AC 2011-1527: TRANSITIONING STUDENTS TO THE WORKPLACE INAN ACADEMIC SETTINGMichael Senra, Lafayette College Michael Senra is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engi- neering at Lafayette College. He is a graduate of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Univer- sity of Michigan at Ann Arbor. His research related to gaining a better understanding of the fundamental characteristics of waxes crystallizing in subsea oil pipelines. While at Michigan, he was involved in the Engineering Graduate Student Mentor program and was involved in a number of courses dealing with both undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of majors. He received his bachelor’s degree from
they did. After doing this over a period of time, students were able to make some ofthis visualization in their mind and subsequently were able to solve problems without making apictorial translation. Experience in this course showed that an initial training in problem solvingthrough pictorial translation followed by its slow phase out helped biologists to embrace thequantitative learning style typical of engineers. This change is crucial for further learning ofengineering concepts. Efforts will be made in the future to quantify and study the change inlearning style through surveys and other assessment methods.Smaller is better:Lengthy problems and derivations in engineering can intimidate non-engineers. But problems inengineering often
AC 2011-1496: REDESIGNING A COURSE ON ELECTRONICS DISTRI-BUTION NETWORKS TO MEET THE CONTEMPORARY INDUSTRYNEEDSMalini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University Malini Natarajarathinam is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Distribution in the Department of Engi- neering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. She received her BE from Anna University, her MS in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University, her MA in Management Sci- ence and MS in Applied Statistics from The University of Alabama and her PhD from The University of Alabama. Her teaching activities surround classes in purchasing, distribution networks and strategic relationships. She has been involved in numerous research
AC 2011-1670: PARTICIPATION, CLASS TYPES, AND STUDENT PER-FORMANCE IN BLENDED-LEARNING FORMATShi ”Stan” Lan, Ph.D., DeVry University, Tinley Park Dean of Academic Affairs, DeVry University Tinley Park Ph.D., Colorado State University MSEE, North- ern Illinois University MSEd, Northern Illinois University Page 22.1141.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Virtual Attendance, Class Types, and Student Performance in Blended Learning FormatAbstractFor the last century, the trend towards blended-learning as a preferred instructionalstrategy has gained
this in mind, an investigation into the current aspects of Quality/Process Management courses as taught within an Engineering Management (EM) graduateeducation was undertaken. The fundamental objective of the current research rests in exploringthe structure of Quality/ Process Management courses that are taught as part of EM graduatecurriculum. A set of Quality and Process Management topics were identified and subsequentlyprioritized, using a survey of the Quality instructors or EM Program Directors, to assess theirrelative criticality. The findings of this research are expected to provide a guideline to EMcurriculum developers to evaluate and improve the structure of their own Quality /ProcessManagement courses, and in the process improve the
AC 2011-883: ASSESSMENT OF ABET PROGRAM OUTCOME J, ”A KNOWL-EDGE OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES”Anca L. Sala, Baker College Anca L. Sala, Associate Professor, is Chair of the Engineering Department at Baker College. Dr. Sala coordinates several engineering and technology programs, teaches and develops engineering curriculum, and leads the ABET accreditation activities in the department. She is an active member of ASEE, ASME, and OSA.Tom Spendlove, Baker College, FlintJames Riddell, Baker College, Flint James A. Riddell is Dean of Engineering and Technology at Baker College of Flint. He is currently a member of ASEE, ASME, SME (past chair) and SAE (past chair
AC 2011-871: ATTRACTING K-12 STUDENTS TOWARDS ENGINEER-ING DISCIPLINES WITH PROJECT BASED LEARNING MODULESAlok K. Verma, Old Dominion University Dr. Alok K. Verma is Ray Ferrari Professor and, Director of the Lean Institute at Old Dominion Univer- sity. He also serves as the Director of the Automated Manufacturing Laboratory. Dr. Verma received his B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, MS in Engineering Mechanics and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from ODU. Prof. Verma is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Virginia, a certi- fied manufacturing engineer and has certifications in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. He has orga- nized several international conferences as General Chair, including
