Conference Session

Making Mechanics Courses Fun and More Effective

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Md Rashedul Hasan Sarker, University of Indianapolis; Najmus Saqib, University of Indianapolis; George D. Ricco, University of Indianapolis; Megan Hammond, University of Indianapolis; Jared Hilt; James T. Emery II, University of Indianapolis

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Mechanics

physical or kinesthetic demonstrations. Theories that expound upon and methodological frameworks for analyzing kinestheticactivities and experimental lab work have existed in the domain of engineering education forquite some time [6, 7], and certainly are well documented within the mechanical engineeringdiscipline [8-13], ranging from the study of manufacturing, any number of forays and iterationsof the teaching of statics, interdisciplinary work heavily involving mechanical engineeringdesign and mechanical engineering students, senior capstone projects, and a barrage of industry-collegiate partnership research projects. One common theme among these works is that studentsare more engaged with where their interests lie, and if the community

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Allameh, Northern Kentucky University; Tom Ogonek Ogonek, Northern Kentucky University; Paul Cooper, Northern Kentucky University

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Instrumentation

relatedcourses are in the filed of robotics, construction management, and nanotechnology. Most of thesecourses require students to complete a project. While undergraduate research is emphasized toreplace or complement capstone project course such as EGT-417, course projects serve well inexposing students to innovative, developmental work that can benefit them in future practicalapplications. The outreach programs that target young high school students as well as adultlearners can also benefit from hands-on projects that combine innovation, creativity andanalytical skills. It is desirable to incorporate new ideas, innovative schemes and application-based learning into manageable projects that can be carried out by students on different levels

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curricula for the Year 2015 and Beyond

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York, Farmingdale; David Wells, North Dakota State University; Robert Mott, University of Dayton

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Manufacturing

and helpbring them to the classroom. Within the SME there is the North American ManufacturingResearch Institute (NAMRI) that holds annual research events. Over time increasing theeducational ties to this group should help identify prime areas for education that can beintroduced to the undergraduate curriculum ahead of industry demand. Page 14.393.6Places where research topics are expected to have a direct input include, ≠ Senior level capstone courses and undergraduate course projects ≠ Upper level electives and advanced topics courses ≠ Exposure through co-ops and internshipsInnovation in EducationEducation is a process, much like any process in manufacturing. Universities bring in studentsand

Conference Session

Problem Solving, Adaptive Expertise, and Social Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Jacek Uziak, University of Botswana; Andreas Febrian, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods

: are they related?,” in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2009.[20] T. A. Ward, “Common elements of capstone projects in the world’s top-ranked engineering universities,” Eur. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 211–218, 2013.[21] B. J. Zimmerman, “Attaining Self-Regulation: A Social Cognitive Perspective,” in Handbook of Self-Regulation, M. Boekaerts, P. R. Pintrich, and M. . Zeidner, Eds. San Diego, CA, USA: Academic Press, pp. 13–39.[22] P. Rivera-Reyes, O. Lawanto, and M. L. Pate, “Students’ Task Interpretation and Conceptual Understanding in an Electronics Laboratory,” IEEE Trans. Educ., vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 265–272, Nov. 2017.[23] P. Rivera-Reyes, “Students’ Task Interpretation and

Conference Session

Best Practices for Chemical Engineering Lab-Based Courses

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #26269Developing Reliable Lab Rubrics Using Only Two ColumnsProf. Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware Dr. Joshua Enszer is an associate professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware. He has taught core and elective courses across the curriculum, from introduction to engineering science and material and energy balances to process control, capstone design, and mathematical modeling of chemical and environmental systems. His research interests include technology and learning in various incarnations: electronic portfolios as a means for assessment and professional development

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiping Zhang, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Chi-Hao Cheng, Miami University; Deng Cao, Central State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

example of evolvable SDRbased laboratories for three existing undergraduate courses. In this project, we are developingnew lab components that can be adopted by multiple courses ranging from freshman yearintroductory course to senior year capstone design projects. Specifically, we have developed aSDR based general modulation/demodulation platform with a graphical user interface (GUI).This user-friendly GUI will allow students to adjust RF parameters such as carrier frequency andsymbol rate. More importantly, this general modulation/demodulation platform is capable oftransmitting many popular modulation schemes such as BPSK, QPSK, 8PSK, 16PSK, 16QAM,64QAM. Additionally, students are able to observe the transmitted signal in both time andfrequency

Conference Session

Microcontrollers, Programming, and Data Acquisition

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Mikesell, Ohio Northern University; John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

completionof the course, students will be able to: 1. Complete a flowchart of how to solve a problem; 2. Use a computer program to solve an engineering problem; 3. Correctly and clearly plot the results of calculations; 4. Program a microprocessor; and 5. Use software to accurately represent a 3-dimensional object.Prior to this curriculum change, mechanical engineers were not all exposed to microprocessorprogramming. A number of students employed them in club, competition, or capstone projects,but this was generally a minority. Department faculty decided to seize the opportunity in thisnew course to introduce microcontrollers to all mechanical engineering students. Not only is itan engaging way of exercising and reinforcing recently

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #13903The ”Minty Boost R ” as an Exciting Laboratory Experience in Learning PowerElectronics and InstrumentationDr. Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow Herb Hess is Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Idaho, where he teaches subjects in He received the PhD Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1993. His research and teaching interests are in power electronics, electric machines and drives, electrical power systems, and analog/mixed signal electronics. He has taught senior capstone design since 1985 at several universities

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Cody A. Chapman, University of Tulsa

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Diversity

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International

NanoJapan: International Research Experiences for Undergraduates(NanoJapan IREU) and the RQI Research Experiences for Undergraduates (RQI REU)programs for comparison because both programs are funded by the NSF, headquartered at RiceUniversity, recruit participants from universities nationwide via a competitive selection process,enable students to participate in cutting-edge research in fields related to nanoscale and atomic-scale systems, phenomena, and devices, and require participants to present topical researchposters on their summer projects at a summer research colloquium as a capstone experience.The NanoJapan: IREU Program, the key educational initiative of the NSF PIRE grant awardedto Rice University in 2006, is a twelve-week summer program

Collection

2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Brett Whorley; Camilo Giraldo; Arjun Kamath; Molly McVey; Meagan Patterson; Carl Luchies

. Students were asked about their motivation to learn course content for eachmodeling platform as well as their confidence in their ability to utilize each software package tosimulate real-world mechanical systems. Survey data was analyzed via SAS 94 English (SASInstitute, Cary, NC, USA) for statistical significance. Modeling Dynamics terminates each semester with a significant group term project. Open-ended instructions encourage teams to develop a research question about a real-world dynamicalsystem that can be investigated using the simulation tools taught in the course. Students oftenselect to use their simulation term project to supplement Capstone Design or graduate researchtopics, which typically requires students to learn and implement

Conference Session

Industry and Engineering Technology Partnerships

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, Morehead State University; Sam Mason, Morehead State University; Xiaolong Li, Morehead State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, industrial training opportunities and Page 13.355.7course/program curriculum development. Benefits for the student side are far greater in numberwith opportunity to have industrial adjunct faculty to present real life scenarios in certainmanagement based courses. The Advisory Board is generating endowment money to supportscholarships to IET students and they support equipment donation in areas of need. The mostimportant is cooperative education placement. This usually results in greater possibility of futurefull-time employment and helps develop topic areas for their Senior Project capstone course. TheAdvisory Board now supports the teaching, research

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division - Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi Reeves, National University; Larysa Nadolny, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #6799Ethics in Engineering Education Using Virtual WorldsDr. Jodi Reeves, National University Dr. Jodi Reeves is an associate professor in the Department of Applied Engineering at National University in San Diego, CA. She teaches courses in design engineering, engineering management, electric circuits, and other applied engineering courses. She is also the lead faculty for the Data Analytics program in the School of Engineering, Technology, and Media at National University. Prior to academia, she worked for almost ten years as a quality control manager, engineering project manager, and senior scientist responsi

Conference Session

Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

task.Current assessment approaches rely on idea generation tasks, surveys, or project deliverableseach of which have limitations. In this paper, we present an alternative novel approach forassessing individual understanding of innovation process that we argue should be a learningoutcome of any innovation education program or curricula. Our method, called the InnovationProcess Mapping Protocol provides individualized assessment of knowledge and skills and takesabout 30 minutes to complete. The data collected in the form of Innovation Process Maps areevaluated in two ways: using the innovation process mapping rubric and in the form of a Markovchain. We present results from two students and discuss how this instrument can be used inresearch studies and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Subhi Bazlamit

expected to build a working model of their design in the workshop. Each team willsubmit a proposal and a project schedule identifying all work items needed to complete the designexperience by the end of the quarter. Weekly written and oral progress reports are also requiredfrom each team. Students are also required to maintain a design folder in which all relevantcorrespondence, team meetings and design calculations are kept. The design is normally constrained by size and cost and other considerations that may beapplicable depending on the problem. This design experience allows students the opportunity towork in teams during their first year of enrollment. It also emphasizes the importance of graphical,written and oral communications in the

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ciezki; Thomas Salem

military. Next, an assessment is offered onthe current state of electric power programs within the academic community for meeting theseneeds. In recognition of projected technology-driven military platforms, an enhanced powerengineering concentration within the electrical engineering curricula at the Naval Academy hasbeen proposed. The paper will conclude with an overview of the selection process forcurriculum topics, course sequencing, and laboratory content.Power Engineering and the U.S. EconomyWith the innovative advancements in power electronic semiconductor materials over the past fewdecades, the field of power engineering has expanded from the traditional focus on utility-levelgeneration and transmission of energy to include the widespread

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

process. Because of this, it isnot just likely that university education will change during the coming years; it is a certitude.The school facility of the future, therefore, must go far beyond grudgingly accommodatingchange. They must be built for the changes that will definitely occur. Moreover, flexibility isnot just something that will be needed in the future. A high degree of flexibility is required rightnow, to accommodate all the non-standardized aspects of university education that are already inplace, including:• Exploratory, project-based learning where students “learn to learn” by engaging in a wide range of activities• Outcome assessment, capstone programs and portfolios• Teaming and group decision-making, with teachers acting as

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

. Because of this, it isnot just likely that university education will change during the coming years; it is a certitude.The school facility of the future, therefore, must go far beyond grudgingly accommodatingchange. They must be built for the changes that will definitely occur. Moreover, flexibility isnot just something that will be needed in the future. A high degree of flexibility is required rightnow, to accommodate all the non-standardized aspects of university education that are already inplace, including:• Exploratory, project-based learning where students “learn to learn” by engaging in a wide range of activities• Outcome assessment, capstone programs and portfolios• Teaming and group decision-making, with teachers acting as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, SUNY Institute of Technology; Robert C Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

andmanipulation of biological molecules 6,7,8,9. The imaging capability of AFM combined withmanipulation allows precise control of nanoscale components over which nanostrucures aremoved and characterized at each step of manipulation or assembly.Scanning probe microscopes have been expensive and were used mainly by the researchuniversities and high tech industry. However due to the increasing use of AFM for teachingpurposes, the leading providers of AFMs have developed low cost, high-value scanningprobe microscopes. The goal of our project is to set up an instructional lab using low costAFM and develop instructional material for visualization and manipulation of nanoscalecomponents for two and four year engineering technology programs. The paper will

Conference Session

CAD Assessments, Trends and Applications

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srikanth B Pidugu, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Mamdouh M. Bakr, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Swaminadham Midturi, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; George P Tebbetts, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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Engineering Design Graphics

needs. Our DA and IDA methods assess student (learning) outcomes satisfying the Page 23.230.3MET specific criteria are in coincidence with ETAC Criteria. It’s also to be noted however, thatthere is a considerable overlap between ETAC and MET specific criteria. Two methods –Direct and Indirect Assessment methods are used to assess the studentoutcomes of METs. The DA method uses semester exams, quizzes, projects, lab reports,independent study papers, and capstone design projects, and the IDA method uses end of thesemester self-assessment by students. As pointed out earlier, we need only the raw scores and thetest papers for this model but not

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Walsh; Sean Pearson; Jeffrey Cotton; Jane Hall; Robert Caverly

based on both test performance in the class as well as interest in pursuing aresearch project. These two issues are key elements since one wants motivated students as wellas those intellectually prepared for open-ended projects. During this same time period, thestudents were also exploring topics for their senior capstone design project and theundergraduate research project provided added synergism.The undergraduate research phase of the project began in earnest late in the spring semester andcarried through the summer and fall terms. The students were presented the foundationalmaterial using a variety of methods including in-person tutorials on the subject by the facultymentor, on-line tutorials on the foundational material, and readings of

Conference Session

Curriculum Issues in Software Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry A. Barowski; James H. Cross II; David Umphress

thequality of our students’ software. We took a three-prong approach to adapting the certificationconcepts into the software engineering courses required of our Wireless Engineering majors:standards, tools, and certification. We chose to call our certification process AU OK, where AUstands for Auburn University and OK is a tribute to Nokia’s Nokia OK program, which inspiredthe project.4.1 StandardsWe adapted application standards for classroom use as examples of what is expected of industry-quality software. In particular, we drew heavily on the Java Verified test criteria12 andpredecessor documents from Nokia’s NOKIA OK process. References to procedures that were

Conference Session

Mathematics in the Transition

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kyria Alfaro; Michael Mooney

Page 8.495.6hands-on activities excited the majority of the students, resulting in significant interest in Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationthe Lost in the Amazon curricular unit. Students commented that they had “never donefancy experiments” and were wondering how “engineering can be fun?” This excitementtowards the hands-on projects was maintained throughout implementation, and createdinitial student interest in the required worksheets. By having fun with Lost in the Amazon,students seemingly changed from their conception that engineering “can’t be exciting,” asexemplified when students

Conference Session

Issues in Physics and Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Harold Evensen

mechanism, andadditional criteria to be met by faculty, facilities, and institutions. Only Criteria 3 and 4 relatedirectly to the content of the EP curriculum; Criterion 8, which refers to program criteria, is notrelevant here because none exist for Engineering Physics (i.e. criteria that would be developedthrough the American Physical Society or the American Institute of Physics).Criterion 4, “Professional Engineering Component,” places no explicit requirements on coursecontent other than requiring a major design experience, which is of the type usually contained ina capstone “senior design” course. It additionally requires “one year of a combination of collegelevel mathematics and basic sciences… appropriate to the discipline,” “one and one-half

Conference Session

Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Y. Chiou, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Bret Alan Davis

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

paper describes laboratory innovations for the enhancement of undergraduate level teachingof a capstone course (MET 205 Robotics and Mechatronics) integrated with emergingtechnology. The trends in emerging fields of renewable energy have changed the teachingschemes with industrial robots. The new developments allow the students to program, monitor,and control robotic operations through the Internet using the LabVIEW. The project at DrexelUniversity addresses this issue and encourages students to investigate in possible methods forbuilding quality solar energy efficient systems. It presents a non-contact-based approach toassess certain performance methods and characteristics of a solar cell of solar cells by using E-Quality and image processing

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas A. Scambilis

Professional 40% Skilled Unskilled % Total 30% Prof Prof Skilled Prof Workforce Unskilled 20% 10% 0% 1960 1990 2000Growth Rate/Projections: A 1995 study forecasted that the environmental labor market will: • remain unchanged by economic fluctuations in the next century, • increase by 39.5% by 1998 in

Collection

2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Yimesker Yihun; Rajeev Nair; Jason Herron

2017 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceChanging the Paradigm “Cheating In a Traditional Exam Setting” Into a Possible Productive Team Work Arena and the Associated Student Perception Yimesker Yihun1, Rajeev Nair1 and Jason Herron2 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67260, USA2 Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, Educational and School Psychology, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67260, USA Abstract: Active learning and project-based-learning (PBL) approaches are getting great attention andacceptance to maximize learning in undergraduate education. For the success

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Linda C. Schmidt, University of Maryland, College Park; Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

completed so that we can devise effective methods for learning design and preserving knowledge that arises in the process. She has been actively teaching and reflecting upon engineering design issues for over 15 years. Dr. Schmidt was the 2008 recipient of the American Society of Engineering Education’s prestigious Fred Merryfield Design Award and is the co-author with George Dieter of the text ”Engineering Design, 4th edition”, published by McGraw Hill in 2008. Linda Schmidt has published over sixty refereed publications in the areas of mechanical design theory and methodology, mechanism design generation, graph isomorphism issues in generative design and effective student learning on engineering project design

Conference Session

Students' Abilities and Attitudes

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright; Peter Rich, Brigham Young University; Keith Leatham, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

mathematical self-efficacy and problem solving skills). The research project is in its second year of implementation. Last year 120 students were introduced into the course, and this year 80 more students are involved in the project. Thus far, the results of the project have shown a strong correlation between student engineering interest, aptitude, programming understanding, and an increased understanding of mathematics.IntroductionMathematics has long been regarded as an essential skill, as noted by the American Society forEngineering Education’s mathematics division (Selingo, 2008). The Cold-War era “space race”pushed engineering awareness, mathematical, and scientific ability to the fore of our educationalsystem. And

Conference Session

Innovative Courses for ChE Students

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Jennings; Melanie McNeil; Art Diaz

basedon initial scale-up, however class discussion includes full scale-up production aspects. Thelaboratory course includes a capstone design project. This project is highlighted here because ofits importance in demonstrating the final scale-up capability of the students and the fact it will givea significant demonstration on the evolved ability of the cross-disciplinary student teams to utilizetheir skills to produce their design.The semester long assignment will be to produce a suitable industrial-level production plan for a Page 7.522.5product of interest to the team (such as insulin, human growth factor, etc.), as if it was to be

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Amyl Ghanem

Session 2555 Learning Circle: New Faculty Guidance for Best Practices in Research Mentoring Amyl Ghanem Faculty of Engineering Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia CanadaIntroductionStudent-conducted research is an active learning experience practiced in capstone projects, in-class research assignments, or laboratory based undergraduate and graduate research. Societydepends on the innovations that stem from research at all levels. The transition from