Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hsi-Hsun Tsai, Ming-Chi University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. The circle of thepre-testing, statistical analysis, expert consulting and assessing would feed back the abilityvariation to the fundamental science courses to construct the proper teaching modules of thisspecial sandwich program in University. The inventory of the ability is constructed for theportfolio assessment of each student on the problem solving ability. And therefore thedatabase of this assessment can be derived to indicate the performance of the practicaltraining of the sandwich program. This project provides the enhancing model of the problemsolving ability and the relationship between fundamental science course and the training.Furthermore, the feedbacks of the ability assessments of each student to the related teachersto improve

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mohammed A Omar, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

students with: opportunities to work and interact with teams of differentexpertise and nationalities, explicit instruction and courses on communication skills,understanding of the system level thinking (organization level), and explicit teaching on skillsrelated to engineering projects such as problem solving, resolving conflicts, time management,idea creation and presentation to different audience levels. Page 21.65.5Thusly, the automotive engineering curriculum established its course offerings in three levels, asdepicted in figure 2; level 1 covers the core-engineering courses mandatory for all the students inthe program, the next level

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

. University of Nuevo Leon in Monterrey. Associate in Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.) Advanced Manufacturing ProgramGeneral Education Requirements 22 credit hrsSupporting Fields for Machining Technology Print Reading Sketching 3 hours Basic Metallurgy 3 hours Math for Manufacturing 3 hours Advanced Manufacturing Project 3 hours 12 credit hrsManual Machining requirements Machining I 3 hours Machining II

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Guo, Stevens Institute of Technology; Shubo Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur B. Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

capabilityand its biocompatibility are attractive. Unfortunately, these actuators are slow, relativelybulky, incapable of high output force, and consume large amounts of power.The next actuator considered was shape memory alloy (SMA). This type of actuator had allthe qualities necessary for this device with two exceptions. SMA is heat-activated and thushas very low efficiency and slow response time. In addition, this means that the devicedissipates a lot of power. Despite this drawback, it was decided that SMA would be sufficientfor the purposes of a capsule prototype. The issue of power consumption will be addressed asthe project progresses further.Our conceptual design of the capsule robot is inspired from the earthworm-like locomotivemechanisms

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C.J. Egelhoff, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; K.L. Burns, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

) concept inventory research to uncover the underlyingcause of learning difficulty with the content,8 (d) development of active learning strategies foruse in the classroom, (e) project-based tasks for students to learn by doing, (f) peerteaching/learning and a (g) development of a more clearly articulated problem-solving approachhas been proposed specifically for Mechanics of Materials to improve student learning9. Among our personal efforts to improve learning of Mechanics of Materials, we observedthat students often miss the global connections of the many topics in the course, that students get“lost” in the midst of problem solutions, and that students have difficulty storing their knowledgein their memories. All too often, we have known

Conference Session

The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin E. Bollo, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Carlos Estuardo Ventura, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

YesCourse Location University Campus Downtown Core LocationTypical Student Full-time student Upgrading professionalEvaluation Homework assignments, Homework assignments, exams, projects, other exams, otherCourse Duration Varies: often 4 months in Usually 4 months in duration: 36 lectures duration: 12 lecturesCourse Funding Student tuition plus Student tuition only (non- government contribution profit)* - University Course formats can vary greatly, but the most commonly occurring formatsare

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Zahorian, State University of New York, Binghamton; Douglas H. Summerville, Binghamton University; Scott Craver, Department of Electrical Engineering, Binghamton University; Michael Elmore P.E., Binghamton University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Criteria by Instructor Page 22.128.3 1. Evaluation of performance on specific learning tasks (e.g., exam/quiz problems, project reports, presentations) that focus on the explicit Performance Criteria assigned to the course 2. Supported by Collected Work B. Instructor’s qualitative evaluation of student preparation for course C. Instructor’s qualitative evaluation of the class’s achievement of Performance Criteria and Course Objectives, and suggestions for improvements D. Comments from the Undergraduate Studies Committee responding to instructor’s evaluation and providing feedback from the

Conference Session

Information Systems and Computing Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

course. As a demonstration,MIPS processor is selected to explain different steps in an instruction cycle. The MIPSprocessor is similar to (and therefore a good example of) many other available RISC processorsin the market today. With the help of VHDL notation and MULTISIM software, instructorsmay assign numerous homework and projects (See Appendix A) for implementing differentprocesses such as fetch, decode, and execute cycles in a processor.6- References1- Sudhakar Yalamanchili, VHDL Starter's Guide, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-519802-X, 19982-William Stallings, Computer Organization and Architecture, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-081294-3,20013 - D. Patterson and J. Hennessy, Computer Organization and Design:The Hardware/Software

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Alex Pantaleev, State University of New York, Oswego; Carolina C. Ilie, State University of New York, Oswego

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-607: AN EVALUATION OF THE ”JUST IN TIME TEACHING”METHOD ACROSS DISCIPLINESAdrian Ieta, State University of New York at Oswego Adrian Ieta (M’99) received the B.Sc. degree in physics from the University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania, in 1984, the B.E.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the ”Politehnica” University of Timisoara, Timisoara, in 1992, and the M.E.Sc. degree and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from The University of the Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, in 1999 and 2004, re- spectively. He was with the Applied Electrostatics Research Centre and the Digital Electronics Research Group, The University of Western Ontario, where he worked on industrial projects and

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren A. Rosen, Drexel University; Eric Carr, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

onlinediscussion groups. Student experience in the course is assessed using an online course evaluationat the end of the term.One notable feature of the written examinations is the inclusion of an online hardware-basedquestion. The student reserves one of the workstations during his or her scheduled examinationtime and is given a small project to realize using the PLC, microcontroller, or FPGA trainer. Thestudent then submits a file containing the solution with the written part of the exam. The solutioncan then be tested on the machine as part of the grading process. The instructor or a teachingassistant may also monitor the student’s effort on the workstation in real time if desired.SummaryThis paper described a new online graduate engineering technology

Conference Session

International Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College ; Robert De la Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

International

programmed to provide a stable system responseunder various disturbance conditions.This paper presents a fluid level system to be modeled and controlled utilizing A Self-tuningcontroller to improve the output response to a step input. The digital controller will provide therequired output with variations in a single plant parameter. A fully adaptive controller will thenbe implemented using PC Matlab to allow for any of the plant parameters to vary and stillmaintain a suitable output. This concept can be used in Senior Design Project Course as well asin Master Programs in developing nations with limited resources.The popularity of the PID controller and the increased use of microprocessors have led to adigital version of the algorithm for use in

Conference Session

Student Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky Castles, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

various phases of thecurriculum in order to simplify the process of evaluating the outcomes of the curriculum. The development of appropriate and comprehensive concept maps and correspondinginventories is a bit cumbersome, but once such development is completed then the inventory maybe repeatedly deployed to many students. The goal of this project is to develop enoughcomprehensive maps and inventories that this software is useful for a variety of applications at avariety of universities.Future Work The system currently only allows for the parsing of responses to multiple-choice ormultiple-answer questions. A useful extension to this tool would be the incorporation of naturallanguage processing techniques in order to process responses

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fleur Gooden, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Tremayne Waller, Cornell University; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 15.142.9Further research on a larger group of past attendees of enrichment programs is needed to providea more comprehensive assessment of the long-term impact of these enrichment programs onstudent educational and career choices.Bibliography1. Babco, E. Four Decades of STEM Degrees, 1966-2004: “The Devil is in the Details” in STEM Workforce Data Project (Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (CPST), 2006).2. Koyoma, J. Approaching and Attending College: Anthropological and Ethnographic Accounts. Teachers College Record 109, 2301-2323 (2007).3. Russell, M.L. & Atwater, M.M. Traveling the Road to Success: A discourse on the persistence throughout the science pipeline with African American

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shalin Mehta, Arizona State University; Jayaraman Jayaraman Thiagarajan, Arizona State University; Photini Spanias, Arizona State University; Karthikeyan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University; Robert Santucci, Arizona State University; Susan Haag, Arizona State University; Mahesh Banavar, Arizona State University

, Salt Lake City, Utah.7. A. Spanias et al, “Teaching genomics and bioinformatics to undergraduates using J-DSP,” in Proceedings ofIEEE ASEE-2004 Conference, June 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah.8. V. Atti, A. Spanias, C. Panayiotou, and Y. Song, “Teaching digital filter design techniques used in high-fidelityaudio application,” in Proceedings of IEEE ASEE-2004 Conference, June 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah.9. A. Spanias, C. Panayiotou, and V. Atti, “Graphical design of frequency sampling filters for use in a signals andsystems laboratory,” in Proceedings of 34th ASEE/IEEE FIE-04, Oct. 2004, Savannah.10. A. Spanias, R. Chilumula, C. Huang et al, “A Collborative Project on Java-DSP involving Five Universities,” inProceedings of ASEE Annual Conference and

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Martina Trucco, Hewlett-Packard; Rich Friedrich, Hewlett Packard

Tagged Divisions

International

wins a post doc position. After 2-3 years working in a Research Lab D where she is part of developing and transferring ideas to business, she joins Tech University W, where she reforms the Mechanical Engineering program to address critical skills and competencies related to skills needed for international collaboration and entrepreneurship. She designs a new elective track for students for technology based entrepreneurship.VIII. Assessing Outcomes The ASEE-NSF Corporate Research Post Doctoral Fellowship Program opened its website late December 2009. As of March 12, 2010, 47 corporate research labs had posted research project opportunities and hundreds of

Conference Session

Educational Research & Methods Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qaiser Malik, Michigan State University; Punya Mishra, MSU; Michael Shanblatt, MSU

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Even in cases where concepts were considered to be interrelated, theparticipants did so without sound reasoning. This paper reports the results of the longitudinalstudy and is an update to the interim findings reported in earlier conferences20, 21.The study completes the initial steps of an overall project aimed at formulating a strategy forimproving the teaching of service courses at the undergraduate level. The future steps willinvolve further collection of data and a subsequent intervention in the learning process toenhance student understanding. The intervention would require restructuring of the coursecontent, development of online modules and making better use of e-learning tools. We plan toimplement these interventions in a systematic

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia

development and skill levels forstudents in those grades. Teams will report out on their experiences at the end of the workshop.• Concluding activities and discussionsParticipants will reflect on how these activities and materials can be used in their classes. Wewill review "engineering habits of mind" and 21st Century skills; how the engineering designprocess can integrate topics from science, math, history, and communication arts, and engagestudents via project-based learning.StandardsApplicable national standards for the selected ETKs appear at the end of this application as percommunication with Ms. Hurd. Please note that all of the ETKs are grounded in Virginia'sStandards of Learning in math and science; many also match to standards in other

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

Initiatives in the Romanian Higher Education, In the proceedings of the 7th WSEAS International Conference on Engineering Education (EDUCATION’10),pp. 104-109, July 22-24, Corfu Island, Greece, 2010.[3]. European Council, The Implementation of Permanent Educational Strategies in Europe. A report regarding permanent education, elaborated by the European Training Foundation (ETF) on the request of the European Council, October, 3 2003.[4]. Neculau, A., The Adults’ Education: Romanian Experiences. Polirom Publishing House, Iasi, 2004.[5]. Mills, J. and Treagust, D., Engineering Education- Is problem Based or Project-Based Learning the Answer?, Australian Journal of Engineering Education, 2003-2004, www.aaee.com.au/journal

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Michael B. Cutlip, University of Connecticut; Mordechai Shacham, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Michael Elly, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

Asymco, whocovers the mobile industry has made somepredictions(4) regarding the future ofsmartphones. A particularly interestinggraphic is reproduced as Figure 1. Note thatthe smartphone numbers seem to beapproaching the world’s population in thenext 10 years. This is a challenge toconsider, but it does indicate thatsmartphones will probably be available as apossible educational tool with increasingpopularity with younger persons aseducators look toward the future. Figure 1 – Projection of Smartphone Users for 10 Years by World Region from H. Dediu (4)Special Considerations for AfricaMatthew Labrooy, who works with eLearning Africa(5), has written about Africa’s

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Henry W. Kraebber, Purdue University, West Lafayette; E. Shirl Donaldson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Katie Mae Hackney

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

, 140 students have participated in short term study abroadtrips to Germany. The spring trips have grown in content and participation. The questions of thelong term impact of the short term study abroad on the participants were proposed as a graduatestudent project for the spring and summer of 2013.Survey MethodsA research survey was conducted to gather information about the impact of past on the 140students who have participated in week-long Germany study abroad trips through June of 2013.A survey was developed and approval for this survey was granted by the Purdue office of HumanResource Protection and created in online form using Qualtrics Survey software availablethrough the Purdue University Information Technology group (ITAP). The survey

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Miquela Trujillo, University of New Mexico; Peter V. Vorobieff; Francisco Martin Vigil, University of New Mexico; Tennille Charisse Bernard, The University of New Mexico; Clinton Lee Corbin, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

of the Facilitator,” 2011 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada June 26-29, 2011.3. Cline, M.J., and Powers, G.J., “Problem Based Learning via Open Ended Projects in Carnegie Mellon University’s Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory,” 27th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 5- 8, 1997.4. Goulet, R.U., and Owino, J.,”Experimental Problem-Based Learning in the Mechanics of Materials Laboratory,” 2002 Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 16-19, 2002.Appendix ASample lab manuals for several laboratory experiments that were implemented in this course canbe found on the following

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Maija M Kukla, University of Maryland, College Park; Linn W Hobbs OBE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sergey V Vasilev, Yaroslavl State University; Ivan Fedorov; Alexander S. Sigov

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

educational projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Use of a Virtual Multifunctional X-Ray Diffractometer for Teaching Science and Engineering CoursesAbstractA virtual x-ray diffractometer has been developed and used as a flexible and powerful tool tohelp undergraduate and graduate students become familiar with the design and operation of theX-ray equipment in visual and interactive ways and learn fundamental principles underlying theanalytical x-ray diffraction methods. The diffractometer has been used: for lecturedemonstrations, as part of homework and control assignments, for preparing students to a hands-on work in X-ray labs, in combination with actual X-ray

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development

space.Several years ago the Russian Ministry of Education and Science launched a new project ofdifferentiating the universities according to their educational and research activities. Thus, aspecial competition was held where universities vied for the status of National ResearchUniversity with resulting additional funding and privileges. Over 2000 universities in theRussian Federation participated in the contest, and 29 of them finally awarded the status.Kazan State Technological University (KSTU) was one of them, and in 2010 it was renamedinto Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU).Internationalization of the FacultyThe goal of KNRTU development as a national research university is “to provide personneland scientific research

Conference Session

Partner Organization Plenary II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Michael E. Auer, International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP)

Tagged Topics

Partner Society Plenary

technology is now measured in month and weeks. - Furthermore the focus of the engineering disciplines is shifting from pure technical subjects to subjects directed to Information Technologies and the daily life of mankind. - Engineering issues, either in industrial products or in engineering projects, are quickly Page 21.30.3 becoming increasingly complicated and most of these issues cross disciplinary lines. - The size of the systems developed or designed by engineers grows continually. A good example for this is the concept of the “Smart City”, which includes two assets – the social and the environmental capital

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Keith Willey, University of Technology Sydney; Anne P Gardner, University of Technology, Sydney

Tagged Topics

Invited - Curriculum Development

and journal articles. Keith is the Project Manager and lead developer of the self and peer assessment software tool known as SPARKPLUS. This software is currently being used by faculty at over 20 Australian Universities and several Universities and High Schools in Europe Asia and North and South America.Mrs. Anne P Gardner, University of Technology, Sydney ANNE GARDNER is a member of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the Univer- sity of Technology, Sydney (UTS). Anne’s research is in engineering education where she works with Dr. Willey in improving understanding of the learning associated with and assessment of collaborative learn- ing, workplace learning by professional engineers, and

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank Claydon; Betty Barr; David Shattuck; Stuart Long; Jennifer Ruchhoeft; Julie Trenor

season (i.e. semester)without losing eligibility. The key element of Redshirt Camp is the creation of a learningcommunity in which students collaborate in small groups on challenging exercises. Topics arenot only intended to strengthen students’ base knowledge in pertinent course-related content (e.g.units, vector calculus, and linear algebra), but are intended to help the students discover andpractice effective learning strategies such as time management and reading comprehension,which they can apply to future coursework, research, and work projects. All entering sophomores and incoming transfer students are invited to participate at nocost to the student. Since many of our students hold part time jobs and taking time off from workcould

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Marc Garland; Abdel Bayoumi; Travis Knight

Dr. Saed Mirzadeh. His research interestsare in the production and use of radioisotopes in medicine, for both diagnostic and therapeutic applications.ABDEL BAYOUMI, Ph.D., is a Professor and Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering at USC with over 25years of teaching and research experience. Before joining USC, he was a Prof. of Mechanical and Aerospace Eng.at North Carolina State Univ., a project manager at Hewlett-Packard, and a Prof. of Mechanical and Materials Eng.at Washington State Univ. His research activities have been focused in mechanical behavior of materials, diagnosisand prognosis of mechanical systems, mechanical design, design for manufacturability, concurrent engineering,mechatronics, non-destructive testing of materials

Conference Session

Communication Skills in Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Patric McElwain; James Helbling; Angela Beck

required course in Technical Report Writing devoted toengineering students, these students were still having difficulty mastering the organization,formatting, and technical style of lab reports and other professional genre. This paper introducesthe project and its academic context, describes the process by which the manual was composedand classroom tested, and outlines future plans for similar manuals at Embry-Riddle based uponthe success of the College of Engineering Style Manual. Sample entries from the manual areprovided in a set of Appendices as well.IntroductionThe following sections describe the development of the College of Engineering (COE) StyleManual at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Prescott, Arizona. The manualwas

Conference Session

Real World Applications

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

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

Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education”curing in determining the final quality of the concrete. The course is required for students of theStructural Analysis and Design major, but students of other majors, such as philosophy or otherengineering technology majors also register for this course, principally because of the practicaland hand-on nature of the instruction.The most important outcome of the Modern Concrete Technology course is the practicalexperience gained by the students in the development of the mix design, manufacturing, andmodern admixtures to obtain the type of concrete necessary for a specific project. The studentsalso develop a critical understanding of concrete behavior because they compare their resultswith

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven VanderLeest

solutions that may or may not be viable in other contexts.5.2 Curricular ApproachesThe curriculum can be adjusted to provide engineering students with a better introduction topostmodern thought. A greater emphasis on design projects with appropriate guidance to includenon-technical aspects can impel students to confront the ideas of postmodernism. However,students tend to quickly narrow in on the technical aspects, so it is usually necessary to makesome part of the grade contingent on a consideration of broader, non-technical aspects of thedesign, exploring how the design will impact society and how society informs the design.Sacks calls for the kind of breadth in engineering education that the liberal arts can provide as ameans to appreciation of