Page 11.1358.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Undergraduate Curriculum Reform in Civil Engineering by Integrating Service-Learning ProjectsAbstractAt the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML), the goal in the Francis College ofEngineering (CoE) is to integrate service-learning into a broad array of courses so that studentswill be exposed to service-learning every semester in the core curriculum in every program in theentire CoE, an initiative supported by NSF through the Department Level Reform Program. Thispaper presents the strategy in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) ofidentifying and implementing S-L projects as a first step towards undergraduate
2006-727: DYNAMIC SYSTEMS TEACHING ENHANCEMENT USING ALABORATORY BASED PROJECT (RUBE)Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Peter Avitabile is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Director of the Modal Analysis and Controls Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is a Registered Professional Engineer with a BS, MS and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and a member of ASEE, ASME and SEM.Tracy Van Zandt, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Tracy is a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts. She is currently working on her Master’s Degrees in the Modal Analysis and Controls
the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.Charles Van Karsen, Michigan Technological University Chuck Van Karsen is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Michigan Technological University. Page 11.204.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006AN INTERWOVEN MULTISEMESTER DYNAMIC SYSTEMS PROJECT TO INTEGRATE STEM MATERIALAbstractStudents generally do not understand how basic math and science material fits into all of theirengineering courses. Because they have no clear-cut reason to embrace these concepts, thestudents hit the
2006-811: THE EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT PROJECT IN TAIWAN: REAP ONPRECISION MECHATRONICSWenlung Li, National Taipei University of TechnologyJhy-Cherng Tsai, National Chung-Hsing University, TAIWANWei-Chung Wang, National Tsing-Hua University, TAIWANCheng-Kuo Sung, National Tsing-Hua University, TAIWANJennie Wu, Ministry of Education, TAIWAN Page 11.1277.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 The Education Advancement Project in Taiwan: REAP on Precision Mechatronics ABSTRACTAnticipating the engineer demands due to the quick development of the hi-tech industries inTaiwan, the Ministry of
, 2006 How Women Perform on Individual Design Projects Compared to MenAbstractThe relative performances of males and females are analyzed for two individual projects in asophomore engineering design class. The first project could be described as creative design forboth groups and required the building, testing and describing of devices to tell time using thesun. The females outperformed the males by a considerable margin in all aspects of the project.In the second project, requiring the explanation and demonstration of devices (elements of drivetrains) largely unfamiliar (by their own statements) to the females, the females faltered onlyslightly, relative to the males. However, the females overcame
2006-837: A SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT TEAM OF ENGINEERING ANDENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSGregory Watkins, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Gregory Watkins received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University, a Master of Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from UNC Charlotte. He has taught in the Engineering Technology department at UNC Charlotte for the past 3.5 years. He taught in the Engineering Technologies Division at Central Piedmont Community College for 8 years and has 9 years of industrial work experience.Michael Smith, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Michael Smith is a Mechanical
Engineering and Assistant Dean of the T.J. Smull College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University. Her doctorate is from The Ohio State University. Research interests include control systems, nonlinear system identification, and undergraduate pedagogical methods. Dr. Hurtig is a member of IEEE, ASEE, and Tau Beta Pi. Page 11.1409.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Using Rubrics for the Assessment of Senior Design ProjectsAbstractThe process of evaluating senior design projects typically involves assessing reports andpresentations, then assigning relatively broad performance
Engineering Education from Purdue University.Prof. James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University James D. Sweeney is Professor and Head of the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental En- gineering at Oregon State University. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1988 and 1983, respectively, and his Sc.B. Engineering degree (Biomedical Engineering) from Brown University in 1979. He is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and a Senior Member of the IEEE and AIChE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Talking about a Revolution: NSF RED Projects OverviewAbstractA
. This goal is achieved throughengaging engineering students in design exercises and experiences throughout their academicundergraduate careers. The CASCADE project provides student support in an innovativeconfiguration of cascaded peer-mentoring. This program exposes freshman students to theengineering design process with vertically aligned design experiences through the sophomore andjunior years. Cascading vertically, undergraduate seniors mentor juniors, juniors mentorsophomores, and sophomores mentor freshmen. The objectives of the CASCADE project are to:1) infuse concepts of the design process across all four levels of the engineering undergraduatecurriculum (i.e., freshman through senior), 2) increase first-year, second-year, and third
Paper ID #19983The Social Mechanism of Supporting Entrepreneurial Projects Beyond theClassroomMr. Alexander Joseph Zorychta, University of Virginia Alex Zorychta finds, guides, connects, and builds community for student entrepreneurs. He has been guiding and building community for student entrepreneurs for the past four years. A student entrepreneur himself, he was triggered by winning the grand prize of the UVA Entrepreneurship Cup. While pursu- ing this startup post-graduation for two years near the University, he helped to guide other student en- trepreneurial projects. He joined the staff of the Technology
