most widely used IM systems.Instant messaging works like this: • The user installs IM client software locally on an Internet-connected computer. This software is normally offered for free. • Using the IM client software, the user logs into a central server. • The IM client provides the server with connection information and the names on the user’s contact list (often called a “buddy list”). • The server informs the IM client if any of the user’s contacts are also logged in and provides their connection information to the client. • The user can now send messages to any of the contacts who are on line. Because the IM client already has connection information for all of the user’s contacts, messages are
AC 2008-705: ROBOT PALLETIZING WORK CELL SIMULATIONAkbar Eslami, Elizabeth City State University Dr. Akbar Eslami is a professor and Engineering Technology coordinator in the Department of Technology at Elizabeth City State University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Old Dominion University. His research interests are in computer aided manufacturing, design,and automation. Page 13.1057.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Robot Palletizing Work Cell SimulationAbstractThe purpose of this project is to design a fully functional automated palletizing work
Preliminary Design Critical Design Design for Manufacturing Redesign Development Production Testing Planning and Tooling Design Production Figure 4. Engineering Design Flowchart.Preliminary DesignThe preliminary design phase of the design process bridges the gap between the conceptual andcritical phases. It involves the evaluation
that several student outcomes inthese areas could be improved. Collaborative exercises which build upon materials selection andperformance in devices experiencing significant loads during service, such as orthopedicreplacement devices and stents, seem to be promising tools in improving certain student learningoutcomes and have built student interest and excitement in the course. Even in this diverseaudience, students have a conceptual foundation from which scaffolding can be built to enhancetheir knowledge base in materials engineering. To illustrate, it is essential that the femoral stemin a hip replacement load the bone appropriately so that bone loss does not occur from stressshielding. And, the interplay of material properties with design
pixels) , using Haar wavelets (simple to com-pute) and standard decomposition. Then, all but the 60 (experimental re-sult) largest (in magnitude) coefficients are truncated for each color channel .Thef3e remaining 60 coefficients are then quantized to two levels only, +1 and-1 for positive and negative coefficients respectively. The metric developed(denoted by Lq), compares only the indices of these 60 largest, quantizedcoe&ients of the query image with those of the data base images, and thescores of this comparisons are used to pull the 20 best matches from the data-base. The truncation and qua&&ion are significant in this approach, sincethey reduce the search time and the storage requirements, but more impor-tantly they improve
there was no class that day.Figure 12: Students Missing Computer-Graded Homework QuizzesA second analysis removed student grades after five consecutive zeros: The rationale here is thatthe a road map reminder probably wouldn’t help a student who has decided not to do thehomework. With these zeros removed, the number of students missing computer-gradedhomework quizzes is essentially the same until the last two quizzes of the semester.Overall student evaluation: Students were surveyed three-quarters of the way through thesemester. Two percentages are given for Fall 2020 (N=339) and Spring 2021 (N=141). • Over the last 15 months I have worked with a team of developers to redesign the course interface for Statics. The goal of the road map
designers and engineers having diverse educational and experientialbackgrounds. The program emphasizes the use of modern solid modeling tools to build a virtualmodel of a system, together with finite element programs for the evaluation of stress anddeflection in the virtual model. The DEC core courses build on the fundamentals and encompassmany of the mechanical design concepts included in the distance-learning Bachelor of Science inEngineering (BSE) degree program offered to people working in industry.1 The capstone designproject is the culmination in both the certificate course sequence and the on-campus coursesequence. An important requirement by the client was that the distance-learning capstone designcourse must incorporate the same principles
Paper ID #38219GreenLab Startup Weekend at Palm Institute - Incubating Student Startupsin GhanaPeter Carlos OkanteyDr. Clifton L. Kussmaul, Green Mango Associates, LLC Clif Kussmaul is Principal Consultant at Green Mango Associates, LLC. Formerly he was Associate Professor of Computer Science at Muhlenberg College. Visiting Fulbright-Nehru Scholar at the University of Kerala, and Chief Technology Officer for Elegance Technologies, Inc.Esther MensahEugene EluerkehOscar Rodriguez ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 GreenLab Startup Weekend at Palm Institute
while still in the military whereas the GI Bill is the tool theyuse once they have exited the military.Tuition Assistance The Tuition Assistance (TA) program provides funding for voluntary civilian educationprograms in support of a service member’s professional and personal self-development goals.Such work is done during off-duty times. Courses and degree programs may be academic ortechnical and can be taken from a variety of sources and modalities to include: two- or four-yearinstitutions on-installation, off-installation, or distance learning. The U.S. Department ofEducation must recognize the higher education institution. In the TA program, the service branchpays tuition directly to the school, not the service member. TA may be used
Paper ID #46837Fostering Growth Mindsets: Implementing Standards-Based Grading in CollegeAlgebraDr. Blake A. Farman, Louisiana Tech University Blake Farman is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Louisiana Tech University. He holds a PhD in mathematics from the University of South Carolina. His research is focused on developing algebraic techniques to study structures in noncommutative algebra via derived categories.Ann Clifton, Louisiana Tech University Ann Clifton is an instructor at Louisiana Tech University and co-author of a chapter in Foundations for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics, Volume I, which
Paper ID #49721Toward Equitable Autonomous Vehicle DeploymentShreyas Chaudhary, California State Polytechnic University, PomonaProf. Behnam Bahr, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Behnam Bahr received Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in. His teaching and research are in the area of Biologically Inspired Robotics, Automation, and Autonomous Systems, Computer Aided Engineering, and ControlsMr. Gokul Srinath Seetha Ram, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Toward Equitable Autonomous
Paper ID #43360Supporting Engineering Students’ Identity Work Regarding their Career Trajectoriesfor a More Humanizing Engineering FutureMs. Yume Menghe Xu, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach Menghe (Yume) is a PhD student in STEM Education at Tufts University. She holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Chemical System Engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan. Prior to pursuing a PhD at Tufts, she designed and developed educational apps for children, and worked with students, teachers, and makerspace in Japan to host making workshops using various materials and tools. Her research interest lies in
Paper ID #7214User-Based Approach to Teaching and Learning Product DesignDr. Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Raviv is a Professor of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University. In December 2009 he was named Assistant Provost for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. With more than 25 years of combined experience in the high-tech industry, government and academia Dr. Raviv developed fundamentally different approaches to ”out-of-the-box” thinking and a breakthrough methodology known as ”Eight Keys to Innovation.” He has been sharing his contributions with profession
the narrative tradition to document forty-four third-yeararchitecture students studying an unfolding disaster event. The findings indicate that studentsenvision earthquake events as either a structural phenomenon with cultural implications or acultural phenomenon with structural implications. The lessons learned were to use student’sindividual Eureka! moments to inform subsequent classroom instructional opportunities;accommodate unexpected cultural content and seek connections with structural content; andrecognize that incremental inquiries of cultural phenomena are essential for developing long-term engineering solutions.Introduction“From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But manhas only to
AC 2009-1756: INTERFACING THE USB PRINTER INTERFACE USINGVINCULUM HOST CONTROLLERGurinder Singh, Future Technology Devices International Ltd. (USA) Gurinder Singh brings almost a decade of experience in the electronics industry to his position as Senior Field Applications Engineer with Future Technology Devices International Ltd. At FTDI Gurinder is actively involved in embedded USB HOST designs, application notes, technical support on USB devices and HOST controllers, guiding customers to obtain WHQL certifications and USB 2.0 compliance certifications along with providing sample codes and professional manufacturing test tools for production lines using USB devices in their products. Gurinder also
provided feedback about the designs tothe professor solely for the evaluation of the course.In addition to detailing the outcomes of the project, this paper discusses the merits anddrawbacks of short timeframe multi-disciplinary teaching collaborations along withrecommendations for further development.I. IntroductionA. Industrial design and usabilityIndustrial design is a user-centered discipline and has developed many tools in its rich historyto enhance usability by helping designers to make better design decisions [1]. This could bein the form of interviews, discussions, focus group studies, or co-design [2]. In one way oranother, the user is typically involved in the process. Specifically, for a project to besuccessful, one must fully
in Stockholm, Sweden in 1988 and 1994 respectively. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Taco Holder Laboratory ProjectAbstractIn this project, undergraduate mechanical engineering students designed and executed alaboratory exercise to fabricate a taco holder using 22 ga. (0.031 in.) stainless steel sheet metal.The taco holder, measuring 10 in. by 4 in., features three 60-degree bends, each spaced 2.5inches apart. The primary objective was to develop a repeatable laboratory procedure thatintroduces students to the principles of sheet metal bending, including force measurement,springback compensation, and the influence of tool geometry on final part accuracy. This
rather than repetitive, complexcalculations. Therefore, it also gives students an opportunity to practice a skill that appears to have been lostin this era of high-speed computing, the “back of the envelope” calculation. Conclusion In summary, a process trouble-shooting problem, such as the one described here, provides studentswith an open-ended experience which is meant to enhance their problem-solving skills. Creativity is alsoenhanced. They learn that a cause and its effect can be located far from each other on a flowsheet. Unlikecomprehensive design problems, the trouble-shooting problem relies on intuitive understanding rather thanrepetitive, complex calculations. Therefore, it also
of the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, liberatory maker spaces, and a RED grant to increase pathways in ECE for the professional formation of engineers.Dr. David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Gray receieved his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2000. He then earned a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech in
fewOER with which they were personally familiar.The authors developed a set of inclusion and exclusion criteria from this list. This consisted ofthe following four criteria. 1. There had to be an identifiable lead author (or a few lead authors) where contact information could be determined. Some resources, particularly Wikibooks resources, did not have clear lead authors to contact, and we could not find contact information for some other authors. 2. The book must be written primarily for an engineering audience, which we took to include computer science and engineering technology. Some resources included in the list were clearly mainly written for science rather than engineering, which put them outside of the
at Pullman. His research is at the intersection of educational psychology, learning sciences, and instructional design and technology. His recent research focuses on the cognitive and pedagogical un- derpinnings of learning with computer-based multimedia resources; knowledge representation through interactive concept maps; meta-analysis of empirical research, and investigation of instructional princi- ples and assessments for engineering designs. Dr. Adesope holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and M.Sc. in Educational Technology from Simon Fraser University, Canada.Dr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University Dr. Shane Brown conducts research on cognition and conceptual change in engineering. He received
Paper ID #37953Work In Progress: Implementing Team Projects in OnlineCourses - Balancing Individual Responsibility and TeamCollaborationAnoop Singh Grewal (Lecturer)Haolin Zhu (Lecturer Sr. & Co-Director ) Dr. Haolin Zhu earned her BEng in Engineering Mechanics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and her Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University, with a focus on computational solid mechanics. Dr. Zhu is a Senior Lecturer of the freshman engineering education team in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU) and the recipient of the Fulton Outstanding
focus and stimulus for learning. Problems are a vehicle for the development of problem-solving skills. New information is acquired through self-directed learning.Flipped Classroom ModelThe use of personal computers and the world-wide-web has been the mainstream since the1990s, which made it possible to shift from a traditional lecture-based format to the flippedclassroom model. The flipped, or inverted, classroom is an instructional model in which thelecture and application modules of a course are reversed. Baker16 advocated for the applicationof online instructional tools to free classroom time for collaborative learning. Baker’s sentimentis echoed in Mazur’s current application17 (called Learning Catalytics) of the flipped
skills can include: Understanding of and ability to use relevantmaterials, equipment, tools, processes, or products, awareness of quality issues and theirapplication to continuous improvement. Graduates must have developed transferable skills,additional to those set out in the other learning outcomes, that will be of value in a wide range ofsituations, and plan self-learning and improve performance, as the foundation for lifelong learning[12]. “Service-learning is a form of experiential education where learning occurs through a cycle ofaction and reflection as students work with others through a process of applying what they arelearning to community problems, and at the same time, reflecting upon their experience as theyseek to achieve real
Corporation (currently General Vibration), a company that provides force feedback solutions. In 2016 Nate co-founded eGrove Education an educational software company focused on teaching sketching and spatial visualization skills.Elizabeth Rose Cowan, eGrove Education Elizabeth Cowan is a User Experience Researcher and Designer for eGrove Education, Inc., which develops Spatial Visualization Training software. Her degree is in Cognitive Science and Human-Computer Interaction from the University of California San Diego.Dr. Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University Dr. Kathryn Schulte Grahame is a Teaching Professor at Northeastern University and a member of the first-year engineering team. The focus of this team is on
towards brand provocation in Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram,” in Proceedings of the International Conference on Big Data and Internet of Thing, 2017, pp. 67–74.[14] S. M. Tedjojuwono and C. Neonardi, “Aspect Based Sentiment Analysis: Restaurant Online Review Platform in Indonesia with Unsupervised Scraped Corpus in Indonesian Language,” in 2021 1st International Conference on Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (ICCSAI), 2021, vol. 1, pp. 213–218. doi: 10.1109/ICCSAI53272.2021.9609794.[15] M. Byrne, L. O’Malley, A.-M. Glenny, I. Pretty, and M. Tickle, “Assessing the reliability of automatic sentiment analysis tools on rating the sentiment of reviews of NHS dental practices in England,” PLOS ONE, vol. 16, no. 12, pp
and converted into two analysis tools: timelines (see Appendix I)and flow charts (see Appendix II). The timelines were plotted using time stamping in order tovisually see how students managed and used their available time. Figure 2 is an example of onestudent’s timeline. Page 12.1516.4 Je b Flo ats and mo ves; pro p no t entirely under water (switched directio n o f pro p) Flo ats and mo ves; do es
interests include microgrid testbed design and fabrication, and modeling and control of microgrid systems. He is a registered Profes- sional Engineer in the State of Ohio. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Power Systems Relay Coordination using Hardware-in-the-loopAbstractThis research highlights an innovative approach to learning and presentation of power systemsrelay coordination topics. Traditional approach relies heavily on digital computer simulations tocreate the model and environment for testing and evaluating performance, primarily due to lack ofmore appropriate tools. A hardware-based learning method is presented in this work, it
experiences and structures. Research shows thatstudents have trouble in transferring approaches, methods and tools from a known disciplinarysetting into a complex, broad interdisciplinary setting, both in terms of project management andteamwork [10][11].In spring 2021, the Engineering Faculty at AAU launched a concept called leadENG. The aim ofthis initiative is to let first-year students experience and work together in a narrow interdisciplinarysetting. By introducing a narrower interdisciplinary project structure, compared to themegaprojects, the intention is to offer students the opportunity to develop their collaborative,problem-oriented and project management skills and competences.This paper will elaborate on experiences and learning outcomes
predict numerical values instead of categorical classes. While time-series modelshave forecast capability, their prediction accuracies are often lower than those using tabular dataprediction, making them less popular for this application. 1In this study, we propose formulating the retention prediction as a classification task forsequential data. Traditionally, predicting a class from a time series sequence usually uses modelslike Hidden Markov Models, K-Nearest Models, and Support Vector Machines with sequencekernels. With the advancements in large language models, we introduce a new approach usingthe latest developments in multimodal AI to address this