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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Pimmel; R. Borie; J. Jackson; D. Cordes; B. Dixon; A. Parrish

throughout the entire first-year curriculum.This new course was team-taught, with one faculty member from CS (Allen Parrish) andone faculty member from ECE (Russ Pimmel) involved in its instruction. Brandon Dixon(CS) coordinated the laboratory exercises and programming assignments. It was offeredfor the first time in the Fall of 1997. Thirty-five students (21 from CS, 14 from ECE)were enrolled in this course. Of these 35 students, 24 were also participating in the FCfreshman year experience.Assessing the CurriculumAt the close of the Fall semester, the authors (course instructors) held a series of meetingsto identify strengths and weaknesses of the integrated computing curriculum. These areidentified below:Apparent Benefits1. Student motivation is

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

F. Jalali

several half-wavelengths long onphysically small models at operating frequencies well below 1 MHz. At the low operatingfrequencies, measurement and data collection can be accomplished using general-purpose labinstruments that are readily available in most basic laboratories. The prototype “lines” built bythe author and used in a transmission line course are described and the lab exercises andprocedures for determining the propagation properties such as standing wave pattern, phaseconstant, and wavelength are outlined. Typical experimental results are also provided.INTRODUCTIONThe experiments for the study of the basic characteristics of the propagation along transmissionlines are performed at frequencies above 1 Ghz. These experiments usually

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlie P. Edmonson

the students some hands-on experience, a physicalsimulation exercise was developed. The exercise simulates the assembly of an airplane. As partof the exercise students perform time studies, and experience the effects of different lot sizes,push and pull systems, and performing constraint management. In his “Anniversary Comments,”Lawrence J. Wolf indicates that in addition to attending classes, Engineering Technologystudents participate in experiences that simulate the work environment and require them to useequipment and instruments, record data, compute results, and write reports1. Thus, a laboratory-type experience was deemed an important addition to this class.DESIGN OF THE EXERCISEThe purpose of the exercise is to demonstrate how an

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Kathleen Bucholz, Duke University; David Ward, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

applications [6] [7]. This allows laboratories tocontain embedded text, with images, and tables to be integrated with coding boxes allowingstudents to step through programming assignments. An example of such a notebook is includedin the Appendix of this paper. This first conversion exercise was performed entirely by theinstructor of record with no Python background to judge the difficulty involved in making theplanned departmental wide conversion the subsequent year. This course was selected to be agood test case as the course included 10 significant programming exercises and onecomprehensive programming project and is largely seen as the foundational computationalclass for BME students following their initial introduction to programming class taken

Conference Session

Advancing Diversity in Engineering Education: Insights and Perspectives from Underrepresented Communities

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Makayla Headley, Clemson University; Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

competitive STEM workforce.The second subcategory recognizes HBCU DDEPs as a vital pathway. In a study focusing on thesuccess of Black males at PWIs, the author highlights DDEPs as one mechanism contributing tothe positive school experience for Black students (Hardnett, 2023). The AUC, aconsortium-based DDEP, asserts that students who complete the program graduate with twodegrees from both institutions (Jackson, 2007). Regarding Morehouse students' opportunities toearn an engineering degree through the DDEP, Joseph (2023) views it as a means to reform andinnovatively teach engineering, aiming to revolutionize HBCU to R1 graduate pathways. Dr.Rockward Micro Optics Research and Engineering Laboratory at Morehouse College haspioneered a pathway for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Franny Howes, Oregon Institute of Technology; Wendy Michelle Olson, Washington State University, Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

University, Vancouver Dr. Dave Kim is Professor and Mechanical Engineering Program Coordinator in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University Vancouver. His teaching and research have been in the areas of engineering materials, fracture mechanics, and manufacturing processes. In particular, he has been very active in pedagogical research in the area of writing pedagogy in engineering laboratory courses. Dr. Kim and his collaborators attracted close to $1M in research grants to study writing transfer of engineering undergraduates. For technical research, he has a long-standing involvement in research concerned with the manufacturing of advanced composite materials (CFRP/titanium stack

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adebayo Iyanuoluwa Olude, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, modeling, simulation assignments,laboratory procedures, field activities, and capstone projects [11]. A primary purpose of hands-on activities is to provide learners with actual experiences that allow them to apply engineeringskills to reinforce knowledge and directly observe the outcomes of their efforts, which leads todeeper learning.In this study, a hands-on approach called, the Experiment-Centric Pedagogy (ECP) wasimplemented. This pedagogy has been found to actively engage learners by utilizing affordable,safe, and portable electronics in various educational settings (classrooms or laboratories). ECPcombines problem-solving exercises and constructive learning methods with a hands-on,portable multifunction tool that can be used in place of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Kelly Simmons-Potter, The University of Arizona; Steven J. Zuiker, Arizona State University; Greg Barron-Gafford, The University of Arizona

