Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Technology Program Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Evans, National University; John Bugado, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Albert Cruz, National University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

grades, reputations, history and interviews.Conversely, it is much easier for employers to accurately identify the technical skills andcapabilities of individuals who have obtained industry-supported credentials and certifications.Such certifications are frequently skills and competencies-based, while building on thegrounding in fundamental principles that underlies most technical degree programs. Thus,employers can more readily and accurately rely on specific relevant certificates - such as theCISSP certificate for information security1, and CWNA and CWNS certificates for wirelessnetworking technologies - to reflect specific levels of student skills and proficiencies. Suchcertifications are usually obtained outside of traditional university

Conference Session

IE Program Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University; Sherion Jackson, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Two will be adding sufficient staff to handle the increased scope ofwork and to provide the essential training to enable the new team members to learn from thosewho were active participants during Phase One.Phase II – Implementation of Online B.S.I.T. ProgramDuring Phase II, the following actions will be taken. 1. Complete Set-up of Online Platform 2. Complete Hiring of Learning Managers & Content Developers 3. Complete Training of Faculty & Staff 4. Review Student Support Infrastructure 5. Revise Marketing Materials to Reflect New Course Structure 6. Monitor/Address Accessibility Issues 7. Integrate Technology Infrastructure 8. Implementation of Teaching

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hansen, The University of Texas-Tyler

innovative workforce. He has administered over $3.5 million in grants and contracts and is recognized by the International Technology Education Association as a Distinguished Technology Educator. Page 12.421.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Creativity and Innovation: Core Capabilities for 6 – 12 Engineering TeachersPostsecondary engineering programs seek students that are prepared, capable,diverse, and informed about the creative field known as engineering. In order toachieve these goals, it is critical that the education of 6 – 12 engineering teachersbe “reengineered” to reflect the

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service withinstruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience and, teach civic responsibility, andstrengthen communities.” [2]. More practically, in engineering education the definition ofservice learning could be modified to include the fact that students should be required to bringspecific and unique knowledge, gained in earlier coursework, to bear on a problem that mightotherwise not be solved. The application of knowledge and service should benefit both thecommunity and service provider [3].In theory, the model of service learning should be an ideal vehicle for simultaneously satisfyingthe culminating design experience required by ABET Criterion 4, producing a product for

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Orono, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

styles; and psychological support of the students 8. This is allconducted in an environment that encourages students to be reflective while executing theirprojects 10. The scheme of pan-mentoring including the assessment nodes is shown in Figure 1.Pan-mentoring was adapted in this research study. Pan-Mentor Select Student Project Assessment Creativity Tools Individual Team Creativity Creativity

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom for Manufacturing II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford; Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

it is used with a monochromatic source, suchas a laser, to test optical components. The beamsplitter is a partially reflecting mirror thatseparates the light incident upon it into two beams of equal strength. After reflecting off themirrors, the two beams are recombined so that they both travel in the same direction when theyreach the screen. The condition of constructive and destructive interference depends on thedifference between the paths traveled by the two beams. Since each beam must travel thedistance from the beamsplitter to its respective mirror and back, the distance traveled by thebeam is 2L as shown in the Figure. If the path-length difference, 2L1-2L2, is equal to an integralnumber of wavelengths, m λ, where m is an integer

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Meyer, Clarkson University; Dick Pratt, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

become more intentional in the waystudents and courses address expected learning outcomes. Under the old curriculum, studentsselected electives to meet distributional requirements without a real understanding of why suchcourses were required. These courses were often viewed as simply obstacles to be "gotten out ofthe way". Under the Clarkson Common Experience, students select electives which align withthe established set of required outcomes. We believe it is important that students have anunderstanding of the purpose and the role each course plays in their overall educational program.The curriculum implementation should reflect a direct and visible connection among learningexpectations, outcomes and specific courses. This connection is

Conference Session

FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

viaemail in order to ensure that the topic was relevant, unique, and of a reasonable scope. Topicswere selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Presentations were ideally one minute and up totwo minutes. Students were allowed to use PowerPoint only for the presentation of visual aids(photos, diagrams, etc.). In general, this was done at the beginning of each class period, thoughin one section where multiple students presented each day, one presentation was done at the endof the class period.AssessmentSeveral forms of assessment were completed in this course. First, students completed pre- andpost-surveys on a 5-point Likert scale. Second, the post-survey included several open-endedquestions for student reflection. Third, faculty reflection

Conference Session

Successful Professional Development Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Becker, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

