Collection

2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Cassandra J Wright, University of Washington, Bothell; John William Bridge P.E., University of Washington, Bothell

mechanical engineering that began fall 2014.Dr. John William Bridge P.E., University of Washington, Bothell Dr. John Bridge, P.E. Dr. Bridge is a former Lt. Colonel and mechanical engineer in the U.S. Air Force with over twenty years of R&D experience with numerous aerospace vehicles to include aircraft and rocket systems. In addition, he has performed advanced materials characterization while in the mil- itary and at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He has previous teaching experience at several institutions to include Bowdoin College, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Dr. Bridge is currently working with composite materials used in synthetic sports surfaces to include

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; K. Clay McKell, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #19457Learner-centered Design of a Web-based Teaching Tool for Circuit Analysiswith Embedded Assessment FeaturesDr. Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Fred DePiero received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State Uni- versity in 1985 and 1987. He then worked as a Development Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory until 1993. While there he was involved in a variety of real-time image processing projects and several laser-based ranging systems. Fred began working on his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee while still at ORNL, and

Conference Session

Technical Session 2c

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

bryan james mealy, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Pacific Southwest Section

knowledge of basic digital logic principles such as logic gates and Booleanalgebra. Our approach has the benefit of enabling students to design relatively complex circuitsat the beginning of the course. Additionally, we remove some of the traditional, but lessimportant digital design topics, which gives students more time to complete complex designsthroughout the course. This new approach also underscores our current emphasis on modular-based digital design techniques.This digital design course includes traditional topics such as binary mathematics, logic gates,standard digital modules, and finite state machine design. The laboratory associated with thecourse requires students to design and implement circuits on FPGA-based development boards,which

Collection

2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Peter Raymond Stupak, Raritan Valley Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 7-8, 2017 MSUrespond to customer critical comments on performance. The goal was to give students authentichands-on product development and project execution experience to relate to potential internshipand professional employers.The spirit of this project is in line with previous successful efforts to expose students to“authentic” engineering experiences and environments through, for example, Service Learning[1], Learning Factories [2], Capstone Projects [3], hands-on 1st-Year Engineering Courses,Learning in Laboratory Settings [4], and Engineering courses featuring Mechanical Dissection asa learning tool [5].The current “Illuminated Umbrella” project is a continuation of the pilot “Authentic

Collection

2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

David RB Kraemer, Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

be easily read on a laptop and plotted andanalyzed using a spreadsheet. Experiments can be chosen based on student interest, andhave included straight-line people-mover train rides, automobiles at constant speedaround a corner, automobiles traveling over speed humps, and elevator rides. Thisexperiment allows students to see the applications of dynamics equations in the realworld around them, and allows them to more deeply engage in the experimental aspect ofthe course.IntroductionFor an undergraduate Dynamics course, instead of a controlled and prescribed experimentin the laboratory, students were assigned to take data in the real world and analyze it. Anaccelerometer was used to measure motion, and students were required to analyze

Collection

2016 ERC

Authors

Bill Drummer

IncidentsDecember 2008: Sheri Sangji lost January 2010: Two graduate April 2011: Michele Dufault lost herher life due to burns sustained students sustained injuries due to an life when her hair got caught in awhile working with t-butyl lithium. explosion in a chemistry laboratory at lathe at a chemistry lab machineHer PI has been indicted. Texas Tech University. shop at Yale.Root Cause: Lack of training, PPE, Root Cause: Lack of PPE, safety Root Cause: Lack of safeguardssafe operating procedure and procedures, pre-task analysis and on lathe and no safe operatingoversight oversight procedure

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 9: Persistence and Retention

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Meeroff, Florida Atlantic University; Donna Chamely-Wiik, Florida Atlantic University; William R. Kwochka, Western Carolina University; Evelyn Marques Frazier, Florida Atlantic University; Jordan Merritt, Florida Atlantic University; Michael Aldarondo-Jeffries, University of Central Florida; Alison I. Morrison-Shetlar, Western Carolina University; Kimberly R. Schneider, University of Central Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #25131Work in Progress: A Transferable Model to Improve Retention and StudentSuccess in STEM through Undergraduate Research (NSF LEARN Consor-tium)Dr. Daniel Meeroff, Florida Atlantic University Daniel Meeroff is Professor and Associate Chair at Florida Atlantic University’s Department of Civil, En- vironmental & Geomatics Engineering. His area of specialization is Environmental Engineering, specifi- cally water and wastewater engineering, water quality, solid and hazardous waste management, and pollu- tion prevention. Dr. Meeroff is the founder and director of the Laboratories for Engineered Environmental

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Higbee, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sharon Miller, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Biomedical Engineering

Engineering (BME) laboratory courses. When designed well, PBL experiences canallow students to achieve attainable cognitive growth [6]-[8] that can be applied when designchallenges become more difficult.The literature is replete with examples of instructors who have adapted their lecture andlaboratory courses in ways that present students with more open-ended or design-orientedchallenges. These examples vary widely in their levels of student expectations; some aretheoretical design problems done entirely with pen and paper, while others are highly rigorousassignments that lead students through decision making, modeling/analysis, and prototypedevelopment [9]-[11]. Few of the projects found in the literature, however, compel students tosystemically

Conference Session

T2C: GIFTS - Session C

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

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

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

Classroom Interaction, 46(1), 37-48.[3] Bellinger, David B; DeCaro, Marci S. (2015). Mindfulness, anxiety, and high-stakes mathematicsperformance in the laboratory and classroom. Consciousness and Cognition, v. 37 pp. 123–132.

Conference Session

M3A: Learning in Context 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jennifer Felder Marley, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw P.E., Valparaiso University

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

inEngineering, Laboratory, Student Confidence. this class include number systems, digital logic, circuit analysis, and computer programming, as would be in a more traditional structure. However, the specific applications INTRODUCTION explored by students in this course range from programmingA common engineering curriculum structure adopted by microcontrollers to building amplifier circuits to designingmany programs utilizes the first year to introduce students to and testing complex digital logic circuits. The coursegeneral problem

Conference Session

International Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junyi Ying, Shanghai Guanghua College (High School); Cyrus Safai, Salt Lake Community College; Junior Onyeagba, University of Utah; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College; David Richardson, Salt Lake Community College; Peter Joseph Iles, Salt Lake Community College; Rajan P. Kochambilli, Salt Lake Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

. Food and its availability is of major concern in various regions of the world,especially in the underdeveloped communities. Furthermore if the water is used downstream forfarming, there might be additional concerns. This also impacts the quality and life of aquaticcreatures (especially fish) and wildlife. The water samples are taken at various locations of theriver. They are then shipped to the college in the USA. The laboratory experiments are performedto analyze each sample at this college. The laboratory results are analyzed and conclusions aredrawn based on the data from the lab experiments.Introduction:Five total sites were considered, three sets of samples were obtained from the Shanghai tributaryof the Yangtze River from each of the

Collection

2014 EDI

Authors

Phil Regier

Fulton Engineering - Engineering Ira A Fulton Engineering - Engineering Software Engineering Engineering Electrical Engineering Management Engineering ManagementAverage Number of Hours Transferred by Students in Electrical Engineering 68 Why Online Engineering?• I am a married father of three boys and I work full time at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. I am . . . in pursuit of a B.S. in Engineering Management. I plan to move from a technical assignment into a

Collection

2014 EDI

Authors

Stephen M. Phillips P.E.

engineering Separate program or same program Separate program approach requires separate accreditation. – Cannot be accredited until the first student graduates (but is then can be retroactive). – Initial review is likely to be intense Same program approach (every “path” must meet accreditation criteria) – Admissions requirements and processes, transfer evaluation, advising, tracking progress – Curriculum, prerequisites, electives, faculty qualifications, support departments – Assessment (collect separately), continuous improvement, constituent buy-in – ** Laboratory experiences, teamwork, capstone design, placement services Risk of same program: If online path fails, original program

Collection

2012 ERC

Authors

John P Holdren

commitment toscience and research.” - President Barack Obama December 6, 2011The 2013 Budget: Investing in Our Future• Pushes the Frontiers of Scientific Discovery• Spurs Innovation• Creates New American Jobs in Manufacturing• Promotes Clean American Energy• Educates Our Students in STEM• Builds 21st Century Infrastructure• Makes Tough Choices –Offsets all increases with cuts in other programs –Keeps non-security discretionary spending flat for the second year in a rowPushing the Frontiers of Scientific Discovery• The 2013 Budget sustains the President’s commitment to double the budgets of three key science agencies: the National Science Foundation (NSF), the DOE Office of Science, and the NIST laboratories.• The

Collection

2012 ERC

Authors

Reginald Brothers

includes: – Service Broad Agency − Service Scientific Research Announcements Organizations & Laboratories − NSA – Small Business Innovative − DARPA Research themes − DoD Chief Information Officer – Small Business Technology − The Joint Staff Transfer themes − US Cyber Command − USD for Policy & USD

Conference Session

Technical Session VI

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Rod B. Foist, California Baptist University; Xuping Xu, California Baptist University; Timothy Gage, California Baptist University; Seth Truitt, California Baptist University; Matthias Hans Schmidt

