Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

E. H. Shaban

disciplines and are considered elective courses at the undergraduatelevel degree. Some schools have added an extra year (fifth year) to allow the student to graduatewith a master degree in addition to the undergraduate degree in electrical engineering. All thesecourses should be elective courses, in my opinion, to allow the electrical engineering student toexpand his knowledge in depth about his or her own interest. It does not make any sense that ageneral electrical engineering degree should be introduced by requiring the student to takemultiple unrelated courses in many disciplines. During teaching undergraduate students inelectrical engineering, I discovered that many students do not pass the communication course forthe first time. Similar

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Franklin King, North Carolina A&T State University; Shamsuddin Ilias, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

leading them through a course that demands they succeed. In addition,lower-tier schools could also benefit if their FE exam track record is at or below thenational average.Similarly, all courses could benefit from the implementation of rapid, repeated testing ifhistory has shown that students have had difficulty with mastering an individual topic orconcept.Our ApproachIn a recent review of the research conducted on the effect of rapid and repeated testing,Glenn1 cited several studies that indicated that rapid testing and repeated testing couldhave a significantly positive effect on long term retention. We decided to test this conceptin our FE review course because it has a diversity of topics. The review course providedus the opportunity to

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics: What's New?

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Robert Hinks, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, the student mastery data provided a way to rankskills within a similar importance ranking (for instance, there were six skills with an averageimportance ranking of 9.5). A difference was created by subtracting the student mastery scorefrom the importance score. For instance, a skill with an importance of 10 and an average studentmastery score of 8 would show a difference of 2.0. This result was called the Student MasteryIndicator and was used as the secondary ranking procedure. It provided a way to distinguishbetween important skills that students typically master as compared to important skills in whichstudents typically may not obtain a high level of proficiency. The 24 top-ranked skills using thismethodology are shown in Table 1 below

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

andMaterials, Control Systems, Robotics, Storage Devices, etc.The three Speech Processing courses listed above can be taken as part of the electives in theSenior year under the Digital Signal Processing technical electives..MSEE Graduate Curriculum in DSPWe offer a MS degree in Electrical Engineering with many possible emphasis areas. One of theemphasis areas is Digital Signal Processing. The core of the Masters degree ElectricalEngineering program is the following sets of courses: One course in Digital Systems (LogicDesign or Synthesis) (2 units) , One course in Electromagnetics (2 units), Four courses inApplied Mathematics (8 units), One course in Applied Ethics (2 units), One course in Electronics(2 units), One course in Electric modern Networks (2

Conference Session

Focus on IE Principles and Techniques

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arun Nambiar, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Dale Masel, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Tag5, Blue Tag Register5, Blue Tag Schedule5, FilingCabinet Index5, Master Index of Documents5, Meeting Worksheet5, Moving File Label5, Needsand Want Matrix5, Ownership Matrix5, and Permanent File Label5. Page 13.1153.12• Lean Concepts in Supply Chain Management – The popular Beer Game8 was used to illustrate the bull-whip effect in a supply chain environment. Flash cards were used in place of pennies.Student FeedbackSince the course was being offered for the first time at , feedback wascollected from students after each session in order to improve their learning experience in thefollowing sessions. Some of the comments from

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Akiko Kato, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universitaet Berlin

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

offered without further costs.The “Early Bird” course has yet another positive side-effect: By redesigning a lot of studyprograms, among other things the switching to the (for the German academic education) newBachelor/Master-system but also by the growing number of beginning students in theengineering sciences the number of participants in the modules “Calculus I” and “LinearAlgebra” has grown so fast, that just in the winter-term up to 2.500 students have to attend theseclasses. There students attend separate “parallel” lectures that are scheduled not to conflict withthe schedules of their further schedule [1]. The contents of all lectures are the same and up tothree are taking place at the same time. For that the biggest auditoria of the TU

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. Cal Poly is primarily anundergraduate institution with approximately 19,500 enrolled undergraduates and 1180 faculty.5000 students are enrolled in the College of Engineering which is comprised of ninedepartments. The largest department, Mechanical Engineering, has approximately 1000undergraduates, 40 Masters students, and 23 full time tenure and tenure track faculty. Thedepartment awards about 190 undergraduate degrees each year.University-Wide Senior ProjectAll students at Cal Poly are required to complete a Senior Project1. For over 40 years and up Page 13.534.2until the spring of 2005, the Mechanical Engineering department’s requirements for

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond Thompson, DAE University

