Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Mueller, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

engineeringdepartment's assessment process, the FE Exam is one of the measures that is used to assesswhether or not the program outcomes are being achieved. This new course arose, in part, as anattempt to correct deficiencies identified by student scores on the FE Exam in the areas ofengineering economics and energy conversion. Finally, some of the desired ABET programoutcomes are difficult to develop in students with traditional, required courses. A technicalelective, such as Design and Optimization of Thermal-Fluid Systems, presents opportunities forinteresting, high-quality activities that can be used to develop these important abilities instudents.A thermal-fluid design elective is not necessarily new, and several excellent texts, see e.g. Refs.[1]-[5], have

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Arch Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

team of graduatestudent assistants were trained to perform the task of person-interview survey. Out of 350students, 133 completed questionnaires were obtained and were processed for the analysis.Data Analysis and ResultsStudent TraitsThe study sample included 7 freshmen, 24 sophomores, 47 junior and the rest are seniors. On theaverage, a sample student has been enrolled in college for 2.8 years. The mean GPA for thefreshmen was 2.8, sophomore 3.1 junior 3.3 and senior 3.05. Among the respondents, 27students were female and the rest were male. Fro the Table 1, it is evident that majority of thestudents were in the university for a shorter period of time. It can be explained because many ofthe students were transferred students from other

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Robert Kavetsky, Office of Naval Research; Robert L. Stiegler, NSWCDD; Peter N. Squire, NSWCDD; Juanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to people’s full participation in the professional, civic, and intellectual possibilities available in American society. Corporate growth and economic development, coupled with a higher standard of living, are inextricably tied to technological advancement. To continue to grow, however, the United States needs a technically literate society and an engineering-minded workforce. Unfortunately, these are two key areas in which our education system often fails to meet the mark. The good news is that a solution can be found in our K-12 classrooms.” Douglas et al. (2004)1.Many studies have confirmed that America’s educational system is lacking. Listed under thetitle “Some Worrisome Indicators” in the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Rodriguez, Cedaredge Middle School; Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines

integrate this into their standard curriculum. Through analysis of standardized tests,the entire staff identifies weak areas. These are categorized as critical, serious, or significant.Critical targets are defined as 70% or more of the students have not achieved mastery, serious –60%, and significant – 50%. The problem area is considered with respect to the currentcurriculum, instructional materials, and previous year’s test data. Next a plan of action isdesigned. The critical areas are given three weeks of emphasis, serious – two weeks, andsignificant – 1 week. During the target week(s) each student receives 10-15 minutes targetedinstruction per academic class period daily and five minutes per non-academic class period daily.An average student

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Miron, University of Cincinnati; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Pradosh Ray, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

/WMactivities cut across the boundaries of many scientific fields. Moreover, the site characterizationand waste management must be performed in accordance with the current environmental lawsand regulations. Hence, knowledge of appropriate codes developed by Department of Energylaboratories and federal agencies would be necessary.The proposed course sequence is: 1) Introduction to Radiological Engineering and WasteManagement and 2) Site Analysis and Environmental Restoration. The first course wasdeveloped in Fall 2005 semester and offered at TU as a 3-credit hour elective course duringSpring 2006 semester. During summer, students will spend 8 weeks at TU in intensive hands-ontraining and research activities in some area of ER/WM.The content of the first

Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland; Andrew Melton, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Spectrum Analyzer Antenna Figure 1: Experimental Setup for Most of the Database RecordingsThe Tektronix RSA3408A Real Time Spectrum Analyzer captures the inphase component x(n)and quadrature component y(n) of the complex envelope[4] of the signal as shown in Figure 2.The value of the center frequency ω c in Figure 2 is determined by the center frequency setting ofthe spectrum analyzer. The decimate operations reduce the amount of data required to representthe signal. LPF Decimate by X N x(n) ADC 2cos(ωcnT) s(t

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Fry, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

Thinking” in the Context of EducationIntroductionIn 2005, Roger Martin (now the Dean of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School ofManagement) was quoted as saying, “In this turbulent, get-real economy, the advantage goes tothose who can out imagine and out create their competitors”.1 “Imagine” and “Create” are veryartistic words for a School of management Dean. In the increasingly competitive globalenvironment, both business and engineering have become more interested in gaining a broaderunderstanding of the principles of creativity in their search for more meaningful innovation. Oneof the more recent terms to describe this interest in Innovation is the term “design thinking”.Creativity and design thinking are thought of as “right-brain

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Beverly Jaeger and Richard Whalen are members of Northeastern University's

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

from the guided reverse engineering assignment. It is not only theactivity that the students find engaging, but also the presence of a physical device with which toapply their knowledge. This factor of tangibility is a critical component in seeing the value oftheir studies and the activity. Again, every attempt is made to map the experience back to thedesign process, in this case to the implementation stage.The Cross-Threads: Active Learning Applied to Each Phase of the Design ProcessMany activities used in the course illustrate several phases of the Design Process, but aredescribed here in the first design step that applies to them.1. Needs Assessment. The students begin their work with the design process by answeringquestions such as: What

Conference Session

ChE: Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Lodge, University of Minnesota-Duluth

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

perhaps a newdirection is a more apt description, of Process Control (formerly ChE 4401, now ChE 4402); thisis offered once a year in the spring semester. Typically, students take this course in their lastsemester; by this time, the novelty of life in the classroom is wearing a bit thin! For the mostpart, the course has roughly followed the first ten chapters of “Chemical Process Control”1. It is now easy to obtain inexpensive and reliable microcontrollers. In the spring of 2002, ourstudents2 first worked the Board of Education (BOE) from Parallax3; this is a convenient systemwith which to build circuits and to program the Basic Stamp, Parallax’s microcontroller. Ofcourse, Parallax is not the sole source of microcontrollers; however, the

Conference Session

Customizing Courses for Industry Training Needs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jody Pierce, Purdue University; Russell Aubrey, Purdue University; John Eddy, Purdue University; Charles Baker, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

improvements, products, process, andmarkets to evaluate their potential of profitable growth. Cultivating leadersdemands training, support and recognition. Our job as mentor is to prepare you tohandle an expanding range of responsibility with expertise, insight andexcellence.2Guiding Principles: The Red Gold Corporation 1. We will strive to consistently manufacture the highest quality products at the greatest efficiencies. 2. People are the company’s most valuable resource. Every person gives and receives respect, honesty and fairness; thereby building an environment of trust. 3. Timely, accurate and open communication in all directions is essential. We will work closely with each other and strive to achieve win/win

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JoDell Steuver, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

decision.“Harried directors…who spend their time riding the rapids fed by funding problems, gregariouspatrons, prickly professionals, and probing reporters usually have to make time to think aboutanything beyond survival.”1 The museum board plans one year at a time, and has not considereda longer range for planning. A systems approach to planning is desperately needed for theiracquisitions, long-term financial needs and database to help the organization meet its goals.The student team found it impossible to consider improvements in one area without showinghow they would affect other areas of the museum. The recommendations were combined into amaster plan and presentation. Not only did the team recommend computer and softwarechanges, but they

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; George Korfiatis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Nikhil Sanghavi, Stevens Institute of Technology

. Page 11.564.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Engineering Experiences – Replacing Freshman Engineering Seminar with a Flexible, Student-Driven ApproachBackground For a number of years all engineering freshmen at Stevens Institute of Technologyparticipated in a first semester, one-credit Engineering Seminar. This course was based on thepopular format championed by Raymond Landis [1] with some customization to the Stevenscontext. Similar courses are in effect at other schools with varied formats [e.g. 2]. The coursewas considered a part of the student advising system to complement the advising by individualfaculty members who were assigned to the Freshmen. These advisors were randomly

