AC 2008-1704: TEACHING ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYDESIGN USING CASES: A STUDENT PERSPECTIVEGraham Thomas, Texas Southern University Assistant Professor College of Science & TechnologyEsther Thomas, Texas Southern University Assistant professor of Management Jesse H. Jones School of Business Page 13.1159.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Teaching Electronics Engineering Technology Design Using Cases: A Student PerspectiveAbstractFor engineering educators, cases are excellent teaching tools which can be effectively used toprovide high quality instruction for students with opportunities
AC 2008-2278: COLLABORATIVE PRODUCT DESIGN AND REALIZATION INMECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULAVukica Jovanovic, Purdue University, West Lafayette Vukica Jovanovic began her academic career in 2001 when she graduated at University of Novi Sad, majoring in Industrial Engineering and Management, Minor in Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation. She was working as Graduate Research and Teaching assistant and lectured various courses at departments of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics from 2001 until 2006. She was an active member European organizing committee of student robotic contest Eurobot and chief of Eurobot organizing committee of Serbian student
AC 2008-2307: RAPID PROTOTYPING IN THE DESIGN METHODOLOGYSerdar Tumkor, Stevens Intitute of Technology Serdar Tumkor is affiliated with Design and Manufacturing Institute at Stevens Institute of Technology as a Research Scientist. He has been an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University since 1996. Dr. Tumkor received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in 1994. He has taught Machine Design, Engineering Design, and Computer-Aided Technical Drawing courses. His current research interests include systematic design, design for sustainable products, design for disassembly and recovery, computer aided design &
AC 2008-312: DEVELOPING TEAM-WORK SKILLS THROUGH A COREDESIGN THREADKeith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology Keith Sheppard is a Professor of Materials Engineering and Associate Dean of Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. He earned the B.Sc. from the University of Leeds, England and Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham, England, both in Metallurgy. As Associate Dean, Sheppard is primarily responsible for undergraduate programs. He is a past Chair of the ASEE Design in Engineering Education Division.Peter Dominick, Stevens Institute of Technology Peter G. Dominick is Assistant Professor of Management in the W.J. Howe School of Technology Management at Stevens
AC 2008-974: SUSTAINABLE RESEARCH AND DESIGN IN A CIVILENGINEERING SENIOR DESIGN COURSEEmily Callaway, CH2M HILL Emily Callaway is a Water Resources Engineer with CH2M Hill with a strong interest in natural treatment, reuse, and watershed management. Emily is a member of the Water Environment Federations Young Professionals program.Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology Sean St.Clair is an assistant professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Oregon Institute of Technology where he teaches structural engineering courses and conducts research in engineering education. Dr. St.Clair is also a registered professional engineer in Oregon and consults in the areas of timber
AC 2008-1195: IN-CLASS CREATIVITY EXERCISES FOR ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSJonathan Weaver, University of Detroit MercyKarim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Page 13.723.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 In-Class Creativity Exercises for Engineering StudentsAbstractThe flattening of the world is rejuvenating the call for engineering educators to better developstudents that are creative and innovative so that they can have a clear advantage in a verycompetitive global economy. Much has been written and many exercises developed in responseto this calling. Unfortunately, while many such exercises are fun and engaging and serve
AC 2008-1264: TEACHING CONCEPT GENERATION METHODOLOGIES INPRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COURSES AND SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTSKarim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Karim Muci-Küchler is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Before joining SDSM&T, he was an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Iowa State University in 1992. His main interest areas include Computational Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, and Product Design and Development. He has taught several different courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, has over 30 technical
AC 2008-1045: IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTREPORTSEdward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University Dr. Edward Lumsdaine is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University and Special Professor of Business, Institute for Enterprise and Innovation, University of Nottingham (England). For many years he was management consultant at Ford Motor Company and in the last years helped develop and direct a high-tech education and training program in the use of design and data management tools. In 1994 he received the ASEE Chester F. Carlson award for innovation in engineering education. He has co-authored several books in creative problem solving
