Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley

Session # 1547 A Real World Viscosity Analysis Project Tim Cooley Purdue University, School of TechnologyThis paper presents a seemingly innocent laboratory project given to Mechanical EngineeringTechnology students at Purdue University in New Albany, in which several levels of traditionaland nontraditional real-world challenges were presented and explored.It was given to first-semester sophomores in our two-year Associates Degree program. Theclass, Fluid Power, explores all aspects of fluid power systems, beginning with a 5 week sectioncovering the topics of

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

activities forengineering juniors and K-12 students.This paper will provide an overview of current capabilities of “Mechatronics Laboratory”and explore the avenues of future research and outreach activities. Page 8.535.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationI. IntroductionThe last couple of decades have witnessed a growing number of product developmentand applications that spans across traditional disciplinary boundaries. In particular,integration of mechanism design, electronics and instrumentation with

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Sterkenburg

, and establish relationships with educational institutions that match ourcurriculum or a part thereof. Last year, several universities in Europe were visited. This year ateam of two faculty members, one industry representative and one student visited China. Thispaper will discuss the visitation of two aviation universities in China. The Purdue University andUnited Airlines partnership1 enabled a meeting, and travel with the United representative inChina and use of various resources of their office. In this paper the unique experiencesencountered, and the future plans for cooperation with the Civil Aviation University of Chinaand the Civil Aviation Management Institute of China are discussed. Six different options arebeing considered in part or

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Ossman

digital signalprocessing are noticeably absent in engineering technology programs. A recent look at ABETaccredited electrical/electronics engineering technology programs [1] showed that only 6 of the 66programs accessed offered DSP as a required course in the curriculum. Another nine programsoffered DSP as a technical elective and the remaining 51 did not offer DSP to their students at all.As DSP becomes more pervasive in industrial applications, it is imperative that engineeringtechnology graduates have some exposure to digital signal processing theory and practice. Themain difficulty in teaching DSP to technology students is the level of mathematics. Studentsopening a textbook on digital signal processing [2] – [4] are faced with pages and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Veretta Sabb; Clarence Hill; Antonio Gonzalez; Freya Toledo; Didier Valdes-Diaz

the careers related to thetransportation field. Besides achieving its main objective, the NSTI has also been beneficial at many otherlevels including the opportunity to present the students a diverse group of transportationeducators and professionals, the optimization of expertise and available resources to meetadequately the goals of NSTI, and the excellent opportunity for high school students to learnabout university life in all its manifestations. This paper includes a description of the program, the experiences in the last 10 years andthe plans for the future to continue generating the benefits for many potential minority engineeringand science students.I. History The first Summer Transportation Institute (STI) was

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Scaroni; Jonathan Mathews; Sarma Pisupati

sections for the spring semester of 2003 is 432students. Enrollment in each section was limited to a maximum of 120 students with theintent of maintaining class interaction and class discussion. The methodology used forlearning and teaching is discussed later in the paper. Distribution data on the studentpopulation by major indicate that the course has been taken by students from 87 different Page 8.486.1“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference& Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”majors. Students emanate from the Colleges of Arts, Liberal Arts, Business Administration

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Anderson; Ronald Bucinell

United States at this time was mostly based on the English system.However, it became clear to many that in order to exploit the natural resources of the UnitedStates it needed technically trained people. The first applied science program in the UnitedStates was started in 1802 at West Point. The first attempt to teach practical science in thecivilian sector was by Gardiner Lyceum in 1822 at Gardiner in Maine. This school could notmaintain support and was closed shortly after being opened. In 1823 Stephen Van Rensselaerestablished the first school of Civil Engineering in the United States. Shortly after this in 1845Union College became the first liberal arts college to start a program of study in CivilEngineering. It is important to note that the

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Emin Yilmaz; Kenny Fotouhi

combustion engines. Thepurpose of this project was to service gasoline engine, service the engine dynamometer,test the system and carry out some engine performance tests. If successful, engine testswill be incorporated into “EDTE 341-Power and Transportation course” or “ETME 301-Thermodynamics and Heat Power” course as one or two laboratory experiments. EDTE341 course is a technical elective and ETME 301 is a required course in MechanicalEngineering Technology (MET) program. Gasoline engine was disassembled andserviced as a requirement for the laboratory part of EDTE 341 course. Servicing of theengine-dynamometer was completed as an ETME 499 project. Instrumentation for fuelconsumption measurements were added and measurements were carried. Results

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David W. Goodman, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Robert J. Durkin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

which have led to many courses being added tocurricula which require new lab equipment. Companies have responded by providing state-of-the-art educational equipment and pre-designed lab manuals. Due to varied economiccircumstances, many instructors must develop their own equipment and lab manuals. While ithas been well documented that humans learn better through a combination of hearing, seeing,and hands-on experience, there is little research on whether student/instructor designed and builtequipment is more or less advantageous than commercial equipment. As a prelude to developingour own renewable energy lab equipment and developing our own lab exercises, this paper looksat qualitative data from students in existing courses and discusses the

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danial J. Neebel, Loras College; Nicholas J. Burek, Loras College; Thomas Griebel, Loras College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-5377: FPGARCADE: MOTIVATING THE STUDY OF DIGITALHARDWAREDr. Danial J. Neebel, Loras College Danial Neebel is as Associate Professor of engineering and computer science at Loras College. His research interests include digital system design and testing, computer architecture, and computer science education.Mr. Nicholas J. Burek, Loras CollegeThomas Griebel, Loras College Page 25.648.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 FPGArcade: Motivating the Study of Digital HardwareAbstractThis paper presents the FPGArcade system that makes game development simple

Conference Session

Engineering Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

purposelyemphasize the development of these transferable skill sets as the focus of our curriculum. Weconsider the following skills to be key:  The ability to solve an open-ended problem  The ability to effectively work in teams and communicate technical ideas  The ability to synthesize what is learned in science and math classes and apply knowledge to a real-world open-ended problem1  The ability to think creatively  The ability to view/analyze a system as a whole. The specific content areas covered by the curriculum were chosen to stimulate studentinterest in engineering and technology and to provide a real-world context. Each module is focused around an engineering design challenge, since we

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy, Pennsylvania State University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

networks can be used for various application areas (disaster recovery, health,military, homeland security, environment, home, etc.).5 For each application area, there aredifferent technical issues that researchers are currently resolving. Open research issues andchallenges are identified to spark new interests and developments in this field.8“The concept of WSN was proposed by the U.S. military as early as 1970’s”. 6 MIT’sTechnology Review stated in 2003 that the WSN is one of the top ten emerging technologies forthe 21st century and has been developing at an accelerated pace in the past ten years6. Sincewireless sensor networks are becoming increasingly popular, much research has been done topush it forward, however; there are still many

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Denson, Utah State University; Chandra Y. Austin, Auburn University; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

the California areaparticipated in the focus group interviews. The student members of the focus group are entitled“participants” in this paper. The interviews took approximately one hour to complete for eachfocus group. Participants were provided with food and refreshments as remuneration for theirparticipation. The facilitator posed the two open-ended questions. After the first question wasposed (Can you describe one of the best times you have had in MESA?), the facilitator askedadditional questions stemming from the received answers for the purpose of clarification andconfirmation. This allowed the participants to answer a multitude of questions with minimalprobing from the facilitator. After a number of supplementary questions had been

Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert O. Grondin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

degree or a degree which is philosophically devoted to the value ofbreadth across engineering. This last type of degree was categorized by Newberry and Farisonas philosophical.DataIn Table 1, we provide a list of schools that had programs that were accredited as a generalengineering or engineering program by ABET in the 2010/2011 academic year. We also showhow Newberry and Farison categorized the program if they included it in their 2003 paper. Inaddition to classifying programs that have come into being since the time of Newberry andFarison, we also revisited all of the surviving programs from their study and independentlyclassified them as well. In almost every instance where the program was independentlyclassified in both surveys, we came to

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcial Lapp, University of Michigan; Jeffrey Ringenberg, University of Michigan; T. Jeff Fleszar, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

OverviewThe online assessment presented in this paper was used in conjunction with a first-yearengineering course that focused on computer programming. First-year students typically have aset of core courses, including mathematics, science, physics, etc. In addition to these traditionalcourses, students are also exposed to the C++ programming language as part of their first-yearengineering curriculum. The fundamental programming course runs for a 14-week semester withthree 1-hour lectures per week and two 1-hour lab sessions per week. Since this class is requiredfor all first-year students, a student’s familiarity with programming and overall background maybe different. This forces the course to begin with an introduction to programming. It

Conference Session

Novel Methods in Engineering Ethics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos Bertha, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

, watch a movie, etc.), and in some cases it might be worthwhile providing them witha sense of what to focus on, what to expect, what to skim or skip, and so on. In both these cases(short and long case studies), the chief imperative is to select the cases carefully and ensure thatthere is a clearly discernable point to be made with each one. The two movie clips used earlierare good examples of this. The clip from Office Space honed in on a Kant-versus-Mill(deontological versus utilitarian) moral point, while the clip from The Life of Brian illustratedhow sometimes people are compelled to get caught in details that are irrelevant to a moral story.Strictly on the technical side of things, it is also important to have the audiovisual equipment

Conference Session

Improving Multidisciplinary Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joan Gosink; Catherine Skokan

Skokan, one author ofthis paper), occurred in 1974. Today, both the undergraduate and graduate student populationsare composed of 25% women. This is greater than the national average of 20.4% 3. However,we continue to strive to increase diversity in our student body.The Hewlett Foundation GrantIn Fall 2002 the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation issued a request for proposals to alimited number of universities and colleges in western states. The general objectives of theHewlett-sponsored program were to improve the quality of engineering education in terms ofrecruitment and retention of under-represented groups, innovative teaching and learningstrategies, advancement of student professionalism, development of academic and industrialpartnerships

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Cressler, Georgia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-89: A NEW APPROACH TO MICROELECTRONICS ANDNANOTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION FOR UNDERGRADUATES OF ALLDISCIPLINESJohn Cressler, Georgia Tech John D. Cressler received his Ph.D. in applied physics from Columbia University in 1990. He was on the research staff at IBM Research (1984-1992), the faculty of Auburn University (1992 to 2002), and currently is Ken Byers Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. His research interests center on silicon-based heterostructure devices and circuits, and he and his team have published over 500 papers in this area. He is also very interested in the teaching of highly technical topics to non-specialist audiences. He is the co-author of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Misty Loughry, Georgia Southern University; Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Hal R. Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates, Inc.; David Woehr, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Eduardo Salas, University of Central Florida

“Whisper Down”.Misty Loughry, Georgia Southern University Misty L. Loughry is an Associate Professor of Management in the College of Business Administration at Georgia Southern University. She received her Ph.D. in management from University of Florida in 2001. She studies peer control and team-member effectiveness.Hal R. Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates, Inc. Hal Pomeranz is the founder and technical lead of Deer Run Associates, and a recognized expert in the fields of Information Security and Systems Management. He is a Faculty Fellow of the SANS Institute and a frequently published author. Hal has been the Lead Developer of the current CATME and Team-Maker interfaces since the project's

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Johnson

. Currently this program is inthe process of being evaluated for approval by the State of California. In this paper a detaileddescription of the program is presented, and some aspects of its development are discussed.Introduction The lack of technological literate teachers, as differentiated from computer literate or multi-media literate teachers, in the public school system today is partially responsible for the lowinterest levels and indistinct knowledge about engineering and information technology careeropportunities open to many a bright and eager student. Since public school teachers play asignificant role in shaping the interests, preparation, and subsequent career choice of high schoolgraduates, it is important to maintain a solid core of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yaakov Varol; William Sparkman; Walt Johnson; Nancy LaTourrette; Jesse Adams; Jeffrey LaCombe; Gary Norris; Ellen Jacobson; Norma Velasquez-Bryant; John Kleppe; Pamela Cantrell; Eric Wang; Ted Batchman

EngineeringExperience Initiative: A Bridge To and From Problem/Project/Team-Based Learning. Thecollaboration stems from a unique view of the engineering pipeline and aims to improve thequality, quantity, and diversity of our graduates through a flexible, hands-on curriculum.This paper describes the program’s three main activities: the development of an integratedfreshmen curriculum, a future scholars program, and a summer bridging program. Assessmenthas been integrated into all activities and is being performed by experts from the College ofEducation.Currently, curriculum activity is focused on two freshmen courses. The first is a combinedmechanical, electrical and civil engineering course where students work on interdisciplinaryteams building digital scales

Conference Session

Nontechnical Skills for Engineering Technology Students

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Kozak

Press (2003) indicated that for the first time, womenoutnumbered men among those applying to U.S. medical schools.15 According to the Center forWomen's Business Research (2004), the number of privately-held majority or 50% women-owned businesses grew by 11% between 1997 and 2002.16 However, despite these substantialincreases in the number of women entering law, medicine, and business, previously dominatedby men, there is still a scarcity of women in the field of engineering.17 Nearly one-third ofwomen who are enrolled in technical university classes believe that professors of these classes donot treat women and men equally.18 If an initial interest to pursue technical careers is notpresent, young women entering institutions of higher learning

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sue Ellen Haupt; Jessica Gregory

involved in teaching what they have learned, completing a cycle designed to retain SWE members in engineering and convince the middle and high school girls of their ability to pursue and succeed in technical fields. 3 Page 9.991.3Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Implementation Planning The student SWE members spent quite a bit of time and effort planning the Girl Scout workshops. Meetings were held once a week for 6 weeks prior to the events. Attendance

Conference Session

Teaching and Pedagogy Issues in Graduate Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Paper ID #8404Enticing Undergraduate Students to Pursue Graduate Research at an Undergraduate-Focused InstitutionDr. Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University Dr. Aaron Wemhoff earned his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 2004. He started work as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University in 2008 after working for 3 years at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Page 24.533.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Enticing Undergraduate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Courtney June Faber, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9338CAREER: Student Motivation and Learning in EngineeringDr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clem- son University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Bioengineering. Her research interests include assessment of motivation, how motivation affects student learning, and student-centered active learning. She is also involved in projects that utilize Tablet PCs to enhance and assess learning, and in- corporating engineering into secondary science and math classrooms. Dr. Benson teaches introductory

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim Mohedas, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #10353Gathering and synthesizing information during the development of user re-quirements and engineering specificationsIbrahim Mohedas, University of Michigan Ibrahim Mohedas is currently a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on the design of medical devices for resource limited settings, particularly related to the use of design ethnography in developing these technologies. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2011.Dr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Assistant Research Scientist

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bernd Chudoba; Alfred Striz

Education DilemmaTHE AEROSPACE CHALLENGE. Aerospace is arguably the most consistently dynamic and excitingof all technical fields some 100 years after the Wright brothers accomplished their firstcontrolled powered flight. Design proficiency is key to such evolutionary and revolutionaryadvancements.INDUSTRY CRISIS. The degree to which the nation’s current and future industry needs can besatisfied will depend on at least two factors: advances in technology and the availability ofhighly trained engineers. Government and industry leaders are concerned that the shortage oftalented scientists and engineers in the U.S. aerospace and defense complex is getting worse.Clearly, the U.S. aerospace industry is in a state of sustained pre- and post-9/11 crisis2

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rasha Morsi; Wael Ibrahim

, “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”and Baccalaureate institutions with the smallest number1. The survey however does not relate theonline offered courses to any specific discipline.This paper attempts to provide a discipline specific review of undergraduate and/or graduateengineering degrees offered online. Different instructional technologies used at differentinstitutions offering online engineering degrees are discussed. A comparison of different deliverymethods for the online environment for Electrical and Computer Engineering courses in specificis presented. A review of different systems for

Conference Session

Computer Based Measurements

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Terrance Lovell; Dale Litwhiler

Acoustic Measurements Using Common Computer Accessories: Do Try This at Home Dale H. Litwhiler, Terrance D. Lovell Penn State Berks-LehighValley CollegeAbstractThis paper presents some simple techniques for acoustic measurements using common, readilyavailable computer accessories together with intuitive LabVIEW™ software. The methods usedare designed to capture the interest of a wide range of engineering and science students. Thespeed of sound in air can be determined with good precision using only the sound card,microphone and speakers found with many personal computers (IBM or Mac). Using thecomputer’s sound card under LabVIEW control, a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rodney Handy; Kevin Schmaltz; Robert Choate

outside of the target maximum value of 50% relative humidity.Airflow Imbalance MeasurementsTo improve the potential air imbalance estimate, major sources of the inflow supply and outflowexhaust air were quantified through measurement or technical specification. Supply air isdelivered to the conditioned space and used for ventilation, heating, cooling, humidification ordehumidification. Table 1 provides a volumetric airflow summary for the specific site inflowsand outflows.Management provided the manufacturer estimated airflow data for the air handling units (AHU),which were being used to estimate the outflow from the manufacturing space. Since thedischarge ducts of the AHUs ducts were accessible on the roof of the manufacturing space, aneffort