Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marlin Thomas, Air Force Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

courses and they can be derived through multiple routes incurricula. There are varying opinions among engineering educators on the methods foraccomplishing the three elements of learning in the above definition. Issues range from theamount of repetition of topics through course overlaps, review of materials from course tocourse, inclusion of projects, and case studies. The objective is to establish an efficient andeffective routing for students to accomplish and build on the elements of learning throughconcept integration. Course prerequisites are very important in establishing the routes. 4.1. Example of a Learning PlatformThe Poisson process is an example of a learning platform for industrial engineering. It is thefundamental stochastic

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Boston case is a discussion of contemporary building codes andwhy such large storage containers were not considered to be structures and hence did not requireengineering expertise for design and maintenance.Likewise, in the IMO case, the NSPE code is not applicable, although Mexican engineers cancross-register professional status in the state of Texas and the code is thus applicable acrossinternational boundaries. The actual problem with the storage tank was not engineering-orientedbut rather a bad management decision to hold more molasses than the tank was designed to store.The engineering problem was an environmental one, so an examination of sustainability issues isappropriate.Finally, in courses that require a term project or other major

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University; Zhuocheng Yang, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

developed to administer this new responsibility, 2) the experiences of the first three years of program evaluator visits, 3) the institutions with ABET EAC-accredited multidisciplinary engineering programs, 4) the number and names of the multidisciplinary engineering program(s) at each institution, 5) the ABET EAC accreditation history of these programs, 6) a look ahead at the projected future evaluator workload, and 7) other issues related to this new accreditation role and to recent changes in the process.IntroductionOne of the significant distinctions of a substantial number of baccalaureate engineering programsis that they intentionally do not align naturally with a currently so-called “traditional discipline”(such as

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University; Alexandru Belu, Case Western Reserve University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

, mathematics and computing are shown inFigure 1.Figure 1 The definition of computational science and engineering.Each module has three main components: lecture(s), which are part of physics or engineering courses;CAS solved related-examples; work groups and home-works. In the lecture(s), the theory is presentedand examples of typical and/or real life problems are worked out using the facilities of the CAS. Duringthe work groups, typically during the tutoring session, small groups or individual students are assigned aset of problems to solve. Students are expected to solve additional problems and to study the course text.The project total workload for a term course is about 80 hours for the average student. The main aim ofthe courses and the CAS-based

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Upper-Level Physics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Mowry, University of St. Thomas-St. Paul

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

showsthat the metrology-based modular approach of teaching undergraduate E&M is achieving theintended goals. The triply redundant flow/flux coverage of the vector-calculus module, theANSYS® modeling module and the Matlab® field visualization GUIs are very popular with thestudents. These modules have succeeded in helping the students visualize and analyze real fieldsin practical applications as well as providing the graduates with industry recognized E&M skills.The main detractors of the modular approach are the costs and space associated with establishingan E&M laboratory. Hence support, via CCLI grant or corporate donations, is necessary forfunding the complete E&M laboratory. The projected cost for implementing the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Balmer, Union College; Lance Spallholz, Union College

(saturated vapor). The maximum (i.e., reversible) work that can be performed by a system. Also called Exergyvii availability, available energy, and essergy.A 21st century active learning teaching technique We decided to experiment with “active learningviii” by linking the learning of theseobscure terms with the student’s popular culture. We created a computerized thermodynamicversion of the popular TV game show, Jeopardy. About a third of the way into the course theinstructor announces that they are going to play a special game. A Jeopardy-like game panel(that all the students instantly recognize) is then projected onto a screen on the classroom. At thetop of the screen are thermodynamic categories

Conference Session

Web-based learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Animesh Patcha, Virginia Tech; Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

past academic year. Computer Science joinedthe college last year and they have offered 12 courses, including two in the summer.Electrical and Computer Engineering is now offering 26 courses including one in the summerand an increase of eight courses over the past academic year. Industrial and SystemsEngineering added two courses over past academic year, making a total of 14 with twooffered during the summer. Other departments offered a limited number of courses as theyworked towards collaborative instructional projects with various university partners. Our Page 11.958.6goal to offer more courses during the summer, is an initiative based upon

Conference Session

Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Javed Alam, Youngstown State University; Venkata Seshada Aluri, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

,” Sakai Project, April 14, 2005, http://www.sakaiproject.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=230&Itemid=473.8. “Learning Design Specification,” IMS Global Learning Consortium INC., 2001, http://www.imsglobal.org/learningdesign/index.html.9. “The IMS Learning Design Engine,” CopperCore, http://coppercore.sourceforge.net/index.shtml.10. “LAMS Foundation,” Learning Activity Management System, 2004, http://www.lamsfoundation.org/.11. Cabell, B.Q., Rencis, J.J., Alam, J. and Grandin, H.T., “Using Java to Develop Interactive Learning Material for the World-Wide Web,” The International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 13, No. 6, 1997, http://www.ijee.dit.ie/articles/999971/article.html.12

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Garcia, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

costeffectiveness of new key technologies are creating large opportunities for developing large-scaledistributed applications. These systems are made up of several interacting components, each ofwhich is pretty much well encapsulated. However, this phenomenal growth has also broughtabout security concerns since some of the data now being made available on the Internet issensitive. For example eCommerce, the leading Web-based application is projected to exceeding$1 trillion over the next several years. The strong need for information security is attributed toseveral factors, including the availability of sensitive information stored in corporations andgovernments databases to the outside world.Database Access Control ModelsAccess control models were

Conference Session

Revitalizing Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Gulick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Debbie Pearson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gayle Elliott, University of Cincinnati; Jennifer Oliver, IAESTE United States; Karl Zimmer, General Cable

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

cross-cultural issues and the benefits that international experiences hold for engineering students. Debbie completed a Master's Degree in English and counseling certification requirements from Troy University. Before joining Georgia Tech, she served various educational institutions through teaching, counseling, administration, and project coordination.Gayle Elliott, University of Cincinnati Gayle Elliott earned BS and MS degrees from University of Cincinnati and is currently assistant professor in UC's Division of Professional Practice. She is the faculty advisor for students in the International Co-op Program (ICP) and for mechanical engineering students in the class of 2008

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henrik Åkesson, Blekinge Institute of Technology; Lars Hakansson, Blekinge Institute of Technology; Ingvar Gustavsson, Blekinge Institute of Technology; Ingvar Claesson, Blekinge Institute of Technology; Johan Zackrisson, Blekinge Institute of Technology; Thomas Lago, Acticut Inernational AB

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

also the simplicity and functionality of the remote controlledinstrument. The scheduling was successful, but also some constructive ideas how toenhance the reservation system was proposed by the students.AcknowledgmentThe project is sponsored by The Foundation for Knowledge and CompetenceDevelopment. Page 11.1428.14REFERENCES 1. I. Gustavsson. User-defined electrical experiments in a remote laboratory. In Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 2003. 2. I. Gustavsson, J. Zackrisson, and T. Olsson. Traditional lab sessions in a remote laboratory for circuit analysis. May 27 - 29, 2004. 3

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyndee Gruden, University of Toledo; Defne Apul, University of Toledo; Maria Diaz, University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

thesingle class of instruction since they completed a design project which included softening. (iv)Finally, the population of students especially in the graduate class was relatively small. Page 11.1204.7 3.5 Before 3 After Question 1 Keywords 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students III

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Kinsey, University of New Hampshire; Erick Towle, University of New Hampshire; Grace Hwang, University of New Hampshire; Edward J. O'Brien, University of New Hampshire; Christopher F. Bauer, University of New Hampshire

