Conference Session

Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Van Arsdale, Michigan Technological University; Anna Pereira, Michigan Technological University; Leonard Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; William Helton, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

of students taking anElectrical and Computer Engineering laboratory and discuss the correlations betweentheir performance in the laboratory and their responses to surveys about their pastexperiences and attitudes toward engineering.BackgroundThe ECE sophomore laboratory is the first experience with instructional introduction tothe function and use of electrical test equipment used in the ECE department. Theinstruments include multimeters, oscilloscopes, function generators, DC power supplies,breadboards, resistors, simple logic chips, circuit simulation software, and simple logicprogramming. The course has a common lecture one hour each week, and individual lab

Conference Session

BIM and Other New Construction Practices

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Korman, California Polytechnic State University; Lonny Simonian, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

studio-laboratory format of the integrated curriculum, an in-depth laboratoryexercise was developed focusing on the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology asa tool to perform MEP coordination in order to enhance student learning. The following sectionsdescribe the design of laboratory exercise, including the learning objectives and outcomesassessments.Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing CoordinationMEP systems are the active systems of a building that temper the building environment, distributeelectric energy, allow communication, enable critical manufacturing process, provide water anddispose of waste8. MEP systems have increased in scope on many types of projects, due to theincreased requirements by building users. With the need

Conference Session

Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina; Joseph Flora, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. Short activities that periodically engage studentsduring class break up the monotony of traditional lectures and likely provide an opportunity forstudents “to start fresh again”.6 Inquiry-based activities have been incorporated intoundergraduate laboratory classes.1,7,8 During these activities, the students are responsible forposing a question, hypothesizing the outcome, developing an experiment to test their hypothesis,analyze data, and report their results. Activities of this type have been shown to increase learningand improve the overall laboratory experience.7,8 Martin et al.3 compared student performance inan inquiry-based and traditional lecture style biomedical engineering course. Results indicatedthat the degree of student acquired

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State Univ.; Marcus Duffy, Oklahoma State University; Lynn Franzmann, Stillwater; Rebekah Reece, Stillwater; Karen High, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

middle school teachers (teaching Biology and Math) were selected toparticipate in research dealing with tissue engineering. Teachers worked for six weeks (fourdays a week) within the research laboratory on formation of porous structures usingbiodegradable polymers. Teachers were exposed to the technique of forming porous structuresusing chitosan and gelatin solution in various shapes using the apparatus available in thelaboratory. A low cost freeze drying system that is safe for operation by sixth grade students wasdeveloped. The overall cost of performing the experiment is also significantly cheap and lesstime consuming.An envisioned project for the current academic year under implementation in the sixth grade isfreeze drying chitosan-gelatin

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Udaya Bhanu Prakash Sunku, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2010-308: A PLATFORM INDEPENDENT METHODOLOGY FOR TEACHINGSTUDENTS TO LEVERAGE THE POWER OF PARAMETRIC DESIGN TOOLSMichael Johnson, Texas A&M University Johnson is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota for three years. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Johnson’s research focuses on design tools, specifically, the cost modeling and

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

significantly benefit from specially engineered tools andassistive technologies to address variety of needs by individual students.Motivated by such needs, through a collaborative effort between the Center forCommunity Engagement at SSU11, Kinesiology Department sponsoring the Sidekicksprogram, and the Healthcare Technologies Laboratory (HTLab) at Engineering ScienceDepartment, we developed a unique service-learning component that was introduced toES110. The objective of this project was to design and build a powered throwing Page 15.771.3machine that can throw a ball at least ten feet and can easily be customized for one ormore physically disabled students

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

those devices even better? Electricalengineers and technologists spend most of their time learning how these technologieswork and developing new ways to improve them.This course emphasizes practical, hands-on laboratory work that is closely coordinatedwith theoretical classroom discussion. The course focuses on both standard and wirelesscommunication systems.Course Learning Outcomes • Understand basic concepts of Electronics and circuit design; • Understand how electronic communication systems work and their application to daily life; • Understand concepts of radio frequency (RF) propagation, including AM/FM modulation; • Understand the different types of transmitting media; • Understand the architecture of a wireless

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

them and participate in active learning basedmodules. This paper elaborates innovative projects that are suitable for laboratory work incomputer information technology curriculum. It explores both hardware and softwarecomponents that are now being used for practical exercises in wireless networks courses. Thispaper discusses the hands-on labs for wireless networks such as site survey, MAC (MediumAccess Control) layer settings, upgrading the firmware of wireless devices, etc. In addition, thispaper also illustrates the wireless security labs which discuss how to set up WPA/WPA2 (Wi-FiProtected Access) on Cisco and Linksys wireless access points (AP).IntroductionThe field of wireless networks is dynamically changing due to the advances in the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Byron Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts; Anthony Donaldson, California Baptist University; Joan Ozdogan, Chantilly High School Academy

advance in the program without first completing the traditional freshman calculus sequence.3) A more just-in-time structuring of the required math sequence.The WSU model begins with the development of EGR 101, a novel freshman engineeringmathematics course. Taught by engineering faculty, the EGR 101 course includes lecture,laboratory and recitation components. Using an application-oriented, hands-on approach, EGR101 addresses only the salient math topics actually used in the core sophomore-level engineeringcourses. These include the traditional physics, engineering mechanics, electric circuits andcomputer programming sequences. More importantly, the EGR 101 course replaces traditional

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

Tagged Divisions

College-Industry Partnerships

laboratory classes, to the student’s senior, but usually not last, year.Because of low student enrollment and dissatisfaction with the JEP by both the local employers,who did not benefit, and the two partner universities, the JEP ended in spring semester 2004. At the close of the JEP, a partnership of local engineering employers, city, state, and federalgovernment agencies motivated a single university to offer programs to provide mechanical andelectrical engineering baccalaureate degrees to students locally through a combination ofinteractive broadcast lectures and locally taught engineering laboratory courses.Industry/Government support for the program included temporary funding for an electricalengineering professor’s salary and an

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

processes.Students are asked questions concerning classical engineering failures, dangers of materialsubstitutions, environmental and social impact on product design and also on o materials usedin the school’s laboratories by research students and staff. Instructional knowledge forms aplatform for further inquiry.The teaching, in this subject, is presented in grand narrative form. Students are required toundertake further reading of recommended and referenced texts. The course material is alsosupported by the course material l written and compiled by this author.Experimentation and ObservationIn a traditional schema this is normally referred to as to laboratory practical session. However,as important as traditional laboratory sessions are in developing

Conference Session

Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Glasgow, Kansas State University; David Soldan, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

undergraduate laboratory experience. In 2010 we addedthree completely new experiments to the course; these activities (a student-directedexperiment with thermoelectricity, a pump performance module, and a fluid flowexperiment of unparalleled flexibility) were designed to encourage exploration, to appealto students with different learning styles, and to promote physical contact between thestudent and the underlying phenomena. This paper describes our initial experiences with,student reaction to, and our assessment of, these changes to the laboratory course.Introduction The childhood environment for the previous generation of engineers was verydifferent. Grose1 recently reviewed the formative influences upon six accomplishedengineering educators

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Mascaro, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; Robert Roemer, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the entire curriculum that (1)reinforces student understanding and retention through reinforcement at short intervals, and (2)minimizes fading of conceptual knowledge due to extended disuse – as is often problematic inthe traditional ME curriculum.IntroductionHistorically, engineering education has followed a linear model in which engineering topics aretaught in separate, disconnected classes that “serially encapsulate” the course material in thestudents’ minds. In contrast, our newly developed first-year course sequence, funded by a CourseCurriculum and Laboratory Improvement Phase 1 Grant from the National Science Foundationtitled “Design-Based SPIRAL Learning Curriculum” (DUE-0837759), strives to integrate avariety of engineering topics in

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

graduatestudent mentors in several mechanical engineering laboratories, including experimental fluiddynamics, micro-sensors, laser micromachining, and advanced manufacturing. Participantsattended seminars on experimental uncertainty, planning experiments, and presentation ofexperimental data. Students also attended field trips to local companies where they met withpracticing mechanical engineers.The REU students participated in before-program and after-program surveys and focus groups.The pre-post surveys indicated that as a result of the program students felt they had gainedconsiderable hands-on experience, the ability to work with specialized equipment and methodsof making engineering measurements, and that they were far more knowledgeable

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Education in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruben Otero, Student at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez; Apurva Somani, University of Minnesota; Krushna Mohapatra, University of Minnesota; Ned Mohan, University of Minnesota

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Simulink and dSPACE control platform. Two 200W DC machines rated at 40VDC and4000 rpm were used. The DC machines were controlled using a pulse width modulated (PWM)power converter. This project was part of an undergraduate research supported by NSF and theUniversity of Minnesota Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program.I. IntroductionThe objective is to develop a system that emulates a wind turbine. Previous efforts in thisdirection have employed separately excited DC machines1,2 with power ratings in the multiplehorsepower range. The intended application of the system described in this paper is forundergraduate laboratory courses. Thus, a system that works at lower voltages is desired.Existing laboratory equipment such as DC

Conference Session

Innovation in ECET Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central; Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

labs. Each developed lab requires bothMATLAB simulations and real-time DSP using a floating-point digital signal processor,TX320TMS67C13 DSK. In addition, students are required to develop comprehensive real-timeDSP projects and demonstrate their working projects in class.We will outline our course learning outcomes and DSP laboratories with both MATLABsimulations and hands-on real-time DSP. Then, we will focus on describing real-time DSPpedagogies for our laboratory implementations. We will also examine the course assessmentaccording to our collected data from course evaluation, student surveys and student course work,and finally we will address improvement of the course based on our assessment.I. IntroductionThe application and use of digital

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

educational materials and learning spaces that stimulate serious play. © American Page 15.470.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engaging Spaces for First-year Engineering: A Tale of Two ClassroomsAbstractEngaging students in learning through the use of active and cooperative approaches has beenrecognized as an effective way to improve their educational experience. These approaches areparticularly important in the first year where student engagement is an important factor instudents success and retention. Engineering education has used these approaches in laboratories

Conference Session

IE and Manufacturing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashpal Ahluwalia, West Virginia University; Atul Phadke, West Virginia University; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

enrollment in STEM areas has beendeclining; this is particularly true for minority and Appalachian students. This project workedwith two batches of twenty students each. Each batch was organized into four teams of fivestudents. All students were first provided instruction in logic circuits and ladder logic. Ladderlogic circuits for four tasks were created; a) simulation of automatic garage door, b) simulationof four way traffic light, 3) controlling a light via a physical switch, and 4) physical control offive lights. The five lights mimicked traffic lights (red, yellow, yellow left, green, and green left)at an intersection. The students were asked to control the timing sequence of the lights. Uponcompletion of the eight hour lecture/laboratory

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Doughty, University of Portland; Steven O'Halloran, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

recentstudies have shown this effectiveness2,3,4,5. Even though computational methods are valuable,hands-on learning through conducting experiments is also an important teaching tool6.Therefore, there is an effort to develop laboratory work that supplements numericalinvestigations in the field 7. Page 15.23.2In both the numerical analysis and the experimental testing, students work in groups of two tofour students. This was done to promote teamwork and it has also been found that groups closeto four in size are preferential from a learning point of view8.This work is an improvement upon previous work by the authors1. Several changes were made.First, the

Conference Session

Student Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Jason Albert, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Students Constituent Committee

of Engineering at the University of Texas for the student chapter volunteers. • Speaker meeting: What it is like to work at a government at Austin. laboratory, led by a NETL engineer visiting UT for business Page 15.1043.2

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

N.M. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

engineering materials, and how these conceptsrelate to engineering design. In our institution, this course involves different laboratoryperformances to obtain various material properties and to reinforce students’ understanding tograsp the course objectives. As we are on a quarter system, this course becomes very aggressiveand challenging to complete the intended course syllabus in a satisfactory manner within thelimited time. It leaves very little time for students and instructor to incorporate thorough studyany additional items such as composite materials. Therefore, the authors propose to provide basicconcepts on composite materials through successive laboratory performances besides the regularclassroom lectures. The learning process starts with a

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Power Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

bench. • The impedance curve data for the housing is well within the test capabilities of the flow bench. • The fan can be easily removed from or replaced in the power supply housing which facilitates data collection. • Mounting hardware is simple. • Power supplies are readily available and inexpensive. The one used here was salvaged from a computer destined to be scraped. Pedagogical Basis: Many laboratory exercises tend to follow a “cookbook” approach in which the equipment functions essentially the same way and the data is

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Danley, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2010-116: CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS FORAPPLIED ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AT DREXELUNIVERSITYWilliam Danley, Drexel University William Danley, Drexel University Dr. William Danley, Clinical Assistant Professor Applied Engineering Technology in the Goodwin College, Drexel University, taught and developed undergraduates courses in thermodynamics, thermal system design, fluid mechanics, thermal, pneumatics and hydraulics laboratories, materials engineering, analytical chemistry and engineering economics. Prior to returning to academia, he worked in industry for a number of Fortune 500 companies and was granted four patents relating to spectrometers and electrochemical

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

problems4.3. Lab work structure One of the components that integrates the Mechanics I course that needed deep reformwas the laboratory, mainly concerning lab classes. Former written protocols were abandoned. These were produced by the instructor whogave a rigid orientation, leaving no room for students’ creativity. Quite often students did notprepare their work properly and were passively following protocols. Although being 1st yearstudents with little lab experience, the new learning-teaching paradigm clearly pointed inanother direction. A new challenge was being proposed to the students. They would have to Page 15.237.7create and implement

Conference Session

Manufacturing Processes Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy; Harold Henderson, United States Miliary Academy; Jeffrey Butler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

equipment are introduced briefly in a hands-on laboratory setting, and then thecourse moves to five two-hour sessions devoted to a safe, hands-on experience working in amachine shop. Students have an opportunity to work with machines such as mills, lathes,grinders, belt sanders, drill presses, bandsaws, and a laser cutter in preparation for their finalproject. (This five-session machiningportion of the course is the focus ofthis paper.) The course culminateswith a team-based project thatrequires students to design andconstruct a water turbine using thetechniques, tools, machines, andequipment that were developed andtaught throughout the course. Theteams then compete during the finallesson of the course to see whichteam can lift the most weight

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerry Marekova, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; David Spang, Burlington County College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

particular community college. The transfer students can also takeclasses on a full- or part-time basis. Since the majority of courses in the AET program are fullyintegrated with training and laboratory experience, the transfer students participate in hands-onlaboratory activities using Drexel’s state-of-the-art laboratories. These laboratories also utilizedduring the nine-credit, three-term Senior Design Project sequence.IntroductionThere are more than 1,500 higher education institutions in the United States that offerengineering programs.1, 2 The demand for engineers and engineering technologists continues togrow while the percentage of U.S. undergraduates studying the profession is remaining low.3, 4, 5In 2000, American higher education

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

L. Brent Jenkins, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the lecture and lab activities described herein assisted their learning.IntroductionIn 1975, an MIT study published by ASEE1 noted that "educational experience in design shouldbe promoted as early as possible...and should be available as an integrated part of the engineeringcurriculum." A subsequent push to "integrate design throughout the curriculum"2 led programsto add design content in lower-division (e.g., freshman engineering) courses3,4 and augmentdesign activities in upper-division courses.Instructional laboratories are a natural setting for design5, but meaningful exercises in lower-division courses pose a challenge. Several efforts have been reported which involve the addition ofelectronics topics to an introductory circuit analysis

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Jane LeClair, Excelsior College; Arnie Peskin, Excelsior College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, Excelsior College DR. JANE LECLAIR is currently the Dean of the school of Business and Technology at Excelsior College in Albany, New York. Following a 20 year career in the nuclear industry in various management positions with Constellation Energy, in addition to her position at Excelsior College, she continues to consult in the nuclear industry.Arnie Peskin, Excelsior College Arnold Peskin is retired from Brookhaven National Laboratory where he was a Senior Scientist and Head of the Information Technology Division. He also served on the Faculty of Columbia University and Stony Brook University and is currently on the Engineering Technology Faculty of Excelsior College. He is a Fellow of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Mariano Savelski, Rowan University; Krchnavek Robert, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Vladimir DeDelva, Rowan University; Michael Glasspool, Rowan University; Muhammad Iftikhar, Rowan University; Keith McIver, Rowan University; Katherine Ross, Rowan University; Kathryn Whitaker, Rowan University; Tatsiana Sokal, Rowan University

withundergraduate and graduate students. The following sections provide a summary of the ongoingactivities in the various projects under the Rowan University / ERC-SOPS Center partnershipumbrella. There are two major sections in this paper. The first section highlights the educationallaboratory modules and outreach experiences, and the second section highlights the textbookproblems developed as part of this work. More detailed examples of the outreach/educationalmaterials and problems will be presented in the final poster presentation.Educational laboratory modules and outreach experiencesSynthesis of nano-scale particles:A series of laboratory experiments, suitable for high school students, is beingdeveloped. These laboratory experiments will introduce