Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; William Danley, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

Engineering and Technology (ABET). The self-study team was able tocreate a thorough and effective plan to assess the processes used for the ABET accreditation. Themission of the program is to provide contemporary students with an academic foundation andpractical education in engineering technology through an outstanding curriculum and appliedresearch program, and the participation of our students in one of the nation’s most successful co-operative educational programs. Capitalizing on the success of the implementation of Web-based technology in the AET curriculum through the support of NSF CCLI Phase 1 and 2projects since 2004, the quality of curriculum, course offerings, and laboratory facilities areimproved to meet the program mission. The

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Power Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Rehg, (Retired); Glenn Sartori, Retired

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Engineering Technology

activated). In addition, the input rung instruction selected, XIC or XIO, is affected by the requirement for the output field device to be either on or off. Therefore, learning a process that will always Figure 1 Process fluid heating tank

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Walk, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

the course.Sample SurveyA detailed questionnaire has been developed and used in several courses to gather information onthe opinions and reflections of students on the learning opportunities offered them. In thisunique survey, presented to the student not as a course evaluation but as survey of the student‟sopinions of his/her own learning, students are asked to evaluate their own ability to understandand apply the course knowledge and skills objectives. Students are asked also to rate the coursevarious learning opportunities – lectures, text, laboratories, etc. – insofar as each opportunityaided their learning in each course objective. A sample survey is provided in Appendix 1.The survey is conducted on the last day of classes or after the

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Lucy Kollhoff, Kansas State Univerty; Michael Kollhoff, Salina South High School

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Engineering Technology

introductory course a part of their proposed STEM pathway.Qualified high school students will also be able to pick other existing four-year collegeSTEM offerings as concurrent credit or dual credit.The STEM course (or its adapted form) can be used to facilitate a three-tiered articulationthat also involves two-year programs (Fig. 1). With two-year programs, the problem liesin the inherent difficulty of determining university course equivalency for AAS technicalcourses; a dilemma not characteristic of Associate of Arts (AA) transfer initiatives. Whentransferring to a four-year program, direct equivalency is not always possible due toregulatory requirements; while our immediate focus is on the STEM course, in anoutcome-based culture, it should be

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

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Engineering Technology

ABET. The focus ofthis transition was on developing effective and sustainable assessment model that would positionthe program for meeting TAC ABET Accreditation requirements. Also presented are examplesof the templates developed for outcomes assessment and a description of the process theEngineering Technology faculty went through to adopt this current assessment plan.Moving the Existing Program to Outcomes-Oriented TC2K CriteriaThe original assessment model that had been used for previous accreditation reviews wasdeveloped based on MU’s Board of Higher Education recommendations and following themodels suggested by Sarapin11 and Strong et al12. The following was MU’s engineeringtechnology assessment model:Step 1 – Develop a mission

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Westheider, University of Cincinnati; Sarai Hedges, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

instruments andchanging the administration of two of them. The final measure of the project’s success willoccur after programs have reviewed the results and made changes needed and have completedthe assessment loop prior to the next ABET accreditation visit in 2013. An intermediate measurewill include reports of the improvements and changes made annually as the data is collected andreviewed and the plan updated.HistorySix Sigma, started in 1986 by Motorola, has been defined in numerous ways. It has been called aphilosophy, a methodology, and a set of tools.1 One of the more concise definitions is “adisciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects … in any process --from manufacturing to transactional and from product to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

arepresented below: Table 1: Assessment results for effectively functioning on a team Assessment Results Target 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 (Fall) (Fall) (Fall) (Fall) (Spring) (Fall) 80% 77% 84% 73% 100% 100% 74.1%Assessment of the data clearly indicates the variability of this measure. Previous discussionsamong the faculty recommended sustainment of peer evaluations as an effective protocol forassessing student participation and group work. However, it was recommended that thecurriculum be modified to provide instruction directly on group dynamics and the

Conference Session

Importance of Technical & Professional Writing in Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peilin Fu, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego

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Engineering Technology

approachsuggested by Berthouex above: 1. Identify the types of written communication skills most needed by students in each individual program. 2. Identify places in each program’s curricula where these particular types of written assignments can best be incorporated. 3. Use an Introduce-develop-master (IDM) methodology for each type of written communication (discussed further below). 4. Embed specific “signature” assignments in course syllabi to ensure implementation of the assignments as determined in steps 1-3 above. 5. Develop resource sets appropriate for each type of assignment, and provide for students to access these resources on an as needed basis.E2Write was developed in

