Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 9: Pedagogical Tools

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Paper ID #29362gruepr, an Open Source Tool for Creating Optimal Student TeamsDr. Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University Dr. Hertz earned a B.S. in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University in 1999 and then a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006. Following this, he worked at the National Institute of Standards and Technology as a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware as an Assistant Professor in September 2008, leading a lab that researched the effects of composition

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Abbott, University of Missouri; Katie Grantham Lough, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

functional modeling hasbecome such an important method associated with engineering in conceptual design, moreattention has been given to method development and teaching it in engineering design classes.Related research has been devoted to structuring5, 6 and presenting the design information thatcan be found throughout the designing and modeling processes in ways that are easily accessibleand interactive7, 8 and that aid in the interpretation of the information to determine likelihood offailure9. Also, previous attempts have been made to form a number of functional templatesbased on highly specialized space mission subsystems10, but they are not general enough to useas a common building block for other products. All of these tools and advancements

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynnane George, U.S. Air Force Academy; Robert Brown, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

, technical analysis, mission specific hardware design and procurement, contracting actions, launch readiness, and launch operations for the launch. TIV-23 was launched successfully from Cape Canaveral on 14 May 1995. She next moved to the US Air Force Academy in 1995, where she served as an instructor and later professor of astronautics as well as Director of Research. She then returned to Georgia Tech to pursue her PhD in Mechanical Engineering and completed her research dissertation “Active Vibration Control of a Flexible Base Manipulator” and degree in 2002. She next moved to the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kris Mattila, Michigan Technological University; Ke Li, Michican Technological University; James Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy

worker in the smaller group is likely to have more knowledge of the relations betweeneffort and earnings, and this seems to increase his incentive to work.”1Sanders and Thomas2 in their research on masonry crews developed curves of crew size andproductivity. This research showed that for some construction activities, the productivitywould not linearly increase when crew size increased even in a labor-intensive activity. Thesestudies may not be easy for students to understand, especially those with limited workexperience. An illustrative technique is needed to demonstrate the impact on productivitywhen crew size increases and to explain this change.This paper uses the, Construction Productivity Card Game (CPCG) to illustrate the conceptthat

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Design Projects & Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University; Frank Goforth, Georgia Southern University; Shonda Bernadin, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-75: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN LAB AND LECTURE USINGCOMPUTER SIMULATIONYouakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern UniversityFrank Goforth, Georgia Southern University Dr. Frank J. Goforth received his Doctor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA in 2006. He received his MS in Industrial Engineering from Cleveland State University in 2000 and his BS in Electrical Engineering from MIT in 1977. Dr. Goforth has 25 years experience directing R&D with Texas Instruments, Rockwell Automation and Cleveland Motion Controls. His research interests lie in control systems, particularly modeling and control of hysteretic systems as well as nanometer

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Northern, Prairie View A&M University; John Fuller, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, allowing system verification and optimization in anenvironment that resembles the target system. DCDS relates and connects student learning inlaboratory sessions that traditionally involve isolated and stand-alone activities. This paperfocuses on the introduction of PBL using rapid prototyping to an introductory course in LogicCircuits. The rapid prototyping design sequence will be applied to several undergraduateengineering courses with the intent to help prepare students for industry or research throughapplication-driven exercises. DCDS objectives are to (1) Create laboratory exercises for hands-on experience to enhance students’ conceptual learning; (2) Link theory-based learning to real-life applications; (3) Increase retention of technical

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

predefined rubric. However as Bailey et al.2 rightly put it, the videorecording process is not realistic to evaluate large number of students within several designteams as watching and reliably scoring the tapes require a huge amount of time. Researchers atUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth are trying to overcome this by planning to construct acomputer simulation, which puts students in design scenarios and asks questions at key points togain insight on how students would proceed13.Some educators use common exams, which ask students open-ended and close-ended questionsto assess the effectiveness of first year engineering courses. Administration of tests and closed-response questionnaires to students are examples of quantitative research

