Conference Session

Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

that has served over 300 students. Dr. Rodriguez’ research interests include: control of nonlinear dis- tributed parameter, and sampled-data systems; modeling, simulation, animation, and real-time control (MoSART) of Flexible Autonomous Machines operating in an uncertain Environment (FAME); control of bio-economic systems, renewable resources, and sustainable development; control of semiconductor, (hypersonic) aerospace, robotic, and low power electronic systems. Dr. Rodriguez has received the fol- lowing honors: AT&T Bell Laboratories Fellowship; Boeing A.D. Welliver Fellowship; ASU Engineering Teaching Excellence Award; IEEE International Outstanding Advisor Award; White House Presidential Excellence Award for

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-2975: ASSESSING INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES THAT ACCEN-TUATE STUDENT PERFORMANCEDr. Mysore Narayanan, Miami University Mysore Narayanan obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of electrical and electronic engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several ency- clopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional, national, and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized, and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a Senior

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; R. David Kent, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-4414: GENERAL EDUCATION: KEY FOR SUCCESS FOR ANENTREPRENEURIAL ENGINEERING CAREERDr. 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. degrees 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 reliability. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC Program Evaluator in electrical engineering.Dr. R. David Kent, Milwaukee

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raslinda Ghazali, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

AC 2012-3940: GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT WRITTEN FEED-BACK ON STUDENT RESPONSES TO PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION QUES-TIONS WITHIN AN AUTHENTIC ENGINEERING PROBLEMMs. Raslinda Ghazali, Purdue University Raslinda Ghazali is a second-year Ph.D. student at Purdue University. Ghazali’s background is in tourism management with both bachelor’s and master’s in this area. Ghazali started to be involved in MEA research since a year ago due to an interest on qualitative study in behavioral research.Dr. Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette Heidi A. Diefes-Dux is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Uni- versity. She received her B.S. and M.S. in food science from Cornell University

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.; Tom Szymoniak, Portland State University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-3661: PREPARING STUDENTS FOR WRITING IN CIVIL EN-GINEERING PRACTICEProf. Susan Conrad, Portland State University Susan Conrad is a professor of applied linguistics at Portland State University, where she teaches discourse analysis courses and collaborates with civil engineering faculty and local practitioners to study writing in civil engineering.Mr. Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.Mr. Tom Szymoniak, Portland State University Tom Szymoniak is a Civil Engineer with 28 years of professional experience. He is currently a full-time instructor at Portland State University in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His main area of focus is teaching the underclass students

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Alfonso Villasmil Urdaneta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Rob Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

Ph.D.M.E. in 2006 from Texas A&M University. His research interests include computational fluid dynamics, rotor dynamics and turbo machinery, industrial power generation and refrigeration, heat transfer, fluid power, education, and the use of technology in education. He teaches courses in the area of thermal and fluid sciences, such as fluid power, applied fluid mechanics, thermo- fluid laboratory, and wind power systems. He holds memberships in ASME, AIAA, and ASEE.Dr. Rob Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology Robert D. Garrick, Ph.D., P.E., is Associate Professor in the Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and thermo-fluids curriculum Co

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Terry John Teays, Johns Hopkins University; Craig S. T. Daughtry, USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory; Jurgen G. Schwarz, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lurline Marsh

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2012-3861: UMES STEM FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND STAFF COL-LABORATE TO ADDRESS CONTEMPORARY ISSUES RELATED TO EN-ERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTUREDr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently a professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland, Eastern Shore. Nagchaudhuri is a member of ASME and ASEE professional societies and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of robotics and control, remote sensing and precision agriculture, and biofuels and renewable energy. He received his M.S. degree from Tulane University in 1989 and Ph.D. degree from Duke University in 1992.Dr. Madhumi Mitra Ph.D

Conference Session

The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mikhail Gershfeld S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Charles B. Chadwell, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Civil Engineering

toward implementation on a broader scale.This introductory paper outlines the WEI framework as a work in progress vision consisting of aVirtual Classroom, Virtual Laboratory, and Virtual Studio as three pillars of the Virtual LearningEnvironment. At the time of the authorship of this paper, the Virtual Classroom model has beenlaunched and student assessment has been conducted at California Polytechnic State Universitiesat both Pomona and San Luis Obispo. Presented herein are details of the WEI framework, thepedagogy of the packaged curriculum with the available online streaming teaching modules,details of the launched pilot program, and students’ perceptions of the pilot program coursecontent and its delivery through the NEESacademy powered by

Conference Session

The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Roberts P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Michael K. Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Barb A. Barnet, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Civil Engineering

out under that grant includedthe planning of a civil engineering curriculum with an infrastructure theme. As part of the plan-ning process for the new curriculum, the team of faculty members created a framework of the I2Iclass to be taken by sophomores. This class was intended to provide students with a better un-derstanding of the challenges to be faced in improving, securing, and maintaining the nationalinfrastructure. Part of the planned course included student evaluation of infrastructure compo-nents in local communities from direct observation.In 2008, three faculty members from the department were awarded an NSF Course, Curriculum,and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) grant (DUE 0837530) to create and teach the I2I courseplanned under the

Conference Session

Simulations and Visualizations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Mark Randall, University of Southern Maine ; Mehrdaad Ghorashi P.E., University of Southern Maine

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Mechanical Engineering

difference one strategy is to use activities like computersimulations and hands-on experiments where students can actually see the differences betweenthe two types of loadings.A search in the engineering education literature on the mentioned subject did not provide anyresult. Few papers that discuss related courses like materials science look at other issues likemaking homework more interesting1. In the field of chemical engineering there are many papersthat discuss various aspects of laboratory experiments. The majority of these papers discussissues like challenge-based learning, web-based teaching and multimedia laboratory manual2-4.In other references, the three methods of laboratory experience, i.e. simulation, hands-on andremote are discussed

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Ehlig-Economides, University of Houston (CoE); Sukesh K. Aghara, Prairie View A&M University; Sarma V. Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Reza Toossi, California State University, Long Beach; Anthony R. Kovscek, Stanford University; Mehmet Ayar, Texas A&M University; Emily Binks-Cantrell, Texas A&M University; Don R. Gilman P.E., Texas A&M University; Dennie L. Smith, Texas A&M University; Timothy Allen Robinson, Pennsylvania State University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

University of Technology in Iran and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, all in mechanical engineering. He continued his postdoctoral research studies at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and joined the CSULB faculty in 1981. Toossi has worked both as a research scientist and consultant on various projects related to aqueous aerosols and droplets in the atmosphere, nuclear safety, sensor design, air pollution dispersion modeling, flame propagation, fluid mechanics, and fiber optics. His current interests include conducting research and teaching courses in heat transfer, combustion, hybrid-electric vehicles, hydrogen storage, environmental engineering, and renewable energy sources

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, Oswego State University College

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Professor in the Department of Physics, State University of New York at Oswego. Ieta is a member of Professional Engineers of Ontario. Page 25.729.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012IMPLEMENTATION OF AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH COURSEA capstone course comes as the peak experience for students in higher education programs. Thechallenge may sometime extend to their advisors as well. We report our experience with teachinga senior research project course to Physics students at a teaching university using a recently setup Applied Electrostatics Laboratory. The design of the course allowed

Conference Session

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Tremberger Jr., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Raul Armendariz Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Helio Takai, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Todd Holden, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Shermane Austin, Medgar Evers College, CUNY; Leon P. Johnson, Medgar Evers College, CUNY; Paul J. Marchese, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; David H. Lieberman, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College, CUNY

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Two Year College Division

AC 2012-3977: APPLICATIONS OF ARDUINO MICROCONTROLLERIN STUDENT PROJECTS IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGEGeorge Tremberger Jr., Queensborough Community College, CUNYRaul Armendariz Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNYDr. Helio Takai, Brookhaven National Laboratory Helio Takai is an Elementary Particle and Nuclear Physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory and an Adjunct Professor at Stony Brook University.Prof. Todd Holden, Queensborough Community College, CUNY Todd Holden is an Associate Professor in the Physics Department of Queensborough Community College of CUNY. His current research interests include bioinformatics and microbial fuel cells. He also mentors student research projects.Prof. Shermane Austin, Medgar

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Wei Siang Pee, University of Central Oklahoma; Kevin Rada, University of Central Oklahoma; Devon Kelley Keith, University of Central Oklahoma; Dylan Bradley Miller; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Adam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Engineering Group in the Summer Bridge 2011Program designed and built an underwater ROV (remotely-operated vehicle) to performunderwater exploration of, for example, local ponds and lakes. The duration for the project wasfour weeks in July and the first part of the Fall semester. The students were given instruction in thebasic electrical and mechanical principles associated with the project, and introduced to a set ofcomponents that would be available in the completion of the project, through a sequence learningactivities that included lectures and laboratory exercises. Students were also given instruction onthe engineering design process paradigm. The separate elements of the course were integrated asthe students designed, constructed, tested, and

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vazgen Shekoyan, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Todd Holden, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Raul Armendariz Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Helio Takai, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Dimitrios S. Kokkinos Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Regina Sullivan, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; George Tremberger Jr, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Paul J. Marchese, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; David H. Lieberman, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College, CUNY

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2012-4458: TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY IN REQUIRED SCIENCECOURSES FOR NON-STEM STUDENTS IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGEWITH EXTENSION TO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTProf. Vazgen Shekoyan, Queensborough Community College, CUNYDr. Todd Holden, Queensborough Community College, CUNY Todd Holden is an Associate Professor in the Physics Department of Queensborough Community College of CUNY. His current research interests include bioinformatics and microbial fuel cells. He also mentors student research projects.Raul Armendariz Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNYDr. Helio Takai, Brookhaven National Laboratory Helio Takai is an Elementary Particle and Nuclear Physicist with interest in development of instrumenta- tion for the

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2012-4139: PHOTON MASSDr. Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes Bert Pariser is a faculty member in the Electronic Engineering Technology and the Computer Science Technology departments at Technical Career Institutes. His primary responsibility is developing curricu- lum and teaching methodology for physics, thermodynamics, electromagnetic field theory, computers, and databases. Pariser has prepared grant proposals to the National Science Foundation, which produced the funding for a Fiber Optics Laboratory. He served as Faculty Advisor to the IEEE and Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society. Pariser was instrumental in merging Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society into the ASEE. In addition, Pariser co-founded

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of Saint Thomas; Jeff Jalkio, University of Saint Thomas; Paul R. Ohmann, University of Saint Thomas

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Engineering Physics & Physics

course.IntroductionThe study we present in this paper arose from two separate trends in our university and the largerhigher-education community, plus an observation. The first is the trend in Physics education tofocus on teaching for conceptual understanding, for example, through Peer Instruction1 orWorkshop Physics (which is part of The Physics Suite).2 The second trend is the push to improvestudent writing through programs such as Writing Across the Curriculum, and in particularthrough Writing to Learn, where short writing exercises are used to help students think through aconcept or a problem.3 The observation was that a considerable fraction of our students, whiletalking to other students in class or asking the instructor a question, was referring to

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Florian Misoc, Southern Polytechnic State University; Jeff Wagner, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Design in Engineering Education

developments in inexpensivecomputing power and internet communication, with the increasing number of online academicprograms, have prompted the need of laboratory teaching.1Laboratory teaching is the primary method of developing skills and competencies forengineering and/or engineering technology students, ensuring a close fit for the industryrequirements. The set of skills and knowledge acquired by an engineering graduate has to meetthe industry requirements of a global economy. Thus, the laboratory has become an essentialcomponent in all engineering programs.2To determine if the set of skills and competencies required by the industry are properlyaddressed, an assessment plan is generally adopted by engineering/engineering technologydepartments

Conference Session

Construction Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Michael Korman P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lonny G. Simonian, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Construction

their minor, but now with theimplementation of the integrated curriculum are ineligible to enroll in the coursesdue to a lack of perquisites. It is thought the integrated courses pose too much ofchallenge, from a scheduling perspective, to allow students to pursue a minor in CM. Page 25.893.8Faculty Workload and Teaching AssignmentsAccording to EP&R 76, the governing documents related to faculty workload at CalPoly, Faculty Workload is defined as the normal workload of a full-time facultymember and consists of two components: • 12 weighted teaching units (WTU) of direct instructional assignments, including classroom and laboratory instruction

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Petronella A. James, Morgan State University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Electrical and Computer

Technology (ABET) undergraduate programs offered nationwide thatrequire students to conduct laboratory sessions onsite. For some students this arrangement maybe inconvenient, or in some cases, impractical. Furthermore, there are many challengesassociated with teaching electrical engineering online courses because of the interposition ofheavy equation use and interactivity required.Over the past three years, we have been investigating the use of inexpensive, highly portableinstrumentation to facilitate our lab requirements. As a result of this enabling technology, anonline program targeted toward completing the second two years of an undergraduate electricalengineering degree is being piloted at our institution. Nearly 109 students have participated

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose del Carmen Chin Vera; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla

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International

decade; the use of simulation games hasbeing growing for teaching several courses4-6, 15, 16.The main goal of the FAS is that students can "perform" several analytical techniques applied tofoods and have the “feeling” of being in a real laboratory, making their learning more attractiveand less tedious for them. The perspective of the FAS is “first person” like many modern FirstPerson Shooter games as Call of Duty 3. The interaction with the student is performed bypointing an object and make click on it, it's connected to a MySQL database in order to log eachstudent activity, which can be used to assess the materials chosen by the students for laboratorywork. The hardest part in the development of the FAS was to create the 3D models in order

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University; Michael T. Butcher, Youngstown State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

is proposed by involving engineering and biological sciences students andfaculty in collaborative teaching and research. This objective will be accomplished primarily bydeveloping an integrative course in “Biomechanics and Biotransport” that incorporatescomputational, demonstrational, and experimental laboratories and secondarily, by involvingstudents in sustained semester research projects. Students will first study the fundamentalprinciples of Biomaterials involved in biological systems through a prerequisite introductorycourse, “Mechanical Properties of Biological Tissues”. Next in a sequence the proposed“Integrative Biomechanics and Biotransport” course comprises (i) biomechanics of solids thatincludes static and dynamic force and moment

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects in Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David W. Goodman, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Robert J. Durkin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

from the laboratory work. 3.57 4 4 3.32 3.5 4Overall, this laboratory instructor was effective at teaching this course. 3.67 4 4 3.49 3.5 4 However, student comments revealed something quite unexpected. In both casesstudents voiced a strong affinity toward lab exercises that were unstructured. These unstructuredlab assignments that simply stated a system requirement were preferred to those that included thesequence of steps necessary to complete the lab. Some examples from the unstructured ControlSystems labs included: • “Probably one of the better labs I’ve had with the amount of equipment and

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenifer M. Shannon, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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Engineering Technology

laboratory experience as first semesterfreshmen in a three credit electrical systems course with a weekly laboratory component. Thisgoal of this course is to introduce a wide variety of electrical components and their application toelectrical circuits and systems. Teaching and learning is accomplished through two fifty-minutelecture periods and a one hundred minute laboratory period each week for fifteen weeks.Laboratory exercises complement lecture topics and include the investigation of the behavior ofseries, parallel, and combination resistive circuits, diodes, solar cells, relays, motors, capacitors,inductors, transformers, and operational amplifiers. Traditionally, students have been asked towrite seven to ten formal lab reports throughout the

Conference Session

ETD Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Border, Bowling Green State University

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Engineering Technology

Multisim and Mathsoft Mathcad into a Digital Communication Technology Curriculum XXX NAME HERE XXX XXX PROGRAM NAME HERE XXX XXX DEPT. NAME HERE XXX XXX UNIVERSITY NAME HERE XXX XXX CITY STATE POSTAL HERE XXXAbstractTechnology program texts that seek to teach digital communication fundamentals follow basicdevelopments that can be modeled in laboratory classes using computer-based electronicslaboratory simulators and computer-based symbolic mathematics systems. For technologyprograms, this is particularly important as the laboratory work reinforces foundational datacommunication