closely with secondary school students through the NSF-funded FREE project at ISU (Female Recruits Explore Engineering), and she has a broad background in designing and using technology for outreach and learning in secondary schools. In addition, Rema has also worked on projects funded by the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE) and the US Department of Education.Shauna Hallmark, Iowa State University Shauna Hallmark is an Associate Professor in Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at ISU. She is currently serving as the director of the Midwest Transportation Consortium (MTC), a Tier 1 University Transportation Center (UTC
15 teams. Through the use of iterative inquiry,student teams in the virtual laboratory project utilize their run data in the constant creation,revision and utilization of modeling components. This leads to a wide variety of project solutionpaths. Overall, this preliminary result shows that virtual laboratory project experience isvaluable to students, as it provide an environment that affords the development of rich model-based solutions. It must be kept in mind that physical laboratories will always have an importantplace in the curriculum of an engineering student, and as such, it is encouraged that both types oflaboratory projects are utilized.References 1. Ma, J., & Nickerson, J. (2006). Hands-on, simulated, and remote laboratories
with our library spaces.Conclusion We created the AET Library with science and engineering students in mind. As wecollect academic resources, more and more are in electronic format. Our focus will be ondelivering information about those resources and instruction on why, how and when to use themwith regards to a student or researcher's individual needs. Computers and other electronicdevices that break into the marketplaces will be our method of discovering rich scholarlyresources. We won't discount or forget past works in print, and we still want to make themavailable to discover and deliver on demand. The future is always impossible to predict, but wethink this model will serve us well
AC 2011-2732: ABET REPORT GENERATIONRichard Cliver, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) I am an Associate Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology. My main responsibilities are schol- arship, teaching and curriculum development. I have developed significant new curriculum in both the Computer and Electrical Engineering Technology departments. Courses and Labs include: Digital System Design, Principles of Electronic Design Automation, Circuit Theory I III, Electro-Optic Devices (new), Electronics I III, Electronic Principles for Design I & II, Applied Microprocessors (new) and, Advanced Electronics (new). I was the single recipient of the ”2002 Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Provost’s Award for
22.171.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 An Examination of Faculty Perceptions and Use of Blackboard Learning Management SystemAbstractWhat are the attitudes, perceptions and usages of university faculty feel regarding learningmanagement systems in use at their institutions? Do faculty believe they are making effective useof LMSs in course instruction? What elements do they consider to be crucial or importantfeatures in a learning management system? Do they believe LMSs benefit students and aidinstruction?This study examined faculty uses, perceptions and attitudes toward an online learningmanagement system (Blackboard). Respondents were full time professors in the
AC 2011-1138: KRISYS: A LOW-COST, HIGH-IMPACT RECRUITINGANDJoseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M UniversityJay R Porter, Texas A&M University Jay R. Porter joined the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University in 1998 and is currently Professor and Program Director for the Electronics and Telecommu- nications Programs. He received the BS degree in electrical engineering (1987), the MS degree in physics (1989), and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering (1993) from Texas A&M University. His areas of inter- est in research and education include product development, analog/RF electronics, instrumentation, and entrepreneurship.Dr. Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University Dr
, cognitively and emotionally, in ways that educators cannot necessarily foresee, but thatare likely to have a positive and enduring effect on their minds. This constitutes an importantrole for education, beyond the “overly instrumental [utilitarian] model of the university, [which]misses the genius of its capacity, [and] devalues the zone of patience and contemplation theuniversity creates in a world all but overwhelmed by stimulation”.134. What to teach about accident causation and system safety to engineering students, andhow?In the previous sections, we defined the class of adverse events we are interested in andadvanced several arguments for why accident causation and system safety should be taught toengineering students. The more difficult
2020 [13 and 14]. The key message gleaned is that engineering education has toadapt to the challenges of the future. For engineering education to adapt for the challenges of the future, curricular changes are needed –but those must be part of a larger systemic change in the organizational culture of engineeringeducation. Faculty are the critical component in achieving the necessary systemic transformation.Facilitating the development of desired skills, dispositions, and reflective habits of mind within ourstudent populations requires a critical mass of faculty able and eager to embody and enact thesedesired characteristics. How can we assist faculty to be vital stakeholders in the cultural shift weseek within engineering education, a shift
, and video recording of the functions using three of the RFtransceiver modules with PIC trainers. Engineering technology focuses on both “hands-on and mind-on” design work and thepractice is to integrate existing technology products into real world applications. Teaching radiofrequency concepts can be challenging because of complex theory and the broad array ofapplication practices as well as related governing regulations. However, if it is implemented in areal-world project approach to teaching and learning using existing RF modules can lead todeveloping clear understandings and meaningful experiences in successfully applying thetechnologies that can make these concepts interesting and challenging to learn. Using an existingRF module
AC 2011-186: APPLYING KNOWLEDGE FROM EDUCATIONAL PSY-CHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCE TO A FIRST COURSE IN THER-MODYNAMICSStephen R. Turns, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Stephen R. Turns, professor of mechanical engineering, joined the faculty of The Pennsylvania State University in 1979. His research interests include combustion-generated air pollution, other combustion- related topics, and engineering education pedagogy. He is the author of three student-centered textbooks in combustion and thermal-sciences. He is a Fellow of the ASME and was the recipient of ASEE’s Mechanical Engineering Division Ralph Coats Roe Award in 2009.Peggy Noel Van Meter, Pennsyvlania State University Dr. Van Meter is an
Zoology from the University of Rhode Island and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from the University of South Carolina. Page 22.851.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Incorporating Societal and Ethical Issues of Nanotechnology into an Integrated User Network – Results from the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure NetworkAbstractNanoscale science and engineering (NSE) is viewed by many to be the next “technicalrevolution” which will transform science and industry in the 21st century. It is important thatsociety and the researchers bringing
AC 2011-576: SPECIAL SESSION: EDUCATIONAL METHODS AND TOOLSTO ENCOURAGE CONCEPTUAL LEARNINGMilo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He cur- rently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels.Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Ronald L. Miller is
value (Taylor, 1992) Awareness of the desire to be Page 22.1534.8oriented to the good can motivate people to act ethically. In addition, this drive to be oriented tothe good explains why people might try to justify in their own minds unethical behavior, therebyconvincing themselves that this behavior is, in fact, ethical.)VII. Future Efforts and Applications to the Ethics Classroom In the coming semesters, we will be designing, administering and testing theeffectiveness of an ethics program for engineers and scientists that, unlike traditional ethicsclasses, focusing to a considerable extent on why people violate ethical codes or act
AC 2011-307: ASSESSMENT OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDU-CATION USING A LEARNING PARADIGM APPROACHMysore Narayanan, Miami University DR. MYSORE NARAYANAN obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several encyclopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional , national and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is
AC 2011-1173: ASSESSMENT OF SOFT-SKILLS-PROGRAM LEARNINGOUTCOMES USING ENGINEERING COURSESThomas J. Vasko, Central Connecticut State University Thomas J. Vasko, Assistant Professor, joined the Department of Engineering at Central Connecticut State University in the fall 2008 semester after 31 years with United Technologies Corporation (UTC) where he was a Pratt & Whitney Fellow in Computational Structural Mechanics. While at UTC, Dr. Vasko held adjunct-instructor positions at the University of Hartford and RPI Groton. He holds a PhD in ME from the University of Connecticut, an MSME from RPI, and a BSME from Lehigh University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Connecticut and he is on the board of
AC 2011-262: BENEFITS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDER-GRADUATE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSWei Zhan and Alan Lam, Texas A&M University Dr. Wei Zhan is an Assistant Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Zhan earned his D.Sc. in Systems Science from Washington University in 1991. From 1991 to 1995 he worked at University of California, San Diego and Wayne State University. From 1995 to 2006, he worked in the automotive industry as a system engineer. In 2006 he joined the Electronics Engineering Technology faculty at Texas A&M. His research activities include control system theory and applications to industry, system engineering, robust design, modeling, simulation
AC 2011-93: DESIGN PROJECTS WITH OUT-OF TOWN COMPANIESLizabeth T Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Lizabeth Schlemer has been teaching at Cal Poly, SLO for 18 years. She is a graduate of Cal Poly herself, and she holds a Masters in Industrial and Systems Engineering and an MBA from University of Southern California, and a PhD in Educational Research from University of California, Santa Barbara. She has 10 years of work experience at Unocal Corporation where she held positions of increasing responsibility. Most of her current research activities center around engineering education and enhancing engagement through valid contexts like project based learning and community service. She
studentsfrom majors other than engineering. Page 22.65.13References 1. Bransford, J., A.L. Brown, and R.R. Cocking. 2000. How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. 2. McKenna, A.F., B. Yalvac, and G.J. Light. 2009. The role of collaborative reflection on shaping engineering faculty teaching approaches. Journal of Engineering Education 98(1): 17-26. 3. Ohland, M. W. Sheppard, S. D., Lichtenstein, G., Eirs, O., Chacra, D., & Layton, R. A. (2008). Persistence, engagement, and migration in engineering programs, Journal of Engineering Education 97 (3), 259-278. 4
has been stalled by boundaries between ways of thinkingand seeing. Practitioners on the ground have to learn from experience with no foundationalconcepts to help them build their knowledge. This study hopes to move engineering education ina more useful direction by breaking down these barriers to learning. It is not the intention toenlarge the amount that engineering students have to know by unimaginable leaps, but to expandengineering students minds and their potential to act in the best interests of society and toquestion what this might be. The approach is to introduce them to different ideas, thoughts andways of thinking by eliciting the support of scholars in other domains who, by engaging withmultidisciplinary knowledge building
AC 2011-1640: UNIT OPERATIONS LAB BAZAARMichael E Prudich, Ohio University Mike Prudich is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Ohio Uni- versity were he has been for 27 years. Prior to joining the faculty at Ohio University, he was a senior research engineering at Gulf Research and Development Company in Pittsburgh, PA primarily working in the area of synthetic fuels.Daina Briedis, Michigan State University DAINA BRIEDIS is a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University. Dr. Briedis has been involved in several areas of education research includ- ing student retention, curriculum redesign, and the use of
AC 2011-816: ONLINE FINITE ELEMENT TUTORIALS AS ACTIVE LEARN-ING TOOLSDaniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy Dr. Dan Jensen is a Professor of Engineering Mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy where he has been since 1997. He received his B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), M.S. (Applied Mechanics) and Ph.D. (Aerospace Engineering Science) from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has worked for Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin, NASA, University of the Pacific, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and MSC Software Corp. His research includes development of innovative design methodologies and en- hancement of engineering education.Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin Kristin Wood is the Cullen Trust
AC 2011-43: TO WELDOR NOT TO WELD - EVALUATION OF AN UN-DERGRADUATE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY WELDING AND FAB-RICATION COURSESteven Fleishman, Western Washington University Steven Fleishman is currently an Assistant Professor at Western Washington University in the Engineering Technology Department, and Vehicle Research Institute. He has more than twenty years of experience in automotive drivetrain R&D, and is currently engaged in a hybrid bus research project with his undergrad- uate student team and industrial partners. Page 22.1530.1 c American Society for Engineering Education
AC 2011-748: ENGINEERING INTERNSHIPS IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR-SHIP: DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS AND STUDENT PERSPECTIVESCamilla M. Saviz, University of the Pacific Camilla M. Saviz is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of the Pacific. She received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University, an M.B.A. from the New York Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Davis in the area of hydrodynamic and water quality modeling. She joined the University of the Pacific in 1999 and is a registered Professional Engineer in California. Her current research interests include sustainable engineering and