Conference Session

Issues in Digital Signal Processing

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Cameron Wright; Michael Morrow; Thad Welch

signal processing implementation, but is not so overwhelming in scope that it cannot be completed in a reasonable amount of time.1 IntroductionFor several years now, we have been providing proven DSP teaching methodologies, hardware andsoftware solutions, and DSP tools that have helped motivate students and faculty to implementDSP-based systems in real-time.1–7 These efforts have emphasized the fact that DSP is much morethan just a collection of theories and problem solving techniques. Students can easily be motivatedto explore and implement DSP-based systems in an environment where they are limited only bytheir imagination. This process can be facilitated through real-time demonstration programs suchas winDSK and winDSK6.8All of our DSP

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Maurice Bluestein; Pete Hylton

prerequisite course. To test the validity ofthis assumption, the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department (MET) atIndiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI), instituted, in the fall of 1999, areview test for students beginning a Thermodynamics II course. The test was made up of sixquestions on basic differential and integral calculus and four questions on basic thermodynamics.These represented the course’s two prerequisites and all questions were multiple choice. Theaverage scores for the students over an eight semester period were 46.6% for the mathematicsand 38.3% for the thermodynamics, with a 43.3% overall. Clearly, retention has been limited. In the fall of 2001 the MET Department instituted a

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Hunter

students will fully realize therelevance and value of the material.For more than fifty years, numerous works by leading engineering educators have proposed theintegration of engineering with the humanities and social sciences as a means of improvingengineering education.2 And while a number of successful programs have been developed, manyof them have only been offered as curriculum options or limited only to honors students. Fewprograms exist that impact large numbers of mainstream engineering students. There are also Page 10.650.1numerous impediments to the integration of engineering with the humanities and social sciences, Proceedings of

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Law; Brian Johnson; Herbert Hess

certain mathematics, science, and engineering electives. The result is an opportunity fora limited degree of specialization balanced with a strong breadth of knowledge and skills.Within this structure, faculty in each of the five areas must provide instruction to meet aremarkably broad range of student interest. This paper describes how the faculty who teachpower and energy topics have designed their curriculum. Table 1. ECE Undergraduate CurriculumArea of Study Junior Year Courses Senior Year CoursesAnalog Fundamentals of Electronics Analog MicroelectronicsMicroelectronics Active Filters

Conference Session

Related Engineering Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick Shoemaker

contentsof the curriculum and other curricular matters would be handled by a joint curriculum committeestaffed by faculty from ECE and OSC.The BSOE program was formed by replacing about eight courses in the BSEE with new requiredoptical engineering courses which, after some initial shakedown, evolved into the following setof courses (3-credit semester courses, except 210L and 226L which are each 1-credit): OPTI 210 Geometrical Optics OPTI 210L Geometrical Optics Laboratory OPTI 226 Physical Optics OPTI 226L Physical Optics Laboratory OPTI 342 Fourier Optics OPTI 350 Radiometry, Sources, and Detectors OPTI 370 Lasers and Electro-Optical Devices OPTI

Conference Session

Intro to Engineering: Not Just 1st Year Engineers

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Keilson

- Page 8.44.3 Briggs)Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education b. Design process i. Failure as a part of the design process, iteration (Henry Petroski) ii. Visual arts as part of the design process and problem-solving (Graphic Design – possible visit from Fine Arts faculty) c. Exercises in problem-solving i. Creative problem-solving (brainstorming) ii. Oral presentation: (suggest solutions to everyday problems, being aware of the presence of

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Srilekha Srinivasan; Robert Palmer; Michael Anderson; Lance Perez; A. John Boye

expended trying to make the circuits function and not on exploring the concepts at hand.This first observation is consistent with the literature detailing the increased learning associatedwith laboratory experiences in advanced courses1,2. The second is a common observation of bothstudents and faculty and suggests that there should be a better way of implementing thelaboratory.Motivation for a single experimental platform that could be used throughout the four coursesequence arose from the desire to improve student retention of key theoretical concepts fromcourse to course. That is, faculty in the Department of Electrical Engineering frequentlyprotested that students entering advanced senior level courses did not retain fundamentalknowledge from

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Herbert Hess

Session 2633 Power Electronic Converter for Double Duty in Design and Analysis Courses Herbert L. Hess Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Idaho, Moscow, IdahoAbstract A power electronics project offers a productive and inspiring environment for a capstonedesign project. Students design and build five different power electronic converters. Theseconverters must perform as specified, have readily identifiable topology and components, and bereliable and easy to use. Design process and the development

