Conference Session

Teamwork and Assessment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heather Sheardown; Donald Woods

; is done in a defined situation and for apurpose; is done in the context of published goals, measurable criteria and agreed-upon forms of evidence; and is based on multiple forms of evidence.A rationale is given for why this skill is important. Self assessment is an importantskill because it provides an element of ownership of the learning, is needed inprofessional life, helps to develop self confidence and provides a way to give promptfeedback. Self assessment is a valued skill because it seems to be related to self imageand self confidence which, in turn, are related to exam anxiety, and propensity toprocrastinate.We used five components to develop and apply skill in self assessment: a 4 to 6 hourworkshop, resume writing, reflective journal

Collection

2020 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Johannes Weickenmeier, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

our own research work. - Hypothesis: Research work should aim at gathering repeatable and reliable data to either accept or reject your underlying hypothesis. We reviewed several examples to practice writing a good hypothesis. - Planning: The development of a research plan is another fundamental step in designing research work. Defining specific aims, milestones, and control points that guide the development of experiments, simulations, literature searches, reviews, and product design require practice and are key to successful project completion. Unguided research work leads to long project times, dissatisfaction with project outcomes, and unintended use of resources. In the workshop, we discuss how to define project goals that

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Ernest M. Kim

at the University of SanDiego was made beginning in the Spring 1992 semester. The vehicle chosen is a course taughtby the Electrical Engineering program for non-engineering and non-science/math majorsentitled, "Engineering 2 - Introduction to Electro-Technology" which is taught every Springsemester. This new technology course is unique in that it fulfills the General Education PhysicalScience requirement for non-engineering and non-science/math majors. The goal of Engineering2 are:1. Provide an additional opportunity for General Education study in science and technology in the liberal arts curriculum which develops the foundation sciences necessary to understand the nation of fundamental technical applications.2. Integrate the scientific

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

III, John J. Bausch; Fredric M. Gold

by acquainting students with new processes and tools. It requires students tounderstand not only the fundamentals of engineering science but also to be able to apply what they knowto “real” problems and issues. Most undergraduates attend the university for four or five years, and it isnot possible to teach the students everything that they might need to know in that time period. Thefundamentals of tool and fixture design is an area that has not been emphasized in undergraduateeducation. Fixturing is one of the least understood and yet most fundamental of manufacturing processes.Undergraduate and graduate students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute(WPI) have been on site atPratt and Whitney Aircraft (PWA) in North Haven, CT., working on

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yul Chu, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, limited operations of thesimulators; therefore, it makes difficult for the students to design a new function logic. To implement a low-power cache memory, students are required to design a mappingfunction, replacement policy, write policy, and low-power cache memory architecture at theabstract level [1][3][7]. After that, they can write (or modify) a simulation code for their cachememory and test it to check whether or not working properly. This paper is set out explained as follows: Section 2 introduces the procedures for designing alow-power cache memory; Section 3 discusses how to grade the project and provides students’evaluation; and Section 4 gives the conclusions.2. Project Procedures Three major procedures for the class project are

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Sterian; Andrew Blauch

portion of the course, students design, build, andtest various types of digital systems. A unique feature of the course is its integration of digitalsystem fundamentals, C programming, and microcontroller interfacing. Logically andsequentially thinking in both hardware and software are enforced throughout this course. For theMechanical and Manufacturing disciplines, this provides a strong foundation for the types ofdigital system applications that will be encountered in the upper level courses and seniorprojects. For the Electrical and Computer disciplines, the depth of content is developed insubsequent courses. The rest of this paper expounds upon the motivation behind the course,course topics, lab activities, and integration of the course into

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Olivia Graeve, University of Nevada-Reno (Eng)

Tagged Divisions

Materials

primary goal of theclass is to provide a foundation in materials science and engineering that the students can buildupon in their major classes and future careers. This freshman/ sophomore class is an ideal placeto excite students about their engineering majors and expose them to real world engineeringsituations.Project Based Resources for Introduction to Materials Engineering (PRIME) modules have beendeveloped to teach the fundamental principles covered in a typical introductory materials coursewithin the context of modern engineering technologies. The same fundamental principles ofmaterials science and engineering that are typically delivered in a traditional lecture model of anIntroduction to Materials course are taught. However, the

Collection

2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

David A. Rogers

Teaching Technology and Society David A. Rogers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58105-5285Abstract - The technology and society course explores the place technology has in society andthe various viewpoints held concerning technology. It considers the benefits and problemstechnology creates. A fundamental problem is that of establishing a basis for making valuejudgments. A typical course includes the impact of the media, weapons and warfare, energy, theimpact of human culture and government, and the reaction of the natural environment to

