Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter H. Meckl, Purdue University; Marc H. Williams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carolyn Percifield, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Leah H. Jamieson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

) indicated that their institution was engaged in a significant program of changein its curriculum (while the other half indicated that their institution was not engaged in such achange).Survey Goals:I. Understanding various dimensions of the curriculum change process including: 1. The definition of “future engineers” and the attributes needed to be successful 2. The importance of these attributes and degree to which they are incorporated into the curriculum 3. The objectives for current or planned curriculum change initiatives and the administrative level of “ownership” 4. The barriers to success and factors for successII. Identifying potential topics and facilitators for planned ASEE sessions in Vancouver, June

Conference Session

Empowering the User Learning Experience: Evolution in Library Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Honora N. Eskridge, North Carolina State University; Kim Duckett, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Libraries

. Page 25.1234.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Tapping the User Experience to Design a Better Library for Engineering and Textiles Students and FacultyI. IntroductionIn recent years many academic libraries have embraced methodologies for learning more aboutthe totality of users’ experiences, including attitudes, motivations, and emotions in order toinform decisions. A growing number of libraries are undertaking projects to study users’behaviors by leveraging ethnographic methods such as those described in the University ofRochester’s studies of researchers and students.1, 2 Librarians are also leveraging research toolsand design processes from the user experience (UX

Conference Session

ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Chang Yan, College of New Jersey; Lisa Grega, College of New Jersey; Suriza VanderSandt, College of New Jersey; Diane C. Bates, College of New Jersey; Elizabeth Borland, College of New Jersey; Karen Elizabeth Clark, College of New Jersey; Amanda Norvell, College of New Jersey

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Women in Engineering

through the College governance process.Introduction There is continuing concern about gender inequality in science, most recentlydocumented by the National Academy of Sciences1. Its report finds women are increasinglyrepresented as undergraduates, and among doctorates (30% for more than thirty years in thesocial sciences; 20% in the life sciences), but they are not advancing up the faculty ranks. In fact,at top research schools, only about 15 percent of full professors in the sciences are women, andminority women are “virtually absent”1. While the literature suggests that overt discrimination is less common on campusestoday, scholars increasingly recognize subtle “push” and “pull” factors that disadvantage women

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) fields.   1  To meet the changing demands of the nation’s science and engineering labor force, recognitionof the importance of pre-college education intervention and implementation of challengingcurricula that captures and sustains middle and high school students’ achievement and interest inscience and engineering is critical.Current research reveals that one of the most important determinants of what students learn is theexpertise and pedagogy of the teacher. This is of particular importance at the middle and highschool levels. Accordingly, our research is focused on improving teacher quality and resultingmiddle and high school student learning in

Conference Session

K-12 Teachers: PD, Implementation, and Beyond

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Catherine Maltbie, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teachers.Subsequently, the College has received two RET Site grants, one for 2006-2008 and the secondone 2009-20111-5. Each year approximately 12 math and science teachers have participated. Thegoals of the RET program have been three fold: 1. To educate, cultivate, and facilitate middle and high school science and mathematics teachers by exploring the scientific method of inquiry and the critical research skills that engineers use to solve open-ended real-world problems. 2. To develop the participating teachers into role models for their schools who apply their research experiences in their classrooms and with colleagues. 3. To enable middle and high school students to directly link their education to events and issues

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central; Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, involving a 16-week class schedule with three-hour lectures and three-hour labs each week. Four weeks are allocated to covering adaptive filters. Prior to this secondDSP course, the pre-requisite courses are: Introduction to Microcontrollers (ECET 209), CircuitAnalysis Courses (ECET 207, ECET 257), Analog Network Signal Processing (ECET 307), andreal-time DSP (ECET 357). Figure 1 shows a flowchart for the related courses. Circuit Analysis Analog Network Microcontrollers (ECET 207) Signal Procssing (ECET 209) (ECET 257) (ECET 307

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education for Emerging Technologies and Competitiveness

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

original biomodeling work was based on Materialise’s Mimics software. A series ofsequential MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) or CAT (Computerized Assisted Tomography)scan images are required before 3D rendering of a human anatomy element is accomplished.Figure 1 illustrates a CAT scan image of a human pelvis/hip joint in three orthogonal planes. Aminimum of at least 30 slices along each plane with a slice depth of 1 to 4 mm and a mediumcapture resolution are needed to generate 3D bone, muscle, or organ models with clarity1. Beforethe 3D rendering process takes place the slices must be put into sequence from the first one to thelast in the orientation plane in question as shown in Figure 2. Once sorted, three cross-sections

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory; Jill K. Hettinger, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

all general engineering design configurations 1. These common elementsinclude: identifying a problem or forming a goal, recognizing the criteria and constraintsassociated with the problem or goals, brainstorming and exploring potential solutions,constructing a prototype, and evaluating the results. As the National Academy of Engineeringand National Research Council 1 acknowledge, design is not a linear process. Elements of theprocess are revisited when needed and if the project dictates, as optimization can require multipleiterations. Based on the work of NAE and NRC 1 we developed a model that condenses thisprocess into five elements that represent the fundamental aspects of design (see Table 1). Ourintention was to simplify the design

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert O'Connell, University of Missouri, Columbia; Pil-Won On, University of Missouri, Columbia

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Electrical and Computer

consumes approximately two-to-three weeks of class time. For each of those majorcontent units, the following three-phase sequence of activities occurs.Phase 1 is the Preparation phase, in which students complete the reading assignments for theentire two-to-three week unit. The purpose of the first phase is for students to obtain “a goodintroduction to the information and ideas on the topic,” and not “an in-depth mastery or fullcomprehension.” The Preparation phase is conducted outside of class and before the material isformally addressed in the classroom. In the first class session following the allotted preparationtime, the Preparation phase culminates in the Readiness Assurance Process, which consists of ashort objective readiness test on the

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes

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Engineering Physics & Physics

email form which they could use for their compositions. The students werethen required to attach the composition to an email and then send the email to me.Figure 1 is a paragraph from the physics PHY201 syllabus .WRITING:Each week students are required to write a composition about the chapter. Thecomposition should be saved as a word document and submittedAs an attachment by email.Figure 1The student compositions where now easy to read but usually were not very interesting. To helpmy students improve their understanding of physics I decided to have them write about thehomework problems. Physics problems are usually a minimum of four or five lines. Students

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph P. Hoffbeck, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

thatusually contain the title of the song, name of the artist, and other information.The hardware consists of an antenna, USRP1 with an appropriate daughterboard such as theTVRX or the WBX, and a standard PC or laptop as shown in Figure 1. The antenna can be alength of wire or an FM antenna. The author used the USRP1, which costs about $700 and isone of the inexpensive versions of the USRP 3, but it should be possible to use the other versionsof the USRP as well. Page 25.1243.3 Figure 1. Hardware (USRP1, Laptop, and Antenna)SoftwareThe Simulink-USRP Project is an open source project that created software that allows

Conference Session

Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas H. Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie M. Borror, Arizona State University, West; Douglas C. Montgomery, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Bloom’s Taxonomy. The current pedagogy removes students from applying higherorder cognitive skills. By using the Mouse Factory, students must select the most appropriateimprovement project to undertake, design a sampling plan, implement a control chart andevaluate the effectiveness of the implement control chart. Assessment of student behavior andattitudes will be discussed and evaluated.IntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality-related activities are widelyaccepted as an important field of engineering management and industrial engineering

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

, rather than just reading chapters in a textbook orlistening to lectures on a given creativity topic. Table 1 summarizes the major studentbenefits derive from using problem-based learning1, 10, 11, 12, 13.Table 1: Major student benefits derive from PBL An alternative and enjoyable way to learn Students learn from other student problems Can be used to deal with personal and/or work related situations Expertise (by students) with a given problem/subject matter is not required Effective way to improve student participation Challenges the beliefs of students about problem solving & learning Complements other learning methods Students learn from their own experiences (self awareness) Adaptable

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial and Innovative Mindset

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; Buford Randall Jean, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Creativity and Innovation in the ClassroomAbstractMuch is being required of engineering graduates that goes well beyond the basic skillstraditionally required in engineering. While ABET assessment insures that all programs have theminimum skills and outcomes required for accreditation, it is the responsibility of academicinstitution to develop “core values” in their students so that the constituents are best served.Feedback from industry highlights the need for students to understand more about the areas ofcreativity and innovation in the context of the business environment.1 Innovation and creativityare critical to maintaining an engineering edge in the United States’ industrial base.2 These topicsdeserve emphasis in classes other than dedicated

Conference Session

Statics and Strength of Materials

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ing-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas

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Mechanics

problems of deflections of beams and statically indeterminate reactions at supports viaseveral head-to-head contrasting solutions of the same problems, and (c) ways to effectivelyintroduce and teach either of these methods to students.I. IntroductionBeams are longitudinal members subjected to transverse loads. Students usually first learn thedesign of beams for strength. Then they learn the determination of deflections of beams underloads. Methods used in determining statically indeterminate reactions and deflections of elasticbeams include: 1 - 1 3 method of integration (with or without use of singularity functions), moment-area theorems, Castigliano’s theorem, method of superposition, method of segments, method ofmodel formulas, and conjugate

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University

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Instrumentation

that the NI website had free Modbus modules for LabVIEW. All these contributed to thedecision to use Modbus and LabVIEW in the course project. Modbus is an application layermessaging protocol that provides client/server communication. Page 25.1248.4 Figure 1. An example of Modbus network17 A typical Modbus network is showed in Fig. 117. A Modbus serial line Protocol Data Unit(PDU) consists of address, function code, data, and CRC (or LRC) as shown in Fig. 2. Figure 2. Modbus frame over serial lineThe other components of the project, i.e, the hardware design, software design, and

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher R. Carroll, University of Minnesota, Duluth

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Computers in Education

design.ProblemDesigning digital circuits can be an easy, mechanical exercise, once the basics are mastered.After all, it’s just a matter of getting all the 1’s and 0’s in the right place at the right time, andeven if you guess at the answer, you have a 50% chance of being correct, right? That is thereason that automating the design process through hardware description languages and softwarethat reads those languages to configure programmable logic devices has been so successful. Onthe surface, everything is cookbook and easy. Complex systems are assembled by replicatinglots of simple circuits, a process at which digital computers excel. Circuits designed by studentsin the lab for an introductory digital circuits course fall into this category of design. Once

Conference Session

Engineering Education Ties and Engineering Programs in the Middle East and Latin America

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute

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International

Page 25.1250.4necessary information. Students then provide the instructors and clients with the documentationand presentations to show the quality of the understanding of the project and the approach usedin developing an effective design. The table below shows the assignments the students would doand deliver to the instructors, throughout the course. Some of the deliverables are individual andsome of them are team based (mentioned as Type in the table), and weightage on the course isalso provided in the table 1. Student assignment Type ( I / T) Weight Project Proposal T 8 Project reviews – 2

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Guo, Stevens Institute of Technology; Shubo Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur B. Ritter FAIMBE, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

tracking and navigation in the GI tract. Figure 1. The endoscope capsule robot.The capsule robot measures about 10 mm in diameter and 22 mm in length, see Figure 1. Theouter shell of the device is biocompatible material. The SMA coiled wire is attached to anadhesive pad. An optical dome is embedded in the front of the capsule. An inner shellcontains five modules: vision module, sensors module, communication module, CPU moduleand battery.Vision Module: Unlike PillCam, which uses CMOS (complementary metal-oxidesemiconductor) image sensors, this device uses a CCD (charge-coupled device) image sensor.This results in superior image quality but with much greater power consumption due to theintense digital signal processing

Conference Session

Innovations in Solid Mechanics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Wolfsteiner, Munich University of Applied Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

andeigenmodes. Based on a couple of small examples the paper gives a detailed introduction tothe proposed method including all necessary equations and also the related Matlab code.1 IntroductionThe author of this paper is convinced that an up-to-date teaching of Multibody Systems isnot sufficient without an application of the theoretical framework to real-life problems. Onlyby applying the theory by creating numerical models students are able to gain appreciationof the potentials and limitations of this theoretical concept. This paper describes a tightlyintegrated and easy-to-use combination of mathematical description and numerical solutionwithout using specialized Multibody simulation software. Based on the software Matlab,the derivation of

Conference Session

Topics in Computer Science and Programming

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Te-shun Chou, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

victim Windows XP host, and then the server is connected to the attack Linux CentOShost using a web browser. Once the communication channel is established, the guessingusername/password attacks are simulated by entering incorrect information on the client machine.The entire course of attacks is recorded on the victim machine with Wireshark and the packetcapture file is saved for future analysis.4. Experimental ResultsFigure 1 shows the commands used in Metasploit Framework to start a DoS attack on Windows Page 25.1253.6victim machine. Figure 2 shows part of the packets captured by Wireshark during the attackperiod of time. After examining the

Conference Session

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

CoursesStudents in the ESET, Computer Systems Engineering Technology (CSET), Laser Electro-OpticsTechnology (LEOT), and Automotive Technology programs at STCC are all required to take an Page 25.1254.4introductory course, ESET-112, Electronics for Technicians 1. This course covers basic electricalcircuit theory and introduces both analog and digital electronics devices and their applications tothe students of these four programs. In the second semester, the ESET, LEOT, and AutomotiveTechnology students are required to take, ESET-212, Electronics for Technicians 2. This course,as described by the college catalog, “Introduces the principles of embedded

Conference Session

STS Perspectives on Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

curriculum. The paper concludes with somesuggestions for future work.IntroductionThe recognized need for Science, Technology and Society (STS) instruction distinct fromtraditional science or engineering disciplines originated in the latter half of the 20thcentury, as described by Solomon.1 Content and approach of STS courses vary widelyfrom one country, university and instructor to the next, but Aikenhead suggests that acommon direction is “toward teaching science embedded in technological and social Page 25.1255.2contexts…”2 Including historical and biographical context brings richer meaning tostudents studying scientific discoveries and technology

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes

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Mathematics

address is http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/topic_t_3.html.A group of High School Teachers who were taking a course in teaching mathematics using UtahState University Software were having difficulty. They asked me to explain how it was possibleto use this software to actually teach the Pythagorean Theorem. In other words “How does thesolution of the puzzle prove the Pythagorean Theorem?” After my discussion with the teachers,it was clear to me that the concept of using manipulates motivated them to ask questions. Thisled me to believe that students would be similarly motivated by these manipulates. Page 25.1256.2The puzzle is set up as shown in Figure 1

Conference Session

Topics in Computer Science and Programming

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mark J. Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

fields, aBachelor’s of Science in Software Engineering degree and a Bachelor’s of Science degree inComputer Engineering. For many years, seniors within the Computer Engineering field took arequired course, CS-489 Software Engineering Design, as is shown in Figure 1. The course wasdesigned as a project based course providing a survey of software engineering methods as wellas introducing a design process for their capstone projects. Details of this course are provided inSebern1 and Welch2. Page 25.1257.2 Freshman Year Fall Winter Spring GE-110 Introduction to

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Eric Durant, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

courses as independent electives, and student impressions of thesecurity course series.Introduction and Course OverviewsWithin the software and computer engineering fields, the understanding of security is paramountto the successful construction of modern systems. By definition, Software Security is “thepractice of building software to be secure and to function properly under malicious attack.”1 Tothis end, the Milwaukee School of Engineering has developed a Computer Security applicationdomain for software engineering students. An application domain is, by definition, a 9-creditsequence of courses focusing on one aspect of software engineering or the application ofsoftware engineering skills to a given application area. Graduates from MSOE are

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

out for clear thinking. Hesuggested using better words instead, such as: “1) we want new ideas; 2) we want better ideas; 3)we want big changes; and 4) we need to place big bets on new ideas, phrases which are morepowerful and specific than the i-word.” Berkun stated that if you can make “something reallygood, that solves real problems, works reliably, is affordable, and is built by a happy, motivated,and well rewarded staff, you’ll kick your competitor’s bleep.” His view was that if all those aretaken care of, innovation will take care of itself.According to some, innovation has not gotten the scholarly cross-discipline attention it deservesgiven its importance.10, 11 Much of the literature on innovation has been published in the

Conference Session

Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Wicks, Union College

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

or 530 R theCarnot heat pump will have a COP = 7.57.The efficiency of an ideal engine is not the Carnot cycle, because the heat source is thecombustion products that release heat over the entire temperature range in the cooling off processfrom Thotmax down to Tcold. The corresponding ideal fuel burning engine is the Wickscycle1,2,3 that has an efficiency equation Efficiency= 1- Tcold * ln(Thotmax/Tcold)/ (Thotmax-Tcold). Assuming a maximum combustion product temperature of 2500 R and a cold or ambient heatsink temperature of 500 R the ideal fuel burning engine will be .5976 or 59.76 % efficient. Thus,the ideal heating system can have a first law efficiency that is the product of this engineefficiency and heat pump Coefficient of Performance

Conference Session

Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

implementation of an interactive and computer-controlled test system for three differentelectric energy storage devices (electro-mechanical flywheel, electro-chemical batteries, andsupercapacitor) that serve as a teaching-aid. These units provide hands-on experience forstudents with multidisciplinary backgrounds who are enrolled in the advanced energy storagecourses. The developed teaching-aid not only enhances the advanced energy storage trainingand education, but also inspires students’ interest in the green movement of renewable energy.1. IntroductionThe escalating demand for energy and the increasing concerns over the environment havecalled for clean and sustainable energy development. Generating electricity from renewable,clean energy sources such

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

engineering education have beenoffered to date through the KSU Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE).1 TheKSU ECE Department offers these courses in the context of a Bioengineering Option as part ofan Electrical Engineering (EE) degree, and this option area has been offered for over thirty years Page 25.1262.2as a Regents-approved opportunity for EE students. ECE 571 – Introduction to BiomedicalEngineering, is a required course in the EE Bioengineering Option and has multiple goals: tointroduce students to this growing field, to recruit students into the EE Bioengineering Option, toencourage students to seek out graduate