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

Conference Session

Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Evans, University of Texas-Austin; Jennifer Parks, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Nichols, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, general entrepreneurshipmarketing and IP. A one-page project summary is submitted mid-semester for what is theessentially the first round of the competition. These summaries are judged by a panel ofprevious competitors and faculty and about 15 teams are chosen to compete in the presentationrounds near the end of the semester. A committee of TES students and the coordinator connectthe 15 teams with faculty or business mentors and work to prepare a 5-page project summarywhich is submitted before the initial dry-run presentations. The dry-runs which are given to apanel of faculty and previous competitors have been shown to have a dramatic impact on thequality of competitions. They are an invaluable educational tool. The teams then compete insemi

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Onyancha, University of New Hampshire; Erick Towle, University of New Hampshire; Brad Kinsey, University of New Hampshire

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

training. However, which type of trainingprovides the most beneficial improvements to spatial ability and whether other means would bemore effective, is not known. In this research project, two tools for use in spatial ability trainingwere developed and evaluated. One tool, a Physical Model Rotator (PMR), rotates a physicalmodel of an object in synchronous motion with a model of the same object in CAD software.The other training tool, the Alternative View Screen (AVS), provides the user of CAD softwarewith both a solid model (including shading) and a line version view of the object. Students withpoor spatial ability were identified through standardized testing and they were then trained over afour week period for one hour each week. The

Conference Session

Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Steif, Carnegie Mellon University; Anna Dollar, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

each section in a modulesignal to students if additional studying is needed to meet learning objectives.1. IntroductionThere is an increasing demand for engineering education around the world, as well as increasingopportunities to leverage technology for this purpose. As one response, we are seeking to createa complete on-line introductory-level Statics course for novice learners. This project is part of awider Open Learning Initiative (OLI) at Carnegie Mellon University, supported by the Williamand Flora Hewlett Foundation, to develop cognitively-informed high quality on-line courses.With this Statics course we hope to increase the number of learners that can be reached(including independent learners), and to support other instructors with

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Verstraete, University of Akron

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

metric, or metrics, in mind for measuring the level of success orfailure, such as examination or homework questions, or project requirements. Course Objectivesand Outcomes should then be included in the course syllabus distributed to each student on thefirst day of class (Figure 1).At the completion of the course, each instructor completes an assessment report for each BMEcourse they taught. The report includes the following sections; Heading, Catalog Description,Grade Distribution, Modifications Made to Course, Course Outcomes Assessment, StudentFeedback, Reflection, Proposed Actions for Course Improvement. Other sections may beincluded as each instructor or the Department wishes. These extra sections may be used toassess the “soft” skills

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Henrickson, Harvard University; Rumi Chunara, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Iahn Cajigas, HST Division, Harvard and MIT; Heather Gunter, HST Division, Harvard and MIT; Joseph Bonventre, HST Division, Harvard and MIT

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

textbook reading. The modulereplaces both the problem set and textbook reading with two interactive online exercises that introducecore content and provide real time formative assessment to students. The first exercise is assigned beforethe lecture and presents basic concepts including hydrostatic and oncotic pressure. Student performanceand feedback collected during this exercise allows the lecturer to tailor the lecture to the learners. Anovel Java simulation of glomerular filtration that permits manipulation of independent variables whiledisplaying the dependent variables is projected during the lecture. The second online exercise is assignedafter the lecture and reviews and extends the concepts presented in the lecture.To improve student

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Crossman, Old Dominion University; Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Vehicle Dynamics 3 AE 477 High Performance Piston Engines 3 MET 435W Senior Capstone Project 3 ENMA 301 Engineering Management 3 ENMA 302 Engineering Economics 3 ENMA 401 Project Management 3 ENMA 420 Statistics 3 Total 45All of the courses listed above are currently being offered at the main campus. The MET coursesare also part of the MET program and

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Jessica Niemi, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Meagan Vaughan, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

years the author has introduced basic circuit conceptsusing a fluid analogy and has seen similar explanations in various textbooks. This year a true“wet lab” has been implemented to illustrate the concepts of voltage and current as well asKirchhoff’s current law and the transient behavior of RC circuits. The hydraulic lab takes placeas a portion of a supplementary lab for Circuits I which includes hands-on experiments withcircuit components, timers, LED’s, and op amps. Student response to the hydraulic circuit labwill be discussed. This project was supported in part by a grant from the Keck Foundation with apurpose of updating laboratories and developing interdisciplinary laboratory experiments.IntroductionThe circuit concepts of voltage and

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Kelly Rodgers, University of Missouri; Demei Shen, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

AC 2007-124: SELF EFFICACY OF WOMEN ENGINEERING STUDENTS ?THREE YEARS OF DATA AT U.S. INSTITUTIONSRose Marra, University of Missouri ROSE M. MARRA is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri. She is PI of the NSF-funded Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (AWE) and Assessing Women In Student Environments (AWISE) projects. Her research interests include gender equity issues, the epistemological development of college students, and promoting meaningful learning in web-based environments.Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University BARBARA BOGUE is Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics and Women in

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Mark Doggett, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

items that you have used or with which you have the mostexperience.Discussion Board/Forums 100% 25Facebook/MySpace 76% 19Online Presentations 64% 16U-tube videos 52% 13Google docs 52% 13Blogs 48% 12Online Projects 48% 12Web page creation 40% 10Tegrity/Captivate 36% 9Wikis 28% 7Podcasts 28% 7Twitter 20% 5RSS 20% 5Online Collaboration Tools 20% 5Other

Conference Session

Tablets, Mobile and Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Oliver Cristy, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

likeexperience with the benefits of a computer. The hardware also allowed for Bluetooth devicessuch as a keyboard to connect to the system. The software for textbooks included many featuressuch as note-taking, highlighting, and search that would have made the Kno fit many of therequirements of a fully featured device. There was even a planned SDK for developers to extendthe system including Google Documents, now Drive, and Microsoft Office Live support.Unfortunately, the project was cancelled in April 2011 in favor of a software only approach. Thecurrent Kno software is web-based and includes annotations and highlighting, however, no pensupport. There is also no easy, built-in way to view two pages at one time as the two screenedtablet would have

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason St. John, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Raymond A Hansen, Purdue University; Natasha N. Nikolaidis, Purdue University; Robert M Trinkle, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

. Nikolaidis, Purdue University Natasha Nikolaidis holds a bachelor’s degree from Reed College and a master’s from Portland State University. She is currently an operations manager for the Office of the Vice President for Research at Purdue University. She is responsible for project management on large faculty research portfolios in a variety of disciplines, including biology, nanotechnology, engineering, information technology, and education.Robert M Trinkle, Purdue University, West Lafayette Robert Trinkle earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer & Information Technology from Purdue University, West Lafayette in May 2009. In December 2009, he accepted a position as Network Engi- neer in the department of

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Dirk Colbry, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

new gadgets andapplications as these technologies continue to evolve. The course has been offered three times todifferent groups of adults, and has proven to be an effective and popular outreach effort forMichigan State University, with “sold out” classes and requests for additional offerings. Thecurriculum described here, and the discussion of lessons learned, should prove valuable forinstitutions and instructors desiring to adapt the materials for their own community outreachefforts.AcknowledgementsFunding and administrative support for the courses described here were provided by theMichigan State University Alumni Association and by the MSU Women’s Resource Center.References1. Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project