Conference Session

New Endeavors

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carmine Polito; Rachel Husfeld

Lessons Learned From An International Service Learning Project Carmine Polito and Rachel Husfeld Department of Civil Engineering, Valparaiso University/ Student President, Engineers Without Borders-Valparaiso University ChapterIntroductionIn May of 2004, a group of students from the Valparaiso University chapter of EngineersWithout Borders (EWB-VU) undertook a trip to the village of Nakor, Kenya with the goal ofconstructing a water supply and irrigation system they had designed. While the project wassuccessful, numerous problems were encountered in its implementation. These challengesresulted in the group learning several important lessons, which will not only be applied to

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Devenport; Terry Wildman; Glenda Scales

when facinginstructional challenges. The formation of study groups centered in engineeringdepartments has been encouraged through a structure independent of the normaldepartment administration. As a result of this effort participation in study groups hasrapidly risen and currently over one third of all engineering faculty participate. If only bythis measure the initiative has had an impact on the overall quality of teaching in theCollege of EngineeringIntroductionEngineering faculty at Virginia Tech, as at most universities, are expected tosimultaneously perform a range of responsibilities in teaching, research and service. Theemphasis on research responsibilities is often the strongest. The promotion, tenure andsalary systems in place at most

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Anderson; Lance Perez; Jerald Varner

Session 3532 Implementation and Effectiveness of the Integrated Signals and Systems Laboratory Michael F. Anderson, Lance C. Pérez, Jerald L. Varner Clarke College/ University of Nebraska, LincolnIntroductionOver the past three years, the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University ofNebraska, Lincoln (UNL) has implemented an Integrated Signals and Systems Laboratory(ISSL) in its undergraduate curriculum. The laboratory experience uses a common experimentalplatform, the Telecommunications Instructional Modeling System (TIMS), in a sequence of fourcourses at the junior and

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Murphy; Jamie Phillips

Mentoring Graduate Students In Engineering Education Through Team Teaching Jamie Phillips and Timothy Murphy The University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109AbstractThe preparation of science and engineering graduate students for careers in academia is ofconcern due to the lack of formal professional training in teaching required for new science andengineering faculty members. In this paper, a team teaching project resembling a teachinginternship is described. An undergraduate electrical engineering course was team taught by afaculty member and graduate student in the goal of preparing the graduate student for a futurecareer in academia. The

Conference Session

Federated Searching

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Schlembach; William Mischo

providing enhanced gateway and navigation services toguide users through the present distributed, heterogeneous information environment. Thisdistributed scholarly information environment is populated by: silos of full-text repositoriesmaintained by commercial publishers, professional societies; open preprint servers; Abstractingand Indexing (A & I) Services and publisher search and discovery sites; local, regional, andnational online catalogs; and publisher, vendor, and library vertical portals, institutionalrepository systems, and learning management systems. Navigation and database selectionfunctions are extremely important in providing users with more effective and efficient retrievalassistance for these multiple, discrete information

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunil Kulkarni; Chung Leung

Session 1532 Implementation of Wavelet Decomposition and Reconstruction for an Image using TMS320C6701 Chung S. Leung, Sunil Kulkarni Electrical Engineering Department Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, Texas 78363AbstractThe discrete wavelet transform provides sufficient information both for analysis and synthesis ofthe original image with a significant reduction in the computation time. There are twoapproaches for working on the above algorithm, one being by using two dimensional

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

Session 2160 The Fortress of Knowledge – Social Dimension in Engineering Education Claudio da Rocha Brito, Melany M. Ciampi, Edvaldo Valle, Janete Molnar Supportnet School of TechnologyAbstractThis work is the description of a project that has been implemented in public schools in the cityof São Vicente. It is the initiative of São Vicente City Hall that has decided to implement specialprograms for K12 in public schools in the city. The main goal is to help students to develop thenecessary skills to follow carriers like engineer, which is so necessary for the development of

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Harper; David Meyer

Session 2003-913 Capturing History with Modern Technology Wright Flyer Replica Space Launch Steven D. Harper, MS Eng, David G. Meyer, PE Sinclair Community CollegeAbstract Student interest in engineering technology has been in decline over the 10 past years.Today's students seek exciting career opportunities and can choose from a number of interestingand rewarding non-scientific disciplines. The need to show high school students that engineeringoffers rewarding career opportunities has never been stronger, with an estimated 400,000 unfilledjobs

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Leonard

Paper for Abstract 1297; Currently listed for Session 3542 Collaborative Learning, Distance Learning, and Knowledge Management David C. Leonard, Ph.D. School of Engineering Mercer UniversityAbstractThis paper seeks to share information about a distance learning Master’s degree program intechnical communication management at Mercer University. The paper provides a history andbackground of the program, including information on its evolution, approach, content, studentdemographics, and student responses. Also discussed is the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Barker; Mark Virkler; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

Session 2793 Departmental Policy for Teaching Evaluation and Improvement Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Mark R. Virkler, Michael G. Barker University of Missouri-ColumbiaAbstractThe Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia(MU) has recently adopted a new policy for evaluating faculty members’ teaching contributionsto the department and college. The MU promotion and tenure policy requires that all candidatessubmit two forms of evaluation for their educational efforts, one of which must be student courseevaluations. In response to this requirement, and

Conference Session

Hunting for MINDs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sr., Willyerd Collier; Ken Vickers; Benita Wolff; Greg Salamo

Session 1470 Land Grant Research University Partnerships with HBCUs for Enhanced Undergraduate Research Opportunities Ken Vickers, Willyerd Collier, Benita Douglas Wolff, Greg Salamo University of ArkansasBackgroundThe University of Arkansas (UA) is a Land Grant University with the stated mission of being “anationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world”.Because of this mission, it is imperative that the University provides a nurturing environment forstudents from all portions of our society. Only then will we gain the benefit from the

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia F. Mead, Norfolk State University; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures, LLC; Abe Eftekhari, Northern Virginia Community College; Ji Hyon Mun, Thomas Nelson Community College

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Two Year College Division

AC 2011-2213: T-CUP: TWO + THREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO UNI-VERSITY PROGRAMS PROJECT: AN INNOVATIVE PILOT MODEL FORBROADENED PATHWAYS INTO TECHNICAL CAREERSPatricia F Mead, Norfolk State University Patricia F. Mead, Ph.D., earned the doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Electrophysics from University of Maryland, College Park, in 1994. She joined the faculty of Norfolk State University (NSU) as Professor of Optical Engineering in summer 2004. Since her appointment, Dr. Mead has been active in the development of innovative curricula for Optical Engineering courses, and she serves as Education Director for the NSF funded Nano- and Bio-Inspired Materials and Devices Center for Research

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University; Brian William Loss J.D., Purdue University; Kevin Rodgers LEED AP, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2012-3534: COMPETING IN THE 2011 SOLAR DECATHLONProf. William Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette Bill Hutzel is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University, where he teaches and conducts research into high performance buildings. He was the lead Faculty Advisor for Purdue’s second place entry in the 2011 Solar Decathlon.Dr. Mark Shaurette, Purdue University Mark Shaurette is Assistant Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette. He has a B.B.C.N. in building construction from University of Florida, 1975, a M.S. in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980, and a Ph.D. from the College of Technology, Purdue University, 2007. The long

Conference Session

Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Y. Eydgahi, Bakersfield College; Julio R. Blanco, California State University, Bakersfield

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Two Year College Division

AC 2012-3001: BACCALAUREATE DEGREE COMPLETION: STUDENTRECRUITMENT, OUTREACH, AND RETENTIONDr. Hamid Y. Eydgahi, Bakersfield College Hamid Y. Eydgahi is the Dean of Instruction (CTE) at Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, Calif. He has an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering technology, n M.B.A., and a Ph.D. in operations and technology management. He held a number of engineering and project management positions in private industry for more than 10 years, before joining higher education.Dr. Julio R. Blanco, California State University, Bakersfield Julio R. Blanco is the Dean of the School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering and As- sociate Provost for Grants, Resource Management, and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Trevor Harding

. Themajority of college professors report doing little or nothing to reduce the frequency ofcheating in their classes, usually because of a lack of awareness of its occurrence. Andwhen cheating is observed, faculty overwhelmingly choose to deal with the situation ontheir own, without resorting to the institution’s policy. Given this scenario, it is theauthor’s goal to develop useful approaches that help faculty prevent cheating before itoccurs. In addition, the author feels that students do not inherently want to cheat. Onecan therefore assume that there is a set of practical techniques that can be used by facultyto reduce the pressure on students to cheat. This paper focuses on several of thesetechniques which were developed as a result of research

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela Hussen; Jose Castro; Robert J. Gustafson

Session 2793 Alumni Perceptions of the Graduate Needs in Business and Finance Robert J. Gustafson, Jose M. Castro, Pamela V. Hussen The Ohio State University1. IntroductionOutcomes assessment implemented during the 1998-1999 academic year1,2, allowed for theidentification of areas where a gap may exist between importance and preparation of College ofEngineering B.S. graduates as perceived by alumni and graduating seniors. Based on earlierinput from constituents, one outcome area included in the Ohio State survey was that of businessand finance. Based on surveys from across all programs and

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ian R. Simpson; Brian Manhire

. Prestige and salary put the French engineernear the top of the social ladder. In France, almost all high government officials in engineeringare graduates of the prestigious Grandes Ecoles Scientifiques. It should also be noted that one major Management School, the Ecole Nationale d'Ad-ministration (ENA) has produced many high-level decision-makers over the past four decades.Formed on 9th October 1945 by General de Gaulle, with Michel Debré as its first Director, it re-cruits at the strikingly young age of 31. (At post-graduate level!) Its initial aim was to trainhigh-flyers for the French Administration in a spirit which owed much to the French ResistanceMovement of World War II. Its graduates have occupied many positions of high power in

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel P. Schrage

competition has been used as a focus for the rotorcraftdesign courses from the outset. In 1992 a fixed wing aircraft set of graduate designcourses, focusing on the integration of design and manufacturing for the High SpeedCivil Transport (HSCT), was also introduced through a grant under the NASA USRAAdvanced Design Program (ADP). The Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ASDL)was also formed in 1992 to support the graduate design research effort in ConcurrentEngineering(CE) and Integrated Product/Process Design/Development (IPPD). In 1995 aspace launched vehicle set of graduate design courses was also introduced. While thegraduate program in aerospace systems design has been quite successful the need to offerhighly motivated undergraduate students a

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitra Varun Anand, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

, prototyping, program development, crafting interactive curricula, and bringing ideas to fruition. With over 8 years of experience in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Anand possesses a solid background in Innovation and Entrepreneurship education, Additive Manufacturing, and Digital Fabrication technologies. His academic credentials include an M.S. in Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering from New York University and a B.E in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University.Dr. Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Curtis Abel, PhD, MBA is the Executive Director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (I&E) at WPI. He is responsible for the I&E eco-system, Value Creation Initiative, Maker Space &

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky T Castles, East Carolina University; Chris Venters, East Carolina University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Exploration to Develop an Engineering Identity in Low-Income StudentsAbstractEast Carolina University (ECU) was funded by a multi-institutional Track 3 S-STEM Grant#1930497 in January 2020. The funds from this grant have been used to recruit and support threecohorts of students at ECU and three partnering community colleges. The project is referred tointernally as the PIRATES project for Providing Inclusive Residential and Transfer EngineeringSupport. In addition to funding scholarships, the research aim of this project uses Lee andMatusovich’s Model of Co-Curricular Support for Undergraduate Engineering Students [1] tostudy best practices in co-curricular support for both students who start their pathway towards

Conference Session

Descriptions of Outreach Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rayshun J. Dorsey, WizKidz Science and Technology Centers, Inc.; Ayanna M. Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-273: MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ROBOTICS AC-TIVITIES IN UNDERSERVED K-12 COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE THE CLASS-ROOMRayshun J Dorsey, WizKidz Science and Technology Centers, Inc. Rayshun Dorsey is currently the Founder and President of WizKidz Science and Technology Centers, an organization that works in conjunction with the Georgia Institute of Technology and currently offers an extensive in-formal education collaboration through various outreach projects to include AroPability, a federally funded initiative in conjunction with California Institute of Technology, Center for the Vi- sually Impaired, National Federation of the Blind and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite that seeks to stimulate STEM

Conference Session

Digital Simulation Tools in Energy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage; Aminul Karim, DeVry University, Downers Grove; Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-2684: USE OF ADAPTABLE SIMULATION-BASED VIRTUALLABORATORIES FOR TEACHING ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND EN-ERGY CONSERVATION IN ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSYakov Cherner, ATEL, LLCAhmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage Dr. AHMED S. KHAN is a senior Professor in the College of Engineering and Information Sciences, De- Vry University, Addison, Illinois. He received his M.Sc (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management., and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optic Com- munications, Faculty Development, Nanotechnology, Application of Telecommunications

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl A.P. Cass, Clemson University; Zahra Hazari, Clemson University, Department of Engineering & Science Education and Department of Mathematical Sciences; Philip Michael Sadler, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Gerhard Sonnert, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1589: ENGINEERING PERSISTERS AND NON-PERSISTERS:UNDERSTANDING INFLOW AND OUTFLOW TRENDS BETWEEN MID-DLE SCHOOL AND COLLEGECheryl A.P. Cass, Clemson University Cheryl Cass is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Engineering & Science Education at Clem- son University and will soon join the faculty of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University as Director of Undergraduate Programs. Cheryl completed a B.S in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from NCSU and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Clemson. Her work focuses on the intersection between science identity, math identity, engineering pre- conceptions, and engineering career choice in the

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Instrumentation

AC 2010-847: ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM PROJECTDavid Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie David R. Loker is Associate Professor and Program Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He holds an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University. His research interests include wireless sensor networks, data acquisition systems, and communications systems. Page 15.450.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Elevator Control System ProjectAbstractAs part of the requirements in a junior

Conference Session

Issues and Solutions in Mathematics Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Hatice Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Alina Duca, NCSU

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Mathematics

AC 2010-214: BRIDGING MATHEMATICS CONCEPTS TO ENGINEERINGCONTEXTS: JUST-IN-TIME REVIEW MODULESDianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University Dr. C. Dianne Raubenheimer received her PhD from the University of Louisville and is Director of Assessment in the College or Engineering and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Adult and Higher Education at NC State University. Within the College of Engineering she serves as the coordinator of ABET and other accreditation processes, acts as a resource/consultant to faculty in the different programs, develops and implements assessment plans, and serves as the primary educational assessment/data analyst adviser on the Dean’s staff. A

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James J. Pembridge, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-1187: AN EXAMINATION OF MENTORING FUNCTIONS INTHE CAPSTONE COURSEJames J. Pembridge, Virginia TechMarie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an associate professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center. Her research focuses on communication in en- gineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, and design education. She was awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nation- wide, and is co-PI on several NSF grants to explore design education

Conference Session

Innovative ET Leadership

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Vincent Amuso; Surendra Gupta; Maureen Valentine; Carol Richardson; Robert Merrill

Multi-department Engineering and Engineering Technology Scholars Program C. A. Richardson, S. K. Gupta, M. L. Valentine, R. A. Merrill and V. J. Amuso Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper describes the objectives, strategies, assessment and evaluation, and special programfeatures of the Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) Multi-department Engineering andEngineering Technology (MEET) Scholars Program. This program began inDecember, 2004 and is designed to recruit, retain and graduate additional transfer students in ourselected engineering and engineering technology degree programs.The MEET Scholars Program represents a collaborative effort of five

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Johnson; Donatus Cobbinah; Ahmed Rubaai

Session ???? THE NEW MOTORS AND CONTROLS LABORATORY at HOWARD UNIVERSITY Ahmed Rubaai, James H. Johnson, Jr. and Donatus Cobbinah Howard University Electrical and Computer Engineering Department 2330 6th Street, Northwest Washington, DC 20059AbstractA generous equipment donation from Moog Aerospace has enabled the Department of Electricaland Computer Engineering (ECE) at Howard University to develop a new motor and controllaboratory using state-of-the-art industrial motor

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Roth

Session 1149 Internship and Program Outcomes Fredrick A. Nitterright, David E. Roth, Kenneth J. Fisher The Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend CollegeAbstractMany educators have attended workshops on preparing their school’s EngineeringTechnology programs to meet the proposed General criteria for Accrediting EngineeringTechnology Programs, Technology 2004-2005 Criteria. These workshops typically focuson the “how-to” of setting program goals, assessing them, evaluating the results, andusing this process to establish continuous quality improvement (CQI) within the program.This paper provides a

Conference Session

Sustainability Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Bosscher; Jeffrey Russell

The Sustainable Classroom: Teaching Sustainability to Tomorrow’s Engineers1 By Peter J. Bosscher, Jeffrey S. Russell, and W.B. Stouffer2INTRODUCTIONWhy is an education in Sustainable Engineering needed and what should it look like? Engineersplay a central role in creating infrastructure in the world by acting as problem solvers who applytheir knowledge and experience to projects that meet human needs. They work on a wide rangeof issues and projects, and as a result, how engineers work can have a significant impact onprogress toward sustainable development. How engineers are educated has a significant effecton the way in which they work and the way in which they