AC 2007-1480: AIDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING PROJECTS BENEFIT BOTH THEENGINEERING DESIGN CLASSROOM AND THE DISABLED COMMUNITYKara Chomistek, University of CalgaryGraham Armitage, University of CalgaryPhillip du Plessix, University of CalgaryDaryl Caswell, University of CalgaryClifton Johnston, University of CalgaryMohamed Nazir, University of CalgaryMarjan Eggermont, University of CalgaryDiane Douglas, University of CalgaryBrigit Knecht, University of Calgary Page 12.191.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Aids for Assisted Living: Creating a new curriculum to eliminate socially constructed barriers in disability researchAbstractIndependent life
AC 2007-1587: PROJECT-BASED LEARNING USING TABLET PCS: APRACTICE TO ENHANCE DESIGN COMPONENTS IN ENGINEERINGINSTRUCTIONJianyu Dong, California State University-Los AngelesNancy Warter-Perez, California State University-Los Angeles Page 12.1195.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Project Based Learning Using Tablet PCs: A Practice to Enhance Design Components in Engineering InstructionAbstractThis paper presents a Collaborative Project Based Learning model using Tablet PCs to enhancethe design components in engineering classroom instruction. The core of our proposed model isto incorporate small in-class Tablet PC-based collaborative design
AC 2007-1614: A DELPHI STUDY TO PROJECT THE FUTURE OFALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND ITS IMPLICATION TO ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGYDavid Rouch, Ohio Northern University David Rouch is Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Technological Studies at Ohio Northern University. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Ball State University, M.S. from Eastern Illinois University, and PhD from The Ohio State University. He teaches courses in Energy and Transportation and CAD/Design.Adam Stienecker, Ohio Northern University Adam Stienecker teaches electronics and applied control systems courses at Ohio Northern University in the Department of Technological Studies. He holds undergraduate and doctorate
AC 2007-1638: INTERDISCIPLINARY INTERNATIONAL SENIOR DESIGN:HOW SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIESSUPPORT ABET ACCREDITATIONLinda Phillips, Michigan Technological University Linda Phillips, P.E. is Lecturer of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University and Director of the International Senior Design program that allows undergraduates to combine the engineering capstone design course with field construction in a developing country. Ms. Phillips brings over 20 years of project and company management experience to her professional practice-type classes.Ann Brady, Michigan Technological University Ann Brady is an Assistant Professor and directs the
AC 2007-1776: MODELING, SIMULATION, MONITORING AND VERIFICATIONIN A DESIGN-BUILD RESIDENTIAL HOUSING PROJECTP. Paxton Marshall, University of Virginia P. Paxton Marshall, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, has been active in developing multidisciplinary design courses to help students experience the joy of engineering and develop their creative capacities. He was engineering advisor for the UVA solar house project, an energy independent house designed and built by students. The house placed second overall, and first in the Design and Livability and Energy Balance categories, in the 2002 DOE Solar Decathlon. Marshall is currently
for Engineering Education, 2007 Solar Energy: Innovative, Applied Research Projects for the Sustainability of Developing CountriesAbstractRenewable energy is becoming a more popular alternative to traditional energy sources due toissues concerning national security and the environment. Solar technologies are among manyother products that are being created within the renewable energy sector on an unprecedentedscale. In particular, solar energy is shown to be an ideal power source for the sustainability ofdeveloping countries. Its ever-increasing output efficiency and usefulness for a variety oflocations make it an optimal choice for every region. Students from universities around theglobe may be taught about solar
Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, with specialization in human factors engineering. Dr. Pennathur's interests are in the science of learning in engineering education. Dr. Pennathur has considerable expertise in human behavioral research methods. He has developed human behavior and performance models in personnel skills and training for advanced electromechanical troubleshooting and fault-finding tasks, disability models in older adults (work funded by NIH), and modeling physical and mental workload for soldier safety and performance (work funded by the US Army Research Laboratory jointly with Fort Bliss and William Beaumont Army Medical Center). These projects have all included extensive
AC 2007-657: OBSERVATIONS FROM A PROJECT TO ENCOURAGEMULTIPLE-YEAR, INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON RESEARCH FORUNDERGRADUATESStephen Silliman, University of Notre Dame Stephen E. Silliman is a Professor of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences and the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. His primary area of research is in groundwater hydraulics and chemical transport. He has pursued research and educational programs in both Haiti and Benin (West Africa) involving both undergraduate and graduate students. Page 12.1116.1
AC 2007-732: SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING –ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND ADVISORYCOUNCILCesar Luongo, Florida A&M-Florida State UniversityChiang Shih, Florida A&M-Florida State UniversityJames Sturges, Lockheed MartinDavid Bogle, Lockheed Martin Page 12.1270.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Session XXXX Senior Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering – Active Involvement of Industry Partners and Advisory Council C.A. Luongoa, C. Shiha, J.W. Surgesb, D.C Bogleb, R.A. Wrightb a Department
AC 2007-782: INDUSTRIAL CAPSTONE AND DESIGN PROJECTS FORMANUFACTURING AND MECHANICAL ET STUDENTS ALREADYEMPLOYED IN INDUSTRYLawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology Lawrence J. Wolf is a professor of the Oregon Institute of Technology and a distinguished service professor of the Oregon University System. See http://www.etllc.us. After experience in the army and the aircraft, petroleum, and chemical industries, he began his academic career in 1964 as the founding head of the MET program at the St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley. As a research fellow he completed his doctorate in engineering at Washington University and then became an associate professor at the
AC 2007-1839: MEASURING STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN GROUP PROJECTSTHROUGH AN ONLINE PEER EVALUATION SYSTEMPhil Rawles, Purdue University Phil Rawles is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Information Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Professor Rawles specializes in teaching network administration and information security in the network engineering technology program. Page 12.1044.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Measuring Student Participation in Group Projects Through An On-Line Peer Evaluation SystemBackgroundGroup work is an
AC 2008-1263: THE EFFECT OF PERSONALITY TYPE ON TEAMPERFORMANCE IN ENGINEERING MATERIALS TERM PROJECTS.Dave Kim, Washington State University-VancouverJaesoon Jang, Washington State University-VancouverSung Jae Shin, Washington State University-Tricity Page 13.1221.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008The effect of personality type on team performance in engineering materials termprojects.AbstractMost of long-term engineering class projects require teamwork. Often, conductingprojects increase the quality of classroom life and facilitate student learning. Sometimes,team projects hinder student learning and create disharmony and dissatisfaction withclassroom life. In many
publications, is co-author of one book, and has done consulting for industry in Mexico and the US. He can be reached at Karim.Muci@sdsmt.edu.Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy Jonathan Weaver is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM). He received his BSME from Virginia Tech in 1986, his MSME and PhD in ME from RPI in 1990 and 1993, respectively. He has several years of industry experience and regularly consults with an automaker on projects related to CAD, DOE, and product development. He can be reached at weaverjm@udmercy.edu.Daniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dan Dolan joined the faculty of the SDSM&T in 1981 after
AC 2008-1323: USING STUDENT PROJECTS TO DEVELOP LABORATORYEXPERIMENTS FOR THE POWER ELECTRONICS COURSERobert O'Connell, Robert O'Connell, Ph.D., P.E., is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He teaches courses and conducts research in power electronics, power semiconductors and power systems. He is also interested in various aspects of engineering education. He received the Ph.D degree from the University of Illinois.Michael Moore, University of Missouri-ColumbiaKevin Zimmershied, University of Missouri-Columbia Page 13.1358.1© American Society for
AC 2008-1332: COMPUTER-AIDED LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT: THENATURAL PARTNER FOR PROJECT-BASED LEARNINGRoger Hadgraft, The University of Melbourne Roger Hadgraft is a civil engineer with more than 15 years involvement in engineering education research. He has published many papers on engineering education, with a particular focus on problem/project-based learning and the use of technology to support learning in this way. He was instrumental in introducing a project-based curriculum into civil engineering at Monash University, commencing in 1998. From 2002-6, his work at RMIT was in curriculum renewal to embed graduate capabilities, specifically through a stream of project-based courses/subjects, one
AC 2008-1426: NEED DEFINITION FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIANDESIGN PROJECTS: A CONTEXTUAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT CASE STUDYFOR REMOTE POWERRyan Norton, LeTourneau UniversityMatthew Green, LeTourneau UniversityPaul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University PAUL R. LEIFFER, PhD,PE Paul R. Leiffer is a professor in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University, where he has taught since 1979. He is currently co-developer of the program in BioMedical Engineering. He received his B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Drexel University. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau, he was involved in cardiac cell research at
AC 2008-1461: MULTIDISCIPLINE TEAM TEACHING APPROACH TOENHANCE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGNSteven Burian, University of UtahWilliam Johnson, University of UtahFred Montague, University of UtahArrin Holt, Cooper Roberts Simonsen AssociatesJim Nielson, Cooper Roberts Simonsen AssociatesRachel David, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates Page 13.915.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Multidiscipline Team Teaching Approach to Enhance Project-Based Learning of Sustainable DesignAbstractThis paper describes a multidiscipline team-taught course providing a project-based learningenvironment for students of sustainable design
AC 2008-843: A PROJECT-DRIVEN APPROACH TO TEACHING CONTROLS INA GENERAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMJason Yao, East Carolina University Dr. Jianchu (Jason) Yao joined the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University as an Assistant Professor in August, 2005. He received a B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Shaanxi university of Science and Technology, China, in 1992 and 1995, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 2005. His research interests include wearable medical devices, telehealthcare, bioinstrumentation, control systems, and biosignal processing. His educational research interests are laboratory/project-driven
AC 2008-882: A RACE CAR DESIGN-BUILD-TEST PROJECT FOR LOWINCOME, FIRST GENERATION PRE-COLLEGE STUDENTSNicholas Oswald, Oklahoma State UniversityCharlie Huddleston, Oklahoma State University Charlie Huddleston is currently earning his Masters degree in electrical engineering at Oklahoma State University. His experience in embedded systems and electronic design has enabled him to be technical lead on a wide variety of technology development projects both at OSU and for small technology companies.Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University Page 13.95.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008
resizing orredesigning the part in a CAD environment before constructing the prototype. In order tointroduce students to this emerging technology, the procedural steps are currently being workedout to introduce one or more undergraduate projects at a sophomore level engineering coursewith a new system consisting of 3D scanner, software, CAD tools and 3D printer.IntroductionDuring the last two decades, a collection of technologies known as Rapid Prototyping1 (RP) hasevolved into a mature alternative form of manufacturing that has made significant inroad intovarious fields. In RP a physical part is created by an additive process driven by solid modeldefinition created by CAD software. The RP technologies, Stereolithography, Selective LaserSintering
AC 2008-1102: ADDRESSING AEROSPACE WORKFORCE NEEDS: THE IMPACTOF HANDS-ON SPACE SYSTEMS PROJECT EXPERIENCES ON CAREERCHOICESSven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University SVEN G. BILÉN is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering at Penn State. He is the Chief Technologist for Penn State's Center for Space Research Programs and Director of the Student Space Programs Lab. He is member of IEEE, AIAA, AGU, ASEE, URSI, and Sigma Xi.Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University MIEKE SCHUURMAN is an engineering education research associate with the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering at The
AC 2008-1165: A PROJECT-BASED ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURINGLABORATORY COURSE FOR LOWER-DIVISION ENGINEERING STUDENTSJianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Jianbiao (John) Pan is an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA. After completing a PhD at Lehigh University in Industrial Engineering in 2000, he joined the optoelectronics center at Lucent Technologies/Agere Systems as a member of technical staff. He received a M.E degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and a B.E. degree in Mechatronics from Xidian University, Xian, China. Dr. Pan's research interests include
AC 2008-1219: USING PROGRAMMING PROJECTS IN AN OPERATINGSYSTEMS COURSE AS A CAPSTONE SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGEXPERIENCEScott Schneider, University of Dayton Scott J. Schneider is an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Dayton. He received his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University. His areas of interest include software development, embedded systems, and automotive technologies. Page 13.1350.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Using Programming Projects in an Operating Systems Course as a
Enabled Control (SEC) program, where Georgia Tech was chosen as the university experiment leader. Dr. Schrage serves Page 13.649.1 a principal investigator on this program. In the late 1990s, Dr. Schrage developed a unique graduate course in “Safety By Design and Flight Certification”. This project oriented course has a team of students develop a Preliminary System Safety Analysis (PSSA) and a Flight Certification Plan for different aircraft and spacecraft. Dr. Schrage’s recent experiences as a member of the FAA’s Oversight Board for their Certification Process Study and the NASA Aviation
AC 2008-1880: PROJECT BASED LEARNING AS A CATALYST FOR ACADEMICEVOLUTION AND AS AN INCUBATOR FOR ACADEMIC INNOVATIONDaniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University Daniel Walsh is currently Associate Dean at the College of Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his B.S. (Biomedical Engineering) , M.S. (Biomedical Engineering) and Ph.D. (Materials Engineering) degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Prior to joining Cal Poly, Dr. Walsh was employed by General Dynamics Corporation, as a principal engineer and group leader in the Materials Division.Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University Robert
Achieving Teamwork in Design Projects: Development and Preliminary Results of a Spreadsheet ToolAbstractTeamwork is instrumental for the success of many engineering design projects. Properlyexecuted, outstanding teams utilize skills involving collaboration, communication, decisionmaking, and self-management as they develop concepts, configurations, and detail designs.Not all engineering students have or use teamwork skills, however. And it may not be their fault.In some cases, course instructors incorrectly assume that students have learned teamwork skills,and will automatically use them. In other cases, instructors provide a meager introduction toteamwork, but do not follow up. We can, and must, further improve students’ teamwork skills
insight into the “laboratory based problem solvinglearning environment” that has been developed with financial and technical assistancefrom local industries. The discussion will also identify how the “need” for this type ofproject based curriculum became obvious. Four prerequisite courses are briefly describedbefore focusing on the project based capstone course. These four courses provide thestudents with the technical skill sets needed to succeed in the senior level capstonecourse. Accomplishments and outcomes from the student perspective, the Universityperspective, and the industry perspective will also be shared.Our advancing world of computer integration, process control, industrial automation, andtelecommunications requires technical problem
research interests are in manufacturing and materials science. Page 13.1021.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Reading Between the Lines: Verifying Students’ Self-Assessments of Skills Acquired During an International Service-Learning ProjectAbstractStudents and faculty nationwide are proclaiming the educational benefits associated withparticipation in international service-learning projects. According to recent studies, this form ofexperiential education allows students to develop leadership, communication, team-building, andcritical thinking skills, while
AC 2008-1997: UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING TEAM PROJECTS: ISTHERE ANY CORRELATION BETWEEN PRESENTATION ANDPARTICIPATION?Morshed Khandaker, University of Central OklahomaPeter Orono, Indiana University-Purdue University-IndianapolisStephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech University Page 13.1304.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING TEAM PROJECTS: IS THERE ANY CORRELATION BETWEEN PRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION?Abstract Oral presentations can be used to assess student performances in design projects. In acapstone course, students are required to complete a design project in two consecutive
Paper ID #35504Workshop: Using Open-Ended Design Projects to Foster Creativity,Entrepreneurial Mindset, and MotivationDr. Anoop Singh Grewal, Arizona State University Anoop Grewal (agrewal6@asu.edu) is a lecturer at Arizona State University in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of engineering since 2014. He received his doctorate in Mechanical and Aerospace engineering (in the field of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) from Cornell University. His research background is in robotics but his passion lies in engineering education. At ASU he is part of the instructional team for ”Introduction to Engineering”, a multidisciplinary