Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills Build Success in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert Lozano, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

relate to your most recent full-time job interview. If you didn’t have one, project your answer for a future job interview related to your major.)1.- What is your level of comfort knowing that 6.- How comfortable do you feel in placing anyou were dressed (or will dress) appropriately economical value to your technical skills? (infor the job interview and will be able to other words, how comfortable you are inconduct it in a professional manner? establishing a salary for you).2.- Describe how comfortable or 7.- How comfortable do you feel aboutuncomfortable you were during the whole job understanding the non

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

computer analyses often leadsthe engineer to forget that the computer really is only performing a more highly refinedversion of the distillation calculations described above. It is essential therefore,particularly in cases where public/user safety are concerned that appropriate testing beundertaken. Such testing should be expected to provide feedback that will influence thefinal design and as such this should be scheduled into the project at a very early stage.The importance of uncertainty analysis with regard to experimental results should also beemphasized and no results should ideally be presented without their associateduncertainty attached. Too many times the design and fabrication takes up so much of a course that thisstage is often only

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Cleary, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

AC 2008-642: ANALYSIS OF APPLICANT DATA TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENTOF FEMALE AND UNDERREPRESENTED ENGINEERING STUDENTSDouglas Cleary, Rowan University Douglas Cleary is an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rowan University. His research interests are in structural engineering and education. He is a member of ACI Committees 408 and E802. In addition, his is the Affiliate Director for Project Lead the Way in New Jersey.William Riddell, Rowan University William Riddell is an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rowan University. His research and teaching interests include design, structural mechanics

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University; Daniel Lynch, Dartmouth College

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Sciences.Effective delivery of professional service depends critically upon these connections.The formal education process sets the stage for individuals to become effective professionals. Inpractice, virtually all projects and design work involve varying degrees of integration of socialsciences knowledge, such as economic and socio-political aspects. Engineers must be able torecognize and incorporate these considerations into the development, delivery, and evaluation ofsolutions to engineering problems. Continued development of professional competence must Page 13.623.9come from life-long learning, mentorship from senior engineers, and practical experience

Conference Session

Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Santosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Jackson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Thomas Schulte, Rochester Institute of Technology; Nathaniel Kane, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elaine Lewis, Rochester Institute of Technology; Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

implementation of a cardboard boat race that included AP students from WestIrondequoit High School and Batavia High School. This was the culminating project forstudents who had challenged the AP-B Physics course. Student teams were tasked withdesigning a boat made solely from cardboard and duct tape that would carry two students acrossa school swimming pool. Understanding concepts in structural design and buoyancy werecritical to this project. It provided faster response to student questions and certainly made for astronger learning environment in teacher’s classroom. The response to this program during thefirst quarter was positive from both a student perspective as well as a teacher perspective. Theability to have someone with the necessary technical

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Assistant Award. She has worked on research projects in North Carolina and Ohio, as well as for the Department of Transportation in both Georgia and North Carolina. While pursuing her graduate degrees she enjoyed working with the Engineering Summer Program for high school students. Dr. Kunberger is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Her research interests include contaminant remediation, colloid mobilization, soil mineral - contaminant interaction, and chemical and physical methods of soil stabilizationDiane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University DIANE BONDEHAGEN is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, U.A

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Brach, University of the District of Columbia; Ahmet Zeytinci, University of the District of Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

methods. Changes and advancementsin instrumentation were a major factor in this evolution (see discussion of the measurement ofangles later).Traverse Adjustment3The traditional way of establishing horizontal control is to layout a closed traverse. A traverse isa plane polygon of three or more sides. Each side of the traverse is the hypotenuse of a righttriangle. When oriented in a north-south direction, the projection of the side in the east-westdirection is called the departure, and the projection in the north-south direction is called thelatitude. The angle that the side makes with a north-south reference line is called the bearing ofthe side. Because the sides and the angles are measured with varying degrees of precision, thesides of the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Forouzan Golshani, Wright State University; Michele Wheatly, Wright State University; Mary Ellen Bargerhuff, Wright State University; John Flach, Wright State University; Jeffrey Vernooy, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

his/her graduate research project, each student willstudy, design, or create experiences for people with disabilities that will empower them toovercome existing obstacles or barriers in their lives and learning. The findings are expected tobroadly impact learning among students.Overall Program StructureLWD was initially created as a concentration among four of WSU’s existing Ph.D. programs:BioMedical Sciences (BMS), Engineering (Eng), Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), andHuman Factors and Industrial/Organizational Psychology (HF/IO). While these programs reflectdifferent methodological and theoretical traditions, there are many potential points ofoverlapping interest and intersection that favor an interdisciplinary approach. For example

Conference Session

A Century of Development, Promotion, and Reform: ASEE and Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Johnson, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

up this charge.In 1904 the founding associations, ASCE, ASME, AIME, IEEE, joined in a project to house theiroffices at a single location and combine their libraries in a single collection open to the public.Andrew Carnegie provided $1,050,000.00 for a library and office building in New York City.1Later the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) joined this group, forming theUnited Engineering Society. At first, each society maintained its own section of the library. Theearly library was a simple affair: if there were librarians, they had no offices in which to work sothey worked in the main reading room (Fig. 1).1 Page 13.1226.5

