Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, and positive reinforcement of divergent areas of instruction. Students who becomeembroiled in the quest for a degree in any of the engineering areas can quickly close the doors tomany of the more liberal pursuits. The feeling exists that any time spent on "non-engineering"pursuits is not beneficial to the career. Efforts to continually foster varieties of communicationexperiences should be included in the educational structure of every engineer with ampleconnections to the world of the humanities.Too many engineers go through their college or university careers unaware that many of theirpeers studying fluids, circuits, controls, composites, or calculus have vast experience in theliberal arts. These talents and interests lie hidden while the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

FYI Team Members; Adrian Cloete

possible solutionamong the many solutions possible.3) What is a Problem-solving heuristic?Every day we solve personal, academic and professional problems, from the complex to thesimple. When we wake up, we must decide how to dress ourselves for the day. During the day, wemust find solutions to eliminate our pangs of hunger. More important obstacles we must overcomeare where to further our education, which career path to pursue, and with whom to enter intorelationships.Most of the time, we use our “gut feelings”, while others credit their “common sense” for guidingtheir problem-solving efforts. However, these adhoc, often uneven and intangible instincts cannotserve us as well as a systematic problem-solving process, or heuristic, to guide people

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy J. Anderson; Sarah A. Rajala; Matthew Ohland

uninterestedand unqualified students from the population.I. IntroductionThe NSF funded SUCCEED Engineering Education Coalition is a collaboration of eight Col-leges of Engineering in the southeastern U.S.1 with a shared mission of creating sustainable en-gineering education reform on each of our campuses. SUCCEED has a vision of a curriculumthat will educate our students for success throughout their career by nurturing technical confi-dence, developing a skill base for success, and instilling a positive attitude in its graduates.While these schools are all publicly funded, there is great diversity in their size, mission, studentbody, experience, and academic strengths. This diverse “educational research laboratory” has 1 Clemson University, Florida

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hailey; Christine Hailey

recent studies have implied that although mediachoices seem to make no difference, genre choices are critical.Cited problems notwithstanding, a growing number of studies are showing that students performat least as well learning from a Internet or CD-based instruction as from a traditional, classroom-based instruction. With this in mind, schools are increasingly implementing complete coursesand even programs based on these technologies. Working professionals, interested in lifelonglearning, have discovered the value of these programs and have returned to school by way of theInternet. Given the need for our students to engage in lifelong learning throughout their careers,it is clear that in the future students will learn material via a CD-based

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Geoffrey Bland; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

success in the professional world in the newmillennium 3. This is also strongly emphasized by the Accreditation Board of Engineering andTechnology (ABET Criteria 2000) 4,5.The highlights and objectives of the project can be described as follows:• Improve retention in MSET curricula for minorities and economically disadvantaged students under an experiential and active learning6,7 framework.• Complement and reinforce knowledge provided in classroom settings.• Boost student motivation and improve study habits.• Integrate some of the project activities with pre-college enrichment programs to assist recruitment.• Introduce students to career pathways at NASA and provide a resume-building experience that is likely to be considered favorably by

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Harms; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

influenced by Page 6.1108.1students’ lack of academic and social integration into the university. Learning communities have been designed tofoster this integration.“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”common schedule or group of classes to students living together in one residence hall to specialactivities designed to enhance career exploration. The Agricultural and Biosystems EngineeringLearning Community (ABE LC) is of particular interest due to the impressive impact it has hadon student retentionb (from 47.6

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Eckehard Doerry; Bridget Bero; David Hartman

Design4Practice ProgramTo address the challenges surrounding the teaching of real-world design skills, Northern ArizonaUniversity’s College of Engineering and Technology (CET) has developed a four-yearinterdisciplinary sequence of classes called Design4Practice (Hatfield, Collier et al. 1995;Collier, Hatfield et al. 1996; Howell, Harrington et al. 1996; Larson 1999). This practice-oriented engineering curriculum, crafted with extensive input from industry, is designed toprovide students with hands-on learning experiences and continuous practice of a broad set ofprofessional skills in order to better prepare them for careers as engineering practitioners.Unique features of the program include: • Cross-disciplinary collaboration in sequenced courses

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Medhat Morcos; David Soldan

, American Society for Engineering EducationVII. Strategies for Institutions and InstructorsDistance learning students are faced with the challenges of tracking down the appropriatecontact person for administrative questions; they must obtain registration materials, transcripts,and other official business in a timely manner through telephone or e-mail contracts; and, theymust seek out their own guidance and career assistance from outlets removed from the campus.These can be challenging obstacles, and often lead to the high attrition rates associated withdistance learning. By taking the following steps, institutions can avoid such attrition, andultimately, the failure of their distance programs [32].• Provide a toll-free telephone number