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

genderdifference in spatial ability scores existed at the beginning of an introductory CADcourse, these differences were nearly eliminated by the end of the course, similar to thefinding of Hsi et al.4. One of the major differences between the Sorby and Baartmans7and Devon et al.8 research projects was that one was conducted at a technical universitywhere the choice of majors is somewhat limited and the other was conducted at a stateuniversity.It should be noted that poorly developed spatial ability is only one cause of retention andachievement difficulties in engineering disciplines. Other factors such as peer support,student mentoring, exposure to skills in a non-threatening environment, and committedprofessors play a significant role. However, spatial

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

the learning objectives for eachlaboratory in the mechanical engineering laboratory sequence at Rose-Hulman Institute ofTechnology. The senior level mechanical engineering laboratory at the University of Tennessee -Chattanooga was reviewed by Knight and McDonald3. The authors emphasized the need to finda balance between mechanical and thermal systems; an overview of the various laboratory anddesign projects was also presented. Lyon et al.4 reviewed the mechanical engineering seniorcontrols laboratory at Purdue University and offered insight into resolving common laboratorycourse problems. For an international perspective, Ohadi et al.5 presented the four undergraduatemechanical engineering laboratories that have been developed at the

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Szmerekovsky, AFIT; Brian Self, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

technique. Finally, references and advice on how to utilize JiTTwill be supplied to potential users.The Just in Time Teaching ApproachJiTT should not be confused with other uses of “Just-in-Time” that is prevalent in engineeringliterature. Other authors use JIT to represent presenting material just before it will be used, forexample in a laboratory exercise or an assigned project. JiTT on the other hand, is a techniqueused to enhance the interactivity of a lecture period by creating a feedback loop between theinstructor and the student.As discussed in last year’s proceedings1, the JiTT strategy reflects recent efforts in cognitivepsychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, anthropology, neuroscience, andeducation research to better

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roli Varma, University of New Mexico

Tagged Divisions

International

working in industrial companies noted that due to beingforeign-born, they were barred from supervising some high-level projects. In other words,citizenship and nationality requirements limit some Asian Indian immigrants from moving up thechain of command.Social/Cultural ChallengesOne-third respondents believed that their cultural values, social differences, accents, andcommunication skills prevent them from seeking managerial positions (table 1). If Asian Indiansdo not seek top-decision making positions, it results into a limited pool of qualified candidatesfrom which managers can choose from.Several scholars 1,2,4,7,9,10,12 have identified work-related issues on which modern American andtraditional Asian cultures differ. For example, American

Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado-Boulder; Derek Reamon, University of Colorado; Lawrence Carlson, University of Colorado-Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

taught Circuits and Electronics, Mechatronics, Component Design and the interdisciplinary First-Year Engineering Projects. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. His foremost research interests include assessment of student learning, curriculum development and robotic controls.Lawrence Carlson, University of Colorado-Boulder LAWRENCE E. CARLSON is a founding co-director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory and Program, as well as professor of mechanical engineering. He received his M.S. and D.Eng. degrees from the University of California at Berkeley. His primary educational passion is real-world design, and he spent his last sabbatical

Conference Session

New trends in ECE education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravel Ammerman, Colorado School of Mines; Pankaj Sen, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Stewart, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Generation Systems and Electrical Safety • Misconceptions Regarding Electrical ProcessesGuest Lectures, Videos and Demonstrations: • Safety Presentation: Defibrillators Page 11.1301.8 • Safety Presentation: NREL • Video: Electrical Safety • Video: Arc Flash Hazards • Video: Electrical Case HistoriesField Trips: • Tour of CSM’s Electric Power Distribution System • Tour of an Xcel Energy Generating StationIn-Class Projects and Presentations: • Risk Assessment (Arc-Flash Comparative Study): NFPA 70E and IEEE 1584 • Safety Investigation Group PresentationsGrading: • Group Assignments: 50% • Miscellaneous Homework (Field Trip Reports, Assignments, etc

