Conference Session

Real and Virtual - "New" Approaches to Teaching "Old" Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Anastasio, University of Connecticut; Aravind Suresh, University of Connecticut

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #5876Improving Student Attitudes Toward the Capstone Laboratory Course UsingGamificationProf. Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut Daniel Burkey is the associate head of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department at the University of Connecticut. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University in 1998, and his M.S.C.E.P. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2000 and 2003, respectively. His primary areas of interest are chemical vapor deposition and engineering pedagogy.Mr. Daniel D. Anastasio, University of Connecticut

Conference Session

Bringing Industrial Applications into the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maddalena Fanelli, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Dennis J. Miller, Michigan State University; Martin C Hawley, Michigan State University

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #8170Integrating Risk Assessment in the Unit Operations LaboratoryDr. Maddalena Fanelli, Michigan State University Dr. Maddalena Fanelli is a Teaching Specialist in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University. Dr. Fanelli teaches or coordinates a number of undergraduate lab- oratory courses, helping students gain hands-on experience that is critical to making theoretical learning more understandable and concrete. Before joining the department, she worked in the research and devel- opment groups in a number of industrial sectors, developing chemical processes for bio

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Mechanical, Materials and Thermal Systems

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison L. Sieving, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Marcia Pool, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Trisha Eustaquio, Purdue University; Rajtarun Madangopal, Purdue University; Alyssa Panitch PhD; Kate Stuart, Purdue University; Ann E Rundell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Scott Alan Jewett

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #6343Development of Verification and Validation Engineering Design Skills througha Multi-year Cognitive Apprenticeship Laboratory ExperienceDr. Allison L. Sieving, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University Allison Sieving is the Laboratory and Assessment Coordinator for the Weldon School of Biomedical En- gineering at Purdue University. She received her B.S. in Biology from Bowling Green State University. She earned her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Basic Medical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering programs at Wayne State University, respectively. At Purdue, her work focuses on developing and im

Conference Session

Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University; Larry Burton, North Carolina A&T State University; Naser El-Bathy P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Faris Abdullah Almansour, North Carolina A&T State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Page 25.659.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Greener Energy Future and Smart GridAbstractThere are advantages and disadvantages of the green power generation technologies using RenewableEnergy Sources (RES) such as solar, wind energy, fuel cells, and biomass power generation, which canbe used for generating distributed power.RESs cannot directly replace the existing electric energy grid technologies. The latter are far too wellestablished to abandon, while the new RES technologies are not sufficiently developed to meet the totalenergy demand. Therefore, it is sensible to gradually infuse RES into existing grids and transform thesystem over time.In this paper, there is

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James N. Long, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

hand, provide a unique opportunity as a platform forsoftware engineering systems. EV mechanical systems can be easily scaled down to create smallversions of vehicle operational systems. With the EV as a software systems deploymentplatform, several aspects of vehicle based software can be developed as software engineeringprojects, with the ultimate end result being a “drivable” software system.This paper looks at the use of EV technology as a platform for a software engineering projectsinvolving student teams. Different aspects of vehicle systems and application to softwareengineering projects will be discussed. The use of an EV platform in a three term project will beexplained describing the different systems involved, how the project was

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Steffen, Iowa State University; Phillip H. Jones III, Iowa State University; Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

M.S. degree in 2002 in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He received his Ph.D. degree in 2008 in computer engineer- ing from Washington University in St. Louis. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University, Ames, where he has been since 2008. His research interests are in adaptive computing systems, reconfigurable hardware, embedded systems, and hardware architectures for application specific acceleration. Jones received Intel Corporation sponsored Graduate Engineering Minority (GEM) Fellowships from 1999-2000 and from 2003-2004. He received the best paper award from the IEEE International

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mathew Hagge, Iowa State University; Gloria Starns, Iowa State University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Heat as transferred energy. No matter how often you make the point, some [students] insist on talking about the heat content of a system. Confusion about the difference between heat and temperature. How can a process occur where heat is added but the temperature drops?The authors of this paper believe that each of these common misconceptions (as expressed by Page 15.307.14thermodynamics instructors) is based on a lack of understanding that is not effectively addressedwith most current teaching methods. In the concept based learning method, students must detailhow energy enters, leaves, or is stored in a control volume to develop an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Leifer; Jamey Jacob

Educationprogram [4] based in Paducah, about 270 miles away from the main campus located in Lexington(Fig. 1). Figure 1: Locations of Paducah and Lexington Engineering Facilities within Kentucky. Currently enrolling over 100 students majoring in either Mechanical or ChemicalEngineering, the University of Kentucky Extended Campus program is an ABET-accreditedprogram staffed by eight on-site engineering faculty employed by UK, and supplemented by anumber of other affiliated faculty whose main appointments are with local institutions thatinclude Murray State University (MSU) and West Kentucky Community and Technical College(WKCTC). Students in the Extended Engineering program take their engineering courses fromthe on-site UK or MSU

