Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akbar Eslami, Elizabeth City State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, troubleshooting, and running the APPproject. As depicted in Figure 6, the project planning process started with developing a workbreakdown structure (WBS) method, in which the project was broken down into its five majorcomponents. These components were then subdivided into various subcomponents withassociated activities. The WBS method was used to ensure that all activities were identified andincluded and that these activities could be completed in the proper sequence. Page 13.1057.9 PROJECT Robot Sensors PLC Feeder Conveyor Teach the Attach to Program

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Issues in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

lana El Chaar, Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

resource sustainability. Masdar4, Abu Dhabi’s government-ownedrenewable energy development body, has ambitious plans for solar, biomass, wind, and otherrenewable energy projects. So does the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, which haslaunched a pilot project using wind energy to supplement conventional energy sources. Butbecause the UAE public is not charged market rates for energy consumption, policymakers in theUAE will need to make some challenging decisions – involving raised tariffs – if thesealternative energy sources are to be available on a commercially viable basis. Unfortunately, inthis part of the region, there is a lack of coverage of such topics in the engineering andtechnology curriculum. The question which rises then, is how

Conference Session

Electromechanical Curricula

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Winstead, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

description of the hardware andsoftware implementation completed to provide a usable robot chassis for the students isprovided.IntroductionThe use of robotic platforms as a teaching mechanism for mechatronics, artificialintelligence, motion planning and multiple degree of freedom actuators is fairly common inacademia. A robotic platform provides students with ample opportunity to explore thenon-ideal conditions of imperfect sensor accuracy, sensor noise, differences in actuatorperformance and other challenging design issues in an embedded system. Robotics, ingeneral, is well suited for exploring integrated system designs combining aspects of multipleengineering specialty areas. For these and other reasons, robot motion and sensing waschosen as a core

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Beasley, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

point homework assignments consisted of preparatory work for both the end-of-semester presentations and a short presentation at mid-semester designed to give early feedback.For example, one homework assignment required contacting industry representatives anddetermining common options for the device the student was planning to present. Thepresentations were of varied quality both in terms of the material that was presented and themethod of presentation. The mid-semester presentations did a good job of correcting the mostegregious violations of good presentation style, such as unreadable fonts and the lack of usefulcontent throughout an entire presentation. Still, with just two presentations per student for theentire semester, the students did

Conference Session

Industry and Engineering Technology Partnerships

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, Morehead State University; Sam Mason, Morehead State University; Xiaolong Li, Morehead State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-332: DEPARTMENTAL SURVIVAL THROUGH COLLABORATIVEINDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIPJaby Mohammed, Morehead State University Jaby Mohammed received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Kerala, India in 1997; he received his MBA with specialization in Operations Management in 2001, his M.S. with a concentration in Industrial Engineering from University of Louisville in 2002, and has a PhD in Industrial engineering from University of Louisville in 2006. His research interest includes advanced manufacturing; computer aided design, six sigma, and enterprise resource planning. He is a member of IIE, ASQ, SME, POMS, ITEA, NAIT, KAS,and Informs.Sam Mason, Morehead State University Mr. Sam

Collection

2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jeffrey S. Burmeister; Kyle A. Watson; Maria Garcia-Sheets

MESA Community College Program (MCCP) assists community college students so that they can transfer to four-year institutions as majors in math-based fields. The MESA Engineering Program (MEP) helps students at major California universities to attain degrees in engineering and computer science. Specific MESA services offered to all participants include: individualized academic planning, community building, learning opportunities, study skills training, peer group learning, mentoring, career exploration, professional development, and transfer assistance. Furthermore, MESA provides rigorous academic development that offers pre-college students math and science curriculum based on the California Math and Science Standards, while creating

Collection

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Peter LoPresti; Theodore W. Manikas; Jeff Kohlbeck

improvement was observed on questions that, inreviewing the events of the week, were not as clearly addressed. Many of these topics were notaddressed well because of changes in the schedule and planned activities or imperfect timing ofsome of the activities. It was noted by the teachers that some of the questions were too broadand allowed for misinterpretation by the students even if the topics were covered well. The mostsignificant change for future academy sessions will be refining the questions to be more specificand ensure that the questions are basic enough that they will be covered in spite of planning orschedule changes during the Academy.Overall EvaluationWhile most of the evaluation results were very positive, the Academy staff identified

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Neal A. Lewis

made without incident. Routine quality inspection of the third batch revealed ametal contamination: small slivers of what appeared to be stainless steel were inside many of the gelatin 2capsules. A day later, the same contamination was found in the fourth batch. Further production wasstopped, and I was notified of the problem. Because the issue occurred at a contract manufacturer, it wasthe contractor’s responsibility to identify and correct the problem. I had already planned on being at theplant the following Monday. Some of our R&D people were already at the plant to assist in the startup,and they committed to help in the

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Matt Armstrong; Richard L. Comitz; Andrew Biaglow; Russ Lachance; Joseph Sloop

science class. As you can see from Figures 7 and 8, both processes first define theproblem or the mission by examining facts, assumptions, and specified/implied/critical tasks. Bothprocesses then design alternatives and model or test those alternatives so they can be analyzed andcompared. Finally, both processes enable us to arrive at a reasonable decision and both are iterative innature with feedback loops to further refine the design or plan. While this interdisciplinary project wasdesigned to show our students the connections between organic chemistry, reaction engineering andseparations, but we were able to draw multiple connections across many aspects of our curriculum like thecase of engineering design and military science. The

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly

. The art of finding a common ground and reaching acompromise regarding hotly contested issues is one of the important attributes designers need to possess.This course, entitled Artistic Engineering, explores some of the most complicated structures ever built andthe engineering and non-engineering challenges that accompanied their planning and construction. Afteraddressing the historical aspect of a given structure, students use a computer-based platform (SolidWorkssoftware) to virtually build a model of that structure. This process is similar to solving a jigsaw puzzle.The major highlight of this approach is its hi-tech nature. In this exercise students are given pre-madecomputer models that constitute the individual components of the entire

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Matt Armstrong; Richard L. Comitz; Andrew Biaglow; Russ Lachance; Joseph Sloop

science class. As you can see from Figures 7 and 8, both processes first define theproblem or the mission by examining facts, assumptions, and specified/implied/critical tasks. Bothprocesses then design alternatives and model or test those alternatives so they can be analyzed andcompared. Finally, both processes enable us to arrive at a reasonable decision and both are iterative innature with feedback loops to further refine the design or plan. While this interdisciplinary project wasdesigned to show our students the connections between organic chemistry, reaction engineering andseparations, but we were able to draw multiple connections across many aspects of our curriculum like thecase of engineering design and military science. The

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Matt Armstrong; Richard L. Comitz; Andrew Biaglow; Russ Lachance; Joseph Sloop

science class. As you can see from Figures 7 and 8, both processes first define theproblem or the mission by examining facts, assumptions, and specified/implied/critical tasks. Bothprocesses then design alternatives and model or test those alternatives so they can be analyzed andcompared. Finally, both processes enable us to arrive at a reasonable decision and both are iterative innature with feedback loops to further refine the design or plan. While this interdisciplinary project wasdesigned to show our students the connections between organic chemistry, reaction engineering andseparations, but we were able to draw multiple connections across many aspects of our curriculum like thecase of engineering design and military science. The

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly

. The art of finding a common ground and reaching acompromise regarding hotly contested issues is one of the important attributes designers need to possess.This course, entitled Artistic Engineering, explores some of the most complicated structures ever built andthe engineering and non-engineering challenges that accompanied their planning and construction. Afteraddressing the historical aspect of a given structure, students use a computer-based platform (SolidWorkssoftware) to virtually build a model of that structure. This process is similar to solving a jigsaw puzzle.The major highlight of this approach is its hi-tech nature. In this exercise students are given pre-madecomputer models that constitute the individual components of the entire

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Neal A. Lewis

made without incident. Routine quality inspection of the third batch revealed ametal contamination: small slivers of what appeared to be stainless steel were inside many of the gelatin 2capsules. A day later, the same contamination was found in the fourth batch. Further production wasstopped, and I was notified of the problem. Because the issue occurred at a contract manufacturer, it wasthe contractor’s responsibility to identify and correct the problem. I had already planned on being at theplant the following Monday. Some of our R&D people were already at the plant to assist in the startup,and they committed to help in the

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Auf Akhtar; Syed S. Rizvi; Khaled M. Elleithy

Guard, a built-in feature of Oracle DatabaseEnterprise Edition, guarantees a disaster recovery solution that is database aware and fully integratedwith other Oracle High Availability (HA) features.Adidas also has a number of new projects in development on Oracle Database 10g. Adidas plans to useData Guard10g Rolling Upgrades, a new feature that dramatically reduces the downtime required toupgrade from one database release to the next (Oracle 10.1.0.3 is the minimum database release requiredfor rolling upgrades). Like many Oracle users, Adidas will soon upgrade existing production systemsfrom Oracle9i to Oracle Database 10g. Adidas’s testing showed that in their environment, the upgradefrom Oracle9i to Oracle 10g requires a minimum of 25 minutes

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

A.E. Schuster; J.A. Sanchez; C.W. Swan; J.L. Durant; D.M. Matson

connected with a small non-governmental organization (NGO) called EpilogosCharities.Epilogos is located in the municipality of San Jose Villanueva, El Salvador and run by two former PeaceCorps volunteers. Epilogos was interested in working with Tufts EWB to improve access to drinkingwater in the village of Arada Vieja, a small community of about 120 people. A group of students beganworking to plan a site assessment trip to Arada Vieja. Communicating regularly with Epilogos, they 1worked to gain a strong understanding of the water system in Arada Vieja and of the community’s needs.The students researched various water pump technologies, developed a water quality testing schedule,drafted a health

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University; Glenn Blalock, Baylor University; Walter Bradley, Baylor University; Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Anne Grinols, Baylor University; Brian Thomas, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

International

Engineers with a Mission© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Page 13.1359.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Using Technical Entrepreneurship and Service Learning to Promote an International Perspective in an Undergraduate Engineering ProgramIntroductionPromoting an awareness of the international aspects of engineering practice is not a simple task.At our university we believe that our students need to learn how to practice engineering in aninternational setting. Our plan to accomplish this has several new educational opportunities forour students.The first opportunity is engineering service learning

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas at Austin; Rose Stiffin, Flroida Memorial University; Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Michael elliott, Flroida Memorial University; Ayivi Huisso, Florida Memorial Univeristy

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

intensive one-year preparation to inaugurate this new NuclearCertificate in the fall 2008 academic semester. With the planning of seven new nuclear plants inTexas we feel this new program will go a long way to help fulfill the needed workforce.Course Development Overview The four required undergraduate courses will include Introduction to Nuclear PowerSystems, Nuclear Safety and Security, Nuclear Environmental Protection, and ReactorOperations. Introduction to Nuclear Power Systems is already in place, covers basic nuclearreactor theory, and will be the gateway course for the Certificate Program. Some modificationsto this class will be implemented to address the needs of the Certificate Program. Nuclear Safety and Security will

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Kuhlman, West Virginia University; Donald Gray, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

are also recounted. Lessons learned by the faculty advisors andsuggestions for other schools planning to participate in this program are summarized. Page 13.1414.2 Introduction Over the past eight years, a hands-on Microgravity Research Team (MRT) two-semester project course sequence has been developed and offered at West VirginiaUniversity (WVU). This course can fulfill a technical elective requirement in either theAerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering curriculum. The primary course goal is toprovide students with a hardware-oriented, open-ended, hands-on research projectexperience. Each fall

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Clauss, Grove City College; Blair Allison, Grove City College; Mark Reuber, Grove City College; Stacy Birmingham, Grove City College; Vincent DiStasi, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

International

improved their academic standing. This wasattributed to the immersion of the students in a residential study center and the constantavailability of other mechanical engineering students as study partners. This program is now inits second year, and assessment data from this year is used to further support our conclusionsregarding the effectiveness of this study-abroad model.IntroductionIn 2004, Grove City College selected a cross-discipline, multi-level team whose goal was todevelop a strategic plan which will propel the College into the future. Administration, faculty,staff, students, alumni, members of the local community, and Trustees were represented on theteam. After a year of intensive investigation and discussion, a plan was submitted for

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian Nicholls, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Wolfe, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

was 0.848demonstrating the fitted model possessed excellent ability to discriminate between these twoeducational outcomes. The significant variables were overall BY math proficiency; BY sciencequartile; family composition; language minority status; frequency of parental discussions withthe student regarding post high school plans; parental expectations of the student’s advancement;student expectation of personal educational attainment; parental marital status; type of highschool the student planned to attend; the father’s highest level of education; the number of hoursper week the student worked for pay; the student’s ability groups for math and science; thestudent’s math and science grades from grades 6 to 8; ACT math score; SAT math and

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Mullins, Texas Space Grant Consortium; Wallace Fowler, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

• Prepare to Present Design at Level III ~4 wks after Level II Presentation Showcase • Final Technical Report • Program Evaluation • Present a STEM concept to • Outreach Report $$ Option EPO Activity any audience or community • K-12 Lesson Plan Area I group. • Photo Documentation Option • Present project work in a • Presentation Report

Conference Session

Innovations in Laboratory Studies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineeringprogram. The form is used to develop an action plan to improve this lab experience as a case-study of a program preparing for an ABET accreditation visit under EC2000.IntroductionSince Engineering is a practical discipline and a hands-on profession where doing is a keyelement, undergraduate engineering laboratories are essential to prepare the future engineers tofit into the profession. In their comprehensive paper on the role of the laboratory in engineeringeducation, Fiesel and Rosa1 explored the milestones of that role as follows: ‚ Prior to the creation of engineering schools, engineering was taught using apprenticeship approach. Early engineers had to design, analyze, and build their own creations through learning by

