Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekhar Sharad, National Instruments

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2007-1697: TECHNOLOGIES TO INTRODUCE EMBEDDED DESIGN EARLYIN ENGINEERINGShekhar Sharad, National Instruments Page 12.1376.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Technologies to Introduce Embedded Design Early in Engineering Shekhar Sharad Academic Product Manager National Instruments shekhar.sharad@ni.com1. IntroductionWith decreasing cost of silicon and increasing demand on features, almost every device aroundus is becoming “embedded”[1] – from cell phones to irons, from cars to GPS units. Embeddeddevices are

Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

12.1576.2industry, many engineering textbooks in thermal/fluid sciences do not include or even describethem. In the author’s opinion, it is important for students to learn the use of design sheets as itwill enhance their understanding of engineering design process as well as experience of real-world engineering practices. Some design sheets and engineering guides from manufacturers alsoprovide a comprehensive engineering information and consideration of factors or issues that arevery useful for students. For example, in choosing a pump, it is necessary to not only considerflow rate and pressure head but the type of liquid, properties of liquid (corrosive, toxic),construction materials, and maintenance issues. Fig. 1 shows the pump selection

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Promiti Dutta, Columbia University; Alexander Haubold, Columbia University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

andinterest levels in certain fields. The evaluation of these surveys results in the assignment of teamswith each student possessing unique traits and characteristics to aid the team in the completion ofthe assigned project. We discuss the method of evaluating such result to properly assign teams inthis paper.We assign team members to five different roles based on survey results: (1) primary facilitator,(2) secondary facilitator, (3) process observer, (4) timekeeper, and (5) conflict manager. Theprimary and secondary facilitators are students that possess the most experience in professionaland managerial roles. These individuals are required to oversee team progress and maintain clearcommunication with the community partner and course instructors

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Herbert Ginn, Mississippi State University; Stanislaw Grzybowski, Mississippi State University; Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Jimena Bastos, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

electric drives, ship systems now have anopportunity to explore new ways to operate, maintain and protect the ship. The electricalengineering side of power engineering plays a key role.This paper provides an overview of some of the research activities related to electric shipresearch that overlap with activities related to utility systems. The goal is to demonstrate thedual use or cross-over opportunities and see how cross fertilization between the research effortsmight help both areas. A paper related to integrating shipboard power systems into thecurriculum discusses more of the curricular issues [1]. Additional results from this research areavailable from references [2-39

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghodrat Karami, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

, M.S. and Ph.D.statics, dynamics and mechanics of materials(Fig.1) can be revised to be more College of Engineeringcomputer-based and to include some Fintite Elemets Method Towards Graduationmultiscale modules in concepts, problemsand exercises6-11. Perhaps the main Mechanics of

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Promiti Dutta, Columbia University; Alexander Haubold, Columbia University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

AC 2007-1704: ENGINEERING DESIGN VIA TEAM-BASEDSERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS: CASE SURVEY OF FIVE UNIQUE PROJECTGENRESPromiti Dutta, Columbia UniversityAlexander Haubold, Columbia University Page 12.623.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Engineering Design via Team-based Service-Learning Projects: Case Survey of Five Unique Project GenresAbstract:We examine the introduction of engineering design to first-year college students via realcommunity service-learning projects (CSLP) of five genres: (1) assistive devices, (2)civil/architectural designs, (3) educational tools, (4) information technology, and (5) urbandevelopment. Projects in each

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekhar Sharad, National Instruments

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Page 12.112.2approaches such as graphical programming have significant advantages in helping teachconcepts to BME students.3. Graphical Programming: An Integrated ApproachOne of the natural mechanisms that engineering students use to learn concepts is block diagrams.In the programming world, the paradigm that they use is generally referred to as dataflowparadigm[4,5]. Under the dataflow paradigm, the solution to a problem is modeled as a series ofoperations (represented as blocks) with the data seemingly invisible. While this may seem aminor detail, it helps provide a much higher level of abstraction when designing algorithms andsystems.Figure 1 shows the difference between a C-code snippet to add two numbers and multiple theresult by 25 and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Cama, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology

students. Pre-reflective thinkingincludes stages 1-3 of the Reflective Judgment model as described in King andKitchener7.Quasi-reflective thinking is characterized by the recognition that sometimes problems dohave uncertain solutions and are ill-structured but individuals have difficulty resolvingthe ambiguity implied in this recognition. Making judgments about situations that containuncertainty is difficult for those in this stage. This type of thinking is typically found incollege students and includes stages 4 and 5 of the RJ model7.Reflective thinking is the most advanced type of reasoning to use when uncertainty inproblems arise. Individuals that use reflective judgment evaluate all possible solutionsand choose the best solution available but

