Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Purvesh B. Thakker; Gary R. Swenson

Session 3432 PACE - Project Automation and Collaboration Environment, a Web-based system developed for a Senior Design course in Electrical Engineering Purvesh Thakker, Gary Swenson University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAbstract With the creation of the Internet, the world has standardized a way to share information overcomputer networks. Such a standard will have no less an impact on communication thanstandardizing a verbal or written language. The Project Automation and CollaborationEnvironment (PACE) provides a case study that illustrates these

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hüseyin Sarper P.E, Old Dominion University; Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University - Pueblo

Paper ID #37566HORIZONTAL PROPULSION USING MODEL ROCKETENGINES (PART B)Huseyin Sarper (Master Lecturer) HUSEYIN SARPER, P.E. is a master lecturer with a joint appointment in the Engineering Fundamentals Division and the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Old Dominion University. Earlier, he was a professor of engineering and the graduate program director at Colorado State University – Pueblo between 1988 and 2014. He was also a regional director of Colorado’s NASA Space Grant Consortium. His degrees, all in industrial engineering and operations research, are from the Pennsylvania State University (BS

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Design and Labs

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manish Paliwal, The College of New Jersey; Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

Engineering and the Department of Sociology for assessment of the Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE). Professor Sepahpour did his undergraduate studies at TCNJ and has advanced degrees from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He is the recipient of two (2) Best Paper Awards from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Divisions of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Experimentation and Laboratory Oriented Studies (DELOS). He has served as the Chair of the Divisions of ME and DELOS of the ASEE. Prof. Sepahpour is an active member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and ASEE and has published and presented extensively through these societies. © American Society

Conference Session

Reassessing Your Teaching Through Turmoil

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Retherford P.E., University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Kristen N. Wyckoff, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Sarah J. Mobley, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #33652Lessons Learned in a Mixed-mode Teaching ExperienceDr. Jennifer Retherford P.E., University of Tennessee at Knoxville Dr. Retherford is an alumna of the University of Nebraska, Omaha, and received her graduate degrees from Vanderbilt University. She currently teaches a variety of courses supporting the department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee. Among many structural engineer- ing courses, Dr. Retherford manages the Senior Design Project course for all undergraduate seniors.Dr. Kristen N. Wyckoff, University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleDr. Sarah J. Mobley, University of Tennessee

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #25856Work in Progress: Incorporating Microprocessors across the Mechanical En-gineering CurriculumDr. Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University Dr. Funke received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2017. He is currently an assistant professor at Ohio Northern University.Dr. J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University Dr. Hylton is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Coordinator of the First-Year Engi- neering experience for the T.J. Smull College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University. He previously completed his graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #18675The Question of Units: Bothersome Details or Keys to Understanding?Dr. Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy Mark Schumack is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy, where he teaches courses in heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and energy systems. His ongoing pedagogical interests include developing ways to teach energy conservation and sustainability principles. His research interests include thermal/fluid modeling using computational techniques, with applications in the automotive, manufacturing, and energy fields. Dr. Schumack earned his BS, MS, and Ph.D

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eva Andrijcic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

, critical infrastructure management and protection, interdisciplinary engineering education, and risk education.Dr. Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Julia M. Williams is Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assess- ment and Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her research areas include tech- nical communication, assessment, accreditation, and the development of change management strategies for faculty and staff. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education, International Journal of Engineering Education, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, and Technical Communication Quarterly, among others

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Temesghen Kahsai , Carnegie Mellon University; Liam O'Reilly, Swansea University; Markus Roggenbach, Swansea University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Paper ID #11526Teaching software-engineering concepts through industrially used tools earlyin the undergraduate curriculumDr. Temesghen Kahsai , Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Temesghen Kahsai is a research scientist at Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley. His research expertise is in the intersection of formal methods and software engineering, with an emphasis on auto- mated reasoning about software systems. He has extensive experience in the development of formal foun- dations and tools for the analysis of complex critical systems. He is currently leading three projects on contract-based verification of flight