Conference Session

Integrating Math and Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bogdan Adamczyk; Wendy Reffeor

rebuildingtheir knowledge of the basics. This also hinders instructors who are continually trying to shore upthe mathematical weaknesses. This continuous revisitiation of previous topics eventually frus-trates students and faculty alike. In summary what we learned was: - Assessment exams should not permit calculator usage - Math courses should focus more on drill and skill to develop proficiency - There is a high level of variability between math courses and institutions - We cannot assume that any of the fundamentals are well understood - Reviewing math topics may be required for fundamentals - Multiple step problems pose a high level of difficulty for students

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula

Session 1647 Implementing Collaborative Learning in a Distance Education Setting Mukasa E. Ssemakula Division of Engineering Technology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202AbstractThis paper describes the process that was followed in transforming a course in Statics, previouslydelivered in the traditional chalk-and-board format, for delivery using live 2-way interactivetelevision. The issues discussed include the instructor’s familiarization with the technology,preparation of new teaching materials and visual aids for the course, and development andincorporation of computer-based animations to

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Globig, University of Dayton; Michael J. Kozak, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2012-3529: THE RUBBER BAND RULE AND OTHER INNOVATIVETECHNIQUES TO TEACH INTRODUCTORY CIRCUIT ANALYSISProf. James E. Globig, University of Dayton James Globig joined the University of Dayton in Aug. 1998 after nearly 20 years of engineering ex- perience in a variety of product-producing organizations. Having held positions ranging from Design Engineer to Vice President of Research and Development, he combines a practical and thorough under- standing of the product development process and the role of the engineer in corporate America. He is named on eight patents. Globig received his bachelor’s of engineering technology from the University of Dayton in 1979, his master’s of business administration from Miami

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Martin; Bill Bitler; Rulph Chassaing

development with a floating-point processor at arelatively low cost. The C30, C31, and the lower-cost C32 (with less internal memory), andhigher-cost TMS320C4x8 (with 4 to 6 serial ports) which are code compatible with theTMS320C3x processors are currently being used in a wide range of applications fromcommunications and controls to multimedia. AcknowledgementThe support of the Roger Williams University Research Foundation (RWURF) is appreciated.Two National Science Foundation (NSF) equipment grants (1986, 1988) contributed to thedevelopment and enhancement of the DSP Lab at RWU. Two recent grants from NSF'sUndergraduate Faculty Enhancement (UFE) Program (1996, 1997) to offer three DSP andApplications workshops

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Neda Fabris

that had a future.Based on my own experience and discussion with other women, I feel that a necessary componentin motivating girls to take more ”hard” science and math classes in junior high school and seniorhigh school and eventually enter science and engineering careers, is to involve mothers moreactively in the process. MOTHER-DAUGHTER WORKSHOPS AT CSULAIn the last two years, with the above thought in mind, I have applied and been successful inreceiving two grants from California lottery funding to prepare and conduct a set of introduction toengineering workshops for MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS (or any other female member of thefamily interested in girls’ development

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

T. Scott; John P. O'Connell

colleagues remain skeptical of the value of this effort. When others havebeen assigned to teach the course, they have not implemented workshops nor even accepted ouroffers to facilitate. Perhaps faculty, like students, find change from well-defined structure andmaterials too challenging to take on.VII. ConclusionsWe have developed and use a series of laboratory, computer and field trip exercises for the firstsemester Engineering Thermodynamics course taken by most Chemical and MechanicalEngineers. These illustrate mass/force/pressure/temperature behavior, work/heatinterconversion, energy sources, piston/cylinder action, cooling/heating vapor-compressionsystems, and easy class visits to university chilled water and steam generation facilities

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael D. Ciletti

need for pointtools serving the pedagogical needs of individual courses within an overall curriculum. Thispaper identifies key features that can be used to compare software tools for the introductorycircuits courses, and then describes features of a new software tool for students and faculty inthe undergraduate circuits course sequence. I. BackgroundCircuits courses provide a foundation for undergraduate electrical engineering education, and areoften taken by other engineering majors to satisfy curriculum requirements. In many accrediteddegree programs one or two courses cover, as a minimum, the fundamentals of Ohm’s Law,Kirchhoff’s Laws, time-domain (transient) analysis, power, sinusoidal steady-state

Conference Session

Springfield's STEM Spectacle: Evaluating Engineering Excellence, D'oh!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Meintel, University of Cincinnati; Samieh Askarian Khanamani, University of Cincinnati; Blaire MH Bartish M.Ed., University of Cincinnati; Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati; Kyle Turner, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

