Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Larisa Olesova, University of Florida; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University; Harry J Foxwell, George Mason University; Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University

, As- sociate Director of the Learning Agents Center (http://lac.gmu.edu), Co-Director of IT Entrepreneurship Laboratory (http://lite.gmu.edu) and Co-Director ofHarry J Foxwell, George Mason University Harry is currently Associate Professor at George Mason University’s Department of Information Sciences and Technology. He earned his doctorate in Information Technology in 2003 from George Mason Univer- sity’s Volgenau School of Engineering (Fairfax, VA), and has since taught graduate courses there in big data analytics and ethics, operating systems, computer architecture and security, cloud computing, and electronic commerce.Dr. Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University Ioulia Rytikova is a Professor and an

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Xinyue (Crystal) Liu, University of Toronto; Simo Pajovic, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cheuk Yin Larry Kei, University of Toronto; Yasaman Delaviz, York University; Scott D. Ramsay, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Materials

state that “theneed for hands-on experience is presented as overcoming the emphasis on knowing ‘that’[theory] versus knowing ‘how’ [practice].” [3] Additionally, hands-on learning goes beyondenhancing technical knowledge and skills and provides invaluable opportunities to developprofessional and interpersonal skills [4].Laboratory work has long been recognized as a crucial component of a complete undergraduateengineering experience. Laboratory work teaches students how technical knowledge is applied inpractice. Many traditional labs have been successful in this regard [5]-[7]. Yet in light of therapidly changing professional landscape, disrupted by the unprecedented accessibility ofinformation and global connectivity via the Internet, and

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Amin Karim, DeVry University; Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Victor Rubanchik, Southern Federal University (Russia); Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the teaching and learning process. The use of virtual systems enables distancelearning students to master practical skills at any time and any place.II. Interactive Online ResourcesTo address the pedagogical and laboratory needs of students, advanced simulation-based e- Page 13.1355.2learning software has been developed. The software uses real-life processes and objects relatedto fiber optics, photonics, and wireless and wired communications as the context for science andtechnology investigations. This enables students to learn the relationship between scientifictheory and its practical applications in technology, visualize the

Conference Session

NASA Fellowship Program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Green, United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp; Maria Jackson Hittle, UNCF SP; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA; Robert Singleterry, NASA; Victor Obot, Texas Southern University; Premkumar Saganti, Prairie View A&M University; Marc Mendez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Jianping Yue, Essex County College; Jack Esparza, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Kenneth Fernandez; Pamela Denkins

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

example, at Essex County College, a faculty member is required to have at least 15contact hours of classroom and laboratory teaching, 1/3 of the contact hours as office hours foradvising students, 1/5 of the contact hours as additional office hours by appointment foradvisement and other duties. Two-year community colleges provide only fundamental curricula.The laboratory equipments are usually not suitable for research. Even though continuousprofessional development is also important for community college faculty, there is little time andresource for them to do research.The NAFP faculty research award provides a unique research opportunity for community collegefaculty. This award has enabled the author to acquire necessary cutting tools and

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Radu, State University of New York - Farmingdale; Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

acquired for the labs and studentswere introduced to them at the end of the semester. The platforms used for the lab experimentsare Nexys™3, based on XILINX Spartan-6 FPGA chip and manufactured by DigilentInc17. TheNexys™3 board is presented in figure 1. Figure 1 Nexys™3 Spartan-6 FPGA boardsIn the academic year 2013-2014, a new lab manual was created, teaching students design entry,and prototyping using Xilinx ISE® tools and Digilent ADEPT software. The laboratory tutorialswere based on materials provided at workshops sponsored by the NSF ATE grant “DUE-1003736 – Developing the Digital Technologist for the New Millennium” and posted on-line at18.The first author of this paper attended the NSF workshops, finding them

Conference Session

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald H. Brown, Marquette University; Thomas F. Quinn, Marquette University; George Corliss, Marquette University; Jay R. Goldberg, Marquette University; Mark Nagurka, Marquette University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Wooster (Ohio) and his Ph.D. in mathematics from Michigan State University. He has taught and worked at the Uni- versity of Nebraska, Lincoln, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Argonne National Laboratory, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany), Compuware Corp., and Mar- quette University, as well as in several industrial and consulting positions. His research interests include scientific computation and mathematical modeling, guaranteed enclosures of the solutions of ordinary differential equations, industrial applications of mathematics and scientific computation, numerical opti- mization, automatic differentiation, and software engineering. He teaches courses in

