Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Scott T. Lovald; Tariq Khraishi; Juan Heinrich; Howard Yonas; Christophe Taylor

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University; David Meyer, Purdue University; Mark C Johnson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

technology in education; more recent research contributions include papers on learning outcome assessment in both lower-division core courses and in senior-level capstone design courses.Mark C Johnson, Purdue University Mark C. Johnson is the Lab Manager for Digital and Systems Laboratories at Purdue University. He is a Ph.D. graduate of Purdue University in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). He supervises the ASIC Design Lab, Computer Architecture Prototyping Lab, and Software Engineering Tools Lab. He also co-advises project teams in Digital Systems Senior Design. He supports and maintains many of the electronic design automation tools used in ECE, and is involved in the

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Schnittka, University of Virginia; Randy Bell, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

14.531.16Figure 7. Estimated marginal means for all three classes: Pretest and posttest scores on ATESFigure 8 also illustrates how students in each class performed on the Attitudes towardEngineering Survey both pre- and posttest.Figure 8. Pre- and posttest scores on Attitude toward Engineering Survey.The very small difference in attitudes toward engineering could have occurred in the Controlclass for a number of factors. Students in other classes could have told them about their class Page 14.531.17activities. Students could have picked up some engineering from a final project called ExcellentEnergy, where students studied insulation used for homes and

Conference Session

LABVIEW-Based Experiments and Robotics Laboratory

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olawale Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Lawrence Kehinde, Texas Southern University; Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; A. M. Jubril, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Olutola. P. Jonah, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Soji Ilori, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

haptic feedback to the user 17 and minimizing simulations which could give studentsthe feel of being in a virtual laboratory instead of an online laboratory.References 1. Trevelyan, J. (2004). "Lessons Learned from 10 Years Experience with Remote Laboratories”. International Conference on Engineering Education and Research “Progress Through Partnership”, Ostrava, ISSN 1562-3580 2. Harjono (2001). Telelabs Project: Online Temperature Control Laboratory. Mechatronics Engineering Honors Thesis. University of Western Australia. 3. Casini M., Prattichizzo D. and Vicino A. (2001). The Automatic Control Telelab: A Remote Control Engineering Laboratory. Proceedings of the 40th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control

Conference Session

Exemplary Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Macon Beck, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue Universtiy; Teri Reed-Rhoads, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the 2005 science test scores showed no improvement since 2000 when82% of twelfth graders performed below the proficient level6,7. Science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are expected to increase in the number of neededpositions during the 2000-2010 period, while graduates with engineering degrees over this sametime period are expected to remain stable2. The number of students graduating with anengineering degree is not the only concern, but the diversity of these graduates is also a concern.There is a documented lack of diversity and shortage of students entering the STEMfields8,9,10,11.The projected workforce needs necessitate a substantial increase in the number of well-preparedstudents, particularly female and under

Conference Session

Programs That Serve Industry and Academia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Wittenborn, Boeing Company; Michael Richey, Boeing Company; John Paredes, Boeing Company; Daniel Schrage, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dale Atkins, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

responsible for leading cross-organizational teams e.g., academic, government and industry, and approving products for technical feasibility and business project consistency. This includes learning science research, including the application of immersive and cognitive learning theories into academic and industrial settings. Michael holds a Masters degree in International Business from the Ecole Superieure De Commerce De Lille and is currently pursuing a PhD in Organizations and Innovation: Understanding internal and external dynamics of networks at stake using a Complex Adaptive Systems perspective. Michael often represents Boeing internationally and domestically as a speaker

Conference Session

Mathematics: Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Yuguang Ban, Boise State University; Alison Ahlgren, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

is a slight positive trend,indicated with a dashed trendline. The effect of ALEKS in fall 2008 is a barely perceptiblebump above the projected trend. This fails to control for any factors except the historical trend.In particular, it does not attempt to control for influence of individual instructors. Figure 5: Pass Rates 70 65 60 Precalculus Percent Calculus 55 Calc w/ALEKS

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Winston Erevelles, Robert Morris University; Jennifer Parsons, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

gave them the background to create their own animatronic model. The Animatronics campcurriculum covered the following topics: Introduction to Robotics and Animatronics,Engineering and Product Design and Development, Project Management and Teamwork Basics,Concept Development and Artistic Design, Modeling/Prototyping, Mechanism Design andAssembly, Electricity and Electronics Basics, Costuming and Integration, and Animatronics inEntertainment or Daily Life.The interaction with the “real world” through company tours was a significant feature of thecamps. The Animatronics camp toured The Creegan Company’s “Animation Factory” inSteubenville, Ohio. Creegan’s motto is “We make things move” and this family owned andoperated company is the nation’s

Conference Session

Exploring Retention

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeong Hwan Choi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jacob Marszalek, University of Missouri, Kansas City; Joyce Lee, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Susan Linnemeyer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

enroll due to scheduling conflicts.The SAGE program includes: • Mentors who meet with the enrollees weekly, • Seminars on academic success skills and engineering careers, • Required study sessions, • Participation in Engineering Expo or Engineering Career Fair, • Exploration of resources on campus, • Weekly journals, • In-depth group project, • Required student sessions, and • Meeting with professors.B. Engineering Education Model for 1st Year Student RetentionThe problem, decreasing number of engineers, has attracted great attention from manyengineering professionals and engineering educators 1, 6, 8, 16. The reduction in the engineeringworkforce is expected to reduce

Conference Session

International Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodolfo Yzasmendi Arellano, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Lourdes Gazca, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio López-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

Tagged Divisions

International

informationtechnology requirements. Furthermore, UDLAP’s Quality Enhancement Plan: EnhancingCritical Thinking Skills in Our Undergraduate Students is an integral part of our generaleducation curriculum, as well as the community service project required for every UDLAPgraduate35.UDLAP has established a general education curriculum for undergraduate students regardless oftheir major to assist them in acquiring the traits valued by UDLAP. The general educationrequirements (31.5 credits) for the undergraduate programs are published in The InstitutionalCatalog and include since fall 2006 the following:≠ Spanish: two consecutive courses (3 credits each) regarding writing and oral communication in Spanish (Thought and Language and Writing in the Professions

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tershia Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan; Crisca Bierwert, University of Michigan; Lindsay Shuller, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Page 14.847.5in general, and whether the resource was helpful. For Fall 2007 and Fall 2008, 144 and 211students, respectively, were directed to an online survey developed in SurveyMonkey via e-mail.Prior to this research project, 10 students from Fall 2007 and 8 students from Fall 2008 hadpreviously indicated that they did not want to receive surveys from SurveyMonkey. Because ofthis limitation, we were unable to send an email to all students enrolled in the class to direct themto the survey for this research. The response rates for the surveys were 53% (76 out of 144) and68% (143 out of 211) for Fall 2007 and Fall 2008, respectively. The quantitative analysis of ourdata was the primary objective. We report descriptive statistics and provide

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma; Randa Shehab, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

havecontributed to this project: co-PIs for the grant – Cindy Foor, Jeanette Davidson, DeborahTrytten, Teri J. Murphy, and Teri Reed-Rhoads; current and former senior personnel - RosaCintron, Paul Rocha, Francey Freeman, Lisa Schmidt, Kimberly Rutland, Tony Lee, MayraOlivares, and Claudia Morales; current and former graduate and undergraduate students - TiffanyDavis-Blackwood, Tracie Revis, Jeff Trevillion, Van Ha, Quintin Hughes, Bach Do, Yi Zhao,Ben Lopez, Johanna Rojas, Lauren Rieken, Anna Wong Lowe, Brittany Shanel Norwood,Sedelta Oosahwee, Tyler Combrink, Ruth Moaning, William Stephen Anderson, Ginger Murray,Andres Guerrero, Monica Flippin-Wynn, Mario Franklin, Joshua Rogers, Wen-Yu Chao, and

Conference Session

Topics in Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; R. William Graff; B.Kyun Lee, Le Tourneau University; Martin Batts, Le Tourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

morally deep ethics must substitute “the benefit of the environment”or “the benefit of the integrated community” for “the benefit of mankind.” Many engineers faceissues of public safety, honest reporting, and conflict of interest. Relatively few will be requiredto consider the broadest aspects of the environment.Catalano provides an example of identifying the integral community in an engineering decision.The scenario involves a project in the area around White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico:“Johnson would challenge us to first identify all the members of the community. For thisexample a listing would include the following: • Wolves • Prey animals including domestic sheep and cattle as well as deer, rabbits, coyotes,and others • Desert lands

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

particular strengths at institutionsthat allowed students to change advisers at the students’ request.17,18,19,20,21In the area of research participation and classroom experiences, NASA examined whetherstudents were treated differently or otherwise limited in program participation on the basis ofgender, and assessed the overall learning environment. The agency praised practices that allowedstudents to select their own project teams, along with practices that paid attention to whetherwomen were isolated on teams or respected in leadership roles. Reviewers heard concerns about Page 14.629.9classroom examples or research equipment more geared toward

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anuradha Basu, San Jose State University; Minnie Patel, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

problem that needs resolution and action. It puts the students in the manager’s shoes,which increases their involvement in the case1.It is common practice to understand the need of the customers before starting a project. Theliterature on writing a teaching case recommends thinking about or understanding the needs ofthe customer – the student – in terms of what theories will be conveyed or taught through thecase, how it will fit into the course, and how the instructor will use it for teaching purposes. Anextensive amount of effort is spent on identifying a case that will meet the requirements of theinstructor. Once the case is identified, the instructor needs to see if the case is sufficientlyinteresting and rich in terms of the contextual

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Larkin, American University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

, students are able to perform a number of interactive, hands-on,investigative activities. While this approach has been ongoing at American University for thepast decade, many other universities are now seeing the benefits of an integrated, active-learningformat for introductory physics instruction [25]. Numerous interactive projects have been developed for the PNM course. For example,students explore the topics of electricity & magnetism by constructing electric circuits andbuilding their own individual battery-operated motors. Students also dissect an incandescentbulb and learn how a 3-way bulb is configured. Figure 1 shows a typical scene during the

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Krantz, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

to leave industry and pursue an academiccareer. He is now a very successful professor at a major university and very active in ASEE! Page 14.1041.13However, finding a replacement is unnecessary if one is involved in collaborative researchprojects. For the past 25 years, the author has always worked collaboratively with other facultyon his research projects. Hence, when he elected to take a SAL, there was always someone to fillin for him. The Information Age has also made keeping up with one’s research program mucheasier. The author kept in regular contact with his graduate students and faculty colleagues viautilities such as Skype® and Yahoo

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian Nicholls, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Wolfe, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Page 14.966.1516 National Center for Education Statistics, National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, Project Officers: Peggy Quinn and Jeffrey T. Owings (Washington, DC), http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/nels88/index.asp.17 Allison, Paul D., Survival Analysis Using SAS: A Practical Guide, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, 1995, pages 61- 109. Page 14.966.16

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

following examples: • Why can’t review solutions be posted on line? (They are.) I would only take a picture with a digital camera then print it anyway. • Page 14.825.10 Is there a reason that the quizzes are worth more than the tests or the capstone project? • How can I see the readings as more of a simple task than an obstacle? The text is very dry, so I seem to become impatient with it…. • Is there going to be an opportunity to earn extra points? • How can I use this information to help me with my major/I think that you already answered that question. • What will the final be? (How long, format

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Morton, University of Wyoming; M.P. Sharma, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-2452: THERMODYNAMIC CONSIDERATIONS IN DETERMININGWORLD CARRYING CAPACITYScott Morton, University of Wyoming Scott Morton received his Bachelor and Master degrees in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1972 and 1978 respectively. He worked as an engineering consultant, a self-employed business owner, and a plant engineer before joining the University of Wyoming Mechanical Engineering faculty as a Research Scientist in 1999. He holds four patents and has two pending. Current research activities are in the areas of wind and solar renewable energy and computer aided laboratory instruction. Some of his many projects include radial flow and augmented flow

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William T. Brazelton

Engineers (SHPE).We responded with an eagerness to see that this did happen and in a successful way. Our support took thesame “transparent” form as with NSBE. The McCormick Undergraduate Engineering Office providesoffice space, clerical and office help to SHPE as they carry out their projects. In the brief period of theirexistence, SHPE has displayed the same sort ofvigor and sense of direction that NSBE had earlier. It is somewhat early to evaluate SHPE and itscontribution to its membership and the school but since it was formed, Hispanic enrollment has increasedin engineering. This may be seen in Fig. 1 which also presents the total minority Fig.2 - Women in Engine ering

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

William Messner; Dawn M. Tilbury

WWW server, inparentheses): • Pretty darn nifty (Duke) • Great tutorial......!!!!!!!!! —–> THANKS..... (University of Florida) • I love this page...especially all the very handy *.m files that you offer. I will certenly visit you very often. (Delft University of Technology) • Thanks for the tutorial. I needed to learn Matlab basics for a project I was working on and I found the tutorial to be very helpful. I had no Matlab experience so I thought that the tutorial was at the right level. (Lockheed Martin Corporation) • I am taking a class now on Controls and the examples you provide on this page are as good or better than anything I have found. Also, being able to snap code off the Web page and then run in

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical and Power Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Fang, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Base Metal (Steel) Penetration Nozzle (Alloy 600) Figure 8. Reference Standard Used for the Calibration of Phased Array Flaw DetectorThe inspection of dissimilar metal welds involving austenitic (stainless steel) or nickel-basedmetals has long presented big challenges for ultrasonic NDT due to the large, attenuating, andskewing grains. The phased array technology is the only proven ultrasonic technology for thistype of inspection11. The South Texas Project (STP) nuclear power plant developed theinspection procedure with a Harfang X-32 phased array flaw detector and was approved by theNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in 200312 about a year after the David-Besse incidence.One of the key components for the development of this

Conference Session

Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth Friedman, Ohio State University; Linda Weavers, Ohio State University; Glenda La Rue, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, respectively.Linda Weavers, Ohio State University Linda K. Weavers is the John C. Geupel Chair and Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science at The Ohio State University. In addition, Dr. Weavers is co-Director of the National Institute of Water Resources (NIWR) Water Resources Center for the State of Ohio. After obtaining her B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota, she received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Engineering Science from the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Weavers’ research is multi-pronged with research projects in the area of advanced oxidation processes (including sonochemistry, ozonation, and

Conference Session

Engineering for Social Justice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queens University-Kingston

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

as part of the United Nations’Earth Charter18 and offer suggestions for a revised ABET Criterion III.19 We offer a codeof ethics for engineers and engineering societies which includes the promotion of socialjustice and peace rank them as importantly as safety and more importantly than making aprofit. As a result of the new ethics code, we offer an engineering design algorithm,which places the promotion of peace and social justice as key elements in everyengineering design project. Page 11.581.5A New Paradigm for Engineering EducationBackgroundIn June 2000, an international conference entitled “Connecting Ethics, EcologicalIntegrity and Health in the

Conference Session

Engineering for Social Justice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

humility as a norm.3 Design NormsWhen designing a product, the engineer works iteratively through a step-by-step process: • Specification: Define the problem. Clarify the requirements of the project. • Ideation: Identify alternative solutions to the problem, often by brainstorming a variety of ideas. • Prioritization: Identify decision criteria to rate the various solutions, such as cost or weight. • Decision: Apply the decision criteria to decide between the alternatives, often using a decision matrix. • Implementation: Work out the details of implementing the chosen solution.Frequently the knowledge and ideas generated during one step in the process leads back toearlier steps for refinement and modification. Thus, the

Conference Session

Progress on Raising the Bar

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas Lenox; Stuart G. Walesh S.G., Walesh Consulting; Richard O. Anderson; Gerald E. Galloway, University of Maryland-College Park; Craig Musselman; Wayne R. Bergstrom; James K. Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler; James O'Brien

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Body of Knowledge TECHNICAL PROFESSIONAL Technical core Inter-disciplinary teams Experimentation Professional & ethical standards Design Communication Engineering problems Impact of engineering Engineering tools Life-long learning Specialized area of civil Contemporary issues engineering Business & public policy Project management, construction, and asset mgmt. Leadership

Conference Session

Women & New Faculty Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Jessop, University of Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

formulating a “Plan B” if feasible. For example, bedrestcould be a real possibility, given that an estimated 20% of women are prescribed bedrest at somepoint in their pregnancy.14 When one of my female colleagues was put on bedrest, it was nearthe end of the semester. Fortunately, she was teaching a graduate-level class and had justassigned their final project so that she was not lecturing anymore. She conducted researchmeetings and office hours and continued to work on her laptop in a supine position for over amonth. Due dates can be another tricky matter. One of my male colleagues generously offeredto drive me to the hospital if my water broke at work since his parking spot is right next to ourbuilding (mine is a half mile away). Another male

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Tawni Hoeglund, Colorado School of Mines; Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines; Kimberley Breaux

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Research Associate Professor in Academic Affairs. Dr. Streveler holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Master of Science in Zoology from the Ohio State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Indiana University at Bloomington. She is co-principle investigator of three NSF-sponsored projects: Developing an Outcomes Assessment Instrument for Identifying Engineering Student Misconceptions in Thermal and Transport Sciences (DUE - 0127806), Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (ESI-0227558), and Rigorous Research in Engineering Education: Creating a Community of Practice (DUE-0341127).Kimberley Breaux, KIMBERLEY R. BREAUX

Conference Session

Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veton Kepuska, Florida Tech; Mihir Patal, Florida Tech; Nicholas Rogers, Florida Tech

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

of “wake-up word”recognition technology. This tool thus has made research process much more efficient, accurate,and productive.IntroductionThe primary objective of presented work was to develop a speech recognition engine - analysisand testing environment in MATLAB. The problem encountered when working with speechrecognition projects is the fact that the processed data comes in the form of a large collection ofvectors (e.g., matrix) that typically represent energies of a speech sounds at various frequencybands [1]. Developed testing utility is extremely useful because it provides visual representationof various complex parameters represented as patters, vectors or scalars extracted from time-dependent speech signal. In addition, there are