Collection

2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Anurag Purwar; Pranav Korrapati; Q. J. Ge; Xin Ge

. However, the recent research results ofthe authors in mechanism design and the use of intuitivemulti-touch devices like iPads in education have the poten-tial to be powerful enabler of design innovations. Mobiledevices and apps are increasingly being used by collegestudents in their education to replace paper textbooks withtheir electronic counterparts, to take notes, record lectures,do HW, manage classes, etc. However, they are poisedto transform the whole educational structure by creating a Figure 2: Example: A Sit-To-Standdigital framework for effective delivery and dissemination Multi-functional Mobility Assist Device employs two identical planar linkages,of course material and

Collection

2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Lethia Jackson; Courtney Lamar; Quincy Brown; Velma Latson

professional development opportunities for teachers. We then offer our contributions to this endeavor. I. INTRODUCTION A. Related Work Women, and more specifically, minority women, continueto be largely underrepresented in computing fields. In 2008, of GA Tech through their “Georgia Computes!” initiatives forthe roughly 20% of women who were awarded bachelor’s improving the computing education pipeline, offereddegrees in CS, only 5% were minority women. This lack of workshops for high school AP teachers with some experienceethnic diversity within gender diversity compounds the

Collection

2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kunhee Choi

state-of-the-art tool called CA4PRS (Construction Analysis for Pavement Rehabilitation Strategies), which has come into use because of its ability to analyze schedules, costs, and work zone traffic impacts. In some innovative states like California, CA4PRS has been widely used as the main decision-support tool from the initial planning and design stages to implement the most economical rehabilitation strategies for the projects. This paper presents schedule and cost saving aspects of utilizing CA4PRS used to achieve faster project completion with less traffic disruption as applied on three experimental long-life highway pavement rehabilitation projects in California. The implementation of CA4PRS on the

Collection

2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Neil J. Hutzler; Joanne S. Chadde; David Heil; William E. Kelly

people who are directly working in engineering,manufacturing, science, or mathematics. A recent report, Technically Speaking: WhyAll Americans eed to Know More About Technology summarizes research showingthat children and adults know shockingly little about technology and engineering: thevast majority of our citizens have a very narrow conception of technology, believing thatthe term refers only to computers and electronics, and that engineering and science “arebasically the same thing.”6 Larry G. Richards, chair of the Educational Research andMethods Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) states,“Although technology permeates our everyday lives, few Americans understand howthat technology works.7 “The vast majority of

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Thomas R. Wedlick; Carol E. Reiley; Cynthia Ramey

a demonstration of how a low-cost and easily implemented roboticscompetition can attract a diverse group of students into studying STEM fields.JHU RoboCompetition is organized by the Johns Hopkins University Computer-Integrated Surgery Student Research Society (CISSRS). CISSRS is a group ofundergraduate and graduate students involved in community education and outreach aspart of the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center ComputerIntegrated Surgery Science and Technology (ERC CISST). This paper’s appendixdescribes, in more detail, the specific events in our competition. The authors will gladlyprovide more information about replicating the JHU RoboCompetition upon email.The JHU RoboChallenge leverages the increasingly

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ricardo A. Camilo; S. Keith Hargrove

required to be aware of the RFID’scapabilities and limitations to accurately evaluate the impact it can have on their operations.It has been demonstrated that several similar operations in warehouses can be performed at ahigh efficient rate if the implementation steps are followed correctly when applying the RFIDtechnology and if the observation process is close enough to detect failures in the initial stages ofthe implementation.Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, relying on storingand remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders. RFID is classifiedas a wireless automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) technology¹ .Basically an RFIDsystem is composed of three layers: (i

Collection

2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Satbir S. Sekhon; Albert Rendon; Samuel Gomez; Reza Raeisi

this research project, asmall battery powered data logger equipped with microcontroller, data storage, networkingconnectivity and sensors was designed and implemented. The project was funded by SpaceGrant (NASA) and Undergraduate Research Grant (CSUF) and was done as a senior yearproject. Further, this project was implemented with collaboration and requests of a localcompany, Pelco, to be integrated into their DVRs and electronic camera systems. Damage toproducts such as DVRs or cameras is a serious problem, since defective products result inunnecessary time and money. The project was completed on time with hard work and teamefforts. The team went through research; prototyping and final PCB design phases. Some of thecomponents used to monitor

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kurt Colvin

understanding in mind, it is nowthe time to select and fully develop the most appropriate instructional activities.MethodIn the fall of 2008, I enrolled in a CTL Technology Initiative-Phase I course. The intent of thiscourse was to help faculty (the “students” in the course) understand and develop a blendedcourse. The objective was accomplished by providing a blended course to the enrolled students(A blended course to teach how to develop a blended course, if you will). The students andinstructors met F2F each week, followed by asynchronous assignments to complete bothindividually and in collaboration with fellow classmates, completed online using Blackboard.The instructors of the Phase I course used backward design and other pedagogical

