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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

at what their studentshave learned rather than how much time they have spent in class. The emphasis over thepast fifteen years has been on outcomes rather than inputs. So wouldn’t the Moldovaneducators be better off leap-frogging the credit hour system and instead moving directlyto creating an outcomes-based curriculum?There was no forum for raising this issue. And in the end, practical politics tookprecedence over a more idealized approach. Moldovan students are being hindered intheir attempts to study outside of their own country because their academic credentialscannot easily be evaluated for transfer. The credit hour system will provide a commonlyspoken academic “language” and provide a quick fix to a country that desperately needssigns

Conference Session

Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering topics required by the general criteriashall support the engineering fundamentals of each of these four areas at the specified level. Graduates are expectedto discuss the basic concepts of architecture in a context of architectural design and history.The design level must be in a context that:a. Considers the systems or processes from other architectural engineering curricular areas,b. Works within the overall architectural design,c. Includes communication and collaboration with other design or construction team members,d. Includes computer-based technology and considers applicable codes and standards, ande. Considers fundamental attributes of building performance and sustainability.Faculty -- The program must demonstrate that faculty

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Joey Parker

functions. Students often have difficulty with symbolic manipulation at this level ofcomplexity - up to five or so "knowns" and five to ten "unknowns." The ability to manipulatethese symbols algebraically is not indicative of student understanding of the fundamentalconcepts of dynamic systems and controls. In fact, many students spend most of their effort onsuch problems doing algebraic manipulations and are never able to move beyond this stage ofsolving a systems dynamics problem.Modern computational systems, such as Matlab and to a lesser degree MathCad and Maple, areoften used to solve problems in dynamic system/control system modeling and analysis. Anumber of textbook supplements 1,2,3,4,5 have been written that use Matlab for

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

-4 Corridor”(Tampa-Orlando-Daytona) work with industry to offer programming in the engineeringtechnology/electronics field. Rapidly evolving industry demands and increasingly limitedresources have led to the establishment of an education/business alliance known as the Tech-4High-Technology Industrial Education Consortium. Tech-4 is currently utilizing NSF-ATEfunding and over $1 million in substantially cash value industry match to enhance individualizedinstitutional efforts to design and deliver a collaborative, replicable Electronics WorkforceDevelopment System. This System will maximize learning for secondary and lower-divisionstudents through coordinated sharing of industry and educational resources.NSF-TECH-4 Initiative The galvanizing

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Kullgren; David Pape

professionals, a graduate program designed to addtechnical knowledge, leadership and management strategies to existing workplace skillswas initiated. This degree, called the Master of Science in Technological Processes,includes coursework in both technical and professional disciplines, and is targeted atindividuals with undergraduate degrees in science, engineering, computer science,mathematics, or engineering technology. The program is offered entirely on campus withevening classes and concludes with an industry-based capstone Field Project. In thispaper the first two plus years of the program are presented and analyzed. The studentpopulation, which has developed into an interesting mixture that includes a significantinternational population and a

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Furth

required to talk with at least three recruiters, although theymay certainly visit with more. Evidence of talking with a recruiter could be in the form of arecruiter business card, recruiter signature, or a brief narrative describing their conversation. Ifavor the last method of reporting, as I am made aware not only of the different recruiters and thejob opportunities but also the unique reactions of my students. I, too, attend the career fair eachsemester, hunting especially for companies that are new to our campus. In that way, I am able torecognize almost every company that students learn about and the names of perhaps one fifth ofthe recruiters.III. Student Evaluations of Career Development ActivitiesDuring the Fall 2000 semester, I asked

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert A. Hall; Mark W. McK. Bannatyne

. Indeed,there are many among us who doubtless consider their days a waste of waking hours if they aren'table to receive a daily dose of e-mail, or surf the Net. We have become so concerned about theinformation that we might receive that even while we sleep we employ computers and otherinformation servants to stand on vigilant duty guarding precious data which are retrieved by faxand answering machines until we can once more join the active world.This daily acquisition, this barrage of information, has become a staple of our careers. It is thevery breath that supports our biosphere of intellect. The review of information has become acorner stone of the society in which we work and even in which we seek escape. We are alwaysseeking the latest

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard A. King; Jack Van de Water

. Companyboundaries will be world-wide, with networked communications and teleconferencing routine. In such a com-pany, it becomes possible to assemble a meeting in a “virtual meeting room” using linked computers; smallcameras mounted on each computer and wide-band communications networks enable real time interactions,without the need for all persons to physically assemble in one area.1 teleconferencing usually involves some form of audio/video link, often with a group of people in a special room so equipped.2 meetings from the desktop involves two or more workstations, with local (often attached to the monitor) video cameras, in jointcommunication. Video and text are simultaneous, and appear on each others’ monitor

