Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University; Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

create sensor values in the range of 0-30cm. This range is based on pre-planning for physical implementation. The simulation produces two ofthese inputs, one for the left side and one for the right side of the simulated system. Both values arepropagated straight into the FL controller. The Fuzzy Logic controller contains two input membershipfunctions (MF). The functions are identical, but one processes the left sensor inputs and the otherprocesses the right sensor inputs. Five linguistic variables were used as: {VS, S, M, W, VW } denotingVery Strong , Strong , Medium, Weak, and Very Weak. An input falling within the VS membershipcategory indicates and object is very close, and conversely an input within the VW membership categorymeans an object

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Richard Baker, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

mathematical terms and then use theirproblem-solving skills to understand the consequences. Based on my experiences inteaching ordinary differential equations to engineering students, students see theirmathematical education as simply a vast collection of specific procedures. The questionraised here is whether better coordination of the content in first-year math and physicscourses could improve student ability to use math in subsequent engineering courses. Ifthis is so, then the mathematical content used in the physics course must be documentedbefore changes in the content in the math course can be planned. At the same time, thephysics course might benefit from a better illustration of important mathematicsconcepts, helping students to appreciate

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren A Cooper, University of Colorado Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

progress through the various stages of the designloop. Student teams also had access to the mechanical engineering machine shop with adedicated staff member to assist with various fabrication tasks.The stated learning objectives of both the drill-powered vehicle project and the adapted tricycleproject were to: • Learn professional skills essential for engineering, including project management, working in a team, and technical design report writing • Plan and implement the stages of the design loop • Learn how to practically apply course concepts • Learn how to research information that is not explicitly given in a formal classroom settingPBL: Drill-powered Vehicle ProjectThe challenge presented to the students was to

Conference Session

Using graphics in the rest of the engineering courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Emre Bahadir, MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

) 1 page report to summarize your step-by-step approach to the problem and brief explanation of your design. (Anything that requires further explanation) Page 23.394.19 N101101 85° Angular Position Sensor and Specifications Appendix 8Student designs of sensor attachment project Page 23.394.20 Appendix 9 Box Jig ProjectAnalyze the part drawing and production plan to determine all relevant information necessary todesign a channel or box jig to drill the specified five holes on the

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer DeBoer, MIT; Glenda S Stump, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Frances Carter-Johnson, MIT, Teaching and Learning Laboratory; Gayle Allen Ed.D., BrightBytes; Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

, performanceindicators, and performance tasks; and our plans for future psychometric analysis. We maintainthat although this genre of work (process documentation) is not often found in the academicliterature, it will be of great benefit to those interested in developing similar tools or to those whoare interested in the generalizability of our work to their particular student population.Moreover, and perhaps more importantly, we argue that the ultimate goal of our study, that ofdeveloping a direct assessment of students’ skills in reconciling and navigating cross-culturalspaces, will not only enable improved assessment of students’ abilities, but may lead to improvedstrategies for educating students about this critical skill for the 21st century. Our efforts

Conference Session

Outreach to K-12 Females

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Suzanne Sontgerath, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 23.441.4Engineering Self-Efficacy and Self-ConfidenceAs a measure of engineering self-efficacy, study participants were asked to indicate their level ofagreement with the statement “I could be an engineer, if I wanted to.” There was a statisticallysignificant difference between the study groups, with the girls who participated in the full CampReach intervention or another WPI STEM program rating themselves more highly than the othertwo groups. Post-hoc comparisons indicated a statistically significant difference between theCamp Reach Full and Camp Reach Partial study groups. A common theme in responses to open-ended questions about Camp Reach was the sense of empowerment and self-confidence createdby the program.As we were planning to

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tan Ma, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University; Ahmed Taha Elsayed, Florida International University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

energy farm andload, the gap between them can be estimated. Based on these values together with systemfrequency regulation signal, a smart charging controller can be designed by using the fuzzy logicto control the charging and discharging of the battery in the system, which will absorb or injectpower and finally make the system frequency and voltage stable [8].In this educational paper, teaching the topic will start with the description of the hybrid systemwith some general background about how the system works with solar energy, wind energy, loadand energy storage. This portion is theoretical and can be explained by the instructor in the class.After that,three steps of planning and building the hybrid system involving renewable energy andload

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

expected learning outcomes. However, the term projecthas a larger scope, and requires the students to conduct research, come up with the design plan,implement the design, evaluate the results and propose a solution. Instructor’s feedback duringthe process is highly recommended.In this section, we will present a few representative projects of different scopes to show how tointegrate the inquiry-learning process. Although the projects were developed in the context ofcomputer networking subject, they also demonstrate the principle of effective project design toenhance the learning of students with diverse background. • In-class Project Example: Stop and Wait ARQ The main goal of the project is to find out which factor affects the efficiency of

Conference Session

POTPOURRI

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Chastine, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

this tracker, students were exposed to a system that dynamically builds a 3Dmap of the physical environment. As of this writing, 13th Lab plans on releasing a Unity pluginwithin the next few days. Though there were clearly similarities across all the trackingtechnology, by providing multiple examples of trackers, we were able to have meaningfuleducational discussions about the affordances of each of the trackers, comparing and contrastingbetween them as they were introduced.Two Example ProjectsIn order to provide a better understanding of the kind of projects that were developed, twostudent examples are briefly presented. The projects both use the Vuforia SDK (likely due to theorder that the trackers were introduced as well as online support

Conference Session

Student Enrollment, Attendance, Retention, and Graduation in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; Jason K Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Doris M Munson, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University; William R Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

," Page 23.43.11 College Student Journal, 38(1) pp. 157.14. Hancock, T. M., 19__, “Effects of Mandatory Attendance on Student Performance,” College Student Journal, 28(3) pp. 326-329.15. Immerwahr, J., 2011, "The Case for Motivational Grading," Teaching Philosophy, 34(4) pp. 335-346.16. King, B. M., Eason, B. L., St. L. O'Brien, Gregory M., 2004, "Effects on Grades of a New University Policy Requiring Faculty to Take Attendance," Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 16(2) pp. 9-18.17. Kohn, A., 1999, Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes, Houghton Mifflin.18. Kooker, E. W., 1976, "Changes in Grade Distributions Associated with Changes in

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University ; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

is to develop advanced level practitioners in industrywho are interested in developing green knowledge to meet evolving workforce demands,seeking professional development, expanding opportunities for professional advancement,or pursuing a managerial position9-12. To support this goal, the new course is intended toenable students to make green decisions when selecting and implementing a sustainabledesign plan for a particular industrial application through an in-depth understanding ofcurrently available and newly emerging green manufacturing. The course is currentlyoffered entirely online. One of the key challenges in developing the online course is anemphasis on life cycle assessment simulation experience for enhancing online studentlearning

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

effective signal processing education at NDSU. Dataalso supports a consistent level of student preparedness for the applied DSP course and modestperformance improvements accompanying times when the course utilized a supplemental DSPmanuscript. The data supports that through conscientious instructor efforts to better engagestudents, performance will improve. In this case, by emphasizing critical reading and evaluationof the DSP manuscript, student course performance, as measured by the final exam, generallyimproved. Page 23.64.11Longitudinal performance studies depend on careful planning and execution. The

Conference Session

Delivery Methods in Mechanical Engineering Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College; sina Shahbazmohamadi, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

number of teammates to be 3 as in groups with two members, thedominant student will lead the team and in groups with more than 4 students not everyone getsthe chance of speaking and some members will be inactive 16.In order to make sure we have a captain in each team with strong background, students’performance in previous related courses such as Statics and Dynamics was observed in additionto their overall grade point average (GPA).Following the organization of teams and team members, the game began based on the rulesexplained earlier. Because this activity was tried for the first time we could have 3 match ups.Several challenges were faced during the implementation of the proposed plans. We discuss thechallenges in addition to the applied

Conference Session

Using Communication and Writing Techniques to Improve Student Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

2008 semester, the design project(3) required students to design,construct, test and mathematically model the performance of a hot air balloon. An emphasis oncommunication required each team to complete their design, mathematical model and testingplans well in advance to their scheduled testing date. Each team gave their design projectconstruction materials and design plans to another team, which constructed their design; and thenthe constructed projected was given to an evaluation team (while the original design teamconstructed and evaluated different designs). The design teams were returned their originaldesigns and evaluations prior to final testing with the instructor. The design project for the fall2009 semester required the students to

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Mechanical, Materials and Thermal Systems

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Reza Emami, University of Toronto; Jason Kereluk, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

with experiments in [13] and [14] in which a similar system was utilized for differentexperimental setups. It is also planned to invite students from other institutes to performexperiments in association with their robotics courses and in collaboration with the localstudents. The results of such inter-university learning collaborations will also be analyzedthrough various studies.References[1] J. Cocota, H. Fujita, I. da Silva, "A low-cost robot manipulator for eductation", preceedings on Technologies Applied to Electronics Teaching, IEEE. pp.164-169, 2012.[2] C. Hsu, H. Chao “An autonomous mobile robot system for advanced microcontroller education.” Proceedings of the 2009 Fifth International Joint Conference on INC, IMS and IDC, pp

