Conference Session

Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

over 100 projects worldwide, more than 25,000 MWHVDC is under construction in 10 projects, and an additional 125,000 MW HVDC transmissioncapacity has been planned in 50 projects5. To account for the rapid growth of DC transmissionand its technology it is necessary to include the HVDC transmission into the undergraduatepower systems curriculum. Most undergraduate curricula have only one course on powersystems which is typically devoted to AC transmission systems. The Electrical and ComputerEngineering program at York College of Pennsylvania has four concentration areas: powersystems/energy conversion, embedded systems, signal processing/communication, and controlsystems. Every student is required to complete two of these four concentration

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

focused on the design process and how it applies to the problem atWoodcreek: how to keep the worm bin at a warm temperature so that composting continuesthroughout the winter. The lesson began with background on the problem; which includedexplanations of composting, vermicomposting, and the worm bin at Woodcreek. The designprocess was then presented as an ongoing procedure including: 1. Problem recognition 2. Imagination 3. Plan and Analyze Page 14.109.10 4. Optimization 5. ImplementationIt was explained that the design process can be applied to all engineering problems; specificallythe solar heated worm bin

Conference Session

Student Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Carla Firetto, Pennsylvania State University; Lucas Passmore, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

problem-solving processes: (1) represent the problem, (2)goal setting and planning, (3) execute the plan, and (4) evaluate the solution. In the first step,problem representation, the student must read the problem statement and discern the objective.There are instructional interventions for engineering education that are grounded in thistheoretical model of problem-solving. For example, Gray et al.9 developed a systematicapproach to solving Statics and Dynamics problems. Their intervention recommends thatstudents be taught the sequence of: Road Map (Planning), Modeling (Representation), GoverningEquations (Representation), Computation (Execution), and Discussion and Verification(Evaluation). Don Woods completed some of the most thorough work that

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Green, Mississippi State University; Jerry Emison, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at Mississippi State University. His research interests concern the effectiveness of public environmental institutions, professionalism in city planning and engineering, and environmental consequences of growth management. He is a registered professional engineer, a board-certified diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Page 11.932.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Minding the Gap: An Introductory Course on

Conference Session

Electromechanical & Manufacturing ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Li Qian, South Dakota State University; Teresa Hall, South Dakota State University; Shanzhong (Shawn) Duan, South Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 11.790.4inquiry, which are important for developing life-learning skills, were required for students tocomplete those challenging tasks. Students worked hard during lab time in order to finishprojects on time. Teams also arranged time outside of assigned labs to meet and work onprojects.Weekly process reports for every project were required to make sure that each team couldfollow the planned schedule and practice time management skills and written communicationskills. Each team reported their work distribution among team members: what had been donein the previous week, and what would be done in the coming week. The instructor discussedoutcomes with each team based on the progress report and gave advice if necessary.In the final report for

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Anna Lindgren-Streicher, Museum of Science, Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

“sanitation engineer” for trash collectors. As one teacher wrote,an engineer is a person who: “plans and directs certain jobs in a skillful way, a specialist in somearea.”Seventy-five teachers completed written responses to the open-ended question “An engineer is aperson who…”. These responses were coded; up to five codes were assigned per response.Coding revealed that 65% percent of the respondents identified engineers as people who designor improve technologies, come up with new ideas, draft plans, and/or work toward goals. Thenext most common response, mentioned by 47% of respondents, referred to how engineers work:using their knowledge or skills in engineering, problem-solving, imagination, science, math,materials, teamwork, how things work, and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Scales, North Carolina State University; Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

the 1960’s developed curriculum projects titled “IACP” and “Jackson Mills” that led to thenew curriculum in technology education that provides more than just skill-based training, but curricula that developsstudents literacy in critical thinking, problem-solving and design. Donald Maley and the research andexperimentation emphasis in his “Maryland Plan” in the 1970-80’s and the national focus on design in the 1990’shas made technology education one of the main catalysts for pre-engineering education6. This can also easily berecognized in the “State Career Clusters” curriculum project in 2001 that established needed standardization forcurriculum related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the US Department

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ross Gordon, Rice University; Alex Gordon, Rice University; Philip Bedient, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

and an implementation plan. The students, throughout this process,work with the community in designing the project to ensure that the solution is appropriate forthe community and accepted by all. Before the implementation trip, students are trained in thenecessary construction and implementation skills. Once the team is ready, a team of seven to tenstudents returns to the country to work with the community to construct and complete theproject. Even after the project has been completed, Rice-EWB regularly returns to thecommunity to maintain ties and to work on improvements and other projects in the area. In addition to project team activities, Rice-EWB holds periodic training sessions for allmembers to teach skills that will be needed to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering and Business

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Clayton, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; Evelyn Thrasher, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

classroom foruse by sophomore level students. This involved the following steps. First, students were askedto focus on just one of the five business units and in particular analyze only one product to findout whether it was a good candidate for growing the company’s gross profits. The Personal Carebusiness unit was chosen since it was felt that the products were easily understandable to non-engineering students. The possibility of selecting the Super 120 Noage Lotion for funding wasconsidered. Next, the case was shortened for use in the class and the following scenario wascreated. Ms. Baldwin met with each of her assistants to layout plans for the data analysis andresulting report that she would then present to the CEO in the next retreat

Conference Session

Recruiting and Retention

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Richardson, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

their college experience. Throughclassroom activities and individual performance coaching, students and their instructorswill explore academic and social success strategies that can help each student get themost of their RIT experience. This course is designed to enhance the student's knowledgeof themselves, how they interact with others, and how they affect and are affected by thecampus community/environment.The mission of the First Year Enrichment (FYE) Program is to empower first-yearstudents to realize their academic, professional, and personal potential. FYE will providea curricular plan through coaching and instruction that guides students in becomingindependent members of the college community in order to facilitate their academic

Conference Session

Faculty Development Toolkit

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Walter Bradley, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

for five years as a MechanicalEngineering Program Chair. This past year the first author became a Department Chair at a newuniversity. As department chair he has responsibility to mentor new faculty, and as a newprofessor, he was also on the receiving end of an established mentoring program. The secondauthor moved to an endowed teaching chair after eight years of service as Program Chair andAcademic Director of multiple engineering programs at another university. The third author hasserved as a Department Head for a very large program. These new experiences of the first twoauthors will be integrated into the already developed activities to form an overall suggested plan

Conference Session

ChE: Innovation in Existing Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Barkel, University of Michigan; Peter Woolf, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

• Understanding of convergence, stability and response of systems • PID controllers and their tuning • Statistical process controlThe design task for the new course was to cover the above material adequately, within a15-week term, and to do so in a manner that that had flow and continuity. In addition,each section should relate in a logical way.To accommodate this material, we developed the course plan listed in Table 1. Incomparison to the more traditional course plan that we followed previously, this courserepresents a significant deviation, both in terms of content and emphasis. Page 11.1026.2 New Course Old

Conference Session

Design Projects in Wind and Solar Energy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Billy Hill, Rowan University; Ryan McDevitt, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

moderate to high complexity. (ii) Demonstrate an ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team. (iii) Demonstrate acquisition of new technology skills through use or development of appropriate computer hardware, software, and/or instrumentation. (iv) Demonstrate business and entrepreneurial skills which may include developing a business plan, market plan, venture plan, or other approved instrument. (v) Demonstrate effective use of project and personnel management techniques. (vi) Identify and meet customer needs. (vii) Integrate engineering professionalism, ethics, and the environmental in their work and as it relates to the context of engineering in society. (viii) Demonstrate

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Raymond Calluori, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Vladimir Briller, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Eugene Deess, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Kamal Joshi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

accreditation review and academic program assessment and design and manage outcomes assessment projects and studies on effects of college and university policies and administrative decisions.Eugene Deess, New Jersey Institute of Technology Perry Deess is the Director of Institutional research and Planning at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. His research interests include higher education program assessment, evaluating university performance, and the role of institutions in civic engagement. He is currently collaborating with researchers at the University of Washington and the University of Colorado on an NSF funded, nationwide study of civic engagement.Kamal Joshi, New Jersey Institute of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohan Krishnan, University of Detroit Mercy; Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Kathleen Zimmerman-Oster, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Technicians). TEST, Incorporated provides consultation, technical assistance, and applied research to business, industry, schools and universities, human service agencies, and foundations in the areas of program and performance evaluation, strategic and organizational planning, community relations, organizational and leadership development, diversity training, and human resource management, training, and assessment. She has provided services to over fifty client organizations and institutions over the past 20 years including the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, St. Joseph Mercy of Macomb Hospital, Leadership Macomb, The Troy Community Coalition, The Greater Battle Creek Substance Abuse Council, and

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Shaw, Museum of Science, Boston; Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

and integratedpresentation skills into course work for the engineering students. Northern EssexCommunity College worked with a number of the motor designs to explorealternative power generation connected with the wind blade design. The highschool teachers also worked on a variety of projects through out the year.The leadership team re convened in the spring to plan regional seminar series tobe hosted by each of the community colleges. The goal of these seminar serieswas to expand the number of teachers using contextual learning activitiescentered on the power and energy theme, to address theoretical topics. Each ofthe regions presented a slightly different training, though all offered the windblade design and ‘reverse engineering’ challenge

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University; Cameron Wesley Davis, Southern Methodist University; Laura A. Frazee, Southern Methodist University; Jennifer Diane Boehm, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

American telephone network. Rodney was Chairman of the T1X1 Technical Sub- Committee (the organization responsible for SONET standardization) from 1990 through 1994. He has been active in SONET’s National and International Standardization since 1985. In addition, Rodney has published numerous papers and presentations on SONET. Rodney began his career with Fujitsu Network Communications in 1989 as the Director of Strategic Plan- ning. He also held the positions of Director of Transport Product Planning, Vice President of Business Management, Senior Vice President of Sales Management, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, and Senior Vice President of Business Development. Before joining Fujitsu, Rodney worked for Bell

Conference Session

Aerospace Hot Topic: Unmanned Aerial Systems

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Subodh Bhandari, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

theUAS research projects. At least four students are pursuing or are planning to pursue their studiesfor PhD degrees in the area of unmanned aerial systems and related areas. About 60% of thestudents who have already graduated are pursuing or planning to pursue their studies for aMaster’s degree.B. Presentation at Student and Professional ConferencesThe students involved in the summer research program are highly encouraged to present theirwork at student and professional conferences. The community college students are required topresent their research at the end of summer research program during the Research Symposiumorganized at Cal Poly Pomona.The students have been presenting at the annual Southern California Conference forUndergraduate

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

make the course more engaging for students to hopefully increase retention ofstudents within the major. The course’s “studio format” (a course where lecture and lab arecombined) focuses on providing students with multiple opportunities to directly apply what theyare learning in lecture to real-world applications in a laboratory setting. The paper discusses thecourse’s format and its weekly integrated lab activities. It then discusses the student andinstructor reactions to the course and compares them with student and instructor reactions to thecourse taught in the traditional format. Finally, the paper discusses lessons learned andsuggestions for future offerings as well as plans for tracking how the course affects

Conference Session

Exploring the Entrepreneurial and Innovation Mindset

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tuuli Maria Utriainen, Aalto University; Ville Taajamaa, University of Turku; Raghu Ram Movva, SAFM - College des Ingenieurs Italia; Joona Kurikka, Aalto University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

building on the work of others on the field mentioned in previous chapters. Teamswere given methodology inputs from the fields of need finding, prototyping, and businessapproach amongst others. The students were asked to consider three different timeframesregarding their solution: 20 weeks work plan, 20 months startup plan and a 20 years vision.One of the exercises to support their thinking was conducted in a session, where they wereasked to create future utopias and dystopias to extract guidelines for the rest of the project.The IfC projects started with a weeklong field trip to CERN to get an overview of theavailable technologies as an inspiration source for ideation. In addition, the teams hadsessions with their assigned knowledge transfer

Conference Session

Technical Session 3: History and Future of Engineering Librarianship

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. White, Queen's University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

1954 to 1958. In 1959 he was appointed library director at the PolytechnicInstitute of Brooklyn. He joined ASEE in 1961 and served as ESLC chair from 1962 to 1964. InSeptember 1964 Boes was appointed assistant director of libraries at Syracuse University. A yearlater, in 1965, he was appointed acting director and then director of libraries in 1966. During histenure he oversaw the planning and construction of a new research library for the humanities andsocial sciences, the Bird Library, which opened in 1972. However, his plans to merge somedepartmental libraries met with resistance from faculty.[10] In 1973 Boes left Syracuse tobecome the director of libraries at the University of Georgia in Athens. His time at Georgia wasmarked by allegations

Conference Session

Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Klaus Bartels, San Antonio College; Steven F Lewis, San Antonio College/Alamo Colleges

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

to align its engineering program with the engineering programsoffered by the surrounding area four-year institutions [3], [4]. At the same time, this college’sengineering faculty made every effort to provide the highest quality education for our students (5).A previous ASEE paper [6] described a new partnership, called “Re-Energize,” that is expected tohelp several two-year colleges develop their own research capabilities in renewable energy incollaboration with Texas State University.The Re-Energize program plans to establish a creative research and development (R&D) andprofessional development (PD) ecosystem. This ecosystem will empower institutions of highereducation who prepare students in engineering and engineering technology in

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L. Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Herb Connors; Vitaliy Victorovich Saykin, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Mohammed Khalid Alhuwayrini

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

importantlyseveral students. After one year with the involvement of 6 part-time student research assistantsand 2 co-op student research assistants, the research project was successful and a large amount oftest data on mechanical properties was obtained, and can be used to answer their questions, anddescribed the statistical parameters of the mechanical properties. Through their research,students gained hands-on research experience, implemented what they learned in the classroomto the research, designed and manufactured specimens, created test procedures, ran tensile tests,wrote test reports and conducted data analysis.This paper will describe and present in detail the research activities including team management,research planning, searching test standards

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DeLean Tolbert, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Design Applies to initial solution concepts as well as to the final design. Step Feasibility Assessing and passing judgment on a possible or planned solution to the problem. Determineworkability, does it meet constraints, criteria, etc.? Evaluation Comparing and contrasting two (or more) solutions to the problem on a particular dimension (or set of dimensions) such as strength or cost. Decision Selecting one idea or solution to the problem (or parts of the problem) from

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Euisuk Sung, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Todd Kelley, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

: The SLED design team employed five Purdue University STEM faculty membersand local teachers to develop the engineering design science activities. One such activity wascalled Slow Boat, aligned with the Indiana State science standards (Indiana Department ofEducation, 2010). The Slow Boat design activity was designed for fourth grade scienceclassroom. In the Slow Boat lesson, students were asked to design and build a boat to slowlymove through a water tub. The science concepts embedded in the design activity were drag,force, speed, and motion (see Slow Boat lesson plan on https://stemedhub.org).Researchers created a transfer problem, Sled Crash, to assess how students conceptualize theengineering design of a real-world engineering design

Conference Session

Software Engineering Concepts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakam Alomari, Miami University; James D Kiper, Miami University; Gursimran Singh Walia; Katharine Zaback

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

developersmust be well-trained in software testing to plan and carry out effective software testing activities.To achieve a better trained workforce in the area of software testing, curricula at academicinstitutions need to be integrated with software validation techniques, including software testing. The problem of integrating software testing concepts and related techniques into programmingand software engineering (SE) courses is still an open research problem. Over the past decade, therehave been many investigations, specifically by members of both academic community and softwareindustry, into ways to integrate software testing into computer science (CS) and SE curricula. Forexample, several approaches attempted to integrate testing concepts into

Conference Session

Software Engineering Concepts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Michael Allen, University of California, Riverside; Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside; Shayan Salehian, University of California, Riverside; Alex Daniel Edgcomb, Zybooks

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

designseach game for a specific skill deemed important to a topic, such as writing if-else statements incomputer programming. The custom design is needed to make the skill be an essential part of thegameplay. This paper presents several games our team has developed so far, for topics incomputing and math, and describes plans to build more. The games are free and currently athttp://www.cs.ucr.edu/~vahid/seriousGames/. The games are web-based (HTML5) and requireno software installation, being playable on any standard web browser.I. IntroductionLearning some subjects involves developing skills. The prototypical example is the learning ofmultiplication tables; by developing the skill of multiplying single digit numbers in one's headalmost instantly, one

Conference Session

Development of Technical and Soft Skills in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

orient their preparation. However, incontrast to the practice of traditional laboratories, a circuit diagram including componentvalues, or a plan for the experiment including information about the measurements to obtainwas not provided. Each laboratory session started with a discussion moderated by theinstructor and teaching assistant aimed at establishing a layout for the circuit or a template forthe design of the experiment.Two laboratory sections enrolled 23 and 24 students respectively, who completed six “one-session” laboratories and two mini-projects spread over several weeks (electromyogramamplifier and blood pressure monitor). An anonymous student survey was conducted at theend of the semester to gather student feedback about the inquiry

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University; Ang Liu, University of New South Wales

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

theirinterests related to the GCE in order to help them to develop future plans for their learningand professional development. In addition, students in this technology-enabled global coursesection had the unique opportunity to work with and learn from students across the globe togain firsthand cross-cultural experience. The global nature of this course provided studentswith the opportunity to develop more cultural awareness and gain experience collaboratingwith team members separated by a large distance and time difference.3. Course Structure/Organization Figure 1. Illustration of the two videoconferencing classroomsThe course was organized around three different types of learning experiences: (1) GlobalTeam Project; (2) Cross-cultural

Conference Session

Pre-College: Engineering Undergraduates as Teachers

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Michelle Cook, Clemson University; Leigh Martin, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

teaching internship program developed for current STEMundergraduates, the evaluation of the program’s ability to impact the participants’ learning andcareer plans, and the project team’s insight from their experience running this unique program.This education internship program currently places students with secondary STEM teacherswhere they first observe and assist in the classroom, and finally, design and teach lessons undersupervision. The experiences of approximately 82 interns were probed during interviews with theprogram evaluator at the end of the respective intern’s semester program (90.1% of all the internsparticipated in exit interviews). Questions asked during the semi-structured exit interviews weredesigned to gather information about