Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Keith W Buffinton, Bucknell University; Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

Beijing National AquaticsCenter (the Water Cube). Though many students had heard of these places or read about thembefore, learning them from images and books is very different from being physically at the site,which gives deep impressions that can not be achieved through other means. 3.3 Other learning opportunities present during the courseWhile the scheduled visits to the sites mentioned above were a critical part of the course, otherlearning opportunities, sometimes very valuable, took place outside of the planned activities. Forexample, students learned firsthand how severe the air pollution problem is in the Chinese bigcities. The air pollution caused by industrialization was visible everywhere. We in fact rarely sawany blue skies

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Junichiro Kono, Rice University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum Development

Paper ID #8279NanoJapan International Research Experience for Undergraduates:Dr. Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa Dr. Cheryl Matherly is Vice Provost for Global Education and Applied Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Tulsa, where she has responsibility for the strategic leadership of the university’s plan for comprehensive internationalization. Dr. Matherly’ special area of interest is with the internationalization of science and engineering education, specifically as related to workforce development. She directs the NanoJapan program, funded by the National Science Foundation in order to

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Mascaro, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; Robert Roemer, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

waterjet cutter in the ME machineshop. (b) The students’ CAD drawing on the waterjet computer. (c) The waterjet nozzle aboveseveral cut fourbars. (d) A set of “volleybots” with fourbars.In addition to implementing new hands-on laboratory exercises related to lecture content and thedesign project, we also made an effort to weave the overarching robotics theme into theSolidWorks® exercises by having the students model robot parts instead of the arbitrary objectsassigned in previous years. For example, on the SolidWorks® proficiency portion of the ME1000 final exam, students were asked to model and assemble three parts making up thesimplified robot “R1D1” shown in Figure 3a. In future offerings of ME 1000, we plan to makeuse of parts from “MECH„E

Conference Session

Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert Hess, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

after the design projectwas completed to specify a DAQ system. They designed a DAQ system that monitors load,coordinating storage, generation, and even dummy load to maintain system stability and preservesystem voltage. In response to DAQ information, the fossil fuel generator engages when batterystate-of-charge warrants. Detecting problems early and coordinating maintenance is anothergreat feature of this DAQ system. It also stores and organizes information to help plan for futureneeds of the facility. Monitoring the various loads around the site will allow for usage trends tobe established, which can aid in future development and understanding of where power flowsthroughout the site. A coordinated wireless and Ethernet computer communication

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tyson McCall; Corinne Ransberger; Steve Hsiung

the process of designing application programs startsfrom the individual module development through extensive testing, verification, andmodification. Applying these developed modules in a useful manner requires the links andintegrations that lead to the practical project implementation. Frequently, in students’ seniorproject designs and faculty’s research plans, the microprocessor/microcontroller resourcesbecome scarce or cause conflicts during the modules’ integration stage. To accommodate the shortfall of the resources and resolve any conflict state, severalchoices must be considered, such as the need to revise or totally rework the module, or apply themodule with additional circuit design. This article presents a proven concept that

Conference Session

Capacity Building: Engineering for Development & Megatrends

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Russel Jones

the era of centralized economic planning, toanother set, which is more market-friendly.In Latin America, many governments have collapsed in a spiral of macroeconomictroubles fuelled by social deprivation, falling confidence levels in both economy andpolity, and low investments in institutionalizing learning successes. Innovation in thesense of new products, processes or institutional creation, has been at best sporadic. Thuscompetitiveness has fallen, and with it, the ability of governments to provide for basicneeds has also fallen.Undoubtedly, capital flight from the region and the difficulty in attracting newinvestments has exacerbated existing rigidities. Yet, countries like Brazil and Mexicohave made systematic attempts over the years to

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Vaishalee Naruka; Stephen Raper; William Daughton

, communications, problem solving, other_______? 16. What are your plans after graduation? 17. Where do you see yourself in five years? 18. How will your degree in EMAN fill into your goals? 19. How did your friends and family respond to your decisions of being an EMAN? How did you react? 20. How would you describe EMAN? 21. What are the qualities/skills that make a good EMAN? 22. How do you feel about the negative perception about this department and how did you overcome it?Appendix C Survey FormName:_______________ (Optional) 1. Are you an Engineering Management student? Yes/No_________(major) 2. Are you a Male/Female 3. School Status: Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior/Super senior/Alumni 4. What motivated

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yi Li; Kai Li; Jing Zhao; Xin Tang

Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R.China1. IntroductionThe widespread diffusion of Internet has led to the burgeoning growth of distance education,which has provided enormous opportunities for people who wish to further their education.Distance education is a planned teaching/learning experience that uses a wide spectrum oftechnologies to reach students at a distance. It is designed to encourage students to remotelyinteract with educators and other students. Critical elements of distance education include access,technical design, virtual environment, interactions within the community, etc.Distance education through online courses is becoming a widespread standard offered by mostuniversities at both undergraduate and graduate level. Online courses are

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Wild; Constance Holden; Karen Horton

BayCampground.Horton successfully sought a UM Faculty Research Funds grant to fund faculty travel to the Parkincluding housing, meals and jeep rental, in order to manage student interns and providetechnical support. This funding totaled $7800.Holden and Horton have teaching (non-research) appointments. Both were teaching their fullloads during the planning period in the fall 2003 term, plus teaching MET220 as an overloadduring the spring 2004 term. Holden and Horton volunteered time to the Park seeking funding,selecting student interns and helping to coordinate their interactions with the Park, managing theproject before and after the trip, supervising interns taking data at the Park, performing technicaltasks to support student outcomes, and compiling the

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Justin Davis

. This packagewill be given to next semester’s students. They must also include a fully-working designfor reference. In the planning phase of the project, the team must be able to divide the designinto a few individual modules which have a unique function. They are allowed to usemodules which they find online, but they are required to create one new module for eachteam member. Each new module is assigned to a team member who is responsible forcompleting it on his/her own. This simulates how a real-world project would becompleted in industry. Once the individual modules are completed, they are brought Page 10.420.7together to form the

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Margaret Pinnell; Carl Eger

, engineering ethics, program managementand written and oral communication. Furthermore, provides the students with the opportunity tobecome more proficient in a second language and develop professional competencies (e.g. travelsafety, use of public transportation, required international documentation, etc.). In accordance with ABET criteria, the ETHOS course was designed to have the followingoutcomes: 1. Enhance the ability of students to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering fundamentals: The internships require simple mathematical calculations and application of basic engineering principles. Basic math concepts are required to plan a travel budget for the internship. 2. Enhance the ability of

Conference Session

Assessment of Graphics Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley; Jana Whittington; Joy Colwell

course and identify program and departmentlearning objectives and outcomes, and show how they are related to each other.Assessment measures also set the stage for future accreditation of a computergraphics program. This paper will discuss how to begin the assessment processfor the program as a whole, and how to facilitate and use course embeddedassessments within a computer graphics program and within supporting courses inother disciplines. By having a plan and a template of assessment measurement forfaculty, beginning course-embedded assessments becomes an easier task for thebusy faculty and will greatly improve the continuity of course offerings within theever changing computer graphics field.BackgroundPurdue University Calumet (PUC) is a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Mingle; Tom Roberts

the Boomer – Xer dichotomy although the author doesnot employ Generations Theory nomenclature. An example is the discussion of the divergentvalue systems of the Boomers that represent the school system senior planning and financial staffcompared to that of the Xers who represent the majority of classroom teachers and principals.This clash of generations represents an important practical challenge in order for knowledgetransfer to occur.References1 H. Petrowski, The Evolution of Useful Things, 1992, ISBN 0-679-74039-2. This book extends the exploration of engineering and offers insights into the creative processes of invention and design.2 R. Williams, Retooling: A Historian Confronts Technological Change, 2002. The author, a History of

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Caulfield; G Kohli; S P Maj

strategy and the general plan of work10,37,and they possibly need to undergo some form of organisational socialisation34. The best, andoften only, people able to provide this training and socialisation are the existing developers,who are in the process diverted from their primary tasks.The net result is that more time is lost in bringing the new developers up to speed and inadditional coordination efforts than is gained in productive time.Brooks’ law has an intuitive appeal and has been generally supported in theliterature7,15,17,41,45. Writing recently, Brooks acknowledged that his law was a grossgeneralisation and yet, in the absence of anything more conclusive, it remained the “bestzeroth-order approximation to the truth, a rule of thumb to

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fabio Urbani; Juan Iglesias

operations such asplug-in/dynamic-linkage, debugging, memory handling, and object creation/destruction routines.Our plan is to make the system available under several platforms from the WEB to handhelds.For each of these platforms a common 2D/3D graphical user interface (GUI) will be developedwith few variations in the implementation depending on the system.Functionalities implementation: the Laplace equation solution algorithmThe purpose of this section is to illustrate the algorithm applied in the simulator to solve theLaplace equation for a given region of space using the FEM method. The development of theprogram basically involves four basic steps:1. STEP I: Generate the mesh 1.1. Sketch the desired domain and enter the electric and geometric

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Emin Yilmaz; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

