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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

. • Team skills (the ability to work with others). • Ability to use all of the above to address problems in a complex real-world setting.Problem-based learning (PBL) techniques help students develop the above skills necessary in order tosucceed in their post college careers. Students in PBL courses are challenged to "learn to learn" sothat they can achieve their highest potential in their chosen professions. Students work cooperatively ingroups, seeking solutions to "real world" problems by asking and answering their own and their peers'questions. In helping to teach each other, students achieve a high level of comprehension of theconcepts of the course.PBL - Roles and ProceduresPBL is an instructional method characterized by the use of

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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S.P.K. Sternberg; G.G. Botte

andexcited about their prospects. However, they were unable to find all the information theyneeded to satisfy their curiosity. The students asked their professors for more informationand several members of the faculty decided to include fuel cell technologies into theirbasic course material, either as example problems or even just as discussion points.Many of these students may spend their careers working on or with fuel cells if theyreach commercial success. The possibilities include applications for cell phones,computers, remote sensing equipment, automobiles and transportation, residential powersupply, as well as commercial and industrial scale power generation. The material is stillnew enough to be a contemporary issue but not so undeveloped as

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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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J. C. LaCombe; E. L. Wang; M. Nicolescu; P. Rivera; B. Poe

, we are currently working towards thefollowing general program goals. 1) Provide students with experience in working on interdisciplinary technical project teams. 2) Provide students with hands-on design experiences. 3) Prepare engineering students for aerospace careers. 4) Present students with both collaborative and competitive experiences with students from other institutions.Description of Student Design ActivitiesEach of the four above-described projects works towards selected, overall program goals. All ofthe projects (BalloonSats, CanSats, ARLISS, and the URC) are design activities, and except forthe BalloonSats, all take the form of student competitions (national and international). In 2005,we undertook our most

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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Justin Reginato

one for both modules. The Co-op program ensuresthat each graduating engineering student has one year of practical and applicable workexperience.Despite the lack of high-technology focus, many nearby companies employ a high proportion ofengineers. So, while all Pacific engineering students graduate with experience in engineering,they are oftentimes exposed to engineering careers that are not entrepreneurially focused. Thecoursework many students site as being apropos to their Co-op positions are traditionalengineering courses focused on mechanics and discipline-specific design courses.The University of the Pacific also recently underwent an ABET review in order for specificprograms to gain or retain their accreditation. As part of the review

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Bryan Cooperrider

, anddesign notebooks.TeamingThere is an expectation that the words “teaming”, “design”, and “project” grouped together addup to creativity. Virtually every engineering student will work on a team project in a designcourse. At a 2003 workshop entitled “Advancing Inventive Creativity through Education” andsponsored by the Lemelson-MIT Program, Henry Petroski observed that students can go throughtheir entire college career without ever doing a project all by themselves. Petroski, a professor ofcivil engineering and history at Duke University, argues that there is too much emphasis onteaming. He suggests that we might be losing two inventors out of every team of three. Heobserves that the vast majority of patents issued in the US are single author

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jin-Lee Kim

professionalswith specific training in sustainable building practices will increase significantly over the nextdecade. Thus, undergraduate students need to advance their career and maintain their competitiveedge with training in the green building areas.Sustainability in Construction EducationMany schools, with undergraduate engineering programs in many disciplines, attempt to includeenvironmental sustainability and sustainable design in their curricula.18 The challenges andopportunities are laid out in CEM disciplines as to how to incorporate sustainability into theireducational formation.6, 18, 19, 25 Russell et al. reviewed the past and present of constructionengineering and prescribed practical change to revitalize construction engineering education

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jim Helbling; Angela Beck

they are not acting in a social vacuum and that there are personal and social consequences for acting with or without integrity.Using these iterative teaching practices, students are provided opportunities to not only talkabout but incorporate certain ethical practices into their professional behavior.It is one thing for students to demonstrate ethical behavior in the classroom; it is another forthem to pledge to act ethically throughout their careers. The most overt ethical practice is theinvitation to all students enrolled in Aircraft Detail Design to join the Order of the Engineer. TheOrder is an organization comprised of engineers who have taken an oath, called the Obligation ofthe Engineer, to always perform their jobs