taken a lead role in addressing this issue, investing inquality programs that prepare the state’s K-12 students to proceed into engineering degreecurricula. This is a large project due to the state’s social economics and students’ STEMpreparedness. According to the Arkansas Department of Education 2015-2016 data, 61% ofpublic school students receive free or reduced lunch with 41% of Arkansas school districtscontaining populations where at least 70% of students receive free or reduced lunch (15 districtsbetween 90% - 100%).[3] According to ACT, Arkansas students perform lower than the nationalaverage on all sections, especially in math (below a 20).[4] This means outreach activities areimperative to help expose, excite, and prepare students to
Paper ID #19308Using IR Cameras beyond outreach: motivational projects for engineeringstudentsDr. Cameron H. G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming Cameron H. G. Wright, Ph.D., P.E., is a Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer En- gineering at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. He was previously Professor and Deputy De- partment Head in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy, and served as an R&D engineering officer in the U.S. Air Force for over 20 years. He received the B.S.E.E. (summa cum laude) from Louisiana Tech University in 1983, the M.S.E.E. from
Paper ID #19216Difficulty in Predicting Performance in a Project-Based Learning ProgramLouise Chan, Minnesota State University, Mankato Louise Chan is currently a graduate student at Minnesota State University, Mankato pursuing her Master’s in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from University of California, San Diego.Prof. Rob Sleezer, Minnesota State University, Mankato Rob Sleezer earned his Ph.D. in Microelectronics-Photonics from the University of Arkansas. He attended Oklahoma State University where he graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science and an M.S. and B.S
Paper ID #19292Early Validation of the Motivation in Team Projects (MTP) AssessmentDr. Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University Dr. Peter Rogers is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. He joined the university in October 2008 bringing with him 35 years of industry experience. His career includes senior leadership roles in engineering, sales, and manufacturing developing products using multidisciplinary teams to convert customer needs to commercially viable products and services. Rogers co-led the development of an ABET-approved year-long Capstone design experience
Paper ID #18994Entrepreneurial-Minded Learning in a Freshman Mini-project in Comput-ingDr. Danai Chasaki, Villanova University Danai Chasaki received a Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece in 2006. She also received a M.S. and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2009 and 2012 respectively. In 2012, she joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Villanova University as an Assistant Professor. Before that, she was an Adjunct Instructor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and
Paper ID #17703Evaluating Freshman Engineering Design Projects Using Adaptive Compar-ative JudgmentDr. Greg J. Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Dr. Greg J. Strimel is an assistant professor of engineering/technology teacher education in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. His prior teaching experience includes serving as a high school engineering/technology teacher and a teaching assistant professor within the College of Engineering & Mineral Resources at West Virginia University.Dr. Scott R. Bartholomew, Purdue University My interests revolve around adaptive
Manufacturing ProjectsAbstractUndergraduate Research is one of the essential components in enhancing student learning and skillsets in critical thinking and creative inquiry. Tennessee Tech University has several opportunitiesto help students gain extensive summer research experiences through creative inquiry activities.During the summer semester, students and faculty members jointly work on a number of researchprojects as part of an NSF REU Site, Creative Inquiry Summer Experience Program, CampusSustainability Program and Quality Enhancement Program (QEP). This paper will report thefindings from projects performed in summer 2016 with accomplishments and evaluation findingsfrom each of the four projects.BackgroundProject based learning is a commonly
Paper ID #17698Global Engineering Projects from the Young African Leaders InitiativeDr. Tom Lacksonen, University of Wisconsin, Stout Dr. Thomas Lacksonen is the Schneider Professor of Engineering in the Operations and Management department at University of Wisconsin-Stout. He was previously a Fulbright Teaching Fellow to Turkey, where he taught Industrial Engineering at Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. His indus- trial work experience was at Whirlpool Corporation and Eastman Kodak Company. He has three degrees in industrial engineering, from University of Toledo, University of South Florida, and
ProjectIntroduction Engineering educators have an essential role in preparing engineers to work in a complex,interdisciplinary workforce. While much engineering education focuses on teaching students todevelop disciplinary expertise in specific engineering domains, there is a strong need to teachengineers about the knowledge that they develop or use in their work (Bucciarelli 1994, Allenby& Sarewitz, 2011; Frodeman, 2013). The purpose of this research is to gain a betterunderstanding of the knowledge systems of practicing engineers through observations of theirpractices such that the insights learned can guide future education efforts. Using an examplefrom a complex and interdisciplinary engineering project, this paper presents a case
Paper ID #19571Implementing an Entrepreneurial Mindset Design Project in an IntroductoryEngineering CourseDr. Matthew James Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology Dr. Matthew J. Jensen received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2006. Matthew received his doctorate from Clemson University in 2011 in Me- chanical Engineering, focused primarily on automotive control systems and dynamics. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, the ProTrack Co-Op Coordinator and Chair of the Gen- eral Engineering Program at Florida Institute of Technology