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

projects that interconnect classrooms and campus, schools and communities, and, ultimately, educational research and educational practice.Greg Barron-Gafford, The University of Arizona ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Plants, Power, and People: Using Agrivoltaics Engineering toCreate a Network of K-12 Teachers and Students Contributing toSustainable Energy TransitionsThe Sonoran Desert Photovoltaics Laboratory (SPV Lab) is an NSF-funded ResearchExperience for Teachers (RET) program that aims to organize a regional approach topursuing an interconnected set of site-specific agrivoltaics engineering researchprojects for K-12th grade STEM teachers along the corridor between two metropolitancities co

Conference Session

Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Construction Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Eduardo Abril; Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

recent years, there has been a shift of pedagogicalemphasis in engineering away from the laboratory and small group sessions to lecture based andweb-based education [3]. This is thought to be due to several reasons, including larger class sizes,cost of maintenance and upgrading laboratories, and poor alignment of laboratory and lectureoutcomes [4]. On the other hand, students around the world used to learn only theory, which ledthem to have little experience in practicing what is seen in theory [5–9]. According to Shaaban,Practical experience by the hand of theory can be more advantageous for students rather thantheory alone [10]. By interacting with a professor who has had field experience, too, students canbe motivated and have a better

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 9: Advanced Mechanical Engineering Topics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #42212Specifications Grading in an Undergraduate Engineering Dynamics CourseDr. David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine David A. Copp received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Teaching at the University of California, Irvine in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Prior to joining UCI, he was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories and an adjunct faculty member in

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodrigo Cutri, Maua Institute of Techonology; Nair Stem prof., Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Octavio Mattasoglio Neto, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

quantities and their Measures; b) Measuring instruments; c) Graphanalysis and Interpretation and d) Experiments and Physical modeling.The Physics subject aims to develop the following Physics modeling competencies and softskills of First-Year Students in engineering courses:• Being able to model phenomena, physical and chemical systems, using mathematical,statistical, computational and simulation tools, among others.• Predicting system results through models.• Checking and validating the models using appropriate techniques;Thus, based on previous academic experiences [1-8] and an active learning approach [9],[10]; [11] and [12], in the Physics laboratory, aiming to analyze the understanding of first-year engineering students regarding elastic force

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa I. Zelaya, Clemson University; Melissa Dorlette-Paul, Clemson University; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University; Carey W. Castle, Greenville Technical College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

President of SCATE Inc., a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit corporation created to promote systemic change in Advanced Technological Education and help sustain the SC ATE Center of Excellence.Dr. Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University Dr. Anand K. Gramopadhye’s research focuses on solving human-machine systems design problems and modeling human performance in technologically complex systems such as health care, aviation and man- ufacturing. He has more than 200 publications in these areas, and his research has been funded by NIH, NASA, NSF, FAA, DOE and private companies. Currently, he and his students at the Advanced Tech- nology Systems Laboratory are pursuing cutting-edge research on the role of visualization and virtual

Conference Session

Project-Based, Inquiry Guided, and High Performance Learning Environments: Effective Approaches

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon G. Sauer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-2744: ASSESSMENT IN THE HIGH PERFORMANCE LEARN-ING ENVIRONMENTSharon G. Sauer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Sharon G. Sauer is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technol- ogy where she is teaching a variety of classroom and laboratory courses. She has long-standing interests in active learning techniques and has published papers in this and other educational areas, as well as in the fields of statistical thermodynamics and electrophoresis.Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University Pedro E. Arce is a University Distinguished Faculty Fellow, Professor and Chair of the Chemical En- gineering Dpt. at Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN. He has

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa L. Larkin, American University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

. The course also includes a Page 22.260.3laboratory component. Students complete approximately 12 laboratory experiments over thecourse of one semester. Topics typically include kinematics, Newton‘s Laws, conservation ofmomentum and energy, rotational motion, and fluid mechanics. As such, numerous strategies,including the writing strategies to be described, have been developed that center around theaccommodation of students‘ diverse learning styles [27 – 33]. Students that enroll in the course most often do so to satisfy the university‘s sciencerequirement for graduation. The students come from a wide-array of academic

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan F. Arratia, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs; Luis F. Font, Ana G. Mendez University System

