Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Athula Kulatunga; Bill Hutzel

the data shown so far, one might conclude that undergraduate technologycourses should continue focusing on traditional energy topics. It seems reasonable to emphasizetopics that students will typically encounter during their early careers. A four-year curriculumfor Mechanical Engineering Technology students typically includes two thermodynamicscourses with an ”energy” focus. After covering crucial concepts such as conservation of massand conservation of energy, there is a limited amount of time left over for specific applications.Traditional topics such as the Rankine Cycle for steam-driven power plants, the Otto Cycle forinternal combustion engines, or the Vapor Compression Cycle for mechanical refrigerationsystems have been taught for the

Conference Session

Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie A. Jernigan; Garlie Forehand; Alexander B. Quinn; Judith Norback

needed onthe job; 2) this gap in competency for oral and written skills was among the top 10 most critical. 4 For these reasons, in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute ofTechnology (Georgia Tech), students are now learning workplace communication skills in theirSenior Design courses. This is a start; soon students will be learning communication skills intheir other undergraduate courses as well. The instruction is based on first-hand informationfrom practicing industrial engineers. The object of this work is to better prepare industrialengineering graduates for the workplace and to enable them to move up the career ladder morequickly. The Director of Workplace Communication, with 20 years of experience

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor

; Characteristics Competencies Global & Strategic These skills enable students to adapt easily within the borderless world that is experiencing rapid expanding knowledge. Industrial Skills that go beyond the scientific and professional and which are necessary in the advanced phase of the graduate's career. Humanistic These skills help create a balanced engineer with high ethical and moral standards. Practical These enable students to be directly involved with hands -on activities or re al-life situations, thus providing the basis for integrating the intra and inter engineering and non

Conference Session

Freshman Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Harris

maketime to meet beyond the obligatory signing of registration forms. Freshman advising seminarsare a mechanism to regularly engage faculty and freshmen in an area of mutual interest; thisregular meeting gives advisors a chance to get to know their advisees and offer support at aformative time in the student’s career. This paper describes an experiment offering a freshmanadvising seminar on digital electronics and chip design at Harvey Mudd College during the fallsemesters of 1999, 2000, and 2001.The author has found that the topic is particularly well suited to a freshman advising seminar. Page 7.48.1Freshmen arrive curious about what major

Conference Session

Computer Based Measurements

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjeev Arora; Fariborz Asadian; Masoud Naghedolfeizi

capabilities that allow users to operatethem remotely through the Internet.The significance of this program goes beyond the integration of curriculum and technology in anacademic setting. Students entering in this program will have the opportunity to pursue high-tech careers in the field of computer-based instrumentation. In recent years, rapid advances incomputer hardware and software systems coupled with falling prices in electronics haveprompted various industrial sectors to implement computer-based measurement and automationin their plant operations. Today, with the help of advanced software systems (such asLabVIEW1) and powerful PCs it is possible to design and develop complicated virtualinstruments which have dramatically improved the accuracy

Conference Session

Academic Prerequisites for Licensure

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Walesh

Education Experience Appropriate Experience Commitment to Life-Long LearningOne way of viewing the BOK is to think of it as including four components. They are 1) atechnical core, 2) a non-technical core, 3) technical electives, and 4) technical and non-technicalcourses to support an individual’s career objectives. Clearly, other models are possible.As illustrated in the following figure, and as previously noted, the BOK needed to practice CE atthe professional level in the 21st Century can no longer be accommodated within a four yearbachelor’s degree. However, and as also illustrated in the following figure, the

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratory Instruction

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jess Everett

worthy of widespread adoption.NSF has showcased the project for two consecutive years in the NSF Project Showcase at theASEE national conference. Invitations have also been received to present Sooner City at the Page 7.584.2ASCE national conference (1998) and an NSF CAREER Workshop (1998). The project hasbeen described in ASEE Prism (Bert 1998) and Engineering Times (Siegel 1999).RU has received funds from the NSF CCLI program to adapt Sooner City, creating a portablecivil city to be called Garden City at RU. Garden City will rest firmly on the foundations ofSooner City. Where possible and appropriate, elements within the Sooner City web-site willremain

Conference Session

Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stefan Bartels; Holger Dahms; John Gassert; Jens Thiedke; Owe Petersen

international experiences before coming toMSOE. For them the MSOE degree opens significant career opportunities for employment andpossible graduate school studies in the US.MSOE students are not required to have any prior knowledge of German in order to participate inthe exchange program. All courses taken at the FHL are taught in English, except for theirGerman language class. This is a key program component since typically few US engineeringstudents have sufficient language skills in German to survive being thrown into an instructionalsetting of a foreign tongue. A second significant component of the program is that it providesthe best aspects of an immersion type program while in the company of fellow student from one’shome institution. The students

Conference Session

Materials and Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjeev Khanna

in capstone design projects,undergraduate research, and percentage of students pursing g raduate studies in such areas. Thus, Page 7.76.6the total impact of the developed curriculum will be known clearly over a span of about 4-5years.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSupport of the National Science Foundation under grant NSF- CAREER 0196390 is gratefullyacknowledged.REFERENCESAngelo, T. and Cross, K. (1993), Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers(2ed.),Jossey-Bass.Davies, M. L. and Crowther, D. E. A., “The Benefits of Using Multimedia in Higher Education: Mythsand Realities”, Active Learning, V3, Dec. 1995.Herman, J.L. (ed.) (1987

Conference Session

Information Guidance/Navigation/Control

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra H. Kajiwara; Lisa Taber; Cecilia Mullen

breadth of the literature that they incorporate intotheir class projects; 3) develop an expertise in the students’ capabilities to search theliterature; 4) extend the students’ critical thinking to include the ability to critically analyze avariety of print and electronic sources to determine their validity and reliability; 5) instillexpert research techniques in the students which will serve them throughout theirprofessional careers and in later life; 6) learn the basics of citing references, includingcitation elements and formats; and finally, 7) allow engineering librarians to have more timefor individual student and faculty consultations on advanced research methods andtechniques. Leckie and Fullerton (1999), and Cannon (1994) in separate

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Farr

located in New Jersey, Stevens was ideallysuited to take advantage of the regional industries. More importantly, no other university in thearea offered a systems engineering program and only one other regional university offers anengineering management program.We chose to separate the department into two distinct but related disciplines: systemsengineering (SE) and engineering management (EM). When the department was formed theuniversity had a renowned undergraduate program in EM. However, no graduate programsexisted. We chose to develop our graduate programs using the career model shown in Figure 2.In lieu of competing with the MBA programs, we chose to focus on the engineer who was 3 – 5years out of their undergraduate program who was still

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawna Fletcher; Dana Newell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

prepares themfor their future careers. WIN provides monthly networking meetings throughout the semester.Each meeting covers a different topic of discussion and includes a free lunch. Topics in the pasthave ranged from life/ work balance for females in engineering to resume review workshops.This partnership is very popular with WISE students.Society of Women Engineers (SWE)SWE is a national organization striving to stimulate women to achieve their fullest potential incareers as engineers and leaders. In addition, SWE strives to expand the image of theengineering profe ssion while demonstrating the value of diversity. Meetings are held twice amonth for interested female engineering students. Each meeting has a corporate sponsor thatfacilitates a

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconected World

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Balmer

it ain't broke, don't fix it.' But, believe me, that attitude is the exact antithesis of what excellence is all about. If, at the end of the day, your own chimneys, your own red tape, your own conceits or your own plain inertia is standing in the way of developing programs or curricula that are going to help prepare students as well as humanly possible for productive careers, then I think you've got some soul-searching to do.” * The student outcome goals of the new F.W. Olin program are: rigorous background in engineering science; broad base in liberal arts, writing and communication; superior computational skills; experience in small team project design and project based problem solving; exposure to

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2022 CIEC

Authors

Mohsen Azizi; Venancio Fuentes

. The ET Department continuously develops strongconnections with the community colleges and industries and offers significant hands-on Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 445laboratory experiences and applied research opportunities which complement the classroomexperience in preparation of students for careers in a wide range of industries.County College of Morris (CCM) is a community college located in Randolph, New Jersey,serving students in the northwestern part of the state. CCM has recently become a member of

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2022 CIEC

Authors

Abhishek Patil; Jungyun Bae

obstacles.One team implemented a state-of-art algorithm introduced during the recitation for stage 2,dynamic obstacle avoidance. As the course was designed for seniors and graduate students, mostof the students aimed to pursue their careers in robotics. They were motivated to work onimproving their algorithm performance as they were already interested in the topics. Having thesystem dynamics course listed as a prerequisite course, some students wanted to design their ownPID trajectory tracking controller instead of time-based control. We plan to include this as anoptional lab activity.Successes and ChallengesFirst of all, having Windows-based PCs in the lab caused some issues at the beginning of thesemester. Although ROS started with a Linux-based

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2022 CIEC

Authors

Brad Dahm; Emma Davidson; Paniz Hazaveh; Aleksandr Sergeyev

Department. Althoughthis project was not centered on a specific industry partner, it provided the same experience inworking with industrial equipment and creating an industrial environment within a laboratorysetting. The scope of the project was such that the students needed to adequately research theFANUC robotics platform as well as the safety equipment and procedures required for anindustrial robot work cell. This adequately mimicked the industry experience.The knowledge of robotic platforms is extremely valuable in industry today. Not only operatingbut having installed and configured a robot is an experience that will be helpful moving forwardinto other, larger projects in future careers. This project will help the community at

