Conference Session

Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

Chairperson for Physics, Engineering, & Architecture at San Antonio College, and has been involved in numerous initiatives to integrate the findings of physics and engineering education research with education practice. Page 22.99.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Service Learning Project for a Freshman Engineering CourseAbstractService learning has been repeatedly shown to be a highly effective teaching tactic in highereducation. Nevertheless, Engineering classes have been slower than other disciplines toadopt it successfully. This paper presents in detail an account of

Conference Session

Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Paul Aden Paschal, Sam Houston State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

energy and promoting diversity and international education between 1998-2012. He served on multiple U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) FOAs merit project proposal committees since 2013.Paul Aden Paschal, Sam Houston State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Design and Construction of a Solar Powered Automated Chicken Coop1. IntroductionThe senior design project is a capstone project course taken in the final year of the Electronics andComputer Engineering Technology (ECET) program at Sam Houston State University (SHSU).Introduction of renewable energy applications to engineering technology curriculum at SHSU hasimpacted students, faculty, and university community very positively and

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Edwards, College of Lake County; Rob Twardock, College of Lake County

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD)

the positive results of the project and encourage the incorporation of makerspace-based design projects into the Engineering Graphics curriculum, with a focus on the communitycollege setting.Engineering Design Graphics is a gateway introductory course in the Engineering curriculumthat has high potential for engaging and retaining freshman engineering students. An example ofa group project involving a simple marble lift will be presented that incorporates open-sourcedesign process content, engineering principles, functional analysis, lab safety, buildability,hands-on prototyping, exposure to various desktop manufacturing methods, inspection andmeasurement. The project is integrated throughout the course and includes reverse engineering

Collection

ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Ashanthi Shanika Maxworth, University of Southern Maine

Paper ID #36022Student Self-Assessment Questionnaires using Hierarchical Bloom’sTaxonomyProf. Ashanthi Shanika Maxworth, University of Southern Maine Dr. Ashanthi Maxworth is currently an assistant professor in electrical engineering at the University of Southern Maine. She is originally from Sri Lanka where she obtained her B.Sc in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Moratuwa. In January 2013 she started her grad- uate studies at the University of Colorado Denver. She obtained her Masters (2014) and Ph.D. (2017) in Electrical Engineering specializing in electromagnetic wave propagation in

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Jimmy Ching-Ming Chen; Joseph Vaglica

by incorporating energysaving measures and distributed energy resources. The proposed systems for upgrading facilitiesinclude lighting and integrated window treatments/controls, and the re-design of an energyefficiency program that responds to the unique needs of the building and climate. Students areexpected to provide detailed technical solutions in the proposal by examining the past year utilityexpenses, planning the renovation design, estimating new system costs, and demonstratingenergy efficiency improvements. In addition, students are required to seek funding sources, suchas state grants and tax benefits.The criteria of the competition include not only technical factors but also broader impacts to thecommunity. Student teams

Conference Session

Lessons Learned through Community Engagement of Engineering Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Robert Foster, George Fox University; Gary E. Spivey, George Fox University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

their quality of life. The room was filled with a palpable excitement.Upon returning to GFU, work began on a postural assist device. This work was done byinterested students as an extra-curricular activity. Other similar service projects had beenattempted at GFU, some completed, but all were difficult to sustain. The university has agrowing engineering program (50 full-time students in the first complete four-year class in 2003,and over 180 in 2011), but there simply was not enough critical mass to maintain the inertia ofmany of these project ideas. As time went on, the faculty began to look for a way to add service-learning activities directly into the curriculum. The faculty investigated what resources wereavailable to support a course that

Conference Session

Flexible Engineering Curricula

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Dua Chaker, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

GoldShirt Program at CU to provide a unique access pathway to engineering for high potential, next tier students not admitted through the standard admissions process; findings are very encouraging, and the program is being adapted at several other engineering colleges. Dr. Sullivan led the 2004 launch of ASEE’s Pre- College Division, was conferred as an ASEE Fellow in 2011 and was awarded NAE’s 2008 Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education.Dua Chaker, University of Colorado, Boulder Dua Chaker is a Professional Research Associate and Project Engineer and Editor for the TeachEngineer- ing Digital Library in the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering and Applied

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wesner; Cristina Amon

(EDRC), sponsors severalproject-based engineering design courses which are open not only to Carnegie Mellon’sEngineering School, but to the entire university community. The topics addressed includeIntegrated Product Design, Rapid Prototyping, and Design of Wearable Computers (1).The Engineering Design Projects Course, which is now in its fifth year, is unique in that teamsof students, usually from many parts of the campus community, work on design projectssponsored by industries (both local and national), non-profits, or organizations within theuniversity. The intent is to give the participating students a hands-on, integrative,multidisciplinary experience in the important field of engineering design—an opportunity for thestudents to practice

