Conference Session

Instructional Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Barrett; Steve Kuennen

-on construction activitiesas an introduction to the curriculum.Structural engineering, which is often considered one of the more theoretical and abstract of thecivil engineering disciplines, warrants increased hands-on activities to help bridge the gapbetween design theory and the actual behavior and construction practices students encounter(Morreau 1990). This paper discusses one particular activity within our summer programdevoted to introducing students to structural engineering through the design, construction, andtesting of a full-sized reinforced concrete beam at the Air Force Academy’s Field Engineeringand Readiness Laboratory

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Walter

design process at TCU isbased on these criteria. A 3-semester, team-oriented, industry-funded, electrical/mechanical,interdisciplinary design sequence, beginning in the second semester of the TCU studentengineer’s junior year, is described.introductionEarly in their engineering educational process, students are typically forced to select a specificdiscipline (mechanical, electrical, civil, etc.). They then dutifully follow a program of studiesthat embraces the requisite technical courses (thermodynamics, solid mechanics, circuits, etc.) tosupport this discipline. While laboratory courses may provide an opportunity to stimulate groupinteraction, success in the majority of their engineering courses is typically assessed based uponindividual

Conference Session

ET Interdisciplinary Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Clark; Donald McMurchie

homework assignments to teach both basicmetallurgy and the history of the industrial revolution.II. GoalsBased on our prior experience with teaching integrated classes, we set the following goals for ourcourse: 1) linkage of technical and historical material for engineering technology students 2) Improvement of communications skills for all students 3) fully integrating all classroom and laboratory instructionIII. PlanningPlanning for our course took into account a number of factors, most notably instructorbackground and experience, previous experience with integrated courses, the target audience forthe course, the overall course structure, and assessment.Dr. Clark's education and teaching experience is in the history of

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Puttiphong Jaroonsrisphan

identification of dynamic systems and DC motor control. Student response and implementation experience are also described.(I) IntroductionIt is well established that hands-on experience can significantly improve student learningand interest level in the course materials [1]. This is especially important in courses thatare theoretical with a high degree of mathematical analysis. However, a number ofconstraints prevent the broad base integration of experiments into engineering courses.For examples, laboratory facilities/hours, safety issues, and software development effortare a few of the limiting factors that most instructors would encounter. With the increasein bandwidth through high speed and ISDN data lines, web-based distance experimentscan

Conference Session

Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko; Anthony English; Monica Schmidt

preferences for design projects, but faculty make the final team as-signments. Faculty identify options for design projects prior to the beginning of the Fall semes- Page 8.790.1ter. At the first class meeting, students are presented with the design project options and then Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationsurveyed to identify their interests in specific projects and to list their elective courses. Requiredpre- or corequisite courses include Biomaterials, Biomechanics, and the BME Laboratory

Conference Session

Programming and DSP Issues in Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ives; Cameron Wright; Michael Morrow; Thad Welch

, WY Robert W. Ives Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering U.S. Naval Academy, MD Abstract While many communication topics are difficult for undergraduate students to in- ternalize, demonstrations and laboratory experiences have been shown to greatly stim- ulate the learning process. This paper describes a highly successful combination of theory, demonstrations, lab exercises, and real-time DSP experiences using Matlab and the Texas Instruments C6711 digital signal processing starter kit. This approach, when also combined with state-of-the-art

Conference Session

Experienced-Based Instruction

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Meade

(2) how much personal responsibility is tagged to the outcome of the activity.Experiences can be related to the “person,” in which the experience was gained, i.e., 1st person,2nd person (second hand), and 3rd person (documentary).The emotional impact of the experience is the aspect that makes it “real.” Strong emotionsproduce strong memories. The further the experience is distant from the 1st person, the more theimpact of the experience is diminished. For example: I was in a car wreck (1st person); Iwitnessed a car wreck (2nd person); I read about a car wreck (3rd person).Traditional tools of experience-based education involve laboratory work, field trips, scienceprojects, and experimental demonstrations. Each of these activities is

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Tycho Fredericks; Jorge Rodriguez

movement toward ergonomic advancement within theworkplace, yet according to Alexander, far too few industrial engineers retain ergonomics as oneof their more commonly utilized tools4.MethodologyA review of the systematic approach for curriculum development in Ergonomics and Safety arearevealed limited information. Generally, curricular design could be grouped into three areas:laboratory design, course design, and program design. Articles on laboratory and course designfocused on many of the same critical issues. This is not surprising in science oriented programswhere many laboratories are treated as separate courses. The major issues revealed were aconcentrated effort to move class instruction from a highly theoretical component

