Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Frederick Sweitzer, University of Hartford

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

describes the planning andactivities undertaken to meet this new requirement along with preliminary results from a recentpilot.Our College is part of the University of Hartford, a private institution with about 4500undergraduate students of which 800 are enrolled in engineering (E) and engineering technology(ET) programs. Bachelor of Science degrees, accredited by the Engineering AccreditationCommission (EAC) of ABET, are offered in 6 majors: Acoustical Engineering & Music (new),Biomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. Within the last 10 years, 3of the above programs were accredited for the first time. Three of five undergraduate ET

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Virginia Commonwealth University; LaChelle Monique Waller, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

in the K-12 curriculum[3, 4]. In the National Academies 2009 publicationEngineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects[5],several examples of K-12 engineering curricula were discussed and evidence supporting theeffectiveness of engineering in the K-12 setting were presented. While there have been advancesin the formal education arena, informal learning settings will continue to play a crucial role inincreasing youths’ motivation and interest in careers in engineering and science[5]. A 2011 studyby Dabney et al. found that students’ participation in out-of-school-time science activities, aswell as their middle school interest in science and mathematics and their gender, plays asignificant role in

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 15: Engineering Education Research and Reviews

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim Nihad Awartani, University of Cincinnati; Iman Shayegani, University of Cincinnati; David Allen Evenhouse, University of Cincinnati; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

clearer insight regarding interventions in Staticseducation.Keywords: engineering education, Statics, intervention, systematic reviewI. IntroductionStudents of mechanical, civil, environmental, aerospace, and industrial engineering disciplinesare mandated by the ABET standards to take many common courses laying down the sametheoretical foundation across all disciplines (ABET, 2022). This has been the standard for coursedesign for decades since the advent of pre-requisite courses that lay the foundation for latercourses in the curriculum (Skinner, 1954; Sato et al., 2017). One of those courses is theEngineering Statics course, which is also known by alternative names, such as Statics andDynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Structural Elements and

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Wei Siang Pee, University of Central Oklahoma; Kevin Rada, University of Central Oklahoma; Devon Kelley Keith, University of Central Oklahoma; Dylan Bradley Miller; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Adam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Engineering Group in the Summer Bridge 2011Program designed and built an underwater ROV (remotely-operated vehicle) to performunderwater exploration of, for example, local ponds and lakes. The duration for the project wasfour weeks in July and the first part of the Fall semester. The students were given instruction in thebasic electrical and mechanical principles associated with the project, and introduced to a set ofcomponents that would be available in the completion of the project, through a sequence learningactivities that included lectures and laboratory exercises. Students were also given instruction onthe engineering design process paradigm. The separate elements of the course were integrated asthe students designed, constructed, tested, and

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R. McCusker Ph.D., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Suzanne Sontgerath, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ilie Talpasanu

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

students their own experience in the robotics field. Basic knowledge related to robotics wasintroduced and followed by hands on activities.Three projects were undertaken by the students. The first was setting up and programming anautonomous vehicle controlled by Arduino. This project included sessions and lab activities thatcovered electrical theory and safety, benchtop pulse width modulation, Arduino pulse widthmodulation, Arduino with ultrasonic sensor, and ended with a SumoBot competition. The secondproject involved modeling robots using SolidWorks. The students learned about CAD and builttheir own models. Finally, the third project used Vex Robot equipment. Sessions and labsincluded an introduction to industrial robotics, building a Workcell

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Petros J Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Thomas B. Stout, Tidewater Community College

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Ocean and Marine

ofhydromechanics design features; calculation of powered needed to propel the ship; waveanalysis, propulsion design and selection; electrical generation, distribution and auxiliarymachinery selection, and then cost estimate. Inside out ship approach starts with selectingequipment and sub-systems and then focuses on warping out the structure and the hull around thechosen sub-systems (Chalfant, 2015). The Office of Naval Research’s funded project designed the smart ship system design(S3D) concept for early stage design, simulation, and analysis (Chalfant, 2015). This methoddefines the template for mechatronic subsystems, such as mechanical, electrical, piping andHVAC (cooling HVAC system is shown in Figure 3). The main purpose of this system is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Mechatronics, Robotics, and Technology

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lei Miao, Middle Tennessee State University; Tanzeena Karim, Middle Tennessee State University; Tamir Shahir Hussain; Cen Li, Middle Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

majors in the industrial setting, were reported. Arduino has beenwidely used for teaching junior and senior level controls [3]-[9] and microprocessor courses [10],computer engineering capstone projects [11], and communication systems courses [12].Arduino has also been widely used in lower-division courses. For freshman engineering students,Arduino was used as a platform to teach programming, design, and measurement [13]. In thiswork, the authors transited the Living with the LAB curriculum, which used the Boe-Bot mobilerobotics and the Basic Stamp microcontroller, to the Arduino platform. In [14], Sullivan et al. usedArduino in an Introduction to Mechanical Engineering course where freshman students designedand implemented a cornerstone project

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Dimitrie C Popescu, Old Dominion University; Emanuel PUSCHITA

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and the students involved in the project came from theEET program at ODU and from the Telecommunication Systems (TS) program in the Faculty ofElectronics, Telecommunications, and Information Technology at TUCN. The students from ODUbeing from an undergraduate technology program have a lighter exposure to the communicationsystems material. The EET curriculum includes a 300-level core course on CommunicationSystems Principles that introduce students to frequency analysis and basic analog and digitalmodulation methods and a 400-level elective course on Wireless Communications Systems, whichincludes a broad presentation of various wireless related topics including digital modulation, basicnetworking with focus on MAC layer

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

established the Mobile Integrated Solutions Laboratory (MISL)in 2002 to enhance the senior project design experience for the undergraduate students. Thesingle semester, “works once” project model typically employed in academia was expanded to atwo-semester sequence for project planning1 and project execution.2, 3 This resulted in three keybenefits to the curriculum. First, because the students were given an additional semester tocomplete their project, the faculty noticed a significant increase in the quantity and quality of Page 12.631.2effort by the students. Second, this increase in quality has resulted in more interest in the designand innovation

Conference Session

New and Innovative Ideas

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Hotaling, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg; Susan Lowes, Columbia University; Peiyi Lin, Columbia University; Rustam Stolkin, University of Birmingham; James S. Bonner, Clarkson University; William David Kirkey, Clarkson University; Temitope Ojo, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

that is used in so many differentsituations poses challenges of its own. However, since a key goal of ITEST, and of STEMeducation projects in general, is to reach all students, whether middle or high school, in wealthyor poorer schools, academically higher or lower achieving, and male or female, the data reportedhere will focus on these groups in terms of changes in the key content knowledge and skillsembedded in the curriculum related to algebra, electricity, water quality, and understanding ofsensors. The algebra assessment was pre-test only in Year 1 (because it was designed as areadiness assessment) but a post-test was added in Year 2, while the water quality assessmentwas post-test only in both years. The electricity and sensor

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey T Schimpf, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Leslie Bondaryk, The Concord Consortium; Jutshi Agarwal, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Carolyn S Giroux; Stephanie L. Harmon, PIMSER, Eastern Kentucky University; Enqiao (Annie) Fan, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jacqueline Handley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; A Lynn Stephens, The Concord Consortium

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

-based research approach [10], the teamwill research students’ learning of and ability to integrate socio-scientific reasoning [11] and designthinking (Li et al., 2019; Razzouk & Shute, 2012), as well as changes in students’ perceptions of scienceand engineering and engineering self-efficacy. For students, we leverage the funds of knowledgeframework[12], [13] in our curricular structure to help students make connections between their socialand community knowledge or resources and the project. The project team will also develop a robust set ofprofessional development (PD) workshops and aim to investigate how the PD and classroomimplementation impacts teachers engineering design self-efficacy, classroom teacher moves, and views offront-end

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Instrumentation

measurements and instrumentation course. The module consists of five hours oflectures, which covers the theory, and a design lab project. The lecture covers the IoT conceptssuch as analytics, webservers, communication and data protocols. The design lab project requiresstudents to implement the theory into a practical application.In this paper, the detail of the module is described. It is expected that our experience can behelpful to other engineering instructors seeking to develop an IoT course or just adding a sectionto their measurements and instrumentation course.Measurements and Instrumentation Measurement and Instrumentation (M&I) course is commonly offered for electrical andmechanical engineering or technology students. The main objective

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Melanie Sattler

job that would give me a greater sense of job satisfaction. As I am planning to be a professor in one of the universities in the future, I will make the service learning technique the main part of the curriculum that I will teach, so many services can be done for the communities from the students and it will be beneficial for both sides. The satisfying part about the project is the knowledge that the information collected by us is going to be used for the benefit of the community. Also the fact that we got the opportunity to take part and make a difference is very gratifying.Habitat for It is the duty of engineers to the customers to utilize energy

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in Silico

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erick J. Nefcy, Oregon State University; Philip H. Harding, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

characterize student teams’ modeldevelopment as they proceed through a laboratory project. In this paper, the ModelRepresentations for 15 teams are examined as they complete physical and virtual laboratoryprojects in the senior year of the curriculum. Analysis of the Model Representation confirms thatthe virtual laboratory project affords students a richer opportunity for model development,modification, and use of evidence-based reasoning.IntroductionAs technology is integrated into classroom instruction, virtual laboratories have been receivingmore attention as an alternative mode to engage students and promote learning.1 Mostcommonly, the virtual laboratory is used as an alternative mode to deliver the correspondingphysical laboratory by simulating

Collection

2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Brian P. Self; Lynne A. Slivovsky; Kevin Taylor; Sema Alptekin

Service Learning in Engineering at Cal Poly Brian P. Self, Lynne A. Slivovsky, Kevin Taylor, and Sema Alptekin Mechanical Engineering/Computer and Electrical Engineering/Kinesiology/ Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CAIntroductionThe benefits of service learning have been demonstrated in a number of different settings(Jacoby, 1996; Tsang, 2000). By participating in projects with a community-based focus,students gain an appreciation for the role they can play in society by reflecting on a variety ofsocioeconomic and ethical implications of their experience. Cal Poly has long had a strongdesign

Collection

2019 Fall Mid Atlantic States Conference

Authors

Marvin Gayle, Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York; Dugwon Seo, Queensborough Community College; Danny Mangra, Queensborough Community College

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Diversity

York City School students. The studentmeet four days a week Monday through Friday. The program starts at 09:00 AM and runs until04:00 PM with an hour break for lunch. Students are expected to attend all classes and receivefour college credit at successful completion of the course. The program is funded by a grantfrom the NYC Department of Education. The funding is used to provide a summer stipend fortwo ET department faculty members, as well as course material, a NYC MetroCard and lunch forall the participants.The summer course content presented to the students is usually at an equivalent level to an entrylevel Engineering Technology classes at QCC. These topics include concepts in three primaryareas; Electrical Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Construction Safety and Risk Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Essam K. Zaneldin P.E., United Arab Emirates University; Amr M.I. Sweedan, United Arab Emirates University; Munjed A. Maraqa, United Arab Emirates University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

risk of fatality in otherindustrial sectors1,2,3. While this observation could be attributed to the nature of constructionwork, several factors have been identified in the literature that could affect construction safety(see for example the work of Choudhry et al.4 and Maraqa and Mohamed5) including the level ofconstruction safety education provided to engineering students. As a matter of fact, it is morefeasible to enhance the level of safety in the project during the early planning and conceptualdesign stages rather than at the construction stage6. As a result, proper coverage of constructionsafety in the engineering curricula will positively impact the project design and the procurementphase as well. The importance of formal education with

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jude L. DePalma, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Hüseyin Sarper, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

State University, Pueblo Nebojsa I. Jaksic received the Dipl. Ing. degree in electrical engineering from Belgrade University in 1984, the M.S. in electrical engineering, the M.S. in industrial engineering, and the Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the Ohio State University in 1988, 1992, and 2000, respectively. From 1992 to 2000 he taught at DeVry University in Columbus, OH. In 2000, he joined Colorado State University-Pueblo, where he is currently a professor and the mechatronics programs director. Dr. Jaksic’s interests include robotics, automation, and nanotechnology engineering education and research. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, SME, and MRS.Dr. Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo ¨Dr

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Victor Giurgiutiu; David Rocheleau; Jed Lyons

