Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore Branoff

necessary to design and delivercourse-related content through technology-enhanced learning environments for faculty who teachin Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) related areas. The coursesdeveloped for the graduate certificate enhance faculty abilities in both online and classroomenvironments. Current community college faculty from North Carolina and South Carolina havebeen recruited into the program. The project meets the broader goals of the NSF-AdvancedTechnological Education (ATE) program by institutionalizing the means by which workingprofessionals can be recruited to fill shortages in community college faculty teaching positions inSTEM fields. It also provides a means whereby current community college faculty can

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yasemin Jones; Elaine Maldonado

The Adjunct Academy at City Tech: Academic Support for First Year Engineering Students at an Urban College Yasemin Jones, Elaine Maldonado College Learning Centers New York City College of Technology, CUNY AbstractUrban students in engineering programs can face certain challenges including: 1)Inadequate academic preparation for college 2) Family and work responsibilities and 3)Lack of in-school support in the formation of their academic/ professional identities. TheAdjunct Academy at City Tech (CUNY) project was created to improve the lives ofadjunct, engineering faculty and engineering students

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati; Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

engineering technology programs at the University of Cincinnati,such as internships or co-ops, service learning courses, study abroad programs, field projects,academic research, etc. This paper will describe how two faculty members in the MechanicalEngineering Technology department in the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS)designed and delivered two avenues of concrete experience. One is a service learning coursewith entrepreneurship for honors scholars and the other is a study abroad course for allengineering technology students.IntroductionThe University of Cincinnati (UC) is a large urban public institution with students from aroundthe world. It is also classified as a research university by the Carnegie Commission. The city

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati; Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

International

engineering technology programs at the University of Cincinnati,such as internships or co-ops, service learning courses, study abroad programs, field projects,academic research, etc. This paper will describe how two faculty members in the MechanicalEngineering Technology department in the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS)designed and delivered two avenues of concrete experience. One is a service learning coursewith entrepreneurship for honors scholars and the other is a study abroad course for allengineering technology students.IntroductionThe University of Cincinnati (UC) is a large urban public institution with students from aroundthe world. It is also classified as a research university by the Carnegie Commission. The city

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Srinivas Chakravarthy

linear algebra and elementary matrix operations is given at thebeginning. The course includes the following topics: Operations Research (the need and thehistory), introduce linear programming, sensitivity analysis, transportation problems, assignmentproblems, transshipment problems, network models, and integer programming. The primarysoftware is LINDO/LINGO and students are encouraged to use Excel. The course basically comprised of weekly activity reports, in-class activity reports, in-class group homework assignments, quizzes, homework sets, miniprojects, in-class projects,midterm exam, a term project, and final exam. Blackboard was used extensively as a medium ofcommunication and the students were encouraged to send the assignments

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Silverstein

programming” was developed to enable use of high-level computer languages in courses where programming is not explicitly part of thecourse objectives. In this method, a student is given a fully functioning program, ortemplate, that only lacks the functional code for a numerical method to solve a particulartype of problem. Since the work of developing the interface and other portions of theprogram has been completed for the student, all they need to concentrate on are theaspects of the programming project that contribute toward the course objectives.Examples of how this approach has been used in numerous chemical engineering courseswill be presented, including templates developed in Compaq Visual FORTRAN,Microsoft Visual Studio.NET, and Microsoft

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU. Page 24.410.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Development and Implementation of Interactive Virtual Laboratories to Help Students Learn Threshold Concepts in Thermodynamics

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul D. Mathis, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

project aims to characterize how engineering students view and approach innovation. Aspects of the research that are accomplished so far include: 1) a multi-phase protocol that includes interviews, process mapping tasks, and think-aloud protocols, 2) a content analysis to determine typical innovation and discovery behaviors used in innovation in technical areas, and 3) a meta-synthesis of assessment methods used in engineering entrepreneurship. Based on the findings from these studies, we made recommendations that inform activities associated with the educational plan including classroom activities and assessment tools. Introduction While innovativeness is a

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

organizational systems. He is internationally recognized, has contributed to the literature more than 100 articles, presentations, books and reviews on software development methodologies, management, organizational change, and program management. Dr. Springer sits on many university and community boards and advisory committees. Dr. Springer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Executive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) and mediation.Mr. Mark T Schuver, Purdue

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Bowen, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #8783K-12 Teacher Internships: Professional Development in the Engineering De-sign Process and STEM LearningDr. Bradley Bowen, North Dakota State University Bradley Bowen is an assistant professor at North Dakota State University. He has a duel appointment with the Teacher Education Department and the Department of Construction Management and Engineering. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and received a Master’s of Civil Engineering and an Ed.D. in Technology Education from N.C. State University. He specializes in developing and integrating project-based activities into the K-12 classroom that

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli PE, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

course was offered in spring 2013 and fall 2013 to a group ofengineering and engineering technology students. The course was offered as a hybrid coursewith students enrolled both as on-campus and distance-learning students. The paper toucheson experiences and feedback from the instructor and students related to lectures, labs,assignments, project-based learning and site-visits.IntroductionBuilding the next generation workforce, industry leaders, engineers, scientists and educatorsin the area of naval and marine engineering is critical to maintain the global competitivenessof the U.S. defense and marine industry. The U.S. Navy and maritime industry have agrowing need to educate and hire scientists and engineers who are highly skilled in

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

jai p agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech); Omer Farook, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

flow, b) data structures like dictionaries, lists, tuples, and classes c)structured and object oriented programming methods, d) interactive graphic programmingand e) the html, xml and http processing.The paper elaborates the pedagogy of classroom delivery and impact on student comprehen-sion, conceptual understanding, learning and mastering of Python philosophy. Both methodsof vertical and horizontal learning methods are used in this class. All programs that studentswrite are added to a class repertoire which the current and future students will have access tofor enhanced horizontal learning. Students are required to a design a project at the end of theclass in which student teams of twos work on a project using python and share with the

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Shauna Rae

advanced student can simulate an entire design or project. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationThis paper demonstrates how to integrate co-simulation of VHDL and SPICE into existingcourseware. It also highlights the benefits of using co-simulation in conjunction with traditionalwaveform-based simulations across all levels of digital design.Introductory Digital Logic CoursesEducators have found that students who are used to working with circuits and components canhave difficulties adapting to a hardware description language7, 13. With co-simulation, studentsand instructors can create a component

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Zecher

homework problems and previous exams are posted for students on the web. Byeliminating barriers of time and distance, this improved distribution mechanism makes it easierto provide reference materials and examples to students. Much of the material delivered in thismanner, however, is no different from that which could be photocopied and handed out in theclassroom.The project described in this paper takes advantage of the multimedia capabilities of the Page 10.472.1computer to improve the quality of material used to describe example problems. A combination “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

the technological level of theirbusinesses to offset the loss of low skill level manufacturing work to foreign competition. As themanufacturing environment evolves, the level of education of the workforce will increase. To pre-pare for this change in the Grand Rapids area a new initiative was begun to increase the number ofstudents pursuing manufacturing education.The Articulation and Integration of Manufacturing Education (AIME) project [2] is focused onincreasing the number of students pursuing manufacturing education by streamlining the educa-tional process. The first goal of the project is to expand the number of high school graduateschoosing manufacturing careers. This begins in the middle schools when students are starting toform

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Myszka

CAD are usually the first phase inpreparing students for careers in mechanical design. After surveying on-line materialsfrom several institutions, the objectives for an introductory course are strikingly similar.The courses outlines all contain statements about introducing the student to establishedstandards of design documentation through technical drawings. Additionally, manycourses include a phrase about familiarizing the student with machine components.The topics presented in virtually every introductory technical drawing and CAD courseincludes: • Geometric constructions: ability to use graphical methods to solve analytical geometry problems. • Orthographic projection: ability to draw an object at 900 intervals to

Conference Session

Transitioning to an Academic Career

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer; Matthew Ohland

. Differentiating one’s self from one’s advisor and establishing one’s ownresearch identity is critical to earning tenure. The examples below illustrate how the authors usedtheir time as a post-doc to begin the establishment of their research identity.Most people will build on the results of their Ph.D. thesis and it is possible to arrange the thesisso that papers are easily written from the chapters. As most thesis-related papers will besubmitted for publication after the thesis is defended, the post-doctoral time period is a good timeto submit these papers. However, it is recognized that the work completed for the Ph.D. wasperformed under the supervision of the thesis advisor. In all likelihood the advisor solicited thefunding to support the project, and

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ligia Carvallo; David Mikolaitis; Norman Fitz-Coy; Raluca Rosca

funded a seven university consortium led by Old DominionUniversity’s Center for Advanced Engineering Environments to develop the HierarchicalLearning Network as one of the initiatives searching for remedies for the projected loss ofengineering expertise due to aging of present workforce and a continuous decrease in the numberof graduating engineers. This learning and research network will provide a prototype for linkingdiverse, geographically dispersed teams and facilities, combining their expertise to create a newgeneration of skilled scientists and engineers who can work across traditional disciplines andperform in rapidly changing environments1.The consortium proposed to capitalize on the faculty expertise and research facilities at

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine Craft

: marketing, broadcastresources, continuous improvement, and web site access to additional resources. The SC ATECenter will focus first on innovations from the National Science Foundation ATE program as itbuilds this centralized National Resource Center.One-stop shopping for marketingThe Image and Marketing of Engineering Technology Education (IMETE) project of SinclairCommunity College has two primary objectives: piloting the newly created EngineeringTechnology Education (ETE) marketing materials through three test sites and assessing theeffectiveness of the materials. The three pilot sites are the SC ATE Center of Excellence (pilotcolleges are Florence-Darlington and Piedmont Technical Colleges), Middlesex CountyCommunity College, and the

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Robertson

Session 1649Reverse engineering as a means to understand complex tool design John Robertson1, Brian Wales2 and Jon Weihmeir3 1. Arizona State University East, ECET Department, Mesa, AZ85212, 2. Intel Corp, Chandler Blvd, Chandler AZ. 3. Motorola SPS, 1300 N. Alma School Rd, Chandler, AZ 85224AbstractThe tools used in semiconductor processing are superb examples of advanced design fortechnology. They push the envelope of our process understanding and control in terms ofphysics, chemistry and mechanical precision and are self-contained microcosms of multi-disciplinary design. This paper describes a project to

Conference Session

Innovations in Nuclear Education I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ivan Maldonado; Henry Spitz; John Christenson; Eugene Rutz

+ skilled new workers in the nuclear industry projected in the next decade.2. General FeaturesMNE-ACCEND students have five, one quarter Co-op sections – one less than in the standardUC engineering curriculum. Limiting the number of Co-op quarters to five, allows oneadditional on-campus academic quarter before MNE-ACCEND students receive their BSMEdegree. While co-oping, MNE-ACCEND students take one UC class each quarter usingdistance-learning techniques with support before and after the co-op quarter from UCNREProgram Faculty.Except for one class, MNE-ACCEND students take all of their “name-specified” ME courses inthe sequence specified in the standard undergraduate ME curriculum and receive their BSMEdegrees with ME classmates in June of

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeorg Mossbrucker; Dudley Outcalt

inorder to satisfy requirements of future projects:- Energy consumption should be considerably less.- A positive return on investment should be in the foreseeable future.- The new system should be relatively easy to install (i.e. no new major conduits etc.).- Light levels should not be reduced.- Power quality should be enhanced. Page 9.531.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationDesign considerationsTo satisfy all goals, two major design decisions had to be made:- Selection between a fully-automatic and

Conference Session

Computer-Based Measurements

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Webb; Julie Spader; Essaid Bouktache; Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

Session 1531 ASYNCHRONOUS DATA TRANSMISSION FOR MOTOR CONTROL VIA THE INTERNET Chandra R. Sekhar, Omer Farook, Jai P. Agrawal, Essaid Bouktache, J. Spader, T. Webb Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN 46323.ABSTRACTThis paper describes a senior design project of a real-time asynchronous data transfer utilizing aclient -server architecture and the Ethernet LAN topology. This project was executed using twoindependent software programs and a stand-alone server. These two programs function togetherto control a stepper motor via Internet. LabVIEW software is used to monitor, control, and

Conference Session

Design Through the Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Keat; Michael Larson

designexperience, (2) the nature of the senior capstone experience, (3) the level of integration ofcomputer-aided design software in courses and (4) the degree to which hands-on projects areemployed.IntroductionThe current state of mechanical engineering design education is the product of a number offactors. ABET requirements, arising in part from perceptions of the needs of industry, havecertainly played a role. Widespread changes in higher education (e.g. economic forces,demographics, new computing tools) have also affected how design education is delivered. Tohelp quantify discussions concerning adequacy of contemporary design education in light ofindustry’s needs and academia’s constraints, we have undertaken this national survey.A baseline

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Keat; Michael Larson

designexperience, (2) the nature of the senior capstone experience, (3) the level of integration ofcomputer-aided design software in courses and (4) the degree to which hands-on projects areemployed.IntroductionThe current state of mechanical engineering design education is the product of a number offactors. ABET requirements, arising in part from perceptions of the needs of industry, havecertainly played a role. Widespread changes in higher education (e.g. economic forces,demographics, new computing tools) have also affected how design education is delivered. Tohelp quantify discussions concerning adequacy of contemporary design education in light ofindustry’s needs and academia’s constraints, we have undertaken this national survey.A baseline

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sridhar Condoor

Session 1566 Application-Centered Methodology for Teaching Programmable Logic Controllers Condoor, S.S. Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MissouriAbstractThe paper discusses the methodology used for teaching programmable logic controllers –a part of the Mechatronics curriculum. The goal of the curriculum is to nurture skills thatcan help in implementing a Mechatronics project from the functional specifications. Tothis end, we developed a teaching paradigm involving several modules each with sixidentical steps. In this teaching paradigm, students see: 1

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Atlas Hsie; Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

courses wereoffered on Saturdays for a duration of 12 weeks. For the 33 –credit program 2 all students had totake the same ten core courses and a graduate project. The program is currently running a thirdcohort which will be completed in the Fall of 2001. Student surveys for the program wereconducted and the feedback was continuously incorporated into the program.Currently, the economic environment of central New York is changing, and the industry needspersonnel in focused areas of specialization. To respond to this change, we propose to introducethree separate options by adding three courses in each area of electrical , industrial andmechanical engineering technologies including the project. The students still have to take atleast eight courses

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheila Horan

Session 3125 Introducing Circuit Design in Freshmen Lab Sheila Horan New Mexico State UniversityAbstractThe electrical and computer engineering curriculum at the Klipsch School of Electrical andComputer Engineering at New Mexico State University now requires that students successfullycomplete a capstone design class (senior design project) before they can graduate. To reach thispoint, students need guidance and practice in design. If students are exposed to design early intheir educations, then the capstone project won’t seem like such an insurmountable chore

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Chi-Wook Lee

experimentalapparatus with the instructor’s approval of their project proposals.While students learn to make VIs and execute some lab exercises, the topics including erroranalysis, fundamental statistics, basic circuit analysis, analogies of dynamic systems, and signalprocessing/conditioning are discussed in lecture.Temperature Measurement with ThermocouplesThe lab is designed to enhance knowledge and proper use of thermocouples. The setup for thisexercise is shown in Figure 1 and the equipment includes thermocouple wire, voltmeter, ice-bath,beaker, hot plate, glass thermometer, and soldering iron. Figure 1. Thermocouple Experiment SetupStudents are asked to do the following steps for this lab exercise: 1. Fabricate a thermocouple

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul I-Hai Lin; Hal Broberg

, localarea networks and network systems administration (UNIX and Window NT server), widearea network design, and topics in computer networking including experimental, applied,and/or practical projects. In this paper, we discuss an A.S. degree in computerengineering technology (computer networking concentration), program rationale,certificate program, and networking courses.I. IntroductionOver the last two decades, electrical and electronics engineering technology departmentsaround the United States have increasingly been faced with the problems of trying tokeep up with rapid advances in computer technology, which requires more technicalcourses and material in the already overburdened curricula. The Electrical EngineeringTechnology (EET) Department