Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bill Ray

Carbondale/3Graduate Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleAbstractThe purpose of this project is to develop a web site to provide environmental engineeringfaculty with digital images of water and wastewater processes in order to enhance theclassroom learning experience. In addition, a CD-ROM of the same material will soon beavailable. As this project nears completion, the number of images is increasing rapidly.We have quality digital images of water and wastewater processes. This currentlyincludes approximately 100 different still images and 10 video clips. There are alsoapproximately 150 images of various water resources and hydrologic processes. The stillimages are

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Hofinger

to give theelectrical engineering technology program immediate relevance, ECET 196 “Introduction toECET and Projects” has been designed to incorporate the teaching of these communication skills.This paper focuses specifically on my efforts to incorporate these features into this course andinto our undergraduate laboratory courses.IntroductionThe ability to communicate effectively is expected of all college graduates. The ability tocommunicate technical concepts well, distinguishes an outstanding technologist from an averageone. Students seeking to become engineering technicians or technologists often lack the basiccommunication skills. It has been written many times, that employers regard goodcommunication skills as a necessary element of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bill Ray

at Carbondale/3Associate Professor, Department of Cinema and Photography, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale/4Graduate Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleAbstractThe purpose of this project is to develop a web site to provide environmental engineeringfaculty with digital images of water and wastewater processes in order to enhance theclassroom learning experience. In addition, a CD-ROM of the same material will also beavailable at the conclusion of the project. We will provide quality digital images of waterand wastewater processes, including both still and video images. Most images areavailable for download in three resolutions. High

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University; Mark M. Budnik, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University; Peter E. Johnson, Valparaiso University; Shahin S. Nudehi, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

22.1135.2communication skills to engineering students, an effective implementation faces manychallenges. Students must have the time to complete technical communication assignmentswhile also mastering the design process and completing a project with intensive design andmanufacturing content. Faculty must create assignments in a variety of technical communicationmediums that allow them to provide constructive feedback while working under resourceconstraints. In addition, the evaluation of technical communication skills must be consistentacross multiple faculty members and the assignments must allow faculty to evaluate and providetechnical communication feedback to individuals as well as to complete teams so that individualswith weak communication skills cannot

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia; Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Matthew E. McFarland, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

-LEPpeers on real world projects. Finally, a performance activity will be used to directly observe ifand how LEP students approach systems integration problems differently from their peers.IntroductionEngineering majors at East Central State University are similar to those at other schoolsthroughout the nation – students choose to major in one area and they follow a curriculum that islargely specified but has a few electives of various types sprinkled throughout. The primarycommonalities to all majors are a set of math, physics, chemistry, writing, and technology andsociety courses. With this structure, it is not surprising to learn that students in different majorsdevelop different sets of rigorous technical skills and that these skills do not

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan M. Hill, University of Hartford; Ying Yu, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2012-5302: THE CPLD PROVIDES A THIRD OPTION IN THE IN-TRODUCTORY LOGIC CIRCUITS COURSEDr. Jonathan M. Hill, University of Hartford Jonathan Hill is an Associate Professor in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Hart- ford in Connecticut. He has a Ph.D. and M.S.E.E. from Worcester Polytechnic Inst. in Worcester, Mass., and was previously a Project Engineer at Digital Equipment Corp. He instructs graduate and undergrad- uate computer engineering computer courses, directs graduate research, and performs research involving embedded microprocessor based systems. His current projects involve small system design, signal pro- cessing, and intelligent instrumentation.Dr. Ying Yu, University of Hartford

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State University; Eshsan O. Sheybani, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

technicalachievement in minority populations, and have cultural perspectives that are essential to the Page 25.1127.2successful conduct of many forms of research involving minority populations.Partnership between Virginia State University, Louisburg College & NASAIn 2010, Virginia State University and Louisburg College were funded by NASA-CIPAR(Curriculum Improvement Partnership Award for the Integration of Research) for a projectnamed “Establishing an Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Curriculum Incorporating NASARelated Research." One of the objectives of the project is to retain underrepresented minoritiesin STEM disciplines (especially in NASA-related

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael J Batchelder; Daniel F. Dolan

racing. As an important part of the solar carteam, the instrumentation team not only learns technical skills, but also the soft skills ofplanning, managing, and working with others to reach a common goal.IntroductionFocusing engineering education on projects and competitions is a popular approach togiving students experience with real open-ended design problems, teamwork,communication, and leadership1,2,3,4. ABET requires engineering programs todemonstrate that their graduates have fundamental knowledge and know how to apply itworking in teams. Student teams participating in solar car racing develop not onlytechnical skills, but also communication, project management, and teaming skills. TheCenter for Advanced Manufacturing and Production (CAMP

