Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Todd Rasmussen; Matt Smith; David Gattie

courses that do not count toward their degree in order to pick up courses inwhat many might consider to be fundamental areas (for environmental engineers) such asgeology, soils, and “pure” hydrology. Geology, soils, forestry and other science majors thatmight benefit from engineering courses such as fluid mechanics are often prohibited fromregistering due to lack of prerequisites such as differential equations and statics. No matter howconscientiously laboratory exercises are planned, limitations on physical facilities, travel time,and conflicts with other classes prevent many natural resource-related majors from getting toobserve and quantify such things as water quantity and quality over a wide range of conditions“in the field.” Such

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

wilson ruggiero; regina silveira; itana stiubiener

from Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) in1988. In 1994, she received the M.S. degree in Physics from University of São Paulo, São Paulo, and Brazil.In 2000 she degree Ph.D. in the Department of Computer and Digital System engineering at the PolytechnicSchool of University of São Paulo, Brazil. She is teacher and researcher at LARC (Laboratory of ComputerArchitecture and Networks) where she has developed projects at multimedia applications for high-speednetwork and distance educationWilson Vicente RuggieroWilson Vicente Ruggiero is President of SCOPUS TECNOLOGIA S.A. He is an assistant professor ofComputer Department and Digital Systems Engineering of Polytechnic School of University of São Paulo andDirector of Laboratory of Computer

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Tim Coppinger; Carl Steidley

the manipulation and analysis of the data collected.The manufacture of a product will necessitate the use of interdisciplinary teams of ComputerScience, Engineering Technology and other students in their capstone projects classes.The conclusion is that computer integrated manufacturing can be the focal point of study formany disciplines at many different levels.PhilosophyThe traditional way of teaching a technical subject is to strip away all superfluous distractionsand concentrate on a single issue. This is seen in the design of laboratory equipment that canperform one or a small number of very focused exercises. While this is very beneficial inintroducing a concept, it leaves the student with islands of knowledge and limited understandingof

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Zheng Min; Robert Weber; Feng Chen; Ben Graubard; Julie Dickerson; Carolina Cruz-neira; Diane Rover

total delay time between a user’s action andthe system response. Latency must be below human perceptual thresholds to create acomfortable virtual environment. Other considerations for wireless design in virtualenvironments are: complete coverage of the interaction space, no interference with other wirelessdevices, the data rates between the user and the system, and low-power requirements. Thecurrent project team includes four faculty members, three graduate students and twoundergraduate students.First Year AccomplishmentsIn the first year of this project, new laboratory experiments were added to existing courses incommunications to enforce the concepts of hardware/software co-design and human factorsissues. One example of these first

Conference Session

Assessment and Accreditation in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy K. Zander, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

sciences is required. One year is defined as 32 semester credits or one-fourth of the creditsrequired for graduation in the program. Basic sciences are defined as biological, chemical, andphysical sciences. Most of the engineering management programs meet this criterion through acombination of math, physics and chemistry courses, some with laboratory experiences.Figure 2 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 displays the most commonly required math and basic science courses and thepercentage of the engineering management programs that require these specific courses. It canbe seen that all programs require some calculus, some calculus-based physics and some statistics.Most also require some chemistry, differential equations and a second calculus-based physicscourse

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Kathryn Bauer, Rowan University; Andrea Rose McFarland, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

sequence. The Clinic sequence provides a hands-on, team-oriented approachto a multidisciplinary, four year education. The sequence also provides a blueprint forclassroom, laboratory, and work experiences. The key objectives of the Engineering Clinicsequence include:  Creating multidisciplinary experiences through collaborative laboratories and coursework; Page 25.1467.3  Incorporating modern technologies and contemporary issues throughout the curricula;  Creating continuous opportunities for technical writing and communication; and  Emphasizing hands-on, open-ended problem solving, including undergraduate research4.Every

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Fergus

from otherdisciplines can take these courses as technical electives. Two of these courses (Metals andPolymers) have laboratories, but the laboratory is listed as a separate course, so that students cantake the lecture portion of the course without the associated laboratory.III. Impact of Curriculum ModificationsMaterials engineering students at Auburn will now gain significant exposure to another technicaldiscipline, which will broaden their educational experience and better prepare them for working oncross-disciplinary projects and teams. The cross-disciplinary specialization could provide anadvantage for the student when searching for employment. For example, the MicroelectronicsFabrication and Devices specialization listed above would help

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Edwin Jones

. The use of television in a variety of forms commenced in the 1960s, andis now a fixture in graduate education in many colleges of engineering around the country, both inurban and rather remote areas. These programs supplement evening programs in some places, butfrequently replace them, because they are academically and economically effective.Industry has also wanted baccalaureate degree programs for their working technical professionals.A baccalaureate degree program presents many challenges that a postgraduate degree programdoes not have. It is longer, perhaps 120-128 semester hours compared with 30, has a moreheterogeneous student body, and has a greater need for laboratories. In urban areas, eveningprograms have met the need. In some cases

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey L. Ray

engineering graduate outcomeexpectations. Next, a description of the current course structure and content is presented.Finally, future work in development of the course will be addressed.Course ObjectivesEvery senior engineering student at GVSU must successfully complete a senior capstone designproject. Many universities have implemented similar courses in their curriculums. The majorityof these courses focuses on the design process and involves only a single engineering discipline.Due to the mandatory co-op and hands-on laboratory-based structure of the engineering programin the PSE, the two-semester capstone course is permitted the freedom to include professionaldevelopment modules. The nature of the industry-sponsored projects demands a commitment

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey B. Connor; Richard Goff

Session 2793 Assessment of Providing In-Class, Hands-On, Activities to Virginia Tech’s First Year Engineering Students Jeffrey B. Connor, Richard M. Goff Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityAbstractHistorically, engineering has been a practical outgrowth of the need to solve physicalproblems. Engineering education was initially based in practical laboratory and shopexperiences, as well as traditional instruction in science and mathematics. FollowingWorld War II, engineering education in the United States began emphasizing theoreticalsciences and mathematics. Though a justified

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen C. Cooper; Michael D. Rucki; Gregory R. Miller

environment, available in Macintosh and Windows versions,simulates a two-dimensional structural testing laboratory in which users can interactively buildand test model structures in quasi real-time. Dr. Frame provides immediate visual andnumerical feedback of the primary quantities of engineering interest: displacement, internalforces, and reactions. Like its predecessor, Dr. Beam [Miller and Cooper, 1995, Cooper andMiller, 1996], the interface has been designed so that Dr. Frame's use is analogous to using abasic drawing program. Model generation and manipulation is accomplished visually, usingreadily available tools and mouse actions. Dr. Frame is capable of solving quasi-static, linearproblems, with the notable feature that solution updating is

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

J. W. Stevens; A.A. Jalalzadeh-Azar; W.G. Steele; B.K. Hodge

’ experience would be a valuable addition to the course. Allstudents had seen air conditioning systems; some had even worked with HVAC consultants andcontractors. None had seen a desiccant dehumidification system, and most were not evenfamiliar with the idea prior to that section of our course. Thus, while a laboratory set-up mightnot be typically feasible, even a field trip to visit an installed and functioning system would behelpful and interesting to most students. REVISIONS IN THE CURRICULUM MODULEAs a result of using the desiccant dehumidification curriculum module in its final form, severalrevisions were made to make the module more useful for a classroom environment. Some smallchanges for clarification were made in the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

James A. Newell

. Experimentation The students are required to schedule time in the undergraduate laboratory to conduct theirexperiments. All members must be present during time in the lab. Additionally, either the instructoror the lab supervisor must be present during the lab time. Although the amount of lab time requiredvaries by project, most groups require three to four, three hour intervals to complete the experimentalphase of the project. V. Analysis Students are required to perform simple data analysis. Typically, the will generate plotsinvolving means and error bars. They are expected to interpret their experimental results, discussthe key finding and limitations, and make recommendations for future study. All students haveaccess to word

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert J. Herrick; Dennis R. Depew

design, and education administration, with a majorconcentration in technology or technology education.Graduate students are afforded the opportunity to work and study with School of Technologyfaculty members who have national and international reputations in technical and manufacturingdisciplines, as well as areas of human resources. Many of these faculty members have prominentreputations as authors and scholars; over 70 of their textbooks and laboratory manuals are in printand utilized in technology courses throughout the world.This exceptional faculty, from the eight academic departments within the School of Technology,teach and conduct applied research in 52 individual laboratories, utilizing equipment valued atover 28 million dollars.Applied

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

T. Al Austin; Steve Wells

. Several industries provide training tapes that illustrate the practical applicationto engineering principles. These tapes can aide the student in understanding and better equip himto apply the subject on the job. Video tapes also have the ability to demonstrate the applicationof the engineering principles in industry which is also helpful.5. Laboratory work. Since hands on laboratory exercises are not practical for the distancelearner, students will need to meet with faculty for a concentrated two or three week lab exerciseperiod one to two times each year. This lab work is best conducted at a local industry such as apower plant when learning about the principles of Thermodynamics, for example. Lab work willbe based on an extended work day with a

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ward J. Collis; Shih-Liang Wang; Esther A. Hughes; John Chen

disadvantage of being in the competition the first time(Solar Splash has existed for three years), A&T is also handicapped by having onlyone semester to design and build the boat, compared to the two semesters mostother schools devote to the project. To alleviate some of the time pressure, the Page 2.223.2faculty prepared some groundwork prior to the beginning of the semester.Chen, et al. Page 2 of 4Sufficient funding was solicited from four sources: the Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL), A&T’s College of Engineering, and the two participating departments. JPLwas attracted to the project because

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

K.A. Korzeniowski

Session 2438 Integrating Graphics and the Concurrent Engineering Design Process into Electrical Engineering Education K.A. Korzeniowski United States Naval Academy ABSTRACT This paper describes a laboratory exercise performed by Electrical Engineering majors takinga first course in electrical circuit theory. The goal of this exercise was to familiarize students withengineering drawings, concurrent product engineering and manufacturing considerations within thecontext of design applications for an

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

J. W. Stevens; A.A. Jalalzadeh-Azar; B.K. Hodge

available for student use. Studentresponse was favorable, and the faculty involved assessed the desiccant materials to be a usefuladdition to the course.In addition to the material developed for the curriculum module, future improvements for thedesiccant segment of the course will include a hands-on laboratory experience. An instrumentedtest cell for desiccant devices is currently being developed by the Global Center for DesiccantTechnology. This laboratory will be available for student use in connection with the airconditioning course. Module AvailabilityAs part of the activities of the Global Center for Desiccant Technology (GCDT), copies of themodule have been sent to all mechanical engineering programs

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Henry W. Kraebber

Session 2263 Multimedia Technology Supporting Manufacturing Education Henry W. Kraebber, P. E. Purdue University - School of Technology Accredited programs in manufacturing engineering technology stress hands onapplications and problem solving using the computer as a tool. The computers found intechnology laboratories come in many different forms directed at solving a particular problem,developing and documenting a product design, controlling a process or machine, or even helpingto manage the business side of the operation. Students learn to program and operate manydifferent

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Chong Chen

course.The software and hardware used are LabVIEW and PCI-1200 board from National Instruments.LabVIEW is a graphical programming language that has been widely adopted throughoutindustry, academia, and government labs as the standard for data acquisition and instrumentcontrol software. PCI-1200 board is a low-cost, multifunction I/O Data acquisition card thatcommunicates with a PC through a parallel port. In our laboratory, they are used for measuringtemperatures, stress and other variables. With LabVIEW, PCI-1200 board, and signal conditionalcircuits, students may collect, display, and process the values of those quickly changingvariables. They may also see the variations of these variables in detail, which usually isimpossible without a digital

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Carlos Ortiz

representapproximately 13% of the total instructional time. The study of water treatment processes andwater distribution systems represents approximately 36% of the instructional time, while theremainder of the course is dedicated to wastewater collection and treatment systems. An efforthas been made to include topics on treatment alternatives for small community systems. Inaddition to the direct instructional time, the students are exposed to basic laboratory analysis andtechniques used in water and wastewater treatment. The proposed contents for this course ispresented in Table 1.At the end of the Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering Technology course, the studentshould be able to: • identify the most important regulations concerning water quality

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Sivasubramaniam Krishnan; Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Texas A&M University is a member of the Foundation Coalition, which is funded by theNational Science Foundation. As part of the development of the sophomore engineering sciencecourses, several in-class laboratory demonstrations have been developed. One of these is a four-point bend test. The students are able to make load-deflection measurements in the classroom,and determine the modulus of elasticity for different materials. This paper will describe thesetup, procedure, and give examples of how different evaluation methods correlate.Introduction During the development of the engineering science core courses at Texas A&MUniversity, the faculty decided that it would be beneficial for the students to have some in-classlaboratory

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariusz Jankowski

theoretical foundations, whilethe laboratory sessions reveal implementation details and provide opportunities forexperimentation, visualization and testing. The two forms of instruction complement eachother well. Theory and implementation reinforce each other building a deeperunderstanding of the subject matter. To achieve this end, Mathematica is used in a varietyof ways. As a productivity tool, it helps students solve many of the problems found instandard undergraduate textbooks. The student benefits by spending more time Page 3.425.2formulating and understanding the problem than on algebraic manipulation. Standardexamples of algebraic evaluation common

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohsen Ayoobi, Wayne State University; Mukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University; David Merolla, Wayne State University; Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University; Mark A Jager, Wayne State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

computer networks and communications, especially in wireless communications and wireless sensor networks. Her research has been published in leading scholarly journals in engineering, including the IEEE Transactions on Communications, the IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, IEEE Transactions on Education and the International Journal of Modeling and Simulation. Dr. Yaprak’s research has been funded by grants awarded her from the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Energy, NASA, the US Navy, and the business community. She has held 8 research fellowships at NASA research centers (John Glenn Laboratory at Case Western, Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Cal Tech, Ames Research Center at Stanford, and the

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

outliningsignificant efforts being undertaken to bolster the program; (4) Resources detailing current personneland laboratory assets; (5) Development Efforts discussing how we are leveraging synergies with otherUAF programs, activities, and collaborations to enhance all of these; and (6) Future Efforts chartsanticipated additions UAF plans for their academic programs and outreach efforts in the near future.BackgroundAerospace Program Motivation. As mentioned earlier, the strong and consistent student demand foraerospace education opportunities, particularly over the last decade, eventually led UAF to initiate anew Aerospace Engineering bachelor’s degree program (beginning fall semester 2023). Though in itsinfancy, this program has already been well received

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 12: Promoting Student Success and Motivation

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, American Instiutes for Research (AIR); David L Burris, University of Delaware; Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

be taken prior to any laboratory courses within the major andconcurrently with an introductory design course. As a 2-credit course, TechnicalCommunications met in-person twice weekly for approximately one hour per session. The coursewas a single large-enrollment section (ca. 200) taught by one instructor who is a faculty memberwithin the discipline. Class sessions were approximately 70% lecture and 30% small groupactivity that had a required, online group submission (15% course grade). Students wererandomly assigned to groups of three and instructed to sit next to these individuals during classtime. All other course assignments were completed individually, and these included: (1) weeklyassignments (35% course grade) designed to take

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael Leasure

CONSTRUCTIONmaterials, developed supporting laboratory projects, andprogrammed the equipment to support our specific needs. The LabView diagnostic center was constructed withThe result has been a comprehensive introduction to data portability and flexibility as primary goals. The centeracquisition and diagnostics for our students. could accommodate turbine, as well as reciprocating engine, data acquisition. This flexibility was of primary INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT importance as the cost was shared between several areas of the curriculum. The

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2013 GSW

Authors

Ronald E. Barr

there are guest PEVs who are on a training visit. Theteam members are expected to arrive on the Saturday before the visit, or at least in time for theSunday brunch and initial team meeting at 11:00 am. Before the visit, it is expected that the PEVhas read the program self-study, completed a pre-visit evaluation, and audited student transcripts.On the Sunday afternoon, the ABET team proceeds to the campus and initiates visits with thevarious program facilities starting around 1:30 pm and lasting until about 5:00 pm. This is thetime set aside for meeting program administrators, visiting laboratory facilities, and reviewingthe program outcome and course notebooks. Any clarification of the materials will be initiatedduring this first visit to the

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2013 GSW

Authors

Chaka Berthe; E. H. Shaban

primaryelectrons during X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). For lack of space, in this extendedabstract, the Maxwell SV plots for the single and triple GEM are not shown.We obtained results from the actual test experiment using a single GEM X-ray fluorescencedetector for a dilute sample, a leaf of tree as in Figure 4. We have used NSLS synchrotronfacilities at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Long Island, New York. The single GEMprovided a relatively good scan for Iron (Fe) in a dry tree leaf. Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March21-23, 2013 Copyright 2013, American Society for the Engineering EducationFigure 1a. The

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2016 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Dina Battaglia; Krishna Sampigethaya; Akhan Almagambetov; Mehran Andalibi; Tyrone Groh; Kaela Martin; Matt Pavlina; Sam Siewert; Anne Boettcher

electrical engineering program investigated the impact of research, whenintroduced across both class and lab sections of the same course. Students in a freshman-leveldigital circuits design class, which was historically biased to electrical and computer engineering(EE/CE) majors, served as study participants. Since over 85% of the students enrolled in thecourse were aerospace and mechanical engineers (AE/ME), we wanted to observe whether thestudents connected disparate EE/CE laboratory topics to real-world AE/ME applications(problem-based learning) after writing a substantial research paper on a topic of their choosing,within the broad category of aircraft control systems and design. Table I – Average of the Responses to the Extra Questionnaire