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

students, scienceand mathematics teachers, undergraduates, graduates, and economically-disadvantagedcommunity members. The Alliance is formed by institutions of higher education in Puerto Ricoand the US Virgin Islands, government agencies, public and private high schools, US mainlandinstitutions and national laboratories, research institutions and industrial partners. See AppendixI for a list of partner institutions.The lead institution is the Ana G. Méndez University System (AGMUS) through UniversidadMetropolitana (UMET). The CCCE Alliance is managed through the consortium formed by anExecutive Council, a National Advisory Board, an Implementation Team, and a ProjectCoordinator led by an experienced PI and a team of Co-PIs from Alliance

Conference Session

Descriptions of Curricular and Model Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

considered enrolling prior to theirhigh school interactions. None of them had ever been on campus before nor had any ofthem considered a technical career path. One of the four students does not fit thedescriptor of “White/Non-Hispanic” and has moved our diversity percentages in adesirable direction. We are eagerly awaiting the five additional high school students(including one diverse) that are in the process of making application.The ProgramThe University’s relationship with a local high school began with a simple invitation totheir technology education teacher. When asked if he would be interested in bringing aclass to tour our Industrial Power and Control laboratory, our phone call was answeredwith a slightly skeptical – perhaps. The teacher

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teodora Rutar, Seattle University; Gregory Mason, Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

engineering students because it requires an understanding of plant biology andchemistry laboratory techniques. In 2006, the mechanical engineering department at SeattleUniversity was approached by a local startup company and asked to design a photobioreactor togrow oleaginous algae. This project was established as a year-long capstone design project. Itwas manned by four mechanical engineering students and supervised by industry liaisons fromthe company, and faculty advisors from both mechanical engineering and biology. Although theadvisors were initially concerned about the interdisciplinary component of the project, thestudents were enthusiastic and successfully completed the project. The successes of that projectlead to three more algae related

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Manuel Hinojosa; Alfonso Avila

each of the strategies meets the redesignframework principles as well as their expected effect on educating professionals with therequired qualifications to continue the development of the MbSD area.1. IntroductionThis paper describes the cooperative and active learning strategies incorporated to themicroprocessor system design course, which is offered to third-year undergraduate students atITESM Campus Monterrey. This course is specifically designed to serve engineering studentsenrolled in the Electronics and Communications program and has two digital systems courses asprerequisites and is the prerequisite for the Digital Systems Design Laboratory. The activelearning term defines a class environment where the students act as an active

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

J. A. Bragg; Stephen P. DeWeerth; Clinton D. Knight

foundationlearned by the students, while expanding the CEE efforts to areas such as remotelaboratory delivery.JULIAN A. BRAGGJulian A. Bragg is a MD/PhD student currently doing doctoral work in bioengineering at the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology. His research interests include biological motor control and the use of analog VLSIto model biological systems. Julian was the TA for two sessions of Java Programming for Engineers.CLINTON D. KNIGHTClinton D. Knight is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology Electrical and ComputerEngineering PhD program. His thesis work involved the use of embedded systems and the Javaprogramming language to allow EE laboratory assignments to be completed over the WWW. He was thelecturer for the first offering of Java

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano-Nieto

towork with the equipment that is not available in the university laboratories. They are rotatedthrough the different services in the hospital, what contributes to round their education. What isalso important is that during this time, the students have the opportunity to work very closelywith different professionals, learning not only the technical aspects of their job, but also theinteraction between different groups. During the internship, the students are assigned differenttask, starting with basic preventive maintenance and safety checks to gradually being exposed tomore complex and challenging tasks. These activities boost the student's self-confidence in theirability to act as professionals at the same time that provides them with work

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

R. S. Cartier; Albert L. McHenry; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

ceiling and close proximity to the shipping/receiving dock. The design andconstruction of the building was accomplished in two phases. The first phase consisted of thedesign and construction of the classrooms, offices, and laboratories, upgrade of the HVACsystem by adding chillers, cooling towers, and boilers. The design and construction of theTeaching Factory became the second phase of the project. Approximately 15,000 square feetfloor space, which is around 15-25 percent of the building, is dedicated to the Teaching Factory.The industry partners Motorola and Intel have provided the ongoing support to this project fromthe conceptual stage. The design phase of the Teaching Factory was challenging due to its unique requirementsand

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

interfaced to the Internet, in thesecond the project was design to be interfaced to a PLC. All of the projects are now in use sup-porting undergraduate laboratories and outreach programs.1. IntroductionThe school of engineering at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) had it’s first graduates in1988. Since then, the school has continued to grow and now has students in electrical, computer,mechanical and manufacturing engineering. The faculty and curriculum are not departmentalizedby program as is found in most programs. As a result, it is quite easy to offer courses and projectsthat have multidisciplinary content.The engineering program at GVSU is practical in nature. This includes mandatory co-op employ-ment and a two semester capstone project. The

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Roth

commensurate with his ability and available time. 2. The student must demonstrate mastery of each study unit before going on to the next. 3. The written word is stressed; lectures are used only for motivation and not for transmission of critical information. 4. Use of proctors permits repeated testing, immediate scoring, and significant interaction with the students.A typical PSI course is divided into a series of 10 to 30 study units. A typical unit includes aclear statement of objectives, a study guide, and reading material. It may also include problemsto solve and laboratory exercises. No required lectures are given, and class time is devoted toself-study and taking readiness tests. Each time a student finishes

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Graciano Dieck; Artemio Aguilar; Sergio Malacon; Manuel E. Macias

to the WWW using the local network from ITESM or through modem via IntraTec.c. Access to the virtual laboratory (LV) resources from the EE department at ITESM.d. Access to the electronic concurrent engineering laboratory (LIEC) at the division of computing, information and communications (DCIC) from ITESM.e. Textbook: N. Malik, Electronic Circuits, Prentice Hall, 1997 (English or Spanish version).f. Reference text: G. Dieck Assad, Instrumentación-Acondicionamiento-Electrónico-y- Adquisición-de-Datos, Pre-edition 1999, ITESM (in process of publication by Prentice Hall Hispanoamericana).g. Classroom with projector and terminal for access to the network.h. Classroom with tables for classroom

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wiggins

Assignments Assist in Project Layout Safety Inspection Material Inventory & Expediting Laboratory/Test Report tracking Attendance at progress meetings Office Assignments: Cost Estimating Quantity Takeoff Shop Drawing Approval Scheduling Value EngineeringDuring the internship the students are paid a weekly salary. In addition to the weeklypaycheck, the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan M. Montgomery

- Efficiency - Designing your first class Theory - Student learning styles, development, and learning theories - Myers-Briggs - Piaget - Perry - Learning Theories Methods and Procedures - Taxonomy, Objectives and ABET - Syllabus Design, Textbook selection - Problem solving and creativity - Lectures -student lectures - Discussions and teamwork - Technology in engineering education - Design and laboratory - One-to-one teaching and advising

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

James A. Newell

aclassical oral presentation.References1. Bakos, J. D., "A Departmental Policy for Developing Communication Skills of Undergraduate Engineers," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 75, p. 101 (November 1986).2. Elbow, P., "Teaching Thinking by Teaching Writing," Phi Delta Kappan, p. 37, (1983).3. Newell, J. A., D. K. Ludlow, and S. P. K. Sternberg, "Progressive Development of Oral and Written Communication Skills across an Integrated Laboratory Sequence," Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 31(2), p. 116 (1997).4. Kranzber, M. "Educating the Whole Engineer," ASEE PRISM, p. 28 (Nov. 1993).5. Engineering Accreditation Commission, Engineering Criteria 2000, Accreditation

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Tian S. Lim

made great achievements in more than 1,170 research projects, of which282 won various prizes.The University now has 70 laboratories, 7 school-run factories and more than 22,000 pieces of Page 3.99.3instruments and equipment. All these facilities have created a favorable environment at theUniversity to promote its mission of teaching and research and to provide students theopportunity to acquire practical skills, and scientific knowledge.The great progress made at Fuzhou University during the last decade is by no means unique.Similar changes have taken place in many other engineering schools all over China

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; Alberto De La Cruz, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

inquiry, knowledge building, and resolution. Investigations may be design, decision-making, problem-finding, problem-solving, discovery, or model-building processes.(4) Projects are student-driven to some significant degree. PBL projects are not, in the main, teacher-led, scripted, or packaged. Laboratory exercises and instructional booklets are not examples of PBL, even if they are problem-focused and central to the curriculum. PBL projects do not end up at a predetermined outcome or take predetermined paths. PBL projects incorporate a good deal more student autonomy, choice, unsupervised work time, and responsibility than traditional instruction and traditional projects.(5) Projects are realistic, not school-like. Projects

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

by Making it FunAbstractThis paper describes a workshop, led by female Engineering Technology students with supportfrom female faculty members, that introduces engineering concepts to 4th -7th grade girls througha series of interactive laboratory experiments. The day-long workshops are offered to area GirlScouts and are intended to increase the girls’ interest in engineering. In support of this goal,hands-on experiments are carefully designed to: 1) show the girls that science can be both funand creative 2) connect science and engineering to things in everyday life that they already knowand care about 3) demonstrate that women can make a positive impact on the world with a careerin engineering.The workshops take place on the college campus