Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene L. Harding, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Education, 2014 An Undergraduate Course in Military RF Electronic Applications, aka Electronic WarfareAbstractAn applications course can be a fun and interesting way to learn about an engineering discipline.The author created a course with a focus on what the military calls electronic warfare (EW):using the electromagnetic spectrum for advantage, preserving its use for friendly forces, andpreventing the enemy from doing the same. During the course, his students explored severalgenerally-applicable topics, including various types of radio frequency (RF) propagation, high-frequency printed circuit board (PCB) layout, and antenna analysis and design. They alsostudied several more militarily-focused topics, including

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilburn Clouse

schools may offerone or two more courses to further enhance the student's understanding ofentrepreneurship. Still other colleges and universities offer a complete four-year degreeprogram and/or master's degree or doctorate. Still, the vast majority of schools offerlittle or nothing to teach students about self-employment, creative thinking, and theprocess of generating new and creative ideas for opportunity development. There are at least two general underlying assumptions about entrepreneurshipeducation. Some schools, especially some schools of business, assume thatentrepreneurship cannot be taught. To them, it is an inborn skill that is derived fromyour gene base. In these types of schools, students appear to be already either starting

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Belle Upadhyaya

material. The development anddemonstration of the web-based teaching material is focused on one of the modules usedin the college-wide course entitled Introduction to Maintenance Engineering. Themodule incorporates interactive course material, examples, PowerPoint slides, and videoclips of rotating machinery in operation.1. IntroductionIntroduction to Maintenance Engineering is one of the courses that was developedunder a National Science Foundation Combined Research Curriculum Development (NSF-CRCD) project at The University of Tennessee. This is presented as a distance educationcourse and consists of twelve modules. The course presents the principles of variousmaintenance technologies as they are practiced by the U.S. industry. The module

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Higgins

Session 3247 Developing and Delivering Engineering Technology Degree Programs for Incumbent Workers in Technical Industries Jeffrey Higgins Vermont Technical CollegeIntroductionVermont Technical College (VTC) has been delivering associate degrees, designed foremployees in specific industries, at the industry locations for a little over six years now.Over 250 students/employees are currently enrolled in engineering technology programsat IBM, BF Goodrich Aerospace, Verizon, and a consortium of small manufacturers innortheastern Vermont. This paper will provide an overview

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Frey; Jose Cruz

Session 1520 Ethics and Empowerment: An Ethics Module for Introduction to Computers José A. Cruz, William J. Frey University of Puerto Rico at MayagüezI. IntroductionWe intend to explore a different dimension of practical and professional ethics, one that we cancharacterize as more positive. The dominant view of ethics is that it functions as a limit topower in that it establishes barriers beyond which we cannot go. (A colleague of our talks of laetica como un baden, ethics as a speed bump, an obstacle that we have to get around in

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3439: ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT COMPLETION FOR CAP-STONE DESIGN PROJECTSMr. Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara Stephen Laguette is currently a lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in the College of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the Technology Management pro- gram, and is responsible for the undergraduate M.E. capstone design program. He received his B.S., M.S. in M.E. from the University of California, Los Angeles. His professional career has included executive research and development management positions with a number of medical device companies. He has been responsible for the creation of complex medical devices with more than 15

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen C. Cooper; Michael D. Rucki; Gregory R. Miller

Session 1268 Direct Manipulation Visualization of the Behavior of Framed Structures in the ‘Dr. Frame’ Environment Michael D. Rucki, Prof. Gregory R. Miller*, Stephen C. Cooper* Dr. Software, LLC / *University of WashingtonIntroductionDr. Frame, developed by Dr.Software, LLC, is a direct manipulation modeling environment forexploring the behavior of frame and truss membered structures. The Dr. Frame environment ispresented in this paper in terms of its educational value to both instructors and students.About Dr.Frame: Direct Manipulation Modeling of Frame StructuresThe Dr. Frame modeling

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Beena Sukumaran

Session 2615 Geo-environmental Engineering - An Integral Part of Civil Engineering Beena Sukumaran Rowan UniversityAbstractAll sophomore students at Rowan University are introduced to engineering design andexperiments through a series of integrated lectures and laboratories. The class described in thefollowing paragraphs, is one in a series of engineering clinics offered in the freshmen to senioryears. Sophomore students are exposed to a variety of engineering principles, experimentalmethods, and design tools not typically

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Henry

http://chem.engr.utc.edu. Hardware and SoftwareThe chemical engineering laboratories have been using desktop computers for data acquisitionand control of engineering equipment since 1990. The students conduct experiments to observesteady-state and transient operating performance, accomplish system identification and, in somecases, design feedback controllers for the systems. The data acquisition and control software iswritten with LabVIEW software (from National Instruments, http://www.natinst.com ).Controller design, if done, involves tuning two feedback controllers: a proportional controllerand a proportional-integral controller.The computers are all networked with ethernet and have internet (IP) addresses

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Kurt Frederick

trainingand workshop activities, site visits to industry locations for data gathering, the placement offaculty in industry internships, and the preparation of 25 case studies developed as a result of theproject activities and faculty experiences. Also to be discussed are the activities and eventsplanned for the follow-up project to TEFATE, named the South East Advanced TechnologicalEducation Consortium Case Model Development Project.IntroductionSEATEC is a consortium of five two-year colleges located in Tennessee. Those colleges areChattanooga State Technical Community College, Jackson State Community College, NashvilleState Technical Institute, Pellissippi State Technical Community College, and State TechnicalInstitute at Memphis. An overall goal of

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education: Distance & Service Learning, Web-based Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazem Said

Session _3260__ Towards Using Problem-Based Learning in Teaching ComputerProgramming – Step 1: Developing Synchronized Multimedia Lectures Using Video and PowerPoint Hazem Said and Fazal khan Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computing Technology, University of CincinnatiIntroductionThis paper is motivated by the first author’s desire to implement Problem-based learningor Project-based learning (PBL) in his computer programming classes. PBL is a popularteaching pedagogy that emphasis student's understanding of the course contents. Theclassroom and instructor's role in PBL

Conference Session

Inter. collaboratory efforts in engr edu

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Omar Zia

Session 249 Faculty Exchange, one aspect of International Co- operation in Engineering Education Omar Zia Southern Polytechnic State UniversityAbstractThis paper is an outcome of a faculty exchange program between an Americanand a German university, in the summer semester of 2001. The goal is to presentand promote, the faculty exchange program as one of the many components ofinternational cooperation in engineering education. After stressing the necessityand benefits of globalization of engineering education, the paper summarizesauthor’s own experience in organizing a faculty exchange

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bertrand Côté

Session 2793 Teaching fluid mechanics with born-again instructional VHS tapes Bertrand Côté, P. Eng., M.A.Sc. Associate professor Department of civil engineering Faculty of Engineering Université de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke, Québec Canada J1K 2R1 bertrand.cote@courrier.usherb.caAbstractThis paper presents a case study describing why and how VHS

Conference Session

Educators on the Frontier

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Hoag

Session 2322 Approaches Supporting Advanced Competency Development in the Workplace Kevin L. Hoag University of Wisconsin-MadisonWhen most people think about the learning process the first picture that comes to mind isthat of a school building or a classroom. After all, our formal education is certainly auniversal and important part of our learning experience. It is perhaps only naturaltherefore that when corporate managers recognize a need to ensure continuous employeelearning they too immediately think of classrooms, learning centers, and ultimately“corporate

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Math with Technology

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Glen Smerage

employed mathematical software in engineering courses for eight years,initially as a lecture aid and, over the past four years, in active learning and productivework by students. The courses involve analyses of functions, including integration,differentiation and graphing, and formulation and simulation of mathematical models.Those activities are performed by students and instructor exclusively at computersusing a commercial mathematical software and supported by on-line knowledgebases.Each complete analysis produces a document. Instructor documents andknowledgebases are distributed via a Web server. Student documents are transferredbetween student and instructor via e-mail attachment. The instructor evaluates studentwork at a computer in the

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Darrell Schielke; Joshua Jensen; Byron Ronnebaum; Raju Dandu

K-TRON Shear Eliminator Darrell Schielke, Joshua Jensen, Byron Ronnebaum, and Dr. Raju Dandu Kansas State University SalinaAbstractAirlock systems are used to move material between areas with different pressure and minimizethe change in pressure when material is moved. Airlock’s have a tendency to cause shear in thematerials they move. K-Tron Salina has designed an airlock system and shear protector toaddress the problems of the airlock. K-Tron’s system is not totally effective. Using ourknowledge of the design process and skills learned from K-State Salina, we attempted to create asystem capable of eliminating shear from the airlock system and reduce the burden on

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lisa Anneberg; Harold Josephs

Global Engineering Program Mission Statement Development Lisa Anneberg and Harold Josephs Lawrence Technological University, Departments of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Southfield, MI 48075AbstractThis paper addresses the results of a poll of a small sample of visiting professors at a mid-sizetechnical university of science and technology located in China [SUES, Shanghai University ofEngineering Science]. A number of professors from a Midwestern engineering university haveteamed up with the technical university in China to provide a global aspect to engineeringeducation. Perceptions of the efficacy of the visiting professor

Conference Session

WIP II

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

David Kriesberg, University of Maryland College Park; Evan Hutzell, University of Maryland College Park; Richard Blanton, University of Maryland College Park

Tagged Topics

FYEE 2025

Paper ID #49828WIP: Building Supportive Campus Communities Through the MakerSpaceInitiativeMr. David Kriesberg, University of Maryland College Park David Kriesberg is a Mechanical Engineer and educator with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland. He currently serves as the Instructional Fabrication Lab Manager for Terrapin Works at UMD, where he oversees hands-on engineering education and supports student innovation through advanced fabrication resources. In addition to his managerial role, David teaches ENES100: Introduction to Engineering Design and ENME272: Introduction to Computer-Aided

Conference Session

Technical Session 8 - Paper 1: Combining Forces: Putting Equity to Work

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Fatima Alleyne, University of California, Berkeley; Ricky Vides, University of California, Berkeley; Grace D O'Connell, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Paper ID #35557Combining Forces: Putting Equity to WorkDr. Fatima Alleyne, University of California, Berkeley Fatima Alleyne, Ph.D., is the director of Community Engagement and Inclusive Practices in the College of Engineering at UC Berkeley. She brings her passion and love for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and education into her work to develop programs that promote equity; foster a positive, inclusive culture; and increase access and opportunities to those who have historically been underrep- resented in STEM. She also leads a strategic planning and data-driven process to guide programs and

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 1: Adapting to COVID and other Design Challenges

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Orser; Tiffany Ling, University of St. Thomas

Paper ID #36550Enduring Pandemic Impacts on Capstone CourseHeather Orser Dr. Heather Orser is an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of St Thomas. She completed her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Minnesota with a focus on high-speed structures and A/D converters. Prior to serving as faculty at the University of St Thomas she worked in the development of implantable neuromodulation systems at both Inspire Medical and Medtronic where she led the development of a number of next- generation systems and successfully assessed the safety of implantable

Conference Session

PCEE Session 4: Resource / Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School

Paper ID #37448Parent Professional Development: Connecting FormalEducation to Informal Education (Curriculum Exchange)Hoda Ehsan (Director of Quadrivium Design and Engineering ) Hoda Ehsan is the Director of Quadrivium Engineering and Design, and the Chair for Engineering and Computer Science departments at The Hill School. She holds a PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comParent Professional Development: Connecting Formal Education to Informal Education(Curriculum Exchange

Conference Session

How We Tackled the Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University ; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Aidan Puzzio, The Citadel; Benjamin Lawrence Kicklighter, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #34133Continuity of Instruction, Cognitive Load, and the Middle Years SlumpDr. Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel Mary Katherine Watson is currently an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel. She holds BS and MS degrees in Biosystems Engineering from Clemson University and a PhD in Environmental Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology. She enjoys, and has invested significantly, in the development of her undergraduate students, serving as past faculty advisor for numerous student groups. Dr. Watson is passionate about improving access to engineering education and

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Session - Virtual and Augmented Reality

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Hieu V Nguyen, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

encompasses both theoretical analysis and experimental investigations such as designing and testing of propulsion systems including design and development of pilot testing facility, mechanical instrumentation, and industrial applications of aircraft engines. Also, in the past 10 years she gained experience in teaching ME and ET courses in both quality control and quality assurance areas as well as in thermal-fluid, energy conversion and mechanical areas from various levels of instruction and addressed to a broad spectrum of students, from freshmen to seniors, from high school graduates to adult learners. She also has extended experience in curriculum development. Dr. Husanu developed laboratory activities for Measurement

Collection

2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Irma Rocio Vazquez; Sakineh Chabi

1 Solar Fuels: Importance of Material Compatibility in Their Production Irma Rocio Vazquez, Sakineh Chabi Mechanical Engineering Department University of New Mexico AbstractResearch and implementation of clean energy alternatives are paramount, not only for the earth butto more efficiently harness energy from renewable alternatives, such as the sun, which provides10,000 times the daily global energy demand. Artificial photosynthesis, or so-called solar fueltechnology, presents an alluring prospect in harnessing solar energy and offers a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Branco, Politecnico de Viseu; Odete Lopes, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

to 1998, she was a chemical technician and lab assistant at the Electrochemistry and Corrosion Laboratory in Coimbra. From 1998 to 2001, she was an industrial management lab assistant in the Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management Department of Instituto Politecnico de Viseu, Portugal. Since 2001 she is an assistant professor of Operations Management, Project Management and Quality Management at the Escola Superior de Tecnologia of the Polytechnic of Viseu, Portugal.Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu João Vinhas, MSc Professor of Physics and Mechanics; Assistant Professor since 1998; Director of the graduation in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management of the Escola Superior

Conference Session

Innovations in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2009-2021: THE APPLICATION OF MATLAB TO TEACHINGCOMMUNICATION SYSTEMSYuhong Zhang, Texas Southern University Page 14.1178.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Application of Matlab on the Teaching of Communication SystemsAbstractMatlab has become a widely used tool for teaching and learning in various Engineeringprograms. In author’s electronics technology program, many students do not have astrong calculus background, which is the basic requirement for the communicationsystems course. Therefore, it is helpful to have a tool like Matlab to help themunderstand the concepts of signal, Fourier theorem, random noise and

Conference Session

Design Cognition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rogelio Cardona, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Ted Cruz, University of Puerto Rico; Noraica Davila, University of Puerto Rico; Omar Ferrer, University of Puerto Rico; Alexander Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico; Ramon Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico; Willie Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico; Nelson Mendez, University of Puerto Rico; Damian Torres, University of Puerto Rico; José Vega, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-2376: CREATIVITY MEETS NO BOUNDS: DEFEATING THE MYTH OFTHE CAVERogelio Cardona, University of Puerto Rico, MayagüezTed Cruz, University of Puerto RicoNoraica Davila, University of Puerto RicoOmar Ferrer, University of Puerto RicoAlexander Gonzalez, University of Puerto RicoRamon Gonzalez, University of Puerto RicoWillie Gonzalez, University of Puerto RicoNelson Mendez, University of Puerto RicoDamian Torres, University of Puerto RicoJosé Vega, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Page 14.385.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Creativity Meets No Bounds: Defeating the Myth of the CaveAbstractWe are a team of

Conference Session

Energy Efficiency and Capstone Projects

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David McDonald P.E., Lake Superior State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #20330Introductory Vehicle Energy Systems Instruction Initial Experiences and De-velopmentProf. David McDonald P.E., Lake Superior State University David McDonald is a Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Lake Superior State University. He has taught at LSSU for over 40 years and is a Life Member of ASEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Introductory Vehicle Energy Systems Instruction Prof. David McDonald Lake Superior State UniversityIntroduction:The transportation energy sector

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 12

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elise Rodich, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #29486Circuits and Our Environment (Resource Exchange)Elise Rodich, University of St. Thomas Studying mechanical engineering with a minor in materials science at the University of St. Thomas.Dr. Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas Dr. Besser, PE, ENV SP, holds a PhD in education and MS and BS in civil engineering. Currently, she is civil engineering chair and Center for Engineering Education director. Previous experience includes fac- ulty positions in diverse universities where she has taught a variety of coursework including steel, timber, concrete and masonry design, construction, engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Catherine F. Cahill, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; John Monahan, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #18333Low-cost Fixed-wing Construction Techniques for UAS CurriculumDr. Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Michael C. Hatfield is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Associate Director for Science & Education, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration. He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University; an M.S. in electrical engineering from California State University Fresno, and a Ph.D. in Electrical/Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.Dr