Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi-Cheng Chen, Meiho Institute of Technology; Yi-Chien Lin, Meiho Institute of Technology; Ron Chuen Yeh, Meiho Institute of Technology, Taiwan; Kuo-Hung Tseng, Meiho Institute of Technology

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Information Systems

-Ministry of Education indicatedthat most of colleges have started to plan and establish e-commerce educational environments. Inaddition, they pondered on how to fit the internet properly in management courses. For examples,Dayeh university and National Yunlin University of Science & Technology set up electronicstores; National Taiwan University of Science & Technology has done the completion ofbuilding website of e-commerce instruction; and Feng Chia University built professionalcommercial website for supply information about insurance and finance. There are severalpractical strategies of e-commerce education in Taiwan organized as follows:1. To establish e-commerce lab or e-commerce center for facilitating relevant research and

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

practice1. 1) Active Learning: Teachers are involved indiscussion, planning, and practice, 2) Coherence: Activities are built on what they are learningand lead to more advanced work, 3) Content Focus: Content is designed to improve andenhance teachers’ knowledge and skills, 4) Duration; Professional development for teachersextend over a two-year period, and 5) Collective Participation: Teachers meet in discipline andgrade level groups to discuss strategies and content, and to develop approaches that they presentto their peers.The goals for the implementation of teacher professional development programs should be toenhance teachers’ skills and knowledge, improve their classroom practice(s) and increase studentlearning. How to accomplish theses goals

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University; Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University

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Engineering Technology

the SRL modelthrough two instructional strategies (Direct Instruction and Immersion Instruction) into theDigital Logic course. The outcomes of the implementation are provided and discussed.1. IntroductionAccording to national statistics, the number of bachelor-degree holders in Engineering andTechnology (E&T) declined by 5% over the last decade. Only 5.6 % of the bachelor-degreeawardees were from E&T in 20041. Based on the experience of working with students and thediscussion among faculty members reveals that most of those students, who left the engineeringand technology programs, possess the ability for achieving the required performance to succeedin the program. The specific reasons that resulted in their failing or dropping out

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

then a problemrelated to the specific learning object. There were at least 1-2 learning activities, related to thelearning object. During the presentation, students were told that they could pause the video,solve by themselves, and then view the results by watching the rest of the video.Student AssessmentA brief assessment was given to the students at the end of the semester, in order to identify theirusage and interest in the videos. Prior to this assessment, the author noticed that whenever hewas late in creating a video for the class, students emailed him asking when a new video wouldbe available.There were 18 students in the class, and 16 attended the last day, when the evaluation was givenout. Table 1 summarizes the results of that

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University; Adrie Koehler, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Damon Hathaway, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Kelly Keelen, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

strategy that divides students intobuckets based on their GPA. Communication strategies and interventions will be employed tohelp students that are at risk. Other suggestions recommended by the task force includes limitingthe number of Fs and withdrawals a student can have, tracking personal information andstruggles of students, and treating students like employees. Additionally, focus groups have beenplanned to obtain student feedback on retention issues.One study indicates that many factors affect students’ persistence in pursuing engineering andscience careers: race, gender, parental involvement, socioeconomic status, and academicachievement5. In a 2003 article, Lau6 summarized five major reasons for students dropping outof college: 1

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Kendrick Aung, Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University

result. The analysis result also provides great input tofuture improvement and dissemination of the novel teaching methods on dynamics concepts. 1. IntroductionDynamics is an important engineering course for three reasons. First, it is essential to have astrong grasp of the concepts covered in the course when pursuing a degree in engineering.Second, it is a required course for many engineering departments and is the first engineeringcourse that covers both difficult and abstract concepts. Third, for many capable students thiscourse can become a roadblock to a career in engineering1.Computer-mediated instructional technologies, typically in Virtual Environments, hold greatpromise for use in educational settings in that they can increase

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University; Richard Scott, University of Michigan

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Computers in Education

Technology. He is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has obtained a teaching award from the College of Engineering and was selected as professor of the semester four times by the local chapter of Pi-Tau-Sigma. Page 15.970.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Prediction comparisons between non-linear and linear models for dynamics enhanced educationIntroductionIn previous works 1, 2, 3, 4 examples were given illustrating benefits of introducing modernsoftware, such as MAPLE®, into undergraduate and beginning graduate mechanics courses.There are

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Land, Penn State University - New Kensington

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Engineering Technology

be successful. Among these were (1) quantification of the true levelof interest for such a test within the EET community and the level of financial support that couldbe generated from those interested, (2) recruitment of expertise in standardized examdevelopment, (3) identification of key topics to be covered by testing, (4) recruitment of topicexperts to develop and validate exam matter, (5) implementation of beta testing validation of thecompleted product, and last but not least, (6) acquisition of funding to support the developmentand exam validation effort.As of August 2009, all of these tasks have been completed successfully for a 'core topics' EETexam, and the exam is now being readied for its first official offering to EET programs

