Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Chitra N. Javdekar

although inadequate preparation in Mathematics and Sciences in thehigh school is one of the major reasons for switching, it does not mean that the non-switchers whoremain in the programs might be more comfortable with their level of preparation and the reasons fortheir “staying the course” may be different than a perceived lack of preparation. Other reasons forswitching cited were related to poor teaching, and difficulty in getting help for academic problems(Seymour, 2001). In an ethnographic study (Seymour and Hewitt, 1997) additional reasons forswitching to non-SME disciplines: lack or loss of interest in science; belief that a non-SME major holdsmore interest or offers a better education; and feeling overwhelmed pace and load of the

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Lizabeth Thompson Schlemer; Faith Mimnaugh

means of instruction in engineering, while sportshave been around for eons. There have been many great coaches through the years that have writtenmuch on how to achieve success on the court or field. This paper discusses the ways in which theliterature on coaching has been used to influence teaching practices in a senior design course using PBL.The paper first reviews literature on the subject. Next the roles of both the coach and the instructor areexplored to draw parallels between coaching and PBL. This is followed by a discussion on techniquesused by some of the best coaches organized into three main areas: 1) Practice and games 2) Teamworkand individual performance, and 3) Feedback for individual improvement. Incorporated in the threeareas

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University; David Shernoff, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

problems. And they may be sufficient for earning apassing grade in the course. However, when large numbers of students flounder on open-endedproblems that require deeper understanding of the material, it becomes clear that the educationalprocess is not working.Cognition research2,13,15 has addressed situations such as these in which students are faced withtasks that do not have apparent meaning or logic. For students to “learn with understanding,”they need to “take time to explore underlying concepts and to generate connections to other[knowledge] they possess.”2 For several years, our teaching strategy has focused on givingstudents first-hand experiences with electric motors and balancing devices in the laboratory. Wehad students generate

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Lesko, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2010-2204: DATA IN DEPTH: WEB 3-D TECHNOLOGIES PROVIDE NEWAPPROACHES TO THE PRESENTATION OF COURSE CONTENTCharles Lesko, East Carolina University Charles Lesko is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology Systems, College of Technology & Computer Science at East Carolina University. He received his BS at the US Naval Academy; he holds a MS in Forensics from National University and a second MS in Computer Information Systems from Boston University; his PhD is in Applied Management from Walden University. His current teaching and research regime focus on strategic technology management and communication, information technology project management, and virtual reality

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-1820: INTEGRATION OF REAL WORLD TEAMING INTO APROGRAMMING COURSECordelia Brown, Purdue UniversityYung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University Page 15.785.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Integration of Real World Teaming Into A Programming CourseAbstractHistorically, teaming experiences for engineering students has primarily been found infirst year engineering courses, design courses, and laboratory courses. Occasionally,other types of engineering courses integrate teaming as a part of some of the courseprojects. In this paper, we are reporting our findings of integrating teaming into aprogramming course. This study examines team projects and team interaction in a

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Sara E. Wilson

sciences.At the graduate and post-doctoral level, responsible conduct of research and engineering ethicstraining for engineers has been less common outside of bioengineering. Unlike the biomedicalsciences, engineering research and graduate work includes a wide range of activities and studentsin these programs have a wide range of career opportunities, not all of which are covered intraditional in a traditional RCR course. Therefore, in order to address the NSF mandate withcourses appropriate to engineering students, it is critical that new materials and lesson plans becreated.Unique Elements of RCR for EngineeringResearchIn the biomedical sciences, much of the research performed focuses on hypothesis-driven,laboratory or clinical research. As such

Conference Session

Scholar Program Proposal/Develop Courses and Materials/Collaborations and Accredatation Systems for Global Engineering Education / Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Jennifer DeBoer, SPEED

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2010-2414: THE ENGINEERING PROFESSOR OF 2020: THE FORGOTTENVARIABLELueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Lueny Morell, M.S., P.E., is Program Manager in the Strategy and Innovation Office staff of Hewlett Packard Laboratories (HPL) in Palo Alto, California. She is responsible for facilitating external research collaborations for HPL and lead initiatives focused on R&D talent development, collaborating with external partners (government entities and other corporate labs) to pursue strategies and initiatives of benefit to the research community. In the past, she was in charge of developing engineering/science curriculum innovation initiatives worldwide in support of HPL research and technology

