Asee peer logo
Displaying results 16951 - 16980 of 40438 in total
Conference Session
Innovative IE Curricula and Courses
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Bob White; Tycho Fredericks; Steven Butt
department’s undergraduateengineering statistics course to a more dynamic style that includes relevant and interestingmaterial. At the same time, however, the course content needed to comply with the guidelinesset forth in the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) generalaccreditation criteria for engineering programs14 and the additional engineering disciplinerequirements of the WMU programs which use this course to meet core probability and statisticsrequirements.From the introduction of the industrial engineering program at WMU in the 1970’s, the structureof the undergraduate engineering statistics course had consisted of three one-hour lectures perweek. In its new form, the course now includes two one-hour lectures and one
Conference Session
TIME 1: Controls
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
William Carnell; John Lumkes; Joseph Musto
Engineering (MSOE) introduced a Technology PackageProgram for all incoming students. As part of the initiative, each new student is provided with anotebook computer and a standard suite of software. In conjunction with this program, a revisedMechanical Engineering curriculum was launched, designed to exploit the availability of1 W. Carnell is currently with the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Connecticut Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 9.41.1 Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationnotebook
Conference Session
Entrepreneurship Poster Session
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Mark Barker; David Hall
instruction was motivated by several factors. One is therelatively new emphasis at Louisiana Tech University on entrepreneurship. This emphasis has acentral focal point on campus, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology, orCEnIT. The mission of this center is to create an innovative entrepreneurial culture at LouisianaTech University. In order to change a culture, it is reasonable to begin with new members of thatculture. Another factor is the authors’ desire to see an improvement in the senior design projectsfor the capstone mechanical engineering design course sequence. These projects could benefitby attempting to have a marketable product as a final result. A third factor is the belief thatentrepreneurship begins by having ideas
Conference Session
Successful Entrepreneurship Programs
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Wierman John; Shoukas Artin; Robert Allen; Larry Aronhime
technology, where hingesrotate around joints, thereby encouraging the user to use upper body movement while movingforward. A business plan anticipates market penetration through extensive testing with steadystate sales of about 5000 units/year and gross revenues between $2.5M and $5M annually. Hinge Hinge Hinge Page 8.723.4Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition© Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 1. An isometric view of Strider
Collection
2001 Annual Conference
Authors
Robin Burt; Krishna Athreya; K-Y. Daisy Fan
engineering, but also allowed them to experience the complex interaction amongour society, technology, and environment—an issue not often addressed in the early stages ofengineering education.IntroductionEngineering continues to be a field where women and people of color are highly under-represented, with women making up barely 20% of the undergraduate population in engineeringin the United States and minorities making up less than 10%.1 The recent report of theCommission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering andTechnology (CAWMSET) reiterates the national need for broadening the accessibility to qualitySET pre-college education, particularly for underrepresented minorities.2 Institutions andcolleges of engineering are
Collection
2000 Annual Conference
Authors
Ron Eaglin; Z. Qu; Q. Zhang; P. Wahid; Issa Batarseh
perform on-linesimulation of all type of DC and AC electrical engineering problems and have the option of plottingthe responses graphically. This paper gives only the first development phase of the project. Moreworks is needed to complete the software development of the simulation component of the CircuitMark-Up Language (CirML) module.INTRODUCTIONBecause of the recent advances in technology in terms of technical delivery capabilities and cost, therole of technology in education has never been greater [1]. The Internet has been utilized as the idealmedium to create platforms for students to use for its wide availability. Repeated studies have shownthat often students in engineering core courses find it difficult to grasp the basic concepts
Collection
2000 Annual Conference
Authors
Kenneth Manning
mathematics with applications in engineering and science. 4. To continue Rensselaer's pioneering efforts in the application of contemporary technology for educational purposes and to encourage the widespread distribution of the results of these efforts. Page 5.506.2Our approach has been to produce instructional modules that exploit the Internet and its attendanttechnologies of the World Wide Web, including the Java programming language. Thesemodules are designed to be used in the studio classroom7, with an instructor present, withsignificant student-to-student interaction, and with many open-ended challenges included.Project Links
Collection
2000 Annual Conference
Authors
Jennifer Temple; Cynthia Atman; Jennifer Turns
Science: A Perspective from Psychology and Artificial Intelligence. . 1988, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc.: San Mateo: CA.9. Turns, J., C.J. Atman, and R. Adams, Concept Maps for Engineering Education: A Cognitively Motivated Tool Supporting Varied Assessment Functions. IEEE Transactions on Education - Special Issue on Assessment, in- press.JENNIFER TURNSJennifer Turns received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia in 1990and the Ph.D. degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1999. She is currently an NSF fellow, working atthe Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching at the University of Washington. Dr. Turns’s research focuses onstudying engineering learning and engineering