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Parker; Max Anderson; Michael Penn

appropriateresponse for each statement. Strongly Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Disagree13. I feel that I was well-prepared to apply my knowledge of mathematics and science in my career. ______ ______ ______ ______ ______14. I feel that I was well-prepared to apply my knowledge of engineering principles in my career. ______ ______ ______ ______ ______15. I feel that I was well-prepared to design a necessary system, process, or experiment to meet my responsibilities

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rahul Bargava; Michael Rosenblatt; Howard M. Choset; Amy Graveline

video. Ofcourse you can learn some key facts about Italy from a travel show, but to know what Italysmells like, you have to go yourself. Large classes do not ‘‘go to Italy’’ because it is faraway, expensive, and difficult to take a large group anywhere.The instructional model of education is often subject to these constraints because of itslarge-enrollment and limited-resources format, but it serves another purpose well:guaranteed curriculum. Often courses are taken in a sequence where early courses preparestudents for more in-depth study in advanced courses. Each individual course has a placein this curriculum hierarchy, the end goal of which is to prepare a student to transcend tothe next level (i.e. going to college, beginning a career, etc

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew N. Vavreck

have a three-leggedor four-legged stool? Why?4. Sketch your wristwatch in the space below.5. In a few sentences, write why you want to become an engineer.6. How old are you?7. If you had to choose between a career in which you would make a lot of money, but yourwork would be useless and ignored, or a career in which you made very little money, but yourwork would be very valuable and would live on long after you, which would you choose, andwhy? Page 5.275.12 Appendix B: Mid-Semester Project ME T 206 Fall Semester 1999

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Graciela Munoz Padilla; Francisco J. Gonzalez

federal funds which,sometimes, are determined by political and national goals.The main campus of the university lies in San Luis Potosi, capital city of a state by the samename. The city, located nearly midway between Mexico City and Monterrey, the second largestindustrial city in the country, has about one million inhabitants with 10 universities and collegesand three large technical schools. Its main educational institution - in terms of enrollment,budget and tradition - is our Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, with a history datingback more than a century and enjoying an important national academic recognition.This university comprises in this main campus - out of its total of four - 14 faculties (offering 46different careers), ranging

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Molly M. Gribb; Elisabeth M. Alford

assessment of students’ progressand evolving attitudes toward engineering as a course of study and as a profession. Preliminaryevaluation of students’ writing in the course suggests that the assignments effectively engagedsome students in exploring the broad opportunities that engineering careers offer. The activitiesalso provided students a venue for reflecting on their learning experiences and communicatingtheir enthusiasm for specific engineering projects and disciplines.BackgroundIn 1997, the University of South Carolina College of Engineering initiated University 101-Engineering (UN101-E), a version of USC’s Freshman Year Experience course designed to helpfirst-year engineering students adjust to college and to the demanding engineering

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Beyerlein; Dan Gerbus; Edwin Odom

result from a military obligation after graduation, contemplation of law school or businessschool, or the need to return home to run the family farm. These individuals may have donevery well in other engineering classes. Yet, in forming design teams, it is important not to counton individuals who won’t be pursuing an engineering career as a primary source of teamleadership. At the conclusion of the brainstorming session, the instructor should introduce a fewobstacles that have gone unidentified, but that are likely to plague a number of teams later in thedesign process. Examples might include an unresponsive customer or an uncooperative vendor.A list of obstacles from one of our brainstorming sessions is shown in the left column of Figure2

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Copes; Willard D. Bostwick; Kenneth Rennels; Douglas Acheson

Page 6.205.9Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationTechnology Club; and the employment of Brian Copes as an adjunct faculty in ComputerGraphics Technology at IUPUI.The major benefit to Mooresville High School students is obviously establishing credit for thecourse at no additional cost to they or their parents. Additionally, anecdotal data indicates thatMooresville students who in the past did not normally consider continuing their education arenow thinking more assuredly about a college career after having their interest sparked withcomputer graphics.The School of Engineering and Technology has benefited from this

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Dick Desautel

. Program Educational Objectives (Figure 3) are high-level objectivesexpressing, for example, the types of graduates to be produced and the career opportunities forwhich they are to be equipped. Program Outcomes (Figure 3) are measurable results and skillsthe achievement of which will ensure achieving the Educational Objectives, as the formerarticulates and maps into the latter (see Table 1). To assess achievement of an Outcome requires defining criteria against which to measureperformance and the setting of quantitative standards and thresholds. The Performance Criteria(see Table 2) provide the criteria and the Performance Metrics (Table 2) set the standards. In ourexperience Performance Metrics are one of the most challenging components for a

