providesguidance to K-5 teachers on how to use open-ended problems in their classrooms. The institutesinclude one week of instruction in engineering concepts through the use of everyday technology, Page 14.383.2directed laboratory activities, and design briefs. The institutes are designed to model the teachingmethods the participants will use in their classrooms. Previous assessment has focused on theimmediate and long term effectiveness of the institutes using surveys and focus groups4,5. Thisstudy focuses on how the prototyping process with LEGO Mindstorms in open-ended designprojects can be improved.Focus groups consisting of DTEACh practioners have
aredifficult to measure using traditional engineering assignments like problem sets, quizzes andexams, the programs within the EERE Department have developed so-called "ABETassignments." These ABET assignments are typically professional-style term papers (usingASHRAE or IEEE formats), laboratory reports (oral and written), project bids or proposals(using real clients and advise from employers), and class project reports. These assignmentsprovide a broad and rich educational experience and ample opportunity for assessment. Inaddition to allowing faculty to efficiently measure multiple outcomes at once, the multi-outcomerubrics mapped to these assignments also provide direct feedback to our students, spurring themto improve their efforts to meet the
specialization. An ideal scenario would be to have 4 introductory courses in year 1 that covers all the courses indicated in Level 1. ≠ Year 2: Emphasis in year 2 is more on design. Courses that can foster this capability in the students are considered, as can be seen in the some mentioned courses at level L2 under each category. Additionally, one suggestion is if only 2 courses were offered in year 1 then courses from the other two categories should be offered from level 1. To realize the objective of design, laboratory courses can be considered which provides the necessary exposure to students to the relevant tools and methodology. ≠ Year 3: Learning objective in year 3 is on equipping the
and mentoring, item 5. This is criticalin any design sponsor relationship and enhances student experiences. PES electrical engineers,with the approval of higher administration, consider the steam plant and power distribution gridto be a living laboratory where students can have an impact on the circumstances of theirsurroundings by reducing energy consumption and helping the university reduce operating costs.V. Recent Collaborative ProjectsPES projects for fall 2008-spring 2009 include design projects that include both mechanical andelectrical engineering students. The aim is to improve energy efficiency of the campus steam Page
responses given during students’presentations, we have gained and will continue to gain more information about theorientation, emphasis, quality and sustainability of our diploma degree program. In particular,the management of the contradiction between compact tertiary education and very highrequirements of knowledge sustainability is one of the greatest challenges for us. We havebeen persuaded of the necessity of continuous, well structured, constitutive project basedlearning during engineering education and close collaboration with the relevant industries.The harmonious paradigm of lectures, seminars, laboratories, and project work is a guaranteeof an optimal degree program in engineering education.Naturally, we are constantly reflecting on the
conference papers in the areas of robotics, parallel processing, artificial intelligence, and engineering education.William Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte William Heybruck received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2001. Prior to becoming the Director of the UNC Charlotte College of Engineering Industrial Solutions Laboratory he was a Senior Engineer for Hitachi Global Storage Technologies specializing in the Microdrive and automotive hard disk drives. Prior to Hitachi, he was Product Development Manager for the Wireless products at IBM. He has three patents in the field of test technology.Daniel Hoch, University
AC 2009-197: ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAM OUTCOMES FOR ABETACCREDITATIONHakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver Hakan Gurocak is Director of School of Engineering and Computer Science and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Washington State University Vancouver. His research interests are robotics, automation, fuzzy logic, technology assisted distance delivery of laboratory courses and haptic interfaces for virtual reality. Dr. Gurocak is an ABET Program Evaluator for mechanical engineering.Linda Chen, Washington State University Vancouver Dr. Xiaolin Chen is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University Vancouver. She
with the new learning material in a lab session, instead of one-on-one teaching.Additionally, more judicious design of experiments and data analyses are necessary to reveal thepotential of haptics in an Engineering classroom.AcknowledgmentPartial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation's Course,Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program under Award No. 0xxxxxx to Drs.Xxx xxxx. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Reference[1] Bell, J.T., Fogler, H.S., Ten Steps to Developing Virtual Reality Applications for Engineering Education, American Society for
journals and trade publications on engineering and computer graphics, CAD, and visualization research and has authored and co-authored eight books in the areas of computer-aided design and engineering graphics. His research interest is in measuring and improving visualization in engineering and technology students.La Verne Abe Harris, Purdue University Dr. La Verne Abe Harris is the Associate Professor of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University and the co-Director of the IDeaLaboratory, a creative thinking, interactive media, and animation research and development laboratory. Dr. Harris came to the university with many years of industry experience in information design
Hill, Peoria, IL. pp. 131-145.[12] Ssemakula, M. E., “A Hands-on Approach to Teaching Manufacturing Processes,” Proceedings of the 31st ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Oct. 10-13, 2001, Reno, NV.[13] Fang, N., and Stewardson, G. A., “Improving Engineering Laboratory Experience Through Computer Simulation and Cooperative Learning,” 2007, Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 24-27, 2007, Honolulu, HI.[14] Dutson, A., Green, M., Wood, K., and Jensen, D., “Active Learning Approaches in Engineering Design Courses,” 2003, Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 22-25, 2003, Nashville, TN.[15] Gehringer, E., “Active and
AC 2009-319: TEACHING FUTURE MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS LAWS,ACTS, STANDARDS, AND LIABILITIESArif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University ARIF SIRINTERLIKCI is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering at Robert Morris University. He has been the Coordinator of the RMU Learning Factory and Director of Engineering Laboratories. He holds a B.S. and an M.S., both in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey, and a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Ohio State University. He has conducted research and taught in mechanical, industrial, manufacturing engineering, and industrial technology fields. He has been active in ASEE (American
). Figure 3:: Reason for librrary usageGraduate students’ top five reasons for going to the library are accessing literature (85%),checking out books (79%), individual study (40%), attending seminars (19%), and printing andgetting something to eat (17% each). The changing focus of library usage from undergraduatesto graduates students makes sense. The focus in many undergraduate engineering programs is onlearning from textbooks and in laboratory assignments. Graduate students focus more on usingliterature for their research. The main reasons for faculty coming to the library were accessingliterature (72%) and checking out materials (44%). Students were asked when they usually use the library. Even
network security.Carlos Pomalaza-Ráez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Dr. Carlos Pomalaza-Ráez is an electrical engineering professor at Indiana - Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA and a visiting professor at the University of Oulu, Finland. He received a BSME and a BSEE degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Perú, in 1974, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, in 1977 and 1980, respectively. He has been a faculty member of the University of Limerick, Ireland, and of Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York. He has also been a member of the technical staff at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the
", Proceedings of 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE'06), , November 5-10, Chicago, IL., 2006 4. Nagchaudhuri, A., Mitra, M., Stoakley, R., Turner, T., Cherinet, S., Ladd, G., Chalyam, H., Hartman, C., Burrow- Mcelwain, J, “Rich Learning Experiences for Minority Undergraduate Students Through Inquiry based Project Activities in the Field and Page 14.1059.9 Laboratory Settings”, Proceedings of 2007 Annual Conference of American Society for Engineering Education,June 24-27, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2007.5. Nagchaudhuri, A., Mitra, M., Daughtry, C., Marsh, L., Earl, T.J, and Schwarz
. Page 11.14.11[10] Hung-Cheng Wu, et al., Energy Efficient Caching on Cache Architectures for Embedded Systems, Journal of Information Science and Engineering, Vol. 19 No. 5, pages 809-825, 2003.[11] Kin Johnson, et al., The Filter Cache: An Energy Efficient Memory Structure, 30th International Symposium on Microarchitecture (MICRO), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA, Dec. 1997.[12] Premkishore Shivakumar and Norman P. Jouppi, CACTI 3.0: An Integrated Cache Timing, Power, and Area Model, Western Research Laboratory, WRL-2001-2, Dec. 2001.[13] A. Seznec, A case for two-way skewed-associative cache, the 20th International Symposium on Computer Architecture (IEEE-ACM), San Diego, May 1993.Biographical InformationYul Chu
(e.g., that on metal processing). Each course is conceived as a modular presentation offocused product engineering, applicable materials description, relevant process science,operational modeling and analysis, and description of representative machine tools. Each wouldalso include an appropriate laboratory component. tio in er ng uc ng ine eri n eer ing g
2006-33: PROBABILITY AND IMAGE ENHANCEMENTMaurice Aburdene, Bucknell University MAURICE F. ABURDENE is the T. Jefferson Miers Professor of Electrical Engineering and Professor of Computer Science at Bucknell University. He has taught at Swarthmore College, the State University of New York at Oswego, and the University of Connecticut. His research areas include, parallel algorithms, simulation of dynamic systems, distributed algorithms, computer communication networks, control systems, computer-assisted laboratories, and signal processing.Thomas Goodman, Bucknell University THOMAS J. GOODMAN earned his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Bucknell University and is currently pursuing a
speed has been achieved, for particles that aredropped in a viscous medium, it takes a finite time interval and a finite displacementbefore they reach terminal speed. Thus, in laboratory experiments, for example, theapplication of Stokes law first requires the determination of when and where terminalvelocity is achievable. During the time preceding the attainment of terminal speed,however, the nature of the drag force is not known, a priori. One needs to try other formsof damping.Quadratic damping. From dimensional analysis, it is determined that the drag force FDon a smooth sphere of diameter d, moving through a viscous and incompressible fluid ofmass density ρ and viscosity µ is given by2
the University of Phoenix the teaching-learning model is based on Malcolm Knowles’principles of adult learning.2 Students all receive clear learning objectives, which areidentical throughout the University of Phoenix system. Student groups and active learningare extensively employed.2, 3, 5, 16 Faculty serve mainly as facilitators not lecturers. They leaddiscussions, relate the material to the students’ personal experiences, use case studies andcollaborative learning. The transmission of knowledge is considered to be more appropriatefor younger students, not adult students who have considerable work and life experience.2 AtDeVry, which teaches both younger students and adults, the curriculum is very hands-onwith extensive laboratory work.4 In
2006-63: AN ASSESSMENT AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MODEL FORENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSAlok Verma, Old Dominion University Alok K. Verma is Ray Ferrari Professor and, Director of the Automated Manufacturing Laboratory at Old Dominion University. He also serves as the Chief Technologist of the Lean Institute and MET Program Director at ODU. Alok received his B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering, MS in Engineering Mechanics and PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Alok is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Virginia, a certified manufacturing engineer and has certification in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. His publications are in the areas of Lean Manufacturing, Process Automation and
and associate professor (1979-87), Tuskegee University as assistant professor of mechanical engineering (1976-78), and Jackson Engineering Graduate Program as adjunct faculty (1975-76). Over the period 1980-85, his was employed in summers and academic years at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of California Institute of Technology and IBM. He worked in HVAC industry with B&B Consulting Engineers (1975-76). He earned his B.E. (Mechanical) degree from Sardar Patel University in India in 1970. Upon immigrating to USA, he earned his M.S. (1972) and his Ph.D. (1975), both in Mechanical Engineering from Mississippi State University. His specialty areas of interest include biomedical engineering
enhancedwith web-based exercises and projects. By the spring semester of 2003, a complete WebCTsupplement was developed for the course and beginning in the fall of the same year, the entirecourse was delivered through WebCT. Throughout the spring 2003 semester, no course materialswere committed to paper. The syllabus, handouts, course chapters, tests, unannounced quizzes,homeworks, lab assignments, lab reports, and presentations were presented, delivered, orsubmitted via WebCT [4].Course Materials on WebCTIn the ‘CAD for Technology’ course, students involve themselves in many industrial designprojects and part design laboratories. This course has the following modules in the WebCTsystem. 1. Course syllabus and information 2. Calendar, tips and
PreventionAbstract Student projects have examined how to apply pollution prevention strategies to bothR&D and manufacturing in several chemical industries. This has been accomplished throughindustry-university partnerships with pharmaceutical and petrochemical companies. Severalgrants from the US Environmental Protection Agency have supported initiatives in greenchemistry, engineering and design. These projects have the broader goal of supportingsustainability in the chemical industry.Introduction Too often the teaching of a technical subject like green engineering is limited to anindividual class experience or one dimensional laboratory or design experience. The teaching ofpollution prevention in the curriculum is greatly enhanced by
