2006-289: MEASURING CUSTOMER PERCEPTIONS: A COLLABORATIVEPROJECT CONDUCTED BY STUDENTS FOR A MIDWEST TRUCKINGCOMPANYEdie Schmidt, Purdue UniversityKathryne Newton, Purdue UniversityRubina Nashine, Purdue UniversitySorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University Page 11.917.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Measuring Customer Perceptions: A Collaborative Project Conducted by Students for a Midwest Trucking CompanyCompanies are recognizing the benefits of working with universities on a variety of collaborativeprojects. The benefits, however, accrue to more than just the companies. The students, faculty,and companies all benefit from such partnerships
. She received her B.S.M.E., Washington State University in 1993 Page 11.737.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Improving Performance and Reducing Professor Workload In a Capstone Design Class using Project Management SoftwareAbstractIn the past ten years, many varieties of Project Management (PM) software have becomeavailable, most notably Microsoft Project. However, such software can be difficult toimplement, requiring dedicated time from an IT professional, and a server that alsorequires maintenance. Further, the instruction burden of delivering software skills tostudents coming into the course adds
2006-897: POWER PLANT PROPOSAL AND FEASIBILITY: A STUDENTPROJECT FOR A THERMODYNAMICS COURSECarl Fayerweather, University of Toledo Carl is a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering.Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo Dr. Cioc is a visiting professor of Mechancial Engineering.Douglas Oliver, University of Toledo Dr. Oliver is undergraduate director of the mechanical engineering program at the University of Toledo. He is also an attorney. Page 11.1001.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Power Plant Proposal and Feasibility: A Student Project for a Thermodynamics
2006-973: REVIEW OF AN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY GRADUATECOURSE PROJECT TO DEVELOP UNDERGRADUATE COURSELABORATORY CURRICULUMJohn Denton, Purdue University John P. Denton is an Associate Professor for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University. His primary teaching responsibilities are electronic communications and advanced circuit analysis courses. He has won four outstanding teaching awards in ECET.Grant Richards, Purdue University Grant P. Richards is pursuing a Ph.D. in Technology at Purdue University focusing on the use of visualization technology in electromagnetic education. He currently serves as a Graduate Instructor for the Electrical and
2006-455: SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT FOR DELIVERY CLASSES INELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE INJAPANHideyuki Kanematsu, Suzuka National College of Technology Ph.D. (Materials Science and Engineering), MIMF (Professional Member of Institute of Metal Finishing, UK), Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzuka National College of Technology. Publication Committee Member of Institute of Metal Finishing(2002.10-present), Editorial Board Member of Japan Institute of Metals(2003.4-2005.3), Editorial Board Member of Tokai Chemical Engineering Association(2001.4-present), councillor of Surface Finishing Society of Japan(2000.4-2002.3, 2004.4
workforce.To promote more female participation in the engineering curriculum, the Embry RiddleMechanical Engineering program has created a student project where undergraduatewomen design and build an off-road race vehicle for the SAE Mini-Baja competition2.The project is integrated into the Mechanical Engineering curriculum and is funded by agenerous grant from The Boeing Company. The project has increased womenparticipation in the project by 10 times compared to last year.This project has three goals. The first goal is to increase retention of women in thecurriculum. Potential women students turn away from engineering for a variety ofreasons, which are typically related to their perception of the engineering field3. Manyfemale students view
2006-525: PROJECT BASED ACTIVE LEARNING INVOLVING FRESHMAN ANDSOPHOMORE ENGINEERING MAJORS AT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDEASTERN SHOREAbhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He is active in teaching and research in the fields of engineering mechanics, mechatronics, control systems and remote sensing. He obatined his M.S. degree from Tulane University in 1989 and Ph.D. degree from Duke University in 1992.Whitney Smith, UMES/Rutgers University Ms. Smith was an engineering student at UMES during the 2003-2005 academic years. She is now a Junior at
2006-599: UTILIZING A CAPSTONE PROJECT AS A CATALYST FORREENGINEERING, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTIONDorene Perez, Illinois Valley Community College Dorene Perez, Program Director/Instructor of CAD/CAE at IVCC, was one of the MIMIC project originators. Co-leader of the Tech Prep team, she has been recognized for her pioneering in the development of online courses. She is the PI for NSF grant #0501885 and is participating in an NSF-funded revision of the CAD program at Moraine Valley Community College. Before teaching, she served as a CAD manager in industry.James Gibson, Illinois Valley Community College Jim Gibson is the Program Director/Instructor of Electronics at IVCC. He is a past State Director
2006-622: INTEGRATING COURSES THROUGH DESIGN PROJECTS IN A HIGHSCHOOL ENGINEERING SUMMER PROGRAMAmit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin-Madison AMIT J. NIMUNKAR is currently a doctoral student at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is also a teaching assistant at the Department of Chemistry and worked as a chemistry instructor and curriculum coordinator for the Engineering Summer Program in the College of Engineering. He is pursuing the Delta Certificate in Teaching and Learning.Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison SANDRA SHAW COURTER teaches technical communication courses in the College of Engineering. As director of the Engineering
