Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Pfeffer; Rajesh N. Dave; Jonathan Luke; Ian S. Fischer; Anthony D. Rosato

Institute ofTechnology. The first of these courses is oriented toward the undergraduate students and consists of a generalsurvey of particle technology which provides a good theoretical basis, but also features coverage of suchapplications as the students are likely to encounter when they have graduated and have entered industry. Asecond course is intended for graduate students and is oriented more towards theoretical aspects, includingmathematical modeling and computer simulations which can predict bulk behavior of particulate flows from theproperties of the material. This course also presents recent research developments in the field not yet appearingin standard textbooks. The third course will take place in the laboratory where students will

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert L. Drake

Session 1426 AUTOMATED ANALYTICAL MODELS FROM TEST DATA Robert L. Drake School of Engineering The University of Tennessee at Martin ABSTRACTIn applying classical control system theory, it is important to have an analytical model of theprocess which is to be controlled. An analytical model is also desirable when a circuit or systemis to be redesigned for other purposes.Frequently, a circuit or system must be defined by test data taken in the laboratory or in the field,and it is desired to find numerical

Conference Session

Writing Is Fundamental

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Beams, University of Texas, Tyler; Luke Niiler, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

similar work to the field of Engineering Page 14.672.2education.Our work brings together the disciplinary expertise of an Electrical Engineering faculty memberwith a Writing Center director’s experience in writing instruction and evaluation. Dr. Beams hashad over 16 years’ experience in industry and 12 years’ experience in academia, and he currentlyteaches (or has taught) Electronic Circuit Analysis I and II (including laboratories),Instrumentation Systems, Senior Design (a two-semester capstone design sequence), and ElectricCircuit Analysis I (with laboratory) and II. Dr. Niiler has taught writing at the university levelfor over 20 years, and

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Earley, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

analyses of mechanism configurations.Typically, students are more energized and motivated to learn and retain concepts when coursescontain computer laboratory experiences. A new course in mechanisms analysis was designedby the author and included within the curriculum of a newly created baccalaureate program inmechanical engineering technology at Miami University. The program was officially approvedin the spring of 2003 and course offerings were begun in the fall of the same year. Hence thedata confirming and/or refuting the above premise is limited.While many mechanisms courses currently being taught within the curriculums of mechanicalengineering technology programs make use of computer enhanced project assignments, theauthor believes that this

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Administration requirements, andeven taking attendance at schools. The compact size of the readers (the size of a text book),affordability of the tags (less than $1 each), and usability of the reader software makes this anideal technology for use in the teaching laboratory. Introducing RFID into the ECET curriculumserves two purposes: it teaches modern tools of the industry, and it gives a practical way to teachimportant radio frequency concepts.How RFID worksThere are four main components in an RFIDsystem: the interrogator or reader, the antenna(s)connected to interrogator, a computer interface,and the tag. (See Figure 1) The interrogator,antenna, and interface will all be part of aninstallation or a handheld system, while the tagwill be attached in

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Curtis Darfler, California State University, Maritime University; William W. Tsai, California State University, Maritime Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Califor- nia State University, Maritime Academy (CSUM). His research background is fluid mechanics and heat transfer and is studying laboratory education in those fields. Prior to CSUM, Dr. Tsai was a Member of the Technical Staff in the Fluid Mechanics Group at The Aerospace Corporation. Dr. Tsai earned his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. at the University of California, Berkeley in Mechanical Engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Method for a Low Cost Hydrokinetic Test Platform: An Open Source Water FlumeAbstractWhile educational wind tunnels are common place for instruction

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Prins, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

sophomore levelengineering mechanics course that incorporates topics in statics and dynamics; the courseincludes a laboratory component. The course is part of the required curriculum in theEngineering program at James Madison University; the program is not discipline specific.Classification of frames and machines Analysis of frames and machines is a topic that typically follows coursework in equilibriumof forces and moments; it describes how multi-member objects can be analyzed using a group ofrelated equilibrium equations. For this article, eight textbooks were reviewed to provide basisfor observations related to typical presentation of the frames and machines topic. The eighttextbooks are:  Statics: Analysis and Design of Systems in

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin P.E., East Tennessee State University; Peter D. Rogers, Georgia Southern University; Christopher David Leblanc, University of New Hampshire; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

software course. Traditional courses of this nature have 4 credithours (3 credit hours for lecture and 1credit hour for laboratory). The intended purpose of thelecture is to introduce the concepts of programming a microprocessor to accomplish tightlyconstrained tasks using the peripheral features of the device. Once in the lab, the students applythe concepts covered in lecture to actual devices as they conduct a series of exercisesdemonstrating their ability to accomplish specific tasks. Figure 2 shows a weekly composition ofa traditional microcontroller class. Figure 2: Traditional Microprocessor Course TimelineThe arrangement of the traditional course has several drawbacks. First it is challenging to for theinstructor to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Carolyn E Psenka, Wayne State University; Karl R Haapala, Oregon State University; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Iowa State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #17854Constructionism in Learning: Sustainable Life Cycle Engineering Project(CooL:SLiCE)Dr. Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University Dr. Kyoung-Yun Kim is an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Wayne State University, where he directs the Computational Intelligence and Design Informatics (CInDI) Laboratory. Dr. Kim’s research focuses on design science; design informatics; semantic assembly design; transformative product design; product life-cycle modeling; design and manufacturing of soft products. Dr. Kim has received external funding from several U.S. federal agencies

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Scott Smith, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

get the answercorrect. In the second modality, students will be given an identical set of assignments with a limitednumber of attempted submissions to the auto-grader. To date, outcomes have been assessed for bothstudent groups through direct comparison of homework grades and through student surveys. In futureiterations of this work it is proposed that the results of common examinations also be used to determinewhich strategy optimizes individual student performance.2 BackgroundThis study describes the results of student outcomes under varying homework assessment strategies inEGR 102: Introduction to Engineering Modeling. EGR 102 is a freshman laboratory course with 200-350students per semester, divided into 30 student laboratory groups

Conference Session

Supply Chain and Logistics in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Jahan, Western Kentucky University; A. Mark Doggett, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, SouthAfrica.25 Hines and Lethbridge26 also presented a report on development and creation of a leanuniversity.Besides the applicability of lean principles at universities, there have been studies onimplementing lean in the classroom and laboratories. Tatikonda 2 reported that by applying leanprinciples, it is possible to refine the course content to enhance student understanding. Heapplied the lean tools to design, teach, and assess accounting courses that helped students gain abetter knowledge and skills required by the employers. In addition, the applicability of leanmanufacturing to university laboratories was investigated by Sreedharan and Liou.27 It has beenreported that students working on lean projects and following lean in laboratories

Conference Session

Utilizing Digital Technologies in Classroom and Distance Learning in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric A. Roe, Polk State College; Terry Bartelt

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

ofassessments, on laboratory experiments and written/demonstration examinations. To enablestudents to be self-directed, the documentation must be thoroughly organized. Each of the one-credit courses is broken down into several modules, called units. Each unit represents a majortopic area. The unit consists of a study guide, worksheets, laboratory experiments, handouts ontheory not covered in the book, etc. The study guide is an assignment sheet that is a list oflearning activities to be performed in sequential order. These activities include:  Read particular pages in the textbook.  View videos (that take the place of live lectures)  Ask the instructor for a demonstration or an introduction to the laboratory equipment.  Fill out

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Pre-college Programs for Women

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Na Gong, North Dakota State University; Jinhui Wang, North Dakota State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division, Women in Engineering

. Girls met three female professors in engineering including NDSU distinguished professor Dr. Kalpana Katti in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Women-In- Research Chair Dr. Yechun Wang in Mechanical Engineering and Vice President of IEEE Red River Valley Section Dr. Na Gong in Electrical and Computer Engineering.  Touring research laboratories in ECE. The girls also toured research laboratories in ECE. During the tour, they were introduced to different research equipment and various research projects.  Learning outstanding senior design projects: The outstanding senior design groups introduced and demonstrated their senior design projects to the girls.  Meeting ECE female undergraduate and graduate Students

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Best Papers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Ann Thompson, Loras College; Danial J. Neebel PE, Loras College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

a Visiting Professor at the US Air Force Academy in the departments of electrical and computer engineering and computer science. His research interests include digital system design and testing, computer architecture, and computer science and engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Integrated Fluids and Electronics Labs to Measure Fluid FlowAbstractKnowledge of theory is deepened by examining how the theory models the physical world.Exercises in the laboratory can enhance the understanding of the models by demonstrating boththe accuracy and the shortcomings of the theoretical models. To help students achieve a bettersense of connections between theory and the

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reg Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

systems, and hydrogen fuelcell units [10].Reed and Stanchina from the University of Pittsburgh urged the need for new curriculum tofocus on the emerging technologies in electrical power systems such as smart grid and cleanenergy integration [11 ]. Their work on smart grid education model approaches in engineeringcurricula provided one of the best models of engineering education in power electronics andpower systems. Grinberg and Safiuddin developed a multi-institutional smart grid laboratory toenhance modern power systems education and to satisfy the needs of new technology as a resultof the skills shortages and the aging power engineering professional workforce [12]. Kerestes etal. reported an enhanced workforce development study through a

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vigyan Jackson Chandra, Eastern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Electronics as part of the AASTechnology degree, and to Cyber Systems Technology as part of the BS degree. Students take ittypically in their sophomore year. This lecture and laboratory-based course require students toconfigure, manage, secure, test, and troubleshoot computer network devices. There are two 2-hour meetings per week. Laboratory equipment, primarily Cisco switches and routers, determinethe class size. It has ten workstations and associated network device racks, with studentstypically forming sub-groups of two per workstation. Through structured readings in thetextbook, students learn about core Ethernet networking models, protocols, and IP networkaddressing. Additionally, the course includes network device configuration using the text

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marialice Mastronardi, University of Texas at Austin; Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin; Risa D. Hartman, University of Texas at Austin, NASCENT Center; Darlene Yañez, University of Texas at Austin, NASCENT Center; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

, was a seven week long summerresearch experience designed for high school students entering 10-12 th grade. The main goal ofthe program was to provide young women and underrepresented minority high school studentswith a laboratory research experience and inspire them to enter college and pursue STEM degrees. Each summer, students from local high schools were selected to participate in laboratoryresearch as scholars under the supervision of a mentoring graduate student and faculty member.Each team composed of two YSs and their graduate mentor tackled problems innanomanufacturing and made significant contributions to ongoing research projects. At the endof the program, each high school student gave a final presentation of the results to

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators 4: Tips and Tools

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ivan Detchev, University of Calgary; Elena Rangelova, University of Calgary; Sheng Lun (Christine) Cao, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

ahierarchy used for the classification of learning tasks (see Table 1). At the lowest level of thehierarchy is ”remembering”, i.e., where only memorizing facts is required, while at the highestlevel is ”creating”, i.e., where a great deal of critical thinking is necessary. In addition, actionverbs depicting the learning tasks can be grouped under a specific level in the hierarchy (seeTable 1). When expressing the learning outcomes for an entire course (e.g., in the courseoutline), for a course module, for homework or laboratory assignments, or for lesson planning ingeneral, it is recommended to use such action verbs. If possible and/or applicable the alignedcourse components (i.e., the learning outcomes, the learning and teaching exercises in

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexa Rihana-Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

eithernatural occurrence or human activities4-6, the overarching environmental theme for thiscourse was water quality in lakes and rivers and its implications on the ecosystem and itssustainability.The course was proposed to include both a theoretical and a laboratory section. First, thestudents are introduced to the concepts of sustainability and water quality analysis.Secondly, students learn instrumental analysis including basic principles of theory,operation, and calibration of analytical instruments, method development and assessment,data collection and analysis. In the third phase, aquatic floral and faunal assessment andquantification are presented. The concepts of bioconcentration and bioaccumulation areintroduced and their health implications

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Richard Mercer, Wright State University; Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University; Michael Raymer, Wright State University; David Reynolds, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

ASEE North Central Section Outstanding Teaching Award (2004), and both the CECS Excellence in Service (2004) and Excellence in Teaching (2002) awards at Wright State University.Richard Mercer, Wright State University RICHARD E. MERCER is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Wright State University. He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Washington in 1980. Professor Mercer is active in curriculum reform, and has led an NSF supported effort to integrate Mathematica laboratory sessions into the freshman calculus sequence at Wright State University.Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University KULDIP S. RATTAN is a Professor in the

Conference Session

Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Golf Coast University; Gerardo Javier Pinzon PE, Texas A&M International University; Anju Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #10559A Engineering Discipline Awareness Workshop for Pre-Service STEM Teach-ersDr. Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Golf Coast University Dr. Fernando Gonzalez joined FGCU as an Assistant Professor in the Computer Engineering Program in the fall of 2013. Previously he was an Assistant Professor within the Engineering, Math, and Physics Department at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas. Prior to that he was a Technical Staff Member (researcher) for the U.S. Department of Energy at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Dr. Gonzalez was also a faculty member in the Electrical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Weller, University of South Florida; Carol M. Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Aaron T. Ohta, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida; Rhonda R. Franklin, University of Minnesota; Wayne A. Shiroma, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

an emphasis in program evaluation. She specializes in the evaluation of programs in STEM education across the K-20 spectrum and the evaluation of STEM Education and Public Outreach programs. Carol has designed and conducted evaluations of projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, NASA, the Arizona Board of Regents, Goddard Space Flight Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Arizona Department of Education, among others.Dr. Jeff Frolik, University of VermontDr. Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona UniversityDr. Aaron T. Ohta, University of Hawaii at Manoa Dr. Aaron Ohta received a B.S. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2003, an M.S. from the University of

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

graduatestudent mentors in several mechanical engineering laboratories, including experimental fluiddynamics, micro-sensors, laser micromachining, and advanced manufacturing. Participantsattended seminars on experimental uncertainty, planning experiments, and presentation ofexperimental data. Students also attended field trips to local companies where they met withpracticing mechanical engineers.The REU students participated in before-program and after-program surveys and focus groups.The pre-post surveys indicated that as a result of the program students felt they had gainedconsiderable hands-on experience, the ability to work with specialized equipment and methodsof making engineering measurements, and that they were far more knowledgeable

Conference Session

Lighting the Fire: REU

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Evans; Ronald Welch

isalways dependent on the quality and progress of their product. Teamwork and projectmanagement skills go a long way in these major design projects.c. Research ProjectsResearch projects give students an excellent opportunity to participate in existing research at anArmy laboratory or with USMA faculty members. Many of these projects allow students to haveaccess to data and computing facilities not available at USMA. Some research project sponsorsare not in our local area, but an initial visit to the laboratory, constant communication, and anynecessary follow up visits with the sponsor at West Point usually provides sufficient direction.Often, the client organization can easily provide the required travel funds. Many of these projectsallow our

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Dean Kelley P.E., University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

actual heat transfer topics, a benefit over justdoing homework. The actual graphs are plotted on the same graphs as the theoretical curves andthe students are to comment on the similarities and differences. Some university engineeringprograms have an adjacent heat transfer laboratory class to help students visualize the varioustopics, but some do not.Having the assignment be “mini” research papers instead of actual research papers lessens thework impact but at the same time increasing the students’ writing opportunities. This activelearning technique motivates the students to become interested in the practical aspects of thethree experiments conducted in this class

Conference Session

Mathematics Curriculum in Transition

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil

The WSU Model for Engineering Mathematics Education Klingbeil, N.W., Mercer, R.E., Rattan, K.S., Raymer, M.L. and Reynolds, D.B. Wright State University, Dayton, OH, 45435Abstract This paper summarizes progress to date on the WSU model for engineering mathematicseducation, an NSF funded curriculum reform initiative at Wright State University. The WSUmodel seeks to increase student retention, motivation and success in engineering throughapplication-driven, just-in-time engineering math instruction. The WSU approach begins withthe development of a novel freshman-level engineering mathematics course (EGR 101). Taughtby engineering faculty, the course includes lecture, laboratory and recitation

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Youssef Shatilla; Adnan Zahed

staffmembers, and 155 faculty members. There are nine departments offering graduate- andpostgraduate-level education. Each department has well equipped laboratories, libraryfacilities and well developed computer laboratories and other necessary infrastructure. Someof the facilities at the university level and in the college of science are also utilized. Tomotivate and activate all the students and staff members and to prepare the necessarydocumentation according to ABET prescribed format was a challenge of mammothproportions.Financial and physical resources were of little importance compared to the intellectual inputsand other efforts rendered by staff members. These efforts and experiences are brieflyrecounted here under the following sub-sections

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Hart

Society For Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Educationinspired, I proposed an optional laboratory project on class-D amplifiers, and fivestudents participated. The hardware that the students used to implement their class-Damplifier projects and student opinions about the experience are described below.The HardwareClass-D amplifiers contain a triangular-waveform generator for the high-frequencycarrier signal, a comparator to compare the carrier signal with the audio signal, and powertransistors arranged in an H-bridge to switch the output voltage to either a high or lowvoltage depending on the output of the comparator. A passive Butterworth filter on

Conference Session

Building Bridges with Community Colleges

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Darby; Jane Fraser

making, • personal selling in the automotive parts industry, and • regulatory issues and responsibilities in the automotive parts industry.AIM courses cover similar topics as a traditional automotive, vocational program, but inbroader, more inclusive categories. For example, a vocational school will typically dividethe car’s chassis systems into at least two separate courses on brakes andsteering/alignment/suspension, but one AIM course covers these topics.Most of AIM’s technical courses are three credits with a one-credit laboratory co-requisite. Significantly fewer hours are spent in the laboratory compared to other Page 9.248.3automotive

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Smith; Scott Dunning

artscourses required for the degree to minimize travel costs.UM agreed to provide technical laboratory equipment as necessary for course support. Examplesof this equipment are oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies and function generators.To support the electric machines and power systems courses, UM purchased Lab-Volt simulationsoftware that successfully simulates the equipment used in the UM laboratories. This removedthe necessity of moving large motors and generators down to Portland during those courses.USM also offered use of their electronics laboratories if necessary.To enhance their future outreach efforts, UM agreed to videotape all lecture sessions. Thesecould then be incorporated into web-based courses in the future