Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Richard Dippery, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Assessment ReportOne of the ideas for assessment followed by the authors was to generate a term by term summaryreport of the assessment data collected during each particular term. This is developed based on ameeting of the instructor with all faculty generally involved in teaching this course. The reportamong the other details reviews and documents the identified deficiencies of the concepts andthe difficulties faced by the students and the planned actions for recommendations andcontinuous improvement. For example, offering help sessions, or including recitation period to Page 15.1166.5the course credits (for example, 3 hours of lecture instead

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Ann McKenna, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the problem. Students are asked togenerate ideas and a detailed project plan. The midterm report addresses alternative ways toachieve the objective, and students are asked to define the criteria they will use to evaluate theiralternatives. The final report exhibits a single product concept and includes a summary of themarket, technical feasibility, and analysis of the challenges to development, manufacture, anddelivery of product. Projects in this course ranged from the development of devices such as anathletic mouth guard that works with braces or a pelvic exam simulator for medical training, tothe creation of tools such as a computerized, user-directed posture correcting system. In the firststudy, the BME course contained nine groups of

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Dimitra Jackson, Iowa State University; Mary Darrow, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

acceptance to the program, students are invited to participate in the following menu ofoptions: EGR 100, Advising, Transfer Planning and grad Planner, Social network, Peer MentorInteraction, APP ad Transfer Recruitment Events, VEISHA Transfer Event, Engineering CareerFair, Connections with PWISE, Scholarships (ETEC & E2020).Research questions Page 15.553.3 1) What are the community college and university experiences of engineering transfer students? 2) What are the transfer and university adjustment experiences of engineering transfer students? 3) What advice would current community college transfer students in Engineering

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Wey Chen, Southern Taiwan University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

cognitive levels: Lexical and Syntactic, Semantic, Schematic, and Conceptual 15. The Lexical and Syntactic levels are self-explanatory. Syntax refers to mistakes in spelling, punctuation, and the order of words in a program. Syntax errors are frequently identified by the compiler, but the error messages may not give the students the information needed to fix the code. The Semantic level (as adapted to the programming domain) deals with the semantics of individual statements. The Schematic level, through the use of programming plans, allows multiple statements to be grouped into semantically meaningful knowledge units. The Conceptual level deals with definable functions within the problem domain of the

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

in a short paper of not more than five pages.3.1.6. Design Project Design project is the corner stone of this class. This is where the students apply all the learned principles and acquire the knowledge of components and subsystems available from the various vendors in the industry. The student is required to prepare the design of a solar energy system in the neighborhood area, select components and devise the plan for execution. A written report and power-point presentation are required at the end of this course. The design projects in the summer 2009 are listed below: 1. Solar cooking involving conduction /convection /radiation or combination (three projects) 2. Solar energy from

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yu-Wei Huang, National Changhua University of Education; Jieh-Shian Young, National Changhua University of Education; Chih-Hung Wu, Chienkuo Technology University; Hsing-Jung Li, National Chung Cheng University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

requirement, (2) a plan for their procedure, and (3) diagramsof system architecture. Students are encouraged to discuss to each other, and the teamsactively discuss the procedure in use. Based on the course design, students are asked tocomplete their own OBD implementation step by step. The students are expected tounderstand the practical aspect of an OBD, and have comprehensive exercises on OBDimplementation based on embedded system. This paper presents the course and hands-onOBD implementation designs, and the teaching experiences and student responses.LEARNING THEORYIn the process of experiments development, we reviewed the recent literature of engineeringeducation about laboratory courses. We found that some universities have stand-alonecourses

Conference Session

Standards For Future Engineering Practitioners

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlotte Erdmann, Purdue University; Bruce Harding, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

.” Curriculumcriteria are divided into several subject areas including communications, mathematics, physicaland natural science, social sciences and humanities, technical content, and cooperative education.The criteria for communications mentions the preparation of technical reports and the use oftechnical literature. These abilities are related to information literacy: a. Plan, organize, prepare, and deliver effective technical reports in written, oral, and other formats appropriate to the discipline and goals of the program. b. Utilize the appropriate technical literature and use it as a principal means of staying current in their chosen technology.In the case study, most types and forms of technical literature are used in the case study

