Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tina Hudson; Laurence Merkle; Joshua Holden; Richard Layton

, American Society for Engineering EducationThe design problem. The design problem is to configure the 10 cmsystem to maximize a figure of merit J defined as the energy height of waterratio given by column determined by students PE2 J= , (1) KE1 at the top of itswhere KE1 is the rocket’s initial kinetic energy at launch and trajectory the rocket

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Koenig; Viva Austin; Bryan Gassaway; Thomas Hannigan

Session Number 1426 Design and Implementation of a Computer Data Acquisition and Control System for a Portable Wind Tunnel as a Benchmark Task in a Senior Aerospace Engineering Laboratory Class Thomas Hannigan, Keith Koenig, Bryan Gassaway, Viva Austin Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State UniversityAbstractUpper division aerospace engineering undergraduates have an introduction to theprogramming environment LabVIEW, data acquisition, control systems, transducerselection and calibration, and peripheral programming in their initial laboratory class. Inthe subsequent semester

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Swedish; Glenn T. Wrate P.E.; Frederik Betz; Emily Blakemore; Lee Greguske

exchanger was designed to bypassexhaust gas flow in order to match the thermal load. However, when control of the unitwas attempted through the Metasys building system, it was found that the microturbineitself cycled on and off frequently in response to the Metasys signal. This problem wasaddressed through adjusting the hot water set points for the Metasys system.In order to achieve the parallel operation agreement with the local utility (WE Energies)it was necessary to pass startup and power quality tests. The unit was initially unable topass these tests, but after upgrades to some of the equipment the tests were passed. This Page 9.9.11

Conference Session

Improving Teaching & Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Hollis; Namas Chandra; Chiang Shih

environment is clear,what is not obvious is the optimal way of creating the right setting. Further, faculty members,already facing an increasing workload to satisfy teaching, research and service requirements, do Page 9.856.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Educationnot have sufficient time or resources to investigate different alternatives even if they areconvinced of the paradigm shift. The authors clearly recognize this need and have found areasonable method to implement the idea. The problem

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chia-Jeng Tseng

for this paper.2. VHDL OverviewVHDL stands for VHSIC (Very High Speed Integrated Circuits) Hardware DescriptionLanguage. Initiated by the Department of Defense, the development of the VHDL began in1983. Over these years, the language had gone through numerous revisions. A VHDL programmay describe a complex digital circuit; it may also specify a simple logic component. A basicVHDL description consists of an entity declaration and an architecture specification of a digitalcircuit. The entity declaration identifies all the input and output ports of the digital circuit whilethe architecture specification defines the function or structure of the circuit. The specification ofa circuit can be expressed in a structural style, a dataflow style, a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dave Williams

the use of a programming language or technical software package witha steep initial learning curve. A student working hard to retain subject matter may be severelyhandicapped by underdeveloped problem-solving skills and the need to learn a seemingly arcaneprogramming language at the same time.A successful instructional technique is presented which introduces complex topics through theuse of a series of comprehensible examples of escalating sophistication that are easilyimplemented using standard computer engineering tools and techniques. As one example, publickey cryptography (essential to the fields of computer engineering and security) is highlydependent on the generation of very large prime numbers. The rich topic of primality testing

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stan Harris

notations. Students receiving Q/E feedback outside of class may be more likely to thoroughly review feedback rather than scanning feedback received in class, filing the feedback for later review, and, perhaps, never consulting that feedback again. Students may, upon faculty request, e.g., edit answers and present the edited version adjacent to the initial version for further faculty feedback. Feedback on individual Q/E remains readily accessible to the student, e.g., for studying for comprehensive exams that may follow, unless and until students delete it, or until the course ends and student access to the course digital dropbox is discontinued. There will likely be fewer incidents of lost feedback. Students may take a more active interest in the

Conference Session

Innovations in the Aerospace Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Masoud Rais-Rohani

Session 2602 Experiential Learning in Aircraft Structures Masoud Rais-Rohani Mississippi State UniversityAbstractA design-build-test project is used as means of providing an academic-based, industry-focusedexperiential learning opportunity for students in a senior-level aircraft structures course taught inthe Department of Aerospace Engineering at Mississippi State University. Initiated as a paperdesign project in 1998, the project has rapidly evolved into a comprehensive learning experiencewith prototype development and testing as its two major elements

