Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Lockwood, University of Calgary; Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

) The Social Awareness Challenge: A six week challenge that covers the second half of the semester, the SA Challenge introduces students to research techniques, long-term planning and the idea that engineering can be used to solve all types of problems. This challenge is usually done in partnership with a campus Page 15.1209.4 organization or group that encourages innovative engineering. Previous challenges have included Solar Car development, development of materials for the Solar Decathlon house team and product development for Engineers without Borders.ENGG 253 1) The Rube Goldberg Challenge: The only

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Blekhman, California State University Los Angeles; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Ahmad Sleiti, University of Central Florida; Eileen Cashman, Humboldt State University; Peter Lehman, Humboldt State University; Richard Engel, Schatz Energy Research Center; Michael Mann, University of North Dakota; Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

for the lab activities, including abenchtop fuel cell/electrolyzer users guide, lab safety guidelines, wiring diagrams and severalexperimental lesson plans that utilize the kits.Also in year one, two fuel cell test stations have been built that allow the operator to directlyobserve and record data on a fuel cell stack while adjusting a number of operating parameters,including load current, temperature, air/fuel stoichiometry, and frequency and duration of Page 15.907.10hydrogen purges. Each test station is supplied with an 8-cell, 500-Watt fuel cell stack designedand built by SERC.In the second (current) year of the project, the laboratory

Conference Session

Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; John Christ; Eric Hamilton, Pepperdine University; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines; Heidi Diefes-Dux

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

circuits Concepts Targeted: logic design skills with digital circuitsWind Energy: A company is considering investing in a wind energy farm in one of several re-gions. The team must pick the most economical location, considering long term demand for elec-tricity using price and cost estimates. In addition, the team must consider locating the farm off-shore versus on land; and, if offshore – whether it should be close in, or further out so as to notblock the view of those with shoreline homes. Issues of technical feasibility should also be ad-dressed. Concepts targeted: long term planning, forecasting, and economic analysis. Ethical Issues: The consideration of both the potential benefits and harm caused by the wind energy including, if

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randal Abler, Georgia Tech; James Krogmeier, Purdue University; Aaron Ault, Purdue University; Julia Melkers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tamara Clegg, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

The New Generation of R&D Evaluation Methods: A Cross-National Review of Performance Measurement, to be published by Edward Elgar Publishing in 2007. Her Page 15.459.1 publications may be found in journals such as Public Administration Review, Urban Studies Review, Policy Studies Journal, Public Budgeting and Finance, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Journal of Technology Transfer and Evaluation and Program Planning. Dr. Melkers also serves on the editorial boards of Research Evaluation, Evaluation and Program Planning, State and Local Government Review and

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Dawson, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

to test the abilities students have gainedover their college careers and to provide a design experience that simulates real-worldengineering. An important factor in giving students a valuable Capstone Design experience isthe selection of an appropriate project. A good project for this purpose should have appropriatetechnical rigor and allow students to focus as much as possible on engineering design rather thanon logistical activities like fundraising. Further, the work done by students in the course shouldbe assessable, both for the purposes of accreditation and for assignment of grades. Additionally,the deadlines imposed must be appropriate, and evaluation criteria need to be established.One solution for many of the project planning

Conference Session

Research on The First Year II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; Debra Mascaro, University of Utah; Robert Roemer, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

an appropriate shift in Page 15.789.2focus) or common first-year curricula. The organizational syllabus for this class showing lecturetopics, lab topics, and assignment due dates is available in Appendix 1.Three companion papers give descriptions of our initial experiences with: the overall plan andgoals of the two-year program,4 the integration and spiraling of concepts and tools,5 andengineering communication skills.6 Those papers also indicate some of the modifications andchanges we have already made based on our initial experiences.Implementation of Interactive LearningMore than 140 students were enrolled in the first semester of this new

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Jianchu Yao, East Carolina University

student use the information in a new way?)4. Analysis: analyze, appraise, calculate, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test (Analyzing: Can the student distinguish between the different parts?)5. Synthesis: arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up, write (Evaluating: Can the student justify a stand or decision?)6. Evaluation: appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose, compare, defend, estimate, judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, evaluate (Creating: Can the student create a new product or point of view?)Various assessment tools that map to the three

Conference Session

Communication in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherian Mathews, University of the Pacific

