Conference Session

Standards and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny Daugherty, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rodney L. Custer, Black Hills State University; Debra Brockway, Stevens Institute of Technology; Daniel A. Spake, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

in a report that stressed the contribution ofengineering to the development of an effective and interconnected STEM education system.3Several engineering-oriented programs have emerged, ranging from those designed to promotetechnological literacy to those designed to prepare students for post-secondary engineeringeducation.In order for the impact of engineering at the K-12 level to be understood, there is a need toclearly define the nature and substance of engineering at that level, as well as to perhaps developa useful and effective set of engineering standards.5 For example, in a multiple case study projectof five prominent teacher professional development projects, one of the primary findings was adistinct lack of definition of

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eva Andrijcic, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

basic concepts of riskanalysis and systems thinking, and to provide them with some basic tools through which they canholistically and systematically explore and analyze risk-based decision problems. Lessons werestructured to emphasize the need for critical, systems thinking across different dimensions andstudents were encouraged to integrate and apply knowledge that they acquired in differentclasses, including math and science. This aspect of the curriculum addressed the apparent lack ofknowledge integration across different classes at both the high school and undergraduateeducation8-9. In order to promote the application of learned knowledge, students, organized insmall groups, worked on a class project over the period of several days. Each

Conference Session

Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard A. Pitts Jr., Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

, Engineering and Math (STEM) courses to solve real-world problems in the areas oftransportation, scheduling, manufacturing, logistics, and many others.With a Course, Curriculum and Lab Improvement (CCLI) grant project sponsored by theNational Science Foundation from 2009 - 2011, an updated Industrial Robotics and AutomatedManufacturing (IRAM) laboratory was developed. Utilizing this newly updated laboratory atMorgan State University (MSU), students are now able to use modern equipment within a set ofcourses specifically designed around the facility. These courses are in the areas of advancedmaterial handling systems, robotics and automation, computer-aided manufacturing, and flexiblemanufacturing systems. The integration of these courses with a hands

Conference Session

Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L. Welker PE, Villanova University; Leslie Ann McCarthy P.E., Villanova University; John Komlos, Villanova University; Alfred Andrew Fry

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

sequencecovers a wide variety of ways to find information (general web and free and paid databasesearches), obtain information (web pages, open-access and paid journals, conferences,handbooks, specifications, codes, and syntheses), and use information (case studies, researchpapers, evaluation of multiple sources, and design projects).Relationship to ABET Accreditation Criteria and the Body of KnowledgeInformation literacy is related to three of the outcomes in ABET criterion 37 as well as three ofthe outcomes described in American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Body of Knowledge8: • an ability to communicate effectively (ABET g, BOK 16) and • a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning (ABET i, BOK 23

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna L. Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Meghan Morris Deyoe, University at Albany/SUNY; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Engineering Education, 2012 Mobile Studio Pedagogy Part 1: Overcoming the Barriers that Impede AdoptionAbstract: The Mobile Studio I/O Board is a small, inexpensive hardware platform for use in ahome, classroom or remote environment. When coupled with the Mobile Studio Desktopsoftware, the system duplicates a large amount of the hardware often used to teach ElectricalEngineering, Computer Engineering, Control Systems, Physics courses and K-12 technology-oriented courses. The Mobile Studio Project is now being utilized to enhance STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education around the world. The project's goal is toenable hands-on exploration of STEM education principles, devices, and systems

Conference Session

Construction Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas, San Antonio; Vincent B. Canizaro, University of Texas, San Antonio; John D. Murphy Jr., University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Construction

student groups even when they are within the sameorganizational unit. Considering the fact that the building construction projects include activeand continuous collaboration of all of these parties, learning multi-disciplinary strategies is anecessary acumen with which students must graduate in preparation for professional practice.New technologies and project development approaches such as building information modeling isare necessitating early and extensive collaboration among the professions. Integrated projectdelivery methods are maximizing this need for interdisciplinary team production. Feedback fromindustry representatives and practicing professionals unanimously supports the concept ofintegration. This paper describes an effort to

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bin Wang, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Yong Pei, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

characteristics, even withoutan expensive spectrum analyzer. A successfully executed lab allows students to do real-time textmessaging between standalone laptops (i.e., with no network access), or transmit digital filesfrom one standalone laptop to another via the USRP software radio enabled wireless link. Antenna Antenna Figure 3. Wireless communication laboratory: wireless text radio. Page 15.1072.6Figure 4. GUI of wireless text radio lab project. Figure 5. Software spectrum analyzer atUSRP receiver.Development of Evolvable SDR based Wireless

