Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanja Magoc, University of Texas at El Paso; Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Francois Modave, Central Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

impossible to understand using only analytical techniques, thus enabling students to approach real-life problems that they previously could not tackle.Our planned evaluation will examine both the effectiveness of the course in achieving studentlearning objectives, and student interest in continuing multi-disciplinary studies that includecomputation and programming.Computation for Science and EngineeringThe new curriculum of the CompSE will be offered for the first time in the Spring of 2010. Bythis curriculum, rather than focusing on syntax, CompSE will immerse students in problemsolving and incrementally introduce language features in an as-needed manner. Python isselected as the initial programming language due to its simplicity to convey

Conference Session

e-Learning Course Development and Instruction

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

. Generate a charter statement. 4. Attend a half-day class. There are typically 4 – 6 participants with a very wide variety of cases. Review charter statements and plan next steps. Page 15.1208.6 5. Initial dialogs in company and information review. 6. Revise the charter statement and distribute to other course participants. 7. Determine the basic story-line with supporting documentation. 8. Identify key decisions in the case and decide how to present them. 9. Second half-day class. This is 4 – 8 weeks after the first class. It is devoted to presentation of the outcomes for each case. 10. Reflections from

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelli Huser, Iowa State University; Thomas Kelly, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Seth Ballou, Iowa State University; Joseph Crispin, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

technology that define this course.This student’s passion for this subject matter within her technological literacy educationinfluenced her classmates and her future in a positive manner. During the class she wouldsuggest assignments involving sanitation, drinking water and irrigation, and her interest andknowledge of the subject matter influenced several class discussions that drew in relatedtechnological areas of city planning, flood retention, and agriculture. Her interests influencedtwo other students to pursue topics related to water resources for their final papers. As of thiswriting, this student intends to pursue a career in the law, focusing on laws related to the waterresources and the technologies that she learned in this class. Her story

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida

asingle packet of STEM material.The first is the challenge for the Fig ure 1: sTEm at Work Puzzle Examplestudents so they can see why scienceand math are needed in a technicalcareer. The second is actually more important than the puzzle itself. The role of thesecond is to assure that the teacher has a clear understanding of the specifics of the puzzle.STEM will work as a strategy only when the science and math teachers buy in and useSTEM focused examples blended into their lesson plans. That will happen when theteachers are really comfortable with the examples. For K-12 teachers that comfort levelshould not be assumed just because the teacher has experience teaching science and mathin K-12 classrooms. Talent, training, time, and

Conference Session

Sustainable Construction Practice

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyuksoo Kwon, Virginia Tech; Yong Han Ahn, East Carolina University; Hyun IK Shin, Kumoh National Instute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Construction

education.Sustainable education is becoming one of the most important subjects areas of constructioneducation along with other key subjects including estimating, planning and scheduling, projectmanagement, etc. [4, 11, 12, 13 & 14]. Several scholars have already studied the importance ofsustainable education in several countries such as the U.K., the United States, and Australia.Along with presenting the importance of sustainable education, the purpose of this study was to Page 15.1206.3identify factors affecting undergraduate student’s attitudes toward sustainability in order tosuggest the most efficient way to change construction student’s attitude toward

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in Engineering Technology Education & Administration: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Spang, Burlington County College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

industrial sectors. This shortage of qualified employees directly affects the ability of theUS as a whole to compete in the global economy. Additionally, in a similar report8, theConference Board examines the basic knowledge of applied skills of workers and found thatmany of new entrants to the workforce lack skills essential to job success, skills that employersexpect young people to already possess. This report particularly notes that employers surveyedsee the educational system as primarily responsible for workforce readiness, and acknowledgesthe great role that parents play in instilling in their children the importance of learning, work, andcareer.The needs of industry for skilled technologistsA one-day Planning Conference with some of New

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University; Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

ProjectIn EE Design III, students are assigned to teams. Each team is assigned a unique design projectand must solve and implement a design problem throughout the semester. These projects areoften industrially supported. Recently, some projects have been extended into the senior year.EE300 is taken in the spring semester before the year long senior design sequence and is animportant foundation to the senior project experience.The first course of the senior year experience is EE Design IV. During this course, studentsthoroughly plan their capstone project. At the beginning of the semester, students are placed onteams and are assigned projects. Each of these projects has a sponsor external to the EE faculty.Some of the projects are funded through

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee Baker, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

opportunities when qualified candidates are found ≠ Serve as a bridge in the transition from graduate student to faculty member ≠ Assist in preparing future faculty for a career at the university.Future Faculty Career Exploration Program StructureSince the program’s conception in 2003, a certain procedure has taken place to execute thenecessary planning and preparation of each year’s program. These procedures are set in stagesthat stretch throughout the entire year, beginning at the end of the current year’s program. Table1 provides a breakdown of these stages. FFCEP Highlights (Table 1) PHASE STEP ACTION Recruitment of applicants: Advertising

