Collection

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

James A. Ejiwale

performance and virtual performance is still somewhat limited. It is easy to send data by e-mail and other electrical means, but it is harder to send “parts of your heart” and to motivate team members. • Regardless of the specific means of communication used in virtual teams, the use of good, sound, basic project management techniques can provide a means to clarify the objectives, milestones, plans, and progress toward the objective. Virtual teams by their nature involve very little face-to-face time; therefore, fundamental project management techniques can minimize stress and clarify the process in what is already an extremely challenging environment

Collection

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

R. Asmatulu; W. Khan; M.B. Yildirim

laboratorysessions. A nanotechnology laboratory has also been set up in the Department of MechanicalEngineering at WSU, and dedicated to perform a number of nanotechnology experiments forstudents. This laboratory has several pieces of new equipment, such as atomic force microscope(AFM), corrosion testing units, electrospinning unit, UV lithography, dry and wet etching,plasma cleaner, AC/DC power units, UV-Vis spectroscopy, optical microscopes, zeta potential /nanosizer, fume hood, spin coating, capacitance bridge, contact angle and surface tensionmeasurement devices, and electrostatic self-assembly (ESA) nanofilm coating unit. We plan tohave undergraduate students work on the electrospinning method in the nanotechnologylaboratory. Students will produce

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christi Patton Luks; Laura P. Ford

runsPlantScape software (Release 500.1). We plan to install the latest software version, ExperionTM,in the near future. More than 11,000 Honeywell automation systems have been installed since1974, giving Honeywell the largest installed base in the automation industry2. Using thisindustrial software in the unit operations and industrial control laboratories prepares the studentsfor using it on the job. The students will be familiar with the software that their plant operatorsare using, and they will already know how to generate step response curves. They will have seenadvanced control techniques implemented and know how to tune them.The first experiment is tuning a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) feedback controller for theflow manifold used with

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ramazan Asmatulu; Waseem Khan; Humphrey Wamocha; Adebayo Adeniji

planned for ME students, including nanoparticle, nanowire, nanofilm, nanocomopiste andnanodevice fabrication and characterizations:2. FABRICATIONS OF NANOMATERIALS AND DEVICES2.1 Nanoparticle Fabrications Recently, a number of nanoparticles (magnetic, optic, conductive, semi-conductive, etc.)have been investigated to determine the properties of these functional materials. It is known thatnanosize particles have unique chemical, optical, electronic, magnetic, mechanical or tribologicalproperties when compared with their counter parts. The high saturation magnetization and/ormagnetic susceptibility of magnetic nanoparticles are of even greater interest for pharmaceutical,medical and electronic applications [5]. For example, magnetite (Fe3O4

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Meader Woo; John M. Watkins

are plans to replace the DSA with the DSAGUIduring the upcoming academic year. The DSAGUI is available from the authors upon request.References1 Watkins, J., “A Virtual Implementation Of A Dynamic Signal Analyzer Using Simulink,” Proceedings of the 2005ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition: The Changing Landscape of Engineering and Technology Education in aGlobal World, Portland, OR, June 2005.2 Wang, F., Abramovitch, D., and Franklin, G., “A Method for Verifying Measurements and Models of Linear andNonlinear Systems,” Proceedings of the American Controls Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 1993.3 Lilienkamp, K. and Trumper, D., “Dynamic Signal Analyzer for dSPACE,” Proceedings of the dSPACE User’sConference, Dearborn, MI, May 2000.4

Collection

2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jung Oh, Kansas State University at Salina; Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University at Salina

., Oh, J. and Starkey, A. (2005). Information literacy teams: Bridging the fluency divide. 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition: Portland, OR.6 Collins, J., Kissick, B., Oh, J. and Starkey, A. (2006). Faculty Librarian Partnerships for information fluency instruction: Planning and preliminary assessment. 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition: Chicago, IL.BEVERLEE KISSICKBeverlee Kissick is a Professor and Director of Libraries at Kansas State University-Salina. Beverleeearned three degrees from Kansas State University at Manhattan: B.S. in Sociology, MS in Curriculum andInstruction, and a Ph.D. in Educational Technology Library/Media

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David Hergert

applications6. However at present this has not been the case.Communication problems (including noise and ground plan interference7) are the primary reasontheir use has leveled off. Still, RFID tags are increasing being used as a method of inventorytracking and identification.Feedback from the departmental Industrial Advisory Council on the bottling process labs hasbeen very positive.Bibliography 1. Tiwari, R., Singh, Khilawan. “Virtualisation of Engineering Discipline ExperimentsFor an Internet-Based Remote Laboratory”, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, pp 671-692 2. Otieno, A. “Development of SCADA Experimental Systems Through Student Projects To Enhance the Automation Curriculum in a Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

DAVID B. SAINT JOHN; ERIC M. FURJANIC; Richard Doyle; Richard Devon

their own faces. With the involvement student robotics club, we arecurrently planning to help build parts for either a bipedal robot or a quadracopter. Mostambitious yet most developed of all is our prototype of an alternative toolhead and print-bed which, like an “app,” would allow a standard Mendel to preform automated polymerasechain reactions in order to amplify DNA for low-cost testing. Summary 409 Thanks to all of these contributions to the public domain, hands-on experience withcomputerized materialization is now an affordable possibility in the classroom; the CADmodels created by students are no longer simply useful for generating schematics, but canbecome something tangible and

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ravi Shankar; Don Ploger; Oren Masory; Francis X McAfee

power near-neighbor communication links, with optical/ sonar /IR/RFtransceivers. These will allow the robots to self-organize in response to a chess move conveyed from aphone. Simple cameras will be used for robotic localization and navigation on & off the board. The highschool students will be able to program the robots with different behaviors and plan/play different typesof games/activities. This will increase their interest in the STEM curriculum and enhance their soft skills(team building, project management, communication, systems thinking, abstract thinking, and problemsolving); this will also bring to the fore innovation and entrepreneurship, two hallmark qualities of theUS economy, since these applications can be marketed, with

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Christopher J. Lowrance

working onproblem in the classroom as part of the weekly lecture time? Besides just receiving feedbackfrom our students about their understanding and gauging our effectiveness in teaching, problemsolving in the classroom is an active form of learning which is generally agreed upon to be thebest form of learning.Description of the Teaching MethodI am absolutely convinced there are several benefits gained by dedicating time during theclassroom lecture period for the students to practice on problems related to that particular day’slesson. Before I discuss these benefits, allow me to explain the flow of a typical lesson in myclassroom. During my lesson planning before class, I organize my lesson’s learning objectivesin a logic and linear fashion and

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Christopher L. Reitsma

and integrate the circuit and code together, which is electronicallyprovided, include a working demonstration, and then allow the students an opportunity toperform the activity themselves. These “observational and hands-on activities will have moreeducational value if they are planned so as to be integrated with overall course objectives andactively connected to what is happening in class.”3Incorporating the Robot SystemIn many engineering, math and science courses, teachers take a very active approach to assist thestudents in learning. Mainly, in-class exercises or daily work problems help achieve this goal.With computer science, practice in writing code with various structures are demonstrated andexecuted. With robotics, especially a small

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Orla Smyth LoPiccolo

correlation between what is being said and seen throughout the video.17 8. Gross recommend, ―Avoid complicated charts and graphs. They often require individuals to take time to process the information, causing them to miss whatever comes next on the videotape.‖18 9. Pair a video with a reading assignment.19 10. Break up or rearrange parts of the viewing, as required by the individual lesson plan.20 11. Conduct a follow-up activity to assess comprehension of the video. 21 12. With regard to videos of experiments: Per Lyons et al in a study of student response to videoed experiments, ―The videos where the student was able to see the experimenter received the most favorable reviews. Students really liked

