Conference Session

Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tehri Parker, Midwest Renewable Energy Association

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2011-46: SOLAR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDWESTBill Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette Bill Hutzel is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University. He manages the Applied Energy Laboratory that is used for teaching and applied research into High Performance Buildings.Tehri Parker, Midwest Renewable Energy Association Tehri Parker is the Executive Director of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA). Tehri has served as a member of the Focus on Energy renewable energy coordinating committee, an advisory group that developed Wisconsin’s statewide renewable energy incentive and training programs. She is also on the Milwaukee Shines Solar City

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

John A. Orr; David Cyganski; Richard Vaz

that need, andprovides an introduction to concepts such as the nature of information, representation ofinformation as bit streams, means for data compression, bandwidth, types of transmission andstorage media, and the fundamental principles governing information technology. Through theuse of laboratory project-based "personality modules" customized to address different studentdisciplinary interests and backgrounds (e.g., mechanical engineering, the sciences, the arts,management), the course will expose students to professional applications of these technologies.This course is being developed with support from the National Science Foundation’s Course andCurriculum Development program. Following are the overall goals of the WPI project

Conference Session

Computer Architecture and Algorithms (3520)

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

P.E., Dr. Henry L. Welch, Milwaukee School of Engineering

this course rely heavily on basic mathematics and algorithms derived directly from thismathematics, but it also provides the student with the opportunity to develop programs withdirectly visible results. In addition, many of the algorithms can be compartmentalized, providinga weekly or bi-weekly division of laboratory time. A disadvantage of using computer graphics at this level is that the initial learning curveand overhead can be quite steep. It takes considerably more code for a program to read inputfrom a mouse or other pointing device and then use that to format and control graphical outputthan it does to work with simple scanf's and printf's. And while the results are often moresatisfying to the student since the programs now

Conference Session

Design Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

successful careers in manufacturing engineering and allied professions.The curriculum consists of 63 credit hours of engineering fundamental and manufacturing core,33 credit hours of mathematics and science and 31 credit hours of general education courses toprepare students for engineering practice as required by ABET 1 (Criterion 4) and to meet theUniversity’s general educational requirements as well.The process of fourteen outcomes developed for the MANE program at Virginia State Universityalong with the methodology of assessment was described 2. The program provides students withextensive experience in basic science and mathematics, engineering science, laboratories,computers, design, communication and teamwork, along with humanities and social

Conference Session

Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

assessment, sustainable product de- velopment, and active learning. Page 22.137.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Active Learning through SAE Baja CompetitionIntroductionActive learning is described as finding ways of engaging students in the learning process toimprove the results of the process. Active learning has become popular as an organizedmethodology in engineering education in the last few years. It is an important approach toprepare better engineers. Competitions, course projects sponsored by industry, capstone projects,laboratory exercises simulating real-life

Conference Session

Research on The First Year II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Odesma Dalrymple, ASU Polytechnic; David Sears, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

AC 2010-2027: EVALUATING THE MOTIVATIONAL AND LEARNINGPOTENTIAL OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE FOR USE WITH FIRSTYEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTSOdesma Dalrymple, ASU PolytechnicDavid Sears, Purdue UniversityDemetra Evangelou, Purdue University Page 15.533.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Evaluating the Motivational and Learning Potential of an Instructional Practice for use with First Year Engineering StudentsAbstractAn experiment was conducted within a first-year engineering laboratory to provide empiricalevidence to support the pedagogical viability of Disassemble/Analyze/Assemble (DAA)activities, such as

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Barker

Session 1566 Better Preparing Students for Basic Measurements Courses Mark Barker Louisiana Tech UniversityAbstractThis paper will examine the difference in performance between two groups of students enrolledin the junior- level Mechanical Engineering course Basic Measurements (MEEN 382). Thiscourse covers measurement theory and application in a lecture and laboratory format. Theprimary difference between these two student groups is their curriculum background, due to achange in the Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Freshman Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul LaPlume; Michael Ruane

. Preliminary assessment results will begiven at the presentation of this paper.The module begins with the presentation of basic digital imaging methods and issues, using PChardware and web cameras available in the department electronics lab. As student proficiencygrows, they advance in teams to the High Tech Tools and Toys Laboratory, which supports fivededicated imaging stations. At each station, the students face a particular imaging problem, whichthey solve using a variety of hardware and software tools. Solutions are structured to make surethe students can be reasonably successful with their novice level of understanding. The ‘Toolsand Toys’ include different cameras, frame grabbers and digital channels, and imaging softwareranging from MATLAB to

