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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

technology in a short time. China is developinga distance learning program to educate the disabled. However, for countries with budgetproblems, development of distance learning facilities can be expensive, time consuming, andneeds suitably trained people. The internet has opened a great resources of information for thewhole world and developing countries can share these resources available on the public domainor by some arrangement with the donor organizations. The United Nations can be an importantvehicle in facilitating their efforts, as in a number of projects like EDUNET 1 and others. Oncethese resources are accessed , it can be distributed inside the countries with the help of localtelecommunication facilities. Our work reviews the efforts of

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hergert

this:Select Project ComponentsSelect Microsoft Comm Control 6.0This will place a telephone as one of the component icons. Select the telephone and place it on theform. Now suppose a command button is drawn on the screen. The code below replicates theQuickBasic program shown above. It uses polling with no handshaking. The input is placed in theText1 text box. If event driven or handshaking is required, the VB Help provides some examplesof how to implement this.Textl.Text = “”MSComml.CommPort = 1‘9600 baud, no parity, 8 data, and 1 stop bit.MSComml.Settings = “600,n,7,2”‘Tell the control to read entire buffer when Input is used.buffer$=””MSComml.InBufferCount =0MSComml.OutBufferCount =0

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Kremer; Bhavin Mehta

supported projects to develop computer-assisted instructional modules for entry-level mechanical engineering courses, including “A Learning Superstructure for BESTDynamics Software”, “Interactive, Conceptually Based Multimedia Instruction for IntroductoryMechanics”, and “Computer-Based Learning Aids for Problem Solving in Mechanics ofMaterials”.5 Other notable examples of educational tools and interactivity on the world-wide-web include recent Premier Courseware of 2000 award winner “Project Links: Interactive Web-Based Modules For Teaching Engineering”,6 and PIVoT (The Physics Interactive Video Tutor).7Interactivity is one of the current buzzwords in multimedia and internet-based softwareapplications, and everyone seems to agree that interactivity

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Vishnu Lakdawala; Oscar Gonzalez; James Leathrum Jr.; Stephen Zahorian

Specified Circuits Figure 6. Knowledge Map Representation of Sequential Circuit Synthesis and Analysis.5. Future WorkThis paper presents one piece of a work in progress. At this point in time, it is the mostcomplete component of the project, though it is realized that the future development of the othercomponents will require updates to this structure.Also under current development is an initial question database. The set of beta questions aresimple in nature. Future development will support a variety of question types and randomparameters for reuse of questions. The questions will also be mapped to the knowledge map byuse of the knowledge key.The biggest component remaining is the questioning system. This

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch, West Texas A&M University; Rhonda B Dittfurth, West Texas A&M University; Freddie J Davis P.E., West Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

had approximately ten group laboratory assignments (including a thoroughfinal design project) requiring written reports or memos.In addition to the assignments described above, one of the laboratory activities in the ENGR 1201 was a two-partexercise and report on the creation of a paper airplane design. This laboratory involved the documentation of thesteps to create a paper airplane design in a group setting in a memo format and then sharing that design with anothergroup. Three ENGR 1201 sections had lab groups swap the designs and attempt to construct the paper airplanesfrom those instructions. One ENGR 1201 section swapped its instructions with a COMM 1315 section, with eachsection commenting to the original group on the ease of following

Conference Session

Computational Tools

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thad B. Welch III P.E., Boise State University; Sam Shearman, National Instruments

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

every frequency there is a gain setting which gives a noise figure of less than 8 dB while simultaneously giving an IIP3 of better than 0 dBm and an IIP2 of better than 40 dBmWe selected the WBX daughterboard to provide a wide range of both transmitter and receiverfrequencies, as well as offering access to a large number of real-world radio signals for studentsto explore. For most students, the utilization of real-world signals during projects, homeworkassignments, and/or laboratory exercises, has proven very motivational. Page 22.998.4Since no single daughterboard will cover all of the possible usages and frequency

Conference Session

Design Education I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Mainul Kader Faruque, North Carolina A&T State University; Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Page 22.929.2are rising to this challenge and offering a rapidly increasing number of courses, at a variety oflevels, with „nano‟ in their titles. We are actively involved in nanomaterials-based research forthe past several years. We have enhanced undergraduate nanoscience and engineering educationin the area of devices and systems using the practical approach of direct engagement of graduateand undergraduate students in the advanced laboratories and ongoing research projects. Thisapproach has enabled the students more effectively with the knowledge of the fundamentals ofnanoscience and engineering and proficiency to conduct research and develop economically-viable nano-devices with innovative applications in all spheres of daily life. The

