Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

HongLi Luo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

applications ≠ Know the fundamental lossless compression and lossy compression techniques ≠ Know the current image compression and video compression standards ≠ Know the basic technologies in designing adaptive multimedia applications ≠ Know the different protocols for multimedia transmission ≠ Write a simple Internet networking application using socket programming ≠ Know the current peer-to-peer multimedia networking applications ≠ Gain hands-on experiences on multimedia transmission technologiesTo accomplish these objectives, the course is composed of lectures, homework, laboratoryassignments, literature readings and course project. Hands-on laboratories are mainly designed tohelp students get familiar with the multimedia compression

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kroll

; Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationnightmare.Three different course types have been taught as web-based by the author. The first is asenior/grad seminar/writing course dealing with basic research in production planning andmanagement. The second is an engineering economy course for sophomores. The third type is anhonors seminar either covering engineering ethics or the relationship of engineering andtechnology to society. (These seminars are 1 hour credit courses that provide a sidebar to variousparts of the students’ education.) Any level undergraduate may be in the course. Each of thesecourses provided a different set of challenges to be considered.With each of these courses different types administrative

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julio Garcia, San Jose State University; William Cruz, National Hispanic University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

the LCD projector on abig screen. The instructor may then move freely in the room with his Tablet PC, giving him/herthe flexibility to test students throughout the course, accept student submissions and project theones with the correct answers so that other students can compare their answers. Figure 3 depictsthe instructor’s Tablet PC with the answers written with the Tablet PC pen, and Figure 4 showsthe students’ workstations screens with the answers.Figure 1. This is a snapshot of the Figure 2. This is a snapshot of what isInstructor’s Tablet PC before writing down projected on a screen and what students see onthe answers with the Tablet PC pen. their workstations.Figure 3. This is a snapshot of the

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Richard Cliver, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); David S Martins, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Eisenhart Excellence in Teaching Award. In addition, he works part-time for Eastman Kodak as a Senior Design Engineer and is a TAC of ABET commissioner.Dr. David S Martins, Rochester Institute of Technology David S. Martins is Associate Professor and director of the University Writing Program at Rochester Institute of Technology. His article on the use of scoring rubrics won the Best Article of the Year 2008 in Teaching English in the Two Year College, and his articles have appeared in Communication Studies, the Journal of Medical Humanities, and in edited collections. He works with faculty across the curriculum to integrate writing into their design of high quality learning environments

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Klegka; Robert Rabb

science instruction. The logical progression of coursesenhances student learning and ability to function as a member of a design group and gives thenon-engineering students an awareness and appreciation for many engineering topics. Thispaper demonstrates how a five course sequence in mechanical engineering is designed to meetinstitutional educational objectives, reinforces fundamental engineering principles, exercises theengineering problem solving process, and exposes students from various disciplines to materialthey will encounter for years after graduation. As part of a continuing assessment of the fivecourse mechanical engineering sequence from last year1, this paper focuses on the designexperience and incorporates additional data and new

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Gary, Arizona State University

security defenses are rooted in software, we feel that security from a softwareengineering perspective is underserved and typically implemented as a “bolted-on” approach.We contend that a software engineering perspective “from the ground up” is required to properlyeducate future software engineers (our students) in security.In 2018, the Software Engineering degree program at Arizona State University underwent astudent program outcomes review in response to the revision of ABET Criterion 3 from thelegacy “a-k” to “1-7” student outcomes [18]. While revising outcomes, the program faculty alsoconsidered the program criteria for Software Engineering, including Curriculum: “Thecurriculum must include computing fundamentals, software design and

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

SurveyAll 23 of the students participated in the survey. Since the author was only teaching at theUSAF Academy for one year this was the only opportunity to use this assignment. Studentswere asked to answer the following questions on a 1 to 5 scale with 1 being “Strongly Disagree”and 5 being “Strongly Agree.” 1. Fundamentals of Aeronautics is important to me as a future U. S. Air Force officer. 2. The instructions on the Instructor Points AE 315 were extremely clear and left no doubt about the essay requirement. 3. The timing for the assignment was just right for this course. 4. It was difficult for me to decide on a topic that satisfied this essay requirement. 5. I enjoyed writing this essay. 6. I

