Conference Session

Careers and Professional Development in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Guilford, University of Virginia; Katherine Bishop, University of Virginia; William Walker, University of Virginia; J. Milton Adams, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

answer this question, pre-graduation exit interviews and a web-based survey were used toobtain students’ self-reported MCAT scores and the status of their medical school applicationsprocess. The survey netted a 65% response rate. Of those who responded, 54% report that Page 13.1119.5medical school is their top-choice post-graduation plan. However, there is a significant negativecorrelation (by Pearson’s and Kendall’s τb) between this fraction and student rank, meaning thatthe fraction of students specifying Standing (year in program)medical school as their top-choice plan 2nd 3rd

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond Thompson, DAE University

Tagged Divisions

International

offered currently, and planned for initial offering in fall2008 at the undergraduate level include professional flight/management, aviation business, alongwith aeronautical and mechanic engineering. In addition, four master degree offering areplanned for fall 2008 which include air transportation management, airport management, globallogistics, and an aerospace M.B.A.iThe Middle East region has seen tremendous growth in need for aviation and aerospaceprofessionals. Manpower is seen as the limiting factor in maintain double digit growth rates.Developing educations programs in the Middle East has foundational issues that maketransferring of existing programs from western higher education institutions problematic.Institutions are highly regulated

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary; John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates; Eugene Brown, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; Nancy West, College of William and Mary; Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division; Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-2810: EVALUATING A COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLOUTREACH PROGRAM—THE RESULTSJuanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary Juanita Jo Matkins is an Assistant Professor of Science Education at the College of William and Mary. She was a K-12 teacher for 18 years, and the Virginia recipient of the 1995 Presidential Award for Excellence in Secondary Science Teaching. She has written and published several papers and reports on various issues in teacher education, including assessment, gender and multicultural issues in science education.John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates John McLaughlin is a senior consultant in strategic planning, performance measurement, and program

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Cruz, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; William Frey, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Halley Sanchez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Aury Curbelo, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

develop and implement their own. These two workshops reinforced that experience.• Developing EAC interventions: Participants took advantage of workshop time to develop their own modules in EAC. They prepared these in small groups. Then each group presented its module ideas to the rest of the participants for comment and feedback.The original plan was for each workshop to conclude with preparing SM drafts for publication inConnexions.10 But experience (and assessment) showed that this was a bit too ambitious for aday-long workshop. Consequently, two further mini-workshops (2-3 hours) were planned: thefirst took place November 2, 2007. Thus, the workshop component of the EAC Toolkit can bestbe seen as a workshop series that takes one year to

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Issues in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Utley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrea Ludwig, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; John Cundiff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sean McGinnis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

), total suspended solids (TSS), and fecal coliform bacteria to design bothpre-treatment lagoons and wetland cells. Students supply plan and profile design drawings of thelagoons and wetlands, as well as an overall site plan. Students are also required to discusswetland and pond construction, planting, and maintenance. The final requirement for the designteams is to compare the expected cost of treating waste with a constructed wetland verses atraditional mechanical plant, considering the land cost required for the constructed wetlands.Student designs have included two to three pretreatment lagoons in parallel followed by an arrayof wetlands cells in both series and parallel (fig. 2). Multiple designs are valid for this project aslong as removal

Conference Session

Focus on Under-Represented Women

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lupita Montoya, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Cleopatria Martinez, Phoenix College

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

AC 2008-2165: PATHS TO DISCOVERY: CHICANAS IN MATHEMATICS,SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING.Lupita Montoya, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteCleopatria Martinez, Phoenix College Page 13.965.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Paths to Discovery: Chicanas in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering.AbstractLack of participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields fromunderrepresented minority students is a recognized problem in higher education. Institutionsaround the country have developed a plethora of plans and strategies to promote these fields andattract this population. Participation from minority

Conference Session

Solar Power, Wind Power, and Energy System Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Ulrich Schwabe, Rowan University; Andrew Hak, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

this project and the impact on studentlearning.II. The Clinic Project Begins - [Thursday 20 September 2007 – 2PM]Without having known or understood what this project would entail, six undergraduateengineers from Rowan University found themselves on a field in Tulleytown, PAconversing with engineers from PECO (Philadelphia Electric Co. – the local utility) andSunTechnics. The topics of their discussion involved the interconnection, pole locations,module placement and everything related to the planned, but not yet designed, 3MW PVpower plant to be located at that site. The 15 acre tract adjacent the landfill would soon becovered by more than 17,000 photovoltaic modules. Although the size and complexity ofthe project seemed overwhelming, this

Conference Session

Industry and Engineering Technology Partnerships

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

graded and returned to the students so they receive some feedback on theirperformance. The compromise proposed to company officials was to have the final, officiallyrecorded grade be either Pass or Fail and that the bulk of the grade is based on attendance andclass participation with a small percentage based on the results of the assessments.This assessment and grading plan has been utilized for the first three offerings of the class. Theauthor has noted that those students who are taking the class specifically for the three hours ofMET credit and are uninterested in taking the CCT exam are sufficiently unmotivated andrequire some additional inspiration. This class has been offered in the fall semester leading up tothe CCT exam offered by ASQ in

Conference Session

Engineering in the Elementary School

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the study by Carroll6, namely to keep theteaching module within a one hour time slot and to introduce pictures of real structures alongsidethe model making activities. We received encouragement for this activity from our department,and to some extent from the wider university community. This type of scholarship is valued andis growing in importance. Other researchers have recently noticed an ever-growing appreciationof such research7.The VehicleWe originally planned to center the building activity on the creation of a laminated thin shellarch. The structural units or tiles would be laid flat in a staggered fashion in order to cover orbreak the joints of adjacent layers. This method of construction results in an extremely thin shellarch or

Conference Session

Diversity and K-12 Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Joel Bloom, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

course was a collaboration ofclassroom technology education teachers and university faculty with extensive experience inproviding professional development on topics in engineering and technology to K-12 teachers ofscience, mathematics, and engineering.This course provides an introduction to the historical and philosophical backgrounds oftechnology education, including instructional planning and delivery, curriculum design andassessment. Topics include content selection, lesson planning and alignment with standards,assessment and the use of instructional technology in support of different technology educationteaching strategies. Attention is given to planning, teaching, safety practices, classroom andlaboratory management, and assessing

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akbar Eslami, Elizabeth City State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, troubleshooting, and running the APPproject. As depicted in Figure 6, the project planning process started with developing a workbreakdown structure (WBS) method, in which the project was broken down into its five majorcomponents. These components were then subdivided into various subcomponents withassociated activities. The WBS method was used to ensure that all activities were identified andincluded and that these activities could be completed in the proper sequence. Page 13.1057.9 PROJECT Robot Sensors PLC Feeder Conveyor Teach the Attach to Program

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Issues in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

lana El Chaar, Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

resource sustainability. Masdar4, Abu Dhabi’s government-ownedrenewable energy development body, has ambitious plans for solar, biomass, wind, and otherrenewable energy projects. So does the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, which haslaunched a pilot project using wind energy to supplement conventional energy sources. Butbecause the UAE public is not charged market rates for energy consumption, policymakers in theUAE will need to make some challenging decisions – involving raised tariffs – if thesealternative energy sources are to be available on a commercially viable basis. Unfortunately, inthis part of the region, there is a lack of coverage of such topics in the engineering andtechnology curriculum. The question which rises then, is how

Conference Session

Electromechanical Curricula

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Winstead, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

description of the hardware andsoftware implementation completed to provide a usable robot chassis for the students isprovided.IntroductionThe use of robotic platforms as a teaching mechanism for mechatronics, artificialintelligence, motion planning and multiple degree of freedom actuators is fairly common inacademia. A robotic platform provides students with ample opportunity to explore thenon-ideal conditions of imperfect sensor accuracy, sensor noise, differences in actuatorperformance and other challenging design issues in an embedded system. Robotics, ingeneral, is well suited for exploring integrated system designs combining aspects of multipleengineering specialty areas. For these and other reasons, robot motion and sensing waschosen as a core

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Beasley, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

point homework assignments consisted of preparatory work for both the end-of-semester presentations and a short presentation at mid-semester designed to give early feedback.For example, one homework assignment required contacting industry representatives anddetermining common options for the device the student was planning to present. Thepresentations were of varied quality both in terms of the material that was presented and themethod of presentation. The mid-semester presentations did a good job of correcting the mostegregious violations of good presentation style, such as unreadable fonts and the lack of usefulcontent throughout an entire presentation. Still, with just two presentations per student for theentire semester, the students did

Conference Session

Industry and Engineering Technology Partnerships

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, Morehead State University; Sam Mason, Morehead State University; Xiaolong Li, Morehead State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-332: DEPARTMENTAL SURVIVAL THROUGH COLLABORATIVEINDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIPJaby Mohammed, Morehead State University Jaby Mohammed received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Kerala, India in 1997; he received his MBA with specialization in Operations Management in 2001, his M.S. with a concentration in Industrial Engineering from University of Louisville in 2002, and has a PhD in Industrial engineering from University of Louisville in 2006. His research interest includes advanced manufacturing; computer aided design, six sigma, and enterprise resource planning. He is a member of IIE, ASQ, SME, POMS, ITEA, NAIT, KAS,and Informs.Sam Mason, Morehead State University Mr. Sam

