Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Integrated STEM--uh STEAM--uh Education!

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa M. Batula, Drexel University; Brandon Gregory Morton, Drexel University; Raymond Migneco, Drexel University; Matthew Prockup, Drexel University; Erik M. Schmidt, Drexel University; David Kurt Grunberg, Drexel University; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

audio-centric activities to facilitate learning of STEM concepts.Matthew Prockup, Drexel University Matthew Prockup received both B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Drexel University in 2011, as well as a minor in music theory/composition. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D as a member of the Music and Entertainment Technology Laboratory. His research deals with topics related to human computer interaction in music performance and production.Erik M. Schmidt, Drexel University Erik M. Schmidt received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Temple University in Philadel- phia, Penn., in 2007 and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Drexel University in 2009. He is currently a Ph.D

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emad Habib, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Carloina Cruz-Neira, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Yuxin Ma, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Douglas Williams, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

hydrologic field and modeling experiences into engineeringhydrology curricula requires innovative approaches (Ramasundaram et al.6; Becker andSchuetz9). A recent report on NSF-CCLI funded activities (Cunningham10) presented successfulapplications of visualization in geosciences education. Ramasundaram et al.6 used VirtualReality Modeling Language (VRML) technology to develop an environmental virtual field soil-topography laboratory as a tool to study environmental properties and processes. Becker andSchuetz11 used VRML to introduce concepts of numerical ground-water modeling intoundergraduate hydrogeology courses. Gallus et al.12 developed an innovative fully immersivevirtual reality system to simulate a tornadic thunderstorm to be used in

Conference Session

Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick; Ronan Dunbar, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

when using the phone as a data exchange device for audiofiles, figure 7 shows the lack of use of this functionality. Figure 7 – Audio functionalityContemporary mobile phones have significant capacity and the usage trends suggestthe students are not using them to the full potential (Figure 8). Possibly the context oropportunity for meaningful usage has yet to be afforded to them. Figure 8 – Data conversion infrastructure Page 15.857.11Levels of EngagementThe module resulted in unprecedented lecture and laboratory attendance. The averagelecture attendance was recorded at 88% (this is not accounting

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Dinehart, Villanova University; Joseph Yost, Villanova University; Shawn Gross, Villanova University; Aleksandra Radlinska, Villanova University

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First-Year Programs

impedance beam, use of Ohm and Volt meters (ECE) matching (ECE)SS 9 Review of experimental results of root beam Destructive testing of cylinders and beams and SMARTBEAM® ( openings) (CEE) reinforced with steel and GRFP (CEE)SS 10 Laboratory basics, identification of testing Data measurement and processing (ECE)SS equipment, measurements of beam (CEE) 11 Experimental testing of a SMARTBEAM® Ultrasonic and vibration testing of cracked ( openings) (CEE) and uncracked concrete beams (ECE) 12 Technical presentations

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Southeast Missouri State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

TechUniversity, we began our own engineering curriculum reform in 1995. Through the support ofthe College and the National Science Foundation we have implemented and revised multipleIntegrated Engineering Curricula.One obstacle to implementing an active-learning, laboratory experience at the freshman level isthe required infrastructure and setup time. These barriers can lead to either poorly implementedprojects with no connection to the curricula or to time-intensive preparations by the faculty andstaff. Through multiple iterations of our freshman curriculum, we have developed an active,hands-on lab-type experience at the freshman level that is both tightly integrated to the coursecontent and does not require extensive set up and tear down time by the

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashok Kumar Manoharan, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. He received his Ph.D. from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and has worked at Temple University and AT&T Bell Laboratories. His research interests focus on researching innovative practices to integrate teaching, research, and outreach both locally and globally (www.litee.org). He has published more than 150 papers in journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. He has won awards for research and teaching from the Society for Information Management, iNEER, Decision Sciences Institute, American Society for Engineering Education, Frontiers in Education, and the Project Management Institute. He is the editor of the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Sterian; Bruce Dunne; Andrew Blauch

courses.Mechanical Engineering CoursesTable 4 lists some of the mechanical engineering courses that incorporate programming. InEGR345, students develop C programs as part of the laboratory experience to control anembedded system10. In addition, they write C programs and use MATLAB to implementnumerical algorithms for solving non-linear systems of equations and simulating dynamicsystems. A foundation in structured C programming is essential to the successful and efficient Page 10.1265.3completion of these assignments. Some of the other mechanical engineering courses, such asEGR350, use MATLAB as an analysis tool. Proceedings of the 2005

