AC 2008-2014: CHESS HONING ELECTRONIC SWITCHING SYSTEM (C.H.E.S.S.BOARD): A CASE STUDY OF SUCCESSFUL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONOF A SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTAhmed Khan, DeVry UniversityJack Manansala, DeVry University, Addison, ILJohn Smith, DeVry University, Addison, ILGabe Perez, DeVry University, Addison, ILR Aguayo,, DeVry University, Addison, ILRommel Sison, DeVry University, Addison, IL Page 13.290.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Chess Honing Electronic Switching System (C.H.E.S.S. Board): A Case Study of Successful Design and Implementation of a Senior Design Project
isimportant.The course titled ‘Lean Manufacturing Workshop’ was designed and developed in the Industrialand Systems Engineering Department at Ohio University with this objective in mind. Since ahands-on learning experience better illustrates the practical implications of the varioustechniques, the course was structured to include a substantial amount of hands-on activities usingLEGO-Models apart from the regular in-class presentations.Course OutlineThe objective of the course titled ‘Lean Manufacturing Workshop’ offered at Ohio University inthe spring quarter of 2006-07 was to familiarize senior-level students with various leanmanufacturing concepts through hands-on LEGO Model-based simulation exercises and in-classpresentations. During the course of
author first started working at Wichita State University (WSU), he attended a facultymeeting for one of the engineering departments. Faculty members requested help with aplagiarism problem. An offer to teach a bibliographic instruction session was accepted by one ofthe faculty, but others had needs that would not be met by the librarian coming into their classes.Most had concerns about giving up lecture time. One wanted all of their graduate assistants toreceive training. Offering training sessions in the library presented other problems includingaccurately reporting to each faculty member which students attended and which did not. By theend of the meeting the seeds for a video project had been planted in the author’s mind
AC 2008-345: JOINING THE WORKFORCE: STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OFTHEIR READINESS IN NON-TECHNICAL SKILLSAlbert Lozano, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre Albert Lozano is Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. His research interests are centered in the study of errors in bioelectrical impedance measurements, the incorporation of RFID in education and the development of techniques to enhance student learning. He can be reached at a-lozano@psu.edu Page 13.821.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 JOINING THE WORKFORCE: STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR
and the moveof engineers and engineering technologists from the power industry into other areas, as much asthirty percent of the technical workforce could need to be replaced over the next five years4.This problem has been exacerbated by the decline of power-focused technology degrees andfaculty. With the exception of a few programs in the State of Texas such as the University ofNorth Texas’s Nuclear Power Engineering Technology6 and the University of Houston’s PowerEngineering Technology7, there is little focus on delivering a robust education in powerengineering technology and committed to fostering a renewed interest in careers related to thepower industry. With this in mind, the South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC
EET program (and in otherprograms) is a concern and certainly has a potential threat for us. I annually track thesenumbers and always attend recruiting fairs and other opportunities to keep our companyin the minds of Pittsburg State engineering students. I also serve on the Pittsburg StateUniversity College of Technology advisory committee. The college had a new dean andhe had approached me about possibly working to get his faculty into Cessna and Cessnaengineers into PSU classrooms. This immediately seemed a useful way to strengthen tiesand increase opportunities for better visibility and better understanding of the recruitingproblems. We would be open to this possibility and I pushed to get this approved
AC 2008-581: ENHANCING ENGAGEMENT IN FACULTY GOVERNANCEStephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Stephen Hundley is Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership and is the Faculty Senate President in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).Douglas Acheson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Douglas Acheson is Association Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Professor Acheson plays an important leadership role in faculty governance within the
AC 2008-666: USING A TWO-COURSE SEQUENCE IN TECHNICAL DRAWINGIN THE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM THAT ESTABLISHES ABASELINE OF KNOWLEDGE, PROMOTES INDEPENDENT WORK ANDLIFE-LONG LEARNING, AND INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO RAPIDPROTOTYPINGJason Durfee, Eastern Washington University Jason Durfee is currently an Assistant Professor of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. He received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University, he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation
AC 2008-1507: COMPARISON OF DIFFERING CREDIT HOUR ALLOTMENTSFOR THERMODYNAMICS AND FLUID MECHANICS COURSESAndrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University Andrew Gerhart is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU and is the Thermal-Fluids Laboratory Coordinator. He serves on the ASME PTC committee on Air-Cooled Condensers.Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville Philip Gerhart is the Dean of the College of Engineering and
world news. More specifically, if contemporary issues pertain to thediscipline of engineering, students will do little to maintain their knowledge apart from what isdiscussed in the classroom context. In reality, this topic must be more intentionally interjectedinto the curriculum to show application of engineering principles.Two categories of courses come to mind that should adequately support “soft” outcomes. Onesuch course would be a senior capstone design course. Berg and Nasr discuss such a course.1 Itis true that the capstone design course should be the pinnacle of an engineering program, wherestudents are able to integrate all aspects of their education into a challenging project. It is anatural place to discuss topics in the
; Evaluation, 7(10), 2000b.(14) Multon, K.D., Brown, S.D., and R. W. Lent., “Relation of Self-Efficacy Beliefs to Academic Outcomes: A Meta-Analytic Investigation”, Journal of Counseling Psychology, 38(1), 30-38, 1991.(15) Nakamura, M.S., S. Sakakibara, R. Schroeder, “Adoption of Just-in-Time Manufacturing Methods at US- and Japanese-Owned Plants”, Transactions on Engineering Management, 45, 230-240, 1998.(16) National Research Council (NRC), How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, Washington, D.C.: Nataional Academy Press, 2000.(17) Terenzini, P. T., A. F. Cabrera, C.L. Colbeck, J. M. Parente, S. A. Bjorklund, “Collaborative Learning vs. Lecture/Discussion: Students’ Reported Learning Gains”, Journal of Engineering
AC 2008-795: FIRST-YEAR REAL WORLD COMPETITION TO MOTIVATESTUDENTSJoseph Fuehne, Purdue University-ColumbusKathy Bradley, MotoTron, IncEric Bradley, MotoTron, Inc Page 13.614.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 AC 2008 – 795 First-Year Real World Competition to Motivate StudentsAbstractFirst-year students in Purdue University’s Mechanical Engineering Technology program arenormally advised to take courses in English, Speech, Mathematics, Physics and MET classes inmaterials, and analytical and computational methods. While the materials class offers interestingelements with various types of material testing, the analytical and computational methods class isbasically
AC 2008-1108: ECO-FRIENDLY BUSINESS PRACTICES CAN CREATEOPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATIONRalph Ocon, Purdue University Professor of Organizational Leadership & SupervisionOpal McFarlane, Hadady Corporation Safety and Training Engineer Page 13.459.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Eco-Friendly Business Practices Can Create Opportunities For InnovationAbstractGlobal warming, along with other ecological concerns have made environmental health anational and global issue in every industry. The social, governmental and economic pressureshave created the need for companies to develop eco-friendly business practices whilemaintaining efficiency. For
AC 2008-1182: COMPETITION BETWEEN STUDENT GROUPS IN THE PROTEINPRODUCTION CHALLENGEBrian Lefebvre, Rowan UniversityLoren Connell, Rowan UniversityKevin Dahm, Rowan University Page 13.316.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Competition between student groups in the protein production challengeAbstractConverting biological discoveries into commercial-scale processes requires that graduatingchemical engineers obtain an understanding of modern bioprocess principles. This paperdescribes the development and implementation of a five week long protein production projectinto a multidisciplinary upper level elective course
(Reprinted in Korean, Civil Engineering, vol 53, no. 12, pp. 85-114, 2005).12. Prince, M. (2004). Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research. Journal of Engineering Education. 93(3), 223-231.13. National Research Council (2000). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. National Academy Press: Washington, D.C.14. Handelsman, J., Ebert-May, D., Beichner, R., Bruns, P., Chang, A., DeHaan, R., Gentile, J., Lauffer, S., Stewart, J., Tilghman, S. M., and W. B. Wood. 2004. Scientific teaching. Science, 304, 521–522.15. Lumsdaine, E. and Lumsdaine, M., “Full implementation of a first-year course in creativity and problem solving,” Proceedings ASEE Annual Conference, ASEE, Washington, DC, 1572, 1991.16