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Venkatramana N. Reddy; Michael L. Mavrovouniotis

by: ∆ v ji = ∑ x pi δ pj (15) pTherefore, the extra computation required for training the inputs is negligible compared withtraining the rest of the network. In the above derivation, we have assumed that only hiddennodes use sigmoidal functions and that input and output nodes are linear. The same derivationcan be carried out for networks with sigmoidal output and/or input nodes and Eq. 13 still holdsbut with different δpj.Testing and Using IT-NetsA trained IT-net can be tested through cross-validation. In this sense, testing and using an IT-netinvolves the same computing task. We will need to describe only testing. Because the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Goldman; David A. Conner

accreditation criteria, the Engineering Faculty andadministration of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) considered the pros and consof each set of criteria during the Fall of 1997. The clear choice was to "bite the bullet" and usethe EC2000 criteria since following ABET visits would require a commitment to this set ofcriteria. This decision was followed by the Dean appointing the previous Dean as ABET 2000Coordinator and asking Department Chairs to select a faculty member to serve as anUndergraduate Program ABET Coordinator. The College-wide Coordinator researched the new1 Dr. Conner is serving as the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Undergraduate ElectricalEngineering Program Coordinator for the Year 2000 ABET visit

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey A. Griffin; Rick L. Homkes

could also develop objectives for the faculty internship. Tarrant CountyJunior College in Fort Worth, Texas has had a faculty internship program in place since 1992.Using the Advisory Committee model, they developed goals for the program that included: • To allow full-time faculty to sharpen, to hone, their technical skills. • To place those faculty in an environment where they might acquire new technical skills and knowledge. • To provide those faculty with opportunities for rejuvenation and renewed enthusiasm for their profession and the discipline of computer science. • To better acquaint the department with local business and industry, thereby allowing the department to better

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Vincent R. Canino; John D. Gassert

Page 4.269.1commonly found in all engineering curricula. In addition to the customary engineering sciencecourses, the BE curriculum includes studies in the life sciences. A graduate of the BE programwill have completed 21 quarter credits of biology, organic and biochemistry, anatomy, andphysiology. The life sciences are also integrated into many of the traditional engineering sciencecourses taken by the biomedical engineering students. Continual and progressive assessment ofa student’s progress is crucial to improving the quality of the BE program at MSOE. Thefaculty at MSOE have elected to use a four year design process as the primary method ofassessing the learning of the BE students.Design in the Biomedical Engineering Program

Conference Session

Technology Integration in Manufacturing Curriculum

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayla Acuña, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Moe Rabea, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing Division (MFG)

fabricating nanostructured materials for supercapacitor energy storage. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Exploring the Relationship Between Infill Ratio, Infill Pattern, and Material in 3D Printed Part PerformanceAbstract There are many factors to consider when choosing the best manufacturing process andmaterial. This paper reviews how strength, hardness, and surface finish were tested forthree-dimensional (3D) printing. Engineering students are taught how to find, measure, andcalculate compressive strength and hardness. Students also learn the importance of each of thesefactors and what can lead to defects. Many studies tend to focus on the properties of just

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alaine M Allen, Carnegie Mellon University; Darlene Saporu, The Johns Hopkins University; Elisa Riedo, New York University; Shelley L Anna, Carnegie Mellon University; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Andrew Douglas, The Johns Hopkins University; Nathalie Florence Felciai, New York University; Neetha Khan, Carnegie Mellon University; Jelena Kovacevic, New York University; Stacey J Marks, The Johns Hopkins University; William Harry Sanders, Carnegie Mellon University; Tuviah E. Schlesinger, The Johns Hopkins University; Yao Wang; Nelson O. O. Zounlomè, Carnegie Mellon University; Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Franklin and Marshall College and a doctorate degree in Materials Science from the University of Delaware.Dr. Jelena Kovacevic, New York UniversityStacey J Marks, The Johns Hopkins UniversityDr. William Harry Sanders, Carnegie Mellon University Education Ph.D.; Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, 1988 M.S.E.; Computer, Information and Control Engineering, University of Michigan, 1985 B.S.; Computer Engineering, University of Michigan, 1983 Academic Positions Held StrDr. Tuviah ”Ed” E. Schlesinger, The Johns Hopkins UniversityYao WangDr. Nelson O. O. Zounlom`e, Carnegie Mellon UniversityCharlie D´ıaz, University of Pittsburgh Charlie Diaz is a PhD student studying Higher Education at the University of

Conference Session

Focus on Entry Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J. Anderson, West Virginia University; Robin S. Hissam, West Virginia University; Joseph A. Shaeiwitz, West Virginia University; Richard Turton, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

developed that are suitable for undergraduates at all levels, from freshman through seniors. Two of these problems will be described in this paper, two have been described elsewhere,1 and many others are available on the web.2 Sophisticated mathematical techniques are not involved; instead a pedagogy is described that requires students to identify the trends of the components of the objective function and to understand how trade-offs between these components lead to the existence of the optimum. The ability to solve “routine” optimization problems has been simplified by advances in computing power over the last generation. Earlier editions of current design textbooks3 presented a sequence of optimization techniques aimed at minimizing the number of

