Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Tomasi, Alfred State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

technologists for rapid entrance into a hyper-competitive global workforce. If this statement is true, then it is essential we expose ourstudents to a “dynamic” approach to problem solving where critically thinking throughthe problem is present. This way the student will be afforded the ability to nimbly reactto changes and revisions on projects in industry. Using the simulation techniques foundin role-playing scenarios is one way to afford our student clientele the means in which tobetter cope with the “dynamic” nature of industry.1 This paper will discuss how toimplement such an endeavor in the classroom.Simulating an Industrial Experience through Role-PlayFew could argue that one of the most appealing aspects of an engineering technologycurriculum

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in Environmental Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Reinhart, University of Central Florida

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Environmental Engineering

February 1, 2008 in Orlando, FL. Page 13.383.2Structure of the Environmental Engineering Body of KnowledgeThe Environmental Engineering BOK describes the knowledge and core competenciesintegral to the understanding and practice of environmental engineering. Acquiring theEnVEBOK could lead to environmental engineering licensure and certification.However, the EnVEBOK DWG did not assume that every environmental engineeringstudent receiving a baccalaureate degree continues on to receive a Masters inenvironmental engineering. Nor did it assume that practice of environmental engineeringalways results in licensure. The practice of environmental engineering

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

temperature data for the region and physicalproperty data on the greenhouse. With this information, the amount of energy neededwas determined. The initial concept of heating the entire greenhouse airspace provedcostly and unnecessary, and a revised system is being implemented to heat plant roots inthe greenhouse through plant bed tables.A two-person 2007 – 2008 senior project team is currently implementing the heatcollection design, and is also completing the design of the heat release system into thegreenhouse plant beds and the overall system control. A representation of the overallconcept is shown in Figure 1. In brief, energy from the leaf piles will be collected usingwater circulated through cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) tubing embedded in a

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petros Katsioloudis, Berea College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

review panel for verification. The indicators wereplaced in random order. This round consisted of rating each indicator from the previous round.Indicators with a mean of 3.01 or higher from a Likert scale of 1-5 were kept for the next round.Also, the Kruskal-Wallis One-Way Analysis of Variance by Ranks test was conducted todetermine statistical between rankings through the collected indicators in this round.In conjunction with the Kruskal and Wallis Test the Spearman’s Rank-Order CorrelationCoefficient also was employed to identify whether correlation between subjects’ scores on twovariables had a different value than zero. In addition, the Mann-Whitney U Test was employedwith ordinal data in a hypothesis-testing situation involving a design

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tongele Tongele, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

asproducts imported to the US? Using the school of engineering at Southern Illinois UniversityEdwardsville as a case study, this paper explores how engineering codes and standards areincluded in academic curricula. A suggestion is made regarding how academic institutions cancollaborate with professional societies and industries as well as government agencies to furtherthe exposure of future engineers to engineering codes and standards.1. Introduction It is well known that it was until 2000 that the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET), under criterion 4, titled “Professional Components,” that students arerequired to incorporate engineering standards in design experience: “Students must be preparedfor engineering practice

Conference Session

Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Michael Hacker, Hofstra University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Technology in the Physics or Engineering Physics C

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jonassen, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

condition. Hume was one of the first modern philosophers to explorecausality. He identified the important attributes of causation [1, p. 116]:“1. The cause and effect must be contiguous in space and time. 2. The cause must be prior to the effect. 3. There must be a constant union betwixt the cause and effect.”That is, causation arises from the empirical relations of contiguity, temporal succession, andconstant conjunction. Spatiotemporal contiguity refers to the repeated and consistent associationsamong causes and effects in space or time. If kicking a ball always results in ball movement,humans induce a causal relationship. Temporal succession (AKA temporal priority) claims thatcauses always precede effects, not the other way around 10. Constant

Conference Session

Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. Page 13.1263.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Scavenger Hunt: A Team Building ExerciseIntroductionFor US companies, team building is big business; in fact, in 2005, American companies spentover $20 billion on team-building activities.1 A quick sweep of the Internet reveals some 44million websites devoted to companies that tailor-make exercises to suit particular companies.Whether it be Enron’s death-defying ATV rides across the Mojave Desert or a simple in-housegame, companies are spending enormous amounts of money in attempts to build a

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jonassen, University of Missouri; William Miller, University of Missouri; Matthew Schmidt, University of Missouri; Matthew Easter, University of Missouri; Rose Marra, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

