Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration & Applications in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manager in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling. Page 11.1420.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Utilizing Collaboration for a Real World Engineering EducationAbstractIt is becoming increasingly difficult for educational institutions to offer quality engineeringprograms. The costs associated with laboratory and related

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dhirendra Bhattarai; Christopher Ibeh

Session 1649 AIMSeT: Advanced Innovative Materials Selection Techniques Christopher C. Ibeh, Dhirendra Bhattarai Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS 66762AbstractBasic materials selection techniques typically yield more than one to several suitablematerials for a given product, part or application based on pre-specified propertyrequirements and processing method(s). Some of the advanced innovative materialsselection techniques recognize that the pre-specified properties do not have the samelevel of importance in a given design or application. These innovative techniques such asthe digital logic approach

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Tapper; Walter Buchanan

Session 1649 Engineering Technology Students Gain Insight into Real-World Engineering Problem Solving by Providing Solutions to Industry Provided Senior Design Projects in Industrial Control Systems Jerome Tapper, Walter W. Buchanan Northeastern University, Boston, MassachusettsAbstract  At Northeastern University, students are learning how to solve real life engineeringproblems as they provide hands-on solutions to industrial control systems problems in a real timeengineering environment. Students are required to team-develop solutions to real life problemsas provided to them

Conference Session

Real World Applications

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Di Bella

Session 2249 2005 ASEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE Engineering Technology Division Real World Applications C.S.I.-Engineering Technology: Directing Engineering Technology Curriculum to Solve Real-World Engineering Problems Francis A. Di Bella, P.Eng.ABSTRACTThe recent spate of the popular, original TV series CSI (Crime Scene Investigations)television series has spawn similar series entitled CSI- Miami and CSI-New York. Thereasons can vary but most critics

Conference Session

Real World Applications

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark French

offering. Future offerings will include class time on thenature of composite materials and examples of their implementation on IRL cars. A labmay be included to perform a basic material test on composite specimens.6. Compare design, performance, and manufacturing methodology between racing and street engines. Emphasis shall be placed on internal engine components such valving, fuel injectors, piston, and crankshaft.One lecture was devoted to air-fuel systems. This included an overview of manifolddesign for racing applications versus street applications and the calculation of volumetricefficiency. A lab activity characterized production variation in fuel injectors.7. Conduct a study of the selection and use of gears on a race vehicle. Topics

Conference Session

Real World Applications

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rainer Fink

Engineering Education Session 2249SummaryThe Electronics Engineering Technology program at Texas A&M University is using its collaborationswith industry to continually enhance the curriculum by adding new real life topics and experiments. Byupdating laboratories and adding sophisticated concepts, the Electronics Engineering Technologyprogram is preparing students who are well-suited for today's job market. The development of the TexasInstruments Mixed-Signal Test Laboratory allows instruction of high tech automated testing using themost current instruments available today. The Mixed-Signal Test emphasis allows real world, high techproblems to be

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Molu Olumolade

abilities andinterpersonal relations. These problems combined, cause stress and subsequently poor scholasticachievement in most students who find it difficult to cope with such stressAccording to Gunstone and White4, studies in higher education have shown that students’difficulties in learning are illustrated by their inability to apply rules or concepts to novelproblems. Students need to be able to develop the ability to discern problems before findingways to solve them. This is a training that is highly invaluable in the working world whereproblems are not always readily defined and presented to people for solution. It is clear that a Page

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Robertson

get to an applicable outcome. If we start withcurrent practice, it is much too complex for learners.Our solution is to start with current technology but concentrate on ‘why’ theimplementation exists rather than ‘what’ is done to make it happen. We focus on thedesign principles behind tools, processes and products and from there, work back to theprinciples taught in the lower division courses. This paper describes the application ofthis approach to a specific sputtering tool that is used to deposit thin metal layers but it isjust an instance of a more general principle.Sputtering is a technique that is widely used in the semiconductor industry to deposit thinmetal films. Thickness is usually less than 1 om and the business priorities call for

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Crossman; Alok Verma

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Weissbach; David Loker; Ronald Krahe

