Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michele H. Miller

toaccelerate the pace of curricular change. This paper describes the activities that comprised thisinternship as well as the skills observed to be most important. With a few exceptions, my list ofskills matches the lists derived from employer surveys. Based on these observations, myrecommendations for curriculum change are: (1) provide more opportunities for students todevelop the soft skills (for example, by requiring more practical team projects); (2) explicitlyteach process skills, such as problem solving and project management; (3) emphasize the basicsin engineering science courses and how to apply them to a variety of problems; (4) offer moresystems courses to help students deal with the complicated products and organizations they willencounter

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Hussein Anis

Session 1260 Developing Engineering Education In Egypt- Experience and Achievements Hussein Anis Cairo University , EGYPTIntroductionAn Engineering Education Development Project (EEDP) was initiated in Egypt in January,1992 1,2. The project has been funded through a loan agreement between the World Bank andthe government of Egypt. The project generally aims at the upgrading or the redesign ofeducational programs at the eighteen Egyptian faculties of engineering. This includes theupgrading of academic curricula, human resources (teaching and

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Gulser Kosal; Hasan Nadir Derin

principles are used. Planning for the future, clearobjectives, participation, motivation, teamwork, leadership, problem solving,continuous improvement, empowered students, and learning assessment are givenspecial emphasis. Major stakeholders are identified as students, graduates, instructorsof the course, potential employers of the students, and the university management.Their expectations from the graduates are taken into account while designing thecourse. Difficulties due to the asynchronous nature of the course conduct are studied,and tried to be minimized by the design. In conducting the course, a student team isformed to improve the quality of the course as a project. The instructor works with theteam in collecting data each week to assess the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

Page 4.59.5take place in various learning modes. The author favors “hands-on” project development.This mode is widely represented both in Canadian and Mexican institutions of higherlearning. And therefore presents itself as a common ground through which engineeringstudents from either Canada, Mexico and the U.S. can learn in teams. But some issues mustbe resolved beforehand.First, a joint learning project must be a win-win for all. Students and faculty members fromparticipating institutions must receive corresponding academic credit. To this effect,project development must be integral part of the undergraduate engineering program.Faculty members in consultation with, or sponsored by industry should determine if thenature of the project has the

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 5 - Remote, Virtual, and Digital Realities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hicks, Texas A&M University, Kingsville ; Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Hemanth Kumar Reddy Bhimavarapu

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

wide variety ofapplication areas. The availability of low-cost versions of the hardware elements that form thebasis of these systems, including processor boards, sensors, and communication devices,combined with expanding software support, such as cloud based IoT resources, ensure thepopularity of IoT approaches will continue to expand further. Consequently, the inclusion of IoTconcepts and technologies is becoming an increasingly important part of many engineeringdegree programs (e.g., computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, andmechanical engineering).An ongoing NSF funded project at Texas A&M University-Kingsville and Texas A&MUniversity-Corpus Christi has focused on expanding the coverage of IoT concepts

Conference Session

Refining Manufacturing Education Practices

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huachao Mao, Purdue University; Yujie Shan, Purdue University; Hamid EisaZadeh, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing Division (MFG)

educational institutions to incorporate this technology intotheir curriculum. This ensures that students are adequately prepared with the skills and knowledgeneeded for future career opportunities. One crucial task is to teach students how to use moderntechnology to evaluate the quality of AM parts because AM has not reached the point of competingwith traditional manufacturing in terms of surface finish and repeatability. Moreover, the printedparts are often treated as black boxes with invisible defects, such as pores and cracks. Such non-transparency significantly challenges the qualification and certification of additively manufacturedparts. In this paper, we present a semester-long project designed for a new AM course offered atUniversity A to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alfreda Samira James, Stony Brook University; Marianna Savoca, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University; Catherine A Scott

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

development programs and mentoring activities. She developed, sheReadstoEarn, a semester-long project to connect female F1 visa holders to career education related to salary negotiation and networking. SBU awarded her with a Student Affairs Distinguished Service Award for Student Development. She also received the SUNY CDO Award for Excellence in Programming. She previously served as communications chair for the Graduate Career Consortium and contributed to InsideHigherEd’s Carpe Careers blog. She is currently a member of the Life Design Studio for University Educators. Dr. James has a Phd in American History as well as a masters degree in Higher Education Administration.Dr. Marianna Savoca, Stony Brook University

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Varun K Kasaraneni, Gannon University; Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University; Lin Zhao, Gannon University; Saeed Tiari, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

activities are not typically offered to students outside thescholarship program. In this paper, we will report on past graduates’ perceptions of those“personal and professional development” activities, gathered via a survey of alumni. We seek tounderstand which activities the past students feel have been advantageous to them, and whichmight be less so. The goal of the paper is to provide thinking points for other scholarshipadministrators who might wish to consider inclusion of similar activities.IntroductionThe SEECS (Scholars of Excellence in Engineering and Computing Studies) scholarshipprogram, as approved and funded by the National Science Foundation (Award No., 1107015,1153250, 1643869, and 2221052). [1-3], has four project goals. These four

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahar Memarian, University of Toronto; Ashish Amresh, Northern Arizona University; Jeffrey Hovermill, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Amresh is an Associate Professor in Computer Science at Northern Arizona University. He researchers broadening participation of CS in native-serving schools.Jeffrey Hovermill, Northern Arizona University Dr. Jeffrey Hovermill is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at Northern Arizona University. He serves as Project Coordinator for the NSF-funded Project Let’s Talk Code. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Experiences with broadening computer science participation in schools that serve Indigenous studentsAbstractThis research paper provides findings from the National Science Foundation (NSF) awardedproject titled Let’s Talk Code. Let’s Talk Code

Conference Session

Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ya He, University of Sheffield; Mohammad Zandi P.E., University of Sheffield

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

project-based approaches, which means that morestudent teamwork is required. However, many international students lack the essential teamworkskills as the development of these skills is often under-emphasised during their previous studies. Inaddition, most of these students have limited or no relevant work experience. Consequently,developing strong teamwork competencies not only enhances the effectiveness of their presentacademic endeavours but also augments their prospects for future career progression. By recognisingthis need, this study presents an inclusive workshop framework, aiming to provide master’s studentswith the opportunity to develop general teamwork proficiencies whilst exploring new team roles anddynamics that are more appropriate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Donna Taylor, STEM Education Center at WPI; Erin Solovey, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

attempts torecruit and select teachers from underrepresented groups. The selection rubric prioritized teacherswith mindsets of providing inclusive, high-quality STEM education (with a strong engineeringcomponent) and being a role model to pre-college students of diverse backgrounds. Other factorsincluded whether they were teachers at Title 1 schools (or from schools that our TeacherPreparation Program partnered with), how they saw themselves contributing to a cohort andcommunity with other educators, and their commitment to participate in academic year activities.Table 1 lists the number and demographics of the applicants and participants. The RET staff teamassembled the research group assignments based on the teacher project preferences stated on

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 3 - Courses: development, logistics, and impact

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meghana Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

received multiple grants to run workforce development training programs as well as undergraduate research experience programs to train underrepresented minority and first-generation students. He is the Founding Director of NJIT’s Grand Challenges Scholars Program. He also has worked on several research projects, programs, and initiatives to help students bridge the gap between high school and college as well as to prepare students for the rigors of mathematics. He is also involved in various engineering education initiatives focusing on the integration of novel technologies into the engineering classroom, and excellence in instruction. His additional research interests include water, and wastewater treatment, stormwater

Conference Session

Strategies for Building Engineering Education Research Capabilities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Russell Korte, The George Washington University; Karl A Smith, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

Paper ID #41725Strategies for Building Engineering Education Research Capabilities: Reflectionson Three Past Practices, Exploring Current Practices, and Speculating onFuture PracticesDr. Elizabeth Cady, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Dr. Elizabeth T. Cady is a Senior Program Officer with the Board on Science Education (BOSE) in the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. She conducts studies, workshops, and other projects focused on equitable, inclusive, and effective STEM education at all levels. From 2006

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Walewski, Texas A&M University; Amy Ahim Kim

Tagged Divisions

Construction

AC 2011-617: TOMORROW’S UNIVERSITY GRADUATE: CONSTRUC-TION INDUSTRY NEEDS AND CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENTJohn Walewski, Texas A&M University John A. Walewski, Ph.D., is an assistant professor with the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University with research interests in sustainable design and construction techniques, risk management and insurance, pre-project planning, and the use of alternative project delivery and procure- ment methods. John is a Board member of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Central Texas-Balcones Chapter. Dr. Walewski obtained a Civil Engineering Ph.D. (Construction Engineering and Project Man- agement focus) at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) in May 2005, and

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Teri J. Murphy; Russell Goodman; Michael Hofer; Jonathon White; Elena Black; Bradford Kline

conceptualunderstanding and to prepare students for problem-solving with the computational poweravailable. In this paper, we discuss the in-class use of Mathematica animations and sequencesof overhead transparencies, and the out-of-class use of problem sets and the World Wide Web,with multivariable calculus. A goal of the ongoing project is to offer interested instructors avariety of materials that will enable them to incorporate technology at a level of integration thatthey deem appropriate.Need For TechnologyTechnology has played an increasingly important role in our society over the past severaldecades. Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in engineering fields throughout industry,government, and academia. It is difficult to imagine any modern

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Brown; Sarah Mouring; Patricia F. Mead; Marjorieanne Natishan; James Greenberg; Corinna Lathan; David Bigio; Indranil Goswami; Linda Schmidt

environment and a proving ground. Great engineering professionals exhibit excellencein work content and team process skills. Unfortunately, standard engineering curricula do notteach skills for successful team performance. The BESTEAMS Project was formed to developengineering project team training systems to breach this gap in our curricula. “BESTEAMS” isBuilding Engineering Student Team Effectiveness and Management Systems.The BESTEAMS Project seeks to transform the professional engineering environment into onecomfortable for all by training engineering students to recognize and accept diverse learning,communication, and behavior styles in their colleagues. BESTEAMS Partners are The CatholicUniversity of America (CUA), Morgan State University (MSU

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Edmund Tsang

, and homework evaluated by thecourse instructor, and project oral presentation evaluated by another faculty other than thecourse instructor. Assessment by students is based on an anonymous retrospective surveyand written comments. Assessment results based on 70 students over a two-year periodshow strong correlation between assessment by faculty and self-assessment by students indemonstrating student learning. The results also seem to indicate that this is a workableassessment method to evaluate student learning engineering design for small engineeringdepartments such as the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of SouthAlabama.INTRODUCTION A Materials, Manufacturing & Design lab for sophomore students was developedand

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ravi G. Mukkilmarudhur; Homayun K. Navaz; Brenda S. Henderson

physically understand fluid dynamics problems requiringcommercially available computational fluid dynamics codes and related software. Studentprojects involving grid generation, the solution to two-dimensional and three-dimensionalproblems, and the solution to multi-dimensional species flow problems are presented.Additionally, final term projects obtained from the students’ cooperative employers arediscussed.IntroductionAdvances in engineering technology has led to the development of commercially availablesoftware packages which allow for the solution of complicated engineering problems.Graduating engineers must be prepared to successfully use these tools upon entering the workforce. A fundamental understanding of the mathematics, physics, and

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April A. Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

withactual engineering projects to show students how intricately linked communication andteamwork skills are with engineering problem solving and design. Much emphasis is placed onsenior capstone courses, as this meets the immediate demand of preparing graduating seniors forthe non-technical aspects of their careers. In contrast, freshman classes receive less attention interms of their position to “set the tone” for the coupling of communication and engineering,likely because the demands placed on freshman engineering classes are already high. They serveas a recruitment tool, pique interest in engineering, expose students to the many and varied areasof concentration in the discipline, and perhaps, introduce students to engineering projects andbasic

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hanjun Xian, Purdue University; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

curriculum? and (3)What are the characteristics of a middleware framework that will allow the inclusion of real-world data sources within the classroom? Currently, we support a total of 1136 sensors from avariety of sources. This dataset contains sensor data of air temperature, water temperature, waterlevel, wind speed, air pressure, precipitation, conductivity, and soil moisture, and is being rapidlyexpanded to support a large universal set of open sensors.Success of this project provides a chance to bring practice-oriented education into engineeringclassrooms. Students will be able to access real-time, real-world sensor data with a single iPhoneapplication. Effective visualization and interface for navigation of sensor data helps

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Walk, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

perspectives on acceptance criteria and adoption rates of newtechnology. Quantitative technology forecasting studies have proven reliable in projecting intime technological and social change using relatively simple models such as logistic growth andsubstitution patterns, precursor relationships, constant performance improvement rates of change,and the identification of anthropologically invariant behaviors. In addition, extensive studies ofthe evolution of patents have uncovered not a series of breakthrough discoveries or creations, butpredictable trends of incremental technological innovation, governed by a short list of parametricvariations.This paper presents an overview of the major processes describing technological changeindentified through

Conference Session

Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-2028: SPECIAL SESSION: DEVELOPING INTERCULTURALENGINEERS THROUGH SERVICEKurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University Page 15.1083.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Developing Intercultural Engineers Through ServiceAbstractThis paper reports on recent efforts to understand the cultural awareness among engineeringstudents. A standard assessment program has been instituted across the various programs atMichigan Technological University with pre-, during-, and post-project phases. The mixed-methods assessment plan consists of surveys, reflection statements, journaling, a wellnessindicator, the Intercultural Development Inventory, and project

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Souhail Elhouar, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

Tagged Topics

Student Development

diversity and the role of leadership.Bhattacharyya1 proposes that civil engineers deal with the public and relate to people as apolitical body thus the use of the term civil. Bhattacharyya1 states that civil engineers havedeveloped the greatest cities in the world and that they must be aware of the different cultures.Bhattacharyya1 also emphasizes the role of ethics as a means to promote public welfare.The issue of ethics is of a great importance to engineers and constructors and it is even a biggerof a challenge to those who wish to be involved in international projects. This is becauseethically acceptable behavior can mean different things in different cultures. Furthermore, evenwhen people agree that a certain behavior may be construed as

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paolo Tamayo; David Florida; Ramakrishna Gottipati; Janos Grantner

need to passthe embedded lab as well. This course is also offered as an elective to graduate students underECE 595. The graduate section of the class has an extra project assignment. The objective of thecourse is that students will develop skills in the areas of embedded systems design,microcontroller systems interfacing, hardware/software integration, and debugging whileworking with a contemporary microcontroller platform and using C as their programminglanguage. The Motorola/Freescale MC9S12DP256 Microcontroller EVB kit by Technological Arts[5] along with the ICC12 IDE software by ImageCraft [6] has been used in the lab for about twoyears. The rationale for this decision is based upon the fact that this chip is a powerful memberof the

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment III

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wanda Dann; Stephen Cooper; Ashlyn Hutchinson; Barbara Moskal

the extent to which the stated goals and objectives of the investigation have beenreached. The formative phase of the assessment process is often not reported, yet the validity ofthe conclusions drawn from an investigation is partially dependent on this phase. Formativeassessment helps the researcher to improve the design and implementation of a project while theproject is underway.1 It is during the formative phases of assessment that initial validity evidenceis collected and analyzed.2 During this critical stage of the assessment process, changes can bemade to the research and assessment design and these changes can improve the quality of theinformation that is obtained during the summative phases of assessment. This paper

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sze-wai Chan; Ming-yin Chan

A Study of deriving Individual Marks from a Group M.Y. CHAN Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom, Hong Kong Tel: (852)27665836 Fax: (852)27657198 (e-mail: bemychan@polyu.edu.hk)Abstract Methods of deriving individual marks from a project done by a group of studentswere studied. The author had conducted a survey on a class of building engineering students.Four students formed a group in a building design project. They were taking up the duties ofelectrical & mechanical engineer, architect, financial controller and quantity

Conference Session

What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Helen Hollein; Nada Assaf-Anid

Session ____ Incorporating Biotechnology in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum Nada M. Assaf-Anid and Helen C. Hollein Chemical Engineering Department Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY 10471Abstract: The projected growth of the biotechnology industry in the coming decades warrantschanges in traditional chemical engineering curricula. To meet this new challenge, ManhattanCollege has implemented curriculum changes that aim at preparing graduates to meet thedemands of the food and pharmaceutical industry with a basic knowledge of biology andbiochemistry for

Conference Session

Using Technology to Improve IE Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Willie Ross; Denise Jackson

the problems addressed by each topic, thetools and techniques used to address those problems, and the shareware programs that can beused to facilitate the solving of those problems.Engineering EconomicsEngineers not only design projects, they also justify implementation of those projects. They mustconsider whether a project will offer some net benefit to the people who will be affected by it;and they must consider the cost of consuming natural resources, both in the price that must bepaid for them and the realization that once they are used for that project, they will no longer beavailable for any other project(s). In searching and selecting different programs for engineeringeconomics, certain features were deemed critical for effectiveness

Conference Session

Professionally Oriented Graduate Program

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Bennett

“sell” their ideas in terms that resonate with their buyers.Structure of the CourseThe course is taught in a seminar format. Students identify their projects and relate them to thebusiness objectives of their organization. They interview and identify the social styles of their“buyers”.Students are provided a variety of readings and must seek other relevant materials on their own.Each class session begins with a short lecture, but the real benefits come from the rich discussionof the concepts in the readings and their personal experience with “selling” their project in theircompany. During the semester, each student gives many presentations to demonstrate theirability to apply the learning. The class critiques these presentations, and a ll are

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Chiang Shih

also designed visualization-based courseware tosupplement the regular lecture teaching. In addition, the dynamics laboratory facility has alsobeen used to familiarize students with experimental techniques and data acquisition systemsuseful in developing design projects with greater scope, hence strengthening the designcomponent of the Dynamic Systems discipline. We have also implemented a "Learning-Through-Teaching (L-T-T)" concept to encourage the active participation of all students. Theimplementation of the L-T-T concept helped students to achieve a deeper understanding of thesubject by being involved in the teaching process. In addition, the concept can enhance fullcollaboration between faculty and students and among students themselves to