Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; James R. Lewis, DeVry University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

students at DeVry University took the course “programming environments and java withlab”, we had the opportunity to introduce them with Android programming concurrently. As partof the course work, first two weeks they were introduced to fundamental data types, usingobjects, designing and implementing classes, and arrays in java. Week three starts with GUIdevelopment, this is when they were presented with an overview of the technologies and thearchitecture used to build smart phone applications.Android’s Java versus Objective-CThe language of choice for iPhone development is Objective-C, while Java is primarily used onthe Android platform. An Android user interface is composed of hierarchies of objects calledViews. A View is a drawable object used

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. McKnight, Northeastern University; Christos Zahopoulos, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

an engineering leader to quickly frame the gravity of theproblem, but will undoubtedly earn her a reputation as someone with whom you want to havedone your homework carefully before making rash statements about engineering limits!Among the topics that the typical quick pass through scientific fundamentals causes to beneglected or skipped in most engineering educations is the entire field of quantum science.Despite the critical and growing importance of nanoscale quantum science on nearly everyelectronic device we use or carry on us, we suspect that most engineering professors would besurprised by how few engineering students or professional engineers can give even arudimentary description of the source of semiconductor band gaps, the

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Samples

fundamentals and did well inindustry.Situation 3: An electrical engineering technology faculty member has been working for years asa consultant to a company where new electronic devices are developed, most being proprietary innature. Consulting occurs one day per week during the academic term and for four monthsduring the summer. This consulting is current and results in new knowledge being brought intothe classroom for students in electronics courses and senior projects. As the most sought aftersenior project advisor, this faculty member’s students are much sought after as they are ready forindustry on graduation day.Situation 4: A mechanical engineering technology faculty member has been conducting researchin metallurgy on a consulting basis, with

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Idowu

publications.Course ObjectivesThe objective of this course is to provide students at the upper undergraduate level an overviewof available energy alternatives, and complete understanding of the fundamental theory ofoperation and system models for major energy conversion devices. The topics covered furnishstudents the tools to assess the viability of various energy options, their applications, and theirimpact on the environment. Various forms of raw energy sources used in powering conventionalelectric generating plants such as coal, natural gas, oil, and uranium are studied, along withworldwide distribution and reserves. The analytical methods for determining quantities ofenergy that can be extracted from the wind, waterfalls, and solar energy sources using

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Jungwoo Ryoo, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Harpal Dhillon, Excelsior College; David Barnes, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

courseswhich include principles of information security management and advanced securitymanagement. The 18-credit Information Systems Security Certificate offered by the Penn StateUniversity-Altoona College requires completion of four courses which include introduction toinformation systems, organization of data and information assurance, networking fundamentals,and networking security. In addition, upon approval from the Certificate Program Coordinator,students take two other information technology courses. Examples of such courses includesecure web design and computer forensics.This manuscript describes how Penn State University-Altoona College, an undergraduateeducational institution in Pennsylvania is taking steps to integrate the IAS concepts

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aakash Gautam, San Francisco State University; Shasta Ihorn; Ilmi Yoon; Anagha Kulkarni, San Francisco State University; Michael Savvides, San Francisco State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

experiences. It is difficult to provide multiple encounters if we only emphasize writing programs. Reading existing code, which is analogous to reading-to-learn, can provide students with opportunities to learn diverse and alternative problem-solving strategies. • Facilitate collaborative learning opportunities by incorporating near-peer learning groups. The success of programs such as Process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL) has paved the way for more collaborative learning in introductory classes. Programming and computing are, after all, highly collaborative endeavors. • Enable rooms to make mistakes. Students’ varying prior programming experiences pose a challenge for introductory programming

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Innovations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

courses. Thesecourses are composed of four modules:  Fundamentals of particle transport, dispersion, deposition, and removal.  Computational modeling of particle transport, deposition, and removal.  Experimental study of particle transport, deposition, and removal, and aerosol instrumentation.  Industrial applications of particle transport, deposition, and removal.The materials for the course sequence were made available on the web and the courseswere taught six times each and were taught twice at two campuses simultaneously. Morerecently, the first course is also offered simultaneously on-line using lecture capturefacilities. The purpose of this presentation is to provide information about theeffectiveness of using web

Collection

2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Kenneth Edward Dudeck; Wieslaw Grebski

(46)  Basic Mathematics and Science – 34 credits  Engineering Fundamentals – 16 credits  Design Component – 11 credits  Track Courses/Professional Focus – 38 credits The total credits needed for graduation is 127. It should also be noted that 15 credits from basic mathematics and science also count towards Penn State’s 46 credit general education requirement. The specific category breakdown of the required courses is shown below in Table 1. The prerequisite flow chart is shown in Table 2. The courses in red are the track specific courses.  General Education (31/46 credits) Engineering Fundamentals (12 credits)  Speaking and Writing Statics  Health and

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Dannenhoffer, Syracuse University; Joan Dannenhoffer, State University of New York, Morrisville

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

difficult, but are often overwhelmed by the myriad ofsmall decisions that they must get correct if they are going to successfully solve a problem. Toooften, this causes a student to question if he/she should continue to study engineering. Describedherein is an online computerized leaning system, called ARCHIMEDES, which helps studentsovercome the major obstacles to success in Statics. The system allows the student to draw free-body diagrams and write free-form equilibrium equation in the same way as they would withpaper and pencil. At key times in the process, the system assesses the student's work and givesimmediate feedback on the correctness, completeness, and consistency of his/her solution. Theinstant feedback allows students to correct errors

Conference Session

Pre-College and ECE Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Stirewalt

. We propose a "bottom-up" approach, whichdraws from the elaboration theory of instruction2, and have developed a new coursearound this approach.Problems with the traditional organization stem from the nature of knowledge in softwaredesign, which is organized around a small set of fundamental principles of softwareconstruction. An example is the principle of information hiding, which requires moduleinterfaces to hide implementation details that might change over the lifetime of a system,thereby promoting extensibility and easing long-term maintenance.3 Such principles aresupported by best practices and heuristic methods, which provide more concrete guidancein their application. For example, several design patterns4 depict how to combine

Conference Session

Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 4

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

creativity [3]. However, many mechanical engineering curriculums haveseen only minor modifications over decades [4]. Furthermore, effective communication meanseffective use of current communication methods and tendencies, including awareness ofdiversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). How many of those skills are taught and valued in the firstthree years of the curriculum?This paper provides an example of how to implement a couple of those concepts into a mid-yearengineering fundamentals course without reducing the learning gains or adding more work toalready busy students and faculty.The paper is organized in the following order. First, the courses offered in 2019, 2020, and 2021are described, followed by a description of pedagogy associated with

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra D. Yeigh

. Page 4.352.4For faculty members, the WISE program actively seeks an FMR each year. The FMR iscompensated for her/his work. The position provides opportunities for the faculty member toestablish contacts in Washington, DC. Other energy policy opportunities for faculty membersinclude Congressional and Executive Fellowships through the engineering societies, the WhiteHouse Fellowship Program, and the AAAS Fellowship Programs.IX. ConclusionThe added benefit to engaging in energy and public policy study is realized much later in astudent’s career. Most engineering curricula are packed with science, mathematics, andengineering fundamentals in the first two to three years; students will not write reports orengage in oral presentations until the final

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

paper, an undergraduate hardware security course curriculum is described, including a listof topics, assignments, and projects; the descriptions and lessons learned are given to guide thecreation of similar courses. The groundwork for the evaluation of fundamental computerengineering topics is also presented, including, but not limited to, analog and digital circuits,electromagnetics, and programming.The course, Hardware Security, has been taught twice in the past year to 46 total students,including sophomores, juniors, and seniors majoring in electrical, computer, andelectromechanical engineering. These students were evaluated in their knowledge of andconfidence in select ECE concepts. These evaluations, gathered both at the beginning and end

Conference Session

Trends in Accreditation and Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Ronald R. Ulseth, Itasca Community College; Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

societalcontext(ABETH) Iron Range Engineering Being an EngineerPerform on teamsWrite technical documentsGive presentationsBe a self-directed learnerConduct experiments (design, conduct, analyze)Know and use fundamental principlesBe reflectiveSolve open-ended problemsDesign systems and components to constraints and contextsAct ethicallyBe professionally responsibleKnow contemporary issuesLead peopleManage projectsAct entrepreneuriallyBe inclusiveUse modern toolsEmbrace continuous improvement Figure 1: Being an EngineerMoving beyond what the outcomes are, there is the issue of how the outcomes are met.Performance indicators that match the work of our programs and allow

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi A. Diefes

210 and their Relationship to the Course Learning Objectives (CLO) (draft). 1. First law of thermodynamics (mass and energy balances) (CLO 1,2) 2. Second law of thermodynamics (entropy balances) (CLO 1,2) 3. Thermodynamic cycles (e.g. power and refrigeration cycles) (CLO 1,2) 4. Group design projects focused on Food Process Engineering thermodynamics problems (CLO 1-5) 5. Computer skills building exercises centered on thermodynamic problems (CLO 4)Practices are included in this list primarily to capture activities that contribute to the developmentof non-technical skills. In this case, group design projects is a course practice that contributes tothe development of good writing skills and

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Ashutosh Upadhyay, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

Tagged Divisions

International

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 must providein addition to a transcript and the new SAT or ACT with writing results required of otherapplicants, results from the SAT II examinations in mathematics (Level II-C), foreign language,science and social science. For admission decision purposes, the university will use the result ofthe new SAT writing sub score if the applicant has no dual-enrollment or virtual school Englishcomposition coursework, since the SAT II

Conference Session

Faculty Development Medley!