relate to and provides a good laugh (sticks in my mind), and the atomic fireball because you are able to experience it. I don't think that I'll forget either one.” – Josh Powell, junior civil engineering student at UCD, Spring 2007. “The hamburger helper analogy helped a lot and was a really good example. Traffic Gridlock is also good. Group of straws is also excellent. Those three examples are stuck in my head and I understand it very well. Last week when my Timber Design professor talked about wood for 30 seconds, all he talked about is wood being like a bunch of straws. If weren't for mechanics of material's lab, I would not know what he is talking about”. – Hiep Nguyen
AC 2008-2617: DESIGNING AND DELIVERING AN ENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENT COURSE FOR ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE STUDENTSAchintya Bezbaruah, North Dakota State University Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering & Environmental and Conservation SciencesWei Lin, North Dakota State University Associate Professor of Civil Engineering & Director, Environmental and Conservation Sciences Program Page 13.378.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Designing and Delivering an Environmental Management Course for Engineering and Sciences StudentsAbstract Environmental education for
AC 2008-733: RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR LEARNING BARGEP. Paxton Marshall, University of VirginiaFarhad Omar, University of VirginiaAlexander Hydrogen Martin, University of VirginiaJames Durand, University of Virginia Page 13.1035.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Renewable Energy for Learning BargeTM American Society for Engineering Education 2008 Annual ConferenceIntroduction Learning BargeTM is joint project of the schools of architecture and engineering atthe University of Virginia to design and build an energy self-sufficient floating classroomthat offers an interactive, hands-on learning experience focused on ecological restoration
AC 2008-269: INCREASING AWARENESS ABOUT SERVICE INDUSTRIESOPPORTUNITIES FOR IET AND IE GRADUATESDonna Summers, University of Dayton Page 13.737.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Increasing Awareness About Service Industries Opportunities For IET and IE GraduatesToday’s global economy has significantly affected job opportunities for IndustrialEngineering Technology and Industrial Engineering graduates. Fortunately, IET and IEare adaptable degrees. The tools and techniques taught IETs and IEs focus onproductivity, costs, quality, and safety. Can you think of any organization, anywhere inthe world, that wouldn’t want to improve in these
AC 2008-329: A SIMPLE ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR FORCE ANALYSIS OFPLANAR FRICTIONAL TREE-LIKE MECHANISMSKazem Abhary, University of South Australia Kazem Abhary, A. Professor in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of South Australia, obtained his B.Eng and M.Eng in Mechanical Engineering from Tehran University and M.Sc. and Ph.D. (1975) in Mechanical Engineering from UMIST (University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology), England. Since then he has been continuously involved in tertiary education and research, and has acted as a consulting engineer to variety of industries. His publications, exceeding 120, include numerous international journal and conference papers
engineering by “using examples from cutting-edge research to illustratefundamental concepts”15. At Youngstown State University, they are demonstratingcombustion principles to chemical engineering (and non-chemical engineering) studentsusing a potato cannon16.Trouble spots for this course include: • Most students do not know what chemical engineers do – one idea is to have teams of like minded students investigate where Chemical Engineers work in a particular field. Each team will present this information to the rest of the class at the end of the semester. Also, The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center17 has short “Day in the Life” interviews of various young chemical engineers in a wide variety of industries that is quite
AC 2008-1751: DEVELOPMENT OF EXCEL ADD-IN MODULES FOR USE INTHERMODYNAMICS CURRICULUM: STEAM AND IDEAL GAS PROPERTIESJesse Huguet, University of AlabamaKeith Woodbury, University of AlabamaRobert Taylor, University of Alabama Page 13.431.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 DEVELOPMENT OF EXCEL ADD-IN MODULES FOR USE IN THERMODYNAMICS CURRICULUM: STEAM AND IDEAL GAS PROPERTIESAbstractFor engineering graduates entering the job market, experience with appropriate computationaltools and techniques is increasingly necessary. Therefore, the University of Alabama’sMechanical Engineering Department is introducing students to
AC 2008-2287: INTERACTIVE LEARNING USING A TABLET PC IN CIVILENGINEERING SOIL MECHANICSKevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technologyshannon sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 13.783.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Interactive Learning Using a Tablet PC in Civil Engineering SOIL MECHANICS Kevin Sutterer, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Shannon Sexton, Director of Assessment Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe authors are part of an initiative at