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference Sessions

Rod Foist, Xuping Xu, Timothy Gage, Seth Truitt, and Matthias Schmidt California Baptist University, rfoist@calbaptist.edu, xxu@ calbaptist.edu, MatthiasHans.Schmidt@calbaptist.edu, TimothyDean.Gage@calbaptist.edu, Seth.Truitt@calbaptist.eduAbstract – Recent National Science Foundation (NSF) Chu’s work is motivated by an earlier 5-year study ofresearch, aimed at improving the Electrical and engineering education [2] which found a deficiency in theComputer Engineering (ECE) curriculum across all four curricula: subjects are taught in isolation, without properyears, makes strategic use of laboratory projects. The context, and do not adequately prepare students

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Chaoyi Wang; Michael Frye; Sreerenjini Nair

The Practices of Play and Informal Learning in the miniGEMS STEAM Camp Chaoyi Wang, Dr. Michael Frye, Dr. Sreerenjini Nair Autonomous Vehicle Systems Laboratory, University of the Incarnate Word 4301 Broadway Street, San Antonio, Texas, 78209, the United States E-mail: chwang2@student.uiwtx.edu Abstract on providing learning and research opportunities for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics underrepresented communities.(STEM) play an important role in the educational reform miniGEMS has developed very fast in the past threeand global economy. However, STEM

Conference Session

Design for Special Services

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Dekker, University of South Florida; Stephen Sundarrao, University of South Florida; Rajiv Dubey

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-1403: CAPSTONE DESIGN AND THE REHABILITATIONENGINEERING PROGRAMDon Dekker, University of South Florida Don Dekker is currently an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida. He is currently teaching Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I, and Capstone Design at USF. Before his retirement in 2001, Don taught at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He first joined ASEE in 1974 and some of his ASEE activities include Zone II Chairman (86-88), Chairman of DEED (89-90), and General Chair of FIE ‘87. His degrees are: PhD, Stanford University, 1973; MSME, University of New Mexico, 1963; and BSME, Rose Polytechnic Institute, 1961Stephen Sundarrao, University

Conference Session

ChE: Retention and Outreach

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Zollars, Washington State University; Donald Orlich, Washington State University; William Thomson, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

influenced them to major in engineering. Almostuniformly the conclusion was that it was an influential teacher (usually in math or science) thatgot them started. While the influence of this teacher led to an interest in science how thisultimately resulted in majoring in engineering was never as clear cut. To eliminate thisuncertainty we sought to bring math or science teachers to the WSU campus for a summer towork along side engineers in their research laboratories to get a clear idea of what engineers do.The teachers, in addition to strengthening their math and science backgrounds, then would serveas spokespersons for engineering in their respective classrooms. During the five years that theearlier program was in operation a total of 67 teachers

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Crosby, Southern University; Samuel Ibekwe, Southern University; Guoqiang Li, Southern University; Su-Seng Pang, Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge; Kun Lian, Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD)

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-1589: TIERED MENTORING IN A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY ANDMULTI-INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTKaren Crosby, Southern University Dr. Karen E. Crosby received her Ph.D. degree in Engineering Science from Louisiana State University in 2000. She is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Southern University. Dr. Crosby's expertise is in the area of materials science and mechanics, including mechanical property and microstructural characterization and deformation and fracture of engineering materials. Dr. Crosby's research activities have allowed collaboration with universities, private companies, and several federal governmental laboratories and agencies, including Los

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Gene Gloeckner, Colorado State University; George Morgan, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, critical thinking has two relationships of r ≥ 0.30 with the independentvariables: use of individual laboratory project of the summated faculty teachingtechniques. The second dependent variable, job preparation, also has two relationships ofr ≥ 0.30 with the independent variables: summated faculty teaching techniques, and Page 12.1325.4summated faculty commitment to student success. The third dependent variable,construction of a prototype has six relationships of r ≥ 0.30 with the independentvariables: computer software skills, use of individual laboratory projects, timely feedbackon class and laboratory projects, summated faculty teaching techniques, high

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cordray, Vanderbilt University; Alene Harris, Vanderbilt; Thomas Harris, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

performance in a traditional course, the modest level of mastery on the efficiency scale suggests a greater dose of the innovation might be needed to bring performance up to a level that could be regarded as mastery (e.g., 80%). (3) How to optimize the “generate ideas” component of the Legacy Cycle. Linsenmeier et al.11 tested the effects of an HPL-inspired metabolism laboratory over three consecutive years using a randomized experiment (with randomization to conditions within years). The comparative results show that the lab is effective (ESs = 0.57 and 0.30 in Years 1 and 2, respectively) relative to a traditional lab format. Prior to Year 3, they enhanced an aspect of