Conference Session

Real and Virtual - "New" Approaches to Teaching "Old" Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Anastasio, University of Connecticut; Aravind Suresh, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

distinction between a game and gamification lies in the completeness of the gameexperience: a game is considered a complete gaming experience, whereas gamification willselect appropriate elements of game thinking to utilize. In terms of both games and play, the keyaction is that the tasks are voluntary; if the tasks are required, it ceases to be playful and is moreakin to work3.Since 2010, there has been extensive research into what exactly constitutes effectivegamification of academic courses4-9. These studies have many common game elements to beeffective in the classroom. The first common feature is that gamified classes have a clear goal.In some cases this can be as simple as earning a grade in the course. Next, a series of rules is putin place to

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Earley; Dave Lennig; Dave Campbell; Suguna Bommaraju

support from the local industries..IV.3. UNDERSTANDING CONTEXTSIn performing the senior design course, understanding contexts is a vital liberal education element.Rather than rush to build the project, students participate in literature research and brainstormingsessions in the first part of the course. This helps the students to consider all aspects of theproject. Feasibility studies help students envision the effect their product will have once it isdesigned and produced.The central focus of the projects is engineering design; so all projects are required to have asignificant component of engineering analysis. Students generally find an industry sponsor to fundand mentor the project. This way, students gain a perspective outside the

Conference Session

Technical Proficiency and Cybersecurity Awareness in ECE Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug W. Jacobson, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

rationale behind adopting cybersecurity measures."2. Types of Threats: "Identify and understand the various cybersecurity threats, the risks they carry, and their potential impact on digital safety."3. Web Security: "Discover the importance of securing websites and web applications, focusing on practices that protect user data and prevent unauthorized access."4. Email Security: "Explore mechanisms that protect email content, safeguarding against unauthorized access and various forms of email-centric cyberattacks."5. Safe Online Habits: "Study practices that enhance online safety, emphasizing routine actions and precautions that help maintain a secure digital environment."6. Mobile and IoT Security: "Examine security protocols for mobile

Conference Session

Pedagogy

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Benson Tongue

continue to speak with the students, always addressing them by name. Verysoon most begin to realize that I know all of them. Some, however, continue to doubt untilthey come to office hours and are greeted by name or until I happen to call on them duringclass.3 You all know this, right?One hidden difficulty in relating to a large class is the fact that the students often comeinto the class with a significantly different set of ideas and preconceptions than the professorrealizes. Recent research has indicated that this problem is not at all uncommon but, exceptin rare cases, is never explicitly addressed. A telling example comes from a Harvard study[4]. In this study investigators asked graduating seniors two questions which can be

Conference Session

Engineering and Math Potpouri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Fong, National Institute of Standards and Technology; James Filliben, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Alan Heckert, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Roland deWit, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

., London, U.K., 1968). Since 1966, Dr. Fong has been a research engineer with the title of Physicist at the Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. During his long association with NIST, he has published more than 80 technical papers and reports, and edited numerous conference proceedings in the areas of fatigue and fracture mechanics, nondestructive testing, mathematical and statistical modeling of inelastic behavior of materials, and engineering safety and failure analysis. In Jan. 2006, Dr. Fong was appointed Adjunct Visiting Research Professor of Structures and Statistics of the

Conference Session

Hands-On Activities and Student Learning in Aerospace Engineering - I - Student Papers

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Nelson, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Christine Nicole Nelson

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Paper ID #26821Make to Innovate: Blending of Project-based Learning and Flipped Class-room Pedagogies to Provide Real-world Engineering Experiences to Engi-neering StudentsMr. Matthew Nelson, Iowa State University My background and interests are in RF and embedded systems as it relates to the aerospace engineering field. However, recently I have been doing research and have an interest in engineering education and how we can improve our education to our students. I have a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Com- puter Engineering both from Iowa State University. I am now working towards my PhD in Engineering

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

James Masi

. Roberts University of North Texas Denton, Texas 762034) Study of the Magnetostrictive Effect by John Marshall, University of Southern Maine5) Earthquakes, Materials and an Edible Village: An Educational Experiment for High School Students by Neda Fabris , California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA 900326) Twisty Glue Sticks or Torsional Characteristics of Hot Melt All Purpose Glue Sticks by Alan K. Karplus Department of Mechanical Engineering, Western New England College, Springfield, MA 01119-2684 Page 6.666.1 Experiments in Liquid Crystals: Different States and Devices

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics Topics

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Muller-Karger, Florida International University

and five other courses that runparallel in the curriculum. Dynamics is also the gateway to four courses in Civil Engineering. Inconsequence, students who fail to pass statics or dynamics in their first attempt willautomatically fall behind in their four-year graduation goal unless they retake one of thesecourses during the summer session.Students have to take statics in their second year of college when they still building theirfoundation in math and physics, and dynamics comes right after. There are numerous studiesthat indicate that students have difficulties understanding problems that involve forces andmotion [1]. These difficulties become more evident when there is a broad diversity spectrum inthe student population in the classroom. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University; Randy Cook, Utah State University; Karina Hauser, Utah State University

the Shingo Prize and the Department of Business Administration. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Operations Management from Duke University and teaches operations management courses based upon lean principles, and also supports the Shingo Prize by conducting site examinations. He also consults and trains for companies in the areas of lean systems, quality and continuous improvement.Karina Hauser, Utah State University Karina Hauser is an assistant professor in the Business Information Systems department at Utah State University. She received her PhD in Decision Science and Information Technology at the University of Kentucky on a Toyota Fellowship. Her research interests are Lean Manufacturing

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #18204Integrating Computer Engineering Labs with ”Video Theme”Dr. Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University Dr. Chu is Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He has taught undergraduate and graduate digital systems and computer architecture courses for more than two decades, and he has received multiple instructional grants from the National Science Foundation and authored six textbooks in this area. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Integrating Computer Engineering Labs with a “Video Theme”1. Introduction A good

Conference Session

Size, Civility, and the Classroom Culture: Setting Class Tone with a Student-centered Perspective

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University Calumet

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

A service/technology economyreflects the need for effective interpersonal skills, including civility, when interacting withclients, customers, co-workers and diverse people. According to Human Resource Magazine,“top skills college graduates lack: relationship-building/soft skills.”19 Therefore, for careersuccess, students in engineering and technology will need to be competent, both technically andinterpersonally.1, 183. Civility Promotes Career SuccessIn today’s work environment, effective interpersonal skills are a necessity.18 The era of peoplelearning to behave as machines or competing with machines is ending.18 Civility education canprovide students with the social skills necessary for career success. Examples of how civility

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Vikas Yellamraju; Kurt Gramoll

assigned by their instructor for homework and tests.All courses have access to the same online lectures that are QuickTime based. A detaileddiscussion about online lectures and discussion groups is explained later in the paper.III. CD-Based CoursewareAlthough the web site has homework’s, quizzes, tests, syllabus, utilities, and lectures-on-demand, the students still need core theory and examples. For this course, the theory, examplesand simulations are delivered to the student on a CD-ROM that was developed previously by theauthor [3, 4]. The CD-ROM, which is presented in a case study approach, contains all relevanttheory for Statics and Dynamics courses. Each major topic is introduced through the use of atypical engineering problem. Each case is

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Byron Newberry

, to study, and to store their materials. The junior design students also haveaccess to the services of the department machinist and the department electronics technician. Inmost semesters, the students purchase the materials they need at their own expense. There is notextbook required for the course, so they operate under the guideline that each individual studentmay spend an amount on materials during the course not to exceed the cost of an averageengineering textbook (approximately $100). However, a company specified and funded theproject for the fall 2001 semester.The majority of students enter the junior design course with little or no experience using tools,little knowledge of materials, limited construction and assembly skills, and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Schmidt; Gregory Plett

labs. Interdisciplinary instruction also addsto the richness of both the ECE and MAE curricula.Another main focus of the lab is that it include visually stimulating physical devices to control. Avery comprehensive undergraduate controls lab has been developed around controllingEducational Control Products Magnetic Levitation systems. Using a single general-purposedevice for all laboratory experiments rather than a plurality of devices (which each have a specialpurpose) results in economies of space, money, and student time (as only one device needs to bethoroughly understood; hence, more time may be devoted to studying how control-systems theoryapplies to it).The laboratory we have built comprises four work centers. Each work center has a

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodrigo Cutri, Maua Institute of Techonology; Nair Stem prof., Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Octavio Mattasoglio Neto, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

Paper ID #42210The Physics of Gym Elastic: Elastic Force and Energy of a Non-Linear MaterialProf. Rodrigo Cutri, Maua Institute of Techonology Cutri holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Maua Institute of Technology (2001), MSc (2004) ˜ Paulo. He is currently Titular Professor and Ph.D. (2007) in Electrical Engineering - University of SA£o of Maua Institute of Technology, Professor of theDr. Nair Stem prof., Instituto Mau´a de Tecnologia - Associate Professor at Instituto Maua de Tecnologia - CEUN-IMT - Graduated at Physics (Bachelor) at IFUSP, Master at

