Conference Session

Design and the Community

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Wronecki; Donivan Potter

Document 2005-2223 Designing for Special Needs “A universal design for a computational input device.” James A. Wronecki, Donivan Potter East Tennessee State University, Johnson CityThe industrial design of traditional computational input devices such as keyboards and mice onthe consumer market today often do not lend themselves to the needs of individuals withphysical limitations. To help such individuals the coauthors, a graduate art student and anindustrial design professor set out to design a new input device.To appropriately constrain the design a

Conference Session

Effective Teaching to Motivate & Retain

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Zia Razzaq

Session 1046 An Effective Teaching Strategy for Motivation and Retention of Engineering and Technology Freshmen Zia Razzaq Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529AbstractThe introduction of a pair of new courses titled ”Explore Engineering and Technology I and II” atOld Dominion University has yielded dramatic results in both motivating and retaining freshmen.Each course is of two credit hours and is divided into three five-week modules. Each five-weekmodule is

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Joel R. Weinstein

Session 2559 Abstract: Simulating Industry in the Classroom Joel Weinstein Northeastern UniversityOverview:One of the underlying themes that distinguishes engineering technology from other technicaldisciplines is the real-world industrial nature and influence over the entire educationalexperience. While co-op and vacation work activities certainly help to reinforce the industrial“flavor,” they are not part of the daily academic regimen.To provide the industrial experience in classroom activities, we have developed a softwareproject-based course that simulates industry

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

Session 1453 Creating the Spirit of Teamwork in the Freshmen Experience Craig James Gunn Department of Mechanical Engineering Michigan State University East Lansing, MIAbstractBuilding an attitude that senses the need for a team effort in engineering is an important aspect ofthe Freshmen Experience. Students who come from a variety of backgrounds where competitionand winning may be more important than collaborative endeavors must be quickly acquaintedwith tactics that will make team activities a vital part of their

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Segee; Michael D. Amos

Session 2259 Micro-controller based Heater Control for Gas Sensors Michael Amos, Dr. Bruce Segee University of Maine Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Instrumentation Research LaboratoryAbstractSemiconductor Metal Oxide (SMO) Gas Sensors have emerged as a dominant sensor technologyin recent years. These sensors are now able to detect compounds ranging from greenhousegasses to chemical weapon agents. The behavior of the sensor is temperature dependent and thesensor typically operates at elevated temperature (200 °C to 600 °C). Laboratory

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Nosenchuck

Session 2202 Global Engineering Design Daniel Nosenchuck Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Princeton UniversityAbstractIn recognition that the engineering design process has radically changed and is increasinglycoupled to the global economy, the Design Curriculum has been restructured to introducestudents to elements of design in a global context. In conjunction with large internationalproduct firms, student design teams are challenged to design products for the worldwide market.A competition down-selects one or more teams

Conference Session

Web-Based Laboratory Experiments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Eppes; Peter Schuyler

Novel Distance Laboratory LabVIEW Control Panel Tanuj Oruganti, Tom Eppes and Peter Schuyler University of HartfordAbstractThe paper discusses the use of National Instrument’s LabVIEW for distance laboratoryexperiments. LabVIEW is being used in conjunction with a proprietary distance laboratorysystem called ALTE (Automated Laboratory Test Environment). ALTE is used by students inthe Electronic & Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) Department at the University ofHartford to perform experiments over the Internet on a 24/7 basis. The system architectureconsists of a management server that provides access control and archived experimentalprocedures. The

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Uma Balaji

2025 ASEE Northeast Section Conference, March 22, 2025, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, USA. Hands-On, Practice-Oriented Approach to Teaching Communication Systems Uma Balaji Electrical and Biomedical Engineering Fairfield University Fairfield, CT ubalaji@fairfield.edu Abstract— A Communication Systems course, offered as a engagement, a practice-oriented approach is essential,major elective for Electrical Engineering students

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Chirag Variawa; Susan McCahan

Evaluation of the Accessibility of Engineering Vocabulary Chirag Variawa and Susan McCahan University of TorontoAbstract:Do engineering instructional materials at the university level contain identifiable barriers tosuccess unrelated to course objectives? This is a growing concern as the population of studentsbecomes more diverse. And if there are barriers, how prevalent is this issue and can thesebarriers be characterized in a way that allows the instructor to easily identify and remove ormitigate them? In response to these questions, a research study is being conducted to at theUniversity of Toronto to look at the accessibility of the language used on

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2025 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Katherine Nielsen

(AI). These patterns prompt students to exercise autonomy, and ascollaborative learning, their effectiveness comes from students taking more active roles.Unconference, fishbowl, and shift & share are collaborative discussion patterns employed inprofessional contexts in software engineering communities. Unconference provides an openstructure for students to choose their own discussion topics, enabling them to initiateconversations most relevant to them. Fishbowl creates the context of a small-group discussionwithin a larger group, entrusting the selection of who speaks next to the organic rhythm ofsmall-group interaction. Shift & Share distributes presentation and feedback on ideas acrossmultiple small group discussions, thereby

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Tawni Hoeglund, Colorado School of Mines; Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines; Kimberley Breaux

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

2006-977: ENGINEERING SCHOOL, LIFE BALANCE, AND THE STUDENTEXPERIENCEHeidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines HEIDI G. LOSHBAUGH is an Assistant Research Professor for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education at Colorado School of Mines. She holds a Doctorate, Master’s Degree, and Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Denver. Dr. Loshbaugh taught in CSM’s Engineering Design program, for which she developed extensive course and faculty-support materials, and designed and implemented a leadership course. She also has experience in international education, corporate training and coaching, and academic editing.Tawni Hoeglund, Colorado School of Mines TAWNI J. HOEGLUND is

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter D. Heimdahl

Session 1692 Summer Technology and Engineering Preview at Stout for Girls (STEPS for Girls): Introducing the World of Manufacturing Peter D. Heimdahl University of Wisconsin-StoutAbstract: The University of Wisconsin-Stout hosted a tuition-free summer engineering andtechnology camp for 163 girls entering 7th grade in four one-week sessions in July 1997. Thepurpose of the camp was to expose women to the opportunities for technical careers earlyenough to influence their choices of math, science, and technical courses in middle and highschool. The camp was partially supported by

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

academia. After teachingclasses the traditional way, class lectures augmented with textbook homework, a program wasdeveloped to engage students in model building activities that encouraged creativity, promotedownership in student learning, linked physical behavior to mathematical expressions, andhopefully better prepares students for engineering practice.1Students in the college begin hands-on learning during their freshman year and this served as theimpetus to link kinesthetic learning with lower level and upper level engineering courses.Students often list a junior level class as their favorite class because it incorporates modelbuilding projects into the curriculum. Students are often eager to work on these projects and aretypically proud to

Conference Session

ECCD Technical Session 5: Energy and Wind and Design

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Alya Abd Aziz, Northeastern University; Evan Alexander, Northeastern University; Laura Brigandi, Northeastern University; Cole Branagan, Northeastern University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #28525Power Generation through Small Scale Wind TurbineProf. Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University Bala Maheswaran received his M.S. and Ph.D. in experimental solid state Physics, and MSEE in Electri- cal Engineering from Northeastern University. He is currently a senior faculty at Northeastern University. He has contributed and authored about seventy publications consisting of original research and education related papers, and conference proceedings. He has over twenty-five years of experience in teaching at Northeastern University. He is the Chair of the Engineering Physics Division, ASEE, Chair-elect and

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Melissa Zaczek, Rochester Institute of Technology; Cory Hoffman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

2006-2434: FAILURE ANALYSIS PROJECTS AS TEACHING TOOLS INMATERIALS SCIENCEElizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology ELIZABETH A. DEBARTOLO is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at RIT. She earned her BSE at Duke University in 1994 and her MSME and Ph.D. at Purdue University in 1996 and 2000, respectively. She works with several students on predicting and enhancing fatigue life in aircraft materials and structures and is active in the college’s K-12 outreach programs.Melissa Zaczek, Rochester Institute of Technology MELISSA A. ZACZEK is a student at Rochester Institute of Technology completing her BS and ME in Mechanical Engineering. Her

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Erik De Graaff; Gillian Saunders-Smits

repeatedly stated they prefer candidates who are competent in communication skills on topof their specific engineering abilities1. Hence the educational objectives of engineeringuniversities must be adapted to account for this new demand, which is put upon them.Until 1995 the competencies listed above2 were not mentioned explicitly in the objectives of theFaculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology. The curriculum focussed oncore engineering skills only. During a programme review in 1995 when the faculty moved to a 5year combined Bachelor and Master of Science degree new objectives were formulated which agraduate would have to meet.Those new objectives emphasized that graduates meet the changing requirements society puts

Conference Session

WIED: Pre-College Student Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Volcy, Spelman College

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Paper ID #8920Effects of Two Experientially-Correct Introduction To Engineering Moduleson Prospective Female Engineering StudentsDr. Jerry Volcy, Spelman College Jerry Volcy is President of JVLabs, LLC, COO or SoftWear Automation and a part-time member of the faculty at Spelman College. JVLabs is an engineering consultancy specializing in the advanced devel- opment of FPGA designs, microprocessor microcode and O/S device drivers. SoftWear Automation is a DARPA funded startup chartered to automate the manufacture of sewn goods through robotic automation. Dr. Volcy is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Derek Yip-Hoi; Zbigniew Pasek

LEGO FACTORY: AN EDUCATIONAL CIM ENVIRONMENT FOR ASSEMBLY Zbigniew J. Pasek, Derek Yip-Hoi University of Michigan / University of British ColumbiaABSTRACTThis paper describes a general concept for a computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)environment intended for the design and assembly of “products” built out of Lego blocks. These“products” are conceptualized and designed within a Lego CAD System from a small set of themost commonly used Lego building blocks. Process planning and trajectory planning software isused to determine the build sequence and robot program for assembling the model directly fromthe 3D CAD model. The robot program is fed into a cell

Conference Session

Advisory Boards & Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shamsuddin Ilias; Franklin King; Keith Schimmel

Session #3413 Using Standardized Examinations to Assess Engineering Programs Keith A. Schimmel, Franklin G. King, Shamsuddin Ilias, North Carolina A&T State UniversityAbstractThe ABET EC2000 criteria require programs to have quality improvement processes in place tomake decisions based on assessment data from student performance and program constituencies.Within this context, there is a need for development of additional quantitative measures that willbe consistent over time and between instructors of whether students have mastered courselearning objectives. This paper will discuss

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Martin Morris; Fred Fry

Session 1552 Coupling Engineering and Entrepreneurship Education through Formula SAE Martin Morris, Fred Fry Bradley UniversityAbstractTeams of mechanical engineering students design, build, and race a Formula SAE car as theirsenior project assignment. Upon completion, the car is entered in a national competition. Theoverall task is to create a prototype racecar and to develop a business strategy capable of buildingfour production cars per day. A team of entrepreneurship students simultaneously had theassignment to create a

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gretchen Hein; Sheryl Sorby

What’s an Engineer? Teaching Teachers about Engineering Gretchen L. Hein and Sheryl A. Sorby Department of Engineering Fundamentals Michigan Technological University 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-1295 USA PH: 906-487-1968 FAX: 906-487-1620 e-mail: glhein@mtu.edu, sheryl@mtu.eduAbstractMany K-12 teachers do not know what an engineer does or what the different engineeringdisciplines are. Consequently, they are unsure of how to encourage their students to exploreengineering as a career. To address this issue, a three day workshop was held during the Summerof 2001 at

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Tyler Schecklman, Savannah Technical College

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

worldwide without time constraint,permitting information to be displayed on any client platform. This has generated great impacton the processing and control of information/knowledge acquisition in home andmanufacturing/commerce automation. The ability to acquire information and even to controlinstruments/devices at fingertips over the Internet is becoming desirable not only to theprofessionals but also to the end users in general. Thanks to the development of InternetTechnology, distance monitoring and control of devices are emerging realities. Individualsnowadays can access information and receive signals at home over the Internet. Networkconnections can be used for transmitting and receiving data from a microcontroller because inmost cases, the

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Kimbrough, University of Tennessee at Martin; Rhett Chrysler, University of Tennessee at Martin; Somsak Sukittanon, The University of Tennessee at Martin

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-658: INCREASE STUDENT PROJECT OUTCOME IN EMBEDDEDSYSTEM COURSE THROUGH DESIGN COMPETITIONMichael Kimbrough, University of Tennessee at MartinRhett Chrysler, University of Tennessee at MartinSomsak Sukittanon, The University of Tennessee at Martin Page 15.719.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Increase Student Project Outcome in Embedded System Course through Design CompetitionAbstractIn 2007, an upper division elective course in embedded systems at the University of Tennessee atMartin was switched from the Intel 8085 to the ATMEL AVR microcontroller. The objective isto teach students how to design a hardware interface and to

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Graduate Student Experience and Decision-Making

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alayna Grace Wanless; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Elizabeth Gross, Sam Houston State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Paper ID #36888Returning and Direct Pathway Students: How the Decision-Making Processof Engineering Master’s Degree Pursuit Is Influenced by IndustryExperienceAlayna Grace WanlessDr. Diane L. Peters, Kettering University Dr. Peters is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University.Dr. Elizabeth Gross, Sam Houston State University Elizabeth A. Gross MLIS, PhD is currently assistant professor of Library Science and Technology at Sam Houston State University and engineering education researcher. She achieved her doctoral degree in learning design and technology from Wayne State Unive

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Natalie C.T. Van Tyne P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Paper ID #32058GIFT: The Influence of Stakeholders in Ethical Decision MakingMrs. Natalie C.T. Van Tyne P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Natalie Van Tyne is an Associate Professor of Practice at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univer- sity, where she teaches first year engineering design as a foundation courses for Virginia Tech’s under- graduate engineering degree programs. She holds bachelors and masters degrees from Rutgers University, Lehigh University and Colorado School of Mines, and studies best practices in pedagogy, learning strate- gies, reflective learning and critical thinking

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julien Henri Arrizabalaga, University of Oklahoma; Matthias U. Nollert, University of Oklahoma; Rachel C. Childers, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

hands-ontime with the equipment. This can be prohibitively expensive, however. To address this problem,custom made devices using open-source hardware and software systems can be built with materialscosting a fraction of the commercially available devices. This paper provides an introduction toour work to build an economical mechanical tester to be used in biomedical engineering teachinglabs.Device Fabrication and DesignThe Arduino open-source platform has been acclaimed for its versatility, low cost, and ease of use.These microcontrollers have now been used in a broad range of engineering research and educationapplications. We previously reported the fabrication of a proof of concept Arduino-basedmechanical tester for a total cost of less than

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John McLellan, Freescale; Andy Mastronardi, Freescale

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-771: ENGAGING STUDENTS: THE GROWING SMART-CARCOMPETITIONJohn McLellan, FreescaleAndy Mastronardi, Freescale Page 14.541.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Engaging Students – The Growing Smart Car CompetitionAbstractWhether in the United States, Mexico, China, or other regions of the globe, today’s engineeringstudents all have one common characteristic, they get bored easily if not engaged in theirlearning. One solution is to hold a “Smart Car Challenge.” It has all the key ingredients thatengage a student speed, complexity, design, teamwork and competitiveness.In 2006, the China Ministry of Education initiated a design contest between

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade - Reflections and Advice on the Educational Process

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca M. Reck, Kettering University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student

Paper ID #16130Engineering Success: Delivering Your Ph.D. on Time, on Budget, and Readyfor Your CareerDr. Rebecca M. Reck, Kettering University Rebecca M. Reck is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. She completed her Ph.D. in systems and entrepreneurial engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign in 2016 and her master’s degree in electrical engineering at Iowa State University in 2010. During her eight years at Rockwell Collins as a systems engineer, she contributed to the development of the new ProLine Fusion Flight Control System and served as the project

Conference Session

Communication in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elif Miskioglu, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #13875Technical and Professional Communication for Chemical EngineersElif Miskioglu, The Ohio State University Elif Miskioglu graduated from Iowa State with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and minor in Genetics. She is currently a PhD candidate at The Ohio State University, where she is studying learning styles in the chemical engineering undergraduate student population. Page 26.1496.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Technical and Professional

Conference Session

Web Systems and Web Services

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Xiannong Meng

Session 1658 Putting Information Retrieval Theory into Practice – A Web Search Engine Project for an Undergraduate Computer Science Elective Course Xiannong Meng Computer Science Department Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA 17837 Abstract This paper describes a semester project for an undergraduate computer science senior elective course, CSCI 379 Computer Science Topics – Information Retrieval and Web Search, taught at Bucknell