Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connie Justice, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Rushabh Vyas, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

. Professor Justice is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, CISSP. She created the networking option and security option for CIT majors and a Network Security Certificate Program. She has also designed and modified many courses in networking and networking security. Professor Justice is noted for her creation of the Living Lab, an experiential learning environment where students gain real world experience running an IT business. Dr. Justice takes extreme pride and is a great innovator in the area of experiential learning and service. Experiential learning and service contributes to the integration of theory and application by creating an environment where the students learn by doing or apply their theory

Conference Session

Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ross Pfluger, P.E., United States Military Academy; Matthew P. Baideme, United States Military Academy; Katie E Matthew, United States Army; Stephen A. Lewandowski, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke P.E., United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus P.E., U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, and joint task force levels. His most recent experiences include operational intelligence assign- ments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan. Academically, LTC Starke specializes in environmental engineering with research and teaching interests in drinking water, public health, and microbial-mediated renewable energy resources. LTC Starke teaches senior-level design courses in Phys- ical and Chemical Processes, Biological Treatment Processes, Solid and Hazardous Waste Technologies, and Environmental Engineering Seminar. LTC Starke has published over 10 peer reviewed research arti- cles and has presented his research at national and international meetings (most recently Portugal). Most recently, he

Conference Session

Teaching Problem Solving in a Multidisciplinary Context

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tanya Faltens, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

education is a critical part of a multidisciplinary engineering education.While nanoHUB.org simulations are readily available for instructors to use in their courses assupplemental course material for teaching nanotechnology concepts, maximum student learningthrough the use of simulations can only be realized through the careful alignment of studentlearning needs and the value added by inserting simulation use into a course. Computationalsimulations are unique in that the developed tools are adopted for a purpose, learning, other thanwhat they were originally designed for, research. The approach instructors take to integratesimulations will have a direct impact on what students learn from the simulation activity.Therefore, based on our experiences

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trung H. Duong, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

with a better system rather than being forced to programthese robots via an obsolete programming language. Therefore, in this work, we proposed aframework to interface the existing manipulators with a modern programming environment. The reminder of this paper is organized as follows. Literature review is presented in the nextsection followed by the curricular context. After that, we introduces hardware setup and thensoftware development. The next section describes the evaluation of students’ survey followed bythe conclusions section.Literature Review Throughout engineering education curriculum in general as well as in our institution, thehands-on experiments and laboratory projects play an essential role in the success of the

Conference Session

Course Assessment in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Hager; Ronald Land

at Penn State University have been takingsimilar steps to prepare for the new accreditation criteria. However, ET programs at Penn Stateare offered at multiple campuses by different faculty yet share common curricula, a fact thatposes special problems for surveys designed to support assessment. This paper describes a pilotproject by the School of Engineering Technology and Commonwealth Engineering (SETCE) atPenn State to conduct a comprehensive exit survey of graduating ET students at all locations todetermine their perceptions of and satisfaction with the educational experience at Penn State.The purpose of the study is to evaluate the capability of multi-campus exit surveys to supportboth the specialized needs of individual campus

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

James Ladesic

-Prescott faculty involvement was, in part, accomplished usingDistance Learning Technology (DLT) between our two campuses. In this way allinvolved had opportunities to learn how to use this technology, in addition to thefocus technologies of the program, and to assess how it may be employedbetween our student groups for interactive design projects or in offering morecourses via DLT in the future. This experience also proved helpful in identifyingfuture improvements for our engineering laboratories on the two campuses toinclude DLT capabilities.A second workshop was conducted in August to review each module developed.Participants provided comments and constructive feedback. During the Augustmeeting each participant was asked to show, in written

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

William C. Beston; Sharon B. Fellows; Richard Culver

specialists are formed to analyze complex problems, allocate resources, plan actions, allocatetasks, and reach decisions. The work of the freshmen students is based on this model whichnicely adapts to solving open-ended problems. For students not accustomed to working in teams,early team experiences often seem very awkward, vague, and confusing. In fact, some activitieshave made students so uncomfortable that, at first, they try to avoid team experiences. Duringthe second design project - creation of a multimedia program to describe a scientific concept tofourth graders 11- students are put in new teams and experience the teaming process with thestudent maintaining responsibility for learning while sharing control with the teacher.Once students learn

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramachandran Venkatasubramanian; Brian Skromme

of the subjectmatter, which places exceptional demands on students’ skills with elementary mathematics,calculus, and differential equations, and on their background in electrostatics, statisticalmechanics, and quantum mechanics, contributes to the lack of success.4 A particular problem isthe lack of student intuition in this area, because students are unable to see, hear, feel, or touchelectrons and holes, energy band diagrams, electrostatic field or potential distributions, and otherfacets of semiconductor devices. Laboratory experiments can familiarize students with somebasic semiconductor properties, and with terminal characteristics of devices, but it is virtuallyimpossible to construct ones that allow students to observe the internal

Conference Session

Sustainable Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rex C. Kanu, Ball State University; Pamela Elizabeth Betz, Ball State University; Samuel Cotton, Ball State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

: Page 25.152.14 a. Biodegradability in landfills b. Less reliance on petroleum. c. Both a. and b. Result: Answer b is the correct answer with 65 percent of the respondents making this choice. Twenty percent chose a, and none of the respondents chose b. Fifteen percent did not respond8. Companies that use designs and process in manufacturing that are environmentally friendly experience the following to their bottom line: a. Higher costs. b. Lower costs. c. Higher costs now, that leads to lower costs in the future. d. All of the above. Result: Fifty percent of the respondents chose the correct answer which is c. Fifty percent chose a while 5 percent

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

computer components of different electrical systems suchas radios, phones, and microprocessors, and their basic operation. Basic design and testing ofcircuits; principles of thinking about the engineering process; an “under the cover” look at suchsystems. Practice with basic control and basics of analog-to-digital conversion and digital-to-analog conversion; interconnection among various subsystems.While the above is really interesting and fun, one should note that it is meant for non-engineeringstudents. The focus should be on concepts, perhaps hands-on laboratories that are rich indiscovery but not in typical engineering challenges. The purpose of the labs is for the students toget to know the concepts and know the essence of the ideas and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick Duley; A Boyanich; S P Maj

arises from hisexperiences in teaching SE principles in programming classes. r.duley@cowan.edu.auDr S P MAJ is a recognized authority in the field of industrial and scientific information systems integration andmanagement. He is the author of a text book, 'The Use of Computers in Laboratory Automation', which was commissionedby the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK). His first book, 'Language Independent Design Methodology - an introduction' ,was commissioned by the National Computing Centre (NCC). Dr S P Maj has organized, chaired and been invited to speakat many international conferences at the highest level. He has also served on many national and international committeesand was on the editorial board of two international journals concerned with

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano-Nieto; Willie Ofosu

electromagnetic waves in other equipment, with this course being the continuationof a traditional Electromagnetic Fields course. We believe that, especially for ElectricalEngineering Technology, a more hands-on experience EMC/EMI course will better suit theneeds of graduates. An outline of such course is shown in the next paragraph. We believe thatthe topics described in the outline would make up a rigorous course in which the weight hasbeen shifted from a theoretical to a laboratory content. We believe that this course should betaken by EET students in their senior year when the have the basis to comprehend and interrelatethe concepts from different areas in the profession.A model of a course in EMI/EMC1. Introduction to Electromagnetic

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Br. Henry Chaya

Distance Learning with Limited Bandwidth Br. Henry Chaya FSC, Manhattan CollegeAbstractThis paper discusses an asynchronous distance-learning course offered by faculty at Manhattan College inNew York to Bethlehem University, an Arab university in the West Bank. The course is ComputerArchitecture, a junior-level course in Bethlehem's Computer and Information Systems program. Themotivation for offering the course through distance is that it is extremely difficult to get qualified facultyto physically go to the Arab West Bank.The paper will discuss how we overcame the technical limitations of extremely limited bandwidth. It willalso present the author's experiences in working with the Arab

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Larry N. Bland

new requirements were reduced to three pages. The stringentrules had disappeared. More general criteria were established. Each university was nowresponsible for defining and assessing their program within these criteria. Criterion 3 is a key, new criteria element– a set of eleven outcomes that all undergraduateengineering programs must meet. These outcomes separated into two categories; “hard” skillsand “professional” skills. The current hard skills include: [2] • An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; • An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data; • An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic

Conference Session

Pre-College: Techniques and Programs for Promoting Engineering Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afroditi Vennie Filippas, Virginia Commonwealth University; Lorraine M. Parker, Virginia Commonwealth Universtiy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

graduate students responded to the question of theirconfidence in their ability to mentor students at the beginning and towards the end of theexperience. Figure 6 (a) shows the confidence the graduate student had in themselves to mentorothers in research, while Figure 6 (b) demonstrates the students’ evaluation of the program interms of helping them develop their confidence in mentoring.Table 2 which summarizes some of the statements made by the students themselves, showinghow they reacted to the experiences they were provided in the laboratory setting. It is clear fromtheir responses that the students gained a substantive experience that they would not have had theopportunity to have in the classroom. In addition, these students were able to

Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Michael Brzoska, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

International

and writing for academic purposes,and research papers preparation. Furthermore, in order to facilitate the transition of the 1+2+1students to EWU the ELI and the International Education Office provide the possibility to matchthe 1+2+1 students with International Peer Advisors, Cultural Mentors and InternationalAdvisors. One of the approaches taken to enhance the learning experience of the 1+2+1 studentsis a high level of cooperation with native speakers. Towards this end, 1+2+1 students areencouraged to partner with American students in the various laboratory classes. It was noted thatthere was a significant improvement in the academic performance both of the 1+2+1 studentsand the native speakers. One of the intangible benefits is the

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2009-973: INTEGRATING HISTORICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIRIMPACT ON SOCIETY INTO TODAY'S ENGINEERING CURRICULUMWilliam Loendorf, Eastern Washington University William R. Loendorf is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. He obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside, M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University, M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Ph.D. in Engineering Management at Walden University. He holds a Professional Engineer license and has 30 years of industrial experience as an Engineer or Engineering Manager at General Motors, Cadnetix, and

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

James Finne; John Carpinelli; William Barnes

a little physical room for the user to install other components.Our difficulty with demo boards is that they are prewired and therefore do not fully allow for thedesigning and building of interface circuits. The common denominator is that all have a powersupply circuit, oscillator and a means to interface with a development environment’sprogramming device. These are necessary for every operation.Our second difficulty with demo boards is that they have a significant cost which makes them acapital investment for the school or a very steep laboratory fee for the student.The approach that we took was to provide the necessary hardware and then use a solderlessbreadboard to build a single board computer. We designed an adapter board that consists

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haley Haywood, Oklahoma State University; Forrest Austin, Oklahoma State University; Seth Williams, Oklahoma State University; Cameron Musgrove, Oklahoma State University; Charles Bunting, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, ethical, and economic impact. 2(2) The students are walked through the process of solving the problem posed in the case studyin three steps: (2a) Use teaching techniques that help each student individually remember and understand concepts needed in solving the problem outside of the classroom. (2b) Maximize the time faculty are able to actively interact with students by using time in-class to let student teams apply what they know in analyzing the problem under faculty and TA guidance. (2c) Support student teams as they first design a solution to the problem, then implement that solution in the laboratory/class by using the tools and techniques

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

O. G. Petersen; Steven Barnicki; Cynthia Barnicki

members of thecommittee are elected each year by the faculty. Review criteria include teaching excellence,research activities, professional growth, and service to the university. Teaching excellence is themajor factor considered during the renewal process. The Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) is a private university that specializes intechnical based programs. The university offers undergraduate degrees in engineering,engineering technology, technical communications, business, and nursing and master’s degrees inengineering, engineering management, environmental engineering, and perfusion. The universitystresses undergraduate education, with an emphasis on design content, laboratories and smallclasses. The university does not use

Collection

2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Sharan Kalwani, IEEE; Subramaniam Ganesan, Oakland University

many I/O peripherals now commonly found on-board. Laboratory activities provide the student with experience in developing the hardware and software required to incorporate microprocessors into systems that solve real-world interfacing problems.Course Objectives: • Describe the architecture of modern microprocessors and microcontrollers • Develop embedded software in C given a set of design requirements and constrains • Interface to various analog and digital I/O devices • Learn about embedded operating system to develop multitasking systems • Learn about CAN-based communication systemsWork in a team environment to design a microprocessor-based system and communicate theresults in a written report and/or an oral

Conference Session

Institutional Perspectives and Boundary Work

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron D Dempsey, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

bystudy, experience, and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to utilize, economically, thematerials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind”ABET, however, concludes these explanations by stating “Of course, there is much overlapbetween the fields. Engineers may pursue MBAs and open their own consulting firms, whiletechnologists may spend their entire careers in design capacities.”38 A major problem with suchdefinitions and explanations is that the position of technologists is not used by those in industryas we will see in the section on practice. Many institutions that offer engineering and engineering technology programs use thesedefinitions as a way of explaining the difference between the two programs on their

Conference Session

Special Initiatives and Programs at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

OpticConcentration. Both programs are supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) grantsand they are pioneer in MEMS education and training offering Associate in Applied Science(A.A.S.) degree in this field.Dakota County Technical College (DCTC):Nanoscience technology program at Dakota County Technical College prepares students forcareers in nanobiotech, nanomaterials, and nanoelectronics industry. The curriculum is a lectureand laboratory experience with hands on use of nano scale equipment. Nanoscience technologistswork in multiple business environments including research, production, testing, training andmarketing. A total program requirement is 72 hours. Table 1 shows the degree plan fornanoscience technology at Dakota County Technical College

Conference Session

Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Reg Recayi Pecen, North American College; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

areas.The student will learn the functional and technological characteristics of microprocessorstructures, memory components, peripheral support devices, and interface logic. Students willstudy various hardware configurations and interfacing techniques. They will also be involved inapplication-oriented laboratory experiments and design problems.Objectives: Students who successfully complete this course are expected to meet the followingcourse outcomes: Understand the general microprocessor and microcontroller architecture Page 23.171.3 Describe the architecture and organization of a microcontroller Be able to write structured, well

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Program Area Coordinator and Interim Division Director. With over 20 years of teaching experience in Electrical/Electronic Engineering and Engineering Technology, he currently teaches in the areas of networking, communication systems, digital signal processing, biomedical engineering technology, and analog and digital electronics. He has worked in industry in the areas of telephony, networking, switching and transmission systems, and RF and MMIC circuits and system design. Dr. Asgill also has an MBA in Entrepreneurial Management from Florida State University. He is a member of the IEEE, the ASEE and is a licensed professional engineer (P.E.) in the state of Florida

Collection

2024 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Bobby Hodgkinson

of an ‘art’ as it is a ‘science’ and thesesub-projects provide useful insight into the benefits and deficiencies of generative AI tools.While this work is expandable to other disciplines, focusing on Aerospace Engineering laboratorycourses, based on our experience, has provided a fertile ground for this developmental journey. Inthese settings, the role of a traditional teaching assistant can typically be categorized into twodistinct functions: student-facing and course support roles. The student-facing responsibilities,such as conducting office hours and providing in-lab instruction, aim to enhance students’comprehension of the subject matter. These tasks, rich in nuances and intricacies, pose significantchallenges in the creation of AI

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C Morales, Universidad del Turabo; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Idalides Vergara-Laurens, Universidad del Turabo; Mary Cristina Ruales Ortega, Universidad del Turabo

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

resolve these conflicts. This paper discusses the plans to begin a systemicspread of constructivist methodologies in all the engineering schools in Puerto Rico. This initialeffort specifically addresses courses in electrical circuits and electronic instrumentation. TheAnalog Discovery Board, essentially a circuits laboratory that fits in the palm of one’s hand, willbe used as the medium to explore the course concepts. The primary means for diffusion will Page 26.83.2consist of two NSF-funded faculty workshops in Puerto Rico designed and led by two of theauthors who have ample experience with the device and with these methodologies, including

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to convert anon-ground rapid prototyping laboratory into a remotely accessible format and these remotelaboratories have various advantages in cost, time, and maintenance. Bury, et al9 have discussedtheir ongoing development of a web-based baccalaureate degree program in ArchitecturalEngineering Technology. The curriculum has been designed to operate in their own interactiveweb-based environment for submission of coursework. Aghayere10 has developed a web-baseddistance learning course in structural design. They have used the course management softwarePrometheus to create the e-learning environment. The software’s a few features such as anintegrated e-mail list, discussion boards, live chat rooms and an online grade book are brieflydiscussed

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Newman; Jon Weihmeir, Arizona State University; John Robertson, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

Mesa, Arizona, 85212.AbstractBy responding to the needs of many organizations, a critical mass of faculty and industryexpertise has been assembled around the Microelectronics Teaching Factory (MTF) atASU’s East Campus. With students from the University and local Community Colleges,the aggregate number of students provides a large load for the MTF. All students (andfaculty) follow the same safety training and industry-standard qualification. The BSclasses follow a sequence: web-based preparation; simulation to explore keyrelationships; MTF lab work appropriate to the degree level; class work to integrate thelearning experience and internship or project in one of the participating companies. Thegoal is to develop an efficient learning

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Jacobson

mission, Iowa State University has been teaching courses to off campusstudents for several decades and has been teaching security courses since 1995. This paperoutlines one of the more unique courses offered by the information assurance program (CprE 532Information Warfare), and as far as we know is the only information warfare course taughtnation wide via distance education. What makes this course even more unique is the hands-onlaboratory experiments which are performed over the internet using a specially designed labenvironment. The primary focus of this paper is the teaching of a break-in lab experiment overthe internet, which has students trying to break-in to a network modeled after a typical corporateenvironment.About the courseComputer