Collection

2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough; Adriana Rios Santiago

Session ETD 516 Process Automation in Smart Environments: Intelligent Closet Prototype Dr. Immanuel A. Edinbarough, Adriana Olvera The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyIntroductionThe educational efforts of the Engineering Technology program at the UTRGV College ofEngineering and Computer Sciences focus towards research-based innovation for two of themost relevant needs of the Rio Grande Valley population: manufacturing industry and healthcareassistance. The development project in the field of smart environments, addressing subjects ofhome automation is the design, and fabrication of a smart closet

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yewande S. Abraham, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

education.Bhattacharjee and Ghosh discussed the usefulness of role-playing in construction education andemphasized how students employed critical thinking skills as they played the role of differentstakeholders [6] [7]. In project-based learning, students work on real projects. Most constructionprograms require students to complete capstone projects as the culminating experience to earntheir degrees. Students can learn higher-level cognitive skills through project-based and problem-based learning [8].In recent years, there has been increasing use of technology to foster and support learning.Messner et al. discussed the use of immersive virtual reality in construction education, and theyfound that students have a better understanding of construction projects in

Conference Session

Professional Development for Graduate Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael A. Matthews P.E., University of South Carolina; Gina M. Kunz, University of South Carolina; Kevin Brock, University of South Carolina; Darin Freeburg, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

unique contributions to society and their current and future professions. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Novel Courses for the Professional Development of Graduate Students: Results and ReflectionAbstractThe Paul-Elder model of critical thinking has been adopted as the pedagogical framework fortwo, one-credit graduate courses for engineering (STEM) graduate students at the University ofSouth Carolina. The courses aimed at explicit instruction in development of critical reading andwriting skills. Course 1 is for new graduate students who need to develop an understanding ofthe literature for their research projects. This course focuses on finding, assessing

Conference Session

A Focus on Sustainability

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Inez Hua, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Environmental Engineering

District of Columbia regulate electronic waste disposal. Moregenerally, it is estimated that industrial economies return much of the raw material to theenvironment as waste, within one year of extraction (8). There are technological and societalbarriers towards overcoming the conventional linear cycle of consumption. A societal challengeis the flow of electronic waste between countries, for example from the United States to China.However, the focus of the RET Site was to provide research projects based on the naturalsciences for the teachers, so the issue of electronic waste export was not explicitly addressed.Instead, teachers focused on characterizing and solve technical challenges. Engineers of all disciplines, including environmental

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 10: STEM Outreach

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Mingyu Lu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Tommi Brooke Kenneda, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

assistant where she works with WV schools to inspire students to pursue a STEM career. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 STEM Ambassadress Program (Research-to-Practice) Strand: OtherIntroductionIn this paper we describe our experience with our “STEM Ambassadress Program,” in whichfemale university students in STEM Background serve as the STEM Ambassadresses of femalehigh school students. The project is sponsored by American Association of University Women(AAUW) and NASA WV Consortium. The ambassadresses, who graduated from high schoolsrecently, will mentor high school girls in their high

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Mana Seifaei; Salah Badjou

mechatronics capstone designproject in the context of a traditional electrical engineering program at Merrimack College, aprimarily undergraduate college in Massachusetts. The electrical engineering (EE) program wasintroduced about a decade ago and is ABET-accredited. The college offers no master’s EEprograms.. Senior students are required to take a capstone design course in the form of a one-credit “Design Project I” course in the fall semester and a continuation course “Design ProjectII” (3 credits) in the spring semester.!!————————————————————————————————————-1 - Department of Electrical Engineering, Merrimack College, Andover, Massachusetts !1!Prior to joining Merrimack College in fall 2018, the

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2020 ERC

Authors

Matt Hourihan

Limits on Nondefense Discretionary Spending, Current and Proposed Billions of constant 2020 dollars$700$650$600$550$500$450$400$350$300 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030 Actual Caps w/ Congress Adjustments President's FY 21 Budget Projected Baseline* Pre-Sequester Caps Sequester Caps Copyright © 2019 American Association for the Advancement of Science

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Engstrom, ITEA/Cal U

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

focus on the NSF funded project entitled Invention, Innovation & Inquiry(I3). It will highlight how the project was formulated, the materials developed, results of fieldtesting and implementation, and future activities. Special attention will be given to how the I3project emphasizes the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in eachunit as student follow an engineering design process to solve a technological challenge. The I3program has developed 10 units of instruction that focus on the development of technologicalliteracy traits for students in grades 4-6. Page 13.811.2The study of engineering has increasingly

