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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Wendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Karen L. Tonso, Wayne State University; Peggy Noel Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University

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NSF Grantees

University Jeffrey E. Froyd is the Director of Faculty Climate and Development at Texas A&M University. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the engineering education community. He co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He has authored or co-authored over 70 papers on engineering education in areas ranging from curricular change

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Computers and Simulation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun J. Kwon, Andrews University

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Computers in Education

practical exposure to it, unless they take additionalelective courses which are seldom offered in undergrad predominant institutes. Simulation hasbecome an essential step in designing and optimizing process in many engineering problems.Therefore, the COMSOL simulation project was assigned to undergraduate CFD as a part oftheir term project to enhance their exposure to simulation software and help understanding theuse of simulation on the model testing. This paper presents a case study of an undergraduatefluid dynamics project where students were challenged to design a shape, estimate the drag andlift coefficient through the COMSOL simulation. The study was assessed by quizzes to evaluatethe simulation enhanced understanding of the fluid concepts

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjiv B. Gokhale; Michael O'Dea

Effectiveness of Community Service in Enhancing Student Learning and Development Sanjiv Gokhale, Michael O’Dea Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUIAbstractSince 1996, the Department of Construction Technology, Purdue School of Engineering andTechnology, IUPUI, has been involved in a University-Community partnership, through astructured participation of students with community housing projects. In four years since it’sinception, the partnership has had a significant and lasting impact on the communities and thestudents engaged in providing service to these communities. This paper suggests that communityservice presents a powerful pedagogy for

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Zecher; Kenneth Rennels; Douglas Acheson

Manufacturing Technology, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI, hasundertaken a project to make use of modern marketing technology by developing an interactiveCD-ROM aimed specifically at recruitment. The development of this recruiting tool is beingpartially funded by a grant from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation.The objective of this project is to develop an interactive CD-ROM. This tool will allow theviewer to: learn about engineering technology careers; learn about IUPUI’s campus; investigatedegree programs and curricula; tour the department’s laboratories; meet the department facultyand students; and have frequently asked questions answered. The obvious benefit to thedevelopment of this CD-ROM will be the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Yvan Champoux

first time in the fall of 1997 to a class of 120 sopho-mores. The purpose of the course is threefold. First, it covers the basic knowledge associated toexperimentation. Second, several laboratories are used to enhance the understanding of thecourses content and to develop the students skills. Finally, the course is closely linked to a majorsemester experimental project. This paper presents a short description of the course content andhow the course was designed. It also demonstrates that the course is an excellent “integrator”that allows the students to link the knowledge covered in various courses. I. IntroductionA new mechanical engineering curriculum was introduced in 1996. This innovative curriculumis

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Carlos Balda

dwindling researchbudgets, satisfying companies having close ties to the University with small projects with nobudget, and also preparing those undergraduate students interested in power engineeringto perform independent work or even pursue graduate studies. The projects addressed bythe students are closely associated with “real-world” problems; in fact, most problemscome from industry. In this manner, the bridge between the university “theoretical” worldand the industrial “real” world are brought a little closer. This methodology is provingvery beneficial to both the undergraduate students and this faculty member as explained inthe paper.I. INTRODUCTION In general, university faculty are having difficulties in (1) attracting sufficient

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher G. Braun

Session 1526 The CSM Electronics Prototyping Facility Christopher G. Braun Colorado School of MinesWhy an Electronics Prototyping Facility is NeededMost electronic laboratory projects require building simple circuits that are torn apart as soon asthe lab is over -- resulting in a limited opportunity for the students to construct anything useful.Students are often frustrated in electronics courses and laboratories as they never quite get to thelevel where they can design and build anything practical.[1] The CSM Electronics PrototypingFacility (EPF) provides students with

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Jon E. Freckleton

students mature, demandingcustomers.The graphics sequence of three required, and one upper level optional, courses havesignificant design content. The first year course teaches fundamentals. The second yearGD&T and CG courses are project based. This year they were split from a single course toallow transfer students more flexibility; many have CG, few have GD&T.Both second year courses will continue with design content: l-Each assigned drawing requires an isometric sketch showing an engineeringapplication of the part. It must be unique, the part is modified to reflect the design use.Therefore, each students’ drawing is unique which greatly increases grading time. 2-Students form three to five member design teams and develop

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra L. Doty; Dr. Kathryn A. Svinarich; Cynthia Finelli

requirement to promotion, typically surpasses a full timecommitment. Moreover, the fiscal, facility, and expertise constraints of a small institute limitviable projects, particularly experimental endeavors. To meet the research requirements forpromotion, three junior, untenured faculty members (an electrical engineer and two physicists)took the initiative to form a cross-discipline, off-campus collaborative research effort with asenior, tenured physiologist at a mid-sized research university. The junior faculty memberscontribute their time and technical skills to the project. The physiologist provides mentoring,direction, laboratory space and supplies. The collaboration involves the waveform analysis of electroretinograms (ERG) in rats. Atthis

