Conference Session

Innovative Uses of Technology and Techniques for Laboratory Exercises

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirstie A. Plantenberg, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

traditionally not applied. The traditional lecture only class format leftstudents wanting and frankly bored. It is the goal of many teachers to weave hands-onexperiences into the traditional lecture format. One roadblock to doing this, in this particularcase, was budget constraints. Developing and building five to six instrumented engineeringexperiments can be costly. This paper describes five low cost DOE experiments that can bepurchased and implemented by just about anyone. The main objectives for each of theexperiments are to illustrate the DOE method currently being lectured on, to give the students anopportunity to apply the method to something real, to give them an opportunity to analyze dataand communicate their results. A survey given at the

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah McAvoy, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

knowledge retention of engineering students as they advance through their academiccareers can enhance their quality of education and career success. However, engineeringprofessors constantly battle the quality of student knowledge retention from course to course.Knowledge retention has been a consistent problem for students regardless of the length of breakbetween courses, such as a one-week break or a three-month summer break. This is evidenced ina study conducted by the United States Military Academy at West Point (1). Student knowledgeof Statics and Strength of Materials were examined after a three-month summer break in theMechanics course. Faculty found that knowledge retention of the Statics and Strength ofMaterials topics was poor. They

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Jianhong Ren, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University; Sheryl Custer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Joyce Coleman, Academy High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

manipulators. Participantsobserved the robot structure and its programming language. The teams then developed their ownprograms to have the robots, individually and/or cooperatively, perform required tasks. Thehybrid car project highlighted renewable energy concepts. The participants learned the operationprinciples of a miniature hybrid car in terms of clean energy generation, ultra low pollutantsemission and high efficiency in chemical to electrical energy conversion. The teams constructedhybrid cars with two fuel cell stacks, and operated them using hydrogen obtained via the solar-powered refueling station, i.e., converting water into hydrogen and oxygen gases, as the fuelsupply. The participants were also introduced to an exciting opportunity using

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shyam Aravamudhan, North Carolina A&T State University; Diedrich A. Schmidt, North Carolina A&T State University; Hany Nakhla, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

create interest for the Geoscience workforce of the future.IntroductionIt is well-recognized that early engagement and challenge-based instruction of students includingunderrepresented students in cutting-edge research is the key in promoting their learningopportunities and outcomes [1]. A team of undergraduate students from North Carolina A&TState University under the guidance of faculty advisors participated in a two-semester research,design, assembly and demonstration project named Perseus II, sponsored by the Office of theSecretary of Defense’s Rapid Reaction Technology Office (RRTO). The overarching goals ofthis initiative were multi-fold: (a) to expose undergraduate students including freshmen,sophomore and minorities to ocean

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University; R. Eugene Stuffle, Idaho State University; Wei Pan, Idaho State University; Steven Grant Maclure, Idaho State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

), 20133-2014. He is IEEE Education Society Membership Development Chair and Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award Chair. Professor Mousavinezhad received Michigan State University ECE Department’s Distinguished Alumni Award, May 2009, ASEE ECE Division’s 2007 Meritorious Service Award, ASEE/NCS Distinguished Service Award, April 6, 2002, for significant and sustained leadership. In 1994 he received ASEE Zone II Outstanding Campus Representative Award. He is also a Senior Mem- ber of IEEE, has been a reviewer for IEEE Transactions including the Transactions on Education. His teaching and research interests include digital signal processing (DSP) and Bioelectromagnetics. He has been a reviewer for engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Khaled Mansy

, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement-Adaptation and Implementation. This newlaboratory will help integrate the engineering of daylighting systems into the school’scurriculum, with the anticipation that this will nurture the scientific background and design skillsof undergraduate students. The secondary mission of the laboratory is to disseminate the sameknowledge and/or skills between graduate students, faculty, and practicing professionals. Thelaboratory will also be an effective venue to integrate teaching and research.1. Design of Daylighting Systems in BuildingsIntegration between daylighting and electric lighting systems in commercial buildings may resultin a significant reduction in the annual energy consumption and operating cost. Indeed

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ressler Stephen; Estes Allen; Karl Meyer; Matthew Morris

Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education (4) Apply the engineering design process and use appropriate technology to develop problem solutions that are both effective and adaptable. (5) Demonstrate creativity in the formulation of alternative solutions. (6) Apply mathematics, basic science, and engineering science to model and analyze a physical system or process. (7) Work effectively on a team to solve a problem. (8) Plan the implementation of an engineered solution. (9) Communicate an engineered solution to both technical and non-technical audiences. (10) Assess the effectiveness of an engineered

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Anderson; Lance Perez; Jerald Varner

spent in the laboratory was expended trying to make the circuits functionand not on exploring the concepts. The latter is a common observation of both students andfaculty and suggests that there should be a better way of implementing the laboratory.Motivation for a single experimental platform that could be used throughout the four-coursesequence came from the desire to improve student retention of theoretical concepts from courseto course. Faculty in the Department of Electrical Engineering observed that students enteringadvanced senior level courses did not retain fundamental knowledge from prerequisite courses.On the other hand, students taking these courses commented that ELEC 304 and ELEC 305seemed to be math courses with no engineering

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics and Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ranjith Munasinghe

solutions to complex problems.They have a fresh point of view. Their approach to problem solving is not completely guided byconventional education.In order to achieve these goals an undergraduate research project must have the followingproperties.1. A good undergraduate project is simple in nature. Participating students should be able tounderstand the research problem and the basic methods involved and start working on the projector at the least some aspects of the project without reading several research papers on the subject.After the students develop a deeper interest and meet with challenges they can be motivated tolearn advanced mathematical tools related to the project and read research papers on the subject.2. Real engineering problems are

Conference Session

Assessment & Evaluation of Graphics Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Stewart; David Elrod

, classes meet for two hour-long lectures and athree-hour laboratory session each week. The lectures are taught by a team of four faculty. Eachlaboratory session is led by two teaching assistants. A total of ten teaching assistants support thelabs and hold office hours during the fall and spring.Initially, ME/CEE 1770 was a text-based course. Lectures were from presentations that Page 9.228.1accompanied the required course textbook. Laboratory activities were established to go with the Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society

Conference Session

BME Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Saleh Sbenaty

has sponsored the project. BioVentures has provided allmaterials and support while a combination of graduate and undergraduate student team fromMTSU built the system and tested it. The team was supervised by a team of faculty from both theengineering technology and biology departments as well as biotech engineers from BioVentures.These collaborative efforts have resulted in a very positive and promising experience for allparties involved. A brief account of this experience and its outcomes, especially on theengineering technology students, will be presented.I. IntroductionMicroarrays are an orderly arrangement of DNA samples spotted onto glass slides or nylonmembranes. Each spot is typically a sequence of DNA representing a distinct gene. To

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Swiezynski; Don Myers; Ray Luechtefeld

© 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationDiscussion of LiteratureIn 1995, the National Science Foundation made several recommendations concerning the futureof engineering education. The NSF felt that engineering education required comprehensivechanges across the campus. Colleges and universities must take new approaches towardsstudents, faculty and curricula [1].The NSF also stated that the continuing education of engineers and other technical personnel waslacking a “system.” Since such a “system” was not clearly defined at that point, the NSF felt thata study was needed in order to understand its nature, requirements, and how to meet those needs[1]. The NSF recently released a study that provides complementary results to this study

Conference Session

TIME 5: Solid Mechanics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Beltz; Marie Dahleh

-week offerings from 2001 to 2003. Ourobjective is to develop strategies that will minimize any negative, long-term effects ofcompressing course material and to build confidence in our program as the Summer quartercontinues to expand at the University of California.introduction and backgroundPrior to the Summer of 2001, the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara offered all required classes for the major once per year. If students fellbehind, even in one mathematics class, they were required to take a fifth year of classes tocomplete the degree. Some students took advantage of the Department of Mathematics offeringsin the Summer, but not all

Conference Session

Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Chesney

Session 2003-122 From Egg Drops to Gum Drops: Teaching Fourth Grade Students about Engineering David R. Chesney The University of MichiganAbstractStudents remember 80% of what they do and 20% of what they hear. With this premise in mind,the author developed an active approach to educating a classroom of fourth grade students inmultiple areas of engineering. The intent is minimally, to increase interest in math and science inthe young students. Optimally, the students will pursue engineering as a career. Hands-onactivities were used to

Conference Session

Web-Based Instruction

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Austin Asgill

program has yet to offer any distance learning courses to these remotesites.II. Technical Course Development and Delivery Most of the courses in the various disciplines in Engineering Technology have a requiredlaboratory component. While the theoretical aspects of most courses can be delivered throughdistance learning means, the challenge has remained as to how to effectively deliver the laboratorycomponent to those courses that require them. As an example, the computer-aided circuit analysis course is a required upper divisioncourse in the EET program at FAMU. It is normally taught to students on campus in a traditionalclassroom setting. Homework and laboratory assignments are usually done using the availablesoftware in one

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching and Learning

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Somerton

session. The course isrequired for all mechanical engineering majors, and its topical coverage is typical of the requiredheat transfer course in most mechanical engineering programs. The class was taught in one largesection of fifty-five (55) students. The complete set of course learning objectives for the courseis shown in Figure 1. These were developed by the faculty that routinely teach the courseapproximately one year prior to the department's last ABET visit. It will be clear to heat transferinstructors that some of these objectives are not appropriate or are not worded appropriately.This is due to the faculty’s inexperience in writing course learning objectives. At the end of eachsemester, students are asked to evaluate their achievement of

Conference Session

Effective Energy Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina

switching can be readily demonstrated Page 7.467.11Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationwith a fairly simple experimental setup. Finally, UPS device operation can be demonstrated andtruth in advertising can be determined with the third experiment described in this paper.References1. Skvarenina, T.L (1996). Development of a laboratory experiment to demonstrate power quality issues, 1996Annual Conference Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education, paper 2, session 2333, six pages(proceedings on

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip J. Cornwell; David Stienstra

often based on their perception of thesite sponsor rather than the actual information content. At Rose-Hulman we have observed asimilar problem with students’ ability to critically evaluate the quality of a data source. Toaddress this problem, a quantitative method was developed as an attempt to help studentsimprove their ability to evaluate sources of information. Students are asked to apply this methodas part of an assignment in the materials engineering course.II. The Rating ScalesThe criteria used for this method are a modified version of those found for the general evaluationof web resources2-4 . When evaluating a source of information on a material, students arerequired to use four criteria: 1) Is the source authoritative? 2) Is the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Wagner; Kenny Fotouhi; Ali Eydgahi

bits required for controlling all three stepper motors. The micro-controllerpins are divided into two I/O ports A and B. The data bus is accessible through port Aand port B, as shown in Table 4.Initially to demonstrate the controlling performance of MC68HC912B32, a program asshown in Table 5 was developed. Equal performance was obtained. It was noticed speed Page 5.450.6of micro-controller was much faster than 6800, so the delay subroutine was used. Table 4: Micro-controller data bus pin numbers Port Pin Data Bus Number Bit A

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew V. Galati; Joseph C. Hartman

Session 1339 A Revised Business Game for Use in Teaching Engineering Economy or Operations Management Joseph C. Hartman, Matthew V. Galati Lehigh UniversityAbstractWe report on the use of a revised business game as a supplemental teaching aid in a production andinventory control course in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at LehighUniversity. The revisions were born out of student evaluations of an original game developed atStanford and implemented at Georgia Tech and Lehigh. The basic premise of the game remainscentered around student teams

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Layton

, without hindering the learning of more technical mat-ters.”2 It becomes increasingly difficult for faculty to devote time to ethics instruction given thatstate legislatures are imposing lower credit-hour caps on baccalaureate degrees. Another diffi- Page 5.179.1culty is the institutional inertia that prevents large-scale, multi-departmental curriculum reformthat is required for ethics instruction across-the-curriculum.In this paper, the author presents an approach for creating in students an awareness of the ethicalresponsibilities of practicing engineers as a component of a technical course, but without com-mingling with the technical content

Conference Session

Control in the Classroom

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Dahm

staged separations 1,2 present the McCabe-Thiele, graphicalapproach as a primary tool for modeling and designing staged separation processes such asdistillation, absorption, extraction and stripping. The development of process simulationsoftware, however, has impacted the way this material is taught. In a recent survey3 of U.S.chemical engineering departments, 57% of respondents indicated that they now use processsimulators in teaching equilibrium-staged separations. Page 7.1237.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Muniram Budhu

were able to perform the real laboratorytests better because they conducted virtual laboratory tests before the real laboratory. Sixtyseven percent of the students in Group A felt that they would have done the real laboratorybetter if they had done the virtual laboratory before the real laboratory. Eighty eighth percentof this group also felt that they would have learned more about the fundamental material ifthey did the virtual laboratory before the real laboratory. All students felt that the animationsmake them feel as participants in the learning process. Examinations that test knowledgegained in the laboratory were not conducted. Student and faculty evaluations at otherinstitutions are ongoing.Conclusions A comprehensive set of modules for

