Conference Session

Innovation and Measuring Success in Graduate Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech; Shreya Kothaneth, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; Dale Pokorski, Virginia Tech; David Bailey, Virginia Tech; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

information technology and desktop support, and software support for Engineering students. Additionally Dale coordinates information technology efforts that benefit the entire college and facilitates all college level information technology projects. Prior to joining Virginia Tech She began her Air Force career as Financial Systems Analyst shortly after graduating from Smith College with a degree in Computer Science. While in the Air Force, Dale earned her MBA from Auburn University in Montgomery.David Bailey, Virginia Tech David Bailey is an industrial and systems engineering graduate student at Virginia Tech. He worked in the telecommunications/IT industry as a network management

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

organizational performance. Dervitsiotis17 (2004) proposed a systematicapproach to performance management that viewed the organization as a living entity optimizedas a whole. Morgan38 (2003) asserted that organizations implement PM systems that reflectmanagement’s abilities and beliefs along with those of the workers. Franco-Santos and Bourne18(2005) found that a successful PM system required a commitment from top management,enabled workers, and open communication. Bititci, Turner, and Begemann7 (2000) investigatedhow information technology (IT) systems could perform self-auditing functions using variousmanagement tools. Nudurupati and Bititci43 (2005) concluded that IT support was able toidentify weaknesses, enhance improvement projects, and improve

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Women

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Betsy Willis

Purchasing,” E-Commerce Times. January 18, 2000. 2) Society of Women Engineering: http://www.swe.org/SWE/ProgDev/stats/stathome.html 3) U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, “The 1998 High School Transcript Study Tabulations: Comparative Data on Credits Earned and Demographics of 1998, 1994, 1990, 1987, and 1982 High School Graduates,” NCES 2001-498, by Stephen Roey, Nancy Caldwell, Keith Rust, Eyal Blumstein, Tom Krenzke, Stan Legum, Judy Kuhn, Mark Waksberg, and Jacqueline Haynes. Project Officer, Janis Brown. Washington D.C. 2001. 4) U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "High School and Beyond," First Follow-up survey; "1990 High

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Pezeshki

specializedsupport for customers that fly Boeing aircraft.5 Their division is actively involved withoutsourcing contracts to Russian aerospace firms. He made the point that work that is“boxable”—easily enclosed, and specified—is prone to being outsourced in the present,and more so in the future. If the constraints around the problem are easily identified, thenit can and probably will be shipped overseas to a low-cost engineering services provider.Asked about giving advice to a young engineer about pursuing a career, he advisedcaution regarding the portability of projects. He also cautioned against following currentbusiness practice in revamping the engineering curriculum. Fundamentals will alwaysbe important. Glavin emphasized that the current round of

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

Chapter. 2002 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings. 2002. Page 10.1155.5 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationCAROL MULLENAX, P.E.Carol Mullenax is a Doctoral Candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University in New Orleans whileemployed as a Project Engineer by Bastion Technologies, a NASA subcontractor in Houston, Texas. She holds aB.S. in Engineering & Applied Science from Caltech, an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from WashingtonUniversity (St. Louis), an M.S.E. in Biomedical

Conference Session

Virtual Instrumentation in ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Kozak; Frank Brattain

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”faded. They also commented that they noticed details in repetitive playing of the animation thatthey did not notice in the live test. Furthermore, students commented that it was much easier tofocus on the specimen distortion when isolated from the distraction of the testing equipment.Also, every student in the class had an optimal viewing advantage as the images are displayed ontheir computer screen or as a projected image on a screen. This is compared to students craningtheir necks and competing with each other to get within the limited viewing area available duringa real time tensile test. The display of the images also allows the magnification of the specimensize as opposed to students

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.; Cyrus Meherji, Technical Career Institute, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

for a Fiber Optics Laboratory. Heserved as faculty advisor to the IEEE and faculty advisor to Tau Alpha Pi National HonorSociety. Bert was instrumental in merging Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society into the ASEE.In addition, Dr. Pariser Co-Founded 5 venture companies, and as a management consultantsuccessfully catalyzed over $100 million of new shareholder value in client businesses. Bert ledcross-functional client teams in projects to find and capture value-creating profit and growthopportunities. Bert received a PhD, MS from Columbia University and a BS from MIT inElectrical Engineering. bert.pariser@tcicollege.eduCyrus Meherji is a faculty member in the Electronic Engineering Technology and the ComputerSoftware Technology Departments at