Conference Session

DEED Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State University; Ehsan Sheybani, Virginia State University

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Design in Engineering Education

are formed, the early design stages, prototyping and test, oralpresentations, and conference attendance for the last two years. The students’ evaluationmethods and outcomes assessments are also presented. Finally, the problems and challenges inthe Senior Design course are discussed. Overall, this “new and improved” Senior Design coursehelps students to develop many skills which were not previously developed. As one example ofa successful student project, “Sense-o-matic Cane: Ungrounded Detection for the Blind” wonSecond Place in Technology and Engineering at the 2008 HBCU-UP National Researchconference.IntroductionThe Computer Engineering Program at the Virginia State University, a small Historically BlackColleges and Universities (HBCU), was

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean M. Trusedell, Purdue University; Mindy Hart, EPICS

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #8624The EPICS Program: Innovative Education for Authentic LearningMrs. Jean M. Trusedell, Purdue University Jean Trusedell is a Nationally Board Certified Teacher with extensive experience working with K-12 Ed- ucators and students. Her current project is working with the EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) at Purdue University to create curriculum that can be used with students throughout the coun- try to integrate best classroom practices with engineering principles. Previously, she was the Science and Technology Coach for MSD of Decatur Township in Indianapolis, IN. Ms. Trusedell is pursuing a

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Theodore W. Manikas; Gerald R. Kane

this purpose. Oklahoma universities andcompanies may apply for funding from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Scienceand Technology (OCAST) 4 through their R&D Student Intern Partnership program. The statedpurpose of this program is to improve Oklahoma's R&D base by supporting undergraduatestudent internships at Oklahoma R&D facilities. The goal is to encourage undergraduatestudents to prepare for scientific and technical fields that support high-tech companies inOklahoma.This paper describes the approach used by the Department of Electrical Engineering at TheUniversity of Tulsa to develop and fund a specific internship project for its undergraduatestudents. It is hoped that the methods described in this paper will provide

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Alex Antunes; Angela Walters; Amanda Raab

The Neglected Art of Sourcing in Engineering Education Alex Antunes, Angela Walters & Amanda Raab, Capitol Technology UniversityWe present methods for teaching schedule and cost delays in engineering projects as experientialteam learning within a classroom, without incurring unscripted schedule or cost delay to thecourse. Matching design and schematic specifications to a single vendor solution is a necessarybut rarely taught step in engineering. Engineers need parts, but most courses magically provideeither kits, chosen parts, or single-sourced components to speed student focus on the coreengineering topics. Sourcing of parts, however, involves real world process- and people-relatedissues that can add schedule and

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2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Tyler Moser; Rungun Nathan; Barbara Mizdail

complex concepts and use highlysophisticated information tools. While universities around the world have rapidly implementedfirst year courses to help students bridge their transition into the information systems of highereducation, Penn State Berks has chosen to combine these trends into a distinct first yearexperience specifically for first year engineering students that teach important skills for boththeir collegiate and professional careers. It was observed that first year engineering students come with enthusiasm ready to tackledifficult concepts. They come ready to do engineering. This program consists of a semesterlong first year course. Initially the students are given a selection of faculty research projects tochoose from. From

Conference Session

Improving Retention & Self-Efficacy through Experiential Learning and Research Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel A. Tillman, University of Texas at El Paso; Thomas Joseph Soto, University of Texas at El Paso; Song An, University of Texas at El Paso; Carlos Paez, Navajo Technical University; Alice Carron, Blue Marble Institute of Space Science

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

officialpolicy or position of William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Department of the Army,Defense Health Agency, or the US Government.Introduction This project will advance middle school student math and sciences progress through itsinnovative use of non-invasive personal and familial data collection and analysis. Usingaccessible technologies such as: non-contact infrared thermometers with memory function, pulseoximeters with Bluetooth that painlessly clip on to your finger, electronic digital calipers, andhousehold tools including tape measures, students will learn to collect and analyze their personaland familial health-data. Using laptops and tablets with MS Excel software, students will uploadtheir data and explore it with simulation and

Conference Session

Statics Fanatics 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Damon Kirkpatrick; Michael Anderson, United States Air Force

compare the previous course’s finalproject with the new final project. The methods and tools used to ensure the new course andlesson objectives align with the course assessments, the institutional outcomes, and subsequentcore engineering courses will be described. Preliminary findings from the assessment data willbe presented, and plans for a more robust assessment of the changes will be discussed. 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & ExpositionBackground & MotivationThe mission of the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is “to educate, train and inspiremen and women to become officers of character motivated to lead the United States Air Forceand Space Force in service to our Nation [1].” This mission sets the

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CIT Division Technical Session #10

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yosi Shibberu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

mining courses. Our course has been team taughtfour times by a computer science and a mathematics professor. We developed a mathematics anda computer science version of the data mining course that are identical except that the computerscience version requires the course project to have an interactive data-driven website as one of thedeliverables. We describe how the topics covered in the courses have evolved. We also discuss thelearning outcomes we have developed for the courses and methods we use to assess whetherstudents have achieved these learning outcomes.IntroductionThe growing availability of large data sets has led to a steady increase in data mining relatedcourses in mathematics and computer science departments. Sanati-Mehrizy et al

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Aerospace Division Technical Session: Pedogogy and Training

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Kurita; Claudia Rolón; Derlis Ortiz Coronel; Cristhian Coronel; Hector Velazquez

had a positive impact in recent yearsin Paraguay, especially with the launch and placement into the orbit of the CubeSat style theGuaraníSat1 in 2021 (AEP, 2021), being one of the most significant technological achieve-ments in the country. This experience developed a series of hands-on classes on the applica-tion of a didactic module in the assembly and operation of this nanosatellite.The here referred CubeSat is a didactic module prototype. This was designed for the develop-ment of nanosatellites whose main objective is to apply space science in the education sectorthrough a project-based learning methodology.Previous research was carried out in Paraguay, such as a CanSat project (Kurita et al, 2020),where high school instructors were

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NSF Grantees: RED 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sriram Mohan, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Eva Andrijcic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Kerice Doten-Snitker, University of Washington

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Cara Margherio is the Assistant Director of the UW Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Eq- uity (CERSE). Cara manages the evaluation of several NSF- and NIH-funded projects. Her research is grounded in critical race and feminist theories, and her research interests include community cultural wealth, counterspaces, intersectionality, and institutional change.Dr. Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington Elizabeth Litzler, Ph.D., is the director of the University of Washington Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (UW CERSE) and an affiliate assistant professor of sociology. She has been at UW working on STEM Equity issues for more than 15 years. Dr. Litzler is a member of ASEE, incoming chair

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Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Isabella Stuopis, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Melissa R. Mazan, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods

]. Working in contexts outside oftraditional mechanical engineering applications, students may have to reconcile multiplerepresentations of concepts that they previously perceived more narrowly [5]. Previous researchalso shows that team projects can facilitate deeper conceptual growth when individual membershave to contribute parts to a whole. When teams delegate the design of different sub-systems todifferent members, to be successful, each individual must understand how their parts contributeto the whole and how they interface with all other parts [6]. Teamwork also presents anopportunity for collaborative knowledge construction as students work together to make sense ofunexpected results.In this qualitative case study, we investigate the range of

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2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Sabrina Martin, University of Pittsburgh; Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh

. Throughout his career, Dr. Kerzmann has advised over eighty student projects, some of which have won regional and international awards. A recent project team won the Utility of Tomorrow competition, outperforming fifty-five international teams to bring home one of only five prizes. Additionally, he has developed and taught fourteen different courses, many of which were in the areas of energy, sustainability, thermodynamics, dynamics and heat transfer. He has always made an effort to incorporate experiential learning into the classroom through the use of demonstrations, guest speakers, student projects and site visits. Dr. Kerzmann is a firm believer that all students learn in their own unique way. In an effort to reach

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M3C: Mentoring into the profession

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2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich University; Michael W. Prairie, Norwich University; Seth H. Frisbie, Norwich University

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

State University , Pennsylvania Jul 28 Full Paper: Tackling Real-World Problems in First-Year Electrical Engineering ExperiencesAbstractThis paper details how a spectrophotometer design project was scaffolded into a first-yearintroductory electrical engineering course to model the engineering design process for students,and to motivate students to practice their design skills and contribute to the project by testingdesign variations. The goal of the project is the creation of a low-cost, portable, reliable waterquality measurement device to support people working to address water quality contaminationissues around the world. While much of the design was ultimately the responsibility of key ECEand Chemistry

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

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International

integrator, as projectcoordinator or project manager. Mechatronics engineers also tend to work with applications, withsystems rather than components and with synthesis and design rather than analysis.In the perspective of globalization the skills required of the mechatronics engineer has to be validon an international market, and “international skills” ought to be included in the curriculum. Thisarticle presents experiences from different modes of integration of international skills intocapstone courses and curriculum in mechatronics at KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology inStockholm, Sweden.In conclusion, international collaboration in the settings described can provide experiences ofworking in a global setting in order to prepare students for

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Richter, Technische Universitat Berlin; Sven Grottke, Technische Universitat Berlin

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-1733: LEARNING ABSTRACT INFORMATION THEORY ON VISUALDATA: AN INTEGRATED COURSE ON WAVELET-BASED IMAGECOMPRESSIONThomas Richter, Technische Universitat BerlinSven Grottke, Technische Universitat Berlin Page 12.1007.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Learning Abstract Information Theory on Visual Data: An Integrated Course on Wavelet-Based Image CompressionAbstractWe describe the implementation of and our experiences with a capstone course on wavelet basedimage compression held at the University of Technology Berlin in the years 2002 to 2006. Thiscourse has been designed as an “integrated project”, which means that it combines

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Solar Power, Wind Power, and Energy System Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Ulrich Schwabe, Rowan University; Andrew Hak, Rowan University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-2241: LARGE-SCALE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM DESIGN: LEARNINGSUSTAINABILITY THROUGH ENGINEERING CLINICSPeter Mark Jansson, Rowan UniversityUlrich Schwabe, Rowan University Ulrich Schwabe is a graduate student at Rowan UniveristyAndrew Hak, Rowan University Andrew Hak is a senior in electrical and computer engineering at Rowan University Page 13.837.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Large-Scale Photovoltaic System Design: Learning Sustainability through Engineering ClinicsI. AbstractWorking on cutting edge technology projects with industry is a key component of RowanUniversity’s engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula, Wayne State University; Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Darin Ellis, Wayne State University; Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Shlomo Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

’ – BASED MANUFACTURING EDUCATION1. IntroductionThe Learning Factory (LF) model was first developed as part of the TRP/NSF fundedManufacturing Engineering Education Partnership with the goal of developing a practice-basedengineering curriculum that balances analytical and theoretical knowledge with integratedphysical facilities for product realization in an industrial-like setting1-2. The model has beensuccessfully implemented in several other institutions3. However, full implementation of the LFmodel can be expensive. In 2002, Wayne State University was awarded an NSF grant to developan adaptation of the LF model that would be less costly to implement. This goal was achieved byintroducing the use of coordinated hands-on projects

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Automation and Robotics Subjects in Manufacturing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sample, Oregon Institute of Technology; John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

adapted from common appliances such as hand drillsand hot melt glue guns to emulate common industrial processes. The work cell can be easilyduplicated at low initial cost and ongoing maintenance. Undergraduate student teams wereintegrated with graduate students to design and build the system.IntroductionThis work was sponsored through the Graduate Fellowship Program of the Oregon NASA SpaceGrant Consortium. At the onset of this project the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering(MMET) department at the Oregon Institute of Technology had just a handful of functioningrobots, even fewer robotic work cells, and none which were fully capable of simulatingmanufacturing assembly processes. This scenario left the MMET department with few real-worldtools

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Innovative Teaching Strategies in Engineering Graphics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Leland, Oral Roberts University

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Engineering Design Graphics

. Page 14.938.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Pair Programming in a CAD Based Engineering Graphics CourseAbstractPair programming was introduced into a course in engineering graphics that emphasizes solidmodeling using SolidWorks. In pair programming, two students work at a single computer, andperiodically trade off roles as driver (hands on the keyboard and mouse) and navigator (discussstrategy and design issues). Pair programming was used in a design project, and in a subsequentyear in a design project and several smaller special projects. Student outcomes for two yearswere compared with a previous year in which pair programming was not used. Improvementswere seen in design

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Dr. Dennis Mikkelson

Session 1626 Computer Graphics and Image Processing Laboratory for Undergraduate Instruction. Dr. Dennis Mikkelson University of Wisconsin-Stout The ILI funded laboratory and curriculum development project described in this paperprovided UNIX workstations for undergraduate courses in computer graphics and image processingat the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Prior to this project, the computer graphics course wastaught on 80286 class personal computers using an implementation of the Graphical Kernel System

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Emerging Issues in Materials Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane Folz, Virginia Tech; Christine Burgoyne, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

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Materials

is built on a prerequisite laboratory in which characterization methods wereintroduced through the evaluation of metals in a semester-long evaluation project. In the courseunder discussion, various processing methods were taught in the first few weeks, after which aseven-week design project based on one or more of these techniques was developed by teamsconsisting of three to five students. The problem presented to the students was to develop aproject that illustrated the impact of processing on the properties of the materials. Teams wererequired to design both the technical and managerial aspects of the project. The teams wereevaluated through the use of two written reports, periodic class presentations (evaluated by boththe students and the