Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neetika Kohli, Purdue University; Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; David Meyer, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

2006-2058: INTEGRATING FEEDBACK TECHNOLOGY INTO THEELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING CLASSROOMCordelia Brown, Purdue University Cordelia M. Brown is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Engineering Education. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, her M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Tuskegee University. Her research interests include assessment of instructional methods, laboratory design, collaborative learning, and retention and recruitment issues in engineering education.Monica Cox, Purdue University Monica Farmer Cox is an Assistant Professor

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Keyser; Kourosh Rahnamai; Ronald E. Musiak

anddemonstrate a successful solution to an engineering design problem. The other portion ofthe course concentrates on developing students' problem-solving skills using engineeringcomputational tools such as MATLAB and MathCAD. In this paper we concentrate onpresenting hands-on computer experiments. These are designed to motivate students,enhance problem-solving skills, and introduce students to the latest technology in dataacquisition tools as well as data manipulation and processing using MATLAB.IntroductionTwo thirds of the semester is used for teaching the use of MathCAD and MATLAB insolving engineering problems and one third of the semester is used for hands-onexperiments. Considering that these are first-year students who have limited or

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Board; April Brown; Joseph Holmes; Hisham Massoud; Steven Cummer; Jungsang Kim; Michael Gustafson; Leslie Collins; Lisa Huettel; Gary Ybarra

each of 15EBI-based questions since both types of data provide useful and different information [2].Analysis of the resulting data suggested that students were generally pleased with theireducational experience, and that the three curricular areas the respondents felt neededsome improvement were teaching, laboratory facilities and relationship between lab andcourse, and design experiences. These results support our faculty’s assessment of areasneeding curricular reform and improvement.The second component of this follow-up study was a student focus group that wasdesigned to elicit detailed input about the current curriculum and to discern reactions tothe planned curriculum. The results from the focus group validated the results of theinitial

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Belle Upadhyaya

material. The development anddemonstration of the web-based teaching material is focused on one of the modules usedin the college-wide course entitled Introduction to Maintenance Engineering. Themodule incorporates interactive course material, examples, PowerPoint slides, and videoclips of rotating machinery in operation.1. IntroductionIntroduction to Maintenance Engineering is one of the courses that was developedunder a National Science Foundation Combined Research Curriculum Development (NSF-CRCD) project at The University of Tennessee. This is presented as a distance educationcourse and consists of twelve modules. The course presents the principles of variousmaintenance technologies as they are practiced by the U.S. industry. The module

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Winston F. Erevelles

Engineering. These activities arecentered on the Computer Integrated Engineering Enterprise (CIEE) - the Learning Factory atRobert Morris College. This new facility will be used for teaching, research, lifelong learning,and recruiting activities by creating a new paradigm in engineering education featuring theintegration of all experiential learning activities.II. The Engineering Initiative at Robert Morris CollegeRobert Morris College is an independent, coeducational institution founded in 1921, and offersundergraduate and graduate degree programs that integrate the liberal arts with professionalprograms in business, applied sciences, teacher education, and communications. Totalenrollment at the main campus in Moon Township (in Pittsburgh’s western

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

James A. Newell

sophomore or junior years.It is impossible to estimate how many potential talented engineers leave the major because of thelack of visible application for the chemistry, physics, and calculus that dominate their freshman year. Christiansen1 observes that “the aim of teaching is not only to transmit information, but totransform students from passive recipients of other people’s knowledge into active constructors oftheir own.” One mechanism for attaining this goal is to involve engineering students in “hands-on”projects as early as their freshman year. The benefits of such an activity are clear and many.Ohlsson 2 argues that the key to effective teaching is to emphasize the process of acquiring andapplying disciplinary knowledge. Through these

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

T. Al Austin; Steve Wells

end.The technology explosion we have witnessed in the past decade is providing a new paradigm forstudents to learn without the time and financial investment of attending the “traditional”university classroom. While the traditional classroom method has certain advantages, newtechnologies open up whole new student populations whose educational needs can be met byuniversities. Distance learning is not an attempt to replace the traditional university approach,but rather to broaden the ability of universities to fulfill their mission to provide quality educationto a more diverse group of students. Providing students with the needed resource books,software and weekly guidance, professors are able to teach with the same effectiveness as if theywere

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Elaine Seat; Fred Weber; Daniel C. Yoder; Christopher D. Pionke; J. Roger Parsons

material as well as developing all teaching materials (lecture materials, exampleproblems, etc.). These sessions are usually conducted in the computer laboratory. Team Project TimeThis is where the students "apply the concept." These sessions are conducted by a professor Page 4.334.5with the assistance of GTAs and undergraduate "team facilitators." The GTAs and theundergraduate team facilitators serve two different roles. The GTAs help in technical guidancefor the students. They supplement the technical assistance given by the professors. They alsoschedule and supervise non-class time openings of the project work room. The

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Chong Chen; Walter Buchanan

Session 1547 Showing RLC Circuit Resonance with Electronics Workbench Chong Chen, Walter W. Buchanan Middle Tennessee State University/Oregon Institute of Technology AbstractIn circuit analysis courses, RLC circuit resonance is a topic that is difficult to teach withoutdemonstration. The physical demonstration of this topic requires several kinds of circuitcomponents and equipment. Some of these devices may not be available in a typical engineeringor engineering technology department laboratory.This paper presents teaching RLC circuit resonance with Electronics Workbench

Conference Session

Outcomes of Cooperative Education Assignments

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

sound educational approach. The college has along history of using a learn-by-doing approach to engineering education. Indeed, it is embodiedin the motto of the university “Discere Faciendo”, to learn by doing. Through this pedagogicalapproach, understanding theory is facilitated and enhanced by demonstrating its application tothe real world situations. This learning and teaching paradigm has allowed the colleges graduatesto be more productive ab initio in their professional careers than their counterparts with a lessrigorous laboratory and project based exposure. As evidenced by the growth of the “learn-by-doing” approach to education in the United States and the rest of the world, project basedlearning has been accepted as a valuable

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Disability Experiences & Empathy

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raja S Kushalnagar, Gallaudet University; Gary Walter Behm, RIT/NTID Center on Access Technology; Shareef Sayel Ali, NTID's ACE Innovaton Lab; Susie Michaela Harvey, REU-AMI; Karina G. Bercan, Simmons College

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Paper ID #18785Enhancing participation of deaf engineering students in lab discussionDr. Raja S Kushalnagar, Gallaudet University Raja Kushalnagar is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Information Technology Program at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. He teaches information technology courses, and mentors deaf, hard of hearing and hearing students in information technology and accessible computing research. His research interests focus on the intersection of disability law, accessible and educational technology, and human-computer interaction. He worked in industry for over five years before

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Mechatronics & Simulation

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Benjamin B. Wheatley, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

computational modeling. He runs the Mechanics and Modeling of Orthopaedic Tissues Laboratory at Bucknell, where they use computational and experimental techniques to better understand the mechanics of musculoskeletal soft tissues and human movement. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Appropriate Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical Engineering: Teaching Best Practices through SimulationFinite element analysis (FEA) is a powerful computational tool employed in engineeringindustry, research, and in the classroom. While the finite element method was developed duringthe mid-twentieth century for civil and aeronautical applications, it has been adopted inmechanical

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marvin Needler; Ken Jr. Jannotta; William Lin; Richard Pfile

two types of networking with designs ofinteroperable protocols and proper network architectures.In this paper, we discuss the impact of this trend on the design of curriculum in theComputer Engineering Technology program. We also report our initial attempt inassimilating these two networks from the curriculum point of view. The related coursematerial and associated laboratory exercises used in this initial attempt and theirimplementation in the higher-level curriculum in Computer Engineering Technologyprogram are discussed. Page 9.780.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Schultz; Darryl Sale; Chang-Hee Won; William Semke; Arnold Johnson

the engineering skills that are required by industry andthe engineering skills that are taught in our universities. One fundamental skill that is commonlyused in industry but almost always neglected in academia is the systems engineering approach todesign. The University of North Dakota is taking the initiative to teach systems engineering at the Page 6.889.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationundergraduate and graduate levels by designing small spacecrafts in class. The result of

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

W. Roy Penney; Kendal J. Brown; Joel D. Vincent; Edgar C. Clausen

transfer problems7, the use of a transport approach in teaching turbulentthermal convection8, the use of computers to evaluate view factors in thermal radiation9,implementation of a computational method for teaching free convection10, and the use of anintegrated experimental/analytical/numerical approach that brings the excitement of discovery tothe classroom11. Supplemental heat transfer experiments for use in the laboratory or classroomhave also been presented, including rather novel experiments such as the drying of a towel12 andthe cooking of French fry-shaped potatoes13. Suggestions for the integration of heat transfercourse material into the laboratory and classroom were described by Penney and Clausen14-19,who presented a number of simple

Collection

2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Iem Heng; Farrukh Zia

industrial andembedded computer systems, in situations where low cost, low speed and single devicecommunication is needed.In this paper we present a survey of the teaching material (section 1), hardware considerationsand laboratory exercises (section 2) that we have developed and used in CET 3510 course, tointroduce the students to the new interfacing and communication standards; at a level that thestudents can understand and incorporate in their laboratory exercises. Then, a rubric forassessment of student performance for programming assignments in the laboratory follows(section 3).1. Introduction to Port CommunicationIn today’s society, technology influences our daily lives in a variety of ways. We are constantlydependent on the use of technology

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Diana Wiant, Centaurus High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

JACQUELYN F. SULLIVAN is founding co-director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and Laboratory. She co-led the development of a first-year engineering projects course, and co-teaches Innovation and Invention and a service-learning Engineering Outreach Corps elective. Dr. Sullivan initiated the ITL's extensive K-12 engineering program and leads a multi-institutional NSF-supported initiative that created TeachEngineering.org, a digital library of K-12 engineering curricula. Dr. Sullivan has 14 years of industrial engineering experience and directed an interdisciplinary water resources decision support research center at CU for nine years. She received her PhD in environmental

Conference Session

State of the Art in Freshman Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Brandt; David Hansen; Steven Kuennen; Pamela Neal; Cary Fisher

teams work and what didn’t? We discuss the nature ofengineering, following with an introduction to our five-step engineering method: 1. Define the problem 2. Collect Information 3. Create Solutions 4. Perform Analysis 5. Make Decisions and repeat the cycle as necessaryThe design teams document this process in a team binder, graded at the end of each project,which is really a teaching tool to introduce them to laboratory notebooks. We use the binder, asopposed to a bound lab notebook, so that each team member can add individual exercises, in-class notes, CAD drawings, etc. throughout the semester.For each block of instruction students are required to study (review?) the lesson materialsprovided at the

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kevin Zender, Michigan Technological University; Corey Blankenship, Michigan Technological University; Tyson Joseph Bethke, Michigan Technological University; Nathir A. Rawashdeh, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

engineering students. Theapplicability of PID in many different career fields, implies that many degree programs couldbenefit from adding it to their curriculum. Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering,Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechanical EngineeringTechnology, etc. are all degrees that either already offer disciplines or courses that study thedesign and use of automated control [5].Part of the Advanced PLC laboratory at our university, the Amatrol Process Control System,shown in Fig. 1, is used to teach programming of industrial equipment for controlling the flowrate and level of fluids [3]. It is not concerned with the theory of PID control, rather it focuses onthe programming of industrial equipment and the

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Retention and Bridge Programs #1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Pedro O. Quintero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nelson Cardona-Martínez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Anidza Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #31733Work in Progress: Impacting Engineering First-year Students Retentionthrough a Non-conventional Engineering Learning CommunityDr. Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez is a Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico Mayag¨uez (UPRM). She graduated with a BS in Industrial Engineering from UPRM (1983), a MSIE (1985) from Purdue University, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering (1996) from The Pennsylvania State University. Her teaching and research interests include: Discrete Event Simulation, Facilities Planning, Material

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula, Wayne State University; Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Darin Ellis, Wayne State University; Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Shlomo Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

; Albuquerque, NM.4. Mukasa E. Ssemakula and Gene Y. Liao: ‘A Hands-On Approach to Teaching Product Development’ World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education vol. 5, no. 3 (2006).5. Mukasa E. Ssemakula and Gene Y. Liao: ‘Implementing The Learning Factory Model In A Laboratory Setting’ IMECE 2004, International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Nov. 13-19, 2004; Anaheim, CA.6. Mukasa E. Ssemakula and Gene Y. Liao: ‘Adapting The Learning Factory Model For Implementation In A Laboratory’ 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Nov. 5-8, 2003, Boulder, CO.7. SME. “Competency Gaps and Criteria.” Dearborn, MI: SME Education Foundation. Available online: http://www.sme.org/cgi-bin/smeefhtml.pl?/foundation

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-contact laboratory instruction for the upper divisionengineering coursework, while lower division work is provided by the local juniorcollege. No core coursework is available asynchronously. The existence of this remoteprogram has created an environment where several traditional lecture-style classes arebroadcast into the main campus of the degree-granting institution from faculty at theremote site. Student populations at the course-generating remote site are small, betweenzero and four maximum during the study. Student populations on the receiving maincampus are significantly larger for this course, between 15 and 33 during the study.Courses broadcast into the main campus are not designated on the schedule as beinggenerating off-campus. So, many

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Students were told to writethe report for a professor who would be teaching the lab the following semester. This professorhad never taught the laboratory before, and students were to keep this audience in mind as theywrote. Furthermore, they were to give him advice on which open channel laboratory tasks tocontinue using when he taught the laboratory for the first time. This type of assignment (semi-formal report) and the choice of audience were different than students in either section had seenin previous writing assignments. Thus, students in one section did not have an advantage overstudents in the other section by having previous experience with this type of writing assignment.The final writing assignment was assessed using two methods. One

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Tim Katz, University of Brighton

Tagged Divisions

International

shown inappendix 1. The course description for these subjects in the curriculum does not exist andthe teaching material has been based on old notes that were translated from Russian tolocal languages, i.e. Pashto and Dari over thirty years ago. Furthermore, the curriculum isnot supported by any experimental work because of the lack of proper laboratory andequipment. This archaic curriculum is not compatible with the needs of the nation or thestudents’ career development. It has very limited or no balance between theoretical andexperimental knowledge and approaches, out of step with most universities across theworld, providing little context or practice into the learning. Furthermore, the level ofsome subjects in the curriculum may not be

Conference Session

Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis A. Silage, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #17826EE and ME – Together Again: Forging a BSE from BSEE and BSME Pro-gramsDr. Dennis A. Silage, Temple University Dennis Silage received the PhD in EE from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Temple University, teaches digital data communication, digital signal and image processing and embedded processing systems. He is also the Director of the Interdisciplinary Engineering program in the College of Engineering. Dr. Silage is past chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Division of ASEE, recipient of the 2007 ASEE National Outstanding Teaching

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sanjeevi Chitikeshi, Old Dominion University; Shirshak K. Dhali P.E., Old Dominion University; Betsey Odell, Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing ; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

laboratory. Based on curricula need and support available from vendors the equipment listed below were opted. The same kind of equipment will be used in lab modules for an anticipated technical elective laboratory course (Industrial Automation and Robotics Laboratory) for ODU students in the ET (Engineering Technology) and Electrical and Computer Engineering B.S. program. Figure 3. PLC Rack with I/O Devices Figure 4. Festo Mechatronics Training System The following stations are now integrated in ODU Robotics lab: PLC Rack with HMI and Motor Drives, PLC Rack with I/O Devices, Festo Robot Teach Pendant with Conveyor Belt System, Festo Robot Training System, Festo Mechatronics Instrumentation system, Festo Mechatronics

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Alley; Jenny Lo; Bevlee Watford

curricula has proven to be challenging. This paper presents the initial phase of anexperiment in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech to address this problem by means of aresearch option in the traditional technical communication course. In this research option,students have the opportunity to prepare for and to document a summer research experience. Tothat end, the research option of the course is divided into two segments: (1) a spring segment toprepare students for a summer research experience, and (2) a fall segment to teach students tohow document that research experience. This research option culminates in an undergraduateresearch symposium that is to show other undergraduates the benefits of and opportunities for aresearch experience

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Maria Suchowski; Frank Severance; Damon Miller

skills needed for the practice of ECE. The course is focused on designing, debugging, and building walking robots using concepts from both electrical and mechanical engineering3. The entire course is centered on the laboratory and the construction of the robot. This includes using hand tools, soldering, using test equipment, building circuits on breadboards and on printed circuit boards, computer programming, etc. "They [the instructors] use the StiquitoTM, the robot building, as more of an engine to teach us other stuff, like basic circuitry, various equipment and how to use it, with basic computer programming ... all kinds of little things, making it well rounded."6. Develop a physical intuition for electrical and mechanical

Conference Session

Materials Science for Nonmajors

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jamie Workman

Session 3464 Materials Science Course for Non-Majors: An Exercise in Experiential Learning Jamie Workman-Germann Indiana University Purdue University, IndianapolisTeaching Materials Science courses can be difficult. Teaching Materials Science coursesto non-majors can be even more difficult, but teaching Materials Science courses tofreshmen non-majors who have no chemistry or engineering background can beextremely challenging. The students in the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET)program in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI are required totake an

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Myron (Ron) Britton

a new preliminary year curriculum was introduced. It featured two requiredcourses structured to address the distinct, but linked, questions of professional and designeducation. Introduction to Engineering, a one credit course, explores the Engineering professionfrom legal, philosophical and practical perspectives. The objective of this course is to provide anunderstanding of the nature of the profession our graduates will eventually enter. This isfollowed by Engineering Design, a four credit course that is split between instruction incomputer aided drawing and team-based design projects. Lectures in the design component ofthis course cover the design process, safety, interaction with marketing, and designresponsibility. Laboratories involve