Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

   1.  Gray, G.L., et al. The Dynamics Concept Inventory assessment test: A progress report and some  results.  in  Proceedings  of  the  2005  American  Society  for  Engineering  Education  Annual  Conference. 2005. 2.  Coller,  B.D.,  Preliminary  results  on  using  a  video  game  in  teaching  dynamics,  in  ASEE  Annual  Conference. 2012: San Antonio, TX. 3.  Coller,  B.D.,  First  Look  at  a  Video  Game  for  Teaching  Dynamics,  in  ASEE  Annual  Conference.  2011: Vancouver, BC. 4.  Coller, B.D. and M.J. Scott, Effectiveness of using a video game to teach a course in mechanical  engineering. Computers & Education, 53(3): p. 900‐912, 2009. 5.  Coller, B.D., A video game for teaching

Conference Session

State of Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

44 505-9 24 35 5010-14 33 36 3315-19 29 22 1820-24 21 22 3125-29 21 15 2230-40 38 22 3440+ 12 10 16 Page 23.19.4 Recommendation: Assess the number of young professionals entering manufacturing

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

jai p agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech); Omer Farook, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

3-credit semester level course for beginners in the under-graduate programs in Engineering/Technology/Science.Bibliography[1] http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIOBE_Programming_Community_Index[3] http://www.mathworks.com/[4] http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Python_Programming[5] Omer Farook, Jai P. Agrawal, Chandra R. Sekhar, Essaid Bouktache, Ashfaq Ahmed “Outcome Based Education and Assessment” , Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition June 20 -23, 2006. Chicago, IL[6] http://www.learning-theories.com

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real World Concepts

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanton Cort; Gary Wnek

ofinventive solutions with new predictive ability may be particularly powerful for teaching(and doing) product design and development. Cost estimation of the FFE is another key challenge and opportunity. Investment inthe FFE ultimately needs to be grounded in estimates of the time and cost to reach aspecific goal, although this has proved difficult because the FFE is, well, fuzzy.However, quantitative models to assess early-stage R&D risk are under development11and it is a propitious time to consider coupling invention/innovation efficiencyenhancement tools with cost/time estimation. Not only will the FFE be significantlyimpacted. As the FFE is where product development ultimately begins, the entire productdevelopment process stands to benefit

Conference Session

Teaching Experiences in OME

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Bower; Timothy Mays

land that he had purchased and wished to have developed• John Gardner, project architect: provided architectural drawings for all buildings and design guidelines such as buffers, open space, aesthetics, handicap access, etc.• Jack Ellis, environmental engineering consultant: discussed topics related to the particular project such as SARA and CERCLA, Superfund sites, environmental site assessment, potential problem areas, and mitigation scenarios• Dave Hale, geotechnical engineering consultant: discussed site exploration procedures, testing procedures, provided a “geologic and soils report” for the site, and made recommendations for the site design

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sami Tannous

10.1473.5“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”The preliminary JiTT assessment data, in the Specs, Contracts, and Codes class (CNET 276), arevery encouraging. The effectiveness of the "Just-in-Time Teaching" strategies at IPFW suggeststhat it may well be applicable in a variety of other settings.BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. McKeachie, Wilbert J. (2002). Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory (eleventh edition). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 2. Novak, Patterson, Garvin, Christian (1999). Just-in-time-teaching: blended active learning with web technology. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall. 3

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Zecher

assessment of these lessons’ impact has not yet been done.However, students’ comments so far have all been positive, with many requests for additionalmultimedia lessons to be developed.Currently only three lessons, similar to the one discussed in this paper have been completed. Thedevelopment of additional lessons is an ongoing process. However, because of the laborintensive nature of developing multimedia material it is hoped that external funding will beobtained to help support the additional work required to complete this project.The use of these lessons should help to support a web-based version of the Strength of Materialcourse. The multimedia material should help to “close the gap” that often exists in many webbased courses that are actually

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Goff; Jeffrey Connor; Jean Kampe

instructor due to administrativelogistics in a traditional classroom setting and to meager allowable budgets for suchundertakings. In this paper we offer our experience in working seven affordable active learningdesign exercises into the regular classroom for a large number (1200+) of first-year engineeringstudents. These seven exercises are a sampling from our first-year hands-on effort that waspiloted in fall 2000,3 expanded to full implementation in fall 2001,4 and continued through fall2004. Assessment of the learning impact of our hands-on effort, as perceived by students and byfaculty, is presented elsewhere.4, 5 Here we offer a brief summary of each exercise thathighlights learning objectives and anecdotal observations of student response

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Janice Miller-Young

theengineering design process and quality of the designed solution3. Developed in conjunction withsimilar courses at the University of Calgary, the Engineering Design and Communicationcourses span the entire first year and are taught by a team of interdisciplinary instructors.Students spend only 1 hour per week in lecture, and 4.5 hours per week in labs where activitiesare mostly team-oriented. Students are assessed with equal weight on visual communicationskills (technical drawing and sketching), oral and written communication skills (presentations,report writing as well as grammar and organization) and design (team project designperformance, analysis and quality).However, most entering students in science and engineering believe there are unique

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Mechanical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Feodoroff

Technology throughout theprogram.IntroductionNew England Institute of Technology is a private, non-profit technical college founded in 1940that provides over 29 specialized associate and bachelor degree programs that prepare studentsfor technical careers. Most associate degree programs can be completed in 18 months, andBachelor of Science programs in 3 years. The academic year is divided into four (4) ten weekquarters with a six week intersession period during June and July. NEIT’s open enrollmentpolicy requires entering students to be assessed for skill in reading, writing and mathematics todetermine their readiness to begin standard college work. NEIT offers technical programs thatmeet the career-oriented needs of students with emphasis placed on

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Backer

his assessment? Please give specific examples to illustrate your response. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unit 3 Class Activity Three (from Workplace in 1900) Watch this video. (1) List the differences in the work environment shown in this film as compared to work today. (2) In general, what are three major differences between the workplace of 1900 and today's manufacturing plants. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unit 3 Class Activity Four (from Scientific Management) In order to better understand the effect of scientific management, we are going to look at an pamphlet

Conference Session

Issues in Digital Signal Processing

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Cameron Wright; Michael Morrow; Thad Welch

Wisconsin, Madison, WI. His research interests include real-time digital systems,embedded system design, software engineering, curriculum design, and educational assessment techniques. He is amember of ASEE and IEEE. E-mail: morrow@ieee.orgTHAD B. WELCH, Ph.D, P.E., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer En-gineering at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. His research interests include the implementation of com-munication systems using DSP techniques, DSP education, multicarrier communication systems analysis, and RFsignal propagation. Commander Welch is a member of ASEE, IEEE, Tau Beta Pi, and Eta Kappa Nu. E-mail:t.b.welch@ieee.orgCAMERON H. G. WRIGHT, Ph.D, P.E., is with the Department of Electrical and

Conference Session

Teaching Team Skills Through Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Shooter; Soundar Kumara; Robert Stone; Timothy Simpson; Janis Terpenny

experience wherestudents from each of the participating institutions worked collaboratively in support of theoverall research project. To enhance the students’ education, they spent several weeks in afocused experience at two of the universities with visits to the others. The intent was to broadentheir perspectives on the operations at different schools and promote interest in graduate schoolwhile learning about product platform planning. We describe the structure of the program alongwith the activities undertaken by the students. We also include an assessment of the program bythe students and plans for improving our future offering of this program.NomenclatureBOM Bill of MaterialsDSM Design Structure MatrixEBOM Enhanced Bill of

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathy Brockway; Gregory Spaulding

their RCM training and self-study and could build on their learning experiences while reaching a much larger industrialaudience.Though a majority of the RCM curriculum would be appropriate for a distance education format,some parts of the curriculum would be effective only when offered in a face-to-face lab format.For these portions of the training engagement, faculty members would still be required to be atthe manufacturing site. Additionally, faculty members would need to travel to the client’s sitepre-training to assess client needs and post-training to assist the client in the RCMimplementation. Because the faculty members involved in the RCM training andimplementation have other teaching, research, and service duties at the university, the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Will; Wesley Stone

. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education7. Maskell, D. “Student-Based Assessment in a Multi-Disciplinary, Problem-Based Learning Environment,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 88, no. 2, 1999, pp. 237-243.Wes Stone is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical at Valparaiso University. He is responsible for the MaterialsScience Laboratory, and is pursuing interests in manufacturing processes. He and Professor Jeffrey Will workedtogether to formalize these changes to the Senior Design course sequence.Jeffrey Will is the Frederick F. Jenny Professor of Emerging Technology in the Electrical and

Conference Session

BME Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman

Learning Styles Based on prior Meyer-Briggs testing of freshman students, the students that planned to take biomedical engineering were more diverse than the students in other programs. As part of this research effort, the students in the Introduction to Biomedical Engineering were required to take an assessment of learning styles. As expected, the styles were diverse, however it was clear that the majority were active and visual learners. This information matched the expectations for the Joint Motion Module (JMM). Joint Motion Module The JMM was constructed to allow students to choose the pathway for learning that would reflect whether they were global or sequential

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Hankley

models. Collaboration diagrams (not shown here) present an alternate view of the interactions between difference sequence behaviors.5. GUI (Graphic User Interface) prototype: In a strict view, a GUI model is not a UML component, but it is an essential component of design. Such a prototype may start as sketches of user interface screens (or interface states for interactions with non-human agents). The sketches are then composed to form a state model of user interaction, as Figure 5. Finally, the state model might be implemented as an interactive animation of screen “snapshots” (actually mock-up screens) by which users can assess the function and usability of software before it is built. Such prototypes generally do not actually

Conference Session

Innovations in Nuclear Education I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Davis; Roman Stemprok; Charles Bittle; Mitty Plummer

diversity of viewpoints andexperiences as possible for the students. To extend the benefit of diversity, the program haspurchased DVD course materials from the University of Wisconsin and has made an agreementwith the University of Texas for another course to be delivered by the web.VI. ABET Accreditation.With the first program graduates in 1994, the program made immediate application foraccreditation along with three other programs from the Department of Engineering Technologyin 1995. The first visit of the program by ABET resulted in accreditation. A second visit in 2001reconfirmed the accreditation. Both accreditations were done under the old ABET criteria. Sincethat time, much work has gone into developing and using assessment methods to meet

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Nelson

State L.A. resulted in an assessment that the writing skills ofour engineering students needed to be improved. In order to develop writing improvementstrategies for our engineering students, I evaluated student papers from the three engineeringdisciplines taught at the university: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electricaland Computer Engineering. I evaluated three sets of student reports from the three disciplines: aresearch paper from ECE (N=9), group-authored senior design reports from CE (N = 8), andsenior design reports from ME (N=11). Although the number of reports I examined wasrelatively small, I have taught technical writing to engineering students at our university for morethan eight years, and I found the reports I

Conference Session

Engineering Education: An International Perspective

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Waddah Akili

? What will be their nature? What percentage of the grade will depend on exams? How will other indicators (homework, participation, attendance, projects, etc.)be counted towards the grade? It is equally important that the instructor provides periodic assessment of students’ performance during the semester. The intent is: (1) to alert those that have fallen behind, and at the same time, (2) motivate “achievers” to stay the course.4) A “Back up” Plan to Assist Slow Learners and/or Potential Switchers: Many students are in engineering for a variety of reasons. Some are in because of peer pressure, or for other known or unknown reasons. They are not sure of their capabilities, having negative perception of the “class environment” and

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joerg Mossbrucker; Owe Petersen; Robert Strangeway

Page 10.1025.8 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationThe results of the assessment on financial planning were the most surprising. Almost allstudents not only gained knowledge by this presentation but also requested additionalcoverage. This has been implemented in the current course offering where thispresentation has been doubled.SummaryStudents in Electrical Engineering and Electrical Engineering Technology clearlyperceive a professional development course as beneficial as indicated by their feedback.Topics dealing with gaining employment, the different fields in EE and EET, anddifferent career

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Don Bury; Bruce Mutter

project manager. The projectmanager is responsible for scheduling, client contacts, record-keeping, and client billing. Thefee amounts charged to each client are devised by a proposal and negotiation process, that to date Page 10.1259.5have involved hourly rate charges and total fee amounts. Administrative charges are assessed byCART and included in client fees. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society of Engineering Education5. Project DescriptionsSince the inception of the project in May of 2003, the program has

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Gonzalez-Barreto; Antonio González-Quevedo; Sonia Bartolomei-Suarez

Engineering and Director of theOffice of Institutional Research and Planning of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. He isinterested in physical planning and institutional research, specifically in the areas of assessment of studentlearning. Page 10.1159.9“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005. American Society for Engineering Education”

Conference Session

Design and the Community

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Wronecki; Donivan Potter

ergonomic constraint factors. Thesefactors such as limited movement of the case subject’s wrists, digits, and thumbs suggested thatwe begin our design process by first accessing the usability of existing consumer input devices.Our assessment of input devices was based on the case subject’s limited wrist movement/rotation and the deformation /inflexibility of the thumbs and digits. The subject’s zero degreeback wrist movement disqualified rigid forms with raised surfaces as they strain wrist tendonswhich further constricts the digits and cause more pain. A limited fifteen degree wrist movementfurther tightens our subject’s physically taunt wrist tendons and in turn eliminated devicesrequiring wrist action such as the traditional mouse and large

Conference Session

Crossing the Discipline Divide!

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Warren; Abolghasem Shahbazi; Jianzhong Lou; Keith Schimmel

, C.M., Dorschel, D., Gardner, R.M., Komarek, R.J., Matosky, A.J., White, A.W., Wood, M.D. (1996), The influence of degree of substitution on blend miscibility and biodegradation of cellulose acetate blends, J. Environ. Polym. Degrad., 4 (3), pp. 179-195.12. ASTM D.6002-96. (1996), Guide for assessing the compostability of environmentally degradable plastics.13. Reuschenbach, P., Pagga, U., Strotmann, U. (2003), A critical comparison of respirometric biodegradation tests based on OCED 301 and related test methods, Water Research 37, pp. 1571-1582.14. Lou, J., Schimmel, K., Kuzviwanza, P., Harinath, V., “Biodegradation of polyvinyl alcohol in aqueous environment”, Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, 2004 91

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry O'Connor; Dan Dimitriu

rate is well above the norm for College Algebra, and an improvement over last year.The 36 students remaining in the secondary track received productive grades in both courses.The instructors reported that the interaction between the high school and college studentsappeared to be positive.The secondary track students who participated in the PLATO Fastrack Advantage program wereassessed in math skills (through the program) at the beginning and at the end of the eight weeksession. The initial assessment results indicated that 10 students were above the 9th grade Mathlevel and 26 were below. The exit test showed a marked improvement: 29 students were above9th grade Math level and only 7 were below. The average grade level improvement is shown

Conference Session

Transitioning to an Academic Career

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer; Matthew Ohland

cases are offered to corroborate the other evidence supporting the valueof post-doctoral positions. The experiences of the authors are expected to be particularly relevantto doctoral students conducting research in areas served by NSF-sponsored EngineeringResearch Centers and other positions that have combined research and education missions,where it is possible to develop expertise at the two most important areas assessed in the tenure Page 10.1261.4and promotion process—research and teaching. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Labs/Design II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Francisco Aguiniga; Hector Estrada

determined) it is necessary toconduct an analysis to find the internal forces in each structural element, which are then used todetermine the strains and stresses. These stresses are then used to assess the capacity of thesystem. This process is straightforward for structures composed of isotropic materials; however,for structures composed of fiber reinforced plastic materials (composites), the process can bemuch more involved, particularly the step where the internal forces are converted to strains andstresses. A number of theories have been developed to convert internal forces to strains andstresses; the most practical of which is Classical Lamination Theory 1,2 - from hereon referred toas CLT. The computer program described in this paper

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pat Leelani; Hector Estrada

. 355-359.4. Poole, S.J., J.L. DeGrazia, and J. F. Sullivan, (2001). “Assessing K-12 Pre-Engineering Outreach Programs”, Journal of Engineering Education, Jan. 2001, p. 43-48.5. Garber, N. J., and L. A. Hoel, (1999). Traffic and Highway Engineering, 2nd Edition, PWS Publishing.Biographical InformationDR. HECTOR ESTRADA is Associate Professor and Civil Engineering program Coordinator at Texas A&MUniversity-Kingsville.DR. PAT LEELANI is Professor of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Page 10.506.6 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Maintaining the Engineering Workforce

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Robertson

extreme, a real design activity is too proprietary and driven by its own timetableto fit into a training program. At the other extreme, conventional (eg. business school)case studies do not have sufficient latitude to show technical decision-making. The bestoption is an in-depth analysis of a product to examine the interplay between design goalsand assessment criteria.Execution and evolutionModularity allows a great deal of flexibility to meet individual and company needs. A‘sandwich” structure was therefore adopted: Overview of CE role (16 hours) Course modules (any order), (72 hours) Capstone case study (16 hours)The overview provides a stand-alone introduction that should