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Reza Emami, University of Toronto; Michael G. Helander, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

-university engineering programshas changed course from wishful thinking to serious planning, thanks to the rapid advancementof web-based education, usually labeled as eLearning.The notion of eLearning as an evolution of Computer-Based Training (CBT) was initiallypromoted by the corporate world2. The academia, however, quickly recognized the potential ofeLearning as a complementary means of content delivery, and hence began to integrate it into thetraditional curricula, heuristically3 and systematically4. Whereas corporations have divergedfrom the original notion into eCollaboration as a tool for increasing project efficiency andimproving employee productivity, universities continued focusing on the content-delivery andadministration aspects of

Conference Session

Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Northrup, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

15.896.3During the classes preceding the travel, students studied reading material and the course met foran hour and a half every other week for lectures followed by in-class discussions. During the 7meetings the following topics were covered: Week 1 – Syllabus, course goals, establish teams, assign literature reviews, logistics and immunizations, personal travel after the course, and planning for fundraising. Week 3 – Lecture on history of Guatemala – plantations and land tenure, civil war. Week 5 – Lecture on people, language and culture. Week 7 – Lecture on geology, climate, fuel sources, and deforestation. Week 9 – Lecture on public health related to housing conditions. Week 11 – Lecture on construction

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

and 4).These same results are not seen in other courses taught by the author (Figure 5). In adepartment full of outstanding teachers effectively using the ExCEEd Teaching Model,could it be the “just in time learning” that is making the difference? MENG 3306 Multi-Year Assessment College/Dept Level Scale (1-5) 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.0 B1. My instructor served as professional role model. B2. Instructor demonstrated depth of knowledge. B3. My instructor demonstrated enthusiasm. B4. My instructor had a structure or plan. B5

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Edginton Bigelow, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

biomechanical engineering covered the same topics as the much broader anddiverse field of biomedical engineering. Throughout the course, students learned and becameinterested in the field themselves, with several suddenly planning to go on to graduate school tospecialize in biomechanical engineering.At the start of the semester, students were given the service learning outreach assignment. Theassignment first laid out the problem: “There is a general lack of awareness of engineeringcareers, especially those non-traditional types of engineering – such as biomechanicalengineering.” The service-learning assignment to address this problem required each student toparticipate in engineering outreach by teaching someone else, under the age of 18, about the

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

engineers should demonstrate proficiencies in …… materials and processes: understanding the behavior and properties of materials as they are altered and influenced by processing in manufacture;… process, assembly and product engineering: understanding the design of products and the equipment, tooling and environment necessary for their manufacture;… manufacturing competitiveness: understanding the creation of competitive advantage through manufacturing planning, strategy and control; Page 15.92.9… manufacturing systems design: understanding the analysis , synthesis and control of manufacturing operations using statistical and calculus

Conference Session

Past and Future of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

2002 Workshop.[7] The C2002 proceedingsbecame the first volume in the landmark series, Manufacturing Education for the 21st Century,that eventually included an international compendium of manufacturing engineering educationmodels, proceedings of two international conferences and the first edition of the ManufacturingEducation Plan, that was to drive the agenda for the Manufacturing Engineering EducationFoundation for the next decade.[7,8,9,10,11] Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing Technology Engineering Associate Bachelor Bachelor

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Camille George, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

sunny.Without being able to plan some flexibility into the schedule this project would have beena large gamble as it is weather dependent. That being said, it was rewarding to see thateven late in the afternoon in November enough solar radiation is available to boil waterusing a solar cooker.In the future, students would benefit by being able to test their design multiple times so asto iteratively improve their design. This could be facilitated by improving their access tothe materials outside of lab and by scheduling more days of testing. Alternatively, theproject could be simplified by perhaps removing the user manual and Solid Worksportions to allow greater focus on the design and testing.From the assessments used it seems that the structure of the

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Steve Chenoweth, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

literature that point to the lack of understanding of theuser, or an understanding of the way in which the product would be used, that contributed to itsfailure8,9,10. ”Without effective user involvement in all stages of planning and design theorganization is simply storing up problems for the future. When the problems emerge post-implementation they are likely to be serious and more intractable because system changesbecome more expensive as the design progresses and ‘hardens.’”8 Effectively teaching human-centered design can pose challenges within the undergraduate curriculum as it requires access tousers and stakeholders. Service-learning, a growing pedagogy within engineering, offers manysynergistic opportunities to create a human-centered design

