Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharnnia Artis, The Ohio State University; Ruth Friedman, The Ohio State University; Glenda LaRue, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Marketing for CheME &YOU @ OSU began approximately five months before the start of the program. Informationabout the camp was sent out through “OSU Today,” the university’s e-newsletter for faculty andstaff, and the OSU P-12 Project listserv, which was developed to provide relevant programinformation to P-12 educators and reaches over 6,000 subscribers across Ohio. In addition,information about the camp was e-mailed to alumnae of WiE’s outreach programs forelementary and middle school students who were enrolled in the eighth grade during the 2008-09academic year. Links to this same information were posted on the OSU College of Engineering’shomepage and the WiE website.By the time the mid-May application deadline had passed, 72 completed

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

/professional school entrance exam infoEthics• A Framework for thinking ethically• Engineering ethics presentationWriting and Speaking Material≠ On-line resources at the library for CHE 395 projects≠ Writing technical reports≠ Writing resources≠ When to cite≠ Effective presentations≠ Seven deadly sins of presentersInterviewing Information≠ Sample interview questions - industry≠ Sample interview questions - grad and professional school≠ Interview tips≠ Cheat sheet for interview preparation≠ Resume tips≠ Resume action verb examples≠ Cover letter tips≠ Recruiters' top 10 resume pet peeves≠ Tips on career fairs≠ The alumni speak Page 15.987.5≠ Illegal

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

N.M. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

project as well as discussing the educational outcomesobtained in our material science curriculum.BackgroundOne of the challenges in modern education is to minimize the gap between the academicknowledge and to comprehend that knowledge for subsequent applications, analysis and design.Students often view education as an effort to memorize as many important facts as possible. Onthe other hand, we educators want those students to implement their knowledge with properunderstanding to solve realistic engineering problems. It is a fact that we cannot apply ourknowledge to solve any engineering problem if we do not understand properly, or if we have a

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Sreeramachandra K. Mutya, Gannon University; Kirankumar Palthi, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-169: MESH-NETWORKED MOBILE ROBOTS: A FRAMEWORK OFLABORATORY EXPERIMENTS FOR COURSES IN WIRELESSCOMMUNICATIONSWookwon Lee, Gannon University Wookwon Lee, P.E. received the B.S. degree in electronic engineering from Inha University, Korea, in 1985, and the M.S. and D.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the George Washington University, Washington, DC, in 1992 and 1995, respectively. He is currently on the faculty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Gannon University, Erie, PA. Prior to joining Gannon, he had been involved in various research and development projects in communications for more than 12 years in industry and academia.Sreeramachandra K. Mutya , Gannon

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

actually used byengineers and meets one of the requirements for a Girl Scout technology badge. The charmbracelet activity is of special interest to girls as it involves the creativity of making the charmsand also having a piece of jewelry to wear as the finished project. The second part to the plasticsexperiment is the creation of a polymer. The polymer the girls make is “slime” from white glue,water and Borax. This is another experiment that connects objects from everyday life to Page 15.720.6engineering and can be performed with common household ingredients. The girls enjoy the slimeso much it is tough to keep them from playing with it for the

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dina Banerjee, Purdue University; Alice Pawley, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

positions. We describe IE’s use as a research method within theADVANCE-Purdue project. ADVANCE-Purdue is a NSF-sponsored project that aims toimprove the job success of faculty, with a particular focus on women of color, in the science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines of Purdue University. Using IE asa method to study the career-based experiences of the women faculty members of the STEMdisciplines, we ask how institutionally generated texts (at the departmental, college, anduniversity levels) shape their experiences as faculty members.We have selected two kinds of policies that are directly related to women faculty members’ worklives: a recently implemented parental leave policy (PL), and the promotion and tenure

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghulam Bham, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Uday Manepalli, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

who is active and is involved in thelearning process by asking questions, teaching others, or participating in hands-on activities.They showed that these learners more often develop a comprehension of the ideas and conceptsof the material being presented and do not just memorize the facts being presented. Theirconclusion was that active learners are more often able to apply the learned skills to newsituations. In this context, a study that included a survey of more than 4000 adult learners from avariety of backgrounds who participated in a training project at the University of TennesseeTransportation Center7, identified hands-on exercises as very useful and often described howmuch fun they had learning the material in this format.To address

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Power Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

one in a suite of eight exercises being developed by the authors which are intended to helpteach core principles in the thermal and fluid sciences through the use of everyday devices.These include a hair dryer, a bicycle pump, a blender, a computer power supply, a toaster,straight and stepped tanks, and a pipe section with a change of area. The project was firstintroduced at the 2007 ASEE national convention in a paper presented in the DELOS division1.Papers are available describing some of the other exercises2,3,4. This paper focuses on thecomputer power supply exercise.The performance of a fan follows a characteristic curve, known as a fan curve, which is specificto that particular fan design. Coad5 describes fan curves as “probably the

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and been awarded two UNESCO Fellowships. He has taught mechanics and related subjects at many institutions of higher learning: The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Eastern Michigan University, Western Wyoming College, Ecole Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique, Yaoundé, Cameroon, and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He has been investigating the strategies that engineering students use to learn engineering subjects for many years. He is an active member of two research groups in his current department: The Undergraduate Projects Lab and the Energy Systems Lab. This paper came out of work done with his

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Sensen Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

the components of the tool and how tofill in these components of the tool. Then, students worked in teams to construct their own HoQassociated with designing a game to teach aerospace design. The assumption was that studentswere familiar with games, and they were familiar with what needs to be learned in aerospacebecause they spent 8 weeks learning about the field and how to analyze sub components of anaircraft system. Teams met during a regular 50 minute class session. The students were giventheir own room to work in and they had access to on-line resources and a projection device tofacilitate the entire teams‟ ability to view the HoQ diagram. The session was video recorded andresearchers observed and took field notes. Initial analysis

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Young, Ohio University-Athens

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

registered for engineering majors at one university are surveyed at the start oftheir second term of study to determine students’ perception of the value of various academicsupport activities to their academic development. The goal is to identify intervention strategieswhich have perceived positive impacts on freshmen engineering student success, and to explorethe extent to which these perceptions are based on personal vs. vicarious experience. Thissurvey is part of a longer-term project in which the objective effectiveness of these interventions(as measured by retention and by GPA) will be evaluated. Presentation at the 2010 meeting willbe of the first year’s results only, focusing on three interventions: Engineering FreshmanLearning Communities

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian German, Georgia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Polar ResultsAfter the assignments were returned, the students were surveyed to indicate their impressions ofthe case assignment and its learning value. The survey was administered simply by providingpaper and asking students to write a short few comments indicating their impressions. Theresponses were largely consistent and can be summarized as follows: ≠ The assignment was found to be enjoyable and inspiring, and the students learned many details about the SR-71 that they had not previously known. Several students indicated that the project reminded them of the reason that they had decided to become aerospace Page 15.10.12

Conference Session

Innovations in First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Ringenberg, University of Michigan; Marcial Lapp, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

teachingmethods rely on the instructor providing the students with a lecture-type environment wherespecific principles of the course are delivered to the students. Alternatively, inductive teachingand learning techniques are learner-centered. As the authors note, this places an addedresponsibility on the students since they now have much more control over their learning. TheMichigan Lecturer Competition follows this methodology. In our work, the students areresponsible for providing the material for the competition which effectively places the studentsin control of developing their own learning materials. As presented in Prince et al.8, our work isrelated to the method of Project-Based Learning since students are assigned the challenge topresent the

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

and skills. Likewise, instead ofpurchasing the computer board and software that accompanies the lumped mass apparatuses(which in this case was primarily developed for controls laboratory experiments), a world-classanalyzer (that includes computer software for control) was purchased so that the sensors andanalyzer can be used by students and faculty for research projects. This analyzer can also beused for acoustic measurements. A disadvantage is that the software that controls the analyzer isnot user friendly, and requires substantial setup time by the instructor. The laboratoryexperiments that were developed include the study of free vibration, forced vibration, 1 DOF,2DOF, and 3 DOF systems, dynamic absorber, modes of vibration, and the

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Van Arsdale, Michigan Technological University; Anna Pereira, Michigan Technological University; Leonard Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; William Helton, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

students participated in any one activity. Page 15.1365.5The analysis does show that the higher their academic skills and self-confidence level, thebetter their performance in the lab.That being said, it does not necessarily mean that having specific attitudes (or not havingspecific attitudes) will affect the lab score. It just means that those with a higher labscore did (or did not) have these specific attitudes.Future WorkThe next steps in this project are to try to develop principle factors for the two surveys. Itis hoped that this will give higher magnitude correlations. Then regressions can becalculated to model performance to past experience and

Conference Session

Mentoring First Year Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

anengineering career. But key to the message throughout all camp activities, from the GlobalWorkshop and Grand Challenge Curriculum to the informal time with their peer mentors, is thenotion that they can make that difference now as well. They learn that—through such activitiesas undergraduate research, applied projects, engineering service learning, and service-orientedengineering student organizations—the carrot isn’t four years away. In fact, it’s in their hands.Logistics and costsAs can be imagined, the logistics and costs for a program of this magnitude are daunting.Planning for E2 camp is on a thirteen month calendar starting with finalizing the facility bookingfor the subsequent year’s camp.In planning for the initial E2 camp for the summer of

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, M. and Schmidt, K. J. “AIM for Engineering: Lessons Learned from a K-12 Project,” Proceedings ofASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004.5. Ohland, M. W., Yuhasz, A. G., and Sill, B. L. “Identifying and Removing a Calculus Prerequisite as a Bottleneckin Clemson’s General Engineering Curriculum,” Journal of Engineering Education 2004.6. Budny, D., Bjedov, G., and LeBold, W. “Assessment of the Impact of the Freshman Engineering Courses,”Proceedings, Frontiers in Education Conference 1997.7. Klingbeil, N.W., Mercer, R.E., Rattan, K.S., Raymer M.L. and Reynolds, D.B "Redefining EngineeringMathematics Education at Wright State University," Proceedings, ASEE North Central Conference Ada, Ohio, April2005.8. Venable, W

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central; Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

teaching the electrical course to mechanical students, we felt that thecourse contains well-established topics with suitable lectures and assignments. Students have theoption to complete their MATLAB portions after class to enhance their simulations. We havealso felt that a particular pre-requisite course, Linear Circuit Analysis I, plays a key role forsuccess in the current class. We have decided to strengthen the topics such as KVL, voltagedivider rule, and mesh analysis for this pre-requisite course. We would also like to see morecomprehensive and challenging projects developed by students. In addition, more resonantcircuits and the Fourier transform can be covered when time permits.VI. Conclusion We have enhanced the electrical course to

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

project learning approach that doessupport an enriched learning experience but can often just represent a “drive by” event ifthe lesson is not followed up with additional repeated interactions with the teacher and theclass. Another path involves the faculty member becoming a mentor for a small group ofteachers. Perhaps this group is the local organized science or mathematics teachers’ groupfor a school district that is a feeder for the engineering college. In this situation, facultymembers will help teachers see how math and science intertwine with technology andengineering (3). This will most likely include teacher professional development related tothe actual math or science principle central to the targeted technology or engineering

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

liability. To this end, it was found thatthe learners were exceptional students since the shared grades affected their classmates.Martinazzi7 presented four findings: 1. Students believe when one succeeds, all succeed. 2. Face to face interaction supports student’s efforts and motivates them to learn. 3. When individual (team) responsibility and accountability are stressed, it (learning) is taken seriously by the students. 4. Working together requires developing social skills such as leading, teaching, reaching consensus, resolving conflict and communicating.The students in this project initially had reservations but after agreeing to participate they found

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nipul Patel, Purdue University, North Central

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

increases with age: Fewer than 10 percent of Americans younger than 44 years oldhave a chronic disease, compared to 23 percent of those between the ages of 44 and 64, 34percent of those from age 65 through 74, and 45 percent of those 75 years or older.2 Caring forpatients with chronic conditions accounts for more than four-fifths of all health careexpenditures, or more than $1.4 trillion annually—an amount that is projected to increase by atleast 25 percent over the next two decades as the baby boomers age.3Many of the wireless applications are designed to improve chronic disease care. Those forremotely monitoring physiological conditions can give clinicians detailed and timelyinformation about a patient’s illness, while other applications can

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jui-Chen Yu, National Science Technology Museum; Hsieh-Hua Yang, Department of Health Care Administration, Oriental Institute of Technology; Lung-Hsing Kuo, National Kaohsiung Normal University; Hung-Jen Yang, National Kaohsiung Normal University

