Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Davishahl, Bellingham Technical College; Xichen Jiang, Western Washington University; Sean P. Dever, Western Washington University; Lindsey Bear, Bellingham Technical College; Tim Mark Christman, Western Washington University; Dana Hickenbottom, Itek Energy/Western Solar; Sam Winters, Itek Energy

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

electronics and clean energy. As part of this grant-funded project, the partners workedtogether to develop the degree, contextualize the curriculum, and develop an articulationagreement between the two schools. This paper focus on the second phase of the NSF ATEproject which involves offering undergraduate research opportunities to students.The goals of this work are two-fold: 1) to develop a collaborative working relationship between atechnical college, a state university, and an industry partner to provide hands-on field experiencefor students while collecting useful results for the industry partner and 2) to study theeffectiveness of different solar module power electronic devices in the presence of variousmismatch conditions (shading, soiling

Conference Session

EDGD: CAD, CAM, and AI

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; James W. Malazita, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lydia Rebekka Krauss, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Andrea M. Ukleja; Timothy Andrews, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Design Graphics

through this can be effective in transforming studentunderstanding of how CAD inflects engineering design output.Background and ContextThis project was motivated by a set of three distinct but intersecting forces: 1) Demand by ourstudents to add CAD instruction to an established social sciences-centered design and innovationundergraduate programming (the Programs in Design and Innovation, or PDI); 2) Recognitionthat PDI faculty were weak with CAD tools, and thus there was a need to teach CAD from theperspective of our strengths in human-centered design and design thinking; and 3) A fundingopportunity to support faculty who sought to integrate interactive educational technologies intotheir teaching. The authors pursued the funding opportunity by

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches for Enhancing Non-technical Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

are degreeprograms commonly offered at other institutions. Mathematics, physics, and chemistry were alsoincluded in the study to gain an understanding of curricular choice opportunity in non-engineering Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) disciplines.The “Choice Value” term was developed as a quantified representation of the aggregatecurricular choice opportunity within a given degree program, and is a function of total coursechoice opportunities, the proportion of degree credit hours that provide curricular choice, and thenumber of courses from which students may choose. Choice Values were determined using thepublished curriculum in the 2013-2014 university catalogs, as well as counts for the number ofindividual course options

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Xiongjie Dong, Kansas State University; Tim J. Sobering, Kansas State University; Jason Yao, East Carolina University

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1927: A RAPID ANALYSIS AND SIGNAL CONDITIONING LAB-ORATORY (RASCL) DESIGN COMPATIBLE WITH THE NATIONAL IN-STRUMENTS MYDAQ PLATFORMSteve Warren, Kansas State University Steve Warren received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University in 1989 and 1991, respectively, followed by a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1994. Dr. Warren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. Prior to joining KSU in August 1999, Dr. Warren was a Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM. He directs the KSU Medical Component Design Laboratory, a

Conference Session

The Citizen Engineer

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Isadore Davis; barbara waugh; Charles Pezeshki; Lueny Morell; Tom Roberts

institutions (UPRM, Penn State University and the University ofWashington in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories and industry) to developan undergraduate product realization/manufacturing engineering option the partnerscalled the Learning Factory, an outcomes-based undergraduate curriculum integratinglaboratory facilities and industry partnership. The Learning Factory was successfullyinstitutionalized at the three partner institutions by 1997. Under the leadership of AlSoyster and John Lamancusa from Penn State, the program had a significant impact atUPRM, on its faculty, students and partners. I was fortunate enough to lead thecurriculum development activity at UPRM and the system-wide outcomes assessmentstrategy.One of the most

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik Backus, Clarkson University; Paul Edward Dougall; Shane W. Rogers, Clarkson University; Jennifer S. Atchison, Drexel University; JoAnn W. Rogers; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin - Platteville

