AC 2011-1361: INSTRUMENTATION FOR HIGHLY ACCURATE INDEXMEASUREMENT OF LIQUIDCHAO-CHIA CHENG, NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIV Page 22.892.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 INSTRUMENTATION FOR HIGHLY ACCURATE INDEX MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID AbstractThe index of refraction is one important optical property of materials. It also providesinformation to analyze liquids or mixed solutions, such as chemicals, foodstuffs, drinks, andpharmaceuticals. In this work, we would like to introduce a creative but simple method tomeasure the index of liquid. The measurement accuracy was high, with an error under 510-5 forDI water
AC 2011-2077: THE IMPACT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ONTEACHERS INTEGRATING ENGINEERING INTO SCIENCE AND MATH-EMATICS CLASSROOMHui-Hui Wang, University of Minnesota Hui-Hui Wang is a graduate student in Science Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Minnesota. Her research interests are across both non-formal and formal setting. Her research primary relates to inquiry-based instruction and STEM integration in science education. She is also interested in developing STEM curriculum for K-12 science teachers.Tamara J Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Tamara J. Moore is the co-director of the University of Minnesota’s STEM Education Center and an assistant professor of
-autonomous operation and vehicle response tosensors (such as an ultrasonic distance sensor) under computer control. This flexibilityallows this electric car platform to support a wide range of future experimentation anddesign projects. Educational resources (lab exercises, team projects) developed tosupport this activity will be presented.1. Introduction Penn State University was awarded an NSF grant ‘Toys and MathematicalOptions for Retention in Engineering (Toys ‘N More) in 2008. This is a five year grantextending to 2013. This project is being conducted at the University Park campus, as wellas fourteen other Penn State campuses throughout Pennsylvania. The overall goal of thegrant is to improve the numbers of students enrolled in retention
et al (Journal of Power Sources,84,45-51,1999)discusses that this nanoscale deformation causes changes to the porosity of the gas diffusion layer (GDL)which, in turn, alters the permeability and diffusion of the reactant gas and the transport of the liquidwater in the MEA. However, the deformation also decreases electrical contact resistance, which suggeststhere is an optimization of how much the MEA should deform. The focus of the project is to assess theeffects of compression and GDL nano-deformation on fuel cell performance. A testing system wasconstructed such that the stack compression can be altered without disassembling it. This is facilitated bya cell equipped with a compression plate with a compression adjuster and a dial gauge to
not only thoughout the term withinformal conversations and assembling comments from the on-line discussion board, but also bycarrying out a formal questionnaire at the end of the term. This paper covers the details employedto complete the capture the lectures of the mechanisms course. Also presented are the responsesby the students in a number of critical areas, including student attendance, and the reasons andlevel of viewing of the captured lectures.IntroductionThe Mechanical Engineering program at the authors’ university includes a course entitledKinematics and Dynamics of Machines (MIE301), which covers a wide variety of topics ofmechanical devices, including linkages, gears, and cams. The content of the lectures in MIE301includes a
AC 2011-874: INCORPORATING SOCIETAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES OFNANOTECHNOLOGY INTO AN INTEGRATED USER NETWORK RE-SULTS FROM THE NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUC-TURE NETWORKKatherine McComas, Cornell University Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Cornell University, and Societal and Ethical Issues Coordinator, National Nanotechnology Infrastructure NetworkNancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology Nancy Healy is the Education and Outreach Coordinator for the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN). NNIN is an NSF-funded user support network of 14 universities which also provides nano-education outreach activities and programs. NNIN provides informal and formal activities to a K-gray age
AC 2011-1346: THE POTENTIAL OF BIM TO FACILITATE COLLABO-RATIVE AEC EDUCATIONJennifer Anne Macdonald, University of Technology SydneyJulie E. Mills, University of South Australia Julie Mills is Professor and Program Director in Civil Engineering at the University of South Australia in Adelaide, Australia. Prior to commencing at the University in 1996, she worked for fifteen years as a structural engineer in private industry on industrial, commercial and residential projects. She has a BE (Hons) from Adelaide University and a PhD from Curtin University in the area of structural engineering education. Her primary research interests are in cold-formed steel structures, engineering education and women in engineering