Tagged Divisions

International

Page 15.708.11of technology teachers get their cross-discipline teaching license through in-service education.References1. Rodrigues, S. (2003), A model of teacher professional development: the partnership in primary science project, edited by Rodrigues, S., Nova:New York.2. MOE (2009) Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of China 2008, edited 2009, Taipei:MOE.3. MOE (2009) Yearbook of Teacher Education Statistics, Republic of China, ISSN:1996-2592, Taipei:MOE.4. Nisbet, R., Elder, J., Miner, G. (2009), Handbook of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications, Academic Press:Lodon. Page 15.708.12

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Susan Schroeder, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

a specific time increases their commitment to attend. ≠ Develop an online sign in process to better monitor program utilization. ≠ Develop a privacy policy so users are aware of session recording options.Bibliography1. Avison, D., Baskerville, R., & Myers, M. (2001). Controlling Action Research Projects. Information Technology & People, 14(1), 28-45.2. Bloom, B. S. (1984). The search for methods of group instruction as effective as one-to-one tutoring. Educational Leadership, 41(8), 4.3. Bork, A. (2000). Learning technology. Educause Review, 35(1), 74-81.4. Chang, S. L. (2004). The roles of mentors in electronic learning environments. AACE Journal, 12(3), 331-342.5. Elden, M., & Chisholm, R. F. (1993

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Chavela Guerra, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

International

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 preparation of engineering doctoral students for careers in academia and industry and the development of engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF Faculty Early Career

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

and not just his/her memory. In other words, assessment oflearning is not a third-party research project or someone’s questionnaire; it must be viewed as acommunity effort or nothing, driven by a faculty's own commitment to reflect, judge, andimprove (Marchese, 1991 & 1997).Hawkins and Winter’s ACORN model documents ideas and provides guidelines to conqueringand mastering change (Hawkins and Winter, 1997). The model is shown in Appendix D.The instructors should utilize these helpful hints while developing assessment procedures thatmay lead to implementing the necessary changes at educational establishments (Narayanan,2004 & 2007). From the data collected, it appears that students are indeed much more receptiveto the kinesthetic mode

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

disciplines such as law or business for a broader learning experience. In this case, the MS degree is usually viewed as a terminal degree. - The time to graduation is well-defined and consistent for all students. - Students may be selected into the program as late as their senior undergraduate year (depending on how many courses are allowed to be double-counted). - Advising, tracking and mentoring the student is easier.Programs that allow only the thesis option for the graduate portion of the BS/MS programusually have the following features: - The time to graduation varies depending on the thesis research project, the faculty advisor, and the student. - Students are often selected as early as possible (in the first year of

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Laurie Laird, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Assessment of Senior Design Projects,” 2006 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, AC 2006-853. Page 15.276.8

Conference Session

Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cech, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

theyadapt values and norms, identify with particular symbols, and learn to project a confident,capable image to the public.1, 16, 19, 20, 10 This socialization process is so vital because it is“crucial to both professional identity (marking oneself as an engineer with rights to speakauthoritatively in the profession) and competence (getting engineering work done).” 21The effects of professional socialization go beyond students’ perceptions of the engineeringprofession and engineering work. It is deeply attitudinal in nature, and the culture, skill and Page 15.1274.4etiquette of a professional appear in the individual as personal traits. The

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Eisner, George Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. Eisner, H., “Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management”, 3 rd Edition, John Wiley, 2008 5. U. S. Department of Defense (DoD), (2003), The Defense Acquisition System, Directive 5000.1, and Operation of the Defense Acquisition System, Instruction 5000.2, Washington, DC, May 12 6. Eisner, H. (2004), “New Systems Architecture Views”, paper presented at the 25th National Conference of the American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM), Alexandria, VA, October 20-23. 7. Eisner, H. “Managing Complex Systems – Thinking Outside the Box”, John Wiley, 2005 Page 15.738.9

Conference Session

Leadership and Strategic Planning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cardella, Purdue University; Robert Davis, Purdue University; Shripad Revankar, Purdue University; Loring Nies, Purdue University; Carolyn Percifield, Purdue University; Leah Jamieson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

against the uncertainty of these assumptions.Milestone PlanThe remainder of DDP consists of establishing milestones and a plan forhow to reach them.Each milestone tests one or more of the key assumptions. DDP is a learning approach to newventures or projects so there is a studied re-planning based on the knowledge gain/uncertainlyreduction at each milestone. Careful design of the milestone program will permit minimum risk Page 15.58.7to be taken prior to commencing with final implementation of the Blue Ocean opportunity.7. DiscussionOur process has been unique in two dimensions. These tools are traditionally applied in industrycontexts, not academic