Conference Session

Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Lynne Gradon Cowe Falls P.Eng., University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

descriptions included emphasis on the use ofexperiential and project-based learning. Comments included “provide a blend of education andpractice opportunities”15 and create an environment where students can “engage in public lifemaking social contributions”11. Experiential and active learning approaches have been shown toincrease student motivation, integrate multidisciplinary curriculum knowledge, develop skillsproblem solving with a systems approach, enhance interpersonal skills, and build a communityamong students27. Many of these are parallel with leadership skills, thus it would be predictablethat experiential learning would be beneficial for teaching engineering leadership.System thinking. The final theme observed was the idea that “engineers

Conference Session

Projects in Manufacturing Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); David English; Michael Naceri Hazm

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Paper ID #20635Non-Contact Capacitance-Probe System for Part InspectionDr. Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University Michael Mauk is Assistant Professor in Drexel University’s Engineering Technology program.Dr. Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Dr. Richard Chiou is Associate Professor within the Engineering Technology Department at Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He received his Ph.D. degree in the G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His educational background is in manufacturing with an emphasis on mechatronics. In addition to his many years of

Conference Session

Integrated Humanities and Social Sciences Programs (3661)

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael E. Gorman

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education (LED)

, particularly in the environmental area.The millions Al Rich hoped for never emerged, although the solar heater on our roof works justfine. From his case, students learn that good intentions are not enough--you have to build anetwork of collaborators that agree on fundamental principles. For example, one of our casesinvolves a global network that produced a completely compostable furniture fabric using a cleanmanufacturing process. Creating and maintaining such networks is part of the act of successfulinvention. It is also a necessary part of curriculum change.I have taken cases like the solar heater and the fabric and used them in most of my TCC courses,to show engineering students how design decisions can and must involve an ethical component.The

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa Guvench, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

modeling of semiconductor devices and sensors, and electronic instrumentation and measurement. Page 14.410.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Design and Fabrication of Impact (Acceleration) Sensors as Class Projects in a MEMS CourseAbstractThe paper describes use of SOI-MEMS fabricated Impact Sensors (Acceleration) as a realworld design experience in an undergraduate senior level MEMS course. In addition to thestandard lectures/reading/homeworks/tests routine of a typical coursework students wereassigned to design, as individual class term projects, “Impact” or “Crash” Sensors

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Karthik Soundararajan; S. Manian Ramkumar; Immanuel Edinbarough

with a computer based data acquisition and control system in developing an intelligent control architecture. 3. The successful interface of LabVIEW with the experimental setup to control the entire experiment. 4. A platform for future developments.Some suggestions for future work: 1. Integrate a milling machine with the setup to machine the parts and then check for dimensional accuracy. 2. Transmit live video of the operation of the cell to the web page. 3. Incorporate security in the system in terms of giving access to the users to operate the cell.X. Bibliography 1. Edinbarough I and Ramkumar M., A feasibility study for the implementat ion of non-site based hands-on

Conference Session

Mathematics Curriculum in Transition

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil

integratedapproach is required. Such integration has typically been achieved by injecting engineeringapplication into the freshman calculus sequence, sometimes in concert with a freshmanengineering course. While integrating engineering application into the freshman calculus sequence is a stepin the right direction, it is proposed herein that a more radical approach is required, involving alarge-scale restructuring of the engineering curriculum. The WSU model begins with the development of a freshman-level engineeringmathematics course (EGR 101). Taught by engineering faculty, the course includes lecture,laboratory and recitation components. Using an application-oriented, hands-on approach, EGR

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Development in MET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Salvatore Marsico

efficiency andproductivity in an automated manufacturing environment. Systems typically integrate robots, awide variety of machine tools, material handling equipment, packaging devices, sensors, Page 7.648.2actuators, controllers, and similar other hardware.1 Furthermore, flexible manufacturing systems Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationtake advantage of the production floor-space envelope by enabling the cells to be organized invarious configurations such as U shape, in-line, and L shape. These

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter; Joseph Morgan

, the members of the EET/TET faculty were able to assess thefeasibility of delivering distance learning coursework including an integrated laboratoryexperience through remote access to resources located at Texas A&M University. ThePrograms’ remote access capability and the ability to deliver a more meaningful andrelevant laboratory experience via a distance learning environment had recently beenenhanced by the addition of a new IEEE 802.11b wireless local area network (LAN)infrastructure with equipment donated by Cisco Systems, Inc. Installed by students of theEET/TET Programs during the summer session 2001, this network spanned the twobuildings that house the EET and TET Programs and allowed full roaming in and aroundboth buildings. Since

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mott

-9714424, and DUE-0071079. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.+ The concept of Robotic Grippers, Inc. is based on a project developed by Professor Thomas E. Endres of theMechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at the University of Dayton.References 1. A Novel Curriculum for the Associate Degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology. Dayton, Ohio: Sinclair Community College, Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Center, National Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing Education. 2000. 2. Savery, John R. and Thomas M. Duffy. “Problem Based Learning: An

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Serdar Tumkor; Russell P. Kraft; Ismail Fidan

Processes. But, none of these developments was used as aneducational tool in any level of education. Fidan has developed the first knowledge-based EM tool4 and benchmarked his system withindustrial runs. This was an intuitive visual system developed via Visual Basic (VB) for thesurface mount attachment processes. He also used these developments in his graduate levelComputer Integrated Manufacturing (330:151g) and undergraduate level Industrial Automation(IT407) courses to explain the Computer Aided Manufacturing Process Planning concept and runsome case studies with his developed system. Page 8.1118.2 “Proceedings of the 2003 American

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jin-Hwan Lee, University of Cincinnati; Ali Asgar Bhagat, University of Cincinnati; Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati; Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the University of Cincinnati. His research and teaching interests include application of microfluidics and nanotechnology to biology and medicine. Page 13.1042.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Research Training of Undergraduates through BioMEMS Senior Design ProjectsAbstractBio Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (BioMEMS) is a multidisciplinary research field thatclosely integrates engineering with physics, chemistry, and biology. This emerging technologyhas an innovative effect on many areas of science and engineering. Research in BioMEMSgenerally occurs at the

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

for issues d. an ability to apply creativity in the design ofidentified in health care technology as systems, components or processes appropriatedemonstrated in a senior project. to program objectives5. Function as a member of a 2-4 person team e. an ability to function effectively on teamsto complete a task in a timely manner.Demonstrate ability to organize work done byteam members.6. Identify, analyze and integrate the technical f. an ability to identify, analyze and solveequipment requirements with the needs of technical problemsmedical staff and patients as required in thedegree program’s courses.7. Write technical reports; present data and g. an ability to communicate

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Development in MET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley

offered 14HP engines from its surplus inventory at aprice of $10 per horsepower. These brand new engines included an on-board starter/ignitionswitch, solid-state charging system, counterbalance shaft, integral fuel pump, and 2-gallon fueltank. Prototype work earlier in the year revealed that all of these additional features were worthyof serious consideration. The integral fuel pump, in particular, was necessary for inclusion of arotometer-type instantaneous fuel consumption display. It was installed after the fuel pumpusing automotive fuel lines, and placed next to the tachometer display. Additionally, the startingand counterbalance features made the overall system much less intimidating to some students,particularly women in the program

Conference Session

Mathematics Curriculum in Transition

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

” and Markovian techniquesare seen throughout this earlier textbook. While the authors may be dinosaurs clinging to thepast, the importance of integrating Markov Chains into an M&S course cannot be overlooked. Infact, there are at least nine simulation programs in use that are based on Markov principles:CARE III (Computer Aided Reliability Estimation), CARE RBD Markov Model, CARMS(Computer-Aided Rate Modeling and Simulation), CARSA (Computer Aided Redundant SystemReliability Analysis), MARKOV1 (Decision Systems Associates), MKV, PC Availability(Markov), RAP (Reliability and Availability Program), and SURE (Semi-Markov UnreliabilityRange Evaluator). While the programmers of these simulation tools understand Markovprinciples, they did not

Conference Session

Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University; Meghan Daly, James Madison University; Cairo Jahan Lakil Sherrell, James Madison University; Thomas Atcheson Ware; Diane L. Foucar-Szocki, College of Education, James Madison University; Justin J. Henriques, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

briefing the leaders on the discussion and activities thatwould take place later in that day in their first-year groups and how to effectively execute thoseactivities. The last class of the week was devoted to reflecting on the first-year studentapplication sessions, the activities in ENGR 498 and with activities tied to the department.The application session with the first-year families and the leader duo was viewed by the leadersas the most beneficial part of the integration between ENGR 101 and ENGR 498. Leaders gainedpractical experience by leading the first-years in discussions and assignments with the goal ofcreating an open and engaging atmosphere. During this time, first-years frequently asked leadersabout their experience in the program

