Conference Session

BIM and Other New Construction Practices

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Korman, California Polytechnic State University; Lonny Simonian, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

ofpriority after the HVAC dry system. The gravity drain lines typically slope 1/8 inch for every foot.This requirement forces the drain lines to compete with the large HVAC dry ducts at the higherelevations because they must start as high as possible to maintain the grade without falling belowthe ceiling tiles. Engineers route HVAC dry ducts at higher elevations because of their largevolume.The HVAC process piping is next, which includes heating and cooling water lines. These pipinglines feed directly into the HVAC sheet metal to heat and cool air at various interface points. TheHVAC sheet metal and HVAC process piping systems work together and must be tightlycoordinated. Routing of the HVAC wet system is based on the HVAC dry system routing

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamed Farahani Manesh, Eastern Mediterranean University; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

structural reasons. The VR-HMS allows trainees to self-experience onthese systems without the need to work in actual industry.IntroductionA side-effect of continuing globalization is that manufacturing is more and more becoming acommodity. In addition, the manufacturing industry has to respond to rapidly changing marketsmore often and much faster than ever before. The ability to respond to change, predicted orunpredicted, is referred to as agility and the associated industrial paradigm called agilemanufacturing. A key goal is to make the manufacturing equipment, associated informationsystems and control architecture of an agile manufacturing enterprise as responsive to thephysical and logical disturbances as possible [1].Several technologies have

Conference Session

A Systems Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Fadi Deek, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Raghvinder Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

trend include cheaper labor, the need for specialized skills and expertise, andcorporate mergers. For example, the outsourcing of various functions or activities of the softwarebusiness has become increasingly prevalent leading to “capability sourcing”1 particularly whencompanies’ expertise falls short in some technical areas. In addition, some companies alreadyhave offices that span the world creating a globally distributed technical asset, although they maystill outsource software development for strategic reasons.Globalization can, however, bring on big challenges. It is well known, for instance, that effectivecommunication plays a key role in the performance of product development teams 2,3,4,5.Researchers have shown that well-coordinated

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Colin Neill, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

CCM could be part of the answer.CCMThe main goal of the CCM is to assist in facilitating critical thinking and effective problemsolving among the collaborators. The CCM described briefly in this paper is made up of sixstages: Problem Formulation, Solution Planning, Solution Design, Solution Translation, SolutionTesting, and Solution Delivery. Each stage is further broken down into three phases.For the purposes of this paper we will only focus on the details of the first two stages of theCCM: problem formulation and solution planning. The three phases of the problem formulation Page 15.701.4stage (stage 1) are: Preliminary Problem Description

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Edginton Bigelow, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 15.1024.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Reflections of College Students Promoting Engineering Through Biomechanical Outreach Activities Indicate Dual BenefitsAbstractRecent work by the National Academy of Engineering revealed that the public has a poorunderstanding of what engineers actually do on a day-to-day basis.1 This issue is compoundedfor non-traditional fields in engineering, such as biomechanical engineering. This is particularlyproblematic as such fields could draw interest from students not interested in traditionalengineering careers, resulting in increased diversity.To address this, mechanical engineering students taking an elective course, BiomechanicalEngineering, were given an outreach

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University; Eric Leonhardt, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

less than twenty-five feet long. The term “paratransit” isdefined by Merriam-Webster as “transportation service that supplements larger public transitsystems by providing individualized rides without fixed routes or timetables”1. This paper will briefly outline the VRI’s history, challenges facing public transportation,requirements for the new bus design, design progress, performance modeling of the bus, andextension of the classroom for this practical design application.Vehicle Research Institute History Western Washington University’s Vehicle Research Institute was officially established in1975 by Dr. Michael Seal, Professor Emeritus. His initial vision of providing society and thestudents of WWU with concept vehicles that pushed

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chandra Austin, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-30: AN INVESTIGATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTS' CAREER DECISION SELF-EFFICACYChandra Austin, Utah State University Page 15.167.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010An Investigation of African American High School Students’ Career Decision Self-efficacy Underutilization of minorities in science and engineering is a national problem 1. If Americais to maintain its global competiveness, we must educate our populace in high priority areas.African Americans continue to be hesitant to undertake the more rigorous math and sciencecourses that provide a base for preparation in engineering. Research states that this

