Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Lucian Ionel Cioca, "Lucian Blaga" University Sibiu, Romania

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

determine the optimal architecture, structure, sizeand control strategy of the hybrid power system. It can perform comparative economic andmodeling analysis on a distributed generation power system in order to get the best solution interms of cost, performances, size and structure. Several educational modules were developed, arein process or planned to be developed. The first developed module is about how to use, interactand understand with HOMER software package. Other modules are focusing on how design,analyze and optimize hybrid power systems (implying various combinations of wind, solar, fuelcells and batteries). A module underway to be developed is one that can be considered as a guideon how to use renewable energy to secure a sustainable grid

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

group is responsible of only one designcomponent: architecture, structure, HVAC or Lighting/electrical. An office standard prepared by thedepartment of civil and architectural engineering is distributed over the students.This course teaches the student how to prepare a final set of discipline specific construction documents,including engineering calculations production drawings, and specifications. The student will discusscontracts, ethics, and construction administration as they relate to the project.Autodesk Revit 2013 is pivotal in system design. This program allowed students to layout the architectureplans, sections and elevations of the architecture plans, structural, ductwork, piping, lighting fixtures,power panels, power and lighting

Conference Session

Active Learning and Demonstrations in Materials Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam J. Kardos, University of Colorado, Denver; Stephan A. Durham, University of Colorado, Denver; Wesley E. Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver

Tagged Divisions

Materials

.Dr. Wesley E. Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver Wesley Marshall is an Assistant Professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado, Denver, and Co-director of the Active Communities Transportation (ACT) research group. He focuses on transporta- tion research dedicated to building a more sustainable infrastructure, particularly in terms of improving road safety, active transportation, and transit-oriented communities. Other recent research topics involve transportation planning, congestion pricing, human behaviors, parking, and street networks. A native of Watertown, Mass., Marshall is a recipient of the Dwight Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship and winner of the Charley V. Wootan Award for

Conference Session

Information Tools and Techniques for Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giovanna Badia, McGill University; April Colosimo, McGill University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

attention to elements on slides being discussed.22 At the same time, make use of drawing tools or turn on the option for participants to view the curser. Live demonstrations involve sharing the computer desktop or a particular application. Open applications beforehand and prepare browsers at websites of interest to prevent dead time. Just as with face-to-face sessions, you can present case studies or prompt students for topic suggestions if illustrating search tools. It can be distracting for participants to move back and forth from applications to the web conferencing software so it may require more planning in advance. Try to slow down when demonstrating, since there may be a delay between what the

Conference Session

FPD 5: Transitions and Student Success, Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Timothy J Hinds, Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

(academic ad- ministration, first year programs, advising, career planning, women and diversity programs, etc.) and curricular issues. He is principal investigator on several NSF grants related to retention of engineering students. As a faculty member in civil engineering, his teaching portfolio includes courses in geotechni- cal engineering, probabilistic methods, and a large introductory course in civil engineering. His research and consulting activities have focused on the safety and reliability of hydraulic structures, and he has participated as an expert in three different capacities regarding reviews of levee performance in Hurri- cane Katrina. He is a three-time recipient of his college’s Withrow Award for

Conference Session

ET Curriculum & Design Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafael Obregon; Kevin Hall

-solving tool. For example, in the nursingfield, concept mapping has been found extremely useful in diagramming and visually depictingclinical problems and interrelationships with the proper care and treatment procedures to students(Schuster, 2000). In another study of special education and remedial seventh graders, conceptmapping was found as a useful to help the students plan, organize, and comprehend informationfrom readings (Guastello, Beasley, Sinatra, 2000). A 2001 study revealed that concept mappingwas an integral part of the positive results achieved by eleventh grade students’ and theirunderstanding of the human circulatory system (Sungur, Tekkaya, Geban, 2001). Alpert andGrueneberg (2000) explain that traditional concept mapping is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ollis

© 2005 American Society for Engineering Education These comments indicate that design students could profit from more instruction-demonstrations at the outset by instructor and/or lab assistants, and that allowance forcheck-out or lab devices (or even outright purchase) for the design students would bebeneficial to connecting devices to the design challenges. The conclusions and recommendations of the three authors are summarized inTable 5 below. Table 5 Evaluator Recommendations and Instructor Plans ForwardEvaluator (Brent) recommendations Acquire some up-to-date devices that are closer to “cutting edge” (e.g., MP3 player, digital voice recorder) and some

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachelle Heller; H. David Snyder; Catherine Mavriplis; Charlene Sorensen

. Theworkshop includes presentations from experts as well as activities designed to helpparticipants develop their own approaches to their success. A personalized career plan isa desired outcome of attending this workshop. Participants also have the opportunity todiscuss issues with administrators in a non-threatening environment.2. DemographicsAs workshop organizers, we strive to make the application process as painless aspossible. Applicants are asked to fill out a short (half-page) personal information form,including name, address, and academic background. Registration is free.The term “application” was not used in the first two years in order to create a welcomingatmosphere for all: we did not want participation to be based on yet another

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

, and access toa car are requested. The students are also required to identify their skills in writing, graphics,leadership, teamwork, analysis, drafting, planning and research/library, as well as their strengthsand weaknesses. This information is then used to assign the teams15, which consist of 4-6 teammembers. Teams are balanced using the following criteria: major16, background, academicperformance, gender and ethnicity17, and access to transportation off campus to purchasematerials for the construction of the project. The team application also requires the students towrite about themselves: how they became interested in their major, what their long-term career

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Walsh; David Gibbs

uncertainty, and the ability to make decisions whendata is incomplete are key features in the make-up of successful engineers. Thus, laboratoryexperiences should hold the same attraction and delight for our students as research andapplications laboratories possess for our graduates. Applied researchers go to the laboratory toentice truth from an impassive natural world. Their aim is to sense, to assess, and, eventually, toadvance. A well planned instructional laboratory enables students to realize these same goals.Laboratories are a necessary interlude during which students discover the value of collectiveexperience and collaboration, and develop skills in sharing and exchanging information.Laboratories, then, create a microcosm of, and a brief segue

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bassem Ramadan; Karim Nasr

andthe instructor as a facilitator. Uncovering fundamental principles and concepts occurs just in timeas students plan, formulate, and solve the problem. Students are not left wondering if what they arestudying has any use, but rather challenged by the excitement and relevancy of solving real-lifeproblems. More than motivation exclusively, a problem-based approach helps developindependence in students, along with promoting creativity, critical thinking, and life-long learning. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 10.722.1 Copyright © 2005

Conference Session

Interactive Technology in the Classroom

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Amrine; Caroline Kayser; James Swanson

progresses, academia is faced with keeping pace.The benefits of utilizing technology in the classroom have been well-documented and supported.Alexander1 provides an excellent summary of previously documented e-learning experiences andreferences Bates’2 four reasons for including technology in higher education: (1) improving thequality of learning, (2) improving access to education and training, (3) reducing the costs ofeducation, and (4) improving the cost effectiveness of education. Alexander concluded that fore-learning to be successful in higher education, there must be an excellent university supportsystem for teachers, and teachers must plan and strategize to effectively use technology in theclassroom.At the other end of the spectrum are those

Conference Session

ET Curriculum & Design Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Bilodeau

theknowledge and skills they derived from their MaFEL laboratory experience to solvepractical electromagnetic systems design , interference and shielding problems are discussedand future plans for the continued development of the MaFEL procedure are noted.I. Introduction The ability to visualize the low frequency AC magnetic field distributions thatoccur in the vicinity of 60 Hz AC electric power generation and transmission equipment ,such as transformers, rotational machines, switchgear and cable ; and to understand thephysical factors that determine these fields ; are very important skills for an electricalengineering technician ( EET ) to have. This understanding of AC magnetic field behaviorenables an EET to identify the most probable

Conference Session

IE Enrollment/Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Freeman

course. This minor has now beenapproved, and many students are now enrolled through the Mechanical and IndustrialEngineering department. Currently, the topics covered in the course are:• History of Engineering and Industrial Engineering: Development and Scope• Manufacturing Engineering and Operations Planning• Facilities Location and Layout• Material Handling, Distribution and Routing• Work Design and Work Measurement• Quality Control• CAD/CAM. Robotics and Automation• Human Factors• Financial Management and Engineering Economy• Operations Research• Simulation and Queuing Systems• Project Management• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Supply Chain Management, other current topics…These topics can change, but follow the

Conference Session

Increasing Enrollment in IE/IET Programs Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Freeman

course. This minor has now beenapproved, and many students are now enrolled through the Mechanical and IndustrialEngineering department. Currently, the topics covered in the course are:• History of Engineering and Industrial Engineering: Development and Scope• Manufacturing Engineering and Operations Planning• Facilities Location and Layout• Material Handling, Distribution and Routing• Work Design and Work Measurement• Quality Control• CAD/CAM. Robotics and Automation• Human Factors• Financial Management and Engineering Economy• Operations Research• Simulation and Queuing Systems• Project Management• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Supply Chain Management, other current topics…These topics can change, but follow the

Conference Session

Assessing Where We Stand

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Pangborn; Renata Engel

adecade ago by a Task Force on Undergraduate Education charged by the provost in 1991.1 ACommission for Undergraduate Education subsequently developed a plan for assessment in1993, 2 and other reports on curricular coherence and relevance and assessment of educationaloutcomes followed in 1995 and 1996, respectively. 3,4 These initiatives focused, however, onsurveying and encouraging the various motivations and methods for assessment within theindependent disciplines, and the first call for broader application across the entire curriculum wasissued as a key recommendation of the University’s most recent general education reform effortin 1997.5 The Special Committee on General Education emphasized the imperative to“institutionalize a process for

Conference Session

Assessment of Graphics Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Petlick; Alice Scales; Aaron Clark

categories, four of which were included on theoriginal instrument developed in 1998. The categories on the survey were course offerings,student populations, professional development, technical/engineering graphics education, andfuture research plans (Clark & Scales, 2000). The research category was added to the currentsurvey at the request of members in the profession. The course offerings category askedquestions about the type of courses offered at participant’s institutions. It also examinedwhether certain topics were taught as separate courses or were integrated with other types ofcourse materials. The instrument also inquired if institutions offer the topics of manualdrawing, three-dimensional modeling, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hur Koser; Dennis Freeman; Alexander Aranyosi; Aleem Siddiqui

. In addition to the quantitative physiologycourse, it has been used in a microfabrication course and an introductory chemical engineeringcourse, both at MIT. The lab module is planned to be used this spring in a bioMEMS fabricationcourse at Yale, a course in molecular and cellular sciences in the Harvard-MIT Division ofHealth Sciences and Technology, and courses in bio-instrumentation, chemical transport, andsilicon biology at MIT.Design ObjectivesIn creating the lab module we first established several design objectives to guide development, todirect design choices, and to use as criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the lab. Theseobjectives are listed below.Reinforce Lecture Material. The lab should allow students to get hands-on

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daryl Caswell; Clifton Johnston

of the design trinity in order to build a convincing story or argument around thedevelopment of their design. The introduction of the design trinity is structured to allow thestudents to focus on one component at a time, while maintaining the importance of theirinterdependence, before allowing them to apply these concepts concurrently to severalprojects.Familiarization is introduced through a two-week project focused on sustainable design in thedeveloping world. The latest project asked the students to develop a plan for implementingwater, sewer, electricity or heating in a small village in southern India. This type of projectrequired the students to spend a significant amount of time familiarizing themselves withgeography, resources

Conference Session

ChE Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ellen Ford; Keith Levien; Ellen Momsen; Willie (Skip) Rochefort

Engineering Education”graduates and a limited number of ethnic minority students who plan to enter the OSU College ofScience the following fall term. The purpose of STARS is to help these students make asuccessful transition to OSU. STARS students live on campus and take regular college classesduring the summer.OSU KidSpirit Summer Day CampGrades: K-8thEleven One-Week Sessions June 14-August 27Coordinators: Karen Swanger/Katie Ekstamkidspirit@oregonstate.eduhttp://kidspirit.oregonstate.edu/KidSpirit, sponsored by the College of Health and Human Sciences, is an innovative youthsummer day camp program Monday-Friday for children grades K-8. Children may attendmorning, afternoon, or all day. Programs are based on grade level. All activities

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Development in BAE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Fisher; Anthony Ellertson; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

and related Key Actions is now in use for all engineering students in cooperativeand internship experiences [6].Table 1. Iowa State University ABET-aligned Competencies Engineering Knowledge General Knowledge Continuous Learning Quality Orientation Initiative Innovation Cultural Adaptability Analysis and Judgment Planning Communication Teamwork Integrity Professional Impact Customer FocusThe mapping of the fourteen ISU Competencies to the eleven Criterion 3 Outcomes (a-k) isprovided in Figure 1 [7]. The concept of ability-based outcomes being multidimensional isimmediately

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

and Future Plans The Rowan initiatives have been assessed in several ways. We have used courseevaluations with specific questions, student focus groups (drawn across the four years), seniorexit interviews, alumni surveys, employer/internship surveys and student portfolio reviews. Ourbroad goals are program assessment (for ABET) and assessment for specific curriculuminitiatives and projects like this one. We have had very positive responses from students relatedto green engineering curriculum initiatives. For example, a student focus group indicated thatenvironmental issues were being covered very well in our engineering clinics, but they wouldlike to see more in other courses. This helped confirm our more thorough course

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nigel Middleton; Barbara Olds; Heidi Loshbaugh; Ruth Streveler

director of theWriting Program developed a series of faculty workshops. These workshops wereprincipally funded by the Faculty Mini-Grant program, and were delivered in August andJanuary. The Writing Program requested and received funding for four of the five yearsof the Faculty Mini-Grant program. Largely, this funding provided stipends for facultyparticipants to attend workshops to plan strategies and develop methods for incorporatingwriting assignments into courses in their disciplines.The workshops were enthusiastically received. As one reviewer in 1998 noted, fundingthis project is “an essential investment in implementing the WAC program.” From 1998through the Mini-Grant’s final year in 2001, forty faculty members participated inworkshops. In

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Neal Ninteman; John Natzke

process, providing the students with opportunity to perform some limited analysis concerning the design’s functionality. • Electronics Measurement and Testing — This aspect of the freshmen experience will be implemented for the first time in Spring 2005. The current plan is to introduce the students to basic measurement techniques for voltage, current, and resistance using digital multimeters and digital oscilloscopes. The training for breadboarding will enable them to construct simple circuits and test for continuity and operation. An exciting project will be included for which the students will learn to solder components to a circuit board, such as a small microprocessor controlled

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Experiences

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Land

. Page 10.867.3 Excerpt from Analog Electronics Standard Course Outline Program Outcome #31: Students should be able to plan and conduct experimental measurements, use modern test and data acquisition equipment, and be able to analyze and interpret the results. (Outcome 31) Course Course Outcome Statement Outcomes Students will be able to assemble and demonstrate2 the correct operation4 of standard-design op-amp circuits and, using standard laboratory test 3a equipment3 (i.e., oscilloscope, DMM, etc.), measure their DC

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

thirteen years and has recentlybecome involved in the teaching of the College of Engineering’s capstone design coursewhich is taken by the seniors in three departments (Electrical and Computer, Industrial,and Mechanical Engineering). Both courses are project courses in which students workin teams of four. The students have always (22 years for the sophomore course and atleast 35 years for the senior course) self-selected to form their teams. There are optionsto allowing teams to self-select, but, as noted above, the literature provides little help.Thus this project to identify the characteristics of good and poor team players is the firststep before addressing the more important issue of determining the makeup of a goodteam.MethodologyThe plan was

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Friedman; Jerri Drakes

to compare, classify and abstract information about players,teams, locations, transportation routes and statistics once they are back in the classroom. Theactivity in the Fantasy Team module initiates these inquiries, as visitors use the informationthey’ve encountered to select players to build their own teams. Images of players are insertedinto an individualized team photo that can be printed and saved as a souvenir of the trip to themuseum. Back in the classroom, students actually modify what they already know; even whatthey know is accurate.Use Knowledge Meaningfully: Making sure that students have the opportunity to use knowledgemeaningfully is one of the most important parts of planning a unit of instruction. Tasks thatrequire decision

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hyun Kim

Copyright ©2004, American Society of Engineering Education” About Lab PreparationLaboratory problems are generally open ended by nature. There are discoveries and observationsto make. You are expected to apply concepts learned from a variety of engineering courses to theexperiment being conducted. The knowledge confirmed from the laboratory must be integratedwith information from other classes to gain maximum benefit from the activities. Preparation forexperiments is of essential importance for a successful laboratory since time is limited. Youshould read the laboratory handouts and introductory reference material, if required, carefully andcome prepared with a “game-plan” to complete the assigned work. This

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering and More

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Katehi; Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi Diefes-Dux; Katherine Banks; John Gaunt; Robert Montgomery; William Oakes; P.K. Imbrie; Deborah Follman; Phillip Wankat

engineeringeducation research, and to those issues touching on matters of diversity and social responsibility.This paper will share the struggle and the insight gained by its authors in transforming a high-quality first year program into one seeking recognition as "preeminent." Planning activities,reactions to opportunities and threats, overcoming resource constraints, showcasing andexploiting of strengths, shoring up of weaknesses, and the overall process of transforming thefirst-year program will be discussed.BackgroundTo successfully compete and to be leaders in the future work place, our graduates must have aworld-class engineering education, be equipped with the latest technical knowledge and tools

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Hancock; John Norton

It gave me specific strategies to improve my teaching/course The atmosphere in my class improved as a result of the service It gave me more confidence in my teaching It made me aware of resources and programs relevant to my teaching Students appreciated the process Other: 4. Did you make any changes in your course/teaching this term as a result of this service? Please Explain. Yes No 5. Do you plan to make changes in future terms as a result of the service? Please Explain. Yes No 6. Would you recommend use of this service for colleagues in your