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter; Benjamin Brannaka

active components such asdiodes, operational amplifiers, transistors, and their applications. Thus, the associated laboratoryis an integral part of the student’s learning process. With this said, the ENTC 350 lab consists often two-hour experiments and two four-hour (two weeks) experiments. Unfortunately, two hoursis a relatively short amount of time for students to perform complex lab experiments. For example, in one of the lab experiments the students investigate active filters. Thestudents have two two-hour lab sessions to complete this experiment. This includes designingseveral filter variations, simulating them in PSpice, implementing them on a breadboard,debugging them, and finally testing them and playing “what-if” scenarios by

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Clint COLE, Washington State University, Pullman; Mircea Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania; Joe Harris, DigilentInc; Albert Fazekas, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania; Ioana DABACAN, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

steadily increasing, universities must updatetheir curricula to cope with the increased demands of research and development required inindustry. By integrating digital design competitions into the undergraduate experience, studentsare better prepared to enter the field of engineering and make more meaningful contributions totheir firms at an earlier rate.Trying to address the current and future needs of the industry in the context of a global economy,instructors at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Rose Hulman Institute ofTechnology, USA, have integrated an annual Digital Design Competition open to engineeringstudents from the above mentioned majors. Competitions at both schools have been sponsored byDigilent and Xilinx. These

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Frederick Sweitzer, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. • Professional – Included for all E majors and covers topics common to disciplines. Currently, ET programs do not have a professional component. • Capstone – An integrating experience of 3 to 6 semester credits and taken in the final year of study in which the student completes an unscripted design project. • Other – A technical communication course sequence focused on written and oral skills taken by all ET majors.Broader Educational ContextThe changes being mandated by NEASC are part of a much larger policy initiative that isnational in scope. Most, if not all regional accreditation boards are undertaking similar efforts intheir respective areas of authority. Over the last decade, concern over the quality of highereducation

Conference Session

Curriculum Issues in Software Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James McDonald

in 1988 and which has been used as the basis fornumerous small changes in a variety of programs at that institution. Brodeur (2002) outlined aportfolio-based assessment program that was developed for evaluating outcomes of a revisedcurriculum of the Aeronautics and Astronautics engineering program at MIT.A number of authors have proposed and used portfolios to assess student progress in singlecourses and to assess achievement of specific outcomes across subsets of courses in engineeringprograms. Gunn, et al. (1997) describe how a portfolio was used to assess the effectiveness of a Page 10.1392.1first year integrated curriculum. In

Conference Session

Mathematics Curriculum in Transition

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Om Agrawal; Fred Fontaine

Engineering Education.number of electrical engineering students, including a significant number of students in theirsophomore year, elect to take an upper level course in linear algebra.Linear algebra is very useful for required electrical engineering courses including: digitalsignal processing, control systems, communication theory. It is relevant for a number ofelective courses as well, including: digital video, adaptive filters, and wavelets. The course onlinear algebra treats vector spaces over arbitrary fields including finite fields. The latter isneeded in communication coding. Moreover, infinite dimensional linear spaces (Hilbert space)are considered because of their relevance to signal processing and communications.A second elective course

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey Beddoes, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using Boundary Negotiating Artifacts to Investigate Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary TeamsAbstract: Teamwork, and interdisciplinary teamwork in particular, are increasingly recognizedas an important part of engineering education. Engineering educators have therefore taken aninterest in employing and studying teamwork in their curriculum. Yet much of their scholarshiphas focused on documenting student and faculty experiences of teamwork and describingprograms and courses only. Examinations of the actual practices and artifacts, that studentscreate and use to manage interdisciplinary team collaborations are an underexplored researcharea. However, such studies

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University; Patrick Gardner, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

century ago. In addition,the fundamentals and basic skills that the engineering and technology education need to covercontinue to grow while the total credit hours that can be packed in a four-year curriculum arebeing limited. Furthermore, the biggest challenge for future U.S. engineers is the large shift inthe job market with the trend of continuous shifting of routine design and manufacturing jobs toIndia and China. It is clear that creativity, team working, leadership, problem solving, inter-disciplinary integration, and project management have become essential skills if theseengineering and technology students are to remain in high-demand and be globally competitive1

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Dunne, Grand Valley State University; Chirag Parikh, Grand Valley State University; Andrew Sterian, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the IR range finder and rotating servo along with pre-defined mazeinformation to navigate the robot from the starting point to the finish line.In this paper, we discuss the features of our robot that allow us to introduce controlsystem theory. We then discuss how the material was integrated into a sophomore-leveldigital systems course. Next, we discuss the implementation of PID control for the robots.Finally, we conclude with lessons learned and ideas for an improved learning experience.ApproachIn our sophomore-level Introduction to Digital Systems course, topics progress frombasic digital logic design to introductory microcontroller architecture. In the last portionof the course (weeks 9-14), students learn about embedded programming in C