AC 2008-185: A COMMON DESIGN-BUILD-TEST PROJECT INCORPORATINGFRESHMAN AND SENIOR UNDERGRADUATE ANALYSIS SKILLSMichael Plumley, US Coast Guard Academy LT Michael Plumley is on active duty in the U.S. Coast Guard and is a faculty member and 1998 graduate of the Mechanical Engineering program at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy where he has served as course coordinator for a variety of subjects including Machine Design, Heat Transfer, and Modeling and Control of Dynamic Systems. He holds Masters of Science degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of
AC 2008-1755: GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DESIGN PROJECTSUTILIZING A VIRTUAL PRODUCT LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT (VPLM)Daniel Schrage, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr.Daniel Schrage has extensive expertise in the design and development of complex systems. Prior to coming to Georgia Tech in 1984, Dr. Schrage served as an aviator, engineer, manager and senior executive servant with the U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command (AVSCOM) for ten years. As a dynamics, vibrations and aeroelasticity engineer he served as the Army’s expert in these areas during the design and development of all the Army’s major aviation systems, the UH-60 Black Hawk, the AH-64 Apache, the CH-47D Chinook, and the OH-58D Kiowa
. Often the projects were found to be flawed inso much as they required students to design using technologies that were beyond theircomprehension as first year students. Asking students to design a “writing robot”, whilepotentially a very challenging and interesting task, led to situations where students were unableto generate ideas or alternatives, let alone be able to evaluate the goodness of a given design. Itwas learned that the criteria for projects that would lead to a successful design by first yearengineering course required careful consideration. It may be argued that first year students arenot capable of engineering design but this suggests that engineering is a technology professionthat only deals with complex, highly technical
maintains links to Organizations and Societies,including the ones that develop and research standards and codes (ANSI: American NationalStandards Institute. — http://www.ansi.org/). Based on Dr. Kelly’s information search at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) library web site, it is found that mechanical engineering students are directed to search thenational standards network to determine if there is an American National Standard (ANS). MITmaintains a collection of all ANSI approved standards in its library, along with those of ASTM Page 13.1397.3International (ASTM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE
synthesis i: A model of information behaviors of scientists in medicine and public health. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 2006;57(13):1740-9.2. Zimmerman DE, Muraski ML. The elements of information gathering : A guide for technical communicators, scientists, and engineers. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press; 1995.3. Foster AL. Information navigation 101. Chronicle of Higher Education 2007;53(27):A38-A40.4. Arnold J, Kackley R, Fortune S. Hands-on learning for freshman engineering students. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship. 2003 [Online]. Available: http://www.istl.org/03-spring/article2.html [Febraury 29
Paper is stapled Figure 6: Functional Description of StaplerLab 2: Dissect and Reverse Engineer the Easyshot Staple GunThe Easyshot staple gun is a cheaper version of the Powershot both sold by Black and Decker. Ituses mechanical advantage from a double lever mechanism to charge a spring to activate thestriker that drives the staple. This technology and patent was the foundation for the PaperPro Page 13.1052.8concept. In fact, the founder of Accentra worked for Black and Decker before starting thiscompany. Through the lab students see how levers amplify force and a spring stores anddischarges energy. They again test the
AC 2008-691: SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES: THE SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERINGDESIGN CURRICULUM AT JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITYEric Pappas, Dr. Eric Pappas is Associate Professor of Integrated Science and Technology at James Madison University. He developed, and was director of, the Advanced Engineering Writing and Communications Program in the College of Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) from 1993-2003. Dr. Pappas was on the faculty of Virginia Tech from 1987-2003 and taught classes in technical writing, creative writing, American literature, interpersonal communications and public speaking, creative thinking, leadership, engineering design
of new technology that the computers andsoftware available in higher education in engineering. Coursework and classrooms must be up-to-date, collaborative, active learning environments and filled with new technology and ideas.Engineering graduates should be exposed directly to the “real-world” problems1. The graduatesshould realize that a good portion of the engineering skills is dedicated to actually formulatingthe problem and asking the right questions, in addition to trying to find a solution. Today'sindustry demands a production-ready graduate, rather than a graduate who will still need somefurther training2. We need to change some of our classrooms into innovation centers for smallscale projects and ask the students to be the innovators
, Ohio 43606. Page 13.521.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Engineering Senior Design Projects to Aid Individuals with DisabilitiesAbstractThis paper describes the experience of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) at TheUniversity of Toledo (UT) during the past fourteen years in introducing engineering students toAssistive Technology. This is done during the course of the ME Senior Design projects whenstudents custom design devices for individuals in the community with physical disabilities. Thegoal of these projects is to assist individuals with disabilities so they can
. • Do not let project choice force you into assembling a team with too many similar role preferences. This single set of data shows that the process generally produces good results when it is applied and, at least in one case, produced unfavorable results when it was ignored.Bibliography1. Briggs, M. I., Manual: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Palo Alto, CA, Consulting Psychologists Press, 1962.2. Kichuk, S. L. & Wiesner, W. H., The Big Five Personality Factors and Team Performance: Implications for Selecting Successful Product Design Teams, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 14 (1997)3. Wesner, J. W. et al., Student Team Formation and Assignment in a Multi-disciplinary Engineering Design
. In the summer of 2002, she had an internship in the company Gamesa Aeronautica, section Moasa Montajes, Spain where she worked in product distributed environment at manufacturing of aircraft wings and nacelles. After graduating with a Master of Science (M. S.) degree, in area of Industrial Engineering, specialization in Production Systems in 2006, M.S. Jovanovic subsequently continued to work towards her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at Purdue University, department of Mechanical Engineering Technology. She is currently working as a Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant in Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence Laboratory at Purdue University. As a graduate student
foster a broadened understanding of the nature of professional practice andengagement with society.The discussion of engineering as a value-driven endeavour can also be contextualized within theconcerns of science and technology studies. On the one hand, technological determinism arguesfor a ‘locked in’ view of technology, in which technology itself and its correspondingmomentum determine societal outcomes. On the other hand, the social construction oftechnology view contends that society first defines and decides what is needed and effective, and Page 13.1020.6the designed technology is simply a response to this driver. In this latter view
identification of new technologies, and the review of new business opportunities for the corporation. His responsibilities included transitioning projects into development and potential commercialization. He identified and successfully created research programs with leading academic institutions and formed strategic alliances with other high technology companies. He is currently a Lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Technology Management Program in the College of Engineering. He remains active if the field of medical devices as a consultant for new ventures and investment firms
AC 2008-53: SORTING OUT CREATIVITY IN DESIGN ASSESSMENTKathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley Dr. Kathryn W. Jablokow is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and STS (Science, Technology, and Society) at the Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies, Pennsylvania State University. A graduate of The Ohio State University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, 1989), Dr. Jablokow's teaching and research interests include robotics, control systems, and problem solving in science and engineering. She is a Senior Member of IEEE and serves on the Executive Committee of ASME's Technology and Society Division. Dr. Jablokow has developed and teaches a four
bring them into the service of man ... To make contributions of this kind the engineer requires the imagination to visualize the needs of society and to appreciate what is possible as well as the technological and broad social age understanding to bring his vision to reality.3This idea was echoed recently by Domenico Grasso, the Dean of Engineering and MathematicalSciences at the University of Vermont, in an article entitled “Is It Time to Shut DownEngineering Colleges?” Consider the following exert. …engineers need to grow beyond their traditional roles as problem-solvers to become problem-definers. To catalyze this shift, our engineering curriculum, now packed with technical courses, needs a fresh
