occurring materials thatare environmentally and ecologically safe. A goal of this project was to introduce the students tothe concept of sustainability by researching and working with renewable materials such as PLAand clay nanoparticles in a hands-on laboratory setting. The mechanical and flame retardantproperties of the polymer-clay composite were compared with the control, virgin PLAspecimens. The results of the project were shared with the entire class via a presentation.The students’ understanding of sustainability was assessed in the course’s examination, and theresults of the assessment will be shared in a paper presentation at the 2012 conference. It isanticipated that the findings of this paper will be useful to those seeking to introduce
. Page 25.162.3The Department of Engineering andTechnology at Western Carolina University iscomprised of the Electrical Engineering,Electrical and Computer EngineeringTechnology, and Engineering TechnologyPrograms with approximately 300 majors.Traditional lectures are complimented throughhands-on laboratories for most subject areaswhere the CDIO model may be used toreinforce theory. In an effort to strengthenprogram outcomes and make the learningexperience more relevant to industry practices,the Department adopted a project basedlearning pedagogy and restructured the senior Figure 3 Nine towers were built by thecapstone courses in 2008 to be the key stone of American class. The
semester2011 which was developed for the students to obtain this eyes-on learning. In order to expand thelearning opportunity in the course and to make it more than simply a series of tours, the coursewas designed so the students would do background work to gain an understanding of what theywould be visiting, and then actually visit the facility and talk with operators. At the conclusion ofeach visit the students would then write a journal of their visit to each regional power and energyrelated facility. Assessments from the students about the course and its learning opportunitieswill also be presented. The class represents a potential model for exposing students to industryfacilities in the form of a learning laboratory and also exposes the students
an Assistant Professor from 1997 to 2005 and an Associate Professor from 2005 to 2010. During that time, he served as the Chairman for the Communications Engineering Department from 2005 to 2009 and the Dean of Student Affairs in 2010. He has worked in the areas of turbo coding and optical wireless channels. He worked as a consultant for Global Cardiac Monitors, Houston, Texas, 2000 to 2002. During the years 1991-1992, he worked in different projects at the Radio Frequency and Digital Design Division at the Physical Science Laboratory, Las Cruces, N.M., USA.Mr. Erhard Zorn, Technische Universitt Berlin Erhard Zorn studied physics and mathematics at the Berlin Institute of Technology. After receiving his diploma in
theharmonic analysis. His tasks were followed with testing and analyzing many different light bulbsfor the harmonic contents, power consumption, power factor, and light output values. Thestudent was also involved with many EET related laboratory and project demonstrations for thevisiting high school STEM summer camp students on campus.The purpose of this paper is to describe a summer research project entitled “Impact of ArtificialLighting Induced Harmonics on Electrical Power Distribution Systems” to provide an in depthlook at the power characteristics of LED and fluorescent lighting technologies along with issuesthat may affect the homeowner and power distribution company both physically andeconomically. The immediate goal of this study is to give
that education in a new learningparadigm will prepare students for the work ahead of them (Cox, Grasha and Richlin, Page 25.214.21997). This indeed helps in raising expectations from the students. Whether it beperformance arts like theatre and music, or be it a laboratory setting like physics orbiology, student performance can be effectively accentuated by adopting creativeinstructional lesson plans. Furthermore, many of our educational institutions have triedto move away from emphasizing the establishment of a strong knowledge-base (Youngand Young, 1999). In this paper the author discusses two models that he has successfully utilized
. Sophisticated laboratory experimentsassisted by computer simulations and are being used to examine and understand the situation ingreater depth. The ultimate objective is to provide the needed understanding and to test theeffectiveness of vibration control strategy. ( http://web.clarkson.edu/projects/) Several studies about human responses to mechanical vibrations have been carried out atthe Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil, and various other universities. These involvewhole-body vibration and vibration applied perpendicularly to the tendon or muscle.Researchers have also conducted studies to verify the effects of mechanical vibration applied inthe opposite direction of muscle shortening on maximal isometric strength of the
state, federal, and industrial grants in support of his laboratory development and research activities. He advised several masters and doctoral students who are holding academic and industrial positions in the USA, Germany and Taiwan. ElSawy has numerous publications in national and international conferences and refereed journals.Dr. George M. Graham P.E., Tennessee Technological University George Graham is the Director of the Wacker Institute and Department Head of Chemical, Manufactur- ing, and Industrial & Systems Engineering Technology at Chattanooga State Community College. He was previously an Assistant Professor in the Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Technology at Tennessee Technological
acknowledge the many contributions of faculty and staff at both institutions withoutwhich this collaboration would not exist. The US Department of Education, Developing HispanicServing Institutions Program, Title V, is also acknowledged for their support through severalgrants. The staff at WRD Consulting Group, Bandon, Oregon has contributed valuable insightinto establishing articulation agreements between BC and CSUB.Bibliography 1. Vaughan, R. J. (1990). Education, Training and Labor Markets: A policy Perspective. Number 8/August 1990) [34 paragraph]. [Online]. Available: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~iee/BRIEFS/Ncee.html. 2. North Central Regional Educational Laboratory Policy Brief. 1991. Oak Brook, Illinois: Author. 3. The
important than one might think. The underlyingquestion for any interview interaction is "Why should we hire you?" Since the student is likelyto be asked this question, a short, prepared answer modeled on the STAR method is in order.11Questionnaire Results Showing Student FeedbackTo determine if students’ attitudes toward the assignment were as positive as I thought, I used aquestionnaire to gather their anonymous assessment of using the STAR method in my classes.The respondents were 35 of 38 seniors in two sections of a technical communication class as partof the senior chemical engineering laboratory. The main part of the questionnaire consisted of13 items that the students rated on a scale from 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest rating. There
in Engineering and K-12 Outreach programs and Teaching As- sociate Professor, College of Engineering, North Carolina State University, received a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1984 and an M.S. in electrical engineering in 1985 from Virginia Tech. She received her Ph D. in electrical and computer engineering from North Carolina State University in 1992. Bottom- ley worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories as a member of technical staff in Transmission Systems from 1985 to 1987, during which time she worked in ISDN standards, including representing Bell Labs on an ANSI standards committee for physical layer ISDN standards. She received an Exceptional Contri- bution Award for her work during this time. After
solar cells by changing position of solar panels and software development forencryption and decryption of data that enables data transfer securely via internet.There has been lot of work published in the area of solar tracking and some of them arediscussed in this section. Work by Chong et al.2 found that by using a Sun-tracking formula, theywere able to track the Sun’s position accurately and it was cost effective. They also found thatwhile using light sensors (a closed loop system) gave a much better tracking accuracy, thesystem will lose its position if the Sun is blocked by clouds. There conclusion was that a Sun-tracking formula overall gave a significant improvement in the tracking accuracy.The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL
fields of engineering. Page 25.1319.7Didactical skills and subject expertiseEngineering pedagogues use engineering pedagogy models of the teaching process to createtheir own lessons, develop their own personalized teaching style and strategies to promote theflow of information, and observe the components of the six-dimensional education space intheir own teaching and relate these to the selected teaching method. They select eclecticteaching methods and strategies, e.g. laboratory didactics and project work, and follow up byrethinking and reevaluating their teaching methods and strategies with their colleagues andstudents. They set clear teaching
AC 2012-5169: THE ROLE MODEL AFFECT AND ITS EFFECT ON UN-DERREPRESENTED MINORITIES PURSUING DOCTORATES IN EN-GINEERING EDUCATIONDr. Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET Rochelle Williams recently joined the ABET headquarters staff as Educational Research and Assessment Manager in the Professional Services Department. In this role, Williams manages ABET’s educational of- ferings on a global scale and leads technical education research projects. Prior to joining ABET, Williams held two positions at Baton Rouge Community College: Science Laboratory Manager and Adjunct Fac- ulty in the Mathematics Department. In addition, Williams has worked closely with the National Sci- ence Foundation’s Next Generation Composites Crest
. Educating the engineer of 2020 adapting engineering education to the new century. 2005; http://site.ebrary.com/lib/librarytitles/Doc?id=10091305.18. Dix A, Ormerod T, Twidale M, Sas C, Gomes da Silva PA, McKnight L. Why dab ideas are a good idea. 2006.19. Abu-Khalaf AM. Improving Thinking Skills in the Unit Operations Laboratory. International Journal of Engineering Education. 2001;17(6):593-599.20. Chrysikou EG, Weisberg RW. Following the Wrong Footsteps: Fixation Effects of Pictorial Examples in a Design Problem-Solving Task. Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition. 2005;31(5):1134-1148.21. Hatchuel A, Le Masson P, Weil B. Teaching innovative design reasoning: How concept– knowledge theory
resources system problem. In the intervening years, he continued work on large scale system based problems. He has expertise in model- ing architectures for complex engineering systems such as transportation, infrastructure, water resources, and energy distribution using computational intelligence techniques He is the Founder of the Missouri S&T’s system engineering graduate program. Dagli is the Director of the Smart Engineering Systems Laboratory and a Senior Investigator in the DoD Systems Engineering Research Center-URAC. He is an INCOSE Fellow 2008 and IIE Fellow 2009. He has been the PI, Co-PI, or Director of 46 research projects and grants totaling more than $29 million from federal, state, and industrial
AC 2012-4422: USABILITY EVALUATION OF A PROBLEM SOLVINGENVIRONMENT FOR AUTOMATED SYSTEM INTEGRATION EDUCA-TION USING EYE-TRACKINGPunit Deotale, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Sheng-Jen ”Tony” Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano man- ufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation Laboratory at Texas A&M
AC 2012-4426: USE OF GAMES FOR LEARNING AUTOMATED SYS-TEM INTEGRATIONDr. Sheng-Jen ”Tony” Hsieh, Texas A&M University Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano man- ufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation Laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control
description of their methods, assumptions andresults. The initial assignments were paper studies and the final assignment was an experimentaltest and analysis.Week 1 - Rectilinear Kinematics – Position, Velocity and AccelerationStudents were asked to use Excel to graph the position, velocity and acceleration for a car(Figure 1) in a laboratory crash test where the car starts from rest, is accelerated until it hits abarrier and then comes to rest. This required students to consider the relationship betweenposition, velocity and acceleration, to consider the desired maximum dimensions of the track,and maximum velocities and accelerations and to use Excel to plot the results. Figure 1. Position, velocity and acceleration of theoretical crash
andeducation of an engineer is now compared to that of an engineering technologist and othertechnologists (e.g., in terms of math/theory in the education, in terms of ability to work hands-on,and in terms of job roles in a interdisciplinary team). Students are now better exposed totechnology-related degree options other than engineering.Second, a technology professor joined the EGR120 teaching team. The course has since beenbroken into four curriculum blocks, taught “round-robin” by four professors: an EE section, anME section, a general engineering profession and projects section, and a hands-on/laboratory(technology-professor) section. The hope is that students who are dissatisfied with engineeringwill now have a contact and familiarity elsewhere in
creative ideas.Each participating institution will be equipped with HD capable video cameras, A/D videocapture devices, suitable audio capture equipment, and both professional and consumer-orientedvideo editing and animation software. A single dedicated video editing machine with professional capture and editing hardware(e.g., Matrox RT X2) and software (e.g., Adobe CS5) will be available at each institution, alongwith additional licenses for key software packages (e.g., screen capture with Techsmith SnagItand Camtasia, basic animation) for use on existing laboratory computers. To address the need offacilitating video production, custom training sessions for using this software will also beprovided by one of the investigators (primarily
education.Dr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University Brian P. Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in engineering mechanics from Virginia Tech and his Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Self has taught in the Mechanical En- gineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year, he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education interests include collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory, developing model-eliciting activities in mechanical engineering
the ASCENT Security Teaching Lab,” Proceedings of the 13th Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education, pp.124-132, Seattle, WA, June, 2009.2. W. Du, K. Jayaraman1, and N.B. Gaubatz, “Enhancing Security Education with Hands-On Laboratory Exercises,” 5th Annual Symposium on Information Assurance (ASIA ’10), pp.56-61, Albany, NY, June 2010.3. L. Tao, L.C. Chen, and C. Lin, “Virtual Open-Source Labs for Web Security Education,” Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science (WCECS 2010), Vol. I, San Francisco, CA, October, 2010.4. R. M. Cassado, The Virtual Network System. Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education, New York, 2005.5. VMware, “How Does Fencing Work, VMware