Paper ID #19626Integration of Critical Reflection Methodologies into Engineering Service-Learning ProjectsDr. Scott A. Newbolds P.E., Benedictine College Dr. Newbolds is an assistant professor in the engineering department at Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas. After graduating from Purdue University in 1995, Dr. Newbolds started his career in construction as a Project Engineer for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). He returned to Purdue for graduate school in 1998 and subsequently took a position in the INDOT Research and Development office. While completing his graduate degrees, Dr. Newbolds conducted and
Paper ID #24850Senior Mechanical Systems Design Capstone Projects: Experiences and As-sessmentProf. Raghu Echempati P.E., Kettering University Professor Echempati is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University, (Flint, Mich.). He is a member of ASME, ASEE, and SAE. He has won several academic and technical awards. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Senior Mechanical Systems Design Capstone Projects: Experiences and AssessmentAbstractOrganizing and completing an undergraduate senior design capstone project course that lastsonly ten to
laboratory experiments.However, troubleshooting of equipment and complex machines are not given sufficient attentionfor a typical industrial setting during regular engineering coursework. Purdue UniversityNorthwest’s Outcome Based Education allows students to gain hands-on experiencetroubleshooting complex circuits, machines, and their subsystems.In order to familiarize students with troubleshooting and identifying equipment failures, theresurrection of a relatively complex and non-functional NovaMill 3-Axis CNC Milling Machineis selected as a Capstone Senior Design project. The objectives of this project include identifyingthe different sub-systems of the machine, isolating each sub-system, testing and documentationof initial status, identification
Science.Dr. Yujian Fu P.E., Alabama A&M University Dr. Yujian Fu is a professor of computer science department at Alabama A&M University. Her research interests fall in formal verification of cyber-physical systems, behavioral analysis of mobile security, soft- ware architecture and design analysis of safety-critical and mission-critical systems. Her projects are supported by NSF, Air Force, and DoD. She has several publications regarding research and educational projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 2019 ASEE Conference Supporting Object-Oriented Design Learning Outcome Using Android Development
Paper ID #26443The Impact of Multidisciplinary Teams on Sustainability Projects in EPICSDr. Stephanie M. Gillespie, Arizona State University Stephanie Gillespie joined the EPICS@ASU program after finishing her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has extensive experience in K-12 outreach and curriculum development, and is passionate about giving students opportunities to make a difference throughout their academic career. As the EPICS Director of Instruction, Stephanie leads the EPICS pro- gram’s curriculum development, EPICS-Community College program, and program
Paper ID #26753The Toy Box Project: Connecting First-Year Engineering Students with En-trepreneurshipDr. Joshua Gargac, University of Mount Union Joshua Gargac is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, OH, where he advises the mechanical engineering senior capstone projects and SAE Baja team. In addition, Dr. Gargac teaches first-year engineering courses, computer-aided design, kinematics and dynamics of machinery, and manufacturing science. He received his BSME from Ohio Northern University and a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Notre Dame. Current
Paper ID #27281Thermodynamics for Citizenship: Entrepreneurial Engineering through Project-based LearningDr. Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University Ann D. Christy, PE, is a professor of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering and a professor of Engineering Education at the Ohio State University (OSU). She earned both her B.S. in agricultural engineering and M.S. in biomedical engineering at OSU, and her Ph.D. in environmental engineering at Clemson University. She worked for an engineering consulting firm before entering academia and continues to collaborate with the consulting industry. She has taught courses
optimize operations. Other research interests include the Deming System of Profound Knowledge (SoPK), developing continuous improvement programs as well as sustainable management systems based on ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and other international standards. He has over 20 years of industrial experience in the quality management field as a quality engineer, corporate quality manager, consultant and trainer. His experience is extensive in quality management systems as wells as Lean and Six Sigma methods. In addition, he coached and mentored Green & Black Belts on process improvement projects in the manufacturing and service industries. Dr. Shraim is a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) & a Certified Six Sigma
Paper ID #26422UAS Aerospace Projects as a Catalyst for Interdisciplinary EngineeringDr. Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Michael C. Hatfield is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Associate Director for Science & Education, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration. He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University; an M.S. in electrical engineering from California State University Fresno, and a Ph.D. in Electrical/Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Alaska
Paper ID #26950Learning-by-Doing: Development of Project-Based Manufacturing CoursesDr. Junkun Ma, Sam Houston State University Dr. Junkun Ma is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State University (SHSU). He teaches courses in areas related to product design, manufacturing processes, CAD, and HVAC. His research interests include finite element method (FEM) based numerical simulation, heat transfer and fluid dynamics with application to alternative energy, and engineering education.Dr. Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University Dr. Keith L. Coogler is an instructor of engineering