Conference Session

Simple Classroom Demonstrations for Mechanics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Kiefer, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

examples adopted in this coursewere first created by Eann Patterson as part of a National Science Foundation sponsored projectto change the undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum and make it more attractive to adiverse group of students. Specifically, this paper critiques the adaptation of five real lifeexamples taken from the original project. Student response to the lecture material was measuredby specific survey questions about the real life examples, survey questions about the course as awhole, interviews, and standard student course evaluation forms.1. Introduction A considerable amount of attention has been given to the retention of engineeringstudents in recent years. In fact, most universities with engineering programs are

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

proveninnovative teaching methods based on a project-based, hands-on, active-learning approach to engineeringeducation. The main teaching method to be adopted is studio-based4, 5, which combines hands-onexperimenting with lecturing, as opposed to the traditional lectures and lab sessions. The use of projectsin the curriculum motivates student learning and facilitates understanding of class material6. The Page 15.1035.2developed curriculum allows students to graduate as engineers after taking a total of 126 semester credithours distributed into core courses, cognate courses, electives, and general education requirements. Thefacilities planned for

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cox, Purdue University; Osman Cekic, Purdue University; Sara Branch, Purdue University; Rocio Chavela Guerra, Purdue University; James Cawthorne, Purdue University; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

AC 2010-918: PH.D.S IN ENGINEERING: GETTING THEM THROUGH THEDOOR AND SEEING THEM GRADUATE- FACULTY AND INDUSTRYPERSPECTIVESMonica Cox, Purdue University Monica F. Cox, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She obtained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Primary research projects explore the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Guo, Stevens Institute of Technology; Shubo Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology

AC 2010-503: MEETING THE EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGE INMICRO/NANOROBOTICS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONSYi Guo, Stevens Institute of TechnologyShubo Zhang, Stevens Institute of TechnologyArthur Ritter, Stevens Institute of TechnologyHong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 15.866.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Meeting the Educational Challenge in Micro/nanorobotics for Biomedical ApplicationsAbstractWe present the progress of our NSF CCLI project to design teaching materials onmicro/nanorobotics for biomedical engineering students. We have developed a case study and alaboratory module, both of which are centered on a vitamin pill

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

(7)where xi and yi are arbitrary raw scores and their scaled values correspond to each of the A, B, C, D, andF categories; αj and βj (j = 1, 2, …, 5) are linear transformation coefficients.Let us assume that the instructor assesses the correspondence to each LG category of raw scores so thatm1, M1 (minimum and maximum) correspond to the limits of the raw score of F LG; m2, M2 correspondto the limits of the raw score of D LG, etc.; also, on the projected scale we have F (m’1, M’1), D (m’2, M’2),C (m’2, M’2), etc. Then the coefficients αj and βj can be calculated as M 'j / m 'j m'j M j / m j M 'j χj ? ;δj ? (j = 1, 2,…, 5) (8) M j / mj

Conference Session

IE and the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Laura Ruff, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

courseshave become a common component of many undergraduate engineering programs. Severalstudies have examined the effectiveness of various types of introductory courses. Hoit et al.showed that the conversion of a lecture-based multidisciplinary introductory course to a Page 15.697.2laboratory-based course that engaged students in “hand-on” activities for each undergraduateengineering discipline resulted in significant improvements to retention in engineering1. Asimilar attempt to implement active learning through a freshman year course that focused on aninterdisciplinary design project was attempted by Courter et al. with no evidence of

Conference Session

Lean and Green

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; John Sutherland, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

additionaltopic for the Senior Design Project Class required to meet ABET criteria for accreditedengineering programs. It also suggests the sustainability categories that may best fit the FEtopics. Table 1. Mapping Core Engineering Topics to Sustainability ConceptsCore Engineering FE Exam Topic Relevant Sustainability CategoriesMathematics 1. Complex Systems & System DynamicsEngineering Probability and Statistics 1. Complex Systems & System DynamicsChemistry 2. Natural World Basics, 4. Chemicals and Materials 11. Chemicals & Materials for SustainabilityComputers

Conference Session

Students' Abilities and Attitudes

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew G Bennett, Kansas State University; Todd Moore; Xuan Hien Nguyen, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A longitudinal study on students' development and transfer of the concept of integrationAbstract: We present results from the first two years of a project investigating how engineeringstudents develop problem solving skills through their academic career. The project consists of alongitudinal study as well as cross-sectional studies in multiple courses in mathematics, physicsand engineering. In this article, we focus on the transfer of knowledge from mathematics tophysics courses. We track how students' understanding of function and integration evolves asthey progress through the Calculus courses using individual semi-structured interviews. Moststudents develop a

Conference Session

BME Courses and Learning Activities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Kelly Laas, Illinois Institute of Technology, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions; David W. Gatchell PhD, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

AC 2011-2272: A STUDENT-CENTERED COURSE FOR INTEGRATIONOF ETHICS INTO A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH EXPE-RIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATESEric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Assistant Dean, Office of Undergraduate Research Illinois Institute of TechnologyKelly Laas, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology Kelly Laas is the Librarian/Information Researcher at the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions (CSEP) at the Illinois Institute of Technology. During her four years at the Center, she has supervised a number of projects relating to the development of online ethics resources and collections, including the

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Institute of Technology, Madras in 1986 and his Ph. D from the University of California at Berkeley. He is currently a professor in the mechanical engineering department and serves as a curriculum coordinator for the Freshman engineering program at the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M UniversityJefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeffrey E. Froyd is the Director of Faculty Climate and Development at Texas A&M University. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen R. Fleeman, Rock Valley College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of the program’s first year and graduatesof the two-year program can be measured using externally-developed measurements. Page 22.156.6 On further reflection and discussion, the faculty determined that several existing coursescould be adjusted to serve SES goals as well as those of our traditional EET program. Forexample, the definition of a current source taught in our basic circuits and electronics course(EET 141) can include a photovoltaic module or a grid-tied inverter as practical examples to whythe topic is necessary. Both our capstone project class (EET 282) and our seminar (independentstudent research) class (EET 298) can permit

Conference Session

Lean and Green

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

system constraints.In recent years, faculty at a number of universities have used hands-on approaches for teachinglean principles, particularly physical simulations, to give students an opportunity to practiceapplication and to engage them in actively learning lean topics1,5,8. In these activities, studentstypically simulate a process that is poorly structured and performs badly, then use specific leantactics to improve performance, often in multiple improvement rounds. Such simulations areeffective in providing opportunities for practice and decision-making, but are more controlled interms of content and time than projects done at company sites, for example2. When leansimulations are used, students’ abilities to apply lean ideas have improved

Conference Session

e-Learning Course Development and Instruction

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie-Pierre Huguet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Tom Haley, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Yaron Danon, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

AC 2010-2155: HANDS-ON NUCLEAR ENGINEERING EDUCATION – ABLENDED APPROACHMarie-Pierre Huguet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Marie-Pierre Huguet has been a course developer at Rensselaer since 2001. As such, she has been providing support and guidance in instructional design and instructional technologies to Rensselaer faculty who either seek to integrate emerging technologies into their face-to-face classroom, or teach Web-based or blended/hybrid courses. Dr. Huguet received her Ph. D. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University at Albany. For the past eight years, both at Rensselaer and SUNY Albany, she has been involved in several research projects that have looked at the

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2 - Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mohan Khedkar, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati

Tagged Topics

Track 3 - Faculty Development

Journal of Electric Power and Energy System-Australia Visited Japan, U.S.A, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Nepal for paper presentation & interaction Guided 18 M.Tech. Projects Awarded Union Ministry of Energy - Department of Power Prize for the paper entitled ”Optimal Electricity Nodal Pricing in a Restructured Electricity Market” (published in the Electrical Engg. Journal of IEI, Vol.91, June 2010 issue. Certificate of Merit from Institution of Engineers (I) for the paper published in journal during 2004-05 & Best Paper Awards for the papers presented at Na- tional Conference SEEM’04 held at N.I.T. Trichy and The Institution of Engineers (I), Nagpur local centre Chairman ISTE Maharashtra-Goa Section for

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego

; Entrepreneurship course, where students developtheir own product concepts.2) Van Den Einde is a Teaching Professor in Structural Engineering at UC San Diego. Sheincorporates education innovations into courses (Peer Instruction, Project-based learning),prepares next generation faculty, advises student organizations, hears cases of academicmisconduct, is responsible for ABET, and is committed to fostering a supportive environment fordiverse students. Her research focuses on engagement strategies for large classrooms anddeveloping K-16 curriculum in earthquake engineering and spatial visualization.3) WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title:Enhancing Success in STEM: Spatial Visualization and Freehand Sketching with theSpatialKids

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mert Bal, Miami University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

Paper ID #11057Assessment of Remote Laboratory Practices in Engineering Technology Dis-tance EducationDr. Mert Bal, Miami University Mert Bal received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Eastern Mediterranean Univer- sity, North Cyprus in 2008. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the University of Western Ontario, and a Visiting Researcher at the National Research Council Canada in London, Ontario, Canada between 2008 and 2010. He was involved in various research projects in the areas of collaborative intelligence, localiza- tion and collaborative information processing in wireless sensor networks, intelligent

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

William Robinson, Stevens Institute of Technology; Michael Pennotti, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

demonstratedthe potential for accelerating experience by using live simulations of realistic, complex, systemdesign projects. Engineers at different levels of experience, who have been immersed in thesesimulations, have demonstrated insights usually associated with time on the job. This raises thepossibility that useful experience might be acquired at dramatically reduced time, cost and risk.We have designed and conducted multiple simulations to expose students to the complexity,confusion, and decision-making and leadership challenges encountered in complex system designand development projects. These interrelated simulations have included: Design Simulations,Leadership Simulations, Customer Simulations, and Peer Review Simulations.The simulations

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLC

Tagged Topics

Invited - Curriculum Development

complex earns money by leasing the buildingsto foreign universities.5Michigan State University Dubai offers bachelor’s degree programs including ComputerEngineering and Construction Project Management. It is adding postgraduate degreeprograms, including a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management. The decision toopen operations in Dubai was contingent on several conditions: a requirement that theproject be self-sustaining, not use taxpayer money, not drain resources from the maincampus, and not utilize foreign investors to underwrite the campus.Rochester Institute of Technology Dubai is offering master’s degree programs includingElectrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Networking and SystemsAdministration. These are currently

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott Bellinger, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Joseph Stanislow, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1808: STEPWISE METHOD FOR DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARINGSTEM STUDENTS IN SOLVING WORD PROBLEMSGary Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology Gary Behm is a Senior Project Associate and Director of the NTID Center on Access Technology Innovation Laboratory and a Visiting Lecturer at NTID. He is a deaf engineer at IBM who received his BS from RIT and his MS from Lehigh University. He currently serves as a loaned executive at NTID/RIT working in the Center on Access Technology and the department of Engineering Studies. At IBM, he is a delivery project manager in the Rapid Application Development Engineering System. Behm has six patents and has presented over 20 scientific and technical papers

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Verleger, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

timestamps on everything provides anautomatic documentation of when actions occurred.Don’t delete data – flag items as inactiveProper software development says that data should never get deleted, but this recommendationhas more to do with good research technique. By specifying data as active or inactive, you willbe able to reconstruct a more complete sequence of events as they occurred. Much like therecommendation to timestamp everything, it will also help in developing a write-up of theresearch if there is a guarantee that no data is missing.Have a change management planRecognizing that projects evolve and interfaces and questions change throughout the life of aresearch project, having a change management plan in place to prepare for those

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randolph, Randy Hutchison, Randy Hutchison, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

encouraged individual accountability within the group. The groups pursued aresearch question of their own for their final project which was based on multiple technologiesand skills sets learned throughout the class.Students’ pre- and post- test performance on statics and force concept inventories werecompared. Perceptions of learning gains and expert experience were assessed through studentinterviews and surveys. We will report on these results and discuss implications and limitationson learning through constructed contextual knowledge based on situated cognition andconstructivist theory.IntroductionStudy Abroad Program Description Page

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Engineering Ethics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Abdul Qadeer, Urdu Science University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Implications of Technology. He teaches Wireless Engineering, Network Engineering, Fiber Optic Communications, Technology and Society, and Project Management. He also advises students on their senior design projects. He is author of “The Telecommunications Fact Book, 2E” and co-author of “Technology and Society: Crossroads to the 21st Century,” “Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century,” and “Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond.” He is a member of ASEE, and a senior member of IEEE.Abdul Qadeer, Urdu Science University Dr. Abdul Qadeer is the Director of Academic Planning and Development at Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology (FUUAST), Karachi

Conference Session

BIM and Other New Construction Practices

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daphene Koch, Purdue University; Rajeswari Sundararajan, Purdue University; Greg Lasker, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

AC 2010-178: ENERGY PRACTICES IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS: A GLOBALLOOKDaphene Koch, Purdue University Daphene Koch, PhD is an assistant professor at Purdue University in the Building Construction Management Department. Daphene has over 10 years of college teaching experience and over 10 years of construction industry experience. Her construction experience included mechanical construction and industrial petrochemical projects in Indiana , Texas and East Malaysia.Rajeswari Sundararajan, Purdue University Raji Sundararajan is an Associate Professor at Purdue University in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology. She currently serves at president of t he Electrostatics

Conference Session

Education Ideas in Software Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Vallino; Michael Lutz

. Page 10.339.5 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationIn this course, we assign projects such as small transit system simulations and computer games.Each of these projects requires the team to develop an FSP model and use that to drive theimplementation. One problem with the finite state process definition used by LTSA is state-space explosion. The composite FSP has exponential growth for the number of states in thesystem. The larger projects that we assign in this course will commonly have millions of statesin the composite. While LTSA can handle systems of this size, a naïve approach to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven VanderLeest

converseStudents often assume that there is very little communication between disciplines. Each domainis nicely parceled out and no interdisciplinary conversations are necessary. This idea comesnaturally to them, since the academic departments at the institutions they attend are similarlydivided.But outside of the rarified air of academics, disciplines must mix and converse and interact bynecessity. Almost every substantial engineering project requires multiple disciplines to workclosely together. Thus students need to know the jargon of these other disciplines, at least at arudimentary level. This often comes home to students in our senior design projects course wheninterdisciplinary teams of varying engineering disciplines tackle a real world project

Conference Session

Capacity Building: Engineering for Development & Megatrends

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationmonthly issues of the Digest provide a pattern that helps to illuminate currentmegatrends, and to project them into likely future directions.Using over three years of the International Engineering Education Digest as a datasource, and with the luxury of hindsight, eight major themes emerge from the world ofengineering education: Entrepreneurship and connections with industry Outsourcing and the external environment shaping engineering education Student mobility Diversity issues Capacity building Private higher education Funding of higher education Quality assuranceThese individual themes are complex enough, but when taken together

Conference Session

Virtual Instrumentation in ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Terrance Lovell; Dale Litwhiler

ofUSB data acquisition units in an electromechanical engineering technology laboratoryenvironment. Features, advantages and disadvantages of the hardware are discussed. TheLabVIEW™ software tools (virtual instruments) developed to interface with the USB device arepresented. Examples of sensing and control systems experiments and projects are also given.IntroductionThe Universal Serial Bus (USB) has quickly found its way from consumer electronics (cameras,scanners, printers, cell phones, etc.) to laboratory equipment. The ease of connection andrelatively high data rate of USB makes this technology very useful for portable data acquisitionunits. Several units are now available at very reasonable cost from companies such as LabJack,Measurement

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Johnson; Donatus Cobbinah; Ahmed Rubaai

automation applications.3 The New Instructional LaboratoryA year ago, Moog donated funding for an in-kind equipment gift to Howard. This gift wastargeted specifically for ECE, with the ultimate goal of equipping a multi-disciplinary seniorcapstone design project laboratory in mechatronics. The ECE department chose to use thedonation to develop a modern motors and controls laboratory. The Moog equipment was wellsuited for such a development. Since most laboratories have approximately 15 to 20 students persection, we decided to create 6 workstations, with a seventh station as a development prototypeand a spare. During the past year, the lab space was renovated to move an existing office spaceand house the new lab. Three-phase 208V power was installed

Conference Session

Innovations in ChE Labs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Zollars; Jim Henry

placed on the number of experiments that theWSU students could request.After obtaining data from which dynamic process models could be built the WSUstudents were given a second assignment. This time the assignment was to obtain aparticular response from the system located at the UTC site. A sample assignment sheet(in the form of a memo) for this second portion of the project is also in the Appendix.Note that the assignment was different for each WSU student. Some were asked to tunefor set point changes, some for disturbance rejection; some were asked to do this for highvalues of the set point, some for low values; and some were asked to obtain responseswith a specific decay ratio while some were asked to obtain responses with a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Kavetsky

-65% Engineers 4000 2000 0 <31 31-40 41-50 51-60 >60 Age (Yrs) SOURCE: DTIC/DMDC (DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL DATA SYSTEM, APR 03 Figure 1. Naval RDT&E Centers Demographics Page 9.944.2 Further exacerbating the situation is the fact that the workforce focused on applied research(funding code 6.2) projects decreased twice as fast as the funding level in that category of