Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University; Karen High, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

students and teaching science to education professionals. Dr. High is a trainer for Project Lead the Way pre-Engineering. She initiated an engineering program at Stillwater Middle School. In the summer of 2008, Dr. High was part of a professional development workshop for 80 Northeast Oklahoma middle level teachers to develop integrated engineering curriculum. Page 14.1383.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Writing to Learn: The Effect of Peer Tutoring on Critical Thinking and Writing Skills of First-Year Engineering StudentsCritical Thinking

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Electronics and Electrical ET Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

continuous improvementprocess during the academic year.IntroductionThe widespread applications of automatic control have dominated most aspects of industrialapplications1. As a result, the need for well-trained engineers and technicians who can design,operate, and maintain this high-tech equipment has substantially increased. Different applicationsof industrial control are typically offered within EET curriculum requiring strong backgrounds indigital circuits and power electronics. Our institution has an excellent ABET accredited EETprogram which offers a course in industrial electronics. To avoid increasing degree requirements,it was necessary to revise the current course to incorporate student’s projects and designassignments. Projects are key

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qiang Le, Hampton University; Eric Sheppard, Hampton University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

the freshmen and pre-collegestudents at Hampton University and discusses the next steps in our plan to improve preparationand engagement in our engineering students. Our goal is to improve retention and learning. Andthis effort integrates educational research and the classroom experience.IntroductionThe nation’s current and projected need for more Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) workers, coupled with the chronically lagging participation of students from ethnicallygrowing segments of the population, argue for policies and programs that will increase thepathways into engineering. Enhancing the curriculum is recognized to be an important way toimprove overall diversity in engineering. Retooling curricula to prepare students for

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christiaan Gribble, Grove City College

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Computers in Education

study of parallel computing. To combat this situation, we have integrated thekey components of such a course into a 300-level course on modern operating systems. In thispaper, we describe a parallel computing unit that is designed to dovetail with the discussion ofprocess and thread management common to operating systems courses. We also describe a set ofself-contained projects in which students explore two parallel programming models, POSIXThreads and NVIDIA’s Compute Unified Device Architecture, that enable parallel architecturesto be utilized effectively. In our experience, this unit can be integrated with traditional operatingsystems topics quite readily, making parallel computing accessible to undergraduate studentswithout requiring a full

Conference Session

Automation and Robotics Subjects in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Devine, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

cells. Also, costly problems with work cell layout, end ofarm tooling (EOT) and work holding devices are often not discovered until after they arephysically built and the programmer attempts to teach a program6.The exclusive use of teach pendants and on-line programming has many drawbacks ininstructional settings as well. In many, but not all cases8, there is no practical way to project theteach pendant screens and menus, presenting logistics problems during instruction. Further, dueto cost constraints, most engineering technology programs have very few industrial robotsavailable for instruction, effectively creating an instructional bottleneck when lab activities relyheavily on the use teach pendants. Further complicating matters is the fact

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Laramee, State University of New York, Binghamton; Shelley Dionne, State University of New York, Binghamton; Hiroki Sayama, State University of New York, Binghamton; David Wilson, State University of New York, Binghamton

simulation.This system was designed to be transparent to the user such that the only requirement for thehandhelds was that they be able to connect to the internet, and no programming was necessary forthe students. Our goal was to create an active learning environment where students coulditeratively formulate hypotheses, perform experiments, and analyze the emergent social andbehavioral outcomes in real time.The course material was organized info five modular units (2-3 weeks per unit) that consisted oflectures followed by activity periods and terminated with group final projects. In each of thesemodules, topics and activities were chosen to examine concepts of leadership, teamwork andother emergent social behaviors. They included the

Conference Session

Liberal Education and Leadership

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Val Hawks, Brigham Young University; John Harb, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

) Managing conflict and conflict resolution Understanding and use of power, authority and influences Managing and measuring performance Communication and interpersonal skills Project managementGlobal (Holistic) Understanding: Effective leadership occurs within the context of global,meaning general or comprehensive, systems. This has always been true, but the nature of themodern society adds emphasis to this dimension of leadership. The complexity of modern,worldwide systems is reflected in the changing ethnic composition of organizations, the potentialof political change to quickly alter environments and situations, and the extent to whichinternational issues, including trade, business, and employment, affect local

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curricula for the Year 2015 and Beyond

