Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTouneau University; Martin Batts, Le Tourneau University; Maria J. Leiffer, LeTouneau University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

these concepts.1. Everyday Concepts – FeedbackOur society is continually becoming more technically oriented in all aspects of life.Technology may seem mysterious to fuzzies. There is, however, a certain set of basic, Page 15.1367.2easily understood information that “techies” can help fuzzies understand.Some basic concepts, fundamental to those of an engineering discipline, can be appliedto everyday life. For example, a person concerned about his or her weight can use theconcept that “measurement precedes control.” This concept comes from the engineeringprinciple of a feedback loop. If the output of a system is used to control the input, thewhole system

Conference Session

BME Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Sweeney; Heather Cullen; Alyssa Panitch

ProgramThe mission of the Bioengineering Program at ASU is to educate students to use engineering andscientific principles and methods to develop instrumentation, materials, diagnostic andtherapeutic devices, artificial organs, or other equipment and technologies needed in medicineand biology and to discover new fundamental principles regarding the functioning and structureof living systems. The overall goal of the program is to produce high-quality graduates with abroad-based education in engineering and the life and natural sciences who are well prepared forfurther graduate study in bioengineering, a career in the medical device or biotechnologyindustries, a career in biomedical research, or entry into a medical or other health

Collection

2004 GSW

Authors

Luciana R. Barroso; Jim Morgan

on the water tank. A cable is attached to the tank, which is then Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas Tech University Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationpulled perfectly horizontally 5 inches. The cable is then suddenly cut, and the resulting free-vibration is recorded. If x is the variable describing the lateral motion of the center of mass of thetank, then complete the following: a) Determine the initial conditions for the system – initial displacement and initial velocity (Individual and Team) b) Write the second-order differential equation for this system

Conference Session

New Developments in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zvi S. Roth, Florida Atlantic University; Hanqi Zhuang, Florida Atlantic University; Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

activities, the onesconducted in the freshmen level Fundamentals of Engineering FAU course focus on themes suchas design tradeoffs, design modifications and adopt-but-adapt. This is described in Section 2.In order to “be persistent” it is important to include engineering design in the sophomore and junioryears. Certain Computer Science and Computer Engineering courses, taken by ElectricalEngineers, that require a little less mathematical preparation, courses such as Introduction toProgramming, Logic Design and Introduction to Microprocessors, are critical in filling the designgap during the sophomore and early junior years.Design-rich Electrical Engineering courses, such as Electronics and Control Systems play a majordesign role during the junior

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guido Lopez, Old Dominion University; Anthony Seaber, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

ReportStudents involved in the experiment are requested to present a report of activity andanalysis in a standard format. The format adheres to recommendations for technicalwriting and paper publication available through professional engineering societies. Amanual of content and format guidelines for report writing is readily available forstudents enrolled in the motorsport program5, and is provided by the course instructor. Page 14.1257.16 CONCLUSION Data acquisition plays an important role in race vehicle engineering design, testing and fine-tuning. There are innumerable combinations of signals, vehicle parameters, and driving

Collection

2023 CIEC

Authors

Maged Mikhail; Hassan Hayajneh

. Actuators havebeen employed for many decades [1]. Pressurized air or gas is used by pneumatic linearactuators. Though its fundamental structure has quite an extended lineage, current versions areoften driven by an air-powered electric compressor. They are utilized in applications thatnormally demand 100 𝑝𝑠𝑖 or less, or where high speeds between a few 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠/𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑 and over60 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠/𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑 are required [2]. A new type of actuator, known as an electromagnetic linearactuator, was just developed in the last few centuries. Electromagnetic direct drives in the tubularform are called LinMot motors. Without the need for mechanical gears, spindles, or belts, thelinear movement is fully electrically powered and wear-free. Figure 1

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 14: Advanced Pedagogical Techniques

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd M. Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology; David Edward Torello, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

instructor repeatedly referenced how having languageand concepts to identify problems was as useful as it was in addressing them. He noted repeatedly thathaving exposure to educational concepts was not the basis for his observations about his course, but oftenit was the basis of making sense of those observations. “And they said, You should read this book,because it has some, it has some good background, which is something that I distinctly lack. I could notwrite you a lit review for shit. Write a review on on the pedagogy behind or like the learning psychologyor like the fundamental science behind these educational practices. Okay, I that is a that's a glaring blackhole in my knowledge. …And at least it gets me familiar with like, Perry's

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Siew Koay, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

investigated toteach the traditional topics of computer courses unconventionally. Instead of working in aconsole environment (with text-based outputs), we explored new teaching approaches that allowstudents to learn computing by writing programs that produce graphics, manipulate images,working with audio and video, and developing computer games. Focuses are placed on students’first computing class in two categories: Engineering major and non-Engineering major. C++ isthe computing fundamental class for engineering majors. In order to avoid overwhelmingstudents with game theory or the intricacies of a graphics library such as DirectX or OpenGL, weused the Microsoft product, Dark GDK (a free library that makes graphics programming simpleenough for

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Monte Tull; Gerald Crain

majority of the productdevelopment, integration and testing activities are relegated to the time following CDR so thatthe needs and divisions of the work are clearly understood.Development of the Final Report is a 4-step process. The Design Description Document (DDD)formally documents the state of the design at PDR (subject to modifications from that design).This document is a draft of the first 4-chapters of the Final Report. The Chapter outlinerequirements for the DDD are defined by the Syllabus. The students are required to provide anextended outline for this document at the sub-chapter level. The instructor provides comments tothis approach before writing of the document begins. The Technical Writing expert grades theDDD and the Instructor and

Conference Session

COED: Mechanical Engineering-related Topics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Michael Derrick, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Michael Golub, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Vaibhav R. Shrivastav; Jing Zhang, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

satellite design. Although my primary focus is with aerospace applications, I participate in many projects related to controls and heat transfer. Aside from my research, I focus heavily on the advancement of engineering education at the collegiate level. I work on revising and updating laboratory experiments to help improve student understanding of how concepts are applied and utilized. I also spend time writing design optimization MATLAB codes for various applications.Mr. Michael Golub, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis Michael Golub is the Academic Laboratory Supervisor for the Mechanical Engineering department at IUPUI. He is an associate faculty at the same school, and has taught at several other

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garth V. Crosby, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Marcelene Allecia Cunningham; Kevin N. Bowlyn, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

INFOCOM, and IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), and Eta Kappa Nu.Dr. Marcelene Allecia CunninghamDr. Kevin N. Bowlyn, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017The EET Communication SimulatorAbstractThere is a fundamental challenge in teaching communication systems to electrical engineeringtechnology (EET) students, that is, how do you convey the various abstract concepts in a waythat students fully appreciate, without the mathematical rigor of the standard engineeringapproach? To answer this

Conference Session

M3B: Learning in Context 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Alicia Baumann, Arizona State University; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

that “[i]mplementation is notan all-or-none construct but exists in degrees along a continuum, from 0% to 100%” (Durlak, p.7). Nevertheless, quantifying the quality and dosage of implementation can be difficult, andresearch literature on the subject is sparse. Barry and Ohland assessed the extent to whichcoverage of the ABET ethics student outcome criterion (3f: an understanding of professional andethical responsibility) in coursework affected students’ scores on the National Council ofExaminers for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)Examination. Determining the dosage of ethics coursework was done through faculty interviews.The researchers found a relationship between coursework and the exam outcomes, but

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology/CUNY

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

gateway courses with low passing grades, which may resultin student attrition and transfers out of engineering and computer science degrees. Barriers tosuccess include a good understanding of programming concepts and the ability to apply thoseconcepts to write viable computer programs.In this paper, we analyze the determinants of the transition from concepts to skills in computerprogramming courses using factor and cluster analysis. The purpose of this study is to answer thefollowing questions related to computer programming teaching and learning: 1) Which are thecorrelations and interdependencies in student understanding of different computer programmingconcepts?; 2) Which are the cognitive challenges that students find when learning

Conference Session

Training and Workforce Needs in the Energy Sector

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston (CoT); Radhakrishna Kotti, University of Houston (CoE); Jesus Arturo Villanueva

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

its curriculum to train productive and qualified power engineers. The academia needsto do further research to understand the industry trends and gather information as to what has Page 23.1069.2changed and what are currently common best practices in the industry. The challenge faced byacademia is to come up with an updated curriculum at both the undergraduate and graduate levelthat provides the knowledge base of fundamental concepts along with nurturing expertise incross functional disciplines[1].Currently in the industry there are quite a few visionary manufacturers who are contributing intosmart grid applications; some of the names include GE

Conference Session

Case Studies and Engineering Education Around the Globe / International Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anatoliy Protasov, National Technical University of Ukraine “KPI”

Tagged Divisions

International

level of competence during professional career, because engineeringknowledge becomes old very soon. Therefore, it makes sense to develop and stimulate thecognitive interest of students, form the skills, and use necessary information independently.The third is a contradiction between the principles of knowledge unity and dividingknowledge into fundamental and special. This problem is directly connected with formingprofessional competence of the future specialists. On the one hand, students have to knowfundamental subjects perfectly in order to become proficient. On the other hand, deepeninginto fundamental knowledge shifts the accent of student preparation and reduces time forstudying special subjects which are the basis of professional

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Yokomoto; Maher Rizkalla

contents from electromagnetics, solid-state physics, electronics, and circuit analysis intothe design and analysis of three- and four-terminal semiconductor devices starting with the basic pnjunction. The course was also designed with ABET EC2000 in mind. The new approach wasoffered in Fall 2000 semester with 22 students, and an assessment of student satisfaction with thecourse and with their learning is reported.1. IntroductionThis report describes the redesign of a required, senior course in semiconductor devices wherestudents are asked to assimilate a diversity of knowledge types. That is, instead of teaching thecourse as a traditional engineering science course with fundamental engineering principles withproblem solving, the new course asks

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John R. Wagner; David Finley

Session 3513 Development of a Dynamic Curriculum Assessment Examination John Wagner, David Finley Dr. John J. McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering Tri-State UniversityAbstractProgram assessment has become increasingly important for obtainingaccreditation. Furthermore, ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 mandates the useof multiple assessment measures. One important objective measure of programperformance is a comprehensive examination given to students in their senioryear. Many engineering programs now use the Fundamentals of Engineering(FE) examination as this comprehensive

Conference Session

Combining Research and Teaching

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Berdanier

Page 7.1240.4At the halfway point in the quarter, the students have accomplished the following tasks: Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education · Defined the problem, · Developed a fundamental theoretical context to operate from, · Gathered and organized existing background data, and · Designed an approach to solving the problemThe remainder of the quarter is spent in sampling, analysis, and final report preparation. Thestudents are provided with a suggested format guidance document to use in writing their report.Although field sampling and analysis is performed as a team

Conference Session

Advisory Boards & Program Assessment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shamsuddin Ilias; Franklin King; Keith Schimmel

and solve the set of equations. 10. Write sets of mass-balance equations for a multi-unit, non-reactive process and solve the sets of equations. 11. Solve problems with gaseous components by applying the ideal gas law for pure streams and Dalton’s Law for gas mixtures. 12. Given a description of a process system in which a volumetric flow rate is either specified or requested for any process stream, complete the mass balance on the system. 13. Determine the vapor pressure of pure liquids using the Antoine equation, Cox chart and other estimation methods. 14. Determine the heat of phase change for a pure chemical using tables, charts and estimation methods

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark L. Smith; Kenneth E. Rowe; Carlos R. Morales; Rick L. Homkes

. Bloom’s taxonomy is used to prepare for teaching and also to assesslearning. Laboratory development includes making that first contact with prospective industrialpartners and writing a grant proposal. The service area includes not just the committee workupon which academia thrives, but also outreach activities to the community. This outreachincludes both working as a consultant and reaching out to possible new students. Publishingincludes the research and preparation of a first paper for conference presentation along with therelative worth of different venues for a published paper. Finally, the fourth member of the team,one who made the move from industry eight years ago, describes how to put these activities intoa winning promotion and tenure

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Steven Eisenbarth, Baylor University; Cynthia Fry, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

International

inventory of assessment tools used to evaluate the ABET Criterion 3 outcomes. Inparticular, the inventory found that there were several assessments being made which could beused in for outcome 3h. First, in the junior design course, students are given a writingassignment that requires students to research and report the key elements of an historical orcontemporary impact of technology. One emphasis of this paper is the global impact oftechnology. A second writing assignment used for assessment is given in the basicthermodynamics class. Here the student is asked to write an essay on energy and theenvironment. A third opportunity for a student to be exposed to the impact of engineeringsolutions in a global and societal context is a short presentation

Conference Session

LEES Session 9

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Neeley, University of Virginia; Sofia Zajec, University of Virginia; Morgan Stup, University of Virginia

Paper ID #37784Aspirations vs. Reality in Engineering Education: AnAnalysis of Top-Rated Institutions and Degree ProgramsKathryn A. Neeley (Associate Professor) Kay Neeley is Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society in the Department of Engineering and Society in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia, where she has been on the faculty since 1979. She received a B.A. in English from the University of South Carolina (1976) and a M.A. (1979) and PhD (1989) in English from the University of Virginia, with specializations in the teaching of composition at the college

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Student Success

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hossein Rahemi, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Amir Elzawawy , Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Margaret Ducharme, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

program.3.5 Technical Writing and PresentationStudents in engineering often need to eliminate ambiguous terminology and industry jargon fromtheir writing, and they should learn how to write industry reports in a manner that is accessible totheir targeted audience. Because most of these students have received traditional grammarinstruction, in which instructors typically focus only on “rules” of grammar, they have oftendeveloped an antipathy to writing. Rather than having students focus on what is wrong withtheir writing, in this class students were redirected to focus their attention more towards the ideasthey need to communicate. They were shown how grammar is best learned through the processof writing, rather than through the memorization of

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Cimbala, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley; Sarah Zappe; Meng-Fen Hsieh, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

2006-1357: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN A FLUID FLOW CLASS VIATAKE-HOME EXPERIMENTSJohn Cimbala, Pennsylvania State University JOHN M. CIMBALA is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University, University Park. Dr. Cimbala teaches courses in the thermal sciences and conducts research in experimental and computational fluid mechanics and heat transfer. He received his Ph.D. from Caltech in 1984, and has been at Penn State since then. He is co-author of two books – Indoor Air Quality Engineering, Marcel-Dekker, 2003 and Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications, McGraw-Hill, 2006. He may be contacted at jmc6@psu.edu.Laura Pauley, Pennsylvania State University LAURA L. PAULEY is

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization; Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, Universidade de Minho; Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral P.E., University of Minho; Victor Freitas de Azeredo Barros, Science and Education Research Council

Tagged Divisions

International

innovative mind in order to be inserted in and to keep up withthe work market. Knowledge in Basic Sciences, Basic Sciences of Engineering and Specifics ofEngineering are fundamental for the training of an engineer. However, the insertion in labormarket sometimes demands some practice or experience that should also be provided by theengineering schools. Taking this into account, the Engineering Education Research Team ofCOPEC – Science and Education Research Council has designed and is implementing a programfor an engineering school which main goal is to prepare engineers for the future work market, theengineer for the future. The idea was born due to the very competitive environment thatEngineering Schools are facing recently and the fact that fewer

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Hudson V. Jackson P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Kassim M. Tarhini P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

project, anticipated capstone specific products and deliverables, design and testingapproaches, timelines, and plans for demonstrating each of the ABET Student Outcomes. EPICScourse standard assessment practices applied to capstone projects include notebook documentationof work and accomplishments, weekly and summative reflections, design review presentations,transition documents, and peer evaluations. The notebook is filled with data on all the project-related activities the students are actively involved in, often with links to specific work artifacts,explanations of them, and concise narratives explaining the student's specific individualcontribution to them. The weekly and summative semester reflections ask students to write brieflyabout

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ray Miller, University of Cincinnati; Max Rabiee, University of Cincinnati; Elvin Stepp, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

resistive networks. They learn to compose and write cogent laboratory reports.Circuit Analysis I builds upon the fundamental concepts that were introduced in Elements ofElectrical and Computer Engineering Technology [1]. Students learn how to apply mesh andnodal circuit analysis methods for DC circuits. Thevenin’s theorem, Norton theorem,Superposition theorem and the Maximum Power Transfer theorem are used to analyze electricalnetworks as well. The accompanying laboratory course provides hands-on reinforcement of the Page 13.985.5principles that are presented in the lecture. Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

M3A: Learning in Context 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Aysa Galbraith, University of Arkansas; Heath Aren Schluterman, University of Arkansas; Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Brandon Crisel

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

Full Paper: Hands-On Laboratory Exercises for Engineering Applications of Mathematics CourseIn Fall 2007, the First-Year Engineering Program (FEP) was started with the intent of increasingstudent retention and success. One of the main hindrances to retention at a public universityengineering program with open enrollment is the unpreparedness of students for rigorouscurriculum requirements of the first year. In an effort to help first year engineering students whoare one or two semesters behind Calculus I, FEP offers Engineering Applications of Mathematics(E-Math) course, which was inspired by the Wright State model for Engineering MathematicsEducation [1]. E-Math aims to teach College Algebra

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

upcoming exam, the students pair off, discuss, and write down answers toquestions posed on the chalkboard relating to the material. Typically the questions concernlisting the aspects of specific manufacturing processes and/or comparing and contrasting two ormore processes. The students turn in written answers for credit as pairs.ExamsThe three exams and the final exam include terminology definitions where the student must writea concise definition or description of ten relevant terms, fundamental statements concerningmanufacturing processes that must be marked as true or false, multiple choice problems in whichthe best proposed answer is selected for a question or statement about manufacturing processes,and short essay questions, in which the

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

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

is afellow of the ASME. In 2004 he received the ASEE New England Section Outstanding Leader Award. He receivedhis B.S. from the Milwaukee School of Engineering in 1980, a M.S. from Northwestern University in 1982 and aPh.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1985. V-mail: 479-575-3153; E-mail: jjrencis@uark.edu.HARTLEY 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 the forth draft of an