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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 2: Design in the First Year: Challenges and Successes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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First-Year Programs

 team  could  be  tasked  to  design  a  new  activity  for  a  spring  carnival  at  a  local  school.    These  situation  are  all  open-­‐ended  and  would  require  non-­‐trivial  problem  formulation.    In  contrast,  none  of  the  prior  studies  nor  the  current  work  presented  in  this  paper    use  the  word  “engineering  design”  to  refer  to  very  constrained  design  optimization-­‐ Page 26.1510.2type  projects.  In  an  ethnographic  study  of  a  third  year  mechanical  engineering  design  class  at  Georgia  Tech,  Wendy  Newstetter  embedded  herself  in  a  design

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Supply Chain and Logistics in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

. Popular certification subjects include project management, manufacturing efficiency, and manufacturing quality.   2​The Six Sigma body of knowledge was originally developed by Motorola in 1986 ​ . It addressed manufacturing quality issues by integrating statistical tools with engineering and management practices. The certification process is based on increasingly difficult training and application of the principles. As professionals gain expertise they are awarded levels that include Yellow, Green, Black Belts, eventually earning the the Champion designation. Reviewing the curriculum for this program shows a great deal of traditional academic content

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Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

research allows them to learn about recent discoveries and innovations,share about them in the classroom, and thereby encourage and stimulate students to pursueengineering and computer science careers such as industrial automation. The paper will describeprogram activities, research projects, outcomes, and lessons learned from a National ScienceFoundation-sponsored Research Experiences for Teachers program. Participants were recruitedfrom science, technology, engineering and math departments in high schools and collegesthroughout the U.S. Special effort was made to recruit teachers and instructors from districts andtwo-year colleges with large numbers of underrepresented minority students. Program objectiveswere to 1) provide opportunities for

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E Canney PE, Seattle University; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. Page 26.1368.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Service-Motivated Students’ Transitions to PracticeAbstractWith a growing emphasis on developing holistic engineers, many engineering educators areturning to service-based pedagogies to help students gain broader perspectives of their roles asengineers in society. The explosive growth of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and the rise ofprograms such as Purdue’s Engineering Projects in

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Acree Guggemos, Colorado State University; Mostafa Khattab, Colorado State University

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

assessment, development of computer-aided environ- mental analysis and management tools, environmental performance measurement, international project management and education, and sustainable development. She has published peer-reviewed journal and conference papers on the life-cycle environmental implications and LCA of construction methods and materials, extended producer responsibility in the construction industry, environmental decision support tools, and integrating service-learning and sustainability in coursework. She has developed construction management curriculum for Egyptian, Palestinian, Tunisian, and US university students. Her research in- tegrates concepts in economics, engineering, management

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Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Villalobos; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abbas H. Diab, University Of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Ocean and Marine

Paper ID #13087CAUTION – An Innovative Aquatic Platform to gather Water Quality Datafor Environmental StudiesDaniel Villalobos Daniel Villalobos is an undergraduate Aerospace Engineering major at the University of Maryland at College Park. During a summer internship at the University of Maryland at Eastern Shore he participated in the AIRSPACES project funded by the Maryland Space Grant Consortium. As part of this project, he designed and constructed an autonomous boat for monitoring water quality in the Assateague Bay.Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently a

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Construction Session 3: Curriculum

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip A. Dunn Jr. P.E., University of Maine

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Construction

years of using spaghetti towers at student forums, the author has anecdotalobservations of student interactions in constructing a defined project with unconventionalmaterials. These tower projects engage students and their parents to build structures withconstraints that challenge them. This simple project interests students and begins the dialog atyoung ages as to what engineers design and professional contractors build.IntroductionAt the University of Maine, construction education is under the School of EngineeringTechnology in the College of Engineering. Though construction is a very visible occupation,potential students do not realize construction education is a viable academic pursuit. To recruitpotential students, the construction

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yashu Kang, Chung Yuan Christian University; Yao-Jen Chang, Chung Yuan Christian University; Shaou-Gang Miaou, Chung-Yuan Christian University; Chen Li-Yu, Chung Yuan Christian University; Yao-Sheng Chang, Department of Tourism and Leisure Management, Chung Chou University of Science and Technology

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Research, Interactive Learning Environments, etc. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Service Learning Approach to Developing a Kinect-based Showering Training Game for Children Who Do Not TalkAbstractIn this study, we combined social inclusion with a curriculum design emphasizingservice learning to transform academic classroom curricula into meaningful services incommunity-based settings. In a service-learning curriculum at the junior and seniorlevels in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), we implemented a servicelearning pedagogy to engage students in a social context. The curriculum encouragedstudents to work with special education schools in joint projects that help children

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Best Papers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Nazli Aslican Yilmaz Wodzinski, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Namyong Lee, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

studyingplacement and flow fields involve the use of complicated and costly computational fluiddynamics (CFD) software. Second, wind resource maps typically represent values at 30 m orhigher. Small scale VAWT installations are typically at a lower elevation where the influence ofground effects can dominate.2. Project DescriptionThe creation and validation of an accessible VAWT flow field model and the generation of awind resource map tailored for small-scale VAWTs has the potential to improve VAWT Figure 1: VAWT concept by Windtech, Roseville MN (left) and VAWT model sold by Minnesota Wind Technology, St. Paul MN (right). Photos are from company websites.Figure 2: Caltech Field Laboratory for Optimized Wind Energy demonstrating an array of VAWTS (http

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Design in the BME curriculum

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eileen Haase PhD, Johns Hopkins University

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Biomedical Engineering

EngineeringAbstractHow can we impart the excitement of biomedical engineering to our freshmen from the momentthey step on campus? We have found great success with “Modeling and Design” an innovative,required course which engages our students as biomedical engineers from their first day at JohnsHopkins. Small groups, guided by upperclassmen lab managers, teaching assistants, and faculty,work through five modules including modeling human efficiency, the arm, and thecardiovascular system, as well as a foam core design project. By the conclusion of the fifthmodule, an independent modeling project, 96% of the students appreciate the value of working inteams to tackle complex challenges. They have become adept at developing and testing theirhypotheses, and presenting

Conference Session

Student Learning Assessment Methods

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #29856Integrate Manufacturing related Materials and Quality Control Standardsinto Master Level Engineering EducationDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University- Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in different projects funded by NSF, DOEd, DHS, and HP, totaling more than 2.5 million dollars.Prof. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Kai Jin is a Professor of

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chelsea J. Andrews, Tufts University; Nicole Alexandra Batrouny, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Community-Connected ElementaryGeotechnical Engineering Unit (Resource Exchange)Grade level: 3-6 (meets 4th grade engineering and earth and space science standards)Time: 8, 1-hour lessons. Final Design Challenge can also be a stand-alone design taskStandards: All NGSS 3-5-ETS standards are met, see full documentation for science standardsIn the ConnecTions in the Making project, researchers and district partners work to develop andstudy community-connected, integrated science and engineering curriculum units that supportdiverse elementary students’ science and engineering ideas, practices, and attitudes. In the units,students use human-centered design strategies to prototype and share functional solutions to adesign challenge rooted in the students

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University, Pomona

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

2020.There are some universities offering four years degree in the field of Renewable EnergyEngineering Technology (REET). In this paper author’s experience in teaching courses in REETprogram, typical student senior projects, and job market forecast for this field will be discussed.The assessment data for the REET senior project was analyzed. Several recommendations forimproving student’s outcomes are suggested.1- IntroductionWhy Study Alternative/Renewable Technologies?Alternative energy is referring to sources of energy that replace fuel sources without theundesired consequences. Fossil fuel burning produces pollution. Nuclear power is a commonalternative to fossil fuels however, radiation and the long-term containment cause great concernand

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brant Price, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies

-based algorithms, have had some success with this problem. The use ofHigher Order Statistics (HOS), more specifically PSD and auto-correlation functions,were used for statistical signal processing [3]. Data analysis could also be accomplishedusing the Weighted Fourier Linear Combiner (WFLC), which is based on the FourierLinear Combiner (FLC) [6]. The WFLC has the capability to extend the FLC to the caseof an unknown fundamental frequency; essentially, the WFLC can essentially track thefrequency and amplitude modulation of a time varying input signal [7].This paper reports the progress of a graduate research project on human hand tremordetection and analysis. This project has two major aspects: hardware and software. Thehardware was used to

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Global Engineering Education Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Alex Friess; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

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International

AC 2008-656: DEVELOPING ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR INTERNATIONALEXPERIENCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONIvan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University Ivan E. Esparragoza is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Brandywine. His current research interests are in the areas of Global Engineering Education, Engineering Design Education, Innovative Design, and Global Design. He has introduced multinational design projects in a freshman introductory engineering design course in collaboration with institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean as part of his effort to contribute to the formation of world class engineers for the Americas. He is Vice-President for Region I and assistant of the

