Conference Session

New Tools for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bernd Steffensen, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the assumptionthat growth in GDP was the answer to all development and social problems. That report waslargely responsible for initiating public discussion of issues such as global warming, populationgrowth, and energy shortages. The U.S. established the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA)in that same year. In 1980, the U.S. government, at the request of then president Jimmy Carter, producedthe Global 2000 Report, a study of the future of the world that drew on all of the availableexpertise in the federal government to make plans for meeting the challenges of the future. Atabout the same time, a series of incidents at Three Mile Island (1979), Bhopal (1984), andChernobyl (1986) revealed that human activities in one place can affect

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Vinson, Northwestern University; Pryce Davis, University of Nottingham; Reed Stevens, Northwestern University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

together to carry out degradation testing on the logo of a small plastic device. In order totest the pigment that had been stamped onto the plastic, Liam asked Trevor and Cassandra to rubthe logo with a bleach wipe to simulate cleaning during normal use. Cassandra asked, “So, forhow much time do we do this?” Liam replied, “Uhh, I think, just clean it as if—there’s noinstructions for it, so just clean it as if ((pause)) you wanted it to be clean.”Later, Cassandra, Trevor and Liam worked to determine if an instance of degradation was causedby the bleach or during the stamping process. Liam was unable to determine if the defect wassomething he overlooked in the quality control process (a precursor to the bleach testing). Liamexplained how he planned

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies for Facilitating Student-driven Learning Experiences

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Brian Dittenber, LeTourneau University

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Civil Engineering

engineering careers earlier in their educations. Since 1990, it hasbeen an objective set by the ASEE Engineering Deans Council to develop first-year engineeringcourses that would expose students to engineering experiences and opportunities [2]. First yearengineering courses expose students to the engineering and design processes as, in many cases,they would otherwise go through as much as half of their education before encounteringengineering courses specific to their selected major. Several potential benefits are offered bywell-planned first-year engineering courses. Multiple studies that indicate first-year engineeringcourses can be used to enhance student interest and retention, provide motivation for learning insubsequent engineering courses, and

Conference Session

They need more than technical skills!

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

. Most of them had never attempted non-technical writing taskssuch as descriptive writing. However, they also reported to the instructor that, whilewriting in this style was difficult and unfamiliar to them, it was enjoyable.Of course, the instructors didn’t simply collect open-form essays and move on. Theseessays were meant to be considered alongside the argumentative, researched essayswritten earlier in the program. The instructors’ plans were for these essays, bothargumentative and creative, to be scaffolding for the video assignment that finished thetrip. The approaches, creative and expressive in the open-form essays, and formulaic andthesis-driven in the closed form, were meant to be complementary.E3 BlogStudents were required to create an

Conference Session

Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Mativo, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Kathryn Marie Youngblood, University of Georgia; Doug Brouillard, Eaton Corp. Supercharger; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Mechanical Engineering

highlight particular features of how the students approached this ill-structured challenge and, at the same time, provide the reader with further insights into thedetails of one of the three problems.Examples of student workProject planning: To varying degrees, the student groups approached the ill-structured problemsin an independent and self-directed manner. The groups that were most successful made aconcerted effort to work continuously on the problem throughout the allotted time in thesemester. This approach gave these groups the time to make mistakes, and incrementally gain anappreciation for the social, technical, and economic aspects of the problem. The groups thatcreated a project timeline were also more successful in scheduling a time to

Conference Session

Clinical, Patient, and Innovation Experiences in BME

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel P. Cavanagh, Bucknell University; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

for the chosen disease. In addition to a 20-30minute final engaging presentation showing the proposed innovation and the integration of thethree pathways, teams were also required to submit a concise yet in-depth research report on theproposed innovation including the potential value of the innovation. Example innovationsincluded a proposal for a policy to reduce hospital acquired infections, a plan for first-aideducational programs for children, and a plan for a new non-profit health care organizationaimed at tackling health-related challenges of refugee camps. Teams were evaluated by theinstructors on their expertise developed, synthesis efforts, and creativity in the final oraldeliverable to which each student was required to invite two

Conference Session

Installation, Integration, and Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

that the common project needs to be carefully selected each year to apply to bothgroups of engineering students.As we continue to receive guidance from our advisory board about the desiredcharacteristics of our graduates, we have broadened our previous technical electives toinclude both technical and professional electives, and have begun promoting integratedinterdisciplinary minors like Project Management and Strategic Leadership to our students.See the flowcharts in the Appendix that show how these certificates can be earned with onlytwo or three additional courses, by properly selecting elective courses. We believe theadditional skills and certification gained will add great value for our graduates, and plan totrack graduates with these

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Freya Willicks, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University; Kathrin Schoenefeld, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University; Valerie Varney, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University; Anja Richert, RWTH Aachen University; Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University; Frank Hees, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

used for the project‘s organization and planning. For this purpose, there was a close cooperation with the cooperation partner’s headquarter in Berlin. The results of this cooperation were a detailed plan of the project- structure, including a goal-setting, work packages, milestones and responsibilities for each following project run. A logo was designed as well (see figure 2). In addition, the partner organization – MAVUNO Project in Tansania – for the test-run as well as for the first official run was identified. The test-run took place in the winter term 2012/13. Since the class, in which the Challenge took place for the first time, is an interdisciplinary course for different master’s programs, the participating students

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-On Activities

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

activitywill make the activity even more appealing to the students and provide richer learning outcomes.This paper outlines the biodiesel kit development efforts, its utilization in K-16 outreach activitiesintegrated with NBBEP and other ongoing K-12 outreach efforts at UMES. The recent efforts inutilizing a biodiesel blend (with heptane and castor oil) that have been reported to work with glowengines, to fly on a model remote controlled fixed wing airplane is also highlighted. Theassessment framework and lesson plan for the biodiesel kit were suitably adapted based on thesuccess of the trials, and incorporated in the K-12 outreach efforts at UMES in 2016 summer.1.0 IntroductionThe need for less expensive and cleaner alternatives to petroleum-based

Conference Session

Faculty Views of Ethics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

diagram illustrates the confluence of factors that can affectan academic plan’s design, which includes faculty members – the unit of analysis for the presentwork. Figure 1. Academic Plan Model from Lattuca and Stark17.* *Figure used with author’s permission via personal correspondence. Starting with the observation that some faculty teach engineering ethics in their courseswhile others do not19, one question arises: what is the difference between groups of facultymembers in how they conceptualize engineering ethics education? If we could better characterizethe conceptual frameworks around the perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes that engineering facultyharbor toward ethics education, then we could

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; William B. Corley, University of Louisville; Jaqi C. McNeil, University of Louisville

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

3  persons. On Tuesday and Thursday the classes met in a standard lecture hall classroom, andexams were always administered on either Tuesday or Thursday. Some Tuesday and Thursdayclass meetings of CALC-II-2T meet in a new ALC on campus. 59% of the students in CALC-II-1T also took CALC-III.3.2 The Flipped Class Redesign PlanAfter reviewing literature on flipped classes, specifically Talbert16 and Bishop and Verleger14 theinstructor set about developing a flipped classroom redesign plan for CALC-II and CALC-III.Content and learning objectives already existed for these courses and were familiar to instructor.What remained was to establish a structure for the courses that followed the flipped class model.Content was divided into units, and

Conference Session

Interactive Approaches to Ethics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Glenn Gaudette, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

course.Assessment 3. Pre/post Scenario AnalysisAdditionally, students were given a scenario involving the use of a potentially hazardouschemical used in a medical product. The pre-test, issued in the beginning of the first termof “Humanitarian Engineering Past and Present,” asked them how they would respondgiven the issues embedded in the scenario – environmental racism, following governmentregulations/company policy, dealing with multiple perspectives, and possiblewhistleblowing. In the post-test, which was delivered at the end of the second term, theywere asked to review and critique their pre-test responses.Pre-test responses typically just re-stated the problem and did not provide a detailedaction plan. In their post-test critique of their earlier

Conference Session

Clinical, Patient, and Innovation Experiences in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Huffstickler, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Keefe B. Manning, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Margaret J. Slattery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

the information chosen in the concept selection step to move towards generating novel ideas. Idea Generation Formally determining potential problem solutions. Idea Evaluation Determining the efficiency and appropriateness of the proposed solution. Implementation Planning Testing the chosen problem solution. Monitoring Searching for evidence to determine the problem solution’s level of success.By emphasizing the parallels between the creative process and the scientific method, faculty whohad previously thought of creativity as being outside the bounds of technical engineering maynow see how the

Conference Session

Nontraditional Teaching Approaches

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Gopalkrishna H Joshi, KLE Technological University

Tagged Divisions

International

from this section were to (1) explainmulti-disciplinary facet of design, (2) draw functional (sub) systems, and (3) construct proposed simplemechanical/ mechatronic systems. The students were required to build a DC regulated power supplycircuit, convert 230 volt AC to 5 volt DC, use the regulated DC power supply circuit developed to drivetwo DC motors, and disassemble and assemble a gearbox. Project Management. Outcomes from this section were to (1) summarize the importance of teamwork in project management. (2) plan a project using relevant project management tools like checklists,timelines and Gantt charts, and (3) document deliverables of project. Student activities included an artistic

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel J. Dickerson, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer

workshop of approximately3 hours in duration. Students are asked to work together in pairs and the activity is structured asa semi-self-directed exercise. The students are given packets that contain lecture notes andinstructions on the day’s tasks. Periodically throughout the lecture, at planned intervals, the classis brought to attention and brief lectures are given setting up the next portion of the activity andproviding instruction on how to complete the current task. This approach was selected becauseof the various student backgrounds, some have experience working with such technologies andsome do not, therefore this presentation approach allows for students to work at their own paceand not get bored waiting on others or become frustrated with

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

inefficiencies of their design and below are described the paths taken to overcomethese issues. They have been guided the entire academic year by the advisors (authors of the paper) tohave alternative plans for their system in case their initial design would not produce expected results. Acontinuous analysis of the failures was performed on a weekly basis, with viable plans put in place. They used and old rear axle out of a Ford E 250 van for the test bench, with an axle of diameter of 8inches and a depth of 3 inches, to allows for a large electromagnet which means the turn density of thesolenoid can be increased to generate a larger flux density, along with a higher core surface area whichwill increase the magnetic flux. For the control scheme

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Methodology

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University ; Charles McDonald Cowan II, Wake Forest University; Justyn Daniel Girdner, James Madison University; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Robin Anderson, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. in Civil Engineering, Dr. Barrella holds a Master of City and Regional Planning (Transportation) from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University. Dr. Barrella has investigated best practices in engineering education since 2003 (at Bucknell University) and began collaborating on sus- tainable engineering design research while at Georgia Tech. Prior to joining the WFU faculty, she led the junior capstone design sequence at James Madison University, was the inaugural director of the NAE Grand Challenges Program at JMU, and developed first-year coursework.Mr. Charles McDonald Cowan II, Wake Forest University Mack Cowan is a recent graduate of James Madison University’s

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 15: Perspectives on Engineering Careers and Workplaces

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Becka Morgan, Western Oregon University; Heidi J.C. Ellis, Western New England University; Gregory W Hislop, Drexel University

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Educational Research and Methods

, Drexel University Gregory Hislop is a Professor and Senior Associate Dean in the College of Computing and Informatics at Drexel University. His scholarly interests span computing education research, information technology for teaching and learning, and software engineering. Prior to coming to Drexel, Dr. Hislop spent 18 years working in government and industry, where his efforts included software development and support, technology planning and evaluation, and development and delivery of technical education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Student Software Engineering Learning in HFOSS ProjectsABSTRACT Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) projects

Conference Session

It's All About the Student: Integration, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Self-Efficacy

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aliye Karabulut Ilgu, Iowa State University; Suhan Yao, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

