Conference Session

Potpourri Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Thompson; William Riffe; Laura Rust; Brenda Lemke; B. Lee Tuttle; Henry Kowalski; Douglas Melton; Lucy King; Jacqueline El-Sayed

non-engineers [Goff, 2001]2. No reference was found to interdisciplinary freshman courses involvingconcurrent exposure to manufacturing processes. Although one reference involved a upper levelmanufacturing class fabricating designs from a previous semester’s mechanical engineeringdesign class [Scheller,2001]6. Such attempts involving design in mechanical, electrical andcomputer engineering are found at senior levels [Stone, et al., 2002]9 [Driver, et. al.,2002][Pearson, 1999]5. The GMI heritage of Kettering University emphasizes hands-onexperience to reinforce the students’ learning process. All students hold co-operative positionsin reputable companies throughout their academic career. In 2001, Kettering embarked on acurriculum reform. A

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Eliot; Angela Linse; Jennifer Turns

context (the challenges encountered whenworking with students and technology), and the career context (the specific needs of engineeringfaculty regarding career development). In addition, we have completed a preliminary review ofseveral online resources for engineering educators. This review was conducted to more fullyunderstand the current state of internet-based resources for our targeted audience.Results: Phase OneThe phase one research has given us preliminary insights related to each of our four researchquestions (i.e., teaching concerns, preferred information types, preferred language, and effectiveinstructional development processes). These preliminary results are discussed below.What are unique concerns of engineering faculty regarding

Conference Session

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

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

discipline. Students werereminded that at many points in their career, they may be part of multi-disciplinary teams and should beinformed about all the engineering disciplines regardless of their intended major.While similar to Nosich’s exercise, the “Analyze the Discipline” exercise is simpler. Nosich developsthe concept of the “Logic of a Discipline” in more detail and depth, emphasizing the need to find theinter-relationships and inter-dependence of the eight elements on one another within a discipline in orderto see the synergies within a discipline and to truly understand the “logic” of a discipline that constituteshow those within that discipline reason. Students may not achieve this level of synthesis with the“Analyze the Discipline

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rob O. Hovsapian, Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Juan Ordonez, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Jose Vargas, Universidade Federal de Parana; Necesio Gomes Costa, Universidade Federal de Itajubá

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

disciplines.Multidisciplinary projects exposed our students to the ability to work and learn from otherdisciplines. Most Engineering students start their professional engineering career they haverelatively little knowledge of the Quality functional deployment (QFD) process and other sixsigma tools, enabling the determination of what the customers perceive to be critical to quality(CTQ), addressing the necessary issues, and placing controls to ensure that the proffered solutionsare implemented correctly.8 By working together on the QFD process such as the employment of“The House of Quality” methodologies the team can better define the customer requirements andclarify the deliverables and expectations of the project outcome.11 Based on our experience, otherquality

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Virginia Commonwealth University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

3 4 Mechanical DE Engineering 1 2 Business Other Administration 1 1Q1. Motivation for majoring in STEM discipline: In analyzing the students’ responses, itwas indicated that parents played a significant role in inspiring students to considermajoring in STEM. A majority of students believed that their parents motivated theirdecision to major in STEM in the first place. Some students saw their parents as rolemodels and tried to follow their steps and pursue a career in STEM fields. Relatives

Conference Session

Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michel A. Reece, Morgan State University; Tracy R. Rone, Institute for Urban Research, Morgan State University; Carl White, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

enjoy?”, the majority of the responses can be summarized that the students enjoyed working with their team members and that they were able to obtain different views or approaches to solving a problem. This supported the results from observations made by the instructor and evaluator where 75% - 100% of the students in a group were actively engaged and did explain ideas and concepts with each other during each CL activity. The surveys also showed that the Page 25.730.9 motivation for students to pursue graduate study increased from 58% to 75% and to pursue a career in RF Microwave Engineering increased by 58

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Corey M. Taylor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kathleen Toohey, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael S. DeVasher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rebecca Booth DeVasher Ph.D., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

fields, but also leaders in other areas of their disciplines and careers. One area to whichgraduates in STEM fields stand poised to contribute tremendously is sustainability. As issues ofclimate change, depletion of nonrenewable resources, and degradation of water quality prevail onlocal and global scales, higher education must respond to these challenges with a focus on STEMeducation that involves understanding and consideration of environmental, economic, and socialimpacts. For a host of reasons, however, STEM colleges and universities often produceoverspecialized graduates that remain unaware of their majors’ larger contexts, especially thosethat touch upon sustainability. Sustainability problems pose serious challenges for