Conference Session

Nuts and Bolts of Cooperative Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

perception and understanding of theirengineering problem-solving skills as compared to students with no experience?” For this study,I interviewed three groups of senior electrical engineering students at a single research Iuniversity: 1) students who completed three rotations in the co-op program, 2) students whocompleted at least one internship, and 3) students who did neither co-op nor internship. In total, Iinterviewed 17 undergraduate engineering students. The analysis suggested three types of knowledge were differentially influenced bystudents’ classroom and work (co-op/internship) experiences: theoretical, practical, andprocedural knowledge. “Theoretical knowledge” refers to the theories, laws and principles of thefield. The majority of

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Eisner, George Washington University

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Design in Engineering Education

”, asset forth by the author. These ways include (1) broaden and generalize, (2) crossover, (3)question conventional wisdom, (4) back of the envelope, (5) expanding dimensions, (6) removalof constraints, and (7) the systems approach. The final issue involves carrying these notions intoeducation approaches to the engineering design. Examples are provided that demonstrate andexplore how these innovative approaches have been used and how they might be expanded.THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS Engineers have been designing systems for a very long time. Accordingly, we have studied thedesign process itself for many years. A relatively recent way to describe that process is toconfirm that it is, or should be, a distinctly two step procedure

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Sreeramachandra K. Mutya, Gannon University; Kirankumar Palthi, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

current state as described below with more details, theproject has produced a complete test-bed system that can be used as a basis for developinglaboratory experiments for undergraduate courses in wireless communications. The rest of thispaper is organized as follows. Section II briefly describes our test-bed system, Section IIIprovides details of implementation for mesh networking capability among the network nodes,and Section IV provides implementation details for mobility control of mobile robots. In SectionV, relevant ABET criteria are discussed along with brief descriptions of suggested laboratoryexperiments. Finally, concluding remarks are provided in Section VI.II. System DescriptionA. Test-bed of an Indoor Positioning SystemFigure 1 shows

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Tace Crouse, University of Central Florida; Alvaro Islas, University of Central Florida; Scott Hagen, University of Central Florida; Cherie Geiger, University of Central Florida; Melissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida; Patricia Ramsey, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida

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Mathematics

. Page 15.548.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010   EXCEL in Mathematics: Applications of Calculus  Abstract Nationally only 40% of the incoming freshmen STEM majors are successful in earning aSTEM degree [1]. The University of Central Florida (UCF) EXCEL program is an NSF fundedSTEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program) whosegoal is to increase the number of UCF STEM graduates. One of the activities that EXCEL hasidentified as essential in retaining students in science and engineering disciplines is thedevelopment and teaching of special courses at the freshman level, called

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

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Liberal Education

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Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Camille George, University of St. Thomas

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Page 15.1073.3The project was open-ended and the performance of the design was minimally weightedin the grading to allow students to be as creative as they liked. The instructor wasavailable for questions and to help recognize potential issues but refrained from offeringsuggestions during the design phase. As the students had yet to take a heat transfercourse the project was not intended to be a capstone, but did provide a qualitativeintroduction to the different forms of heat transfer and how they occur. The finalproducts can be seen in Figure 1; note the use of shaded glasses for protection from thebrightness of the collected and focused light. Figure 1. Solar cookers in actionUpon completion, the solar cookers

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Camille George, University of St. Thomas

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Mechanical Engineering

Page 15.345.3introduction to aspects of internal and external fluid flows as well as the different formsof heat transfer and how they occur. Some of the final products can be seen in Figure 1. Figure 1. Heat exchanger designsUpon completion, the desalinators were used in a lab utilizing the first law ofthermodynamics and psychrometrics (Appendix B). During the lab student designed heatexchangers were attached to an evaporative cooler which was running with saltwater asopposed to freshwater. In the evaporative cooler air is blown through a membrane whichwas wetted with the saltwater causing water vapor to evaporate and the air temperature todecrease. This moist air then traveled over a heat exchanger through which

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarvesh Kulkarni, Villanova University

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Computers in Education

;(∃ ∀ ) ∗ #∀)∗∃ !∀ + + ) + ∗ , − . #∗,−∃ /0 ) 1 23 /0 ∀ 1 24 ) 5 6 ! . 0 7 5 . . . ∗,− 8 9 0 #−∀ 6

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

computed results never exceeds that of a crude estimate, and the principle functionof theory consists of teaching us what and how to observe in the field.”1 This quote drives homethe point that civil engineers, and anyone else that works at the interface of the natural and builtenvironment, needs to understand geology. Because of the importance of geology to civilengineering, GLY 2805 Geology for Engineers is a required sophomore-level course in civilengineering at Villanova University. Although the course is predominately civil engineeringstudents, often environmental studies and geography students enroll as well.Villanova University is the largest Catholic university it the state of Pennsylvania with over10,000 undergraduate and graduate

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University; Barbara Clark, Purdue University; Susan Geier, Purdue University; Christie Sahley, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

, thepercentage of female PhD holders in full-time STEM academic positions at 2-year and 4-yearcolleges and universities has increased from 10.6% in 1985 to 25.1% in 2006 1. This increase hasbeen attributed to the increase in the number of females earning science and engineering PhDs.However, progress in faculty representation at research intensive institutions has been painfullyslow. A study of the top 100 science and engineering departments (as ranked by NSF) shows thatfemale science and engineering faculty had increased only 3% in the past five years up to a totalSTEM representation of 17% 2.In 2001, the National Science Foundation announced the ADVANCE program to address thedisparity in faculty representation. The goal of ADVANCE is to “… develop

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Mauricio Castillo, California State University, Los Angeles; Alexander Abramyan, California State University, Los Angeles; Keith Moo-Young, California State University, LA

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Minorities in Engineering

National Academy of Engineers (NAE) report on Changing the Conversation: Messagesfor Improving Public Understanding of Engineering revealed, there is a public misconception ofengineers particularly among minorities.1, 2 The study reported that Hispanic boys in generalbelieve that engineering has a positive effect on people’s everyday lives but Hispanic girlsbelieve that engineers are nerdy and boring. At California State University, Los Angeles(CSULA), a designated Hispanic Serving Institution, these findings are born out in the classroomwhere the overwhelming majority of Hispanic engineering students are male. Furthermore,while some Hispanic engineering undergraduates opt to pursue a master’s degree, very fewpursue a doctoral degree.3The IMPACT

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Steve Chenoweth, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

specifications. The EPICSDesign Process consists of the following phases as shown in Figure 1: ≠ Project Identification ≠ Specification Development ≠ Conceptual Design ≠ Detailed Design ≠ Delivery ≠ Service and Maintenance ≠ (Retirement)The EPICS Design Process model is not intended to be a recipe for design, or simply an exercisethat the students need to complete and check off. It is a heuristic (general principle or “rule ofthumb”) for design and is intended guide them through the design process. The center portion of Page 15.1175.4the graphic indicates a number of tasks that can be completed throughout the design process

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roy McGrann, State University of New York, Binghamton

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

engineering design andanalysis process.” An outline of the requirements for the minor is presented. The experiencesof the first students who participated in the program are described. Also, the challengesencountered in the approval process for this minor are described.IntroductionThe need for an educated citizenry is recognized as one of the basic requirements of a democraticsociety. In our increasingly human-built world, this entails a technologically literate citizenry.The goal of technological literacy “is to provide people with the tools to participate intelligentlyand thoughtfully in the world around them.”1 Included in this participation is an understandingof the human process of technological development: engineering analysis and design.At the

Conference Session

Technical Papers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Denick, Drexel University; Jay Bhatt, Drexel University; Bradley Layton, Drexel University (Eng.)

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Engineering Libraries

fellow. Students were also required to complete a selected-response assessment within one week of the library instruction. This assessment factored into the students’ quiz grade for the class. Results were analyzed from 505 student responses. First-year engineering student design teams are required to demonstrate their understanding of engineering design with a final design report. Table 1 outlines the design report and provides examples of project topics.Table 1: Outline for Introduction to Engineering Design Report with Project Examples Introduction to Engineering Design: Outline Examples of Projects Examined I. Abstract • Propulsion of a Climber of a Carbon Nanotube II

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Wahlstrom, Argonne National Laboratory; Frank Falcone, Argonne National Laboratory; Doug Nelson, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, empirical model database that evaluates fuel economy and realistic performancecharacteristics.The vehicle model is separated into several components: 1. Driver model 2. Engine model 3. Transmission model 4. Driveline model 5. Chassis model 6. Electrical system modelEach model is controlled by its own low level controller and includes the required sensors andactuators to enable successful simulation. However, the fidelity and complexity of each modelvaries depending on the intended utilization. The driver model is a standard PI (proportional –integral) model and will not be discussed in this paper as it is simplistic and should be modifiedfor each team.Engine ModelThe engine model is a 0-dimensional, mean-value model that utilizes a

Conference Session

Critical Issues in IT and IET: Focus Group

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gabriel Harley, IUPUI; Daniel Baldwin, IUPUI; Wanda Worley, IUPUI; Tresler Thurston, IUPUI; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

moving forward.”16Zoë Sheehan-Saldaña, an Assistant Professor of art at CUNY's Baruch College, uses a courseblog for her class Designing with Computer Animation (Figure 1). Her students regularly posttheir assignments and are encouraged to leave peer review. The encouragement of studentinteraction is an important advantage when using course blogs; however, the dialog is not limitedto classroom participants. Blogs also offer students the ability to discuss concepts and receivefeedback from others outside of the classroom; often this interaction includes industryprofessionals. For students, this connection to the real world is exciting. Ms. Sheehan-Saldañastates, “For students to have a sense that they are doing something ‘for real’ is very

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. They were supported bythe lead teachers and the community college faculty as they prepared to integrate a unit of EiEinto their classrooms over the next two academic years: 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.Description of the Participating Lead TeachersBefore starting the Teacher Educator Institute, each of the lead teachers filled out a participantsurvey. Tables IX and X tabulate the participant survey responses and reflect the number of yearsthe teachers have been employed in education and their educational backgrounds. Table IX: Number of Years Employed in Education Years in Education 3 3.5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 16 17 20 Number of 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Teachers Table X

Conference Session

Alternate Energy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Santiago; Hazem Tawfik; Yeong Ryu; Kamel El-Khatib; Devinder Mahajan

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Engineering Technology

automotive to cellularphones. DMFCs are already being developed to replace lithium batteries as a power source formost handheld and small electronics. Unlike lithium batteries, which take extended time torecharge, a DMFC can be refilled with a water methanol mix to recharge in a relatively shorttime3-4. The design parameters of a fuel cell allow cells to be stacked in series, to achieve thedesired current and voltage output. Considering the existing infrastructure for storage andtransport of liquid fuel, DMFCs have an advantage over HFCs5.Fuel cells are constructed as shown in Fig. 1.(http://www.eng.wayne.edu/legacy/images/AEImages/DMFC.gif)On the anode side, the methanol solution is supplied. Air is supplied on the cathode side. Thegas diffusion

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Evans, University of Washington; Priti Mody-Pan, University of Washington

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Two Year College Division

statewide collaborative project among four community colleges andtwo universities was undertaken in Washington State in 2004. The main goal of the project wasto increase the number of students earning undergraduate engineering degrees statewide, withspecial attention on URMs and females. More explicitly, its goals were to: 1. Increase by 10% over five years the total number of students in the State of Washington Page 15.1318.2 that earn an undergraduate engineering degree. 2. Increase by 100% the number of underrepresented minorities (URMs) earning undergraduate engineering degrees. 3. Increase by 20% the number of women earning

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Howe, University of Evansville

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New Engineering Educators

the student when encouraging young women tostick with engineering, and it is a very empowering experience. In the full paper, ways toovercome the challenges discussed will be explored in greater detail.IntroductionIt comes as no surprise that the number of female faculty members in engineering is quite low. In2006, a reported 10.8% of tenure and tenure-tracked engineering faculty were female and 5% offull professors of engineering were female1. While these percentages are significantly larger thanthose of 1985 (2.1% and 1% respectively), they still remain low when compared with otherfields. The National Center for Education Statistics reported in 2007 that 53.7% of faculty werefemale, leaving engineering behind at its 10.8%2. Because of this

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aezeden Mohamed, University of Manitoba; Myron (Ron) Britton, University of Manitoba

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

is taken in designing the projects to ensure that they are firmly grounded in engineeringsystem design. In this course they learn to build their circuit on a basic breadboard, shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 Basic controller (a) Breadboard with a sample IC chip (b) Ribbon CableA typical electronics project is the design of a controller for a model 3-story elevator. Unlike the otherprojects, all materials are provided for the circuit building project. A typical breadboard assembly is shown inFigure 2. This is usually connected to either the top or bottom two rows on the board to supply GND+6Vthrough the student’s breadboard to the elevator main power bus. Students wire their IC pins to the ribboncable that connects the controller

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Jianhong Ren, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University; Sheryl Custer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Joyce Coleman, Academy High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-depth engineering projects and four engineering activities. The fourengineering projects and one engineering activity carried over from the 2008 summer campwere: bridge building (civil engineering), computer architecture and Bluetooth technology(electrical engineering), river pollution (environmental engineering), and computer-aidedmanufacturing (mechanical engineering), and air pollution measurements (environmentalengineering)1. The three new engineering topics included in the 2009 camp were: robotics(mechanical engineering), hydrostatics (civil engineering), and hybrid car (chemicalengineering). The robotics activity was very popular among the participants. This projectintroduced industry-scale, six-degree-of-freedom Staubli robotic