Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

: C = L + E + lab + PD C = 4 + 2 + 0 + 4 = 10 creditsTable 1 presents a list of the courses offered at UF and UCN. A careful comparison of course bycourse is made and it seems most of the courses are similar. Left side of the Table 1 shows anexample of the necessary undergraduate courses for getting 131 credits, which is the requirementto complete the bachelor’s degrees at the UF. Right side of Table 1 shows the courses thatstudents must take until 12th semester considering a rigid plan at the UCN. Column 5 is the totalnumber of credits and Columns 6 to 9 indicates the number of class-hours for the different typesof classes including in each course. Taken into account Figure 1 and Table 1, it must be noticedthat the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; jana renner-martinez; Ann Darnell

Page 8.1129.425 students each, according to their initial placement on the mathematics placement test. Proceedings of the 2003American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education(Students are expected to take their placement tests prior to attending orientation). Two peerfacilitators, upper division science or engineering students, supervise each group. Peer facilitatorsreceive basic training in cooperative learning techniques and are involved in planning and teachingorientation activities.5 Each entering student receives a 100-page booklet broken up into 13sections (see Table 2) covering material on the placement tests. Each

Conference Session

Innovative Hands-On Projects and Labs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kyle D. Lutes; William Szaroletta

to upload their experimental data directly to their team’s WebCTdirectory, which is accessible only by that team’s members. Following individual (and sometimesteam) report writing, the reports are uploaded directly to their individual account in the course’sWebCT directory. The immediate effects of implementing this form of data dissemination andlaboratory report submission has been to improve student access to laboratory data afterlaboratory is complete and to improve the time from report completion to report submission,saving student funds. This paper will describe the experiences with these two courseenhancements, both positive and negative and describe a plan to compare and contrast theelectronic submission capabilities of two software

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Kellogg

. Figure 1. Systems Environmental Approach to Program DesignIn Figure 1, a plan at the campus level determines the appropriate market niche based onenvironmental conditions, probable competition, and available resources. Program and Coursedevelopment decisions are then made so as to be compatible with an overall campus plan. Linksbetween the program and campus level and the course and program level provide a consistentlook and feel for distance learners. While this paper focuses primarily on program and coursedevelopments, decisions made at the campus level inherently impact decisions that can be madeat the program level. Consequently, more detailed descriptions of program and course levelplans follow a brief discussion of the campus level

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ciezki; Thomas Salem

investigating and implementing continued technological advancements.Consequently, it has been observed that “planning, maintaining, and operating the powerfacilities get second consideration behind short-term financial gain. Inevitably, the penalty forthis will be reduced reliability.”3These utility industry changes are occurring simultaneously with the explosive development ofpower electronic components, technologies, and topologies. Driven by the promise of moreoptimal operation and control, greater efficiency and use of energy, and a dramatic price versusperformance ratio, the use and application of power electronics has become pervasive across alleconomic market sectors. For example, power electronics are commonly found in DC-DCconverters, high

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Huong Vu; Dave Parent; Emily Allen

, and academic benefit andshould be easily adaptable by other institutions. Students have responded positively to theexperience and recommended keeping it in the curriculum.There are many lessons that engineering students can learn as they study photovoltaic powergeneration. In the phase of the project discussed here, students simply learn how solar cellsfunction, how they are made, how to test and evaluate them, and how to design a simple solararray for a specified application. We currently use very inexpensive cells with relatively poorefficiencies (1-2%). Ultimately we plan to use our own higher efficiency, campus-manufacturedsolar cells for this project

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Holliday-Darr; Michael Lobaugh

manufacturingprocesses. In order for this to work the students would have to work in teams. A plan was createdand modified as the semester progressed. Page 8.609.2 “Proceedings for the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”The Original Plan:The in-class activities would be called Hands-On exercises and not graded to encourage trial anderror without penalty. Students were assigned to work in teams of four. Each team member wasto choose a role – reader, sketcher, modeler, inspector. The team members were to first preparefor their

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health, and Environment Research Organization

Tagged Divisions

International

member of International Monitoring Committee in IGIP, Council Member of International Council for Engineering and Technology Education (INTERTECH), Member of Administrative Committee of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE-EdSoc) in (2001-2004) and (2008-2011), Member of Strategic Planning Committee of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE-EdSoc), Board Member of Global Council on Manufacturing and Management (GCMM), and Di- rector of Brazilian Network of Engineering (RBE/SP). He was President of Brazilian Chapter of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE-EdSoc), Secretary

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi; Shahdad Naghshpour, University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

transferability between programs.One of the tenets of the MILL model is the ―careful coordination of the various hands-onexperiences in the targeted courses6‖. The designs used in early courses are to be utilized insubsequent courses as the focus of process planning. The goal is to provide continuity to thelearning experience. Students will gain in-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes in asequential order; while at the same time have access to a variety of learning methods in onecourse.Implementation of MILL model in logistics & supply chain curriculumThe MILL model was implemented to include applications in logistics and Supply ChainManagement program in a US university. This Extending MILL project was implemented in asequence of five

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Steffen, Iowa State University; Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

discussion of planned future work.II. Related ApplicationsMindstorms4 are a LEGO-based construction kit that allows for students to build and programsimple robots. LEGO Mindstorms is targeted for kids aged ten years and older, and supportsmultiple programming languages from conventional text-based to graphical flow charts. A widerange of motors and sensors are available, allowing for a large variety of projects and codingchallenges.Alice 3D1 is a programming environment that allows students to create 3D applications. Studentscan use Alice 3D to tell stories, create games and produce movies. Programming in Alice 3D usesa graphical interface, where students drag-and-drop instructions, objects and actions into theirapplication scene. By using a

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Aerospace

. This endeavor provided a great opportunity to gain the depth ofknowledge for students by planning, initiating, and conducting research in engineeringprinciples. As the mentor of undergraduate research students, the author believes that studentsget a reasonable opportunity to complete their project within a given time while producingreasonable and useful results. Attention is paid during the project to each student’s level in termsof interest, knowledge, ability and capacity. Students learn theoretical and experimentalknowledge of pursuing applied engineering research using critical and creative thinking,problem-solving, and trouble-shooting skills.The Peach State LSAMP Summer Fellowship ProgramThe Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Fred Scheu, College of Lake County

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

will introduce two new courses (Digital Design Using VHDL and Topics inProgrammable Logic). Each of these courses is three credit hours (2 class, 3 lab). Thedescriptions of the two new courses are provided below. We are able to add the two new courseswithout impacting the overall degree plan. The current EET program has a shortage of courses indigital logic design; only one course (Digital Electronics) is currently offered. The EET programwill still be structured as a 127 credit hour program with sixty-eight (68) credits of technicalcourses in Electrical Engineering Technology. This is in line with ABET requirements [8].ABET Criterion 5. Curriculum: “Baccalaureate programs must consist of a minimum of 124semester hours … and the technical

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

doing today, why is it important, why should I pay attention? I mean, I will, but not everybody will. I think it is important for the professor to get people’s attention and it is more like a motivation, I guess, for why what we are doing today is worth looking at. (Laura)From their own student experiences, participants knew that not understanding the future use ofwhat is being learned had a negative effect on student motivation. These bewildering experiencesinfluenced how participants plan to communicate with their future students. Lee elaborates: Page 25.660.6 … I think my own experiences having been in a class or a

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca; Clint S. Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc.; Alex DUPE Wong; Monica Bot

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Electrical and Computer

understanding and creativityand innovation.Trying to address the above mentioned issues, instructors at different universities in Europe,USA, China and India joined efforts and have integrated an annual Digital Design Competitionopen to students enrolled in Electrical and Computer Engineering and similar majors such asElectronics and Telecommunications, Computer Science, etc.This paper presents the results of organizing regional competitions in Europe, USA, China andIndia and the results of the First Global Digilent Design Competition, collocated withFPGAWorld conference in Munich, Germany. The logistics and challenges of the regional andglobal competitions, the results of the past editions and plans regarding the future of the regionaland global

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

community. Through theprofessional development umbrella, GEECS has hosted webinars related to career development,graduate student life, and peer mentoring to help connect students in the field.In this paper, we discuss the initial peer mentoring plan and the evolution of two peer mentoringgroups. We then present autoethnographies4 about our experiences participating in the GEECSpeer mentoring groups. In concluding, we offer implications for future research, as well asprofessional development endeavors, such as expanding and connecting peer mentoring torelated types of activities.GEECS Peer MentoringTo fulfill the GEECS mission, there existed an opportunity for graduate students to personallyand professionally support one another through such things

Conference Session

Innovative Energy Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University; Jian Peng He, Western Michigan University; Ryan Kamm; Saleem Hason Hinton; Brandon De Young

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

two semester capstone design projectinvolving design of a product or process, analysis, simulation, prototype, fabrication, assembly,testing and assessment of design. Students are required to utilize current technical tools to solvethe chosen problem. Results of such projects are presented as written report, and publicpresentation of the overall project. They also use project management tools to plan and trackproject progress. Typically in the two semester project, students complete the design andanalysis of the subject in first semester, and fabrication and development of the prototype oractual system during the second semester. Recognizing the value for student practices inresponding to real-world needs, expectations, and constraints

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, Oswego State University College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

for controlling the electrospray.Upon two weeks of general research and familiarization with the lab equipment and capabilities,students were interviewed in an informal manner and specific projects were assigned to eachstudent; also, a plan of investigation was spelled out in consultation with the instructor. Nospecific textbook was used, but many research articles were customized to the area of researchpreference specified by each student. The course was assigned a specific time for students andinstructor to usually meet in the lab, work on specific tasks, and exchange ideas. Each studenthad a lab key and could access the lab independently. Individual projects were approved: Electrosprays of Water-Based Ferrofluids Magnetically

Conference Session

ChemE Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua A. Enszer, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Rachel B. Getman, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

are applying algorithmic thinking and notjust learning how to operate in a single computing environment, (2) that students are able todevelop their abilities to formulate problems in a computational context, and (3) that students areapplying numerical algorithms in meaningful ways and not just following a template. To thatend, we discuss here overviews of our computational methods courses and implementation thatencourages behavior independent of choice of computer software.We also share here our plans to evaluate student abilities and perceptions in courses followingcomputer methods to assess the effectiveness of the courses. We share results here frompreliminary self-assessment surveys plus plans for implementation for the Spring 2012

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Chell A. Roberts, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 25.768.6engagement!4. Redesign of CTI academic programs to be more conducive to iProjects and interdisciplinarity.Over half of all CTI programs have been designed or redesigned using a flexible,interdisciplinary model. The remainder programs are in the process of redesign. This will allowfurther enrichment of the teams by involving more non-engineering students in eitherengineering projects or other types of projects..5. Restructure space. We have over 30,000 square feet of space for student teams to work onprojects. This space has been purposefully designed. We also have a plan for another 20,000square feet of space that will not require significant internal investment.6. Acquire and train faculty mentors. Over 50% of the college

Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Farahzad Behi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

science and engineering disciplines, and have a funexperience. This paper discusses the background of this camp, the curriculum from the first twoyears of the camp, feedback from parents and children, lessons learned, and plans to develop afollow-on advanced camp for middle school and science students.IntroductionFor many years, summer camps have provided an outlet for children of varying age levels andbackgrounds, but similar interests, to interact with one another. One of the primary goals of acamp is to engage and teach the campers some skills, while maintaining a level of fun andenthusiasm throughout the camp. In order to renew interest in science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM), schools, universities, and other organizations

Conference Session

FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Michael Abernathy, Ohio State University; Barbara Elizabeth Carruthers, Ohio State University ; Kayla Fay Presley, Ohio State University; Paul Alan Clingan, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

25.849.3students principals of design, research, project planning, and teamwork. The latter two coursesare relatively newer, and therefore smaller classes. Students were able to select freely whichcourse they would like to participate in.Many of the students who took the nanotechnology and microfluidics course were Biomedical orChemical Engineering pre-majors. All were honors students and had previously taken a course inmechanical drafting and drawing, as well as a course in computer programming using C++ andMATLAB. Students were placed in teams of four by matching groups based on self-suppliedcharacteristics, such as leadership ability and confidence when using solid modeling programs.The class consisted of two parts: a hands-on microfluidics part and a

Conference Session

Computer Science-related Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; G.B. Cazes, Cyber Innovation Center; JoAnn M. Marshall, Cyber Innovation Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

international, commercial and government markets. Throughout Cazes’ career, his responsibilities have included business development, marketing, public relations, finance, strategic planning, operations, and management. Cazes also serves as an advisor on multiple boards for various non-profits throughout the region. Previously, Cazes has served as the Assistant Director of the Information Technology Consulting Department. In this capacity, Cazes started the Mobile Development Group which focused on automating business processes through handheld devices. Cazes also served as the Director of Telecommunications Management Department and became a member of the Executive Team of Shreveport headquartered IT consulting and software

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University and Harpeth Hall School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

need to be solved, with supporting ‘classes’ that help solve the problem across the STEM disciplines. In 2012, our plans are based in both service learning and engineering design within a global context. The Lwala Community Alliance has "hired" the participants to improve the design of the tippy-tap handwashing stations used in their girls' schools in Kenya. Participants will use the engineering design process to manage the redesign along with appropriate scientific inquiry, statistical analyses, CAD drawings, and hands-on prototype building to accomplish this task. Getting girls interested and involved in STEM studies early is important. Hence, the target enrollment each year is 30 girls

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

concepts that were adopted from current literature in developing these interactivelearning modules and using the module of “Being a mentor and being mentored” as an exampleto illustrate the concept.Related LiteratureBackwards DesignIn the area of facilitating teaching and learning, the concept of “backwards design” by Wigginsand McTighe2 has been adopted by multiple researchers, educators, and practioners because ofits advantages in reforming currilum design. “Backwards design” entails a three-stage processfor designing a certain teaching and learning task. These three stages are: (1) identify desiredresults, (2) determine acceptable evidence, and (3) plan learning experiences and instruction. The“backward design” process includes first thinking

Conference Session

Remote and Network-based Laboratories

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Bogan Daniels, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q Li, University of New Haven; W. David Harding P.E., University of New Haven

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

courses taken by nearly all enteringfreshman. These courses include topics from all of the disciplines and are taught with anemphasis on either common disciplinary topics or a collection of topics from different disciplinesso students can gain a better understanding of the different majors before entering the majorclasses. One of these two freshman courses is quite unique and has few comparable courses atother universities, EAS109 Project Planning & Development. There are two major projects forthe course, a manufacturing floor simulation and a feedback control project. The manufacturingfloor simulation is done with small robots and conveyor belts where AutoCAD drawings, controlprograms and project management documentation are required. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giti Javidi, Virginia State University; Ehsan O. Sheybani, Virginia State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

attitudes toward technology that were significantly morepositive than those held by their comparison peers. Among other factors, Digispired students were more likely tobelieve that it was important to learn about technology, to be less scared of or frustrated by technology, to report thattechnology increased their ability to learn new things, to report being more likely to enroll in STEM-related courses,and to have more positive feels toward technology in general. Digispired students also reported a much greaterinterest in pursuing careers in scientific research or engineering than their comparison peers (59% to 45%).Participants were more certain about their post-high school plans than non-participants; they primarily planned toattend 4-year

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Abdulhaleem Abdullah Alowaisheer, Fluor Daniel Technologies, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. What could be improved?3. Do you think if this class should be followed by an advanced level class on the embedded de- sign in the undergraduate level?Two of my colleagues in the Engineering Technology faculty at Purdue University Calumet provid-ed the feedback. In summary, both expressed satisfaction that the foundation knowledge is veryhelpful to the students. One of them suggested to offer another course to teach DSP based micro-controller design and using Ethernet based controls. The second colleague suggested to teach scourse on embedded real-time motor control for robotic machines. Obviously all suggestions arevery good. We will try to embed as many of them subject to the space available on the tightly con-trolled plan of study in the

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cox, Purdue University; Angie Andriot, Purdue University; Stephen Beaudoin, Purdue University

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Chemical Engineering

mentor, connect these to learning (or other) student-derived benefits fromparticipating in the program, discover enjoyable aspects of the program, and identify areas of theprogram that might be improved. Within this paper, informal relational structures relate toactivities that were planned outside of those mandated by the program, and formal relationalstructures are activities that were experienced by all students in the program and were designedby program administrators.MethodsParticipantsParticipants in this study were eleven undergraduate engineering students selected for thesummer 2008 Design, Application, Analysis, and Control of Interfaces (DAACI) ResearchExperiences for Undergraduates program. These students represented seven

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

ago as an idea has taken on a life of its own. The concept ofbringing old technologies to life and allowing students to touch and examine them has added anew dimension to their learning experience. As the years passed new collections were added.And this trend is expected to continue.Future plans include adding more collections with additional artifacts obtained either throughdonation or recreation. Artifacts for the new collections are currently being made using the toolsand techniques from the past, just as engineers from generations ago did. Donations for other newcollections are also being accepted with the items being added to the collections as well. It is clearthat the project is by no means complete, but rather just in its beginning

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University; David Barnett, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

curricula. Bioengineering at Saint Louis University(BE@SLU) began with Training Week, which spans topics in from cell and tissue culture tolaboratory etiquette to reading journal articles. After Training Week, students work in thelaboratories of their selected research mentors to complete an 8-week research project. As thestudents are early in their career (students entering their first or second years), the program also Page 15.433.2has a Peer Mentor system, where undergraduates experienced in research are integrated into theprogram to help the participants adjust to laboratories, to plan academic and social activities, tohelp train the