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (2)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech, Ateneo de Davao University; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

model for other institutions seeking to assess students’ global and contextual competencies.Overview of the Program and Suite of AssessmentsThe program in which this suite of assessments was used provides first-year students with anopportunity to expand their global competencies through direct experience. It integrates an on-campus, Spring course meeting a general education requirement with a short-term internationalmodule immediately following semester exams in May. The 2016 program enrolled 92 studentswho participated in one of three international modules: Italy, Switzerland, and Germany; China;or the Dominican Republic. Engaging in the program provides students with opportunities toexpand their global competencies while learning about

Conference Session

TIME 5: Solid Mechanics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Beltz; Marie Dahleh

include Statics, Dynamics, and Strength of Materialsin the Summer since they are pivotal courses in our curriculum. Our study targets the Staticscourse and addresses whether the concentration of material into a six-week session affectsstudents’ ability to achieve the desired learning outcomes. We have constructed an assessmentprogram that consists of student focus groups, student surveys, an analysis of the performanceand retention of students subsequent to taking Statics, and a standardized quiz administered tostudents approximately two years after taking the course. In this contribution, we discuss theassessment instruments in detail and our evaluation results to date. We have analyzed data fromthree ten-week offerings of Statics and three six

Conference Session

SD Technical Session: Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Kathryn Ann Mobrand, University of Washington; Drew Paine, Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Student

significant, dissatisfaction with the rate atwhich research drives action, as well as the belief that research can be more effectively leveragedto support action, has motivated increased activity around this topic. For example, the funding oflarge-scale centers on “translational science” and conference themes such as “knowing is notenough” are powerful indicators of the significance of the issue. Understanding and being able toengage in translational work is thus an important issue for emerging scholars.Consider, as a public manifestation of translational work, formal research publications. Journalarticles and conference papers often contain statements identifying implications for action. Whilethere exists a large body of literature that focuses on

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez-Devora, University of Georgia; Tyler Harvey, Clemson University; Maegan Hinson, Clemson University; Kristin Frady, Clemson University; Bradley Putman, Clemson University; William Ferriell, Clemson University

Paper ID #37064Outreach Program Evaluation through the Lens ofEngineering Identity Development (Evaluation)Jorge Ivan Rodriguez-DevoraTyler George Harvey Tyler Harvey holds a PhD in Bioengineering and a graduate certificate in Engineering and Science Education, both from Clemson University, and is currently a Lecturer in the department of Bioengineering at Clemson. His teaching focus is on undergraduate capstone design, bioethics, entrepreneurship, and sports engineering. His current research interests include integrating empathy education into the engineering curriculum and increasing access to the discipline

Conference Session

IE Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip R. Rosenkrantz, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

project preparation course, and a capstone course in quality. The results also havemajor implications for lifelong learning for engineers and are compatible with the teachings ofothers such as Taylor, Deming, Senge, and a study by Ernst & Young.The objectives of this paper are to:1. Share executive survey results and findings2. Demonstrate that the spectrum of leadership can be modeled by Hayes’ ―Six Stages of Quality System Implementation‖ and parallel versions of it3. Demonstrate how the Six Stages of Quality System Implementation were used to redesign courses in the industrial and manufacturing engineering curriculum to strategically integrate lean, six sigma, statistical quality control, and quality tools.4. Show that there is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bassem Ramadan; Karim Nasr

application of just-in-time-learning and design-integrated instruction in a second course on Applied Thermodynamics[17], theauthors found this approach to reinforce concepts and that their objectives were successfully met,despite a handful of students’ comments citing an overwhelming workload. In a capstone designcourse in environmental engineering focusing on simulation and a PBL design project, the authorsreported that students developed a much deeper understanding of course material, suggesting thatthe simulation activities outperformed their expectations.[18] At MIT, PBL has been implemented through a curriculum change based on the real-worldengineering context of a product's complete life cycle. Students reported on the program beingmore

Conference Session

The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

to explore and define engineering innovativeness and the innovationcompetencies4,6. The Innovation Competencies4 for working in a technical environment aresuggested to including three components - Discipline Competencies, Discovery Competencies,and Systems Competencies, in an integrated framework. Arranging these competencies in a 3-D“Innovation Competency Space”, shown in Figure 1, is useful for understanding the activities ofinnovators and visualizing the day-to-day combinations that arise from all three areas.The Discipline Competencies of Figure 1 are those specific to individual technical degreeprograms, such as EE, ME, ChE, CE, etc. This includes competency in the phenomena andtechnologies specific to a discipline.The Systems

Conference Session

Global Graduate Studies and Programs Abroad - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary K. Nave Jr., Virginia Tech; Amy L. Hermundstad, Virginia Tech; Michael Stewart, Virginia Tech; Michele Ruth Waters, Virginia Tech; Emily Garner, Virginia Tech; Mohammed Seyam, Virginia Tech; Chelsea R. Corkins, Virginia Tech; Karen P. DePauw, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

School to France, Switzerland, Italy, and Ecuador to study different higher education systems around the world. Seyam is also a Fellow of the Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence, and he earned the Graduate Certificate of Preparing Future Professo- riate in 2016.Ms. Chelsea R. Corkins, Virginia Tech Chelsea is currently an Agriculture Extension Specialist at Virginia Tech. She works closely with two extension programs - one adult and one high school level - through program development, curriculum design, and outcome assessment. Chelsea holds a BS and MS degree from Kansas State University both in Biological and Agricultural Engineering and will be rejoining the graduate student world by begin- ning a second

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Seth W. Percy; Joshua E Perry; Carlos L Lück

-printed enclosure laboratory experiment implementation,resembling a handheld commercial conclusion, acknowledgements, andmultimeter. Students use the kit to design a references.multi-scale DC voltmeter, DC ammeter andAC voltmeter on a breadboard in the II. BACKGROUNDcircuits laboratory. A parts list and 3D The multimeter has been an essential tool formodel files are publicly available online for the engineer in practice. As technology hasother institutions and individuals to utilize. transitioned into the digital age, it has becomeThis project was student-led with close prevalent within the modern industry to usedigital handheld units. This device

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory P. Starr

Session 3532 The UNM Mechanical Engineering Lego Robot Competition Gregory P. Starr University of New MexicoAbstractModern mechanical systems are increasingly being controlled by digital electronics, yet manymechanical engineering programs have not incorporated this topic into the curriculum. Also,ABET has recently emphasized the importance of design in engineering education. The LEGORobot Competition is a course o ered by the Mechanical Engineering Department whichaddresses the integration of digital electronics and

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shirley B. Pomeranz, The University of Tulsa; Peyton James Cook Ph.D., The University of Tulsa

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

, our Department of Mathematics at The University of Tulsarelocated to newly renovated offices, and I had the task of emptying my office drawers andcabinets after twenty-eight years in the same office. I found all of my calculus notebooks that Ihad saved from the late 1960s, when I was an undergraduate and took my first calculus courses.After more than thirty years of teaching calculus, and in observance of my fiftieth anniversary ofhaving taken my first calculus course, I would like to share some of my experiences in learningand teaching calculus. As an undergraduate at Barnard College, I took a sequence of calculuscourses at Columbia University that was intended for physics and engineering majors. I nowteach in a mathematics department that

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Dolan, University of Wyoming; Ovid Plumb, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

assesses the project concept, discusses the professional involvement,institutional constraints, administrative support and the results of the five semesters work.Recommendations for improvements for implementation of similar projects at other institutionsare included.IntroductionEngineering projects are increasingly complex due to client needs, system integration efforts,advances in technology, and computer aided design tools. A common concern of nationaladvisory boards is that students must function better in team projects and improvecommunication skills. This is reflected in ABET requirements for multidisciplinary seniordesign activities. In many situations, these objectives are met by defining “multidisciplinary” asusing different skill sets

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Rebecca K. Toghiani

, it is often viewed as ‘voodoo’ magic (thestudents’ terminology) at worst and at best, limited in its applicability to problems theyencounter in other courses. However, fundamental thermodynamic principles arise in so manyareas of chemical engineering that a sound background in thermodynamics is of immense valueto the undergraduate student. Providing the student with real world examples and applications ofthermodynamic principles from other chemical engineering courses/concepts can help them tobetter integrate their understanding of thermodynamics with these other topics and affords themthe ability to draw on this understanding to explore new and unfamiliar topics. Most chemical engineering undergraduate curriculums require a two

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Kelly, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

global market. The analysis from thegroups was to be grounded in accepted theory and methodology, and integrate the readings andcases for the course in the context of the actions of a specific firm. The analyses was to includerigorous recommendations that included a thorough assessment of technical, businesschallenges, regulatory hurdles and competition from other similar products. The first or “mid-semester” group project that was handed out focused on manufacturing abroad (i.e. science andengineering issues), and the second or “final” group project (below) focused on globalmarketing strategies (i.e. business issues). The final project description is shown below: You are an internal consulting group for a major pharmaceutical company

