Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard DeVries; Douglas Stahl

the “real world,” removing a layer of abstraction that ispresent with scaled specimens and allowing specimens to be designed to illustrate a full range offailure modes. Second, students in lower-division construction methods and materials coursesparticipate in the fabrication of test specimens, so the activity is leveraged to provide a new focusfor continuity in the academic program. Finally, the “wow factor” is significant and helps motivatestudents to understand related course material. This paper describes the kinds of experiments wehave done, plans to increase our repertoire, and how we integrate this activity into thearchitectural engineering program. The concept of the Structural Engineering Workshop is at the heart of the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Matson; Elizabeth Kisenwether

on written and oral communications, ability to work on multi-disciplinary teams, project planning and management skills. · Alumni interest and financial support via endowments for engineering entrepreneurship education is growing. · Participation in REEE2000 and REEE2001 Conferences – Roundtable for Engineering Entrepreneurship Education, at Stanford University - confirmed that good engineering design in inherently a creative process, and gaining business acumen is key for Page 7.798.1 engineering entrepreneurship education. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Shinn

to enable students to develop rapport within the team and forthem to be able to implement respectful communication. We needed an effective means ofhandling ineffective team members. That is, team members who simply would not participate orwho interacted with the team in a destructive way. Finally, we needed to give the students aframework for teaming that could guide them in how to be an effective team.We implemented the following six tools that helped address these issues with teaming: Buildingrapport within the team; Lectures on teaming practices; Development of a Code of Cooperation;Development of a Conflict Resolution Plan; Use of a team logbook; Weekly team leader meetingswith the instructor.Building rapport within the teamAn

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Haruo Sakamoto

- weight vehicles with a dealer’ help. The students started to plan the conversion work in April, 1998. However, due to the courses they took, they were not able to really start the conversion work until the batteries were delivered in mid July. For one month prior to the start of the rally in August, they worked, which included the paperwork for the car license. In the last

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingshan Wu, Zhejiang University; Xiaodong Zou, Zhejiang University; Hanbing Kong, Zhejiang University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-5526: CULTIVATING T-SHAPED ENGINEERS FOR 21ST CEN-TURY: EXPERIENCES IN CHINAMiss Jingshan Wu, Zhejiang University Jingshan Wu, Ph.D. candidate, majors in educational economy and management. Her research interest is the cultivation of engineering talents. She has been working for ”Research on International Engineering Education: Frontiers and Progress” and ”Model Innovation on Engineering Education” recently.Prof. Xiaodong Zou, Zhejiang University Xiaodong ZouPh.D., Vice President of Zhejiang University, professor of Public Administration School, Zhejiang University. His research area is administration and strategic planning of science, technology and higher education, organization management, and innovation

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jian Peng, Southeast Missouri State University; Santaneel Ghosh, Southeast Missouri State University; Ken Surendran, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

, the students work on the analysis and design of the system during the first eightweeks of the semester and on implementation in the second eight weeks. During the first half,they also learn and take exams on the support process, present their results orally for the otherstudent teams to review, and prepare intermediary project reports. During the second half of thecourse, the students make the research presentation, complete the project, make the projectpresentation, demonstrate the system to evaluators, and prepare the final project report. Table 1: Common Hour Schedule Week # Course Content 1 Course overview, project management (plan) 2

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Isadore Davis; Gregory Lush; Connie Della-Piana; Andrew Swift

-year, two-step process should be put inplace, starting with a college-wide retreat. The College of Engineering had not had a college-wide retreat and/or workshop in over 20 years. This alone, then, would be a monumental firststep. Thus, the College began plans for an off-campus retreat that would take place during thelate summer before classes began. Raytheon would provide facilitators experienced in Qualityissues – focused on supporting College faculty and administrators in developing ABET-specificvision and mission statements and educational objectives –both for the college and for eachindividual program. Several meetings were held in anticipation of the retreat to delineateprocesses, outline operating procedures and define desires outcomes

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Vickers; John Todd

classroom. The objective of the first class in thesequence (during the spring semester) is to introduce the elements of the evaluation process that isused to decide if a research area is a suitable candidate for commercialization (in either anentrepreneurial or intrapreneurial environment). The students then apply this evaluation process tocurrent on-campus research results, select a suitable commercialization candidate, and work withthe technology transfer office and research professor to commercialize the research during thefollowing summer and fall semesters.The first course in the sequence was initiated in the Spring 2000 semester with mixed results. Thispaper will introduce the detailed class plan and course materials, an analysis of class

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Montgomery

University of Michigan is composed ofapproximately 450 undergraduate students and 22 faculty members. Prior to the development ofthe distributed advising system all undergraduate students were advised by a single facultymember. Unfortunately, this system did not allow the faculty member to provide personalizedattention to our students, and only the mechanics of course planning could take place. Studentswere very interested in a system that would allow them to spend more time with their advisor.At the same time, a number of the faculty, who teach undergraduate classes of 150-180 students,were interested in getting to know and mentor a smaller subset of students. It was decided that adistributed advising system which included a large number of faculty

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Desen Sevi Özkan, University of Connecticut; Monika Crowl, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, we set out to learn about the history of why the junior leveldesign course was proposed. Through the sustainability expert interviews, we set out to learnabout existing plans and initiatives at the university around sustainability and energy efficiency.Ultimately, our purpose for this landscape mapping was to build a course curriculum with auniversity community that is already very focused on its own energy transition.PositionalityWe approach this project as two junior faculty in the chemical and biomolecular engineeringdepartment. Monika is an assistant professor in residence, which is a more teaching focusedfaculty track and Desen is an assistant professor of engineering education, whose research isfocused on engineering education. Monika

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randall Brouwer, Calvin College; Aubrey Sykes, Calvin College; Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

business or anexisting business (intrapreneurship). In the Engineering Department, we have allied ourselveswith Business Department faculty such that all engineering students develop business plans fortheir projects. Furthermore, business students in an upper-level strategies course work withspecific engineering design teams. This year we have also begun an emphasis on identifying thecustomer and responding to the customer’s needs. Alumni, Business Department faculty, andEnterprise Center personnel are involved in assessing the initial ideas that each senior designteam is proposing. In addition, specific lectures have been prepared and given to the class thatintroduce the concept and value of having an entrepreneurial mindset.This paper will

Conference Session

Global Education in Construction Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno "Ed" Koehn, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

. Page 22.378.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 CONSTRUCTION WORK WITH EQUIPMENT: INDIAIn India, the majority of the residential buildings are constructed on a contract basis. Here, anowner who wishes to build signs an agreement with a contractor, taking specific requirementsunder consideration. Generally, a permit, house plan, structural design and a contractor arerequired for construction. Here, the work is usually labor intensive and a great number ofworkers are utilized on the site. Nevertheless, industrial and other large projects tend to usemodern construction techniques with the application of large equipment19, 20. This approach isdiscussed in the paper.Construction is

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

William S. Janna; A. Renner

factor between dA1 and A2 equals the ratioof the projection of A2 onto the base of the hemisphere (= Ab ) to the area of the baseof the hemisphere: projection of As onto the base of the hemisphere FdA1 -A 2 = area of a circle with radius of the hemisphereA plan view of Figure 1 would reveal the two areas. Measurements or calculationscould then be performed to find the view factor.What has been described in the preceding paragraphs is a method for finding theview factor between a differential element and a finite area. At one time, this method Page 4.18.5was called the Unit Sphere Method, because the intent was to use a

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Chuck Keating; Paul Kauffmann; Abel Fernandez

obvious linkage to long term success in the three pillar areas andultimately tenure. New faculty are confronted with a complex decision problem for which thereis unstructured information available to develop a solution.This paper presents a strategic and structured decision process for choosing service, teaching,and research opportunities to achieve results for the tenure process. First, this paper discussesthe use of strategic planning methods to develop a focused, personal statement of research andteaching interests. In the framework of this strategic research and teaching statement, a QualityFunction Deployment (QFD) approach is then developed to rate and identify opportunities thathave the highest impact on tenure objectives. The paper

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Mildren; Karen Whelan

environment than in thepast, and the sign posts indicate that this fluidity will be the way of the future. In thesechanging times it is becoming an imperative for engineers to be competent team players andleaders, and education must therefore prepare future engineers to meet these challenges [3]. Thestrategic plan for the University of Ballarat emphasises the development of student learningenvironments that are both flexible and encourage lifelong learning. Teamwork, includingteaching and learning in teams is a central strategy for achieving cultural change across theUniversity. The University of Ballarat, School of Engineering, is striving to make teamwork anintrinsic part of the cultural landscape of undergraduate engineering study. In order to

Conference Session

Innovation and Measuring Success in Graduate Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

give them preparation for it.Soft skills, or professional skills, are commonly understood to include those skills whichprofessionals must possess in addition to their technical skills in order to be effective inthe workplace. While there is no definitive list of professional skills (outside thecommonly recognized ABET accreditation standards), a review of academic literature,accreditation standards, and popular media reveals a list which variously includes:effective oral communication and presentation skills; effective written communication;creativity and/or creative problem solving; interpersonal skills; ability to work effectivelyon a team; time management and planning; conflict resolution; ethical decision-making;the importance of

