Conference Session

International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

that worked in refugee camps in areas hit with natural disasters and civil conflicts. Atthe end of the semester, students write reflective essays on civil engineering and why they maywant to become civil engineers. In these essays, 50% of the 8 women and 21% of the 84 menstated an interest in serving society. One female student wrote: “I was surprised and interested toread [about] the international and service aspects.... I would like to find out more about this formof ‘emergency civil engineering’.” Another female student commented: “I like that I would bedoing something that makes a difference in the community.”The three-credit First-Year Engineering Projects course (GEEN 1400) has had a few sectionsfocused on “Appropriate Technology” over

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Cooley, Purdue University-New Albany; Terrence O'Connor, Purdue University-New Albany

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. The left block was solid and clamped to the edge of a table. The right blockcontained a precision-drilled hole to tightly contain the now-exposed dart tube of the gun. Afteralignment with the appropriate target surface and adjustment to the required zero-degree initialtrajectory angle, the wing nut was tightened and checked for accuracy and rigidity. Figure 2. Page 11.152.3Chronometer Circuit DescriptionThe projectile is propelled past two pairs of QRB 1134 reflective sensors. The QRB 1134reflective sensor has an IR photo emitter and an IR photo detector on it. Both the photo emitterand photo detector

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Dalton, The Petroleum Institute; Isoroku Kubo, The Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

International

for a particular field. Today there is more of an emphasis on thewhole person, exemplified by concerns that students exiting institutes such as ours should beable to call upon a range of competencies of a more behavioral nature.Recognizing that the most immediate and dominant product of the Petroleum Institute will bebaccalaureate graduates, the institutional educational goals for baccalaureate degrees identifyattributes that reflect this whole-person development of the graduating student. This is stated inour graduate profile which includes the following description: • The graduating student will appreciate the critical role played by verbal, written and graphical communications in engineering practice and project management, and

Conference Session

New Topics in Engineering Economics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Nippert, Widener University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

differences between spreadsheet solutions and calculator solutions to engineering economicproblems. Begin by noting that student errors can be grouped into two broad classes.Class 1. Errors that depend on the computational tool the students use. These errors can be further broken down into: 1.1 Mechanical errors that do not reflect errors in understanding but are merely calculation errors or errors related to the usability of the interest tables (e.g. reading the wrong line on an interest table) 1.2 Programming errors including the wrong cell or group of cells in the argument list of a functionClass 2. Major conceptual errors: those mistakes which reflect faulty understanding of

Conference Session

Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; James Koehn, Chadron State College; Sunil Paleru, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

supports the concept of the master’sdegree as the First Professional Degree (FPD) for the practice of civil engineering at theprofessional level.” There was a great level of discussion and opposition to this approach bymembers of the society.6,13,14 The perception was that outstanding practical experience may bejust as or more important than advanced course work. Upon reflection and after numerous discussions, Policy Statement 465 was amended in2001 and 2004 and today reads: “the ASCE supports the attainment of a Body of Knowledge forentry into the practice of civil engineering at the professional level. This would be accomplishedthrough the adoption of appropriate engineering education and experience requirements as aprerequisite for

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venkat Chandrasekhar, Northwestern University; Marcel Grdinic, Glenbrook North High School; Nathan Unterman, Glenbrook North High School; R.P.H. Chang, Northwestern University; Emma Tevaarwerk, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

NCLT is based at Northwestern University, and involvescollaboration with a wide range of universities and colleges, including the University ofMichigan and Purdue, as well as high schools across the country. Our goals includeusing cutting-edge research to engage and inspire pre-college students to becomeinterested in science and engineering, particularly nanoscience and nanotechnology.Background and ApproachTraditionally, we think of “looking” at something small with a light microscope. In fact,the size of objects resolved with a light microscope is limited by diffraction to roughly200 nm. Hence, we cannot see nano-objects because the wavelength of the visible light issimply too large to be reflected off of them. So another “touch” based

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi-hsiang Chang, Purdue University; Craig Miller, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

overview of whatergonomics is by UK’s Ergonomics Society12 as an attention catcher, and two case studiesavailable online that addressed physical ergonomics in workstation design13 and cognitiveergonomic in cockpit panel selection14 respectively. The overview article gave the students anidea of what to expect in this course module, and the case studies were to bring them immediatelyto the ergonomic applications. Students would turn in reflection papers by answering givenquestions afterward. Two-hour lectures were then given as a review of their readings; and theactivity of critical thinking was conducted in class through questioning and discussions among allthe class participants.Next, a laboratory assignment was designed to help students learn an

Conference Session

Improving ME instructional laboratories

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Education. 21:5, 491-508.12. Edwards, H. (1993). Mistakes and Other Classroom Techniques: An Application of Social Learning Theory. Journal of Excellence in College Teaching. 4, 49-60.13. Goodwin, S. (1997). The Effects of Error Detection Instruction on Developmental Algebra Students. Dissertation. West Virginia University.14. Socha, D., Razmov, V., and Davis, E. (2003). Teaching Reflective Skills in an Engineering Course. Proceedings of he 2003 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.15. Lorenzet, S., Salas, E. and Tannenbaurm, S. (2005). Benefiting from Mistakes: The Impact of Guided Errors on Learning, Performance and Self-Efficacy. Human Resource Development Quarterly. 16:3, 301

Conference Session

Improving the Mathematical Preparation of Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; Ruth Ellen Hanna, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

accurate predictor of student success in Calculus I than the Math ACT or if it,together with the Math ACT, might be more reliable than the Math ACT data alone. In thispreliminary report, we focus on whether or not the Math ACT accurately reflects studentpreparedness for calculus.A Comparison of Math ACT Scores, ALEKS Initial Assessments and Course GradesOne measure of student preparedness and prerequisite knowledge in Math 240, our Calculus I, isthe student’s score on the initial ALEKS assessment. Students are asked to take their initialALEKS assessment during the first week of classes. Moreover, they are taking the assessment“cold”, that is, without reviewing or studying for the assessment. In the Fall Quarter, the

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

International

semester basis. This type of data collection procedure is veryeffective in retaining and evaluating a student’s overall academic standings. Studentsand advisors must be responsible for developing assessment data that is updated regularlyand kept by all parties involved in the assessment program.Applicants’ Accessibility to Their Data RecordEach UG and G student has full access to his or her work progress. Students are tomaintain their work progress records (e.g., courses, grades, etc., see Table 1). Similarassessment tables are also to be developed to reflect the student’s research work progress.From these tables, applicants are able to analyze their work, adjust and make improve

Conference Session

Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Aultman-Hall, University of Connecticut; Britt Holmen, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

advancing all areas of engineering will be better if based on a diversity of ideas and experience from people of different backgrounds and groups within society. (2) The leaders of organizations and institutions are critical elements in defining the organizational culture that is essential to attracting and maintaining diversity in engineering. Leaders are vital to setting future direction and should reflect the full diversity of our communities. Unfortunately, engineering leadership does not reflect the full extent of diversity in society today. Page 11.1050.2 (3) Women leaders will attract more women and promote diversity at all

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marty Fitzgerald, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

., the texture pattern for the floor had any specularhighlights from windows or lights removed so that the final renders would reflect the positions ofthe virtual camera and light sources). Digital photos were taken for the views out of thewindows, and for some of the views into adjacent rooms. Page 11.312.3 Figure 3 Model, TexturedBasic Computer Graphic LightingThe first step in the process towards photorealistic lighting is the placement of traditionalcomputer graphics lights: point, spot, and area. These are positioned and oriented at thelocations of

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faouzi Bouslama, Zayed University; Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University; Akram Al-Rawi, Zayed University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

laterassessed by faculty members. The LOs are observable demonstrations of student learning thatoccur after a significant set of learning experiences. Typically, these demonstrations orperformances reflect what students know, what they can actually do with what they know, andtheir confidence and motivation in demonstrating what they know.Although the OBE2,3 is a very promising approach which answers the needs for students to haveskills that can make them competitive once they join the workforce, there are a number of issuesthat need to be carefully addressed for the OBE to be successful and to have efficientimplementation. Issues such as the evaluation and the assessment of the student’s work, the

Conference Session

The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Dunn, University of Maine; Bryan Pearce, University of Maine-Orono

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

consisting of presentations to clients, plan development, and marketingmaterials.This paper will discuss how project management tools are introduced to civil engineeringstudents and how these skills are utilized in developing the preliminary capstone proposal.BackgroundThe development of CIE 413 Project Management was based on several TC2K/ABET criterion 2objectives. Each of these objectives helped formulate the strategies used to present projectmanagement topics in both active and reflective learning methods. The objectives that wereapplied included: a. demonstrate an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of their discipline, b. apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications

Conference Session

Feedback and IT: Improving Student Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

curriculum in general, and 6. The outcomes of teaching, as reflected in student learning.8The method or methods selected should be tuned to assess the desired aspects to beevaluated. The evaluator should also be selected with the end in mind—it should besomeone with expertise in evaluating the desired aspect(s).Time is also an important consideration. Faculty members are very busy and reluctant tocommit to excessively time-consuming projects. Many successful peer review projectsrequire a surprisingly small time commitment. A time commitment on the order of a halfhour per week or less is typically feasible—any program requiring significantly more Page

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javad Hashemi, Texas Tech University; Sachin Kholamkar, Texas Tech University; Naveen Chandrashekar, Texas Tech University; Edward Anderson, Texas Tech University

semester of 2005. This classconsisted of 64 students. While this laboratory class consists of six experiments, analysis wasperformed only on 4 experiments as only four virtual labs (Measurement of Hardness, Coldrolling, Metallography and tensile testing) are available at this time. At the beginning ofsemester, the students were asked to fill out an evaluation sheet in which they indicated theircurrent GPA. They were also asked to complete the Index of Learning Styles Questionnairedeveloped by Soloman and Felder of North Carolina State University(http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html). This survey asks a series of questionsbased on which a student can be identified as a) Active or reflective learner b

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Nankivell, Purdue University-Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University-Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University-Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

9100 students, about half traditionaland half non-traditional students. Most of the students on campus work in addition to attendingschool. The campus is primarily a commuter campus, but does have some residential students.Some of the concerns in the student surveys reflect the issues and priorities of this type ofstudent population. A primarily residential campus may find that other concerns have a higherpriority for their students. Purdue University Calumet Enrollment 10000 9000 8000 7000 6000 Full time 5000

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Gukan Rajaram, North Carolina A&T State University; Ricky Lewis, Northeast Guilford High School; Oliver Lewis, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

because it behaves the same way; it is reflected by amirror and is blocked - or more accurately, absorbed by non-reflecting surfaces. A simpleexample for the gas analyzer is the spectrometer. A spectrometer is an optical instrument for measuring properties of light. The measuredvariable is often the light intensity but could also be the polarization state, for instance. Theindependent variable is often the wavelength of the light, usually expressed as some fraction of ameter. Spectrometer is a term that is applied to instruments that operate over a very wide range Page 11.833.2of wavelengths, from gamma rays and X-rays into the far infrared

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Murphy; Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

International

large part on who is asking. Different people atthe university may well have different reasons to pursue (or not) international collaboration.Hunter2 reported on American efforts and Knight & deWitt3 shared international perspectives onboth such reasons and the condition of internationalization. Page 11.438.2Perspectives matter • Institutional (President) The position promulgated by institution Presidents and senior leadership is usually readily discernable in documents such as a Strategic Plan. Additionally, these positions are often reflected in the comments made by such leaders when addressing senate meetings, convocations and other gatherings of faculty and students. Note that, in the

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion and Conservation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giri Venkataramanan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Annette Muetze, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

remark on theimpact of the experience as it has been observed with the first generation course participants.Furthermore, other similar activities that have been developed as a result of this course are alsodiscussed.II. Effective PedagogyThe Kolb’s learning style inventory (KLSI) is based on the concept that the learning processfollows a cycle of activities consisting of four distinct segments, namely (a) feeling (throughconcrete experience or CE); (b) thinking (through abstract conceptualization or AC); (c)watching (through reflective observation or RO); and (d) doing (through active experimentation Page 11.101.2or AE)9,10. It is readily

Conference Session

International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Dahlmann, Technische Universitat Berlin, Inst. f. Mathematik; Sabina Jeschke, Technische Universitat Berlin, Inst. f. Mathematik; Christian Thomsen, Technische Universitat Berlin; Marc Wilke, Technische Universitat Berlin

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

highnumber of women applying for a trainee program at planetaria but also by the amount of womenwho, during their studies of Physics, choose Astronomy as elective course. This preference isalso reflected in the general numbers of women in Physics; 10 % of all Physicists are womenwhile 30 % of all graduates and scientific assistants in Astrophysics are female.For a more detailed overview of the model course Bachelor & Master of Natural Science seeappendices A and B.Bachelor & Master of Intercultural EngineeringThe requirements engineers have to meet have changed dramatically during the past years. Amodern engineer is not a Gyro Gearloose anymore, who is sitting in his/her garage developingnext-generation computer chips, but rather employees

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Design Projects in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University; Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

position indicator, electric motorcycle, and a smart garage. Details of theseprojects can be found in Reference 10. From the results of this study, some significantshortcomings were observed. Although the authors were able to successfully simulate anintegrated product development paradigm in their courses during that semester, this experiencefell short of a true simultaneous engineering experience in one key aspect; the presence of directcompetition between student teams that reflects a real world scenario. In addition, someshortcomings such as common meeting times and variety in complexity of product designs wereidentified. As a result of this, the authors decided to overcome these drawbacks by proposing thatall teams solve an identical problem

Conference Session

On Pedagogy of Lab Courses and Their Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Student Assessment of LearningGains (SALG), student generated portfolios containing individual reflective statements by eachstudent8, and statistical data from the formative quizzes. The statistical data from formativequizzes is used primarily to improve formative evaluation and the level of in-class assignmentsrather than to measure summative changes in student learning.The Student Assessment of Learning Gains is used to analyze student perceptions of teamfunction, the case study, the design projects, written reports, and peer evaluations. SALG resultswere compared with one page reflective statements from each student given in the projectreports. A qualitative review of personal statements and SALG responses was performed toassess student

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharnnia Artis, Virginia Tech; Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech; Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

assignments, which consisted of weekly in-class exercises centered on the course topics, • Contributions to an online discussion board whereby students were required to answer questions or make comments on a given topic, • Entry into a weekly reflection journal, designed to document the student’s pre- reading ideas or beliefs based on personal experience, readings, discussions from the previous class sessions, or ambiguous issues discussed during the course, • A group semester project (3-4 students per group), which consisted of developing a plan to implement training in a fictitious business unit and an example of a complete training module to

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vered Doctori Blass, University of California-Santa Barbara; Mary Hong Loan Dinh, University of California-Santa Barbara

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. The work load can be overwhelming for even the most committed group of volunteers.- Project progress tends not to be steady, as members may put project work on hold for academic or work obligations.Improvements that could be made include addressing the above drawbacks. Additionally, aproject evaluation process should be developed. Although student reflection was encouragedthrough journaling and group discussions, a formal process for student reflection could beincorporated. Finally, a language requirement would improve communication between the teamand the partner community, thereby enhancing the exchange of information and the collaborativerelationship.At UCSB where a service-learning program is not available for engineering students

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walid Elshorbagy, United Arab Emirates University; Mir Azam, Chuden_Cti; Kouichi Taguchi, Chuden-Cti; Tetsuya Ichikawa, Chuden_Cti; tomohiko terasawa, Chuden_Cti

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

side of the basin then reflects back from thenorthwestern boundary hitting the eastern side of the Qatar Peninsula. Higherdiurnal tide ranges appear in some parts of the northern end of the Gulf and theeastern side of Qatar. The diurnal tides develop as a result of the combined tidewaves entering from the eastern boundary and the one reflected back from thenorthwestern end. Snap shots of simulated water level and velocity field wereproduced for summer conditions at three-hour intervals [18] covering one day(June 9th, 2002). The plots explain how the tidal propagation affects the flowdirection in different areas of the Gulf.A Harmonic Analysis was conducted to show the distribution of amplitudes andphases of the four tidal constituents. Similar

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Mitchell, Tulane University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

materials. Note the awkwardness of “biological materials”in a list that includes such succinct terms as “metals,” “ceramics,” and “polymers.” Why not justcall them “biologics?” Such is the nomenclature preferred by one author11, which will beadopted here. (Biologics refer to materials that are biologically-generated; e.g., soft and hardtissues, whereas “biomaterials” generally refer to materials of all classes that can be used inbiological applications; e.g., hip implants.) The drawback to this organizational scheme is that,as pointed out previously, textbooks are not generally organized in such a fashion. There isgrowing sentiment for this approach however, as reflected in a recent edition of one well-knownintroductory materials science text12

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seung Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology; Richard Fasse, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

strongeragreement than disagreement. Page 11.280.5Perceptions of the Learning Experience in Online Discussion – Table 3The survey questions in this section reflect generally positive perceptions of the onlinediscussion, although there were many more “Neutral” responses (37% to 50%). The mostagreement (56%) responses were associated Question 11 about how online discussions providedopportunities for sharing opinions among students and instructor. A total of 49% disagreed inQuestion 12 that their peers’ online comments were not very valuable. Considering the largenumber of neutral responses, the agreement responses stand out strongly against thedisagreement

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Christopher Bosso, Northeastern University; Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

Nanotechnology sessions, students were asked to reflect on the Week 4 Kay: Regulation 101 or Regulation for Engineers potential societal implications of nanoscale research and manufacturing, including effects on worker safety, environment, and human Week 5 Barry: Manufacturing Polymer Nanocomposites health. In particular, students reflected on whether the touted benefits of nanotech come

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Durward Sobek, Montana State University; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

method and set up, the groups conduct a 90-second run and countcompleted cookie treats. Before the next 90 second trial, the groups discuss how their assemblyprocess worked, and what changes they will make in the method and process to improve thethroughput. A second trial is done, with completed cookies counted. A handout is given outwith questions to prompt the teams to reflect about what they learned, how they might applywhat they learned to a manufacturing facility, what equipment would help, and any suggestions.This, then, provides the basis for a class discussion on what Industrial Engineering is, and whatthey have learned from this experiment.At MSU, groups of three to four students are given an assembled Lego motorcycle with enoughparts