Conference Session

Manufacturing Division (MFG) Technical Session 2

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Israa Azzam, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Khalid Bello, University of Louisville; Farid Breidi, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University – West Lafayette; Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

Reality (XR) technologies, from virtual reality(VR) to augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) [1]–[3]. These immersive technologiesenhance manufacturing training campaigns, exposing trainees to basic manufacturing principles,particularly in design and assembly protocols, by simulating real-world problem scenarios [4], 1 2025 ASEE Annual Conference[5]. The XR-based training in manufacturing assembly offers an effective approach, equippingthe workforce with problem-solving skills in a safe, monitored XR environment [6].XR technologies have demonstrated their potential to deliver practical assembly training

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Robert De La Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College

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Graduate Studies

inputs can result in more accurate linear model.The advantages of this approach are illustrated and discussed. The proposed techniques will beuseful in motivating students to pursue a graduate degree in institutions where the limited budgetwill not allow purchasing costly modeling/simulation packages and software.IntroductionMost standard control design techniques have been developed for linear systems. Moreimportantly, any derived technique for a nonlinear system may not be applicable to other nonlinearsystems due to their complicated dynamics. Thus, a good linear representation of these physicalsystems must be derived 1. In practice, it is found that some behavior of nonlinear systems onlyoccurs if they are driven into certain operation

Conference Session

Tech Session 5: Toward a New Paradigm in Environmental Engineering: From Knowledge Frameworks to Learning Impact

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE, ENV SP, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Namita Shrestha, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

process, we explored how torepackage the environmental engineering curriculum, and we assessed impacts on other coursesin the civil engineering major program curriculum and the environmental engineering minorprogram curriculum to determine the feasibility of each option. While evaluating existing coursecontent, we compared current coverage with the American Academy of Environmental Engineersand Scientists (AAEES) Environmental Engineering (EnvE) Body of Knowledge (BOK) [1] andthe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) BOK [2]. Through this process, we developeda curricular pathway to introduce students to discipline-specific environmental engineeringcontent early in the academic career that encompasses both the EnvE BOK for the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University

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Environmental Engineering

scientific judgement on any engineering problem. In our previous efforts (see Figure 1), we introduced writing as an essential tool to instillcritical thinking skills in junior and senior level Civil Engineering students. Other activitiesincluded supplemental instruction (SI), collaborative learning and project based learning of waterand wastewater treatment and environmental engineering concepts3-6. Writing assignmentsprovided a practical context that deepened student understanding and comprehension of thecontent area. Students developed written communication skills, a process for thinking throughand solving civil and environmental engineering problems. Active learning in the classroom andself-directed learning outside of classroom created

Conference Session

Utilizing Digital Technologies in Classroom and Distance Learning in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Turner, Purdue University (Statewide Technology)

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Engineering Technology

the pitfalls of the flipped classroom method arehighlighted, and the importance of proper instructional design is emphasized.1. IntroductionThe basic premise of the flipped class room instructional method, often called the invertedclassroom, is that online instruction at home frees class time for learning. In this pedagogicalmodel, asynchronously delivered online video lectures take the place of direct-live instruction.Custom videos can be created by the course instructor or can be chosen from the increasinglylarge inventory of online content, such as those provided via Kahn Academy1. Class timepreviously reserved for “chalk and talk” lectures is instead spent directly interacting withstudents, performing activities that are not easily

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 6.D

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahar Memarian, Arizona State University ; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

state of Integrated Engineering is examined using established frameworks[1], [2], [3]. The review findings indicate that Integrated Engineering research, models, andcompetencies are rather broad, not well-focused, and connected to higher education andEngineering Education literature. We propose areas for future research and further suggest usinga heatmap conceptualization/framework to measure the interest of the model and competenciesin Integrated Engineering.Keywords: Integrated Engineering, Engineering Education, Review1. IntroductionThis theory/methods paper seeks to expand and enhance understanding of Integrated Engineeringmodels and competencies and offer areas for future work. We review the literature, and followingan interpretive and

Conference Session

ENT-4: Experiential Approaches to Developing Entrepreneurial Mindsets in Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sydney Casperson; Heather Dillon, University of Washington; Jeffrey Walters, University of Washington; Chris Sharp, George Fox University; Kayt Frisch, George Fox University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

study.IntroductionIn 2020 the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT) started a new mechanical engineering program tosupport high regional demand for additional engineering students. The program was designed withprogressive thinking about high impact practices to support student experiences. In particular, theprogram faculty pushed hard to create meaningful undergraduate research experiences for students in theprogram.Many prior studies have demonstrated the power of course-based undergraduate research experiences(CUREs) as a way to support students in retention [1–3]. CUREs are considered a high impact practice, asthey create a direct mentoring relationship between a student and a faculty member. One challenge ofundergraduate research is the time required to

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; John M. Mativo, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

principles in Dynamics,Physics, and/or Statics. Students mentioned that they could not develop the connections betweenspecific problems and the dynamics principles due to their superficial understanding.To apply the dynamics principles to solving engineering problems, students should be able to“recall or recognize information, ideas, and principles in the approximate form in which theywere learned” and “translate comprehend, or interpret information based on prior learning 1.”Constructivism suggested a person learns by relating things in a meaningful way and thestructure of current knowledge determines the learning process: There are two ways in which learning serves the future. One is through its specific applicability to tasks that are

Conference Session

Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University; Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Gerardo Javier Pinzon P.E., Texas A&M International University

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Computers in Education

Lines, and Hough transforms to detectcircles, random noise addition, image moment computations, and image negative generation.The engineering of the vision system is not performed by the tool, it is only assisting in theprocess.Keywords: Robotics education, robotic vision simulator, image processing.1. Introduction1.1. General BackgroundThis tool is specifically designed to teach the basic Introduction to Robotics course. Manyrobotics books such as1-8 over this material. The course generally covers roboticsfundamentals including history, robot types, and degrees of freedom, robot kinematicsincluding the transformation matrix, forward and inverse kinematics, and the Denavit-Hartenberg (D-H) parameters, differential motions, robot dynamics

Conference Session

Fundamental: K-12 Students' Beliefs, Motivation, and Self-efficacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Mariana Tafur-Arciniegas P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

professional development program, [1, 2, 3] there are contextual differences that canlead to differing outcomes between schools within the same school district, and even teacherswithin the same school4; author et al., under review. Furthermore, small studies focused on oneor two variables associated with student learning are limited and may have confoundingvariables that are unaccounted for by the model. Therefore, there is a need to comprehensivelyexamine what contextual factors and mediators influence students’ learning of engineering andwhich are not significant. The purpose of this research is to understand the relationship of the followinghypothesized influences on fourth grade students’ learning of engineering and engineeringidentity

Conference Session

Novel Teaching Methods in a Multidisciplinary Context

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Kong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Framework for Evaluating Simulations: Analysis of Student Developed Interactive Computer ToolsAbstractComputer simulations are used in educational setting either to teach students targeted concepts or to teachstudents how to build them. This study focuses on the later use and investigates the nature of studentteams’ simulations that were developed through a design challenge that required them to create their ownnanotechnology-based simulation tools. In this study, 30 teams’ final simulation tools were analyzedthrough a grounded theory approach to categorize the nature of the simulations. The resulting frameworkconsisted of four levels. Level 1 involves only

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Paul Smith-Pardo, Seattle University; Katie Kuder P.E., Seattle University; Nirmala Gnanapragasam P.E., Seattle University

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Civil Engineering

retrofit of structural features in a dam. Over the past few years the utilitycompany has been looking into retrofitting several of its substation buildings. These areexcellent PBL projects for the students to learn about seismic engineering.Seismic retrofit capstone projectsOver the last two years the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at SeattleUniversity has completed seismic evaluations of three power station buildings. Schematic viewsand a general description of the buildings, hereafter referred as to Buildings 1 through 3, are Page 26.1063.3shown in Figure 1.All three facilities are considered essential to emergency response

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

students in developing criticalskills for solving problems associated with open-ended projects that may have multiple solutions,conflicting requirements, as well as technical and non-technical constraints. This course attemptsto mitigate the steep learning curve that students often encounter in their senior year. Studentself-assessment indicates that students are satisfied with team functioning, and studentsrecognize the importance of interdisciplinary teams. Direct assessment results indicate that threeoutcomes are met. Preliminary data indicate that the course serves as a sound preparation for theCapstone project.Keywords: Learning outcomes, Capstone projects, Project-based Learning (PBL).1. IntroductionA Capstone project is commonly

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 4.C

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Safia Malallah, Kansas State University; Ejiro U Osiobe; Lior Shamir, Kansas State University; Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University; Nathan H. Bean, Kansas State University; Russell Feldhausen, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

between 2010 and the mid-2020s, technology is not merely a tool but an intrinsic part of their environment. They are true“digital natives.” Unlike their Millennial or Generation Z parents and teachers who adapted totechnology as it emerged, Gen Alpha seamlessly incorporates digital tools into their everydayroutines. This generational shift has created a pressing challenge: how to support children inengaging responsibly and creatively with technology while ensuring their developmental needsare met [1]. Efforts to address this challenge have evolved from simply restricting technologyaccess to actively guiding and managing children’s interactions with digital tools. However,the rapid pace of technological adoption by Gen Alpha has outpaced the

Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and ET

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Chiou, Electronics Engineering Technology at Weber State University

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Engineering Technology

AC at 60 Hz frequency for charging the electric vehicles. Twoseparate charging stations with different capacities are built in order to efficiently monitor the Page 26.1380.3system performance separately.1. Solar Charging Station # 1 – For electric bikesSolar charging system #1 is built for charging electric bikes. We have two electric bikes for thisproject. The loads of each electric bike is 230 Wh (Watt-hours) and 360 Wh individually. Figure1 shows the block diagram of the system for charging the electric bikes. For simplicity, thecombiner box, Ground-Fault Protection Device (GFPD), the overcurrent protection devices (thecircuit breakers

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology Division Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Baijian Yang, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

Cybersecurity education.IntroductionPrepared cybersecurity workforce is necessary to fight against cyber-treats and preserve thecountry sovereignty [1]. It is estimated the workforce shortage in the U.S. public sector alone wasabout 20,000 - 30,000 per year. This shortage is both one of quantity and quality. “We not onlyhave a shortage of the highly technically skilled people required to operate and support systemswe have already deployed, we also face an even more desperate shortage of people who candesign secure systems, write safe computer code, and create the ever more sophisticated toolsneeded to prevent, detect, mitigate, and reconstitute systems after an attack” [2]. The Evans andReeder report notes that it is the consensus of the Commission

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

,studentsneedtounderstandhowtousethisknowledgeandPBLoffersawaytoshapehowstudentslearnandapplythisknowledgetocarefullycraftedproblemsintheclassroom.ItisthoughtthatPBLdoesthefollowing2:1.Developscriticalthinkingandcreativeskills.2.Improvesproblem-solvingskills.3.Increasesmotivation.4.Helpsstudentslearntotransferknowledgetonewsituations.Criticalthinkingandcreativeskillsrefer“totheabilitytoanalyze,synthesize,andevaluateinformation,aswellas,toapplythatinformationtoagivencontext.”3ThisistheheartandsoulofPBL. Figure1TraditionalvsProblem-basedLearning4TheProblem-basedLearningInitiative(PBLI)identifiessomegenericessentialsofPBL5:1.Studentsmusthavetheresponsibilityfortheirownlearning2.Problemsmustbeill-structuredandallowforfreeinquiry.3.Learningshouldcoverawiderangeofdisciplinesorsubjects.4.Collaborationisessential.5.Self-directedlearningmustbeappliedbacktotheproblem.6

Conference Session

Computer Modeling/CAD in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sung-Hwan Joo, Grand Valley State University

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Mechanical Engineering

CNCMilling, Manual G-coding and 3D printing assignments will be discussed. Students are asked tocut a plastic keychain with their own design using CAD/CAM software and CNC milling as afirst assignment. As a second assignment, they are asked to design and cut the various shapes ofslots in a piece of plastic without any CAD/CAM software (Manual G-coding). As a thirdassignment, students design and fabricate aluminum gusset. As a fourth assignment, Studentsbring their own 3D CAD model to 3D printer and fabricate their final semester project parts.Students are given maximum 4 weeks for each assignment and present their final products to aninstructor. In this paper, following topics will be explained and discussed. 1) History of the classprojects, 2

Conference Session

PCEE Instructional Showcases

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Hayes, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Merredith D Portsmore, Tufts University; Keanu Jones

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

and neighboring reservations. understandings in relation to community needs. yinish yé Dinésh chįįn “I am robot”ContactKARMA - wiikarma.technology/contactDr. Robert Hayes - robert.hayes@tufts.eduExample CAD Lesson: Make Your Own JewelryLesson Overview★ Objective: Learning TinkerCAD and 3D printing basics through traditional Navajo craft★ Grade level: 3rd-8th grade★ Time to complete: < 1 hour for design, plus ~5-30 minutes per printed pieceExample Robotics Lesson: Count to 10 in Navajo Lesson Overview ★ Objective: Learning robotics and

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Golnaz Arastoopour, University of Wisconsin, Madison; David Williamson Shaffer; Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Wesley Collier, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jeff Linderoth, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Educational Research and Methods

framework for quantifying simulateddesign problem complexity, we present a metric of complexity, tractability 𝑻, supported by datafrom real student work on a simulated engineering design problem.TheoryEngineering Design EducationDesign is a critical part of the engineering profession [1], [2]. As a result, design is a centralfocus of engineering education in terms of teaching, learning, and assessment [3], [4]. In a recentstudy, Sheppard and others [5] interviewed faculty and students about the field of engineeringand concluded that design is the most critical component of engineering education. One facultymember asserted that “guiding students to learn ‘design thinking’ and the design process, socentral to professional practice, is the

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Faculty Perspectives and Training

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grace Panther, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

order to identifykey differences between development and implementation that can impact adoption.PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify key differences in the attitudes and beliefs of instructorsbetween two material development workshops spaced approximately one year apart.MethodsWorkshopsTo date, two summer workshops have been held where instructors from the Pacific Northwesthave been invited to participate in the co-development of materials for a Mechanics of Materialscourse. A majority of instructors from year one returned during year two while five instructorsattended the workshop for the first time during year 2 (Table 1).Table 1. Comparison of participants from year 1 workshop and year 2 workshop

Conference Session

AI, Technology, and Data-Driven Learning in Biomedical Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Lai, Tufts University; Kavon Karrobi, Boston University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

studentadoption of genAI for technical writing. Our study results showed that BME students adjustedtheir usage of GAI for technical writing after receiving a lecture on genAI prompting techniquesfor writing, editing, and assessing its efficacy. The students changed their usage of genAI indifferent ways and fell into two categories: 1) those who adopted it willingly and used it morefrequently, and 2) those who decided to abstain from using it at all. The latter group of studentsreported strong feelings for self-efficacy and to be independently proficient at technical writing.By examining the ways in which students adopt genAI for technical writing and the underlyingintentions, we hope to identify areas in curricula that may require greater emphasis. This

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lyn Ely Swackhamer, NCWIT/University of Colorado

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

organizations have been cultivated and built-upon; website andproject management improvements have been initiated; new resources are standards-aligned;new collection organizations have been established; and NSF RET’s were continually supportedthrough webinars and conference sessions.Poster FocusThis paper and poster will focus on how Teach Engineering is beginning to create a communityof practice among K-12 educators through PD opportunities. Research has shown that whether informal or informal settings, K-12 teachers and influencers need to be trained to bring engineeringdesign into classrooms to increase students’ awareness of engineering, and ultimately, interest inand ability to pursue engineering careers [1]. Yet, many successful mathematics and

Conference Session

Software and Programming

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

, computers with thousands processors were widely used for scientific research. Acomputer cluster consists of a number of computers to work as a system on computationalintensive tasks. Different processors are connected by network. Shared-memory or distributedmemory are dominate storage types for HPC cluster [1]. The advent of commodity highperformance processors, low-latency/high-bandwidth networks, software infrastructure anddevelopment tools facilitate the cluster to be widely used for climate modeling, disasterprediction, protein folding, oil and gas industry, and energy research [1, 2]. Currently China’sTianhe-2 is ranking No. 1 among all the super computers based on TOP500 project. Titan (OakRidge National Lab) and Sequoia (Lawrence Livermore

Conference Session

Focus on the Classroom: Innovative Pedagogies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda A. Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Il (Johnny) Yoon, Northern Essex Community College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

. Instead of a finalexam, a final presentation of Auto_Oil_ID is made by each team. The final presentation is donein PowerPoint with students encouraged to include video of their projects in action.EST104 Schedule of topics for fall 2015  Week 1-3 EXCEL with applications to Ohm’s Law and the Speed of Sound in air; designing an ultrasonic range finder.  Week 4 Flowcharting and Procedural Programming  Week 5-8 MATLAB – Programming a Stepper Motor in MATLAB  Week 9-11 Spectroscopic ID of colored filters using a spectrometer and MATLAB  Week 12 Spectroscopic ID of oils using visible light, a spectrometer, and MATLAB  Week 13-14 Combining positioning by stepper-motor rotor with spectroscopic ID of oils

Conference Session

Supply Chain and Logistics in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mathew Schaefer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Manufacturing

element is carried over to thecards problem. Students must decide if a set of cards matches set of cards made up of 6 standarddecks or has some non-standard distribution. The effective application of SPC methods will finda balance between 2 competing concerns: 1) sample enough to make a confident and correctdecision that your company is sending good parts to a customer and 2) don’t spend so much onSPC that there are no profits to be made. A similar balance is the goal for the cards wagerassignment, make a correct decision to gain some extra credit points but don’t spend so much onlooking at cards that the net is not worth the extra work.The assignment as given to the students is as follows: Suppose one weekend you are at the Bellagio Casino

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Lei Huang, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering

the computing programs (CPEG, CS, and CPET) from the abovementioned three departments. Four faculty members from those three departments arecontributing to the project with their respective expertise. Worthwhile to mention is that the threedepartments also collaborated to obtain a HPC cluster through NSF Major ResearchInstrumentation (MRI) program. Page 26.652.3The three departments’ fall 2012 undergraduate enrollment, categorized by gender andracial/ethnic groups, is listed in Table 1. CPEG and CPET program enrollments are enclosed inparentheses beside their department enrollment. Of all the three programs, enrollment of womenis 25% and

Conference Session

Practical Teaching in Manufacturing – 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Hossein Rahemi, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Khalid Mouaouya, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

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Manufacturing

engineering. Under the circumstance, teaching the logic programming in PLCs can beeasier if starting from texted languages. Therefore, the texted languages designated by theIEC61131-1 standard, such as Instruction List (IL) and Structured Text (ST), have been taught inthe first course, PLC Programming, at the college. After students have mastered the fundamentalknowledge needed for programming industrial automation devices, the Sequential FunctionChart (SFC), Ladder Diagram (LD) and Function Block Diagram (FCB) are taught in theadvanced course, Industrial Automation, where Siemens Step 7 PLCs have been used.Particularly, the SFC chart has been taught as an approach of developing a complex algorithm sothat students can first develop the pseudo code as

Conference Session

Solid and Structural Mechanics in Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gozdem Kilaz, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Ronald Sterkenburg, Purdue University - West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Aerospace

terms of volunteeringto answer questions was also used as an additional feedback. A sample data set is displayed in theResults and Discussions section.As the whole College, we have decided to transform the undergraduate learning experience in adisruptive fashion for the broadest impact. Mili and Bertoline (2014) defines eight major principlesfor such a transformation: 1. Students are encouraged to be autonomous. As opposed to faculty making all the decisions, students get actively involved in the learning process. 2. Learning is led by students. Faculty members serve as “mentors” who facilitate learning. 3. Students learn in an environment that is integrated; within context. Relevance is the key for involvement. 4. “Learning

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Xu, Florida State University ; Seyed Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University

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Computing & Information Technology

well as differential equations (which is a co-requisite.) Since Matlab/Mathcadprograms are available in our computer laboratory, these are used throughout the course. Thetextbook by Kamen & Heck [1] is used for the course and students can access the accompanyingtextbook website. It should be noted that some class examples use both Mathcad and Matlab butthe textbook uses Matlab only. In our program we also have a senior-level elective course onfilters using the software tool called WFilter accompanying the textbook [2]. As engineeringeducators teaching undergraduate, first year graduate courses we are all aware that these toolsshould be used at the right time, right place to help student understanding and learning. Usuallya problem is