Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

meetings, written and oral communication skills, ethics and professionalism, completion of team project(s). • ECE 362 (Principles of Design): A junior-level course covering conceptual design, scheduling, project management, business plan, market survey, and budgeting that culminates in a written proposal and oral presentation requesting funds for development of a product.We report on the results of our using this method of giving student-generated feedback, whichhas been successfully used by hundreds of engineering students over the course of several yearsat RHIT. The paper and the poster examine CPR™’s approach to implementing peer review andhow these methods measure up to generalized expectations

Conference Session

Mechanical Design and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Richard Harris, Sandia National Laboratories

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

management – A complete grasp of functional and non-functional design requirements is essential. Good designers must fully understand the design problem, interface constraints and previous successful solutions to similar problems. Effective designers must also manage their time and cost constraints. Basic project management discipline is therefore a necessary element for success.The TAMU-SNL collaboration also leads to a critical review of the MMET mechanical designcurriculum. ABET accreditation requires a continuous improvement plan to ensure the quality ofthe educational program. The schematic of the MMET continuous improvement process isshown in Figure 2 [9]. Loop 2 (in Figure 2) shows that the input from an

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane Brown, Washington State University; Karyn Hildreth, Washington State University

in Gannon-Goldsworthy was still firm in his decision to receive adegree in engineering. While the other student planned on finishing out their freshmen year inthe program, they were still unsure whether they would be back for their sophomore year. In Page 12.21.6almost every case, their reasons for possibly switching majors were because all of the friends thatthey had made through the course of the semester were in a different major together. It is alsoimportant to note that the people they spent the most time with were people they lived with.In both living situations, by the end of the semester the top five people that everyone spent themost

Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaoye Li, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

feedback after this pilot implementationwas very positive, a more detailed assessment of the learning effectiveness of remoteexperiments is planned for the Spring 2007 semester. Page 12.199.12 112007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition An Architecture for Real-time Remote LaboratoriesHonolulu, Hawaii, USA, June 24–27, 2007 Li, Esche & ChassapisPaper submitted on 03/07/2007 Tel. (201) 216-5559, Fax (201) 216-8315, E-Mail SEsche

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramzi Bualuan, University of Notre Dame; David LeDonne, University of Notre Dame; Steven Kurtz, University of Notre Dame; Joseph Blakely, University of Notre Dame; Constance Slaboch, University of Notre Dame; Andrew Carter, University of Notre Dame; Elizabeth Barron, University of Notre Dame; Patrick Essien, University of Notre Dame; Megan Wysocki, University of Notre Dame; Elizabeth Ferro, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

most daunting task in creating the robot. Most of the counselors hadexperience building and programming Lego robots, but there was no precedent formaking fire.Many plans were evaluated. One idea was to drive a lever with a motor which wouldapply torque to the button of a lighter. It was decided that a butane lighter would be themost suitable since it required only one button to be pushed to light. Any kind of aerosolsubstance could be used to propel the flame from the head. Due to size constraints, atravel size bottle of aerosol was needed. Axe Body Spray ® was chosen as it was thesmallest bottle readily available (and it had a pleasing scent!).The first attempt at creating fire failed. A motor was built and thought to have enoughpower to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University; Zachary Kuhn, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

prototyping, fluid power, numerical methods, occupationalhealth and safety, automation, and quality. The adoption of six sigma techniques in the pastdecade has placed a high priority on quality in the workplace, and accordingly in the classroom2.Presently, the Engineering Technology curriculum offers one undergraduate course, QualitySystems, and one graduate course, Quality Assurance, in the area of quality. Based on inputfrom the industrial advisory committee, there are plans to add a second undergraduate course inquality to provide more of those industry-sought six sigma skills. The emphasis on the existingundergraduate course is the application of statistical fundamentals to basic quality tools, such asstatistical process control (SPC), gage

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bob Lahidji, Eastern Michigan University; Jianhua Wang, Eastern Michigan University; Walter Tucker, Eastern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

International

, research, and complete data transfer,technique design, and logistical support. They will complete following work.1. Survey and strategy planning;2. Design support;3. Engineering support;4. Logistics support; Page 12.1176.55. Risk management.3. Total Management of Automotive Manufacturing OutsourcingIn this real case study, students directly deal with CAD design support,engineering change, and supply chain logistics management and risk management.However, before they can directly involving the design, engineering, and supplylogistics management, they have to know the target outsourcing market. 12 That iswhy the first task for each group is to perform a market

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl Duggins, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. &Margolis, J. (June 2002) “Unlocking The Clubhouse: The Carnegie Mellon Experience” InroadsSIGCSE Bulletin, Women In Computing 34(2) pg 79-8323. Ibid pg8124. Frieze, C. & Blum, L. “Building an Effective Computer Science Student Organization: The Carnegie MellonWomen@SCS Action Plan, Inroads SIGCSE Bulletin, Women In Computing 34(2) pg 74-7825. Cuny, J. & Aspray, W. (2000) “ Recruitment and Retention of Women Graduate Students in Computer Scienceand Engineering” Reports of a Workshop, Organized by the Computing Research Association’s Committee on thestatus of Women in Computing Research26. Duggins, S. (2002) “Issues Surrounding Recruitment and Retention of Women in Computer Science” PanelPresentation, 2002 American Society for

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alka Harriger, Purdue University; Kyle Lutes, Purdue University; Jack Purdum, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, Page 12.472.4computer architectures, and database management systems (DBMSs). The members of the IABfeel that any student who plans a career in IT should understand the essentials of all these areas.During the fifth through eight semesters, students can get more depth in any of these areas byenrolling in the many elective courses offered.Considerations for the Software Development CoursesThe purpose of this smorgasbord of course experiences is to give the student an early, yet fairlycomplete, overview of the curriculum areas offered by CIT. In addition, at the end of eachcourse, students acquire a new, immediately-marketable skill. This exposure not only increasestheir employability for summer internships or full-time jobs, but also should

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Abraham Lachowsky, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

First Year of College,” Planning for Higher Education, Volume 25, Fall 1996, p. 1-64 Tinto, Vincent, “Principles of Effective Retention,” Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, 1990, p. 35-48.5 Elkins, Susan A., John M. Braxton and Glenn W. James, “Tinto’s Separation Stage and its Influence on First- semester College Student Persistence,” Research in Higher Education, vol. 41, No. 2, 2000, p. 251-267.6 Highsmith, R. J., R. Denes and M. M. Pierre, “Mentoring Matters,” NACME Research Letter, 8(1), New York: National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc.7 Good, Jennifer, Glennelle Halpin and Gerald Halpin, “A Promising Prospect for Minority Retention: Students Becoming Peer Mentors,” Journal of Negro

Conference Session

Leadership Perspectives in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

established along with the overall functionality of thedeliverable. Exactly how the deliverable will perform the specified functions is determined bythe students as part of the project. Planning meetings are scheduled to monitor progress andreview the status of the design. When adequate progress is not being made, ways to catch upmust be determined by the students since the deadlines cannot be extended. Then depending Page 12.737.3upon the scope of the project, either a proof of concept demonstration or a delivery of thefinished product is required.Every project has constraints and the ones assigned in class are no exception. Obviously costconstraints

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Alan Mickelson, University of Colorado at Boulder; Driss Benhaddou, University of Houston

-onlaboratory practices promise an engaging experience, effective teaching time canpotentially be increased through the usage of remote-controlling capabilities ofequipment and systems: since the setup will be always ready for demonstrations, the bulkof a laboratory session can be devoted to the more important fundamental concepts on themeasurements, setups, system integrations, and component characteristics.We propose to use remote control techniques to provide a complete set of laboratoriescovering optical circuits. We plan to implement laboratories of sufficient generality suchthat subsets of adaptations of this set of laboratories may be used for numerous lower,upper division undergraduate as well as for graduate courses and a wide variety

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy; Michael Jenkins, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

resistances and networks.The limited results of this small sample of students seem to indicate that more students foundthat coming up with questions to analyze the experimental data brought about more awarenessthan designing the experiment. Four students said the increased awareness would help them Page 12.1321.7learn in other courses, while one said that he/she was not sure.The advantages of the project perceived by the students included hands-on experience, seeing thetheoretical concepts in action, seeing how different concepts relate, team work, increased level ofunderstanding (so that one can teach), increased learning, project planning and paying

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tremayne Waller, Virginia Tech; Sharnnia Artis, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

institutions to take full advantage of Page 12.1451.3 their academic years and to better understand and practice their full responsibilities, rights, and privileges as citizens of this country. SAAB provides an opportunity for itsmembers to work in the community with other younger Black males in need of guidanceand direction. To accomplish its goals, educational and cultural activities are offered toall student participants. Services such as tutorial assistance, career planning andcounseling, cultural and social activities, personal development opportunities, communityservice and service learning, and spiritual enrichment

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 12.374.5were much more comfortable after basic skills became rote to them. In today’s elementaryclassroom, “spiraling” curricula such as Math Trailblazers (in use in our county) cover the basicskills, but, if a child misses a part of the “spiral,” they could find themselves at a disadvantagewhen applying the concept later.This need to reinforce basic skills, combined with the parents’ expressed concerns about theirability to help their children, resulted in our plan to develop and implement both an elementaryand a middle school family math event. The elementary version was first implemented inOctober 2005 at a local rural elementary school which is not a part of the RAMP-UP project.The event, coordinated by the project director and a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

would have to make it to help direct other people, so all through your career, those are real-world decisions they have to make on what do I work on now, where do I commit my resources to, and how that can, how the whole thing impacts the schedule, the design process, all of those things.”All instructors observed the challenges of staying on schedule with regards to the design. Simpletasks take longer than expected, and the plan does not usually allow leeway for unexpectedproblems or events. One instructor stated that students “probably need to experience failure” inorder to understand how difficult design is.Varied views of role of instructor in service-learning programThe instructors saw their role in service-learning

Conference Session

Design for Special Services

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

final exam anymore.We have also hypothesized that the list leads to a reduction of anxiety for students. We plan toinvestigate this further, but it appears that students who have exam anxiety feel a reduced senseof stress when they are able to see in advance the words that will appear on the exam. It mayalso be beneficial for students with learning disabilities because it gives them time to familiarizethemselves with the words in advance.Perhaps one of the most useful aspects of the list is that we can now word questions on the examusing the precise language we want to use without regard to our students’ current vocabulary Page

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Rebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

material, test-taking skills, and college survival skills. • Professional Success – career planning and effective presentations. • Engineering Information – career and advisement information and research presentations/laboratory tours. • Engineering Design and Problem Solving – creativity, effective teams, brainstorming, process design, and product design. • Societal Issues of Engineers – ethics, diversity/international issues, environmental issues/sustainability, medicine and bioengineering. • Personal Development – stress management and other wellness issues.This course is a particularly good class to do problem-based, cooperative activitiesbecause it addresses the goal of giving students engineering

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

class time in whichthe instructor has set aside time and planned the lesson to provide instruction specifically on theCAD/E tool. We refer to informal instruction as those occasions at the start, middle or end ofclass where an instructor spends a couple of minutes providing simple direction or guidance toassist students in learning or using the CAD/E tool. This may occur as a result of a surveyresponse, in response to a question a student had during additional instruction/office hours, or asa result of a question before or during class. An example of informal instruction that could resultfrom the survey would be to show the Active-HDL help index at the beginning of the next classperiod. We learned in our Master Teacher Program that addressing

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

P. Paxton Marshall, University of Virginia; Benjamin Kidd, University of Virginia; Ping Guan, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

to create a series of ecological, modular and affordable house prototypes. Our goal isto demonstrate the environmental and economic potential of prefabrication, and to challenge themodular and manufactured housing industry in the U.S. to explore this potential. In the contextof this multi-year project, an interdisciplinary group of architecture, engineering, landscapearchitecture, historic preservation, business, environmental science, planning and economics Page 12.1076.2students are participating in the design, construction and evaluation phases of the project. Threeprototypes are being developed for Piedmont Housing Alliance, and one for

Conference Session

Multimedia Tutorials and Web Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Donnelly, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

into graduate STEM fields,• Develop an evaluation model to investigate the effectiveness of partnershipsThe SEAGEP strategic plan was guided by the eight design principles to expand highereducation capacity described by BEST 14: institutional leadership, targeted recruitment, engagedfaculty, personal attention, peer support, enriched research experience, bridging to the next level,and continuous evaluation. With regard to institutional leadership, it has been shown thatsupport from top officials is crucial for the initiative to be successful. 1,15 With this in mind,commitment to the goals of the alliance was secured from top officials at each of the partnerinstitutions, providing the foundation upon which the collaboration has been built. A

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World / International Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olivia Dees, Middle Tennessee State University; Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

International

hydrogen electrolysis unit 2. Electrolysis purifies water and separates the hydrogen from the oxygen 3. Hydrogen is displaced into a metal hydride tank to solidify 4. Hydrogen is then converted to a gaseous state through a process which will allow the hydrogen to be used directly by the truck.With a lighter vehicle and more sophisticated equipment, his hybrid hydrogen truck could travel300 miles. Ricketts plans to make a 600-mile trek across Tennessee. “Making the trip across thestate on only sun and water as the power sources should, I believe, have as much impact as theWright Brothers flying the first airplane,” Ricketts said. “My hope is that we make this an annualevent, and every year, somebody will do it faster, more

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University; Carmen Li Shen, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

-accreditation was not requested. Nonetheless,the campus visit assignment process was completed with a very strong set of PEV andinstitutional matches.However, one could naturally conclude that PEV “recruiting and planning” for the appropriatenumber of annual program accreditation visits is not an exact science, and is only known whenABET issues its roster to ASEE for PEV assignments. On the other hand, ASEE can be pleasedthat our role did not start in 2005-06, when the corresponding number was 18 (rather than 13)institutions. With our experience in the interim, ASEE will be better able to handle theuncertainty in the task in 2011-12 with 20 institutions currently listed. Since this was the firstcycle for ASEE, the ASEE AAC leadership wisely arranged

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

an article, 1 pointfor distributing it, 2 points for their questions, 2 points for the summary and 3 points for leadingthe discussion. Given that there were more weeks in the semester than students in the class, theinstructor initially planned on leading the discussions herself during the remaining weeks. Afterthe students signed up during the first week of class, the extra weeks occurred late in thesemester. As the semester progressed, several students expressed a desire to lead an additional“Fabulous Friday” as a way to earn extra credit for the course or to improve their performanceover their first “Fabulous Friday”. Students were given the opportunity to do another “FabulousFriday” for up to five extra credit points. For the two students

Conference Session

Service-Learning in Developing Communities

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Wittig, City College of the City University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

technical lead is usually the faculty advisor, unless this faculty doesnot possess the expertise needed to conduct the project. The technical lead meets with the entirechapter once weekly for 2-4 hours to address engineering design issues, and conduct workshopsto prepare students for travel. This person also actively advises the student project manager andapproves the final student design. The technical lead should also travel with the team to supportstudents in onsite design changes as needed.Faculty (and professional) technical mentors: Additional faculty are recruited as needed to giveguidance to the students during the project design phase.Student project manager: This is a student who oversees the entire project including design,planning

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

various episodes of Star Trek, from TheOriginal Series with Captain James T. Kirk and company, through The Next Generation, withCaptain Jean Luc Picard. Students learn how to methodically approach tough ethical decisionsin their current lives as students, and in their future professional lives. This course helps themto identify, understand, and examine their moral values, and especially to plan actions that areconsistent with these values. In group and class discussions, the class explores the currentthinking on the responsibilities of engineers to society, community, family, and themselves, aswell as addressing issues that are relevant to their lives as students. Emphasis is placed onapplying key concepts to realistic problems and on developing

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

author implemented more lectures in which heutilized the board more effectively. Doing so, he believed that this modification improved boththe student learning and instructor’s rating. Finelli et al.6 also noted that student feedback has themost positive impact of all on student ratings on teaching.Geometric design of Transportation facilitiesBoth graduate and undergraduate senior students were enrolled in this course. The mainobjective of this course was to teach the students the principles pertinent to the planning anddesign of transportation facilities and their applications in the design of functional and safesystems to satisfy the demands of the transportation industry. No laboratory tests were conductedin this course. Contrary to the

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Vonda Walsh, Virginia Military Institute; H. Francis Bush, Virginia Military Institute; Gerald Sullivan, Virginia Military Institute; Anthony English, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

that our learning is maximally effective for cause-and-effect relationships when delay is minimized, but that our psychological tolerance for delay ismuch higher. This conflict between competence perception and objective reality impactsuniversity information technology infrastructure and pedagogical software design. This isespecially the case for the emerging field of long-distance web education. These studies exposeflaws in perception-based assessment of these areas. Continued studies are planned to assesscategory-specific differences such as age, gender, and major.IntroductionThe use of web-based learning tools is continuing to increase today as well as the promotion oflong-distance learning and assessment1. Many standardized tests, such as

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

conference proceeding with the lowest ranking was SIGMetrics. The acceptancerates ranged from a high of 70% (CISSE) to a low of 12% (SIGMetrics). All of the conferenceproceedings used peer review, and all were open to externally-submitted papers. This study was intended to open the topic of ranking scholarly outlets in informationtechnology; it was not envisioned as a complete or final study. Additionally, the list ofpublications and conferences studied was by no means complete, but was intended to provide agood place for a more complete study. Plans for future research include seeking the fundingnecessary to complete a study with many more respondents from academia as well as from thepractice of information technology. It is envisioned that

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

emphasized.As an implementation path, we would most likely develop and offer one or two courses peryear. After three or four years, having tested, refined and proven the courses, we could makemulti-disciplinary design “required” (i.e., every student takes one design elective).Gathering More Information from ConstituentsBefore returning to constituents to gather more input, we developed a detailed plan forchoosing and testing the final alternative. In July 2006, a team of six from MSU participatedin the Engineering Educators Leadership Institute sponsored by the National Academy ofEngineering’s Center for the Advancement of Scholarship in Engineering Education.20 Theteam included the authors of this paper, the dean of engineering, the assistant dean