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention and Diversity in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Blust, University of Dayton; Mark Patterson, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to have certain questions relating to the subject eitherbefore or after the class. The questions indicate a good understanding of the topics discussed in class.Some additional aspects that were noticed were that the Chinese students learn by doing, are taskoriented, know how to get things done, and want to fully understand the theory before being asked toverify it in the laboratory. It was noticed in a few classes that the students didn’t want to start the labuntil they fully understood the theory behind the experiment. They often learn by watching theirclassmates around them, and then by doing. This helps to reinforce their knowledge. Theyparticipate in plant tours and are eager to always learn more.Challenging AspectsBased on the teaching

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Delivery Modes in Nuclear Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendra Foltz Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin; Paul Johnson, University of Texas-Austin; Sean O'Kelly, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

applications. Prior to working for The University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Foltz Biegalski utilized her expertise to support the development of technology in support of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). This includes the development of software to analyze beta-gamma coincidence data from radioxenon monitoring systems.Steven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin Dr. Steven Biegalski is the Director of the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin. He specializes in the fields of nuclear instrumentation, neutron radiography, analysis of environmental media with nuclear methods, and modeling of environmental pathways. Prior to working for the University

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Schaffer, Purdue College of Technology; Joseph Dues, Purdue University-New Albany; Timothy Cooley, Purdue University-New Albany; Damon Sisk, Purdue University-New Albany

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

seniors and juniors to engineeringtechnology degree programs. It allows high school students and their parents to interact withfaculty in a classroom setting. Day in College does not seek large numbers of potential studentslike an open house. Instead, it is a by-nomination event; students must be nominated by a highschool advisor or teacher. Students and their parents are personally invited to attend, and theprogram is conducted by faculty in the college’s laboratories and classrooms.The Day in College event is structured to replicate a typical day for a freshman. These potentialstudents and their parents attend a one-hour “class” in each of the engineering technology degreeprograms offered. By the end of the Day in College, attendees will have

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas at Austin; Elmira Popova, University of Texas; Kendra Foltz-Biegalski, University of Texas; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas at Austin; Michael Krause, University of Texas

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Nuclear and Radiological

earliest known coursewas Nuclear Reactor Operation and Maintenance and was first offered in 1957. NuclearEngineering became an option in Engineering Science in 1960 and in Mechanical Engineering in1970, where it is currently administered. In August 1963, the TRIGA nuclear reactor wentcritical at 10kW using fuel loaned from the U.S. Government. In 1968, the power was upgradedto 250 kW and then upgraded again in 1992 to 1,100 kW at a different site; the NuclearEngineering Teaching Laboratory (NETL). Throughout its long history, the nuclear program hashad a commitment to educating the brightest students in the United States and abroad. Thisdedication which continually grows stronger now as the program has expanded to encompasshealth physics

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

given set of specifications. iii. Develop alternate strategies to solve open-ended problems. 5. Recognize the value of diver sity, and identify ethical and societal issues in business and technical tasks. i. Participate in a diverse group. ii. Discuss ethical and societal issues related to technology. 6. Solve pr oblems and design components, systems or pr ocesses appr opr iate to the discipline of civil engineer ing technology. i. Utilize graphic techniques to produce engineering documents. ii. Conduct standardized field and laboratory testing on civil engineering materials iii. Utilize modern surveying methods for land measurement and/or construction layout. iv

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Caicedo, University of South Carolina; Joseph Flora, University of South Carolina; Charles Pierce, University of South Carolina; Andrew Nichols, Marshall University; Briana Timmerman, University of South Carolina; Wiley Graf, Midlands Technical College

skills, as well as conceptual change. In addition, she has developed a Universal Rubric for Laboratory Reports which measures students' scientific reasoning and science writing skills and has been demonstrated to be reliable regardless of biological course content area.Wiley Graf, Midlands Technical College Page 13.565.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Environments For Fostering Effective Critical Thinking (EFFECTs).AbstractThe ability to make decisions based on solid engineering judgment is directly related to thesuccess of professional engineering careers. Engineering judgment results from acquisition

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca Sala, Baker College; Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

, taken by engineeringstudents in their Sophomore year. Each calculus-based General Physics course is a 4-credit, 5-contact hours course, out of which 3 hours per week are dedicated to lecture, and 2 hours perweek are dedicated to laboratory experiments. General Physics I is offered in Fall and coversMechanics, General Physics II is offered in Winter and covers Electricity and Magnetism, andGeneral Physics III is offered in Spring and covers Oscillations, Waves, Thermodynamics,Optics, and Modern Physics. Page 13.438.2The paper describes our methodology for assessing student achievement in the General PhysicsIII course, and the results we obtained

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Gash, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Paul Krajeski, U.S. Naval War College; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

International

including Iraq and Afghanistan. During the summer of 2007 he served as a member of the implementation team at the National Military Academy of Afghanistan.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