Conference Session

Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom C. Roberts P.E., Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2011-2826: AN EVALUATION OF THE PARTICIPATION OF THE CIT-IZEN ENGINEERTom C. Roberts, P.E., FASEE, FNSPE, Kansas State University Assistant Dean, Recruitment and Leadership Development, College of Engineering, Kansas State Uni- versity Tom has more than 35 years experience in planning, organizational development, and leadership training programs. He worked for Black & Veatch for 16 years, formed Upward Consulting in 1989 and has served as a learning organization and process improvement consultant for a number of manufacturing and service companies, and educational institutions. Tom is past KSPE president, has assisted in sev- eral political campaigns, helped facilitate several citizen engineer workshops, and

Conference Session

Enhancing Environmental Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Roper, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Research and Development Program. He has published over 150 technical papers and made numerous presentations at national and international forums. Page 15.1356.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 WATERSHED IMPERVIOUS SURFACE STORM WATER ASSESSMENTAbstract:The Sustainable Development and Next Generation Buildings class worked with ArlingtonCounty Virginia to assess impacts and alternatives for a sensitive storm water project in thecounty. This was a real world application of the subjects and technologies used in the class roomfor storm water management and planning. Within Arlington

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Krahe

manageable set that still addresses theflavor and intent of using software development standards.MethodFollowing is a description of how software standards were introduced in a junior-levelintermediate software course on Algorithmic Processes in Engineering. Standards wereintroduced one at a time with a specific assignment, and were evolved and enhanced in futureassignments. The following practical example could be modified to fit other courses.For purposes of classroom use, the document information flow is reduced to the following: SPMP Software Project Management Plan 5 SVVP Software Verification and Validation Plan 6 SRS Software Requirements Specification 7 SDD Software

Conference Session

Academic Prerequisites for Licensure

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Walesh

First Professional Degree(FPD) for the practice of civil engineering at the professional level.” ASCE is the first of thefounder and other engineering societies to officially call for more formal education as a conditionof practicing the discipline at the professional level. The current version of Policy 465 isexplicitly supported in Building ASCE’s Future – Strategic Plan adopted in 2000 by the Society.The ASCE Board formed the Task Committee (TC) for the FPD in October 1999 and charged itwith “developing a vision of full realization of ASCE Policy Statement 465 …and a strategy forachieving this vision.” The TC concluded that the fundamental issue addressed by PolicyStatement 465 was: The current four-year bachelor’s degree is becoming

Conference Session

Beyond BS: Issues Affecting Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L Welker PE, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

both thebachelor’s (BS) and master’s (MEng) degrees in civil engineering. This paper examines theadvantages and disadvantages of dual-level accreditation. The results of a survey of the civilengineers department head’s council was used to explore how many programs intend to seekdual-level accreditation as well as the reasons for why or why they do not plan to seekaccreditation of their master’s programs. In addition, four in-depth interviews were conductedwith department chairs from a variety of institutions to more fully explore the issues raised bythis survey and past papers. The results of the survey and interviews reveal that there is not widespread support for, and that most programs do not intend to pursue, dual-level accreditation

Conference Session

Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Darrell G. Harden II, Michigan Department of Transportation; Danielle Elise Larson- Jaramillo, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

) Southwest Region. In that role, he serves as the region coordinator for various programs, including complete streets, Safe Routes to School, and non-motorized transportation. Additionally, he is a co-chair of the MDOT Complete Streets Internal Team, responsible for implementing MDOT’s complete streets policy, and he serves on several other statewide committees and teams. Harden is also a part-time instructor at Western Michigan University’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He teaches two sections of CCE 1001, Introduction to Engineering Design, leading the students through the development of a Safe Routes to School action plan for a local elementary school. Harden earned a bachelor of arts degree in politi

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Innovative Approaches to Teaching & Developing Engineering Leadership

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Graves Wolfinbarger, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

for a number of conferences and journals focused on engineering education research. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Leadership Capabilities Exploration and Development via an Experiential Leadership Course: A Work in ProgressObjective. This work-in-progress practice paper describes the assessment of learning and theleadership development of students enrolled in a self-directed course, Experiential Leadership.Students identify a formal, extended activity (such as serving as a club officer or working on acourse-based project team) that provides opportunity for leadership development. They write aproposal describing the activity, create a leadership development plan (LDP

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Amaka Waturuocha; Laura Ford; Christi Patton Luks

teaching assistantships. Whenpreparing to become a professor, it is important to look at the big picture and the final goal. Thiswill largely shape the preparation process. The type of institution (community college, small 4-year college, or research based PhD granting university) and the type of position (tenure track ornon-tenure track) sought are some of the important factors. After extensive literature searchabout the various options available for an academic career, the primary author of this paperdetermined that she would prefer to pursue a tenure track position at a research university. Inorder to prepare for such a position she formulated a plan with the assistance of her mentors.Preparing for a Career in Academia: A Personal PlanTutoring

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Phil Dacunto P.E.; Mike Hendricks

combine plumes. This tool uses “mapalgebra,” which allows raster data sets to be combined on a cell by cell basis with an algebraic expression(figure 7). This tool enables students to visualize the effects of not just one plume, but the combinedeffects of several as they work through an analysis of a local air quality plan. A region that may havebeen below an air quality standard as the result of the effects of one plume may become an area ofconcern when plumes overlap. This is a critical tool that students needed to use as they worked on theirdispersion projects. 5 Figure 7: Plume combination dialog boxSTUDENT PROJECTSAfter being introduced to Matlab and

Conference Session

COED: All about That Math

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yael Gertner, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Juan Alvarez, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Benjamin Cosman; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

, Effort/Importance, Pressure/Tension, PerceivedChoice, and Value/Usefulness. It is designed based on self-determination theory [1]. Stu-dents respond on a 5 point Likert scale of “Strongly agree” to “Strongly Disagree” to thefollowing 2 questions from each subscale. “I think this class is going to be boring” and “Ithink this class is going to be enjoyable”, “I think that I am going to be pretty good at thisclass” and “This is a class that I cannot do very well in”, “I plan to put a lot of effort intothis class” and “It is important to me to do well in this class”, “I am anxious about thisclass” and “I feel very relaxed about this class”, “I feel like it is not my own choice to do thisclass” and “I feel like I am taking this class because I have

Conference Session

DEI and Other

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Priya T Goeser, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference Integrating SolidProfessor within an Engineering Graphics Course Priya T. Goeser Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Southern UniversityAbstractThe goal of this study is to evaluate the use of SolidProfessor in an Engineering Graphics courseat Georgia Southern University. SolidProfessor is an online resource with built-in video tutorialsand lessons for engineering training with an emphasis on CAD courses. Instructors can use pre-built lesson plans, customize lesson plans or create their own lesson plans. The lesson

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1: Looking at Study Abroad through an enhanced lens

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacie D'Alessandro, Virginia Military Institute

these marvels firsthand during the final two weeks of the term. This paper providesan overview of the Engineering Marvels course, including a list of topics covered, types ofassignments, a travel itinerary, and a cost breakdown for students, faculty, and the university.Lessons learned throughout the planning and execution of the course are also provided to helpfuture educators wishing to implement similar courses into their curriculum.Pedagogical MotivationExperiential learning is a type of active learning where students perform an activity [1], andadditional learning takes place when reflecting on the experience [2]. Field trips have beenshown to improve student motivation and lead to the development of personal connections withengineering [3

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iftekhar Basith, Sam Houston State University; Richard Ford, Sam Houston State University; Ashley Morgan-Olvera; Devyn Matthews; Jacob Brandon, Sam Houston State University; Doug Ullrich, Sam Houston State University

SchoolStudentsAbstractWhen managing invasive species, it is paramount to focus on educating the community, essentialstakeholders, and future generations. The primary focus of any grassroots program is to createhigh quality educational materials to those that can quickly and widely disseminate knowledgeand skills. The paper describes the effort between the School of Agricultural Sciences, theDepartment of Engineering Technology, and an Invasive Species Institute at SHSU utilizing agrassroots-program regime to create educational units of instruction for use in public and privateschools. To deliver action packed lessons quickly and efficiently in classrooms across the state,the authors plan to provide the Unit of Instruction through several virtual platforms and

Collection

2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Leslie Hopkinson, West Virginia University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

, certification Journal 7: Professional certification 12 Professional development and Journal 8: Professional societies advancement 13 Resources for women in engineering Project 4: Career plan and technology careers, promoting diverse participation 14 Changing the culture Journal 9: Personal statement 15 Prominent women in engineering and Journal 10: Notable engineer technology 16 Insights from professionals Journal 11: Personal reflection Finals Project 5: Final course project weekStudents in this course were primarily junior- and senior-level engineering students. As thispopulation