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janice Miller-Young, Mount Royal College; Sean Maw, Mount Royal College

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Design in Engineering Education

knowledge is important, so are teamwork, communication and critical-thinking skills, as well as the ability to continually learn and stay current with ever-changingtechnology. First-year design courses have been added to the curriculum in an effort to introducestudents to what engineers actually do2,3 while they are also learning professional skills and theengineering design process4,5.Using design projects to teach engineering skills has been a major innovation in engineeringpedagogy6. There is strong evidence that team projects and problem-based learning inengineering design courses: • Maximize student achievement6-9; • Stimulate student interest in engineering10; • Motivate learning in upper division engineering science courses10

Conference Session

Hardware Descriptive Language Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Franz, University of Houston-Downtown

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. The LabVIEW software is used for both the design and simulation of fire alarmlogic systems. In addition, the students use Honeywell commercial fire alarm control processorsto perform practical system setup programming for vendor specific applications. The focus ofthis paper is on the programmable logic control teaching techniques that are used in the ENGR-1403 course and the respective student exercise and project workThe students in the ENGR-1403 course have various levels of experience and academicbackgrounds. Students in the course often have experience in the installation or maintenance offire alarm systems. Typically the preponderance of the class students does not have a significantamount of experience using programmable logic. While

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-2290: INCORPORATING SYSTEM-LEVEL DESIGN TOOLS INTOUPPER-LEVEL DIGITAL DESIGN AND CAPSTONE COURSESWagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia IEEE Senior Member Page 12.875.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Incorporating System-Level Design Tools into upper-Level Digital Design and Capstone CoursesAbstractThis paper describes the efforts to incorporate system-level digital design tools and state-of-theFPGA boards in the capstone design course sequence. This paper provides the details of twocapstone projects in the areas of digital communications and image processing. This paper alsodetails the challenges

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley State College; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy

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International

enjoyable topic for many students. Typically, the study of robotics has beenlimited to graduate level courses at big universities. In the last few years, the advent of smaller,less expensive robots has made it possible for smaller institutions to afford integrating robotics intheir undergraduate computer science and engineering curriculum.Over the years, robots have been used to teach computer science and engineering. Computerscience and engineering departments use robots in various ways: • Using robots in Introductory computer science education • An Introduction to Robotic Course • Using Robotics in Artificial Intelligence Course • Senior Capstone Design Project Course

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Veera Gnaneswar Gude, New Mexico State University; Michele Auzenne, New Mexico State University; Chris Burnham, New Mexico State University; Adrian Hanson; Jeanne Garland, New Mexico State University

. Hanson, New Mexico State University Professor, Department of Civil Engieering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.Jeanne Garland, New Mexico State University Special Projects Coordinator, New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation, College of Engineering, New Mexico State Universtiy, Las Cruces, NM. Page 11.796.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Integrating Writing to Provide Context for Teaching the Engineering Design ProcessIntroduction“Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering” is a junior course taught in the Civil Engineeringdepartment at New

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

undergraduate students. The coursepreviously did not have laboratory content. In considering how to increase the course content byone credit, to four credits, we first considered adding laboratory content, then chose to trysomething new and add studio content. Studio format is a method of teaching engineeringmaterial, using cooperative learning and hands on activities. With studio content, the coursechanged from being a bother to one that students truly appreciate.The term “studio format” has a range of meanings attached to it in the literature. We use theterm here to mean an instructor led scheduled time period that is not project oriented, usingcooperative and hands-on learning techniques. Courses are often taught entirely in the studioformat

Conference Session

INT. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Partnerships, and Implementations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Courtney Thompson, Middle Tennessee State University

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International

addition to Foroudastan’s teaching experi- ence, he also has performed extensive research and published numerous technical papers. He has secured more than $1 million in the form of both internal and external grants and research funding. Foroudastan is the faculty advisor, coordinator, and primary fundraiser for EVP teams entering national research project competitions such as the Formula SAE Collegiate Competition, the Baja SAE Race, the SolarBike Rayce, the Great Moonbuggy Race, and the Solar Boat Collegiate Competition. For his concern for and ded- ication to his students, Foroudastan received MTSU awards such as the 2002-03 Outstanding Teaching Award, the 2005-06 Outstanding Public Service Award, and the 2007