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Non-traditional Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific Univ; Donald Peter, Seattle Pacific University; Steven Parsons, Seattle Pacific University; Brad Gjerding, Seattle Pacific University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

that the recording feature was notturned on.VSC challenges:As indicated earlier, quality assurance takes planning and forethought. We are still working atdeveloping our procedures for assuring a consistent, quality learning environment for both theon-campus and remote student, with minimum distractions. We recognize that the proceduresassociated with the VSC cannot be too time consuming if they are to be repeated in more classesor perhaps throughout our entire engineering curriculum. Page 13.1284.7Audio and visual issues have taken the most time and consideration. There is the familiartradeoff of cost versus audio quality and image resolution

Conference Session

Design Communications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University; Monika Lumsdaine, E&M Lumsdaine Solar Consultants, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

corporate behavior and president of her own company. She won a national design award for a passive solar house plan from DOE/HUD. She has extensive technical writing experience in solar energy, product quality, and engineering design. She is certified in the administration and interpretation of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI) and conducts team building workshops in industry, business, and educational institutions. She assisted in the 2007/2008 capstone design course as a technical writer as well as the HBDI practitioner/evaluator for project team formation and monitoring. Contact info: www.InnovationToday.biz

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

interactive, innovative workshops aretaught by practicing professionals whose real world involvement, language and style give themimmediate credibility with students. These business and industry leaders help to expand thetheoretical world of the college experience. Some of the proposed workshops would cover: (a)Teambuilding and Teamwork, (b) Creating and Maintaining Professional Portfolios, (c)Developing a Resume, (d) Making Effective Presentations, (e) Knowing Yourself – True Colors,(f) Developing a Career Plan; (g) Corporate Culture and You, and (f) Graduate SchoolOpportunities. Class structure The class met once a week for three hours each time, and usually had most of the followingelements: o Group discussion of brain teasers (led by a

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Kate Caldwell, North Carolina State University; Jessica McCoy, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Fellows have improved theirpublic speaking skills, felt more prepared for their careers, and felt that they were makinga difference simply by being positive role models. In addition, by working with OSTclubs, the undergraduate Fellows work directly with the graduate Fellow who exposesthem to new areas of research, helps strengthen their math and science skills and providesan opportunity to discuss their post-undergraduate plans. Among the NCSU Fellows amuch higher percentage of undergraduate Fellows plan to attend graduate or professionalschool, as compared to similar statistics for the entire university undergraduatepopulation. The graduate Fellow benefits in much the same way and additionallydevelops managerial and administrative skills.Out-of

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, Navy; John Fishell, STEP

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

outreach activityto strengthen the metrology profession. The Navy Metrology Engineering Center andMeasurement Science and Technology Laboratory are located at the Naval Surface WarfareCenter, Corona, CA. Since narrowly surviving the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)round, the Center needed a long term strategic approach to providing a pipeline of engineers toreplace those lost during the BRAC process and a plan to replace the mass of baby boomersapproaching retirement in the next 15 to 20 years. The Center developed a proactive approach tomaintaining a pipeline of engineers that involved numerous outreach activities into the universityand college systems and into local high schools that helped solve more immediate needs.However, it became

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Design Projects & Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kin Moy, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

theneed to create another special EMC class) was discussed. Examples of integration into 3 courses(AC Circuits, Electronics 2 and Electronic Communication Systems) were demonstrated. Thecurrent status and future plan were also discussed. Frequency domain instrumentation (hardwareand computer simulated virtual instrumentation) were incorporated into the laboratoryexperiments to provide students with hands-on experience on advanced instrumentation.Students were also exposed to some national and international EMC test standards.. Page 13.773.2Introduction EMC (ElectroMagnetic Compatibility) is defined as the ability of equipment or system

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Crips, Laramie Middle School; William Parker, Laramie County School District 1; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the nearby university and community college and the private sector. Inthis paper we discuss how this program was implemented, the contents of each DiscoveryBox, the impact on meeting state educational standards, some of the issues involved increating such a program and most importantly the highlight of the program – studentsregularly journaling their progress throughout the year. Due to the success of this grantthe program has been extended to the LSCD#1 eighth grade curriculum for academicyear 2007/2008. We also plan on pursuing funding to extend this to the ninth grade in thecoming year. OverviewOn April 1, 2006, the Wyoming Department of Education awarded Laramie CountySchool District #1 (LCSD#1) in