Conference Session

Diversity and K-12 Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Engineering Education, 2008 Evolution of an Engineering Technology Outreach ProgramAbstractOne element of Purdue University’s mission is to play a leadership role in strengtheningIndiana's economy and improving the qualifications of the state's workforce. One element of thestrategy to achieve this is to improve preparatory education through continuing engagement withPK-12 schools, with special emphasis on reading, writing, math, and science. Prior to 2004, theCollege of Technology in Columbus had little if any engagement with the local PK-12 schools.In an effort to initiate engagement, professors from the Organizational Leadership andSupervision and Mechanical Engineering Technology departments organized, submitted andreceived a grant from

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angel Martinez, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-2217: RASCL: A PORTABLE CIRCUIT PROTOTYPING LABORATORYAngel Martinez, Kansas State University Angel Martinez received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University in May 2005 and May 2007, respectively. His areas of research interest include embedded systems, analog & digital electronics, and system-level design.Steve Warren, Kansas State University Steve Warren is an Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. He teaches courses in linear systems, computer graphics, biomedical instrumentation, and scientific computing. Dr. Warren manages the KSU Medical Component Design Laboratory, and his research

Conference Session

EM in a Global Environment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bramhall, Sheffield Hallam University; Steve Lawson, Leeds Metropolitan University; Ian Robinson, Sheffield Hallam University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

exercise, with curriculumbeing designed to minimise competition with other regional Higher Education Institutions(HEIs). Courses are often planned to attract students who are ‘initiative-’ or ‘technology-aware’ (for example, the recent explosion of courses in Internet Engineering). It is bothdifficult and resource intensive to maintain meaningful advisory relationships with a broadrange of current engineering practitioners. Therefore many HEIs prefer to simply consult aselect band of industrially-based departmental friends when proposals are all but complete.One should therefore not be surprised that our curriculum is not always ideally suited to thecomplexities of the current industrial environment.The University’s PerspectiveThroughout the rapid

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-188: PERSPECTIVE OF A TRANSFER ENGINEERING PROGRAMAtin Sinha, Albany State University Atin Sinha is the Regents Engineering Professor and Coordinator of the Engineering Program at Albany State University. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Tennessee Space Institute in 1984. He had worked in aeronautical research and industry (National Aerospace Laboratory - India, Learjet, Allied-Signal) for 12 years before moving to academia in 1990. He is also a Registered Professional Engineer in Oklahoma. Currently, he is engaged in motivating undergraduate students in inquiry based learning through laboratory experimentations

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Ted Eschenbach, University of Alaska Anchorage

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

not closeto retirement. Our initial case study has been used in a graduate course with great interest fromthe students, in the guise of “Your aging professor needs advice.” The current series of casescould be given all at one time, but would likely be given over the course of several weeks for anundergraduate class. The instructor can limit the case if needed or can change variables so thatevery student has a slightly different situation. For a true case study, the instructor can also havethe students research and assemble the information needed for analysis. While there are manyways to specify the case study, there is one correct solution to any set of assumptions.References1. Eschenbach, Ted, Neal Lewis, and Yiran Zhang, “When to Start

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Oliveira has taught several classes in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics Departments at Michigan Tech, North Dakota State University, and at Minnesota State University, Moorhead. Dr. Oliveira current research interests include optical fiber communication systems, Monte Carlo simulations, digital signal processing, wireless communications, and engineering education. She has authored or co-authored 13 archival journal publications and 32 conference contributions. From 2007-2011 Dr. Oliveira is serving as the Michigan Tech project director of the U.S.-Brazil Engineering Education Consortium on Renewable Energy that is funded by FIPSE from the U.S. Department of Education. Dr

Conference Session

Technological Literacy - Courses, Educational and Accreditation Standards

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Blake, Austin Peay State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

members work to relate material in different courses to meetingcommon curricular goals. Also, recognition by faculty members that they are already teachingelements of technological literacy to their majors may also encourage them to attempt to teachthese concepts to non-majors as well, either through revamping existing major courses for majorsand non-majors or by creating new courses for non-majors by drawing on elements of existingcourses for majors.IntroductionDegree programs in engineering and in engineering technology are expected to prepare graduatesto play leading roles in the development and management of technology. Graduates should havethe foundation of knowledge necessary both for initial employment in their specific field and forthem

