Conference Session

Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Nunnally, University of Missouri - Columbia; James Thompson, University of Missouri; Steve Wyatt, University of Missouri - Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Innovative Research(SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) awards and projects moregenerally assist faculty in developing knowledge and contacts with federal agencies which arehelpful in obtaining additional research support. These programs also require an industrialpartner which can also be supportive of additional research support and strategic partnershipswhich can lead to additional funding. The traditional success path for engineering faculty has been to obtain federal, state, andindustry research support via research proposals leading to research contracts and grants. TheSBIR and STTR programs provide an additional path for success from these traditional sources.The more entrepreneurial faculty and their graduate

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Persistence

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Meyers, Youngstown State University; Catherine F Pieronek, University of Notre Dame; Leo H McWilliams, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. Understanding Student Differences. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(1), 57- 72, 2005. 4. R. Felder, G. Felder, M. Mauney, C. Hamrin, E. Dietz. A Logitudinal Study of Engineering Student Performance and Retention. III. Gender Differences in Student Performance and Attitudes. Journal of Engineering Education, 84 (2), 151-163, 1995. 5. Goodman, C. Cunningham, C. Lachapelle, M. Thompson, K. Bittinger, R. Brennan, and M. Delci. FINAL REPORT OF THE WOMEN’S EXPERIENCES IN COLLEGE ENGINEERING (WECE)PROJECT. April 2002. http://www.grginc.com/WECE_FINAL_REPORT.pdf 6. G. May and D. Chubin. A Retrospective on Undergraduate Engineering Success for Underrepresented Minority Students. Journal of

Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisa Warford, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

forreading and varying levels of technical expertise. These constituencies range from managers andcolleagues to general audiences, who may have a significant stake in an engineering project ortechnology. Engineers need sophisticated rhetorical skills to accommodate the varying interestsand levels of knowledge of these audiences. In recognition of the importance of these skills forengineering graduates, and in part to meet ABET requirements, most engineering schools acrossthe country have incorporated some form of writing instruction in their engineering curricula.At the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering, all undergraduates are

Conference Session

Mentoring Minority Students

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Kelly J Cross, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

engineering students, specifically women and underrepresented minorities. He is working towards a M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engi- neering and he received his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University.Ms. Kelly J Cross, Virginia Tech Kelly Cross earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Purdue University in 2007. She earned her Master’s of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2011. Ms. Cross is currently in the third year of the Engineering Education PhD program at Virginia Tech. She is currently involved with multiple educational research projects with faculty at Virginia Tech. Her research interests include assessment, diversity

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Y. Young, University of Central Florida; Cameron M. Ford, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida; Divya Bhati, University of Central Florida ; Kim A Small, University of Central Florida College of Engineering and Computer Science

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

23.808.6explore career pathways and develop their professional identity. YES student cohorts areexposed to the benefits that each experience offers through the YES Distinguished SpeakerSeries (speakers include an entrepreneur and a researcher), the YES Symposium, and interactingwith each other. For example, a Research Path student may be interested in how tocommercialize a research project or create a start-up company; or an Entrepreneurship/InternshipPath student may be interested in starting a business but realizes that pursuing a graduate degreewill provide specialization in the field. A similar educational approach (joining co-op withundergraduate research experiences) with engineering students at the University of Puerto Ricoat Mayagüez (UPRM) has

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University; Scott Pack

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

designers who addressspecific needs in the domain including integrative systems design, Human-Computer Interaction(HCI), Information Assurance and Security (IAS), reliability, networking, web interactions andmuch more. Since these skills are all part of the IT university curriculum IT professionals have asignificant role to play in the design of these complex systems. In fact most of these skills arepart of the pillars and central themes of IT education7. It is revealing that the respected annualsurvey sponsored by EE Times and others8 indicate that over 50% of the projects includenetworking and more than 30% include wireless, but in this report the designers are classified ashardware, software or firmware engineers and their lists of design tasks

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Mechanical, Materials and Thermal Systems

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R Veazie P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

asagitation increases, and for low current density, ultimate strength is directly proportional toagitation and temperature. This is a direct correlation to the learning outcome of demonstratingthe ability to explain and apply fundamental mechanical properties and experimental testing,including failure.The next evidence of achieving the learning objectives includes the correlation of the predictedmechanical properties with measured values based on a limited number of experiments oravailable data. This project was devised to teach students the fundamentals of design ofexperiments for the processing of materials for characterization, and the exercise assessment wasdeemed satisfactory because of the students’ capability to predict the boundary