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

undergraduate experience. For example, some programs engageadvisory board members directly into their undergraduate curricular experiences. This canbenefit the development of an entrepreneurial mindset in students by sparking their curiosity andhelping them to make connections between their coursework and professional future.In 2009 Genheimer and Shelab, surveyed academic programs and their boards to explore howthey perceived the overall effectiveness of the board in several categories, includingpreparedness for ABET, fundraising, forms of student engagement, promoting researchopportunities, and advising programs on curriculum content to meet industry needs [4]. Basedon their findings, they recommended clear communication of the mission of the

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Scott Sink, Ohio State University; Joseph M. Cerrato, Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

AC 2012-5146: A METRIC-BASED, HANDS-ON QUALITY AND PRODUC-TIVITY IMPROVEMENT SIMULATION INVOLVING LEAN AND SIGMACONCEPTS FOR FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING LAB STUDENTSDr. Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Yosef Allam is an Assistant Professor in the Freshman Engineering Department at Embry-Riddle Aero- nautical University. He graduated from the Ohio State University with B.S. and M.S. degrees in industrial and systems engineering and a Ph.D. in engineering education. Allam’s interests are in spatial visualiza- tion, the use of learning management systems for large-sample educational research studies, curriculum development, and fulfilling the needs of an integrated, multi-disciplinary first

Conference Session

Understanding Students' Authentic and Reflective Experiences of Ethics Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University; Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Swetha Nittala, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics

leadership development, performance management, competency development and people analytics. She integrates her research in Engineering Education with prior background in Human Resource Management and Engineering to understand better ways to develop STEM workforce both in universities and companies.Prof. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is an Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He also leads the Global Engineering Education Collabora- tory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Eduard Plett

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Technical solutions towards effective renewable energy engineering education Eduard Plett Kansas State University - SalinaAbstract The alternative /renewable energy industry is currently experiencing unprecedented growth, necessitating an ever-increasing number of graduates with corresponding skill sets. However, the majority of universities are still offering courses and degrees exclusively for the traditional energy sector. A major transformation in energy engineering education is therefore required. Universities desiring to teach alternative energy

Conference Session

Faculty Development and Research Programs (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James W. Giancaspro, University of Miami; Diana Arboleda, University of Miami; Aaron Heller, University of Miami; Ali Ghahremaninezhad, University of Miami

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

established researcher in the social sciences. It ishoped that this work will provide a holistic summary of their pathway, and to also caution andguide faculty who are contemplating either a partial or complete shift in their research paradigmto EER.KeywordsFaculty development; mentoring; research initiation; engineering formation; RIEF1. IntroductionEngineering education research (EER) is an interdisciplinary field that addresses the uniquechallenges associated with the teaching and learning of engineering, and the pathways leading toengineers' professional formation and growth [1-3]. EER integrates a wide range of qualitativeand quantitative elements from the physical sciences, social sciences, mathematics, andengineering. The scope of EER was

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodor Richardson; Jed Lyons

will not be an extraneous use ofclassroom time. On the classroom level, the software has to fulfill the needs of the teacher notonly with curriculum but as a means of tracking student progress and getting meaningfulfeedback akin to the more traditional use of hand grading. Teachers need to feel comfortablewith the software as a teaching or reinforcement tool and feel confident in allowing their studentsto use valuable class time on such software. The students have very different needs from thesoftware, such as reliability and ease of use. Each of these levels represent a set of stakeholders,or those with a controlling interest in the software; as such, each will be discussed in furtherdetail later in this paper along with the approach used to

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Kayla R. Maxey, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Rong Su, University of Iowa

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #33466Development of the Fit of Personal Interests and Perceptions ofEngineering Survey (F-PIPES) Instrument (Fundamental)Dr. Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Morgan Hynes is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Univer- sity and Director of the FACE Lab research group at Purdue. In his research, Hynes explores the use of engineering to integrate academic subjects in K-12 classrooms. Specific research interests include design metacognition among learners of all ages; the knowledge base for teaching K-12 STEM through engi- neering; the relationships

Collection

2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Swaminathan Balachandran

Design, Production and Operations Analysis,Simulation, Facilities Design, Materials Handling and Warehousing, Total Quality Management,Manufacturing Systems Design, Engineering Management, Cost and Value Analysis, andIndustrial Systems Design. The above courses include a laboratory session (except for threecourses) to provide hands-on practical experience to students. Three fully equipped andperiodically upgraded laboratories are used to provide practical experience to students in the IEcourses. State-of-the art computers and software are made available to students in theselaboratories. The IE program at UW-Platteville is unique in incorporating industrial design projectsinto many of the courses in the curriculum. These industry-sponsored

Conference Session

It's Elementary

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica E S Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Merredith D Portsmore, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

classroom in an urbansuburb of a major Northeastern city as a part of the Student Teacher Outreach MentorshipProgram (STOMP) [20]. Mr. Walsh attended professional development as a part of the W-STOMP program [21], a one-year project that focused on women and girls, and chose to teachservice learning, a new curriculum for the STOMP program. The classroom consisted of 20students: 12 boys and eight girls. As part of the STOMP program, these lessons were given oncea week for an hour, and co-taught with the teacher by two university students, or STOMPfellows. Mr. Walsh directed the class and the STOMP fellows served as the engineering and Page

Conference Session

Teaching Design Through Projects

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Bowen

Session 1353 Using a Hands-On, Project-Based Approach to Introduce Civil Engineering to Freshmen James D. Bowen University of North Carolina at CharlotteAbstract At the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the second semester freshman course“Introduction to Engineering” is discipline specific. This course gives students an introductionto the particular discipline (Civil, Electrical and Computer, Mechanical) through a project-basedexperience. In Civil Engineering, this course has involved the conceptual design of a Civilstructure

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Student Success

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Yang Yang, Kansas State University; Bette Grauer P.E., Kansas State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

mechanics of materials. Frontiers in Education Conference, San Antonio, TX. doi: 10.1109/FIE.2009.535058611. Dyer-Barr, R. (2013). What Works in STEM Intervention Programs (SIPs) for Underrepresented Minority Undergraduates: Perspectives from SIP Administrators, ASQ Advancing the STEM Agenda Conference, Grand Rapids, MI.12. Pelleg, B., Imhoff, K., Ayers, K., & Boettcher, P. A., (2016). Utilization of an Engineering Peer Tutoring Center for Undergraduate Students. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA.13. Truschel, J. (2006). 6 habits of a highly effective tutor, Synergy, 1, 1-4. https://www.myatp.org/synergy-volume-114. Webster, T. J. & Dee, K. C. (1998). Supplemental instruction integrated into an

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Thatcher, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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Environmental Engineering

students understand how cold water behaves in an ecosystem(knowledge) and explain what they see (understanding). For the third question, students mustapply this knowledge to a more generalized situation (application). Questions 4 and five requirethe students to compare different situations (analysis) and show relationships for new situations(synthesis). Question 7 requires students to apply previously learned principles (mass balance) toa new problem (application) and problem 8 requires students to make judgments integrating awide range of criteria (evaluation).The activities are structured to encourage equal participation by providing multiple ‘roles’ in theactivity, so that each student has a task. Consensus building, open ended questions, and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared David Berezin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jane Kokernak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

challenges concerning integration, efficiency, and creativity2.Communication is especially critical to effective collaboration in an engineering team, not onlyin e-mail messages, memoranda, and internal reports, but also in verbal communication thathappens in meetings that are the ‘lifeblood’ of contemporary professional life4. Althoughemployees and their managers in the workplace attend on average more than three meetings perweek, “the quality of these meetings is evaluated as poor in 41.9% of the cases5,6. Furthermore,dissatisfaction with the meeting procedure and results affects employees’ attitudes and leads to anegative and pessimistic perspective on meetings”6,7. The failure of teams to work togetheraffects more than individual attitudes and

