Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Designing Printed Circuit Boards for Microwave Engineering Applications: a Teaching Tool for Engineering Technology StudentsAbstractThis paper will present the results stemming from an undergraduate course in MicrowaveEngineering Technology at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. An opportunity toexperience the complete process of designing a microwave circuit with printed circuit board(PCB) technology was made possible by a grant provided by the Electrical and ComputerEngineering Technology Department Heads Association (ECETDHA). The financial support hasallowed the students to apply the theory that is part of the class syllabus to a practical
AC 2010-108: A LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS COURSE WITH EMPHASIS ONEMBEDDED CONTROLChiu Choi, University of North Florida Page 15.48.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Linear Control Systems Course with Emphasis on Embedded Control Chiu H. Choi Department of Electrical Engineering University of North FloridaAbstractThis paper describes the embedded control courseware and its benefits in our linear controlsystems course. The embedded control courseware consists of a set of lab experiments thatteaches the students how to
the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). Papadopoulos has diverse research and teaching interests in structural mechanics, biomechanics, appro- priate technology, engineering ethics, and engineering education. He is PI of two NSF sponsored research projects and is co-author of Lying by Approximation: The Truth about Finite Element Analysis. Pa- padopoulos is currently the Program Chair Elect of the ASEE Mechanics Division and serves on numerous committees at UPRM that relate to undergraduate and graduate education.Dr. Aidsa I. Santiago-Rom´an, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez CampusDr. Genock Portela-Gauthier, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
Paper ID #8136”The Bottom 3” – A New Revolution in Leadership DevelopmentMr. Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems Eric Pearson is the Director of Cross-Sector Program Initiatives for Northrop Grumman Corporation. His has responsibilities for relationship building and cross culture leadership development. Eric has a BS in Education from Bowie State University and an MS In Technical Management form the Johns Hopkins, Whiting School of Engineering. Eric is best known for his development and leadership of the Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems New Graduate Engineering Rotation Program and the Recent
Paper ID #8072A Case Study on Advancing Learning in An Upper-Level Engineering CourseDr. Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Dr. Narayanan Komerath is a professor of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology, and director of the Experimental Aerodynamics and Concepts Group and the Micro Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory. He has over 300 publications, over 120 of them peer-reviewed. He holds three U.S. patents, and has guided fifteen Ph.D.s, more than 50 M.S.s and more than 160 undergraduate research special problem projects. He is a former chair of the Aerospace Division
AC 2011-119: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR A CAD/CAM OP-TION IN A MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PRO-GRAMDerek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University Derek Yip-Hoi has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He has broad experience in CAD/CAM and geometric and solid modeling from research and teaching experiences at UM and the University of British Columbia. Currently he coordinates the CAD/CAM instruction in the Engineering Technology Department at Western Washington University. Page 22.411.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Curriculum
2006-2582: PROJECTS IN DEPARTMENT-WIDE JUNIOR CIVIL ENGINEERINGCOURSESLuciana Barroso, Texas A&M UniversityJames Morgan, Texas A&M University Page 11.1046.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Projects in Department-Wide Junior Civil Engineering CoursesIntroductionThe civil engineering department at Texas A&M University (TAMU) has modified two junior-level courses, dynamics and introductory structural analysis, to incorporate design-oriented teamprojects based on realistic civil-engineering systems. This change represents a move towardsproject-based learning, a pedagogical approach that closely models engineering practice. Theseprojects are
. Prior to joining the Department of Engineering faculty at East Carolina University, he served on the faculty of the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Florida College of Medicine. In addition to his academic appointment, Dr. Bedenbaugh serves as Chief Technology Officer for Cranial Medical Systems, Inc. Page 15.105.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Team-Based Nerve Cuff Simulation Project in a Third Year Foundations of Biomedical Engineering CourseAbstractA nerve cuff simulation group project was used to introduce first semester juniors to
Fall, 2013 as an Engineering Educator. Teaching basic courses in solid mechanics since.Elizabeth Rollins American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Correlating Mechanics of Materials Student Performance with Scores of a Test over Prerequisite MaterialAbstractBackground – It can be difficult to differentiate the effects of curriculum and instructionalchanges from differences in student preparation and capabilities.Purpose – In this work we will determine whether a test over prerequisite material from Staticsand Calculus can be useful in predicting performance in Mechanics of Materials courses.Method –This “pre-test” involves the application of
Connecticut State University during the period 2010-2013. Previously, he worked for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, initially in New London, CT, and later in Newport, RI. He has taught courses in Physics, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering and Technology. His interests concentrate in Electromagnetics and Applications, Bioelectromagnetics, Energy Systems, Electric Circuits, Applied Mathematics, and Pedagogy (especially methodology and strategies in Problem Solving techniques). He volunteers in Robotics and Mathcounts clubs. Dr. Panoutsopoulos may be reached at Basile.Panoutsopoulos@ieee.org . American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 A Case
& Exposition, Indianapolis, 2014.[2] B. Batson, ""Other" Reasons to Invert a Class," in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, 2016.[3] M. Murad and A. Rose, "Short And Long Term Influence Of Excellent Instructors On Graduates In Engineering Technology: A Case Study," in ASEE 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, 2006.[4] P. Seixas, "The Community of Inquiy as a Basis for Knowledge and Learning: The Case of History," American Educational Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 305-324, 1993.[5] M. J. Pardales and M. Girod, "Community of Inquiry: Its past and present future," Educational Philosophy and Theory, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 299-309, 2006.[6] C. D. Richards, F. S. Meng, B. J. Van Wie, P. B
Paper ID #40464Innovative Teaching Technique for the Transcendental FunctionsMr. Daniel Blessner, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus I’m a faculty member at the Penn State Wilkes Barre campus. I’m a civil and chemical engineer. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Innovative Teaching Technique for the Transcendental FunctionsGreat Ideas for Teaching and Talking with Students. Making engineeringeducation accessible to under prepared students is difficult due to the demandingmathematical requirements. One specific area of great difficulty for under preparedstudents is understanding
Paper ID #37482Designing and Innovating Sustainable Products, Services and Systems:Infusing the Entrepreneurial Mindset in Undergraduate and GraduateIndustrial Engineering TrainingDr. Ana Cram, University of Texas at El PasoDr. Arunkumar Pennathur, University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Arunkumar Pennathur is Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. His research interests are in human factors engineering and engineering education.Dr. Amirmasoud Momenipour, Rose-Hulman Institution of Technology Amir Momenipour is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Management at Rose-Hulman Institute of
Paper ID #40375Innovative Teaching Technique for the Exponential and LogarithmicFunctionsMr. Daniel Blessner, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus I’m a faculty member at the Penn State Wilkes Barre campus. I’m a civil and chemical engineer. Contact information 570-406-7030 ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Innovative Teaching Technique for the Exponential and Logarithmic FunctionsMaking engineering education more understandable to students can be difficult dueto the demanding mathematical requirements the major demands. This is especiallytrue for mathematically under prepared
Paper ID #34486Teaching Robotics with Animated SimulationsDr. Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Luis A. Rodriguez is currently an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He completed his doctoral training at the University of California-Irvine where he was a National Science Foundation Bridge to the Doctorate Fellow. He completed his master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he was a GEM fellow and Graduate Engineering Research Scholar. He also holds a bachelor’s degree from University of California San Diego
Agarwala, East Carolina University Dr. Ranjeet Agarwala serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the North Carolina State University. Since 2001 he has taught courses in Engineering Design, Thermal and Fluid Systems, Digital Manufactur- ing, and 3D printing, GD&T, Electro-Mechanical Systems, Statics and Dynamics. His research interests are in the areas of Sustainability such as Renewable Energy and Green Manufacturing such as Additive Manufacturing American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Using the Results of Certification Exam
on information security only as an afterthought. At the other,collegiate textbooks and related curricula educate students in technical aspects ofcryptographic algorithms, security policy models, protocol analysis and other abstractelements of information security. These courses focus on the mathematical foundations ofsecurity; a typical textbook is (Bishop, 2005). The few books that fall between theseextremes (i.e. not specific to products and not focused on mathematical foundation)provide a superficial introduction at best. While such books don’t require a background inadvanced mathematics, students can’t really absorb the material except throughmemorization, since they rarely provide practical skills to learn.Many computer science degree
biology and physics students and faculty. He is interested in developing methods (e.g. the inverted classroom) to enhance the learning experience for EE students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Lecture Videos for Electromagnetics Classes at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo AbstractThe electromagnetics course sequence in the Electrical Engineering (EE) curriculum atCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO) is a rigorous subjectthat suffers from limited student interest and motivation. To remedy this problem, a set of lecturevideos (mp4 files stored on dropbox.com) complete with concept presentations, exampleproblem solution methods, dynamic field animations, and
digital logic simulation." Computers in Education, 15 2002. Proc. International Conference on. IEEE, (2002). 10 [2] Shaalan, H., Kar, D., and Bachnak, R., “Digital Systems Laboratory For Teaching And Research,” ASEE Annual 5 Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah (2004). 0 [3] Tseng, C., “Pedagogic Considerations For Teaching (1,3) (2,2) (2,3) (3,3) (4,0) (4,3) Digital System Design
AC 2007-1453: SPREADSHEET TECHNIQUES FOR ENGINEERINGPROFESSORS: THE CASE OF EXCEL AND ENGINEERING ECONOMICSJohn Ristroph, University of Louisiana-Lafayette JOHN H. RISTROPH is an emeritus Professor of Engineering Management. His doctorate is in industrial engineering and operations research, and his non-academic experience includes service to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources first as Head of Economics and Statistics and then as Director of Policy and Planning. His interests include engineering economics and computer-aided-instruction. Page 12.1297.1© American Society for Engineering
AC 2008-2316: TECHNOLOGY LITERACY AS A PATH TO “ENGINEERINGSOLUTIONS IN A GLOBAL AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT”David Ollis, North Carolina State University DAVID F. OLLIS is Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. He has recently co-authored, with John Krupczak, Hope College, a NSF-sponsored workshop report titled "Improving the Technological Literacy of Undergraduates: Identifying the Research Issues,”, 2005, and was founding Program Chair for Technological Literacy Constituent Committee, ASEE 2006 and 2007. Page 13.1191.1© American Society for
AC 2008-2912: THE VALUE OF SCAVENGER HUNTS IN THE LIFE OF AFRESHMANCraig Gunn, Michigan State University Craig Gunn is the Director of the Communication Program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. He integrates communication skill activity into all courses within the mechanical Engineering program. He is editor of the CED Newsbriefs and the MCCE Co-op Courier and has co-authored a textbook - Engineering Your Future. Page 13.1280.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Value of Scavenger Hunts in the Life of a FreshmanAbstractStudents
AC 2008-2163: A FIRST YEAR SEMINAR FOR SURVEYING ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS AND THE EFFECTS ON RETENTIONThomas Seybert, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre Thomas A. Seybert is Associate Professor of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State Univeristy, Wilkes-Barre Campus. He teaches surveying measurements, stormwater management, and land development design in the surveying program. He is the author of Stormwater Management for Land Development (Wiley, 2006). Address: Penn State Wilkes-Barre, P.O. Box PSU, Lehman, PA, 18627; e-mail:tseybert@psu.edu. Page 13.38.1© American Society for Engineering Education
AC 2009-1035: PROFESSIONAL LICENSING BOARDS: A COMPARISON OFREGISTRATION ACTS, CODES OF ETHICS, AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONSSalvatore Marsico, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Page 14.984.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Professional Licensing Boards: A Comparison of Registration Acts, Code of Ethics, and Disciplinary ActionsAbstractThe professional registration boards for engineering are created and operate underthe laws of their respective jurisdictions. They are given the power to regulate theprofession by establishing minimum criteria, to review candidates for registration,to address and resolve complaints against registered and
AC 2009-1869: WORK IN PROGRESS: WIRELESS BIOMEDICAL DATACOLLECTION--A LABORATORY TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR EMERGINGENGINEERING AREASVirgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El PasoEric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El PasoHomer Nazeran, University of Texas, El Paso Page 14.1378.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Work in progress: Wireless Biomedical Data Collection, a Laboratory to Prepare Students into Emerging Engineering AreasAbstractThe authors present different modules created between the Computer Science and ElectricalEngineering programs for a new laboratory with a focus on wireless sensors applied
. Director of the Visualization and End User Programming Lab (http://eecs.wsu.edu/~veupl), Dr. Hundhausen pursues research on computer-based visualization, simulation, and programming environments for science and engineering education.Pawan Agrawal, Washington State University Pawan Agrawal is a graduate student in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University. Page 14.571.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Enhancing Student Learning via the Use of Visually Oriented Software Modules The material and energy
AC 2009-2344: ADVANCED VEHICLE DYNAMICS: THEORY IN PRACTICESangram Redkar, Arizona State University Dr. Redkar completed his PhD from Auburn University in 2005. He worked at Archangel System Inc., Auburn from 2005 to 2007. He joined the Department of Engineering Technology, Arizona State University as an assistant professor in Fall-07. His professional activities include: Member: ASME, ASEE, Reviewer for following international journals: Nonlinear Dynamics, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Communications in Nonlinear Science, ASME Journal of Computation and Nonlinear Dynamics. His areas of research are Nonlinear Dynamics, Inertial Navigation and Engineering Education
Session 3553 Freshman Engineering Leadership Team: Student Mentors for Recruitment and Retention Sandra L. Bishop, Mary Besterfield-Sacre University of Phtsburgh Peer mentoring is commonly used in universities for a variety of student sewices and instructional activities.However, use of mentors in independent instruction is relatively new in engineering education. The student-peerrelationship is unique and can capitalize on certain traits such as honesty, approachability, and
AC 2009-457: LEARNING ABOUT BLOOD THROUGH A PROPERTY DATABASEPROJECTCraig Somerton, Michigan State University Craig W. Somerton is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Undergraduate Program for Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. He teaches in the area of thermal engineering including thermodynamics, heat transfer, and thermal design. He also teaches the capstone design course for the department. Dr. Somerton has research interests in computer design of thermal systems, transport phenomena in porous media, and application of continuous quality improvement principles to engineering education. He received his B.S. in 1976, his M.S. in 1979, and his Ph.D. in
AC 2009-23: HANDS-ON SIMULATION TO DEMONSTRATE KEY METRICSFOR CONTROL OF ANY PROCESS UTILIZING LEAN AND SIX SIGMAPRINCIPLESMerwan Mehta, East Carolina University Merwan Mehta, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at East Carolina University in the Technology Systems Department in Greenville, NC. Prior to joining academics, he has over twenty years of experience in business and industry working as an industrial engineer, machine tool design engineer, manufacturing engineer, manager, project manager, project director, vice-president and consultant. His present research interests are enhancing manufacturing and business processes through lean principles and theory of constraints, and the pursuit of quality and