Conference Session

Instrumentation and Control Applications

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Knight

Session 2159 Modern Engineering Laboratories That Deliver Charles Knight Mechanical Engineering University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaAbstractElectronic instrumentation and computer data acquisition has revolutionized the experimentallaboratory. Universities with limited funding face major challenges in upgrading theirlaboratories. Industry advisors tell us they expect our engineering graduates to have modernlaboratory skills. Many engineering faculty members do not possess the modern skills required todevelop and/or

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

retention;4-8 tocoordinate professional development activities between student cohorts; and to share strategiesfor successful mentoring and early intervention with students who were struggling. Someoutcomes of these faculty learning communities included: improvements in first-year STEMcourses such as General Chemistry I with workshops on mathematics and study skills inchemistry, and in Technical Communication with career exploration as a theme for some of thewriting assignments. A mathematics professor and a chemistry professor jointly developed a setof 68 problems that tie algebra skills to concepts in General Chemistry I. These problems areused in Algebra II, a prerequisite for placement into Chemistry I.The number of students involved in the

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Matters in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University; William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; Terence L. D. Geyer, Eastern Washington University; Doris M. Munson, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

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 Engi- neer license and has 30 years of industrial experience as an Engineer or Engineering Manager at General Motors, Cadnetix, and Motorola. His interests include engineering management, technological literacy, improving the competitiveness of American companies, and real-time embedded systems.Dr. Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University Donald C. Richter obtained his B.Sc. in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the Ohio State University, and M.S. and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Eugene Niemi

Session 1302 The Use of Flight Simulators for Experiments in Aerodynamics Courses Eugene E. Niemi, Jr. University of Massachusetts LowellAbstractThis paper summarizes the results of a novel approach to introduce flight simulators into anaerodynamics and flight mechanics course as a kind of virtual laboratory. Student response tothis approach has been excellent, with many students willing to put in extra time above andbeyond usual course requirements to participate in this part of the program. Four hardware andsoftware packages

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott White; Kirsten Lowrey; George M. Bodner; Dawn Del Carlo; Ala Samarapungavan; William C. Oakes

Session 3653 The Freshman Engineering Experience: The Student Voice George Bodner, William Oakes, Kirsten Lowrey, Dawn Del Carlo, Scott White, and Ala Samarapungavan Purdue UniversityIntroductionDiscussions between program officers from the GE Fund and faculty in the Schools of Science,Education and Engineering that began in September, 1996 eventually lead to a multi-year commitmentto support an examination of the Freshman Engineering Program at Purdue University, as a first steptoward a re-examination of the process by which engineers are educated at that

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome J. Connor; Emma Shepherdson

general.Supporting evidence for these conclusions was found through a literature review of recentlypublished opinions on the state of our structural engineering education system. These views, asbriefly summarized here are from both educators and practicing engineers. Page 5.597.2Morreau4, a practicing engineer wishing to provide a framework for the general observations ofprofessional engineers, formulated a criterion for fresh graduates. It involved the followingassessment measures: 1. How successfully do the graduates model the structure prior to analysis? 2. How successfully do they interpret the results of the analysis? Do they recognize the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

J.P. Trudeau; Alan R. Klayton; A.L. Clark; Daniel J. Pack

showed the advantages ofoffering such labs to students in terms of desired student learning and the general level ofstudent interest. A mobile robot competition at the end of semester provided students an avenueto combine their engineering problem solving and creative skills. We presented observationsmade by both faculty and students which showed the merit of an integrated lab series in acomputer programming course. Advantages of such labs include providing students with anintegrated road map for the course, exercising the top-down approach to a large project, andenhancing the skills associated with the requirement to reuse software and hardware. Bibliography[1] George W. P. York and

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Bahador Ghahramani

Session 2642 INFORMATION QUALITY ANALYSIS Bahador Ghahramani, Ph.D., P.E., CPE 206 Engineering Management School of Engineering University of Missouri-Rolla Rolla, Missouri 65409-0370 (USA) E-mail:ghahrama@shuttle.cc.umr.eduINTRODUCTION The rapid proliferation of state-of-the-art electronically stored data, the informationsuper- highway, advanced information systems (IS) that input and generate data, and modernSystems Engineering (SE) improvements have

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John H. Ristroph

-larly, the null alternative has reinvestment without returns for 3 years, and its final balance still can be cal-culated. Generalization for a Single AccountIf all costs and benefits of alternatives are known and reinvestment occurs in a single account, then it seemsreasonable to use the final balance procedure:1. Set the length of the planning horizon to the life of the longest alternative.2. Assume future benefits and costs increase or decrease capital that is reinvested.3. Choose the alternative producing the largest final balance at the end of the planning horizon. Performing the balance calculations using symbols instead of numbers results in the followingformula for final balance: Bn

Conference Session

Mr. Burns' Brainchild: AI in the Springfield STEM Classroom, Release the Hounds!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M Mativo, University of Georgia; Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; Kimberlee Ann Swisher

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

because “one gets ideas for additionalvideos to see on that topic or related topics.” An example of how this works is “The AI algorithmuses my viewing history (watch history, search history, age, location, time of day, etc.) andviewing metrics (views, likes, and shares) to recommend videos you may like to watch.” Sheshares another example as “Online shopping stores could use your shopping history to suggestadditional items you may want to add to your cart.”Likewise, AI tools have helped her to generally garner additional online instructional resources.As earlier stated, Teacher 1 has selected and used the GauGAN to enhance the instruction ofUniversal System Design. She has used GauGAN to engage students in engineering relatedlessons that

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Haig Vahradian; Veekit O'Charoen; Teresa Hall

InstructionalTechnology in the Introductory Chemical Engineering Course. ASEE Annual ConferenceProceedings 2000, Session 2313.5. O’Charoen, V. and Hall T.J.K. (2004). Multimedia Courseware in Modular Fixturing forManufacturing Tooling Design Courses. Proceedings of the INTERTECH 2004 – InteramericanCouncil on Engineering and Technology Education, Bahamas, June 14-18, 20046. Rong, Y. and Bai, Y. (1997). Automated Generation of Fixture Configuration Design.Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, vol. 119, pp. 208-219. Page 10.59.13 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Effective Energy Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Xiaoguang Yang; Chika Nwankpa; Anthony Madonna; Karen Miu

Source Line Closed Opened Switch Switch Transfomer Protection RTU Station 2 Device RTU Station 4 Figure 1. One-line diagram of the 7 kW three-phase RDAC laboratory in a typical setup II. LABORATORY OVERVIEW AND LAYOUTA general laboratory electrical configuration and physical layout are now discussed. The electricinfrastructure of RDAC will be multi-phased

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Voigt; Patricia Warren; Charles Cameron; Anne Madsen; Eric Twite

diagrams on a chalkboard, representation of the time-varyingdimension is difficult to grasp, especially for the visual learner. In order accomplish our learningobjectives, we chose a combination of tools to help us describe these phenomena.As a comparative example of the strength of animation, we show the sinusoid and phasorrelationship. Starting with a MATLAB program, we provide a static description of a sinusoid asa complex vector in the phase domain. We describe the sinusoid generally as v(t) = A sin(2πft+φ)and its corresponding vector as A∠φ. Setting 2πft equal to θ , we display these graphically infigure 1. To the uninitiated eye of the student, the time varying component is not wellrepresented by either of these graphs

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John Naber; Jerry Branson; Glenn Edelen; Don Ruoff

to implement a microstrip matching networks using a cellular band powertransistor.I. INTRODUCTIONThe current Printed Circuit Board (PCB) technology routinely prints trace widths of 6 mils asfound in a typical four-layer PCB used in desktop PC motherboard [1]. The equipment toproduce such PCBs in high volumes can cost well into the hundreds of thousands of dollars,which is prohibitive for many universities and potential start-up companies. Even when lessthan state-of-the-art equipment is available, the process itself may limit its usefulness in aclassroom setting as it requires the following steps: 1. Mask generation 2. Resist deposition 3. Resist exposure using

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Justin Pniower; Michael Ruane; Bennett Goldberg; Selim Unlu

Session 3232 Web-Based Educational Experiments Justin C. Pniower, Michael Ruane, Bennett B. Goldberg, M. Selim Ünlü Boston UniversityAbstractWeb-based educational experiments allow remote users to conduct laboratory explorations usingphysical experimental apparatuses in real time over the World Wide Web. Web-basedexperimentation is evolving rapidly and offers students convenient and repeated access to limitedlaboratory resources. The immediacy and accessibility of web-based experiments can also assistnew student outreach and faculty teaching effectiveness.Many web-based experiments can be

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul S. Chinowsky

Session 3215 The Civil Engineering Resource Library: Developing A Multimedia Education Resource Paul S. Chinowsky Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe delivery of civil engineering projects requires civil engineers to address a broad spectrum ofissues generated by both project participants and regulatory agencies. Providing tools that assistteam members in addressing these issues through the use of information and knowledge fromprevious projects may reduce project errors by creating informed decision-makers. Recentadvances in communications

Conference Session

Outreach to K-12 Females

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jani M Pallis, Cislunar Aerospace, Inc.; Jill L McNitt-Gray, University of Southern California

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

”. Get SSET (SportScience, Engineering and Technology) was first developed in 2003 as an innovativeweek-long summer residential sports science and engineering academy for girls enteringgrades 9 through 11. The academy has been conducted at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT), Stanford University and the University of San Diego.The academy focuses on empowering female students with technical skills and successstrategies through engaging sports STEM lectures and hands-on activities in a gender-neutral environment. A key component of the program is that instructors are femaleuniversity faculty and/or professionals in sports science, engineering or math. The on-campus environment has been used as a stimulus to excite students aboutcollege

Collection

2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Dani Fadda, University of Texas at Dallas; Wooram Park, University of Texas at Dallas; P.l.stephan Thamban; Oziel Rios, University of Texas at Dallas

1 Session XXXX Laser Cutters versus 3D Printers for Mechanical Engineering Projects Dani Fadda, Wooram Park, PL Stephan Thamban, and Oziel Rios Mechanical Engineering Department The University of Texas at Dallas AbstractThe use of laser cutters versus 3D printers for mechanical engineering projects is discussed in thispaper. Projects with a physical build are often included in lecture-based classes and 3D printing is aviable option to efficiently fabricate plastic models for the prototypes. 3D printing is also an

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Stein, University of Wisconsin; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

have mandated that technical education and academicsubject areas be integrated so students can develop both academic and occupational competency.Mathematics, in particular, is recognized for its singular importance for modeling andgeneralization. In response to this clarion call, engineering and K-12 pre-engineering curriculaare being developed and redesigned to invigorate the engineering pipeline and to provide anintegrated program of STEM education. Explicit integration also enhances the likelihood thatlearners will be able to transfer new knowledge to novel situations. An important research aim,then, is to document the extent to which these objectives are being achieved. In conducting thecurrent study, our goal was to identify all instances

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fonda Swimmer, Northern Arizona University; Karen Jarratt-Ziemski, Ft. Lewis College

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

(someof whom were alumni). Camp participants were very engaged and liked those opportunities tointeract with female professionals for two reasons: 1) exposure to women who are role modelsfor them and 2) getting a feel for what the day-to-day work life of an engineer is like. One youngwoman commented, “I didn’t know there was so much about engineering…it was inspiring thatthere were so many women…”.19The Design Challenge involving Legos was a strong motivator for the campers; they wereunanimous about enjoying the chance to work on something “hands-on” and designing a projectfrom start to finish. In general, sessions where they were able to manipulate, build or otherwiseDO something were the ones that were most meaningful to them. Overall

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin P. Pintong, Binghamton University; Douglas H. Summerville, Binghamton University; Kyle Temkin, BInghamton University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Binghamton, NY Kevin P. Pintong Douglas H. Summerville Kyle J. Temkin Page 25.1376.2AbstractLab-based courses are generally not available in an online format because of the need forexpensive lab equipment, time consuming technical assistance, and troubleshooting. The recentincrease in demand for online instruction extends past current pedagogical methods and is mademore problematic with the addition of a lab component. In our previous paper, "Transitioning alab-based course to an online format"1, we presented the development of our pedagogicalframework. This framework is based on our 2010 online course and previous studies in onlineeducation. In this

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

experiments, build prototypes, or constructmathematical models to develop or evaluate a design, 3. Develop and integrate component sub-systems to build a complete system or product, 4. Analyze the operation or functionalperformance of a complete system, and 5. Troubleshoot a failure of a technical component orsystem, as shown in Appendix A.3. Respondents rated confidence in their ability to performthese tasks on a scale of “not confident” (1) to “extremely confident” (5), and had good internalconsistency (Cronbach α = .85).2.4 Measuring Interpersonal ClosenessSelf-expansion is a behavioral psychology construct defined by two core principles: 1)individuals naturally seek to expand their individual potential efficacy or effectiveness, and 2)this

Conference Session

Student Teams and Active Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv; Rosalyn Berne

out-of-the-box & high quality ideas in a short period of time • May be used by individuals/teams anytime. It is in particular useful in increasing efficiency in both quality and quantity of brainstorming and similar team setting methods. In addition, it allows individuals to generate ideas even when their minds are “too tired to think.” • Reduces and even eliminates psychological inertia. It reduces the well-known scenario of dominant “bully” individuals that control brain storming sessions and shut off any creativity attempt by other participants. Unexpected and “crazy” ideas may be awarded or blamed on the method. No finger pointing. • Easy to learn and to use. After all who

Conference Session

Assessment in Multidisciplinary Learning Environment

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College; Jean Carlos Batista Abreu, Elizabethtown College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

were asked to consider every loading andfailure scenario covered in the course.The epic finale was 10% of the overall grade. It was designed for entire class and individualportions of the grade, with a mix of technical and affective components (Table A1). Table A1. Rubric for assessment Percentage Description Characteristics 70% 0. Process Participation, attitude, making assumptions, applying coursework appropriately, teamwork 10% 1. Group Results The final answers to the failure risk analysis 10% 2. Technical Reflection Strong

Conference Session

Assessment Issues II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Cox; Janice Bordeaux; David Caprette; Beth Beason; Ann Saterbak

Session 3431 Coordinating Laboratory Courses Across Engineering and Science Curricula Ann Saterbak,1 Beth Beason,2 Kenneth Cox,3 Janice Bordeaux,4 and David Caprette2 1 Department of Bioengineering, 2Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 3 Department of Chemical Engineering, 4College of Engineering Rice University, Houston TX 77005SummaryAn emphasis on discipline-specific content in laboratories in higher education can leadengineering and science students to perceive an experience in one course as irrelevant to work inother

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Turns Jennifer; Atman Cindy; Angela Linse; Karl Smith

Session 1630 Engineering Change Karl A. Smith1, Angela Linse2, Jennifer Turns2, Cindy Atman2 1 University of Minnesota, 2University of WashingtonAbstract: Calls for change abound in engineering education. The community is responding withinnovations at many different levels. The effectiveness and long-term "staying power" of anynew development is likely to increase if the innovators are explicit about the model of changethey are adopting. Many such models are relevant for the engineering education community. Inthis paper we present a

Conference Session

Flaming Moe's Influence: Bio-Inspired STEM Explorations, Hot Stuff!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Helms; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

earlyevaluation and documenting any new idea, even if it seems impractical, as a “wild” idea could betransformed into a successful solution and inspire other ideas” [22, p. 2], [23].Ideation in engineering education is often taught in the context of a traditional engineeringdesign process (See Table 1) [15]. The ideation step, as taught using the traditional EDP process,involves four steps: (1) idea search, (2) concept mechanism understanding, (3) design conceptselection, and (4) design integration. These ideation steps are not specific to BID but rather canbe generalized to ideation processes in which design ideas are collected, understood, evaluated,and integrated into a conceptual design, regardless of whether they came from analogical ortraditional

Conference Session

Hands-On Projects and Demos

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob James Elmer, Villanova University; Daniel Adam Kraut, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Table 2 are also relativelyeasy to download/design, print, and assemble. A detailed description of the design, fabrication,and assembly of the DIY spectrophotometer used in Module 3 is available upon request from theinstructor, but a general overview of the steps (along with a few important and helpful tips)required to 3D print a prototype are listed below for first time users: 1. Generate or download STL (Standard Tessellation Language) files, which describe the dimensions of the object you would like to 3D print a. Option 1: Find STL files on internet databases like STL Finder, GrabCAD, or Thingiverse (all of the parts described in this paper are archived on Thingiverse) b. Option 2: Generate your own

Conference Session

Mathematics and Material Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

over $1.5 Million from organizations such as NSF, NASA, and the industry. Throughout his career, Yelamarthi has launched multiple engineering programs, including undergraduate programs and 2+2 programs with international universities, as well as CMU’s graduate program in engi- neering. He has served as a chair, technical program committee chair, treasurer for several international conferences, and as a reviewer and panelist for numerous externally funded proposals. He served as ed- itor for journal special issues, currently serves as the topic editor for Sensors, on the editorial board for Internet of Things journal, and International Journal of Forensic Software Engineering,. He has served as the Chair of IEEE

Conference Session

ETD - ET Curriculum and Programs I

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje

financial support and an ecosystem of high-impact curricularand co-curricular activities to increase the success of academically talented students.The COF-IMPRESS-C team will leverage student-centered strategies and academic support, suchas undergraduate research, faculty/peer mentoring, and academic success sessions to enhanceacademic and personal success. The project will facilitate the recruitment, retention, andmatriculation of scholarship recipients, provide them with access to a continuum of student supportservices, resources, and opportunities for professional growth, and prepare scholarship recipientsfor graduate school or careers in computing. COF-IMPRESS-C will facilitate dual-enrollment ofstudents in the Honors College, allowing an