Collection

2022 CIEC

Authors

Grant Richards; Nicole Otte

ETD 325 A Collaboratively Designed Learning Platform to introduce i4.0 technologies and Concepts in Applications Supporting The Process Industry Grant Richards, Nicole Otte Purdue University, Endress+Hauser USAAbstractIndustry 4.0 technologies can radically transform the process industry but face adoption hurdlesdue to the limited number of skilled practitioners within the workforce. To address this growingskills gap in the workforce, Endress+Hauser, in partnership with Purdue University, isdeveloping a new Intelligent Process Laboratory that will serve as a showcase system

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Justin Bryan Gillander; Joshua C. Newton; Kelly R. Reid

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #10499Point-of-Care Medical Tests Devices and their Value as Educational Projectsfor Engineering StudentsDr. Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel UniversityDr. Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng.)Mr. M. Eric Carr, Drexel University Mr. Eric Carr is a full-time Laboratory Manager and part-time adjunct instructor with Drexel Univer- sity’s Department of Engineering Technology. Eric assists faculty members with the development and implementation of various Engineering Technology courses. A graduate of Old Dominion University’s Computer Engineering Technology program and Drexel’s College of Engineering, Eric enjoys finding

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer Seung-hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

, instructional goals, personal preferences, and educationalresources.The POGIL approach relies on inquiry-based, student-centered classrooms and laboratories thatenhance learning skills while insuring content mastery.7 POGIL is designed to replace traditionallecture-only methods by encouraging students to discuss course materials, rather than listening tothe instructor. Literature in the field of student learning indicates that the POGIL approach hasbeen effectively used in disciplines such as mathematics, biology, and chemistry for post-secondary education.3,4,7The innovative POGIL approach is a nationally tested and proven pedagogical strategy thatincorporates recent educational research on how students learn from kindergarten through post-secondary

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Cheng Chen; Jose Valdovinos; Frank Sanchez; Nelly Avramova; Hector Santillano; Robert Hartsock

. Numericalsimulations have inherent limitations due to the simplification of complicated force-deformationrelationships within engineering structures. Laboratory experiments therefore play a critical roleby enabling immediate evaluation of structures under simulated earthquake loading and byproviding data to calibrate numerical models. Findings from laboratory experiments not onlyreplicate the damage and failure of structures during earthquakes, but also provide the mosteffective means for the earthquake engineering profession to understand and utilize newtechnologies to engineer structures that withstand earthquakes. Real-time hybrid simulationtechnique7~10 divides the simulated structure into: (i) experimental substructures to be physicallytested in

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

YoonJung Cho; Sohum Sohoni; Donald P. French

innumerous calls for reform in engineering education[1-3]. Regardless of the chosen response tosuch calls, it is clear that quality education requires the presence of instructors who have learnedto teach effectively. Unfortunately, because we often rely on “on-the-job” training, facultybecome skilled at teaching after receiving their doctoral degrees and “practicing” on students.For this reason, institutions commonly establish teaching effectiveness centers dedicated tofaculty development. Moreover, and of greater concern to us, much undergraduate teaching,especially during laboratories which may constitute 50% or more of the time that students are inthe classroom, is performed by Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) who may receive notraining in

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kimberly H. Henthorn

knowledge, the ability towork in teams is one of the most important attributes engineering graduates can possess.Course HistoryIn the semesters leading up to Fall 2005, the UMR Material and Energy Balances course wastaught twice per year, with the majority of students enrolling in the fall. The spring semester wastypically much smaller, with repeat and transfer students comprising most of the enrollment.The course was structured with two standard 50-minute lecture periods and one three-hourlaboratory period per week. The laboratory period was reserved for students to work onhomework, learn computer programming skills, and complete additional practice problems.Personal Response DevicesBeginning in Fall 2005, personal response devices (“clickers

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

board (Figure 1). Figure 1: DE2 board controlling Create robot. 1EE484, Advanced Computer Architecture using VHDL, builds upon the computer architecturecourse. As noted in the title, the course utilizes VHDL throughout the semester implementingdesigns on the DE2 board. This senior-level elective uses multiple soft processor cores on anFPGA to study multi-core designs in a laboratory exercise. Our students instantiate multiplecores using the Altera Nios® II soft processor and associated Computer-Aided Design (CAD)tools. We demonstrate that multiprocessor systems can be developed, implemented, and studiedby undergraduate students due to the availability and accessibility of design tools and FPGAdevelopment boards. 2

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ali Moazed; Richard L Roberts; Xiaobin Le P.E.; Anthony William Duva P.E.

with its details.Students are first introduced to the concept of FEA in their “Strength of Materials” course duringthe sophomore year through a tutorial as part of a laboratory exercise. Some students becomemore familiar with FEA while taking “Machine Design”, which is a technical elective course,offered during the junior year. The formal introduction to FEA, offered in the last semester of thestudent’s curriculum is given with two hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week.The first lecture reviews the concept of FEA, without involving any theoretical development.Subsequent lectures cover practical modeling and analysis techniques usually not available inFEA textbooks. The laboratory component allows students to practice what was

Collection

2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Steven Bercik; Mehmet Furkan Baylan; Ansa Brew-Smith; Don Heiman; Bala Maheswaran; Haridas Kumarakuru

. Circuit Implementation each pushbutton, before being grounded, to eliminate any residual floating voltage once the button was lifted. With the theoretical foundation, coupled with access to auniversity electronics laboratory, everything was in place to Fig. 2. Circuit schematic of the digital guessing game. The setter’s and guesser’s consoles (orange and gray) relay signals to the XOR chip (purple) and the main computing unit (peach). The LED output appears at the bottom right (blue). TABLE I. TRUTH TABLE FOR XOR GATE A B X (output

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Galen Pickett; Prashanth Jaikumar; Michael Peterson

response system (I>Clicker), a peer-instruction program in which upper division physics majors model these skills in both themechanics and the electricity and magnetism laboratories, and through the creation of“engineering-honors” themed sections of these courses. Lastly, we are experimenting with astructured online collaborative system, in which students cooperatively solve physics problemsand develop teamwork and leadership skills at an early point in their education. We report ondata generated in our introductory physics courses on these dimensions of student success.OverviewThe Department of Physics and Astronomy at CSU Long Beach has been engaged in a decade-long campaign to reform and tune the first-year physics sequence taken by the vast

Collection

2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Maqsood A. Mughal

many educators feel that the effectivenessof scenes/sources instructor can switch of remote learning is hampered because ofbetween seamlessly via custom transitions that. There are many barriers to studentallows for a learning experience like that of engagement including, but not limited to,a regular classroom experience. The scenes financial challenges [8], students dealingwere broadcasted via Zoom to teach ECE with stress and trauma [9], lack of support2010, a laboratory-based engineering and structure at both the technology andcourse, and summer pre-college programs course design level [10], and teachingat WPI, and the feedback from students was practices that simply don’t work

Conference Session

Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley J. Earle, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen N. Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania; Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Andrew Wilkerson, P.E., York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

-disciplines prior to the senior year.Our goal was to investigate the impact of a targeted intervention to reduce silos betweensubdisciplines within a single semester. We designed a project that was explicitly part of bothour Machine Design course and Fluid Mechanics laboratory, with necessary support from andintegration of sensors developed in an Instrumentation Laboratory. The goal of the project wasto allow students to connect principles from three disparate courses. We discuss the projectand its impact on student views regarding the interconnection of the sub-disciplines ofMechanical Engineering.Project DescriptionStudents at York College of Pennsylvania take Machine Design, Fluid Mechanics,Instrumentation Laboratory and Thermo-Fluids Laboratory

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 4: Junior & Senior Year Curriculum

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; Robert Enick

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, sustainability, and diversity, equity and inclusion.Robert Enick ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Incorporation of CHE Safety in the Core CurriculumIntroductionThe Chemical Engineering curriculum at the University of Pittsburgh is composed of sixsemesters that follow the two-semester first-year engineering program that is common to allengineering disciplines. During the first five semesters in the CHE department, the core (i.e.,pillar) CHE classes are offered in a ‘block-schedule’ which immerses the students into four one-hour fifty-minute classes each week, with the fifth one-hour fifty-minute class spent in a hands-on unit operations laboratory course. In their sixth semester, the Plant

Collection

2022 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Pavel Navitski; Elena Gregg; Robert Leland; Viktar Taustyka; Andrzej Gawlik

class is taught in two sections, primarily to first year students, and teaches 3Ddesign using SolidWorks. The Double 3 robot enabled Dr. Leland to physically and remotelymove around the classroom, and give students personal help with their projects and exercises. Apicture of the Double 3 is shown in Figure 1. The Double 3 has excellent cameras, display andaudio, and it produces enough volume to easily address a class of 25-30 students. Fortunately, thecomputer lab is on the same floor as faculty's office, although the robot does not have arms, andcould not open and close office door.Physics Labs classesFor Laboratory classes transition to remote learning was much more difficult. In Spring 2020Semester after entering “lockdown” faculty performed

