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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 3
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
William D. Callister Jr., University of Utah; David G. Rethwisch, The University of Iowa
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Materials Division (MATS)
-discipline, motivation, commitment to studying/learning, and course preparation (prerequisites) • For the instructor—personality, expectations of students, recognition of student limitations, pace of course, commitment to quality instruction, empathy for students • Course/classroom conditions—class size, classroom size and arrangement, meeting time • Mode of teaching—lecture, active learning [1], problem-based learning [2], “flipped classroom” [3], Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) [4]Of course, each of these modes of teaching has its advantages and disadvantages. In addition,many of the factors listed are outside the instructors’ jurisdictions. The authors of this paper have been involved with
Conference Session
Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 5
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jeff Knowles, Oregon State University; Amy L. Brooks, Oregon State University; Elliott Clement, Oregon State University; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Shane A. Brown, P.E., Oregon State University; Mustafa Aljabery, Oregon State University
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Faculty Development Division (FDD)
increasein student apprehension of course learning outcomes. Adoption rates for these innovativemethods have remained stagnant despite their known effectiveness [1], [2], [3]. Understandingthe contextual barriers and affordances provides a framework for developing detailed instancesof EBIP implementation. Instructors often cite factors such as time, lack of motivation, studentresistance, and insufficient resources as reasons for their hesitation and or abandonment ofalternative teaching methods. However, these barriers are often discussed at a surface level,making it a challenge to ascertain which departmental, institutional, and cultural changes must bemade to form an effective catalyst towards EBIP adoption rates.Due to the inherently complex
Conference Session
Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 9
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Murat Kuzlu, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Salih Sarp, Old Dominion University
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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)
“Computer Science Principlesand Cybersecurity Pathway for Career and Technical Education”.References[1] E. Lally, At home with computers. Routledge, 2020.[2] M. Javaid, A. Haleem, S. Rab, R. P. Singh, and R. Suman, “Smart performance of virtual simulation experiments through Arduino tinkercad circuits,” Sensors International, vol. 2, no. 100121, pp. 1–10, 2021.[3] D. Morley and C. S. Parker, Understanding computers: Today and tomorrow, comprehensive. Cengage Learning, 2014.[4] H.M.D. Toong, Microprocessors. Scientific American, 237(3), pp.146-161, 1977[5] L. D. Wittie, “Microprocessors and microcomputers,” Encyclopedia of Computer Science, vol. January, no. 2003, pp. 1161–1169, 2003.[6] J. H. Davies, MSP430
Conference Session
Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 12
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gianina Morales, University of Pittsburgh and Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile; Rene Alejandro Noel, Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile
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Faculty Development Division (FDD)
(multimedia usually) with the content of a topic beforeclassroom time so that students can come to the class with that knowledge, and the instructor usestime class for practical activities. The instructors indicated the use of the technique with YouTubevideos and texts.Participants also indicate they have continued including student-centered learning practicesleveraged during the program, such as cooperative problem solving, intensive opportunities forpractice in class sessions, continuous formative assessments, and the inclusion of technology usedby youth (e.g., mobile phones) with pedagogical purposes. In general, participants’ descriptionsindicate that they seem to have appropriated the tools promoted in the program. However, we needmore data
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 7
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Liya Grace Ni, Biola University
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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)
multiplexing, I2C Mechatronics required required motor control, power management, ROS/URDF basics Computer Aided Engineering required required SolidWorks, PCB design Design Robot Modeling and Dynamics elective required URDF, robotic arm kinematics and dynamics, ROS packages Table 1. Possible Integration of the Robotic Arm in the Engineering and Robotics CoursesIntroduction to Engineering Lab is a 1-credit course with a 3-hour lab session per week, to beoffered in the freshmen year in Spring 2024. Students will be introduced to engineering designprocess and obtain
Conference Session
Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 2
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bopaya Bidanda, University of Pittsburgh; Gajanan Hegde
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Industrial Engineering Division (IND)
. Strategy as a Wicked Problem,” Harvard Business Review, Vol. LXXXVI, No. 5, (May 2008), pp. 98-106.[4] Camillus J., Bidanda B., Chandramohan N., The Business of Humanity, Routledge Press, Taylor & Francis, 2017. ISBN-13: 978-1-138-19746.[5] Bolton J., The Value Methodology Memory Jogger, 2nd Edition, 2018, Bolton Value Consulting, ISBN 978-1-57681-293-7.[6] VM Guide Technical Committee, VM Guide, SAVE International, 2020, ISBN 9781735088013.[7] Mandelbaum J., Williams H.W., and Hermes A. C, Hermes, Value Engineering Synergies with Lean Six Sigma ,Institute of Defense Analyses (IDA) Paper P-4586, Log: H 10-000962, September 2010.[8] Goldratt Eliyahu M., Theory of Constraints, North River Press, ASIN: B00L7XYW2Q, January 1990.[9
Conference Session
Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 2
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Junkun Ma, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Marc Casper, Association for Computing Machinery; Austin Wayne Weirich
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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)
infecting plants inspected.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTThe team thanks the generous support of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), PlantProtection Act (PPA) Section 7721 for the three FY2020, FY2021, and FY2022 years.ReferencesSvane, S. F., Dam, E. B., Carstensen, J. M., & Thorup-Kristensen, K. (2019). A multispectralcamera system for automated minirhizotron image analysis. Plant and Soil, 441(1-2), 657-672.Rahman, G., Sohag, H., Chowdhury, R., Wahid, K. A., Dinh, A., Arcand, M., & Vail, S. (2020).SoilCam: A Fully Automated Minirhizotron using Multispectral Imaging for Root ActivityMonitoring. Sensors, 20(3), 787."Management of soybean cyst nematode." Morning AgClips,https://www.morningagclips.com/management-of-soybean-cyst-nematode/"Image
Conference Session
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
yongxin deng; Wei Shi, China University of Mining and Technology
; priority action competence; learning competence; Teamleadership; risk management competence; Strain competence; risk-taking competence;independent working competence; Risk identification competence; goal orientation;forethought; Strategic Implementation competence; motivative competence;communication competence; Technical skills; rich experience; Strong achievementmotivation; Optimistic and enterprising; Perseverance; Frustration tolerancecompetence; Innovation management competence. These competency elements will bethe questions of the follow-up questionnaire survey. Table 1 Intrapreneurs' Competence High Frequency Keyword Num Competence Keywords Freque Num Competence Keywords Frequ ber
Conference Session
Faculty Development Division Technical Session 7
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lisa Bosman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Karoline Jarr
aligned with the promotion and tenure (P&T) processes common at mosthigher education institutions. Simply put, this professional development experience offersanother value proposition for engineering educators to leverage involvement in entrepreneurshipeducation through an activity and a potential paper related to best teaching practices on theirP&T portfolio documents.2. Background2.1 Entrepreneurial Minded LearningEntrepreneurship education is no longer solely the domain of traditional business programs.Industry and workforce trends mean that employers now place value on engineers who have acombination of entrepreneurial and technical skills enabling them to generate innovativesolutions. Increased demand for entrepreneurial abilities
Conference Session
ETD Technical Session 8 - ET Pedagogy II
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jenna Wong; Shah Rukh Humayoun, San Francisco State University
industrysoftware, e.g., SAP2000 and Revit, to develop structural models and expand their potential throughVR development using toolkits such as Unity. The VR exercises currently under development aregenerating structural systems to expose students to seismic technology, including seismicisolation. Through the implementation of these VR exercises, we aim to increase students’engagement and material comprehension in upper division structural engineering courses.1. Motivation for WorkHands on learning is an excellent means of reinforcing material and engaging students. However,in fields such as structural engineering (SE), exploring theory can be difficult due to the scale ofreal-life projects and connections to real-life applications. This further
Conference Session
Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Zia Din, University of Houston
applicationdevelopment process, which includes many software and hardware tools and best practices fordesigning and developing the application. The paper also offers insights on guidelines andcommon pitfalls in the VR development process. This work advances the application of VR inconstruction education one step closer to the ultimate aim of creating completely immersiveteaching and learning environments wherever possible. This paper is based on a work inprogress.Keywords: Construction education; Construction safety; Virtual reality app development;Virtual reality app design1. IntroductionVirtual reality (VR) is a computer-generated graphic that alters the user's perception of realityand allows interaction with a three-dimensional environment [1]. The user's
Conference Session
Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Norma Garza, The University of Texas at Arlington; Sarah Rodriguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
, preliminary findings show that MexicanAmerican women students experienced different stages of Conocimientos during theirengineering and computer science journeys, as well as borderlands of identity. Several of theparticipants experienced el arrebato and Nepantla as they experienced life-changing events intheir educational pursuits and at times felt split between their obligations as a "good MexicanAmerican daughter" and their duties as a student. Finally, many of the Mexican Americanstudents experienced later stages (el compromiso and blow-up) when discussing their futuregoals, with many of them wanting to utilize their Conocimientos and their engineering andcomputer science technical skills to give back to their communities. Conocimientos and the