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roobik Gharabagi, Saint Louis University; Huliyar S. Mallikarjuna, Saint Louis University; David E. Webb, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

the Capstone requirement, a culminating field experiencedesigned to immerse the student into a practitioner role inside and organization or group thatconnects to their respective discipline, area of interest, or career goals. A minimum of 30 credithours is required for the Saint Louis University’s Master of Sustainability. Continuousassessment is an integral part of the program to ensure its quality and continued updates.Introduction:In 2008 the International Commission on Education1 for Sustainable Development identified aneed in the marketplace for practitioners in sustainable development, with core competencies innatural sciences, engineering, social sciences, and management. Within higher education,sustainability related curriculum was

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Nicholas; Ted Stilgenbauer; Anthony Brizendine

TechnologyIndependent Learning Experiment at Fairmont State College - Track 3: Design. These modules,which are customized to utilize transportation and transportation structures projects, serve asenhancements to the Design Track in the CET program, specifically enhancing instructionalobjectives in Structures (CIV 290), Structural Design (CIV 440), Advanced Structural Analysis(CIV 410), Surveying II (CIV 240), and Highway Design (CIV 400). Using transportationprojects throughout the scheduling modules provides an experience integrating aspects of thetransportation, structural, and water system tracks within the program. The series is comprised ofThree modules: Module 1, Introduction to MicroStation®; Module 2, MicroStation®Applications for Bridge Design; Module

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice I: Pedagogical Perspectives

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin, Stout

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Educational experiences that integrate liberal education content into theengineering curriculum have expanded as the role of an engineer in the workplace and in societyis reexamined. 4,5 Indeed, as argued by Grasso in 2002, it is engineering faculty’s responsibility tocomplement technical curriculum with a humanistic approach to meet the needs of society. 6 Thiscontent can take many forms such as enhanced discussion of ethics or service learningopportunities. Other examples include integration of curriculum modules covering social justicedirectly into technical coursework, thus forcing students to examine technical concepts moreholistically and blurring the traditional disciplinary boundaries. 7Often these approaches are suggested as a means to

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Hayden, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Yi Cheng, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Tim Lin, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

cutting-edgeNASA-related research into the undergraduate curriculum. Cal Poly Pomona chose toincorporate the Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL) robotic technology research into theundergraduate curricula of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, theEngineering Technology Department, Mechanical Engineering Department, and the ComputerScience Department. We proposed to conduct an interdisciplinary project, "Deep SpaceExploration using Smart Robotic Rovers", and develop an autonomous robotic rover.During the last three years, students and faculty participating in this program have developed arobotic rover that has successfully accomplished the initial goals of the project: (1) semi-autonomous navigation systems for remote robots, (2

Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

studentsregarded the course as extremely useful for their career. In addition, 86% of the studentsregarded the course as stimulating their interests in the subject matter and almost 90% agreedthey learned a great deal from this class. Teaching this class is a rewarding experience for the instructor, providing students with thecourse materials and enhancing their knowledge and experience in the area of design of thermalsystems. Wedekind and Kobus12 mentioned the need for an integration of all the design steps intoa cohesive learning experience and stated that Fluid and Thermal System Design course is thecourse where the students obtain the entire taxonomy of the design process. According toMueller13, the new elective course, Design and Optimization of

Conference Session

Integrating Systems Engineering into the Capstone Project

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

Education, 2016 Systems Engineering and Capstone Projects Abstract Systems Engineering (SE) methods are increasingly being integrated into capstone design projects as a critical component of capstone design competitions, through mentoring during capstone project advising, and through capstone course syllabi development. In this paper, we describe an “engineering science” course developed specifically to teach selected SE topics and designed to primarily prepare third and fourth year undergraduate students for their engineering (ABET) capstone project. The course was developed using an inverted classroom format where students view short, topic

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randal Abler, Georgia Tech; James Krogmeier, Purdue University; Aaron Ault, Purdue University; Julia Melkers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tamara Clegg, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

improve bothVIP and the collaborative system.1. IntroductionThe Vertically-Integrated Projects (VIP) Program is an engineering education program thatoperates in a research and development context.1 Undergraduate students that join VIP teamsearn academic credit for their participation in design efforts that assist faculty and graduatestudents with research and development issues in their areas of technical expertise. The teamsare: multidisciplinary – drawing students from across engineering and around campus; vertically-integrated – maintaining a mix of sophomores through PhD students each semester; and long-term – each undergraduate student may participate in a project for up to three years and eachgraduate student may participate for the