attractive while still retaining the underlying contents2. Improve the delivery of laboratories and lectures, make abstract and non-intuitive programming concepts “visible”, “touchable”, and thereby, easy to understand3. Increase students’ passing rate in programming courses4. Foster students’ interest and promote active learning inside and outside class meetings.To achieve the goal and objectives, we designed and developed a learning module managementsystem to manage the learning modules and schedule teaching and training activities. The projectconsists of state-of-the-art technologies that simplify the process of complicated conceptsdelivery and facilitate teaching innovation.Flash Animations and Learning ModulesWe adopted Adobe Flash
AC 2012-5299: PRODUCT REALIZATION EXPERIENCES IN CAPSTONEDESIGN COURSESDr. Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Kettering University Mohamed El-Sayed is a pioneer and technical leader in vehicle durability, vehicle integration, vehicle development process, and design optimization. Through his research, teaching, and practice, he made numerous original contributions to advance the state of the art in virtual simulation, lean, and integrated design and manufacturing in the vehicle development process. Currently, El-Sayed is a professor of mechanical engineering and Director of the Vehicle Durability and Integration Laboratory at Kettering University. He is the SAE International Journals Committee Chair. El-Sayed has more than 30
AC 2012-3655: PROPOSED KEEN INITIATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR EN-TREPRENEURIAL MINDEDNESS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONDr. Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Owe Petersen is Department Chair and professor of electrical engineering and Computer Science at Mil- waukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is a former member of the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. His technical work ranges over topics such as optical data links, integrated circuit technology, RF semiconductor com- ponents, and semiconductor component reliable. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC Program Evaluator in electrical engineering.Dr. William M
, June 1997. Paper 1220-06. [3] J. H. McClellan, C. S. Burrus, A. V. Oppenheim, T. W. Parks, R. W. Schafer, and S. W. Schuessler, Computer-Based Exercises for Signal Processing Using M ATLAB 5. M ATLAB Curriculum Series, Prentice Hall, 1998. [4] G. W. P. York, C. H. G. Wright, M. G. Morrow, and T. B. Welch, “Teaching real-time sonar with the C6711 DSK and MATLAB,” ASEE Comput. Educ. J., pp. 79–87, July–September 2002. Page 25.1098.8 [5] T. B. Welch, C. H. G. Wright, and M. G. Morrow, “Experiences in offering a DSP-based communi- cation laboratory,” in Proceedings of the 11th IEEE Digital Signal Processing Workshop and the 3rd
to Design Complex Tool Design” Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 20-23, Salt Lake City, Utah.[8] Sinha, A., “Integrating a Reverse Engineering Project in a Laboratory-Based Introductory Engineering Course” Section 514, 2009 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 14- 17, Austin, Texas.[9] Otto, K.N.; Wood, K.L., “ A reverse Engineering and Redesign Methodology for Product Evolution”, Proceedings of the 1996 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Design Theory and Methodology Conference, August 18-22, 1996.[10] Student Design Project, “Reverse Engineering of a Lighted Ball-Point Pen” Junior Class of 2008-2009.[11] Student Design Project, “Reverse Engineering of a
at the Jet Propul- sion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and an Invited Professor at INRIA Rhone-Alpes, Monbonnot, France. Research interests include computer vision, mobile robotics, intelligent vehicles, entrepreneurship, and education.Dr. James P. Schmiedeler, University of Notre DameDr. Michael Milo Stanisic, University of Notre Dame Page 25.1135.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Robotic Football: An Inter-university Design Competition Experiment1. IntroductionRobotics competitions have grown significantly over the past decade. The FIRST competitionhas inspired many K
manipulation of monomials.IntroductionDuring the summer of 2011, the teacher participated in the Texas A&M University-Kingsville(TAMUK) Research Experience for Teachers (RET) project. This involved conducting researchalongside graduate student, Divya Thummelapally, under the supervision of Dr. Reza Nekovei.The research focused on studying and recording various voltages as they pass through carbonnanotubes (CNTs). Since little experimental research had previously been done in this area, theteacher was literally a pioneer. As a mathematics teacher, she had never been a member of aresearch team nor worked long hours in a laboratory. She had no prior knowledge of electricalengineering going into the summer research program and experienced a steep