Conference Session

Pedagogy and Learning 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

outcomes than any other factorexamined, including the curriculum content factors. The paper focuses on implementation ofproblem–based learning (PBL) in an engineering program, examines different variations of PBLdiscussed in the literature, selects suitable versions for potential adoption at the start, andidentifies and illustrates faculty role in implementing PBL. It also includes a brief history ofPBL, selected strategies to infuse PBL in an engineering program, and suggestions forredesigning courses to catalyze change in the classroom environment through studentengagement. The paper, also, addresses the potential difficulties that could arise duringimplementation of PBL, particularly when instructors are new to this instructional method

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Edward M. Land; Michael Marcus; Aaron Abugaber; Rohit Dayal; Noah Greenbaum; Sally Hong; Jon Hunt; Joseph Saltzman

havepublished in the area of teamwork that is based on my 17 years of experience as a Senior ProjectEngineer in Biomedical Instrumentation field.1,2 As an instructor, I have program specificknowledge of how Capstone Projects work. As a researcher, I had little knowledge of how majorResearch Projects function that include Faculty, Undergraduate, Graduate Students, and theirrelationships with Industry. I had the opportunity this past year to collaborate with EDWARDM. LAND, the HOAD Research Project P. I. of the Hand Opening Assistive Device (HOAD)Research project from Johns Hopkins University.Ed is a Consulting Engineer, for the Advanced Assistive Device Technologies Class that heteaches at the Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Tyler, Granta Education Division; Hannah Melia

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Materials

currently an Education Fellow with the Granta Education Division. She received her PhD at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign under Professor Paul Braun. Her research was split: focusing on manipulating eutectic material microstructures for optical applications and examining how engineer- ing outreach programs influence participants’ self-perceptions of engineering and self-confidence. Her interests lie in materials education and STEM outreach. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Learn Materials: Making an introductory, online materials resource (Work in Progress)AbstractThis year, Granta are hoping to put a very basic database of Materials

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Z. Yuan; T. Tang; Pratibha Gopalam; N. Liu; Chu R. Wie; Alexander N. Cartwright

and hasbeen with SUNY at Buffalo ever since, and currently is a Full Professor. He was a Presidential Young Investigatorawardee of NSF in 1988. The semiconductor Java applet simulation website, he and his students have developed,(http://jas2.eng.buffalo.edu) is internationally recognized as a most effective and valuable resource formicroelectronics education. He is the Director of Center for Active-learning of Microelectronics and Photonics, andis the Program Chair of the International Conference on Simulation and Multimedia in Engineering Education, SanDiego, CA, Jan. 23-27, 2000. Page 5.169.11

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharlene Katz, California State University, Northridge; James Flynn, California State University, Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

developed increased theirunderstanding and motivation. Cost was minimal and could be nearly zero with available freesoftware and downloadable signals.I. IntroductionThis paper presents a set of classroom demonstrations developed for use in the senior levelanalog communications course that is common to most electrical engineering programs. Thedemonstrations are intended to provide motivation to students with little or no practicalexperience with communications systems. By using software defined radio (SDR),communication systems are demonstrated with signals that are familiar to students. Thedemonstrations can be used in any classroom or laboratory with minimal cost.Section II of this paper provides background on some of the issues that faculty

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Forough Sheikh-Ansari, Purdue University; Baijian Yang, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

, Purdue Uni- versity. His research interests in includes Cybersecurity education, Security visualization, and applied security in SDN/NFV networks, Fog networks, and IoT. In addition, he has published two books on Win- dows Phone programming. Page 26.82.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Pilot Study on VM Template Authentication Forough Sheikh Ansari Baijian Yang Department of Computer and Information Technology Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 5: Online Teaching and Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joe Michael Allen, University of California, Riverside; Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside

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Computers in Education

onlinelearning content instead of a textbook to ensure reading before class, and online auto-gradedhomework and programming assignments to provide extensive practice and immediate feedback.A key omitted feature is videos; we intentionally have not made use of video lectures in anysubstantial way. A common theme from students is that they did not originally want to take thecourse online, but afterwards saying they liked the course better than in-person courses duelargely to the surprisingly-extensive live online interaction.1. IntroductionOur department's CS1 class serves about 1,000 students per year, about half CS/CE majors andhalf non-majors (engineering, science, math, and more). In 2012, our department decided to tryteaching one CS1 section online

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Assessing and Evaluating our progress on the CRCD Experiences at the University of Central Florida: An NSF ProjectAbstractMachine Learning has traditionally been a topic of research and instruction in computer scienceand computer engineering programs. Yet, due to its wide applicability in a variety of fields, itsresearch use has expanded to other disciplines, such as electrical engineering, industrialengineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering. Currently, many undergraduate andfirst-year graduate students in the aforementioned fields do not have any exposure to recentresearch trends in Machine Learning. This paper reports on a project in progress, funded by theNational Science Foundation under the program Combined

Conference Session

Computer-Based Tests, Problems, and Other Instructional Materials

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dongdong Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Deniz Eseryel, North Carolina State University; Uzair Nadeem, Prairie View A&M University; Atiq Islam, Prairie View A&M University; Deron Arceneaux, Prairie View A&M University

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Computers in Education

that implements both hand and computer based drafting. My main duty is to lecture the CAD section of the class known as Intro to Mechanical Drawing along with the tutoring or any other related duties that entail.Mr. Atiq Islam, Prairie View A&M University Page 26.737.1 I was born and raised in Houston Texas. I have worked in the professional field for five years as a environmental technician at Southern Union. I am also currently attending Prairie View A&M University to pursue a Mechanical Engineering degree c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

James Moller; D. Lee

, there is a concomitant needfor changes in design and manufacturing pedagogy. It is important for engineering education to have the multi-and cross-disciplinary approaches expected of practicing engineers. Design education needs a perspective ofproduction-related topics while manufacturing education needs an emphasis on manufacturing response todesign changes. The Design & Manufacturing course introduced at R.P.I. in Spring 1995 combined elements of bothdesign and manufacturing education in a new way. This upper-class Mechanical Engineering course gives avertical exposure to elements of the design-to-production process. It gives the opportunity to combine and applymaterial from engineering science courses to working a unified set of

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sweni Shah; Hamid S Timorabadi P.Eng., University of Toronto; Sanjana Dasadia; Samreen Khatib Syed; Doaa Muhammad, University of Toronto

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Paper ID #41872Board 47: A Mentor-Mentee Matching Algorithm to Automate Process ofFinding an Ideal Mentor for StudentsMs. Sweni ShahDr. Hamid S Timorabadi P.Eng., University of Toronto Hamid Timorabadi received his B.Sc, M.A.Sc, and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto. He has worked as a project, design, and test engineer as well as a consultant to industry. His research interests include the applicatiSanjana DasadiaSamreen Khatib SyedDoaa Muhammad, University of Toronto ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work In Progress: MentorMate: A Platform to

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Alexa July Hoffman, Marshall University; Trevor Joseph Bihl, Marshall University

universities. Among the 39institutions, just six offer ABET-accredited engineering and technology programs [34]: • Bluefield State University, which provides degrees in Electrical Engineering Technology with a focus on power systems related classes • BridgeValley Community and Technical College, which provides programs in engineering technology • Fairmont State University, which provides programs in engineering technology • Marshall University, which provides degrees in electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering with power system classes 12 • West Virginia University (WVU), which has significant heritage and

Conference Session

Miscellaneous Mechanics: Covid and Free Body Diagrams

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University; Bryan MacGavin, Saint Louis University; Raja Shekar P. V.

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Science and has published more than 20 papers in reputed international journals. His research interests includ ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Teaching the concept of tipping in statics:Pedagogy, potential activities, and practical examplesAbstractThe concept of tipping and stability are closely related and have several practical implicationsand applications. For example, tipping is the reason behind several accidents and recalls and theresulting injuries and deaths. For instance, 200+ fatalities were caused by furniture tippingbetween January 2000 and April 2022. Improper loading can also cause the tipping of airplanes,cranes, and other products, resulting in significant financial

Collection

2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Roman Taraban; Curtis Craig; Srinivasa Murthy Gunturu; Edward E. Anderson

second method used naïve Bayesian methods to extract andweight the key concepts that distinguished more- versus less-skilled problem solvers. We report thekey concepts that distinguished skill levels through the application of these methods. This paperintroduces a new approach for thinking about engineering problem solving. Compared to instructors’conventional grading of students’ work, it presents new ways to ask why and where highly skilledproblem solvers differ from less-skilled problem solvers. IntroductionEngineering students devote considerable time to learning how to solve problems. Early on inengineering programs, solving textbook problems is the most frequent and time-consuming learningactivity

Conference Session

Student Experiences and Motivation: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology; Anna KT Howard, North Carolina State University; Sherry Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Beichner, Robert J., and Jeffrey M.Saul. "Introduction to the SCALE-UP (student-centered activities forlarge enrollment undergraduate programs) project." Proceedings of the International School of Physics “EnricoFermi,” Varenna, Italy (2003).14. Moravec, Marin, et al. "Learn before lecture: a strategy that improves learning outcomes in a largeintroductory biology class." CBE-Life Sciences Education 9.4 (2010): 473-481.15. Lavelle, Jerome P., Matthew T. Stimpson, and E. D. Brill. "Flipped Out Engineering Economy: Convertinga Traditional Class to an Inverted Model." IIE Annual Conference. Proceedings (2013): 397-406. ProQuest.Web. 2 Feb. 2015.16. Talbert, Robert. "Inverting the linear algebra classroom." PRIMUS 24.5 (2014): 361-374.17. Bishop, Jacob