AC 2011-45: TEACHING ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUNDAMENTALS INCONSTRUCTION EDUCATION: PROJECT REDUCEThomas M. Korman, Ph.D., P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Korman is a graduate of the California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and Stanford University with an M.S. and Ph.D. in Construction Engineering and Management. Dr. Korman is an Associate Professor at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo with faculty responsibilities in the construction management, civil and environmental engineering, and the recently approved fire protection engineering accredited degree programs. Dr. Korman has worked for several public agencies, consulting
Timely Feedback and Strengthened Study Habits via Computer Automated End-of-Lecture QuestionsAbstractTimely feedback is a critical component of the educational process for both the students and theinstructor. Such feedback enables students to gauge how well they are understanding the materialand seek help and/or adjust study habits when needed. It also enables the instructor to alter thepace and topics of particular class periods to adjust to the needs of individuals and a class as awhole. Automated End-Of-Lecture Questions (EOLQs) can enable such feedback.The EOLQs described in this paper consisted of a set of questions that were to be answered priorto the start of the subsequent class period. They were implemented via a Course
EducationAbstractSmall businesses face extremely difficult times in the current economic climate. They are facedwith international price competition, yet are unable to afford the very resources needed to helpthem become more competitive. At the same time, Engineering Technology education focuseson practical engineering methods, but has few opportunities to offer students practical casestudies in which to apply their training. This is an opportunity to match these needs, and perhapsexpand the potential employment base for our students.This paper explores the development of hands-on, project-centered learning opportunities byapplying engineering technology coursework to specific small business productivity and designproblems. A case study illustrates why these
AC 2011-2810: EET NATIONALLY-NORMED ASSESSMENT EXAM: FIRSTEXPERIENCES AND THEIR RELATIONS TO ABET OUTCOMESIlya Grinberg, Buffalo State College Ilya Grinberg graduated from the Lviv Polytechnic Institute (Lviv, Ukraine) with an MS in EE and earned a Ph.D. degree from the Moscow Institute of Civil Engineering (Moscow, Russia). He has over 30 years of experience in design and consulting in the field of power distribution systems and design automation. Currently he is Professor of Engineering Technology at Buffalo State College. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of ASEERonald E. Land, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington Ronald (”Ron”) Land is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Design
AC 2011-892: COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT OFAN INDUSTRY-DRIVEN DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGNNasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University Dr. Alaraje’s research interests focuses on processor architecture, System-on-Chip design methodology, Field-Programmable Logic Array (FPGA) architecture and design methodology, Engineering Technology Education, and hardware description language modeling. Dr. Alaraje is currently the Electrical Engineer- ing Technology program chair as well as a faculty member at Michigan Technological University, he taught and developed courses in Computer Engineering technology area at University of Cincinnati, and Michigan Technological University. Dr. Alaraje is a Fulbright scholar; he is a
region. Before joining HP, Lueny was full professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagez Campus where she held various positions including associate dean of engineering and director Campus R&D. Re- cipient of the 2006 US National Academy of Engineering Bernard M. Gordon award for innovations in the engineering curriculum and the 2010 Latin America and the Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions Academic Award, her work in curriculum, research, accreditation and economic development activities has been published in more than 80 papers, book chapters and journals. She is a licensed en- gineer, an ASEE Fellow, an ABET reviewer and member of various national and international
AC 2011-896: ASSESSING AND UPDATING AN UNDERGRADUATE THERMO-FLUIDS LABORATORY COURSEGregory J. Michna, South Dakota State University Gregory Michna is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2006, held positions as a Lecturer at Iowa State University and as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and joined the faculty at SDSU in 2009. He teaches courses in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and energy systems. His main research interests lie in the areas of thermal management of electronics and two-phase heat transfer.Stephen Gent
2030 and even 2050. Think of 2030,two decades will have flown by, or looking back we may reflect on 1990. Times were verydifferent then and will likely be even more different in the future. Today there are newcompanies, new ‘toys,’ high technology cellular devices, marvelous digital cameras, andpolitically significant social movements all catalyzed by these innovations. Have oureducational methods changed in parallel?What of 2031? The US will likely no longer be a primary ‘top-of-the-heap’ nation; what isthe U.S. prognosis? In particular, education practices have not experienced major curricularearrangements since the traumas of Sputnik. U.S. science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) rankings are below world-class. Our students
