Ph.D. and M.A. from Johns Hopkins University, M.S.E. from Stanford University, and B.S.E.E. from Purdue University.Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University JACQUELINE A. ISAACS is a Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University, where she the the principal investigator for the Shortfall game development (NSF CCLI-0717750). Her research focuses on environmentally benign manufacturing. Dr. Isaacs received her Ph.D. and M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University all in Materials Science and Engineering
AC 2010-1307: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AT AN UNDERGRADUATEINSTITUTIONHui Shen, Ohio Northern University Dr. Shen is an assistant professor at Ohio Northern University. She teaches Statics, Dynamics, and Materials Science. She has conducted undergraduate research work for a few years since she came to Ohio Northern University.Richard F. Miller, Ohio Northern UniversityDavid Sawyers, Ohio Northern University DAVID R. SAWYERS, JR. is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio Northern University, where he teaches courses in General Engineering and in the Thermal Sciences. He received a BSME degree from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the MS and PhD, both in Mechanical
computational,mathematical, and scientific requirements of the course. The Senior Project is a capstone projectwhere students integrate their scientific as well as their software design and implementationknowledge to a real-world problem. As our institution is a minority serving one, we have strivedto attract female students to the science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) fieldsthrough different means including active recruitment, mentorship programs, scholarships, andinternships, just to name few. Our latest effort, reported in this paper, is to allow female studentsto select an area of great impact on their health and/or social well-being, and to investigate it indepth through their senior projects. The approach is called Collaborative
fundamentally multi-disciplinary, drawing on Electrical Engineering,Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and many other academic disciplines. While manyprograms include Robotics as an element within a discipline such as Electrical of MechanicalEngineering, the Robotics Engineering Program at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute took adecidedly different approach.Specifically, rather than looking at Robotics as an element within a larger engineering discipline,we have viewed Robotics as an engineering discipline unto itself, one which draws from otherengineering disciplines but which, as in other disciplines, has an independent philosophy whichunderlies the application of technology to the solution of problems. Just as Mechanical Engineerssolve
hands-onplatform from which to teach both areas of control can be found in the process controlindustry—the programmable logic controller (PLC).A few industrial, chemical, and electrical engineering as well as various technology programshave included some introduction to PLCs into their programs, where they are often presented aspart of a laboratory course. However, several programs have begun offering courses dedicated tolearning and applying PLCs. In contrast, very few mechanical engineering programs offer anyexposure to PLCs throughout the curriculum. 14,25 Yet, they remain the most common and usefulcomponent in controlling manufacturing processes and machinery. Mechanical engineers need tounderstand how issues of control can affect their
thatengineering education must address contemporary challenges through multidisciplinary teams sostudents will gain the ability to communicate across disciplines. Educators are also called uponto encourage young people to pursue an engineering career through creative ideas and teamworkto promote the idea of a satisfying profession.11 In addition, students must understand state-of-the-art technology and the complexities associated with a global market and social concerns.Specifically, natural resource and environmental issues will continue to frame world challengeswith creative ideas needed to find solutions.Bringing sustainability topics into an engineering curriculum requires a multi-disciplinaryapproach as evidenced by the various perspectives that
modeler with a long history of innovation both in systems level modeling and in instruction on systems concepts. Page 15.337.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Curricular Design for 21st Century Engineering Management: Need, Design Considerations and ImplementationAbstractThe Journal of Engineering Education, in a special 2005 issue subtitled The art and science ofengineering education research, emphasized a recommendation drawn from the NationalAcademy of Engineering report The Engineer of 2020: “engineering education should berevitalized to anticipate changes in technology and society
record users testing out the website.In the first test on the early version of the website twelve student volunteers participated:six Mechanical Engineering majors and six Information Technology majors. Informationfrom these tests was communicated to the website designers. A year later after thewebsite had been redesigned a second usability test was conducted with two Mechanical Page 15.328.15Engineering majors and three Information Technology majors 14For both test sessions a list of twelve tasks was devised that would cover a variety ofpossible uses of the website. All tasks required the students to search
AC 2010-134: EXCEED II: ADVANCED TRAINING FOR EVEN BETTERTEACHINGDebra Larson, Northern Arizona University Debra S. Larson is a Professor and Associate Dean for the College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. She served as department chair for civil and environmental engineering at NAU for four years. Prior to her faculty appointment at NAU, Debra worked as a structural and civil engineer for various companies. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Arizona. Debra received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Michigan Technological University. She received her Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Arizona State
AC 2010-736: OPEN ACCESS AVAILABILITY OF PUBLICATIONS OF FACULTYIN THREE ENGINEERING DISCIPLINESVirginia Baldwin, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Professor Virginia (Ginny) Baldwin is the Engineering, Physics, and Patent and Trademark Librarian at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. She received her MLS Degree from Indiana University in 1990. Her BS in Mathematics is from the University of North Carolina, and her MS in Mathematics is from Florida Institute of Technology. She is a member of the Engineering Libraries Division and is currently serving as Past Chair of the Science & Technology Section of the Association of College & Research Libraries Division of the American
, Parallel, OverhaulAt Michigan Tech, the Enterprise program provides course credit to students who participate ininterdisciplinary projects, often with an entrepreneurial focus. These course credits can apply toan Enterprise Concentration or Enterprise Minor.8 The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) hasa program called Interprofessional Projects Program (IPRO) and requires engineering students toparticipate in at least two interdisciplinary design projects through that program. TheEntrepreneurial Projects Program (EnPRO) expands IPRO with entrepreneurially-focused Page 15.843.5projects.9 Both universities have made sure the team
Programs. Effective for Evaluations During the 2009-2010Accreditation Cycle. ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission. www.abet.org2. Davidson, C.I., H.S. Matthews, C.T. Hendrickson, M.W. Bridges, B.R. Allenby, J.C. Crittenden, Y. Chen, E.Williams, D.T. Allen, C.F. Murphy, and S. Austin. 2007. Adding sustainability to the engineer’s toolbox: achallenge for engineering educators. Environmental Science & Technology. July 15. 4847-4850.3. American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE). 2009. Environmental Engineering Body ofKnowledge. AAEE, Annapolis, MD.http://www.cece.ucf.edu/bok/pdf/EnvE_Body_of_Knowledge_Final.pdf4. Reed, Brian E. 2008. Database ABET Environmental Engineering Degrees. University of Maryland– Baltimore County. Dept. of
Page 15.209.5profession. For over a decade, ASCE has been involved in an ambitious effort to better preparecivil engineering professionals to meet the technological, environmental, economic, social, andpolitical challenges of the future.5 This “Raise the Bar” initiative attained an importantmilestone in October 1998, when the ASCE Board of Direction formally adopted PolicyStatement 465. The most recent version of this policy is as follows: The ASCE supports the attainment of a body of knowledge for entry into the practice of civil engineering at the professional level. This would be accomplished through the adoption of appropriate engineering education and experience requirements as a prerequisite for licensure.6In
engineering.For an introduction to environmental engineering applications, students visit the National GasMachinery Laboratory of Kansas State University to investigate exhaust emissions. The activitydescribed in this paper has been developed to provide both a problem solving and a laboratoryactivity on exhaust emissions. The students spend three two hour sessions on the activity.During the first session, the students are introduced to the technology and perform the initialproblem development and discussion portions of the activity. During the second session, thestudents perform the laboratory, collecting the data using the emissions analyzer. During thethird session, students analyze the data and discuss the results. Student comments about theactivity
AC 2010-536: SEEKING AND FINDING THE AEROSPACE LITERATURE FROM1996 - 2010: AND, THE WINNER IS . . . GOOGLELarry Thompson, Virginia Tech Page 15.1056.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Seeking and Finding the Aerospace Literature From 1996 – 2010: And, The Winner Is . . . . . . . . . . . GoogleAbstractThe Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR) has been a standard resource inlibraries since its inception in 1963. Beginning in 1996 the title was only available online andrecently NASA has limited online access to the most recent two years. This paper compares theindexing in STAR with other standard resources such as the NASA
interdisciplinary program taught by faculty members from threedifferent schools, namely the school of engineering and technology, the school ofbusiness and management and the college of letters and sciences is expected to make thisdegree program relevant and appealing to professionals from many disciplines.IntroductionThe term "sustainability" began with the 1987 publication of the World Commission onEnvironment and Development’s report, defined as "development that meets the needs ofthe present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their ownneeds."1,2 A combination of forces, including an unprecedented growth in population,economy, urbanization, and energy use, is imposing new stresses both on the earth'sresources and on society's
Motorola. His interests include engineering management, technological literacy, and real-time embedded systems. Page 15.494.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Management Performance Monitoring Methods Utilized by Manufacturers to Become More CompetitiveAbstractTo become more competitive, organizations have made changes in their operations,manufacturing techniques, and business practices. Innovative technologies are being used,machinery updated, and new strategies followed. Many have also implemented improvementprograms to enhance quality, increase efficiency, and streamline
AC 2010-175: DESALINATION DESIGN PROJECT FOR THERMODYNAMICSLABThomas Shepard, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Thomas Shepard is a Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota. He received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University and B.A. in Physics from Colorado College. His teaching interests include undergraduate courses in the thermal/fluid sciences, experimental methods and renewable energy technologies. He has research interests in experimental fluid mechanics, energy conversion, and engineering education.Camille George, University of St. Thomas Camille George is an Associate Professor and the Program Director of Mechanical Engineering at
EPICS Program and an Associate Professor and a founding faculty member of the Department of Engineering Education at Purdue University with courtesy appointments in Mechanical Engineering and of Curriculum and Instruction. He is a co-recipient the NEA’s Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, the Campus Compact Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning; the NSPE’s Educational Excellence Award. Page 15.763.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Designing Ethics Curriculum: Teaching and Assessing Moral
AC 2010-1176: CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN ENGINEERINGEDUCATION: FACT OR FICTION?Gloria Rogers, ABET, Inc. Gloria Rogers is currently the Managing Director, Professional Services at ABET, Inc., the international accrediting agency for academic programs in engineering, technology, applied science and computing. She provides workshops, webinars, seminars and institutes for the development of continuous quality improvement of educational programs and institutional effectiveness related to strategic planning. She serves as a reviewer for the Fulbright Senior Scholars program and was also the guest editor of a special edition of the 2008 International Journal of Engineering Education
factors, the healthcare industry appears to have begun usingDES to improve its services and care.The authors have taught with and used DES software, Arena® and ProModel, in processanalyses over the past decade and were intrigued by the usage of DES software especially in thehealthcare field. Using healthcare problems that have been analyzed using DES software wouldgive students exposure to realistic situations which they may actually experience (e.g., waiting tobe seen in an emergency room).This concept has application, especially in engineering and technology education, through beingable to use real life examples in teaching DES concepts and software. This would give students abetter appreciation of the use of DES software in analyzing processes
and invention team almost certainly will comprise a multidisciplinary groupof engineering and computer science students, undergraduates and graduate students. The RICCis a testing ground and springboard for the dissemination of this combined vision and approachto fundamentally transform Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)education in universities.2.2 Mission StatementThe main reasons for this effort are summarized below:Interdisciplinary: It seems obvious that designing devices that marry sensing, computing, andacting requires individuals who have a background in electrical engineering, computer science,and mechanical engineering. Design of robots requires emphasis on system integration that goesbeyond that usually
Senior Project Design course sequence. Prior to teaching at WKU, he was a principal engineer for CMAC Design Corporation, designing telecommunication, data communication and information technology equipment.Sushil Chaturvedi, Old Dominion University Sushil K. Chaturvedi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Old Dominion University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1975, and has been with Old Dominion University since 1978. Page 15.1288.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Uncertainty Analysis and Instrument Selection using
business: Dr. Gosink announced that, on Sunday, June 20, the ASEE Board of Directors had approved the concept of assuming the role of “Lead Society” for “EAC programs in engineering (without modifiers), engineering physics, and engineering science(s), and TAC programs in engineering technology (without modifiers).” The ASEE leadership plans to develop and present a petition for this status to ASEE within the next few months. Discussion focused on how MECC could support this effort. It was agreed to contact Dr. Edwin C. Jones for this information. Dr. Gosink also reported that she had been asked to serve on an ASEE implementation committee when the petition was approved by ABET.The question of evolving MECC into a division was
, and education. collaborations.Olin used Invention 2000 to develop the entire institution from a blank slate.8, 9 “INVENTION 2000 is a blueprint for developing all academic and operational aspects of the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering from a clean slate. The plan outlines an intense two-year project intended to produce innovative educational processes for preparing the next generation of leaders in a technological society and institutional policies which will establish a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation. Intense efforts will be focused on (1) a comprehensive re-examination of engineering curricula and educational processes, (2) student life and
AC 2010-1837: INTEGRATION AND REINFORCEMENT OF MECHANICALENGINEERING SKILLS BEGINNING IN THE FIRST-YEAR DESIGNEXPERIENCEDebra Mascaro, University of Utah Debra J. Mascaro is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She holds a B.A. in Physics from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She teaches freshman design and senior-/graduate-level classes in microscale engineering and organic electronics.Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah Stacy J. Morris Bamberg is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She
AC 2010-989: FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENT SUCCESS IN A SUMMERRESEARCH PROGRAM: FORMAL VERSUS INFORMAL RELATIONALSTRUCTURESMonica Cox, Purdue University Monica F. Cox, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She obtained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Primary research projects explore the
Collections and Scholarly Communications Librarian at the University of Wisconsin - Madison's Wendt Library. Jody has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and worked as an engineer in the machine tool, recreational vehicle, and electrical contracting industries. In 2008, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison with an M.A. in Library and Information Studies. She is also a certified K-12 teacher-librarian, technology teacher, and Project Lead the Way (PLTW) instructor. Jody recently joined Wendt where she manages the collection budget and serves as a reference, instruction, and liaison librarian
valuable part of our curriculum. Theeffort found most closely resembling ours is that of Stone and Hubing 16 at the University ofMissouri-Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology) which has aspects of bothproject management and design of experiments; within the context of their overall engineeringdesign methodology course, however, these were limited in comparison to the emphasis atCCSU.In our overall program assessment plan, computerized exams are used to judge student ability touse software tools learned in support of engineering concepts and practices. An example of thisassessment occurs in the program’s senior project research class, ME 497. In this course,students prepare the general project design proposal, performing
AC 2010-884: TEACHING CONTROL CHARTS FOR VARIABLES USING THEMOUSE FACTORYDouglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanConnie Borror, Arizona State UniverstiyDouglas Montgomery, Arizona State UniversityCarmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American Page 15.1169.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Control Charts for Variables using the Mouse FactoryIntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality