Session 3432 PACE - Project Automation and Collaboration Environment, a Web-based system developed for a Senior Design course in Electrical Engineering Purvesh Thakker, Gary Swenson University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAbstract With the creation of the Internet, the world has standardized a way to share information overcomputer networks. Such a standard will have no less an impact on communication thanstandardizing a verbal or written language. The Project Automation and CollaborationEnvironment (PACE) provides a case study that illustrates these
Session 3451 Incorporating a Research Project and a Water Chemistry Laboratory into the Water Quality Engineering Course at the University of Hartford David Pines / Jean Roberts College of Engineering / College of Arts and Sciences University of HartfordAbstractThe Civil Engineering program at the University of Hartford requires students to take a four-credit Water Quality Engineering course that includes an environmental research project and aone credit Water Chemistry Laboratory taught by the Chemistry
Session 2648 Teaching to Design, Build, and Test in Senior Projects: Learning Outcomes in the Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor Domains Hamid Khan Master of Technology Program Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY 41099 khanh@nku.eduAbstract: ABET Criterion I.C.2.b: “Technical Design Courses ---- These are courses inpractice-oriented standard design applied to work in the field, such as construction, inwhich students acquire experience in carrying out established design
Session 2268 Using an Advanced Mechanics of Materials Design Project to Enhance Learning in an Introductory Mechanics of Materials Course Wendy C. Crone Department of Engineering Physics, Engineering Mechanics Program University of Wisconsin-MadisonAbstractDesign projects and experiments demonstrating mechanics concepts are two ways in whichlearning can be enhanced in undergraduate mechanics courses. This paper will discussincorporation of these concepts in two mechanics of materials courses at the University
Session 1566 An Enhanced Educational Experience for Capstone Design Projects: Using SAE Student Groups in An Industry Sponsor Role Brooks P. Byam Department of Mechanical Engineering Saginaw Valley State UniversityAbstract The Mechanical Engineering Department at Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) isenhancing the educational experience of students by using Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)student groups in the role of industry sponsor for capstone design projects. In many engineeringprograms, industry sponsors are used as a
Session 2432 The INFINITY Project: Building a High School Curriculum Focused on Modern Technology Which Emphasizes Engineering, Math, and Science Principles Mark A. Yoder1, Ravi Athale2, Scott Douglas3, Dave Munson4, Geoffrey Orsak3, John Treichler5, Sally Wood6 1 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology / 2George Mason University / 3 Southern Methodist University / 4University of Illinois / 5 Applied Signal Technology / 6Santa Clara
AC 2011-1894: HOW TO DESIGN A DESIGN PROJECT: GUIDANCE FORNEW INSTRUCTORS IN FIRST AND SECOND YEAR ENGINEERINGCOURSESAndrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward IslandProf. Stephen Champion, University of Prince Edward Island Current chair of the UPEI Engineering Department and facilitator of Project Based Design courses at the University of Prince Edward Island. Page 22.787.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 How To Design a Design Project: Guidance for New Instructors in First and Second Year Engineering CoursesIntroductionThis paper is not an attempt to
AC 2011-783: IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTEGRATED PROJECT-BASEDAPPROACH WITHIN AN ESTABLISHED AND EAC-OF -ABET ACCRED-ITED INTERDISCIPLINARY ELECTROMECHANICAL/BIOMEDICALENGINEERING PROGRAMSalah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology Professor SALAH BADJOU, Ph.D. Wentworth Institute of Technology Electronics and Mechanical En- gineering Department Boston, MA 02115 USA Email: badjous@wit.edu Telephone: 617 989 4113. Salah Badjou received a B.S. in physics and mathematics and a M.S.in physics from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, and a Ph.D. in solid-state physics from Northeastern University, Boston, MA. He has a combined multidisciplinary experience of more than 25 years university teaching, research, and industry
