Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tricia Berry, University of Texas-Austin; Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas-Austin; Randy Emelo, Triple Creek Associates, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

2006-1232: MARKETING ENGINEERING THROUGH OPEN MENTORING® - AWEB-BASED PILOT PROGRAMTricia Berry, University of Texas-Austin Tricia Berry is the Director of the Women in Engineering Program at The University of Texas at Austin, responsible for leading the efforts on recruitment and retention of women in the College of Engineering. She came to UT in July 1999 after six years at The Dow Chemical Company in Freeport, Texas where she worked as a Process Engineer leading design and expansion projects and a Product Development Engineer assisting in the commercialization of a new epoxy thermoplastic and leading the customer plant start-up efforts. Tricia holds both a BS Chemical Engineering

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University; J. Paul Sims, East Tennessee State University; Craig A. Turner, East Tennessee State University; Jon L. Smith, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

certificates on aircraft from Boeing 727’s to Piper PA-31. He has authored or co-authored twenty papers in the areas of aircraft testing, aircraft systems design, systems troubleshooting and project management.Craig A. Turner, East Tennessee State University CRAIG A. TURNER is an Assistant Professor of Strategic Management at East Tennessee State University. His areas of interest and research pertain to the effects of risk on decision-making and contextual determinants of entrepreneurial success and failure. He received his Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1999. His previous experience included 11 years at various positions involving financial and

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Scachitti, Purdue University-Calumet; Heather Woodward-Hagg, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Lash Mapa, Purdue University-Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

(LEE-IUPUI) and leading the effort for development of a regional campus Healthcare based Lean Six Sigma initiative.Lash Mapa, Purdue University-Calumet LASH MAPA , Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet. Professor Mapa spent 10 years in industry as a Chemical Engineer, Project Manager, Process Control Manager, QA Manager, Engineering Manager and Customer Service Original Equipment Manager with major European and U.S. companies. He is a member of the American Society of Quality and has trained industry personnel in Statistical Process Control, Problem Solving, Project Management and Enhancing productivity of manufacturing personnel

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Robert Poth, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida

platform, Jamerson is building anintegrated curriculum using engineering as the primary tool to connect the different requiredsubjects taught in every elementary school. Since all engineering is multidiscipline in nature, itprovides a wonderful vehicle to integrated different subjects. Although Jamerson’s engineeringfocused curriculum uses science, mathematics, economics, social science, history, language, andcommunication to get a project completed, it has an additional value to the school. Workingwithin the engineering design process not only allows teachers to focus on the subject matterknowledge and skills but also on the development of a platform to foster the higher lever skills ofsynthesizing, analyzing, and comparing data. In this

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Henderson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

International

in global engineering education (GEE). By GEE, we meaneducating engineers with a global mindset to improve their Global Competency. This can bedone in many ways and many conference papers explain how a given university has createdprograms to help engineers be exposed to global technology, culture, communication andcollaboration. Typical programs offer study abroad for engineering students, but some also offermulti-national teaming on projects with common objectives.Conferences and symposia have their place, but sometimes the participants need extended timefor goal-directed discussion. With this purpose in mind, faculty who were known to be involvedin GEE programs gathered for a workshop held at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janos Grantner, Western Michigan University; Ramakrishna Gottipati, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

(which includes homework assignments, midterm exam, andfinal exam) students develop two class projects (4-bit ALU unit and a dual 4x4-bit register bank).Students are required to give demonstration of each project to the instructor to get full credit forthe projects. A 100-page Tutorial on using the Mentor Graphics tools is available on the classWeb Page to help students. Various useful topics regarding the projects and the labs are alsoprovided on the class Web Page.In the first part of the paper, we will summarize the outline and summary of the class. Thesecond part of the paper will focus on the class projects and laboratory work in detail. The thirdpart of the paper will focus on the assessments used for the class and future

Conference Session

Professional Development/Scholarship & Service Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jitendra Tate, Texas State University-San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University - San Marcus

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

20 years. Four of them had usedMechanical Desktop for 3D modeling. One used AutoCAD for 2D drawings. One did not useany CAD software. Most students had little background in mechanics of materials and design.The challenge that this rich diversity presented also afforded a good learning experience. Thetopics covered included: 3D modeling using Pro/Engineer, finite element analysis using ANSYS,and rapid prototyping using the Helsisys and Stratasys machines. The pedagogical approachadopted was to use a term long project as a vehicle for applying CAE knowledge in contrast tofocusing on theoretical concepts.A multidisciplinary team based approach was used for the project completion. The motivationbehind the project was to get overall idea of

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Hoehn, Middle Tennessee State University; Saleh Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University; William Day, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

the current CCSI project at the graduate level. The authors believe to have found aninexpensive way that allows scientists to monitor the growth of living cells under themicroscope. Similar systems are not readily available on the market or are far too expensivewhen custom made for smaller research facilities. This paper describes the process of designing,building, and testing of a Closed Compartment Stage Incubator. The paper also discusses theimportance of a close collaboration, which ensures a high quality and successful research project,between two departments at MTSU; despite the fact that they are very different in nature.II. The CCSI Design ProcessThe design of the CCSI project involved five stages. These were

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College; John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Jana Goodrich, Pennsylvania State University-Erie; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

onhow product or service concepts grow and evolve over time. This work is a result of acollaborative project by ten PUI faculty and staff from seven institutions that was initially fundedby NCIIA. While the collaborators represent a range of disciplines, the group includes aconcentration of faculty in or affiliated with engineering programs. As such, the group isinvested in furthering entrepreneurship education in engineering at PUIs and across disciplines.1. IntroductionThis paper presents efforts to document best practices and develop resources to facilitate andstrengthen entrepreneurship at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) nationwide. Itdescribes a multi-dimensional framework for entrepreneurship education, and specificallyfocuses

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Arch Engineering II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erich Connell, East Carolina University; David Batie, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

2006-1649: BREAKING THE BOX: A NECESSITY FOR INTERACTIVE ON-LINECOLLABORATIVE TEACHINGErich Connell, East Carolina University Erich Connell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management at East Carolina University. He is an Architect and has over 10 years of teaching and professional experience in the field.David Batie, East Carolina University Page 11.284.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Breaking the Box: A Necessity for Interactive On-Line Collaborative TeachingIntroductionWhen undertaking a project in which there is no precedent, it

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron Foster, University of Arkansas; Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Independently set hours at home and ad-hoc work groups campus to meet personal needs (and office hours).Compensation Rewards group performance, then Rewards individual accomplishments,system individual contribution not departmental successProblem solving Collaboration is necessary for success Collaborations are theme based and is strongly coordinated across groups voluntary coordination of individual research projects

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Ramseyer, University of Oklahoma; Beth Brueggen, University of Oklahoma

Oklahoma. The goal of Camp Concrete is toinvolve undergraduate students in high-quality cutting edge civil engineering research. Researchprojects are selected to address immediate needs of local businesses and agencies, such as theOklahoma Department of Transportation. The students take ownership of their projects, whichincreases the quality of their experience and encourages them to pursue graduate study. Thisprogram is shown to improve student retention and in many cases this research will become astudent's M.S. thesis. Three projects were completed in 2004 which led to three presentations atthe semi-annual American Concrete Institute (ACI) convention and three journal papers inprogress.Overview:Camp Concrete was not developed as an experiment

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Osborn, IUPUI; Patricia Fox, IUPUI

Tagged Divisions

International

2006-2418: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY: ASTUDENT’S EXPERIENCEChristina Osborn, IUPUI Christina Osborn is a senior Interior Design student at the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University – Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI). Christina participated in the first GO GREEN course in the summer of 2003. She spent 5 weeks in Germany summer 2005 working on her research project. She has a special focus in green products and materials. Christina has studied industrial uses of hemp while she was in Germany.Patricia Fox, IUPUI Patricia Fox is the Associate Dean for Administration and Finance and Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership and

Conference Session

Successful Grant Proposals

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University; JEFFREY DONNERBERG, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

2006-2224: UTILIZING INDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATESUCCESSFUL GRANT PROPOSALSDonald Richter, Eastern Washington University DONALD C. RICHTER obtained his B. Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling.JEFFREY DONNERBERG , Eastern Washington University JEFFREY L. DONNERBERG obtained his B. Sc. in Industrial Education and Technology from Bowling Green State

Conference Session

Computer ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Mark Azadpour, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

methods focus on the functionality of systemblocks to improve students’ understanding of system performance parameters. Positive resultshave been observed in strengthening students knowledge development on certain subjects.The systems approach has been applied to the development of engineering algorithms. In theSpring semester of 2005, we initiated a project in a Digital Signal Processing class toimplement a Matlab R algorithm that would produce lossless decomposition and reconstructionof a digital image using wavelets. The reason we chose this topic is twofold. First, the projectallows the student to subdivide two complicated processes into managable system blocks. Thistraining will be helpful when the ECET student graduates and takes on the

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrance Lovell, Pennsylvania State University-Berks; Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

the equipment is not a viable option in many applications. With the lowcost of USB digital cameras and the availability of LabVIEW™ VISION, a cost-effectivemethod of reading multiple meters of assorted types can be created. Duplicating the process thata human performs while reading a meter display is daunting. However, this process is simplifiedby using virtual instruments (VIs), which perform essential functions such as edge, pattern androtation detection. As part of an undergraduate research project, a computer, using LabVIEW™Vision, together with a USB digital camera is used to read a digital multimeter (DMM) and ananalog watt-hour meter. Circular edge detection, pattern searches, and rotation detection areused to locate dials and segments

Conference Session

CPD - Engineering Education K - Life

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao; Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University; Christiana Houck, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

messages. Figure 6shows a sample page of student discussion. It has been found that students provided excellentinputs on even a simple topic of discussion. These inputs were based on their real experience,their observation, and real construction projects. Usage of discussion board by students to engagein discussion far exceeded the expectation of course instructor. Most important was that studentsunderstood the difference between the textbook knowledge and real-world construction process.Course DeliveryThe first few steps to get the students started in an on-line course were critical. Besides thetutorial materials on course WebCT (Figure 2), an introductory letter was e-mailed to eachstudent enrolled in the course one week prior to the beginning

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, Idaho State University; Michael Lineberry, Idaho State University; Leonard Bond, Idaho National Laboratory

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

Summer Jr. to Sr. Start of Practicum Experience with the INL. Nominally 40-hrs/wk, including completion of Nuclear Systems Lab course Fall Spring Sr. year Sr. year Continuation of Practicum Full-time course load, including: Experience at the INL, ~ 20 hrs/wk Energy Systems and three courses: Thermal Fluids Lab Heat Transfer Eng. Probability and Statistics Design of Nuclear Fuel Systems Nuclear Materials Project

Conference Session

Web-based learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

in several ET courses including Engineering Fundamentals, 2-D CADD, 3-DCADD, Statics, Dynamics, Strength of Materials, Thermodynamics, Fluid Power, and IndustrialSafety. WebCT’s excellent file management system is very helpful in the CADD classesparticularly when students are required to submit several files for each project. The files aregrouped under each student’s ID and zipped so that the instructor needs to download only onefile and unzip it. This feature was not available on CourseInfo. The digital drop box letsstudents submit their assignment, tests, term papers and project reports electronically whileeliminating the need for hard copies, floppy/zip disks or CD’s. The instructor can edit the dropbox settings such as deadline, multiple

Conference Session

Professional Development/Scholarship & Service Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University; Yu Cai, Michigan Technological University; Scott Amos, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

search for ways toreduce their expenses in order to become or remain financially stable.Combining the challenge for higher-education to give students industry experience whileproviding a method for organizations to maximize their services with little or no fiscalexpenditures, results in a process called service-learning [1]. This term refers to educationalactivity in partnership with a public or non-profit agency, organization, or project within thecommunity. Service-learning from an academic viewpoint is normally completed in one of twoways. The first, curricular service-learning, is a process in which the project is integrated into anacademic course and carries academic credit. The second, co-curricular service-learning,complements academic

Conference Session

Energy Resources, Efficiency, and Conservation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeri-Anne McKeon

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

president of Wulfinghoff Energy Services, Inc. Page 11.939.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Moving Engineering Practice into the Classroom: Using the New Interactive ReferencesA New Concept in Engineering EducationThe practice of engineering requires the skill to continually gain reliable understanding ofpreviously unfamiliar subjects, which will be used by the engineer as the basis for decisionsaffecting the welfare of clients and the public. The great variety of issues that an engineer mustaddress requires that principles and data must be found and assimilated into a project

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Goldberg, Marquette University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

development projects and product liability cases, respectively, and is a registered Professional Engineer in Illinois and Wisconsin. He is a co-creator of the BMES-idea national design competition and writes a quarterly column on senior design for IEEE-EMBS magazine. Education: B.S. General Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 1979; M.S. Bioengineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1980; Master of Engineering Management, Northwestern University, 1986; Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (Biomaterials), Northwestern University, 1998 Page 11.1012.1© American Society for

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Hayes, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Herrick, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, calendar mapping and itsimpact on travelling students, identification of undergraduate projects, short visit structures,comparison of terminology, and a glossary.Outline of Issues for CollaborationThis section proposes an outline plan or roadmap which will help to establish a structure withinwhich the development of the collaboration can be managed (see Figure 1). Here we can listproblems and challenges we experience (for each of the following points) when pursuingcollaboration and expand upon the main areas for collaboration, i.e. ‚ Faculty exchange ‚ Undergraduate exchange ‚ Postgraduate exchange ‚ Industrial internships ‚ Research and development projects ‚ Scholarly work ‚ Professional society work, e.g., SEFI, ASEE, etc

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ahlgren, Trinity College; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

robot contests, provide students with a framework for effective learning anddevelopment of engineering aptitude. Experiences with integrating theoretical tests in the TrinityCollege Fire-Fighting Home Robot Contest, National Botball Tournament, and InternationalRobot Olympiad are presented.IntroductionRobot competitions are widely recognized as effective motivational and organizationalframeworks for robotics research and project-based engineering education. Many educationalinstitutions develop programs in which student teams perform robot design projects throughcurricula and extracurricular activities and participate in local, national and international robotcontests. As motivators, guides, communicators, and evaluators of contest-oriented

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mike Pennotti, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dinesh Verma, Stevens Institute of Technology

Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at George Mason University in 1996. She is concurrently pursuing her doctoral research at Stevens in systems engineering and intelligent / adaptive online learning systems. As the primary author of this paper, please address all related communications to her at: asquires@stevens.edu. Early in her career Alice focused on engineering hardware design and related software development, followed by technical management and operations management, with a more recent focus on systems engineering and online education and training. She has over twenty years of experience in engineering project management and technical management primarily in the

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eddy Rojas, University of Washington; Carrie Dossick, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Construction

engineering courseworkteaches only theories of engineering and construction and that students may encounterdifficulties when applying these theoretical constructs to real world situations. Sawhney et al.18maintain that many civil and construction engineering curricula do not allow the inclusion ofissues of importance to industry, the participation of practitioners, or hands-on experience.The University of Washington’s Department of Construction Management has embarked on anambitious project to develop a 28,000 sq. ft. research and education center, the Pacific NorthwestCenter for Construction Research and Education, to foster experiential learning and research inconstruction engineering and management. The Center is divided into three major

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanne Homer, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

, while understanding correlating managementpractices. One project occupies the entire semester, which is divided into three phases: schematicdesign, design development, and design documentation. Although the AE students must continueto design the project’s architecture, the requirements for them begin to differ during designdevelopment, placing a focus on structural systems design and calculations. Formal juries ofprofessional architects and engineers mark the transitions from one phase to another, and thecalendar allows the rare opportunity for students to respond to jury comments through designrevisions. Handouts are distributed and seminars occur weekly to provide additional informationand requirements as the designs progress.Even after many

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey Wood, Southwest Tennessee Community College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

service area. It was a logical location for distribution in a rural area that lackedalternative educational resources. With only three months available to design a customized Page 11.43.4Tandberg 880, evaluate the new NetOp School software and devise a teaching strategy—anuncomfortably short amount of time—the ENTC faculty in charge of the project faced aconsiderable challenge.Since the ENTC department had not as yet attempted a distance learning course, no equipmentwas available. The distance learning department stepped in and loaned ENTC a new Tandberg880. A similar system was already installed at the high school. The distance learning staff

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Suckarieh, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

toneeded resources to solve the problems. Project Based learning using Problem BasedLearning technique assign even more responsibility to Honors students. The studentsdecide on a research methodology, plan the development of the project, divide the projectto series of problems, solve the problems, and assemble the solution of the problems intothe project for successful completion. The tasks that each student pursues depend highlyon the project and on the student’s background. The faculty advisors in the class coachthe students to assume responsibilities for tasks that contribute most to the team. In“Historical London through the Lens of Technology” class for example, one ProblemBased Learning asked the students to design a new transport museum for

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore Branoff, North Carolina State University; Pooneh Lari, North Carolina State University; Michelle Hsiang, Research Triangle Institute

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

online instruction.Pooneh Lari, North Carolina State University Ms. Lari is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Adult and Higher Education. She holds a masters degree in Instructional Technology with professional experience as Training/Instructional Design consultant. She serves as research associate/program support on this project.Michelle Hsiang, Research Triangle Institute Dr. Hsiang's background is in Instructional Technology. She is an adjunct faculty member at North Carolina Central University and has taught courses in Instructional Materials Design and Evaluation and Classroom Utilization of Instructional Technologies. She serves as an External Evaluator for this project