Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Javed Alam, Youngstown State University; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

AC 1997-457: Use of Internet in Information Content Creation and Delivery forPromoting Active Cooperating LearningJaved Alam, Youngstown State UniversityJoseph Rencis, University of Arkansas Page 2.464.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 1997 Session 2220 Use of Internet in Information Content Creation and Delivery for Promoting Active Cooperating Learning Javed Alama, Joseph J. Rencisb Youngstown State University/Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Jouny, Lafayette College; Polly Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

AC 2010-187: INTRODUCING ENGINEERING AND STRENGTHENINGKNOWLEDGE OF MATHEMATICSIsmail Jouny, Lafayette CollegePolly Piergiovanni, Lafayette College Page 15.801.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Introducing Engineering and Strengthening Knowledge of MathematicsIntroduction and BackgroundThis paper discusses a model for an introduction to engineering course that wasdeveloped at Lafayette College and is currently being pilot tested. The model builds onan idea originally developed at Wright State University1 but is adjusted to fit a semesterlong course that serves the needs of Lafayette engineering students. In particular, thecourse focuses on specific mathematical

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Harms, Stevens Insititue of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-209: POSTER: THE SYSTEMS AND GLOBAL ENGINEERING PROJECTHenry Harms, Stevens Insititue of TechnologyMercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of TechnologyElisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 15.963.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Poster: The Systems and Global Engineering ProjectAbstractSystems engineering is a rapidly growing field that addresses the need for multiple entities tocollaborate on the development and operation of complex products and systems. StevensInstitute of Technology and the New Jersey Technology Education Association have partnered todevelop, pilot and disseminate systems and global engineering

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Hayne, The Citadel; Mark McKinney, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

outreach and education. Page 15.792.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Interdisciplinary Laboratory Projects Integrating LabVIEW with VHDL Models Implemented in FPGA HardwareAbstractSenior level electrical engineering elective courses often have a fairly narrow focus with littleview of how the material from one EE discipline may integrate with another. Projects and in-class demonstrations encompassing material from multiple classes give students the opportunityto see how different concepts from within the EE curriculum integrate and allow them to observethe interactions from a larger perspective. Projects

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Miller, Virginia Tech; Jeffrey Connor, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2010-563: STUDENT USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN A LARGE LECTUREScott Miller, Virginia TechJeffrey Connor, Virginia Tech Page 15.1127.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Student Use of Technology in a Large LectureAbstract In the spring of 2009 a large lecture class, CEE 2814 Measurements, was observed todetermine student laptop usage during lecture. This 185 student section met three times perweek in a large lecture hall for 43 total classes in the semester. All students were required to owna laptop. For 26 of these lectures a graduate student sat in various locations throughout the room,on different

Conference Session

Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Ruth Geier, Purdue University; Chris Sahley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1840: ADVANCE-PURDUE: RETENTION, SUCCESS AND LEAD-ERSHIP FOR SENIOR FEMALE STEM FACULTYSuzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West LafayetteSusan Ruth Geier, Purdue UniversityProf. Chris Sahley, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 22.145.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 ADVANCE-Purdue: Retention, Success and Leadership for senior female STEM facultyAbstractADVANCE-Purdue is an NSF-funded institutional transformation project designed to increasethe presence, retention and success of STEM female faculty. The Purdue Center for FacultySuccess (PCFS), the core of

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bowker; Saleh M. Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University; Mark Newton Johnson, Equipass ID

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

AC 2011-1603: ANIMAL RECORD MANAGEMENT USING AN EMBED-DED RFID-BASED SYSTEMMr. David Bowker David Bowker is currently working as an Embedded Application Engineer at a consumer electronics company in Nashville, TN. He received his BS degree in Computer Engineering Technology and MS degree in Engineering Technology from Middle Tennessee State University.Saleh M. Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University Dr. Sbenaty is currently a Professor of Engineering Technology at Middle Tennessee State University. He received the BS degree in EE from Damascus University and the MS and Ph.D. degrees in EE from Tennessee Technological University. He is actively engaged in curriculum development for technological education. He

Conference Session

Newly Developed Engineering Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2010-2176: DEVELOPMENT OF A THERMAL SYSTEMS COURSE FOR APOWER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMJorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University Dr. Jorge Alvarado is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. He teaches courses in the areas of thermal sciences, fluid mechanics, and fluid power. Dr. Alvarado’s research interests are in the areas of nanotechnology, micro-scale heat transfer, electronic cooling, phase change materials, energy conservation, and use of renewable energy in buildings. He received his BS degree in mechanical engineering (1991) from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; MS (2000) and PhD

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Chuck H. Margraves, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Samuel Thomas Mossbeck

Paper ID #40876Examination of Combustion Processes Using a Rankine CyclerDr. Chuck H. Margraves, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Dr. Chuck Margraves is a UC Foundation Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His current research focus is on STEM Education, particularly in the area of energy sustainability, at the collegiate and high school levels.Samuel Thomas Mossbeck I’m a senior level Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

David Calamas, Georgia Southern University

Paper ID #40992Numeric Tolerances in Online Learning Management Platforms: A CaseStudyin Heat TransferDr. David Calamas, Georgia Southern University David Calamas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia South- ern University. He received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University and an MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Alabama. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Numeric Tolerances in Online Learning Management Platforms: A Case Study in Heat TransferAbstractThe Nusselt number

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter J. Knoke, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #10829The Computer Software Compliance ProblemProf. Peter j Knoke, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Associate Professor of Software Engineering in the University of Alaska Fairbanks Computer Science Department for the last 25 years. Prior to that various positions in the computer industry from 1958 to 1988, mostly in the role of software engineer. Prior to that fighter pilot in the USAF for several years. Page 24.1191.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 THE

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Scott C. Smith

member of ASEE, IEEE, Sigma Xi,Eta Kappa Nu, and Tau Beta Pi. His research interests include asynchronous logic, design automation, VLSI,VHDL, computer architecture, and embedded systems design. Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

Collection

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Parameswar Hari

, with all approaches leading to the same final answer. This approachis different from the traditional problem solving, where students are given one solution leading toa correct final answer. We believe that this approach could facilitate critical thinking and developproblem solving skills based on clear understanding of physical principles.Bibliography1. R.R. Hake, "What Can We Learn from the Physics Education Reform Effort?", ASME Mechanical EngineeringEducation Conference: "Drivers and Strategies of Major Program Change," Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 26-29,(2000)2. Maloney, D., T.L. O'Kuma, C.J. Hieggelke, & A. Van Heuvelen. "Surveying students'conceptual knowledge of electricity and magnetism," Physics Education Research Supplement

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

RUBA A. AMARIN; Issa Batarseh

-Jordan in 2004; she afterwards received her M.Sc. degree in ElectricalEngineering, Tele-Communication track from the University of Central Florida, Orlando in2006. In 2010, Ruba received her PhD in Electrical Engineering, conducting research inSatellite and Remote Sensing under the supervision of Dr. Linwood Jones.ISSA BATARSEH**Dr. Batarseh is on Professional Development Leave at (PSUT)Issa Batarseh is currently on professional development leave at the Princess SumayaUniversity for Technology (PSUT) (e-mail: batarseh@mail.ucf.edu). He received the B.S.degree in Computer Engineering and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineeringfrom University of Illinois, Chicago, in 1983, 1985, and 1990, respectively. He was a VisitingAssistant

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Raymond Addabbo

are motivated by problems seen in the traditionalcalculus course, such as Newton’s root finding method, numerical integration and differentiation.The second half of the course is the study of the numerical solution of differential equations. Wefirst look at the physical model, then make the appropriate numerical scheme. Next an erroranalysis is done, code is written, and solutions are studied. Finally, we look at differencesbetween linear and non linear equations and the onset of chaos.Students are expected to write a final report interpreting their results, combining the techniquesthey have learned and give group presentations. Open ended research questions appropriate forundergraduates will also be discussed.IntroductionStudents in the

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Charles H. Forsberg

Use of Knowledge and Skill Builders (KSBs) in a Measurements Laboratory Course Charles H. Forsberg Hofstra UniversityKSBs (“Knowledge and Skill Builders”) have been successfully used in design activities formiddle and high school students. This paper discusses their use in a college level engineeringlaboratory course. Suggestions are also given for their potential use in other courses.BackgroundDesign activities greatly enhance the technological knowledge of students of all grade levels.A typical design process includes the steps of: Problem definition, including constraints;Research and investigation of possible solutions; Generation of alternative

Collection

2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Raymond Addabbo

are motivated by problems seen in the traditionalcalculus course, such as Newton’s root finding method, numerical integration and differentiation.The second half of the course is the study of the numerical solution of differential equations. Wefirst look at the physical model, then make the appropriate numerical scheme. Next an erroranalysis is done, code is written, and solutions are studied. Finally, we look at differencesbetween linear and non linear equations and the onset of chaos.Students are expected to write a final report interpreting their results, combining the techniquesthey have learned and give group presentations. Open ended research questions appropriate forundergraduates will also be discussed.IntroductionStudents in the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Nail, University of Tennessee-Martin

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Structures Design as Part of the Software Series in Civil Engineering Technology IndependentLearning Program at Fairmont State College, Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering EducationAnnual Conference and Exposition, June 22-25, 2003, Nashville, TN, pp. 2303-2316.10. Tennessee Department of Transportation, Director of Design, Memorandum, August 12, 2005.11. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Highway Safety Research Center, Visualization at the State DOTLevel, December 1998.12. Walters, R. and Gao, Z., A New Sketch of an Advanced Course in Computer Graphic Applications inConstruction, Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference andExposition, June 22-25, 2003, Nashville, TN, pp

Conference Session

Flipped, Blended, Online, Oh My

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cora Martinez, Florida International University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Lili Steiner, Florida International University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering problems, including fluids, geotechnical, and structural problems. She is a CEE faculty mem- ber since January 2010 and she was also member of the faculty of Universidad Simon Bolivar, Venezuela, for fifteen years.Dr. Lili Steiner, Florida International University I design and implement education solutions that are efficient, effective, and scalable. Specifically, I focus on the development of meaningful learning innovation from discovery and design through production and deployment. My research and experience have shown that a full-cycle approach is the most effective way to deliver value. Because of this, I work on full-cycle, full-scale projects. Conceptually, this means that I’m involved in every

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Juan Abelló P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #21641Creating Problem Taxonomies for WeBWorK in Mechanical EngineeringDr. Agnes Germaine d’Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver Dr. Agnes d’Entremont, P.Eng., is an Instructor and the Mech 2 Coordinator in the Department of Mechan- ical Engineering at UBC. Her teaching-related interests include team-based learning, flipped classroom approaches, open educational materials, and educating non-engineers about engineering, as well as diver- sity and climate issues in engineering education. Her technical research in Orthopaedic Biomechanics is in the area of human joint motion and cartilage

Conference Session

Teaching & Learning Dynamics, Vibration, and Mechanics More Broadly

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; David W Dinehart, Villanova University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Villanova University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Pre- and Post-Class Student Viewing Behaviors for Recorded Videos in an Inverted Sophomore Mechanics CourseAbstractThe inverted classroom has gained significant traction in higher education over the past severalyears. While inversion can take on many specific forms, it usually implies some shift oftheoretical lecture content away from the in-class time and into the student time spent outside theclassroom. Students are expected to watch recorded video lectures before coming to class andthen the time in the classroom is spent with students working on problems in some form. Thisactive

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University; Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Williams, D. “Why Students Leave Engineering: the Unexpected Bond,”Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Conference& Exposition, Annual Conference,2006.8. Fortenberry, N., Sullivan, J., Jordan, P., and Knight, D., “Engineering Education Research Aids Instruction,”Science, Vol. 317, 2007.9. French, J., Leiffer, P., “The Genesis of Transformation: A First Course in Engineering with a focus on Retentionand Developing Professionalism” Proceedings of the 2012 American Society for Engineering EducationConference& Exposition, Annual Conference, 2012.10. Beckett, A., Marrero, T., “Freshman Interest Groups: Creating Seamless Learning Communities to EnhanceStudent Success,” Proceedings of the 2005American Society for

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moses Sylvester Jaia Jr.; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

has served as departmental ABET committee chair through a successful accreditation visit in Fall 2012. Dr. Matin’s research has been mostly in the areas of Computational Mechanics and Experimental Mechanics with applications in Solid Mechanics, Plasticity and Sheet Metal Forming. Dr. Matin has published more than 25 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. Dr. Matin is the recipient of NSF MRI award as a Co-PI. Dr. Matin worked in Automotive industry for Chrysler Corporation from 2005 to 2007. He Joined UMES in August 2007. He is affiliated with ASME and ASEE professional societies Page 26.1065.1

Conference Session

Labs & Hands-on Instruction II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

progress through the curriculum. Key concepts are repeatedin different courses with increasing sophistication and studied from different aspects andcontexts. The experiments and projects can be realized in simple microcontroller and FPGAboards and can be easily incorporated into any existing curriculum.7. Acknowledgments This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantNo. 1504030.Bibliography[1]. S. A. Ambrose et al., How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. Jossey-Bass, 2010.[2]. C. J. Atman, et al., Enabling Engineering Student Success: The Final Report for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education, 2010.[3]. S. Sheppard, et al

Conference Session

Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Cardenas, Harvey Mudd College; David Wayne Kelley, Department of Geography, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN; Warren Roberts

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

system in the K-12 curriculum, Washington, D.C., National Research Council, 2005. 2.) Bednarz, S.W., Geographic information systems: A tool to support geography and environmental education? GeoJournal, 60(2), pp 191-199, 2004. Page 23.642.14 3.) S.S. Ivey, R.M. Best, C.V. Camp, and P.L. Palazola, Transforming a Civil Engineering Curriculum Through GIS Integration, Proceedings of the Annual ASEE Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2012.4.) R. Luna, R. Hall, M. Hilgers, G. Bham, R. Elgin, C. Morris, and G. Morrison, Introduction of GIS into Civil Engineering Curricula, Proceedings of the Annual ASEE Conference

Collection

2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Joshua S Wiley, United States Military Academy; MICHAEL Robert GREIFENSTEIN, United States Military Academy, Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering; Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., United States Military Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

in the state of Delaware. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021A Comparison of Self-Reported Weekly Time Demands for Cadet and Faculty Populationsat the United States Military AcademyAbout the Authors:Captain Joshua Wiley, U.S. Army, is an Instructor in the Department of Geography andEnvironmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He is a 2010 graduate of theUnited States Military Academy with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and GIS (GeographicInformation Systems), a 2015 graduate of the University of Missouri Science and Technologywith an M.S. in Petroleum Engineering and a 2019 graduate from Stanford University with anM.S. in Civil and

Conference Session

Programming, Simulation, and Dynamic Modeling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanon Marie Reckinger, Fairfield University; Scott James Reckinger, Brown University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #9503An Interactive Programming Course Model for Mechanical Engineering Stu-dentsProf. Shanon Marie Reckinger, Fairfield University Shanon Reckinger joined the department of Mechanical Engineering at Fairfield University in Fall 2011. She received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder in August of 2011. Her research interests include ocean modeling, computational fluid dynamics, fluid dynamics, and numerical methods. At Fairfield she has taught courses in thermodynamics, numerical methods (gradu- ate), fluid dynamics, gas dynamics (graduate), computational fluid dynamics (graduate

Conference Session

Engineering, Ethics, and Community Engagement

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lazlo Stepback, Purdue University ; Joey Valle, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division (COMMENG), Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

Paper ID #42045Engineering Ethics and Unionization: Challenging NSPE’s Positions on Engineers’Relationship with Labor UnionsLazlo Stepback, Purdue University Lazlo Stepback is a PhD student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. His current research interests focus on engineering ethics, the connections between personal morals and professional ethics, and how students ethically develop as engineers. He earned a B.S. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines (Golden, CO) in 2020.Dr. Joey Valle, Purdue University Joseph ’Joey’ Valle is a queer Latine Ashkenazi Jew employed as a postdoctoral

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University; Andrew Walters, Mississippi State University; Anthony Vizzini, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Mississippi State, he worked at NASA Marshall.Anthony Vizzini, Western Michigan University Anthony Vizzini is Dean of the College of Engineering at Western Michigan University. He previously served as Head of Aerospace Engineering at Mississippi State University. His areas of teaching and research are focused on the mechanics and damage tolerance assessment of polymer-matrix composite materials. Page 15.456.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Emporium Based Redesign of Statics: An Innovative Approach to Enhance Learning and Reduce CostsAbstractThis paper describes a new

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Karen McGill; Amir Karimi

(2) Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March 21 – 23, 2013. Copyright 2013, American Society for Engineering Education s T, p sf T (3)where, v, u, and s are specific volume, specific internal energy, and specific entropy,respectively, and the subscript, f, denotes saturated liquid properties.The following equation is also given in the thermodynamics textbooks [1-9] for theapproximation of specific enthalpy in the compressed liquid region h app T, p hf T