Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Dean R. Johnson; S. Hossein Mousavinezhad

: MATHCAD, MATLAB, MATHEMATICA, MAPLE, LABVIEW,engineering educators need to take special care in where and when to introduce theseengineering software packages to students. Historically, signal processing has beena subject where students have great difficulty in understanding the underlying principlesand visualizing often abstract concepts which are fundamental to this important andgrowing area. Authors have had experience in teaching courses and conducting research in theareas of signals & linear systems and digital signal processing and welcome thisopportunity to share these ideas with engineering education community. In Section II weshow specific examples of filter design methods and solution of difference equationsusing MATLAB and

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Jones, Southwest Tennessee Community College; James M. Northern, Southwest Tennessee Community College

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

2006-730: USING WIRELESS TABLET PERSONAL COMPUTERS TO EXTENDENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CLASSROOMS AND ENHANCE LEARNINGLisa Jones, Southwest Tennessee Community College Lisa G. Jones is currently Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering Technology at Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis, Tennessee. She joined Southwest in 2002 after 20 years of working as a design engineer and project manager in the electronics industry including Bell Labs, AT&T, Truevision, and Thomson Consumer Electronics. Ms. Jones earned her BSEE degree from Memphis State University in 1980 and her MSEE degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1981.James M. Northern, Southwest Tennessee Community

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2012-4031: A METHOD FOR ASSESSING REQUIRED COURSE-RELATEDSKILLS AND PREREQUISITE STRUCTUREDr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Michael D. Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. 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, Minn. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Johnson’s research focuses on design tools, specifically the cost modeling and analysis of product development and manufacturing systems

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles Baukal

accreditationcycle [4] include Student Outcomes 1 and 2 which directly address problem-solving wherestudents should have: 1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics, 2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.Singer et al. [5, p. 75) wrote, “problem solving may be the quintessential expression of humanthinking.” Problem-solving may be one of the most fundamental processes for engineers [6].Jonassen [7, p. 103] wrote, “Learning to solve workplace

Conference Session

ENT-3: Transforming Engineering Curriculum through Entrepreneurial Approaches

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Katherine Saul, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Nathalie Lavoine, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

University at RaleighNathalie Lavoine, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Since 2018, Nathalie Lavoine has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forest Biomaterials at NC State University (Raleigh, North Carolina, US). She received her PhD degree in 2013 from the Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Sciences, and Graphic Arts under the supervision of Dr. Julien Bras and Dr. Isabelle Desloges, in Grenoble, France. She then conducted two postdoctoral research experiences under the supervision of Prof. Akira Isogai at the University of Tokyo, Japan (2014-2016) and Prof. Lennart Bergstr¨om at Stockholm University, Sweden (2016-2018). Her research activities center on the development and engineering of advanced

Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Alfred A. Scalza

ThinkingStudents in the School of Engineering Technology are quite familiar with the tools used forcommunicating their designs to a client. They are comfortable with engineering drawings andcalculations to convey their design to someone else. They are learning today that they mustrespond to a different audience and this requires a different communication skill. This skill isnot a new one but an old one, writing and writing well. Students are learning that “writing isthinking on paper”1. They are learning that their thinking is enhanced by their writing becausethey learn to adopt conventions of format and structure and they begin to understand theexpectation of their peers and clients. In fact, Peer Review, discussed later in this paper, has greatimpact on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

- ciety of Manufacturing Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Society of Engineering Educators, the Materials Research Society and ASM International. Her primary research in- terests are in finite element analysis, acoustic properties of materials, and curriculum design for materials education.Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University Page 22.1464.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The iCollaborate MSE ProjectAbstractThe overall objectives of the research proposed in the iCollaborate MSE [Materials Science

Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell

teaching skills for a total of48 junior faculty participants last summer with future plans to expand to three sites nextsummer. Specifically, the ExCEEd workshops attempt to present the works of JosephLowman’s Mastering the Techniques of Teaching and Teaching Engineering by PhillipC. Wankat and Frant S. Oreovicz; these primary references provided the scholarly,literary backbone for the workshop and established the credibility of the many techniquesfor stimulating intellectual excitement and interpersonal rapport in the classroomembraced by the ExCEEd model of teaching. The workshop is designed to allowparticipants to accomplish the following objectives: · Learn and apply theories of teaching and learning · Improve

