Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Pamela Leigh-Mack, Virginia State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Prairie View A&M University; John C. Kelly, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Miguel Velez-Reyes, University of Texas at El Paso; Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Megan Bekolay; Otsebele E. Nare, Hampton University; Abdelnasser A. Eldek, Jackson State University; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. Dabipi, Y. Jin, P. Matin, "Inspiring Undergraduate Students in Engineering Learning, Comprehending and Practicing by the Use of Analog Discovery Kits," Frontiers in Education (FIE) 2015, Oct. 2015, El Paso, TX.3. K. Connor, B. Ferri, K. Meehan, A. Ferri, D. Walter, M. Chouikha, Y. Astatke, D. Newman, “Experiment Centric Pedagogy and Why it Should be a Core Part of Every Engineering Student’s Learning Experience,” NSF Envisioning the Future of STEM Undergraduate Education, Washington, DC, 27-29 April 20164. K. Connor, D. Newman, K. Gullie, Y. Astatke, C. Kim, J. Attia, P. Andrei, M. Ndoye, “The Implementation of Experiment Centric Pedagogy in 13 ECE Programs – The View from Students and Faculty,” ASEE Annual Conference

Conference Session

Posters and Workshops

Collection

2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

George D. Ricco, University of Indianapolis; Najmus Saqib, University of Indianapolis; David Olawale, R.B. Annis School of Engineering, University of Indianapolis; Tyler J Nolan, University of Indianapolis; Teangelo Rayner, University of Indianapolis; Tyson Burton; Jacob Michael Rohrig

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Workshops and Posters

R.B. Annis School of Engineering at the University of In- dianapolis (UIndy). Saqib received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines (CSM), focusing on ”Optical Diagnostics of Lithium-Sulfur and Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolytes using Attenuated Total Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy”. He likes to use innovative pedagogical techniques to facilitate student learning.Dr. David Olawale, R.B. Annis School of Engineering, University of Indianapolis Dr. David Olawale is a professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the R. B. Annis School of Engineering, University of Indianapolis. He has diverse experience in research and development, as well as technology commercialization and

Conference Session

PreK-12 Track -. Technical Session III

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Bhumi Mevawala, Engineers on Wheels; Angelique Tucker, Engineers on Wheels; Amanda Rose Basantis, Engineers on Wheels; Elizabeth Beatty, Engineers on Wheels; Joseph Egan, Engineers on Wheels; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Pre K-12 Education

exciting activities. The pictures of the schools we have visited and the children, withdemonstrations and activities focus on explaining the consent, doing the activities it spreads awareness of STEMengineering process, design, and methodology. The main in the elementary level education system.goal of these activities is to introduce both boys and girlsinto engineering and eliminate the preconceived notions of B. A Typical Engineers on Wheels Tripthe difficulties encountered within engineering. In hopes thatsome of the young students will see that a career in In order for a visit to be successful, the Engineers onengineering can be obtained by anyone with an interest and Wheels

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orla LoPiccolo M. Arch, PDip (CM), Architect, State University of New York, Farmingdale

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

requirements. _____ b. With the exception of some H Hazardous occupancies, there is no limit in the building code on the height to which a Type 1A building can be built. _____ c. First cost and life-cycle cost are usually the same. _____ d. A single-family detached dwelling may be built of wood without any fire protection. In general, it costs more to make a building more resistant to fire. _____ e. A general contractor provides design and construction services to a building owner. _____ f. A subcontractor is a construction entity that contracts directly with the owner to

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

controversialtopics surrounding engineering innovation with the class as a whole. Figures 2-4 show some ofthese activities. Figure 2 shows a design thinking exercise that illustrates the difference inworking harder and working smarter. Students are instructed to design a way to get an objectfrom point A to point B where there is a barrier between. Most start by building a bridge orcatapult while going around is a simply feasible alternative. As seen in Figure 3, whendiscussing the differences between incremental, breakthrough, and disruptive innovations,lighting is used as an example to highlight these differences. To expand on the topic, studentsbuild an electrical circuit to compare the brightness and voltage drops across incandescent andled bulbs. Figure

Conference Session

Mechanics Classroom Demonstrations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Bell, Triton College, Ret.

