Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

projects at our university will be used to illustrate this point.The pedestrian bridge in Africa was designed with a non-profit called Bridging the Gap Africa15.Before they will work on building a bridge it must first be requested by the local community.The local community must also commit to help build the bridge and agree to maintain the bridge.This ensures that the bridge is something that the local community wants to have.Another example of involving the local community is in the projects we plan to do in 2009. Inearly January 2008 the first author visited with several groups in Rwanda. We identified severalprojects where the local people have already requested our help. One example of this is theSonrise School near Musanze, Rwanda. This is an

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Bramald, Newcastle University; Sean Wilkinson, Newcastle University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

world) ≠ Environmental ≠ Social ≠ Financial ≠ ManufacturedThe remainder of the lecture identifies and explains the RAE’s 12 guiding principles as they arepresented and explained in the document. The authors would encourage anybody interested inteaching sustainability in any engineering discipline to review the document. Its 12 guidingprinciples are given below: Look beyond your own locality and local future Innovate and be creative Seek a balanced solution Seek engagement from all stakeholders Make sure you know the needs and wants Plan and manage effectively Give sustainability the benefit of any doubt If polluters must pollute ... then they must pay as well Adopt a

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Alan Hansen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

atthe end of the semester. Students enrolled for the equivalent of an independent study or researchand design thesis course. Informational meetings were held before travel to prepare students forthe visit to South Africa. Students were also expected to review and procure material andequipment required for projects.A schedule was formulated for the visit that provided students time to work on their projects incollaboration with South African students and faculty, and time to embark on planned travelexcursions to different parts of the KwaZulu-Natal province to experience African cultures andenvironment. On arrival in South Africa the planned schedule was followed fairly closely and atthe end of the visit student teams presented their work to

Conference Session

Attitudes, Self-Confidence, and Self-Efficacy of Women Engineering Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

series of questions that students responded to on a Likert scale. Male students had amore favorable view of engineers’ role in society than female students, based on responses toquestions from the Pittsburgh Freshman Engineering Attitudes Survey (PFEAS). Becauseprevious studies have indicated that females want to benefit society through their work, thecontinuing poor perception of engineering as a helping profession among females may reflectrecruiting problems. More revealing information was found in the reflective essays that thestudents write at the end of the semester summarizing their feelings about engineering andwhether they plan to stay in the major or switch majors.BackgroundThe engineering profession needs to recruit more students, and

Conference Session

Critical issues in IT and IET: Focus Group

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Michael Mauk, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

planned for the classroom sessions.Students will replicate a pilot production process that turns a raw feedstock into a usefulnanotechnology product, such as (1) nanoparticles for biomedical applications, and (2) ananostructured solar cell. Each process step will be characterized, either by in-situ, real-timemethods or by analysis of samples of intermediary or final product (Figure 1). Thesemeasurements will be used to generate data for Six Sigma analysis and statistical process control.We emphasize the production of a commercially useful product so that end-user quality issuesand value-added features can be incorporated into the Six Sigma and Lean methodologies. in situ, real- in situ, real

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Striebig, James Madison University; Susan Norwood, Gonzaga University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

considerations, and a conscious decision to build up an inventory for supplyof the filters prior to developing a marketing plan. Also during this start-up plan, severalmanufacturing issues were identified and are still in the process of being addressed.Figure 3: Technology transfer was accomplished when the Songhai Center staff took ownershipof the product they had created.The manufacturing status was verified in the second class trip to the Songhai Center in 2008.During the follow-up visit in 2008, the Songhai staff taught the study abroad students how tomake the water filters. This created a similar atmosphere of service and community betweenSonghai Center staff and program students. It also allowed for the faculty members to review themanufacturing

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

sasikumar naidu, University of Tennessee; Prasanna Venkateswara Rao, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Paul Frymier, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Spivey Douglas, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Gary Smith, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Masood Parang, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Rapinder Sawhney, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of students studying both engineering and business, and to direct those skillsto product development. The intent was not merely to allow students to receive twograduate degrees in a compressed time frame, but to tightly integrate the two degrees sothat multidisciplinary student teams would be able to develop an industrial product all theway from concept to market. The students obtained a Master of Business Administration[MBA] degree and a Master of Science [MS] degree in an engineering discipline in 23months. The students worked in teams and were expected to have developed a concept, abusiness plan, a marketing plan and a prototype for a marketable product by completionof the program.Development of two new graduate courses: ≠ Product

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Hart, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; Adam Chalmers, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

model for thiscourse began to change in 1999. First, rather than using an instructor generated project, clientbased projects were sought. The clients generated design requirements, interacted with thestudents, and used the final project reports as preliminary engineering studies and fundraisingvehicles11. Second, the focus of the design project shifted to include multiple civil engineeringdisciplines. Buildings were still a part of the process, but students also conducted hydrologicanalyses, developed boring plans, designed foundations and retaining structures, and designedparking facilities. When the opportunity presented itself, environmental engineering studentsfrom the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering were integrated

Conference Session

Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

over 100 projects worldwide, more than 25,000 MWHVDC is under construction in 10 projects, and an additional 125,000 MW HVDC transmissioncapacity has been planned in 50 projects5. To account for the rapid growth of DC transmissionand its technology it is necessary to include the HVDC transmission into the undergraduatepower systems curriculum. Most undergraduate curricula have only one course on powersystems which is typically devoted to AC transmission systems. The Electrical and ComputerEngineering program at York College of Pennsylvania has four concentration areas: powersystems/energy conversion, embedded systems, signal processing/communication, and controlsystems. Every student is required to complete two of these four concentration

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

focused on the design process and how it applies to the problem atWoodcreek: how to keep the worm bin at a warm temperature so that composting continuesthroughout the winter. The lesson began with background on the problem; which includedexplanations of composting, vermicomposting, and the worm bin at Woodcreek. The designprocess was then presented as an ongoing procedure including: 1. Problem recognition 2. Imagination 3. Plan and Analyze Page 14.109.10 4. Optimization 5. ImplementationIt was explained that the design process can be applied to all engineering problems; specificallythe solar heated worm bin

Conference Session

Student Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Carla Firetto, Pennsylvania State University; Lucas Passmore, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

problem-solving processes: (1) represent the problem, (2)goal setting and planning, (3) execute the plan, and (4) evaluate the solution. In the first step,problem representation, the student must read the problem statement and discern the objective.There are instructional interventions for engineering education that are grounded in thistheoretical model of problem-solving. For example, Gray et al.9 developed a systematicapproach to solving Statics and Dynamics problems. Their intervention recommends thatstudents be taught the sequence of: Road Map (Planning), Modeling (Representation), GoverningEquations (Representation), Computation (Execution), and Discussion and Verification(Evaluation). Don Woods completed some of the most thorough work that

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Yan Zeng, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

passed through the emission filter. The pinhole in the imageplane blocks any fluorescence light not originating from the focal region. Afterwards, thelight is focused onto the detector, preferably a photomultiplier with single photonsensitivity. Future plan is to incorporate this research experience into our SummerUndergraduate Research Training Program (SURTP) for our students.IntroductionSpectroscopy (1) is originally the study of the interaction between radiation and matter asa function of wavelength. In fact, historically, spectroscopy referred to the use of visiblelight dispersed according to its wavelength. Later the concept was expanded greatly tocomprise any measurement of a quantity as function of either wavelength or

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University; Ken Burbank, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

process describe by Sandmann5. The authors contend that evaluation of scholarshipof application must be driven by external practitioners.To that end, Western Carolina University has incorporated in the collegial review process anexternal engagement committee to provide both initial planning feedback to faculty before theyenter into external projects as well as final evaluation of the scholarship at its completion. Thiscommittee is composed of members internal to the Kimmel School as well as external academic,business and engineering leaders from the region. The structure of the committee has stablemembership at its core which is supported and enhanced by an adhoc membership providing thetechnical expertise needed to evaluate the specific suite of

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning, and Engineering in Elementary School

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Karen Guo, Teachers College/Columbia University; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 14.993.5capture the teachers’ notions of inquiry after instruction. Lastly, the classroomobservation protocol captured what and how teachers implemented their inquiry lessonsin their classrooms. These surveys and observation protocol were adopted from the workof Windschitl21 and the National Science Education Standards3. In addition to observationprotocols and surveys, classroom artifacts and filed notes (lesson plans, hand-outs,students’ work, pictures, etc.) were collected during classroom visits. An elaborateddiscussion of findings from these data will be presented in the next section.ResultsTeachers’ notion of scientific inquiry in pre-surveyWorkshop instructors were asked to rate the teachers’ levels of competence (high-moderate

Conference Session

Workplace Concerns, Realities, and Intangibles

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

been given the impression that thepresentation of their engineering knowledge is a secondary issue and never can reach thelevel of importance of the technical information itself, then that technical information willnever reach the level it could if knowledge and communication were equal partners. Thispartnership begins when the freshmen first arrive on campus by putting communication onan equal footing with technical knowledge. The way one conveys information gets the samerespect as the knowledge itself. Technical expertise and communication skill are presentedtogether as a clear indication that one cannot function without the other. Students must havesomething to present and the content must have a way to be presented.In a department’s plan

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College; Floyd Wilkes, Utah Valley University; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

features. Object-relational was the most difficult because very few resources were available online for object-relational. Object-relational was the most difficult because a lot of extra things needed to be done. Object-relational was the most difficult because it took the most planning. Object-relational was the most difficult because it was so different from the traditional relational. Question #3: Relational 6; Object-Relational 1; Object-Oriented 1. Question #4: Justify your selection. Relational was the easiest because the student was the most familiar with it. The relational DBMS was flexible and the schema

Conference Session

Outcomes of Cooperative Education Assignments

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Johrendt, University of Windsor; Schantal Hector, University of Windsor; Michelle Watters, AUTO21; Derek Northwood, University of Windsor; Geri Salinitri, University of Windsor; Arunita Jaekel, University of Windsor; Karen Benzinger, University of Windsor

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

opportunity to experience the changesthat may come as a result of their work.Question 4 To what extent did participation in the co-op program affect your employment opportunities by: a) Enabling you to identify, assess and develop workplace skills and personal competencies b) Teaching you how to write an effective resume and cover letter c) Teaching you how to interview effectively d) Assisting in the process of career planning e) Contributing to your post-graduation employment Page 14.42.13 Contributing to your post- graduation employment (0.044

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Donal McHale, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Herrick, Purdue University; Richard Hayes, Dublin Institute of Technology; James Barnes, James Madison University; PU H-DA PSU DIT Students, Dublin Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

of living arrangements, entertainment, and student interaction andexpectations.Faculty involved with the presentation will share materials useful to others contemplatingsuch activity. These materials will include planning guidelines and necessary steps for thesafety and quality of experience, funding suggestions and hints for minimizing the costs,as well as suggestions for integrating the experiences with the students’ program so thatthe time-to-graduation is not extended and that the student has guidance to capitalize onthe experience with additional relevant opportunities such as internships and workexperience in global settings. Page 14.791.5

Conference Session

Project-Based Student Learning: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

members at Middle Tennessee State University realized the need to create anenthusiastic program that will properly train students for careers in engineering. Implementing Page 14.575.8Page 14.575.9universities in experimental vehicle competitions. These contests challenge the students andrequire them to spend numerous hours together planning, constructing, and traveling as a team.These extensive projects encourage freshman and sophmore students to continue the program bycreating a support system of team members who have experienced the same trials that theyencounter.PL-TL Model as a Mentoring Program The Experimental Vehicles Program at Middle

Conference Session

Exploring Retention

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeong Hwan Choi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jacob Marszalek, University of Missouri, Kansas City; Joyce Lee, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Susan Linnemeyer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

-3,2 -0.469 -3.721 * 2.965 5. 1,2-3,2 -0.467 -3.710 * 2.965 6. 2,1-3,1 -0.372 -2.956 * 2.965 7. 2,3-3,3 -0.352 -2.794 2.833 8. 1,1-2,1 0.322 2.553 2.833 18. 1,2-2,2 0.001 0.010 −Table 4. Summary of sequential Bonferroni planned contrasts ( = .05). The first number of eachpair member indicates group membership (1 = program, 2 = comparison, 3 = NESP), and thesecond number indicates semester (1 = Fall 2007, 2 = Spring 2008, and 3 = Fall 2008). Contrastsare sorted in order of observed magnitude as

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; George Wright, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

entrepreneurship.1,2,3 In thissame spirit of “doing” versus “lecturing”, the Electronics and Telecommunications (EET/TET)Programs at Texas A&M University have been developing an emphasis in electronics productdesign. To this end, the curriculum has been augmented to include topics such as electronicsmanufacturing, system integration, innovation, project management, and entrepreneurship. Aninitiative to team engineering technology students with business students who understandmarketing and small business plan development has also gained substantial momentum over thepast three years.4 Finally, all students are required to participate in a capstone design sequencewhere they work in teams to develop the concept for a product and implement a fully

Conference Session

Implementation of Experiments in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Pung, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Page 14.283.6lack of structure for the experiments. Several teams used English units, somemetric, two teams measured from the table top to the tip of the metal rod while theremaining teams measured from the top of the box to the tip of the rod. This wasexpected and reinforced the importance of communication.V Conclusions & Future WorkBased on the student feedback the black boxes were an effective teaching aid forDOE. Opening up the black boxes and comparing the internals to the studentspredictions I believe heightened the importance of gathering data and modeling.For future classes I plan on changing the levels so that one variable does notdominate the response and perhaps adding an additional variable or perhaps two.The data collection by

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

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

continuing communication between the student and the advisor; 3. To assist the student in planning a cohesive and productive educational program; Page 14.1213.3 4. To introduce the student to the intellectual resources of the University; and 5. To help the student develop the inquiring habit of mind that is fundamental to higher education.For this study of the design process, the Introduction to Engineering course was chosen to ensurethat all students had limited or no previous exposure to the engineering design process.Lecture Coverage of the Engineering Design ProcessThe engineering design process is covered in the first two

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Blowers, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

consistentCons Students may not Time inefficiencies Students may feel Scheduling may be know who to disconnected from difficult approach for new their planning issues that are not part of the formal track Information may not Students may not Page 14.854.4 be consistent know who to go toThis paper describes longitudinal advising of students, how it can be

Conference Session

Sustainable and Urban Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshad Rajabipour, University of Hawaii, Manoa; Aleksandra Radlinska, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

followingperformance objectives (not listed in the order of significance) were defined for this course as alist of skills that students are expected to gain during a semester: 1. To identify major challenges caused by environmental degradation and depletion of natural resources 2. To develop a simplified plan for design and evaluation of green building systems 3. To perform detail performance assessment of a building based on LEED standards 4. To demonstrate knowledge of methods to conserve energy in buildings and to use computer simulations to evaluate a building’s energy performance 5. To demonstrate knowledge of methods to conserve and recycle water in buildings 6. To describe the production, application, and

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. Jennifer is currently a student in George Bush School of Government at Texas A&M. She plans to attend graduate school in Fall 2009.Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University Lale Yurttas is a Senior Lecturer and Assistant Department Head for Upper Division in the Chemical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. She chairs the Departmental ABET Committee. She serves as an advisor to AIChE Student Chapter at Texas A&M. She has been the driving force for service learning initiative in College of Engineering. She coordinates the service learning activities for the current NSF Departmental Level Curriculum Project in the Department. She has 12 years of experience in engineering

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Todd, Brigham Young University; Christopher Mattson, Brigham Young University; Gregg Warnick, Brigham Young University; Ryan Dymock, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Leadership and Higher Education from the University of Nebraska with an emphasis on globalization and leadership. He is a Certified Manufacturing Technologist, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and is also certified in Planning and Managing Projects, BD University; Lean Manufacturing, BD University; High Impact Facilitation, Lore International Page 14.115.1 Institute, Durango, Colorado; and Project Management, Saddle Island Institute.Ryan Dymock, Brigham Young University Ryan Dymock is currently a senior studying Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University. He hopes to steer his career in

Conference Session

Design Methodology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Toft, Central Queensland University; Prue Howard, Central Queensland University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

repeating thecycle.Carr and Kemmis8 suggests that … The methodology of action research is a cyclic form of self-reflective inquiry. It is used in social situations by the participants, to improve their own practice and the understanding of their practice and the situation. Page 14.1353.4Action research cycle one (1999): Disciplinary to MultidisciplinaryIt was planned to expose students of the two disciplines to each other, in such a way that it wouldpromote cross pollination of ideas and knowledge. In other words, they would teach each other,with the teaching team taking a facilitating role. The approach taken was to allow second

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Reza Rowshan, Texas A&M University, Qatar

Tagged Divisions

Materials

, Mechanical, and Petroleum Engineering. The initial group of engineers graduated in2008. In steady state Texas A&M at Qatar is expected to have between 400 to 500 studentsenrolled in the four programs. Currently Mechanical Engineering has 67 students enrolled.TAMUQ follows the mechanical engineering curriculum at the College Station campus.Currently, the program has nine faculty members, and plans are to hire several more within thenext couple of years. Currently, our upper division classes have only been taught two or threetimes. The laboratory facilities were completed and available for use in fall 2007. The initialABET review took place during fall 2008

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering as a Career Path to URMs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Lambright, Savannah State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Cameron Coates, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

implementing solutionplans. If a plan is formulated to address these challenges at the correct time frame, then not onlywill we be able to attract a greater pool of quality minority students to engineering but we will beproducing better students overall.IntroductionThere are specifically three challenges that need be addressed if we are to seriously make animpact on attracting minorities to engineering careers. The solutions of which must come from ateam of agents and processes, acting upon the students’ life at decidedly different time intervalsand all with a different focus. The first challenge is that of foundational mathematics and scienceand the critical time frame for the first challenge is that of between 4th and 6th grades. Thesecond challenge