Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Hasenberg

and may inspire some of thestudents to pursue a design oriented career. Students are given the opportunity to explore theirown areas of interest in a two term, self selected and defined design project. The course is alsointended to soften the barrier of required technical courses that freshman technical students take,by welcoming the student into a learning community of design professionals. Students withinterest in science, technology and engineering find Design & Society far more attractive thanother FRINQ themes. Technical students, like any other university students, will also benefitfrom studying in a multidisciplinary setting. For example, engineering courses sometimesdiscuss social responsibility and ethics, but spending a full

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Goff; Janis Terpenny

because thosestudents are likely to be interested in the professoriate as a career or in the practicing of design atan advanced level. In addition to the preparation of engineering design educators andpractitioners, the course provides three important opportunities for participants, including:1) Community Outreach Students served as mentors to 4th/5th grade teams at a nearby elementary school participating in the FIRST LEGO® League design competition10. This link with the community has helped students understand the challenges of teaming and mentoring and promotes a personal bond that has given students a sense of purpose and pride, and cultivates professionalism and social responsibility.2) Interdisciplinary Education Engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Wipplinger

: “ To educate, train, andinspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of charactercommitted to the values of Duty, Honor, Country; professional growth throughout a career as anofficer in the United States Army; and a lifetime of selfless service to the nation.” 9 Service-based projects can provide a strong sense of technical accomplishment, along with a strong senseof social accomplishment in providing a needed service to a community or organization. Theproject discussed here builds on the cadets’ technical expertise and uses this special technicalknowledge to help in the effort to provide safer housing in developing areas of the world, thusproviding both a technical and social accomplishment for the cadets.The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Khaled Mansy

Stillwater, where his currentresearch interests include power systems, power system economics, and stochastic systems and control. Dr. Gedra isa past recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Initiation Award and an NSF Early CareerDevelopment (CAREER) award.Qamar H. Arsalan received his B.S.E. degree from NWFP University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar,Pakistan, and M.S.E. degree from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater in 2002. He is currently working on hisPh.D. in Electrical Engineering at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. He was electrical engineer with Ideya Co.Ltd, Kyoto, Japan. Page 10.523.8

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yin Chen; John Sharon; Constantin Chassapis; Sven Esche

undergraduate career and give them a good startfor post-graduate work.Original Course Syllabus1This course had initially been intended to introduce students to product design and development.By the completion of the class, the students will have learned to:• Identify opportunities, evaluate and prioritize projects• Complete pre-project planning• Identify, organize and evaluate customer needs• Define evaluation metrics• Collect competitive benchmarking information and set target values• Generate concepts, develop concept classification trees and concept combination tables, screen and score concepts• Develop technical product models, develop cost models• Develop customer surveys, communicate concepts to customers, measure customer responses and

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Samples

expected at their institution in these areas is important for putting togethera strong plan leading to promotion and tenure.” Faculty interviews conducted in 1998, 1 resultedin two responses that further emphasize the need for help in defining expectations: “Keep me onthe tenure track.” and “Guidance in finding the right stops along the tenure time-line, i.e., goodcommittees, assistance with initial papers and other activities.” Sanders5 has noted that manytalented young professionals have decided not to pursue careers in higher education because ofthe increasing expectations for tenure and promotion. Akinkuoye and Odesina6 state: “Thesupervisor is in a position to observe and assist the junior faculty member to maintain the level ofmotivation

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Stier

study were to: a) investigate to what extent small and mid-sized Illinoismanufacturing companies feel it is important for newly hired manufacturing engineering ortechnology graduates to possess specified basic personal skills, technical skills and businessprofessional skills, b) compare the skills identified as important in this study with the SMEcompetency gaps listing, and c) use the results of this study as one criteria to revise curriculumand update a laboratory in the IMS Sequence at ISU. According to Teitelbaum, there is a need to encourage objective appraisals of currentmanufacturing curriculum and career paths to provide more agile adjustments to inevitablechanges required by this dynamic field.[17] This project was intended to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

used to engender an interest in pursuingtechnology, engineering, or science related careers by providing students with connectionsbetween everyday examples of technology and their underlying science as part of the normalstate mandated science instruction. Also, HSTI modules augment the high school sciencecurriculum with technology content material that is standards based, has a positive impact on Page 10.716.3students, is attractive to the science and mathematics teacher, and is an effective, efficient and Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Ingalsbe; Jess Godbey

-of-datetechnology. Because the majority of JSU technology graduates begin their careers in theNortheast Alabama area, this relationship is particularly important.The need for feedback is also rooted in the requirements of the accrediting bodies3. TheNational Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT)7 accredits JSU’s IndustrialTechnology program. NAIT specifies that the institution have an assessment plan thatincorporates evaluation of student learning outcomes and competencies. Programassessment should measure student mastery of competencies and then use these results toimprove the program. While some of that feedback is fulfilled by way of an activeindustrial advisory committee, it is valuable to supplement that feedback with theopinions

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Said Shakerin

. Students should be encouraged to practice estimation and bemade aware of its importance through short exercises with everyday objects and experiences.The more we ask students to estimate, the better they are prepared to use this skill in follow-upcourses and eventually in their careers. Estimation exercises should be included in all andespecially the lower division courses, where the engineering foundations are established.Examples of such courses are Introduction to Engineering and Statics where dimensions, units,and basic engineering concepts are discussed and learned. Several estimation activities Page 10.587.21 At UOP, the engineering

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Arthur Brodersen; Cordelia Brown

. A statistical analysis of each phase wascompleted. A statistical correlation between the performance of the participants in the secondphase and that of all other students was formulated. This research study examined students’learning style preferences, problem solving performance, gender, ethnicity, geographicalbackgrounds, confidence in performing course objectives, course performance, and overallperformance.IntroductionThe Introduction to Digital Logic course serves as the first engineering course for manyengineering students. During this pivotal point in a students’ academic career, it is importantthat the students’ initial exposure to engineering is learner centered, knowledge centered,assessment centered, and community centered1. A

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Sauser

standard testing and grading mechanisms. Few courses are offeredthat are at the discretion of the student to enhance their personal growth; therefore, there is littleemphasis placed on measuring the impact a course may have on a student’s cognitive orbehavioral growth. Wilde stated in 1983 that, “The route from school direct to university for anengineering degree without practical experience in the industrial environment does not give theyoung engineer the basic skills, knowledge or attitude required for a career in engineeringdesign.”1 A common practice in engineering curriculum at most higher education institutions isthe use of simulations or design projects to give students hands-on and real-world experiencewith the objective of not only

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Ellzey; Ted Aanstoos, The University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

engineering career. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2003 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Staying in Tune with Engineering Education, 2003, p 12565-12571Biographical informationJANET L. ELLZEY, PhD has been on the faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering since 1990 whereshe holds the rank of Full Professor. She is Associate Director of International Studies for the Chair of FreeEnterprise and the Associate Department Chair for International Studies. In addition to her teaching and researchresponsibilities, she is focusing on developing international educational opportunities for engineering students.TED A. AANSTOOS, MS is a Senior Lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department. His technical

Conference Session

Curriculum Issues in Software Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Chenoweth; Donald Bagert

Science and Software Engineeringat the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. His research interests include software processimprovement, software tools for student advising, and software methodologies. Dr. Bagert is a registeredProfessional Engineer in software engineering in the state of Texas. Contact him at Don.Bagert@rose-hulman.edu.STEPHEN V. CHENOWETHSteve Chenoweth is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Rose-HulmanInstitute, following a career at NCR Corporation and at Bell Laboratories. His research interests include softwarearchitecture and requirements, software processes, artificial intelligence, and alternatives to pedagogy. Contact himat Steve.Chenoweth@rose-hulman.edu

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Reed Stevens; Kevin O'Connor; Lari Garrison

experience, which is always really important. Um I've been looking a lot more into getting into grad school right now, and I know research is really important for that. Um it gives you- it gives me a better, at least, a better idea of what I want to do with my life. Cause I really want to work there um after school, so um I think a lot of people don't really have- like don't know what they wanna do, for- as a career for sure. They have ideas, but I know exactly what I wanna try to do…[i.e., work at the lab “permanently”]In sum, Tarja’s view of school, as it relates to her sense of self, is as a means to an end, Page 10.558.5rather

