Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Texas A&M International University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-4343: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATION THROUGH PAR-TICIPATION IN ENGINEERING COMPETITIONSDr. Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Texas A&M International University Fernando Gonzalez is an Assistant Professor of engineering at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas. Previously, he was a technical staff member at Los Alamos National Laboratory and an Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla. Gonzalez holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include intelligent control of autonomous systems, robotics, and modeling and simulation

Conference Session

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

degree program. These two courses consist of both theoryand laboratory work with a heavy reliance on student projects (typically, of an interdisciplinarynature) that involve the implementation of functional, proto-type, sensor/control networks. Usingpopular low-cost PIC® microcontroller development boards and a small, self-contained, non-IT,TCP/IP data network, students are able to construct sensor/control networks that can be accessedlocally either through standard wired network connections (Ethernet) or wirelessly using eitherthe IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) or IEEE 802.15.4 (ZigBee) wireless standards or remotely throughavailable mobile device apps. The successes and failures of the courses will be high-lighted,along with student reaction, examples of

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

AC 2012-4138: TEACHING PYTHAGORAS’S THEOREM USING SOFT-WAREDr. Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes Bert Pariser is a faculty member in the Electronic Engineering Technology and Computer Science Tech- nology departments at Technical Career Institutes. His primary responsibility is developing curriculum and teaching methodology for physics, thermodynamics, electromagnetic field theory, computers, and databases. Pariser has prepared grant proposals to the National Science Foundation, which produced the funding for a Fiber Optics Laboratory. He served as Faculty Advisor to the IEEE and Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society. Pariser was instrumental in merging Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society into the ASEE. In

Conference Session

ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, participation in professional societies,and licensure as Professional Engineers. What constitutes an acceptable level in any of thoseareas is left almost exclusively to the judgment of the evaluator and team chief and there hasbeen nowhere near the level of discussion on these items as there has been on outcome and Page 25.1271.6objective assessment. Even the ABET evaluator training provides little guidance in this area.Similarly, the Criterion 7 on Facilities states, “Classrooms, offices, laboratories, and associatedequipment must be adequate to support attainment of the student outcomes and to provide anatmosphere conducive to learning.” There has

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher T. Field; Cameron Wright; Thad Welch

easily navigated pull-down menu for file selection and subsequentanalysis. An example of such a menu is shown in Figure 2. Figure 3 shows the signal analyzer GUIdisplaying a ringing bell. Harmonic content can be easily identified.All of the recorded files can be heard by pushing the play button. Additionally, since this button is notmodal, rapid replay sound effects can be generated.Given this type of tool, several students have chosen to continue their exploration of the time andfrequency domain relationships after class or lab in their rooms using their own computers andsoftware (MATLAB ). An unlimited number of files can easily be created or recorded and stored in aseparate directory for subsequent analysis in a classroom, laboratory, or

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy J. Anderson; Sarah A. Rajala; Matthew Ohland

uninterestedand unqualified students from the population.I. IntroductionThe NSF funded SUCCEED Engineering Education Coalition is a collaboration of eight Col-leges of Engineering in the southeastern U.S.1 with a shared mission of creating sustainable en-gineering education reform on each of our campuses. SUCCEED has a vision of a curriculumthat will educate our students for success throughout their career by nurturing technical confi-dence, developing a skill base for success, and instilling a positive attitude in its graduates.While these schools are all publicly funded, there is great diversity in their size, mission, studentbody, experience, and academic strengths. This diverse “educational research laboratory” has 1 Clemson University, Florida

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ross Staffeldt

problems in third semester calculus or differential equations. Support for students is also provided through software developed by a member of the Department of Mathematical Sciences computer operations group for viewing students’ workspaces on the laboratory server; this is described below in the section on hardware and universal software.For motivation, students have to understand that learning to use the Maple tools accounts formore than a token percentage of the grade. I construct each test so that 15% -20% of the gradedepends on the students’ ability to set up problems in Maple and to interpret Maple results. Sinceclasses are often too large for the lab, the Maple portion of each test consists of take-homeproblems. For the first exam

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hailey; Christine Hailey

. Weinberger, C. B. and R. Mutharasan, “Fundamentals of Manufacturing – Multimedia Modules for Contextual Learning,” Proceedings of the 1998 Frontiers in Education Conference, ASEE/IEEE, pp. 669-671.5. Hailey, C. E. and D. E. Hailey, “Evaluation of Student Preferences and Learning Outcomes of Computer-Based Teaching Modules For a Manufacturing Processes Laboratory,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 28-July 1, Seattle, WA, 1998.6. Hailey, D. E. and C. E. Hailey, “Hypermedia, Multimedia and Reader Cognition: An Empirical Study,” Technical Communication, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 330-342, 1998.7. Wallace, D. R., and P. Mutooni, “A Comparative Evaluation of World Wide Web-Based and Classroom Teaching,” Journal of

