AC 2010-1987: STUDENT SURVEYS OF COURSE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:IMPROVING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTSteven Walk, Old Dominion University Steven R. Walk, PE, is Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. He recently was head of the Center for Technology Forecasting, and Director of the Maritime-Aerospace Liaison and Technology Development Center, at Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, Maine. His research interests include high voltage electromagnetic phenomena, energy conversion systems, technology management, and technological change and social forecasting. Mr. Walk is owner and founder of Technology Intelligence, a management consulting
AC 2010-241: PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW CAN ENGINEERING ECONOMYCONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES BE INCLUDED IN ALL ENGINEERINGCURRICULA?Leland Blank, Texas A&M University Leland Blank, PhD, PE, is Dean Emeritus of Engineering at the American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates, and Professor Emeritus of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University. While serving at AUS, all undergraduate and graduate programs were accredited by UAE and US agencies, including full ABET accreditation. Lee is currently a Visiting Professor at Texas A&M University at Qatar in Doha. He is a Past President and Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers. He has served higher
AC 2010-876: CIRCUITS CONCEPT INVENTORIES: A COMPARATIVEANALYSISDeepika Sangam, Purdue University, West Lafayette Deepika Sangam is a Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. She holds a M.S. degree from University of Maryland, College Park and B.E. from University of Mysore, India in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Her research interests are in the areas of teaching/learning of electrical engineering conceptsBrent Jesiek, Purdue University Brent Jesiek is assistant professor in Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. Dr. Jesiek holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and
AC 2010-240: ROLE AND PLACE OF INTERACTIVE LEARNING MATERIALSIN AN UNDERGRADUATE INTRODUCTORY ECE CLASS FOR NON-MAJORSSergey Makarov, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Sergey N. Makarov (M’98–SM’06) earned his B.S./M.S./Ph.D./Dr. Sci. degrees at the St. Petersburg (Leningrad) State University, Russian Federation – Department of Mathematics and Mechanics where he became a professor in 1996 – the youngest full professor of the Faculty. In 2000 he joined the Faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA where he became a professor and director of the Center for Electromagnetic Modeling and Design at WPI in 2008. His current areas of interest
AC 2010-1151: DAILY COURSE EVALUATION WITH GOOGLE FORMSEdward Gehringer, North Carolina State University Ed Gehringer, efg@ncsu.edu, is Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. His main research area is collaborative learning technology. He received his Ph.D. degree from Purdue University, and taught at Carnegie Mellon University, and Monash University in Australia. Page 15.340.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Daily Course Evaluation with Google FormsAbstractStudent course evaluation has become a fixture of
AC 2010-2347: UPGRADE OF A SUCCESSFUL UNDERGRADUATE ENERGYPROJECT IN A REMOTE WILDERNESS LOCATIONHerbert Hess, University of Idaho Herb Hess received the PhD degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1993. He then joined the University of Idaho where he is Professor of Electrical Engineering. His work is in power electronic converters, great and small, alternative energy systems, power quality, energy storage electronics, and on-chip designs of energy management systems. In ASEE, he is currently Chair of the ECE Division and is past chair of the ECCD Division. Page 15.1302.1© American
AC 2010-524: ADAPTATION OF A COMMERCIAL UPS SYSTEM FOR ENERGYSYSTEMS EDUCATIONChristopher Lashway, Pennsylvania State University, HarrisburgPeter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg Page 15.122.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Adaptation of a Commercial UPS System for Energy Systems EducationAbstractUninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems have become a critical component in themonitoring and safeguarding of electrical networks. Having continuous power has been anecessity in data centers for years, but has since extended into protection of businesses and otheressential facilities. For this reason, research efforts have focused on the
