Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

HongLi Luo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

technologies and the current multimedia Internetapplications. It should also prepare the student for the emerging new technologies andapplications in the future.The rest of the paper is organized as follows. The course development is presented in Section 2,including the course objectives, course contents and laboratory assignments. The studentfeedback and further improvement are discussed in Section 3. Section 4 concludes the paper.2. Course Development2.1 Course ObjectivesThis multimedia networking course is introduced at the graduate and senior undergraduate level,designed for the Master program in Engineering Technology.The main objectives of this new course are: ≠ Understand the underlying principles of providing QoS for multimedia networking

Conference Session

Civil ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Tito-Izquierdo, University of Houston-Downtown; Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown; George Pincus, University of Houston-Downtown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

describes the history of successful implementation of technology over the past 10years in which enrollment in a Structural Analysis and Design Engineering Technology programhas increased several-fold. The program has received high marks by external evaluators and atpresentations at conferences on engineering technology education. It should be noted that mostof the existing testing equipment used in the laboratories was built by students in the program.The technology described in the paper can be divided into the following groups: Computers usedfor analysis and data acquisition in structural testing; transducers such as load cells,accelerometers and strain gages used in structural testing; loading apparatus built for structuraltesting; structural

Conference Session

ChE: Innovation to Improve Student Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Michael Miller, Michigan Technological University; Kirk Opella, Michigan Technological University; Julia King, Michigan Technological University; Jay Meldrum, Michigan Technological University; Chris Green, Michigan Technological University; Geoff Gwaltney, Michigan Technological University; Scott Bradley, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

MichiganTechnological University (MTU). A particular emphasis will be placed on themultidisciplinary education of chemical engineering undergraduate students in alternativeenergy. Experiences can involve enrollment in an interdisciplinary design project, anelective fuel cell course, a hydrogen fuel cell “electrochemical engineering” laboratory,or performing basic or applied research with university faculty and staff. Teaching andmentoring opportunities are also available to doctoral students.The major aspect of the experience is the Alternative Fuels and Fuel Cell Enterprise(AFE). This is a multidisciplinary, research-oriented undergraduate research projectwhich is run as a business with student management and faculty / staff oversight. Thestudents are

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Page 11.292.4Analysis (EMMA), was built upon a nested modular framework. Each module is onePage 11.292.5Figure 3. The Paterson Learning Spiral depicts the general path of every module in theEnvironmental Monitoring and Measurement Analysis course.EMMA is organized in one-week long Learning Spirals each focusing on differentstatistical and analytical techniques, as well as environmental issues: lectures presentstatistical theory, laboratory and field sessions provide opportunities to acquire data, out-of-class teamwork sessions are used to analyze the data, presentations of findings allowstime to discuss the material, a quiz is used to check mastery of the topics, and resourcesare provided for advanced study. The Learning Spiral proceeds as

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qian Du, Mississippi State University; Judy Schneider, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

) facultyto improve the teaching and learning effectiveness in ECE3183. The ME department wasselected because they provide the largest student population to ECE3183 (40% of the class).Based on the experience and lessons learned from this initial effort, this concept will be extendedto other departments in the near future.II. Current ECE3183 at MSUECE3183 at MSU consists of three hours of lecture with no supporting laboratory. The loss of atraditionally dedicated laboratory results from the reduction in credit hours to obtain abaccalaureate degree in the various engineering disciplines. Student population in ECE3183includes, approximately, 40% Mechanical Engineering, 30% Chemical Engineering, 10%Aerospace Engineering, 10% Civil Engineering, and 10

Conference Session

Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Reissman, University of Dayton; Timothy Reissman, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

minimalguidance given. This construct argues that student learning is strongly enhanced when students arechallenged to discern and develop every aspect of the experimental process primarily on their own.Based on these relative two extremes, the instructors (authors) opted to explore if course goalscould instead be achieved through structured levels of guidance using a scaffolded learningapproach. In developing a scaffolding approach for laboratory experiments, instructors consideredkey aspects of the experience and how each aspect could be gradually incremented toward a finalgoal. Overall categories for scaffolding included guidance provided, experimental complexity,analysis complexity, and critical thinking. Aspects of scaffolding in each category are

Conference Session

ETD Freshmen Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, The University of Toledo; Zachary Linkous, University of Toledo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the objective of increasing studentretention and overall satisfaction. Since this course is one of the first technical courses thestudents have to take, the latest approach is to incorporate hands-on laboratory experience withthe goal of getting the freshmen accustomed with novel techniques of acquiring data, buildingthe skills to analyze and investigate data using Excel software, writing a laboratory report, usinga Word processor, and comparing their results with computer simulation results using Matlab orSimulink. At the end of the course each student will have the opportunity to improve theirpresentation skills by presenting their findings in front of their peers using PowerPoint. For thefirst hands-on experiment the students used a

Conference Session

Best Practices for Chemical Engineering Lab-Based Courses

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

engineering laboratory courses. We explain our algorithm for using the two-columnrubrics, including how faculty, teaching assistants, and students are trained to apply thealgorithm. Finally, we conducted inter-rater reliability analysis for an example assignment andfound modest improvement in agreement between assessors compared to previous evaluationmethods. We conclude with our next steps in our development and revision of these rubrics.BackgroundThe University of Delaware is a medium-sized, mid-Atlantic, public institution whose chemicalengineering program graduates on average 80 undergraduates per year. The curriculum includestwo semesters of chemical engineering laboratory, though the second semester can be replacedwith a research project. Over

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle Nelson Evans, University of Florida; Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida; Chelsey S. Simmons, University of Florida; Renee Natalie Simmons

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Network of K-5 Educators and Engineering Researchers in a RET Gayle Evans , Kent Crippen , Chelsey Simmons , Renee Simmons 1 1 2 1 1 School of Teaching and Learning, University of Florida, 2Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of FloridaIntroductionResearch Experience for Teachers programs (RET) are an established form of professional developmentfor K-12 teachers in which they are invited to work as members of a laboratory research team in order toincrease their enthusiasm, knowledge and experience in STEM fields. Historically, bringing teachers

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qianlong Lan, Texas Southern University; Ning Wang; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Gangbing Song, University of Houston (CoE); Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #15515Develop a New Mobile-Optimized Remote Experiment Application for Mo-bile LearningMr. Qianlong Lan, Texas Southern University Dpt. of Computer Science Graduate StudentMr. Ning WangDr. Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University Dr. Xuemin Chen is the founding Director of Virtual and Remote Laboratory and an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Texas Southern University.Dr. Gangbing Song, University of Houston (CoE)Dr. Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar Hamid R. Parsaei is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Academic Outreach Office at Texas A&M

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Efforts in Upper-level Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

with high transmission data rates.MOST applications includes the communication between devices that handle navigation, caraudio, cell networks, video, and user input. 133. ChallengesOne of the main challenges the author encountered to develop this course was the lack ofreference material in lecture or laboratory experiment formats. In the author’s online search, nosimilar course offering was found in other institutions. In addition, no textbook was found. Theauthor explored a large number of documents and books 1 – 5 in the subject that served asreference for this course. Offering an undergraduate course in intra-vehicle communication witha supplemental hardware laboratory for engineering students is not straightforward due to thecomplexity

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose M. Garcia, Purdue University; Rick Homkes, Purdue University; Mark T. Carnes, Purdue University; Kevin D. Taylor, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

the fall of 2014. This class was co-taught by professors from the MechanicalEngineering Technology (MET), Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) and the Computerand Information Technology (CIT) programs at Purdue University.The goal of this paper is to document the activities carried out during the semester the coursewas taught and present the lessons learned from teaching multidisciplinary students with thebackgrounds in MET, EET and CIT.The objective of the course was to provide a Project Based Learning (PBL) experience for thestudents. Students were tasked to specify, design, and develop prototype sub-systems for existingrobots. During the semester, the students attended lectures and participated in laboratories thatwere heavily focused

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph P Hoffbeck, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

TMS320C5515 eZdsp USB Stick, a powered microphone, an audiosource such as an MP3 player or cellphone, and speakers. Undergraduate electrical engineeringstudents were shown the demonstration and were surveyed to determine which algorithms theyfound most interesting. The C language source code for the software is available from the authorfor free, so this program can be modified by instructors who wish to make their owndemonstrations or used as a convenient starting point for student projects.IntroductionThe material in a DSP course is often highly theoretical and mathematical, and so it is useful toconnect the theory to real-world applications with laboratory experiments, simulations, ordemonstrations. Fortunately, there are many interesting

Conference Session

Electrical Technology Projects and Applications

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, farahmandfar@ccsu.edu

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

availability, learning about VoIP, its protocols, and underlyingtechnologies can be considered as valuable academic investment. Consequently,engineering, IT, and technology students who are familiar with these concepts can beready for the future competitive job market.Unfortunately, as in many other universities and colleges, at Central Connecticut StateUniversity we offer no specific courses on VoIP technology. In fact, in the currentnetworking and IT curriculums, we don’t even cover the topic of Voice-over-IP.Consequently, many of our graduates and undergraduate students have very littleunderstanding of VoIP and its underlying technologies.In this paper we present a simple VoIP laboratory experiment that can be integrated in theclassroom. As an

Conference Session

Programs for High School Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

areas include integrated freshman engineering and courses throughout the chemical engineering curriculum including unit operations laboratories and reactor design. His current research activities include engineering educational reform, enzyme-based catalytic reactions in micro-scale reactor systems, and bioengineering applied to renewable fuels and chemicals. Page 11.1406.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Using Research as a Tool for Student RecruitingABSTRACTThe Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, in conjunction with the MississippiScience and Mathematics School

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

ClassroomAbstractThis paper will describe recent innovations in the Fluid Mechanics course (CE3300) at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville. The innovations include learning activities and feedbackmechanisms. Specifically, the innovations are: “Challenge Problems”; in-class “physicalmodels”; a “Create-A-Lab” exercise; and an effective grading rubric for laboratory reports.Significant Learning ExperiencesIn “Creating Significant Learning Experiences” (Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2003) by L. Dee Fink,guidelines are provided to help instructors create significant learning experiences for theirstudents. The basis of Fink’s model is the concept of “integrated course design.” In anintegrated course, the Learning Goals, Teaching and Learning Activities, and Feedback

Conference Session

Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Wm Adam Farmer, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #6503A Cross-course Design and Manufacturing ProjectDr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Indus- trial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He re- ceived his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on design tools; specifically

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Harper; Robert J. Gustafson; John Merrill; John Demel; Richard Freuler

. Page 8.1245.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2630Many of the faculty members who volunteer do not necessarily have expertise in graphics, CAD,MATLAB, hands-on laboratories, or design. They must be educated in these areas and providedwith the teaching materials.The Current ProgramDescription of Course Content Covered – There are two course sequences for the First-Yearengineering students. The first option is a two quarter sequence, known as Fundamentals ofEngineering or (FE). Students designated Honors

Conference Session

Instructional Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Dempsey; Craig Totman

taking notes, the laboratory experience allows time for active discovery,hands on learning, and collaboration within the group and with other students and faculty.In general, the experimental component of the program generates a lot of interest in thecourse, which is important to its success. While in the laboratory, the students are fre-quently approached by faculty and other students who are interested in what they are doingand how it is progressing. The question, “When are you going to do a test?” is frequentlyheard in these discussions. How often do people ask what was done in lecture today? Theinterest and enthusiasm for a topic that is generated by testing a theory with physical exper-iments cannot be achieved in a classroom lecture

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in EM ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

B. Zoghi; Robert Bolton

2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”IntroductionENTC 395 Electromechanical Systems for Technologists is a required course in the Mechanical,and Electronics Engineering Technology degree programs in the Department of EngineeringTechnology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. The course is a four credithour class taught in a fifteen-week semester with a two-hour laboratory supporting three lecturehours per week. Figure 1 depicts several students preparing for the laboratory which was fundedand developed with industry grants. The typical class composition is evenly split betweenstudents from both majors. Students share a

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Myat Hla; Samuel Lakeou

Session: 1532 Remote Monitoring and Control of GPIB-based Electronic Experiment Myat Hla, BSEE, Samuel Lakeou Ph.D. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of the District of Columbia slakeou@udc.edu, (202) 274-5834 I. Introduction This work presents a novel approach in the implementation of a remote laboratory foran electronic experiment using LabVIEW’s remote panel technology. In the past, a numberof remote labs have been tried and tested 1,2,3,4

Conference Session

Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University; Nabil A. Yousif, Fort Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

engineering educa- tion.Prof. Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University Dr. Arora holds a B.Sc. (Honors) and M.Sc. degree in Physics from University of Delhi, India, and a M.S. and Ph.D. degree in Physics from University of Delaware. Dr. Arora’s research interest is experimental atomic physics and he is well-versed in the use of the van de Graaff accelerator, scalars, MCAs, and other physics instrumentation. He has been instrumental in acquiring, through various grants, computers, and software for the physics laboratory at FVSU. Some of his funded grant proposals are as follows: 1) Establishing a Nuclear Science and Engineering Minor at Fort Valley State University 2) Establishing an Undergraduate STEM Teaching and

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ana Kennedy; David Ollis

Cross-College Collaboration to Enhance Spanish Instruction and Learning Ana Kennedy, Foreign Languages and Literatures, NCSU, Raleigh, NC David Ollis, Chemical Engineering, NCSU, Raleigh, NC Rebecca Brent, Education Design, Inc, Cary, NC. We report our pilot collaborative results for enhancing foreign languageinstruction and student learning by incorporation of an engineering laboratory componentinvolving use, dissection, and discussion, in Spanish, of four modern consumer devices:compact disc player/burner, electric and acoustic guitar, internal combustion engine, andbicycle. Our original lecture course, “Spanish: Language, Culture

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Matt Eliot; Jennifer Turns

How can user-centered design help us think about the challenges of engineering education? Jennifer Turns, Matt Eliot, Steve Lappenbusch, Roxane Neal, Karina Allen, Jessica M. H. Yellin, Beza Getahun, Zhiwei Guan, Yi-min Huang-Cotrille Laboratory for User-Centered Engineering Education (LUCEE) University of WashingtonAbstractBecause engineering education is a complex endeavor, tools that help educators understandengineering education can be valuable. User-centered design is a conceptual tool that educatorscan use to understand current projects and imagine new opportunities. This paper focuses on theconcept of user-centered design and its application

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Kosky

local partner industrial and academic institutionsincluding IBM, General Electric R&D, RPI, Wadsworth Center (a New York state laboratory),and the Albany NanoTech Center. Six expert outside speakers delivered key lectures. Through a recent NSF-NUE grant, we are developing nanotechnology-teaching modulesto expose students to methods of synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, and a web-based undergraduate textbook on nanomaterials. Page 9.627.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lawrence Genalo

Piaget devoted his life to studying how a childProceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition CopyrightÆÉ 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationdevelops mentally, emotionally, and physically. Piaget developed a theory of how a child learns,yet when you look at Edison and the process that he used when inventing it becomes clear thatthe two are very similar.If one examines the processes used by most engineers in research and development, manyaspects of Piaget’s work can be found. Entering an engineering laboratory class today one wouldsee many hands-on activities and projects targeted at engaging students to construct their ownknowledge. By comparing Piaget’s pedagogy and Edison’s

Conference Session

Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Thomas; Mohammad Alam

. Page 8.165.5 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationStudents enrolled in the EE and CpE programsThe main feedback is based on the end-of-semester assessment form used for each course. Also,exit questionnaires are requested from each student during their final semester. The questionnaireincludes such topics as: career preparedness; course syllabi, general facilities, faculty instruction,advising, laboratory facilities, relevance of instruction, quality of instruction, and coursetextbooks. This questionnaire is used for both EE and CpE students and includes questionsapplicable to the individual

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

G. Glenn Lipscomb

Session 1526 Experiments in Membrane Separation Processes Delivered Through the Internet Jim Dolgoff a, G. Glenn Lipscomba, Kevin Pugh b, Svetlana Beltyukovab, Neville Pintoc a Chemical Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606- 3390/bEducation, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606-3390/cChemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0181AbstractThis paper describes the development of Internet-based unit operations laboratories illustratingmembrane processes: dialysis and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ryan

Session 2526 Design of a Portable Experiment for Demonstrating Air Conditioning Processes Dr. Robert G. Ryan California State University, NorthridgeAbstractAn air conditioning experiment apparatus was designed and constructed for the undergraduatemechanical engineering laboratory at California State University, Northridge. The purpose of theapparatus is to demonstrate the air-side processes which are fundamental to understanding thedesign of air conditioning systems for buildings. Electric resistance heaters are used to simulate aheat load

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Banzhaf

they are needed in the technical fundamentals courses which beginin the second semester. We also feel that retention will be improved because of both heightenedstudent interest in the major and improved mathematical skills when the technical courses aretaken. A description of this new course, including a detailed syllabus and examples ofinnovative laboratory experiences created for this course, are presented. The experiments areavailable, in PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format) at http://uhavax.hartford.edu/~banzI. IntroductionThere is a growing awareness by faculty nationwide that students now entering technicaldisciplines lack the practical experience and technological literacy which students once had1,2,and our own classroom experiences at