Conference Session
Faculty Development Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John Rice, Utah State University; Steven Jones, The University of Alabama
, he currently works as an independent consultant where he is regularly consulted for seepage and slope stability issues by clients such as the US Army Corps of Engineers, the US Department of Justice, Tennessee Valley Authority, Electrical Generation Authority of Thailand, and several private entities. He is currently the Committee Chair of the ASCE GeoInstitute Committee on Geomechanics of Soil Erosion. He was the Symposium Chair for the 2016 International Symposium on the Mechanics of Internal Erosion for Dams and Levees and was the Technical Chair for the International Conference on Scour and Erosion – 10 in October 2021.Steven Jones © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022
Conference Session
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Alanna Epstein, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University
(Guerrero et al.,2016; Guo et al., 2019; Hayter, Nelson, et al., 2018; Klofsten et al., 2019; Liu, 2018).In a review of academic entrepreneurship ecosystems worldwide, Hayter and colleagues(2018) summarized the research on the predictors of activity in academicentrepreneurship into eight independent variable categories; (1) characteristics ofacademic entrepreneurs, (2) human capital, (3) social networks, (4) entrepreneurialenvironment, (5) financial resources, (6) scientific, technical, and productcharacteristics, (7) academic entrepreneurship programs, and (8) university managementand policies. The authors concluded that researchers should not rely on “the linear,patent-focused technology transfer context” (p. 1073) and instead conceptualize it as
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 6
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)
Paper ID #38876Roles for Take-Home Exams from the Perspective of Engineering Studentsand InstructorsDr. Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Micah Lande, PhD is an Assistant Professor and E.R. Stensaas Chair for Engineering Education in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Dr. Lande directs the Holistic Engineering Lab & Observatory. He teaches human-centered engineering design, design thinking, and design innovation courses. Dr. Lande researches how technical and non-technical people learn and apply design thinking and making processes to their
Conference Session
Software Engineering Division Technical Session II
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering
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Diversity
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Software Engineering Division (SWED)
titlesincluding “Requirements Engineering and Specification”, “Full Stack Development 1: SoftwareRequirements Analysis”, “Software and Safety Requirements Engineering”, and “RequirementsElicitation, Modeling, and Analysis”, many of the other programs embedded requirements concepts intoother courses. This may have been a project-based course or a general introduction to softwareengineering with a more substantial focus on requirements. In all but one case, requirements wereclearly mentioned in one or more courses as a topic outside of the capstone design experience.However, the security area is somewhat concerning. In reviewing the course descriptions, 49% ofprograms clearly required a course which focused on security. Course titles, seemed to be
Conference Session
Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 7
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Montasir Mamun Mithu, Western Michigan University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology Division (ETD)
a linear push system, which includes hydraulicactuator, shock absorber, electronic flow control valve, and electronic sensor. A data analysissystem is programmed using LabVIEW and an Open Platform Communication (OPC) server withlimited scale. Using the Math Script node, the data analysis system can conduct correlationcoefficient analysis among different operating parameters. At the end of an analysis the systemautomatically generates an analysis report in the specified format. This linear push systems hasbeen used to experiment with different operating conditions for characterization of the hydraulicsystem behavior, which are provided here.Background Hydraulics are used in modern industries for handling large loads because of simple
Conference Session
Faculty Development Division Technical Session 7
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Teodora Shuman, Seattle University; Gregory Mason, Seattle University; Kathleen Cook, Seattle University
have embodied the features in our experimental work thus far. 1. A session of modest duration. Our model of teaming sessions is meant to live alongside everyday practice and be repeated. As such, individual teaming sessions need to be modest in relation to the everyday work in which they are situated. In our case, we have embodied this dimension by having teaming sessions of one hour, and further sessions that occur roughly once per month. 2. A commitment to no preparation. Since a lack of time to prepare can contribute to poor attendance and engagement, and a requirement to prepare extends the footprint of the work, our model includes a commitment to not requiring preparation byattendees. In practice
Conference Session