) have never been mentioned N- Repeat what has already been said Like you have pointed out, there are things that are beyond our without any further exploration control but still, plan can be made for those too. (G1 W13) Outside OE+ Draw on personal experience Since my father is a contractor, I have seen him placing bids knowledge for the project which is within his capacity and not beyond the limit (G2 W 3) OC+ Critique/interpret/ cite course materials Like stated in the article, the codes typically exist for

Conference Session

Sustainability in Civil Engineering Education: Service Learning, Capstone Integration, Student Affect and Rating Systems

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Travis Welt, University of St. Thomas; Hannah Dasyam, University of St. Thomas; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

rating system is endorsed by ASCE, American Public Works Association(APWA), and American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), and is being used byinfrastructure professionals to design, plan, build, and maintain sustainable infrastructure. Themetric is comprised of sustainability credits in five categories: quality of life, leadership,resource allocation, natural world, and climate and resilience. Credit areas have variable points,levels of achievement, and a list of documentation needed to achieve each level. The levels ofachievement range from “improved” to “restorative”, and projects may gain extra “innovation”points for exceeding the credit requirements. After the Envision checklist is complete for aproject, the project is evaluated by

Conference Session

Online Programs and Program Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tilman Wolf, University of Massachusetts Amherst; C. V. Hollot, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Russell Tessier, University of Massachusetts; Bryan Polivka, Shorelight Education; Chris Hoehn-Saric, Shorelight Education; Janet Donghee Kang; Katherine Newman

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Total 526 118 417 1,061answers, respectively. (Note that these intentional interactions do not preclude spontaneous en-gagement by the instructor.) Table 3 shows the number of interactions that are designed into eachof the courses offered in the program. There are over a thousand opportunities for students to en-gage. Note that while “raise hand” only engages one or a few students, “poll” and “short answer”engage every student through the learning management system. Of course, individual instructorsmight deviate slightly from the instruction design by skipping planned interactions or adding theirown spontaneous activities.The very high levels of interactivity that is designed into the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Aaron Snyder, Virginia Tech; Desen Sevi Özkan, Virginia Tech; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Thomas W. Staley, Virginia Tech; Stephen Biscotte, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Brogno, G. Hendrix, and N. MacDougall, “Layingthe Foundation for Transdisciplinary Faculty Collaborations: Actions for a Sustainable Future,”Sustainability, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 2893–2928, 2014.[8] K. A. Holley, “Interdisciplinary Strategies as Transformative Change in Higher Education,”Innovative Higher Education, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 331–344, 2009.[9] T. Stone, K. Bollard, and J. M. Harbor, “Launching Interdisciplinary Programs as CollegeSignature Areas: An Example,” Innovative Higher Education, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 321–329, 2009.[10] L. L. Bucciarelli and D. E. Drew, “Liberal Studies in Engineering – a Design Plan,”Engineering Studies, vol. 7, no. 2–3, pp. 103–122, 2015.[11] J. T. Klein, Interdisciplinarity: History, Theory, and Practice. Wayne

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University; Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Rachid Belmasrour, Southern University at New Orleans; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

second is a final oral presentation describing every step of eachproject developed, in presence of the parents, family, and friends. Examples of project (designsfrom the summer camp) are shown in the figures 1 to 8 (Appendix).Lessons learned from summer camp:The activities of the camp and the degree of their success will be shared with other CAM membersto determine the possibility that some of the activities would be implemented on other campuses.Knowing that other campuses in CAM plan to have similar summer camps, we also plan to learnfrom the success of activities from these camps. 1) During the summer, twelve high school students and a teacher participated in the summer camp. A number of lessons were learned from that program among

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harvey Abramowitz EngScD, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond; Roy L. Hamilton, Purdue University Northwest

