Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Messiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University; Taher Abu-Lebdeh, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-2645: RECITATION IN CORE ENGINEERING MECHANICS COURSES:IMPLICATIONS FOR RETENTION AND STUDENT PERFORMANCEMessiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University Messiha Saad is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. He received his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University. He taught mechanical engineering core courses for more than twelve years; he also teaches internal combustion engines, design of thermal systems, and related courses in the thermal science areas. He is a member of ASEE, SAE, and ASME.Taher Abu-Lebdeh, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Abu-Lebdeh obtained his doctorate degree in Structural engineering

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Louis J. Plebani; Joseph C. Hartman

problem from thesystem via a web connection. In response to the request, the system creates and initializes a uniqueproblem scenario. This problem scenario conforms to a problem template that consists of a problemstory, generated problem parameters, and a response/evaluation environment. The problem story isconstant for each scenario generated from a particular template and describes a problem to besolved. The problem parameters are pseudo-randomly generated for each problem using problemspecific algorithms. The response/evaluation environment is unique for each generated scenario andis the virtual laboratory through which students obtain problem specific data and within which theirsolutions are evaluated. The environment contains the essence of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Rudisill

reference.In lab work the primary use of the laptop was obtaining the lab assignment and the preparationof the lab report. Lab assignments were available in the same manner as the homework–a PDFdocument linked off the schedule on Web-CT. The original concept was that the student couldlook at the assignment on the network right from the lab table. However one experience withnetwork problems caused the emphasis to change to encourage the student to download the PDFfile prior to the lab so that it would be available no matter what the status of the network duringthe two hours the student was in lab. Several of the labs in both courses involved graphing datagathered in the lab. This was required to be done using the spreadsheet program available on

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Anderson; Jeanine Casler; Bugrahan Yalvac; H. David Smith; Gulnur Birol; John Troy; Penny Hirsch

complain of receivinginconsistent advice about their writing and of being evaluated according to professors’“idiosyncratic” standards. In addition, surveys of alumni show that although they considercommunication of the “highest importance,” they are not satisfied with the education theyreceived in this area. In general, the engineering faculty at Northwestern believe that theirstudents receive a strong writing education in their freshman year, when they take a requiredcourse in Engineering Design and Communication, but lack sufficient follow-up opportunities toimprove their writing as sophomores, juniors, and seniors. In particular, several facultyparticipating in the VaNTH (Vanderbilt-Northwestern-Texas-and Harvard/MIT) EngineeringResearch Center

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Kyun Lee, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer; R. William Graff, LeTourneau University

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Engineering Ethics

include plenty of graphics and written-out material. For the tactile learners it is important to include laboratory exercises and hands-on projects that reinforce the material. Fortunately, our curriculum is strongly project-based and includes several hands-on projects that back up theory. Page 13.1013.14 2. The estimated ability to concentrate on a problem for 30 minutes or more is encouraging in the light of comments about “generation Y” having a very limited attention span. Thirty minutes should be adequate to set up most homework problems and to solve many textbook problems. Although students may be

Conference Session

Wellness, Readiness, and Thriving

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Tran, Utah State University; Cassandra McCall, Utah State University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Gabriel Van Dyke, Utah State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

Technology.Dr. Stephen Secules, Florida International University Stephen is an Assistant Professor Engineering and Computing Education at Florida International University. He has a prior academic and professional background in engineering, having worked professionally as an acoustical engineer. He has taught a number of courses on design, sociotechnical contexts, education, and learning. He conducts research on equity and culture in engineering education and supports undergraduate and graduate student researchers through the Equity Research Group.Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University Maimuna Begum Kali is a Ph.D. candidate in the Engineering and Computing Education program at the School of Universal Computing

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jones; John Hackworth

.2. J. R. Hackworth, "A Video-Taped Laboratory in Electrical Power and Machinery. ASEE 2001 AnnualConference Proceedings.JOHN R HACKWORTHJohn R. Hackworth is Program Director for the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Old DominionUniversity. He holds a B. S. Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and a Master of Science Degree inElectrical Engineering, both from Old Dominion University. Prior to joining the Old Dominion University faculty,John had approximately 20 years of industrial experience in test engineering and plant automation.RICHARD L. JONESRichard Jones has been teaching at ODU since 1994. He is a retired United States Navy Submarine Service Lt.Commander with sub-specialties in Ballistic Missile, Torpedo, Sonar, and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Siobhan Rigby Oca, Duke University; Blake Hament, Elon University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

virtual and real autonomous robots in a teaching laboratory,” in 2016 IEEE Global En- gineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2016, pp. 621–630. [6] T. Tsoy, L. Sabirova, R. Lavrenov, and E. Magid, “Master program students experiences in robot operating system course,” in 2018 11th International Conference on Develop- ments in eSystems Engineering (DeSE), 2018, pp. 186–191. [7] L. Joseph and J. Cacace, Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming: Best practices and troubleshooting solutions when working with ROS, 2021. [8] J. Gr¨onman, M. Saarivirta, T. Aaltonen, and T. Kerminen, “Review of artificial intelli- gence applications in the ros ecosystem,” in 2021 44th International Convention on In- formation, Communication and