Conference Session

Newly Developed Engineering Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

presented.Course Development and DeliveryA thermal system course was proposed and included in the required Power EngineeringTechnology curriculum to cover topics not covered by traditional courses such as FluidMechanics and Thermodynamics. The course includes a wide variety of relevant topics for thePower Industry including fluid flow systems, variations of the Rankine (steam) cycle, as well astopics in applied heat transfer, including heat exchanger design and analysis. Both courses (fluidmechanics and thermodynamics) are prerequisite for the new thermal systems course. A detailedlist of all the topics covered in the course can be found in Table 1.As shown in Table 1, the relevant topics were grouped into five main categories including fluidsystems

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Walk, Old Dominion University; Roland Lawrence, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

, specific criticalskills necessary for success in upper level courses.The consequences are several and can be severe: 1) faculty spend an inordinate amount ofclassroom and mentoring time in upper level courses on remedial rather than advanced skillsdevelopment; 2) student achievement suffers as the cumulative effects of skills not masteredcompounds; 3) retention rates of upper level students are negatively impacted.This paper describes initial activities and results toward development of an innovative on-line,critical skills, intelligent remedial tutorial learning system intended to serve those studentsrequiring extra-curricular learning support to enable their successful matriculation and retentionin upper level courses. This founding work project

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Tarig Ali, University of Central Florida; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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Engineering Technology

inability ofgranting partial credit in an online assessment environment may indicate false assessmentmeasures of the students’ progress in the course. Nevertheless, we believe that the followingissues and concerns may challenge the faculty and are more common in performance assessmentfor the engineering and technology-related courses:1. Assessment Security: In an online “open book, open notes, open mind” assessmentenvironment where there is no live proctor or visual monitoring, the assessments shall be craftedaccordingly to prevent or reduce the likelihood of plagiarism or illegal use of the availablematerials. Several such cases are reported by Colwell and Jenks in 20056. This concern affectsthe student’s performance assessment accuracy due to the

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane LeClair, Excelsior College; Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College

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Engineering Technology

– 1 -learning outcomes, post-graduation surveys, and a supervisor survey. Assessment results andlesson learned will also be presented in this paper.IntroductionAbout Excelsior College (EC). Higher education in general struggles to keep up with thechanges that are occurring at a lightning speed around us. In order to realign itself with thesechanges, higher education must be innovative in the areas of openness, connectedness,personalization, participation, as well as the infrastructure of teaching and learning. Opennessis the key ingredient that enables innovation and improvement in the quality, accountability,affordability, and accessibility of higher education2.With this goal of increased openness in mind, Excelsior College (EC) in Albany

Conference Session

Teaching College Algebra and Using Mathematics Tutoring Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aarti Narayanan, Magnificat High School; Ganapathy Narayanan, The University of Toledo

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Engineering Technology

programming options to write complex and Page 15.921.5advanced procedures or advanced Maplets in MAPLE. However, this paper does explain themajor concept details of the ‘Maplet Application Development(MAD)’ in MAPLE, and simpleMaplet examples are given to give hands-on experience in learning and creating Maplets inMAPLE.There are two approaches to creating Maplets within the MAPLE software: (1) First is the‘Maplet Creation using Command lines’. This approach is a bit more involved than the secondinteractive Maplets build approach to create Maplets. (2) The second is the ‘Maplet Creationusing the ‘Maplet Builder Assistant’; the MAPLE Command approach

Conference Session

Alternate Energy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan; Velina Zlatkova; Azeem Mohammed; Adnan Walid

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 15.104.1the market are their high cost, large size, and lack of portability. In addition, these industrialsystems have too many options, which make them difficult to operate. The devices available onthe market cannot be used by amateurs, and the need of professionals to operate them isinevitable.Solar Insolation Systems Presently Available on the MarketThe solar insolation measurement systems available on the market are either expensive (rangingfrom $787 to $7,402), or too bulky and heavy, or too complicated to work with. In addition, allof them are powered by batteries. Table 1 presents a detailed comparison between such systemsavailable on the market.Project ObjectiveThe main goal of this project was to develop a portable solar

Conference Session

Renewable Energy Topics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler Dr., Sam Houston State University

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Engineering Technology

orincrease the time between battery replacements. One ambient energy source found in ourenvironment is a temperature change (thermoelectric-Seebeck) effect. This form of ambientenergy is found in buildings, machines, bridges, staircases, furnaces, indoor and outdoortemperature differences, and the human body. The use of TEGs based on thermoelectric effects(or Seebeck, Peltier, Thomson effect) is made possible by direct conversion of temperaturedifferences to electrical power [1-6]. The Seebeck effect occurs when a temperature differenceexists between two dissimilar electrical conductors or semiconductors, producing a voltageacross two materials.Thermal gradients in the environment are directly converted to electrical energy through theSeebeck

Conference Session

Capstone & Senior Design Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Kristina Rojdev, NASA; Daniel Carrejo, NASA; Anthony J. Colozza

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Engineering Technology

to make thisfeasible. The Deep Space Habitat (DSH) project [1] was a project through the Advanced ExplorationSystems program [2] to focus on the development of these technologies that would be needed for humansurvival on a long-duration habitat in deep space. The DSH project has been in existence for four years[3] and has evolved over those years from a pressurized excursion module configuration to a fullyconfigured deep space habitat in 2012. In 2013, the project transitioned to focusing on differentpotential habitat design configurations for various mission locations, and the continued development ofhardware in NASA’s habitat testbed.Power Monitoring and ControlPower monitoring is a critical aspect for the reliable operation of the DSH

Conference Session

Topics Enhancing ET Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University (Tech.); Siddharth Vyas, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Engineering Technology

piezoelectric transducers. The results of theexperiments and conclusions are presented by the students in comprehensive laboratory reports.The process of comparing all individual files to calculate required parameters is very timeconsuming. This task can be simplified and automated using macros. The special Excel macroswere developed to assist students with processing of the large data files. Evaluation of thecollected data, the description of the final results, and data analysis are presented using figures,graphs, tables, or other convenient forms. 1. IntroductionThe majority of courses of most of Engineering Technology programs are fully integrated withlaboratory experience and extensive use of software. During the laboratory procedures

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; J. William White, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Dan D. Koo, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

accreditation is to ensure that educationprovided by institutions of higher education meets acceptable levels of quality (USDE, 2013)7.ABET, providing accreditation for academic programs, includes continuous improvement as oneof its criteria for accrediting programs (ABET, 2013)1. The Indiana Commission for HigherEducation is urging higher education institutes, similar to other businesses, to provide a productfaster and more affordable without reducing the quality of education (ICHE, 2013)5. Thoughaccrediting bodies have specific guidelines to assist in identifying the results of an assessmentprogram it is the individual institutes and programs that are responsible for developing,launching and managing their respective assessment structures.The focus

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University (Tech.); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Siddharth Vyas, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Adrian A. Pollock, MISTRAS Group, Inc.

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Engineering Technology

considered as an NDE method. Practical applications in variousindustries are described. During laboratory sessions, students are introduced to tools,methodologies, and techniques used by NDE specialists in real-world applications. Specifically,the students observe acoustic emission in metals, composite materials and plastics; studyacoustic wave propagation and attenuation; learn how to check a set of sensors for consistentsensitivity; set up an acoustic emission system for automatic source location; and engage instructural test data analysis. A laboratory report, clearly describing collected data, results,conclusions, and comments is required after completion of each laboratory session. 1. IntroductionThe need for a large number of practical

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Stephen A. Strom, Penn State Behrend

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

solving.The course is 3 credits and consists of 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of lab per week. The labcontent is designed to reinforce concepts discussed during lecture. Each lab is considered a designproject since it contains a series of engineering requirements and takes either 2 or 3 weeks tocomplete, depending upon the scope of the project. Each project is completed by a student teamthat consists of no more than 2 students (some students prefer to work by themselves). Studentspick their team members at the beginning of the semester.For nearly all of the projects, students are expected to work outside of the scheduled lab time inorder to complete the objectives. The grading rubric for each lab project is shown in Table 1. Thereis a 5% reduction

Conference Session

Simulations and Project Based Learning I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy L. Denton PE, CVA3, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

, and university revenues are directed elsewhere, programs arechallenged to have multiples of one piece of any high-cost test equipment. Students subsequentlyhave more demonstration-style laboratory sessions, spend too much of a laboratory sessionwaiting for their turn on the sole piece of necessary test equipment, or otherwise have lessopportunity for experiential learning of their discipline. Page 24.1107.2 Table 1: Programs with Strength of Materials contentETAC Program Accreditation Requirement Often included but not an ETAC RequirementAeronautical ArchitecturalCivil

Conference Session

Distance Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela D Hutson-Stone, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Julie M. Little-Wiles, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

suggested that the closing of the technology andaccess gap between the sexes could be the reason for the lack of difference4. The lack ofavailable research could be considered valuable as well.Three additional categories of research were found with some indirect relation to the topic ofgender engagement in online learning. These categories of research were: 1) gender engagementand learning styles, 2) gender in the traditional classroom setting, and 3) general studentengagement in online learning. In the first category (gender engagement and learning styles inrelation to building online courses), gender was found to be a factor in the learning style and howthat affected engagement. The overall direction was found that those developing an

Conference Session

Distance Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian A. Alenskis, Purdue University, Richmond, Ind.

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Engineering Technology

amenable to suchan approach. Freshmen generally enroll in the course during their second semester. Itsauthorized, weekly formats are (1) three hours of lecture and (2) two hours of lecture with a two-hour problem-solving recitation session.At the Richmond location, the Applied Statics course was targeted for transition toward onlinedelivery. The course in Richmond has utilized the lecture-recitation structure. Students areassigned homework over the content and the homework solutions are provided the followingweek for rapid feedback. A take-home quiz follows that feedback, such that the students aretypically working on homework while completing a quiz over the previous week’s content.Tests over the material follow any related quizzes.Applied

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. William White AIA, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Dan D. Koo, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

campus: A college campus residing within an urban setting in which the institutiondoesn’t overwhelm or compete with the city’s resources. The city is a major regional populationcenter. The institution which includes this student organization, Indiana University PurdueUniversity Indianapolis (IUPUI), has an undergraduate population of 22,271 1 students and itresides within Indianapolis, population 844,000. For comparison, a nearby traditional non-urbanuniversity has a student population of 46, 817 and resides within a “college town” of 80, 405inhabitants. Page 24.1224.2Nonresidential campus: A campus where the vast majority of students live off

Conference Session

ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Joshua M. Pearce, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University; Gerald Anzalone, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger P.E., Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

source, and commercial Page 24.1242.3systems with proprietary software. Some examples of the desktop 3D printers and theirrespective prices are included in Table 1.Desktop 3D Printer DIY Fully Commercial Approximate Open Source Assembled Cost Open SourcePrusa Mendel RepRap X $550Delta RepRap X $400Trinity Labs X $2,199Aleph

Conference Session

Topics Enhancing ET Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Jorge L Alvarado, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

student work and findings arepresented to highlight the key scoping and documentation challenges of an iterative projectnecessary to meet the sponsor’s expectations over the long term. Lessons that can broadly beapplied to capstone projects and key lessons gleaned from these projects are also be presented.IntroductionCapstone design courses and projects are a critical component of engineering education. Thesecourses were originally conceived to counteract the trend of engineering education that focusedmore and more on the “engineering science” aspects of the discipline and less on the practicalproblem solving aspects 1-3. A survey of capstone courses from the mid-1990s found a widearray of ways in which such courses were organized and conducted 1

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Technology

rigors and prescriptive natureof a CU-Boulder ME Degree. Forward thinking administrators encouraged the development of amore flexible degree program that could complement the resources allocated to the Partnership.Hence, CMU’s MET Program was launched in January 2010. Few faculty and small studentnumbers, along with limited resources designated for a single program, forced an innovativeapproach in developing the curriculum for the MET Program.It is interesting to note that CMU is one of only nine universities nationwide that offers degreesin engineering (E) and engineering technology (ET) under a single umbrella.1 Although the twodegrees are granted by separate institutions, the common umbrella is that the programs areadministered under the

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Bazdresch, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

patternsas a learning aid in advanced digital design courses. We propose several instances of designpatterns and our perspective on future development of this idea, including a library of anti-patterns and architectural patterns.Software design patternsIt is well known that software design is a very complex problem. In fact, software engineering isthe discipline that aims to create tools to manage the complexity involved in any software projectof more than trivial size. Recently, so-called software patterns have emerged as a very valuable Page 24.1299.2tool in this endeavor.1 In brief, a software pattern (or software design pattern) is a template

Conference Session

Simulations and Project Based Learning I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason K. Durfee P.E., Eastern Washington University; Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; N.M. A. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

planning and most important implementation all though theuse of active learning styles will help reinforce the theory given in lecture and should lead thestudent to be a more engaged.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 The creation and use of undergraduate research as alaboratory experience can affect career decisions leading to graduate school and relieve themonotonous aspects of learning while instilling a sense of accomplishment.6, 7, 8, 10When a student is required to formulate the experiment himself/herself from a set of open-endedparameters innovation happens. In the context of the course “open-ended” was defined as usingthe existing tools, either hardware or software, assigned to create and demonstrate to the rest of

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Michael Lobaugh, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Engineering Technology

approach to solving differential equations.The fundamental equation for two-dimensional heat conduction is the two-dimensionalform of the Fourier equation (Equation 1)1,2  2T  2T  0 Equation 1 x 2 y 2In order to approximate the differential increments in the temperature and spacecoordinates consider the diagram below (Fig 1).The temperature gradients become: T  TI1,J  TI,J  x  I1/2,J x T  T T