. Our analysis showed that, of all learningobjectives, 60% focused on memorization, 18% on comprehension of ideas, 18% onapplication, 3% on analysis, and less than 1% on evaluation of knowledge. Our analysisof the kind of knowledge required by these objectives showed that 52% focused onfactual knowledge, 21% on conceptual knowledge, 27% on procedural knowledge, andless than 1% on meta-cognitive knowledge. Our needs analysis also showed that thenuclear industry is probably the most highly regulated in the world, with extensive rulesand guidelines provided by the Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission,and numerous other task-specific agencies. Given the highly regulated nature of theindustry, accountability is essential to these

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jonassen, University of Missouri; Young Hoan Cho, University of Missouri; Carlos Wexler, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

, dynamics,fluids, oscillatory motion, waves and thermodynamics. Data were collected throughout thespring, 2007 semester.InstrumentsAssessment instruments included standard examinations for the course that included bothquantitative problems and conceptual questions. Embedded within these examinations werecalculation questions (see example in Figure 1) and conceptual questions requiringcomprehension of the relationships among problem elements but no calculations (seeexample in Figure 2). These exams were time-restricted and completed during normalclassroom periods during the semester. Student exam scores were calculated by adding thepoint values achieved by the students on all of the calculation questions plus the conceptualquestions that were

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Plumley, US Coast Guard Academy; William Palm, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; William Simpson, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

class at the beginning ofthe semester expressed the need as follows: “A small floating barge (weighted coffee can, figure 1) given in class will be placed in still water in a small pool in the lab. You must design a barge and crane device which will lift and suspend this smaller load. You will be graded on the final height of the lowest part of the given load above the water surface two minutes after initial triggering of your device. Your sole power source will be the two torsion springs of a Page 13.17.3 Victor rat trap. The springs must be wound one minute prior to triggering (in other words you cannot

Conference Session

Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

technical classroom knowledge to the next level of expertise.With respect to Bloom’s Taxonomy, 5 students appear to engage at higher learning levels, fromBloom’s level 1-5 knowledge of a good quality engineering education program to Bloom’s level4- 6, since co op students in a corporate environment learn through integrating Bloom’scategories of Level 4: Analysis, Level 5: Synthesis and Level 6: Evaluation. Co op students learncommunication, team collaboration, program and project management, leadership ofimplementation, and achieving through consequences, accountability and evaluation, as well asmany other skills.In order to be able to document these educational advantages, one must have a vision of thedesired result. Only then can a methodology be

Conference Session

FPD8 - Early Intervention & Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas at Tyler; David Beams, University of Texas at Tyler; Sagun Shrestha, University of Texas at Tyler

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

MATH E 12:00PM STATICS MATH STATICS MATH F 1:00PM STATICS MATH STATICS MATH MATH MATH STATICS MATH STATICS 2:00PM PROG PROG PROG PROG MATH STATICS PHYSICS MATH STATICS 3:00PM PROG PROG PROG PROG STATICS PHYSICS MATH STATICS PHYSICS 4:00PM PROG PROG PROG PROG 5:00PM PHYSICS PHYSICS PHYSICS 6:00PM PHYSICS 7:00PM B2B SPRING 2007

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Galloway, The Nielsen-Wurster Group, Inc

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Engineering Education Reform which willprovide the reader with a better understanding of what a 21st-century engineer may be facing inhis or her endeavors, of how we as a profession must elevate our public standing and increase thepublic’s confidence in us, and of what skills may be necessary to add to one’s individual tool boxin order to succeed in the 21st-century global marketplace.1 The paper also provides a model forengineering education suggesting curricula which could be used for a master’s degree inprofessional engineering management.Why the Need For Engineering Education Reform?The world changed more during the past hundred years than during any preceding century. Bythe dawn of the new millennium, the developed world constituted the

Conference Session

Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mia Markey, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

and end of the undergraduate courses, students completed a survey thatincluded both scaled and open-ended questions designed to assess their pedagogical experienceswith instructional technologies. All of the students involved in this study responded to a basicdemographic survey.Whenever a student accesses Blackboard an internal course statistics tool tracks the number ofhits. We are able to see which sections of the course were accessed by whom and when. Thecourse statistics can reveal such specifics on an individual student or can produce aggregatestatistics for an entire class. Not only can you find out the features accessed, but you can alsofind out which days and time of the week had the most hits.Our questions include:1) Do our BME