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Performance Recently, department faculty have implemented several measures aimed at improvingstudent preparation for the exam. The following four-part plan has been implemented: 1. Offer a formal weekly FE review class taught by department faculty, and require all seniors to attend the course, 2. Offer a four-hour FE mock exam on a Saturday morning two or three weeks prior to the actual FE exam, 3. Hold a “signing-day” ceremony attended by department faculty, with a presentation by a prominent alumnus, where students obtain the signatures needed for the FE exam application, and 4. Encourage department faculty teaching the Civil Engineering core curriculum to give some “FE-exam-style” questions

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wayne Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

maintained by theGeorgia Tech Office of Institutional Research and Planning,http://www.irp.gatech.edu/Peer%20Institutes.html. Nineteen schools were investigated to obtaina sample size of ten schools with combined BS/MS programs. This figure implies that about onehalf of our current peer mechanical engineering programs have a dual bachelor and master’sdegree program. Table 2 shows a list of the schools included in our study. GT Peer Institution with BS/MS Programs Stanford University Johns Hopkins University Carnegie Mellon University Virginia Tech

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Ogai Ahmadi, Kabul University

Tagged Divisions

International

 introduction will have a major effect on education system. As the learning resources such as fully stacked  libraries  and  fully  equipped  computer  laboratories  are  rare  in  the  country,  careful planning is required to prioritize the introduction of ICT into the mainstream education including  Page 15.1251.3higher education.While  the  world  has  changed  dramatically  in  the  past  few  decades  and  will  continue  to  do  so with  an  accelerating  pace,  the  learning  environment,  i.e.  the  classroom  has  not  changed  but  it will change in the near future. The education system in Afghanistan must follow its international

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

alternates (backup plans)takes the lower risk. And multiple lower risk scores statistically reduce the overall probability offailure.Purchasing RiskPurchasing parts is a useful strategy to reduce the dependence on internal resources while allow-ing a manufacturer to focus on their core business strengths. But any part purchased outside, orproduced internally carries some element of risk. The ranking system below provides a quick wayto apply a score to each part in the design. Obviously the scoring should focus on special parts inthe design. It would be wise to ignore commodity parts such as surface mount discrete compo-nents, nuts/bolts/washers, generic raw materials, etc. 0 You have the thing 1 Commodity item - available now 2 Commodity item

Conference Session

Design Projects across the Curriculum

Collection

2010 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

sciences programs to structure projects related in some ways to both programs. This is done to advance engineering principles as well as proof of concept, as the case may be in its application to the aviation program. The benefit for students is that they are able to engage the faculty both as clients and instructors that result in a variety of learning modes. For this project, the class groups of two distinct teams that completed identical projects for the same client. Engineering design concepts with emphasis on various aspects of planning, developing and product design via hands-on approach was the key to this course experience. It also enhanced the students’ communication skills and teamwork. Product visualization utilizing computer software

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, USF

research interests include modeling, analysis and control of discrete event systems, production planning and control, industrial information systems, data analysis and knowledge discovery, and engineering education research. He has taught courses in the areas of systems modeling and analysis, information systems design, production planning, facilities design, and systems simulation. He has publications in the areas of control of automated manufacturing systems, transportation systems, and autonomous vehicles, business process modeling, freight transportation systems analysis, people logistics, manufacturing and service information systems, and engineering education research. He also co

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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

and/oradopted by ADVANCE institutions. The committee met monthly to discuss goals and strategiesfor achieving institutional transformation through recruiting, retaining, and advancing women,particularly in the traditional science and engineering disciplines at North Dakota StateUniversity. The group applied for the grant but was unsuccessful in 2005; however, afteradditional research and honing of project plans, the group re-applied and received the grant in2008. In the meantime, during the 2002-2008 time period, the FORWARD group also advocatedfor and succeeded in obtaining additional childcare facilities, lactation rooms, and changingtables on campus.In this same time frame, North Dakota State University had been poised for change, making

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology

of the computer lab series, preliminary assessment from studentgroups, and subsequent improvement and deployment plans. The development and deploymentof this software is partially supported by an NSF CCLI grant.Introduction“Medical Imaging” is an important subject in most bio-medical and bio-engineering curricula. Itis a multi-discipline subject involving studies in biology, physics, mathematics, electricalengineering, and computer science. A comprehensive medical imaging course may coverfundamental science and engineering principles (e.g. atomic and nuclear physics, Fourieranalysis and reconstruction, and computer assisted tomography), medical imaging modalities(e.g. x-ray radiography, x-ray CT, nuclear medicine gamma imaging, magnetic

