Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

SSCI Test had 34 students. The statistical distribution of theresults may be less than expected due to this small sample size but the trends are as expected. Weintend to keep up doing these pre- and post-assessment tests for future offerings of the class. Thiswill increase our sample sizes and we will then be able to accumulate the results over time sothat the statistical analysis of the results will become better reflective of the sample space, thestudent population at Santa Clara University.One of the major lessons learnt from this exercise is that the presentation of the material needs tobe done conceptually as well as mechanically. The regular exams take care of determining thestudents’ capability in the mechanistic methods of solving the

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Gears Motor Spool with fishing line Weights Figure 6 Small motor dynamometer.Knowing the torque/speed output characteristic of the motor as a function of I/V input allows usto combine the motor and solar panel I/V output to get the torque/speed characteristic of thesystem. The process is as follows: 1. First the I/V motor characteristic curve for each of the tested loads (torque) is plotted along with the solar panel I/V curve, see Figure 7. Note that the motor data in Figure 7 reflects additional data taken to investigate the stalled motor and subsequent start

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute; Matthew Hyre, Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

manner similar to a “real” engineering job 3. Students who enjoy the work, and who are paid for it, are often a project’s best advertisingNegatives 1. It can be very difficult to hold students accountable to project goals if their interest in the project wanes 2. Classroom work often takes priority over work for pay 3. Student motivation can cycle with external events that have nothing to do with the project (i.e., you will find a high degree of motivation on work for pay projects in the weeks leading up to spring break)Students Working for CreditPositives 1. Students understand that poor performance is reflected in a bad grade. There are both positive and negative reinforcement mechanisms

Conference Session

International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Butsch Michael, FH-Konstanz, Germany

Tagged Divisions

International

(assignments, exams, projects, etc) exhibiting the achievement of certain skills and abilities. They also fill out a “competency matrix” upon completion of the course, to help students reflect on their learning. This matrix features specific outcomes, of which the course may target some, and provides the ME program with students’ perception on where and how these outcomes were achieved. All students are expected to submit this portfolio up on return from a study abroad program directly to the Director of Study Abroad Programs. 2. A meeting will take place (students and coordinator) on a certain convenient day during the terms following the study abroad term at Kettering to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elise Amel, University of Saint Thomas; Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine

, she co-edited a book on Princeton women engineers’ reflections about their education and their identity as engineers. She served as the faculty co-leader for the college’s Center of Excellence for Women, Science and Technology from 2002-2005. Page 12.277.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Assessing the Impact of Innovative ME Courses: Creating and Validating ToolsAbstractThe goal of this research was to devise three measurement tools to assess the effectiveness oflaboratory innovations for undergraduate engineering courses. The first tool was devised

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen McClain, Baylor University; Christopher Smitherman, University of Alabama-Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Variable Argument 2 Argument 1 Fluid Argument 1 Underscore Name Argument 2 NameFigure 1. Scheme for Naming Property FunctionsThe functions were constructed to reflect and reinforce how property information is provided intraditional property tables. Functions are provided for the saturation pressure based ontemperature and for the saturation temperature based on pressure. Saturated liquid and saturatedvapor functions are provided for specific volume (v), specific internal energy (u), specificenthalpy (h), and specific entropy (s) based on either temperature or pressure. Functions for v, u,h, and s of saturated

Conference Session

Novel Courses and Content for ChEs I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen White, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

at:http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSpage.html, Accessed 1/15/2008.8. Fleming, N. and Mills, C.: Not another inventory, rather a catalyst for reflection, To Improve the Academy,11:137-149, 1992.9. Fleming, N.: VARK, a guide to learning styles, information and instrument available on-line at:http://www.vark-learn.com/english/index.asp, Accessed 1/12/2008.10. White, A. and Livesay, G.A.: Differential student engagement with hands-on activities, Accepted forpresentation at the ASEE IL/IN section meeting, Terre Haute, IN April 3-5, 2008. Page 13.432.10Appendix – Detailed Description of the Hands-on Activities

Conference Session

LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy; Jose Salinas, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

the success or failure oftheir engineering design projects. This failure to fully understand physical principles wasattributed to a tendency by some students to over-simplify or fail to completely grasp thefull extent of the problems presented. When this happened, students invariablydeveloped perceptions that the engineering design process was, at best, unnecessary and,at worst, a hindrance to effective problem solving.The following comments, excerpted from course-end reflective student essays illustratethis particular area of concern:“The modeling and analysis was so nebulous a concept that I grew to hate it.”“During this project, we were required to apply principles and concepts without fullyunderstanding them.”“I only began to learn about

