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Graduate Student Experiences

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Janet Davis, University of Washington

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Graduate Studies

2006-1170: THE JOURNEY TO A TEACHING-ORIENTED FACULTY POSITION:A HANDBOOK OF ADVICE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTSTammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland Tammy VanDeGrift is an assistant professor at the University of Portland. She earned a Bachelors degree in math and computer science at Gustavus Adolphus College. She completed a Masters and PhD in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research interests include computer science education, educational technology, and media distribution systems.Janet Davis, University of Washington Janet Davis will join the faculty of Grinnell College as Assistant Professor of Computer Science in August 2006. She expects to

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of spread spectrum techniques.  Demonstrate error coding techniques in digital transmission methods.  Apply software design tools to demonstrate the above concepts.Before describing the changes to foster an entrepreneurial mindset in the digital communicationcourse, the next two sections provides a comprehensive review of entrepreneurial mindedlearning (EML) from other universities and a description of the Kern EntrepreneurialEngineering Network (KEEN) framework to help students develop an entrepreneurial mindset.Support for and Review of Entrepreneurial Minded Learning (EML) in EngineeringEducationIn the past, a curriculum of entrepreneurship education was most likely be found in businessschools. With the rapid changes in the

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Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering Technology

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

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Best Papers in K-12 / Pre-college Division

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University; Elizabeth Anne Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #11352Elementary Teachers’ Reported Responses to Student Design FailuresDr. Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Science Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, worked briefly as a process engineer, and taught high school physics and pre-engineering. She has taught engineering and science to children in multiple informal settings. As a pre-service teacher educator, she includes engineering in her elementary and early childhood science methods

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Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuetong Lin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Reza Rahdar, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Mark London, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; A. Shahhosseini, Indiana State University

Paper ID #37907On the similarities and contrasts between systemsengineering terminologiesReza Rahdar (Assistant Professor)Yuetong Lin (Dr.)Mark London (Adjunct Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering)A. Mehran Shahhosseini (Professor) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comOn the similarities and contrasts between systems engineering terminologiesAbstractSystems engineering vs. engineering systems; thinking in systems vs. systems thinking; systemsengineering vs. systems architecting; these are just a few examples of the diverse concepts insystems engineering that are often

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Aerospace Division Technical Session: New and Innovative Technologies in Aerospace

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustin Birch, Weber State University

Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com DEVELOPMENT OF A CONCEPT HYBRID ROCKET DEMONSTRATOR Dustin Birch, P.E., Ph.D. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Weber State University1 AbstractMost conventional rockets are of an either solid fuel or liquid fuel configuration. Nearly all productionrocket motors produced throughout modern history are one of these two types. Conversely, a hybridrocket utilizes a solid fuel grain and liquid oxidizer, thus capitalizing on the inherent advantages of bothdesigns. A hybrid rocket exploits the power density (power per unit volume) of a solid fuel rocket, andthe start-stop and throttling

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2023 ASEE PNW Section Conference

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NM A Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; Kyle Frederick Larsen P.E., Eastern Washington University; Heechang (alex) Bae, Eastern Washington University

UniversityDr. Kyle Frederick Larsen P.E., Eastern Washington University Dr. Larsen currently teaches mechanical engineering at Eastern Washington University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from California State University Sacramento and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young UDr. Heechang (alex) Bae, Eastern Washington University Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering Technology Program Department of Engineering & Design ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Teaching an Undergraduate Introductory Engineering Economics Course: Successful Implementation for Students Learning Awlad

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TS3: Working with Students

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Halle Burns, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Susan B. Wainscott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Engineering Libraries

Master of Library and Information Science from San Jose State University and a Master of Science in Biological Sciences from Illinois State University. As liaison librarian to several departments at UNLV, she teaches information literacy for many students, provides reference assistance to the campus and community, and maintains the collection in assigned subject areas. Her research inter- ests include information literacy instruction and assessment, the notion of threshold concepts, the effect a student’s emotional state has on their learning, and improving access to technical literature. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Desperately seeking

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Melanie I. Cashin; Saeed Moaveni

, PublicSpeaking for Technical Professionals, or Technical Communication. In addition to standard laband project reports, during the senior year, students are required to take the mechanicalengineering seminar class and write a half-page summary discussing what they gained fromlistening to presenters from industry. Each week a presenter shares his or her professionalexperience with the seminar class and talks about career paths, ethics, continuing education, andthe “dos” and “don’ts” of a professional. The summaries are read for both content and proper useof grammar and sentence structure, and points are deducted for improper use of grammar andmisspelled words. The seminar class is the last opportunity to assess our students’ writtencommunication skills

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 4

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

Paper ID #31042Student Generated Material for Artificial Intelligence Course(Work-In-Progress)Dr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University Dr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Ohio Northern University in the Depart- ment of Electrical, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science (ECCS). Research interests include: Artificial Intelligence, Fuzzy Logic, Game Theory, Teaching Computer Science, STEM Outreach, In- creasing diversity in STEM (women and first generation), and Software Engineering.Dr. Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Institute of Technology Dr. Kimberlyn Gray is an Assistant

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

Authors

Liya Grace Ni, California Baptist University; Larry W. Clement P.E., California Baptist University; Ilyoul Lee, California Baptist University

science areas such as computernetworking, database technologies, web services, etc. Although there have been papers presented at ASEE conferences on the development andintegration of IoT courses and projects into existing curricula at a number of engineeringprograms in North America, this paper provides a unique angle from an oversea collaborativeIoT program at a vocational college in Shanghai, China. A learn-by-doing approach in teachingan Introduction to the Internet of Things course at this IoT program in Shanghai is presented. This paper is organized as follows: the Background section gives a review on IoTcurricula developed by engineering educators at other universities, and provides backgroundinformation on the collaborative

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 7

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

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Computing and Information Technology

specialization areas.Database Engineering is a viable component of Software Engineering. In our UndergraduateComputer Science Degree, there is only one database course where Relational, ObjectRelational, Object-Oriented and Distributed Databases will be covered. Since the mission of thisUniversity is to graduate students with high quality education prepared for the competitive jobmarket, as part of this course work, students work on a set of assignments and implementone/two database(s) of their choice in teams. The contents represented in this paper is anexample of an assignment that student need to do in this course.Entity Relationship for University DatabaseThe following diagram (Figure 1) represents a simplified entity relationship for course

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Timothy Matthew Murray, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

robotics and BME education. Dr. Krishnan has co-edited the text ”Advances in Cardiac Signal Processing”, and published numer- ous papers in conference proceedings, journal papers and book chapters. He has been developing novel models in BME curriculum design, labs, interdisciplinary project-based learning, co-ops, internships and undergraduate research. Recently he served on the NSF Advisory Committee on Virtual Communities of Practice. He keeps active memberships in AAMI, ASEE, ASME, BMES, IEEE, BMES, IFMBE, and ASME. He was selected to join Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, and the American Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was elected as a Fellow of American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering and he

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Pranav A. Bhounsule; Ahmad Taha; Sebastian Nugruho

of 4 or 5. There were a total of 21 teams and were Your Carsplit into 3 classrooms for the program. Next, we describethe specifics of the program and activities. Figure 1 shows The car which comes to a complete stop first withone of the teams and all the girls holding their certificates the color sensor pointing on the red line is the winnerat the end of the camp. A video of the main activities is Fig. 2: Car racingavailable on YouTube [3] and lab handouts and surveyquestions are available on Github [4].2.1 EquipmentWe used the LEGO Mindstorms Education EV3 Core Set.Only the following elements from the Core set are neededfor

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Biology and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest Tollner, University of Georgia-Athens; Caner Kazanci, Univ. of Georgia

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Biological & Agricultural

. Page 12.207.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An Evolving Course in Ecological Thermodynamics Ernest W. Tollner and Caner KazanciAbstractThe ecological thermodynamics course at the University of Georgia has served as aplatform for developing a novel Lagrangian type ecological thermodynamics approachthat mimics the statistical thermodynamics approach in that it attempts to focus on systemstate before and after a process. The Lagrangian approach compliments the classicalprocess-based thermodynamic approach that focuses on the thermo-mechanical processesinvolved in changing a system state. The conduct of an entropy analyses has proven to bebeneficial in that it provides an independent look at

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

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Engineering Technology

. Vavreck, Ph.D. Andrew N. Vavreck is Associate Professor of Engineering and Head of the Division of Business and Engineering at Penn State Altoona. He has earned degrees in Engineering Science, Engineering Mechanics and Engineering Science and Mechanics, all from Penn State. His work experience includes engineering research and management at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the Applied Research Laboratory, Penn State. His research is in smart material design, application and control. Page 13.883.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

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Systems Engineering Constituents Tech Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Walter, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng)

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

IPFW Professor of Systems Engineering and Director of the Center of Excellence for Systems Engineering. He is a member of the International Council on Systems Engineering, Project Management Institute, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science Page 13.122.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Systems Approach to Engineering “Economics”IntroductionA new course has been instituted at the graduate level that emphasizes a systems approach toteaching finance, economics, cost accounting and cost

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Source Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-1054: AN OCEAN ENERGY PROJECT: THE OSCILLATING WATERCOLUMNCraig Somerton, Michigan State University CRAIG W. SOMERTON Craig W. Somerton is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Undergraduate Program for Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. He teaches in the area of thermal engineering including thermodynamics, heat transfer, and thermal design. He also teaches the capstone design course for the department. Dr. Somerton has research interests in computer design of thermal systems, transport phenomena in porous media, and application of continuous quality improvement principles to engineering education. He received his B.S. in 1976, his M.S. in 1979

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FPD6 - First Year Curricula Development

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Eric Sprouls, University of Southern Indiana

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First-Year Programs

; Moore Consulting Engineers in Denver, Colorado. He has been an Associate Professor of Engineering since 1983. Current course load includes soil mechanics, engineering materials and estimating, and geotechnical design. He also does consulting work for the local coal industry in the area of testing and underground mine design. He is a member of ASEE and the Society of Mining Engineers. Page 13.43.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Fr eshman Engineer ing Cur r iculum for a Bachelor of Science in Engineer ing Pr ogr amAbstractIn 2002 a new Bachelor of Science

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University; Frank Li, Youngstown State University; Eric Lombardo, YSU; CHITRA RAJAGOPAL, Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

presently employed by Mine Safety Appliances Company in Pittsburgh, PA.CHITRA RAJAGOPAL, Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus Ms Chitra Rajagopal is Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology at the Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus, where she teaches electrical and electronic engineering technology courses in in-person and on-line formats. She is currently researching on embedded system design, microcontrollers and control system. Page 13.390.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Developing an Advanced Digital Control Laboratory with a System-On-a

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2003 GSW

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William E. Odom; Edward S. Kolesar

 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationdeflection measurements of both actuator designs as a function of arm length and appliedelectrical power are presented. The electrothermal actuator designs were accomplished with theMEMSPro® software program, and they were fabricated using the MEMSCAP IntegratedMicrosystems Multi-User Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Process® (MUMPs)foundry at the Microelectronics Center of North Carolina (MCNC). IntroductionNumerous electrically-driven microactuators have been investigated for positioning individualelements in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). The most common modes of actuationare electrostatic, magnetostatic, piezoelectric and thermal expansion

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2003 GSW

Authors

A. C. Rogers; Amir Karimi

effectively and efficiently accomplish the manychallenging projects to be encountered as one ventures in this field of engineering.Student Team Design ProposalPrior to the start of the design project, students have had to progress through the proposal stageto obtain a good cost estimate, task descriptions, and task assignments. Following is an outline ofthe contents required for each proposal: 1. Title Page 2. Table of Contents 3. Statement of Objectives Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education 4. Theory 5. Project plan a) Overview Statement

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The Use of Computers in Teaching Mathematics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Leslie Sena, Bethune Cookman College; Hong Liu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; David Bethelmy, Bethune Cookman College

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Mathematics

AC 2008-2721: PROBLEM-SOLVING EXPERIENCE THROUGH LIGHT-DOSECOMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICAL MODULES FOR ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSJayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona BeachLeslie Sena, Bethune Cookman CollegeHong Liu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona BeachDavid Bethelmy, Bethune Cookman College Page 13.1000.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Problem-solving experience through light dose computational mathematical modules for undergraduate engineering studentsAbstractIn this paper, the authors discuss the development of a framework for creating computationalmathematics modules for engineering students. The

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts

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Instrumentation

module, is used to collect the voltage outputof the accelerometer at a sample rate of 500 times/second as the pendulum oscillates7.It should be noted that the students taking this course have already received exposure to Fourieranalysis, but typically have yet to use a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). This project provides anexcellent opportunity to introduce the theory of the FFT and to discuss its computationalimplementation in modern software packages. Mathcad and/or Matlab are specifically used, bothoffering implementations of the FFT that require minimal user programming 8,9.Project Educational StrengthsWhen the project is assigned, students anticipate few difficulties given what seems a systematicexperimental procedure. This response is

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Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University; Chip Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-888: INTEGRATING PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PRODUCTDEVELOPMENT, AND SENIOR CAPSTONE INTO A COURSE SEQUENCETHAT CREATES NEW PRODUCTS AND PATENTS FOR STUDENTSPhillip Sanger, Western Carolina UniversityChip Ferguson, Western Carolina UniversityWesley Stone, Western Carolina University Page 14.765.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Integrating Project Management, Product Development and Senior Capstone into a Course Sequence that Creates New Products and Patents for StudentsAbstractThe competitive pressures of the global market have brought into sharp focus the need forcreativity, problem solving and teaming skills in our

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Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kati Wilson, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa Goulart, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

wireless networks, voice over IP, quality of service, and engineering education.Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University Dr. Wei Zhan currently servers as an Assistant Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University, in College Station, TX. His main research interests are control systems and optimization algorithms. He has applied his expertise in several fields including the development of optimization algorithms for real-time communications. Page 14.140.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Voice over IP Initiative to Teach Undergraduate Engineering

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Trends in Energy Conversion and Conservation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Healey, Northeastern University; Francis Di Bella, Northeastern University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

2006-344: A DESCRIPTION OF A CAPSTONE PROJECT TO DEVELOP A WEBBASED ENERGY CENTER FOR MONITORING ALTERNATIVE ANDRENEWABLE ENERGY SITESFrancis Di Bella, Northeastern UniversityRyan Healey, Northeastern University Mr.Healey is an ElectricalEngineering Technology student;Class of 2006. He is extremely versatil in electrical and computer engineering technology. He has authored the description of the web site engine. He expects to attend graduate school after graduation Page 11.37.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 ASEE 2006 Annual Conference, Chicago, Ill

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Addressing the Human Dimension in Teaching Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Reese P.E., LeTourneau University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #20112Utilizing Empathy-Based Course Modules to Enhance Student Motivation inLower Level Mechanics CoursesProf. Norman Reese P.E., LeTourneau University Norman Reese has taught in the engineering technology department of LeTourneau University for 6 years. Previously, he worked in industry as an engineer for NASA and later in manufacturing and renewable fuels. In addition to a research focus in design and testing of wheelchairs for developing countries, he is intrigued by student motivation (or lack thereof). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Utilizing

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ET Pedagogy I

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher David LeBlanc, University of New Hampshire; Donald J. Plante, University of New Hampshire

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Engineering Technology

geometry, although he also holds interests in 3D printing and mathematical modeling. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 An Engineering Technology Course in Additive ManufacturingAbstractThe University of New Hampshire Manchester campus(UNHM) Department of AppliedEngineering and Sciences (ASE) Engineering Technology (ET) program has developed a course(ET401) investigating methods in additive manufacturing through the design and fabrication of3D models. The curriculum is designed to have students gain skills by applying and integratingtechniques from mathematics, engineering, and computing to develop 3D models that can bemanufactured by commercially available 3D printers. The course is a four

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morteza Nurcheshmeh P.E., Western Kentucky University

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Mechanical Engineering

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Designing and Building Devices for Industry- A Capstone Design Project ExperienceAbstractLogan Aluminum, an integrated aluminum rolling mill in Russellville, Kentucky partnered withWestern Kentucky University engineering students in a project to design a system to test thestructural integrity of cores used for holding their product. An outcome of project success wouldbe a functioning test machine able to evaluate core strength and thereby allow a systematicassessment to avoid costly core failures.The student team worked with company engineers to establish system specifications and successcriteria for designing a test machine capable of handling two core