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yuko Hoshino; Masakatsu Matsuishi; Wayne Sanders

Session 1660 Evolution of Engineering Design Education at KIT - Technical and Cultural Aspects of Concept Transfer and Translation - Masakatsu Matsuishi, Yuko Hoshino, Wayne Sanders Kanazawa Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractIn 1996, Kanazawa Institute of Technology (KIT) became the first university in Japan to offercourses in Engineering Design. Starting in the Fall and Winter quarters, Engineering Design I(EDI) and Engineering Design II (EDII) were taught respectively to approximately two thousandsophomore

Conference Session

The Climate for Women in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joni Spurlin; Susan Grant; Jo-Ann Cohen; Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley; Sarah Rajala

scholars.This paper describes the process for creating and implementing the WISE Village, theassessment results from the first year of operation of the program and plans for the future.IntroductionThe challenges of recruiting and retaining females in engineering colleges are well known.Colleges of science and mathematics face these same challenges, although the pipeline in someof these fields may not become as leaky until graduate school. For nearly ten years, thepercentage of women in engineering colleges in the U.S. has persisted near the 20% level,although during the past several years some engineering colleges have begun to see a drop. AtNorth Carolina State University (NC State) the percentage of women entering engineering asfreshmen has dropped

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Uwakweh Benjamin; Richard Miller; Bryan Dansberry; Kettil Cedercreutz; Cheryl Cates

setting typicallyundergoes radical shifts between the time when any program is planned and the time the first student graduates. Thesignificance of the project described in this paper converges upon further bridging the gap between academia andindustry, which is increasingly important in today’s rapidly changing industrial environment. The University ofCincinnati is one of very few institutions to combine high impact research with a strong professional profile. With aresearch budget that exceeds $300 million and the largest and most diverse population of cooperative educationstudents at any public institution in the United States, UC is in a unique position to provide an original solution tothis national and international problem

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Bodner; Deborah Follman; Mica Hutchison

“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005. American Society for Engineering Education”to their persistence,3-10 achievement,3, 4, 11, 12 and interest3, 11-14 in these fields. For example, Lentet al.3 found that students’ confidence for which they could complete each of ten engineeringmajors with an overall grade point average of B or better predicted their interests in technicalactivities (e.g., “solving complicated technical problems,” “reading articles or books aboutengineering issues”) and their expectations for positive outcomes resulting from earning abachelor of science degree in engineering (e.g., “earn an attractive salary,” “get respect

Conference Session

Thermal Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela J. Théroux; Gary Gabriele; Brad Lister; Deborah Kaminski

practical applications. They are likely to prefer technical task to interacting with people. Page 10.508.52 Kolb Learning Style Instrument is available from HayGroup.com Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 2 Characteristics of the four Kolb learning styles (Kolb 1984)ResultsThe Kolb Learning Style Instrument used in this project defines learning along the dimension ofinformation processing. It focuses on those aspects of learning styles that directly relate to thestudent’s

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Crawford, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

the AIM for Engineering project include a professional development programfor secondary algebra and calculus teachers, development of an online database of resources,high school outreach through school and campus visits, support for first year women andminority engineering students, and ongoing evaluation. Targeting eleven Austin public schoolswith high populations of under-represented students, the project combines the efforts of theCollege’s Faculty Innovation Center, Information Technology Group, Equal Opportunity inEngineering, and Women in Engineering Program.This paper explores the challenges we have faced and provide advice on avoiding potentialpitfalls. Some of the issues we examine include: ‚ Working with local schools

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Loren Limberis; Bijan Sepahpour

coefficient for a large set ofcombinational effects. The software program “Working Model” was employed for thepreliminary modeling of a set of practical systems. This paper discusses the equipment andfabrication requirements for the lumped mass apparatus. The experiment enables the studentsto fully examine the salient properties of flexible systems including natural frequencies, modeshapes, and characteristic transient and frequency responses. Students in a Vibrations,Controls, or a Mechatronics related exercise would be challenged to generate the mathematicalmodels of the proposed modes of experimentation both in the Time and S-domains. Thesystem can demonstrate the vibrational response characteristics of single, double and tripledegree of freedom

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bijan Sepahpour

andengineering theories. Every possible effort should be made not to deprive the future engineers oreducators from this vital component of their education. Many colleagues involved in theteaching and conducting of laboratory courses subscribe to this ancient Chinese proverb: "When I hear, I forget; When I see, I remember; and When I do, I understand."This paper describes the parameters involved in generation of an exemplary and yet affordableundergraduate laboratory designed for conducting experiments in Mechanics of Materials andDynamics of Machinery. The central role of the undergraduate students and the instrumentalrole of the coordinator in achieving this task are discussed

Conference Session

Experiences with the TTL Turbojet Engine

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Staci White; Paul Strykowski

calculus class, thereby enhancing their learning experience.Although these calculations may seem simple and be subconscious operations to a learnedexperimentalist, the professor must remember that labs are often a college student’s firstexperience with applying the theoretical principles she has learned in class. Combining severalof these techniques in one lab is more than enough complexity to stimulate creative andanalytical thinking in a student.RecommendationsA complete thermodynamic analysis along with several teaching techniques and practicalmethods to obtain realistic results have been described throughout this paper. The SR-30 engineprovides many more fun opportunities to puzzle as well as dazzle students while exploring theworld of jet

Conference Session

Innovative Curricula and Outreach

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Hise; Jim Clark; Bryant Kiedrowski; Aaron Jennings

, implementation has not been withoutchallenges, but the potential benefits seem to be well worth the efforts required.Introduction “Feral” batteries are consumer batteries (D, C, AA, AAA, 9V, etc. cells) that have “run wild”and can now be found lying on urban parking lot and street pavements releasing heavy metalcontamination to stormwater each time there is a significant runoff event. This is not a well-known problem, but recent field data gathered in Cleveland, Ohio indicate that for some urbanlocations, battery litter can be a surprisingly important source of heavy metal contamination. Theprimary goal of this paper is to discuss a cooperative program of environmental education and

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shah Galib Habib; Arif Sirinterlikci

plastics processing. Injection and blow molding, and extrusion processes can bestudied through PICAT. Using the virtual environment, the program allows modeler to setprocess parameters to create a part within pre-set tolerances. Product and process faults can beidentified and remedied with such a system even though it is not pure numerical analysis softwarelike the other ones mentioned previously [9].Laboratory ExamplesTwo laboratory examples are given in the appendices of this paper [1]. One is a forming exercisewhich requires DEFORM modeling, the other is a CastView exercise. Details of two castingprocess modeling tools are given in the next section [10].Numerical and Geometric Analysis of CastingIdeally the use of computer simulation allows the

Conference Session

Physics in the K-12 Classroom

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vivian Vasquez; Andrea I. Prejean; Sarah Irvine; Teresa Larkin

anopportunity for teams of teachers and students to experience constructivist teaching and learningstrategies using an interdisciplinary approach. Throughout the workshop the teams worked toprepare an integrated, technology-based lesson using materials from science, mathematics, aswell as the language arts. This paper will expand upon previously reported efforts to expose areateachers to a constructivist-based approach in the classroom1. Particular emphasis will be placedon how modeling this approach can be effectively implemented in a workshop setting.Highlights of the curriculum developed for the workshop will be presented. Results of aquestionnaire given to teachers will also be shared.I. Introduction Through a Dwight D. Eisenhower Faculty

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reap, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Rachel A. Louis, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

application of biological principles to engineering problems.Dr. Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech Holly Matusovich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education. Matusovich earned her doctoral degree in engineering education at Purdue University. She also has a B.S. in chemical engineering and an M.S. in materials science with a concentration in metallurgy. Additionally, Matuso- vich has four years of experience as a consulting Engineer and seven years of industrial experience in a variety of technical roles related to metallurgy and quality systems for an aerospace supplier. Matuso- vich’s research interests include the role of motivation in learning engineering, construction of engineering

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Katie Bardaro, PayScale, Inc.

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Engineering and Public Policy

working population, though the proportion ishigher in some (especially technical) disciplines. To avoid inadvertent disclosure of individualinformation in conflict with implemented privacy policies, a statistical abstract of salary data wasanalyzed. Here, population “buckets” were developed for working engineers according to degreelevel (from Associates to Doctoral), majors (14 most prevalent), engineering college (475institutions), and year of graduation (six ranges including 1977-1986, 1987-1991, 1992-1996,1997-2001, 2002-2006, 2007-2011). The top and bottom 0.5% of salaried earners were removedto reduce the likelihood of outliers; buckets exhibiting a coefficient of variation (/) greaterthan 100% were also discarded. The resulting database

Conference Session

Statics and Strength of Materials

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffery S. Thomas, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Timothy A. Philpot, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Mechanics

AC 2012-4331: AN INVERTED TEACHING MODEL FOR A MECHAN-ICS OF MATERIALS COURSEDr. Jeffery S. Thomas, Missouri University of Science & Technology Jeffery Thomas is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectura,l and Environ- mental Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Mo. He received a B.S. and M.S. in mechanical engineering and a Ph.D. in engineering mechanics from Missouri S&T. He is a licensed Professional Engineer. His technical interests are in mechanical characterization, construction, and the influence of force on biological systems. His artistic interests are in music.Dr. Timothy A. Philpot, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Conference Session

