AC 2009-1380: ARIZONA-TEXAS CONSORTIUM FOR ALTERNATIVE ANDRENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIESLakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University Lakshmi Munukutla received her Ph.D. degree in Solid State Physics from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio and M.Sc and B.Sc degrees from Andhra University, India. She has been active in research and published several journal articles. She is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus.Arunachalanad Kannan, Arizona State University Dr. Kannan’s areas of expertise and research interests include low temperature synthesis of meta stable nanoscale electrocatalysts, electrode active materials and structure-property
appointment at Purdue, Kyle worked for 16 years as a software engineer and developed systems for such industries as banking, telecommunications, publishing, healthcare, athletic recruiting, retail, and pharmaceutical sales.John Springer, Purdue University John Springer, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University where he specializes in Data Management and is the chair of the Data Management curricular area subcommittee. Dr. Springer's expertise and research interests lie in database implementation and information integration.Kelly Howard, Purdue University Kelly Howard is a web developer for the Armed Forces Institute of
AC 2009-378: VIRTUAL-REALITY TECHNOLOGY AND THE TEACHING OFARCHITECTURAL LIGHTINGMary Ann Frank, Indiana University-Purdue University, IndianapolisDavid Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University, IndianapolisMichael Boyles, Indiana University-Purdue University, IndianapolisJeffrey Rogers, Indiana University-Purdue University, IndianapolisKeith Goreham, Indiana University-Purdue University, IndianapolisJatmika Suryabrata, Gadjah Mada University, IndonesiaYulyta Kodrat, Indonesian Institute of the Arts Page 14.1350.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Virtual Reality Technology and the Teaching of Architectural LightingAbstractThe study of lighting in
AC 2009-318: INTEGRATING VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY INTOREMOTE LABS: A THREE-YEAR EXPERIENCEPeng Li, East Carolina University Page 14.771.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Integrating Virtualization Technology into Remote Lab: A Three- Year Experience1. Introduction and BackgroundMany colleges and universities are facing rising enrollments while the budgets have not beenincreased proportionally. In our program, enrollment has gone up significantly in the past fewyears, especially in the distance education (DE) section. How to use the limited resources todeliver quality education effectively and efficiently becomes a real challenge
presented as they are applied to a class project ina freshmen course with engineering technology and pre-engineering students. Conceptmaps have been implemented in a newly designed Lego Robot Project. The Lego RobotProject consisted of four pre-designed projects each with different difficulty level to besuitable for students with different experiences. The teams were led by peers who hadpreviously completed the project and were not taking the class, and by those who hadprior experience with Lego Robots and were registered for the course.Technical skills, such as designing, programming, and knowledge/use of sensors, as wellas professional skills, such as teamwork, communication, problem solving, andleadership, were included in the concept maps
of Plant Industry ≠ Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering ≠ Department of Medicine and Surgery ≠ Maritime Administration ≠ National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering Development ≠ National Park Service ≠ Office of Oil and Gas ≠ Federal Radiation Council ≠ Federal Radio Commission ≠ Bureau of Public Roads ≠ Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering ≠ Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Commission ≠ Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service ≠ Rural Electrification Administration ≠ Federal Council for Science and Technology ≠ Office of Scientific Research and Development ≠ Shipping Board ≠ Shipping Board Bureau
AC 2009-1036: INTRODUCING EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING THROUGHSIMULTANEOUS IN-CLASS AND WEB-CAST LECTURES: ANINTERNATIONAL EXPEDITION TO A MEGAPOLIS AT SEISMIC RISKAyhan Irfanoglu, Purdue University Ayhan Irfanoglu is an assistant professor of civil engineering at Purdue University. He received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, and master’s and doctoral degrees in civil/structural engineering from California Institute of Technology. Prior to joining the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University, Dr. Irfanoglu worked for five years at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, an engineering consulting company. His primary research