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2013 GSW

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Azhar Hyas; Uyen H. T. Pham; Madiha M. Hanif; Samir M. Iqbal

experience the working of different nanotechnology equipment, betterunderstanding of various bio-nano concepts but also induced a research aptitude in them. Theywere tremendously energized to pursue their career as research scientists after visiting the lab.This activity proved to be a crucial element for promoting interest and knowledge of advancedtechnologies in these youngsters who could be our next generation workforce for engineeringand life sciences. Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March 21 – 23, 2013. Copyright 2013, American Society for Engineering Education

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2016 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Jason C. Ganley

courses combined. It was intense – but the workload became easier as I realized the quality of work my teams did.”4. Feedback from Alumni and RecruitersAlumni from the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at CSM have long indicatedthat the Unit Operations Laboratory was invaluable, with many indicating that it was the mostimportant course in terms of preparing them for an industrial or consulting job. Annual alumnisurveys include the question (which does not specifically mention the Unit OperationsLaboratory): “Which aspects of your education at CSM were most valuable to you in yourcurrent career?” Selected responses from the 2010 survey appear below. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2016

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Ameya A. Chandelkar; Deepak G. Bhat

, Jerusalem (1969), pp. 255-342. Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 11AMEYA CHANDELKAR is a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering. He obtained his Bachelors degree inProduction Engineering from Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India in 2000. His research has been supported by theGiffels Chair Endowment Research Fund. Mr. Chandelkar will graduate with MSME in Fall 2005.PROF. DEEPAK BHAT is Giffels Chair Professor of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He holds a Ph.D.from University of Southern California (1978). His professional career spans 25+ years of

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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A. Lambert; D. J. Russomanno; P. Palazolo; S. Ivey

receiving critiques more typical of “real- world” engineering than of traditional assessment. • High-school students’ participation in undergraduate work with engineering students provides an opportunity for the high school students to connect course content to real-world problems, which may motivate them to consider a career in engineering or science.Example 3: First-Semester Retention Rates and Student Learning StylesProject Summary: This project also involves a multi-disciplinary team, yet this team iscomposed of five faculty members from two universities representing five different sub-disciplines of engineering with the goal of learning more about first-semester studentretention issues.Specifically, the project

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Jason Weiss; Farshad Rajabipour; Thomas Schmit; Sebastian Fait

7interested in the more chemical and theoretical aspects of materials. An increased use of studentsurveys will be conducted. The course will shift from the use of the H-ITT personal responsesystem to the E-Instruction system simply because these tools have been implemented campus-wide at Purdue and it will enable the students to use the remote controls in more than one class,thereby making them more economic for students.AcknowledgementsThe material presented in this paper is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation throughGrant No. 0134272: a CAREER AWARD granted to the first author. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Marcus O. Durham; Robert A. Durham; Rosemary Durham

blame the oil companies for high gas prices after my researching and discovering thetruth has given me a better insight into the approach many politicians take to manipulate theuninformed. You have given me confidence this semester. Believe it or not, I used to be very,very quiet and reserved, and the work you have done with me has given me confidence in myown abilities and really freed me to explore leadership roles, whereas before I would have hiddenas support. I have discovered an absolute love of public speaking and have decided that I wouldlike to do conference teaching/speaking in some capacity in my career. Because of your positiveinfluence, I can now get up in front of a crowd, presentation unprepared and unpracticed and stillpull off a

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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George D. Gray; Raju Dandu

that willenhance the image of high technology and manufacturing careers while at the same timeintegrating and articulating with university programs to provide growth and lifelong learningpotential for its students.Historical BackgroundWichita Area Technical College is a two-year, degree granting, public institution serving theWichita, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). WATC operates under the jurisdiction ofthe Kansas Board of Regents. The actual roots of the institution can be traced back to the late1800’s and early 1900’s when courses in manual training, commerce and domestic arts wereoffered to high school students during the day at the local high school and to adults at nightthrough “Lamplight” classes now referred to as

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

B. Terry Beck; David A. Pacey

thelarge number of industrial research, product development and testing applications thatengineering students may encounter as they start their careers, requires that the studentshave a good working knowledge of such techniques. For the most part these applicationswill involve some form of automated (computerized) data collection and data reduction.Hence, it is a necessity that students gain laboratory experience with a wide variety ofcomputerized data acquisition principles, which include Analog to Digital (A/D)conversion, and statistical sampling procedures.The need to employ statistical sampling is not new, but is even more important in modernmeasurement applications that may involve real-time process assessment and evaluationof numerous time

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

E. Specking; Edgar C. Clausen

College of Engineering Recruitment Office; a variety of summer programs for K-12 students;partnerships with K-12 schools, including the University of Arkansas Engineering and SciencePartnership (UAESP); the Engineering Career Awareness Program (ECAP), a diversityrecruitment-to-graduation program for undergraduate engineering students; and the FreshmanEngineering Program, which helps Freshman engineering students select an engineering major,while also providing much needed assistance to students as they transition from high school tothe university. Many universities offer K-12 programs to attract students to engineering.Missouri S & T, for example, offers a variety of pre-college and summer programs includingExplosives Camp, It’s a Girl Thing

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Julius Marpaung; Louis Johnson; William Flanery

(MIT) and his research topics include Computer Architecture, VLSI Systems Design, and Robotics.WILLIAM M. FLANERY, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY William Flanery is an undergraduate student in Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Oklahoma State University with an expected graduation in 2013. His fields of interest include Computer Architecture, Engineering Education, and Video Game Design. He is interested in pursuing a career in industry for CPU and GPU design. Proceedings of the 2011 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Keith L. Hohn

several things. First, students greatly enjoyed theopportunity to do something different in an engineering class. Many students had creativeinterests and abilities that they had not gotten much of a chance to use in their engineeringcurriculum, and they enjoyed the chance to use those abilities. For example, one student (whohad been a music teacher in a prior career) composed a piece of music for the piano thatrepresented his progression through the chemical engineering coursework. Other studentsreported that they had little artistic talent, yet even these indicated that they had enjoyed theassignment.The text describing the process for making the artwork was more important than the artworkitself. The questions the students were asked to answer

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Christi Patton Luks; Laura P. Ford; Weston Kightlinger

Junior studying Chemical Engineering/Pre-Med at The University of Tulsa. As theproject lead, Weston managed this project through the design and implementation. Weston has received manyhonors in his academic career including being awarded a CH2M Hill Engineers Without Borders-USA Scholarshipfor 2012.Proceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Dan Bumblauskas

programs, new on-campus residency components can enrichthe student experience providing the ability for student to complete some coursework andrequirements remotely while still providing on-campus work to stay connected to the institution,faculty, and peers. Examples could include senior design or capstone projects.Howell, Williams, and Lindsay wrote an article which presents recent accounts on the state ofcontinuing education2. They suggest that programs need to accommodate the needs of their‘customer’ such as full-time employees and those students with family related obligations.Statistics and trends cited in the article include educational/career background of students,demographic profiles, the impact and required transition of faculty, the

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Edgar Clausen; Roy Penney; Robert Babcock

) through asharp-edged orifice. A mathematical model was developed to predict the pressure of the air tankas a function of time using flow equations and an Euler integration. The model predicted theexperimental data very well, with a maximum variance from the data of 14% for the initial timestep of 0 - 75 s.KeywordsTank depressurization, overpressurization, vacuum failure, incompressible flow, modelingIntroductionStudents are likely to encounter a vast array of teaching techniques and styles during theiracademic careers, and this variety generally adds to the educational experience. However, ifstudents were given a choice, they would most likely select an interactive teaching style for theirclasses. In a survey of 47 University of Michigan

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Nicolas Ali Libre

and joined Missouri S&T as a visiting scholar and served as an assistantteaching professor since 2015. In that capacity, he had the opportunity of leading several scientificand industrial research projects and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. Dr. Libre ismanager of Materials Testing lab at Missouri S&T, teaches mechanics of materials and developsdigital educational resources for the engineering mechanics courses. Over the span of his career,Dr. Libre authored and co-authored 3 chapter books, 17 peer-reviewed journal articles and over60 conference papers. He has advised and co-advised 7 graduate students and mentored over 30undergraduate students. He has collaborated with scholars from several countries, including Iran

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Rachel Mosier P.E.; Virginia Charter P.E.; Carisa Ramming; John Reck; Heather Yates

” or better is required to move into the nextcourse. The overall average grade is not telling. However, the Calculus and Engineering Staticshave much higher averages at 2.94 and 3.03 respectively. This points to a possible issue with thePhysics course, with an average of 2.56.Comparing the results of this study to the previous studies, the Engineering and Technologystudents do have some differences and similarities to other engineering students. As the studentsstudied all have a general association with construction careers, it is not surprising that they areslightly more visually oriented than other engineers. The Engineering and Technology studentsare average 11.2% more visually oriented, for all majors scores are in the 90% plus