Conference Session

Descriptions of Curricular and Model Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David E. Culler, Oregon Institute of Technology; Marcella K. Minster, Oregon Institue of Technology (Student); Irina Demesko-Prosnik, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Starbase2.0. The paradigm proposes a multi-tier approach that looks at different phases oflife, from late elementary and middle school to adult, working women engineers.Introduction and Background:By talking with professional women engineers, one starts to recognize the wide variety of factorsthat contributed to their success. A common thread that ties most of the group together is thefact that they had to overcome barriers and stereotypes from a very early age. Another reason forchoosing a career in engineering is the influence of a mentor or other adult that encouraged themto take part in a project or class that had components of engineering. By being exposed tosituations and tasks that challenged them and fit with their personalities and interests

Conference Session

Manufacturing Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

NMSU (Las Cruces) and BS in mechanical engineering from BUET (Dhaka). His interest includes computer applications in curriculum, MCAE, mechanics, instrumentation & control, and fluid power. He is also a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio and affiliated with ASME, ASEE, SME and TAP. Page 22.1524.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Three Dimensional Surface Model from Laser Scanning of Proving Ground RoadAbstract: This project goal is to creating a 3D surface model from scanning of an existing roadproving ground for

Conference Session

Students' Abilities and Attitudes

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick T. Aung, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

problems for engineering students, pedagogy and readability for students’learning, availability of many problems and projects, and resources for both students andinstructors. Among these books, the book by Kreyszig4 is the only book that includescoverage of statistics, probability and optimization. All books considered have manyexamples and problems available but the examples, problems and design projects inKreyszig’s book are more tailored to graduate engineering students. Kreyszig’s book alsoprovides student with student solution manuals available in either Mathematica or Maplesoftware packages. Based on the comparison, Advanced Engineering Mathematics byIrwin Kreyszig4 was chosen as the text for the course, MEEN 5304 AdvancedEngineering

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudipa Mitra-Kirtley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rana Mitra, Southeastern Louisiana University; Maarij M Syed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

world. Wireless technology will be an integral part of this.  Introduce many additional stimulating and challenging activities or student projects that will Page 22.1658.3 modeled after real-world situations in the laboratory 2  Initiate interactive pedagogical methods to increase class participation, and effective student- teacher communication.Implementation of new ideasThe concept of centripetal acceleration is often not understood properly, and students often confusethe pseudo centrifugal force as being a

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cecelia M. Wigal, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Tim MeGhee, Chattanooga State Community College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

needs.Tim MeGhee, Chattanooga State Community College ”Tim McGhee received his M.S. from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and currently serves as the Dean of the Engineering Technology Division at Chattanooga State Community College. He has over 21 years of project engineering/management and construction experience with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with responsibilities in site drainage design, excavation, and erosion control. His primary areas of expertise now include capacity building in relation to aligning engineering technology curricula with industrial workforce development needs. Dean McGhee is deeply involved with redesigning engineering technology education with an appropriate body of knowledge

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lars K. Hansen, University of Texas, San Antonio; Keith Gerard Delahoussaye Jr., University of Texas, San Antonio ; Ruyan Guo, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Platform (ELVIS II Board), the Digilent Electronic Explorer Board (EE Board)also has virtual instrumentation suites for various types of measurements. The two protoboard platforms also comewith an array of web accessible tutorials for protoboard familiarization and learning aid labs for electrical/electronicconcept demonstrations.To evaluate the EE Board, all of the support documents on the homepage were viewed. In addition the three sampleprojects from the homepage were performed. The introductory projects were analyzed for ease of comprehensionand expectation of predicted results. The analysis revealed the project instructions were easy to understand and theresults produced as predicted. Any misinterpretations were addressed as promptly as same

Conference Session

Design Cognition II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don L. Dekker, University of South Florida; Rajiv Dubey, University of South Florida; Stephen Sundarrao, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

emphasizes creativity and creative problem-solving techniques asked thestudents to develop a list of things that encourage and discourage creativity. These lists arereproduced below.Classroom Things That Encourage Creativity * Projects - grading details unclear, more subjective * Final exam was partially graded on creativity-subjective * Seating variety - more flexible things, less done by habit * Projects - ping pong ball mover, mouse trap powered vehicle, etc * New ideas discussed in class * Interact with different classmates * Meet in different places * Have people lecture who appreciate creativity * Thermo II - creativity graded as part of the design project * "Gallagher" type devices

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gilbert, Sinclair Community College

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

, energy management programs, and a survey ofenergy saving opportunities in commercial and industrial facilities. Energy Control Strategiesincorporates spreadsheets, computer programs, and performance simulation software to estimateenergy savings, implementation costs, CO2 reduction, and utility cost savings with theimplementation of energy saving opportunities. Commercial and Industrial Assessmentincorporates utility analysis, on location assessment format, operation of data collectionequipment, and compiling final reports. The Capstone Project provides the real-worldexperience of the entire assessment experience.IntroductionThe sequence of seven courses teaching energy assessment of residential, commercial, and

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Popescu, Princeton University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

proficient working in or directing a team of ethnic and cultural diversity.3. Are able to communicate across cultures.4. Have had a chance to practice engineering in a global context, whether through an international internship, a service-learning opportunity, a virtual global engineering project or some other form of experience.5. Can effectively deal with ethical issues arising from cultural or national differences.Grandin & Hedderich summarize all the nuances of describing global competence in theirchapter “Global Competence for Engineers” as follows: “In sum, an interculturally competentperson understands that all individuals’ views of the world have been unknowingly shaped by

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

improve graduateengineering education through multi-campus approach. A summary of the diversity portion ofthe ERC’s strategic plan and progress in the past three years in relation to the milestones for“High Quality Diversity Effort” is highlighted. The key performance indicators show that ERCthrough its partnering institutions is making measurable impact in capacity building for a STEMworkforce as seen in the broad involvement of underrepresented minority students and faculty incenter activities. Project CARE was used as case example of college transition program that wasimplemented based on the proposed model activities. The results show that Project CAREcontributed to 86% educational growth and performance improvement among URM studentswho

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kahina Lasfer, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-3342: A REVIEW OF NON-TENURE-TRACK, FULL-TIME FAC-ULTY AT SYSTEMS CENTRIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (SCSE) PRO-GRAMSKahina Lasfer, Stevens Institute of Technology Kahina Lasfer is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Tech- nology. Her research area is based on analyzing and creating a systems-based approach for the graduate systems engineering education for the 21st century. She participated in many projects at the school of sys- tems and enterprises including a project to create a model curriculum in graduate software engineering. She has a master’s degree in computer engineering. She worked with Lucent Technologies as a Software Developer and Software Designer/Architect

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

graduate school and that if they can do it, then certainly others like them can. This messagehas been very reassuring to students such as the 3.8 GPA student who feels that s/he just isn’treally “smart” enough for graduate school. We also talk about the “imposter syndrome” andstudents are amazed to learn that many students with good GPAs have feelings of inadequacywithout any real cause.V. ProgrammingThe programming and assignments are changed each semester. The “Guaranteed 4.0 Plan” is astaple for the students and the first meeting each semester is devoted to this topic. A new topicthis semester was “mentoring” presented by the project co-PI. The students were encouraged toinvite mentors to help them with different aspects of their lives.In the

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mickey R. Wilhelm P.E., University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

engaged in the development of its project, the author, in 2005, wasthe dean of the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville (UofL).He was completely unaware of the NAE project, but was concerned about this problem.His concern was prompted by members of the public regularly commenting to him thathis engineering school was “great,” to which he would reply, “Thanks! Why do you thinkthat our school is great?” From their responses, it became apparent that the reasons forthese opinions were usually grounded in the difficulty of gaining admission to the school,the rigor of the engineering curricula offered, and to the success, or non-success, of therespondent, a relative, or acquaintances in graduating from the school. No

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University; Olivier Frédéric Pfeiffer, Technische Universität Berlin; Omar Musa Hasan, American University of Mdaba; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universität Berlin

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

AC 2012-5187: AN INTRODUCTORY MATHEMATICS COMPUTER COURSEAS A SUPPLEMENT TO A MATHEMATICAL BRIDGE COURSEProf. Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen UniversityMr. Olivier Frdric Pfeiffer, Technische Universitt Berlin Olivier Pfeiffer received his M.Sc. in mathematics at Technische Universitt Berlin in 2002. His thesis in numerical mathematics investigated ”Error Control using Adaptive Methods for Elliptic Control Problems in Matlab”. He has been working in several eLearning projects at TUB to support teaching of mathemat- ics for mathematicians, engineers, and natural scientists in 2011, as a Research Assistant at SFB609 in Dresden from 2002-2004, and is now again with the School II Mathematics and Natural Sciences at TUB

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Shaw, University of Southern California; Michael Crowley, University of Southern California; Jaebong Yoo, University of Southern California; Hao Xu, University of Southern California; Jihie Kim, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

researchers and that of the instructor. Significant disparities werefound between the assumptions of the researchers and the needs of the instructor. This work waspart of a larger project to design e-learning workflows and reporting tools to monitor andinterpret online course discussions for the purpose of instructional assessment.IntroductionThe goal of the Pedagogical Workflows projectis to develop an application that instructors canuse to continuously monitor and assess onlinestudent discourse within their course discussionforums. The resulting Pedagogical AssessmentWorkflow System (PAWS) is a scalable e-learning framework that supports efficient androbust integration of diverse datasets for thepurposes of student assessment. Datasetsinclude

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Boise State University; Sondra M. Miller, Boise State University; Ross A. Perkins, Boise State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

personality characteristics that contribute to a lack of willingness to implement innovations, aswell as a lack of knowledge about engineering education research; and (2) environmentalperceptions, such as perceptions of the tenure and promotion process that suggest a lack ofsupport for innovations.The project discussed in this paper investigates the characteristics of faculty members whosuccessfully adopt engineering education innovations and studies the impact of their workingenvironment on their decision to adopt. Additionally, the project investigates characteristics offaculty members who do not adopt engineering education innovations and whether that decisionwas affected by perceptions of their working environment.This paper describes preliminary

Conference Session

Leadership, Design, and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Samuel N. Peffers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon M. Sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology where she designs and implements assessment activities ranging from small projects such as classroom assessments to large projects such as assessment of the Institute-wide student learning outcomes. She also assists faculty in planning, conducting, and analyzing projects and provides professional development opportunities in the area of assessment. She has presented her work in assessment and psychology at both national and regional conferences and has published in the areas of political and social psychology, as well as assessment and engineering education. Page

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead C. Mac Namara, Syracuse University; James K. Guest, Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

design.Topology optimization has primarily been used in the design of minimumweight/maximum stiffness structures, though it has been extended over the past decade to Page 25.1363.3design devices and materials optimized for thermal, fluid flow, and optical properties, toname a few (see Bendsoe and Sigmund 2003 for review14). More recently, topology
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optimization is working its way in to the structural design practice, including recentbuilding projects by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill.15,16 Topology optimization is alsoworking its way into engineering education

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. White, Queen's University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

AC 2012-3002: PATENT CLASSIFICATION REFORM: IMPLICATIONSFOR TEACHING, LEARNING, AND USING THE PATENT LITERATUREMr. Michael J. White, Queen’s University Page 25.1029.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Patent Classification Reform: Implications for Teaching, Learning and Using the Patent LiteratureIntroductionIn early 2011 the European Patent Office (EPO) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)announced a project to create a joint classification system called the Cooperative PatentClassification (CPC). The CPC will be based on the European Classification (ECLA) and theInternational Patent

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Mathew Bissonnette

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

interests include collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory, developing model-eliciting activities in mechanical engineering courses, inquiry-based learning in mechanics, and design projects to help promote adapted physical activities. Other professional interests include aviation physiology and biomechanics.Mathew Bissonnette Page 25.1041.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Physical Experiments to Enhance Model-Eliciting Activity ImplementationAbstractModel-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) use open-ended case studies to simulate

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

theses. He has several patents and published more than 100 research papers. Page 25.1072.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Product Realization Experiences in Capstone Design CoursesAbstractProduct realization is the main objective of most engineering processes. While the realization concept ismostly limited to the physical build of a product, the root of any realization process starts at theconceptual level of the individual or engineering team. Considering that engineering capstone designcourses are usually centered on open- ended design projects, to provide

Conference Session

Ethical Issues I: Sustainability and Environmental Ethics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April A. Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

engineering. MechanicalEngineering, in particular, is a discipline representing great potential in terms of advancingsustainable solutions to our global environmental problems. Yet, the majority of design projectsrely on fossil fuels and old technologies that will continue to add CO2 to the atmosphere. Thus,Mechanical Engineering offers a space for increased attention to sustainability.We surveyed sophomore Mechanical Engineering students in an energy systems design class togauge their views on sustainability and its importance to engineering. This represents thepreliminary phase of a multi-year project on organizational change in the MechanicalEngineering Department. Results from this study will help us develop a targeted, integratedcurriculum

Conference Session

Methods of Teaching and Learning in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

self-regulation.MethodThis project was carried out with a group of 68 undergraduate students in a 100-levelconstruction management course entitled “Construction Materials and Methods” at Boise StateUniversity in the fall semester of 2010 (38 students) and the spring semester of 2011 (30students). This course is required for construction management (CM) majors and minors and is athree credit course with 45 hours of classroom instruction. The course introduces students toconstruction methods and materials used on building projects, with three main objectives: • Demonstrate knowledge of the methods and equipment commonly used to construct buildings including the foundation and framing systems. • Identify and discuss the technical