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in BAE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Hart; Mike Williams; George Grandle; Alvin Womac

continuity. Page 8.427.1 Introduction With the paradigm shift in education and technology, everything from e-books tono books is envisioned. Reduction of knowledge into millions of common snippets withoutproper structure and academic rigor could result. Deconstruction of information intoreusable chunks and snippets is a good concept with regard to information portability aslong as the new constructs are academically sound. It is clear from the research thatmaximum retention occurs with information in smaller snippets (Bi, 2000). Short,interactive screens and clips aid in holding the attention of students (Strange

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Robinson; Fred Denny

engineering.The engineering department at McNeese State University recently created a new course entitledThe Engineer’s Role in Public Policy. This was an interdisciplinary course (involving students inthe chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineeringdisciplines) that provided an opportunity for an interdisciplinary examination of current and futurepublic policies.This paper primarily focuses on the material covered by the new course and briefly addresses theteaching methods that were used. Much more could be said about the teaching methods, and theauthors are considering developing a separate paper on this topic. While the initial offering of thecourse was very successful, the authors are currently seeking

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Bell; Scott Fogler

performed overall.The Java3D simulation has only the cluttered option, which initially has a single clear pathacross the room. When the simulation starts, the user is taken along the clear path to the farcorner of the room, and then a fire breaks out blocking the easy path back. The user must thenwind their way through a maze of tables and clutter to attain the exit. A conclusion screen playsback the path that the user took, and compares it to the most direct route in an uncluttered lab.Time comparisons are shown, indicating how much time the user lost due to the clutter in thelab. There are six different versions of the simulation, which differ by the placement of clutter( and the resulting maze layout. ) The initial version is selected randomly

Conference Session

Computer Assisted Data Acquisition

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

M.L. Meier

solve many of the classic types of engineering problems, such asfitting equations to data, interpolation, solving single and simultaneous equations, and others.The idea of developing spreadsheet applications for a particular field of study has been exploredin the book “Spreadsheet Applications in Chemistry using Microsoft Excel”3. The authors ofthis book note that scientists these days need to be more multi-functional than ever before andliterate in the many uses of the computer (plotting, data analysis, modeling, reports,presentations, communications) and that spreadsheets can play a vital role in these activities. Intheir introduction they note that some teachers and researchers may need a little help andencouragement getting started using

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Davis; Wayne Sarasua

with collecting spatial data. Before using spatialdata, several activities must be performed.If we take the example of global positioning systems (GPSs), the objective is to obtain theposition of a point. Figure 2 illustrates a typical process for conducting a GPS survey. First,mission planning is done to determine the best time to conduct the field survey. After setting up aGPS base station at a known point, the rover GPS receiver is set up using a tripod on a point ofinterest. The unit is initialized and allowed to collect data for a period of time during which dataare stored in its internal memory or to an interfaced data logger. Upon returning to the office,collected data from the base station and the rover are transferred to a personal

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Geoff Swan; S P Maj; D Veal

engineering” 2.Interviews conducted with five ECU graduates employed in CNS clearly indicated that theywere, to a large degree, self-taught in many of the skills they needed to perform their job.Preliminary investigations indicated a similar situation with computer science graduates fromother universities within Western Australia. According to Campus Leaders “the predominant reason why they (students) have gone to university was to get skills, knowledge and a qualification that would assist them in either gaining employment or enhancing their prospects for promotion or a more rewarding job” 3.The initial ECU student questionnaire, first used in 1993, was repeated in 1999 at twouniversities within

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Schmalzel; Steven H. Chin; Shreekanth Mandayam; Ravi Ramachandran; Linda Head

Page 7.185.2 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education”for proper comprehension and progress in leaps despite being slow initially [4]. The presentimplementation of our curriculum caters extremely well to the majority of students that adoptsequential learning. However, stressing the common framework and thereby the big picture thatenvelopes COMM, DSP and VLSI accomplishes the very important need of addressing theminority of global learners who would otherwise be weeded out and be a serious loss to society[4].Goals and Objectives We want to accomplish the following: 1. Expose

