Conference Session

Curriculum Issues in Graphics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Wiebe; Theodore Branoff; Nathan Hartman

; Exposition. Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education 9VI. BiographyTHEODORE J. BRANOFF, Ph.D.Ted Branoff is an assistant professor of Graphic Communications at North Carolina State University and has been anASEE member since 1986. He has taught courses in introductory engineering graphics, computer-aided design,descriptive geometry, and vocational education. Ted has a Bachelor of Science degree in Technical Education, aMaster of Science in Occupational Education, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. His current academicinterests include spatial visualization ability, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and graphics education.ERIC N. WIEBE, Ph.D.Dr. Wiebe is an

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in EM ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sreenivas Sathyanarayana; Saravanan Rajendran; Robert Bolton

the actuator carriage motion. Arealtime PID algorithm is implemented in SIMULINK™ a program developed byMathworks™, on a ancillary personal computer and acquisition system in the secondlaboratory module. The final module utilizes the second module’s hardware and softwaresetup to introduce and implement a software-based fuzzy controller. Implementation oflaboratories required use of the base Matlab™ and SIMULINK™ software, two add-onmodules and one-third party data acquisition module for Simulink™. Page 8.931.2 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American

Conference Session

Design Through the Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Keat; Michael Larson

Session 2366 The State of Mechanical Engineering Design Education: Results of a Web-based Survey Michael C. Larson, William D. Keat Tulane University, New Orleans, LA / Union College, Schenectady, NYAbstractA web-based survey of mechanical engineering programs was conducted, with the assistance ofASME, to assess the manner in which design is spread across the curriculum. Forty-six schoolsresponded to the survey, which consisted of 18 questions per design course identified by theschool. Specific emphases were given to defining: (1) the nature of the freshman

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hata

demonstrations could be used in their original form, it was decided thatmodifications to these basic demonstrations to increase their value in theclassroom/laboratory. For example, by replacing the fixed-output DC power supply witha variable-output DC supply allowed the DC excitation voltage to be changed in smallincrements. In the optical emission demonstration, it was found that some students, andthe instructor, could not see the colored lines using a student spectrometer. By replacingthe student spectrometer with a fiberoptic spectrometer manufactured by Ocean Optics, agraph of “Intensity versus Wavelength” could be displayed on a computer monitor,yielding not only qualitative information, but also quantitative information as well.Two pieces of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan

, supplement the standard Mechanical Engineering Technology curriculum at MTSU by: • Attracting new and undeclared students to the Engineering Technology Department and the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) concentration • Increasing retention rates among first year MET students • Challenging those students to apply their classroom skills in designing and building vehicles for national and international competitions • Encouraging independent research into specific problems associated with vehicle design and construction • Fostering effective communication, leadership, and project management skillsIntroductionThe Engineering Technology Department

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Cremin

analysis, testing and prosthesis. Testing for speech and hearing impairment utilize electronicdevices such as audiometers and microphones coupled with computers. As prosthesis, hearingaids and electronic communicators substitute for damaged auditory and speech organs.Avionics focuses on the use of electronics to provide human speech and data transmission andreception, while utilizing the science of speech for electronic system development. An exampleof the use of speech science to improve electronic communications is the Linear PredictiveCoder6 (LPC). An LPC produces a time varying model of the vocal tract excitation and transferfunction from the speech waveform. An LPC speech synthesizer uses the mathematical model ofthe vocal tract to provide

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in BIO Engr.

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman

materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, electric and electronic circuits) The relevance of engineering sciences as they are traditionally taught has limited value for most practicing physicians. An exception is the category of electric and electronic circuits which is directly related to bioinstrumentation as discussed above. · Information technologies (e.g. use of computers, Internet) Experience gained with modern information technologies, particularly the use of computer systems for patient medical records and billing, and for data searches on the Internet is of substantial interest to many, and especially more-recently-trained physicians

Conference Session

Electrical ET Curriculum and Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. 5 Design a variable frequency voltage controlled sinusoidal signal source to cover the test band of 20-20 kHz in three computer controlled ranges. Measure harmonic distortion of complete circuit. 6 Measure the input frequency of the amplifier and scale to meet the design specification. 7 Using LabVIEW software, develop a user interface and all necessary software to convert measurements into a frequency response plot. 8 Coordinate the design tasks with other group members. Keep group members informed of specification changes.The task specification includes design criteria, signal flow block diagrams, desired signal levelsand a summary of relevant theories. Possible solutions are proposed in general terms