Tagged Divisions

International

offered currently, and planned for initial offering in fall2008 at the undergraduate level include professional flight/management, aviation business, alongwith aeronautical and mechanic engineering. In addition, four master degree offering areplanned for fall 2008 which include air transportation management, airport management, globallogistics, and an aerospace M.B.A.iThe Middle East region has seen tremendous growth in need for aviation and aerospaceprofessionals. Manpower is seen as the limiting factor in maintain double digit growth rates.Developing educations programs in the Middle East has foundational issues that maketransferring of existing programs from western higher education institutions problematic.Institutions are highly regulated

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Plumley, US Coast Guard Academy; Vincent Wilczynski, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-2808: DESIGN PORTFOLIOS FOR OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT ANDPROGRAM VISIONMichael Plumley, US Coast Guard Academy LT Michael Plumley is on active duty in the U.S. Coast Guard and is a faculty member and 1998 graduate of the Mechanical Engineering program at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy where he has served as course coordinator for a variety of courses including Machine Design, Heat Transfer, and Modeling and Control of Dynamic Systems. He holds Masters of Science degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Connecticut. His previous

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Black, American University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

superscalar processors, and some more modern processor optimizations. CSC540is generally a more theoretical course than ENEE350.Our project was assigned to two semesters of American University students. The first classconsisted of eight students, who were a mix of juniors, seniors, and masters-level graduatestudents. The second class consisted of seven students, who were a mix of sophomores, juniors,and seniors. Students had access to PCs running Windows and to a Java IDE. The students inthese classes tended to complete the projects individually.3. The Project3.1 Project ObjectivesWhen designing the project we had several objectives.3.1.1 A Working ModelMuch like similar successful projects assigned at other schools, we want our students to have

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nicoleta Serban, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nagi Gebraeel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Garlie Forehand, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

AC 2008-2847: COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTION IN AN ENGINEERINGINTRODUCTORY STATISTICS COURSEJudith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Judith Norback is the Director of Workplace and Academic Communication in Georgia Tech’s Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. She received her B.A. magna cum laude from Cornell University and her Masters and Ph.D. from Princeton. Before joining Georgia Tech in 2000, she taught at Rutgers University, worked in job-related basic skills research at Educational Testing Service, and then founded and directed the Center for Skills Enhancement, Inc. Her research and curriculum development interests lie in workforce communication skills

Conference Session

Engineering Economy -- Outside the Introductory Course

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Boerger, Engineering Economic Associates, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

AC 2008-2866: ENGINEERING ECONOMY FOR ECONOMISTSPeter Boerger, Engineering Economic Associates, LLC Peter Boerger is an independent consultant specializing in solving problems that incorporate both technological and economic aspects. He has worked and published for over 20 years on the interface between engineering, economics and public policy. His education began with an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, adding a Master of Science degree in a program of Technology and Public Policy from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in Engineering Economics from the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. His firm, Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Crismond, The City College of New York

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-2922: THE ROLE OF DIAGNOSTIC REASONING IN ENGINEERINGDESIGN: CASE STUDIESDavid Crismond, The City College of New York Dr. David Crismond is an Associate Professor of Science Education at the City College of New York. He received his masters degree in 1992 from MIT’s mechanical engineering department, and earned his doctorate in Human Development and Psychology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1997. His career in education has included public school teaching, developing engineering design-related interactive multimedia materials at MIT, and design-oriented science curricula at TERC and Georgia Tech. He has been Principal Investigator for the NSF-funded

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Remote and Virtual Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Emre Bahadir, Murray State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

andabroad. The department offers bachelor’s degree programs in Architectural EngineeringTechnology, Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering Technology,Electromechanical Engineering Technology, Environmental Engineering Technology,Engineering Graphics and Design Technology, Interior Design Technology, ManufacturingTechnology, Telecommunications Systems Management and Graphics CommunicationManagement. The Department also offers a Master of Science degree in ManagementTechnology.The SHSU Technology Program was established as a department in 1912 to prepare manual artsteachers. The department still offers a teaching option; however, the curriculum is primarilyoriented to providing educational foundations for those people interested in

Conference Session

Using Classroom Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

work, participate andtake responsibility for learning. As an educator it is easier to excuse a late assignment from alearner who is usually a class participant, or to overlook possible plagiarism from a student whoseems to be trying to master the course material. To understand the learning situation facultyneed to be patient, good listeners and participatory. Does a learner who is not participating needfurther assistance for some reason that is not immediately apparent? As a faculty one must, asCampbell (2001) stated, “…balance an ethic of justice and an ethic of care when dealing withstudents”Some students are first generation learners who do not understand the operations of a universitysetting. Communication with the learners usually reveals

Conference Session

OMCED Topics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edgar An, Florida Atlantic University; Manhar Dhanak, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

mostly learn howto plug numbers into a known physical law (forward thinking), but do not master an adequate skill about how thelaw can be applied and manipulated (reverse thinking). The author surmised that reverse thinking is much moreimportant because true learning actually occurs.In these outreach activities, the author emphasized more on concept building from observational experiences. Inother words, what happens if the load is off the centerline, or the propellers have small separation? The authorsurmised that by building up a solid engineering intuition are students able to judge or estimate whether the resultsof some mathematical calculations (often abstract) are realistic or feasible.The author surmised that the lack of students

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

this mailing list, the USRPand GNU Radio tutorial14, and the Python tutorial15.When compared to other methods of teaching communication systems, the USRP and GNURadio have the potential to engage the students and generate excitement about the material in away that simulations do not, but this excitement requires mastering a potentially unfamiliar andcomplex programming environment. Page 14.1128.8ConclusionThe USRP and GNU Radio represent a flexible and powerful platform that is useful for teachingcommunication systems. They allow students to implement actual real-time communicationsystems in software. The challenges of using this system include

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

game is something most of them can relate to real well.When starting the game the students’ biggest challenge is mastering the rules of the game. Thatis why the author has found doing a test run with each group of students really helps them graspthe rules of the game. Anecdotal feedback from the students has indicated that they typicallyenjoy this activity and learned a lot about supply chain concepts as a result of participating in it.Overall, the author has found that the beer game is an excellent way to introduce the supply chainconcepts being taught and foster discussion among the students in an enjoyable manner.Bibliography 1 Chopra, S. & Meindl, P. (2004). Supply chain management: Strategy, planning, and operations

Conference Session

Research and Project Initiatives in IT and IET

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abed El Hameed El Madwar, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Hong 'Jeffrey' Nie; Julie Zhang, University of Northern Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2009-1064: APPLICATION OF WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS IN AMIDWESTERN MANUFACTURING COMPANYAbed El Hameed El Madwar, University of Northern Iowa Hameed Madwar is currently a doctorate student in Industrial Technology at the University of Northern Iowa. He has received his B.S in Electrical and Computer Engineer at Beirut University, Lebanon in 2005. He got his Master degree in Industrial Supervision and Management at UNI, Iowa in 2008. His research interest are in the area of wireless systems of sensor networks and virtual reality for manufacturing applications.Hong "Jeffrey" Nie, University of Northern Iowa Hong (Jeffrey) Nie is an assistant professor of Electrical and Information Engineering

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Bannatyne, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Dan Baldwin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kevin Marshall, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

interactive design and enjoys helping his students gain real world exposure in the classroom through service learning. Dan holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design.Kevin Marshall, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Kevin Marshall currently splits his time between Director of Computer Graphics Technology for the Purdue School of Engineering & Technology, IUPUI and running his own interactive media company, Rocket Interactive. As the Director of Computer Graphics Technology for IUPUI, he specializes in the study of computer animation techniques and applications and enjoys teaching the latest in animation technology as well as helping his

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Kyle Hoermann, Texas A&M University

Check Answer yes Database Test Figure 9. Structure of Ladder Logic Tutor.Tutor model. This model addresses learner misconceptions. The student model detects anymisconceptions the learner may have and informs the learner. The learner can then choose tocomplete a tutorial designed to address the misconception. The Tutor model will bring up thetutorials, present the concept(s), and then generate some test questions to evaluate theunderstanding of the learner. Once the learner has mastered the concept, he or she will be giventhe opportunity to try to solve the original problem again.System adaptivity. The system is designed to

Conference Session

Developing Tomorrow's Leaders through Co-op Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University; Denise Stodola, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

, engineering graduates have beendocumented to have deficiencies for some outcomes, especially those pertaining to the“soft” skills, such as effective communication and multidisciplinary teamwork2 ;however, Davis et. al.3 recently developed an expert profile that is broadly applicable toall engineering disciplines, and which El-Sayed4 used to determine how co op educationcan address the deficiencies apparent in engineering education.This expert profile outlines the characteristics that, once mastered, would make anengineer deemed an “expert” in his profession. This set of behaviors is broader than theABET educational outcomes and lists the outcomes in terms of roles with correspondingobservable actions for each role. The roles of Analyst, Problem