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Learning Within Engineering Design Graphics I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nazmun Nahar, Utah State University; Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University; John Devitry, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

curriculum that would encourage and improve students’creativity? Additionally, Kazerounian and Foley [7] showed a valid argument for the importanceof creativity in engineering as well as a lack of techniques to foster it in our engineering students.Thus, an engineering professor at a western university developed a pedagogical approach toengineering graphics instruction called Conceptual Design Blending (CDB) that facilitatescreativity in engineering students. The term CDB has its root in Fauconnier and Turner’sConceptual Blending [8] and Arthur Koestler’s Bisociation [9] where students are asked togenerate an entirely new design using features of two or more pre-existing designs. [10] Withregard to CDB, as defined by Bell et al.: “CDB is

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Calvin S. Kalman, Concordia University; Franco La Braca, Concordia University; Mandana Sobhanzadeh, Mount Royal University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics and Physics

Excellence in Teaching and the Concordia University Council on Student Life Teaching Award . He is frequently invited to be a keynote speaker, most recently (2019) at two conferences in Bejing and (2020) in Puebla, Mexico.Mr. Franco La Braca, Concordia University Franco La Braca obtained his bachelor’s degree in physics with a minor in computer science from McGill University in Montreal in 2018, during which time he developed a passion for education. During his undergraduate years, he also had the opportunity to get involved in computer graphics and animation research with Dr. Paul Kry, working on the development of an algorithm for animating elastic surface deformations, as well as in research in machine learning and

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik Sander, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

challenges in transitioning to the world ofinnovation champions (entrepreneurs and “intrapreneurs”) such as: An engineering education is typically focused on technical depth rather than breadth in fields such as business practice, accounting and finance, operations management, etc. Additionally, the historical engineering curriculum has not included a substantial component of “soft skills” such as ethics, persuasive communications, written and oral presentations, team building, crisis management, and the other skills necessary to succeed as an entrepreneur, the value of which have been recognized by ABET and other organizations.iv, v An engineering education typically does not provide sufficient opportunity to lead teams

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Larry A. Glasgow

. She noted that the activity was well-suited to visual and active learning styles.Developing an Appropriate Field Experience Our objective is to provide experiential opportunities of somatically relevant scale thatemploy contextual learning to accomplish the reconnection of chemical engineering students tothe physical world. The significance of this approach was noted in 1995 in the NSF Report 95-659, “Restructuring Engineering Education: A Focus on Change.” The panel members observedthat “…the learning experience must move from the lecture..” and that “…contextualexperiential learning must be integrated within the classroom.” The advantages offered bycontextual instruction (CI) have been recognized by education professionals everywhere

Conference Session

Teaching Software Engineering Process

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lee Vallone

measurement program but the course hassince diverged from this approach and now follows the measurement strategy outlined inPractical Software Measurement (McGarry, et.al. 2002). Practical Software Measurement(PSM) is an excellent framework for creating measurement and data collection plans andimplementations. In contrast to the one-size fits all approach of the TSPi, the PSM guidespractitioners to be selective about the data collected / measures tracked and to tailor themeasurement plan to the specific project risks and objectives.Interpersonal experiences and lessons are integral to the course and DeMarco & Lister’sPeopleware is a natural companion to the more technical texts. The authors cover topics such astrust, teams, quality, hiring and

Conference Session

Design and Graphics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Patrick Hewerdine; James M. Leake, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; W Brent Hall, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2011-2120: LINKING CAD AND METROLOGY TO EXPLAIN, DEMON-STRATE, AND TEACH GD&TMr. Kyle Patrick HewerdineJames M Leake, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign James M. Leake joined the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems (formerly General) Engineer- ing in August 1999. His educational background includes an MS in Mechanical Engineering (1993) from the University of Washington, a BS in Ocean Engineering (1980) from Florida Atlantic University, and a BA in Art History (1974) from Indiana University. His current research interests include engineering education, integration of CAD/CAE software in the engineering curriculum, building information mod- eling, spatial visualization, and reverse

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anne Beddingfield; A. Wayne Bennett

disciplinesrequires practicing effective communication techniques and employing leadership skills. Theengineering workplace is closely tied to the global economy and engineers must feel comfortableinteracting in an international atmosphere. In addition, an understanding of laws and policy is Page 8.498.1valuable for engineers to comprehend and appreciate the legal system in the United States. “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Expositions Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” With the knowledge of the numerous changes occurring in the engineering

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Martin Waffle; Donald Martel; Peggie Weeks

Educationteacher/leaders and college experts from each of the five regions) participated in a two-dayplanning meeting. The secondary school teachers are NYSTEA association leaders, and thecollege faculty have content expertise in the areas of materials/manufacturing and informationtechnologies. In the summer of 2003, the project management team and additional consultantsconducted an intensive, seven-day workshop at Fulton-Montgomery Community College for thePDC leadership teams. NSF-developed instructional materials were used to ensure thatexemplary, pedagogically sound curriculum is at the core of instruction. Classroom-testedmaterials in materials/manufacturing and information technologies, developed as part of apreviously funded NSF project, New York