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emad Habib, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Carloina Cruz-Neira, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Yuxin Ma, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Douglas Williams, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

assessment and validation of rainfall remotely-sensed products, and hydrological applications of statistical methods. He teaches undergraduate and advanced graduate courses in hydrology and probabilistic methods. He is the co-chair of the Uncertainty Assessment Task of the Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem Assessment and Restoration Model and a member on the American Society of Civil Engineers Environmental Water Resources Institute “Doppler Radar” Task Committee. He has several peer-reviewed publications and serves as a regular reviewer on journals such as Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Advances in Water Resources, Journal of American Water Resources Association, and Journal of Applied

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Valenzuela, Auburn University; Jeffrey Smith, Auburn University; Ben Reece, Auburn University; David Shannon, Auburn University

programming skills in solving engineering problems without having to be explicitly told todo so. During Phase 1 of the project, we are exploring the feasibility of our framework and havedeveloped and evaluated five instructive modules for four IE professional courses in ourcurriculum.Modeling FrameworkThe methods that are commonly used to achieve educational objectives include: lectures,experimental laboratory, design projects, case studies, games, and internships1. All of thesemethods are used in teaching IE courses in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department atAuburn University. However, the lecture method is by far our most common approach forinstruction. This is also the case at most other engineering academic departments. One of

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiffany Simon, Columbia University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

financial support in the form of teaching and graduate researchassistantships, King and Chepyator-Thomson7, Willie, Grady, and Hope5, and Wilson13concluded that financial support is a critical factor that influences graduate student persistence ofAfrican Americans. In testing a model of degree progress, Toliver14 found that degree progresswas particularly reduced when African American students did not have financial support.Lovitts15 observed that while fellowships are used to recruit minorities into graduate schools, thisform of support does not allow students to integrate into the academic department and degreecompletion is significantly reduced. St. John and Andrieu16 recommend “comprehensive aidpackages” for graduate students, as their research

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lily Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University; James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering. This course series provided students with anopportunity to work on an open-ended design project that required skill sets spanning numerousdepartments rather than just a single department. The teaching staff consisted of three professorsfrom three separate engineering departments. For the 2008-2009 Academic year, the facultycame from the departments of Biomedical Engineering Materials Engineering, and MechanicalEngineering. The faculty considered the importance having an interdisciplinary set of instructorsas well as a team-teaching approach to best model to the students the strength inherent in theseapproaches. Page

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa Clyne, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

orientation but before classes started to easenew faculty tension. Sessions were held on the three tenure criteria: research, teaching, andservice. In each session, a panel of three tenured faculty (one senior and two recently tenured)spoke about what was required for success and answered junior faculty questions. Following thethree sessions, the junior faculty had lunch with senior administrators and a discussion with theengineering dean.A particular problem in new faculty integration is bringing women into departments in whichfew or no women currently work. We started a women in engineering research network toconnect junior and senior women in all engineering departments, and thereby attain a criticalmass for effective peer-mentoring. The network

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalia Litchinitser, SUNY at Buffalo; Albert H. Titus, SUNY at Buffalo; Alexander N. Cartwright, SUNY at Buffalo; Vladimir V. Mitin, SUNY at Buffalo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

publication at the level appropriate for each target audience),the PowerPoint presentations for the topic, the teaching notes including instructions on themotivation of the topic, descriptions of active-learning exercises that can be conducted during thelecture, example quizzes, and the evaluation surveys to be completed at the end of the module. Inaddition, laboratory exercises and simulations (Flash and Java animations) are beingincorporated into the module.Examples of Knowledge and Application Module DescriptionsIn this section we offer two examples: one KM and one AM. These and other modules will beevaluated during the Spring 2010 semester in our Nanophotonics EE 459 course using methodswe have developed previously [5-6].KM: Plasmonics

Conference Session

Student Paper Presentation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Melvin, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Students Constituent Committee

of 2004, I truly had no idea what challenges and opportunities I wouldencounter over the next six years. My tenure as a grad student has been a whirlwind of classes,research, teaching, reading, writing, presenting, adversity, and fun. The lessons I learned alongthe way have helped to shape me both as a scientist and an educator; however I wish that I knewexactly what lay ahead during my graduate odyssey.The goal of this paper is to provide that road map, both incoming and current graduate students,through a series of stories and lessons I learned during my graduate career. My goal is toprovide fellow grad students with advice necessary to navigate the potentially tortuous path theywill encounter such as taking classes, getting into the lab

Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilka Balk, University of Kentucky; John Balk, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