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Tony Brune; Elaine Chapman-Moore; Dave Wiese; Hulas King

participate in this phase create PACE Laboratories—providingan opportunity for their students to actively work with this outstanding software. Thehardware, software, and training are provided virtually without cost to the institution.This phase provides a framework for these institutions to network with one another andthe PACE Industry Partners in parametrics-related efforts. The PACE industrialpartners are approximately one-third of the way through the deployment of this phase,but are beginning work on the networks that will bind both the academic and theindustrial partners together in efforts to improve design, engineering, and manufacturingapproaches worldwide.Networks for student internships, faculty industrial experiences while on sabbatical, GM

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

William E. Murphy; Jimmy L. Smart; G. T. Lineberry; Bonita L. Lykins

feature of the engineering programs at Paducah is that alllaboratory equipment for unit operation labs was purchased from off-the-shelf vendors. Since theengineering programs are for undergraduates only, there are no graduate students available toconstruct and test laboratory experimental equipment as in a traditional university environment.Purchase of the equipment was from a $1.1M start-up equipment allocation appropriated by theState over a 2-year period. Some of the equipment includes a packed distillation column, adouble-effect evaporator, CSTR and continuous reactors, gas adsorption apparatus, fluid flowapparatus, liquid-liquid extraction, process control trainer, and various type heat exchangers. Theliquid-liquid extraction apparatus is

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Daryl G. Boden

support of testing andintegration, coordination with DoD/NASA laboratories or universities for collaborative projects,and guides USNA Midshipmen through the DoD Space Experiment Review Board (SERB) flightselection process. The satellite development process is a multi-semester effort requiring the contributions ofMidshipmen from several consecutive graduating classes. Senior students in our AerospaceDesign course initiate the process in the spring semester with identification of the mission anddetermination of requirements, followed by development of the conceptual design. Students insubsequent classes will take the satellite through feasibility study, final design, construction,testing, and launch platform integration. Each spring

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Vincent Wilczynski

collecting experimental data to investigate physical phenomena and test engineeringhypotheses. With the exception of computer based data acquisition instruction in the course,the content of such courses is fairly standard1. These standard topics include experimentaldesign and techniques, transducers, signal processing, and data analysis. The topic of computerbased data acquisition is an essential component of modern engineering experimentationcourses and its incorporation in the course can serve as the backbone to explore other coursetopics.The engineering instructor’s challenge is to find a method for covering this material in aclassroom setting while simultaneously conducting meaningful laboratory experiments tocomplement the classroom instruction

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Sureshkumar; J. Sato

placed to the MEMC Inc., St. Peters, web site and to theacademic research laboratories that work on silicon manufacturing through CVD and non-CVDprocesses. This will enhance professional awareness and improve career prospects.Introduce experimental and software tools: Software tools will includeMaple/Mathematica/Matlab and special purpose software such as FIDAP, Fluent, POLYFLOWetc. This could complement the introductory course on computing (CS 265 at WashingtonUniversity). Similar introduction to applications of flow visualization [4] digital particle imagingvelocimetry (DPIV), infrared thermal imaging (IRTI), Rheometry etc. could also be given throughthe IRIMs.K-12 Education: IRIMs developed based on simpler illustrations of engineering target

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Doepker

learning could also be included in the course thataddresses the PRP and or specific technical subjects that would enhance the performanceon the projects.The CourseProjects have been implemented in various types of courses. Besides projectsincorporated into a standard three credit hour course, in some cases projects have beensuccessfully implemented in 1 or 2 credit hour laboratory courses (attached to othercourses like design of machine elements) in which the students meet several times eachweek. In these cases most of the laboratory is spent on team activities related to theproject.Other venues could include experimental laboratories where both fabrication andexperiments are performed. Depending on the course it has been observed that the

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman L. Fortenberry

will support fundamental and applied research through a defined program which willsupersede the REPP program. For example, NSF’s Division of Research, Evaluation, andCommunication has supported fundamental research on efficacy of small group learning by theNational Institute of Science Education. That research has demonstrated a significantimprovement in student learning15. The same division supported applied research on improvingthe efficacy of problem solving in engineering design classes16.Implementation research will result from analysis of projects supported through NSF’simplementation programs at the pre-college (e.g., Teacher Enhancement Program),undergraduate (e.g., Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program), and graduate

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Ernest M. Kim

-engineeringmajors to electrical and electronic technologies that are encountered daily. The class isstructured as a three hour lecture course. Although some simple mathematical conceptsrequiring competence in high school algebra is required, the majority of the material strives forconceptual understanding of the underlying science of the specific technologies discussed.The course has three purposes:1. Students learn of the underlying scientific concepts of the technical tools used today2. Essays on the impact of specific technologies on society are assigned to students to encourage critical thinking3. Through discussions and technical problem-solving assignments, sufficient scientific literacy will be achieved meriting fulfillment of a non-laboratory

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Colin S. Howat

Session 3613 Process Simulation in Chemical Engineering Design: A Potential Impediment to, Instead of Catalyst for, Meeting Course Objectives Colin S. Howat Kurata Thermodynamics Laboratory Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2223 USA cshowat@ukans.edu Capstone Design is creativity -- synthesis and evaluation. It is focuses on developing the confidence to practice

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Elmer A. Grubbs

mentioned before, it serves as a starting point for otherprojects which can be built using this technology.The second project was also constructed by Bryan Conner in an independent projects class, andconsisted of modeling the campus of the University of Southern Colorado, and the interior of thetechnology building in virtual reality. This was to allow the user to fly through the campuslooking at the various buildings and structures, and also to tour the technology building and theelectronics laboratory. It could be expanded in the future to allow the viewer to tour any of thebuildings and labs or classrooms on the campus. This project also uses the Virtual Iglasses fromthe previous project, now connected to a Pentium processor equipped with Virtual

Conference Session

Learning through Instrumentation: Experiences and Applications

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Jackson Mitchell Cuppett, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Dave Akin, University of Maryland, College Park; Urjit Korok Chakraborty, James M. Bennett High School; Lance C. Ward, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Parker Wilson, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Mason Alexander Morgan; Rahul Vishnoi, University of Maryland, College Park; Romeo Gabriel Perlstein, University of Maryland, College Park

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Instrumentation Division (INST)

scope to expose and engage student participants to robotics and other related effortswithin the broad scope of NASA’s Artemis mission objectives. The DREAM project was fundedby the NASA MSTAR program at the beginning of fall 2023 with the lead author as the principalinvestigator (PI). This paper will outline aspects of the AIRSPACES and DREAM project effortsundertaken during the summer and fall of 2023. A couple of high school students were veryinterested in participating in the AIRSPACES project efforts last summer but due to logisticsconstraints could not come to campus physically and participated in the project efforts remotely.2.0 Soft Gripper and Sphero RVRThe Robotics, Automation, and Manufacturing (RAM) laboratory has initiated soft

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)

preparation.2.1.1 Designing effective syllabiSyllabi serve as a contract between instructor and students. New faculty members should ensurethat their syllabi communicate course objectives, learning outcomes, grading criteria, and policiesin a transparent and accessible manner. Providing students with an alternative lecture schedulecan also show an outlining key date for assignments, exams, and other important milestones. Thisclarity enables students to plan their study schedule effectively, manage their time efficiently, andstay on track with coursework.2.1.2 Laboratory Design and real-world connectionDesigning laboratories with stronger connections to real-world examples and theoretical knowledgeinvolves several strategies, including selecting

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Student Growth & Professionalization

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodrigo Cutri, Maua Institute of Techonology; Hector Alexandre Chaves Gil, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Cristiane Maria Barra Da Matta; Octavio Mattasoglio Neto

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

themost viable one based on viability and usability criteria; this stage is described in a shorttechnical report with the delimitation of the problem and the study of the solution'sviability.Since the students are newcomers, a report model is provided along with the rubric (Table2) containing the evaluation criteria. The assessment here is purely formative, with no"grade" given, serving only to guide students in conducting and describing their work.It is also proposed that students be able to realize and demonstrate their ideas, so in thePrototyping stage, students used the institution's facilities (laboratories, FabLab, projectspaces) to model, assemble, and test prototypes.The results of this phase of the work were presented in the form of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division GIFTS: Great Ideas For Teaching Students

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fayekah Assanah, University of Connecticut; Kristina Wagstrom, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Marina A. Creed APRN, FNP-BC, MSCN, University of Connecticut

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Neuroimmunology Nurse Practitioner in the Multiple Sclerosis Center at UConn Health. She has been engaged in translational public health efforts throughout the COVID19 pandemic to improve outcomes for her immunosuppressed patients by reducing exposure to infectious and non-infectious air pollution in public schools and community spaces throughout the State of Connecticut. She founded and is the director of the UConn Indoor Air Quality Initiative, a cross-campus, multidisciplinary team of scientists and clinicians studying low-cost air purifiers in both laboratory and real-world settings. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024GIFTS: Project-Based Service-Learning for First-Year Engineering

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ET Programs I

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fardeen Q. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Mohammad Rayhan Sheikh, University of Michigan; Mohammed Shoeb Hossain, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

laboratories into the course included additional preparatory lectures. An online surveyquestionnaire revealed a positive impact of CFD on students, with recommendations forcontinued integration. The study also demonstrated the effectiveness of CFD integration byproviding insights into the interface design, curriculum integration, and evaluation methods.An integrated curriculum was developed by Stern [12] by applying CFD and EFD. The objectiveof the integrated CFD labs was to incorporate an educational interface, while EFD labs focusedon modern facilities, measurement systems, and uncertainty analysis. The study highlightedhands-on experience and application of fluid dynamics principles, citing the efficacy ofinteractive tools in engineering education