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University; Glenn Blalock, Baylor University; Walter Bradley, Baylor University; Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Anne Grinols, Baylor University; Brian Thomas, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

International

Engineers with a Mission© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Page 13.1359.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Using Technical Entrepreneurship and Service Learning to Promote an International Perspective in an Undergraduate Engineering ProgramIntroductionPromoting an awareness of the international aspects of engineering practice is not a simple task.At our university we believe that our students need to learn how to practice engineering in aninternational setting. Our plan to accomplish this has several new educational opportunities forour students.The first opportunity is engineering service learning

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas at Austin; Rose Stiffin, Flroida Memorial University; Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Michael elliott, Flroida Memorial University; Ayivi Huisso, Florida Memorial Univeristy

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

intensive one-year preparation to inaugurate this new NuclearCertificate in the fall 2008 academic semester. With the planning of seven new nuclear plants inTexas we feel this new program will go a long way to help fulfill the needed workforce.Course Development Overview The four required undergraduate courses will include Introduction to Nuclear PowerSystems, Nuclear Safety and Security, Nuclear Environmental Protection, and ReactorOperations. Introduction to Nuclear Power Systems is already in place, covers basic nuclearreactor theory, and will be the gateway course for the Certificate Program. Some modificationsto this class will be implemented to address the needs of the Certificate Program. Nuclear Safety and Security will

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Kuhlman, West Virginia University; Donald Gray, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

are also recounted. Lessons learned by the faculty advisors andsuggestions for other schools planning to participate in this program are summarized. Page 13.1414.2 Introduction Over the past eight years, a hands-on Microgravity Research Team (MRT) two-semester project course sequence has been developed and offered at West VirginiaUniversity (WVU). This course can fulfill a technical elective requirement in either theAerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering curriculum. The primary course goal is toprovide students with a hardware-oriented, open-ended, hands-on research projectexperience. Each fall

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Clauss, Grove City College; Blair Allison, Grove City College; Mark Reuber, Grove City College; Stacy Birmingham, Grove City College; Vincent DiStasi, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

International

improved their academic standing. This wasattributed to the immersion of the students in a residential study center and the constantavailability of other mechanical engineering students as study partners. This program is now inits second year, and assessment data from this year is used to further support our conclusionsregarding the effectiveness of this study-abroad model.IntroductionIn 2004, Grove City College selected a cross-discipline, multi-level team whose goal was todevelop a strategic plan which will propel the College into the future. Administration, faculty,staff, students, alumni, members of the local community, and Trustees were represented on theteam. After a year of intensive investigation and discussion, a plan was submitted for

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian Nicholls, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Wolfe, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

was 0.848demonstrating the fitted model possessed excellent ability to discriminate between these twoeducational outcomes. The significant variables were overall BY math proficiency; BY sciencequartile; family composition; language minority status; frequency of parental discussions withthe student regarding post high school plans; parental expectations of the student’s advancement;student expectation of personal educational attainment; parental marital status; type of highschool the student planned to attend; the father’s highest level of education; the number of hoursper week the student worked for pay; the student’s ability groups for math and science; thestudent’s math and science grades from grades 6 to 8; ACT math score; SAT math and

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Mullins, Texas Space Grant Consortium; Wallace Fowler, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

• Prepare to Present Design at Level III ~4 wks after Level II Presentation Showcase • Final Technical Report • Program Evaluation • Present a STEM concept to • Outreach Report $$ Option EPO Activity any audience or community • K-12 Lesson Plan Area I group. • Photo Documentation Option • Present project work in a • Presentation Report

Conference Session

Innovations in Laboratory Studies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineeringprogram. The form is used to develop an action plan to improve this lab experience as a case-study of a program preparing for an ABET accreditation visit under EC2000.IntroductionSince Engineering is a practical discipline and a hands-on profession where doing is a keyelement, undergraduate engineering laboratories are essential to prepare the future engineers tofit into the profession. In their comprehensive paper on the role of the laboratory in engineeringeducation, Fiesel and Rosa1 explored the milestones of that role as follows: ‚ Prior to the creation of engineering schools, engineering was taught using apprenticeship approach. Early engineers had to design, analyze, and build their own creations through learning by

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Non-traditional Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific Univ; Donald Peter, Seattle Pacific University; Steven Parsons, Seattle Pacific University; Brad Gjerding, Seattle Pacific University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

that the recording feature was notturned on.VSC challenges:As indicated earlier, quality assurance takes planning and forethought. We are still working atdeveloping our procedures for assuring a consistent, quality learning environment for both theon-campus and remote student, with minimum distractions. We recognize that the proceduresassociated with the VSC cannot be too time consuming if they are to be repeated in more classesor perhaps throughout our entire engineering curriculum. Page 13.1284.7Audio and visual issues have taken the most time and consideration. There is the familiartradeoff of cost versus audio quality and image resolution

Conference Session

Design Communications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University; Monika Lumsdaine, E&M Lumsdaine Solar Consultants, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

corporate behavior and president of her own company. She won a national design award for a passive solar house plan from DOE/HUD. She has extensive technical writing experience in solar energy, product quality, and engineering design. She is certified in the administration and interpretation of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI) and conducts team building workshops in industry, business, and educational institutions. She assisted in the 2007/2008 capstone design course as a technical writer as well as the HBDI practitioner/evaluator for project team formation and monitoring. Contact info: www.InnovationToday.biz

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

interactive, innovative workshops aretaught by practicing professionals whose real world involvement, language and style give themimmediate credibility with students. These business and industry leaders help to expand thetheoretical world of the college experience. Some of the proposed workshops would cover: (a)Teambuilding and Teamwork, (b) Creating and Maintaining Professional Portfolios, (c)Developing a Resume, (d) Making Effective Presentations, (e) Knowing Yourself – True Colors,(f) Developing a Career Plan; (g) Corporate Culture and You, and (f) Graduate SchoolOpportunities. Class structure The class met once a week for three hours each time, and usually had most of the followingelements: o Group discussion of brain teasers (led by a

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Kate Caldwell, North Carolina State University; Jessica McCoy, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Fellows have improved theirpublic speaking skills, felt more prepared for their careers, and felt that they were makinga difference simply by being positive role models. In addition, by working with OSTclubs, the undergraduate Fellows work directly with the graduate Fellow who exposesthem to new areas of research, helps strengthen their math and science skills and providesan opportunity to discuss their post-undergraduate plans. Among the NCSU Fellows amuch higher percentage of undergraduate Fellows plan to attend graduate or professionalschool, as compared to similar statistics for the entire university undergraduatepopulation. The graduate Fellow benefits in much the same way and additionallydevelops managerial and administrative skills.Out-of

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, Navy; John Fishell, STEP

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

outreach activityto strengthen the metrology profession. The Navy Metrology Engineering Center andMeasurement Science and Technology Laboratory are located at the Naval Surface WarfareCenter, Corona, CA. Since narrowly surviving the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)round, the Center needed a long term strategic approach to providing a pipeline of engineers toreplace those lost during the BRAC process and a plan to replace the mass of baby boomersapproaching retirement in the next 15 to 20 years. The Center developed a proactive approach tomaintaining a pipeline of engineers that involved numerous outreach activities into the universityand college systems and into local high schools that helped solve more immediate needs.However, it became

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Design Projects & Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kin Moy, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

theneed to create another special EMC class) was discussed. Examples of integration into 3 courses(AC Circuits, Electronics 2 and Electronic Communication Systems) were demonstrated. Thecurrent status and future plan were also discussed. Frequency domain instrumentation (hardwareand computer simulated virtual instrumentation) were incorporated into the laboratoryexperiments to provide students with hands-on experience on advanced instrumentation.Students were also exposed to some national and international EMC test standards.. Page 13.773.2Introduction EMC (ElectroMagnetic Compatibility) is defined as the ability of equipment or system

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Crips, Laramie Middle School; William Parker, Laramie County School District 1; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the nearby university and community college and the private sector. Inthis paper we discuss how this program was implemented, the contents of each DiscoveryBox, the impact on meeting state educational standards, some of the issues involved increating such a program and most importantly the highlight of the program – studentsregularly journaling their progress throughout the year. Due to the success of this grantthe program has been extended to the LSCD#1 eighth grade curriculum for academicyear 2007/2008. We also plan on pursuing funding to extend this to the ninth grade in thecoming year. OverviewOn April 1, 2006, the Wyoming Department of Education awarded Laramie CountySchool District #1 (LCSD#1) in

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christi Boone, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

very different for transferstudents, and so too are their motivations. So, in the presentation of course content, adjustmentswere made from the basic freshman plans to teach at a somewhat higher level but to maintain thefreshman expectations when grading work. In the design of assignments, it was important tomake strong links between class time activities/content and assigned homework. Also, makinglinks between course efforts and real-life engineering was mandatory to keep students engaged.For the team-based design project, we needed to create a project that would be interesting andchallenging, but also one that would ensure a team effort from these students who had so littlebeyond the class connecting them. The project statement for