Conference Session

New Tools for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Lawrence Technological University; Heidi Lynn Morano, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

lessons learned from the initial offering of this course, we havecreated a program that allows students to interact with actual customers through a partnershipwith a non-profit organization that helps people with disabilities in the workplace. We also fosterempathetic design by having students engage in an accessibility simulation we developed to helpour students understand the everyday experiences of people with disabilities and placing thoseexperiences in an historical context. We also use the principles of outcome driven innovation tohelp our students gather focused customer feedback and identify where they can create the mostvalue for their customers in the workplace. Assessment of the impact of these studio courseactivities on empathy and

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nisha Kondrath, Villanova University; Mark A. Jupina, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN, USA from August 2010-May 2012. Her research interests include power electronics, microgrids, PWM dc- dc converters, PWM dc-ac inverters, power semiconductors, and high-frequency power magnetics. Ms. Kondrath is a member of IEEE, Tau Beta Pi, and ASEE.Dr. Mark A. Jupina, Villanova University Mark A. Jupina has been a professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Villanova University since 1990. He has taught courses in electromagnetics, analog and digital electronics, and solid state materials, devices, and fabrication. Benjamin Franklin once said, ”Tell me and I forget. Teach me

Conference Session

ME Demonstrations and Laboratories

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cody McKenzie, Clemson University; Todd Schweisinger, Clemson University; John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Wagner was previously on the engineering staff at Delphi Automotive Systems and Delphi Delco Electronics (formerly Delco Electronics as a subsidiary of General Motors Hughes Electronics) designing automotive control systems. His research interests include nonlinear and intelligent control systems, dynamic system modeling, diagnostic and prognostic strategies, and mechatronic system design with application to turbines and automobiles. He has developed the multi-disciplinary Rockwell Automation Mechatronics Educational Laboratory which features hands-on robotic, programmable logic controller, electronic, and material handling experiments. He is a past Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement

Conference Session

BME Laboratories and Projects

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel C. Childers, University of Oklahoma; Stefan Wilhelm, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

chemistry, physics,engineering, and biology, to design nanomaterials for a wide range of applications, such ascatalysis, energy, and medicine. The medical application of nanotechnology for diagnosis andtreatment of diseases is referred to as nanomedicine and is a cornerstone of biomedicalnanotechnology. This technology has the potential to transform healthcare and clinical outcomes.Due to the impact and potential of nanotechnology on research and society, students inbiomedical engineering benefit from training in basic nanotechnology concepts.There are several examples of nanoparticle labs for undergraduate students in the literature, butthese are typically designed for chemistry students rather than focused on biomedicalapplications [1]–[5]. There

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby Crawford, USMA; Tony Jones, USMA

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

response is typical of the feedback received over the past three years that the leadauthor has been teaching this student audience. Students generally see the engineeringsequence as a distraction from their education and, in some cases, express genuineconcern that they do not possess the mathematical skills to succeed in the sequence assupported by Meyers’ observations2. After considering this initial feedback in the springof 2005, the lead author posed the following question: Page 12.1362.4 “How do I motivate a student who does not want to be here in the first place?”This led to other questions. What can the professor do over the period of two

Conference Session

Useful Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

research) that students (and people in general) have a rather limitedcapacity for sustained attention. Many studies have been done with regard to this subjectand all have the same findings - namely that a high degree of attention can be initiated andsustained for a brief time and then, in general, the mind inevitably begins to wander.The length of time over which one could expect reasonable levels of attention vary fromstudy to study but twenty minutes appears to be a “normal” time span. Given the fact thatthe normal lecture ranges from 50 to 80 minutes, it became obvious that providing some sortof break might enhance the overall “knowledge throughput” even though it would reducethe absolute amount of time the lecturer was lecturing.The break

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Cavicchi, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

courses on signals and systems and electrical engineering for nonelectrical engineering majors. He is the author of Digital Signal Processing (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2000) and Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering: Principles and Applications (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1993). He has taught graduate classes on digital signal processing and digital spectral analysis, and has conducted research on DSP and ultrasonic diffraction scattering for medical imaging. Dr. Cavicchi is a member of Sigma Xi. Page 13.776.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Integration

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Gerry Galloway, University of Maryland; Thomas Lenox, ASCE; James O'Brien

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

appropriate with Page 13ASCE Policy 465 - Progress and Next StepsRussell, Galloway, Lenox and O’Brientheir advanced educational and experiential credentials. This could improve the overallproductivity on a per engineer basis.In order to pursue this issue, CAP^3 has proposed forming another constituent committeeto conduct some initial investigative research into this issue. It is proposed that there be anew “Paraprofessional Exploratory Committee (PEC)” to identify issues that ASCEshould address related to the integration of paraprofessionals into the civil engineeringdesign and construction team -- and the civil engineering community. The draft chargeof the committee includes: 1. Define paraprofessional

Conference Session

Engineering for Social Justice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

Opportunities of Service-learning (ETHOS)program at the University of Dayton (Dayton, Ohio) is founded on the belief that engineers aremore apt and capable to serve our world when they have experienced opportunities that increasetheir understanding of technology’s global linkage with values, culture, society, politics andeconomy. ETHOS seeks to provide these opportunities by means of curriculum integratedservice-learning programming. Such educational programming – classroom projects, studentorganization activities, collaborative research and international technical immersion – facilitatesholistic learning, ethical engineering practices, perspectives of technology integration andappropriate technology transfer. To appropriately measure the value

Conference Session

The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Yost, University of Kentucky; Derek Lane, University of Kentucky; George Blandford, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

individual learning and group learning,these assessments show that team learning is quantifiable greater than individual learning.Introduction Over the past two decades much has been accomplished to reform engineering education.The adoption of Engineering Criteria 2000: Criteria for Accrediting Programs in Engineering inthe United States,1 required that engineering programs demonstrate that graduates are able tofunction on multidisciplinary teams.2,3,4 As a result, student teams in undergraduate engineeringcourses have become much more prevalent. Unfortunately, however, some of the strongerstudents continue to resist working in teams despite clear research findings that document that“teams outperform individuals acting alone or in larger

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

professor and the acting department chair. Dr. Jak- sic’s interests include manufacturing processes, automation, robotics, and nanotechnology education and research. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, SME, and MRS. Page 23.363.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 DaNI-K: A Vision-based Robot Control Experiment with a DaNI Robot and Kinect Sensor BundleAbstract This work describes an implementation of a vision-based robot control experiment usinga DaNI-K robot consisting of a DaNI 2.0 robot and a Kinect for Xbox 360 motion sensorpackage as a part of an

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Biswajit Ray

directly benefit those students participating in the assessment.The learning and teaching objectives for the course are listed in the next page. A list ofquestions was prepared based on the stated objectives, and the survey was conducted during thethird, ninth, and fifteenth week of the semester.Course FormatThis three-credit course meets for two one-hour lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week.The first three weeks of the fifteen-week semester are primarily devoted to LabVIEWprogramming. During the next eight weeks, the concepts and integration of sensor andtransducers, interface electronics, data acquisition and instrument control hardware/software arecovered. The final four weeks are reserved for student-initiated laboratory design

Conference Session

Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Arvid Andersen

1660The adviser and the student him- or herself grade the individual group members’ contributionto the performance of the project (self and peer assessment) both with regard to the specialistcontribution as well as individual contribution to the work process.The following statements are to be used when grading individual contributions to theperformance of the work process: 1. Willingness to build upon the ideas of others. 2. Understanding of the team process. 3. Leadership at appropriate times. 4. Positive attitude. 5. Initiative shown.The group’s adviser gives an overall teamwork grade (TWL) from his or her knowledge of thework process performed. The group must agree to distribute 100 points among themselves,which indicate how the

Conference Session

Statistics in the CHE Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jimmy Smart

in use of the EVOP method. Not only do students gain knowledge of how to design ascrubber, but they learn how the interplay of various operating parameters affect the overallscrubbing performance of the device. There are advanced statistical methods, such asstrategies of experimentation [2], simplex optimization [3], response surface methodology [4],and advanced factorial design [5], but these methods are more complex and require muchtraining for reliable application and interpretation. Most of these methods deal with strategy ofexperimentation when initially formulating a set of bench-scale experimental runs. The goal ofthe experimental design is to minimize the number of runs while maximizing the amount ofuseful information. On the other

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Economy

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jon Juneau; Kant Vajpayee; Eyler Coates

flowchart6. Verify the model7. Run the simulation8. Analyze the outputEach of the above steps is described in the following solution. Page 8.775.5Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThe given data for this problem are the distributions for the initial investment, discounting rate,the cash flows at the completion of each phase and the duration of each phase of the project.Step 1 - Determine input variablesThe simulation solution requires that we input the initial investment, the minimum

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faizal Karim; Saloome Motavas, University of British Columbia; Deborah Esther Feduik, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

AC 2012-3420: ENGINEERING TEACHING ASSISTANT TRAINING: IN-CREASED ENGAGEMENT USING VARIED DELIVERY METHODSMr. Faizal KarimSaloome Motavas, University of British Columbia Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringDeborah Esther Feduik, University of British Columbia As manager of the professional master’s of engineering degree, graduate programs, and as the Engineering TA Training Program Coordinator, this initiative falls into the UBC Faculty of Applied Science vision to provide support for graduate students to interact across all engineering disciplines. Page 25.560.1 c American

Conference Session

Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Simoneau, Keene State College; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Diane Dostie, Central Maine Community College; Lisa C. Hix, Keene State College; David J. Tuttle, Platt Technical High School

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

value of their manufacturing programs. Theseefforts may or may not produce the impact necessary for institutions and their programs to obtainthe support they need to sustain and expand manufacturing initiatives. Regardless, there arenumerous models of success in critical areas of student recruitment and retention, faculty andcurriculum development and appropriate programmatic cost structures. The models highlightedin the next section of the paper provide examples of how educational institutions can support andrevive manufacturing programs that ultimately educate the workforce that will positively impacteconomic growth in their communities as well as their state.Branding and Recruitment ModelsArticulation agreements between various educational

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael W. Prairie, Norwich University; Ronald Lessard, Norwich University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

common program, to be reintegrated by a series of lectures tointroduce concepts and explain how to produce SE-appropriate deliverables.The framework for presenting SE content in the capstone course for non-SE majors is to presentmodules as required1 beginning in a single weekly lecture that decreased in frequency as theprojects transitioned from intensive up-front planning to longer execution tasks. The SE processoutlined in the Systems Engineering Fundamentals (SEF) guide2 was initially adopted, and isoutlined in Table 1 with an approximate correspondence to the steps in the EDP. Supplementalmaterial was also drawn from Systems Engineering Handbook,3 as well as other sources

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pook, Boise State University; Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University; Arlen Planting, Boise State University; Josh Kiepert, Boise State University; Derek Klein, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

scopeshould be, the initial reaction is just to make a global instantiation. This makes the codingprocess easier by allowing any function in any source file of the project to access the variable atany time. However, a global instantiation comes with its own set of problems that must becarefully weighed when writing for an embedded system. Some embedded system designershave been known to say that global variables should only be used if the programmer is willing towrite a three page report explaining the need for each global instantiation. Although the threepages might seem a little extreme, the sentiment behind the statement is correct for two reasons.First and foremost, memory in an embedded system is usually a valuable and scarce resource. Aglobal

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Walker; Annu Prabhakar; George Suckarieh

and sampleclients using them to see the myriad variety of applications available. In essence, theseweb-based knowledge base software solutions can be hosted on a server and provide anenvironment that enables capturing and leveraging the information and experiences ofemployees.Although there is a need for knowledge transfer to knowledge base (KB) systems inconstruction firms, there are many barriers to their application. Some of these barriersare: limited availability of information technology staff time or expertise, the timedemand required to maintain the systems, and the initial cost to create the systems. Toovercome these barriers, commitments of upper management to embrace innovation ofKB technology and making it work are most essential.2

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip Cornwell

. Both of thesegroups of developers have used Macromedia Flash®. Student response to the models for staticsinstruction was mediocre at best. Hubing’s research group9 observed that when the switch wasmade from the blackboard to the computer examples students tended to sit back and relax andwere no longer as engaged. They modified the problems to be shorter and more query based.Clearly a key to the successful implementation of these technologies is the answer to thequestion of how to engage students in a meaningful way. Asynchronous web models have beendeveloped that ask students questions and then allow them to check their answers with asimulated experiment10. The work most similar to that presented below is in Ref. 11. This paperdescribes a

Conference Session

Laboratory Applications of Computers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Shih Ek Chng, DeVry University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

traditionalcourses. The goal of this paper is to pass on information useful to anyone contemplating relatedwork, where similar occurrences are likely. This paper will explain how this learning andteaching module was instrumental in progressive learning of these students, improving theirperformance and successful culmination of capstone senior projects.Setting up a Biomedical Instrumentation LaboratoryTeaching students how to use specialized instruments and equipment that are currently used inthe medical field do not serve the purpose for engineering students trying to apply the knowledgeof engineering into medicine. Most equipment is designed for taking measurements only whichlimit students from practicing engineering. They are mainly used for research

Conference Session

Improving Laboratory Education in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua A. Levinson, Lafayette College; Eric L. Maase, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Glen Thomas Tennyson

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #8705Automated Process Control Laboratory Experience: Simultaneous Temper-ature and Level Control in a Continuously Stirred Tank Reactor SystemDr. Joshua A. Levinson, Lafayette College Levinson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Lafayette College. His teaching interests are in senior capstone design, integrated chemical engineering laboratory, transport, and thermodynamics. His research interests are in semiconductor processing technology, mi- crofluidics, transport phenomena, chemical kinetics, and chemical engineering pedagogy.Dr. Eric L. Maase, University of

Conference Session

Global Perspective and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E. Greenleaf P.E., Quinnipiac University; Emils Stires Schnore, Independent construction professional; Patrick M. Strenk P.E., Golder Associates, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

-learning projects can be fairly involved and require extensive logistical considerations,especially when they occur outside of the United States. Obtaining a DCP early in the project canhelp significantly. When fielding prospective projects and during initial investigations, a DCPmay have insight into what types of supplies and materials as well as tools and labor will beinvolved. These factors are critical in understanding if the project will be sustainable in theproposed locale. During the design and planning stages, a DCP can help save the project teamtime and effort by making suggestions concerning the practicality of early ideas. Designsgenerated by students, because of their lack of field experience, may not initially consider real-world

Conference Session

Laboratories

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz; Christopher Byrne; Joel Lenoir; Robert Choate

their model by running the physical system to find both its step and harmonicresponses. A finite element analysis (FEA) was performed, and the resulting dynamic modelwas verified with the actual physical system.There were three different materials projects. The first project was to provide information thatcan aid the manufacturer of hydraulic motors in improving fatigue resistance and surfacedurability of the materials used. The student team determined and implemented a method foranalyzing properties and developed a plan to evaluate fatigue failure initiating at the root of thegear teeth.The second materials project analyzed ultrasonic wave propagation and reflection at boundariesin solid materials. The goal was to compare theoretical and

Conference Session

Innovations in ChE Labs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Milo Koretsky

amplitude of the light. Given the indexof refraction and an initial guess of thickness, the thickness of a film can be determined.In this experiment, each student “Operator” (m = 3 or 4) measures the thickness of three Sites (S= 3) (1=center, 2=half way in between, 3=close to edge) on two Wafers, (W = 2). The eachperform two repeated runs (k = 2). Thus each student makes 12 measurements and each grouphas 36 or 48 data points to analyze. A design array used to collect the measured data for a groupof three students is shown in Table 3. The students were given a sample set of three wafers fromwhich they were to use two. Two were close in thickness while the third differed. Table 3. Design array used for the gauge study in the lab

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Biswajit Ray

Session 2548 Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Projects by Sophomore-Level EET Students Biswajit Ray Matthew Colosimo, Gregory Kehoe, and Benjamin Naylor Associate Professor Undergraduate Students Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA 17815AbstractStudent-initiated projects as part of an instrumentation and data acquisition course forsophomore-level electronics engineering technology students are presented. The

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

theengineering programs at the University of New Haven. A typical student will take the course inthe second semester of the first year. Certain engineering foundation topics will appear in theassigned problems and case studies, contributing to students’ understanding of areas such aselectrical circuits, mass balances, and structural mechanics. At this point along the spiralcurriculum students are given most of the equations needed to analyze the case study problems,but they are responsible for development of the algorithms and implementing these in thespreadsheet and/or programming environment.This paper will provide a detailed discussion of the course design along with several examples ofthe case studies used. Results of an initial pilot offering of

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Hensel; Paul Stiebitz

Session 2242 A Design Project Management Course at RIT E. C. Hensel, P. H. Stiebitz Mechanical Engineering / Industrial and Systems Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623-5604Abstract Rochester Institute of Technology is currently implementing a college-wide initiative toincorporate multi-disciplinary design as a central theme for all students in the capstone designsequence. For several years, the Kate Gleason College of Engineering has supported a number ofmulti-disciplinary design teams

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

. Staff contemplating initiating similar programs need to be aware of thepotential safety hazards and legal issues associated with such provision. An understanding ofsuch issues is therefore crucial to students, teaching staff, and management. ComputerInstallation & Maintenance (CIM) is a hands-on unit offered at Edith Cowan University (ECU) inWestern Australia This unit has a weekly two hour theory lecture and an accompanying two hourhands-on workshop session. Although these workshops may superficially appear safe there are arange of potential hazards. In the CIM unit students are introduced to the relevant Safety andHealth (S&H) issues for each workshop, with tutor demonstrations where appropriate andCompetency-Based Assessments (CBAs