Conference Session

Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Torick, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

master as a result of the course?≠ What topics are built upon in subsequent courses in a typical student’s academic career?≠ What topics/phenomena are difficult for students to visualize?≠ What topics do students traditionally struggle with?The above questions were necessary to reduce the number of small scale experiments. It is veryeasy to look at the content that is covered in a course and feel that most topics warrant alaboratory activity. However, this is an unrealistic expectation due to the limited number ofsessions available for laboratory experiments. In our course, we have 10 laboratory sessions witheach meeting lasting for just under 2 hours. As a result of this step, we determined that weneeded to develop several new experiments

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Remote and Virtual Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University; Jackson Sherion, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

installation and maintenance, routing and switching technology, andnetwork security and intrusion detection, to name a few. Concentrations Computer Networking Information Technology Information SecurityBS in Industrial Engineering Technology (IENG)A unique aspect of the BS in Industrial Engineering Technology9 is that students can pursuecareers both in the field of manufacturing and in service areas such as facilities management.In addition, the curriculum prepares students for graduate study in the Master of Sciencedegree in technology systems or occupational safety or in business, operations management,and similar areasExample of a program flowchart for the Mechanical Technology concentration in the DesignProgram is

Conference Session

Engineering and Other Disciplines

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew Boutell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 14.877.9Table 3: Number of students who have expressed high interest in the Robotics certificate,by year and department. ME ECE CSSE Total Masters 2 0 0 2 Fourth-year 2 0 0 2 Third-year 3 1 0 4 Second-year 6 4 2 12 First-year 9 7 3 19 Total 22 12 5 39We have also exceeded our expectations for the success

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neal Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Ted Eschenbach, TGE Consulting; Joseph Hartman, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

Anchorage. His masters in operations research and his doctorate in industrial engineering are from Stanford University. He is the principal of TGE Consulting, an emeritus professor of engineering management at UAA, and the founding editor emeritus of the Engineering Management Journal. He is the author or co-author of engineering economy texts currently published by Oxford University Press.Joseph Hartman, University of Florida Dr. Joseph C. Hartman, P.E. received his Ph.D. in 1996 and M.S. in 1994 in industrial engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his B.S. in general engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1992. He is a professor in the Department of

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

for first time online student could become a key factor in their success and satisfaction with the program. ≠ The web-based curriculum will eventually require a full-time web technician to provide trouble shooting assistance to the students, faculty, and the CART CMS web master, and requires release time to faculty members for design, development and testing. We want the program to continue running smoothly while experiencing growth and development. ≠ We envision our web-based program serving 50 MIET students within the near future. A targeted web-based marketing plan must be devised to attract the proper number of students with

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eduardo Chappa, Texas A&M International University; Terutake Abe, Texas A&M International University; Fethi Belkhouche, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University; Qingwen Ni, Texas A&M International University; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

part of the considerations thatare taken into account when making academic decisions1,3.The Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at Texas A&M International University decidedto begin a process in which assessment tools would be used to think and rethink the way courses areimplemented. The department offered at the time this process began six major degrees, five of them inMathematics (a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Science, as well as two teaching certificate degrees for 4thto 8th grade and from 8th to 12th grade, and a Master of Science in Mathematics), and one Bachelor of Artswith a Major in Physical Science. In summer 2008 the Bachelor of Science with a major in SystemsEngineering degree was approved. Even though the main

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Lillian B Bowles, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; David Bowles, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Tiffany Walter Choplin, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

many articles and books on writing in various disciplines, led a number of successful grants on communication in technical fields, and served as the Chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication. She was previously a member of the faculty at the University of Minnesota.David Bowles, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge David Bowles is a Technical Communication Instructor in the Engineering Communication Studio at Louisiana State University. He earned a baccalaureate degree in English and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is a former assistant editor of Blackbird: an online journal of literature and the arts, and his

Conference Session

Space Systems Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert Soto, Texas A&M University; Daniel Brown, Cornell University; Mason Peck, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

AllianceSummer Research Early Identification Program and has conducted this research with the otherauthors and student groups at Cornell. This project has been a successful fusion of research withUndergraduate-, Masters-, and PhD-level students.Operating Principles, Theory, and MotivationActuator Design An actuator is an object which induces motion onto another connected object. A drivedesign is the specific design of the actuator. CMGs and joint motors are both actuators. Becauseof their space-flight histories, they are the focus of this project. Direct drives are the conventional actuators for robotic arm joints in space due to theirextensive use on Earth-bound robots. Joint motors are simple in concept and design, socontrolling and