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills for ET Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud

more discussion-oriented than in engineering andtechnology.This paper gives instructors new to ethics tips on content and pedagogy: what dostudents need to know about ethics in order to assist them in their careers, and how doinstructors impart that information? Specifically, this paper examines definitions, codesof ethics, major issues in engineering ethics, and pedagogical techniques.While ABET provides a pragmatic reason for including ethics in engineering andtechnical curricula, Michael Davis, who has widely published on the topic of appliedethics and is senior researcher at the Center for the Study of the Ethics in the Professionsat Illinois Institute of Technology, suggests more compelling reasons:• increased ethical sensitivity

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Baker

generate the results plots are also programmed intomacros.IV. References1 Wosu, S., Lovell, M., and Goldbach, R., “Pitt Engineering Career Access Program: Building aPipeline for Success through Project CARE”, Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference& Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, (2004).2 Leake, J.M., “Development of an Advanced Course in Computer-Aided Design, Analysis, andPrototyping”, Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, American Societyfor Engineering Education, (2004).3 Chattopadhyay, S., “Teaching of Design in Various Academic Settings”, Proceedings of the2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education,(2004).4 Hagigat, C., “Using Finite

Conference Session

Education Ideas in Software Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick Homkes; Henry Kraebber; Donna Evanecky

& Safety,working in manufacturing test, corporate training, and embedded systems.Donna Evanecky started teaching as an assistant professor for Purdue University School of Technology in 2001 afteran eight-year career in the field of quality management at Daimler Chrysler. She teaches for the Department ofOrganizational Leadership and Supervision at the Kokomo campus.Henry Kraebber is a professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology in the College of Technology at PurdueUniversity in West Lafayette, Indiana. He teaches manufacturing operations and quality systems. Page 10.212.7 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Women

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Newell

receiving only 2.8% of Bachelor's degrees in engineering in 1999-2000 [4]. Page 10.272.1 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” Session 2192 Over the past few decades, the Commission on Professionals in Science & Technology hasstudied reports on women in engineering career fields [5]. Many of these findings are still truetoday. In 1982, a relatively small percentage of women earned science and

Conference Session

Issues of Building Diversity

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Isadore Davis; Eugene DeLoatch; Sherra Kerns; Carla Purdy; Lueny Morell

thecurrent and future U.S. population of white females, underrepresented minorities and personswith disabilities to pursue engineering and science careers. This can’t be achieved withoutholistic strategic diversity and implementation plans that encompass strategies on representation,valuing, managing and strategic diversity. Page 10.845.7 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationDiversity - Human Environmental Awareness Training (HEAT)Before we briefly describe the attributes of a holistic diversity

Conference Session

Design and the Community

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Haden; John Tester; Jerry Hatfield

electro-mechanical devices, as well as their level of enthusiasm andmotivation towards engineering as a chosen career. The assessments are accomplished before andafter the course revisions for comparison.Index Terms –Student retention, design education, engineering education, Legos, Mindstorms.IntroductionThe College of Engineering and Natural Sciences (CENS) at Northern Arizona University (NAU) isrenovating the way it recruits, educates and graduates engineering students. With the aid of theWilliam and Flora Hewlett Foundation, CENS is actively assessing its regional recruitmentresources for incoming freshmen, as well as restructuring its courses to excite and encouragecurrently-enrolled students to stay in engineering. NAU is the smallest of

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Warren; Diana Mellar

students who are not always well preparedacademically. Vermont Tech has consistently attained career placement rates in the student'schosen field of study of 98 percent, or higher. Vermont Tech continues to maintain its academicrigor by offering lesser-prepared students a well-designed, three-year option for completing theirassociate degree in Engineering Technology.Clearly, Vermont Tech would be pleased if the preparedness of incoming students were toimprove. However, the strong local word-of-mouth reputation of Vermont Tech has been thedriving element for enrollment management, and thus any change in the preparedness of theincoming student population is not likely to occur in the short term. In addition, since VermontTech is a state institution

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Kline

genericapplication, a management perspective yet with a strong technical focus, and quantitativeanalysis methods to serve as problem solving tools.The manufacturing systems course has been developed for a quarter long (ten weeks) graduatelevel class in an Engineering Management program, but has also been offered as an electivecourse for undergraduates. Students in the program are typically working professionals early intheir careers and representing a wide range of job responsibilities including design,manufacturing, and service and from a wide range of industry segments including automotiveand suppliers, pharmaceutical, medical equipment, and chemical processing industries. Atraditional class with a metalworking processes focus would have limited appeal

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy; Afsaneh Minaie

begin choosing their electivesfrom different specialization areas.The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program was one of the first Bachelor of Scienceprograms implemented at UVSC in 1993. The program’s goal has been to provide a qualityprogram that meets accreditation standards while providing the students with a skill set thatallows them to succeed in computing careers.2 Since our school does not offer a stand alone fouryears engineering program, the computer science department curriculum contains an area ofspecialization in computer engineering.Computing Curriculum – Computer Engineering draft 20043 specifies eighteen knowledge areas;sixteen of which relates directly to Computer Engineering and two relate to mathematics(probability

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed Chouikha; Don Millard

, resulting in poorer performanceand diminished interest in pursuing technical careers.2, 6 Although there is a rising demand forelectrical and electronic goods, foreign competition for electronic products and increasing use ofengineering services performed in other countries are negatively impacting employment growthin the U.S. In contrast, the number of graduating engineers in other countries is on the rise – nowplacing the U.S. behind China, Japan and India.7 Page 10.1351.1 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for

Conference Session

ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Rogers; John Anderson; Corey Jones

theengineering field, out of necessity, but it should not be that way.Students should be willing to take an extra year of courses toward the concurrent renewableenergy degree because it will add specialization to the mechanical engineering degree alreadybeing pursued. Generally, mechanical engineering programs train their students to be jack ofall trades but masters of none. Many mechanical engineering graduates leave college withlittle or no direction to the career field they will be entering. The dual degree adds specializedexperience which will make the graduate more attractive to employers. Currently renewableenergy engineers pay is above average when compared to the typical mechanical engineeringsalary. This gives incentive for students to add the

Conference Session

ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hakan Gurocak

Engineering and Science Institute. Four committees wereestablished with one representative from each institution: (1) Curriculum, charged withaligning lower- and upper-division curricula; (2) Student services, to focus on career andacademic support; (3) Enrollment services, to develop admissions criteria, registrationprocesses, financial aid support, and recruitment strategies; and (4) Marketing, to developand recommend content and strategies for promoting the Institute. The two directors,who were charged with monitoring, reporting outcomes and problem solving, providedoversight for all of the committees.The committees mostly carried out tasks with their core members. This providedefficiency and led to faster development. From time to time committees

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonard Perry

challenges. “What problem solving methodology can I use to solve anunstructured problem?”Six Sigma is a proven process improvement methodology used in industry for solving problems.The Six Sigma philosophy and methodology started at Motorola in the 1980’s has gainedpopularity in industry is based on the DMAIC model which contains five steps: Define, Measure,Improve, and Control. The DMAIC method provides the framework to improve the capabilitiesof an existing process by reducing variation, defects, or even costs. The DMAIC is a structuredproblem solving methodology that incorporates a majority of the process improvement toolsintroduced throughout an Industrial Engineering student’s career at the university. The DMAICmethodology can provide students

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Mechanical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafic Bachnak

, Page 10.1079.4 and advisor “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” • Project description: a) State the primary objective of the project b) Justify the proposed project (Better than what is currently available? New product? Less expensive? Etc….) c) Briefly describe the final product/operation d) Discuss basic plans for implementation • Professional objectives (why do you want to do it?): a) State the project's relationship to your learning goals b) State the project's relationship to your career

Conference Session

A through K and Beyond

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim McLernon; David Hughes

to ensure that, if assessment is to take place, the most appropriate methods ofassessment are employed.Student’s education will have been driven by assessment and the outcomes of that assessmentprocess will have determined that student’s university career. The expectation of studentsembarking on a higher education course is that the process of assessment-led education willcontinue. This mindset ultimately affects teaching and learning methods in higher education and,perhaps obviously, the assessment of student learning in higher education.Higher education is about letting students take responsibility for their own learning byencouraging student-centred learning. Good assessment practice requires considerable thought