Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Tim Lin, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Electrical and Computer

mathematics and computation, we can teachdiscrete time signal and systems interactively and visually using some computer tools.In this paper, we present a suite of interactive discrete time signal and systems demonstrationmodules using MATLAB, Simulink and TI DSK6713 DSP kit. Using some practical applicationsand simulation, we can make the class more interesting and interactive. Most demos use real-world signals such as speech and music so that the student can appreciate the concepts better. Wefocus on providing visualization tools that accentuate the intuitive aspects of discrete time signaland systems algorithms. Our goal is to design intuitive and flexible tools that the students coulduse to experiment freely with signals and algorithms, without

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Pack; Steven Barrett

engineeringdiscipline.OverviewSeveral years ago, the authors talked about writing a textbook together in some area ofdigital design. After all, they had taught, performed research, and consulted in this areafor a number of years and were eager to share their knowledge with others. They decidedto put talk into action in April 2000 when they began serious planning on writing a book.Both of the authors had published extensively in journals and conference proceedings butneither had written a textbook.Both authors are full time faculty members. Dr. Pack is a Professor of ElectricalEngineering at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado. Dr. Barrett is anAssistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ty Newell; Timothy Shedd

organization.Students were graded on the basis of homework and project reports. Peer evaluations were usedin order to discriminate among relative team member contributions. As described by Felder andBrent, team member assessments tend to be very honest with few people who appear to have aninflated view of their contributions (but some who underestimate their value). No exams weregiven in the class. No individual work was assigned in the main class, but one quarter of thecourse credit was earned in additional laboratory activities that were graded on an individualbasis.Heat Transfer Class ActivitiesClass activities revolved around a series of homework problems and projects. Homework setsintroduced topics of interest, developed experience with classical solution

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed BOUGAA, CentraleSupelec and EISTI; Stefan Bornhofen, EISTI; Alain RIVIERE, SUPMECA; JEAN-CLAUDE TUCOULOU, AFIS ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE D'INGENIERIE SYSTEME

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Systems Engineering

vision and human-computer interaction. Stefan has strong interests in virtual worlds and immersive experiences. Current his research interests include computer art, data visualization and immersive CAO.Prof. Alain RIVIERE, SUPMECA Alain Riviere is a full professor at the Institut Sup´erieur de M´ecanique de Paris, Supmeca. He received the PhD title from the Ecole Central de Paris, in 1993. Now he is the general director of Supm´eca. Prof. Alain Riviere is author or co-author of two scientific books and more than sixty scientific papers related to CAD-CAM designing, with a particular focus on geometrical product specification. He is a member of the French Association of Mechanics (AFM). He was the director of LISMMA

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Stafford; Rosa Gomez; Daniela Castaneda; Connie Della-Piana

Session 2793The Academic Center for Engineers and Scientists – Focused Resources and Activities for Student Retention Daniela Castaneda, Rosa Gomez, Connie Della-Piana, Stephen W. Stafford University of Texas at El PasoAbstractThe Academic Center for Engineers and Scientists or ACES, at the University of Texas atEl Paso, is fundamentally a student center. A student center conceptualized, designed,and now managed by undergraduate engineering and science students as part of theNational Science Foundation’s Model Institutions of Excellence (MIE) Program. Thecomfortable and modern facility provides space for study

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhinav Dixit, Arizona State University; Uday Shankar Shanthamallu, Arizona State University; Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University; Sunil Rao; Sameeksha Katoch, Arizona State University; Mahesh K. Banavar, Clarkson University; Gowtham Muniraju, Arizona State University; Jie Fan, Arizona State University; Photini Spanias, Arizona State University; Andrew Strom, Corona Del Sol High School; Constantinos Pattichis; Huan Song

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

programmingenvironment that is very intuitive for running the simulations. The front end of the software isdeveloped in HTML5. This is equivalent to an elaborate interactive website, which providesaccess to the online simulation environment through the browser. Students can perform variousML exercises and web-based laboratories using this system. Upon exiting the browser the currentsession of the laboratory is closed. The back-end, that is, the processing part, has been developedin JavaScript. The online software has various DSP blocks to carry different DSP functions suchas up-sampling, down-sampling, filtering, FIR/IIR filter design, speech processing and severalothers (jdsp.asu.edu). This new and more secure J-DSP HTML5 includes blocks for plotting

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy L. Yother, Purdue University; Mary E. Johnson, Purdue University; Brian Kozak, Purdue University; James Thom, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #18519Developing an Aeronautical Engineering Technology Course for CommercialSpace OperationsMs. Tracy L. Yother, Purdue University Tracy L. Yother is a PhD student in Career and Technical Education in the College of Education at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Ms. Yother currently teaches the undergraduate Powerplant Systems course in the Aeronautical Engineering Technology (AET) program. She possesses a B.S. and M.S. in Aviation Technology. She also holds an airframe and powerplant certificate. Ms. Yother has 18 years’ experience in the aerospace and defense industry working for companies such as

Conference Session

Diversity, Recruiting, and Retention in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University; Emily Toner, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

involves the basic design of a learning device to teach auser the name of numbers and how to spell them. The facilitator leads the participants tothe development system described earlier. In preparation for the workshop, eachparticipant has been provided with a laboratory station fully equipped to develop a toy.Since the identity of the numbers will be encoded in a binary fashion, the binarynumbering system is briefly taught to the workshop participants. Once the binarynumbering system has been demonstrated, binary patterns are assigned to the individualnumbers. These binary patterns will be set on the toggle switches to identify the numberof interest.The binary numbers are read by the microcontroller through a program developed withthe C

Conference Session

Retention Tools and Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Jan Collins-Eaglin, Michigan State University; Nathaniel Ehrlich, Michigan State University; Denise Fleming, Michigan State University; Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

ABET.Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University Dr. NEERAJ BUCH is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University. He is also the Director of Cornerstone Engineering and Residential Experience program at Michigan State University. He earned his M.S. degree in 1988 from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, College Station, in 1995. Dr. Buch began his academic career at Michigan State University in 1996. Dr. Buch teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in concrete materials and pavement engineering. He is also involved in teaching short courses on pavement design and rehabilitation and pavement

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Sherwood; Stacy Klein-Gardner

females.IntroductionThe VaNTH Engineering Research Center for Bioengineering Educational Technologies isfunded by the National Science Foundation (NSF EEC 9876363) as one of the severalengineering research centers. While its focus is primarily at the undergraduate and graduatelevel of college education, a significant outreach program to the high school level exists. As partof a NSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) supplement, an interdisciplinary group ofsecondary teachers and college faculty have come together to develop and field test newmaterials for secondary school science classrooms.The design utilized in the curriculum modules makes use of a strong contextually based“Challenge” followed by a sequence of instruction where students would attempt to

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Harms; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

between the options within the AE and AST curricula• To develop team skills through the use of collaborative, learning-based assignments• To introduce students to various problems (areas of interest) within the agricultural engineering and technology field• To experience hands-on laboratories related to the AE and AST options• To increase involvement in professional societies and student branches• To introduce technical writing skills during the first year of study• To make first-year composition courses more meaningful to students• To establish career development/job preparation• To receive academic guidance related to curriculum issuesLearning Community Course LinksCourse links have been designed to be the primary support

Conference Session

Educational Software

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Stephen Roberts, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

North Carolina State University since 1990. From 1990 to 1999 he served as Head of the Industrial Engineering Department at NC State. Previously, he spent four years as a Professor at the University of Florida, and 18 years as a joint Professor at Purdue and Indiana University School of Medicine. He has two years experience with TRW, Inc. and was Director of Health Systems Research Group, Regenstrief Institute for Health Care. He received the Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award at Purdue and was an Associate Editor of Management Science and Simulation. He has developed INSIGHT and SLN simulation language. He was also a board member for the Winter Simulation Conference from 1988-1996

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa McNair; Garlie Forehand; Beverly Sutley-Fish; Michael Laughter; Judith Norback

constructive feedback.Third, actual workplace documents are provided in class and on a website so students can studyactual examples of communication in their fields. Each document is accompanied bycontextualizing information that explains the situation requiring the communication, anddescribes the position and experience of the author. Also, the document type and common usesare described.Fourth, the course is fully supported by the laboratory resources, including the assistance of thestaff and the guided use of video technology. Each student presentation is video-recorded andevaluated by lab staff and the instructor. Lab staff members provide one-on-one consultation.The fifth strategy is the development of a web-based system. This site provides

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University

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Engineering Technology

, research and outreach, and the design of laboratorymodules must reflect these uses. Since designing and developing a Cyber Security laboratory isexpensive and time consuming and many institutions do not have the required resources, the institutionsmay consider using “Deterlab” a free online Cyber Security laboratory. Here is a brief description of theDeterlab: Page 24.72.5DeterLab Support for Cyber Security Educators (www.deterlab.net)DETER’s support for education includes the basic use of the DeterLab, and use of exercises within it, aswell as development of new exercises and incorporation of changes to exercises. The most importantsupport

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Paying More Attention to Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schar, Stanford University; Sophia Lerner Pink, Stanford University; Kayla Powers, Stanford University; Adrian Piedra, Stanford University; Shivani Alexandra Torres, Stanford University; Kai Jun Chew, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

(2015-2016) I have the privilege of being a Course Assistant for three classes at Stanford: (1) E14: Introduction to Solid Mechanics; (2) BIOE51: Anatomy for Bioengineers; (3) BIOE80: Introduction to Bioengineering and Engineering Living Matter. I also have pleasure of serving as the Safety and Operations Manager at the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Laboratory, which includes managing the machine shop and teaching students how to use the machinery. In this role I am able to advise and educate students on design choices for their personal and research projects from ideation phases to functional products, with an emphasis on design and manufacturing techniques. c American Society for

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tremayne Waller; Bevlee Watford

. The students are exposed to a variety of topics selectedby the instructor. Some of the topics covered by the lab instructor are measurement,determination of a chemical formula, stoichiometry, properties of gases and line spectra.The class is geared to expose students to similar laboratory experiments in which they willexperience in the fall semester. The instructor spends the first class meeting discussing thelaboratory environment. This is important for the student to understand to be on time for eachclass. If late for the lab, the student may be dismissed from the lab because they missed a safetybriefing.The second class session is when the students are given the opportunity to participate in lab. Theinstructor goes into great detail about

Conference Session

Curriculum: Ideas/Concepts in Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kofi Nyamekye; Yildirim Omurtag

background for developing research methodologies and problem definitions, formulating research methodology, statistical concepts, such as descriptive statistics, relationship between variables, differences between groups and multivariate techniques4. • ENGR 8550: Research Methods in Engineering II: This course provides an in-depth survey of experimental research techniques including design of experiments, validity and reliability of experimental results and Taguchi techniques. It builds on the foundation from ENGR 85004. • ENGR 8700: Engineering Research Project Development I: Using literature in developing research problems, the course will provide the students knowledge and skills to

Collection

ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Dimitrios Bolkas, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus; Jeffrey Chiampi; Carol L. Morman PE, PS, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Paper ID #35856Utilizing Virtual Reality to Support the ASCE UESI Student SurveyingCompetitionDr. Dimitrios Bolkas, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus Dimitrios Bolkas, Ph.D., is currently an Associate Professor of Surveying Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus. He has a diverse geodetic and geoscientific experience that in- cludes terrestrial, mobile, and airborne laser scanning, digital elevation models, unmanned aerial systems, GNSS networks, geoid and gravity-field modeling. His main research interest is on building methods to increase, understand, and assess the

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jiaxin Zhao

10.1069.1Tinius Olsen universal testing machine, which was purchased about 30 years ago and is shown inFigure 1, is used in the tension test and strain hardening labs in the laboratory course ME 304 -Mechanics and Materials Laboratory. These two experiments were the two most time consuming Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright c 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Session 1426 Figure 1: Tinius Olsen Universal Testing Machinelabs as the students needed to record manually the load and elongation data. This paperdocuments the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qudsia Tahmina, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

provided withthe help of hands-on laboratory experiments. The course is divided into lecture and hand-on labs.The topics included covered in lecture are engineering design process, problem solving, technicalcommunication, engineering ethics and teamwork. Utilizing engineering tools to analyze dataand solve real world problems is an important aspect of the course. Analyzing data in MicrosoftExcel, Programming in MATLAB and Design Project are three major areas of the lecturecomponents of the course. Data analysis concepts involve creation of arrays, use of arithmeticoperators, use of built-in functions, graphing techniques for single or multiple datasets inMicrosoft Excel. An Alternative approach to data analysis is presented using MATLABprogramming

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 3: Projects and Student Learning

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anu Osta, Rowan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

jet cutter and laser 4cutter. They also have experienced additive manufacturing using FDM. During this course theyare further trained in additional skills as part of the laboratory module. These includeStereolithography printing, CNC machining, microcontroller programming and electro-dischargemachining.DiscussionsSome class project submissions are described below in Figures 1-5 and the rest in Table 1. Theentire submission is summarized under five points (a) Customer needs (b) Design solution (c)Product development (d) Material and Manufacturing (e) Costs and Marketing Strategy.Identifying customer needs is a crucial step in entrepreneurship as

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayrettin B. Karayaka, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Korinne Caruso, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, which started in 1988 3. Each student carried out two projects everyday for one week, in addition to one group project that lasted one week. The individual projectsranged from casting, to design related projects, with hands-on experiences. The authors explainthe expansion of this summer program due to its success. More recently, Gleason et al. describean Engineering Math Advancement Program (E-MAP) which is aimed to help students withcalculus in preparation for engineering4 ; the program, in addition, offers “living-Lab” hands-onexercise, field trips and a service-oriented project that gets the students involved in thecommunity. The authors report that the retention of students increased by 12% in three yearsafter the implementation of the E

Collection

2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Rena Hixon; Steve E. Watkins; Sean J. Bentley; Marcus Huggans

Student Robotics Competition using Robolab and Lego Bricks Rena Hixon, Steve E. Watkins, Sean J. Bentley, and Marcus A. Huggans University of Missouri-Rolla / Adelphi UniversityAbstract Engineering-based competitions can provide an educational environment that integratestechnical skills and teamwork. While many competitions require significant activity prior to theevent, an introductory competition can be designed that requires minimal advance preparationand technical knowledge. Such an event could be used as an engineering experience forprecollege teachers and students, first-year engineering majors, and multidisciplinary teams. Amodel for an introductory robotics competition is described

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronna Turner; Ken Vickers; Greg Salamo

has produced manyvery successful and innovative graduates. In a survey of aerospace professionals in laboratory,academe, and industry, it was noted that the respondents were not in favor of eliminating currenttechnical discipline boundaries as the base background for a student, but they did feel that theyshould be involved in interdisciplinary educational activities such as team design and teamproblem solving sessions1.The University of Arkansas Physics department has recently redefined the academic requirementsfor their degrees to allow more curriculum flexibility, allowing students to better tailor acurriculum for their career goals. At the Master of Science level, a MS Physics degree requiring acore physics block and all physics electives

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogical Techniques I: Online, Electronic, and Apps!

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas E. Marlin, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

learning is thetopic of this study. A number of journal articles are available that address teaching core engineering courses,and this situation is true for the teaching of Process Control and Automatic Control. Mostpublished papers (e.g., Edgar et. al., 2006; Khier, et. al., 1996; and Seborg et.al, 2003) addressthe course content and issues like whether frequency response should be included in the course,the proper role of dynamic simulation, and design of physical laboratories. Recently, a fewstudies have addressed teaching and learning methods that could be applied to any appropriatecontrol course content. Rossiter (2014) describes blended learning using YouTube videosdeveloped for students to prepare before class. The class was large

Collection

2016 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Victoria Sorg; Lilian Johnson; Alexandra Westbrook; Susan Daniel

day-long program includes hands-on lab modules, college admissioninformation sessions, a talk highlighting STEM career opportunities, and a panel discussion withfemale undergraduate and graduate students. The lab modules teach concepts like DNA extraction,the unique properties of polymers, and process engineering to make cosmetics. An unique aspectof this program is parental involvement. While students engage in labs, their parents are given in-formation on college financial aid and admissions to help them support their daughters through theapplication process. A laboratory module for parents and their daughters allows them to conducthands-on experiments as a team. Our program empowers parents to envision their daughters asengineers. Based

Conference Session

An International Perspective

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University; Nancy Felipe Russo, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

experience social support from fellow students.10 Intheir study on advisor-advisee relationships, 30 faculty members and 30 doctoral studentsfrom 15 programs in seven areas, including Civil Engineering, were respondents. Theirstudy identified productive and non-productive working relationships and sixrecommendations for program improvement in order for faculty to be good advisors.10The overall goal of the larger NSF-funded project is to understand and to address theproblems of retention for women in doctoral programs in engineering and the physicalsciences. In the larger project, and after we gain a thorough understanding of thediscouragers and barriers that women experience, we aim to develop a series of Internet-based interactions designed to

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University; Nova Alexandria Glinski Schauss, Oregon State University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #11270Improving Student Success and Retention Rates in Engineering: An Innova-tive Approach for First-Year CoursesDr. Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Steffen Peuker holds the James L. Bartlett, Jr. Assistant Professor position in the Mechanical Engi- neering Department at the California State University in San Luis Obispo. He is teaching courses, includ- ing laboratories, in the HVAC&R concentration and mechanical engineering including first-year courses. Dr. Peuker’s educational research focuses on increasing student retention and success in engineering through implementation of a

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

G. F. Paskusz

type of problem, those requiring logical analysis for their solution, is easily obtainedfrom a plethora of books on puzzles.Certain types of puzzles lend themselves to be used as problems of the third type. But a reallychallenging problem can be design in Abbott’s “Flatland”. Abbott postulates a two dimensionalworld and in less than 100 pages describes this world, its inhabitants, some of its history andworkings. Much is left unsaid and leaves room for postulating problems to be solved. Someexamples are transportation, utilities, written communications, etc. These topics lend themselvesto team based term projects.COURSE OBJECTIVESIncoming college freshmen are notoriously deficient in problem solving skills. They arecompulsive memorizers and

Conference Session

Learning and Teaching Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Parsek; Chris Riesbeck; Gulnur Birol; Ann McKenna

these data to inform the design of the next courseand evaluation. This paper focuses on the process followed at Northwestern University andspecifically describes materials developed for a course on the topic of Microbial Biofilms.Pedagogical Foundation for VaNTH Curricula ReformIn 1999, National Academy Press published a book commissioned by the National ResearchCouncil (NRC). The book, How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, was theproduct of a two-year study that reviewed findings from the education and cognitive scienceliterature 5. Based on this review, the book distills the main principles that can be derived fromthe past thirty years on research of the science of learning. These four principles haveimplications for how we