. Page 12.1447.7As a first step toward establishing best practices for delivering engineering design andcontent through professional development, engineers and technology teacher educatorsfrom each of the technology teacher education (TTE) partner institutions conceptualized,developed, and delivered a series of workshops. While the format and specific contentvaried across the five professional development sites, a balance between theoreticalcontent and activity-based experiences has been maintained. At the conclusion of eachworkshop, participating high school teachers completed similar surveys, which weredesigned to facilitate analysis and reflection. Building on lessons learned during theinitial year of the Center (2005), the TTE institutions

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education-HDL

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Gribschaw, D/EECS, USMA; Paul Patterson, D/EECS, USMA; Bryan Goda, USMA

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

the survey (or otherassessment technique used) with students and answering their concerns greatly helps build abetter learning environment. The potential exists for students to be overwhelmed with the number of CAD/E tools theyare required to learn over the course of earning an undergraduate electrical engineering degree.Table 1 lists the twenty-three software programs used in the United States Military Academy(USMA) Electrical Engineering program and all of the courses that use each software. A quickscan of the table reveals that we expect students to learn a tremendous number of applicationsover the course of their final two and a half years. Not reflected in the diagram is that we spendless than twenty hours of formal instruction on

Conference Session

Multimedia Tutorials and Web Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Donnelly, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

success of the LSAMP Program, in 1998 NSFawarded the first eight Minority Graduate Education (MGE) awards (Howard, Georgia Instituteof Technology, The University of Michigan, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, TheUniversity of Missouri-Columbia, The University of Puerto Rico, Rice University, and theUniversity of Florida. The goal of the five year MGE grants was to increase the diversity ofstudents pursuing STEM PhDs and to prepare them with the skills necessary to enter anacademic career. In 1999, the MGE Program was renamed the Alliance for Graduate Educationand the Professoriate (AGEP) program. This reflected a shift from single institution efforts to abroader alliance approach. BEST (Building Engineering & Science Talent), an

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Lord, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Page 12.582.2assignments and to illustrate how grounding experiences in writing to communicate theory canhelp enhance effectiveness.2. Writing to CommunicateA vast amount of literature exists on writing across the curriculum (WAC) 4, 5, 6 whichemphasizes the importance of writing for enhancing learning. WAC divides writing into threecategories: transactional to inform or persuade an audience, poetic as an art form, and expressivefor oneself to think through a problem or formulate a thought.7 Much of the WAC movement inthe US has focused on expressive writing as the most beneficial when “writing to learn” and thushas minimized the importance of “transactional” writing as merely reflecting back teacher-generated information. However, within the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Durward Sobek, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

a graduation requirement to take a certain number of multi-disciplinary credits. G. Co-op / Internship • Institute a required coop/internship for every graduate. program • Must reflect on importance of multi-disciplinary skills observed in others or acquired.The evaluation matrix shown in Table 2 displays a summary of the advisory team’sevaluations. The current ad hoc system (Alternative A) was held as a baseline, and eachalternative was then evaluated relative to the baseline. The scoring system reflects the levelof agreement/disagreement of the advisory team, as indicated in the Table note. One of thealternatives

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Christine Co, Oklahoma State University; Bear Turner, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

different team members be responsible for differenttasks and the values below should reflect this distribution of effort. In this section of theevaluation you are asked to assign the relative percentage of work done by all member on theteam, including yourself. Each column represents part of the team grade for the class and eachcolumn should add up to 100%. If any column does not add up to 100% when you click thesubmit button, your scores will not be accepted, and you will have to return and correct thevalues. Use integer numbers only or you may have to start from the beginning!The numbers you enter here will be used to calculate a suggested rating for each of your teammembers. You do not need to use the number suggested, but should your rating

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Durward Sobek, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

and the progress of the team. Reflection on individual and team process/assessment: An awareness of one’s own strengths and weaknesses in the team process as well as an awareness of the effectiveness of the team process and how it might be improved. Empathy for diverse perspectives: True awareness of the priorities and constraints inherent in other disciplines represented on the team and acceptance of the validity and value of personal differences in approaching a problem. Planning/organization: An understanding of how to manage one’s own time and also how to contribute to

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun Kim, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

was suggested last year and implemented with favorable results. Some students still do not get a good understanding of the material, but their grade now accurately reflects this fact.Another faculty member’s course assessment revealed that at least three quarters of students inher course achieved the course objectives and close to 100% of students demonstrated theabilities in formulating and solving engineering problems and in utilizing modern tools andskills. That was a substantial improvement over the previous years’ results. Her comments on theassessment and plan of changes in the future to improve students’ performance in the samecourse are summarized as follows8: • Design projects continued to prove difficult for students

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelli Higley, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Jonna Kulikowich, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Figure 1) may reflect something significant, but more analysis, and a larger sampleof female students, are required before any statistically significant conclusions can be drawn. 14 Female Male 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 SAT/100 Math Folding/10 Rotation SCI FBD1 Equil Eqn FBD2Figure 1: Comparison of inventory and external criterion scores for female and male participants Page 12.586.6The cluster analysis was run using three of the four measures, and the students’ total SAT score.Because of the low variability associated with

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Wang, University of Nevada-Reno; Jeffrey LaCombe, University of Nevada-Reno; Ann-Marie Vollstedt, University of Nevada-Reno

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

).To assess the whether or not student could learn pseudo-code using the online learning modulealone, a control group study was completed. While all of the students were given access to theonline learning module, only half of the students were also given in-class instruction that coveredthe same material. Since there were three different instructors involved in the course, the studentsthat received the additional in-class lectures were all taught by the same instructor. Bycomparing the performance on the third (pseudo-code) quiz we can infer whether or not theonline module alone is sufficient to teach students how to transfer their ROBOLAB knowledgeto another programming language.Grades for the reflective reports were used to assess the

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

learning to occur: 1) Active Experimentation (protoboards, simulations, case study,homework), 2) Reflective Observation (logs, journals, brainstorming), 3) AbstractConceptualization (lecture, papers, analogies), and 4) Concrete Experience (laboratories, fieldwork, observations). This project is investigating the impact on student learning outcomesproduced by incorporation of the Mobile Studio pedagogy in courses that will be delivered usingthe Kolb cycle to sequence the courses’ activities as follows: 1. Students are introduced to topics and are then asked to formulate hypotheses and plan/perform experiments to determine the validity of their intuition. 2. The students relate their outcomes to real-life applications and provide a sense as

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanne Lax, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

rules of emailetiquette and style for various audiences; how email reflects the author, positively or negatively;and how to establish appropriate tone in the message. At the end of the class, I informallyquestioned each section of the class about whether their emails had been suitably written, giventhe designated audience. For instance, I asked the section which wrote emails to potentialemployers whether any of the students had used emoticons in their writing.ResultsAfter I collected the papers from the two classes, I separated them according to the intendedaudience. Taking two of the eight common rules for email writing documented16--“Use ‘onlinelingo’ abbreviations cautiously” (for example, “C U” and “OMG”) and “Reserve emoticons forpersonal

Conference Session

Perceptions of Women's Success in STEM

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Brunette, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; paula rayman, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; meg bond, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Lu Yuan, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

followed the same coding technique to the end of each of the source documents.The descriptions of the major nodes were later modified to reflect the participants’ ideasmore accurately and comprehensively when coding the rest of the source documents.Additionally, new sub nodes were added whenever the analyst felt that the contents of thedocument did not match the existing sub nodes.Step 3: Node Structure Modification: After finishing coding all of the documents, theanalyst browsed the node and subnode categories and paid more attention to thosesubnodes that had few passages (In other words, the subnodes that were very infrequentlycoded.) The analyst reread the contents more carefully and tried to recategorize them byshaping and merging the subnodes

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Morton, Western Washington University

. Most of our course outcomes have not changed withchanges in technology. Many of the fundamental concepts remain the same. However, there arechanges that truly reflect fundamental changes:Outcome: Understand decoders and memory expansion techniquesChanges: We do still cover the basics of bus interfacing and memory expansion. However,because we use microcontrollers exclusively and there no longer is an accessible bus system, thisarea has been deemphasized. Approximately, 8 hours of material down to the equivalent of threehours.Outcome: Competency in assembly language programming and programming tools including aprogramming editor, assembler, and debugger.Changes: This outcome has become essential. In the distant past, it was ok to have students

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

learning to occur: 1) Active Experimentation (protoboards, simulations, case study,homework), 2) Reflective Observation (logs, journals, brainstorming), 3) AbstractConceptualization (lecture, papers, analogies), and 4) Concrete Experience (laboratories, fieldwork, observations). This project is investigating the impact on student learning outcomesproduced by incorporation of the Mobile Studio pedagogy in courses that will be delivered usingthe Kolb cycle to sequence the courses’ activities as follows: 1. Students are introduced to topics and are then asked to formulate hypotheses and plan/perform experiments to determine the validity of their intuition. 2. The students relate their outcomes to real-life applications and provide a sense as

Conference Session

Digital and Embedded System Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liang Hong, Tennessee State University; Md Hasanuzzaman, Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the BlackBoard or WebCT systems. The immediatefeedbacks will not only help learners to contemporaneously reflect on their learning, but alsocontribute to reflection by educators on the overarching learning design. It has been founded byBrosvic et al. that when confronted with previously encountered quiz questions on the finalexamination, a significant improvement in retention will be achieved if the students were initiallyprovided with immediate feedback rather than delayed feedback or no feedback, and even greaterretention when provided with multiple attempts on the initial encounter.To make it easier to use CAPE-authored learning experience, the eLMS platform can betransparently embedded into BlackBoard and WebCT systems. Therefore

Conference Session

Cooperative Education Addresses ABET

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Stwalley, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

available to both the student and their Page 12.528.10Faculty Coordinator. This will be of use in counseling the student and helping them toself-reflect upon the previous term’s practical learning experience. Additionally, FacultyCoordinators will have access to the student’s evaluation of the work term. Differentialsbetween the supervisor and the self-evaluation should provide indications of perceptiveerror on the part of either the student or supervisor. While the Faculty Coordinator willhave to engage in a credibility evaluation at this point, the information provided willcertainly identify areas of concern for the individual. Over time, it will be

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Biezad, California Polytechnic State University; Joon Kim, Lockheed Aircraft Co

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

by much of their academic experience in the classroom. The link betweentheory and practice may be spoken, but it is seldom experienced, for many of our students. Itis well known that all education9 is deficient that does not present a proper balance betweenexperience and reflection, and this type of imbalance is especially unfortunate when it occursin technical fields. As shrinking budgets put increasing pressure on undergraduate laboratory education, and as agreater percentage of students enter the curriculum without practical experience in mechanicsor a familiarity with tools and tooling, there is a strong need to expose aerospace engineeringstudents to these realities of the aviation workplace, a workplace that traditionally has

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Robert Ofoli, Michigan State University; Dennis Miller, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

engineers is their problem-solving ability. Indeed, ABETcriteria5,6 reflect this since at least five of the eleven outcomes relate directly to problem-solving skills. Many engineering curricula have focused strongly on providing students athrough grounding in the basics of a given discipline as delivered through lecture. Asteady slide ruled by “content tyranny” to increased reliance on “lecturing about” moreand more technical material is a common symptom of the huge amounts of information inthe engineering disciplines. Yet with so much content to master, we as faculty frequentlyforget that effective problem solving is predicated on integrated understanding oftechnical material.Froyd and Ohland7 emphasize the need for integrated engineering

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Chang, USMA; Grant Jacoby, USMA; Lisa Shay, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

take the class because they believe that using robotics as a teaching tool fits theirlearning style; robotics not only assisted learning, applied properly it inspires students to learn.Nevertheless, there are various learning styles, they vary from person to person, and most peoplehave many of them. McKeachie reflected that too many teachers think of students as a Page 12.1174.4featureless mass; too many rarely vary their teaching methods, thinking that the method bywhich they were taught is best for everyone [4]. However learning styles are preferences andhabits of learning that have been learned and everyone is capable of going beyond the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Laura Bradbury, Division of Engineering Science, University of Toronto

experience. Typically, curriculum mapping would be completed by course instructors,however through student participation in the process, it was estimated that a more relevant view of whatis actually learned by the student would be produced. Through reflections from the student, instructorsand program administration responsible for curriculum organization and delivery, this paperdemonstrates the benefits and challenges of student-led curriculum mapping and how results can be usedto improve the overall student learning experience in an engineering program. The benefits specific to aninterdisciplinary curriculum, in which courses are developed and delivered by individuals from variousdepartments, are also addressed

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Matthew Pfannenstiel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Douglas Alvine, Alvine Engineering; Clarence Waters, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

and manufacturing presence in the United States and Stanford’s GraduateSchool of Business and School of Engineering. The program objective is to provide memberswith the latest developments in manufacturing and design. The success of the current industry-sponsored courses has caused interest in the program to spread to other areas of the campus1.Similarly, the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado utilizesthe principles of Hands-on Engineering. In the Integrated Teaching and Learning program(ITL), creative, team-oriented problem-solving skills are emphasized. The curriculum isdesigned to reflect the real world of engineering by being relevant to the needs of society andstudents alike. The ITL also functions