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert M. Ybarra

information, and visualizations of complex phenomena.In addition, we wish to accomplish our objectives through the promotion of teamwork. Thisrequires us to take a more integrated approach where students rely more and more on each other toacquire knowledge. The trick, therefore, becomes how do you build such a learning environment?Course ApproachWe typically start ChE 234 with an instrument calibration needed for a particular experiment sostudents can gain some familiarity with the project. Next, the students run a series of experimentsand model the data. The students then use these data to solve a portion of a chemical processdesign problem posed to the entire laboratory class. This semester students must design a processto recover solvent used in

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Anton Pintar

developed AIChE Program Criteria for ABET’s EngineeringCriteria 2000 (EC 2000) requires “...working knowledge, including safety and environmentalaspects, of material and energy balances applied to chemical processes, thermodynamics ofphysical and chemical equilibria; heat, mass and momentum transfer; chemical reactionengineering; continuous and stage-wise separation operations; process dynamics and control;process design; and modern experimental and computing techniques.” (ABET, 1997)Ever since the Bhopal Disaster, chemical engineering departments have struggled withincorporating process safety into the chemical engineering curriculum. ABET’s EC2000 nowmakes this mandatory. This paper will address three approaches to incorporating process

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall Manteufel, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

effectiveness of Excel in teaching and learning the fundamentals ofpsychrometric principles and its application in solution of problems requiring the recurringevaluation of psychrometric parameters.IntroductionAll mechanical engineering degree programs require either a single course consisting of 3-4semester credit hours (SCH) or a two-course sequence in thermodynamics, each consisting of 3SCH. The fundamental concepts, including the evaluation of properties using tables or formulasare covered in the early stages of a single required course or in the first course for thoseprograms requiring a two-semester course sequence. At the latter stages of the course coverage,students are introduced to thermodynamics cycles, including the air-standard power

Conference Session

Biomedical Engr. Design and Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John M. Sankovic; Dmitri Kourennyi

trained to and required to write lab reports in form of full-length scientific paper, which gives them powerful skills in technical communication. 3. Students are required to deliver a computer-based presentation on one of their labs. 4. Students participate in grading the presentations of their peers, thus acquiring important skills in grasping material quickly, as well as in objective and fair judgment. 5. Several lectures/discussions on ethics in science and engineering in the beginning of the fall semester are appreciated by students as important and interesting experience which many of them encounter for the first time. A short essay concludes the ethics component.IntroductionThe technological and social development of

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

V.M.S. Sathya Dev; Raghu Echempati

processes, a lot of controlparameters are to be taken care of to obtain successful stampings. This requires acomplete knowledge and understanding of the process and the tooling parametersinvolved. One way of achieving this is to carry out a detailed process study by varyingt he parameters across different levels. By this, a clear picture of the influence of eachparameter on the process can be obtained. However, extensive number of tryouts are timeconsuming and very expensive. There are two ways of augmenting this. One is to adapt astatistical approach, to understand the influence and to optimize the parameters on theprocess, with minimum tryouts. A second way is to rely on computer simulation offorming processes or virtual forming during the early

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2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Luis Hernandez; Hua Li; Oscar Garcia

only the operator can open), where the information is shown.All this happening in real time. The analytics element and the additional tools are not contemplatedin this project, but a future implementation of deep machine learning could be used for anoptimized connection. ConclusionsIn summary, the unmanned surface vehicle is required for tasks that are difficult for humanresources to have access to. The advantage of using these vehicles is that it does not require manualcontrol and can develop the designated task without human intervention. The oil spill researchfield requires the assistance of this kind of vehicle for in-site studies with the objective to developstrategies for oil spill containment

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2022 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Garrett Stoyell, Clarkson University; Masudul Imtiaz; Siddesh Sood; Thomas B Griebel, Clarkson University; Anthony Seybolt, Clarkson University

1 Implementation of a Mind-Controlled Wheelchair Garrett Stoyell, Anthony Seybolt, Thomas Griebel, Siddesh Sood, Md Abdul Baset Sarker, Abul Khondker, Masudul Imtiaz Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Clarkson University Potsdam, NY stoyelgm@clarkson.edu Abstract—The application of a brain-computer interface to of this project was to serve

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

International

global workforce, which includes theability to travel to other countries, respect other cultures and understand engineering through theeyes of other cultures. Additionally, the WCOE believes this requirement will improverecruitment of top freshman and transfer students from peer institutions and other high qualityprograms.Historically, the WCOE has had approximately 100 students per year participate in faculty-led oralso referred to as faculty-directed programs. Less than 20 students per year have participated inreciprocal or affiliate programs.The WCOE demographics are as follows. The WCOE has eight different departments providing10 different undergraduate degree programs including chemical engineering, civil engineering,computer engineering

Conference Session

Attracting, Developing and Retaining Talented ME Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa K. Orr, Louisiana Tech University; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, Hispanic, and Asian students, with alarger gap between Black men and women choosing AsE (9% vs. 4%). Mechanical Engineeringon the other hand, has large gender gaps within all racial/ethnic groups with more men thanwomen choosing ME Many students switch from AsE to ME and vice versa. By studying the differences betweenAsE and ME and the exchange between them, both disciplines can learn from each other abouthow to improve their recruiting and retention of underrepresented groups.IntroductionStudying the demographics and outcomes of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and AerospaceEngineering (AsE) students provides valuable insight to the professions. Despite numerous callsto diversify the engineering profession1, 2, ME and AsE lack diversity even compared

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Roy A. McCann

sixth edition.”In other words, the content of the 2003 edition would look familiar to the student of the 1952edition. It is noted that the newest edition of the Fitzgerald text1 has many updates, includingmany online resources available to instructors and students through the publisher’s website.However, the pedagogical approach follows a similar pattern to most of the textbooks availablefrom the major college publishers. A trend has emerged to include computer analysis tools, andcertainly the Mathworks products2 such as Matlab and Simulink are the most commonly adoptedsoftware analysis aids. One example is the text Electric Machines: Analysis and Design ApplyingMatlab by Cathey.3 In this text there is extensive use of automated calculations to

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jonathan Cefalu; Timothy Roemer; Pawel Kosakowski; Shankar Krishnan

effective alternative tomachining a part within the confines of a semester is to use a three-dimensional rapid prototype(3D RP) system to fabricate the part. This is a practical method to quickly and accuratelyestablish the proof of concept. The primary objective of this paper is to study, design, and buildan artificial mitral heart valve with 3D RP and to explore the feasibility of including 3D RPprocess in BME design courses.In most engineering projects the product designs are conceptualized, fabricated, tested, analyzed,and refined. The rapid prototyping system uses three dimensional Computer Aided Design (3DCAD) files to fabricate a physical model. These models are usually made from ABS-plastics,starch, rubber, or another suitable material

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ana Goulart; Charles Watkins; Robert Hegedus

– Simulated vs. estimated results for different codecs over 802.11g WLANs.5 – ConclusionsThroughout the project, the fact that our students questioned the impact that individual packetsizes have on wireless networks and the efficiency of 802.11 MAC protocol to transfer VoIPcodec samples showed to be a great learning experience for them. As an example, one of ourstudents wrote: “Many different technologies and codecs were covered over the course of this assignmentas well as the use of Opnet in a way never attempted throughout the course of lab. Coming awayfrom this lab, a comfort with VoIP technology as well as comfort with the OSI model as a wholecan be gained.”In addition, they could see that ideal calculations and simulations are not exactly

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E.; Ali Moazed; Anthony Duva; Richard Roberts

.2. Definitions of a virtual component and a virtual assembly2.1 Three Phases of CAD programs The development of CAD programs can be roughly divided into three phases. In phase I,the CAD (computer aided drafting) emerged in the 1960s out of the general acceptance of thefast digital computers as a tool to replace the rulers and pencils for mechanical drawings [1]. Inearlier releases, CAD used primitive entities to represent objects for creating 2D engineeringdrawings. In Phase II, the parametric feature-based solid modeler was used in CAD [1, 2]. Inthese early versions of CAD software, shapes or geometries can be defined by using geometricfeatures, that is, the shape will be changed with the dimensional variation. It can be used

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Daniel Katz

learning to use the R programming language (and in the process some physics) by buildingup and combining these small subroutines.1 Introduction Meanwhile the energy-momentum tensor, T µν , encodes all information about the matter, energy, and momentumFor the reader’s convenience, we will briefly describe the in the space. The coefficient of the energy-momentumconflict between GR and QFT in order to motivate the in- tensor is chosen so that, in the low-speed low-gravitytroduction of YMG. For more details on either, see [1, 2]. limit, Einstein’s field equations reduce down to Newton’sThere are many

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Zachary Schreiber, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Anne M Lucietto, School of Engineering Technology, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University

active learning style which engages and develops practical skills in the students. Currently she is exploDr. Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University Dr. Peters is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Systematic Review of Wind Energy Vehicle IntegrationAbstractEnvironmental impacts from climate change continue propelling societies towards renewable andsustainable lifestyles. In the transportation sector, electric vehicles represent a pivotal solutionfor sustainable mobility but face challenges regarding education, adoption, charging times,infrastructure, materials, cost, driving range, battery life, and cold