. Nationwide, efforts to introduce mechatronics education innon-EE curriculum have sprung in over twenty US universities, and several worldwide (Carryer,2000; Craig, 2000; Field et al., 2000; Furman et al., 2000; Gardner, 2000; Giurgiutiu et al.; 2001;Hargrove, 2000; Hayden, 2001; Johnson, 2000; Lima et al., 2000; Luecke, 2001; Lyshevski,2001; Sanoff, 2001; Shetty et al., 2000; Wild, 2001).THE NEED FOR MECHATRONICS EDUCATION IN SOUTH CAROLINAAt the University of South Carolina, the non-EE engineering students also have an acute need foreducation in the interdisciplinary field of mechatronics/microcontrollers. The state of SouthCarolina is going through an intense economical development effort focused on high-techbusinesses and companies. This effort

Conference Session

Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Huff, Purdue University; Dulcy M. Abraham, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

the possibility of Engineering Projects inCommunity Service (EPICS) as a transitional experience to engender global competency amongengineering students. The curricular-based model of EPICS supports vertically-integrated, multi-disciplinary, engineering service-learning projects at a Purdue University. Historically, thislong-standing program has paired student design teams with local, community partners. In thispaper, we document how these partnerships have been expanded to global communities, and howthe current curriculum, in both local and global contexts, can be used to engender globalcompetency in engineering students. We consider the efficacy of EPICS to engender global

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Philip Lee, University of Kentucky; David Parsley, University of Kentucky; Nelson Kudzo Akafuah, University of Kentucky

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Diversity

these institu-24 tions. RETE is built through strategic collaboration and inquiry-driven learning to create an en-25 gaged and diverse community of practice among all stakeholders and sustain new ways of think-26 ing, interacting, teaching, learning, and working. The ET department at the UK and the 2+2 ar-27 rangement with BCTC is a foundational step toward meeting the vision. Though designed around28 hands-on practice, the current ET curriculum utilizes traditional pedagogy, including laboratory29 classes, industrial projects in the capstone classes, and additional practical experience opportuni-30 ties through co-ops and internships. The RETE program, though, will allow UK to take the new31 department further, revolutionizing

Collection

2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Ilse Nava-Medina; Angie Hill Price; Mathew Kuttolamadom

. Thoughundergraduate research is identified by the Association of American Colleges and Universities as ahigh-impact educational practice, it is not commonly encouraged or pursued within engineeringtechnology programs (as compared to engineering programs) predominantly due to the hands-on andexperiential nature of the curriculum. This paper will outline and compare the different types ofundergraduate research activities pursued by various students within this engineering technologyprogram; these include single and multi-semester individual and group research projects, acceleratedprojects over summer sessions with and without university-level schedules/organization, projectshaving participants from multiple departments, research as part of honors theses

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute; Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis ; Sudhir Shrestha, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

may join together to pursue a nanotechnology multidisciplinary project. Theintegration of knowledge throughout course projects or term papers develop better understandingof the importance of science components used in future nanotechnology applications.Course materials, including lecture and laboratory components assist students with establishinggood research foundation that may prepare them to the nanotechnology workforce and to thegraduate program in both engineering and sciences. At Indiana University-Purdue UniversityIndianapolis (IUPUI), a formal nanotechnology track within the electrical, computer, andmechanical engineering programs is formed for undergraduate programs. Due to themultidisciplinary nature of nanotechnology, undergraduate

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Debartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); James Lucas Daly

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Lake City, UT: ASEE, 2018. doi: 10.18260/1-2--31248.[9] H. W. Fennell, G. S. Coutino, A. J. Magana, D. Restrepo, and P. D. Zavattieri, “Enhancing Student Meaning-Making of Threshold Concepts via Computation: The Case of Mohr’s Circle,” in 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, OH: ASEE, 2017. doi: 10.18260/1-2--28279.[10] D. Reeping et al., “Using Threshold Concepts to Restructure an Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum: Troublesome Knowledge in Expected Outcomes,” in 2017 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Indianapolis, IN: IEEE, 2017. doi: 10.1109/FIE.2017.8190444.[11] V. Townsend and R. H. Urbanic, “Project Management Learning Takes Flight,” in 2014

