Conference Session

Outreach Projects: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Education in General

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

at UW, he was an assistant professor and the director of Architectural Engineering Program at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). He was re- sponsible for developing the current architectural engineering undergraduate and master’s programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). During his stay at IIT, he taught fundamental engineering courses, such as thermodynamics and heat transfer, as well as design courses, such as HVAC, energy, plumbing, fire protection and lighting. Also, he supervise many courses in the frame of interprofessional projects program (IPRO). In few months, Dr. Megri will defend his ”Habilitation” (HDR) degree at Pierre and Marie Curie Univer- sity - Paris VI, Sorbonne

Conference Session

Manufacturing Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University

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Manufacturing

NMSU (Las Cruces) and BS in mechanical engineering from BUET (Dhaka). His interest includes computer applications in curriculum, MCAE, mechanics, instrumentation & control, and fluid power. He is also a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio and affiliated with ASME, ASEE, SME and TAP. Page 22.1524.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Three Dimensional Surface Model from Laser Scanning of Proving Ground RoadAbstract: This project goal is to creating a 3D surface model from scanning of an existing roadproving ground for

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lars K. Hansen, University of Texas, San Antonio; Keith Gerard Delahoussaye Jr., University of Texas, San Antonio ; Ruyan Guo, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Electrical and Computer

Keith Delahoussaye, Lars Hansen, and Ruyan GuoAbstract – The need in electrical engineering education and the advancement in electronic instrumentation havepropelled development of various virtual instruments of multiple functionalities, with a prototype board and/orintegrated data acquisition. As a result, laboratories at universities can do more in both the undergraduate educationand graduate level research trainings with limited space and resources. However, for department and researcherslooking to choose the most suitable protoboard, a comparative evaluation is not yet available. This paper reportsevaluation results in comparison of several excellent boards, including National Instruments’ ELVIS II+ USBEducational Design and Prototyping

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin John Wagner, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Barbara L Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

data such as previous math courses taken, specificmajor, and method of admission may help develop a description of persisters and non-persisters.Persistence is defined as students who were enrolled or graduated in an Engineering Technologymajor as of fall 2011. Understanding the differences between the students who stay in theengineering technology major versus the ones who leave will guide faculty in creating possibleinterventions in the effort to increase retention.Literature ReviewResearch examining persisters and non-persisters has largely focused generally on engineeringmajors and less specifically on technology majors. Two major themes emerge from the literaturefocusing on intellective or academic predictors and non-intellective

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

and design outputs.Design processes are the steps necessary to create design products. Design products are theitems created as a result of a design activity and include the resulting software, systems,materials, or objects. In a typical curriculum, the percent of material taught in each year willvary, as is shown in Figure 3. This, in general, represents the shift toward high Bloom level inlater courses. Page 25.501.3 Figure 1 Design Outcomes versus Educational Stage3Challenges of Assessing Design in an Exam SettingFor many aspects of engineering, the traditional exam setting is the perfect environment to assessstudent

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Burke, University of Limerick

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Engineering Design Graphics

Quarterly , Vol. 39, No. 4 (Winter, 1975-1976), pp. 544-551 Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Association for Public Opinion Research 4. Hodgson A.R and Fraser A. (2005), The impact of CAD/CAM on school-based design work in: Norman E W L, Spendlove D and Grover P (eds) Proceedings of the DATA International Research Conference 2005, DATA, UK 5. Barr, R.E. (1999) Developing the EDG Curriculum for the 21st Century: a team effort. Paper presented at the 1999 ASEE Annual Conference. Charlotte, NC 6. Sorby, S.A., Manner, K.J. & Baartmans, B.J (1990) 3D Visualisation for Engineering Graphics. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ

Conference Session

Aircraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Anderson, University of California, San Diego

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Aerospace

require flammable liquids or fuels. Variations on this project theme have beenused by elementary school teachers, clubs, parents, and hobbyists. This paper will describe howthis simple construction project can be augmented with analysis tasks that are appropriate forstudents entering a university-level program in aerospace engineering. The approach aims tointroduce and engender a design-by-analysis philosophy as opposed to the trail-and-errorapproach that often results when engineering fundamentals are not well-understood.IntroductionThe challenge is to develop analysis methods that are appropriate for students that are onlybeginning their college curriculum in engineering. Most of these students have not completed acalculus sequence and have

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead C. Mac Namara, Syracuse University; James K. Guest, Johns Hopkins University

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Architectural

, typically at the graduate level. Most suchcourses focus on structural optimization, particularly sizing and shape optimization, witha component of topology optimization. In order to broaden its introduction intoengineering and architecture curriculum, the second author developed a GUI-basedtopology optimization software capable of designing 2d continuum structures.17 The firstversion of this program, which will be referred to as TopOpt below, was used at JohnsHopkins in undergraduate and graduate technical electives on structural optimization, andwas distributed to civil engineering colleagues in Manhattan College and Virginia Tech.This paper focuses on the lead author’s experiences using the software in architectureengineering at Syracuse

Conference Session

Mechanics Classroom Demonstrations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianno D. Coller, Northern Illinois University

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Mechanics

book is very differentfrom solving problems with the objective of making something work. In the two differentperspectives, knowledge is valued quite differently. The latter is more aligned with howengineers think and know.Recognizing the disconnect between these two different epistemologies, and arguing for the needto introduce design thinking and inductive thinking earlier into the curriculum, Sheppard et al.2have made a powerful argument, firmly grounded in cognitive science, for balancing textbook-type problems with less structured, more open-ended assignments. Of course, the challenge ofdesigning effective open-ended learning experiences is far from trivial. Sheppard et al.2 observethat novice students, who are capable of solving highly

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley Crowell Sanders, Salt Lake Community College

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International

was assigned in an effort to provide globalawareness regarding nanotechnology research and development efforts globally.Introduction Nanotechnology related research has increased globally over the past several years 1.Due to the technological promise of nanotechnology, the US Government established theNational Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) in 20012. Soon after the establishment of the NNI,similar initiatives were created in Australia, Canada, Europe, and Japan2. To prepare first andsecond year undergraduate engineering students for entry into the global nanotechnologyworkforce, two laboratory exercises were created that incorporate three educational objectivesregarding nanotechnology education, based on Bloom’s Taxonomy3. These

Conference Session

Active and Project-based Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; James P. Schmiedeler, University of Notre Dame; Michael Milo Stanisic, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

to challenge mechanical engineering undergraduates todesign robots with some human-like capabilities and to capitalize on the widespread interest incollegiate football in the United States to draw broader attention to the accomplishments ofengineering students in general. As a pilot program to investigate the feasibility of developing Page 25.1135.2such a competition within the time and budget constraints of a one-semester senior capstonedesign course, two groups of 5 students each built two prototype robot football players during thespring 2008 semester. Both were remote controlled wheeled robots roughly the size of acomputer printer and

Conference Session

Design Cognition III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Aleong, Queen's University; David S. Strong, Queen's University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

high volume consumer products. Strong holds patents in broad areas of practice and has led award winning design teams, one of which received a Gold Medal in the Invention Category of the Canada Awards for Business Excellence. Throughout his career in industry, Strong played an active role in supporting engineering education at Queen’s through sponsorship and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate projects. He was a member of the Queen’s University Engineering Advisory Council prior to his appointment at Queen’s. Strong’s research areas include engineering education, design optimization, and applied research and development activities in partnership with industry

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; David Pines

university officials, a town planner, a town engineer, and engineers from a localconsulting firm. At the conclusion of the project, the students presented the alternatives andrecommended design to the Bloomfield Town Planning and Zoning Commission.I. IntroductionThe civil engineering curriculum at the University of Hartford requires a capstone design projectin the senior year. In 1993, the department revised the capstone design course so that studentswork on industry or town sponsored civil engineering design problems that include anengineering practitioner as part of the design team. This approach both technically challengesthe students and also provides them with an opportunity to learn about the professional aspects ofbeing an engineer. In

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Luebbers; R.A. Rodríguez-Solís; José Colom-Ustáriz

electricalengineering principles. The undergraduate curriculum requires the students to specialize in oneof five options: Communications, Controls, Electronics, Power Systems, and the recently formedApplied Electromagnetics option. The Applied Electromagnetics area at the University of PuertoRico Mayaguez includes undergraduate courses on antenna theory and design, microwaveengineering, radio wave propagation, telecommunication electronics, and a capstone designexperience. At the graduate level, courses on microwave remote sensing, advanced microwavecircuit design and antenna design are offered. Due to the challenging nature of electromagnetictheory, it can be difficult to attract students to this particular area. In the authors’ experience, themost successful

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Goddard

will attempt to show one way in which this avenue has been and can be successfullyexploited to the benefit of all.It is doubtful that anyone would seriously argue that the average student who wishes to pursue anengineering curriculum, and who sets foot on campus without being fully “calculus ready”, isbehind in his preparation for college. Indeed one can make a credible argument that beingadvanced in calculus before starting the freshman year is highly desirable and would be apreferred standard. Because of its key position in the “chain of prerequisites”, calculus is highlyvisible; but there should be little doubt that having high school introductory courses in areas suchas physics and chemistry are equally important, not to mention the value

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Smith

computing is, who the major players in the industry are, and how it can be used tomonitor and control remote processes. Session attendees will also see a case study of remote-control computing software in operation, monitoring and controlling a plant floor productionsystem.IntroductionNetworking technologies, and especially the Internet, have become a major component ofapplication systems. As we teach the design and implementation of process control systems inthe Engineering curriculum, we must recognize that these systems will require capabilities forcontrol and support from remote locations. For example, the need for remote control may bedriven by the high cost of a particular process. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory uses remoteprocess control

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert L. Shearer

Session No. 3661 The Human Community Robert L. Shearer, Ph.D. Florida Institute of TechnologyWhat is the role of humanities education in an engineering curriculum? Moreimportantly why should humanities education be integrated in such a course of study, tohave “full membership in the community of engineering educators”?Engineering itself might be characterized as the art of fitting means with ends forpractical results — results that make life much easier. Mathematical formulas,employed by the engineer, seem to draw from an abstract realm durable truths thatmanifest themselves in the reliability of

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Donna J. Michalek

Session 2633 Implementing a Team Exam in Thermodynamics Donna J Michalek Michigan Technological UniversityI. IntroductionAn increased emphasis on the importance of developing team skills within the undergraduateengineering curriculum has taken place over the past several years, and has culminated in itsinclusion as one of the ABET 2000 outcomes1. While in the past this portion of the curriculumwas primarily regulated to design project teams, typically occurring in the final year ofinstruction, teaming exercises are currently being implemented in a number of courses

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Greg Hilker; Fred Jenkins; David Westine

have developed a printedcircuit board called REmote Data ACquisistion System (REDACS) that uses the 8052 and associatedRAM, ROM, and a four channel multiplexed 12 bit ADC and digital to analog conversion (DAC)circuitry. The REDACS then provides analog input-output (I/O) and digital I/O. The inputs toREDACS are: 1. Rotor speed 2. Wind speed 3. Yaw angle 4. Angle of machine to tower (wind machine 2).The outputs from REDACS for yaw control are: 1. Analog output for yaw motor speed 2. Digital output for yaw motor on/off 3. Digital output for yaw motor direction.Since the yaw control system operates under four separate modes, an

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Teresa L. Hein

Session 3280 Session 3280 Writing as an Assessment and Learning Tool Teresa L. Hein American University Washington, DCAbstract - Writing has long been established as a valuable strategy for learning within manydisciplines. A unique writing strategy, called a “folder activity,” has been developed for usewith introductory physics students at American University. The folder activity has proven to be asuccessful and effective learning tool for

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

E. L. Gerber

requiring the programinput be written in a form that is removed from the mathematical representation of the real system.Maple solves equations in their basic form. That is the user must be able to write the appropriateequations for the system in order for Maple to solve. Maple provides an extremely powerful “math-solving” computer package. Developed bymathematicians, it is not always user friendly in solving engineering problems. Maple is notdesigned to solve circuits or systems; however, it can solve most circuits and systems equations. Inaddition to being able to solve these equations quickly, it has substantial graphic capabilities. Thesetwo properties, speed and graphics, make it a valuable learning tool for electrical and

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Sub Ramakrishnan; Mohammad B. Dadfar

procedure calls whichwere established more than a decade ago are being revisited as client-server networks becomepopular. Developers are also scrambling to build Java based applications that can be deployedon any desktop.In the last offering of our data communications course, we did a pilot study and made somechanges to our traditional offering of this course. The focus was more hands-on experience,exposure to modern technology, and less on theory. The classroom setting was informal andprojects were group-oriented. In this paper we describe two projects that were assigned duringthis offering. The first project uses Java to build a client-server application and attempts tocompare the tradeoffs between Java and C++. The second project is an extension

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 5

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arwen Elizabeth Pearson, University of Washington; Simon Njoroge, University of Washington; Menaka Abraham, University of Washington; Heather Dillon, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

that stems from engineers the effect of an and computer scientists in entrepreneurial society. mindset.The table above expresses the different methods used to involve concept mapping in the curriculum ofundergraduate education. Kaivola and Lokki [10] had the most diverse methods implementing note takingskills as opposed to the activity distribution technique. One common denominator is the desire to exposestudents to a variety of learning styles that fit their needs. This study produces a unique data set thatmeasures computer science student’s concepts around value creation and EM.MethodsThe method of this

