Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Everly

with a low cost,readily available, printed circuit board and two commonly available integrated circuit chips.Electronic assembly time is approximately six hours with a total project cost, excluding resistorsand capacitors, under $25. At the outset of the laboratory course, students are given a schematicdiagram and are required to develop a project parts list to include component cost and supplier.Students are also required to develop and implement assembly, test, and calibration proceduresfor the project. Project journals and reports are used to record student ideas and experiencesthroughout the project.IntroductionTime and effort spent experimenting with a properly designed double-sideband direct conversionreceiver is an integral part of

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorena Basilio; Frank Claydon; Betty Barr; David Shattuck; Stuart Long; Jennifer Ruchhoeft

Texas,who approached the governor with a proposal to find ways to increase the number of graduates inelectrical and computer engineering and computer science in the state. This resulted in a programcalled the Texas Workforce Development Act (TWDA). The TWDA created the TexasEngineering and Technical Consortium, which then sent out a request for proposals from theuniversities in the state, to allow the universities to explain how they would propose to meet thisgoal at each institution. Here at the University of Houston in the Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering, we decided to attack two problems. One problem was the poor success rate in twokey sophomore courses in our curriculum, Circuit Analysis, and Electromagnetics. The

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marty Frisbee; Deborah Sharer

the material presented in many engineering courses. During the SI sessions, an SIleader fields questions from students regarding problem areas in their current coursework,prepares sample test questions, and helps the students develop more effective study habits. It is arequirement that the SI leaders have previously demonstrated competence in the applicable coursematerial. All SI leaders are required to attend both preparatory training sessions prior tobecoming an active leader and ongoing training sessions throughout the semester after assumingtheir roles as instructors. These training sessions outline effective means of material presentation,problem solving techniques, test preparation techniques, and note taking strategies. Historicaldata

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tricia Varvel; Stephanie Adams

they are unsuitablein terms of temperament and motivation3. The recent proliferation of teams in the work environment has led researchers to examinethe relationships between various team characteristics and different measures of effectiveness.The goal of many researchers in this area is to develop recommendations for the design of work Page 8.124.1teams to enhance the likelihood that they will be effective4. Unfortunately, there has been little Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationresearch evaluating

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Winston Conway Link; Carlos G. Spaht II

direction in life and a career. LaPREP has been developed at LSU inShreveport, Louisiana in an attempt to educate and influence students at this early stage in theirlives.LaPREP is an enrichment program that identifies those students who are potential engineers orscientists, and gives them the necessary reinforcement needed so that they may successfullypursue such studies in college. It is based on traditional values such as hard work, commitment,and discipline. Academic excellence, rather than remediation, is stressed.Traditionally, the principal academic obstacles for such students include the problem-solvingcomponent of mathematics. A major objective of the program is to strengthen these skills. Thisis done through seven weeks of intellectually

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Samir Moujaes

transfer, wind load calculations, heating load calculations, cooling loadcalculations, piping/pump considerations and terminal air diffuser distribution andselection. The second course MEG419/619 describes the air distribution/fan selection andduct design, direct contact heat exchangers, indirect heat exchanger selection methods,refrigerant side thermodynamic considerations and finally an introduction to solar heatgain calculations including the different ASHRAE Clear Sky models etc…A partial survey of the literature concerning previously reported published effort on theteaching of HVAC has been made using the COMPENDEX online database for the lastten years. In his paper Alexander, R.C. (1990), has suggested that faculty teaching HVACcourses

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Di Bella

. costoptimization. This interest is exhibited in course instruction in heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluiddynamics.Prof. Di Bella is also involved in all aspects of creative product concept genesis, designand product development. Product development extends the gamut from systems toprevent Road Rage to emergency repair of ruptured natural gas pipelines. Universityapplication of this interest includes instruction in the following courses: MachineDesign, Statics and Dynamics, Intro. to Design and Intro. to Product Design as well asstudent Capstone Design Projects. He is also the Faculty Advisor for the Student’s Mini-Baja vehicle competition. Page

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Morton; Donald Smith

in lectures and students areexpected to criticise their lecture models.”II. Problems Associated with Conventional Laboratory InstructionWhile there is widespread agreement among both engineering teaching faculty and industryadvisers that experiential discovery laboratory exercises are beneficial for students, the trendshave been to fewer laboratory courses and replacing physical laboratory exercises with computersimulations. The reasons for this can be mainly traced to the costs for time, equipment andfacilities associated with providing physical laboratory exercises. Almost all laboratoryexercises require considerable time and resources to develop, setup, and maintain. They requiresignificant amounts of special purpose, high cost space to

