Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

assessments that enhance students’ critical thinking capabilities. Page 14.254.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Assessment of Innovative Environments That Address Intellectual Curiosity Mysore Narayanan, Miami University, Ohio.AbstractLeading scholars in the area of Cognitive Science and Educational Methodologies haveconcluded that it is essential that students need to be taught in a learning environment thatenables them to acquire problem-solving skills. The 21st century workplace does notneed employees who have just mastered a particular body of information, instead itprefers to

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

, andcommunication is constant. There may be a need for technical guidance, assistance with writing,or other “teachable moments” during the progress of the task. The best faculty mentor I everexperienced was a master at assigning tasks, monitoring them, assisting with the work andlistening to the graduate students. In his own way he was watching the growth of scientists andengineers and brought each one along at a rate that fit their ability to grow. When the teamrelationship works, it is a thing of beauty. It should be no surprise that students fought to beaccepted into this team, and all of the team members were successful, especially the facultymember.While all faculty members would like to be successful and have wonderful graduate students,there are

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Farahani, National University, San Diego; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Faculty for the Master of Science in Wireless Communications degree program. He teaches and carries out research in wireless systems, computer security, and applications of advanced technology in education. He also teaches global business. As Principal Investigator for a Hewlett-Packard Technology for Teaching – Higher Education – Grant received from HP, he is conducting research into the effectiveness of advanced technology in teaching complex information structures. He is a member of the Steering Committee for Project Inkwell (www.projectinkwell.com). Prior to joining the National University faculty, he was President/CEO, SegWave, Inc., an educational technology

Conference Session

Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Pryor; Sheldon Landsberger

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

our scientific knowledge inradiochemistry and other high radiation research areas.Curricula DevelopmentAlthough this curricula is designed for students who have completed an undergraduate degree inMechanical Engineering, only slight modification in the mandatory courses are necessary forstudents with nuclear engineering or other science-based degrees. For example, we aresuccessfully progressing a student whose undergraduate degree is in physics through theprogram. The Masters Program is divided into three course areas: Prerequisite, Mandatory andSpecialization Courses shown in Figure 2. Page 14.477.4 Prerequisite

Conference Session

Innovations in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University, Calumet; Jai Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Jared Goodall, South Lake Automation

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Electrical and ComputerEngineering Technology Department. The course is an attempt to provide the learner thelatitude to freely master the art of system design by integrating the hardware and softwaresystem design principle. This course is also a showcase course to provide an ExperientialLearning Platform.This course is offered in the form of Learning Modules. The paper discuses the coursesystem design modules in details which encompasses: Power Electronics,Microcontrollers based and Embedded System design and Embedded SystemProgramming, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Design and use of Graphical UserInterface (GUI), Client – Server Network Distributed System Design and SocketProgramming, Digital Encoders, Motor Control, Basic Electronics and use

Conference Session

Programs That Serve Industry and Academia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Baldwin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; John Ludwick, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kevin Marshall, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

AC 2009-1127: EMBEDDING FACULTY INTO INDUSTRY: UNDERSTANDINGTHE REAL WORLD EXPECTATIONS OF OUR GRADUATESDan Baldwin, Indiana University-Purdue University, IndianapolisJohn Ludwick, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis John earned his Master of Fine Arts Degree in Sequential Art (the art of visual storytelling) from the Savannah College of Art and Design; the first such master's degree given in the United States. John B. Ludwick has directed 2-D and 3-D animation television spots for Cartoon Network, PBS Kids, Toon Disney, and many others at the Broadcast Design firm Primal Screen in Atlanta, Georgia. John earned the Gold Broadcast Design Award (BDA) for Best Television Website

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

largest EMGT enrollment is in schools (Old Dominion andGeorge Washington), which aggressively deploy distance learning. Masters Enrollment Degrees Granted2007 2007Degrees Enrollment DistanceRank Rank Institution Total FT PT Total MS MEM Education 1 1 Old Dominion U. 327 33 294 168 5 163 yes 2 2 George Washington U. 276 76 200 162 148 14 yes 3

Conference Session

Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shengyong Wang, State University of New York, Binghamton; Mohammad Khasawneh, State University of New York, Binghamton; Krishnaswami Srihari, State University of New York, Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

the Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory (HFEL). Dr. Khasawneh is a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) and the Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFES), the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and Alpha Epsilon Lambda (AEL) and Alpha Pi Mu (APM) honor societies.Krishnaswami Srihari, State University of New York, Binghamton Dr. Krishnaswami Srihari is a Distinguished Professor at the State University of New York and the Chair of the Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering at the State University of New York, Binghamton. He has worked in academia since the Fall of 1988. Since then, he has graduated more than 150 Masters students and 30 doctoral students. His