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Gerry Marekova, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

traditional theory-basedcurriculum to more team-based learning, problem solving with open-ended solutions, additionalhands-on projects, and team-oriented communications.1 Furthermore, many manufacturing jobsin the tri-state area (PA, NJ, and DE) have been lost to outsourcing, creating a growing need forengineering technologists who can competently maintain and service existing equipment andprovide support to the designers and engineers. Addressing the needs for skilled engineeringworkers is a required competitive and survival strategy for most manufacturers. 2Students’ recruitmentDrexel University is located in West Philadelphia and is surrounded by a large number of publicschools where the majority of students are women, minorities, and

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Ryan Elwell, Rowan University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

College of Engineering) engaged a professor andstudents in the work to encourage expansion of the technical labor pool in this important area.The purpose of the project was to provide a final report on the feasibility of PVs for eachbuilding in the study, including analysis of electric usage history, current electric usage trends,long-term cost/benefit analysis, overall structural integrity of the roofs to support the addedloads, layout and design of the PV system itself as well as a wiring diagram for interconnectionwith the utility. The result was an engineering analysis which prepared the City of Ocean Cityand OC School Board to make key investment decisions and proceed with the implementation ofthe photovoltaic systems. The impact on project

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Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jin Zhu, University of Northern Iowa; MD salim, University of Northern Iowa; Ali Kashef, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Kenan Baltaci

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Engineering Technology

graduate educationand research. This Summer Institute also provided an opportunity to establish effectivemechanisms for communicating advances and cooperation in geospatial technology andnovel GIS applications in a wide range of research areas. The authors attended the 2006Carver Summer Institute, and have integrated the geospatial technologies in graduateeducation and research.The research project discussed in this paper is on the investigation of potential electricpower generation capabilities and determination of appropriate windmill sites by usingGIS, and spatial analysis technologies. With the increasing demand for energy in theworld, and soaring fuel price, investors and industry are increasingly interested inalternative energy sources

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Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Tonkay, Lehigh University; E. Zimmers, Lehigh University

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Liberal Education

for more than 200 funded research and technology projects with over 115 industry and academic partners. He has co-authored one text and over 180 technical reports and publictaions. He is a fellow of SME and IIE technical societies. Page 12.1068.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Migration from a Leadership Honors Program to an Engineering Leadership MinorAbstractThis paper presents a new Engineering Leadership Minor developed for all engineering majors atLehigh University. This minor program utilizes the experience of engineering faculty, liberal artsfaculty, and

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Women & New Faculty Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Cory Hoffman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Melissa Zaczek, Rochester Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators

years both grading for the Materials Science course and teaching laboratories.Melissa Zaczek, Rochester Institute of Technology MELISSA A. ZACZEK is a student at Rochester Institute of Technology completing her BS and ME in Mechanical Engineering. Her Masters focus is project management with a concentration in business. Her undergraduate focus is bioengineering with an American Politics minor. Page 11.1160.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Student-Faculty PartnershipsAbstractOne of the biggest challenges facing new engineering faculty members is finding good

Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Fernandez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

Industry-Based Software ToolsIntroductionService learning or civic engagement is a goal being pursued by many institutions of higher education.This goal is addressed by computer science (CS) and information technology (IT) programs whichencourage or require some form of real world experience. However, students in computer science and inother science fields are not typically attracted by community or real world projects. Faculty and staff inthese disciplines have a responsibility to connect students with the community and the world that theywill support upon graduation. This paper describes a paradigm for community-based capstone coursesthat uses industry-sanctioned software engineering support tools. A discussion of the supportingpedagogical

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Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Technology

) andstudent learning/success in terms of self reported technical competency (effect size ismedium-to-large). Student GPA failed to reveal any significant relationships with facultyteaching techniques. The recommendations based on the study suggest ways to improvefaculty development and training activities to promote student learning in the domains ofengineering technology.I. Purpose of the StudyThe purpose of this research project was to explore the relationship between students’perceptions of the importance of faculty teaching techniques and their self-reportedlearning and success. The research project addresses the following question: Are there associations between students’ perception of the importance of the faculty teaching

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Design of Laboratory Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

many books and articles on STM construction6 - 8, but they usually describeSTMs that are expensive and do not use off-the-shelf parts. While the academic literaturecontains some promising information, the Web is often a good choice for exploration ofcurrent projects. An extensive Web search revealed three promising projects (eitherunfinished, not achieving atomic resolution, or using obsolete parts) that were used as astarting point in our preliminary designs. While a successful STM project by Alexander9used very inexpensive components it required two laboratory signal generators and anoscilloscope for operation. It did not have a motorized final approach of the tip towardsthe sample and the data could not be recorded in a computer file

