Conference Session

Assessment in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore J. Branoff, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Mark Anthony Shreve, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

4.4 Model Planning 4.5 Feature Definition 4.5.1 Features from Generalized Sweeps 4.5.2 Construction Geometry 4.5.3 Sketching the Profile 4.5.4 Completing the Feature Definition 4.5.5 Feature Planning Strategies 4.6.2 Editing Feature Properties 4.7 Duplicating Part Features 4.8 Viewing the Part Model 4.8.1 View Camera Operation 5.1 Projection Theory 5.2 Multiview Projection Planes

Conference Session

Nanotechnology/RFID

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet; Rosetta G. Davis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

accomplished by installingpermit issue boards in every unit control room as shown in Figure 2. The permit issued rackprovides a centralized location for each active paper permit package.The COW process also entailed the installation a second permit rack, which would act as acentral location to store permits when they are not active, incomplete, or awaiting verifica-tion. This board is shown in Figure 3.Figure 2 – Permits Issued Rack Figure 3 – COW Permit Rack [8]The new COW process not only allows a worker to more easily locate a permit, but also pro-vides a visual representation of where the work associated with that permit is being per-formed. This is accomplished through the use of unit plot-plan diagrams and magnetic icons

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Design I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene L. Harding, Purdue University, Statewide Technology; Danny H Cole

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

measurement. Next, he spent a fewminutes discussing some of the different jobs they perform, including design, product planning,testing, field applications engineering, sales and sales support, marketing, and various leadershippositions. The last thing he discussed before the project was an overview of the four-year EETcurriculum at Purdue.The conference theme was Electric Vehicle Technology, so the authors chose a project thatclearly related to electric vehicles. The final 10-12 minutes of the session was dedicated to thisproject. Page 22.530.3EET ProjectThe goal of the EET project was to demonstrate two different methods of controlling the speedof

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida; Michelle Leonard, University of Florida; Margeaux Johnson, University of Florida; Ben DeVane, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

plagiarism problem came from the Directorof Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution, who reported an 85% increase in plagiarism casesbetween 2007 and 2009 (88 cases in 2007-08 vs. 163 in 2008-09). For the most current year(July 1, 2009 - February 15, 2010) 125 cases of academic dishonesty were reported, of which64% (n=80) involved plagiarism. It is especially noteworthy that these data indicate (1) themajority of academic dishonesty cases reported on our campus involved plagiarism, and (2) thefrequency was increasing.In early 2009, the library learned of plans for the formation of a university-wide AcademicIntegrity Task Force. The charge of the committee was to determine if there was an issue withacademic integrity on campus; ascertain if there

Conference Session

Sustainability, Diversity, and STEM in Contemporary Energy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey R. Seay, University of Kentucky; Wesley Allen Whipple, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

well as operate the larger scale biodiesel production equipment.Typically, the students come to campus 2 or 3 at a time during breaks in their academic classschedule. The students schedule their campus visits independently. The university researchteam utilizes an online calendar to schedule laboratory time, so the high school participants areable to see when research work is being done, and there schedule their visits accordingly.By working side by side with the undergraduates, the students are able to work and contribute ata level beyond what they would typically be able to do. Although the undergraduates were givenno special instructions with regard to working with the high school students, they wereencouraged to include them in planning and

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Van Stephen Blackwood, Colorado School Of Mines, GK-12 NSF Fellow; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

grades K-5 and the schools science specialist, attendeda summer workshop on the universities campus. This workshop wasrich with hands-on science experiments that could be used in theelementary classroom. A graduate student from the university alsoattended. Immediately following the workshop and at the start ofthe school year, the graduate student traveled to the participatingelementary school, was introduced to the students, and presented aninitial lesson plan. The purpose of this visit was to meet the studentsbefore interacting with them via the interactive porthole. This madethe graduate student real to the participating students. In this initialpresentation, food coloring, water and strips of paper towels wereused to stimulate and study the

Conference Session

Integration of the Humanities and Social Sciences into Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

outcomes within the BOK II shouldbe enough reason for CE programs to begin considering implementation strategies.However, additional reasons may exist at the local university. How well do thehumanities and social sciences Program Outcomes match with university goals andobjectives? The President’s strategic plan at UT Tyler specifically mentions theimportance of many of the same additional outcomes in the BOK II.9 The importance ofthe humanities within the mission, goals, and strategic plan is shown below: “The UT Tyler vision is to be nationally recognized for its high quality education in the professions and in the humanities…its graduates will understand and appreciate human diversity and the global nature of the new

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Chen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

, perform clash detection, and generate photorealisticvisualization. Same as Revit family, Navisworks is available free of charge for faculty andstudents to use for 14 months.Bentley System16 comprises a family of application modules that include Bentley Architecture,Structural Modeler, Bentley Building Mechanical Systems, and Bentley Building ElectricalSystems, Bentley Facilities, Bentley PowerCivil (for site planning), and Bentley GenerativeComponents. Its common interfaces include: DWG, DXF, and IFC. The major drawback of theBentley System is that is it hard to learn and navigate.Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD17 is the oldest BIM design tool available today. It is the only BIMsystem that can be used on the Apple Macintosh. Graphisoft has developed a

Conference Session

Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen P. Constant, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

include the role of the college Equity Advisor, the use of Institutional Researchdata and surveys as a dashboard for progress, and the process of departmental collaborativetransformation. Training activities that have been identified as crucial to sustainability includedepartment chair training, search committee training, and training to avoid systemic unintendedbias. Additionally, ISU has been awarded an NSF Innovation through Institutional Integration(I3) grant entitled “Strengthening the Professoriate at ISU”, (SP@ISU) which includes goals incommon with the ISU ADVANCE program. The plan for transition and institutionalization willbe described and the anticipated challenges discussed.Institutional ContextIowa State University of Science and

Conference Session

Oceans & Marine Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Miranda II, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

support industries for both mobile and static(in-situ) intelligent devices. Department of Defense and Homeland Security facilities such as the Space and NavalWarfare System Center Pacific, located in San Diego, California, are currently calling for the useof robust embedded systems to carry their payload of sensors. Navigation, obstacle avoidanceand the path planning are integrated using a sensor suite consisting of monocular vision,binocular vision, radar and LIDAR systems capable of detecting a kayak as far as 50 metersaway [1]. The SPAWAR System Center Pacific is also supporting the Program ManagementOffice for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), PMS-408, in developing an entire fleet ofautonomous marine vehicles [1], in which, are

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Brett Ross, East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University; Kevin Wade Varney, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

thinking, partnerships, and a multidisciplinary approach. It is ourintention to have a full summer program with numerous class offerings that will allow mostETSU students in the College of Business and Technology to complete a summer study in Romeand complete an entire semester of their degree requirements.Many entrepreneurial approaches have been implemented into the program, and many creativeaspects are still in the planning stages. Some of the issues include:  A multidisciplinary curriculum that will benefit students and increase the influence of the College of Business and Technology throughout the entire university  Partnerships with other departments and universities  Access

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shamsnaz Virani, University of Texas, El Paso; Iris B. Burnham, Burnham Wood Charter School District; Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Miroslava Barua, University of Texas, El Paso; Elaine Fredericksen, Ph.D., University of Texas, El Paso; Sally J. Andrade, Andrade & Associates, Inc., El Paso, TX

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

orga- nizations and other non-profit entities to increase the empowerment of low-income families and commu- nities. She is also a Senior Research Associate of Excelencia in Education, Washington, D.C., focused on the academic success of Latino college students. A former administrator at The University of Texas at El Paso responsible for the institutional effectiveness system, Andrade earlier served as Director of Research and Planning for the state’s community college system at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Her Ph.D. in Community Psychology is from The University of Texas at Austin. Page

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; David H. Olwell, Naval Postgraduate School ; Timothy L.J. Ferris, University of South Australia; Nicole A.C. Hutchison; Arthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology; Stephanie Enck, Naval Postgraduate School

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

represent a variety of domains. The BKCASE project is supported by severalprofessional societies including the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) (3author representatives) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (3 authorrepresentatives) and by funding and sponsorship primarily from the U.S. Department of Defense.Two products, the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK) and the GraduateReference Curriculum for Systems Engineers (GRCSE), are being developed to inform systemsengineering education and practice. Initial drafts of these products were released in fall 2010(versions 0.25) for limited review; a second draft is planned for release in fall 2011 (versions 0.5)for open review; and the final

Conference Session

State of Manufacturing Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Workshop, Dearborn, MI: Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1990. • Manufacturing Education for the 21st Century – Volume I: Curricula 2002 Report, Dearborn, MI: Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1995. • Manufacturing Education Plan: Phase I report: industry identifies competency gaps among newly hired engineering graduates: the next step-partnerships with schools. Manufacturing Education for the 21st Century, v. 4. Dearborn, MI: Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1997. • Manufacturing Education Leadership Forum: Vision for Progress, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Robert Morris University, 2008. • Manufacturing Education Leadership Forum; Moving Forward, Society of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Shanette A. Go; E. Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 22.1214.5integrating engineering and liberal arts. Such degrees are intended for students who plan topursue careers in technology management, technology law, policy, or government. In curricularcontent, students complete a sufficient number of engineering fundamentals subjects to providethem with grounding in engineering. Students can choose to complete subjects in technology andsociety, policy, prelaw, or engineering management as well. Often students also completesubjects in a given technology area of national focus, such as environmental management,transportation, or energy—these combine engineering, law, policy, or management. LafayetteCollege, Dartmouth College, and Columbia University are examples of schools that offer

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Riddell, Baker College, Flint; Anca L. Sala, Baker College; Tom Spendlove, Baker College, Flint

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

student chapters ofprofessional societies. The paper will discuss features and statistics, and draw initial conclusionson the effectiveness of the above media in growing our engineering community. Future plans andrecommendations will also be outlined.IntroductionA majority of college students today belong to what is called the “millennial generation”,meaning those born during 1981 - 2000. Several books1 have described key characteristics of thisgeneration, such as being very much at ease with using computers and mobile devices, andstaying connected to each other in the virtual world almost 24/7. Taking these into account, it isnatural that colleges and universities have intensified their efforts to better reach their current andfuture students as

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention, and Diversity in Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael D. Rudisill, Northern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

4 ET 280 Protective Relay Systems 3 PH 201 College Physics I 5 Elective 4 Semester Total 16 ** Summer Internship is highly encouraged but may or may not be for credit. (It should be noted that the original plan was to make the summer internship required howeverafter consulting with the various members they came to the realization due to the hazardousnature of the work for inexperienced students most members would not be able to offerinternships and it was therefore unrealistic to be able to offer

Conference Session

Managing Dual-Career Issues

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Kettering University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. Her career has spanned industry, academia and state government appointments. In 2008-2009, she was selected an American Council on Education Fellow and completed her internship at Harvey Mudd College with her ACE mentor, President Maria Klawe. Currently she serves as the founding chair of the Kettering University Planning and Assessment Council and treasurer of the ASEE Women in Engineering Division. She is married with three children.Donna Reese, Mississippi State University Donna Reese is a professor and interim head of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Mississippi State University. She has been at Mississippi State since 1989 and served

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haluk M. Aktan, Western Michigan University; John Stephen Polasek P.E., Western Michigan University; Kevin James Phillips

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

(ABET) requires allgraduates to undertake a “capstone” design project which requires students to apply theirknowledge and experience toward real-world projects in a team-oriented environment. In theWestern Michigan University College of Civil and Construction Engineering (CCE) curriculum,a Capstone Design Factory was implemented in a two-course sequence. The first course coversthe project definition, planning, scheduling, and control techniques. The second course deals1 Adjunct Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering Practice,2 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Page 22.867.23 Professor and chair, Civil and Construction

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

(a large number of civil engineering firms are considered small) is thedevelopment of a business plan which is affected by public policy and the leaders withinthe firm. Once the business plan is in place, it once again requires leaders to manage firmassets to accomplish assigned tasks and missions to meet the desired level of businessperformance. Page 22.141.6 Figure 1: UT Tyler CurriculumEven though the course is exceeding all expectations, the fact that much of the focus is onthe senior design experience and the program is wrestling with how to cut eight credithours out of the curriculum due to state budgetary issues

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nader Rafla, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

aboutapplication of verification methodologies or other verification environments. The course isdivided into five parts as explained next.The first part of the course provides an introduction to the art of verification and testbencharchitectures. A simple calculator design [7] is given and students are asked to design and developa verification plan and testbench to verify the design functionality.The second part introduces the main semantics of SystemVerilog such as structs and unions, datatypes and arrays, modules and processes, and interfaces. Three practical exercises are given to Page 22.1386.3enforce the understanding of these language features.The

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Barsky, University of British Columbia; Annette Berndt, University of British Columbia; Aleteia Greenwood, University of British Columbia; Carla S Paterson, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

. For the last twodeliveries, the instructors have invited an engineering librarian to offer information literacysessions to help guide the students. While the librarians and instructors feel that it is importantfor students to become familiar with and know how to use specialized engineering researchdatabases, e.g. Compendex, Web of Science, ASCE Digital Library and others, we wonder whatinformation sources students actually use. And why? These questions have puzzled us and havemotivated this study.MethodologyIn this study, we used three sets of questions to obtain predominantly qualitative data: first, weasked the students to identify in writing the information tools or sources they plan to use toconduct their research. Then an engineering

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

was designed, implemented and assessed. Preparing FutureProfessionals is a graduate course that facilitates the transition of doctoral students to careers inbusiness, government, and non-profit organizations. PFP is a mentorship course designed tosupport doctoral students in their exploration of diverse professional environments and tounderstand their roles and responsibilities as global citizens. Using a pass/no pass gradingsystem, PFP is a two-credit course that meets weekly for 2 hours. PFP is posted to the transcriptand cannot be used to fulfill Plan of Study requirements.Preparing Future Professionals serves as a pilot course in the field of professional developmentfor the transition of graduate students to become future professionals

Conference Session

Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York, Farmingdale

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Center recovery efforts with other structural engineers, to collect and document burned structural elements used for Forensic Engineers to determine the causes of structural failures. Page 22.638.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Establishing Green Building Institute in a School of Engineering TechnologyIntroductionFarmingdale State College, New York (FSC), in partnership with Eastern Suffolk BoardOf Cooperative Education Service (BOCES) and Long Island Works Coalition (LIWorks), plan to advance environmental responsibility and sustainability

Conference Session

ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larissa V. Pchenitchnaia, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

experiment and evolve in order to keep pacewith advances in knowledge, changes in professional practice, and shifting conditions in society.The need for responsive academic programs is particularly a concern in scientific andtechnological fields where the growth of knowledge is exponential (Rugarcia, et al.,[1]). Achemical engineering department at a big research extensive university developed andimplemented several strategies to address these issues: (1) curriculum content reform anddevelopment; (2) faculty and students assessment activities; (3) integrated assessment plans andprocesses throughout the chemical engineering curriculum. The research points out that a majorchallenge is not initiating curricular reform but institutionalizing the reform

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Liang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

characterization, augment their interest andconfidence in pursuing the subject matter, and encourage them to pursue higher level nano-courses as well as research projects with the support from the NSF CCLI program. Two labmodules, nanopatterned surfaces with relevance for tissue engineering and targeted deliveryof therapeutics and creation and evaluation of mechanical properties of nanowires or othernanostructures, are being developed and planned to be offered in Spring 2011 and Spring 2012.This three-credit course will comprise two major sessions: 1. Lecture and conference for learning background, principles and experimental tools anddiscussing experimental design and lab results; 2. Lab activities for learning and using experimental tools, such as

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

on student ability development and career paths. An undergraduatesurvey was distributed to freshmen and again to seniors. Students were also asked to report theirlevel of confidence in their engineering, science, professional and integrative disciplinaryabilities used in complex problem solving as well as career plans at each point in time. Inaddition, seniors were asked about their participation in global initiative activities includinginitiative choice, type of activities, length of participation, and motivations for choice. Thosewho engaged in exploration of a global initiative area reported higher self-efficacy forintegrative disciplinary and professional ability factors than non-explorers. Significantdifferences were also noted for

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University; Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

engineering problems. As a part of thecontinuous curriculum improvement strategy, we are implementing a LabVIEW programmingthread in the EE curriculum to enhance the students’ real-world ready and workplace applicableskills. Built upon the successful incorporation of LabVIEW programming into engineeringtechnology programs within the same department, this paper will discuss the general plan of theimplementation of the LabVIEW programming thread in the EE program and outline in detail thedesigned LabVIEW programming activities in junior EE Labs. The LabVIEW series sessions injunior EE Labs starts with simple activities of instrument communications and file manipulationfor data collection, progresses into more systematical activities of instrument

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Lynn Luken, Georgia Institute of Technology; Susan L. Hotle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurie Anne Garrow, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, she has used a variety of evaluation methods, ranging from multi-level evaluation plans designed to assess pro- gram impact to monitoring plans designed to facilitate program improvement. Dr. Alemdar’s leadership evaluation work includes serving as lead evaluator on NASA’s electronic Professional Development Net- work (ePDN), a new initiative dedicated to preparing teachers to engage their students in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields through the use of NASA-developed learning materials and resources. She also serves as the lead evaluator on several NSF funded Noyce Scholarship programs. She has direct experience leading evaluation of STEM programs and has contributed to evaluations of

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Grau, University of Alabama; Guillermo Mejia, University of Alabama and Universidad Industrial de Santander

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

isolated mannerwithout linking to other fundamentals of construction management such as planning andscheduling. Each week had two class sections of two hours each. The traditional lecture classwas the instruction strategy, where the lecturer explained basic concepts about estimating costsin construction projects and the students applied those cost fundamentals by undertaking asemester’s project on the budget of a construction project. The grading system was basicallybased on three exams and the semester’s project with a numerical scale ranging from 0 to 5,where the approval grade was 3. There was a persistent problem regarding the students’performance in class that worried to the civil engineering department due to feeble averagesachieved by