Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ph.D., Joel L. Cuello

first fully public university.13 In the 1850's, the agricultural press and variouslocal and national agricultural societies joined forces to demand the establishment of what werecalled "democracy's colleges."14 Evan Pugh of Pennsylvania15 and Jonathan Turner of Illinois16played major roles in galvanizing public sentiments in favor of such project. In 1862, PresidentAbraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act, which was introduced by Justin Morrill as a bill inCongress in 1857, providing for federal aid to agricultural and mechanical colleges. 17 The passageof the second Morrill Act of 1890 significantly increased the amount of federal aid to theseland-grant institutions.18 The Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890 helped provide the resources for

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael H. Gregg; Dr. Deidre Hirschfeld; Dr. Bevlee Watford

success and failure rates for non-clustered sections (academic years‘94 and ‘95), for clustered sections (academic year ‘95), and for workshop participants. Except for thelast table, male/female (M/F) ratios given are in number of students. The summary table listspercentages. The results shown are for students enrolled in the fall EF1005 sections taught by the twoChautaqua-trained Engineering Fundamentals faculty. No data is available at this time for the springsemester EF1006 classes. Those students listed as ‘Non-Motiv’td’ represent students who either didnot take the final exam, did not complete the term project, or missed more than half of their classes.The ‘class averages’ do not include these students, however, the number of failing grades

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Kantowski; Marc Hoit; Matthew Ohland

those developed for anIntroduction to Engineering class recently adopted as a permanent course in the engineering curriculum at theUniversity of Florida. This class is one of the projects developed under the Southeastern University and CollegeCoalition for Engineering Education (SUCCEED). This class replaced a one hour per week lecture. Eachlaboratory is intended to expose participants to hands-on experiments representing concepts related to thediscipline’s specialty.In addition to their hands-on focus, the laboratory activities were to be designed to use simple equipment so thatthey could be exported to programs such as the summer institute discussed here. The four laboratory activitiesincluded in the SECME summer institute were those which

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonard Sokoloff

board (data acquisitionboard) must also be installed along with the extension board that plugs into the DAQ board. Theextension board provides the user with access to various pins on the DAQ board such the I./Ochannels.This article is a result of a research project on implementing LabVIEW in our physics courses.Projectile flight simulation is another LabVIEW program that will also be implemented into thephysics courses. Other areas of LabVIEW implementation include industrial controls andcommunication courses.LabVIEW is typical of new skills that students will need in today’s highly competitive job market. Page 2.55.1

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha E. Sloan

computersavailable to them but have witnessed their growth and distribution. This paper reviews the historyof the changes in electrical engineering departments in the United States to incorporatecomputers. It ends with projections into the next century of the challenges ahead.II. The Early Years (Before 1960) The early years of computers coincided with rapid growth in many other areas ofelectronics to which electrical engineering departments, as they were then almost universallycalled, had to adapt. World War II saw great advances in radar and a recognition of the need formore research and graduate education, which greatly impacted electrical engineering departmentsin the 1940's and 1950's. The need for education in electronics gradually crowded out

Conference Session

Widgets, Add-ons, Toolbars, and Videos: Web 2.0 Tools for Searching, Managing, and Teaching about Engineering Literature and Information

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E. Michael Wilson, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

the home server), and if anew version of the toolbar is available it makes the update available for automaticinstallation. This functionality ensures that security updates, link repairs, and othernecessary changes are carried out and that the toolbar continues to function.Libraries that are interested in their own toolbar projects will need to address requiredresources as well as plans for continued maintenance. Ongoing support for the OUEngineering Toolbar has been simple to this date; however, the concept, development,deployment, and maintenance are handled by the author of this article. Discussions withother libraries that provide toolbars highlight that this seems to be a unique situation asmost often toolbars are either constructed by

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaolin Chen, Washington State University, Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

theory and practice for a variety of things from materials, costs, design andmanufacturing processes to engineering project management. Local industry leaders commonlyemphasize that 21st century mechanical engineers should have real understanding of leanenterprise/manufacturing. The mechanical engineer must have a solid background in engineeringprinciples, as well as business acumen and personal presence. Therefore, the sequence will alsointroduce the theory, concepts, policies, procedures and steps of lean manufacturing. Studentswill learn how to determine the major causes that create “waste” in factories and how to minimizeor eliminate them.3. Design and Manufacturing Track Design and ImplementationIn order to fill the gaps between traditional

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Public Policy

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Lott, University of Texas, Austin; Carey King, University of Texas, Austin; Michael Webber, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

Power Simulator was designed at the University of Texas at Austinto communicate key lessons concerning the tradeoffs of electricity generation methods in TexasThe key target audiences for this project include college students, high school students, statelegislators and their staff, as well as the general public. The Texas Interactive Power Simulatoraccomplishes the project goals by allowing the user to manipulate the electricity generation mixin the state of Texas and immediately view the economic and environmental impacts of thesechanges. This manuscript extends upon previous publications that described the backendcomponents and user interface design of the basic version of the Texas Interactive PowerSimulator.1 In particular, this manuscript

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Timothy Simpson, Pennsylvania State University; Vince Bertsch, Santa Rosa Junior College; Kate Disney, Mission College; Elsa Garmire, Dartmouth College

products, but also the knowledge and processes necessary tocreate and operate those products. The infrastructure used for the design, manufacture,operation, and repair of technological artifacts is also considered part of technology, in itsbroadest sense.Other efforts have sought to develop standards to define what K-12 students need to know and beable to do concerning technology. In 1993, the American Association for the Advancement ofScience (AAAS) published, Project 2061: Benchmarks for Science Literacy [5] and in 1996 theNational Science Education Standards were published by the National Academies Press [6], bothof these included standards devoted to technology. In 2000 the International TechnologyEducation Association (ITEA) published

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Teresa Wolcott, Rochester Institute of Technology; Maureen Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Civil Engineering. She is an adjunct instructor for surveying and lead faculty for WIT in the Civil Engineering Technology program at RIT. Currently, she is pursuing her Master of Science degree in Professional Studies with concentrations in Geographical Information Systems and Project Management. Wolcott’s involvement in the Women in Technology program at RIT includes monitoring retention data and supporting programming efforts.Maureen Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology MAUREEN S. VALENTINE is the Associate Dean and Miller professor for the College of Applied Science and Technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Valentine received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from

Conference Session

Freshman Experience in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet; Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

past 15 years at various capacities. He served as chair of Manufacturing Systems Development Applications Department of IEEE/IAS. He authored more than 25 refereed journal and conference publications. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL in developing direct computer control for hydrogen powered automotives. He is also involved in several direct computer control and wireless process control related research projects. His interests are in the area of industrial transducer, industrial process control, wireless controls, statistical process control, computer aided design and fabrication of printed circuit board, programmable logic controllers

Conference Session

Hands-on Lean Manufacturing Simulation Workshop

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merwan Mehta, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2009-23: HANDS-ON SIMULATION TO DEMONSTRATE KEY METRICSFOR CONTROL OF ANY PROCESS UTILIZING LEAN AND SIX SIGMAPRINCIPLESMerwan Mehta, East Carolina University Merwan Mehta, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at East Carolina University in the Technology Systems Department in Greenville, NC. Prior to joining academics, he has over twenty years of experience in business and industry working as an industrial engineer, machine tool design engineer, manufacturing engineer, manager, project manager, project director, vice-president and consultant. His present research interests are enhancing manufacturing and business processes through lean principles and theory of constraints, and the pursuit of quality and

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Omer, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

problemsand solution algorithms. This project comes as a response to the urgent need for newer, moreefficient educational tools to reform the outlook of power engineering education. Thevisualization tool aids students in quickly obtaining a detailed understanding of the power systemanalysis problems when used as a supplement to traditional lecture approaches. Therefore itallows for introduction of other demanding topics within the limited time of an undergraduatecurriculum. In addition, the software visualization tool enables students to spend more time onpower system analysis topics outside the classroom, which have been shown to result in effectivelearning and development of reflective thinking skills.An earlier version of the visualization tool

Conference Session

Critical issues in IT and IET: Focus Group

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mativo, The University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

objectives were met in many ways, for example, students had fun in their work, asexemplified by spending time after class to work on their project without instructor push. Theyused their analytical skills to analyze their for example, they revised their statics and dynamics tomake predictions of the project needs and performance before designing, constructing, andtesting. They engaged in developing alternative designs of the motorized car and the truck asthey analyzed and then settled to the one they found to be analytically sound. They saw thevalue in mechatronics as they discussed its application to daily life products and found numerousinstances. The students’ accomplishments in designing, construction, and testing their productsuccessfully are

Conference Session

Experiments in Remote-access Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Reza Emami, University of Toronto; Michael G. Helander, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

research and development, most remotely-accessiblelaboratories have remained as isolated technical novelties, with most projects being shutdownonce their initial funding runs out. This point is reflected in the fact that most works in theliterature address only the technical merits and potential benefits of remote access technologies, Page 14.1209.2rather than addressing the impact of remote experimentation on engineering pedagogy. Clearly, anew fundamentally different approach to remotely-accessible laboratories is required.Recently, a new paradigm for remotely-accessible laboratories, namely the eLaboratory, wasintroduced by the authors5. This

Conference Session

Technical-Capacity Building & Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

Tagged Divisions

International

comprehensive, residential liberal-arts and sciences branch campus inthe Arabian Gulf, set to open in 2010, is in a class by itself. The NYU/Abu Dhabi projectwill see a flow of professors and students between New York and Abu Dhabi, allowingseamless transfers.The NYU/Abu Dhabi project thus meets several needs of the US university, andsimultaneously addresses a major goal of Abu Dhabi, to be identified as a hub ofknowledge transmission and creation in the region, as well as attending to the need tobuild human capacity in its citizens and its significant expatriate population. Page 14.318.3US engineering programs in the Middle EastSeveral US engineering schools

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Saddler, Northwestern University; Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

acquisition) was used to exploredoctoral student socialization7. The main research question guiding this study was: What contribution does research collaboration with a faculty member play in thesocialization of doctoral students in engineering committed to a career as a faculty member? Thefollowing sub-question guided the overall research question: What do doctoral students inengineering learn about faculty careers through their research engagement with faculty mentors? Page 14.1064.3 For purposes of this study, faculty mentor was defined as the person who collaboratedwith the doctoral student on a research project and who the doctoral

Conference Session

Freshman Experience in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JungHun Choi, Ohio University; Wieslaw Grebski, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton; Kenneth Dudeck, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

related to the Mechanical Engineering Technology Page 14.1200.9(MET) and Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) fields. Both courses need to be offeredsimultaneously in order to demonstrate how the Mechanical and Electrical EngineeringTechnology fields can be integrated and jointly applied to solve “real world” engineeringproblems. Both courses have common laboratory and project components. The nature of theprojects is electromechanical, for example, a garage door with an electrical opener. In theMechanical Systems course, students will design the mechanical components of the garage door.The electrical aspect of the project, that is, selecting the

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University; Reniz Moosa, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

AC 2009-419: VIRTUAL WALK THROUGH OF A BUILDING FOUNDATIONSYSTEM USING GAME ENGINEMohammed Haque, Texas A&M University Dr. Mohammed E. Haque is a professor in the Department of Construction Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. He has over twenty years of professional experience in analysis, design, and investigation of building, bridges and tunnel structural projects of various city and state governments and private sectors. Dr. Haque is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan, and members of ASEE, ASCE, and ACI. Dr. Haque received a BSCE from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, a MSCE and a Ph.D. in Civil

Conference Session

Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ristroph, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

wide range of projects. This is crucial to setting the discount rate, par-ticularly in smaller companies that still use payback or similar measures. A concise coverage canuse Thuesen’s approach5 of: • explaining the investment opportunities curve of capital budgeting, and • noting that investments with higher internal rates of return tend to be selected first, • so differences among mutually exclusive alternatives generally increase or decrease funds available to marginal projects having an internal rate around MARR, Page 14.552.6 • and then showing that selecting the alternative

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

External Fluid Fluid Dynamics Dynamics Final Exam: Art Project Complete Analysis of Turbulent Low a Plant or Flows Reynolds Animal Number Flows Animals Plants Figure 1. Mind-map of Topics

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Westbrook, University of Alabama-Huntsville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

discipline and to develop standards thatmember schools could use to guide academic program development and content. Once standards(shown in Exhibit 1) were developed, ASEM decided to develop a certification effort to identifythose programs that met the standards. The certification process was developed to be similar toan ABET model, including a self-study and a site visit by an assessment team.The plan for certifying master’s programs was presented at the 2002 ASEM National Conferencein Tampa, FL. The ASEM Board of Directors studied the plan for one year. In October of 2003,at its National Conference in St. Louis, MO, ASEM authorized a pilot project to use theproposed certification standards on some of the better-known EM programs in the country

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Crossman, Old Dominion University; Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Project Assessment CAP/Coop Supervisor X X X X X X X X Ratings Employer Surveys Used to assess program objectives Exit Exam of Writing X Proficiency Senior Surveys –Dept. X X X X X X X X X X X Senior Surveys –Univ. X X X X X X X X X X X The two shaded rows in the table above indicate tools that are used every three Page 11.176.4years to collect assessment data. The remaining tools are used on an annual basis. Theclassification of these tools into direct

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Edmonson, University of Dayton; Donna Summers, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

International

issues from a manager’s point of view. This isalso the section of the course that discusses U.S. labor legislation, employee rights,compensation, wage determination, and negotiation.Two key student projects form the basis of much class discussion. Each student is expected toresearch an assigned country in detail. Their detailed presentation to the class is expected tocover business etiquette, cultural orientation and context, business practices, negotiationpractices, business travel, business entertaining, protocol, gestures, and customs such asgreetings, meal etiquette, and dress. Country presentations are limited to the 25 or so countrieswhere our students might be expected to work. These countries include European countries likeItaly, England

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Bhatt, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Joshua Roberts, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

literacy is part of life-long learning. Each instruction session was team-taught by two faculty members and a librarian. They report that after four years, theresults of this model “have been nothing short of sensational”9.As part of a discussion on integrating library instruction into a pre-existing freshmancurriculum, Robinson and Nelson (2002) conclude: “Collaboration is…the key.Librarians and instructors must routinely work to meet the needs of students. Studentsneed to see the connection between what they are learning in media literacy and theircurrent research projects.”10In a presentation to the ASEE11, Nestor L. Osorio (2002) looked at the specificinformation resources available to engineering students and how this shapes their needfor

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Summers, Weber State University; Julanne McCulley, Weber State University

his career in both industry and education, he has worked as a consultant, brought in to solve specific problems with high profile military and NASA projects. His current focus in education is to teach sound engineering principals with a hands-on application.Julanne McCulley, Weber State University Julanne K. McCulley (Julie) earned a bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering Technology and a second degree in Mathematics Teaching from Weber State University. She has over 15 years of industry engineering experience, specializing in automation and controls in the automotive industry. For three years, Julie taught developmental math courses for Weber State University. She is currently a

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Davis, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

2006-397: COLLABORATING WITH INDUSTRY VIA YOUR ADVISORY BOARDDaniel Davis, University of Hartford Daniel Davis, AIA is a Professor of Architecture in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture at the University of Hartford, where he has taught for 12 years. He has more than 25 years of experience as a Design Architect and many of his projects have been published in professional journals and won design awards. He has also published a book and a number of journal articles. Davis is also an Associate with Fletcher-Thompson, Architects and Engineers where he is the Director of Design of their Hartford, CT office

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Neeley, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Approach to the Relationship of STS and “Technological Literacy” Its [sic] not so important to pick the right name, as to not pick the wrong name. --Rajaneesh Narula, “A Short Guide to Baby Names,” The Astounding Importance of Triviality Accessed September 30, 2005 I have a reputation as a pain in the ass when starting a project. . . .I think naming projects is critical to their continued success. --Andy Lester, “On the Importance of Names

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Clase, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

biotechnology results in ever-expanding needs for college graduates who haveknowledge of life-science based products and processes. There have been numerousreports of current and projected shortages of human resources possessing the requiredknowledge in the growing industry. In order to address the gap between education andthe workforce, the Department of Industrial Technology has developed an academicminor in biotechnology being implemented in fall 2004.This interdisciplinary biotechnology initiative is the result of a partnership among theDepartment of Industrial Technology, the Department of Biology, and the Department ofPharmacy. The program is administered within the Department of Industrial Technology.The minor is taken while the student

Conference Session

Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Renner Martinez, University of Texas-El Paso; Evelyn Posey, University of Texas-El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

2006-939: FOCUSING THE LENS ON WOMEN FACULTY ISSUES: THREEYEARS OF ADVANCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASOEvelyn Posey, University of Texas-El Paso Evelyn Posey is the Dorrance D. Roderick Endowed Professor and Chair of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Department of English and PI on the NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation for Faculty Diversity initiative. A specialist in Rhetoric and Writing Studies, she has served as Director of English Education; Director of the West Texas Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project; Associate Dean of Liberal Arts; and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs.Jana Renner Martinez, University of Texas-El Paso Jana