Conference Session

Innovating Ethics Curriculum and Instruction

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rob Sleezer, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #29812Ethical Development Through the Use of Fiction in a Project BasedEngineering ProgramDr. Rob Sleezer, Minnesota State University, Mankato Rob Sleezer earned his Ph.D. in Microelectronics-Photonics from the University of Arkansas. He attended Oklahoma State University where he graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science and an M.S. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He is currently a faculty member at Twin Cities Engineering which is in the department of Integrated Engineering at Minnesota State University, Mankato.Dr. Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree

Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Diane Strong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jamshed Mistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

coordination amongemployees across functions and around the world. Organizations use Enterprise ResourcePlanning (ERP) systems, e.g., SAP, Oracle Applications or similar computer systems, to providean integrated view of their many organizational processes through linked applications built upona common database12. The linked applications capture transaction and activity data acrossfunctions such as manufacturing and finance, increasing data quantity, availability and quality.The desire to use such data to improve performance is driving significant growth in businessintelligence software19, but success depends on having employees who can analyze softwareresults and implement solutions4.While the curriculum in both engineering and management programs

Conference Session

Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela Dautenhahn

Division: Chemical Engineering Document: 2004-837 Session: 1413 Using Real Industrial Projects to Teach Process Simulation Pamela C. Dautenhahn McNeese State UniversityMcNeese State University offers a computer-aided process design course (CHEG 407) separatefrom the traditional design course. This is a required course and is in addition to two otherdesign courses; therefore, its primary focus is not design, but preparing students to solve open-ended industrial problems using modern engineering tools. The professor of the course teachessimulation by having

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

P. Mohana Shankar; Raj Mutharasan

Session 2002-67 Upper Level Interdisciplinary Courses in the Engineering Curricula Raj Mutharasan and P. M. Shankar 1 2 1 Frank A. Fletcher Professor of Chemical Engineering 2 Allen Rothwarf Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104Abstract: A new type of ID courses has been developed that explores the emerging areasof engineering. The goal here is to expose engineering students, regardless of theirdiscipline, to technologies that have not yet

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores, Alfred State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

taken in the Embedded Controller Fundamentals course that we havedetected that seem to help our students to develop a greater understanding and appreciation for Page 12.998.2embedded systems.Embedded Controller Courses OverviewThe Electrical Engineering Technology department at Alfred State College offers a sequence oftwo courses in embedded controllers. The first course, Embedded Controller Fundamentals (ELET2143) is a required, sophomore level course for the electrical, computer, and electromechanicalengineering technology programs, associate (AAS) and bachelor (BS). ELET 2143 is a 3-creditcourse: 2-hour lecture, 3-hour lab per week. In this

Conference Session

Electrical ET Curriculum and Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-844: MATLAB/SIMULINK LAB EXERCISES DESIGNED FORTEACHING DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING APPLICATIONSKathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati Dr. Kathleen Ossman is an associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at the University of Cincinnati. She earned a BSEE and MSEE from Georgia Tech in 1982 and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 1986. Her interests include digital signal processing and feedback control. Page 13.872.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 MATLAB/Simulink Lab Exercises Designed for

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Suckarieh, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Constructors. He serves as a council member in the City of Madeira Ohio.Kathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati Dr. Kathleen Ossman is an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at the University of Cincinnati. She received a BSEE and MSEE from Georgia Tech in 1982 and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 1986. Her interests include feedback control systems and digital signal processing. Page 11.1302.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 The Importance of Honors Scholars Programs in Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Holdhusen, University of Wisconsin-Marathon County

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

structure, timelines,design projects, and assessment of students’ work. Instructor and student reactions to the newlydesigned course are discussed, including their views on the relevancy, work load, and overallreaction.IntroductionThe University of Wisconsin-Marathon County (UWMC) offers a two-year pre-engineeringprogram. The purpose of this program is to give students the core engineering courses they needduring the first two years in college. After completing the first two years, they transfer into oneof many engineering programs at many universities. The curriculum of such a pre-engineeringprogram must encompass necessary courses students need regardless of which specific major oruniversity they transfer. Engineering graphics is one course which

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curriculum and Course Innovations

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faisal Aqlan, Penn State Behrend; E. George Walters III P.E., Penn State Behrend

