Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mouna Nakkar, University of Sharjah

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

fundamentals of Digital Logic Design as well asadvanced knowledge of systems and interface. Teaching a board's interface with severaldifferent peripherals is not an easy task. The matter gets worse with the increase of flexibility ofembedded chips. The more features added to the chip, the more difficult the teaching process.Perhaps, the most effective way to teach SoC is through laboratory and well guided tutorials7-12C. Design project and guided tutorialThis paper offers a tutorial design project which is geared towards junior and senior students.The project is implemented on Altera DE2 board13. The project is offered in three phases. Thesephases reflect three design steps of embedded systems: digital logic design and implementation

Conference Session

Computer ET Projects and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yong-Kyu Jung, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Page 11.86.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A New Rapid Microprocessor System Design Laboratory Development for Digital Design EducationAbstractThis paper presents a new rapid microprocessor system design laboratory to be used in the earlystages of digital design education. To reduce a gap between current digital fundamentals andcomputer design courses, a register-transfer level (RTL) microprocessor design, which providesboth functional and structural features and implementation options of the design, is taught in thenew laboratory. In addition, this rapid RTL microprocessor system design laboratory offers acloser pre-industrial, real-world design experience, because an RTL design is considered as

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mueller

, construction, testing, and lessons learned from this project.IntroductionThe senior project is a capstone project course taken in the final term of the 4-year Bachelor ofScience in Electromechanical Engineering Technology (BSEMET) degree offered at Penn StateUniversity New Kensington. The objectives of the course are to train the students in projectmanagement, communication skills (both written and oral), budgeting, application of engineeringskills, and team building. Each project team consists of 2 students (or one team of 3 if the coursehas an odd number of students) and the students are allowed to pick their own teams. The teamis usually responsible for selecting its project with the condition that the project must contain atleast 3 fundamental

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Harper; John Demel; Richard Freuler

Helping Students Recognize and Solve Different Problem Types in Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics John T. Demel and Richard J. Freuler First-Year Engineering Program Kathleen A. Harper Department of Physics The Ohio State UniversityAbstractIn the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors (FEH) program (three parallel coursesequences in mathematics, engineering, and physics) at Ohio State, the faculty membersfrom these disciplines meet weekly and coordinate their teaching efforts so that topics arepresented in a timely fashion. The purpose of this coordination is to help the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohan Krishnan, University of Detroit Mercy; Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Kathleen Zimmerman-Oster, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

achieving the learning outcomes) requiredconsiderable time to be spent in the laboratory collecting and processing data involving sensorsand actuators. In light of the extended hours required of students in laboratory activity, it wasdecided to forego traditional tests completely. To provide an incentive to learn LabVIEW thestudents in the class were required to individually pass the LabVIEW fundamentals exam11 madeavailable online by National Instruments. The exam is made up of 40 quiz type questions out ofwhich students are required to get 32 correct in order to pass. Upon passing the exam an officialcertificate is provided by National Instruments at no cost, which a student can use to enhancehis/her resume. This proved to be a good incentive for

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division GIFTS: Great Ideas For Teaching Students

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Marie Hamel, University of Maryland ; Jackelyn Raquel Lopez Roshwalb, University of Maryland; Kevin Calabro, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Paper ID #43107GIFTS: Assessing Teamwork and Design Habits in a First-Year EngineeringDesign CourseCatherine Marie Hamel, University of Maryland Catherine ”Cara” Hamel is a senior lecturer and the Assistant Director of the Keystone Program at the University of Maryland. Within this role, Catherine focuses on effectively teaching fundamental engineering courses for first and second year students, teaching courses like Thermodynamics, Statics, Introduction to Engineering Design, and Women in Engineering 1st-Year Seminar. Previously, Catherine received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering and

Conference Session

Perceived Quality of Graduate Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Shell; Ali Houshmand

in academia is an educational program. Educationalprograms rather, than institutions, departments, or degrees are assessed for quality.Also, the assessment process must demonstrate that the outcomes important to the mission of theinstitution and the objectives of the program are being measured. A fundamental goal in a totalquality setting is continuous quality improvement. In order to continuously improve the qualityof service it is necessary to continually improve the system. DMAIC strategic plan should bedeveloped with respect to each program’s long-term goals. Indeed, adding value to the quality ineducation as a long-term goal will provide programs, and a college as a whole, with sustainablecompetitive advantage in the marketplace.Core

