Conference Session

Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Franz, University of Houston-Downtown

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

this way allowsthe students to learn software tools that can be used in other courses and industry.BackgroundThe UHD Engineering Technology department has recently obtained more LabVIEW and VisualBasic software to further the development of all engineering and technology classes. Theelectrical power systems course exercises and projects have benefited from the acquisition of thissoftware. Furthermore, it is planned to also use other software packages in the electrical powersystem course in particular Intergraph Smart Plant Electrical software. The use of the SmartPlant Electrical software is planned for the upcoming fall semester. Note that the Smart PlantElectrical software is used by industry to design various aspects of electrical power

Conference Session

DB & Information Integration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Glotzbach, Purdue University; Nathan Bingham, Purdue University; Meiqi Ren, Purdue University; Dorina Mordkovich, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

application features are the restaurant and hotel locators. The e-stadium restaurant locator shown in Figure 2 allows users to search local restaurants by cuisine, restaurant name, city, or driving distance from Purdue's stadium. Each restaurant entry provides a business logo, address, telephone number, website URL, price guideline, driving distance from the stadium, and directions. For those football fans that have traveled to Purdue and plan on staying overnight, the e-Stadium application provides a hotel locator to help them

Conference Session

Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Trainor, U.S. Military Academy; Heidi Hoyle, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

to understand theconcepts of staffing, organizing, planning, leading and financing projects. Cadets have theopportunity to attend an Advanced Individual Academic Development experience during asummer training period to see the real-world application of their discipline. These are popularbut voluntary limited summer internship programs primarily with Department of Defense (DoD)agencies. Finally, the integrative experience or capstone design courses provide cadets theforum to apply what they have learned in the program in solving a problem for a real DoD orindustry client. They integrate concepts learned through all their USMA experiences to providevaluable analysis and recommendations concerning an issue for a project client. TheEngineering

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Miner, Iowa State University; Andrew Riha, Iowa State University; Julia Apple-Smith, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

collaborators, internationalacademic partners and industrial partners, we plan to double the number of studentsstudying/working abroad and experience even greater success with preparing our students fortheir global leadership roles.Bibliography[1] Engineering International Programs & Services, http://www.eng.iastate.edu/intlprogs.[2] Iowa State University, College of Engineering, Strategic Plan (draft), 2005-2006.[3] L. Shuman, B. Bidanda, K. Thomes, and L. Feick, “The Global and Societal Challenge – An Innovative Approach to ABET Criterion 3.h and Beyond,” (CD) Proceedings, 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Conference.[4] College of Engineering Departments, http://www.eng.iastate.edu/dept_units.asp.[5] Engineering

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

through IC’sand relays, used a computer design and simulation package in designing control logic.They were also exposed to ladder logic and the block diagrams through NI’s graphicalprogramming. Most importantly, they worked on practical examples and exercises thatmade sense for them. In the process, they integrated multiple components into workingsystems. However, there were time constraints limiting abilities within certain areas andthis was the first attempt of teaching after the modifications were planned. With recentmodifications to the department’s curriculum, a lab session was added to increase thetime allocation on hands-on activities and the projects and to ease the pressure oninclusion of critical background information. With this change

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Holmes, AcuityEdge, Inc.; Hisham Massoud, Duke University; Steven Cummer, Duke University; John Board, Duke University; Kip Coonley, Duke University; April Brown, Duke University; Michael Gustafson; Leslie Collins, Duke University; Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

focus in the first year of the curriculum reform has been on restructuring andredefining the core curriculum, responding to assessment results, implementing several newassessment tools, and planning and executing two pedagogical workshops. In this paper, wedescribe the process by which we have modified the core curriculum and the results of theredesign. [This work was supported by NSF grant EEC- 0431812].Initial assessment activities associated with our legacy curriculum indicated several areas thatneeded to be strengthened. First, students rarely felt they understood the coherent, overarchingframework that integrates basic principles. Second, there was an unbalanced coverage offundamental areas of ECE. Finally, the laboratory and design

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Program Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Leduc, Ball State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

isnot a new topic.Mr. Kveneland points out that “Specific areas where the use of preferred numbers can be appliedto your advantage are as follows: Inventory Reduction by applying preferred numbers to sizes forsuch items as: holes, pipes, cylinders, shafts, fasteners, steel material, drills, reamers, motors,pumps, tanks, pressure gages, wires, etc. Product Line Simplification and Planning by choice ofpreferred numbers in planning production of model sizes to cover a given range of performancesuch as: lift capacity, fill capacity, rotating speeds, power ratings, etc. Efforts to minimize costby reducing the number of manufactured sizes help reduce inventory for the consumer ofSemi-finished products, down the line to inventory at the hardware store