, a third year of Ph.D. student in Engineering Education from the University of Cincinnati. I have 10 years of experience as a vice principal and STEM teacher in STEM-based elementary schools and host of several workshops for kids and parents about engineering and hands-on activities in STEM. My research area is in PreK-12 and diversity. Have an engineering background in my Master’s and Undergraduate.Blaire MH Bartish M.Ed., University of Cincinnati Blaire MH Bartish M.Ed. is a STEM Educator from the Cincinnati area. She specializes in community engagement, informal learning, early career exploration, DEI initiatives, and early childhood development. She holds a BA in Early Childhood Education from Ohio Wesleyan

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Mosier, Oklahoma State University; Rania Al-Hammoud, MpowerU Training & Consultancy Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

within Architectural Engineering, a brief poll was takenamongst faculty at University of Waterloo.Five engineering instructors who have experience teaching studio to architectural engineeringstudents were asked to reflect on the following questions in regards to the studio courses: 1. How do you define a studio? 2. What are the characteristics of a studio classroom? 3. What makes it more or less desirable over other forms of teaching and learning? 4. In your opinion, what are the students skills that are most developed in a studio course?Their answers to the four questions are collated and summarized below:A studio in architectural education and design is a

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Use of Technology in Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Prohofsky, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

most(one especially good result is the Standardized Bar Exam with a score in the top 10% of testtakers) [1].While this prospect is scary on some levels, it also can provide some assistance in generativeactivities such as brainstorming and concept development across design activity. This has somepotential to be helpful and beneficial to supporting design activity, but gives rise to some concernabout how one might use this new technology.LLM may be able to provide a grounding to the engineering design process, particularly helpfulto generative steps like concept development or fashioning a list of questions to ask users.Having a person or design team to apply their judgment to select among options may be anecessary step to keep the humanity in

Conference Session

Programming Education 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kwansun Cho, University of Florida; Syeda Fizza Ali, Texas A&M University; Sung Je Bang, Texas A&M University; Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

, National Science Foundation, and industry sponsors fund her research. Her research potential and the implication of her work are recognized through national and international awards, including the 2023 NSTA/NARST Research Worth Reading award for her publication in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2023 New Faculty Fellow award by IEEE ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2022 Apprentice Faculty Grant award by the ERM Division, ASEE, and 2020 outstanding researcher award by the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University. Dr. Anwar has over 20 years of teaching experience at various national and international universities, including the Texas A and M University - USA, University of Florida - USA

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2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Laura P. Ford; Janie Brennan; Heather Chenette; Matthew Cooper; Kevin Dahm; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D.; Luke Landherr; David Silverstein; Stephen Thiel; Troy Vogel

in comics and engineering education.David SilversteinDavid L. Silverstein is Chair and Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University ofMississippi. He received his BSChE from the University of Alabama and his MS and PhD inchemical engineering from Vanderbilt University. Silverstein’s research interests includeconceptual learning tools and training with a special interest in faculty development. He hasreceived the following ASEE ChE Division awards: Fahien for young faculty teaching andeducational scholarship, Corcoran for best CEE article (thrice), and Martin for best ChE Divisionpaper at the ASEE Annual Meeting.Stephen ThielStephen Thiel is a Professor-Educator in the Chemical Engineering program at the University ofCincinnati (UC

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 1 - Educator's Tools

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mott, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

Obispo and is the Director of the HVAC&R Program. His research interest are HVAC&R applications. Dr. Peuker’s educational research focuses on increasing student retention and success in engineering. He has given talks and workshops nationally on the subject and facilitates faculty learning communities and is the co-author of ”Studying Engineering – A Road Map to a Rewarding Career”. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Integrating Ethics into Engineering Education: A Case-Based Learning ApproachAbstract:This paper introduces an innovative method for infusing ethics into senior design capstonecourses within engineering education

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

M. Cardenas

not being familiar with typical mechanical devices. Facultyadvisors can combat the design-space-narrowing by pointing students toward already-existingdevices and solutions that might help them, but even with that level of faculty vigilance, studentsstill seem less likely to explore those design options. For years-long projects such as designcompetitions, it is possible that these types of problems can be lessened or overcome, but in a 9-month-long engineering clinic (or especially in a one-semester project) design choices are madeearlier, and can’t be modified as easily (or at all.)There are also changes in skills among the engineering faculty as institutions continue toprioritize scientific research and publishing over practical engineering

