Conference Session

Innovations in First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zane Mitchell, University of Southern Indiana; Marco Lara Gracia, University of Southern Indiana; Ronald Diersing, University of Southern Indiana; Glen Kissel, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

attention on small and community wind projects. Throughthis learning process he developed a solid understanding of the wind industry especially in thearea of his interest (small and community wind). The extensive literature review he conductedallowed him to realize that no Decision Support System (i.e., expert system) had been developedto support decision making during the design, construction, and operation of small andcommunity wind turbines which represented an opportunity to make a relevant contribution tothe field.Sometime in the middle of the summer the student advised his mentor about his plan of Page 15.435.9developing an expert system to be

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

textbooks. The author has primarily focussed on theimportance of introducing Boussinesq Approximation in an undergraduate curriculum. Theauthor proposes to implement this in one single lecture of 50 minutes duration. The studentswill be provided a brief review of how partial differential equations are treated beforeBoussinesq Approximation is introduced. A short homework assignment is also plannedwherein the students are required to read, research, and report their findings in a 400-word essaythat includes a historical perspective as well. At present, the author does not have plans toinclude a question pertaining to Boussinesq Approximation in a quiz or test or an examination.The author plans to utilize a rubric that is similar to Washington State

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Cotae, University of the District of Columbia; Esther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Lily Kemathe, University of the District of Columbia; Suresh Regmi, University of the District of Columbia; Kamden Patrice Kouam, The University of the District of Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

develop a sensor placementmethodology for effective fault diagnosis [12],[13],[15],[18]. The proposed framework will bebuilt on the effective independence and sensor computational algorithms that start with allfeasible sensor locations and reach the desired number of locations by eliminating those havingthe least contributions to the fixture faults. The least squares method will be used to identifyfixture faults from measurement data [17]. The proposed project enables the effectiveidentification of multiple fixture faults even in the presence of moderate measurement noise. Thediagnosis of fixture failure in real automotive parts demonstrates the use of the proposedmethodology [14],[16],[20].Experimental plan: The implementation procedure for

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Anne Parry, North Carolina State University

avehicle for teaching the curriculum. Liz is the chairperson of an ASEE Board Committeelooking at making strategic plans for ASEE’s involvement in K-12 Engineering. WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title:Teaching Sound in Elementary, Middle and High School Physical ScienceAbstract: Please provide a concise description that includes the workshop’s learning objectives(maximum 750 characters). The abstract is used on the ASEE website, program materials, andotherK-12 Workshop promotional activities.This workshop uses an engineering design challenge to teach about the aspects of sound,including its wave nature, how it transfers energy, how it has frequency and intensity and howhumans make use of the nature of sound for our

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mark Kennedy, University of Portland; Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland

Tagged Topics

International Forum

contexts.Because of the wide disparity of experience that can be achieved from various globalprograms, the UP faculty completed a process to define the outcomes for our students withrespect to global engineering. Over the last year, a School committee reviewed the relevantliterature, evaluated existing and planned programs, and met with various stakeholdersincluding several of our alumni who have significant global experience, as well as ourinternational partners (China and Austria). Faculty then reviewed the proposed outcomes andapproved them in Spring 2015. There are three major sets of outcomes. The first two addressgeneral global literacy for the entire university and represent the ongoing work of a University-wide committee. The third outcome

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

project designs.The technical design will be performed over the summer and fall semesters and the finalprototypes demonstrated by the end of the fall term.Conclusions and SummaryA new two course senior design sequence focused on the development and commercialization oftechnologies for rural Nicaraguans is under development as a joint program between VillanovaUniversity and UNI. The first course is half way through being implemented in its first iterationand has so far gone forward very successfully with good student satisfaction, good bondingbetween the UNI and Villanova students, and many viable project ideas being generated.The students have selected projects and in most of the cases, teams of UNI and Villanovastudents are planning to work on

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Ibrahim Ali Olwi, King Abdulaziz University

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development

, during the last three semesters, it was consciously planned to have a storyevery class. At the end of each semester, a survey was conducted to assess the methodologyemployed. A total of eight sections were surveyed over the three semesters. The surveyaddressed the idea and its implementation through a detailed questionnaire of ten items.Recently, the gender effect was also examined as there were two sections of female students, andtwo sections of male students this past semester. Page 20.36.3Sources of storiesFaculty members should acquire a treasure of cases and stories. The sources for attaining theminclude, but are not limited to

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Masakatsu Matsuishi, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Hiroko Fudano, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Jun Fudano, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Scott Clark, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard Eugene Stamper P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Curriculum Development

Developed Joint Global Engineer Education ProgramIn order to expand the international exchange activities further, KIT and RHIT organized the“KIT-RHIT Joint Committee” in February, 2010, including faculty and staff from each institution.The committee members discussed the objectives and agreed that they should aim for developinga new scheme to foster global engineers together over a longer period of time. The program,“Joint Global Engineer Education Program,” was launched in 2011. The new program is afour-year undergraduate program, and upon completion, can be used toward a second major.Figure 1 depicts the four year plan of the program. Page 21.13.5

Conference Session

Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

visually represented as a matrix showing relativeposition of Design Thinking 2, Engineering Thinking 3 4, Production Thinking 5, and FutureThinking.6 Along the Y-axis is a spectrum from incremental innovation to breakthrough Page 15.726.2innovation.7 Along the X-axis it is measured in time, from short-term to long-term. The activityof Design Thinking can be to solve a problem with the end results being an idea created. ForEngineering Thinking making a solution results in an artifact or stuff. Production Thinkingallows for the remaking of a solution with the results being facsimiles of stuff or plans by whichto make copies. Future Thinking allows one

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ganapathy Narayanan, The University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

terms of reliable and safe. The engineers doing such deterministicanalysis rely on the standards for safety in terms of the allowable stresses.The sources of uncertainty may be classified into two broad types1: (1) Those thatare associated with natural randomness, also known as ‘aleatory’ type ofrandomness, and (2) those that are associated with inaccuracies in prediction and Page 15.922.2 1estimation of reality, also known as ‘epistemic’ type of randomness. The effectsof uncertainties on the design and planning of an engineering system areimportant, however quantification of such uncertainties and the evaluation of

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Marc Garland; Abdel Bayoumi; Travis Knight

nuclear utility sector upon graduation. This funding provided byutilities is leveraged against DOE matching funds that broaden the support and help bring inadditional students. Similarly, internal funding of new faculty salaries and startup packages arealso leveraged against DOE funding to support new faculty doing research in targeted areas ofinterest to DOE such as nuclear hydrogen production and medical isotope production. In fact,this direction toward matching of internal and external funds to bring new faculty on-boardfollows what is titled as the Centenary Plan by the University and seeks to hire 100 new facultymembers in key research areas that broaden and strengthen the University’s research focus.Key funding for laboratory equipment for

Conference Session

Real World Applications

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Alberto Gomez-Rivas; Jorge Tito-Izquierdo; George Pincus

concrete industry, new admixtures used, or a particular topic of interest to thestudents and professor. The classroom group is divided into teams of four students each and aspecific research program is planned for the next several classes. The scientific method forexperiment planning is followed so that results obtained by each team are used by all students inpreparing each group final report.The American Concrete Institute (ACI-211.1-91) provides a methodology for design of trialmixes based on the target strength in 28 days (f′c) which is associated with the water/cement(w/c) ratio, desired workability expressed by the slump of the concrete, maximum aggregate size,use of air-entraining agent, coarse (or gravel) and fine (or sand) aggregate

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pierre Larochelle

. The course objectives are to producestudents that: (1) are motivated to pursue their chosen educational and professional goals, Page 10.1376.2(2) have a working knowledge of who an engineer is, (3) have an appreciation of thevarious engineering disciplines, (4) have a working knowledge of the engineering design“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”process, (5) can plan and manage design project teams, (6) can prepare a writtenengineering project proposal, (7) can prepare and present an oral and written

Conference Session

Energy Program and Software Tools

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammed Fahmy; Recayi Pecen; Faruk Taban; Ayhan Zora

, Easy5 creates an executablefor the model. In most of the standard programming languages, an executable of the program canbe operated independent of the programming environment. Whereas, the executable of an Easy5model can only be run together with the simulation package, however, the same executable canbe run for variety of different inputs.III. Methodology and DesignA tractor model from a Midwest off-road machinery manufacturing company has been selectedas a basis of this study, because of the availability of abundance of test data. Model developmenthas been planned in such a way that it can be applied to other tractor models and otheragricultural vehicles that consist of similar components.Easy5 computer simulation package has been

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Radian Belu

the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education2. Computer Algebra Systems in EE Education – Pedagogical Considerations.Our purpose is to extend the use of computer algebra systems in EE education, first focusing onthe subjects, such as: electric circuit analysis, electromagnetics, and communication electronics.Later we plan to move in other fields of EE education, such as signals and systems, control, etc.A computer algebra system, such as Maple, Mathematica or Mathcad is a powerful softwareprogram for doing symbolic algebra computations, numerical calculation, plotting graphs anddiagrams, etc.1-15. The key advantages of

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Marshall

high school. The high school purchased two PLCs and theprogramming software. Together, we found industrial donations of input and outputdevices such as switches, motors, valves, and pneumatic cylinders. The high school classreturned to campus, to develop ideas for their own automated cell to be built from theirnewly acquired components. Four more visits were strategically planned over the nexttwo months to provide the high school teacher and students with the skill sets needed toreplicate our automated cell lab projects on a smaller scale.The design and fabrication of the modules purchased by the high schools were college-based class activities in electronics and material processing courses. The only expensesto the high schools were the cost

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Johnson; Donatus Cobbinah; Ahmed Rubaai

concept to working prototype is a valuable training forsubsequent education and employment. Consequently, instructional laboratories are an importantpart of engineering education. In response, a new instructional laboratory is proposed for thedesign and implementation of several experiments demonstrating state-of-the-art control systemfor use in an undergraduate engineering education.2 Laboratory for Experimental TeachingOne of the key objectives of this laboratory is to cover the experimental training in theelectromechanical energy, industrial controls, and dSpace DSP control unit at various teachingstages. The instructional laboratory is planned to be used not only for hardware experiments butalso for software, and dedicated to students with

Conference Session

Building New Communities

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yifat Kolikant; Bugrahan Yalvac; Ann McKenna

together to identify learning goals, develop newinstructional materials that embody modern theories of learning, and implement appropriateformative and summative assessment plans to monitor our progress and make continuousimprovements. In this paper we identify and organize the knowledge that arose from ourcollaborative process, and discuss the process that emerged as we formed an effectivecommunity of practice.IntroductionWe used the principles of the How People Learn (HPL) framework to guide our instructionaldesign and collaboration1. The HPL framework suggests that an effective learning environmentshould be (a) learner-centered, (b) knowledge-centered, (c) assessment-centered, and (d)community-centered. In this study, we examine how the HPL

Conference Session

Building Bridges with Community Colleges

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordy Skattum; Clifford Mirman

Total 18 Fall Semester - Year 2 Spring Semester - Year 2 AMT 240 CNC Programming II 3 AMT 249 Cost Estimating for Manufacturing 3 AMT 247 Manuf. Methods and Proc Planning 3 AMT 243 Cellular Manuf. and Mat Handling 3 CDT 146 Hydraulics and Pneumatics 3 CDT 211 Industrial Organization / Operation 3 QLT 106 Metrology 3 QLT 102 Fundamentals of SPC 4 GEN ED Science requirement 4 GEN ED Elective 3 Total 16

Conference Session

Leadership in the Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anna Phillips-Lambert; Charles Camp; Paul Palazolo

two courses, a series of projects are utilized throughout the semester demonstrating Page 9.300.6the activities of a project management team in a simulation-type atmosphere. Project activities Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @ 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationinclude reviewing of plans and specifications for a construction project (ex: medium-sizecommercial building, warehouse, residential home), developing an estimate, preparingappropriate bid documents, developing a project schedule, updating project schedule

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Satyajit Verma

through a series of Design Levels and Option Areas (See Table I).Incentives were available to the participating teams as they completed various levels, in theforms of certificates of participation, program T-shirts, patches, monetary awards, and travelgrants. The Design Challenge process culminated in presentations of the proposed designs asAutoCAD drawings to a gathering of academic and NASA professionals at the TSGC DesignChallenge Showcase. The level of complexity of the design projects presented at the Showcasecorresponded to the academic experience of the students, and in keeping with the coursecontents. Thus some teams had worked two semesters on the project and some teams planned to

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Spinelli

importantly, the presentation is video-taped,and the student is provided a copy of the VHS tape to watch in private. After watchingtheir tape, students fill out their own self-review form, and are then given the reviewsfrom the class and the instructor. Armed with all of this feedback, each student writes aone page “plan for improvement” used in preparing their second presentation. Theirgrade on their second presentation largely reflects the degree to which they improved inareas identified on their plan. The second presentation is also video-taped and peer-reviewed, and each student hands in a one page self-critique. One of the most rewarding aspects of teaching this course has been to watch thesignificant, and sometimes astounding

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in Engineering Economy

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Merino

engineering core course for allengineering students that uses Engineering Economy (a prerequisite course) to economicallyassess their Senior Design projects. The teams develop a five year business plan that showshow their design concept can become a commercial product, process or service. For the class,project teams must gather relevant data, use creative higher order thinking and transferknowledge gained to perform an authentic assessment of the economic feasibility of their real-world product, process or service. This process is similar to other Project Based Learningactivities (Moursund 1999).Students in the Engineering Economic Design class were required to work in teamsthroughout the course. These teams were the same teams and for the same

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Farid Tranjan; Catherine Blat; Patricia Tolley; Deborah Sharer

consistentfor many years, are distressing when one considers that 28% of the Charlotte population isAfrican American1, North Carolina is home to Cherokee and Lumbee Native Americans, andmost recently there has been explosive growth in the Hispanic American population in theCharlotte metropolitan area.Over the last few years, the College has developed a recruiting plan to attract qualified andtalented undergraduate students, particularly underrepresented minorities. It has alsoimplemented several programs which, according to assessment data, are having a positive impacton undergraduate retention. These programs are especially important for underrepresentedminority engineering students as the graduation rate for students of color in engineering is

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Miller; Maher Murad; Robert Martinazzi

successfully in high school are insufficient in the demanding college atmosphere. Inaddition, for many, it is the first time that they are managing their time and responsibilitieswithout the aid of their parents.In business and industry, setting and charting goals has long been recognized as an effectivebusiness practice. According to Jeffery Mayer, author of Setting and Achieving Your Goals,“When you know what you want, and have created a plan to get you there, everything else fallsinto place.”(1) It is always advantageous for students to learn what will be expected of them inindustry.Suggested in the paper is a method that empowers professors to have an influence on the habitsof freshmen. Freshmen will be expected to set goals, assess their progress

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa McNair; Ben Miller; Judith Norback

Georgia Tech do not necessarily emphasize the details of each current coding languagebut rather train students to assess the affordances of a tool or configuration and choose the bestsolution. This pedagogical model translates smoothly to teaching technical communicationbecause it highlights the necessity of audience analysis, organization and planning, and efficientexecution. The CoC is also developing a leading edge department in Human ComputerInteraction (HCI), and this field requires not only a keen sense of evaluating technologicalalternatives but also an ability to analyze cultural and ethical factors.To meet these tenets, LCC has developed a course that requires students to complete written andoral presentation assignments that are

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Developments

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Renshaw

testing, and systemtesting. Most of the projects we have completed in school have followed a condensed version ofthe Waterfall model. This model works well for completing school assignments simply because itis a start-forward method and can be completed in the short time of a semester. The IterativeDevelopment model is a pattern for developing a project using an iterative method. Everyiteration has its own requirements of planning, definition of requirements, analysis and design,implementation, deployment, and evaluation. Each iteration results in an executable release of Page 10.819.1the program or project. The Iterative Development model

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Wild; Kevin Firth; Brian Surgenor

hardware. Variation between groups arisesfrom the programming and in the handling of the sensors, actuators and associated circuits.For the laboratories, students work in pairs, and this occupies the first eight weeks of thecourse. In the final four weeks of the course, the experience and knowledge gained in thelaboratories is applied to a team design project. In this case, “team” means eight studentsworking together with five robots. The most recent project involves a problem that mimicks ateam of autonomous robots trying to find and isolate multiple landmines (represented as lights).The most recent version of the project task is illustrated in Figure 3, which shows a plan viewof the test area. Three floor mounted lights are hidden behind three

Conference Session

A through K and Beyond

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Steinberg; Ben Stuart

, statics, and thermodynamics.With the advent of the discipline specific afternoon component in the exam in 1997, anadditional level of assessment could be made in core courses specific to the civil engineeringdiscipline. Afternoon sections in the civil engineering discipline specific exam include;computer and numerical methods, construction management, environmental engineering,hydraulics and hydrologic systems, legal and professional aspects, soil mechanics andfoundations, structural analysis, structural design, surveying, transportation facilities, waterpurification and treatment.While this assessment vehicle can be a valuable part of an overall assessment plan, there arelimitations associated with a tool that evaluates the minimum competencies

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Musto; William Howard

(most less than 20 lines ofMATLAB code). These assignments represent good opportunities to emphasize other importantskills. Students are required to present their computations in clear and concise write-ups. Theuse of flowcharts is required in several of the assignments. Although flowcharts may be seen asunnecessary as a planning tool for such short programs, they are valuable for explaining the logicused in a program. Flowcharts are also useful in project planning and in describing processes, sosome instruction in their preparation and use is justified. For some assignments, no specific Page 10.331.7 Proceedings of the 2005 American