events or activities athome. The MSTI helped couple individuals make up their mind as to what career they wanted topursue, albeit not necessarily civil engineering related. For example, one project leader becamefamiliar with a particular student who was interested in aerospace engineering. Throughparticipation in the various MSTI activities, this student was able to make the connectionbetween aerospace engineering and transportation. Another leader reported that many of theparticipants really did not know what they wanted to do prior to MSTI but the various activitieshad helped them develop a clear understanding of civil engineering profession and transportationopportunities.ConclusionOverall, MSTI met its objectives. Students were able to
AC 2008-2170: MAKING THE CONNECTIONS: FACILITATING STUDENTINTEGRATION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CONCEPTS INTO ACOHERENT FRAMEWORKRebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University Dr. Rebecca K. Toghiani is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University. She received the 1996 Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award and the 2005 Outstanding Teaching Award from the ASEE Southeastern Section. A Grisham Master Teacher at Mississipi State, she is an inaugural member of the Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Her research activities focus on thermodynamics and separations.Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University Dr. Adrienne R. Minerick is an
areunaccustomed to the visual pollution and background noise of wind farms. Figure 2 shows thenumber of Google references to “visual pollution and smokestacks” as a percentage of the totalnumber of reference to “visual pollution and wind turbines”.8 In addition, we cannot assume thatalternative and renewable energy technologies will not affect the environment. For example,nuclear waste disposal is a significant concern that still lacks a suitable political solution.Engineers today and in the future working on the energy grand challenge must design with thesedifferent societal impacts in mind, pointing to the need to provide both (a) multidisciplinaryeducation among engineering subdisciplines and (b) a traditional liberal arts context forengineering
AC 2008-785: KEY EXPERIENCES IN DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE WATERDISTRIBUTION AND FILTRATION PROJECT IN RURAL HONDURAS: A NEWPARADIGM IN “SERVICE LEARNING”Mansour Rahimi, University of Southern California Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Viterbi School of EngineeringAlex John, USC Page 13.826.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Key Experiences in Developing a Sustainable Water Distribution and Filtration Project in Rural Honduras: A New Paradigm in “Service Learning”Abstract The University of Southern California chapter of “Engineers Without Borders
AC 2008-562: INTERNATIONAL SENIOR DESIGN: ASSESSING THE IMPACTON ENGINEERING STUDENTS AFTER GRADUATIONHeather Wright, Michigan Technological University Heather Wright is a doctoral candidate in Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University. Her concentrations include ecology and risk assessment. She participated in the Civil and Environmental Engineering International Senior Design Program in 2005 and returned as a mentor for the program in 2007. She is currently conducting her doctoral research in Bolivia.Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University Linda Phillips, PE, CDT, PMP, is Lecturer of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University and
draw meaningful connections in traditional college content materials (e.g., textbooks, lectures, multi-media). Address: Department of Psychology, Mail Stop 2051, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409; telephone: 806-742-3711 ext. 247; fax: 806-742-0818; email: roman.taraban@ttu.edu.Edward E. Anderson, Texas Tech University Edward E. Anderson is Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University where he currently serves as the Ray Butler Distinguished Educator. Since returning to the faculty after several different administrative assignments, including Departmental Chairman, Assistant Dean, and Director of the TTU Teaching, Learning and Technology Center, he has
AC 2008-222: SUCCESSFULLY TEACHING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTCONTENT IN A TECHNICAL CURRICULUMKenneth Stier, Illinois State University Page 13.1118.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Successfully Teaching Supply Chain Management Content in a Technical CurriculumAbstractThis paper explains how supply chain management is being taught at the graduate andundergraduate levels in engineering and technology programs. It overviews the objectives,content areas, teaching methodologies and evaluation methods that were developed for a course.For the purposes of this paper the author’s university will be referred to as university A and