Conference Session

Engineering Practice for a Moral World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Moriarty, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

tend to be disinclined towardthe concerns of ethics. That does not mean that engineers are unethical. Rather they tend to getcaught up in the exigencies of a given engineering project and have little time to spend on theruminations of ethics. Leave that for the supervisors and managers to worry about. Mycontention is that if engineering ethics were presented in a mathematical framework it might Page 11.1288.2have more appeal to the typical engineer. 1The aim of engineering ethics is to indicate to engineers how they ought to be, what they oughtto do, and what they ought to make, in order to bring

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

areas related tovirtual experimentation. The iLabs project is an excellent example of remote instrumentationand experimentation. Typical experimental equipment from Armfield Ltd. is interfaced throughuniversal serial bus (USB) connections with the LabVIEW software package. Students fromaround the world are able to perform experiments remotely using the MIT Chemical Engineeringlabs4. Other efforts are aimed at full virtual experimentation. Burrell et al.5 describes the useand evaluation of a web based virtual experiment designed to replace a conventional “wet lab” inthe Chemical Engineering program. A web interface that mimics the actual experimental setupallows students to collect data for a rotameter calibration. While the data is simulated it

Conference Session

New Topics in Engineering Economics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ristroph, University of Louisiana-Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

; Page 11.171.6 ‚ can give the solutions to each student’s problems after the due date; and ‚ automates grading and provides other teacher-oriented aids.This approach is part of a continuing evolution in using CAI for homework purposes. There arenumerous examples, of which two are representative. Sullivan1 et all explored the use of webpages containing learning aids without randomization, and Dahm2 included random elements in asimulation based project for students. The current effort provides unique problems as the norm,thereby effectively offering a new paradigm for engineering homework.In general, a major purpose of engineering homework is to insure that each student knows howto apply basic principles and integrate them in a manner that

Conference Session

Balancing Act: Ideas in Pre- & Post- Surveys and Assessment of Professional Skills

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Dimitra Michalaka P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

their Power Pointlecture notes. The presented material was always linked to previous and future material in thecourse and to the students’ personal experiences. After the mini lecture, hands-on small groupproblem solving was employed to assist students with the engineering economy concepts. Thetime value of money concept was applied to both real-life engineering projects and student’spersonal finance decisions such as student loans, car loans, credit cards, etc. Daily individual andteam quizzes were administered on the assigned readings and the homework assignments andstudents were provided with quick feedback. On one occasion, students were asked to take aposition for or against ethically oriented challenges confronted during benefit cost

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (2)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Jane Huff-Lohmeier, University of Arizona; Amee Hennig, University of Arizona; Daniel Lamoreaux, University of Arizona

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

excluded from URM student recruitment and retention efforts,projects, initiatives, and programs [6] [7]. There are far more Anglo teachers graduatinguniversities as public education teachers than American Indians and other underrepresentedminorities [8]. In fact, in academic year 2011-2012 of the 152,000 math teachers and 132,000science teachers in the United States, only 600 and 400 respectively were American Indian,compared to 81,500 and 84,500 respectively for their Anglo peers [8]. This disparity often leavesNative Nations in need of qualified teachers, especially in math and science. The solution hashistorically been to hire teachers from outside the Native Nation, most of who are non-AmericanIndians, to teach primary and secondary school

Conference Session

Dimensions of Engineering Literacy and Engineering in General Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

., Haynes, A., & Redding, M. (2007). Project CAT: Assessing critical thinking skills. In Proceedings of the 2006 National STEM Assessment Conference, Deeds, D, and Callen, B.(eds) Springfiled, MO: Drury University.24. Stein, B., Haynes, A., Redding, M., Harris, K., Tylka, M., & Lisic, E. (2010). Faculty driven assessment of critical thinking: national dissemination of the cat instrument. In Technological Developments in Networking, Education and Automation (pp. 55-58). Springer Netherlands.25. 26.

