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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel M. Chen

software is doing with visual feedback at everystep. This is especially important for engineering technology students who learn best when theycan see things and work with them. At Central Michigan University, the CAD software isutilized to enhance students’ learning in mechanics of materials, mechanical design andmechanism design. The mechanical/structural problems are used as vehicles to teach proper useof the software and to use it as a way of dealing with various topics incorporated in thesesubjects. The goal is that the student should be able to grasp the physical problem, understandhow a model behaves, check results for accuracy, and know the limitations of the theory onwhich they are based. In order to investigate the level of success, the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Micheal Parten; Heath Keene

systems along withthe high frequency of transmission makes it difficult to develop undergraduate laboratories that can beused to teach the needed concepts. Some teaching systems exist but cannot be easily tied to existingcommercial systems. Equipment to test and characterize these new commercial communicationsystems is complex and expensive.To overcome some of these problems, student projects can be developed using a PC-based system forsimulation and application. The PC-based system used in this example is LabVIEW, or LaboratoryVirtual Instrument Engineering Workbench, a graphical programming language developed by NationalInstruments. It is used extensively for data acquisition, instrument control and analysis.4 In thisexample, a communications

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan L. Miertschin; Carole E. Goodson

, three course were adapted for on-line delivery: Applied Technical Statistics, Industrial Computer Applications and ControlInstrumentation. These courses were initially offered on line in the Spring 1997 semester.Development ProcessOn line education involves any form of learning or teaching that utilizes a computer network. Forthe three UH courses, the Internet was used to deliver the courses in an individualized instructionformat. World Wide Web pages were developed for each course and e-mail was used to conductinstructor/student transactions at a distance (e.g., turn in homework, send out homeworkassignments or special class handouts, etc.). E-mail was also used on a limited basis to simulateclass discussions. In the initial development of the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Gokhale; J. Aldrich

Concord Community Development Corporation (CCDC), teamed up for an innovative undertaking in community partnership. The pilot project involved the rehabilitation of an abandoned, three-room house located near the IUPUI campus. Students enrolled in a senior level design course elected to tackle this project in lieu of the traditional “Semester-End Design Project” required in the class. This paper will describe some of the lessons learned from this pilot project and attempt to provide a blue print for the integration of similar community projects into the engineering technology curriculum.IntroductionDr. Ernest Boyer, President of the Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching, describesthe “New

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Frair; Karan L. Watson

Engineering students and faculty take Several FC faculty have volunteered time and design activities to the 5th and 6th materials grade campuses at local schools TAMU Tours of campus and laboratory One FC faculty arranged with MEP and WEP activities for local community the tours and raised funds for the buses. centers serving 2nd through 4th graders. ASU Collaboration with girl scouts to WISE offer 1 week camps for 1&2, 3&4, and 5&6 graders.Middle School TAMU SWE one week residential camp FC

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Sema Alptekin; Deena Daggett

attention of some educators.Part of this need is to create an understanding of how new technologies influence the traditionalmethods of designing products and manufacturing systems. Some educators have proposed aninterdisciplinary faculty team for teaching Mechatronics at undergraduate institutes. 2 Theinterdisciplinary nature of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Departments provides asuitable base for Mechatronics programs. Currently, Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo is developinga Mechatronics focus within the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) program.While lower-level courses introduce the Mechatronics concepts, new upper-level courses willprovide opportunities to gain expertise in specialized areas of Mechatronics.3-5At Cal Poly

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda V. Itzoe; Charles A. Gaston; Janice Margle

Session 1547 A Multipurpose Windmill Design Project Charles A. Gaston, Linda V. Itzoe, Janice M. Margle Penn State - York / Penn State - Abington College ABSTRACTThere is growing recognition of the value of having engineering design projects in the freshmancurriculum1. The Windmill Project described here not only provides a design challenge, butincorporates elements of team-building, laboratory data collection, engineering designcalculations and optimized testing procedures. If desired, the project can be expanded to includesignificant research and writing on the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