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorcan Folan; Gunter Georgi

CourseEG1004 consists of lectures (1 hr/wk), laboratory work (3 hrs/wk), and recitations (2hrs/wk) for an academic semester. Activities and examples from a variety of engineeringdisciplines are presented and a selection of professional tools (MS Word, MS Excel, MSPowerPoint, MS Project, AutoCAD, LabView) are introduced. Students are exposed toteam building activities and must make presentations (both written and oral), as anindividual and as a member of a team. Some laboratory work involves designcompetitions and the students must select one of two semester-long design projects thatrequire teamwork and develop project management skills. Page 6.661.1The class is

Conference Session

Descriptions of Outreach Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanaz Mahmoodi Takaghaj, University of Calgary; Chris Macnab, University of Calgary; Sharon Friesen, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Office of Professional and Community Engagement (PACE) within the Faculty of Education at the University of Calgary. She is also the Director of the Galileo Educational Network. Her research insterests include the ways in which K-12 educational structures, curriculum and learning need to be reinvented for a knowledge/learning society. She has specific interests in: (i)the promotion of deep intellectual engagement, (ii)the ability to create learning environments that require sustained work with ideas and (iii) the pervasiveness of networked digital technologies that open up new ways of thinking, ways of working and tools for working and living in the world. She has has co-authored three books. Sharon has received

Conference Session

Integration of the Humanities and Social Sciences into Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey C. Evans, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, literature, history, and social studies - cornerstones of a collegeeducation when engineering was first introduced?” More recently, our current approach isarguably captured in 2004 by Olken 7 when he writes “Let’s see…math; science; a few hours ofhistory, humanities, and social sciences; a quick course or two in economics, and presto-chango-an engineer is born.” In 2002 Grasso noted 8 “Engineering faculty members cannot simplyconsign young students to the other side of campus for humanities classes and consider ourobligation for providing a broad and liberal education fulfilled.” Given the long-standingrecognition of the need for humanities and social sciences in engineering (by some at least), themore recent affirmations of the need by ASCE and NAE

Conference Session

Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Md. Rezaul Karim

Tagged Divisions

International

developed by Felder and Solomon based onthe Felder–Silverman model to assess the preference of students on each of the four dimensionsof the model. The abovementioned model used responses obtained from forty-three studentsfrom the University of Michigan-Flint (UM-F), twenty-five students from Khulna University,and ninety students from Eastern University, Bangladesh. Data was collected on each student'sdemographic background, academic major, and level of education (freshman, senior, etc.) inorder to evaluate whether any differences existed in the learning style dimensions of the students.Literature SurveyTo study the learning styles in an international business management class, Glauco de Vita usedthe index of learning styles. The results

Conference Session

Design Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fredrick A. Nitterright, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Michael, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

computer-aided draftsman at Powerex, Inc., a project engineering at Stanko Products, a Process Engineer at Ami-Doduco, Inc., and a Project Engineer and Team Leader at Classic Industries, Inc., in Latrobe, Penn. Nitterright’s employment at Behrend commenced in 1999.Robert Michael, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend Robert J. Michael, P.E. and Senior Lecturer for the School of Engineering at Penn State, Behrend, ob- tained his B.S. degree from Akron University, where he graduated summa cum laude, and his M.S. degree from Case Western University. Michael is currently working towards his doctorate in mechanical and aerospace engineering at Case Western Reserve. He joined the faculty at Penn State, Behrend, in the fall

Conference Session

Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Web, and the increasing computerization of our classrooms. Today’s newengineering faculty can expect to teach in classrooms that have data projectors and wirelessaccess. This has allowed students to communicate with the instructor and with each other inways that would’ve been impossible in earlier years.All of the applications covered in this paper are free to use, though a very few of themcharge for large classes or extra functionality. Most of them are intended for use in theclassroom. However, some of them are useful for homework done collaboratively.Explicitly excluded are learning management systems (LMSs), formerly called coursemanagement systems. These are systems such as Blackboard, Moodle, Desire2Learn, Sakai,etc., that provide a

Conference Session

Mechanics Concepts II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead C. Mac Namara, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

creativity in engineering student problem solving. Specifically itwas hoped that the students would become: more comfortable taking on unfamiliarproblems and working on open-ended problems; more confident in their ability to take onunfamiliar problems; and more knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the role ofinnovation and creativity in engineering design. There were forty students in thisexperimental course, and the remaining sixty students in the cohort experienced atraditional lecture format with another instructor.An evaluation plan for the course has been prepared and implemented by a team led byDr. Scott Shablak who directs the Office of Professional Research and Development atthe Syracuse University School of Education. As part of the