Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Engineering Students to SustainabilityAbstractAs articulated in the Body of Knowledge for Civil Engineering, all civil engineering studentsshould be introduced to the concept of sustainability. The objective of this project was tointegrate sustainability concepts into the 1-credit Introduction to Civil Engineering course thatfirst year students are required to take at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Student attitudesabout sustainability were evaluated using a written survey and in class questions to whichstudents responded using a Course Response System (clickers). Evidence of student learning onsustainability was acquired via student performance on a homework assignment worth 12% oftheir overall course grade

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

engineering (EVEN) nationwide4 and at theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder (CU). For example, the enrollment figures from CU areshown in Figure 1. The largest boost in recent enrollment at CU has been from first yearstudents. Page 15.544.2 160 3000 First year students 140 First year course enrollment 2500 120 Total CU EVEN Enrollment CU # students Nationwide Enrollment

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Brewer, Northern Illinois University; Brett Speiser, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

-scale grid connected system and small remotephotovoltaic plants or stand-alone systems [1]. Recent technological development in thin-filmphotovoltaics (PVs) is leading to new generations of consumer portable solar panels. These newsolar panels are light weight, durable, flexible, and have been reported to achieve power Page 15.349.2efficiencies of up to 10% [2]. The portable solar panels make solar power readily available formobile power needs such as outdoor enthusiast, expeditions and campers. It also providesportable solar power for the military to extend the run time of military devices including satellitecommunications, two-way radios

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

sources to the instructor’s notes, then to thechalkboard, and finally into the students’ notes. In addition, students often run out of time whilecopying images, and may miss critical details. One solution is to provide printed handouts withimages used in the lecture. However, the standard handout formats available in MicrosoftPowerPoint lack the flexibility required for notetaking. The number of slides per page is fixed ateither 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, or 9; some combinations include horizontal lines for brief notes, but mostformats severely restrict notetaking space. Within these formats, the instructor does not have thefreedom to print slides on the same page at different magnifications, to change font sizes, tomove images on the page, or to insert

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devlin Montfort, Washington State University; Shane Brown, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

understands theconcept of engineering in terms of their conceptual ecologies. This, in turn, will illuminate onhow the concept may changes or resists change. 1. How do these high school students understand the concept engineering? a. How do they define it in their own words? b. How does this definition interact with their level of interest in becoming an engineer? 2. What conceptual ecology does the concept engineering exist in? a. What types of cognitive entities do students use to define it? b. How might this conceptual ecology interact with their learning about engineering?MethodsResearch SettingThis research was performed in a small, rural high school

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Jones, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, U; Anglo Tadros, SUNYIT

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Theinstructor rates each project in terms of ten attributes on a scale of one to four, providing a directmeasure for assessment of program outcomes. The scale of one to four (1-Not Acceptable, 2-Below Expectations, 3-Meets Expectations, 4-Exemplary) was intentionally chosen so that theinstructor had to make a clear decision as to whether or not expectations were met.The rubrics were administered at the end of each semester, fall 2007 through spring 2009, andresults were tabulated and analyzed to identify areas which were satisfactory and areas needingimprovement. The measure of successful performance in each attribute was the percentage ofstudents achieving a level of three or four. A benchmark of 70% was used to gage the level ofsuccess. If 70% of

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California, Berkeley; Daniel Kawano, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

thechanging nature of our technological world. Cars that are computer controlled are not ones thatlend themselves to “tinkering.” Likewise, the microelectronics that runs through most all moderntechnological artifacts present our nascent engineers with little of the opportunity for hands-onlearning that so typified the pre-college experience of their counterparts in years past.On the other hand, students are very comfortable with videos and, hopefully, reasonably welloriented toward simulation/animation software. Their inclinations can be used [1], in a properlydesigned course, to enhance learning [2], [3], [4].What the authors have tried to do is add a new component to what have traditionally been pureanalysis courses as a way of addressing this

