Collection

2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Orla LoPiccolo

teaching on construction topics. Other than bringing students to a site under constructionfor every construction method discussed in class, which is not feasible, instructors rely onsupplemental visuals. Visual aids include: drawing construction materials and details on theclassroom blackboard, images on PowerPoint slides, images from textbooks, class projects suchas creating a digital visual dictionary, and videos. Gangwer notes that, ―With the influx oftechnology, visual learning and media literacy are perhaps more critical that they have been atany other time in history, it is essential for teachers to explore the world of technology, wheretheir students reside, in order to teach the way the students are learning.‖7However simply adding a video

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Olmi, University of Houston; Bo Cao, Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory; Han Wang, University of Houston; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Gangbing Song, University of Houston

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1070: A UNIFIED FRAMEWORK FOR REMOTE LABORATORYEXPERIMENTSClaudio Olmi, University of Houston Claudio Olmi is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Houston. He received his B.S. and M.S. degree in Computer and Systems Engineering from the University of Houston. He specializes in System Integration of hybrid Mechanical and Electrical systems with focus on Software Programming, Analog and Digital Hardware Design, Internet Technologies for Remote Operations, Dig- ital Controls, and NI LabVIEW Programming. Olmi worked in projects using Smart Materials applied to Civil and Mechanical Structures for in laboratory and remote operations from where he published 2 journal papers

Conference Session

Hardware Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald J. Hayne, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

microcontroller extension. Results from student homework assignments indicate that theyare able to successfully design modifications to the processor and demonstrate their function viasimulation. The project continues to achieve its goal as a valuable instructional tool.IntroductionTeaching Advanced Digital Systems involves use of many design examples including counters,registers, arithmetic logic units, and memory. The design of a computer processor combinesthese components into an integrated digital system. Most modern commercial microprocessorsare too complex to be used as an introductory example of processor design. Hardwaredescription language models of these processors exist, but are often ad hoc and don't divide thearchitecture into teachable

Conference Session

Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College; Christopher Ruebeck, Lafayette College; Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

; and to secure the national defense.” (NSF Act of 1950). The NSF Grant Proposal Guidesuggests several ways that this criterion can be met. One of these is “by advancing discovery andunderstanding while promoting teaching, training, and learning”. In response, researcherstypically describe the number of students involved in the research project as evidence. Anothersuggestion by NSF is to broaden dissemination to enhance scientific and technologicalunderstanding. Here, researchers often describe plans to present research results in formatsuseful to students, scholars, members of Congress, teachers, the general public, etc. In otherwords, it is common for researchers to point to activities that involve student education asevidence that there are

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunni Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lydia Soleil, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

she assists with assessment and data analysis for ongoing CETL projects. Her masters thesis involved an investigation of caffeine and cognitive fatigue. Her current research involves the topics of workaholism and overwork.Lydia Soleil, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Lydia Soleil is the Assistant Director for TA Programs and Graduate Student Development in the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Previously, she was at the University of California, Irvine working with graduate students in various capacities: Associate Director of the Teaching, Learning and Technology Center, First Year Initiatives (undergraduate and

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Goldade, University of North Dakota; Tessa Haagenson, University of North Dakota; Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota; Mike Mann, University of North Dakota

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Dr. Salehfar has worked as a consultant for the New York Power Pool, electric utilities and coal industries in the State of North Dakota, and the North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC). Dr. Salehfar has very active and externally funded multidisciplinary research projects. He is currently working on a number of projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Some of the projects that he has worked on include alternative and renewable energy systems, fuel cell technologies, power electronics, electric drives, neuro-fuzzy intelligent systems, electric power and energy systems, power systems reliability, engineering

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Guilford, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

fractions.Students picked up a remote on the way into class. Each student was assigned a serial numberthat they used as a personal identifier to log onto the system so that their identity wasindependent of any specific remote. Remotes were returned to the instructor at the end of class.Questions were projected from an overhead LCD in the classroom. Quizzes consisted of tenmultiple choice or numeric value questions, projected in turn on approximately 1 minuteintervals for simple recall questions, 2 minute intervals for comprehensive questions, and moreas appropriate for analytical questions. The entire set of questions was repeated for review, andthen requests for additional time on specific slides were taken from the class. When studentswere satisfied with