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Banaszek, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ghulam Bham, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

module for teachingGeographic Information Systems to civil engineering students within the context of a problemrelated to crash data analysis. This module is one part of a National Science Foundation Course,Curricula, and Laboratory Improvement Project in which GIS modules are being developed forseveral areas of civil engineering. The module was used as a laboratory assignment in atransportation engineering course. Two days later students completed both an objective multiplechoice quiz over the material covered in the lab and a subjective questionnaire. Quantitativeanalysis was carried out on the quiz answers and the Likert scale portion of the questionnaire. Aqualitative grounded-theory open-coding analysis was applied to the open-ended

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Karen Lindsay, Wake County Public School System; Janice Hemric, Wake County Public School System; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Jade Tucker, Wake County Public School System; Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Engineering at North Carolina State University. Currently, she is the Project Director for the RAMP-UP program. Page 15.1235.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Impact of Active Learning during Out-of-School Time (OST) Energy Clubs on Elementary School StudentsAbstractActive learning during out-of-school time Energy Clubs, can positively affect students ingrades 3-5 by improving their understanding of technology, what engineers do, theengineering design process, and how to improve a windmill. RAMP-UP assessed theimpact through a pre- and posttest from the Engineering is Elementary workbook,“Catching

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Easton; John Stratton

. The tabulated resultsindicate a projected annual growth rate of nearly 20 percent.The FutureTechnology improvements have permitted the rapid growth in distance learning. Not only hasthe geographical reach of a university been expanded, but the concept of coursework without aclassroom setting has been fully accepted. Already, the transition to “blended courses”, that iscourses that combine classroom activity with online learning, is underway. The convenience ofanytime, anywhere a laptop can access the internet is too attractive a concept to disappear. Thefuture will bring more innovation, faster access, and greater utilization. Distance learning is hereto stay

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yakov Cherner

). Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. 7. G.Gibbs. Learning by Doing. A Guide to Teaching and Learning Methods (1988) http://www.chelt.ac.uk/gdn/gibbs/ 8. Mary E. Lee, Distance Learning as "Learning by Doing". Educational Technology & Society (1999) 2(3), http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical/vol_3_99/mary_e_lee.html 9. National Science Education Standards, National Academy Press, (1996). http://www.nap.edu/html/nses/html/ Page 9.792.7 10. Benchmarks for Science Literacy (Project 2061), Oxford Univ. Press, NY

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Future WorkThis paper provided an overview of how the tutorials are created based on Revised Bloom’sTaxonomy. The tutorials are developed to guide students, strengthen their knowledge on thematerials covered in the class as well as to provide them a roadmap on excel functions. RevisedBloom’s Taxonomy provided a great framework to develop the components of the tutorial inrelation to the knowledge students are expected to gain at each step of the tutorial. The next stepof this project will involve the implementation of these tutorials during Spring 2014 semester inthe Computer Programming and Applications course and to collect student response and

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

ability to explain the operation of bio-transducers(electrodes, thermistors, strain gages), diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers; 2) theability to analyze and design linear dc power supplies, signal amplifiers, electronic filters, andcomparators; 3) the ability to assemble, test, and troubleshoot in the laboratory hardware circuitsthat implement these functions; and 4) the ability to interact cooperatively within a student teamworking on laboratory circuits and a project. The subject matter requires understanding thetheoretical operation of electronic components and learning how to analyze and designfundamental circuits built with these components. The skills required for circuit analysis and

Conference Session

Renewable Energy Topics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ulan Dakeev, University of Michigan, Flint; Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Toufiq Hussain, University of Michigan, Flint; James Tristan Pung, University of Michigan-Flint

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

1.143meters outlet diameter. The cone-shaped section was designed with 0.75 diameter at the base ofthe cone. The turbine diameter of the turbine blades used in this study was 1.15 meters as seen inFigure 2. Fig. 2: Photograph of the WTA. Page 24.184.4 MethodologyThe project involves testing and analyzing a proposed wind turbine attachment to evaluate theperformance of an experimental wind turbine at different wind velocities. This includes thedevelopment of a custom constructed wind tunnel attachment. An anemometer was used tomeasure the wind velocities and the power was

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Federico Garcia Lorca, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation & Technology; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

interdisciplinary theories. In fact, engineering competitions usuallyinvolve designs that need different fields of expertise, fostering cross-pollination. The process oftrial and error involved in competitions helps overcome fear of failure and increase creative risk.The open-criteria of grading in competitions--the variability in possible solutions--is a thirdfeature that professors could use in the classroom to promote an entrepreneurial mindset. Bychanging homework assignments to problems that can have different approaches students aregiven the opportunity to hone their deductive skills, their curiosity and their strategic thinking.Substituting tests for class projects and presentations encourages students to ask for help

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University; Jimmy Faraon, National University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

Delivery Network or CDN. These offers areaccessible via the public Internet to developers, self-regulating software vendors (ISVs),and server message blocks (SMBs), and enterprises of all sizes including public sectors16(HP Cloud Service, 2012) HP built its cloud infrastructure using an outside open sourcecloud infrastructure project. The cloud service strategy is to deliver end-to-end, unitedcloud capabilities that let users manage their cloud deployments across private, public,and hybrid cloud delivery models with HPCS proposing an open, interoperable,insightful, and reliable public cloud option. The HP Cloud Services frees the user toinnovate and focus on business, while HP handles all the storage and compute needs.HP’s goal is to deliver

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Homaira Fayez, Herat Engineering University; M. S. Keshawarz, University of Hartford

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International

Technical Elective 3 Urban Planning II 3 Arch. Design Project 4 Total: 18 Total: 19 Page 24.278.6Materials and EquipmentArchitectural engineering program of Herat Engineering Faculty received assistance from manydifferent organizations including: • Scholarships funded by the World Bank and USAID through the University of Hartford. • Drafting equipment for 120 students were funded by USAID through the University of Hartford and shipped with assistance

Conference Session

SD Technical Session: Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Kathryn Ann Mobrand, University of Washington; Drew Paine, Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Student

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Alexander, Oklahoma State University; Kenneth Belanus, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

calculations could never provide.In general, student engagement with this project has been excellent. Students express a greaterunderstanding of vibration once they can directly experience the effects. Additionally, they nowmore intuitively grasp the concept and purpose of the FFT.Conclusion:Analyzing vibrations and understanding the role of the Fast Fourier Transform can be difficultfor students to grasp. Utilizing this lab has allowed the students to visualize, perhaps for the firsttime, what vibrations mean, how to utilize accelerometers in measuring vibrations, and how theresults can be given more meaning with the Fast Fourier Transform. When utilized withcomplementary classroom material, this lab has been quite effective in helping

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

envisages adifferent curriculum structure that can bring together the two literacies [14]. At this time itlies outside the plausibility structure.An alternative curriculum structure.In the middle nineteen seventies the Minister for Education in Ireland approved a project thatwould allow a few schools to develop a transition year between the junior cycle of post-primary education when students take a public examination called the Junior Certificate (15+years) and the first year of the two year programme for the Leaving Certificate (17+ years).The idea was that students should be freed from their studies for examinations and that theyshould undertake studies that would help their personal and career development. They wouldcontinue with some

Conference Session

Preparing Future Educators

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel McCord Ellestad, Virginia Tech; Cory Hixson, Virginia Tech; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

, and research practices in science.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa D. McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Assistant Department Head of Graduate Programs and co-Director of the VT Engineering Com- munication Center (VTECC). She received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in English from the University of Georgia. Her research interests include interdisciplinary collabora- tion, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the curriculum in Statics

Conference Session

Best of NEE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; Matt Anderson, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

. Alternativesto homework including projects or portfolios can improve student learning, but require moretime and are harder to evaluate.Trying to use homework problems for which students cannot find a solution becomes an armsrace between the instructor and the students. This may require a significant amount of time fromthe instructor which could be better spent improving curricula or conducting research.Transitioning away from homework and adopting a newer pedagogical strategy would alsorequire significant effort on the part of the instructor which may or may not be beneficial in thelong term.Finally, catching cheaters is typically stressful, time consuming and can create a tension betweenthe student and instructor making it less likely for a student to

Conference Session

An Examination of Methods to Enhance Transfer Student Enrollment, Retenion, Persistence, and Outcomes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Laier, University of South Alabama; Sally J. Steadman, University of South Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