Conference Session

Capstone Manufacturing and Design

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University ; Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

reduction in the number of operators for the polishingprocess and the extension of the tool life, allows Bent Glass Design Inc. to save cost for each toolreplaced as well as to save the cost for a reduced operator. The company currently uses multipletools to meet the increasing demand of polishing curved edges and is also planning on increasingthe number of tools being designed by the senior design team. We believe that problem-basedlearning, as exemplified by a capstone Senior Design project such as this one, provides studentswith important knowledge about green design. In addition, such projects provide students withthe essential project management and engineering skills required to bring complex projects fromidea to completion.Bibliography1

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University; D. Darshi De Saram, North Dakota State University; Thomas Charles Schanandore, North Dakota State University; James Schanandore, North Dakota State University; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

aspect of the graduate students.The other role of the student support staff, which was not planned but just as important, was inessence to act as camp counselors. The student support staff was in direct contact with thestudents for more than 9 hours a day. Through this second role the students support staff wereable to witness the camp fulfilling the goal and objectives of the program.The Surveying Course Objectives, Content and ScheduleThe catalog description of the surveying course is: An introduction to basic surveying operations, procedures, and equipment required for building construction site organization, layout, alignment, and dimension control. Laboratory topics include: surveying fieldwork, leveling instruments

Conference Session

Implementing Transfer, Exchange, Research Programs and Professional Development; in Asia and Far East

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Binaya K.C., Kathmandu University

Tagged Divisions

International

of MaterialsDuring this study, the authors co-taught an undergraduate class in Strength of Materials to acohort of 2nd year mechanical Engineering students. It should be noted that KathmanduUniversity has lockstep programs in each engineering discipline; therefore, students of the sameyear and major will have identical schedules and class meetings. As a result the students are veryfamiliar with their classmates by the end of their first semester on campus and will continue tobuild these relationships during their four years at the university. This is in contrast to most USengineering programs like the home University of the author. The Strength of Materials classconsisted of 60 students. The department’s curricular plan is for the class to

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shaundra Bryant Daily, Clemson University; Juan E Gilbert, Clemson University; Wanda Eugene, University of North Carolina Charlotte; Christina Gardner-McCune, Clemson University; Kyla Alanna McMullen, Clemson University; Phillip Wendell Hall Jr, Clemson University ; Sekou L Remy, Division of Human Centered Computing - School of Computing, Clemson University; Damon Lamar Woodard, Clemson University; Tania Roy, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

leaveswomen feeling like outsiders. This perception is further exacerbated by the lack of role modelsand mentors to help women themselves as part of the computing community.    While many of these causes continue to be problematic, this section offered several opportunitiesthat may be available to the field of computing to increase women’s interest, enrollment, andretention in the field. On a systemic level, we have highlighted the need for better mentorship forcurrent female students and faculty to make them want to stay in the field and become rolemodels to future students. Research also suggests that there needs to be more strategicrecruitment plans that combat the stereotypes of computing and encourage women to participateby supporting current

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Bill Crockford, Sam Houston State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

provides air conditioning to the mainlaboratory building classroom and office area. Students decided to use an Air Conditioner(HVAC) unit to test the TEG unit and do simulation according to the temperature environment inthe unit. The simulation is a thermal analysis using the finite element method. There is nostructural analysis. The components are oriented out of plan with each other, not because ofstructural deformation, but because the hot and cold lines in the condenser unit were not parallelto each other and we wanted to avoid putting a mechanical load on the thermoelectric unit. Aflexible component was later added to the system to prevent mechanical loading of thethermoelectric module due to either thermal stress/strain or vibration. Here

Conference Session

Simulation and Programming

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University; Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, and OLP, where roboticprojects can be used to facilitate real world experience for the students and motivate theirinterests in the various topics. Offline programming is the technique of generating a robotprogram with using a real robot machine. This OLP method presents many advantages over theon-line method (Physically use a robot teach pendent to generate a robot program): (1) robotprograms are generated without interruptions of robot operation, (2) removal of the students fromthe potentially dangerous environment, (3) there is a greater possibility for optimization ofsystem layout and the planning of robot motions. We teach our MET students offlineprogramming software to emulate the robot motions, generate program instructions

Conference Session

Student Enrollment, Attendance, Retention, and Graduation in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin B. Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University; Craig A Chin, Southern Polytechnic State University; Florian Misoc P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University; Simin Nasseri, Southern Polytechnic State University; Adimathara P. Preethy, Southern Polytechnic State University; Scott J. Tippens, Southern Polytechnic State University; Randall A. Emert, Southern Polytechnic State University; Ali Khazaei, MET Department at SPSU

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

curricula in EET, MET, and IET,to place-bound students around the state [10, 11]. It is expected that these agreements will beexpanded in the future to include articulations into the new BMET and REET degree programs.The REET program in particular is also expected to attract students from other majors inengineering technology, engineering, and some of the science programs on campus. The facultyis already working on a marketing plan to target such students. Page 23.180.9VI. ConclusionThe renewable energy industry promises to address many of the issues that are looming in thefuture for our state and our country. As our populations continue to grow, we

Conference Session

Thermodynamics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

shift their focus to a learning mode forthe lecture material after the quiz.To strike a balance between the possible negative impacts of daily quizzing and the potentialpositive impacts of improving student learning by increasing their motivation to keep abreast ofthe course material, the author implemented a student evaluation plan based around 4-6 quizzes asemester, as opposed to 2 large exams, in a Basic Engineering Thermodynamics course. Whilehaving students take a quiz every 2-3 weeks requires the students to keep up with course materialas it is taught, it does not lead to potentially increasing student anxiety levels through dailyquizzing, and provides students with some flexibility in arranging their weekly study schedules.The quizzes

Conference Session

Construction Industry Issues in the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi

Tagged Divisions

Construction

international locations including: Venezuela, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia and Thailand. Dr. Sulbaran is an accomplished teacher and has taught a variety of construction courses including: Construction Planning and Scheduling, Construction Project Management, Cost Estimating I, Project Control, Proposal Preparation and Project Implementation among others. Dr. Sulbaran received the prestigious John Trimmer Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2010. Dr. Sulbaran engages students in learning activities inside and outside the classroom continuously advocating hands-on experience and collaborative learning. He has been in the forefront of on-line teaching and he was one of the pioneers in delivering online courses in the School of

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Louis Frenzel

generally come to accept the fact that the colleges often do not provide the desired background. They accept the graduates “as is” and simply plan to provide the necessary additional training either on the job or in company classes. AAS programs that do not serve industry are not supported by industry and therefore are bound to decline or ultimately fail.9. Dated curriculum and courses. Most electronic departments were started decades ago and still maintain a curriculum with the same courses that addressed technology at the time of their establishment. In general, most AAS electronic programs are based on a model that is at least 30 years old. These programs have generally failed to take

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Feldhaus

pilot for a portfolio assessment that will prove useful to School of Engineering and Technology and IUPUI academic programs. 4. To create a tool for authentic assessment that meets the goals of the Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision in the area of assessment.The specific plans and timeline for development and implementation of the pilot programwere delineated as follows:May -- August, 2002 -- Meet with faculty and administration from the School ofEngineering and Technology to gather input regarding the pilot project. Specifically,meetings with members of the School of E & T Assessment Committee and the UniversityePortfolio Committee will shed light on the direction of the portfolio program

Conference Session

Innovations in the Aerospace Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Olivier de Weck

Conference Session

Student Teams and Active Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Schmidt; David Bigio; Linda Schmidt; Paige Smith

; Exposition, Charlotte, North Carolina, June 20-23.[9] Stark, J. S. & Lattuca, L. R. (1997) Shaping the college curriculum: Academic plans in action. Boston: Allyn Page 8.506.11 and Bacon.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education[10] Van Aken, S. (2001) University Leadership Development, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Page 8.506.12Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mausumi Syamal; Gary Ybarra

.html[18] Photo from Funtraps. Online: http://www.funtraps.com/web01/page_common/book_tbimc.aspMAUSUMI SYAMAL is an undergraduate teaching fellow at Rogers Herr Middle School in Durham, NC whereshe teaches mechanical engineering concepts. She develops and teaches computer programming labs for first-yearengineering students at Duke University and has been teaching gymnastics for over 8 years. She will receive herbachelor of science in mechanical engineering degree in May 2003 and plans to pursue her Masters in Mechanical Page 8.399.11Engineering at the University of Michigan.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for

Conference Session

Related Engineering Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Cajetan Akujuobi

important. This helps the students to acquire good writing andcommunication skills needed in the industry. Exposure of the students to the importance of teamworkshould be emphasized. Their class projects and research help them to acquire these skills as well.5.0 Summary and ConclusionIn summary, we have discussed the development of a broadband communication systems-basedcurriculum at PVAMU. The curriculum is currently meeting its objectives as planned bytraining students in this new area. The intensive exposure of the students to state-of-the-artbroadband network testing and design equipment, technologies, softwares and techniques havehelped to prepare the students to be highly productive once they graduate. Therefore, less timeis now spent in