International

studentsarrive in Karlsruhe between January and March, and start with a research project that has beenformulated by faculty at both institutions. Whenever possible, the US student is paired with aGerman student who will participate in the reciprocal phase of the exchange program. When thesemester begins in Karlsruhe in April, students transition to coursework and either finish theirresearch or decrease their laboratory workload.The engineering students from Karlsruhe, Germany, come to the University of Kentucky inAugust to take regular classes in the fall semester. Karlsruhe’s engineering students, who arerequired to complete a 500-hour research project for their degree, perform some of this researchin the fall semester, while also taking classes, and

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Albert Sun, St. Mary's University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration.Albert Sun, St. Mary's University Dr. Albert Sun is Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. He is also the Director of St. Mary's University’s Automated Manufacturing & Robotics Laboratory, which is dedicated to industrial automation education and research. Dr. Sun teaches courses on industrial automation and control and computer aided manufacturing (CAM) and robotics. His research interests include CAD/CAM/CAE education, quantitative analysis for small manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) critical success factors when implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

David Potter

A context for unstructured experimentation: What resources are available to the student tinkerer? David Potter Northeastern University College of Engineering Session 2: Tools, techniques, and best practices of engineering education for the digital generation “What I hear, I forget; What I see, I remember; What I do, I understand.” – Old Chinese proverb Abstract: Education for the digital generation can be thought of as a process of classroom and laboratory learning

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

be taught; 3) knowledge of how to teach others in that area (content pedagogy), in particular how to use hands-on learning techniques (e.g.- lab work in science and manipulatives in mathematics) and how to develop higher-order thinking skills. 4) an understanding of learners and their learning and development– including how to assess and scaffold learning, how to support students who have learning differences or difficulties, and how to support the learning of language and content for those who are not already proficient in the language of instruction. Page 15.108.2 5) adaptive expertise that allow teachers to

Conference Session

IE Applications and Systems

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Guccione, Eastern Illinois University; Thomas McDonald, Eastern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

factors, the healthcare industry appears to have begun usingDES to improve its services and care.The authors have taught with and used DES software, Arena® and ProModel, in processanalyses over the past decade and were intrigued by the usage of DES software especially in thehealthcare field. Using healthcare problems that have been analyzed using DES software wouldgive students exposure to realistic situations which they may actually experience (e.g., waiting tobe seen in an emergency room).This concept has application, especially in engineering and technology education, through beingable to use real life examples in teaching DES concepts and software. This would give students abetter appreciation of the use of DES software in analyzing processes

Conference Session

Design Projects across the Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Thomas, University of South Alabama; Michael Doran, University of South Alabama; James Sakalaukus, University of South Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

projects, graduate research, three master’s theses and invaluablecommunity exposure for STEM education. In addition to research opportunities, the work withJagBot resulted in the development of a 400-level senior elective engineering class in LabViewand provided justification for University funding of a laboratory based on National Instrumentsdata acquisition systems. This paper describes the design process and the contribution of thestudents to the final JagBot design.2. IntroductionRobots, as much as any other advance in science, epitomize progress. Robots have starred inmotion pictures, are routinely used in industry, and, although they have not become integratedinto society as fast as imagined by science fiction writers, they have been

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University; Shonda Bernadin, GSU

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

experiments in a disciplined manner (use and connect standard laboratory instruments, electronic devices and equipment), analyze, interpret, troubleshoot and apply experimental results to improve processes using sound engineering principles. (d) An ability to apply creativity in the practical, cost effective and reliable design of systems, components or processes in the areas such as electronics, or electrical power and machinery. (e) An ability to function effectively in laboratory groups and/or on design teams with members and tasks sometimes separated in time and space. (f) An ability to identify, design, test, analyze, and solve technical problems using knowledge gained from a

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah McCubbin-Cain, University of Kentucky; Bruce Tschantz, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

). He has over 40 years' experience in civil engineering research, teaching, and practice in dam safety engineering, stormwater modeling and management, flood analysis, sediment transport, erosion prevention & sediment control, open channel hydraulics, and extreme flood event hydrology. He has served on several national stormwater hydrology and dam safety panels in ASCE, ASDSO, FEMA, National Academy of Sciences, and Executive Office of the President. During the Carter Administration, he coordinated national dam safety programs and established the Federal Office of Dam Safety in FEMA, where he served as the first Chief of Federal Dam Safety in 1980. Dr. Tschantz has

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Paul Peercy, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Darryl G. Thelen, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel Klingenberg, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Wendt, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

were tied to introducing a freshman introduction-to-engineering course that at the timewas novel and building a teaching improvement program with a particular emphasis on assistingteaching assistants and new faculty. Our efforts have developed in parallel with and have beenbuilt upon the work of others. For example, Froyd, Penberthy and Watson have drawn thedistinction on the differences between academic change processes and good educationalexperiments5. Fornier-Bonilla et al. articulated the organizational impacts and resistances tochange in their on-going efforts in engineering at Texas A&M University6. The CCSSI Phase Ireport provides a comprehensive list of more recent relevant literature3.While our college has always been intent on

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

-line Streaming of Dynamics Class” Jeigh Shelley ........................................................................................................................................... 172“An Evolving Model for Delivering Engineering Education to a Distant Location” Kenneth W. Santarelli ............................................................................................................................. 192“Using Sports Coaching Techniques to Enhance Project Based Learning Instruction” Lizabeth Thompson Schlemer & Faith Mimnaugh ................................................................................. 207“Model Eliciting Activity for an Undergraduate Thermal Measurements Laboratory”* Paul van Bloemen Waanders

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

J. S. Shelley P.E.

thorough manner needed to be developed between 8 amMonday, when the vandalism was discovered, and 11 am Tuesday when the class next met.Options for content delivery included using a correspondence model, having another facultymember at the main campus teach the remote section, and moving lectures to a portable videoteleconference system. Having students study from the book on their own and completehomework and quizzes by correspondence was not an attractive option for this critical junior-level class. No other instructors were readily available to teach Dynamics on short notice for anunknown length of time without overloading their schedules. The portable video teleconferencesystem, while capable of broadcasting lecture, was limited in its ability

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Terry Teays, Johns Hopkins University; Mary Bowden, University of Maryland at College Park; Guangming Chen, Morgan State University; Richard Henry, Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-1761: BROADENING STUDENT RESEARCH EXPERIENCES THROUGHSUMMER EXCHANGE PROGRAM ACROSS CAMPUSESAbhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Prior to joining UMES he worked in Turabo University in San Juan , PR as well as Duke University in Durham North Carolina as Assistant Professor and Research Assistant Professor, respectively. Dr. Nagchaudhuri is a member of ASME and ASEE professional societies and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of engineering mechanics, robotics, systems and control, design of mechanical and

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Anthony, Tennessee Technological University; Melissa Geist, Tennessee Tech University; Sally Pardue, Tennessee Tech University; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Tennessee Technological University; Evangelynn Thurber, Cookeville High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Pandy, M. G., Petrosino, A. J., Austin, B. A., & Barr, R. E. (2004). Assessing adaptive expertise in undergraduate biomechanics. Journal of Engineering Education, 93, 211–222.14. Roselli, R. J., & Brophy, S. P. (2003). Redesigning a biomechanics course using challenge-based instruction. Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 22(4), 66–70.15. Yalvac, B., Smith, D., Hirsch, P. L., & Birol, G. (2007). Teaching writing in a laboratory-based engineering course with a “How People Learn” framework. In A. J. Petrosino, T. Martin, & V. Svihla (Eds.), Developing Student Expertise and Community: Lessons from How People Learn. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.16. Abdelrahman, M., Stretz, H., McCully, A., & Pugh, B

Conference Session

Materials Selection & Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford; Diane Folz, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Instructor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Virginia Tech. She also is the faculty advisor for the Material Advantage Student Professional Organization and of the Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research (JUMR). In addition to teaching the materials processing laboratories, she mentors at least one team each year in their senior capstone project. Her research is primarily in the area of microwave processing of materials. Page 15.99.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Summer Transitional Program for an Undergraduate Interdisciplinary

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Soner Tarim

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

, university laboratory? Where did the equipment come from? Did you build it? Did you loan it from somewhere? Did you work in a professional laboratory? Did you do the project yourself or did you receive help? If you received help the judges are looking for you to give credit to those individuals. Did you have clarity with the details of your science project? How well your project fits in with the theme of being beneficial to society will be taken into account?Table 5

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

available inour computer laboratories. Students also install this software on their home computers.KiCad is software for the creation of electronic schematic diagrams and printed circuit boardartwork. It is useful for everybody working in electronic design. In the microprocessor devicescourse I teach, due to the complexity of the circuits we build, it is practically impossible to drawschematics by hand. Such complexity is due to the detail required to actually construct suchcircuits. Even in a modest microprocessor system with an 8-bit data bus and a 16-bit addressbus, keeping track of pins and pin numbers is problematic. In performing homework and projectwork alike, students absolutely require a powerful yet easy-to-use schematic capture tool.Dia