Conference Session

FPD4 -- Real-World Case Studies & Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Hotaling, Stevens Institute of Technology; Richard Sheryll, Center for Maritime Systems, Stevens Institute of Technology; Rustam Stolkin, Center for Maritime Systems, Stevens Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

for Engineering Education, 2006 Discovery based learning in the engineering classroom using underwater roboticsAbstractUnderwater robotics projects offer an excellent medium for discovery based engineering andscience learning. The challenge of building underwater robotic vehicles and manipulatorsengages and stimulates students while encompassing a very broad spectrum of engineeringdisciplines and scientific concepts.This paper describes the successful design and implementation of student projects, building wireguided remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) with motorized grabbers. This work ispart of an ongoing effort to incorporate innovative, hands on projects into our freshmanengineering curriculum

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zach Schreiber, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robert J. Herrick, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

is Purdue University’s Robert A. Hoffer Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engi- neering Technology. He served as the Department Head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University 2001-2010 and its Assistant Department Head in the 1990s. He has held leadership roles that include Tau Alpha Pi (President); ASEE ETLI; ASEE ETD; IEEE Press Editorial Board (Editor-in-Chief); FIE Steering Committee (Chair), ASEE ETC ET National Forum (co- founder and chair). He has been recognized with national, regional, university, college, and department awards for outstand- ing teaching and professional service, including: Fellow of ASEE, ASEE’s Fredrick J. Berger Award and James H

Conference Session

Projects and Problems in First-Year Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Ganesh Balasubramanian, Virginia Tech; Ishwar Puri, Virginia Tech; Scott Case, Virginia Tech; Roop Mahajan, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

AC 2009-1027: THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ANANOTECHNOLOGY MODULE INTO A LARGE, FRESHMAN ENGINEERINGCOURSEVinod Lohani, Virginia Tech Vinod K Lohani is an associate professor in the Engineering Education Department and an adjunct faculty in the Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. He received a PhD in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 1995. His research interests are in the areas of knowledge modeling, water and energy sustainability, engineering learning modules for freshmen, and international collaboration. He leads a major curriculum reform project, funded under the department-level reform program of the NSF, at Virginia Tech. A spiral curriculum approach

Conference Session

Design Projects in Wind and Solar Energy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Francis Praska, University of Northern Iowa; Ashraf Al-Qassab, University of Northern Iowa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

designs. Senior students involved inthis project have shown excellent progress by developing their technical and teamwork/socialskills as part of the Senior Design I and II core courses and have been successfully completingtheir course requirements.I. Introduction and Problem DefinitionWorldwide, the need for electrical power has increased exponentially. Energy needs versusclimate change relation has been a subject of a significant debate in the world. Recent scientificevidence indicates that global warming is underway 1. Observed changes show that despite largevariations from year to year, the global mean temperature has risen significantly in the lastcentury 1. Expected future increases in global average temperatures may have adverse

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rex Kanu, Ball State University

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Engineering Technology

of elasticity), strength, thermal endurance, flame resistance,improved barrier properties, improved abrasion resistance, reduced shrinkage and alteredstress, and altered electrical, electronic, and optical properties2-4. Page 13.804.3Before proceeding with this paper, it may be pertinent to address the following questionsin order to appreciate the nature of PCNs.• What are composite materials?• What are polymer-clay nanocomposites (PCNs)?• Why polymer-clay nanocomposites (PCNs)?What are composite materials?Hull and Clyne5 described composite materials as materials that are often made up of aleast two constituents. They suggested that in many

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Brian Schratz, Pennsylvania State University

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Aerospace

NASA Graduate Student Research Program Fellow. As a student, he has been involved in the development and leadership of student balloon, sounding rocket, and satellite projects; he now serves as the Programs Manager for the SSPL. Page 13.1253.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Penn State Student Space Programs Lab: Training the Next Generation of Space Systems EngineersAbstractThis paper addresses the formulation and implementation of the Student Space Programs Lab(SSPL) and its integration into the curriculum at The Pennsylvania State University. The Labhas adopted specific

Conference Session

ChE: Curriculum Reform & Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Froyd; Jean Layne, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; David Ford, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

the Page 11.416.2sequence). From the perspective of the individual faculty member, the “curriculum” may beviewed as a bureaucratic, organizational entity for which administration has responsibility.However, systemic department curricular reform requires the unified perspective, which in turnrequires the tension between the two perspectives be explored rather than ignored.Faculty time is another impediment to successful curricular change initiatives. Senge et alidentified the perception of the lack of discretionary time that might be invested in the project asthe second major process that hinders initiation of change18. Some curriculum change

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William A Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cory A. Hixson, Virginia Tech; Thomas W. Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert M. Bunch, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

customers. An“innovation stage” project starts with a concept, an invention, or intellectual property but theproject often lacks a detailed specification for development. The challenge is to evaluate avariety of design concepts and implement the best result in practical and innovative ways thatmoves the concept toward commercialization. Kline et al.40 captured eight best practices ofinnovation from managing innovation stage projects in a technology commercialization program.These best practices include focusing on speed, teamwork, allowing project scopes to creep, andcracking the tough problems first. They are applicable for the individual or the organizationwanting to be more innovative. Further, in The Innovators DNA, Dyer et al.21 identify

Conference Session

Project Based and Experiential Learning in Manufacturing

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Jose Taha-Tijerina, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Aditya Akundi, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

company thought that this presents an opportunity to fully or partially automatethis process to save human-power for other tasks. Also, the weather balloon launch automationwill greatly help the facilities in remote locations. The purpose of this project is to automateweather balloon launch process fully or partially.The CECS supports a signature program, Engineering Technology (ET), at the YYY campus. TheET program is an ideal candidate for this project since the program concentrates on mechatronicsand automation. Also, ET program offers students with hands on engineering curriculum withexposure to designing, building, and testing of current technologies. Hence, this project wasundertaken by the ET program to challenge its students as a part of

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Manufacturing

with concentrations incivil, electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineering disciplines. Implemented on a semesterschedule, the degree program consists of a 50-hour core curriculum for all concentrations, 51hours of general education requirements, and 27 hours of concentration-specific upper divisioncurricula, including 9 hours of electives. Thus, the degree comprises 128 credit hours. Passingthe NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering Exam is a further requirement for graduation. Thereare approximately 250 students and ten full-time-equivalent faculty members.Need for CourseTo provide wider educational breadth for upper division mechanical and industrial concentrationstudents, engineering department faculty in those concentration areas

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Information Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lunt Barry; C. Richard Helps; Joseph Ekstrom

emerged as a discipline separate from Computer Science, Electrical and ComputerEngineering, and Information Science. April of 2002 saw the second Conference onInformation Technology Curriculum (CITC-2), attended by representatives of 35universities with 4-year programs in Information Technology (IT), as well asrepresentatives of related professional societies (IEEE Computer Society; ACSE) andaccreditation (the Technology Accreditation Commission and the ComputerAccreditation Commission of ABET, the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology). The CITC-2 conference gave birth to SITE, the Society for InformationTechnology Education, which in 2003 was organized as a special-interest group (SIG) ofACM (Association for Computing Machinery

Conference Session

Curriculum Issues in Software Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Massood Towhidnejad; Thomas Hilburn

softwareengineering as one of the fastest growing professions in this decade [6]. This paper describeshow undergraduate programs in software engineering are being developed and how theycompare to more traditional academic engineering programs. In particular, we discuss howsoftware engineering fits into a college of engineering.The Nature of Software Engineering and Other Engineering DisciplinesOne of the obstacles to the advancement of software engineering is an understanding of how itrelates to more traditional engineering disciplines (such as chemical, civil, electrical andmechanical engineering). The 2001 ACM/IEE-CS SE Curriculum project, “SE 2004” [3] citedthe following characteristics that were common to all engineering disciplines, including

Conference Session

Design Across Curriculum 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert P. Loweth, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Jiangqiong Liu; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

right level of breadth and specificity when describing needs [7]. Anecdotally, we have foundthat laddering needs statements according to the Why-How framework (see Appendix A for anexample provided by C-SED) can help students identify the degree of specificity that best alignswith their project scope. However, more work needs to be done to validate “Why-HowLaddering” as an effective tool for developing needs statements and to identify other types oftools that could also support student approaches to needs statement development.Finally, design instructors can use the descriptions of recommended practices in Section 2.1 todevelop pedagogy related to needs statement development. Zenios et al. [9] provides the most in-depth descriptions of these

Conference Session

FPD4 -- Real-World Case Studies & Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Gene Dixon, East Carolina University; William Howard, East Carolina University; Ric Williams; Keith Williamson, East Carolina University; Geoffrey Dieck, East Carolina University; Steve McLawhorn, East Carolina University

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First-Year Programs

University (ECU),freshmen are introduced to engineering topics that include solid modeling, mechanicalengineering, electrical engineering, and design engineering. Robots inherently integrate all thesedisciplines. At ECU, student teams are used in a cohort learning environment to build robots.The robot building project serves as a platform for experiential learning in engineeringdisciplines and also serves to develop problem solving skills, interpersonal skills, and ethics. Arobotics competition is embedded into the introductory class work to increase levels ofparticipation, interest and challenge for the freshmen. During classroom and laboratory exercisesleading up to the competition, students build mobile robots to compete in a treasure-huntinggame

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Scott Hawker, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ian Webber, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Starenko, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeremiah Parry-Hill, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

thatholds learning content for Software Engineering courses, and provides students, project teams,and instructors with advanced tools to create, share, and annotate both the learning content andan organizational structure for that content. Traditional course management systems, teamproject repositories, wikis, etc., usually fragment information into silos (that is, into distinctinformation storage locations which are not integrated). We seek a system to help integrate thefragmented information into a whole across the curriculum and the student’s academic careerand to improve student interaction with learning content and with each other in project teams

Conference Session

Projects & Partnerships Result in Student Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown; George Pincus, University of Houston-Downtown; Edward Sheinberg, University of Houston-Downtown

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Engineering Technology

get advice and training. Thedepartment chair spent a summer at WPI studying fire dynamics, the curriculum of fireprotection and conducting numerous interviews with the director of the program and othermembers of the WPI faculty. The cooperation and advice of WPI was critical for thedevelopment of the fire protection program at UHD.Engineering technology programs are laboratory work intensive in order to provide students withpractical experience. Developing fire laboratories that are called “burning houses” is close toimpossible in an urban university such as UHD. Under the guidance and experience of WPI acritical decision was made: to develop a fire protection program based on computer simulation.There were several factors that contributed to

Conference Session

Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Hasan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

, June, 2009.3. Carl J. Spezia, “A Task-Oriented Design Project for Improving Student Performance,” Journal of Engineering Technology, Spring 2009.4. Stewart J. I., “Teaching and Assessing Using Project-based Learning and Peer Assessment,” Journal of Engineering Technology, Spring 1999.5. Akins, Leah, M. and Ellena E. Reda, “Implementation of an Integrated Project for the Electrical Engineering Curriculum,” Journal of Engineering Technology, Fall 1998.6. Gerhard, Glen, C., “Teaching Design with Behavior Modification Techniques in a Pseudocorporate Environment,” IEEE Transactions on Education, November 1999.7. Wei Pan, S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Kenyon Hart, “Digital Signal Processing: Theory and Practice, Hardware

Conference Session

Technology Integration in Manufacturing Curriculum

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technical University; Marshall Norris, Tennessee Technological University; Mithila Rajeshirke, Tennessee Technological University; Orkhan Huseynov, Tennessee Technological University; Suhas Alkunte, Tennessee Technological University; Mohammad Alshaikh Ali, Tennessee Technological University; Joji Jeevan Kumar Dasari, Tennessee Technological University; Zhicheng Zhang, Tennessee Technological University

Institute ofScience, Bangalore in 2003. This project is funded by the Ministry of Human ResourceDevelopment, a branch of the Indian government and is an online curriculum developmentprogram in sciences and engineering at university and research levels [37]. 235 courses inweb/video format were developed considering five core disciplines: mechanical engineering,civil engineering, computer science and engineering, electronics and communicationengineering, and electrical engineering. An additional 600 web video courses were created inmajor branches of engineering, and physical sciences at the undergraduate, and postgraduatelevels and management courses at the postgraduate level [38].NPTEL is the largest online repository in the world of courses in

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zulfa Zakaria, IIUM

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

study, you may contact the School of Information Technology and ElectricalEngineering Ethics Officer directly on 3365 3476, or contact the University of Queensland EthicsOfficer on 3365 3924.Project Staff:Zulfa ZakariaSchool of Information Technology and Electrical EngineeringGeneral Purpose SouthUniversity of Queensland, QLD 4072Tel: x51136Email: zulfa@itee.uq.edu.au Page 14.112.19Sample of Online Questionnaire: Title of Research: A Survey on Teaching Software Testing in Australian Undergraduate Software Engineering Programs.The purpose of this survey is to get information from lecturers who are teaching

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Washington University (WWU) has initiated a research, design and build project thatis focusing on providing a fuel efficient, low floor, hybrid electric shuttle bus that is intended for avariety of applications. The primary R&D team is comprised of undergraduate students and facultyfrom the Engineering Technology (ET) Department and industry representatives from key areas. Thedesign process has intentionally followed a multidisciplinary approach which seeks to utilize skills andcapabilities from a range of students across the ET Department, and will soon reach out to work withstudents and faculty in the Chemistry, Decision Sciences and Marketing departments here on campus.The multidisciplinary team concept helps students to recognize the

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhengze Lyu, Zhejiang University; Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University; Yixue Zhuang, Zhejiang University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

Paper ID #26146The Evolution of Computing Education and Paths of Realization in ChinaMr. Zhengze Lyu, Zhejiang University 2015.9, Doctor candidate of Educational Economy and Engineering, Zhejiang University 2014.9-2015.6, Master in Educational Economy and Engineering, Zhejiang University 2010.9-2014.6, B.S. in Information and Computing Science, Department of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University The research institute where I study called Institute of China’s Science, Technology and Education Policy (ICSTEP), is the key strategic research base of Ministry of Education, and the key strategic research

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Thermoeconomics 1Table 4 describes the course grading plan. Vapor Cycles and Exergy Accounting 2In the first portion of the quarter, advanced Gas Power Cycles and Exergy Accounting 3thermodynamic topics including exergy and Combined Power Cycles (Gas and Vapor) and Exergy Accounting 2reaction systems are studied. Due to the Project Related Lessons - In Progress Review withtopics’ importance to the mechanical Professor, Peer Reviewed Presentation 4engineering curriculum, exergetic and Reacting Systems: First and

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Project Based-Learning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Sawyers Jr., Ohio Northern University

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering curriculum, in engineering sciencecourses such as Statics, Circuits, Kinematics, and Heat Transfer. Its importance is also reflectedin several of the ABET criteria for accreditation of engineering programs (Criterion 3), as shownbelow1: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.While the Capstone Design project usually provides a mechanism for applying engineeringanalysis beyond the context of a topical course, it also often highlights the difficulty studentshave in applying prior knowledge in new situations. In

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilburn Clouse

ideas into a business venture.This research is part of an ongoing research project between the Entrepreneurship EducationForum at Vanderbilt University and the School of Engineering Tennessee TechnologicalUniversity (TTU) to investigate ways of developing teams to think creatively andentrepreneurially. This is part of TTU's NSF grant on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Thispresentation will report on the activities related to developing cross-discipline entrepreneurshipteams and the process related to taking ideas for the mind to the market place. Project objectiveare as follows:Project Objectives1) The introduction of the idea of an Entrepreneurship Team2) The development of an Entrepreneurship Team3) The development of a series of activities

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment III

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaoyan Gong, Institute of Smart Education, Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries. ; Liang Zhao, Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology; RenHao Tang, Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology; YaNa Guo, Faculty of InformationTechnology,Beijing University of Technology; Xiwei Liu, Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries; Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Jian He, Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology; Fei-Yue Wang, National Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Wanruo Shi, Beijing Normal University; Xiaojie Niu, Beijing Normal University; Xinzhu Wang, Beijing Normal University

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Computing and Information Technology

Personalized Curriculum System B Figure. 4 Future Plan As shown in Figure. 4, our future plan is a Standlized, Modulized and Personlized AICurricula Systems, including standard curricula system and personalized curriculasystems,core courses, techinical courses and integration courses. For standard curriculasystem, core courses consist of Ocean Sciences, Intelligent Transportation, Smart Home andetc., technical courses consist of designing, simulating, fabricating, assembling, coding,testing and operating, and integration courses consist of projects, contests and tasks. Forpersonlized curriculum system, core courses are the same with different teaching cases, whiletechincal courses will be changed into wood

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Adriana Becker-Gomez, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE); Carmen A Bovalino III, Rochester Institute of Technology, Student; Michael B Jones, RIT; Derrick Brazil, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael R Caldwell, Graduate Student Rochester Institute of Technology; sajin george, RIT

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Engineering Technology

Engineer and Project Leader for the Automotive Industry in the area of Embedded and Software Systems. She also worked as an Assistant to the Dean of the Graduate Studies of Engineering Division at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico in 1995 .In 2000 she was a grader at Texas A&M University. In 2001 she interned in the Preamp R&D SP Group at Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX, and at Intersil Corporation, Dallas / Milpitas, as a Design Engineer, in the High Performance Analog Group in 2005. She worked at Intersil as a Senior Design Engineer in the Analog and Mixed Signal-Data Converters Group. In 2009 she joined Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York as an adjunct professor in ECT-ET

Conference Session

CAPSTONE (SENIOR) DESIGN AND UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert McMasters P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

which require a two-course sequence inthermodynamics. With the arrival of computerized thermodynamic functions, laboriousinterpolation from thermodynamic tables can be reduced or eliminated, allowing more advancedexercises to be formulated. Computerized thermodynamic properties have been introduced forclassroom instruction and for homework assignments at many points over the last decade. Oneof the first to do this was McClain [1] who developed ideal gas thermodynamic properties usingMathCad for dealing with gas turbine problems and other cases where ideal gasses are used. Thiswork was expanded by McClain [2] in establishing exercises for students using the MathCadthermodynamic property functions. This work was continued by Maixner et al [3

Conference Session

Research Projects, Course Development, and Industry Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Bodenhamer, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ivan G. Guardiola, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Steven Michael Corns; Cihan H. Dagli, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Systems Engineering

as well as business, socio-political, and otherdisciplines that clearly interacts with or are directly affected by the system underconsideration. Systems engineering requires different design thinking, as it requires indepth knowledge often beyond the traditional engineering classification boundaries. Forexample, an electrical engineer must also in many cases have knowledge of softwareengineering, or safety engineering when designing a cell phone circuit. In Dym et al. 2, itis proposed that there are many informative approaches to characterizing design thinking,which attribute and highlight the skills often associated with good designers, namely, theability to: a. Tolerate ambiguity that shows up in viewing design as inquiry or as an

Conference Session

BME Laboratories and Skills-Based Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahin Sirouspour, McMaster University; Pawel Malysz, McMaster University; Ali Shahdi, McMaster University; Ryan Leslie, Quanser Inc; Mahyar Fotoohi, Quanser Inc; Paul Karam, Quanser Inc

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Biomedical

are beginningto create undergraduate programs in biomedical engineering and developing new curriculums tosupport such programs. Medical Robotics is a Level 4 compulsory course in McMasterUniversity’s new established Electrical and Biomedical Engineering program. This paperprovides an overview of a laboratory component which has been co-developed by McMasterUniversity and Quanser Consulting Inc. for this course. First, the motivations for introducing aMedical Robotics course into the Biomedical Engineering curriculum and the desired learningoutcomes pursued by the proposed laboratory experiments are discussed. These are followed bya brief introduction of the hardware/software system used in the lab as well as detaileddescriptions of four

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter H. Meckl, Purdue University; Marc H. Williams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carolyn Percifield, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Leah H. Jamieson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

planning. Maximum freedom to the developers of the courses and educational projects, within well defined framework of attainment targets, learning objectives, and distribution of study loads over the various disciplines and skills to be attained.Other survey respondents suggested that curriculum changes should be grounded in empiricaldata as well as other evidence of prior success: Having data (e.g. a comparison of other curricula) to support decisions. Past success --- ECE department here at Our University changed its curriculum in a dramatic way about twenty years ago and became a symbol for change in electrical engineering undergraduate curricula. Given the positive effects of that effort, we