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Vibhavari Vempala, University of Michigan; Jacob Frederick Fuher, University of Michigan; Heydi L. Dominguez, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jeremiah Ogunbunmi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
discussed.1. IntroductionModern engineers are now required to not only be technically adept but are also expected topossess creativity and to lead innovation [1]. Specifically, scholars see creativity, innovation,entrepreneurial knowledge, skills, and mindset as essential skills for the new generation ofengineers [2], [3]. Traditionally a domain of business schools, entrepreneurship education hasexpanded to multiple academic disciplines with this realization that students need new skills thatare marketable and valuable [4]. Engineering programs have reconceptualized entrepreneurshipeducation to foster creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial skills and mindset in engineeringstudents [5]. With over half of ASEE member schools offering some form
Conference Session
Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Yanmei Xie, North Dakota State University; Huojun Yang, North Dakota State University
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Architectural Engineering
. If theprogram works well, the real application will be generated. Figure 3. Importing the project into Unity Figure 4. SampleObject under hierarchy Figure 5 Importing the 3D model, image, Figure 6. Air handle assemble model and video Figure 7. Air handler assemble model linked Figure 8. Generating the real application with videoThe mobile app for the HVAC course developed with the Unity is shown in Figure 9 with threebasic functions: 1) the name of object shown on its top after clicking the blue reorganization, 2)the text information shown after clicking the message button, and 3) a related video playing oncea button is clicked.A name panel is located at the top of a
Conference Session
Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University; Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Y. Luong, Sam Houston State University
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Community Engagement Division
areas such as buildings across campus, local high schools,parks, etc. 1. Structure The generic booth design includes a chamber, enclosed with a misting system, which hasan in-built motion sensor detector a person and automatically sprays the disinfectantchemical. Regardless of the cost of the disinfectant chemical, the price to construct the booth could 4be an obstacle for nonprofit organizations to manufacture. Therefore, PVC pipes are gluedtogether to maintain low-budget booth construction. 2. Disinfectant Several disinfectants and sanitization methods have been considered. Hypochlorous acid(HClO or HOCl) is is widely used as a
Conference Session
Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Pouneh Abbasian, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Sarah N. Gatson, Texas A&M University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Community Engagement Division
Engineering Education, 2021Community Engagement Challenges Faced by Food Assistance Providers:A Case StudyIntroductionFood insecurity has been identified as an important humanitarian issue in the USA [1]. TheUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food insecurity as “a household-leveleconomic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food” (USDA, 2020).In 2012, a total of 49 million persons in the United States households were classified as beingfood insecure [2], with 40 million people reported as food insecure in the year 2017 [17].Although the number has been reduced in the following years, 14.3 million Americanhouseholds were food insecure in 2018, with limited or uncertain access to enough and safe food[3].To
Conference Session
Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Angela L. Chan, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
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Diversity
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Community Engagement Division
develop prototypes and ideas totackle a social issue. Hackathons are practical tools for experiential learning and can provideopportunities to learn technical skills, network, and generate interest in a topic. Whileorganizers adjust formats to democratize similar events, issue-based hackathons are largelyinaccessible to relevant stakeholders and failures to make actionable change in the topicreinforce underinvestment of the populations impacted. Hackathons prize technologicalsolutionism over reinvestment into existing systems, and historical harm is perpetuated by notdesigning technology with those most disadvantaged. We analyzed multiple attempts to improvehackathons and suggest mindsets and practices for minimizing harm. Organizers should
Conference Session
Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 5
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
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Engineering Design Graphics
certification exam. Because of the sample size and the dataavailable, t-values were calculated for each of the competencies for each of the exam years:specifically tn-1 = (x – μ) / (s / √n), where tn-1 is a value from the t-distribution with n-1 degreesof freedom, x is the session average, μ is the historical average, and s / √n is the standard errorFigure 1. An exam taker’s performance report.Since the program chose 5% for its level of significance, the size of the rejection region would be.05. And because the rejection region was divided equally among the two tails, the 5% wasdivided into two equal part of 2.5% each. In an examination of the t distribution, the criticalvalues corresponded to the degrees of freedom, which varied annually. This along
