Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Langdon Winner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

engineering background. Studio 6: Explores technical innovation and how design mediates the impact of new technologies on society and culture. This studio places emphasis on entrepreneurship and the business aspects of bringing a new idea to market. This studio is taught in collaboration with faculty from Rensselaer’s Lally School of Management. Studio 7: This is an engineering capstone design course that immerses students in a real world multidisciplinary design experience in the O.T. Swanson Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory. The design projects are sponsored by either industry, non-profit, or entrepreneurial interests. The projects are very challenging. Three example

Conference Session

Teaching - Best Practices

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

engineering Page 23.536.2technology and equivalent programs), they are more interested in hands-on examples than in 1theoretical stuffs. In other words, Technology students typically want to hear more about theimmediate applicability of the curriculum where as pure Engineering students may be equallyinterested in the theory behind an application. Therefore, most of the graduate courses nowadayshave a project component in it to provide the students with the exposure to real world problems.While this is certainly a key to boost their knowledge and skills of

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University Calumet ; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech); Joy L Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

presented on student profiles, graduationrate, graduate placement, and application-oriented industry projects. Furthermore, the comingchallenges of maintaining program quality with high enrollment, as well as completion rates, arealso discussed in this paper.Introduction Purdue University Calumet (PUC) started its Master of Science in Technology degreeprogram in 2008. The program has experienced rapid enrollment growth, as well as resourceconstraints, and by 2011 had the third largest enrollment in the nation. Since the inception, theprogram has produced more than a hundred graduates. The success of this program may beattributed to the large demand for an interdisciplinary program in the region, the interdisciplinarynature of the program

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank Duda

the need for technical assistance,financial aid and education. This is made clear by past research done by others 3, 4, 5. However,because of the differences in culture, we needed to ask the questions, hear the answers anddevelop potentially helpful projects around the answers.Survey MethodologyThe surveys were done on an informal basis built around three questions and 150 to 200 leaders.The methodology for the survey was to meet with the leaders and informally ask the threequestions and then to record the responses. The questions and answers were further support forour belief in the basis for a successful new research center model.This study used qualitative research methods, in particular in-depth interviews, focus groupdiscussions and a

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Perova, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

University, and B.S. in electrical engineering from Suffolk University.Dr. Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Ruth A. Streveler Page 25.1006.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Online Learning Communities for DesignAbstractWeb 2.0 tools can enhance a team’s knowledge development through socialcollaboration. Integration of web 2.0 collaborative tools, such as web blogs, wikis,podcasting, social bookmarking, and social networking sites can be especially useful insupporting collaborative and project-based learning. Our goal in this study is to gain abetter

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Brown; Michael McCorquodale

digital, analog, mixed-signal, MEMS, computer-aided design (CAD), and design method-ology IP, including standardization of the deliverables for IP of these types. The current demandfor IP of this nature far outweighs its availability7 and thus UMIPS can accelerate microsystemsand SoC research while preparing students and researchers with experience developing IP compo-nents and using these components in an IP design framework that will almost certainly becomeubiquitous in future microsystems and SoC development.II. Recent research developments and the founding of UMIPSSeveral independent but related University of Michigan research projects were combined in orderto develop the microsystem recently presented by Senger, et al.8 This microsystem was

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Rosen, Drexel University (Eng.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Engineering Tech); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

career, Dr. Ertekin published papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings in his area of research interest. He has also been PI for various NSF research projects including NSF-TUES and MRI programs. Dr. Ertekin is an active member in the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and currently serves as a chair of Philadelphia SME Chapter-15.Mr. M. Eric Carr, Drexel University Mr. Eric Carr is a full-time Laboratory Manager and part-time adjunct instructor with Drexel University’s Engineering Technology program. Eric assists faculty members with the development and implementa- tion of various Engineering Technology courses. A graduate of Old Dominion University’s Computer Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Tourino, North Carolina State University; Martin W. King, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society, the Fiber Society, the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, the Textile Institute, and is a fellow of the Institute of Textile Science in Canada. Page 23.515.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Engineering Librarians as Partners of Faculty in Teaching Scholarly Inquiryto Undergraduate Students through Curriculum Integration: The Biotextiles Product Development Course BlogAbstractGroup projects are frequently utilized in undergraduate course curricula at the NC

Conference Session

Collaborations Between Engineering/Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Parker; Jason Thrun

Building Bridges Between Education and Engineering Programs: An Example of a Successful Planning Process Philip Parker, Jason Thrun University of Wisconsin-PlattevilleIntroductionThree Engineering faculty members and three School of Education faculty members at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville (UWP) have teamed up to introduce engineeringfundamentals to pre-service teachers. The philosophy behind this project is that teachereducation is the responsibility of the entire university, not simply the School of Education. Assuch, this project has four goals listed below. The first two goals focus on the pre-serviceteachers participating in the project

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Morrow

student fabrication and testing, since modern devices in ’student friendly’ packages are becoming less and less available, or two, using complex, state-of-the-art devices but at a high level of abstraction to make them accessible to students. In redesigning our embedded systems design course, we wanted to ensure that our students worked with the state of the art (i.e. current microprocessors, standard interfaces and current technology I/O devices, real-time operating systems, application and device driver software development, and hard- ware description languages), but that they still did actual hardware design and fabrication. We wanted students to have independence in the selection of projects, but had to

Conference Session

Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Clifton Johnston; Diane Douglas

departments and a topic well discussedin the 2001 ASEE conference2,3. The curriculum of the course was built around fourpillars: drawing, design, communication and teamwork.The Engineering Design LabThe University of Calgary invested 1.28 million dollars as a start up contribution to thedesign and construction of four technologically advanced laboratories for the first yeardesign course. The four linked labs circle around a central broadcast booth; instructorscan broadcast to all labs simultaneously and are able to monitor lab activities throughfeedback screens. The four labs accommodate 150 students at one time; students work atlab tables in teams of four. Each lab has a document camera, a projection screen, acomputer terminal for every two students

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed Sayed

followed across different capstone classes with application to machinedesign and automotive capstone classes is presented. The developed process fosters creativity,develops students’ communication skills and provides a logical product realizationengineering/management experience.The educational design process starts with team building and brainstorming focusing oncreativity as right brain activity. From the brainstorming list of projects one is selected based oncreativity, effort and timing. Each team proceeds to develop a written and oral proposalcontaining product history, state of the art, Bill of Product, development and simulationmethodology, project management/impacts and cost estimates. The Bill of Product represents theset of product

Conference Session

Design and Computation in ChE Courses

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Shaeiwitz

design projects will beneeded to replace the traditional continuous chemical manufacturing process that is most oftenthe subject of the capstone design class. This paper describes one such design project assignedto the West Virginia University class of 2005. A different multi-scale, biologically related,product design was completed by the class of 2004.2The ProblemThis class was assigned the task of investigating food products. Specifically, they were toidentify promising markets for low-carbohydrate and/or low-fat foods and suggest opportunitiesfor a profitable venture to manufacture such products. They were to learn the ingredients in and

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Strueber

3160 Rural Economic Development through Building Energy Efficient Houses for Under $3,000 J. STRUEBER, V. Harris, E. Meyer, E. Carter, E. Maweza, M. Matshaya, Tuskegee University/Tuskegee University/University of Fort Hare/Tuskegee Uni- versity/University of Fort Hare/University of Fort HareAbstractThis paper looks into creating community-based economic development through materials de-velopment and building small energy-efficient housing for the rural areas of the Eastern Provinceof South Africa. This is a student exchange project between Tuskegee University and the Uni-versity of Fort Hare, Republic of South Africa

Conference Session

Molecular and Multiscale Phenomena

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Turton; Joseph Shaeiwitz

scales, as appropriate, and themanufacture of the product at the macro scale. Therefore, a new class of design projects will beneeded to replace the traditional continuous chemical manufacturing process that is most oftenthe subject of the capstone design class. This paper describes one such design project assignedto the West Virginia University class of 2004.The ProblemThis class was assigned the task of investigating transdermal drug delivery systems. They wereto identify potential pharmaceutical products for use in a transdermal patch and suggestopportunities for a profitable venture to manufacture such a product. They were to learn thecomponents of transdermal patches, including their chemical composition, their function, andtheir mechanism

Conference Session

Effective Energy Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Nelson; David Flegel; Brian Johnson; Herbert Hess

with a solid funded followup serves as ameans to leverage the creation of such large research tools. Details of ideas for design,implementation, projects, and data collection are presented.IntroductionA Transient Network Analyzer (TNA) is a controlled hardware environment with whichengineers can intentionally create and observe real electrical faults on a scale model powerdistribution system. A TNA has the main elements of a section of the commercial electrical grid,such as lines, sources, transformers, loads, instrumentation, and protection. There is a significantdegree of flexibility for interconnection and instrumentation. Appropriate scaling of voltages,currents, impedances, and other quantities permit its behavior to safely mimic the

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilson Barnes; Gouranga Banik

requirements. Construction industry today ismoving to fully integrated/automated project processes. This has caused outsourcing, alliances,contractor consolidation, and experimentation. These events present both challenges andopportunities for the construction community. This article highlights the existing and futureissues and challenges for the construction industry from the perspective of trends and newtechnology development. The authors have explained qualitatively what steps industry shouldtake to minimize these future challenges. The paper describes the role of management,technology, clients, industry and academia to address the challenges. This paper also identifiesthe qualities or abilities construction students should achieve during their

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and New Directions

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daphne Chang

Matlab/Simulink, a required software for the EE undergraduate curriculum. A series of lab sessions are introduced to the class to complement the lecture materials and to guide the students into the design project. The use of animation provides many advantages: better visual effects, improved communications, and higher interest levels. Student response has been very positive. A number of recommendations are made in this work based on instructor observation and course evaluations.(I) IntroductionSystem analysis is a multidisciplinary subject encompassing all fields of engineering applications.However, the traditional treatment (in the sense of teaching pedagogy) of this subject tends to behighly

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Naraghi; Bahman Litkouhi

. The question that every engineering program has to answer is “whichone of these languages is appropriate for a freshman engineering programming course?”In order to use the object-oriented capabilities of Java and C++ and develop aninteresting project, students have to go through a long period of instructions, which oftencannot be done in one semester. In fact, we may end up losing students. Retention ofengineering freshman is a critical issue in most engineering programs.Visual Basic (VB) is an attractive alternative to C++ or Java. VB, with its ControlObjects, makes computer programming a very interesting subject. In fact, it helps thestudents like programming. With a few weeks of instruction, students can developsophisticated programs with

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iskandar A. Hack, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Gary D. Steffen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Azrul Hisyam Abdul Rahman, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, British Malaysian Institute

Tagged Divisions

International

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Providing International Experience through Studying Abroad for Engineering Technology StudentsIn 2004 we began an investigation to provide international experience for engineeringtechnology students at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) thatwas currently not available. The original plan was to have a small group of students go toKuala Lumpur, Malaysia for six weeks to study with Malaysian students in a projectorientated course. This was planned for the summer of 2005. The project was actuallycompleted for the first time during 2006, and repeated again in 2007. A group of fourstudents from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Larry Milliken, Drexel University; Lloyd Ackert, Drexel University; Eleanor J. Goldberg, Drexel University Library

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

setting and in one-on-one and small group sessions.Forming the foundation for engineering students’ research skills is a structured library instructionprogram during their freshman year. But between their freshman and senior years there is noclass required for all engineering students that integrates formal library instruction. For thisreason, by the time they arrive at their senior design projects, students have often forgotten theirresearch skills. Additionally, the library’s electronic resources collection is constantly becomingmore exhaustive, leading to ever increasing challenges in instructing students in informationskills. During the three or four years between receiving formal library instruction, studentssimply fall behind.Drexel’s

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Ferro, Gonzaga University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

objectives for a Materials Engineering course were established using principles ofcourse design from Fink [1]. In Fink’s taxonomy, six different types of course objectives arepossible. The different types include that of Foundational Knowledge, Application, Integration,Human Dimensions, Caring and Learning How to Learn. According to Fink’s model for coursedesign, a course should also include a Rich Learning Experience [1], or project, which addressesmore than one course objective. The paper will discuss the changes that were made to the courseand the approach to course re-design to allow for new course objectives. Assessment data forseveral of the objectives from two sections of the course will be presented. The course includesan audio podcast

Conference Session

Design Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fredrick A. Nitterright, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Michael, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

computer-aided draftsman at Powerex, Inc., a project engineering at Stanko Products, a Process Engineer at Ami-Doduco, Inc., and a Project Engineer and Team Leader at Classic Industries, Inc., in Latrobe, Penn. Nitterright’s employment at Behrend commenced in 1999.Robert Michael, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend Robert J. Michael, P.E. and Senior Lecturer for the School of Engineering at Penn State, Behrend, ob- tained his B.S. degree from Akron University, where he graduated summa cum laude, and his M.S. degree from Case Western University. Michael is currently working towards his doctorate in mechanical and aerospace engineering at Case Western Reserve. He joined the faculty at Penn State, Behrend, in the fall

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuyi Lin P.E., University of Missouri; Xiuting Wei, Shandong University of Technology; Lanmei Wang, Shandong University of Technology; Yanfei Zhang, Shandong University of Technology; Wenqiang Yu P.E., Shandong University of Technology; Yufeng Sun, Shandong University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

countries. Capstone design is a good startingplace for faculty collaboration and synchronization, because it reflects and assembles allthe features of the curricula in different educational systems across a large number ofcountries.The authors have many years of combined teaching experience in two differenteducational systems and have launched collaborative and synchronous teaching of acapstone design course in the United States and China since 2010. The same designtopics have been offered to student teams in the two collaborating schools. Based on thestudents’ learning experience and performance in the finished projects, the majordifferences in the two systems are significant. For example, American students putmore effort into creativity, team

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

. Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University Joseph A. Morgan has more than 20 years of military and industry experience in electronics and telecom- munications systems engineering. He joined the Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution De- partment in 1989 and has served as the Program Director of the Electronics and Telecommunications programs and as the Associate Department Head for Operations. He received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering (1975) from California State University, Sacramento, and his M.S. (1980) and D.E. (1983) de- grees in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. His education and research interests include project management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert L. Armacost; Robert Hoekstra; Michael A. Mullens

paper introduces the concept of service learning, illustrates how a servicelearning strategy has been incorporated into the design project component of the course, andprovides an assessment of the impact on student motivation/commitment and attainment oflearning objectives.I. Introduction: A Challenge in Teaching Concurrent EngineeringThe Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems has offered EIN 6399Concurrent Engineering to students at the University of Central Florida since 1993. Armacostand Mullens1 describe the course, including the rationale for teaching concurrent engineering, theteaching/learning approach used in the course and a detailed syllabus. The objective of thecourse is to familiarize students with the

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Cem Karacal; John A. Barker; Jacob Van Roekel

and interact with ProtoThinker. The following examples illustrate thetypes of arguments students are expected to evaluate successfully.Categorical Reasoning:Categorical logic deals with inferences involving classes of objects. Example:ARGUMENT: Anyone who is an experienced engineer is a reliable employee, and at least oneperson who is working on the software project is an experienced engineer. Therefore, at leastone person who is a reliable employee is working on the software project.FACTS: No one who is a reliable employee is working on the software project. Everyone whois a reliable employee is an experienced engineer.EVALUATION: The argument is:(A) Valid but not sound(B) Valid but possibly unsound(C) Both invalid and unsound(D

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

J.P. Trudeau; Alan R. Klayton; A.L. Clark; Daniel J. Pack

68HC11 microcontroller is used toteach assembly language programming and to introduce the use of embedded microcontrollers insystem design. One of the most common challenges for educators who teach this type of courseis covering all desirable hardware and software concepts in a single semester. To help remedythis situation, we recently redesigned the course so each student must complete a single mobilerobot project with multiple “subsystem labs” replacing the previously unrelated lab sequence.We believe this more integrated approach improves the course for both educators and studentswhile facilitating the development of a systems design methodology. INTRODUCTIONTypically, a microcomputer assembly language

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

P.J. Fisher; N.J. Quick; S.J. Steiner

. It is a project-based activity where thestudents are organised into teams, spanning all three years of the students’ undergraduatestudies. The project acts as an integrating theme through a course module entitled “TotalDesign”, and requires the students to acquire a number of transferable skills. Theseinclude information gathering, report writing, presentation skills, time management,project planning, teamwork, and managing meetings. This paper describes the year onyear structure of the PAMS project, and the acquisition of the mentioned transferableskills, with particular reference to team working, and the subsequent implications for thestudents as they enter industry on graduation.I. IntroductionThe School of Manufacturing and Mechanical

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Mohamed Zeidan; Ahmad Fayed; Mehmet Bahadir

]. Between accreditation requirements, general education courses andother school/department policies and obligations, there is a very limited number of credits thatcan be dedicated to classes that focus mainly on specific industry code, standards and commonpractices.To approach this problem, educators typically respond by introducing industry standards andpractices through projects/case studies in higher-level courses (usually 300/400 levels) and, morecommonly, in capstone projects and internships [11]. However, the authors believe that thisapproach may limit students' exposure to industry standards and practices to only the onesdirectly related to their projects. Moreover, students may sometimes confuse industry standardsand codes with textbook