Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; David Torick, University of Pittsburgh; Joe Marriott, University of Pittsburgh; Amy Landis, University of Pittsburgh

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 14.467.5curriculum development. The Sustainability in Higher Education Assessment Rubric (SHEAR) 4is designed to aid faculty in creating effective courses in sustainability. Through the knowledgeand use of this rubric, we increased our focus on group learning and reflection opportunities forthe learner. The rubric also suggests greater success can be achieved through long-term mutuallybeneficial relationships with corporate/community partnerships. This category has helped usensure that we are mindful of both our learners and our partners needs

Conference Session

Design Cognition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 14.547.2among engineers and researchers there has not been an in depth study for the relationshipbetween realization and design. By using the word realization, in product realization, to meanbeing in physical reality through production the contribution of design and its relation torealization is usually lost. To understand this relationship in depth, however, it is important tounderstand what the term realization actually means. Webster's Dictionary describes some of theuse of the verb to realize as [1]: to make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into theactual; to bring into concrete existence; to accomplish; as, to realize a scheme or project. Anothersource [2], reflecting the current use of word, defines realization as

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madiha Khurshid, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary

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Design in Engineering Education

TimeWeek Deliverables Lecture Lab (hr.) (hr.) Logbook Reflection Homelessness Facts 0.5 Root Causes Workshop 1.5 Research Questions 10 Year Plan 0.25 Welfare Workshop 0.5 1 Project Introduction 0.25 Homelessness Research 1 Affordable Housing 1.5 Research 2 Lab Contract

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford; Diane Folz, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

mostrecent empirical findings. This process of revision becomes even more crucial as the Universityof Hartford research team enters the project in the spring semester of their senior year. Since thecapstone project activities for the two collaborating teams are offset by a semester, new datagenerated by the team conducting the most critical aspects of testing will have a profound effecton the decision-making process of the Virginia Tech students. They will be involvedsimultaneously in the “reflective observation” and “abstract conceptualization” phases of thelearning cycle as they incorporate new information, expand their understanding of the empiricaldata and collaborate to generate a summary technical paper.The summer program will bring a new

Conference Session

Assessing Design Course Work

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; William Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Linda Thurman, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Nabila (Nan) BouSaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Martin Kane, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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messaging and instant messaging in their conduct of daily life. Perhaps this is aself imposed barrier to keep work and personal matter separate, or it may be a reflection of thelack of integration of these tools into the business world. It is also encouraging that the studentsfeel able to make telephone calls to their sponsors to discuss issues, rather than filtering themthrough email.The sponsoring organizations are also doing a good job of making their communications timely,helpful and complete. Students in this program are required to keep project notebooks of the typenormally used to document work for a patent. This requirement was reinforced during a meeting

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Chen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Carlos Pomalaza-Ráez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Scott Hendershot, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Ma Oo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Adam Hilton, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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over z-axis has been below -1.5g and a range of ±2g was setautomatically for those values. Since the jumping movement is mainly in the vertical axis, theacceleration over z-axis depicts the pattern more clearly. We also calculated the normalizedmagnitude value (Anorm) using Equation (1) and setting T=0.5sec. The change of Anorm over timeis plotted in Figure 7(b), showing that Anorm does reflect the level of activity. For example, Anormis higher during the jumps, but lower while standing.We also tested an abnormal movement where a person falls on the ground. The accelerationmeasurements over three axes are depicted in Figure 8(a). The change of Anorm over time isplotted in Figure 8(b), where Anorm is calculated using Equation (1) and setting T

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Katie Grantham Lough, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Benjamin Dow, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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., Turk, A. L., Subrahmanian, E., and Westerberg, A. W., 2002, “Communication andCollaborative Learning in a Cross-Atlantic Design Course,” in the Proceedings of 2002 World Conference onEducational Multimedia, Denver, Colorado, June 24-29.12. O’Brien, W., Soibelman, L., and Elvin, G., 2003, “Collaborative Design Processes: An Active- and Reflective-Learning Course in Multidisciplinary Collaboration,” Journal of Construction Education, 8(2), pp. 78-93.13. Dennis, T. W. and Fulton, R. E. 2004, “Undergraduate Distributed Collaborative Engineering Project UsingCAD, CAE and PLM Tools,” in Proceedings 2004 ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Meeting, Auburn, Alabama,April 4-6.14. Bohn, J. H. and Anderl, R., 2005, “A First Transatlantic Course on

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hitt, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Stephen Suhr, United States Military Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

because of this course. A7. My personal schedule allows me enough time to reflect on the material I have learned I class. A8. My personal schedule allows me enough time to adequately prepare for my optimum academic performance. B1. This instructor stimulated my thinking. B2. In this course, my critical thinking ability increased. B3. The homework assignments, papers, and projects in this course could be completed within the USMA time… 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.0 09-1 08-1 07-1

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Reichle, Old Dominion University; Avery Bang, University of Colorado; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University

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Design in Engineering Education

, as suggested in the ASCE Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century andABET, as indicated above. It also allows students the opportunity to provide humanitarian aidwhile gaining an invaluable international experience. Continental Crossings proposed thatstudents at the University of Iowa’s College of Engineering interested in pursuing this alternativeshould be given the option to do so through enrollment in the two semester course sequence ofDesign for the Developing World, followed by Project Management. Continental Crossingsdocumented the entire process with the hope that another team could have the same opportunitywhile reflecting upon their teams’ successes and failures.Future projects have been implemented through a continued partnership

Conference Session

Assessing Design Course Work

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda Young, University of Wyoming; April Heaney, University of Wyoming; James Kladianos, Wyoming Department of Transportation

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Design in Engineering Education

the report, focused mainly on the writing, account for 6% of the course grade.Seven percent of the course grade is based on the writing style, grammar, punctuation, andproper citation of references in the final report. This grade is determined from a final versionsubmitted at the end of the semester, reflecting the results of two separate reviews by the courseinstructor. A typical project report for a design group of three students is approximately 55pages long. Writing the report accounts for approximately 20 of the 100 hours put in by eachstudent during the fall portion of the course. Therefore, the amount of work done by the studentsin writing the final report is approximately proportional to the portion of the course grade

Conference Session

Design Communications

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keelin Leahy, University of Limerick; William Gaughran, University of Limerick

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Design in Engineering Education

of these stages is reflected in the students’design folder. However, generally design is taught in a linear and assessment based approach,stifling design ability and creativity; “If one only works from within an established pattern thenone tends to follow its natural line of development and is unlikely to restructure the pattern.”[16]The present design process works to a certain extent however “many students shut down whengiven a list of requirements and constraints”[17] thus design ability and creativity aresuppressed..Figure 2: Irish curriculum design process[18].The cognitive activity involved in design activity in the professional world is an area of greatambiguity. As a result the assessment in post primary education is dominant on the

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Schubert, University of San Diego; Frank Jacobitz, University of San Diego; Ernest Kim, University of San Diego

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Design in Engineering Education

Introduction to Engineering ,a Comprehensive Approach, 5th ed., pp. 352-353, Great Lakes Press, Wildwood, MO, 2006.3 Jonathan Wickert, An Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning, Belmont, CA, 2004.4 Clive L Dym and Patrick Little, Engineering Design, A Project-Based Introduction, 2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, 2004.5 Saeed Moaveni, Engineering Fundamentals: An Introduction to Engineering, Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning, Pacific Grove, CA. 2002.6 Donald A. Schön, The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action, Basic Books, New York, NY, 1983.7 Barry Hyman, Fundamentals of Engineering Design, 2nd ed., Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2003.8 Ralph M. Ford and Chris S. Coulston

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University; Josh Loukus, Michigan Technological University; Jason Dreyer, Michigan Technological University; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Monika Lumsdaine, E&M Lumsdaine Solar Consultants, Inc.

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