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University; Ravi Chilumula, Arizona State University; CHIH-WEI HUANG, Arizona State University; Mike Stiber, University of Washington-Bothell; Philip Loizou, University of Texas-Dallas; Takis Kasparis, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

educational technology innovations that enable Java-DSP (J-DSP) [1] to beused in 4 courses at 5 different universities. The project tasks consist of the following:a) educational innovation that upgrades the J-DSP GUI,b) a software development task to extend the mathematical and signal processing functionality of J-DSP,c) a comprehensive on-line laboratory exercise development task engaging all the Co-PIs at the different universities,d) a dissemination and assessment plan that involves five universities which committed to testing and providing feedback on the new J-DSP GUI and all exercises and content,e) a comprehensive pilot test of a new multi-site laboratory concept that allows students in the five universities to run real time

Conference Session

Back to Basics in Mechanics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Martinazzi, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; Brian Houston, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

option - Easy [15 points], Medium [20 points], Hard [25points]. Who Wants to be an Engine-aire Students work problem at board. They can poll the audience, get a hint from the instructor, or “phone” a friend. A 5 point deduction is given for each lifeline used. Page 11.646.4Implementation The implementation plan involved incorporating the results of the efforts from the Spring2004/05 term into the Spring 2005/06 semester. There was a one semester lag since the course isnot taught in the Fall term. This set the stage for the “Five Surprises” prototype testing

Conference Session

Electrical ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neal Widmer, Purdue University; Richard Furtner, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

upper-level elective courses,which might not be taken by all students who will encounter digital logic.This ‘skills inversion’ was also shown in an unpublished survey of users of digital designtextbooks by Pearson’s Press. Less than 40% of responding EET departments currently coverhigh-relevance skills like CPLD programming or VHDL (or plan to in the future). Thecomplete results of this survey are shown in Table 3 below: All 2yr 4yr ET EET CET Page 11.1241.6Are you covering CPLD programming is 23% 19% 29% 15

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Lynch, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

engineering discipline. Disunited actionsthough will not result in long lasting results. Missing is the formulation and execution of amaster plan run by a professional society and backed by practitioners, researchers, and academia.Components of an image enhancing master plan are identified below.Professionals now practicing environmental engineering who have roots in other engineeringdisciplines should stand behind environmental engineering as their primary discipline and stopviewing it as a sub-discipline or specialty area. Environmental engineering needs its ownidentity. What will help is that “there is a growing number of graduates who will considerenvironmental engineering to be their primary discipline rather than a specialty area withinanother

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Freeman, Valparaiso University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

consists of the coordinator andthe students during which the student would evaluate him or herself and together with the facultycoordinator would come up with plan of action to get more out of the learning communityexperience. During this meeting the faculty evaluator would evaluate students on their maturity,approach to learning, general attitude, and problem solving maturity. Finally the facultycoordinator would meet with the TAs and mentors and go over each student’s growth andachievements. The EELC assessment has been based on the evaluation outlined above, and useof authentic assessment of an Electrical Engineering project (typically building a Ring Launcher,AM Radio, or other project that requires students to grasp several EE concepts) but

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University; Gary Crossman, Old Dominion University; Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, lube and other oil systems. 2. Principles of Marine Engineering II: This course of study builds upon the previous course and provides a more in-depth look at shipboard systems and introduces topics such as basic shipboard operations, and ship specifications. 3. Principles of Maintenance Engineering: This course of study looks at maintenance systems: predictive, preventative and corrective; large scale maintenance systems, principles of reliability engineering, maritime logistics, planning for maintenance and repair, using and ordering spare parts, technical manuals, system specifications, and shipyard operations.The development of the three additional courses, combined with existing

Conference Session

Biology and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University; Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

course titled “Introduction to Bioinformatics (CSIS 3200)” hasbeen developed to serve as a major elective course for computer science and information systemsas well as biology majors. This is a lecture-based, computer-assisted course with hands-onapproaches to bioinformatics topics.The main objective of the course is to provide students with both theory and practicalapplications of the subject. Along with stressing the basic knowledge of the key concepts andmethods needed for data analysis, the course also emphasizes the use of standard softwaresystems to access, retrieve, and analyze available biological data. Further, the course educatesstudents about career choices and planning as well as legal and ethical issues.This course has been cross

Conference Session

Topics in Energy Management

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaime Ramos-Salas P.E., University of Texas, Pan American; Emmanuel Benitez, University of Texas, Pan American; Leonel Aguilera, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

acquisition systemwith energy management is a small step onto having a micro scale smart grid in our laboratory.Another main reason for developing this project is to have laboratories for student teachings,other projects, and master’s theses. We are planning to have up-to-date laboratories andassignments with engineering tasks which are not taught in other courses. One of our laboratoryassignment plans is to educate our undergraduate students in the programming softwareLabVIEW.We feel that LabVIEW is becoming very popular in the engineering field and it is a good idea tohave our students exposed to it.We have developed a laboratory assignment which is a reduced form of our data acquisitionsystem. This lab will introduce the students to instrument

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgia L Harris, NIST

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

learningconcepts/facilitation techniques, and the use of worksheets during learning event planning toensure matching of learning objectives, activities, and instructional assessment methods incourses. Each of these topics has an abundance of literature available freely on the World WideWeb, therefore, only a brief description and is made here, with some specific assessments ofmeasurement instruction, along with reference sources.ADDIE Instructional System Design Model“The instructional system design approach is a behavior-oriented model that emphasizes thespecific skills to be learned and the learner’s abilities to demonstrate these skills.”5 The fivesteps of the ADDIE model are analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation.Through

Conference Session

Fresh Perspectives on Information Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John B. Napp, University of Toledo; Phoebe Jane Ballard, The University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

andadoption among faculty within engineering regardless of discipline.Blackboard’s Lesson Plan tool enables one to introduce lessons or units of instruction tostudents, and helps to articulate specific information related to the lesson, such as theinstructional level and the subject area, as well as learning outcomes and core competenciesaddressed by the lesson.A link to the learning module was housed inside the lesson plan. A learning module inBlackboard is a tool that enables content, assessment, and communication tools to be packagedand displayed within one unit of organized instruction. Items within a learning module arepresented sequentially in a path determined by the faculty or instructional designer; however,faculty can choose whether

Conference Session

Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhang Lei, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

International

Paper ID #5926Introducing Freshmen Engineering Students to Civil Engineering at the Uni-versity of FloridaMs. Zhang Lei, University of Florida Ms Lei Zhang is the graduate students at University of Florida (UF). She earned her BSCE in 2010 from the Tongji University, in her place of birth, Shanghai, China. After that, she came to the United States and is doing her Master degree in civil engineering. She was the instructor for the STEP-UP program for the College of Engineering at UF and was awarded the most outstanding instructor. She is the teaching assistant for the Introduction to Engineering, Public Works Planning

Conference Session

Statics - They can move at constant velocity!

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Michael Patrick Hannigan, University of Colorado - Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

. Sponsored by the NationalScience Foundation (NSF), the Engage Engineering project has partnerships with over 30universities and engineering colleges nationwide to implement E3 lesson plans and develop neweveryday examples that can be used to teach engineering concepts at the undergraduate level1.E3 lesson plans have been mostly formulated based on the 5 E’s format: Engage, Explore,Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate 8-9. This format, introduced by Atkin in 1962, is based on aconstructivist view of knowledge creation that encourages students to build their ownunderstanding of new ideas 8. Beginning with engage, students first encounter the topic at handas the lesson is designed to get their attention and interest from the start. The explore

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Construction

. They are also asked to explain theirapproach (involvement) from initiation to completion of projects by being specific and givingexamples of projects from different industry segments. During presentations, the instructorguides them on presentation skills as well.Findings and AnalysisIn order to have an idea about the students’ opinion on the learning experience, a survey which iscomposed of open-ended questions is given at the end of the presentations. The author plans for Page 24.29.4   detailed evaluation with statistical analysis after

Conference Session

Engineering Management In The Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mazyar Aram, California State University Northridge; Ileana Costea, California State University, Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

.(18 units total)All the minor programs should go through an approval process at CSUN. The first step of theprocess is the approval of the department. Second, the Academic Planning Committee (of therelated college) will need to review and approve the curriculum. Six months after the college’sapproval, Educational Policies Committee (EPC) will review the minor. And last, after theEPC’s approval, the department will be authorized to recruit students for the minor.2. Analysis of Existing Sustainable Engineering Certificate at CSUNThe certificate in Sustainable Engineering is a similar program offered by the MechanicalEngineering Department at CSUN, which consists of three core courses (Sustainable Engineering,2013):ME 485: Introduction to

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan L. Murray, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Islands. The NCEES Strategic Plan describes several issues that representchallenges to maintaining an effective licensure process. The document, which is periodicallyupdated by the board of directors, specifies goals associated with each of the issues and describesstrategies for achieving these goals [NCEES, 2012]. Vision The vision of NCEES is to provide leadership in professional licensure of engineers and surveyors through excellence in uniform laws, licensing standards, and professional ethics for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare and to shape the future of professional licensure. Mission The mission of NCEES is to advance licensure for engineers and surveyors in order to

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Renée S DeGraaf M.A., Lansing Community College; Louise Paquette, Lansing Community College; Ruth Heckman, Lansing Community College; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

and reform.Ren´ee S DeGraaf M.A., Lansing Community College Tutoring Services Coordinator, Student Services Division, Learning Assistance DepartmentProf. Louise Paquette, Lansing Community CollegeRuth Heckman, Lansing Community CollegeDr. Neeraj Buch, Michigan State UniversityDr. Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University Page 23.488.1 Dr. Thomas F. Wolff is Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Studies at Michigan State University. In this capacity, he is responsible for all activities related to student services (academic ad- ministration, first year programs, advising, career planning, women

Conference Session

Starting Them Early

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna L Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering and may need some additional training to feel comfortable usingeveryday activities to introduce engineering concepts.This work will be used to inform a study in which we plan to investigate how parent-child conversations, situated around several activities at a museum, help to developengineering interest and expertise. Additionally, the findings were used to developresources for parents.References 1. Yun, J., Cardella, M., Purzer, S., Hsu, M., & Chae, Y., (2010). “Development of the Parents' Engineering Awareness Survey (PEAS) According to the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Framework.” In the Proceedings of the 2010 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2010

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas E. Pinelli, NASA Langley Research Center; Cathy W. Hall, East Carolina University; Kimberly Marie Brush, NASA Langley Research Center; Jeannine B. Perry, Continental Research Associates, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Education at the NASA Langley Research Center. She is completing her PhD in Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership with a focus on Higher Edu- cation Administration at the College of William and Mary. Her dissertation is focused on the preferences of women in an engineering internship as compared to those of men, specifically focusing on the elements and skills that support women’s persistence into an engineering field.Ms. Jeannine B. Perry, Continental Research Associates, Inc. Jeannine Perry joined Continental Research in 1984. As Sr. Project Director, she meets with each client to discuss their needs and outline the research project goals. She is then responsible for planning and monitoring all phases of the

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alok Verma

production planning apprenticeship programs areavailable for selected apprentices after completion of required academics and about twoyears in craft training. The five-year design program prepares individuals in one of sixdesign disciplines, including hull, machinery design, electrical, piping, ventilation andnuclear design. The four and a half year program prepares individuals for planningpositions at various levels within the organization.IV. Engineering Technology Department at Old Dominion University The primary goal of the Department of Engineering Technology is preparation ofstudents for both short and long term career success in engineering and technical fields.Our Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET) programs are

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mysore Narayanan

knowledge gathered and gained during the study period of severalsemesters, in a variety of courses. Whenever appropriate, comparisons are madeand analogies are provided, so that the students will be able to identify thesimilarities that exist between mechanical, electrical and thermal models. Whileconducting and completing this experiment, the students are strongly encouraged toapply their knowledge of physics, chemistry, mathematics, electric circuit analysis,materials science, statics, strength of materials, dynamics, fluid mechanics,thermodynamics and heat transfer. Further, it was also essential that the new labsatisfied several key elements pertaining to Miami University’s Plan for LiberalEducation.“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sivakum Venkatanarayanan; John Robertson, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

a typical ion implantation tool. It is a large machine, typically more than4 x 3 m with a price tag of $2M or more. The contents and basic functionality are morereadily demonstrated by the plan view in figure 3. Since the source may be at >200 kV,substantial safety precautions are in order – interlocks, fiber optic data links, adequateclearance and avoidance of all sharp features that might induce flash-over. With vacuumsystems, high voltage supplies, potentially hazardous source materials, automatedprecision wafer handling, 24 x 7 operation and tight dose uniformity (~ 1%), the highcost of ownership is not surprising. Page 8.634.4Proceedings of

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Anneberg; Ece Yaprak

Blackboard is available to students 24 hours a day, seven days aweek and makes it easier for students who travel often. In this learning environmentstudents can plan their work to fit their schedule as long as they complete eachassignment by its due date. This maximizes students’ flexibility in learning the coursematerial as best fits their learning preference and schedule.Advanced Digital Design (EET 3100) course is selected to be converted to web-centricdistance learning environment during the fall 2002 semester. This course was the firstdistance-learning course to be taught with a laboratory section. This course is taught face-to-face on the main campus and also broadcasted to another location for distance learning

Conference Session

Student Issues - Present & Post Graduate

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Holcombe

. Any written report withmore than two misspelled words, or grammatical errors, was given a failing grade.Students should be encouraged to participate in internships or co-op programs to get theflavor of the work environment. This will ease the transition. Associating with people intheir field (i.e., with fellow engineers) and the regimen of regular hours will also ease thetransition. This approach provides the supervisors with a better feel for the talents thegraduating students brings with them and how best plan their on the job training. Page 8.537.5 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &