Conference Session

The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Niehaus, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

to develop the site plans (contours and cross sections), drainagepipes and inlets, roadway plans for all components of the circulation system (plan/profiles,typical sections, intersection geometry and traffic design, and detail elevations for paving),utilities plan (sewer main, water lines, underground electrical, telephone, data, and gas), andright of way and set-back requirements for facilities. Each plan shall also include the significantstructural design of a design element, such as a retaining wall, parking deck, small building ormajor component(s) of larger structures, etc. The plan must also include a cost-effectivedrainage system to accommodate the ultimate development of the site. “Green Facility”concepts should be considered in the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo McAfee, University of Michigan; Khalil Najafi, University of Michigan; Yogesh Gianchandani, University of Michigan; Kensall D. Wise, University of Michigan; Michel M. Maharbiz, University of Michigan; Dean Aslam, Michigan State University; Paul Bergstrom, Michigan Technological University; Craig Friedrich, Michigan Technological University

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Gaughran, University of Limerick; Thomas Waldmann, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick

. Trigwell (1999). "Understanding Learning and Teaching." The socity for Page 11.91.17 research into higher education and Open University Press.Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright  2006, American Society for Engineering Education 6. Dochy, F., M. Segers, et al. (2003). "Effects of Problem Based Learning: A Meta Analysis." Learning and instruction Vol 13: pp 533-568. 7. Duch, B. J., S. E. Groh, et al. (2001). "The Power of Problem-Based Learning, Sterling." 8. Felder, R. M. and B. R. (2003). "Learning by Doing

Conference Session

Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Hwang, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Ahrash Bissell, Duke University; Daniel Kaplan, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Matthew Mian, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Vineet Agrawal, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Jessica Manson, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Research in Minority Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Angela Linse, Temple University; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Matt Eliot, University of Washington; Jana Jones, Microsoft Corp.; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Conference Session

ChE: Experimental Design & Error Analysis

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Shoichi Kimura, Oregon State University; Connelly Barnes, Oregon State University; Danielle Amatore, Oregon State University; Derek Meyers-Graham, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

followingeducational objectives: 1. Design experiments to optimize the performance of a CVD reactor. o Identify key reactor inputs and determine relationship between input levels and achieved thin film uniformity. Select Select the Choose an response/ independent appropriate dependent variables/ experimental variable(s) factors design Draw Analyze the Perform the conclusions/ data using experiment inferences appropriate (collect data

Conference Session

Effective & Efficient Teaching Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Larson, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bella Klass-Tsirulnikov, Sami Shamoon College of Engineering (formerly Negev Academic College of; Sharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

is a coherent rigorous verbal framework specifying aconcept. A discussion of the conflicts between the infinities of everyday experience and formalinfinities based on axioms can be found in reference 12.The interesting conversations13 of a knowledgeable father with his six-year old son, Nic, providean insight on how a child's intuition builds an image of the concept of infinity. In the beginningof the conversations Nic imagines infinity as a very huge number, much bigger than 10, biggerthan a million, probably bigger than a "googol" (1 followed by a hundred 0's). Nic's infinity canbe operated on like any other number in arithmetic ("infinity" + "infinity" = "two infinity", andthere is "half infinity" as well). Nic also invents a number

Conference Session

Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; GWEN EBERT, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

any concepts from physics course that you can apply to the project?Questionnaire # Yes No Physics principles (questionnaire II) II 11 3 Resistance and voltage relation n=14 Flow of electricity Force = mass * acceleration Applied forces and how it affects the distance(s) and amount of work needed to accomplish the task. This was applied to the angle at which the ladder should be and the weight of the farmer applied upon the ladder.Note: Not all students responded for Questionnaire II.Table IIB show how an idea

Conference Session

Improving ME instructional laboratories

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Volino, U.S. Naval Academy; Andrew Smith, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

engine torque by dividing the power by the engine speed in radians/s. Apply the proper unitconversions to express the torque in kN-m.5. Compute the fuel efficiency. The fuel efficiency is defined here as net power divided by the energy content of thefuel supplied. Using the mass of air (m) and specific work per cycle (w) computed above, the lower heating value ofthe fuel (LHV) and the air fuel ratio (AFmass) from the combustion calculation, the efficiency is given as ηfuel = (mairℜw)/(mfuelℜLHV) = (AFmass w)/(LHV)6. Repeat the steps above for complete combustion with 130% theoretical air.7. Repeat the steps above for combustion with 80% theoretical air. Assume that the products contain unburned fuel(5% of the

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Luntz, University of Michigan; E. Emanuel Almeida, University of Michigan; Dawn Tilbury, University of Michigan; James Moyne, University of Michigan; Keith Hargrove, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; James Morgan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Engineering Programs. Engineering Accreditation Commission.2. Polman J. (2000). Designing project-based science: Connecting learners through guided inquiry. Teachers College Press.3. Barron, B. J. S. (1998). Doing with Understanding: Lessons from Research on Problem- and Project-based Learning. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 7(3&4), 271-3114. Capon, N., & Kuhn, D. (2004). What's so good about problem-based learning? Cognition and Instruction, 22(1), 61-79.5. L.R. Barroso and J. Morgan (2005). “Introducing Projects into Undergraduate Structural Analysis,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus-Christi, TX. March 23-25, 2005.6. J. Morgan

Conference Session

Retention Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Soled, University of Cincinnati; Patricia McNerney, University of Cincinnati; Laura Koehl, University of Cincinnati; Kelly Obarski, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Freeman, Valparaiso University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

environment. It should be noted that both CQItechniques and CATs yield feedback for the person administering, as well as the personresponding to, the feedback mechanism. The responder has to become aware of her response(s)to the produce or service being delivered and, in some cases, evaluate her behavior.Faculty should perform assessment. Assessment activities should occur throughout the academicyear. By including tests, quizzes, assignments, and projects, students would know when thosemajor activities would occur (via the syllabus). Most of the assessment activities would occurduring lectures, labs, and learning community activities (outside of the classroom/lab). Themajority of the activities would be informal in nature. The included survey would

Conference Session

Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barb Silver, University of Rhode Island; G. Boudreaux-Bartels, University of Rhode Island; Helen Mederer, University of Rhode Island; Lynn Pasquerella, University of Rhode Island; Joan Peckham, University of Rhode Island; Mercedes River-Hudec, University of Rhode Island; Karen Wishner, University of Rhode Island

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Women in Engineering

a model for diversity at theUniversity.Hostile Conditions for Women at URIUntil the mid 1990’s, there was never more than 1-2 female faculty in the College ofEngineering at the University of Rhode Island. In 1997, the number of women faculty hadincreased to three out of 68 faculty members, which at 4.4%, was typical of US nationalaverages. However, in quick succession the URI Engineering College lost two new assistant Page 11.143.4professors in one department, and the College of Engineering was becoming known as a hostileplace for women. There were many stories about the chilly climate and a number of womenfaculty members and graduate

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Barrett, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

previous opportunities for discussions to share ideas andresources, it doesn’t appear to be utilized to a great degree as in previous years. Programscurrently tend to struggle with the same issues of program implementation and evaluation and itwould be nice to see increased dialogue between programs and to ensure that information andresources are readily available to those working with similar programs. Plans are now underwayfor an RET Listserve of current RET programs5 and a potential conference emphasizing theissues surrounding program evaluation. SWEPT programs, in their current form, have been in existence at least since the early1990’s and have been wrestling with the issues surrounding program evaluation from the start.Following a