Conference Session

PCEE Session 4: Resource / Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joselyn Busato; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Kaela Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Davide Guzzetti

Paper ID #36547Introducing Optimization in Elementary Education: aPrecursor to Multibody Dynamics (Resource Exchange)Joselyn Elisabeth Busato Undergraduate Student Bucknell Class of 2024Elif Miskioglu (Assistant Professor) I am an early-career engineering education scholar and educator. I hold a B.S. in Chemical Engineering (with Genetics minor) from Iowa State University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University. My early Ph.D. work focused on the development of bacterial biosensors capable of screening pesticides for specifically targeting the malaria vector mosquito

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology: Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanon Marie Reckinger, Stanford University; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

- ods. Shanon has taught courses in thermodynamics, numerical methods (graduate), fluid dynamics, gas dynamics (graduate), computational fluid dynamics (undergrad/graduate), fundamentals of engineering, mathematical analysis in MATLAB. Currently, Shanon is enrolled in the Computer Science Education program at Stanford University.Dr. Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University Bryce E. Hughes is an Assistant Professor in Adult and Higher Education at Montana State University, and holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education and Organizational Change from the University of California, Los Angeles, as well as an M.A. in Student Development Administration from Seattle University and a B.S. in General Engineering from Gonzaga

Conference Session

MATH - Hands-On Curriculum in Mathematics Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vivek Singhal, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin - Stout

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics Division (MATH)

’ professional development for enhanced classroom practices. Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 12(4), 143. https://doi.org/10.5430/jct.v12n4p143[16] Pang, G., & Liu, H. (2001). Evaluation of a low-cost MEMS accelerometer for distance measurement. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 30, 249-265.[17] Dai, G., Li, M., He, X., Du, L., Shao, B., & Su, W. (2011). Thermal drift analysis using a multiphysics model of bulk silicon MEMS capacitive accelerometer. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 172(2), 369-378. Https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2011.09.016[18] Nemec, D., Janota, A., Hruboš, M., & Šimák, V. (2016). Intelligent real-time MEMS sensor fusion and calibration. IEEE Sensors Journal, 16(19), 7150-7160

Conference Session

New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Blake, Austin Peay State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

,instead of eight weeks for each course. However, for this to be practical, the group of studentsmust need both courses and must be able to take courses in the two terms. Due to this limitation, Page 11.967.7we have not attempted this option.Another area of challenge is ABET accreditation. When the decision to move the program wasannounced, the department was preparing to pursue initial ABET accreditation of themanufacturing concentration. With the demands of the move, plans to pursue accreditation hadto be put on hold. The program was developed following ABET guidelines, and the pre-TC2Kguidelines were used in the initial revision of the curriculum

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Kenrow

in maintaining anIC fabrication laboratory.We propose using professional Technology CAD (TCAD) simulation tools [1] as a powerful, yeteconomical aid in teaching undergraduate students about silicon wafer processing,semiconductor device physics, and device operation.Who uses TCAD?TCAD simulation tools are widely used throughout the semiconductor industry to speed up andcut the costs of developing new technologies and devices. Since a decade the R&D departmentsof semiconductor companies have incorporated TCAD in their design process, and recently themanufacturing sector has begun to utilize TCAD as well, e.g., to analyze the impact of ICprocess variation, and to investigate possible IC process optimizations as well as for

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Denton, Purdue University; Marc Williams, Purdue University; Joseph Kmec, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Measuring this force directly is not possible,however. Vibration vector-based balancing procedures instead work to identify the relationshipbetween the magnitude and phase of the vibration vector caused by mass unbalance and themagnitude and phase of the corresponding force vector. These procedures rely on an iterativeprocess where a known mass is added at one or more known locations and the rotor operates at aconstant speed. Working from the resulting vibration vector(s), the measured vibration vectorscan be used to determine the mass needed to cancel out the effects of the existing massunbalance and where it should be located. The process was originally developed graphically, asthe single-plane balance plot example in figure 2 shows.2-4 Balancing

Conference Session

Building a Better Program - Construction Curriculum Enhancements

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark O. Federle, Marquette University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

andManagement program. Lessons learned, comparisons to other programs, and other pertinentinformation will be shared. The program underwent an ABET evaluation during the fall of 2012– if successful that would result in Marquette University having one of less than 15 suchprograms across the country. To this point there have been 14 graduates from the program.Within this paper, these topics will be reviewed:  Developing a program in a Jesuit University  Creating buy-in/enthusiasm amongst the industry during a downturn  Managing prerequisite requirements  Establishing meaningful Senior Design Experiences  Maintaining degree requirementsDeveloping a program in a Jesuit UniversityOne of the first challenges that had to be addressed in

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2009-427: THE NEW ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY, CIRCA 2015Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College Professor of Electronics Technology and Co-Department Chair, Gary J. Mullett presently teaches in the Electronics Group at Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, MA. A long time faculty member and consultant to local business and industry, Mullett has provided leadership and initiated numerous curriculum reforms as either the Chair or Co-Department Chair of the four technology degree programs that constitute the Electronics Group. Since the late 1990s, he has been active in the NSF’s ATE and CCLI programs as a knowledge leader in the wireless telecommunications field

Conference Session

ChemE Curriculum: Junior, Senior, and Graduate

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erick S. Vasquez, University of Dayton; Zachary J. West, University of Dayton; Matthew Dewitt, University of Dayton; Robert J. Wilkens, University of Dayton; Michael J. Elsass, University of Dayton

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

: (1) positiveinterdependence, (2) face-to-face interactions, (3) individual accountability and personalresponsibility, (4) social skills, and (5) group processing. In fact, the implementation of theseaspects in working groups has been shown to advance the development of team efforts either in aclass setting[5] or for undergraduate oriented-research groups[11]. Once these students reachsenior year, they should be able to function effectively in a group, and the implementation ofthese aspects should be done in classroom settings in the early years.At The University of Dayton, the Unit Operations Laboratory is the experiential learningexperience and a capstone class for the students in the curriculum, and when forming groups,interactive and

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Power Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

one in a suite of eight exercises being developed by the authors which are intended to helpteach core principles in the thermal and fluid sciences through the use of everyday devices.These include a hair dryer, a bicycle pump, a blender, a computer power supply, a toaster,straight and stepped tanks, and a pipe section with a change of area. The project was firstintroduced at the 2007 ASEE national convention in a paper presented in the DELOS division1.Papers are available describing some of the other exercises2,3,4. This paper focuses on thecomputer power supply exercise.The performance of a fan follows a characteristic curve, known as a fan curve, which is specificto that particular fan design. Coad5 describes fan curves as “probably the

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Curriculum and Design - June 24th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

or course, what are the common individual courses and combinations of courses required?  How frequently is the initial computer programming course dictated by a uniform engineering school requirement, and how often is it specific to the BME department?  How many credit hours are devoted to computer programming courses, and when are courses taken during a student’s program?  How many programs have BME courses that focus on modeling and simulation of biomedical systems beyond programming, and how many credit hours do these represent?  If a university wishes to cover many types of computing in its curriculum, are there good examples of how this might be done? The terminology for

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Villeneuve, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

entry. This process will be described in the following paragraphs.The preliminary step to performing an arc fault analysis is to obtain software with the capabilityto determine the arc fault levels. Although this can be accomplished by hand, it is extremelytime consuming and difficult. This is primarily due to the effort required to determine energy letthrough levels based on upstream protective device settings. There are many software programsincluding Power Tools for Windows, Easy Power, and ETAP to name a few. The lab instructorwas most familiar with Power Tools for Windows and determined that would be the easiestsoftware to use. Power Tools for Windows is a piece of software developed by SKM SystemsAnalysis, Inc. SKM has a educational

Conference Session

Integrating Math in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Brelin-Fornari

1365 Comparison of Math Skills to Final Course Grade in a Math Intensive Dynamic Systems Course Janet Brelin-Fornari Department of Mechanical Engineering Kettering UniversityAbstractEngineering students utilize basic math skills in all engineering courses, some courses more thanothers. Dynamic Systems I (MECH 330) students must apply knowledge from trigonometry,calculus, differential equations, and linear algebra to develop mathematical equations whichdefine a dynamic system (electrical, mechanical, and/or fluid

Conference Session

Curriculum: Ideas/Concepts in Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Swami Karunamoorthy

Session xxxx DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY EDUCATION Swami Karunamoorthy Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MissouriAbstractDesign of experiments is a necessary skill for a test engineer in an industry. In anyengineering program, it is an important learning outcome. In this paper, an emphasis isgiven to how this skill can be developed in undergraduate laboratory education. Someexamples are presented along with theoretical background that can be easily implementedin laboratory courses. It is a viable approach to give an exposure to design ofexperiments as

Conference Session

Integrating Math in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Reuber; Mark Archibald; Blair Allison

calledEngineering Criteria 2000 or EC 2000) requires students to be familiar with experimentalstatistics. This requirement is implied in four places: program outcomes a, b, and k, listed undergeneral criteria, and a specific curriculum requirement listed under the program criteria formechanical engineering programs: General Criteria: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering. Program Criteria specific to mechanical engineering: “The program

Conference Session

Middle School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, engineering while the second assessed perceptionsof, and attitudes towards, science. The development of these surveys has been previouslydescribed in the context of an investigation of how student gender affects attitudes towardsengineering (reference to be added in final paper). The wording of individual items was identicalon both surveys, except engineers were the subject of one survey and scientists the subject of theother. For example, on the Engineer in Science Class (EISC) survey, students were asked to ratetheir agreement with the statement “Engineers make people’s lives better.” The parallelstatement on the Scientist in Science Class (SISC) survey was “Scientists make people’s livesbetter.” Sixteen questions on each survey asked students

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

drilledholes are made to latch the spool position when the cylinder is moving in the forward direction.To prevent the air leaks between the spool positions, Figure 9 shows that three O rings are usedto achieve this purpose. The figure also shows the ports connected to air tubes. Figure 10 showsthe design using AutoDesk Inventor. A clamp assembly is applied to attach the design to a dooror a cover with the rotation center located at the center axis of the gear. Figure 11 shows thefabrication of the whole system. In the implementation of this project, one student focused on thefabrication of the valve and the other student focused on developing all other auxiliary devices.When the bellow-foot-air pump is activated, the opening device, which is linked to

Conference Session

Communication in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth P. Mineart, North Carolina State University; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

is the recipient of the 2014 NCSU Outstanding Teacher Award, 2014 ASEE Southeastern Section Outstanding New Teacher Award, and currently serves as the ASEE Chemical Engineering Division’s newsletter editor. Dr. Cooper’s research interests include effective teaching, conceptual and inductive learning, integrating writing and speaking into the curriculum and professional ethics. Page 26.927.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Improving Technical Communication in the Chemical Engineering Classroom via Student-Based FeedbackAbstractOne area

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rasoul Saneifard, Texas Southern University; Clifford Oluoch, Texas Southern University; Jose Guerrero

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

alarms (possibly due to thunder, a passing vehicle,or the accidental touch of the car by another entity) occur and people tend to ignore the audiblewarning. To address the problems of the ignoring of noisy alerts or in the event of false alarms,manufacturers developed silent immobilizers that are installed on vehicles to prevent the enginesfrom starting unless the proper keys are used, as well as devices to prevent cars from being “hotwired” after an intruder enters a vehicle4. Since the innovation of the immobilizer, even moresophisticated devices have been introduced that include a vehicle tracking system that alertsauthorities and pinpoints the exact location of the stolen vehicle3.Moreover, manufacturers of car alarm systems continue to

Conference Session

New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Denton, Purdue University; Heather Cooper, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

machinery diagnostics, with applied research interests in alternative energy education. She has seven years of product engineering experience at General Motors Corporation, and is a member of ASEE, SAE, and ASME, now serving as the ECCD Program Chair. Page 11.849.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 JiTT in an Engineering Technology ClassAbstractJust in Time Teaching (JiTT) is an instructional approach developed initially to engagenontraditional and non-major students in their introductory physics courses. Some level ofcontrol of the learning process shifts to the students. The approach

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Srilekha Srinivasan; Robert Palmer; Michael Anderson; Lance Perez; A. John Boye

(TIMS), throughout a sequence of fourcourses at the junior and senior levels. The four courses are in the systems area with an emphasison communications systems. This laboratory and the associated study are funded by a Course,Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI), Adaptation and Implementation (A&I) track,grant from the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) of the National Science Foundation(NSF). An essential component of this grant is a formal study of the effects of this laboratoryexperience on student learning and teaching efficacy. This paper discusses the philosophybehind the laboratory and the design of the study and presents results from the first semesterstudy.We begin with a description of the four courses that will use

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

. Methods for analyzing the cases are readilyavailable. But the question is always for us how we can teach ethics better? Ethics can be taughtin a free-standing course, but there are strong arguments for introducing it in several technicalcourses across the curriculum. If the subject of professional ethics is how members of aprofession should, or should not, affect others in the course of practicing their profession, andeducation should be part of professional education in engineering and construction, just as it is inlaw and medicine. This paper will discuss the introduction of ethics into undergraduate educationin terms of three questions: Why we should teach ethics in engineering and constructioneducation? How should it be taught? When it should

Conference Session

Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P. Hung, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

classroom into a livelier learning environment are highlighted. Both students and Page 22.330.3instructors benefit when receiving instant feedback for improvement. Table 2 tabulates Clickerissues including teething problems of newly developed Clicker technology, and adjustment ofinstructors and students to a new learning environment.Table 1: Benefits of Clickers 3 Attendance Students go to class more Attention Students are more focused Classroom Anonymity All students participate anonymously Participation Students participate with peers more to

Conference Session

Construction 4: Construction Education Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana de Cresce El Debs, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark Shaurette, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Denise McAllister Wilder NCIDQ, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Construction

and real estate development companies in Brazil. Her research in- terests include team work and collaboration in construction, effective communication in spatial problem solving, and design - field team interaction.Mr. Mark Shaurette, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Mark Shaurette has a MS in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a PhD in Technology from Purdue University. He is currently an associate professor at Purdue University, was a 2012 Fulbright Scholar in Ireland, and has work experience that includes 30+ years of senior construction management practice as well as work as a research engineer for the National Association of Home Builders Research Foundation. He is active in

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas at San Antonio; Amir Karimi P.E., University of Texas at San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

ID #14978,Proceedings of 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2016.[2] T.C. Roberts and S. Hasan, New Student Orientation Assessment: A student Council/Dean’s OfficePartnership at the College of Engineering at Kansas State University, Session 2793, Proceedings of 2002ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2002.[3] R. Brent and R.M. Felder. A Model for Engineering Faculty Development, International Journal ofEngineering Education, Vol. 19, No.2, pp.234-240, 2003.[4] R.M. Felder, R. Brent, and M.M. Prince, Engineering Instructional Development: Programs, BestPractices, and Recommendations, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 100, No. 1, pp89-122, 2011.[5] R.D. Manteufel, and A. Karimi, Impact of Department-Level Instructor

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Kalaani, Georgia Southern University; William Trotter Nichols

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

problems14. In this study, rack systems made byIronRidge were used with mount models UNI-GR/12H and UNI-GR/14H capable of holding 7and 8 PV arrays respectively.III. SYSTEM PERFORMSNCETwo methods to estimate the performance of PV system are discussed in this section. One isbased on the “PV Watts v2” program developed by NREL and the other method makes use of abasic formula for direct system calculations. NREL suggests common values for the various Page 22.122.10losses associated with PV systems. These are shown in Table 9 and utilized here except for theinverter and shading which use the actual inverter efficiency and measurements from the

Conference Session

Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sofia Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Joseph Cecere, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

a program can develop a multi functionclassroom/laboratory computer center room. This room provides opportunities to integratecutting edge technology with “innovative thinking” for an excellent learning environment thatresults in outstanding education. In the future, we intend to explore more in using Tablet PCs fordistance learning as well. Tablet PCs may have a lot of benefits that may be derived from its usein academia.References 1. McCloskey, Paul (2002). “Tablet PCs Stake Out Higher Ed,” Campus Technology, http://campustechnology.com/articles/39300/, Accessed on 1/10/08. 2. Bullen, David (January 2006). “Building Performance: Past, Present and Future,” AIA Journal of Architecture, http://www.aia.org

Conference Session

Curriculum: Ideas/Concepts in Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Sanders; Sanju Patro

Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Numerous constraints must be overcome to form such a global student team and assign them aproject that has to be completed within a required time frame. Four of these constraints standout: (1) time difference between different countries, (2) curriculum time structure (i.e., semestervs. quarterly vs. annual time lines), (3) selecting a suitable project to serve all the requirementsof different professors’ syllabi, and (4) grading students’ work and their contribution to theproject. Furthermore, the students team collaboration, team project management, and differentissues related to cultural

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Silage

modulation (PCM) with stuck bits, extendedbinary line codes, and burst errors in digital communication. Page 8.255.7 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationSimulation has been used in the undergraduate analog and digital communication curriculum formore than a decade. Prior to the introduction of SystemView by Elanix (1997), TESLA by Tesoftwas used (1989-1996). SystemView is now also used in our graduate telecommunication anddigital communication sequence. Because of the investigative nature in the simulation

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Massood Atashbar

engineering principles of buildingvirtual instrumentation and interfaces were developed from a software engineering point of view.Once this tool was sufficiently understood, we introduced standard engineering components andhad the students create virtual oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and asynchronouscommunication modules. These were all done using Visual Basic, data acquisition cards, serialinterface ports, and elementary circuitry.Table 1: Course outline of ECE 351, Engineering of Real Time Systems. * Representingprogramming assignments.Visual Basic: basic components and procedures* (3) visual programming and error trapping* (3