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Roberts, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

students interested in teaching college-levelcourses. This paper will focus on the latter case where graduate students are mentored bydepartmental faculty to learn teaching skills and to implement change within the department.The mentoring program at our university is informal and involves pairing a graduate student witha faculty member who is teaching the same course. The faculty and graduate student workclosely together to develop learning materials, design exercises, and exams. Typically, thegraduate student offers new ideas and learning exercises for the classroom that add new energyto the course. The faculty member provides guidance regarding the design of exam materials andwhat works well in the classroom.IntroductionMichigan Tech

Conference Session

WIED: Medley

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Helene Finger P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Alana Christine Snelling

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

broadsurvey of the literature concluding that female students are more motivated by opportunities forsocial context and collaboration than males” (p. 15).19, 20Research on the Status and Experiences of Men in STEM FieldsSignificantly less research has focused on the status and experiences of men in STEM fields.However, proposed changes to STEM education and work designed to improve the status andexperiences of women may have similar positive benefits for men – for example, in the area ofwork/life balance.21 In 2010, the unemployment rates for men and women in underrepresentedminority groups in the science and engineering workforce were basically equivalent (6.6% formen and 6.7% for women).8 The reasons for and rates of unemployment did vary by sex

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Genereux, Kansas State University, Salina

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

projects within the reach of mostundergraduate students, however many students have surprisingly little experience in this area.Outside of traditional media-making degree programs, few college students are required to createan edited video during their undergraduate experience.This paper explores the implementation of a student-made video project in a computertechnology course. The action research described is grounded in a media literacy framework thatuses a mixed methods approach. The video project explored has similar goals as a traditionalundergraduate written research paper, only having a video replacing the paper as the finishedproduct. Students must do research on a topic related to Internet and computer networkingtechnologies and present

Collection

2009 GSW

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren

listed below: Outcome a: "an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering" Outcome b: "an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data" Outcome c: "an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability" Outcome d: "an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams" Outcome e: "an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems" Outcome f: "an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility" Outcome g: "an ability to communicate

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natascha Trellinger Buswell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cary Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Josh Boyd, Purdue University; Rebecca R Essig, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

inclusion of writing in engineering courses?Survey DevelopmentThe survey for this study was developed in part based on literature describing typical engineeringwriting activities and assignments, as well as the authors’ own experiences and challengesrelated to including writing in a variety of engineering classes. The survey design also drew uponfeedback from conversations at previous conferences regarding the barriers and challengesfaculty face regarding the incorporation of writing into their engineering courses. An initial draftof the survey was piloted with six subject matter experts in various roles (e.g., faculty and staffwho teach and/or study writing in engineering) at Purdue University. The feedback from the pilotresponses was

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dae-Wook Kim

ornaments at a low cost. The teamsbrainstormed their production strategies, and the team spokesperson then communicatedthe plans to the larger group which incorporated public speaking. After listening to allthree presentations, Mr. Leonard then conveyed Dillon Works’ strategy for making thisproduct for an actual client. The PSCME staff concluded the field trip by linking themorning activities in the Material Science Laboratory with the process that Dillon Worksemployees undertake when experimenting with ways to manufacture innovative products.5. Pr ogr am AssessmentAll aspects of the workshop were evaluated by the students. At the end of each field trip,students were asked to complete an evaluation form. The questions inquired aboutdemographic

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics and Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ranjith Munasinghe

more desirable. The way the research problem is presented tothe students could make a difference. For an example, consider a research project that involvesstereo vision. One could make students take this project as a laboratory experiment; study themethods of constructing three-dimensional data from two images of an object from two differentpoints of views. The same project would be more attractive to the students as a reverseengineering problem; construction of three-dimensional images of existing engineeringstructures for detecting deformations. We do not wish to undermine the importance of basicscientific and mathematical research. For the future mathematicians and the scientists we shouldprovide necessary nourishment. We will discuss a

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William R. Conrad; Earl F. Brune; Elaine M. Cooney

. The dhliculty in using computer analysis programs is that students arerequired to use an unfamiliar language. Because of the time involved in learning this new sofiware language,the computer analysis of electronics circuits is sometimes delayed to a later course. CapFastl is a flexible and usefil circuit design software tool for electronic design engineers. TheCapFast soflware has many finctions and features that make students productive sooner. They can draw thecircuit schematic with standard component symbols using drop and drag techniques. This makes it easy forthem to draw and modi~ the circuit schematic. Including CapFast software as an integral part of a courseallows more time to teach the theory because computer simulations can

