Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven H. Billis, New York Institute of Technology; Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Marta A Panero, New York Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

understand cultural differences in communicationregarding such things as status, formality, saving face, directness, the meaning of “yes”, non-verbal cues, etc.6Moreover, the engagement of partner universities (e.g. in Latin America) and study abroadprograms, will expose our engineering students to other countries’ economic, environmental andsocietal contexts and encourage them to develop appropriate and contextual solutions to localproblems given existing constrains.II.c. Student Outcome ( d ): an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teamsThe students in the ECE program have several stand-alone required laboratory courses EENG275, 315, 360, and 403, Electronics Laboratories I, II, III, IV respectively in which they work inteams to complete the

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

technology fields, and a preference for learning from hands-onactivities, students are beginning their university studies with little to no practical experience indesign or manufacturing processes. Much of the technical experience they do have is fromcompleting virtual labs and other computer-based instruction in high school which does notalways translate into useful abilities in a university laboratory environment with physicalequipment. These virtual activities do not provide realistic practical experience and they do littleto improve spatial skills. Students beginning their engineering and technology studies with poorspatial skills have lower levels of academic success at university. The use of haptic activities hasbeen shown as a necessary

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabeen A. Altaf, Institute of International Education; Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Edward Randolph Collins Jr. P.E., Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

International

content, credit transfer, and accreditation concerns are understood by all members, streamlining communication about curricular issues. As members of a strong collaborative community that meets regularly to establish personal ties among members, institutions are more likely to be helpful with special needs, e.g., facilitating access to internships in faculty research laboratories or in local companies.3. Guidance and Support. Exchange of a flexible number of students with a wide range of partner institutions who provide personalized guidance and support to exchange participants. The ability to provide both guidance and support is a necessary member requirement.4. Institutional Visibility. Increased visibility for engineering programs

Conference Session

Active Learning and Demonstrations in Materials Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam J. Kardos, University of Colorado, Denver; Stephan A. Durham, University of Colorado, Denver; Wesley E. Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver

Tagged Divisions

Materials

the writing of laboratory reports and in-class presentations. The Green Projects-to-Pavements project was a proposed study funded in-part by theUniversity of Colorado – Presidential Teaching and Learning Collaborative Program. Theindividuals that contributed to this study included the faculty and teaching assistant thatdeveloped and administered the study, a peer-group of collaborators acting as an advisory panel,and the students of the class. The problem-based design project was a semester long projectbeginning with students being given a project objective, followed by students performing theirown literature research, material selection, obtaining materials, experimentation, testing, andpresentation. In regards to the course topic

Conference Session

FPD 5: Transitions and Student Success, Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Timothy J Hinds, Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #7410Building the Whole Engineer: An Integrated Academic and Co-CurricularFirst-Year ExperienceDr. S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University S. Patrick Walton received his B.ChE. from Georgia Tech, where he began his biomedical research career in the Cardiovascular Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. He then attended MIT where he earned his M.S. and Sc.D. while working jointly with researchers at the Shriners Burns Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. While at MIT, he was awarded a Shell Foundation Fellowship and was an NIH Biotechnology Predoctoral Trainee. Upon completion of his doctoral studies, he joined

Conference Session

IE Enrollment/Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Freeman

University, a broadrange of topics is covered quickly, and students can rapidly learn by seeing and doing.Typically, Industrial Engineers don’t have chemicals, machining labs, wind tunnels or circuitboards to use in specialized laboratories. The goal in this course was to find a way to includehands-on activities without a formal lab component or facility. These labs are designed tointegrate the concepts with models that are memorable. Some of the topics covered by the labsare Process Improvement, Work Measurement, Facility Layout, Assembly Line Balancing(Manufacturing and Production Control), Bin Packing (Material Handling), Human Factors,Operations Research, Engineering Economy, Queueing, and Quality Control. The studentsgenerally work in groups

Conference Session

Increasing Enrollment in IE/IET Programs Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Freeman

University, a broadrange of topics is covered quickly, and students can rapidly learn by seeing and doing.Typically, Industrial Engineers don’t have chemicals, machining labs, wind tunnels or circuitboards to use in specialized laboratories. The goal in this course was to find a way to includehands-on activities without a formal lab component or facility. These labs are designed tointegrate the concepts with models that are memorable. Some of the topics covered by the labsare Process Improvement, Work Measurement, Facility Layout, Assembly Line Balancing(Manufacturing and Production Control), Bin Packing (Material Handling), Human Factors,Operations Research, Engineering Economy, Queueing, and Quality Control. The studentsgenerally work in groups