Conference Session

Issues in ET Education II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leigh Sharma, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christina R. Scherrer, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

question from student perception standpoint. Webelieve investigating real-life performance, instead of student perceptions of their motivation,enhances the ecological validity of our project and decreases the potential for socially desirableresponding. Although there are many possible indicators of motivation (e.g., including grades onlow-point value assignments, attendance and punctuality, rates of non-instructional cellphone/laptop use during class), for this study, we focus on the grades obtained on low point-valueassignments. We believe these assignments may be particularly unmotivating for many studentsbecause they may be seen as a nuisance, given they are such a small component of an overall classgrade, and thus may be easy to dismiss. Our

Conference Session

Innovations in Pedagogy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H. Guilford, University of Virginia; Michael B. Lawrence, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

scores andscores received when serving as a discussant. Right: There is a weak positive trend toward increased scores whenserving as a discussant and overall class participation.Retention and recallWe conducted a 12-month post-test of the students from the inaugural class to determine whetherlearning in the Socratic format improves retention and recall. Twenty multiple-choice questionswere selected from across the semester and re-issued to students using the same online quizprotocol that we used during the semester (QuestionPress). This study was reviewed andexempted by our Social and Behavioral Sciences Institutional Review Board (project 2013-0384-00).Average retention and recall measured mid-semester was 75±4% on the same questions used inthe

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Tech Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin PE, Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

basin. World ocean weather forecasts, wave forecasts, ocean circulation,oil spill forecasts and forecasts of fish and shellfish resources have an insatiable appetite formore and faster computational capability. In my short lifetime, computational assets have grownfrom flops to kiloflops, to megaflops, to gigaflops, to terraflops to petaflops with no end in sight.Our National Science Foundation, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Departmentof Energy have been instrumental in keeping overall U.S. computational science and engineeringassets at the cutting edge. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) and Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA) performed in a highly effective manner during the 2012Hurricane season with their forecasts

Conference Session

Materials Science Education for the Future

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd C. Hufnagel, Johns Hopkins University; Michael J. Reese Jr., Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

classroomspecifically designed to foster collaboration and active learning. The classroom (shown in Fig. 1)has five round tables with six chairs each and walls covered with whiteboard surface. Although itwas not used in this course, the classroom also has the ability for students to project computerdisplays from their tables onto the walls for all to see.   Figure  1:  Classroom  used  for  active  learning  instruction  in  fall  2012  Research methodsWe are using a quasi-experimental approach to evaluate the impact of the active learningteaching method. The results presented here are the preliminary findings

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tan Ma, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University; Ahmed Taha Elsayed, Florida International University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

electric machines, drive systems and other low frequency environments. He performed multiple research projects for ONR and NAVSEA since 1994 dealing with; power system analysis, physics based modeling, electromagnetic signature, sensorless control, electric machinery, high frequency switching, electromagnetic Interference and shipboard power systems modeling and analysis. Professor Mohammed has currently active research programs in a number of these areas funded by DoD, the US Department of Energy and several industries. Professor Mohammed has published more than 350 articles in refereed journals and other IEEE refereed International conference records. Professor Mo- hammed is an elected Fellow of IEEE and is an elected

Conference Session

First Year Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer M Peuker, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Jennifer McFerran Brock, University of Alaska Anchorage; Steffen Peuker, University of Alaska Anchorage

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

,reporting and displaying project results, simple engineering mechanics and materials science,and simple circuit analysis. Students will ideally take this course during their freshman year incollege. The prerequisite for this course is pre-calculus, which is the mathematics requirementfor the engineering program in general, so some students will have had one or more semesters ofremedial mathematics and/or science courses upon enrolling in the introductory engineeringcourse. The class meets for two 75 minutes lecture periods per week, with class periods devoted Page 23.461.3to either traditional lecture or in-class group activities.For the final exam

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division - Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank E Falcone, Villanova University; Edward F. Glynn P.E., Villanova University; Mark Edward Graham, Villanova University; Mark Doorley Ph.D., Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

at the faculty member’s ownwillingness to assist in this project. How can you as a faculty member in the College ofEngineering help the college in its objective of educating ethically responsible engineers? Just asit is important to know where faculty stand in their understanding of the concept “ethics acrossthe curriculum,” so it is also important to know what responsibilities they are willing to assumein order implement Ethics Across the Curriculum. This question seeks open-ended comments, inorder to generate the most varied of responses from the participants.Survey Case StudiesThe next section of the survey centers around six case studies. The prior questions aim toascertain faculty familiarity with professional ethics, their practice in

Conference Session

Materials Science Education for the Future

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eunice Yang, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Materials

the mini- presentations, class discussions, POGIL activities, classroomdemonstrations were helpful in assisting them learn materials science.The author’s experience in implementing this new hybrid curriculum was positive and plans to implementit again in Fall 2013 with some changes as follows. In addition to using the MCI to measure learning, theauthor plans to develop assignments or tests to measure how well students learned the basic “ConceptsBeing Taught” and how well the mini-presentations accomplished the “Purposes” in Table 1 and Table 2,respectively. Assignments that will require higher level of critical thinking such as case studies or open-ended project assignments are in consideration

Conference Session

Computers and Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khalid W Khawaja, American University in Dubai

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

a high focusprogram-curriculum. However, the exception that is made in the capstone project coursewhere the students are assessed on several program outcomes must be looked into.Every program outcome is assessed by more than one course (high coverage and high validityProgram-curriculum). However, some of the program outcomes are assessed by only thecourses and no other tool, which is an issue that may require attention (high coveragemedium validity program). Again, excluding the capstone, the program assessment has Highfocus.Now looking at the capstone, not all the outcomes of the capstone are assessed. This could be Page 23.60.15an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Anthony Bourne, Wright State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

taught, whichwould ultimately translate into increased student retention and success in engineering programsacross the country. The dissemination component of the project has resulted in the addition ofnumerous unfunded collaborators, and the approach is now under consideration by at least twodozen institutions across the country. The recent publication of a nationally marketed EGR 101textbook26 is intended to encourage an even more widespread adoption of the approach.ConclusionThis paper has summarized an NSF funded curriculum reform initiative at Wright StateUniversity to increase student success in engineering by removing the first-year bottleneckassociated with the traditional freshman calculus sequence. The approach involves theintroduction

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Sally Sue Richmond, Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

enrolled in a first-yearengineering design course (3 sections) and 52 graduate engineering students enrolled in amaster’s level systems engineering course (2 sections) at Penn State University. Studentsvolunteered to participate based on a description of our research project and received nocompensation for their participation. Each student completed a concept map of a course-relatedtopic as a class exercise mid-way through each course; the topics were systems thinking(undergraduates) and creativity (graduates), respectively. All students were provided with briefinstructions about concept mapping and performed at least one “practice map” before completingthe maps of interest; they were given approximately 30 minutes to complete each mapping task

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William T. Evans PhD P.E., University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

was no longer a priority.There are times that it seems that the new course may have reached too far and left theold equipment in its dust. Some content had to be eliminated, however, and this was acompromise that was made. While a demonstration was given using RSLinx with theDF1 communication path, the lab experiences requiring this activity are no longer beingused, as are most of the COM ports on the computers in the labs.The appendices contain a material list of what was ordered. The order was so rushed tomeet timing requirements of the grant that there was no time to critically question eachcomponent. The purchase, however, was overall very successful and the project was agreat success. The A-B network switches were a waste of money since

Conference Session

Visualization tools and uses in graphics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Delahunty, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Raymond Lynch Dr., University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

is very difficult to separate entirely from theverbal system and one can often take precedence over the other depending on the situation. Itis plausible that the students' long-term store of information regarding the solids presented inthis task has been coded in a standard orientation and possibly using a coding system whichhas become more verbal and semantic than visual. The geometries may have been codedverbally by using a verbal descriptive system, which is amodal in nature. Semantic codingmay also have been utilised where the representation of the geometry in long-term memoryhas been assigned to some class, possibly one governed by a pictorial projection system.This could be due to the conditioning effect, previously discussed by

Conference Session

Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen T Frezza, Gannon University; Richard W. Moodey, Gannon University; David Arthur Nordquest, Gannon University; Krishnakishore Pilla P.E., Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

original group attempt to persuade controllers of resourcesto support their project, market products, etc., they are agents of socialization.The point of these phases is to recognize that individuals produce candidate claims forknowledge, and these candidates become knowledge once they are endorsed by the appropriatecommunity using agreed upon standards. (9) The importance of the different stages is two-fold:first to recognize the importance of the inner mental state of a single individual, and tounderstand the difficulties this presents with respect to the certainty with which one can assertthat someone actually ‘knows’ something. Among philosophers, this has led to “devisingdoomed criteria by which we can determine whether an individual uttering

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George Havener

, are being measured. Evidence that may be used includes, but is notlimited to the following: cadet portfolios, including design projects; nationally-normed subject contentexaminations; alumni surveys that document professional accomplishments and career developmentactivities; employer surveys; and placement data of graduates.DFAN Program – In 1997, DFAN drafted nine statements that defined the educational outcomesfor the aeronautical engineering program. After faculty and EPAC review, the nine statementswere adopted, and in 2000, they were reviewed, modified and reduced the six statements shownabove. These six statements are specific to the aeronautical engineering program, concurrentlysupport the Institutional Educational Outcomes, and are

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

and then later, in 1984 by Ranky at Nottingham and Siemens-Plessey in the UK,and then in 1992 when together with Mick F. Ranky, supported by CIMware Ltd.,http://www.cimwareukandusa.com and FESTO Ltd. an interactive multimedia CD-ROMwas developed as an electronic support system for servo-pneumatic positioning, as wellas part of another project for bio-medical engineering with Prof. T. Pato in Berne,Switzerland. In 1997 Paul G. Ranky and Mick F. Ranky developed a 3D browserreadable, virtual computer disassembly method, supported by industry, that has led toseveral other R&D grants (including major DOD grants for NJIT) and publications,including the 3D Multimedia Case Based Library (1995 to date).Since then the topic as well as the

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dhirendra Bhattarai; Christopher Ibeh

, destructive and simulation testing programs areemployed in the industry. The plastics testing lab at Pittsburg State University iscurrently undertaking a project, in collaboration with Able Manufacturing Corp., Joplin,MO, to develop a “J-Integral Method for Fracture Toughness of Composites (24).” Page 8.172.7 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Session 16492.3.c. Case Study: Materials Selection for the Directional Radar Unit

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Akinmusuru

include supervisory authority over severallicensed engineers, are sometimes unable to obtain the P.E. license. The EMF might be aneffective way of correcting this aberration. Principals of large consulting firms in the UnitedStates who have projects overseas are sometimes forced to undertake their work through localless experienced firms because of the local regulations concerning licensure. A register such asthe Engineers Mobility Forum would be a reasonable avenue by which such experienced engineerscould register as professional engineers in the foreign countries in which they have professionalactivities.V. ConclusionThe establishment of the Washington Accord is a most welcome process of enhancinginternational cooperation and unfettered

Conference Session

Visualization and Computer Graphics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Wiebe; Theodore Branoff; Nathan Hartman

Session 2438 Dynamic Modeling with Constraint-based CAD in Introductory Engineering Graphics Eric N. Wiebe, Ted J. Branoff, and Nathan W. Hartman NC State University, Raleigh, NCABSTRACT: This presentation is part of an ongoing research project by the authors looking athow constraint-based 3D modeling can be used as a vehicle for rethinking instructionalapproaches to engineering design graphics. A particular goal is moving from a mode ofinstruction based on the crafting by students and assessment by instructors of static 2D drawingsand 3D models. Instead, an

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Bowen

satisfied with their grade.The overall result is that student learning is improved, and both the instructor and the student aremore satisfied with the course outcome.Bibliography1. Bowen, J.D. 2003. Using a Hands-On, Project-Based Approach to Introduce Civil Engineering to Freshman. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education. Washington, D.C.: American Society for Engineering Education2. Clough, D.E., S.C. Chapra, and G.S Huvard. 2001. A Change in Approach to Engineering Computing for Freshman – Similar Directions at Three Dissimilar Institutions. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education. Washington, D.C.: American Society for Engineering Education3. Devens, P.E. 2000. MATLAB &

Conference Session

Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Hefley; James Lookadoo; Randy Winzer

accreditation criteria [1] and their implementation plans were presented. Thiswas our first real exposure to TC2K. It did not appear at that time to be a near-term challenge aswe expected to be reviewed using the existing TAC of ABET feature accounting format.Two months later at the beginning of the academic year, our department chair informed us thatwe had been invited to volunteer in the 2001 pilot visit project. Our other EngineeringTechnology programs were in good shape and could shoulder the responsibility. While the EETprogram circumstances were not ideal, we had sufficient positive factors and so we also agreed toaccept the challenge. Our three-member faculty group at that time consisted of a recently trainedTAC of ABET evaluator, a former

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk

to mechanical engineering to which I have not yet been exposed. (1c)2 I am able to analyze and interpret experimental data. (2)3 I am able to design a system, component, or process to meet a desired need. (3)4 I am able to function and participate effectively as one member of a multidisciplinary team of engineers working on project. (4a) I feel I am able to be an effective leader of a multidisciplinary team of engineers. (4b)5 I learned how to think critically and analytically. (5)6 I have a sufficient understanding of professional ethics to guide the decisions I will make in situations I will encounter in engineering practice. (6)7 I am able to communicate

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Heimdahl Peter; Brenda Puck; Danny Bee

in engineering careers is well established. In addition,there presently are 268,000 unfilled technology positions in the United States.5 By the year 2010these unfilled positions are projected to grow to 1.6 million.5 “Innovative programs for girls andyoung women provide opportunities for them to interact with women in science and technicalfields”.3 In addition, girls benefit from programs that build on their strengths and encouragethem to explore meaningful possibilities for their futures4.Society is denied the services of talented young women in technology fields, who, were it not forgender or cultural biases, have the potential to become excellent engineers. Withoutinterventions similar in spirit to those represented by the “STEPS for