G. F. Paskusz

bridge program to ease the transition from high schoolto college. In an urban environment where high school graduates can find summer employmentrelatively easily, and with financial aid starting only in the fall, bridge programs at the Universityof Houston cannot reach those students most in need of them. Our program for disadvantagedstudents (PROMES- PROgram for Mastery in Engineering Studies) therefore built the bridgeprogram concept into the freshman year. In the fall semester we teach this problem solvingcourse and a student development course based on Ray Landis’s book “Studying Engineering : ARoad Map to a Rewarding Career” [10] In the spring, these courses are followed by a one credithour laboratory where the student has a choice of a

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Henry G. Ansell

an electrical engineer by AT&T Bell Laboratories. Since fall 1987 he has been teaching atPenn State Berks Campus (now part of Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley College). He can be reached athga1@psu.edu for questions or comments. Page 3.488.5

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Lib Crockett

questions that promote self-awareness. Previously all students had to do was sit andlisten to a lecture. We added several reading and written assignments from this text to activelyengage them.To meet Objective Two, tours of the various engineering departments were implemented.Because Clemson has no organized engineering tour, this was the first opportunity that many ofour students had to view the various laboratories and facilities. The tours are organized bydepartmental faculty and students. Students are led through the department in small groups of 20where they observe demonstrations and participate in discussions about the latest research.These tours occur late in the semester after all departments have made the presentations. Sincestudents are

Conference Session

Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

Paper ID #43306A Model for Course-Based Undergraduate Research in First-Year EngineeringProf. Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College Eric Davishahl serves as professor and engineering program coordinator at Whatcom Community College in northwest Washington state. His current project involves developing and piloting an integrated multidisciplinary learning community for first-year engineering. More general teaching and research interests include designing, implementing and assessing activities for first-year engineering, engineering mechanics, and scientific computing. Eric has been an active member of ASEE since 2001

Conference Session

Understanding the Student Experience in Mechanics Courses

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Paper ID #42873Dynamics for D’s: Avoiding Multiple Failures in a High Risk CourseDr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Brian Self worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. Dr Self’s engineering education interests include collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory, developing model-eliciting activities in mechanical engineering courses, inquiry-based learning in mechanics, and design projects to help promote

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 5

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

and Computer Engineering havebeen called upon to teach certain CS courses. From their standpoint, there appears to be adisparity between software and hardware, with CS students often lacking fundamental awarenessof the digital circuits that form the backbone of software operations. While courses in computerorganization and architecture are the most relevant in addressing hardware aspects, their primaryfocus tends to be on register-transfer level optimizations [1-3].To furnish CS students with a comprehensive understanding of computer systems from theground up, we offer a course that commences with the fundamentals of basic logic gates. Asshown in Fig. 1, it covers layers 4-7 on logic gates, digital circuits, micro-architecture, and ISAthat

Conference Session

ETD Design IV: Construction and Civil Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Regina Leffers, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-706: THE COLUMBIA CITY TRAILHEAD: A COLLABORA-TIVE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CAPSTONE EX-PERIENCEBarry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne Dr. Dupen is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). He has 9 years’ experience as a metallurgist, materials engineer, and ma- terials laboratory manager in the automotive industry. His primary interests lie in materials engineering, mechanics, and engineering technology education. He is an experienced contra dance caller.M. Regina Leffers, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne Regina Leffers, Ph.D. is the Director of the Center for the Built Environment and

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard A. Coffman, University of Arkansas; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

Professional Engineers, and the United States Society on Dams. Rick’s research focuses on laboratory and field testing of soils and remote sensing applications within geotechnical engineering.Micah Hale, University of Arkansas Page 22.707.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Faculty and Student Involvement in a Graduate Level Civil Engineering Seminar SeriesAbstract: In an effort to establish a “community of learning” within the Civil EngineeringDepartment at the University of Arkansas, a new graduate student seminar series was created

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Punit Deotale, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1996: DESIGN OF PROBLEM SOLVING ENVIRONMENT FORAUTOMATED SYSTEM INTEGRATION EDUCATIONSheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano man- ufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation Laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Marcus Huggans; Nystrom Hal

experimentation toidentify and validate these improvements. We can measure the learning effectiveness of specificdesign parameters by developing learning modules that teach the same material but withcontrolled differences. These modules can then be assigned to specific students and the impactof the changes can be measured. The application of learning styles to course design offers anopportunity to improve learning effectiveness that can be tested in this way. The study heredescribed, developed interactive, asynchronous learning modules in an Internet environment toapply learning styles concepts in different ways. These modules were utilized in an actualengineering class at UMR and the results were measured.Learning StylesDella-Dora and Blanchard2 defines

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech., where he teaches design. He alsoteaches Noise Control and Structural Analysis. His BS and MS are from Purdue in Aero Engineering and his PhD is fromthe University of New Mexico in M.E. He has also been an Associate Professor at the University of Wyoming and aVisiting Professor at Colorado State. His industrial experience includes General Dynamics Corp., The J.I. Case Co.,SandiaLabs, NASA/Langley Research Center, and NASA/Jet Propulsion Lab. M. PATRICIA BRACKIN is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute ofTechnology, where she teaches design, controls, graphics, and mechanical measurements. Her BS and MS are from theUniversity of Tennessee in Nuclear Engineering and her Ph.D

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven E. O'Hara; Suzanne D. Bilbeisi

Linear Algebra 3 MATH 2233 Differential Equations 3PHYS 2114 General Physics (N,L) 4 ENGSC 2213 Thermodynamics 3Fourth year (fall) 17 Fourth year (spring) 15*ARCH 5119 Architectural Design and Development 9 ARCH 5244 Structures: Concrete II 4ARCH 5143 Structures: Special Loadings 3 *ARCH ---3 Architectural History/Theory Elective 3*ARCH 5193 Management of Architectural Practice 3 CIVEN 4711 Basics Soils Testing Laboratory 1

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth A. Parry; Laura Bottomley

Pirates, the Wild West,amusement parks, toys and candy. A brief description of each session follows. Page 5.124.12.1 Bubble ReasoningBubble Reasoning represents an opportunity to teach kids the concept of scientific reasoning.This session is designed to get the children thinking like scientists. First, several different brandsof bubble gum are distributed to the class members. The children are asked to begin chewing,but to NOT attempt to blow bubbles initially. Then we begin our discussion about scientificthinking. The idea is to lead the class toward the scientific method as it applies to blowingbubbles. The instructor asks the class several

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa A. Wipplinger; Charles R. Bissey

productive. They lack preparation in knowing how the computer and the software are used to do structural analysis. We need to teach them more about loads, how to prepare the information for the computer and how to interpret the output. Why don't you visit our firm and we will discuss this with you and share our ideas?”IntroductionThe introduction of the computer and the development of software for analysis and design hasrevolutionized every aspect of the structural analysis of buildings. Never before has there been atool for engineers that has been able to visibly demonstrate how building structures react undervarious loading conditions with varying geometries. Now, structural analysis using the computermakes it possible to see the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert L. Avanzato

Session 3520 Collaborative Mobile Robot Design in an Introductory Programming Course for Engineers Robert Avanzato Penn State Abington College Abington, PA 19001A project-centered introductory computer course for freshman and sophomore engineers has beendeveloped at the Penn State Abington College. Students form teams to collaboratively design andimplement algorithms in the C language for autonomous mobile robots. The team projects have beendeveloped to “teach” critical programming

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Johnson, Central Washington University

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Materials

AC 2010-210: EFFECTIVENESS OF VIDEO IN CASTING EDUCATIONCraig Johnson, Central Washington University Page 15.444.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Effectiveness of Video in Casting Education Craig Johnson, Ph.D., P.E. Central Washington University (CWU)AbstractOur traditional casting course features both lecture and laboratory venues. However it is notedthat many students have never interacted with foundry equipment, and there is a significantlearning curve associated with the ability of a student to execute basic green sand foundryoperations. Education methods were sought to reduce

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

from Tanner research Inc havebeen utilized for the custom ASIC design.The course was offered before at IUPUI with the two components ASIC &FPGA, andPCB technologies, and then modified to feature MEMS technology. The paper detailsthe contents and the CAD tools used in the design. The course was three credit hourdelivered in one semester (16 weeks) in three separate modules, one credit hour each.Students can register for one or more module within a semester period. The industrialpartner at the Indiana Life Sciences Inc. was part of the teaching team for the PCB andMEMS sections.I. INTRODUCTIONWith the continued and rapid increase of technology, electronic manufacturing hasbecome a significant sector in manufacturing industry. Electronic

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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First-Year Programs

improvement based on several modifications. Its creation has been guided bybest practices in the research, most notably the experience of Hoit and Ohland (1998). Hoit and Page 15.392.3Ohland developed a new freshman engineering course at the University of Florida that wasextremely successful in terms of retention and student attitudes. Their course, which was theinspiration for the revised GE1030 at University of Wisconsin-Platteville, was a laboratory-basedcourse which gave students hands-on experiences. Each section of the new course at University of Wisconsin-Platteville is team taught byseven faculty members, one from each engineering program

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2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Ann P McMahon, Pacific Science Center; Jacob Clark Blickenstaff Ph.D., Pacific Science Center-LASER

curriculum, instruction, assessment, professional development, materials and equipment support and administrative and community support, 2) Facilitating alignment of science and engineering instructional materials to state and national standards and, 3) Establishing a K-8 science and engineering program that is designed to improve teaching and learning in classrooms and schools across Washington State in the 21st Century.Immersive engineering experiences and our science/engineering notebook tool will be featured. Page 18.27.3WA LASER 2015-ASEE-K12-Proposal-Form.docxPage 2 of 7 WORKSHOP PROPOSAL FORM 2015

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Devanandham Henry, Stevens Institute of Technology / Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC); Tim L Ferris, University of South Australia; Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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ASEE International Forum

Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia; and a PhD in Systems Engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technol- ogy in Hoboken, New Jersey. Current research areas include systems thinking, competency framework development, and engineering education.Dr. Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Massood Towhidnejad is the director of NExtGeneration Applied Research Laboratory (NEAR), and a tenure full professor of software engineering in the department of Electrical, Computer, Software and System Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. His teaching interests include autonomous systems, and software and systems engineering with emphasis on quality assurance. He has been in

Conference Session

Real-Time and Embedded Systems Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Henry Chaya

-circuit debugging is a simple procedure and the device is very affordable.The present course is for sophomore electrical engineering students who have had a course inVisual Basic. Two goals of the course are to teach elements of C++ and to provide interface-programming projects that are creative and interesting. Another goal is to address programmingand performance issues relevant to embedded system programming such as timing and event-driven procedures. While the OOPic fulfilled the educational needs of this introductory course,its slow speed and limited memory preclude its use in more advanced courses.IntroductionRecently the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Manhattan College has beenrevising its curriculum for electrical

Conference Session

Pre-College Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman; Alex Mendlein

on.Camera Lab 5 focused on the manufacturing process of the camera. Students went to OSU forthe day to utilize a laboratory on the OSU campus. The students participated in an activity thatcompared the fixed material location method of assembly to the sequential assembly lineapproach. The other part of the day was spent observing different types of manufacturing,including sheet metal blanking and injection molding.Student Views on the CourseAs Walnut Hills High School students participating in our IE course, the majority of us (57.2%)were very pleased about getting to experience this class. Some of us have thought aboutengineering as a college major, but we really didn’t know what an engineer did. This coursedefinitely has helped convince several of

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Berdanier

Construction Company, andEnvironmental Pipeliners (EP), and their ONU alumni engineers have been especially strongsupporters of the ONU civil engineering program.Construction Module DesignI wanted to design an approximate two-week module to accomplish the course educationobjective and outcome for construction management. I contacted Lori Burgett-Jackson of EP toask for her input on the overall concept and specific topics. I also asked her to pursue the idea ofhaving experienced construction engineers help us conduct a laboratory experience that wouldrequire the students to immediately implement and integrate the chosen discreet lecture topics tocomplete a heavy highway bid. Oberlender 1 stresses the concept of deciding who does whatwhen for how much