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. Hutzel

, isbecoming an important career option. The Office of Manpower Studies within the School ofTechnology at Purdue University currently projects that Maintenance Engineering will be one ofthe fastest growing technical careers over the next decade.3 Career opportunities with energy-based consulting firms have also become much more common. Energy consultants frequentlyperform facility-wide energy audits on schools, hospitals, and other large institutions to pinpointopportunities for cost savings. Many renovation projects for new boilers, chillers, and otherequipment are financed based on projected energy savings. Both maintenance engineers andenergy consultants recognize the strong financial incentives for adopting new technologies thatmaximize a

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

L. Alden Kendall; Dianne Dorland

developed through team effort. The team members weretechnical staff from Information Services and faculty from chemical engineering and industrialengineering. The team met regularly, planned the layout, considered available resources, andprojected future needs for the laboratory. Approximately 2100 square feet of space wasavailable for the project. The space was subdivided, utilizing 1800 square feet with 300 squarefeet in reserve for future development.Purchasing and installation of the hardware and software was managed by the InformationServices staff in consultation with the team members. Hardware installed in the lab includes 31Pentium computers with CD-ROM and ZIP drives, a scanner, two laser printers, and a data/videoprojector. Software

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Zecher

, severalmultimedia software packages used in Technical Graphics related classes and projects arealso used on the computers in this lab. In order to effectively run this mix of software,Pentium, Pentium Pro and Pentium II machines were installed in this lab.The majority of the computers in this lab run under Microsoft’s NT operating system.However, in order to accommodate several software packages that do not yet run underNT, two of the machines run under Windows95. The Genisys software is installed onone of the computers that runs under the NT operating system that is physically adjacentto the rapid prototyping machine. The rapid prototyping machine is connected to thiscomputer through its network card and appears to the computer as if it were a printer

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Krishna S. Athreya; Ann K. Dieterich; Lawrence Genalo

undergraduate and graduate women's own professional development.2. Project Results Twenty-nine internet explorations covering human biology, natural sciences, andtechnology were created and can be viewed at http://ecss.eng.iastate.edu/explorer/. The fourundergraduate students provided the training and day-to-day assistance for the interns in the useof computer technology to design and develop the explorations package. The interns learnedquickly and made significant use of the internet and their programming abilities to produce theexplorations. A special dimension was added to the undergraduate school experience of theundergraduate mentors. End-of-project reports from the undergraduates showed their experiencein serving as mentors to be very

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter S. Lund; Trudy L. Schwartz; Lee D. Peterson; Lawrence E. Carlson

engineering departments and vertically integrated through all fouryears. The program combines leading-edge computer and instrumentation technology withthe knowledge and confidence that comes with hands-on, project-based learning.The cornerstone of this new program is the 34,400 sq. ft. ITL Laboratory, which opened itsdoors in January 1997. The laboratory’s curriculum-driven design accommodates a varietyof learning styles and features two first-year design studios, an active-learning arena for 70students, a computer simulation laboratory, a computer network integrating all theexperimental equipment throughout two large, open laboratory plazas, capstone designstudios, group work areas and student shops. The building itself is even an

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ravi Pendse; Everett L. Johnson

builds confidence. Whenproblems are assigned in the class, each team works on them. When answering questions, a teamfeels less intimidated than an individual. This has resulted in a more interactive classroom. Last,but not the least, this has resulted in fewer papers to grade.Design Assignment: The design problems assigned are divided into two groups. Simple designproblems are assigned as in-class problems. The number of simple design assignments dependsupon the class time available. Two challenging design projects are assigned to be workedoutside the class. For the in-class design problems, a fixed time is given. The design solution ofthe first team to finish is discussed in the class. Constructive suggestions, if needed, are invitedfrom the

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariusz Jankowski

the computational tool for this project, since within one program it successfullyintegrates visualization, computation and presentation features. It excels in symbolic andgraphical computation and has a very powerful suite of numerical functions. Combinedwith an extremely powerful and rich programming language that supports a variety ofprogramming styles, it has all the necessary features for easy, natural prototyping ofcomputational tasks, from simple to complex. Indeed, a significant portion of 1Mathematica is written using the Mathematica programming language . Unlike tradi-tional high-level programming languages, it is well suited for in-class use. TheMathematica