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; Debra Brockway, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

, and mentoringin innovative science and engineering curricula designed to make use of constructivistapproaches to teaching and learning. Two universities, a science center, and a teacher educationinstitution collaborated in delivering project services to schools. Through intensive professionaldevelopment, teachers engaged in science inquiry lessons, learned about and practiced theengineering design process (EDP), and interacted with science and engineering faculty to bolstertheir science content knowledge in life and environmental sciences. Preliminary findings fromthe pre and post tests of treatment group teachers indicate that participants significantly increasedtheir content knowledge in specific life science topics and concepts involving

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2 - Curriculum and Laboratory Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

R. Natarajan, Indian Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Track 2 - Curriculum and Laboratory Development

undergraduate students has becomevery common and popular, for summer internship,earning credits, or pursuing project work ; it is oftensupported by well-placed alumni.Donee countries also have begun to share the fundingrequirements. 6 Page 17.29.7 R&D OPPORTUNITIESBy exploiting the time differences betweenappropriate time zones (such as, for example, Indiaand the US), 24/7 R and D can be pursued. Remote experimentation permits remote access ofsophisticated and expensive equipment and enablesmore intense international collaboration betweenresearchers. 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Julie Lucier, Frenchtown School District; Julian Fallon Collins, Montana State University

, Montana.Mr. Julian Fallon Collins, Montana State University Mr. Julian Collins is the Associate Director of the Engineering Minority Program (EMPower) within Montana State University’s College of Engineering, and the Director of the Halliburton Teaching Engi- neering Applications in Math and Science (TEAMS) project at MSU. He has been the director of TEAMS since 2011, and has worked with hundreds of K-12 math and science teachers to teach them how to teach engineering concepts in their classrooms. Page 18.1.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Corporation

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

academia. The achievement of the HPAccredited Technical Associate (ATA) certifications validates the acquisition of real-worldskills and prepares students for employment in small and medium business environments.Through the comprehensive study program, students in engineering and IT programs can takefour semester long courses (Connected Devices Solutions; Network Solutions; Server and Page 21.58.3Storage Solutions; and Cloud Solutions), hands-on labs with real-life projects, take practicetests and complete certification exams to earn HP ATA certifications. Universities can

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lewis, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

will be required toscroll backward and forward during the lecture. The backward scrolling can be to fill in a tableor chart, or may be to refer to previous calculations as the problem builds. This backwardscrolling sometimes causes confusion with the students. The students feel as though the materialis jumping around. These cases are where using two tablet PCs and two projectors allow for amore seamless presentation.By using two tablet PCs and two projectors, it is possible to continuously project the table orprevious calculations. This allows the instructor and students to refer to the intermediate stepson the other screen that is being controlled by the second tablet. The two course deliverytechniques discussed here will use software that is

Conference Session

IE Enrollment/Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Fraser

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for EngineeringFour courses are required in 15 to 25% of our programs: • Engineering management or project management, • Information systems, • Systems analysis and design, and • Experimental design. Table 8. Required courses in industrial engineering Number Percent of of Industrial Engineering courses programs programs Operations Research 92

Conference Session

Increasing Enrollment in IE/IET Programs Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Fraser

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for EngineeringFour courses are required in 15 to 25% of our programs: • Engineering management or project management, • Information systems, • Systems analysis and design, and • Experimental design. Table 8. Required courses in industrial engineering Number Percent of of Industrial Engineering courses programs programs Operations Research 92

Conference Session

BME Research and Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Gassert; Lisa Milkowski

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 1: Rubric used for the junior design presentation intended to measure the degree to which design teams presented the expected content, project research, proposed product specifications, presentation quality, and team professionalism. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationPage 10.1408.4evaluation of the fall 2004 junior design presentation and it could have been the result of anumber of sources including

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Carroll

semester, many different appropriate design problems must be created to provide newexperiences for successive classes of students. This is hard.However, there are many simple design tasks that do not involve a particular engineering field.For example, “Design a bathtub,” or “Layout a kitchen.” Yes, there are components of these tasksthat could be classified in one or more engineering disciplines, but no one discipline is an obviousfocus for the design, and no specialized engineering knowledge is required to complete the task.These are true design experiences, but no one category of engineering student has any particularadvantage. This is the type of design project that will be assigned in the course EngineeringProfessionalism.Another attribute of

