Conference Session

Simulation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; Joe Guarino, Boise State University; Marion Scheepers, Boise State University, Department of Mathematics; Rey DeLeon, Boise State University, Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering Department; Charles Adams, Boise State University; Paul Williams, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

sustaining virtual learning and teaching communities through acloud computing service (Blade servers) and enhancing student motivation and performance inMath by using interactive simulation programs. As part of the project, we have developed aseries of MATLAB-based simulations delivered through our Blade servers to help students betterconceptualize abstract Math concepts. During the fall semester of 2010, we implemented 12simulations in a Multivariable & Vector Calculus class in which 117 students were enrolled. Tobetter understand the overall program usability via Blade servers and the value of the simulationsfrom the student perspective, we conducted an evaluation study and answered the following threequestions: 1. How do students perceive the

Conference Session

Tablet PC use in Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JUDITH VIRGINIA GUTIERREZ, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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Computers in Education

-basedlearning projects, assignments, exams, and journals. Page 22.1640.9Students’ initial conceptions provided the foundation on which more formal understanding of thesubject matter was built. Further, frequent formative assessment helped make students’ thinkingvisible to themselves, their peers, and their instructor. Facilitated by Tablet PC technologies,feedback (in both courses) that guided modification/refinement in thinking increased.Additionally, the project has had several other important impacts, particularly on instructoridentifying the most common difficulties in undergraduate and graduate food chemistry courseswhile providing

Conference Session

ETD Design II: Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Braun, Western Washington University

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Engineering Technology

graduates. A study outlined byPalazolo, et. al, identified that students felt they lacked sufficient leadership/management skillsand overwhelmingly desired to develop these skills, more than any other (including technical andanalytic skills), before graduating3. Reflective practice was employed successfully byMartinazzi, et. al in an engineering technology program, to help students develop leadershipskills4. That course was different, however, in that the subject of the course was Leadership.This course, as outlined in this paper, attempted to develop these traits in the context of asimulated real world industry MBSD project focused on automotive emission control

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carole E. Goodson, University of Houston; Susan L. Miertschin, University of Houston; Barbara L. Stewart, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

is adapted from the CapabilityMaturity Model and SPICE project from the software development industry.14,15 It is the E-Learning Maturity Model (eMM).16 eMM focuses on the process nature of on-line education atan institutional level. Through this framework, institutions assess their capability to develop,deploy, and support e-learning. The emphasis of eMM is on-going improvement of e-learningprocesses. The eMM framework defines the following levels of capability with respect to aninstitution’s e-learning initiatives. 1. Initial Level – no formal processes, institutional ad-hoc approach to e-learning. 2. Planned Level – deliberate processes, institutional planned approach to e-learning

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part One

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bowler, Michigan Technological University; Susan Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Thomas David Drummer, Michigan Technological University; Joanna M. Schreiber, Michigan Technological University; Joseph H. Holles, University of Wyoming; Ted W. Lockhart, Michigan Technological University; Jingfang Ren, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Ethics

outcomes. She is currently serving as Co-PI for several funded projects examining the impact of various engineering education models on student persistence, intentions, attitudes, etc.Joseph H Holles, University of WyomingJingfang Ren, Michigan Technological University Jingfang Ren’ is currently an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Technical Communication in the De- partment of Humanities at Michigan Tech. Her research interests include technical communication theory and practice, rhetorical theory, visual rhetoric, research design, and intercultural and international com- munication.Ted W Lockhart, Michigan Technological University Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Michigan Technological University, 2010-present

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oxana S. Pantchenko, University of California, Santa Cruz; Daniel Scott Tate, University of California, Santa Cruz; Daniel O'Leary, University of California, Santa Cruz; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ali DUPE Shakouri

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

school next year in pursuit of a career in patent law. His interests include electrochemistry, DNA sequencing, renewable energy and microfluidics.Daniel OLeary, Univ. of Calif. Santa Cruz Having earned a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California and a BA in Management Engineering from Claremont McKenna College; Dan O’Leary is currently working on a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Cruz. His research at the Renewable Energy Lab at NASA Ames in Mountain View, CA investigates the use of wind and solar power on electric vehicles, energy storage, and smart grid technologies. More information on this project can be found at re.soe.ucsc.edu.Dr. Michael S

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Wayne Santarelli, California State University, Fresno; S. Shelley, U.S. Air Force; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Mark K. Smith, California State University, Long Beach, College of Continuing and Professional Education

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Two Year College Division

serving as a Director on the Antelope Valley Board of Trade and is the Honorary Commander of the 412th Electronic Warfare Group at Edwards AFB. He is also a member of several professional societies and has authored and co-authored several papers pertaining to the Antelope Valley Engineering Program.J. S. Shelley, US Air Force J. S. Shelley, PhD, PE After 20 years as a researcher and project manager with the Air Force Research Laboratories, Dr Shelley has transitioned to teaching mechanical engineering, mostly mechanics, for the past 6 years.Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach Dr. Sathianathan is the Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Engineering at Califor- nia

Conference Session

High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

program wascomplete. Mentions of different topics are indicated in Table 2. Students mentioned multipletopics, and 2 students indicated “all.” The results were not overly surprising to us, given theactivities for the particular concepts. The green buildings topic, for example, involves a tour ofon-campus LEED-certified buildings and construction projects, including the IntelligentWorkplace a living laboratory of current green building design research in the Department ofArchitecture. Student responses specifically mention the tour and recall visiting one or two ofthe spaces. Life cycle thinking involves an activity where students are introduced to the idea ofsupply chains and the material and energy resources consumed for a common product. This

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Statics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Dollar, Miami University; Ronald R. Ulseth, Itasca Community College; Paul S. Steif, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Ulseth, Itasca Community College Ulseth is an engineering instructor at Itasca Community and Iron Range Engineering. He is the co- developer of both programs. For the past 20 years he has taught physics, statics, dynamics, fluid mechan- ics, and thermodynamics. For the past 10 years Ulseth has worked with a diverse group of engineering educators to develop and prototype a 100% project-based BS Engineering curriculum.Paul S. Steif, Carnegie Mellon University Paul S. Steif is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He received a Sc.B. in engineering from Brown University (1979) and M.S. (1980) and Ph.D. (1982) degrees from Harvard University in applied mechanics. He has been active as a

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

action to become a more intentionalleader in their workplace, their social environments and their families. There was excitement,high energy and serious commitment.Several of these students had completed approximately five other courses within their graduateprograms and were registered for the second of the series of LLL courses. In this second course,LLL-II, the students reviewed and measured their progress in all areas, adjusted their learningplans accordingly, expanded their leadership capacity building to include team effectiveness andorganizational influence.Students also identified a real-time action learning project to be undertaken within theircompanies. This team-led project was to be completed by the time the student returned for LLL

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Martin

Session 1620 Use of MATLAB in Design and Analysis of Analog Bandpass Filters to Meet Particular Specifications Richard L. Martin United States Naval AcademyI. IntroductionAn alternative title for this paper might be “Bandpass Filter Design - Not as Simple As YouThought - But Help is Not far Away”. One of the problems which has been noted with studentsworking on design projects involving the use of analog filters is an appreciation for the effects ofreal filters. This is not meant as a knock against the present generation of students, but rather

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

Session 1526 0XOWLGLVFLSOLQDU\$VSHFWVRI1RYHO3URFHVV(QJLQHHULQJ C. Stewart Slater and Robert P. Hesketh Department of Chemical Engineering Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 08028 Abstract This paper describes a NSF-funded Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Workshop on NovelProcess Science and Engineering. The project DUE-9752789 supports two hands-on, industry integratedworkshops that will have a major impact on

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Francesco Costanzo; Gary L. Gray

taken by more than 700 students per year. Unfortunately, for many ifnot most students, it is not only one of the most dreaded courses in their entire curriculum, it isalso a course for which some students see little purpose (e.g., architectural and industrial engi-neers at Penn State University). We are trying to change this state of affairs at Penn State bymaking the course more interesting and relevant to students through the introduction of bothhands-on and computer-based experiments/projects that we call “activities”. In addition, throughthese activities we are hoping to address some of the needs and concerns expressed by accredita-tion boards such as ABET and agencies such as NSF with regard to engineering education [1–4].Details regarding

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew T. Rose

improve my chances at success if I could get a head start on mypreparations. Unfortunately I could not carry out my good intentions. Completing projects atmy consulting job, dealing with realtors, mortgage lenders, home inspectors and packing for themove were all deadline-based priorities that had to be completed before the semester began. Iwish now that I had left my consulting job several weeks earlier to set up my new office,organize my files and familiarize myself with the laboratory equipment. I believe these extrafew weeks would have made this semester easier and helped me be more efficient.To familiarize yourselves with a new area, it is suggested that you get a mail subscription to thelocal newspaper, and contact the local convention and

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

John T. Bell; H. Scott Fogler

about six months. Educators and studentresearchers who must balance their development efforts with the pressures of classes, meetings,writing papers and seeking funding should plan on at least two years for their first simulation,possibly longer depending on the participants' backgrounds and resources available. During thistime VR hardware and software will change dramatically. It is therefore our recommendation toA) Start with the most advanced equipment you can afford, in the hopes that it will not becomeobsolete before the project is completed, and B) be prepared to upgrade or even completelychange development platforms during the course of the project.Step 1: Understand the strengths and weakness of educational VR. VR is designed to model

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

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College-Industry Partnerships

. Enabler Key Industry and Gov Leaders Implementers Educational partners & Various Project Oriented Organizations & Personnel Grass Roots Community Activists and Retired Engineers Figure 2: Tactical Coalition Pyramid The broad-base, or grass roots level, participants include political activist retirees fromthe local air force base, engineers from local industry, the local community college faculty

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Anderson, Texas Tech University; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

students to think throughthe solution, plan their approach, and develop in-depth problem solving skills rather thancharging directly and often blindly into and through the problem solution. Andes utilizes fourmental models, problem statement, graphic representation, variables lists, and mathematicalmodel, and requires users to develop each of these mental models (graphical representation isoptional). Andes includes an equation solving tool although users can also solve the equationsoff-line. A research project conducted on some 330 students approximately one-half of whom Page 15.848.3were in a control group, resulted in a 3% (1/3 letter grade

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

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College-Industry Partnerships

. Thedress is business casual which sets the tone for the week, relaxed yet professional. This week waspivotal to the Welliver Program as it allowed the Fellows to meet and develop the necessaryteam spirit for required team research projects. During this week the Boeing staff hadicebreaker exercises to help the Fellows learn about each other, informational presentationson topics such as the Welliver Heritage, Boeing organizations, and Boeing’s universityaffiliations. Administrative procedures such as the Boeing ID card and being issued a Boeinglaptop computer were also accomplished. Field trips were taken to the Boeing St. Louis site andto a Cardinals baseball game. The week was entirely too short but the goal was accomplished.All Fellows felt

Conference Session

Business Meeting

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

7:00 – 8:15 am Multidisciplinary Design Constituents 2271 8:30 – 10:15 am Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects (co- sponsor: Design in Engineering Education Div.) 2471 12:30 – 2:00 pm Experiential and Service Learning 2561 2:15 – 4:00 pm Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non- Engineers (co-sponsor: Liberal Education Div.) 2571 2:15 – 4:00 pm Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation 2671 4:30 – 6:00 pm Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Meeting Wednesday, June 25 3171 7:00 – 8:15 am

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elsa Head, Tufts University; Adam Carberry, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

enrolled in theirGK-12 program; an NSF initiative that partners graduate student “experts” with K-12 teachers.The study found that teachers who were enrolled in the program reported that the hands-onaspect of the program was important in helping them apply science and math principles.17A similar study was conducted on Project STEP at the University of Cincinnati, which partnersundergraduate and graduate students with middle and high school teachers.18 This study foundthat teachers reported Project STEP as important to them for content support, especially forkeeping them up-to-date on current technology trends.18 These teachers also noted that beingenrolled in the program was a motivator for them to teach and learn STEM content.18These studies have

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergey Makarov, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Reinhold Ludwig, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephen Bitar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

) laboratorysubproject.Fig. 3. Concept of the thermoelectric engine or an inverse Peltier device. Electric current due tothermal diffusion of opposite charge carriers forms a closed loop.The sketch of the corresponding laboratory project (solar cell + Peltier device) is given below:IntroductionPart I Equivalent circuit of the solar cell 1. A very primitive photovoltaic source (a LED) 2. Equivalent circuit of the solar cell (measure LEDs in series/parallel with the DMM)Part II Single solar cell versus solar panel 1. Measuring solar cell geometry parameters - a 1-3W c-Si solar panel (~$25 per bench) 2. Solar cell performance at the laboratory bench a. Preparation of solar panel contacts b. Measuring open

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest Kim, University of San Diego; Thomas Schubert, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the PCB designfiles to the fabricator for a quotation. Good fabricators typically review the uploaded Gerber filesfor design errors and often suggest changes to the layout design. The PCB is fabricated uponagreement of any changes or revisions.In most cases, the engineer will not be intimately involved with the actual fabrication process butinteracts with the fabricator. The primary challenge faced in this project was to create anenvironment that simulated an industry-like atmosphere for PCB design. In many instances, thefabricated PCB is altered by the fabricator after consultation with the original designer to reducecost and/or to increase performance. An additional constraint was the departmental budget: itwas cost prohibitive to allow

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aloundeth Oupraxay, National University, San Diego, USA; Mudasser Wyne, National University, San Diego, USA; Patrick Olson, National University, San Diego, USA

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Information Systems

Engineering and Technology, National University, San Diego, USA. He is a lead faculty for MSc in Database Administration and MSc in Computer Science programs. Dr. Wyne has a Ph.D. in Computer Science, M.Sc. in Engineering and B.Sc., in Electrical Engineering. He has been in academics for 20+ years and supervised over 50 graduate and undergraduate projects. Dr. Wyne is with the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET), USA for more than 8 years and is currently serving as a program evaluator for Computer Science Program and Information Systems Program. In addition, he is a guest editor for a journal, associate editor and serving on editorial boards for four international journals

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

College-Industry Partnerships

communicated to the workers? How is quality defined by the organization? What are the customers’ expectations of quality from the organization? Do these expectations of quality actually match with the definition of quality in the Page 15.989.8 organization? Are the ISO 9000 standards being addressed?Topic Five: Your Supervisor’s Choice- The topic of this fifth paper is selected in conjunction with the intern’s supervisor. Typically the supervisor has insight into an area or project the company would like to explore or document.G. Conclusions1. Significance - Describe how the

Conference Session

Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Myers, Ohio University; Ben Stuart, Ohio University-Athens

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

In this writing course, undergraduate engineering and technology students will learnabout the legislative, regulatory, and policy-making processes that will frame developing andexisting technologies. Course content includes the theory, structure, and function ofgovernment as relates to engineering and technology public policy at the state and federallevel. The course also includes a writing intensive, project-based learning component in whichthe student will have the opportunity to evaluate energy, bio-medical, or other engineering andtechnology public policy from the standpoint of usage, regulation, environmental and societalimpact of the technology, economic analysis, the public perception of the technology, and thepredictions for the

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanghun Choi, Purdue University; Maryam Saeedifard, Purdue University; Rohit Shenoy, MathWorks

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

library, the students cancommunicate with and control their designed and prototyped power electronic circuits inMATLAB/Simulink environment and without any involvement with code programming. In otherwords, the Simulink models are directly converted and rebuilt into C codes, compiled intoexecutable codes, and loaded into the target board, i.e., the TI C2000 micro-controller by linkingto Code Composer Studio (CCS) program. The CCS includes a suite of tools used to develop anddebug embedded applications. It includes compilers for each of the TI's device families, sourcecode editor, project build environment, debugger, profiler, simulators and many other features[16]. The CCS provides a single user interface taking the students through each step of

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University; Brittany Killen, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Engineering with a minor in Computer Science at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. He is currently serving as a research assistant at the Engineering Technology department at Drexel University. Robin has been involved in various projects funded by Pfizer, NASA, NSF and Department of Education. His areas of research include Embedded Systems, Mechatronics, Efficient Solar Energy Systems, Internet-based Quality Control and 3-D Online Education.Brittany Killen Page 22.93.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Remote Laboratory for Robotics Accuracy and Reliability

Conference Session

Technological Literacy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Lauren Aprill; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

assess learning gains1-4. Design requires synthesis and ischaracteristic of higher levels of cognitive engagement. It is possible to carry out some types ofengineering design activities that do not require extensive technical background knowledge. Inaddition a variety of hands-on design construction activities can be done with limited resourcesusing simple, low cost materials. Page 22.138.2 1Using design projects as a non-quantitative means of assessment is effective only for a limitednumber of technological literacy outcomes. These activities using simple materials are effectiveat developing an

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

SystemAbstractWe have previously created and beta tested a workforce-relevant, research-based scoring systemfor use with engineering student presentations across multiple contexts. Since then, we havesystematically validated, refined, and tested the rubric in a five-step process described in somedetail for this paper. First, we tested the face validity and usability of the instrument via thecollection of additional feedback during focus groups and interviews with: faculty possessingexpertise in scoring system design, faculty with experience in engineering design projects thatinvolve student presentations, and additional faculty from a variety of backgrounds. Second, weused this feedback to reduce overlap and complexity in the scoring system items. Third

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rene Reitsma, Oregon State University; Paul Klenk, Duke University; Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering Initiative and has led the TeachEngineering digital library project from its inception. In 2004, she founded the ASEE K-12 Division and in 2008 received NAE’s Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education. Page 15.189.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Are French Fries and Grades Bad for You? Conflicting Evidence on How K-12 Teachers Search in a K-12 Engineering Digital LibraryAbstractThe TeachEngineering digital library provides teacher-tested, standards-based engineeringcontent for K-12 teachers to use in