Collection

2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Bill Lorenz; Pritpal Singh

8531: Nanomaterials, Catalysis and Energy Transformations for a Sustainable FutureCourses offered in the Watershed Sustainability track include:  CEE 7010 Lake, Stream, and Wetland Ecology  CEE 7111 Introduction to Hydraulic Eng. And Hydrology  CEE 7211 Water Resource Planning and Management  CEE 8501 Surface Water Hydrology  CEE 8502 Watershed Modeling  CEE 8503 Open Channel Hydraulics  CEE 8512 River Mechanics and Engineering  CEE 8507 Environmental Flow  CEE 8508 Urban Hydrology and Storm Water Management  CEE 8510 Groundwater Hydrology 2 Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

. Statistical tests were conducted and results were documented on the power of simulation.Development of Finite Element AnalysisA computer program was developed by idealizing the flexible pavement into a finite element continuum.In this investigation a layered pavement system was idealized as an axisymmetric solid with finiteboundaries in both radial and axial directions, as shown in Fig 1. The axisymmetric body was thendivided into a set of ring elements, rectangular in section and connected along their nodal circles. Thefinite elements are actually complete rings in the circumferential direction, and the nodal points at whichthey are connected are circular lines in plan view. Because of axisymmetry, the three-dimensionalproblem reduces to a two

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

task. Creativity vs. performance was a constant argument during this project.Conclusions and Future PlansA simple, hands-on, open ended problem was introduced to the Strength of Materials Course. This open-ended exercise facilitated communication between the instructor and the students, encouraged team workamongst the students, and provided an opportunity for active learning and for emphasizing creativeproblem solving. Future plans call for the development of additional projects that can be incorporatedinto the Strength of Materials Course. Project-based courses have proven to achieve the course objectivesin higher levels and improve the learning experience.Bibliography1. National Academy of Engineering (2004). The Engineer 2020: Visions of

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Abdelrahman M Rabie; Rahman Haleem

. These preparations attempt to change the students’speaking habits so that presentations and discussions are conducted in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).The ratio of colloquial and foreign words in normal and academic conversations is one of the basic issuestackled in the sequence. So is planning for writing, researching and critical thinking. The latter issues arenew to students and are significantly important in developing their abilities to communicate their ideas inan effective manner.In the colleges, a different scheme has been devised; Arabic Labs were attached to at least two coursestaught in each college. The content was driven by the English courses under the control of the college.The Arabic Lab simply shadowed the main course and used

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

R. Barat; G. DiBenedetto; T. Boland

Self-Rating Scale (0 = none, 5 = a lot)Course Objectives and StructureThe overall objective of our ChE FED course is to give freshman and transfer students an introductoryengineering design experience combining experimental and computational tools that is FUN!Specifically, the students will learn to work successfully in a team; to plan effectively; to design,engineer, and construct a working system that uses available resources, meets required objectives, andoperates within stated constraints; and, finally, to report on their results.The chemical engineering FED course meets three hours per week for fourteen weeks (one semester). Itis divided into laboratory and computer components. Each week, the students typically spend 1-2 hoursworking in

Collection

2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Orla Smyth LoPiccolo

sections is 3.9 — i.e. the average responsefor all 3 sections “agreed” with the statement, “The Visual Dictionary of Building MaterialsProject was a good learning experience for this course.”Approximately 57% of the students in all 3 sections exceeded the standard for this project, 18%met the standard, 11% approached the standard and the remaining 14% did not meet the standardfor this project.Conclusion:There is a qualitative benefit to incorporating a visual dictionary into a freshman course. Theauthor plans to keep this project in the coursework for freshman and encourages other faculty toimplement it into their courses. Further research on this topic with a larger sample sizes and aquantitative pre and post-test is recommended.References[1

Collection

2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kalyan Mondal

set ofpractice questions in the final examination. Out of 12 students taking the test, only one studentobtained a failing score in this segment. This student happened to fail the course as well. Theaverage score of the class for this segment of learning outcome was nearly 82%, including thegrade of the failing student.In the next offering of the course, a more comprehensive rubric will be developed and used forstudent learning outcome assessment of Secure Programming principles. In future, we plan todevelop and inject some of the security concepts in the first programming course taken by allengineering and engineering technology majors in our university. References[1] Gary J. Bronson, C++ for

Collection

2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Anatoliy Gordonov

courses are presented. The results of the research may be useful for those who are planning to develop new security courses or introduce a richer security component in the existing courses. Key words: Computer security, human factor, security education, motivation.Introduction The success of any security policy heavily depends on the human factor. In otherwords, no system can have a high level of security if people who develop, install, and use itdo not understand what problems insecure use can cause. The answer seems to be verysimple: teach those who deal with computers proper rules of security, and this will solvemany problems. Unfortunately, it is not always true. Many of the security rules

Collection

2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Aiman S. Kuzmar

programs, ABETcurriculum criterion [7] statesthat “the technical content of the program must focus on the applied aspects of science andengineering.” Statics is one way to fulfill this ABET requirement for many EngineeringTechnology programs.Construction Management:The Occupational Outlook Handbook by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics [8] states:“Construction managers plan, coordinate, budget, and supervise construction projects from earlydevelopment to completion.” Construction Management is a vital field nationally andinternationally. Construction activities serve as an index to the strength of the economyin the USand across the World [9]. Poor construction indicates a poor economy status and vice versa [10].Many universities offer various

Collection

2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Yaseen Mahmud; Masud Salimian

: http://www.eng.morgan.edu/~mahmud/iegr363/5 Gilroy, M. (2009). Higher Education Migrates to YouTube and Social Networks. The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, 12-14.6 Creswell, J. W. (2012). Educational Research. In J. W. Creswell, Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research (pp. 375-421). Person.7 Salimian, M. (2012, Oct). Facebook - Masud.Salimian. Retrieved from www.facebook.com/masud.salimian: www.facebook.com/masud.salimian8 Salimian, M. (2013, March). YouTube - DRSalimian. Retrieved from www.youtube.com/DrSalimian: 3URFHHGLQJV RI WKH 6SULQJ 0LG$WODQWLF 6HFWLRQ &RQIHUHQFH RI WKH $PHULFDQ 6RFLHW

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Mark Miles; Eugene Ressler; Paul Maxwell; Kurt Webber

that a “hands-on,design-build-test” treatment of nearly any complex engineering topic produces more proficientstudents than a lecture-only approach in a given time. Pedagogical efficiency can also be improved by eliminating unnecessary costs ofscaffolding, which is the necessary supporting technical and conceptual framework for newtopics, based on simpler ones the student has already seen. Such costs normally arise fromredundancy. Certainly the removal of all redundancy is unlikely to result in maximum learning.Repetition is necessary in education, and planned repetition is important for any program. Onthe other hand, scaffolding that amounts to “make work”--any required effort with little learningvalue--is a prime candidate for

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert M. Brooks; Soumitra Basu; Shriram Pillapakkam; Kurosh Darvish; Keerthi V. Takkalapelli

the overall course grades.RecommendationsThe following are the recommendations on how these findings would be used in the future for thefuture offerings of the course. The grade allotted to the empowerment projects will be increased 5from twenty to thirty percent. The projects will be expanded to accommodate other tools oflearning such as group discussions, presentation and communication skills. There are plans tocontinue the work presented at least for the next five years.References(1) Woods, D. and Crowe, C.M., (1985) Characteristics of engineering students in their first two years, Engineering Education, 74, pp. 289-295.(2) Boyer, E.L. (1995) Assessing scholarship, ASEE prism, 4, pp 22-26

