presented, were invited to answerquestions. For class periods when neither tapes nor lectures were presented, avariety of activities were planned. These included small group dis-cussion, demonstrations, lab experiments, a panel discussion and exams.In addition, students were required to work in small groups on projectsrelated to novel and innovative uses of wood as an engineering material.Students were occasionally given short periods of time to work on pro-jects during class time, but were expected to do the major portion oftheir projects as homework. The last two class periods were set asidefor project reports. Students were required to submit a written projectreport at the end of the semester. Those students not enrolled forcredit were
County Adult Proba- tion Department, coordinated and executed the research and program evaluation for a large Department of Justice Second Chance Act grant. These efforts included monitoring, assessing, and evaluating the impacts of program outcomes. Since joining the UOEEE in 2015, Dr. Cook-Davis has led research and evaluation activities for over 50 separate grant-funded programs or initiatives funded by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Agri- culture, National Institutes of Health, and The Kern Family Foundation. These projects have focused on the evaluation of student success, outreach impacts, innovative learning techniques, and STEM
publicly accessible. We will describe a few open sourcehardware products and identify in which courses they can be used. Senior design courses inComputer Engineering are also ideal to utilize Open source hardware and we will show someexamples. We describe the design course project selection, hardware selection technicalchallenges, design, testing, challenges in using Open source hardware and documentation. TheOpen source RISC-V processors can be used in Computer Organization courses. RISC-V are opensource processors which are freely available as soft core and they can be used in FPGA basedEmbedded Systems courses. The microprocessor board designs can be taught using the Opensource hardware such as Arduino. An Embedded systems course outline is
IoT CourseAbstractThis work-in-progress paper discusses the laboratory setup and delivery of a pilot course on thefundamentals of Internet of Things (IoT). Hands-on laboratory experiments and project-basedexperiences are adopted to introduce and reinforce IoT-related concepts. The laboratoryexperiments introduce the students to (a) the collection of data using temperature and motionsensors (b) program the microcontroller, and (c) to communicate between WiFi-enabledmodules. Rather than using the hardware and software tools from an established vendor in theareas of IoT, we chose to design and assemble our laboratory experiments and projects withsimple, cost-effective, off-the-shelf components. The project activities focused on system designand
took ME 100L prior to the redesign and many students who took ME 100L afterthe redesign. This presented a unique opportunity to examine the long-term impact of theredesign on student performance in subsequent courses, where some of the skills they acquired inME 100L can be utilized. Surveys were administered to students in select junior- and senior-level courses to determine whether students who took the redesigned ME 100L transferred theirskills to other courses. For example, prior to the redesign students typically learned aboutmicrocontrollers for the first time in their senior year. However, there are ample opportunities forstudents to utilize microcontrollers in class projects in their junior-level courses as well. Theauthors also compare
and Doctor of Engineering degree in electrical engineering from Technical University of Budapest in 1952 and 1960, respectively. Dr. Karady was appointed to Salt River Project Chair Professor at Arizona State University in 1986, where he is responsible for the electrical power education and performs research in Power Elec- tronics, High Voltage Techniques and Electric Power. Previously, he was with EBASCO Services where he served as Chief Consulting Electrical Engineer, Manager of Electrical Systems and Chief Engineer of Computer Technology. He was Electrical Task supervisor for the Tokomak Fusion Test reactor project in Princeton. From 1969 to 1977 he worked for the Hydro Quebec Institute of Research as a Program
senior project informationcan be found at the bottom of the page. The navigation includes links to other sections anchoredon the page and to the following pages: Standards and Patents, Writing AIAA / Citation Help,and Get Help from a Librarian.MethodsTwo researchers recruited six undergraduate aerospace students to participate in Krug’s model ofdo-it-yourself usability tests, simple testing with minimal time, energy, and resources6,7.Because Krug’s testing methods do not attempt to scientifically prove a generalizable hypothesisor create a comprehensive list of website usability problems, only three participants per roundare needed. For the first round of testing, one undergraduate humanities major who works in thelibrary assisted with pre
teaching and learning.Dr. Maria Jane Evans, Penn State BrandywineDr. Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Ivan E. Esparragoza is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State. His interests are in engi- neering design education, innovative design, global design, and global engineering education. He has introduced multinational design projects in a freshman introductory engineering design course in col- laboration 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 actively involved in the International Division of the American Society for Engineering Education and in the Latin American
/nano) at Stevens. He has been awarded the NSF CAREER award, the ASEE Mechanics Division Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnson Jr. Outstanding New Educator Award, and the 2009 Outstanding Teacher Award from the Stevens Alumni Association.Dr. Susan Lowes, Teachers College, Columbia University Dr. Susan Lowes is Director of Research and Evaluation at the Institute for Learning Technologies at Teachers College, Columbia University. She has conducted research at both university and K-12 levels, with a focus on STEM learning and on the impact of different technologies on teaching and learning. She has directed evaluations of multi-year projects funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education and the National Science
instrumentation model demonstration. Using a Research Center (LTRC), and out of state transportationpedagogical model developed during the project, the former research organizations. The three essential questions posedSubunit is implemented in two classes of a structural by the survey were: the current perceived importance ofanalysis course whereas the latter Subunit is implemented FMM; the future perceived importance of FMM; and thein two classes of a reinforced concrete design course. The
EducationAbstractThe Electromechanical Engineering Technology program at Alfred State College requires asequence of two courses in embedded systems. Embedded Controller Fundamentals andEmbedded Controller Applications. Both courses involve hands-on, project oriented laboratoryexercises. For the embedded controller courses, students are required to purchase a specified low-cost microcontroller evaluation system instead of a textbook. A reasonable priced reference text isrecommended, and students are strongly encouraged to use extensively the online manualsavailable from the microcontroller manufacturer. Among the many benefits that we have identifiedby requiring students to buy their own microcontroller system is that they learn to be more carefulwith safety
Laboratories with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Purdue University since July 1999. He received his PhD in 1998 from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He teaches Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) design, advises senior design project teams, supervises teaching assistants in several laboratories, develops computer engineering laboratory curricula, manages design automation software for instruction and research, and is chair of an ECE committee for instructional innovation. Dr. Johnson served as proceedings chair for Microelectronic Systems Education 2003, program chair for Microelectronic Systems
AC 2008-969: ULTRA-HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS FOR LUNARPROCESSINGPeter Schubert, Packer Engineering Dr. Schubert conducts research into alternate energy, space-based manufacturing, and engineering education at Packer Engineering in Naperville, IL. He is Senior Director, and has served as PI on projects from DOE, NASA and the GSA. He has published 51 technical papers, has 26 US patents, and is an instructor with the Society of Automotive Engineers. Prior experience includes 21 years in automotive electronics with Delphi Corporation, where he was a Technical Fellow. His doctorate in EE from Purdue was sponsored by a GM Fellowship. His MSEE is from U. of Cincinnati on a Whirlpool
positions at John Deere and Amkor Technology. Her research interests are in the area of quality, productivity improvement, supply chain, lean manufacturing and engineering education. Dr. Bonilla consults, instructs, and collaborates on quality improvement projects with representatives from healthcare, as well as traditional manufacturing operations. She is an ASQ certified Six-Sigma Black-Belt.Leonard Perry, University of San Diego Leonard Perry is an Associate Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of San Diego. He has research interests in the area of system improvement via quality improvement methods especially in the area of applied statistics, statistical
, he was founder and President of Xeragen, Inc., a San Luis Obispo-based biotechnology startup company. He has also served as an Assistant Professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering and was employed by McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company, where he was a lead engineer and Principal Investigator on projects to develop technology evolution plans for the Space Station.Kurt Colvin, California Polytechnic State University Kurt Colvin joined the Cal Poly faculty in January 2000. He completed a Ph.D. in industrial engineering at Oregon State University in 1999, preceded by a Master's degree in 1997. He has worked as Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) development engineer at Festo
aerospace students. Several examples of current “grand projects”are considered, and progress towards them is summarized. Several ideas and proven strategiesfor nurturing such talents in formal curricula are considered.IntroductionWhen asked how to define and differentiate aerospace engineering, the best answer used to be:“Aerospace engineers turn the dreams of Humanity to reality through science and engineeringinnovation”. This is hard to remember in an age when air travel has become less pleasant than avisit to the dentist, working for airlines and aerospace companies seems to be a perpetualscramble to stay aloft in a downdraft, and we are under constant pressure to bring “cost reality”to squelch the enthusiasm of students and “focus on realistic
, Page 13.1177.2restricting teachers' and administrators' desires and resolve to expend time and money ontechnology based educational “novelties.”It is to address these issues that the “Camp Robot” idea was proposed. This paper outlines thefoundational elements which led up to the idea of Camp Robot, the demographics served, and theresults observed. Unique elements included non competitive strategies; focus on problemsolving, not on the specific technology, role reversal between teacher and student, and servicelearning for the college student participants.Geographic and Student Educational NeedThe region served by this project included four educational jurisdictions and two post secondaryinstitutions. The region served was Western North Carolina
engineering projects through presentations or the observation ofothers performing research. This approach may give the impression that teachers are capable ofdeveloping curricular materials, but only engineers are capable of solving authentic engineeringproblems. This “look but don’t touch” model potentially only reinforces the belief, “if I can’t dothis, my students sure can’t.” With this RET model, participants are likely to gain a limitedperspective on authentic engineering practices and less likely to able to convey to their studentswhat engineers actually do.Figure 1: Models of RET sitesWe believe that our RET site has been successful because we have focused on directly linkingthe teachers’ summer engineering research experience with their K-12
Page 14.928.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Online Working Drawing Review and AssessmentAbstractThis paper describes the development and implementation of an online working drawing reviewvideo and online assessment tool. Particular attention was paid to dimensioning and ASMEANSI Y14 standards with the goal of improving the quality of the working drawings required infinal design project reports. All members of freshmen design teams in the fall 2008 semesterwere required to watch this video and pass an online assessment before they could turn in theirfinal design project reports. The School of Engineering maintained scanned copies of designproject reports for the fall 2006 and 2007 semesters. A separate
Design (PtD) National Initiative. He continues to work on PtD through a project that brings PtD principles into engineering textbooks as they are being updated.Donna Heidel, NIOSH Donna Heidel is a certified industrial hygienist with over 25 years' experience in the health care industry. Ms. Heidel received a B.A. from DeSales University and an M.S. from Temple University. She has spent the last 15 years of her career building a world-class, global, integrated occupational toxicology and industrial hygiene program at Johnson & Johnson, a decentralized company consisting of 230 operating companies in 57 countries. At J&J, she developed and implemented their global health hazard and control
transducers. A complete set of lab exercises enable students to build robots as a class projectwithout requiring any background in electronics or programming. The course also introduces thefundamentals of embedded systems and hardware/software co-design to sophomore students.INTRODUCTIONComputer Engineers must have proficient knowledge of both computer hardware and softwarewhich has produced the fundamentals of this course. In this course, a sophomore becomesknowledgeable on how software can interact with hardware, and how real world problems aresolved by employing both hardware and software. As a result, students establish strongeducational foundation which eliminates the difficulties on an actual project that they encounterin their professional
groups from seniordesign classes are utilizing the lab for FC design projects. It is anticipated that the currentdevelopment of the new laboratory will have a direct impact on undergraduate education bycreating a focal point for interdisciplinary learning, a balance between theoretical and hands-onexperience in undergraduate teaching, and application of these educational tools in a vibranttechnology sector. The evaluation plan for the course materials focuses on three general areas.The first focus is on the assessment of the course modules. The second focus is related tostudent-identified strengths/weaknesses of the course/modules. Finally, the third focus is todocument the course/curricular refinements resulting from the evaluative data
, difficulties in sharing coursematerial, and challenges involved in mapping course requirements to the local resources available at eachcampus. This paper outlines the project underway to build an efficient multi-media network with the 19campuses via Internet to communicate, distribute, and acquire curriculum related multimedia informationfor the first-year design course. This network would provide access to course material currently used at thecampuses as well as to resources that will enhance the future course content. The network will also providevideo-conferencing capabilities and on-line “chat” capabilities to collaborate with industrial partners.Introduction The 19 campuses of the Penn State Commonwealth Education System provide an
Page 11.900.4poorly employing subscripted variables. In every successful case, run times were less than 3seconds. The whole exercise was somewhat shorter in duration for efficient code writers, about2-4 hours, than for the 65% who wrote inefficient code, 6-25 hours.Electrical engineering technology (EET) students at Buffalo State were also assigned similar taskbut this was the first time such an assignment was given to them. Ten students were involved inthis project. Their mathematics background varied with three students just being transferred fromcommunity college and taking technical calculus concurrently with Power Systems 1 course.Several students did not take programming course yet. Five students were taking MATLAB®and MathCAD
. Distributed generation is considered to be thenew and more suitable approach to providing solutions for socio-economic energy problemsthat have taken on considerable importance as we move into the new millennium. Theenhanced efficiency, environmental friendliness, flexibility and scalability of the emergingtechnologies involved in distributed generation have put these systems at the forefront toprovide power generation for the future8-10. Overall, the potential efficiency of anyconfigurations of hybrid power systems has been estimated to be about 80% by a generalizedmodel13.1.2 Course DescriptionThe courses consist of lectures, fundamental design exercises, a mid-term exam in the eighthweek, and a design project due during the final exam week (the
components. The advent of 3D solid modeling and 3D printing hasreduced the cost of incorporating hands-on education to mechanical engineering classes forplastic components but has little application to metals commonly used in engineering design.This paper presents the use of a RapidCast process for a Mechanics of Materials class project toenable the design and testing of custom metal parts. The RapidCast process’ adaptation oftraditional casting techniques which replaces wax or foam with a plastic 3D printed model allowscomplex shapes to be designed, produced, and tested in a matter of days as a demonstrationtechnique. This class project concept has been refined over several semesters to the currentprocess where students are tasked to design, 3D
amounts required or at the price points of the past havechallenged these companies significantly. In addition, newer technologies like 3D printing andadvanced computer methods have begun to change the game for creating and distributing music.Both of these topics and others continue to allow the instructor to relate the music-related issuesto the bigger picture of engineering and technology in general society.In response to both the growing interest in the course among high-ability students and the needsof the host university, an Honors section was created and approved. This new offering enhancesthe experience of these students by requiring the completion of a guitar design project. Startingwith basic guitar parts, student teams must identify
the bridge program in the comingyear as effective as possible, the project team interviewed current engineering graduate studentsat Purdue whose undergraduate degree is from an MSI or other relatively small school, to learnwhat challenges they faced when making the transition from a small, minority-serving institutionto a large, majority institution.During conversations with faculty members at MSIs and with URM students participating in thefirst year of the summer undergraduate research program, it became clear that the end of thejunior year was too late to introduce students to the idea of pursuing a graduate degree andfaculty career in engineering. By that time, most of the top students had already participated incorporate internships or
. Mahmood Moussavi is currently a faculty member of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at the University of Calgary. He has over 25 years research and teaching experience in different areas of software engineering and information technology, and he has served over 11 year as Director of the Software Engineering at the above-mentioned department. His general research interest and expertise are summarized as follows: Distributed and multi-agent soft- ware systems Software design and architecture Data mining and database management Dr. Moussavi’s most recent research projects involves: A simulation-based study on software design for connected vehicles and traffic infrastructures, applying agent-based
introduction of vehicle automation, autonomy and connectivity is fundamentally changingthe concept of automotive transportation. Although many of these technologies are still indevelopment in lab, some of these technologies are already available and demonstrated by theprototypes such as Google and Toyota self-driving cars. To prepare for the future workforceneeds of autonomous vehicles in the automotive industry, we develop new, technologicallyprogressive curricula and hands-on lab as well as student project materials. This proposed “LaneKeeping System by Visual Technology” is a research and concept-proving student project thatwill be studied and used to develop teaching materials for the subject of vehicle automation,autonomy and connectivity. Lane