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Thomas R. Wedlick; Carol E. Reiley; Cynthia Ramey

a demonstration of how a low-cost and easily implemented roboticscompetition can attract a diverse group of students into studying STEM fields.JHU RoboCompetition is organized by the Johns Hopkins University Computer-Integrated Surgery Student Research Society (CISSRS). CISSRS is a group ofundergraduate and graduate students involved in community education and outreach aspart of the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center ComputerIntegrated Surgery Science and Technology (ERC CISST). This paper’s appendixdescribes, in more detail, the specific events in our competition. The authors will gladlyprovide more information about replicating the JHU RoboCompetition upon email.The JHU RoboChallenge leverages the increasingly

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Ricardo A. Camilo; S. Keith Hargrove

required to be aware of the RFID’scapabilities and limitations to accurately evaluate the impact it can have on their operations.It has been demonstrated that several similar operations in warehouses can be performed at ahigh efficient rate if the implementation steps are followed correctly when applying the RFIDtechnology and if the observation process is close enough to detect failures in the initial stages ofthe implementation.Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, relying on storingand remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders. RFID is classifiedas a wireless automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) technology¹ .Basically an RFIDsystem is composed of three layers: (i

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Fraser, Long Beach City College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

classes hadbeen prerequisite based. Two semesters of electronics or electrical courses wererequired, and then the classes had to be taken in sequence. During the initial years ofincorporating underwater robotics into the courses, it was noticed that many of thestudents wanted to bring in friends that were interested in participating but did nothave the prerequisite classes. Due to the changing nature of the class and the deliverymethod, prerequisite waivers were given out. Every student that requested a waiverended up being successful in the class due application-based aspect of the learningprocess. Page 22.23.4The next step was to rewrite the course

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren A. Rosen, Drexel University; Eric Carr, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2011-70: AN ONLINE LABORATORY-BASED GRADUATE ENGINEER-ING TECHNOLOGY COURSE IN PROGRAMMABLE DEVICES AND SYS-TEMSWarren A. Rosen, Drexel University (Eng. Technology) Dr. Warren A. Rosen received his Ph.D. in physics from Temple University in 1978. Between 1978 and 1985 Dr. Rosen served as assistant professor of physics at Colby and Vassar Colleges where he carried out research in optical physics, solar physics, and medical physics. From 1985 to 1996 he worked at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division in Warminster, PA where he established an optical communi- cations laboratory for development and characterization of optical components, systems, and protocols for high-performance avionics data networks. Dr

Conference Session

New Methods and Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Ni-Bin Chang, University of Central Florida; Shalini Chitrapu, Western Kentucky University; Paige Davenport, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

system technology and hydraulic modeling capacity thepartnering institutions.Center for Water Resource Studies. The CWRS is a unit of the AppliedResearch and Technology Program (ARTP) at WKU focused on capacitydevelopment for small and rural water resource management entities. The ARTP,a student engagement and entrepreneurship stimulation initiative of WKU, servesas a catalyst for regional economic development by developing a creativeworkforce and providing technological and environmental services.University of Central Florida. The Multiscale Sustainable Systems Engineeringprogram at UCF focuses on the concept of sustainability, developing and applyingforward-looking, risk-informed, and cost effective decision-making models thatcombine social

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Inger Bergom, University of Michigan; Britton Wolfe, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

education. To address these common challenges, it is important to ask: “What tools or support caninstitutions provide that will help TAs learn about teaching and improve their teaching practice?”Research indicates that perceived support and access to teaching resources increases self-efficacy, or confidence in one’s own ability to teach2, 3, which has been shown to improvestudent achievement and motivation in the classroom4 – 8. We have investigated how and to whatextent a website created for TAs as lab instructors can provide this support. Page 15.1317.2Background A website was created for TAs teaching laboratory sections for two

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University; Srinivasa Vemuru, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-2266: INTRODUCING HYBRID DESIGN APPROACH AT THEUNDERGRADUATE LEVELFiras Hassan, Ohio Northern University Dr. Firas Hassan is an assistant professor at Ohio Northern University. He finished his PhD studies at The University of Akron and worked for one year as a visiting professor. His area of research is hardware implementation of real-time embedded image processing algorithmsSrinivasa Vemuru, Ohio Northern University Srinivasa Vemuru obtained his bachelors and masters degrees in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 1984 and 1986, respectively. He received his PhD from the University of Toledo in 1991. From 1991-2001 he served as faculty member in