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot Douglas, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Materials

AC 2008-116: GUIDED INQUIRY LESSONS FOR INTRODUCTION TOMATERIALSElliot Douglas, University of Florida Elliot P. Douglas is Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida. His education research focuses on critical thinking, active learning in the classroom, and qualitative methods for engineering education. Page 13.660.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Guided Inquiry Lessons for Introduction to MaterialsAbstractThis proposal describes a project to develop and test new classroom materials for theIntroduction to Materials course within

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Egoitz Sierra Uria, The University of the Basque Country; Mikel Garmendia Mujika, The University of the Basque Country

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

, Egoitz, 2005)1.The ability to mentally visualize and manipulate objects and situations is an essentialneed in many jobs and careers. It is estimated that at least 84 majors consider thespatial visualization a fundamental need (Smith, 1964) and in technical jobs, such as thedifferent types of engineering, the abilities to visualize are especially important (Maier,1994)2.The third reason that justifies this study is that educators need to continually analyze andinvestigate their own teaching to be more effective educators (Fernando Hernandez,1992) 3.Previous analysis and current situationThe visualization of parts in the multiview projections system, in other words, theinterpretation of views of an object represented by its technical drawing, is

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

issues and concerns related to the admissionsprocess at a University and makes recommendations for implementation. This study wascompleted as part of a master’s project. The paper first outlines Six Sigma principle and thendiscusses various tools and techniques that can be applied to the admissions process. The delaysin the application evaluation process are caused due to several factors, student not submittingcredentials on time, delays at processing stations and delays due to un-necessary routing. Aprocess map was created followed by data collection at various stations along the value stream.Finally DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) principles were applied toidentify sources of bottlenecks and to suggest improvements to the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Beasley, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

material and later give another presentation to answer those questions. Once the topic hasbeen explored to the satisfaction of the instructor and the class, a new topic would be chosen.Regular presentations also provide the students with enough experience working in groups forpeer evaluations to play a role in final grades. The method that has been most recommended for encouraging active learning in the classis through project-based learning, such as investigating real-world problems, working with actualmedical equipment, and by holding regular laboratory exercises. Incorporating projects wouldrequire some restructuring of the class, but may be synergistic with the regular group

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Arnold Weimerskirch, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

of the faculty, IAB and local industrialsponsors, student self-assessment surveys, and nationally normed topical examinations. As aresult of these annual assessment retreats a number of substantial changes have been made toexisting programs. For example, in a recent assessment retreat student self-assessments andfaculty observations of weak programming skills led to an interdepartmental project to remedythe situation.Level IV – CourseIndividual instructors are responsible for design, implementation, and delivery of courses thateffectively and efficiently achieve the course’s learning outcomes. Each semester, individualinstructors assess the effectiveness of their courses for three purposes. First, an individualstudent’s accomplishment of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

codes.During all of this classroom discussion, actual work experiences are solicited from the students.Many of the students have previous or current job experiences and most of the students have, bythis point in their academic program, completed an internship. Experiences that the students havehad in these working environments provide a wealth of material for discussion. Additionally, theinstructor provides a few examples of his own, and also includes some of the classic examplesused to discuss ethical failures within the technology and engineering professions. This entirelesson is also a subset of a lifelong learning project each student in the capstone course mustcomplete. In this project the students create a ten-year career plan that involves

Conference Session

Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Hoadley, Professor @ VMI

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

objectives of management development is the“inculcation of behavioral change in the manufacturing executives. This change may be in theform of knowledge, skills and attitudes.”8 Henshaw surveyed job advertisements for engineeringprofessionals and found that employers wanted applicants with good communication skills, whowork well on teams, who possess the ability to relate to people, and who hold positive attitudes.9If attitudes are important to the professional engineer then what attitudes should be considered?It would be difficult to develop an exhaustive list of appropriate attitudes since the list woulddepend upon the situation and temper of those involved on a given project team. One ASCEcommittee has suggested that significant attitudes are

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Birmingham, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

accomplished in the past year and what I wanted to accomplish in thenext three years. Only occasionally did I meet with my department chairs over the years todiscuss my career, however. I also started my faculty career before the implementation of aformal faculty mentoring system, and did not have the friendly advice of a trusted colleague toguide me, nor did I actively seek out such advice.I was in a quandary: according to the plan—never articulated in the academy, but generallyunderstood by all—everything was fine. Like Balboa upon finding the Pacific Ocean, rather thanjoy, I was professionally void. While large-scale research was fun and rewarding, I found that itlacked a certain satisfaction. Perhaps it was that as projects get bigger, one moves

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Chuck Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Debbie O'Hare, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida

how they “engineered” the use of the natural resources available tomeet their needs. These language arts lessons support the concurrent engineering unit. In thisunit, students learn how the Calusas built their dugout and what kinds of loads were carried. Asa design project, students built clay dugouts and tested them with different loads. Students alsoinvestigated and calculated buoyant forces using their dugouts. The following table illustratesthese lessons and other examples of grade level curriculum integration.Reading-Engineering Integration Grade Science Unit of Literature Titles Reading Focus Engineering Level Study Strategy/Skill Connection K Gravitational Force

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

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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

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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