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul I-Hai Lin; Hal Broberg

reasoning, b. knowledge of effective written and oral communication, c. ability to operate computer controlled devices, d. ability to maintain and manage computer and electronic devices and systems, e. ability to program computer controlled devices.Student Demand: Enrollment projections were based on experience with existingtechnical Associate of Science programs, discussions with students, discussions withmembers of the Industrial Advisory Committee of the department of Electrical and Page 5.36.2Computer Engineering Technology, and a survey of local businesses. The curriculum isexpected to add to the total enrollment of the

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3 – Course and Program Outcomes

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary David Asher, Colorado State University; Nicole L Ramo, Colorado State University; Thomas H. Bradley, Colorado State University

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering

exposure to, and retention of, systems engineering principles improveslearning outcomes in an multidisciplinary graduate level course is assessed. Students enrolled in ahybrid electric vehicle powertrains course were exposed to systems engineering principlesthrough a dedicated lecture focused on team coordination and management of complexengineering systems in the context of the team-based course capstone project. Students wereencouraged to employ systems engineering principles across all aspects of the course (e.g.homework completion and exam preparation) with student collaboration a requirement for theproject. Student surveys were completed immediately following the introductory lecture, whichquantify students’ self-assessed increase in system

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Alexander Toth, Purdue University Northwest; John Moreland, Purdue University Northwest; Chenn Q. Zhou, Purdue University Northwest; Anusree Balachandran, Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation, Purdue University; Fangzhou Zhang, Purdue University Northwest; John Claude Roudebush, Ivy Tech Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, Long Electric/Caterpillar Contract, Lafayette, IN. 2005-2007 Electrician, Twin City Electric, Lafayette, IN. 2004-2005 Utility Locator, Reliant Services, Crawfordville, IN C. Products (0) D. Synergistic Activities: 1) ATE National Science Foundation 3 year grant award, ”Wind Turbine Safety and Troubleshooting Simulator”. Duration of Grant: July 2015-present. CO-PI and key consultant on simulator development and academic curriculum. 2) Dept. of Education FIPSE Comprehensive Program. Mixed Reality Simulators for Wind Energy Education. Duration of funding: January 2011-Jun 2015. Role: Volunteer Advisor 3) Craig Porter Energy Center. Directed the construction of Craig Porter Energy Laboratory. Technology in

Conference Session

Outreach Along the K-12 Pathways to Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Hotaling, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg; Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Rustam Stolkin; Peiyi Lin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

instructions came in second (mentioned by 46 percent).C. Student LearningAssessing the impact of a complex and multi-part curriculum that is used in so many differentsituations poses challenges of its own. However, since a key goal of ITEST, and of STEMeducation projects in general, is to reach all students, whether middle or high school, in wealthyor poorer schools, academically higher or lower achieving, and male or female, the data reportedhere will focus on these groups in terms of changes in the key content knowledge and skillsembedded in the curriculum related to algebra, electricity, water quality, and understanding ofsensors. The algebra assessment was pre-test only in Year 1 (because it was designed as areadiness assessment) but a post-test

Conference Session

Mechatronics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo A Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American

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Mechanical Engineering

job contexts. Skillsfound under the mechatronics technology umbrella include “practical” knowledge in theintegration of electrical systems, fluid power, electronics, computer controls, programmablelogic controllers (PLCs), microcontrollers, instrumentation, robotics and information technology.With the idea of introducing mechatronics as early as possible in the engineering curriculum,Yang and Mariappan12 created a mechatronics system installed on top of a plastic lid (of astorage box) and with a stationary model car with sensors, switches, motors, LEDs, and LCDdisplays in order to provide students with a setup to perform experiments and demonstrations.Also, Xu et al. created several challenges to teach the engineering design process and to

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Juliet Hurtig, Ohio Northern University

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Design in Engineering Education

Criterion 5 states that “[s]tudents must be prepared for engineering practice througha curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skillsacquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate engineering standards and multiplerealistic constraints.” However, the definition of what constitutes an “appropriate engineeringstandard” has been subjected to various interpretations, both wide and narrow. Arguments havebeen made that all capstone design projects must include engineering standards from theappropriate professional society: IEEE Standards for electrical and computer engineers, ASMEStandards for mechanical engineers, and so on. However, members of the educationalcommunity have objected to this approach