Collection

2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Kanti Prasad

wideacclaim from the academia and industrial leaders, thereafter. The model primarily consists offive phases: 1) Fundamentals 2) Materials 3) Devices 4) Circuits and 5) VLSI system. Eachphase has to be taught and learnt by students in their entirety as depicted in Figure 1. Acomprehensive testing and verification for learning assessment has been developed for all thesephases in order to prepare the students for 21st century.Most of the fundamentals are learnt through Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Digital Logiccourses. Heavy emphasis is however laid upon Silicon, which is in the IV group of theMandleef’s table and serves as primary semiconductor element. As an atom it depicts1s22s22p63s23p2 in its orbital configuration. As an element in the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheldon M. Jeter; Jeffrey A. Donnell

writing. This guidance should include a manual incorporating a uniformwriting standard that represents industrial and academic practice. Instruction can then refer to asingle consensus standard. Consistent grading and feedback based on this standard can thenreinforce the instruction. However, the instruction cannot be planned, nor the writing standard bedeveloped without a practical objective. The practical objective is the kind of technical writingand production quality that fits the needs of the curriculum and professional practice and that canbe expected from undergraduates. The objective is defined in terms of representative report typesand the corresponding contents, formats, and production qualities. Without such a common andwell defined

Conference Session

T2C: GIFTS - Session C

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Chizhong Wang, NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECH; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

students placed in pre-calculus courses. He has also developed and co-teaches the General Engineering Fundamentals of Engineering Design course that in- cludes a wide spectra of activities to teach students the basics of engineering design using a hands-on approach which is also engaging and fun. He is an Institute of Teaching Excellence Fellow and the recip- ient of NJIT’s 2018 Saul K. Fenster Innovation in Engineering Education Award.Dr. Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Ashish Borgaonkar works as Asst. Professor of Engineering Education at the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Newark College of Engineering located in Newark, New Jersey. He has taught several engineering courses primarily

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teodora Rutar, Seattle University; Gregory Mason, Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Education, 2011 Design of Experiments in Introduction to Thermodynamics CourseAbstractThis paper describes an easily implementable new approach to thermodynamics laboratoryinstruction that directly addresses ABET Criterion 3, an ability to design and conductexperiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. In a traditional lab, students conductpreconfigured experiments based on established procedures. They then gather, analyze andinterpret data, and write reports. However, little is done to train engineering graduates to designexperiments for a specific purpose and without a prescribed procedure. Engineeringprofessionals are frequently tasked with designing experiments to demonstrate performance

Conference Session

Faculty Development II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Justin Davis

new professors1-5. Page 10.1141.1 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” Most advice contains some or all of these general areas of advice: • Setting goals • Writing papers • Writing proposals • Getting good teaching evaluations • Managing graduate students • Sustaining good mental health This paper is no different, but it will give specific advice on not only what to do,but how to do it.2. Setting goals

Conference Session

Graphics Applications in ME

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Wilk

aformal semester long course (or courses) on communication (see for example Friauf andMcGeen4). These types of courses are taught primarily by faculty in communications Page 7.423.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2238departments who work closely with engineering faculty. Another model is to integratecommunication skills into the existing courses into the curriculum, such as writing

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler

undergraduate engineering students; and teaching these topics effectively is an equally daunting challenge for the engineering mechanics educator. In my experience, the fundamental problem with teaching (and learning) stress transformation is that students just don’t see it. With time and practice, they learn to solve problems. They master the equations, sign conventions, and graphical solution techniques. But, their mastery of these skills notwithstanding, many students do not truly understand and internalize the fundamental concepts: . that the two-dimensional state of stress at a point is uniquely defined by the normal and shear stresses acting on any two orthogonal planes passed

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Maria Gini

chosen these topics as the sources of projects because of theirinterdisciplinary nature and because they provide a wide variety of problems where system integration,communication, and cooperation are important. This effort is intended to: motivate the study of advanced applied mathematics by demonstrating its importance to solving real world problems; teach students how to build complete systems (as opposed to write isolated programs; allow them to experiment with the object oriented programming paradigms they learn in class for a variety of complex problems; expose students to application areas (Virtual Reality, 3D modeling for manufacturing, graphical interfaces, real time operating systems, etc. ) where new

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching & Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Stetler; Stuart Kellogg

