Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 12: Promoting Student Success and Motivation

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; Kameryn Denaro; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

retention of low-income engineering transfer students.Kameryn DenaroDr. David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine David A. Copp received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Teaching at the University of California, Irvine in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Prior to joining UCI, he was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories and an adjunct faculty member in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico. His broad research interests include engineering

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary

Tagged Topics

Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA), Diversity

Paper ID #42654Let’s Get Physical: From Data Visualization to Data PhysicalizationDr. Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary Marjan Eggermont is a Professor (Teaching), Associate Dean (Sustainability) and faculty member at the University of Calgary in the Mechanical and Manufacturing department of the Schulich School of Engineering. She co-founded and designs Zygote Quarterly, an online bio-inspired design journal (zqjournal.org). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in progress Let’s get physical: from data visualization to

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cara J Poor P.E., University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

problem solving skills,as well as their understanding of the connection between thermodynamics, heat transfer, andfluids [11]. Faculty have noted the benefits of ICPT as well; instructors were able to interactmore with students in the class, many of whom would otherwise not talk with the instructor at all[11]. Quan et al. [13] noted that peer tutors are supporting growth rather than evaluation of thestudents. ICPT can help improve student outcomes and teacher preparation, and create a student-centered learning environment [16]. Although it is clear that ICPT is beneficial, the use of ICPTin other engineering courses has been limited. The general benefits of ICPT can benefit otherengineering classes, regardless of the technical content. ICPT

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2016 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Keith E. Holbert

(BS) degree isoffered by Stony Brook University.1,2 As part of the development of two courses for the ASUonline EE program, the recorded classes were initially deployed in half-semester long terms toboth the online students and the traditional on-campus students. While the online students wereaccustomed to such accelerated terms and the Internet delivery, the traditional face-to-facestudents were not. This paper will report on the results of an inadvertent experiment resultingfrom the offerings of these two senior-level engineering technical electives. The end-of-the-course teaching evaluations completed anonymously by students are used to compare studentperceptions about the course itself and the instructor.Literature ReviewThere have been

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Julius Marpaung; Louis Johnson; William Flanery

through the main ECEN Facebookaccount. Information or comment regarding our recent activities and videos may be found athttp://www.facebook.com/osuece.ConclusionVideo games have been integrated into our society for many decades and were initially developed forentertainment purposes only. As technology advances, more and more educators have found videogames as one of many learning tools at their disposal. The availability of many modern FPGAs andembedded processors at an affordable price has opened many interesting projects of which many formereducators could have only dreamed. Often time students find that programming or engineering classesare hard to understand due to their lack of interest. It is up to the educators to keep up with the

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David A. Vaccari

252 A HARD JOB: ASSESSING “SOFT” OUTCOMES David A. Vaccari, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE dvaccari@stevens.edu Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 07030Abstract: Under criterion 3 of the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET,engineering programs are required to have eleven documented student outcomes1, commonlyreferred to as “a through k.” Five of these student outcomes represent technical attributes thatengineering educators are familiar with teaching and assessing. However, six of these studentoutcomes are, for many faculty members

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David Hergert

be programmed in Objective C using Xcode (the standard programming interface for a MAC). This paper describes an application of an iPhone that faculty and senior design students in the TAC/ABET accredited B.S. Electromechanical Engineering Technology at Miami University are working on. An iPhone application was written in Objective C that allows the user to take a picture of a bar code displayed on a computer screen using the built in iPhone camera. The software processes the image and determines the corresponding code39 characters. Students are currently working on transmitting the barcode data to a remote data terminal. This system would have many uses for applications that require remote

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Weber, Lake Superior State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

for the current senior-level class and also as compared with previous implementationsin lower-level classes, including observations about similarities and differences as well as theirimpact on student motivation. A discussion then follows about the trade-offs of implementing thepresentations. Section 5 describes possible improvements for subsequent classes as well aspotential future research about the use of such presentations. Lastly, Section 6 concludes with asummary of the paper and its contributions.2. Presentation Overview and Pedagogical BasisThe primary goals of the presentations were for the students to develop communication skills bypresenting a product that dealt with the computer architecture topics discussed in class and toexplore

