“hands-on” approachand are more comfortable working with the safe low-voltage supply. Additionally, the flexibilityand capabilities of the low-voltage three-phase power supply allow the instructor to implementdemonstrations and laboratories that would not be possible on an energized 240 VAC system. I. INTRODUCTION The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) teaches a first course in ElectricalPower Systems. This course includes several labs and demonstrations designed to involve thestudent in the learning process. Three phase electrical power generation, distribution and usehave been a particularly difficult group of concepts for most students to fully understand. Ademonstration of three-phase
, currently operates his own business and technology consulting practice, and is a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University.John Magrane, Microchip Technology Inc. John Magrane is the Technical Training Manager, America for Microchip Technology Inc. in which he manages live customer training programs thought the America. He has twenty-five years experience in the electronics field in positions that include hardware and software design, manufacturing and test management and field applications engineering management.Carol Popovich, Microchip Technology Inc. Carol Popovich has over 30 years experience in all aspects of business, including Operations Management, Budgeting, Sales, Marketing, and
cryptographicsoftware is designed to shield the user from operational details. This makes mostcommercial cryptographic software packages unsuitable for use in our lab modules.Fortunately, there are also Open Source Cryptographic Toolkits that have worked well inour lab environment.This paper presents the author’s experience in the development of laboratory modules foran applied cryptography and secure communications course. These laboratory modulesutilize Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in a networked computer labenvironment. In addition to conventional utilities, the lab modules utilize two FOSScryptographic toolkits. One toolkit, OpenSSL, is available for both Linux and Windowsenvironments. The other toolkit, CryptTool, was originally available
computer vision. They also have opportunity todemonstrate their knowledge through hands-on course projects and laboratory experiences, in theabove fields. In this paper, an example of an image processing application project is developed,in the context of an image-processing course. This paper presents an algorithm that uses stereoimages, obtained from two cameras mounted on the Mars Exploration Rovers, to determine therange of distant objects in the images by using correlation and triangulation. The initial valueobtained by the algorithm was not accurate because it did not take into account the fact that therange of an object beyond the camera’s focal point is non-linear in appearance, and to the non-linearity of the camera lens, thus the range
Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Administration, is a tool for projects in a safety or design course which allows the user toevaluate the risk of mixing any of more than 6000 hazardous substances with air, water, or otherchemicals. “Process Dynamics Online Laboratory” and “Control Systems Lab Online”developed by Jim Henry at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga allow students to run actualexperiments remotely. In addition, chemical engineering educators find a variety of usefullearning objects in the chemistry, mechanical engineering, and materials engineering catalogs,and pedagogical tools in the education catalog. Some objects are cross
familiarized to Second Life and were asked to get an avatar. Thenight of the session was the first night that most students had spent any time in Second Life. The sessionwas conducted in the ISE computer lab at Ohio University. Three teams of students (ranging from 2-4students for a total of 10 students) participated in the project. The teams were arranged in rows and weregiven a color designation (Team Red, Team Blue and Team Green). Each student had the opportunity toaccess a written set of instructions and a glossary of statistical terms that were presented electronically.As soon as everyone appeared in the virtual Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory at OhioUniversity, the game began. Students went to their respective carrel to start the game
familiarized to Second Life and were asked to get an avatar. Thenight of the session was the first night that most students had spent any time in Second Life. The sessionwas conducted in the ISE computer lab at Ohio University. Three teams of students (ranging from 2-4students for a total of 10 students) participated in the project. The teams were arranged in rows and weregiven a color designation (Team Red, Team Blue and Team Green). Each student had the opportunity toaccess a written set of instructions and a glossary of statistical terms that were presented electronically.As soon as everyone appeared in the virtual Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory at OhioUniversity, the game began. Students went to their respective carrel to start the game