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer-Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simin Hall, College of Engineering at Virginia Tech; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech; Sam Conn, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

solving, the role of peers and students‟ use of technology as itrelates to accomplishing course work in order to better understand how to design an onlineversion of the same course. This study reports the baseline data collected from the control grouplearning problem solving in thermodynamics in the traditional learning environment anddiscusses how the data will be used to design the online asynchronous problem-based version ofthe same thermodynamics course using computational and communication technologies.1. IntroductionThere are numerous reasons for online design and delivery of undergraduate engineeringcourses. With the limitations on facility and growth of the student enrollment, online teachingpresents a viable option for institutions to

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University; Michael McIntyre, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

sequence is heavily assessed by the EE faculty in support 1,2of the ABET Criterion 3 A-K program outcomes. Rubrics and course review are used toassess these courses. A summary of the major assessment results since the creation of theprogram are listed in Table 1 below. Throughout the years of offering these courses, the studentperformance has continued to improve. However, it has been noted that students continued tostruggle with setting project milestones and to understand the project planning process. Table 1: Summary of Assessment Results for Capstone Design CoursesYear Assessment Result2004 Project timeline developed

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Palmer, Louisiana Tech University; Hisham Hegab, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

institutionalizes these behaviors intothe college.Course ContentA 1 SCH Junior level laboratory was developed for nanosystems engineering students to providethe uniform experience described above and elevate the product achieved in the capstone designcourse. The course has been taught two years (the first year was a pilot). Nine students took theclass the first year and eleven students took the class the second year (one student dropped half-way into the quarter). In both years, students were given the objective of producing CdSenanoparticles in a manner that provides a narrow size distribution at the lowest possible cost.The students were asked to envision that they were participating in a startup company that wouldbe selling these nanoparticles

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; Nishant Shah, Lamar University; John Koehn, Chadron State College

Tagged Divisions

Construction

years.In 2002, the Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation3 decided to rebuild the botanical Page 15.1061.2garden. The foundation hired noted landscape architect Jeffrey Carbo, of Alexandria, La., andterrestrial ecologist Michael Hoke, (Fig. 1) recipient of a presidential teaching award and founderof the Nature Classroom (an environmental education program in Orange), as the managingdirector.Fig. 1. With Mr. Michael Hoke (Managing Director)Supportive of an open programming process, the Stark Foundation allowed design discussionsand site discoveries to affect the project's scope, saying only that they wanted it to be "as greenas possible

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiffany Phagan, ERAU; Thomas Yang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Jianhua Liu, ERAU; Ilteris Demikiran, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

current andThevenin equivalent resistance.The database provides a comprehensive coverage of the introductory circuit analysis coursematerials that are commonly required for engineering undergraduates (non-electrical engineeringmajor), including: 1. DC circuit analysis methods: Kirchhoff laws, Voltage/current division, Resistor combinations, Nodal/mesh analysis, Superposition, Source exchange, and Thevenin’s/Norton’s theorem, Maximum power transfer theorem. 2. Transient analysis: Relationships between inductor/capacitor current and voltage, Inductor/capacitor combination, Energy stored in inductor/capacitor, First/second order transient analysis. 3. AC steady-state analysis: Phasor notation, Phasor

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Richardson, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

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Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Richardson, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

∗. ∆ ( Β 6 ∗/ > Γ 6 Ε ∗0 > ∆ 6 ∗1 ( ∆ 6 Β ∗2 Φ Β 6 + ∆ > 6 , 9 Β ( % (∗ ∋∀ ! % % ∀ ∃ % 7 2!%∃!<

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; Venkat Kadupukotta, Lamar University; Sandeep Tirunagari, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

items associated with Labor IntensiveConstruction which are discussed in a following section should be of interest.Introduction:Generally, after the plan is completed a contract agreement is signed by the contractor and theowner as shown, in part, in Figure 1 and the appendix. In this agreement the specificationsregarding the building materials to be used, cost, and the mode of payment is given. Thestructural design is accomplished by a structural designer who determines the sizes of beams,columns, rebars and spacing. This data should be utilized by the contractor.The most important phase is the construction of the building. Here, the owner or hisrepresentative should check the quality of the materials used by the contractor, the skill of

