Tanzania and Namibia respectively.The explicit goal was to teach students to unravel the sticky information related to the context ofthe problem5 because that step is critical in the design of meaningful, innovative, and

Conference Session

Special Session: Discovering implications of the Academic Pathways Study for YOUR Campus

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, P.E., Stanford University; Samantha Brunhaver, Stanford University; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Micah Lande, Stanford University; Gary Lichtenstein, Quality Evaluation Designs; Dennis Lund, University of Washington; Karl A. Smith, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

engagement with the design activities in coursework. Page 22.1316.7Local Inquiry Questions that can help those involved with teaching and curriculum developmentbetter understand students’ conceptions of design and issues of confidence:Variability/Commonality: How are students in your college of engineering similar to oneanother? How are they different from one another? How well do faculty and policy makers onyour campus understand similarity and variability in your students’ motivation, background,interests, learning challenges, confidence, and future plans?Designing in Context: Do your graduates have the design skills they need? Do your