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Misty Loughry, Georgia Southern University; Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Hal R. Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates, Inc.; David Woehr, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Eduardo Salas, University of Central Florida

collected through user and heuristic evaluation, a variety of edits to thesite were recommended and implementation is planned. Page 15.1069.6DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIAL FOR TRAINING VIGNETTESThe use of critical incident analysisThe development of training vignettes is a central strategy for this project. Our plan was to use acritical incident methodology to identify a wide variety of team behavior to include in thevignettes. Originally developed by Flanagan (1954), the critical incident technique gathersspecific, behaviorally focused descriptions of work or other activities. Bownas & Bernardin(1988) assert that “a good critical incident has four

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Stevie Clark, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Ryan Smith, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

not have the resources tocomplete the project on their own and the responsibility has fallen on the teachers toassist them. Four years ago, the program recognized the teachers’ need for assistancewith the economically disadvantaged students and pledged to help. In 2006, the programwas new to the process and did not act quickly enough to help more than two students.However, much was learned and we were able to plan earlier for 2007 when wesuccessfully helped 12 students. The greatest reward that year was seeing one of the boysstanding proudly in front of his display in the cafeteria with a huge smile on his face.The following year we assisted 16 students and in 2009 we were only able to assist 12due to snowstorms that cancelled two days of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janice Margle, Penn State Abington; Javier Gomez-Calderon, Penn State New Kensington; Yu-Chang Hsu, Pennsylvania State University; Amy Freeman, Pennsylvania State University; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Renata Engel

program,although slightly different at each campus, involved tutoring services for introductorymathematics courses. Table 2: Coalition Campuses and Their Math Tutoring and Toy FUN-damentals Start Dates. Math Tutoring Toy FUN-damentals Campus College Program Program Connection- Bridge Coalition Campuses Started Started Programs Spring Fall Fall Planned Planned 2009 2009 2009 for 2010 Summer 2010 1 Abington √ √ 2

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas at El Paso; Jose Davila, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

IntroductionEngineering design is defined as a complex cognitive activity in which the main objectiveis to change from a current to a desired status, through a planned and organized processthat involve: multiple disciplines, social collaboration, open-ended solutions, technicalknowledge and advanced skills. Our mission as educators is to cultivate design skills andabilities in our students to achieve the highest competency, but design methodologies canbe difficult to implement pedagogically, therefore the student struggles to learn, anddevelop design skills.The objective of this paper is to propose a model to improve the engineering designeducation experience by building a prescriptive relation between a desired skill todevelop in the student and a specific

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia Kellam, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Tracie Costantino, University of Georgia; Bonnie Cramond, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

(Freshmen). The main objective of the first year of the Synthesis andDesign Studio is to introduce engineering undergraduate students to design through anexperiential group design experience and to teach them observation, modeling, the use ofmetaphors, and creative thinking strategies through an ill-structured sustainability design project.Management and Communication (Sophomores). The second year of the Synthesis and DesignStudio will continue with project-based learning and will focus on learning strategies formanaging teams that are working on large-scale, complex issues. Within their design project, thestudents will develop a business plan that includes scope, time, performance, and teammanagement. The course is intended to develop students

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ehsan Sheybani, Virginia State University; Giti Javidi, VSU

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

scared of or frustrated by technology, to report thattechnology increased their ability to learn new things, to report being more likely to enroll in STEM-related courses,and to have more positive feels toward technology in general. Digispired students also reported a much greaterinterest in pursuing careers in scientific research or engineering than their comparison peers (59% to 45%).Participants were more certain about their post-high school plans than non-participants; they primarily planned toattend 4-year college or university programs (78% versus 49% of comparison students).Students’ comments indicate that they enjoyed the program, for the most part, and that they increased theirknowledge and skills through their participation. Students

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Jim Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Missy Wooley, Ruston High School; Marvin Nelson, Benton High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

workshops focus on building confidence withthe projects and fundamental topics. The teachers then implement the curriculum with theirstudents throughout the academic year and work with the university faculty to further refine thecurriculum. Primary challenges related to student learning with new curricula include thedevelopment of lesson plans and notes from trusted sources as well as the experience of isolationassociated with teaching a single course in a school. Some of the strategies include thedevelopment of master notes (by university faculty and K12 teachers) through continualcollaboration with the teachers both in person and electronically. Through the NASA-Threadsweb portal (www.nasathreads.com) university faculty provide master notes as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Pierce, Sweet Briar College; Hank Yochum, Sweet Briar College

disabled employees as theirdisability is often accompanied by impaired hand/eye coordination.Assembly of the contact block is performed in three stages, each of which consists of a series ofmanual operations to build a subassembly. Each of the three stages requires an increasing degreeof manual dexterity and planning. The first assembly stage is the easiest and can be performed Page 15.468.4by several LSI employees. The second has more and smaller parts and can only be performed bya small group of employees. The final assembly of the contact panel is the most complex step,requiring a high degree of manual dexterity. Before our students took on this

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Phys

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Matthew Mounce, US Navy; Jamie Weber, Parsons; Sudarshan Rai, Unknown; Willy Duffle, University of Central Oklahoma; Jesse Haubrich, University of Central Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

which is chosen by the course instructor. 2. Students begin work on the project in SD-I, but have not completed a final design. At this stage the students are still understanding the project constraints and considering how to solve the design problem and basic conceptual design alternatives. Students are required to do planning at this stage from early in the SD-I course until the end of the academic year in SD-II. Gannt charts and other planning tools are standard requirements in project proposals and presentations. 3. The primary faculty sponsor approves the student proposal and by the end of the first semester students participate in a formal public presentation of the proposal and documentation of

Conference Session

Innovations in First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Curran, University College Dublin; Colleen Doyle, University College Dublin; Enda Cummins, University College Dublin; Kevin McDonnell, University College Dublin; Nicholas Holden, University College Dublin

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

by a leading waste management company.Table 1. Timetable of activities Week No. Milestones to Be Met 1 Initial meeting, start team formation 2 Information skills seminar 3 Define problem; Brainstorming for alternative designs 4 Development of alternatives completed 5 Critique alternatives, select final design 6/7 Report/poster outline. Parts sourced, construction plan made 8 Start assembly of prototype 9 Prototype ready 10 Final changes made to assembled unit 11 Performance testing of device 12 Report and poster submitted. Device display, judging by external experts & prize

Conference Session

DEED Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vince Walker, US Air Force Academy; Daniel Jensen, United States Air Force Academy; Kendra Crider, US Air Force Academy; Jason Weaver, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Michael Maixner, United States Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, 1931.3 Jansson, D., Smith, S., “Design Fixation”, Design Studies, Vol. 12, No. 1, 1991.4 Purcell, A., Williams, P., Gero, J., Colbron, B., “Fixation Effects: Do They Exist in Design Problem-SolvingTask”, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp.333-345, 1993.5 Christensen, B., Schunn, C., “The Relationship of Analogical Distance and Analogical Function and PreinventiveStructure: The Case of Engineering Design”, Memory and Cognition, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 29-38, 2007. Page 15.445.106 Marsh, R., Landau, J., Hicks, J., “How Examples May (and May not) Constrain Creativity”, Memory andCognition”, Vol. 24, No.5

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Walk, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

. Reliablequantitative forecasting methods have been developed that project the growth, diffusion, andperformance of technology in time, including projecting technology substitutions, saturationlevels, and performance improvements. These forecasts can be applied at any stage of atechnology lifecycle to better predict future technology performance, assess the impact oftechnological change, and improve technology planning and investment. Knowledge of suchmeans to understand and project paths of technology and innovation would constitute importantcontent in a technology literacy program.Often what is published as a technology forecast is simply scenario planning, usually made byextrapolating current trends into the future, with perhaps some subjective insight

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

fossil fuels.Students were asked to select a product or a process which they had a great interest in or feltpassionate about and perform a detailed LCA analysis. The diversity of the items selected wereamazing…enlightening? The items ranged from a Rubik’s cube to a skateboard to a computergaming box to a Buddhist monk’s robe. ≠ Introduction to Soft System Methodologies (SSM)Primarily Checkland and Wilson developed Soft Systems Methodology from earlier systemsengineering approaches.9,10 The primary use of SSM is in the analysis of complex situationswhere there are divergent views about the definition of the problem — "soft problems" (e.g. Howto improve health services delivery; How to manage disaster planning; When should mentallydisordered

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

FAME program.Program descriptionRAMP-UPRAMP-UP is a partnership between North Carolina State University and Wake CountyPublic School System that is funded by grants from the National Science and GEFoundations. The program consists of principle investigators, an engineering projectcoordinator, graduate Fellows, and undergraduate Fellows in science, technology,engineering or math (STEM) and secondary math education. The undergraduate Fellowswork with teachers at local public schools to plan and implement inquiry-basedmathematics lessons that demonstrate the practical application of mathematical theory inthe classroom. The graduate Fellow serves as a mentor for the K-12 students andundergraduate Fellows, and coordinates the program at their