AC 2008-2041: DEVELOPING A WRITING IN THE DISCIPLINES PROGRAM INAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COLLEGELaura Wilson, University of CIncinnati Laura Wilson, University of Cincinnati Laura Wilson is a Field Service Instructor at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Applied Science (CAS). Her main focus is Humanities, specifically English Composition and Technical Writing. She began co-teaching the Senior Design sequence in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department in Fall 2006. She holds a Masters of Arts from Bowling Green State University in Scientific and Technical Communication.Teresa Cook, University of Cincinnati Teresa Cook, University of Cincinnati Teresa Cook is a
institutionaland departmental issues as we move ahead with this powerful combination of technologies.MethodsVirtual Synchronous Classroom Hardware ConfigurationWe have two physical campus classrooms equipped for use as a VSC. One is a rather large(44’w x 30’d ) engineering laboratory (see appendix A). It contains 18 student workstations (forup to 36 students) equipped with a PC and electrical engineering lab equipment. The other is amore traditional classroom, but the student tables are surrounded by workstations at theperimeter of the room, thus this classroom is also larger than a typical classroom at ouruniversity.The classrooms also contain an instructor Podium station equipped with a PC (connected to avideo projector), a document camera and lab
in each semester of the four year programs in civil, chemical and environmental engineering. He has consulted on PBL to several Universities, nationally and internationally. Roger has been a member of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Executive since 2001 and is its President in 2008. In February 2007, Roger was appointed at the University of Melbourne as Director of the Engineering Learning Unit to assist in the introduction of the new Melbourne Model in engineering, to support new project-based learning courses and new learning spaces and to improve teaching quality across the School of Engineering
covered. Other courses are beingexamined to determine if a similar active learning style could be applied. Many of theengineering and engineering technology courses utilize a hands-on laboratory approach but thelectures are conducted in the traditional way. They may be good candidates for the activelearning approach as well.Bibliography1. Allen, R. H. (2002). Impact teaching: Ideas and strategies for teachers to maximize student learning. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.2. Bonwell, C. C., & Eison, J. A. (1991). Active learning: Creating excitement in the classroom. (ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 1). Washington, DC: George Washington University.3. Crabtree, D. E. (1972). An introduction to flintworking. Occasional Papers No. 28
or laboratory, targeted violence against a professor • Research risks (loss of research data or specimens, misuse of grant money, data fabrication, plagiarism, failed collaborations) • Other risks: email privacy risks (non-university accounts), unfair student discipline, discrimination, plagiarism, embezzlement, tenure denial complications and lawsuits, loss of computer data, field trip accidents, suicide, etc.Operationally, Ann Franke advises to take a broad view of what could go wrong, focus on smallsteps for improvement, get help, follow up, adjust and stick with it for the long term.Though not focused on college teaching, Dunklee et al in "A Primer for School RiskManagement" identify the following relevant
teams of students work on structured tasks (e.g., homeworkassignments, laboratory experiments, or design projects) under conditions that meet five criteria:positive interdependence, individual accountability, face-to-face interaction, appropriate use ofcollaborative skills, and regular self-assessment of team functioning. Many studies have shownthat when correctly implemented, cooperative learning improves information acquisition andretention, higher-level thinking skills, interpersonal and communication skills, and self-confidence.” [6].Regardless of the subject matter, research has shown that active/cooperative learning is aneffective teaching technique compared to using traditional instruction alone such as lectures. Byusing Active
AC 2008-1406: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING:MEETING AND EXCEEDING THE NEW CIVIL ENGINEERING PROGRAMCRITERIAAndrea Welker, Villanova University Andrea Welker, PhD, PE is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Villanova University. Among other duties, Dr. Welker serves as the assessment coordinator for her department.Frank Falcone, Villanova University Frank Falcone, PE is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Villanova University. In addition to his teaching experience, Mr. Falcone spent many years as a consulting engineer and as an officer in the Navy. He has commanded a SEABEE
10.2 % of grant recipients have been in thesciences.8 In recent years, US government initiatives have focused on “critical”countries and languages, where there is strategic value for Americans to gain worldarea expertise. The National Security Education Program, funded by the Departmentof Defense and administered by IIE, is one such program, aiding students in gaininglanguage expertise in “critical” languages.In January 2006, the US president, along with the secretaries of state, education, anddefense and the director of national intelligence, announced a series of initiativesdesigned to increase the teaching and study of the above mentioned lesser-taughtlanguages, including significant increases in opportunities to study these languagesabroad
user interfaces (C-based text, Visual Basic GUI), and two data acquisitiondevices (USB data acquisition, simulated multi-channel IO device).IntroductionThe popularity and importance of automated controllers has grown rapidly over the past fewdecades1. The subject of Control systems has grown in importance in education as well. Thereare numerous challenges educators must face when teaching a control systems course. Studentslearn far more from their studies when they have an actual laboratory experiment to help relatethe abstract concepts of engineering to real life design problems2. While simplified physicalsystems such as the inverted pendulum or the digital servo are common in academicenvironments, design for more practical systems is
achievement of the programeducational outcomes. These outcomes are further connected to standardized assessment criteria Page 13.326.2provided by accreditation boards. A case study will be presented for the B.S. in ComputerEngineering Technology (CET) at Eastern Washington University (EWU). Expected benefits ofthe application of the proposed method are threefold: 1. Increased student ownership of learning objectives. 2. More cohesive and relevant set of class activities (i.e. tests, homework, laboratory experiments, projects, etc.). 3. A uniform program-wide way of assessing program outcomes against a set of accreditation criteria
AC 2008-1507: COMPARISON OF DIFFERING CREDIT HOUR ALLOTMENTSFOR THERMODYNAMICS AND FLUID MECHANICS COURSESAndrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University Andrew Gerhart is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU and is the Thermal-Fluids Laboratory Coordinator. He serves on the ASME PTC committee on Air-Cooled Condensers.Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville Philip Gerhart is the Dean of the College of Engineering and
course dealing with Portland cement included both traditional classroominstruction as well as the laboratory experiences presented in this paper. The subset of theCourse Learning Outcomes regarding Portland cement is rather well developed and dealsparticularly with understanding the nature and application of Portland cement; it includes thefollowing: 1. Appreciate the historical development of concrete and its current physical composition. 2. Understand the basic steps in producing Portland cement. (Refer to www.cement.org/basics/images/flashtour.html for audio-visual presentation.) 3. Understand the process of hydration and its critical role in achieving compressive strength. 4
educators to understandthe importance, management and the potential benefits of this framework. In addition, a sense ofcollaboration between the educators and the organization where the service is to be rendered isrequired to enable the success of this frame work.What is service learning (SL)?McPherson7 (2005) asserted that “Service learning is a method of teaching through whichstudents apply their academic skills and knowledge to address real-life needs in their owncommunities.” Bradford² (2005) defined service learning as an educational method by whichparticipants learn and develop through active participation in service that is conducted in andmeets the needs of a community. Eyler & Giles4 (1999) highlighted the importance of servicelearning
introductory course.The concept of incorporating and leveraging Fink's taxonomy of significant learning in thetextbook and the course design is introduced and discussed. The paper also discusses how thetextbook and the teaching/learning practices employed in the green engineering courses alignwith principles for good practice in undergraduate education and demonstrated successfulteaching methods in engineering education.IntroductionSustainability has been receiving an increasing amount of attention by the global community inthe past decade. Sustainability is often defined as “meeting the needs of the current generationwithout compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”1. This is oftenpractically interpreted as mutually
conservation and cogeneration studies for Argonne National Laboratory, and managed flood studies for the Army Corps of Engineers. Wayne's technical expertise is in solid and hazardous waste reduction and management, and natural resource management. He has a BS in engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University, and an MS in civil engineering with an emphasis in regional planning from Northwestern University.Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin - Madison Jeffrey S. Russell, PhD, PE, is professor and chair in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a co-founder of the Construction Engineering and Management program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has a BS degree in civil
AC 2008-2883: THE TEXAS SPACE GRANT DESIGN CHALLENGE PROGRAMDebbie Mullins, Texas Space Grant Consortium Debbie Mullins is the Program Coordinator for the Texas Space Grant Design Challenge. Many of the facets of the program are based on her ideas and she is the face of the program to students in the participating academic programs. She solicits projects, recruits mentors, and attends to the many details of running the program.Wallace Fowler, University of Texas at Austin Wallace Fowler is Paul D. & Betty Robertson Meek Centennial Professor and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the U. of Texas at Austin. He also serves as Director of the Texas Space Grant Consortium
facilities throughout the world. He has lived and worked in many different locations throughout the world including extensive experience working on global projects. His research and teaching interests include global technology issues, project management, ethics, and manufacturing processes. He also currently provides project management and leadership consulting/training to fortune 500 companies with IP Solutions, LLC. He is a Certified Manufacturing Technologist (CMfgT).Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University Spencer Magleby is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean in the Fulton College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University. He came to BYU in 1989
, management skills, gender issues, and professional ethics. Since 1975, Dr. Pappas has consulted on a wide variety of topics including management skills, technical and scientific writing, public speaking, interpersonal communications, sexual harassment prevention, employee relations, creative thinking, diversity, and conflict negotiation. Address: Department of Integrated Science and Technology ISAT 117 / MSC 4102 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 22807 PappasEC@jmu.edu 540-568-1694Ronald Kander, James Madison University Professor Kander is Director of the School of Engineering at James Madison University (JMU) where he teaches and does research in the area of polymer
models to pattern recognition, computer vision, and image processing. The first section introduces physical mathematical models which, in the second section of the course, are re-visited to allow for model-based design.In part (1), a new tact is taken for teaching the historical development of mathematics and physicsthat shapes the scientific view of the world today. Lectures seek to emphasize the rationale behindscientific thought through the variety of personalities that have defined it best characterized by thephrase : All science was new at some point. Specific classical topics include celestial mechanicsand thermodynamics which are introduced using excerpts from original works of the scientiststhat defined and revolutionized our
inphysiology, cell and molecular biology, and advanced laboratory techniques are moreacademically challenging than introductory biology courses and labs, yet provide similarbackground in basic science and techniques. However, medical schools might counter that theyare not equivalent. For example, two topics that are not taught in our curriculum that areordinarily taught in a standard two-semester biology and lab sequence are phylogeny and thebiology of specific non-mammalian eukaryotic genera. Neither do we teach ecology andevolutionary biology, though these are not universally covered in freshman biology courses.Bacterial and viral biology are covered in our cell and molecular biology course, though inspecific rather than broad terms.We sought to
Eq.(3) is a reliable modelfor the oscillations of a mass that is suspended to a linear spring in a laboratory setting.The remainder of this paper is organized in the following manner: first, the Fouriertheorem is stated and its use in the present context is discussed. Then, the design of theexperiment is presented. Next, experimental data are presented and analyzed using theFourier theorem to generate the Fourier coefficients. Finally, these experimentalcoefficients are compared to those derived from the solution of the differential equationitself.The Fourier theorem and its useIf x(t) is a periodic function with period k, its Fourier series representation is given by a0x (t ) ? - (a1 cosyt - b1 sin yt ) - (a2 cos 2yt - b2 sin 2yt
AC 2008-1075: USING INEXPENSIVE A.C. MOTOR DRIVES IN ANINTRODUCTORY POWER AND CONTROLS COURSETimothy Skvarenina, Purdue University Tim Skvarenina was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received the BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University. During his college career he worked four summers at U.S. Steel as an assistant electrician, rewinding motors and installing electrical equipment. He served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, including six years designing, constructing, and inspecting electric power distribution projects for a variety of facilities. He spent five years teaching and researching pulsed power systems
Southern University: A. Assessment of Program Outcomes 1. Course assignments (Homework/ Quizzes) 2. Exams 3. Comprehensive final exams 4. Laboratory reports 5. Oral presentations 6. Field-work 7. Capstone projects 8. Course exit survey 9. Teaching portfolios 10. Exit Survey of graduating seniors 11. Industrial Advisory Board Review B. Assessment of Program Educational Objectives 1. Survey of alumni 2. Survey of employers 3. Industrial Advisory Board reviewsIn the list of assessment methods pertaining to program outcomes (list A), the focus ofthis paper, the first seven methods constitute direct measures, while the remaining
Simulation Conference and acts as the technical coordinator for the conference’s management system.Carolyn Miller, North Carolina State University Carolyn S. Miller is a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at NC State University. She received her M.S. in Computer Science and worked as a Member of the Technical Staff at Bell Telephone Laboratories and a Senior Digital Systems Engineer at General Electric before joining NC State University. Ms. Miller teaches introductory computer science classes and focuses on researching and integrating new teaching techniques into the classroom.Tom Miller, North Carolina State University Thomas Kenan Miller, III received the BA degree in Mathematics and
AC 2008-873: ANALYSIS OF K-12 ENGINEERING EDUCATION CURRICULA INTHE UNITED STATES—A PRELIMINARY REPORTKenneth Welty, University of Wisconsin, Stout Kenneth Welty is a Professor in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate course in curriculum development, instructional methodology, and student assessment. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Illinois State University and earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana. Prior to joining the faculty at UW-Stout, he was a Visiting Professor in the College of Education at the University of Illinois, a Research Associate at
side of the desk, there areenumerable students desperately wishing the instructor would find a way to teach that wasn’t justlecture with PowerPoint or equations on a white board. If a classroom existed that required activeparticipation of all students and instructors and there was immediate and meaningful feedbackbased on the students’ ability to demonstrate what was learned, would you use it?Not today and not next year, but during the professional career of most of today’s educators, thisclassroom will exist. A prototype of this environment exists and is being used by millions ofstudents and a growing number of educators. Actually it is not one prototype but several that gounder the names of wikis, social networks, and virtual
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 2008-2197: ARTICULATING NEED SENSITIVE VERTICALLY INTEGRATEDPROGRAMS FOR ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGYSaeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina SAEED KHAN is an Associate Professor with the Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology program at Kansas State University at Salina. Dr. Khan received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut, in 1989 and 1994 respectively and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1984. Khan, who joined KSU in 1998, teaches courses in telecommunications and digital systems. His research interests and areas of expertise include antennas and
University of Cincinnati with a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering degrees in Electrical and Information Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 1999 and 2002, respectively. Dr. Li teaches Computer Networking, Microprocessor, Computer Electronics, and Wireless Communications. Dr. Li's current research interest is in the area of wireless and mobile networking, especially in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks. Page 13.355.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008
AC 2008-141: SITE SPECIFIC FARMING, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, ANDASSOCIATED ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, PROVIDE A PLATFORM FORACTIVE LEARNING AND RESEARCH AT A LAND GRANT UNIVERSITYAbhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Prior to joining UMES he worked at Turabo University in San Juan , PR as well as Duke University in Durham North Carolina as Assistant Professor and Research Assistant Professor, respectively. Dr. Nagchaudhuri is a member of ASME and ASEE professional societies and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of applied