Conference Session

Energy Efficiency and Capstone Projects

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Wicks, Union College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

approaches that areemphasized and reinforced, along with some important and interesting nuances. Aninteresting practical example is that the students do the calculations to learn that the pumpor compressor energy required per fuel energy transferred is substantially more for naturalgas than it is for oil that has the much higher density.The course also evolves from the author's experience over many years of preparing hundredsof students and working engineers for the Fundamentals and Practice parts of theProfessional Engineering Licensing Exam. Most have successfully completed courses anddegrees. However, if they are given a liquid mass flow rate, density and pressure increase of apump, they don't remember how to calculate the ideal power

Conference Session

Best Methods for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James C. Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Turk McCleskey, Virginia Military Institute; Elizabeth White Baker, Wake Forest University; Anthony Evan English, Western New England University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

in his relatively well-researched area of sensor design4. This is a well-knownrelationship; the authors of popular Teaching Engineering text observe: “It is easiest to getresults and write publications when you work on new ideas instead of following the well-beatenresearch track5.” The ability to speed-publish such papers is especially important for newengineering professors given the reality that the tenure process places enormous pressure on newhires to publish quickly and in quantity6,7,8,9. Page 23.801.2 Rapid socializationNumerous studies have shown that the fastest-starting new hires tend to be the ones that socializethe most

Conference Session

Visualization and Graphics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jerz

. An analogy to this would be a student whopossesses good word processing skills but lacks the ability to write. The problem between CADand visualization is not quite as dramatic, however, because CAD does improve visualizationand an understanding of some EG concepts.In 1997, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) studied industry needs and reportedthese in its “Manufacturing Education Plan4 .” This was a joint endeavor between the SME andSME Education Foundation (SME-EF) with an objective to establish a process that wouldmotivate the academic community to help improve the manufacturing workforce competencyover the next five years. They surveyed many companies within many industries about theiremployee educational needs. The most

Conference Session

Teaching Methodology & Assessment 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amelia Greig, University of Texas at El Paso

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

if done appropriately [10] and can be a tool to excite and promotelifelong learning [7]. This is particularly effective if the assessment is managed such thatstudents are provided with context that inspires the require learning [14, pg 349]. However, noneof these works provide explicit targeted examples of assessment techniques and tools for use inadvanced engineering degrees.When creating assessments, educators must ask if it is more important to see if students cansimply solve rote learned problems or if they need to demonstrate an ability to use problemsolving skills in open ended problems. The answer to this question depends a lot on the level ofthe class being taught. Lower-level classes purely in conceptual fundamentals such as statics

Conference Session

Exploring Technological Literacy and Awareness

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Frenzel, Electronic Design Magazine

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

a strongbackground in the fundamentals but also knowledge and skills such as how to work in teams,how to communicate better in writing and verbal presentation. Most industries support if notdemand a more systems orientation to courses and content. Several key facts were confirmed: ≠ Most technicians do not do detailed circuit analysis or design. ≠ Technicians primarily do service and maintenance work, equipment installation and troubleshooting, and a considerable amount of test and measurement. ≠ There is less need to troubleshoot and repair to the component level. While this is still a needed skill in some fields it is a small percentage of the overall need. Most repair is board swapping, module replacement

Conference Session

Mobile Robots in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Reed, Louisiana Tech University; Taylor Creekbaum, Louisiana Tech University; Matthew Elliott, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Davis Harbour, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

courses that were muchlike the original engineering courses only with a much stronger project focus that was facilitatedby the use of mobile robots. The goal of this new curriculum is to engage students in project-based, hands-on learning and to foster innovation by building a wide and varied body of latentknowledge and specialist skills to feed the creative process (as recommended by Cropley andCropley1). The course comprises seven threads that run throughout the year, including systems, Page 13.1375.2electromechanical, fabrication and acquisition, software, fundamentals, communication andbroadening activities; broadening activities include

Conference Session

Experiments in Remote-access Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Reza Emami, University of Toronto; Michael G. Helander, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-mediated interface. Two groups of studentsperformed the same experiment proximally and remotely using the same computer interface, andthe learning outcomes are examined.1. Introduction The computer is ubiquitous across all engineering disciplines, and has had dramatic impact onthe nature of the engineering profession. No longer is the computer a mere tool in the engineer’stoolkit, but rather it has become a fundamental component of an engineer’s daily work. Morerecently, the rapid expansion and maturation of the internet, has resulted in the computer alsobeing adopted as a powerful collaborative medium for global engineering.The computer and the internet have also been widely adopted in education, increasing bothstudents’ learning efficiency and

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth M. Bryden; Donald R. Flugrad

student time but better use of the available time. This is being carefullymonitored by the faculty.SummaryIowa State University has implemented a new sophomore design course. As a part of thisimplementation, a program of continuous assessment and improvement has been developed. Thisprocess is similar to the engineering design process. Based on the results of the first semester,several changes have been implemented. These changes 1) include more emphasis on teachingthe fundamentals of technical writing, 2) changes in the grading scheme, and 3) tying theassignments more closely to the design project.Bibliography1. Engineering Criteria 2000, 3d ed., Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Maryland, December 1997.KENNETH M

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Kim, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

projector).Before each lecture, the author writes on the board the items from the forementioned “LectureCover Sheet.” The first thing the author does for each lecture is review this information with thestudents. The author has learned that students appreciate having this information discussed at thestart of lecture, such as the topics to be covered during that lecture.The author’s emphasis on arriving early for each lecture has additional benefits. For one, thisearly arrival allows the instructor to avoid being rushed to start upon entering the classroom.Another benefit is that early in the course the students learn that each class will begin on time, sothey must be prompt to avoid missing material and thereby falling behind

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick E. Devens

a significant digit dilemma. Arethere two or three significant digits in the given “650 lb”? Are the slope values exact or shouldthe student use only one significant digit? The problem statement is not clear and requires thestudent to make an assumption or follow a course policy, which circumvents proper significantdigit analysis.During high school chemistry and physics courses, students are taught that “a significant digit, orfigure, is defined as any digit used in writing a number, except those zeros that are used only forlocation of the decimal point or those zeros that do not have any nonzero digit on their left.” 1Most freshman engineering courses also stress this fundamental definition as a specific topicduring the first few lessons

Conference Session

Freshman Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul LaPlume; Michael Ruane

LabVIEW and Vision Foundry.Problem solving is emphasized, as is the engineer’s choice of appropriate and varied tools. Theadvanced stations present problems in gauging, pattern recognition, coin counting, tracking, andacoustic imaging. Several also incorporate data interfaces, so that the system can change theenvironment based on image analysis. The software tools illustrate a range of user control andprogramming, including menu-driven systems, LabVIEW, MATLAB and C++.IntroductionAround 1990 it was suspected that retention of Boston University lower division engineeringstudents was being hindered by the emphasis placed on math and science fundamentals during thefirst two years, and the low level of freshman student contact with engineering

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

William Durfee

engineering fundamentals which drive that project. In the very first tower building project,they write about their early experience with the design process: how ideas were created andselected, how it was to work in a team of people whom they did not initially know, and how it wasto work towards a strict deadline with neither extensions nor excuses possible.Throughout the course, the concept of “professional practice” is stressed in the context ofassignment deliverables. For example, e-mails with spelling or typographical errors are rejectedimmediately to reinforce the message that for electronic communication, a different style is requiredwhen communicating with a “boss” than when communicating with friends. For the fewassignments similar to

Conference Session

Communication and Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Kay White, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Daniel E. Hastings, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

self-efficacy are well equipped to educate themselveswhen they have to rely on their own initiative. One of the goals of teaching communicationskills is to develop students who feel competent and confident in the use of those skills [13]. Ourstudent survey is designed to measure the extent to which students at our study sites havedeveloped a sense of self-efficacy for communication.The survey lists the sub-skills we have identified, both from the literature and from experience inteaching communication skills, that student must master in order to successfully create anddeliver oral presentations, write, develop and use visual literacy skills, and participate inteamwork. For example, for oral presentations, we asked students about their

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Lombardo; Stephen R. Fleeman

to work with students on developing the communication skills,otherwise the students will often perfect their skills at writing bad sentences. In addition, theweb-based delivery helps to develop independent learning and time-management skills, whichare also included in the EIA skill standards.DE has the potential to not only meet, but also to exceed the standards set by lecture delivery.Of course, a poorly designed online course has the potential to go beyond the depths of a poorlydelivered lecture.Most EET professors are very concerned about the laboratory component of the typical EETcurriculum. It must not be compromised by a DE format. Simulation via software is inadequate.Students cannot be expected to purchase thousands of dollars worth

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

F. Coowar; Rosida Coowar

engineering freshmen are discussed. A simulation exercise centering on a visit to alarge industrial concern and “non-traditional” laboratory experiments are described.1. IntroductionThe development of any curriculum involves addressing such fundamentals issues as what should the studentsbe helped to learn, the learning experiences that should be provided for them to learn and how these learningexperiences can be organized to maximize their cumulative effects [1]. In Engineering Education, the endproduct sought is a student who has the ability to inquire independently and to be critical.The concept of engineering rests on the basic premise that many problems associated with the well-being of thecommunity must first be resolved through analytical

Conference Session

Tales from the Flip Side

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Warren, UNC Charlotte; Meagan Padro, UNC Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

makes it difficult forstudents to achieve even the lower levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy [1] during class. Students aregetting lost and/or feeling obligated to ‘write down now and learn later’. Even though therequired content volume is high, students generally want all instructors to slow down, work morenumerical examples, and show them more real world applications. Additionally, at UNCCharlotte, a University wide teaching schedule change was also mandated, impacting the contacthours that Civil Engineering instructors have in the core classes. Monday/Wednesday (MW) andWednesday/Friday (WF) classes (75 minutes per class) were replaced with MWF classes (50minutes per class). There are no differences in this substitution, but prior to this change

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Scott Grenquist, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Roger G. Hadgraft, RMIT University

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

the accountabilities of the professional engineer and the broader engineering team for the safety of other people and for protection of the environment. Is aware of the fundamental principles of intellectual property rights and protection.(g) an ability to communicate effectively 3.2 a-b) Is proficient in listening, speaking, reading and writing English, including: comprehending critically and fairly the viewpoints of others; expressing information effectively and succinctly, issuing instruction, engaging in discussion, presenting arguments and

Conference Session

Mid Atlantic Papers

Collection

2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Dugwon Seo, Queensborough Community College; Danny Mangra, Queensboro Community College

Tagged Topics

Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Project-Based Learning of Digital Logic Circuit Design Dugwon Seo, Ph.D. and Danny Mangra Queensborough Community College, City University of New York Department of Engineering Technology 222-05 56th Avenue Bayside, NY 11364AbstractDigital Logic Design is a fundamental course in both Computer and Electrical EngineeringTechnology fields and as such it is important for the course to provide students with a goodunderstanding and continuous interest. Project-based learning allows students to gain knowledgeby solving real-world

Conference Session

Teaching Emerging Energy Technologies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

laboratory.This course emphasizes relevance of nanomaterial for energy conversion and storageapplications. The BS degree program is a TAC of ABET accredited program and the courseoutcomes align with ABET outcomesCourse Objectives This main objective of this course is to give a theoretical and practical overview ofnanotechnology with applications in energy conversion and storage. The specific objectivesof this course are to familiarize with nanomaterials, manufacturing processes,characterization and also reliability characteristics. In addition, the course will also providean opportunity for “co-operative learning” and technical report writing. Upon completion ofthe course on Application of Nanotechnology for Batteries, Solar and Fuel cells

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Natalie Smith; Julie Greenberg

to further revise their developing understanding of spectral analysis.5. Students test their mettle using two previously existing instructional materials. Homework problems provide one opportunity for students to apply what they have learned about spectral analysis in slightly different contexts. In addition, students attempt to solve the cardiac monitoring challenge during a full lab session. This is done in groups of two, which provides opportunities for peer-to-peer learning.6. Students go public using two previously existing assessment tools, the lab report and the quiz. Although students work with a partner in solving the challenge in lab, each student writes his/her own report.IV. Interactive ExercisesThe main goal of

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean A. Wirth; Abbie B. Liel , University of Colorado Boulder ; John S. McCartney, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

focused topic assigned by the professor. Clickers were not used in any of the classes.Table 1. Categories of instructional method/classroom activity employed in classroomobservations.Activity DescriptionClass introduction Covers the first few minutes of class in which the instructor may be describing learning goals, handing back graded assignments, or setting up equipment.Slides writing Instructor is using a tablet (or similar device) to annotate a slide in PowerPoint or similar software. This category is used only when the primary content of the slides is the instructor’s writing.Slides explaining Instructor is

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Eric John Wilson; Javad Shakib, DeVry University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

) Page 26.123.4 plt.grid() plt.show() When we import a package, the key word to use this package is the name of the package itself. When importing NumPy, we would need to use the keyword “numpy” every time you wanted to use this package. To shorten how much you actually type you can name the package when you import it. The import statement in the code snippet previously stated begins with the line “import numpy as np”. The ‘np’ can be any name and can be abbreviated. For example instead of writing “numpy.sin” to use sine function, we can simply write “np.sin”.  Highly efficient algorithms for computing the DFT were first developed in the 1960s. Collectively known as Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs), they all rely upon

Conference Session

IE and the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Jensen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

understanding inthe industrial program from a historical perspective and include examples of virtual experiments,technology enabled support modules, and collaborative learning activities. In addition to use ofthe concepts inventory, program assessments include use of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)exam, embedded assessments in subsequent courses, and analysis of dwell time and moduleusage for online support. We conclude with the current status of the initiative and a vision for acollaborative learning approach to statistical concepts through classroom inversion.IntroductionStatistics is an important element of the curriculum for students in a variety of majors includingengineering, business, and the social sciences. Increasingly, elements of data