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lesley Cremeans, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse P.E., Texas Tech University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
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Women in Engineering
-Corps, 2012).NSF’s I-Corps seeks to foster entrepreneurship through a customer and business modeldevelopment to advance the commercialization of technology. The NSF’s strategic plan for the2011-2016 fiscal years (FY) is to focus on empowering the nation through discovery andinnovation (NSF, I-Corps, 2012). The NSF I-Corps aims to develop and nurture innovationecosystems through three specific components: 1) Teams, 2) Nodes, and 3) Sites. I-Corps Teamsis the technical, entrepreneurial, and business education needed to launch innovations. I-CorpsNodes gather, analyze, evaluate, and utilize data to enhance our nation’s innovation capacitythrough education, infrastructure, and research that will benefit society. I-Corp Sites aim tonurture and
Conference Session
Technical Session 10: Simulation and Modeling
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sanish Rai, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Thomas Keith Carter; Bimarsh Sharma
Tagged Divisions
Computers in Education
structure (passage width, exit placements, obstacles) but also on the crowd’s behavior(speed, exit information, time to react). As such, it becomes important to have a model, which cansimulate the process correctly and analyze the performance of evacuations in a specific buildingfor various types of occupants. Many methods are used for building occupancy simulation, out of which agent-based is popularfor the system in which there is high interaction in its components, and it is necessary to model it.There is an agent who represents an occupant, and the dynamic process of occupants is simulatedrepeatedly over time to generate the complex and intriguing emergent behavior [1]. The agent-based model works at a detailed level with a focus on agent’s
Conference Session
Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 10
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
for thefinal two weeks when students focus on a final project. We use an 8-bit Microchip PIC16microcontroller, which has a simple RISC architecture with only 35 instructions. An outline ofthe course is shown in Table 1. The integral labs are shown in Table 2. These labs will vary abit from year to year, but each lab will generally cover the same concepts, with slightly differentimplementations. Each of these labs were completed using the C programming language. Thefinal project assignment was completed using assembly programming. Table 1. Original outline of course. Week Topics 1 Introduction, circuit review, software development tools, and
Conference Session
Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Garth V. Crosby, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Marcelene Allecia Cunningham; Kevin N. Bowlyn, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
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Electrical and Computer
below.1. Signal processing-MATLAB & SIMULINK12. Signal transmission-Microwave Office23. Data communication- Riverbed Modeler3 (formerly OPNET modeler)MATLAB is a high level programming language for technical computation. The softwareincludes computation, viewing, and programming in a user-friendly environment. AlthoughMATLAB has a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI) interface, its functions are primarilyexecuted through commands. Therefore, the user must know these commands and the syntax ofthe programming language. Common uses of MATLAB include: a) plotting of complexmathematical equations, b) mathematical computations, c) algorithm development, and d)modeling and simulation.SIMULINK has an interactive environment that facilitates
Conference Session
Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Charles Carlson, Kansas State University; Dwight Day, Kansas State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
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Electrical and Computer
). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Transformation of an Introductory Computer Engineering Course: Utilizing Microprocessors and a Focus on Hardware Limitations1. Introduction & MotivationKeeping a class’s curriculum current and fun is a difficult challenge within the ever-expandingfield of computer engineering. This is especially true at the introductory level as first yearcourses are intended to provide an overview of the entire field. Prior to the Fall 2015 semester,the Introductory Computer Engineering course at Kansas State University was centered arounddigital design (logic gates, flip flops, K-maps, etc.), with the lab sessions requiring students towrite HDL software with limited hands-on experience with
Conference Session
Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ralph Rivera, University of Florida; Christina Gardner-McCune, University of Florida; Darryl Bryant McCune II, University of Florida
Tagged Divisions
Community Engagement Division
-2016 AY) showed that teachers wanted additional assistance fromvolunteers to help students in their robot design process and troubleshooting. In addition, mostrobotics classrooms in the district had 4-6 small groups (20-24 students) and it was oftenchallenging for a single teacher to support students and troubleshoot technical problems asmultiple groups were working independently and experiencing different challenges that oftenarose simultaneously. These challenges combined with the general difficulty of managing youngstudents created a hectic atmosphere that hindered the productivity of students. Thus, the aim ofthe VEX Volunteer program was to provide assistance to teachers and students throughproviding more face time to the individual