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Constant, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

monitorthese numbers.Independent surveys:Three independent sets of survey data have been collected that serve as abaseline set and will continue to provide evidence of impact in the future. A member of theADVANCE PI team is also the Associate Director of the Office of Institutional Research, whichgreatly facilitates the tracking and reporting of indicator data. The first data set is an ISUgenerated survey on University life – assessing a 2005 strategic plan goal of ‘Making ISU agreat place to learn and work.”19 This survey was administered in 2007 and 2009. This survey islimited in scope, but specifically seeks to determine to what extent faculty are satisfied with thework environment at ISU. The second data set is the AAUDE (Association of

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Wey Chen, Southern Taiwan University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

messages may not give the students the information needed to fix the code. The Semantic level (as adapted to the programming domain) deals with the semantics of individual statements. The Schematic level, through the use of programming plans, allows multiple statements to be grouped into semantically meaningful knowledge units. The Conceptual level deals with definable functions within the problem domain of the Page 15.112.4 application being programmed.A Combined ModelThe van Hiele model asserts that the learner moves sequentially through five levels ofunderstanding. The Cognitive Theory finds a more natural way to

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

it16. Second, as noted by Tilli and Trevelyan there are few longitudinal studies of engineeringgraduates17. They are conducting one such study. In their study they plan to look at the work ofengineering graduates who went into other fields and what they say about that work. But,because they are in the early stages, they do not yet have published details on those findings. Aspart of their study, they reviewed other longitudinal studies that have been done of engineeringgraduates; none of these other studies looked at how individuals that are not engineers are usingtheir engineering background. Therefore, with this understanding of engineering thinking and work, we endeavor to fillthis gap in the literature and look at what non

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

Tagged Divisions

College-Industry Partnerships

underway since 2002, and a close industry/government/educationconsortium relationship indicated that a properly planned and executed second round ofenterprise creation is warranted. Page 15.182.5 Even though the student pipeline now appears to be capable of providing students insufficient numbers to achieve the desired level of enrollment, the economic and politicalenvironment affecting the university budget precludes the opportunity for state suppliedenrollment compensation. Additionally, the assumptions made at the inception of the currentprogram regarding the type of industry/government support that was available were in

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

review (NGR) ofprograms already accredited can be determined from the ABET public website. Several othervariables that lead to the final number can only be estimated. Nonetheless, a “forecast” isimportant for the planning of ASEE’s PEV workload and therefore the anticipated number ofASEE PEVs needed each year. Further, the roster of multidisciplinary engineering programsitself is an important source of information about this set of engineering degree programs and theinstitutions that provide them.IntroductionOne of the significant distinctions of a substantial number of baccalaureate engineering programsis that they intentionally do not align naturally with the currently established major disciplineslike civil engineering, electrical engineering

Conference Session

Teaching College Algebra and Using Mathematics Tutoring Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyounkyun Oh, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Sujin Kim, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

situation for thelast 3 years. In fact, the numeric data shown in Figure 1 looks somewhat overestimated and itshould stand around the 40 -50 % range when considering students’ abilities. Figure 1. SSU College Algebra Pass RatesSuch deficiency could cause many problems of academic placement, curriculum design,development of student career plans, and etc. In order to solve this issue, many colleges anduniversities have taken the initiative to suggest, develop, adopt, and apply new College Algebraprograms that best fit their learning environments. Some colleges and universities take advantageof modern technology, such as technology based teaching3,4,5, web-based homeworkprogram6,7,8,9,10, online teaching software11, and

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Shepherd, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

____________ Test matrix with Tested some of the boundary conditions system requirements Tested most of theDesign verification Minor testing and considered; test plan but testing plan was system requirements and testing not design verification included not well conceived and reported results discussed included