context of the paper and discusses how the personal computer and Internetprovide new educational opportunities. Following this, we look at the web services offered bycommercial vendors and contrast it to the custom-designed web site. Next, we describe experiences Page 7.1130.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationwith presentation software that includes use of objects (figures, equations, charts, tables) and animationto assist student learning. To demonstrate how students react to the online
hand of the lecture stream figure, the lecture video is shown, and on the righthand are the lecture notes that are provided by the instructor.Figure 6. J-DSP simulation of pole-zero placement filter design experiment available on Android phone/tablet.Figure 7. An example of the MATLAB coding environment that can be accessed via ASU ID. Page 25.1496.9 Figure 8. JDSP convolution demo and lecture stream.Concept-specific assessment tools shown in Figure 9 enable the instructor to evaluate whetherthe lecture and all the tools enabled the students to answer concept-specific questions correctly.Figure 9 shows two sample questions for the
vulnerable to the loss of that technology. The lack ofdesigned-in security and wide dissemination of hacker tools makes the prospect of asymmetricalthreats very likely. To increase awareness and understanding of these and other security issuesthe Information Assurance Student Group and Iowa State University’s Information AssuranceCenter created Cyber- Defense Competition (CDC). The Information Assurance Student Grouporganizes the competition and develops the scenario. The competition is held at a cyber securityresearch facility at the university and the faculty members oversee the competition and providethe judging. The competition has been designed as a defense and survivability exercise where theparticipants need to minimize the risk of a security
, production, and dissemination ofscience and engineering. (While “science” is the term most often used to describe the field,scholars certainly also study engineering and the engineering science practiced in academia andindustry.) Analyzing the context and practice of science and engineering has resulted in intenselyinterdisciplinary study, both by feminists and others. Incorporating theoretical frameworksdrawn from such sociological concepts as “the structure of occupations, the workings ofinstitutions, the legitimization of erroneous belief, the class structure of science, the sociology ofknowledge, or the microstructure of laboratory life”28 and from histories “focused on intellectualor social history, formal and informal institutions, economic
inaccessibility are expected if virtual community-based site analysis persists, flexibility in changewill remain an integral engineering tool in community-site engagement processes.References[1] J. Kabo and C. Baillie, “Seeing through the Lens of Social Justice: A Threshold for Engineering.,” Eur. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 317–325, Aug. 2009.[2] J. Dewey, Experience and education. New York: Macmillan, 1938.[3] C. L. Dym, “Learning Engineering: Design, Languages, and Experiences*,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 88, no. 2, pp. 145–148, Apr. 1999.[4] O. Eris, C. L. Dym, A. M. Agogino, D. D. Frey, and L. J. Leifer, “Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Learning,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 103–120, 2005.[5] S. Bell, “Project-Based
. Course or Event Term Deliverables Introduction to Databases Spring- • A manual with ten laboratory experiments Course Summer 2013 Calculus and Math Fall 2012 • Assignments Practicum • Homework • Final report with statistics of success New course: Data Spring • Homework assignments Analysis and Statistical 2013 • Mid-term project Learning Course • Final paper Math Foundation of Fall 2012 • Online lecture materials related to linear Computer Science Course
Page 3.450.7University East, Mesa, Arizona. He holds a BS Industrial Technology form Southern University of Baton Rouge,Louisiana, a MS Technology and Ph.D. Technical Education from Arizona State. His area of technicalspecialization is digital electronics. He has industrial experience with the Boeing Co., 3M Co., Motorola Inc. andMinority Engineers of Louisiana. His current research interests include noise in digital systems design methodologyand effective paradigms in engineering technology education. He is Co-director of The Western Alliance to ExpandStudent Opportunity, a National Science Foundation Alliance for Minority Participation project. Dr. McHenry hasbeen actively involved in four-year technology programs for over 33 years. He was
didactic approach of lecture and listen. However, most instructorswho have used PBL are convinced from personal experience that PBL is a better methodfor engaging students and leads to longer retention of the material. The PBL methodleads to substantially more interesting classrooms especially when the material is dull,tedious, or especially difficult to comprehend.Problem Design Since the success of a PBL learning experience hinges on the problems that thelearner addresses, care must be taken to present well conceived and designed problems tothe students. The problems cannot be wasted-- there is little room for error. Problemsmust be conceived so that the desired course learning outcomes are embedded in theproblem itself, and designed so
previously served as the Undergraduate and Outreach Advisor for the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department and the Assistant Director of the Center for Building Energy Efficiency. She has previously taught courses such as Thermodynamics, Thermal Fluids Laboratory, and Guided Missiles Systems, as well as serving as a Senior Design Project Advisor for Mechanical Engineering Students. Her research interests include energy and thermodynamic related topics. Since 2007 she has been actively involved in recruiting and outreach for the Statler College, as part of this involvement Dr. Morris frequently makes presentations to groups of K-12 students, as well as perspective WVU students and their families. Dr. Morris
, partial oxidation is a combustion process where fuels are burned in fuel-rich conditions. Second, steam reforming and the water-gas shift reaction are chemical reactionsalready common in combustion textbooks2. Third, thermal autoreforming is a combination of thetwo methods. All of them present an excellent opportunity to expand students’ experiences withrelevant chemical equilibrium homework problems as well as course projects.The authors fully agree that fuel cell reactions are not combustion. Nevertheless, the similarity ofthe underlying theories and applications is undeniable. This paper will introduce a way ofinterweaving fuel cell topics in a combustion course. This is especially beneficial in a curriculumthat is not ready or does not have
during course lectures. Additionally, the h_da semester was nearly overwhen MFGT 341 was conducted. This led to fewer of the German students attending lecturesregularly or participating in social activities with the UW-Stout students, as they were spendingtheir time preparing for exams.Evaluation for the course was primarily designed to mimic the normal practice used in Germanywhere the entire grade is often based on the final exam. However, it was decided that a labcomponent must be part of the grading criteria. Support for this action was twofold. First, thecourse is a pre-requisite to an advanced injection molding course for students in the UW-StoutPlastics Engineering program. Second, applied learning through laboratory experiences is
has caused it to manifest itself in different ways across programs. While someprograms have built it into required courses, others dedicated resources to provide a coursefocused on teaching TC to engineering students. Technical communications exists in the schoolof engineering at our institution in multiple forms, but most notably are integrated methodswithin capstone or laboratory courses and a stand-alone engineering elective. The electiveENGR 245 (later renamed to ENGR 248) is not required in any of the engineering disciplines’curricula, however, it is taken by many students in the college. This dedicated TC course isdesigned to be a kinesthetic environment that leverages past experiences of the students. Studentsare engaged into role
ASEE North Midwest Section Meeting, Madison, WI, Oct. 2002.8. Couch II, L. W., Digital and Analog Communication Systems, Sixth Edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall (2001).9. Gorter, H., Matherly, B., MPSK Demo Project Report, EGR 363 Project Report, Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA, May 2002.MURAT TANYELMurat Tanyel is a professor of engineering at Dordt College. He teaches upper level electrical engineering courses.Prior to teaching at Dordt College, Dr. Tanyel taught at Drexel University where he worked for the EnhancedEducational Experience for Engineering Students (E4) project, setting up and teaching laboratory and hands-oncomputer experiments for engineering freshmen and sophomores. For one semester, he was also a
. These discussions make it clear that microgrids are a scientificallybacked alternative to the faulty electricity grid Texas is currently operating on.The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has done extensive research on how microgridscan be implemented into society and proposed a three step process to help policymakers makeinformed decisions. The first of the three steps is Market Preparation. This step requires lawmakers toinvest in extensive research and resilience planning to determine how to design microgrids in order tomeet the needs of the population, identify the most critical infrastructure facilities that will benefitfrom the deployment of microgrids, and determine how microgrids will feed into and out of thecentralized grid
cycle. Collaborating with course developers, she discovers innovations for engineering education.Mr. Malcolm Kenneth Porterfield, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Malcolm Porterfield is a Ph. D. candidate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, and a GEM Fellow at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. His current research focus is Molecular Dynamics with the long-term goal of unlocking a major breakthrough in Energy Sustainability. More specifically, he is exploring the possibility of thermal-to-electrostatic energy conversion to harvest waste heat. Raised in Albany, New York, Malcolm graduated from Albany High School before attending Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) where