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

power electronics project was used recently in the first seniorproject course to help augment the program curriculum. The department has not offered manypower-related electives in recent history, but is seeking to provide additional offerings inresponse to local and regional needs. A student survey shows that the power electronics projecthas served to stimulate student interest in this subject, prior to the planned offering of a powerelectronics elective next year. Student feedback also shows that the project course has beeneffective in developing student design and professional skills.IntroductionThe major design experience of students in the department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at University of the Pacific occurs in a two-course

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Benson, Kettering University; Ada Cheng, Kettering University; Odesma Dalrymple, ASU Polytechnic

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

progress students from one level of mastery to another.Second, these trajectories do not have the same linear, hierarchical structure that the AugmentedSyllabus or the Knowledge/Skills methods employ. By developing connections between specificcontent areas an individual trajectory on its own does not provide structure to a curriculum.Instead, these trajectories support success within the larger goals and display what is presentrather than what is desired. This is especially important since at many institutions there arestudents that engage with the curriculum outside of the planned approach (i.e. seniors who endup taking Chemistry I, students who end up repeating a given class, or transfer students). These

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Olaleye, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Emmanuel Abiodun, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Joseph Olusina, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Francis Derby, Pennsylvania State University-Lehman

Tagged Divisions

International

, the department was able to arrive at aunanimous decision on this name at a departmental meeting held on 15th January 1998. Thename Surveying and Geoinformatics portrays a discipline that deals with acquisition, analysis,storage, distribution, management and application of spatially-referenced data. However, the Page 15.33.7name Surveying and Geoinformatics has not actually defined the programme in its entirety. Theneed for planning, modelling and analysis of geospatial systems is very crucial to meet the dailychallenges of human beings in their environment.A New Geomatics Engineering Curriculum for Training the Surveyor in NigeriaA review

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Kristina Lawyer, Michigan Technological University; Meredith Berlin, University of Colorado - Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jonathan Wiggins, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, constructs, andimplementation plan.1. Sustainable Engineering DesignInstrumentation:The sustainability engineering challenge questions are open-ended, reality-based questions Page 15.543.6designed to neither encourage nor discourage incorporation of economic, societal, andenvironmental aspects into solutions.The rubrics are designed to minimize the biases inherent to qualitative research. Answers will bescored according to how in-depth they are with respect to economic, societal, and environmentalaspects and whether the interdependency among these aspects is evidenced. The rubric schemewill be adjusted to capture a range of answers after coding

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth English, State University of New York, Buffalo; Deborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, Buffalo; Thomas Schroeder, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Gilberto Mosqueda, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Sofia Tangalos, University at Buffalo-SUNY

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

using the shake table. In addition, I was exposed to many virtual resources that helped further explain and explore earthquakes, which really helped in my understanding of the concept. I like how the course integrated math, science, and technology and showed the ways in which interdisciplinary planning can be beneficial to student learning. Page 15.1339.11 I really enjoyed the tour of the earthquake lab and the explanation of the different equipment and tests that were going on. I thought the part of the workshop that allowed students to create a building to be tested on the shake table

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

sustainable,assessment plans must make efficient use of faculty time. This paper will presentstrategies for collecting assessment data that serves multiple purposes beyondaccreditation, using the Rowan University Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic as anexample.The Rowan University Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic is a multidisciplinary, project-based course required for engineering students in all disciplines. Students solve realengineering research and design problems, many of which are sponsored by localindustry. Because each clinic project is unique, grading student work and maintainingapproximately uniform expectations across all projects is a significant challenge. At thesame time, the Clinic is the course within the Rowan Engineering curriculum

Conference Session

Technological Literacy - Courses, Educational and Accreditation Standards

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoojung Chae, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Monica Cardella, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

’ standards discuss the importance of a problem-solving process even though theterminologies are used differently. First, the science education standards use the term ‘inquiry’defined as “Asking questions, planning and conducting investigations, using appropriate toolsand techniques to gather data, thinking critically and logically about relationships betweenevidence and explanations, constructing and analyzing alternative explanations, and Page 15.324.4communicating scientific arguments.”4 A similar problem-solving process is found in the technological standard, namely the‘design’ process. The design process is defined in the technological

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Harlow, Western Kentucky University; Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; H. Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the dust collector. Ducttransitions were desired so that the effects of the transitions with respect to air flow could beobserved. The set design specifications gave the student worker the opportunity to gainexperience in experimental planning, methods of measurement, and selection of instrumentationas set out in the ME Program’s design of experiments components.1,4,5 Page 15.570.3Design of the Test BedIn order to meet the design specifications there were four major components that needed to bedesigned and/or selected: Ductwork, Dust Collector Connection, Duct Supports, andInstrumentation. The design and selection process for each of these

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Tace Crouse, University of Central Florida; Alvaro Islas, University of Central Florida; Scott Hagen, University of Central Florida; Cherie Geiger, University of Central Florida; Melissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida; Patricia Ramsey, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

)    Physics I   Figure 1: A pictorial illustration of the sequence of the common EXCEL courses taken by an EXCEL cohort.Calculus classes that are bold-faced are classes blocked for EXCEL students and taught by EXCEL faculty. Coursesthat are italicized are new courses that have been introduced by the EXCEL program and taught/supervised byEXCEL faculty  A pictorial that shows the sequence of EXCEL classes planned for an EXCEL cohort(starting in the fall of an academic year) is shown above, in Figure 1. The bold-facedmathematics courses are EXCEL only sections. Note that the EXCEL cohort is divided in twogroups. The group that is not Calculus ready and is placed in the Pre-Calculus Class for Fall, andthe group that is

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Elizabeth Birmingham, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University; Roger Green, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, workshops for academic administrators andfaculty on climate issues, and the development of male faculty as advocates and allies. Within allthree of these components there are specific, funded incentives to support change efforts. Theresearch component is a particularly significant aspect of the project designed to assess if and howthe incentives and programs lead to the achievement of the goals and, ultimately, to institutionaltransformation.19, 20In addition to designing an evaluation plan and collecting and analyzing baseline data, we beganwork on several key initiatives. These are the establishment of the Advocates and Allies program,the Commission on the Status of Faculty Women, cohort mentoring program for junior faculty,academic administrator

Conference Session

Educational Methods and Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William Marshall, Alief Independent School District

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

that is the result of neuroscience research on how the human brain processes and retainsnew information”. 1Introduction“Acknowledging that students learn at different speeds and that they differ in their ability tothink abstractly or understand complex ideas is like acknowledging that students at any givenage aren’t all the same height: It is not a statement of worth, but of reality”.2 In adifferentiated classroom and laboratory, the teacher proactively plans and carries out variedapproaches to content, process, and product in anticipation and response to student differencesin readiness, interest, and learning needs. According to Tomlinson, our teaching style “caninfluence a students’ IQ by 20 points in either direction, that’s a 40 point IQ

Conference Session

Communication in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford; Fouad El Khoury, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

details of their project plan and work done to date. Each group should create a page containing the following information. Background - What is your group doing? Describe what your subsystem is. - What is your group contributing and how does your design fit into the overall project? Technical - Provide schematics, drawings, code, pictures, etc. of you design. Information - Describe the information contained in these items. Schedule - Provide a timeline for your progress. - How is the project progressing against the schedule? - Be specific about what has been accomplished and what tasks remain

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University; Janet Braun, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

organization. Research activity andproject based instructional best practices could cover effective activity planning, includingpitfalls to avoid, and departmental / university protocol.While there typically are orientation sessions for grant writing provided by senior faculty orfoundation administrators, this can be one of the more difficult areas for those new to academia.Tips for effective, or at the very least, ineffective methods from colleagues in the same contentarea could make the difference in a successful R&D program or grant proposal.Another area of concern for new faculty deals with the successful implementation of courses ofindependent study. Best practices, or even departmental SOP’s could help to provide definitionof consistent

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Vargis, Vanderbilt University; Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

). In order tosee what student group consisted of, we also asked what the student planned on doing aftergraduation (Figure 6). Half of the students will be applying to or are interested in medicalschool, which is consistent with the Biomedical Engineering department at Vanderbilt as awhole. 10 8 Survey Respondents 6 4 2 0 Helped Didn't hurt or help Hurt

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ahlgren, Trinity College; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

questionnaires and interviews,suggested revising the event to include a more relevant and challenging assistive robotics theme.There followed a planning effort by a group comprising three members of the ConnecticutCouncil on Developmental Disabilities and the lead author. The group met on several occasionsduring the summer and fall of 2008 to explore possible topics for the contest. Eventually thegroup settled on a theme that represented a real area of concern to Council members—the needfor a person with disabilities to obtain food from a refrigerator during an emergency situationwhen a personal assistant is not able to be present. Thus was born the idea of an autonomousrobot that would serve as a server or waiter and a unique contest, RoboWaiter, the

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Doyle, Penn State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

. Page 15.1184.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Process for Technological Literacy: The Case of Nanotechnology and Global Open Source PedagogyAbstractIn this paper we propose approaching the concern addressed by the technology literacymovement by using process design rather than product design. Rather than requiring people toknow an impossible amount about technology, we suggest that we can teach process forunderstanding and making decisions about any technology. This process can be applied to newproblems and new contexts that emerge from the continuous innovation and transformation oftechnology markets. Such a process offers a strategy for planning for and abiding the

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmundo Tovar, Polytechnic University, Montegancedo; Nelson Piedra, Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja; Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Martin Llamas, Universidad de Vigo

Tagged Divisions

International

coursesconsideration evaluation should be carefully planned in the OCW course design process. The syllabus of OCW course must be seen in relation to the basic knowledge acquired by participant about the teaching-learning process and the use of educational resources. The learning objectives have been stated clearly and with measurable outcomes. The course content and assessment methods are designed to measure the stated learning objectives. Learning activities and assessments are clearly connected with

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ram Mohan, North Carolina A & T State University; Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

teaching aninterdisciplinary course such as this is that the teaching or mentoring rarely ended with the end ofthe semester or even with an ‘A’ grade. The statistical concepts introduced to the students havemade them realize that in a research study the time to see a statistician is not when the data hasbeen collected but when planning for the data collection. This was found to be the case in a fewcase study observations. Examples of such experiences are: • “John Smith” came to see me this summer when he started planning his study to discuss his research design and its validity and of course the type of data he plans to collect and the appropriate methods to analyze. • “Jane Jones” knew she would need to use regression models

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Howell, San Jose State University; Patricia Backer, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

answerquestions about student learning outcomes in a non-intrusive, systematic manner. The processrequires instructors to define learning objectives for each course, devise a rubric that measuresthese objectives, use the rubric to grade student work, record the data, and note needed changesfor future course offerings.” Page 15.408.6For continuing certification in General Education, a department’s GE courses are reviewedduring the normal program planning cycle. There is a section in a department’s programplanning self-study that addresses GE. In this section, the department must include acomprehensive evaluation of the course that may include a focus on

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephen Bitar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Labonté, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

year, the process of product design. The course specifically includedsignificant class time discussing the business and non-technical implications of the designdecisions they make. As initially developed, during the course students not only learned aboutthe business of engineering, they also applied these concepts to create a working productprototype. At the end of the course, students had to subject their designs to a design reviewwhere their engineering work and their business plans were evaluated. As of 2010, the course has been offered twenty times and has become a central part ofour ECE curriculum. In addition, the Department has had at least three internal Capstone Designassessments and two ABET reviews (in our last ABET review

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Anderson, Texas Tech University; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

, and reflection as well as the morecommon define, plan, execute and check steps. The McMaster problem solving program uses astructure similar to that of Wankat and Oreovicz and implements it across entire curricula. Page 15.848.2Gray’s structured approach emphasizes pattern-matching that starts with a small number ofgeneral equations that students reduce to fit a given situation. The Mettes problem solvingschema is based upon a flow chart of problem solving steps and a constructionist approach tolearning. Litzinger’s integrated model emphasizes problem representation and the conversionfrom one representation (say problem statement) to another

Conference Session

Manufacturing Processes Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy; Harold Henderson, United States Miliary Academy; Jeffrey Butler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Page 15.954.7to the aluminum part. While the first four students were unable to engrave their bottle openers,the laboratory technicians were able to test various sprays and laser settings prior to themachining portion of ME403 and students in the main course were able to engrave their bottleopeners as planned. The technicians achieved the best results using TherMark® LMM-14 Blackspray performed with the laser set to 20% power and a speed of 25 inches per second.Once the semester commenced, the instructors began building excitement about the machiningportion of the course early on by hanging poster-sized engineering drawings of the bottle openerson the wall of the classroom and passing around a finished bottle opener so students would

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

GreatMoonbuggy Race Program as a Capstone design project, and to show how to use such acomprehensive design experience as an assessment tool addressing most ABET Criterion 3 a-kprogram learning outcomes, and its impact on students long terms career objectives. The projectis designed to imitate real-world workplace environment; students are divided into four differentindependent groups, namely, frame, transmission, steering, and suspension, all of which report toa project manager who oversees the execution plan and coordinates between the teams, andmanages day-to-day operational aspects of the project and scope. The Moonbuggy vehicle mustsatisfy not only functionality and strength, but also a set of geometrical and physical constraintssuch as weight