Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

but merely to give representative examples. In requiredcourses with a specific technical focus, PBSL is typically incorporated at the discretion of theinstructor. For example, in Prof. Joel Burken’s Solid Waste Management course 18 studentsworked on project for the local community and Missouri University of Science and Technology Page 14.873.6(http://ugs.mst.edu/documents/FS_2008_ASL_Courses.pdf). As part of the SLICE program,students in the junior-level Environmental Engineering Laboratory analyzed road salt and otherchemicals in roadway runoff for the Town of Dunstable. The next semester in the WaterResources Engineering course, the same

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Sanders, Virginia Tech; Thomas Sherman, Virginia Tech; Hyuksoo Kwon, Virginia Tech; James Pembridge, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students are female, 35% are non-White/Caucasian, 22% are special needs students, and about 14% have been designated as“gifted.” He spends about 25% of this teaching in lecture/demonstration, with the rest of itsupervising students working in the classroom or laboratory components of the TechnologyEducation course. He believes that 67.7% of his instruction “engages students in problem-solving activities” and believes that nearly half (48.7%) of that instruction “engages students inlearning mathematics or science.”We found significant differences between Middle School Technology Education and HighSchool Technology Education. Table 1 identifies some of these differences.Table 1: Differences between Middle School and High School Technology Education

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Williams, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech; Karen Gilbert, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-1404: "REAL OUTREACH EXPERIENCES IN ENGINEERING":MERGING SERVICE LEARNING AND DESIGN IN A FIRST-YEARENGINEERING COURSEChristopher Williams, Virginia Tech Christopher Bryant Williams is an Assistant Professor at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University with a joint appointment in the Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Education departments. Professor Williams is the Director of the Design, Research, and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems (DREAMS) Laboratory. His joint appointment reflects his diverse research interests which include design, methodology, layered manufacturing, and design education.Richard Goff, Virginia Tech Richard Goff is an

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

John K. Gershenson

facultyprompting and part of the analysis done at home and discussed in class. Due to the studentmake up of the class, students are given quite a bit of leeway to learn at their own pace. Theexample products are items from around the house or laboratories, because only one productis recruited per life-cycle characteristic and because there is a lack of expected success in theinitial analysis/redesign trial with new tools and methodologies. Household items insurestudent familiarity. The items include children’s toys, hardware, appliances, car parts,computer parts, and sports equipment. In addition, students are often asked to bring in theirown items for analysis. Students’ items include items from their homes, their hobbies, andtheir student projects from

Conference Session

Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth Friedman, Ohio State University; Linda Weavers, Ohio State University; Glenda La Rue, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

30 4.53 4.67 4.37 Page 14.1363.4 Up, Up, & Away 27 4.52 4.44 2.93 Airplane Design 28 4.50 4.54 4.64 Nestlé: Scale-Up Design 16 4.44 4.56 4.38 Cholera 27 4.30 4.30 3.74 Parallel Sorting 29 4.14 4.31 3.59 High Voltage Laboratory Tour 28 4.11 4.29 4.25 Engineering Drawing 29 4.10

Conference Session

Robots in Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Meuth, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Paul Robinette, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Donald Wunsch, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2009-162: INTRODUCING ROBOTSRyan Meuth, Missouri University of Science and Technology Ryan Meuth received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Computer Engineering from the University of Missouri –Rolla in 2005 and 2007 respectively. He is currently a Computer Engineering PhD student at Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly the University of Missouri – Rolla). He works as a research assistant in the Applied Computational Intelligence Laboratory, contributing to research projects on optimizing the behavior of robot swarms, large scale optimization problems such as computer Go, and high performance computing methods utilizing video game consoles and graphics processing units. His

Conference Session

Developing Tomorrow's Leaders through Co-op Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

the same time as providing motivation for the students byproviding this academic / “real” world link, the webquest also facilitates the primary languageobjective, which in this case is the composition of a written report in a suitable language register to bepresented to either an academic supervisor or a departmental superior.ImplementationThe webquest activity, unlike a normal English lesson, takes place in the departmental computer labs.Fortunately, the department is well resourced in the area of computer technology. In addition to twoCAD studios, the separate computer laboratory contains 22 separate Windows based PCs, eachnetworked and with internet access. During their first two semesters, students are required to undertakea course of 30

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Banzaert, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Wallace, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

60 systems for communication, lighting, vaccine refrigeration, and water supply and purification in remote areas of the Peruvian Andes.David Wallace, Massachusetts Institute of Technology DAVID R. WALLACE is the Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT and is the co-director of the MIT Computer-aided Design Laboratory. He works actively to expand service learning work in engineering at MIT. Having a background in both industrial design and mechanical engineering, he teaches graduate and undergraduate product design courses, including 2.009 Product Engineering Processes, 2.744 Product Design, and 2.670 Mechanical Engineering Tools

Conference Session

Physical Models and Other Interactive Tools

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Quantity Description/Clarification The old style bathroom scale works best. Standard Scale 1 laboratory scales can also be utilized with a book if necessary Ramp 1 Any improvised inclination worksHow It's Done: This is typically conducted on lesson one as a warm up. Simply pre-position the title “Amazing weight loss program” somewhere in the classroom with the scalenearby to get students curious. Have a student read off your weight while standing with thescale flat on the floor. Then, place the scale on the ramp, have the student read your weightagain, and

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Merrill, Rochester Institute of Technology; James Scudder, Rochester Institute of Technology; John Stratton, Rochester Institute of Technology; George Sutherland, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

wellas input from faculty and the MET IAB.L “Competence in the use of the computer as a problem solving and communications tool” was added mostly due to faculty input with concurrence from the MET IAB because it is a program emphasis and is assumed to be a strength of graduates in the current industrial environment.M “The ability to apply project management techniques to the completion of laboratory and project assignments” was added based on the survey results.N “Knowledge of and the ability to apply codes and regulations, and produce proper documentation to comply with them” was added for two reasons. First, the faculty and IAB felt that knowledge of codes and regulations was important in industry today. The second part was added based

Conference Session

Progress on Raising the Bar

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, ... general chemistry; B ...and at least one additional area of science, consistent with the program educational objectives; C proficiency in a minimum of four can apply knowledge of four technical recognized major civil engineering areas appropriate to civil engineering; areas; D the ability to conduct laboratory can conduct civil engineering experiments and to critically analyze experiments and analyze and interpret the and interpret data in more than one of resulting data

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado-Boulder; Lawrence Carlson, University of Colorado-Boulder; Derek Reamon, University of Colorado

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

2006-1264: EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF INTERACTIVITY ON STUDENTPERFORMANCEDaria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado-Boulder DARIA KOTYS-SCHWARTZ is a doctoral candidate and instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering at The Ohio State University. Her research interests include polymer processing, development of student assessment measures, gender disparity in engineering and innovative instructional methodology.Lawrence Carlson, University of Colorado-Boulder LAWRENCE E. CARLSON is a founding co-director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory and Program, as

Conference Session

IP and Supporting Student Startups

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Silvernagel, University of North Dakota; Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

formulated the problem statement (e.g., “We need to develop a more efficient fuel cell for zero-emission vehicles”)? 2. Who solved the problem (e.g., students and/or faculty who reduced the idea to practice in a university laboratory)? 3. Significant use of resources on the part of either the people formulating the problem or the people solving the problem (i.e., Human Resources, Facilities and/or Equipment, Financial Resources). Primary Goal: To capture the philosophies of respondents on issues related to joint intellectual property ownership based on university student-generated intellectual property. Secondary Goal: To capture the philosophies of respondents on issues related to joint intellectual property

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Brian Lefebvre, Rowan University; Heidi Newell, Rowan University; James Newell, Rowan University

student performance and attitudes," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 91, pp. 3, 2002.[13] C. Johnston, "Let Me Learn website," Center for Advancement of Learning www.letmelearn.org. [Accessed January 10, 2006].[14] R. A. Guzzo and M. W. Dickson, "Teams in organizations: recent research on performance and effectiveness," Annual Review of Psychology, vol. 47, pp. 307, 1996.[15] J. R. Katzenbach and D. K. Smith, The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High Performance Organization. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1993.[16] J. S. Byrd and J. L. Hudgkins, "Teaming in the design laboratory," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 84, pp. 335, 1995.[17] E. Seat and S. M. Lord

Conference Session

Engineering Literacy: Champions of Engineering in General Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

technological literacy for a wide audience byteaching courses on engineering topics to non-engineering majors.Such courses for non-engineering majors can take various forms.7-9 Courses can take the form ofa traditional lecture, with the engineering professor lecturing on technical subjects to a largegroup of non-majors. While such a course has the advantage of exposing a large number ofstudents to some science and engineering knowledge, unless well-done, such a course is likely tohave minimal impact on the overall understanding of technological or engineering principles andpractices for most of the students. Courses could also be centered on laboratory experiments,which allow the students to gain hands-on experience with engineering principles

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Kitts, Santa Clara University; Anne Mahacek, Santa Clara University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #20446The Santa Clara University Maker Lab: Creating the Lab, Engaging theCommunity, and Promoting Entrepreneurial-minded LearningDr. Christopher Kitts, Santa Clara University Christopher Kitts is as Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Santa Clara University where he serves as Director of the Robotic Systems Laboratory and as the Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development in the School of Engineering. Kitts runs an aggressive field robotics program focused on the the design and operational control of robotic systems ranging from underwater robots to spacecraft. As part of this activity

Conference Session

Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana Cristina Estrada, University of Virginia; Lindsey Taylor Brinton, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Student

Paper ID #20451Tricks of the Trade: Navigating teaching opportunities in the research-basedengineering PhDAna Cristina Estrada, University of Virginia Ana Estrada is a PhD Candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. She earned her undergraduate degree in Bioengineering from Rice University in 2013. She currently works on computa- tional modeling of post-myocardial infarction cardiac growth under the mentorship of Dr. Jeff Holmes.Dr. Lindsey Taylor Brinton, The Ohio State University Lindsey Brinton is a Postdoctoral Researcher at The Ohio State University in the laboratory of Dr. John Byrd. She earned

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session: High-Impact Makerspaces, Transitioning from Co-op to School and Service Research

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Longo, American Society for Engineering Education; Brian Yoder, American Society for Engineering Education; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Rossen Tsanov, American Society for Engineering Education

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

and share their skills and creations (para. 14). One ofthe main places where Makers can collaborate and share processes and products is a Makerspace.Makerspaces can be located in a wide variety of spaces, including libraries, art galleries,museums, laboratories, and workshops. Although makerspaces can vary greatly, Davee, et. aldefined them “fundamentally [as] places to design, explore, and create” (2015, p. 3).Making gained significant visibility due to President Obama’s support for the Maker Movement,culminating in the 2014 White House Maker Faire, a newly established National Week ofMaking, and the Nation of Makers Initiative. The Nation of Makers Initiative was a call tofederal agencies, companies, organizations, and schools to pledge

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word; Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

that mitigates the effects of uncertainty in complex nonlinear dynamics; such as seen in autonomous vehicle systems. Dr. Frye is the PI and Laboratory Director for the Autonomous Vehicle Systems Lab sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 miniGEMS 2016 –STEM Summer Camp for Middle School Girls This paper reviews a free five-day middle school girls’ summer STEM camp, calledminiGEMS. The camp was hosted by the Autonomous Vehicle Systems (AVS) Laboratory at theUniversity of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas during the week of June 20 to 24, 2016.This is the second time the AVS Lab has hosted the miniGEMS camp for middle

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bernard David, University of Texas, Austin; Jill Marshall, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

2016 semester, introductory civil engineering, arequirement for all students seeking to major in civil engineering, consisted of two one-hourlectures per week supplemented by one three-hour laboratory meeting during which studentscompleted standalone labs meant to supplement content introduced during lecture. In thetraditional version of introductory civil engineering, guest lecturers specializing in one of thesub-disciplines of engineering—structural engineering, environmental engineering,transportation engineering, water resources engineering, geotechnical engineering, andconstruction engineering—were invited to offer students a general overview of their areas ofexpertise.The curriculum for the PBL sections of introductory civil engineering

Conference Session

Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Suzanne Sontgerath, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Avi Kaplan, Temple University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Christine Haas brings over ten years of experience working in marketing and communications with a focus on the science and engineering fields. She’s held positions as the director of marketing for Drexel’s College of Engineering and director of operations for Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Engineering. Now, as Principal of Christine Haas Consulting, LLC, Christine travels around the world teaching courses to scientists and engineers on presentations and technical writing. She has taught clients across gov- ernment, industry and higher education, including Texas Instruments, Brookhaven National Laboratory, European Southern Observatory (Chile), Simula Research Laboratory (Norway) and the University of Illinois-Urbana

Conference Session

Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Nicholas Patrick Langhoff, Skyline College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

indicates that participation in more than one high-impact practice increases thebenefits for these students. Other specific strategies that have been proven effective in improvingstudent outcomes for minority students include mentoring programs,6 alternative instructionalstrategies,7 summer programs,8 and peer mentoring.9Among these high-impact practices that have been proven to be successful in four-yearuniversities but are less commonly employed at community colleges is summer researchinternships. There are many studies documenting the benefits of research opportunities forundergraduate students. Independent research experiences increase student engagement in theireducation10-12, enhance research and laboratory skills10-14, improve academic

Conference Session

Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, science, technology, and health (ESTH). Oerther earned his B.A. in biological sciences and his B.S. in environ- mental health engineering from Northwestern University (1995), and he earned his M.S. (1998) in envi- ronmental health engineering and his Ph.D. (2002) from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has completed postgraduate coursework in Microbial Ecology from the Marine Biology Laboratory, in Public Health from The Johns Hopkins University, and Public Administration from Indiana University, Bloomington. Oerther is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE, Ohio), Board Certified in Environmental Engineering (BCEE) by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientist (AAEES), and