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University

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Mechanical Engineering

year graduate students inengineering through developing and offering of sequence of specialized courses. Anotherobjective was to integrate the simulation and experimentation into these courses, as wellattract industrial interactions. In these courses, the processes of particle transport,deposition and removal and re-entrainment were described. Computational simulationmethods as well laboratory experiments are integrated into the curriculum. In addition, acomprehensive website was developed for these courses, and the courses were taught attwo universities simultaneously on several occasions.Parallel to substantial scientific and technical advancements and massive public andprivate investments in the development of nanotechnology, the workforce

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

., is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Before joining the U of A faculty in 1996, he served in the US Army as an engineer officer for 24 years. During his military career Dennis had the unique opportunity to build roads, airfields and other facilities on six different continents and spend over 11 years as a member of the faculty at the US Military Academy. His current research interests include laboratory and field determination of geotechnical material properties for transportation systems and the use of remote sensing techniques to categorize geohazards. He has published over 85 peer reviewed articles relating to his research and

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Tace Crouse, University of Central Florida; Alvaro Islas, University of Central Florida; Scott Hagen, University of Central Florida; Cherie Geiger, University of Central Florida; Melissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida; Patricia Ramsey, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida

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Mathematics

AC 2010-171: EXCEL IN MATHEMATICS: APPLICATIONS OF CALCULUSCynthia Young, University of Central Florida Cynthia Young is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics in the UCF College of Sciences and a Co-PI of the NSF-funded S-STEM program at UCF entitled the "Young Entrepreneur and Scholar(YES) Scholarship Program" as well as the NSF-funded STEP program entitled "EXCEL:UCF-STEP Pathways to STEM: From Promise to Prominence." Dr. Young's research interests are in the mathematical modeling of atmospheric effects on laser beams. She currently has projects with the Office of Naval Research and the Naval Research Laboratory investigating atmospheric propagation in the marine

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Atchison, Drexel University; Dorothea Holmes-Stanley, St. Cyprian's School; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

the Microdevices Laboratory at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Eli Fromm, Drexel University Dr. Eli Fromm is the Roy A. Brothers University Professor and Director of the Center for Educational Research in the College of Engineering of Drexel University. He has held a number of academic leadership positions and included among them are Vice President for Educational Research, Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies, and interim Dean of Engineering at Drexel. He has also held positions with the General Electric and DuPont companies, has been a staff member of the Science Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives as a Congressional Fellow, a Program Director at NSF, and a Visiting

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University; Janet Braun, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

/ supervisors as to program or projectexpectations. The requirements for tenure, while daunting, seem to be less definitive in natureand could use the structure of an SOP. Specific items such as a minimum acceptable level ortrend in teaching evaluation ratings, specification of quantity and level of publication andpresentation requirements, as well as quantification of service at the various university /community levels expected, could be included in a university or department-specific SOP.The areas where academic best practices could be developed include successful teachingpractices and laboratory activities in the various courses, effective approaches for researchactivities and projects, as well as successful independent study course methodologies

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

• In recent years, we found that our students lack of industrial experience, unlike those students in late 90's. To improve project successful rate, we are investigating the need of adding a project management course before two capstone courses. It was discussed in many curriculum meeting, and will seek inputs from Industrial Advisory Committee members in April 1, 2004's meeting. • We also decided that the class meeting format change ECET 490/ECET 491 class format to have regular weekly meeting • Improve senior design support • Purchased 24 computers in Fall 2003 for networking laboratory, and 9 computers for circuit laboratory in Spring 2004V. Summary and ConclusionsThe continuous improvement is a never-ending process

Conference Session

Minorities in Research

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

G. Padmanabhan

College College College Community College Program development Teaching over IVN Laboratory development

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Natasha Beretvas; John Pearce, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

traditional lecture / class notes model is needed to help students reason about topics that arenot in their everyday experience and thinking. One instructional strategy that helps engineeringstudents go deeper in their thinking about the functional aspects of electrical circuits is showingthese effects through the use of real-time devices.We have not been able to use real-time demonstrations in class effectively, and certainly not inour larger classes. A real-time prototyping and development system that is an ideal teaching aid,called ELVIS (Electronics Laboratory Virtual Instrument Suite) 3 has been developed byNational Instruments (Austin TX). This apparatus uses real circuit devices on a breadboardconnected to a PC through ADC (Analog Digital