Background2.1 Approach in Design CurriculumThe functional modeling method has been or is currently used in several design relatedcourses at the Missouri University of Science & Technology (Missouri S&T and formerlyknown as the University of Missouri-Rolla) such as IDE 20 Introduction to EngineeringDesign with Computer Applications, IDE 105 Design Representations, IDE 106 DesignPerceptions, IDE 220 Engineering Design Methodology, IDE 315 InterdisciplinaryDesign Project, IDE 420 Modern Product Design, IDE 427 Function-Based RiskAnalysis, and ME 161 Introduction to Design. Other universities also apply functionalmodeling techniques such as Penn State, Carnegie Melon University, University of Texasat Austin, Virginia Tech, and Bucknell University
AC 2008-426: IT TAKES TWO TO TEACH CAPSTONE DESIGNDon Dekker, University of South Florida Don Dekker is currently an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida. He is currently teaching three of his favorite courses Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I, Internal Combustion Engines, and Capstone Design. Before his retirement in 2001, Don taught at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He first joined ASEE in 1974 and some of his ASEE activities include Zone II Chairman (86-88), Chairman of DEED (89-90), and General Chair of FIE ‘87. His degrees are: PhD, Stanford University, 1973; MSME, University of New Mexico, 1963; and BSME, Rose Polytechnic Institute
AC 2008-2013: CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSES: CONTENT RECOGNITIONDon Dekker, University of South Florida Don Dekker is currently an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida. He is currently teaching three of his favorite courses Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I, Internal Combustion Engines, and Capstone Design. Before his retirement in 2001, Don taught at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He first joined ASEE in 1974 and some of his ASEE activities include Zone II Chairman (86-88), Chairman of DEED (89-90), and General Chair of FIE ‘87. His degrees are: PhD, Stanford University, 1973; MSME, University of New Mexico, 1963; and BSME, Rose Polytechnic
AC 2008-1426: NEED DEFINITION FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIANDESIGN PROJECTS: A CONTEXTUAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT CASE STUDYFOR REMOTE POWERRyan Norton, LeTourneau UniversityMatthew Green, LeTourneau UniversityPaul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University PAUL R. LEIFFER, PhD,PE Paul R. Leiffer is a professor in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University, where he has taught since 1979. He is currently co-developer of the program in BioMedical Engineering. He received his B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Drexel University. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau, he was involved in cardiac cell research at
. Page 13.621.6 &ŝŐƵƌĞ ϲ͘ Ŷ džĂŵƉůĞ ŽĨ >Ăďs/t &W' ĐŽĚĞLabVIEW FPGA driver for Xilinx SPARTAN 3E XUP BoardIn order to facilitate bringing real-world design to engineering especially to non-EE and CS disciplines,we have developed a plug-in for LabVIEW FPGA that lets educators and students target the XilinxSPARTAN-3E board from LabVIEW. Previously, only National Instruments hardware could be targetedwith LabVIEW FPGA making it hard for educators to take advantage of this technology. This plug-in isavailable as a download for educators worldwide[11]. Figure 7 shows how this plug-in shows up inLabVIEW FPGA after it is installed. Figure 7. Xilinx SPARTAN-3E Starter Board in LabVIEW
Product Development Council Steering Committee, facilitated Design for X (DFx) workshops internationally, developed business process linkages between new product development and lean manufacturing, and developed and implemented manufacturing systems software. His interests include technology transfer, product development, design education and DFx. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Florida and is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education. Page 13.1395.1© American Society for Engineering Education
an Assistant Professor in the Communication Studies Department at Rowan University. Her research and teaching interests focus on deliberative democracy and a participatory civic culture. In her capacity as Director of the Public Speaking course, Simone has become increasingly involved in the scholarship of teaching and learning, with a focus on learning outcomes assessment.Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University Stephanie Farrell is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. She received her Ph.D. from NJIT, M.S. from Stevens Institute of Technology, and B.S.E. from the University of Pennsylvania. Stephanie has developed innovative classroom and laboratory