Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masud Salimian, Morgan State University; Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

coaching system we implemented. Finally, section 5 reports the observation andanalysis of the experiment and our plans for future experiments with the model.Section 1: The OR Course StructureThe course is divided into ten topics. These topics are mostly what majority of the textbooksconsider as essential elements of OR curriculum for an undergraduate OR class. Each topic isbuilt on knowledge and skill gained in prior topics while building the foundation skill andknowledge set for succeeding topics. Page 24.696.2These topics are:  Finding Feasible Regions  Extreme Points, LP and Its Standard Form  Writing LPs from Feasible

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yong Wang, University of Illinois, Chicago; Lin Li, University of Illinois, Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

1. Cellulosic Biofuel Manufacturing ProcessesEach process may influence the overall biofuel manufacturing performance. Since thismanufacturing technology is still not so mature, there are still a lot of parameters (or factors) tobe determined for each process in order to obtain the best manufacturing performance. Twoleading performance measures of the cellulosic biofuel manufacturing system are production rate(or throughput) and energy consumption. This course project is only concerned with energyconsumption. More specifically, we plan to analyze the provided experimental data of the firsttwo steps, size reduction and pelleting, to see what factors have the main effects on these twoprocedures regarding energy consumption, and then recommend

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

initially high and did not change.After two years of data collection, ways to improve the usefulness of the pre and postcamp surveys are being considered. For example, Q8 will likely be removed. Q6 mayalso be removed, as the camp does not currently provide students with an opportunity totake anything apart. In addition, it may be more informative to use more directedquestions, such as Chen et al used in their assessment of the EPIC program at Cal Poly5.For example, instead of a Likert scale, they asked camp participants, “How committedare you to studying engineering. Please choose the statement that best fits you.” • I plan to study engineering in college. • I’m considering engineering but am also considering other majors for college

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jude L. DePalma, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Hüseyin Sarper, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 24.791.5year and more in depth instruction in the senior seminar. In between, we do not stress the word“sustainability,” but simply use sustainability topics throughout the courses. We now giveexamples of changes made in specific courses that demonstrate these strategies.We have added topics on sustainability in first year courses including introduction toengineering, engineering computer programming, and engineering graphics. In the introductionto engineering course, we include a module on sustainability (with pre and post tests of studentknowledge and attitudes). Material from our city’s sustainability plan is used as well asinformation on the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Engineering Challenges; of these14 challenges, the

Conference Session

Construction Safety and Risk Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jing Du, University of Texas at San Antonio; Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas at San Antonio; Rui Liu, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Construction

execution (Fig4). The class was finally required to develop up to 50 risk items. Feasibility Analysis Business Planning Project Financing Project risk Conceptual Planning Pre-project planning Detailed Scope Definiton Legal/Issurance/Risk Review Desgin Project Execution Construction Facility Operations

Conference Session

Construction Materials and Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui Liu, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas at San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Construction

structure to deliver BIM content to servedifferent needs of the students at different computer skill level and various industry experiences.This structure can also be adapted for BIM education for experienced industry practitioners.Feedback from the students, instructor observations, and recommendations for the computerexercises are also included in the paper.Course Components and Grading StructureThe “BIM for Construction Management” course was offered as three-credit hour electivecourse. The target audience was mainly senior and junior construction majors, who alreadycompleted basic construction courses including plan reading, estimating, scheduling, and projectmanagement. Since it was the only BIM course in the curriculum at the time, the course

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; David Claudio, Montana State University; Durward K. Sobek II, Montana State University; Laura Stanley, Montana State University - Bozeman; Nicholas Ward, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

definitionof Lattuca and Stark regarding the three origins origin of academic change: 1) those that resultfrom the planning efforts of those within a program, college, or university; 2) response toexternal societal pressures; and 3) utilization of new educational ideas.9Influences from inside the program included prior work to familiarize all members of the facultywith all curricular courses which set an expectation for change, changes in the make-up of thefaculty, and flat to declining student enrollments within the program. Influences from outsidethe program included enrollment increases in other programs within the department creatingresourcing pressures on the IE program, a department head mandate to reduce the costs of parttime IE adjuncts in

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Crystal Jean DeJaegher, University of Virginia; Jennifer L. Chiu, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, intelligent process inwhich designers generate, evaluate, and specify concepts for devices, systems, orprocesses whose form and function achieve clients’ objectives or users’ needs whilesatisfying a specified set of constraints”.9 With the incorporation of engineering into theNext Generation Science Standards, engineering design becomes increasingly importantin K-12 settings. Precollege students and teachers are now charged with understandingengineering concepts and processes, such as defining problems, developing models,planning investigations, analyzing data, using mathematics, information technology, orcomputational thinking, designing solutions, and engaging in argument from practice1. Inthese settings it is also important to understand how

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Pune Innovation Centre; Ayano OHSAKI P.E.

Tagged Topics

Student Development

-finance the cost of the experience and thedetails thereof. We have presented their responses in figure 3. Five of the Indian students and allthe three visiting Japanese students indicated their willingness. Each of them gave differentlimits; an Indian student said that he will not have any limits. Two of the Indian students wantedto consult their parents to comment on the limit. We agree that the answers would be highlyinfluenced by the financial situation of individuals and wanted to just get an indication of theextent of the benefits that they have received and collect information for planning of the nextiteration of the program. Since the cost of faculty involvement was borne by the project, we didnot ask them this question. 9 8 7 6 5

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Logan Oplinger, Arizona State University; Andrew Michael Heiman; Matthew Dickens, Arizona State University; Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9985Making and Engineering: Understanding Similarities and DifferencesJames Logan Oplinger, Arizona State University I am a student at Arizona State University, studying electrical engineering. I plan on going to graduate school at ASU for the Engineering (MS) degree. After I graduate I will work in industry, but I plan on becoming an engineering professor afterwards.Mr. Andrew Michael HeimanMatthew Dickens, Arizona State University Sophmore Electrical Engineering Student at Arizona State Universities’ Honors College interested in engineering education and the entertainment industry.Ms. Christina Hobson Foster

Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-Based Learning in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janie Gina Locklear, NC A&T

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

GuilfordCounty middle schools that are labeled as Title I schools . Title I schools are funded with federalmoney to improve the achievement of low-income students. This group is targeted because lowsocioeconomic status girls are less likely to pursue careers in science and math related fields.1The camp was led by two STEM female faculty and an undergraduate female engineeringstudent. Figure 1: Participants of Girls in Science Lab learning to using pipettes. After months of strategy and curriculum planning for the camp, applications to the campwere made available to students currently in the 6th and 7th grade; these applications included astudent essay, parent essay, and a teacher recommendation. Using a rubric, the students thatwould

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew E. Jackson, East Carolina University; Sherion H. Jackson, Grand Canyon Univeristy

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

Paper ID #9924Outreach Activities as an Integral Part of Promotion and TenureDr. Andrew E. Jackson, East Carolina University Dr. Jackson serves as a Tenured, Full Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at ECU. He is a senior faculty member in the Industrial Engineering Technology (IET) program where he teaches a variety of IET courses, including: Production Systems Engineering and Production Planning, Engineering Economics, Human Factors Engineering, and Risk Assessment. His career spans 40 years in the fields of aviation, aerospace, defense contract engineering support, systems acquisition, academics, and

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 3 of 3: Supporting High School Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Shaw, University of Southern California; Minh Tuan La, University of Southern California; Richard Phillips; Erin B. Reilly, University of Southern California Annenberg Innovation Lab

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

since high school when he attended Center for Advanced Technologies in Florida. His passion leads him to constantly ponder on how evolving technologies can be deployed to find it’s applicable usage. After completing his studies in USC, Minh pursues a career in Software Engineering.Richard Phillips Richard Phillips, University of Southern California Richard Phillips is an undergraduate student at the University of Southern California majoring in Computer Science and Business Administration. He was a sophomore when he wrote this paper, and is expected to graduate in 2016. He plans on getting his Masters in Computer Science as part of USC Viterbi Engineering School’s progressive degree program in 2017. After

Conference Session

INVITED PANEL: Preparing your Teaching Portfolio

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Glen Livesay is an Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering; he co-developed and co- teaches the biomedical engineering capstone design sequence at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Glen’s educational research interests include student learning styles, the statistical evaluation of assess- ment instruments, and increasing student engagement with hands-on activities. He has received an NSF CAREER award and served as a Fellow at the National Effective Teaching Institute.Dr. Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Julia M. Williams is Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assess- ment & Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Conference Session

Applications of Online Computing

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Fowler, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

participation on diverse teams as “real world” and therefore Page 24.1154.2beneficial13, their behaviors and experiences on diverse teams can be more problematic1,7. Forexample, students of different genders tend to take different roles on teams, with females morelikely to complete project planning and communication work and males more likely to dotechnical planning and hands-on building1,12. It is unclear in the research whether studentschoose to take on gender-specific tasks or are pushed by teammates into those roles.Team discussions tend to privilege some students at the expense of others. Women and under-represented minorities are more likely

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Bowie P.E., Aurasen Limited; Xuping Xu, California Baptist University; Anthony L. Donaldson, California Baptist University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

schedule cannot be violated. In accordance with theCorporation’s normal employee policies, each student was requested to fill out a weekly timecard documenting their effort expended, including task description and time expended on eachtask.As part of the corporation’s commitment, a corporate officer was to be in attendance at syllabus-scheduled reviews. Additionally, an interface, during class time, of pre-planned teleconferencesbetween all the students and a corporation representative was to take place every week. Theaudiologist agreed to participate in design reviews and to invite student teams to her clinicaloffice to view current hearing aid technologies, relevant programming issues and in respondingto patient expectations.The First Year

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Austin Creasy, Purdue University (Statewide Technology); Joseph P. Fuehne, Purdue University at Columbus

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

and implement a plan to address those if necessary.Data gathered during the investigation showed that in this region nearly 1 in 3 workers wereemployed by manufacturing companies – more than twice that statewide number determined byNAM. The data also revealed that 500 qualified workers are needed every year in this region justto maintain the current manufacturing economy.1 This number does not include new emergingindustries or growth of the current industrial base.Data compiled by the US Census Bureau in their American Community survey showed that inthis 10 county region the percentage of citizens 25 and over with a high school diploma was 84.1percent and the percentage of citizens 25 and over with a BS degree was 15.3 percent.3 Clearly,in

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Engineering Economy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Billy Gray, Tarleton State University; Gloria Margarita Fragoso-Diaz, Tarleton State University ; Erick Jones, University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

Page 24.1253.5students, the videos were partially used by the students to complete homework assignments, andthat the videos did not hold the students’ attention. The quality of information refers to the typeof information that the student needed. If the student did not understand where a variable camefrom or why compounded interest was used instead of simple interest, then the video needs toaddress those shortcomings. This may lead back into the planning of the videos and how muchtime the instructor actually needs in order to plan and produce the video.The particular application used for this exercise, ShowMe, automatically tracks the number ofviews for each video. BlackBoard application also has a feature that will track the number ofviews

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Yvette Rito, Kansas State University; Jessica Lynn Aschenbrenner, Kansas State University; Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

study that measured current IE students’ interestin solving operations research problems in different industry sectors and their perceptions aboutindustrial engineering careers. The aim of the study is to gain greater understanding about theinterests and perceptions of current IE students at Kansas State University (KSU). While thespecific results are most directly applicable to the institution where the study was conducted, wecomment on broad insights of interest to the industrial engineering education community.The pilot study described here is part of a planned long-term effort to understand the perceptionsof prospective (pre-college) students and those of students at multiple stages in the curriculum.The overarching objective is to design

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Berkeley; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Tsu-Jae King Liu, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

ensure that the minimum requirementsare met. In phase two, qualified applications are reviewed by the applicant’s preferred center.Each center, which has its own selection committee comprised of faculty, graduate students, andpost-doctoral researchers, reviews and ranks the applications. Then the center concludes itsreview with a short list of candidates recommended for placement. The final phase, selectionoversight, takes place when the TTE REU staff come together to review and approve the centers’selections.Evaluation and AssessmentThe TTE program has an evaluation plan that measures the success and efficacy of the REU Site.Evaluation for each cohort of TTE REU participants occurs in two stages: formative andsummative. The formative evaluation

Conference Session

Energy Conservation and Conversions for Green Buildings

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

in written and oral communication skills. Future plans to evaluate theeffectiveness of this capstone in term of learning outcomes. 1. Introduction:The 1973 oil embargo was the propulser for the creation of the first generation of multiple energysimulation programs, such as DOE and TRNSYS in USA, ESP-r in UK, CODYBA in France. Theseprograms are still in use until today, even if multiple versions have been developed, because of theirflexibility and their reliability.Among all these programs, only TRNSYS (Klein, 1976), (Klein, 1977), (Klein, 2006) reach theinternational scientific community, since it benefits from the modularity structure that makes it one of themost appropriate software for education and research. Hundreds of papers

Conference Session

Innovative Projects in Energy Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Jeremy Keith Posey Sr.

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

displayed in each vehicle. The student’s research and testout their ideas to make sure plans will be beneficial to the overall performance and energyconservation of the vehicle. One of the most valuable tools the students use for research is acomputer program known as Autodesk Inventor. Inventor allows that students to test theirinnovative ideas in computer form before taking the time to actually manually create the parts.The students can simply put their design plan into the program and the simulation will informthem the approximate weight, whether or not it would actually be functional with in thevehicle, and how the design could with stand up to particular elemental conditions such asgravity or mountains. The Inventor program is an invaluable

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, and six-years later (i.e. graduation) for matriculantsto the disciplines as well as all students in the major including first time in college (FTIC) andtransfers. The impact of first year engineering (FYE) programs is also considered. We focus onthe large fields of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering, that have few women andthe smaller fields of chemical, biomedical, and industrial engineering that attract morewomen. In the supplement approved in 2013, we extended this work to also include CivilEngineering and Aerospace Engineering.Major activitiesSince September 1, 2012, the project team has been productive working together well andmaking progress on all planned tasks from the proposal. PI Susan Lord, CoPI Matt Ohland andsenior

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James F. Groves, University of Virginia; Leigh R. Abts, University of Maryland, College Park; Gail Lynn Goldberg

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

many. To allow engineering to be taught effectively acrossthe K-12 education spectrum, particularly by teachers who themselves may not have studied orpracticed engineering, it is critical to articulate the important elements of engineering and toprovide specific assessment criteria that can be used to evaluate student proficiency with eachelement. As the elements and related assessment criteria are clearly defined, teachers can beginto consider lesson plans that teach engineering concepts at the appropriate level for theirstudents. This paper describes an ongoing effort to:  Identify engineering design as a cornerstone of K-12 engineering education,  Define expected learning outcomes for students studying engineering design

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 3 of 3: Supporting High School Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jenny Daugherty, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rodney L Custer, Black Hills State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

as alignment ofcontent with engineering concepts articulated in science standards, inclusion of well crafted,open-ended design challenges, and designed to enhance student engagement with scienceconcepts. The Teacher Practices themes include sub-components focused on items such asquality of group-based activities, encouragement of students to engage in thoughtful pre-planning, the generation of multiple solutions, and active reflection on engineering designpractices. As was the case with identifying the major categories, the leadership team engaged innumerous conversations and the sub-categories have gone through multiple iterations.Next, we developed descriptions of what implementation would look like across a spectrum ofimplementation

Collection

2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Tristan Ericson; Scott Kiefer

progress update for their entire Further evidence shows that the points system holds project group each week during the scheduled class time.students accountable to their work by comparing overall Each student will be asked to detail what they havemilestone grades to professionalism scores across the entire accomplished in the previous week, and what they plan toclass. Table 4 shows that the percentage of students receiving accomplish during the next week. The students will give theirmilestone grades similar to their professionalism scores (by notebooks to the course instructors for verification andnoting if they were both above or below average) increases evaluation during the

Collection

2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ruth Ochia P.E.

course pathways to ensure that the students will have The original (Fall 2013) approved curriculum for ourthe appropriate foundational knowledge needed to succeed in Bioengineering (BIOE) department had to meet the College oftheir chosen capstone course. The pathways have some Engineering’s mandated minimum of 124 semester hoursflexibility in case a student wished to move between particular (s.h.). In addition, the number of credit hours was defined bypathways, but the choice of pathway has to be made fairly ABET requirements for engineering programs. ABETearly in the student’s plan of study. suggests a minimum of 31 credits in foundation math and

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Muhammad Aliuddin Khan; Muhammad Hashim

in theorganization. [3]. D. Organizational Change Managing ApproachesB. Change Forces When change management taken place in the organization, now the question is how best one can manage change. ThereThe following are the main forces which bring change in the are four approaches to change management. Lewins classicorganization. These are as under but it may depend on the three step model of change process, kotters eight step plan,organization environment and the context of the organization. action research, and organizational development.Change in new

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Girma Tewolde

Apps Apps Apps Apps Appsprogramming. The program was launched in 2010 as a Afternoon I Robotics Robotics Robotics Robotics Roboticsweeklong day camp, with 4 hours of activities per day. Thepilot program was primarily focused on building LEGO Afternoon II Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile MobileMINDSTORMS [9] robots and programming them using the Apps Apps Apps Apps AppsROBOTC [10] language. ROBOTC is a C-based, easy tolearn, robotics programming language for educational The list of topics and hands on activities planned for therobotics and

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Fernanda Gobbi de Boer; Carla ten Caten; Istefani Carisio de Paula

discussion and share with peers whatever new pieces oforder to assess each student’s learning process. The specific information they learned. Guiding the entire process is thegoals are: (I) to plan the experiment to solve an everyday tutor, whose responsibility is to support students in each stageproblem of the production engineer; (ii) to analyze the results of the PBL.obtained with the experiment and investigate which factors of aproduction process impact in assembly time; (iii) to assess to Among the main advantages of PBL, [13