Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Dyer; Robert Krchnavek; John Schmalzel; Shreekanth Mandayam

improved at semester’s end.As first-semester juniors, students take Junior Engineering Clinic I. Many projectsinvolve the design and construction of electronics subsystems as part of an overallproject. Our experience shows that the macroelectronics background provides a solidbase from which students can attack new problems. During Fall 2000, as part of theirClinic Consultant obligations, a group of juniors who had just completed Electronics Iduring that spring, went on to redesign and fabricate the projects they had previouslycompleted. Three teams produced power supplies, a curve tracer, and a functiongenerator, all significantly enhanced. Students demonstrated that not only had theygrasped the original concepts, now they were able to extend

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Toledo-Quinones; Jose Colom

Session 1332participating company. A total of 22 projects are being supported during the 2002-2003academic year with grants of up to $3000.Overall BenefitsThe IAP program is a catalytic force that promotes closer ties with the production world andstrengthens industry-university collaboration. Extensions to the basic IAP format are notuncommon and have generated improvement of laboratory facilities through company donatedequipment, joint faculty-industry proposal writing, faculty summer internships, and theenrichment of the university curriculum through the creation of new courses. In one specificinstance a company follows up the IAP experience with COOP employment that normally takesplace during the summer and semester following participation in

Conference Session

Undergraduate-Industry-Research Linkages

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John McMasters

and techniques being developed, and common threads being refined intoresearch areas in Systems Design. Presumably, this will result in good undergraduate textbooksor other pedagogical resources and experience being developed, as prelude to incorporating theseconcepts in the core curriculum.Independent problem-solving opportunitiesA major cultural change that occurred somewhat independently of industry efforts, is thereduction of institutional resistance to the idea of involving undergraduates in research. TheNSF’s Division of Experimental and Laboratory-Oriented Studies (DELOS) deserves part of thecredit for this, as proposal writers sought innovative ways of involving undergraduates in uniqueexperiential learning opportunities. The ILI/LLD

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Adams; William Manion

100 46Technology (CET)Mechanical Engineering 210 62(MEE) Totals 795 448Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory (CIE 111) marked the first partnership course in theplan, being offered in the fall of 2003 and 2004. This paper will outline the approach used in thiscourse, discuss course issues, initial assessment and future direction, and explain how the coursefits within the design of the larger plan. Table 3 provides a quick view of how ECP involvementhas changed the writing component of CIE 111Table 3. A Snapshot of the ECP at Wor k: Changes in CIE 111

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

N.M. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

prepared with different fiber orientations. Students are asked todraw the expected experimental response when the composites are loaded along the longitudinaland transverse direction of fibers. This experiment demonstrates the concept of anisotropy, aninherently related phenomenon with any composite material. Then students perform the tensiletesting of several multi-ply laminates prepared with carbon, glass and kevlar fibers. Thisexperiment exhibits several concepts such as laminate strength that depends on the number ofplies, fiber orientation and the types of fiber. The proposed learning methodology studiesstudents’ achievements of numerous concepts on composite materials. The purpose of this paperis to explain the details of this laboratory

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University; Marius Strom, Saint Francis University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Junior-level Springlaboratory course. The purpose of the instrmentation course is to introduce the students tocommon forms of engineering instrumentation, including laboratory experiences utilizing aprogrammable microcontroller to gather and analyze data. This experience culminates in a realor designed term project, based on instrumentation needs in other courses or research projects.The course meets for two 50 minute periods per week to allow for traditional lectures as well asin-class design and experimentation. Students have access to both sensors and microcontrollersoutside of class meetings as well to facilitate their use in homework assignments and projects.Student understanding is assessed through homework (e.g., small, short-term data

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

technologyprograms a focus on hands-on project work to supplement rigorous coursework is consideredcritical to a well trained technologist upon graduation. Training in CAD is considered anessential component of this. Traditionally this has taken the form of teaching the fundamentals ofusing a CAD system to create 3D models and engineering drawings. Two freshman introductorycourses in Engineering Design and Graphics are used for this purpose. Students in the IT-CAD/CAM program are required to take two additional CAD courses that cover more advancedtopics. These courses are in Assembly Design and Mechanisms Modeling, and in Surface Designand Modeling. These provide specialized skills which help to broaden the experience ofCAD/CAM students. They are in keeping

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Fluids, Heat Transfer

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jack Elliott, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Kevin Roberts

(FIE), 2010, pp. F2F-1-F2F-4: IEEE.[23] W. Thielicke and E. J. Stamhuis, "PIVlab – Towards user-friendly, affordable and accurate digital particle image velocimetry in MATLAB," Journal of Open Research Software, vol. 2, no. 1, 2014.[24] A. Liberzon, T. Käufer, A. Bauer, P. Vennemann, and E. Zimmer, "OpenPIV," ed, 2021.[25] R. Medina, M. Okcay, G. Menezes, and A. Pacheco-Vega, "Implementation of particle image velocimetry in the fluid mechanics laboratory," in Proceedings of the 2011 PSW American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Fresno, CA, USA, 2011, pp. 42-50.[26] M. Okcay and B. U. Oztekin, "Educational particle image velocimetry interactive experiment suites," in 2008 Annual

Conference Session

Hands-On Learning in ET I

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gang Sun, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

laboratory assignments and athree-week final project (making a stopwatch), students gain hands-on experience and solidifytheir understanding of these concepts. Moving forward, EGT 467 (Advanced Microprocessor, a3-credit course) builds upon EGT 367 by focusing on advanced microcontroller techniques andreal-time operating systems. This course equips students with the advanced embedded systemsdesign skills necessary for complex projects. In the lab component, students engage in fourlaboratory projects and a four-week final project (designing a real-time signal measurementsystem), further refining their practical skills. The proposed practical experiments and course projects conducted on the MISL-ASE boardsserve as invaluable learning tools that

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Krueger; Ted Aanstoos; Ronald Barr

. Table 1: ABET Outcomes (a through k). (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues (k

Conference Session

Incorporating the Community into the Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University; Tara Gupte Wilson, Ohio State University; Owen J. Meehl, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

in bioenergy, biological en- gineering, capstone design, HVAC, thermodynamics, waste management, professional development, and engineering teaching. Her research interests include energy, the environment, and engineering education. She is assistant dean for teaching and learning in the College of Engineering. She is a second-generation woman engineer.Ms. Tara Gupte Wilson, Ohio State University Tara Wilson is a second/third year undergraduate student of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engi- neering at The Ohio State University (OSU). She worked in a chemical engineering laboratory for four semesters studying separation of human red blood cells from whole blood. For the past four semesters, she has worked as

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

project that so far has been showing good results. The project was designed and has beendeveloped and implemented by Supportnet, a private enterprise in a joint venture with theeducation coordination of the town with the support of COPEC – Council of Researches inEducation and Sciences. To increment the project there are what has been named as the “Fortressof knowledge” that is a special physical space created inside the schools where the students canspend some hours of the week learning in a complete new way, enjoying the art of building theirown knowledge. The implementation started in February of 2002 and it has been dimensioned toserve ten thousand students per year and it predicts also the qualification of teachers andtechnical staff. It is

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne-Marie Jacob Job, Tulane University; Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Alan R. Peterfreund, SageFox Consulting Group; Donald P. Gaver, Tulane University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

cohorts and theparticular needs of the FDA at the time: Year 1 (2013): This was a learning experience for everyone. The FDA worked to lay the groundwork for the internship program. The first cohort of fellows worked on IT infrastructure to build databases for particular devices. Although the fellows felt that these projects did not align well with their strengths, the work served to expose them to aspects of the FDA’s regulatory process. Year 2 (2014): Projects were designed to provide a deep-dive into a product area to expose the fellows to the challenges of big data. There was more room for collaboration than the previous year, with fellows applying similar techniques to manipulate and

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeremy Losaw; Ann Anderson

Course,” Journal of Engineering Education, January, 2001, pp 109-112.Lyons, J., Morehouse, J.H., and Young, E.F, 1999, “Design of a Laboratory to Teach Design of Experiments,”Proceedings of the ASEE Conference.Morris, M., and Fry, F., 2001, “Coupling Engineering and Entrpreneurship Education through Formula SAE,”Proceedings of the ASEE Conference.Musto, J.C., Howard, W.E., 2001, “The Use of Solid Modeling in Mechanical Engineering Outreach Programs forHigh School Seniors,” Proceedings of the ASEE Conference.Musto, J.C., Howard, W.E., Rather, S., 2000, “The RP Derby: A Design/Build/Test Experience for High SchoolStudents,” Proceedings of the ASEE Conference.Rencis, J.J., 1999, “The Formula SAE Project at WPI,” Proceedings of the ASEE Conference

Conference Session

Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

Collection

2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Mona Hemmati, Colorado State University; Alistair Cook, Colorado State University; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, FYEE Division - Paper Submission

entitled “Graduate Teachingdetails of the Graduate Teaching Fellow position and its Fellowship” for ten graduate students to work on the retentionincorporation into the course organization is also of first-year engineering students. Also, they should dodescribed. As an experimental program designed to research about the reasons behind why students have leftenhance the first year experiences, valuable lessons have engineering, collaborate with the instructors to providebeen gained. additional assistance for students and help students to remain in engineering to their second year [5], [6].First

Conference Session

Life Sciences and ChE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alfred Carlson

Session # 3613 Making Memories The Penn State Bioprocessing Cluster Program 2000-2002 Alfred Carlson Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractAs part of a larger National Science Foundation grant to Penn State, I ran a special hands-on, “real life” educational program in bioprocessing for senior chemical engineers. Thestudents took all of their courses for the spring semester, senior year, from a singleinstructor and pooled them into a seamless laboratory project to produce a recombinantprotein at pilot plant scale. The students were able to learn how to design experiments,plan and execute runs, and operate a

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Williams; James Hedrick

; Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationpathogens. The life cycle of the human immunodeficiency virus and its interaction with helper t-cells is studied and the clinical manifestations along with the opportunistic infections that maymanifest themselves (including certain cancers).Implementation:The immunology mini-course uses a combination of lecture, discussion, audio-visual aids, andlaboratory experiences to introduce the students to the immune system.Three-day lecture/laboratory schedule:Day 1: The first laboratory introduces students to the vocabulary associated with the immunesystem through an exercise designed to identify cells of the haematopoietic system. Following thelaboratory a

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

2306school and a variety of professional careers in the design and building industries. The major is structured to providea proper foundation in mathematics and the basic sciences, while retaining the hands-on laboratory and studiofeatures that are the hallmark of all architectural and engineering technologies. The program is accredited by theTechnology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC/ABET)and is as follows: TABLE I [1] 2000-2001 Architecture CurriculumSem 1 Course Credits/Contact HrsAET 110 Introduction to Architectural Process 4 Credits/8

Collection

2004 GSW

Authors

H. R. Myler

separate course forpre-EE freshmen, ELEN1200 Introduction to Electrical Engineering based on the Infinity Projectcurriculum.ELEN1200 is a two-credit lab/lecture course that meets twice weekly--a one-hour lecture sessionfollowed by a three-hour lab. The laboratory is critical to the course and involves a set of well-designed experiments intended to introduce the student to major aspects of electrical engineeringstudy. One mechanism for this is the use of the Hyperception Visual Application Builder (VAB)software. The VAB uses a methodology of developing DSP algorithms and systems graphicallyby simply connecting functional components together with a mouse. A user only needs to choosethe desired functions, place them onto a worksheet, select their

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter A. Koen

skills” which are: the ability to identify, design andconduct experiments as well as analyze results; formulate and solve engineering problems; toengage in life-long learning; function on a multi-disciplinary team and communicate effectively.This survey indicates that engineering schools will need to improve on the “softer skills” whilemaintaining their strength in teaching the “harder” technical skills. As engineering schoolsembrace the assessment requirements of ABET 2000 they need to develop a survey processwhere the results will be embraced by the faculty and implemented into curriculum change. Thekey issue is not the survey, but the process utilized. I. IntroductionEngineering schools are becoming

Conference Session

Software Engineering Pedagogical Approaches

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

23.716.6Hypothesis and Experimental MethodologyWe conducted this research using sections of a three credit graduate course in software systemsdesign. The participants were working professionals enrolled in a professional master’s degreein software engineering that requires industrial experience for admission so it is likely hadexperience working in teams. They would also have had experience participating on teamprojects in other courses in the program as software systems design is not the first course in theprogram. However, none of those courses would have provided guidance or training inteamwork.The data collected was from three different sections of the same course. One section was thecontrol group. The other two sections were the condition groups. Prior

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson PE, Bucknell University; Daniel Schmalzel; Robert R. Krchnavek, Rowan University; John L. Schmalzel, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

3 decades.Daniel SchmalzelDr. Robert R. Krchnavek, Rowan UniversityDr. John L. Schmalzel, Rowan University Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering. Interested in multidisciplinary design and laboratory education. Research interests include smart/intelligent sensors, integrated systems health management, and micro/smart grids. Page 23.388.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Developing a State-Wide Energy Assurance Plan: Course + Work = SuccessAbstract The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) mandates that each state prepare

Conference Session

ECE-Student Learning and Academic Performance

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abas Sabouni, Wilkes University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

experimentation, simulation-enhanced learning, and active andcollaborative learning techniques. Each component is specifically designed to addresschallenges in electromagnetics education by fostering deeper engagement, enhancingconceptual understanding, and preparing learners with practical engineering skills. Byincorporating these elements, the framework ensures that learners acquire both theoreticalknowledge and hands-on experience, effectively bridging the gap between abstract conceptsand real-world applications.The course implementing this framework consists of both lecture-based and lab components.The laboratory sessions provide students with hands-on experience, complementingtheoretical concepts covered during lectures. Some experiments are

Conference Session

Manufacturing Materials and Processes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P. Hung, Texas A&M University; Adam Farmer, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, students thenassemble components to form the final products that are carefully designed for processintegration while having meaningful value and ecstatic appearance for students to keep.The Group Cell laboratory practice was implemented in the 2013 for a total of 503 studentswhile keeping the same laboratory exercise, student group size and number of instructors. Wereduce the number of machine tools from 15 to 8 while adding two new surface and cylindricalgrinders, and shrinking the required floor space from 1420 ft2 to 600 ft2. Positive feedback fromIndustrial Advisory Board and students verified the success of laboratory Group Cell approach

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Biswajit Ray

threeinstrumentation projects reported in this paper are a dc motor drive system, a liquid level controlsystem, and an environmental automation system. All three projects focused on instrumentationsystem development incorporating multiple sensors/actuators, GPIB-interfaced instrumentcontrol, data acquisition hardware, LabVIEW software, and implementation of hysteresis oron/off control scheme. These projects were carried out during the final four weeks of thesemester after eleven weeks of lecture/lab sessions. Success of the student project experiencewas assessed based on defined learning and teaching objectives.IntroductionThe ability to conduct and design experiments is rated as one of the most desirable technicalskills of engineering and engineering

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconected World

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Ratnajeevan Hoole; Dushyanthi Hoole

allow traditional laboratory experiments to be done athome. The experiments are re-designed with safety and environmental consciousness in mind sothat the experiments may be done at home in safety using easily available materials andequipment.To enhance an environmental consciousness and give access to remote students, green practicalsare developed that can be performed within the home but demonstrating the same principles aswith conventional laboratories.The home-kit consists of those materials and chemicals not available at home7. For example,phenolphthalein which is used as an acid-base indicator is replaced by flower extracts of gloriosasuperba (morning glory) or rosa sinensis (shoe flower) either of which is easily available andcan be used

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Stephen A. Dyer; Frederick Burrack; Craig Weston; Kenneth Medema; Linda Head; Philip Mease

MEASE (mease@rowan.edu) provides technical support to the ECE department. He assists with the design,fabrication, setup, execution, and costing of ECE class and laboratory demonstrations, experiments, and clinic andresearch projects. An avid musician, Mease has a variety of technical interests, including analog/digital circuitdesign, microcontroller development, automotive electronics and performance, and audio electronics.Proceedings of the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

TIME 6: Web-based Instruction

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anwar Hossain; James Fragomeni

designed to improve the interactive learning environment that students have inlearning material science in their undergraduate studies. Various courses such as metalprocessing, strength of materials, machine design, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics,manufacturing processes, mechanical behavior of materials, principles of engineering materials,materials laboratory, senior lab, senior design, and metallic corrosion require a goodunderstanding of engineering science and materials for the success of the undergraduate students.The goal would be to enhance and improve the student's materials & engineering sciencebackground and knowledge and also their computer skills using the web in an interactive user-friendly environment. Rather than simply reading

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Joseph Morgan; Jay Porter

performed, or 2) a faculty research project thatgenerates a Capstone project. An example of the first is the Hermes project. Hermes is a NASAAstromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division project that was taken on by a localstartup company, Texas Space Technologies, Applications and Research (T STAR). T STAR isresponsible for the design and development of a facility control and communications subsystemthat would monitor and control groups of four microgravity experiments that would beconducted on the International Space Station for the next five plus years. T STAR, acting as theoverall project manager, sponsored an ESET Capstone team to design and develop the HermesFacility electronics and software to meet all the functional requirements

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Constans; Jennifer Kadlowec; Beena Sukumaran; Paris von Lockette; Douglas Cleary

aid students in problem formulation and enhance learning opportunities.2. Integrate software simulation and hands-on experiences into lectures.3. Ensure that the equipment that is developed has an impact on core courses in Statics and Solid Mechanics as well as advanced courses in the Mechanical and Civil Engineering programs and the interdisciplinary design clinic sequence.4. Improve the critical thinking and problem solving skills of students by engaging them in the learning process, allowing individual experimentation and providing for interchangeability of the tools.5. Ensure material is taught in variety of ways to benefit students with various learning styles.Development and Use of Hand-on and Visualization Tools The