Conference Session

Community Building and Student Engagement

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Richard Compeau Jr., Texas State University; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Austin Talley, Texas State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

by saying something like, “Whoa! That’s a tough question!” or“Hey, I’m supposed to know this,” or whatever suits the type of relationship you have with your students.Wild Card SticksIf the Wild Card is drawn, then the last student who was called upon gets to choose any student (i.e., not the instructor) inthe class to field the question. The last student called upon can answer the question if they wish but students usuallychoose someone else.AbsencesIf a student’s stick is drawn but they are absent, his or her stick goes into the Absent container. The exception is for a pre -planned or approved absence in which case the stick goes back into the Pool. When the activity commences during thenext class period, the first draws are from the Absent

Conference Session

WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Barr, University of Michigan; Taylor Ashley Dotto, University of Michigan; Joseph Gilbert Restivo, University of Michigan; Christina Said, University of Michigan; Rinrada Watchara, University of Michigan; Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Elaine C Wisniewski, University of Michigan; Xiaoxia Nina Lin, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

constraints, and 2) is basedon the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work”. The first semester consisted ofproduct ideation, market research, consumer needs and development planning which targets thefirst part in ABET’s definition. Second semester focused on development of a prototype(s) in alaboratory setting. For all the product design projects, students focused on a project which canbe manufactured using principles of ChE including a minor manufacturing process design at theend of the second semester. Both semesters include additional lectures by instructors and guests(both internal and external), guided mentoring through design meetings, as well as studentreflections [9] and other presentations [10]. Course outcomes for both

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 4 - Assessments: Grading and deadlines

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassie Wallwey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Carol Geary, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

of the scoped articles described the influence that grades had on theirdecision making as a student. This included academic planning and big-picture decisions as wellas day-to-day decisions in courses and classes.Big-picture decisions described by students when it comes to choosing courses include whatcourses to choose and why they choose them. One research article reported students sharing thatthey rather take a course that was an easy A over a challenging course [25]. A different studydescribed students' displeasure with having to take courses that they deemed irrelevant to theircareer or “real life”, and their desire that these courses not impact their GPA [34]. These findingsrevealed that academic planning decisions are sometimes

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monika Neda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Matthew Paul Pusko; Vanessa W. Vongkulluksn Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; JeeHee Lee, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Jacimaria Ramos Batista, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

design experimentapproach is used in this research to test the Canvas applications. This research approachemphasizes an iterative cycle of data-driven decision-making through three critical processes:development, refinement, and evaluation. The research plan fulfills two goals: 1) to provideformative evaluation for the improvement of the game and associated Canvas applications, and2) to understand the mechanism for how the games may work to improve students’ STEMoutcomes.This research was funded by the National Science Foundation, Grant #2225226References:[1] K.G. Ricks, J.A. Richardson, H.P. Stern, R. P. Taylor, and R. A. Taylor. “ An Engineering Learning Community to Promote Retention and Graduation of At-Risk Engineering

Conference Session

Empowering Change: Cultivating Inclusive and Sustainable Futures in STEM Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Lynn Miles, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Alexandra Schindel, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Kate Haq, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

movement in education,” Curr. Issues Comp. Educ., vol. 25, no. 2, 2023.[4] J. Peloso, “Environmental justice education: Empowering students to become environmental citizens,” Penn GSE Perspect. Urban Educ., vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 1–14, 2007.[5] L. Pulido and J. De Lara, “Reimagining ‘justice’in environmental justice: Radical ecologies, decolonial thought, and the Black Radical Tradition,” Environ. Plan. E Nat. Space, vol. 1, no. 1–2, pp. 76–98, 2018.[6] M. L. Miles, A. Schindel, K. S. Haq, and T. Aziz, “Critical examination of environmental justice education: a systemic review.,” Rev., n.d..[7] R. D. Bullard, Dumping in Dixie: Race, class, and environmental quality. Routledge, 2018.[8] D. Schlosberg and L. B. Collins, “From

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan C Cooper, University of Connecticut

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. 3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences. 4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. 5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives. 6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation