Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

capabilities andthey help the company meet a schedule constraint if manufacturing the good is outside theschedule plan. There are also challenges and shortfalls with outsourcing. First there are alwaysthe cultural differences when outsourcing the work to overseas companies. This includescommunication issues that stem from differences in language and just simply the processes foraccomplishing the same task. Job loss in the U.S. is another side effect to outsourcing. Someexperts argue that outsourcing takes up the lower-level jobs and that allows Americans doperform the higher value jobs. But what that argument does not address is the impact it has onthe Americans that lose the lower-level jobs or the rising unemployment rate in the U.S. Manyworkers

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Tyler J Hertenstein, Ohio Northern University; Graham Talmadge Fennell, Ohio Northern University; Elizabeth Marie Spingola, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Delphi procedure is administered online. The initial invitations to participate came from alist generated by the steering committee, e-mail invitations to listserves for ASEE divisions withinterest including the First-Year Programs Division, invitations to participants in the 2012 First-Year Engineering Experiences conference, and targeted e-mail requests sent to a variety ofuniversities with first-year engineering programs identified through ASEE and through recentliterature.Results of all three methods will be used to define the classification scheme which is planned forpresentation and discussion at a culminating workshop during the 2013 First-Year EngineeringExperience conference.Results:Analysis of syllabi:A total of 28 syllabi were found

Conference Session

The D/M/A of CE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Emmanuelle Reynaud, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Ella Willard-Schmoe, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

had significant positive effects on 11 outcome measures: academic performance (GPA,writing skills, critical thinking skills), values (commitment to activism and to promoting racialunderstanding), self-efficacy, leadership (leadership activities, self-rated leadership ability,interpersonal skills), choice of a service career, and plans to participate in service after college.In all measures except self-efficacy, leadership, and interpersonal skills, service-learning wasfound to be significantly more effective than service alone.12,13 This longitudinal study isongoing.Since the 2004 inception of the UMass Lowell Francis College of Engineering college-wideservice-learning effort (assisted by an NSF grant), 58 faculty members have taught at least

Conference Session

Engineering Management In The Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nora Honken, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

As they start to plan the care for the patient, they learn through physician their experiences and the emotional involvement with their patients. Since they choose the plan of treatment, they begin to be more committed and their decisions start to involve risk. But they are not yet in a position to accept full responsibility since someone is still reviewing their treatment decisions.Proficient Specialist They are responsible for the outcome of their decisions and thus physician have greater emotional involvement and develop a deeper level of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andreas S Spanias, Arizona State University; Jayaraman J. Thiagarajan; Karthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Mahesh K Banavar, Arizona State University; Suhas Ranganath, ASU; Xue Zhang; Deepta Rajan, Arizona State University; Girish Kalyanasundaram, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

significantimprovement in student understanding. We plan to develop specialized assessment instrumentsto gauge the impact of the proposed e-learning platform and perform assessments during thespring and the fall 2013 semesters in the senior-level DSP class and the sophomore level Signalsand Systems class at Arizona State University (ASU). In the future, we plan to integrate thedeveloped assessments as a part of the e-learning interface and provide ways to encourage self-learning and self-evaluation among the students.Existing DSP Education ResourcesWe will describe in detail the existing computer and mobile DSP education resources that will Page 23.445.4form a part

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma; Dirk Ifenthaler, University of Freiburg; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

full advantage of those benefits. Some teams may even fail their tasks.Designing and creating learning environments which empower engineering students to learn howto learn is not an easy task. When students enter learning environments, most learners want quickanswers to questions they already have [43], [44]. Thus, students tend to like to be provided withsimple recipes and scripts – because they seem to be of more practical value at the time. Ourapproach to learning environments violates this quasi-need because we aim to bring aboutconceptual change. Clearly, we need to explore further the effectiveness of scaffolding of learningin this course and we look forward to doing so.We plan to explore the learner-centric paradigm in an undergraduate

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chung Hyuk Park, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ayanna Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

sufficiently fast transfer rate.The Wiimote also has a BT module that can be interfaced wirelessly with the host PC. ThePC that controls the communication thus opens two BT connections, one with the NXT robotand the other with the Wiimote, handles the signals and manages the multi-modal feedbackprocess. Page 23.492.4Using this platform, programming instructions were developed that utilized screen readers torelay visually depicted information on the computer console and a lesson plan that provided1-on-1 instruction on basic programming syntax, compiling and downloading program to therobot, etc. The teaching protocol used was a modification on the NXT

Conference Session

Preparation of Professional Engineers Outside of the USA. What are the Education, Experience, and Exam Requirements?

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael K. J. Milligan P.E., ABET; Daniela Iacona, ABET; Joseph L Sussman, ABET

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

has been employed at ABET for eight years in a number of capacities. Currently, she oversees ABET’s engagement in its various mutual recognition agreements, memoranda of under- standing, and its relationships with organizations outside the U.S. She also manages the implementation of ABET’s global operations plan. Ms. Iacona earned her baccalaureate in International Relations from Old Dominion University.Dr. Joseph L Sussman, ABET Dr. Joseph L. Sussman is managing director for Accreditation and Chief Information Officer for ABET (formerly The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), the recognized accreditor for col- lege and university technical education programs in applied science, computing

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Ali, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

International

, seminars and workshops, and has developed courses, videos and software packages during his career. His areas of specialization include transportation planning and management, legal aspects, construction contract administration, and public works. Page 23.37.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A Cost Effective Methodology for Pedestrian Road Crossing for Developing CountriesAbstract:The objective of this paper is to present a low-cost methodology for the selection of properpedestrian crossing facility by anticipating pedestrian delays at

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Jared P Coyle, Drexel University; Jamie Lyn Kennedy, Drexel University; Jessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Adam K Fontecchio, Drexel University (Eng.)

Tagged Topics

Curriculum Development

surveysdeveloped by a third party program evaluator. The outcomes of the program in achieving studentengineering self-efficacy, interest in engineering careers, and awareness of global engineeringchallenges through cross-cultural communication are evaluated in the context of program costand overall impact. Future expansion plans of this pilot project are also presented.1. IntroductionThe engineering community in many nations across the world is struggling to attract and retainstudents. This is a concern because a lack of qualified engineers in society creates long-termstructural inabilities to address the challenges both developed and developing societies arefacing.1, 2 Research has shown that exposure to engineering and engineering concepts at the K

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development

achievement test at the end of the academic year includedgrammar, writing, and an oral lecture presentation in English. Out of the 50 faculty, 37persevered through the whole program and showed significant improvement in Englishproficiency. Information about this program spread around the university by word of mouth,and many more faculty members showed interest for the academic year 2012-13 with anenrollment of 170 faculty (out of 150 planned) and 15 study groups. After one semester, theprogram has achieved 100% retention with all members still attending the courses.This paper describes the program created at Kazan National Research TechnologicalUniversity to improve the English language skills of their faculty and will focus on analyzingthe academic

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLC

Tagged Topics

Invited - Curriculum Development

Abu Dhabi. With the recent merger of NYU and the PolytechnicUniversity, it is anticipated that engineering programs will eventually be offered atNYU/Abu Dhabi.Abu DhabiThe rulers of Abu Dhabi Emirate, largest of the seven bodies that comprise the UnitedArab Emirates, have established an aggressive plan for diversification of the currentlyheavily oil-based economy. The vision for Abu Dhabi, currently being implemented,included:  Premium education for human capacity building  Research and development, leading to innovation  Commercialization of R&D results  Creation of a sustainable knowledge-based economyElements of implementation of this vision include the creation of new educationalinstitutions

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Christie Ritter, The University of Colorado at Boulder; Alan Rolf Mickelson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jared Leventhal, University of Colorado at Boulder; David Espinoza, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Topics

Student Development

to buyer, and that farmers could potentiallymake more income than they currently do. Looking at the intersection of telecommunications and economy, it became an objectiveof the team to understand how telecommunications technology could be used to transferinformation about the market to stakeholders. As a result, the farmers would have moreinformation available to them about what their crops are worth, and boat operators ortransporters could plan more organized routes to save gas and completely fill up their boats witheach trip. The Rural Trade Communications venture is under development by the NapoNet team toaddress this disparity. Using the wireless network and smartphone technology, the farmers canbe put in contact with the

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Jean N. Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Student and Curriculum Development

acquisition ofproject funding. With each University’s academic semesters starting and ending on differentdates, careful consideration had to be taken into account when planning the WBS and schedule.A significant difference in educational approach was that the University of Colorado has formalsenior and graduate design course offerings in its curriculum with a rigorous systems engineeringeducational component; whereas the Universities of Stuttgart and Sydney organized their teamsin a framework often described as “independent studies.”Compared to conventional academic projects, the Hyperion schedule was orders of magnitudemore complicated to develop as special consideration had to be made to accommodate the out ofsync university’s semesters. The Sydney

Conference Session

Teaching with Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Burton, North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Robert Cobb Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University; Li-Shiang Tsay, North Carolina A & T State University; Cameron Seay, North Carolina A&T State University; Tony E. Graham I, Department of Built Environment; Chafic Bousaba, NC A&T SU, CST Dept.

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

classroom configured for seated instruction and equipped with six dedicated Linuxworkstations. The authors' research equipment supplemented the instructional equipment toprovide an isolated local area network, enterprise infrastructure, and additional workstations. InJune 2012, the administration made a decision to re-purpose the instructional space into a thirty-seat generic classroom with back-to-back course booking. No other instructional space wasavailable, and all equipment used for Linux instruction was moved to storage.Reduced instructional funding hit another blow in late July 2012. Original plans for the re-purposed classroom called for thirty workstations with the option of dual booting operatingsystems. Unfortunately, funding constraints

Conference Session

Involving Undergraduates in Research

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tarek Abdoun, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Usama El Shamy P.E., Southern Methodist University; Anthony Tessari; Victoria Bennett, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; John E Lawler, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

were providedthe opportunity to interact with and obtain data from the instrumentation. Students at the remoteuniversity were instructed to communicate with the host school students in order to obtaininformation vital to conceptual understanding of the assignments. The first portion of the projectwas assigned to the students before running the experiment. This was divided into three subtaskswhich asked the students to design the instrumentation plan for a shallow footing in order toobtain the stress distribution in the soil medium, calculate the maximum vertical load of a squarefooting over a known soil, and finally to scale the previous results for a test that would beperformed at 25g (Figure 2). The students were given limit values for the

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy L Miller, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Jerry W. Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

bridgecompetitions as their potential focal points. Faculty and students took up the challenge anddecided to build their first concrete canoe. It was fun, hard work and the first iteration wasalmost laughable as compared to the current organization. With no idea how to build the canoe,to developing a system that produced 5 trips to nationals in 6 years, the maturation process washard work. The concrete canoe team was mentored, had feedback sessions, after-action reviewsand plans for the next year starting immediately after the annual competition. Student leaderswere elected by their peers and an “organization” was developed with subtask leader assignmentmade to students who were involved the year before. The efficacy of the development of the“organization

Conference Session

Improving course effectiveness

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

developed for a reason and that they did not always exist in the body of knowledge.This thought process, especially when stimulated in the context of many fundamental conceptsrelated to the subject (e.g., Discrete-event simulation, Production Planning and Control, Linearand Non-linear Programming, and Quality Control), is often the reason for outcomes c and e.When students are forced to think and research a topic on their own, they have been seen to havean increased long-term memory of the topic (outcome a). Outcome b can be an indirectconsequence that is likely to occur when students start seeing the whys behind the fundamentaltopics. The outcome d is seen when students spend time researching the topic on their own.In contrast to PBL, deductive

