Conference Session

The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

kenneth weaver

faculty has a diverse set of skills and expertise but shares a common vision ofmultidisciplinary project-based learning. The current full-time tenure track faculty roster is 25%female and is led by Dean Dianne Dorland, who joined Rowan in 2000.Henry M. Rowan Hall opened in January 1998, and was dedicated that April. The $28 million,95,000 SF building was designed to accommodate seamless integration of teaching, research andproject-based learning. Figure 1 shows a view from the atrium of Rowan Hall. Classrooms haveeasy access to laboratories and laboratory-support rooms. Non-load-bearing walls separateclassroom and laboratory modules so that they can be easily modified. The building contains atechnology spine, which is a key to the building's

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences and Funding

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman

prefer that their graduate students contribute to their researchprograms on campus, funding for those programs is sometimes limited. Internships withindustry, government agencies, or national laboratories can provide a student with an opportunityto conduct a research project. In many cases, the faculty advisor can have some involvement inthe research, and the “shared” graduate student can be a catalyst for collaboration between theuniversity and the organization funding the intern’s position.Most large companies related to the nuclear industry have some intern positions available. Theylike to keep a constant stream of interns in their laboratories and typically prefer to hire graduateswho have experience with the company as an intern. The

Conference Session

K-20 Activities in Materials Science

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jed Lyons

teachers also developed several laboratory modules that were derived from their research totake back and use in their classroom. The teachers conducted research on the use of fiber reinforced composite materials tostrengthen and stiffen the components of bridges. For the past two decades, composites havebeen introduced to the construction industry as a practical way to improve the load carryingcapacity of existing concrete, steel and wooden structures. Wood was chosen for the RETresearch due to the availability of wood beams, the limited duration of their summer researchexperience, and the ease in creating easily transportable in-class laboratory modules.Specifically, the teachers investigated the factors affecting the strength of the bond

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Hofinger

to give theelectrical engineering technology program immediate relevance, ECET 196 “Introduction toECET and Projects” has been designed to incorporate the teaching of these communication skills.This paper focuses specifically on my efforts to incorporate these features into this course andinto our undergraduate laboratory courses.IntroductionThe ability to communicate effectively is expected of all college graduates. The ability tocommunicate technical concepts well, distinguishes an outstanding technologist from an averageone. Students seeking to become engineering technicians or technologists often lack the basiccommunication skills. It has been written many times, that employers regard goodcommunication skills as a necessary element of

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Surya Mallapragada; Maureen Griffin; Mary Huba; Jacqueline Shanks; Kevin Saunders; Charles Glatz

Session 2793 Using Rubrics to Facilitate Students’ Development of Problem Solving Skills Kevin P. Saunders1, Charles E. Glatz2, Mary E. Huba1, Maureen H. Griffin 3, Surya K. Mallapragada2, and Jacqueline V. Shanks2 1 Iowa State University Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies/ 2Iowa State University Department of Chemical Engineering/ 3 Des Moines East High SchoolAbstract We developed a series of problem-based laboratories in chemical engineering

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elisa Linsky; Gunter Georgi

engineering students to demonstrate what engineers do and what software and hardwaretools they use. Various experimental techniques are taught while design and construction skills aredeveloped within the context of a semester-long project. Engineering disciplines that may differfrom a student’s chosen major are introduced. The departmental goal is to provide a solidfoundation for success as students proceed in their educational careers. Critical to the overallsuccess of the course is the development of good technical communication skills, both oral andwritten. The students are required to submit written work each week. In addition, they are askedto prepare and deliver an oral presentation detailing their laboratory work

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shah Galib Habib; Arif Sirinterlikci

specific codes for metal forming and removal processes, and sheet forming respectively. Thesemester system and instruction lectures on the software allow students to get familiar with morecomplicated software. On the other side, it is easy to learn some specific software since they areonly based on 2-D analysis or they have 2-D versions for specific type of problems such as planestrain problem. However, they are not as commonly utilized as a general FEM tool in themanufacturing world and most are still under development. 2-D models can also be created ingeneral analysis tools.IE 5351 cover both metallic and non-metallic processes in its limited scope. ABAQUS is used inthe forming area, specifically in bulk and sheet forming laboratories. Casting

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Mattox; Bahador Ghahramani

-style, sensitive, complementary student-orientedmaterials for student self-study. These materials can be accessed from computers availablein the classroom, school computer laboratories and in their homes (Figure 1). Figure 1 – Knowledge-Teacher-Learner Linkage ÃÃÃÃUMR/ Gl obal Input Page 5.429.2We have developed some pilot topic modules, which employ learning-style-suggestive linkicons, so that after a few experiences, the student will explore topics according to his or herlearning style

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick C. Gee

expose them to the fields of engineering and technology.2. To assist students to become enrolled in college (post-secondary education) and provide assistance in helping them obtain financial aid.3. To increase the students’ awareness of career options available to engineers and technologists.4. To facilitate students’ access to and interaction with positive role models from the fields of education and industry who will serve MEAP as workshop instructors, counselors, and mentors for students.5. To provide hands-on laboratory experiences and academic instruction similar to that of a typical first year of study in an engineering or technology curriculum.6. To demonstrate work-place environments by providing students with tours of local

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Roman Stemprok

, designed simple memory systems, and investigated basic datacommunications. Special care was taken in organizing labs for these hands-onundergraduate and graduate courses. Students were assigned projects of increasingcomplexity from a simple control circuit to “Digital Pet” powered by the Motorolamicroprocessor (a semester project). Successful student teams demonstrated workinghardware models at the end of each semester.IntroductionThis paper describes projects and laboratory assignments for courses in the ElectronicsDivision of the Engineering Technology Department. After completion of the digitallogic introductory course students learned to utilize microcontroller technology through“hands-on” assignments. Class curricula integrated the Motorola

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Singli Garcia-Otero; Isaac Crumbly

and female students during their eighth grade year – one of the mostcritical periods of their educational development and growth. The students selected to participatein MSEA are academically conscientious and considered the cream-of-the-crop in theirrespective schools. These students are recruited from across the country. During each summer(from 8th grade to 12th grade), the students are exposed to advanced mathematical concepts, andhands-on-laboratory experiments beyond what they are taught at their middle schools and highschools. Under the supervision of engineers, students completed various engineering projects.The students also visit other universities, national laboratories and private industries. All theseexperiences are valuable in

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Reynolds; John Field; Isaac Horn

. Louis, MO.2. D. H. Linder. Experimenting with Web-Based, Personalized Homework Assignments. 1999 ASEE AnnualConference Proceedings, Charlotte, NC.3. D. R. Johnson, An Integrated Web Site for a Digital Logic Design Laboratory. 1999 ASEE Annual ConferenceProceedings, Charlotte, NC.JOHN FIELDJohn Field is the Henry and Grace Butler Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He was ECEDepartment Chairperson for 12 years before stepping down in 1999. His interests are computers, education, andmicroprocessor applications.ISAAC HORNIsaac Horn is a sophomore at the University of Maine majoring in electrical engineering and is a Butler Scholarworking in the ECE Department’s Instrumentation Research Laboratory. In addition to working on the web

Conference Session

New MET Course Development

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Slade Gellin

engineering technologist in that process. · To learn the basic terminology and concepts associated with finite element analysis. · To gain hands-on experience with a commercially available finite element analysis program. · To interpret one’s results, check one’s work and report one’s findings.CurriculumThe class will be held in a computer laboratory environment. A commercially available finiteelement analysis program will be installed or accessible from every PC in the lab, including theinstructor’s. The instructor’s screen will be projected onto white screen installed in the lab.The class is envisioned as meeting twice a week for 1.5 academic hours per meeting.Approximately one day per week would be devoted to lecture

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University; Mark D. Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Robert H. Bishop P.E., Marquette University; Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

the Joe. J. King Professorship and was a Distinguished Teaching Professor.Previously, Dr. Bishop was a practicing engineer on the technical staff at the MIT Charles StarkDraper Laboratory.Dr. Bishop is a specialist in the area of guidance, navigation and control. His research sponsorshave included the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,NASA Johnson Space Center, Oerlikon-Contraves of Switzerland, NEC Corporation of Japan,National Instruments, Air Force Research Laboratory, Emergent Space Technologies, LockheedMartin, and the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory. He is currently working with NASA ontechniques for achieving planetary precision landing to support human and robotic missions. Dr.Bishop also initiated

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine M. Cooney; Kenneth Reid

assignmentselectronically.Although this course still required class meetings for laboratory experiences, some laboratorysimulation tools are also available over the Internet or available for download. In the future,methods can be implemented to make this course accessible to distance learners.IntroductionEET 360: CIMT in Electronics Manufacturing is a junior/senior elective designed to givestudents a broad understanding of the processes involved in producing electronic circuit boardsand electronics assemblies. Lectures begin with component fabrication and selection, electronicdesign and analysis, and printed circuit board fabrication. Through-hole and surface mounttechnology assembly are studied. Students are required to write a series of short papers onmaterial covered in

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mehdi Shadaram; Lourdes Sanchez-Contreras

: Research Expositions, the Geological Society ofAmerica Conference, the Computational Neuroscience Symposiums, the JointMathematics Meetings, and the MIE Annual ConferenceAnother benefit of this program has been securing research positions with otheruniversities and/or research sites. Students have the opportunity to participate in anexternal research experience during the summer session. During the regular schoolsemesters, a student coordinator makes arrangements to secure research slots for students.Currently slots are being secured with Sandia National Laboratories, University ofMichigan, University of Wisconsin Madison, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, CaliforniaTechnology Institute among many others. This summer, it is expected for at least 40

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

E. Max Raisor; C. Greg Jensen

Session 3220 Engineering Theory and Practice via a Web-Link C. Gregory Jensen, E. Max Raisor Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University Provo, UtahAbstractMaintaining ABET accredited engineering programs requires hands-on laboratory experiences inaddition to course instruction and theory. This paper presents some essential points to consider,and some “traps” to avoid, as digital (Semester on Line and Independent Study--DistanceLearning) courseware is developed with laboratory elements that require

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Cutkosky; Christopher Richard; Allison Okamura

Session 3668 Feeling is Believing: Using a Force-Feedback Joystick to Teach Dynamic Systems Christopher Richard, Allison M. Okamura, Mark. R. Cutkosky Center for Design Research, Stanford UniversityAbstractAs an innovative approach to teaching the laboratory component of an undergraduate course ondynamic systems, we present the haptic paddle: a low-cost, single-axis, force-feedback joystick.Using the paddle, students not only learned to model and analyze dynamic systems, but by usingtheir sense of touch, they were able to feel the effects of phenomena such as viscous damping

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

James R. Etchison

laboratory. Although the EETprogram had used this basic curriculum structure for decades, it was becoming clear that theerosion of academic standards in the secondary education system was taking its toll on thefreshmen's ability to function adequately in an environment where grades were based ondemonstrated ability rather than effort, seat time, or extra credit assignments.At OIT, merely introducing a student to a topic is considered inadequate. We cover topicsthoroughly, and expect mastery of the topic by the student in return. This educational philosophydictates that students follow the rule of thumb of two hours of homework outside of class forevery hour in lecture, plus plenty of hands-on reinforcement in the laboratory. Employers valueour

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Beena Sukumaran

Session 2615 Geo-environmental Engineering - An Integral Part of Civil Engineering Beena Sukumaran Rowan UniversityAbstractAll sophomore students at Rowan University are introduced to engineering design andexperiments through a series of integrated lectures and laboratories. The class described in thefollowing paragraphs, is one in a series of engineering clinics offered in the freshmen to senioryears. Sophomore students are exposed to a variety of engineering principles, experimentalmethods, and design tools not typically

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Dale Ross; Bill Taylor

schools in the NMHU service area. It is precisely thisopening-up of the Mathematics and Science classroom to inspiration and the outside world thatsets the stage for the development of a competent scientific and technical workforce. Our Page 2.73.2technical advisory group is the Educational Networking Support service of the Los AlamosNational Laboratory Science Education Programs.5Data circuits were leased from New Mexico TechNet and they sub-contracted with US West, ourlocal telephone utility. This on-line frame-relay network operates at 56 Kbs, bundled with the T1circuit servicing NMHU and includes the following sites: West Las Vegas High

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

T. Taylor; T. Egolf; R. Klenke; M. Salinas; J. Stinson; H. Carter; Vijay K. Madisetti; James H. Aylor; Anthony J. Gadient

, in turn, blames the industry for focusing on short term profits as opposed to longterm strategic technical goals [5]. Resources for new research in both arenas have been severelycut (e.g., dismantling of Bell Laboratories, and reduction in industry-sponsored basic research onuniversity campuses), further compounding the problem. Is there a sudden disillusionment withan educational system that has served us so well for over three decades, or are some industry anduniversity players crying wolf? The National Academy of Engineering also recognizes thisproblem and argues for an educational system that is relevant to the needs of the community [3].If one accepts that there is some truth to this claim, the underlying causes for this

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Klaus Wuersig

Sessions 1547 Switching and Power Electronics An Innovative Approach Klaus Wuersig SUNY College of Technology at AlfredIt is found so very often that courses that are taught in College have very little relevance to whatis happening in the real world. So many times a laboratory exercise is just that, an exercise. Inorder for meaning and relevance to intrude into this scenario it is essential that a student takespossession of an idea, a concept or an assignment. To design a product , very

Conference Session

Materials Experiments, Labs, Demos, and Hands-On Activities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Steven John Kosciol, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Page 22.1049.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Measuring Angle of Twist in a Torsion ExperimentIntroductionAt our university, every mechanical engineering student must take a sophomore level onequarter-credit hour course titled “Mechanics of Materials Lab”. Students take this laboratorycourse concurrently with a 4 quarter-credit hour Mechanics or Strength of Materials course. Oneof the five experiments in the laboratory course focuses on the study of elastic and plasticdeformation of a circular cross-section metallic rod in torsion.The objectives of the torsion experiment include determination of shear modulus of elasticity“G” and shear proportional limit “τp” of the material. In

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

William F. Reeve

solution of production problems where issuesof reliability and quality control are concerned8. Homework assignments that use several of the graphical techniques mentioned above,along with a laboratory activity that focuses on the frequency and kind of failures found in theALFRED units throughout the semester, provide opportunities to perform fault analysis. Open orshorted passive components, missing or bent pins on active devices or ICs, bad sockets, coldsolder connections, solder bridges between traces or pins of an IC, open jumpers, improperlyinserted devices, and incorrect devices illustrate the types of faults placed in the units. During thelab session each team of students compiles the data from several repair forms, completes a

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Michael Doster

Systems course, as well as a number of other undergraduate courses todemonstrate the effectiveness of the plants control and protection systems and illustrate transientsystems behavior during normal and off-normal operating conditions. The software has servedas the basis of a Simulation Laboratory within the Department with the goal of providing aconvenient, interactive platform for the design and analysis of reactor systems.IntroductionNuclear power plants are tightly coupled, complex systems. Changes in system parameters (e.g.flows, pressures, temperatures, etc.) at any location within the plant, can feed back affecting thebehavior of the reactor core as well as other system components. This is further complicated bydifferences in plant design

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Education in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruben Otero, Student at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez; Apurva Somani, University of Minnesota; Krushna Mohapatra, University of Minnesota; Ned Mohan, University of Minnesota

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Simulink and dSPACE control platform. Two 200W DC machines rated at 40VDC and4000 rpm were used. The DC machines were controlled using a pulse width modulated (PWM)power converter. This project was part of an undergraduate research supported by NSF and theUniversity of Minnesota Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program.I. IntroductionThe objective is to develop a system that emulates a wind turbine. Previous efforts in thisdirection have employed separately excited DC machines1,2 with power ratings in the multiplehorsepower range. The intended application of the system described in this paper is forundergraduate laboratory courses. Thus, a system that works at lower voltages is desired.Existing laboratory equipment such as DC

Conference Session

Innovation in ECET Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central; Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

labs. Each developed lab requires bothMATLAB simulations and real-time DSP using a floating-point digital signal processor,TX320TMS67C13 DSK. In addition, students are required to develop comprehensive real-timeDSP projects and demonstrate their working projects in class.We will outline our course learning outcomes and DSP laboratories with both MATLABsimulations and hands-on real-time DSP. Then, we will focus on describing real-time DSPpedagogies for our laboratory implementations. We will also examine the course assessmentaccording to our collected data from course evaluation, student surveys and student course work,and finally we will address improvement of the course based on our assessment.I. IntroductionThe application and use of digital

Conference Session

Cross-Section of Construction Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Osama Abudayyeh

. REU Visits to Research Centers and Laboratories: REU participants visit one or two research centers/laboratories for a full day during the summer program. During these visits, the group tours the facilities, learns about the various research activities and projects, and meets with a number of researchers in these centers/laboratories.6. REU Research Speakers and Professional Conference Participation: The aim of this activity is to allow REU participants to meet and interact with well-known researchers in the field. This activity is accomplished in two different ways. The first method is to invite a Page 7.1223.4 well-known

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mina Hoorfar; Homayoun Najjaran; William Cleghorn

development of a series of software programs that can be used byinstructors, teaching assistants, and students involved in the undergraduate curricula. Theprograms are primarily developed for the teaching purposes, but they can be used in distancelearning, student projects, research laboratories, and educational workshops. This paper presents Page 7.1001.1 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”two sample programs developed for two mechanical systems including mechanical vibrationsystems