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DeLean Tolbert, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

and audio recorded, theonsite researcher records brief field observations at timed intervals, the web browsing history issaved, and the research participants submit their final design solution. C. Data Preparation - SegmentationThe video data were segmented into five-minute units. The segmentation was useful for thisproject because the unitized segments make the large data set much more manageable foranalysis. It also allows researchers to identify smaller video experts of specific mathematical orengineering behaviors. D. Coding Manual and Research FrameworkOver the course of this project the research team developed and tested various codingframeworks for analyzing the data. Three components guided the design of the

Conference Session

Technical Session 3: History and Future of Engineering Librarianship

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Arendt, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Virginia Commonwealth University; Martha I. Roseberry, Virginia Commonwealth University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

SchoolAssociation​, Westerville, OH: National Middle School Association, 2003, pp. 1-6.[22] B. McNeill. (2014, Mar. 10). “Library's major expansion project gets underway,” ​VCUNews ​[Online]. Available: h​ttps://news.vcu.edu/article/Librarys_major_expansion_project_gets_underway[23] B. McNeill. (2016, Mar. 3). “VCU to celebrate opening of new James Branch CabellLibrary,” ​VCU News​ [Online]. Available: ​https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2016/vcu-to-celebrate-opening-of-new-james-branch-cabell-library-march-15.html[24] E. Puckett Rodgers. (2016, Sept. 13). “James Branch Cabell Library | New LandmarkLibraries 2016 Winner,” ​Library J.​ [Online]. Available: ​http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2016/09/buildings/lbd/james-branch-cabell-library-new-landmark

Conference Session

Student Division Diversity and Persistence Related Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Blake Gegenheimer, STEP; Charles Algeo Wilson IV, Louisiana State University; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Student

Louisiana State University, managing all aspects of the STEP project that consists of a large-scale peer mentoring program in the College of Engineering. Previously, she founded and coordinated the Scope-On-A-Rope Outreach Program (SOAR) in the Department of Biological Sciences, where she worked for 10 years. Prior to her positions at LSU, Adrienne was the Science Education Curator at the Louisiana Art and Science Museum in Baton Rouge. Adrienne has a Master of Science degree in zoology from LSU, where she studied in the Museum of Natural Science collections, and an Education Specialist Certification in science education.Dr. Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University Warren N. Waggenspack, Jr. is currently

Conference Session

Enhancing Instruction in Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

to additional videoresources will be provided to give the students additional opportunities to understand theconcepts. It is understandable that students will continue to resist change, but with time, it isexpected that other courses in the department will follow a similar model which will allow forfurther student acceptance.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to acknowledge the Center of Teaching Excellence (CTE) at theUniversity of Waterloo for funding this project, Eleanor Mak (Graduate engineering student) andTalodabioluwa Abikoye (undergraduate engineering student) for their help with developing theinstructional videos and online quizzes, Samar Mohamed from CTE for her guidance and supportwith D2L and finally Samanthi Sooriyabandara

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

understood by learning. For each school subject there must be a corresponding academic discipline as represented in the universities. Because the disciplines are dynamic they are concerned as much with “what will be” as with “what was” [14]. That this is so, is illustrated by the great curriculum projects that were undertaken in the sixties and seventies because in the U.S. teachers did not have the resources to undertake such developments which normally be considered to be part of the role of the teacher functioning in this ideology [15]. The scholar academic ideology is teacher centred. Information is conveyed to the mind which reasons about it, as required. Learning is the result of teaching [16]. Because each

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia B. Paschal, Vanderbilt University; Isabelle S. Crist, Vanderbilt University Global Education Office; Christopher J. Rowe, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

International

engineering education include first-year engineering pedagogy and problem- based learning. His professional areas of expertise include technical project management and technology strategy. He is also communications director for the School of Engineering, past-Chair of the First-year Programs Division of ASEE and member of ASEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Strategies for Successfully Increasing Engineering Study Abroad ParticipationAbstractStudying abroad provides students with many benefits including the ability to work withinculturally diverse settings, live and work in ambiguous circumstances, and creatively solveproblems. This in turn