Conference Session

College Engineering K-12 Outreach III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Nation; Leah Jamieson; Jill Heinzen; Carla Zoltowski; William Oakes; Joy Krueger

will acknowledge, this group of undergraduate students are proudof their growth and value their results. They have learned to recognize and apply the EPICSmodel, through the mentorship of others, by creating safe and durable projects that reflect a Page 10.1378.8design process that professional customers and community partners require. Some of the team’srecent accomplishments include: “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Conference and Exposition Copyright c 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” Weather Station: The objective of the Weather Station Project

Conference Session

Experiential Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Sutterer; Robert Houghtalen; James Hanson

program success: • Leadership of meaningful and valued research • Formal learning about graduate studies, the craft of research, and leadership • A positive and supportive communityThose who are planning an REU grant proposal would do well to give serious consideration toaddressing these key factors while addressing NSF’s needs. These are discussed further below.To understand the role researchers play in society, students must experience and understand howtheir work is valued and can be important to helping society. This must begin during therecruiting process. Students must understand they are valued by their summer “employer.” Thisshould be reflected in how recruiting is conducted, and in the payment and benefits offered to

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ward; Tonya Emerson

degrees cited a loss of interest in engineering as afactor in their decision to leave. Along this same vein, 37% of students who did not persist,henceforth called non-persistors, felt non-STEM majors provided more interest, 31% determinedthe career options not worth the effort of the degree, and 24% rejected STEM careers and theassociated lifestyle. At this time, it is worth recalling that over 50% of student attrition isoccurring within the first two years of education. Therefore, students who typically have little tono exposure to engineering courses are leaving the discipline due to a perceived lack of interestin the field. [2]A second important trend in Seymour and Hewitt’s findings are a reflection of student/teacherinteraction. Poor

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jared Odom; Saeed Foroudastan

solar energy, such asthose employed in solar electricity generation, a possible connection of technology is feasible inthe field of desalination. • Parabolic trough collectors: This design incorporates the principal of a reflective parabola that concentrates the sun’s rays onto a central receiver tube located in the focal line of the system, heating the fluid flowing in the tube which is then transported through pipes to a steam turbine / generator. The troughs are normally designed to track the sun along one axis, predominantly north-south. This technology may be used to provide process heat or to drive chemical reactions, but is currently best known for its applications in providing electrical power

Conference Session

Labs, Demos and Software in Mechanics

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bradley Burchett

2.471 3.471 3.235Various approaches tomodeling dynamical systems 3.176 2.688 3.765 3.471Comparisons betweenpredicted response of amathematical model and theresponse of a physicalsystem.AcknowledgementsThis material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant No.DUE-0310445. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References 1. Manual for Model 210/210a Rectilinear Control System, Educational Control Products, Bell Canyon, CA, 1999. http

Conference Session

College Engineering K-12 Outreach III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Judith Miller; Paula Quinn; Jill Rulfs; John Orr

others.Summary and ConclusionsAt the half-way point of the project, the investigators are confident in the validity of thisapproach to addressing the need to include engineering and technology in the elementary schoolclassroom. Significant impacts have already been made on over 500 elementary students,teachers, and WPI graduate and undergraduate students. The authors hope that the insightsprovided in this paper will help others in conceiving and implementing similar programs in otherschool systems.AcknowledgementThe support of the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0231773 is gratefullyacknowledged. All of the opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Robert Poth, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

Engineering Education” Session 1793use to complete the project. For the DESIGN stage, the fourth graders each sketched theirairplane and airport and then built their towers, terminal and airplanes. The students were givenquestions, such as “Did you change your original design?” and “If you changed your design,what problems did you have that made you change your design?” to help them CHECK theirdesigns. Then they were directed to list any changes they would like to make if they were tomake another similar project. In the SHARE stage, the students were asked to prepare a threeminute presentation of their design concept and how their final product reflects

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

-lighting can be a complicated undertaking. The penetration of direct sunlightinto learning spaces is usually not desirable, for a number of reasons including the burden thatthe extra heat from direct sunlight can put on cooling loads and, of course, the glare that directsun can cause. Controlling glare is especially important in spaces where computers are used,since reflected glare can bounce off computer screens into the eyes of the user. Some of the Page 10.412.6strategies commonly employed for maximizing daylight while minimizing glare are the use of Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

-lighting can be a complicated undertaking. The penetration of direct sunlightinto learning spaces is usually not desirable, for a number of reasons including the burden thatthe extra heat from direct sunlight can put on cooling loads and, of course, the glare that directsun can cause. Controlling glare is especially important in spaces where computers are used,since reflected glare can bounce off computer screens into the eyes of the user. Some of the Page 10.731.6strategies commonly employed for maximizing daylight while minimizing glare are the use of Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Innovation in Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bernard Amadei; R. Scott Summers; Angela Bielefeldt

school in Jalapa, Nicaragua (Fall 2002); provide treatment to achieve safe potable waterfor San Pablo, Belize (Fall 2001). Prof. Bielefeldt received a grant from the CU ServiceLearning Program in 2004 to expand SL in this course. Of particular importance is having thestudents reflect on their experiences11,12 . Future plans include expand ing the multi-disciplinarynature of the course, such as including students majoring in Environmental Studies and Business.Currently, the students in the course are undergraduate civil (CVEN) and environmentalengineers (EVEN; a cross-departmental degree), and recently added (for the first time in Fall2003) CVEN graduate students.Other capstone courses such as CVEN 4423 Water Resources Design and

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Frontiers

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Williamson; Carol Considine; Paul Kauffmann; Tarek Abdel-Salam

analysis with decisions related analysis and decision by to organization success. individual entrepreneur or leader. Qualitative focus Exhibit 1 Matrix of Case Study Analysis and DecisionsA major advantage of case studies is that they can be developed to build understanding and skillsin a single quadrant of Exhibit 1 or overlap several quadrants to reflect the complexity of realworld business issues. This flexibility of case studies coupled with the richness of decisions andissues that can be related to engineering economics and

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tze-Chi Hsu; N. Yu

importance of international cooperation is well recognized, most of the activities are conductedprivately and do not completely reflect the statistics provided by the government. One of the reasons is theprogression of the Internet, which enables cooperation across the border more easily. Consequently, the need to seeksupport from funding agencies is diminishing. Another reason might be the inflexibility of the mechanism, whichlimits the suitability for those who apply for it. Nevertheless, the role of government should always be to try toallocate suitable resources and provide various programs to facilitate international cooperation. On the other hand,the scholars as well as researchers should utilize those programs effectively to bring these

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Dick

(unsigned char ucView[], unsigned char ucSpeed[], unsigned char ucDirection[]);/* ucThink.c * (c) 2003 g.m.dick * * input parameters: ucView - vector containing the reflection intensity seen by * each eye. range: 0-254. subscript identifies the * eye: 0=right|1=left|2=center * output parameters: ucSpeed - vector to receive the commanded speed for each foot * range: 1-100. subscript identifies the foot: Page 10.1091.7 * 0=right|1=left * ucDirection - vector to receive the commanded direction for

Conference Session

Academic Standards & Issues/Concerns & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gillian Saunders-Smits

their own views and comments to thequestionnaire. A total of nine persons did so. Three of those suggested that the term managementcompetencies was too vague and should really be elaborated upon. Summarizing it wassuggested that management skills should be divided into 2 parts to avoid it becoming an empty“buzz”- word: - People management skills (coaching, performing of performance reviews, negotiating) - Operational management skills (decision making, financial responsibilities)Although it was suggested to use the term organizational skills, it was felt that organizationalskills would not quite reflect the business (financial responsibility, decision making) side of theintended competencies. Therefore it has been changed to operational

Conference Session

Mathematics Curriculum in Transition

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Tougaw

questions ranged from a low of 4.32 on objective #2 to a high of 4.82 on objective #1, accurately reflecting the instructor’s perception of the difficulty of those topics. Students were also asked two additional specific questions on the 2004 course evaluation. The question “Did the in-class projects improve your learning?” resulted in a PI of 4.38, while the question “Did the take-home exams improve learning?” resulted in a PI of 4.73. Student responses to open-ended questions such as “What aspects of this course were most beneficial to you?” and “What do you suggest to improve this course?” revealed that students recognized the multiple learning opportunities for each topic (reading, ICP, homework, take-home exam, and final exam). Students were

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Orono; Stephen Ekwaro-Osire

and accountability. Journal of Engineering Education 2002;91(2):211-21.[6] Splitt FG. The challenge to change: On realizing the new paradigm for engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education 2003;92(2):181-7.[7] Adams RS, Turns J, Atman CJ. Educating effective engineering designers: The role of reflective practice. Design Studies 2003;24(3):275-94.[8] Pomalaza-Raez C, Groff BH. Retention 101: Where robots go...Students follow. Journal of Engineering Education 2003;92(1):85-90.[9] Tay FEH, Gu J. A methodology for evolutionary product design. Engineering with Computers 2003;19(2- 3):160-73.[10] Fink FK, "Integration of engineering practice into curriculum - 25 years of experience with problem based learning," in

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Monte; Gretchen Hein

supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0220500. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Page 10.678.7Foundation. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences[1] Henes, R., Bland, M.M., Darby, J., McDonald, K., January, 1995 "Improving the Academic Environment forWomen Engineering Students through Faculty Workshops", The Journal of Engineering

Conference Session

Undergraduate-Industry-Research Linkages

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Clair Nixon

of seven weeks of interviews, a presentation of the results wasmade to Boeing representatives in St. Louis. The focus of the presentation was two-part,namely, identification of key business competencies for the new engineers and a modelfor a new employee orientation program. Both Boeing representatives and the otherBoeing Welliver Fellows provided a critique of the presentation. The results belowinclude their comments and reflections. Page 10.284.2Results As expected, there was a diversity of opinion concerning the most valuablebusiness competencies to enhance the potential for success among new engineers. In fact,there were fifteen

Conference Session

Documenting Success

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carl Bern; Brian Steward; Amy Kaleita-Forbes; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

months in meetings with faculty and compiling the results of those meetings, alongwith some unrelated duties.Eight out of 15 teaching faculty participated in these one-on-one consultations. The responsesfrom these eight were universally positive. They appreciated the assistance of someone to guidethem through the process and help them probe deeper into what they were trying to accomplishin their course(s). For some, it was the first time they truly reflected on how their individualcourse related directly to the program outcomes. Also, having a consultant that was essentiallyan “outsider” to the engineering education process was of great value – she could ask questionsthat someone supposedly familiar with the process would not consider

Conference Session

Philosophical Foundations, Frameworks, and Testing in K-12 Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Nelson; Keith Williamson; Hassan Ndahi; Sharon Waters

tended to see these resourcesmostly in terms of monetary value. Some teachers argued that these resources ignored thereal problem facing at-risk students. They echoed district wide concerns15 that at-risk 4thand 5th grade students often arrive at school hungry, without enough sleep or unpreparedbecause they were baby-sitting siblings instead of studying. Although the goal of thestate’s intervention program was to affect changes in teachers’ knowledge and beliefs andconsequently changes in classroom practice and higher student achievement, teacher andprincipals reflected research findings14 that such intervention programs often neglectsocial factors and follow misleading models for teacher professional development.Within the school district

Conference Session

Integrating Materials and Manufacturing

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer

, includingforming martensite. The students perform a tensile test to evaluate the yield strength and ductilityand take micrographs of the alloys.IntroductionBloom’s Taxonomy is key to the author’s philosophy of engineering education1. Rather thanemphasize the lower levels of learning: Knowledge, Comprehension, and Application, the authorfeels that lower level undergraduates should be required to perform at the Analysis level andupper level undergraduates at the Synthesis level. It is felt that this better reflects the maturity ofthe students. Engineering Materials is a core engineering course designed for the junior year. Thecourse has three objectives: 1) Specify suitable materials for a given application using the relationship between

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Richter

projects that require new or different end effectors, feed or orientationaccessories. The students will design and fabricate the needed items as part of their project. Thiswillingness to go the extra mile to make a project work is a direct outcome of the fact that theyare doing a project that they want to do.Conclusions, Reflections and the FutureThe student response to the self directed projects vs. preplanned experiments has exceeded allexpectations we had hoped for the course revision.Students are fully engaged and need to use higher order problem solving skills before they candesign and demonstrate their project. The student must learn about the particular type of robotincluding its strengths and weaknesses, they must learn and understand how

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Stewart; Carole Goodson; Susan Miertschin; Luces Faulkenberry

://online.sfsu.edu/~perttula/ratings/ on February 11, 2003.7 Marsh, H. and Duncan, M. Students’ evaluations of university teaching: A multi-dimensional perspective. HigherEducation: Handbook on Theory and Research. J. C. Smart (Ed.). New York: Agathon Press. 143-234.8 McKeachie, W. Student ratings of faculty: a reprise. Academe, 6S (6). 1979. 384-397.9 Adams, J. Student evaluations: The ratings game. Inquiry, 1 (2). 1997. 10-16.10 Braskamp L. and Ory, J. Assessing Faculty Work: Enhancing Individual and Institutional Performance. SanFrancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 1994.11 Centra, J. Reflective Faculty Evaluation: Enhancing Teaching and Determining Faculty Effectiveness. SanFrancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 1993.12 Feldman, K. Course

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Maixner

particular, it isuseful in the analysis of combined cycle and/or cogeneration plants.AcknowledgementsThanks are due to Mr. David McDaniel, CPhil, of the Department of Aeronautics at the UnitedStates Air Force Academy, and to Dr. Larry Caretto of the Mechanical Engineering Departmentat the California State University at Northridge for their assistance in troubleshooting variousaspects of the Thermal Fluids Toolbox during the author’s work. Mr. McDaniel also graciouslyagreed to review and comment on an early draft of this manuscript.DisclaimerThe views expressed are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position ofthe US Air Force, Department of Defense or the US Government.1 Caretto, L, McDaniel, D., and Mincer, T

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bernd Chudoba; Alfred Striz

Engineering Educationthey know, …” This quote from Vincenti5 reflects the responsibility of the academic institutionand the individual educator. The proper implementation of aerospace education has been widelydebated throughout the last two decades. Industry in general6, government sources7, and designeducators8 have begun to emphasize engineering education beyond the normal concentration onengineering sciences.ACCREDITATION CRITERIA. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) ingeneral requires six months of engineering design. There must be at least one conceptual orpreliminary design course that integrates pertinent technical areas through the use of trade-offstudies. These studies must highlight the compromises necessary to

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills for ET Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

McDaniel William; Ferguson Chip; Aaron Ball; Phillip Sanger; Wesley Stone

communication onissues and keeping the communication from being personal. Helping others succeed andcoaching fellow team members are uncommon skills in the work force. Team self assessment islargely unsuccessful, and a fear of retaliation is a major barrier. A general negativity towardteam activity is also exhibited at the college level. As noted by Buckenmyer, “the announcementthat there will be a team project is received with moans, complaints, or other indications ofdispleasure”3. From informal samples, less than 20 percent of students report favorable andpositive experiences with team activities. The reasons reflect the workforce experience andinclude lack of cohesiveness, lack of mentoring and guidance as if teaming skills are presumed tobe

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erdogan Sener

ofadministrators, faculty, and staff, salaries of people in each of these categories who deal withassessment in some shape or form and the number of such people were obtained. The data interms of types of positions, the number of people in each of these positions, and their salarieshave been displayed below. Data reflect the Fall 2003 semester situation.TABLE 1 POSITION/GROUP NUMBER AVERAGE SALARY ($)Deans 3 125, 516Chairs 7 95, 720Assistant Professors 25 56,940Associate Professors 12

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Economy

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ristroph

student actually can do the computations.Round-Off. Directly typed entries usually cause a problem due to round-off errors. For example,student who uses a calculator will compute $7,867.22, whereas an answer based on tables woulddiffer slightly. Coach addresses this problem with functions that accept an answer if it is withineither an absolute error or absolute percent error specified by the professor, in this case 0.02 or0.025%. Entering 7,867 is acceptable although its absolute error is too large, since its absolutepercent error is within limits.Personal Touches. Coach can reflect a professor’s classroom persona, or lack thereof. When thestudent types 7,867 and presses enter, the computer groans audibly and displays the notice shownin Figure 6

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Bogue

$1500/girl) and $142/girl by daily participant. (Sixty-eight girls “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education and Annual Conference & Exposition” Copyright , American Society for Engineering Education participated overall but some of those attended multiple modules. The participation count was 190.) MTM ’04 came in at $191/girl overall and $121/girl by daily participation.• Serve and recruit more girls. The day module camp has the potential of serving 350 girls, as compared to 50 girls in the residential model. (The 350 total reflects our ability to add concurrent sessions to a day with increased demand and as our staffing and coordination allow. In theory, the

Conference Session

Computer & Web-Based Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stewart Prince; Robert Ryan

tasks such as: kinematic, finite element stress, fluid flow, manufacturing, andheat transfer analysis (and much more). There is complete associativity between the suitemeaning changes in one program are reflected in another[3].Using the suite, the student begins by modeling a part. A series of default features (threedefault datum planes and a coordinate system) are automatically created and are visible inthe feature manager window. The student begins the creation of the solid by creating asimple sketch onto any plane available. This sketch is then either extruded or revolved tocreate the base solid (also a feature). Material can then be added or subtracted using thistechnique until the model (single model is a part) is complete.With the part