, rubber couplings. The plan was to use the gasoline engine-dynamometer system in other courses. Since the engine has been sitting unused too long it wasunsafe to start the engine without properly servicing it. Therefore, the author decided to servicethe engine as a laboratory exercise for the EDTE 341 course. Allowing students to work on a realengine was also a big step forward upgrading the level of the course for MET and TechnologyEducation students. The enrolment in the EDTE 341 course was five students, therefore the classwas divided into two groups. Initially one group worked on the single piston transparent alcoholengine and the other group worked on a 4-hp Briggs&Stratton gasoline engine. After the groupsfinished disassembly, checking

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Emin Yilmaz; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

the author during the fall semester of 1997. The departmentof Technology has two engine-dynamometer systems in the Power and TransportationLaboratory. They were purchased in 1984 and came with the new, 50 000 square-ft Arts andTechnologies building. The gasoline engine-dynamometer system was used once in 1985 to testSUN2 Interrogator 1805-9 Engine Diagnostics unit. The diesel engine-dynamometer system, todate, was never used. The gasoline engine is a 1984 Pontiac 6000, 2.5 liter, throttle bodyinjected, 4-cylinder engine. The diesel engine is a 1984 Volkswagen 4-cylinder engine. Bothengines have the same model dynamometers. The engines are directly connected to thedynamometers by flexible-insert, rubber couplings. The plan was to use the

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Mancine; Scott Harper; Ryan Scott; Hassan Rajaei

API should result in shorteneddevelopment times for experienced C++ programmers. The extensible architecture of theSimPlus object hierarchy additionally allows for highly customized behaviors to be used inspecialized simulations.We aim to further improve the tool and there are number of improvement candidates. The eventlist could be improved adding a Calendar Queue. The simulation engine can be modified tosupport distributed and parallel simulation. For the latter, we have recently implemented a Page 9.1098.14parallel version of SimPlus whose description will be published soon. Finally, we plan to use thetool by other students to assess its

Conference Session

IE Outreach and Advancement

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bullen Frank

in the mechanical engineeringdiscipline. The School uses a graduate attribute mapping process to link learning outcomes Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Educationwith Engineering Australia graduate attributes and matrices for KNE353 is provided in Table2 and the matrix for KNE453 is provided in Table 3.In KNE353 all three research outcomes are subsumed into a case study (aluminiumproduction). This focuses on product flow and process planning of aluminium manufacturing,which reinforces graduate attributes “h” and “j”. The students do not use the direct researchoutcomes as specific case studies as

Conference Session

New Trends in Graduate Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Preston McCrary; Chip Ferguson; Aaron Ball; Wesley Stone

laboratory testingof prototypes.The project provided an excellent opportunity for students and faculty to gain engineering relatedexperiences in several aspects of the project. Project tasks included test site preparation,installation and calibration instrumentation for monitoring and data collection, generatingengineering models and drawings, machining and fabrication of heat exchangers, and analysis oftest data. Graduate students also were involved with project management and planning for asecond phase.Currently, development work has resulted in prototypes ready for further testing at ORNL.Products will undergo extensive testing in a controlled environmental chamber to evaluateperformance under stimulated loadings and changing conditions. Upon

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank Jacobitz; Kathleen Kramer; Rick Olson

a high degree of student/faculty interaction. The Preceptorial Program provides the firstopportunity for these relationships to develop.In a separate initiative, the Office of Student Learning Initiative recently developed the Passportto Success program as a supplement the Preceptorial Program. The Passport program offers aseries of one-hour seminars addressing a topic in one of three themes: Academic Success: Seminars that offer some of the nuts-and-bolts skills needed to succeed academically such as time management and test-taking tips. Career Planning: Sessions to help students prepare for a career including choosing a major and writing resumes. Personal and Social Growth: Programs developed to

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ji Yeon Hong; Charla Triplett; Jenefer Husman

(dressing, eating breakfast etc.), planning, communication or socialization, feelings ofbeing happy or excited, feelings of being stressed, tired or bored, family interactions, andrecreation.Both male and female education majors were much more likely to mention self care as a part oftheir narrative, though male engineering majors spoke of self care twice as much as their femalepeers. Communication or socialization was commonly discussed by both majors, though teachersspoke of “discussing students or problems with other teachers” while engineers spoke moreabout eating lunch with co-workers or meetings. Education majors were twice a likely tomention planning as a part of their day, while engineering majors were almost three time timesas likely to

Conference Session

Controls, Mechatronics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Wiedenman

XE475 is being developed and will be taught jointly by CME and EECS, leveraging theexisting talents and resources within both. The first task was to devise a course proposal forapproval at the Academy level. This course proposal had to include the course learningoutcomes, a learning model, an assessment plan, a course description, and a tentative syllabus.The authors were greatly assisted in this effort by input from Dr. Kevin Craig of RensselaerPolytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. In devising the learning outcomes for the new course, it was extremely important toemphasize a balance between theory/analysis and hardware implementation. Physical andtangible understanding of the principles under discussion is vitally important, without

Conference Session

Reaching Out to the Community

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Groff; Paul Greger; Kim Groff; Joseph Orlins

requires dams in thishazard category to be inspected every 2 years, and they must have Emergency Action Plans andOperation and Maintenance manuals. The Dam Safety Section of the New Jersey Department ofEnvironmental Protection (NJDEP-DSS) regulates all dams in the state. When dams are not incompliance with the Dam Safety Act, then dam owners may be subject to litigation from thestate Attorney General’s Office. Page 7.22.4 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Wadsworth Dam

Conference Session

Web Systems and Web Services

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason White; Hardy Pottinger; Daryl Beetner; Vicki Eller

possible need for Windows users to download andinstall any software.Implementation Implementation of a web seminar requires considerable planning and preparation, asdepicted in the suggested seminar timeline shown in Figure 1. Time must be set aside toadvertise the seminar, to register participants, to provide participants with instructions on how toattend the seminar, to prepare slides, to rehearse for the seminar, and finally to conduct theseminar itself. If possible, first time presenters should begin planning even earlier than shown inFigure 1 to allow time for software training. Page 7.401.5 “Proceedings of the 2002

Conference Session

multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kristin Wood; Daniel McAdams; Robert B. Stone; Alan Dutson; Matthew Green

every aspect of the design, rather than just a component of a largersystem. The students will follow the project all the way from preliminary design concepts toinstallation of the final product into the truck.Mr. Fackrell noted that, “…working personally with the end-user has been very rewarding,especially when that user will gain so much from the project result. We have extra incentive tobuild a device that will serve beyond his expectations for years to come.”7 The incentive andsatisfaction that come to students who are involved in such “human need” projects provideadditional motivation for including such projects in the engineering curriculum.The administrators of the capstone course at BYU plan to continue providing projects thataddress

Conference Session

Professionally Oriented Graduate Program

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Willis; Duane Dunlap

Academy of Engineering. Focus on the future: A national action plan for career-long education for engineers. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Engineering (ERIC Document ED 300251) (1988).20. Baker, M. Sharpening the focus of viewpoints between higher education and employers of the expertise required for contemporary and future technical managers. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 40 (3), 211-223 (1993).21. National Society of Professional Engineers. General characteristics, typical duties and responsibilities of engineers for Levels I – IX. Available WWW: http:www.nspe.org (1999 access date).22. Estrin, T. Educating the engineering manager: The UCLA experience. In, L.P. Grayson & J.M

Conference Session

Issues of Concern to New Faculty

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

, innovative, etc.) 6) the container(mostly esthetics) and 7) operations manual. The Design Evaluation is worth up to 20points.The next “work session” is free, and the Final Report (worth up to 25 points) is due in thefifteenth week.ObjectivesThe intent of the major project is: · to provide an opportunity to practice design · to provide an early focus on design in the curriculum · to demonstrate aspects of engineering, e.g., team building, planning, scheduling, communicating (orally, written, and pictorially), constructing, and selecting materials, that many in the class have not yet experienced. · to provide an opportunity for a directed, cooperative group activity · to allow students to experience the potential difficulties

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Carpenter; Harvey Smith; Murali Krishnamurthi

andmotivation, reduction of repetition in the curriculum, and the opportunity for a meaningfulframework for learning are some of the benefits that will follow from developing an integratedcurriculum in EMS [5, 10, 15, 29].3. Project MethodologyThe project follows a four-stage methodology: (1) needs analysis, (2) design and development,(3) implementation and evaluation, and (4) dissemination and continuation of effort. During theneeds analysis stage, the project advisory team was convened, scope and requirements of theproject plan were finalized, and the evaluation plan was initiated. In the design and developmentstage, pedagogical techniques for conveying EMS content were identified and the instructionalmodules were designed, with input from the

Conference Session

Curriculum and Laboratory Development

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hartono Sumali

for a few years, the course is planned to be a required course in the curriculumof Purdue University’s ABE Department. Two major issues related to requiring the course are asfollows. First, building up the laboratory equipment may require a few years’ fundingaccumulation with careful planning. For example, to ensure effective learning the course isconducted so that each student uses one PC with data acquisition hardware and software, a dataaccessory box, and a hands-on course kit for learning data acquisition and graphicalprogramming. Each team of 2 or 3 students use one instrumentation test stand as describedabove. The Department wants to keep its current practice of having faculty members instead ofteaching assistants to run undergraduate