 2004, American Society for Engineering Education"potentially enhance the portability of the equipment at the remote site and also integrate materialfrom more courses into this project.This project could also be expanded into a capstone design project by integrating the remote GPSsensor with remote data collection systems. This application would include collecting data fromvarious sensors in mobile systems. The cellular modem would allow both GPS data and datafrom other sensors to be accessed at remote sites.Bibliography1. National Instruments, LabVIEW, Version 6.1.2. GPS Guide for Beginners, web page http://www.garmin.com/manuals/GPSGuideforBeginners_Manual.pdf.3. GARMIN International, Inc., Garmin 15L wired OEM sensor, Part # 010-00240-02.4

Conference Session

Real World Applications

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Alberto Gomez-Rivas; Jorge Tito-Izquierdo; George Pincus

properties such as unitweight, specific gravity, fineness modulus of the sand, and moisture1. This methodology ispresented to the students using examples where they must follow the numerical procedurescomparing the results with a spreadsheet called “ACI-Method,” developed in-house using theACI method. Figure 1 shows the spreadsheet prepared for this purpose. The spreadsheet wasdesigned to include any modification of the theoretical relationships, such as the f′c vs. w/c ratio,admixtures used, and real proportion per cubic-yard after modifications during mixing. Thespreadsheet also computes the cost of the materials per cubic-yard of concrete, which is useful incomparing price versus quality of concrete.The principal admixture used is a super

Conference Session

Real World Applications

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Youakim Kalaani

will be revised to incorporate renewable energyconcepts and applications as follow:• Electricity and Electronics (TECH175/175A): A new chapter about renewable energy technologies will be added including identification of various system components and learn how to collect system data and perform meter readings.• Electrical Fundamentals and circuit Analysis (TECH270/270A): The solar system will provide real-time data streams that will be introduced into the classroom via the Internet. Students will examine and analyze on-line electricity production data to calculate hourly and daily amount of green energy produced. They will also calculate the amount of greenhouse emission that would have been released had fossil fuel been

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Fuehne; David Lenart

Session 1649 Technology-Hospital Collaboration in Thermodynamics Joe Fuehne, Ph.D., P.E., David Lenart, P.E., MBA Purdue University School of Technology at Columbus-Southeast Indiana/Columbus Regional HospitalAbstractIn order to provide a real example of applied thermodynamics, the Purdue School ofTechnology located in Columbus, Indiana and the Columbus Regional Hospital haveagreed to work together to demonstrate and investigate the various thermodynamicsystems operating at the hospital.During a junior-level Applied Thermodynamics class in the spring of 2003, the studentswere given a tour of the hospital

Conference Session

Real World Applications

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Fuehne; David Lenart

analyze the boiler to determine its efficiency.One group is asked to study alternative fuels to compare with natural gas and while theother group determines the effect of utilizing an economizer to pre-heat the water.These projects address several program outcomes including teamwork, written and oralcommunications and ethics as well as the thermodynamic technical content.IntroductionThermodynamics is admittedly a challenging science for both students and teachers.Concepts including entropy, enthalpy and internal energy are difficult to learn. Realworld applications are valuable in assisting students in identifying thermodynamics atwork in their world. For this reason, the authors, in a partnership described in moredetail in a previous work 1

Conference Session

Teaching Methodology & Assessment 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amelia Greig, University of Texas at El Paso

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Diversity

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Aerospace

Paper ID #34149Redefining Assessment Formats to Replicate Real-world AerospaceEngineering ApplicationsDr. Amelia Greig, University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Amelia Greig has degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Science from the Univer- sity of Adelaide, and a PhD in Physics from the Australian National University. She currently leads the small satellite and propulsion research activities at the University of Texas at El Paso as part of the Center for Space Exploration and Technology Research (cSETR). Dr. Greig has been interested in engineer- ing education research since learning how effective humor can

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Ravi Ramachandran, Rowan University; Linda Head, Rowan University; Maria Tahamont, Rowan University

Professor with the Department of Biological Sciences at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. She is primarily interested in human physiology, women in science, science education and reform, scientific literacy, issues of diversity and democracy in higher education. She teaches courses several courses related to human anatomy and physiology at Rowan. Page 12.972.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Introducing Multidisciplinary Novel Content through Laboratory Exercises on Real World Applications Robi Polikar1, Ravi P. Ramachandran1, Linda M. Head1 and Maria

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Stephen Dannelly; Carl Steidley

Session 1320 Robots and Search Algorithms: Real-World Applications for Students R. Stephen Dannelly, Carl W. Steidley, Mario A. Garcia, and Sreevani Pelala Texas A&M University Corpus ChristiAbstractFrequently in the Computer Science curriculum we introduce topics in an abstract fashion inwhich the abstraction seems perfectly straightforward as well as easily implementable tostudents. Such is the topic of search. Generally, the topic of search is introduced to students asearly as the data structures course where the student is introduced to various algorithms for thesearch of tree structures. In this light

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thad B. Welch, Boise State University; Cameron H.G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming; Michael G. Morrow, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Computers in Education

Engineering Education, 2012 Real World Ultrasonic Signals and their Application in Teaching Signal Processing Abstract In our never-ending quest to find ways to interest and motivate our students, we have re- cently found something new for our “bag of teaching tricks.” Ultrasonic signals present a unique andragogical opportunity in any course where signal processing theory and techniques are taught. The authors have recorded (or obtained) a number of naturally occurring ultrasonic signals (e.g., bat echolocation sounds and dolphin whistles) as well as artificially generated ultrasonic signals (e.g., output from a dog whistle and signals from a

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Anderson

Session 3563 Real World Learning in Distance Education John C. Anderson, PE Mechanical Engineering Technology Dept., Purdue University, 1417 Knoy Hall, W. Lafayette, IN 47909-6219 Ph. (765) 494-7526 email: jcanderson@tech.purdue.eduAbstractObtaining and maintaining laboratory equipment in technology courses is a constantproblem. This paper proposes an alternative to the use of simulation or to buying laboratoryequipment for a school laboratory, and uses a course in Programmable Logic Controllers(PLC) to illustrate the concept.With the reduction in pricing of

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Hossein Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University; Paul J. Benkeser, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pamela Bhatti, Georgia Institute of Technology; Burton Dicht, IEEE; Douglas Gorham, IEEE; Chris Macnab, University of Calgary; Sadiq Mitchell, IEEE; Cherrice Traver, Union College; Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Loren Wyard-Scott, University of Alberta

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Electrical and Computer

in the context of a real-world, contemporary application? Are these connections made explicit in the proposed project?  Quality: Is the proposed project described in a straightforward, organized, and complete manner? Are the proposed project description and methods accurate, clear, and concise? Is the project appropriate for an international audience, and can it be easily replicated at other institutions?  Achievability: Is the proposed project tractable for first-year EE, CE, CS, EET and BE students? Is the project of an appropriate scope to be done within two weeks of instruction?  Discovery: Does the proposed project result in student discovery of an underlying principle or concept

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Cameron Wright; Thad Welch

Session 1220 Teaching Real-World DSP Using MATLAB Cameron H. G. Wright Department of Electrical Engineering U.S. Air Force Academy, CO Thad B. Welch Department of Electrical Engineering U.S. Naval Academy, MDABSTRACTAn enhancement to MATLAB written by the authors makes teaching various real-world DSPconcepts easier and more effective. These enhancements eliminate the need to purchaseexpensive specialized software programs for this purpose. The

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”justification in support of their answer (and therefore the product introduction).B. The Real AssignmentAs students begin working on this assignment three levels of challenge soon appear. At the mostconcrete level come issues regarding the data itself. At a more abstract level are issues regardinganalytical techniques and their application. Finally, once the second temperature (T2) isdetermined, the most abstract level of real-world learning is exposed as students are asked todefend their work, i.e. substantiate their findings so subsequent financial decisions can be trustedand their professional conduct can be established. It

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha W. Ostheimer; Elmer Grubbs

. The class is team taught by an ECE faculty member and the ECE Department’sTechnical Communication Expert. We believe that students’ enthusiasm for the course resultsfrom both the uniquely collaborative design of this class and the real world application of all ofthe material provided in this innovative course.1. IntroductionMany of today’s engineering graduates lack the necessary skills to become contributing membersin an industrial team environment immediately upon graduation. Most engineering schools haveconcentrated their efforts in preparing engineers to go to graduate school, or have simplyneglected the more practical aspects of the profession, preferring to let industry train theirengineers through co-op or on site training programs

Conference Session

Real-world Applications in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Randall Timi; Dannie Hutchinson; William Strenth; James Otter

Session 2147 A "REAL WORLD" APPROACH TO CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: PHASE II - SENIOR CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE James L. Otter, William Strenth, Randall Timi, Dannie Hutchinson Pittsburg State UniversityINTRODUCTIONWhat happens when successful professional construction design/build activities are integratedinto an established four-year construction engineering technology and construction managementprogram? Hopefully, the result will be a highly skilled and educated construction professionalprepared to respond to the ever-changing fast-paced world of

Conference Session

Real-world Applications in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Newman; Albert McHenry; John Robertson; Lakshmi Munukutla

Session 2147 Microelectronics Teaching Factory, a Venue for Learning and Building Real World Products By Engineering Technology Students Lakshmi Munukutla, Albert McHenry, John Robertson, and Richard Newman College of Technology and Applied Sciences Arizona State University East Mesa, Arizona, 85212AbstractArizona State University East (ASUE) is leading a project in preparing Engineering Technologystudents majoring in Microelectronics with real world

Conference Session

Real-world Applications in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Vavrek

follower position to determine the cam profile.This gives the student a cam and follower that they can actually visualize and analyze.III. Gear Kinematic AnalysisThe kinematic analysis is done on simple gear trains, compound gear trains, and planetary geartrains. A simple gear train is one where there is only one gear on each shaft. A compound gearrain has multiple gears on one shaft. The kinematic analysis of gears includes calculations ofratios and speeds of the different types of gears for various applications. Working Model allowsthe user to model all the different applications discussed above. The user can use WorkingModel to layout a simple gear train or a compound gear train and track the angular speeds of allthe gears based on the speed of

Conference Session

Real-world Applications in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mueller

engineering problem as a project are many-fold but getting these projects is notalways easy. This paper discusses a real-world senior project done at Penn State University NewKensington in collaboration with local industry. By way of this project, this paper discusses theadvantages of real-world projects, suggests ways to find corporate partners to participate, andalso provides some suggestions on ways to ensure success.IntroductionThe senior project is a capstone project course taken in the final term of the 4-year Bachelor ofScience in Electromechanical Engineering Technology degree offered at Penn State UniversityNew Kensington (PSUNK). The objectives of the course are to train the students in projectmanagement, communication skills (both written

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 2

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michelle Summers; Julie Phillips; Nathan Harter; Mark Dean; Donna Evanecky

Session 3642 Systems thinking: Theorists anchored in the real world Dr. Mark L. Dean, Donna J. Evanecky, Nathan W. Harter, Julie A. Phillips, Michele L. Summers Purdue University School of Technology New Albany, IN/Kokomo, IN/ Greensburg, IN/ Columbus, IN/Lafayette, INIntroductionEngineers and engineering students are already familiar with systems thinking, since it isintegrated into much of what they do. However, technical expertise without social expertiselimits a person's effectiveness. In order to increase their proficiency as leaders and managers,engineers and

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2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

David RB Kraemer, Johns Hopkins University

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Diversity

be easily read on a laptop and plotted andanalyzed using a spreadsheet. Experiments can be chosen based on student interest, andhave included straight-line people-mover train rides, automobiles at constant speedaround a corner, automobiles traveling over speed humps, and elevator rides. Thisexperiment allows students to see the applications of dynamics equations in the realworld around them, and allows them to more deeply engage in the experimental aspect ofthe course.IntroductionFor an undergraduate Dynamics course, instead of a controlled and prescribed experimentin the laboratory, students were assigned to take data in the real world and analyze it. Anaccelerometer was used to measure motion, and students were required to analyze

Conference Session

Electromechanical Curricula

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus; Kathy Bradley, MotoTron, Inc; Eric Bradley, MotoTron, Inc

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the limited number ofcomputers available. Plus, cooperative learning was encouraged.Matlab and SimulinkWhile Matlab is an advanced mathematical tool, it has been used in freshmen-level courses. ThePolytechnic campus of Arizona State University has designed and implemented an optional one- Page 13.614.5hour course “to teach Matlab and programming concepts within a broader context of developingproblem solving skills for real world engineering applications.”6 Additionally, an Introduction toMechanical Engineering course at Michigan State University teaches students to use Matlab,Excel and Basic. In fact, the lab portion of the course ended with