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

andcalculations have been carried out on horizontal turbulent buoyant jet with small densityvariations only. Validity of Boussinesq approximation has been verified in these instances.However, if one tries to analyze horizontal turbulent buoyant jet with relatively larger densityvariations, one finds inadequate data in the literature. Perhaps, there is enough experimentaldata, availabile only to certain specific researchers. It is possible to obtain an accurate description of wave evolution in coastal regionsutilizing Boussinesq-type equations. Boussinesq models gained prominence during the past fewdecades because of the availability of high-speed computers and simulation software. Theoriginal equations were derived by Boussinesq in 1871, using a

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Ronald J Hugo, University of Calgary; Bob Brennan P.Eng., University of Calgary; Jian Zhang; Xiaodong Niu, Shantou University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, International Forum

Paper ID #14334Evolution of a Chinese-Canadian Educational PartnershipDr. Ronald J Hugo, University of Calgary Ronald J. Hugo is Professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning) at the University of Calgary. He is also the holder of the Engineering Education Innovation Chair in the Schulich School of Engineering. His research interests are in the areas of experimental fluid dynamics, energy systems, and engineering education.Dr. Bob Brennan, University of CalgaryDr. Jian ZhangDr. Xiaodong Niu, Shantou University Niu Xiaodong is currently a full professor and Head of

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Ibrahim Ali Olwi, King Abdulaziz University

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development

covered within thetime frame of the course. Already some faculty members, who heard of the initiative, questionedthe possibility of invoking any material other than the original course material due to lack oftime.MethodologyThe main ingredient for effective storytelling are being relevant to the course material andaddressing the future profession of the students. This may not be easily applicable in allengineering courses. It is evident that the "Engineering Design" course is one of the bestopportunities for employing storytelling in the class, as it provides the atmosphere forbrainstorming, assessment, selection and implementation.This approach of introducing stories in the class was employed casually over the past years in thecourse. However

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Robert O. Warrington Jr., Michigan Technological University; Madelyn Marie Espinosa, Michigan Technological University - Pavlis Institute; Helena Keller, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

Student Development

, Page 21.1.2Michigan Technological University alumnus Frank Pavlis provided the initial support andguidelines for the Pavlis Institute of Global Technological Leadership in 2005. Its purpose is toprovide Michigan Tech students with the opportunity to develop their leadership skillsthroughout a four-year, 25-credit certificate program centered on building confidence and self-knowledge, cross-cultural communication and teamwork, adaptability, and resilience in itsstudents. These skills are then put to the test in the summer after the students’ third year, whenthey spend five weeks implementing a variety of technical projects in an internationalenvironment. When students complete four years of Pavlis Institute coursework, the

Conference Session

Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Esmaeily, Kansas State University; Anil Pahwa, Kansas State University; J Thompson, Kansas State University; Donald Watts, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

International

the general education of first through twelfth grades. Most ofthe TVE institutions, especially the successful ones, were established with the help of othercountries such as the US, the USSR, Germany, the United Kingdom, and others. TechnicalEducation in Afghanistan was initiated at the university level with the establishment of theFaculty of Agriculture and Engineering in 1956, with the help of the USAID, and theestablishment of Kabul Polytechnic in 1968 with the help of USSR7.During the last quarter of the 20th century the occupation and war led to destruction of thephysical infrastructure for higher education, including classrooms, laboratories, dorms andlibraries. Faculty were killed, or exiled.Observations, Challenges and

Conference Session

Capacity Building: Engineering for Development & Megatrends

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

they areintertwined, interactive, synergistic, and strike to the core of not only engineeringeducation around the world, but also of higher education in the new millennium.Entrepreneurship and connections with industryEntrepreneurship education programs for engineering students in the US have becomefamiliar and the academic content refined. Now the movement has spread internationally,with programs being initiated in most parts of the world. Teaching students to consideralternatives to traditional employment is also now seen as an important part of economicrecovery programs in less affluent countries. Many of these programs rely heavily on theuse of mentors, and include the skills of intrapreneurship – using entrepreneurial skillswithin a

Conference Session

Curriculum Issues in Software Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Massood Towhidnejad; Thomas Hilburn

softwareengineering:• Engineers proceed by making a series of decisions, carefully evaluating options, and choosing an approach at each decision-point that is appropriate for the current task in the current context. Appropriateness can be judged by tradeoff analysis, which balances costs against benefits.• Engineers measure things, and when appropriate, work quantitatively; they calibrate and validate their measurements; and they use approximations based on experience and empirical data.• Engineers emphasize the use of a disciplined process when creating a design and can operate effectively as part of a team in doing so.• Engineers can have multiple roles: research, development, design, production, testing, construction, operations

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roxanne Jacoby

communicationand leadership skills. How does this project work? A) Student teams develop Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and responding Proposals for international joint venture projects based on given scenarios. The work involves: • Researching on the Internet the political, economic, technology, financial, etc., conditions in one or several countries, • Getting in touch with various equipment and engineering services vendors to get price and technology information, • Finalizing the processes, equipment to be used, and project start-up and marketing costs, • Writing complete, professional level, RFPs and Proposals. B) The RFPs and Proposals are thoroughly discussed and negotiated by the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in MFG ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Strong; Scott Amos; Richard Callahan

often work “textbook” problems without everconsidering how to actually design a study or collect data properly. As a result, questions canarise during initial work assignments such as: • How many parts should be sampled? • Should parts be identified and saved or returned to production? • Should samples be drawn consecutively or taken over a period of time? • What documentation should be generated as a result of the study?Answers to these types of questions will vary depending on the particular situation, but anintroduction to quality standards and procedures can help better prepare students3. A familiaritywith what guidelines are available and how to find them can be an important

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Showkat Chowdhury

;M University provides a setting for the emergence of scholars, leaders, thinkers, andother contributors to society. AAMU is located in Huntsville, Alabama, which is knowninternationally as a center of aerospace and defense technology. Huntsville is consideredas a leader in high-tech research, engineering services, information systems design and inthe manufacturing of computing equipment, telecommunications, space vehicles androcket propulsion. It is the home of more than 50 Fortune 500 companies. Theseindustries and government agencies require a large number of qualified engineers in theareas of manufacturing and propulsion.The Mechanical Engineering (ME) program at Alabama A&M University started in1997, as a result of a desegregation

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Mechanical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Johnson; Carlos Oncina

Session: 1647 Use of MET Capstone Course RADDical Metric Carlos Oncina, Craig Johnson Central Washington UniversityAbstractThis research involves the application of an assessment metric to the first quarter of our capstonecourse with the purpose of improving both our student preparedness and our overall MechanicalEngineering Technology program. Observations of recent student performance on meeting thecourse outcomes of the design phase of our capstone course were below expectations. Anassessment metric, referred to as RADD (Requirements, Analysis, Design, Drawings

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard Evans; Shekar Viswanathan

. After each presentation, faculty members alongwith other students ask questions relating to the topic chosen and discuss possibleproblems that could be researched and the outcomes they anticipate. Drawing on theinformation obtained from this discussion, students and their instructors may refine theangle, scope, goals and outcomes of the selected project [2]. Since the entire project hasto be completed in two or three months, all details pertinent to the project includingexpected assignments on a weekly basis are laid out. After this introductory meeting,teams schedule weekly status meetings with the instructor. These are formal meetings inwhich each team member presents a report on his/her particular activities and the statusof his/her

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Pierre; Frank Tuffner; Robert Kubichek

method and provides a much better spectralrepresentation, which more closely resembles the ideal results presented in the text book.The students begin by observing the line codes on both the oscilloscope and LabVIEW spectrumanalyzer. Initially, the line codes are implemented using rectangular pulse shapes. The studentscapture 6 bits of each line code, including full and half pulse width line codes of on-off, polar,and bipolar line codes. The students label the bit representations on these diagrams as part of thepost-lab write up. Using the LabVIEW spectrum analyzer results, the students comment on thebandwidth of each of these cases as well. It is quickly demonstrated that the rectangular pulsesare not bandwidth efficient and are not very

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joel Jackson; Ashraf Saad; Thomas Barnwell; Monson Hayes

initiatives, including a new onlineMasters program in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a campus situated in Metz, France,that also offers Masters degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering. This campus, known asGeorgia Tech Lorraine (GTL), opened its doors to students in the Fall of 1991. Since the numberof faculty at GTL has never been large enough to support a complete Masters Degree program, anumber of courses are typically offered through the Georgia Tech Center for Distance Learning.These courses, which are taught by Georgia Tech faculty to students in Atlanta, are videotaped,and the tapes are shipped once a week to GTL.The Georgia Tech Regional Engineering Program (GTREP) is an academic collaboration betweenGeorgia Tech and three

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Miller; Carlos Morales

broadbandboth for security reasons and for content connections. By employing windows mediapersonalization. Based on the user’s username server, the system can dynamically adjust theand password, the system would decide if the stream sent to the user based on real-timeuser should be allowed to view any of the available bandwidth. If a student accessed thecontent and then decide how to format the system from a broadband connection, he wouldcontent for maximum impact based on the initially receive an extremely high-qualitysettings for the user, the task, and the user’s stream. If the connection speed to this student’soutput device. The decision on how to format site