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joerg Mossbrucker

basic digital building blocks such as multiplexers, decoders, full adders and ROMs and verify the correct operation of the design through simulation and/or implementation • Design, simulate and/or implement sequential circuits using various representations such as state diagrams, ASM charts, and hardware description language, specifically VHDL • Design, simulate and/or implement a digital system as a circuit consisting of a Data Path and Control Unit • Design the Control Unit as a finite state machine and using micro- programming • Be able to describe the design and verification process through written communication in the form of laboratory reports

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Changhong Lin; Ahmed Abdalla; Wayne Wolf

.BiographyWayne Wolf is Professor of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University. Before joining Prince-ton, he was with AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill NJ. He received all three degrees in elec- Page 10.975.5 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005 American Society for Engineering Educationtrical engineering from Stanford University. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and ACM and a memberof ASEE and SPIE. He received the 2003 ASEE/HP Frederick E. Terman Award.Chang Hong Lin is a graduate student in the Department of Electrical

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vincent C. Prantil; Thomas J. Labus; William Howard

traditionalmechanics of materials courses. Most courses try to balance some amount of finite elementtheory with practice using a commercially-available software package. In this paper, the authorsdescribe a course that adds a third component to a finite element course: a physical laboratory inwhich mechanics of materials experiments are performed and the results compared to FEAresults where practical.When the MET curriculum was revised recently at MSOE, the addition of the physical lab to theFEA course seemed to be a good fit. Although some of the reasons for considering this additionwere logistical ones (elimination of one-credit stand-alone labs to make evening schedulingeasier was a goal), the idea had merit for other reasons. For both the mechanics lab

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Jung; Anthony de Sam Lazaro; Amanie Abdelmessih

supply, keeps theproject within budgetary limits and on schedule and produces a cost analysis document.Examples of Senior Design ProjectsIn this section we present example of three capstone projects.A. Instrumented Air Conditioning Bench Experiment (September 2000 – May 2001)Project Description: System specifications were set by the thermal engineering faculty (Dr.Abdelmessih) The Senior Design Team was asked to design and build a bench-top airconditioning experiment to be used in a laboratory setting at the School’s thermal engineeringlaboratory. ‘Students should have the ability to control the temperature, moisture content, andvelocity of the air conditioned by the apparatus. Students should be capable of performing

Conference Session

NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Marshall

currently the Coordinator of theIndustrial Power and Control curriculum and laboratories as well as the Internship Coordinator for theUniversity of Southern Maine’s Department of Technology. Page 10.817.5 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

students with sizable stipends.ASEE – Helen T. Carr Fellowships for African-Americans43: up to $10,000 per year to studentswho are pursuing a doctoral degree. Upon doctoral degree completion, fellow is committed toreturn to one of the HBEC institutions.Resources for PostDoctoral Fellowships:Naval Research Laboratories (NRL) sponsors about 40 NRL PostDoctoral Fellowships44 peryear, administered by the ASEE, to research at the following Naval R&D centers andlaboratories: • Naval Research Laboratory Washington, DC - www.nrl.navy.mil Stennis Space Center, MS - www.nrlssc.navy.mil Monterey, CA - www.nrlmry.navy.mil Lab Description: http://www.asee.org/resources/fellowships/nrl/nrl-0000.cfm • Naval Air Warfare Center

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmoud Ardebili; Ali Sadegh

course students are requiredto create a group poster presentation.The syllabus includes learning cycles. Each cycle begins with classroom lectures tointroduce the concept. This is reinforced by a hands-on laboratory “physical experience”to encourage student ownership of the concept. A recitation-style working sessionfollows to provide practice with the tools available in using the concept. Homeworkassignments will provide practice. The cycle is culminated by a team-designed projectrequiring application of the concept in addition to other topics that have been covered.Engineering Science in BMCC and Mechanical Engineering in CCNY use the coursecurriculum in their Fundamental of Engineering Graphic courses. Students haveresponded positively to the

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Throne

Session 3632 Modeling, Simulation, and Control of a Real System Robert D. Throne Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractWe have developed a preliminary laboratory sequence in our introductory linear control systemsclass that combines modeling a real system, developing a control system design based on thismodel, and then implementing the designed controller on the real system. After our first timethrough this new sequence we have found three educational benefits: the students realize that (1)their models are only approximate descriptions of the real systems, (2) even

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Burt; Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang

Education"Mechanical Engineering Laboratory to illustrate mechanical cams, motion control, and sensortechnology.Learning Modules for Capstone DesignMany students experience difficulties in a project-based design course because most studentslack prior hands-on experience with electrical and mechanical systems. Unlike students frompast generations, engineering students today typically have little or no experience repairing cars,appliances, or toys. Additionally, student’s lack shop know-how since this requirement has beenremoved from many engineering curricula. Often students are not prepared to tackle the real-world projects that are the basis of a capstone design course. The Gillette Project Center helpsdevelop these skills through training on

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tamara Knott

. During the spring semester of 2004, students in a senior level Mining and MineralsEngineering laboratory course, will use the ePortfolio software to submit laboratory reports andobtain instructor feedback. Since feedback is provided by two instructors, one who addresses thetechnical issues of the report and one who addresses the communications issues, on-linesubmission will allow both instructors to assess the reports at the same time, making thefeedback process more efficient. The ePortfolio software will also provide each student with arecord of all their laboratory reports so that they can learn from past mistakes and view theirprogress throughout the semester. Finally, the ePortfolio software will be used by the instructorto post those

Conference Session

Molecular and Multiscale Phenomena

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vijay Ramani; James Fenton; Suzanne Fenton

of the undergraduate curriculum (freshman through senior) andcan be used in multiple classes (Freshman Engineering, Intro to Chemical Engineering,Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Transport, Laboratory Practice, and Electives) to illustrateappropriate material. Figure 1 contains a concept map linking modules to concepts within thecurricula that are addressed in this paper. Use of the modules can be preceded by classroomdiscussions of the hydrogen economy, its projected political, social, and environmental impacts(both locally and globally) and/or the challenges associated with converting to such an economy.The modules can also be modified for use at the pre-college level for a wide variety of projectsand/or simple in-class or public

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Malkin

, participants attend courses in instrument repair and participate in a laboratory designed to refine their abilities to diagnose and repair medical equipment. These sessions are guided by local volunteer engineers from area hospitals. Finally, the students construct some of their own test equipment which they can then donate to their host hospitals at the end of their stay.The training is put to use during a four-week internship in a foreign hospital. Internships arecurrently being offered in Nicaragua, but Haiti will soon be available. Students continue takingforeign language classes every morning, devoting the afternoons

Conference Session

Assessment of Graphics Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Krueger; Theodore Aanstoos; Ronald Barr

this project-centered approach, the Engineering Graphics curriculum has beenorganized into a set of learning modules with specific educational outcomes. Table 1 lists thecurrent modularization scheme and learning outcomes. It consists of ten units that serve asindividual student projects, plus an integrated PROCEED project that is conducted at theconclusion of the course. With this modularization scheme, the ten individual units trainstudents to develop computer skills and abilities that can be later used in the larger team project.These modern course outcomes, as outlined in Table 1, were fully implemented in the Fall 2002semester using some preliminary computer graphics laboratory notes written by our group10.The initial modules stress

Conference Session

ETD Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley; Terrence O'Connor

virtually any classroom. Propane fuel canbe supplied either by an on-board delivery system, or separately delivered from a typical supplysystem of the type found in many high school and college science laboratories (house systemsterminating with hose-barb petcocks). See figure 1. Page 9.425.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Session Number 1547Figure 1. The Physical System As development of this system has

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Malika Moutawakkil; Lisa Hunter; J.D., Christine Andrews; Leslie Wilkins

students a basis for further work in STEM fields at some later date, therebyexpanding student options rather than closing them off.4Other recommendations for reform of the undergraduate STEM curriculum focus oninvestigative learning, technology, laboratory experience, and collaborative work. Programs thathave provided students an opportunity to engage in hands-on, real-world projects have beensuccessful in increasing female enrollment and retention.1 Establishing the relevance and socialvalue of these fields is another effective retention strategy. Smith College, Rensselaer Page 9.294.4 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Farida; Nick Safai

-of-the-art telecommunications networks but also exhibit hands-on lab experience andskills with RF equipment and tools.To cater to these changing industrial needs, it is imperative that a wirelessengineering course be incorporated in the Electrical Engineering curricula of allcolleges, technical institutes and universities.The course should include: 1.Core courses in wireless emphasizing wirelesscommunication systems, networks accompanied with wireless communicationlab. 2. It should be supported by hardware specialization in RF electronics, Digitalsignal processing. 3. The laboratory course must include design and developmentof various types of antennas and measurement and testing methods.The following case study deals with the design and

