Solving I work in teams to fabricate a small centrifugal pump in a factory-likelaboratory setting. Presently, integration of INEN 401 and ENGR 120 class is nonexistent. Thispaper summarizes the development of an innovative way of teaching INEN 401, by verticallyintegrating it with ENGR 120, in a factory-like environment to enhance the overall efficiency ofthe pumps manufactured in ENGR 120 class. Tasks performed include identifying root causes,publishing new fabrication and assembly instructions, fabricating pumps based on newinstructions, testing the efficiency of new pumps, and comparing pump efficiency. Thepreliminary result shows that new pump fabrication instructions developed by INEN 401students resulted in better pump
side.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to acknowledge support from a Virginia Military Institute Technology,Teaching, and Learning mini-grant. Page 12.23.9 Bibliography1. M. Parten, “Embedded Microprocessors in a Project Laboratory,” Computers in Education Journal, Vol. XVI, No. 1, January – March 2006, pp. 95-101.2. D. J. Ahlgren, I. M. Verner, D. Pack, and S. Richards, “Strategies and Outcomes in Robotics Education,” Computers in Education Journal, Vol. XVI, No.1, January – March 2006, pp. 51-65.3. “Welcome to the 14th International Robot Firefighting Contest,” http://www.trincoll.edu/events/robot/.4. “IEEE
. Page 12.574.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Educational Discrete Time Signal Processing ToolkitAbstractThe field programmable gate array (FPGA) provides new ways for students to investigatediscrete time signal processing principles. In teaching signal processing, we find that studentstypically lack an intuitive feel for discrete time signals. Basic topics such as sampling havesubtleties that plague students. To be useful in helping students to develop such an intuition, it isimportant that the tools be simple and that no detail be hidden. Unlike existing software, alldetails must be visible in a simple yet transparent fashion. Second, students need useful tools fordeveloping their own projects.We are
results on studentlearning concerning the concepts and applications of electronics. The survey was aimed todiscover the development of mental skills in the cognitive domain, by comparing the results ofthe projects which the students chose with those that had been already required for theircurricula. The results of this project may encourage educators to develop laboratory curriculathat are interesting, enjoyable, and enhance student learning.IntroductionStudents majoring in electrical and computer engineering are required during their Junior year totake a three-hour lecture course and a two-credit-hour lab course in analog electronics. Thecontent of the three hour lecture course is organized in six to seven topics that cover thefollowing subjects
AC 2008-346: BEYOND VHDL SIMULATION TO ON-CHIP TESTINGRonald Hayne, The Citadel Ronald J. Hayne, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Citadel. His professional areas of interest are digital systems and hardware description languages. He is a retired Army Colonel with experience in academics and Defense laboratories. Page 13.251.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Beyond VHDL Simulation to On-Chip TestingAbstractDigital systems design relies heavily on hardware description languages and their associatedsoftware tools
Science from Washington University in 1991. From 1991 to 1995 he worked at University of California, San Diego and Wayne State University. From 1995 to 2006, he worked in the automotive industry as a system engineer. In 2006 He joined the Electronics Engineering Technology faculty at Texas A&M. His research activities include control system theory and applications to industry, system engineering, robust design, modeling, simulation, quality control, and optimization.Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University Dr. Jorge Alvarado is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. He teaches courses in the areas of thermal
students to shape their lives, their professions, and their societies. The universitycontributes to the enrichment of society through excellent teaching, active scholarship, and public service”.To fulfill the pubic service aspect of the mission statement, the School of Engineering (SOE) was establishedin 1980 to supply local industry with engineers capable of assuming leadership roles. Since it founding theSOE has been able to expand and build two buildings with the financial support of local industry. In the pastdecade, the forces of globalization and international competition have challenged manufacturing companiesof all sizes that have traditionally supplied much of the economic vitality to the region.At the same time the growth and maturation
AC 2008-605: PERFORMANCE AND RETENTION OF TRANSFERENGINEERING STUDENTSAlexander Shayevich, Pima Community CollegeJeff Goldberg, University of Arizona Jeff Goldberg is currently Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering, at the University of Arizona. He was employed at Vector Research Incorporated and Bell Laboratories previously. Jeff has strong interests in increasing the retention rate of engineering students, improving the classroom experiences, increasing student learning, and increasing the diversity of the engineering student population. Jeff received his Ph.D. from the Michigan, in IOE 1984, and the M. ENGR.and BS from Cornell in ORIE in 1980 and 1979
complexities of cooperative learning group work in order toadequately provide an equitable access for all students. Critical parameters involved in settingup successful groups include preparation to work as a group; group size, student abilities, race,gender and previous experience 30. Teams should engage in teambuilding exercises before thecooperative learning exercise. Research studies have shown that teaching students cooperativebehaviors such as task-related interaction skills, sharing of ideas and information, staying on taskand helping others to understand what was being taught has a significant impact on improvingthe learning experience for everyone in the group 25,35. Some research has found that studentteams should consist of three to six
AC 2008-717: SCAFFOLDING COLLABORATIVE DESIGN ONLINEDavid Jonassen, University of Missouri Dr. David Jonassen is Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Missouri where he teaches in the areas of Learning Technologies and Educational Psychology. Since earning his doctorate in educational media and experimental educational psychology from Temple University, Dr. Jonassen has taught at the Pennsylvania State University, University of Colorado, the University of Twente in the Netherlands, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Syracuse University. He has published 30 books and numerous articles, papers, and reports on text design, task analysis, instructional
introducing these topics in the core of the electricalengineering program. Since our target was to teach such technologies to the largest number ofstudents possible, and since these are energy sources, then it made great sense to integrate thesetopics into the energy engineering course. The course covers energy conversion and utilization.The course also touches upon the environmental consequences of energy conversion and howrenewable energy can reduce air pollution and global climate change. Below is a short syllabusof the course. Renewable energy as a whole was introduced however solar energy and inparticular Photovoltaic technology (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) were covered indetail. In addition to that wind turbines and the internal
1974. He was appointed as a dean at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, directing a joint project with MIT in Iran, after which he returned to St. Louis in 1975 as the associate dean of instruction. He headed the Department of Manufacturing Engineering Technologies and Supervision at Purdue University, Calumet, from 1978 to 1980, then served for ten years as the dean of the College of Technology of the University of Houston. After a sabbatical year working on the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Wolf became the president of Oregon Institute of Technology. He retired from administration in 1998, designated as a president emeritus. He
AC 2007-2283: MIGRATION FROM A LEADERSHIP HONORS PROGRAM TOAN ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP MINORGregory Tonkay, Lehigh University Gregory L. Tonkay, Ph.D. is an associate professor and associate chairperson of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Lehigh University. He is also the director of the ISELP and the Electronics Manufacturing Laboratory. Tonkay has been actively involved in curriculum development for the college’s common freshman year and the department’s degree programs and minors.E. Zimmers, Lehigh University Emory W.Zimmers Jr. Ph.D is professor of Industrial Systems Engineering and Director of Enterprise Systems Center at Lehigh University. Zimmers has been responsible
than the faculty. This is the third majordifference. The School’s advisors are specifically qualified and trained to assume thisprimary interface role, and have been recognized nationally for their particularcompetence. Since 1991, the National Academic Advising Association has presentedtwo Outstanding Advisor Awards and six Certificates of Merit to Excelsior Collegeadvisors. A Senior Advisor in the Technology unit of the School of Business andTechnology recently received one of the Outstanding Advisor Awards.The faculty comprises both a teaching faculty that develops and facilitates on-linecoursework and an advisory faculty that develops and review curricula, act on academicpolicy matters, evaluate courses and other credit-worthy experiences
series of student-createdapplications of visualization concepts in teaching a number of power system topics. Thesimple visualization schemes emanating from students’ perspectives serve to both aidunderstanding of concepts as well as enable the instructor to systematically integrate thevaluable inputs into instruction delivery.1. Introduction The methods and patterns of presentation of traditional topics and concepts in powerengineering have stabilized and remained largely intact, and until recently have survived thedeluge of changes brought about by the digital revolution. This may be attributed to a varietyof factors -- refining pedagogy to better adapt undergraduate power engineering classes to theneeds of the times presents much demand
needand desire to reduce the gap in student learning and real world problem solving asgraduates enter the workforce. The National Academy of Engineering has appealed toengineering programs to integrate theory and practice in the curriculum, and introducemore innovative learning methods that simulate industrial decision making in theclassroom and laboratory [1]. Hence, the challenge for engineering educators is the useof more innovative methods for instruction and learning to replicate real world problemsolving, and provide an environment for intellectual exchange of ideas and solutions in aclassroom setting. This is further reinforced by the Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology (ABET) to encourage the use of a cadre of tools and
2006-2382: INDUSTRY-SPONSORED DESIGN COMPETITION: OPPORTUNITIESAND CHALLENGES FOR A CAPSTONE SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTBetsy Aller, Western Michigan University Dr. Betsy M. Aller has a Ph.D. and M.S in Rhetoric and Technical Communication from Michigan Technological University. She coordinates senior capstone design and teaches technical communication and industrial management courses in the Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Western Michigan University. Dr. Aller’s research interests include professional development of students in the engineering workplace, assessment and evaluation of ABET criterion and STEM-related experiences for women and minorities.Alamgir
2006-2385: VERTICAL MENTORING: CLOSING THE LOOP IN DESIGNGlen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology GLEN A. LIVESAY is an Associate Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on biomechanics, capstone design, experimental design and statistics and data analysis, and experimental biomechanical testing of soft tissues.Renee Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology RENEE D. ROGGE is an Assistant Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering. Her teaching interests include orthopaedic and sports biomechanics, biomaterials, capstone design, and introductory level mechanics courses
AC 2007-268: EMPLOYING LEAN ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES AS A STUDENTEXERCISE TO MODIFY THE CONTENT OF TRADITIONAL AIRCAFT ANDPROPULSION DESIGN COURSESCharles Eastlake, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prof. Charles Eastlake has taught aircraft design at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for 28 years and is an instructor for the MIT Lean Academy. He is a past chair of the Aerospace Dvision of ASEE.Magdy Attia, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Dr. Attia is an Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He teaches Air-breathing Propulsion Design and is an instructor for the MIT Lean Academy
company and Total Dynamics LLC a software company. He is also on the board of directors of Developing World Technologies, a company started by former students of the capstone class that he teaches. His interests include engineering and entrepreneurship pedagogy and assessment, technology development and clinical applications of biomedical instrumentation.Dr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University Dr. Shane Brown conducts research on cognition and conceptual change in engineering. He received his bachelor’s and Ph.D. degrees from Oregon State University, both in Civil Engineering. His Ph.D. degree includes a minor in Science and Mathematics Education. His master’s degree is in Environmental Engineering from
an IT Specialist in IBM China, Beijing, China. From 2000 to 2003, he was a research assistant with the Visualization, Analysis, and Imaging Laboratory (VAIL), the GeoResources Institute (GRI), Mississippi State University. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Engineering Technology, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX. His research interests include image and signal processing and image and video coding.Dr. A. Anil Kumar, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Kumar obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He works with multiple school districts on state and national standards, relevance of science in the global economy and expanding
Paper ID #10170A Hybrid Interdisciplinary Mechatronics Engineering Course Using ContentBased Learning and Project Based LearningProf. Genisson Silva Coutinho P.E., Instituto Federal de Educac¸a˜ o, Ciˆencia e Tecnologia da Bahia Genisson Silva Coutinho currently teaches in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Technology at the Instituto Federal de Educac¸a˜ o, Ciˆencia e Tecnologia da Bahia. He is a mechanical engineer and holds a Bachelor’s degree in law and a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering. He has been teaching at different levels, from the first year of technical high school to the final year of
Paper ID #10627A Speech Quality and Intelligibility Assessment Project Using Google VoiceDr. Ying Yu, University of Hartford Dr. Ying Yu received her B.Eng. from Fudan University, Shanghai, China, in 2000. She received her M.Eng. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Brown University, R.I., USA, in 2003 and 2007, respec- tively. Since 2008, she has been teaching at the University of Hartford. Her current research interests are audio and speech signal processing, acoustic scene classification, speaker identification and verification, and teaching with new educational methods, including peer instruction, video games, and
Paper ID #7973A Multidisciplinary Hydroelectric Generation Design Project for the Fresh-man Engineering ExperienceDr. Michael W. Prairie, Norwich University Dr. Prairie is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Norwich University in Vermont where he teaches electrical engineering courses and guides undergraduate student research in electrical system design. Prior to joining Norwich he spent 10 years in industry developing sensor systems after serving as an officer managing Science & Technology development programs for 15 years in the United States Air Force (USAF). He holds a PhD in
course. The specific course described in this paper wasdeveloped to meet ABET’s introductory engineering accreditation requirement and designedspecifically for N.C. State University’s Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a MechatronicsConcentration at its off-campus site on UNC-Asheville. The mechatronics program, a multi-disciplinary curriculum, requires students to take classes in electrical engineering, mechanicalengineering, and computer science to gain a wider understanding of smart (i.e., computer-controlled) systems and devices. The course uses Parallax’s Boe-Bot to teach students basicmicrocontroller concepts. The students also learn about basic electrical engineering conceptssuch as Ohm’s law, power consumption, simple motor
safetyconsiderations in designs, design implementation, and multidisciplinary teamwork.1. IntroductionEngineering design is an important component of the undergraduate engineeringeducation. It is also known that workplace experience can provide engineering studentswith a perspective that is difficult to achieve in either the classroom or teaching laboratory.This paper describes an innovative proposed year-long program which providesengineering students with both design and workplace experience in several engineeringdisciplines.Engineering design is recognized as a key component of engineering education andmethods of providing undergraduate students with a significant design experience varywidely among disciplines and faculty. Dunn-Rankin, et. al.[1
bethe Trebuchet challenge where students develop a design tool in Excel® that predicts theperformance of a floating axel trebuchet with sling based on a set of user-defined parameters andto complete an assigned parametric study. The sixth project, SP6, would be the construction andproof test of the FAT. To minimize freeloading that short-circuits the learning process, the fivepreliminary projects would have individual deliverables. The last project, construction and prooftesting would be team-based. For additional information regarding special projects SP1-SP5 goto: http://utconline.utc.edu. Visitors may log on with user name: test and password: test.Bibliography1 The Power of Problem-Based Learning A Practical "How To" for Teaching
of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” The syllabus for this class covers a period of ten weeks and the meetings for this courseconsist of two weekly fifty-minute lectures and a two-hour laboratory session in the computerroom. Two textbooks are used in this course; one is primarily used to introduce the engineeringdesign process and the other to help students learn the Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) 2,3. Thecomputer session is used primarily for introduction of CAD while the other two class lectures areused for instructions related to the design and problem-solving portion of this course. A typicalclass
that“sustainable development requires broadening the education of engineers” and that among otherthings civil engineers should:• “Cultivate a broader understanding of political, economic, technical and social issues and processes related to sustainable development ”• “Acquire the skills, knowledge and information to facilitate a sustainable future”The American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), within its statement on sustainabledevelopment education, states that “engineering graduates must be prepared by their education touse sustainable engineering techniques in the practice of their profession and that engineeringfaculty teach pollution prevention techniques, life cycle analysis, industrial ecology and othersustainable engineering
Students”. Kimberly Kendricks and AnthonyArment. Ohio State University, Journal of College and Science Teaching Vol. 24, 2011.“National Science Foundation-Sponsored Colloquy on Minority Males in STEM”. NormanFortenberry, Catherine Didion, Beth Cady, Wei Jing, Simil Raghavan. Journal of AfricanAmerican Males in Education Feb/Mar 2011 – Vol. 2 Issue 1Boyer Commission in Educating Undergraduates in the Research Laboratory. (1998).Reinventing undergraduate Education: A blueprint for Americas research universities”. MenloPark, CA: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Page 25.523.10