Conference Session

Innovative Courses for ChE Students

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Jennings; Melanie McNeil; Art Diaz

Chemical Engineering Department has had a Biochemical Engineeringemphasis since 1994. At the time of its initiation Chemical Engineering students did not haveadequate preparation to take many of biotechnology courses available in Biology, Biochemistry orChemical Engineering. The emphasis developed over the next five years to remove this deficiencyand the current emphasis is as shown in Table 2. Table 2. Courses in Biochemical Engineering Emphasis. Chem 135 Biochemistry (replaces second semester PChem) ChE 192 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering ChE 194 Biochemical Engineering Laboratory *ChE 115 Materials and Energy Balances *ChE 151 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics *ChE 158

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Specht; Kathryn Hollar; Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

Pressure, Saturated) conditions. The software offersmany options for the convenient display of automatically-calculatedvalues; however, these direct measurements at BTPS conditions arethe only values necessary to perform the calculations involved in this experiment. Thecalculation/display options may be exercised in order to provide numbers against which studentsmay check their calculations.For their laboratory report, students perform all calculations by hand. In a subsequent laboratoryperiod, students are introduced to the process simulator, HYSYS. In an in-class activity, studentsuse HYSYS to draw a simple process flow diagram of the respiration cycle. They provide theirdata and allow HYSYS to perform material and energy balances on the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Budwig; Beyerlein Steve; Matthew Cunnington; Levi Westra; Donald Elger

help students realize the value of good experimental practice and to help studentslearn the distinctive features of good engineering practice. The key purpose of the wind tunneland each associated project is to create an environment in which meaningful learning can occur.Integrating wind tunnel experiments into engineering science or laboratory courses has beendone for many years. Experiments can reinforce concepts taught in the classroom and provideexperiences for future learning 3. To reinforce concepts taught in a first engineering science Page 7.372.1course, Foss developed a wind tunnel facility in which the students performed

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Harvey Abramowitz

workers. Thisincludes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Handbook, which only liststhe static load limits. Therefore, a standardized dynamic load procedure was developed. Basedon this procedure, an experiment is described, which can be used as a laboratory exercise for acourse in strength of materials.IntroductionIn recent years, attention has been directed to the effects of dynamic loading on solid-sawn andcomposite wood planks. Interest has multiplied because the scaffold platform material is theweakest link of any temporary structure. Because current platform design is based on staticloading,1 this procedure does not consider normal platform usage. Common usage alwaysincludes application of dynamic loading, such as

Conference Session

multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenny Fotouhi; Ali Eydgahi; Ibibia Dabipi

, form the basis for furtherreview and improvement of the process. Page 7.19.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationFacilitiesTo have a successful new engineering program, it is important to develop a climate thatfosters professional development and professional activities consistent with the ongoingefforts for restructuring engineering education for the new millennium through moderntechnologically-based laboratory and computing facilities.Thus, the success of any engineering program depends on quick

Conference Session

Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Bollick; Ajit Kelkar

Session 2002-1993 Introduction to Fatigue in Riveted Joints and Adhesively Bonded Joints Ajit D. Kelkar and Ronnie L. Bolick Department of Mechanical Engineering North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, North Carolina 27411IntroductionA new hands on approach in laboratory experimentation at the undergraduate level in themechanical engineering curriculum presents comparison of the mechanical properties: includingTensile Strengths, Ultimate Strengths, Elongation and Fatigue Life at ambient temperature,between specimens

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Thompson

some studentswere concerned about personal safety when crossing campus at night.A third component of the Engineering Center was the location of a computer laboratory in theresidential unit. Students are assessed a technology fee and in return computer classrooms and Page 7.478.2open computer laboratories are made available for student use. All of the classrooms and most“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineerign Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”of the open labs are located in engineering academic buildings. A smaller open laboratory

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Angus; Thomas Hulbert

” fundamentalsto non-electrical/electronic majors. Yet the demands of industry for multi-disciplined B.S.graduates are increasing as more high-technology firms strive to become increasingly effective andefficient in the global marketplace.This paper describes the development of a multidisciplinary instructional package for teaching acircuit and system-design sequence. It includes a: (1) theory-oriented text that emphasizes the connection of engineering-technology technical material to the physics, (2) companion laboratory-experiments text required to reinforce the theory, and (3) technical-communications text to assist students in learning and tying written and verbal communications to their newly-found knowledge.More than ten

Conference Session

What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Farhad Sharifi

engineering emerged as a distinct profession about at the same time as theIndustrial Revolution, which involved the rise of modern chemistry and industrial chemicalprocesses after 17 th and 18 th centuries4. Chemical engineering was first conceptualized inEngland as early as 1881, although it was not popularly accepted, but its primary educational andindustrial evolution occurred in US 2, 3. The idea of chemical engineering was born in thechemical laboratories, when the need for chemical products exceeded the production capacity ofthe laboratories, and at the same time, cost was a major concern. This demanded a major scale-up, and in turn, required engineering calculations as well. Germans preferred to make a team ofchemists and mechanical engineers

Conference Session

Energy Programs and Software Tools

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Magedy Salama; M Kazerani; Khaled Nigim

Page 7.1262.1can be simulated without sufficient background knowledge. “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Education” Session # 1433 (Energy Programs and software Tools) The use of GPMS provides a flexible tool for the teacher to integrate the theory withproblem solving techniques. Several articles focused on the practicality of using GPMS for awide range of topics in the electrical engineering discipline. The emerging trend is towardspaperless classrooms and laboratory setups. Reference [1] demonstrates the use of GPMS as alink to enforce

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Haering

usually intheir first semester in college. It covers the following general topics: laboratory practices;mechanical stress, strain and the measurement of strain using a wheatstone bridge; circuitbuilding; engineering design projects; report writing; presentation making; traditionalmechanical drawing; and an introduction to word processing, spreadsheets, presentationsoftware, and CAD packages. Structuring and delivering such a course successfully to freshmanstudents is a challenge. Having taught the course over a two-year span, I believe thosechallenges involve: balancing the breath of the topics with the appropriate level of detail,ushering the students through design projects when they possess almost no technical engineeringknowledge, and

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores; Christopher Carroll; Fernando Rios-Gutierrez

Session 2632 New Life for the MC68HC11 Evaluation Board Christopher R. Carroll, Rocio Alba-Flores, Fernando Rios-Gutierrez Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Minnesota Duluth ccarroll@d.umn.edu, ralbaflo@d.umn.edu, friosgut@d.umn.eduAbstractMotorola’s MC68HC11 microcontroller has been the mainstay of laboratories inintroductory microprocessor courses across the country for about ten years. The EvaluationBoard (EVB) for that processor has formed the basis for lab stations in most of thosecourses. The MC68HC11 is still probably the most popular and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dru Germanoski; David Brandes

Page 7.27.1effect of many diffuse pollutant and sediment sources throughout a watershed has significantimpacts on water quality downstream. The rapid increase in the rate of land development(i.e., "suburban sprawl") adds to the already existing problem, because this tends to increaseerosion, sedimentation, and flooding, and reduce groundwater recharge. The term "smartgrowth" has been coined to represent a concept of land-use planning that minimizes theimpacts of development on the ecologic and hydrologic integrity of the watershed5 .With these ideas in mind, faculty at LC have recently obtained a National ScienceFoundation Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) grant to create awatershed-based field laboratory comprised of a

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Wheeler; Cliff Grigg; Zachariah Chambers; Richard Layton

viewed not as an assortment of problems inmechanics, electronics, hydraulics, and so forth, but as a systems problem, requiring a systemsperspective. The automobile industry is only one example of an industry where this trend can bereadily identified.2 Thus, knowledge of electrical systems is an integral part of every mechanicalengineer's background, and it follows that electrical systems service courses are an integral partof mechanical engineering curricula.Those who teach these courses know that the problems are not primarily ones regarding contentbut rather of delivery. The very real problems that can appear in these service courses are oftendue to a lack of motivation or interest on the part of students, a classroom/laboratory design

Conference Session

Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jacquelyn Sullivan; Lawrence Carlson

Session 1354 Exploring Entrepreneurship through Product Development: A Hands-on Approach Lawrence E. Carlson, Jacquelyn F. Sullivan Co-Directors Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory and Program College of Engineering and Applied Science University of Colorado at BoulderAbstractEngineering students of all disciplines typically engage in at least one open-ended designexperience during their undergraduate careers. Through hands-on design and build projects, theylearn

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Eman Hammad, Texas A&M University; James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., Texas A&M University; Yuehua Wang, Texas A&M University - Commerce; Heather Manley Lillibridge, Texas A&M University; Chris Scarmardo, Texas A&M University

opportunities. Students were engaged inintroductory research tasks as a bigger team to establish a baseline of basic cybersecurity knowledgeand research framework. Then, they were grouped into teams. The team approach was used toreflect a “real-world” work environment where student develop their ability to collaborate on a teamand function as both leaders and team members. In addition to hands-on work in the laboratory,students participated in weekly meetings centered on different topics of interest to undergraduates.These meetings included guest speakers who presented on different research topics and jobopportunities in their fields, lessons on how to read research papers, the responsible conduct ofresearch/ethics, how to apply to graduate school

Conference Session

Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Multi-robot Communication for Education and ResearchAbstractMulti-robot communication is a key technology in modern robotics education and research.Applications such as search and rescue, exploration, mapping, reconnaissance, and remote datacollection may all benefit from robot teams or swarms which rely on multi-robot communicationtechnology. Based on the importance of this technology, our objective is to develop and evaluateeducational resources to introduce multi-robot communication into the undergraduate experienceusing low-cost hardware and software tools. Using XBee radio technology (Digi International),educational resources, design challenges, and laboratories have been developed to

Conference Session

Interactive Approaches to Teaching Materials Fundamentals

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anastasia D Micheals, San Jose State University; Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Paper ID #7080Using the Processing, Properties and Characterization of Brass to Teach theDifferences Between Crystal Structure and MicrostructureMs. Anastasia Micheals, San Jose State University Anastasia Micheals teaches in the Materials Engineering department at San Jos´e State University, and manages the SEM Laboratory for the SJSU Materials Characterization and Metrology Center [MC]2, where she performs and directs research and materials characterization. She holds an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University. Outside the classroom, she consults in materials failures due to processing and

Collection

2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Amir G. Rezaei; Kyu-Jung Kim; Jawaharlal Mariappan; Angela C. Shih

Copyright © 2007, American Society for Engineering Educationquarters, over 44% of them did not have the passing grades, and that was a small increase from40% taken from the survey during the academic year 2000-2001 with 517 students. The highrepeat and failure rates of this course significantly hamper the students to move up to theirengineering curricula, resulting in a high attrition rate of the engineering students.The problems addressed by the hybrid courseThe ME department has addressed the failure problem in many different ways. One way was toprovide an additional one-unit Vector Statics Mechanics Laboratory, which was developed basedon the study on cooperative learning in engineering through academic excellence workshop [3].Under the

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jeffrey S. Burmeister; Kyle A. Watson; Maria Garcia-Sheets

who have an interest in math and science and want to explore engineering and its disciplines with the possibility of receiving college credit from JHU. As a summer course, the class is an intensive four-week experience where students actively participate in hands-on team activities including laboratory experiments and virtual internet-based simulations while attending college-level lectures related to these activities. Field trips to local companies that employ engineers and informational sessions on college and career choices are also integrated into the course schedule. In short, the curriculum links math, science, and engineering concepts to Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Larry N. Bland

hours in theengineering buildings. They want to feel comfortable. Is the general atmosphere inviting? Arethere comfortable study areas? Are computers and equipment available 24/7? Is the technologyup-to-date? Are faculty offices accessible? There is a delicate balance required in this area. Students and parents expect advanced,state-of-the-art engineering facilities, the facility cannot look like a clinical laboratory. It musthave a certain level of personal comfort and appeal. Pictures and decorations need a blend oftechnical content and appealing décor. Laboratory and classroom space must create a goodimage. A laboratory with no visible equipment may be neat and protected, but can leave animpression that the school is under funded and

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

K. Madhavan

at CBUChristian Brothers University is a small Catholic university. The School of Engineeringoffers degrees in electrical, mechanical, chemical and civil and environmentalengineering. The CEE program requires studies in structural, soil, traffic andtransportation, hydraulics and water resources in addition to other courses in physics,chemistry, mathematics and the liberal arts. Only the courses in the geotechnicalsequence are described here. Three required courses are offered in geotechnicalengineering (geotechnical engineering, geotechnical engineering laboratory and design offoundations) along with elective courses. In the first two courses, students learn thefundamentals and in the third course, they are required to design various types

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Chris Ramseyer; Beth Brueggen

necessity,was beneficial as an undergraduate research experience and has became a key tool for recruitingstudents to our graduate program. It also proved to be an effective method for increasing theamount of high-quality research completed in our laboratory.Background:The structural engineering group at OU lost all five faculty members between mid 1999 and late2000. As new faculty members were hired, there was a period of time during which very littleresearch was conducted at Fears Structural Engineering Laboratory. Between 2001 and 2003,only two students completed thesis-based Masters of Science degrees with a structuralengineering focus. While the undergraduate program in structural engineering had beenrelatively unaffected, the graduate program

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Edgar Clausen; Roy Penney; Robert Babcock

Comparison of Experimental Data and Model Results for the Depressurization of an Air Tank Martin A. Christie, John A. Dominick III, Robert E. Babcock, W. Roy Penney and Edgar C. Clausen Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering University of ArkansasAbstractA laboratory experiment/demonstration and modeling study was developed for junior-levelchemical engineering students that can serve as excellent training for the venting calculationsperformed in practice. A simple incompressible flow experiment was conducted indepressurizing an 11 gal (0.042 m3) air tank from 80 to 22.5 psig (5.4 to 1.5 atm

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Abu S.M. Masud; Don E. Malzahn

other issues, program objectives (evaluation/ review), curriculum/laboratory update, and any program-related issue that may arise. • Odd Years, College of Engineering administers the Alumni Survey, the results of which are distributed to departments. PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND ASSESSMENTBased on ABET statement [1], our working definition of the program educationalobjectives (PEOs) is that these are statements that describe the expected accomplishmentsof graduates in the first few years after graduation. Program objectives can be of twotypes: (a) what all graduates will do, and (b) what some graduates will do. Programobjectives are written to be used as descriptors of the program and are such

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

R.L.A. Jordan

technician’s education involve the following: • Development of problem solving skills • Understanding of the theory of physical science. • Application of physical science theory through the solution of homework problems. • Application of physical science theory through laboratory experiments. • Application of physical science theory through the design of devices, processes, and systems. • Communication of the results of the above through sketches, equations, numerical solutions, drawings, written reports, and oral reports. • Solution of problems through teamwork. • Management of time and other resources The pedagogy of

Conference Session

Inclusive Horizons: Shaping Diverse Pathways in Engineering and Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Baldis, University of California, San Diego; Alex M. Phan, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

in a laboratory can be daunting for a novice researcher–especially for students frompopulations typically marginalized in engineering such as low-income, first generation,traditionally underrepresented minority, and women students. Structured research experiencesmatch students with research laboratories and provide additional supports along the way. In 2014the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department at UC San Diego created the EarlyResearch Scholars Program (ERSP). ERSP provides research opportunities to CSE studentsthrough a structured, academic-year program and has many positive outcomes for studentsincluding higher GPAs and increased confidence [1]. In response to increasing demand forstudent research experiences, UC San Diego’s

Conference Session

Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Il Yoon, University of North Georgia; Chandler Levi Davis, University of North Georgia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

allowed to reach the desiredtemperature for 5 minutes, after which a 5-minute period of bubble formation was observed. Thisprocess was repeated 4 times with the catalyst's temperature measured at 70°C, 80°C, 90°C, and100°C.It is worth noting that water was used to simulate hydrogenated dibenzothiophene (DBT).Hydrogenated DBT was intended to be used in this study; however, it is not commerciallyavailable. Although it can be prepared in a laboratory, this process requires a high-pressurehydrogen tank capable of delivering compressed hydrogen gas at a minimum of 3 MPa [13], anda high-temperature, high-pressure reactor to synthesize the hydrogenated DBT fromdehydrogenated DBT. Due to the absence of safety protocols for handling hydrogen at theauthors

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2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Deepti Suri; Eric Durant

developed and taught for the first time inour SE curriculum during the Winter Quarter 2000-2001 [8]. The students are first introduced tothe importance of requirements in SE-283 (Introduction to Software Verification), and SE-280(Software Engineering Process). The concepts of RE learnt in SE-3821 are reinforced in SE-380(Principles of Software Architecture) and the process is scaled up for the students in their three-quarter experience of “Software Development Laboratory”[5], where the students work on large-scale projects in a “real-world” setting.2. Curricular contextThe academic schedule at MSOE is based on a quarter system with three quarters in an academicyear. Each quarter involves ten weeks of instruction with the eleventh week devoted to

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Estelle M. Eke

programming languageincluding C and C++, (ii) engineering materials, (iii) circuits and (iv) engineering mechanics –statics. The mode of course delivery is two 50-minute lectures and a 3-hour laboratory per week.Emphasis was on the introduction to numerical computation and assigned problems were solvedon a PC/Workstation. Tests and final exams that rely heavily on computation were used toevaluate student performance; laboratory reports were used to assess writing skills. It wasobserved that a typical class was made up of two types of students; those who enjoyedprogramming, and students who considered programming as drudgery and were not motivated todo more than the minimum amount of work required to get a passing grade. The latter group alsohad