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

AC 2010-1663: MOBILE AND WIRELESS NETWORKS COURSEDEVELOPMENT WITH HANDS-ON LABSHetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University Hetal Jasani is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Northern Kentucky University. His research interests include mobile and wireless networks, distributed systems and network security. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the area of computer networking including mobile and wireless networks and network security. He received the Ph.D. from Florida International University in 2006. Page 15.875.1© American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AE Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Marsocci; P.K. Raju; Chetan Sankar

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

iscritical for the knowledge gained by the student teams to be relayed to other students so that theycan gain the design experience without having to travel themselves.We found that documenting such an international design project in the form of a case study isparticularly useful. In design courses, students are required to create a deliverable from aproblem statement with certain constraints and needs. So why not make the problem statementfrom this design project as in depth as possible, citing a need occurring in the real world? Casestudies bring a higher requirement for problem understanding than most textbooks give. Designin the real world requires testing initial site conditions, listening to the end user, and noting theflaws in past projects

Conference Session

Design Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Chen, Bradley University; Ye Li, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2010-1780: INCORPORATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTO A HANDS-ONFACILITY PLANNING COURSEJoseph Chen, Bradley University Joseph C. Chen, Ph.D., PE is a Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering & Technology at Bradley University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Industrial and System Engineering at Auburn University in 1990 and 1994, respectively. His teaching interests include: Lean manufacturing system design, automated manufacturing processes, facility design, Taguchi design in quality, etc. His research interests include: RFID application, manufacturing system control, cellular manufacturing system design

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ajay Agrawal; Zahed Siddique

project. The student team learns and produces the desired endproduct. The School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (AME) at the University of Oklahomais incorporating real-world experience into its curriculum through the Senior Design PracticumProgram. In addition to providing a valuable product to the sponsors, the program has thefollowing educational goals:• Develop ability to apply the acquired knowledge to solve engineering problems, and to design realistic systems, components, and/or processes• Develop ability to function in a team environment to gain organizational and communication skills, to understand professional and ethical responsibilities, to promote initiative, innovation, and excellence, and to

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Arvid Andersen

INVOLVEMENT of the students.This learning and teaching concept shows those students, who come with a rather dualperception of things, such as right and wrong or black and white, develop to become moreresponsible and independent learners.How are professors involved?To be able to cope with the fast developing trends in all areas of the modern world requires,that the professors of tomorrow make unprecedented changes. They must involve themselvesnot only in research but also in education in interaction with student teams. The main Page 9.1125.2contribution of a good professor on EPS is to be a good and helpful supervisor, who guidesthe people involved to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rodger Dalton; Paul Klenk; Gary Ybarra

engineering to students at Rogers-Herr Middle School in Durham, North Carolina. Theprogram is an extension of the K-PhD program at Duke University’s Pratt School ofEngineering1. Initiated in the fall of 2001, Techtronics utilizes college engineering students asinstructors and mentors for middle school students in an after school program that teachesengineering through small group projects. Undergraduate and graduate engineering studentshave been used in middle school classrooms in engineering outreach classrooms at otherinstitutions including the University of Colorado at Boulder2, the University of Texas at El Paso3,and the New Jersey Institute of Technology4

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Anthony Radzins, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

reducer” instead of “speedbump,” focusing on the real problem. This is followed by a re-representation of the problem,performing inquiry-based focused research, thinking divergently to generate multiplealternatives, experimenting, testing, and evaluating multiple relevant solutions. In addition, non-technical aspects of the project were considered such as sustainability, commercialization, aswell as political and environmental friendliness. The problem with existing speed bumps is multi-faceted: they cause vehicle damage,driver discomfort, and interfere with emergency response vehicles just to name a few. Mostimportantly, the design of the speed bump has remained unchanged for over half a century, andfor the most part it is an ad-hoc

Conference Session

Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Burlington County College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

professionaldevelopment by employers as contributing to the existence of the skills gap3. The urgency ofaddressing the skills gap often originates from the manufacturing industry but is seen in serviceand non-manufacturing sectors as well. The need for properly prepared people includes positionssuch as scientists, researchers, engineers, technicians, production workers, sales, marketing,machinists, and welders.The existence and severity of the skills gap has also been debated. The problem of unfilledpositions and unqualified employees has often been minimized by considering that wages are notrising exponentially as they might with a pure supply and demand dynamic, and some jobs doeventually get filled 4,5. Often, filling jobs has been looked at as a global

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning, Evaluation, and Assessment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Cindi Mason, Wichita State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

graduation. In order tomake continuous improvements, maintain relevance, and ensure course material matches currentengineering needs and requirements, the CoE has fostered a unique relationship with localengineers through its very active Industrial Advisory Board (IAB). The IAB consists ofprofessional engineers from various local industries. The IAB members have expressed theirdesire for our graduates to have a competitive advantage by possessing more than just thetechnical skills of an engineering degree. To this end, we have launched a strategic initiative, theEngineer of 2020, in order to prepare graduates for effective engagement in the engineeringprofession. This initiative is in part motivated by two reports from the National Academy

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Signal Processing and Controls

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, en- gineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. Since joining the Rensselaer faculty in 1974, he has been continuously involved in research programs at such places as Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Universities of Texas and Wisconsin in the U.S., Kyoto and Nagoya Universities in Japan, the Ioffe Institute in Russia, and Kharkov Institute of Physics and Tech- nology in Ukraine. He was ECSE Department Head from 2001-2008 and served on the board of the ECE Department Heads Association from 2003-2008. He is presently the Education Director for the SMART LIGHTING NSF ERC

Conference Session

Math and K-12-Freshman Transitions

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Parker; Jason Thrun

, the faculty began planning the experimental sectionof GE 1030.In the summer of 2004, the six faculty members met twice a week to focus on two main issues –one that is primarily theoretical and one that is primarily applied. In order to workcollaboratively, the engineering faculty needed to understand perspectives of the educationfaculty and vise versa. More specifically, the faculty members needed to become familiar theother faculty members’ disciplines. To this end, the group held “Discussion Circles” whererelevant, research-based articles were discussed. Articles focused on technological literacy,engineering ethics, multiple intelligences, engineering, science, and mathematics standards formiddle school and high school students, and general

Conference Session

College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenda Kelly; Paul Klenk; Gary Ybarra

University’s Pratt School of Engineering. He has been leading K-12engineering outreach programs since 1988. He received a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from NorthCarolina State University in 1992 and has been on the ECE faculty at Duke University since 1993.GLENDA KELLY, Ph.D., Research Associate for the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University, serves asProgram Manager and Evaluator for K-12 Engineering Outreach Initiatives. She has consulted to the TalentIdentification Program at Duke University, was formerly Assistant Professor in the Medical School at the Universityof North Carolina, and received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Duke University in 1982. Shecoordinates and evaluates the Duke MUSIC and MUSCLE Engineering

Conference Session

Visualization and Computer Graphics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Study

Assessing Visualization Abilities in Minority Engineering Students N. E. Study Department of Engineering, ENTC, INTC Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA 23806Abstract The numbers of minority students in the academic areas of science and engineering(S&E) have increased significantly in recent years. Despite initial success in recruitment efforts,the numbers of these minority students not completing their studies still remain higher than thatof their non-minority peers. Visualization is a significant factor in the creation of mental modelsand in interacting with the often abstract concepts that are important for success in

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Engineering/Technology I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Obadiah Ritchey; John Clark; Jim White; Tim White; David Barnhart; Jerry Sellers

through a direct RS-232 umbilical connection to a PC or through a SPI connection on the EyaBUS. 2.2.5 The EyasSAT power bus shall distribute the regulated power described in specification 2.1.3 to all modules connected to the EyaBUS.The first objective of the EPS lab is to perform acceptance and verification tests on the EyasSATBattery Module. Students inspect the module and compare it with a known good module andpictures. They then perform an initial functional test on the module to confirm all the wiring issound and that there is an initial charge on the battery. Finally, the batteries are charged for fiveminutes to determine the state of charge.Next, acceptance and verification tests are performed on

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Orr; Richard Vaz

traditionally known as electrical engineering1. On July1, 1992, the name of the department was changed to “Electrical and Computer Engineering,” inrecognition of the substantial role of computer engineering in the undergraduate and graduatecurricula and research activities. For many years within the Electrical Engineering major atWPI, the largest area of student interest has been the computer engineering specialty, and inacademic year 1995-96 the department established a formal concentration in computerengineering, partially in response to student requests.This paper presents the background which led the WPI ECE faculty, in consultation withstudents, alumni, and advisory board members, to conclude that replacing the EE major with theECE major is

Conference Session

Statistics in the CHE Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Darin Ridgway; Valerie Young; Michael Prudich

is the fact that many students will solve simpleand complex problems using MATLAB programming during senior year without be required todo so. They have taken ownership of this skill. A similar approach should be taken in the areaof statistical skills.An initial approach will be to add opportunities for students to apply the skills learned in therequired undergraduate statistics course in other core chemical engineering courses. A paper byNelson and Walloons6 have endorsed this approach stating that “we believe that an introductorycourse in statistics for engineers must be considered in conjunction with the entire engineeringcurriculum. No matter how good an introductory course in statistics is, if students are not askedto use this material

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Louis Cloutier; Jean-Francois Methot; Jean Brousseau; Bernard Larocque

focus on design. This is why design must not be introduced only at theend of the program but rather throughout the full extent of the student’s curriculum. UQAR’sengineering program includes design workshops which aim to develop designing skills from thefirst to the last year of training. These workshops allow students to integrate knowledge anddevelop designing skills on a continuous basis while establishing contacts with companies. In theworkshops, students initially acquire the tools and methodology required for the design ofmechanical and electrical systems. They then work in a company, within the framework of the"On-site Training" workshop. Finally, under the supervision of departmental professors, studentsbecome initiated to the world of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Morton; Donald Smith

supervisory and grading workload, reduced laboratory equipment cost, andreduced laboratory space. These side benefits are achieved through unattended, open laboratoryoperation and computer grading of the laboratory exercise. Only one laboratory station isrequired, and students can conduct the experiment whenever the equipment is available.This paper reports initial progress on the development of a CALI experiment using theLabView G programming language. The objective of this experiment is to determine therelationship between pressure drop and fluid flow rate for water flowing through capillary tubesand orifices. The total CALI experience consists of: • Completing a computer-administered qualifying test, • Diagramming the flow circuit

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Arthur Brown, Penn State University ; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Science,Technology and Society course on Climate Change in the Fall semester. The instructorof this course is the Principle Investigator for the grant. He, along with the assessmentspecialist, developed the initial pre and post test case study, revised the teaching moduleto be focused on the inclusion of critical thinking skills and recruited students for thestudy according to the policy of the University Office of Research Protections. Theinstruments were revised for the launch of the project which was to occur in the nextsemester.In the spring semester the teaching module was delivered to two courses. In addition tothe course on Climate Change, the teaching module was delivered to a course on Society

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph J. Rencis, University of Arkansas; Hartley T. Grandin Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

AC 2011-404: JUST-IN-TIME APPROACH TO INTEGRATE A DESIGNPROJECT INTO MECHANICS OF MATERIALSJoseph J. Rencis, University of Arkansas Joseph J. Rencis is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He was Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 2004 to 2010. He held the inaugural en- dowed Twenty-first Century Leadership Chair in Mechanical Engineering from 2007 to 2010. From 1985 to 2004 he was professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. His research focuses on boundary element methods, finite element methods, atomistic modeling, and en- gineering education. He currently serves on the editorial board of Engineering Analysis

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University, Maryland; Irah Modry-Caron, Loyola University, Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, Loyola University Maryland Page 22.1694.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Women and ALANA students in STEM disciplines: Evaluation of student retention and progress towards STEM degrees Introduction In the summer 2008, the Office of Institutional Research conducted a study evaluating women and African-, Latin-, Asian-, and Native-American (ALANA) students‟ retention and progress towards Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) degrees. The Classes of 2004 to 2008 were evaluated in terms of their initial educational goals compared to their actual retention

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Douglass Klein, Union College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2012-3653: DO WE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY OR DOES TECH-NOLOGY CONTROL US?Dr. J. Douglass Klein, Union College J. Douglass Klein is the Kenneth B. Sharpe Professor of Economics at Union College. Klein joined the Union faculty in 1979, after earning a B.A. in mathematics at Grinnell College and a M.A. and Ph.D. in economics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. At Union College, he has held several administrative positions, including most recently, Dean of Interdisciplinary Studies, and from 2008-2011 served as Co- chair of the Symposium on Engineering and Liberal Education. His research is in the areas of energy, the economics of auctions, the measurement of efficiency, and the integration of engineering and liberal

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

., Gonzalez, M., and Ramirez, O., “IncreasingStudent Access, Retention, and Graduation Through and Integrated STEM Pathways Support Initiative for the RioSouth Texas Region”, Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, Texas, June 14-17(2009)4. Cordray, D., Harris, T., & Klein, S., “A Research Synthesis of the Effectiveness, Replicability, and Generality ofthe VaNTH Challenge-based Instructional Modules in Bioengineering”, Journal of Engineering Education, 98 (4),pp.335-348 (2009).5. Fuentes, A.A., Crown. S., Freeman, R., Kypuros, J., and Mahdi, H., “Desegregated Learning: A InnovativeFramework for Programs of Study”, New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Jossey-Bass Quarterly Soucebooks,Winter 2006