AC 2008-1201: DESIGN OF A FABRICATION OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMSCOURSE FOR A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING PROGRAMDarryl Morrell, Arizona State UniversityRobert Grondin, Arizona State University Page 13.366.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Design of a Fabrication of Electrical Systems Course for a Multi-Disciplinary Engineering Program1 IntroductionThis paper describes the design of a three credit-hour course, “Fabrication of Electrical Systems,” inthe context of the Electrical Engineering Systems emphasis area in the multi-disciplinary engineeringprogram offered in the Department of Engineering at the Polytechnic campus of Arizona
AC 2008-1743: A SUCCESSFUL MODEL FOR ENGINEERS STUDYING ABROAD:A FOREIGN STUDY CENTER WITH CONCURRENT INSTRUCTIONMichelle Clauss, Grove City CollegeBlair Allison, Grove City CollegeMark Reuber, Grove City CollegeStacy Birmingham, Grove City CollegeVincent DiStasi, Grove City College Page 13.119.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Successful Model for Engineers Studying Abroad: A Foreign Study Center with Concurrent InstructionAbstractIn the fall of 2006, Grove City College offered for the first time the option of studying abroad foran entire semester to junior mechanical engineers. This opportunity involved the establishmentof a
AC 2008-1790: ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL / ENGINEERINGPARTNERSHIP WITH A SIMPLE INDUSTRIAL PROCESS CONTROL MODULEJohn Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall is the Industrial Power and Energy Coordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specializations include Power and Energy Processing, Electronic Control Systems, and Automation. Page 13.566.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Establishing a High School / Engineering Partnership With a Simple Industrial Process Control ModuleIntroductionToo few high school
AC 2008-2018: A FRESHMAN ENGINEERING CURRICULUM FOR ABACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING PROGRAMLaura Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana Laura Ruhala earned her BSME from GMI Engineering & Management Institute (now Kettering University) in 1991 (as Laura Wilson) and her PhD in Engineering Science & Mechanics from The Pennsylvania State University in 1999. She has three years industrial experience at General Motors, served as Director of Safety at Pride Mobility, and taught at Lafayette College. She has been an Assistant Professor rank in the Engineering Department at USI since 2002, and has developed and taught many of the freshmen engineering courses, including ENGR 107 (Intro to
AC 2008-2316: TECHNOLOGY LITERACY AS A PATH TO “ENGINEERINGSOLUTIONS IN A GLOBAL AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT”David Ollis, North Carolina State University DAVID F. OLLIS is Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. He has recently co-authored, with John Krupczak, Hope College, a NSF-sponsored workshop report titled "Improving the Technological Literacy of Undergraduates: Identifying the Research Issues,”, 2005, and was founding Program Chair for Technological Literacy Constituent Committee, ASEE 2006 and 2007. Page 13.1191.1© American Society for
AC 2008-384: ADDING BIOMEDICAL CONTEXT TO A TRADITIONALENGINEERING COURSE IN A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMHatice Ozturk, North Carolina State University Hatice Orun Ozturk is a Teaching Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. She is also coordinator of assessment in both departments.Lianne Cartee, North Carolina State University Lianne A. Cartee is a Teaching Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at North Carolina State University. She is also the director of undergraduate programs. Page 13.150.1© American
AC 2008-545: A COMPARISON OF IMPLEMENTING A SINGLE PROBLEM INRELATIONAL, OBJECT-RELATIONAL AND OBJECT-ORIENTED DATABASESYSTEMSFloyd Wilkes, Utah Valley State CollegeReza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College Page 13.20.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Comparison of Implementing a Single Problem in Relational, Object-Relational and Object-Oriented Database SystemsABSTRACTSeveral database textbooks were studied to determine how extensively the three database models Relational, Object-Relational and Object-Oriented were been covered [1]. From this study it was determined that some database textbooks either do not
AC 2008-583: DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGPROGRAM IN A TIME OF CHANGEJames Smith, University of Southern Maine Page 13.410.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Development of a New Mechanical Engineering Program in a Time of ChangeIntroduction - The University of Southern Maine (USM) is implementing a newmechanical engineering program. Previously, the only other engineering program at theuniversity was a baccalaureate in electrical engineering. Typically, engineering programsare housed within a department dedicated to that specific discipline. For example, thenew mechanical engineering program at the University of Michigan was
AC 2008-600: A DECADE OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION: ARETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE FIRST DECADE OF THE NCIIAPhil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Phil Weilerstein began his career as an entrepreneur while still a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts. He and his colleagues launched a start-up biotech company which eventually went public. This experience, followed by several other entrepreneurial ventures, brought him a lifelong passion for entrepreneurship, which he has pursued through his work as Executive Director of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance or NCIIA. Phil’s tenure at the NCIIA is marked by his skill for network
AC 2008-292: A HOMEMADE 2-DIMENSIONAL THERMAL CONDUCTIONAPPARATUS DESIGNED AS A STUDENT PROJECTRobert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie Robert Edwards is currently a Lecturer in Engineering at The Penn State Erie, The Behrend College where he teaches Statics, Dynamics, and Fluid and Thermal Science courses. He earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gannon University. Page 13.49.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Homemade 2-Dimensional Thermal Conduction Apparatus Designed as a
Student Development of Class Notes using a Wiki as an Alternative to a Single Course Textbook Vicki V. May, Ph.D., P.E. Associate Director, Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning, and Instructor, Thayer School of Engineering Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 03755 Vicki.V.May@Dartmouth.eduAbstractHow often do we as faculty members complain about the textbook? Not to mention thecomplaints we get from our students. Yet, the first thing we often do when planning a courseis select a textbook. Selecting and relying on a single text tends to be teacher-centered andcontent
Student Development of Class Notes using a Wiki as an Alternative to a Single Course Textbook Vicki V. May, Ph.D., P.E. Associate Director, Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning, and Instructor, Thayer School of Engineering Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 03755 Vicki.V.May@Dartmouth.eduAbstractHow often do we as faculty members complain about the textbook? Not to mention thecomplaints we get from our students. Yet, the first thing we often do when planning a courseis select a textbook. Selecting and relying on a single text tends to be teacher-centered andcontent
AC 2008-1373: INTRODUCING MICROFLUIDICS THROUGH APROBLEM-BASED LABORATORY COURSEIan Papautsky, University of Cincinnati Dr. Ian Papautsky earned his Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah in 1999. He is currently a tenured Associate Professor of in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. His research and teaching interests include application of microfluidics and nanotechnology to biology and medicine.Cathy Maltbie, University of Cincinnati Dr. Catherine Maltbie earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ed.D. in Educational Studies (cognitive and social aspects of instruction). She is a Research Associate at the Evaluation
AC 2008-1522: A PROJECT-BASED INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION INENGINEERING EDUCATIONSohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College Dr.Sohail Anwar is currently serving as an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State University Altoona College. He is also serving as the Chair of the EET Advisory Faculty Committee for Excelsior College. Since 1996, he has been an Invited Professor of Electrical Engineering at IUT Bethune, France. Dr. Anwar is also serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering Technology and as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Pennsylvania Academy of Science.Patrick Favier, IUT Bethune, France Dr.Patrick Favier is currently serving as
AC 2008-1548: TEACHING DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS IN A DIVERSECLASSROOMTaskin Padir, Lake Superior State University Assistant Professor, School of Engineering and TechnologyKimberly O. Muller, Lake Superior State University Assistant Professor, School of Mathematics and Computer ScienceCollette Coullard, Lake Superior State University Professor, School of Mathematics and Computer Science Page 13.1157.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Teaching Differential Equations in a Diverse ClassroomAbstractA course on ordinary differential equations is included in the core of almost all undergraduateengineering programs. Therefore, it
AC 2008-1586: CAMP CONCRETE – GROWTH OF A GRADUATE PROGRAMChris Ramseyer, University of Oklahoma Ph.D., P.E. is an assistant professor at the School of CEES at OU. He has spent 5 years as a structural steel designer. His research interests include cold formed steel, structural stability, bridge issues and concrete materials. His educational interests include undergraduate research in engineering and alternative learning paradigms. He received the OU-CEES George W. Tauxe Outstanding Professor Award in 2004. Page 13.272.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Camp
AC 2008-1603: DEVELOPING A JOINT ENGINEERING/BUSINESS SCHOOLENTREPRENEURIAL CURRICULUMTimothy Faley, University f MichiganPeter Adriaens, University of Michigan Page 13.384.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An Approach to Building a Graduate-level Engineering and Business collaborative entrepreneurial curriculum American Society of Engineering Education AC2008-1603 re-submitted March 2008AbstractTechnology-based entrepreneurship, regardless of whether it takes place within a largeorganization or in a startup, requires a mixture of technological and business skills. Our aim indeveloping a joint graduate
AC 2008-1686: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR A NEW ENERGYENGINEERING MAJORSarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State UniversityYaw Yeboah, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Page 13.347.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008Curriculum Development for a New Energy Engineering Major at The Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstract With the world’s thirst for energy continuing to grow, there is now an urgent demand fora well trained workforce to develop, process, utilize and manage conventional, unconventional,and renewable energy sources in an environmentally safe and economically feasible way. Tomove The Pennsylvania State
AC 2008-892: A HANDS-ON COURSE ON TEACHING ENGINEERINGSusan Montgomery, University of Michigan Susan Montgomery is a lecturer and program advisor in the Chemical Engineering Dept. at the University of Michigan. She earned a BSEChE from the University of Michigan, and PhD ChE from Princeton University. She is the ASEE Campus representative and faculty advisor to the ASEE graduate student group. She leads a team of students developing educational software for chemical engineering. Page 13.47.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Hands-on Course on Teaching
AC 2008-926: A GUIDED TOUR OF THE FUTURE OF EDUCATIONEugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati Eugene is an Academic Director in the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He manages the College's accelerated engineering degree programs as well as a pre-engineering program with local high schools. Eugene also helps faculty in the use of instructional technology. He is a self-described "hopeful skeptic" concerning learning in virtual worlds.Chris Collins, University of Cincinnati Chris Collins is an IT Analyst in the UCit Instructional & Research Computing department at the University of Cincinnati. Chris specializes in developing supportable, sustainable enterprise
AC 2008-927: A SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TOOL FOR MANAGING COURSEPROJECTSJoseph Clifton, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Joseph M. Clifton is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville. He has a Ph.D. from Iowa State University. His interests include software engineering, real-time embedded systems, and software engineering education. Page 13.105.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Software Engineering Tool for Managing Course ProjectsAbstractIn the fall of 2006 and spring of 2007, the students in our
AC 2008-945: A STUDENT PROJECT ON RAYLEIGH-BENARD CONVECTIONJohn Matsson, Oral Roberts University O. JOHN E. MATSSON is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Chair of the Engineering, Physics and Physical Science Department at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden in 1988 and 1994, respectively. Page 13.113.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Student Project on Rayleigh-Bénard ConvectionAbstractThis paper describes a project where a group of five undergraduate
AC 2008-980: RESEARCH SKILLS IN A MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMErik De Graaff, Delft University of Technology Erik de Graaff, Ph.D. is associate professor in educational innovation at the Faculty of Technology Policy and Management and head of the department of Education of Technology. In 2007 he was appointed as extra ordinary professor at Aalborg University in Denmark. He is associate editor of the European Journal of Engineering Education an active member of engineering education societies, like SEFI, IGIP, ALE and ASEE.Wim Thijs, TU Delft Wim Thijs, Ph.D. graduated as a mechanical engineer in Delft. He runs his own independent consultancy firm and he is charged with running
AC 2008-1000: A COMPARISON OF SATELLITE AND FIBER OPTICCOMMUNICATIONSStephen Frempong, State University of New York Page 13.21.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Comparison of Satellite and Fiber Optic Communications (The industry, market, future trends, and technology)Abstract This paper is to compare fiber optics and satellite communications. It begins with a brief history of fiber and satellite communications, followed by a technical discussion of the two types of communications media, focusing on their relative advantages and disadvantages, industry, market, technology and future trends
AC 2008-1035: DEVELOPMENT OF A PC-CONTROLLED AUTONOMOUSAERIAL ROBOTSung Kyung Hong, Sejong UniversityMin-kee Hong, Cheong-Shim International AcademyYoon-ki Hong, Cheong-Shim International AcademyJong-hyun Hwang, Sejong University Page 13.412.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Development of a PC- Controlled Autonomous Aerial RobotAbstractThe currently employed autonomous aerial robot uses a complex system of GPS(GlobalPositioning System), INS(Inertial Navigation System), pressure meter, and so on. Also, the aerialrobot carries the control algorithm in FCC(Flight Control Computers). However, in the case of asmall aerial robot or MAV(Micro Air vehicle), it is
AC 2008-1040: RISK ASSESSMENT OF A MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGDEPARTMENTGreg Kremer, Ohio University-Athens Dr. Kremer is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Ohio University. He teaches in the Mechanical Design area and has primary responsibility for the Capstone Design Experience. His main research interests are Energy and the Environment, especially as related to vehicle systems, and engineering education, especially related to integrated learning and professional skills. Dr. Kremer received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1989, his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of
AC 2008-1057: PILOTING A GAME-BASED VIRTUAL LEARNINGENVIRONMENTFelipe Arango, Stevens Institute of TechnologyGonca Altuger, Stevens Institute of TechnologyEl-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of TechnologyConstantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of TechnologySven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 13.982.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Piloting a Game-based Virtual Learning EnvironmentAbstractIn a new technological era, where virtual environments and social networks are redefining howstudents interact with each other and exchange information, alternative and complementaryapproaches to traditional hands-on laboratories are emerging. Educational
AC 2008-1094: A HOLISTIC PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FORENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATIONJames Green, University of Maryland James V. Green is the Director of the award-winning Hinman CEOs Program. In this role, he advises students in their new ventures, instructs entrepreneurship courses, and manages a host of educational programs including the Technology Start-Up Boot Camp and the MTECH Ventures Execution Education Program. James earned a BS of Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a MS in Technology Management from the University of Maryland University College, an MBA from the University of Michigan, and a Doctor of Management from the University of Maryland
AC 2008-1991: A NEW BACHELORS’S PROGRAM IN MOTORSPORTSTECHNOLOGYGary Crossman, Old Dominion University Gary R. Crossman is Department Chair of Engineering Technology and Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University. Professor Crossman has over 38 years of experience in engineering technology education. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and a Master of Engineering degree from Old Dominion University. He has been very active in the Engineering Technology Division and the Engineering Technology Council of ASEE, holding several positions in ETD, including chair. He has also been active in TAC of ABET, as a commissioner and the
AC 2008-2007: A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING STARTUP KIT FOR LABVIEWShekhar Sharad, National Instruments Page 13.7.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING STARTUP KIT FOR LabVIEW ABSTRACTBiomedical Engineering is one of the fastest evolving fields in engineering today. LabVIEW, agraphical programming tool from National Instruments has been used across multiple classes toteach Bioinstrumentation, circuit design, biological signal processing and image processingconcepts in biomedical engineering. However, with the increase in number of functions inLabVlEW, it is difficult for a novice biomedical