Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Devine, CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

itself. One statement repeated by the instructor in the variousclasses was that engineering is not just putting numbers into equations to compute results. Thisassignment was not just providing some equation such as X + 3 = Y for the students to workwith. The students were not provided an equation or function or even informed of an X value touse to compute a value Y. The students needed to determine a value Y, an infrastructure gradeby not only resolving what data and information to use as input, the dependent variables such asX, but also what process or function that this input put in to.The assessment survey forms contained 11 statements that students marked as strongly disagree,disagree, neutral, agree, or strongly agree. Table 2 contains

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Construction Engineering Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University; Farzana Sultana, Vaughn Construction

Tagged Divisions

Construction

rainwaterharvesting, taking advantage of high quantities of rainfall in the country. This studyproposes to provide some guidelines for economic rainwater harvesting for domesticconsumption in urban areas of Bangladesh. The guidelines have been formulated usingexisting data on rainwater harvesting systems. Based on these guidelines, a mathematicalmodel has been developed to figure out cistern sizes for collection of rainwater. Theproducts of this research are a) computer program for calculating domestic waterrequirements and sizing storage cisterns and b) an animation of the proposed rainwaterharvesting system. These can be used as teaching tools to demonstrate the constructionmethods of such a system and the benefits of the technique.Key words: Bangladesh

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2010-473: AN ASSESSMENT AND DATA COLLECTION PROCESS FOREVALUATING STUDENT PROGRESS ON "A-K" ABET EDUCATIONALOUTCOMESKathleen 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 15.141.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 An Assessment and Data Collection Process for Evaluating

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Chin, East Carolina University; Nancy Study, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

. Page 15.826.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Keys to Publishing in Peer Reviewed JournalsAbstractA plethora of literature exists to which new engineering educators can refer that will assist themsucceed as scholars. Blocking out time to write every day or every week; learning to say “no”;ignoring bad reviews and heeding critical reviews; reading; writing, writing, writing; exhibiting awillingness to change; being flexible; and being reasonable are included among the suggestionsthe literature promotes. The intent of this paper in contrast was to provide new engineeringeducators with a framework for negotiating the journal publication process. In particular, thepaper addresses the procedures for producing a

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

whether it islimited to only this university. It would also be beneficial to collect some additional data, suchas what math courses have been completed and the respective grades prior to taking the Page 22.114.7diagnostic quiz, as well as how and when students learn these math skills if no formalremediation is provided. Finally, it would be valuable to examine the strategies that have beensuccessful in other contexts and determine their successfulness with construction managementstudents.References1. Brown, D. (2005). "Poor reading, math skills a drag on productivity, performance." Canadian HR Reporter, 18(4), 1.2. Mohr, C. (2008

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Timothy Anderson, University of Florida; Sheryl Awtonomow, Brevard Community College; Yogi Goswami, University of South Florida

. He is recipient of the Warren K. Lewis Award for Chemical Engineering Education (AIChE), ConocoPhillips Lectureship, Benjamin J. Dasher Award, and Union Carbide Lectureship Award (ASEE), and is a Fellow of ASEE. His discipline research interests are in electronic materials processing.Sheryl Awtonomow, Brevard Community College Sheryl Awtonomow is a Director of Career and Technical Programs at Brevard Community College, Brevard County, Florida since 2005. She earned a B.S. in Computer Information Systems at Rollins College and an M.S. in Information Studies at Florida State University. Her career at Brevard Community College spans 24 years, where she supported academic programs in

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Hart, University of Louisville; Fashaad Crawford, University of Louisville; Katheryn McAnulty, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

PhD degreesin seven disciplines (bioengineering, chemical, civil and environmental, computerengineering and computer science, electrical and computer engineering, industrial, andmechanical). Fall 2009 engineering enrollment included 1,468 undergraduate students(University of Louisville, 2010). Overall undergraduate enrollment at UofL for fall 2009included 15,619 students, 51 percent of whom were female.However, as is the case with most institutions of higher learning across the country, thenumber of female student pursing degrees in engineering has been relatively low. Figure2 shows that from 1995 through 2005, UofL was below the national average for full-time,first-year female enrollments in engineering. The undergraduate engineering

Conference Session

Teaching Materials Sci&Eng to Non-Majors

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Bahr

well as civil engineering. Steel for skyscrapers. Concrete and pre-stressed concrete. Architectural and energy efficient glasses.§ Microstructure of wood. Manufactured wood products such as engineered lumber. Week 9: Materials in Communications and Computing§ Paper: the medieval equivalent of the silicon chip.§ History of the transistor. Development of the integrated circuit. Impact of semiconductor technology (largest manufacturing industry in US).§ Copper wires and optical fibers.§ Information storage using CDs, magnetic discs. Week 10: Materials in Transportation§ Nickel base superalloys.§ Lightweight composites for aircraft such as Voyager (lightweight aircraft went

