Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Song Xing, California State University, Los Angeles

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

exercises.Special Topic Elective at California State University at Los Angels: WirelessCommunications and NetworksIn this section, we describe the course and experience of the second author who taught a“Wireless Communications and Networks” course to non-majors.Wireless technology has quickly become the newest networking technology that has hit themainstream of communications systems. The purpose of this course is to provide astraightforward and broad survey of wireless voice and data network standards and technologiesavailable today for personal and business communications. It is designed for business andinformation management students taking an entry-level wireless technology course or seekingbetter knowledge of wireless communications and networks

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Daniels; Mike Collura; Dave Harding

variety of disciplinary contexts. A solid background is developed by touching keyconcepts at several points along the spiral in different courses, adding depth and sophistication ateach pass. Each foundation course also stresses the development of several essential skills, suchas problem-solving, oral and written communication, the design process, teamwork, projectmanagement, computer analysis methods, laboratory investigation, data analysis and modeldevelopment. In addition to providing a broad engineering background, this sequence ofmultidisciplinary courses develops the foundation for building substantial depth in key areas ofimportance for engineering students.The first semester freshman course that includes feedback control is EAS 109

Conference Session

Mathematics Curriculum in Transition

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil

around the College, the following math topics wereslated for inclusion in EGR 101: Basic Algebraic Manipulations; Trigonometry; 2-D Vectors;Complex Numbers; Sinusoids and Harmonic Signals; Systems of Equations and Matrices; Basicsof Differentiation; Basics of Integration; Linear Differential Equations with ConstantCoefficients. The course structure is 5 credit hours (4 hours lecture, 1 hour lab), plus mandatoryrecitation sections. The course is taught by engineering faculty, with all mathematical topicsmotivated by their direct application in the core engineering courses. Moreover, course materialis emphasized by physical experiments in the classroom and laboratory, and is thoroughlyintegrated with the engineering analysis software MATLAB

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University; David Meyer, Purdue University; Mark C Johnson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-1237: HYBRID CONTENT DELIVERY: ON-LINE LECTURES ANDINTERACTIVE LAB ASSIGNMENTSCordelia Brown, Purdue University Cordelia M. Brown is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, her M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Tuskegee University. Her research interests include assessment of instructional methods, laboratory design, collaborative learning, mentoring, professional development skills, and retention and recruitment issues in engineering education.Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University Yung-Hsiang

Conference Session

Simulations and Virtual Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J Cecil, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

Laboratories,Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Mozilla Foundation.REFERENCES [1] Forcael, E., Glagola, C., and González, V. (2012). ”Incorporation of Computer Simulations into Teaching Linear Scheduling Techniques.” J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract., 138(1), 21–30 [2] Adams, W.K., Reid, S., LeMaster, R., McKagan, S.B., Perkins, K.K., Dubson, M., and Wieman. C.E. (2008a). A study of educational simulations part I—Engagement and learning. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 19(3), 397-419.[3] Adams, W.K., Reid, S., LeMaster, R., McKagan, S.B., Perkins, K.K., Dubson, M., and Wieman, C.E. (2008b). A study of educational simulations part II—Interface design. Journal of Interactive Learning

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Tomás Gómez; Maria Velasco; Joséantonio Turégano

. These programs were well received bythe students, proving that it would be worthwhile to design improved programs to be used not onlyin the computer classroom but also in regular lectures with a multimedia projector. We thenswitched from HyperCard on Macintosh to C++ to gain speed, and later moved to Java to ensurethe use of the program regardless of the operating system used by students.When designing Thermograf, our main goal was to create a graphical environment with a highinteractivity level, and to add through experience a set of features to improve the original frame.For instance, most of the models12 designed for different substances fit well only in a limited rangethat corresponds to the range of uses. To obtain a "real" appearance when

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian West

; laboratory sessions; classroom assignments; facultyloading; and many more.The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc (ABET) criteria [1] point todistributed emphasis on the “soft skills”, such as technical writing, public speaking, and workingon teams, all while maintaining student performance in the technical areas.Two of the author’s classes in the Electrical Engineering Technology program, which wereoriginally developed to enhance student performance during the Capstone course, were scheduledfor deletion. However, the students’ experience level needed to be maintained, so this materialneeded to be absorbed into other courses. It was determined that this material could be insertedinto the engineering core courses, so that all

Conference Session

ECE Division Technical Session 1: Online or Remote Teaching and Curricular Developments

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hechuan Wang; Kathleen Dinota; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

theconfigurations on their own computers at home. The second problem is that it is hard to monitorthe students’ progress and give feedback in real-time. Even though there are many online col-laborative coding platforms, none of them support microcontrollers. In this paper, we introduce acomprehensive solution for remote education featuring microcontrollers. An online education plat-form was developed that allows the students to program the microcontroller using CircuitPythonwith no software installation or configuration. It also allows instructors to monitor students’ workremotely in real-time. In addition, a microcontroller development board for experiments in whichstudents apply programming knowledge to the function of traffic lights was designed. A