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Hani Saad, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schacterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

toexhibit mastery that is greater than simply knowing some computer science, electrical andmechanical engineering. Assessment of student learning therefore must go beyond measuring themastery of the various knowledge domains contributing to the discipline. Here we discuss ourcurrent assessment results, the tools we have used, and our plans for continuing assessment.There are three measures of success for any new program: 1. The number and quality of students attracted to the program, 2. The extent to which graduates are employed or admitted to graduate school, and 3. The degree to which the program achieves its educational objectives.The first measure, enrollment, is, sine qua non, the most important and straightforward. This hasalready

Conference Session

Student Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Chia-Lin Ho, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Taiwan in 2002 and her Masters in I/O Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2005. Her research interests include measurement and evaluation issues, individual differences, leadership, cross-cultural studies, work motivation, and the application of technology on human resources management. Page 15.302.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Computational thinking: What should our students know and be able to do?AbstractA NSF funded project on our campus has two overarching goals: (1) to create a computationalthinking thread in engineering

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Donald Gaitros, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

which the studentmatriculates or transfers. The director of the program and the CS Review Committee will selectall students admitted into the program.The major is open to incoming freshmen, transfer students with less than 36 Baylor credit hoursafter previous school credits have transferred, current Baylor students with less than 36 v credithours at time of application, or current students in good standing transferring from the BaylorUniversity Scholars Program. Acceptances are made on a rolling basis, and letters of admissionare sent in the month following receipt of a complete application.Criteria for AdmissionIn order of priority, the following are the five criteria for admission into Computer ScienceFellows: 1. Because of the great

Conference Session

Student Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Otto, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 15.1132.3that is designed to shed light on the relationship between the college experience and post-graduation plans developed as part of the Academic Pathways of People Learning EngineeringSurvey (APPLES)1, a sub-study of the APS. This “Quadrant Analysis” framework classifiesstudents into four groups, or “quadrants,” according to whether their scores on these twovariables are above or below the population mean. The four quadrants are defined as the highintrinsic motivation and high professional and interpersonal confidence quadrant, the lowmotivation and low confidence quadrant, the high motivation and low confidence quadrant andthe low motivation and high confidence quadrant. In the APPLE study, the Quadrant Analysiswas applied to

Conference Session

Construction Classroom Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; Finhasali Chinwala, Lamar University; James Koehn, Chadron State College

Tagged Divisions

Construction

thatdesign is a timeless endeavor and failure an ageless problem.In order to introduce the required ABET criteria concerning knowledge of engineering andcontemporary issues; the senior seminar was revised to include a section on this subject area. Aquestionnaire distributed to both graduate and the undergraduate class was designed to measurestudent perceptions of various engineering and ethical issues. This knowledge of contemporaryissues held by engineering students could prove to be beneficial to them as they graduate andbecome employed by organizations.FindingsTabular results of the study are found in Tables 1 and 2. Different findings are shown below

Conference Session

Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

) helps us accomplish this objective≠ Quality Function Deployment:Quality Function Deployment (QFD) uses a matrix that converts customer requirements intoproduct design features. This matrix is referred to as the house of qualityFigure 1 illustrates the structure of a typical house of quality. Page 15.333.3 Customer Requirements Technical Design Requirements Details Importance Customer Ratings Ranking Central Relationship Matrix Technical Ranking Technical Rating

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

to real life situations.Curriculum Development:An Engineering management degree is primarily an applied degree that seeks to apply businessprinciples to the management of engineering firms. As such, it is extremely important that thevoice of different stakeholders including employers, government organizations and regulatoryagencies is incorporated into the curriculum. This can be accomplished through the extensive useof a tool referred to as Quality Function Deployment (QFD).≠ Quality Function Deployment:Quality Function Deployment (QFD) makes widespread use of the so called house of Quality.This is a matrix that converts customer requirements into product design features.Figure 1 illustrates the structure of a typical house of quality 4

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julio Garcia, San Jose State University; William Cruz, National Hispanic University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

for assessing chemistry teaching and learning in over 100two- and four-year institutions.1 The National Science Foundation funded this project for fiveyears (1995-2000) as part of two, linked consortium, “ChemLinks” and “ModularChem.” TheSALG instrument was modified to meet the needs of this course. This instrument uses the Likertscale where 1 was “very little” to 5 “the most.” Based on the students’ responses from 2007, theuse of Tablet PCs has improved the teaching/learning process close to above average (3.82 out of5.00) in the CS 360 “Object Oriented Analysis and Design” course.The SALG (Student Assessment of Learning Gains) instrument was used to collect compellingevidence and determine the effectiveness of the course.In a survey given

Conference Session

Mentoring First Year Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Chia-Lin Tsai, University of Missouri; Fleur Gooden, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

engineering, and differences in post surveyresponses by gender, ethnicity and mentor program variations. Finally we reportthe actual retention / graduation data for this cohort of participants and discussthese figures relative to the overall college of engineering.IntroductionResearch has shown that the first year of an engineering program is critical tostudents’ success and specifically to their ability and decision to stay in anengineering degree program 1. Peer mentoring programs – where upper divisionstudents work with entering students – are a popular way to support the success offirst-year engineering students. Mentoring programs are based on theory thatproposes the benefits of reducing feelings of isolation and developing a strongsense of self

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Mariano Savelski, Rowan University; Krchnavek Robert, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Vladimir DeDelva, Rowan University; Michael Glasspool, Rowan University; Muhammad Iftikhar, Rowan University; Keith McIver, Rowan University; Katherine Ross, Rowan University; Kathryn Whitaker, Rowan University; Tatsiana Sokal, Rowan University

been designed for students to investigate the effect ofmixing time, particle size and loading configuration in a statistical design. The experiments anddata analysis are conducted over multiple class periods, and students are exposed to experimentaldesign strategies. A 5 L constant frequency V-mixer is used for laboratory experiences incourses, projects and research. Figures 1a and b show the mixer and the loading operation for amixing experiment.Figures 1 a) 5 L V-mixer b) Loading mixer for experimentFactorial and response surface Box-Behnken experimental designs are used and students assessthe efficacy of experimental design strategies. Variables studied include particle size and particlesize difference, mixing time

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jana Milford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Diane Sieber, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Ann Scarritt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

-college academic preparation is a critical barrier to admission into engineeringcolleges, with only 4% of US African American and Latino high school graduates having theacademic preparation to directly enter a four-year engineering program.1 In response to ourcollege’s unacceptably low diversity numbers and this preparation gap, in 2009 CU-Bouldercreated the Engineering GoldShirt Program.Engineering GoldShirt Program OverviewThe Engineering GoldShirt Program’s goals are to provide expanded opportunity and aperformance-enhancing “GoldShirt” year for motivated high school graduates who are not yetfully prepared to succeed in an undergraduate engineering program, and to thereby increaseenrollment and retention of students historically

Conference Session

Issues and Solutions in Mathematics Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

: variable, limit, polynomial, inverse function and function.Students embarking on a study of algebra must confront the word variable, usually defined as aletter representing a member of a set. In a study of rectangles, the length, width, area andperimeter, all belong to the set of positive real numbers. Can an area be added to a length? Canthe students be blamed for being confused?Variables are symbols representing measureable properties of systems. The concept is anotational device for writing the laws of these systems. Consider the set of rectangles as oursystem to study. The laws are relationships of the system, in this case: 1) The area of any rectangle is the product of its length and width and 2) the perimeter is twice the sum of

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Talley, Datum Engineers, Inc.; Catherine Hovell, University of Texas, Austin; Jason Stith, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

International

contacted: the top 25 engineering schools in the subcategories of those with adoctoral program and those without a doctoral program. The survey was conducted throughemail and requested three statistics: 1) Percentage to engineering students who study abroad out of all students who study abroad: [(SA Eng ) SATot × 100 ] 2) Percentage of engineering students in the total student body: [(SB Eng ) SB Tot × 100 ] 3) Percentage of student body that goes on study abroad: [(SATot

Conference Session

Issues and Solutions in Mathematics Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

to use if the table is not too long and the desired values of theindependent variable are listed. A table description of the function A = ρ R2 is shown inTable 1. 2 R A=ρR 0 0 1 A= ρ= 3.14159 2 A = 4 ρ = 12.56637 3 A = 9 ρ = 28.27433 4 A = 16 ρ = 50.26548 5 A = 25 ρ = 78.53982 6 A = 36 ρ = 113.09734Table 1Another format for describing functions is called a