Conference Session

Social Media and In-class Technology: Creating Active Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Patrick Hogan, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Page 25.937.3career and to lifelong learning.The technical and scientific skills are emphasized in the course as all students enrolled in thecourse need a basic level of proficiency in Structural Geology to proceed with additional coursework towards their chosen BS degree (e.g., Mining, Geology and Geophysics, etc.) as well as besuccessful in their professional careers. However, some students enrolled in this course willpursue advanced graduate degrees or will engage in Petroleum industry as, for example,geologists or drilling engineers. These students will be involved at one point in higher-levelprojects such as: a) designing lab or field experiments or b) collecting and analyzing quantitativeand qualitative data associated with difficult

Conference Session

Construction Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas, San Antonio; Vincent B. Canizaro, University of Texas, San Antonio; John D. Murphy Jr., University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Construction

establish a multi-disciplinary first-year curriculumfor design and construction freshman that includes content from three independently accreditedprograms. The curriculum is structured as a 28-hour required coursework where more than halfof the courses are discipline specific. The students are accepted to the university as pre-majorsand asked to apply for a major at the completion of the required first year curriculum. As a partof their first year curriculum, the students are exposed to all professional career paths within thebuilt environment disciplines and experience multi-disciplinary content. A detailed discussion ofbalancing the multi-disciplinary content, university core curriculum challenges, accreditationstandard limitations, faculty

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas at Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Brian H. Dennis, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Benjamin Afotey, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

biodiesel refinery project will 0 4 0 0 6 make me more likely to consider sustainable design options in my future career. 0% 100% 0% 0% I would recommend future students to participate in 0 4 0 0 7 sustainable engineering senior design projects. 0% 100% 0% 0% I would recommend future students to participate in 2 0 2 0 8 multidisciplinary engineering senior design projects. 50% 0% 50% 0% 8 17 6

Conference Session

The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mikhail Gershfeld S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Charles B. Chadwell, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the material’s use in a blended learning experience for undergraduate students at Cal PolyPomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo universities. A survey instrument was used to capturestudents’ perceptions of the learning modules from several dimensions including: relevance ofcontent to career interests, relevance to course content, pedagogical approach, and usability. Thesurvey results suggest that overall students had a positive experience with the learning modules.They appreciated the functionality that allowed them to control the pace of the content deliveryand felt the materials were a strong contributor to their ability to use the knowledge as part oftheir class activities. While the majority of the comments were positive, there was data

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

obtain a bachelor’s degree do not permit expandingcore or concentration curriculum. Leadership topics are covered in certain engineering electivessuch as the course covering entrepreneurship. With faculty workloads and contact hours beingabove norms, the department prefers implementing leadership topics within existing courses thatdiscuss interpersonal relations, teamwork and what are commonly called the “soft” skills.As part of the department’s continuous improvement and in an effort to provide students withtools to aid their transitions from campus to career, the department is in the early stages ofdeveloping an electronic portfolio (e-portfolio) system of capturing student reflections oflearning progress throughout their academic studies. E

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

accepts the sarcasm!) commented on theirimproved ability and comfort to deliver good presentations. The following are five selectedcomments that span the spectrum of responses: Student 1 “Confident I can put on a long presentation that engages the audience” Student 2 “Good presentation and preparation skills; Good searching and researching skills” Student 3 “Presentation skills; Ability to set-up experiment (research proposal); General interest in nano; Understanding what nano actually means; Better idea for future career path; Journal reading experience” Page 15.782.11

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth English, State University of New York, Buffalo; Deborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, Buffalo; Thomas Schroeder, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Gilberto Mosqueda, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Sofia Tangalos, University at Buffalo-SUNY

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of the future S&E workforce.Along with the need for increased participation in science and engineering careers, theubiquitous nature of cyberinfrastructure-enabled frameworks (e.g., Facebook4, MySpace5) hasalso increased the expectations of students when engaging them in an authentic learningexperience. Researchers and national advisory panels have recognized the increased expectations Page 15.1339.2of learners and made recommendations to increase the role of technology in learningenvironments.6-7 In 2001, the President’s Information Technology Advisory Council (PITAC)recommended the development of technologies for education and training

Conference Session

Standards For Future Engineering Practitioners

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlotte Erdmann, Purdue University; Bruce Harding, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

ABET criteria and has been singled out by ABET program evaluatorsas unique and noteworthy. On graduate surveys, graduates, upon joining the workforce, generallypraise the project as being one of the most useful of their college career. More than a few haveparlayed jobs through the contacts developed with vendors when seeking Treasure Huntinformation. Several companies specifically seek graduates who enjoyed this project.ConclusionThe case study project has been an insightful learning experience since the early 1980s. Thiscurriculum integrated assignment has offered opportunities for students and library staffmembers to acquire increased appreciation for the knowledge, skill, and persistence needed tosolve the complexities of challenging

Conference Session

Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Northrup, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

activities and after dinner discussionphenomena relevant to the students‟ contemporary issues, other -Final Paper and presentationexperience or to personal career phenomena relevant to the students‟aspirations experience or to personal career aspirations. Ability to identify the values and4. Ability to compare and contrast assumptions of community -Quality of participation in dailyvalues and assumptions of a your development and rural potable water

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Shana Smith

, to a great extent, determines students’ performancein design and technical graphics courses. Prior research shows that 3-D visualization abilitygreatly influences students’ future career success in science, engineering, and technology(McKim, 1980; Norman, 1994; Pleck et al., 1990). Students without sufficient 3-D perceptionability may become frustrated and drop out of CAD programs, or may be advised to pursuestudies in areas that do not require CAD skills. However, if students could improve and gainconfidence in their 3-D visualization skills, they would enjoy CAD instruction more and becomemore engaged. Fortunately, prior research also shows that visualization is a skill that can belearned, developed, and improved with proper instruction

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Scott

notions of the rest of the world. Their lives deeply anddaily influenced by Islamic religion and law (no separation of church and state), and with extendedfamilies as their primary subculture, the students’ lives were thus far highly provincial. In the newSTEPS II program, the students are introduced to the whys and hows of getting along with peopleunlike themselves in their future careers. Arab students’ ideas about the rest of the world are largely formed by watching movies andtelevision, so they have variously distorted and unrealistic expectations about the behavior of peoplein foreign lands. For many, the Petroleum Institute is the students’ first opportunity to interact

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

June Marshall; John Marshall

commitment and encourages them to think about their own values and futureplans. • I make a point to talk with my students on a personal level and learn about their educational and career goals. • I seek out my students who seem to be having problems with the course or miss class frequently. • I advise my students about career opportunities in their major field. • I share my past experiences, attitudes, and values with students.Encourage Cooperation Among StudentsLearning is enhanced when it is more like a team effort than a solo race. Good learning,like good work, is collaborative and social, not competitive and isolated. Working withothers often increases involvement in learning. Sharing one’s own ideas and responding

Conference Session

Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

lab was assessed using four surveys throughout the semester.Most students reported noticing how different learning styles contributed to group discussions(70%) and thought it brought new and creative ideas to their teams (50%). On average, femalestudents ranked learning styles, teamwork, and the outreach teaching activity as more useful forthis course, other courses, and their career while male students ranked Bloom’s taxonomy andliterature search activities as more useful. With respect to different majors, bioengineers rankedtechnical writing, oral presentations, and teamwork as more useful, while mechanical engineersranked the literature search activities as more useful. This indicates that various activitiesengaged students of different

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Tace Crouse, University of Central Florida; Alvaro Islas, University of Central Florida; Scott Hagen, University of Central Florida; Cherie Geiger, University of Central Florida; Melissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida; Patricia Ramsey, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Research, evaluator for an NSF CAREER Grant, and Coordinator of Assessment for the "EXCEL-UCF-STEP Pathways to STEM: From Promise to Prominence" grant for two years.Cherie Geiger, University of Central Florida Cherie Geiger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry in the UCF College of Sciences and a Co-PI of the NSF-funded S-STEM program at UCF entitled the "Young Entrepreneur and Scholar(YES) Scholarship Program" as well as the NSF-funded STEP program entitled "EXCEL:UCF-STEP Pathways to STEM: From Promise to Prominence." Dr. Geiger's research interests are in the areas of developing novel materials and technologies for use in environmental remediation and degradation

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Cheryl Willis, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

AC 2010-1447: AN EXPERIENCE WITH CLOUD COMPUTING IN THECLASSROOMSusan Miertschin, University of Houston Susan L. Miertschin is an Associate Professor in Computer Information Systems at the University of Houston. She began her career in higher education teaching applied mathematics for engineering technology students. She demonstrated consistent interest in the application of information and communication technologies to instruction. This interest plus demonstrated depth of knowledge of computer applications and systems caused her to change her teaching focus to computer information systems in 2000. Recently, she has completed graduate course work in the area of Medical Informatics in order

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Constant, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

important to enhancing participation of hierarchywomen. To broaden our impact and learn fromother experts, ISU ADVANCE hosted a Nationalconference on increasing flexibility in faculty careers (in October, 2008). To broaden the reachof ISU ADVANCE within ISU, Equity Advisors from each of the three colleges spoke to non-focal department faculty in their college (usually at a departmental faculty meeting) to discussISU ADVANCE activities and efforts in other departments and colleges – focusing specificallyon how they can make use of the results of research in their own departments. A number ofelectronic resources have been developed (in Web and sometimes CD-ROM format). Topicsinclude best practices for faculty searches14, faculty

Conference Session

Educational Methods and Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William Marshall, Alief Independent School District

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2010-1587: IMPROVING ENGINEERING EDUCATION PEDAGOGY VIADIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONJohn Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Internship Coordinator for the Department at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Automation, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning.William Marshall, Alief Independent School District William Marshall is the Director of Instructional Technology and Career & Technical Education for the Alief Independent School District in Texas. He provides supervision of Program Managers in the areas of

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AE Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Marsocci; P.K. Raju; Chetan Sankar

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

studies give an additional result of exposing students to an iterative design process. Thisprocess starts by fully understanding and analyzing situations. Students then must constantlycheck back on this understanding to make sure that the solutions implemented are actuallyalleviating problems. Case studies encourage input, interaction, and criticism among classmates.This is important because for some students, this might be their first teamwork experience intheir collegiate career. It enhances the abilities of students to work with others who havedifferent work execution approaches. This is especially true for longer case studies.6Working on an International Student-Led ProjectWorking in a foreign setting can produce unique problems, especially

Conference Session

Design Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Chen, Bradley University; Ye Li, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

detail.3.1 Module 1: Entrepreneurial OpportunityEntrepreneur MindA personal assessment is conducted to determine the level of entrepreneurship mindset ofeach of our students. The personal assessment consists of a list of predetermined questionsthat ask about the career plan of students after graduation and about their desire to developand pursue an idea or business of their own. Based on the results, very few students showedlittle or no desire to be an entrepreneur. A large majority of the students showed a moderateinterest in being an entrepreneur, however, their degree of interest showed that they wereopen to the entrepreneurship but they were not likely to devote a lot of time to pursue it. Theywere much more likely to go out and find a job

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Outside Class

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Keith

Session 1475Teaching vs. Research: Perspectives from a 4th Year Assistant Professor Jason M. Keith Department of Chemical Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 49931AbstractThis paper describes the experiences of a chemical engineering assistant professor overthe first four years of his academic career, particularly the balance of teaching, research,service, and outside life. The paper will describe the following topics: ‚" tips for success in the classroom, in the lab, and at home ‚" things that went wrong

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Accredition in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Al-Ansary; Andreas Christoforou; Ahmet Yigit

2001-2003 2.00 1.50 1.00 a b c d e f g h i j k Outcomes Figure 3: Importance of program outcomes according to alumniimportance of the program outcomes to their employment (5 - extremely important to 1 - notimportant) as well as their level of preparation (5 - very well prepared to 1 – not prepared)during their college education with respect to the same outcomes. Figure 3 shows that alloutcomes are considered as important to very important for the careers of the alumni. It isworth noting that the areas related to

Conference Session

Lessons Learned From Design Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Avitabile; Jeffrey Hodgkins

play a very critical role in validating analytical models and hypotheses. Studentsmust feel comfortable in a laboratory environment and must not feel foreign to lab equipment,instrumentation, etc. Students must also feel comfortable formulating solutions to realengineering problems using all of the STEM tools available to them. The STEM must become anintegral part of their learning process throughout their entire educational and professional careers– the students must, in essence, “live the material” every day and in every course.Real engineering problems are rarely solved by “looking up answers at the back of the book”.Yet many engineering courses are taught this way and students feel that they can push the “resetbutton” after each class

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Arvid Andersen

completion. The group concluded with the following statement. The EPS, European Project Semester, is a great way to learn efficient team working skills and gain a large amount of practical experience. Too many students seem to go to school and obtain a degree without participating in any practical experience. The practical experience though, is most important, and that is why the EPS is such a good program to participate in. The semester has contained much project work, but also great amounts of cultural experiences and new friends. This is what makes EPS such a unique program; it provides students with practical experience in a setting less formal than an actual career setting would be. On the other hand, students are treated as