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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Weiss; Donald Weiss

in engineering or a non-technical career, multidisciplinary describestoday’s workplace. For engineers this may mean working on a team of other engineers withdifferent specialties. Often times, however, it involves working with, or relating technicalinformation to, people with little or no technical background. For example, an engineer may beasked to give a presentation at a public meeting or may work with the business departmentregarding the economics of a particular project. As a result, engineering curriculums across thecountry are striving to prepare their graduates to better meet these challenges. But is it enough towork within the engineering community? As evidenced by this session whose objective is toreach out to non-engineering/non

Conference Session

Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Md. Rezaul Karim

Tagged Divisions

International

developed by Felder and Solomon based onthe Felder–Silverman model to assess the preference of students on each of the four dimensionsof the model. The abovementioned model used responses obtained from forty-three studentsfrom the University of Michigan-Flint (UM-F), twenty-five students from Khulna University,and ninety students from Eastern University, Bangladesh. Data was collected on each student'sdemographic background, academic major, and level of education (freshman, senior, etc.) inorder to evaluate whether any differences existed in the learning style dimensions of the students.Literature SurveyTo study the learning styles in an international business management class, Glauco de Vita usedthe index of learning styles. The results

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Max Rabiee P.E. P.E., University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Figure 2- Separately-Excited DC MotorIn the Series Connected DC motor, field and armature coils are connected in series (See Figure3). The field coil typically consists of a few turns of thick wire that have little resistance.Magnetic flux is proportional to field current If. Since field current If is equal to armaturecurrent Ia, then torque is proportional to armature current squared. If we increase the load, thespeed will decrease causing an increase in series field and armature currents. Increasingarmature current will generate more developed torque T. If = Ia = (Vapplied - Vcemf) / (Rf + Ra) (1) Vcemf = Ke* φ * N (2) T = Kt * Ia 2

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Feldman, Boise State University; Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

education at the post-secondary level.Dr. Janet Callahan, Boise State University Janet Callahan is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the College of Engineering at Boise State University and a professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department. Callahan received her Ph.D. in materials science, her M.S. in metallurgy, and her B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Connecticut. Her educational research interests include freshmen engineering programs, math success, K-12 STEM curriculum and accreditation, and retention and recruitment of STEM majors. Page 25.1433.1

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Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monique H. Head, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

evaluations, and classroom sharing. Before the writing process began,students were asked via a short survey administered via Blackboard about their perceptions aboutwriting. (More tips on developing surveys via Blackboard can be learned via video found athttp://ondemand.blackboard.com/r91/movies/bb91_tests_surveys_reading_survey_submissions.htm). The first survey question was an opinion question using a Likert scale shown in Table 1.The second survey question was a series of questions that required short responses, but weremore open-ended. Only 2 of the 3 students responded, where the responses were mixed but didnot reveal major horrors, fear or reservations about writing: Table 1: Writing Perceptions Likert Scale Question

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce R. Dewey; Raymond Jacquot

buckling problems is integral to the study of civil, mechanical andaerospace engineering. The academic introduction to the bending of beams with constant crosssection is usually given to students of these disciplines early in the engineering curriculum in acourse in mechanics of materials. That which is presented here is not meant to supplant thefundamental understanding of the bending phenomenon but rather to provide an introduction tonumerical approximations often needed for real-world applications. It is important for students tofirst gain understanding of the static bending problems from an analytical and physical point ofview. Typical courses where static bending problems are encountered are structural analysis,advanced mechanics of materials

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Fredrick Jones; Charlene Yauch

. Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory (1966) is used as an interpretive frameworkto examine the student’s perspectives on how to improve these core courses within theengineering curriculum. The student’s suggestions for course redesign were classified intomotivation and hygiene factors. The results show that a majority of the suggestions involvedextrinsic hygiene factors such as reducing class size, and providing more comfortable chairs andlarger tables. Fewer responses were received related to intrinsic motivation factors such ascourse content. This finding points to the need for a two-dimensional approach to increasingstudent satisfaction. Although Herzberg cautions that the effects of improved hygiene are ofshort duration, educators should not

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Reid

of College Science Teaching, 23 (5), 1993, p. 286-290.6. Felder, R.M., J.E. Stice and R. Brent, Course Notes, 1998 National Effective Teaching Institute, 1998, section A.7. URL: http://www.graphpad.com/www.pvalue.htm8. Goodwin C. and R. Wolter, “Student Work Group/Teams: Current Practices in an Engineering and Technology Curriculum Compared to Models Found in Team Development Literature”, Proceedings of the 1998 American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, Session 1547, 1998.9. Koehn, E., “Collaborative Learning in Engineering Classrooms”, Proceedings of the2000 American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, Session 1621, 2000.10. Finelli, C.J., “A Team