Collection

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Thomas W. Smith; Natacha Souto-Melgar; Edgar C. Clausen

Section ConferenceUndergraduate laboratory courses are generally used to demonstrate the operation of engineeringequipment and to generate experimental data to test parameters and validate engineering models.In addition, laboratory experiments are used to develop and improve teamwork and leadershipskills and as a vehicle to improve written and oral communication skills. Feisel and Rosa [2]present a history of the development of educational laboratories and how changes have beenincorporated throughout the years. Recently, there have been significant developments in the useof virtual labs. Korestky et al. [3] note that virtual labs are better for experimental design,critical thinking and dealing with ambiguity, while physical labs are better for

Collection

ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio

colleges and universities in the United States switched from face-to-face tovirtual instruction, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic created new challenges forengineering programs preparing for reaccreditation or accreditation of new program. During 2020-21accreditation cycle, ABET conducted all ABET evaluations virtually and extended the evaluationperiod into the spring 2021 semester. The programs were required to provide digital documents tosupport their assessment in advance of the visit. In addition, tour of the university facilities wereconducted virtually. In most cases, the programs were required to provide videos of laboratories andequipment used for the experiments. This paper highlights the unique features of an

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Alfred Gates, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

placefully qualified engineering, math and science faculty, technical and computer laboratories,established linkages with industry — as well as data gleaned from previous feasibility studies onengineering at CCSU. All of this was the result of a well developed strategic plan andconsequent strategic management. At the moment of expanding its academic offer to includeengineering, the school had four engineering technology majors, three technology majors, andalso programs in technology education and applied sciences.As always is the case with new academic disciplines, implementation of the new mechanicalengineering program was a tremendous challenge, both in terms of logistics and resources, butforemost in regard to curriculum and program mission.Along

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; Richard Gash, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, construction, and professional practice.Christopher Conley, United States Military Academy Chris Conley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy. He earned a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts (1978), and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Cornell University (1980, 1983). He has served as a Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, a Senior Research Associate at Cornell University, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. In his 13 years on the USMA faculty he has taught a variety of courses in the civil and mechanical

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

engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2006, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research interests include microfluidics and MEMS devices for chemical and biological assays. He was the teaching assistant for the microfluidics laboratory course discussed in this paper.Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati Dr. Karen C. Davis is an Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. She has advised over 30 senior design students and more than 20 MS/PhD theses in the area of database systems. She has been the recipient of several departmental and college teaching awards, including

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

R. H. Parsons; S.J. Steiner; K C Dee; G. Judd

. We’re too different. “• too many international students on and off campus• isolated in married dorms or living with other international students.• here for a degree, not culture Page 1.150.4 1996 ASEE Annual Conference ProceedingsThe lack of interaction with English speaking individuals was addressed by including Americanundergraduates in the Oral Communication for ITAs course as participants in the course and as part of anoutside of the classroom “Cultural Laboratory Experience”. American Undergraduate Participation in ESL ClassesIn January of 1992, the first

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Marc Hoit; Matthew Ohland

more structured academic and social learning environment.2) Provide engineering applications and introduce the engineering thought process early on.3) Search for models that are sustainable, cost effective and exportable.4) Match teaching and learning styles (e.g. cognitive and active learning).5) Develop an advanced learning laboratory to provide optimal physical facilities.This project plans to expand the use of engineering applications and design into the first two years ofpreparatory work. Providing an education with such an emphasis is expected to attract and retain engineeringstudents by showing applications of the math, physics and chemistry they have learned. Since this program isdesigned to use the existing

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roli Varma, University of New Mexico

Tagged Divisions

International

organizations. The paper is based on in-depthinterviews with 82 Asian Indian scientists and engineers working in industrial companies,national laboratories, and academic institutions in the United States and 38 Indian scientists andengineers who worked in the United States for some time and then moved back to India.IntroductionPublic and private organizations in the United States have made enormous strides since CivilRights activists first demanded parity in educational and career opportunities for racial/ethnicminorities some 40 years ago. Changes to the law and organizational attitudes have opened thedoor to many people who a few decades ago would have found it not just locked but barred.Nevertheless, change has not come as quickly or as completely