Paper ID #24641Nurturing Brilliance in Engineering: Creating Research Venues for Under-graduate Underrepresented Minorites in Engineering as an Initiative fromFaculty Members that Foster Academic Inclusion, Development, and Post-graduation Instruction (Work in Progress)Dr. Eleazar Marquez, Rice University Eleazar Marquez is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University.Dr. Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University Dr. Samuel Garc´ıa Jr. currently serves as Educator Professional Development Specialist at the Jet Propul- sion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA and is an Assistant
AC 2011-2443: INCORPORATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTO MECHAN-ICAL ENGINEERING AUTOMOTIVE COURSES: TWO CASE STUDIESGregory W. Davis, Kettering University Dr. Gregory W. Davis is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University, formerly known as GMI Engineering & Management Institute. Acting in this capacity, he teaches courses in the Auto- motive and Thermal Science disciplines. He also serves a Director of the Advanced Engine Research Laboratory, where he conducts research in alternative fuels and engines. Currently, Greg serves as the faculty advisor for one of the largest Student Chapters of the Society of Automotive Engineers(SAE) and the Clean Snowmobile Challenge Project. Greg is also active on
establish a network. In addition, the research fellow was asked to be part of multiple teams in a technical sup pport role by conducting laboratory experiments, supportin ng government reporting activities, acting as an academicc liaison, and providing technical guidance to engineers. This experience provided a broad technical exposure
student career interests in the shortterm. The significant positive change in attitude toward science and engineering careers observedat the end of experience, support that contention that inquiry based science activities, such as theWebQuest designed for this project, are cumulative and that prolonged exposure to suchactivities are necessary to see large scale changes in attitude. Differences in the influence of theWebQuest activity on boys and girls raises additional questions about why this difference mayexist and the kinds of educational experiences necessary to stimulate increased interest in scienceand engineering related careers. Again, one possible explanation is that girls may need evengreater and more prolonged exposure than boys to
Associate Dean for Inclusion and Faculty Success in the College of Engineering. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University. Dr. Johnson received his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on engineering education, production economics, and design tools. Dr. Johnson has over 80 peer reviewed publications and several patents. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and industry. Dr. Johnson is a member of the American Society for
technology programs. Onestudent-led initiative implemented to remedy Oregon Tech’s situation was with a diversity actiongrant obtained by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) student club. TheASME students, working in conjunction with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) club,developed and administered a one-day conference designed specifically for female high schoolstudents regarding engineering careers. A successful program resulted that has helped to focusattention on possible reasons for the disparity of women in engineering technology. In addition,from the collaborative effort of the ASME and SWE clubs, strategies have been conceived forthe recruitment and retention of women in engineering programs at Oregon Tech.I
useful are visualization techniques provided as slides 2 or inelectronic format (CD-ROM, etc.) in the last generation of materials science and engineeringtextbooks 3. These visualization software packages have become very popular, particularly whencomplex organic molecules are examined. In most cases those packages are available at a steepprice while in few other cases they are free such as Rasmol.On the other hand, in large class sizes it has been recommended the use of hands-ondemonstrations as an alternative to full laboratory experiments 4. For this purpose the studentscan be guided through a well-thought demonstration by teaching assistants. Alternatively, thepresent module proposes the use of computer graphics for a team assignment in a
programs, new on-campus residency components can enrichthe student experience providing the ability for student to complete some coursework andrequirements remotely while still providing on-campus work to stay connected to the institution,faculty, and peers. Examples could include senior design or capstone projects.Howell, Williams, and Lindsay wrote an article which presents recent accounts on the state ofcontinuing education2. They suggest that programs need to accommodate the needs of their‘customer’ such as full-time employees and those students with family related obligations.Statistics and trends cited in the article include educational/career background of students,demographic profiles, the impact and required transition of faculty, the