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Andrew Braham; Ashlea Milburn Bennett; Jeton McClinton

coursemanagement systems move away from Blackboard type systems to existing social media sites,this is a disadvantage of using LinkedIn versus Facebook. However, this was the first semesterthat the majority of the students had used LinkedIn, so the authors found it promising that theybegan using it with a frequency equal to Blackboard. Perhaps if students begin using LinkedInearlier in their academic career, there would be even a higher rate of usage when they are seniorsor graduate students, as they would be more likely to be looking for employment aftergraduation; LinkedIn could be a powerful tool for researching and communicating with potentialemployers.Proceedings of the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Muhammet Ceylan; Aybala Usta; Fatma Barut; Nur Ergul; Ramazan Asmatulu

(EnerTech, Siemens, and Sunflower), oil (Koch) andagriculture and other industries. These companies are traditional employers of WSU graduatesand interns, and consequently, a sizeable number of alumni are on their staffs. We believe thatthe proper preparation of the local students for careers in nanotechnology is essential for theuniversity’s long-term success in this rapidly developing area. This opportunity will provideseveral benefits to WSU, local students and companies.2. Methodology2.1 Nanotechnology LaboratoryWe have developed the nanotechnology teaching laboratory to fabricate a number of differentnanobased materials. The Nanolab space (~1500 ft2) is located in both Wallace Hall and theBeggs Hall, and also utilized to support three existing

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Garth V. Crosby

components of electronic circuits, and the theories that make them work.Keywords— lab kit, circuit lab, portable lab, online coursesIntroductionAs more and more courses are offered online it is a goal of many universities to try toprovide a broad course selection for students who are exclusively distant learners. Thisposes a significant problem for lab intensive programs such as electrical engineering andelectrical engineering technology. At the same time, there is a tremendous thrust toencourage students to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)based careers. The National Science Foundation (NSF) actively, along with other federal andprivate entities, dedicates significant resources to encourage K-12 students to choose

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

R. Asmatulu; E. Asmatulu; B. Zhang

accomplishedthrough new class developments, seminars, conferences, invited talks, and other individuals whoare experts in nanotechnology and nanoethics. For the undergraduate and graduate students whoare preparing themselves for careers in nanoscale science and technology, whether as biologists,chemists, physicists, or engineers, new courses should be introduced to provide a needed focuson nanoethics. These courses should be taught by different professors from various departments,and should be mandatory for students working in the field of nanotechnology.Proceedings of the 2010 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education,Lawrence, KS, September 22-24, 2010

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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R. Asmatulu; W.S. Khan; E. Asmatulu; M. Ceylan

. For undergraduate and graduate students who are preparingthemselves for careers in bioscience and biotechnology, whether as MDs, nurses, biologists,chemists, physicists, or engineers, new courses providing a needed focus on bioethics should beProceedings of the 2010 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education,Lawrence, KS, September 22-24, 2010 8introduced. These courses should be taught by different professors from various departments andshould be mandatory for students working in the field of biotechnology.In addition to these measures, other educational actions may include television, media, andonline news

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Sara E. Wilson; Peter W. Tenpas; Ronald L. Dougherty; Christopher D. Depcik; Kenneth Fischer

,variations of the rubric have been created to use in other senior capstone design presentationsincluding interim oral reports and final oral design reports.In conclusion, the senior capstone design projects offer a snapshot of the skills students havelearned during their educational careers. Using the design poster presentations and a carefullydesigned rubric, a department can assess a number of educational objectives in one sitting. Byincluding outside reviewers from industry, a department can obtain external validation of thequality of the education program and identify areas of improvement needed to prepare studentsfor the workplace. Proceedings of the 2010 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Greg Murray; Tim Thomas

program at PSU contains majors in Electronics, Manufacturing,Mechanical and Plastics Engineering Technology. Each major represents an industry that usesdifferent software. To ensure that students learn to use the software that is prevalent in theirindustry, we provide four different software packages (Pro/E, Solid Works, Inventor and Catia).Job placement data is another point of interest to be considered while making decisions.Working closely with your institution‟s Career Services department can help you determinewhich industries are hiring your graduates. Other sources to consider are job search websitessuch as Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com. Type in each of the software packages we havebeen discussing and tally the job search results. This