Conference Session
Innovation in Design Education
Collection
2002 Annual Conference
Authors
Eric Ford; Vincent Wilczynski; Gregg Dixon
many college students who choose to major in engineering have little or no priorexperience in hands-on construction projects. This lack of experience can limit the value of groupdesign projects in which the manufacturing activities may be delegated to those students withsome prior experience, thus limiting the learning opportunity for students with less experience orskill. Several schools have responded to this challenge by introducing manufacturing projects inlower level classes, which require all students to develop a familiarity with basic shop equipmentand manufacturing methods. Notably, the Mechanical Engineering programs at the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology and Tufts University have introduced projects that require all students
Conference Session
Novel Classroom Environments
Collection
2002 Annual Conference
Authors
Skip Rochefort; Keith Levien
be used for data acquisition, but the concept of usingthe familiarity of LEGO pieces to enhance engineering design activities was quickly appliedin first year courses.LEGO Products and Education Most LEGO parts are made of an ABS plastic to very strict tolerances. A broad rangeof pieces provides the flexibility to easily construct a wide variety of structures. With theTECHNIC® line and (since 1998) the Mindstorms® products, children have been given theopportunity to create and program fairly sophisticated robots. The DACTA® educational division of LEGO has created additional technology kits foruse in school curricula. To support the use of the RCX® programmable microcontroller, TuftsUniversity worked with National Instruments to
Collection
2001 Annual Conference
Authors
Rodney Allen; Richard M. Felder; Catherine E. Brawner
most of the SUCCEEDcampuses, but their effects may not be obvious from survey results for some time to come.However, we can be encouraged by the participation of younger faculty in these programs as ameans to change the climate for teaching on our campuses in the long run.1. The members of SUCCEED are: Clemson University, Florida A&M University-Florida State University Collegeof Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina StateUniversity, University of Florida, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute andState University.2. Brawner, C., Felder, R., Allen, R., Brent, R., and Miller, T. “A comparison of electronic surveying by e-mail andweb.” In
Conference Session
Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler
Tagged Divisions
College Industry Partnerships
guarantee failure.1 And once the chip designis completed, the test engineer is responsible for implementing an efficient and thorough testplan that ensures the customer receives fully-functioning ICs. The test engineer’s task becomeseven more challenging as ICs are implemented in nanoscale technologies due to the host ofreliability issues that begin to arise.2Despite the critical importance of the test engineer, relatively few universities have introducedsemiconductor testing into their curriculum. Most test engineers report learning their craftthrough other means, such as on the job training from co-workers to even trial and error.3 It hasbeen estimated that about six months of training is typically required to bring a new hire up tospeed using
Conference Session
Capstone Design Projects in ECE
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; J.Kevin Taylor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
an integral part of that deeper learning and helps to develop critical thinkingskills (Jacoby, 1996; Tsang, 2000; Tsang, 2002)4,5,6. Additionally, capstone experiences are oneof these educationally purposeful activities2,3. Here, we present the design and impact of a two-quarter computer engineering capstone sequence in which students design and build devices forpeople with disabilities to participate in physical activity.Over the past five years, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) has developed astrong partnership with the Central Coast Assistive Technology Center (CCATC). TheCollaboration between Cal Poly and CCATC began with the development of the Cal PolyAdapted Paddling program (Figure 1). As part of their Adapted
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel A Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees
Page 22.978.2 Engineers, in the fulfillment of their professional duties, shall: 1. Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public. Professional obligations 2. Engineers shall at all times strive to serve the public interest. a. Engineers are encouraged to participate in civic affairs; career guidance for youths; and work for the advancement of the safety, health, and well-being of their community.(NSPE, 2011) .IEEE (International Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the largest engineering professionalsociety) code of ethics: We, the members of the IEEE, in recognition of the importance of our technologies in affecting the quality of life throughout the world and in accepting a
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cynthia M. D'Angelo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; David Williamson Shaffer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Golnaz Arastoopour, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees
Engineering with an affiliate appointment in Educational Psychology. Her research interests include vascular biomechanics, hemodynamics and cardiac function as well as the factors that motivate students to pursue and persist in engineering careers, with a focus on women and under-represented minorities.Prof. David Williamson Shaffer, University of Wisconsin-Madison David Williamson Shaffer is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Department of Educational Psychology and a Game Scientist at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research. Before coming to the University of Wisconsin, he was a teacher, teacher-trainer, curriculum developer, and game designer. Dr. Shaffer studies how new technologies change