AC 2011-2104: THREE DEADLY VENOMS: PHENOMENOLOGY, EXIS-TENTIALISM, AND PHILOSOPHICAL CONSTRUCTS TO EXPAND EN-GINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES AND PHI-LOSOPHYGeorge D Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette George D. Ricco is a doctoral student in Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education. He previ- ously received an MS in Earth and Planetary Sciences studying geospatial imaging and an MS in Physics studying high-pressure, high-temperature FT-IR spectroscopy in heavy water, both from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He has a BSE in Engineering Physics with a concentration in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. His academic interests include longitudinal
: A Dynamic Framework for DevelopmentAbstract Following up on its 2009 research, the National Center for Manufacturing Education(NCME) continues to explore trends in manufacturing education programs. This paper presents acompilation of results from the “Question(s) of the Week” framework designed to preface the2011 study and move the trends report towards an ongoing, dynamic source of relevantinformation for engineering technology educators engaged in the design and delivery ofmanufacturing education.Introduction The National Center for Manufacturing Education (NCME) housed at SinclairCommunity College, Dayton, Ohio published Trends in Manufacturing Programs1 in 2009. TheNCME acknowledges support from the National Science
AC 2011-265: WHAT INFORMATION SOURCES DO ENGINEERING STU-DENTS USE TO ADDRESS AUTHENTIC SOCIOTECHNICAL PROBLEMS?Eugene Barsky, University of British Columbia Eugene Barsky is a Science and Engineering Librarian at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Pub- lished extensively in the library science literature, he also is the winner of 2007 Canadian Health Library Association ’Emerging Leader’ award and 2007 Partnership award from the Canadian Physiotherapy As- sociation.Annette Berndt, University of British ColumbiaAleteia Greenwood, University of British Columbia Aleteia Greenwood is Head Librarian, Science & Engineering Library at the University of British Columbia. She is also student, faculty and
AC 2011-2119: DEVELOPING DIGITAL/ANALOG TELECOMMUNICA-TION LABORATORYDr. Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern University Yuhong Zhang is an assistant professor at Texas Southern UniversityXuemin Chen, Texas Southern UniversityProf. Lawrence O Kehinde P.E., Texas Southern University Page 22.457.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Developing Digital/Analog Telecommunication LaboratoryAbstractBased on many years of teaching in Engineering Technology (ET), we found that many ET studentsexperience a disconnection between theory and application of concepts. In addition, it is a challenge ofkeeping a student’s
AC 2011-2243: USING FACTOR ANALYSIS TO RE-VISIT THE TEACH-ING DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY (DET) SURVEYTAO HONG, Purdue University Tao Hong is a Post-doctoral Research Associate in College of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He earned his Ph.D degree in Educational Measurement and Research Methodology at Purdue Univer- sity. His B.S. degree is in Business Management. His principal research focus is assessment methods in engineering education and service learning program evaluation.Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Senay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Co-Director of Assessment Research for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research
AC 2011-2687: SMART GRID DEVELOPMENT USING MODELING, DE-SIGN, SIMULATION, AND DIAGNOSES OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBU-TION NETWORKSaeed Sean Monemi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Saeed Sean Monemi is a professor of Electrical and Computer engineering at California State Poly- technic University, Pomona. He has published many papers and currently conducting projects in the areas of smart grid, embedded systems, software engineering, and operating systems. Page 22.1301.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Course in Smart Grid development using
learned at the undergraduate level areadequate to describe and regulate the processes. Familiarity with the topics is a pre-requisitebecause the issues that arise in biotechnology, for example, may be different from those relatedto a chemical reactor system. Experiences gathered so far have shown that, at least for thestudents, an understanding of the specific biological application is necessary to fully appreciatethe solution strategies. In this project, a series of problems, which include Laplace transforms,dynamic response and controller tuning, are written to facilitate the dissemination of biologicalknowledge and promote the learning of process control.Reference 1. Mitchell, Taran F.; Fernandez, Erik J.; Chalmers, Jeffrey; Good, Theresa
An Analysis of Online Master’s Programs in Engineering Michael Reynolds, Associate Professor and Head Nick Huisman, Undergraduate Student University of Arkansas – Fort SmithAbstractMany schools are beginning to put graduate degrees, particularly Master’s degrees, online. Wecould not locate any sources that analyzed the current state of online engineering graduateeducation. Thus, an analysis of 163 institutions that offer graduate degrees in engineering wasconducted. The results shed light on the nature of the programs, the cost, degrees offered, and theinstitutions who are currently offering such programs.IntroductionThe Internet has emerged as a
AC 2011-2215: PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF UNDERGRADUATEVIBRATIONS COURSEAnca L. Sala, Baker College Anca L. Sala, Associate Professor, is Chair of the Engineering Department at Baker College. Dr. Sala coordinates several engineering and technology programs, teaches and develops engineering curriculum, and leads the ABET accreditation activities in the department. She is an active member of ASEE, ASME, and OSA.Raghu Echempati, Kettering University Raghu Echempati is a professor of Mechanical Engineering with over 25 years of teaching, research and consulting experiences in Design and Simulation of Sheet Metal Forming Processes. He has published several educational and research papers at ASEE, ASME and other
. Requirements for teaching and service may vary from university to university but theyare very similar in most of the aspects. This paper presents the typical requirements at GannonUniversity, Erie, PA in each of the above mentioned areas. A comparison will also be made withsix others teaching-based institutions. Requirements at Gannon University have changed over theyears from no scholarship requirements before the 1980s to significant scholarly activityrequirements today. Faculty members rely on student evaluations conducted at the end of eachsemester and once a year peer evaluation to satisfy teaching requirements. At GannonUniversity, the Boyer’s model of scholarship was adopted around 2000 to satisfy scholarshiprequirements.New faculty starting
AC 2011-1198: INTEL: INTERACTIVE TOOLKIT FOR ENGINEERINGLEARNING CONTEXTUALIZING STATICS PROBLEMS TO EXPANDAND RETAIN WOMEN AND URM ENGINEERSJanet H. Murray, Georgia Tech Professor in Digital Media Graduate Program, Georgia Tech, interaction designer, and author of Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace (1997) and Inventing the Medium: Principles of Interaction Design as a Cultural Practice (MIT, forthcoming in 2011). She is Director of Georgia Tech’s Experimental Television Lab where she has created prototypes for PBS’s American Experience, POV, and the History Channel. Before coming to Georgia Tech she directed educational computing projects at MIT with funding from NEH, Annenberg/CPB, and
AC 2011-1120: ETHICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS OF INTERNET-BASED ENGINEERING EDUCATION: FACULTY AND STUDENT PER-SPECTIVESK.L. Jordan, Michigan Technological University K.L. Jordan completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Tech- nological University in 2006 and 2008 respectively. During her undergraduate tenure she was an active member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and currently serves on the Board of Direc- tors. She is also the current President of the ASEE student chapter at Michigan Tech. As the recipient of a King-Chavez-Parks graduate fellowship, Ms. Jordan has agreed to seek an engineering faculty position upon completion of her doctoral degree
intensify their skills of critical thinkingand problem solving and they are organized to work on course projects in a team. Furthermore, with thehelp of faculty members, they develop their course projects or innovative ideas into conference papers ortutorial/postal topics and present them in educational and technical conferences. Their performancesworking in a team and dialogue with professionals in the field, will build up their confidence and skillsfor their future jobs in the area of mechatronic engineering.OVERVIEWTo enhance students’ communication capabilities through mechatronic engineering program, this paperwill specifically address the following topics 1. Implementing teamwork and classroom presentation in core computational project
AC 2011-914: USING VIRTUAL AND REMOTE LABORATORY TO EN-HANCE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONXuemin Chen, Texas Southern UniversityProf. Lawrence O Kehinde P.E., Texas Southern UniversityProf. Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern UniversityShahryar Darayan, Texas Southern University Dr. Darayan received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Houston in 1993. He is currently a professor and the program coordinator of Electronics Engineering Technology program at Texas Southern University. His research area applies to electromagnetic and instrumentation, computer hardware and software design, progarm assessment, and laboratory development.David O. Olowokere, Texas Southern UniversityMr. Daniel Osakue, Texas Southern
architectural programs)IntroductionIt is interesting to note that the pedagogic approaches of teaching structural principles inarchitectural programs and in civil engineering disciplines are almost identical and haveremained relatively unchanged for the past few decades. Lectures are generally conducted usingcalculation-intensive platforms and the role of the students in the lecture is relatively limited, andthus they remain in a passive mode of learning throughout the classes. A mathematical approachis unquestionably the most exact, effective and economical way in engineering problem solvingas well as in engineering education. However, based on my experiences as a structures professorin architectural programs, this white-board-only teaching