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Conference Session
Design Cognition
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Daniel Jensen, United States Air Force Academy; Jason Weaver, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Julie Linsey, Texas A&M University; John Wood, United States Air Force Academy
Tagged Divisions
Design in Engineering Education
to improve engineering education. techniques to enhance creativity in the design process and also techniques to improve engineering education.John Wood, United States Air Force Academy DR. JOHN J. WOOD is an Associate Professor of Engineering Mechanics at the United States Air Force Academy. He completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University and is a retired Air Force officer. The current focus of Dr. Wood’s research includes the pioneering development of micro air vehicle systems using innovative conceptual design techniques for current technology implementations, as well as futuristic projections, applied in the framework of a senior capstone design course. Other
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
haveconsequences that the civil engineering profession may not have fully considered and addressed.One of the main topics raised in the comments is the potential impact that the additionaleducation requirement will have on the projected shortage of engineers. These commentspresent the thought that this change may exacerbate the issue by making a Civil Engineeringdegree less attractive to students. These comments also suggest that the proposed change couldlower the average salary of a Civil Engineering graduate, rather than raise it.The comments from academic leaders who responded to the survey include the followingthoughts related to recruiting and training future engineers (items in brackets were added): “In my capstone design class of >90
Conference Session
Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael Plumley, United States Coast Guard Academy; Andrew Foley, United States Coast Guard Academy; Earnest Greene, US Coast Guard Academy
Tagged Divisions
Mechanical Engineering
AC 2009-1673: PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION UNITS, USING COMMONCOMPONENTS, FOR AN INTRODUCTORY THERMODYNAMICS COURSEMichael Plumley, United States Coast Guard Academy LCDR Michael Plumley is an Assistant Professor, and 1998 graduate, of the Mechanical Engineering program at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. He has served as coordinator for a variety of courses, including Capstone Design, Machine Design, Mechanisms, Heat Transfer, and Modeling and Control of Dynamic Systems. He holds Master of Science degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and he is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Connecticut
Conference Session
Outreach and Hands-on Materials
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Daniel Magda, Weber State University
Tagged Divisions
Materials
AC 2009-1685: HANDS-ON LAB DEMONSTRATION TO TEACH HOWMECHANICAL PROPERTIES CHANGE DUE TO COLD WORKING ANDRECRYSTALLIZATIONDaniel Magda, Weber State University Page 14.663.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Hands on Lab Demonstration to Teach how Mechanical Properties Change Due to Cold Working and RecrystallizationAbstractLaboratories that employ hands-on demonstration to change material properties play animportant role in understanding why materials are selected for different design specifications.Engineering students take courses in mechanics of material, machine design, finite elementanalysis and capstone senior projects. These courses require
Conference Session
IT-based Instructional Technologies
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mysore Narayanan, Miami University
Tagged Divisions
Information Systems
Based UnitsIntel Education informs that:Authentic project work puts students in the driver's seat of their own learning. Itis important that instructors take advantage of curriculum developed by teachersin a large collection of Unit Plans that integrate technology. Models ofmeaningful classroom projects that integrate instruction in thinking skills alongwith tools and strategies for developing one’s own exemplary technology-supported learning are always encouraged. They focus on three areas:1. It is important to learn how project-based units can effectively engage students in meaningful work and promote higher-order thinking.2. It is necessary to see how questions and ongoing assessment keep project work focused on important learning goals
Conference Session
Innovations in ECE Education II
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Eugene Ressler, United States Military Academy; Michael Miller, United States Military Academy; Christa Chewar, United States Military Academy; Jean Blair, United States Military Academy
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
addition to engineering education, his research interests include simulation and software engineering.Christa Chewar, United States Military Academy Dr. Christa Chewar is an Army Major and an Assistant Professor in the computer science program of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the United States Military Academy, currently serving as an engineer on a major software project in Virginia. Her research interests include human-computer interfaces in addition to engineering and computer science education.Jean Blair, United States Military Academy Dr. Jean Blair is a Professor of Computer Science and director of the computer science program of the Department
Conference Session
Attitudes, Self-Confidence, and Self-Efficacy of Women Engineering Students
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder
Tagged Divisions
Women in Engineering
. 1999. Refinement of a Community Service Attitude Scale. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association. 35 pp.18. Wilde, Douglass J. 2004. Team Creativity. Education that Works: The NCIIA 8th Annual Meeting. March 18- 20. p. 77-80.19. Wilde, Douglass J. 2007. Team Dynamics Panel, Handouts. National Capstone Design Course Conference. June 13-15, Boulder, CO.20. Bielefeldt, A.R. 2007. Community Service Attitudes of First-Year Students and Senior Students Working on Service Learning Design Projects. Association for Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Biennial Conference - Interactions at the Interface: Making the Connections Between Environments, Disciplines and
Conference Session
Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brent Jesiek, Purdue University; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Kacey Beddoes, Virginia Tech; Miguel Hurtado, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
-organizer of Virginia Tech’s Research in Engineering Studies (RES) group.Miguel Hurtado, Purdue University Miguel Hurtado is Ph.D. Candidate in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He holds a B.S. in EE from Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, M.S. in Signal-Image Processing from ENST - Télécom Paris, M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics and M.S. in Management, both from MIT. His research is focused on statistical methods for sensor fusion in automotive applications (Fisherian and Bayesian approaches), project management, and lean enterprise. He is also interested in engineering education perspectives in social and global context
Conference Session
BME Laboratory Courses and Experiences
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Jeffrey Saucerman, University of Virginia; Jason Papin, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce-Cottler, University of Virginia
Tagged Divisions
Biomedical
Capstone project involve computational systems modeling and/or analysis? Rate your answer on a scale of 1-5 (5 being extensive, 1 being none). 16. How do you feel that your ability to build and/or validate computational models has changed since last August? Rate your answer on a scale of 1-5 (5 being greatly improved, 1 being gotten much worse).For the results presented questions 10-14, 125 corresponds to “very low preference” to “veryhigh preference” for a job involving the skill in question. (All other scores are as indicated onthe survey questions.) Table 1 below summarizes the weighted averages of the scores for all 14questions in Round 1 and all 16 questions in Round 2 of the survey. In both surveys, the resultswere split
Conference Session
Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University
Tagged Divisions
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
these events show significant interest in topics including engineeringand scientific innovation and projects in the developing world and environmental sustainability. Page 14.1289.2 This article explores entrepreneurship in the context of Kettering University, a small,private engineering focused university in Flint, MI. A large corporation originally owned theinstitution before it became private in 1982. The institution employs a co-operative model ofengineering education with students completing alternate terms of work and study. Currently,the university works with over 600 co-operative employers that employ its students. During thistime
Conference Session
Liberal Education and Leadership
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education
AC 2009-1676: DEVELOPING STUDENTS' ABILITIES IN TECHNICALLEADERSHIP: THE ROSE-HULMAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMYJames Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology James Hanson is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Rose-Hulman where he has been teaching since 2002. Among the courses he teaches is the capstone design course where he mentors team leaders. He has received several teaching awards including the ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Outstanding Teaching Award and the ASEE Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award. He has four years experience as a US Army officer where he led combat ready units. Recently he helped initiate the Rose-Hulman Leadership Academy.Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute
Conference Session
Design Cognition
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University
Tagged Divisions
Design in Engineering Education
Page 14.547.2among engineers and researchers there has not been an in depth study for the relationshipbetween realization and design. By using the word realization, in product realization, to meanbeing in physical reality through production the contribution of design and its relation torealization is usually lost. To understand this relationship in depth, however, it is important tounderstand what the term realization actually means. Webster's Dictionary describes some of theuse of the verb to realize as [1]: to make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into theactual; to bring into concrete existence; to accomplish; as, to realize a scheme or project. Anothersource [2], reflecting the current use of word, defines realization as
Conference Session
Tricks of the Trade I
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions
New Engineering Educators
following examples: • Why can’t review solutions be posted on line? (They are.) I would only take a picture with a digital camera then print it anyway. • Page 14.825.10 Is there a reason that the quizzes are worth more than the tests or the capstone project? • How can I see the readings as more of a simple task than an obstacle? The text is very dry, so I seem to become impatient with it…. • Is there going to be an opportunity to earn extra points? • How can I use this information to help me with my major/I think that you already answered that question. • What will the final be? (How long, format
Conference Session
Marketing Engineering as a Career Path to URMs
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jonathan Lambright, Savannah State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Cameron Coates, Armstrong Atlantic State University
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
scenarios. Hands-on activities such as community service projects canalso be employed. Self-reflection activities again consist of journaling.Tenth grade students will be introduced to self-regulated learning concepts to bolster strong workethic principles. The first step will be to assess their level of readiness to become self-regulatedlearners. This will be accomplished using Guglielmino’s Self-directed Learning Readiness Scale(SDLRS) 14. This tool has been used previously in many studies including work by Litzinger etal. to assess the impact of capstone design courses on students’ readiness for SDL 15. Page 14.265.7Next the students would be
Conference Session
Beneficial Case Studies in AEC Education
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
James Mitchell, Drexel University
Tagged Divisions
Architectural
 process    Design in its many facets is the heart of the Architectural Engineering  AE  profession    All the tools of mathematics  the sciences  communication  and the varied analytic methods of the disciplines in which our students specialize are chosen to support and enhance the design process and product    (ow we teach design for Architectural Engineers is the subject of a year long study that ) ve undertaken as a sabbatical project   )n the literature there are many papers addressing specific aspects of design classes  particularly freshman and capstone design  as well as some looking at the entire curriculum   There is also a vast literature about general engineering design  addressing everything from the latest theories in the learning
Conference Session
Attracting Young Minds: Part II
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kenneth Simonson, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen Johnson, University of Cincinnati; Latiera Evans, University of Cincinnati
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
EVANS is a Post Doctoral Fellow and Research Associate in the Evaluation Services center, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Ohio, USA. Page 14.80.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A NSF-Supported S-STEM Scholarship Program for Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Ethnic and Women Students in Engineering AbstractThis paper describes a scholarship project, funded by the National Science Foundation’s S-STEM Program, to enhance recruitment of underrepresented
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University; James Corkins, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University
State University Stephen J. Krause is Professor in the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, design and selection of materials, general materials engineering, polymer science, and characterization of materials. His research interests are in innovative education in engineering and K-12 engineering outreach. He has been working on Project Pathways, an NSF supported Math Science Partnership, in developing modules for Physics and Chemistry and also a course on Engineering Capstone Design. He has also co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing fundamental knowledge of
Collection
2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting
Authors
Paul Blowers
should be strong problemsolvers at this point in their academic careers.The concept map shown later was originally constructed by the author the first time they werethe instructor for this course. In many institutions, the equilibrium thermodynamics coursebecomes a repository of topics that may not fit together into a coherent whole and the authorstruggled to synthesize the connections between the seemingly disparate topics. With the corerelationships worked out, it then became possible to connect all of the material rationally whilealso building an end of the semester project that required students to use the interconnectionsbetween course content. Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest
Conference Session
Emerging Issues in Materials Education
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions
Materials
at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, design and selection of materials, general materials engineering, polymer science, and characterization of materials. His research interests are in innovative education in engineering and K-12 engineering outreach. He has been working on Project Pathways, an NSF supported Math Science Partnership, in developing modules for Physics and Chemistry and also a course on Engineering Capstone Design. He has also co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing fundamental knowledge of students in introductory materials engineering classes.Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University
Conference Session
Computational Tools and Simulation II
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University
Tagged Divisions
Computers in Education
engineering course, including the capstone senior design course, other core courses, and technical electives. The differences in hours reported were statistically significant and dramatic. The average time invested in numerical methods was 35% higher than the next highest course. It was twice the average of all other courses. Details are published in Coller Page 14.844.5 & Scott3.• Finding #2: Students taking the game-based numerical methods cours appear to learn the material more deeply than students taking traditional textbook-based numerical methods courses. Using a concept mapping technique, we3 compared the
Conference Session
Topics in Engineering Ethics IV
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
George Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queens University, Kingston
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
various cases and your responses as an engineering professional and anengineering educator. Case: The Next Generation Landmine Part I.Ms. Jane Enaj is a project manager at a multinational corporation which has just beenawarded a contract to develop and produce the next generation land mine. She is also amember of the Design Review Committee. The committee’s responsibilities includereviewing and approving design changes, procedural changes and submittingperformance reports to various U.S. Department of Defense agencies withrecommendations.Today Jane finds herself in a difficult situation. DRC is meeting to finalizerecommendation concerning the new land mine. It offers significant
Conference Session
Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Al Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
invent effective strategies and representations for solving math problems, and these methods can serve as bridges for instruction. He is also exploring the embodied nature of students’ knowledge, as exhibited by gestures, and the mediating effects of action on conceptual knowledge. His studies of teachers' beliefs about the development of students' mathematical reasoning showed that content experts can show evidence of expert blind spot, which influences teachers’ expectations of what makes things difficult for their students. He is currently co-principal investigator for the AWAKEN Project (funded by NSF-EEP), which examines the nature of high school pre-engineering
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
James Corkins, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Sharon Robinson Kurpius; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University
engineering and education, design and selection of materials, general materials engineering, polymer science, and characterization of materials. His research interests are in innovative education in engineering and K-12 engineering outreach. He has been working on Project Pathways, an NSF supported Math Science Partnership, in developing modules for Page 14.436.1 Physics and Chemistry and also a course on Engineering Capstone Design. He has also co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing fundamental knowledge of students in introductory materials engineering classes.© American
Conference Session
Tree-huggers, Diggers, and Queers--Oh my!
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
George Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queens University, Kingston
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education
them in half and placing the torntickets into a receiving basket. As David had very limited strength in his hands, the linesof people seeking admittance would soon back up. It was determined by both his Page 14.542.11employer and social worker a newly designed device that would help David’s pace wouldbe a great aid. A team of senior engineering capstone design students selected this projectand dedicated two semesters to the design, fabrication, testing evaluation and delivery ofthe final device.During the two terms, David made several visits to the campus and he and the studentsbecame quite close. Delivery day became a highly publicized event with
Conference Session
Biological and Agricultural Tech Session I
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stacy Klein-Gardner; Rick Williams, East Carolina University; Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University
Tagged Divisions
Biological & Agricultural
current bioprocessing curriculum has sixadditional courses beyond the engineering core curriculum: Microbiology, Organic Chemistry,Introduction to Bioprocess Engineering (BIOE 3000), Bioprocess Validation, Quality and Designof Experiments (BIOE 4000), Bioprocess Separation Engineering (BIOE 4010), Bioprocess PlantDesign, and Simulation and Analysis (BIOE 4020). The bioprocess engineering concentrationcourses are in addition to the two semester capstone design sequence that will also have somebioprocess related component.The faculty of ECU’s engineering program are encouraged to pursue novel approaches toengineering education. The newly created concentration in bioprocess engineering provides anexcellent opportunity to develop and implement a
Conference Session
Embedded System Design
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Zaydoun Rawashdeh, Wayne State University; Syed Masud Mahmud, Wayne State University
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. During the last 20 years, he has been working in the areas of hierarchical multiprocessors, hierarchical networks, performance analysis of computer systems, digital signal processing, embedded systems, in-vehicle networking, performance analysis of networking protocols, secure wireless communications, and privacy protected vehicle-to-vehicle communications and simulation techniques. He has supervised a number of projects from Ford Motor Company and other local industries. He also served as a Co-PI on two NSF funded projects. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal and conference proceeding papers. He
Conference Session
Panel: Effecting Change in Higher Education
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Priscilla Nelson, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Theresa Hunt, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Cherrice Traver, Union College; Pamela Eibeck, Texas Tech; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Mary Roth, Lafayette College; delcie durham, University of South Florida
Tagged Divisions
Women in Engineering
professional degrees. Prospective graduate students often perceive the lengthy time-to-degree and the rigid “path” for degree completion as limiting to their futures. Several discussants referenced the alternative options industry collaboration may provide, e.g., the Professional PhD, wherein graduate students would spend a more abbreviated period within the classroom and enter the field while being “co-mentored” by academe and industry to complete dissertation or research projects. ≠ Address impacts of climate issues on graduate students and education. Increasing the “visibility” of women faculty and fostering faculty-student interaction may help retain women graduate students. Developing cohorts
Conference Session
History of Aerospace Education
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Aerospace
that theAero/Astro department has the most prerequisites in the University, but the four-yeargraduation rate is near the top and fewer students are dropping out. With the coming or ABET 2000, hands-on learning was reintroduced in manycourses. Combined with the integration of Junior Lab (now called Aerospace Lab), and Page 14.1218.9building, testing and flying hardware for their capstone design class, undergraduatestudents are getting the balance of the fundamentals, with the experience of working inteams. Georgia Institute of
Conference Session
Introduction to Materials Courses
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University
Tagged Divisions
Materials
) Biomaterials Science: AnIntroduction to Materials in Medicine and Dowling’s Mechanics of Materials books wereespecially useful references 28,29. Callister’s Fundamentals of Materials Science andEngineering text also contains a web based supplemental chapter 30 that is helpful as is theUniversity of Cambridge’s on-line Teaching and Learning Package (TLP) on the structure ofbone and implant materials 31. In fact, having the students complete this well-developed andinteractive TLP as a homework assignment or in-class project (if computers are available) is anexcellent way to introduce your students to biomedical materials and design. Dr. Pruitt’s Page