Conference Session

Web Education I: Delivery and Evaluation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Mark Pullen

simple and robust, functioning in almost any Internet environment • To be accepted, the system must make online teaching and learning easyScalable network delivery: In 2001 our laboratory took on the challenge of creating a solutionthat meets this challenge. We have created Network EducationWare (NEW) primarily fromopen-source software that is available with no license fee to all. The tools with which we startedwere created for use with Internet multicasting5, where one station sends an identical message tomany others. This approach is sometimes called peer-to-peer operation because all computershave identical ability to send to each other. It offers a simple model for scaling to large numbersof participants and has attracted talented

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Fox

outcomes described above. The presentation is organized intocourse aspects - first semester, course aspects – second semester, and course evaluation.Course Aspects – First Semester The course was originally developed in 1998 as a single spring-semester course but wasrevised in the 2000-2001 academic year to a two-semester sequence: Senior Design A and SeniorDesign B. In the fall semester of their final year students take the lecture course Senior DesignA, during which the planning and preparation of the robotics project take place. In the followingspring semester students take the lecture-laboratory course Senior Design B, during which the

Conference Session

STEM and ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khosrow Ghadiri, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

59% passage rate from theprevious year’s traditional face-to face lecture class. Fall semester 2012 flipped classroominstruction was augmented with enhanced content and problem-based learning in Spring 2013,resulting in a passage rate of 87%, while the content of the course nearly doubled. For Fall 2013,an in-class laboratory segment using National Instruments myDAQ was added to the Spring2013 version of the course to include the hands-on approach. The passage rate of 91% wasachieved. It appears that adaptation of high quality MOOC content using a blended approach inconjunction with a highly structured, in-class team-based, problem-based and hands-on approachcan produce significant benefits in effectively improving student learning and

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Sudarshan Sivaramakrishnan, University of Michigan; Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

students may enjoyopportunities to reinforce course topics through hands-on learning, such as what would be foundin classroom laboratories. Others might benefit more from practice problems that allow them toreinforce course topics through problem solving. Providing a plentiful variety of choicesbenefits students in picking and choosing how they might best learn course concepts7.Third, course concepts should be designed to encourage interest, and thus, stimulate intrinsicmotivation among students. Providing course materials and activities that are applicable andmeaningful to students’ future coursework and/or careers encourages students to becomeinterested in course topics because they are closely related to future goals. Fourth, studentsshould

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses - Labs and Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tan Ma, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University; Brandy Louie Serrano, Florida International University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Systems, Energy Conservation and Alternate Energy Sources and smart grid power system design and optimization.Prof. Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University Dr. Mohammed is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and is the Director of the Energy Systems Research Laboratory at Florida International University, Miami, Florida. He received his Master and Doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1981 and 1983, respectively. He has performed research on various topics in power and energy systems in addition to computational electro- magnetics and design optimization in electric machines, electric drive systems and other low frequency environments. He performed multiple research projects for

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Student- Centric Learning), promoting Leadership in Sustainability and Management Practices. He is also an Affiliate Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, focusing on the energy ef- ficiency of IT Equipment in a Data Centers. Before his teaching career, he had a very successful corporate management career working in R&D at Lucent Technologies and as the Director of Global Technology Management at Qualcomm. He initiated and managed software development for both the companies in India. He holds MS in Engineering and MBA degrees. Page 24.140.1 c

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Joshua Schmidt, Brigham Young University; Anton E. Bowden, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

rise to a new idea or a modification of an existing abstract concept. 4. Active Experimentation– The learner applies them to the world around them to see results. Figure 1 – Adapted from Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle (Kolb, 1984)11Experiential learning is not a new approach within engineering education as it is a commonmethod utilized within technical courses utilizing laboratory experiences to provide students“hands on learning”. However when it comes to developing leadership within engineers, toooften a lecture-based approach is utilized. Most college instructors teach through lecturesbecause that is the way they were taught and where they are most comfortable or they just have

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manaz Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University; Oluwatosin Alabi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

and education aimed at reducinglosses from earthquakes NEEScomm, the headquarters for NEES located at Purdue University,operates a network of 14 earthquake engineering laboratory sites located at universities acrossthe United States, which can be used for testing in-place or through the Internet. NEES providesspecialized equipment to the civil engineering community such as shake tables, geotechnicalcentrifuges, a tsunami wave basin, unique large-scale testing laboratories, and mobile andpermanently installed field equipment 4.The goal of the study described in this paper is to determine users’ practices and perceptions ofthe attributes of the NEEShub based on their current experience. The guiding research questionfor this study is: How do