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogies 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan F. Campanile, Illinois Institute of Technology; Frederick Doe, Illinois Institute of Technology; Elana Rose Jacobs, Illinois Institute of Technology; Norman G Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

undergraduate students feel more comfortable and atease approaching graduate students with questions or to ask for help19,20.Knowledge Gains Knowledge gains related to the students’ increased understanding of academia, careers,and research in the science and engineering fields. In Katarina’s interview there were 15 units ofdata (16%) placed in the theme related to knowledge gains and Estelle’s interview there were 39units of data (20%). Every technique Katarina was introduced to in the laboratory was new to her, so she hadto rely on the research group to teach her how to perform the techniques. Her graduate studentmentor expected her to write laboratory reports on each the laboratory techniques that shelearned. As challenging as the

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

are introducedwithin the freshman engineering experience, cultivated during the sophomore and junioryears, and analyzed and applied through senior year and senior design. It is through thisintegration across the curriculum that students develop a fuller understanding of theseprofessional and design topics.IntroductionBased on experience teaching the senior design course and as an ABET programevaluator (PEV), students applying engineering constraints for the first time in thecurriculum during the senior design will not attain the level of performance andintegration desired in ABET Outcome 3.c – “ability to design a system, component orprocess to meet needs within realistic constraints such as…”. The same is true forprofessional topics such as

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David S. Bowden, Lawrence Technological University; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

controller designs.ConclusionTHKs encourage interest in the subject matter, allow for unrestricted laboratory time forexperimentation, and provide at worst comparable educational results to more traditionalmethods. In this work, the THK paradigm is expanded with the design of a low-cost kit formechatronics students with emphasis on teaching control system theory. The kit uses MBD andreadily available electronics to create an embedded controller and HIL tester for an invertedpendulum. The controller was tested with an inverted pendulum and the HIL tester, and bothresults were tested against software simulation. The initial pendulum results varied somewhatmore than expected in cart motion, although those results were improved somewhat byintroducing a

Conference Session

Labs & Hands-on Instruction I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven S. Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jay Wierer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

University in 2006. Prior to joining MSOE in 2009, he was a Technical Staff mem- ber at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He teaches courses in the signal processing, communication systems, and embedded systems areas.Dr. Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Kelnhofer is the Program Director of Electrical Engineering and an Associate Professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). Formerly, he held engineering and managerial positions in the telecom- munications industry. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University in 1997. Dr. Kelnhofer teaches courses in design, circuits, communication systems, signal processing, and infor- mation and coding theory.Dr. Jay Wierer, Milwaukee

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosa Cano; Howard Kimmel

intensity that iscurrently possible.Systemic reform means changing the way teachers teach and students learn. There is acritical need to restructure the methodology of teaching science and mathematics. Thetraditional way of teaching is through reading from the textbook and doing problems throughrote memory of formulas and facts. Laboratory experiences are then used to verify "thefacts" stated in the textbook. There is no substitute for actually doing science andmathematics. We need to integrate the content and teaching strategies. Students need tolearn from their own experiences rather than just listening to lectures and then passivelyverifying those facts stated in textbooks through laboratory activities.Professional development of teachers

Conference Session

T2C: GIFTS - Session C

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Tracey Carbonetto, Pennsylvania State University, Allentown; Eileen M Grodziak

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

study engineering not knowing what to expect. Instructors teaching first-year engineering courses may reduce apprehension in students by utilizing contemplativepedagogy. Contemplative pedagogy involves teaching methods designed to cultivate deepenedawareness, concentration, and insight [1]. These techniques promote focus and clarity whilereducing the anxiety that interferes with learning. Concentration-enhancing and stress-relieving exercises in a first-year engineeringclassroom can alleviate stress in challenging classroom environments [2]. Typical techniques(meditation, breathing exercises, muscular relaxation) can modified to encourage engineeringstudents’ participation: listening to repetitive tones of rotating machinery, observing

Conference Session

Electrical ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University; John Denton, Purdue University; James Jacob, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

2006-871: THREADING TOPICS AND CREATING COURSE LINKAGE AMONGCOURSES AND CURRICULAR AREASJeffrey Richardson, Purdue University Jeffrey J. Richardson is an Assistant Professor for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University where he teaches introductory and advanced embedded microcontroller courses. At Purdue, he is active in Project Lead the Way, recruitment and retention of students, applied research and has written several conference papers related to teaching embedded microcontroller systems.John Denton, Purdue University John P. Denton is an Associate Professor for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James Stice

has some observations which should be added to the mix. Last year, Karl Smith told us about the development of cooperative learning. One of thestrengths of that technique is team-building, which involves training students to function asteams with the requirement that group members feel a sense of positive interdependence andindividual accountability. They need to be trained in the process to develop the requisite socialskills, the ability to engage in group processing, and the knowledge of how to deal withcontroversy. It turns out that groups of students have been used in laboratory courses andsenior design projects for decades before cooperative learning arrived on the scene--not,perhaps, very effectively, but the idea was there

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Ryan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sabrina Grossman, CEISMC: Georgia Tech; Jessica D. Gale; Beth A. Kostka, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nancy Anna Newsome, Georgia Tech - Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing; Brian Douglas Gane, University of Illinois, Chicago; Jayma Koval, Georgia Tech, CEISMC; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

worked as a faculty member of the Biology Department and was Director of the elementary school outreach program in the Office of Science Teaching at Florida State University (FSU). In her 21-year career she has worked with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and the National Park Service as a science educator and researcher and has been executive director of multiple non-profit environmental organizations. This experience has given Beth a strong background in grant writing, partnership building, laboratory research, teaching across K-12 and adults, as well as program development and curriculum writing.Miss Nancy Anna Newsome, Georgia Tech - Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Com-puting

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Lovitts, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

worksheet. Major category First-order subcategoriesIntervention Teaching and learning Educational technology Communication and information technology Development of professional skills Student assessment Student retentionSubject/content area Engineering major Engineering fundamentals Design Laboratory & laboratory courses Basic sciences

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Rahouti, University of South Florida

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Learning Through Real-World Hands-On LabsMohamed Rahouti1, 4, * and Kaiqi Xiong2, 3, 4, +1 Department of Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, 33620, USA2 Cyber Florida, University of South Florida, Tampa, 33620, USA3 Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of South Florida, Tampa, 33620, USA4Intelligent Computer Networking and Security Lab, University of South Florida, Tampa, 33620,USA*mrahouti@mail.usf.edu+ xiongk@usf.eduFor the past several years, information technology advances have led to a significantimprovement in computer science curriculums. Substantial efforts are indeed required to designvarious innovative teaching modules and lab experiments to facilitate learning processes in

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 2 - Educator's experience and perspective

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuzhang Zang, Western Washington University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

experiences and observations, this paper delves into crucial strate-gies for success in teaching, research, and service, offering essential principles to guide new facultymembers toward a successful start in academia. The paper discusses strategies for teaching acrossvarious undergraduate levels, establishing and cultivating research groups within undergraduate-focused programs, and actively engaging in service roles within the academic community. Addi-tionally, it emphasizes the importance of advising, mentorship, self-care, and achieving work-lifebalance, particularly with regard to the unique experiences and challenges faced by female facultymembers. By providing practical tools, resources, and best practices, this paper aims to empowernew faculty

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Alexandre Cabral; Rolland Viau; Denis Bédard

comfortable with the new way of looking at teaching and learningthat year (their responsibility increased). Therefore, their perception of competence might havebeen influenced negatively. As far as the laboratory sessions are concerned, the perception ofcompetence has increased by 24,5%. This result might indicate the transfer of knowledge andcompetence from the class to the lab.Three other questions dealt with the students’ perception of controllability in class. Q7: “Since Page 2.362.8you have started the CE program, do you believe you had some control over the progress ofactivities in class ?”. Q8: “Since you have started the CE program, to what

Conference Session

Technical Session 6: Modulus Topics Part 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville; James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville; James Christopher Foreman, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Paper ID #27278Computational Instruction through PLCs in a Multi-Disciplinary Introduc-tion to Engineering CourseMr. Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville Nicholas Hawkins is a Graduate Teaching Assistance in the Engineering Fundamentals Department at the University of Louisville. A PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, he received both his B.S. and M. Eng. from the University of Louisville in the same field. His research interests include power electronics and controls, as well as engineering education for first-year students.Dr. James E. Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Douglas, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

typical high school teaching schedule and its relation to other school events such as assemblies and state testing requirements affected the development, as did non- obvious ones such as the number of available electrical outlets in a laboratory or classroom. 2) Laboratory technology was chosen and developed based on a number of factors, including ease of teacher training, relevance to the chosen classroom subject material, and design flexibility. The Hyperception Visual Application Builder design environment, part of the suite of graphical design and programming tools offered by National Instruments, gives both teachers and students the ability to simulate and implement complex signal processing

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt A. Thoroughman Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis; Ranjan Patrick Khan, Washington University, St. Louis; Haoxin Sun, Washington University, St. Louis; Patricia L. Widder, Washington University, St. Louis

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

material through repetition. Aunique advantage to the CL sequence, however, arises from a constructivist approach. Accordingto a recent review by McDaniel and Wooldridge9, “Constructivist teaching methods … differfrom traditional education in that students are expected to take responsibility for their ownlearning in order to actively create knowledge structures.” The sequence of CLs requiredstudents to build explicit models of instrumentation, control systems, sensation, bioelectricity,and biomechanics within a repeated Simulink environment, with explicit callbacks to previouslabs. The students therefore found, and reported upon, connections in the mathematical modelsacross topically different material. The laboratory environment encouraged

