Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bailey, Brigham Young University; Joseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

experiences learned in this course, with the assistance of the VPS, prepared them for theseopportunities.ConclusionsWhile not solely attributable to the VPS lab configuration, this course has been very successfulwith our IT students. Among other things, it is the most favorably mentioned course in graduateexit interviews. The VPS aspect of the course provides students with a realistic introduction tocommon commercial web development practices. It also reinforces vital concepts for all ITstudents, whether they plan to pursue web development or another IT career. Finally, thepersistent nature of the system provides a showcase for the students and the program

Conference Session

Programs That Serve Industry and Academia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao, North Dakota State University; Zhi GE, North Dakota State University; Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

of Construction Management and Engineeringreceived approval for an online M.S. program in Construction Management. As part of theoverall plan several undergraduate online courses were also selected for development. Thetargeted timeline is outlined below: ≠ Obtain necessary training – May and June, 2008 ≠ Develop course packages – June, July, and August, 2008 ≠ Initial course delivery – fall 2008 and spring 2009 pending on the schedule ≠ Adjust and tune the teaching packages – June 2009The construction estimating course was determined to be part of these packages; however, theinstructor was not sure if this course was a suitable for online education. Therefore, the instructordecided to offer an online version

Conference Session

Engineering and Other Disciplines

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Weese, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

administrators are presented acompelling case that includes estimates of enrollments and the resources needed to develop apotential course, as well as plans to seek external funding for course development, they will bemore inclined to provide seed money and/or released time to start the project.Examples of Potential EI CoursesEI 101: Electric Energy Generation and Distribution. Systems and their efficiencies for Page 14.274.4generating electric power by steam-driven generators; hydroelectric, wind, and solar collectorelectric power generation. Components of electric power grids. Costs of electric powergeneration. Data on the consumption of electric

Conference Session

Outreach and Hands-on Materials

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bahr, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Molecules”. Table 1 shows the topics covered by the WA state standards. Theolder state standards were worded such that this topic addressed general topics related to thescientific method, such as “Investigating Systems: Understand how to plan and conductscientific investigations, and gather, record, and organize data using appropriate units, charts, Page 14.47.4and/or graphs, and perform multiple trials”. Additionally, the mathematical standards in eighthgrade say that students should be able to “Understand the properties of cylinders, cones, andpyramids”, and “Use mathematical patterns and ideas to extend mathematical thinking andmodeling to other

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Project-based Experiences in Manufacturing

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Hung, Texas A&M University; Sriharsha Sundarram, Texas A&M University; Fatih Ozkeskin, University of Michigan; Mike Powers, Agilent Technologies; Juan Manriquez, Cideteq; Venkata Vasiraju, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

(NSF) covers student stipends and their related expenses. • Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACyT) in Mexico provides seed funding for the study while encouraging inter institutional collaboration between TAMU and CIDETEQ.CollaborationThis project was successful after careful planning of activities to cover schedule, funding,equipment and resource sharing, people power, and cross-cultural communication. TAMU tookthe initiative to define the project, identify participating partners, and secure funding. Theprogram leveraged from the strength of each committed partner. CIDETEQ coverselectrochemistry, Agilent provides end-user specifications and precision tooling, CONACyTprovides seed funding for equipment and travel

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Tech Session I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Klein-Gardner; Rick Williams, East Carolina University; Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

desired path by receiving multiple perspectives on the Page 14.281.4subject. These could be opinion such as pre-recorded opinions of known experts, excerpts fromjournal articles, or a quick visit to a website. In any case, the Multiple Perspectives phase isintended to be short and immediate, and requires pre-planning from the instructor (it is not aliterature review done by the students). After the students obtain the additional insight andintended steering of the multiple perspectives, they move into the Research and Revise phase.This is the phase in which most of the learning and teaching occurs. This phase could consist ofstudent-driven

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoon Kim, Virginia State University; Shahzad Akbar, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Page 14.417.11Figure 11: Spectrums of accelerometer response placed at R3 without compromise. Page 14.417.12 470Hz 630Hz 720Hz 390Hz 630Hz 690Hz Freq Freq Freq Diff 2 Diff 3 Diff 1Figure 12: Comparison of safe and damaged bridge spectra Page 14.417.13Future WorkThe bridge monitoring system is a convergence design that provides a better design solution toexisting monitoring systems. The design plan implements vibration analysis

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xian Zhao, Inner Mongolia University of Technology; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Carl Jenks, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

communicationskills: The communications content must develop the ability of graduates to: a. plan, organize, prepare, and deliver effective technical reports in written, oral, and other formats appropriate to the discipline and goals of the program b. incorporate communications skills throughout the technical content of the program c. utilize the appropriate technical literature and use it as a principal means of staying current in their chosen technology d. utilize the interpersonal skills required to work effectively in teams (emphasis added)While Criterion 5 deals with total credits in the curriculum as well as the communicationsrequirements listed above

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

topresent to his uncles, but showed it first to his father. Daniel’s response was to fund thenew program himself. On June 15, 1925, Daniel Guggenheim announced his gift of$500,000 to NYU for a laboratory building with a wind tunnel, a propeller laboratory andother labs, as well as hiring laboratory assistants. An oversight committee was formedby Chancellor Brown and Orville Wright was selected as its head. On October 23, 1925ground was broken on the NYU Guggenheim School of Aeronautics, which opened ayear later. The Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics, under HarryGuggenheim’s direction, went forward with a plan to fund $2,500,000 in gifts to assist inaviation developmentvii. Following the NYU gift, the plan was to expand

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Tim A Handy, University of Central Oklahoma; Scott L Murphy, University of Central Oklahoma; Evan C Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

andschools. As it has been stated in a report, student mentoring, and the references therein, mentoring isa sustained one-to-one relationship between a caring adult and a child who needs support to achieveacademic, career, social, or personal goals. Unlike natural mentoring, planned mentoring, requiresmatching between mentees, students receiving mentorship, and mentors through a structured 1program with specific objectives and goals in mind.In order to address low undergraduate retention rates, a common problem faced by engineeringprograms, some universities have established various mentoring programs for incoming freshmanstudents. The common goal of these programs is to help students to cope with

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Younker; Ann McKenna

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

students’ use ofknowledge when making decisions in the process of developing design solutions.Background LiteratureOur study is exploring the use of student knowledge during decision making in the engineeringdesign process. Ulrich and Eppinger2 present a framework for the design process. A six phase Page 14.598.2model is used to present the complex design process as a series of actions: Planning, ConceptPage 14.598.3assembly which goes directly against our goal to decrease the number of parts in the product.The Edge-n-Roll’s quick release mechanism is simple and does not require many parts7.The design criteria established by this team was to

Conference Session

New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrell Strayhorn, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

sense that carrying out the stepsof a research project (e.g., administering a survey, conducting interviews) and analyzing data(e.g., calculating statistics, searching texts for themes) is much more likely to affect students’confidence in their research abilities than talking about the intended purpose of a study, readingliterature about a particular topic, and writing literature summaries for one’s mentor (see Hu,Kuh, & Gayles). Thus, program administrators would do well to consult this information whenworking with faculty mentors; program staff might encourage faculty to plan a summerexperience that actually engages students in collecting or analyzing data if the goal of theprogram is to enhance students’ research self-efficacy

Conference Session

Research and Project Initiatives in IT and IET

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

21-37, 2000 5. Yen, D., “Graph-based set-up planning and tolerance decomposition for computer-aided fixture design”, International Journal of Production Research, v 38, n 1, Jan 10, p 21-37, 2000 6. Lin, C., and Verma, A., “Clarifications of Rule 2 in Teaching Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing”, ASEE Annual Conference, Session 1147, June 2007 7. Foster, L., “Geo-Metrics III”, Prentice Hall, 1994 Page 14.301.10

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathemathetics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Reba, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

bring up a discussion of what went wrong at this point. As a recipients of a three-year 2008 NSF-CCLI-II grant, we hope to collect thousands ofsamples of student pen-based submissions on a variety of Calculus problem. From the results ofthis “data-mining,” our goal is to create effective group activities that are scientifically-basedteaching tools. We plan also to involve our local community college (Tri-County TechnicalCollege). We will collect these students’ pen-based submissions in Calculus and compare thetypes of errors these students make. We hope to share experiences and new materials, and tostrengthen the bridge to Engineering and Science careers for Tri-County students as they moveinto Clemson and other 4-year

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Linda Head, Rowan University; Ravi Ramachandran, Rowan University; Lawrence Chatman, Camden County College

filter.Introduction to ECE Principles Course at CCC A new summer bridge course is under developmentfor Engineering Science (ES) program at CCC as part of this proposal. ES program is a transfer programfor students who have a strong interest in engineering and plan for further study of engineering at a 4-year college/university. This course uses the low-level experiments from the projects above andemphasizes coherent ECE content with a focus on digital/analog system analysis, design and integration.Topics includes Boolean Algebra, Combinational and Sequential Circuit analysis, Diodes, Transistors,Operational Amplifier, AC circuit analysis, concepts of frequency response, transfer functions, andanalog filter design and realization. The laboratory-oriented

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

interviewees were male. Two of theengineers were Asian and one was African-American. The HR director was African-American. Data from our interviews and observations emphasized the importance of the extendedhistory that participants had together and their enjoyment of their work. The majority had beenat P&Y Tech for over 10 years, some for over 30, and nobody expressed plans to moveelsewhere. They knew each other well and knew where they could go for assistance on a project,for another viewpoint on a problem, or for an answer to a question. The participants weinterviewed and observed were clearly focused on doing good work and putting out qualityproducts. The engineers talked about a few key things that they valued in their work. One

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Nyarsuk, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

Tagged Divisions

International

five-year program based on two 19-week semesters Page 14.324.3with the interval of eight weeks per year. The student must take classes based onpredetermined course plans. In the final year of the program, students must select onetechnical elective course per semester. The program consists of ten semesters, with anaverage of seven courses per semester6.The department decides the number of courses that each student must take during eachsemester. A student’s normal course load in each semester is between 16 and 26 credit hours.The minimum requirement to pass academic year is grade C (GPA of 2.00) without any F.Most of the courses in the first four

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiang Zhou, Lamar University; Paul Corder, Lamar University; Hsing-wei Chu, Lamar University; Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Students answer questions on a Likert [10] scale of 1 (truly inadequate) to 7 (trulyoutstanding). The result is shown in Table 1. While there is no hard evidence yet, the results ofimplementation of the both projects in spring 2008 are very promising. The students indicatedthat they felt that doing the projects helped them better understand course concepts. The realworld projects improved student satisfaction and student examination performance in the course.Full formal assessment and evaluation for both projects are planned for spring 2009. Table 1: Student satisfaction survey in spring 2007 Number of Students Average Rating Standard Deviation 35 5.8

Conference Session

Advanced Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Materials

AC 2009-320: ACTIVE AND INTELLIGENT MATERIALS: THEORY MEETSAPPLICATIONJohn Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Internship Coordinator for the Department of Technology at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Automation, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning. Page 14.156.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Intelligent Materials: Theory Meets ApplicationThe focus of this paper is a “hands-on” activity that was

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Eisner, George Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

can be paid to the point of view of the acquirer of the system inquestion, who follows a set of procedures that might be called the systems acquisitionprocess. The “5000 series” of documents in the Department of Defense define theimportant features of this process, and deal with a variety of topics that need to be knownto the systems engineer. These topics include: (a) integrated plans and capabilityroadmaps, (b) a management framework, (c) integrated architectures, (d) evolutionaryacquisition, (e) advanced technology, and (f) the total systems approach. 10. Systems of SystemsAs systems have grown in size, complexity and scope, we have been developing what hascome to be called “systems of systems” and “federations” of systems 2. In

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibibia Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher Hartman, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; James B. Burrows-Mcelwain, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

both as clients andinstructors that result in a variety of learning modes. For this project, the class was keptas a whole with one defined project leader who oversaw several project teams.Engineering design concepts with emphasis on various aspects of planning, developingand product design via hands-on approach was the key to this course experience. It alsoenhanced the students’ communication skills and teamwork. Product visualizationutilizing computer software such as word processing, power point, and spreadsheetenhanced the students’ ability to collaborate in defining, developing, and designing aworking prototype. Students learned the components of product development such asbrainstorming, time allocation, project management, alternative

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlene Russell, University of California, Los Angeles; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; william Monroe, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Chester Wilmot, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

feedback and final score Figure 1: Learning Task “Episodes” Tracked in CPR Session (from CPR Training Materials, Arlene Russell and Tim Su)ASSESSMENTEffective formative and summative assessments by a well-qualified outside evaluator will help toensure the effectiveness and universality of the enhanced CPR model. Dianne Raubenheimerserves as the project external evaluator. She is currently the Director of Assessment for theCollege of Engineering at North Carolina State University. She will guide the team through awell-planned agenda of assessment tasks: 1. Develop revised evaluation rubrics for assessing student’s written, oral, and visual communications

Conference Session

Communication and Collaboration

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sally Blomstrom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Hak Tam, University of California, Santa Barbara

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

accountability.The overall assessment plan included direct and indirect measures gathered as formative andsummative assessments using quantitative and qualitative assessments [3]. The portion of theplan presented in this paper is a quantitative, indirect assessment used as a pretest and posttest.We recognized the importance of alignment [4] and examined the university’s mission, thegeneral education goals, and the student learning outcomes for the course. The instrument usedin this study was developed to align with the course outcomes and the course content. Evaluationforms used by the instructor, the student for her/his own reflection, peers, and audience memberswere developed to reflect the same criteria. The instrument reported on in this paper

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Rohlfing, Arizona State University; Erin Kube, Arizona State University; Brandon Yabko, Arizona State University; Erika Murguia, Arizona State University; Jennifer Bekki, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

practice and success in the application of problem solving to technicalproblems. The CareerWISE online training tool builds on the technical problem solving skillswith which they are already familiar and provides instruction in applying them to theinterpersonal problems they may be having with their advisor. Page 14.709.4The CareerWISE problem solving model has four key steps that are analogous to those in atypical technical problem process: assessing the problem, specifying the outcome you want,weighing strategies and making a plan, and taking action and reviewing results. This modelallows users to apply a familiar, systematic approach to

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Town Hall Meeting: Supporting University Priorities

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

creative enterprise such as assembling creative teams, generating ideas, alignment ofteams, customers, suppliers etc as well as planning, design, risk management, production anddeployment. In this specific course, the design and construction of a robot based on the LegoMindstorm system provides the hands-on exercises.The uniqueness of this effort can be found in the authors’ background with 35 years ofexperience in creative industrial enterprises such as NASA projects and experiences fromdeveloping courses in managing creativity for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, JPL. A particular Page 14.512.7focus in this paper is the notion of collective

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

and predicaments. As this studydiscovered, many students are not well enough prepared to encounter real world engineeringchallenges. Additional training and exercises are being planned to improve this aspect of theirengineering ethics education.This study also revealed that many students still make poor ethical decisions. This finding aloneindicates that more work needs to be done. The earlier and more frequently a student becomesexposed to engineering ethics, the better prepared they will be to meet the challenges of the realworld upon graduation. A single learning module incorporated into one course cannotaccomplish this. It takes repetitive exposures from a variety of engineering courses to accomplishthis objective.Conclusions

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

curriculum, advising, career planning, study abroad, early engineering and other related initiatives.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Understanding Factors Contributing to Retention in Engineering: A Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) ApproachIntroductionRetention of early engineering students is a nation-wide concern that will affect the strength ofthe future engineering workforce and, hence, the role of the United States as a dominant worldplayer in engineering and technology1. Michigan State University (MSU) and LansingCommunity College (LCC) were recently awarded a five-year NSF STEP grant (STEM TalentExpansion Program) to increase retention by 10% over current levels at our large, research-intensive

Conference Session

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

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

to theircommitment to engineering. Passionately committed means the participant shows exceptionalenthusiasm for their major or prospective future job. Happily committed means the participant issatisfied with their choice of major and looking forward to their future in engineering.Committed with resignation means the participant has accepted that they will be an engineer butthey are not very excited about it. Uncommitted participants talk about careers unrelated toengineering even if they plan to finish their engineering degree. As previously mentioned, interview data were triangulated with survey data. All studyparticipants completed the Persistence in Engineering (PIE) survey in the fall and spring of thefirst three academic years and

Conference Session

Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayhan Irfanoglu, Purdue University; Yating Chang, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

study-abroad programs, faculty members,especially junior faculty members who have yet to obtain their tenures, find it time consuming toengage in teach abroad and related programmatic logistics. The development and managementprogram involves great amount of administrative details, ranging from program recruitment,flight arrangements, program payment and budgeting, excursion planning, and so forth. These Page 14.803.9tasks are outside of faculty members’ functions and can become impeding to the success of theprogram.As mentioned before, IAESTE-USA, a program of AIPT requested teaching plans and proposalsfrom various schools. The Earthquake

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Amy Thompson, University of New Haven; Carl Barratt, University of New Haven; Michael Collura, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

courses.This paper discusses our experience at the University of New Haven in addressing issues thatarise when running multiple sections of a first semester freshman engineering course. Some ofthe management issues that occur involve scheduling time of teaching assistants, planning andpurchasing materials, scheduling classrooms, recruiting and training full time faculty and adjunctfaculty and planning for their schedules, and managing the dissemination of information undertight budget constraints.IntroductionMany changes in engineering education over the past 20 years have focused on enhancing thefirst year experience to improve the academic performance and persistence of engineering