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Jarrett, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

dichotomy between the urban and the wild has beenthankfully less influential given the nature of the discipline – the production of spaces in whichwe will live and work. Environmental architecture thus can stand as a potentially importantcorrective to the prevailing green, anti-urban orthodoxy [8]. “Environmental architecture” mayalso represent one of our best hopes for insuring that broader aesthetic, moral and politicalimperatives for the human community do not get lost in our environmental science research toremake the world in a more sustainable form. Environmental architecture and design mustemphasize that turning green does not necessarily just mean reproducing the patterns of naturalsystems in human developments, or only narrowly

Conference Session

Preparing Engr Students for International Practice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalia Kapli, Pennsylvania State University; John Wise, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Wesley Donahue, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

International

. Prior to his appointment as Director of the Leonhard Center, he was ECSEL local principal investigator and the Coalition-PI for Student and Faculty Development. His work in engineering education involves curricular reform, teaching and learning innovations, faculty development, and assessment. He has received numerous teaching awards including the Alumni Teaching Fellow Award and the Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching. He has also received an Outstanding Research Award and an NSF Young Investigator Award. Prior to joining Penn State, Dr. Litzinger had four years of industrial experience with General Electric, and completed his Ph. D. studies at Princeton. Address: 201 Hammond Building

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in undergraduate and graduate programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; Zachry Kraus, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Jean Layne, Texas A&M University; Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University; Charles Glover, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

department. His research interests are in asphalt binder rheology and engineering education.Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeff Froyd is a Research Professor in the Center for Teaching Excellence and Director of Academic Development and the Director of Academic Development in the Texas Engineering Experiment Station. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition and helped create the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His current interests are learning and faculty development.Jean Layne, Texas A&M University Jean Layne is a Program

Conference Session

Topics in Energy Management

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

50-minute periods which is twice that for a lecture-based course, reflecting the studio nature of EDSGN 100.The first project is more structured and provides the students with an opportunity to learn andapply a design process while developing their teamwork, communication, and ethics skills. Thesecond project is industry-sponsored and more open-ended, and typically all teams in all sectionswork on the same project. Students apply stakeholder needs assessment, ideation, research,analysis, testing, concept selection, detailed design, prototyping, and reporting.In the Zero Energy Home (ZEH) project, students work in four person teams to design the homeof their dreams with the main constraint being that it must produce as much energy as it

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hyun Kim

that each oral communication intensive course will Page 8.330.2 “Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” 2 1) demonstrate oral communication as an integral part of the course. 2) attempt to integrate goals 2 and 3 in addition to goal 1 whenever possible, as research, preparation, and critical thinking are vital parts of effective oral communication. 3) include instruction on the oral communication process- the sequential

Conference Session

Ethical Issues I: Sustainability and Environmental Ethics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Painter P.E., Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

ethics. Critical reflection is key to significant shifts of frames of reference. In thiscontext the goal of encouraging students to view engineering ethics through the lens of environmentaljustice issues is motivated by transformation learning theory. During the first half of the semesterlectures covered NEPA and EIA in the conventional manner and research papers were assignedfor EIA case studies. Beginning at midterm the relationship of environmental justice issues toNEPA and EIA were introduced and subsequent case study assignments also involvedenvironmental justice issues. For these case studies, the student’s role played the variousstakeholders on both sides of the case study issues. Anecdotally the impact of the interventionwas immediately

Conference Session

Tablets Large and Small

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2012-4059: GETTING STUDENTS INVOLVED IN A CLASSROOMWITH AN IPHONE APPMr. Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University Smitesh Bakrania is an Assistant Professor in mechanical engineering at Rowan University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 2008 and his B.S. from Union College in 2003. His research interests include combustion synthesis of nanoparticles and their applications. He has recently begun developing educational apps for smartphones. Page 25.669.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Getting Students Involved in a Classroom with an iPhone

Conference Session

K-8 Engineering & Access

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Kahn; Marina Bers

she works on an interdisciplinary initiative on math, science,technology, and engineering education. She completed her Ph.D. in 2001 at the MIT MediaLaboratory. Her research involves the design and study of "identity construction environments,"technological learning tools to support children's exploration of identity through the creation of aparticipatory community. Over the past eight years, Dr. Bers conceived, designed, and studieddiverse technological tools ranging from robotics to distributed collaborative learningenvironments, from storytelling programming languages to tangible human-computer interfaces.She conducted studies with each of these tools being used by prekindergarten to high schoolclasses in the United States, Argentina

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kedmon Hungwe; Seyed Zekavat; Sheryl Sorby

developing a survey to investigate the new curriculum and initiate the process ofgenerating the curriculum subspaces. The survey was developed by the contribution of facultymembers from different non-EE engineering disciplines of Michigan Tech. Non-EE facultymembers collaborated with EE faculty members to identify the topics that might be suitable fortheir engineering field. The survey also searches for new fields and topics that might be suitablefor non-EE students. The survey was placed on-line, and its URL was submitted to manyuniversities in the US and filled by students and faculty members across the country. This surveywas distributed to students (graduate and undergraduate) and to faculty of all non-EE majors atMichigan Tech as well. The

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

design effective and efficient part manufacturing methods and complete production systems for commercial and industrial products. The common theme for students is mastering process, production system and enterprise design procedures that are applicable to any product in any industry. Graduates have been successful in manufacturing enterprises that produce virtually every type of product -- literally, from spacecraft to foodstuffs. In addition to traditional courses, Dr. Wells leads innovation teams in two engineering venues: product realization and transforming laboratory research into commercial products. Dr. Wells’ active research lies in orthopedic implants, micro-assembly, micro-machining

Conference Session

Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin Reed, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel Ludois, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Maria Hamlin, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

is an assistant professor of Science Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Her research interests include equity and access issues in mathematics and science, STEM initiatives, multicultural mathematics and science education. Dr. Hamlin earned her B.A.S. in Teaching Mathematics from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She completed her M.S. in Science Education, M.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and her Ph.D. in Educational Studies at the University of Michigan. Page 15.965.1© American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Satyajeet P. Deshpande, Kolano and Saha Engineers, Inc.; Mohan D. Rao, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

of materials, joints, and composite structures to experimental work involving small power tools to large scale machines (e.g. excavators, diesel engines). His research has been sponsored by NASA, NSF, ARL, State of Florida, Ford, GM, Daimler-Chrysler, Caterpillar, TRW, Johnson Controls, John Deere, NIOSH, Arctic Cat, Polaris, Xerox, and Volvo-Korea. He has over 100 publications in tech- nical journals and conference proceedings. Also, he has advised 9 Ph.D. and 34 M.S. students. Dr. Rao has received the US Fulbright award, National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award and was honored by the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center for his work on the damping of the Hubble Space Telescope truss system. In addition

Conference Session

Teaching Communication II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maryellen Meny Overbaugh; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #9303Effect of Student Model Presentations from a Speaking Contest on the Devel-opment of Engineering Students as SpeakersMs. Maryellen Meny OverbaughMr. Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Michael Alley is an associate professor of engineering communication at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of The Craft of Scientific Presentations (2nd ed.) and faculty advisor for Utree: Under- graduate teaching and research experiences in engineering.Ms. Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University; Namratha Siripragada, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #8993Execution of Remote laboratory with Learning Management SystemDr. Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University Abul K. M. Azad is a Professor with the Technology Department of Northern Illinois University. He has a Ph.D. in Control and Systems Engineering and M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Electronics Engineering. He has been in academics for 15+ years, and his research interests include remote laboratories, mechatronic systems, mobile robotics, and educational research. In these areas, Dr. Azad has over 100 refereed journal and conference papers, edited books, and book chapters. So far, he has attracted around $1.7M of

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University; Maria Papadakis, James Madison University; Adebayo Ogundipe, James Madison University; Samuel Albert Morton III, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #8582Lesson in implementing sustainability courses into the engineering curricu-lumDr. Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University Dr. Striebig is a founding faculty member and first full professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison University. Dr. Striebig is a founder and member of Water for Africa a 501c3 non-profit organization. Dr. Striebig came to the JMU School of from Gonzaga University where he developed the WATER program in cooperation with other faculty members. Dr. Striebig is also the former Head of the Environmental Technology Group at Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory. In

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Leann Yoder; Stephen Kuyath

and train them in the use of an online advisement tools. But, we want tohave the students research this information. So, we decided to host a “Writing and Speaking”contest.Students will be given a specific topic to write about. It will include: 1. What are the differences between engineering and engineering technology? 2. What kinds of careers can you expect with an engineering degree? With an engineering technology degree? 3. What kind of salary can you expect? 4. What college will you choose? Why? Name two courses provided by this college’s program that you are interested in. Describe the course. 5. What path will you take? Will you choose to enroll at a community college and then transfer to a university program

Conference Session

Computer-Based Measurements

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Williams; Hadi Saadat

digital computers in the loop, one can readily generate C code from graphical simulation tools such as Simulink block diagrams for real-time controller implementation. This has provided the impetus for establishment of a real-time instructional control laboratory at Milwaukee School of Engineering. In this paper the development of this innovative integrated real-time control system laboratory will be described. Next modeling, simulation, controller design and implementation of a few typical laboratory experiments and projects of different complexity are presented. This paper also reports on Simulink modeling of the nonlinear inverted pendulum with some research results for different swing-up

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

obviously has no time constraint, being able to replay the animated example is more akin to asking a professor to repeat a lecture multiple times.Animated Instructional Software on the Superposition MethodTwelve animated movies of the superposition method were developed for both determinate andindeterminate beams. In general, each example problem movie begins by stating the problemand discussing the general approach to solving the problem. The movies then illustrate step-by-step how to proceed with the solution. A typical animated movie is shown in Figure 1.Students often express an initial feeling of being overwhelmed by the wide variety of basic cases.They generally don’t know where to start. In an effort to break down the superposition

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

Session 1793 Integration of Engineering Principles in High School Algebra Courses Taryn Melkus Bayles Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Anne M. Spence Department of Mechanical Engineering Claudia Morrell Center for Women and Information Technology University of Maryland Baltimore CountyAbstractIn 2003 the state of Maryland implemented an education initiative which requires all Marylandstudents to enroll in algebra classes and

Conference Session

IE Accreditation and Program Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eleanor Nault; Michael Leonard

evaluation and outcomes assessment processes. The approachaccommodates the “graduation day” partitioning of evaluation and assessment data collectionefforts. It also eliminates redundancy in data collection, targets relevant constituents for input,and reduces strain on limited resources. The interlinked processes offer a systematic way toexamine the success of the program in achieving its program educational objectives as measuredafter graduation. If the faculty analyzes post-graduation data and determines that educationalobjectives are not achieved, then the faculty can initiate an in-depth evaluation of the program toexamine achievement of related program outcomes, as measured prior to graduation.Additionally, assessment of program outcomes data

Conference Session

Course Development and Services

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ed Crowley; Susan Miertschin

ofincreasing student awareness of the Information Technology discipline and their potential roleswithin the discipline. Another goal is to increase the student’s understanding of relationshipsbetween academic experiences and professional goals. In addition, involved faculty membershave found that the portfolio project has the potential to provide an extraordinarily rich means ofstudent assessment.The portfolio project began as an assignment in a senior level special topics class focused onInternet technologies. Initially, the class focused on open static technologies, such as HTML, butover time, as the technologies changed, the class embraced active technologies, such as DHTMLand ASP. The portfolio assignment provided students with an opportunity to

Conference Session

Physics in the K-16 Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Turner; Glenn Ellis

application of dynamics to a wide variety of situations. Thus itis not surprising that many students do not see how the concepts of dynamics are related to eachother. Lacking a solid understanding of how the knowledge is structured, students mayconcentrate their efforts on learning processes to manipulate equations to solve problems. If thisis the case, they will not gain a conceptual understanding of the subject matter, nor will they beable to transfer their knowledge to domains outside the narrow and idealized ones of theirexperience.The National Research Council (NRC)1 summarizes a variety of studies illustrating how expertsand novices differ in the way that they solve physics problems. The NRC notes that, “Expertsusually mentioned the major

Conference Session

Remote Sensing and Telemetry

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mihaela Albu; Keith Holbert

. Although no consensus has been reached for many of these expressions, we refer to theAmerican National Standard T1.523-2001 Telecom Glossary 2000 [18], Webster’s dictionary,and the work done by specific researchers in this area. • virtual instruction: training that (a) in which usually live instruction is conveyed in real time via telecommunications facilities, (b) that may be accomplished on a point-to-point basis or on a point-to-multipoint basis, and (c) may assume many forms, such as a teleseminar, a teleconference, or an electronic classroom, usually including both audio and video. Synonyms: distance learning, distance training, electronic classroom, teletraining.[18] • on-line: pertaining