AC 2009-294: TEACHING MANY SECTIONS OF MATERIALS SCIENCELABORATORYSurendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology “Vinnie” Gupta is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and a member of the graduate faculty of Materials Science & Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY). He is a recipient of the 2000 Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching. At RIT, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Applied Mechanics, Computational Techniques, and Materials Science. Page 14.1143.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Teaching many sections of
AC 2009-1451: A FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING A COHESIVE SET OFREMOTE LABORATORIES FOR DISTRIBUTED DISTANCE-LEARNINGSETTINGSAndrew Hyder, Georgia Institute of Technology Andrew Hyder Is working on his Mechanical Engineering masters in design at Georgia Tech. He is interested in working with engineering education and how to better distance learning practices for universities and companies. While getting his bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering at Western Michigan University, he became involved in ASEE, Tau Beta Pi, ASME and various other organizations which he is still involved in today.Brian Post, Georgia Institute of Technology Brian Post holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from
AC 2009-1225: CALCULUS AT A DISTANCE: BRINGING ADVANCEDMATHEMATICS TO HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH DISTANCELEARNINGNelson Baker, Georgia Institute of Technology Nelson Baker, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Nelson C. Baker is the Vice Provost for Distance Learning and Professional Education (DLPE) and a faculty member in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Nelson received his B.S. in civil engineering from Georgia Tech, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in civil engineering from Carnegie Mellon. His work focuses on educational learning tools and student learning, faculty usage, and assessment of these techniques for instruction and
AC 2009-1927: A SMALL-SCALE AUTOMATED WAREHOUSETayte Nelson, Oregon Institute of TechnologyJialu Xie, Oregon Institute of TechnologyJohn Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology John Anderson is an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon Institute of Technology and a registered mechanical engineer. His primary teaching and research interests are manufacturing processes, industrial controls, and manufacturing automation. He has 12 years of teaching experience in higher education, and over 20 years of experience as a mechanical engineer in industry. Prof. Anderson has been awarded two patents, has authored over 20 published technical papers, and has managed several
AC 2009-1309: ET^2 PROGRAM FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS FROMTWO-YEAR COLLEGESSurendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology “Vinnie” Gupta is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and a member of the graduate faculty of Materials Science & Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY). He is a recipient of the 2000 Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching. At RIT, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Applied Mechanics, Computational Techniques, and Materials Science.Abi Aghayere, Rochester Institute of Technology Abi Aghayere is Professor and Acting Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety at the
AC 2009-1387: INTEL: PROMOTING LEARNING AND RETENTION IN ASTATICS CLASSSue Rosser, Georgia Institute of TechnologyLaurence Jacobs, Georgia Institute of TechnologyJanet Murray, Georgia Institute of TechnologyWendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of TechnologyChristine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 14.779.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 InTEL: Promoting Learning and Retention in a Statics ClassAbstractStatics, a foundational engineering course, introduces a unique approach to problem solving,which is characterized by model-based reasoning. The major intended course outcome is forstudents to develop the ability to create and utilize free body
into 4 core categories namely, software, hardware, human-computerinteraction and networking. Further each category curriculum is divided into 4 levels: (1) Level1 (basic/system level) courses broadly include Software Engineering, SOC (System on a Chip)overview, Principles of User Interface Design, and Internet technology; (2) Level 2(intermediate/component level) courses include Object Oriented Analysis & Design (OOAD),System Level Design, Operating Systems (OS), and Computer Networking; (3) Level 3(higher/expanded level) courses could include Aspect Oriented/Extreme Programming,Computer Architecture, Modern Computer Design, OS Design, Grid Computing etc; and (4)Level 4 (detailed/micro level) courses include Data Structures &
engineering careers mayinfluence retention in this field.Literature ReviewSeveral models for engineering student success include the identity of a student as an engineer asan important factor. Adelman’s path model advocated a competitive model among STEM(science, technology, engineering and math) majors. Similar curricula are available in the firstyear of college; therefore, an engineering career may be viewed as one of several career choices.A number of factors can influence this competitive choice, including career identity.6 In theWatson & Froyd transmission model, cognitive development, occupational choice developmentand self-identity are viewed as the paired lines of a transmission line. In their model, these threefactors interact with each
. Furthermore, while writing remains an essential means ofcommunication, visual digital technologies such as video and still photography have gainedwidespread acceptance and are now ubiquitous as primary modes for communication, notablyvia web-based means. Despite recognition for the need to embrace "new media" courses thatdirectly address creativity and effective communication using such tools are not plentiful withinthe engineering curriculum. There are many competing interests that influence curriculum designthat will equip the next generation of engineers to be technically competent, competitive in theglobal economy, and effective as responsible citizens. The Association of American Collegesand Universities report College Learning for the New
/February 2008).≠ BOK2 Press Conference at National Academy of Engineering (February 2008).≠ ACEC Design Professionals Coalition (February 2008)).≠ International Mechanical Engineering Education Conference (April 2008).≠ ASEE Midwestern Section Conference (April 2008).≠ Founder Society Executive Directors (April 2008).≠ Louisiana Raise the Bar Champions (April 2008).≠ NSPE Western Zone Meeting (April 2008).≠ USACE National Technical Competency Workshop (May 2008).≠ Lawrence Technological University- Professional Advisory Council (May 2008).≠ NCEES Central & Western Zones Joint Meeting (May 2008).≠ National Civil Engineering Department Heads' Meeting (May 2008).≠ Oregon Joint Engineering Conference co-sponsored by NSPE
Technology and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University. His current research interests include mechatronics, vibrations, and engineering education. He is a member of several professional bodies, including the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).Felix Hamza-Lup, Armstrong Atlantic State University Felix Hamza-Lup is currently an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, GA. He received his Ph. D. in Computer Science in 2004 from University of Central Florida. His current research interests include virtual environments, distributed systems, haptics
AC 2009-405: ENGINEERING EDUCATION: ORAL AND VISUALCOMMUNICATION USING ENHANCED CALIBRATED PEER REVIEWArlene Russell, University of California, Los Angeles Arlene Russell is a Senior Lecturer at UCLA in both the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and in the Department of Education. She was a co-PI on the Molecular Science Project under which the Calibrated Peer ReviewTM (CPR) program was developed. Her work in science education has been recognized by awards from the New York Film and Television Association for excellence in science videotape production; the Smithsonian Institution for her educational innovation using technology, the Chemistry Manufacturing Association for her
AC 2009-505: LIFE AFTER TENURE: LEADERSHIP ROLES IN ACADEMIADonna Reese, Mississippi State University Donna S. Reese. Professor Reese is currently the Associate Dean for Academics and Administration for the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University and a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. She has been on the faculty at MSU since 1989. She may be reached via email at dreese@engr.msstate.edu.Priscilla Nelson, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Priscilla Nelson. Dr. Nelson is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and International Program Director, and former Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, at the New
AC 2009-752: 2009-ASEE-ABSTRACT BOKEDFCKenneth Fridley, University of AlabamaKevin Hall, University of ArkansasDebra Larson, Northern Arizona UniversityKevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyJames Alleman, Purdue UniversityKenneth McManis, University of LouisianaJean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern CaliforniaBrett Gunnink, Montana State UniversityGeorge List, North Carolina State UniversityRoger Smith, Texas A&M UniversityThomas Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers Page 14.3.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Educating the Future Civil Engineer for the New Civil Engineering Body of KnowledgeAbstractThe
broadcontext, presenting not only science, technology, and mathematics but also the reasons that these Page 14.735.2subjects are important.” [4] The purpose was to introduce non-engineering students to conceptsof engineering design and details of technology as well as expose engineering students to societalimpacts. Stengel used models created in Mathematica™ to demonstrate typical systemengineering models. Brandt et al developed a first-year course for engineering students at the USAir Force Academy that has students apply the systems engineering approach and then “frame”and resolve ill-defined problems. [5] Later in 2007, George and Brown demonstrate
AC 2009-351: DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A CHARACTERISTICIMPEDANCE CALCULATORAmendra Koul, Missouri University of Science and Technology Amendra Koul received his B.Tech in electronics and communication from Vellore Institute of Technology in Vellore, India in 2006 and is currently pursuing his M.S. in electrical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology. He won the second place in the IEEE India Council best student paper contest 2004. From Jan’06 to June’06 he was selected on a scholarship to pursue his undergraduate project in electromagnetic compatibility laboratory in ESIGELEC France. From July 2006 to July 2007, he was working with Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. in
AC 2009-2335: ELICITING UNDERSERVED MIDDLE-SCHOOL YOUTHS’NOTIONS OF ENGINEERS: DRAW AN ENGINEERTirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Ph.D., has degrees and experience in engineering, computer science, and education. He has brought this experience to bear in previous research that examined the use of technologies in K-12 settings with diverse students. He has worked with the Children’s Museum of Houston on the development and implementation of Robotics-based STEM programming for urban youth. He is the Principal Investigator of the National Science Foundation Award# 0737616, Learning through Engineering Design and Practice.John Thieken, Arizona State University
AC 2009-162: INTRODUCING ROBOTSRyan Meuth, Missouri University of Science and Technology Ryan Meuth received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Computer Engineering from the University of Missouri –Rolla in 2005 and 2007 respectively. He is currently a Computer Engineering PhD student at Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly the University of Missouri – Rolla). He works as a research assistant in the Applied Computational Intelligence Laboratory, contributing to research projects on optimizing the behavior of robot swarms, large scale optimization problems such as computer Go, and high performance computing methods utilizing video game consoles and graphics processing units. His
simulate a model of whathappens in the real world. One of the great strengths of SU's EE curriculum is theemphasis on fundamentals that apply to real world problems. The ultimate goal of thisdesign course is to bring together seniors in electrical engineering, and industrial designengineers with a focus on mixed signal testing of discrete components in themicroelectronics area. The lecture will cover the following topics: modern analog andmixed signal technologies, an introduction to test electrical characteristics of integratedcircuits (IC) and devices incorporating both digital and analog functions; the laboratorywill give the students an opportunity to test a variety of circuits for AC and DC
AC 2009-1552: WHY COME TO CLASS? POSTING NOTES FROM TABLET PCLECTURESPatrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyShannon Sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyJulia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 14.1374.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Why come to class? – Posting Notes from Tablet PC LecturesAbstractWhen I first used a tablet PC in teaching I had colleagues who posted their notes for theirstudents. My first reaction was, “Why would I do that? The students will not see any point incoming to my class.” Furthermore, I was concerned that my students would not learn to be goodnote takers, instead relying on the
of engineering education research, the increased availability of funds forengineering education research from NSF but with a stricter review process, development of a Page 14.1249.2national research agenda for engineering education5, the development of engineering educationresearch centers4, the development of departments of Engineering Education, Engineering andScience Education, and Engineering and Technology Education department6; and a small butincreasing number of chemical engineering departments that allow students to do their Ph.D.research on engineering education6. These and other significant changes in the structure ofengineering and
should not expect to be protected from prosecutors by that employer. Rather, federal guidelines give corporations strong incentives to shift the blame to employees. AcknowledgementThis paper was written while the author was an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowworking at the National Science Foundation. The views expressed are the author’s alone. Inaddition, nothing in the paper should be considered to be legal advice.1 Martin, M. W. and R. Schinzinger: 2005, Ethics in Engineering, 4th Edition (McGraw-Hill, New York). As cited by Mathieu Bouville, Whistle-Blowing and Morality, Journal of Business Ethics (2008) 81:579–585.2 Grant, C.: 2002, ‘Whistle Blowers: Saints of Secular Culture
engineering education at the 2009ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in Austin, TX. To do this, the Division is sponsoringa panel session on Best Practices in K-12 and university partnerships. Submissions chosen forparticipation in this session demonstrate a true partnership between a K-12 school (or schools)and an engineering school/college at a university.Selected partnerships have proven success in the classroom and demonstrate engineeringengagement and knowledge acquisition by K-12 students through age appropriate activities andlessons. Best Practices Partnership Panel winners' papers are authored collaboratively betweenengineering and technology education faculty and K-12 teachers. Details on the partnership'sstructure and goals and the
. Page 14.1038.2 Rube Goldberg (1883 – 1970) was an engineer turned cartoonist who drew incrediblemachines that completed simple tasks, such as turning off a light switch, in as complex of a wayas possible. His cartoons were meant as a social commentary on how technology to solve simpleproblems is often needlessly complex, but this context provides an excellent context for childrento learn about engineering design. Combining Rube’s ideas with an engineering design processgives students an opportunity to have positive experiences where they have a lot of room toexplore and be creative while still following an engineering design process and understandingthe basic process that engineers go through to design. These positive experiences
courses, and some upper division mathematics coursesstudents are often presented with concepts that can be demonstrated with “hands on”demonstrations similar to those done in the chemistry, physics, or engineering class.Unfortunately, with the improvement of computer technology and the internet, some of thesedemonstrations have been relegated to a “show and tell” time for students to watch computeranimation or downloaded videos. Still others believe such demonstrations are too timeconsuming or do not “add value” to the course. They may also believe that the apparatus used inthese demonstrations is expensive. In this paper we will show several demonstrations that havebeen successfully used to help reinforce the mathematical concepts that the
AC 2009-107: WHAT HAS FINS LIKE A WHALE, SKIN LIKE A LIZARD, ANDEYES LIKE A MOTH? THE FUTURE OF ENGINEERINGMarjan Eggermont, University of CalgaryCarla Gould, Ontario College of Art and DesignCasey Wong, Ontario College of Art and DesignMichael Helms, Georgia Institute of TechnologyJeannette Yen, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDjordje Zegarac, University of CalgarySean Gibbons, University of MontanaCarl Hastrich, Ontario College of Art and DesignBruce Hinds, Ontario College of Art and DesignDenise DeLuca, Biomimicry Institutejessica ching, Ontario College of Art and Design Page 14.1365.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 “What has fins like a whale
AC 2009-2385: DIGITAL SIMULATIONS OF ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURESWITH THE USE OF PHYSICALLY BASED DYNAMICSAndrzej Zarzycki, New Jersey Institute of Technology Page 14.492.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Digital Simulations of Architectural Structures with the use of Physically Based DynamicsRecent developments in digital design have brought new tectonic freedom into architecture.These emerging tectonic trends, combined with research into new material and fabricationtechnologies, make it possible to purse imaginative and unique designs that were not possible adecade ago. While digital tools allow for a broader
" (IGIP), Member of Administrative Committee of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE-EdSoc) in USA and Council Member of "International Council for Engineering and Technology Education" (INTERTECH). She was President of Brazilian Chapter of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE-EdSoc), State Councilor of SBPC - Brazilian Association for the Advancement of Science and Manager of International Relations of SENAC School of Engineering and Technology. She is Member of IGIP (International Society for Engineering Education), SEFI (European Society for Engineering Education), ASEE (American Society for
AC 2009-1617: ENGINEERING DESIGN IN THE CREATIVE AGERobert Fleisig, McMaster UniversityHarry Mahler, Ontario College of Art and DesignVladimir Mahalec, McMaster University Page 14.548.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Engineering Design in the Creative AgeAbstractMcMaster University has initiated a new graduate program in engineering practice aimed ateducating tomorrow’s engineering design leaders. Graduates of engineering schools are wellversed in technology and its application but must acquire new skills and competencies ininnovation and design in order to become global leaders in their industries. The leading thinkersin engineering design
AC 2009-2390: MAINTAINING THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PIPELINEDouglas Sugg, United States NavyBruce Galloway, United States NavyJohn Fishell, STEP Page 14.856.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Maintaining the Scientist and Engineering PipelineAbstract:Technology is advancing at an ever increasingly rapid pace. This is particularly true in theDepartment of Defense (DoD). Test and Measurement Systems (TAMS) require a continuedinflux of scientists and engineers properly trained to advance the TAMS support structures fornew and advanced technology applications while maintaining existing support structures forcurrent equipment. The demand for