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Pimmel; R. Borie; J. Jackson; D. Cordes; B. Dixon; A. Parrish

seven schools (Arizona State University, MaricopaCommunity College District, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Texas A&MUniversity, Texas A&M University – Kingsville, Texas Woman’s University, and theUniversity of Alabama) that are participating in the Foundation Coalition (FC), an NSF-sponsored undergraduate engineering education reform initiative. As part of thisprogram, the College of Engineering has developed a new curriculum for freshmanengineering. Using the FC’s four basic thrusts (curriculum integration, active learningand teaming, technology-enabled education, and continuous assessment and evaluation),the College has put into place an entirely new freshman experience. Initial assessmentresults indicate that this curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Amanda Zielkowski; Melody Baglione; David Wootton

. two educational rigs from Feedback, Inc. The first rig, the 38- 600 Thermal Process Rig, is a thermal system in which the Keywords—laboratory design; time constant; fluid dynamics;control systems; linearization; valve resistance temperature of the inlet and outlet flow can be controlled by varying the flow rate through a heat exchanger. The second I. INTRODUCTION rig, the 38-100 Basic Process Rig, allows students to control This project explores several methods of determining the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Johnson

. In fact, there were a number of poormicrographs in the text, which needed to be enhanced. A way was needed to strengthen theknowledge and experience base of the students so that they could be more critical of theinformation they were exposed to. A course period was devoted to this outcome, and an activitywas designed and shown in Appendix A.The activity sheet is a single page written on both sides. There is an area at the bottom of thefirst page for students to list attributes and features, as well as to draw microstructures in. Theback side has room for both student attempts at definitions, as well as definitions from theliterature. There is a separate sheet for the instructor that lists the literature definitions (seeAppendix B).The

Conference Session

Undergraduate Students' Professional Skills and Reflection

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abolfazl Amin, Utah Valley University; Abdennour C. Seibi, Utah Valley University; Israd Hakim Jaafar, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Analyze simple Internal Combustion Engine performance 8. Perform Free and Forced Convection, Conduction, and Radiation experiments 9. Communicate experimental results in a written engineering format that fulfills WE requirementsME-3335 Course Objectives:Through hands-on laboratory exercises and computational simulations, students will have theopportunity to master the engineering skills necessary to achieve the learning outcome. Specificcourse objectives are as follows: 1. Utilize physical equipment and instrumentation to acquire data from a variety of simple thermal fluids systems, 2. Pose scientific questions and follow the corresponding procedures in an experiment designed to answer those questions, 3

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Julia L. Morse

,projects, presentations, and other class assignments already being evaluated as part of thestudent’s graded course work. ∗While it is true that this information is already being collected and evaluated, usually studentwork combines several learning outcomes; the overall score provides little information towardassessment. For example, an exam may have only one or two questions that capture student“ability to practice professional ethics and social responsibility,” or this outcome may beembedded within a design problem. In such cases, the overall exam or assignment scores do notrepresent student performance of the one particular outcome in question. Unless the exam wasautomated through a scan form system or submitted electronically, someone must

Conference Session

Assessing Ethics Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David S. Greenburg, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

the context of responsible laboratory behavior, and intellectual propertyrights and in the professional obligation to hold the safety and welfare of the public paramount.Teams of students are assigned dedicated space in a large laboratory shared with other teamswhere considerate and ethical behavior in this environment is stressed. One 75 minute lecturesession is typically devoted to a patent lawyer guest speaker, whose overview of intellectualproperty (IP) rights includes the ethical responsibility of honoring IP ownership. A key secondsemester engagement employs the National Institute of Engineering Ethics video, Incident atMorales, to dig deeply into the engineers’ obligations to public welfare.The engineering capstone design experience

Conference Session

Integrating Technical Research into Professional Development and K-12 Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Carlos A. Garcia, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Tamara D. Guillen, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

research camp restrictions such as specific grade levels, minimum GPAsor a camp fee for the underserved minority population of South Texas, a state with a significantunderserved minority student population18. The end of camp survey verifies the camp outcomesand implies that the research-based outreach camps may have a larger impact on studentperspectives of engineering disciplines. Page 22.49.2The ESF Camp: The high school day-camp aimed to attract students to STEM disciplines byoffering a week-long hands-on advanced research experience for teams of three students on asingle subject under close faculty supervision in university laboratories. The camp

Conference Session

Modern Teaching Strategies in Engineering

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hoo Kim, LeTourneau University; Neil Rogers, United States Air Force Academy; George York, United States Air Force Academy; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

and the course sequence. Typical andcommon constraints also exist in both universities which can be applicable to other universities.The authors interviewed and listened to other faculty to reconfirm that time is one of the mostimportant constraints in their teaching. In this interview, instructors not only in Electromagneticsbut also in other courses usually experience a lack of time to cover all the planned topics.Specially, the U.S. Air Force has a specialized curriculum to achieve both academic and militarystandards in its education, and the total in-class and out-of-class time seems limited compared toother universities. Therefore, careful and effective class design is highly important to considerthis time constraint. For both

Conference Session

multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenny Fotouhi; Ali Eydgahi; Ibibia Dabipi

network of fifteenPersonal Computers for programming and design applications. Software on thecomputers includes ProEngineer, Borland C++, PSpice, MATLAB, AUTOCAD,Electronics Workbench, Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks. Page 7.19.5 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationiv. Advanced Communication LabThe advanced communication lab3 is used for junior and senior level laboratory coursesin the area of communication and signal processing. There are two stations forperforming experiments in digital and

Conference Session

Scaling class size and technology – New Engineering Educators Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, San Jose State University; John R. Haughery, Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

, designing and redesigning lectures, and learning solutions to the legion ofissues students bring to them in their classes8. The third irony is perhaps the most peculiar and tragic of the three. Many institutions(and the academic departments within them) ask their least experienced faculty (typically, newassistant professors or lecturers) to teach large courses in their first few years8,22. Often thesecourses have many hundreds of students and are, by virtue of their size, among the mostchallenging to teach effectively13,36,62,48. Yet many senior faculty members view teaching thesecourses as a rite of passage, challenges that all faculty members must experience at early pointsin their careers regardless of their ability or interest. The

Conference Session

Innovating Inclusivity: Rethinking Access and Empowerment in STEM Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Patricia Nicole Delgado, New Mexico State University; Luis Rodolfo Garcia Carrillo, New Mexico State University

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

surroundedidentity formation, laboratory climate, relationship with peers, language use, research interests,and scientific formation.Authors’ PositionalityAuthor1. As a first-generation Latina scholar, I am passionate about the education and progressof Hispanic college students in STEM fields. In my professional role, I have been able to serveas an instructor, mentor, tutor, and advisor of minority undergraduate and graduate students,mostly Hispanics, which provided great insight and knowledge. As a researcher, I haveconducted and participated in several studies addressing minority and underserved students’experiences in college. Such experiences relate to advising, mentoring, tutoring, learning, andsocializing in college.Author2. My background is framed

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Diane L. Nelson, Carnegie Mellon University; Ilhem F. Hakem, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

meaningful relationships with their peersfrom across the country. Students are being offered multiple homework-assigning coursesincluding calculus, computer programming, a choice of biology, chemistry or physics, as well ashands-on project-based courses such as Chemical Engineering which is the subject of the presentpaper.Research has shown that underrepresented minorities respond better to STEM education whenactivities are multi-media and hands-on [6-8]. To achieve the understanding of what anengineering career entails, the Chemical Engineering hands-on project-based course applies anexperiential learning approach to lectures and laboratory experiments to expose the enrolledstudents to data analysis, material property estimation, basic process

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seth Norberg, U.S. Military Academy; Ozer Arnas, U.S. Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, U.S. Military Academy; Michael Rounds, U.S. Military Academy; Phil Root, U.S. Military Academy; Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

participated in two laboratory exercises, a tour of the West Point power plant, and acomprehensive Engineering Design Problem (EDP).The first laboratory exercise, conducted on lesson 12 of 40 uses an open channel trainer,normally used by Civil Engineering majors in a Hydrology course. This exercise reinforcednumerous concepts including conservation of mass, conservation of momentum, hydrostatics,control volume analysis, and manometry. Page 11.884.9 Sluice Gate 2 1

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Anderson; Paul Duesing; Marty Zoerner; Kevin Schmaltz

teamwork, communication,project planning and management, creative problem solving, and ethics are given majoremphasis throughout the yearlong experience. Student teams are given instruction andcomplete exercises in all of these areas throughout the year. Faculty advisors coach andmentor their team’s soft skill development throughout the project.LSSU’s senior engineering design course sequence is organized as a two semester six-credit (three each semester) lecture/lab. Stated course outcomes are that students will: • be capable of giving an effective oral business presentation. • be capable of writing a clear, concise project proposal that flows from general to specific. • demonstrate effective writing of short business memos

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

technologies through a series of laboratory experiments using small-scaletest beds. The protocols and standards include IEEE 802.11 (a, b, g or simply WiFi)5,14,Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15)12, WiMAX (802.16)13, etc. The CIT program6 in the Department ofComputer Science7 at Northern Kentucky University17 offers several courses in networking andsystem administration. In general, students learn about many networking systems, but had rareopportunity to learn wireless networking technologies. A newly designed special topic course ofMobile and Wireless Network with hands-on laboratory experiments has demonstratedeffectiveness in teaching the concepts of different wireless network technologies. This course hasbeen offered to provide a practical view of mobile and

Conference Session

Aerospace First-Year Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Kaushik Das, Texas A&M University, College Station; Stephen Oehler, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

courses can be beneficial in promoting understanding of engineeringprocesses of design and modeling and the roles of science and mathematics in engineering.These initial courses allow for students to gradually become accustomed to science andmathematics concepts in a task-oriented environment.2 In this way, projects motivate and guidethe course content rather than simply supplement the subject matter. Courses in which first-yearengineering students connect practical and technical applications with the standard curriculashow good indications of having a significant impact on student retention rates.3 Similarly,conversion of introductory engineering lecture courses into laboratory classes has had a positiveeffect in further generating student

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Goolsby

Microsoft Word 2000 and a web page creation software tool such as MicrosoftFrontpage. The HTML format course materials are made accessible to the WebCT software anda web browser interface to the materials is then designed using the WebCT course creation tools.An online programming course that accomplishes the educational objectives of a traditionalcourse can be created without sacrificing rigor, altering course content or changing basicmethodology. This has been evidenced by student exam scores and the analysis of evaluationinstruments used in the development and teaching of an ANSI C online programming course.Introduction:The acquisition of the WebCT1 online course authoring software by the Institute for TechnologicalScholarship at Tennessee

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles Wright; Reza Ahmadi; Amshumaan Raghunatha Kashyap; Anagha Rayachoti; Alberto Berrueta Irigoyen; Jonathan W. Kimball

to flow bidirectionally, either from the solar array whenavailable, or from the grid otherwise, and simultaneously power both DC and AC loads in thehouse. A prototype converter system design has been implemented in hardware in a scaled-down(200W) version and is being optimized for maximum efficiency. When completed, the systemcan be scaled up and modularized to best match efficiency vs. system size vs. cost. This will alsoenable homeowners and businesses to improve the efficiencies of photovoltaic products that theyalready own.The project team began by developing a block diagram of a system to allow both an AC and aDC bus to be used simultaneously in a house utilizing photovoltaics. The converter incorporatesa SEPIC type converter for

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Winston Erevelles, Robert Morris University; Jennifer Parsons, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2009-1978: THE STEM OUTREACH INITIATIVE AT ROBERT MORRISUNIVERSITYWinston Erevelles, Robert Morris University Winston F. Erevelles is a Professor of Engineering and the Dean of the School of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science at Robert Morris University. He was also the founding Director of the PRIME coalition – a partnership delivering innovative manufacturing education and career development in Southwest Pennsylvania. Dr. Erevelles was responsible for the design and implementation of the RMU Learning Factory and has raised over $4 million at Robert Morris University (over $6 million in total funding to date) in external funding in the form of grants, gifts, and contracts from

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Spektor; Walter Buchanan

, and main campusresident faculty moving to Seattle for a term. A movable laboratory was also to be investigated.Although it was originally planned to start the program in the fall of 1998, it was decided to offera portfolio methods course in the summer of 1998 for students that were eager to start theprogram as soon as possible. This was a good initial course since it showed the students whatwould be necessary to get credit for prior experience and proprietary learning. For portfoliocourses to be acceptable by ABET, it was pointed out to these students that the portfolio methodrequired a rigorous verification that prior knowledge was substantially equivalent to material

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Maria C Sanchez; Nell Papavasiliou; Hernan Maldonado

Larralde regarding basic principles in buildingsound structures and then given a tour of the structures laboratory in the Lyles College ofEngineering. Two balsa wood towers with different elements of building design were placedupon a large shaker table to illustrate the effect of an earthquake upon a multi-storied building.The students were able to visually determine which building design was more resistant to theeffect of earthquakes. Students were then combined in teams of five and tasked with creating astructure to support a solar panel. The only specifications given to the students were that thestructure had to be composed of balsa wood pieces and hot glue and that it needed to be a certainheight. Students were provided engineering paper to

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Rabah Aoufi

environment • RSLinx, a communication channel between the PLC devicesThe limitations or challenges faced when implementing Ignition in an educational contextdeserve to be stated. The best approach to successfully introduce the Ignition software and itsIndustry 4.0 component is to design laboratory realistic applications to help students understandIgnition modules and concepts. For instance, one experiment would consist of reading data froma PLC, another one would be about using the vision module to create applications that display Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2024, American Society for Engineering Education