Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Anecdotally, the facultyof the program have, for several years, expressed concerns with the students modelingskills.Lessons Learned and Recommendations ≠ It is important to include adequate biology background in using the biomedical projects, so that students can understand the processes they are modeling and the devices they are designing. This can be done by augmenting the course lectures and with handouts. ≠ Mechanical engineering students react in a positive fashion to the incorporation of biomedical engineering into a traditional course. ≠ The biomedical projects provide a good vehicle to teach the basic fundamentals of thermal design. ≠ A second set of projects with a biomedical orientation could be developed

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University; Liljana Babinkostova

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

team, and Kali Linux. In this paper, we provideexamples on how students’ knowledge of CPS security changes over the course of the program,how students are supported in and out of the classroom towards advancing their knowledge in thisfield. We also highlight the impact that project-based and team coordinated learning can have onincreasing students’ understanding of the fundamentals of CPS security.IntroductionA recent study by Cybersecurity Ventures [1], a respected publisher of cybersecurity content,predicts that 3.5 million cybersecurity jobs around the world will be unfilled by 2021. In the UnitedStates, the demand for professionals with cybersecurity expertise is outpacing all other occupations[2]. These reports, along with many others

Collection

2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Benito Mendoza

, labs, quizzes and practice certification tests. It consists ofseventeen chapters that include computer concepts, network devices and cables, fundamental andadvanced LAN switching, IP v4 and IPv6, basic and advanced routing (RIP, OSPF, EIGPRprotocols), WAN configuration and network management, and network security. The content andlabs are delivered online; thus, it gives instant, anywhere access through most major browsers onboth PC and Mac, and some mobile devices. The included hands-on labs let the students practiceboth hardware and software configuration tasks in a virtual environment.The course runs in a 15 week semester with two sessions of 3 hours per week. One session wemeet in the classroom and the other session is online. The online

Conference Session

Collaboration, A Cool Tool: Librarians/Faculty/Students Work Together for Quality Results

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patsy Hulse, University of Auckland; John St George, University of Auckland; Li Wang, University of Auckland

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

completing first year are currently admittedto the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) – around 200 students in2008.Course overviewIn the common first year, students gain exposure to fundamental engineering and scientificprinciples across a wide range of subject material. Over the following years, students buildon this core material for their specialisation, as well as developing technical andcommunication skills. Throughout the papers there is a strong emphasis on problem solvingand students are encouraged to think creatively. The School of Engineering is guided in itsteaching by the University of Auckland Graduate Profile1, which expects graduates to be ableto understand and appreciate the characteristics of scholarship

Conference Session

Learning From Experts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Natalie Barrett, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Knowledge of quantum mechanics is alsovital. Because no one researcher will have all the necessary knowledge in all the requireddomains, interdisciplinarity is a must. Respondents also mentioned the importance ofcomputational and complexity thinking.  Research Question 1: What are the concepts, ideas, and ways of thinking forunderstanding nanoscale phenomena?There was consensus among researchers that a strong background in Physics andChemistry are the required prior knowledge for understanding nanoscale phenomena. Inthe following excerpts scientists describe how having fundamental knowledge of physics,chemistry, math and, if required, biology is a must.Smith: … the real challenge … to work in this area [is] to have [a] really strong

Conference Session

Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas; Jan B Hansen, University of Saint Thomas; Sarah H. Cohn, Science Museum of Minnesota; Brian Phillip Jensen, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

rigor. Differentiation based upon participants’background and teaching licensure area or grade level should be implemented.Assertion 2The “Fundamentals of Engineering for Educators” course met its objectives.All but one of the course participants perceived the course as meeting all or some of thecourse objectives. Participants realized that this is an overview course and that depth isnot possible for all topics. Participants appreciated some of the guest presenters but Page 22.464.17noted that some seemed surprised or ill prepared to interact with engaged teachers.Participants had mixed reviews on the merits of guest presentations by

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tal Rusak, Cornell University; Christopher Barnes, Cornell University; G. Scott Russ, Cornell University; Vincent Kam, Cornell University; David Gries, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

received his PhD from the Technische Hocschule Munchen in 1966 and then served on the CS faculty at Stanford for three years. He has been at Cornell since 1969, except for two years at UGA, and served as the Department Chair in the 1980s. Gries is known for his work in compiler construction and programming methodology and his textbooks in compiler writing, programming, and discrete mathematics. He has received several national/international awards for his contributions to education and is a Cornell Weiss Presidential Fellow, awarded for his contributions to undergraduate education. Page 14.376.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ted Eschenbach, TGE Consulting

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

learning from each other. This paper is written from the perspective of an engineeringeconomist with over 30 years of teaching and textbook writing experience, who has recently hadhis world-view shifted by multiple forays into finance classrooms.IntroductionThe time value of money is the foundation of two fields—engineering economy and finance. Yethow those two fields are presented in their introductory course have a surprisingly smallintersection. The basic reason is that engineering economy focuses at the project level, whileintroductory corporate finance focuses at the firm level. But both courses include the firm andproject levels and both include applications of the time value of money to the personal lives ofstudents. This creates the

Conference Session

Classroom Innovations

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert McFarlane; James McBrayer

field, from basic research, to appliedresearch and product design and development. From the first implementation of electroniccalculating machines, the engineering discipline has been one of the most heavy users anddevelopers of computing technology. The ability to use this technology will determine theeffectiveness of the engineering student as they go to industry, perhaps only second inimportance to understanding the basic fundamentals of the chosen field of study. Thus, one ofthe goals of any successful curriculum will be to include training and experience in the use ofcomputing hardware and software. The engineering laboratory is an excellent opportunit y forthis purpose. One of the important aspects of using laboratory experiments

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Neal Ninteman; John Natzke

spirit, purpose, and content of the course are well represented by Mark Horenstein in histextbook Design Concepts for Engineers1: “…the notion of design in the context of engineering implies the application of knowledge and specialized skills toward the creation of something that meets a desired set of specifications. In an engineering context, the word “design” answers the simple question, “What do engineers do?” (p. 22)Perhaps the most fundamental goal of this introductory course is to get students excited aboutengineering by getting them hooked on design. Therefore, from day one the students are doingengineering design. This is accomplished through individual homework, in-class designproblems done in small groups, and team

Collection

ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

Authors

Zhiqing Lu; Herschel Pangborn; Katie Fitzsimons

thisaffects their confidence in their ability to write programs and prototype designs. In addition, weexplain how key components of the kit were streamlined to reduce cost to the students acrossthree required courses.The following is a detailed description of the hardware kit development process, online repositorydesign, and an assessment to evaluate efficacy of the hardware kits and online resource in meetingstudent learning outcomes.Courses and Course-Specific Hardware RequirementsPenn State’s Mechanical Engineering curriculum includes three required courses that have beenusing Arduino-based kits in lieu of textbooks: (1) Circuit Analysis, Instrumentation, andStatistics, (2) Mechatronics, and (3) Mechanical Engineering Design Methodology since at

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. • Starting the unit operations early in the curriculum21. The equipment is already in the laboratory, so why not use it within the material and energy balance course? This allows for introduction of measurement, application of conservation laws, and an introduction of the fundamentals of design. Any time students can apply knowledge to a real task, they will learn better. • Incorporating programming with templates22. Programming is an effective way of teaching students numerical methods. The problem with programming is that it often has significant overhead (input/output, user interface, etc.) that has nothing to do with the objectives of an assignment. Using templates, or “almost finished

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Jackson, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

with a heuristic and compared against student performance.Background and IntroductionThe following study seeks to organize, codify, and implement a method to adapt severalundergraduate problem types into algorithms capable of automatically generating problem sets.Three fundamental undergraduate courses heavy in need for varied problem sets have beenchosen as venues for the study: dynamics, thermodynamics, and circuits. As anyone who hascreated courses in one of these core topics knows, writing problems to test students on classlearning objectives is not a trivial task. Original problems, of which each faculty member hastheir own style, can be time-consuming to write. Problems not only have to be written, but caremust be taken so that each

Collection

2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Randy Hurd; Dustin Grote

collectionand data post-processing that is less intuitive. Students are instructed to drop coins on a hardsurface (specifically a nickel, dime and quarter) one at a time while recording the resultingsound. Students must consider their environment when collecting these data to ensure they haveadequate measurement quality (e.g., avoiding background noise or working in a room withminimal echo). Students are asked to perform a fast Fourier transform on the resulting data filesto identify the first fundamental frequency or lowest strong tone generated by the ringing coin.This frequency is primarily a function of the coin diameter and material parameters.After calculating the first fundamental frequency of the three coins students are then asked to a

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology; Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #11190Ethics for BeginnersDr. Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology Marilyn Dyrud is a full professor in the Communication Department at Oregon Institute of Technology and regularly teaches classes in business and technical writing, public speaking, rhetoric, and ethics; she is part of the faculty team for the Civil Engineering Department’s integrated senior project. She is active in ASEE as a regular presenter, moderator, and paper reviewer; she has also served as her campus’ representative for 17 years, as chair of the Pacific Northwest Section, and as section newsletter editor. She was named an

Collection

2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Nadia Benakli; Satyanand Singh; Ashwin Satyanarayana; Arnavaz Taraporevala

discussions with some of the New York City College of Technologydepartment’s faculty, who were or are currently teaching programming courses, revealed manyproblems facing the faculty in teaching concepts of programming. One of the majorshortcomings of programming environments is the lack of visualization mechanisms [6]. Using3D animations for program visualization offers computer science instructors an approach tointroduce fundamental concepts to novice programmers [7].In this example we use a tool called Alice, which is a 3D Interactive Graphics ProgrammingEnvironment built by the Stage 3 Research Group at Carnegie Mellon University under thedirection of Randy Pausch. A goal of the Alice project is to make it easy for novices to developinteresting

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Sonya Christine Dick, Cal Poly Human Motion Biomechanics Laboratory; Jay Tyler Davis II, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo; Bradley Wash, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

✓ experimental errorsIn Table 3, the learning objective of “apply fundamentals to data” is referencing the students’ability to apply the dynamic principles given in Table 1 to their specific experiment.DiscussionThe main learning objective of this laboratory was to expose undergraduate dynamics students toanalyzing real-data using the methods they had been taught in class. Some students did notunderstand this, as they expressed that they felt the purpose was to get the right answer instead ofevaluating an open-ended problem. However, many groups were able to arrive at reasonableconclusions in their reports, fulfilling the main learning objective.There are some adjustments that could be made to the laboratory for future sections. First, theassignment

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Abu-Hajar, San Francisco State University; Michael Holden, San Francisco State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

critical to thesuccess of engineering curriculums—was developed as a new educational model. CBVCemploys computer animation and other virtual visual tools that cannot be employed in traditionalclassroom settings. In CBVC, interactive questions are integrated within lectures—a model thatreinforces the assimilation of fundamental topics. Surveys conducted on the efficacy of CBVCshow that 80% of students questioned benefit from using CBVC, and 20% believe CBVC mayreplace conventional classrooms.1. IntroductionAt present, many engineering courses mandate the use of computers1.. Computers areincreasingly playing a major role in the learning process, and the number of college students whoown a computer is on the rise. The OpenCourseWare (OCW) Program at

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. c. Class structure. 3. Presentation skills. a. Enthusiasm, energy, confidence. b. Providing a motivation for the subject. c. Present clearly. d. Precision of speech. e. Clarity of writing/slide/PowerPoint. f. Voice modulation and volume. g. Use of questions and clarity of answer. h. Contact with students – eyes and space relation. i. Use of visual aids, technology and laboratories as appropriate. j. Use of the textbook and notes. 4. Context. a. Present the rich context within which the theory is presented. b. Provide examples, discussion, pictures, models, films, and other visual stimulus to tie the theory to real devices

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheila Patricia Werth, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kaung Myat Win, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sergey N. Makarov, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

) (2)Write down your center frequency. Based on this value and the measured inductance value, calculate the fixedcapacitance value that you will need in order to achieve resonance at that center frequency:.Note: one line of the MATLAB code could do the job (capacitance in PF):L = 50e-6; fcenter=1000e3; C = 1/(L*(2*pi*fcenter)^2)*1e12Construct this capacitance using fixed capacitors from your laboratory kit (accuracy of ±5% is fine), by combiningthem in series and/or parallel. Remember how the capacitances are combined in series and parallel.6. Setting up TX circuitNow, assemble the TX circuit on one protoboard. The TX circuit is the circuit from Fig. 1, but with your owncapacitance value. It includes a 10 series resistor. This resistor is

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Michael Lobaugh, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

approach to solving differential equations.The fundamental equation for two-dimensional heat conduction is the two-dimensionalform of the Fourier equation (Equation 1)1,2  2T  2T  0 Equation 1 x 2 y 2In order to approximate the differential increments in the temperature and spacecoordinates consider the diagram below (Fig 1).The temperature gradients become: T  TI1,J  TI,J  x  I1/2,J x T  T T

Conference Session

ChE: Bioengineering, nanotechnology, and systems engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Danielle Amatore, Oregon State University; Shoichi Kimura, Oregon State University; Alexandre Yokochi, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

features to promoteactive learning, including (1) hands-on activities and demonstrations, (2) the integrated use ofwireless laptops through an in-house developed web-based learning tool to promotemetacognition and assessment of student learning, and (3) a capstone ethics project wherestudents complete a risk assessment of the impact of nanotechnology on society. Additionally,this course will focus on synthesizing fundamental concepts in science and engineering towardsapplications in nanotechnology. The other new sophomore course, Material and Energy Balancesin Nanotechnology (ChE 214), is a ChE specific laboratory-based course, emphasizing how thefundamental skills students have just learned couple to nanotechnology. For ChE students, theapproach

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington; Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT); Jim L. Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

class was irrelevant but now understands that the class is relevant,this could affect actions related to doing future homework, asking questions, etc. But, what if thestudent determines, more fundamentally, that her “lens” concerning how engineering in general Page 24.776.4can help solve problems? Such a refined lens could lead to quite different actions.Other reflection examplesThe above example is intended to illustrate the framework that we have offered for thinkingabout reflection on experience. Clearly, we could have written many other example scenarios.For example, we could have described reflection pathways associated with experiences in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University; Gary Stewardson, Utah State University

when they missed a class or needed extra help.Our On-Going EffortsAt present, we are making efforts to extend the above-described new pedagogical model andmodified-jigsaw cooperative-learning approach to other engineering courses, especially to anundergraduate course titled “Machining Theory and Applications.” (This course is different fromthe “Advanced Topics in Metal Cutting” course that we introduced before.) The objective of theMachining Theory and Applications course is to provide students a fundamental understandingof metal machining principles as well as fundamental analytical and experimental skills. Thecourse covers almost all fundamental aspects in metal machining, such as the cutting forces andtemperatures, the machining vibrations

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

computer.At Montana State University, juniors in the undergraduate ECE curriculum take a course titled“EE371 – Introduction to Microprocessor HW/SW”. This course uses the FreeScale HCS12 Page 22.26.2microprocessor incorporated in an MC9S12C128 single-chip microcontroller that contains all ofthe necessary random access memory (RAM) non-volatile memory (ROM), and IO circuitry.This course is 4 credits and is taught on a 16-week semester schedule. The 3-credit lectureportion of the course meets 3 times a week for 50 minutes each. The 1-credit lab portion meetsonce a week for 2 hours. Lab exercises have historically consisted of students writing

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Grandin, University of Rhode Island

Tagged Divisions

International

thesecond year in Braunschweig, doing an additional semester of coursework, aresearch project (Studienarbeit) and the thesis (Diplom), the latter beingcoordinated by faculty on both sides. As attractive as this option sounds, however,very basic and fundamental structural hurdles have made it extremely difficult toattract American graduate students to this program, the most significant beingfinancial. To date, just two URI students have become Braunschweig Diplom-Ingenieure, with five more currently in process.While it is relatively easy to send undergraduates to non-degree experiencesabroad, arranging actual graduate work, related research experiences and degreecandidacy at a partner school is a far more complex matter. Diplom candidacy forRhode

Conference Session

Energy Efficiency and Capstone Projects

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

providing students with anintroduction to time domain (transient) analysis of R, L, C elements and energy storage ininductive and capacitive circuits. The response of source-free RL, RC, and RLC circuits aredeveloped followed by response to constant voltage and current sources. Both courses arelecture-laboratory integrated. The objective of this hands-on lecture/laboratory courses is tointroduce Engineering Technology students to fundamentals of DC and AC circuit analysis.Students will also be introduced to a set of experiments that support the principles learned duringthe lectures. Special attention is given to testing, maintenance, and troubleshooting of ACcircuits used in industrial applications. Another goal is to enhance the students

Conference Session

FPD 3: Retention

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sally J. Steadman, University of South Alabama; Gail D. Jefferson, University of South Alabama; Tom G. Thomas, University of South Alabama; Kuang-Ting Hsiao, University of South Alabama

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

use the toolto program LEGO MINDSTORM® robots. This combination provides immediate, visual,verification of project solutions. The students quickly gain skills and facility with both tools,creatively addressing the various assigned tasks. The program has been highly successful incapturing the interest of the participants and has led to increased retention of these students inengineering.IntroductionRecruiting and retaining students in engineering programs is a national problem that has beenaddressed in many, varied ways.1 Many universities offer bridge programs for incomingfreshmen to increase their success in engineering programs.2,3 These programs are oftendesigned to improve skills in fundamental courses such as mathematics and English as

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry McIntire; Ka-yiu San; Ann Saterbak

Session 1309 Development of a Novel Foundation Course for Biomedical Engineering Curriculum Ann Saterbak, Ka-Yiu San, Larry V. McIntire Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston TX 77005AbstractThe Bioengineering undergraduate program at Rice University is developing novel courses tomeet its primary program objectives. Students are required to take seven core Bioengineeringcourses and five elective courses in one of the three tracks of Cellular and MolecularEngineering, Systems Engineering and Biomedical Instrumentation, or Biomaterials andBiomechanics. The

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shirley Qin, University of Toronto; Jiawei Tian, University of Toronto; Yuqi Yang; Qian Guo, University of Toronto; Junhao Liao, University of Toronto; Hamid S. Timorabadi, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

university’s servers, can be utilized toensure students’ information security.5.0 Future WorkThe application proposed is a Work-In-Progress (WIP) and the application examined is for in-lecture teaching to recognize students and communicate with them by names. We are working onextending the applicability to other areas in education as discussed below.It is noted that in some introductory courses the number of students is relatively large. And in manycases, more than 400 students write final exams [3]. The exam sign-in process which requires thesignature of the student becomes tedious and is a time-consuming process for the exam organizers.Furthermore, verifying student’s ID in comparing it with student’s face can occasionally become achallenging task