Conference Session

Sustainability & Environmental Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Hadgraft, The University of Melbourne; Jenni Goricanec, RMIT University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Autonomising3. Building Alliances Page 12.654.74. Creating Public Representation5. Linking and Knotting1. Mobilising (logistics)This stage defines how things happen. This requires a movement towards the world – in thephysical sciences, it implies physical instruments, in anthropology, expeditions, in sociology,surveys and questionnaires. It includes the fabulous resources available on the Internet.It also means articulating the argument. This process involves plans, project management, andfinances, including funding. It includes resources such as teaching spaces, laboratories, fieldtrips and technology organisations like Australian National Science and

Conference Session

Educational Software

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Michael Morrow, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Mark Allie, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Thad Welch, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Abstract In recent years, the authors have described various classroom-proven DSP teaching tools that have helped motivate students and faculty to implement real-time DSP-based systems to enhance education. These efforts have emphasized the theme that DSP is much more than just a collection of theories and problem solving techniques, and that hands-on experience with hardware is extremely beneficial for both mastering concepts and retaining students. In addition to facilitating the education of numerous engineers and engineering students, these tools have also allowed us to reach out into our local communities and encourage future college students to consider studying engineering. This paper describes

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas S Goodman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Franz J. Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

Wentworth will also help improve the PER literature’s deficiency ofinvestigations at non-R1 universities3.2 Control and Experimental Group We implemented our initial study with two different faculty members, both usingsimilar teaching styles. The typical classroom setting consists of a combination oftraditional lecture content prepared by the instructors (not a universal slide prepared bythe department or supplement provided by the MLM), example problems, clickerquestions, and group work. All courses are comprised of two 75-minute lectures perweek, as well as a one 110-minute laboratory period once per week. Each professor taught at least two sections of the same course at different timesduring the day. For each faculty member, one

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Chang, USMA; Grant Jacoby, USMA; Lisa Shay, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

primarily on laboratory time: the first third of the course is 90% lectureand the last two thirds of the course are based on 90% laboratory time. During the last two thirdsof the course, we provide students with the necessary references, lecture for the first 10 minutes,and direct their learning using experimentation. We are currently using the Board of EducationBasic Stamp platform to teach majors and non-majors how to control and integrate various inputand output components (such as sensors, speakers, lights, motors, etc.) using microcontrollers.Despite this being the first year robotics were introduced to non-majors as the last of their threecourse sequence, over 75% of 36 students surveyed indicated that they would recommended theirpeers to

Conference Session

Rethinking Aerospace Curricula and Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

and logic copying everything from the board. from electronic screen.Progression towards iterative learningTable 3 summarizes progress that I have made towards enabling students to use iteration inlearning engineering. In the early 1990s, dynamic digital imaging capabilities became accessibleon personal computers, especially the Apple Macintosh, with reasonable levels of coding effort.By integrating these into course assignments4, students could use images of real flows,conveying physical insight on dynamic phenomena. Laboratory experiments incorporated workwith digital video. This found use in teaching static deflection modes, structural dynamics, andfluid dynamics. Solutions of differential equations could be linked

Conference Session

Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick; Ronan Dunbar, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

third level education systems as the cohortthat is being analysed throughout the methodology are undertaking a concurrent teachereducation program at the University of Limerick to equip them to teach the technologysubjects at second level.Fostering “New Skills” in Technology EducationTechnology Education is recognised as a fundamental discipline within the IrishEducation System. The strength of Technology Education and the quality of thestudents graduating from courses of study in the third level institutes in the country isoften seen as one of the main reasons for Ireland’s previous economic success. Therecent implementation of two new syllabi at Senior Cycle (pre third level) shows howthe importance of the subject area is still valued. Design

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Joshua Schmidt, Brigham Young University; Anton E. Bowden, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

rise to a new idea or a modification of an existing abstract concept. 4. Active Experimentation– The learner applies them to the world around them to see results. Figure 1 – Adapted from Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle (Kolb, 1984)11Experiential learning is not a new approach within engineering education as it is a commonmethod utilized within technical courses utilizing laboratory experiences to provide students“hands on learning”. However when it comes to developing leadership within engineers, toooften a lecture-based approach is utilized. Most college instructors teach through lecturesbecause that is the way they were taught and where they are most comfortable or they just have

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Valarie Arms; J. Weggel; Aly Valentine

laboratories within ED&L Administration of Courses and Exams The preparedness, reliability and effectiveness of the teaching assistant in the classroom The administration of the chemistry course (during academic year 1999-2000) Rescheduling of exam times - not conducive to have two exams on the same day; Friday afternoons and Monday mornings can be difficult for some students Concern about the consistency of faculty supervising the freshmen design project; providing training for those individualsCourse Integration Page 6.209.6 "Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 5

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenny Fotouhi, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Mahdi Joseph Fotouhi, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Joel Michael Tomlinson, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

students to gainknowledge during the step-by-step project performance from beginning to completion. Thiswould allow them to build confidence, a sense of accomplishment, and ownership and makesthem prepared and ready for taking the next design course in the following semester.The highlight of this paper demonstrates challenges and accomplishments of students andfaculty performing a hands-on design project during the COVID-19 pandemic. As manyengineering and technology courses rapidly transitioned to online or distance learning modality,the struggle to generate the same active learning environment online was challenging. Afterstudents returned to on-campus courses in hybrid or socially distanced laboratories, the learningenvironment was modified to

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2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Eric S. Musselman; Andrea J. Schokker

to the scaling back of laboratory and hands on courses and components [1].Within the development of the curriculum at UMD it was decided early on that there was a needfor a program that emphasized practical, hands on learning while still including the technical 2010 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conferenceskills and fundamental knowledge that is required to be a successful engineer. In addition tothere being a need for this type of program, it was thought that having an intensive hands-onprogram would result in graduates who are better prepared to enter the workforce. Thejustification being that even if you are employed as a design engineer, the more practicalknowledge you have about what you are designing or where

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John N. Berry; Dr. David G. Leupp; Capt Steven D. Pinski; Steven Barrett

as expanded their view of engineering in the “real world.”BiographiesSTEVE PINSKI is an Electrical Engineering instructor at the United States Air Force Academy, CO. Hereceived his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB,OH in 1991 and the B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ in 1986.JOHN BERRY graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1989. His first Air Force assignmentwas Phillips Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, NM, where he participated in research on state-of-the-art electro-optical components. He received an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology,Wright-Patterson AFB, OH in 1994, and is currently teaching

Conference Session

Electromechanical & Manufacturing ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raju Dandu, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

lighting is growing at least as fast as overall electricity demand. If a coordinatedeffort such as this market transformation program by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory(PNNL) is not successful, then lighting will remain a major cause for increased consumption ofelectricity.Further more the demand for electricity to meet the lighting needs is continuing to rise, allowingincreased energy bills, air pollution, and emissions of greenhouse gases. The fact is energyefficient lighting offers one of the best energy reduction opportunities. With efficient use ofexisting lighting technologies and controls, better residential/light commercial lighting design,better attention to energy efficient recessed CFL downlight fixtures, could cut the

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akbar Eslami, Elizabeth City State University; Mehran Elahi, Elizabeth City State University

Tagged Divisions

International

Tech. His research interests are in Composite materials and control. Page 11.360.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Conversion of an Obsolete Manually Operated Universal Testing Machine into a Hydraulic Hot-Press with Communications CapabilityIntroductionThe improvement of outdated laboratory equipment is a useful and often overlooked resourcethat has several advantages. One obvious advantage is that it saves money by adding newcapability and reducing capital expense for newer equipment. Another advantage is the honing ofskills by the people who make the improvements. Yet a third

Conference Session

Online Programs and Program Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Bahar Zoghi, State University of New York, Farmingdale

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Paper ID #25879Introducing a New Graduate Degree in Technology Management: ProgramOverview and Assessment PlanDr. Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale Dr. Gonca Altuger-Genc is an Assistant Professor at State University of New York - Farmingdale State College in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department. She is serving as the MS Technol- ogy Management Graduate Program Coordinator. Her research interests are engineering education, self- directed lifelong learning, virtual laboratories, and decision-making framework development for design and manufacturing environments.Dr. Bahar Zoghi, State

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohamed Samir Hefzy, The University of Toledo; Mohammad Elahinia, The University of Toledo; Ahmadreza Jahadakbar, The University of Toledo; Bethany Arn, The University of Toledo; Mohammadreza Nematollahi, University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Materials

entitled “Experimental Methods in Orthopaedic Biomechanics” is an elective coursefor senior undergraduate and graduate mechanical and bioengineering students at our university.In this course, the students perform a series of 10 laboratory experiments that demonstratedifferent concepts related to orthopaedic biomechanics. The goal of two of these experiments isto observe the behavior of shape memory alloys (SMAs) which are a unique class of materialswith the ability to recover their shape. There is a growing body of evidence to show theeffectiveness of modular teaching to bring advance topics to engineering course. In this paper wehave incorporated a project-based learning (PBL) module into an advanced engineering course.This PBL module brings

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott I. Segalewitz, University of Dayton

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

students, 68 full-timefaculty, and over 100,000sf of laboratory space. The School has undergraduate programs inChemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Engineering, ElectricalEngineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Technology (electronic &Computer, Global Manufacturing Systems, Industrial, and Mechanical), and graduateengineering programs in Aerospace, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Materials, and MechanicalEngineering as well as graduate programs in Electro-Optics, Engineering Management, andManagement Science.The University of Dayton China InstituteThe University of Dayton China Institute was established in August, 2012 in Suzhou, China.During the first several months, UDCI worked to design

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 19: Thinking about the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eunhye Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathan M. Hicks, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

qualitative strand was executed first, through content analysis of all coursedescriptions in the undergraduate catalogs of the institution under study. This process followed acoding framework based on two elements: a) the different data analysis skills described byABET’s Criterion 3.b, and b) the cognitive levels articulated by each description.Coding Scheme. In order to limit the space of exploration in the varied engineering curricula,the data analysis skills described by Criterion 3.b were tied to either 1) Laboratory courses or 2)Statistics courses. The first were expected to cover the design and execution of experiments,while the latter were expected to cover skills to analyze and interpret data. While it isacknowledged that these abilities are

Conference Session

IE and Manufacturing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashpal Ahluwalia, West Virginia University; Atul Phadke, West Virginia University; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

enrollment in STEM areas has beendeclining; this is particularly true for minority and Appalachian students. This project workedwith two batches of twenty students each. Each batch was organized into four teams of fivestudents. All students were first provided instruction in logic circuits and ladder logic. Ladderlogic circuits for four tasks were created; a) simulation of automatic garage door, b) simulationof four way traffic light, 3) controlling a light via a physical switch, and 4) physical control offive lights. The five lights mimicked traffic lights (red, yellow, yellow left, green, and green left)at an intersection. The students were asked to control the timing sequence of the lights. Uponcompletion of the eight hour lecture/laboratory

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

jai p agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech); Omer Farook, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

wholeclass.The paper presents the student feedback and its analysis. The authors intend that this paperserves as a pointer to fellow academicians in bringing the technological currency in the un-dergraduate Engineering/Technology/Science programs.I. IntroductionCurrently most of the Curriculum programs in Electrical, Electronic, Computer and similartracks use one or two programming courses. Most of these programs use either Basic or C++.Of the more recent languages; Java, PHP, Python, Ruby use of Python is gaining groundamong modern computer programmers. Learning Python is easier, less grammatical and usesmore natural syntax. These two reasons are enough to make the case for teaching it as thefirst programming language.Python is easy to learn and simple

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thrassos Thrasyvoulou; Constantinos Panayiotou; Venkatraman Atti; Andreas Spanias

MATLAB INTERFACE WITH JAVA SOFTWARE Andreas Spanias, Constantinos Panayiotou, Thrassos Thrasyvoulou, and Venkatraman Atti MIDL, Department of Electrical Engineering Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287 AbstractThe J-DSP editor is an object oriented environment that enables distance learning students toperform on-line laboratories. The editor has a rich collection of signal processing functions andis currently being used in a senior-level DSP course at ASU. In this paper, we present newenhancements to the infrastructure of J-DSP that provide embedded MATLAB™ scriptingcapabilities. The synergy of the J-DSP object-oriented

Conference Session

Applications in Mechanical ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Di Bella

Session 2004-124 ASEE ANNUAL MEETING Salt Lake City, Utah June, 2004 The Trebuchet Project: Launching a “Hands-On” Engineering Technology Approach To Conducting Hands-On Statics and Dynamics Laboratory Courses Francis A. Di Bella, PE Assistant Professor Northeastern University, Boston, MA Mechanical Engineering TechnologyABSTRACT“…Hands-On, real word engineering experience” is the refrain that is

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Derek Maxwell; Kathleen Kramer

developedfor an undergraduate course in digital design. The projects to be described were initiallydeveloped within an undergraduate advanced digital design course and as independent studentprojects and were then adapted for use as a final project within a junior-level first course indigital design. As second-semester juniors, students are also completing a course in signals andsystems that provides them some initial background in frequency-domain topics that areapplicable.Beginning in Spring 2002, laboratories within the digital course were updated to make use ofaffordable and versatile programmable logic device boards produced by Digilent, Inc [DIGI

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Silage

Session 1532 Reintroducing Amateur Radio In ECE Capstone Design Projects Dennis Silage Electrical and Computer Engineering College of Engineering, Temple UniversityAbstractPresented here from experience are the salient steps for the reintroduction of Amateur Radio intothe capstone design project in Electrical and Computer Engineering and diverse examples ofsuch projects. These steps include the involvement of the faculty supervisor, the establishmentof an Amateur Radio station as a communications laboratory sponsored by the department, asurvey

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard D. Wilk; George H. Williams

assignments[Oakes, 1999], engineering economic case studies, and studio exercises that cover designmethodology and that prepare students for the culminating design project and competition.Course Organization and AdministrationThe First-Year Design course is taken by all majors in engineering (civil, computer systems,electrical, mechanical, and undecided), and majors in computer science. The course schedule isa two-hour classroom meeting and a three-hour studio/laboratory meeting each week. Thesetime periods are used for lecture, discussion, studio/laboratory time as appropriate for the coursemodulesEach offering of the First-Year Design course has involved a multidisciplinary team of faculty[acknowledged at the end of the paper] who administer, teach

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar

and their teachers. Theprogram is designed to address each one of the above mentioned skills.A major problem that currently exists in the schools in the United States is the lack ofappropriate methods and tools which should be used to motivate students to explore careers inscience and engineering (Anwar, 1998). In most of the schools, excellence in mathematics isregarded as a key to success in science and engineering. Students are taught numerousmathematical concepts without teaching them how these concepts are put into application in thereal world. Many math teachers are unfortunately unaware of how engineers and scientists usemathematics to solve real-world problems (Mowzoon, White, Blaisdell, and Rowland, 1999). Byinfusing science and

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

The course suitable for integrating the DSSC research results is a required seniorundergraduate course, Solar Cells and Modules for all students majoring in the BS degreeconcentration, Alternative Energy Technologies and as an elective for students from othermajors. During fall semester 2010, the students in the class participated in characterizingthe cells in the laboratory. In the lecture class theoretical discussion of the solar cell I-Vcharacteristics and internal resistance influence on the I-V curve were covered. TheDSSC’s I-V characterization was performed using an equivalent circuit model that isshown in the Figure 5. The series and shunt resistances of the cell are primarycontributors for the internal resistance. The Figure 6

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Segee; Michael D. Amos

Session 2259 Micro-controller based Heater Control for Gas Sensors Michael Amos, Dr. Bruce Segee University of Maine Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Instrumentation Research LaboratoryAbstractSemiconductor Metal Oxide (SMO) Gas Sensors have emerged as a dominant sensor technologyin recent years. These sensors are now able to detect compounds ranging from greenhousegasses to chemical weapon agents. The behavior of the sensor is temperature dependent and thesensor typically operates at elevated temperature (200 °C to 600 °C). Laboratory

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Derossett; Steven Nesbit; Scott Hummel

Multi-course design project creates ties between various mechanical engineering topics Scott R. Hummel Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Lafayette College Easton, PA 18042 hummels@lafayette.edu (610) 330-5587 Terry A. DeRossett Director of Mechanical Engineering Laboratories Department of Mechanical Engineering Lafayette College Easton, PA 18042

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Kalgren; Aldo W. Morales

laboratoryenvironment can be designed around a somewhat limited budget. Our proposal is as follows. Ameaningful lab environment must give practical experience with a full range of HDTV related Page 5.228.3issues. Major concerns for laboratory equipment are video acquisition, MPEG encoding,broadcast capabilities, reception and decoding. Signal broadcast, reception and decoding are theeasiest issues to resolve if we think creatively. Existing computers and network wiring will serveas our broadcast and reception hardware. HDTV is, after all, digital. An upgrade of a few routersto 100 Mbps equipment along with network performance monitoring software will allow a

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas W. Graver; Leon F. McGinnis; David W. Rosen

Session 1463 Engaging Industry in Lab-Based Manufacturing Education: RPM at Georgia Tech Thomas W. Graver, Leon F. McGinnis, David W. Rosen Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractLeading edge manufacturing technologies present major challenges in education, both for degreestudents and for continuing education. Creating and maintaining the necessary instructionalfacilities can easily overwhelm typical university budgets. At Georgia Tech, a uniqueuniversity/industry partnership has been formed to create and sustain a laboratory for RapidPrototyping and Manufacturing (RPM