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Cheng Lin

doesn't have the servo-control board for the end effector, thegripper can not grasp a fragile and brittle object. As the cost of adding a servo-control board tothe robot system, according to the robot company, is approximately $8,000, a design made by adata-acquisition board is initiated to reduce the cost. In addition to the design of the servo-control system, the project also includes mechanical design, manufacturing, and assembly of atwo-finger gripper. Two sensors mounted on each finger are to control the gripping force andspeed.[Gripper Design and Manufacturing]In this project, a gear-and-rack mechanism is used to generate a parallel force when grasping anobject. As given in Figure 1, one finger is fixed on one side and the other finger is

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark A. Shields; John P. O'Connell

. Page 3.543.1With these convictions in mind, we collaborated in fall semester 1996 by pairing our sections ofEngineering Design and Technical Communication (for first-year students), developingoverlapping assignments and creating opportunities for shared educational experiences, includingteam research projects. The collaboration was organized generally in terms of the ProfessionalDevelopment framework. Projects included: researching and expressing in detail the range ofimpacts of commercial air transportation on the environment; designing a single piece ofequipment or facility and a procedure for an instructor-selected aspect of flight, ground andsupport operations that would minimize adverse effects while maintaining safety and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Stepanova, Texas A&M University; Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University; Christina Belanger, Texas A&M University; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

inundergraduate geoscience classes. The FossilSketch application was used for outreach andclassroom activities in various courses, including geology, paleontology, and biology. We havebeen continuously improving the existing student dashboard to provide more autonomy and toimprove motivation and knowledge retention for students. Many instructors expressed theirinterest and need in the tool and associated projects and the need for broader sustainability. Basedon the identified need, we are developing the instructors’ dashboard to allow instructors to create,share, and customize classroom activities.Background and motivationTo provide authentic context and activities to students enrolled in geoscience courses, wedeveloped the Fossilsketch software with the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Research Investigations in the Context of Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University ; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University ; Wei Zakharov, Purdue University ; Joreen Arigye, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Paper ID #41283Developing the Design Reasoning in Data Life-Cycle Ethical ManagementFrameworkDr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University Senay Purzer is a Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research is on engineering design reasoning.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University Carla B. Zoltowski is an associate professor of engineering practice in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and (by courtesy) the School of Engineering Education, and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program within the College of Engineering at Purdue. She holds a

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G. Brown, The Boeing Company; Alan Jacobs, Quanser; Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel R. Sayre, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Hans J. Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

Tagged Divisions

International

responsibilities to international in 2007. In this position she has oversight of various strate- gies, funding, programs and projects for international and domestic higher education engagements in- cluding recommendations for policy, procedures and country and university relations global expansion. Lynn manages the company’s domestic university relations portfolio of 172 higher education institutions and leads a global network of 22 Boeing Country/Regional Focals for alignment and implementation of Boeing’s University Relations Strategies. Annually, Boeing’s University Relations unit provides over $6.5 million dollars of charitable and business contributes for international and domestic higher education engagements. Lynn attend

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Boise State University; Sondra M Miller, Boise State University; Ross A. Perkins, Boise State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

promotion that suggest a lack of support forinnovations.The project discussed in this paper investigates the characteristics of faculty members whosuccessfully adopt engineering education innovations and studies the impact of their workingenvironment on their decision to adopt. Additionally, the project investigates characteristics offaculty members who do not adopt engineering education innovations and whether that decisionwas affected by perceptions of their working environment.This paper describes the identification of current barriers to the adoption of innovations inengineering education using a 360° approach. Perspectives include that of self, colleagues,students, experts in education innovation (such as the director of a center for teaching

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wiggins

(CET) program theopportunity to serve a 12-week internship with building contractors on projects thecontractors are currently constructing. The intent of the program is to provide studentswith a “real life” work experience by interfacing with members of the constructionindustry to supplement the academic experience received at NJIT. The students are paid Page 4.476.1for the work they perform but receive no academic credit for participation in thisprogram. The NJBCA, as the conduit for the program, is investing in its own future byproviding the construction industry with new, qualified professionals.Program DescriptionThe Department of Engineering

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Blackwell

electronics project course. This teaches the student thebasics of performing a test that is used throughout the electronics industry as well as introducingthe student to the concept of testing an assembly before power is applied.IntroductionIn-circuit test (ICT) is considered in industry to be a manufacturing verification tool. It testsindividual components and the components’ interconnections to a substrate, usually a printedcircuit board. ICT fits into an overall test scheme that includes both bare board and incomingparts testing, ICT, and final functional tests. Bare Board Test Final ICT

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark A. Shields

had my students in a few courses undertake at least one cooperative learningproject each quarter. This usually involved a team paper project, lasting for two or three weeks. Ialso taught a graduate course in Social Theory for historians of technology with anothersociologist. Since coming to UVA’s engineering school in 1994, however, I have gone c-crazy–cooperative learning projects in every course as well as two consecutive years ofcollaborative teaching with engineering colleagues outside my own discipline of sociology.This paper briefly describes one of my UVa collaborations–why we did it, what we did, and howit turned out. It draws extensively on other publications where the collaboration is discussed inmuch greater detail. 1, 2, 3, 4I

Conference Session

Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Sherri Frizell, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

PCs and interactive teachingapplications have proven to be effective in increasing student engagement and supporting teacherinstruction. More importantly, leveraging these technologies, innovative teaching methodologiescan be developed to improve lecturing efficiency and facilitate assessment. This paper presentsan on-going project in the Computer Science Department at Prairie View A&M University thatfocuses on revamping the teaching of computer science and engineering courses by incorporatingtablet PCs and modern educational technology into the classroom. The goal of the project is toenhance student and teacher interaction, improve teaching effectiveness, and increase students’interests in course content.In this paper, we describe the

Conference Session

Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junko Munakata-Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Jennifer Schneider, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Carl Mitcham, Colorado School of Mines; Jon Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

working with sanitation treatment systems in the developed and developing world. Bothofferings of the case-study module involved two team assignments, a small-scale case study of acommunity in a developing country and a major semester-long design project focused on a U.S.community, as detailed in the sections that follow. The nontechnical content was intentionallyintegrated into the course using a case-study approach. This section summarizes the design andimplementation of the instructional activity.Course Instructors. To support student learning with respect to both the technical andnontechnical issues, three instructors collaborated on case-study module implementation. Thefirst instructor was the environmental engineer involved in developing

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Facciol, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Jason Foster, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

methodologies and expectations within specific engineeringdisciplines is an important first step in developing a curriculum that enables engineers to workacross those disciplines. An instrument that supports the analysis of a Faculty’s progressiontowards this end is a valuable addition to the engineering design educator’s toolbox.Introduction and MotivationThe goal of this project was to design an instrument to assess the student perception ofengineering design and how it evolves through courses and over time. The instrument design wasinformed by examining four capstone design courses from across the Faculty of Applied Scienceand Engineering at the University of Toronto; more specifically, from the disciplines ofChemical, Electrical & Computer

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Phys

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Buchanan, University of Southern Mississippi; Christopher Winstead, University of Southern Mississippi; Anton Netchaev, University of Southern Mississippi; Steven Allee, University of Southern Mississippi

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

measurement of H2 concentration in the purge gas. A commercialH2 sensor will be characterized for use as the real-time sensor and H2 concentration as anindicator of the effectiveness of the purging process, thus enabling the minimizing of heliumwaste. A test apparatus for water and liquid nitrogen flow research was retrofitted to provide formeasurement of hydrogen in a helium flow stream. Results are currently being compiled but willbe presented in the final paper, as well as the overall process and activities related to studentlearning.Student InvolvementThe project was the result of collaboration between the programs of Physics and ElectronicsEngineering Technology. Students participated in the design, specification, acquisition, andinstallation of

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Yann-Hang Lee; Sethuraman Panchanathan; Gerald Gannod; Forouzan Golshani; David Pheanis; Ben Huey

Abstract The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Arizona State University has deployed a novel infrastructure for a concentration track in embedded systems that combines important aspects of academic content with the latest in research and industrial practices. The concentration track emphasizes fundamental issues such as the balance between hardware and software and the respective trade-offs of building embedded systems. It is realized through the use of formal course work and hands-on experience that is channeled through a capstone project implemented as internships.1 IntroductionRapid proliferation of embedded systems in a wide range of consumer and

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano; Willie Ofosu

manner 2.Antennas are used for fixed and mobile transmissions in both terrestrial and spacecommunication applications. Many different types of antennas are in use today in avariety of applications. Every antenna in use has been designed based on specificationsthat make it suitable for a particular application. TelT students are exposed to basic Page 7.319.1characteristics that are common to all antennas such as gain and radiation pattern.Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education.This project was sponsored by the Minority Office