has taught many different engineering and technology courses at undergraduate and graduate levels. His tremendous re- search experience in manufacturing includes environmentally conscious manufacturing, Internet based robotics, and Web based quality. In the past years, he has been involved in sustainable manufacturing for maximizing energy and material recovery while minimizing environmental impact.Dharma Varapula, Drexel University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Microscale Implementation and Image Analysis of Fluid ProcessesMicroscale fluidics offers new avenues for teaching CAD, prototyping, fluid mechanics, heat andmass transfer, process engineering, control, and image
Paper ID #16950Network Analysis of Interactions between Students and an Instructor duringDesign MeetingsDr. Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Oregon State University Dr. Kathleen Quardokus Fisher is a postdoctoral scholar at Oregon State University. She is currently participating in a project that supports the use of evidence-based instructional practices in undergraduate STEM courses through developing communities of practice. Her research interests focus on understanding how organizational change occurs in higher education with respect to teaching and learning in STEM courses.Dr. Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan
1993, he has taught courses and laboratories in engineering mechanics, design, and entrepreneurship. His other responsibilities include undergraduate academic advising, senior design project supervision, undergraduate research supervision, and graduate research supervision. Dr. Bucinell has advised the SAE Baja, SAE Formula, and projects related to the ASME Human Powered Vehicle project. Dr. Bucinell has directed the International Virtual Design Studio project that ran in collaboration with the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey; Altim University in Ankara, Turkey; and ESIGELEC in Rouen, France. He also founded a chapter of Engineers Without Boarders at Union College and has traveled to Boru Village
2006-2500: PREPARING FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: A GRASS-ROOTSAPPROACH TO ENHANCING K-12 EDUCATIONKenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University Kenneth Hunter is currently Associate Professor of Basic Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Technological University. He has over 30 years of engineering experience, including positions in academia, industry, the United States Army, a government laboratory, and his own consulting business. He is a licensed P.E. in the State of Tennessee.Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University Jessica Matson is currently Professor and Chair of the Industrial and
. Page 11.974.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Open Source Software and Live Linux CDs: Elements of Successful Lab ModulesIntroductionIn addition to the intellectual effort, hands-on lab development can require substantial budget,labor, and laboratory resources. Often, commercial software can require a significant budgetcommitment. At the same time, system configuration and software installation can also require asignificant labor commitment. In many colleges, incorporating laboratory activities into a classnecessitates the dedication of a physical room to a single course section. In many environments,obtaining the necessary budget, labor, and room resources for hands-on lab modules
f. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility h. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context j. a knowledge of contemporary issuesare directly related to the issues proposed in this paper.22Incorporating international development within a service learning context in the engineeringcurriculum provides a learning/teaching paradigm by which engineering programs candemonstrate they are addressing ABET Criteria 3c, 3f, 3h, and 3j. Civil, systems, environmental,agricultural and power engineering programs are engineering majors most suited to address theseissues. However, chemical, biomedical, electrical and
. Page 11.239.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Assessing Student Comprehension in a Windows 2003 Server Project Through the Use of a PortfolioAbstractLike many subjects, the teaching of Windows 2003 server can be filled with rich detail andinformation that can be quickly lost by the student without proper reinforcement. In the past,hands-on instruction of computer servers has been done with step-by-step laboratories. Theselaboratories act as a “cookbook” for the student as they process each step of the recipe. Studentsusing these “cookbook” methods concentrate more on completing the required steps thanactually synthesizing the learned information. This paper discusses the use of portfolios in aWindows
integrated, interdisciplinary fashion. Typicalsemester-long topics include the environment, modern production methods, living systems, andenergy systems. The Connections sequence is made up of two courses that consider the ethical,economic, political and societal context of science and technology. Finally, the Instrumentationand Measurement course focuses on the use of laboratory instruments, measurement systems,data analysis, and the presentation of experimental results. Most of the Foundation courses havelaboratory components that give the students hands-on experience in a team environment. Table III: Four Basic Areas in the Foundation Course Sequence COURSE SEQUENCE CREDITS
and instruction delivery methods related to distance learning.Prof. Chandra R. Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet Chandra R. Sekhar is a member of the faculty of electrical and computer engineering technology at Purdue University, Calumet. Sekhar earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Madras (India), a diploma in instrumentation from Madras Institute of Technology, and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from University of Pennsylvania. Sekhar’s primary teaching and research focus is in the areas of biomedical and process control instrumentation and clinical engineering.Dr. Jai. P. Agrawal, Purdue University, CalumetProf. Ashfaq Ahmed, Purdue University, Calumet
by implementingmultidimensional projects such as the solarbike, moonbuggy, and SAE formula one withthe final goal of competing in national competitions. It is through these projects thatstudents are able to see the big picture.Freshmen students are paired with a senior mentor and together, these teams are requiredto complete all aspects of the project from the initial research and the design process tobudgeting and manufacturing nearly everything from within the laboratory. In the end,the students are able to see the outcome of their projects by competing against top-notchuniversities in a national competition. Freshmen students complete the project as part oftheir fulfillments for the Introduction to Engineering Fundamentals course while
Electric Circuit problems and their interest level was alsoincreased which resulted in better retention in the course. The name MATLAB stands forMATrix LABoratory. MATLAB was written originally to provide easy access to matrix softwaredeveloped by the LINPACK (linear system package) and EISPACK (Eigen system package)projects. MATLAB is computational in nature which provides conceptual approach for designingand solving problems in Electrical Circuits. MATLAB has embedded software calledSIMULINK which provides an essential way to model, simulate and analyze Electrical Systemswhich are characterized by some inputs and outputs. This paper will discuss the summerundergraduate research training project in which the students tested the basic electrical
composite materials. A companion thread for the program is LabVIEWprogramming, which is integrated into each topic. Robotics and the associated programming areintriguing topics for the students and provide immediate motivation for studying engineering.The students explore instrumentation, sensors, and control using Lego Robots. They useLabVIEW to investigate material properties and behavior for metals, polymers, and composites.The LabVIEW and MINDSTORM combination provides immediate, visual, verification ofproject solutions. Each topic is introduced by a series of short lectures followed by hands-oninteractive laboratory sessions. The students quickly gain skills and facility with both tools,using creative approaches to accomplish the various
10.1361.1Apparatus and procedures for each of these experiments have been completed andpresented in previous NSF Grantee’s Poster sessions. In the spring of 2005, for the first Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationtime, both experiments will be integrated into the undergraduate chemical reactionengineering course. This paper will describe the use of the experiments in the classroom.IntroductionThe pedagogy of teaching chemical reaction engineering is continually advancingthrough the use of new computational tools such as POLYMATH and MATLAB;interactive computer applications; and a new emphasis in
in addressing weak performers, and grading), students rated it highly as a valuable “real world” experience that gave them an advantage in the job market. • Increased use of contemporary educational technology, with computer-based methods of delivering courses increasingly taking the place of traditional lectures. • Coordination of engineering topics with other disciplines, such as physics, writing courses, and social science / humanities. • “Just-in-time” teaching: concurrent lecture and laboratory courses are sequenced so that lecture topics are covered just as they become needed in the laboratory. In previous models, lecture and laboratory courses might have proceeded independently. • Inclusion of senior design
:1. Professor Richard Felder website: http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/RMF.html2. Sharon Sauer and Pedro E. Arce, “Design, Implementation and Assessment of High Performance Learning Environments,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, ASEE, Nashville, TN, June 2003.3. Sharon Sauer and Pedro E. Arce, Assessment of High Performance Learning Environments,” V Best Assessment Workshop, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre-Haute, IN, April 2003.Biographical informationSHARON G. SAUERSharon G. Sauer is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology whereshe is teaching a variety of classroom and laboratory courses. She has long-standing interests in active learningtechniques and has published
; Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, (2000).2 Pardue, S., and Darvennes, C., “A Modular Approach to Vibrations”, Proceedings of the2001 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for EngineeringEducation, (2001).3 Murphy, K., and Orabi, I., “Structural Response in the Frequency Domain UsingLabview”, Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, AmericanSociety for Engineering Education, (2001).4 D’Souza, S., Scott, N.W., and Stone, B.J., “A Student Controlled Two-Degree ofFreedom Vibration Laboratory”, Proceedings of the 1998 ASEE Annual Conference &Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, (1998).5 Kukreti, A., “Use of a Small-Scale Models Testing Laboratory to Teach
straight-forward, but tedious. It is believed that a laboratory experiment specifically designed toillustrate dimensional analysis would increase the students’ interest in the subject andwould significantly enhance the students’ comprehension of the technique.Accordingly, we have developed an experiment dealing with natural and forcedconvection from heated horizontal cylinders. There are three cylinders of differentdiameters, each having an internal electric heater. The heat transfer rates from thecylinders to the surrounding fluid can be changed by varying the power input to the Page 10.42.1heaters. Steady-state measurements are made of the power
some of the “typical” skills that are expected of “typical”software engineer.3. Softwar e Quality Assur ance at Milwaukee School of Engineer ingThe academic schedule at MSOE is based on a quarter system with three quarters in an academicyear. Each quarter involves ten weeks of instruction with the eleventh week devoted to finalexams. Typical software engineering courses are three or four credits, and most have anassociated laboratory session. The undergraduate software engineering program at MSOE [4]began operation in 1999 and had its first graduating class in spring 2002. The SE program wasvisited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in September 2002and is one of the first accredited SE programs in the United
Session 2550 Enrichment Experiences in Engineering (E3) For Teachers Summer Research Program Angie Hill Price, Karen Butler-Purry, Robin Autenrieth, Jan Rinehart, Naomi Gomez Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M UniversityAbstractWith funding from NSF, faculty from Texas A&M University have developed an outreachprogram aimed at providing secondary school teachers with laboratory experiences with facultyresearchers. The overall mission of the project is to excite, empower, and educate public schoolteachers about engineering so they in turn will excite, empower, and educate young people theycome in contact with
a hands-on approach to engineeringeducation whereby theoretical analysis is reinforced by laboratory exercises and designexperiences. In fact, the program features two senior level capstone design courses. Design ofThermo-Fluid Systems (MER-160) applies optimization techniques and cost analysis to thedesign of thermal/fluid processes and systems. The second design course, Design of MechanicalSystems (MER-144), is a project-oriented course that provides a capstone design experience forthe mechanics area of the mechanical engineering curriculum.This paper focuses on the latter and specifically addresses the question of selecting anappropriate design project that is consistent with the course objectives and outcomes. The designproject is the
student’s transition from high school to Virginia Tech. The programprovides the following:• the opportunity to become familiar with the university community• academic enrichment in selected subjects (i.e., mathematic, chemistry and engineering fundamentals• the opportunity to participate in seminar sessions to enhance personal and professional development.CoursesThe students receive instruction in chemistry, mathematics, and engineering fundamentals.Students participate in a chemistry laboratory as part of the program. These classes are taught byinstructors from each department. The five week summer classes are similar to those classestaught in the fall semester. Both, mathematics and engineering fundamentals introducesstudents to
, in January 2002. The two-dayprogram involved lectures, short research projects, and laboratory work at theengineering campus. Initial lecture material covered the broad mechanical engineeringprofession. Additional presentations included gas turbine engines, alternative energysources (solar and wind), and applications of solid modeling and finite element analysissoftware. Based on the lecture material, students selected a topic, and used web-basedresources to complete a short research paper. One laboratory exercise involvedmeasurement of flow around a golf ball in a wind tunnel, with supervised calculations ofthe aerodynamic drag coefficient using Microsoft Excel software. Another exerciseinvolved each student creating a solid model of a
described inSections IV through VI that has allowed it to come very close to the goal of 100% studentparticipation in a team-based, industrially sponsored project, while at the same timecreating an atmosphere that encourages innovation and entrepreneurship.III. The Entrepreneur CourseWhile the project emphasis has clearly prepared graduates to more quickly adapt to thedemands of the workplace, these projects often cannot contain sufficient business aspectsto make them truly entrepreneurial experiences. In the 1980’s, an undergraduateeconomics course called The Entrepreneur (VA453) was created to teach economicprinciples within the framework of developing innovations for the marketplace. It can beused by engineering students to meet part of their
2001, American Society for Engineering Educationmapping, materials, structure, water resources, construction engineering and management,coastal engineering and public works engineering infrastructure. Specific civil engineeringresearch subjects include: in situ testing of soils; laboratory instrumentation; soil mechanics;foundations; soil-structure interactions; flow-through porous media and centrifugal modeling;pavement; rock; non-destructive testing; concrete; fiber reinforced polymers; global positioningsystem; airborne laser swath mapping; geographic information system; computer modeling;video imaging; simulation modeling; safety; signal timing and remote sensing.Research SourcesSome funding sources are presented in Table 1. In addition
either critical or very important in the success ofsuch a program: teaching and research laboratory facilities and equipment, qualified teachingpersonnel, and financial support for research. These academic respondents also believe that theentities that will contribute crucially to the success of instituting a sustainable development andpollution control program in the Philippines are the government agencies and the academicinstitutions.Twenty-three (23) out of the 28 industry respondents claimed that they have instituted programsin their companies that minimize or prevent pollution. Sixty-five percent 65% of theserespondents have research and development programs, 79% either have adopted or plan to adopta sustainable development program. In
of Engineering Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL 62026 AbstractIn today’s fierce global competition that forces manufacturing enterprises to produce morecomplicated, reliable and short life cycle products, there is an urgent need for the SIUE to bringits research and educational focus on product life cycle encompassing from design to retail. Topromote this shift of the focus, we have recently developed a unique, multi-disciplinary andstate-of-the-art laboratory funded by National Science Foundation MRI grant. The purpose ofthis paper is to introduce the composition and operation of the laboratory, its initial
weeks of summer 2010. In this case, the student took a 3 credit course indata communications, and the goals for the undergraduate research were closely alignedwith the topics that the student was learning in that class. The project focused on Fourieranalysis of periodic signals and its applications to data communications. This particularproject was tailored to fit the short time window of the program, which was total of sevenweeks with research posters due by the end of the 5th week. The project and the 3-creditcourse provided the student with the opportunity to: Apply knowledge of mathematics to solve engineering problems; Design and conduct experiments in the laboratory; Use laboratory equipment to solve engineering
(from smallest to largest) green, yellow, orange and red quantum dots.Temperature DependenceThe experiment as outlined in the Background section is described in the handout thataccompanies CENCO Physics’ quantum dots and is a standard experiment for Modern Physicslab that can be done in a short amount of time – one laboratory period or less. Temperature alsoimpacts the size of the band gap.6, 7 It was our goal to develop an undergraduate-level experimentwhere this parameter is explored in order to enhance our class discussion of material structureand properties.Experimental ProcedureMaterials: CENCO InP Quantum Dots 405 nm (near-UV) light source (included with CENCO Quantum Dots kit) OceanOptics USB650
vibrations in manufacturing processes such as wireelectro-discharge machining (EDM). Dr. Murphy has been awarded a NASA GSRPDistinguished Fellowship, an NSF Career Award and several other competitive grants in supportof his research and teaching efforts. He has served on the review boards for several technicaljournals and for the National Science Foundation. He has received four awards for distinguished teaching.Ismail I. Orabi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of New Haven. He receivedhis Ph.D. from Clarkson University, and his MS degree from the State University of New Yorkand B.S. from Cairo Institute of Technology, all in Mechanical Engineering. In the past 10years, he has established three Laboratories: the Materials Testing
Session 1302 The Use of Flight Simulators for Experiments in Aerodynamics Courses Eugene E. Niemi, Jr. University of Massachusetts LowellAbstractThis paper summarizes the results of a novel approach to introduce flight simulators into anaerodynamics and flight mechanics course as a kind of virtual laboratory. Student response tothis approach has been excellent, with many students willing to put in extra time above andbeyond usual course requirements to participate in this part of the program. Four hardware andsoftware packages