Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

25.743.3student practice"7. Initial internalization of a new concept is essential for learning material.Moreover, immediately applying a freshly learned concept to a new problem demonstrates thevalue of deep learning utilizing metacognitive strategies.Lawanto8 reported several studies conducted in the area of metacognition to improve academicperformance of students. Metacognition is often referred to as the ability to think about thinking,and it plays an important role in learning 9-13. Investigators have reported a positive correlationbetween metacognition and performance and have concluded metacognition is a fundamentaltool that enables learners to control their own cognition, emotions, and motivation.According to one theory, first generation college

Conference Session

Remote and Network-based Laboratories

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Bogan Daniels, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q Li, University of New Haven; W. David Harding P.E., University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2012-4629: NETWORK-BASED DATA COLLECTION FOR A PROJECT-BASED FRESHMAN CLASSDr. Samuel Bogan Daniels, University of New Haven Dr. Daniels is an associate professor of mechanical engineering with more than 20 years of experience teaching laboratory classes. He also teaches in the multidisciplinary engineering foundation spiral cur- riculum at the University of New Haven. Research interests are in engineering education and renewable energy systems.Dr. Cheryl Q Li, University of New Haven Dr. Cheryl Qing Li joined University of New Haven in the fall of 2011, where she is a senior lecturer of the Industrial, System & Multidisciplinary Engineering Department. Dr. Li earned her first Ph.D. in Mechan- ical

Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert O. Grondin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

the same conclusion as did Newberry and Farison. Thisindicates both reasonable consistency between the two surveys and constancy in the degreeprograms themselves.Table 1. Engineering and General Engineering Programs. The letter “f’ denotes a flexibleprogram, the letter “i” an instrumental program and the letter “p” a philosophical program. NAdenotes a program that became accredited in between the two surveys. Institution Date of Newberry & 2011 initial Farison Classification accreditation Classification Dartmouth 1936

Conference Session

Ethical Cases and Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Rhonda B. Dittfurth, West Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

successfully deliver the required content for assessment and ABET requirements.Primary Mechanisms of Content DeliveryA survey of online course offerings and practices was conducted by Batts et al in 2007. These researchers collectedresponses from 44 respondents at two- and four-year institutions in regard to technology-related online coursework.Many respondents did not have prior training or experience before setting up online courses. However, the lessonslearned from the respondents are invaluable. Best practices such as setting rules for a friendly online environment,using discussion boards and chat rooms, providing detailed syllabi, use of instant messaging, group and individualactivities, online assessment tools, and interactive course content

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

. Ironically, we struggle with many of the same problems today thatwere actually solved in the past. It is the understanding of past technologies and connecting themto current ones, that is important. To address this issue, a junior level interdisciplinary course hasbeen created that explores a historical perspective of the development of technology and itsimpact on society in a global context. Within this framework lies the dilemma of how to make thesubject interesting. Just offering lectures and discussion sessions does not do the subject justice.There had to be a better way to engage and capture the student's interest and curiosity. With thisobjective in mind, a project was initiated to accumulate or recreate technological artifactsfrom the past

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Wierer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Roger Frankowski, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cory Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Reyer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

contract renewal process(such as a tenure process) always generates immediate interest and attention. Of key importanceare the details of how and when a review takes place, and what needs to be done to be successfulat it. While the topics of teaching methods, student learning styles, and classroom techniques areof interest and importance to new faculty, maintaining employment is also a significant practicalconcern.With our University’s contract review process, it was initially assumed that everyone involvedsaw it the same way. After all, they read the same set of rules and follow the same process. Butdo they have any differences in viewpoint or understanding? This paper examines the differentviews that faculty members have and how they came to

Conference Session

Manufacturing Processes Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Slifka, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Page 15.121.5 b. FalseQuestion 10: What does the drawing on the board represent? - Drawings and sketches. - Interpretation of requirements - Need to clarify or ask questions - Design intent - Legality of drawings and its implications - Role of manufacturing engineers in design decisions - Concurrent engineering - Shop floor personnel and their knowledge The drawing is a simple, single view sketch that can be interpreted as having at least three different meanings.With the class having concluded the initial quiz and review, all of the students should be veryclose to same level of understanding of basic information that relates to all manufacturingprocesses

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Davis; Maximillian Peeters; John Curtis; Jennifer Miskimins

Petroleum Design, iscelebrating a decade of existence. The idea for the course originally came from amultidisciplinary team research project undertaken by CSM faculty for the United StatesDepartment of Energy.2 This project realized an incremental benefit of $20 million discounted at10% and showed the power of a multidisciplinary approach. The results of this project alsoendorsed calls in the early 1990’s that suggested engineering curricula needed to be improved inthe area of engineering design and teamwork processes.6 When the requirements of ABET weremodified to include capstone design courses, CSM felt strongly that programs of this kind wouldbenefit its graduates and make them more valuable to future employers. In addition to

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Pack; Steven Barrett

(74HC154). The decoder ensures that only asingle task is in communication with an embedded controller at a given time. All tasksshare a common six-line data bus. The current state (Ready, Dormant, etc. ) of a specifictask is indicated with an illuminated light emitting diode (LED). The user may interjectstatus via a hexadecimal keypad. The keypad is depressed twice to initiate a specificaction. The first switch activation selects the task while the second switch activationcontrols the activity associated with the task. The task and its associated activity isdisplayed on the liquid crystal display (LCD). Figure 5 illustrates the schematic of the task circuit. Each task is implementedwith an octal latch (74HC573). A specific latch is enabled

Conference Session

A Potpoturri of Innovations in Physics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Greg Mowry

equations can also be extended to higherdimensions.The implications of Fourier analysis are far reaching and the following brief discussion is by nomeans exhaustive. Historically the FS was developed to solve the heat-flow partial differentialequation7. This naturally led to the development of using the FS (and subsequently the FT) as ameans of solving differential equations. The remarkable discovery that periodic functions couldbe used to analyze non-periodic phenomena was initially very controversial but subsequently theapproach was placed on a very solid mathematical foundation8. Later developments by many Page 9.114.3prominent researchers

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial/Innovative Communication

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Gonzales

have a right to ask if their investment of time and effort in learning how to use the technology will produce significant benefits for their students. Much of the comparative research on teaching with technology focuses on students' reactions ("they liked it"), secondary characteristics ("the program had students working in small groups, so they must have learned something"), or students' mastery of simple factual content. "Instead, we should be asking...: What did the students learn, and how well did they learn it? Did they simply acquire factual information, or did they learn to analyze, synthesize, and exercise critical judgment about the subject matter? Did they learn to write clear, grammatical, logical prose? Did they

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Whalen; Chris Fernandes

general trends and entities and events statistics Table 1: Contrasting OLTP and OLAPA Warehousing ProjectAt Union College, every Computer Science major in the senior year must undertake anindependent capstone design project. Its purpose is to encourage the student to bring togetherconcepts from his/her coursework and allow the student to do independent research on a subjectof interest. One student’s idea for a project stemmed from a request from a professor in theComputer Engineering department. The professor lamented about the difficulty in arranginggroup meetings with her four advisees. It was usually done over email and took several dayssince most initial suggested times conflicted with

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jaehoon Seong, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Peter A. Dashner, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Angela C. Shih, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Paper ID #9243Developing Web-Assisted Learning Modules in Vector DynamicsDr. Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Paul Nissenson (Ph.D. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2009) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at California State Polytechnic Uni- versity, Pomona. He teaches courses in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and numerical methods. Paul’s research interests are computer modeling of atmospheric systems and studying the impact of technology in engineering education.Dr. Jaehoon Seong, California State

Conference Session

ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 2007. Dr. Aleksandr Sergeyev’s research interests include high energy laser propagation through the turbulent atmosphere, developing advanced control algorithms for wavefront sensing and mitigating effects of the turbulent atmosphere, digital inline holography, digital signal processing, and laser spectroscopy. Dr. Sergeyev is a member of ASEE, IEEE, SPIE and is actively involved in promoting engineering education. Page 24.564.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Expand the pipeline: K-12 curriculum

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University; Nesreen Alsbou, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, engineering economy, electromagnetics, and system design. His research interests include cooperative control of networked multi-agent systems, resilient and fault-tolerant control, and networked control systems. He received the Best Student Paper Award in the area of Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization at the 2010 International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, and he received an Honorable Mention Award at the 2012 International Conference on Hybrid Systems: Computation & Control.Dr. Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University Dr. Khalid S. Al-Olimat is professor and chair of the Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department at Ohio Northern