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venkata Seshada Aluri, University of Arkansas; Javed Alam, Youngstown State University; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

containing FEM resources on the World-Wide Web.h. Reference Books. This resource lists reference books, bibliographies and handbooks on FEM. Based on the above eight resources, a survey on open access online resources forteaching and learning finite element method is shown in Table 1. It is also observed that exceptfor the FEMur developed in reference11, no resource contains extensive information on FEM. The above eight resources are presented as hyperlinks in a horizontal fashion on the topof the research resource home page of the FEMur website. The research resource is a categoryunder the resources link in the FEMur home page.Finite Element Method Learning (FEML) environment Finite Element Method Learning (FEML) can be

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekhar Sharad, National Instruments

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

technologies based on Virtual Instrumentation, it is now possible toimplement multidisciplinary labs that span different facets of engineering from control and signalprocessing to embedded design, from chemistry and physics to electrical and computerengineering. In this paper, we will explain how Virtual Instrumentation helps to establishmultidisciplinary labs. We will also examine a modular, cost-effective, laboratory platform, NIELVIS (Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite) from National Instruments thathas gained acceptance in academia as platform to teach concepts in sensors & transducers,circuits, electronics, microcontroller programming, control, signal processing and embeddeddesign and test.1. IntroductionThe recent years

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cordray, Vanderbilt University; Thomas Harris, Vanderbilt University; Jennifer Gilbert

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

claims that an educational innovation“works” (i.e., the learning outcome for the group exposed to the innovation is greater, onaverage, than that of participants exposed to traditional instruction) is the quality of theresearch design used to derive the relative effect. Consistent with the guidelines foridentifying evidence-based educational practices, we first examined the quality of theresearch design used in each of the VaNTH-sponsored studies. Designs were classifiedinto two broad categories: (1) randomized experiments; and (2) quasi-experiments. It iswidely held that results from randomized experiments (where participants have been Page

Conference Session

Retention Programs for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helene Finger, California Polytechnic State University; Tracy Van Houten, University of Southern California; Barbara Curry, California Polytechnic State University; Jennifer Harris, United Parcel Service; Malia Francisco, United Parcel Service; Betsy Sale, United Parcel Service

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

technology that we have to wake up to.” The crisis that she isreferring to is our nation’s shrinking pool of scientists and engineers.1 One of the four mainrecommendations cited in the report to congress dealing with this issue, Rising Above theGathering Storm, Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future,2 involvesa call to “develop, recruit, and retain the best and brightest students, scientists, and engineers”.Unfortunately, one half of the best and brightest of our population are scarcely contributing toour engineering ranks, and their percentages of participation are declining. Page 12.186.2Female engineering students

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Regena Scott, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University

. Thisprogram model gives students a variety of opportunities to get the help they need to succeed.The program is funded in by a federal grant and is available at no cost to the student. The granthas the following guidelines: • Only COT students are eligible to receive tutors through the program. • Only courses covered in semesters 1-4 are eligible for tutor assignment.* • A student automatically qualifies for a tutor under the following circumstances: Page 12.669.2 o If he/she is on academic probation o If his/her financial aid package is partially funded by this grant o If he/she has taken a class and failed

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Stewart Ross, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Brian Weninger, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Sharon Kvamme, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Jess Boardman, Minnesota State University-Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

and assessment procedures are beingplanned and implemented. These procedures include textbook focus groups, a combination ofpre- and post-course concept inventories, periodic engagement surveys, and a concluding focusgroup “debriefing” with the students. This information is being correlated with performance onexaminations and will be compared to control case data from previous years.An educational consultant outside the department is being utilized in order to track data byindividual students through the Institutional Review Board.For this initial phase of research three questions have been focused on; 1) What is the mostappropriate and engaging format for the Scenario material?, 2) How can performance andengagement be measured for the grant

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

andtherefore is not the sole source of information or learning. The course management program,Blackboard, facilitates the hybrid component. Blackboard is used to post and receiveassignments, link students to sources of information, facilitate monitored online discussionforums between class meetings, for viewing of streamed video, and to conduct online surveysand quizzes. The goals associated with modifying the course into a hybrid e-Learningenvironment were: Goal 1: Modifying an existing lecture format instructor focused course to a hybrid student learning focused course. Goal 2: Provide students with expanded learning experiences, to learn from each other as well as the instructor, and to enrich the educational experience

Conference Session

Making connections: Reaching users through student groups, professional organizations and collections projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Fitzpatrick, IEEE

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Bennett, Kansas State University; Eric Lawrence, Kansas State University; Genevra Neumann, Northern Iowa University; Elena Verbych, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

aweakness of the analysis. Service courses for engineers are often taught in large lectures,and an instructor facing a class of 250 may be better served by knowing that most of thestudents are understanding topic A while relatively few understand topic B than byhaving 250 separate profiles covering each individual.With these ideas in mind, the goals of the research reported in this paper are thefollowing. Create an online homework system addressing procedural problems that tracksstudent usage carefully. Apply data-mining techniques to the data collected by the systemto answer the following questions 1. Can conceptual learning be identified from analysis of student responses to procedural problems? 2. Can transfer of learning

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Stewart Ross, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Sharon Kvamme, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Brian Weninger, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Jess Boardman, Minnesota State University-Mankato

. Page 12.1208.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Promoting Student Engagement in Thermodynamics with Engineering ScenariosI. IntroductionMany of the thermo-fluids courses, and in particular Thermodynamics, are often taught withtraditional teaching methods and textbooks. Thermodynamics, in particular, is prone to elicit anegative impression from students "who perceive the subject as dry and abstract.”1 While therehas been progress in recent years, there are still limited visual aids depicting actual equipment orindustry settings. Even though the topics covered often have a real-world basis they are generallysimplified and only offer a superficial impression of industry applications. This

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; Rodney Custer, Illinois State University; Jenny Daugherty, University of Illinois,-Urbana-Champaign; Martin Westrick, University of Illinois,-Urbana-Champaign; Yong Zeng, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) predictive analysis is relatively inexpensive; and (c) it permits designflexibility. 7“The process of thinking before acting” is critical if designing is to be a predictive rather than atrial-and-error process. 7 Trial-and-error remains the prevailing approach to design in technologyeducation classrooms, where analytical mathematical tools are frequently not used to design andprototype design ideas. 8,9 Lewis argued that conceptual design is within normal purview oftechnology education and that science and mathematics should be taught to help students makepredictions about the design through the process of analytical design. 1 The Standards forTechnological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology reinforce the systematic aspects ofpredictive

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Richter, Technische Universitat Berlin; Sven Grottke, Technische Universitat Berlin

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

themselvesspending a considerable amount of time with project management and coordination activities.That means, teams have to design interfaces and data structures to combine their efforts to createa working project, which adds an often underestimated social component to the course. Withsome guidance from the teachers, students have always been able to supply a working code at theend of the semester. Needless to say, the thrill of having a nontrivial working program at the endof the course is a major source of motivation for our students and adds much to the satisfactionand positive feedback we receive.1. BackgroundThe field of image compression often attracts students of various fields: the technology is well-recognized in today's world, let it be as

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Ardebili, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY

atcollaborating sister institution.IntroductionThe engineering science program at Borough of Manhattan Community College inpartnership with school of engineering at the City College of New York and the pre-engineering program at Hostos Community College are undertaking a pilot program on aseries of initiatives that identified their effectiveness in increasing the number ofundergraduate students, particularly those from underrepresented groups, pursuing andreceiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in engineering. These initiatives are fundedby the National Science Foundation through their STEP (STEM Talent ExpansionProgram). The project addresses five objectives to improve graduation rate; (1) curricularcoordination, especially for first- and second

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Spence, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Liang Zhu, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

outcomes (l) Knowledge of chemistry and calculus-based physics with depth in at least one (m) The ability to apply advanced mathematics through multivariate calculus and differential equations (n) Familiarity with statistics and linear algebra (o) The ability to work professionally in both thermal and mechanical systems areas including the design and realization of such systems.Upon identification of these outcomes, the arduous task of outcomes measurement andassessment began. Course work is the mechanism used to produce the program outcomes.Students take courses in four broad areas: 1. General Foundation Courses (30 credits, 10 courses) These courses in the Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Language and Culture

