Conference Session

Misconceptions

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karla L. Sanchez, Purdue University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David Sederberg, Purdue University; Grant P Richards, Purdue University, West Lafayette; M. Gail Jones, NC State University; Hong Z Tan, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #7563Investigating the Impact of Visuohaptic Simulations for Conceptual Under-standing in Electricity and MagnetismKarla L. Sanchez, Purdue University Graduate Student in the Computer and Information Technology department, currently working as a Re- search Assistant in the Computer and Education Technology field.Dr. Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue Univer- sity West Lafayette. Magana’s research interests are centered on the integration of cyberinfrastructure, computation, and computational tools and

Conference Session

Intercollegiate and Cross-disciplinary Collaboration

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne A Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; J.Kevin Taylor; David W. Hey, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #7433Adapted Physical Activity Design Projects: A Collaboration Between Kinesi-ology and EngineeringDr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University Dr Self has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. Prior to that, he worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education activities include collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods & Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Ragsdell; Halvard Nystrom

difficulties communicating in English. Some are on-campus students that aretaking traditional courses, while others are taking them through distance education channels.This poses a challenge to the instructors, since their educational and personal backgrounds arevery different and these differences should be considered in the design of the class environment.Luckily, many of the engineering management programs have access to synchronous andasynchronous multi-media capabilities. This enables the instructor to provide new ways to dealwith this challenge by presenting information and the learning experiences through differentchannels. This paper discusses two ways of using simulation in engineering managementclasses. The first approach is asynchronous, in

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Onursal Onen, University of South Florida; Rasim Guldiken, University of South Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-3059: INTRODUCTION OF ”MICROFLUIDICS” TO UNDER-GRADUATE FLUID MECHANICS COURSESMr. Onursal Onen, University of South Florida Onursal Onen is a Ph.D. candidate in the Acoustic Transducers Laboratory at the Department of Mechan- ical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla. His research interests are acoustic transducers, ultrasound applications, bio/chem sensors, and engineering education. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, both in mechanical engineering.Dr. Rasim Guldiken, University of South Florida Page 25.850.1

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith Coogler, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the study of the economic, social, and environmental aspects of various renewableenergy sources including bio-fuels. Ultimately, the program strives to educate students tounderstand the technical, economic, social, political, and environmental aspects of varioussources of energy and to become more knowledgeable citizens. A summary of programobjectives are listed below: ≠ Learn and apply applications of ≠ photovoltaic energy systems ≠ wind energy system ≠ passive solar air and water heating systems ≠ active and passive human power ≠ hydrogen fuel cell systems ≠ Learn the role of energy, energy sources, and energy usage patterns in society. ≠ Develop basic knowledge to understand

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Projects

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Shull

: Page 10.251.4 • “Complex mathematical operations“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Educators Annual Conference and Exposition 4Copyright 2005, American society of Engineering Educators” • Specialized array or table loop processing • ASCII string handling or protocol processing”For the scope of this paper, the function block diagram and sequential function chartprogramming languages will be used to accomplish our comparison between the RSLogix500and the RSLogix5000.The first step in converting the code was to set up the RSLogix5000 platform. This includedinstalling the controller and modules needed for this project. Upon opening the software, acontinuous task, program, and ladder logic routine have already been

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Outside the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bowler, Michigan Technological University; Susie Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Tom Drummer, Michigan Technological University; Joseph Holles, Michigan Technological University; Ted Lockhart, Michigan Technological University; Joanna Schreiber, Michigan Technological University; Debra Charlesworth, Michigan Technological University; Jingfang Ren, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Ethics

point toward other possible, heretofore unknown,elements of the role concept of STEM researchers.In this paper, we describe the design of our instrument and examine the results of our pilot study Page 15.204.4among a multi-national body of STEM graduate students. We also discuss possible applicationsof our instrument to the study of research integrity and for the assessment of pedagogicalapproaches to responsible conduct of research.II. MethodInventory DevelopmentOur multidisciplinary team of researchers utilized a modified Delphi approach to identifystatements that could be used to measure the constructs of authority, responsibility, autonomy

Conference Session

Ethics & HSS in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Haws

out employer and employee obligations upon termination. But what ethicalrights and obligations concerning the end of employment is the engineer or the engineer’semployer morally obliged to respect, how are those rights affected by investments or personalbehavior, and ought ethical rights limit or supercede contractual stipulations? This paper will examine the moral dynamics of changing jobs in the engineering marketplacefrom the ethical perspectives of virtue, duty, utility, and care. Examples will be drawn fromHerbert Hoover’s career as a mining engineer. Suggestions will also be made concerning theintegration of this discussion into a lecture or module of instruction on engineering ethics.Engineers seldom stay with the same employer for

Conference Session

Teaching about New Materials

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rita Caso; Ibrahim Karaman; Jeff Froyd; Terry Creasy; Winfried Teizer

components corresponding to the four years ofundergraduate engineering curricula. At each level, concepts related to manufacturing at thenanoscale will be introduced at the appropriate technical level and with special attention to thepedagogical approaches promoted by the FC. Further, changes in the first two years arefacilitated by the curricular structure which TAMU implemented as a FC partner. The firstcomponent is an industry case study on nanoscale manufacturing into the first-year engineeringcourse sequence. Case studies are already an integral part of the first-year engineering sequenceand a case study on nanoscale manufacturing will promote awareness and interest in engineeringand nanotechnology, in particular. For the sophomore year, the

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 2

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michelle Summers; Julie Phillips; Nathan Harter; Mark Dean; Donna Evanecky

Session 3642 Systems thinking: Theorists anchored in the real world Dr. Mark L. Dean, Donna J. Evanecky, Nathan W. Harter, Julie A. Phillips, Michele L. Summers Purdue University School of Technology New Albany, IN/Kokomo, IN/ Greensburg, IN/ Columbus, IN/Lafayette, INIntroductionEngineers and engineering students are already familiar with systems thinking, since it isintegrated into much of what they do. However, technical expertise without social expertiselimits a person's effectiveness. In order to increase their proficiency as leaders and managers,engineers and

Conference Session

Understanding our Students & Ethical Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Colorado School of Mines; Maria Brunhart-Lupo, Colorado School of Mines

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #9395Ethics for the ”Me” Generation - How ”Millennial” Engineering StudentsView Ethical Responsibility in the Engineering ProfessionMrs. Natalie CT Van Tyne P.E., Colorado School of Mines Natalie Van Tyne is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of the Design EPICS Program at Col- orado School of Mines. Her background is in chemical and environmental engineering, and she is a registered professional engineer in Colorado. She has been teaching first year and second year funda- mental engineering design courses since 2002, and her research interests are in service learning, reflective learning, and

Conference Session

Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Michael Rogy; Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #8528Examining the Entrepreneurial Mindset of Senior Chemical Engineering Stu-dents as a Result of Exposure to the Epistemic Game ”Nephrotex”Mr. Kerry Michael RogyDr. Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh Cheryl A. Bodnar, PhD, CTDP is an Assistant Professor (Teaching Track) in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She obtained her certification as a Training and Development Professional (CTDP) from the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD) in 2010, providing her with a solid background in instructional

Conference Session

Design in the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felipe L. Carvalho, Florida Atlantic University; Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University

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Biomedical

Paper ID #8891Biomedical Signal Processing: Designing an Engineering Laboratory CourseUsing Low-Cost Hardware and SoftwareMr. Felipe L. Carvalho, Florida Atlantic University Felipe L. Carvalho is a graduating senior in the Electrical Engineering program at Florida Atlantic Uni- versity (FAU), Boca Raton - FL. At FAU, he is a member of the Innovation Leadership Honors Program and as part of his undergraduate studies, is currently working on his Honors Project ”Biomedical Signal Processing.” Additionally, he is a co-op at BlackBerry, where he works closely with principles of telecom- munications and software testing. He

Conference Session

Improving Laboratory Education in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Washington State University; David Finkel; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University-Pullman

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #8910Comparing Misconceptions in Fluid Mechanics Using Interview Analysis Preand Post Hands-on Learning Module TreatmentJacqueline K Burgher, Washington State University Jacqueline K. Burgher completed her undergraduate studies at Anderson University in Chemistry and Mathematics-Economics. She then worked in water treatment for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana and earned an MBA from Anderson University. Currently, she is pursuing a PhD in Chemical Engineering at Washington State University and working under Bernie Van Wie on a hands-on learning tool to commu- nicate the nitrogen cycle to undergraduate

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Deepak Gupta; Robert Creese

different shapes was very time consuming,and the program is used to evaluate approximately 80 percent of the shapes assigned. Thestudents must develop programs for two or three additional shapes. This permitted the projectteams to be reduced in size which increased the ability of the teams to meet and increased theamount of shapes that could be investigated. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the logic ofthe program with its benefits over the current approach (developing separate spreadsheets), topresent an example of the program input and results, and to describe the typical students usingthe program. The student teams previously have used spreadsheets to solve the problem, but when theyinvestigated complex shapes, such as the

Conference Session

Laboratories

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz; Christopher Byrne; Joel Lenoir; Robert Choate

, as well as technical competency 1.The ME program employs an overall Professional Component Plan with the following structuredsub-plans with defined measures to quantify and assess professional experiences: 1. Engineering Design Plan (teaching and practicing of design skills) 2. Professional Communications Plan (conveying designs and interacting with peers) 3. Professional Skills Plan (teaching and implementing of design tools) 4. Professional Ethics Plan (evaluating and practicing appropriate professional behavior)The professional plans aid in the coordination efforts of multiple faculty members and multiplecourses across all four years of the curriculum. The plans also facilitate the assessment of resultsand progress of

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Seth Bates; Patricia Backer

manufacturing (SME10, 11). Theseinclude, on the technical side: knowledge of specific manufacturing processes, manufacturingsystems (including design-manufacturing interfaces such as CAD/CAM systems) andproduct/process design. On the professional side, key gaps included critical thinking or problemsolving, written and oral communications, and character and interpersonal skills. The projecttargets four competency gaps - product/process design, problem solving, specific manufacturingprocesses, and manufacturing systems. In addition, the Accreditation Board of Engineering andTechnology (ABET) has placed a greater emphasis on design and product realization for allengineering graduates (ABET12). According to Ramers13, the nature of manufacturing

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Garth Thomas

, Mathcad, and VisualBasic for Applications programming while using them for engineering applications. While thecontent of the course has not changed significantly since its inception, the delivery has. Much ofthis change in delivery was driven by student retention. Almost half of the students eitherdropped the course or earned less than satisfactory grades when the course was first offered.Subsequent modifications have greatly improved retention and student performance withoutcompromising the quality of the course.The paper will focus on the initial design of the course, the retention issues that developed, andthe modifications to course delivery that were made to address these issues. Grading policy,structure of the course content, and active

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Farrell

the delivery system, and practiced in the analysis ofthe drug release data.This project aims to provide engineering students with skills relevant to the field of drugdelivery. This paper describes seven modules in which students apply engineering principles tothe design, preparation, characterization, and analysis of drug delivery systems. A variety ofdrug delivery systems are explored including tablets, transdermal delivery systems, osmoticpumps, and supercritical fluid-processed particles. Experiments were developed to investigatethe rate controlling mechanisms of different types of controlled release systems and to exploredrug stability and to determine shelf life.Introduction This project comprises seven modules that introduce

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy L. Mahan; Martin J. Gutowski; Brian H. Victor; Mark Deluca; Sarma Pisupati

thefaculty to grade the reports, increased faculty efficiency, reduced grading errors, andcounters plagiarism as duplicate submissions are ineffective.Informal student assessment indicated that the highly interactive Flash simulations were a Page 10.717.1motivational environment enabling comprehension of the cognitively challenging “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”material. This paper discusses the approach utilized, and the effectiveness of themethodology in motivating, challenging, and educating the

Conference Session

BME Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vish Prasad; Richard Schoephoerster; Ofer Amit; Alan Carsrud

opportunities for itsfaculty and students to participate in the academic, industrial, or clinical settings. Moreover, theprogram creates a framework that allows partners a look into the biomedical engineeringacademic program and to participate in formulating their prospective employees’ professionalpreparation.This paper will present the Biomedical Engineering Partnership Program as a case study for auniversity-lead partnership between academia, industry, and clinical medicine. It will discussprogram structure, mechanics, and other issues arising from this unique partnership. It will alsodescribe innovative joint programs that made the partnership successful: corporate andentrepreneurship options for Senior Design Project, business plan competition

Conference Session

Trends in Civil Engineering Accreditation

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Elliott

under the experimental criteria was not made1 The criteria can be found on the internet at: http://www.abet.org/criteria.html Page 8.457.12 It should be noted that the designation EC 2000 is no longer technically correct. The “2000” has been dropped andthe correct name is simply ABET Engineering Criteria. Nevertheless, EC 2000 is used in this paper for clarity. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationuntil March or April. As a result we prepared all the ABET visit documents

Conference Session

Design for Community

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Lord

encouraging younger students to consider engineering careers.Walk On Water at USD is a great learning experience that serves several purposes. It is a designproject for freshmen engineering majors at USD, a project for high school science classes, anevent which creates awareness of engineering in the local community, a forum for interaction ofhigh school and college students, and a vehicle for upper-class engineering students to developskills in planning and executing an event including fundraising and publicity.The paper will introduce the WOW event and then show how the competition provides a vesselto promote engineering and applied science throughout many areas within the local community.IntroductionThe annual Walk On Water (WOW) competition has

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Richard Helps

. Undoubtedly this is the most popular part of the class for the students andthat motivation leads them to self-learning4. Other outcomes of the class include teamwork,project management, and written and oral communication. Overall we have found this class to bevery successful in both introducing students to mechatronics, and in helping them develop theirown learning skills.Defining Project CriteriaThis paper will focus on the third part of the class components, the team project. It was necessaryto define what specific needs must be met to design an effective robot competition1. A carefulconsideration of department goals and student needs resulted in a list of desirable attributes forany new robot competition. These are the “Competition Analysis

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Herrick; J. Michael Jacob; Jeffrey Richardson

and development engineer with AT&T’s Bell Telephone Laboratories and with ITT’s AdvancedInternational Technology Center; and service in the U.S. Air Force in navigational aides electronics technology.Herrick combines his rich engineering and technical experiences with an educational approach to education thatengages students in an active learning process that has been extraordinarily successful with his students.James Michael Jacob, the current George W. McNelly Professor of Technology, is an award-winning teacher. Hehas received the CTS Microelectronics Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching award as the best teacher in theElectrical Engineering Technology Department seven times. He has won the Dwyer Undergraduate TeachingAward as the top

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosa Cano; Howard Kimmel

engineering specialty: fourth grade girls studyenvironmental; fifth, aeronautical; sixth, mechanical; seventh, chemical; and eighth,biomedical engineering. This paper describes the organization of the Center and its programsin order to meet the needs of the pre-college students, their teachers, and parents.IntroductionNJIT, through its Pre-College Center, offers initiatives and programs designed to increaseeducational opportunities for inner-city youngsters while improving the quality of educationat the elementary and secondary grades in the City of Newark, and its environs1-2. Since itsestablishment in 1978, NJIT’s Pre-college Center has undergone several fundamentaltransformations of its identity and goals. It has evolved from a locally focused

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Hemminger; Ralph Ford

and image processing. One of thedriving forces behind DSP is the overwhelming interest in real-time processing as, for example,in high definition television, spread spectrum communications, and speech recognition systems.It is clear that DSP is instrumental in conveying the principles of many topics covered inelectrical engineering particularly with respect to modeling and simulation. The objective of this paper is to describe a multi-course sequence which employs DSP atmany levels of the undergraduate curriculum for the purpose of enabling students to visualize,test, and implement concepts introduced in the classroom. This is accomplished through thecompletion of special projects and laboratory exercises in multiple courses with the goal

Conference Session

Issues in Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Byron Newberry; James Farison

Session 1380 The Current Status and Uses of the General (Undesignated) Engineering Program with a Case Study James Farison, Byron Newberry Department of Engineering, Baylor University, Waco TXAbstractIn this paper we discuss several important aspects of the category of engineering programs namedsimply Engineering (or General Engineering) or Engineering Science, in contrast to programs witha designated disciplinary focus, such as Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering. Ourpurpose is to explore the role such undesignated, or general, engineering programs play

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ed McCaul; Earl Whitlatch; Robert J. Gustafson

Session XXXX Alumni Perspectives on Professional and Ethical Responsibility Robert J. Gustafson, Edward McCaul, Earl Whitlatch The Ohio State UniversityAbstractThe goal of the study reported in this paper was to collect data which would give guidance to ourprograms on ways to reduce the gap in the perceived importance versus preparation of College ofEngineering B.S. graduates in the area of “Professional and Ethical Responsibility”. A surveywas designed to address four main questions: Q1) What ethical issues are occurring most frequently in engineering practice? Q2) What is

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Yvon Kermarrec; Ian R. Simpson

Schools, very few international Master’s programs currentlyexist in the Old Continent.The Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne (ENST Bretagne), aFrench Graduate School (Grande Ecole) in Information Technology, has decided to open twoInternational Master’s Programs at the beginning of the academic year 2000-2001 :• A dual degree : French Master in Telecommunications and American Master of Science (M.S) in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering. (Partner University: Texas A&M).• European Masters in Optical Data Communications and Telecommunication Networks (Partner University: University of Bristol, UK).This paper will attempt to describe how these programs were designed and how they maydevelop over future