Page 24.724.4to a larger four-year institution, they are often “lost in the forest”. Many of USA’s transferstudents do not live on campus, and frequently commute more than an hour each way. Thusthere is little opportunity for these students to develop a sense of community.The student success seminar has been extremely effective in getting the students to worktogether. The small, intimate class (17 - 22) and the numerous group projects and activitieslead to collaborative student interactions that last after the end of the semester.Another mechanism that promotes community building is the formation of Mentor Triads.Each USA-LINK student is paired with a previous USA-LINK scholar and a faculty mentor.These triads meet to assist in the student’s

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Wastewater Hydraulics Resources Institution Arizona State Solid Waste, Environmental Systems University CE X X Project Polytechnic Calvin College CE/ENV X X Environmental Engineering Design Dartmouth

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Bruce R. Van Dyke, Quincy College

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

technologies, Quincy College (MA) has combined effortswith the Massachusetts based company ATeL for developing a highly interactive,comprehensive, online learning environment for teaching and learning the latest industrial scale,disposable biomanufacturing technologies. This project is partially supported by a Department ofLabor TAACCCT Grant.Web-based Virtual EnvironmentA set of interactive online modules and simulation-based virtual laboratories (v-Labs) form thecore of this e-learning environment. The environment also includes online lessons, assessments, aglossary, and supporting materials.The e-learning system design adapts and integrates cognitive information processing, systemsanalysis, and adult learning theories. It employs effective

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Brianna R. McIntyre, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

that they would need to modifyminimally to match the experimental model for their coax. The students would then need to writetheir own code for the parallel plate capacitor case and modify that for the case of the microstrip.Sample of all of these programs were written and tested by the instructor before the start of thesemester in order to identify any likely sources of confusion or difficulty. Samples of thecomputational portion of this project canbe found on our departmental website atstthomas.edu/physics under curriculumdevelopment.For the experimental part of theexercise, we decided to use thevenerable electrolytic tank2 to simulateelectric field measurements in adielectric. Prior to readily availablecomputational tools, this approach

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

, approached from the perspec- tive of Human Constructivism. She has authored several publications and given numerous presentations on the generation of analogies, misconceptions, and facilitating learning in science and engineering educa- tion. She has been involved in collaborative research projects focused on conceptual learning in chemistry, chemical engineering, seismology, and astronomy. Page 23.221.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Assessment and Repair of Critical Misconceptions in Engineering Heat Transferand ThermodynamicsAbstractThis final report from our NSF

Conference Session

Integrating Art, Humanities, and Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Craig A Chin, Southern Polytechnic State University; Mir M. Atiqullah, Southern Polytechnic State University; John F. Sweigart P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University; Beth Stutzmann, Southern Polytechnic State University; Wei Zhou

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

transforming theirstudent bodies from predominantly male to a 50:50 male/female ratio, and have succeeded inattracting and retaining more minority students3. One of the ways to attract and retain goodstudents is by diversifying the engineering curricula.Leading engineering schools have had success with a variety of curricular and non-curricularprograms to attract and retain engineering students3. These include out-of-class experiences, suchas undergraduate research, study-abroad programs, internships, and participation in studentorganizations and professional organizations; assignments to multidisciplinary and evenmultinational project teams; training for diversity of career paths; hands-on engineering andintegrative experiences in first year

Conference Session

Bringing Biology into Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Arthur Johnson

. Up until this time, there was no clear indication about theway such a course should be taught, what should be included, or from where suitable coursematerials could be had. The experiences and materials from the University of Maryland are atleast one answer to these concerns, and the reader is invited to explore what is now available.Any one interested in further information or assistance, including exams and projects, maycontact the author of this paper.Biographical InformationARTHUR T. JOHNSONArt Johnson has been involved with bioengineering since its early days in the 1960’s. He has authored three originaltexts in bioengineering, including Biology for Engineers. He has been President of the Alliance for Engineering inMedicine and Biology

Conference Session

NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University at Qatar

- 4in x 4 in x ¼ in. Within that volume, they must design a link that may be rapid prototyped, cast,and then tested. The challenge of the project was to develop a link that held the highest load forthe least weight. Students designed a link, made a rapid prototyped pattern, cast the component,prepared it for testing, and tested the link in a universal testing machine. The cast material wasAl 356. The group that developed a link with the highest load to weight ratio took advantage ofthe fact the Al 356 alloy may be precipitation hardened.KeywordsDesign, rapid prototyping, casting, testingObjectiveThe objective of this experiment is to allow students to design a component using solid modelingmethods, develop a rapid prototype model, prepare a