Outreach, Engagement, and Undergraduate Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter John Arslanian, NASA/Computer Sciences Corporation; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Mechanical Engineering

, Mich., in May 2005. He has taught a number of courses in the areas of mechanical engineering and aerospace at UMES. Matin’s research has been mostly in the areas of computational mechanics and experimental mechanics. Matin has published more than 20 peer- reviewed journal and conference papers. Matin worked in auto-industry for Chrysler Corporation from 2005 to 2007. Page 25.1390.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Undergraduate research on Conceptual design of a wind tunnel for Instructional purposesAbstract Senior students in the

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel E. Bormann P.E., Gonzaga University; Mara London, Gonzaga University; Andrew Douglas Matsumoto, Gonzaga University; Melanie Ruth Walter; Spencer Joseph Fry

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Environmental Engineering

associated with culture strongly influence the way issues of education for sustainable development are dealt with in specific national contexts. In this sense, culture is just not a collection of particular manifestations (song, dance, dress, …), but a way of being, relating, behaving, believing and acting through which people live out in their lives and that is in a constant process of change”. 2UNESCO’s formulation of three realms involved in understanding sustainability issues is echoedin the catchwords of the USEPA P3 Program: People (social realm), Prosperity (economic realm)and Planet (environmental/science realm).3This paper uses the experience of the five students in this

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; Theodore J. Heindel, Iowa State University; Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Iowa State University; Shankar Subramaniam, Iowa State University

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Women in Engineering

Career Fair. As part of this focus, WiME organizes a help session to finetune resumes and walkup skills before the Career Fair. The WiME board in conjunction with thedepartment invites two senior members (one HR executive, and one technical executive) of anengineering consulting company (KJWW, Des Moines, IA) to clarify expectations and provideinterview tips. This event usually consists of a short presentation followed by a help session onresumes, walk-ups, and all questions related to the career fair. This event turned out to be quitepopular, garnering 20-35 women student attendees each time.c) Lab/company tours: WiME usually organizes a tour of various research labs in the fallsemester and a site visit to a nearby company/factory in the spring

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Hendricks

management system (LIMS) so that we mayoperate as a completely paperless facility.4 In addition to learning the basic unit operations ofmicrochip fabrication, students are taught safety and cleanroom protocols that are rigorouslyfollowed. Although designed and built to Class 10,000 cleanroom standards5, we have found thatit is actually closer to a Class 100 to Class 1000 facility. With strong support from the Virginiasemiconductor industry, we operate the facility as if it were a Class 1000 facility in order toprepare students for the mindset necessary to successfully work in both our advanced researchfacility and in local industries where the students co-op and seek employment.The purpose of this paper is to describe the design, development, and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Waleed Smari; Jon Stevens; Andrew Murray

protocol. We assembled a small group of students into adistributed design team and assigned a rudimentary project via an audio chat session. Most teammembers were prohibited from face-to-face interaction during the ten-day period. Tocommunicate and share data, they were required to use either the set of collaborative toolsinstalled on each member’s personal computer or a telephone. Only two team members wereallowed face-to-face interaction and to gain access to the actual design site. No other teammembers had first hand access to the design site; all information about the site had to come viathe two team members’ investigations and posting of the resulting information to the project’sweb site. This paper presents the results of the design project

Conference Session

Engineering education issues relevant to agricultural, biological and ecological engineering-Part 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Cody Prince, East Tennessee State University; PAMELA MIMS, East Tennessee State University; Aruna Kilaru, East Tennessee State University; Eric Jorgenson, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

Paper ID #42722Biomanufacturing & Engineering for the Appalachian Highlands: Updateson the Development of a Scalable Bioengineering Program in Rural SettingsProf. Richard Cody Prince, East Tennessee State University Dr. Richard C. Prince is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at East Tennessee State University. His research focuses on the development of techniques in vibrational spectroscopy and imaging to study biological and materials systems and to the application of optical sensing to problems in bioengineering. He has a passion for interdisciplinary science and engineering education and has sought to use techniques

Conference Session

Modeling and Problem-Solving

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith B. Fisher, Montana State University; Kevin R. Cook, Montana State University

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Educational Research and Methods

observed in how the students perform on analysis tasks in their other designcourses that are taken coincident with, and following, the new course.While the reasons for the apparent improvement in student learning and confidence areshared among multiple elements of the curriculum change as described in [1], some ofthe observed improvement seems linked closely to the addition of the course described inthis paper. The problem solving focus of the course is essentially transparent to thestudents –they see it principally as an analysis tools course. Learning to carefully andintelligently apply CAE tools is a benefit (questioning, validating, and interpreting theresults is a heavy focus of the methods instruction), but the greater benefit seems to