Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

playguitar. Moving later to Paris, he published both studies and original compositions. The modern classical guitar was the design of Antonio de Torres (1817-1892)whose “guitars have more volume and projection, with a larger, deeper body.”Improvement in internal bracing, and the larger body, enhanced the instrument’s tone andvolume. The twentieth century saw the guitar became again a major classical instrument,due to the efforts of Andres Segovia. In parallel, the guitar and other instruments wereseen often in Cubist style paintings. The classical and avante garde camps both espousedthe instrument as its popularity rebounded. Page 13.1191.6

Conference Session

Innovations in ME Laboratory Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Shaw, Geneva College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, onecomputational (finite difference) project, and a laboratory final exam. Formal laboratory reportsare typically required for eight experiments, and are submitted as group reports. The otherexperiments use pre-assigned flow prediction assignments with verification during the laboratoryperiod. Laboratory groups are assigned based on common scheduling availability, which tendsto cluster students of the same major together.Accountability within each laboratory group is encouraged by rotating group leadership, with theleader receiving a doubly-weighted grade for that laboratory. The laboratory final is also used tohelp differentiate between students within groups. This final includes selected problems toillustrate knowledge of the experimental systems

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

L. Brent Jenkins

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

), the only place the excess voltage Vdc RLcan “go” is across the switch. In effect, the inductorthrows all its stored energy at the switch in an effortto keep the current from dropping: “Oh no you don't. . . take that!” Thus, the absence of R1 haspositioned the switch to become the object of the Figure 8: Buck Converter without R1inductor’s wrath.Mesh AnalysisThough not, strictly speaking, an application ofpersonification, the task of writing a mesh equation 2.7 kY 3.3 kYcan be simplified by using a related technique:“projecting” yourself into the circuit and pretending 1.1 kY I1 I2

Conference Session

FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Brophy, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

thischallenge the majority of the students favor its use. We need to use a more diverse set ofproblems to capture the interest of all the students.References 1. Diefes-Dux HA, Moore T, Zawojewski J, Imbrie PK, and Follman DA. A framework for posing open-ended engineering problems: model-eliciting activities A framework for posing open-ended engineering problems: model-eliciting activities. Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004. 34th Annual, edited by Moore T, 2004, p. F1A-3-8 Vol. 2. 2. Schwartz, D. L. and J. D. Bransford. "A Time For Telling." Cognition and Instruction 16(4): 475-5223. 1998 3. Bransford, J.D., Vye, N., Bateman, H., Brophy, S. P., and Roselli, R.. Vanderbilt’s AMIGO Project: Knowledge of how people learn

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics: What's New?

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Robert Hinks, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

fundamentalconcepts, usually through questions involving minimal calculation. Examples are a conceptinventory for dynamics2, a tool complementing the previously developed Force ConceptInventory3, and for statics4.It can be argued that using only concept inventories to provide proof of student learning is anincomplete assessment as engineering knowledge consists of both conceptual knowledge andskill intertwined. For instance, while demonstrating understanding of the concept of equilibriumis valuable, it is also important to be able to generate correct equations of equilibrium. Thus, as a Page 13.109.2companion project to one investigating the concepts of

Conference Session

Solar Power, Wind Power, and Energy System Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narciso Macia, Arizona State University; John-Paul Ishioye, Arizona State University; Brigid Dotson, University of Washington; Maria Macia, Veritas Preparatory Academy

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @ 2008, American Society for Engineering Educationthe cooling load. Its effect has been investigated in many cases. For example Lam investigatesthe effect of surrounding buildings on producing shade [1].This paper is also used as a teaching vehicle in the senior capstone class, in which the studentsare working on a design project that includes heat gain/losses in a small greenhouse, the use ofPV modules to charge a battery and also drive a small, centrifugal pump.Thermal modelIt is important to use a model that has the ability to handle the heat storage properties of thebuilding. For instance, if the night is particularly cold, the building model

Conference Session

Educational Software

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Hopkins, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

between continuous-time and discrete-time domains, (2) graphical (vector)analysis of the Fourier transforms, (3) aliasing in the frequency and time domains, and (4) thenonlinearity and non-uniqueness of the mapping z = esT.Complete details of the method will be presented, and the software is freely available toeveryone, for educational purposes, in the form of a Matlab® toolbox.1. IntroductionThe ability to use computers at the lectern, enabled by relatively cheap projection equipment, hastremendous potential for computer-aided teaching. This is not a reference to being able topresent PowerPoint slides, using computers in essentially the same way we would use overheadprojectors to show static transparencies. Rather, we now have the ability to

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Education Conference: San Diego, California.2 McKinney, D. & Denton, L.F. (2005). Affective assessment of team skills in agile CS1 labs: the good, the bad,and the ugly. SIGCSE Bulletin, vol. 37, no. 1, March 2005, pp. 465-469.3 Hansen, Stuart & Eddy, Erica (2007). Engagement and frustration in programming projects. SIGCSE Bulletin, Page 13.324.7vol. 39, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 271-275.4 Gungor, Almer, Eryilmaz, Ali, & Fakioglu, Turgut (2007). The relationship of freshmen’s physics achievementand their related affective characteristics. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol. 44, no. 8, pp. 1036-1056.5 Denton, Leo F

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia Friesen, University of Manitoba

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

statedobjectives, and taking into account set constraints or specifications. Bounded definitionsgenerally acknowledge that engineering design is also contextually-driven, and the mostcommon contexts that engineering students are asked to consider to inform the design areeconomic, environmental, and social (public safety)2. With strong consensus on the need toinclude design content and experiences into the curriculum in meaningful ways, a well-acceptedrepertoire of teaching and learning methods emerged. Teaching methods tend to focus on open-ended projects, often industry-based, completed either individually or in groups or teams.Curricular models tend to focus on freshman-year experiences, capstone experiences, andvertically- and/or horizontally

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

complete the task only to achieve the grade and nothing more. Ifthe work is to be done with longer reaching consequences, then the activity is well worth doing.It is therefore imperative that that rationale for letting students investigate the university beclearly stated to them. The varieties of scavenger hunts required of students at the freshman levelhave included the following, but are not limited in any way to: • In building – College of Engineering • On campus – specific • On campus general – as a total project • On campus – as part of a teamIn-Building Hunts Page 13.1280.2When starting with a simple scavenger hunt that

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Brooks, Temple University; Asher Madjar, Temple University; William Miller; Keerthi V. Takkalapelli, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Pavement Rutting Estimates, American Society for Testing and Materials, STP 1147, pp 329-347, Philadelphia, 1992.(10) Robert Brooks (a/k/a: James Matthews) and S.Jahanian, A Pedagogical Strategy for gradual Enhancement of Creative Performance of the Students, European Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 24, No. 1, 1999.(11) S.Jahanian and Robert Brooks (a/k/a James Matthews), Multidisciplinary Project-A Tool for Learning the Subject, Journal of American Society of Engineering Education, April 1999, pp 153-162. Page 13.611.9

Conference Session

Focus on Under-Represented Women

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lupita Montoya, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Cleopatria Martinez, Phoenix College

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. Our most important goal, however, is to urge the engineering and scientificcommunity to engage in an honest and substantive discussion of what is truly necessary if we areto level the playing field in higher education and harness all the potential in our young students.IntroductionThe Adelante! Project originated as a focused effort in 2003 from a group of dedicated veteranChicana Scientists and within the context of the annual meeting of Mujeres Activas en Letras yCambio Social (Women Active in Literature and Social Change -MALCS). This initial effortresulted in a book describing the career paths of nine Chicanas in STEM fields; the book wastitled Flor y Ciencia: Chicanas in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering. The 2006 publicationof this

Conference Session

Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangram Redkar, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

MMM HHH MMM 15 points Plus a 6-credit Capstone Design sequence (easily could be an integrative project)The following short descriptions reflect the discussion of the design group regarding what thecontent should be within concentration courses. These descriptions are broad but provide somesense of the extent of coverage with each course. As can be seen, while the suggested coursesfollowed the design shown in Table 1, areas were combined, leading to only six courses.Body Design (Interior/Exterior) – 2 credits: Design of interior and exterior components ofautomotive bodies. Manufacture and assembly of body components. Ergonomics, seating,styling, customer preferences

Conference Session

Issues of Cooperative Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Raelin, Northeastern University; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; David Whitman, University of Wyoming; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

projected stereotypes that discourage talented women from continuing in engineeringcareers. This is evidenced by research that has found a dramatic drop in women’s self-efficacythroughout the course of engineering programs. In an in-depth study of students who switchedout of science, math, and engineering majors, 77.9% of women cited discouragement and loss ofself-esteem as a factor in switching.15Hackett and Betz16 were the first to use self-efficacy to explain the career development ofwomen, especially in male-dominated career domains. They suggested that societal factors havecreated gender differences in gaining access to primary sources of self-efficacy information inmale-dominated career fields. In turn, lower self-efficacy beliefs about these

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Wankat, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

.” “Area 3-Engineering Learning Systems: Research on the instructional culture, institutional infrastructure, and epistemology of engineering educators.” “Area 4-Engineering Diversity and Inclusiveness: Research on how diverse human talents contribute solutions to the social and global challenges and relevance of our profession.” “Area 5-Engineering Assessment: Research on, and the development of, assessment methods, instruments, and metrics to inform engineering education practice and learning.”These five areas are quite broad in scope and many research projects that are of interest to manyengineering fields are included. Although the five areas do not and were not expected to

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Farahani, National University, San Diego; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Faculty for the Master of Science in Wireless Communications degree program. He teaches and carries out research in wireless systems, computer security, and applications of advanced technology in education. He also teaches global business. As Principal Investigator for a Hewlett-Packard Technology for Teaching – Higher Education – Grant received from HP, he is conducting research into the effectiveness of advanced technology in teaching complex information structures. He is a member of the Steering Committee for Project Inkwell (www.projectinkwell.com). Prior to joining the National University faculty, he was President/CEO, SegWave, Inc., an educational technology

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

opportunity to work in the faculty mentor’slaboratory. eight out of twenty two students were successful in securing a research opportunity ina laboratory. Students worked as researcher assistants in laboratories on a variety of projects,such as stem cells, speech recognition, and tissue regeneration. The goal was to expand theirknowledge in the research fields in their departments and train students on professionalcommunication.During the program three guest speakers were invited, experienced scientists and engineers, totalk about their career experience and the variety of opportunities for students once they aregraduated. The guests were; Dr. Charlene Crawley, a chemistry professor at VCU; Mr. TonyMoss, a mathematician at Dahlgren NSWC; and Ms

Conference Session

Topics in Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salvatore Marsico, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

agency expressing concerns over anupcoming project21. In the letter he refers to himself as an engineer and later a complaint is filedwith the licensing board with respect to is practice of engineering with a license. He agrees thathe is not licensed to practice engineering in any jurisdiction and that he is employed by amanufacturing company and has “engineer” in his job title. The board sanctions him for theunlicensed practice of engineering. He appeals the board’s decision to the courts and claims thathis First Amendment rights to free speech were violated in that he was speaking out about apublic project. The court reasoned that his comments were not sanctioned but his right to makethe comments as an engineer expressing an opinion was being

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

exercise.The author plans to develop a total of about 35 exercises covering the above topics. Thus far 10such exercises have been completed; the remainder is expected to be done within six months..Each exercise takes anywhere from 60 to 90 minutes from formulating the problem to actuallypublishing it online. The only investment in this project is the faculty time, as there is no othercost involved. The author plans to publish an updated paper (including assessment results) withina year upon completion of development of all the modules. Page 14.823.4Student UsageIt is the intent of the author to incorporate this teaching tool in the junior-level

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter Schilling, MSOE

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

projects, and oral presentations1. Grading rubricsprovide advantages to both the student as well as the faculty member.From the student’s standpoint, rubrics offer many advantages. Students like the usage ofrubrics as they aid in determining the expectations for an assignment. Students also likerubrics for grading as they allow them to better plan their working, gearing theirdevelopment towards what is expected rather than overachieving on an assignment. Page 14.1338.2Overall, students feel that rubrics result in them delivering a higher quality submission aswell as receiving a fairer grade when the submission is assessed. Students like rubricsbecause

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Angelo Perna, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Kwabena Narh, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

thirty years designing and implementing professional development programs and curricula for K-12 teachers in science and technology. At the college level, he collaborates on projects exploring teaching methodologies and assessment strategies in first-year college courses in the sciences, engineering, and computer science.Angelo Perna, New Jersey Institute of Technology Angelo J Perna is Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Ronald E. McNair Program at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is the recipient of over seventy five recognition awards for service, recognition and research. In addition to having served as President of Omega Chi Epsilon and The

Conference Session

Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Torick, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, hydraulic jumps energy, hydraulic jumpsTotal Areas Covered 16 40 Page 14.1198.4Step 3- Development of Laboratory EquipmentThis step required a substantial amount of planning and communications with several experts.Our first concern was to utilize existing laboratory equipment that did not have a major“footprint” since space is a major constraint in our project. Our goal of using older well-chosenequipment was to save resources, both time and money, by only making minor equipmentmodifications but major pedagogical changes. Only after we evaluated our current equipment didwe decide

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Construction

methods, design appropriateoperations, and analyze operations is predicated on knowledge of appropriate performancemetrics. It is necessary to identify factors influencing operational performance in order to designappropriate operations and to apply approprite improvement methods. Therefore, the threelearning objectives identified were suitable for inclusion in this study.Research MethodologyA total of 15 student participants were recruited from a cross section of constructionmanagement courses: a freshman level construction methods course, a junior level costestimating course, and a senior level project scheduling and controls course. The students: 1) received a brief introduction to the Caterpillar Virtual Training Simulator of a large

