Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Anthony Carnegie, Victoria University, Wellington; Craig A. Watterson, Victoria University, Wellington

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the ~40% increase in pre-enrolment numbers.We will resurvey our new first year students at the beginning of our next academic year(March) to gauge the effectiveness of these initiatives, particularly our geek-orientatedapproach. Although the results will not be available in time for the written version of thispaper, they will be presented during the conference paper presentation.We believe that we can justifiably claim to have provided a number of innovative and costeffective solutions to increase recruitment for a new engineering provider operating within arestrictive range of engineering.Bibliography1. Earle, D., Advanced trade, technical and professional qualifications – trends in supply, Ministry of Education, Wellington

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glen Archer, Michigan Technological University; Kedmon Hungwe, Michigan Technological University; Luke Mounsey, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Baptist College in Gaylord, MI. He enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, and the occasional random research project. Page 15.914.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 New directions in engineering education: The development of a virtual lab course in electronic circuits.Abstract – The development of virtual education satisfying the needs of engineeringeducation is getting increased attention in the current era of Web and virtual technologies.In this paper, we present the rationale, implementation and formative evaluation of avirtual lab environment for an electronic circuits course. The system, which is

Conference Session

Women in IT Fields

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Crystal Hoyer; Crystal Eney

Women in Computer Science and Engineering (WICSE)seminar. The syllabus was shaped by the instructors’ personal experiences, and research studieson gender disparity in computer science and engineering. Throughout the quarter we brought inguest speakers, visited research projects, and held discussions. Our activities concentrated onfostering a sense of community, encouraging a wider and more accurate view of computerengineering, and offering a safe environment for discussion and debate. At the end of eachquarter we surveyed the students and found that they had uniformly positive reactions to theseminar. The women felt more comfortable in their programming course and became excitedabout the field of computing. Our paper will outline what we

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Hyman, University of Missouri; Jim Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Yuyi Lin, University of Missouri

AC 2010-1576: CURRICULUM-WIDE PROJECT BASED LEARNING BYREFINING CAPSTONE PROJECTSBarry Hyman, University of Missouri Barry Hyman is Visiting Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept. at the University of Missouri. His over 80 publications include many conference papers and journal articles on structural mechanics, engineering and public policy, energy systems and policy, and engineering design education. The second edition of his widely used textbook, Fundamentals of Engineering Design, was published by Prentice-Hall in 2003. He received the ASEE Centennial Medallion for significant and lasting contributions to engineering education (1993), and the ASEE Chester F

Conference Session

Web Education I: Delivery and Evaluation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Mark Pullen

courses using this system, with enthusiastic student response. In order to manage thisgrowing system effectively and at low cost, we have developed a web portal and a set ofprocedures for support. This paper will focus on lessons learned in eight years of operation thatnow enable us to combine this form of delivery effectively with standard classroom courses,using minimal resources.IntroductionOver many generations of schooling, academia has arrived at the collective conclusion that aninstructor, serving as mentor and interpreter of course materials, can enable more effective use ofstudents’ time for learning. This paper addresses a way in which the Internet can support thatteaching process directly. Recent years have seen wide use of the

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University ; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #9574Distinctive and Unique Outreach Programs: Promoting Academic Excellenceand DiversityMs. Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University Paula is a first year Civil Engineering Ph.D. student and graduate of the Master of Environmental Engi- neering program at Texas Tech University. Her research interests include water and wastewater treatment, focusing on non-selective advanced oxidation processes for small scale water treatment facilities. Paula participates in outreach programs to help recruit female and URMs to STEM related careers.Dr. Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University Dr. Audra Morse, P.E., is the Associate

Conference Session

FPD 3: Retention

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Theodore Demetrius Caldwell M.Ed., Diversity Programs Office/College of Engineering/Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Subashini Nagendran Sivakumar, Michigan State University; Kyle P. Foster, Michigan State University College of Engineering; Tonisha Brandy Lane, Michigan State University; Rickey Alfred Caldwell Jr.; Lisa R. Henry, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #9648Increasing Retention of Under-represented Minority Students in Engineer-ing: The Diversity Programs Office - Scholars Program (DPO-SP)Dr. Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University Claudia Elena Vergara is a Research Scientist in The Center for Engineering Education Research (CEER). She received her Ph.D. in Plant Biology from Purdue University. Her scholarly interests include: improve- ment of STEM teaching and learning processes in higher education, and institutional change strategies to address the problems and solutions of educational reforms considering the situational context of the par

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakut Gazi, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #9938Issues Surrounding a Heutagogical Approach in Global Engineering Educa-tionDr. Yakut Gazi, Texas A&M University In her 20 years of experience as an instructional designer, media specialist, IT consultant, faculty mem- ber, and technology leader, Dr. Yakut Gazi has worked at higher education institutions in the US, Qatar, Turkey, and Spain. Prior to joining TAMU Engineering as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Engineering Remote Education in September 2013, she led the distributed learning and classroom technology oper- ations at Texas A&M University-Central Texas and worked at A&M’s branch

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lee Clapp P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Petronilo Estandarte Pana, LBJ Middle School, PSJA ISD

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Abdelrahman’s research focus is industrial applications of sensing and control with major research fund- ing from the U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, and industry. He has also focused on collaborative and innovative educational research. Abdelrahman is passionate about outreach activities for popularizing engineering research and education. His activities in that arena included NSF funded sites for research experience for undergraduates and research experience for Teachers. He has published his research results in more than 90 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings and 30+ technical reports.Mr. Petronilo Estandarte Pana, LBJ Middle School, PSJA ISD B.S.E.M., M.S. GeoEng’g

Conference Session

First-Year Design Experiences

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Scott Moor

students. This project can becompleted with inexpensive and readily available tools and materials. It provides opportunitiesfor the students to use good engineering analysis in their designs and opportunities for studentsto exercise creativity.Wind chimes have been proposed and used as a project or laboratory in a number of physics andmathematics courses. In this paper I review the approach and results of using a wind chimedesign in a first-year “Introduction to Engineering Design” course. In a portion of this coursestudents are asked to design, construct and test a wind chime. They are provided with anequation to predict the frequency of their chimes that is based on a solution to the fourth-orderwave equation. Students select their desired chime

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chia-Jeng Tseng

. Inorder to show students how to overcome the resource scarcity, we have developed several digitallaboratories to help students creatively explore possible solutions. In this paper, we discussdesign considerations for managing various resource limitations. Also, we present severallaboratory assignments for students to practice these design considerations using an FPGAboard. These laboratories not only provide students with opportunities to practice subsystemdesign, but also teach them various system integration techniques.1. IntroductionFPGA boards are widely used for digital laboratories in universities12,15,16. Normally, an FPGAboard contains an FPGA chip, input and output devices, a clock source, and supporting circuitryfor downloading a bit

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Vavrek

real design project. A local manufacturing company of high speed rotatingequipment for the printing industry has allowed us to design one of their pieces of equipment.The paper will discuss what the students learn and how it applies to the real world. It discussesthe what the students learned before the industrial project was introduce and what impact theproject has made on student learning. The students get real practice for industry and the projectcovers all the topics taught in this course.The CompanyWestern Printing Machinery is a custom manufacture of advanced high speed inline and offlineweb (paper) finishing machinery systems for commercial printing and converting businesses.The web is a continuous stream of paper that attains speeds up

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

with other biomass wastes into fuel to supplement NG is one way of reducing electricity,heat, waste treatment and disposal costs. Gasification plants built at university campuses can bean educational tool and would open up new research opportunities for future technologies. Theobjective of this paper is to study and analyze sludge produced within the University of Floridaas an energy source to be used in generating electricity. Furthermore the paper will focus on thetechnology of sludge preparation for gasification using state of the art technologies andequipment. Page 10.852.2 2Introduction

Conference Session

IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Somchan Vuthipadadon; Jie Li; Piyamart Kumsaikaew; Shantha Daniel; Patrick Patterson; John Jackman; K. Jo Min

in numerous technical papers published in journals by theInstitute of Industrial Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, andthe American Society of Mechanical Engineers, as well as others.PATRICK PATTERSON is currently the Chair of the Department of Industrial andManufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University. He has developed coursesthat utilize distance learning, streaming video, and interactive distance teamcollaboration. Also, he has published and developed workshops related to educationaltechnologies."SHANTHA DANIEL is pursuing her doctoral degree in Industrial Engineering at IowaState University. Her research interests are manufacturing technology selection andreplacement.PIYAMART KUMSAIKAEW is a PhD

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karl Stevens; Sharon Schlossberg; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

this workforce Preparation of students for productive contributions upon entry into this workforce The increasing length of time for students to earn degrees Increasing numbers of transfer students in engineering and computer science baccalaureate programsAt the time of project conception (1999), various groups and agencies were projecting explosivegrowth in employment for engineers and computer scientists. Current employment projectionsfor the technical workforce are more modest. The Bureau of Labor Statistics1 is now projectingthat overall engineering employment will increase more slowly than the average for alloccupations (3-9% increase) over the period 2000-2010. However, related issues, such as the* This

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andre Sayles

Session 3470 Diversity: An Engineering Process Andre H. Sayles United States Military Academy West Point, NY 10996AbstractEngineers often prefer to work with processes, particularly those that allow for assumptions,inputs, and outputs. Unfortunately, engineers seldom pursue diversity management as perhaps asecondary career field. In this paper, organizational diversity is represented by an engineering-like process having three primary phases and a supporting phase. The Leading Diversity ProcessModel (LDPM) is

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorena Basilio; Frank Claydon; Betty Barr; David Shattuck; Stuart Long; Jennifer Ruchhoeft

Texas,who approached the governor with a proposal to find ways to increase the number of graduates inelectrical and computer engineering and computer science in the state. This resulted in a programcalled the Texas Workforce Development Act (TWDA). The TWDA created the TexasEngineering and Technical Consortium, which then sent out a request for proposals from theuniversities in the state, to allow the universities to explain how they would propose to meet thisgoal at each institution. Here at the University of Houston in the Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering, we decided to attack two problems. One problem was the poor success rate in twokey sophomore courses in our curriculum, Circuit Analysis, and Electromagnetics. The

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Denny Davis; Kenneth Gentili

Session 3425 Framework for Developing and Implementing Engineering Design Curricula Kenneth Gentili, Denny Davis, Steven Beyerlein Tacoma Community College/Washington State University/University of IdahoAbstractFor the last eight years, the Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education(TIDEE) consortium has provided leadership in design education by formulating outcomestatements, creating instructional materials, and delivering faculty development workshopsto help engineering educators respond to ABET expectations in the areas of design,teamwork, and communication. This paper examines the

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Brinkley Sprunt

languageprogramming, digital devices, or analog devices. As such, the first half of the course has tradition-ally been devoted to the development of assembly language programming skills and interfacingconcepts for digital and analog devices. Consequently, many of the more complex, high-level con-cepts such as polling, interrupts, state machines, and control algorithms are not introduced untillate in the course. This late introduction limits the students’ exposure to these concepts and oftenprevents the students from employing these concepts in their final term projects. This paper de-scribes changes being implemented for the next offering of this course that are intended introducethese more complex topics earlier. The motivation behind these changes is to

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approach to Env. Engrg

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wafeek Wahby

abroad course in Egypt from May 30 - June 11, 2001 toinvestigate that impressive project. This paper is a report that summarizes informationand observations gathered first-hand in word, picture, and video, during that course.The infrastructure of the Toshka project include the Intake Canal, the Main PumpingStation (or Mubarak Pumping Station -- largest in the world), the Toshka Canal (orSheikh Za-yed Canal), Water Production Wells and Artificial Charging, and Wind &Sandstorm Breakers.The Toshka Project of Egypt represents a useful multidisciplinary engineering educationcase study. This includes the technologies used in its construction and the project's

Conference Session

Teaching Design with a Twist

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar; Eric Granlund

of students who leave the engineering major.This course is one of only three engineering courses taken by students during their firsttwo years at the Pennsylvania State University. The majority of the courses taken bystudents during the first two years of any engineering program consists of mathematics,physics, chemistry, English, arts, social sciences, and humanities.This paper focuses on the backbone of the ED&G 100, that is, its engineering designcomponent. During the Fall 2002 semester, the primary vehicle used for the engineeringdesign component of ED&G 100 was an instructional module titled Design forManufacture developed by The New York State Curriculum for Advanced TechnologyEducation (NYSCATE). The paper will outline the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michele Casey; Kevin Torres

Session 3550 Electrical Engineering Technology Experiences for Kindergarten Students Kevin Torres, Michele Casey Penn State Erie, The Behrend College/Creekside Christian SchoolAbstractAn outreach project has been designed and implemented to provide kindergarten students withengineering technology experiences. In engineering education much has been done in outreachto middle school students and high school students. But very little is being done to reach out toK-6 and practically none for kindergarten students, especially in the field of engineering.This paper describes electrical engineering

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose M. Marra; Thomas Litzinger

faculty and the experiencedfaculty to share useful tactics regarding all aspects of their new careers (not only teaching, butwith an emphasis on teaching), as well as providing the new faculty a leg up on establishingcolleagues in their new work environment.This paper describes the faculty development model we have developed at PSU, includingdetailed descriptions of each workshop segment. We will also discuss several of the guidingphilosophies for the workshop; namely, use the workshop as a way to introduce resources ratherthan provide endless details on “how to” do this and that; keep it streamlined and “leave them wanting” more; and follow up with activities sprinkled throughout theacademic year

Conference Session

ET Web Based Laboratories

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjeev Arora; Masoud Naghedolfeizi

coupled with falling prices in these industries have made Web/Internet -basedtechnologies less costly than before, particularly for educational organizations. Thus, it is moreaffordable to invest in these technologies that are essential for both expanding education overWeb and further improving and advancing such technologies.The LabVIEW software from National Instruments company has significantly helped researchersand educators to integrate Internet/Web with experimental setups in various methods. Some ofthese methods have been also improved and further advanced by other companies to greatlyfacilitate the implementation of Web/Internet-enabled technologies. This paper presents a surveyof Web/Internet-enabled technologies to build experimental

Conference Session

Programming and DSP Potpourri

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Delores Etter; Cameron Wright; Michael Morrow; Thad Welch

-Madison, WI Abstract Many digital signal processing (DSP) topics are difficult for undergraduates to internalize, but studies have shown that demonstrations and laboratory experiences can facilitate the process. In the past, many barriers prevented including real-time DSP hardware in an undergraduate curriculum. This paper describes a pedagogical model the authors have developed which includes theory, demos, lab exercises, and real- time DSP experience using Matlab, C, and real-time DSP hardware that overcomes the barriers. This model has been very successful.1 IntroductionA common complaint heard from electrical engineering (EE) undergraduates

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Harriet Cornachione; Tim Brower

effectively. Not onlydoes the club provide a technical support network for students, but when gender-related or lifeproblems occur which threaten the student’s ability to complete their program of study the groupis invaluable. The program described in this paper has infused energy into the current SWE clubmembers at Oregon Tech, who have become interested in reaching out to younger femalestudents about careers in engineering. The ability to see themselves as mentors withexperiences, skills and knowledge that can help guide others has increased the self-efficacy forall those who participated.Two retention issues apparently dominate for many women in engineering programs at OregonTech, according to verbal comments made in SWE meetings, advisor offices

Conference Session

Visualization and Graphics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Baxter

PDMWorks. Thefinal project is also evaluated. The final project scores follow a normal distributioncentered between 73-78 points (out of 100) with a standard deviation of six points. Thisdistribution has been constant since the implementations undertaken in 1999[5].In addition to the four quizzes, a 50 question quiz[13] developed by Dr. Sheryl Sorby isused to determine overall course effectiveness. The test works with 2 and 3 dimensionalvisualization, measurement and technical drawing skills. In 1998, this test was introducedin EG&CAD as a paper test. In the Spring 1999 semester, the test was moved to WebCT.This quiz is administered through WebCT and is given at the beginning and end of thecourse. Final averages are examined between semesters

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Migri Prucz

Session 2793 The Integration of Advising With Student Recruitment Migri Prucz West Virginia UniversityAbstract Most prospective students and their families would welcome and benefit fromeffective assistance in their college selection process, when they are pressured by aplethora of recruitment documents, advertising material, and personal contacts fromvarious universities. The paper describes a formal approach adopted at West VirginiaUniversity for consistent integration of advising within the recruiting process ofengineering students. This recruitment initiative has

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Bina Ramamurthy; Pratibha Gopalam; Alexander N. Cartwright

disarray. In addition, Cognitive theories, like Active Learning andExperiential Learning, applicable to the engineering domain, sermonize modeling, problemresolution and problem visualization as the key elements in instruction. In this paper, we presentsome of our work on building user configurable Java Applets for education in photonics (lasersand optics). These include design Applets for laser principles that illustrate optical ray tracingsystems, population inversion, and 3-D visualization of optical polarization.This paper focuses on the design and implementation of user-controlled context basededucational resources. A design-based learning experience using Java Applets and the multiplefacets of the design and development of such a software

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Dean Palmer, Northern Arizona University; Joseph Flieger, Northern Arizona University; Eddie Hillenbrand

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

code, complex build tools, and unintuitive interfacesthat discourage students from engaging in directed and focused practice.In this paper we review existing introductory computer science tools, enumerate barriersto student learning we have identified in our own classes, and introduce a new web-basedpedagogical platform for teaching computer science that emphasizes problem solving andcore computer science concepts while deemphasizing the role of specialized developmenttools. This is accomplished with JavaGrinder, a task specific web 2.0 environment wherestudents can work either individually or as teams on bite-sized problems that focus onsolid software engineering practices and concept mastery. Concepts are presented withinreal-world contexts