Engineering Education Campus-Wide Writing Rubric A1S = Strong = 4 A = Acceptable = 2 W = Weak = 0Student ID#: __________________OUTCOMES EVALUATION S A W1. The CONTENT of the document is effective.2. The document is ORGANIZED and FORMATTED appropriately for its intended audience and purpose.3. STYLE and TONE are appropriate for the intended audience and purpose.4. The document shows knowledge of writing FUNDAMENTALS.5. The NON-TEXTUAL

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiffani Williams, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yael Gertner, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Nancy Amato, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Adrienne Gulley, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jancie Harris, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Mahesh Viswanathan, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, we have created and piloted the iCAN(Illinois Computing Accelerator for Non-specialists) program. iCAN is a new and innovativeone-year (fall, spring, summer) online graduate certificate program in computing fundamentals(programming, algorithms, data structures) for students who have a Bachelors (or higher) degreewith little to no background in computing. Technology is among the world's fastest-growingeconomic sectors with some of the highest-paying jobs. Yet the current trajectory of the techtalent pipeline falls far short of meeting this demand. Many groups (for example, women,African-American/Black, Hispanic/Latinx, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and people withdisabilities) have historically been excluded

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Neuman, Queensborough Community College; David Lieberman, Queensborough Community College; Don Engelberg, Queensborough Community College; Alex Flamholz, Queensborough Community College; Paul Marchese, Queensborough Community College; George Tremberger, Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

' questionsas well as grade improvement.IntroductionOne of the most important functions of an introductory engineering physics course is to providea solid foundation for advancement into higher level courses in the various engineeringdisciplines. In fact, an engineering physics program, together with courses, could be viewed as auniversal donor 1. Fundamental concepts are usually covered in introductory engineeringphysics course. However, it was reported in a recent 2005 case study that some 10 to 15% ofsenior engineering students still have confusion about the difference of energy and temperature 2.The finding is consistent with an earlier 2000 report that some students identify movement ofelectricity and energy transfer as material flows, completely

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Bunnell; Bill Knowlton; Amy Moll

is to balance the needs of local industry whilestill offering an education in the fundamentals of materials science. All three of the MS&Efaculty members have multiple years of industrial experience in manufacturing or serviceoriented sectors as well as R&D labs. We are committed to making the course work convenientfor students working in industry as well as directly applicable to their current positions. We arestriving to do this for a very diverse community, from the mechanical engineer working forAlbertson’s to the R&D engineer working on the next generation of memory chips for Micron.By focusing on the fundamentals and bringing in case studies from different technologicalfields and with a focus on projects and research papers

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeanne Garland; Christine Helfers; Ronald Roedel; Sarah Duerden

awareness, in part, is due to the serious consequences ofsome decisions that have led to loss of life, not to mention loss of credibility. The public haswitnessed disasters such as Chernobyl, Bhopal, the Challenger, and the more recentFirestone/Ford catastrophe. The profession has responded with training in ethics in as well asguidelines or codes of ethical conduct in many professions, such as the National ProfessionalSociety of Engineers (NSPE) Code of Ethics.The recent mandate by ABET to make ethics fundamental in engineering education points to theunderstanding of educators that, inevitably, students will one day face ethical dilemmas asprofessional engineers. Engineering students must engage with questions of ethics early in their

Conference Session

Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hoffa, none; Steven Freeman, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

some researchers11,22,6 question the value of lab experiments,there is no doubt that the lab experiment is a commonly employed teaching tool in industrialtechnology. The purpose of laboratory experiments in industrial technology is, as Gillet,Latchman, Salzmann, and Crisalle10 said, “…to motivate, illustrate, and enlighten thepresentation of the subject matter addressed in the lecture” (p. 190).A written report often follows the lab experiment in order to cause the student to reflect on,summarize, and quantify the laboratory experience. To learn by doing in the laboratory,followed by reflecting on that experience and writing about it in the form of a report, can onlyfurther enhance learning. Lederman16 stated that “the assumption that students

Conference Session

FPD III: Innovation in Design in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Mark Embree, Rice University; Maria Oden, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

thepractical engineering design process even as they are immersed in fundamental math and sciencecourses, (b) encourage students to experience how knowledge from these fundamental coursescould be put to practical use, and (c) encourage retention in engineering.In ENGI 120, students learn the engineering design process and use it to solve meaningfulproblems drawn from local hospitals, local community partners, international communities, andaround the Rice University campus. Each freshman design team is coached by an “ApprenticeLeader,” an upper-class student who is taking a course in engineering leadership sponsored byRCEL. Freshman design teams directly interview clients, complete a design context review,develop design criteria, and brainstorm and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Roy Teahen, Michigan Technological University; Daniel Masker, Michigan Technological University; Leo C. Ureel II, Michigan Technological University; Laura E Brown, Michigan Technological University; Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

UniversityDr. Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University Dr. Jarvie-Eggart is a registered professional engineer with over a decade of experience as an environmental engineer. She is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technological University. Her research interests include technology adoption, problem based and service learning, and sustainability.Dr. Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University Jon Sticklen is an Associate Professor with the Engineering Fundamentals Department (EF) and Affiliated Faculty with the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences (CLS). He served as Chair of EF from 2014-2020, leading a successful effort to design a

Conference Session

Project Based and Experiential Learning in Manufacturing

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junkun Ma, Sam Houston State University; Suleiman Obeidat

workgroups,these courses also emphasize developing the students' skills to apply theoretical knowledge tosolve practical problems requiring critical thinking.The Manufacturing Processes is a sophomore-level introductory course exposing students tomodern industrial manufacturing methods and equipment focusing on the CAD/AM/CAM/CNCprocesses. The primary goal is to provide an overview of the product design and developmentprocess, including fundamentals of engineering materials, fast prototyping, and machiningmethods and processes. Instructional materials with hands-on activities are developed usingequipment including 3D printers (based on FDM, SLA, and MJ technologies from Makerbot,Formlab, and Stratasys), a tabletop single tool milling machine, and a

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nam Kim; Sean Clancey

test, and make other instructors aware of the problemset. We are unclear as to the reason for the overall decline in scores from 2001.Tool # 2 Analysis of Plant Design reportsThis analysis involves “plant design reports and the AIChE senior design project. Faculty notinvolved in teaching plant design will review these for fundamental knowledge, innovation,research, and problem-solving skills1.”One of the department’s assessment efforts is to determine whether we are achieving ABEToutcome (g), the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. To address thisoutcome, a three-credit communication-specific course (CM 3410, Technical Communication forChemical Engineers) was maintained in the curriculum. As an assessment measure

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Hartley T. Grandin, Hartley T. Grandin,; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

Engineering in 1980, a M.S. from Northwestern University in 1982 and aPh.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1985. V-mail: 508-831-5132; E-mail: jjrencis@wpi.eduHARTLEY T. GRANDIN, JR.Hartley T. Grandin, Jr. is a Professor Emeritus of Engineering Mechanics and Design in the Mechanical EngineeringDepartment at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He has authored the textbook Fundamentals of the Finite ElementMethod that was published by Macmillan in 1986. Since his retirement from WPI in 1996, he teaches a mechanicsof materials course each year and is currently writing an introductory textbook with the author. In 1983 he receivedthe WPI Board of Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Teaching. He received his B.S. in 1955 and an M.S. in 1960 inMechanical

Collection

2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Joseph J. Rencis; Hartley T. Grandin

. GRANDIN, JR.Hartley T. Grandin, Jr. is a Professor Emeritus of Engineering Mechanics and Design in the Mechanical EngineeringDepartment at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He has authored the textbook Fundamentals of the Finite ElementMethod that was published by Macmillan in 1986. Since his retirement from WPI in 1996, he teaches a mechanicsof materials course each year and is currently writing an introductory textbook with the author. In 1983 he receivedthe WPI Board of Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Teaching. He received his B.S. in 1955 and an M.S. in 1960 inMechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from theDepartment of Metallurgy, Mechanics and Materials Science at Michigan State

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Loker

the program, the null modem is removed and the internal modems are connected to thetelephone lines.The first part of this program uses the serial subVIs available within LabVIEW. The first ofthese subVIs is the serial port initialize function which establishes the port number, the type offlow control for handshaking, the bit rate, the number of data bits, the number of stop bits, andthe parity. Another SubVI is the bytes at serial port which provides the number of bytescontained within the receiver buffer of the serial port. Also, there are two SubVIs for readingand writing characters from and to the serial port, respectively. Finally, another SubVI is usedfor closing the serial port, which releases the serial port so that it can be used for

Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Mechtel, U.S. Naval Academy; Andrew McCue, U.S. Naval Academy; Keith Kintzley, U.S. Naval Academy; Robert Voigt, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

course sequence is used for ABET accredited majors.This paper presents the approach used by the Electrical and Computer EngineeringDepartment at the Naval Academy to improve the technological literacy of non-engineering students. Electrical engineering fundamentals and applications areemphasized with the relevant mathematics introduced as needed. Applications of thefundamentals evolve to stress the relevance of a particular topic area. Key technicalconcepts are reinforced with practical laboratory exercises. The final practical exercisetakes place aboard a Naval Academy patrol craft. The students explore the electricalsystems on the ship and relate them to the fundamentals studied during the semester.Course outcomes show that students across a