Conference Session

Elementary School Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Doherty, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Shweta Shanbhag, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Martha Cyr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-1796: ENGINEERING AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL - DOES TEACHERTEAM SIZE IMPACT EFFECTIVENESS?Martha Cyr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Martha Cyr is the director of K-12 outreach and an adjunct professor with the Mechanical Engineering Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her main area of interest is effective engineering education for all ages. Dr. Cyr received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire in 1982, and her M.S. and Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1987 and 1997.Sean Doherty, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Sean Doherty is a graduate fellow of the PCET program. He is currently

Conference Session

Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Michael Vinarcik, University of Detroit Mercy

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Engineering Management

adjunct faculty member at the University of Detroit Mercy. He received a B.S.(Metallurgical Engineering) from The Ohio State University in 1990, an MBA from the University of Michigan in 1997, and an MS Product Development from the University of Detroit Mercy in 2004. He has fifteen years of automotive experience and is active in numerous technical and professional societies. Page 11.333.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Combining Systems Architecture and Systems Engineering in an Engineering Management ProgramAbstractThe discipline of systems engineering is

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

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Instrumentation

2006-1813: PROJECT TUNA II - BODE ANALYZER AND TEACHING TOOLDavid Beams, University of Texas-Tyler DAVID M. BEAMS is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Tyler. He received his BS and MS degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in and the Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has had over 16 years of industrial experience in addition to his 8 years with UT-Tyler. He is a licensed professional engineer in Wisconsin and Texas and holds or shares four patents. Page 11.1045.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donal McHale, Dublin Institute of Technology

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International

perspectives.• Have a different experience (e.g., mini-sabbatical) The opportunity of a faculty exchange between Purdue University and the Dublin Institute of Technology was a mutually attractive prospect. Attending an education conference at DIT in 2004, Professor Stephens was surprised at how easily and well he related to the styles of engagement he found at DIT. Feeling very much at home in Ireland (despite no known Irish roots!), it appeared an attractive prospect to Dr. Stephens to develop his relationship with DIT further. Mr. McHale, who shared Dr. Stephens’ academic interest area (Operations/Quality Page 11.611.2 Management), had pursued

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Egbert; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

AC 2007-330: ENABLING THE U.S. ENGINEERING WORKFORCE FORTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION: THE VALUE OF ENGINEERING TO THENATION'S GROWTH AND SECURITYNorm Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation NORMAN F. EGBERT is vice president of engineering and technology, Rolls-Royce Corporation.Donald Keating, University of South Carolina DONALD A. KEATING is associate professor of mechanical engineering, University of South Carolina, and chair ASEE-Graduate Studies Division. Page 12.606.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Enabling the U.S. Engineering Workforce for Technological Innovation: The Value of Engineering to the

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Control Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marcus Soule; Bruce Segee

Demonstrating Motor Control using NMOS Exclusive H-Bridge Design Marcus J. Soule (email:Marcus_Soule@umit.maine.edu) Dr. Bruce E. Segee (email:segee@eece.maine.edu) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Instrumentation Research Laboratory University of Maine. OronoAbstractDelivering power to high voltage devices is a common requirement in an industrial setting.It is often required to be able to source current in two directions from the same supply. Itis common to implement an H-bridge to supply power to these devices. An H-Bridge is adevice with four switching elements that resembles a capital H. These devices

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pil-Won On, University of Missouri, Columbia; Lori Unruh Snyder, Purdue University

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2012-5205: INTERACTIVE FUNDAMENTAL AGRICULTURAL RE-SOURCE MATERIALS (IFARM)Ms. Pil-Won On, University of Missouri, Columbia Pil-Won On is Instructional Designer/E-learning Specialist, College of Engineering, University of Mis- souri, Columbia. On has a M.S. in instructional systems technology from Indiana University, Blooming- ton.Prof. Lori Unruh Snyder, Purdue University Lori Unruh Snyder is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agronomy. Her research focus is teaching technologies and sustainable international grassland systems. Page 25.824.1 c American Society for

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Michael Hacker, Hofstra University; Marc Devries, University of Technology, Delft; Ammeret Rossouw, University of Technology, Delft

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

importantunifying concepts and disciplinary contexts in K-12 engineering and technology education(ETE). The purpose of the study, titled Concepts and Contexts in Engineering and TechnologyEducation (CCETE), was to provide a framework for developing contemporary ETE curricula.The study drew upon the expertise of 30 individuals from nine countries with a broad range ofexperience in ETE-related domains. These experts included philosophers and historians oftechnology, journalists, technology teacher educators, and engineering educators.A set of core unifying themes, applicable to all technological fields, emerged from this study andgave insight into the nature of engineering as a holistic endeavor. The themes are design (e.g.,optimization, trade-offs

Conference Session

Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

described by a three-pillar model. Figure 1: Three-pillar modelPraxis-oriented learning includes project and problem based learning, as well as a focus on theapplication of theories and methods learned in core engineering subjects (i.e. mathematics,mechanics, electrics). The main challenges are the coordination of the lectures with regard tocontent and timing, and lecturers’ motivation. Furthermore, project and problem basedlearning demands much more time in terms of supervision than standard lectures. Involvingstudents in industrial projects is not without risks and we have to ensure that such projects arecompleted to the satisfaction of our partners in industry.All departmental staff who teaches engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, U of Texas at Brownsville; Katherine De La Vega, University of Texas at Brownsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-1558: WOMEN-CENTRIC SENIOR PROJECTS FOR FEMALES IN THECOMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES FIELDSMahmoud Quweider, University of Texas, BrownsvilleJuan Iglesias, U of Texas at BrownsvilleKatherine De La Vega, University of Texas at Brownsville Page 15.1379.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Women-Centric Senior Projects for Females in the Computational Sciences FieldsAbstractThis paper presents a novel and creative approach to teaching a Senior Project course inComputer Science in a way that allows women to educate themselves about health, politics, andother social and well-being issues while at the same time fulfilling the

Conference Session

TIME 3: Thermal Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregg Dixon

Session 2266 Three Thermal Systems Design-Build-Test Projects Gregg W. Dixon U.S. Coast Guard AcademyAbstract:In an effort to improve Mechanical Engineering (ME) students’ ability to design andrealize thermal systems, three hands-on design projects have been developed for a juniorlevel thermal systems design course. The three projects involve giving small studentteams the tasks of: 1. Heating water in a large coffee can using a natural circulation solar collector that the students design and construct. 2. Producing distilled water with a solar distillation device

Conference Session

Teaching with Technologies

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Gonzales

of English speaking populations only. The position of thispresentation will involve the ethnography of HCI as applied to a worldwide population withsubsequent planning and preparation directed toward cultures in addition to English speakingHCI systems. Theories of diversity, learning paradigms, cultural mores, and attention to casestudies will be discussed. A focus of recommendations to assist cultural diversity considerationsas applied to web system design and management will be offered for a fully enhanced globalapplication of HCI. The utilization aspect of Unicode compliant standards will further assistwith the UI practices.IntroductionFor the most part, people and therefore cultures, have begun to consider issues of communicationas we

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Denice Denton; Sheila Edwards Lange; Eve Riskin; Kate Quinn; Joyce Yen

ADVANCE Mentoring Programs for Women Faculty in SEM at the University of Washington Joyce W. Yen1, Kate Quinn1, Sheila Edwards Lange2, Eve A. Riskin1, and Denice D. Denton1 1 University of Washington ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change / 2 University of Washington Center for Workforce Development Abstract: The mentoring literature has shown that faculty can benefit from multiple mentors and networking opportunities. As a result, the University of Washington's ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change has designed a series of group mentoring programs for women faculty in science, engineering

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Wollin; Ronald Bennett; Melanie Steinborn; Al Dombrowski

2005-1491 Live Cases in Technology TransferRonald J. Bennett, PhD, Al Dombrowski, Melanie Steinborn, Thomas Wollin School of Engineering University of St. ThomasAbstractCase study methods can be an effective way to learn about complex situations andanalyze topics using a systems approach. This is particularly important in ourapplied curriculum. In the topic area of technology transfer, there are few casesthat are relevant and appropriate for our graduate students who are workingprofessionals in the technology-based industries located in the Minneapolis-St.Paul metropolitan

Conference Session

ETD Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George Westrom

2004-1171 Session Attracting k-12 Students into the Engineering Pipeline Early George Westrom Executive Director, Future Scientists and Engineers of AmericaAbstractThis paper addresses some of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and theNational Science Teacher’s Association’s concerns about science and engineering education inAmerica, especially in the K-12 grades. The preparation of our American K-12 students forengineering universities continues to be a problem. This paper presents specific actions that canbe taken by ASEE members and other engineers and

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Carroll

Session 3620 Video Graphics Using the SPI on the MC68HC11 Microcontroller Christopher R. Carroll Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Minnesota DuluthAbstractThe Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) input/output capability of the MC68HC11 microcontrolleris a feature of the MC68HC11 architecture that is often overlooked by casual experimenters. Itis designed to interface to input/output devices that include special hardware specifically meantto connect to the SPI. However, the SPI

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Tonkay

. They are intended to fit intothe degrees offered at Focus: HOPE and the Greenfield Coalition. They are also intended fordissemination and use by other universities around the world. Joint development with GreenfieldCoalition personnel is described using the Enterprise Systems Center Collaboratory at LehighUniversity. Two of the interactive activities are described in detail in the paper. The exampleschosen include a user interactive flash animation and an Excel file used to illustrate the conceptsof digital to analog and analog to digital conversion, respectively.IntroductionGreenfield Coalition is a National Science Foundation supported coalition made up of universitypartners, industry partners, and Focus: HOPE, a non-profit organization that

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Riley

” building technologies.These green or “sustainable” building technologies and materials are evolving at a rate thatexceeds the potential for significant documentation, testing, and practice, thus presenting achallenge to architectural and engineering educators. Characterized by an integrative designprocess, green building projects require professionals to work in new, non-sequential ways. Inaddition, many of the key issues surrounding sustainable design are contested and subject todebate and misconceptions. For educators, the question arises: How do we effectively exposestudents to these emerging technologies, while simultaneously engaging them in the integrativedesign processes specific to these technologies?This paper describes an

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Sharp, Vanderbilt University

AC 2004-7: USING ALUMNI NETWORKING TO TEACH TECHNICALCOMMUNICATIONJulie Sharp, Vanderbilt University Page 9.1367.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2004 Session 2661 USING ALUMNI NETWORKING TO TEACH TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION Julie E. Sharp Vanderbilt UniversityAbstractThis paper reports on a pilot project integrating the Vanderbilt Engineering Alumni Council(EAC) mentoring initiative with the ES 210w Technical Communication course, a technicalcommunication class for

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Harold Hultman

Session 2486 Two-Year college Computer/Electrical Engineering Transfer Program Cost-Effective Laboratory Facility Hal Hultman Department of Physics, Engineering, and Geoscience, Montgomery College Rockville, Maryland, 20850AbstractThe constant evolution of the Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering curriculum hasnecessitated a downward migration of basic engineering-content courses into the freshman andsophomore years. This has presented a challenge to two-year institutions in regard to articulationof content-rich introductory engineering courses

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Klegka; Robert Rabb

Session 3425 Designing an Engineering Experience for Non-Engineers Major Robert J. Rabb, Colonel John S. Klegka United States Military AcademyAbstractThe United States Military Academy (USMA) has a balanced core curriculum to help promotethe ability of all graduates to be creative problem solvers. Part of the core curriculum provides abasic knowledge of physical systems for all graduates. All graduates receive a B.S. degree invarious disciplines, many in a non-engineering major or field of study. However, all graduatesare expected to be technically competent in their future

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nariman Sepehri

Session 2258 “Lab@Home”: An Internet-Based Real Laboratory for Distance Control Education N. Sepehri , S. Onyshko, W. Lehn, R. Song , Z. Zheng The University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T-5V6 The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba completed the development of software drivers and interfacing programs to establish a prototype remote control laboratory station. The station, which can be operated from a distance, is called “Lab@Home” and is becoming a part of core control

Conference Session

ET Capstone Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter; Behbood Zoghi; Joseph Morgan

Session 2648 Integrating Project Management into the Capstone Senior Design Course Jay R. Porter, Joseph A. Morgan, and Behbood Zoghi Texas A&M UniversityAbstractThe public and private sectors are demanding entry-level technical personnel that are well schooled inthe fundamental principles of their respective engineering and technology disciplines. Both of thesegroups are placing a premium on graduates who have had significant design experiences and haveparticipated in a team environment. Finally, these potential employers are

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Schultz; Marc Smith; Marc Perlin; John Foss

Session 1155 Improving Undergraduate Fluid Mechanics across the Curriculum Marc Perlin, William W. Schultz, Marc K. Smith, John F. Foss University of Michigan/University of Michigan/Georgia Institute of Technology/Michigan State UniversityAbstractWe initiated an NSF-sponsored workshop of Faculty and a few representatives from industry toinvestigate methods to increase student expectations and performance in the fundamentals ofundergraduate fluid mechanics education. We originally planned to build a pool of fluidmechanics exam problems and a consortium to provide feedback on evaluation of these

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Davis; Frank Severance; Damon Miller

Session 2793 An Interactive Web-Based Analog Grade Computer as an Electrical Circuits Capstone Lab Project Kevin Davis, Damon Miller and Frank Severance Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Western Michigan UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the use of an interactive web-based circuit demonstration system to providea mid-semester superposition capstone experience for electrical circuit fundamentals labstudents. The particular circuit to be interactively demonstrated is a simple electronic artificialneural network which is used

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

AC 2011-2161: INTEGRATION OF MOBILE DEVICES INTO COMPUTERSCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CURRICULUMDr. Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University Afsaneh Minaie is a professor of Computer Science at Utah Valley University. Her research interests include gender issues in the academic sciences and engineering fields, Embedded Systems Design, Mobile Computing, and Databases.Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy is an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania studying Biology. His research area of interest includes the field of Mobile Computing and effective use of databases, par- ticularly relating to their incorporations into the Health Care industry. After graduation, Paymon

Conference Session

Simulations and Visualizations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Mark Randall, University of Southern Maine ; Mehrdaad Ghorashi P.E., University of Southern Maine

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-2971: DESIGN MANUFACTURE SIMULATION AND EXPERI-MENTATION OF SEVERAL TOOLS TO ASSIST IN TEACHING STRENGTHOF MATERIALS AND STATICS COURSESMr. Nicholas Mark Randall, University of Southern Maine Nicholas Randall came to the University of Southern Maine in the spring of 2009. He is majoring in mechanical wngineering and is expecting at the time of his graduation to have a major in mechanical engineering and a minor in applied energy. He became interested in statics after taking a class with Dr. Ghorashi and observing the complexities of the material. He then teamed up with this professor and developed a way of teaching statics with more hands-on and simulation activities. Randall has always liked working on

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Ramachandran; Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Automated Approach to Assessing the Quality of Project Reviews AbstractPeer review of code and other software documents is an integral component of a softwaredevelopment life cycle. In software engineering courses, peer reviewing is done by other studentsin the class. In order to help students improve their reviewing skills, feedback needs to beprovided for the reviews written by students. The process of reviewing a review or identifying thequality of reviews can be referred to as metareviewing. Automated metareviewing ensuresprovision of immediate feedback to reviewers, which is likely to motivate the reviewer to improvehis work and provide more useful feedback to the authors. In this work we focus

Conference Session

Evaluation of Teaching Methods for Mechanics Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul S. Steif, Carnegie Mellon University; Anna Dollar, Miami University

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Mechanics

AC 2012-3478: RELATING USAGE OF WEB-BASED LEARNING MATE-RIALS TO LEARNING PROGRESSDr. Paul S. Steif, Carnegie Mellon University Paul S. Steif is a professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He received a Sc.B. in engineering from Brown University (1979) and M.S. (1980) and Ph.D. (1982) degrees from Harvard University in applied mechanics. He has been active as a teacher and researcher in the field of engineering education and mechanics. His research has focused on student learning of mechanics concepts and developing new course materials and classroom approaches. Drawing upon methods of cognitive and learning sciences, he has led the development and psychometric validation of the statics

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuyi Lin P.E., University of Missouri; Xiuting Wei, Shandong University of Technology; Lanmei Wang, Shandong University of Technology; Yanfei Zhang, Shandong University of Technology; Wenqiang Yu P.E., Shandong University of Technology; Yufeng Sun, Shandong University of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-4654: SYNCHRONIZING THE TEACHING OF CAPSTONE DE-SIGN COURSE IN TWO COUNTRIESProf. Yuyi Lin P.E., University of Missouri Yuyi Lin received his M.S. from UCLA in 1984, Ph.D from UC, Berkeley, in 1989, and has been teaching mechanical design at the University of Missouri since 1990. He is a registered Professional Engineer and inventor.Prof. Xiuting Wei, Shandong University of Technology Xiuting Wei is currently working as the Dean and a professor of the College of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, China. He received his B.E (1982, in hydraulic machinery) from Jiangsu University, China, and Ph.D. (1999, in mechanical design and theory) from Zhejiang University, China. He has 30