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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mott

laboratories. He served asassociate dean for six years and as department chair for twelve years.He is the author of three textbooks, all published by the Prentice Hall Publishing Company, aunit of Pearson Education, Inc., based in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.1, 2, 3 His first book waspublished in 1972 and he has continued to generate new books and new editions since that time.The books are designed for undergraduate courses that emphasize the application of theprinciples of mechanical design.Design of Machine Elements SoftwareEach copy of the new 4th edition of Machine Elements in Mechanical Design includes a CD-ROM containing MDESIGN, an extensive set of 28 calculation modules developed by theGerman company, TEDATA. Derived from the very

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Steffen

Session: 2548 Teaching Local Area Networking in a Secure Virtual Environment Gary D. Steffen Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Indiana University – Purdue University Fort WayneAbstractSpace, cost and security are all concerns when instructing local area networks. Teaching eventhe most basic networking techniques requires a minimum of two computers per student withadditional systems for more involved experiments. The overhead and space requirementsbecome quite staggering for large class sizes. The students, just learning and unaware

Conference Session

Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Wunderlich

-evaluation, continuous improvement, and life-long learning are critical.I. IntroductionABET is: “The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; a federation of 31professional engineering and technical societies. Since 1932, ABET has provided quality assuranceof education through accreditation. ABET accredits more than 2500 engineering, engineeringtechnology, computing and applied science programs at over 550 colleges and universitiesnationally. ABET is recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation.” 1 ABET has traditionally accredited two types of programs: Engineering and EngineeringTechnology, and has more recently added accreditation of Computer Science programs. ABET hasdifferent criteria and a separate commission for

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Janak Dave; Thomas Boronkay

2 1.0 2.0 2.0 0.03 Safe to use 9 3 3 3 1 9 5 2 5 1.0 2.5 12.5 0.19 Less stress on patient 3 3 9 4 2 4 1.0 2.0 8.0 0.12 Technical Importance 2.4 3.47 2.69 2.73 2.18 0.35 5.16

Conference Session

Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Pines

appreciativeof the data collected and recommendations made by the students. In most cases, the towns andwater utilities did not have the resources to explore these issues in as much detail as was done bythe students. In one case, the Manchester Water Department presented the student team with aService Accreditation Award based on the students’ findings.The technical quality of the students’ research was also assessed by the acceptance of abstracts atprofessional conferences. Because of financial constraints and the tight timeframe between theend of the project and graduation, the submission of abstracts is generally limited to regionalconferences that do not require long review lead times. Even with these limitations, three projectteams have presented

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Blackwell

Program Educational Objectives 1, 2 and 3. 1. Technical and Professional Skills. Students are required to develop prototype electronic devices using guided-development principles. They use an industry-accepted ECAD program for this development, and must perform component selections to complete the design. 2. Application of software simulation. Simulation of the circuits in the design is performed using the ECAD software program. 3. Communications. The students must prepare and give a formal oral report on the nature of the project and their success in meeting the goals initially defined.Laboratory Experiments and Related Activities (including major items of equipment): Lab meets

Conference Session

Assessment Strategies in BAE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Kenimer; Jim Morgan

appropriately evaluate and select best management strategies, and • Designing best management strategies.The goal of the higher-order activity described here was to increase student understanding of howindividual concepts covered in the class and in some prerequisites worked together to achieve theoverall course goals and outcomes. The activity description as given to the students is shown infigure 1.Implementing the AssignmentThe activity was administered on the first day of class before any technical content of the classhad been undertaken. Students were given approximately 10 minutes to develop the concept map.Students were informed that the assignment would not be graded, but that they might be calledupon to share their work. After

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Tony Louca; Edward Gehringer

Session 2358 Databases and Search Engines: Tools for Reuse of Course Materials Edward F. Gehringer, Tony M. Louca North Carolina State University {efg, tmlouca}@eos.ncsu.eduAbstractWe have developed software for creating databases of course materials on the World-Wide Web.The goal is to allow instructors at different institutions to share materials and develop themjointly. Our first two databases, in computer architecture and object technology, comprisethousands of problems and lectures downloaded (with permission) from course Websites aroundthe world