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

by the Purdue UniversityCalumet (PUC) Office of Planning and Institutional Research, the retention rate of first time, fulltime students, who began in Fall 2005 in the School of Engineering, Mathematics and Sciencewas 44.8%. This is in line with a previous study by the Departments of Engineering whichindicated that approximately 50% of freshman engineering students do not pass to thesophomore year of study. The results also showed that the retention rate for the School ofTechnology was 56.8%. Furthermore, the graduation rate for minorities needed to be increased.For example, out of 34 baccalaureate degrees issued in Engineering fields during the 2005-2006academic year, there were only five minority students - two African American, two

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Their plans, actions, policymaking,reflections, and frustrations all aim to explore possible reactions to the challenges brought bythese dominant images. 1It is worth noting that the idea of dominant images is not an empirical concept. In other words,the dominant image active learning in American engineering education does not necessarily inferthat most American engineering schools and programs have adopted or developed active learningwell. Rather, dominant images often have normative value. Engineering programs and facultymay have different feelings about active learning, but active learning as a social image is relevantto their educational

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amitabha Ghosh, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

. At this time more faculty participation is necessary to fix such learningbottlenecks.We close the present discussion with one example which illustrates how much effort is currentlyspent in exploring possible connectivity of mathematical topics. In a mechanical engineeringprogram, students have an added advantage of observing applied examples and verifyingmathematical models by experiments. Beginning with Statics, mathematical traces are recalledall the way to upper level courses such as ideal flows. Dynamics receives a pivotal importancefor this purpose. This final example also points out a new trend [1] that is developing in studentperformance (which defies our concerted planning efforts).One of the difficult conceptual areas that students

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Emily Fredette, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

students navigate to their degrees by studying major pipelines, pathways, and mostrecently ecosystems. This study, however, drills down to a specific cohort of students - femalestudents in their first semester of a First-Year Engineering (FYE) program. It has been estimatedthat roughly one-half of these students enter into a major their sophomore year different from whatthey initially planned at the beginning of their freshman year. This longitudinal study examines theintended and declared majors of five cohorts of female students as they progressed through FYE,into an engineering discipline, and finally to their earned bachelor degree. Two types of students:Dedicated and Unsure, and three categories of majors: Confident, Middle Ground, and

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Teams

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadi Ali, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

/problem, to product planning, to design anddevelopment, to production and assembly [45]. There is no reference to prototyping but in onepage when talking about detail design in “Flow of work during the process of planning anddesigning”: “In many cases, models and prototypes have to be developed even during the conceptual phase, particularly when they are intended to clarify fundamentals questions in, say, the precision engineering, electronics and mass production industries. In heavy engineering, on the other hand, if prototypes are needed at all, they must often be preceded by an almost complete run through of the detail design phase.” [45, p. 69]Another work by French on conceptual design for engineers lack any

Conference Session

New ECE laboratories

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamer Omar, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Anas Salah Eddin, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Mohamed El-Hadedy P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Hyoungsoo Kim, California State Polytechnic University Pomona

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Electrical and Computer

a microcontroller lab to present two serial communication protocols. SerialPeripheral Interface (SPI) and Inter Integrated Circuit (I2C) protocols are presented to students inorder to learn the serial input output capabilities of microcontrollers in addition to teach them theskills required to validate and verify the correctness of the communication protocols using theMSO. Students are required to write a program for transferring data between two microcontrollersusing both assembly and C languages.The lab instruction details together with the circuit design and the expected outputs are presentedto help instructors implement the labs. For future work, the authors are planning to propose moreserial and parallel protocols based on the MSO

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghada M. Gad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Giuseppe Lomiento, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Yu Sun, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

’ lives that should be furtheraddressed by educational institutions to account for this population of students when planningpolicies and intervention plans. These might include for example “the development of more onlinecourse opportunities [that] may help these students succeed”, as well as offer them moreconvenience. In essence, the commuting aspect of students’ lives introduces the main theme thatif being a commuter means fewer opportunities for skill development, then providing supportonline would be a possible option for giving those commuters more access to skill buildingactivities (Nelson, Misra, Sype, & Mackie, 2016), and enforcing the idea that the traditionalsingular mode of learning followed by universities may not be the best