AC 2011-556: INTEGRATED STEM-BASED PROJECTS TO INSPIRE K-12 STUDENTS TO PURSUE UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMSIN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGQING ZHENG, Gannon University Qing Zheng received the M.Eng. degree from the National University of Singapore in 2003 and the Ph.D. degree from the Cleveland State University in 2009, both in electrical engineering. She is currently an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Gannon University. Her research interests include modeling, estimation, control and optimization for complex systems, such as chemical processes, MEMS, hysteretic systems, biological systems, power systems, etc. Dr. Zheng is an IEEE senior member and an Associate
, California Polytechnic State University Lynne A. Slivovsky, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Ph.D., Purdue Uni- versity, 2001), has led service-learning initiatives both within the College of Engineering and across the university at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. In 2003 she received the Frontiers In Education New Faculty Fellow Award. Her work in service-learning led to her selection in 2007 as a California Campus Compact-Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Faculty Fellow for Service-Learning for Political Engagement. She currently oversees two multidisciplinary service-learning programs: the Access by Design project that has capstone students
AC 2011-64: NSF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION (ATE)PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS GARNERING USEFUL INSTRUCTIONON DEVELOPING [PROJECT] EFFECTIVENESS (ATE PI GUIDE)Elizabeth T. Cady, National Academy of Engineering Elizabeth T. Cady is a Program Officer at the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) at the National Academy of Engineering.Norman L. Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering (Washington) Dr. Norman L. Fortenberry is the founding Director of the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) at the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). CASEE facilitates research on and deployment of, innovative policies, practices, and tools designed to enhance
AC 2011-2213: T-CUP: TWO + THREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO UNI-VERSITY PROGRAMS PROJECT: AN INNOVATIVE PILOT MODEL FORBROADENED PATHWAYS INTO TECHNICAL CAREERSPatricia F Mead, Norfolk State University Patricia F. Mead, Ph.D., earned the doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Electrophysics from University of Maryland, College Park, in 1994. She joined the faculty of Norfolk State University (NSU) as Professor of Optical Engineering in summer 2004. Since her appointment, Dr. Mead has been active in the development of innovative curricula for Optical Engineering courses, and she serves as Education Director for the NSF funded Nano- and Bio-Inspired Materials and Devices Center for Research
AC 2011-2488: USE OF SOFTWARE AGENT-MONITORED TUTORIALSTO GUIDE STUDENT LEARNING IN COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN, ANAL-YSIS AND MATHEMATICS PROJECTSJack L. Beuth, Carnegie Mellon University Jack Beuth received his Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from Harvard in 1992. He has been on the faculty of the Carnegie Mellon University Department of Mechanical Engineering since 1992. Dr. Beuth’s re- search is in the areas of solid mechanics and manufacturing. He is currently working on projects in four areas: The Mechanics of Laser- and Electron Beam-Based Manufacturing Processes, Interfacial Tough- ness Testing of Thermal Barrier Coatings, Development of an In-situ On-chip Tensile Testing Platform, and the Modeling of Fracture
Paper ID #8159”Doing Engineering in the School of Letters & Science: Adding a Manufac-turing Line Design Project to a Writing Program Class for Engineers”Mr. Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis Brad Henderson is a faculty in writing for the University Writing Program (UWP) at University of Cali- fornia, Davis. Henderson holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Cal Poly State University SLO and a Masters in Professional Writing (MPW) from USC. Currently focusing his career on engineer- ing writing and soft-skill education, he has worked as an engineer and engineering educator for Parker
AC 2012-3800: A FIRST-YEAR DESIGN PROJECT SOFTWARE TOOLTO EMPHASIZE PROBLEM SOLVING WITH COMPUTER PROGRAM-MING IN THE DESIGN PROCESSDr. Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University Clifford Whitfield graduated from the Ohio State University with B.Sc., M.Sc., and PhD. in aerospace engineering and is currently working as a Lecturer-B.E. and a Senior Research Associate for the Mechan- ical and Aerospace Engineering Department and the Engineering Education Innovation Center’s First-year Engineering program at the Ohio State University.Dustin W. West, Ohio State University Dustin Wayne West is a senior undergraduate student in the Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineer- ing Department at the Ohio State University
AC 2012-4161: A WIRELESS SENSOR NODE POWERED BY SOLAR HAR-VESTER FOR MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AS A SENIORDESIGN PROJECTDr. Radian G. Belu, Drexel University Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program at Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA. He is holding the second position as Research Assistant Professor at Desert Research Institute, Renewable Energy Center, Reno, Nev. Before joining Drexel University, Belu held faculty and research positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada, and the United States. He also worked for several years in industry as a project manager and senior consultant. He has taught and developed undergraduate and graduate
– Update on IDEAS ProjectAbstractStudents enrolled at Michigan Technological University and are pre-calculus ready follow athree-course sequence through the first-year engineering program (ENG1101, ENG1100, andENG1102). As part of the NSF Funded IDEAS project (DUE-0836861), design modules werecreated in biomechanics, wind, and aquaculture for this course sequence (~200 students). For thebiomechanics module, students designed, built, and analyzed a prosthetic leg. Students in thewind turbine module completed and analyzed a lab-scale wind turbine constructed from recycledmaterials for their first course and used 3-D modeling software to design turbine blades for asecond semester project. These blades were printed on a 3-D printer an attached to an
Engineering Education, 2012 ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL FOR THE CAUSES OF COST AND TIME OVERRUNS IN ENGINEERING PROJECTSAbstractCost and time overruns have been the most disgusting problems in most engineeringprojects. There are number of factors such as funds unavailability at the proper time,unavailability of skilled manpower, incapability of management to manage projectproperly, lack of commitment from project team and problems in the of supply of rawmaterial on time. By understanding the causes of cost and time overruns, we cancontrol cost and time overruns in engineering projects. These overruns may be due toexternal or internal factors that make engineering projects to delay and over budget.The main
AC 2012-3808: SELF-REGULATED LEARNING STRATEGIES OF GRADES9-12 STUDENTS IN DESIGN PROJECT: VIEWED FROM PERFORMANCEAND GENDER PERSPECTIVESDr. Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University Oenardi Lawanto is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. Lawanto holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in human resource education. His research interests include areas in cognition, learning, instructions, engineering design, and e-learning. Currently, he is working on two research projects that investigate students’ cognitive and metacognitive activities while learning engineering. Both projects are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).Dr. Wade H
AC 2012-4884: SENIOR PROJECT: USING DESIGN OF EXPERIMENT(DOE) TO IDENTIFY MATERIAL AND PROCESSING VARIABLES THATIMPACT PART WARPAGE IN INJECTION MOLDINGDr. Rex C. Kanu, Ball State University Rex C. Kanu is Coordinator of the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program.Mr. Tyler Steven Steward, Ball State University Tyler S. Steward is a Manufacturing Engineer at Exedy of America Corporation. Address: 6025J Grace Lane Knoxville, TN 37919. Phone: 765-366-9686. Email: tssteward8807@gmail.com. Page 25.1154.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Senior Project: Using the
Session 2220Designing Toy Robots to Help Autistic Children - An Open Design Project for Electrical and Computer Engineering Education Francois Michaud, André Clavet, Gérard Lachiver, Mario Lucas Université de Sherbrooke (Québec Canada)AbstractIn our curricula, freshmen use an autonomous robotic platform to get introduced to fundamentalconcepts in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Using this platform, teams of studentsinterested by the challenge are invited to apply knowledge acquired during their first year ofstudies by participating in a toy robot design contest. Initiated in 1999, the challenge is to
Session 2380 Evaluating introductory physics classes in light of the ABET criteria: An example from the SCALE-UP Project Jeffery M. Saul, Duane L. Deardorff, David S. Abbott, Rhett J. Allain, and Robert J. Beichner North Carolina State UniversityAbstractThe Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment University Physics (SCALE-UP) projectat North Carolina State University (NCSU) is developing a curriculum to promote learningthrough in-class group activities in introductory physics classes up to 100 students. We arecurrently in Phase II of the project using a
Session 1380 Hands-on Laboratory Projects for Non-Science Majors: Learning Principles of Physics in the Context of Everyday Technology John Krupczak, Jr., Nathaniel Bair, Timothy Benson, Paul Berke, Dale Corlew, Kristen Lantz, Daniel Lappenga, Matthew Scholtens, and David Woessner Hope College, Holland, Michigan USAAbstractA set of hands-on laboratory projects has been developed for undergraduates who are notmajoring in science or engineering. The projects are intended to help explain the principles ofphysics to non-science majors. The projects explore both the technological and scientificaspects of
Session #3432 Using Senior Research, Design, and Development Projects in the Development of a Course in Electric Vehicle Technology Maher E. Rizkalla, Charles F. Yokomoto, Richard Pfile, Akhouri S. C. Sinha, Mohamed El-Sharkawy, Sergy Lyshevski, and Marvin Needler Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indianapolis Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 723W Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202-5137 and
Session 1566 Assessing and Improving a Senior Design Project Course for Undergraduates in Mechanical Engineering Based on New ABET Guidelines P. B. Ravikumar University of Wisconsin, Platteville, WIAbstractThe Senior Design Project Course in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville offers a format of instruction and student participation that is centered around industrysponsored projects. The course is designed to serve as a transition from education to the practiceof engineering to the graduating
Session 2413 If You Let Them Build It, They Will Come: Hands-On Projects For Freshmen to Enhance Student Learning James A. Newell Department of Chemical Engineering University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 58202-7101Introduction The heart of engineering education is to facilitate the development of bright, creative studentsinto highly skilled problem solvers. However, in many cases, students receive little contact withactual engineering problems or any “hands-on” experience until their
Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills Through the Incorporation of an Open-Ended and Ill-Defined Project in a Technical Core Course James P. Solti and James M. Greer, Jr. Department of Engineering Mechanics United States Air Force AcademyIntroductionEngineering Mechanics 200 (EM 200) - Fundamentals of Mechanics is an introductory“core” course which all students are required to complete prior to the start of their fifthsemester at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA). This course offers an integratedintroduction to the Mechanics of Materials and to Statics. The course is not a preparatorycourse for engineers in which students are asked to learn
Session 1339 THE USE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PROJECTS AS A MEANS FOR INTEGRATING SENIOR ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ENGINEERING ECONOMICS J. Darrell Gibson Professor of Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyABSTRACTStrategies for the development and maintenance of university/industrial relationships can takeseveral forms. These include industrial boards of advisors, research contracts, internships, facultysabbaticals, guest lectures from industry, etc. One strategy that is underutilized is the use of
Session 3253 Using a Project to Link Introduction to Engineering, Freshman Composition, and Pre-Calculus for Entering Engineering Students Walter W. Fisher, Connie Kubo Della-Piana, Carol Crowley University of Texas at El Paso INTRODUCTIONThe UniversityThe University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a comprehensive public urban institution. As amid-size, commuter campus located in the world’s largest binational metropolitan center, theUniversity of Texas at El Paso is recognized as one of the nation's most successful
Paper ID #44490A Case Study on Using a Mini Project in Structural Material Testing to AddressABET Student OutcomesDr. Lekshmi Sasidharan, University of Arkansas Dr Lekshmi Sasidharan is a teaching assistant professor in the Civil Engineering department at University of Arkansas. Dr Sasidharan is very much interested in working on ideas to improve the student retention and student success.Tariq Sweidan, University of ArkansasMs. Abigail Mayhan, University of ArkansasPratik Ghimire, University of ArkansasSuman Kumar Mitra, University of Arkansas ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A case