Conference Session

Computer Science-related Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University; Karen Nielson, Utah State University; Stephanie M. Kawamura, InTech Collegiate High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

., 2007, “Investigating Primary and Secondary Students’ Learning of Physics Concepts in Taiwan,” International Journal of Science Education 29(4), pp. 465-482.[5] Tims, H., Corbett, K. S., Turner III, G. E., and Hall, D. E., 2011, “Technology Enabled Projects for High School Physics,” Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, Canada.[6] Cowan, F. S., Usselman, M., Llewellyn, D., and Gravitt, A., 2003, Utilizing Constraint Graphs in High School Physics,” Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, TN.[7] Perrin, M., 2005, “5-Minute Demonstrations to Enhance the Conceptual Understanding of Engineering Lectures,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE

Conference Session

Techniques in Improving Mathematics Education in STEM Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Jian-ao Lian, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

students can learn and practice their math concepts any timeanywhere with their laptop PC. Vizard—a popular virtual reality programming environment—ischosen to design the course teaching modules to make the math learning full of fun.In this project, faculty members developed new interactive teaching and learning modules andintroduced them into the corresponding college math classes. Preliminary results on STEMstudents’ opinion were obtained and obstacles were discussed. Based on feedbacks of ourpreliminary exploit, we will further improve our current teaching and learning modules anddevelop more modules to enhance STEM students’ math learning.1. IntroductionNowadays, with the advancement of computer technology, the number of jobs requiring mathand

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

flying modelaircraft are used to demonstrate the flight of principles. Students get to fly radio controlled modelaircraft on a flight simulator. They are also introduced to the modeling and styling of aircraftusing Computer Aided Design (CAD) software. Students are given projects to work on for theentire week – so they stay engaged and learning continues when they return home every night.Other activities include trips to the campus simulation lab, RC aircraft flight demonstration,rocket design-build-fly competitions, paper and balsa plane endurance and range flightcompetitions, and student presentations. Page 25.838.42. Hands on

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University and Harpeth Hall School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

members present developed fourteen topics for discussion and ultimatelyselected the five bolded topics priorities for the Center. • How do we support K-5 teachers in teaching STEM? • How do the college institutions that retain STEM majors do it? How do we transition from secondary to university effectively? • What do we know? What do we need to know to keep women in STEM? Create a literature survey and summary and disseminate it broadly. Identify holes in the literature for future projects and grants. • Are we pushing girls too far too fast in upper school science curriculum? • How do we reinforce with girls that they can be successful in their STEM careers? How do we

Conference Session

Innovative Uses of Technology and Techniques for Laboratory Exercises

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirstie A. Plantenberg, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

“Final Experiment” is to give the students a chance to plan, design,conduct and analyze an experiment of their own using appropriate DOE techniques. The contextof the experiment is limited only by the student’s imagination. They may conduct experimentsdirectly connected to their research, a project that they are involved in at work, or they couldconduct a “household” experiment. Students use the knowledge that they have gained byrunning the previous in-class experiments to plan their own experiment. The “Final Experiment”gives them a real taste of everything that goes into planning and conducting an experiment on Page 25.905.6their

Conference Session

New Ideas for the ChemE Core

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

AC 2012-4671: MAKING THEIR BRAINS HURT: QUICK AND EFFEC-TIVE ACTIVITIES FOR THERMODYNAMICSDr. Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell UniversityDr. Michael J. Prince, Bucknell UniversityDr. Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University Katharyn Nottis is an Educational Psychologist whose research has focused on meaningful learning in science and engineering education, approached from the perspective of human constructivism. She has authored several publications and given numerous presentations on the generation of analogies, miscon- ceptions, and facilitating learning in science and engineering. She has been involved in collaborative research projects focused on conceptual learning in chemistry, seismology, and chemical engineering

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qu Jin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Materials

experiment and instrument design. He has been involved with various research projects sponsored by NSF, NASA, and AFOSR, ranging from education-related issues to traditional research topics in the areas of elevated temperature constitutive modeling of monolithic super alloys and environmental effects on titanium based metal matrix composites. His current research inter- ests include epistemologies, assessment, and modeling of student learning, student success, student team effectiveness, and global competencies; experimental mechanics; and piezospectroscopic techniques. Page 25.921.1 c

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priscilla J. Hill, Mississippi State University; Yaroslav Koshka, Mississippi State University; Oliver J. Myers, Mississippi State University; Giselle Thibaudeau, Mississippi State University; Carlen Henington, Mississippi State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Nanomechanics: Modeling 7 Nanomechanics: Science Fiction vs. Science Fact 8 Seeing at the Nanoscale and Nanoscience in Biology 9 Seeing at the Nanoscale and Nanoscience in Biology 10 Geosciences and NanoBacteria 11 Nanoelectronics: Nanowire Fabrication 12 Nanoelectronics 13 Nanoelectronics 14 Health Effects, EthicsIn the chemical engineering lectures, presented by author Hill, the effect of size on the color ofCdSe nanoparticles was presented. To explain the concept, publically available slides from anNSF funded project were used4, and a video was shown of the particles being grown5.Applications of colloidal gold included melamine detection in milk6, 7 and printing electronicdevices8, 9. Fundamental concepts

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatem M. Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Tamer M. Wasfy, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jeanne Peters, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Riham M. Mahfouz, Thomas Nelson Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

material panels, and tires. She has also worked on numer- ous projects to create advanced engineering design and learning environments which include multimodal user interfaces for space systems. As Vice President of Information Technology, Peters Peters directs the development of advanced virtual reality applications, including scientific visualization applications and web-based multimedia education/training applications.Prof. Riham M. Mahfouz, Thomas Nelson Community College Riham Mahfouz is the Department Head of the Chemistry Department at the Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC), where she teaches and serves as course coordinator for the following courses: prepara- tory chemistry, organic chemistry, and online

Conference Session

Topics Related to Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph M. Tabas, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Cody Mathew LeMay, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Elizabeth Freije, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Students willbuild projects under the supervision of the professor, and they can be demonstrated in real time.In some instances, an interface may be required such that the student’s constructing circuits, forexample, could be assembled and connected to a virtual oscilloscope inside the laptop. Theinstructor could verify the readings by toggling to the student’s desktop view and commenting onthe circuit’s construction.4.0 ConclusionWhen engaged in a pedagogical discussion regarding online education, one of the most commonquestions asked is that of integrity. How do we know if the student completing the assignmentsor taking the exam is actually the student enrolled in course? One of the inherent benefits of oursolution is professors can see the

Conference Session

Innovations in First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Ringenberg, University of Michigan; Marcial Lapp, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

teachingmethods rely on the instructor providing the students with a lecture-type environment wherespecific principles of the course are delivered to the students. Alternatively, inductive teachingand learning techniques are learner-centered. As the authors note, this places an addedresponsibility on the students since they now have much more control over their learning. TheMichigan Lecturer Competition follows this methodology. In our work, the students areresponsible for providing the material for the competition which effectively places the studentsin control of developing their own learning materials. As presented in Prince et al.8, our work isrelated to the method of Project-Based Learning since students are assigned the challenge topresent the

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

and skills. Likewise, instead ofpurchasing the computer board and software that accompanies the lumped mass apparatuses(which in this case was primarily developed for controls laboratory experiments), a world-classanalyzer (that includes computer software for control) was purchased so that the sensors andanalyzer can be used by students and faculty for research projects. This analyzer can also beused for acoustic measurements. A disadvantage is that the software that controls the analyzer isnot user friendly, and requires substantial setup time by the instructor. The laboratoryexperiments that were developed include the study of free vibration, forced vibration, 1 DOF,2DOF, and 3 DOF systems, dynamic absorber, modes of vibration, and the

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Van Arsdale, Michigan Technological University; Anna Pereira, Michigan Technological University; Leonard Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; William Helton, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

students participated in any one activity. Page 15.1365.5The analysis does show that the higher their academic skills and self-confidence level, thebetter their performance in the lab.That being said, it does not necessarily mean that having specific attitudes (or not havingspecific attitudes) will affect the lab score. It just means that those with a higher labscore did (or did not) have these specific attitudes.Future WorkThe next steps in this project are to try to develop principle factors for the two surveys. Itis hoped that this will give higher magnitude correlations. Then regressions can becalculated to model performance to past experience and

Conference Session

Mentoring First Year Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

anengineering career. But key to the message throughout all camp activities, from the GlobalWorkshop and Grand Challenge Curriculum to the informal time with their peer mentors, is thenotion that they can make that difference now as well. They learn that—through such activitiesas undergraduate research, applied projects, engineering service learning, and service-orientedengineering student organizations—the carrot isn’t four years away. In fact, it’s in their hands.Logistics and costsAs can be imagined, the logistics and costs for a program of this magnitude are daunting.Planning for E2 camp is on a thirteen month calendar starting with finalizing the facility bookingfor the subsequent year’s camp.In planning for the initial E2 camp for the summer of

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, M. and Schmidt, K. J. “AIM for Engineering: Lessons Learned from a K-12 Project,” Proceedings ofASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004.5. Ohland, M. W., Yuhasz, A. G., and Sill, B. L. “Identifying and Removing a Calculus Prerequisite as a Bottleneckin Clemson’s General Engineering Curriculum,” Journal of Engineering Education 2004.6. Budny, D., Bjedov, G., and LeBold, W. “Assessment of the Impact of the Freshman Engineering Courses,”Proceedings, Frontiers in Education Conference 1997.7. Klingbeil, N.W., Mercer, R.E., Rattan, K.S., Raymer M.L. and Reynolds, D.B "Redefining EngineeringMathematics Education at Wright State University," Proceedings, ASEE North Central Conference Ada, Ohio, April2005.8. Venable, W

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central; Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

teaching the electrical course to mechanical students, we felt that thecourse contains well-established topics with suitable lectures and assignments. Students have theoption to complete their MATLAB portions after class to enhance their simulations. We havealso felt that a particular pre-requisite course, Linear Circuit Analysis I, plays a key role forsuccess in the current class. We have decided to strengthen the topics such as KVL, voltagedivider rule, and mesh analysis for this pre-requisite course. We would also like to see morecomprehensive and challenging projects developed by students. In addition, more resonantcircuits and the Fourier transform can be covered when time permits.VI. Conclusion We have enhanced the electrical course to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida

project learning approach that doessupport an enriched learning experience but can often just represent a “drive by” event ifthe lesson is not followed up with additional repeated interactions with the teacher and theclass. Another path involves the faculty member becoming a mentor for a small group ofteachers. Perhaps this group is the local organized science or mathematics teachers’ groupfor a school district that is a feeder for the engineering college. In this situation, facultymembers will help teachers see how math and science intertwine with technology andengineering (3). This will most likely include teacher professional development related tothe actual math or science principle central to the targeted technology or engineering

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

liability. To this end, it was found thatthe learners were exceptional students since the shared grades affected their classmates.Martinazzi7 presented four findings: 1. Students believe when one succeeds, all succeed. 2. Face to face interaction supports student’s efforts and motivates them to learn. 3. When individual (team) responsibility and accountability are stressed, it (learning) is taken seriously by the students. 4. Working together requires developing social skills such as leading, teaching, reaching consensus, resolving conflict and communicating.The students in this project initially had reservations but after agreeing to participate they found

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nipul Patel, Purdue University, North Central

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

increases with age: Fewer than 10 percent of Americans younger than 44 years oldhave a chronic disease, compared to 23 percent of those between the ages of 44 and 64, 34percent of those from age 65 through 74, and 45 percent of those 75 years or older.2 Caring forpatients with chronic conditions accounts for more than four-fifths of all health careexpenditures, or more than $1.4 trillion annually—an amount that is projected to increase by atleast 25 percent over the next two decades as the baby boomers age.3Many of the wireless applications are designed to improve chronic disease care. Those forremotely monitoring physiological conditions can give clinicians detailed and timelyinformation about a patient’s illness, while other applications can

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jui-Chen Yu, National Science Technology Museum; Hsieh-Hua Yang, Department of Health Care Administration, Oriental Institute of Technology; Lung-Hsing Kuo, National Kaohsiung Normal University; Hung-Jen Yang, National Kaohsiung Normal University

Tagged Divisions

International

Page 15.708.11of technology teachers get their cross-discipline teaching license through in-service education.References1. Rodrigues, S. (2003), A model of teacher professional development: the partnership in primary science project, edited by Rodrigues, S., Nova:New York.2. MOE (2009) Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of China 2008, edited 2009, Taipei:MOE.3. MOE (2009) Yearbook of Teacher Education Statistics, Republic of China, ISSN:1996-2592, Taipei:MOE.4. Nisbet, R., Elder, J., Miner, G. (2009), Handbook of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications, Academic Press:Lodon. Page 15.708.12

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Susan Schroeder, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

a specific time increases their commitment to attend. ≠ Develop an online sign in process to better monitor program utilization. ≠ Develop a privacy policy so users are aware of session recording options.Bibliography1. Avison, D., Baskerville, R., & Myers, M. (2001). Controlling Action Research Projects. Information Technology & People, 14(1), 28-45.2. Bloom, B. S. (1984). The search for methods of group instruction as effective as one-to-one tutoring. Educational Leadership, 41(8), 4.3. Bork, A. (2000). Learning technology. Educause Review, 35(1), 74-81.4. Chang, S. L. (2004). The roles of mentors in electronic learning environments. AACE Journal, 12(3), 331-342.5. Elden, M., & Chisholm, R. F. (1993

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Chavela Guerra, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

International

Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She obtained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of engineering doctoral students for careers in academia and industry and the development of engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF Faculty Early Career

Conference Session

Manufacturing Program Innovation

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

eliminate the core topics taught in our programs but it Page 10.78.5does suggest opportunities that can be integrated into the educational process. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education 1. Business Knowledge/Skills 2. Supply Chain Management 3. Project Management 4. International Perspective 5. Materials 6. Manufacturing Process Control 7. Written & Oral Communication 8. Product/Process Design 9.Quality 10. Specific Manufacturing

Conference Session

Academic Standards & Issues/Concerns & Retention

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gillian Saunders-Smits

, December 1988.11. Saunders-Smits, G.N. and De Graaff, E., The development of integrated professional skills in aerospace, through problem-based learning in design projects, Proceedings of the 2003 American Society engineering education, Session 2125, June 2003.12. Hoyt, D.P. and Muchinsky, P.M., Occupational success and college experiences of engineering graduates, Engineering Education, pages 622-623, May 1973.13. Klus, John P. and Jones, Judy A., Engineers involved in continuing Education: a Survey Analysis, American Society For Engineering Education, 1975.14. www.lr.tudelft.nl - Official website Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology.15. www.tudelft.nl - Official Delft University of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gene Harding

Page 10.43.7 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”the way. They can, however, be slow. BERTs can “project” bit error ratios based on smallerdata sets and statistical analysis, but actually sampling 1012 bits for a rigorous test takes hours.Finally, although BERTs are expensive, specialized instruments, they are also powerful,effective, and necessary for some application testing.So, the real time DSO, logic analyzer, sampling oscilloscope, and BERT can all be used tomeasure jitter. The final question is how to integrate jitter basics, measurements, displays, andtools into an EET

Conference Session

International Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuo-Hung Tseng, Meiho Institute of Technology; Chi-Cheng Chang, National Taipei University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

give it a high evaluation because I applied to the all subjects. A5323 ” for the value ofmapping think it has more benefits than ”I grade concept mapping 80 because it concept mappinginstruction? shortcoming. I grade it an 80.” utilizes power point and animation to instruction B6183 activate the content. It deserves a high-middle level evaluation. A6285 ”9. “Concept mapping can be extended to “It made my project more interesting than Student agree the

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

and not just his/her memory. In other words, assessment oflearning is not a third-party research project or someone’s questionnaire; it must be viewed as acommunity effort or nothing, driven by a faculty's own commitment to reflect, judge, andimprove (Marchese, 1991 & 1997).Hawkins and Winter’s ACORN model documents ideas and provides guidelines to conqueringand mastering change (Hawkins and Winter, 1997). The model is shown in Appendix D.The instructors should utilize these helpful hints while developing assessment procedures thatmay lead to implementing the necessary changes at educational establishments (Narayanan,2004 & 2007). From the data collected, it appears that students are indeed much more receptiveto the kinesthetic mode

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wayne Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

disciplines such as law or business for a broader learning experience. In this case, the MS degree is usually viewed as a terminal degree. - The time to graduation is well-defined and consistent for all students. - Students may be selected into the program as late as their senior undergraduate year (depending on how many courses are allowed to be double-counted). - Advising, tracking and mentoring the student is easier.Programs that allow only the thesis option for the graduate portion of the BS/MS programusually have the following features: - The time to graduation varies depending on the thesis research project, the faculty advisor, and the student. - Students are often selected as early as possible (in the first year of

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Laurie Laird, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Assessment of Senior Design Projects,” 2006 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, AC 2006-853. Page 15.276.8

Conference Session

Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cech, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

theyadapt values and norms, identify with particular symbols, and learn to project a confident,capable image to the public.1, 16, 19, 20, 10 This socialization process is so vital because it is“crucial to both professional identity (marking oneself as an engineer with rights to speakauthoritatively in the profession) and competence (getting engineering work done).” 21The effects of professional socialization go beyond students’ perceptions of the engineeringprofession and engineering work. It is deeply attitudinal in nature, and the culture, skill and Page 15.1274.4etiquette of a professional appear in the individual as personal traits. The