Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

university, and has resulted in declining enrollments in community collegeengineering programs.7 The erosion of the core lower-division curriculum, coupled with recentbudget crises in California, is threatening the viability of community college engineeringprograms all over the state. In response to this pressing need to strengthen community collegeengineering programs, Cañada College, submitted a successful grant proposal to the NationalScience Foundation. This paper is a description of this NSF-funded project that attempts toimprove community college engineering education using technology, and establishcollaborations and partnerships among institutions in order to increase the viability ofcommunity college engineering programs in the State.2

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharie Kranz, Coronado High School; Catherine Tabor, El Paso ISD; Art Duval, University of Texas, El Paso; Kien H. Lim, University of Texas, El Paso; Amy Elizabeth Wagler, University of Texas, El Paso; Eric A. Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(impulsive versus analytic) and instructional strategies to advance their ways of thinking (the use of prediction items and classroom voting with clicker technology; the use of mathematical tasks to provoke students’ intellectual need for the concepts they are expected to learn). He is also involved in the iMPaCT-STEM project to investigate the use of programming activities to foster student learning of foundational algebraic concepts.Dr. Amy Elizabeth Wagler, University of Texas, El PasoDr. Eric A. Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso Eric Freudenthal is an Associate Professor of computer science at the University of Texas, El Paso

Conference Session

International Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Implementations, and Pedagogical Challenges in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

International

provides a low-cost instrument that can be used inundergraduate laboratories where more expensive commercial spectrum analyzers are notavailable; secondly, it is suitable for use as a student project. Page 25.32.2II. Design ApproachA common method to design spectrum analyzers consists of implementing a bank of band-passfilters followed by bank of detectors that are fed into an electronic sweep switching device. Theswitching device output is displayed on a CRT to provide spectral of the input signal. The blockdiagram of such scheme is provided in Figure-1. Such implementation, as described is verydifficult due to the great number of filters that

Conference Session

ETD Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2012-3065: A HANDS-ON COURSE IN DATA COMMUNICATIONSFOR TECHNOLOGISTSDr. Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University Aurenice Oliveira is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Michigan Technological University. She received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA, in 2005. Her current research interests include communication sys- tems, digital signal processing, optical fiber systems, and engineering education. Oliveira is the Michigan Tech Project Director of the U.S.-Brazil Engineering Education Consortium funded by FIPSE-U.S. De- partment of Education. Oliveira has also been contributing to STEM K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Hooshangi, George Washington University

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Continuing Professional Development

series of foundation courses in mathematics, computing, writingand communication. This is equivalent to the junior year of a traditional undergraduate degree.During the second year, students have the opportunity to choose one of the program tracks andspecialize in their area of interest. This is equivalent to the senior year of an undergraduatedegree. A capstone project (senior thesis) provides the students with the opportunity to tackle areal world problem and work on an independent project for an entire year. Table 1 provides anoverview of the structure of this program and how the courses are distributed over the two years. First year Foundation courses in: Mathematics and statistics

Conference Session

Assessment and Accreditation in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy K. Zander, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

in the curriculum. Statics,computing, electrical science, thermodynamics and a course in materials (either materials scienceor strength of materials) are the most commonly incorporated traditional engineering courses inthe curriculum.As seen in Figure 4, all of the engineering management programs require a course in operationsand production management as well as a course in project management. A course in qualitymanagement is also a part of most of the curricula.Most engineering management curricula also have required courses that are more traditionallyconsidered to be business courses. The common business courses that are required are a coursein economics, and also accounting (cost, managerial or financial) and marketing.All schools also

Conference Session

ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Sue Guenter-Schlesinger, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, most importantly, find and focus on the barriers that impede theadvancement of women faculty within the College of Sciences and Technology (CST). Onecomponent of the project was the development of a climate survey, which was based uponprevious surveys at ADVANCE (research-intensive) universities, but was specifically adapted toaddress faculty issues unique to comprehensive universities. The development of our surveyinvolved our Faculty Leadership Team (FLT), our department chairs/directors, and several otherfaculty members. This paper focuses on the findings from the comprehensive institution climatesurvey that we developed, which consisted of approximately 100 questions in seven areas ofclimate indicators: employment demographics, job

Conference Session

Instructional Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John H. Ristroph, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

obtain and organizeinformation at a national level that is not routinely available to academic decision makers,specifically industrial needs and how academic practices address those needs. This paperexamines each of these subjects in the following sections, and then discusses implementationstrategies.RelevancyIs engineering economics, or any other specific topic, relevant and how important is it?Traditionally, science has sought to provide knowledge, and engineers put that knowledge to apractical use. This would seem to make engineering economics relevant because two of theprimary criteria of the utility of an engineering project are: Does it work? Does it provide a return on its investment?Nonetheless, if the National Council of

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Grover; Terry Parker; Robert King; Joan Gosink

, Branner5 describes a sequence of three, four-credit hour courses includinglaboratories in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University ofCalifornia at Davis. The sequence is taught to seniors and first-year graduate students duringthe, fall, winter, and spring quarters. The purpose of the sequential courses is to provide an in-depth understanding of microwave theory, circuits, and applications. The laboratory experimentsprovide hands-on experience with theory taught in class and introduce students toinstrumentation used in industry. The laboratories include projects where students completepaper design, computer analysis, circuit layout, circuit fabrication, testing, and a report.Engelken6 described a sequence of two

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Virendra Varma

.” The emphasis of the E&D program is on broadening theopportunities for students and faculty to engage in independent learning activities, such asindependent student projects. The construction engineering technology students will beencouraged to participate in this model of research.Guidelines for Undergraduate Research in ConstructionIt is common knowledge that engineering attracts high caliber students. High school studentswho choose to follow engineering as a profession have good ACT and /or SAT scores in sciencesand mathematics. Given the right environment, and academic support, they have the potential todo research. Civil engineering programs attract a large number of students, and there is no dearthof potential of undergraduate

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Dobson; Fazil Najafi

from any media can be presented on largescreen monitors. A computer workstation is available with web access. Students can acquire videotape of theirpresentation if they desire. The students are divided into teams and use the Internet for collaboration and support oftheir presentations. Since the presentations are given in a classroom with Internet access, students use the webinterface of their account to deliver their presentation to the class room computer. After presentation the Power Pointfiles are shared to the professor’s account for grading. The final project is a research paper chosen by the team froma list of topics provided by the professor. This paper is also given as a presentation. In this assignment should beevidence of improved

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John D. Cremin

course experiments. The common linking feature is the factthat both instruments can generate and use Comma Separated Variable (CSV) files. CSVfiles can also be read and processed by Microsoft  Excel. In addition to spreadsheetcompatibility, word processors or text editors can be used to generate CSV files. Thisfeature provides students with easy access to the data and the ability to analyze and editrecorded data. Thus, simulated input for experiments or design projects can beaccomplished by using a text editor to modify the scope CSV data files for input to thearbitrary waveform generator.I. IntroductionSeveral yeas ago, in an effort to improve the quality of laboratory reports, and toovercome problems associated with collecting, reporting

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mehdi Shadaram; Lourdes Sanchez-Contreras

since August 1999 he has servedas the Chairman of his department. Prior to his UTEP assignment, he worked as Project Engineer at Ra-Nav Laboratories in Oklahoma City for a period of two years. His research activities at UTEP are focusedon the field of optical fibers and photonics. NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National ScienceFoundation, Office of Naval Research, Department of Defense, Nortel, and Lucent Technologies havefunded his research projects. He has published more than sixty articles all in his area of research, most ofthem in refereed journals and conference proceedings.Dr. Shadaram is a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Texas. He is cited in the MarquisWho’s Who in the World and Who’s Who in Science and

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine L. Craft; James C. Wood

SC ATE curriculum development project seeks to improve graduation rates by addressingthese two problem areas and using the results of educational research. Educational research hasshown that the majority of students entering associate degree programs do not learn aseffectively in the traditional lecture, teacher-centered instructional mode as they can learn in acontextual, student- centered, active-learning environment 6,7,8. The SC ATE curriculum isdesigned to model the workplace by developing an integrated, problem-based approach toteaching the traditional mathematics, physics, communications, and introductory technologycourses9,10. For students who are under-prepared to enter beginning mathematics andcommunications courses, a one-semester

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Purshotam K. Juriasingani; Chris D. Cox; R. Bruce Robinson

PowerPoint® presentation in class and the students havereceived it very well. Students tend to enjoy these kinds of computer based visual learningtools.5. Problems and Planned ImprovementsWhen this project was undertaken, the power of computers was more limited and precludedlarger video. The standard choice at the time was 1/4 screen video. As resources allow, theauthors would like to increase the size of the video.6. AvailabilityThis PowerPoint® presentation can be obtained at nominal cost by writing to Dr. R. BruceRobinson, 73 Perkins Hall, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 or e-mail atrbr@utk.edu.7. AcknowledgmentsThe authors are grateful to Mark Rauhuff of the Knoxville Utility Board for his time inidentifying construction sites

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Marcia DeMendonca; Charles U. Okonkwo

of the future engineer or technologist.Appropriate year to teach courseDFE should be taught in the sophomore year prior to capstone design courses and projects or itshould be taught in the junior year. All engineering majors should take the same course withexamples and case studies drawn from the many disciplines. Senior capstone design courses andprojects should emphasize DFE knowledge acquired earlier by the students. Page 5.371.2Design for the Environment (DFE)DFE is the systematic consideration of design performance in which the environmental impact,sustainable development, health, safety, and waste are optimized over the full product

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ryan S. Magargle; Rami W. Zarrouk; Maurice F Aburdene

, conversion of binary-coded decimal to decimal equivalence,manipulation of matrices, and demonstration of statistical concepts such as finding the mean, thevariance, and the standard deviation.AcknowledgmentsMicrosoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.Mathcad is a trademark of Mathsoft incorporated.MAURICE FELIX ABURDENEMaurice F. Aburdene is the T. Jefferson Miers Professor of Electrical Engineering and Professor of ComputerScience at Bucknell University. He has also taught at Swarthmore College, State University of New York atOswego, and the University of Connecticut. Professor Aburdene was a project engineer and project manager at theBristol Company, a visiting research scientist at MIT’s Laboratory for Information and Decision

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Marjorie T. Davis

analysis through effective documents, graphics, and presentations • Managing interpersonal communication in sometimes stressful team projects • Communicating effectively with management to demonstrate expertise and achievements • Communicating with implementers and users of engineering products (such as technicians or the public) • Conveying concepts of risks, including probability of failures (think of Challenger, for example) • Understanding liability related to communication documentsA quick review of this list alone (and it is not to be considered completed) can demonstrate how far ourengineering students have yet to go, if we rely only upon essay writing and basic speech courses for theirinstruction.The

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Pigott; Bill Karr

, how to format a disk, install programs, defragment drives), a word processor (spell checking, grammar checking, proper format, inserting graphics and tables), a spreadsheet (programming, graphing), email (attachments), using the Internet for research and information gathering (downloading files, uploading files), programming (logic, sequencing, looping, conditional statements), and presentation tools (slide shows, graphics, linking).Business Knowledge: Students will gain knowledge of basic business/project management skills sufficient to permit them to apply those skills

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Zimmerman; Donna Dorminey

” world.Attacking a course shortfall identified by previous students of Fluid Mechanics by incorporatingit into the course design problem assured the students that they were indeed tackling an issue thatimpacted them and their peers personally. They were able to realistically apply constraints andallocate resources to the project. Customers included their own peers, instructors and laboratorytechnicians with whom they could personally meet to discuss requirements and evaluateconcepts. This design approach greatly enhanced the ability of students to see and understandthe physical significance of fluid mechanics. Page 6.245.3

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen C. Cooper; Michael D. Rucki; Gregory R. Miller

ideally suited for students ofstructural design. Page 3.215.4Not only can Dr. Frame be incorporated into existing design classes, it also opens the door on awealth of new problems for the introductory design classes being instituted at manyengineering schools. Traditionally, design projects have been pushed to the senior year because“the students don’t yet have all the tools to do proper design.” Yet the design experience isoften the great motivator. Many people choose engineering over the pure sciences because theyenjoy tinkering more than analysis. Dr. Frame opens the world of true design problems to anylevel of student. Not only does the student

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

S. A. Mandayam; R.P. Ramachandran; A. J. Marchese; Robert P. Hesketh; Ralph A. Dusseau; John L. Schmalzel; Kauser Jahan

Session 1326 Engineering Measurements in the Freshman Engineering Clinic at Rowan University K. Jahan, R.A. Dusseau, R. P. Hesketh, A. J. Marchese, R.P. Ramachandran, S. A. Mandayam and J. L. Schmalzel Rowan UniversityAbstractAll freshmen engineering students at Rowan University are introduced to engineeringexperiments and calculations through a series of modules in measurements. The primary goal ofthis course is to expose freshmen engineering students to multidisciplinary projects that teachengineering principles using the theme of engineering measurements in

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Martinazzi

current teaching practices in Engineering Economics revealed that 57.1% of thosesurveyed used some type of formal or informal “group” as part of their classes. The groups hadstudents working together in labs, on term projects to include presentations, doing homeworktogether, analyzing case studies, and working on spreadsheets. (2)The “partnering” concept involves the next generation of team learning. It shifts the team’sperspective from “team centered” learning to “partner centered” teaching. Teaching a subject isthe best way to learn it thoroughly and “partnering” focuses on that reality. “Partnering” changesthe team’s behavior by increasing its receptivity to the course material for which they aresubsequently held responsible and accountable to

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles U. Okonkwo

Processes 3MET 345 Advanced Manufacturing Processes 3MET 346 Numerical Control Point to Point & 3 Continuing Path ProgrammingMET 401 Statistical Process Control 3MET 416 Applied Computer Integrated Manufacturing 3MET 444 Production Tooling 3MET 451 Introduction to Robotics 3MET 460 Manufacturing Capstone Project 3MET 461 Manufacturing Capstone Project II 3Current Emphasis Area Requirements (12)Computer Integrated Manufacturing Engineering TechnologyCourses

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert V. Peltier; Farouk Attia

EngineeringTechn-ts must-also inte~act with customers and make persuasive presentations.3) Work as a team member without c[ose supervision under pressure in a culturally diverse environment.Virtually all design work is done by a diverse team from all parts of the corporation. The successfi.dEngineering Technologist will be able to deal with this diverse group to achieve success for the organization.The individual contributor has given way to concurrent engineering teams that can design and bring products to 5market fhster than the competition. Interpersonal and leadership skills are in great demands Take theinitiative to develop those skills through work experience, technical societies or Capstone Project teams.4) Have

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Spillman

on the use of both Verilog and VHDL as acentral feature of the digital electronics course at Pacific Lutheran University. Both languages have beentaught at different times over the last few years. Initially, Verilog was selected over VHDL because of itsclose connection to C, which many of the students have used in other classes and because of the closeconnection between schematics and low level Verilog code. Now, the course is moving towards increasinguse of VHDL. The paper outlines the need for HDLs in the introductory digital electronics course andexplores the advantages and disadvantages of both Verilog and VHDL. The paper also reports on the theapproach used to introduce HDLs to the students and the development of projects requiring HDLs

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Kant Vajpayee

brightcollege students whose knowledge of manufacturing may be rudimentary? This article presentsan account of my efforts. One-fourth of the available time was used on the basics ofmanufacturing, especially of discrete manufacturing, and on current developments and trends.The remaining time was devoted to group-supervising the enrollees toward self-initiated projectsthat culminated in individual reports and class presentations. The projects covered a widevariety of topics, namely powder coatings, breast implants, baseball bats, the Harley Davidsoncompany, ISO 14000 at Ford, nanotechnology in medicine, and robot-aided surgery. Theinstruction of manufacturing as a honors college seminar proved to be a unique experience.IntroductionLike several

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven W. Peretti; Richard M. Felder

agree that students learn bydiscovery, by confronting new problems and challenges, working out how to deal with them, andreflecting on implications of their solutions. In many laboratory courses, students often performrigidly prescribed experiments mechanically, without having to analyze what they are doing, whythey are doing it, or what the results have to do with the theory they may have studied in othercourses. A massive body of research on cooperative learning indicates that team projects aremost effective if they are structure to assure both positive interdependence and individualaccountability. In most laboratory courses, there is little to prevent one or two team membersfrom actually doing most of the work, all team members receiving

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan L. Murray; Linda M. Manning; Catherine A. Riordan; Elizabeth Cummins; Philip B. Thompson

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

P.E., Dr. Henry L. Welch

engineering curriculum only. (Thecomputer engineering students had already been using the simpler M68HC11EVBU in a stand-alone car project.) During that first term of use we found it very difficult for the students to wirein their own simple hardware. Additionally we were forced to replace at least eight (8) of theport-replacement units which had been damaged due to careless wiring. This was unacceptable.The Host Suitcase and the Development BoardA development effort then followed based on the five goals listed above. The result was a twounit system which met all of these goals. The central unit is the host suitcase shown in Figure 1.This suitcase at first appears little different than the initial system with one primary exception. Abuffer board was