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2022 CIEC

Authors

Erik Kocher; Chukwuemeka George Ochieze; Ahmat Oumar; Travis Winter; Aleksandre Sergeyev; Mark Gauthier; Nathir Rawashdeh

with afocus on research and development.CHUKWUEMEKA GEORGE OCHIEZE is a PhD student at the Department of Mechanical and AerospaceEngineering in the University of Virginia. He earned his master’s degree from Michigan Technological Universityin the department of Mechatronics. During his master’s degree program, Ochieze was a mechatronics instructor inthe 2020-21 academic year for the Career Technical Education program in Mechatronics, which was recentlylaunched by Michigan Tech and the Copper Country Intermediate School District. Prior his master’s program, heworked with Lafarge Africa PLC as a mechanical design engineer and instructor.AHMAT OUMAR has a master’s in Mechatronics from Michigan Technological University. Prior to pursuing aMaster of

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2022 CIEC

Authors

Biswajit Ray

assessment data will becollected from future offerings as part of the program’s continuous improvement plan.References1. J. D. Lang et al., “Industry expectations of new engineers: A survey to assist curriculum designers,” Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 43-51, Jan 1999.2. W. Stone and H. Jack, “Project-based learning integrating engineering technology and engineering,” Proc. ASEE Annual Conf., 2017.3. G. Figgess and R. Vogt, “Building career-ready students through multidisciplinary project-based learning opportunities – A case study,” Proc. ASEE Annual Conf., 2017.4. J. Song and D. Dow, “Project-based learning for electrical engineering lower-level courses,” Proc. ASEE Annual Conf., 2016.5. R. Ulseth et al., “A new

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nayda G. Santiago P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Lourdes A. Medina; Ivan J. Baiges-Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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, agriculture, materials, career planning, and other topics. b) This is Engineering, taken in the second semester, will be a freshmen design style class, with hands-on problem-based learning, with sustainability embedded in all projects. c) A seminar on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion will be developed for students to explore issues such as implicit bias and paternalism and reinforce the idea that co-design with communities will reduce discrimination and lead to better solutions. d) New courses, Wellbeing and Sustainability Economics will be developed to introduce students to essential ideas of natural capital, circular economies, and measures of well-being and prosperity. e) Other new courses include Products, Services, and

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ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Sofia M Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

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experiences andprepare students for the challenges of the 21st century in the engineering industry.This paper illustrates a few case studies on integrating these tools in the classroom. This paperalso explains the outcome of the student's perspective in using them. In addition, the paper alsocovers other programs using these tools that may encourage critical thinking, stimulate real-world scenarios, and solve problems more effectively. Overall, using these tools should providestudents with valuable skills and knowledge that will benefit them in their future careers and bein tune with the new technology that the industry offers.Introduction“AI” is a method of making a machine, a computer, a computer-controlled robot, or a softwarethink like the human

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ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Sofia M Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

., identifying hazards) and analyze design solutions (e.g., walkthroughs of 3D models).  AI-powered VT platforms can personalize learning by tailoring modules based on individual strengths and weaknesses. Additionally, real-time feedback on designs can enhance critical thinking skills.Some future research and implementation on using VR technology in engineering education is:  Longitudinal studies: Investigate the long-term impact of VT integration on student learning outcomes, career readiness, and problem-solving skills in the workplace.  Faculty training: Develop training programs to equip faculty with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively integrate VT tools into their courses.  Assessment

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ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Caitlin Grady, The George Washington University

, and career stages, should thenumber of applications exceed the available slots.The week-long workshop will be structured to provide a comprehensive introduction to ethical-epistemic pedagogy, focusing on its background, pedagogical strategies, and course redesignprinciples. Each day will concentrate on a specific theme, facilitated through a combination ofexpert presentations, interactive group discussions, and individual planning sessions. Facultyparticipants will benefit from the expertise of the GWU Instructional Core team, which will delivermini-lectures on active learning, student work evaluation, and effective course design, furthertailored to the application of ethical-epistemic analysis in engineering education. By the end of

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2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University; Isaac Macwan, Fairfield University; Naser Haghbin, Fairfield University; John F Drazan, Fairfield University

interface through molecular dynamics.Naser Haghbin, Fairfield University Dr. Naser Haghbin is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Innovation Annex at Fairfield Univer- sity’s School of Engineering and Computing. With a distinguished career in Mechanical Engineering, he focuses on advancing industrial automation, robotics, and smart manufacturing. Driven by an inter- disciplinary approach, he seamlessly integrates traditional and advanced manufacturing processes with CNC machining, contributing significantly to academia and industry. Moreover, he excels in operating two fully automated robotic paint shops, showcasing his expertise in manufacturing processes, practical automation, and robotics in large-scale

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Russ Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Deborah Anne Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati; Harry A. Hogan, Texas A&M University

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artificial intelligence andits impact on their career prospects. Students found to be more confident through position-of-stress surveys administered later in the academic term were found to be more positive about theirfuture in a world more influenced by artificial intelligence. The figures below show this result. Figure 1. Boxplots for the confidence levels. Figure 2. Three groups of confidence levels and their associated ECTD scores (Y axis) and confidence levels (X axis).In short, students who lack confidence see themselves as being impacted and possibly evencontrolled by artificial intelligence. Students who are more confident see themselves controllingartificial intelligence and are

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2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Anne-Marie Ginn-Hedman

shown that student performance increases when students are engaged through active,application-based projects.4,5 Abstract concepts (such as static mechanics) need to be contextualizedto motivate students and prepare them for a career outside of the classroom.5,6 Procedural andtechnical skills are not enough to succeed in the workforce; a well-rounded engineer must think“beyond the numbers” and be able to solve open-ended, context-based problems.2Ultimately, the study presented in this work-in-progress paper aims to expose students to a real-lifeapplication of static mechanics and evaluate its impact on student learning. Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

George V. Kondraske; Lawrence R. DiSalvi

measurement of human performance. Over the past 40 years he has developedsystems performance theory and various human performance measurement systems. These are employed in lab, clinic,and web-based/mobile contexts with applications ranging from Parkinson’s Disease and rehabilitation engineering toacademic, surgeon, and sport performance. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and a charter Fellow of the National Academy ofInventors.LAWRENCE R. DISALVIMr. DiSalvi is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Bioengineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. A formermilitary helicopter pilot, his career includes 25 years in the aerospace industry as an engineering development and testdirector. His research interests include human performance modeling and human

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2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Sanjoy K. Bhattacharia, West Texas A&M University; Fisseha Meresa Alemayehu, West Texas A&M University; Tyresse Xavier Law, West Texas A&M University; Saman Aria, West Texas A&M University

project will enhance the current system for abetter arrangement and location of sensors used. IntroductionA capstone project is a key component to assessing a student’s comprehension of the knowledgeobtained throughout their undergraduate studies as well as their readiness to enter the next stage intheir careers. One of the primary benefits of a capstone project is that it helps students bridge the gap Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering Education 2between the

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2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University; Matt Pharr, Texas A&M University

core materials.Matt Pharr, Texas A&M University Matt Pharr is an Associate Professor and J. Mike Walker ’66 Faculty Fellow in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University with a courtesy appointment in Materials Science & Engineering. His scientific research focuses on mechanics of materials in areas including energy storage and conversion, soft ma- terials, irradiated materials, stretchable electronics, coupled electro-chemo-mechanics, and materials for neuromorphic computing. He teaches classes primarily in mechanics of materials and materials science. He has received an NSF CAREER Award, the Kaneka Junior Faculty Award, a Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Young Faculty Award, the

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2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Angie Hill Price, Texas A&M University

% 16.90% <70% none <70% 1.90%Path to Professional CertificationThough not a course catered to a technician career, there is an added benefit of passing thiscourse/lab as part of the 4-year ABET-accredited B.S. degree – this involves accruing hourstoward an NDT Level-II certification. NDT personnel certification is conducted by the AmericanSociety for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) standardization organization, with additionalcertifications at the corporate level conducted by the particular companies themselves. In generalthere are four requirements toward certification, which include education, training, testing, andwork experience. The table below highlights the training hours requirement for

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2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Saman Aria, West Texas A&M University; Swastika S. Bithi, West Texas A&M University; Sanjoy Bhattacharia, West Texas A&M University; Pronob Das, West Texas A&M University

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future careers. Recognizing the significant value of practicalexperience, it is essential to incorporate such opportunities into the engineering curriculum[1].West Texas A&M University (WTAMU), located in the Texas Panhandle, distinguishes itself as aneducational institution. As a Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI) and a Hispanic ServingInstitution, WTAMU serves a diverse student population, including many first-generation collegestudents. The College of Engineering at WTAMU offers a variety of disciplines and is supported byadvanced research facilities like the Palo Duro Research Center. This research hub boasts cutting-edge equipment such as microfabrication and high-speed microscopic imaging tools, high-endmaterial characterization