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quincy Brown, Drexel University; William Mongan, Drexel University; Dara Kusic, Drexel University; Elaine Garbarine, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Faculty member in the Department of Materials Engineering at Drexel University. He also serves as the Director of© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Fabrication for the A. J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute. Dr. Fontecchio is the recipient of a NASA New Investigator award, the International Liquid Crystal Society Multimedia Prize, and the Drexel ECE Outstanding Research Award. He has authored over 35 peer-review publications on Electro-Optics and Condensed Matter Physics. His current research projects include developing liquid crystal polymer technology for optical film applications including electro-optic virtual focusing optics, reflective displays, flexible

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University; Glenn Blalock, Baylor University; Walter Bradley, Baylor University; Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Anne Grinols, Baylor University; Brian Thomas, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

International

. Since the content wasprovided, each team focused on delivery only. In class, the teams gave their presentations, andall were video recorded. Faculty provided critique and non-presenting teams provided peerfeedback. Then, all teams watched the video recording. Finally, all teams repeated theirpresentations. The lead faculty for professional speaking supplied final written feedback, inaddition to the team grade.One week later, each student team prepared a second presentation, this one based on coursecontent that is coordinated with the writing assignment just completed. Three more presentations,all content-based, followed throughout the semester, reflecting the students’ growing body ofinformation and analysis on their engineering projects. Each

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas at Austin; Rose Stiffin, Flroida Memorial University; Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Michael elliott, Flroida Memorial University; Ayivi Huisso, Florida Memorial Univeristy

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

, homeland security and non-proliferation. As a result of the ever broadening educational and research needs, ten years agothe nuclear program changed its name to Nuclear and Radiation Engineering to better reflect itsnew directions. In spring 2007, we were funded by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission toimplement at new undergraduate technical option in the Nuclear and Radiation EngineeringProgram at The University of Texas at AustinObjective The overall objective is to provide: (1) a Nuclear Certificate geared towardsundergraduate students in engineering and individuals in the nuclear industry consisting ofcourses in nuclear safety, nuclear security, nuclear environmental protection, and reactoroperations including 15 overall credits with 3

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 1

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios; Seth Sivak, Carnegie Mellon University; Mark Sivak, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

programming background. The Shortfallgame engine will present the results of player actions in the context of real-world scenarios thatare drawn from a database. The database of scenarios will be created by graduate students and Page 13.654.11faculty, using discrete event based modeling that is based on supply chain operations. Thesescenarios will describe conditions or situations that reflect real world environmental andproduction issues faced by engineers, designers and managers. The scenarios will be presented tothe players at appropriate times and will be dependent upon the decisions that are being madewithin the game structure.Players will have

Conference Session

Innovation & Assessment in the delivery of IT/IET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Scachitti, Purdue University Calumet; Jamie Workman-Germann, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Matthew Stephens, Purdue University; Annaji Sharma Ammu, Purdue University Calumet; Richard Szromba, Purdue University Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

its own title to adopt a broader spectrum of quality management and improvement. The course has added discussion of Six Sigma methodology and concepts as well. ‚ IT 483Facilities Design for Lean Manufacturing. This course title was changed to incorporate the term ‘Lean’ to reflect the importance of this systematic approach to facility design and its effect on reducing or eliminating waste such as excessive inventory, material handling, backtracking, over and underproduction, and ineffective use of resources. The course contents emphasize a systematic approach to designing a facility which integrates principles of a lean

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

technical and social content.This need for energy education is the fundamental motivation for the energy awareness efforts atBaylor University. According to the National Energy Policy7, the U. S. must have between 1,300and 1,900 new electricity generation plants in place to meet the projected 45% increase inelectrical demand by the year 2020. Economic and political policies often reflect the unspokenassumption that the United States will be able to continually increase its reliance on naturalresources and more importantly, energy resources. On May 2, 2007, a local newspaper editor Page 13.491.2took time to remind the public of the energy history

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia; Sabbia Tilli, University of Western Australia

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, consulting and reassessing as and when necessary iv. Metacognitive monitoring of oneself, people needing attention and the general process of the case, problem, project or situation.The time dimension provides for instant reflex actions (short term), and deliberative diagnosisand action with review and reflection (long term). The survival dimension involves theconstruction of learned routines that become tacit over time enabling the professional to respondquickly to situations with increasing responsibility and complexity.None of these studies provide detailed information on what the graduates are actually doing intheir work and hence can provide information to evaluate in detail the strengths and weaknessesof their undergraduate

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University; Tonya Nilsson, San Jose State; Jim O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers; Thomas Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

picnic, a closing dinner, student skits, morning/afternoon snack breaksand lunches are important for team building, reflection, and discussion. COURSE SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Admin & Gift Admin & Gift Admin & Gift Admin & Gift Admin & Gift 8:00 Demo Classroom Making it Assessment work Class I Lab III Principles of Lab IV Design of

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Troy Dent, University of Alabama; Keith Woodbury, University of Alabama; Robert Taylor, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Matusovich; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

change with time and relate toexperiences they are having on campus.In his third year, Joe talks about balancing skills and knowledge with “willingness to learn andexplore”. During this time he is trying to decide if he should pursue industry or research and hisinterview responses reflect his struggle with this decision. His basis for distinguishing thebetween two career avenues is not clear.By her fourth year, Anna’s beliefs about skills needed for success are more grounded inengineering. Similar to Hillary’s answer in the first year, Anna’s answers are generic. Annatalks about having “many, many skills: writing skills; people skills; management skills; skills tobe aware of, of umm, the project as a whole and where you’re going with it” and

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristyn Jackson, Stanford University; Tori Bailey, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Inaddition, the authors thank Dr. George Toye for tending to the database storage needs of theproject, Elizabeth Lee for her assistance in coding the data, Mia Clark for her assistance inediting, and Patrick Ferguson for providing data on the School, as well as Claire Dwan and hertranscription services.References1. S.D. Sheppard, K. Silva, "Descriptions of Engineering Education: Faculty, Student and Engineering PractitionerPerspectives," 2001 Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, October 9-11, 2001, Reno, NV.2. L. Saks, “Undergraduate Science Majors

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering for a Flat World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Mariasingam, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Thomas Smith, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tagged Divisions

International

, entrepreneurship and leadershipEngineering education of today is still rooted in the skills required to support the workenvironment of the 1950s when manufacturing was the predominant engineering activity.Engineering education has not changed to meet the needs of current work environment whereservice sector dominates the economic activities8. This is clearly reflected, as table [Table 1]below shows, in the glaring differences in the perceptions the industry and education have of theskills engineers need.Table 1. The emphasis given by employers and by academics to the desired skills of universitygraduates9.Not long ago, when engineers were working in mostly regional operations, the above skills weresufficient for them to perform effectively but not now in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P K Raju, Auburn University

similar International Research Experiences for their students so thatengineering students can gain significant global research experiences while still in school AcknowledgementsThis project was funded by the National Science Foundation, OISE # 0439706 and0623351. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thisweb site are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. We particularly thank Dr. Marjorie Lueck, Program Director, NSF,for her valuable support and encouragement. We thank L&T and BHEL for providingsignificant research projects during Summer 2007. We also thank our faculty colleagues

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University; Anthony Mutai, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

(formerlyArchitectural Desktop), Autodesk Revit, Bently Architecture, Gehry Technologies (CATIA), andVectorworks Architect. 22The GSA is also promoting a 3D-4D BIM initiative using 4D models to support theunderstanding project phasing. According to the GSA “4D models, which combine a 3D modelwith time, allow Architects, Engineers, contractors, and GSA employees to communicate theproposed project phasing to all stakeholders” 23 (Figure 1.). Specific issues being explored in the3D-4D initiative are spatial program validation, 4D phasing, laser scanning, energy andsustainability, and design validation. This life-cycle approach is reflected in the GSA’scomprehensive definition of BIM: Building Information Modeling is the development and use of a multi-faceted

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Also, SOLEfacilitates the development of learning environments, which in conjunction with traditionalhands-on experiments – allow the expansion of the scope of the students’ laboratory experiencewell beyond the confines of what would be feasible in the context of traditional laboratories.For the reasons stated above, SIT has implemented a new undergraduate engineering curriculumthat reflects the latest trend towards enhancement of traditional lecture-based courses with both adesign spine and a laboratory experience propagating through the entire educational program toexpand educational opportunities for a larger number of students. Use of such tools can promotecollaborative learning, enhance critical thinking skills and give every student an

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jesse Huguet, University of Alabama; Keith Woodbury, University of Alabama; Robert Taylor, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

arethoseof the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References1. Chappell, Joseph and Keith Woodbury. Introducing Excel Based Steam Table Calculations into Thermodynamics Curriculum, Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. June 2008, Pittsburgh, PA.2. Wagner, W, J. R. Cooper, A. Dittmann, J. Kijima, H.-J. Kretzschmar, A.Kruse, R. Mares, K. Oguchi, H. Sato, I. Stocker, O. Sifner, Y. Takaishi, I. Tanishita, J. Trubenbach, Th. Willkommen. The IAPWS Industrial Formulation 1997 for the Thermodynamic Properties of Water and Steam, Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 122, p. 150-182. ASME, January 2000.3. Cengel, Yunus A. and Michael A. Boles. Thermodynamics: An

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Djafar Mynbaev, New York City College of Technology; Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology; Roman Kezerashvili, New York City College of Technology; Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

-based generalphysics (PHYS 1433 and PHYS 1434), reflected all of the above mentioned features andincluded several teaching resources aimed to promote comprehension of the physics laws:class lecture, demonstration experiments, laboratory experiments, e-learning material,problem-solving sessions. Class lecture presents one of the most important principles forevery physics course, - concepts first. Conceptual understanding is the focus through theexplanations, examples and media demonstrations of the experiments and is presented onthe Website and on the Blackboard. E-learning material provides problem solvingexamples, and problem-solving session provides to students through the interactive systembetween student and instructor “Physics Tools” 14

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University; Ghayasuddin Mohammed, Northern Illinois University; Mohammed Murtuza, Northern Illinois University; Muhammed Abedur Rahman, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

changesin the system dynamics 28. A self-tuning scheme is initially implemented using the poleassignment technique with JBC control. The hybrid collocated and non-collocated controlscheme is then realized with an adaptive JBC position controller and an inverse end-point-modelvibration controller. A recursive least squares algorithm is utilized to obtain an inverse model ofthe plant in parametric form. The problem of controller instability arising from the non-minimum phase characteristics exhibited in the plant model is resolved by reflecting the non-invertible zeros into the stability region. The performances of both schemes are investigatedwithin a flexible manipulator simulation facility. An alternative to the parametric approach described

Conference Session

Research in Multidisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Bachmann, James Madison University; Jeffrey Tang, James Madison University; Carl Puffenbarger, James Madison University; mike kauffman, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

ways, typical of the ______ curriculum. First, instruction inthe department is geared toward practical applications in all courses. Calculus, for example, istaught not as a stand-alone tool, but in the context of practical applications. Second, our studentsperform far more hands-on work than typical undergraduates. Partly this is a reflection of theUniversity’s emphasis on undergraduate education, but a big part is also due to a departmentalculture promoting hands-on experience as critical for our students. For example, all of ourstudents work with bomb calorimeters as part of an energy lab, build circuits and operationalamplifiers as part of an instrumentation course, and perform water quality tests as part of anenvironment lab. All students

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills Build Success in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maren Henry, University of West Georgia; Eric Granlund, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. An explanation of the most basic structure of English sentences: Subject (thething the sentence is about) + Verb (what that thing is doing) + Direct Object (what thatthing is doing it to) helped students to understand active and passive voice. Whenstudents identified the subject and verb in the sentence, they could see the direction of theaction in the sentence. In a passive sentence, the direct object becomes the subject,because it receives the action of the verb. Most composition teachers encourage complete elimination of passive voicebecause it serves as a “speed bump” for readers: if the action of the sentence movesbackward, reflecting back on the subject, rather than forward onto the direct object, the

Conference Session

FPD8 - Early Intervention & Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; J. Ryan Sigler, West Virginia University; Andrew Lowery, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University.Acknowledgement and DisclaimerThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0525484. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. Page 13.256.16

Collection

2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Otily Toutsop, Morgan State University; Paige Janae Harvey, Morgan State University; Kevin Kornegay, Morgan State University; Edmund Himmie Smith, Morgan State University ; Marcial Tienteu; Vinton Amsley Morris, Morgan State University; Dennis Ndati, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute; Aaron A Mcclenton; Andre Latte Dean Jr., Morgan State University School of Engineering

presentations to • Project Team Protocol, including the class team member roles • Questions to ConsiderGuided Practice • Share the RET/REU project and experience with students * • The teacher will observe student teams as they work on the IoT project and answer questions and provide feedback • Implement accommodation strategies for IEP/504 Plan studentsLesson Closure • Reflection • EvaluationSummative/End Informal Assessment: of Lesson • Observation as students works on the project. Assessment • Debating pros and cons of IoT • Research