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald V. Richardson

standardized or even recognized by most faculty. Yet, we will showthat these steps are always there in new original work! Most undergraduate lab work, even usingreal physical experiments, does not show the student this seven step process. Some publishedindustrial procedures use similar but not identical steps.In reality we train undergraduate or graduate students to do original work. The same goes for alaboratory or experimental technician whether at the two year associate level or as a four yeartechnologist. These people are not wanted for repetitive work; they are hired and put to work onsome facet of a project that has original development as an integral part of its content. In orderto illustrate this process to an ECCD audience, I have selected a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Lilian Leung, University of Southern Callifornia

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #37688Board 276: Enhancing Early Childhood Educators’ Knowledge of ComputerScience and Engineering Concepts to Spark Young Children’s EarlyInterest in STEM CareersDr. Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California Gisele Ragusa is a Professor of Engineering Education at the University of Southern California. She con- ducts research on college transitions and retention of underrepresented students in engineering, PreK-12 STEM Education, ethics, socially assistive robotics, and also research about engineering global prepared- ness.Lilian Leung, University of Southern Callifornia Lilian Leung is a program specialist

Conference Session

Tools and Strategies for Teaching Online Courses

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

thinking, problem-solving and algorithmic thinking. Dr. Mendoza-Garcia’s research interests include investigating how to nurture in students these skills. He also worked in Industry before transitioning to academia. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Redesigning a large enrollment online course using a learner-centered approach.This paper is a follow-up to my experience redesigning my online course in problem-solving CGS2531Problem-Solving Using Computer Software [1]. In that paper, the instructional developer and I describedthe design decisions to improve students' engagement. In this second paper, I am reporting what hashappened after its implementation.My

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Curriculum and Design - June 24th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Steven Higbee, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sharon Miller, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

Continually Challenged with Integrated Design ProjectsAbstractIntroduction: The undergraduate biomedical engineering (BME) curriculum should preparestudents to confidently approach complex problems, as graduates will enter the workforce in anenvironment of rising healthcare costs, decreasing average life expectancy, and significantsocioeconomic disparities in health outcomes. With this landscape, solutions to contemporaryproblems will require innovative thinking and groundbreaking medical technologies, suggestingthat the future of BME will be increasingly design-oriented. BME curricula generally includelaboratory and project components aimed at preparing students for senior capstone; however,students may begin capstone

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, economicand environmental impacts of engineered solutions, another essential competency is the cognitiveflexibility or adaptive problem solving skills to think about the whole system at different levels offidelity and in different time scales [7,8]. Meaning decision making will be more complex and,consequently, engineers will be expected to make and justify their decisions considering the broadertechnical and non-technical impacts. Researchers emphasize that adaptability can be displayed at anystage of skill development, from novices, to advanced learners, to experts [9], and is not a matter of thequantity or quality of knowledge acquired, but rather how that knowledge is used to support high-levelreasoning processes and problem solving strategies

Conference Session

Bringing Industrial Applications into the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maddalena Fanelli, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Dennis J. Miller, Michigan State University; Martin C Hawley, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

-based polymers and fuels, applying microchannel technology to achieve process intensification, studying agglomerate dispersion, and processing polymers for packaging applications.Dr. Daina Briedis, Michigan State University Dr. Daina Briedis is a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University and Assistant Dean for Student Advancement and Program Assessment in the College of Engineering. Dr. Briedis has been involved in several areas of education research including student retention, curriculum redesign, and the use of technology in the classroom. She is a co-PI on two NSF grants in the areas of integration of computation in engineering curricula and in

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Bertozzi

engineering schools. Beginning in the fall of2005 the College will begin offering B.S. degrees in both mechanical and aeronauticalengineering.Maintaining interest has been a major concern for some time in engineering education. A studydone by the Higher Education Research Institute (1993)1 determined that only 51% of studentswho started in engineering remained in the major. The study found that the number one reasonthe students gave for changing their major was a loss of interest in engineering.Elaine Seymour and Nancy M. Hewitt have written the book, Talking About Leaving (2000)2.The data they collected show that approximately 40 percent of undergraduate students leaveengineering programs and that these losses occur among the most highly qualified