Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Green, Mississippi State University; Jerry Emison, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at Mississippi State University. His research interests concern the effectiveness of public environmental institutions, professionalism in city planning and engineering, and environmental consequences of growth management. He is a registered professional engineer, a board-certified diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Page 11.932.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Minding the Gap: An Introductory Course on

Conference Session

Electromechanical & Manufacturing ET Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Li Qian, South Dakota State University; Teresa Hall, South Dakota State University; Shanzhong (Shawn) Duan, South Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 11.790.4inquiry, which are important for developing life-learning skills, were required for students tocomplete those challenging tasks. Students worked hard during lab time in order to finishprojects on time. Teams also arranged time outside of assigned labs to meet and work onprojects.Weekly process reports for every project were required to make sure that each team couldfollow the planned schedule and practice time management skills and written communicationskills. Each team reported their work distribution among team members: what had been donein the previous week, and what would be done in the coming week. The instructor discussedoutcomes with each team based on the progress report and gave advice if necessary.In the final report for

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Anna Lindgren-Streicher, Museum of Science, Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

“sanitation engineer” for trash collectors. As one teacher wrote,an engineer is a person who: “plans and directs certain jobs in a skillful way, a specialist in somearea.”Seventy-five teachers completed written responses to the open-ended question “An engineer is aperson who…”. These responses were coded; up to five codes were assigned per response.Coding revealed that 65% percent of the respondents identified engineers as people who designor improve technologies, come up with new ideas, draft plans, and/or work toward goals. Thenext most common response, mentioned by 47% of respondents, referred to how engineers work:using their knowledge or skills in engineering, problem-solving, imagination, science, math,materials, teamwork, how things work, and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Scales, North Carolina State University; Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

the 1960’s developed curriculum projects titled “IACP” and “Jackson Mills” that led to thenew curriculum in technology education that provides more than just skill-based training, but curricula that developsstudents literacy in critical thinking, problem-solving and design. Donald Maley and the research andexperimentation emphasis in his “Maryland Plan” in the 1970-80’s and the national focus on design in the 1990’shas made technology education one of the main catalysts for pre-engineering education6. This can also easily berecognized in the “State Career Clusters” curriculum project in 2001 that established needed standardization forcurriculum related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the US Department

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ross Gordon, Rice University; Alex Gordon, Rice University; Philip Bedient, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

and an implementation plan. The students, throughout this process,work with the community in designing the project to ensure that the solution is appropriate forthe community and accepted by all. Before the implementation trip, students are trained in thenecessary construction and implementation skills. Once the team is ready, a team of seven to tenstudents returns to the country to work with the community to construct and complete theproject. Even after the project has been completed, Rice-EWB regularly returns to thecommunity to maintain ties and to work on improvements and other projects in the area. In addition to project team activities, Rice-EWB holds periodic training sessions for allmembers to teach skills that will be needed to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering and Business

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Clayton, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; Evelyn Thrasher, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

classroom foruse by sophomore level students. This involved the following steps. First, students were askedto focus on just one of the five business units and in particular analyze only one product to findout whether it was a good candidate for growing the company’s gross profits. The Personal Carebusiness unit was chosen since it was felt that the products were easily understandable to non-engineering students. The possibility of selecting the Super 120 Noage Lotion for funding wasconsidered. Next, the case was shortened for use in the class and the following scenario wascreated. Ms. Baldwin met with each of her assistants to layout plans for the data analysis andresulting report that she would then present to the CEO in the next retreat

Conference Session

Recruiting and Retention

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Richardson, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

their college experience. Throughclassroom activities and individual performance coaching, students and their instructorswill explore academic and social success strategies that can help each student get themost of their RIT experience. This course is designed to enhance the student's knowledgeof themselves, how they interact with others, and how they affect and are affected by thecampus community/environment.The mission of the First Year Enrichment (FYE) Program is to empower first-yearstudents to realize their academic, professional, and personal potential. FYE will providea curricular plan through coaching and instruction that guides students in becomingindependent members of the college community in order to facilitate their academic

Conference Session

Faculty Development Toolkit

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Walter Bradley, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

for five years as a MechanicalEngineering Program Chair. This past year the first author became a Department Chair at a newuniversity. As department chair he has responsibility to mentor new faculty, and as a newprofessor, he was also on the receiving end of an established mentoring program. The secondauthor moved to an endowed teaching chair after eight years of service as Program Chair andAcademic Director of multiple engineering programs at another university. The third author hasserved as a Department Head for a very large program. These new experiences of the first twoauthors will be integrated into the already developed activities to form an overall suggested plan

Conference Session

ChE: Innovation in Existing Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Barkel, University of Michigan; Peter Woolf, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

• Understanding of convergence, stability and response of systems • PID controllers and their tuning • Statistical process controlThe design task for the new course was to cover the above material adequately, within a15-week term, and to do so in a manner that that had flow and continuity. In addition,each section should relate in a logical way.To accommodate this material, we developed the course plan listed in Table 1. Incomparison to the more traditional course plan that we followed previously, this courserepresents a significant deviation, both in terms of content and emphasis. Page 11.1026.2 New Course Old

Conference Session

Design Projects in Wind and Solar Energy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Billy Hill, Rowan University; Ryan McDevitt, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

moderate to high complexity. (ii) Demonstrate an ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team. (iii) Demonstrate acquisition of new technology skills through use or development of appropriate computer hardware, software, and/or instrumentation. (iv) Demonstrate business and entrepreneurial skills which may include developing a business plan, market plan, venture plan, or other approved instrument. (v) Demonstrate effective use of project and personnel management techniques. (vi) Identify and meet customer needs. (vii) Integrate engineering professionalism, ethics, and the environmental in their work and as it relates to the context of engineering in society. (viii) Demonstrate

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Raymond Calluori, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Vladimir Briller, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Eugene Deess, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Kamal Joshi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

accreditation review and academic program assessment and design and manage outcomes assessment projects and studies on effects of college and university policies and administrative decisions.Eugene Deess, New Jersey Institute of Technology Perry Deess is the Director of Institutional research and Planning at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. His research interests include higher education program assessment, evaluating university performance, and the role of institutions in civic engagement. He is currently collaborating with researchers at the University of Washington and the University of Colorado on an NSF funded, nationwide study of civic engagement.Kamal Joshi, New Jersey Institute of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohan Krishnan, University of Detroit Mercy; Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Kathleen Zimmerman-Oster, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Technicians). TEST, Incorporated provides consultation, technical assistance, and applied research to business, industry, schools and universities, human service agencies, and foundations in the areas of program and performance evaluation, strategic and organizational planning, community relations, organizational and leadership development, diversity training, and human resource management, training, and assessment. She has provided services to over fifty client organizations and institutions over the past 20 years including the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, St. Joseph Mercy of Macomb Hospital, Leadership Macomb, The Troy Community Coalition, The Greater Battle Creek Substance Abuse Council, and

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Shaw, Museum of Science, Boston; Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

and integratedpresentation skills into course work for the engineering students. Northern EssexCommunity College worked with a number of the motor designs to explorealternative power generation connected with the wind blade design. The highschool teachers also worked on a variety of projects through out the year.The leadership team re convened in the spring to plan regional seminar series tobe hosted by each of the community colleges. The goal of these seminar serieswas to expand the number of teachers using contextual learning activitiescentered on the power and energy theme, to address theoretical topics. Each ofthe regions presented a slightly different training, though all offered the windblade design and ‘reverse engineering’ challenge

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidar Malki, University of Houston; Michael Gibson, University of Houston; Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Construction Management, Master of Science in Project Management,and Master of Science in Human Development and Consumer Science. 1. The Master of Technology in Network CommunicationsThis program builds upon TAC-ABET-accredited baccalaureate degree programs in the fields ofcomputer, electronic or electrical engineering technology, and related fields. The programprovides an advanced knowledge of communication between and within computer networks,including data processing in the network environment, network operations software and operatingsystems, and communication systems. 2. The Master of Technology in Construction ManagementThe program provides an advanced knowledge of construction project planning and management,cost analysis and estimating

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Frehill, New Mexico State University; Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Lauren Ketcham, New Mexico State University; Amanda Lain, New Mexico State University; Heather Williams, New Mexico State University; Rose Pena, New Mexico State University

into doctoralprograms, the Bridge program provided a set of monetary supports for the student and his/herresearch as well as key psycho-social supports. The monetary support is utterly essential for theprogram. Most of NMSU’s students are considered “non-traditional” based on one—and oftenmore than one—of the defining features of “non-traditional” students (i.e., married, presence ofown children in the home, older than 22, and noncontinuous degree completion interspersed withwork in the paid labor force, etc.). As such, NMSU’s undergraduate students face significantchallenges in completing their undergraduate degrees in a timely manner. According to NMSU’sOffice of Institutional Research and Planning, only 43% of the 2,078 members of the

Conference Session

Construction ET/Technology Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Behling, Purdue University; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

curriculum, including coverage ofconstruction science, planning, regulation, estimating, safety, project management, and business Page 11.456.5management. Special emphasis was placed on contrasting demolition and reconstructionactivities with new construction. The limitations of a single three-credit semester course preventan in-depth treatment of any major topic. Consequently this course concentrates on processes andactivities that are required by demolition or reconstruction that might not be encountered in newconstruction. Since these activities require coordination with existing project conditions ratherthan execution of construction plans and

Conference Session

Elementary School Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Caroline Beller, Oklahoma State University; Pamela Fry, Oklahoma State University; Adrienne Redmond, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Professional Education. Dr. Fry is a member of the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE), and serves on the organization's National Conference Planning Committee, and in 1996 received the ATE Distinguished Research in Teacher Education award. In addition, she co-edited Action in Teacher Education, a premiere journal in teacher education, from 2000-2003.Adrienne Redmond, Oklahoma State University ADRIENNE REDMOND earned her B.S. in Elementary Education from Oklahoma State University in 2000 and her M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix in 2003. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Professional Educational Studies at Oklahoma State University. Adrienne Redmond

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Flynn, The College of New Jersey

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Industrial Engineering

kinds. My primary effort is in teaching, butequally important is support of infrastructure. If I wish to have an activity count as RAT, it isimportant that the University sanction the performance of work. For example, if I am electedfaculty representative to the University Board of Trustees, then the institution will expect me toattend all meetings of the board and my assigned committees. In planning I should count the timeas RAT. But there is a legitimate standing rule that teaching comes first. This means that if inperforming Board duties I strike a conflict with my teaching responsibilities, I must find a way tofulfill both. Also, the University acting through the Dean or the Provost should assist me inresolving the conflict. For workload

Conference Session

FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hagenberger, Valparaiso University; Barbara Engerer, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

significant projects in civil,electrical/computer, and mechanical engineering. The remaining lectures covered many of theprevious general topics such as problem solving, ethics, and careers.The revised course dealt with one of the weaknesses of the original course, but still included thelarge lectures. Faculty did not like to give these lectures since it was very hard to connect withthe students in a large lecture hall. Students did not like to attend the classes, and it was veryeasy to go to sleep in them. Furthermore, the perception of the students was that the course waseasy and that engineering was not going to challenge them as much as their math or physicscourses. Based upon these concerns, a major course evaluation was planned for the 2004

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Stanfield, North Carolina A&T State University; Caroline Moineau, North Carolina A&T State University; Shona Morgan, North Carolina A&T State University; Silvanus Udoka, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, process testing, facility layout and location, material handling system design. Management and Simulation Systems - 309/311 Cherry Hall Manufacturing Processes and Resource planning, scheduling and control systems, supply chain management, teach Systems - 206 Cherry Hall using simulation exercises, case studies and

Conference Session

Preparing Engr Students for International Practice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalia Kapli, Pennsylvania State University; John Wise, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Wesley Donahue, Pennsylvania State University

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International

consolidated their thoughts andapplication ideas into a personal career development action plan report that was submitted as afinal individual project. In addition to the written report, students were asked to submit, indigital form, a presentation communicating why a workplace decision maker should considerthem as a candidate for a leadership position. This presentation was to become a part of apersonal web-site.Assessment Results and DiscussionIn Fall 2004, an extensive assessment of the first iteration of the course was conducted in orderto make improvements to the syllabus before the course was offered in Spring 2005. Theexperimental group consisted of 24 students. The following data was collected: • pre-course and post-course attitude survey

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin Odom, University of Idaho; Russ Porter, University of Idaho; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Adrian Gomez, University of Idaho; Lloyd Gallup, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. The video created from this storyboard can beviewed on the Mindworks web site: www.webs1.uidaho.edu/ele/mindworks.The entire process took about one week as an extra-curricular homework assignment. Studentsworked in teams of two, spending 1½ - 2 hours per day on video design and developmentactivities. This involved extensive interaction with graduate student mentors and professionalstaff members. Needs analysis and topic selection was conducted by graduate student mentors,faculty, and professional staff in planning the course. Student teams selected topics of personalinterest. Design specifications were approved 1-2 days after author teams received theirassignments. Background research, skill development, creation of quick references, and

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

Tagged Divisions

International

Mining 1.277 - - - - 227 359and EnergyMinistry of Agrarian - 352 358 36 - - -DevelopmentMin. of Development,Industry and Foreign - - - - - - 161TradeMinistry of Sports and - - - - - - 584TourismMinistry of Planning,Budget and - 3.358 15.543 - - - -ManagementMinistry of Labor and - - 69

Conference Session

Retention Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phyllis Tedford, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; John Fernandez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christy Jeon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adjo Amekudzi, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

2006-2285: INTEGRATING ETHICS INTO A CIVIL ENGINEERING COURSEChristy Jeon, Georgia Institute of TechnologyAdjo Amekudzi, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 11.784.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Integrating Ethics into a Civil Engineering CourseAbstractEthics is a critical component of Civil Engineering education and practice. This paper discussesa case study to integrate ethics into a required undergraduate Civil Engineering course -- CivilEngineering Systems -- at Georgia Institute of Technology. The course introduces systems andsustainability concepts in Civil Engineering planning, design, operations, and renewal, and thuspresents an

Conference Session

Preparing Engr Students for International Practice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Gary Downey, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

International

. sent a purchasingcommission to U.S. shipyards. A deal was quickly reached, but then all progress came to a stop.To the commissioners’ dismay, their ship plans proved meaningless to American engineers,workers, and managers. The entire set of drawings had to be redrafted and hundreds of additionaldrawings were needed before work could begin on building the ships that would help save thewar for Britain. Explain. Second, in ABET criteria 3a-3k, the ability to apply math and science while understandingprofessional responsibility is first of the eleven criteria, while understanding of ethics is sixth andunderstanding of global, societal, environmental and economic issues is eighth. In contrast, inthe eight criteria established by JABEE, the

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Franca Trubiano, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

Templates Fig. 18. Plan layout of the plaster pour Fig.19. Folded paper mock up for the prior to being folded to make the mold. formwork and the final structure. Page 11.1303.8Fig. 20. Failed plaster pour Fig. 21. Failed plaster pour Page 11.1303.9 Figs. 22 -23 Plaster pours using Styrofoam moldsIn the second exercise, “Part Two – Aggregated Castings – Pre-cast Concrete”, students wereasked to research the relationship between pre-cast concrete construction units, methods of theirassembly, and a range of volumes which such

Conference Session

Progress on Raising the Bar

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas Lenox; Stuart G. Walesh S.G., Walesh Consulting; Richard O. Anderson; Gerald E. Galloway, University of Maryland-College Park; Craig Musselman; Wayne R. Bergstrom; James K. Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler; James O'Brien

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Civil Engineering

11.1037.7 o Licensing Committee of CAP^3• The committee regularly updated its draft Accreditation Master Plan to incorporate those changes needed in response to a changing environment. The Accreditation Master Plan lays out in detail how the committee will work to publish approved criteria in the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC)/ABET document titled Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs (effective for evaluations conducted during the 2008-2009 accreditation cycle) that fulfill the formal educational requirements for entry into the professional practice of civil engineering (i.e., licensure) as specified in the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century.• The committee conducted a

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine; Lori Maxfield, College of St. Catherine

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

designing a streamlined, manageable, and assessable curriculum that allows instructors Page 11.1316.3to honor their content expertise while serving a diverse student population. By separatingknowledge of a professional into four main curriculums or parallels, the PCM helps frame theinstructional strategies so instructors can select the most appropriate ones for the objectives. Byaligning the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of the engineering professional across four maincurriculums or parallels, PCM helps the instructor to identify and select essential curricularcomponents to design and plan a comprehensive curriculum.Section 2 grounds the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Doheny-Farina, Clarkson University; Fa-Gung Fan, Xerox Corp.; Xiangwei Liu, Clarkson University; Cetin Cetinkaya, Clarkson University; John Mclaughlin, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University; Jeffrey Taylor, Clarkson University; David Schmidt, University of Maryland-College Park; Kambiz Nazridoust, Clarkson University; Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

deposition bydiffusion, interception and impaction. The sections on interaction of particles with turbulence and turbulent depositionthat are normally taught in the second course. Computational modeling of turbulentflows was discussed, and classical models of turbulent deposition were described. Inaddition the process of aerosol charging and transport under the action of electrical forcesand turbulence were discussed. We have added a number of computational modules to make the coursepresentations of the materials more interactive. The plan is to have sufficient number ofcalculation modules for the student to experiment with. As a result the student willdevelop a physical understanding of some of the more complex concepts.Module II