Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Riha, Iowa State University; Diane Rover, Iowa State University; Julia Apple-Smith, Iowa State University; James Melsa, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

University in 1989 and served as assistant and associate professor at Michigan State University. In 2001, Rover returned to Iowa State as a professor in computer engineering and became Associate Dean of the College of Engineering in 2004. Her recent projects have included software systems for performance visualization, system-level design techniques and tools for embedded systems, models for interdisciplinary teaching and learning, and curriculum integration.James Melsa, Iowa State University James Melsa is Dean Emeritus of the College of Engineering. Dr. Melsa earned his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Arizona- Tucson in 1965. In addition to an active career in industry

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sofia Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University; Iordanis Petsas, University of Scranton; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

International

of commuting part-time students and adultlearners increase, technologies provide opportunities for interaction not possible when studentscome to class and leave soon afterward to meet work or family responsibilities.Schedule and AnnouncementsHow many times have students asked when are homework assignments or projects due? Aschedule is another key element in a course (Table 2). Due dates and other important informationcan be posted on a calendar, another important feature of LMS. Therefore, when a student asksabout the due date for any assignment, project or exam, the instructor can tell the student that it isposted on the calendar. The calendar serves as a communication tool. It is an advance organizerto post course-related events

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Diana Wiant, Centaurus High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

JACQUELYN F. SULLIVAN is founding co-director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and Laboratory. She co-led the development of a first-year engineering projects course, and co-teaches Innovation and Invention and a service-learning Engineering Outreach Corps elective. Dr. Sullivan initiated the ITL's extensive K-12 engineering program and leads a multi-institutional NSF-supported initiative that created TeachEngineering.org, a digital library of K-12 engineering curricula. Dr. Sullivan has 14 years of industrial engineering experience and directed an interdisciplinary water resources decision support research center at CU for nine years. She received her PhD in environmental

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darrell Nickolson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

audio based image.The course format also includes areas for chats and postings of projects and otherresources that have to be assessed as well. Rubrics are given to every student to do a selfassessment, on topics of participation, student posting, etc. (Hamilton 3). See Appendix E4.0 FeedbackImproving pedagogy is found through the feedback from students during test runs of thehybrid course content. Surveys were conducted with students that had completed thetraditional section of this particular course, and then asked to review modules that wouldhave been used in a hybrid course. The thought process behind this was each of thesestudents have successfully learned the content through traditional means, and is nowquestioning if they are able to

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Brown, U.S. Air Force Academy; Lynnane George, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

tools were added to the course, which allowed students to seesatellite orbits. These computer-based labs emphasized key concepts from class such as satellitemaneuvering, ground tracks, rendezvous, orbit propagation, perturbations, and constellationdesign. A small table-top satellite, with fully functional subsystems, was also used todemonstrate and reinforce satellite design principles introduced in the text. These principleswere then applied to a preliminary satellite design project. New assessment methods using on-line quizzes measured student learning for every lesson. These on-line quizzes required studentsto prepare for every class. Multiple assessments conducted after the initial offering of this newcourse showed students were much better

Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Jin Zhu, University of Northern Iowa; Liping Guo

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

closer starts moving and continues until the door is completely closed. Thehydraulic door closer has rotating parts that can provide a potential mechanical energy source.This energy source is converted appropriately to electrical energy to provide power to a low-power wireless sensor.In the first phase of the project, an appropriate gear set is designed to increase the speed of therotation so that it is able to provide enough rotation speed for the generator. Then a power circuithas been designed to implement and manage energy conversion. This circuit will regulate thevoltage for a wireless sensor node. Before implementation of the experiment, necessarycomputer simulations were conducted. If the sensor node functions appropriately with the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Hill, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

without incurring additional faculty resources. A specifictechnique linking student grades to the assessment of program outcomes has been usedsuccessfully in two civil engineering courses with good success. This paper presents a revisedprocedure that serves to address previously expressed concerns related to mathematical processeswithin the assessment technique.The assessment technique is constructed within a spreadsheet and is easy to modify for use inany course. Inherent to this assessment technique is a mapping of specific student activities,whether as part of a project or other graded assignment, to specific program outcomes. Themapping involves the assignment of a number between one (weak mapping) and five (strongmapping) by experienced

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Williams, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. The images are projected on a TV monitor for instructionalpurposes and cursors generated by a Boeckeler measurement system may be superposed on thedisplay to measure the sizes of microscopic features. Microphotographs and other visual aidesare posted to assist instruction. A servo-hydraulic tester is used for demonstrations of fracture toughness, KIC, testing. Thismachine is used to propagate the fatigue crack and to perform the test. A video image from amicroscope is displayed to observe the growth of the crack during testing.Photoelasticity Area A polariscope is set up in a separate room for photoelastic demonstrations and studies.Images are displayed on a TV monitor and a Boeckeler measurement system is used for directmeasurement of

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Svetlana Korotkova, University of Northern Iowa; Alan Czarnetzki, University of Northern Iowa; Keith McCready, University of Northern Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

students follow in the capstone senior design project is the one outlinedby Bejan et al. [6] and Jaluria [7]. The first essential and basic feature of this process is theformulation of the problem statement. The formulation of the design problem statement involvesdetermining the requirements of the system, the given parameters, the design variables, anylimitations or constraints, and any additional considerations arising from safety, financial,environmental, or other concerns.In order for this experimental apparatus to function as a useful piece of lab equipment, thefollowing requirements and specifications need to be met. These include requirements that willmake the apparatus useful for demonstrating air conditioning processes as well as ensure

Conference Session

Novel Applications of Computers/Software in Energy Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert McMasters, Virginia Military Institute; Michael Sexton, Virginia Military Institute; Craig Somerton, Michigan State University; Andre Benard, Michigan State University; Norbert Mueller, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

computer in the solution of heattransfer problems4. I found the project enhanced my understanding 0 3 28 47 8of the course material5. The project was relevant to our study of 0 0 3 54 25conduction heat transfer Table 2: Survey results from students having used the program in conjunction with the homework assignment given above.Following the completion of the assignment, students were surveyed to determine their reactionsto the exercise utilizing the program. The survey questions and number of student replies areshown in Table 2. The reactions from the students were generally positive. This data is based ona 1-5 scale

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramachandran Venkatasubramanian, Arizona State University; Guillermo G. Mendez, Arizona State University; Brian Skromme, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

mode could yield to a significantly greaterimpact on course performance. Student satisfaction with the spreadsheets was generally very high. Several measures ofsatisfaction from the teaching evaluations are shown in Table 2. The rating of the“Textbook/supplementary material” increased in the experimental sections, even though the sametextbook was used, as did that of “laboratory assignments/projects.” There is no actuallaboratory for the course, so the responses in the experimental section are believed to relate tothe spreadsheet exercises. The homework and overall ratings were similar or somewhat higher.Results of a focus group of six students conducted at the end of Fall 2004 were discussedpreviously.2 To obtain additional feedback in

Conference Session

Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Aultman-Hall, University of Connecticut; Britt Holmen, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

levels of engineering. Projections on workforce needs in the next decade suggest a need to tap all available resources and the most obvious untapped resource for U.S. engineering is the underrepresented groups – including women and minorities. Women and minorities do not see engineering as an opportunity for themselves because the “face” of engineering does not look like them and, furthermore, they have little first-hand knowledge of what the engineering profession is all about. Because leaders are often the most visible role models to the world for the university or company, diverse leaders are needed as role models to attract girls, young women and underrepresented men to engineering. (4) Coordinated team efforts and

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Nankivell, Purdue University-Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University-Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University-Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

labs instead of a graduate assistant. 4. The ability to take a combination of in-class, online classes, summer, evening and weekend classes. It was easier to work around job and family. Some stated without the variables they would not be able to attend college. 5. The ability to get jobs in their degree area while attending the university. This includes in class projects that incorporate real-life businesses and internships with businesses. What they look for in a degree program 1. Something they are interested in 2. Good teachers 3. Convenience 4. Small classesIt should be noted that PUC is a regional campus of Purdue University, located in northwestIndiana in the greater Chicago area. It serves approximately

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. David Dvorak, University of Maine-Orono; Ronald Fulle, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

teams, or especially when complex situations require a globalawareness involving multiple cultures.The optimal delivery of ethics in the curriculum was also an important point of discussion: Is itbetter to teach ethics in engineering technology within a special class or as a subject intertwinedwithin the core curriculum? At Rochester Institute of Technology, the engineering technologyprograms have a separate class in ethics and project management8, while at other institutionsattempts are being made to include ethics throughout the curriculum. Faculty familiarity andexpertise is necessary regardless of approach however, less quantity faculty with such expertiseis necessary when ethics is within a special course. Also, if ethics is taught across

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne (Eng)

circuitand they are not easy for beginners to read. They seem to confuse students more than help themand end up mixing constructs that are only suitable for synthesis with other VHDL features thatshould only be used for simulation. Having taught VHDL for several years and used VHDL onseveral research projects, the author adopted a teaching methodology which is easy for thestudents to follow. The purpose is trying to help students design synthesizable digital systemsinstead of some fancy models only for simulation.2. VHDL Teaching Methodology When introducing VHDL to the students, it is very important to point out that VHDL isNOT a programming language, it is used for describing the required digital systems. During theteaching activities, the

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Blandford, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

onboard PWMregisters that allow for 6 single-ended or 3 double-ended PWM signals generated in hardware.Other DSP-like hardware features include an onboard 32-bit barrel shifter and a MAC unit. Theprocessor has a 3-stage pipeline. Software for this machine was developed using the KeilCARM compiler and assembler.DSP requirementsTo determine DSP requirements the author surveyed the teaching materials and lab requirementsfor introductory courses in DSP which include a lab where a real-time DSP system is in use4.All courses considered were undergraduate courses taken as a first course in digital signalprocessing. Table 1 summarizes the results of this survey.While many of the experiments and projects were done at frequencies beyond the audio band

Conference Session

New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Blake, Austin Peay State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

would place thedepartment in temporary locations. The post had recently built a new education center, and thesecond phase of the center was under construction. When the phase two building wascompleted, the Engineering Technology department would move again from the temporarylocations into large new lab spaces in that building. While planning was underway for the firstmove to temporary locations, the department was also working with the architect for the phasetwo project to have the new labs tailored to our needs.The department moved from the main campus in June of 1998. With the initial move, thedepartment entered a transition period, with a gradual shift from offering sixteen week courses toattract students from the main campus to offering all

Conference Session

Information Technology in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Altaf Memon, Excelsior College; Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College; Byron Thinger, Diablo Canyon Power Plant

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

11.447.4 • About the instructor (instructor name, contact info, and office hour) • Course Overview • Course objectives/outcomes • Relationship between Course Objectives and Program Objectives • Required and recommended Course Materials • Library and Reserve readings • Academic Integrity Policy • Course Requirement (Exams, projects, discussions, quizzes, etc) • Course Outline with due date schedule • Grading Policy (weights and Excelsior grading scale)Generally, in the B& T’s online courses, the course content is divided by weekly modules inwhich the students’ access is limited to the previous taught content modules and the currentmodule. In this way, the students can re-visit the previous taught content

Conference Session

Back to Basics in Mechanics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Malmgren, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

at Johnstown, students areencouraged to use this approach on some of their analysis work on their designs projects. Thiscourse is taken after the students have completed Engineering Statics and while they are takingDynamics and Mechanics of Materials. Typically, their design projects (with students workingin groups of three) involve designing a machine to perform a particular task. Through thesynthesis stage of developing the machine’s layout and configuration, followed by force analysisand kinematic analysis, students often just try to get “something that works.” During advisingsessions, they are encouraged to look at a graphical analysis approach to check their results.Many times this can be an epiphany to the students when they visually

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas; Ron Foster, University of Arkansas; Greg Salamo, University of Arkansas

curricula by major professor and cohort group manager • Formal planning of research with Microsoft Project, including monthly reporting • Peer mentoring on research planning in student-led weekly group meetings • Research progress summary reports by semester • Resume and curriculum plan updates by semester • Summer short courses on narrow topics using industrial style scheduling • Research presentations on current hot issues using industrial format reporting • Solicitation-style candidacy exam process, with open written source access • Creativity and team building through industrial-style one to two day seminars • Formal summer classes in Ethics, and Proposal Writing and Management • Formal fall/spring

Conference Session

Physical Models and Other Interactive Tools

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Miller, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

make it suitable for both basicand advanced applications. In instructional contexts, in particular, live modeling provides anexcellent framework around which one can design educational activities that encourageexperimentation and exploration, and that can accommodate various learning styles.The work described in this paper is part of an ongoing project, and to date the focus has been ondeveloping the necessary technology and ensuring that the student learning aspect of theapproach is adequate to move on to considering the faculty side of the equation. This paper givesan overview of the computational environment in its current state of development and describesan initial evaluation based on a pilot learning activity. The scope of this pilot

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Idir Azouz, Midwestern State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

must include a blend of courses from at least three traditional engineering disciplines. This was done to ensure that the program is truly an integrated engineering program. The three fields from which courses were selected include Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. These fields were selected based on the survey results received from industry; 2. it must include a strong design component which provides students with exposure to contemporary engineering practices in multidisciplinary fields. In fact, it is in the design sequence that the “integrated engineering” aspects of the program is achieved by giving students the opportunity to work on projects requiring the

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hasasn Rajaei, Bowling Green State University; Mohammad Dadfar, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

scheduling algorithms using multiple-queue4, look-ahead8, 9, and basic aggressive strategy. Our cluster computing lab provides an Page 11.339.2excellent environment for student projects in several of our courses including Operating Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright À 2006, American Society for Engineering EducationSystems, Data Communication, and Distributed Programming. This paper reports the results ofsecond phase on job scheduling studies in multiprocessor environment.Schedulers employing backfilling algorithms in Distributed-Memory

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Blake, Austin Peay State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

college level and by the university’s Academic Council. After beingapproved at all levels, the course was added to the catalog. As with other required courses at thejunior and senior levels, this course was to be offered once a year. The course has now beenoffered in four regular class sections with asynchronous video sections offered in parallel. Also,a few students have completed the course via independent study using videotapes from earlierregular course offerings.Experience With the Course Page 11.764.6The course is taught in a computer lab with projection equipment. In all parts of the course,students are expected to work along with the

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Durward Sobek, Montana State University; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

complete weekly homework assignments, but do not complete a project or take exams.The course does not require a textbook.The two courses cover many of the same topics, but do not completely overlap; although the NUcourse goes into greater depth being a four-credit offering versus one-credit. Table 1summarizes and compares the topical coverage of the courses.Examples of Hands-On ActivitiesTo portray the active learning elements of the courses with greater vibrancy, we describe a fewof the hands-on activities developed and used. Page 11.252.3 Topic Montana State University Northeastern

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest McDuffie; Elaine R. Milliam; Robert Kavetsky; Ronald Bennett; Eugene Brown

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

on a leadership role in their respective communities.The paper will conclude with a discussion of the results of anevaluation of the program which was used to gather both studentand teacher/mentor input at the symposium, a listing of lessonslearned, and plans for the future development and extension of theprogram. Page 11.959.1IntroductionNavy’s civilian science and technology (S&T) workforce numbersome 22,000 strong. Of those some 4,000 charge 50% or more oftheir time to actual S&T projects and are considered to be the corepractitioners of S&T for the Navy. Almost half of those 4,000 holdPh.D.s1 with about half working at the Naval Research Laboratory(NRL) and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ozturk, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

practice using the function generator and theoscilloscope.Simple Diode CircuitsThe objective of this applet shown in Figure 4 is to teach analysis of simple circuits with AC/DCvoltage sources and diodes. By selecting different diode circuits from a pull-down menu, theuser can observe the voltage waveform across a resistor or a diode. The user can change theresistor values, the DC voltage source in the circuit and the turn-on voltage of the diode.One of the key objectives of this applet is to teach the half-wave rectifier. Students also studythe characteristics of this circuit in the hardware laboratory and use this knowledge in themandatory hardware project involving construction of a variable power supply featuring a full-wave rectifier circuit

Conference Session

1st Year Retention Programs for Women Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Urban, Arizona State University; Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Faye Navabi, Arizona State University; Debra Banks, Consultant

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

DEBRA L. BANKS, COOL Evaluator and former Director of Evaluation and Assessment for CRESMET (ASU), is now the Director of Outreach and Operations for Innovative Tailor Made Training and Technology (ITTT) in Berkeley, CA. She has been evaluating major school reform and technical programs for 14 years. She has served as a co-PI for several grants including COOL and the METS Project. Page 11.603.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 EVALUATING SELF-ASSESSMENT AND A PLACEMENT EXAMINATION FOR A FIRST COURSE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE: HOW DO WOMEN AND

Conference Session

Teaching with Technology in Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rungun Nathan, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

was discussed by the whole class. Following the discussion, each studentwas asked to work individually and proceed with the solution to the problem. During thistime, the instructor walked around assessing students’ work and looking for holes in thecomprehension of the concept. Finally the problem was solved in full and was posted onthe web for access outside of class. With the availability of a tablet-pc towards the end offall 2003 – a transition from overhead cameras to tablet was made. The transitionbrought a change in quality of image projection and an overwhelming positive responsefrom the students. The following fall – only tablet-pc was used for all classroominstructions – replacing overhead transparencies and document camera. The