Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

example, consider BOK Outcome 1, which includesrequirements for “biology, chemistry, ecology, geology/geomorphology, engineering economics,mechanics, material properties, systems, geo-spatial representation, and informationtechnology.” The corresponding provision of the Basic-Level Civil Engineering ProgramCriteria requires only “one additional area of science, consistent with the program educationalobjectives.”The sharp difference between the standards communicated in the BOK and the criteria is entirelyappropriate, as it reflects the distinctly different nature of these two documents. If the criteriawere written at the same level of detail as the BOK, they would be overly prescriptive andlargely unattainable. If the BOK were formulated as a

Conference Session

Outreach Projects and General Energy Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

todocument that matching funds would be available to complete the project.After detailed review we proposed placing the system on top of the high-bay of the engineeringbuilding, as this location provided adequate solar exposure throughout the day, and possessed aroof that could withstand the structural loading of the system. A mono-crystalline orpolycrystalline silicon PV system was also proposed for several reasons, 1) mono-crystalline orpolycrystalline silicon PV systems have the highest efficiencies of commercially availabletechnologies and, therefore, deliver a smaller system array footprint; 2) the higher efficienciesresult in a smaller required mounting system size and, thus, a lower mass loading on the roof; 3)several amorphous silicon PV

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Truc Ngo, San Diego City College; Armando Abina, San Diego City College; Gene Lyons, Kyocera America Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

SDCCplans ahead.Current Status of Manufacturing Industry and WorkforceAccording to the 2005 Skills Gap Report, over 80% of the 800 surveyed Americanmanufacturers experience a shortage of qualified workers overall, which in turn impactsthe companies’ ability to serve customers. See Figure 1 below. Page 12.1337.2 Figure 1. 2005 Skills Gap Report survey question:What types of employees are expected to be in short supply over the next three years? (1)These surveyed companies also indicated that the “most important driver of futurebusiness success” is a “high-performance workforce.” Companies emphasized that inorder to be “ahead of the pack”, the

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, U.S. Department of Defense; Kevin Liu, USNA; Bryan Waltrip, NIST; Andrew Koffman, NIST

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Annapolis MD, 21412, USA BRIAN WALTRIP AND ANDREW KOFFMAN National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg MD, 20899, USAAbstract - A measurement bridge to calibrate inductive voltage dividers has been developed atthe National Institute of Standards and Technology [1-3]. The bridge is based on the straddlingtechnique and performs self-calibration of decade inductive voltage dividers. It has been drivenby a programmable dual-channel source and its output has been monitored with a signalanalyzer. A student project was formulated to develop LabView programs in order to fully replace theexisting equipment. This paper will describe the implementation of the

Conference Session

Two Year Colleges

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons; Sharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge; Robert Alldredge, Allan Hancock College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massoud Moussavi, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

androuting in cheap designs. While optics has become a vitalpart of electronics, it has unfortunately been absent in mostfour-year college/university engineering technologyprograms. The Electronic and Computer EngineeringTechnology (ECET) program at California StatePolytechnic University - Pomona (CalPoly-Pomona) hasrecognized this deficiency and in order to help alleviate thisproblem joined the NSF funded PHOTON2 project (1). ThePHOTON2 project is a New England Board of HigherEducation (NEBHE) sponsored program (2). By workingclosely with NEBHE, ECET program developed a seniorlevel photonic course using modified PHOTON2 materialsand laboratory experiments. This course uses optical andlaser components and equipment supplied by PHOTON2project. This

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Creese, West Virginia University; Deepak Gupta, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Yield Density Melting Cost Modulus (E) Strength (σσ) (ρ ρ) Point ($/lb) (psi x 106) 3 (psi x 10 ) (lb/in3) (K) Steel (low C) 30 40 0.28 1 1,800 Aluminum 10 25 0.1 2 900A sketch of the beam loading is:The design considerations are for strength and stiffness

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Creese, West Virginia University; Deepak Gupta, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

are protected so that the user does not overwrite the formulaewritten in the fields. An instruction manual was required to make sure that the studentsunderstand the process of equation input and be able to use the software effectively. The flow Page 12.1285.3diagram for the materials evaluation software program is given in Figure 1. User Interface Unit Selection Module US/Metric

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina Montgomery, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

hall for different events such as conferences, rock concerts, and automobile shows Direct access to desired content through the categorized Sitemap Interactive decision support system (DSS) for use in evaluating the design alternatives.Provided below is a screen shot from the DSS, filled with values to support selection of the finaldesign solution chosen by L&T. Also given is an explanation of how these final values werederived. Table 1 – Decision Support System Solution Page 12.447.7 Table 2 – Explanation of DSS Solution ValuesImplementation of the Case Study and Multimedia

Conference Session

International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Silliman, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

International

research projects. As our sample size based on ourfirst experience with the LTR is extremely small (3 total engineers and 4 total students), theanalysis below focuses primarily on the ongoing student interest in the LTR and the questionslisted in Table 1 which were added to the survey (the survey was administered at the beginningof the spring semester in the second academic year). It is recognized that any conclusions fromthese limited results must be considered preliminary and should be supplemented by assessmentof the experiences of future student participants.Size and Gender Mix of Applicant PoolIn terms of numbers of applicants, both the service-learning and short-term research programsattracted considerable interest. In any particular

Conference Session

FPD4 -- Hands-on & Real-World Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ye, Polytechnic University; Ilya Brutman, Polytechnic University; Gunter Georgi, Polytechnic University; Lorcan Folan, Polytechnic University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

surface under water, aswell as when running submerged in between. The construction cost for material for theunderwater test field was kept below $1000.Many students are familiar with LEGO robotics on dry land. AUVs present many newchallenges: waterproofing conventional LEGO components, buoyancy, balance, and 3-D motion.Since completion of various tasks contributes different point values, the final total point value isa measure of how well the AUV has performed. This is the basis for a lively design competitionbetween Freshman Engineering teams.1 IntroductionPolytechnic University’s Introduction to Engineering and Design course consists of lectures (1hr/wk), laboratory work (3 hrs/wk), and recitations (2 hrs/wk) for an academic

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ye, Polytechnic University; Roshan Abraham, Polytechnic University; Gunter Georgi, Polytechnic University

, indirectly using a capacitor charged from the cell or a hybrid involving both the cell and acapacitor. The design specifications listed the competition ratio, the price list forchemicals/metals/capacitors, and the competition rules. The students had to design the car withthe highest competition ratio by maximizing speed and distance as well as minimizing cost byusing mechanical, electrical and chemical knowledge. This experiment was well received bystudents and was a big success in the course.1 Introduction Polytechnic University’s Introduction to Engineering course was created with themandate to motivate students and promote engineering as a profession by offering students aview into different engineering disciplines through experimentation

Conference Session

Two year Colleges

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Liao, Wayne State University; James Sawyer, Macomb Community College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

“in-house,” whichlimits the number of automotive service technicians available for the growing hybrid market.There is a clear need for a systematic training program on HEV. The goal of the project is to fillthis need by developing an integrated learning environment for HEV technology.In order to develop this program, a partnership was formed between faculty of MCC automotivetechnology program and the engineering technology program at WSU. The partnership alsoincludes industrial partners from major automobile manufacturers and suppliers. The activitiesfor the project include (1) Developing an HEV curriculum and integrating it with the existingAssociate of Applied Science program in Automotive Technology; (2) Revising existing coursesand

Conference Session

Best Practices for Campus Representatives

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Campus Representatives

campusrepresentative, Football Coach Vince Lombardi commented, “The difference between asuccessful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rathera lack of will.” 1 It does take a certain amount of effort from the volunteer to get the jobdone.IntroductionHistorian Thomas Fuller gave us a simple road to follow when he said, “One that wouldhave the fruit must climb the tree." 2 Perhaps that is the beginning rung on the ladder thatleads to reaching one’s goal of increased membership in any organization. Effort has tobe expended in order to gain the reward, and sometimes individuals assume that simplyasking people to join with emails and a handout in the mailbox will suffice. If it were thateasy, no one would have to devote any

Conference Session

Successful Professional Development Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rogelio Rodriguez, UC Irvine

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

need for life sciences are growing population andchanging demographics. The global patient base is currently estimated to be 6 billion people andexpected to grow to approximately 8 billion people by 2025. The aging population is growingwith the 60+ group as the fastest growing group. Changing disease burdens add to the globalneed for life sciences by 2020 and 75% of all projected deaths are age-related, chronicconditions. As economies improve, global governments are placing more resources intohealthcare.1 In the United States, there are approximately 6,000 medical technology companiesgenerating an estimated $77 billion in revenue. These companies develop pharmaceuticals,biologics, or devices.2 California has one of the largest percentages of

Conference Session

Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Carroll; Hong Sheng, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Management, and International Journal of Electronic Business. Page 12.1566.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using Technology to Enhance the Traditional LectureAbstract The advancement of information technology has provided faculty with manyopportunities to adopt and incorporate it into traditional classroom teaching. However, the newtechnology is not always better. For many topics, the best strategy is still the traditional chalk-and-talk lecture. There are three critical requirements that must be met before new technology isadopted on a large scale. 1. The new technology should be able to facilitate

Conference Session

International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alec Simcock, Victoria University; Robert ives, Victoria University; Paul Bronson, Victoria University; Charles Mphande, Victoria University; Juan SHI, Victoria University

Tagged Divisions

International

proposals were endorsed by the Board of Studies of the new Faculty of Health, Engineeringand Science on the 21st July 2005 and approved by the Higher Education Program AdvisoryCommittee (HECAC) on the 5th of August 2005. Professor Parr was also successful in securingtacit approval to the changes from Engineers Australia. His main finding with respect to thereason for change 1, and why we should introduce PBL was Page 12.1452.3“Introduction of PBL will require substantial effort and commitment, and offers major benefitsin return. These include helping VU graduates attain a demonstrably higher level of capability,halving attrition rates, and raising

Conference Session

Patenting & IP Issues for Commercializing University-Developed Technology and Launching Innovative Technical Entrepreneurship Ventures in Universities

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

education through training and developmental grants to support technology entrepreneurship courses, programs and E-teams. Page 12.790.2 • ASME is establishing the Center for Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEEI) which will initially provide collegiate-level entrepreneurship support. This effort 1 will be followed by support of entrepreneurism and innovation for both professional (post-baccalaureate) engineers and high school youth. ASME plans to teams with its sister organizations (IEEE, ASCE

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcelo Jenkins, University of Costa Rica

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

graduate level.1. IntroductionSoftware quality management (SQM) is defined as the set of activities to direct and control asoftware organization with regard to the quality of its processes, products, and services. SQMencompasses the planning, control, assurance, and improvement of the organizational qualitysystem, defined as the collection of policies, objectives, procedures, measurements, methods, andtools that are established and maintained by the organization to fulfill the requirements of thecustomer14.A good SQM system is an essential ingredient for software organizations to be competitive intoday’s global information technology market, but at the same time SQM is certainly one of themost complicated subjects to teach at any level for the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junghwan Kim, Yonsei University; Il Moon, Yonsei University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the concepts of products and made aschedule to do for about three months. Their ideas of designs, concepts and the real productswere presented in the class. The teamwork and communication skills are very important todevelop their creative inventions. At the last step of this class, all students participated inCreative Design Contest held in YONSEI University.1. IntroductionWhat is creativity? There are many definitions of creativity. In the dictionary, the word ‘creative’is defined as ‘an ability to invent and develop original ideas, especially in the arts.’ Creativity hasbeen focused on every field. The lecturer used many methods to improve this creativity in theclassroom by keep practicing brainstorming, brain writing, checklist

Conference Session

FPD9 -- Teaching Methods & Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, SUSAN FREEMAN, and BEVERLY JAEGER are members of; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

from both Ohio Northern University (ONU) and NortheasternUniversity (NU). The assessment tool maps responses to what the students perceive they learnabout the design process steps and also assesses if the students learn engineering principles andteamwork the way the instructors intend for them. Suggestions for expanding on or modifyingthe activity for the purposes of engineering education and practical application will also bepresented and all materials for implementing the Tower of Straws will be made available toeducators in the appendices.1. Background on the Tower of Straws AssignmentThe Tower of Straws assignment has had a history of use in K-12 education. There are a varietyof names offered to the exercise, as well as different sets of

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Lunt, Brigham Young University; Michael Bailey, Brigham Young University; Joseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young University; C. Richard Helps; David Wood

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

and subjects of research in informationtechnology, as well as the journals and trade periodicals deemed the most relevant for thediscipline. Although there were relatively few subjects in his survey, it serves as a starting pointfor studying journals in information technology. Accordingly, this study began with the scholarlyoutlets found to have the highest number of responses in the Bailey study. Additionally, therewere other relevant publications and conferences identified by the authors that were not includedin the Bailey study. It is interesting to note that some of these publications were also in thecomputing journals study by Rainer, et al., and in the information systems journals study byLowry, et al. This is shown in Table 1

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mulchand Rathod, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

efficient technique in covering and presenting a large amount ofinformation to a large number of students. It is also known that simple presentation ofinformation does not constitute good transfer of knowledge from the teacher to the learner. Thetechniques and material expected to be transmitted should be useful to students and must beretained in the long term memory. At the same time, the students should be able to generalizethat knowledge gained to other and similar situations. There are a number of instructional methods being developed and practiced in highereducation as a means of changing the traditional teaching methodologies [1-13]. Some of theseinclude cooperative learning, case based teaching, writing across the curriculum, and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Adriaens, University of Michigan; Corrie Clark, University of Michigan; Robert Sulewski, University of Michigan; John Wolfe, Limno-Tech, Inc

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

through its Technical Center in Pittsburgh, PA to makethe business case for a cost-effective stormwater management technology for industrialapplications. Specifically, Alcoa was interested in the implementation of green (or vegetated)roofs as a means to reduce and delay peak stormwater discharges, and clean up contaminants inrunoff. The basic features of a vegetated roof are outlined in Figure 1, and include, aside fromthe structural support, a roofing membrane, root barrier, a drainage system, the growth mediumand vegetation. Depending on the configuration, growth medium thickness, and functionality,the average added weight per square foot of roof surface is on the order of 17 to 80 lbs wet

Conference Session

Innovations in biological and agricultural engineering education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinglu Tan, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

accredited programto formulate a set of program outcomes that support its educational objectives, to assessperiodically the level of achievement of the outcomes, and to use the assessment results forfurther improvement of the program [1].The central idea behind Criteria 2 and 3 is not new. It is simply the concept of assessment andimprovement routinely used in quality control and other fields. Since it is a change from thetraditional prescriptive approach, it has generated tremendous discussions. Numerous papershave been published, expert lectures given and workshops held; but most faculty membersfind the literature more puzzling than enlightening. Aside from a lack of prior experiences ineducation program assessment by engineering faculty, some

Conference Session

IE Program Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Furterer, East Carolina University; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Abeer Sharawi, University of Central Florida; Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida; H. Gregg St. John, EMG Consulting

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Learning Theory and Instructional Design Theories that will provideexperiential learning and student experiences in the classroom.• Integrate Cognitive Learning Theory and Instructional Design Theory to identify appropriateuses of technology to support classroom instruction goals and student learning objectives.• Develop aggressive recruiting strategies that increase awareness of IE careers among HighSchool students and serve to entice them to pursue Industrial Engineering with special emphasisupon exposing members of historically underrepresented groups and females.The project has contributed to engineering education in two major ways: 1) to provide a strategythat other departments of higher education can use to reform their curriculum; and 2

Conference Session

Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

activities and course enrollments to perceptions about careers. There isincreasing evidence that females are outperforming males in secondary education across a rangeof subjects. Several studies have been undertaken examining the impact of gender onundergraduate engineering performance, ranging from early year performance to that of lateryears, with conflicting results [1 – 10]. Some of the literature suggests that gender differencesare dependent on the type of assessment utilized, reporting that females tend to perform betterthan males in coursework. For many years, educators have been concerned about differences inthe enrollments and achievements of genders in engineering. Academic performance is affectedby many factors such as motivation, student

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

engineering programsand colleges re-envisioning their curricula to meet the demands of the “Engineer of 2020.”8Numerous models of engineering design can be found in the literature.9 But even though theengineering community has not universally adopted any one model, the main steps andactivities are common across most of the models. For this project, we followed thefollowing steps: 1. Identify and define the need 2. Gather information 3. Establish design objectives 4. Generate alternatives 5. Converge to a final solution 6. Implement final solutionThe convergence step (#5) derives from prior work by the first author in productdevelopment.10,11 In this “set-based” approach, rather than select a “best” alternative fromthe set

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics and Global Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roobik Gharabagi, St. Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention and Diversity in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Blust, University of Dayton; Mark Patterson, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

articulation agreements with Nanjing University andShanghai Normal University for Law, Engineering, and Engineering Technology.1 One of thesearticulation agreements involves accepting mainland Chinese students as transfer students intoManufacturing and Electronic Engineering Technology programs and integrating them intoJunior/Senior level classes. University of Dayton faculties have been teaching classes both in the USand in China. The University of Dayton currently has Chinese undergraduate students in theirprogram currently experiencing their senior year in technical classes. The students also participated Page 12.916.3in an English