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Peter Vogt, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; Debra J. Mascaro, University of Utah

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Manufacturing

- quisition boards;E-learning platforms;e-teaching;Experimentation;LabViEW;Learning pro- cess;Remote laboratories;Student-centered learning;.[15] B. Kapralos, A. Hogue, and H. Sabri, “Recognition of hand raising gestures for a remote learning application,” (Santorini, Greece), pp. COST 292; aceMedia; K–Space; Muscle; Eu- ropean Association for Signal Image Processing –, 2007. complex problems;Distance learn- ing (DL);hand gestures;hand motions;International (CO);markov modelling;motion cue- ing;Multimedia interactive services;Omni directional;Remote learning;.[16] J. Dong and H. Guo, “Enhance computer network curriculum using collaborative project based learning,” (Vancouver, BC, Canada), 2011. California State University

Conference Session

ETD Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

101 communications modules, and an end of semester practicalapplication project. This hybrid solution allows for a relatively low-cost and flexible datacommunications laboratory experience. This paper presents an overview of the experiments thathave been developed for a data communication course, and discusses the main challenges andteaching methods that the author has used to encourage student’s active learning andengagement. Assessment data indicates that there was improvement in achieving the studentlearning outcomes for the course as a result of the introduction of the new hybrid laboratoryexperiments and the teaching methods used.1. IntroductionNowadays, modern technologies are interdisciplinary and often require knowledge of

Conference Session

Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajarajan Subramanian, Maryland State Highway Administration; Thavavigna Thanikachalam, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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International

AC 2012-4620: CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION AT THE ANNA UNI-VERSITY, INDIA, AND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDADr. Rajarajan Subramanian, Maryland State Highway Administration Rajarajan Subramanian is currently working as a Transportation Engineer at Maryland State Highway Administration. He earned his Ph.D. and master’s degree in engineering from the Department of Civil & Costal Engineering, University of Florida. He has 20 years of experience with government, academia and industry. He was a Senior Lecturer at Annamalai University, India, teaching civil engineering for nine years. He also worked in Linton Institute of Technology as a Senior Lecturer in Ipoh, Malaysia, for three years. In Watertown, Mass., he

Conference Session

Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Jenkins P.E., California State University, Fresno; Walter V. Loscutoff, California State University, Fresno; Thomas Nguyen

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Two Year College Division

Purdue University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Washington. He worked at PACCAR Technical Center as an R&D engineer and at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a development staff member. He was also faculty and associate chair at University of Washington, Seattle, and professor and chair at University of Detroit Mercy before starting his position as faculty and dean at CSU, Fresno. His research and teaching interests include characteriza- tion of advanced materials (e.g., ceramics), experimental mechanics, data base development, cumulative damage mechanics, and probabilistic design and reliability.Dr. Walter V. Loscutoff, California State University, Fresno Walter V. Loscutoff is a professor and Former Chair

Conference Session

Innovative Energy Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Chemistry Curriculum, Journal of Chemical Education, v88 n8 p1069-1073 Aug 2011.2. Tichenor, Linda L. (1997), Student-Designed Physiology Laboratories, Journal of College Science Teaching, v26 n3 p175-81 Dec-Jan 1996-97.3. Reeve, Anne McElwee (2004), A Discovery-Based Friedel-Crafts Acylation Experiment: Student-Designed Experimental Procedure, Journal of Chemical Education, v81 n10 p1497 Oct 2004.4. Mays, Timothy W., Boggs, Joshua T., Hill, Thomas E., Warren, David B., Kaewkornmaung, Pongsakorm, Student designed experiments in a traditional mechanics of materials laboratory course, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, p 13207-13213, 2005.5. Hanson, John; Hoyt, Tim, (2002) Unknown gases: Student