Conference Session

Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean C. Millar, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning(j) Knowledge of contemporary issues(k) An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice3Our Response This paper proposes that engineering education will, because of logical and competitivefactors, be drawn to a strategic plan for ideal engineering professional preparation. Thatpreparation will include the goal of a student having a right job when they graduate. Moreover,it will include exposure to the professional requirements of an on-the-job engineer. Goingforward, this paper emphasizes the need for high-quality technical coursework, and then expandsto a proposed strategy for students to not only land the

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Darling, Ph.D., Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2888: STUDY ABROAD IN GHANA AS A TOOL IN TASK IDEN-TIFICATION FOR BIOENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGNAndrew Darling, PhD, Syracuse University Andrew Darling is an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at Syracuse University. He instructs the Bioengineering Capstone Design and Quantitative Physiology courses. His research interests are biomedical manufacture and biomedical applications of computer aided design. Page 22.1348.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Study Abroad in Ghana as a Tool in Task Identification for

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention II: Curricular Issues

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University; Jorja Kimball, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

Applications of Information Technol- ogy in the Teaching and Learning of Science (ITS Center). Dr. Hobson also has extensive experience in evaluation. Prior to joining TEES, Dr. Hobson taught mathematics and special education in three Texas public school districts between 1976 and 2000.Jorja Kimball, Texas A&M University Jorja Kimball, Ph.D., serves as the Director of Strategic Research Development for the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, a state-wide research agency of the Texas A&M University System. In this capacity, she works with institutions of higher education across the state of Texas to develop education and technical research proposals that bring federal research dollars to Texas. Her office has

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Durkin, IUPUI

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

EducationAbstractSmall businesses face extremely difficult times in the current economic climate. They are facedwith international price competition, yet are unable to afford the very resources needed to helpthem become more competitive. At the same time, Engineering Technology education focuseson practical engineering methods, but has few opportunities to offer students practical casestudies in which to apply their training. This is an opportunity to match these needs, and perhapsexpand the potential employment base for our students.This paper explores the development of hands-on, project-centered learning opportunities byapplying engineering technology coursework to specific small business productivity and designproblems. A case study illustrates why these

Conference Session

Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caridad Cruz, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-1502: ELICITING MEXICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ IM-AGES OF ENGINEERING: WHAT DO ENGINEERS DO?Caridad del Carmen Cruz Lpez, Universidad de las Americas PueblaRocio C Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West LafayetteAurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas PueblaEnrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla Enrique Palou is Director, Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology Education; and Professor, Department of Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. He teaches engineering design, food science, and education related courses. His research interests include emerging technologies for food processing, creating effective learning environments, and

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-1730: ENHANCED CONCEPT SELECTION FOR STUDENTSJohn Farris, Grand Valley State University John Farris is currently an associate Professor in the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand Valley State University (GVSU). He earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees at Lehigh University and his Doctorate at the University of Rhode Island. He has 12 years of college engineering teaching experience as well as 3 years of industrial design experience. His teaching interests lie in the product design, first year design, design for manufacture and assembly and manufacturing processes. Dr. Farris is also involved in the development and delivery of a new graduate biomedical engineering masters degree with a

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Click

he was surprised to learn that I was interested inweaponry. Another started reeling off titles of books about military tactics, and yet anotherasserted that he hoped I would give naval technology the attention it deserved. And then therewas my friend who thought the entire course should be about the significance of the railroad. Imust admit that while I valued all of these comments and suggestions, I had something in mindthat was a bit broader. Of course I intended to cover military strategy and the technicaldevelopments that were significant in the wartime experience. I also wanted to cover muchmore. Starting with the broad definition of technology that Arnold Pacey popularized in TheCulture of Technology (1983), I set out to design a

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron Blicblau

their work-they are dependent on each other to achieve a goodassessment.They learn to work in groups and interact with each other. They learn both dependence andindependence in of their work (written, oral and display). Two copies of each report arecollected from each student or group of students. The reports are given to the student’ssupervisor, and an independent assessor who may not be familiar with the thesis subject but isallocating marks based on strict criteria of report structure and content, as outlined in Figures1a and 1b. What is important is not only the students’ understanding of their work, but alsotheir comprehension of report structure and cohesion in developing a thesis topic which isable to be easily understood and reported

