Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; Jabulani Nyathi, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

partnership between a four-year institution and a community college. I. IntroductionFor decades, engineering has been taught in an all too familiar method: Theory is imparted in aclassroom and reinforced in a laboratory where either a faculty member or a graduate studentassists students with their experiments. Student cohorts consists of a generally uniform group ofstudents who have just finished high-school, live in dormitories or apartments close to lecturehalls and have yet to have a taste of being part of the labor force. The few students not fittingthat description are denominated “non-traditional,” as they rarely amount to significantpercentage of the student population. Many of these non-traditional students never even make itto a

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas M. Korman Ph.D., P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Construction

engineering firms, and construction companies before joining the faculty at Cal Poly in 2005. Dr. Korman is a licensed professional engineer in the State of California and holds several certifications from the American Concrete Institute. He has designed civil infrastructure projects with an emphasis on capital improvement projects for roadways, parks and recreation facilities, and water and sewer infrastructure. His experience includes development of contract documents in all project phases with subsequent use of those documents in the construction phase. In addition, Dr. Korman is an active member of the American Society for Engineering Educators. He has instructed courses on Construction Drawings & Specifications

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: REU 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maeve Drummond Oakes, Purdue University; Kristin Everett, Western Michigan University; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Maryanne Sydlik, Western Michigan University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

CISTARcampuses that developed synergy between the University Program and the Pre-College Program.Program MentorsGraduate student mentors for all of these groups were CISTAR Graduate Fellows, a group ofstudent researchers who are supported through CISTAR to understand their impact on industryand the world by participating in professional development activities and a set of definededucational experiences. Mentoring university undergraduate students and high school studentsand teachers is a critical element of the CISTAR Graduate Fellow experience.Changes Made to Programs Based on Previous EvaluationAs the programs were developed for the second year of the center a series of design changeswere made in response to evaluation results and feedback from

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenneth Berry, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

, they are often not emphasized in classrooms. Nevertheless, they are stillconsidered critical skills by industries. They continue to popup on lists of what students shouldbe able to do to be successful in their careers including recent research by Project Lead the Way[5] and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) [6].The school district shared their experience with us. The class is within their Career andTechnology Education pathway. Ultimately, they want all 8th graders in the district to take thisclass. During their pilot program, the teachers followed a design curriculum based on anenvironmental engineering project. The students were supposed to learn about an environmentalissue. Then they were to break into teams

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 14: Curriculum and Course Assessment in and Outside the Classroom

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda C. Emberley, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

, [6] found that during atransition from quarters to semesters, students faced increased anxiety levels about graduating ontime, new degree requirements, and credit conversions. As another example, there is fear ofadditional faculty workload under the new system [7].Initial curriculum development We approached the curriculum design using a backward design approach [8], [9]. Thisapproach has three stages: 1. Identify design results, 2. Determine acceptable evidence, and 3.Plan learning experiences and instruction. It includes establishing curricular priorities ofknowledge and skills of enduring understanding, important to know and do, and worth beingfamiliar with. The design results that we identified were the goals of the curriculum

Collection

2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Kenneth Edward Dudeck; Wieslaw Grebski

Physical Activity Computation and Modern MethodsNatural   Sciences Strength of MaterialsArts Thermodynamics  HumanitiesSocial   Sciences Design Component (11 credits)First Year Seminar Computer Aided Design/Drafting/Modeling   Capstone Design ProjectBasic   Math and Science (35 credits)Calculus/Differential Equations Track Courses/Professional Focus ( 38 credits)  Chemistry (Lecture and Laboratory) Detailed below.Physics   (Lecture and Laboratory) Specific Track Courses for

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Duke; Don Morris

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationFig. 1. Process for continuously assessing the program objectives and outcomesThe course assessment process is designed to achieve two main objectives, the assessment of theindividual course and assurance that the part of the overall program of study supported by thelearning objectives of that course are also fulfilled. The faculty member instructor performs thecourse assessment and his, or her, evaluation is reported to the Undergraduate CurriculumCommittee (UGC). This committee examines the individual reports to assure that the desiredStudent Outcomes are being achieved. The committee also

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth A. Parry; Laura Bottomley

, Harvey, Shelters from Tepee to Igloo.[6] Wiese, Jim, Roller Coaster Science: 50 Wet, Wacky, Wild, Dizzy Experiments About Things Kids Like Best, Page 5.124.5Wiley, 1994.LAURA J. BOTTOMLEY is the Director of the Women in Engineering and Outreach Programs and an AdjunctAssistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. She received herBSEE and MSEE degrees from Virginia Tech and her Ph. D. from North Carolina State University. She has workedat AT&T Bell Laboratories and Duke University.ELIZABETH A. PARRY received her BS degree in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri,Rolla

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Session 3268or paper" (p. 326). They also note that, given the popularity of this technique, it's quitesurprising that they could only find thirty controlled experiments of hypermedia that made use ofobjective outcomes. Further, they suggest that the lack of supporting evidence for the efficacy ofhypermedia is most likely partly due to flaws in experimental design. In a similarlycomprehensive assessment of the existing literature, Tergan echoed their sentiment, writing that"…because of inherent shortcomings in design and research the potential ofhypertext

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Development in BAE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Fisher; Anthony Ellertson; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

help students see that “real world”work experiences are not neatly bound by the schedule of the syllabus, and that learning is notconfined to the lecture hall or lab. What we did with this approach, in the parlance of operationsmanagement, was to create a “pull” system in which students were responsible to a certaindegree for pulling the materials they needed from the online case environment and from thetextbook. We wanted the students to experience the excitement, uncertainty, and dissonance ofhaving dynamic and long-term projects that require them to think “outside of the box,” and to seetheir actions as having consequences beyond simply handing a project into a teacher. We wantedour students to see that the decisions that they make (design

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Heer

a very high level ofsophistication. A crude prototype of the hardware and a few examples of laboratorieswere developed to demonstrate to the faculty the potential of this approach. While thefirst couple of minutes they were very skeptical, they quickly got excited about how thiscould change what they could teach and the experience for the students. Once thefaculty had accepted the idea, work began on developing a meaningful pilot experience. The design of the TekBot experiences in class made the experiences progressivelymore complex. An early laboratory involved the students developing C and assemblycode that is downloaded to the TekBot that replicates the analog controller and PLDcontroller previously designed in other TekBots courses

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Turner; Joseph Hoffbeck

thencompile it and run the program on an actual hardware platform without any low levelprogramming. This process converts the model into an actual system that runs in real-time. Forsubjects such as DSP, where the system can be constructed in a laboratory setting, the studentcan then use real inputs to the system and observe the results of the actual system running in real-time, which is more engaging and realistic than working with a simulation. This process alsogives the students immediate feedback and tests their understanding of the theory behind thesystem. The experience with the real system should help them understand the context of thetheory and further motivate them to learn the material. Most of the topics in DSP can be supported using

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

William M. Jordan; Debbie Silver; Bill B. Elmore

engineering problem solving. Thiscourse is specifically designed for education majors. They are shown how to solve real worldengineering problems and how to teach such subject matter to their own future students. In thiscourse we model innovative teaching techniques as well as provide mathematics, science,engineering, technological and problem solving experiences for the students.I. IntroductionThe health of science and engineering tomorrow depends on improved mathematics and sciencepreparation of our students today. The national interest is now a national imperative. TheNational Science Foundation (NSF) has stated in regard to declining performance among ournation’s K–12 students that the construction of knowledge about teaching and learning

Conference Session

OMCED Topics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edgar An, Florida Atlantic University; Manhar Dhanak, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

, navigation, control, robotics and automation,modeling and simulation, system architecture, and neuro-fuzzy systems. He is currently the director of theAdvanced Marine Systems Laboratory, and is in charge of advanced marine vehicle research and development. Page 14.93.6 2009 ASEE Southeast Section Conference APPENDIX I (2004 MODEL SUBMARINE DESIGN WORKSHOP SURVEY) Categories Poor Fair Ave Good Excellent OverallPrevious interest in Ocean Engineering 0 3 3 8 4 3.72Interest in Ocean Engineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Kitts, Santa Clara University; Anne Mahacek, Santa Clara University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #20446The Santa Clara University Maker Lab: Creating the Lab, Engaging theCommunity, and Promoting Entrepreneurial-minded LearningDr. Christopher Kitts, Santa Clara University Christopher Kitts is as Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Santa Clara University where he serves as Director of the Robotic Systems Laboratory and as the Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development in the School of Engineering. Kitts runs an aggressive field robotics program focused on the the design and operational control of robotic systems ranging from underwater robots to spacecraft. As part of this activity

Conference Session

Fresh Perspectives on Information Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #5858Educating for Evidence Based Decisions in Engineering: The view as Librar-ian and InstructorProf. Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette Amy S. Van Epps is an associate professor of Library Science and Engineering Librarian at Purdue Uni- versity. She has extensive experience providing instruction for engineering and technology students, in- cluding Purdue’s first-year engineering program. Her research interests include finding effective methods for integrating information literacy knowledge into the undergraduate engineering curriculum

Conference Session

TIME 3: Thermal Systems

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Maixner

numerous laboratory experiments which could be used to enhance classroominstruction. While time may not permit all of the laboratories to be conducted in the TFSEsequence, the wide variety of labs from which to choose provides sufficient latitude to allowchange from one year to the next. Many of the newer experiments were devised, designed, andbuilt by senior cadets during the spring 2003 term.Prefabricated labs included the Technovate Conduction 9051 table, Technovate Radiation 9053table, Technovate Hydrodynamic 9093 water table flow demonstrator, and the aeronauticalengineering laboratory low-speed wind tunnel (for a momentum deficit laboratory). Laboratoryexperiments built by cadets include: • Isentropic compressor efficiency • Forced

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaiah I. Ryan, Western Washington University; Aaron Cramer, Western Washington University; Ying Lin, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

DSP techniques. For instance, the “SIRI”function in iphone 4 uses DSP-based speech recognition algorithms. High quality headphonesemploys DSP-based noise cancelation techniques as well.DSP has become an integral part of Electronic Engineering Technology (EET) and ElectricalEngineering curricula at higher institutions worldwide. To fulfill a successful DSP curriculum, itis critical to complement lectures with well-designed hands-on laboratory exercises. It has beenwidely acknowledged that hands-on experiences improve teaching and learning efficiency andreinforce students’ comprehension of abstract topics1,2,3,4. Page 26.1307.2Motivations and

Conference Session

Mentoring Practices and Project Teams

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Cao, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Brown University; Benjamin David Lutz, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, communication of technical knowledge, socio-technical coordination,team cooperation, and managerial skills, e.g., [12] - [14].In this study we focus on the socio-technical development of the LAs themselves, as part ofinvestigating how the LA program influences the learning outcomes of undergraduateengineering students involved in this program (including the students in the active learningclasses that LAs facilitate and the LAs). The nature of engineering LA practice—facilitating peerstudents' learning of a subject as they complete a design, laboratory, or problem-solving task—can be considered from the perspective of how it helps develop LAs' knowledge and skills thatwill be useful for engineering practice. Through analysis of the LAs' interview

Conference Session

Activities and Assessment for “Awkward ABET Outcomes”

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Douglas H. Fehrmann, The Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

) Page 23.393.7Figure 2 CEE Department Mission, Core Values and Educational ObjectivesTable 1 Summary of Civil Engineering CEE Department Program Outcomes Dept. Program Outcome Description of Dept. Program Outcome with Leadership Linkage 1. Mathematics 2. Science 3. Solid & Fluid Mechanics 4. Experiments 5. Problems Solving a) Techniques b) Tools Design 6. a) Environmental Design systems, components, and processes within realistic 7. b) Structural constraints such as regulatory, economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, constructability, and 8. c) Land Development sustainability. 9. d

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Amarnath Banerjee, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Rutwik Dehade, Texas A&M University; Glen Miller

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University. Dr. Johnson received his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on production economics, engineering education, and design tools. Dr. Johnson has over 100 peer reviewed publications and several patents. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and industry.Prof. Amarnath Banerjee, Texas A&M University Dr. Banerjee is a Professor in the William Michael Barnes ’64 Department of Industrial and Systems

Conference Session

Hands-on Active Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

areasonable load of homework, and carefully designed exams. A combination of lectures,laboratory experiments, and course management software is used. The author uses a balancedcombination of electronic media and traditional lectures on the whiteboard in which the authoroften demonstrates how to apply the theory to solve practical problems. This is a way to helpeach student develop problem-solving skills. To support classroom activities, the author hasextensively used learning management system, such as Canvas®.Some active learning approaches the author used in EET hands-on courses include:1. Syllabus:Syllabus improvement: the course educational objectives were restated based on Bloom’staxonomy2 and Bloom’s revised taxonomy.24 Bloom’s taxonomy is

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

, Erie Stephen Strom is a lecturer in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology department of Penn State Behrend, and holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. His career includes over thirty years experience in designing and programming embedded systems and has multiple patents for both hardware designs and software algorithms c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Automated Test & Measurement System for a Power Supply and Control BoardAbstractJunior-level students in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology program complete a3-credit Measurements & Instrumentation course. There are three

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas W. Graver; Leon F. McGinnis; David W. Rosen

research on campus. Our goal is to provide students an opportunity for exposureto and experience with a range of manufacturing technologies. Just as traditional machine shopson campus introduce students to the realities of design and manufacture, time spent in the RPMlab can greatly enhance students' educational experiences -- and increase their ultimate value asengineers and scientists.The availability of RPM technology has benefits beyond the direct impact on manufacturingeducation. Currently, the RPM lab is the only place at Georgia Tech where students can go forfast physical prototypes of complex parts and mechanisms. We are convinced that this willbecome a critical resource for capstone design courses and interdisciplinary team projects

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Chi-Wook Lee

experimentalapparatus with the instructor’s approval of their project proposals.While students learn to make VIs and execute some lab exercises, the topics including erroranalysis, fundamental statistics, basic circuit analysis, analogies of dynamic systems, and signalprocessing/conditioning are discussed in lecture.Temperature Measurement with ThermocouplesThe lab is designed to enhance knowledge and proper use of thermocouples. The setup for thisexercise is shown in Figure 1 and the equipment includes thermocouple wire, voltmeter, ice-bath,beaker, hot plate, glass thermometer, and soldering iron. Figure 1. Thermocouple Experiment SetupStudents are asked to do the following steps for this lab exercise: 1. Fabricate a thermocouple

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Plumley, United States Coast Guard Academy; Andrew Foley, United States Coast Guard Academy; Earnest Greene, US Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

14.962.10[4] Ardebili, M. “Active-Learning Based Laboratory for Introductory Thermodynamics Course”,Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition, Chicago, IL, June 2006[5] Alvarado, J. “Design Your Own Thermodynamics Experiment, a Problem-Based LearningApproach in Engineering Technology”, Proceedings of the 2006 American Society forEngineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, IL, June 2006[6] Wilczynski, V. “A Virtual Instrument Based Engineering Experimentation Course”,Proceedings of the 2000 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition, St Louis, Mo, June 2000[7] Walters, D., Wilczynski, V., & Hiles, K. “An Instrumented Egg Drop

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Marshall

directional controlvalves (widely used, controls fluids).After the PLC overview, we proceeded to the programming software. The best methodfor teaching the software is via lab activities that require the students to develop ladderlogic programs designed to control a process. The six laboratory activities that weutilized are the: Industrial start cycle with an automated stop function; Conveyor systemwith indicating lights; Timing six sequential outputs; Automated palletized materialhandling system; Computerized parking garage; and the Vehicle intersection traffic lightcontroller. Page 10.1030.6 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - Interdisciplinary Capstone Projects, Pandemic Adapted Mechatronics Lab, Call for Change

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bart Johnson, Itasca Community College; Ronald Ulseth; Michael Raich, Itasca Community College

networked- model, the traditional analysis, laboratory, and design components would be deeply interrelated: engineering knowledge remains central but is configured to include both technical and contextual knowledge; competencies of practice, laboratory, and design experiences are integrated into the whole, as are professionalism and ethics.”With a continued focus on expanded access and curricular innovation, this decade of innovationlead to increased recognition of the program's successful curricular elements, yet for the facultyit served to only increase the recognition of the need for expanded innovation in both thedirection of upper division curriculum and the direction for expanding the active and application-based

Conference Session

Intro to Engineering: Not Just 1st Year Engineers

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Todd A. Watkins; Drew Snyder; John Ochs

, inquiry-based educationThe Lehigh Integrated Business and Engineering (IBE) Freshman Workshop discussed in thispaper and the associated capstone experience offered by Lehigh’s Integrated ProductDevelopment (IPD) Program (discussed in references 1-3) were designed to squarely address themajor issues identified by a seemingly endless series of both academic studies and blue-ribbonpanels on education. The common theme throughout is the efficacy, compared with traditionalclassrooms, of collaborative, active, inquiry-based, experiential learning in developing skills Page 8.823.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Industry and Engineering Technology Partnerships

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Dobrowski, Purdue University-North Central

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

there were several other programs that could beused for a template. However, the content of many of the classes was still open for debate andtook considerable time to complete. It was at this time that the author decided to look to industryleaders for some suggestions. The first source was the Department’s own Advisory Committee.This committee was comprised of designers (both architectural and civil), a County BuildingCommissioner, a City Engineer, and a Construction Company President. In addition to this,several “Guest Speaker” utilized in various classes by the author were also consulted. Theseincluded Construction Project Managers, Estimators, Engineers, and the Secretary of a majortrade union. It should be noted that several of the industry