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

courses. Dr. Aqlan has also worked on industry projects with Innovation Associates Company and IBM Corporation. His work has resulted in both business value and intellectual property. He has published several papers in reputed journals and conferences. Dr. Aqlan is a senior member of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) and has received numerous awards and honors including the IBM Vice President award for innovation excellence.Dr. E. George Walters III P.E., Penn State Behrend Dr. George Walters is an associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Penn State Harrisburg, an M.S. in

Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Jin Zhu, University of Northern Iowa; Liping Guo

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

10mA 3.3 VoltsReferences[1] J. M.Rabaey, M. J. Ammer, J. L. da Silva Jr., D. Patel, and S. Roundy, “Picoradio supports ad hoc ultra-lowpower wireless networking”, IEEE Computer, pp. 42–48, July 2000.[2] Roundy, S., Steingart, D., Fréchette, L., Wright, P. K., Rabaey, J., “Power Sources for Wireless Networks”, Proc.1st European Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN '04), Berlin, Germany, Jan.19-21, 2004.[3 Stordeur, M., Stark, I., “Low Power Thermoelectric Generator – self-sufficient energy supply for micro systems,”16th Int. Conf. on Therm, 1997, pp. 575-7][4] E.M. Yeatman, “Advances in Power Sources for Wireless Sensor Nodes,” Proc. Int.Workshop Wearable andImplantable Body Sensor Networks, Imperial College, 2004

Conference Session

Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Vaughan, Georgia Institute of Technology; William Singhose, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

theaerospace engineering and computer science departments. The ARLISS project has greatpotential to provide students with experience in multidisciplinary design, expanding uponknowledge gained in the classroom. The nature of the project provides a fun and entertainingvenue for education without the constraints of a required course.1 IntroductionIt is commonly accepted that hands-on experience leads to the great educational gains.These gains are further increased if the hands-on projects build upon previous experiencesin an interesting and exciting way1 . Unfortunately, design projects that require studentsto work on teams to build working prototypes are often difficult to grade. Furthermore,students worry about their grade and have conflicts with

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rod Hoadley, California Polytechnic State University; Paul Rainey, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Page 12.60.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Manufacturing Processes Course for Mechanical EngineersAbstractEngineers need to have a working, hands-on knowledge of manufacturing processes. AtCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, with few exceptions, all engineeringstudents take freshman-level manufacturing processes courses. Mechanical Engineering studentsgenerally take three lab-oriented courses dealing with machining, foundry, and weldingprocesses. The machining processes course, which has ten three-hour labs, introduces typicalmachining equipment, such as lathes, mills, and drill presses. Both hand-operated and computer-controlled machines are used. Labs are limited to 20 students per section

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Multidisciplinary Instruction

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines; Ravel F. Ammerman, Colorado School of Mines; William Hoff, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Electrical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. He has over 32 years of combined teaching, research, and industrial experience. Dr. Ammerman has coauthored and published a number of award winning technical articles, published in archival journals. His research interests include renewable energy integration, engineering education, computer applications in power system analysis, arc flash hazard analysis and electrical safety.Dr. William Hoff, Colorado School of Mines William Hoff received a BS and MS degree in Physics, and a PhD in Computer Science from the Univer- sity of Illinois-Urbana. After working as a staff engineering at Lockheed Martin, he joined the faculty at the Colorado School of Mines

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Anthony Grenquist, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

” engineeringcourses throughout their entire engineering curriculum represents a new “authentic-learning”approach toward teaching engineering to students. Medical Schools and Law Schoolspredominantly use authentic learning, or experiential learning, techniques to teach our futuredoctors and lawyers.3 Engineering education has been slow to follow their lead in this regard,basing almost all instruction on lecture-based and laboratory-based teaching methodologies,rather than authentic learning methodologies. However, in the Spring semester of 2010, aneducational initiative was begun to determine the value of integrating semester-long, Project-Based Design Streams (PBDSs) into the entire electrical engineering curriculum. Due to theexceptional response by the

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Stanley; Paul Kauffmann; Gary Crossman

the necessary basic mathematical skills, it was difficult to justify the traditionalupper-division mathematics courses such as differential equations, vector analysis, etc.,as appropriate for the special needs of engineering technology students.To address this issue, the Department has undertaken the development of a new "systemsanalysis" course that will cover the necessary upper-division engineering technologymathematical needs for ET students and it will be taught around a MATLAB basedparadigm. While there are a number of fine computational software packages, MATLABappears to be gaining broad acceptance in the engineering work place as one of theprimary tools for advanced analysis. The course will consist of selected topics in

Conference Session

Statistics in the CHE Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerardine Botte

was achieved by using a combination of the followingtechniques: real life examples, classroom projects (individual and group), brainstorming,computer-guided sessions, and a special-interest course project. The special-interestproject used hobbies of the students to enlarge their enthusiasm for the course; forinstance, one of the students worked on a project to use fractional factorial design toimprove her performance in her hammer throw competition; another student used thesame technique to improve her performance when playing tennis. Examples of the case-studies developed for the course, classroom, and take-home projects will be presentedand discussed, including their impact on the students. Some of the special interestprojects developed by

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie P. Edmonson, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Page 25.795.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Integrating Business Process Simulation Software into a Facilities Layout CourseAbstractMany companies face productivity challenges brought about by today’s economic impact. At thesame time, computers and their software have become easier and easier to use. Computerizedsimulation of business processes enhances productivity by allowing project teams to test theirsolutions prior to actual implementation. Recently, at the University of Dayton, many industrysponsors of engineering technology senior projects are requesting that student teams developsimulation models of their facility layout designs. At

Conference Session

Design Projects across the Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibibia Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher Hartman, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; James B. Burrows-Mcelwain, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

sciences programs to structure projects related in some ways to both programs. This is done to advance engineering principles as well as proof of concept, as the case may be in its application to the aviation program. The benefit for students is that they are able to engage the faculty both as clients and instructors that result in a variety of learning modes. For this project, the class groups of two distinct teams that completed identical projects for the same client. Engineering design concepts with emphasis on various aspects of planning, developing and product design via hands-on approach was the key to this course experience. It also enhanced the students’ communication skills and teamwork. Product visualization utilizing computer software

Conference Session

ME Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological University; Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University; James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University; William J. Endres, Michigan Technological University; Scott A. Miers, Michigan Technological University; Ibrahim Miskioglu, Michigan Technological University; Gregory M. Odegard, Michigan Technological University; Charles D. Van Karsen, Michigan Technological University; Paul J. Van Susante, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

recommendations of the ASME 2030 task force aremore practice-based engineering education and curricular flexibility.3 Education researchers haveidentified a “valley of despair” in the 2nd and 3rd years.4 Whereas students do project work in thefirst and fourth years, in the second and third years, many do not see the connection betweencourse work and engineering work; as a result, both motivation and confidence decrease. Finally,engineering work today relies heavily on computational tools that are now widely available. Thenew tools can create more realistic models of complicated real systems. More consistent use ofthese tools throughout the curriculum can further strengthen student understanding of thefundamentals and allow them to address more complex

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Information Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Richard Helps; Michael Bailey

maintained by an army of interested people. Databooks, sales literature, user’s manuals, white papers, application notes and complete e-books areall available on-line with a few minutes of searching. The information is up-to date and, since itcosts the manufacturer or distributor very little to make it available, there is plenty of it.Computer-related technical disciplines are well suited to this type of data access as they alsochange very rapidly and the on-line documentation availability can match that rapidity of change.Furthermore computer professionals are oriented to getting their information through computersystems; they are in their comfort zone. The benefits of this source of information are so many,both for the producer and for the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jan Rinehart; Robin Autenrieth; Karen Butler-Purry; Angie Hill Price

Computer Lif e and Related Social & Related Engr Math& Related Science Science Sciences Sciences Full/Assoc Level National 4.8% 7.8% 10.2% 23.8% 22.6% 27.1% Full/Assoc Level TAMU 5.1% 5.7% 1.7% 10.5% 16.2% 15.6% Asst Level National 11.1% 21.6% 29.2% 16.7% 39.5% 47.7% Asst Level TAMU 16.95% 10.7% 30.4% 0.0% 30.6% 42.1%Figure 1 Proportion of Faculty Members who are Women by Field: National

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

program. A description of the Bioengineering Program at Olin CollegeAs architects of the bioengineering program at the undergraduate-only Olin, which enrolled itsfirst class in 2003, we faced a significant challenge of reconciling our small size (~300 students,~35 full time faculty) with a relatively broad array of academic offerings. Olin offers degrees inEngineering (E), Electrical and Computing Engineering (ECE), and Mechanical Engineering(ME). Within Engineering, students can choose a concentration, and Engineering with Biology,or BioE, is one of the established concentrations. Note that while the E, ECE, and ME degreesare ABET-accredited, individual concentrations are not. The Olin curriculum has a strongemphasis on hands-on project-based