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Nohemi Rubio; Lourdes Sanchez-Contreras; Connie Della-Piana

and with an understanding of the context inwhich the program is implemented and its stage of development. Dependent on the purpose orpurposes of the evaluation, an evaluation or the systematic collection of information about anundergraduate research program should provide evidence to either (1) render judgment about theoverall merit or worth of the undergraduate research experience project; (2) improve the ways inwhich students engage in the research experience; or (3) generate knowledge about the essentialelements of an undergraduate research experience than enhances the effectiveness and impact ofthese types of experiences for undergraduates.As undergraduate research experience programs proliferate to include all students, the need todesign

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Turton; Roger A. Schmitz; Mark J. McCready; Mark A. Stadtherr; Joan F. Brennecke; Wallace B. Whiting; Joseph A. Shaeiwitz

troposphere and stratosphere Lake dynamics and eutrophication Water acidification by acid rain The transport and fate of toxic organic pollutants and trace metals Contamination and methane generation from landfills The design of Biosphere 2textbook commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency that was the subject of aworkshop at the 1999 ASEE meeting in Charlotte, NC.The objectives of the course at the University of Notre Dame are: 1. to educate students on the real costs of operating processes that release pollutants to the environment, 2. to provide them with strategies to minimize or reduce the environmental impact of a given chemical process, 3. to examine the design of processes using new technologies that

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Asad Yousuf

Session 2548 Self-Efficacy and Vocational Interests in the Prediction of Academic Performance of Students in Engineering Technology Asad Yousuf Savannah State University.ABSTRACTResearch on career self-efficacy has previously focused on investigations of the relationship ofgeneral elements of self-efficacy to students’ consideration of a range of career options.However, researchers have moved from that traditional approach of general self-efficacy towardsexamining self-efficacy in relation to educational progress and achievement in specific fields.This paper will discuss the result

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in BIO Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry McIntire; Ka-yiu San; Ann Saterbak

Session A New Cellular and Molecular Engineering Curriculum at Rice University Ka-Yiu San, Larry V. McIntire, Ann Saterbak Department of Bioengineering, Rice University Houston, Texas 77005AbstractThe tremendous advances in cellular and molecular biology over the last 25 years havefundamentally changed our understanding of living organisms. This new understanding at thelevel of cells and their array of associated molecules is having a tremendous impact on bothmedicine and technology. Appreciating the complexities of the cell and its inner workings

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2001 Annual Conference

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Andrew Scanlon; Andrea Schokker

Engineering Education Plan View Elevation View Page 6.623.3 Figure 1: Integrated Building Project LayoutProceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationThe experience gained by the students in these and related courses will provide considerableflexibility in the degree of open-endedness that can be incorporated in future technical electiveproject design-based courses.III. Structural AnalysisIn the current phase of the planned curriculum

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Stanley; John Hackworth

330,Linear Electronics. The text for the course is Operational Amplifiers with Linear IntegratedCircuits, 3rd Edition, by William D. Stanley2.The original course objectives for the on-campus class are:(1) Develop proficiency in the design and implementation of circuits containing linear andrelated non-linear components and modules.(2) Develop the capability to successfully plan and implement independent laboratoryinvestigations or design assignments with minimum supervision.(3) Verify some of the representative theoretical properties of linear active devices and circuits.(4) Improve the capability to prepare written documentation of laboratory assignments using thecharacteristics of good technical communications.The VEL version of the course

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Nippert

approach is that the process models must be designed to run in real timeon the slowest computer likely to be used by a student (currently assumed to be a Pentium 1running at 133Mz).Observations and ConclusionsTable 1 shows a comparison of Fall 1999 (before VCEL was implemented) with Fall 2000 (thefirst semester of use). Student comments were generally favorable. With the exception of minormaintenance changes, all experiments for both the junior and senior year were substantially thesame in both 1999 and 2000. A significant reduction in laboratory time to run a distillationexperiment is noted in the table. As noted earlier, the online module is a dynamic simulation thatallows students to become familiar with the unit’s operation before entering the

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Petry

solving skills, and creativity. Student learning is improved by effective implementationof practice.Issues in Architectural EducationThe study of buildings has always included the blending of aesthetic issues with those oftechnology. Vitruvius’ ancient ideals of Firmness, Commodity, and Delight have challengedarchitects and students of architecture for centuries. The education of an architect includescourse work in “architectural ‘basics’ – architectural history, architectural theory, drawing,technical courses such as structures and environmental systems, and, above all, design”1 Findingthe balance and connections between these areas of study is the challenge that faces students ofarchitecture each day.In 1996, the late Ernest L. Boyer and Lee D