Conference Session

Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University; Jamie Gilchrist, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

LEGO egg drop creation (see Figure 1),building and testing a paper egg drop, and participating in a biotechnology engineeringpresentation. For the LEGO projects, students were allowed to use the materials supplied in theLEGO Mindstorms© kit. The home school students ranged in grade level from 4th through 10thgrades and were paired according to their age. The main goal of this experience, along with allTWT experiences, is that students will learn to problem solve. Students were also to meet goalsof the NSES (National Science Education Standards)14, NCTM (National Council for Teachersof Mathematics)15, ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education)16, and the NSSC(National Social Studies Council)17. These goals are outlined in Table 1

Conference Session

Design of Laboratory Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Burchett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

expected to obtainexperimental response data, and provide precise estimates of system physical parameters throughmatching theoretical response with experimental.IntroductionWe have developed a series of four advanced modeling and control labs for use in the seniorlevel introductory controls course and the graduate level advanced dynamics course. The ECPModel 210 Rectilinear Control System (ECP210) and the ECP Model 205 Torsional ControlSystem (ECP205)1 are used for these experiments. These commercially available plants areprecisely instrumented mechanical systems that are user configurable for a wide variety ofdegrees of freedom and plant parameters. Although very different in appearance, thecomponents of stiffness, inertia and damping are

Conference Session

ChE: Experimental Design & Error Analysis

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Shoichi Kimura, Oregon State University; Connelly Barnes, Oregon State University; Danielle Amatore, Oregon State University; Derek Meyers-Graham, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

determine when their results are good enough and the reactor is ready for production.Educational objectivesThe complete experimental design process is depicted in the flowchart shown in Figure 1. Thefirst step is to select a response/dependent variable (variables) that will provide informationabout the problem under study and the proposed measurement method for this response variable,including an understanding of the measurement system variability. The next step is to select theindependent variables/factors to be investigated in the experiment. After the dependent andindependent variables are selected, then an appropriate experimental design should be selectedthat will allow the experimental questions to be answered once the data is collected

Conference Session

Improving ME instructional laboratories

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Chastain, Clemson University; Harvin Smith, Clemson University; Mason Morehead, Clemson University; David Moline, Clemson University; John Wagner, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, microprocessor programming and control is explored through softwarekernel creation and stepper motors. A vertical positioning system with human/machine interface,representative of a passenger elevator with drive motor and operator panel, is created using ascale bench top platform. The third experiment allows students to characterize and regulate thethermal behavior in electronic equipment through the application of thermistors, fans, and heatsinks. One common thread to all experiments is the close collaboration among student teammembers. Finally, to improve the overall course quality, a supplemental assessment tool has beenintroduced to gather student feedback regarding the experiments.1. IntroductionThe senior laboratory in the Department of Mechanical

Conference Session

Questions of Identity

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

different universities (Mississippi State University and Baylor University). Theirresults will be published in another paper at the 2006 A.S.E.E. annual meeting15. Two tablesfrom that paper are relevant here. The first one describes the amount of cheating that is Page 11.142.4occurring at these universities. Table 1 Have you ever cheated in college? Never Once Few Frequently Often as (%) (%) Times (%) needed

Conference Session

Student Misconceptions and Problem Solving Abiltiy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, National Science Foundation and Colorado School of Mines; Michelene Chi, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Nelson, University of Colorado; Monica Geist, University of Northern Colorado

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, thermodynamics). [1-4] Version 2.21 of the instrument, knownas the Thermal and Transport Concept Inventory (TTCI) has been beta-tested at sixUnited States engineering institutions and psychometric results have been used to testinstrument validity and reliability. Preliminary beta test results from this facet of theinstrument development have been reported previously. [4] Nine of the original 32questions did not perform at expected levels of reliability and have been replaced inversion 3.0 of the TTCI. Additional beta testing is on-going and will be completedbefore wide-spread dissemination of the instrument via the web scheduled for mid-2006.As part of our psychometric work, we use factor analysis and cross-tabulations to identifycommon misconceptions

Conference Session

New Horizons in Academic Integrity

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

. Page 11.562.3Results and InterpretationsOur general observation is that the amount of cheating is probably underreported. We do notknow of a motive for a student to admit cheating, when he has not done so. However, somestudents may have had a motive to deny cheating for fear that they might be caught.The results to the basic question of whether or not they have cheated are shown below in Table1. The values for frequency of cheating are reported as percentages of the total number ofrespondents. Table 1 Have you ever cheated in college? Number Never Once Few Frequently Often as of (%) (%) Times

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

necessary.In the 1600s, the British controlled the east coast of America while the French laid claim to avast portion of North America, which encompassed the Great Lakes and virtually every bit ofland west and north of the Appalachian Mountains. Contained in the region were great quantitiesof thick-furred mammals including beaver. Beaver pelts were highly valued to support aEuropean fashion trend of fur-felt hats. Therefore, America’s interior was also highly valued. Page 11.768.3Fur traders and trappers forged much of the original network of trails and waterways to open theregion (see Figure 1). They established a network of roads, waterways, and

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

presented in the papers.1. Introduction: The author established state-of-art laboratories in VLSI Design and Fabrication in 1984,and 1986 respectively at University of Massachusetts Lowell, and continually upgrading them. Inaddition he initiated courses namely 16.469, 15.502, and 16.602 in VLSI Design / VHDL BasedDesign and 16.470, 16.504 in the VLSI Fabrication field, teaching and updating these coursescontinually. In addition, the author initiated and taught courses such as 16.661 LocalArea/Computer Networking, 16.571 Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuits (MMIC) Designand Fabrication and 16.547 Intelligent Transportation and Systems Technologies. All thesecourses demonstrate a proper mix of engineering fundamentals and training students

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle Elliott, University of Cincinnati; Cheryl Cates, University of Cincinnati; Brian Dansberry, University of Cincinnati; Louis Trent, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

International

country.Following a rigorous preparation program in the US, students use their technical, language, andcross-cultural skills in a capstone co-op assignment abroad. The combination of skills acquiredthrough the professional practice and language/culture programs creates a structure whichattracts highly-motivated students, and allows them to succeed in an international workenvironment1.About ten percent of all engineering students (over 200 to date) participate in the ICP. Thestrengths to the UC program are: 1) Students complete four co-op quarters in the US, prior to aninternational co-op assignment and 2) An intensive language program comprised of over 300classroom hours of German, Japanese or Spanish was created specifically for students preparingto live

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Secor, Institute to Promote Learning; Douglas Arion, Carthage College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page 11.365.2Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning model to: (1) develop a curriculum that is tied to thedevelopment of the student; (2) deliver each part of the curriculum utilizing the mosteffective instructional format; (3) optimally and seamlessly integrate campus programsand services, and business and community resources into the curriculum; and (4) buildadministrative and organizational structures that are consistent with and support thecreation and implementation of innovative entrepreneurship programs.Curriculum Development Effective delivery of complex programs, such as entrepreneurship, should be donewithin the broadest context of goals and objectives. While individual instructors orstudent experiences may be addressing individual

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Support

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Clifton, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

! Thesubsequent semesters’ results were less gratifying, but were still an improvement over the resultsfrom previous semesters.The percentages of students in CSSE2-II earning each grade from the past nine semesters areshown in Table 1. Figure 1 shows the same data as a stacked bar chart. The last five semestersincorporated the new techniques. It should be pointed out that the instructors varied fromsemester to semester, but all have a history of similar grading styles for the different courses thatthey teach. # Term A B C D F W C or Better Students F01 12.2% 12.2% 24.5% 4.1% 22.5

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Paul Yanik, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

reports some results of this senior design project, as well as our on-going effortsof refining this design. Upon completion, the experimental design is intended to be used in ourDigital Circuits, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), and Electronic Communications courses. Thefollowing elements are incorporated into the design: 1) System clock design - A ring oscillator is designed to generate a 512 kHz system clock. 2) Analog-to-Digital Converter - An ADC0804 IC is used to convert an analog input into Page 11.41.2 an 8-bit parallel digital output. 3) Sampling Circuit - A counter circuit is designed to sample the digital signal at pre-defined

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Scachitti, Purdue University-Calumet; Heather Woodward-Hagg, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Lash Mapa, Purdue University-Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

improving efficiencies, but also bystrengthening relationships between departments and referring clinics and by improvingjob satisfaction of employees. These types of results are common outcomes of applyingSix Sigma tools that have traditionally been associated with IE practices.Creating Strategic PartnershipsIn order to perpetuate faculty and student application of IE principles within thehealthcare industry, several strategic partnerships have been developed by IET faculty ofPurdue University and various healthcare affiliates. Two current formalized partnershipsinclude 1) the Sisters of St. Francis Healthcare Services (SSFHS) and the Purdue regionalIET faculty’s “Healthcare Quality Partnership” and 2) the collaboration of this“Healthcare Quality

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Manian Ramkumar, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott Anson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Charles Swain, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

teach electronicsmanufacturing, most of them teach electronics manufacturing primarily as part of their graduate Page 11.1221.3and doctoral degree programs.The primary objectives of REAL are:1. To seamlessly integrate concepts related to failure modes, failure mechanisms and failure detection, into the existing Advanced Concepts in Electronics Packaging Course (0617-456).2. To develop a new Reliability Analysis Course (0617-XXX), to include reliability theory and concepts such as failure modeling, root cause analysis, reliability statistics, probability distributions, reliability prediction, reliability testing and reliability analysis.3

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

compensation.Format of PosterAs this paper is a “Poster” session paper, the format of the content is set up for posterpresentation (8x4). The four professions are the rows (1. Architecture, 2. Engineering, 3. Law,and 4. Medicine) and six “aspects” of these professions are the columns of the presentationPoster (1. origin of practice, 2. post World War II indoctrination to practice, 3. acceptance of theprofession by the public, 4. formal educational requirements, 5. licensure (reasons andconsequences), 6. specialization). The last two columns of the poster will deal with reasons andsuggestions for bring the practice of engineering more on par with that of the learned professionsof our society.Origin of PracticeAELM can trace their origin to the beginning of

Conference Session

Building Communities for Engineering Education Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines; Nancy Chism, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

facilitators. (This included formal presentations at the end of the workshop.) • Structuring a research methods session around facilitator-defined participant groups with similar research interests.Initial results indicate that activities in the original workshop structure as well as theupdates helped participants to focus on engineering education research questions ofpersonal interest while building a community that extends beyond the week-longworkshop.1. IntroductionCalls for embracing more rigorous research in engineering education are emerging withincreasing frequency [1-5]. The Journal of Engineering Education has reinvented itself asa research-based journal [6-7]. Both Lee Schulman of the Carnegie Foundation for theAdvancement of

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders Programs Involving Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Husfeld, Valparaiso University; Carmine Polito, Valparaiso University; Elizabeth Gingerich, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

International

Page 11.882.4and engineering estimation.In addition to project design, EWB-VU members carried out logistical planning, correspondedwith Nakor community members via the Mordens, and accomplished a tremendous amount offundraising. Fundraising sources for EWB-VU’s implementation trips have included (1) on-campus fundraising at basketball games and other events; (2) grants from service-orientedfoundations, church, and civic groups; (3) monies derived from partnering with the legalcommunity, the VU College of Business Administration, and the VU College of Engineering;and (4) soliciting donations from personal contacts. EWB-VU has refrained from usingcorporate sponsorships to finance the entire project because the chapter believes that