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; Walter Fisher; Pablo Arenaz; Connie Della-Piana

inception in the spring of 1998, the CircLES Program has become recognizedmodel on campus and elsewhere for creating a strong foundation for entering students tospringboard them toward a successful college and (eventual) professional career. Twoareas in the literature influenced the design of the program: (1) research on institutionaldeparture and persistence1 2 and (2) programmatic efforts focused on undergraduatecurriculum innovation/reform, specifically, learning communities 3 4 and the first–yearseminar.5Research on students’ departure and persistence in higher education reveals, that thedecision to depart or persist, is a function of the interaction between the academic andsocial context of the campus and students’ experiences and background

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

David G. Tomer

of design: An automotive engineer may spend a year or two analyzing, designing, testing,redesigning and retesting a component or subsystem. In that same year or two, an automatedequipment design engineer will have designed, built, debugged and put into production acomplete machine system. With an admitted bias, based on an enjoyable career in automatedequipment design, I argue that neither is better than the other, merely different.The typical college course in “Machine Design” is focused on component design. Whether it befailure theories, or the design of springs, gears, shafts, clutches and other power transmissioncomponents, the focus is on the analysis/design of those components rather than the selection ofpre-engineered - also read “off

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary D. Keller; Fred Begay; Antonio A. Garcia; Albert L. McHenry

Practices Our AMP has generated a wealth of curriculum and research projects which we now proposeto innovatively disseminate. For example, through our existing and well-institutionalizedsummer bridge programs we have developed condensed courses in Calculus, Biology, Physics,Organic Chemistry, and technical English for incoming freshman and community collegestudents who hope to major in mathematics and science-related fields. These courses focus onkey material in gate-keeping courses which are required early in their college careers. Throughdocumentation in final project reports, course syllabi, texts, problem sets, and other forms thesematerials are catalogued and now will be made available to interested faculty through the Internetor by

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

3.297.1 12. TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES AND REALITY OF TEENAGERS The social and economical realities of the US society, open to outside exports and constantlysearching for lower cost production and new markets, necessitate education of a very flexibleprofessional, easily adoptable to new challenges. How do today’s teenagers fare in their readiness foruniversity education and challenges of the future workplace? Widely publicized predictions estimatethat today’s university graduates will change careers 3 to 6 times before they retire. They certainlywill face accelerating changes, which already can be seen by examining the history of industrialprogress in the last two centuries alone. The pace of

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas G. Schmucker

marked down. The one particular exceptionmay be the Spring 1997 semester.Overall, it is the opinion of the author that although there is room for improvement that thestudents are reacting favorably to the implementation of these teaching techniques. This isfurther supported by numerous verbal comments by the students outside of class and after thecourse is completed. Page 3.343.113.2 Peer CommentsA total of six peer reviews have been performed: three during the first semester of the author'steaching career and three during the fifth semester. The T4E implementation began during thethird semester. For no particularly reason, each peer review

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles H. Dowding; Joseph J. Biernacki

andcommunicate within interdisciplinary groups. Multidisciplinary approaches and teamdynamics have also been cited among recent innovations in undergraduate civilengineering education by Pauschke and Ingraffea (1996) along with increasing emphasison communication skills, synthesis of previously separated courses and hands onlaboratory experiences for undergraduates. Furthermore, other researchers have reportedimproved retention of knowledge and preparedness for advanced studies wheninterdisciplinary approaches are used (Gulden (1996) and Mason (1996)).Research experiences for undergraduates is cited as one of the most effective activities toattract and retain top students in careers in mathematics, science and engineering (1985).The NSF currently

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

M. N. Borges; F. H. Vasconcelos; M. Lewis

changes in the market place demanding that engineers beprepared to change functions and even careers throughout their professional life span.This paper addresses these issues by describing a novel methodology of designing curriculum. Itadvocates that by using a Knowledge Based System as a partner it is possible to achieve a moreeffective and manageable curriculum design and implementation. The flexibility of the Page 2.306.1Knowledge Based System is capable of allowing for local, national or international needs whichmay vary due to the different contexts of the issues being addressed. A major aspect of thisKnowledge Based System is that it

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John E. Nydahl; Colin K. Keeney; Ann Peck

Figure 2. Pre-and Post- Interview Responses to “Expected Types of Page 4.218.4 Professional Technical Writing Tasks”Hearing first hand from their interviewees and then from their peers leaves the students with apowerful impression of just how necessary effective communication skills will be in theirprofessional careers. Based on the interview assignment, students find the amount of timeengineers spend writing may vary from writing just one memo a week to almost full time forproject engineers and managers. But, on the average

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald A. Lessard

hardware timer. This effectively introduces the studentsto all the 6811 features and most of the principles needed in their future career regardingmicrocontroller embedded applications.Tool concepts include using a breakpoint to determine not only register state but alsorobot system state. The robot system state can be determined easily by customizing thememory map and dump. This is easy with the MCX11 Real Timer Kernel as the TaskControl Blocks are already organized to hold that information. An external data analyzerused to trigger an oscilloscope and an internal emulator bus analyzer document executionsequences and times. Interrupt density and response times can then be determined. Thisis especially important when interrupts are competing to be

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert L. Powell; Michael J. McCarthy; Michael H. Buonocore

lectures of each MRI course in digitized form, links to information on theNMR facilities on the campus, and help with administrative and financial aspects of theirgraduate study program.I. IntroductionOne of the main objections raised by engineering and physical science graduate studentsplanning careers in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was that the typical MRI textbooks didnot give them adequate technical details. Discussions of MR physics, MRI system design, anddata collection and image generation were typically “watered-down” for casual reading, andwere inadequate for preparation for careers in MRI technical research and development. Thecourses offered on the Web site to be discussed in this paper provide a rigorous technicaleducation in MRI

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

Association, for mechanical engineers it is 7.5 years;for electrical engineers it is 5 years; for software engineers, a mere 2.5 years.1 Keeping in mindthe pace of change and growth since these estimates were developed almost 10 years ago, thesehalf-life figures are undoubtedly even shorter today. So as technological changes gainmomentum, architectural and engineering professionals must be prepared to treat their careers asdynamic entities that need continuous upkeep and upgrading.2 How then can faculty, who are notbeing educated by professional experience or trained by their company, hope to stay abreast ofcurrent developments? Just as professionals must stop thinking of education as what they did incollege many years ago, educators must stop

Conference Session

Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Construction Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raissa Seichi Marchiori, The University of Alabama; Siyuan Song, The University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

. This approach seeks to equipfuture construction engineers with the practical skills necessary for success in their careers and tomeet the industry's demands effectively.IntroductionEducation plays a pivotal role in teaching planning. A well-structured teaching method not onlyfacilitates knowledge transfer but also encourages students to challenge their preconceptions andmotivates them to learn [1]. When it comes to engineering education, there are unique peculiaritiesdue to the specific competencies required in this field. Engineering education is characterized bya distinct design in most curriculums [2]. The aim is to cultivate interdisciplinary-minded andhighly talented practitioners possessing innovative thinking and problem-solving

Conference Session

Innovations in Experiments and Modeling

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert P. Hesketh, Rowan University; Barnabas Gao, Rowan University; Kirti M Yenkie, Rowan University; Swapana Subbarao Jerpoth, Rowan University; David Anthony Theuma, Rowan University; Sean Curtis, Rowan University; Michael Fracchiolla, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; Steven Roth, Rowan University; Emma Marie Padros, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Medicine lab (https://yenkiekm.com). Her teaching methodology to incorporate computational tools for explaining theoretical concepts led to her selection as one of the 20 Outstanding Young Chemical Engineering Educators by CACHE (Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering) Committee in 2019. Her ongoing research on machine learning, solvent recovery, optimizing lube-oil operations, and water utilities energy and asset management are funded by the USEPA, ExxonMobil, AstraZeneca, Atlantic County Utilities Authority and American Water. She won the 2022 AIChE Environmental Division Early Career Award for her contributions to solving challenging environmental chemical engineering problems. She also won the 2023 AIChE-Delaware

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Curriculum Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Gharib, Texas A&M University; Michael A. de Miranda, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

range of careers in STEM fields such as engineering, computer science, medicine, andenvironmental science. Moreover, STEM education cultivates a mindset of curiosity and inquiry,encouraging students to explore the world around them and seek solutions to real-world challenges[2]. As technology continues to advance rapidly, individuals with STEM expertise are well-positioned to contribute to advancements that benefit society, from addressing environmentalissues to developing groundbreaking technologies. By promoting STEM education, futuregenerations are empowered to be active participants in the global knowledge economy, drivingprogress and ensuring a sustainable and prosperous future. Developing countries that adopt STEMeducation in their K-12