Conference Session

FPD 2: Retention

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

aimed at understanding the reason to select engineering as adiscipline to pursue, their perception of their first semester experience in college, and the level ofinterest in pursuing engineering.Reflective EssaysStudents were asked to write reflective essays about their college experience. In those essays,student wrote about which engineering discipline they plan to pursue, about challenges facedduring the semester, and about how their first semester affected their interest in pursuingengineering. Student submitted reflective essays at the middle and at the end of the semester.Results Page 23.1045.3First Year Engineering Program: All

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach; William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

(proposal, design, construction, testing, and preparation of final report, presentation anddemonstration. Assign a 1 if there is enough time to complete all tasks, otherwise assign a zero.The scoring for T is shown in Table 3 using the columns labeled Estimated Time and EstimatedTime.Skill metric (Sk): possess all skills (SP) needed =1 missing skills = 0Scoring Procedure: For each task list all the skills needed (e.g. microprocessor hardwaredesign, software design, assembly language programming, C programming, testing,organization, project planning, leadership, research writing, presentation design, speaking,record-keeping, scheduling, and all other required skills) Assign a number of 1-10 for each skillto each team member. Add all the skill

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations and Global Issues in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P. Mwangi P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

French Code, Canadian Code, The Euro Codes andthe International Building Codes. Building plans were never submitted for plan check by theMinistry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (MTPTC) or building constructioninspected as required by Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MICT). Quality ofbuilding materials had also to be addressed. Since most of the buildings were not engineered, theworkshops were developed to address all building professionals and also the home owners inpreparation of home repairs and new constructions.Workshop PilotThe first step was to get in touch with the target audience. This was done through religiousbased non-governmental organizations (NGOs) both international and national. The first (pilot

Conference Session

Innovative IE Course Content

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connie Gomez, Galveston College; Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

ethics course during the completion of theirengineering degree plans. Under the current degree plans, students do have the option to take anethics course, PHIL 2306 Ethics: Philosophical Perspective on Human Conduct and Values, tofulfill their Humanities Core Requirement. This means that students entering this course mayhave little exposure to ethics or a general background of ethics, without specifically addressingengineering or sustainability. Students invariably receive their background in engineering ethics Page 23.1251.4throughout their coursework, their interaction with their professors, and through any internshipor coop opportunities they

Conference Session

Information Tools and Techniques for Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida; Margeaux Johnson, University of Florida; Michelle Leonard, University of Florida; Melody Royster, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

overarching narrative to help students recognizewhat constitutes data falsification, data fabrication, and plagiarism (FFP). These three topics areof great importance to learning what the NSF and many other research bodies refer to asResponsible Conduct of Research (RCR). Students who play all three games also have theability to acquire a certificate of completion.Grant PhasesThis 24-month grant project ran from September 2010 to August 2012. Due to the significantworkload and short funding period, the project was broken down into 5 major phases and aninitial month by month plan (Table 1) guided progress towards project goals: • Page 23.1316.2

Conference Session

Outreach Along the K-12 Pathways to Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan A. Pruet, Mobile Area Education Foundation; James Van Haneghan, University of South Alabama; Melissa Divonne Dean, Engaging Youth through Engineering

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of the STEM disciplines.IntroductionNumerous reports, beginning with Rising Above the Gathering Storm2 (and more recently fromthe President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)3 & 4, have raised ournation’s awareness of the dire need to transform K-12 education in order to prepare and inspirethe vast numbers of K-12 students needed to meet our nation’s STEM-dependent workforceneeds. In the summer of 2006, to address and rise above one city’s own “gathering storm,”business and community leaders approached the Mobile Area Education Foundation (MAEF)and requested their leadership in addressing K-12 issues related to STEM workforce needs forthe region. Following a year of collaboration and planning, a pilot initiative

Conference Session

Interactive Approaches to Teaching Materials Fundamentals

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anastasia D Micheals, San Jose State University; Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

the nuances of microstructure and crystal structure, but are not conclusive.We plan to repeat the quiz, for credit and during the microstructure and heat treating portion ofthe class.The Electron Backscatter Diffraction TechniqueIntra-granular atomic arrangement can be determined by Electron Backscatter Diffraction(EBSD), a technique performed in conjunction with scanning electron microscopy. In EBSD, thetop atomic layers of a highly polished material diffract the incident electron beam. As intransmission electron microscopy, the resulting electron diffraction pattern at any point isuniquely determined by the crystal structure that the beam is incident upon. Computerizedmethods allow the patterns to be easily indexed to the corresponding

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Paul M. Jones; J. Richard Phillips

needs of the company with respect to the project requirements and often servesas the domain expert for the student team. Additionally, the liaison should understandthat his/her organization is supporting students and must be aware of the educationalneeds of the students, as well as the needs of the company.The liaison should be able to commit to a conference call with the team each week.He/she should plan to meet with the team multiple times during the academic year andshould also plan to host the team for a company site visit early into the project. This is tohelp students become familiar with the context of their project and to help the teamestablish a customer relationship with their sponsor.Program Timeline: The schedule for projects is

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kiran George

priorityregistration. The paper presents detailed evaluation and assessment of the scholarship programusing the following measures: a) Attitude and enthusiasm of students towards the ECS ACEscholarship program activities; b) Academic self-efficacy, and STEM interest and motivationbased on the assessments of ACE scholars; c) Qualitative measure of program effectivenessbased on: GPA of ACE scholars when compared to traditional students of similar backgroundnot supported by the ACE program; d) Impact of working hours on the ACE scholars’ academicperformance; e) Correlation between the scholarship amount and ACE scholars’ academicperformance.I. IntroductionStudents planning to major in science or engineering make up approximately 30% of allincoming college

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Tyler Crosson; Monica Hew; Bernd Chudoba; Amit Oza

more a melting pot ofinformation sharing rather than a one-way flow from inputs to deliverables. A few weeks into the project, after speaking with Amit and Dr. Chudoba, itbecame apparent that the team’s plans were excessively ambitious. Initially the plan was to reverse engineer the P-51, produce results for 3-5 mission profile points, perform flightsimulations in MATLAB for verification and create a model to fly in the X-Planesimulator. The group was advised to consolidate their efforts, make assumptions whennecessary, identify and completely answer the important questions regarding the projectobjective. Even if the end result was to analyze just one base line cruise condition pointin an oversimplified mission profile and present a

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

John Sibert; Matthew Goeckner; Dave Galley; Kory Goldammer

agreement including a provision for an annual review. Further, a matrix of thecourse equivalencies for each discipline, constructed by the STEM academic advisors from thethree member institutions, became an attachment to each agreement. All who participated in thedevelopment of the STEM articulation agreements have agreed that these agreements provide Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March 21 – 23, 2013. Copyright 2013, American Society for Engineering Educationclear and safe paths for the Collin and Richland students who plan to earn a STEM baccalaureatedegree at The University of Texas at Dallas. As these

Conference Session

FPD 7: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part II: Perceptions and Paradigms

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University; Burford J. Furman, San Jose State University; Ping Hsu, San Jose State University; Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

was, “my way of preparing for exams has worked wellall these years, I don’t need to change it now”.9 Prerequisite knowledge is also a factor. Overthe last few years the incoming freshmen have shown more proficiency with Excel® than in thepast, so they do not perceive the Excel® exercises to be as challenging as previously. The ENGR10 team plans to revise the Excel® content to better match the skills of current incoming students.Figure 4, taken from the 2002 study9, summarizes the responses from the same survey, with oneexception. The current course does not use MATLAB® but instead requires students to do 3Dsolid modeling using SolidWorks®, so the 2002 question about understanding of MATLAB® wasreplaced with a question about understanding of