Conference Session

Lean and Green

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; John Sutherland, Purdue University

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Industrial Engineering

Academy of Engineeringunveiled The Grand Challenges for Engineering in a public statement on February 15, 20081 andsustainability was noted as one of four broad realms of human concern. Six (out of 14) of theengineering challenges are related to environmental sustainability: (1) Make solar energyeconomical, (2) Provide energy from fusion, (3) Develop carbon sequestration methods, (4)Manage the nitrogen cycle, (5) Provide access to clean water, and (6) Restore and improve urbaninfrastructure.Industrial Engineers (IEs) are in a unique position to play a key role in the effort to bringsustainability concepts to the mainstream of engineering education. Their historical figures andinitiatives are aligned with the current need for sustainable products

Conference Session

Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bekir Kelceoglu, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; David Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; David Goodman, Indiana University Purdue Unversity Indianapolis (IUPUI); Cluny Way, College of the North Atlantic; Joseph Tabas, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; J. Craig Greene, College of the North Atlantic; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sandi Perlman, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Architectural

the project in the discipline specific classes, a scope of work had to bedefined that was reasonable for a fifteen week project. For the electrical and mechanicalengineering technology students, that meant a solar thermal domestic hot water system for twoadults living in the shipping container with an option for additional radiant heating for one teamproject and a solar photovoltaic system to provide power for all typical dorm room loads as wellas the solar thermal system loads for a second team. Page 15.1220.6 Figure 1: External Perspective, SouthThe second exception relates to the development of a novel way of

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Quagliana, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Michael Doran, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Rod Hassett, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Greg Harrington, University of WIsconsin-Madison

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Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Student Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Jason Albert, University of Texas, Austin

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Students Constituent Committee

Conference Session

Project-based Education in Energy Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

activated carbon. Page 15.140.7 Figure 1. Solar collector designThe team has decided to design the system with a greenhouse over the solarcollector. This will aid the system in collecting solar radiation to heat theactivated carbon and promote desorption. Where glass or Plexiglas is notavailable, the system can be built with a semi-transparent plastic. The designfeatures a simple plywood box with 2-inch foam insulation on every side exceptthe top. The top surface is sealed with a transparent material. Figure 2. Greenhouse designThe structure for the entire refrigerator is shown in Figure 3. While the team usedwood

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hsi-Hsun Tsai, Ming-Chi University of Technology

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Engineering Technology

technology education learning activities. The tasks include (1) developing aprocedure for identifying the mental processes as they were used by students, (2) creating aninventory to analyze the mental processes used by students, and (3) proofing the inventory forconsistency and reliability.It is relevant to note that while the term assessment often is used within a context where avalue judgment is made and one thing is determined to better than another, the processdescribed in this study uses the term operationally to describe procedures for identifyingparticular activities, determining how long these activities last, and how frequently activitiesare repeated in practice. The procedure would enable an observer to determine whether alearning activity

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering education standards. TheAcademy states: “The goal of this exploratory project is to assess the potential value andfeasibility of developing and implementing content standards for engineering education in K-12.” 1 Page 15.643.2Even without widely accepted education standards, the importance of engineering has beenrecognized in many school districts. Many high schools are now offering curriculum choices inengineering and a few schools, many of them charter schools, center their entire curriculum onengineering or on science and engineering.2 These schools use curricular material that has beenpurchased, or sometimes developed in-house to meet

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Miller, Virginia Tech; Jeffrey Connor, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

participation score”1. Perhaps the most important conclusionwas in the abstract of the article which states “Evaluations do clearly show that, when thetechnology is used properly and when class time is not spent resolving technical problems, thelaptop students had a more positive learning experience.”1 However, David Cole of Georgetown University had a different point of view concerningthe use of laptops in his lecture class. Cole asked his law students to answer an anonymoussurvey asking whether or not they believe laptops were a useful tool in the classroom. As statedin his article “[a]bout 80 percent reported that they are more engaged in classroom discussionwhen they are laptop free.”2 Additionally, “95 percent admitted that they use their

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Hien Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University

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International

students’ meet the needs of the global workforce. One exampleof such experiences is the use of cross-national engineering student teams at the capstone level.Introduction “In the United States the oceans that bound our coasts no longer insulate us from other nations. In this dynamic global economy and political environment, engineering must adjust to the new world view.” (National Academy of Engineering, 2004)1 “Every day the men and women of this workforce will face the stress of competing in the fast-paced world of change we call the knowledge-based global economy of the twenty- first century. They will also face even larger challenges because the nation and world will need to call on them to seize

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Patricia Ralston, University of Louisville; Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Pamalee Brady, California Polytechnic State University; Manoochehr Zoghi, Cal State Fresno; D. Joseph Hagerty, University of Louisville; Xiong Yu, Case Western Reserve University

the annual Failure Case Study Faculty Workshop series, with a renewed focus on implementation and assessment, at the annual ASEE conference.  Assess the impact of case studies on first year students, specifically analyzing the impact on women and minorities. Page 15.672.3The Project Team The members of the project team are prior attendees of the Faculty Failure Case Studyworkshops and have already been making use of failure case studies in their courses. The mostextensive prior work has been carried out at Cleveland State University. The subcontractors arelisted in Table 1.Table 1: Participating Universities, Faculty

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gay Lemons, Tufts University; Adam Carberry, Tufts University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Linda Jarvin, Tufts University

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Design in Engineering Education

addressing the issue of a town becoming inaccessible during the rainy seasonwhen its only bridge washes out, some interpretations of the problem might be that the bridge isnot strong enough, there is too much water with no place to go, or the town is geographically toovulnerable. These various perspectives might all lead to good solutions, but how an engineerinterprets or frames the problem informs the approaches taken and influences the solution. Whileidentifying the need may be fairly straightforward or obvious, interpreting the problem can bemuch more obscure. Pahl[1] noted a decade ago that good solutions come from a thoroughanalysis and clarification of the task. Are engineering students learning this task clarification orproblem interpretation

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nestor Osorio, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Libraries

time I was a member of the Board of Managers of the Association of Engineering Societies, representing the Engineers Club of St. Louis. At a Board meeting of the Association in 1883, I describe the work that I was doing for myself and offered to do it, somewhat more elaborately and free of charge, for the journal of the Association, if the Board would agree to publish it. This Board consented to do and the Index was begun... all indexing was done by professional engineers of more or less practical experience. The theory of the Index from the start has been: 1. to index only articles of permanent value. 2. to give such a short, concise, but adequate description of the article as would enable to determine