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Owensby, Bluefield State College; Akhtar Safder, Bluefield State College; Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

willexamine development of marketing strategies and propose market pricing for tuition and feesrequired by the program.1. IntroductionThe CART Course Management System (CMS) was developed by the Center for AppliedResearch & Technology, Inc. established on 28 July 1998 to enhance the competitive position ofBluefield State College for applied research opportunities in the current environment for researchand development; promote the general economic development of the region; expedite andsimplify the acquisition and utilization of research contracts; improve technology transfer; andlink applied scientific research and technological advancements to economic development of theState of West Virginia.The Mining Engineering Technology (MIET

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Gene Gloeckner, Colorado State University; George Morgan, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

self-reported technical competency (effect size is medium). Student GPA failed to reveal any significant relationships with faculty commitment to student success (FCSS).I. Introduction Predicting the success of students engaged in higher education is important. Manymodels have been developed to predict student success in chosen fields of study, as wellas at the chosen college or university. Success in education has been linked to a variety ofintellectual and non-cognitive skills 1-9.II. Purpose of the StudyThe purpose of this research project was to explore the relationship between students’perceptions of the importance of faculty commitment to student success and their self-reported learning and success. The research

Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Regena Scott, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

andthey are more likely to use their skills in a leadership capacity.Students majoring in Industrial Technology and Industrial Distribution most oftenfind themselves employed in transportation, logistics and warehousing industries.These industries are fast growing industries (see Table 1) and in their idealemployee would have a detailed understanding of the inner working of industryprocesses and procedures and experience. 2004 Logistics, Transporation, Storage & Transporation, Warehousing & Storage Distribution Employment Figures Predicted Employment Growth 2004 & 2012 100,000 700,000

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Rebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Page 12.253.4students have had a chance to get to know each other which make the teamwork easierand engages them early enough to use these experiences in later semester activities. Theairplane challenge is an activity that is done in a fifty minute class period. The studentsfirst are placed in multidisciplinary teams of three to four and asked to create a name forthe team after which they receive a handout containing the materials and instructions forthe challenge (Figure 1.)Figure 1 – Airplane Challenge Product/Process Airplane Design ChallengeGiven the following items: Toothpicks Ziploc bag Rubber bands Lunch bags Paper clips

Conference Session

FPD4 -- Hands-on & Real-World Studies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Menicucci, Montana State University; James Duffy, Montana State University; Betsy Palmer, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

three key findingsof research on learners and learning outlined in the NRC publication are4: 1. Students come to the classroom with preconceptions about how the world works. If their initial understanding is not engaged, they may fail to grasp the new concepts and information that are taught, or they may learn them for purposes of a test but revert to their preconceptions outside of the classroom. 2. To develop competence in an area of inquiry, students must: a. have a deep foundation of factual knowledge, b. understand facts and ideas in a conceptual framework, and c. organize knowledge in ways that facilitate retrieval and application. 3. A metacognitive approach to instruction

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education-HDL

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Gribschaw, D/EECS, USMA; Paul Patterson, D/EECS, USMA; Bryan Goda, USMA

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

to improve student proficiencywith these CAD/E tools.Background The original objective of our current research was to develop a set of tools we couldapply to help students learn the software program Active-HDL and the programming languageVHDL. Our intent was to develop these tools within the digital logic thread of our ElectricalEngineering program, and then apply these tools to other software applications and programminglanguages within other threads of our EE program. We believed that we could developinnovative techniques to facilitate improved learning. In our Master Teacher Program, instructors learn about student learning techniques,course analysis and course design.1 One of the requirements is to complete a

Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William Eccles, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bruce Ferguson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Terry Schumacher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark Yoder, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

sequence are related as shown in Figure 1. More details of each of the courses in their current form followwith complete course descriptions attached as Appendices A through D. Page 12.235.6 Figure 1 – The ECE Design SequenceECE361 – Engineering Practice – 2 credits –junior year.Faculty members assign students to teams of three or four to balance skills, experiences, interests and hobbies. Eachteam has available a LEGO® Mindstorms®6 from which to design, program, and construct an autonomous robotthat meets performance requirements defined by the faculty. The technical concepts required

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

applications to engineering as well as theirrelevance to today’s technology. The program runs successfully through collaboration with theSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, microelectronics Packaging Research Center(PRC) (an NSF Engineering Research Center) and the School of Physics. The program has threecomponents: (1) to enables teachers to fully take advantage of their subsequent researchexperience, a two -week course on modern physics, with a laboratory component is given; (2) athree day module course on applications of modern physics concepts to microelectronics; and (3)a five and a half week summer research experience. Workshops are also held during the teachersstay at Georgia Tech to help them with the development of lesson plans and