Conference Session

TC2K and Assessment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina

presentations returned to the laboratories so students could set upequipment prior to presentations. Computer projectors borrowed to allow PowerPoint presentations inthe labs. All students receive an overall average of at least acceptable and averages for all students wasgreater than 3.5. The 396C students had a higher average this time than the 497 students. Faculty stillcomplained about paper shuffling in the 396C presentations.Fall 2002: Evaluation forms were redesigned to allow multiple individuals to be evaluated on a singlepage. This is particularly in response to faculty concerns in evaluating 396C presentations. All resultswere satisfactory (all students had average score greater than 3.0 and the overall average was greaterthan 3.5), although

Conference Session

Integrating Math in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Reuber; Mark Archibald; Blair Allison

- available components. Hardware was created and special software was written that calculated club and ball speed, and compared a subject’s swing with a PGA professional golfer (Figs. 2,3). Phase 2. Another group of students modified the initial system as part of a special studies course to French Canada. The system was modified for portable installation in a museum in Ottawa, Canada (Fig. 4) and museum visitor behavior was analyzed (Figs. 5,6). Phase 3. The system was permanently installed in the mechanical engineering laboratory, where students measured the tempo (swing time), club speed, club angle and trajectory, and projected ball trajectory of typical golf swings for golfers and non-golfers

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: New Research

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard M. Single; William S. Carlsen; Christine M. Cunningham; Carol B. Muller; Peg Boyle Single

corporations, professional societies, governmental agenciesand laboratories. The collective program evaluations support the need for and efficacy of theprogram. For all three-time periods, at least 80% of the students reported they would recommendMentorNet to other students. Both students and mentors emphasized the importance of makingthe college-to-work connection and identified this as the primary reason for participating inMentorNet. The college-to-work connection provided students with invaluable knowledge abouttheir career opportunities, the benefits of networking, and the development of networking skills.The students reported increased self-confidence, enhanced knowledge of the workplace andworkplace skills, and valuing the support they received

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ottis Hoskins; Joni Spurlin; Jerome Lavelle; Sarah Rajala

, ToolsABET Criterion 6 requires the program to document that the classrooms, laboratories, andequipment are adequate to accomplish the program objectives. The data will include thenumbers of classrooms, types of laboratories, and equipment available for student’s use.Numbers of classroom and laboratories can be found with those who track this at the institution,such as accounting or maintenance offices. Satisfaction with the classroom, laboratories andequipment can be found in the surveys mentioned above.Interpretation of Effectiveness and ImprovementsThe fourth part of the model (refer back to Figure 1) is the interpretation of effectiveness anddocumentation of curricular or program improvement. This is an important step in theassessment process

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mustafa Abushagur; Harvey J. Palmer

(0 cr)Second Year Fall Term Winter Term Spring Term Fund. of Materials Science Nanoscale Physics & Chemistry Microsystems Design and (4 credits) (4 credits) Packaging (4 credits) Technical Elective (4 cr) Technical Elective (4 cr) Technical Elective (4 cr) Doctoral Research (4 cr) Doctoral Research (4 cr) Doctoral Research (4 cr) Research Seminar (0 cr) Research Seminar (0 cr) Research Seminar (0 cr)Many of these courses have laboratory elements in to provide the students with hands-onexperience. RIT has an extensive clean-room

Conference Session

Tenure and Promotion Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Parent

abilityAbility to work in a team Ability to work in a teamResponsiveness Hard to translateUS New and World Reports Ratings Hard to translate Page 8.956.3References:1 G. H. Bernstien, R. J. Minniti, and X. Huang, “An Advanced IC Processing Laboratory at the Universityof Notre Dame”, IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 37, No, 4, pp. 334-339 (1994)2 G. Uvvada, M. A. Breur, “Teaching Computer Hardware Design Using Commercial CAD Tools”, IEEETransactions on Education, Vol. 36, No, 1, pp. 158-162 (1993)3 G. W. Poehlein, “Developing A Positive Tenure Case”, ASEE Annual

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering: The Present State

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Courter; Jay Martin

sections with each section having a different project. The students originallyattended two lectures per week, and had a three-hour laboratory. The laboratory includedteamwork exercises, dissection exercises, and other activities, in addition to direct work onthe project. There is a relatively large number of teaching staff associated with the course,with one faculty member associated with two sections. In addition, a senior undergraduatestudent (called a student assistant) is associated with each of the sections.Table 1: Description of Original Version of Introduction to EngineeringNumber of Students ~200Number of Laboratory Sections 16Number of Lectures Per Week 2 – 50 minutes