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

course evaluation.20In order to establish the foundation and environment to encourage and motivate the studentstowards self-directed learning, both the Fluid Mechanics and CE Materials courses wereredesigned. Prior to the 2011 semester, the students in CE materials conducted laboratoryexperiments in four modules on aggregates, concrete, hot mix asphalt and steel. They Page 23.223.7analyzed the data and wrote lab reports for each of the perspective modules. This approachgave the students an opportunity to learn how to conduct professional laboratory tests basedon standard specifications and to then write professional reports. In 2011

Conference Session

State of the Art in 1st-Year Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Walker; Hayden Griffin; Tamara Knott; Richard Goff; Vinod Lohani; Jenny Lo

0431779).References[1] Griffin, Jr, O. Hayden, Fox, E. A., Ribbens, C. J., Walker, T. D. L., Davis IV, N. J., Goff, R. M., Lo, J. L., Lohani, V. K., Gregg, M. H., and Barnette, D., “Work in Progress – A Freshman Course for Engineering and Computer Science Students.” Proceedings of the 34th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers In Education Conference, Savannah, GA, October 20-23, 2004.[2] Goff, R.M. and Gregg, M.H., “Redesign of a Freshman Engineering Program for the New Millenium,” ASEE Southeastern Regional Conference, Orlando, FL, April 6-8, 1998.[3] Goff, R.M. and Gregg, M.H. "Why Hands-on Design? A First Year Hands-on Design & Dissection Laboratory", 1998 Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) National Design

Conference Session

Innovative Topics in ChE Curriculum

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Milo Koretsky

Integrating Micro and Nanoscale Materials Processing into the Core ChE Curriculum - Examples in Radiation Heat Transfer Milo D. Koretsky Department of Chemical Engineering Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-2702IntroductionThe chemical engineering department at Oregon State University (OSU) is committed todeveloping strength in microelectronics processing within a context of the fundamental skills ofthe discipline. In this vein, we are integrating examples from this industry into the classroom andthe laboratory.1 These topics are not only useful towards the

Conference Session

First-Year Design Experiences

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Scott Moor

students. This project can becompleted with inexpensive and readily available tools and materials. It provides opportunitiesfor the students to use good engineering analysis in their designs and opportunities for studentsto exercise creativity.Wind chimes have been proposed and used as a project or laboratory in a number of physics andmathematics courses. In this paper I review the approach and results of using a wind chimedesign in a first-year “Introduction to Engineering Design” course. In a portion of this coursestudents are asked to design, construct and test a wind chime. They are provided with anequation to predict the frequency of their chimes that is based on a solution to the fourth-orderwave equation. Students select their desired chime

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stefani A. Bjorklund; Norman Fortenberry

more time students spend on the task of learning, the more students willlearn [4, 15-17]. This concept does not imply, however, that the period of learning must occurcontinuously for several hours. Indeed, while total amount of time on task is important, it is alsohelpful to break up long class periods with activities, breaks, and repetition of material alreadycovered [15, 22]. Very little research has focused specifically on time-on-task for engineeringmajors, yet opportunities to do so are available as engineering students can spend a great deal oftime in classrooms, laboratories, and even study or homework groups.G. Respecting Diverse Talents and Ways of Thinking Though mentioned by Chickering and Gamson [4], discussion about the

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Aminul Karim; Yakov Cherner; Ahmed Khan

current with respect to the fast pace of technological advances in thefield is another challenge for faculty.5College and university professors can address these challenges by using the simulation andvirtual experiments. With the availability of broadband technologies, which offer high data rateconnections, simulation-based e-learning is rapidly becoming a significant and effective elementof the teaching and learning process. The use of virtual systems enables students engaged indistance learning to master practical skills at any time and at any place.II. Active Learning Suite (ALSuite)To address pedagogical and laboratory needs, an advanced simulation-based e-learning software,“Active Learning Suite” (ALSuite) has been developed. It uses real

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Hamilton; Gregor Novak; Evelyn Patterson; Brian Self

the idea, but different students willgrasp different aspects of the subject matter. By presenting the answers from different studentsthe instructor can build up an understanding of the complex idea. In this way, students feelgreater ownership of the course, come better prepared to class, and have more productiveinteractions with the professor. Examples of the use JiTT in undergraduate physics will bepresented and a framework for applying the techniques to Mechanics described.IntroductionThe physics educational community has long been at the forefront of innovative pedagogy.Instructors have developed interesting hands-on demonstrations, laboratories, and examples tophelp motivate and teach their students. The Force Concept Inventory(1) has