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cassondra Wallwey, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division

Paper ID #29680Exploring Literature on how Instructor Feedback Impacts STEM StudentMotivationCassie Wallwey, The Ohio State University Cassie Wallwey is currently a Ph.D. student in Ohio State University’s Department of Engineering Educa- tion. She is a Graduate Teaching Associate for the Fundamentals of Engineering Honors program, and a Graduate Research Associate working in the RIME collaborative (https://u.osu.edu/rimetime) run by Dr. Rachel Kajfez. Her research interests include engineering student motivation and feedback in engineering classrooms. Before enrolling at Ohio State University, Cassie earned her B.S. (2017

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Steele

6.221.1Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationCurriculum 2000 with each semester being a set of four courses, four credits each, regardless ofmajor. The notebook computer is in support of all freshman courses. This includes Introductionto Engineering, Calculus I and II, two Computer Science courses, Physics, Chemistry andvarious Humanities/Social Science courses. One course of interest is CS 1114 an Introduction toProgramming and Problem Solving taken by all entering students. This is a problem solvingtype course in addition to writing working computer programs. Designing a working program isof major importance here

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kishore Sirvole; Jennifer Mullins; Jeff Kaeli; Jason Snook; Hayden Griffin; Vinod Lohani; Jenny Lo

programming isreported in a study. This library provides support for the use of an event –driven style ofprogramming. The graphics library makes the code look simpler and the syntax in writing code isreduced.Engineering Exploration Course BackgroundAs mentioned earlier, freshmen engineering students enter as General Engineering students atVirginia Tech and take a set of common courses that must be successfully passed prior tomoving into their degree-granting departments. This first semester engineering course is calledEngineering Exploration (EngE 1024). EngE 1024 is designed to give freshman engineeringstudents a fundamental understanding of the engineering profession and help them develop a setof tools that will be useful in their future

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 10: Capstone and Design Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex C. Szatmary, King's College, England

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

, and how programs candemonstrate compliance with accreditor expectations. The tensions between these factors make itimpossible for programs to intuit how much assessment is enough and what methodologies arerequired.Fortunately, guidance on assessment for ABET is available. Based on the text of Criterion 4,materials from ABET regarding assessment and evaluation (such as the Fundamentals of ProgramAssessment Workshop [2]), and discussions with ABET officials and faculty who lead ABETaccreditation efforts, we believe that the following unwritten rules should be observed todemonstrate compliance with Criterion 4. • Student performance on each outcome must be assessed directly. • Each outcome must be operationalized as several performance

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Knott; Iraj Omidwar; Mani Mina

andconscientious engineer and citizen.In specialized courses, students are taught an information base (Maxwell equations, Laplacetransform, etc.) considered useful in solving engineering problems. In addition, students arerequired to solve certain types of problems, become familiar with certain types of examples, taketests, and complete projects in order to familiarize themselves with the fundamentals of the field:the methodology usually used by electrical engineers as well as the tools and processesconsidered helpful to students for learning good engineering designs and practices. As is thecase with all engineering programs, the goal of our electrical engineering program is to trainwell-rounded electrical engineers who are competent in their field

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Phyllis Beck, Mississippi State University; Alexis P. Nordin, Mississippi State University

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

Electrical and Computer Engineering. She has worked for companies such the Air Force Research Laboratory in conjunction with Oak Ridge National Labs and as an R & D Intern for Sandia National Labs conducting Natural Language Processing and AI research and was inducted into the Bagley College of Engineering Hall of Fame in 2021.Alexis P. Nordin, Mississippi State University Alexis Nordin is currently an Instructor II in the Shackouls Technical Communication Program in Mississippi State University’s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering. She has taught technical writing and various other writing- and communication-based courses at MSU since 2004. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from Mississippi

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JUDITH VIRGINIA GUTIERREZ; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

emotion more to participate and not just the course itself, but by the tool.” “I think there is more participation because I think it keeps the attention of students if the teacher only speaks and you’re standing and sitting as a student listening and writing down what you said, I do not learn the same way, for I have learned, and so much more visual, the teacher will explain you go paying attention, you're scoring, is more dynamic and I like it because there just are sitting listening to what the teacher says.” “There is more participation, because everyone has their own pace in the Tablets, then you'll scoring, you go checking and if you have any questions, you obviously tell it to the

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Hernandez-Sanchez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Sally Macias-Gonzalez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Erick Iturbe-Sanchez; Armando BarragÁN-Cruz, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Luis Hernandez Carrasco, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

generalidea of how the bridge is going to look like, obtain some general dimensions and define thegeometry. In these first steps the engineers do not consider many fundamental factors such asmaterial deformations or earthquakes, these considerations come later on. Is in this momentwhen we can involve high school students in the true design of the bridge without all thetechnical knowledge they would need in further phases of the design.As specified by Jiménez [11], STEM education promotes an approach in which learning iscentered on the students and they seize knowledge, through interdisciplinary environmentsand relevant experiences, which allows them to associate all the concepts thatgenerally remain isolated and disconnected. STEM based education

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

of electricand magnetic fields. Use of MATLAB in new textbook is very helpful for studentunderstanding of the subject. We believe transmission lines should be covered as earlyas possible but some materials should be introduced before starting on transmission lines.This way we are emphasizing transmission lines and other important applications ofelectromagnetic fields before going into mathematical details of E fields, H fields andMaxwell’s Equations. In addition to matlab, author uses MATHCAD and other resourceswhich are available for teaching electromagnetics.Transition from Circuits to WavesAlmost every engineering major takes an introductory course on circuit analysis. Thereare many excellent textbooks available in this fundamental

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Klegka; Robert Rabb

Design. The traditional engineering courses such asThermodynamics give the student a fundamental understanding of basic laws and physicalsystems. The interdisciplinary courses such as Mechanical Design or Mechatronics expose thestudent to an environment where there are many correct solutions and allow him or her tofunction and perform as a valuable member of a design team. The proposed curriculum wouldprovide the robust essential engineering education and substantial preparation in design, analysis,communication, and teamwork in a four year mechanical engineering program. We discuss thedesign of the assessment system to measure the effectiveness of this curriculum. We believe thiscurriculum is a model that many mechanical engineering

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun Kim, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

outcomes. Although it is difficult to provide a quantitative proof forthe positive impact of the Course Assessment on students’ learning, he is convinced that theassessment has at least partially contributed to higher passing rates of graduating classes takingthe Fundamentals of Engineering Examinations. Approximately 60% to 70% of the graduating Page 12.881.6seniors take the FE Exam in Spring of their senior year and 90% pass the Exam. In Spring 2004,21 students of 22 graduating seniors took the Exam and 19 students passed. It is noted that theassessment activities may contribute to improving students’ evaluation of faculty’s teaching.The Course

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Daniel Waters; Armando Mora; Lizette Zounon; J. Carter Matheney Tiernan

may be able to achieve in the future. The InfinityProject is a nationally recognized partnership between leading research universities, industry,government, and educators that has created innovative educational approaches to modernengineering that are both fundamental and fun.1 The development of the Infinity Project materialwas spearheaded by the Electrical Engineering (EE) faculty at SMU along with engineers atTexas Instruments (TI), makers of the DSP components used in the Infinity VAB kit, andHyperception, Inc., the software developers for the VAB software to control the DSP. TheInfinity Project is designed around hands-on experiments that demonstrate the basic concepts ofelectrical engineering. Each experiment utilizes real-time DSP

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Graham; Jan Puszynski; Anton Pintar; Jenna Carpenter; Michael Cutlip

chemical engineering education is model building andanalysis. Good chemical engineers bring together the fundamentals to build a model of a processthat will help them understand and optimize its performance. To be good at model building andanalysis, students must have the mathematical background to understand and work with the corescientific areas, as well as to find solutions to the final model that they build.Here’s an example. A starting point for understanding any process is writing down theconservation laws that the process satisfies: for conserved quantities, accumulation=input –output. Depending on the level of detail of the model, this equation might be, for example, alarge system of linear algebraic equations that determine the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerard N. Foster

transferred to creating instructional tools in other areas.The calculatorThe author decided that the instructional tools should be self-standing, interactive and shouldinclude both text and graphics. Java, being an object-oriented language with graphicalcapabilities suitable to creating software that can be distributed via Internet, was selected as thedevelopment tool for the interactive portion of the instructional software. After writing sometraditional textual material, the need to illustrate the points with interactive software soonemerged and the road to developing a Java-based tutorial calculator began. The graphicalinterface of the calculator as it exists today is presented in the following figures