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert A. Merrill; Elizabeth A. Scholle

thePneumatics and Hydraulics course. The quietest of the four trainers is approximately 70 dB. Theaddition of various circuit elements adds to the noise levels. One team of students in the upper-division technical elective Vibrations & Noise was given the task of reducing the noise fromthese trainers. The students measured the sound levels at different frequencies from 31 Hz to 16kHz. By exploring different options the students were able to reduce the high frequencyvibrations by 15 dB. Unfortunately the students had less success at reducing the lower frequencyvibrations, achieving only a 1 – 2 dB reduction at frequencies below 1 kHz.Another team of students in the Vibration & Noise course was given the task of designing andbuilding the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Berreen

be used in either study mode or lecture mode and contains various exercises,animations and quantitatively correct simulations. The combining of these with other learningresources such as mathematical packages and laboratory work is considered.1. IntroductionThere would appear, from recent reviews of engineering education in the USA1 and inAustralia2 that there is strong impetus towards a broadening of engineering courses and astriving to make students more central in the whole educational process. Coupled with thesedirections is a highlighting of longlife learning aspects so that students progressively takegreater control of their learning. This means that as important as the technical skills is theobtaining of the learning skills to ensure

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen E. Binney; Andrew C. Klein

and high speed motion picture radiography facility capable of taking stillor very high speed radiographs. The Radiation Center also houses a small technical library andthe Department maintains two computer laboratories.Since 1993 the Department has performed research on a 1/4 length scale thermal hydraulicsfacility designed to test the passive performance of Westinghouse Electric Company's AP600advanced reactor design and to benchmark advanced thermal hydraulic computer codes. Thisfacility, known as APEX (for Advanced Plant Experiment), is a two loop design with four coldlegs and two hot legs. The reactor core consists of 48 electric heater rods operating at a

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

John B. Troy

run for the past three years, in the 1998-99 academic year, all incomingfreshmen to Northwestern’s engineering school will enter a four-course sequence in EngineeringAnalysis which contains linear algebra, differential equations, engineering mechanics, physicsmechanics and proficiency in Matlab. This sequence runs from the Fall Quarter of the freshmanyear to the Fall Quarter of the sophomore year. In parallel with Engineering Analysis, freshmenconsidering Biomedical Engineering as their major take a three course sequence of calculus, athree course sequence of general chemistry and a two quarter sequence of integrated EngineeringDesign and Technical Writing. The one remaining course is usually taken in public speaking.For a student without

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1998 Annual Conference

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Ratan Kumar; Bill Watt

Session 1547 TEACHING ZERO QUALITY CONTROL CONCEPTS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Ratan Kumar & Bill Watt Department of Engineering Technology University of North Texas Denton, TX 76203. ABSTRACTZero Quality Control (ZQC) is a quality control approach for achieving zero defects. ZQC isbased on the principle that defects are prevented by controlling the performance of a process sothat it cannot produce defects, even when a mistake is made by the

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1998 Annual Conference

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J. Darrell Gibson

Session 1339 THE USE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PROJECTS AS A MEANS FOR INTEGRATING SENIOR ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ENGINEERING ECONOMICS J. Darrell Gibson Professor of Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyABSTRACTStrategies for the development and maintenance of university/industrial relationships can takeseveral forms. These include industrial boards of advisors, research contracts, internships, facultysabbaticals, guest lectures from industry, etc. One strategy that is underutilized is the use of

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

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Matthew Cavalli, Western Michigan University; Anetra Grice, Western Michigan University

placed in the Preparatory or PREP cohort. Half of the newbeginner population had ENGR 2100 included as a potential cohort class for the Spring 2024semester. Students (including those with low math placement) had the option to select anothercourse in the Essential Studies program, rather than ENGR 2100, if they desired.The student learning outcomes for ENGR 2100 are listed below. 1) Students will develop critical thinking, writing, technology, and research skills. 2) Students will demonstrate competency in accessing WMU resources and services and will make meaningful connections with faculty, staff, student leaders, and peers to facilitate success. 3) Students will understand the requirements to earn their bachelor’s degree in

Conference Session

Engrng Edu;An International Perspective

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jose Torres

environment, engineers have to learn to think globally from the start. Theindustrial product of today was probably conceived by a Central Office in Vienna, New York orTokyo, designed by the Engineering Center in Hamburg or Delhi, and built at several plantsscattered all over the planet. Most likely using parts design and built half a world away. The truesituation in the world has been summarized by the chief executive officer of the General ElectricCompany as "If you can't meet a world standard, you're not even in the game." [1]These globalization processes are happening at every field of human endeavor in a parallelfashion. Economic barriers are being torn down, but they were preceded by social segmentationand closely followed by political

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Shih-Liang Wang

Session 2520 Introducing Fundamentals of Computer Graphics Using MATLABTM Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang Department of Mechanical Engineering North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC 27411IntroductionIn a technical elective CAD course (MEEN 619) in Department of Mechanical Engineering,North Carolina A&T State University, fundamentals of computer graphics typically account forabout one-third of the course material. CAD software-IDEAS and finite element analysis are theother subjects in this course. Introduction

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1999 Annual Conference

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Y. S. Teplitsky; V. A. Borodulya; A. F. Hassoun; Mulchand S. Rathod; Vladimir Sheyman

listed inseveral Who’s Who publications. He wasawarded the 1995 Dedicated Service Award and1998 Ben C Sparks Medal by ASME andCertificates of Recognition by NASA and IBMfor technical innovation. Also, a recipient ofnumerous grants and contracts and a Fellow ofASME, Dr. Rathod is a nationally known leaderin Engineering Technology education arena. Figure 1. Heat Transfer in the Freeboard Region Page 4.550.6 6

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1997 Annual Conference

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Ronald Matusiak; David Andruczyk; D. Steven Barker; Stephanie Goldberg; Ilya Grinberg

applications used in a variety of industries.Stepper motors are a major component of many robotics applications. The complexity of anyengineering system’s structure depends on many factors. Examples of these for the design ofstepper motor (SM) applications are: 1) the level of the technical progress in the particularapplication, 2) manufacturing technology requirements, 3) safety and environmental factors, 4)equipment and machines used in the process, 5) economic considerations. The systems approachis imperative in that it coordinates the elements of a SM application, the elements of otherengineering applications of the project as well as the elements of the involved economicinfrastructure.1 The diagram which illustrates the coordination between these

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Kendra Zagozda, Fort Worth ISD; Roberto Wheelock; Raziye Aghapour, The University of Texas at Arlington; Soulmaz Rahman Mohammadpour, The University of Texas at Arlington; Jaivardhan Sood, The University of Texas at Arlington; Erick C. Jones, The University of Texas at Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, The University of Texas at Arlington

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Arlington Dr. Victoria C. P. Chen is Professor of Industrial, Manufacturing, & Systems Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington. She holds a B.S. in Mathematical Sciences from The Johns Hopkins University, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Operations Research from Cornell University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 1 Session XXXX Bringing College Level Engineering Research Experiences into the K-12 Classroom Kendra Zagozda, Southwest High School, Fort Worth, TX Roberto

Conference Session

Mechatronics and Robotics I

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Christopher Pannier, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Melissa Morris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Xiaopeng Zhao, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Technology Dr. Carlotta A. Berry is a professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology. She is the director of the multidisciplinary minor in robotics and co- director of the Rose building undergraduate diversity scholarship and professional development program. She has been the President of the Technical Editor Board for the ASEE Computers in Education Journal since 2012. She is a member of ASEE, IEEE, NSBE, and Eta Kappa Nu.Dr. Melissa Morris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Melissa is an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the Department of Engi- neering and Technology of the College of Aeronautics. She is specialized in

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Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron Denson, Utah State University; Nathan Mentzer, Utah State University; Jodi Cullum, Utah State University

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never become engineers, but all Americans -young and old - can benefit by having a better understanding of the role engineers play in thecreation of technologies” 1. The relationship between understanding engineering andtechnological literacy is of special urgency during the high school years, since “technologicallyliterate people should also know something about the engineering design process” 2. Developingstudents’ understanding of engineering design is aligned with the Standards for TechnologicalLiteracy Standard 9 3. The focus of this study is on development of teachers’ understanding ofengineering design in preparation for infusing engineering design into their high schoolclassrooms, as evidenced by their lesson plans. The National