Conference Session

Teaching about New Materials

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Crone

courses under topics such as phase transformation behavior, constitutive relations,and smart materials and structures. The authors have successfully used these modules inmechanics, materials and chemistry courses at their respective institutions. Page 9.790.7 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright À 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationAcknowledgementsWe are grateful to the National Science Foundation through the Materials Research Science andEngineering Center (MRSEC) on Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces (award # DMR-0079983

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven L. Cohen; Dennis P. Slevin; David I. Cleland; Kim LaScola Needy; Heather Nachtmann

papers, magazine articles, refereed journal articles and potentially an annotated bibliography. Books and Reports – In addition to a final project report, the research team is in the process of putting together a book proposal. There are two distinct types of books that could result from this research: a textbook and a casebook. Both of these books can be used to supplement a formal course on the subject. The advantage of these books, together with instructor’s notes, is that the body of knowledge becomes easily portable into engineering management programs at other institutions. Courses – Plans are underway to develop a graduate course on the subject of corporate governance. At the

Conference Session

Hardware Descriptive Language Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, a D.C. motor model, and a simple speed controlfeedback loop. Classic controls examples that are possible include the inverted pendulum, cruisecontrol, and advanced motor control. The FPGA development board is able to communicatewith a PC. This communication allows the user to understand what information is being read bythe sensors and how the FPGA is programmed to respond. This kit provides several experimentsand demonstrations which can be shown to prospective engineering students or undergraduatesin a control and automation course.IntroductionWe are developing the Motor Controls Toolkit (MCT) for use in a series of control systemexperiments. The MCT consists of a Xilinx field programmable gate array (FPGA) developmentboard interfaced with

Conference Session

Preparation for Graduate Research

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Xia, Pennsylvania State University; Cliff J. Lissenden, Pennsylvania State University; Francesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University; Bruce Gluckman, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

-led projects while also supporting instructors to improve their teaching in the classroom. Previously, Dr. Cutler worked as the research specialist with the Rothwell Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence Worldwide Campus (CTLE - W) for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.Ms. Yu Xia, Pennsylvania State University Yu Xia is a doctoral candidate in Learning, Design, and Technology program in College of Education and research assistant in Leonhard Center for Enhancement of Engineering Education in College of Engineer- ing at Penn State. She is currently doing research of collaborative learning in various learning contexts.Dr. Cliff J. Lissenden, Pennsylvania State University Cliff J. Lissenden, Ph.D. (University

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Alexander, California State University, Chico; Michael Kotar, California State University, Chico; JoAna Brooks, California State University, Chico

me in the sciences, technology, engineering &you. Very much like me mathematics is thrilling. • To what extent do you intend to pursue a STEM- related career that may include research?Perception of how one aligns with characteristics of the entrepreneurial mindsetWe think that there may be a Not at all like me • A person who accepts uncertainty and riskrelationship between success in Not like me when he or she thinks it may lead to a bigSTEM-related majors and A little like me payoff or

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty Development

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Guruji Education Foundation

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Edition', (Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium, 2015).2 P. E. Reginald Vachon, O. Warrington Robert, Jr., and D. Kersten Robert, 'Invited Paper - Engineering for the Americas (Efta)', (Atlanta, Georgia: ASEE Conferences).3 P. E. Dirk Schaefer, 'Invited Paper - Fostering a Culture of Professional Faculty Development and Recognition of Engineering &Amp; Engineering Technology Educators', (Atlanta, Georgia: ASEE Conferences).4 Richard M Felder, and Rebecca Brent, 'The National Effective Teaching Institute: Assessment of Impact and Implications for Faculty Development', Journal of Engineering Education, 99 (2010), 121-34.5 F. Vaz Richard, 'Participation in Faculty-Led Off-Campus Programs as a

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Pearce

Electricity Generation, a second semester freshmantutorial course in the Plan II honors program at the University of Texas at Austin. This coursefocuses on the impact of technological development and is one of several "substantial writingcomponent" courses in the curriculum. Students in the Plan II program are purposefully chosenfrom a wide range of degree programs in Natural Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences, LiberalArts, Public Policy, Languages and Performance Arts. The classes are intentionally composed ofmixed majors to provide a broad perspective in the discussions. I found the style of teachingrequired a refreshing change from my usual classroom experience. The standard engineeringlecture format is, of necessity, used very sparingly

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

John Adams; Charles Kochakian

were a number of other gains from the process of adopting RFID, including theestablishment of a working relationship with the college’s business school, obtaining significantequipment donations from a wide range of industry partners, and creating co-op, internship,research, and job opportunities. Going forward, the department plans to use its experience withRFID to serve as a template for including future “disruptive technologies” in the curriculum, asRFID will eventually become more of a commodity rather than the emerging technology it isnow.References[1] CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITING ENGINEERING PROGRAMS Effective for Evaluations During the2007-2008 Accreditation Cycle, ABET, Baltimore, MD.[2]Yu and Peters: “Bottom Up Program Assessment using

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

John Adams; Charles Kochakian

were a number of other gains from the process of adopting RFID, including theestablishment of a working relationship with the college’s business school, obtaining significantequipment donations from a wide range of industry partners, and creating co-op, internship,research, and job opportunities. Going forward, the department plans to use its experience withRFID to serve as a template for including future “disruptive technologies” in the curriculum, asRFID will eventually become more of a commodity rather than the emerging technology it isnow.References[1] CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITING ENGINEERING PROGRAMS Effective for Evaluations During the2007-2008 Accreditation Cycle, ABET, Baltimore, MD.[2]Yu and Peters: “Bottom Up Program Assessment using

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

John Adams; Charles Kochakian

were a number of other gains from the process of adopting RFID, including theestablishment of a working relationship with the college’s business school, obtaining significantequipment donations from a wide range of industry partners, and creating co-op, internship,research, and job opportunities. Going forward, the department plans to use its experience withRFID to serve as a template for including future “disruptive technologies” in the curriculum, asRFID will eventually become more of a commodity rather than the emerging technology it isnow.References[1] CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITING ENGINEERING PROGRAMS Effective for Evaluations During the2007-2008 Accreditation Cycle, ABET, Baltimore, MD.[2]Yu and Peters: “Bottom Up Program Assessment using

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Andy Gill; Garrin Kimmell; Kevin Matlage

Engineering Education 2Special FeatureAt the University of Kansas, the Functional Programming group had grand plans to use what weknow and research (computer language technology) to help us enhance simple videos of whiteboardtalks. Unfortunately, before recording and producing these smaller talks and crafting our techniques,we found ourselves producing a 30 minute special feature. Here is our story.For over 20 years, the Partial Evaluation and Program Manipulation (PEPM) Symposium/Workshopseries has been bringing together researchers and practitioners working in the areas of programmanipulation, partial evaluation, and program generation. In Fall

Conference Session

ECCD Applications in Energy and Thermodynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

buildingincluding its structural, HVAC and electrical systems. Students also review and deepen theirunderstanding of architecturally related topics including special layout and building codesrequirements.Most importantly, project methodology will be discussed. We discuss the capstone designprogram from students’ point of view, and the experience earned in design, integration, and alsoin written and oral communication skills. Methodology used to evaluate the effectiveness of thecapstone design program in term of learning outcomes is also described.Introduction:The Architectural Engineering Senior Project Capstone Class (AREN 485/486) proposes to usean actual industrial facility as the basis for the senior project. The purpose of the class is toprovide

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

A. Richard Vannozzi; Leonard Anderson

the topics and tasks related to both their civil engineering education and their careers in civilengineering. Trends in the data indicate that including an active learning component in atraditional passive lecture series adds value for students in two worthwhile ways. The first beingan increased awareness of less traditional, yet critically important, professional communicationskills and second, students develop a sense of self efficacy in a public facing aspect ofprofessional life.Overall the structured active learning approach to the planning and execution of a traditionalweekly lecture series by the students was a success. The students found that both theplanning/execution of their weekly lecture and attending the lectures offered by their

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Steven H Chin, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Liang Hong, Tennessee State University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Robert M Nickel, Bucknell University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

research interests within computational intelligence include ensemble systems, incremental and nonstationary learning, and various applications of pattern recognition in bioinformatics and biomedical engineering. He is a member of IEEE, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu. His re- cent and current works are funded primarily through NSF’s CAREER and Energy, Power and Adaptive Systems (EPAS) programs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT OF A WORKSHOP ON UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IN BIOMETRIC SYSTEMSABSTRACTBiometrics is the science of recognizing and authenticating people using theirphysiological features. The global biometrics market has a compound annual

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Barker

penalty for wrong answers before the due date, and homework assignments that areavailable as a typeset, downloadable postscript file. WeBWorK is based on CAPA, differingmainly in its use of a new generation of electronic technology. WeBWorK was developed at theUniversity of Rochester, and was used initially in pre-calculus and calculus. WeBWorK isaccessed using common internet browsers and requires a Unix server. It uses email to providepersonal help.The online documentation contains a comparison between CAPA and WeBWorK. Thedocumentation suggests that the CAPA engine is a self-contained C program that requiresinternal changes for future improvements. In contrast, "WeBWorK knits together existing webprograms, leveraging the work done by the