Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

distinguished from research in the humanities and sciences. In describing a framework for the disquisition, the paper outlines an approach to scholarship that is expressly focused on engineering and its societal responsibilities. The structure presented has been employed with the graduate students supervised by the author. An eight-chapter disquisition outline is presented, along with supplemental procedures for managing throughput and for composition of the supervising committee that includes knowledgeable practitioners, as well as faculty. Some examples of successful disquisition topics and committees are presented. The paper concludes with a reflection on the opportunities for and barriers to wide-spread adoption of an engineering disquisition

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Plett, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Rodger Ziemer, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Michael Ciletti, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; R. Dandapani, University of Colordo-Colorado Springs; T. S. Kalkur, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Mark Wickert, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

processing may beeither reflective or active. Based on these two continuums, Kolb enumerated four different types Page 11.614.4of learner, as identified by the four quadrants in Figure 1. Each quadrant is characterized by aquestion: quadrant 1 asks the question “Why?”; quadrant 2 asks the question “What?”; quadrant3 asks “How?”; and quadrant 4 asks “What if?”. These four questions guide an instruction para-digm, the 4MAT system, which cycles through all four quadrants of the perception/processingdomain, as shown in Figure 1. Instruction that adheres to the 4MAT system is expected to (1)reach students of all learning types, and (2) teach students

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Kilmer, Purdue University College of Technology at Kokomo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

reflect your daily schedule on a normal day? Does your schedule vary significantly from day-to-day? - Which tasks did you complete that you find most tedious/monotonous/boring? - What part of your day do you enjoy the most? - Do you multitask? If yes, is it difficult? Why? If not, why not? (lack of concentration, Page 11.714.3 lack of resources, etc.) - How do you think you could make your daily tasks easier/more efficient/more enjoyable?The next step in the process was to spark the students’ imaginations by examining howHollywood has envisioned our future, both in the past and present. In the “Back to the Future

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

questions addressing DET.Next, a group of education and engineering faculty reviewed the survey items and identified theitems that best reflected the information being sought. A hard copy of the second draft of thesurvey was then created and field tested with a focus group of five teachers who helped refinethe wording and added or eliminated items. These teachers were given an honorarium for theirparticipation. A final electronic version of the survey was placed on a website that allowedteachers to respond to the survey via internet. The final version of the survey included 69 items,each with a four-point response format ranging from one to four. Sixty-five of the survey itemswere to be answered by teachers at all grade levels. The last four items

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

how different antenna designs perform in different configurations.Other experiments can demonstrate RF propagation through different mediums. RF transparentmaterials (such as plastic) can be compared to less RF friendly materials. Students can test the Page 11.1098.4absorptive property of liquids by experimenting with tag placement on a bottle of water. Testingtag placement on a box of aluminum foil demonstrates the reflective characteristics of metals.Systems are available at high frequencies (13.56MHz) and ultra high frequencies (915MHz) andcan demonstrate the effect of frequency on RF propagation.As discussed above, working with RFID

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

themselves or collectively, acceptable methods for documenting achievement ofoutcomes,”[2] since these assessments provide evidence of either student opinions, or ofgeneralized student achievement across a potentially broad area of study. Programs seekingABET accreditation must use an assessment strategy which demonstrates the level of studentachievement of clearly-defined, designated criteria. Ideally, the assessment strategy will alsohave the ability to be logically coordinated across a program as a whole; provide feedback that isinformative as well as easily organized and interpreted; and facilitate reflection andimprovements on multiple levels – from specific, focused areas of the program to a broad,holistic overview of the program. To meet

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

outlinedobjectives, while retaining the strength of the old paradigm, and at the same time alleviatingearlier weaknesses. The optimum blend of programs’ emphases is to create a total educationalexperience conducive for the development of the desired characteristics of graduates.Ultimately, a structure, philosophy, and subject matter specificity, compatible with the newculture, and providing the experiences identified with the above characteristics, would emerge.More specifically, the salient features of the new paradigm, reflecting author’s views(1,2,3,4) andconsonant with recent views of other advocates(10, 11, 12, 13) of engineering reform, plus the “crux”of relevant reports on future of engineering education,(14, 15, 16, 17, 18) would entail many or all

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Nosa Egiebor, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Arizona State University; Lisa Zidek, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Chalmers Sechrist, Florida Gulf Coast University; Sam Hulbert, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Osborn, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Roger Williams University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

continuously pursue academic excellence, to practice and promoteenvironmental sustainability, to embrace diversity, to nurture community partnerships, to valuepublic service, to encourage civic responsibility, to cultivate habits of lifelong learning, and tokeep the advancement of knowledge and pursuit of truth as noble ideals at the heart of theuniversity’s purpose. Florida Gulf Coast University is guided by the principles given in Table 1(http://www.fgcu.edu/info/mission.asp), which were developed by the Founding Faculty of theuniversity. Some of the phrases given in Table 1, those in bold and underlined, reflect theFGCU’s principles that overlap with ABET accreditation requirements and assessment activitiesand were used to guide the development of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Brian Lefebvre, Rowan University; Heidi Newell, Rowan University; James Newell, Rowan University

feelings inside, and resisting changes to familiar or preferred patterns. These students arenot likely to naturally communicate regularly with team members, nor reflect on or seekguidance about obstacles they are experiencing. Of particular interest to us is the technicallearner’s resistance to writing. Because technical learners tend to value personal knowledge buttend to feel no need or desire to share that knowledge, they tend to write minimally.An overwhelming majority of engineering students show preferences for technical learning. Ofthe more than 100 engineering students and professors who submitted LCI results, only two hadan avoidance of technical (including one of the authors of this paper). While most teams weresimilar in their use of

Conference Session

Building a Community in Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Ferro, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

students like the idea of the Metal Hour? Do they think ithelps them learn?4. Faculty discussionsFaculty will usually provide feedback one way or the other about a new idea in education. Page 11.1310.5Evaluation based on faculty opinions may include: Do other faculty think that the Metal Hour isa good use of students' and faculty time? Does the Metal Hour reflect well on the institution andon students and faculty associated with it?SummaryThe Metal Hour has recently been started as an initiative for stimulating student interest inMaterials, and for communicating materials-related topics to the radio and internet listeningaudience. A Materials

Conference Session

Effective & Efficient Teaching Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

allowing no time for reflection on the review orcorrective measures. One of the positive results the author did note after the initial assignmentswas that the students would not sign off on incorrect work; they would note the problems with it Page 11.319.6or they would indicate work that was not complete at time of the review. During the firstassignment, several students whose work was correct were penalized for signing off on others'work that was not correct. Apparently this word got out and seemed to fix the problem on futuresubmissions, and the bad habit of the previous semester was broken. This in itself was success,yet at an admittedly low

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Harris, Vanderbilt University; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Alene Harris, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

. U. Pittsburg 3. The workshop caused me to reflect HST/MIT on my own teaching. U. Memphis 4. The workshop increased my interest UT Austin in using HPL in the classroom. 5. I enjoyed the workshop. Figure 1: Survey results from VaNTH workshopsV. Web MaterialsA web site (www.vanth.org) that has links to courseware profiles of work developed underVaNTH has been developed. A typical page from this site is shown in Figure 2. Profiles for 49modules and whole courses are given at this site. Many of these profiles also have more

Conference Session

Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Neck, Babson College; John Bourne, Olin College; Stephen Schiffman, Olin College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Management, the Babson Entrepreneurship Research conference, and the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and has several refereed publications and book chapters. Dr. Neck is the Faculty Coordinator of REFLECT, a reunion program for alumni of the Price-Babson Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators and is currently designing a NSF-funded education program to help engineering educators infuse entrepreneurship into schools of engineering. At Babson, she teaches Entrepreneurship & New Venture Creation and the Foundation Management Experience, an introductory course that requires students to create, start, manage and liquidate a business.John Bourne, Olin

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Sheila Edwards Lange, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

experiences ofundergraduate women, the construct of a “chilly climate” has been extended to includeexperiences outside the classroom, graduate student experiences and the academic workplace forfemale faculty and administrators1-5. A chilly climate is defined by the isolation, subtlediscrimination and persistent micro-inequities experienced by women and underrepresentedgroups in academic settings. Hall and Sandler identified behaviors that overlook, ignore,discount or single out women, and reflect preconceived ideas about the ability of women tosucceed in academic settings4.However, context seems to matter in the experience of climate in engineering departments.Climate in science and engineering disciplines is more problematic than in other

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech; Manfred Hampe, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt

Tagged Divisions

International

semesters. The dates shown reflect the 2005-2006 academic year. Fall Semester (August 22 – December 15) ME 3404 Fluid Mechanics 3 credits (6 CP) ME 4504 Dynamic Systems – Controls Engineering I 3 credits (6 CP) ME 4015 Engineering Design and Project I 3 credits (6 CP) ME 4204 Internal Combustion Engines Tech elective 1 3 credits (6 CP) ME 4554 Advanced Technology Motor Vehicles Tech elective 2 3 credits (6 CP) TOTAL 15

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

Teams • Cost Estimating • Value Engineering • Ethics Issues for Projects • Creativity in Design • Construction Management • Safety and Liability • Construction LawFor each of the above seminars the student prepare a short paper summarizing what he/sheexperienced from, learned or received from, the presentation. This is a reflective writing and notjust a repeat of the material presented in the class. The seminars in Autumn Quarter reflect the basic disciplines to be addressed in theproject – site design, structures, drainage, environmental, geotechnical, transportation, andconstruction. More detailed lecture series on 1) modeling and related computer software use(HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juri Filatovs, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

experience in which many skillsare integrated. In addition to the technical skills, we have strived to develop the many otherprofessional attributes and competencies necessary for a successful career. We have based theseon primarily industrial interaction and believe they reflect elements identified by otherauthors1,2,3,. With the implementation of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) Criteria 2000, further modification of the course occurred. Although manyof the ABET outcomes were addressed in our capstone course a partial recasting was necessary,particularly in the assessment/grading, required course documentation, and student awareness ofour goals. In this paper we describe our experiences and lessons learned in

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

discussion of the origins of both. The modern theory of theorigin of water (i.e. transported in the form of ice by comets) proved to be mostenergetic. “Winged Migration” brought the importance of external aerodynamics andthe persistence and stubbornness of life to the forefront of awareness. After eachvideo presentation, the class was then asked to reflect on what they had seen in a freewriting format. Circular Internal and Flows: Non- Plants & circular Animals Pipe Non- Flows circular

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

lab manual is alsorevised to reflect the new experiments. The major course component to develop higher learningskills for students is by introducing group projects related to engineering experimentation. Thispaper discusses the revamping of the course describing experiments, projects, and relatedmaterials, relevance of these experiments and projects to ABET outcomes related toexperimentation, and the evaluation of student projects and their assessments. Responses andfeedback from students are also presented to evaluate the effectiveness of new experiments andgroup projects.Course DescriptionThe following is the course description listed in the undergraduate catalog: MEEN 3210: Measurements Laboratory Credit 2 (1 hour lecture, 3 hour lab

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Val Hawks, Brigham Young University; Michael Miles, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

always been the source ofAmerica’s innovation and our standard of living.” [1] The crisis is the increasing penetration ofglobal competition on the economic output of the United States, now an issue to whichengineering education is paying serious attention. However, it is not a crisis of just technicalissues. What is needed with respect to global learning and experience is more than just technicalcompetence and expertise. Bill Wulf said “…engineering is now practiced in a global, holisticbusiness context, and engineers must design under constraints that reflect that context. In thefuture, understanding other cultures, speaking other languages, and communicating with peoplefrom marketing and finance will be just as fundamental to the practice of

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Hill, Weber State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 11.1159.5of the teaching process, it might be useful actually ask students about the learningexperiences in their courses as part of the evaluation. John Centra in Reflective FacultyEvaluation5, discusses the SEEQ (Student's Evaluation of Educational Quality)evaluation form which specifically asks about learning and the academic value of thecourse.Even with a good instrument, a note of caution is in order. The results from a singlecourse should never be used as a measure of instructional effectiveness, good or bad. Anumber of factors can influence the results from a single course such as it being the firsttime the course was taught, the instructor being new or relatively new, or the instructorhaving multiple preparations that term. The

Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Dale Palmgren, Arizona State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

Systems Engineering3This diagram simply reflects sound and obvious problem-solving strategy, and reflects theframework of the principles and procedures for the design of security systems. When details ofeach of these fundamental tasks are identified, the talent and expertise necessary to accomplishthe development and implementation of the security system becomes clear. To illustrate thisconjecture, consider the following more detailed diagram, which Sandia has developedspecifically for the problem of physical security. Page 11.114.4 Figure 2 – Details of the Sandia Methodology for Physical Security3Figure 2 includes details of the

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Support

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. Page 11.318.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Challenges in an Industry-Academic CollaborationAbstract:Studies have shown the benefits of industry-academic collaborations for the students,faculty and industry partners. However, there are many challenges in establishing suchcollaborations that if not addressed, may result to either the failure of such collaborationor an unpleasant experience for parties involved. In this paper, the authors firstsummarize some of the advantages of such collaborations as it is reflected by theirexperience and in literature survey. This is followed by identifying a series of challengesthey may arise. Some of the challenges mentioned in this paper may be familiar toexperienced

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Pennell, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John White, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

material. As a result of this collaboration, the mathematician hasmodified his Engineering Differential Equations course to reflect more of the engineering pointof view. This paper describes these course modifications as well as the collaborative program andthe teaching modules being developed to implement it.Differential Equations Course ModificationsThe changes in the Engineering Differential Equations course discussed in this paper grew out ofa larger program designed to improve student motivation to learn basic STEM material and toimprove their retention of this material from one semester to the next. The main idea of thisprogram is to develop projects spanning several courses and several semesters. Two suchprojects have been developed to date

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melinda Hess, University of South Florida; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

data previously discussed.Student performance was examined relative to their starting abilities, as reflected in theircombined GPA across four prerequisite courses, Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III, andDifferential Equations.2 In the previous study7 that examined results from two of the four delivery modalities, student performance wasmeasured using results from 12 multiple choice questions (6 questions each from Nonlinear Equations andInterpolation) as part of the final examination. The six questions of each topic were based on the corresponding sixlevels of Bloom’s taxonomy16. Since Summer 2004, only 4 questions are asked in the final examination on each

Conference Session

Design for Community and Environment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Jennifer Mullin, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

appropriateconstruction materials. The project required the students to complete a series of assignmentswhich reflected significant stages in the engineering design process, and culminated in the“Sustainable Development Design Fair” where one team from each of the forty-one workshopsections competed for one of three awards decided by a panel of faculty judges. Supplementaleducational material was also presented in the lecture and workshop sessions to aid the studentsthrough this assignment. Results of the project are discussed and include a focus groupinterview and online surveys conducted to assess the effectiveness of this new approach ofintroducing design in the early part of engineering curriculum.1.0 IntroductionA new department of engineering education

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Brophy, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-answer technique witheach interviewee. During this part of the interview the practitioner was asked “What arecommon errors you have seen?” Follow-on questions often included probing such as “How doyou check for those errors?” This technique resulted in the identification of 20 tools. Question-and-answer required less time than the critical incident technique; however, that was due to thelow number of tools identified. In general, the practitioners appeared to struggle to identify thedesired information during this part of the interview. Again, this may reflect the subconsciousnature of the thought processes involved. In order to recognize the thought process, theinterviewee might need to experience a situation where the process is used or have a

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University; Michael Oehrtman, Arizona State University; Anton Lawson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

modify them, 3) affective qualities such as curiosity, intimacy, and frustration,and 4) metacognitive skills such as monitoring for quality and effectiveness of thought processes.While problem solving does not capture all forms of mathematical activity, frameworks tocharacterize other categories involve similar processes. For example, Harel’s DNR proofframework6,7 consists of three principles: Duality, Necessity, and Repeated reasoning. Theduality principle links students’ ways of understanding (involving one’s interpretations,solutions, and evidence) to their ways of thinking (beliefs, problem solving approaches, andproof schemes). The necessity principle reflects the intellectual need to engage in the process ofcreating or understanding a

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

.Among the students, there is a rough balance between the big-picture global learners(52% of the students) and the orderly step-by-step sequential learners (48%). Nearly twotimes as many students learn best through sensory input (65%) versus intuition (35%).The preference in the visual-verbal pairing is more skewed, nearly five times the numberof students have a preference for visual learning (83%) versus verbal learning (17%).Lastly, for every student who learns best by reflecting on material (13%), there are almostseven who prefer active learning (87%). These results are similar to past ILS studies ofenvironmental engineering students5. Clearly, a lecture-based course would not be idealfor these students. These results are not a call to

Conference Session

Improving the Mathematical Preparation of Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shuki Aroshas, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Avi Berman, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

the experimental group vs. 25-35% in the control group.Typical student reflections to a question on the contribution of studying applications forunderstanding calculus concepts were as follows: "Through applications I grasped the complex calculus concepts". "The impact of a one-hour application session is the same as of a regular (two- hour) tutorial". "Sorry that applied problems were not given in the first Calculus course".The follow-up study using statistical and qualitative methods indicated that the groups whichstudied calculus with applications had significant advantage in the half-course and final examgrades. The students mentioned the high contribution of applications to understandingcalculus concepts and their