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Adriana Popescu

Libraries 101 for International Students Adriana Popescu, Princeton UniversityAbstractAcademic libraries have been increasingly active in developing programs and services which allow theireducational mission to address the needs of an increasingly more diverse student population. In additionto the pressures of adjusting to a new environment and to the educational demands of a new school,international students must also adjust to an extensive and sometimes overwhelming library system,which can be quite different from what they are used to. The organizational structure of libraries, theirservices, collections, even their role and mission can differ from a country to another, thus

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Jack Ryder

the better performing solutions from the previouspopulation, and the process of evolving a solution continues.John Holland [1] developed genetic algorithms as an abstraction of biologicalevolution and provided the mathematical framework for adaptation of geneticalgorithms. Many problems involve searching through a large number ofpossibilities for a solution. Other computational problems require programs to beadaptive. Still others require new or novel ideas in their solutions. Geneticalgorithms are well suited to these types of problems. They have successfullybeen used for problem solving in such areas as machine learning, robotics,adaptive systems and optimization [2] [3].2. Genetic Algorithm and Terminology:Species (solutions) evolve over

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Mir M. Atiqullah

Effect of Defects on Mechanical Properties of Composites: Undergraduate Research on Materials Mir M. Atiqullah Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology Southern Polytechnic State University 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta GA 30060 matiqull@spsu.eduAbstractUndergraduate research in engineering and technology is gaining popularity as an added opportunity oflearning and a gateway to advanced studies. Many students find undergraduate research as a tryout forpotential graduate studies, as well as a way to establish relationship with research faculty

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

John Adams; Charles Kochakian

librarian. This library project involved a TagSysrepresentative coming to campus and presenting one set of solutions to the team. One EE projectmember visited an area library that utilizes RFID, and discussed pros and cons with one of theirlibrarians. The other EE student identified the requirements for streamlining the library services.The librarian provided key information on the operations and the business student provided acosts-benefits assessment. The conclusion of this project was that the implementation of RFIDwould likely be highly cost-effective, with pay back time likely less than three years.The two EE faculty involved in teaching the course as well as the Alumnus who encouraged thedepartment to offer RFID attended the final project

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

John Adams; Charles Kochakian

librarian. This library project involved a TagSysrepresentative coming to campus and presenting one set of solutions to the team. One EE projectmember visited an area library that utilizes RFID, and discussed pros and cons with one of theirlibrarians. The other EE student identified the requirements for streamlining the library services.The librarian provided key information on the operations and the business student provided acosts-benefits assessment. The conclusion of this project was that the implementation of RFIDwould likely be highly cost-effective, with pay back time likely less than three years.The two EE faculty involved in teaching the course as well as the Alumnus who encouraged thedepartment to offer RFID attended the final project

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, he was an assistant professor and the director of Architectural Engineering Program at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). He was re- sponsible for developing the current architectural engineering undergraduate and master’s programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). During his stay at IIT, he taught fundamental engineering courses, such as thermodynamics and heat transfer, as well as design courses, such as HVAC, energy, plumbing, fire protection and lighting. Also, he supervise many courses in the frame of interprofessional projects program (IPRO). In few months, Dr. Megri will defend his ”Habilitation” (HDR) degree at Pierre and Marie Curie Univer- sity - Paris VI, Sorbonne Universities

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering Courses

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorcan Folan; David Doucette; Gunter Georgi

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationLaboratory work involves design competitions and the students must select one of severaldifferent semester-long design projects that require teamwork and develop project managementskills.The class is unique in that it primarily uses undergraduate teaching assistants (TAs) for thelaboratory supervision (See ref. 1). The technical faculty and technical writing consultants,together with the TAs, run the recitations and semester projects. Invited speakers who arespecialists in their various fields give lectures weekly.The class recitations consist of presentations of lab activities (MS

Conference Session

Design in the Engineering Core

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Campbell

Society for Engineering EducationIn order to combat the tendency to fall into the tedium of presenting numerous mechanicalelements and their behaviors, a novel experiment has been developed at UT Austin. In the lastfive weeks of a fourteen week semester, students undertake the “LEGO Reverse EngineeringProject”. This project charges students with the task of recreating an existing mechanical artifactwith the LEGO® Mindstorms™ kits. In order to accomplish this, students dissect an existingproduct, discover how it functions, analyze it for possible modes of failure, and construct analternative prototype using the LEGO kits. This project has now been undertaken for three longsemesters (14 week) and has proven to be effective at improving students