Conference Session

Freshman Success/Retention Strategies

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Collins; Matthew Ohland

23 x x x 24 x 25 Page 7.338.8Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Table 4. Approaches to success skills training used in programs HowRef. Computer Team Test- Diversity to Time Conflict # Seminar skills skills Writing Speaking Studying taking training learn management resolution 1

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosanne Simeone; Dan Pearce; P. Paxton Marshall

, ajoint engineering and architecture course was organized with half undergraduateengineers and half architects to complete the detailed design drawings of the Page 7.1102.4house. Currently, in Spring 2002, the construction phase of the project hasbegun with the cooperation of architects, engineers, and c onstructionprofessionalsThe Undergraduate ThesisIn engineering, the senior thesis provides a mechanism for the requiredinterdisciplinary collaboration. Engineering students at the University of Virginiaare required to write an undergraduate thesi s; this thesis is directed by theDivision of Technology, Culture and Communication through two core courses:TCC

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nick Salamon; Gautam Wagle; Cliff Lissenden

problem. · Provide an opportunity to apply basic knowledge in addition to what is learned in the course to solve an engineering problem. · Learn to design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data. · Provide an opportunity to function on multi-disciplinary teams, which requires communication with team members and to learn professional and ethical responsibility.In order to select a design project for a course, the course objectives must be clearly defined.Advanced mechanics of materials students will be able to: · develop models of mechanical components by making reasonable assumptions and writing appropriate equations, · apply appropriate failure criteria, · formulate a design methodology.For

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Taggart Smith

in practice. Knowledge retrieval andcodification emphasizes technology and treats knowledge as a tangible thing, while mostknowledge is acquired through experience and is often intangible and tacit. “Knowledgemanagement systems rarely reflect the fact that essential knowledge, including technicalknowledge, is often transferred between people by stories, gossip, and by watching one anotherwork. This is a process in which social interaction is often crucial.”(p. 18) A study by the Centerfor Workforce Development found that 70% of workplace learning is informal. Activities inwhich informal learning occurs include participating in meetings, interacting with customers,supervising or being supervised, mentoring others, communicating with peers

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jemison; James Schaffer; William Hornfeck

doing so should be recognized and addressed. In addition tocorporate and peer pressure to immediately enter the workforce, many students have anegative perception of the economic consequences of this decision. They often believethat the best economic return will be obtained by going directly into the workforce and Page 6.1036.1that pursuing graduate studies will cost too much in both tuition and lost wages. Many of Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationour students, including those at the top of their class, are

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ed Wheeler; Robert LeMaster

of this paper is to present the resultsof a student assessment of a specific web-assisted teaching methodology that has been used toteach twelve engineering courses.The MethodThis particular method grew out of the one of the author’s familiarity with the use of PowerPointbriefing charts in a business environment. In business, engineers, project managers, andorganization managers routinely communicate information to employees, customers, and peers ina briefing format. The ability to pull together technical briefings on very short notice is animportant practical skill. It is becoming standard practice in industry for briefing charts,calculations, drawings, and computer models to be stored in intranet-based databases that can beaccessed by

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul I-Hai Lin; Hal Broberg

materials can be viewed withthe two most popular Web browsers, namely, Netscape or Internet Explorer Webbrowsers. The web site for the course can be found at http://etcs.ipfw.edu/~lin. Page 5.199.3 Figure 1. A Snap Shot of the Course Web SiteThe course materials are divided into sixteen modules and are covered in approximately40 contact hours. Each set of lecture notes, in Microsoft PowerPoint file format, isprepared and posted before the class lecture. Students can download the files and printthem as slides to help them write down lecture details. They can also view thepresentation slides using a Web browser through an Internet connection at

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark R. Rajai; Keith V. Johnson; Robert Matthews

, with set of 2D/3D modeling and editing tools.V. Mannequin Integrated with CADMannequin’s real power is realized when it is integrated with CAD system. Mannequin wasdesigned to be completely compatible with any CAD packages that can read or write DXF files. Ourresearch showed that the problem of incompatibility between systems, as indicated by manyresearchers earlier, existed between these two as well. However, we were able to solve most of theproblems, and effectively integrate these two. This integrated ergonomic CAD system will providea powerful tool for the designer to test the functionality of the design for almost anything destined tobe used by humans. For example, design students can use this software package in conjunction witha CAD

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Haag

28, instructors monitoredand assessed my team skills).However, according to the interview data, the team process check needed further refinement.Although both female and male students believed that the process check was good in theory, theyfelt it could be improved to allow for student anonymity. Despite the fact that the documentationallowed students to voice issues, problems, and team dysfunction, the process can be deadlocked.Some students were reluctant to write critical comments about others fearing retaliation. Otherswere reluctant to reflect critically on their own attitude, behavior, and performance and havethose comments voiced publicly during the focus group. According to students, if this policy isto become more effective, both

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Milne; Pascal Rol; Jean-Marie Parel; Fabrice Mann

, have been available for more than a century,biomedical optics has developed into a field of its own only in recent years, significantly spurredon by the development of lasers and optical fibers. Medicine was one of the first majorapplications of lasers, and today there is probably no field of medicine or biology which doesnot employ optics and lasers in some form. Biomedical optics is now an important and growingfield of biomedical engineering. In the past 4 years, the creation of 2 dedicated peer-reviewedjournals (Journal of Biomedical Optics, Applied Optics - Optical Technology and BiomedicalOptics) in the US alone, attest to this. The growing market represented by the biomedical opticsindustry is also evidenced by the creation of new

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Szaroletta; Lloyd Ewing; Nancy L. Denton

methodical troubleshooting and encourages the student teamsto exercise caution as they prepare to collect data. An interesting observation is that severalstudents originally thought that incorporation of DAQ techniques would make their laboratoryexperience easier, but were quickly reminded by their peer team members that there was plenty ofwork to do.There are numerous positive aspects to inclusion of DAQ in lower division laboratory courses.From the students’ perspective, the greatest benefit is the redirecting of their time from relativelymindless data collection and hand recording followed by data entry (with the possibility of typingerrors generating invalid data/results) to focusing on understanding the experimental setup andmechanics concepts

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward N. Prather; Raymond B. Landis

exercise during class in which you ask students to identify key areas aboutwhich their attitudes (positive or negative) are likely to have an impact on their academicsuccess. During this brainstorming session, write all responses on the blackboard. Feel free toadd a few of your own.Step 2. Pick 8-10 of the areas listed, and as a homework assignment have each student writedown three positive attitudes and three negative attitudes they have about each area.Step 3. During the class period in which the homework assignment is due, have volunteers sharenegative attitudes they have about each of the areas. Ask each respondent to answer the Page

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Ware; Charles F. Yokomoto

up a missedclass by writing a research paper on a topic of interest to the class. An individually written essayexam is given as a final exam that contributes to approximately 20% of the course grade.Prior to the final exam, each student’s grade is normally in the “B” to “A-” range because of thedependence on team grades and a liberal grading policy. Thus the final exam, with its 20%weight, can increase this spread from “C” to “A”. Assessment of Student Satisfaction and Opinions Student satisfaction with course over its two most recent offerings has been assessed, andthe results are presented here. Three areas have been assessed: (1) satisfaction with the course,(2) rating the reading assignments, and (3) rating

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Fathi Finaish

thesophomore year. This component is designed to extend learning opportunities that apply thefundamentals of design along with hands-on experiences. The students are required to analyzeand solve open-ended design problems, test and experiment with different concepts, and useengineering process skills such as teamwork and development of technical reports. An emphasisis placed on the connection between theory and design applications, comparisons of analyticalwork with test results, reporting, and working with peers. Details on this effort and organizationof the developed material are given.IntroductionIn recent years, there has been remarkable changes in methodologies by which aerospacecompanies develop their products. As a result, the length of

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Rippy; Jason Dutcher; Jang Yi; Baber Raza; Herbert Hess

support videotaped engineering extension courses, providing an interactivelaboratory setup students may control from a remote site. LabView provides theinstrumentation display and command interface. The Internet provides access and real timedisplay of audio and video display features. Prototype is complete and operating on the Internet.Introduction The University of Idaho provides off-campus students with courses on videotapessupplemented with access to an instructor by telephone, fax, and email. These students can takeclasses for a quite attractive price. Though unable to attend in person, by videotape they sitalongside their peers on campus. Now in its twenty-third year, Engineering Video Outreachkeeps each of three studios booked for over

Conference Session

Improving Visualization Skills

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy E. Study, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

tend tobe lower than their non-minority peers, especially so at HBCUs. Previous studies found thatstudents enrolled in introductory engineering graphics courses at Virginia State University, anHBCU, had lower than average test scores on the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test:Visualization of Rotations (PSVT) when it was administered during the first week of class.Because of the positive correlation between visualization ability and academic success in STEMcourses, changes were made to the engineering graphics courses to add a variety of visualizationenhancing activities including the use of sketching, blocks and multimedia. The result of theseactivities was improvement of the students’ visualization abilities and it was hypothesized thatthis

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renat Letfullin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

nanostructures for photodynamic therapy and diagnosis of cancer. The ultimate goalis to acquire skills in computer modeling of physical principals for selectivenanophotothermolysis of cancer cells involving nanooptics, heat-mass transfer around laser-heated intracellular nanostructures, cell ablation, microbubble dynamics and nanoclusteraggregation.This is a science-oriented multidisciplinary course where the students secure solid training in researchtechniques, including the development of sophisticated numerical simulation methods for solvingcomplex problems in cancer nanomedicine, research skills working on regular assignments, presentingtheir results, getting experience in writing research reports/papers, and experimental

Conference Session

Technology in the ECE Classroom

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale S.L. Dolan, California Polytechnic State University; Vladimir I. Prodanov, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

technologies.Vladimir I Prodanov, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 Vlad Prodanov received MS and Ph.D. degrees, both in electrical engineering, from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1995 and 1997 respectively. He was with Bell Laboratories, Lucent Tech- nologies from 1997 until 2000 and Agere Systems (now LSI Logic) from 2000 to 2004. From 2004 to 2008 he was member of MHI Consulting, New Providence, NJ. Currently, he is an assistant professor with EE Dept., Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA. Mr. Prodanov has worked on various electronic systems for communications and contributed to two dozen peer-reviewed publications, three book chapters, and seventeen granted US patents

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

sponsor’s needs, and (3) systemsengineering concepts including project management, team work, communications, and ethics etc.Multidisciplinary design teams are used whereby the students interact with their peers and withthe faculty inside and outside of the class room. Some design examples are offered to show ourexperiences of incorporating Renewable Energy projects in the senior design course, like designand development of a biomass bioreactor test-bench, design and development of vertical axiswind turbine. The primary goal of the projects is to provide students with a deeper understandingof the need for renewable energy sources, the advantages and disadvantages of a particularenergy type, and the global and economic impact of the chosen energy

Conference Session

Unique Developments in Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M. Little-Wiles, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Adrie Koehler, Purdue University; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

course was also suggested. The ability ofstudents to upload pictures and write an introduction about themselves to their instructor and classmatesprovides students with a “connection” to one another. This, in turn, helps students develop relationshipswith fellow classmates that may last long past the course itself.Consolidation is also essential to a successful LMS according to the study results. Students want Page 22.1338.7“control” over their courses and the ability to access all required materials plus collaborate with theirinstructor and classmates at their convenience in one single system. A well managed and detailed LMScan enable

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

Management, Lighting, Sustainable Buildings, Electrical Services Engineering and Organisational Change. He has pre- sented peer reviewed papers at ASEE annual conferences in Hawaii and Austin, SEFI and SEFI/IGIP conferences in Norway, Finland, Hungary, Turkey, Slovakia and Ireland in the last four years.Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology Page 22.1207.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Qualitative Research in Engineering EducationIntroductionEngineering education programs provide students with the knowledge, understanding,skills and competences required to

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Flynn, California State University, Northridge; Sharlene Katz, California State University, Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Defined Radio in Multidisciplinary Senior Design ProjectsAbstractIn this past year’s senior design program at California State University, Northridge (CSUN),faculty assigned two six-person teams with year-long design projects utilizing software definedradio (SDR). The course structure emulated a real world design project. Faculty acted ascustomers and management, presenting students with a list of requirements and constraints.Students were required to present weekly status updates on their designs, write specifications,documentation and test procedures. Students gained invaluable and in-demand expertise in thisemerging technology, while fulfilling the criteria required by the Accreditation Board forEngineering and

Conference Session

Improving Visualization Skills

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Marygrove College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

10 PTS d) ORAL PRESENTATION 10 PTS e) MODELING 20 PTS f) DETAILED DRAWINGS 20 PTS g) EXPLODED ASSEMBLY DRAWING 15 PTS h) PARTS LIST (BOM) 5 PTS i) PEER EVALUATION 5 PTS TOTAL 100 PTSDeliverable 1) A one page written pre-proposal of the project idea and the proposed mastergroup team members must be submitted by the second class period of 7th Week, and accepted bythe third class period. See Deliverable 4) item 2).Deliverable 2) Each master group must turn in fully

Conference Session

Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine A Broom, University of British Columbia, Okanagan; Wendy Lynn Klassen, University of British Columbia, Okanagan ; Carolyn Labun, Ph.D., University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

relatives. At the second school, students were in a French Immersion program(B). Many had professional parents.The research project involved three classroom visits conducted in January 2011. In the first brief Page 22.685.2visit of approximately 15 minutes, researchers conducted pre-assessments of students’conceptions of engineers by having the students write and draw pictures of how they understoodfour careers (teacher, doctor, accountant and engineer) and then match a series of descriptors(including words such as caring, works with others etc.) to each career.Discussion of Pre-assessments: Stereotypes about CareersThe pre-assessment activity

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Fransen, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

librarians at theUniversity of Minnesota. But this series differs from others because it is written for students inengineering, using engineering terminology for keywords and engineering journals, conferenceproceedings, books, and databases for every example. Still, how literature is used varies fromone engineering discipline to another. Some areas, for example, place conference papers on parwith peer-reviewed journal articles while others do not. Focus groups conducted by Hoffmann etal. confirm that engineering students prefer subject-specific instruction that is relevant to theirwork.1Inspired by the citation analysis work Patricia Kirkwood presented at ASEE 200912, the author

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Craig W. Somerton, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

for the ASME Student Design Competition and was taught at a largeresearch university. The second group of students created a robot for the Trinity College FireFighting Robot Competition and was taught at a small undergraduate university.2. ASME Student Design Competition – Recyclable Material Sorter Each year, ASME holds Student Professional Development Conferences throughout theUnited States.2 These conferences are a way for students to connect with engineers andengineering students across the country, and offer various competitions for students to comparetheir best work with their peers. Competitions include technical writing, technical posterpresentations, and oral presentations, but one of the most exciting events is the annual

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

the 50 percentile populations. Thus the assessment results compiled are based on course performances and grades, exams, projects, presentations of students, and writings as required in some courses. Furthermore, each course specifically addresses the learning outcomes and relation between the course and the Program outcomes, the methods used for the evaluation of students’ performance and the relevance of the course materials to the Program outcomes following the standards adopted for the assessment process.  Students will be provided with the course descriptions including learning objectives and outcomes. Students also will provide their input on the Program outcomes. The results from this

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University; David R. Bowman, Clemson University; Michelle Cook, Clemson University; Roy P. Pargas, Clemson University / U.S .Air Force Academy

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

Vermont, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Bioengineering from Clemson University.Ms. Sarah Jane GriggDavid R Bowman, Clemson UniversityMichelle Cook, Clemson UniversityRoy P Pargas, Clemson University / US Air Force Academy Dr. Roy Pargas is an Associate Professor in the Division of Human Centered Computing within the School of Computing at Clemson University. In the current 2010-2011 school year, he is on sabbatical as the Coleman-Richardson Chair for Computer Sciences at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. He teaches undergraduate and graduate computer science courses. One of his research areas is in the development of software tools for teaching. Three such tools use the natural writing features of Tablet

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip J. Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Michael K. Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Barb A. Barnet, Univeristy of Wisconsin - Platteville

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

between sub-disciplines.Assessment of Course GoalsPre- and Post-TestOne of the assessment tools designed for use with the course was a pre- and post-test. (The I2Iassessment instrument, which was used for both the pre- and post-test, is included as AppendixA.) The purpose of this test was to gauge students’ knowledge about infrastructure prior to tak-ing the course and then comparing to what they knew at the end of the course. This exam wasdeveloped by asking the faculty involved in developing the modules to write questions pertainingto that unit of material. The questions were then assembled, edited, critiqued by the facultyproject members and pilot tested on a group of volunteer students. After the pilot test, the resultswere analyzed and the

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James Pearson

same points for their joint effort in producing a project schedule,writing the proposal, performance in design reviews and oral presentations, preparingthe written report and the manual, developing the prototype design and producingschematics and renderings.VIII. Student ResponseStudent response has been generally good since this course was initiated. In post-courseevaluations the students have given high marks to knowledge acquisition, intellectualstimulation, learning to do design, learning how to get design information, laboratorywork, helping each other and promoting interest in design. Reactions have been mixedon how effectively the teams worked together, the contributions of various teammembers, whether the objectives of the course were