Conference Session
Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; LeAnn E. Faidley, Iowa State University; Terrence R. Meyer, Iowa State University
Tagged Divisions
Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
conference proceedings and two invited book chapters. He serves on the conference committee for the International Conference on Wear of Materials and has been recognized for his accomplishments with the Young Engineering Faculty Research Award and Early Achievement in Teaching Award at Iowa State University. He received his B.E. degree in mechanical engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (India) followed by M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He is a member of ASEE, ASME, and ASM.Dr. LeAnn E. Faidley, Iowa State University LeAnn Faidley is an Assistant Professor of engineering science at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. From
Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy I
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mickey R. Wilhelm P.E., University of Louisville
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
of the opportunities available through an engineering education.”As a result, the NAE has instituted an initiative, called Changing the Conversation, toassist in addressing the obvious media blind spot, as well as the relative ignorance of thegeneral public, to the importance of engineering in solving the problems confrontingsociety. This effort is also designed to address the shortage of K-12 students who preparethemselves to study engineering in colleges and universities.The NAE cites three important reasons for improving the public understanding ofengineering: (1) Sustaining the U.S. capacity for technological innovation; (2) attractingyoung people to careers in engineering; and (3) improving technological literacy.While the NAE was
Conference Session
Using Computers, Software, and Writing to Improve Mathematical Understanding
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jorge A. Samayoa, Galileo University and Purdue University; Carlos Humberto Zelada, Galileo University
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
JavaScriptdisplay engine for LATEX and MathML that works in all modern browsers. It was designed with Page 25.1430.4the goal of consolidating the recent advances in web technologies into a single, definitive,math-on-the-web platform supporting the major browsers and operating systems. It requires no Figure 1: Example of a Google search for "Funciones Polinomiales" (Polynomial Functions).setup on the part of the user, so the page author can write web documents that includemathematics and be confident that users will be able to view it naturally and easily.Some of the benefits of MathJax are that it uses web-based fonts (in those browsers that supportthem
Conference Session
First-year Programs Poster Session
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
William Berg, University of Texas, Brownsville
Tagged Divisions
First-Year Programs
meeting of the History of Science and Engineering course included part of a video,followed by discussion and a review of vocabulary, followed by a vocabulary homeworkassignment. Everyone learned new terms such as causeway, siege engine, floating bridge,pilings, aqueduct, triangulation, canal locks, etc. During the following years, the Mexicanstudents referred to the course as their launching into conversational English, although theyalways spoke Spanish among themselves.The program was free to the students. Instructors were paid from a discretionary fund under thecontrol of the Dean of Science, Mathematics, and Technology. Students were not given credit forIntroduction to Engineering until they enrolled in and paid for the course in the fall
Collection
2001 Annual Conference
Authors
D. Smith; James Squire
, with a proportionally larger degree of teacher involvement 11. “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”II. Identification and Selection of CBPsWhat makes a good project?In order to gain student ownership, a CBP must fulfill a real need not directly addressed with off-the-shelf technology; the more compelling the need, the more student ownership. Theconstruction of an interface between a doorbell and a commercially-available power controllerswitchbox to flash lights around a two-story home for a partially deaf person generatessignificantly more student interest than simply reinventing the power
Collection
2001 Annual Conference
Authors
Sue Ann Kearns; Merredith Portsmore; Judy Barsosky; Catherine Rogers; Chris Rogers
Session 2548Successful methods for introducing engineering into the first grade classroom Sue Ann Kearns, Catherine Rogers, Judy Barsosky, Merredith Portsmore, Chris Rogers, Tufts University / Lincoln Public SchoolsAbstractChildren in early elementary school are natural engineers – building and taking apart anythingthey can get their hands on. Introducing engineering into the classroom at this early age takesadvantage of their interest to excite and engage them in math, science, and technology learning.Moreover, it plants the seed for an interest in engineering and can start to combat some of thegender issues associated
Collection
2001 Annual Conference
Authors
Miguel Perez; Ryan Wicker; Bill Diong
2001 semester.Project Impact This project makes a positive contribution to the infrastructure for research andeducation. In addition, both students and researchers have benefited, and will continue tobenefit, from this project. It will also continue to have a positive impact on the public’sawareness of how science and technology affects our daily lives. These points are elaboratedupon as follows.Impact on students This project will impact students in the following ways. Firstly, it will immediatelybenefit an average of 37 Electrical Engineering (EE) and Mechanical Engineering (ME)undergraduate students per semester enrolling in the EE and ME Controls classes. This numbershould increase somewhat during the next decade because of
Collection
2000 Annual Conference
Authors
Tze-Leong Yew; Kurt Gramoll
educational benefits,this program helps students become competent on the use of computers and the Internet. It alsoprovides a large sampling of students who are actually involved in web-based learning throughmultimedia modules.This paper discusses the implementation of a course, “Multimedia in Engineering,” that has beentaught for the last three years in the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at theCollege of Engineering, University of Oklahoma. Previous to teaching the course at Oklahoma,the second author taught the course at the Georgia Institute of Technology for five years. Themain objective of the course is to teach engineering students to integrate video, animation, audio,text, and graphics into an effective instructional technical
Collection
2001 Annual Conference
Authors
Vincent R. Canino; Lisa Milkowski
design team, and recognizing ethical, legal and social issues.Design course lecture content is related to issues the students can apply to their designs attheir particular educational level. For example freshmen and sophomores learn aboutliterature searching, keeping an engineering logbook, and conducting team meetings.Seniors learn about hazards associated with medical device design such as electrical,mechanical, radiological, and infection control issues. Additionally seniors learn aboutdesign for maintainability and reliability and codes, standards and regulations includingFDA compliance issues as they apply to engineering design.I. IntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Engineering Criteria2000 states a
Collection
2001 Annual Conference
Authors
Victor L. Paquet; Ann Bisantz
Section 1526 Case Study Based Laboratories for an Undergraduate Human Factors Engineering Curriculum Ann M. Bisantz, Victor L. Paquet Department of Industrial Engineering University at Buffalo, State University of New York Amherst, NY 14020 bisantz@eng.buffalo.eduAbstractThis paper describes the ongoing implementation and evaluation of a set of design-orientedlaboratory exercises for two undergraduate Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) courses,which draw
Collection
1998 Annual Conference
Authors
Robert Knecht; Randal Ford
team member interaction and better align the many Page 3.224.6disciplinary viewpoints on a given project team to deliver one product. References[1] American Heritage Dictionary, “Encourage,” p. 430, “Facilitate,” p.461, 1978.[2] E. S. Furguson, "How Engineers Lose Touch," Invention & Technology, Winter, 1993.[3] H. Petroski, To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design, New York: Barnes & Noble,1994.[4] C. E. Larson and F. M.J. LaFasto, Teamwork: What must go right/ What can go wrong, Sage Publications, 1989.[5] M. Frohman, "Nothing Kills Teams Like Ill-Prepared Leaders
Collection
1998 Annual Conference
Authors
Francis D. McVey; James D. Lang
Improvement in Learning Associated with the Work Environment • Understanding that Life-Long Education is a Professional Responsibility (j) Knowledge of Contemporary Issues • Demonstrated Understanding that Engineering is Affected by Information Technology Issues • Understanding of the Information Superhighway • Demonstrated Understanding that Engineering is Affected by Environmental Issues (k) Ability to Use the Techniques, Skills, and Modern Engineering Tools Necessary for Engineering Practice • Computer Literacy in Analysis Tools used in Engineering Specialty • Computer Literacy in Design Tools used in Engineering Specialty
Collection
1997 Annual Conference
Authors
James vanPutten; Brad Mulder; John Krupczak
). Biographical InformationJOHN KRUPCZAK, JR. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. He has aBA degree in physics from Williams College and M.S.M.E and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from theUniversity of Massachusetts (1994). He has worked in the Advanced Technology Divison of GTE Inc., and at theSuperconducting Super Collider Laboratory. His email address is: krupczak@hope.edu.BRAD MULDER is the director of the Science Division Shop at Hope College. His primary responsibilitiesinvolve the design and construction of electromechanical devices in support of teaching and research initiatives at thecollege. Prior to joining the Hope College staff, Brad worked for 15 years in the machine tool, process control
Collection
1997 Annual Conference
Authors
J. M. Mendel; H. H. Kuehl
developed introduction to electrical engineering course provides ahands-on motivational experience in the freshman year. In addition, the new curriculum hasseveral unique interdisciplinary courses and options, which include: A course in communicationand innovation and a course in technical entrepreneurship, both of which were developed jointlywith the School of Business; A minor in multimedia and creative technologies, in conjunctionwith the departments of Cinema-Television, Computer Science, Fine Arts, and Music; A minorin music recording through the School of Music. Moreover, an option in computer engineering isavailable, as well as an interdisciplinary manufacturing engineering option in conjunction withthe departments of Industrial and Systems
Collection
1999 Annual Conference
Authors
Winston F. Erevelles
Session 2263 Experiences in Integrative Research and Education Projects with Undergraduate Engineers Winston Erevelles Kettering UniversityIntroductionAcademic careers offer engineering faculty an array of activities that they are expected toparticipate in - these include teaching, research and publications, laboratory development,student advisement, accreditation documentation, committee work, and service to professionalorganizations, to mention a few areas of involvement. Time constraints, the diversity in the setof responsibilities, and