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Alben, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lester Gerhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Cheng Hsu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the first week of classes students are informed of their project assignment. On the first day of class, students are engaged in a variety of introductory team forming (i.e., building) activities. Technology Background Memo: After classes begin the first assignment for each student is to conduct background research in an area of interest related to the project. This assignment is an individual writing assignment due during the second week of classes. Statement of Work: This assignment is the first significant team milestone where students are expected to clearly and concisely communicate the project objectives, plans, and deliverables for the semester. Mid-term Concept Design Review: At this major milestone student teams are

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Benzley, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; Rollin Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Page 15.118.3 3. Application - the ability to use learned material in new and concrete situations. 4. Analysis - the ability to break down material into its component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. 5. Synthesis - the ability to put together to form a new whole. This may involve the production of a unique communication, a plan of operation (research proposal), or a set of abstract relations (scheme for classifying information). 6. Evaluation - the ability to judge the value of material for a given purpose.ABET, the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology, stipulates eleven (i.e. a-k)11outcomes for all engineering programs including (d) an

Conference Session

Service Learning and Societal Issues in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Savilonis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Spanagel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

students the course objectives and how the course was structured to deliver thoseobjectives. In addition, course format and operation were more clearly explained to theincoming students, so that their expectations would be more in line with what they wouldexperience.The Donahue Institute will be conducting focus groups with this cohort of GPS students thisspring to identify the perceived impact of these courses a year later. These data will also beavailable in June.Assessment of 2009 Offerings: A similar set of assessments is planned for the most recentofferings of the GPS.ConclusionThe Great Problems Seminars were designed as an experiment to bring WPI first yearengineering students into meaningful contact with current events, societal problems

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

: Study Individual Our Stolen DW Time Future book Evaluation: Biofuel LCA management review Group Ethics Case Ethics: case studies, moral exemplar, student honor code vs. Ethics Study NSPE Code of Ethics Course plan to GraduationDrinking watertreatment plant Team Project: Solid Waste – LandGEM – Waste-to-Energy tour write-upGuest Speaker Guest

Conference Session

Issues and Solutions in Mathematics Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

in mathematics, firstly, as viewed by the mathematician, secondly, as needed by the engineer and, lastly, as presented to the student. He is a licensed New York State Professional Engineer and is a member of ASEE, MAA and IEEE. His email address is ai207@bfn.org. Page 15.1246.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Natural Structure of Algebra and CalculusPrefaceIn every well-planned course, only one thing is studied.In arithmetic, numbers are studied. After studying arithmetic, a student should know the variouskinds, forms, operations, properties of and relations between numbers. In the end

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Education in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

performed, procedures,analysis, report writing requirements and references.II.1 The Virtual InterfacesAs the project outlined in this paper demonstrates, with suitable resources a virtual laboratorycan aid students in their preparation for carrying out the experimental work. The virtualinterface planned to be developed involves creating simulations of the machine experimentson a website. Students log in, configure parameters and then “perform” the experiment.Simulations return results consistent with the machines in the laboratory. It is envisaged thatin this way all students will be able to perform all parts of all experiments in their own time.Students will still attend “hands-on” laboratory sessions to conduct selected parts of theexperiments as

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Taylor, University of Virginia; Katelyn Mason, University of Virginia; A. Leyf Peirce Starling, The Fletcher School; Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

making less effort to achieve their goalsbecause they are working in a group versus individually. However, this is an important issue andwe plan to implement a student preference survey to investigate task-sharing and group sizeissues from the student’s perspective. In addition, although previous work has shown thatadvisors did not have a definite preference for group size4, we plan to investigate advisorpreference for group size in the future.Regarding Capstone advisors, based on the results of this study we would recommend 3 or moreadvisors per team whenever possible, although faculty workload and resources must beconsidered as well. Future work for this study will involve an investigation of advisor workload(i.e. number of hours spent

Conference Session

Materials Lab Experiments and Demonstrations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

explore something that they find interesting about this course.” – “The freedom to do the test we wanted to do. It satisfied my curiosity.” – “This lab allows us to learn more about what we find interesting. We learn more from labs that we designed ourselves.” – “I liked that we were able to select our own project based on things that interested us, and also that we had to figure out our own procedures which allowed us to really learn what I was doing.” – “I liked the idea of planning our own lab and figuring out how to properly create samples and perform the experiment.” – “I like how we had to be responsible and complete a lab on our own.” – “Experience in using the equipment