Collection

2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

are seen as seniorengineers. To facilitate such an environment, the ECE department has, for the past several years,engaged in the revision of the curriculum for vertical (across each year) integration of the learningexperience in each course and the creation of a modular mini-Electric-Vehicle (mini-EV)laboratory platform to support such activities. This paper will outline the functionality of themodules designed for the centralized platform, the proposed usage of the mini-EV for course andpedagogical revisions to achieve the objectives of (a) improving the linking and retention ofcontent across courses and (b) emphasizing and strengthening the teaching and learningexperiences of system skills integration skills.I IntroductionThe ECE

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Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Clase, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

/her academic field of study and ismade up of the following courses: Fundamentals of Biology, Molecular Biology andGenetics, Cell Biology, Biotechnology Laboratory courses, Compliance, Process QualityControl, and Bioinformatics Technology. The minor is available to any ---- Universitystudent majoring in any four-year degree baccalaureate degree program, i.e., science,technology, agriculture, pharmacy. The purpose of the minor is to offer the graduates ofthese four-year programs the basic knowledge and understanding of life-science basedproducts, processes, and product quality to seek employment opportunities in the area ofbiotechnology and biotech-manufacturing. The biotechnology minor aims to provide aUniversity-wide opportunity for

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh; Mark Redfern, University of Pittsburgh; Richard Debski, University of Pittsburgh; Alejandro Almarza, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Borovetz, University of Pittsburgh; Savio Woo, University of Pittsburgh

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Biomedical

AC 2008-1121: INTRAMURAL RESEARCH INTERNSHIP: A REQUIREMENT OFTHE UNDERGRADUATE BIOENGINEERING CURRICULUM AT THEUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGHSteven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Abramowitch is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his B.S. (1998) in Applied Mathematics and Ph.D. (2004) in Bioengineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Currently, he serves as the Director of the Tissue Mechanics laboratory in the Musculoskeletal Research Center. The primary goal of the Tissue Mechanics Laboratory is to understand and enhance ligament healing utilizing functional tissue engineering approaches, and

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Innovations in Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Border, Bowling Green State University; Erik Mayer, Bowling Green State University

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Engineering Technology

candidate for replacing the Intel microprocessors that werepreviously used in the class. Unfortunately, Intel has discontinued their line of MCS51 andMCS251 microcontrollers. Currently, major manufacturers of microcontrollers include:Freescale, (formerly a division of Motorola), Atmel, Analog Devices, and Texas Instruments.This paper will detail the integration of the Freescale microcontrollers in our Digital ComputerAnalysis course. The rationale for using Freescale microntrollers will be discussed. FreescaleCodeWarrior was used to debug, compile, and download the assembly programs. A curriculum ispresented along with laboratory experiments used in the class. Several options for textbooks arealso presented.I. Introduction

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Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Lance Traub, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Aerospace

has over 14 years of experience in applied research and teaching. Dr. Traub is the author of over 45 reviewed journal articles and 10 conference papers. Page 13.693.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 IMPACT OF RAPID PROTOTYPING FACILITIES ON ENGINEERING STUDENT OUTCOMESAbstractEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) has formed a reputation for providingundergraduate students with a curriculum which has a strong emphasis on hands-on, applicationbased learning. In an effort to improve this learning environment, the campus has recently addeda Rapid Prototyping Laboratory which

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Capstone and Senior Design in Electrical and Computer ET

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grant Richards, Purdue University; John Denton, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

reviewed in design review sessions in which all teams voted onthe best submission, which then served as the standard for all teams. Upon determination of allcircuit designs, the project was equally divided among all teams. Each team was solelyresponsible for the layout, fabrication and testing of their project block.Course instructors facilitated project progression through comments on the advantages anddisadvantages of proposed approaches. Course lectures and laboratories were designed toprovide instruction in concepts relating to the project which were not covered in previouscourses. The project, a 915MHz, multi-channel FM audio transmitter and receiver, wassuccessfully constructed and operational by the required delivery date.This paper

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Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Ofodike Ezekoye, University of Texas, Austin; David Hearnsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Rose Stiffin, Florida Memorial University; Michael Elliott, Florida Memorial University; Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Carlos Handy, Texas Southern University; Elena Stefanova, Texas Southern University; Muchere Russ, Huston-Tilliston

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Nuclear and Radiological

Commission (NRC) recognizes this surge inapplication submissions and is committed to reviewing these applications in a timely manner tosupport the country’s growing energy demands. Notwithstanding these facts, it is understoodthat the nuclear industry requires appropriately trained and educated personnel to support thegrowing needs of the nuclear industry and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Equallyimportant is the need to educate the next generation of students in nuclear non-proliferation,nuclear forensics and various aspects of homeland security for the national laboratories and theDepartment of Defense. From mechanical engineers educated and experienced in materials,thermal/fluid dynamics, and component failure analysis, to physicists using

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seth Norberg, U.S. Military Academy; Tim Ashcraft, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, United States Military Academy; Matthew Miller, United States Military Academy; Michael J Benson, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

from course evaluations, andrecommendations for instructors seeking to implement similar projects in their courses.IntroductionIn recent years, inquiry and problem-based learning within engineering education has gainedmomentum and has proliferated across many engineering programs. A literature review revealednumerous examples of development and implantation of these techniques into classrooms [2, 4-6]. Kolb[7] has written extensively on the model of experiential learning and how this technique enhanceslearning and mastery of engineering concepts. Experiential or laboratory based learning fits within theactive learning dimension within their index of learning styles (ILS) described by Felder and Silverman [7-8]. The basis of ILS is that

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ECCD Applications in Energy and Thermodynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University; Jeongmin Ahn, Syracuse University; Kang Wang, Syracuse University; Ryan James Milcarek, Syracuse University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

years starting in the Spring of 2012. Ryan currently works as a Research Assistant in the Combustion and Energy Research Laboratory (COMER). His current research is focused on new catalyst development, ceramic materials for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), combustion, energy conversion, fuel cell modeling, fuel cell technology applications and system design. Ryan is a Syracuse University Graduate Fellow and an Astronaut Scholar. Page 26.505.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Developing T-Shaped Professional Engineers through an Advance Energy

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Labs & Hands-on Instruction II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory J. Mazzaro, The Citadel; Ronald J. Hayne, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #14716Instructional Demos, In-Class Projects, and Hands-On Homework: ActiveLearning for Electrical Engineering using the Analog DiscoveryDr. Gregory J. Mazzaro, The Citadel Dr. Mazzaro earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Boston University in 2004, a Master of Science from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 2006, and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in 2009. From 2009 to 2013, he worked as an Electronics Engineer for the United States Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Maryland. Dr. Mazzaro’s research focuses on studying the unintended behaviors of RF electronics

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BME Courses & Curricular Content

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatice Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Lianne Cartee, North Carolina State University

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Biomedical

traditional engineering coursewith roots in Electrical Engineering that is a required course in many biomedical engineeringprograms. We designed a BME curriculum that includes a Linear Systems course as a co-requisite with a Physiology for Biomedical Engineers course. Students analyze data collected inthe laboratory portion of the physiology course as part of Linear Systems course assignments.We aligned the topics to explicitly incorporate two physiology experiments that facilitate a jointlearning experience. In the first experiment, students collect EEG data in the physiologylaboratory and analyze the frequency content of that data in Linear Systems. In the secondexperiment, they study speech production in the physiology laboratory and perform a

Conference Session

Effective Teaching to Motivate & Retain

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Julio Davalos

learning," which consists of integrating innovative laboratory techniques with computermodeling and visualization tools to create an interactive and a collaborative team-orientedenvironment for students to dynamically participate in their own learning. An active learningapproach is used to develop the instructional materials for ACM. The goal of the "active learning"curriculum is to create an effective learning environment where students enjoy “hands-on”experiences through laboratory experiments and computer simulations and illustrations. Thegeneral objectives of this study are: (a) to develop a framework on active learning approach, (b) toapply this framework to design teaching modules on fundamentals and applications of ACM; and(c) to translate

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University; David Barnett, Saint Louis University

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Biomedical

AC 2010-1038: EARLY CAREER BIOENGINEERING RESEARCH EXPERIENCEFOR UNDERGRADUATESRebecca Willits, Saint Louis University Rebecca Kuntz Willits is an associate professor of Biomedical Engineering at Saint Louis University and has developed courses in Transport Phenomena, Biotransport, Drug Delivery, Tissue Engineering, and Design of Laboratory Experiments. She was the 2009 Director of BE@SLU, an NSF-sponsored REU in Bioengineering.David Barnett, Saint Louis University David Barnett is the Chairperson of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Saint Louis University, as well as the Director of the 2010 BE@SLU program

Conference Session

Lessons Learned From Design Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Avitabile; Charles Goodman; Tracy Van Zandt

@uml.eduAbstractDesigning a measurement system for a specific application can be a daunting task. A 2nd ordermechanical system (cantilever beam) is presented to the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory IIstudent groups. They are to measure the dynamic response at three non-colocated measurementpoints. The students are required to select three different types of measurement devices (fromseveral possible transducers), determine suitable locations, digital data acquisition requirements,etc. to determine the "best" method to address the problem. All measurements must becompared to each other. This requires spatial adjustment as well as integration/differentiation ofdisplacement, velocity and acceleration measurements; these may be acquired from an LVDT,accelerometer

Conference Session

Miscellaneous Topics in Energy Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Community College-North East to establish and develop a training program which includes solar photovoltaic coursesand laboratory resources. As part of the recipient agreement, SHSU’s qualified faculty developedsolar PV classes and created classroom and laboratory instructions and spaces. The goals of thispaper are to share experiences gained as a recipient of the SITN program and to demonstrate howto establish a complete 1kW Solar Photovoltaic system to conduct laboratory instructions.Student learning outcomes are also summarized in the paper. Industrial Technology students andfaculty (electronics, electronics and computer engineering technology, construction management,design and development, safety management) are involved in the project for both

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Khaled Mansy

is needed.This paper reports on the ongoing effort to build an Artificial Sky Dome for the School ofArchitecture at Oklahoma State University. The paper discusses the technical challenges facedby the team in charge of designing the Artificial Sky Dome. Challenges that relate to thestructure of the dome, uniform distribution of light sources, avoiding the star effect, effect ofinternal reflections, models of different sky conditions, control of sky luminance, and the needfor a post-construction calibration of the lighting control system. The construction of theArtificial Sky Dome is expected to be completed by the end of summer 2005. This laboratory isfunded by the National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education, (CCLI)Course

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Stier

A Competency Gaps Study for a Manufacturing Sequence Curriculum Kenneth W. Stier Department of Technology Illinois State UniversityAbstract This study was built on prior competency gap research conducted by the Society forManufacturing Engineers to provide a foundation for the development of the Department ofTechnology’s new Integrated Manufacturing Systems (IMS) laboratory at Illinois StateUniversity (ISU). The objectives of the study were to: a) investigate to what extent small andmid-sized Illinois manufacturing companies feel it is important for newly hired manufacturingengineering or technology graduates to

Conference Session

TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Elahinia

Session 3566 Teaching Smart Materials to Engineering Undergraduate Students: A Problem Solving Approach Mohammad H. Elahinia Mechanical Engineering Department Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 24061Summary and IntroductionThis paper describes a problem solving approach for teaching the subject of smartmaterials to Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students. An experiment with aShape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuated robotic arm is designed for the seniorundergraduate laboratory (ME4006) in the

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Denton; Heather Cooper

diagnosticscourse was developed to prepare engineering technology students for the sophisticated testingand analysis technology of the maintenance field. The conceptual content of the course has beenrelatively constant; however, the laboratory activities have evolved significantly to adoptadditional technologies and software. This paper will review the original course design andcompare it to recent course offerings, with emphasis on the ongoing effort to incorporatemonitoring of a variety of operating parameters and to engage with industry.BackgroundThrough advances in solid-state electronics, instrumentation, and computing capabilities in the1970s and 1980s, the field of machinery condition monitoring obtained the technology needed tomake predictive

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New Electrical ET Course Development

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron Gold; Walter Banzhaf

get to complete the first math course (college algebra) before taking the DC fundamentals inthe second semester.A complete description of the new course, including a detailed syllabus and examples ofinnovative laboratory experiences, was presented at the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference.5 Sincethen, a new population of students has been added: those majoring in Interactive InformationTechnology (IIT), which is not a technical major. For IIT students, whose math skills, technicalbackground and interests are quite different from the electronic and audio ET students, EL 110 isthe only course in electronics they will take. In fall 2002, fully half of the 70 students in EL 110majored in IIT. Adding this new population of students required that we make

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

P. Watta; N. Narasimhamurthi; Adnan Shaout

and bring a product tomarket. These software and hardware tools include hardware descriptive languages,such as HDL and VHDL, field programmable gate arrays, and digital simulationpackages, such as PowerView. The goal of this project is to integrate some of these design tools in a consistentand pedagogically sound manner throughout the ECE curriculum, thereby exposingstudents to current industry practice and state-of-the-art design technology. 1 Introduction The primary goal of this project is to expand the ECE laboratory facilities toprovide our undergraduate students with high quality experiments and design projectsin the area of Digital Design and Computer Architecture. In particular, our aim is toexpose

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Duarte; Brian Butz

Session 2793 Interactive Multimedia Intelligent Tutoring System (IMITS) : A Progress Report Brian P. Butz, Michael Duarte Intelligent Systems Application Laboratory College of Engineering Temple University Philadelphia, PA 19122Abstract The Interactive Multimedia Intelligent Tutoring System (IMITS) is an intelligenttutoring system that is focussed on the instruction of undergraduate electrical engineeringstudents. The material covered is that

Conference Session

Innovative Energy Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2012-3368: STUDENT-LED DEVELOPMENT OF A FUEL CELL EX-PERIMENTATION SYSTEM FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMSLEARNINGMr. Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University Steven Robert Walk, P.E,, is an Assistant Professor of electrical engineering technology in the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University. He is Founder and Director of the Laboratory for Technology Forecasting. His research interests include energy conversion systems, technology and innovation management, and technological forecasting and social change. He is Owner and Founder of Technology Intelligence, a management consulting company in Norfolk, Va. Walk earned B.S.E.E.T. and M.S.E.E. degrees at the University of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Massa; Gordon Snyder; Fenna Hanes; James Masi; Gary Mullett

week-long NCTT June workshop. c) New England and New York partners are utilizing the New York City Technical College Program to increase career, gender, and cultural awareness in the communities and in the secondary schools.5) Establish the laboratories within the facility; a) Two demonstration laboratories were built and upgraded in the NCTT facility, and multiple experiments and demonstrations in elementary and advanced telecommunications techniques, meant for a wide range of audiences, have been developed with support from Bell Atlantic, JDS Uniphase, Nortel Networks, Sandia National Laboratories, Cisco Networks, Springfield Technical Community College, and other NCTT partners. b) The laboratories

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rose

develop improved student writing skills. The “Writing Assignments for TechnicalCourses” workshop sponsored by the Liberal Education Division at the 2000 ASEE Conferencediscussed how student peer review can be used with well-designed writing assignments intechnical courses. Based on this workshop, writing assignments in a junior level civil engineeringtechnology course have been used to help students improve their writing skills. Writingassignments varied from transmittal memos, technical memos, laboratory reports and a five toseven page research paper on topics that time constraints prevent from being covered in class. Tocompare the effectiveness of peer reviewed writing assignments with non-peer reviewedassignments; the peer review process was

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey B. Hargrove

Session 1566 Development and Implementation of Mechatronics Education at Kettering University Jeffrey B. Hargrove Kettering UniversityAbstractThe Mechanical Engineering Department at Kettering University has completed development ofa significant new component of education in mechatronics. The work began in the fall of 1997as the principal part of an award for “Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement” by theDivision of Undergraduate Education of the National Science Foundation. It has culminatedwith the successful implementation of two undergraduate

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Lombardo; Stephen R. Fleeman

admonish proponents with, "Youcan’t do labs, so it can’t be done". The authors, both practicing engineers in addition to servingas educators, would prefer to take a more open-minded view. Applying DE to a laboratory-based curriculum is challenging, but this is certainly not the first obstacle EET educators haveever faced. The authors envision a "hybrid" delivery method, where the lecture material iscompleted online, and the lab work is still done in the laboratory. (The intent here is to addressthe needs of the time-bound student rather than the place-bound student.)In this paper, we will explore the EET curriculum with respect to the national skill standards1developed by the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)2. Each skill standard will be given

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Youngmee Lee; Yasuo Kuga; Thomas Stoebe; Minoru Taya; Mani Soma

(EPM) is the part of a program to establisha comprehensive electronic packaging program at the University of Washington sponsored bythe National Science Foundation (NSF). A lecture course on EPM has been offered annuallysince Spring, 1995. However, it was realized that a single course without a lab section could notcover the entire area of EPM. As a first attempt, a new laboratory course was given in Winter,1998 along with the lecture course.The new laboratory course as well as the lecture course on EPM were jointly offered by theDepartments of Mechanical Engineering (ME), Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) andElectrical Engineering (EE). The target students were undergraduate seniors and first-yeargraduate students. In total, 21 students

Conference Session

Sustainability, Diversity, and STEM in Contemporary Energy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey R. Seay, University of Kentucky; Wesley Allen Whipple, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

linking them with undergraduates workingon a multidisciplinary project to manufacture biodiesel from vegetable oil and convert theglycerol side product to marketable specialty chemical products. The high school seniorsparticipating in the project have worked with undergraduate researchers in chemical andmechanical engineering to operate a small scale biodiesel plant and glycerol conversion reactorat the Paducah Extended Campus of the University of Kentucky College of Engineering. Inaddition, the students operate a quality control laboratory and conduct research experimentsdesigned to improve the biodiesel manufacturing process and optimize the process for utilizingthe glycerol side product. Feedstocks utilized for the biodiesel process include

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Holbert, Arizona State University; Lisa Grable, North Carolina State University; Patricia Dixon, Florida State University; Sharon Schulze, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Adjunct Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Lisa's extension and research projects have included work with public schools in the areas of instructional technology and science, including numerous in-service workshops for teachers.Patricia Dixon, Florida State University Dr. Dixon is Director of the Center for Integrating Research and Learning at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, conducting educational programs for students, teachers, and the general public. She has administered REU and RET programs since 1999, participates in a national RET Network, and has published and presented research on RET programs. Dr. Dixon is currently directing a study to