Conference Session

Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

School of Technology to develop thisgraduate certificate. GE and the EET program industrial advisory board wereheavily involved in curriculum development for the graduate certificate. Page 15.382.3Learning OutcomesTest Engineering is the process of verifying that a product performs withinspecified parameters4. Test Engineers should have a mastery of circuit analysisand the ability to design and troubleshoot hardware using laboratory equipment aswell as Automatic Test Equipment (ATE). The test engineer should also haveknowledge of programming skills such as C++, MATLAB, and LabVIEW todesign testing scripts for ATE equipment. Test Engineers should have

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University; Qing Zheng, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

insubjects with STEM components (c) promote the interaction between the engineeringfaculty at Gannon University and the K-12 school students through activities whichdeliver critical STEM components.Recently, the ECE department at Gannon University, Erie, PA organized twoEngineering Day events in its system integration laboratory. The laboratoryaccommodated nearly 105 high school students in six hour-long sessions with up to 20students in each session. During each session, the students worked on a traffic signalcontrol circuit. The project activities comprised the following steps (1) complete thedesign of the circuit (2) test the operation of the circuit. Two ECE faculty members andsixteen ECE students currently enrolled in the undergraduate ECE

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Laura Lee Lang NBCT, Sauk Prairie High School

aproblem, they need to establish the specifications for the device, provide detailedinstructions for construction, and determine appropriate methods to evaluate the finalproduct. Laura Lang, former chemical engineer and current physics teacher oftraditional high school, Advanced Placement, and college students, will describe howher Advanced Placement Physics students have used engineering practices to designdevices during laboratory activities. Participants will have an opportunity to use some ofthose engineering practices to design their own devices to solve a specific problem.Laura will share her ideas for other engineering challenges that can be used inchemistry, biology, and Earth science classes, and then participants will brainstorm tocreate

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Jonathan W. Valvano, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

Embedded Systems - Shape The World Jonathan W. Valvano¹, Ramesh Yerraballi¹², Chad J. Fulton³, Chinmaya Dattathri¹ ¹Electrical and Computer Engineering ²Biomedical Engineering ³Center for Teaching and Learning University of Texas at AustinAbstractWe have designed, implemented and deployed a Massive Open Online Class (MOOC) with asubstantial lab component within the edX platform. If MOOCs are truly going to transform theeducation, then they must be able to deliver laboratory classes. This offering goes a long way inunraveling the perceived complexities in delivering a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eugene Perry Deess; Judy Valyo; Kamal Joshi; Vladimir Briller; Raymond Calluori; John Carpinelli

concept of open-ended design has remained at the core. Studies have shown that the freshman engineering designcourses have resulted in increased retention and 6-year graduation rates [1], thus meeting aprimary objective of the courses. Materials developed for these courses from several disciplines Page 10.515.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationare available at the web sites for the Gateway Engineering Education Coalition [2] and NJIT’sGateway Coalition web site [3], including the laboratory

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Rockland

, anticipate potential problems, anddevelop procedures. Students were required to write these steps as part of the pre-lab portion oftheir laboratory report.At first, there was resistance by a number of students, who felt that all they wanted to do was“complete the lab”. Eventually, those students who offered some resistance found that, contraryto initial beliefs, the laboratory assignments actually took less time to complete, if the procedureswere followed. Some students told the instructor that they applied this problem solving approachto other laboratory based courses.Toolbox concept Page 10.1067.2The next approach in helping to develop

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bill Chapman; John Brocato; Jim Harden

Improving the Writing-Evaluation Abilities of Graduate Teaching Assistants in ECE Labs John Brocato, Jim Harden, Bill Chapman Mississippi State UniversityIntroductionIn 1999, faculty in the Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State Universitybegan a project to improve the writing-evaluation skills of graduate teaching assistants(TAs) in charge of undergraduate laboratories in electrical and computer engineering(ECE). Long considered valuable for discipline-specific undergraduate writingexperiences, undergraduate laboratories have also proven problematic due to the largegaps between sound writing-instruction pedagogy, the standards and

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Seyed Zekavat

lecture-laboratory format. It consists of two hoursof lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. At MTU this course is required for mechanicalengineering and biomedical engineering majors and forms the foundation for theirinstrumentation sequence. The civil engineering department is considering requiring EE 3010 aspart of its core curriculum. Approximately 150 students per semester spend two hours per week Page 9.86.3in the lecture hall and two hours per week in the laboratory. The topics presented and theirsupporting laboratory activities are presented in Table 1.The lecture and laboratory experiences are structured to fulfill several

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Lobaugh

Session 2547 Revving up interest in Hands-On Engineering Michael Lobaugh Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeIntroduction: This paper provides an overview of the past, present, and future changes to a laboratory-based course providing hands-on experience in manufacturing. At the 2002 conference for theASEE, Mukasa E. Ssemakula presented a paper (session 3649)1, describing successes for acourse that helped students gain hands-on experience in a Mechanical Engineering Technology(MET) program. Using this presentation as a springboard, a pilot program at Penn State

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Mohammadzadeh

in the laboratory to do the measurements. For ourtrial beam (see Figure 1), L = 11.5 in., b = 1 in, t = 1/8 in, α = 10o, E = 10.4×106psi, and υ = 0.33.The strains measured were ε1 = 973µ, ε2 = 686 µ, and ε3 = 449 µ. Appendix A is a MathCAD fileof the calculations for approaches I and II. As it is seen in appendix A von Mises stresses forapproaches I and II are calculated as: σvon Mises, approach I = 12470 psi σvon Mises, approach II = 11930 psiAppendix B indicates that the Algor file renders

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sukesh Aghara; Irvin Osborn-Lee

recent hiring of a new faculty member with anuclear engineering background dedicated specifically to the development of the programit is expected to boost student enrollment in courses offered at PVAMU campus and theTTVN classes. Also a national recognition by numerous DOE laboratories of the need toincrease minority enrollments at such institutions is expected to influence students at theuniversities to consider nuclear engineering as a prospective career option. The uniqueness of the PVAMU program comes from the way it is setup. It isbased in the Department of Chemical Engineering and the NASA Center for AppliedRadiation Research (CARR) is an integral part of the program. The course curriculum isdesired to include specific topics

Conference Session

Distance & Service Learning, K-12, Web & Work-Based Projects

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leijun Li; John Pan; Ismail Fidan

or overhead projector.The instructor then hopes that students can regurgitate this collected information on theirhomework or examinations. Some classes have accompanied laboratory practices where students Page 10.1280.1can gain hands-on experience. However, the lecture-based teaching may not meet all students’ “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”needs. For example, some students (i.e. disabled, shy) sit quietly in a lecture room through thewhole semester/quarter. They may not

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonid Preiser

content of the curriculum, c) connectivity: bothinter-program and inter-departmental, d) reactive logistics: response to the industry demands andexpectations, e) proactive logistics: envisioning the forthcoming trends in the industry, f) high-tech support for degree programs: adaptive update on the instructional hardware/software in theclassrooms and laboratories, and g) optimization of experiences, areas of expertise, and academicbackgrounds of the faculty selected and assigned to the programs.Assessment Process and Sampled ResultsFor each degree program under evaluation, assessment model AMAS incorporated the followingsubsystems: a) proposed program-specific outcomes (usually up to seven outcomes per programopen for annual review and

Conference Session

Novel Classroom Environments

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Hollar; Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell

observed should be included in this section.4. A conclusions and recommendations section that includes some discussion on how to make the chocolate coating process more consistent.5. An appendix with raw data and sample calculations.Extension of ExperimentIf the laboratory period permits, the effect of power input of the microwave, fatcomposition of the chocolate, and mixing on melting time can be investigated.Results and Student ResponsesThis experiment was performed this semester with second-semester Freshman students inFreshman Clinic II. In the two sections of the course in which this experiment wasimplemented, students work in faculty-selected teams of 3 or 4 all semester on eitherreverse engineering the beer brewing process or

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Wood; Mustafa Guvench

would be excited. Note that actual waveforms applied to the stators are invertedand amplified up to 200 volts. For instructional demos to a group of students, rather than doing thedemonstration on an actual micromotor which has to be viewed under a microscope, the demo can bedone on a larger scale display consisting 12 LEDs (one standing for each pole) and arranged uniformlyon a circle on a printed circuit board. Such a display , since it would be driven at low voltage, helpsavoid the danger of high voltage shock to the students and can be viewed by the whole groupsimultaneously in a small classroom or teaching laboratory, . For latter use the high voltage inverters andtheir high voltage DC source are turned off. Instead, another twelve

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Boronkay; Janak Dave

and refine it in the formof a formal proposal, which upon approval becomes their senior project. In practice, ideas comefrom industry, personal interest and/or departmental laboratory needs. They are advised to thinkas if they were pitching their ideas to a group of venture capitalists. If someone funds it, then theproject moves forward. Each project has a faculty advisor. The relationship between the facultyadvisor and the student is the same as between a project engineer and his/her supervisor.They may select an industrial project, laboratory equipment, consumer product, personal needs,hobby related, or software interface project. The topics are broadly categorized into three majorareas of specialization: Design, Manufacturing and Energy

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Carroll

matters, and in those situations, the iPAQ is a handy tool for accessing globalinformation.Information StorageWith 32 megabytes of storage in the iPAQ, lots of information can be packed into thesmall, handheld device. Having this information readily available to students in class orin laboratories greatly eases their need to look up details that would otherwise requirechecking reference books or even traveling to the library. This capability was used inseveral classes during Fall, 2001, as an easy way to make the iPAQ devices useful tostudents in their coursework. Information as simple as tables of ASCII character codes orprotocols for standard interfaces were valuable resources for students in ComputerScience classes. Students in the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunanda Mitra

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS), session number1526. ID#2002-1954ASEE Abstract Title: Optimized signal/image feature recognition for Machine Learning. NSFAWARD # 9980296, CRCD: Machine Learning: A Multidisciplinary Computer Engineering GraduateProgram.Sunanda Mitra, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,Texas 79409. E-mail: Sunanda.Mitra@coe.ttu.edu.AbstractThis paper describes some of the research projects, facilitating machine learning, completed by graduatestudents supported by the NSF-CRCD AWARD # 9980296 entitled “Machine Learning: AMultidisciplinary Computer Engineering Graduate Program ” to Texas Tech University. The program isnow under development in

Conference Session

Real-world Applications in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Newman; Albert McHenry; John Robertson; Lakshmi Munukutla

troubleshooting semiconductor tools and processes; 2)understanding the technology’s operations and limits; and 3) interacting with colleagues,suppliers, and customers.The Microelectronics Teaching Factory is designed to fill this need. Industry clearly believes theintegrated regional solution to expensive laboratory instruction can ease workforce shortages.Intel already collaborates in a regional lab serving multiple campuses in New Mexico, and TexasInstruments supports a regional lab model in Texas. Regional companies have already given theTeaching Factory their vote of confidence through major donations of equipment and pledges ofcontinuing support. Our partnership aims to prepare technicians and engineering technologistswith BS and MS degrees so

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Takoi Hamrita

objectives, laboratory hardware and software and the set of experiments used willbe described in this paper.IntroductionMicroprocessor courses have typically been taught within electrical engineering departmentswith an emphasis on computer architecture and software development. Recently, a shift is beingmade from teaching microprocessor architecture and the design of software to the use ofmicrocontrollers in solving monitoring and control problems 1. Several NSF funded investigatorshave explored and demonstrated the potential of teaching microprocessor -based design courseswith an emphasis on mechatronic systems. Of particular interest are the courses developed inStanford, Iowa State, and Berkeley 2,3.We are aware of few engineering departments that

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

. Finally in 1993 the Education Ministryof Brazil recognized the Lusiada as a University Center. The main characteristic of UniversityCenter of Lusiada is the preoccupation with the excellence of education that it offers. Thischaracteristic is expressed in its modern and well-equipped laboratories, libraries and researchcenters.Besides a high level of Faculty with 400 members, the University Center of Lusiada alsomaintains services to the community. By an agreement between the University and the cityHospital, the “Guilherme Alvaro Hospital” can receive around 11 thousands patients per month.It has 220 places and 22 are reserved for Aids patients. Besides it has the most modern DentalClinic with an average of 30 people attendance per day. All its

Conference Session

Assessment in Large and Small Programs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Valerie Young

typically a report, either oral or written. Grading andassessment of this work is complex, involving both the quality of the technical content and thequality of the presentation. This type of work also provides a high density of assessmentinformation because of its complexity. Rubrics provide a framework for structuring andquantifying this assessment information. Rubrics, if made available to the students, should alsogive students a rationale for the grades they receive and an opportunity to evaluate and improvetheir own work prior to submission. (See, for example, Walvoord & Anderson, 1998 1.)Grading in our senior Unit Operations Laboratory is now entirely rubric-based.2 We have beenpleased with the rubrics as a foundation for assessment in

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in BIO Engr.

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Nowak; Adrezin Ronald; Donald Leone

established a design experience that stretchesthroughout the undergraduate years. This begins with projects during the freshman engineeringcourses, and continues with college-wide design experiences during the sophomore and junioryears. The culmination of this design experience is to be found within the two senior capstonecourses during which the student works in off-campus facilities, and a senior design project thatmay be carried out in the Biomedical Engineering Laboratory on-campus.Figure 1 shows the basic pyramid of the program. During the freshman year and the first term ofthe sophomore year all engineering students are taught the basic science and math skills requiredfor their engineering courses. They are also taught the programming and

Collection

2022 CIEC

Authors

N. Athula Kulatunga; Niaz Latif; Jesus De La Cruz

student receives a benchequipped with a software-loaded laptop, necessary mechanical measuring tools, cutting tools,hammers, ratchets, soldering tools, wring tools, and a clip-on meter. Students use the same benchfor two semesters, learning workshop etiquette. The facility also houses trainers for acceleratedlearning in house wiring, PLC, and industrial controller wiring. Students should have access to amachining shop and a regular electronics laboratory. Fig. 4 illustrates the DSSA facility at PNW. Fig. 4. DSSA facility and trainers at PNW. Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education

Collection

2022 CIEC

Authors

Mauricio Torres; Ying Shang; Zakariya Al Hamouz

facilitiesThe laboratory equipment for the programs is being acquired with funds from the EDA grant [5]awarded to Indiana Tech as well as a donation from a graduate of the mechanical engineeringprogram. The equipment selected is representative of the most common 3D printing processesfor polymers and metals. The list is depicted in Table 2 Proceedings of the 2023 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2023, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 475 Table 2. Equipment for the additive manufacturing laboratory

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Nelson Fumo, The University of Texas at Tyler

into STEM - The Second Experience Dr. Nelson Fumo Mechanical Engineering Department The University of Texas at Tyler AbstractThis paper presents the journey of participating in the JUMP (Join the discussion, Unveil innovation,Make connections, Promote tech-to-market) into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics) competition for the second time. The initial experience was presented at the ASEEGulf Southwest Conference 2023, highlighting that the JUMP into STEM is a dynamic buildingscience competition organized by national laboratories with the support of the Department ofEnergy. The

Conference Session

Track 4: Technical Session 1: Creating Pathways to Engineering through Sponsored Summer Camps

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Racheida S Lewis, University of Georgia; Stephan A. Durham, University of Georgia; Alison Leigh Banka, University of Georgia

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

our leaders Engineering Discovery Laboratory and Fabrication• Analysis - understand how to analyze information and Design Studio spaces. Then, in the middle of the week, data relevant to solving engineering problems we'll take a field trip to a nearby lake to explore sustainability and environmental stewardship initiatives.• Conceptualization - create and design ethical After completing the camp, you will leave excited about engineering solutions engineering and filled with a passion for how you can

Conference Session

Track 3: Technical Session 8: Self-Advocacy Professional Programming as a Framework to Support Non-Academic Outcomes of STEM PhD Graduate Education

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Carmen Maria Lilley, The University of Illinois at Chicago

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

, their professionalization. Assuch, in this paper, the focus is on how PhD graduate students from historically minoritizedcommunities perceive their sense of belonging within their research laboratories, theirprograms/departments and their professions. It is also discussed how teaching self-advocacyeducation impact how students navigate environments in higher education, such as in knowledgeof policies and help seeking. Challenges in sustaining this type of programming will also bediscussed and opportunities for expanding them more broadly within graduate programs at otherHSIs and institutions interested in expanding their supports to include non-academic outcomes ofstudents.Programming Students are given opportunities to attend seminars

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahender Mandala, HERL/VAPHS; Mary R. Goldberg, University of Pittsburgh; Jon Pearlman, Human Engineering Research Labs

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

her bachelors degree in Psychology & Spanish and a Masters of Edu- cation in Administrative and Policy Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. She has been the Lead Education and Outreach Coordinator at the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology and Human Engineering Research Laboratories since 2007, where she has served as Co-PI on four training programs in the field of assistive technology for undergraduates, veterans, and Masters students. She is dually involved with the Research Experience for Undergraduates and Teachers programs, in addition to other education initiatives at the Quality of Life Technology Center, all funded by National Science Foundation. Ms. Goldberg is pursuing her PhD in

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Hani Mehrpouyan P.E., California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, CSUB STEM Affinity Group

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

program was concluded with a robotic arm competition that allowed the students toshowcase their skills in front of faculty, staff, and their parents.In 2012-2013, enhancements were made to the program to include multiple aspects in Engineering.The summer engineering program in 2013 focused on a diverse set of topics in the disciplines ofelectrical, electronics, computer, and mechanical engineering. The program was divided into fourcomponents: 1. The first component provided an introduction to basic electronics with laboratory exercises that focused on the application of electronic components. These laboratories introduced the students to modern engineering measurement equipment, e.g., oscilloscopes, power supplies, and