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2023 CIEC

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan

. The challenge requires students to construct a solar powered boat tocompete in several different categories including technical reports, visual displays,workmanship, sprint races and endurance events. Students learn to apply solar energy in atransportation efficient design and gain hands-on experience with sustainable energy and energymanagement. Each part is manufactured in the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)laboratories and more than 80% of the boat is built by hand.The Solar Boat project originated in 2004 by the MTSU Associate Dean of Basic and AppliedSciences, Dr. Saeed Foroudastan. Most students use this project to complete their Capstonecourse requirement, a necessity to graduate. Seniors help undergraduate level students

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Mauricio Torres; Ying Shang; Zakariya Al Hamouz

the certificates will use a “1 + 2” lecture/studio format, where students have two hours of hands-on laboratory learning for every one hour of lecture, maximizing students’ experience by integrating theoretical and practical aspects of the subjects. The certificate programs integrate industry competencies from advanced technical fields, aligned mostly with project-based and problem-based teaching approaches. The curricula are designed to allow non- degree seeking students to take individual courses, as micro-credentials in the respective subjects; they can be accrued towards the certificate completion. Also students may take certificate courses as technical electives if they are approved by the respective programs. 3.1

Conference Session

Simulations and Virtual Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Momina Liaqat Ali; Zhou Zhang, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

virtual laboratories presents a host ofintricate challenges, underscoring the importance of meticulous attention and inventive problem-solving. These challenges encompass the precise recognition of gestures, real-time responsiveness,accommodation of a wide array of gestures, user-centric design, and smooth integration with 2024 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Portland, Oregon, USA, June 23-26, 2024 Ali, M. & Zhang, Z.virtual laboratory tasks. Addressing these multifaceted issues necessitates a comprehensive ap-proach that melds advanced Gesture Recognition technologies with user-centric design principles,all while possessing a

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2013 GSW

Authors

Waqas Ali; Samir M. Iqbal

- 146, 2006.2. T. T. Wu, and  C.  K.  Lee,  “Taiwan:  Ministry  of  Education  and  NTU  implementing Taiwan Nanotechnology K–12 Education Program,” Asia–Pac. Nanotechnol. Forum News J., vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 17–19, 2003.WAQAS ALIWaqas did his undergraduate in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore,Pakistan in 2007. He taught at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in the same city before joining UTAin 2010 for his Ph.D. His research is focused on the fabrication of nano-devices for biomedical applications.SAMIR M. IQBALDr. Iqbal directs the Nano-Bio Laboratory in Nanotechnology Research and Education Center. He is a member ofthe Joint Graduate Studies Committee of the joint

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Shannon G. Davis; Bryan W. Hill; Carol S. Gattis; Bradley M. Dearing; Christa N. Hestekin; Edgar C. Clausen

-based science activities.This University of Arkansas Science Partnership Program (UASPP), funded by the Arkansas Proceedings of the 2009 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 2Department of Higher Education, focused on the professional growth of 6th, 7th and 8th gradescience teachers from 23 partner schools in the NWA-ERZ. The program was organized as aseries of summer institutes and follow-up activities which teamed teachers with engineeringfaculty to improve teaching skills and to increase the teachers’ use, understanding andapplication of hands-on laboratory exercises. It included classroom

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Joseph Strathman; David C. Macke; Steve E. Watkins

for a very strong,lightweight construction material.Wing DesignThe enhanced wing is the same basic shape as the original wing, but it is fabricated with a foamcore covered in a carbon fiber composite shell. These composite materials allow for anextremely strong design. The main components of the enhanced wing are a blue insulation foamcore, used to provide the aerodynamic shape; a carbon composite rod located in the foam core,acting as a wing spar; and a carbon fiber composite shell for overall strength and durability. Sixelectrical strain gauges were attached to the spar so that wing performance can be studied in thefuture. These gauges can be used to measure the types of deflection a composite wing undergoesboth in laboratory tests and in

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael Detamore; Paul Willhite

contemporaryissues in society. We propose that the definition of contemporary issues be broadly inclusive,emphasizing that students develop an awareness of contemporary and non-technical issues intheir major field and the role of engineering professionals in society globally to gain anappreciation and knowledge base for non-technical issues.Life-long Learning (3i)Life long learning can be evaluated in a number of different areas, depending on the nature of thespecific program. For example, students can be required in engineering laboratory courses toobtain data from outside sources (e.g., literature search, data in CRC handbook, etc.), with aquantitative portion of their grade being dedicated to this, which can ultimately be translatedback to quantitative