2006-344 Energy Conversion & Conservation Division The Description of a Capstone Project to Develop a Web-Based Energy Center for Monitoring Alternative Power Generation Systems for Thermodynamics Laboratory ExperimentsFrancis A. Di Bella, PE Director, School of Engineering TechnologyRyan E. Healey, Electrical Engineering Technology (Cl. of 2006)Northeastern University, Boston, MAABSTRACTThe recent extreme hurricane damage to the Gulf coast states and the consequentialdisruption of oil refinement emphasized the delicate balance that the United States is inwith regards to energy consumption and supply. The future of the United States or anydeveloped nation lies in a reliable
2006-354: STUDY OF SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE CATALYST FOR HYDROGENGENERATION - PURDUE UNIVERSITY SURF PROGRAMDan Montgomery, Purdue UniversityJosh Walter, Purdue UniversityShripad Revankar, Purdue University Dr. Shripad Revankar is currently an associate professor and Chair of Undergraduate Committee in the School of Nuclear Engineering at Purdue University. He received MS and Ph.D in Physics from Karnatak University, India and M.Eng. in Nuclear Engineering from McMaster University, Canada. He has worked as post doctoral researcher at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and at University of California, Berkeley. His current research interests are in advanced nuclear reactor design, two-phase flow
education at ECU through the new concentration inbioprocess manufacturing.Students can enter into the biotechnology education from one of 44 community colleges in thestate through a 1+1 program that involves completing the first year of courses that are mostlygeneral education and science courses. After the first year, the student attends one of the 14community colleges that offer AAS degree programs in some form of biotechnology. Thesedegrees include Biotechnology, Chemical Technology, Bioprocess Technology, Clinical Trials,Nanotechnology, Chemical Process Technology, Laboratory Technology, AgricultureBiotechnology and Industrial Pharmaceutical Technology. For instance, a student could attendCraven Community College in New Bern, North Carolina for
stress inthe member. The sequence of colored fringes produced by increasing stress is black (zero),gray, white, pale yellow, orange, dull red, purple, and blue (maximum). As a reminder to thestudents, this fringe identification sequence could be listed with every image. The purpose ofeach photostress image is to acquaint students with the full-field stress regions. Thus, it is moreadvantageous and time efficient to have the images ready for the lecture than doing theexperiments in the laboratory. Any bolted joint connection that can be used with a tensilemachine is sufficient for this task. The photostress images that will be discussed combinecontact, bearing, and axial stresses; these stresses were demonstrated by the use of jointconnection
Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology attempts to increase understanding of the human-built world. In this world,science and technology have broken through the walls of industry and of the laboratory tobecome an inextricable and determining element of nature, culture, and history. The STSProgram was founded at MIT in 1976 to address this unprecedented and momentousintegration of science, technology, and society. Faculty and students in the Program addresstwo basic, interrelated questions: how did science and technology evolve as human activities,and what role do they play in the larger civilization? The STS perspective is crucial tounderstanding major events of our time (war and conflict, the economy, health, theenvironment) and to addressing these and
higher education. The Collegeencourages staff development, has a buoyant programme of scholarly activity, staff are supportedin their study for doctorates and a number of staff engage in personal research. KBU staff areexpected to engage in scholarly activity, and there are a number of small research laboratories forboth staff personal research and student project activities.KBU’s current engineering provision has been professionally accredited by the Board of EngineersMalaysia (BEM) by virtue of the host programmes in the UK being accredited by the Britishprofessional engineering bodies. KBU is the first private college thus accredited. The collegereceived, in 2000, formal acknowledgement of the quality of provision, which allows students
2006-915: TEACHING DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH AN ENGINEERINGFOCUSStephen Pennell, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Stephen Pennell is a Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Peter Avitabile is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Director of the Modal Analysis and Controls Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is a Registered Professional Engineer with a BS, MS and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and a member of ASEE, ASME, IES and SEM.John White, University of Massachusetts-Lowell John R. White is a Professor in the