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

unifyingexplanation which we still use today. Page 26.125.2 A D B C A A B B Figure 1. (Timoshenko, 1953)A still more radical change in scientific understanding can be seen in the difference betweenmomentum and energy equations. Prior to Newton's Principia and his description of energy,understanding of bodies in motion was limited to

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

in some of these gaps.Overall, the flipped classroom approach is an effective way to free up lecture time for students topractice course material and to have more time to ask questions. The added practice has in thisinstance lead to higher average test scores.ReferencesHe, S., & Zhang, Y., & Shen, F. (2015, June), Microcontrollers for Non-Electrical Engineering Students - Do WeNeed to Teach Assembly Language? Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle,Washington. 10.18260/p.24488Holdhusen, M. H. (2015, June), A “Flipped” Statics Classroom Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conferenceand Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.23356Jones, B. A., & Reese, R. B., & Mohammadi-Aragh, M. J. (2014

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, University of Texas at San Antonio; Mehdi Shadaram P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

examine solutions of their own. Students must understand the basicterminologies associated with different technologies. Being a college freshman student issufficient to understand the content of this course.Instruction consists of:a. Topics introduced through lectures, discussions, and reading assignments;b. Students working individually and collaboratively to complete assigned tasks and projects;c. Field activities, Internet, and library research on assigned subjects;d. Oral and multimedia presentations and written assignments;e. Quizzes, midterm test, and final exam.After an extensive search the selected book for the course was “Technology and Society:Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond / 3rd Edition” by Linda S. Hjorth, Barbara

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Lili Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, accessed on 3/17/2016.4. F.B.V. Benitti," Exploring the educational potential of robotics in schools: A systematic review", Computers & Education, 2012.5. G Nugent, B Bruker, N Grandgenett, "The impact of educational robotics on student STEM learning, attitudes, and workplace skills", Robots in K-12 education: A new technology for learning, pp. 186-203, 2012.6. G. Nugent, B. Bruker, N. Grandgenett, and G. Welch, "Robotics camps, clubs, and competitions: Results from a US robotics project", Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Volume 75, Part B, pp. 686-691, January 2016.7. L. Blum and T. H. Cortina, "CS4HS: An Outreach Program for High School CS Teachers", SIGCSE'07, Proceedings of the 3 8th SIG CSE technical

Collection

2020 Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference

Authors

Harold R Underwood, Messiah College

in the learning process, collaboration, and inductiveapproaches during class sessions. Highlighting applications at the start of class in connectionwith new topics being introduced can engage students and raise questions. For Circuits I, someexamples include showing (e.g., on a PowerPoint graphic or otherwise): a) different kinds ofpower sources and batteries used for industrial and consumer applications, motivating the need tomodel them with the help of an ideal electric source, b) a cutaway view of DC and/or AC motorsto do mechanical work that can elicit a question about the key electrical component(s) before asection on inductors, c) a professional audio mixer and circuitry that suggests a familiar audioapplication before analyzing op amp

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Livingston, Virginia Military Institute

C programming environment is developed. Page 12.23.6 Table 1. I/O processor commands. Command Code Comment LCD Operations 0x1* clear LCD 0x10 write null-terminated 0x11 followed by string and null (n bytes) string write character at location 0x12 followed by offset and line number A-to-D 0x2* get analog channels 8 to F 0x20 to 0x27 LSB is returned followed by MSB bit in 0x3* get bits 0 to B 0x30 to 0x3B 0x00 or 0x01 is returned byte in

Conference Session

FPD7 - Global Warming & Sustainability for First-Year Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; David Shonnard, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

may be called toinvestigate.1 The goals of this new design project are to: a) encourage the development ofengineering skills (graphical and technical communication, and computer proficiency) b)introduce students to a “real-world” engineering problem and c) apply the concepts ofsustainability toward an engineering solution. Upon completion of the project, students willhave: Page 13.36.2 1. Evaluated the technical and economic feasibility of a biomass-to-ethanol facility in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, 2. Calculated the resource requirements of the facility to quantify the sustainable timber harvest from the local forests, 3

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rod Hoadley, California Polytechnic State University; Paul Rainey, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. At the end of the quarter, each student will be able to keep an airmotor which often ends up being used by alumni as a desk trophy.A typical quarter would proceed as follows:Week 1Lecture: Introduction Metrology and measuring toolsLab: Lab introductions, guidelines, and orientation Safety discussion and assign safety quiz Measuring exercise Overview of lathes and mills with demo and dry run Explanation of cleanup procedureWeek 2Lecture: Lathe and mills and machining variablesLab: Safety quiz due Review of lathes and mills and practice machining air Group A – lathes: cylinder exercise facing and turning Group B – mills: mill block exerciseWeek 3Lecture: Overview of

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Sarkis Babikian, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Hossein Rahemi, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of thejoint angles are used to place the robotic gripper to the desired position and orientation so thatthe object at the pre-specific location and orientation can be picked up.The Granular Jamming Gripper (a) (b) (c)Figure 3 - Granular Jamming Gripper Figure 4 - Vacuum Motor and Mechanical RelayThe main idea of the granular jamming gripper is to switch an elastic bag containing granularmaterial between a deformable (with air) state and rigid (without air) state by applying a vacuum.With air, the granular material can flow around an object and conform to

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

AHAMAD FARHOUD

-inverting pin of the other Op-Amp. The non-inverting pin of the first Op-Amp is connected to a voltage divider circuit setting up the lower limit and the inverting pin ofthe second Op-Amp is connected to another voltage divider circuit setting up the upper limit.This is all shown in Figure 2. A B C Low High High Low Low Low High Low Low Table 1. Truth Table for NOR latch The Op-Amp is an analog device, whereas the NOR gate is a digital device. For thecircuit to work properly, students must understand how to interface the two together. Digitaldevices work with two voltage levels: a low

Conference Session

Computer Hardware and Simulation

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Jonathan Gregory Turner, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Page 23.36.6FPGA VIThe other component to be implemented in software was the FPGA based data acquisition.Quadrature encoders were used to get cart position data. The logic used to collect encoder datafrom the VI running on the RIO card is presented in the block diagram of Fig. 5 and the entireblock diagram of the VI implemented on the FPGA is provided in Fig. 6.Figure 5: FPGA VI block diagram part for reading quadrature encoder dataThe block diagram in Fig. 5 reads current encoder register outputs, compares it to a previousvalue for each register to update encoder shaft direction and increment or decrement the positionvalue. The FPGA VI exists inside a while loop that runs continuously while the host PC VI isrunning. The encoder A and B signal

Conference Session

Assessment and Its Implications in IE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack McGourty

readilyprovide course evaluation data and feedback based on the needs of the individual School orprogram. This newly enhanced course evaluation system includes: a) basic survey development,b) data collection and database management capabilities, and c) multi-level report generation.The system allows administration and faculty to decide on specific parameters for surveyquestions, including the option of offering customized questions.One of the current development activities is creating web-based tutorials to support effectivecourse assessment. One tutorial will be for faculty, providing them with information on how bestto communicate to students both the rationale of the process and the importance of completingthe surveys for course improvement. When

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip J. Cornwell; David Stienstra

used at least three references? a) 0 b) 1-3 c) 4-6 d) 7-10 e) >10 (0%) (18%) (51%) (16%) (14%)2. In the cases where you researched a topic in the past, what proportion of the sources came from the web (articles not previously published in journals) versus from print sources (books, journals)? a) 100% Web b) 75% Web c) 50% d) 25% e) 0% (0%) (18%) (37%) (41%) (4%)3. If, as a future company employee, you had to do research and had equal access to all sources (well-stocked technical library and fast internet connection), from where would you prefer to get your

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathrine Nguru; Murat Tanyel

Differentiator Envelope detector signal (b)Figure 6: (a) The block diagram of FM Det.vi. (b) The block diagram that describes FM detection in a textbook. Page 7.933.8 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThe walk through the block diagram for this exercise demonstrated how the various VIs in thistoolkit may be used to

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education for Emerging Technologies and Competitiveness

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

at two different sets of data for the same subject and topic. There aremultiple variables, such as instructor delivery styles, diverse student body, differentmathematical background and varied fundamental knowledge (Narayanan, 2007, 2009, 2010 &2011).Analysis Once the course has been approved and implemented, assessment analysis can be carriedout using Washington state university’s critical thinking rubric. An example of what assessmentmay look like has been shown Appendix B. The assessment matrix utilizes a 5 point likertscale. A score of 5 may indicate that students have understood the content at the desired level.A score of 1 may be indicative that the instructor has to put in much more effort tocommunicate at the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Johnson

Session 3233 A Psychrometric Test Facility for the Undergraduate Laboratory William S. Johnson The University of TennesseeAbstractThis paper describes a laboratory test facility designed, built and tested by undergraduatestudents. The facility incorporates industrial hardware including electric heating coils, a coolingcoil with a chiller, a rotary enthalpy recovery heat exchanger, a humidifier, a blower and threeremotely controlled dampers along with instrumentation to measure airflow, varioustemperatures and relative humidities throughout the system. An

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

P.R. Roberge; M.A.A. Tullmin

% Page 2.206.6 Less than 1 % Session 32134. a. What is the patina on the statue and how does it affect the corrosion rates ? b. Do you recommend cleaning the copper skin to a bright finish as part of the 100-year restoration work ?5. Consider the polarization diagrams in Figure 3, for copper and iron in 3.5% NaCl solution at ambient temperature. a. Given the indicated free corrosion potentials of copper and iron, what are the respective corrosion rates in mm/year for these two metals in the uncoupled condition ? b. If the two metals are brought into contact to form a galvanic couple, by what factor is the corrosion rate of iron

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly J. Hunter; James L. Hales

part of the survey for the first time. A comparisonwas made between the UPJ graduate data and that collected by the Engineering WorkforceCommission of the American Association of Engineering Societies.[2] In June 1996 theCommission published data concerning starting salaries for B. S. engineering graduates of alltypes of engineering programs. That data was compared to the average starting salaries of UPJET graduates in Figure 5. At the time of graduation, it appears that UPJ graduates receivesalaries that are lower than the national average. It must be noted, however, that UPJ confersonly CET, EET, and MET degrees, but the national values represent an average of many types ofdegrees, including those that traditionally have had high starting

Conference Session

Information Systems and Computing Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guy Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

Page 22.1068.5 contents. Use the GIS join operations to integrate the data and symbolize the points to create an informative map. Turn in acompressed folder with a) your map (mxd file) b) data folder containing i. your point data (txt or shp files) ii. spreadsheet with your data log. iii. Any other layers you have included c) Jpeg file with the exported image of your map. d) A short paragraph describing the accuracy of the measurements you have included. Directions for Mapping Assignment 3 This project is similar to the preceding two mapping

Conference Session

Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine C. Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University; Heather Scott Smith, California Polytechnic State University; Teana Fredeen, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

) (b)Figure 5. Word clouds that pictorially show the frequency of certain words by size to the open-ended question of “What are important personal traits needed to become an engineer?” on thea) pre-camp survey and b) post-camp survey.From grouping similar free responses in the 2009 survey, we were then able to then create asurvey question with specific phrases for the following year, and asked participants to rank themin order of importance (Figure 6). We wanted to see what young students thought were the mostimportant traits, even though all the choices are important and possessing a variety of traits isideal.From this sort of question format, we could then also measure changes in responses after thecamp in order to gather quantitative

Conference Session

Building New Communities

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yifat Kolikant; Bugrahan Yalvac; Ann McKenna

together to identify learning goals, develop newinstructional materials that embody modern theories of learning, and implement appropriateformative and summative assessment plans to monitor our progress and make continuousimprovements. In this paper we identify and organize the knowledge that arose from ourcollaborative process, and discuss the process that emerged as we formed an effectivecommunity of practice.IntroductionWe used the principles of the How People Learn (HPL) framework to guide our instructionaldesign and collaboration1. The HPL framework suggests that an effective learning environmentshould be (a) learner-centered, (b) knowledge-centered, (c) assessment-centered, and (d)community-centered. In this study, we examine how the HPL

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University; Wanda Moses, South Carolina State University; James Allen Anderson P.E., South Carolina State University; Cynthia T Davis, SC State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, loops, and arrays are introduced without relying on any specific programming language. Thestudents used RAPTOR programming to achieve these objectives. Examples of few of these exercisesare presented below:Example 1 - Write a program to determine the real roots of a Quadratic Equation (we will discusscomplex roots in another program): ax2 + bx + c = 0. User Inputs: a, b, and c; Program Outputs: Root1and Root2; Equation to be used: . Program addresses division by zero and testedwith a=1, b = 3, c=1. For a = 1, b = 3, c = 1, the roots are Root 1 = - 0.3812 and Root 2 = -2.618. Figure4 below shows the C programming language solution and Figure 4 shows solution using RAPTOR

Collection

2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Patricia S. Buford

Proceeding of the 2011 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 2decade engineering education programs have transitioned from not only teaching thefundamentals of engineering theory, experimentation, and practice to also being relevant,attractive and connected2.Although many are familiar with the requirements, for clarification, the ABET accreditationrequirements are presented. Engineering programs must demonstrate that their students attain the following outcomes:(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jeffery S. Thomas

be added as time allows.MethodA total of 147 students in eight laboratory sections were divided into 49 teams of three. Fifty-two components was made available to the student teams during the class period, and highresolution photographs of each item were made available on the class web site so the studentscould continue their investigations outside of class.Each student team chose three failed components and then tried to determine the mechanicalfailure mode for each component using the failure taxonomy5 provided in Appendix B. Thetaxonomy contained a list of primary identifiers, failure modes, and definitions. It was chosenbecause of its integration with the RED software. This was most likely the first time the studentshad seen a failure

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Varun Pande; Jayanta Paul; Manuel Curillo; Jani Macari Pallis

. auroras by the multi-spectral auroral camera onboard the Reimei satellite, Earth, Planets, and Space, 60, 827–835, 2008.[5]. Archer J., H, Dahlgren, N. Ivchenko, B. S. Lancester, and G. TMarklund (2011), Dynamics and characteristics of black Aurora asobserved by high-resolution ground based imagers and radar, Int. J. RemoteSens., 32(11), 2973-2985.[6]. Akasofu, S. I. (1964), The development of the auroral substorm, Planet.Space Sci., 12, 273.[7]. Christon, S. P., Williams, D. J., Mitchell, D. G., Huang, C. Y., andFrank, L. A.: Spectral Characteristics of Plasma Sheet Ion and ElectronPopulations during Disturbed Geomagnetic Conditions, J. Geophysics.Res., 96, 1–22, doi:10.1029