Conference Session

Perspectives and Approaches to Teaching Simulation and Design-Based Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Warren D. Seider, University of Pennsylvania; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Principles: Synthesis, Analysis, and Evaluation. He has co-ordinated the design project course for over 30 years involving projects provided by many practicing engineers in the Philadelphia area. He is recognized for research contributions in phase and chemical equilibria, azeotropic distillation, heat and power integration, Czochralski crystallization, nonlinear control, and safety and risk analysis. He has authored or coauthored over 110 journal articles and authored or edited seven books. Dr. Seider was the co-recipient of the AIChE Warren K. Lewis Award in 2004, and the recipient of the AIChE Computing in Chemical Engineering Award in 1992. In 2011, he received the AIChE F. J. Van Antwerpen Award, and in 2008, he was

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayan Bhattarai, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

EDUCATION Dhananjay Kumar, Devdas Pai, Courtney Lambeth, Robin Liles, Narayan Bhattarai North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC 27214ABSTRACTThis National Science Foundation supported Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE)project takes into account the need for a better integration of theory, experiment, andapplications. We have reported three different approaches toward enhancing undergraduatenanoscience and engineering education with an emphasis on devices and systems. We are usingthe practical approach of direct engagement of the students in ongoing research in our advancedmaterials laboratories. Our first activity for enhancing nanoscience and nanoengineeringeducation was to introduce simple concepts of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mo Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #5932Influence of S-STEM Funding: Challenges and SuccessesDr. Mo Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University Dr. Mo Ahmadian is a professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Eastern New Mexico Univer- sity. He also serves as ABET/TAC program evaluator for Electronics and Computer Engineering Tech- nology programs. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before starting Ph.D. work, he worked three years as a project engineer. Page 23.745.1

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Cental Connecticut State University; Steven Joseph Kirstukas, Central Connecticut State University

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Educational Research and Methods

in academia he worked as Assistant, Associate, Full Professor, and Departmental Head at Kazan Aviation Institute, and Visiting Full Professor at Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering De- partment at University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In 2007 he joined CCSU School of Engineering and Technology as an Associate Professor. He taught about 30 undergraduate and graduate courses; was sci- entific advisor of multiple Ph.D. and Dr. of Science Dissertations. Area of research and teaching interests - Propulsion, Aerothermodynamics, Combustion and Heat Transfer. Instrumentation. Performed research projects for Russian and French Aerospace Agencies, NASA, DOE, DOD, and Automotive Company SAAB. Author of 3

Conference Session

Design Based Energy Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez PhD, MBA, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

absence of accurate mathematical model, experimental understanding of energyconservation and losses in a functional prototype of a product is a priori for a design process withemphasis on energy efficiency. To study the energy efficiency of designed product, a multipurposelaboratory equipped with thermo-fluid process components, sensors, data acquisition and analysis tools isbeing developed. It will allow installation and operation of the prototypes, and experimental study ofperformance of the components. Analysis of the experimental data will lead to optimization of geometry,materials and other design details of the components. The methodology will be practiced in undergraduatedesign projects and eventually incorporated in the product design

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Muthukrishnan Sathyamoorthy

fall semesters of the junior year and a part or the entiresummer between the semesters with industries. Several students from the departments ofelectrical and computer engineering, mechanical as well as chemical engineering areexpected to participate in this experiential learning program. Each student will have twomentors, one from the industry and the other is a faculty member from the student’s parentdepartment. The year-long program offers the student the opportunity to participate indesign projects at a level which is not possible with the more traditional summer orinternship employment. In addition to the design experience, students will have benefits incommunication skills, exposure to industrial standards, safety training and

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Laila Guessous

class project that combines a laboratoryexperiment with a CFD flow analysis. A series of labs/projects was developed to enablestudents to compare and analyze pressure and velocity measurements obtainedexperimentally in a wind tunnel to those generated using Fluent, a commercial CFDsoftware package. This paper, describes the setup and write-up of one of theseexperiments and class assignments, “Flow in a Venturi”. Results and lessons learnedfrom this course experience will also be discussed.Brief Course DescriptionThe CFD course described in this paper was first introduced at Oakland University in theFall semester 2001. The primary aim of this 4-credit hour course was to present thephysical and mathematical foundations of computational fluid

