Conference Session

Molecular and Multiscale Phenomena

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Turton; Joseph Shaeiwitz

scales, as appropriate, and themanufacture of the product at the macro scale. Therefore, a new class of design projects will beneeded to replace the traditional continuous chemical manufacturing process that is most oftenthe subject of the capstone design class. This paper describes one such design project assignedto the West Virginia University class of 2004.The ProblemThis class was assigned the task of investigating transdermal drug delivery systems. They wereto identify potential pharmaceutical products for use in a transdermal patch and suggestopportunities for a profitable venture to manufacture such a product. They were to learn thecomponents of transdermal patches, including their chemical composition, their function, andtheir mechanism

Conference Session

Effective Energy Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Nelson; David Flegel; Brian Johnson; Herbert Hess

with a solid funded followup serves as ameans to leverage the creation of such large research tools. Details of ideas for design,implementation, projects, and data collection are presented.IntroductionA Transient Network Analyzer (TNA) is a controlled hardware environment with whichengineers can intentionally create and observe real electrical faults on a scale model powerdistribution system. A TNA has the main elements of a section of the commercial electrical grid,such as lines, sources, transformers, loads, instrumentation, and protection. There is a significantdegree of flexibility for interconnection and instrumentation. Appropriate scaling of voltages,currents, impedances, and other quantities permit its behavior to safely mimic the

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilson Barnes; Gouranga Banik

requirements. Construction industry today ismoving to fully integrated/automated project processes. This has caused outsourcing, alliances,contractor consolidation, and experimentation. These events present both challenges andopportunities for the construction community. This article highlights the existing and futureissues and challenges for the construction industry from the perspective of trends and newtechnology development. The authors have explained qualitatively what steps industry shouldtake to minimize these future challenges. The paper describes the role of management,technology, clients, industry and academia to address the challenges. This paper also identifiesthe qualities or abilities construction students should achieve during their

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and New Directions

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daphne Chang

Matlab/Simulink, a required software for the EE undergraduate curriculum. A series of lab sessions are introduced to the class to complement the lecture materials and to guide the students into the design project. The use of animation provides many advantages: better visual effects, improved communications, and higher interest levels. Student response has been very positive. A number of recommendations are made in this work based on instructor observation and course evaluations.(I) IntroductionSystem analysis is a multidisciplinary subject encompassing all fields of engineering applications.However, the traditional treatment (in the sense of teaching pedagogy) of this subject tends to behighly

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Naraghi; Bahman Litkouhi

. The question that every engineering program has to answer is “whichone of these languages is appropriate for a freshman engineering programming course?”In order to use the object-oriented capabilities of Java and C++ and develop aninteresting project, students have to go through a long period of instructions, which oftencannot be done in one semester. In fact, we may end up losing students. Retention ofengineering freshman is a critical issue in most engineering programs.Visual Basic (VB) is an attractive alternative to C++ or Java. VB, with its ControlObjects, makes computer programming a very interesting subject. In fact, it helps thestudents like programming. With a few weeks of instruction, students can developsophisticated programs with

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iskandar A. Hack, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Gary D. Steffen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Azrul Hisyam Abdul Rahman, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, British Malaysian Institute

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International

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Providing International Experience through Studying Abroad for Engineering Technology StudentsIn 2004 we began an investigation to provide international experience for engineeringtechnology students at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) thatwas currently not available. The original plan was to have a small group of students go toKuala Lumpur, Malaysia for six weeks to study with Malaysian students in a projectorientated course. This was planned for the summer of 2005. The project was actuallycompleted for the first time during 2006, and repeated again in 2007. A group of fourstudents from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Larry Milliken, Drexel University; Lloyd Ackert, Drexel University; Eleanor J. Goldberg, Drexel University Library

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

setting and in one-on-one and small group sessions.Forming the foundation for engineering students’ research skills is a structured library instructionprogram during their freshman year. But between their freshman and senior years there is noclass required for all engineering students that integrates formal library instruction. For thisreason, by the time they arrive at their senior design projects, students have often forgotten theirresearch skills. Additionally, the library’s electronic resources collection is constantly becomingmore exhaustive, leading to ever increasing challenges in instructing students in informationskills. During the three or four years between receiving formal library instruction, studentssimply fall behind.Drexel’s

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Ferro, Gonzaga University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

objectives for a Materials Engineering course were established using principles ofcourse design from Fink [1]. In Fink’s taxonomy, six different types of course objectives arepossible. The different types include that of Foundational Knowledge, Application, Integration,Human Dimensions, Caring and Learning How to Learn. According to Fink’s model for coursedesign, a course should also include a Rich Learning Experience [1], or project, which addressesmore than one course objective. The paper will discuss the changes that were made to the courseand the approach to course re-design to allow for new course objectives. Assessment data forseveral of the objectives from two sections of the course will be presented. The course includesan audio podcast

Conference Session

Design Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fredrick A. Nitterright, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Michael, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

computer-aided draftsman at Powerex, Inc., a project engineering at Stanko Products, a Process Engineer at Ami-Doduco, Inc., and a Project Engineer and Team Leader at Classic Industries, Inc., in Latrobe, Penn. Nitterright’s employment at Behrend commenced in 1999.Robert Michael, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend Robert J. Michael, P.E. and Senior Lecturer for the School of Engineering at Penn State, Behrend, ob- tained his B.S. degree from Akron University, where he graduated summa cum laude, and his M.S. degree from Case Western University. Michael is currently working towards his doctorate in mechanical and aerospace engineering at Case Western Reserve. He joined the faculty at Penn State, Behrend, in the fall

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuyi Lin P.E., University of Missouri; Xiuting Wei, Shandong University of Technology; Lanmei Wang, Shandong University of Technology; Yanfei Zhang, Shandong University of Technology; Wenqiang Yu P.E., Shandong University of Technology; Yufeng Sun, Shandong University of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

countries. Capstone design is a good startingplace for faculty collaboration and synchronization, because it reflects and assembles allthe features of the curricula in different educational systems across a large number ofcountries.The authors have many years of combined teaching experience in two differenteducational systems and have launched collaborative and synchronous teaching of acapstone design course in the United States and China since 2010. The same designtopics have been offered to student teams in the two collaborating schools. Based on thestudents’ learning experience and performance in the finished projects, the majordifferences in the two systems are significant. For example, American students putmore effort into creativity, team

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

. Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University Joseph A. Morgan has more than 20 years of military and industry experience in electronics and telecom- munications systems engineering. He joined the Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution De- partment in 1989 and has served as the Program Director of the Electronics and Telecommunications programs and as the Associate Department Head for Operations. He received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering (1975) from California State University, Sacramento, and his M.S. (1980) and D.E. (1983) de- grees in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. His education and research interests include project management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert L. Armacost; Robert Hoekstra; Michael A. Mullens

paper introduces the concept of service learning, illustrates how a servicelearning strategy has been incorporated into the design project component of the course, andprovides an assessment of the impact on student motivation/commitment and attainment oflearning objectives.I. Introduction: A Challenge in Teaching Concurrent EngineeringThe Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems has offered EIN 6399Concurrent Engineering to students at the University of Central Florida since 1993. Armacostand Mullens1 describe the course, including the rationale for teaching concurrent engineering, theteaching/learning approach used in the course and a detailed syllabus. The objective of thecourse is to familiarize students with the

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Cem Karacal; John A. Barker; Jacob Van Roekel

and interact with ProtoThinker. The following examples illustrate thetypes of arguments students are expected to evaluate successfully.Categorical Reasoning:Categorical logic deals with inferences involving classes of objects. Example:ARGUMENT: Anyone who is an experienced engineer is a reliable employee, and at least oneperson who is working on the software project is an experienced engineer. Therefore, at leastone person who is a reliable employee is working on the software project.FACTS: No one who is a reliable employee is working on the software project. Everyone whois a reliable employee is an experienced engineer.EVALUATION: The argument is:(A) Valid but not sound(B) Valid but possibly unsound(C) Both invalid and unsound(D

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

J.P. Trudeau; Alan R. Klayton; A.L. Clark; Daniel J. Pack

68HC11 microcontroller is used toteach assembly language programming and to introduce the use of embedded microcontrollers insystem design. One of the most common challenges for educators who teach this type of courseis covering all desirable hardware and software concepts in a single semester. To help remedythis situation, we recently redesigned the course so each student must complete a single mobilerobot project with multiple “subsystem labs” replacing the previously unrelated lab sequence.We believe this more integrated approach improves the course for both educators and studentswhile facilitating the development of a systems design methodology. INTRODUCTIONTypically, a microcomputer assembly language

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

P.J. Fisher; N.J. Quick; S.J. Steiner

. It is a project-based activity where thestudents are organised into teams, spanning all three years of the students’ undergraduatestudies. The project acts as an integrating theme through a course module entitled “TotalDesign”, and requires the students to acquire a number of transferable skills. Theseinclude information gathering, report writing, presentation skills, time management,project planning, teamwork, and managing meetings. This paper describes the year onyear structure of the PAMS project, and the acquisition of the mentioned transferableskills, with particular reference to team working, and the subsequent implications for thestudents as they enter industry on graduation.I. IntroductionThe School of Manufacturing and Mechanical

Conference Session

IE Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Walton Pichette, Wayne State University; Darin Ellis, Wayne State University; Walter Bryzik, Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University; Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Ming-Chia D. Lai, Wayne State University; Yun Seon Kim, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

AC 2011-1270: INTEGRATION OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TRAIN-ING MODULES INTO CAPSTONE COURSES ACROSS COLLEGE OFENGINEERING DEPARTMENTSDean Walton Pichette, Wayne State University DEAN PICHETTE Senior Lecturer Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering TEACHING INTERESTS Systems Engineering, Project/Program Management, Engineering Economics & Lifecycle Costing, Introduction to Design PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION 1995 MS Electronics and Computer Control Systems. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 1990 MBA Business Administration, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 1972 BS Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007 Present Wayne State University

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael D. Johnson, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

whatactivities current practicing engineers are engaged in and what tools they use in the workplace.How those activities have changed over time will provide insight into how to properly trainstudents to be lifelong learners. To assist with this effort, this work undertook a survey of arepresentative group of practicing engineers. The link for a web-based survey was sent to achapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. In addition to demographic and employerinformation, details regarding work-related activities and how those activities have changed overtime was requested. Additional information regarding the tools used by the respondingpracticing engineers was also collected.Survey results show design, manufacturing engineering, and project

Conference Session

Communication - Needs and Methods

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; David Bowles, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Stephen Sears, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Daniel Thomas, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

) printer, which enables students tosee their designs come to life by creating a functional ABS plastic model directly from designfiles. Additionally, a large-format printer allows students to create posters and CAD drawings informats up to 42 inches wide. To aid in the development of communication projects, the Studiooffers a wide range of audio-visual resources for student checkout. These resources include stilland video cameras, wireless and corded microphone systems, and highly portable projectors andprojection screens.The campus-wide CxC program and the Studio comprise a sustained support system forengineering students and faculty. This has contributed to enthusiastic acceptance ofprogrammatic changes by both faculty and students and helped

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mazen Hasna, Qatar University; Abdelmagid Hamouda, Qatar University; Boualem Boashash, Qatar University

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2010-827: PREPARING AND EDUCATING THE QATARI ENGINEER OF 2030Mazen Hasna, Qatar UniversityAbdelmagid Hamouda, Qatar UniversityBoualem Boashash, Qatar University Page 15.973.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Preparing and Educating the Arab Qatari Engineer of 2030AbstractThis paper addresses the issue of adapting Engineering Education to a changing situation inQatar, a small country that is part of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council. It presents theframework for a national project planned to take place in the State of Qatar during the 2010/11academic year.Over the past few years, several professional organizations started reviewing the issue

Conference Session

Innovations in First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Curran, University College Dublin; Colleen Doyle, University College Dublin; Enda Cummins, University College Dublin; Kevin McDonnell, University College Dublin; Nicholas Holden, University College Dublin

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

of a problem-based learning module called the BiosystemsEngineering Design Challenge. The focus of the module is on designing and building a working,bench-scale device that solves a practical problem relevant to Biosystems Engineering. Itprovides an early opportunity for students to learn about engineering design, project managementand teamwork. The module aligns well with the academic policy of University College Dublin tointroduce alternative teaching and learning strategies compared to the conventional lecture.While the original aim of the module was to enhance the learning experience specifically forBiosystems Engineering students, it was considered beneficial to adopt a multi-disciplinaryapproach by allowing students from a wide variety

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Herbert Detloff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

mobilerobotics learning platform was developed by faculty and students of the department to be used asthe centerpiece of outreach efforts to middle school math and science teachers in order todemonstrate STEM concepts at the K-16 levels and to provide a sense of excitement and buy-infor University students enrolled in the CEEN program. The platform, named the CEENBoT™,was first introduced to freshman CEEN students in the fall semester of 2008, while currentCEEN seniors, projected to graduate in 2010, possess no direct experience with the newplatform.This paper gives the results of an assessment conducted in the fall semester of 2009 with the goalof measuring the educational impact of senior students’ project-based experiences with theCEENBoT™ mobile

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Gally; Steve Chadwick; Randy Shaffer; Milton Cone; Jim Helbling

Interdisciplinary Freshman Experience Chuck Cone, Steve Chadwick, Tom Gally, Jim Helbling, and Randall Shaffer College of Engineering Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott, ArizonaAbstractThis paper summarizes a cooperative effort undertaken by the Aeronautical, Electrical, andComputer Engineering Departments at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University that led to thedevelopment of a team-taught interdisciplinary engineering course offered to incomingfreshmen. The authors discuss the inception of the project, the development of the coursecontent, and the lessons learned from the first year of teaching the

Conference Session

Leadership in the Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anna Phillips-Lambert; Charles Camp; Paul Palazolo

2004-824 Changing the paradigm of power in the classroom to teach, promote, and evaluate leadership training within an existing Civil Engineering curriculum Authors: P. Palazolo, C. Camp, A. Lambert, E. Lambert, N. Dennis University of Memphis/University of Memphis/University of Memphis/ University of Memphis/ University of ArkansasAbstract:This project evolved out of three years’ worth of data from junior/senior-level engineeringmajors who completed both pre and post-semester surveys asking them to rate their perceptionsof preparation and training in a variety of areas. Not surprisingly, the majority of

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Leroy Oberto; Sheryl Sorby

: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayIntroduction to the Introduction to LEGO project-- Mechanics of Project Schedulingcourse and to the Spatial Visualization, Phase II Materials and Trussprogram, Pre-testing Graphics, and Analysis Engineering DrawingsEngineering history, LEGO project-- Basic Statics and Guest Speaker Engineering Econ andprofession, and Phase I Mechanics of Design Project Assigned discussion of the non-disciplines Materials

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ahlgren; Igor Verner

Analysis of Team Learning Experiences and Educational Outcomes in Robotics David J. Ahlgren1/Igor M. Verner2 Trinity College/Technion—Israel Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper argues that educational research, which assesses learning and instruction inintroductory robotics courses, is essential to the evaluation, improvement, anddissemination of robotics programs. The authors consider their experiences in teachingrobotics as an introductory engineering subject at Trinity College in the United States,and as a graduation project course at the Mevohot E’ron High School in Israel. Bothprograms focus on team-based design of fire-fighting mobile robots to compete in theTrinity College Fire

Conference Session

Design for Community

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tarek Shraibati; Ahmad Sarfaraz

. Thus, in the spring of 2001, community service-learning concept was introduced into two Manufacturing Systems Engineering senior courses atCalifornia State University, Northridge (CSUN). In the first community service-learning project,students shared their knowledge and skills gained in a senior level course, Facilities Planning andDesign, with a small company located within a federal enterprise zone. The second communityservice-learning project integrated a senior design class with a local high school as part of theFIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics organization.Engineering students mentored Granada Hills High School (GHHS) senior students in building arobot to compete in both regional and national

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Eman Hammad, Texas A&M University; James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., Texas A&M University; Yuehua Wang, Texas A&M University - Commerce; Heather Manley Lillibridge, Texas A&M University; Chris Scarmardo, Texas A&M University

Supply Chain Defense (CBTS) Center ofExcellence (COE) partnered with the Texas A&M University System RELLIS Academic Allianceand Texas A&M University-Commerce to establish a “Summer Research Institute” in the disciplineof cybersecurity. This paper describes and details the inaugural edition of this annual program thataims to help build a future homeland security science and engineering workforce by engagingundergraduate students on research projects encompassing prevention, detection, assessment, andremediation of cyber incidents. In its first year, the CBTS Summer Research Institute innovativelycreated internship positions and selectively sponsored a team of eight undergraduate students whoworked closely with two faculty subject matter

Collection

2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

Tolga Kaya, Sacred Heart University; Kevin N. Bowlyn, Sacred Heart University

, 2024Building an Innovative Engineering Curriculum from the Ground Up: Lessons and SuccessStoriesTolga Kaya, Kevin Bowlyn, Cedric BleimlingSchool of Computer Science and EngineeringSacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, USAAbstract:It is challenging to build brand new Engineering programs at a liberal arts college. This workoutlines the 5-year development process of Electrical and Computer Engineering programs.While challenged with limited number of major classes besides liberal arts courses,engineering courses were developed by embedding lab components for each one. Thesequence and course content structure were discussed throughout the paper with projectexamples. Creative ways of a large makerspace utilization for projects and teaching

Collection

2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

A. Anil Kumar

– implementation at each level is somewhat unrealistic, owing to the non-/semi-quantitative nature of assessment. Specific implementations in three electrical engineeringcourses – Network Theory 1, Physical Principles of Solid State Devices and CommunicationTheory – will be presented. The approach is based on assessing students’ progress via four levelsof ability – unconscious incompetence, conscious incompetence, conscious competence andunconscious competence. Both formative and summative assessments will be discussed based onimproved performance on tests as well as on an end-of-semester project that requires navigatingthrough open-ended scenarios. IntroductionCritical thinking, creativity and ability to solve as

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; J. William White, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Dan D. Koo, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #9515Program Accreditation: Developing a Methodology to Retrieve and MaintainRelevant Data for Course Improvement and Provide an Assessment ProcessWhich Closes the LoopMr. Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Mr. Matt Ray is a lecturer for the Construction Engineering Management Technology Program offered through the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University Purdue University In- dianapolis. He currently provides instruction for Soils and Foundations, Construction Cost and Bidding, Construction Project Cost and Production Control as well as managing the