Conference Session

Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keelin Siomha Leahy, University of Limerick; Seda Yilmaz, Iowa State University; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

use an existing product or component to function differently in a newconcept. For example, an engineer could take an existing mechanism like a bicycle and apply itas a power source for a generator. This one Design Heuristic can be applied repeatedly togenerate other concepts (e.g., using a water bottle to squirt water and turn a wheel). Other DesignHeuristics (e.g. ‘Change direction of access’) can be added and combined (placing the pedals inthe air with the rider beneath) to produce a variety of novel ideas. The many prompts available inthe 77 Design Heuristics ensure a large supply of possible directions to pursue.This set of Design Heuristics were identified in empirical studies including 1) behavioral studiesof student and expert

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenan Hatipoglu, West Virginia University Insttitute of Technology; Mingyu Lu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Yogendra M. Panta, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Steven Kent Blevins, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Instrumentation

electrical energy to mechanical energy) and generatormode (conversion from mechanical energy to electrical energy). In each mode, the system can befurther reconfigured to various motor/generator architectures, such as series DC motors, shuntDC motors, compound DC motors, AC motors, single-phase generators, and three-phasegenerators. In total, the system is capable of demonstrating more than 50 realisticmotor/generator configurations.The electro-mechanical energy conversion system is depicted in Figure 1. It is comprised of fourmajor components:(i) A reconfigurable machine; (iii) A programmable controller;(ii) An actuator with built-in sensors; (iv) A data collector.These four components are coordinated by a personal

Conference Session

Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuelina M. Wright, University of Michigan; Eli M. Silk, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University

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Design in Engineering Education

-modifying ideas in the second session, and so welabeled this case as an Innovative Shifter. Finally, we chose a third case of a participant who wasgiven an innovatively framed problem second, but although he seemed to be aware of the changein framing, he was not able to generate more paradigm-modifying ideas in the second session.We labeled this case as an Innovative Non-Shifter. This last case illustrates how problem framingmay not always be successful in influencing the types of ideas that are generated.Case 1: Adaptive ShifterThe first case study, Participant A, was one of the students who received an adaptively framedproblem during the second session. We labeled Participant A is an Adaptive Shifter. This labelmay not seem appropriate given that

Conference Session

Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng.; William Daniel Rosehart P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

gamification as a positive method ofintroducing creativity and innovative into design education, while engaging and motivatingstudents through difficult technical challenges.References:[1] Daly, Shanna R., Mosyjowski, Erika A., & Seifert, Colleen M. (2014). Teaching creativity in engineeringcourses. Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 103, No. 3, pp. 417-449. American Society for EngineeringEducation.[2] Charyton, Christine, Jagacinski, Richard J., Merrill, John A., Clifton, William, & DeDios, Samantha. (2011).Assessing creativity specific to engineering with the revised creative engineering design assessment. Journal ofEngineering Education, Vol. 100, No. 4, pp. 778-799.[3] Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board. (2014). 2014

Conference Session

Two-Year College Potpourri

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

of a technician in this field. With that as a backdrop, where do we go from here? Before thatquestion is addressed, let’s look at some of the present two-year initiatives that are addressingskills gaps in manufacturing today.Current Manufacturing Skills Gaps Efforts:Today there are several NSF supported projects and Centers that are addressing skills gaps in themanufacturing industry. In the most recent ASEE Industry 4.0 webinar (Session #7, February 7,2022) several of these entities took part in a panel discussion about what they could offer to othertwo-year college technology programs [23]. Taking part in the discussion were representativesfrom: the National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing, the Micro Nano TechnologyEducation

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (ELOS) Technical Session 2: Manurfacturing, Simulation, Safety, and Technical Writing

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Wu, University of Wisconsin - Platteville

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

from“strongly agree” to “strongly disagree.” The two free response questions are (1) “Have you everhad any concerns about the peer review process? What are they?” (2) “Do you have anycomments/suggestions on how technical writing is taught in this course, or Engineering Physicscurriculum, or in your college courses in general?” With the approval from Institutional ReviewBoard at my university, direct and indirect assessment data were collected with the informedconsent of students enrolled in the course.Results and Discussion Data of direct assessment based on the rubric in Appendix B were collected for threesemesters of running EP3910 for a total of 15 students who took the course. The average pointgrades are divided by the maximum

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho; Sean Gordon Daniel, University of Idaho

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Instrumentation

stability of any power grid.IntroductionA conventional timing light shown in Figure 1 uses a halogen light to determine if the voltagessources, of approximately equal amplitude, are in phase with each other. When the voltage fromthe generator is in phase with the power grid, the current through the light is zero. The current isat its maximum when φ, the phase angle is between the two sources, is 180 degrees.The phase angle in radians shown in equation (1) is a function of t, the time delay betweensources, and ω, the radian frequency. φ=t·ω (1)The conventional timing light is out of date because halogen lights are no longer manufactureddue to their

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Gerald Shall, Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

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Architectural

IntroductionTraditional, stud-based methods of residential construction are not sustainable, from either anenvironmental or economic perspective. The resources embedded within this form ofconstruction are generally poorly allocated, the materials used often cheap and, at times, toxic,and the methods deployed, inefficient. The resulting homes are resource intensive – a problemamplified by the fact that the resulting structures must be made livable through the continualinfusion of non-renewable resources and most will have a sharply limited useful lifetime.In order to investigate this concern further, several groups of students pursuing advanced degreesin architecture have, over the last two years, collaborated with experts in the fields ofdevelopment, fabrication

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest; Sandeep Bharti, Purdue University ; Ali Alavizadeh, Purdue University Northwest

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Instrumentation

loop, the program will be continuous.Usage of safety cell will assure that there will be no intervention from human or any other thingcan disturb the Industrial Robotic Process and no life will be placed under any danger.Components Used:Components used in this lab are Generic Fences, Light Curtain, Grill Door, Safety Area,Conveyors, Robot, Suction Gripper, Feeder, End Block.Procedure: 1. Run “VisualComponents 4.1” software. In order to select components to the simulation screen, go to the eCatalog tab, click the Models by Type option. 2. Select any two Conveyors from eCatalog and place them side by side into the simulation. 3. Search and select two End Block from eCatalog and attach both to one ends of each conveyors

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Siddha Pimputkar, Lehigh University; Gregory Mark Skutches, Lehigh University; Sabrina Starr Jedlicka, Lehigh University

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Materials

thatproduct or feat possible. Moreover, the predisposition to associate “airplanes” withmechanical/aerospace engineering, “bridges” with civil engineering, and “medical implant” withbiomedical engineering further hides from common view the contributions of materials scienceprinciples to the development of modern technology.Many materials science courses do not adequately address this disconnect between theory andapplication. Materials science courses taught to non-majors tend to be lecture-style, large, andseemingly disconnected from the student’s academic major. These courses can be augmented bysmaller sections (e.g. recitations or study sessions), but these sections are generally focused on theproblem solving approaches in materials theory

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Davishahl, Bellingham Technical College; Xichen Jiang, Western Washington University; Sean P. Dever, Western Washington University; Lindsey Bear, Bellingham Technical College; Tim Mark Christman, Western Washington University; Dana Hickenbottom, Itek Energy/Western Solar; Sam Winters, Itek Energy

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

installations.The engineering research aspect of the project aims to compare and analyze the effects of stringinverters, DC optimizers, and micro-inverters on solar panel power generation under variousoperating conditions with the goal of optimizing both energy production and system economics.The opportunities, challenges, and expectations involved in building a collaborative workingpartnership between the technical college, university, and local industry are presented.The motivation for this project stems from the pervasive expansion of renewable energyresources and development of new and innovative technologies allowing for increasedefficiency, decreased development costs, improved reliability and overall system simplification.When installing solar panel

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael John Hargather, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology; Shannon Hussan; Timothy W Jacomb-Hood, The Pennsylvania State University; Zachary Francis, Penn State University; Carly Seneca; Martha Quinlin; Raveen Fernando

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Aerospace

sizes that most laboratories are limited to. One potential solution to enhancingstudent learning in the traditional classroom environment is to incorporate take-homeexperiments as part of individual classes as homework assignments or projects. Take-home experiments used as engineering course assignments are not a new idea, but theyare also not widely used. Some early work on take-home experiments included the work byBedard and Meyer 1 who developed two experiments investigating viscous properties of fluids.Scott 2 developed two fluid-statics experiments that were part of a laboratory class, but were Page 23.610.2assigned as take home

Conference Session

Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

2 summarizes the results of the scoring exercise. For entries with twonumbers, the first number is the number of 3 scores (Definitely) and the second number is thenumber of 2 scores (Partially). Table 2: Ideation Results of Ideation Experiment Ideation Results Group A Group B Session Criteria (# of 3 Scores / # of 2 Scores) Total Ideas Generated 83 71 Novel Ideas (47 / 26) (29 / 31) Day 1

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward M. Segal, Hofstra University; Sigrid Adriaenssens, Princeton University

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Architectural

is a statically determinate structure. Hence the bridge required few simplifyingassumptions for the students to understand its structural behavior and allowed them to explorethe influence of different design changes such as increasing the number of cables, using adifferent cable arrangement, inclining the tower, and altering the tower configuration.Figure 1. Sabrina Footbridge in perspective. Photograph courtesy of Philip Halling2.The course learning objectives associated with this project combined three forms of language:words, graphics, and mathematics3 and focused on emphasizing critical design skills such asproblem scoping4, brainstorming, sketching5, generating and evaluating design alternatives, andcritique6. The specific learning

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey C. Hayen, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

has examined standard textbooks and other technical references, and it appears thatthe specific form of the equation presented in this article is novel and useful.Simple/Single Rigid-Body CaseFrom the analysis of a general system of particles subjected to both external and mutual-internalforces (for which a modest particle-interaction restriction is assumed), the equations that governthe translational and rotational dynamics of the system are most commonly expressed [4–6] as F  m aG (1)  MG  H (2

Conference Session

CIP Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lori Glover J.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Todd S. Keiller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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College Industry Partnerships

the protection of trade secrets and confidential company data, communications that areprivate and confidential, and keeping a competitive advantage by protecting key technology andinformation. Therein lays the fundamental tension and intellectual property at the heart ofuniversity-industry collaborations/partnership, is often the most contentious issue.Intellectual Property (IP) has value to both universities and industry. But what exactly is IP?Intellectual property refers to rights that attach to intangible creations. In university-industrypartnerships, the main IP issues generally involve patents and copyrights, with trademarks tolesser extent. IP, in general, refers to a collection of rights held by not only inventors, but alsoauthors

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bekir Kelceoglu, Syracuse University

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Architectural Engineering

collages. Several of the initial drawings are shownbelow.Figure 1: Concept generation sketches from participantsInterpreting qualitative data was somewhat effortless. Almost all participants emphasized theplanets, stars, and other celestial bodies. When the word “light” was added to the keyword“cosmic,” it was clear that the light explosion (or shining outwards) became the dominant sketchelement. Consequently, the clear image of the light explosion was selected by the author as thedominant design feature and translated into the Stellar’s final image.Figure 2: Concept generation sketches from the author (Time-space warp)Upon concluding the final concept, prototyping stage started. Since it was a linear (step-by-step)process, this paper -as well as

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hector E. Medina, Liberty University; Jonathan Tristan Polk, Liberty University

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

Test Loop The BWXT IST is fully equipped for pilot-scale thermal-hydraulic testing. Fig. 1 presents a full 3Ddepiction of the IST as it currently appears at the CERE in Forest, VA. The IST has electrical heatersemulating nuclear fuel rods, a steam generator, pressurizer and an ECCS served by the coolant inventoryof a large Refueling Water Storage Tank (RWST), a Reactor Coolant Inventory and Purification (RCIP)system, and balance of plant systems such as a full feed and steam system. This IST was scaled to be fullheight but 1/345 the area and volume of the actual systems (based on the original mPower SMR fullpower of 425 MWth). There are 60 electrically heated rods emulating a nuclear core. It includes multiple thermocouplesfor

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Salinas, ITESM; Eliud Quintero, ITESM

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Mathematics

it in various real life contexts. Through the activitydeveloped on a motion context, students can establish the relationship between position andvelocity graphs, the latter establishing the former’s behavior. The interpretation of each of thesegraphs becomes a useful tool in order to describe in words the effects in the character motionsimulation that they represent.In what follows we describe a path of four didactic activities developed in the classroom, whichallow the establishment of generalizations on the qualitative relationships of the position andvelocity graphs; but through an environment that allows a different way of reaching theserelations. It must be said that the classroom sessions allowed for plenty of motion orientedscenarios

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University; Marius Strom, Saint Francis University

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Instrumentation

Linux programs (e.g., VIM, nano, etc.).Lab Projects:As the General Engineering program began at Saint Francis University during the 2018-2019academic year, the instrumentation class has only been run once at the time of writing. In thefirst iteration of the class, there were a variety of class projects, three of which will be describedin this paper: 1. Edge detection using IR photodiodes (lab) 2. Temperature measurement using an NTC thermistor (lab) 3. Fuel cell voltage/temperature monitoring (term project)A description of each project is given below. Students were solely responsible for softwaredevelopment in each case, though each had to reproduce the given circuit layouts in order todebug their codes.Edge DetectionIn this application

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University - Berks

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Instrumentation

Agilent 33210Afunction generators such that all teams could design and debug their C code without waiting touse test facilities or risking the mess of a mineral oil spill. The LabVIEW VI block diagram ofthe HIL fluid level probe simulator is shown in Appendix A.Objectives and OutcomesThe pertinent objectives of the third-year course that are covered by this project are as follows: 1. Implement computer data acquisition systems to collect data. 2. Apply engineering principles to design a measurement system, given performance specifications. 3. Write clear and effective technical reports and product specifications.The effectiveness of the course to cover these objectives is easily measureable from the writtenspecification

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tyler James Sullivan, Clemson University; Matthew K. Voigt, Clemson University; Naneh Apkarian, Arizona State University; Antonio Estevan Martinez IV, UC San Diego & San Diego State University; Jessica Ellis Hagman, Colorado State University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

and was categorized as FGCS or Non-FGCS. After removing individuals who did not consent and those under the age of 18, data from19,191 students and 437 instructors remained. Data for instructors and students were matchedusing R software version 4.0.3 (R core team, 2019), resulting in 17,912 survey responses fromstudents, as seen in Table 1.Table 1 Count of survey responses broken down by the gender, race, sexuality, and First-Generation CollegeStudent status of the student and instructor. Matched Social Student Instructor survey Grouping Size for MRM Marker responses

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul L. Goethals, United States Military Academy; Karoline Hood, United States Military Academy

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Mathematics

. A pre- and post-assessmentgiven with graded events enabled the faculty to classify the students into one of several groupsand make inferences as to their ability to achieve specific objectives. This ongoing work, whichis to be expanded in scope for future terms, may provide insights for identifying trends inlearning, specifically with regard to an engineering mathematics program.1. IntroductionIn some philosophical discussions, it is recognized as the Socratic Paradox, i.e. “knowing whatyou do not know,” – in this light, an individual is considered ‘better off’ knowing that and whatthey do not know, versus knowing that they do not know [1]. This brings about a number ofpedagogical questions for the classroom, some of which may lead to

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mingshao Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Zhou Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Yizhe Chang, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

sample implementation is shown in Figure 1, where a laboratory scenewas reconstructed using the KinectFusion. Then, the points belonging to the object of interest weresegmented out to form the object model. Figure 1: Generation of 3-D object model using KinectFusion; Left: Scene with Create; Right: Point cloud model of Create (after segmentation)3.3. Implementation of Recognition-based Tracking and its Problems Page 26.1376.5The strategy in recognition-based tracking is to compare each frame of the acquired data with theobject database, find the objects of interest and calculate their positions and orientations

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabeen A. Altaf, Institute of International Education; Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Edward Randolph Collins Jr. P.E., Clemson University

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International

: either make a major investment in developing attractive but costly direct engineering-oriented partnerships, or simply promote access to generic third-party providers and hope for thebest. With a few notable exceptions, the vast majority of U.S. institutions have opted for thelatter option – again, a significant reason that internationalization statistics in engineering lag sofar behind other disciplines [1]. The consortia described in this paper represent attractive, newoptions on this spectrum, a hybrid between direct partnerships and large third-party providers.The advantages of such arrangements have been discussed above.In essence, the consortium concept offers many of the advantages of direct partnerships, butavoids the enormous “cost-of

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Constans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Karl Dyer, Rowan University; Shraddha Sangelkar, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

present day. Here position analysis is taken to mean 1)finding the two remaining unknown angles on the linkage with an input angle given and 2)finding the path of a point on the linkage once all angles are known. The efficiency of positionanalysis has taken on increasing importance in recent years with the widespread use of pathoptimization software for robotic and mechanism design applications.Kinematicians have developed a variety of methods for conducting position analysis, but thesolutions presented in the literature fall into two general families: 1. The angle between the coupler and the rocker is found using the law of cosines. Once this is known, the coupler and rocker angles are found using some combination of the laws of

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

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Aerospace

and accomplish theperformance equations worksheet in the spreadsheet.Assessment The students accomplished an assessment of the course and a summary of the results follows.Twenty-two out of 36 students returned the survey. Most students indicated they selected thecourse because of their interest in aircraft and a desire to work in the aerospace field. The surveyaddressed three areas of the course: general questions on the course, the two introductory lessons,and the Jigsaw projects. Table 1 shows the general questions and the average for each question.Scale was 1-5 with 5 being the highest score meaning “Agree.” From the scores, for the mostpart, students were pleased with the topics and projects in the course. It was clear that studentsdid

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Vazquez, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Erica J. Marti, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Erdogan Kaya, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Hasan Deniz, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Diversity

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Student

Associate Professor of Science Education at University of Nevada Las Vegas. He teaches undergraduate, masters, and doctoral level courses in science education program at University of Nevada Las Vegas. His research agenda includes epistemological beliefs in science and evolution education. He is recently engaged in professional development activities supported by several grants targeting to increase elementary teachers’ knowledge and skills to integrate science, language arts, and engineering education within the context of Next Generation Science Standards. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Cross-Cultural Training and Engineering: an Illustration Using Vietnamese

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene L. Harding, Purdue University

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Aerospace

technology can provide a strong basis formotivating student interest in a course. Such a course, if based on military applications oftechnology, can also impart beneficial background to graduates who pursue careers in thedefense industry. Moreover, many of the topics are generally applicable, so even students whonever enter the defense sector can profit substantially from the experience.Electronic warfare (EW) is an activity the military uses in virtually all military operations. EWis using the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum for advantage, preserving its use for friendly forces, Page 24.176.2and preventing the enemy from doing the same.1 The

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Adebayo Ogundipe, James Madison University; Siya Paul Rimoy, University of Dar es Salaam; Divina Donald Kaombe, University of Dar es Salaam

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Diversity

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International

-context, through coursework at a collaboratinginstitution and hands-on case studies within rapidly sedentarizing rural Tanzania. Students earn atotal of 6 credit hours, half of which are derived from completion of course modules onappropriate technology and human centred design and the other half on local cultures, historyand language. This project is designed in such a way as to attract and retain engineering studentswho are under-represented, particularly first-generation college students, minority students, andfemales.BackgroundCurrent global challenges are rooted in local, specific societies, of course. Ensuring that anengineering solution is not only technically sound but also culturally appropriate requires a moreproactive orientation in