Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert Avanzato

onorganizations and society, and to expose students to educational and career opportunitiesin IT-related fields. Active and collaborative learning, teamwork, and communicationskills are expected components of the course. During the spring of 2006, a section of IST110 was delivered in a problem-based format based on podcast technology. The coursechallenge presented to the students was to explore and develop podcast content andtechnology and to deliver recommendations and podcast prototypes on the effective useof podcasting for the Penn State Abington campus in the areas of marketing, recruitment,student life, and education support. This project theme was integrated throughout theentire course and the podcast theme provided the context for the treatment of

Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert Avanzato

fellgenerally in the 2 to 4 person per team range. Many of the key lessons learned in thecontests were related to working in a group. This result is significant in that teamwork isan educational goal of the participating courses, and an important experience for thestudents in preparation for internships, co-op experiences, and full-time careers. This isespecially important in that these students are lower division students in their freshmanand sophomore years. These experiences provide a level of confidence and set afoundation for future project work. Both the Robo-Hoops and Firefighting competitions successfully support a widerange of engineering courses, educational objectives, and equipment (hardware andsoftware). Survey results do not

Conference Session

Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

preparation programs. Are there a sufficient number of teacher preparation programs to put qualified and knowledgeable teachers in our classrooms?1. IntroductionOver the next few years the demand for engineers is expected to increase three times faster thanfor all other occupations combined [1] but the number of students pursuing careers inengineering is not increasing adequately to meet this demand. In fact the number of studentscompleting baccalaureate degrees in engineering has increased very little over the last decade [2].Engineering plays a major role in shaping the world today. Yet many bright, capable studentschoose not to pursue sciences in high school, and therefore have no opportunity to enter highpaying engineering and technology

Conference Session

Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

free ofgender-based discrimination.29 Moreover, an educational institution that provides career andplacement services has an obligation to ensure that employers who use campus facilities torecruit students for employment also abide by relevant nondiscrimination laws in theirrecruitment and employment practices.19 Usually, a statement assuring that the employer doesnot discriminate, signed by an appropriate employer representative, will suffice for thesepurposes. However, when confronted with evidence that an employer has not lived up to itsnondiscrimination obligations, an educational institution may have to take corrective actions thatcould include banning the employer from recruiting on campus or terminating a co-oparrangement with that

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

2006-16: ON THE STRUCTURING OF THE GRADUATE ENGINEERINGDISQUISITIONDavid Wells, North Dakota State University David L. Wells has been a manufacturing engineer for over four decades, roughly equally divided between industrial and academic employment. He has been Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at North Dakota State University since January 2000. Prior to this appointment, he served in a manufacturing engineering and education post at Focus: HOPE for six years and on the faculty of University of Cincinnati for fifteen years. His early career included some twenty years in research and development, manufacturing engineering and production management in the power generation

Conference Session

Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Alice Abreu, OAS; Marta Cehelsky, InterAmerican Development Bank; Teofilo Ramos, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey; Daniel Marcek; Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC; Luiz Scavarda Do Carmo, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro; John Spencer, Microsoft Corp.; Jorge Yutronic, Conicyt - Chile

Tagged Divisions

International

national science and technology. She served in a number of senior policy positions at NSF, NASA, and on the staff of Senator Ernest Hollings (D-SC). She was a member of the faculty of Brooklyn College, CUNY and the University of Houston and holds a doctorate from Columbia University in political science.Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC RUSSEL C. JONES is a private consultant, working through World Expertise LLC to offer services in engineering education in the international arena. Prior to that, he had a long career in education: faculty member at MIT, department chair in civil engineering at Ohio State University, dean of engineering at University of Massachusetts, academic vice

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gordon Kingsley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Monica Gaughan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

biophysics from Johns Hopkins University and has taught in the Biology Department at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. She focuses on equity issues in education and K-12 educational reform. Marion is co-PI of the STEP NSF grant.Monica Gaughan, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Monica Gaughan is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy. Her research currently focuses on higher education policy and administration, and scientific careers and labor force. She was awarded an NSF CAREER award to investigate the effects of university-level personnel policies and practices on the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women faculty in science fields

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

in the processare also included. This paper reviews different types of assessment, examines specificassessment measures and certain issues associated with them, and evaluates assessment data todetermine the extent to which program outcomes or objectives are being achieved.I. IntroductionThe basic premise of the accreditation process for engineering technology programs, inaccordance with the technology criteria 2000 (TC2K)1 adopted by the TAC/ABET, is that everyprogram must demonstrate, through documentary evidence, that program educational objectivesand program outcomes are achieved. The program educational objectives are defined as broadstatements that describe the career and professional accomplishments that the program ispreparing

Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cesar Luongo, Florida A&M/Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M/Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

capstone course we have limited the ability of the studentto choose projects and instead the instructor assigns the teams and forces students to work ingroup without the comfort level of picking teammates. The process is somewhat complicatedbecause certain constraints need to be observed: • Allow members of students chapters (e.g., SAE, ASME) to work on specific projects sponsored by such organizations • Allow students on the BS-MS (co-terminal) track to work on projects sponsored by certain industrial partners that also serve as hosts for summer internships • Consider the student’s career interest or objectives as much as possible (e.g., students going into a bioengineering program in graduate school, students

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey Wood, Southwest Tennessee Community College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

2006-789: A DISTRIBUTED LEARNING NETWORK UNITES THE MID-SOUTHGeoffrey Wood, Southwest Tennessee Community College Geoffrey A. Wood is the Program Coordinator of the Manufacturing program and an assistant professor in the Engineering Technologies department at Southwest TN Community College in Memphis Tennessee. Degrees include a M.S. in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and a M.A. in Technical Writing from the University of Memphis. Mr. Wood worked in the inspection and NDE field prior to joining the teaching staff at Southwest. In addition to his academic career, he maintains a regular consulting business. Mr. Wood was awarded the State of Tennessee's Innovations in Distance

Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Gershenson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

for the day, one student turned to me and said, “That wasincredible. I have never had the experience where I was the one that everyone else wanted to be.I never thought that would happen in engineering or school.” This past year, we had one studentwho had set plans to get an MBA and go into marketing after graduation, assuming that theywere not a good engineer and they were therefore uninterested in doing it as a career. At ourfinal lunch the team member said, “I never knew I was this good of an engineer. Now I have torethink my whole career plan.” Competition programs run well give these sorts of opportunitiesmore readily than the typical industry sponsored programs. Competition programs run poorlygive no such opportunities.One other

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omnia El-Hakim, Colorado State University

research, and increase the enrollment of women and minorities in STEM degree programs. 5. Service to scientific and engineering community - Member of Rotarian Club, community and global outreach activities. Lectures at area schools and organizations regarding the importance of diversity in higher education, minority education issues, and women in engineering. Dr. El-Hakim has built a bridge program in Colorado that is expanding the educational and career opportunities for diverse populations. It was her vision to create a partnership among Colorado’s institutions of higher education to address the needs of women and underrepresented students. The Louis Stokes CO-AMP program

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Furse, University of Utah; Behrouz Farhang-Boroujeny, University of Utah; Stephanie Richardson, University of Utah; Rohit Verma, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Bryan Stenquist, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, particularly women and minorities in engineering and routinely volunteers in Utah's K-12 schools as an engineering mentor, science educator, and engineering career guidance counselor and is active with the Society of Women Engineers, Junior Engineering State, Expanding your Horizons, School-to-Careers, MESA, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. Dr. Furse was the Professor of the Year in the College of Engineering at Utah State University for the year 2000. She is the Director of the Center of Excellence for Smart Sensors, an active, funded research program including electromagnetics for biology and remote sensing. The Center focuses on imbedded antennas and sensors in complex environments, including

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ochs, Lehigh University; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; Todd Watkins, Lehigh University; Graham Mitchell, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

US Department of Labor10. This funding hasresulted in the development of the various curricula and has provided start-up funding forthe IPD program and Entrepreneurship minor.K-12 entrepreneurship outreach: The Integrated Product Development program hasteamed with Lehigh’s Iacocca Institute for Global Entrepreneurship (www.iacocca-lehigh.org/cap/) to sponsor Career Awareness Programs (CAP) for highly qualified,underrepresented high school students. The focus of these one-week summer programsincluded business, engineering and design arts, all with a technical entrepreneurshipfocus11. In 2001 in conjunction with Lehigh’s Global Village, the Lehigh team from theIacocca Institute and the College of Education was awarded a grant for a

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanne Homer, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

. Many architecture studentstend to defer the required analysis of their design, and many AE students avoid extensiveexploration. However, as its name suggests, the Comprehensive Studio must integrate bothreason and intuition, or technology and design.Architecture and Architectural Engineering ProgramsOur Architecture and Architectural Engineering (AE) programs are five-year professionalprograms. Professors of each program work closely together in designing and teaching bothcurriculums. The curriculums are virtually identical during the first two years allowing studentsto experience the core issues of both programs before making a career choice. AE students takefive design studios along with architecture students (See Figure 1).ARCHITECTURAL

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo McAfee, University of Michigan; Khalil Najafi, University of Michigan; Yogesh Gianchandani, University of Michigan; Kensall D. Wise, University of Michigan; Michel M. Maharbiz, University of Michigan; Dean Aslam, Michigan State University; Paul Bergstrom, Michigan Technological University; Craig Friedrich, Michigan Technological University

packaging of micromachined sensors and actuators and their interface circuits. Prof. Gianchandani is the recipient of a National Science Foundation Career Award, and he has published about 150 papers in the field of MEMS, and has about 25 patents issued or pending. Prof. Gianchandani serves on the editorial boards of IOP Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering and Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science, and served as a section editor for Sensors and Actuators for 5 years. He also served on the steering and technical program committees for the IEEE/ASME International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) for many years, and served as a General Co-Chair for this meeting

Conference Session

Design for Community and Environment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Kimes, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Deborah O'Bannon, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

allow the students enough latitude to developthe project through their own judgment. Guidance to the students was often provided as asuggestion of next steps to take, rather than as a task to be accomplished. On occasion, morespecific direction would be provided to the students. The goal, from a City perspective, however,was to produce professionals at the beginning of their careers with enough understanding, andeventually, self-confidence, to identify project needs and develop strategies for completing theproject.The City of Kansas City, as the design client for the senior design group, is able to tolerate theextended design time needed by students. Coordination of civil engineering student designs withprivate firms need to keep the lead time

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Snider, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

subject of fine artfrom a perspective where technology-oriented students would have an advantage, rather than ahandicap; to exploit the experience so as to reinforce some aspect of engineering science byreviewing it in a new context; and to place the engineering students in an environment composedmostly of others in the same discipline.BackgroundAlthough many engineering students would argue otherwise, an exposure to the arts is anessential part of every undergraduate's curriculum. This is underscored by its de facto inclusion,in some form, in the required "distributional elective" hours imposed by virtually every degreeprogram in the United States. Educators recognize that many young people who selecttechnology as a career objective at an early

Conference Session

Visualization

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Hartman, Purdue University; Patrick Connolly, Purdue University; Jeffrey Gilger, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

paradigms suggested by Gardner12 and West13.There is a call for better measures of spatial skills and methods for improving spatial ability.While there are a limited number of studies that examine the effect of training on spatial ability,some have proposed that spatial ability has a biological basis; however, individual differences inthe ability are also reflective of environmental input. For instance, Miller and Bertoline14 suggestthat spatial ability develops over periods of time and is related to stages of a person’sdevelopment and various learning environments and types of life experiences. It has beenhypothesized that it is, in part, through these experiences that individuals tend to migrate towardscertain career paths, ultimately influenced

Conference Session

Progress on Raising the Bar

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest Smerdon, University of Arizona; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; James K. Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler; Jim O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering degree, depending on the course content and reflecting the career aspirations of the student. 2. ABET should allow accreditation of engineering programs of the same name at the baccalaureate and graduate levels in the same department to recognize that education through a “professional” master’s degree produces an AME, an accredited “master” engineer.Recommendation 2 refers to a provision in the ABET Accreditation Policy and ProcedureManual, which states, “Engineering programs may be accredited at either the basic or advancedlevel … A program may be accredited at only one level in a particular curriculum at a giveninstitution.”5 This restriction is imposed only by the Engineering Accreditation

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bob McCullouch, Purdue University; Joohyoung Lee, Purdue University-Calument

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Purdue University Calumet. His research career includes IT-based construction engineering and management system and computer-based instructional model design. He has developed information technology applications in civil engineering, numerous Web-based instructional programs, and database systems sponsored by Federal Highway Administration and Indiana Department of Transportation. Page 11.1197.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching a Paperless, All Digital Course that Utilizes the Experiential Learning Theory (ELT) Bob G

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Williamson, East Carolina University; Gene Dixon, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Tarek Abdel-Salam, East Carolina University

address leader and follower roles and responsibilities when combining spirituality and logistics in a worship environment.Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University Paul Kauffmann is Professor an Chair of the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University. Prior to his academic career , he worked in industry where he held positions as Plant Manager and Engineering Director. Dr. Kauffmann received a B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering and MENG in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He received his Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and is a registered Professional Engineer.Tarek Abdel-Salam, East Carolina University Dr. Tarek

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform Duplicate Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Jay Snellenberger, Rolls-Royce; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce

measure is what you get. For the most part our faculty are superb “engineering scientists” – but not necessarily folks that know a lot about the practice of the profession of engineering. At most schools, for example, it’s hard to bring someone onto the faculty who has spent the career in industry, even though such people would be extremely valuable to the students; their resumes simply don’t fit those the reward system values. Sometimes it’s even hard to get recognition for a sabbatical in industry. Please understand that I am not criticizing the current faculty; I am one of them, and I respect my colleagues greatly. Rather I am criticizing a system that prevents enriching the faculty with a complementary set of experiences and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Adams, Loyola Marymount University; John Dorsey, Loyola Marymount University; James Landry, Loyola Marymount University; Michael Manoogian, Loyola Marymount University; William Trott, Loyola Marymount University

broaden engineering student understanding of science, stimulate interest in technical careers, and attract under- represented populations into technical fields. It is expected that the course will ultimately become part of the science sequence for all first-year engineering students.Introduction The interrelationship between the sciences and engineering is especially significant as therole of biological systems and chemistry in engineering are growing areas of opportunity forengineers and as the sciences are often treated as distinct entities in engineering curricula. Inmost cases, engineering students at the university level never take a biology class. Furthermore,most engineering students who take a chemistry class learn chemistry

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Palmgren, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Nathan Everett, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

automotive fuel cell transportation system must account for these effects.At ASU, while all technologies will be a part of the curricula, the decision has been made tofocus resources on the technologies that the students are most likely to be exposed to early intheir careers. As a consequence, there is a need to develop case studies, ultimately to be used inthe classroom, which compare both the economic and technical realities of the competingtechnologies from a systems viewpoint. In this paper, well-to-wheels comparison of dieselelectric hybrid systems with fuel cell systems are discussed. Conclusions from this study arebeing used to guide the course and curriculum development.Engineering Systems OverviewThe potential long term market penetration

Conference Session

Computer ET Projects and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yong-Kyu Jung, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

oneof the preferable forms of the silicon chip design.IntroductionBecause technology has evolved drastically, introducing design practices that are similar to real-world projects into the classroom is one of the crucial issues facing engineering educationsocieties. Before discussing detailed activities, an examination of the “pros and cons” of currentdigital design practices in the classroom [1] is worthwhile. In industry, delivering the mostmarketable and typically large-scale, high-quality products in the shortest amount of time iscritical. Engineering education, on the other hand, usually deals with more general subjects thatmay not often, if ever, be used during the post-academic engineering career, as well as withpractices involving small

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratories in BME

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

senior capstone experience, and in the long-term fortheir career as professional engineers.AcknowledgementsI would like to thank Daniel Cavanagh for the many insightful conversations andcomments.References[1] J Enderle, S Blanchard, J Bronzino. “Introduction to Biomedical Engineering” Academic Press, New York. 2000.[2] N Ozkaya, M Nordin. “Fundamentals of Biomechanics: Equilibrium, Motion and Deformation.” Springer. New York. 1999.[3] A Van Heuvelen. “Overview, Case-Study Physics,” Am. J. Phys 59, 898-907. 1991. Page 11.1056.7

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erich Schneider, University of Texas-Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin; Kendra Foltz Biegalski, University of Texas

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

as part of their mission to prevent and track such events. In the 1990’sthe Department of Energy set up the Radiochemistry Research Award Program (REAP)to help universities develop more active educational and research opportunities in a widevariety of areas. In August 2005, the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program at theUniversity of Texas received its second three-year REAP grant largely due to the successof both traditional radiochemistry and more advanced nuclear chemistry teaching andresearch. Increased interactions with national laboratories, placement of students inradiochemistry careers, and significant pedagogical improvements all contributed to thesecond REAP award.Educational ActivitiesThe cornerstone of the educational

Conference Session

Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

Tagged Divisions

International

2006-1268: BRAIN DRAIN CONCERNS IN TECHNICAL CAPACITY BUILDINGEFFORTSRussel Jones, World Expertise LLC Russel C. Jones is a private consultant, working through World Expertise LLC to offer services in engineering education in the international arena. He previously served as Executive Director of the National Society of Professional Engineers. Prior to that, he had a long career in education: faculty member at MIT, department chair in civil engineering at Ohio State University, dean of engineering at University of Massachusetts, academic vice president at Boston University, and President at University of Delaware. Dr. Jones is President of the Committee on Capacity Building of the

Conference Session

Customizing Courses for Industry Training Needs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.; John Robertson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

features of the degree program and show thescope and diversity of careers in technology, current high-level examples fromindustry are essential. The outcomes from the education process are there for allto see in the interaction between technical skills, cost and global markets.However, access to the information and experience does not come readily. Itrequires commitment, persistence and a coherent vision shared by all academicand industry participants. The results described in this paper are capable of Page 11.357.8further enhancement as the adaptation of similar content to meet the needs of eachlearning group brings many synergies that continue to enrich both