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

new innovation-driven economy.Meeting the Challenge for Change –Creating a Center for Professional Education for Business and IndustryThe Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) is an effortby the College of Technology to better coordinate and expand the need to provide additionalprofessional study opportunities to business and industry. The Center is based on the success ofthe Weekend Masters Program as well as the on-site delivery of a MS Degree at Rolls Royce inIndianapolis. We are also seeing an increased demand to offer and deliver more courses,certificates, and graduate degree programs to a wide range of business, industry and theiremployees.The applied research aspect of the center relates to the

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Marlor, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Nathan Manser, Michigan Technological University; Brett Hamlin, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2009-714: DON’T PANIC! HOW TO INCREASE STUDENT INVOLVEMENTAND UNDERSTANDING IN AN INTRODUCTORY THERMO-FLUIDS COURSEKathryn Marlor, Michigan Technological University Ms. Kathryn Marlor is currently a Peace Corps Masters International student in Civil and Environmental Engineering. She will be starting her international work experience in March, 2009.Nathan Manser, Michigan Technological University Mr. Nathan Manser is currently a Peace Corps Masters International student in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Hewill be starting his international work experience in March, 2009.Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological UniversityBrett Hamlin, Michigan Technological University

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Turner, Westfield State College; Glenn Ellis, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

knowledge to new contexts.In particular, the framework is extremely helpful when applied to solving word problems basedon uniformly accelerated motion10. It builds upon the relationships between the differentgraphical representations of a particular motion through the concepts of slope (derivative) andarea (integral). Students are encouraged to sketch generic graphs associated with uniformacceleration, appropriately place the quantities presented in the word problem on these graphsand then to exploit the linkages between them to calculate the quantity or quantities they areinterested in.Once students have mastered graphical analysis for specific problems using the contentframework provided, it is straight-forward to generalize the process. If you

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne-Marie Lerner, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

fifth, tenth,and fourteenth assessment opportunities represent midterms and a final exam, while the Page 14.582.4remaining eleven assessment opportunities represent graded homework assignments.Figure 1: The total error ratio is plotted against chronological assessment opportunities for anundergraduate thermodynamics course.There were two assessment opportunities where every student answered each question correctly,exam 2 and homework #11. These two events were particular anomalies. Exam 2 was a littletoo similar to the practice exam, and since students had prepared well with the final, they wereable to master the exam. Homework #11 was

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

technological medium that engendered the second question of thisstudy. Cognitive Theory literature indicates that effective teaching methods elicit andexplore student preconceptions of the course material and develop metacognitive skills(Donovan, Et al. 1999)11. While the traditional lecture style of content delivery does notpreclude development of metacognitive skills, in it simplest form, it only relatesknowledge at the lowest level of Bloom’s taxonomy12. Problem-solution activities andstudent explanation tasks are necessary to develop higher level critical thinking skillsnecessary to master dynamics content. The lecture style adopted by the remote instructorfor this class began as an emulation of the style of a tenured faculty member who

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer McDonald, Daniel Webster College; Alexandra Sobin, Daniel Webster College; Marie Planchard, Massachusetts Bay Community College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

for two years now which allows for her to gain practical insights into real world applications. She plans on pursuing a Masters Degree in Aeronautical Engineering and working towards a career in aircraft design. Email:sobin_alexandra@dwc.eduMarie Planchard, Massachusetts Bay Community College Marie Planchard is Director of Education for SolidWorks Corporation. She is responsible for worldwide development of curricula and content for the SolidWorks educational products across all levels of academia. For 10 years, Marie Planchard was an engineering professor and technology outreach coordinator at Massachusetts Bay Community College. Before developing the CAD program, she spent 13 years in

Conference Session

Student Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Margot vigeant, bucknell; Katharyn Nottis, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, Page 14.469.2& Antunes, 1995). A Delphi study identified several concepts in thermal and transportscience that were both important and difficult for students to master (Streveler, Olds,Miller, & Nelson, 2003). While the Delphi study cited identified general areas ofmisconceptions, further research provided more specific information about possiblemisconceptions among undergraduate engineering students (Miller, Streveler, Olds, Chi,Nelson, & Geist, 2006; Prince & Vigeant, 2006). For example, it was found thatengineering students had difficulty distinguishing between factors that affect the rate ofheat transfer and those that affect the total amount of energy transferred in a givenphysical situation. Confusion in these areas was

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Programs and Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Nemes, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

program in the Sloan study. As a professional discipline,students interested in pursuing a master’s in systems engineering tend to be working full-timeand interested in pursuing a degree part-time. Many have worked for a number of years,assuming positions of responsibility within their organization which may require significanttravel. Also, these students tend to be older, having reached an age where many have familyresponsibilities. These factors all make a fully online program an appealing alternative totraditional, blended, or hybrid programs. With this background, a decision was made in early2007 to complement Penn State University’s resident Master of Engineering in SystemsEngineering program with one that is fully online. Reaching such a

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Tech Session I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest Tollner, University of Georgia, Athens; John Schramski, University of Georgia; Caner Kazanci, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

record of compartment contacts. NPT is essentially an individual based (oragent based) method which deduces its rules on how an individual particle will movedirectly from the differential equation representation of the network model. Thiseliminates the need for extra parameters or decisions required to build an individualbased model. Therefore causality is preserved. NPT is a stochastic method that iscompatible with the so called “master equation” (Gillespie 1977, 1992, 2000). In otherwords, the mean of many NPT simulations agrees with the differential equationsolution. This property enables accurate comparison of NPT results with conventionalsimulation and analysis. Each particle’s identity and routing history, similar to international

Conference Session

First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Lynnwood Brown, WikiRing Partnership; Michael McDonald, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

and open source materials among K-12 educators. MERLOT providesaccess to a large collection of peer-reviewed online teaching and learning materials across abroad range of subjects for higher education6. Publishers excel at providing top quality,professionally vetted content to the market, and are expert aggregators. In a time whereinformation access and creation is changing radically from traditional models, we embraceinnovative platforms like the IntroEngineering.org structured wiki.In addition to the changing needs of instructors, and perhaps driving some of those changes, arethe new types of students taking engineering courses. Students have different expectations ofeducational content than they did 20 or even 5 years ago. Mastering

Conference Session

Using Classroom Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renée Butler; Christina Scherrer

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

design by eliminating extraneous information. Helpand documentation is necessary; even though it would be better if the system could be usedwithout documentation.2 These general website design principles are appropriate to be used inonline course websites. Page 14.445.3 Figure 1: Exemplary Course Award Winner Example4Existing Course AssessmentSouthern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) is a special-purpose institution in the UniversitySystem of Georgia, with a mission to offer bachelors and masters degrees and continuingprofessional development in science, engineering, technology, and related fields. The universityenrolls

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Electrical and Computer ET

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Patrick, Texas A&M University; Clint Vigil, Texas A&M University; Ryan Beasley, Texas A&M University; Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, ImageTkimport tkFileDialog # used to load the image fileimport serialser = serial.Serial(0,115200) # set up serial portser.write("\r") # clear out any previous commandsser.write("#0 P1370 #1 P1500 #2 P1480 #4 P1230 #5 P1500 #6 P1500 #8 P1500 #9 P1400 #10 P1500 #12 P1360#13 P1550 #14 P1680 \r") # default all servos upser.close()class App: def __init__(self, master): self.frame = tk.Frame(master) self.frame.pack() self.canvas1 = tk.Canvas(self.frame, width=0, height=0, bg="black") # place canvases in the frame for each ofthe four images self.canvas1.bind("", self.onMouseMove) # when the mouse moves over the first canvas, we willprint out the pixel values self.canvasR = tk.Canvas(self.frame, width=0, height=0, bg="black

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bowles, University of South Carolina; Caitlin Buchhaults, University of South Carolina; Donald Griffith, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

an international program aimed at inspiring high schoolstudents to pursue careers in science and technology through a yearly challenge in which teamsof students design and build robots to compete against other teams from all over the world. Theteams engage in an intense six-week effort to build a robot to do a specified task such as to scoopup a bunch of beach balls and put them into a large container. The robots are large and mustoperate both autonomously and with radio control. The contest itself has the atmosphere of aprofessional wrestling tournament, complete with a master of ceremonies and teams andcheerleaders in costume and often with painted faces and hair. All this has proven to be aneffective draw for recruiting students to

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics: What's New

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Anderson, Texas Tech; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech; Diana Hudson, Texas Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

performance on statics problems(Higley, Litzinger, Van Meter, Masters, & Kulikowich4).Description of Statics Concepts Inventory Instrument: As described by Stief and Dantzler5, The SCI test consists of 27 questions that cover the basicconcepts of an introductory Statics course. These concepts (and number of questions) are: free-body diagrams (5), static equivalence (3), forces at connections (12), friction limit (3), andequilibrium (4). Free-body diagram questions focus upon representing parts of a system without Page 14.119.2the complications of force directions or equilibrium considerations. Static equivalence questionsprobe a student’s

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E James Nelson, Brigham Young University; Gus Williams, Brigham Young University; Paul Richards, Brigham Young University; Grant Schultz, Brigham Young University; Travis Wight, Brigham Young University; Jeff Armstrong, Armstrong Forensic

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

document, the Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK), which waspublished in 2004.4 The second committee revised the BOK, adding specificity and clarity, andpublished the updated BOK in 2008.5 This BOK proposes increasing the academic requirementto include a 30 hour Master of Science (MS) degree or 30 hours of similar coursework inaddition to the BS degree.2ASCE encouraged NCEES to change licensure requirements to include the additional academicwork as proposed by the BOK.5 In response, the NCEES committee on Uniform Procedures andLegislative Guidelines passed a motion in 2006 to add language to the Model Law forEngineering Licensure stating that beginning in 2015 a candidate must have 30 credit hours inaddition to the BS degree in order to sit for

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

very convenient, especially during odd hours. Most ofthe time, the phone provides for understandable exchanges that can be very short. If you need arecord of the conversation take notes or make a quick memorandum and file it, or keep a runningdaily log book with such annotations. Finally, presentation preparation can take a long time.While we all want to have beautiful slides, a decision needs to be made whether the time spenton slide shows is time well spent. Bottom-line on the computer – be careful that it is a tool, notthe master of the day.Meetings are an important part of any business and this is so in academia. Colloquia, meetingpotential new colleagues, and attending meetings with decision makers are all important. But,some of the

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Beth Richards, University of Hartford; Abdul Hai Sofizada, SHEP

Tagged Divisions

International

professor. Page 14.884.6Junior faculty from HU pursue the master’s program at UHCurrently, twelve junior faculty members from HU are pursuing their masters’ degrees at theUniversity of Hartford. Of the twelve, seven in civil engineering, two in civil with emphasis inarchitecture and three in mechanical engineering/mechatronics. Another six professors arescheduled to come to Hartford in July 2009.Through the English Language Institute at UH, these students received intensive classroom andlaboratory instruction. Courses emphasize oral/aural skills, reading comprehension, vocabularydevelopment, grammar, and writing skills development. While at UH, HU

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrie Koehler, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

certified teachers, but also earn master degrees.Literature ReviewOver the next several years, demand for teachers in the United States is expected to grow considerably.In fact, “the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that 2.2 million teachers will be required by2010”3. Nearly a third of the teaching vacancies will be attributed to retirement4. With predictionsthat almost a third of the current teaching population will retire by 2015, the result will beapproximately 700,000 teachers leaving the profession due to retirement3.Although many teachers will be leaving education as a result of retirement, this is not the only factorcontributing to teacher shortages. Other teachers are leaving the occupation after only minimal time

Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences; Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety

Tagged Divisions

International

professionals to supply the demanding work market. So it is imperativethe fostering of quality programs, principally in graduation level. In order to accomplish suchtask COPEC - Council of Researches in Education and Sciences education team has designed anew program in graduation level: The Manufacturing Engineering (ME) Program, which offers Page 14.1298.3two graduate degrees: the master of science and the doctor of philosophy.The graduate programs in manufacturing engineering provide opportunities for students to studycurrent manufacturing techniques while allowing each student the flexibility to customize theireducational program. Course material and

Conference Session

Automation and Robotics Subjects in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuqiu You, Morehead State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

cmdCalcGrossPay button has been clicked. Page 14.92.7 cmdCalcGrossPay Command button When clicked, multiplies the number of hours worked by the hourly pay rate. cmdClose Command button When clicked, ends the application. Figure 6: Sample codes for lab 6It is difficult for students to totally master VB programming within 2 or 4 hours’ lab sections.Some of them even still cannot understand the reason of learning programming in amanufacturing technology course. However, this lab gives students the

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering as a Career Path to URMs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Delaine, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

-12education, significant gaps exist in mathematics between white students and minority students.The National Science Board Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 states the averagemathematics scores of black fifth graders are equivalent to the average third grade score of whitestudents2. In degrees of higher education, minority students make up approximately 15% of all Page 14.1331.2S&E bachelors and masters degrees although they make up a much larger percentage of the totaldegree population2. African Americans account for 5.3% of STEM field doctoral degrees whilemaking up nearly 13% of the population4. Of the 9,065 Ph.D.s awarded in engineering

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Gad Engler

Page 1.193.7AUTHOR'S RESUME Gad Engler began his employment at Louisiana State University Libraries in 1994 as the Science/Engineering & Patents Reference Librarian. He serves as a liaison to 10 science departments, including the 8departments of the College of Engineering. He has a Master of Science degree in Information Science (1994)from University of North Texas and a Master of Arts degree in Philosophy (1992) from University ofOklahoma. 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings Page 1.193.8