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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John T. Welch; John Durkin; James E. Grover; Douglas Smith

electrical engineering andcomputer science courses. In developing this program we sought a low risk strategy that couldbe implemented within the existing resources of the department, extending the strengths of theexisting electrical engineering program to the new computer engineering program. Ourplanning also had to anticipate the task of meeting ABET self assessment requirements for twodegree programs. Key elements of our program include using area requirements instead ofspecific course requirements for electives, a two semester senior design project, and a co-opprogram which affords a year of industrial experience before the senior year. This paperfocuses on the curriculum design process, including the trade-offs and rationale that lead to

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron C. Cain; Ganesh V. Kudav

course. Thecourse deals with design and application of thermal-fluid systems such as heat exchangers,pumping and piping systems, electronic cooling, and other closely related topics presented bythe faculty – topics that may be related to a continuing research project, or a consultingproblem. One way to get the students involved is to assign the problem as a design anddevelopment project that accounts for 20 to 30% of the course grade, the rest from the tests,final exam, and assignments. This paper discusses one such project that was the outcome ofthe author’s consulting activity. The students were assigned to design and develop arefrigeration recovery unit incorporating the acceptable industry and EPA standards. The EPA is currently

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

perspective and development and interpretation of workingdrawings.4030 Descriptive Geometry. Principles of projection, including reference system (thegraphical method of solving solid analytic geometry problems).4234 Machine and Tool Design. Study and application of the principles of machine andtool design. Students will be required to complete designs and drawings of machines,tools, fixtures, gauges, automated clamping devices, and piercing and forming dies.4503. Laboratory Problems: Design and Drafting Independent study, which provides theopportunity to gain further expertise in a particular area of design and drafting.4504. Laboratory Problems: Graphic Communication. Independent study of concepts,processes, tools, and materials in the field of

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan M. Lord

Session 1526 Undergraduate Optoelectronics Laboratories Susan M. Lord Bucknell UniversityABSTRACTThis Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement project focuses on providing undergraduateswith experience in optoelectronics, an important multidisciplinary technology. AnOptoelectronics Laboratory facility has been established at Bucknell University. This enabledthe development of laboratory experiments for first-year students and for juniors, seniors, andmasters students in an elective course.A laboratory experiment was performed by 215 first year engineering and

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth L. Tuttle

assumption are used for the student modelingefforts. In house computer models are used to study the Brayton Cycle with air as a real gas aswell as the Rankine Cycle. Then students write their own models to study the variables affectingthe gas power cycles in greater depth.The Marine Engineers are assigned five different computer projects with the later assignmentsbuild on the earlier models unless the assignment entails switching to a new gas power cycle.The current and most common assignment is for five levels of the Brayton Cycle. The studentsstart by writing a computer model of the Air Standard Brayton Cycle and vary the pressure ratiofrom a minimum to a maximum value encountered in gas turbines. They use a spread sheetbecause it is easier and

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Gabriel Diaz, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Eugenio Lopez-Aldea, NIEDAX; Nuria Oliva, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Nevena Mileva, Plovdiv Universifty; Catalina Martinez-Mediano, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Mihail Milev, Plovdiv Universifty; Slavka Tzanova, Sofia University; Edmundo Tovar, UPM; Martin Llamas, Universidad de Vigo

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Electrical and Computer

available, are very popular and can be used for different learningfunctionalities, ranging from communication and collaboration purposes to providing access tocontents, both informational and instructional. Performance-centered approach has been provento be more effective than the traditional lecture-practice-test (expository inductive) in traininghigher order skills, for preparing learners for self-learning, improving, adapting for changingjobs.The mPSS project applies performance-centered approach in mobile learning managementsystem for educational and training purposes. Students receive a set of learning resources,consisting in description of adaptive scenarios performance centered assessment methods andcriteria for evaluation and experts

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Muhammad H Rashid, University of West Florida

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ASEE International Forum

, the graduates would be known locally or nationally orinternationally for their accomplishments as project engineers, project managers, designengineers, graduate or post-graduate work, business owners, consultants, recognitions forprofessional certification and registration, for serving on engineering and local communities, etc.4.0 Accreditation Criteria and Process of Outcome-Based EducationThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) [2] is the responsibleaccreditation agency in the United Sates and sets the accreditation criteria. There are similarprofessional agencies in Australia [3], Canada [4], Malaysia [5], United Kingdom [6], and alsoother countries. The OBE requirements for all of these engineering accrediting

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry B. Santoso, Utah State University; Raymond E. Boyles, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University

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Design in Engineering Education

theparticipants’ task interpretations, strategies, monitoring activities, and judgments about theirdesign at the early and final stages of a design project. Participant responses were categorizedand tabulated according to interview questions. The results suggest that there was a change inboth task interpretation and strategy during the engineering design activity. Additionally, timeconstraints and skill level with the software affected student monitoring strategies in completingthe design task. Most participants were satisfied with their design result. In addition, issues andchallenges, as well as suggestions for conducting the semi-structured interview, are discussed inthe paper.Keywords: Engineering Design, Metacognition, Semi-Structured Interview

Conference Session

Innovative Adult and Technology Enhanced Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin James Wainwright, BC Institute of Technology; Barbara Ellen Endicott-Popovsky, University of Washington, Information School; Sarah A. Rajala, Mississippi State University

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Continuing Professional Development

Endicott-Popovsky, Ph.D., is the Director for the Center of Information Assurance and Cyber- security at the University of Washington, designated by the NSA as a Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education and Research. She holds a joint faculty appointment with the Infor- mation School and Masters in Strategic Planning for Critical Infrastructure, following a 20-year industry career marked by executive and consulting positions in IT architecture and project management. Her research interests include enterprise-wide information systems security and compliance management, forensic-ready networks, the science of digital forensics and secure coding practices. Barbara earned her Ph.D. in Computer

Conference Session

Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie M. Gillespie, University of Miami; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Russell Pimmel, National Science Foundation

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Educational Research and Methods

Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (TUES). The name change was made to emphasize interest in projects that have thepotential to transform undergraduate education in STEM fields. Therefore, we were interested inhow, prior to the name change, the community conceived of what is necessary to makeeducational improvements and how investigators operationalized this through their project’sproposed activities.We selected Phase/Type 1 engineering CCLI proposals, analyzing all funded proposals in 2005and 2009, and selected a random sample of non-funded proposals for comparison purposes. Thepercentage of proposals analyzed each year was consistent and represents approximately 30% ofsubmissions received that

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Duda, Grove City College

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International

Child) to jump start pre-engineering and science education in ruralUganda.Findings of survey trip to BKK in 2004The author organized an initial survey trip to BKK. The trip was made up of a team ofengineering educators and coordinated with education leaders in BKK. A summary of the tripand findings of the team were reported in a previous ASEE paper3 and the authors were awardedthe ASEE International Division Global Engineering & Engineering Technology EducatorAward for 2005.Three significant findings of the team relating to the XO1 project were the following: First, theteam found one progressive innovative secondary school (Bulindi Secondary School inextremely rural BKK) which had a well equipped multiple IBM type computer lab consisting

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Hung, Texas A&M University; Jorge Leon, Texas A&M University; Luis San Andres, Texas A&M Univeristy

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Manufacturing

design and manufacturing of microturbomachinery. Some students study materials, dynamics, or thermal aspects ofturbomachinery, while others explore and develop various micromanufacturing technologies formicroturbine fabrication. The nature of micromachinery requires the development of novelmicromanufacturing technologies for superalloys and other robust engineering materials. Theselected participants study micromilling, electrical discharge micromachining, electrochemicalmicromachining, and vacuum assisted microcasting. They complete a research methodologyworkshop and then apply to their own projects through setting objectives, planning schedule,performing experiments, documenting data, presenting results at the campus-wide poster session

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Pune Innovation Centre; Gautam Akiwate, University of California, San Diego; Ayano OHSAKI P.E., nnovation Center for Engineering Education, Tottori University

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Student Development

skills. Students learn communication skills, project management skills, analysis, etc. by working on design assignments and projects in this program. More than 400 students are studying in this program. She is writing a textbook and developing an assessment system for this program. She is pursuing her doctoral research in Computer Supported Collaboration Leaning (CSCL) and the Flipped Classroom for the Engineering Design. Prior to this, she also has over 5 years of experiences as a Production Engineer. She designed a jig, production processes and production systems for on-vehicle unit systems. She received the Master of Engineering degree in Information Technology from Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan, in 2009

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kun-jung Hsu

and different availability of resources in the community. Therefore, the interests that have to be represented at any given meeting, varies. When a conflict of opinions occurs between different user groups, the head of the Li is responsible for ensuring all opinions are heard, and directing the discussion to a well-rounded compromise. Another problem is that the implementation of participatory design tends to result in budget overruns and time delays. For example, the amount of time a designer involved in a participatory design project can afford to station in the local community is limited by time and budget constraints. Also, the process of participatory design is much more complicated than that of traditional non

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Ferry; Andrew Otieno

manufacturing in the US hasdeclined slightly, partly due to lower labor costs in international markets and the shift in the early90’s to the information technology sector. One way of addressing these shortfalls is to providemanufacturing engineering education aggressively at all levels of education and to as manyschools as possible. However many states cannot achieve this because of limited resources andlack of access to expensive facilities required to provide such curriculums.The demand for qualified engineers and technologists continues to increase in the U.S. despitethe fact that the rate of graduation of students in these areas has been declining since 19901 - 3.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the projected demand for skilled

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Farid Tranjan; Catherine Blat; Patricia Tolley; Deborah Sharer

of underrepresented minority students who successfully pursue graduate degrees inengineering by: • Integrating the two campuses culturally and academically. • Providing research opportunities and the support infrastructure necessary to ensure minority student success – academically and professionally. • Stimulating inter-institutional projects dedicated to improving the scientific expertise and interest of undergraduate students from underrepresented groups. • Facilitating an easy transition of these students to graduate school.ECE and JCSU offer complimentary undergraduate engineering programs, thus providing thefoundation for a strong, productive relationship between the

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa McNair; Ben Miller; Judith Norback

on Georgia Tech’s NSF-sponsored project tobring workplace communication into a Technical Communication course. Personal interviewshave been conducted with computer science engineers; supervisors; and senior executives. Theresults of the interviews have been used to tailor Technical Communication to the computerscience discipline. These findings will be described along with the course content andpreliminary student assessment data.I. IntroductionGeorgia Tech is engaged in a collaborative effort that combines approaches from the College ofComputing (CoC), the School of Literature, Communication and Culture (LCC) and a workforcecommunication project originated in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. The goalis to integrate the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Retention Activities

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karan Watson; John Weese

standing. .In the MEEN 381 course, each student had the opportunity to present two projects. Inthe sample, there were 17 women, all of whom presented two projects, and 83 men,two of whom only presented one project. Of the women, 7 were seniors, 9 juniors, and 1sophomore. Of the men, 2 were master level students, 27 seniors, 50 juniors and 4sophomores. The master level students were seniors allowed to take graduate coursesfor credit. Table 3 Distribution of Categories of Topics Chosen for Presentation in Fall 2004 MEEN 381 home & human intern vehicles hobby engines energy structures materials body

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Goodmann

computer (either desktop or laptop) can outfit a personalrealtime DSP lab at little or no cost.A DSP course should be about DSP and implementing DSP functions, not about the nuts andbolts of DirectX® programming. The student is relieved from having to become a DirectX®programmer for the sake of a few lab experiments by providing a custom AppWizard which isused within Visual Studio to create the skeleton (and much of the meat) of a DirectX® projectwhich already contains all the required DirectX® code before the student ever touches it. Thestudent is required to add the DSP code, but does not need to worry about the details ofDirectX®. Detailed instructions are also provided for building the project and adding it to thesystem registry, in order to

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Mayhew; Richard Layton

indicator, using the resultsof those calibrations to find the lift and drag of a model wing, and assessing whether thecalibrations and confidence intervals found by the earlier teams were reliable. All teams servedas “contractors” for us, helping us improve the quality of our wind tunnel while they learned.Key results for our students: learning how to set up and use a simple data acquisition system;making us aware of sources of uncertainty in the lift and drag measurements of our wind tunnel;learning when collecting more data helps decrease uncertainty and when it does not; and gainingexperience in meeting our needs as customers. In our opinion, the project is readily implementedby an individual instructor or two and should be considered

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Classroom Tips

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Dahm

Session 1339 Interactive Simulation for Teaching Engineering Economics Kevin Dahm Rowan University, Glassboro, NJAbstractA game that simulates the economic decision-making that occurs in running a company has beendeveloped and integrated, as a semester-long project, into a senior/graduate course on engineeringeconomics. The game challenges students to not only learn engineering economic principles suchas present worth, rate of return etc., but also to use them to make realistic economic decisions in acompetitive setting. This creates a fun, engaging environment for

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Inside the Classroom

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Reid

volunteers to "share" theiranswer. This technique will get the attention of the students, and they tend to be more willing toshare their group answer; if it is incorrect, they feel less isolated and embarrassed. Also, thistechnique offers a quick break in the class while maintaining the flow of information. 6,7Laboratory Techniques:Practice lab practical exam:Many laboratory classes have a lab practical exam, where a student goes to their lab and receivesa typical assignment; they are then responsible to design, simulate and/or build to demonstratetheir proficiency in the laboratory. I have used this in all of my lower level laboratories, whileupper level courses will have larger multi-week projects demonstrating their performance in thelaboratory

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Arch. Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

Session 1606 A CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERIENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Daniel Davis University of HartfordAbstractAt the University of Hartford, we have developed a “Capstone Design Experience” in an effort toimprove our Architectural Engineering Technology curriculum. By increasing the awareness ofthe interrelationships between different areas of study, we are attempting to strike a new balance.We have integrated the following into a single yearlong design project: research, programming,planning, history and theory

Conference Session

Design and Innovation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Durward Sobek

atmosphere of trust and confidentiality.4 This could potentially open upcertain legal and ethical issues (e.g., how does one respond to blatantly racist remarks in a journalentry?).12 Third, grading is problematic. It is time consuming and difficult to objectively andconstructively evaluate journals. 12 And finally, although a number of authors claim that journalingappeals to multiple learning styles, 3 the fact remains that journaling may simply not work for somestudents.12 Few studies to date have addressed this issue from a research standpoint. If thesedifficulties are not addressed, students are likely to revolt against journals and may even hardentheir dislike for writing (and thus defeat the purpose!).3. Project BackgroundIn years past, the

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University Northwest; Kai Jun Chew, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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Diversity

foundation for high-level problem-solving and success inSTEM, which have often been overlooked in K-12 education. It also indicated that spatial skillsas cognitive skills can be improved if appropriate constructive exercises are offered to facilitatethe learning process.In this NSF-funded project, we aim to enhance Student’s Spatial Skills Through AugmentedReality (SSTAR). This interactive, color-coded tool provides a step-by-step 3D learningexperience, providing scaffolding and engagement while learning spatial skills. Students canscan images with smart devices to trigger 3D models with manipulable components forconstructing the correct 3D models. They can also visualize different surfaces projected on thesides of a glass box offering 2D

Conference Session

Renewable Energy Topics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler Dr., Sam Houston State University

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Engineering Technology

. Page 24.877.5Figure 4. Seebeck TEG generator power specifications [18]Simulation and Implementation of TEG ModuleThe project team conducted a simulation for the TEG module using Solid Works Simulationsoftware tools [19]. Students gathered all the information from the TEG specification sheets.They then determined a test bed to implement the TEG unit in a real world environment, insteadof heating and cooling both sides of the TEG module artificially in the lab environment. TheHVAC unit used for the study was an operational unit that provides air conditioning to the mainlaboratory building classroom and office area. Students decided to use an Air Conditioner(HVAC) unit to test the TEG unit and do simulation according to the temperature

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Said El-Rahaiby, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Andres Tovar, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Systems Engineering

Notre Dame robotic players with a kicker andlinemen. The design and manufacturing project was carried out by a group of 25 IUPUIundergraduate students (from freshmen to senior) from three different disciplines: mechanical(eleven students), electrical (eight students), and computer engineering (six students). In ourwork, this challenge is systematically addressed following a multidisciplinary designoptimization (MDO) strategy1.MDO can be described as collection of design theories, computational tools, and practicesdeveloped in the applied mathematical community to improve the design process of engineeringcomplex systems through the interaction of coupled discipline analyses2. Its theory wasformalized in the aerospace industry where designers

Conference Session

Active Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay A. Weitzen, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Alan Rux, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Erin Isabel Webster, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Electrical and Computer

or three to a set of test equipment. Unfortunately what oftenhappens is that in these teams one student often does most of the work, while the other studentsplay with their cell phones or just watch. Because of this paradigm, many students do not getadequate hands on experience using test equipment, debugging and just tinkering. The allocatedlaboratory time is all that they get with this expensive equipment. Students who want to work ontheir own projects often go to swap fests and purchase used test equipment for their home ordorm laboratory setups. With a mix of residential and commuter students, the commuterstudents often do not have the time to come to campus to use labs to work on projects. Conventional teaching laboratories are

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Technology

Corporation in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Brower was the Affiliate Director for Project Lead The Way – Oregon and served as associate director for Oregon Space Grant. He has represented ASME and served as a program evaluator for ABET for the past ten years. Page 24.1296.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Unique Collaboration between Engineering and Engineering Technology ProgramsAbstractColorado Mesa University (CMU), located in Grand Junction, and University of ColoradoBoulder (CU-Boulder) are partnering to deliver a mechanical engineering (ME) program

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Rowsome, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick

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Design in Engineering Education

assessment tasks it is important they have a good personal construct of what it means to be capable in design education. The importance of allowing design students the facility to develop creative and innovative capacities is a priority. With standardised testing it is harder to allow for open ended and divergent projects to be facilitated and assessed. Adaptive Comparative Judgment is a dynamic assessment tool to facilitate and capture the complex iterative design process. The validity and reliability of adaptive comparative judgments as an assessment tool has been established by many in Design Education. This paper looks at the impact of A.C.J. on perspective design educators construct of design capability