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

hybrid powertrain, and is targeted to weigh in at500kg (1100 lb). It is one of only three competition entries from educational institutions worldwide. Figure 1 - WWU VRI Viking 20 Figure 2 - WWU VRI Viking 45 Rendering Project- Based Instruction Project-based instruction, as presented in this paper, is intended to compliment the theoreticalconcepts introduced during classroom discussions by serving as a concrete means of reinforcingabstract concepts, and to provide a tactile learning environment for hands-on experience. This conceptis further emphasized by experientialist philosopher, John Dewey, when defining experimentalism, orhands-on, inquiry-based instruction as “reconstruction or reorganization of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

instruction since 2004.[1] These effortshave been primarily focused in extra-curricular teams that bring together students at every level Page 15.54.3for participation in a topic related to a professor’s research. While these ‘scholar teams’ were(and are) extra-curricular, it was hoped that they would spawn capstone projects that wouldextend the work into design of commercially-useful products. The motivation included theobservation that a certain fraction of capstone projects normally will evolve designs ofsignificant commercial potential. It was further observed that our college houses about onehundred team-based capstone projects each year, and it

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

% <4% :=% 7% % 9 % 3 34 ?% 9: % 13;% % :=% 3 0 * % : F 7 4 < .4 % A% 2 D 5 B ) % > 79 *% 5678 *% './ '% ,% 34% DD1A 2:6; /% < @; 24 >< ?2 8 BB !"#$% !""$% &$$$% &$!$% Figure 1: An abbreviated view of the introduction of new required topics into manufacturing engineering education over three decades-plus1 It is fully recognized that university

Conference Session

Past and Future of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

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Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wayne Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

is a relatively new approach inAmerican universities, generally observed since the late 1980’s, though in other parts of theworld such as Europe, the first engineering degree has always required a minimum of five yearsof study and been considered equivalent to the MS degree.These BS/MS programs vary in their details at different academic institutions. For the most part,they offer the qualified student: 1) the possibility to earn their BS and MS degrees in less time than it would take to pursue both degrees separately, and 2) the opportunity to deepen and diversify their technical and professional skills, which will help make them more competitive and marketable in the global marketplace.As BS/MS programs grew more popular

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Wentworth, Auburn University; Dennis Silage, Temple University; Michael Baginski, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Engineering Education, 2010 Individualized MATLAB Projects In Undergraduate ElectromagneticsAbstractFour projects are described that require students to compose individualized MATLAB programs tosolve a problem in electromagnetics. These projects are: (1) vector electric field from anarbitrary charge distribution, (2) vector magnetic field from an arbitrary current distribution, (3)frequency dependent reflection coefficient looking into impedance matching networks, and (4)beam pattern for an arbitrarily arranged 4 dipole array.IntroductionMATLAB projects are often assigned in undergraduate electromagnetics courses, in part to satisfythe ABET criteria on use of modern engineering tools. The best

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

sets and tests were given to the two groups, and their performance compared. Resultsshow that there is no statistically significant difference in the levels of performance of the twogroups of students. Online students also rated their experience in this online class to be betterthan other online courses they have previously taken.1. IntroductionOnline teaching is one of the fastest growing trends in educational technology in the U.S. A2008 study1 released by the US Department of Education indicates that online enrollments aregrowing at substantially faster than overall higher education enrollments (12.9% vs. 1.2%), withover 3.9 million students (or over 20% of all U.S. higher education students) taking at least oneonline course in the fall of

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

objectives, content, activities and implementation.1. IntroductionCommunity colleges serve as the gateway to higher education for large numbers of students inthe U.S., especially minority and low-income students. Yet for many students, the communitycollege gateway does not lead to success. Only one in four students wanting to transfer or earn adegree/certificate did so within six years, according to a recent study of California communitycolleges1. African American and Hispanic students have even lower rates of completion.According to the study, only 15% of African American students and 18% of Latino studentscompleted a degree or certificate within six years, compared to 27% of Caucasian students, and33% of Asian students

Conference Session

Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

Tagged Divisions

International

effectively in today’s globaleconomy. Much of the effort is appropriately directed to education and associatedactivities which aim toward building “knowledge-based” economies.The Emirate of Abu Dhabi has embarked on a particularly enlightened and aggressiveprogram of economic development, aimed at transforming its current oil-based economyto one based on knowledge and innovation. It is making substantial investments in highereducation, particularly in engineering and science, to develop the human capacity toaccomplish this transition. Page 15.1278.7References 1) See http://www.qf.edu.qa/2) See http://www.kaust.edu.sa/3) See http://www.diacedu.ae/4) See http

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Ogai Ahmadi, Kabul University

Tagged Divisions

International

. Page 15.1251.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The rapid development of Computer Science and Information and  communication Technology (ICT) courses at higher education institutions in  Afghanistan Abstract The development of computer science and ICT courses within the  higher education  institutions in Afghanistan has been discussed in this paper and the main reasons behind such success have been  highlighted.  Recommendations  have  been  made  to  integrate  ICT  within  mainstream education  and  to  improve  and  develop  the  education  of  other  science,  engineering  and technology subjects within the Afghan universities, which will be crucial for future development in the country. 1

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Barbe, University of Maryland; James Green, University of Maryland; Dean Chang, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

programs in entrepreneurship education, venture creation andindustry partnerships, three of which are national models. These programs form an innovationecosystem, a continuum that provides a full range of supportive activities for entrepreneurialendeavors. This continuum can be thought of as a system whose inputs are ideas, concepts andintellectual property (IP), and whose outputs are seasoned entrepreneurs and sustainablecompanies. Over 600 students enroll in Mtech’s entrepreneurship courses annually. Each year,the most promising research results are selected for company formation and enter into theVenture Accelerator Program for 1-2 years of intense mentoring. Mtech’s technology transferprogram enables Maryland companies to access UM faculty and

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Hager, United States Air Force Academy; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

architecture text.Overview There are many tools used in the design of microprocessors and microcontrollers toincrease their speed and performance: manufacturing/processing, software development, andcomputer architecture. Previous advances in computer architecture were made possible by thereduction of the transistor size and performance and enhancement in architecture design. Morerecent computer architecture enhancements have focused on multiple cores and parallelprocessing in design. It is essential that computer architecture students understand thefundamental concepts as well as advanced techniques [1]. Computer architectures have evolved over many years and today there are many differenttypes of computer architectures. Some are made

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer-Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Israel Urieli, Ohio University-Athens

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

textbook wasalmost unnecessary. During winter of 2009 I was awarded Professional Leave in order todevelop a complete open-source web-based learning resource independent of any textbook. Thiswas successfully completed and can be found at http://www.ent.ohiou.edu/~thermo.The basic structure of this web-based resource is similar to that of a textbook. It includes elevenchapters and is divided into two parts. The first part is designed as an introduction to engineeringthermodynamics for students of all engineering majors, and is structured as follows:Part 1 – An Introduction to the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics Chapter 1: Introductory Concepts, Units and Definitions Chapter 2: Properties of Pure Substances Chapter 3: The

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Maixner, United States Air Force Academy; William Parker, Air Force Research Laboratories

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

analysis under both steady stateand transient conditions.Being an undergraduate institution, no teaching assistants are assigned at USAFA, so thatthe instructor must grade all work submitted; ease of grading was, therefore, an importantconsideration. A ine line had to be walked in ensuring not only the required degree of dificulty,but also allowing that mistakes be easily detected. Figure 1 is a screen shot of the templateprovided to the students, with all material properties and dimensions depicted. Not only werestudents required to provide all equations in the blank cells of this template, but they wererequired to do a certain amount of macro recording and assignment of macros to the controlbuttons shown. Iteration speed for the steady state

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bethany Fralick, Purdue University; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

10 Likert scale questions that can be seen in Table 1. Each questionused in the pre-survey was given a letter for simplicity during analysis. Demographicinformation collected in the pre-survey was gender, age, previous year enrollment, and previouscoursework. This information was collected and used to describe the subject groups. TABLE 1 PRE-SURVEY QUESTIONS WITH CORRESPONDING ANALYSIS LETTERSBefore designing the experiment: A I have a good understanding of how to design experiments. B I feel the task description was adequate. C I understand the purpose of the experiment. D I understand the physical set-up that I will need to use. E I can identify all of the variables to be manipulated

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahesh Aggarwal, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

College-Industry Partnerships

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Michael Hacker, Hofstra University; Marc Devries, University of Technology, Delft; Ammeret Rossouw, University of Technology, Delft

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

experts whoagreed to participate were asked to generate themes and contexts and rate each one forimportance. The number of experts involved is well over the 20–25 usually involved in a Delphistudy. In our research we have adapted this first round: we provided the experts with a draft listof themes and contexts to rate on a 1–5 Likert scale. We did this because we wanted to clarifythe level of generality we were looking for. In other words, by suggesting such themes as“systems” and “optimization,” we wanted to prevent experts from suggesting themes that weresubstantially less transferable. Area of ETE Expertise Number of Participants Philosophy/History and Communication of Technology

Conference Session

Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

investigate industry and community needs for engineering educationin the high desert in order to inform the university’s planning and decision making.Research Questions Tyler’s9 seminal work in curriculum development provided the basis for developing theresearch questions for this exploratory study. The issues surrounding affiliation and the ability toset goals and accomplish informed decision making can best be accomplished within theframework of Tyler’s 4 questions and Dewey’s description of the fundamental sources ofeducational objectives as related by Tanner and Tanner10. The research questions for this studywere6: 1. What is the demographic information provided by regional organizations that would support an engineering program at a

Conference Session

Lean and Six Sigma Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Leduc, Ball State University; Gary Hadley, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis; Mark Ratzlaff, 3M

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

capstone projects) performed in the first cycle for the Minor in Process Improvement(2009) will be briefly described.The Driving ComponentsLean Six Sigma immersive learning projects immerged as the core which was used to satisfy therequirements of three driving components: 1. B.S. Manufacturing Engineering Technology Capstone Project as required by TAC/ABET Criteria. 2. Minor in Process Improvement which provides students Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training and requires students to complete a commercial project if they desire professional certification. 3. Ball State University’s Strategic Plan which emphasizes the importance and stipulates specific criteria which defines immersive learning.These components are depicted

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Melin, United States Military Academy; Richard Hallon, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

that describes the progressive development of anindividual in each domain and are defined as follows4: • Cognitive: of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity. • Affective: relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings or emotions. • Psychomotor: of or relating to motor action directly proceeding from mental activity.A set of development levels for each domain are shown in Table 1 based on work by Bloom(1956)5, Krathwohl et. al. (1973)6, and Simpson (1972)7, respectively. Each column shows thelevels in each domain, from the simple at the top, to the more complex at the bottom. Table 1. Domain Levels Cognitive Domain5 Affective Domain6

Conference Session

The Influence of Cooperative Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Influence on Engineering Students’ Problem Solving SkillsAbstract Cooperative education is a form of experiential education that allows students to gainexperience in their profession. This quantitative study will utilize a national dataset to examinethe influence of cooperative education on engineering students’ perception of their engineeringthinking skills. The objective of this study is to answer the following question: 1) doesexperience in cooperative education or internship program influences students' self-perceptionsof their engineering problem-solving skills? The statistical models controlled for academicability, social economic status, engineering discipline, time spent in a design competition,urbanization of an institution, and

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; Michael Parker, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services; Robert Bridges, B&W Y-12 Technical Services, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

a total systems perspective. Extrapolating tomanagerial implications one might conclude that Systems Engineering and EngineeringManagement disciplines could make a significant contribution in resolving the “sustainability”debate in higher education.IntroductionThe purpose of this applied research is to: 1) Explore the emerging emphasis on the triple bottomline as organizations strive to survive in this turbulent decade; 2) Use relevant literature and theauthors’ practical experience to suggest a conceptual framework that could guide organizationsthrough a revolutionary process that involves disruptive or discontinuous changes to processesand business models; 3) Reflect implications of these sustainability transformation onEngineering

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

course projects it is not permissible for thesenior project.Given these requirements the projects are carefully selected and managed to ensure success1.Tools used include tracking tools for labor tasks, budget, Gantt charts, meeting minutes, weeklymeetings, sign-offs on specifications, concepts, and detailed design proposals. In addition facultyexpertise is used to guide the students. The composition of the project varies to meet the demandsof the projects but typically teams have three to six members from all four disciplines; Computer,Electrical, Mechanical, and Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering. Examples of typicalprojects are shown in Figure 1.The students have had varying levels of exposure to the design process through