Conference Session

Integrating Taxes, Law, & Business

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kulonda

suggest the needfor additional outside financing. They show whether the company is creditworthy. They arerelied on to provide a more secure picture of earnings strength than income statements.Their connection with a company’s ability to fund capital projects is ostensibly the major reasonfor engineers’ interest; however, the connection with cash flow and DCF are reason enough to atleast be aware of their existence and use in operating ventures. In entrepreneurial start-ups, thedistinction between cash flow statements and cash burn rate analyses is also important. Theformer is a formal accounting document tied to the accounting system and mandated for allpublicly held companies. The latter is a management projection of the future that is based

Conference Session

International Developments & Collaborations

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

, public transit, and airport “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”facilities. Elected officials expect coordination of engineering and contracts so as topromote maximum savings and convenience, and minimize conflict and disruption. Thistopic covers issues of project management, project design and project planning. Inaddition, the issues of general contracting, pricing, contract bidding and awards, differenttypes of bids and their requirements and prequalification are also covered using real-lifecase studies obtained from the Public Works Department of the City of Gainesville.Transportation: This topic

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

G. Maldonado; Christenson John; Eugene Rutz

: • To create a means by which a select group of highly motivated, well-qualified students can earn a BS-ME degree and an MS-NE in five calendar years. • To increase the versatility, visibility and attractiveness of UC’s ME program at local, regional, and national levels, while also increasing the number of students entering the ME Program by about 10 to 15 additional new students yearly. • To develop a pipeline of talented and motivated students that feeds into the UC Nuclear and Radiological Engineering (UCNRE) Graduate Program. • To position the UCNRE Graduate Program into a leadership position in addressing the expected demand for ~90,000+ skilled new workers in the nuclear industry projected

Conference Session

BME Technical Modules and Laboratories

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tilo Winkler; Rudolph Mitchel; Jose Venegas

of Health Sciences & Technology (VaNTH) [1] to develop new educational stylesand to introduce them in teaching bioengineering to undergraduate and graduate students. Themain thrust of the project is based on concepts presented by the NSF publication How PeopleLearn (HPL) [2]. The concept is to challenge the students with a set of realistic problems and Page 10.332.1give them a high level of freedom on the methods chosen by them for solving them. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationAs

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Kardys; Abraham Michelen

selection corresponds to the first component listed in Figure 5. Figure 6: Manufacturer’s PDF file of selected part from Figure 5As you can see, this process takes less time and it is more accurate than catalog searchesor searches using generalized web-based search engines. While GlobalSpec is anindispensable tool for engineering design work, faculty may also find the GlobalSpec siteuseful for R&D projects, consulting work and developing student lab exercises. Overtime, the actual search results will may vary from the examples shown as new componentsuppliers are added into the Globalspec database and site content changes.The next section of this paper will present a simple student project where Globalspecsearch engine plays an

Conference Session

BME Potpourri

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Henrickson; Heather Gunter; Joseph Bonventre

informs the lecture content andis used by the instructor to tailor it to the learners. A novel java based simulation of glomerularfiltration that permits manipulation of independent variables while displaying the dependentvariables is projected during the module’s lecture (and available for use by learners outside ofthe lecture). It expands the range of examples that are presented by the lecturer and facilitatesinteraction between students and the lecturer. Feedback from students and faculty followingimplementation of the module was positive, and specific feedback helped guide a re-implementation of the module with more opportunities for learning and formative evaluationbefore and after the lecture.Knowledge based outcomes demonstrate that

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar

, the Schools of Engineering ECAMBrussels, ISAT Brussels, the IUT Bethune, and the Technical University of Radom. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering EducationFuture DirectionThe future education and research activities of the Electrical Engineering Faculty willfocus on: • Intensifying work to obtain grant funds from State Committee of Scientific Research (KBN) for fundamental research. • Increasing co-operation with industry by performing commissioned research, expertise and making results of research and development works more practicable. • Participation in international projects and

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Vickers; Otto Loewer; John Ahlen; Ron Foster; Greg Salamo

, as a team effort producesthe needed proof-of-principle. Equipment within the appropriate departments that couldbreadboard an idea under consideration is brought to this table. Such a table has been initiallyfocused on physics and electrical engineering to take advantage of the resources available. TheIncubator is prepared to expand into other engineering and science areas as clients express needsand matches to equipment and facilities can be made. These collaborative projects enrich both thelarger community and our own educational mission by integrating students’ research, creativework, classroom learning, and practical projects. They also promote collaboration among differentgenerations of students, teachers, and community partners. The

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonid Preiser

Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Intelligence, and CST 452, Human-Computer Interaction.Bachelor of Science in Information Technologyo Based on both assessment of separate course outcomes and assessment of program outcomes, the BSIT program has undergone extensive renovation during 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 academic years: revised course descriptions for CST 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 437, and 438, enhanced hands-on computer components throughout the program curriculum, and introduction of the two-part capstone project, IS 420A/B.Master of Science in Software Engineeringo The updated MSSE curriculum emphasizes the state-of-the art concepts of SDLC (Software Development

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bijan Sepahpour

support of NSF (which started from spring of 2002) has increased the momentum of theefforts that started in 1998 for creation of the State of the Art Laboratory. Successful implementationof this project will result in several measurable outcomes including:1. Generation of comprehensive blueprints for fabrication of apparatuses necessary for precision experimentation in the areas of Mechanics of Materials and Dynamics of Machinery.2. Creation of detailed laboratory manuals-ready for distribution to students.3. A well thought out and comprehensive plan for putting together an affordable model laboratory that successfully addresses the fundamental requirements of undergraduate laboratories in mechanical and civil engineering as well as

Conference Session

Reaching Out to the Community

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Gomez

weigh more than an existing containeron the market (+ 4oz). Detailed CAD drawings of the prototype must be supplied with thespecific scale to be determined by the design team. A full-scale model of the prototype will besupplied using materials that accurately depict the materials intended for the design. Instructionsfor the use of the system must be written in technical form and include illustrations and/orpictograms.The teams are also responsible for completing a research report on the use and need for recyclingHDPE oil containers. This includes pictures, graphs, as well as examples and expert testimonyrelevant to the project. An electronic presentation (PowerPoint) is also required. Thepresentation includes the entire process of designing the

Conference Session

Trends in Constr. Engr. Educ. I

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Virendra Varma

obligation to society to advance its standards and toprescribe the conduct of its members."1 Page 7.946.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationPeople often ask," Why the Engineering License is so important?" The goal of the licensingprocess is to ensure that an engineer who is responsible for a given project will not jeopardize thehealth, safety, or well-being of the general public. Therefore, when a state awards a professionallicense to an engineer, it legally acknowledges that the licensee has

Conference Session

Web Based Laboratories and Classes

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kamal Bichara; Raj Chowdhury

TECH-PREP and Certificate Programs FIGURE 2 Technology Curriculum Model at Kent State UniversityStudent pursuing a Master of Technology (MT) degree must complete a minimum of 32 graduatecredit hours. At least 16 of those hours must be the School of Technology (TECH) courses at the60000 (post-undergraduate) level and above. The students must also satisfy three (3) core courserequirements, which are: -TECH 50000 Quality Standards -TECH 60000 Project Management -TECH 60078 Research in TechnologyThe core courses are designed to provide required competencies in applied research, operationaland quantitative skills in a

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Education II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wesley Hines; Belle Upadhyaya

course for both certificate programs.This course, along with three others, were developed under an NSF-CRCD grant. The course istaught for seniors and first-year graduate students in engineering, and is designed in a modularfashion with each module describing a specific topic in maintenance engineering. The courseactivities include team projects, and cyber-linked student projects2 with student teams in Franceand Brazil. This independent study component provides experience in team-based activity andcoordinating and carrying out project goals when the teams are separated by large distances.In order to compliment the classroom activities, a Maintenance Engineering Laboratory wasdeveloped under the NSF-CRCD grant. This self-contained teaching