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

environmental processes involve particle transport,deposition and removal. In the last decade, significant research progress in the areas ofnano- and micro-particle transport, deposition and removal has been made. A series ofcourses was developed to make these class of new important research findings availableto seniors and graduate students in engineering through developing and offering ofspecialized curricula. This project involved integration of numerical simulations andexperiments in the developed courses. The course materials were mostly made availableon the web and some courses were taught at University 1 and University 2 campusessimultaneously. Based on the course materials, a series of short courses was also offeredat several countries. The

Conference Session

Exploring New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly Davis

Paper 2004-51 The Recognition of and Increasing Value of Professional Engineering Skills Beverly Davis Purdue UniversityAbstractStudies by EAC/ABET have identified skill gaps engineers and engineering technologistslack upon graduation. Some of the skills identified were project management, teamwork,engineering economics, organizational behavior, decision-making, andcommunications12. Hundreds of ASEE conference attendees, in 2003, listened to keynotespeaker, Shirley Jackson, discuss the increased importance of “soft skill” education forengineers today. Dr

Conference Session

Pre-College and ECE Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Bales

session.The final third of the subject is devoted to a project that requires students to design, build, test, 1and debug a circuit for use by others. We work with MIT's Service Learning Initiative to selectthe projects. For example, one term the project was to create a solid-state timer for inexpensivetoy pianos used by autistic children at a school in the Boston area.The autistic students are allowed, at times, to play with the toy pianos for a-20-minute-longperiod. This raises two problems for their teachers. First, a teacher has to remember when achild's time with a piano is over. Second, a teacher then has to get the child to relinquish the toy(often the

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ward

Page 9.281.2week-long project component. Other camps that are similar to Camp GEMS include the Science Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Session 3592Technology & Engineering Preview (STEPS) program at the University of Wisconsin – Stout9which is supported by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and is replicated at other locationsin Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota and the Girls Researching Our World (GROW) programat Kansas State University10. Again, these programs emphasize hands-on

Conference Session

Spatial Ability & Visualization Training II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yingjie Victor Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Zhenyu Cheryl Qian, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

overbearing; however, it is very true thathumanity’s future relies on the creative mind. As educators, we look forward to inspiring,motivating, and fostering students’ creativity. Most technology and engineering students tend toquickly focus on the technical aspects of a project, and design students tend to focus on usability,quality, innovation, and the aesthetics of products [2]. In this paper, we discuss our collaborativepractice to integrate these two tendency directions and inspire creativity in the practice. As a category of the IEEE VIS conferences, the VAST (Visual Analytics Science andTechnology) challenges aim to push the forefront of visual analytics tools using benchmark datasets and establish a forum to advance visual analytics

Conference Session

Assessment in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire L. A. Dancz, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

manufacturing facilitate energy-efficiency in the commercial building industry. Another research interest of Kristen’s is engineering education, where she explores how project- and experience-based learning foster better understanding of engineering and management principles. Prior to joining ASU, Kristen was at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) as a Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-11) and then a Scientific Engineering Associate (2011-2012) in the Building Technologies and Urban Systems Department. She worked in the Commercial Buildings group, developing energy effi- ciency programs and researching technical and non-technical barriers to energy efficiency in the buildings industry. She has a background in

Conference Session

Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Burlington County College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

industry partners. The project subsequently identified towhat extent, and how, each skill is contained as a student-gained competency within thecurriculum.In order to identify and understand the skills required by employers, they must be engaged andinvolved. Often this entails an educational institution creating a forum where an employerrepresentative can experience the institution’s commitment and communicate their knowledge ofrequired skills.The NSF project mentioned previously identified critical technical and non-technical skills aswell, and further created linkages between courses, programs, and careers. The project, originallybegun in 2008, consisted of a one-day planning conference with manufacturing representativesto learn their views

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Andrew J. Kornecki, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Bogdan Denny Czejdo, Fayetteville State University; Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University; Nary Subramanian, University of Texas, Tyler; Dawid Trawczynski, Advanced Micro Devices

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #10526Curriculum Development for Embedded Systems SecurityDr. Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University Janusz Zalewski, Ph.D., is a professor of computer science and software engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. Prior to an academic appointment, he worked for various nuclear research institutions, including the Data Acquisition Group of Superconducting Super Collider and Computer Safety and Re- liability Center at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He also worked on projects and consulted for a number of private companies, including Lockheed Martin, Harris, and Boeing. Zalewski served as a

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Vikram Singh, Miami University; Fazeel Khan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

in various applications. This is preceded by a detailed accountof the mathematical basis of the various rheological models and a consideration of theirrespective limitations. A dedicated website has been created for this project. Measures to ensureease of use and broad utilization include packaging of the interactive Matlab programs in theform of downloadable apps. Furthermore, the provision of downloadable experimental data filesalso broadens the scope of future analysis and presents the potential for lecture-only courses tofeature a lab based activity to engage students in greater depth. This format enables the learningmodules as well as the developed simulation apps, which are also available at the Mathworkswebsite, to be used by external

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Urban-Lurain; Taner Eskil; Marilyn Amey; Timothy Hinds; Jon Sticklen

introductory computing and introductorymechanical engineering students.The paper outlines this pairwise linkage model, the goals of this project, the framework forevaluating the linkage and the types of data we collected as part of the evaluation effort. Resultsfrom the initial study confirmed that problem-based teamwork enhanced student attitudestowards MATLAB. We also describe how results here will enable us to reach our long-termgoal of curricular integration.IntroductionUndergraduate education in engineering has been generally successful over the last fifty years asmeasured by the most important metric: a well-educated and productive cadre of effectiveengineers in the engineering professions. However, critics have rightly pointed out

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Emin Yilmaz; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

, that require use of the cumulative knowledge they have acquired in lowerlevel courses. If the project is large enough, they are assigned a group project. The SensorAssembly design project was assigned to one student during spring semester of 2000. Thestudent has finished the mechanical design and the construction of the sensor assembly. Initially aDC generator was used as a sensor and very limited testing of the sensor was done on the bench.The author did the rest of the work during the fall semester of 20011. During the fall semester of2004, a new data acquisition system was installed; a new optical sensor was purchased for thesame project to improve the accuracy and the range of relative power measurements.Measurement of Relative Cylinder

Conference Session

TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ben Rogers

majors material, lab, & knowledge synthesis projects OR Figure 2: The five-lectures of core content are applied to three main audiences: the public, college freshman and college seniors/graduate students. The synthesis course content reinforces and builds upon material introduced to the students as freshman. While graduate students have more stringent requirements, the core content themes are consistent. Presentations to the general public can consist of either the first freshman lecture or a one- hour overview version of all five freshman blocks. See Section 3.1 for block content details.2.1 Creation of a Nanotechnology MinorThe

Conference Session

Computer-Based Measurements

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Koenig; Viva Austin; Bryan Gassaway; Thomas Hannigan

detailed, including plant development,improvement and modernization of its systems, and data acquisition and control systems(DACS) programming. Individual student research projects that contributed to thecontinued evolution of the facility are described, and the usefulness of maintaining such afacility as a training tool in dealing with legacy systems is discussed. Through fivedistinct iterations of programming environments and hardware exchanges, some integralcomponents have remained untouched through years of refinement, due to their robustinitial design and continued reliable service. Recognition of system limitations andcapabilities is essential to successful upgrade of systems such as these. Theimplementation of a user-friendly interface for

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering III

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Luke Nicholson

continue to survive and remaina vibrant and significant portion of the economy, providing jobs as well as necessaryservices. Historically the construction industry has selected the least expensive initial Page 9.773.1cost alternative to get a project built. Designs have traditionally been undertaken tominimize the initial investment required of developers or owners. With a growingawareness of the negative environmental impacts of the design and constructionindustries, these industries have begun to re-orient themselves onto paths where fewerraw materials are being used and the selection and specification of materials to be usedhas begun to take into

Conference Session

Learning & Teaching Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Emilia Hodge; Chang-Yu Wu; Anne Donnelly

projects. The full model and the lessons learned will be described.IntroductionEvaluation of engineering education programs and products is critical to ensure quality andenhance the dissemination of these materials. The National Science Foundation has taken aleadership role in ensuring adequate program evaluation by making it an integral element of Page 9.67.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education”proposals and by publishing several evaluation guides.1,2 Education program and productevaluation is a

Conference Session

Practice/Industry Partnership

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Ansari

with no insulation,resulting in considerable thermal discomfort to occupants several months in a year. Tomeet the objectives of “climate responsive building design & construction”, an initiativeat Muffakham Jah College of Engineering & Technology (MJCET), entitled Centre forEnvironment Studies & Socioresponsive Engineering, has conceived and developed thedesign of “The Natural House”. This has been set up as an undergraduate R&D project,supervised by two faculty members (the two authors of this paper). It is expected thatfollowing the R&D phase the students – a group of twenty-three mechanical engineeringjuniors, including eight female students, will construct a small “Natural House”.The House is being designed for maximum

Conference Session

A Focus on Industry Partnership

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tara Gallus; Phil Laplante; Peter Wiesner

8.1279.2implementing strategies, strengthened quality assurance, and ability to take risks with“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”backing of the community. Long term value for developing organizational capabilitiesinclude: ability to execute a strategic plan, authority with clients, increased retention oftalent, capacity for knowledge- development projects, forum for “benchmarking” againstrest of industry, knowledge-based alliances, emergence of unplanned capabilities,capacity to develop new strategic options, ability to foresee technological developments,ability to take advantage of emerging market opportunities.Most of the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Amey; James S. Fairweather; P. David Fisher

and has conducted three program evaluations under EC2000. He also provided college-level, department-level and program-level coordination of activities as MSU sought continued accreditation of its engineering programs during the 1998-99 accreditation cycle under EC2000 8. He has published papers recently on incorporating design in engineering courses 9, 10 , and reforming engineering service courses 11-12 . For the past four years he has served as a PI on the GE Fund Project entitled Reforming the Early Undergraduate Engineering Learning Experience 14.· James S. Fairweather is a Professor of Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education at MSU. He has more than 15 years experience evaluating engineering education programs

Conference Session

Instructional Technology in CE 2

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kemeny

Society for Engineering Educationimportant organizations is ARMA, the American Rock Mechanics Association 5. Thisorganization reaches out to the various industries, academic disciplines, government agencies,and international organizations involved in rock engineering, and also hosts an annual rockmechanics symposium. We are starting to work closely with ARMA in building and promotinginterest in the rock engineering digital library. The rock engineering digital library will be opento all individuals to contribute information. In the spirit of the proposed work, these individualsshould be interested in working with us to repackage the material to all of the 5 targeted audiencegroups.3.2 The geotechnical engineering collectionDr. Budhu, the project

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Zheng-Tao Deng; Abdul R. Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

. There were approximately ninety students enrolled in the ME programat the initiation of its third year.II. Problem DefinitionThe task of designing an innovative non-duplicative curricula for mechanical engineering isboth a challenge and an opportunity to utilize the engineering design experience. This task wasviewed as a multi-year project with a goal; to produce a competitive engineering program. Page 5.571.2As in the case of new product development, it was essential to answer typical questions such as:a) What should be the key features; b) How to establish specifications; c) How to establishresource allocations; d) How to describe it; e) Who are

Conference Session

Cultivating Professional Responsibility

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Julia Williams

others. Thus,when we guide engineering students as they develop character, conscience, and socialresponsibility, we recognize the fact that these qualities will play out in the use and/or abuse oftechnology in our society. Engineering programs, therefore, do more than graduate responsiblecitizens; they graduate responsible citizens who determine the future of technology.Given the nature of the engineer’s role in society, I would argue that the current solutions to theproblem—increasing the level of ethics instruction and/or increasing the number of servicelearning projects students complete in the engineering curriculum—ignore the central role ofcommunication in the success or failure of the engineer to address society’s needs, to both speakand

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Watkins; Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

feedback; b) triangulation of multiple outcome and process measures; and c) progressiveapplication of multiple experimental methodologies. The model was applied in the form of twoexperiments that took place during the early stages of an on-going project that includes thedevelopment of multimedia modules for Basic Engineering Mechanics of Materials classes. Themodel’s themes and components are presented, followed by a discussion of the exampleexperimental methodology, results, and consequent recommendations.I. INTRODUCTIONA. NeedA great deal of time, money, and effort have gone into the development of learning technologiesof all sorts in Engineering Education courseware over the years, and the pace has increasedexponentially in the last decade

Conference Session

Visualization and Graphics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Baxter

vectors in creating solid models and thereby provides students reinforcement oftheir linear algebra knowledge. The students normally take EG&CAD during theirfreshman year and then have the opportunity to use solid modeling in their sophomoreand senior design projects as well as some special topic electives. In addition, severalother courses are now using solid models as a way to demonstrate fundamentalprinciples[1]. With an increasing dependence on solid modeling skills required, it isimperative that the course content in EG&CAD be effectively delivered and absorbed.Traditionally, when evaluating students in EG&CAD, the emphasis has been threefold:the creation of parts and assemblies in given orientations, the documentation of the