2006-650: PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN ENGINEERING MECHANICS:INSPECTION AND ANALYSIS OF A HISTORIC TRUSS BRIDGEShane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University Shane M. Palmquist is an assistant professor of civil engineering in the Department of Engineering at Western Kentucky University. Prior to becoming a faculty member at WKU, Dr. Palmquist was a structural engineer for Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers in Natick, Massachusetts. He received a BS in civil engineering from the University of New Hampshire, his MS in civil engineering from the University of Rhode Island, and his PhD in civil engineering from Tufts University. His technical interests include project-based engineering education
Paper ID #35790Capstone project progress on the floating buoy IoT device developmentfor mosquito researchDr. Byul Hur, Texas A&M University Dr. B. Hur received his B.S. degree in Electronics Engineering from Yonsei University, in Seoul, Korea, in 2000, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, in 2007 and 2011, respectively. In 2016, he joined the faculty of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. USA, where he is currently an Assistant Professor. He worked as a postdoctoral associate from 2011 to 2016 at the University Florida
Paper ID #18491TAMUS LSAMP Project: 25 Years of Success - Finding and ImplementingBest Practices for URM STEM StudentsDr. Samuel Paul Merriweather, Texas A&M University Dr. Samuel Merriweather currently serves as the Texas A&M University System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (TAMUS LSAMP) Associate Director through the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), a TAMUS member. He obtained bachelor and master of science degrees in industrial engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and a PhD in industrial engineering at Texas A&M University.Dr. Harriet A. Lamm, Texas
Paper ID #17663Teaching Sustainable Engineering and Industrial Ecology using a HybridProblem-Project Based Learning ApproachDr. Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos Dr. Vedaraman Sriraman is a Piper Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Engineering Technology at Texas State University. He has served as the Associate Director of the LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research at Texas State University. Dr. Sriraman’s degrees are in Mechanical and Industrial engineering. His research interests are in engineering education, sustainability, and applied statistics. In the past, he has
Paper ID #18028The Sagan Research Project for Exploring Statistical Parameters of TypicalMechanical PropertiesDr. Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology Professor, Ph.D, PE., Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA 02115, Phone: 617-989-4223, Email: Lex@wit.edu, Specialization in Computer Aided Design, Mechanical Design, Finite Element Analysis, Fatigue Design and Solid MechanicsProf. Richard L. Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, College of Engineering and Technology, Wentworth
Paper ID #18635Toward Understanding the Impacts, Whys, and Whats Behind Mechatronic-based Projects and Student MotivationMr. John R. Haughery, Iowa State University Mr. John Haughery is currently a PhD graduate and lecturer in the department of Agriculture and Biosys- tems Engineering at Iowa State University pursuing a degree in Industrial and Agricultural Technology. His technical experience and interests include electrical power systems, industrial controls, and mecha- tronics. His research focuses on the integration of mechatronic-based projects into freshman engineering and technology curricula with the intent of
Paper ID #19558Use of a Vertically Integrated Project Team to Develop Hands-On LearningModulesProf. Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology Al Ferri received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University in 1981 and his PhD degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University in 1985. Since 1985, he has been a faculty member in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, where he now serves as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. His research areas are in the fields of dynamics, controls, vibrations, and acoustics. He is also active in course and curriculum
that would be relatively lightweight, inexpensive, andreadily available. In our case we chose fiberglass wool, which meets the criteria and is obtainableat a local hardware store. 4 Simulations: To help with calculations and guide a more self taught process a MATLABscript was written to explain each parameter and run the calculations for the theoretical design.This allowed for students to see where the numbers were coming from instead of google-ing adesign calculator to do the work for them. For this project we set the frequency to 435MHz. Thisfrequency is a usable HAM frequency that allows us to openly test our antenna. Note however,the RF analyzer source is extremely low power and thus
Paper ID #19332What Does Career and Personal Success Look Like? Engineering Students’Projections for Post-Graduation PlansMr. Aisosa Ayela-Uwangue, Arizona State UniversityDr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University Micah Lande, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering pro- grams and Tooker Professor at the Polytechnic School in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches human-centered engineering design, design thinking, and design innovation project courses. Dr. Lande researches how technical and non-technical people learn and apply a design
and Astronautical Engineering (1991) all from The Ohio State University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Modular System of Networked Embedded Components for a First-Year Engineering Cornerstone Design ProjectAbstractIn Engineering cornerstone design projects, creating automated evaluation methods for thoseprojects that attempt to mirror the complexity and variability of the real world is a challengingtask. Furthermore, achieving such variability while maintaining accuracy often comes with acost. To address this, an adaptable system of networked devices was developed with acombination of PCs, in-house boards, and hobbyist boards, such as Raspberry Pis and Arduinos.The
on an engineering education project and pre- senting that work and student chapter activities at annual conference. As a faculty member, she regularly publishes and presents at the ASEE Annual Conference. Her interests are in design education and assess- ment in mechanical and biomedical engineering. She previously served ASEE in leadership roles in the ERM and Mechanics Divisions and as a PIC-III Chair. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Observations on student performance and learning outcomes in a class project for materials and manufacturing course1. AbstractCourse related projects have long been widely regarded as critical component of
Paper ID #19286Ohio Lean Building and Workforce Development Project Provides Studentswith Real-World ExperienceDr. Robert Gilbert, Sinclair Community College Robert B. Gilbert, Ph.D., LEED AP, BAP, is a Professor of Energy Management Technology, and the Director of the Center for Energy Education at Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Assistant Director of the Industrial Assessment Center at the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio. He has served on the Ohio Board of Building Standards filling the position Renewable Energy, and he is currently a director on
Paper ID #18923Online Based Innovation - online tools and teaching to support global collab-oration and distributed development projectsMr. Joona Kurikka, Aalto University Joona Kurikka is a PhD Researcher at Aalto University and Associate at CERN, working at the innovation experiment IdeaSquare. As part of his work at CERN, he is coordinating and teaching student project like Challenge Based Innovation and various smaller innovation workshops, hackathons and other projects. His current research focus is on processes and ICT tools for distributed collaboration and learning. c American Society for
using case studies, news, and articles. As an instructor, she was one of the recipients of The Allan Blizzard Award, a Canadian national teaching award for collaborative projects that improve student learning in 2004. In 2005, she was one of the recipients of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Curriculum Innovation Award. She is - as PIC II chair - currently a board member of ASEE.Dr. Aloysius F. Hepp, Nanotech Innovations LLC Recently retired as a senior research scientist in the Photovoltaics and Electrochemical Systems Branch at NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland, OH., he was awarded a NASA Exceptional Achieve- ment Medal in 1997. He worked at NASA Glenn Research Center for thirty years of his
Paper ID #18099Program Evaluation - STEAM Trunks: Enhancing K-8 Project-Based Learn-ing through Mobile MakerspacesDr. Jessica D. Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics,and Computing Dr. Jessica Gale is a Research Scientist II at Georgia Tech’s Center for education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on project-based learning, STEM inte- gration at the elementary and middle grades levels, design-based implementation research, and fidelity of implementation. Dr. Gale has a particular interest in project-based engineering in
Paper ID #17946Project Activities in Electronics to Spark Interest in STEM from PK-12 throughLifeDr. Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University Dr. Sundaram is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Gannon Univer- sity. His areas of research include computational architectures for signal and image processing as well as novel methods to improve engineering education pedagogy. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Work-in-Progress: Project Activities in Electronics to Spark Interest in STEM from PK-12 through LifeIntroductionThis paper
American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Project-Based Learning Using the Robotic Operating System (ROS) for Undergraduate Research Applications Project-based learning (PBL) has been shown to be one of the more effective methodsteachers use in engineering and computer science education. PBL increases the student’smotivation in various topic areas while improving student self-learning abilities. Typically, PBLhas been employed most effectively with junior- and senior-level bachelor of science (B.S.)engineering and computer science students. Some of the more effective PBL techniquesemployed by colleges and universities include robotics, unmanned air vehicles (drones), andcomputer science-based technologies for
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Project Based Learning Curriculum for the Junior Year Based on Building a Laser Tag System Brad L. Hutchings and Stephen Schultz hutch@ee.byu.edu, schultz@ee.byu.edu Dept. of Electrical and Computer Eng. Brigham Young University1 IntroductionThis paper describes a Project Based Learning (PBL) curriculum 1 that spans the junior year of theElectrical and Computer Engineering Department. This curriculum consists of two, lock-stepsemesters. During fall semester all juniors (120+ students) enroll in three, four-credit-hour coreclasses: 1
Engineering for Honors program, he is heavily involved with teaching and developing laboratory content, leading the in-house robotics controller maintenance, and managing the robotics project development.Mr. Michael Schulz, The Ohio State University Michael H. Schulz is a teaching assistant with the Fundamentals of Engineering Honors program at The Ohio State University. He is currently the lead developer of the robot course software development team, of which he has been a member for three years. As a Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) student, he will graduate in May, 2017 with his B.S.C.S.E and a minor in Music, Media, and Enterprise.Ms. Clare Rigney, Ohio State University, Engineering Education Department Clare has