Conference Session

Moral Theories and Engineering Ethics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Ratnajeevan Hoole; Dushyanthi Hoole

, and their implications to creating a decent society. Page 7.42.4 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationExperience in Teaching Human Rights to EngineersApproval:As at most universities, curriculum is under a higher academic body and needs to be approved.The second author, as the Head of the new Computer Sciences program was mindful of theimportance of teaching human rights as well as of the dangers of teaching it in a divided societysuch as Sri Lanka. Broadly, the oppressed tend to be pro

Conference Session

Teaching Ceramic, Polymer, and Electric Materials

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Andrew Hoff; Marilyn Barger

box" thinking has brought much of what Professor Feynmanpostulated in that seminal lecture to pass in the intervening forty years and yet there is muchmore to accomplish.Semiconductor device technology has advanced steadily from the 1947 invention of the pointcontact transistor by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley at Bell Telephone Laboratories. GordonMoore, a founder of Intel, on the occasion of his retirement to the company board noted that acomponent density of a billion transistors, or “bits” representing a logical 0 or 1, per chip wasclose at hand. He postulated that at this high density the traditional business model used to pricecomponents by a cost per bit would need to be re-thought. Computing capability provided bysuch devices could

Conference Session

To Design and Conduct Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Walter

demonstration to the faculty member and lab TA of a workingprototype and a final written and oral report that includes a videotape of their working system.Lectures via PowerPointÔ slides on robotics fundamentals build up their robot literacy. Twoexams are given throughout the quarter to test comprehension of the material. Weekly labexercises develop their hands-on skills in preparation for the project. Solutions to the weekly labexercises are demonstrated to the lab TA. Students sign up for lab time on the equipment andmust come to the lab with a preliminary software program, flow chart, and wiring diagram.Final grades are computed as follows: 20% for the two exams, 30% for the weekly lab exercises,10% for the weekly project progress in logbooks, and

Conference Session

Perceived Quality of Graduate Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bill Tollner

action itemsaround the following items:*Graduate curriculum questions related to knowledge that should be fundamental in all graduateprograms. The following courses were developed/revised: Computational Mathematics for Engineers Experimental Methods for Engineers Measurement Automation and Control Advanced Instrumentation Process Control Material Science and Experimental Stress Analysis Advanced Strength of Materials Engineering systems analyses* Strategies for enhancing student professional development. We started by considering the unique and changing backgrounds for students entering graduate studies. An increasing number have not graduated with an undergraduate

Conference Session

Multimedia and Product Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Irwin

related to theirdesign a paragraph on the following topics: property analysis, mechanical analysis, functionalanalysis, human factors, aesthetic analysis, market analysis, and financial analysis. Most of thefocus of this course using computer graphics pertained to the first four of these analysis factors.Property AnalysisEach group included weight as selection criteria for their project, because the lesser the weightbeing added to the entire system the greater the efficiency of the overall designs. Propertyanalysis is based on physical properties such as strength, size, volume, center of gravity, weight,center of rotation, as well as thermal, fluid and mechanical properties. Having a part modeled inUG in 3D solids lends itself to being able to

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Qianjin Yue; Peifung Guo; Hung Tao Shen; Hayley Shen

supervision of Chinese mentors at Chinese universities.Research topics cover all areas of marine science and engineering. The participants came fromdifferent majors in engineering and science, including civil engineering, mechanical engineering,computer engineering and science, environmental engineering and science, physics, chemistry,oceanography and meteorology. Despite culture and language barriers, and differences ineducational approach, the program has been well received by the students as well as the mentors.Students gained first-hand appreciation of a different culture (both socially and academically) inaddition to the experience of doing research on advanced topics. Mentors have the opportunity togain a better understanding of the differences

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Kevin Stinnette, Lawrence Technological University; George Pappas, Lawrence Technological University

and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Lawrence Technological University and currently working with several graduate and under- graduate students in research in a multitude of developing areas ranging from automotive to medical applications. Dr. Pappas is currently the Director of Master of Science (MS) in Artificial Intelligence (AI) program. He has over 15 years of teaching, research and work experience in embedded systems and high- performance computing. Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Autonomous vehicles, employ machine-learning techniques to collect, analyze and transfer data for safer driving experience. Also, he investigates encryp- tion and optimization algorithms and security of the transfer of electronic

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2023 PSW

Authors

Alton Lo; Matthew Cha

SINCHDrone UAV: Preparations for Technology Integration and Testing Alton Lo, Matthew Cha, Steven Dobbs (Faculty) Department of Aerospace Engineering Christopher Lai, Jenny Zhen Yu (Faculty) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Joseph Rico, Maya Tene Department of Mechanical Engineering California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 91768, USAAbstractUnmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are steadily growing more popular and accessible in both thecommercial and military industries, but today’s UAVs are severely limited in their

Conference Session

FPD 1: The Path to Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

differentactivities, some reported participating in as many as nine different pre-college engineeringprograms or activities.BackgroundThe National Academy of Engineering report Engineering in K-12 Education – Understandingthe Status and Improving the Prospects1 identifies five main benefits of K-12 engineeringeducation. These are 1) improved learning and achievement in science and mathematics, 2)increased awareness of engineering and the work of engineers, 3) understanding of and theability to do engineering design, 4) interest in pursuing engineering as a career, and 5) increasedtechnological literacy. This study focuses on pursuing engineering as a career, which typicallyrequires a 4-year college degree in engineering. While the other benefits of K-12

Conference Session

Training and Support for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Christi McGeorge, North Dakota State University; Elizabeth J. Birmingham, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

State University Roger Green received the B.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1992, 1994, and 1998, respectively. During his Ph.D. studies, he also obtained a graduate minor in statistics. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at North Dakota State University, where he teaches courses in signals and systems, digital signal processing, ran- dom processes, communications, controls, embedded systems, and others. His main research interests include digital and statistical signal processing, time series analysis, spectral and time-frequency analysis, array

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Toure Cort; Adityen Sudhakaran; Shankar Krishnan

physiological aspects of the heartchambers and valves with computer aided design techniques such as SolidWorks, a 3Dmodel of the mitral valve was created based on the conceptual design. After iterativedesign reviews and corresponding improvements, the design was finalized. Thecomponents of the final design of the prosthetic mitral valve consisted of a holding ring(20 mm diameter and 4mm thickness) and a suture ring (22 mm diameter). The leaflets(10 mm diameter) were hinged within the holding ring. 3D drawings and .STL files wereprepared to provide input to 3D Printing machine. Based on iterative improvements invalve design, a few prototypes of the 3D model were fabricated using 3D rapidprototyping.Upon examining the fourth version prototype of the

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2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Nafiseh Mohammadianaftah; Sara E. Wilson

were also used to assess understanding of PIDcontrollers.ConclusionThis active learning session enhanced comprehension across several subjects, includingmicrocontroller programming and the experimental development, modeling, and testing of controlsystems. The goal was to educate students on PID controllers' fundamentals, their functionalities,and practical uses through hands-on activities. While the experiment garnered positive feedbackfrom students, there are areas for enhancement, particularly in refining the clarity of instructionalmaterials and providing more structured guidance during practical exercises. While all groups wereable to construct and run a ball and beam system, only 56% were able to successfully achievesteady control of the

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2023 CIEC

Authors

David Satterwhite; Keir Moorhead

Unlimited Engineer’s license, the engineering programs must meet the internationalStandards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW). The STCW standards ensurethat graduates met the minimum standards of competence required for seagoing personnel. Toobtain STCW compliant licenses and certificates, the graduates must meet knowledge,understanding and performance (KUP) based assessments and earn required sea service. Thetraining that is offered to satisfy the STCW mandates bridges the gap between practical andacademic knowledge, ensuring the cultivation of experiential learning. In this paper we look atvarious curricular activities conducted to address STCW requirements ranging from thefreshman to the senior curriculum. These include but are

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Eli Westbay; Isaiah Storey; Francis Nkrumah, Jr.; Mert Bal; Reza Abrishambaf

and knowledge on mechanicaldesign, instrumentation, communication, and control systems. The GOFR robot is a multi-purpose mobile platform with object recognition and navigation capability intended for materialtransport applications in computer integrated manufacturing shop floor environments. Keyfeatures for functionality including sensing, communication, control and flexible mechanicalmovements have been developed using technologies such as LIDAR technology, Pixy2 Object-tracking camera, infra-red sensors, linear actuators, microcontrollers, and Mecanum wheels foromnidirectional movement respectively. The GOFR has been tested in an integrated roboticslaboratory for basic functionality to be used as an autonomous, automated guided vehicle

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Mohammed Alani; Alaa Ayoob; Jino Raj Xavier; Sameeullah Sharief; Mohammad Amin; Marcos Turquetti; Pradip Peter Dey

Showing the Location of Child with the Distance and DirectionFuture WorksThe concept of Easy Tracking system is applicable in many other areas including but notlimited to the following applications: 1) Social networking- track all the other mobile phonewhose Bluetooth mode is switched on, 2) Baggage- track the checked in baggage at the busyairports, 3) Car- track the location of a parked at a big parking lot, 4) Blind Person –help towalk a blind person on the street, 5) Pet- track the movement of pets, and 6) Daycare – trackthe movements of children in a daycare.Assessment of Program Learning OutcomesThis project was designed and developed by a group of graduate students at NationalUniversity under the guidance and supervision of a faculty member

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christi Patton Luks; Laura P. Ford

to continue. For example, information from the IAB led to removing the computer scienceprogramming requirement and replacing those three hours with an hour of VisualBasic and twoadditional hours of process controls. This gives our students an advantage in controls overstudents from other universities and better prepares them for the programming that they will bedoing on the job. This process that we have developed is an effort to formalize this kind of inputfrom the IAB and to maintain a record of it.The first year of formalized input from the IAB has not led to any formal changes in our ProgramObjectives. We do not expect to make changes often in the Program Objectives. The ProgramObjectives had already been updated in Spring 2006, with

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Gaffar Gailani; Sidi Berri; NIEVES ANGULO

College to allow the engineering students from Hostosto transfer to City Tech to get their bachelor degree in engineering technology. An articulationagreement between both colleges will enhance this transfer. This project represents the most critical,logical step in City Tech’s long-term plan to transform itself to a model institution for the educationof under-represented students in STEM majors. The project is filling a critical gap in the engineeringtechnology program offerings by making it more relevant to current industry needs (e.g., NASA) andcreating curriculum and learning experiences for students that do not currently exist. Strategically,this project is another key piece in the college’s effort to overhaul and upgrade all its science

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Thomas Ask

societal trends. People listen to more music, ‘cocoon’with smartphones and rely on social media for interpersonal connectivity. Although informationlearned is more graciously appreciated than information given, the increase in immediatelyassessable information has changed the learning process as well as the design process. Whilevisceral knowledge competes against fast knowledge, fast and easy knowledge acquisition is thestatus quo. This change has diminished the traditional ‘information-giver’ role n groupdynamics.BackgroundNature of CreativityThe best description of creativity lies in a mix of psychological and sociological theories thatdescribe both the individual motivations for creativity and the influence of group behavior. Asparse definition

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Angel DeCegama

inthis area to change their already set up procedures because of he computational complexity of WT methods needed toachieve high quality video with WT-based codecs.The approach presented in this paper is different. Do not change the codec. Pre-process and post-process the video.Detailed DescriptionIn this approach, a crucial feature is the ability to recreate a given image or video frame from the low-frequency com-ponent of its WT which is ¼ the size of hte original image or video frame. This can be done precisely by applying themath of the direct WT and the IWT (inverse WT).In order to minimize computational complexity, the Haar WT can be used. The direct Haar WT low-frequency coef-ficients are a2 = 0.5 and a1 - 0.5 and the high-frequency

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Carol Richardson

Services Division at RIT. All of the programs in the five participatingdepartments are ABET-accredited, and require students to obtain approximately one yearof industry co-op experience before graduation. The MEET Scholars program involvesour mandatory cooperative education program which helps students address theirfinancial needs and facilitate placement in the high technology workforce.IntroductionIn September of 2004 the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded RIT a four-yeargrant of $396,000 from its 2004 Computer Science, Engineering, and MathematicsScholarships (CSEMS) program. The CSEMS program addresses the shortage ofgraduates that are U.S. citizens graduating from baccalaureate institutions with majors incomputer science, engineering

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2015 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Iulian Gherasoiu; Mohammed Abdallah; Digendra Das; Daniel K. Jones; Harry Efstathiadis

support the staffing needs of the nanotechnology industry. A new Computer ChipCommercialization Center (Quad-C) on SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) campus inUtica, is part of the sprouting industry and alone is expected to create approximately 1500 directjobs.The intent of this paper is twofold. On one side it explains the rationale for recent changes to therequirements for the Nanotechnology minor while on the other side it explores the opportunitiesfor the expansion of the nanotechnology education that arise through the integration of SUNYITand CNSE into a single academic entity, SUNY Poly.The College of Engineering through its Engineering Technology Department in Utica hasengaged in a curriculum rejuvenation consisting of the creation of

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

William Alpert; Alexander Vaninsky

, pp.90-128.estimates of the optimal values of the share of GDP and the [20] C. Shih, “The effects of governmental subsidy on the quality of education in Taiwan's private universities and colleges,” Lecture Notesduration of college preparation. Our research paves the way to in Computer Science, 7513 LNCS, 2012, pp.373-380.further discipline-wise analysis with the stress on the STEM- [21] Y.Sui, G. Li, and X. Zhang, (2011). “Cost-effectiveness evaluation ofrelated disciplines. IHEs based on grey relation analysis with