Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

advantage to exposing students to preconfigured hardware thatdemonstrates a concept introduced in lecture, such laboratory experiences do not reflect thepractice of engineering. The goal of typical laboratories is to reinforce ideas presented in lectureand to “prove” that the theory does apply to the “real world”. An unfortunate consequence of thistype of laboratory exercise is to reinforce the misperception that the only purpose of a laboratoryexperiment is to set up a compare-and-contrast exercise for testing the agreement between theoryand measurement. Of course, alternative models for laboratory experiences exist. Bilal et al. describe alaboratory-based course designed to improve understanding of the theory of mechanicalvibrations1. The

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamad Albadr, Riyadh College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

simply expressed – the provision of free health servicesfor the benefit of all the citizens of Saudi Arabia – and King Fahd has shown, throughout hisreign, a very real understanding of the importance of adequate health provision for those whoneed it, both within and outside the Kingdom.The Ministry of Health policy reflects the Government’s national development strategy,which is committed to improving the quality of life of the Saudi people, and to helping themto participate fully in the development plan and to benefit from it.To carry out this policy, the Ministry of Health provides a whole range of health services(preventive, corrective, educational and rehabilitative) to the entire population. This isachieved through a network of hospitals

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Michael Escuti, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

mostly cover circuits with resistive elements. A few examples of circuitsinvolving capacitors and non-resistive elements (e.g. integrators and differentiators) are alsogiven as examples of signal shaping circuits.In the laboratory, operational amplifiers are used to amplify signals in two practical applications.In the first experiment, students amplify the signals from an ultrasonic emitter/receive pair. Theobjective of the experiment is to measure the speed of sound by measuring the time delaybetween the original and reflected signals. In the second experiment, an operational amplifier isused to amplify the signal from an infrared emitter/detector pair used to measure the speed of avariable speed DC motor. Both the motor and the emitter

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Catherine Bale, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

network hardware andoperating system software in good repair and up to date.As shown in the rightmost two columns of Table 4, time spent by contest administrators may bedivided into routine and task-oriented work that may be scheduled or unscheduled. Routine Page 11.547.14work occurs each week from the start of the qualifying round through the completion of finals.Scheduled tasks are generally aimed at preparation for the next contest round. Exceptions are thetasks of the webmaster and software authors, which reflect the effort of initial development.Unscheduled tasks result from unpredictable events such as software bugs and misbehaviors

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Improve Teaching and Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K-Y Daisy Fan, Cornell University; Clare van den Blink, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

five or six handsraised.”The faculty also used the PRS to promote student learning through reflection and peerdiscussion. When many students registered a common wrong answer, the faculty wouldeliminate the wrong answer and have the students discuss the question with theirneighbors: “I can see that they’ve all got it wrong … I would really encourage them to talk to a neighbor to discuss it and then answer again. So, that was new and I actually Page 11.24.12 really liked that; I like that buzz in the room when they realize, ‘oh, we were wrong,’ and they talk to their neighbors and try to figure out what the real answer

Conference Session

ChE: Bioengineering, nanotechnology, and systems engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Marlin, McMaster University; Andrew Hrymak, McMaster University; John MacGregor, McMaster University; Vladimir Mahalec, McMaster University; Prashant Mhaskar, McMaster University; Christopher Swartz, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

system(ABET17). Therefore, we do not perform a formal evaluation of learning outcomes using theABET categories a-k. However, we have prepared a summary in Appendix A giving our viewsof how the PSE program contributes to the key ABET learning goals.3.0 Teaching and Learning MethodsPSE material is presented using a range of teaching and learning methods that reflect the needsof the courses and the preferences of the instructors. Since the material is concentrated in the lasttwo years of the undergraduate program, many courses include projects that integrate the priorknowledge with PSE technology. Some of the instructors use Problem-based learning to involvestudents in problem definition and open-ended problem solving7. In addition, two of

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M.P. Sharma, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

International

by 43% in Taiwan.To be sure, the drop could simply reflect a reduction in the number of students who want to pursue graduate work inthe United States. Indeed, Payne says the volume also dropped by 37% in India, where the exam procedures werenot changed. But several university graduate deans believe that the more rigorous security might have scared offstudents less confident of their academic abilities. If so, that drop in applications may have come disproportionatelyfrom the lower end of the spectrum.”Concluding SummaryThis paper discusses data and observations from published literature and a case study involvinginterviews and discussions to find an insight into the cause of the phenomena of declininggraduate student applications and

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College; Ronald DeMara, University of Central Florida; Avelino Gonzalez, University of Central Florida; Marcella Kysilka, University of Central Florida; Mansooreh Mollaghasemi, University of Central Florida; Annie Wu, University of Central Florida; Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech; Ingrid Russell; Jimmy Secretan, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

machinelearning approaches. The approach taken here for Machine Learning I is to have a course that isenthusiastically taught by the principal investigators (since it will always be relevant to theirmachine learning research), reflects the ever changing research interests of the machine learningcommunity (the topics in this class will frequently change), and is a welcome alternative toundergraduate students (students are normally exposed to knowledge that is at least a few yearsold). The approach taken in Machine Learning II is to build on the fundamentals that the studentshave been exposed to in Machine Learning I in order to embrace the research aspects of agraspable Machine Learning project. In Machine Learning II the students have the opportunity

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

International

manyopportunities to decrease our dependence on nonrenewable resources. Bio-based industries arepoised to contribute substantially to the supply of energy, transportation fuels, industrialchemicals, and manufactured products in coming years. These trends are reflected in manyfederal initiatives within both the Department of Energy (www.doe.gov) and the Department ofAgriculture (www.usda.gov). Prominent topics currently include ethanol, biodiesel, novelprocessing technologies, including enzymatic and microbial conversions, gasification ofbiomass, lignocellulose (e.g., corn stover, switchgrass, and woody crop) production,transportation, storage, and processing technologies, and even hydrogen production frombiomass. Some of these topics will be discussed more

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Soda, U.S. Air Force Academy; Gregory Toussaint, U.S. Air Force Academy; Albert Batten, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

numbers. However, thedifference in performance as averaged over the observations of a dozen different facultymembers is hard to deny.Challenges and Impressions Upon reflection, the greatest challenge in the creation of student engineer-management teams was to overcome the inertia of current practice. Clearlyaccommodations needed to be made by many of our engineering division departments toaccept SE and SEM students into their design teams. There were issues of course creditto be settled and details of scheduling to be worked through. The initial process forassigning cadets to teams took cooperation and thoughtful planning. In truth, it was thecommitment of department chairs to complete this enterprise, and the effort of a few keyfaculty

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

ramin Sadeghi, Power and Water University of Technology (PWUT); Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

education will be more that 7 billion dollars that reflects a 98% growthfrom 1997 to 2002. This shows the size and the extents of market growth at the present.Electronic education will soon replace the other methods of education, thanks to its rate ofgrowth.Development Factors of the Electronic EducationTechnology has revolutionized the businesses and now, the realm of education should berevolutionized. Information and knowledge are the armaments of today's competitive world, andcan create monumental changes in it. The traditional methods of education are no moresufficient, because the cycles of production, industrial information and organizational strategiesrevolve much faster than was expected and the employees should be re-educated in

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roxanne Toto, Pennsylvania State University; Mark Wharton, Pennsylvania State University; John Cimbala, Pennsylvania State University; John Wise, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

implementation and use of theTablet PC in an Electrical Engineering (EE) course. Each professor was asked to provide awritten reflection on his experience, listing the hardware and software used.An online survey tool with eighteen questions was created to gather data from students related toattitudes and preferences regarding the Tablet PC use, how the Tablet impacted their learning,and how the tool was implemented and used in the classroom. The question format affordedstudents the ability to indicate or select choices and then explain that choice further. Examplesare provided in Figure 1. Q1. Please select the statement you most agree with - (1) It was better when the instructor used the blackboard in class

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Richard Mercer, Wright State University; Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University; Michael Raymer, Wright State University; David Reynolds, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

placement of formerly sophomore-level engineering courses within thefreshman year. The WSU model concludes with the development of a revised engineeringmathematics sequence, to be taught by the math department later in the curriculum. The resulthas shifted the traditional emphasis on math prerequisite requirements to an emphasis onengineering motivation for math, with a just-in-time placement of the new math sequence. Thecurrent paper summarizes the motivation, goals and development to date of the WSU model,which is currently in its first year of implementation. The paper reflects modifications since theapproach was first reported one year ago, and includes a preliminary assessment of studentperformance and perception during the first run of EGR

Conference Session

Energy Resources, Efficiency, and Conservation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University; Wendy Mahen, PennSylvania State University; Mark Deluca, Pennsylvania State University; Martin Gutowski, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

exams.Comments like “Quizzes didn't always seem to reflect the "important" material presentedin the lessons”, “Quizzes every week. Sometimes the quizzes were completely differentfrom the self assessment”, “the quizzes every week, because they were really difficult,they are more difficult than the exam, which is odd” show that concern.However, the practice questions were changed to multiple choice format midway throughthe semester and a study guide was provided highlighting the important concepts thatstudents need to concentrate on. Comments like – “the tests. I felt a study guide wouldhave helped out and a little later in the course we were provided with one” indicated thatthey like straight forward questions and study guides.Another difference in this

Conference Session

Engineering Practice for a Moral World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University; Martin High, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Texas there are sevenunregistered ones.10 Unregistered engineers are presumably not only less likely to know orunderstand their ethical obligations as engineers, but are less likely to see them as obligationsthan are registered engineers.11The legal profession has developed over the years a wealth of doctrines, curricula, cases, andrules pertaining to attorneys’ ethical conduct. Ethical conduct, however, is not necessarily moralconduct. Ethics involves principles of conduct that reflect a profession’s choices amongpotentially conflicting moral or value considerations. Certain ethical conduct on the part oflawyers might strike some outside the profession as immoral. The same could be said of otherprofessions’ conduct, including engineering. A

Conference Session

Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim Olwi, King Abdulaziz University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

mechanicscourse represents a good candidate for such transformation because it is a mandatory coursefor several engineering programs. The fluid mechanics course under consideration in thepresent work is a 4-credit, 6-contact hours course and enrolls about 150 students in 5 sectionsper semester.The course was redesigned and delivered during the last semester for one section only inorder to compare results and evaluate the experience with respect to the other four sectionshaving classical lectures but using data shows and power point presentations. The new coursedesign reflected the 5 pillars of active learning, namely; positive interdependence, individualaccountability, face to face interaction, social cooperative skills, and group processing. Inorder to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven; Michael Collura, University of New Haven

outside class reported by the students is considerably higher for Page 11.74.11EAS211 than for the other courses. However, the comparison is to first year courses that involvesignificant in-class project work, so the nature of the courses makes the comparison difficult tointerpret. In general the lower rating is probably an accurate reflection of the student’s opinions.They found the course challenging and were not accustomed to seeing the variety of topics in asingle course that they found in EAS211. It was also the first heavy dose of engineeringmathematics for most of the students. Finally, as it was the first time offered, there were

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Gerry Galloway, Univ of Maryland; Thomas Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers; James O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

of Engineering in the New Century” (NAE 2004). The second report isentitled “Educating the Engineer of 2020 – Adapting Engineering Education to the NewCentury” (NAE 2005).The second report validates ASCE Policy 465 by stating that: “It is evident that the exploding body of science and engineering knowledge cannot be accommodated within the context of the traditional four year baccalaureate degree.”In addition, the first recommendation of the second report indicates that: “#1 The baccalaureate degree should be recognized as the “pre- engineering” degree or “bachelor of arts” in engineering degree, depending on the course content and reflecting the career aspirations of the student.” (NAE

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

faculty. Each year, the multimedia and web-based modules are revised to reflect theevaluative input gathered from the various constituents (students and faculty).As part of the General Education program, this course undergoes regular assessment todetermine whether it is meeting the GE Learning Goals. In addition to the GE assessment, SJSUmandates end-of-term assessment for at least two courses for each professor every academicyear. This approach does not give a quick turnaround for implementing improvements in thecurriculum. This paper will discuss the entire assessment model for this course including the GEassessment, the end-of-term course assessment, and the student assessment.IntroductionThe general education program at San José State

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

of the flow of occupants. Architectural form is also concerned with the sense of space a structure creates, its symbolism and its relationship to its setting”3.Certainly architectural form can lean toward sculptural form as in the case where Page 12.693.2architectural “elements are exaggerated or when forms reflect a nonefficient use ofmaterial just for the sake of emotional impact”4. But architectural form is always at leastsomewhat functional, it is always three dimensional and typically it is client driven. Itmust satisfy the needs of the client and the occupants, yet it also must satisfy artistic andcreative goals of the architect

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Douglas Ramers, University of Evansville; Greg Rawski, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

thought that there would be more classes on how to manage from a leadership or communication basis. That being said, I would rather hire someone with strong engineering skills and teach them management aspects to reflect our culture.11. Would someone with this background pass your initial HR screening? In other words, do your current criteria preclude candidates with this type of background from having the opportunity to talk to hiring managers? • Their degree would be sufficient depending upon the job. This would be suitable for a 1st Line Facilitator, but would not meet the capabilities for an engineering position. • If a graduate from a credible “Lean Manufacturing” curriculum were

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Bruce Cain, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

that may not be possible in a laboratory setting. The assigned report can be alengthy well-crafted technical paper, a brief research note, an oral presentation, or a combinationof these. The type of report assigned should be chosen to reflect the credit allotted for theexercise and the emphasis it deserves in the “big-picture” of the course. A specific example ofthe read-and-report exercise is described later in this paper. Page 12.1536.5Another potentially valuable use of PTCs is making them available as guides and/or referencematerials for student-designed experiments. In typical capstone design courses, students areoften given considerable

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

courselectures.Statement 8 indicates success from the project in causing the students to now give additionalthought as to how electricity is generated in the United States, as 81% of the students agreed thattheir thoughts on how electricity should be generated has changed. This is likely a reflection ofboth the students’ increased knowledge of different techniques and what they learned about theenvironmental effects, economics, and public perception of each technique.From the viewpoint of encouraging engineering students to become more involved with policyformation in their careers, the results from Statement 7 are the most apropos. The average scorefor how much the students are likely to try to be involved in public policy decisions in the futurecomes in

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Baibak, Kettering University; Rajeev Agrawal, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

computer game reflects a significant understanding of all portions required,in other words the algorithms and concepts needed. So by teaching students to program a game,it would also teach students several of the core concepts behind devising and programmingalgorithms, with the motivation to use those concepts to create new games. Therefore the level ofsynthesis has been reached, the students will create new games, and within those new games,they will learn and devise new algorithms and programming techniques.Teaching through programming games therefore becomes an advanced technique to achieve alevel of application that many current Computer Science curriculums cannot truly reach.Normally, only core concepts are taught, given no real aspiration

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simin Hall, Virginia Tech; Clifford A. Shaffer, Virginia Tech; Eric Fouh, Virginia Tech; Mai Hassan ElShehaly, Virginia Tech; Daniel Breakiron, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

lead students to reflecting on their errorsprior to resubmission because they lose points for wrong responses. This makes guessing ineffec-tive. Our proficiency exercises are modeled after the TRAKLA system5, 14 and implemented us-ing the JSAV algorithm visualization library15.3. Research MethodsWe viewed this study as the first step in assessing our overall approach. Our goal was to make asmuch progress as possible on answering a number of key questions.  Can students learn as well or better using interactive tutorials instead of traditional lecture and textbook?  Will students be accepting of a class focused on interactive tutorials rather than tradition- al lecture and textbook?  Will our client/server

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

the answers. Students also appreciated mentors’patience and effort to explain things clearly and comprehensively. To answer students’ researchrelated questions, mentors:1. Asked undergraduates to describe the phenomena and explain what was happening. Graduate mentors then provided ways to think more critically and considerately about the problem. For example, mentors gave students the knowledge to understand the problem and allowed students to think upon and reflect about a problem rather than giving a solution.2. Asked students to investigate answers by searching through primary or secondary data sources. For example, graduate mentors pointed to the people with the expertise or to the literature to guide students to find

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogies 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Razi Nalim P.E., Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Manikanda K Rajagopal, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Robert J Helfenbein, Indiana University-IUPUI, School of Education

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

supportstructures within the IUPUI School of Engineering & Technology and about their perceptions ofhow the implementation process is going overall. Sample interview probes are: “What kinds ofsupport have been provided during the implementation process?”; “How have studentsresponded to PEL?”; and “How has PEL affected student learning?”   Document review. The research team is collecting lesson and unit plans including entry 3)documents and other PEL-related planning materials, assessment rubrics, samples of studentwork, and teacher reflections in order to understand PEL implementation processes and evaluatethe objectives. These data were analyzed using content analysis30. 4) Survey. Implementation surveys were disseminated to all

Conference Session

Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Alex Kotlarchyk

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

precipitation values calculated by converting radar images to rainfall amount accurately reflected ground truth. If this could not be accomplished, then the project would be a non-starter. Therefore the students matched actual rain collected by rain gauges to our calculated precipitation values from the radar images. They discovered that there are not only “official” governmental weather stations (often located at airports), but also an ad hoc network of rain gauges reported on by volunteers. The students had an opportunity to travel and see the data collection process of the volunteer network first-hand (Fig. 6). They discovered that some municipal sites apply quality control measures to their data

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dileepan Joseph P.Eng., University of Alberta

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

engineering. For this part,the other instructors edited slides previously made by the senior FSO for the procedural C++course. Because this material did not touch IID or refactoring, the author’s slides (Table 2) linkto corresponding Wikipedia pages, which were deemed sufficient for in-class discussion.4. Evaluation and Reflection Page 23.624.11Over its history, the evolution of ENCMP 100 has involved many stakeholders: administrators,instructors, and students. The impact of the transition from procedural C++ (2008–10), featuringKarel the Robot, to MATLAB (2010–12), featuring IID with Gorillas, is best assessed with amixed approach. This includes

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maurice F. Aburdene, Bucknell University; Marie Catherine Pizzorno, Department of Biology, Bucknell University; Alexander P Thompson, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

? How many possible triplets are there? How many amino acids are there? Whyis there a difference in these numbers? What is a start codon? What is a STOP codon? What dowe mean by gene regulation? What governs the rate of activation of genes?g) Databases. Where are the data bases located? What is the National Institute of Health? Whosupports it? What does NCBI refer to?h) Character strings described by Numerical Sequences. How do we change a string to anumerical sequence? How do we represent the DNA sequence of length N? How would werepresent the complementary DNA sequence?i) Assume we used the complex conjugate notation of a, t, g, and c. What would be the sum of aand t? Reflecting on our class work? What would be the sum of a DNA sequence?j) A