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Brizendine

required? Or maybe, on-the-job experience itselfprovides for a lifetime of learning and development? The National Society of ProfessionalEngineers (NSPE) completed a two-year study of approximately 1000 employers in industry andgovernment in the early 1990’s; this study identified employers’ interests when evaluating apotential employee and sparked considerable discussion. Generally, graduates were assumed topossess technical skills; however, soft skills such as teamwork, leadership, communication andinterpersonal skills, analytical ability, personal initiative, and self-confidence were identified asareas for evaluation in the hiring process. In general, these skills and attributes are desired inaddition to basic competency in mathematics

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the students and their studies from freshmenthrough graduate students. When carrying on casual conversations with these engineeringstudents, especially when their guard is down, one can discover a wealth of information abouttheir technical interests and abilities; but one can also learn about their interests in wider rangingfields such as art, music, and literature. In these more comfortable times, the ties to acting inplays, writing poetry, and creating works of art is evidenced. With these conversations, an ideawas born in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University to utilizethese interests to help engineering students move through their education. A variety of activitiesinvolving poetry and novel writing, musical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Mariano Savelski, Rowan University; Krchnavek Robert, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Vladimir DeDelva, Rowan University; Michael Glasspool, Rowan University; Muhammad Iftikhar, Rowan University; Keith McIver, Rowan University; Katherine Ross, Rowan University; Kathryn Whitaker, Rowan University; Tatsiana Sokal, Rowan University

substance required to meet specifications of an MDI.The original propellant, CFC 12, has been replaced by HFC 227ea. Both inhalers contain 100 mLof propellant at 80 psia. The use of the truncated virial equation of state is specified due to thepressurization of the cylinder. Because of the increased computational effort required to use the Page 15.784.7virial equation of state (You’ll see when you try it), you should test the ideal gas law equation ofstate to see if it is close enough to use instead.Problem solution: In setting up the problem, an assumption of temperature must be made. Themost logical is standard temperature (25 °C / 298 K) since

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-488: STUDENT BALLOONING PROJECT: AN EFFORT TO CREATESUSTAINABLE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN A MINORITYINSTITUTIONAtin Sinha, Albany State University Atin Sinha is the Professor and Coordinator of the Engineering Program at Albany State University. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Tennessee Space Institute in 1984. He had worked in Learjet and Honeywell before moving to academia in 1990. He is also a Registered Professional Engineer. Currently, he is engaged in motivating undergraduate students in inquiry based learning through hands-on, realistic projects

Conference Session

BIM and Other New Construction Practices

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daphene Koch, Purdue University; Rajeswari Sundararajan, Purdue University; Greg Lasker, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

AC 2010-178: ENERGY PRACTICES IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS: A GLOBALLOOKDaphene Koch, Purdue University Daphene Koch, PhD is an assistant professor at Purdue University in the Building Construction Management Department. Daphene has over 10 years of college teaching experience and over 10 years of construction industry experience. Her construction experience included mechanical construction and industrial petrochemical projects in Indiana , Texas and East Malaysia.Rajeswari Sundararajan, Purdue University Raji Sundararajan is an Associate Professor at Purdue University in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology. She currently serves at president of t he Electrostatics

Conference Session

Real World Applications

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Alberto Gomez-Rivas; Jorge Tito-Izquierdo; George Pincus

, it isvery important to understand the behavior of each material and the interaction between them, inorder to define a better mix design.The course called Modern Concrete Technology is a new version of the course formerly calledConcrete Design. The course is offered to students of junior level standing in EngineeringTechnology and includes learning about characterization of the components and behavior of Page 10.1218.1concrete for different mix designs, different materials, construction practice, compaction, and “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electr-Mech ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Rehg; Bruce Muller

2005, American Society for Engineering Education” • Introduce students to the PLC program structure using ladder logic syntax in the Allen Bradley RS Logix 500 language on a SLC 505 PLC system • Cover the PLC command structure used in a majority of the PLC programs developed in industry including commands from: bit, timer/counter, compare, compute/math, move/logical, and program control command groups • Execute programs using only push button and selector switches for input and lights for the outputs (see Figure 1 for view of student programming station) Figure 1 EMET 430 Programmable Logic Controllers II

Conference Session

Controls, Mechatronics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Pennell; Peter Avitabile; John White

we needed to do ? Student views material Professor clearly sees in a disjointed fashion how pieces fit together Figure 1 – Professor vs. Student View of Material PresentedIn order for STEM material to become an integral part of the student’s learning processthroughout their entire educational and professional careers, the students must, in essence, “livethe material” every day and in every course [1-5]. To make this happen, one important step is tostop presenting information in a disjointed fashion.Engineering problems are never solved by “looking up answers at the back of the book”.However, this is the exact way many engineering courses are

Conference Session

Real World Applications

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Fuehne; David Lenart

analyze the boiler to determine its efficiency.One group is asked to study alternative fuels to compare with natural gas and while theother group determines the effect of utilizing an economizer to pre-heat the water.These projects address several program outcomes including teamwork, written and oralcommunications and ethics as well as the thermodynamic technical content.IntroductionThermodynamics is admittedly a challenging science for both students and teachers.Concepts including entropy, enthalpy and internal energy are difficult to learn. Realworld applications are valuable in assisting students in identifying thermodynamics atwork in their world. For this reason, the authors, in a partnership described in moredetail in a previous work 1

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Craig

writing that we learn to articulate ourthoughts clearly; our critical thinking is strengthened and clarified by our expression of itin writing. Page 10.1480.2 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Second, successful complex documents are iterative, building in successive stages.Successful writing begins with a planning, focus, and organization stage in which thewriter spends time defining the scope of the writing, organizing his/her thoughts, andobtaining the necessary information about which s/he wants to

Conference Session

Using Animation and Simulation in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter; James Ochoa

, American Society for Engineering EducationAt a minimum, students verify that the tools and theories they are learning actually work. However, thelaboratory setting offers the ability to teach much more. One should be able to expose students to thedifference between the ideal and the real world and allow them to try “what-if” scenarios on the bench. More abstract concepts such as signal timing and loading can be explored in digital courses, while theeffects of real components with tolerances can be studied on the analog side. Unfortunately, lab time islimited and many of the measurements required to verify analog and digital circuit performance can bevery time consuming. This is unfortunate because there is no substitute for experience and students

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in CET and MET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Kissoff

ofConstruction Graphics (CET-2030) into the program filled the void left by its quarter-systemcounterpart. This course was found not to fit into the curriculum when the University convertedto a semester-based system beginning with the 1997-1998 academic year. The suspension of thisclass offering came at a precipice in the history of civil construction document design andpreparation. During this time, changes in the way site and roadway plans were produced left theprevious offering’s methodology of presenting material in this course in need of a review andoverhaul. Industry standards were demanding computer-aided drafting (CAD) as thepresentation media of choice. Additionally, new software technology which had previously beenused by a handful of

Conference Session

New EET Course Development

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani; Abul Azad

involving diodes, thyristors, IGBTs,power MOSFETs, and industrial motor drives.IV. Lab EnhancementDue to their high cost, only two electrodynamics trainers can be made available at this time, andstudents will have to wait to use the equipment. Therefore, other instructional technologies wereemployed to help students of this program bridge the gap between theory and experience.Five computer stations were installed with Lab-Volt Virtual Lab instrumentation. The simulationsoftware shown in Figure 4 provides a valuable step in the electrodynamics training process.Simulation also gives students the opportunity to practice and test their skills before they applywhat they have learned to actual laboratory equipment

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Education II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kirankumar Gundrai

variety of measures to increase performance, such as improving thedesign of systems, installing more reliable equipment, using better information systems,enhancing integration of systems and coordination of their operations, observing betterwork planning and work management, sharing lessons learned about plant operationsthroughout the industry, and providing higher levels of training.Continual plant modernization. Although the first commercial nuclear power plant began commercial operations in1969, there is really no "old" nuclear power plant. Systems are continually beingredesigned and replaced such that the original plant is substantially new and improved

Conference Session

Inquiring MINDs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerald Heydt; Keith Holbert; Khaled Nigim

national professional meetings to presentresults of their research experience.[12,13] All of these students are presently in either a scienceor engineering major; specifically these students include engineering majors (bio, civil,computer, electrical and mechanical) and a chemistry major. Table I: REU Participant Demographic Information Characteristic Participant Data Female 6 Gender Male 4 American Indian 8 Ethnicity

Conference Session

International Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mayuree Thespol; J. Clair Batty

, is a much loved and respected leader, regarded as being very wise and visionary andthe world’s hardest-working and longest-reigning monarch. 6 Extraordinarily well-educated, theKing values learning and is decidedly pro-education. This is reflected both in Thai governmentpolicy and in the attitude of the Thai people. Education is widely accepted as the foundation forsustainable development and for preparing all people to become productive in a knowledge-basedsociety. It is striking that 95 percent of all Thai children between the ages of 3 and 5 are enrolledin pre-school. 7 Page 7.481.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Classroom Tips

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Hartman

and closings, equipmentreplacement, and product design and development) can be used as examples to enhance classroomteaching. We illustrate ways in which articles can be used in the classroom and provide studentfeedback from implementation in the Spring of 2001. These include the use of an open-endedexam that was motivated by an article. Conclusions from use of the open-exam format are alsoprovided.IntroductionThis author has promoted the teaching of Engineering Economy in a decision-making context inhopes that students learn the necessary steps to make decisions about capital investments forengineering problems4. While teaching in this framework may help students understand thedecision-making process, concrete engineering examples are

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Jiansen Wang; Shantanu Gupta, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

ARENA® to build simulation models provides students with graphical andstatistical outputs that may be used to enhance achievement of learning objectives. This researchmay also be useful for undergraduate and graduate students to better understand queuing theoryusing an example of airport operation and airport design.BACKGROUNDAircraft taxi times affect airport capacity, aircraft emissions, fuel burn, and flight delays.Exploring potential factors that could reduce taxi times enables airport to operate more flightswithout expanding its land use, meanwhile reduce aircraft emissions and fuel burn.Using simulation models to analyze complicated problems such as airport taxi operations allowsthe researchers to include more details and realistic

Conference Session

Renewable Energy Topics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler Dr., Sam Houston State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

byaltering the model and re-running the analysis manually. Aluminum and brass do not seem to beviable materials for the project. This claim was based on heat capacity/conductivity data and heattransfer finite element simulations. Because the temperature difference between the hot and coldside lines was known prior to performing the computer modeling analysis, and because it wasrecognized early in the process that we were dealing with a marginal temperature difference forpower generation, it was necessary to go with the best material for providing a heat conduit tothe thermoelectric module that we could afford, and that material was copper.In the simulation, the mesh was not refined because information on the internal componentmaterial properties was

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Logan Oplinger, Arizona State University; Andrew Michael Heiman; Matthew Dickens, Arizona State University; Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Education (2010)and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineeringfrom Purdue University,and as a qualitative researcher studies both STEM and informal engineering education. As an educator, he foundedandled a team to two collegiate National Rube Goldberg Machine Contestchampionships, and has co-developed theSTEAMMachinesTM /”Rube Gold- bergineering” program over the past 6 years to exposemiddle and high school students to the engineering design process.Dr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Micah Lande teaches human-centered design innovation at Arizona State University and researches how engineers learn and apply a design process to their work. He is an assistant professor in the Depart

Conference Session

Research in Biomedical Pedagogy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Rae Papich; Christian James Kennett, Gannon University; Davide Piovesan, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Simulations with Traditional Video Analysis," in American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), Edmonton, Canada, 2008.[4] D. Brown and C. Wolfgang, "SIMULATING WHAT YOU SEE: COMBINING COMPUTER MODELING WITH VIDEO ANALYSIS " in Workshop on Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning and 8th International Conference on Hands on Science, lubjiana, 2011.[5] OSP. (31-Dec-2013). Open Source Physic Project. Available: http://www.opensourcephysics.org/[6] D. Piovesan, A. Pierobon, P. DiZio, and J. R. Lackner, "Measuring Multi-Joint Stiffness during Single Movements: Numerical Validation of a Novel Time-Frequency Approach," PloS one, vol. 7, p. e33086, 2012.[7] Sourceforge.net. (1-Jan-2014

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara T. Scharf, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster P.Eng., University of Toronto; Kamran Behdinan, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Behdinan, University of Toronto Professor Kamran Behdinan earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Victoria in British Columbia in 1996, and has considerable experience in both academic and industrial settings. He is a Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, NSERC Chair in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design, and the founding director of the Institute for Multidisciplinary Design and Innovation (UT-IMDI) an industry-centered, project-based learning institute in partnership with major aerospace and automotive companies. Page