Conference Session

Focus on Undergraduate Impact

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Vavreck

twocourse sequence has been developed,5 in which the students are taught time management, creativethinking, business memoranda, research and project presentation to help guide them in the projectwork. Still, disconnects between these two courses took place, and was reduced in part byincreased attention to the project timeline at weekly team meetings. In another effort,6experiential learning was focused on to improve student skills in time management, rehearsal andflexibility. In a similar vein, another work7 describes a course in which students gain anunderstanding of engineering project management. The major components of the course are an

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Maher Murad; Robert Martinazzi; Jerry Samples

sensitivity to the diversity issue mandates that universities find new and effective ways totruly help new faculty members become assimilated into its community. Successfully doing soprovides an atmosphere of trust and respect for new faculty members. In turn this facilitatestheir intellectual growth while providing an environment that encourages development as acompetent researcher and excellent teacher. Mentoring on relationship development perm itsindividuals of different race, color, creed, gender and ethnic background to freely expressthemselves. As a result, others can acquire a deeper appreciation and understanding of thediversity this individual brings to the university and how this diversity can enrich the academiccommunity.This paper

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Wang Chien Ming; Mohamad Ridwan; Ang Kok Keng

students do not “reallyunderstand” what they have learnt, even when showing a high degree of ability in solvingstandard textbook problems.The Singapore Government, through the Ministry of Education, has collated many complaintsfrom the employers about the quality of the graduates from its institutions of higher learning. Itwas reported in a major local newspaper how most graduates are seen to be lacking in creativityand initiative, are awkward, uncertain and vague, and unable to work independently, preferringto be spoon-fed and hand-held by their supervisors. There is a growing trend from the alumniand employers alike, who want graduates to have more than just a sound grounding in thefundamentals of the subject as detailed by Woods [4

Conference Session

Advances in Communication Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Risa Robinson, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

mechanical engineering students who are involved in her research. Bailey teaches courses related to thermodynamics, engineering and public policy, and design. She is actively involved in curricular development and assessment activities ranging from individual courses to college and institute wide programs. Bailey and her graduate students conduct research in thermodynamic analyses of complex, energy intensive systems, such as coal-fired power plants, and commercial refrigeration plants.Dr. Risa Robinson, Rochester Institute of Technology Page 25.121.1 c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Petronella A. James, Morgan State University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-5049: USEFUL STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING AN ON-LINE UNDERGRADUATE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMDr. Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University Craig Scott is a professor and Chairperson for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Morgan State University, Baltimore, Md. He is currently directing research in developing tools for visual analytics, image/spatial data fusion, and aircraft synthetic vision systems. Additionally, he is conducting pedagogical studies on learning technologies and remedial math preparation for engineering students. He instructs courses in electromagnetics, solid state theory, characterization of semiconductor materials, computer vision, and computational electrical

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

George DeLancey

Appendix II. The set is under scrutiny as theimplementation process proceeds. It has been revised twice to this juncture, once on the basis ofan alumni survey and once during the initial stages of developing course objectives. The Goalscomprise the set of educational objectives at the engineering curriculum level and will ultimatelyassure that Criterion 3 is met by all of the programs. The Goals are projected into the individualprograms through the associated Objectives. It is in the programs where the circumstances arisein which the achievement of a Goal is evident, which facilitates the projection.Therefore, the Objectives serve as Program Objectives as required by Criteria 2 and 8. Theirstatement at the Program Level by the programs is

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jin Tso; Daniel Biezad

. Page 6.134.8 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationThe initial investment on teleconferencing equipment is another area where the university mustplay a major role. As we have learned, it is important to convince the administration at the earlystage that the best strategy is to consider such investment as part of the university’s long-termdistance-learning plan. The same teleconferencing equipment can be shared by differentprograms and allow the university to reach larger population at a cheaper cost. It is crucial notto let the administration to fall into the thinking that it is an investment on

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Sharfstein; Patricia Relue

funded, in part, by agrant from the National Science Foundation Directorate for Undergraduate EducationInstrumentation and Laboratory Equipment Program. A list of equipment purchased for thelaboratory with suppliers and costs and estimated supplies costs are provided in Tables II and IIIat the end of the document.Laboratory ExperimentsThis Biotechnology and Bioprocessing Laboratory is a fifteen-week course with one and a halfhours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. This course is structured as an integratedseries of laboratory experiments that follow a “biotechnology product” from conception tocompletion. The students guide their “product” through the research and development phases,into production and purification, and finally

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

changes will most likely to be the fastest in theUnited States which for the past 6 to 8 decades leads the world in innovation and basic research [4]. It has been observed in the past three years that young people enter college with lower manualskills (but higher computer skills) than their predecessors. Is that only because of more time spent infront of a computer and less in physical contact (both manual and visual) with real 3-dimensionalobjects? The answer seems to be a simple ‘yes’, but the reality is more complex. Each generation ofyoung people acquires skills that are demanded by the surrounding environment and the society theyfunction in. Successful people adopt easily to the surrounding world that was created by

Conference Session

Impact of Information Technology on Engineering Education (3215)

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Tahar El-Korchi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paul P. Mathisen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Frederick L. Hart, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering (CE)

studentproject work is assessed by evaluating student performance and by characterizing thisperformance in terms of group dynamics. These assessments are presented with a description ofstudent perceptions in Section 4, followed by conclusions in Section 5.2. Background - CE 1030 The pilot study consists of the integration of distance communication technologies into andevaluation of student perceptions and performance in CE 1030, an introductory civil engineeringcourse in the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department at WPI. WPI’s CEEDepartment has developed a number of initiatives to refine its curriculum to better satisfy theneeds of the professional community. Computer skills and written and oral communication skillsare key attributes

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Campbell; Irma Becerra-Fernandez; Gustavo Roig; Gordon Hopkins

ayounger, developing person. A review of the research literature tends to show that mentoring Page 2.291.1programs, however vague, do have a positive impact upon the academic life of the students ormentees. Valadez [9] found that mentorships tend to provide an effective way of producing minorityresearch scholars. Unfortunately, Boyer [2] found that mentoring of minorities and women incolleges and universities is rare. Additionally, Blackwell [1] found that only one in eight AfricanAmerican students had a college or university mentor. However, more and more businesses andinstitutions of higher education are using mentorship as a method of

Conference Session

Unique Pedagogies for Mechanics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Paper ID #41057Assessing the Efficacy of a Pedagogy in an Online Mechanics of MaterialsCourse with EFL StudentsDr. Adrian Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Austin Adrian Rodriguez is an Engineering Content Developer for zyBooks, a Wiley brand and a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. His research interests include engineering education, multibody dynamics, contact and impact with friction, electro-mechanical systems, and nonlinear dynamics. He earned his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 9

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard T Buckley P.E., United States Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Paper ID #43695Exploring Motivational Tools for Homework in a Senior-Level EngineeringCourseDr. Richard T Buckley P.E., United States Air Force Academy Dr. Richard Buckley is an Assistant Professor at the US Air Force Academy Department of Aeronautics. He is the Discipline Director for the Structures and Materials discipline within the Aeronautics major. His research focuses on pedagogy and teaching techniques, as well as aircraft structural analysis, design and testing. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Exploring Motivational Tools for Homework in a Senior-Level

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Stewart Thomas, Bucknell University; Rebecca Thomas, Bucknell University; Michael S Thompson, Bucknell University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

education, engineering education policy, and the philosophy of engineering education.Dr. Stewart Thomas, Bucknell University Stewart J. Thomas received the B.S. and M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky in 2006 and 2008, respectively, and the Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina in 2013. He has served on the organizing committee for the IEEE International Conference on RFID series since 2014, serving as the Executive Chair in 2022, with research interests in areas of low-power backscatter communications systems and IoT devices. He is also interested in capabilities-based frameworks for supporting engineering

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda M Laird, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Systems & Enterprises); Nicholas S Bowen, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Engineering with Cyber-Physical Systems. He recently retired from IBM after a 31-year career. He held a diverse set of leadership positions across product development (both hardware and software), supply chain and manufacturing, sales operations, research, corporate strategy, leading large teams, and talent development. Nick has led and contributed to many critical projects including saving the mainframe business, taking AIX/Power to the #1 UNIX position, establishing Linux servers in the enterprise market, and was on the team that built the first Bladed architecture for the general purpose x86 market. Nick received a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Massachusetts at Amherst, an M.S