Conference Session

Serving the Information Needs of Engineering Technology Educators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lance Miller; Jack Waintraub

Session 1150: Serving Needs of Engineering Technology and Engineering Educators NATIONAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CLEARINGHOUSE ASEE 2004 Annual Conference Sponsor: Engineering Technology Division By: Jack Waintraub, Lance Miller NJCATE: A National Center for Advanced Technological EducationAbstractNJCATE, a National Center for Advanced Technological Education dedicated to advancing thestate of Engineering Technology education, has been a catalyst and a resource for technologicaleducation since its inception in 1995. Most recently it was funded by the National ScienceFoundation Advanced

Conference Session

Leadership in the Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ward; Robert Martinazzi

Session 3615 TEACHING LEADERSHIP WITH 10,000 WORDS Robert Martinazzi, David Ward University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractAn old adage states “Pictures are worth a thousand words.” An appropriate deductionfrom this phase can be “Movies are then worth ten thousand words.” With this basicpremise, a unique component to an Engineering Leadership class involves the studentsviewing three films, namely, “Braveheart,”1 “The Patriot,” 2 and “Gladiator.” 3 Eachfilm contains a wealth of verbal and visual leadership examples which inspire men towillingly sacrifice their lives for a “vision” greater than

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Janak Dave; Thomas Boronkay

Session 3447 Bi-Use Wheelchair/Examination Table Thomas Boronkay, Janak Dave, Erika Shafts University of CincinnatiAbstractStudents working toward the Baccalaureate degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology(MET) at the University op Cincinnati are required to complete a Design, Build & Test Capstonedesign project. Some of these projects are geared to meet the needs of the local non-profitorganizations that provide community service. For the past several years, the MET departmenthas been working with these organizations to identify problems to be solved by

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Autar Kaw

Session 1475 Seven Traits of a Highly Effective Engineering Educator Autar K. Kaw Mechanical Engineering Department University of South Florida ENB 118, 4202 E Fowler Avenue Tampa, FL 33620-5350Abstract This paper enumerates and illustrates the seven traits of a highly effective engineeringeducator. These traits include - being organized, understanding the importance of the first day ofclass, using teaching tools effectively, being compassionate, giving

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Chernik; Josh Lambden; Brent Young; Bill Svrcek

Session 2793 Experiences in Process Control Web-based Learning Paul Chernik, Joshua Lambden, Glen Hay, William Svrcek and Brent Young Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, CANADAAbstractAs more and more students gain access to computers, the idea of implementing Internet-basedchemical engineering courses becomes more of a reality. With web-based learning comes newopportunities and challenges for both faculty and students. In courses where hands-on learningdirectly facilitated by an instructor is not required, web-based

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Advances I

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Virendra Varma

availability of a variety of software for coursemanagement, our methodology of teaching engineering courses has changed considerably. Useof Blackboard, WebCT, Front Page, and other software, has transformed teaching from a linearto a non-linear mode where students can jump, for example, from Chapter 3 to Chapter 8 and canbring in the required information as they need it to understand a topic. Teaching of constructionmanagement is no different than teaching a course in any other discipline. However, the use ofDiscussion Boards is of special significance in teaching of Construction Management coursewhen many of the students have been exposed to the construction process either via a part-timejob as a member of a construction team, or they are full-time

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Ferguson; Lisa Anneberg; Ece Yaprak

ferguson@gvsu.edu Ece Yaprak Division of Engineering Technology Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202 313-577-8075 yaprak@eng.wayne.eduABSTRACTThe World Wide Web is ubiquitous, interesting, and is now a part of many electrical andcomputer engineering courses. A set of Web design modules for utilization in non-webprogramming electrical and computer engineering undergraduate classes is introduced inthis paper. The modules began as an introductory exercise for a “Circuits for the non-major” class, and have been adapted for utilization for a number of

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Arumala; Ibibia Dabipi

Session 1532 USING SUMMER INTERNSHIPS TO ENHANCE SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS I. K. Dabipi and J. O. Arumala University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MarylandA summer internship program supported by NASA was designed to give some undergraduateEngineering and Engineering Technology majors very unique professional experiences by matchingthem with mentors in the NASA Wallops Facilities. Six undergraduate students worked on severalprojects during a 10-week summer internship program at the Wallops

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Clare Cook

Session 1520 Connecting Embedded Systems to the Internet Clare F. Cook Ferris State UniversityAbstractThis paper deals with a proof-of-concept project that will demonstrate how sensor data can beretrieved over data networks. The project also tries to achieve this goal in a cost sensitivemanner by utilizing open source software and low cost hardware. The concept is to provideenvironmental temperature sensing at a remote site and regularly update a web page with thistemperature. The display of the data is controlled remotely through a web browser

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Brenda Martin; J. P. Mohsen

buildings. In response to these needs, asystem and curriculum were developed that can be used to discuss and demonstrate theseconcepts. This system is divided into seven sub-modules: Introduction to Civil Engineering,Structural Design Concepts, Statics and Beam Mechanics, Beam Deflection and ColumnBuckling, Introduction to Concrete, Bridge Design and Construction, and Building Design andConstruction. A compact, self-contained system, the Design of Structures system demonstratesconcepts such as axial forces, stress, strain, bending moments, and deflection. The concreteportion of the system enables the students to study, mix, form, and test concrete samples.Bridges and buildings are focused on in detail with models to construct, test, and evaluate

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Prawit Potsawatsuk; Mohammed Enamul Haque; Amarneethi Vamadevan

Session 1426 JAVA Simulation based Soil Mechanics Laboratory Course Studio Mohammed E. Haque, Amarneethi Vamadevan, Prawit Rotsawatsuk Western Michigan University, Michigan 49008AbstractIn the field of civil/geotechnical engineering, students conduct a variety of soil tests to fulfillundergraduate soil mechanics course requirement. There is a range of problems in soil laboratoryinstruction, such as, some students not getting hands on experience of conducting tests becauseof inadequate number of apparatus, time constraints and inability in exciting students to seriouslyconduct the experiments. However when these laboratory

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

Session 1566 Teaching Controls With PLCs by Hugh Jack Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State UniversityAbstract:In industrial practice it is much more common to control a process using logical control for dis-crete on/off states. As a result most industrial equipment designs use Programmable Logic Con-trollers (PLCs). These controllers support multiple control schemes such as Boolean logicalcontrol, sequential logic control, structured programming, linear controls, graphical interfaces,fuzzy logic, etc.A majority of

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William T. Lin; Richard Pfile

Session 2526 Using Network Analysis Software To Teach the Internet Protocol Stack in the Laboratory Richard E. Pfile, William T. Lin Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IndianapolisAbstractThe stacked protocol concept is difficult to understand and to many students it’s an abstractnotion. Although students are masters at memorizing tasks the different protocol layers perform,they don’t grasp fundamental concepts of how the protocol stack functions in computercommunications. Message addresses reside at different layers in a stack, several stack

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanna Rose; Mariesa Crow; Susan Murray

Session 2592 Retention of Female Faculty Members Susan Murray, Mariesa Crow, Suzanna RoseUniversity of Missouri-Rolla / University of Missouri-Rolla / Florida International UniversityIntroduction Engineering programs have struggled for years to recruit female undergraduateand graduate students (1). A similar challenge at most universities is recruiting femalefaculty members from the limited pool of candidates in various fields, particularlyengineering and related disciplines. Many universities are becoming aware of anadditional issue, the retention of these female faculty

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Christine D. Noble; Beth M. Myers; Karen E. Schmahl

engineeringapplications within the chapters that are typically covered in a one-semester course. End ofchapter problems are categorized according to the level of and type of engineering content.Summary information from the study should be helpful in determining the appropriate balance ofengineering and finance coverage to meet curricular objectives.IntroductionSuccessful teaching of engineering economy requires that, upon completion of the course,students are able to apply time value of money concepts in making engineering decisions. Inorder for students to reach a minimum level of competence, they must master the basics oftechniques such as present worth, equivalency, and rate of return on an after-tax basis. Theymust also be able to apply correctly the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Henry W. Kraebber

Session 2247 Using the World Wide Web to Support Teaching in Manufacturing Engineering Technology Henry W. Kraebber Purdue University, Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbstract: The Internet is a modern wonder of the computer age. The number of people usingthe Internet is doubling every few months. The growth is remarkable, unlike anything seenbefore in the computer age. It has tremendous power to provide students with a wealth ofinformation and communications opportunities. The question for engineering educators seems tobe one of how to harness the power of the Internet

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

David M. Hata

Session 1247 Vacuum Systems Laboratory Development: Teaching More About Making Less David M. Hata Portland Community CollegeAbstractThe implementation of new associate degree programs in semiconductor manufacturingat community colleges across the nation has created a critical need for vacuum technologycourses and supporting laboratories. Unfortunately, few resources have been available tosupport technology-level courses in vacuum systems. This paper describes the results ofa two-year project to develop a vacuum technology course, implement a vacuum systemslaboratory, and provide

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Evan Jackson; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy, Pennsylvania State University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

AC 2011-2280: MOUNT TIMPANOGOS COMMUNITY SPECIES DATABASEDr. Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University Reza Sanati-Mehrizy is a professor of Computer Science at Utah Valley University. His research interests include Data Structures, Databases, and Data Mining.Mr. Evan JacksonAli Sanati-Mehrizy, Pennsylvania State University Ali Sanati-Mehrizy is a medical student at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center at Pennsylvania State University. His research interests include the application of mobile computing in the sciences. Upon completion of medical school, he hopes to pursue a career in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics with a further specialization in Hematology-Oncology.Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

development, regardless ofthe discipline. The purpose of this paper is to show how student design projects furnished by industrycultivate this partnership and benefit both groups. A further purpose is to present specific steps forarranging these industrial projects. The basic concept is to use actual $real world# problems suggestedby companies for student team design projects which are a required component of senior mechanicalengineering design courses. The successful experiences of the mechanical engineering departmentat Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will be used as a model to describe how such programs canbe implemented. It is hoped that the procedures described here will assist other institutions inrealizing the same benefits. The two

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Miers, Western Carolina Univeristy; George Ford, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

AC 2010-331: SCHOLARSHIP OF ENGAGEMENT AND PROJECT BASEDLEARNING: EXPERIENTIAL BASED LEARNING PROJECT FORCONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT STUDENTS AT WESTERN CAROLINAUNIVERSITYRonald Miers, Western Carolina UniveristyGeorge Ford, Western Carolina University Page 15.1053.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Scholarship of Engagement and Project Based Learning: Experiential based learning project for construction management students at Western Carolina UniversityAbstract The Peggy Crosby Center located in Highlands, North Carolina is a multi-use complex that wasbuilt in the late 1800’s. Originally built as a private dwelling and after many

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arup Maji, University of New Mexico

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

AC 2010-2191: EFFECTIVENESS OF TEXTBOOK AND OUTSIDE SOURCES INTEACHING ENGINEERING ECONOMICSArup Maji, University of New Mexico Page 15.443.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Effectiveness of Textbook and Outside Sources in Teaching Engineering EconomicsAbstractThe paper will discuss changes made in the teaching of Engineering Economics, a requiredsophomore undergraduate class. The first change was the inclusion of relevant economic andfinancial news to complement subject matter covered in class. This new material coveredapproximately 25% of the required contact hours and allowed the course to be used to assess twoABET

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Banzhaf

walk in our neighborhoods and seepoles, towers, transformers, insulators and conductors, and when blackouts occur due to stormdamage and vehicle accidents. However, many are unaware of the existence of, or reasons for,high-voltage transmission and distribution lines, and fewer still understand why such lethalpotentials are present in our residential neighborhoods. While some introductory courses1 inElectronic Engineering Technology (EET) programs do provide an orientation to the electricalutility system, and some programs2,3,4 have courses, or a concentration, in electrical utilitysystems, the need for high-voltage lines may not be clear to most EET students. This paperdescribes a simple demonstration circuit which illustrates why high voltage

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Mark Maughmer; Marilyn Barger; Renata Engel

Session 2368 Why Do We Lecture? Marilyn Barger, Renata Engel, Richard Gilbert, Mark Maughmer Hillsborough Community College/ Penn State/ University of South Florida/ Penn StateAbstractGiven the opportunities offered by present-day technology, there is a great deal ofemphasis, if not pressure, on engineering faculty to make use of computers, the web, andtechnology classrooms in the educational process. In this environment, the role of thetraditional lecture is often brought into question. While it is agreed that “technology inthe classroom” is here to stay and even has an

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Tyler Kinner, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Sean Wilson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Avaye Raj Dawadi

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Paper ID #40913Creating Hardware-Accessible Learning with the Robotarium and Block Cod-ingMr. Tyler Kinner, Georgia Tech Research Institute Tyler Kinner is a Research Scientist II at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, where he works on projects related to STEM education, training, and workforce development.Dr. Sean Wilson, Georgia Institute of Technology Sean Wilson received the B.A. degree in physics and the B.A. degree in mathematics from the State University of New York College at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY, USA, in 2011, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Thomas McKean; Gary Bates; LaShall Bates; Ranil Wickramasinghe

students integrated into the MAST center researchcommunity that contains graduate students, undergraduate students from research institutionsnationwide as part of a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program to connect withmentors who can offer guidance for their transition from HS to university. The studentssuccessfully separated watercolor pigment from food dye using tangential flow filtration andisolated the thiocyanate ion using membrane chromatography in two highly visual projects.Feedback from the students indicated the program gave them a tangible, realistic understanding ofSTEM that has left them significantly more likely to pursue a university STEM degree. Onaverage, the students ranked gains from the program greater than 4/5

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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Sanjay Tewari

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Experiential Learning and Exposure to Professional Experience in Civil Engineering Education Sanjay Tewari, Ph.D. Missouri University of Science & TechnologyAbstractExperiential learning is increasingly recognized as a crucial component of modern education,especially in fields like civil engineering, where practical skills and real-world exposure areparamount. This paper explores the various avenues through which civil engineering educationcan offer professional exposure and experiential learning opportunities. By analyzing the impactof senior seminars, internships, co-ops

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Darrell Nickolson

ETD 315 Partnering with Industrial Advisory Board to Create Zero Energy Curriculum Certificate Darrell D. Nickolson Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisAbstractThis paper describes the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Departmentof Engineering and Technology’s multidisciplinary program’s development of a Zero EnergyCertificate program that maximizes its active Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) expertise.Combining our programs community engage project approach along with a highly active IAB, weare developing a

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael C. Reynolds

Increasing Engineering Retention Using Only Incoming Data Michael C. Reynolds University of Arkansas - Fort SmithAbstractA four year study of engineering student retention was conducted on the University of Arkansas- Fort Smith campus. The goal of the study was to find which scores (high school grade pointaverage, composite ACT and math ACT) best predicted if a student would be retained inengineering one year after starting the program. The value of such a study is that engineeringretention could possibly be increased if we selected a better group of students for admission andscholarships. Results show that high school GPA is the best predictor for

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

George Munyori; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein

the use of rapid sand -carbon filter in the reduction of organic materials and salt inthe wastewater from a fermentation process. The filtration rate, conductivity and absorbancewere monitored as wastewater was run through the system. The rate of filtration dropped as morewastewater was filtered. This suggests that clogging was taking place in the system as morewastewater was filtered. The absorbance at 570nm and 280nm of the filtrate decreased whichsuggests that the system was able to filter the wastewater and achieve a significant treatmentlevel. Different filter setups and filter media will be studied in order to improve the filtrationefficiency and filtrate quality.IntroductionWith oil and gas prices fluctuating, there is a need to reduce

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ali Moazed; Richard L Roberts; Xiaobin Le P.E.; Anthony William Duva P.E.

Teaching Finite Element Analysis in Undergraduate Technology Curriculum Ali R. Moazed, Richard Roberts, Xiaobin Le, Anthony Duva Session: Tools, techniques, and best practices of engineering education for the digital generationI. AbstractTypically, FEA courses are offered at a graduate level, covering the theoretical basis with littleor no effort to apply this technology to real problems. In some institutions, this course is offeredto seniors, but the content is also mostly theoretical. At Wentworth, we have designed an FEAcourse based on our industrial experience which could be labeled “Applied Finite ElementAnalysis”. This paper describes the methodology followed in the development of this course,along