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela Lottero-Perdue, Towson State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-717: CHILDREN'S CONCEPTIONS AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS OFTECHNOLOGY BEFORE AND AFTER PARTICIPATING IN AN INFORMALENGINEERING CLUBPamela Lottero-Perdue, Towson State University Dr. Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue is an Assistant Professor of Science Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She began her career as process engineer, taught high school physics and pre-engineering, wrote curriculum and was a master teacher for Project Lead the Way, and led two Project FIRST robotics teams. As a science teacher educator, she has added engineering content and pedagogy to her science methods courses for prospective elementary teachers. She teaches engineering to

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Turner, Westfield State College; Glenn Ellis, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

evaluations were positive. “I was surprised by how much Ilike physics” was an often-repeated student comment. One enthusiastic student remarked, “Ifound this course extremely valuable. I am a very visual learner so the hands-on project andgraphical focus of the course was exactly what I needed. I really think this course wasexcellent.” The Test of Understanding Graphs in Kinematics Test12was administered to arandom sample of students before and after their exposure to the kinematics curriculum. Theaverage possible gain was 43% of the total score. The average gain for the sampled students was Page 14.657.917% of the total score—thus they had achieved

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

classroom, and how to reduce potential conflicts andconfusion surrounding assignment due dates and classroom activities are often of primaryconcern. Many of these items can be addressed with the development of Past, Present, andFuture (PPF) sheets for the course.PPF sheets contain information regarding past topics relevant to the current class, presentdeliverables, learning objectives, and discussion questions, and future deliverables as well asdiscussion questions for the next class. The sheets are designed to provide a one-stop source fora majority of the important information for the course. Homework assignments are presented inthese sheets, due dates for homework, lab reports, and projects are listed, and reminders for testsand other important

Conference Session

Active Engagement: From the New Engineering Librarian's Perspective

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Fransen, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Jon Jeffryes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

university and its scholars. Building on thework of her predecessor, Jan assisted the Aerospace Engineering department head in submittingmany of his published papers to the UDC. Along the way, she learned about the benefits andpitfalls involved in making published works available to the world through an open institutionalrepository and shared that knowledge with Jon and other librarian colleagues. By helping onefaculty member to create a UDC collection, we have gained a champion who not onlyunderstands the value in having his work more widely—and perpetually—available but also seeshow librarians can facilitate the process.Jan is currently working on another, larger UDC project. It involves moving research reportsfrom a university institute's website

Conference Session

New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fredericka Brown, University of Texas, Tyler; Kristian Trampus, University of Texas, Tyler; Michael Odell, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, a growing diversity of the workforce.Demographic projections show the traditional pool that supplies today’s technological workforce isshrinking, while untraditional pools such as under-represented groups are growing proportionally,making them the new majority. If the United States is to remain competitive and continue toflourish in the competitive global marketplace, it must draw on the talents of all the population. Theneed for a highly skilled technical labor force, the new majority, and the aging population areseveral factors that are driving the need for a comprehensive look at changing the culture of scienceand engineering.The underutilization of women and minorities in science and engineering is a problem of nationalpriority [4]. Not

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca Sala, Baker College; Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

conservation laws.11. Center of mass.12. Rotational motion, including, torque, angular momentum, rotational kinetic energy, and rotational inertia.Table 2. Statics Student Learning OutcomesStudents will be able to:1. Use general principles and problem solving techniques to solve engineering problems.2. Solve operations with vectors such as force or position, resolve them into components, and project them along axes.3. Use Cartesian vectors to solve problems involving the equilibrium of a particle for a concurrent coplanar (two-dimensional)force system and three-dimensional force system.4. Solve for the moment of a force or a couple about a point and determine the resultants of a non-concurrent force system.5. Use scalar methods, vector analysis and

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

to be split into twohardware/software worlds, (NI world and Matlab world) and concluded that a strength of ourprogram is that we teach them about both worlds. We concluded that we had lots of agreement inour disagreement and our program is “right on the money” in helping our students to be preparedto get the jobs we identified as good ones.Several years ago our Advisory Boards strongly recommended that we add Project Managementto both programs and we did so; review of the jobs helped us understand how good thatrecommendation and decision were.Some jobs had good technical content, but were at the technician level; we are not designing ourprogram for our graduates to take such jobs. Some jobs had specific industry niches and wedecided not to