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ucar; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 MAKER: Face Detection Library to Teach Algorithm Basics in PythonAbstractThis paper describes an approach to teach face detection algorithms to beginner levelprogramming learners using a face detection tool built in Python. Learners are expected tounderstand and practice their Python coding skills

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianping Yue, Essex County College

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Two Year College Division

place inthe Center for Technology in the Summer I term of 2008, which lasted from April 30 to June 18.Participants in the SBP included 35 students, 5 faculty, and 2 tutors (Figure 2). Every studenttook two developmental courses: one math course (either MTH092 Elementary Algebra orMTH100 Introductory College Mathematics depending on his/her placement or prerequisite) andone technology course (either CSC100 Fundamentals of Computer Science or ENR100Introduction to Engineering Technologies and Science depending on his/her discipline).Engineering related majors were placed into ENR100, and other STEM majors were assigned toCSC100. In both CSC100 and ENR100 classes, students learned about career opportunities, hadhands-on laboratory projects, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; John H. Bailey, Eastern Arizona College; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise College

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-2193: STEP GRANT CHALLENGES AND RESULTS:Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University MARY R.ANDERSON-ROWLAND is the PI of an NSF STEP grant to work with five non-metropolitan community colleges to produce more engineers, especially female and underrepresented minority engi- neers. She also directs three academic scholarship programs, including one for transfer students. An Associate Professor in Computing, Informatics, and Systems Design Engineering, she was the Associate Dean of Student affairs in the Ira a. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. She was named a top 5% engineering teacher for 2009-2010. She received the WEPAN Engineering Educator Award 2009, ASEE Minorities Award 2006

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Stuart Berntein

class is also imperative. It is difficult forstudents to effectively participate in classroom discussions if they are not familiar with thetopics. Again, attempting to teach workplace disciplines, an employee will rarely be expected toattend a design or construction meeting without first reviewing client preferences, plans,specifications, etc. relating to the project.In class, discussions focus more on the students’ experience with and feeling toward the topicthan on memorization of terms and definitions. Students are strongly encouraged to voice theiropinions on the topic. Students are further encouraged to disagree with each other, the text, andthe professor, as long as they do so respectfully. This is the primary rule in the classroom

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Esther V. Reed; Matt W. Mutka

other devices have an embedded, commercially available OS allowing different models tohave the same base OS. If development tools exist, developers should find porting anapplication to a different device using the same OS far easier than to one using a completelydifferent OS. This paper examines issues for the development of an operating systems’courselaboratory assignment using a commercial OS. The embedded system platform that is targetedfor this laboratory assignment is a H/PC device using the Microsoft Windows CE operatingsystem. Commercial developer’s tools for these platforms and environments from Microsoftare used. The primary software result of this assignment is to develop parts of an application thatare used to create a time

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omnia El-Hakim, Colorado State University

Associate Engineering Research Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 1983-84. • Graduate Research Assistant, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 1978-84. • Hydraulics and Irrigation Designer and Researcher, Ministry of Irrigation, Cairo, Egypt, 1966-1977. (iii) Publications (related to the CASA project) 1. El-Hakim, O. “Colorado Alliance for Minority Participation”, presented at 2005 Annual Conference and Exposition of the American Society of Engineering & Education (ASEE), Portland, OR Convention Center, June 12-15, 2005. 2. El-Hakim, O., et. al, “Challenge of Multi-Disciplinary K-12 Summer Content Institute”, presented at 2005 Annual

Conference Session

Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alana Unfried, North Carolina State University; Malinda Faber, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University

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Educational Research and Methods

design and directinterventions addressing the mechanisms that seem to be disconnecting ability and interest inSTEM careers.Social cognitive career theory suggests that self-efficacy and expectancy-value are criticalfactors in an individual’s career choice and persistence.7 Self-efficacy is a person’s belief in theirability to complete tasks and affect events that impact their lives.8 Expectancy-value theoriescomplement self-efficacy theories in the investigation of a larger social cognitive model forcareer aspirations and persistence. Expectancy-value theories posit that individuals regularlyassess the likelihood of attaining specific goals and the value they would gain or lose from suchattainment.9, 10 How self-efficacy in traditional academic

Conference Session

Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Meredith, Pennsylvania State University, Fayette

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-3873: TEST PREPARATION AND TEST QUALITY ASSESSMENT:WHAT I WISH SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME IN THE BEGINNINGProf. David B. Meredith, Pennsylvania State University, Fayette David Meredith is an Associate Professor of general engineering with more than 30 years of teaching experience at Penn State, Fayette, the Eberly campus. He teaches both engineering and engineering tech- nology classes. He is a registered Professional Engineer and active in ASHRAE, ABET, and NCEES. He has received numerous awards from the campus, college, university and other organizations for excellence in teaching, scholarship, community service, and advising

Conference Session

First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

civil engineering, economics, pharmacy, andchemical engineering. The showed a higher GPA at the end of the term compared with a generalgroup and a control group. This effect lasted for several semesters.A successful experiment was run at Baylor University which improved the GPA and retention ofstudents taking the introductory freshmen engineering class.14 All students (90) were required to Page 14.1294.8attend a “Success4Students” seminar in place of the laboratory the first week of class. Thestudents were then encouraged to complete 12 weeks of Internet follow-up to get three points ofextra credit on their semester average. A control group of 90

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

evidence illustrating their effectiveness inimproving student learning.IntroductionWe follow Prince1 and define active learning as a classroom activity that requires students to dosomething other than listen and take notes. In such activities, students respond to a situationpresented by the instructor by writing, sketching, discussing, formulating, solving, or respondingin some other designated way. We further adopt Prince’s1 definition of collaborative learning asan instructional method that requires students to interact in some way to achieve a common goal.A wealth of information exists showing the effectiveness of both active and collaborativelearning in achieving a wide range of educational outcomes.1-5 Prince provides an excellentsummary.1

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central; Jean Jiang, Purdue University North Central

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

develop more advanced implementations including dual tone multi-frequency(DTMF) tone generation using IIR filters, FIR filter using the circular buffering, and samplingrate conversions.III. Student Evaluation and ImprovementUpon completion of the DSP course as well as its laboratory experiments, a survey wasconducted to ask each student to evaluate his/her achievement using the 68HC12 microcontrolleras a learning tool. Table 1 shows the survey results. Note that the rating scale was based on thepercentage of the overall students. Table 1. Student survey for their achievements. Rating scale Understanding Tools Excitement of digital filter

Collection

2019 ERC

Authors

Patrick Shiflette

salaries, state-of-the-art research facilities, and honorific titles, luring both Chinese overseas talent and for-eign experts alike to bring their knowledge and experience (or that of advisors and colleagues) to China.Association with talent recruitment plans by itself is not illegal; however, potential participants and their employers shouldbe aware of legal issues that may arise as a result of participation, including violation of export-control laws, economicespionage, or violation of employer conflict-of-interest policies. A simple download of intellectual property or proprietaryinformation has the potential to become criminal activity.FOREIGN STUDENTS OR VISITING PROFESSORS are usually studying or working at U.S. universities for

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Dangelo, Intel Corp.; Rajeswari Sundararajan, Arizona State University; Narciso Macia, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

2006-551: A NOVEL APPROACH TO SIMULATING FACTORY CONTROLSYSTEM PROBLEMS THROUGH A PC AND FOUR MICROCONTROLLERSDaniel Dangelo, Intel Corp. Daniel Dangelo is a Test R & D Engineer at Intel Corporation in Chandler Arizona. He manages the CPU Low Cost Burn In Equipment New Product Extensions Development Working Group and provides electrical design and validation support. Dan has worked at four other technology companies during his greater than nineteen years in the industry. Dan has four patents pending and published five papers. Dan received his Master of Science in Technology and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University and Associate of

Conference Session

New Faculty Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl B. Schrader, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; William L. Hughes, Boise State University; Kotaro Sasaki, Boise State University; Teresa Cole, Boise State University, Computer Science Department; John N. Chiasson, Boise State University

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New Engineering Educators

toincorporate more research activities into their workload without impacting their mandatedteaching activities) would experience different types of challenges than faculty at researchuniversities who are expected to maintain balanced workloads between teaching and research.During the early transformation process, faculty performance evaluation metrics and promotioncriteria may be unclear because they are in a state of flux and there may be a lack of consensuson what they should ultimately be. The university may also face an „identity crisis‟ problem inthat it needs to be both a teaching and research university at the same time but has neither theculture nor the infrastructure to successfully support both.With the vision of becoming a metropolitan

Collection

2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Piyush Tandon; Larry Powell; Seth Polsley; Tracy Hammond

order to determinethe most optimal window size and most optimal algorithm. Classification results from wrist datawere also compared to results from prior work using back-worn sensors in order to determine theeffect of sensor placement on classification accuracy.Related WorkThe growing trend of using smartphone and smartwatch sensors in activity recognition hasdeveloped quickly, as the ubiquity and adaptability of smartphones and smartwatches has shiftedresearch focus from using standalone sensors to using smart devices in activity recognitionresearch. The ability to program smart devices and obtain raw sensor data allows for morecomplicated study design, and ubiquity allows for higher-quality research that is closer tomainstream usage [24, 25

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Franzone

this tutorial as a goodreference source.Bibliography NoneJEFFREY FRANZONE Jeffrey Franzone currently teaches in the Engineering Technology Department at the University of Memphis as an Assistant Professor. He teaches C, C++, Java, and microprocessor courses. He has 7 years industrial experience working as an engineering technologist both in hardware and software design and testing and 8 years teaching in Engineering Technology. Jeff received a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering Technology at California State University at Long Beach in 1991 and received a Master’s degree in Computer Technology at Arizona State University in 1996. Page 7.861.5 Proceedings of the 2002 American