Conference Session

Assessing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas P. James P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Diane Evans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

mindset and hence through longitudinalstudies measure the potential impact of curriculum and co-curricular activities on changingmindset. This paper compares and contrasts two relatively new tools for assessment ofentrepreneurial mindset: (1) Entrepreneurial Mindset Profile (EMP), which has origins back to2010 at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, and (2) Entrepreneurial Profile 10 Index(EP10), by Gallup with underpinnings in 2009. Both are web-based surveys.For this research, 70 undergraduate students majoring in math, science, or engineering completedboth instruments. Forty students were enrolled in an Introduction to Entrepreneurship course,with the remainder enrolled in an Introduction to Engineering Management course. Theinstruments

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan Knakiewicz, Savannah State University

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

CUPP initiative, but also satisfied theirrequirements for a 3-credit Senior Capstone course, which is a mandatory requirement of theprogram. Their involvement with this collaborative project allowed the students to gainexperience with a practical, real-world engineering project and enabled them to use the skillsintroduced throughout their curriculum, as well as provide them with an opportunity to begin torefine their communication and project management skills. According to ABET (2017):“Baccalaureate degree programs must provide a capstone or integrating experience that developsstudent competencies in applying both technical and non-technical skills in solving problems”[4]. Furthermore, Dulaski (2013), has stated that similar senior capstone

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division ASCE Liaison Committee - Supporting the Development of the Next Civil Engineers

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Clayton, Wake Forest University; Daniel Castaneda, James Madison University; Monica Palomo, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Carolyn Rodak, State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute; Stacey Kulesza, Kansas State University; Pinar Omur-Ozbek, Colorado State University

all live sessions to benefitfrom the ideas presented in the ECX. A final theme was the opportunity to be more flexible forour students in an online environment. Certainly this flexibility exists when considering allowingasynchronous participation. Faculty may also integrate effective use of technology to encourageflexible class participation, such as the use of virtual emojis, chats, or built in polls so thatstudents who prefer to keep their cameras off and/or mute their microphones can still engagewith the class. While participation in an ETW was not required to attend ECX, much of thecontent presented at ECX was tied to the ExCEEd Teaching Model. In general, these ECXsessions highlighted that the ExCEEd Teaching Model can be implemented in

Conference Session

Training and Support for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vishwas Narayan Bedekar, University of Arkansas; John DUPE Lee, University of Arkansas; Douglas E. Spearot, University of Arkansas

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New Engineering Educators

the dots between classroom learning and real worldapplications. We assessed this program informally during tests, projects, and an industry visitduring the first semester, and then formally via an online evaluation in the second semester of theprogram. This manuscript presents the outcome of the teaching mentorship experiment. Ourapproach could provide a pathway for new engineering faculty to become effective teachers andsuccessful mentors.I. Introduction and BackgroundThe 2lst century has seen a significant shift from bricks to clicks, from simultaneous to non-simultaneous engineering and communication cultures. 1-2 Traditional classrooms, in the walls ofbricks, have transformed with integration of software and design tools, digital

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Vaz

supply will be anominal 12 Volts from either a typical automotive battery or a 12 Volt battery pack. The circuitmust be as efficient as possible to extend battery life. In addition, the circuit should indicatewhen battery voltage is low and shut itself down if the voltage drops below a certain level. Thecircuit must be integrated into the Kinkajou Projector and not add more than 10% to theproduction cost. Prototype cost should not exceed $50.Each design challenge was taken on by nine teams of three students each. The DtM staff playedan active role as members of the teaching team. They visited an initial meeting of the ECEDesign course to describe the underlying problems in Mali, discuss the work done to date on theKinkajou Portable Library and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Reissman, University of Dayton; Allison L. Kinney, University of Dayton; Kevin Patrick Hallinan, University of Dayton

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

thenature of the problems assigned, a stronger intuitive understanding of mechanical engineeringfundamentals irrespective of GPA, and an ability to abstract models to describe the real systems they wereanalyzing. When asked “What aspects of their education helped to nurture their creative problem-solvingskill?”, in truth, they had difficulty identifying anything. In the end, it was our belief that nurturingstudents to be creative problem solvers, capable of creating new ideas and validating their creations withmodels based upon engineering fundamentals was to be the goal of our course. In addition, a larger goalwas that this approach would also be integrated into the courses preceding our capstone modeling course.This realization has prompted us to

Conference Session

WIP It! Faculty Development Style!

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University; Junkun Ma, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

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Faculty Development Division

Aided Design (CAD), and Alternative Energy Systems. Research interests include: low power energy harvesting systems, renewable energy technologies and education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Certification and Training for Automation and MechatronicsIntroduction:This article is a Work In Progress (WIP) paper that presents the faculty professional developmentwhich is an integral part of any academic institution. The curriculum and courses offered shouldbe revised based on industry needs. The technology is advancing rapidly, and there is crying needfor skilled workers in coming years. The Engineering Technology (ETEC) department at SamHouston State University (SHSU) has just

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Lichtenstein, Quality Evaluation Designs; Martin L. Tombari, University of Texas, Austin; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Kaye Storm, Stanford University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering study (as reported in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field). In addition, in 2003 Dr. Sheppard was named co-principal investigator on a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to form the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE), along with faculty at the University of Washington, Colorado School of Mines, and Howard University. More recently (2011) she was named as co-PI of a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and leads an NSF program at Stanford on summer research experiences for high school teachers. Her industry experiences includes engineering positions at Detroit’s ”Big Three:” Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, and Chrysler Corporation. At

Conference Session

Design Project Based Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University; Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University

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Mechanical Engineering

are turbomachines, which convert mechanical energy into hydraulic energyby imposing a centripetal force on the liquid. In a centrifugal pump, the mechanical energy ofthe liquid is increased by this centripetal force or centrifugal action. The liquid enters through asuction connection concentric with the axis of an impeller. The impeller is a high-speed rotaryelement with radial vanes integrally cast into it. Liquid flows outward in the spaces between thevanes and leaves the impeller at a considerably greater velocity than at the entrance to theimpeller.The liquid leaving the outer periphery of the pump is collected in a spiral casing called a volute.It then leaves the pump through a tangential discharge connection. In the volute, the

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Joseph Morgan; Jay Porter

mechanical component and more importantly, a need forelectronics and mechanical system integration. In short, there is an urgent requirement forprojects that need multidisciplinary design.Meeting University Writing Course RequirementsA Texas A&M University requirement for graduation is that all students must complete twowriting-intensive courses or one writing-intensive and one communication-intensive course priorto graduation. For students in the ESET program, the communication course requirement issatisfied by the first capstone course. In order for a class to qualify as a University-approvedcommunications course, the students must individually complete a certain level of graded writtenand oral communication assignments. More importantly, the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Dhruv Sakalley, Drexel University; Holly Burnside, Drexel University

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NSF Grantees

themselves, Nanotechnology, Lean, Page 22.999.3Six Sigma, and machine vision (image capture /image processing and analysis) are important and 2  timely subjects for engineering and engineering technology students. Their integration in alaboratory course provides an effective and leveraging means for gaining exposure, insights, andpractical experience in the subtle and pervasive issues and challenges of nanomanufacturing.The resulting synergism enhances the instruction of each subject and an appreciation of theirbroader relevance.The laboratory projects are in a modular format, and their materials

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia; Sabbia Tilli, University of Western Australia

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Educational Research and Methods

written literature on engineering education. Anaccurate account of engineering practice could help educators explain the relevance ofcoursework to students, helping to provide appropriate motivation for learning. Such an accountmay also reveal opportunities to improve curriculum design.This paper builds on results from an ongoing empirical study to establish a systematic frameworkto explain engineering practice in the majority of engineering disciplines based on 70 semi-structured interviews, extensive experience and confirmatory field studies3. Both the frameworkstudy and the longitudinal study are part of a larger Engineering Learning and Practice Researchproject involving 4 academics and 15 research students working on detailed