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ed Clausen; Carolyne E. Garcia

anaugmentation of the traditional resume.A summary of the content of each of the portfolios is shown in Table 2. The academic portfoliois initially prepared as a component of CHEG 1212, Chemical Engineering Laboratory I, afreshman-level laboratory course that mainly emphasizes basic measurements and oral andwritten communication. The academic portfolio is prepared in a three-ring binder and containsten sections along with supporting material (certificates, clippings, letters, photos, etc.) for eachsection. Table 2. Portfolio Contents Academic Portfolio Employment Portfolio Mission Statement Executive Summary Resume

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Silvana Tarazaga; Dalmaris Gonzalez

from middleschools from the western area of Puerto Rico to the engineering and technological fields. Thestudents participated in workshops applying scientific and engineering concepts, as well as onhands-on experiments in a laboratory environment. The workshops were designed to exposeparticipants to engineering and computer sciences and to provide participants betterunderstanding about the concept of working in teams, making hard engineering decisions, ethicalbehavior and problem solving. During these workshop activities, the students had theopportunity to interact with faculty, laboratory technicians, young professional engineers,scientists, and undergraduate and graduate engineering students who shared their experienceswith them. A major

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Goff

in the classroom. SUCCEED and other university coalitions have funded andpromoted many initiatives dealing with active learning in the classroom. Pioneering work bySiegfried Holzer 6, Karl Smith7, Richard Felder8, and others have revolutionized classrooms andilluminated the way for the rest of us to follow.A first year elective laboratory course has been offered for several years at Virginia Tech. Thislaboratory was modeled after similar mechanical dissection laboratories initiated by Dave Ollisof NC State and Sheri Shepard of Stanford. At Virginia Tech there are enough sections for 256of roughly 1200 total of the incoming engineering students. This laboratory introduces them toengineering by using a hands-on approach. This laboratory offers

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Loker

Session 2559 DTMF Encoder and Decoder using LabVIEW David R. Loker, P.E. Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeAbstractIn this paper, a laboratory experiment is presented for a senior technical elective course intelecommunications in the Electrical Engineering Technology Baccalaureate program at Penn StateErie, The Behrend College. For this experiment, students use LabVIEW and a PC-based dataacquisition (DAQ) system to design a dual-tone multifrequency (DTMF) encoder and decoder. Theuser input for the encoder is from a 12-pushbutton external keypad used to

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Harwood; David Shaw

. Introduction to engineering design and decision-making. Christian world-view applied to engineering. Use of logic, experimental design and design criteria. Project oriented. Page 7.927.1 "Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education"The class meets for lecture two hours per week and for a weekly three hour laboratory period.In an audit of departmental objectives1 using the Levels of Learning (LoL) defined by Bellamyand McNeill2,3 it was determined that two of the objectives receiving special

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Pritchard; Bahman Litkouhi

to an enrollment of about 20students. Both courses encourage student-teacher and student-student interactions. Thedetailed curricula are provided in the following sections.II. CurriculumENGS115:- Introduction of EngineeringThis course is organized around a semester-long design project. The emphasis is onengineering problem solving methodologies and computational techniques. Basicengineering concepts and analyses related to the design project are discussed on a need-to-know basis. The course includes five hands-on laboratory sessions; site visits to localengineering firms and manufacturing plants; ethics and professional responsibilities; andeconomic concerns associated with the engineering design process. Teamwork is stronglyencouraged. The

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Marlin Viss; Murat Tanyel

processing applications (digitalwaveform generators, digital audio effects), DFT/FFT algorithms, FIR digital filter design andIIR digital filter design.EGR 366, Digital Signal Processing, is a three credit class which met for three 50-minuteperiods a week. The mode of instruction employed active learning in which students wererequired to read the topic of the day prior to coming to class and the class period was utilized toclear concepts, emphasize important points and to study practical applications. After the initialbackground material was covered in a conventional classroom setting, the second (and larger)portion of the semester was spent in the electronics laboratory, which is furnished withcomputers with the LabVIEW software.The Dordt College

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rudy Rogers; Rebecca Toghiani

means, DOE grantedour laboratory a study to determine feasibility of safely storing above-ground natural gas insynthetic gas hydrates. The research suggested a process that provided rapid hydrate formation,complete conversion of interstitial water, and packing of hydrate mass as it formed; 156volumes of gas at standard temperature and pressure stored in 1 volume of the ice-like hydratewas accomplished. Subsequently, as a semester project, a group of five senior chemicalengineering students were asked to put the hydrate research findings into an innovative large-scale plant design for their capstone design course; they were to select, size and cost theequipment; they were to create process flow charts, perform mass/energy balances, and performan

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Gershensen; Carl Wood; Joseph Clair Batty

analysis, engineering drawings, and a complete description of the project results.3. Laboratory experiences: Students will participate in and evaluate laboratory experiences,which a. include experimental design, data collection, manufacturing process monitoring and data analyses. b. incorporate the use of modern laboratory and data acquisition equipment. c. utilize statistical process analysis and interpretation of data. d. apply manufacturing processes to the production of products. e. may include work-based learning experiences, such as internships. These skills are developed in several of the undergraduate courses including instrumentation, fluids/thermal lab, and senior project

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Schultz; Marc Smith; Marc Perlin; John Foss

. Thereare two National Science Foundation directorates of interest to engineering education: the Direc-torate of Education and Human Resources, and the Directorate of Engineering. The former direc-torate houses the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) that is relevant to our program. Thelatter includes the relevant Engineering Education and Centers Division that is subdivided furtherinto Programs in Education within which is the Engineering Education Coalition (EEC). TheDivision of Undergraduate Education is separated into seven subsets, of primary interest is theCourse, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement group. The EEC presently includes eight sub-groups: The Academy, ECSEL, Foundation, Gateway, Greenfield Focus:HOPE, SCCEME, SUC-CEED

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Tapper

equipment and products. Northeastern University’s School ofEngineering Technology has been fortunate to have received substantial laboratory equipmentdonations from major players in the Industrial Control Systems industry. These same playershave generously contributed supplemental training materials in addition to their own time toassist in developing course curriculum for our program. This paper addresses the construction ofthis new curriculum and in particular the part industry has played. The results of a pilot course-program conducted in the Fall of 1999 are included along with comments from participatingstudents.BackgroundFor the past two years, the author has been engaged in establishing industrial partnerships whosegoal is to create strong

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Edward Howard; Joseph Musto

Mechanical Engineering Program, was added to the program as a required Senior Level course. This move was made possible by the implementation of the Laptop Computer Program, as the availability of computing laboratory resources is no longer a concern for such software-intensive courses2. The second course in a two-course junior-level Machine Dynamics sequence was dropped from the curriculum to make room for the FEA course.• The two-course junior-level sequence in Numerical Methods was redesigned to include the use of Matlab as the primary computing language.• A new two-credit freshman-level course entitled Computer Applications in Engineering was developed. The course was designed to make extensive use of the student laptop

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorcan Folan; Gunter Georgi

Paper #808 for Multi-Media at ASEE 2001 Session 2793 Introductory Design in Freshman Engineering Gunter W. Georgi and Lorcan M. Folan Department of Introductory Design and Science Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY 11201AbstractPolytechnic University teaches a 4-credit course in Freshman Engineering that introducesstudents to software and hardware tools, teamwork, written and verbal communicationskills, project management, as well as overview lectures on major technical and non-technical disciplines. Several laboratory experiments and two term projects emphasizeengineering design

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute; Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis ; Sudhir Shrestha, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-421: INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN ENGINEERING/SCIENCEVIA NANOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSMaher E. Rizkalla, Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Indiana University-Purdue University In-dianapolis, 723W Michigan Street SL160, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5132 Received his Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1985. He was research scientist at Argonne National Laboratory from January 1985 to September 1986 while he was an Assistant Professor at Purdue University Calumet. He joined the Department of Elec- trical and Computer Engineering at IUPUI in September 1986 where is now Professor and Associate Chair of the Department. His research interests include solid State devices

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hasina Huq, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Page 22.928.2The performance of the nano scale device simulation is carried out using the websitewww.nanoHUB.org. Each student has created an account to carry out the simulation. Thespecific simulation tools are then launched. The simulation tools allow users to enter theirown data and parameters to perform a specific task. Users can access these tools and performsimulations remotely through the website. This web based simulation makes it possible toprovide a simulation based laboratory experience to many off-site users. The followingsimulation tools are used to promote nanotechnology education through simulation-basedlearning. MOSfet & nanoFET: 2D simulator for thin body MOSFETs, with transport models. FETToy: Simulates I-V

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby G. Crawford, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

collaborationIn order to facilitate the accumulation of new knowledge in the capstone exercise, the facultywanted to find a way to enhance the students’ schemata. A laboratory exercise designed aroundthe Alpha.60 RC airplane was developed for this purpose.Resources Required to Start the ProgramThe success of the first year UAV concepts sparked a growth in the UAV design program withinD/C&ME. As interest increased, the number of teams expanded from two to three. Projectadvisors assigned four mechanical engineering majors to each team. One multi-disciplinaryteam was supplemented with two electrical engineering majors and three computer sciencemajors. A difficulty associated with the inclusion of students from outside the mechanicalengineering

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cecelia M. Wigal, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Tim MeGhee, Chattanooga State Community College

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Two Year College Division

,interdisciplinary interaction, design, and depth. Every student completes a structured set ofcourses that form a foundation in written and oral communication, mathematics, chemistry,physics, and engineering fundamentals. Special emphasis is placed on learning the basic toolsand techniques of engineering. Interdisciplinary interaction is introduced and emphasizedthrough interdisciplinary design projects, team experiences, and laboratory exercises that beginthe freshmen year. Depth is provided through theory and hands on experience (laboratories) inone of nine disciplines – chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, industrial,mechanical and UTeach (education).Four of the engineering disciplines are structured as discipline specific programs

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Mequanint A. Moges, University of Houston; Miguel Angel Ramos, University of Houston; Victor J. Gallardo, University of Houston; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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NSF Grantees

academic year 2001-02 and an AUSAID scholarship from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia for the academic year 1996 - 1997.Miguel Angel Ramos, University of Houston Miguel Angel Ramos is the assistant dean for assessment and accreditation for the College of Technol- ogy at the University of Houston. His primary focus has been the practical application of assessment and evaluation strategies to enhance educational quality in the college and university. Prior to joining the University of Houston, Dr. Ramos worked as a researcher for the Southwest Educational Develop- ment Laboratory, and as an Evaluator for Boston Connects. He earned a Ph.D. in Educational Research, Measurement and Evaluation from

Conference Session

Active and Project-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac M. Choutapalli, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Young-Gil Park, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

given paper glider glidethe longest distance possible?”, can be used to introduce the concept of aerodynamic drag andhence lead to various ways in which aerodynamic drag can be quantified through pressure andvelocity measurements. This challenge-question gives the instructor an opportunity to embed inthe minds of students the importance and the concepts of pressure and velocity measurements. Aseries of such challenge-questions were developed for the various chapters in the syllabus ofM&I.Several metrics were used to measure student learning including; homework, in-class-quizzes(both formative and summative), laboratory exercises, and midterm and final exams. The“average performance scores” of the students from two different semesters, one

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Wei Siang Pee, University of Central Oklahoma; Kevin Rada, University of Central Oklahoma; Devon Kelley Keith, University of Central Oklahoma; Dylan Bradley Miller; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Adam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Engineering Group in the Summer Bridge 2011Program designed and built an underwater ROV (remotely-operated vehicle) to performunderwater exploration of, for example, local ponds and lakes. The duration for the project wasfour weeks in July and the first part of the Fall semester. The students were given instruction in thebasic electrical and mechanical principles associated with the project, and introduced to a set ofcomponents that would be available in the completion of the project, through a sequence learningactivities that included lectures and laboratory exercises. Students were also given instruction onthe engineering design process paradigm. The separate elements of the course were integrated asthe students designed, constructed, tested, and

Conference Session

Innovative Course Developments in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Construction

MEPdrawings are then highlighted and the procedures for their analysis are presented in a systematicorder including the differentiating aspects of various systems. The laboratory portion of themodule concentrates on performing quantity takeoff, digital or manual, where the results aretranslated into work scope sheets. The paper further explains the detailed scope identificationmethodology for each system and their integration into estimating course context.IntroductionConstruction science and management graduates are expected to work in a dynamic workenvironment performing various tasks including planning, estimating, scheduling, and managingthe construction process. The graduates are also expected to be familiar with work scopes for allconstruction

Conference Session

Ethical Issues II: Academic Integrity and Student Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy L. Miller, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Jerry W. Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Ethics

? Page 25.1475.3These were the questions being asked in spring of 2011 when it was found thatthree senior level students, acting as a team, turned in reports that were not theirown work. After consultation with all involved it was learned that the three hadelectronically stolen the documents from someone previously enrolled in theclass. The class, an upper level laboratory, is a one-credit laboratory. The studentswork in the first portion of the class was not in question but later assignmentswere plagiarized. All three students were given a failing grade in the class; eachhad just one semester until graduation. The one credit course is only offered in thespring semester meaning the students would have to put off graduation one termto repeat the