Collection

2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Constantin Ciocanel; Mohammad Elahinia

students to increase the damping of the cantilever beam which represents aircraft wing vibration behavior; (a) viscous damper, (b) damping layers (c) tension cables Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering EducationResults AnalysisThe problem-solving approach taken in this study has been proven to be a suitable platform forimproving student understanding of fundamental engineering principles. The major benefit ofusing this method is that the students’ learning is significantly enhanced. This outcome isdetermined by the facts that the students have to design the procedure for running the test andcollecting

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen M. Williams; Byron P. Newberry

to provide students with rapid feedback). We have developed an exam format which we apply consistently for all exams on allunits of material. Each exam has ten (10) fundamental engineering problems. Each unit ofmaterial lasts three weeks, or nine class periods, so there is roughly a one-to-one correspondencebetween class lectures and exam problems. The problems on the exams are modeled directlyupon problems in the problem sets of the texts. Next to each problem statement on the exampaper is an answer block in which to write the solution to the problem. Solutions written in theanswer block are graded with no partial credit. In order for a solution to be scored as correct, thenumerical value must be correct to three significant figures

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleanor Leung, Minnesota State University Mankato, Iron Range Engineering; Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato / Iron Range Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

feedback that they got the question right. If no starappears, the student re-thinks, scratches off another answer choice and continues until the star isrevealed. Partial credit is given for the number of attempts at the correct answer via the scoringsystem. The cards contain an area for scorekeeping, in which students write in the number ofunscratched off boxes for each question. These are totaled and the highest score wins. One of thebenefits of the IF-AT cards is that students never leave a question without knowing the correctanswer, which is psychologically crucial in learning [15]. The IF-AT cards are low-cost, mainlywhen purchased in bulk. From a faculty preparation standpoint, the multiple choice answeroptions must be arranged for each

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

According to ASCE, Engineers uphold and advance the integrity, honor anddignity of the engineering profession by using their knowledge and skill for theenhancement of human welfare and the environment (fundamental principle) and shallhold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public and shall strive to complywith the principles of sustainable development in the performance of their professionalduties (fundamental canon). There is no explanation of what is meant by the enhancementof the environment. In November 1996, the ASCE Board of Direction adopted thefollowing definition of sustainable development: "Sustainable development is thechallenge of meeting human needs for natural resources, industrial products, energy,food, transportation

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

technique becomes colleague and friend. Schiro writes “human experience, education truth and knowledge are socially defined. Human experience is believed to be fundamentally shaped by cultural factors; meaning in people’s lives is defined in terms of their relationship to society. Education is viewed as a function of the society that supports it and is defined in the context of a particular culture. Truth and knowledge are defined by cultural assumptions: they are idiosyncratic to each society and testable according to criteria based in social consensus rather than empiricism or logic” [33]. While the view of those who hold to this ideology may seem way outside the scope of engineering education, is it? Clearly the answer is yes

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Krogh, Carnegie Mellon University; Tsuhan Chen, Carnegie Mellon University; Tuviah Schlesinger, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

continue to follow today, offers students enoughflexibility to choose among many options, either specializing in a particular sub discipline ortaking a broad range of courses from across the wide spectrum of topics that fall under the ECEumbrella. Nevertheless, we implicitly retained the traditional distinction between EE and CE bynaming our two sophomore core courses: “Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering” and“Fundamentals of Computer Engineering.” We now believe that for several important reasonsmaking this explicit distinction between EE and CE is not useful at the undergraduate level, andthat we will better serve our students by presenting our field in a more unified manner. Thispaper describes our reasons for thinking it is even more

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Topics

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald J. Hayne, The Citadel

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

projects, the class continues with expansion of thebase processor design. A basic microcontroller is created by adding memory-mapped I/O andthe system is synthesized to an FPGA. A pulse-width-modulation (PWM) motor controlapplication is used to test the resulting hardware. Next, a serial communication interface isdesigned using a UART [9].During the final weeks of the course, a programmable timer and interrupt system are added to theprocessor architecture [10]. Details of the components and interfaces are shown in Figure 6. MEMORY Write Write Write TMR0 ICON ICON T0CON T0CON T0IF

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest; Shuyu Wang, Purdue University Northwest

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

labs. In different display screens, each function key performs different functions. 4. Jog key: there are 12 jog keys on the pendant to jog the robot in different directions and modes.Lab 3 – Programming Fundamentals LabThis lab mainly focuses on how to create a program for the robot using the teaching pendant. Inthe lab, each student is required to create at least one program to get familiar with the steps.First, they will learn to power up the robot. Once the robot is powered on, they will learn how tojog the robot by joints. Then, they can switch frames and jog the robot within different frames.After feeling comfortable with jogging the robot, they will start to learn how to create a program.The idea of writing programs

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Plymale; Scott Midkiff; Luiz DaSilva

online version of the course was offered on a standard semesterschedule and had due dates approximately every week, but was otherwise asynchronous. Theinitial and ongoing development and management of the course follows a model that is differentthan the traditional single-faculty instructor course model. There are five roles in this model: (1)course developers or content experts, (2) instructional designers, (2) course supervisor or“instructor of record,” (3) distance learning instructors, and (5) technical support personnel. Inthis paper, the authors share their experiences as course developers, course supervisor, andlearning leaders for the “Fundamentals of Computer Systems” course. The paper discusses thecourse objectives, course design and

Conference Session

Using Applications and Projects in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Moore, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

a project on first-order ordinary differential equations): The project described below is self-contained, meaning that you should be able to do it by carefully reading through it and using what you learned in class about first-order ordinary differential equations. A carefully written report is expected, which can be done in (legible) handwriting or typed with a text processor. You do not need to copy the problems into your report, but should clearly label to which problems your answers refer. Include the calculations that lead to your answers. Wherever appropriate, in particular if you are asked to state and justify an opinion, write your answers in full sentences and adequate English

Conference Session

Computer Assisted Data Acquisition

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Yi-Wei Huang; Nikos Kiritsis; David Ayrapetyan

theoretical response. All data acquisition and analysis is done usinga custom built Labview virtual instrument. This fundamental experiment from the vibration areais used at McNeese State University in many different ways throughout the mechanicalengineering curriculum. First, it is used in the freshman level Introduction to Engineering courseas an example of a typical modern engineering laboratory set up. Second, it is a very populardemonstration used in the sophomore level Strength of Materials course during the discussion ofstress-strain relations and how strain measurements are used to derive information about stress.Third, it serves as an example of transducer integration in the junior level EngineeringMeasurements Laboratory, illustrating

Conference Session

Innovations in First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

AC 2010-1278: INTRODUCING CRITICAL THINKING TO FRESHMANENGINEERING STUDENTSJames Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include parallel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville Jeffrey L. Hieb, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. His research interests include cyber security

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Wei Li, University of Texas; Tamara Wogen, Washington State University, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, training, reinforcement,audit) associated with it are one common topic in biomedical manufacturing education.4.2 Fundamentals of anatomy and physiologyAnatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that studies the structure of living things.Anatomy examines the structure of organisms from the molecular level up to thecomplete organism. [10] The structure and layout of organ systems is the main focus.Macroscopic anatomy would be the key topic to understand. This topic focuses on thestructures of an organism that is visible to the naked eye, which excludes the molecularand cellular levels. Anatomy is an important topic because the form dictates function, butthe function also requires a certain form. For this reason, having an understanding ofanatomy

Conference Session

Electrical ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University; John Denton, Purdue University; James Jacob, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

environment wherethe student sees no connection between different disciplines3. As the student progresses throughthe program, they may only get exposure to cross discipline courses in upper division electives ordesign courses. The traditional approach is flawed in that it tends to result in inadequatesynthesis of basic concepts, poor retention of fundamental material between learning andapplication, and low motivation for learning fundamental materials2. It is essential that studentsshould be made fully aware of what electrical engineering is all about and in what kind ofproblems electrical engineers are involved early in their academic studies1. Unless the curriculum helps the students integrate material across the courses, they havedifficulty

Conference Session

Capstones and Economics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Kweku Tekyi Brown P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Dan D Nale PE

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

2028? (d) Uncle Mort is interested to know how much of his first and second monthly payment goes toward the interest paid to the bank. (e) Write a short memo to Uncle Mort and explain to him how you solve parts a through d.The instructor also employs case study. The following are two sample case studies used inengineering economy course:Uncle Mort’s rent or buy dilemma: Uncle Mort can rent the house for $2000 per month. If heplans to live in the house for five years. Use present worth analysis to decide which alternativehe should choose (be sure to show the cash flow diagram for each alternative and state allassumptions). Produce a report that includes, at a minimum, a brief description of the conceptslearned and recommendations

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Nyarsuk, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

Tagged Divisions

International

academic core, as computed by the university, at all institutions attended high school and college. 4. A total score of at least 1330 on the SAT (minimum 440 on either verbal or quantitative), or a composite ACT score of 19 with a minimum of 17 on the English subsection, 19 on the math, and 18 on the reading.Where a student is coming from a Non-Accredited school or Home Schooling, they mustprovide in addition to a transcript and the new SAT or ACT with writing results required ofother applicants, results from the SAT II examinations in mathematics (Level II-C), foreignlanguage, science and social science. For admission decision purposes, the university will usethe result of the new SAT writing sub score if the applicant has no

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University; Don Heiman, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

degree education. The frequentcommunication between students and instructors in the lab allows them to gain valuable experiencewith making pointed assessments and solving problems including troubleshooting. In addition,experience with a variety of apparatus was found to be useful. The written reports were not onlygraded, but were also edited in order to give them feedback before writing the following labreports. The sequential editing and feedback on lab reports were essential for improving thestudents’ written communications. At the end of course the survey gave us valuable feedback aboutthe students’ perception of the course, which we then used to modify experiments and procedures.Although it is difficult to quantify how the lab experiments

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Greg Smith; Richard E. Pfile

. Ourprocessors had a cycle time of .0625 microseconds with most instructions completed in onemachine cycle. The processor interrupt latency is under two microseconds. Page 5.24.2IV. Software The machine architecture is optimized for high-level languages such as C. C languagewas used for most of the programming with exception of the interrupt service routines, which areprogrammed in assembly language.• PWM Control Techniques When using PWM the fundamental PWM interval must be determined.2 Factors that willinfluence the interval are the inertia of the plant being controlled and the granularity required inthe control steps. For this problem

Collection

2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Leslie Guadron; Alen M. Sajan; Olivia Plante; Stanley George; Yuying Gosser

database, and the visualization tool Pymol.c) The gene annotation project provided a focus for our bioinformatics course. The students wereengaging in responsive research, from identifying the exon coordinates to constructing a genemodel, to the similarity searching, and from organizing the data table to writing a completeresearch report. The students became familiar with genomics vocabulary, the major databases,NCBI, Flybase, and EBI, and the basic tools of comparative genomics – BLAST andCLUSTALW, and learned to think like a scientist, and recognize the “uncertainty” in research,i.e. the unique definitive answer may not exist.d) Genome science education outreach to advanced high school students is feasible. The HSstudents did an annotation

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Newcomer

Power class for students in Manufacturing EngineeringTechnology and Plastics Engineering Technology in their junior year. Four pneumatic-basedlaboratory exercises have been developed to give students real experience using realcomponents. The first laboratory exercise is an introduction to basic pneumatic components,pilot control of pneumatic circuits, and two-handed safety circuits. The second laboratoryexercise is an introduction to solenoid valves and sequence circuits. The third laboratoryexercise is an introduction to PLC control of a pneumatic circuit. The fourth laboratory exerciseis an introduction to control of a fluid power circuit using a microcontroller. In these fourexercises students are introduced to some of the most fundamental

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard A. Canistraro

dynamic loadsthat they are subjected to.These relationships are then applied to the more complex right-angle bevel gear system found inthe commercial hardware system. In this case, three dimensional loads must be considered andagain fundamental aspects of statics are reinforced. A modified version of the Lewis FormFactor method as is pertains to bevel gears is employed. The students are required to conduct allcomputations using the program MathCAD and a factor safety for the bevel gear teeth aredetermined. Next the reactions at the bearing supports for the pinion and gear shafts are foundwhich will be used in determining the equation for slope and deflection of each shaft as well asthe loads that will be transmitted to bearings.Various methods

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Judith Pearse

communication tools, and sometimes hard-line discussions are used to teacheverything from email etiquette to effective team-building skills. Comments from recentgraduates are included to demonstrate the effectiveness of this new approach.Numbers, equations, graphs, and transformations; our technology students have them mastered.Many students are even becoming better writers, thanks to a renewed focus on writing-intensivecourses. But how are they at such soft-side skills as oral communication, negotiation, or team-building? There is a different picture altogether. Yet these are skills cited as some of the mostdesirable traits in new hires in recent years, and they are certainly attributes that will helpstudents succeed in business as well as in life

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren

data1.” How does one achieve such a desirable end? Traditionally,lecture format courses have been taught but these may not be the best way to achieve thedesired result.2,3 Most universities have blended lectures with a more hands onapproach.4-6 At Baylor University, mechanical engineering majors have two significantlaboratory courses. The first is a materials laboratory in the spring of their senior yearthat covers the basics of materials testing; hardness, stress and strain. The course is athree credit hour course with two hours of lecture and three house of lab. Students areexposed to collecting data and writing lab reports, but at this level, they do not do error Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference