AC 2010-500: IMPLEMENTING SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTS IN THEDEVELOPING WORLDWilliam Jordan, Baylor University WILLIAM JORDAN is the Mechanical Engineering Department Chair at Baylor University. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, an M.A. degree in Theology from Denver Seminary, and a Ph.D. in mechanics and materials from Texas A & M University. He teaches materials related courses. He does research in appropriate technology applications, engineering ethics, and entrepreneurship. Page 15.686.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010
AC 2010-1981: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: A BRIDGE BETWEEN ENGINEERING,DEVELOPING NATIONS AND INNER-CITY YOUTHPaul Imbertson, University of Minnesota-ECE Paul Imbertson received the BS (83) MS (94) and PhD (97) in electrical engineering, all from the University of Minnesota. He has worked in power electronics for military avionics and is currently a Teaching Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Minnesota, where he has been voted Best Professor eight times. His current interests include the wide ranging topics of energy and deciphering the minds of electrical engineering students.Anders Sonnenburg, Xcel Energy Anders Sonnenburg holds a Bachelors Degree
AC 2010-2061: FINDING EFFECTIVE PATHWAYS FOR RECRUITMENT INTOENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSaeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina SAEED KHAN is an Associate Professor with the Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology program at Kansas State University at Salina. Dr. Khan received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut, in 1989 and 1994 respectively and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1984. Khan, who joined KSU in 1998, teaches courses in telecommunications and digital systems. His research interests and areas of expertise include antennas and
computer scientists and recognizing student receiving the certificate as KEEN Undergraduate TE Fellows.The purpose of the KEEN Innovators Program Initiative is to encourage the integration ofentrepreneurship concepts and skills into the engineering and computer science curricula byawarding a stipend to an Engineering & Computer Science (ECS) faculty member who developsan innovative plan for fostering the entrepreneurial mindset within the course(s) they teach. Inaddition to the stipend, the assistance of the KEEN grant team will be offered to enable use ofbest practices developed by others in the network who are building entrepreneurial skills andinsights into engineering and computer science courses. This is intended to be a
AC 2010-1808: STEPWISE METHOD FOR DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARINGSTEM STUDENTS IN SOLVING WORD PROBLEMSGary Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology Gary Behm is a Senior Project Associate and Director of the NTID Center on Access Technology Innovation Laboratory and a Visiting Lecturer at NTID. He is a deaf engineer at IBM who received his BS from RIT and his MS from Lehigh University. He currently serves as a loaned executive at NTID/RIT working in the Center on Access Technology and the department of Engineering Studies. At IBM, he is a delivery project manager in the Rapid Application Development Engineering System. Behm has six patents and has presented over 20 scientific and technical papers
investigating teenage girls’ participation in engineering and technology activities from multiple disciplinary frames, the impact of four-year hands-on design curriculum, and the effects of service learning in engineering education.Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder DANIEL W. KNIGHT is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory (ITLL) and Program. He holds a BA in psychology from Louisiana State University, and an MS degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a PhD degree in counseling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and
and so the books did not enjoywide circulation8.Historical ContextHistorically, formal education in China focused on the study of literature, philosophy, andhistory in order to prepare students for the national civil service examinations. Success in thecivil service examinations opened up a career among the ruling elite in the governmentbureaucracy. Preparation for the examinations focused particularly on the study of the Confucianclassics9, 10. Based on the teachings of Confucius, a philosopher who lived in the 5th century BC,the Confucian classics where collections of writings by his disciples and other latercommentators. Although perhaps not technically a religion, Confucianism provided a moralstructure for society and elevated virtue over
leading edge understandings and skills withtechnology, innovation and sustainability and that promotes transatlantic mobility. By design theoutcome will include global perspectives, multiple culture awarenesses and sensitivities, as wella professional level Spanish and English language capabilities. Important additional outcomesinclude: ≠ Faculty scholarship pertaining how to do effective exchanges and promote international collaboration ≠ Increased transatlantic faculty and administrator mobility ≠ Collaborative research and teaching based on increased mutual understanding and faculty contact due to mobility ≠ Better administrator, faculty and student understandings of cultures and global perspectives ≠ Enhanced procedures in place
wikis in education4,5, since it is an ideal tool to usefor collaborative learning. In such situations where editing access is controlled, a wiki may beeffectively used as a central location in which information pertaining to a particular topic orproject may be found.As wikis have increased in popularity, they have become more prominent in academic settings asa learning tool. The education community has initiated studies on the effectiveness of these web-based collaborative learning tools. See Aharony6 and Parker and Chao7 for a review of wiki usein general and how they fit into different learning paradigms. These researchers see wikis asenablers of deep learning and their use within an academic setting teaches students to effectivelyuse the
microelectronics packaging and reliability including lead-free soldering and LED packaging. His teaching interests include electronics manufacturing, microelectronics and electronic packaging, statistical data analysis, design and analysis of experiment, and CAD/CAM. He is a Fellow of the IMAPS, a Senior Member of the IEEE and of the SME, and a Member of the ASEE. Dr. Pan is a recipient of the 2004 M. Eugene Merchant Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from the SME. He is a Highly Commended Winner of the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2007, and an invitee of the National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers in Engineering Symposium in 2007. He is also the First Place winner
; Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering Technology, of Old Dominion University. Since joining the faculty in 2006, he has developed an Electromagnetic (EM) materials measurement laboratory at the Applied Research Center to expand research in the area of materials. This research will include the synthesis and characterization of materials and nano-composites or meta-materials to create novel EM properties. Dr. Lawrence is also interested in the development of advanced sensor concepts to enhance measurement capability to enable improved understanding of the Earth’s environment. He is particularly interested in materials for large deployable antenna concepts and calibration approaches for
Automated and Semi-Automated Manufacturing ProcessesAbstractDuring the period of 1950-1990 productivity in United States industries increased 50 percent dueto technological innovation. High-value-added products were a consequence of more efficientmanufacturing processes and data processing equipment. It is predicted that in the next decadesproductivity increases will be largely due to the ability to add flexibility and improveinfrastructure through the collection and management of product data. By achieving the goalsset forth in this project, a valuable tool for educating future students will be added to ourprogram and we will also continue to improve our laboratory facilities for applied research,education and industrial partnerships.Microsoft
AC 2010-1628: COMMUNITY COLLEGES CAN HELP UNIVERSITIES DURINGABET ACCREDITATION EFFORTSDan Dimitriu, San Antonio College DAN G. DIMITRIU has been practicing engineering since 1970 and taught engineering courses concurrently for over 20 years. He has been involved with several engineering societies and was elected vice-chair of the Two-Year College Division of ASEE in 2005. He has been the coordinator of the Engineering Program at San Antonio College since 2001. His research interests are: alternative fuels, fuel cells, plastics, and engineering education.Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College JERRY O’CONNOR has been teaching physics (and a few engineering courses) at San Antonio College since
AC 2010-1783: INVESTIGATION OF COMPUTATIONAL AND VISUALMODULES TO ENHANCE LEARNING IN UNDERGRADUATE HEAT TRANSFERNicholas Roberts, Vanderbilt University Nick Roberts is a Ph.D. candidate at Vanderbilt University where he researches micro/nano-scale thermal transport in solids and liquids and also serves as a teaching assistant in Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer.Greg Walker, Vanderbilt University Greg Walker is an Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University specializing in Heat Transfer and Energy Conversion in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Page 15.814.1© American Society for
AC 2010-413: DESIGNING AND LAUNCHING THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ANDINNOVATION LIVING-LEARNING PROGRAM FOR FRESHMEN ANDSOPHOMORESJames Green, University of Maryland Dr. James V. Green leads the education activities of Mtech as the Director of Entrepreneurship Education with responsibilities for the Hinman CEOs Program, the Hillman Entrepreneurs Program, and the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program. As a Senior Lecturer and Associate Director with Mtech, Dr. Green designs and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship and technology commercialization. He is Co-Director of the Certificate in Innovation Management Program for executives, and Co-Director of the Graduate Certificate in
AC 2010-44: 25 YEARS OF TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIPDavid Barbe, University of Maryland Dr. Barbe received B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees in Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University in 1962 and 1964, respectively and the Ph.D. degree from The Johns Hopkins University in Electrical Engineering in 1969. After positions at Westinghouse and the Naval Research Laboratory, and the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, he joined the University of Maryland in 1985 as Executive Director of the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Barbe was awarded the rank of Fellow of the IEEE in 1978 for his pioneering work on charge coupled
by Making it FunAbstractThis paper describes a workshop, led by female Engineering Technology students with supportfrom female faculty members, that introduces engineering concepts to 4th -7th grade girls througha series of interactive laboratory experiments. The day-long workshops are offered to area GirlScouts and are intended to increase the girls’ interest in engineering. In support of this goal,hands-on experiments are carefully designed to: 1) show the girls that science can be both funand creative 2) connect science and engineering to things in everyday life that they already knowand care about 3) demonstrate that women can make a positive impact on the world with a careerin engineering.The workshops take place on the college campus
this paper are the ExxonMobilBernard Harris Summer Science Camp (EMBHSSC) for rising sixth, seventh, and eighth graders,Introduction to Engineering (ITE) for rising high school juniors and seniors, and the Leadership,Education, and Development Summer Engineering Institute (LEAD-SEI) which is also gearedtowards rising high school juniors and seniors.Each of these curriculums consists of hands on activities, lectures and presentations given byUniversity professors and graduate students, team building exercises, field excursions and toursof both faculty laboratories and the campus. In addition to these traditional enrichment activities,the LEAD-SEI program initiated a group research project strategy, which was highly praised byvisiting sponsors
professional performance.Currently, the axis of control for faculty reward systems are operationalized by the values placedon1: 1. refereed journal publications 2. funded projects and grants that pay the federal overhead rate 3. outside evaluation of performance by respected academic peers. Page 15.152.2Although he does not distinguish between research and teaching based universities, Keating etal.1, rather boldly state that what is needed is a new recognition of the scholarship of engineeringthat contrasts and values faculty’s progressive proficiency levels and progressive skill-sets ofprofessional performance in advancing the
received her Ph.D. from the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University.Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University Brian Self is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Prior to joining the faculty at Cal Poly in 2006, he taught for seven years at the United States Air Force Academy and worked for four years in the Air Force Research Laboratories. Research interests include active learning and engineering education, spatial disorientation, rehabilitation engineering, sports biomechanics, and aerospace physiology. He worked on a team that developed the Dynamics Concept Inventory and is currently
AC 2010-862: DEVELOPING THE AEROSPACE WORKFORCE: A BOEINGEXPERIENCEKenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University Dr. Van Treuren is a professor on the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the capstone Mechanical Engineering Laboratory course as well as courses in heat transfer, aerospace engineering, gas turbines, fluid mechanics, and wind power. His research interests include energy education and gas turbine heat transfer. He can be contacted at Kenneth_Van_Treuren@baylor.edu.Daniel Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology Dr. Daniel Kirk is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the Florida Institute of
emphasize societal relevance of the discipline.Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University Amaneh Tasooji is an Associate Research Professor in the School of Materials at ASU and has been teaching and developing new content for materials science and engineering classes and laboratories. She has developed new content and contextual teaching methods from her experience as a researcher and General Manager at Honeywell Inc. She has developed new assessments to reveal and address student misconceptions in introductory materials engineering classes. She is currently working on an NSF IEECI grant to bring engineering service learning activities to middle school students.B.L
Graduate School of Education and Psychology, with joint appointment in the Department of Mathematics. Formerly Director of the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching at the US Air Force and a Division and Program Director at the National Science Foundation. Prior to coming to NSF, he directed an NSF-funded center in Chicago to promote the participation on underrepresented minorities in science, engineering and mathematical professions. His current work is supported by the Institute for Education’s Educational Technology program and NSF’s Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program; it focuses on collaborative learning technologies and interfaces, immersive learning
forimprovement in the form of providing more guidance in terms of literature reviewing andpresentation skills. A number of students pointed out the benefit of this course towards a graduatecareer. Similarly, the graduate students expressed to the instructor how taking this course wouldhelp them with their research efforts for their master’s degree in engineering.ConclusionsJournal club activities are tremendously beneficial tools for teaching emerging science fieldssuch as nanotechnology, biotechnology, microfluidics, micro-electro-mechanical systems(MEMs), advanced alternative energy systems, etc. They allow the courses to remain current andfoster student-driven content leading to a more engaging environment for the students. With thecorrect format and
educational course are presented.Keywords: Blended web-based learning, SEDM, Imitated interaction, Media in educationIntroductionTechnology is not new to education as contemporary computer technologies, such as e-learning,allow new types of teaching and learning experiences to flourish. Research shows that thecorporate education market has spent 16% in year 2000 on e-learning initiatives and 24% in year2001 with expected raise in years to follow [1]. Meanwhile, the global e-learning market isUS$33.6 billion in 2005 [2]. Already the 2007 U.S. e-learning market is $17.5 billion and theglobal e-learning market to surpass $52.6 billion by 2010. While Europe and Asia lag on e-learning adoption compared to the United States (U.S. enterprise e-learning
students. This program was introduced during the 2007-2008 academic year. Dr. Cassady is an elected member of the University of Arkansas Teaching Academy, and he has received numerous teaching awards including the Charles and Nadine Baum Faculty Teaching Award from the University of Arkansas (2006) and the inaugural Imhoff Outstanding Teacher Award from the College of Engineering (2005). Dr. Cassady is a Fellow of SRE, a Senior Member of IIE and a member of Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Pi Mu, and ASEE. Dr. Cassady received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D., all in Industrial and Systems Engineering, from Virginia Tech.Gigi Secuban, University of Arkansas Gigi Secuban currently serves as Manager of the Freshman
Graduate Assistant Seminar for Engineering Teaching Assistants.Oranuj Janrathitikarn, Pennnsylvania State University Oranuj Janrathitikarn is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Pennsylvania State University. She has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, and a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Penn State. Her master’s thesis focused on the implementation of the Soar architecture on the six-legged robot. Her research interests are intelligent systems, cognitive architecture, unmanned ground vehicles, robotics, and software engineeringLyle Long, Pennsylvania State University
of Engineering (MSOE). He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1985 and is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. He previously was a Member of Technical Staff at L-3 Communications and currently performs systems engineering consulting in the area of communications for DISA (U.S. DoD). He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and teaches courses in circuits, signals, and communications.Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Petersen is Department Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is a former Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and received
Management. It is further built on the legacy teaching of the individual disciplinesbut represents a synergistic melding of the individual perspectives. This factor is an importantelement of the success of this project. The lectures are used to introduce various topics such asidentifying customer needs, opportunity recognition, role of start-ups and venture capital,innovation, and intellectual property. The discussions focus on several Harvard Business Schoolcases and text readings about technology ventures and technology entrepreneurs selected to berelevant to the course objectives. In the team project, which culminates in a report and apresentation, the students are challenged to look at a selected innovation opportunity and exploreits value
its first few years, the engineeringfaculty operated out of classrooms and laboratory spaces borrowed from across UCLA‟s stilllimited campus.14The postwar enrollment boom, and the special interest that students expressed in technicalsubjects, ensured that Boelter would receive the appropriations necessary for expanding hisfaculty and facilities. However, in terms of the College‟s early postwar growth, a more rapid, and Page 15.474.4exciting expansion occurred in the area of off-campus graduate instruction.From the standpoint of the industrial recruiters, who were given the resources to draw from anational labor pool, there was little to be