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Scott Tracewell StJohn; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Kevin Rada, University of Central Oklahoma, Department of Engineering and Physics; Juan Camilo Orozco

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

mechatronic system, consisting of at leastone sensor, one actuator, and a Basic Stamp microcontroller. The system is required to takesensory input and use the microcontroller to direct a sensory response to accomplish somepractical task. Beyond this simple requirement, the project is left up to the imaginations andproblem-solving ability of the students. Students are encouraged to use the experiences theygained in the lab modules to drive and inform their creative processes, and additionalinformation and support in the project development is available from faculty and staff. Studentsare also encouraged to research components to help them improve and complete their systemdesigns.Five weeks into the semester, each group is responsible for submitting a

Conference Session

Middle School Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney A. Peckens, University of Michigan; Jerome Peter Lynch, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

giventhe chance11. Therefore, developing a strong interest in math and science is crucial during themiddle school years (6th-8th grade), and will inevitably result in a well-defined foundation forfuture study in STEM majors.This paper focuses on an on-going study that introduces civil engineering concepts to middleschool students from historically underrepresented minorities. In particular, the activitiesdeveloped for this outreach program introduce each concept through lecture and discussion andthen reinforce this new idea with hands-on activities and exploration. Each activity focuses onintegrating mathematics and science concepts that are established in middle school or early highschool with engineering applications. By doing this, the

Conference Session

Before and After: Matriculants and Alumni

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa K. Orr, Purdue University; Nichole M. Ramirez, Purdue University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Valerie Lundy-Wagner, New York University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Society. He was the 2002-2006 President of Tau Beta Pi.Valerie Lundy-Wagner, New York University Valerie Lundy-Wagner is is currently an Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow in higher and post- secondary education at the Steinhardt School for Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. Her research focuses on how institutions can better support degree completion, with a special interest in demography (i.e., ethnicity/race, gender, and social class), engineering/STEM, and minority-serving institutions. She earned her doctorate in higher education at the University of Pennsyl- vania, master’s at education at Stanford University, and B.S. in civil and environmental engineering at UCLA

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Cynthia A. Mitchell; Caroline Baillie

explorations to prevailing theories about thedisconnection between engineering and society and the myth of engineering and scientificobjectivity. We then describe various initiatives we have developed within our research andour teaching which enable our student engineers, women and men, to discover their ownvalues, and to live those values within the profession of engineering. Our belief in theimportance of role models and having a commitment to living our values provides the linkbetween our own values and these programs.1. INTRODUCTION1.1 A Structural MetaphorThis paper is structured after the model of the reflective practitioner - it’s cyclical. The centralcore of the work is about values in engineering, and we attempt to examine values fromvarious

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogical Techniques in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Juan Alvarez, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Olga Mironenko, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #42621Enhancing Understanding and Retention in Undergraduate ECE Coursesthrough Concept MappingProf. Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Yang V. Shao is a teaching assistant professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She earned her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Prof. Shao has research interests in curriculum development, assessment, student retention, and student success in engineering, developing innovative ways of merging engineering fundamentals and research

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanyu F Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

Paper ID #42892Board 131: Challenges and Innovative Strategies in International StudentEducationMr. Fanyu F Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University Fanyu F. Zeng is an Assistant Professor in Computer Information Technology and Data Analytics at Indiana Wesleyan University. His research interests include software development, programming, database management, database performance, data analytics, data mining, software project management. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Challenges and Innovative Strategies in International Student Education Fanyu Frank Zeng

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogical Strategies II

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunil Mehendale, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Paper ID #42271A Novel ”Positive” Approach/Analysis for Enhanced Understanding of the”Negative” Statement of the Second Law of ThermodynamicsDr. Sunil Mehendale, Michigan Technological University Dr. Sunil Mehendale is an Associate Professor in the Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology at Michigan Technological University. Prior to joining Michigan Tech as a faculty member in the College of Engineering, he worked for Carrier Corporation, Syracuse, NY as a Staff Engineer and Scientist in the Heat Transfer Technology and Components group. There, he was responsible for developing and implementing

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 24

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin Marte Zorrilla, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida; Darcie Christensen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jenefer Husman, University of Oregon; Matthew Charles Graham

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

University of Florida. Her multiple roles as an engineer, engineering educator, engineering educational researcher, and professional development mentor for underrepresented groups.Dr. Darcie Christensen, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Darcie Christensen is a probationary Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrated Engineering at Minnesota State University Mankato. She teaches for Iron Range Engineering, which is a on the Minnesota North - Mesabi Range College Campus in Virginia, MN. Dr. Christensen received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Utah State University in the Summer of 2021. The title of her Dissertation is ”A Mixed-Method Approach to Explore Student Needs for Peer Mentoring in a

Conference Session

Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin S. High, Oklahoma State University; Joseph M. Nowakowski, Muskingum University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

degree (J.D.) from the University of Tulsa.Joseph M. Nowakowski, Muskingum University Joe Nowakowski is Professor of Economics at Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio. His teach- ing areas include international economics and business, and he has published in the areas of efficiency analysis, economic development and education. He attended Occidental College, the Universitaet des Saarlandes and Duke University, where he earned his bachelors degree. He earned his doctorate at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. He has served as a visiting faculty member at Interameri- cana University, San German, Puerto Rico; University of Castilla - La Mancha, Toledo, Spain and LCC International University

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Alex Fang, Texas A&M University; Michael Ryan Golla, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

in aerospace engineering (1976) from Tamkang University in Taiwan, the MS degree in aerospace engineering (1987) and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering (1996) from Texas A&M University. He joined the Manufacturing and Mechani- cal Engineering Technology faculty at Texas A&M in 2007. He teaches courses in the area of nondestruc- tive testing (NDT), nonmetallic materials, and strength of materials. Dr Fang’s research interests are in the areas of ceramic grinding, lapping, and polishing, NDT, acoustics, genetic algorithm, and multi-objective optimization.Mr. Michael Golla, Texas A&M University

Conference Session

Electromechanical Capstone and Design Projects in Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael D. Johnson, Texas A&M University; Ram Prasad Diwakaran, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2011-172: CAD MODEL CREATION AND ALTERATION: A COM-PARISON BETWEEN STUDENTS AND PRACTICING ENGINEERSMichael D. Johnson, Texas A&M University Johnson is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distri- bution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota for three years. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Johnson’s research focuses on design tools; specifically, the cost modeling and analysis of product development and

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University; Andrew P. Nichols, Marshall University; Wael A. Zatar, Marshall University

Tagged Divisions

International

instruments have been developed to help classifypreferred learning styles, and among the most widely-used is the VARK test, which profileslearning preferences according to degree of utilization in four categories: Visual (V),Aural/Auditory (A), Read/Write (R), and Kinesthetic (K). In responding to a series of questionsabout situations where information is to be communicated, takers of the VARK test are classifiedaccording to how strongly they prefer to rely on each style when learning. Results vary from apreference on a single learning style (typically rare), to learners who utilize all four learningstyles with approximately equal preference (more common).The VARK test was administered to undergraduate engineering students in both the Middle Eastand

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura J. Genik; Craig W. Somerton

demonstrate that the optimum pressure for the intercooler will be given by PIC = Pin ⋅ Pout . Comments: The student should develop an input file for GASTURB that consists of three devices: compressor #1, intercooler, compressor #2. The inlet temperature and pressure are 300 K and 100 kPa. The intercooler exit temperature is 300 K. With the exit pressure of compressor #2 set at some value (say 900 kPa), the intercooler pressure (specified as the exit pressure of compressor #1) should be varied from the system inlet pressure to the exit pressure of compressor #2. The work required should then be plotted against the intercooler pressure and the optimum intercooler pressure at which the work is

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael B. Cutlip; Mordechai Shacham

solving.For example, Shacham and Cutlip5 developed such a package for the PLATO educa-tional computer system. It was soon transported to the personal computer (Shachamet al.6) and has been used since under the name of “POLYMATH.” When using an interactive software package, the student is required to inputthe mathematical model and the numerical data, but the programs carry out all ofthe technical steps of the solution. These advantages of mathematical packages haveled to the replacement of calculators and spreadsheets as the main calculational toolin many courses (for example, see Fogler2). However, after some fifteen years since the availability of interactive softwarepackages, the level of integration into undergraduate engineering courses

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Experiences

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley; Jana Whittington; Joy Colwell

organizationalleadership and supervision programs. During those three years, the faculty members havelearned much about structuring course-embedded assessments and using those assessments forcontinuous improvement in support of program goals and ABET outcomes. This paper willoutline the basic premises and methods of our assessments, then compare data from traditionaland online courses, and discuss how “soft” skills such as teamwork, communication and peerreview, and creative problem-solving can be assessed in both traditional and online courses.Specific data from engineering technology, computer graphics technology, and organizationalleadership and supervision will be discussed, as well as statistical data comparing results fromonline courses and traditional

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Bertini; Christopher Monsere

classroom purposes. These restrictions usuallymean if any data collection is incorporated in transportation coursework, it is of short durationand relatively simple (e.g., intersection vehicle or pedestrian counts or parking surveys).We have attempted to incorporate the data collection “process” into the classroom and laboratoryby creating tools using equipment readily available at low cost (often referred to as “commodityhardware”) and custom open-source software. We have developed software for Palm OS Page 10.1405.1handheld computers which, when coupled with global positioning system (GPS) devices, allow agreat deal of transportation-related

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip Cornwell; Richard Layton

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationIV. AssessmentAn important part of any new curriculum development effort is to assess the results to determineif the new curriculum is an improvement over the old, or, at the very least, produces roughlycomparable results to the old curriculum. In order to assess the mechanics portion of the SEC,identical finals were given to students taking ES204 and students taking the traditional dynamicscourse. There were approximately 125 Dynamics students and 90 SEC students. Both finalsconsisted of 20 multiple-choice problems (40% of the total points) and 3 workout problems (60%of the total points). This format for the final

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Leach; Heather Cooper; Bill Hutzel

laboratories have been developedwith financial support from the National Science Foundation. Other web enabled laboratory projects are more ambitious. Bismarck State College has aweb-based laboratory that is one part of an on-line associates program in Power PlantTechnology9. The concept for the “Cyberlab” is even more intriguing. Cyberlab is an Internethub that universities and private enterprise use to offer remote laboratory experiments for a fee10.These web developments suggest that distance education for laboratory-based degree programsis quickly becoming a reality. Table 1 is a brief summary of the web implementation for the remotely accessible energylaboratory at Purdue. It emphasizes that the laboratory encompasses more than

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Arch. Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Murali Paranandi

Modular.6 James Watt made some important improvements on the engine in 1769, in the course of trying to repair one of Newcomen’s engines.7 The invention that started it was Thomas Newcomen’s “atmospheric” steam engine, which appeared in about 1711. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationfor critical teaching practices that aim for developing sensibilities about technology andabout the conceptualization of its role in methods of design.A Hybrid ApproachLayering computers over the traditional tools of architects as an effective strategy tomake the best of both worlds has been suggested

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eugene Niemi

, and modify a parachute recovery system and other rocket features toachieve the somewhat conflicting objectives of high altitude and short time of flight. The courseprocedures, including lectures on dynamics and fluid mechanics appropriate to the freshmanlevel are described, together with experiences gained during the rocket launches. Several cleverideas that the students developed to achieve the desired objectives are described in the paper.Approximately twenty-five students participated each year. Classroom evaluations conducted with the students at the end of the course each year showedthat the students’ interest in aerospace and mechanical engineering was heightened as a result ofthe rocketry module.I. Introduction A perennial

Conference Session

ECE Distance Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; David Michael Majerich, Century for 21st Century Universities; Nathan VerDon Parrish, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Al Ferri received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University in 1981 and his PhD degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University in 1985. Since 1985, he has been a faculty member in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, where he now serves as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. His research areas are in the fields of dynamics, controls, vibrations, and acoustics. He is also active in course and curriculum development. He is a Fellow of the ASME. Page 24.1304.1 c American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Polin Yadak, Cañada College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

studentsrely heavily on other students or Internet resources such as chegg.com or yahoo answers to findsolutions to their homework problems without understanding the solutions.In order to prepare these students for transfer-level physics courses, Cañada College, a federallydesignated Hispanic-serving institution in the Bay Area, developed and implemented anintensive physics review program. Summer Physics Jam is a four-week, self-paced programdesigned to familiarize students with college-level physics topics and valuable physicseducational resources. Physics Jam was offered for the first time at Cañada College in Summer2012, and a comparison of pre- and post-program surveys show a significant improvement instudents understanding of physics. Furthermore