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew G. Sutton; Ing-Chang Jong

software can be tremendous. 1 2−4WinTruss is written in C++ using the Microsoft Visual C++ V6.0 compiler. Being tailored toa certain staple class of problems, namely truss analysis, much of the complexities associatedwith more general software programs have been eliminated. Therefore, students are free to focusthe majority of their mental energy on mastering the main body of engineering knowledge, whilesimultaneously gaining experience in computer applications. WinTruss is intended to provideengineering students exposure to computational design analysis in easily digestible servings, andto grow with them as they progress through the engineering curriculum

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey S. Beasley; Charles T. Townley

issue of the Technology Interface - the ElectronicJournal for Engineering Technology appeared on the Internet in November of 1996. TheTechnology Interface is a paperless on-line publication accessed via the World-Wide Web(WWW). The Technology Interface was developed specifically to provide professionals in theEngineering Technology profession and related fields, the opportunity to share ideas concerningteaching, teaching improvements, projects, industrial activities, research and much more via theInternet. This paperless media provides the convenience for organizations to freely share their Page 3.279.1information. The journal is now in its second

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Belanus; John Hartin

Session 3226 Data Sampling Techniques for Fourier Analysis John Hartin, Kenneth Belanus University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown/Oklahoma State UniversityAbstract Fourier analysis methods and data sampling techniques are introduced in two laboratorycourses in the Mechanical Engineering Technology curriculum. Data acquisition with personalcomputer hardware permits high speed sampling and analysis of large quantities of data obtainedfrom various transducers, strain gages, and accelerometers. Data sampling methodologydetermines the efficacy of the results. Sampling frequency and the number

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew R. James; Mario G. Beruvides

Number of Questionnaires Institution MBA EM Old Dominion University (ODU) 50 50 University of Alaska-Anchorage (UAA) 60 60 University of Missouri- Rolla (UMR) N/A 100 University of Tennessee-Chattanooga 100 150 (UTC)Research Instrument A questionnaire was developed to examine the perceptions of MBA andEM programs by both MBAs and EMs. One questionnaire was distributed to each subject.Questionnaires were administered to students by their professors during class; faculty memberscompleted the questionnaires at

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

W.R. Kaminski

augmented by using fins. Manyindustrial applications abound. Although the pin fin is not as routinely used as other fin geometries,it does represent a simple configuration to analyze. The objective of this experiment is to develop an understanding of the thermal performance of a pintin by performing an experimental and analytical study of several pin fin geometries. Figure 4 showsthree fin configurations that were built and tested. Each fin was made from 1050-O aluminum stockand instrumented with 5 thermocouples starting with a base thermocouple and progressing outwardtoward the tip with the last thermocouple 0.200 in. from the tip. ALL DIMENSIONS IN INCHES RECTANGULAR PIN

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies for Solid Modeling

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Anthony Shreve, North Carolina State University; Theodore J. Branoff, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Jeremy V. Ernst, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

teachers and local industry.Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University ERIC N. WIEBE, Ph.D. Dr. Wiebe is an Associate Professor in the Graphic Communications Program at NC State University. He has authored or co-authored four texts on technical graphics and has been involved in Computer-Aided Design (CAD)/3-D modeling development and use since 1986. He has also worked on the integration of scientific visualization concepts and techniques into both secondary and post-secondary education. Dr. Wiebe is past editor of the Engineering Design Graphics Journal and has been a member of the EDG Division of ASEE since 1989.Jeremy V Ernst, North Carolina State University Jeremy V. Ernst is an Assistant Professor in the

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Brown; Sarah Mouring; Patricia F. Mead; Marjorieanne Natishan; James Greenberg; Corinna Lathan; David Bigio; Indranil Goswami; Linda Schmidt

styleperspectives. Students complete a Kolb learning style inventory and discovering their own style,and that of their teammates. The exercise can continue to include demonstrations of the value ofworking on teams with diverse learning styles.3. BESTEAMS Focus Group General Results Found Institution-Based DifferencesDuring 1998 and 1999 we have tested the EPTTS on over 400 students at BESTEAMS Partnerinstitutions. A description of the EPTTS Training is available in a companion paper by theBESTEAMS project, titled “Engineering Project Team Training System (EPTTS) for EffectiveEngineering Team Management.”4Our assessment plan for the EPTTS system includes conducting focus groups on engineeringstudents at partner institutions. We have developed a protocol

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard B. Englund

to determine which course provides the tools to accomplish the listedtasks. The case study was re-visited in a subsequent week for concluding remarks about theintegration of the courses in the major.The case study is presented in this paper, and suggestions for development of other case studiesapplicable to first-year students. Additional information presented in a subsequent class isdescribed, as is an evaluation of the benefits of the case study as it was presented the first time.Observations for improvement of the effectiveness of case studies in first-year seminars are alsopresented.Development of a Case StudyEntering freshmen often come with little experience and few skills applicable to engineeringtasks, yet they resent spending up to

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Transportation, (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government PrintingOffice, November 1980), pp. vi-xii.2. Leonhardt, Fritz, "Developing Guidelines for Aesthetic Design," Bridge Aesthetics Around the World, Committeeon General Structures--Subcommittee on Bridge Aesthetics, Transportation Research Board (Washington D.C.:National Research Council, 1991), pp. 32-57.3. Wolfe, U., “The Need for Aesthetics in Civil Engineering Education,”http://tc.wisc.edu/UER/uer96/author4/index.html.4. National Science Foundation, “The Art of Engineering,” Press Release 06-127,http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=107990.5. Haryott, R., “Time to Push the Secret Art of Built Engineering,” Times Higher Education, http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=168066

Conference Session

Materials Selection & Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

AC 2010-926: SELECTION OF MATERIAL, SHAPE, AND MANUFACTURINGPROCESS FOR A CONNECTING RODSomnath Chattopadhyay, Pennsylvania State University Page 15.1057.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Selection of Material, Shape and Manufacturing Process For a Connecting RodABSTRACTThis activity centers on the courses of strength of materials and production design offered at asophomore level Mechanical Engineering curriculum. A connecting rod is one of the mostmechanically stressed components in internal combustion engines. The objective of the activityis to select the appropriate material for a connecting rod where the constraints

Conference Session

Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie M. Gillespie, University of Miami; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Russell Pimmel, National Science Foundation

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

expertise in design and innovation, the impact and diffusion of education innovations, and teaching approaches of engineering faculty. Dr. McKenna received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.Russell Pimmel, National Science Foundation Russell Pimmel is the lead Program Director for the Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program and also is involved in the Advanced Technology Education (ATE) Program, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion (STEP) Program. He also works on the Stem Talent Enhancement Program (STEP) and the Advanced Technology (ATE) Program. He joined NSF

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fleur Gooden, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Tremayne Waller, Cornell University; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. in Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise both from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Sate University.Tremayne Waller, Cornell University Tremayne O. Waller received a B.S. degree in Liberal Arts Education from Averett University in 1996 and M.S. degree in Counseling from Radford University in 1999. He completed his PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Virginia Tech in 2009. He works for the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University as the Associate Director of Advising and Diversity.Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech Dr. Bevlee A. Watford is the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, the Founding Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Wild; Kevin Firth; Brian Surgenor

sensors in Page 10.890.3combination with innovative programming. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering EducationThe Mobile RobotHaving a mobile robot that fits the needs of the course has been a key element in the success ofthe course. The ability to add sensors and actuators to the MechBOT mobile robot platform byincluding a Lego® mat on the deck is important in a number of ways (see Figure 2).1. During the development of the course the tasks and the sensors used have changed. The sensors are all mounted

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Guoping Wang

separate course at junior level after the introduction of digital system design. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering EducationCAD Entry Tools Selection Among digital system design CAD tools, Altera MAX and Xilinx ISE tools are the twopopular ones. Both of them have University Programs. The author chose Xilinx ISE for thefollowing considerations. 1) Xilinx is the leading developer of FPGA/CPLD. After they become familiar with the Xilinx design tools, students can use Xilinx FPGA/CPLD in their work after graduation without spending too much time learning

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Reyer; Stephen Williams; Owe Petersen

than those in even recent years. They depend greatlyon 21st century technology with cellular phones, Instant Messaging, email and the like tomaintain social contacts. Such communications often substitute for face-to-face interaction, asubstitution that can have profound effects, especially if the engineering student is at allintroverted (certainly not uncommon). What we are seeing is students limiting their practice andhoning of “soft” skills. Such behaviors may be the natural outgrowth of their experiences andtime spent “on the computer” as children.Employers are now reporting that our EE students do not always interview well, and that theirsocial skills and awareness are not as developed as they could be. Specifically, they often don’tmake

Conference Session

Assessment of Biomedical Engineering Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sean Brophy; Robert Roselli

be very time-consuming, particularly in large classes.Technological advances in recent years have led to the development of a number of differentelectronic devices for CCS designed for large lecture halls. One of the earliest is Classtalk,which consists of small palmtop computers or calculators (Texas Instruments and HewlettPackard) that connect to the teacher's computer with cables at each seat 2-7. As students enterthe lecture hall one member from a group selects a computer from a cabinet and connects it tothe cable at his or her seat. The professor then poses a question, the groups deliberate, and theysubmit either a multiple choice or short answer response. Recently, Texas Instruments created asystem called Navigator that uses wireless

Conference Session

Inter. collaboratory efforts in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Cunningham; D. Joseph Mook

ERAU during the development of the doublediploma agreement. Last year a similar visit was paid to EPF by Embry-Riddle computerscience and aerospace engineering program coordinators. American course credit hours arematched with the French subject area lecture hours, and group projects are co-designed byfaculty from both institutions. Student performances in these mixed design groups have beenexceptionally strong.ABET champions programs that offer international opportunities – through internships andthrough parallel academic programs. Two degrees within the same discipline, managedresponsibly by institutions with strong programs, can result in greater breadth of knowledge,especially with regard to the cultural applications of the subject matter

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eoin O Herlihy; William Gaughran

& Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educati onand productive environment. This paper has discussed ways to integrate the paraplegic user,while increasing safety for the able bodied user. All the areas above need furtherdevelopment, while areas such as tool design and machine design need future investigation toincrease ergonomics and ease of use for all operators. New bench design is part of theongoing research. Currently this design is being prototyped and tested. Further researchhopes to develop the areas discussed above and make the integration of the paraplegic userinto engineering/technology environments safer and easier as well as contributing to theirautonomy.References1. Hoey, P

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2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Anne-Marie Ginn-Hedman

OptiMediopensource software. Possible solutions include having students use virtual computers, publiclyavailable university computers, or partitions such as Mac Boot Camp.8Students in this cohort further agreed that this activity reinforced classroom concepts (4.86 + 0.41),made learning more interesting (4.57 + 1.22), and showed how static mechanics can be used in clinicalsettings (4.86 + 0.41) (Figure 3). Students stated that this project made lecture topics “tangible” and“easier to visualize,” supplementing traditional instruction. One student suggested that this virtual labshould be “[kept] in the curriculum for future years” because real-world projects like this are “rare”in engineering. Another student proved supportive of application-based learning

Conference Session

Beyond BS: Issues Affecting Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L Welker PE, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

intent of this path was to provideadditional flexibility to fulfill the path to licensure. It is most likely that an “approved outsideentity” will be utilized to validate the M/30 component and CAP3 and NCEES are currentlyworking to delineate how this validation process will work2.Path 2: B + MABET & E Page 23.1402.2Where B is a bachelor’s degree that may or may not be ABET/EAC accredited, MABET is anABET/EAC-accredited master’s degree in engineering, and E is four years of progressive,structured engineering experience. This path was developed to allow those without anABET/EAC accredited bachelor’s degree an opportunity to become an

Conference Session

Research in Biomedical Pedagogy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Rae Papich; Christian James Kennett, Gannon University; Davide Piovesan, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

. Page 24.956.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Open-source software in Biomedical Education: from tracking to modeling movementsProject OverviewA curriculum in biomedical engineering requires a set of laboratory experiences which allowstudents to familiarize with a number of medical equipment and simulation software that arecommonly used in the health care industry. Typically, engineering tools such as force plates,electromyography (EMG), and motion capture systems are used to acquire subjects’ data to beused as input for simulation software, so to characterize human movement performance.Movement analysis is a topic of extreme importance to be presented to the

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura P. Ford, University of Tulsa

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Using a Journal Article with Sophomores to Increase Lifelong Learning ConfidenceIntroductionJournal articles are often used in upper-level engineering courses as reference material toencourage students to develop life-long learning skills. How early in the curriculum are journalarticles introduced? This paper presents the results of a study on using a journal article in asophomore-level class.Chemical Engineering Progress often includes articles appropriate for use in sophomore andjunior engineering science classes of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer 1-6.These articles use only the concepts covered in the course and include analytical results