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jeffrey Lange, Iron Range Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

are defined andsponsored by local industry. However, the faculty or occasionally students propose designprojects called internal projects. Both internal and industry-defined projects have their pros andcons. For example, industry projects are problems which help students know and buildrelationships with industry. On the other hand, internal projects can be good research projectswhich help students gain extensive technical learning. This paper provides a general comparisonbetween these two types of projects. Additionally, the different perspectives of the students,graduates, and faculty of Iron Range Engineering on these two types of design projects arediscussed. Data were collected by conducting surveys, and the responses from our students

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

Paper ID #9106Introducing Systems Competencies During Undergraduate DesignDr. Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Ashley Bernal is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technol- ogy. She received her PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2011. She was an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) teaching fellow and Student Teaching Enhancement Partnership (STEP) Fellow. Prior to receiving her PhD, she worked as a subsystems engineer at Boeing on the Joint Un- manned Combat Air Systems (JUCAS) program. Her research areas of interest include piezoelectrics

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer/Communications ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

introduction of newerprotocols. The two buildings are approximately 500 meters apart. The free-space optical link uses1550 nm wavelength in normal usage but has a wireless link operating at 2.4 GHz as the back-up.The line of site alignment will be achieved using telescopes initially but will have automatictracking alignment system. The wireless back-up link is used only in very dense fog conditions.This paper presents the design of only the free-space optical connection, some parts of which areimplemented in laboratory setup.I. Introduction The technology of establishing a high-speed networking between two buildings orcampuses is one of the three: 1) copper wire, 2) wireless and 2) optical fiber technology. Thecopper technology is low

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Wasatonic; Aldo Morales; Sedig Agili

computer vision. They also have opportunity todemonstrate their knowledge through hands-on course projects and laboratory experiences, in theabove fields. In this paper, an example of an image processing application project is developed,in the context of an image-processing course. This paper presents an algorithm that uses stereoimages, obtained from two cameras mounted on the Mars Exploration Rovers, to determine therange of distant objects in the images by using correlation and triangulation. The initial valueobtained by the algorithm was not accurate because it did not take into account the fact that therange of an object beyond the camera’s focal point is non-linear in appearance, and to the non-linearity of the camera lens, thus the range

Conference Session

Integrating Materials and Manufacturing

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

K. Ted Hartwig; Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University at Qatar

activity has been added withinthe past three years and for the past three semesters, each student has made a hammer. Page 10.460.3 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Development of Test The development of the test has taken place over a period of five or six years. Initially,the test required students to remember details such as the ASTM standard for tensile testing.However, faculty realized that we had the opportunity to develop a test that would help usunderstand whether or not students

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Wollin; Ronald Bennett; Melanie Steinborn; Al Dombrowski

researching ways to liven up the discussions, it was discovered that one of thefaculty of our College of Business had used a more interactive form of the casestudy. Professor Al Trostel defined this form as “Live Cases”.vii In meetings anddiscussion with Professor Trostel, we developed a set of guidelines forconstructing live cases.Guest speakers write a brief description of the case they would discuss, andprovide some challenging questions for students to consider. This briefing wasthen given to the graduate students a week before the speaker was to present tothe class. The students discussed the case in groups, identifying the key issuesand questions, and proposing solutions. They continued this discussion during theweek between classes, using

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Ellzey; Ted Aanstoos, The University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

experiences there. Grenoble was selected primarily due to the availability of aneducational provider, Academic Programs International (API), who had an office there and couldprovide dorms and other local support. The program was initiated in summer 2003, one year in advance of the proposed date ofthe summer school. During this initial phase, we attempted to obtain industrial funding tosupport most of the costs of the program. We were not successful in this proposal and so theprogram costs were rolled into a program fee that was paid by the student participants. Theprogram fee was $3650 and included the cost of the dorms, the second course, some meals, a 2.5day orientation/excursion in Paris, a 1.5 day excursion to Geneva, and various other

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott DeLoach; Eric Matson

outline was developedand the initial pilot program was tested on two classes of 2nd graders at a small areaschool in Manhattan, Kansas. After completion of the pilot, a follow up was conductedwith the two 2nd grade teachers to determine the program’s value and any changes to addadditional value or impact.Program GoalsOur goals for this program are very simple:1. Create opportunity for underserved/rural schools to have access to additional learning resources.2. Allow the students to enjoy math and science.3. Allow students to build a relationship between the study of math and science and interesting subjects (robots).4. Create process to reinforce the experience, so that after the visit the child’s interest doesn’t deteriorate.School

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Molu Olumolade

researchers and faculty have claimed that PBL is the ultimate tool to impact real-life problem solution approach that will last a life-time to students. Among the reasons for PBLin the classroom is its emphasis on meaning, not facts; increased self direction, highercomprehension, better skill development, interpersonal skills and teamwork. However, PBL isnot without its disadvantages. Among these disadvantages is the fact that it centers on specificproblems, it is time-demanding, traditional assumption of students, professors act more as afacilitator than a disseminator of information, and generating the proper questions is the mostcritical aspect of PBL. Without problems that encompass both a large goal and specificobjectives which students must

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Sheinberg; Alberto Gomez-Rivas; George Pincus

initially developed to satisfy community needs and the mission of theEngineering Technology Department of the University of Houston-Downtown. One Proceeding of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationimportant consideration was the fact that the fields of safety and fire protection are migratingfrom a code or prescriptive orientation to one of performance supported by computersimulations. References to safety and fire include all areas concerned with elimination orreduction of loss potential in industrial settings. These potential losses include fire, floods,tornadoes

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Dave Confer; Steven York; Michael Gregg; Jeffrey Connor

Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationThe freshman program includes several mandatory Frith Lab activities that usuallyinvolve some aspect of active learning such as reverse engineering, precisionmeasurements, gear ratios, etc. These activities are integrated into the second semester ofthe first-year engineering curriculum.This PEMFC lab was initiated in spring 2004 using funds donated by the Virginia TechStudent Engineering Council (SEC). The donation was used to purchase twenty small,dissmantalable PEM fuel cells specifically intended for educational purposes. The initiallab activity involved discussing aspects of fuel cell technology such as the history of fuelcells, hydrogen storage issues and fuel cell applications. Student

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrea Ogilvie

to spark high school students’ interest in engineering as an Page 10.294.1exciting career choice. MITE was initiated to address the following challenges: (1) lack of Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationAfrican American, Hispanic, and Native American students pursuing undergraduate degrees inengineering; (2) large percentage of African American, Hispanic, and Native American studentswith limited exposure to the field of engineering; (3) large percentage of African American,Hispanic, and

Conference Session

Current Environmental Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ishrat Mirzana; Ali Ansari

“Natural House” project: an experiment in learning by doingI. IntroductionRoger Schank, former Director of Institute for the Learning Sciences, at NorthwesternUniversity, and a well-known researcher and commentator on the “state of higher education”relates an experience he had with the “old guard” school of thinkers – the board of editors ofEncyclopaedia Britannica (1). For them higher (“liberal”) education meant grounding in theclassics of literature and natural philosophy. Schank believes he has a finger on the pulse offuture university education, signs of which he sees evolving in the egalitarian Internet societyand the expansion of inquiry and knowledge it has unleashed (1,2).For Schank education of the future will have little to do with

Conference Session

Industry-Based Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Rothaupt

product. Page 9.727.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering EducationCourse Objectives and LimitationsThe overall learning objective for the capstone sequence is to immerse the student in a real life,professional problem solving experience. The capstone experience is team based but is expectedto foster individual achievement through the success of the team. Capstone teams utilizeindependent thought and research while applying previously acquired skills, knowledge, andexperience to the practical

Conference Session

Computer-Based Measurements

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Tavares; Anthony Duva; Mansour Zenouzi

refine the collected data using MicrosoftOffice Software (excel and word) to prepare detailed laboratory reports in both group andindividual formats.In the alternative power generation technology area, the recent growing interest worldwide fordeveloping the hydrogen economy have generated considerable research and development offuel cell systems and in their potential areas of applications3.However, there are still many technical and economical challenges hindering thecommercialization of fuel cells and further development is needed before those nicheapplications are found. Students who learn about fuel cell systems will be better prepared tocontribute to this effort. The fuel cell technology coverage in the thermodynamics textbooks isvery