AC 2009-1061: THE NATIONAL SCIENCE DIGITAL LIBRARY AS A PLATFORMFOR AN ENGINEERING EDUCATION DATABASE.Nestor Osorio, Northern Illinois University Nestor L. Osorio is professor and subject specialist for science and engineering at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, e-mail: nosorio@niu.edu.Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University Andrew W. Otieno is associate professor at the Department of Technology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, e-mail: otieno@ceet.niu.edu. Page 14.1235.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The National Science Digital Library as a Platform for an
AC 2009-1159: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PORTABLE FLUIDS LAB FOR CIVILAND ENVIRONMENTAL UNDERGRADUATESDavid Torick, University of PittsburghDan Budny, University of Pittsburgh Page 14.1198.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Adjusting the Curriculum in the Fluid Mechanics Course by Modifying the Laboratory SettingAbstractMany fluids laboratory facilities and their associated student laboratory experiences were builtback in the 1960-1970 time frames. They typically consisted of large facilities that included windtunnels, flumes, wet wells, pump stations, etc. Today these laboratories are physically andpedagogically out dated and the
Journal, ASEE, July-September, 2006. 11. Abu-Mulaweh, H. “The Use of LabVIEW and Data Acquisition Unit to Monitor and Control Air-Conditioning Processes”, Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition 12. Pecen, R., Salim, M.D. and Zora, A. “A LabView Based Instrumentation System for a Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Station”, Journal of Industrial Technology, Volume 20, Number 3, 2004 13. Globig, J. “An Interdisciplinary, LabVIEW Based, Data Acquisition and Measurements Course”, “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 14. Garcia, J. and Backer, P. “Assessment of LabVIEW and Multisim in the delivery
AC 2009-1812: ASK NJIT LIBRARY: A NATURAL-LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEBASE SELF-SERVICE SOLUTIONHaymwantee Singh, New Jersey Institute of Technology Haymwantee P. Singh, Technical Reference Librarian, Robert W. Van Houten Library, New Jersey Institute of Technology, singhh@njit.eduRichard Sweeney, New Jersey Institute of Technology Richard T. Sweeney, University Librarian, Robert W. Van Houten Library, New Jersey Institute of Technology, richard.sweeney@njit.edu Page 14.234.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 ASK NJIT LIBRARY: A Natural Language Knowledge Base Self
, G. (2006). “A photorealistic 3d virtual laboratory for undergraduate instruction in microcontroller technology.” Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques.2. Budhu, M. (2001). “Enhancing geotechnical education using interactive multimedia simulations.” Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, 19-21 Sept. 2001, Vienna, Austria, 257-258.3. Goa, Y., Yang, G., Spencer, B.F. Jr., and Lee, G.C. (2008). Java powered virtual laboratories for earthquake Page 14.146.10 engineering education. Downloaded
and his Ph.D. in 1990. Dr. Chajes’ area of specialization is bridge evaluation and rehabilitation, including the use of nondestructive evaluation techniques and the application of advanced materials, primarily fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP).Glen Loller, University of Delaware Glen A Loller currently serves as a network engineer for the Information Technologies Department at the University of Delaware. He also hold joint faculty appointments in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and in the Department of Bioresources Engineering. Glen has an Associates Degree in Mechanical Engineering, has been at the University of Delaware for 28 years, and has been teaching CAD
with two children.Paul Golter, Washington State University Paul B.Golter obtained an MS from Washington State University and is currently pursuing his PhD while working as the Laboratory Supervisor in the Chemical Engineering Department at WSU.He is married with two children.Gary Brown, Washington State University Gary R Brown obtained a PhD in Education from Washington State University in 1994 and is currently the Director Centre for Teaching Learning and Technology at Washington State University. He is happily married.David Thiessen, Washington State University David B.Thiessen received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado and has been at
AC 2009-438: A NEW APPROACH TO SOIL MECHANICS LABORATORYCURRICULA: INCORPORATING THE BOK INTO A WORKSHOP-ORIENTEDLABORATORYLaura Hernandez, Michigan Technological University Laura Hernandez is a Civil Engineering (Geotechnical) Graduate Student at Michigan Tech. She obtained a BSE in Civil Engineering and a BS in Scientific and Technical Communication both from Tech. Laura is currently working on implementing the BOK into the Civil Engineering curriculum.Stanley Vitton, Michigan Technological University Dr. Vitton has been at Michigan Tech for 14 years. Prior to Michigan Tech he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama. He spent eight years with the Shell Oil Company in their
class, Van Dijk et al.found that individual response, without peer discussion, was less effective than response coupledwith peer discussion.7 In a statics class, Nicol and Boyle found that while technology supportsactive learning, many of the advantages of this style of learning could be retained even withoutan audience response system.8The nature of upper-division engineering classes may reduce the benefits of audience responsesystems. Upper-division classes tend to be smaller than introductory-level classes, making it lessnecessary for instructors to use an electronic system to get responses from all students. Materialfrom upper-division classes may also be more challenging to represent in multiple-choicequestions. Beatty et al. discuss some
AC 2009-235: USING COMPUTER MODELING TO INCREASE STUDENTCOMPREHENSION OF FOUNDATION BEHAVIOR AND CAPACITYHarry Cooke, Rochester Institute of Technology Harry Cooke is an associate professor in the Civil Engineering Technology program at Rochester Institute of Technology where he teaches courses in geotechnical engineering, construction materials, pavements, and mechanics of materials. His research interests include geotechnical engineering, civil engineering materials, and engineering education. Page 14.1316.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 USING COMPUTER MODELING TO INCREASE
AC 2009-764: USING ENGINEERING DESIGN AS A RETENTION TOOL FORFIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTSAmber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University Amber Kemppainen is a Lecturer in the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Michigan Technological University where she teaches first year engineering courses. Her research interests include online learning, ethanol production and sustainability.Amy Hamlin, Michigan Technological University Amy J. Hamlin is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technological University where she teaches first year engineering courses and an introductory spatial visualization course. Additionally, she advises General Engineering and
AC 2009-1815: DEVELOPING A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE FOR CIVILENGINEERING SPECIALIZATION: GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERINGKevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 14.439.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Developing a Body of Knowledge for Civil Engineering Specialization: Geotechnical EngineeringAbstractThe body of knowledge (BOK) for civil engineers recommended by the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers (ASCE) continues to evolve through the efforts of ASCE’sTechnical Council on Academic Prerequisites for Professional Practice (TCAP3). TheASCE BOK includes a Technical Specialization outcome, designated to be primarily metthrough master’s
AC 2009-1134: THE PRODUCT INNOVATION ENGINEERING PROGRAM ANDINTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONMartin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology Page 14.1243.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The Product Innovation Engineering Program and International CollaborationAbstractThis article summarizes efforts undertaken within the Swedish Product Innovation Engineeringprogram (PIEp), in the area of education for product innovation. A key aspect of the program isto create a systematic change in higher engineering education in product development, to movetoward a focus on innovative product development, where entrepreneurship thrives and
AC 2009-58: CHALLENGES OF TEACHING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGCLASSES TO NONMAJORSAurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University Dr. Aurenice Oliveira is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, since 2007. She received the B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil, in 1995, the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil, in 1998, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA, in 2005. Dr. Oliveira has taught several classes in
AC 2009-2541: PROMOTING SYSTEMS THINKING IN ENGINEERING ANDPREENGINEERING STUDENTSRashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of TechnologyKeith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of TechnologyElisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of TechnologyBernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 14.994.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Promoting Systems Thinking in Engineering and Pre-Engineering Students Rashmi Jain, Keith Sheppard, Elisabeth McGrath and Bernard Gallois Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey, 07030 AbstractThe context of engineering
two classes in their curriculum (Investigations in Technology and StrategicManagement of Technology and Innovation) to develop their marketing andtechnology strategies. The students appreciate the fact that they are able to take risks andmake mistakes in a simulation environment where financial disasters are made with fakemoney. After utilizing this simulation program for three years, we have found that non-traditional students who have been working in an engineering field typically performbetter than the traditional graduate students who are entering their graduate programimmediately after receiving their bachelor’s degree. Our experience is that all engineeringtechnology students (regardless of when they enter the program) are weak in
also the Director of University Entrepreneurial Initiatives. Page 14.1219.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The I5 Program: the Challenges of Implementing a Project-Based Summer Study Abroad Program that Integrates Technology and Entrepreneurship in ChinaAbstractLeveraging the seemingly conflicted constraints of inflexible degree plans, high-hourdegree requirements, and the increasing costs of higher education in the United States,the I5 program (Immersion Into International Interdisciplinary Innovation) has built asummer program in China adeptly able to provide to undergraduate engineering
AC 2009-621: ENHANCEMENTS TO A RETENTION PROGRAM FOR WOMENENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS BY THE ADDITION OF ASOCIAL-SUPPORT NETWORK AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIESElizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology Elizabeth Dell is an Assistant Professor of Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is the Program Chair for Undeclared Engineering Technology. Dell received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University and has an MS in Macromolecular Science & Engineering from the University of Michigan. She leads the mentoring efforts for the Women in Technology program.Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology
AC 2009-1747: THE EFFECT OF A TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTEGRATED CURRICULUM WORKSHOP ON PERCEPTIONS OF DESIGN,ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCESKaren High, Oklahoma State University KAREN HIGH earned her B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1985 and her M.S. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1991 from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. High is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University where she has been since 1991. Her main technical research interests are Sustainable Process Design, Industrial Catalysis, and Multicriteria Decision Making. Her engineering education activities include enhancing mathematics, communication skills, critical
AC 2009-2198: USING ROBOTICS TO EQUIP K-12 TEACHERS: THE SILICONPRAIRIE INITIATIVE FOR ROBOTICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(SPIRIT)Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Alisa N. Gilmore, P.E. is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer and Electronics Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She serves as senior technical staff for two NSF grants in the ITEST and Discovery K-12 programs associated with using robotics in the K-12 arena to motivate student achievement in STEM activities. She has been involved as a community outreach speaker, presenter, and collaborator with local schools, students, and teachers for over ten years, working to expose pre-college
AC 2009-1574: UNDERSTANDING PLAGIARISM USING BOARDMAN'SSOFT-SYSTEMS METHODOLOGYShobi Sivadasan, Stevens Institute of Technology Currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. She completed her Masters in Engineering Management from Stevens in 2006 and Bachelors of Engineering in Applied Electronics and Instrumentation from India in 1998. She currently serves as Lecturer and SDOE Program Manager at the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens.Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology Currently Assistant Professor in Systems Engineering at the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology. He completed his Ph.D. in
AC 2009-387: LIBRARY AND INFORMATION USE PATTERNS BYENGINEERING FACULTY AND STUDENTSWilliam Baer, Georgia Institute of Technology Engineering Librarian GA Tech LibraryLisha Li, Georgia Institute of Technology Engineering Librarian GA Tech Library Page 14.849.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Library and Information Use Patterns by Engineering Faculty and StudentsAbstractThis paper reports the results of a survey conducted at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Thestudents and faculty of the schools of civil and mechanical engineering were asked about howthey use the library. They were also asked questions
AC 2009-2001: A SOFTWARE PROCESS ENGINEERING COURSEJ. Scott Hawker, Rochester Institute of Technology Dr. Hawker graduated with a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, in 1981 and 1982, respectively. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1990. He has over 15 years of industry experience developing large-scale, multi-agent information and control systems for diverse applications including manufacturing, combat pilot decision support and mission management, robotics, and surveillance. In these areas, he developed and applied technologies including distributed