Collection

2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Benito Mendoza

is licensed is per student. Thus, every student must have an account to access thecourse. TesetOuts provides special price for schools and special free access accounts forinstructors.RouterSim’s Network Visualizer 8.0The Network Visualizer 8.0 is a simulator where users can design, build, and configure their ownnetwork topologies with drag and drop design. It comes loaded with several pre-designednetwork layouts to choose. However, users can also create their own networks and labs. Usersare empowered to build, test and preview any type of network and environment they want. Thisfeature allows learners to experience how to connect different types of hardware interfaces suchas Fast Ethernet and Serial Interfaces. Figure 2 shows an example of a

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #11847Using Humor to Create a Positive Learning EnvironmentProf. Ralph Ocon, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Page 26.1667.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Using Humor to Create a Positive Learning EnvironmentAbstractHow to enhance student learning is a critical issue in academia. Throughout the author’sacademic career, teaching effectiveness has always been an on-going challenge.Consequently, he has experimented with different teaching techniques and approaches.The author’s

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Gardner; Freddie Frazier; Kelvin Kirby

eachcourse. In addition, the team will develop an evaluation process designed to ensure thestudent has mastered the course content. The outcome of the activities will produce amodel for each mathematics course. In conjunction with the classroom and supportactivities, the project will establish a computer laboratory with instructional andevaluation tools used within the mathematics community. The judicious integration ofexperienced teaching and available technology will develop the infrastructure needed toenhance teaching and student performance in mathematics at Prairie View A&MUniversity. A preliminary study revealed that introductory courses in mathematics(algebra and trigonometry) experience a failure rate of almost fifty percent each

Conference Session

Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

Paper ID #6117Mentoring Engineering Students: Realities, Challenges, and RewardsDr. Waddah Akili, Iowa State University Waddah Akili is an academician and a civil engineering consultant in Ames, Iowa. Has published in various fields including: geotechnical engineering, foundations, and pavement materials & design. He has been involved with contemporary engineering education issues, addressing a wide range of topics of interest and relevance to engineering institutions and practicing engineers, in the U.S. and abroad

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Pickard, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University; Chip Popoviciu, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

AC 2007-1955: IPV6 COURSE DEVELOPMENT FOR INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMSJohn Pickard, East Carolina University John Pickard has more than 15 years in the Technical training profession and 9 years experience in the information technology field. John has held various positions and has experience involving management, designing, testing and teaching of data networks, enterprise networking systems, digital switching systems and transmission systems. Currently, John is a faculty member at East Carolina University and holds an instructor position in the Department of Technology Systems. John is also a senior trainer at Network Training and Consulting and teaches courses in networking

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

instructor feedback ofthose reflections in one of the engineering units that use LAs.The LA ProgramThe LA Program utilizes the three core elements suggested by the Learning Assistant Alliance(https://www.learningassistantalliance.org/). First, in the LA Pedagogy Seminar, LAs receivepedagogical development in in a formal class with their peers, generally in their first term as anLA. Second, LAs meet weekly with the instructor and the graduate teaching assistants as amember of the instructional team to prepare for active learning in class that week. While LAselsewhere are often used in large lecture sections, in the context of the unit studied, the LAsfacilitated learning in smaller studio or laboratory sessions (Koretsky, 2015; Koretsky et al

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Mark Bradley Kinney, Bay de Noc Community College; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Scott A Kuhl, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

as well as interested EET faculty fromother colleges and universities. The faculty workshops are scheduled to be conducted for threeconsecutive years at Michigan Tech and in Year 2 and 3 at Bay College. These workshops areoffered to faculty members of two- and four year institutions and are designed to increasepractical experience in Industrial Robotics as well as renew the interest and empower thoseseeking to revamp existing courses or develop new courses in Industrial Robotics.These 2-day, 16 contact hour workshops are designed to be an intense, immersive experiencethat provide a broad spectrum of activities to participants. The workshop starts by conducting asurvey and pre-test. The survey, an anonymous questionnaire, is designed to

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tomas Estrada, Elizabethtown College

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

identify the various challenges in their analysis and design.Having introduced NCSs, we then present our main contribution: a conceptual framework basedon a system architecture known as Model-Based Networked Control Systems (MB-NCS).[4] Thestudy of MB-NCS has developed in an attempt to analyze and design control systems in thepresence of real-world constraints such as network usage, information delays, and limitedbandwidth. Through thorough analysis, we explain how these constraints map accurately to thereality of various educational processes, such as the way students learn and their interaction withfaculty. In particular, the case of MB-NCS with Intermittent Feedback becomes especiallyrelevant.[5] We provide an in-depth explanation of this

Conference Session

Computers in Education 5 - Modulus 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicolas Leger, Florida International University; Bruk Berhane, Florida International University

student in chemical engineering. As an undergraduate student, healong with several fellow students struggled with a lack of understanding in a requiredcourse in numerical and computational methods (NCM). Despite the fact that heobtained a good grade in this course, he did not retain or fully grasp much of theinformation taught in this course. He eventually learned computational methods whileworking at research laboratories and by doing some personal research on mathematicalmodeling. Thus, he is motivated to explore the literature on the topic of numerical andcomputational methods in engineering and computing education, which cansubsequently help to broaden the understanding of these methods and ensure that futurestudents have a better experience

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick L. Homkes; Kevin D. Taylor; Russell A. Aubrey

- Once the team has revised the paper to “final” form, get at least onefresh set of eyes to read it. This will usually flush out any minor problems that the authors mightmiss. From personal experience, it is embarrassing to discover a typographical error in one ofyour published papers. Next, submit the paper ON TIME! The deadline could be set by a "callfor papers," or on a schedule originally agreed upon by the co-authors. If a target date is not set,the paper may not be written due to higher priorities. Papers received late are subject to reviewunder a limited time schedule. Again, because they are late, they may be more closelyscrutinized, or even rejected

Conference Session

Thermal Sciences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Jackman, Iowa State University; Stephen B. Gilbert, Iowa State University; Gloria Starns, Iowa State University; Mathew Hagge, Iowa State University; LeAnn E Faidley, Wartburg College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

field.Dr. LeAnn E Faidley, Wartburg College LeAnn Faidley is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Science at Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. She teaches the freshman engineering sequence, the mechanics sequence, the design sequence, and materials. She is interested in a number of pedagogical research questions including how students can be helped to better formulate questions, the development of scenario based laboratories, and the use of service based learning in the engineering classroom. Page 23.984.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Problem Framing

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; Rossmery Alva, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

) program at Savannah StateUniversity (SSU) and sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The goal ofMPACT is to support multi-disciplinary design and application experiences for Civil andElectrical Engineering Technology students. The collaborative team is to develop asimulation model to study the effects of movable loads on the abutments; and, shear andmoment at specified points on simply-supported and a single over-hanging bridge beamsusing the LabView software. The results of the simulation model are then compared withthe results obtained from the physical model. The physical model, called SupportReactions was developed by PASCO Engineering in cooperation with Professor MattOhland at Clemson University. The model consists of a steel

Conference Session

Workshop, Program, and Toolkit Results

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Allen Estes; Ronald Welch

skills; foster a passion for teaching; and build a learningcommunity of civil engineering educators.The workshop activities can be sub-classified into seminars, demonstration classes, laboratoryexercises, and social events.Seminars: The course schedule for the 2004 ETW contained 13 Seminars which varied incontent and were designed to provide theoretical background, teaching hints, organizationalstructure, and communication techniques. A brief description of the seminars is offered in Table1. The format for the seminars is lecture, small group activities, and collaborative discussionwith an ExCEEd/ExcEEd faculty member acting as presenter and moderator.Demonstration Classes: ExCEEd/ExcEEd faculty members teach sample engineering classeswhere the

Collection

2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Waddah Akili

involvement in his or her academicwork, resulting in better retention of new knowledge and acquisition of desirable personal traits.Any such method that engages students in the learning process is labeled as: “active learning”method. In essence, active learning requires doing meaningful learning activities in groups underthe guidance of an informed and experienced teacher. As stated by Christensen et al (1991), “Toteach is to engage students in learning.” The main point is that engaging students in learning isprincipally the responsibility of the teacher, who becomes less an imparter of knowledge andmore a designer and a facilitator of learning experiences and opportunities. In other words, thereal challenge in college teaching today is not covering