Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert M. Brooks; Berk Ayranci; Keerthi Takkalapelli

from job search to expandingengineering interest in secondary schools. Because of the questionnaire a focused list ofdeliverables to be delivered by the student chapter with their prioritized rank was made anddistributed to the students. Within the next month, 13 more students joined the student chapter.Overall the student membership improved by 144%. Statistical tests were conducted to verifythe significance of improvements on each issue. The t-tests and f-tests confirmed statisticallythe improvements at significant confidence levels.IntroductionASEE supports the profession and boosts the students’ career. ASEE student chapter providesexcellent support for the students in many respects. In order to empower ASEE to serve studentsbetter, ASEE’s

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Vince Bertsch; John Krupczak; Kate Disney; Elsa Garmire; Tim Simpson

standards was helpful in categorizing or classifying content areas that mightappear in technological literacy courses for undergraduates as well. The curriculum frameworkintegrates these disparate attempts to define technological literacy and addresses the overlapbetween the NAE and ITEA approaches.Engineering and Technology Courses for Non-Engineers.Some engineering programs have embraced the need to increase the awareness andunderstanding of engineering as a career by initiating a number of programs aimed at the K-12audience. An example is the American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE) publication,Engineering Go For It,[9] and a website [10] for K-12 students and teachers. The majorengineering societies have outreach activities for K-12

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Robert M. Brooks; Berk Ayranci; Keerthi Takkalapelli

from job search to expandingengineering interest in secondary schools. Because of the questionnaire a focused list ofdeliverables to be delivered by the student chapter with their prioritized rank was made anddistributed to the students. Within the next month, 13 more students joined the student chapter.Overall the student membership improved by 144%. Statistical tests were conducted to verifythe significance of improvements on each issue. The t-tests and f-tests confirmed statisticallythe improvements at significant confidence levels.IntroductionASEE supports the profession and boosts the students’ career. ASEE student chapter providesexcellent support for the students in many respects. In order to empower ASEE to serve studentsbetter, ASEE’s

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

opportunity to assist the student inrealizing their potential and guiding them as they begin their professional career. This is aneffort that can only be accomplished if the parties involved work as a team. Thus, the first step isto develop a team environment. To do this there must be a clear understanding of individualgoals: where the faculty member wants to be in three to five years and how the relationship willsupport the associated goals; and, where the graduate student wants to be at the same time andhow the relationship supports their goal. Using the “rules” above, there must be an agreement asto what each member can add to the team, there must be communication between members, andboth need to listen so that there is no misunderstanding about

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

) time spent on generalized engineering design stepssuch as problem definition, information gathering, idea generation, and modeling 2,3; and 5)comparisons with data obtained from early career engineers with four or fewer years ofexperience. The early career engineers used automated manufacturing systems at work, but hadlittle system design experience—that is, they were consumers, not designers of automatedmanufacturing system technology.The methodology used for these interviews and some of the analysis is described in detailelsewhere 4,5. This presentation will present findings related to the following research questions:1) what types of information do applications engineers (considered to be system integrationexperts for the purposes of this

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Dunn, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Construction

the Maine Chapter of the Construction FinancialManagers’ Association. He demonstrated the differences of a construction balance sheet andillustrated the importance of understanding the balance sheet from the perspective of thesuccessful contractor. The discussions and supplemental materials provided to students on thesesubjects have provided invaluable assistance to our educational experience. (3)The Career Center at the University of Maine sponsors two major job fairs at UMaine during theacademic year. The fall job fair is held in October and had 100 participants interested inengineering and construction graduates both as full time and summer interns. The smaller springfair is open to all majors and has about 10 construction industry

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

developing an advanced educationprogram.Bibliography1. Maier, R. and Weidner, E. (1975). Creating and encouraging an innovative academic environment in highereducation, Higher Education, Vol. 4, No. 1, Elsevier: Amsterdam.2. Jones, C (1996), "Careers in project networks: the case of the film industry", in Arthur, M.B, Rousseau, D.M(Eds).(2001). The Boundaryless Career: A New Employment Principle for a New Organizational Era, OxfordUniversity Press, USA.3. Caldwell, Craig (2006). Tenure-Track Candidacy Speech. Informatics and Communications TechnologyComplex. IUPUI. May 2006. Page 14.529.94. Van Vliet, John, (personal communication

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

Issues of Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego; Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Russell Long, Purdue University; Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, first year engineering courses, feminist and liberative pedagogies, and student autonomy. Dr. Lord served as General Co-Chair of the 2006 Frontiers in Education Conference. She has been awarded NSF CAREER and ILI grants. She is currently working on a collaborative NSF-funded Gender in Science and Engineering project investigating persistence of women in engineering undergraduate programs. Dr. Lord’s industrial experience includes AT&T Bell Laboratories, General Motors Laboratories, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and SPAWAR Systems Center. Page 14.675.1Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

Conference Session

Project-Based Student Learning: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Frances Jallu, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2009-732: A SOLAR-POWERED ART PROJECT PROVIDES A REMOTEGREEN ENERGY LABORATORY FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYSTUDENTSDale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Dale H. Litwhiler is an Associate Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He received his B.S. from Penn State University (1984), his M.S. from Syracuse University (1989) and his Ph.D. from Lehigh University (2000) all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career in 2002, he worked with IBM Federal Sys-tems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer.Frances Jallu, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Frances Jallu is an Electromechanical

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

employees with deep exposure in their chosen discipline but also broadexposure to related disciplines. Industry requires scientists and engineers who are specialists intheir fields, who know enough about another field to apply their knowledge and can work as partof a team of people from multiple disciplines. Students in the certificate program will learninvaluable skills with the multidisciplinary teamwork and the application of their conceptualcontent knowledge to various tasks even if their career path does not include robotics. Althoughsome technical degrees and graduate programs in robotics engineering exist, there are very fewcross disciplinary programs at the undergraduate level. The U.S. Department of Labor hasidentified several key growth

Conference Session

Exemplary Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio López-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Lourdes Gazca, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

places a high priority on reaching out toits local community. Such outreach fosters service opportunities so P-12 students can discoverscience, engineering, and technology careers. Service is a fundamental aspect of being a Page 14.1079.2professional and thus fundamental to our students’ education.UDLAP’s Alimentos Divertidos is an inquiry-based science23 and engineering program for P-12students. We have developed, implemented and evaluated educational materials (simple andinexpensive experiments that utilize easy-to-obtain materials) and pedagogical practicesdesigned jointly with P-12 teachers16. An Internet page with most of the developed

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sridhar Condoor, Saint Louis University; Mark McQuilling, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

technical competence, customerawareness, business acumen, and social values. In addition, engineering students exposed toentrepreneurship early in their education have shown higher retention rates3-6, higher GPAs6, andimproved soft professional skills, which are components of engineering entrepreneurship, evenwhile their understanding of engineering as a technical field does not change3,7. A recent study8revealed how engineering juniors and seniors believe they should receive education aboutbusiness and entrepreneurship throughout their college careers, even though their major is in atechnical field. Traditionally, the capstone senior design projects in undergraduate engineeringprograms come close to exposing the students to the business aspects

Conference Session

Faculty Development and Research in ET

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Denton, Purdue University; Nancy Denton, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

client preference in contract decisions and insurance discounts for meeting safety and reliability requirements.For the employee, certification can: ≠ Provide a method to indicate competence in a technical area, ≠ Show a needed level of skill, experience, and understanding of a specific body of knowledge, ≠ Indicate currency with industrial practices and continuing education effort, ≠ Suggest a strong commitment to continued professional development, ≠ Demonstrate potential for more responsibility, promotions and higher salaries, or otherwise offer career advancement opportunities.Background

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuang Xu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Elizabeth Van Ruitenbeek, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

either research or thespecific subject area is quite different from what they expected, and it is too late to changedirection. With little sense of how engineering knowledge is applied outside the classroom, andthus little awareness of their true research interests, students choose technical elective classes andresearch projects based largely on vague uninformed intuition. Even the students who find theirresearch work interesting may have difficulty concentrating on research while balancing theheavy course load common for third- and fourth-year engineering students.Bringing research opportunities to freshman and sophomore students eager to begin researchwould enable the students to make more informed career decisions. Early involvement

Conference Session

New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fredericka Brown, University of Texas, Tyler; Kristian Trampus, University of Texas, Tyler; Michael Odell, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

only is the social equality of minorities and women at stake, the quality of theUnited States technical labor force is also in danger. One way to increase the technical pool andattract women and minorities to technical careers is to “change the conversation” [5] and focus onpromoting understanding of engineering and technology literacy to the public.Even with increased efforts nationwide to recruit minorities in STEM, there seems to be a missingpiece. Research shows that minority attrition in STEM is primarily due to a hostile, isolationistenvironment [6] due to the attitudes and perceptions of their peers. While numerous studies onminority students and why they fail to achieve degrees in STEM focus on the students’characteristics, less

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

educational objectives to reflectcurrent needs of industry. Using current job descriptions focuses these conversations and helpsmaintain currency of the program.IntroductionTo design a curriculum based on ABET-EAC criteria, one works backward, as shown in Figure1. Program Courses Program Program educational outcomes objectives Figure 1: Flowchart for curriculum designProgram educational objectives (PEOs), which are “broad statements that describe the career andprofessional accomplishments that the program is preparing graduates to

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Bonner, Texas A&M University; Felecia Nave, Prairie View A&M University; Sherri Frizell, Prairie View A&M University; Carmen Villa, Texas A&M University; Helene Cook, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

as a factor thathelps him persevere through his program: That’s when that self-motivation comes you just got to keep going so that one day I can graduate and get a good job. You know take everything I learned and apply it to my career and my life and my family. An additional example of self-motivation playing a role in the success of these studentscan also be seen from another student’s comment. He described self-motivation as …self-motivation it comes together and you know it’s important so you give it your all so you can do your best in it. So that’s what helped me through.Another internal motivational factor that students attributed to their success was having apassion for what they did. It was noted in the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nassif Rayess, University of Detroit, Mercy; Darrell Kleinke, University of Detroit, Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

somewelcome ancillary benefits to the careers of the responsible faculty. The students get to work onmeaningful projects that excite the sizable portion of the mechanical engineering students whoare glad to be involved in something that has no wheels for a change, as one student put it. Also,the faculty supervising the students work will make sure that publicity or a publication/presentation result from this activity that will help the student. The benefits to the sponsor areobvious since, as an entity, they exist to provide these types of services. The benefits to thecommunity volunteers are deeply rooted in the philanthropic spirit of this country.The second question of assessment is easy to understand but difficult to implement as anyonewho has

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Barbara Stewart, University of Houston; Marcella Norwood, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

following was observed regarding content areas in MGM. Specifically, the differencesbetween the percentages of correct responses for the WEB students versus the LEC studentswere greatest in the following content areas: Page 14.924.7 ≠ Position differentiation ≠ Career stages ≠ Change managementThe content of items dealing with career stages and change management was viewed as beingmore subjective than the content of the item on position differentiation. Students may have beeninfluenced by opinion, general knowledge, preconceptions and prior knowledge rather thanstrictly by what they learned in the course. The content of the item on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Arunachalanad Kannan, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University; Slobodan Petrovich, Arizona State University; Govindasamy Tamizhmani, Arizona State University

. Theconsortium will focus its efforts on preparing the high technology alternative energy workforceby providing relevant education at the AAS, certificate program, and the BS degree levels bothin the state of Arizona and Texas. The consortium partners of this project are currently serving alarge percentage of underserved minorities and will further assist and nurture these minoritygroups by preparing them for STEM careers in high technology industries. The energy field is becoming a major economic driving force in the State of Arizona, thenation, and the world. The Department of Electronic Systems has academic programs in thisemerging field supported by a unique set of laboratories that facilitate hands-on learning andresearch. From solar cells

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

NONE YES NO INITIAL SURVEY - # OF STUDENTS - 241 Knowledge Of The EDGE Program 6 11 5 22 Knowledge Of College Life 1 14 8 13 Knowledge Of The Engineering Profession 2 5 14 34 Engineering Career Interest 10 5 5 3 15 Math Performance 10 10

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suining Ding, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

and PractitionersAbstract This paper presents an analysis result of collaborative studio course that engagesstudents, faculty and practitioners. The collaborative studio is one of the two sequential capstonecourses. As the capstone studio experience of students’ academic design career, these twocapstone courses encourage students’ initiative and independence in design. Students arerequired to choose a practitioner as a reviewer for their projects. Reviewers are expected to cometo the design presentation critique at least twice during the semester. Throughout the semester,students are expected to share their information and views and to engage peers and visitingprofessionals in meaningful dialogue. The

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

being kicked around. These activities can be de-stressors thatactually recharge the batteries before the next task. “Personal Time” can also be moments whenyou just think and reflect on the positive aspects of life: sometimes you just have to stop andsmell the roses4. It may also be time spent applying for positions, summer employment or arelaxing trip as a reward for good work. In “Wasted Time,” “Personal Time” can be an excusenot to do things that are more important in a career sense. Computer games fall in this categoryas do long phone calls to friends, emails just to catch up, and any other “necessary” obligations Page 14.835.4that can wait

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Cawthorne, Purdue University; Osman Cekic, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Melissa Stacer, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

into whatgraduate students identified as take away lessons for their careers. Finally, sharing their viewson the concept of effective instruction generate demonstrates whether thinking about learningand teaching impacts their understanding of the process. This paper will equally focus on how totie the results of the exploratory study to the emergent explanatory protocol designed tounderstand more fully the experience of graduate student participants while working with theVaNTH ERC.Introduction The National Science Foundation’s Engineering Research Center (ERC) program wascreated in 1984 to encourage collaborations between industry and academia. Since their creation,these multi-university, multidisciplinary ERCs have increased the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Carter Tiernan, University of Texas, Arlington; Lynn Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington; Robyn Johnson, University of Texas, Arlington; Jamila Phillips, University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

knowledge and experience with potential students. When we walk into a classroom, it seems always to start a bit quiet and tense but by the end of the presentations the students have so much to ask that it feels so rewarding just to be there. A lot of the young women are very shocked to see other women pursuing engineering careers and it is very encouraging to them.”Research shows that stereotypes about engineering turn young women away from those careers3so by having female student ambassadors as role models we encourage young women to considerengineering as a viable career choice. Our peer recruiting program began in Fall 2006 with agroup of 3 peer recruiters, one of whom is still a recruiter as a senior. Since 2006

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthias Lang, University of Texas, Austin; Dinesh Rabindran, University of Texas, Austin; Tricia Berry, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

graduate students and engineers, and learn about graduate schooland other undergraduate research options. Graduate students participate in career developmentworkshops and gain mentoring, project management and teaching experience. The program alsoinvites guest speakers that provide information on the topics most relevant to applying andgetting through graduate school successfully.The goals of GLUE are to:1. Contribute to the overall goal of WEP to recruit, retain and graduate women in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin2. Provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to experience research first-hand3. Increase the number of female engineering students pursuing graduate degrees and research careers4

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Strategies in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kellen Maicher, Purdue University; Marvin Sarapin, Purdue University; James Mohler, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

thisunderstanding, these problems are not yet insurmountable.Curricula, student outcomes, and competencies must be modified to encourage and support theseinternational programs and initiatives. By making appropriate changes to the looking glass withwhich students view their academic careers and the methods by which faculty facilitate thedevelopment of those careers, the outlook should be encouraging. By understanding the strengthsand limitations inherent to the exchange of ideas and practices between two countries of suchbroad distinctions, U.S. institutions of higher education can make the appropriate changes toensure that American education adapts to the 21st century model

Conference Session

Solar, Wind, and Novel Energy-System Initiatives

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Jill Humston, University of Northern Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

MSETI –AREA project has established a partnershipbetween the university and selected area middle schools for the improvement of students’mathematical and scientific skill sets, improve their technological literacy by creating anenvironment where they must understand and figure out relationships among basic mathematics,science and engineering technology applied to renewable energy fields in order to mentor andmanage effectively, and to give them a professional skill-set for successfully applyingmathematics and science to technical projects with diverse teams throughout their careers. Theuse of a number of renewable energy and energy efficiency based hands-on projects will alsopromote mathematics and science for middle school teachers and

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J.Patrick Abulencia, Manhattan College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

social networking tools can be used to stay intouch with alumni. This connection can help lead to a dialogue between the currentunderclassmen and alumni to initiate discussions on internships and career options at their placeof employment.Introduction The ubiquity of online social networking, especially among college students, has made ita candidate for scholarly research. Most of the early work on this phenomenon has focused on auser’s presentation of identity, and privacy concerns 1. However, a growing body of knowledgehas focused on their role within a college or university setting 2, 3, 4. This work examines the useand role of online social networking towards facilitating the high school to college transition, aswell as a tool for