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fleur Gooden, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Tremayne Waller, Cornell University; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

over 20 percent in 2004, the numbers haveplateaued since then 1. Underrepresented minority (URM) groups earning baccalaureate degreeshave increased from 11.5 percent in 1990 to 20.9 percent in 2004 1. Anthropological studiesindicate that access to capital-rich settings, particularly enhancement programs, contribute tobetter academic performance for students. Students who participate in such programs remain inschool longer and enter college in greater numbers 2. Based on the findings of this and similarresearch, several K-12 engineering enrichment programs were developed by the College ofEngineering at a large state university in the Southeast with objective of influencing pre-collegestudents to attend college, specifically the host institution

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Miller; Maher Murad; Robert Martinazzi

an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at the University ofPittsburgh at Johnstown. She earned a M.S. degree from University of Pittsburgh, Main Campus, and a BS inMechanical Engineering Technology from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. She joined the faculty at UPJin 1992 after 10 years with a leading manufacturer of railroad freight cars. During her time in industry, she servedas a Design Engineer, Manager of Design Engineering, and Manager of Engineering. In addition, Amy worked handin hand with the CEO as the person charged with the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Johnstown AmericaCorporation. She also served as the Patent Liaison.MAHER M. MURAD is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Wild; Kevin Firth; Brian Surgenor

sensors in Page 10.890.3combination with innovative programming. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering EducationThe Mobile RobotHaving a mobile robot that fits the needs of the course has been a key element in the success ofthe course. The ability to add sensors and actuators to the MechBOT mobile robot platform byincluding a Lego® mat on the deck is important in a number of ways (see Figure 2).1. During the development of the course the tasks and the sensors used have changed. The sensors are all mounted

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rusek; Barbara Oakley

receiver, as in regularPSK, compared with built-in signature of this code in the receiver through correlation, andaligned. During the same phase the carrier is also reconstructed, as in PSK. Then the code isactivated and the desired information is demodulated as shown above. Figures 22 and 23 show a simplified method to decipher the spreading code of the desiredtransmitter and reconstruct the carrier. The authors of this paper are currently developing morecomplete simulation models of spread spectrum units with synchronization systems that wouldinclude correlators, noise sources, and PLL systems. (Detailed simulations demonstrating theseconcepts were presented in the previous papers.1,2)III. Conclusions Frequency hopping, CDMA, and

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Lachance; Allen Estes

. Studentsconstruct the competing structures as a timed event and the total cost is based on materials, labor,and bonuses/penalties. The winning project provides a functional structure for the owner at thelowest cost. Individual participants are graded on how well they served their own interests in thefree-market economy by maximizing profit, reducing errors, cutting costs, etc. Assessments show that students developed keen insight into the roles, motivations, andinteractions of the key participants as a result. The exchanges were lively, emotional, andsometimes contentious. The rules can be modified to include litigation, quality control, cashflow, or most other aspects of the complex design-construction process. Students competed in aK’nexercise at

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Jalkio, University of Saint Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-216: MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY IN UNDERGRADUATEPHYSICS STUDENT MISCONCEPTIONS AND POINTS OF DIFFICULTYJeffrey A. Jalkio, University of Saint Thomas Jeff Jalkio received his Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and worked for thirteen years in industry in the fields of optical sensor design and process control. In 1984, he co- founded CyberOptics Corporation, where he led engineering efforts as Vice President of Research. In 1997 he returned to academia, joining the engineering faculty of the University of St. Thomas where he teaches courses in digital electronics, computing, electromagnetic fields, controls, and design

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

significant effect on student performance inthis particular course.IntroductionInstructional media plays a significant role in affecting the processes of learning. Manyinnovative teaching tools have been developed and used over years to offer excellence inteaching in schools; video instructional media is one of them. It provides for the ability to easilypresent static and moving materials; it also affords the option of adding animation for clarity.Used prudently, the media has the potential of making a positive influence on studentperformance.A video-viewing procedure related to a course in an Environmental Control Systems wasdeveloped by the author in a classroom situation at an undergraduate level. The purpose of thisstudy was to determine whether

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research in K-12

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Christopher George Wright, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Linda Jarvin, Tufts University; Amber Kendall, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

resources for K-12 educators to support engineering education in the classroom. She is also the founder of STOMP (stompnetwork.org), and LEGOengineering.com (legoengineering.com).Mr. Christopher George Wright, Tufts UniversityChris Rogers, Tufts University Chris got all three of his degrees at Stanford Univ., where he worked with John Eaton on his thesis looking at particle motion in a boundary layer flow. From Stanford, he went to Tufts as a faculty member, where he has been for the last million years, with a few exceptions. His first sabbatical was spent at Harvard and a local kindergarten looking at methods of teaching engineering. He spent half a year in New Zealand on a Fulbright Scholarship looking at 3D

Conference Session

Outreach Projects: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Education in General

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-506: ASSESSMENT OF NAVIERSTOKES’ EQUATIONS IN AFLUID MECHANICS COURSEMysore Narayanan, Miami University DR. MYSORE NARAYANAN obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several encyclopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional , national and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a senior member

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Adam Henry, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

AC 2011-1607: CONVEYOR CONTROL SYSTEM PROJECTDavid R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie David R. Loker received the M.S.E.E. degree from Syracuse University in 1986. In 1984, he joined General Electric (GE) Company, AESD, as a design engineer. In 1988, he joined the faculty at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. In 2007, he became the Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Program. His research interests include wireless sensor networks, data acquisition systems, and communications systems.Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Robert Weissbach is currently an associate professor of engineering and incoming director of the Ap- plied Energy Research Center at Penn

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip J. Cornwell; Jerry M. Fine

excitation and generalperiodic forcing, frequency response plots (Bode plots), transfer functions, and Fourier Series arediscussed. The concepts of natural frequency and damping ratio are discussed in addition toperformance specifications such as time to steady state, percent overshoot, and settling time.Clearly, the mechanics material in the area of vibrations is significantly more than what iscovered in most sophomore dynamics texts. In fact, at Rose-Hulman, the traditional dynamicscourse did not discuss the topic of vibrations at all.IV. AssessmentAn important part of any new curriculum development effort is to assess the results to determineif the new curriculum is an improvement over the old, or, at the very least, produces roughlycomparable

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Wilson Head; Julie A. Phillips

promoted to senior positions. The women that responded to the Catalystsurvey said that negative preconceptions and stereotypes about their professional capabilitieshad stifled their careers17. About 49% of the women in the Catalyst survey said exclusion frominformal corporate networks was an important factor, and 35% pointed to generallyinhospitable corporate climates17.Lorna Rosenstein, of Lotus Development Canada Ltd., described the glass ceiling as anobstacle. As Rosenstein puts it, “Women have to be smarter, more creative, more focused,more bottom-line oriented, simply better than men overall if they want to rise as far; and theystill get just 70 cents on the dollar in earnings compared with their male counterparts.” 3Of the women we surveyed

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

William C. Conrad; Richard E. Pfile

the EVMcompatible with a variety of common audio devices such as cassette and CDplayers, keyboards, earphones and powered speakers. Students enjoy trying outDSP algorithms using CDs or cassettes they bring in from home. Severalstudents purchase units on their own so they can use them at home and forpersonal projects.The EVM uses a 16-bit multimedia audio codec for the A/D and D/A functions.The codec is programmable and can be setup for sample rates from 4 kHz to 48kHz. It also has programmable input and output amplifiers that allow the unit tobe compatible with a variety of equipment.IV. Development System SoftwareThe 56000 cross assembler supplied with the EVM is high quality and providesall of the functionality of the commercial assembler

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Kuruvilla Verghese; Douglas Peplow

subject, helps them retain anduse the course material and develops critical thinking and communication skills. There arenumerous modes that have been established as e ective ways for the instructor to promoteactive learning1,4. A typical example is where the instructor would set up small groupswithin the class room and pose short-answer questions or problems that deal with a conceptthat had been taught and the student teams would take a few minutes, typically two to Page 4.126.1three minutes to confer among their team to come up with an answer. All of the answerswill then be presented to the class and debated. There is little doubt that active learning

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard B. Englund

Session 2793 Case Study for a First-Year Seminar: A Plan Which (mostly) Worked Richard Englund The Pennsylvania State University at ErieAbstractA First-Year Seminar is now required for all students entering Penn State University. The goalis to provide interaction between faculty and small groups of students early in every program ofstudy to personalize the university, to get the students to work collaboratively from the start, andto introduce the students to academic life. Some of the offered seminars are general, applicableto any major, and

Conference Session

Beyond BS: Issues Affecting Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L Welker PE, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

intent of this path was to provideadditional flexibility to fulfill the path to licensure. It is most likely that an “approved outsideentity” will be utilized to validate the M/30 component and CAP3 and NCEES are currentlyworking to delineate how this validation process will work2.Path 2: B + MABET & E Page 23.1402.2Where B is a bachelor’s degree that may or may not be ABET/EAC accredited, MABET is anABET/EAC-accredited master’s degree in engineering, and E is four years of progressive,structured engineering experience. This path was developed to allow those without anABET/EAC accredited bachelor’s degree an opportunity to become an

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James G. O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

a rough idea of how to do basic vector manipulation before coming to class,but even if they had read the rules beforehand, the games always started out slowly. Studentstook more time than needed to discuss initial moves. Similarly, after the first set of moves therewas hesitation because the students had to face the fact that every subsequent thrust generates aresultant movement vector composed of all previous thrusts for the following move. Usually byturn three or four students had developed confidence, and turns began to move more quickly.Usually by the completion of four turns, teams were working together efficiently, and morecompetent team members had coached the confused members to a point where they were caughtup with the concepts

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 8

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danushka Bandara, Fairfield University; Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

blanket ban on using these tools (Chan , 2023), or allowing itsuse as long as they are cited or acknowledged (Sharples, 2022). It is clear that this leaves educators witha lot of leeway in terms of how they handle the use of gen AI by students. This can both be anopportunity and a curse.The integration of innovative assessment practices—such as authentic assessments, scaffolded projects,and oral defenses—provides opportunities to address the limitations of traditional methods whilemitigating the influence of GenAI. Authentic assessments, for instance, focus on real-world problem-solving and critical thinking, making it more difficult for AI tools to replicate genuine student effort.Scaffolded projects encourage step-by-step development of skills

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division (MFG) Technical Session 3

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing Division (MFG)

Paper ID #49753Incorporating Hybrid Virtual Simulators and Physical Tools for Angle Measurementin High School GeometryDr. Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution and a member of the Graduate Faculty at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. His research interests include automation, robotics, cyber-manufacturing and Industry 4.0; optical/infrared imaging and instrumentation; micro/nano manufacturing; and design of technology for engineering education. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Cullen A. Jones

Concrete Training Aids in the Classroom MAJ Cullen A. Jones, P.E.1 Abstract – This article provides an overview of recently developed training aids and classroom demonstrationsused in design of reinforced concrete and masonry structures organized by overarching concepts of flexural andshear design and general masonry design. Teaching a senior level design course to young engineers can be adaunting task at times. The teacher and students stand at the border where principle meets practice. It is an excitingand challenging time for the students as they take the knowledge they have gained from previous courses and yourcurrent instruction and start to create solutions that can be made into

Collection

2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Corinna Fleischmann; Elizabeth Nakagawa; Tyler Kelley

course of the semester, students are familiarized with civil engineeringconstruction materials such as aggregates, concrete, asphalt concrete, steel, wood, andgeosynthetic materials. CE Materials has some design work and calculations typical of anengineering course but relies heavily on memorization of basic material properties. Due to thelack of” hard engineering” (i.e. calculations and lengthy designs), CE Materials is not viewed asa “typical” CE undergraduate engineering course and has historically been viewed by students as“weak” and “boring.” These perceptions have become a source of innovation within theprogram as faculty seek new and exciting methods to teach and inspire CE students in allrequired courses.USCGA Civil Engineering ProgramAs

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ali M. Elrashidi

the system and arrayed waveguide grating M. Alhaddad is with the Department of Electrical Engineering, College of (AWGs) would replace the passive power splitters at theEngineering and Information Technology, University of Business and remote node (RN). Also, colorless optical network unit is veryTechnology, Jeddah 21432, Saudi Arabia (e-mail: mmhaddad@cba.edu.sa). K. Elleithy is with the Department of Computer and Electrical urgent to eliminate redundancy for the network operator [5].Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Bridgeport, CT 06604, In designing WDM-PON system, three parameters should beUSA (e-mail: elleithy@bridgeport.edu).978-1-4799-5233-5/14/$31.00 ©2014 IEEEconsidered