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning and Motivation in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Matthew Miller, University of Pittsburgh; Spandan Maiti, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

," Comparison of student learning in challenge-based and traditional instruction in biomedical engineering", Annals of biomedical engineering Vol. 35, No. 8, 2007, pp. 1312-1323.[19] Newstetter, W.C., E. Behravesh, N.J. Nersessian, and B.B. Fasse," Design principles for problem-driven learning laboratories in biomedical engineering education", Annals of Biomedical Engineering Vol. 38, No. 10, 2010, pp. 3257-3267.[20] Lesh, R., M. Hoover, B. Hole, A. Kelly, and T. Post," Principles for developing thought-revealing activities for students and teachers", 2000.[21] Diefes-Dux, H.A., T. Moore, J. Zawojewski, P. Imbrie, and D. Follman, "A framework for posing open- ended engineering problems: Model

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, and laboratory instruments. Bench practices and lab reports will beintroduced along with computer aided analysis. The objectives of the course expect students tosystematically solve problems; demonstrate safe habits, identify and apply electronic theory,circuit components, and equipment; and identify and apply basic logic gates.The faculty learned about the basic use of Camtasia and YouTube. Professor Santiago alsocreated a College of Engineering channel identified as Channel 3 of Table 2. The channel’s titleis “STEM Videos for the Flipped Classroom”. It was used to test the viability of the flippedclassroom for EE110.In 2016, Professor Guo taught the flipped classroom for EE110 during three quarters: Winter,Spring, and Fall Quarters. The

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in First-Year Programs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bill Riley, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

piezoelectrics, nanomanufacturing, optical measuring techniques, and intercultural design.Dr. Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patricia Brackin is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, where she teaches design throughout the curriculum. She is particularly interested in sustainable design. Her B.S. and M.S. are from the University of Tennessee in Nuclear Engineering and her Ph.D. is from Georgia Institute of Technology in Mechanical Engineering. Her industrial experience includes Oak Ridge Na- tional Laboratories, Chicago Bridge and Iron, and a sabbatical at Eli Lilly. She is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Tennessee.Dr. Richard A. House

Conference Session

Motivation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Lynn Butler; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

question:How did the implementation of a gamification platform impact students’ academic motivationtowards homework within a freshman design course?MethodsGamification Platform DesignThe 3D Game Lab platform was originally designed in the fall of 2015, and was created withnine different levels that students could move through by acquiring experience points (XP).Each quest provides students with a number of experience points (XP) that combine together toachieve students overall XP within the 3D Game Lab platform. This platform builds off anexisting beta software platform that has been developed by GoGo Laboratories.19 3D Game Labconsists of a software platform that allows individual instructors to build in quests (or activities)for students to complete

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-On Activities

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

anda diesel generator to power a campus green-house and ongoing projects related to development ofan Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system. The multidisciplinary team at UMESalso partnered with Cornell and member universities of the National Bioenergy and BioproductsEducation Program (NBBEP) with support from the United States Department of Agriculture(USDA). As part of the NBBEP, the UMES team developed a kit that could be used in K-12settings without access to elaborate chemistry laboratories to make biodiesel from virgin cookingoil. The school teachers who have used the biodiesel kits in the K-12 settings have indicated thatintegrating the biodiesel production activity with its utilization in a transportation related

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Sherry Liao, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

designed to assist students with self-efficacy beliefs and personal goals.At this University all engineering and computer science students take an introduction toengineering course that covers the engineering process, teamwork, communication skills, thedifferent branches of engineering, ethics, and co-curricular and extracurricular opportunities.Section sizes are ~30 students, so students can build community with peers and their professor.The professor of the Introduction to Engineering course is the academic advisor for his/her set ofstudents. Students declare or confirm their major by the end of the first semester. Resources tohelp students choose a major include laboratories, advisor meetings, student panels, a semester-long team project

Conference Session

Horizontal and Vertical Integration

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

reducethe number of credit hours to obtain a bachelor’s degree2,3. To overcome these challenges,educators must be creative and implement multiple topics and techniques into a single course.This is especially true when trying to teach non-technical engineering skills such asprofessionalism, communication, and economics as articulated in the ASCE Body ofKnowledge4. Activities such as design projects, field trips, and laboratory experiments are oftenused to help provide a well-rounded education. The objective of this research was to explore the design-build process in a series ofhorizontal design courses. Design-build is a common project delivery technique in the structuralengineering industry. Designers and contractors work as a single entity