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Griffith, University of Wyoming; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Daniel Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-447: VERILOG HDL CONTROLLED ROBOT FOR TEACHINGCOMPLEX SYSTEMS DESIGNAustin Griffith, University of Wyoming Austin Griffith completed the Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 2004 and the Masters of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 2006 at the University of Wyoming. He is a member of IEEE and Tau Beta Pi -- the Engineering Honor Society. He is project engineer with Plasma Cam of Colorado City, Colorado.Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming Steven F. Barrett received the BS Electronic Engineering Technology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1979, the M.E.E.E. from the University of Idaho at Moscow in 1986, and the Ph.D. from The University

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Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Salessawi Ferede Yitbarek, Addis Ababa University, Institute of Technology; Albert Edward Sweets Jr., iSTEMS; Farzad Moazzami, Morgan State University

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International

use the new mobile instrumentation andpedagogy to work on new laboratory experiments and advanced projects. If successful, thisapproach can serve as a model of efficient and cost-effective collaboration between engineeringschools in the USA and Africa that can be used to improve ECE education in developingcountries.Introduction Although several approaches have been used during the past 20 years to reverse the braindrain, the current state of higher education in Africa still shows that there is a significant Page 23.713.3shortage of qualified scientists and educators with advanced degrees. A recent report from theInternational

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen McClain; Bruce Cain

@me.msstate.eduAbstractThe undergraduate laboratory sequence in mechanical engineering (ME) at Mississippi StateUniversity (MSU) begins with ME 3701—Experimental Orientation, a one-hour laboratoryfocusing on engineering measurements, instrumentation, and modern data acquisition (DAQ)systems. Instruction and student projects in ME at MSU concerning modern DAQ systems havechanged considerably in past five years. One driving force in changing the DAQ instruction isthe departmental requirement of student laptop ownership. Modern DAQ systems are currentlyintroduced using National Instruments, Inc., PCMCIA data acquisition cards and DAQ signalaccessories hosted by the students’ laptops. Using the students’ laptops with department ownedPCMCIA DAQ cards has eliminated the

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

Session 2560 Cultural Influences in Design Jean-Luc Herbeaux, Richard Bannerot RohMax Additives GmbH / University of HoustonAbstractA short design project was given concurrently to sophomore engineering students at theKanazawa Institute of Technology (Ishikawa, Japan) and at the University of Houston (Texas,USA) as part of the first engineering design course taken in both curricula. Students were askedto design and build at least one low-cost device whose main purpose was to support a set ofchopsticks while not in use. The project was introduced in the first week of

Conference Session

Spatial Visualization

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sonya Bond Overstreet, EMH&T

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Engineering Design Graphics

profitable is contingent on their ability tomaster the available technology to produce reliable engineering solutions for clients. In 2007,EMH&T began working on a strategy to implement the latest engineering design software,AutoCAD® Civil 3D®. The primary goal of the implementation was to use AutoCAD® Civil3D® to increase efficiency by producing a more accurate and consistent set of engineering plansthroughout the organization. A secondary goal was to have a more flexible workforce thatallows project managers to share personnel due to project needs. With these goals, EMH&Tdeveloped a comprehensive set of corporate CAD standards, developed custom AutoCAD®Civil 3D® training material to train members of their technical staff and developed a

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon S. Field, University of Southern Indiana; Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2012-4794: INCREASING STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN A SUSTAIN-ABILITY COURSEDr. Brandon S. Field, University of Southern Indiana Brandon Field teaches in the thermal fluids area of mechanical engineering at the University of Southern Indiana, Evansville.Dr. Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana Page 25.767.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Increasing Student Involvement in a Sustainability CourseAbstractStudent projects that have been included as part of an engineering course for the past two yearsare described in this paper. It is a new course, which is

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The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Brett Borup, Brigham Young University; Jessica Hanson, Brigham Young University; Gabriel Smith, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

week by guest speakers or students. By carefully selectingspeakers, positive reinforcement of the importance of each of the necessary competencies can begiven to students on a very regular basis. As a part of the Seminar students are required tocomplete at least five hours of service on projects developed for the course. Service projects areengineering related and developed by students in the course.The last semester students are enrolled in Seminar they are required to write five papers relatingtheir experiences. These papers are evaluated and used as one of the main tools for assessment.Civil Engineering Seminar has been an effective tool to help meet program objectives and excitestudents about their future in civil