AC 2010-1304: AN APPLICATION-BASED APPROACH TO INTRODUCINGMICROCONTROLLERS TO FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTSWarren Rosen, Drexel University Dr. Warren A. Rosen received his Ph.D. in physics from Temple University in 1978. Between 1978 and 1985 Dr. Rosen served as assistant professor of physics at Colby and Vassar Colleges where he carried out research in optical physics, solar physics, and medical physics. From 1985 to 1996 he worked at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division in Warminster, PA where he established an optical communications laboratory for development and characterization of optical components, systems, and protocols for high-performance avionics data networks. In 1996 Dr
AC 2010-529: STUDENTS TAILOR A PRACTICAL WEB CONTENTMANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION ANDCOORDINATION AMONG INTEGRATED PROJECT TEAMS OF INDUSTRY,GOVERNMENT, AND ACADEMIC RESEARCHERSMatthew Huff, University of IdahoEdward William, University of IdahoVishu Gupta, University of IdahoHerbert Hess, University of Idaho Page 15.1134.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Students Tailor a Practical Web Content Management System forEffective Communication and Coordination Among Integrated Project Teams of Industry, Government, and Academic ResearchersIntroductionTo develop a State of Charge Indicator (SOCI), a team of industry, government, and
AC 2010-2033: FACULTY IMPRESSIONS OF SERVICE LEARNING INENGINEERING EDUCATIONKurt Paterson, Michigan Technological UniversityColleen O'Holleran, Engineers Without Borders-USA Chapter Relations Manager, EWB-USACathy Leslie, Engineers Without Borders Page 15.577.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Faculty Impressions of Service Learning in Engineering Education1. BackgroundIn many quarters, engineering education has only recently discovered the contributions oflearning through service1,2,3,4. This awareness has often come obliquely with some of the mostengaging service opportunities originating outside academia. In the past decade many service-oriented
AC 2010-1232: DEVELOPMENT OF A RENEWABLE ENERGY COURSE FOR ATECHNOLOGY PROGRAMFaruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State UniversityKeith Coogler, Sam Houston State University Page 15.405.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of a Renewable Energy Course for a Technology ProgramAbstractEnergy systems play a critical role in everyday life and are an important part of engineering. Theacademic, business, and industry fields have been seriously pursuing renewable energy systemsadvantageous to their needs. Students graduating from engineering and technology programs areinvolved in buying, managing, and trading alternative energies during their careers as part
AC 2010-1256: STUDENTS BUILT EDUCATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGYTRAINING UNITSFaruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State UniversityKeith Coogler, Sam Houston State University Page 15.1131.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Student-Built Renewable Energy Training UnitAbstractEnergy is one of the major building blocks of modern society. Understanding energy meansunderstanding energy resources and their limitations, as well as the environmental consequencesof their use. When preparing students for their future careers, real world training is a plus duringtheir education. Renewable energy training units are very important for the hands-on laboratorysections of energy
AC 2010-417: AN EVALUATION OF THE USE OF A COMMERCIAL GAMEENGINE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL SOFTWAREHussain Alafaireet, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyJennifer Leopold, Missouri University of Science and Technology Page 15.148.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Page 15.148.2 ! ∀# !∃ % #! % &&!∋ % (∋) ∋ )!∗&% % (% #% ! #∋ % ! ∀%+ ,∀− % ∀!&% .#∋ .%, ∋ ( ..∋#!% /&∀ % 0+ ∀ (. % #! % %!. ∋ ( ∋ %− % #!∗) .%, &(! . ) %) )∀) %#! %− ∋!∗ 0, − #% ( ∋ %+ ) . ∋!% % ∋%! ∀ ∀∗ &∋% . % #!%) #! %− . %∀ !! ∀% (1
AC 2010-1802: INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY INTO COURSES ACROSS THEENGINEERING CURRICULUM: A FACULTY WORKSHOP MODELStephen Hoffmann, Purdue University, West LafayetteInez Hua, Purdue UniversityErnest Blatchley, Purdue UniversityLoring Nies, Purdue University Page 15.773.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Integrating Sustainability into Courses Across the Engineering Curriculum: A Faculty Workshop ModelAbstract:The incorporation of the concepts of sustainability into all engineering projects will be a criticalchallenge for future engineers. All projects, not simply those that are obviously environmental inscope, are subject to
AC 2010-598: A CONSUMER AND LABORATORY DEVICES APPROACH TOTEACHING PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF BIOELECTRICITYJames Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University JAMES D. SWEENEY is Professor and Chair of the Department of Bioengineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1988 and 1983, respectively, and his Sc.B. Engineering degree (Biomedical Engineering) from Brown University in 1979. He is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
AC 2010-393: FORCE BALANCE DESIGN FOR EDUCATIONAL WIND TUNNELSMartin Morris, Bradley University Martin Morris is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. He worked for 10 years at McDonnell-Douglas in St. Louis. His research interests include instrumentation, measurement techniques, and flow visualization techniques. His background includes extensive work in both internal and external compressible flows.He has also worked on pressure- and temperature-sensitive paints.Scott Post, Bradley University Scott Post is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. He previously taught at Michigan Technological University
AC 2010-957: BRINGING OUT THE BEST FROM THE ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY STUDENTS THROUGH A SENIOR PROJECT COURSEStephen Frempong, State University of New York Page 15.242.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Bringing out the best from Engineering Technology students through a capstone (project) course at SUNY CantonAbstract:The capstone (project) course in the Electrical EngineeringTechnology program was developed four years ago at the StateUniversity of New York at Canton is making a big difference inour senior students. This paper will discuss a more hands-onsenior capstone course that gives the student an opportunity tothink, research, design, construct
AC 2010-1605: ET CONTRIBUTION TO UNIVERSITY CORE CURRICULUMTHROUGH A COURSE ON SUSTAINABILITYAnoop Desai, Georgia Southern University Dr. Anoop Desai received his BS degree in Production Engineering from the University of Bombay in 1999, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from The University of Cincinnati in 2002 and 2006. His main research interests are in Product Lifecycle Management, Design for the Environment, Total Quality Management including tools for Six Sigma and Ergonomics. In addition to teaching ET courses in these fields, he is an instructor and co-developer of the core course described in the paper.Phil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University Phillip S. Waldrop
AC 2010-646: DESIGNING ROBOTIC SYSTEMS: PREPARATION FOR ANINTERDISCIPLINARY CAPSTONE EXPERIENCEWilliam Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. William R. Michalson is a Professor in the ECE Department at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute where he performs research and teaches in the areas of navigation, communications and computer system design. He supervises the WPI Center for Advanced Integrated Radio Navigation (CAIRN) where he is developing a Public Safety Integration Center focused on the integration of communications, navigation and information technologies for public safety applications. His research focuses on the development, test, and evaluation of systems for both
AC 2010-407: OVERCOMING THE CURRENT CHALLENGES OF PROMOTINGAND ENHANCING INTERNATIONAL OPTIONS WITHIN ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONKatherine Tront, Virginia Tech Katherine is the Graduate Assistant in the Office of International Programs in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. She is currently enrolled in the Masters of Business Administration Program. As a Graduate Assistant, Katherine provides support to the signature program in the College of Engineering, the Rising Sophomore Abroad Program, while also assisting the Office of International Programs with various other duties.Jeanna Stewart, Virginia Tech Jeanna Stewart is the Assistant Director of International Programs in the College of
AC 2010-951: PROPOSAL ADVICE: EXPERIENTIAL ADVICE FOCUSED FORNEW FACULTYAdrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University Adrienne Minerick is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University having recently moved from Mississippi State University, where she was a tenured Associate Professor. She received her PhD and M.S. from the University of Notre Dame and B.S. from Michigan Tech. At Tech, Adrienne has taught Advanced Kinetics. At MSU, she taught graduate Chem Eng Math, Process Controls, Intro to Chem Eng Freshman Seminar, Heat Transfer, and Analytical Microdevice Technology courses. She is an NSF CAREER Awardee and was the faculty advisor for MSU’s
AC 2010-1180: TEACHING LAPLACE CIRCUITS AND SYSTEM ANALYSISWITH VARIOUS ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS IN MECHANICALENGINEERING PROGRAMJean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central DR. JEAN JIANG is currently with the College of Engineering and Technology at Purdue University North Central, Westville, Indiana. She received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Mexico in 1992. Her principal technical areas are in digital signal processing, adaptive signal processing, and control systems. She has published a number of papers in these areas. She has co-authored two textbooks: Fundamentals of Analog and Digital Signal Processing, Second Edition, AuthorHouse, 2008, and
AC 2010-1899: SUCCESSFUL PUBLICITY STRATEGIES FOR A NEW ASEESTUDENT CHAPTERElizabeth Van Ruitenbeek, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Elizabeth Van Ruitenbeek is an Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She conducts computer security research under the direction of Dr. William H. Sanders. She currently serves as the Membership Chair of the University of Illinois ASEE student chapter. Page 15.1142.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Successful Publicity Strategies for a New ASEE Student ChapterAbstractThe
AC 2010-980: GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARYACADEMIC CENTERGuy Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology Professor Guy Johnson, Professor in the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He has served as a faculty member at RIT for 35 years in STEM disciplines of Computer Science, Information Technology, Manufacturing Engineering Technology and now in Multidisciplinary Studies. In addition to faculty duties in these departments, he has held faculty administrative roles as Department Chair, Director, and Vice-Dean for programs in information technology and engineering technology. He gained extensive experience with multidisciplinary degrees
AC 2010-1646: ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY ENHANCEMENTWITH LABVIEWYongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Yongpeng Zhang received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Houston (2003), and then joined DSP Solutions Lab of CECSTR, Prairie View A&M University as a post-doctoral research fellow. Currently he is an Assistant Professor in Engineering Technology Department, Prairie View A&M University, Texas. His research interests are control system, power electronics, mechatronics, and real-time DSP solutions. As the 3M non-tenured faculty award recipient, his research has been funded by Army, NSF and industry.Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M
AC 2010-2059: DESIGN OF A LABORATORY EXPERIMENT TO MEASUREFUEL CELL STACK EFFICIENCY AND LOAD RESPONSEJoshua Goldade, University of North Dakota Josh Goldade is originally from Velva, a small town in western North Dakota. Upon graduation from Velva High School in 2002, Josh enrolled at the University of North Dakota to major in electrical engineering. In the spring of 2005, Josh left for Sweden to study abroad for a year. After returning to the U.S., he continued on the path towards his Bachelor’s degree at UND. In the summer of 2007, Josh took a six-month cooperative education position at Daktronics in Brookings, SD, and he returned to Daktronics for another summer internship in 2008. Josh
AC 2010-875: ENGINEERING LIBRARIAN PARTICIPATION IN TECHNOLOGYCURRICULAR REDESIGN: LIFELONG LEARNING, INFORMATIONLITERACY, AND ABET CRITERION 3.Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue UniversityMichael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries -- PHYS Page 15.490.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Librarian Participation in Technology Curricular Redesign: Lifelong Learning, Information Literacy, and ABET Criterion 3.The Need for and Definition of Lifelong Learning SkillsThe content knowledge of technical majors has been estimated to have a half-life of less thanfive years.1 Thus, one of the most important skills
AC 2010-772: ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION FORELECTRIC VEHICLE DEVELOPMENTDavid McDonald, Lake Superior State University David McDonald is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Lake Superior State University and the ASEE Campus Representative. He also does consulting in the area of test cell development for electric vehicle engineering. Page 15.476.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering and Technology Education for Electric Vehicle DevelopmentAbstractDuring 2011 electric vehicles will be mass produced for the first time in history
AC 2010-67: INDUSTRY INSTRUCTORS FOR A SPECIALIZED ELECTIVECOURSECharles Baukal, John Zink InstituteJoseph Colannino, John Zink Co. LLCWes Bussman, John Zink InstituteGeoffrey Price, University of Tulsa Page 15.731.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Industry Instructors for a Specialized Elective CourseAbstractThe University of Tulsa (TU) offered an elective course entitled “CombustionEngineering” for its chemical engineering students in the area of combustion technologytaught by John Zink Co. LLC (JZ) which is a world-renowned supplier of industrialcombustion equipment, such as burners and flares, to the process industries. Thisarrangement had many
AC 2010-1113: DEVELOPING AN ONLINE UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERINGECONOMY COURSEJoseph Hartman, University of Florida Joseph Hartman is Professor and Chair of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois and Georgia Institute of Technology and currently serves as Editor of The Engineering Economist.Jennifer Smith, University of Florida Jennifer Smith is an Instructional Designer in the Center for Instructional Technology and Training at the University of Florida. Page 15.383.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010