Conference Session

Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Warren Rosen, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; William Danley, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

included creation of the educationallaboratories that can significantly contribute to the development of technologically literate students andworkforce that could be in great demand not only in the tri-state area but also nationwide. Severallaboratory- and project-based courses were developed and four of them, such as NondestructiveEvaluation of Materials, Programmable Logic Controllers, Measurements, and Robotics andMechatronics, are described in this paper.1. IntroductionThe Applied Engineering Technology (AET) program at Drexel University was initiated as a response tojob- and education-related issues expressed by government, academic institutions and industries acrossthe nation. Since fall of 2002, Drexel has been offering its AET major in

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

utility engines has been conducted. The project studied (1) the extent of the deteriorationof the emissions as the engines age, (2) the causes of the deterioration, and (3) strategies forimproving the emissions. Thirteen undergraduate students have worked on this project over theyears. In comparison, only two M.S.-level graduate students (one of whom originally worked asan undergraduate student on the project) worked on the project over the same time. As a result,much of the research work was completed by these undergraduate students and their effortsplayed a large role in sustaining the project over its duration.Students who worked on this project benefited by performing engineering work in a modernresearch laboratory facility, thereby gaining

Conference Session

History and Future of Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology; Michael O'Hair, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauri Burke, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

International

communityneighboring Makando, Uganda. Into Your Hands acts as a liaison between Colorado School ofMines and the Headmaster of St. Denis, conveying the schools needs and desires as well asraising funds to support the implementation of the project. The role of the scholarship recipientsis to develop curriculum and a water facility plan; Into Your Hands will raise the funds and hirethe personnel in Kampala to implement these plans.St. Denis Secondary School St. Denis Senior Secondary School is a rural institution located 160 miles southwest ofthe Ugandan capital city of Kampala, as is illustrated in Figure 1. The school was founded in1996 and serves approximately 220 male and female students drawn from over 100 surroundingvillages. The school supports 16

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

evidence illustrating their effectiveness inimproving student learning.IntroductionWe follow Prince1 and define active learning as a classroom activity that requires students to dosomething other than listen and take notes. In such activities, students respond to a situationpresented by the instructor by writing, sketching, discussing, formulating, solving, or respondingin some other designated way. We further adopt Prince’s1 definition of collaborative learning asan instructional method that requires students to interact in some way to achieve a common goal.A wealth of information exists showing the effectiveness of both active and collaborativelearning in achieving a wide range of educational outcomes.1-5 Prince provides an excellentsummary.1

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Franz, University of Houston-Downtown

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

classsize. The student group projects are listed below and are shown in figures that then follow.Automatic Cabling Design project assignment is shown in figure 1-A. The actual student groupwork is shown in figure 1-B. This project determines the actual cable size that will meet thegiven parameters. Page 13.310.5DC Motor System Load project assignment is shown in figure 2-A. The actual student groupwork is shown in figure 2-B. This project determines which motors are required to “run” to meetthe given load.Automatic Power Factor Correction project assignment is shown in figure 3-A. The actualstudent group work is shown in figure 3-B. This project

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Mohan Krishnan, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Paulik, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the curriculum.2 Introduction and BackgroundOver the last 15 years, the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) faculty at University ofDetroit Mercy (UDM) have been exploring various approaches for the integration of acomprehensive autonomous ground vehicle (AGV) design project into the EE curriculum.Effective upper-division curriculum integration has been implemented and assessed, and an awardwinning paper describing our efforts published. 1 In fact, we have noted substantial improvementsin a variety of learning outcomes due to the use of such an integrated and comprehensive project.These improvements include greater student enthusiasm, better concept comprehension, a muchimproved understanding of topical relevance, and significant

Conference Session

Topics at the intersection of Aero and Naval Eng.

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leigh McCue, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christina Pace, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

solutions/compromises. The project was deliberately open-ended to allow studentsmaximum freedom, but they were encouraged to view the assignment as a challenge to formulatedesign constraints and/or potential ship owner requirements.BackgroundDefinitionNewell defines inter-disciplinary studies as that which “draws insights from relevant disciplinesand integrates those insights into a more comprehensive understading”1. According to Newell,for a topic to be considered for inter-disciplinary studies, it must be both multi-faceted andcoherent1. By requiring it to be multi-faceted, different disciplines are needed to address thetopic at hand. Without this qualification it could be justly handled by a single discipline. Byrequiring it to be coherent, the

Conference Session

Engineering and Math Potpouri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S.K. Sen, Florida Institute of Technology; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

changing based on thetools/power of tools  often innovative  available to mankind. We discuss here briefly howthe computing scenes go on evolving based on the availability and usage of newer and newercomputing tools leading to early twenty-first century computing scene due to electronicsupercomputing devices.1 IntroductionComputing has been the necessity since time immemorial, even before the dawn of civilization.It must have come to exist when a human being realized the concept of his/herpossession/property such as children, food items, and places for dwelling. Computing alongwith counting started evolving since then. We present here the pre-computer agemethodology/psychology of computing based on the then available tools [1] along with

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Floyd-Smith, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

research careers andreporting their work at conferences and in journal publications. The factors investigated includevarious topics such as how candidates are identified, factors considered most important whenselecting an undergraduate, defining a project for an undergraduate and assessing theundergraduate. Forty eight individuals, the majority of whom where professors (88%) atresearch institutions (56%), responded to the survey. Although there were not any statisticallysignificant conclusions, the results suggest that (1) having a formal application procedure, (2)choosing undergraduates based on conceptual understanding and (3) assessing undergraduatesbased largely on critical thinking lead to more undergraduates attending graduate school

Conference Session

Industrial Technology/Industrial Engineering Technology Forum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

program17.Other Schools or Colleges take yet another approach in teaching supply chain managementcontent at the undergraduate engineering and technology level by offering industrial distributionprograms. Currently about 9 universities offer this type of program in the United States. Theseprograms are usually housed in Schools or Colleges that are blends of business, technology,and/or engineering technology. The course work in these programs is related to distribution,logistics and supply chain18. These three fields of study are closely related. Figure 1 shows therelationship between them. The definition of the three terms helps explain the relationshipsshown in figure 1. Bozarth and Handfield19 define a supply chain as a network of manufacturersand

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javier Paez Saavedra; Lina Margarita Prada Angarita

Tagged Divisions

International

Conference Session

MIND: Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

spots. To evaluatethe efficiency of the scheme, the proposed algorithm was compared to the XY, Odd-Even, and DyAD routing models. The simulation results show that in realistic(Transpose) traffic as well as in heavy packet traffic, the proposed model has less averagedelay and peak power compared to the other routing models. In addition, the maximumtemperature in the proposed algorithm is less than those of the other routing algorithms.1. Introduction The tile-based NoC architecture is known as a suitable solution for the communicationproblems in future VLSI circuits1. The routing algorithms could be classified as centralized versus distributed and staticversus adaptive. In centralized algorithms, a central controller is responsible for

Conference Session

The Latest in Improving Learning in ChE Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Silverstein, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

studentsshould edit, and those cells representing inputs to the problem. A brief explanation of how to usethe spreadsheet was given in the context of the spreadsheet they were going to edit, and thecorrespondence of the equations on the assignment sheet to the spreadsheet was explained.Finally, students were instructed to use computers in multiple locations in the building and not tospeak with each other, relying solely on the instant messaging system included with thespreadsheet to communicate. The chat traffic was consistent with individuals unable to otherwisecommunicate. The instructor was also logged in as a user and recorded portions of the solutionprocess. A screen capture of the sheet in progress is presented as Figure 1. The sophomores

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Joseph Rencis; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; David Woodall, Oregon Institute of Technology; Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Albert McHenry; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Duane Dunlap, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Edmund Segner, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Barry Farbrother, University of New Haven; Ken Burbank, Western Carolina University; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Randall Holmes, Caterpillar Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

engineering practice in order tostrengthen the innovative capacity of the U.S. Engineering Workforce in industry for world-classcompetitiveness and national security purposes.2. Strengthening U.S. Engineering Education for CompetitivenessToday, as never before, America’s future technological competitiveness will depend largely on our abilityto innovate and to revitalize the core capacity for continuous innovation within the U.S. EngineeringWorkforce in America’s industry. 1 Innovation ... as the Council on Competitiveness points out ... “will bethe single most important factor in determining America’s success through the 21st century.”2To compete … America must innovate.Consequently, as the National Academies’ report, Rising above the Gathering Storm