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Anne Schill, Colorado School of Mines

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

% for computer sciencemajors to over 50% for math majors, with chemistry and physics falling within this range.Students’ concerns over teaching included misperceptions related to dealing with students, pay,and control over curriculum [4].Get the Facts Out (GFO) began in 2015 to address the teacher shortage; GFO is a partnershipbetween APS, the American Chemical Society, the American Mathematics Teacher Educators,and the American Association of Physics Teachers led by Colorado School of Mines (Mines).GFO does research on resources for and perceptions of the teaching profession through studieson the effectiveness of resources and analyses of student and faculty data from over 50 USinstitutions. GFO shares positive, accurate facts about the

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Hicks, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cliff Shaffer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

asked and answered, responses to feedback questions on the topic, and perceptions ofsuccess of the interaction. Teaching staff were explicitly asked whether students hadmisconceptions about what their “real” problem was.These data allow us to then plan targeted interviews and observations towards interactionsidentified by TAs and students as unsuccessful to develop a more complete view of office hourinteractions at this level.MyDigitalHand collects two main forms of data: automatically collected data related to the timingor context of the interaction, and after-interaction feedback data requested from both students andTAs on how a session went in their opinion. Automatically collected data consists of time stampsas well as student-provided

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 1

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Sofia M Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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Professional Papers

, best paper awards, community service awards, and admission as an Eminent Engineer into Tau Beta Pi. The Florida Legislature adopted his research on passive radon-resistant new residential building construction in the HB1647 building code of Florida. Najafi is a member of numerous professional societies and has served on many committees and programs; and continuously attends and presents refereed papers at international, national, and local professional meetings and conferences. Lastly, Najafi attends courses, seminars, and workshops and has developed courses, videos, and software packages during his career. Najafi has more than 300 refereed articles. His areas of specialization include transportation planning

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2024 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Katherine Robert

Disability LegislationNeurodiversity, the belief that neurological human varia�ons are normal, is increasingly recognized as animportant concept for the inclusion of neurologically unique people like those with au�sm, ADHD,dyslexia, dyscalculia, and other cogni�ve differences that make these individuals neurological dis�nctfrom those classified as neurotypical (Cleveland Clinic, 2024). Neurotypical refers to those people whohave developed in typical ways neurologically in the order, degree, and quali�es determined in humandevelopment research. In contrast, neurodivergent people develop uniquely and variably across theirlifespans (Pesonen et al., 2020), with neurodivergent people o�en having extreme abili�es but alsodis�nct weaknesses (Samadi et al

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1 - Women in Computing

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

interactions incomputing. Our qualitative findings, informed by video recording observation, suggestedpositive experiences and comfort for the students in the class and the UTAs. Our findings pointtowards a future research agenda to investigate the classroom enactment of UTA instruction andthe operationalization of inclusive classroom interactions.Keywords - undergraduate teaching assistant; UTA; computing; computer science; programmingclass1. IntroductionDue to the global nature of computing in the 21st century, colleges and universities have facedchallenges in keeping up with the increasing demand for Computer Science (CS) courses [4].Many institutions have faced challenges in developing sustainable ways to expand capacitywithin introductory

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 1 - Educator's Tools

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mott, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

. Historically, the conventional approach involvedintroducing ethical concepts through lectures, followed by students individually preparingreports on case studies involving ethical considerations. These reports were presented to theclass, and in-class discussions were conducted. However, the authors observed that the resultingdiscussions often lacked depth and thoughtfulness, prompting the development of a newapproach to enhance the integration of ethics in senior design courses.For this new approach, students were organized into teams of two and tasked with selecting acase from a provided list of recent case studies. They then created videos about their chosen case,which were shared on a learning platform for everyone to watch. A robust online

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan

interdisciplinary skills. The purpose of this paper is to explain howthe technical design of vehicle competitions gives every member an advantage when entering theworkforce, such as hands-on engineering experience, construction, fabrication, teamwork, andinterdisciplinary skills.IntroductionThe EVP is not a dedicated course curriculum but is instead based on volunteers who participatesolely to gain experience in designing, building, and manufacturing various vehicles. We submitvarious documents in each competition, giving students experience in writing, business, andfinance [7]. The team is comprised of diverse students from majors including aerospace,mechatronics engineering, and biotechnology. Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry