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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Joanne M. Goode; James B. Stenger

Session 2793 An Intervention to Improve Information Research Skills James B. Stenger, Joanne M. Goode Miami University, Oxford, OHAbstractReviewing the literature cited by undergraduates in research and design projects revealedsignificant use of World Wide Web resources and a lack of journal citations. To determine whythe imbalance of information sources was occurring a survey of students was conducted. Thesurvey sought to determine their knowledge of and comfort level in using the variousinformation resources available to them. The results of the survey led to the creation of a

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Turton; Roger A. Schmitz; Mark J. McCready; Mark A. Stadtherr; Joan F. Brennecke; Wallace B. Whiting; Joseph A. Shaeiwitz

an increasingly important part of the average Chemical Engineer’s jobresponsibilities. Therefore, in the Departments of Chemical Engineering at the University ofNotre Dame, West Virginia University and the University of Nevada at Reno, we areimplementing through courseware, research, and design projects a program to 1. develop the students’ appreciation of the impact of pollutant release from chemical processes and of the environmental, ecological, and long-term economic benefits of pollutant minimization or elimination, 2. equip them with active knowledge of the technology that is being developed for minimizing the environmental impact of chemical manufacturing processes, 3. show students how this new technology can be

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Turk; David Gattie

the ability to generate sets of working drawingsthrough an intense final group project. For the past three years, the approach to this final projecthas been for the instructor to give a fairly well defined description of a problem and leave thedevelopment of an early-stage solution to the creativity of the students. This approach hasyielded positive results with respect to preparing them for their sophomore and senior levelengineering design courses. However, in order to incorporate the ethical and societalresponsibility of the engineering profession, while maintaining the traditional emphasisnecessary in graphics science, a service-learning element has been included in the final projectbeginning Fall 2001 wherein the students define their

Conference Session

Biomedical Engr. Design and Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Christianson; Paul King

a discussion of case studies from texts suchas “Set Phasers on Stun” or “Medical Device Accidents”, and/or through a discussion of clinicalconsulting cases. A review of methods for hazard analyses and fault tree analysis for hazardidentification is useful if time permits, otherwise a more limited discussion and use of one or twotechniques is recommended. The use of a structured safety analysis software package to providestudent experience with safety analyses on both homework and on student design projects will bediscussed in this paper.Introduction: ABET requirements for design state that “Students must be prepared forengineering practice through the curriculum culminating in a major design experience based uponthe knowledge and skills

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for Undergraduate Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Libros, Community College of Philadelphia

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

is designed to promote technological literacy byintroducing students to basic scientific principles in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, showinghow these principles are applied in areas such as biotechnology and nanotechnology, andexploring societal issues related to these technologies. An intended outcome of the course is thatstudents will be able to apply this framework to a technology not explicitly covered in the class.Assessment of this outcome is based upon student performance on a final project, where they areasked to do just that.Technological literacy has been defined as “an understanding of the nature and history oftechnology, a basic-hands-on capability related to technology, and an ability to think criticallyabout technological

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Khabari, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

crucial to provide advanced trainingto America’s future workforce [1-3]. In keeping with industry demands and the Wentworthtradition, hands-on nanotechnology laboratory experience is a central component of Wentworth’semerging nanotechnology and engineering course offerings. The impact on undergraduatescience and technology education is significant, and the project is generating new researchopportunities for undergraduate students. The nanotechnology laboratory allows students todevelop nanotechnology-related knowledge and skills through their coursework that can later beapplied to further research, improve design projects, and create solutions to improve the overallquality of life. The laboratory is used not only by undergraduate students, but

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education for Emerging Technologies and Competitiveness

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin M. Ertekin, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2012-4756: DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED RAPID PROTOTYP-ING AND PRODUCT DESIGN COURSEDr. Yalcin M. Ertekin, Drexel University Yalcin Ertekin received his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University. He attended the Business School of Istanbul University and received a M.S. degree in production man- agement. After working for Chrysler Truck Manufacturing Company in Turkey as a Project Engineer, he received dual M.S. degrees in engineering management and mechanical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T), formerly the University of Missouri, Rolla. He worked for Toyota Motor Corporation as a Quality Assurance Engineer for two years and lived in Toyota City

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl White, Morgan State University; Clifton Sean Martin, Innovative STEM Foundation and Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy; Givon Forbes, Innovative STEM Foundation; Charles Lamont Clark, Academic Training Management Organization; Joseph White, Innovative STEM Foundation; Albert Edward Sweets Jr., iSTEMS

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

. Albert Edward Sweets Jr., iSTEMS Albert Edward Sweets, Jr., is a Senior Engineer/Scientist with 15 years of experience and increasing responsibility in high volume Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS), development, and customer en- vironments. He has several leadership experiences that include 21 years of Military Service (honorably Page 25.1280.1 discharged), being an Entrepreneur Lead Engineer, and being an educator. He has a broad engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012background that encompasses project engineering, process engineering, test engineering

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed. E. Brihoum; Ahmad Ibrahim

now referredto as; communication skills, team work, critical thinking, ethics, applied research, and provenskills. Such attributes are still considered important as demonstrated by more recent studies [3]and are taken into account in assessing quality of education [4]. These attributes are fundamentalto the “new” rules of the accreditation board for engineering and technology [5].The extent of these attributes is usually assessed through a successful completion of a technicalproject before graduation. The way is paved for the technical aspects of such project by the workdone in numerous laboratory courses where students perform experiments with progressivelevels of sophistication in both design and analysis. Instructors can form cross

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Vislocky; Cecil Beeson

Session 2586 Let’s Build a College Level Technology Club Cecil E. Beeson, Dr. Michael Vislocky University of Cincinnati ClermontI. Introduction This paper covers the history of and planning for the formation a Technology Club at the University of Cincinnati Clermont. The idea for such a project was hatched during discussions about existing high technology programs at the college. A club to eventually serve technological inquiry and experimentation across the various curricula was a natural extension of offerings at the college. This project, currently in an early stage of

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward H. McMahon

Session 3425 Engineering Design and Common Household Devices Edward McMahon The University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaAbstractMost design is redesign. Some might suggest this is an overstatement, while others may say alldesign is redesign. An engineering manager at a large appliance manufacturer told me, "Someengineers, fresh out of school, think they are going to be working on innovative, far out, projectsand are disappointed when asked to work on a redesign of one our standard products". Onecomponent of our junior level methodology course is and individual project is aimed at

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Gray; Robert Weissbach

curriculum Satcomtechnology. This year, two industrial sponsored senior design projects involve electricalengineering technology (EET) students. These projects provide the students involved withhands-on Satcom experience in solving real-world industrial problems. In the first project,one EET student is working with two electrical engineering (EE) students as interdisciplinaryteammates to test the link margin effects of a Satcom receiver due to environmentalconditions such as rain, snow, ice, etc. In the second project, two EET students are alsoteamed with two EE students to test bit error rates for a newly-designed Satcom receiver. Inthe future, it is anticipated that the need for technologists who understand Satcom systemswill allow Penn State

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Adrezin; Michael Nowak; Donald Leone

advisor, each student sought a laboratory in his/her area ofinterest. The research is structured as two course equivalents (100 hours each). “BiomedicalEngineering Capstone Research I” was designed to immerse the student in a wide range oflaboratory functions. “Biomedical Engineering Capstone Research II” is designed to give thestudent in-depth experience by functioning as an engineer on a project, either ongoing in thelaboratory or being developed.Grading of each course is via written and oral reports, as well as laboratory supervisor input.The first course requires the writing of a report on the experience, while the second requires aformal research paper in the style of journal articles.The experience from these courses has been excellent for

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Dongmei Gui; Jens Jorgensen; Joseph A. Heim

constructing a repository of information and resources for design andmanufacturing educators will provide the core around which the long term, and what we believewill be the most influential, goal of the project will be undertaken: creating a forum, a publicmeeting place for open and on-going discussions of issues important to those involved ineducation and employment of manufacturing and design engineers. Research we are conductingin parallel with the construction of the Forum and Workshop will help us gain a betterunderstanding of how these technologies can be used most effectively to expand and extendcollaborative efforts of faculty, industry and students. Our mission is to create an infrastructurefor collaboration. We have identified three primary

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerard N. Foster

Session 1547 Using Sound and Music in Technology Gerard N. Foster Purdue University - School of Technology at KokomoIntroductionThis paper presents work aimed at adding the aspect of sound, and music, to technicaldemonstrations, presentations and projects. The focus of this work is to explore themathematics and technology of sound at a basic level, to create a background for laterexperimentation. To enhance the apparent relevance of technology to everyday concerns, thehuman voice and musical instruments are employed as sources of sound. It is postulated that bystirring the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Bailey; Richard DeBlasio; David Freeman; Rommel Simpson; Devdas Pai

year; sometimes, even later.In this paper, the authors describe a novel collaborative effort between freshmen students andmore-experienced students (sophomore, senior and graduate students), in developing anexperiment of relevance to industry and commerce. The experienced students collaborated indeveloping the test apparatus and test procedures. Then they mentored the freshmen inconducting the test, collecting data, analyzing the results and generating recommendations.The objective of this experiment was to measure the greatest height from which aluminumbeverage cans may be dropped without appreciable damage to the can structure. The project wasdivided into different tasks, and the tasks distributed to three classes in various

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Woldt; Mohamed Dahab; Bruce I. Dvorak; Dennis Schulte

Session 3151 Partners in Pollution Prevention Internship Program: Success Stories and Lessons Learned Bruce I. Dvorak, Wayne Woldt, Mohamed Dahab, and Dennis Schulte University of Nebraska-Lincoln An innovative internship program in pollution prevention (P2) has been developed at theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). This program contains educational, research andextension components and has been successful in the first year of its four-year project period.The Partners in Pollution Prevention program is funded by the US EPA, Region VII (Nebraska,Iowa, Kansas, and

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 7

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

) program, aimed at promoting undergraduate research. Theprogram offers students the opportunity to engage in voluntary research, receive stipends, andaccess paid residency dorms. It contributes to academic growth and practical experience,enhancing communication skills, presentation abilities, resilience, teamwork, and problem-solving capabilities.The program spans eight weeks from June 1st to July 27th. Students are required to dedicate 20hours per week to their respective research projects and attend weekly seminars organized by thedean's office on important topics such as responsible conduct of research training, intellectualproperty rights, regulatory aspects of research including Institutional Review Board (IRB) andInstitutional Animal Care

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Venkateswaran Nallaperumal; S. A. Chickamenahalli

Session 3659 Lathe Instrumentation utilizing LABVIEW S. A. Chickamenahalli, Venkateswaran Nallaperumal Wayne State UniversityAbstractThis paper presents an innovative instrumentation project that consists of instrumentation on alathe using National Instruments Data Acquisition (NIDAQ) tools and display using Labviewsoftware. The aim was to carryout real-time measurement and display acquired waveforms on aPC screen and also store these waveforms for later use. This work is part of a NSF fundedGreenfield Coalition’s New Manufacturing Engineering curriculum project. Sensing and displayof

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Ohland; Richard Layton

Session 3530 Comparing the Reliability of Two Peer Evaluation Instruments Matthew W. Ohland, Richard A. Layton University of Florida / North Carolina A&T State UniversityAbstractThis paper presents an analysis of student peer evaluations in project teams to compare thereliability of two different evaluation procedures. The project teams consist of junior-levelstudents in a mechanical engineering design course taught by Layton for five semesters in 1997,1998, and 1999.The peer-evaluation instruments were used by students to evaluate their teammates’contributions to the team’s deliverables—oral and

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert W. Nowlin; Rajeswari Sundararajan

-enforced through a series of mini-projects and a major final projectin which students learn to apply their VHDL knowledge on a commercial grade VHDLsimulator. Another benefit that this course has engendered is that several of the graduatestudents have used their knowledge of the language to incorporate it as either a major orsupplemental portion of their masters' projects. INTRODUCTION The microprocessor and with it the PC has invaded every business and many homes.Many designs today are incorporating embedded processors or their first cousins, themicrocontroller. Even the old standby analog world is becoming more and more digital. Thepressure on designers in industry today is to design products and bring

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological Univeristy

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

from grades 9-12engage in authentic, inquiry-based STEM learning. Students participate on teams organized asvirtual companies that develop products or services. Team projects are STEM-based andcontinue for one or more academic years. Teams are coached by specially-trained high schoolteachers who are paid similarly to athletic coaches. At the conclusion of their HSE experiences,we expect that HSE team members will demonstrate proficiency in applied workforce skills; willbe more disposed to enter STEM related careers; and will be better prepared to successfullyundertake the training needed for these careers. An HSE implementation is a partnership amongthe team, its home institution, a university partner, and industry and community sponsors

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer-Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Chasnov

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the adiabaticcompressor are isolated from their power sources. In an effort to complete the picture for ourstudents, design of power plants was added to the course content of thermodynamics formechanical engineering students (MEs). The Single Rankine Reheat power plant will beconsidered here for our discussion. Efficiencies along the energy conversion path are computedand projections are made for the use of alternative fuels in the supply chain.Students, rather than simply learning how to compute entropy changes for individual processsteps, learn how to place a “value” on their thermal systems. By design, the “value” is basedboth on economics and ethics.IntroductionMechanical Engineers are facing a challenge in today’s marketplace in areas of

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; MIchael Knieser, ILSI; Mohamed El-Sharkawy, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

immunity), drivability, speed, etc ≠ Short channel considerations: mobility degradation, hot electrons, electromigration, Page 15.974.3 aluminum spiking, etc. ≠ Introduction to IC CMOS fabrication, layout, design rules, and CAD tools. ≠ Layouts for logic gates and memories using L-Edit Software [2] (PC based lay out tools) ≠ Lab components with Catapult [3]: Catapult work flow, getting an algorithm ready for synthesis, understanding interface synthesis, streaming, integrated system C verification flow, using memories in catapult C, Loop pipelining. ≠ Project samples: o DCT o Matrix manipulation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Roemer, University of Utah; Debra J. Mascaro, University of Utah; Eric R. Pardyjak, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

required freshman design sequence, the required junior mechatronics sequence, and electives in musculoskeletal functional anatomy for engineers and medical instrumenta- tion and physiology. She is interested in the use of technology in the classroom and improving student outcomes through hands-on and interactive experiences. Page 22.102.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A SPIRAL Learning Curriculum for Second Year Students in Mechanical EngineeringAbstractIn this course development project funded through an NSF CCLI Grant, we aredeveloping, implementing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Venkat Allada, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Susan Pariseau, Merrimack College

Operations, Industrial, and Manufacturing CurriculaAbstractThe objective of this project is to develop hands-on curriculum materials demonstrated toimprove students’ ability to apply lean process design ideas and to use data to support decisions,and to create an effective model for their use in a variety of academic settings. While theprinciples of lean design are straightforward, designing an effective process is a creative activitythat requires innovative thinking. Academic programs have been most successful in teaching thescience behind lean, but less effective in providing opportunities and activities to support design.To build on successful lean training programs in industry, the academic PI’s are collaboratingwith a management consulting firm

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2 - Student Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Haeseong J. Jee, Hongik University

Tagged Topics

Track 1 - Student Development

likely to solve the given problems easily and effectively[Duetsch, 1949] andsimilar research results can be found elsewhere[Parrenas 1993, Ediger 1996, Johnson & Johnson1999, Taur & Harackiewicz 2004]. It has been also insisted that the maximum effect ofengineering education can be acquired by structuring education system rather than the educationitself and, accordingly, students under the well organized team collaboration are likely to becomemore eligible to adjust themselves to the competitions with other teams when performing theclass project[Attle & Baker 2007]. The students of MSID at HIU have long been educated via acooperative engineering design specific curriculum appropriate to the needs. Three major coursesof MSID targeting

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2022 CIEC

Authors

Grant Richards; Nicole Otte

laboratoryrequires industry insight and expertise to ensure that applications, technologies, configurations,and use cases align with standards and industry trajectory.Purdue University and Endress+Hauser USA have a well-established history of partnering toincrease awareness of the process sector and deliver improved learning experiences capable ofpresenting real-world challenges in the classroom and laboratory [3]. The first collaboration wasin 2014 with a capstone project, the Purdue Integrated Process Education System (PIPES). Thefully operational system was designed and constructed during a yearlong capstone projectundertaken by senior students in Purdue’s Manufacturing Engineering Technology degreeprogram, later serving as a teaching and learning tool

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2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Marwan N. Youssef, California State University, Long Beach

careers.Teaching such a class at the undergraduate level is recommended and should be carefullyplanned and implemented. Most RC textbooks focus on RC “Element” design, i.e. beam, column,slab, walls, etc. Hardly any discussion of practical RC building system design is mentioned.To address a system approach of teaching RC Design, a class project can be implemented as partof the course. Students work together in groups of 3 students or less to accomplish the task.Such an assignment, with the professor leading the way, students will learn how to incorporatethe design of structural elements into a practical structural system, such as a multistory building.Students will learn, enjoy, and really appreciate a practical challenge applying what is coveredin RC

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Odesma Onika Dalrymple, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Srividya Kona Bansal, Arizona State University; Ashraf Gaffar; Randi Michelle Taylor

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-sourceweb-based tool that will guide individual or collaborating STEM educators, step-by-step,through an outcome-based education process as they define learning objectives, select content tobe covered, develop an instruction and assessment plan, and define the learning environment andcontext for their course(s). It will also contain a repository of current best pedagogical andassessment practices, and based on selections the user makes when defining the learningobjectives of the course, the IMODTM system will present options for assessment and instructionthat aligns with the type/level of student learning desired. While one of the key deliverables ofthe project is the software tool, the primary focus of this initiative is to advance the