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York, Farmingdale; David Wells, North Dakota State University; Robert Mott, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

manufacturing educationWhat follows is a brief description of the state of each of these areas. These should be viewed asa work in progress that should be nearing completion in June of 2009.What Industry Needs From Our GraduatesThe discipline of manufacturing engineering is inherently tied to the current and emerging needsof the manufacturing industry. The diversity of manufacturers guarantees a large and diverse listof topics. It is widely agreed that while some of these are common to all industries, others arehighly specific to manufacturing sectors and regions. A partial list of topics that have beengenerally identified as core requirements are itemized below. ≠ Project Management ≠ Global Perspective ≠ Methods such as six sigma, lean

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Val Hawks, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

principles are important to the students?Description of the leadership part of the courseThe most important principle of learning leadership in this class is based on the notions ofabsolute integrity and sound moral values. Because the real learning of leadership principleshappens experiential, every effort is made to provide such experiences in the setting of thecourse. Some of these experiential contexts include in-class group and team tasks, case studies,and out-of-class team projects. Some of the team tasks and work require students to projectthemselves into the emerging global society and condition and discuss hard questions within andas teams such as world population challenges, addressing graft and corruption in the technologyindustry, global

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Richter, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, and design education. She was awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nationwide, and is co-PI on several NSF grants to explore interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering design.Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech LISA D. McNAIR is an assistant professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and co-Director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC). She is co-PI on several NSF-funded projects that explore issues of learning, practicing and teaching

Conference Session

Bridging the Gap and Freshman Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Akiko Kato, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universitaet Berlin

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

TU Berlin, in particular targeted towards the co-ordination of the design of new curricula in technology-oriented studies and the coordination of several eLearning and eResearch projects. Contact Information: University of Stuttgart Rechenzentrum Prof. Dr. Sabina Jeschke Allmandring 30a 70550 Stuttgart Mail: sabina.jeschke@rus.uni-stuttgart.de Phone: 49-711-685-88000 Fax: 49-711-685-55898 WWW: http://www.rus.uni-stuttgart.deAkiko Kato, Technische Universitaet Berlin Akiko Kato studied physics, computer science and human medicine, and received both her Diploma in 1999 and her Ph.D. in 2004 in physics from the Berlin Institute of Technology. She wrote her dissertation

Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences; Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety

Tagged Divisions

International

been taken;•The student may fail the exam and not be allowed to continue in the Manufacturing EngineeringPh.D. program at COPEC Institute of Education and Research. This result may be determinedafter just the written component of the examination or after both the written and oral componentshave been taken.7. Ph.D. Research ProposalAt least one year prior to completion of the Ph.D. dissertation, the student must present a formalseminar to the public describing the proposed dissertation research project. It is part of a bigproject developed by the team in which the student is involved. This Ph.D. Research Proposalwill normally be presented after admission to candidacy and in most of the cases its thecontinuation of the project part of the Master

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph O. Buchal

are now available to permit shared creation of rich multimedia documents by teams of students.These documents can then be contributed to a common knowledge base. The Internet can be considered aglobally distributed, shared knowledge base.A Case study: The University Space Network Pilot Project The University Space Network (USN) Pilot Project is a multi-institution collaboration established in 1995to develop and offer a multimedia-based course in Spacecraft Systems Design. The university participants ofUSN are the University of Western Ontario, University of Windsor, Ryerson Polytechnical University, Queen'sUniversity, and Royal Military College of Canada. University of Toronto and York University are affiliated, andUniversity of Guelph

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ir. Frank J.F.M. Witteveen

industry in order to gain practical experience and toobtain a clear picture of the opportunities within the field, thereby facilitating the choice of aspecialization in the final year of the studies. The final projects were carried out within the instituteunder the supervision of the professors. In the years 1975-1980 the number of graduates waslimited, about 40 students a year. After these years, a spectacular increase in the number ofengineering students started. In ten years the number of students quadrupled and therefore also thenumber of graduates. In order to control this process, about 150 final projects had to be started andsupervised. A mission impossible!It was difficult to think of a solution which was didactically acceptable and which

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry W. Samples; C. Conley; Thomas Lenox

• The group is back together for two veteran classes. The first should utilize fairly common classroom technology; that is, nothing beyond a PC hooked into an overhead projection system. Then the group moves to the Advanced Technology Classroom Laboratory for a full blown multimedia class. This should still be recognizable as an undergraduate engineering class.Wednesday Morning • The students give their second full class, each followed by a critique. The topic of this class will be assigned the previous day.Wednesday Afternoon • Teaching Workshop 3 is meant to focus on the teaching-learning connection. Learning models and corresponding teaching/instructional methods, i.e. PSI, cooperative groups, and project

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Dayakar Penumadu

the present project is to demonstratethe above concepts using an automated electro-pneumatic controlled true triaxial testing device with flexibleboundaries. The paper indicates the salient features of the components of that testing system to date. Two typesof laboratory experiments are developed using the above device. The first experiment familiarizes theundergraduate with concepts related to static transducer calibration, analog to digital conversion, signalconditioning, software and hardware gain, and the problems of aliasing. The second experiment deals with theisotropic and anisotropic consolidation and testing of soil samples using predefined stress path. Stress and straincontrolled static shear tests can be performed using the above

Conference Session

Engineering and Technology for Everyone

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

.................................Engines of our Ingenuity [32-34] Oakley ....................................Everyday Engineering [41] Ollis........................................How Things Work [42-45]2 Technology Focus or Topics CoursesThese courses tend to address a single technological topic or issue. The subject matter isintentionally focused and selective rather than intentionally broad. These courses may have asubstantial quantitative component. The focus courses may include laboratories or projects. Insome cases, social and historical aspects of the topic are included.In developing and teaching these courses, instructors are often working from their area ofresearch expertise. The instructors can then rely on their extensive often life-long experience inthe

Conference Session

Meeting the Needs of Engineering Faculty, Researchers, and Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Kirkwood, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

on to expound on the importance of research in thisdiverse field he states, “Finally, it must be remembered that all research projects should begin inthe library.” Unfortunately he does not address the types of printed resources used by theengineer; rather, he simply states that recording research and procedures as well as depositingthem in the library for others would be a useful idea. This may be the beginning of the need fortechnical reports and other “unpublished” resources used by civil engineering.In the 1980s and 1990s several articles address the use of journals, books, and conferences inengineering. These articles do not go into any depth about the specific materials used by civilengineers. Though the grey literature is mentioned

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Holbert, Arizona State University; Jeffrey Goss, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

distinctive course for which lecture materials must be developed, the plantpersonnel are assuming the lead on enumerating and detailing the critical topics and informationto be covered. University faculty are then converting the experiential knowledge into suitableclassroom materials, including exercises, case studies, design projects, etc., and ensuring that therequisite academic rigor is present. To create real-life examples that are integrated into theonline content, video footage is shot at PVNGS, edited in production studios at ASU, and thenpackaged as distributed media for synchronous and asynchronous online delivery. Page 14.204.2A major

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year Articulation and Cooperation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abraham Michelen, Hudson Valley Community College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

blogs (unmatched in the Internet); morethan 100,000 subscribers receive the CR4 Daily Digest, a newsletter-type e-mailcommunication, and over 25,000 registered users. All these numbers make CR4 one ofthe most active technical communities on the web, where engineering educators, students,the technically savvy, and the curious general public meet every day to share knowledge,to discuss, and to learn. With CR4, engineering groups with diverse interests atphysically separate locations can become a close community using online collaborationtools. The author uses CR4, as well as Globalspec, in the classroom for assignments,exploration, research and projects. My students visit these sites regularly as part of theirreal world education. Some of the CR4

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Ashutosh Upadhyay, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

Tagged Divisions

International

CE604 120 Management – I 3 1 0 L T P Environmental Engineering – I CE603 200 3 1 2 L T P Irrigation Engineering CE602 120 3 1 0 L T P Minor Project – I CE606 100

Conference Session

Issues of Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

faculty and issues confronting underrepresented groups in the STEM fields. Catherine has served as the Coordinator of Special Projects for the Office of the Provost at Virginia Tech focusing on faculty work-life issues, diversity efforts, excellence in undergraduate education, and coordinating university planning activities and served as a doctoral intern with the State Council of Higher Education.Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech Dr. Creamer is co-Principal Investigator of the Women and Information Technology project funded by the National Science foundation, Principal Investigator of a grant to investigate climate in undergraduate engineering programs, and Director of Research and

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Connolly, Purdue University; Kimberly Batta, Purdue University; Alex Morgan, Purdue University; Eric Wack, Purdue University; Ben Wheeler, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2009-295: GRAPHICAL SIMULATION AND COMMUNICATION OFKNEE-REPLACEMENT SURGERY INFORMATIONPatrick Connolly, Purdue UniversityKimberly Batta, Purdue UniversityAlex Morgan, Purdue UniversityEric Wack, Purdue UniversityBen Wheeler, Purdue University Page 14.658.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Graphical Simulation and Communication of Knee Replacement Surgery InformationAbstractWith an aging population, health issues are on the rise. It is projected that over half of theAmerican population will develop arthritis in their knees, as well as other joints, during theirlifetime. Many of these medical issues will result in the need for joint

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Rufe, Eastern Michigan University; Gary Rodak, Eastern Michigan University; Scott Pollock, Eastern Michigan University; Mary Finkel, Eastern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Machining Efficiencies, Inc. (BSME - New Jersey Institute of Technology, CMfgE) has been focused on machining process improvements for over 30 years. With a background in tool design, tool wear analysis, metalworking fluid development, chemical management systems, machining processes technical support, business development manager and quality system lead auditor, Mr. Rodak has successfully guided numerous companies towards higher profitability. He is a frequent speaker at SME technology clinics on topics relating to practical approaches to improving machining processes.Scott Pollock, Eastern Michigan University Scott Pollock has 17 years of industrial experience. He is currently a senior project

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismet Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

International

affordable.Students log onto TTU website (http://webct.tntech.edu) and use the interactive course materialspresented at the course site in WebCT [1], which is a widely used e-learning system across thenation. Some of the interactive teaching methods include cases, competitive computersimulation, applied problem solving, team building exercises, cross-functional activities,scenario planning, role playing, and feasibility projects. “The campus-based and distance-basedprograms earn the same degree” [2].In the summer semester of 2004/05 academic year, the authors were able to offer fullyundergraduate and graduate level online courses for their degree programs. These courses wereCAD (Computer Aided Design) for Technology (undergraduate level) and Strategic

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Will Humphries, Virginia Tech; Justin Gawrilow, Virginia Tech; Manuel Perez-Quinones, Virginia Tech; Scott Turner, Virginia Tech; Stephen Edwards, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

(CMS) is the ability of students to view their gradesin a current class. This data is traditionally presented in a tabular format showing the student’s score oneach assignment. Moodle, an open source CMS, follows this trend when displaying its grade book datato students10. The benefits of visualizing numerical data in a graphical format include a more efficientand clearer interpretation of the data9.The goal for this project is to inform students more effectively of their performance in a course usingvisualizations of current assessments, comparisons with the class as a whole, and projections of potentialand expected future outcomes. In turn, this might allow students to change their behavior for the better,based on their observations of the

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gordon Geiger, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

their career, tosenior management at later career stages. For instance, in 1985 a major study wasundertaken by the National Research Council (1) which found that 44.6% of thosesurveyed, who described themselves as engineers, said that their primary activities weremanagement (28%) or production (16.6%). In 1995, a similar survey by NSF(2) found that only 38% of those in the U.S. workforcewith a B.S. in engineering actually work as engineers. An additional 48% say that theirwork is related to engineering, but that they are managers, patent attorneys, CEO’s,financial analysts, and entrepreneurs. In 1998, NSF published the results of its Engineering Workforce Project,(3) an ongoingeffort. It showed that in 1993 32% of respondents said their

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2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

Authors

Onashly Enia Hayes, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Jane Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Pearl Chen, California State University, Los Angeles; Jim Kuo; John Christopher Bachman, California State University, Los Angeles

Tagged Topics

Diversity

AngelesProf. Jim Kuo Jim Kuo (PhD Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, 2016) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Los Angeles. Jim’s current research is focused on wind and solar energy.John Christopher Bachman, California State University, Los Angeles ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work-in-Progress: Using Asset-based Participatory Design Thinking to Develop STEM Video Modules to Promote Intrinsic Motivation in EngineeringAbstractThis paper presents the current progress of a STEM-NET research project titled as “Using Asset-based Participatory Design Thinking to Develop

Conference Session

Feedback and IT: Improving Student Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Steinborn, Darmstadt University of Technology; Joerg Lange, Darmstadt University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Engineering Education, 2006 Lecture Hall vs. Online Teaching – a contradiction?AbstractCan we give a lecture to resident students and offer it in the same term as online-lecture viainternet to all German speaking structural engineering students? This was our project duringsummer term 2005.The subject of the lecture was a very special area of steel construction currently taught only atDarmstadt University of Technology: the production process - from planning to erection - ofsteel structures. The use of recordings and various add-ons enabled us to fulfill this task.The whole course was embedded in an evaluation scheme to measure the acceptance andeffectiveness and to find technical and procedural problems.IntroductionThe course that

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huanmei Wu, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

science project  Apply statistical methods, regression techniques, and machine learning algorithms to make sense out of data sets both large and small  Know what analyses are possible given a particular data set, including both the state of the art of the field and inherent limitations  Fluently speak to disparate groups within an organization, from management to the IT director, to implement data analytics solution.3. Careers for DSA Students: We performed detailed investigations on the job market for DSAin the US. The summary information below is from two major job postings portal sites:indeed.com and monster.com.3.1. Job opportunities and requirements: The job market for DSA students is promising. TheDSA graduates can work