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

George Karady; Khaled Nigim

. The paper presents the experience gained in conductingenergy conversion course at ASU department of engineering with interactively integratingGPMS within the computer laboratory environment.1. INTRODUCTION Time and energy are saved once GPMS’s are incorporated as an aid to teaching in theclassroom. GPMS’s are mathematical software capable of manipulating a general variety ofmathematical equations and variables. The incorporation of GPMS into the classroom and in thelaboratory experimentation enhances the interactivity between the student and the coursematerial. This is one way to encourage the students to integrate with the course material that doesnot directly involve computerized tasks at early stages such as power and electrical

Conference Session

Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz, University of Hartford; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Azizurahman Azimi, Herat University

Tagged Divisions

International

at HU spent a month at UH in September/November 2008 and anothermonth in September 2009. He shadowed the Associate Dean of Engineering at UH. Shadowingactivities included: 1. Observation of engineering classes at different levels. 2. Supervised assistance teaching a variety of engineering courses to develop a variety of pedagogical models and options. 3. Developing course(s) for HU, particularly in an electronic/computer-based classroom or for distance learning environment. One point of emphasis is the development of future shared projects between UH and HU students. 4. Observation, study, and practice of administrative and management skills, including ongoing faculty and curriculum development and revision. 5

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Gopal Mohan; J. Michael Jacob

user who Page 4.412.1is responsible for interpreting the results of a simulation in comparison with the results frommanual calculations and lab measurements. Each method has its strengths and weaknesses.Proper analysis requires a comparison of the results from all three techniques. Students areintroduced to PSpice in the second semester of their freshman year in the second analogsequence course, Electronics Circuit Analysis (EET 157), and in the Digital Applications (EET157) course.The Electrical Engineering Technology department has instituted a policy wherein the labsections are cross-taught. This means that a faculty member teaches a lab

Conference Session

Course Assessment in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamad Ahmadian

students.Assessment allows an institution to make improvements in program structure, course content,and pedagogy. It also assists in advisement and placement and provides students with indicatorsof their performance. Finally, assessment monitors the competence of graduating students, notjust in terms of disciplinary expertise but also with respect to the attainment of a generaleducation. Much of assessment is embedded within the teaching function of the university and,ideally, occurs alongside each student's regular academic effort 1,2,3. According to the new criteria for accrediting engineering technology programs for the2001-2002 accreditation cycle by TAC of ABET, the importance of outcomes assessment isemphasized as follows: Criterion 6

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry G. Cooke, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); M.D. Abdullah Al Faruque, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

26.892.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Impact of Upgrading Equipment for Strength of Materials Labs on Student Perceptions, Motivation, and LearningAbstractAn important component of teaching introductory Strength of Materials (Mechanics ofMaterials) concepts to undergraduate engineering and technology students is the inclusion oflaboratory experiments, which give the students the opportunity to conduct tests and collect dataon the materials to obtain relevant properties. These laboratory experiments also allow studentsto observe firsthand the behavior of materials under different loading conditions, thereby givingthem a greater physical feel for these different behaviors. The

Conference Session

Faculty Development II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Keith; Adrienne Minerick

, collaborative camaraderie as well asequipment and laboratory conduct policies may be foreign. Just locating simpleresources can be challenging. Overall, the new faculty member must acclimate quickly inorder to effectively communicate with fellow faculty and administrators on a daily basis.In this paper, the authors will discuss some of the unexpected experiences encountered attheir institutions with regard to teaching and research, then provide suggested courses ofaction on how to prevail.IntroductionThe common challenge facing almost every new faculty member is to get tenure. A newfaculty member is expected to teach at or above their institution’s average, do researchabove their institution’s average, and perform some level of service. Although

Conference Session

Undergraduate Students' Development of Computational and Programming Skills

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bill M. Diong, Kennesaw State University; Craig A. Chin, Kennesaw State University; Sandip Das, Kennesaw State University; Ayse Tekes, Kennesaw State University; Walter Thain, Kennesaw State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

- search. His research and teaching interests include engineering education, power electronic systems, advanced power and energy systems, and dynamic systems and control.Dr. Craig A. Chin, Kennesaw State University Craig A. Chin is currently an Associate Professor in the electrical engineering department at Kennesaw State University. His research interests include applying digital signal processing and machine learn- ing techniques to biomedical signals/images, and investigating innovations in engineering education to enhance student learning.Dr. Sandip Das, Kennesaw State University Sandip Das is currently an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at Kennesaw State University. Dr. Das received his

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

E. Max Raisor; C. Greg Jensen

Session 3220 Engineering Theory and Practice via a Web-Link C. Gregory Jensen, E. Max Raisor Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University Provo, UtahAbstractMaintaining ABET accredited engineering programs requires hands-on laboratory experiences inaddition to course instruction and theory. This paper presents some essential points to consider,and some “traps” to avoid, as digital (Semester on Line and Independent Study--DistanceLearning) courseware is developed with laboratory elements that require