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dale Long; Kevin Sutterer; Frederick Berry

newsletter, maintain membership information and lead thefaculty/staff mentoring team administering the program.Educational BenefitsHands-On Learning Models: The students work in teams to complete hands-on projects to learnelementary engineering and science principles. Examples include mousetrap-powered cars,where elements of force, aerodynamics and simplicity of design were crucial to developing asuccessful project; construction of ho t air balloons, where the students' efforts must consider heattransfer, aeronautics and teamwork; and constructing model bridges, where students learnedproject planning, cost effectiveness and computer techniques to build sturdy bridges.Learning That Science and Engineering Are Fun Career Fields: EXPLORE ENGINEERING

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi; Shahdad Naghshpour, University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

processes hasbeen identified as one of the major competency gaps in engineering & technology education.Models such as Learning Factory and Manufacturing Integrated Learning Laboratory (MILL) aredesigned to improve students’ learning through hands-on experiences. The MILL model,developed by the Wayne State University, focuses on integrated learning. The core of the MILLconcept is the use of projects spanning multiple courses to help students gain hands‐onexperiences in design and manufacturing. It involves the coordination of realistic hands-onactivities in targeted courses around the unifying theme of designing and fabricating a functionalproduct. These activities are suited for easy implementation in a typical design andmanufacturing teaching

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, Oswego State University College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2012-3350: IMPLEMENTATION OF AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHCOURSEDr. Adrian Ieta, Oswego State University College Adrian Ieta received a B.Sc. degree in physics from the University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania, in 1984, a B.E.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Politehnica University of Timisoara, Timisoara, in 1992, and a M.E.Sc. degree and a Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of the Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, in 1999 and 2004, respectively. He was with the Applied Electrostatics Research Centre and the Digital Electronics Research Group, the University of Western Ontario, where he worked on industrial projects and taught. He is currently an Assistant

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University; David Barnett, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

club (or how to find and read a research article), discussions on laboratory etiquette andresearch ethics. Participants were then integrated into their research mentors laboratory, andspent eight weeks on a research project. The program has two Peer Mentors, who areundergraduates with research experience, that live with the students and participate in theresearch project. The mentors are also responsible for additional social and academic activitiesduring nights and weekends. This paper describes the program, evaluations and critiques fromthe first year (from both research mentors and participants), as well as the challenges andopportunities the program presents to future “Research Experience for Undergraduates”programs. Surveys will continue

Conference Session

ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Kiefer; Nihad Dukhan

Session ???? Benefits of Undergraduate Research and Independent Study Dr. Scott Kiefer, Dr. Nihad Dukhan Tri-State University / University of Puerto Rico at MayaguezAbstract It can be very difficult for junior faculty members to find the time required to developnew courses and to establish a research program while continuing to dedicate the time necessaryfor students in their regular teaching load. One way to maximize the benefit of time spent is toteach small independent study courses with research projects that help prepare students forgraduate school and evaluate course material to

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Power Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiyoung Lee, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

real world experiences which usually involves various motion controlcomponents. Therefore, various assignments using input/output (I/O) devices could be given tostudents to exercise development of ladder logic diagrams. But more dynamic applications withmotion control components are necessary to train and prepare students for the real world. Thedevelopment of the PLC controlled four-story elevator is the final project assignment forstudents in the advanced PLC course. This final project requires the following tasks: thedevelopment of interfacing software for the human machine interface (HMI) terminal, the designof a hoist using a stepper motor, the implementation of a position-sensing mechanism, thecompletion of a ladder logic diagram for

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wei Zheng; Dong Young Jang; Donald Harby; Yuyi Lin

design course. The capstone course is a summary and reflection ofthe whole undergraduate curriculum. Therefore, internationalizing this course has special significance.The effort on this course will serve as the basis for discussion and exploration for internationalizing othercourses. In addition, it is reasonable to assume that engineering schools in different countries have somecommon requirements and expectations for graduating mechanical engineers, and some common practiceto achieve these requirements. There are some common practices in this course, including centering ofthe course around a capstone design project, organization of the students into design teams, and therequirement for team presentation and defense of their design at the end

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

University of Houston, multidisciplinary teamswork on design projects provided by local industry and the faculty. In the spring of 2003two of the projects, sponsored by a faculty member, were to develop museum quality,interactive demonstrations/experiments with externally mounted controls demonstratingthe characteristics and useful implementations of 1) magneto-rheological fluids and 2)shape memory alloys. Both projects provided challenging problems for the teams inelectro-mechanical system design and fabrication and in controls, as well as requiringconsiderations for ergonomic, aesthetic, and safety issues. The high quality of the designand implementation of the experiments and the overall attractiveness of the projects willassure them a prominent