Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders Programs Involving Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine Polito, Valparaiso University; Braden Katterheinrich, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

International

removal.Educational ImpactsHands-on service projects such as the well drilling described in this paper serve asexcellent preparation for the challenges that students will face during their careers inindustry. During these projects, students are faced with open-ended, and oftenunexpected, problems for which engineering solutions must be conceptualized andexecuted within a difficult series of environmental, economical, and cultural constraints.The remoteness of the operation usually prevents the problem from being easily solvedsimply by ordering new parts or running to the hardware store, thus requiring the studentsto use the materials and funds that are available. The fast paced project environmentrequires quick decisions and clever solutions

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

ofundergraduate research. The most significant factor motivating faculty to involveundergraduates in their research programs was the desire to influence the careers oftalented young students. This desire to work with and help aspiring undergraduatestudents is noble and altruistic. If junior faculty can mentor such projects with a resultingattainment, (for instance a refereed paper or conference proceeding), such research istruly a “win-win” situation. This paper will suggest methods of reaching this noble goal. One set of beneficial guidelines has been provided by Thompson et al. in theirvery interesting and highly structured approach for teaching undergraduate researchers to

Conference Session

Convergence of Quality Assurance Systems Around the Globe

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; David Watkins, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

International

needs. From this list projects will be designed and built over thecoming years with the intent of creating a long-standing relationship with the community.International Senior DesignThis program began roughly five years ago, the vision of a lecturer in the department. Tointegrate her consulting career and volunteer experiences with non-governmentalorganizations, the department created a senior design section that required the students toexecute a project in a developing country. This led the first groups to Bolivia with latergroups going to the Dominican Republic. Enrollment in the international senior designgroups is limited to twelve, partly for educational purposes, partly for travel purposes.The two-semester course flow requires the project

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosamond Parkhurst, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Gary Downey, Virginia Tech; Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Thomas Bigley, Virginia Tech; Sharon Ruff, Virginia Tech

Tech. Trained as a mechanical engineer (B.S. Lehigh U 1974) and cultural anthropologist (Ph.D. U Chicago 1981), he is winner of Virginia Tech's 1997 Diggs Teaching Scholar Award for scholarship in teaching, 2003 XCaliber Award for instructional technology, and 2004 William E. Wine Award for career excellence in teaching.Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines Juan Lucena (jlucena@mines.edu ) is Associate Professor in Liberal Arts and International Studies and affiliated faculty member in the Center for Engineering Education at the Colorado School of Mines. Trained in mechanical and aeronautical engineering (B.S. Rensselaer 1987, 1988) and in Science and Technology Studies (Ph.D. Virginia Tech 1996

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Robert Poth, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida

Element Examples of Elementary Engineering in Elementary EducationAbstract Developing an engineering curriculum at any level has similar requirements but differentchallenges. Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School in Pinellas County, Florida is a newschool that has a Magnet Schools Assistance Program grant (MSAP) to design, create, andimplement a curriculum that matches Jamerson’s mission to be an engineering attractor school.For Jamerson, this attractor is not simply providing an overview of engineering or a quick tripthrough engineering careers and/or disciplines with occasional stops on the way to work on aproject that have some element of engineering associated with it. For example, being a memberof a team that can drop an egg the

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Henderson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

International

isvaluable to society in many ways including innovation and cost, but for each country that isgrowing because of outsourcing, there are others that are seemingly retracting. Again,illuminating society value should be on the GEE to-do list.Suggested value propositions for the three stakeholders (students, faculty, industry) are listedbelow:Value to Students ̈ Career potential ̈ Jobs / globally competitive ̈ Resume ̈ Salary ̈ It’s cool, exciting, intellectually stimulating ̈ Creation of new opportunityValue to Faculty ̈ Intellectually stimulating (advancement of knowledge) ̈ Promotes peace ̈ It’s Cool, exciting ̈ Helps them Remain relevant/competitive

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

students who have a general interest in engineering. There is aneed to create a sense of excitement about CEE. This challenge occurs at a time when students Page 11.378.3are widely exposed to and easily enamored by consumer electronics, computers and sophisti-cated automobiles throughout their childhood. Therefore, CEE departments must show that suchhigh profile concerns as environmental conservation, renewable energy, the application of newmaterials and technical systems, along with the overall concern for sustainable development,provide stimulating career opportunity for CEE students. In particular, these concerns offer aplatform for CEE to

Conference Session

What's New in Mechanics of Materials?

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hennessey, University of St. Thomas; Luke Hacker, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

. IntroductionChristian Otto Mohr (1835-1918), born in Germany in the coastal area by the North Sea, beganhis career as a civil engineer employed by the German railroad industry. During these years,Mohr began developing his theories of stress and strength of materials. At the age of 32, Mohrleft the railroad industry and became a full-time theoretical engineer and a professor ofmechanics. Eventually, after much investigation, Dr. Mohr developed a method for describingthe state-of-stress at a point, his “Circles of Stress,” which now bear his name1-3. “Mohr’s Page 11.502.2circles” have been used extensively in modern engineering, playing significant roles

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

toincorporate these concepts, making students aware of the importance of these aspects early on intheir education may be particularly effective.Introduction to Civil Engineering course overviewAt the University of Colorado, each of the engineering majors offers a one-credit introductorycourse for freshman students. Many students enter engineering without a clear understanding ofwhat engineering is, what engineers do, and if engineering is a good career choice for them. Thisintroductory course tries to help answer these questions. The course also tends to attract studentswho are undeclared engineering majors or even students from the College of Arts and Sciencesthat have not yet selected a major.Many of the most urgent needs for engineering solutions

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha Green, Texas A&M University; Parag Ravindran, Texas A&M University; Rita Caso, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd; Xiafeng Li, Texas A&M University; L. Alan Minnick, Texas A&M University; Ram Shukla, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, there have been attempts to improve the quality of the designeducation of engineers by incorporating increasingly more authentic, professional designconditions and incorporating elements of business, finance and management in thecapstone design class [8-9]. The aim is to produce engineers who are more productiveearlier in their careers. But attempts to ascertain the efficacy of these efforts require moretools and wider application of these tools [10–11]. For example, McKenzie et al. wrotethat “…faculty members suggested that they lacked information and know-how todevelop assessments for all users, write clear and appropriate course objectives, anddetermine whether assessments used in courses are as fair as desired” [9]. This paper

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qian Du, Mississippi State University; Judy Schneider, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the near future.I. IntroductionOne key mission of baccalaureate engineering programs is to develop and offer theinterdisciplinary coursework that is essential to preparing highly-qualified engineering graduateswho will be successful and productive in their future careers.1 As Electrical Engineering (EE)has increasing cross-correlation with other engineering fields, most engineering institutions offeran introductory course in EE to non-electrical engineering (non-EE) students.At Mississippi State University (MSU), the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering(ECE) is tasked with offering such a “service” course, ECE3183 Electrical Engineering Systems,to non-EE majors in other engineering departments. In this course, basic circuit

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

Tagged Divisions

International

2006-1269: UPDATING FOR ENGINEERING FACULTY MEMBERS INDEVELOPING COUNTRIESRussel Jones, World Expertise LLC Russel C. Jones is a private consultant, working through World Expertise LLC to offer services in engineering education in the international arena. He previously served as Executive Director of the National Society of Professional Engineers. Prior to that, he had a long career in education: faculty member at MIT, department chair in civil engineering at Ohio State University, dean of engineering at University of Massachusetts, academic vice president at Boston University, and President at University of Delaware. Dr. Jones is President of the Committee on Capacity Building of the

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

allowing University IP to go from ideas to prototypes and beyond. One of the goals ofE4 is to help students develop their own businesses in the local area around the University, andhopefully result in a pool of successful alumni who remain near the campus.The State. Yearly, Texas loses talented young men and women who graduate from the publicuniversities and accept jobs across the nation. E4 provides a mechanism for retaining andattracting bright individuals who are likely to have long term, successful careers. Due to locationand other factors, our university and its surrounding areas have traditionally been unable tocapitalize on one of its most valued products, educated men and women who have the ability tocreate technology-based products

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Miles, Brigham Young University; Val Hawks, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

flow. When the father/owner was presented with these ideashe accepted them readily and was willing to implement the proposed changes. In fact, thestudents and faculty assisted him in moving equipment one morning near the end of the projectso that a trial could be done with the new layout. However, one of his sons intervened before thetrial began and we had to move the equipment back to the original locations. The students were alittle discouraged that we were not able to put their suggestions into action. However, this was areasonable lesson in the difficulty of getting ideas implemented, which is something they willface when they graduate and start their careers. A detailed report was given to the owners withclear drawings of the new factory

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students III

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Kimarie Engerman, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

., & Nauta, M.M. (1997). Women’s career development: Can theoretically derived variables predict persistence in engineering majors? Journal of Counseling Psychology, 44(2), 173-183.12. Strom, P.S., & Strom R. (2004). Entitlement: The coming debate on higher education. The Educational Forum, 68(4), 325-335.13. Furr, S.R., & Elling, T.W. (2002). African-American students in a predominantly-White university: Factors associated with retention. College Student Journal, 36(2), 188- 202.14. McGrath, M. & Braunstein, A. (1997). The prediction of freshmen attrition: An examination of the importance of certain demographic, academic, financial, and social factors. College Student Journal, 31, 396

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

2006-680: THE ROADMAP OF ARITHMETIC: SUMMING IT UPAndrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics Throughout his career Dr. Grossfield, has combined an interest in engineering design and mathematics. He earned a BSEE at the City College of New York. During the early sixties, he obtained an M.S. degree in mathematics at night while working full time during the day, designing circuitry for aerospace/avionics companies. He is licensed in New York as a Professional Engineer and is a member of ASEE, IEEE, SIAM and MAA. Ai207@bfn.org is his e-mail address. Page 11.1323.1© American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

education and possible ways of introducing thesubject into an undergraduate curriculum14 and the urgency for improving it in the educationalsystem that supply industry with engineers15 have been discussed. A reverse engineering modeland team projects for the freshman design1, 2, and computer-based teaching5 in engineeringeducation have also been studied. Page 11.909.2At MUSE, the mechanical and industrial engineering students are prepared for careers inmanufacturing industries. The students are trained from the freshman through senior year indesign, materials, manufacturing, and measurement related areas as explained below.The design and manufacturing

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Santi, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

that is the frequency that most agencies can maintain reliably Page 11.221.8Ethics In their careers, most engineers will not face “space shuttle O-ring” type ethics issuesvery often. However, on practically a daily basis they will have to make ethical decisionsassociated with billing hours and expenses, client and employer relations, issues of advocacy,and general professionalism. Santi7 gives a detailed set of examples and exercises to: 1. “reinforce the concept that engineers are frequently involved in judgmental

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared Berrett, Brigham Young University

our fourthyear of partnering with elementary schools. I have chosen to work with 2nd graders this year to Page 11.569.8determine the readiness of the younger children to understand technology and engineeringconcepts. So far, we have found that these younger kids, just like the older ones have a hard timesitting in their chair because they are so excited to learn about the concepts we are introducing,but the older kids are much more ready to comprehend difficult concepts. With this in mind, Ibelieve it is very valuable to bring these topics into the classrooms. The outcomes will includeincreasing interested in technology and engineering careers

Conference Session

Diversity, Recruiting, and Retention in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Ratcliff, Purdue University-Columbus/SE Indiana; Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus/SE Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, where the Meridian Kesslerneighborhood is located, the review noted that real median family income has dropped 2.7percent and there is no dynamic growth in the local economy. Additionally, the unemploymentrate increased from 2004 to 2005. Adding to this is that in 2003, 51.4% of public school studentsin Marion County were eligible for free or reduced free lunch and that the poverty rate in MarionCounty for children under 18 is greater than 18%. Clearly, with falling economic and jobprospects, the students in Marion County may benefit from an outreach program that introducesengineering and technology and the associated careers in a fun and engaging atmosphere.With these issues in mind, a program called Learning with LEGOTMs has been developed by

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eileen Kowalski, U.S. Military Academy; Joe Manous, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

wide variety of existing knowledge as well as the anticipation that the volume ofavailable knowledge will continue to grow during the working career of the graduate. Another area of effort in recent years has been attempts to make the educationalexperience more effective. These attempts have generally followed two pathways, linkingcourses together to enhance the cumulative learning effect,4,5 or increasing the effectiveness ofindividual student experiences. Linking courses together has the combined effect of repetitionand providing an overarching problem in which the student can see how concepts from variouscourses interrelate. Increasing student learning effectiveness comprises a variety of techniquesto include presentation style, use

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cejka, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

responded thatparticipating in the Classroom Mentor Program has given them a sense of satisfaction with theirjobs; 40% have an improved view of the engineering profession. Both of these factors (jobsatisfaction and perception of career) have been found to contribute to job performance.Volunteering can also help new employees feel like a part of the company. One employeerecommends that his peers become mentors “for at least a year. It's a great way to get involved ina different aspect of the company.”The program has had an impact on skills that are important to job success as well. 34% of theclassroom mentors feel that their communication skills have improved, an improvement noticedby an equal percentage of teachers. 29% report an increased

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Inniss, Florida A&M University; Enos Inniss, University of Texas-San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

helping to develop ground rules on how such a project should be handled)ParticipantsWhen the lead author first discussed the project with the participants, it was presented as aproject independent from classes and described as a volunteer project to which no academiccredit would be awarded, but one which would provide invaluable hands-on experience. All Page 11.294.5students solicited were at least juniors in the program and had completed at least fluid mechanicsand environmental engineering.Originally, the scope of the project included a treatment process, a water tower, an interactivecomputer program, and information about careers and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melinda Seevers, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; William Knowlton, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; John Gardner, Boise State University

opportunities to partner with the university leading toopen dialogue. It is truly a “Win-Win-Win” relationship in that the students and Collegeultimately benefit due to enhanced learning experiences, increased sources of senior designprojects, possible student employment, and an opportunity for employers to preview potentialfuture professional employees. Page 11.734.6Program FutureThe university Career Center is planning to implement a “soft-skills” seminar during the 2006-07academic year. All lower division students wishing to participate in the engineering internshipprogram will be encouraged to attend. For the academic year 2006-07, a forum is in

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Schneeweis, University of Illinois-Chicago; J Hetling, University of Illinois-Chicago; Patrick Rousche, University of Illinois-Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

, the emergentnature of neural engineering means that the job market for neural engineers is rather soft.There are few companies hiring specifically neural engineers, and those that are typically Page 11.77.11seek students with higher degrees. Over the next several years it will be important to followour neural engineering track graduates and determine where their careers lead them.References1. Bellamkonda, RV, Potter, Steve, & Kipke, D (2005). Neuroengineering: What, Why and How? White paper, Whitaker Foundation Biomedical Engineering Education Summit, 2005.2. http://www.whitaker.org/academic/database/index.html The Whitaker Foundation

Conference Session

Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pedro Orta, ITESM Monterrey; Ricardo Ramirez Medoza, Institute Tecnologico De Monterrey; Hugo Elizalde, Monterrey Tech; David Guerra, Monterrey Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

underlying academic project will be carried out using anappropriate Reverse Engineering Learning Technique. This educational project is used as a framework for re-designing the learningenvironment for under- and graduate engineering careers offered at the ITESM, such asMechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering and Electrical and ElectronicEngineering. The framework fits within a current major trend in engineering education,seeking to develop specific skills for newly graduates entering the job market. Thanks tothis new educative system, students will be immersed into a fertile environment forinnovation, therefore having an edge when seeking their first job. The paper is organized as follows: Section 2 presents up-to-date

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

since the Grinter Report evolved to be muchmore than quantitative, its has become analytical at its heart. Technology, on the otherhand, has become highly anecdotal at its core. While anecdotal information may not befavored in a data driven culture, much of what it takes to make technology work cannotbe derived from an equation or an algorithm. You just have to know the story or moreprecisely, the history. Page 11.494.4For example, in my forty-year career in education I have fortunately been able to takethree sabbaticals in my struggle to keep up to date. In the first case, I was productivewithin the second week of my arrival. All I needed was a

Conference Session

Using Cooperative Education to Validate ABET Criteria

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University; David McMahon, Texas A&M University; Martha Marberry, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

. For many years, the Cooperative Education program within the Career Center hascollected data on both the student’s evaluation of the company and the co-op program and theemployer’s evaluation of the student. These data will be reviewed and discussed in terms of ourABET analysis. Recently, the Co-op Program has developed an additional form that theemployer is asked to fill out which tracks the ABET a through k criteria. The results for thesesurveys will be presented and discussed. Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University had their most recent ABET visit infall of 2005. The results of the surveys were successfully used as external evaluations forstudents’ in the program.IntroductionTexas A&M University has a Co-operative

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael McGrath, University of Colorado-Boulder

design. At LASP we’ve found thatreplicating a design is often more challenging than designing and buildingthe first unit due to knowledge being retained by the original build team.Thus the mentoring environment is an effective way to transfer thisknowledge.It can take a career to become competent in the design of space hardware,and it’s not unusual to find specialists in large companies who have done so,many with a very narrow focus. Engineers who understand lubricants,bearings, motors, materials, fasteners, etc. are highly valued, and carry muchof the knowledge of space practices. It is this knowledge and experience thatneeds to be transferred to students. Twenty years ago NASA used theirsounding rocket program to train future scientists and

Conference Session

EM in a Global Environment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Divakar Rajamani, University of Texas-Dallas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

systems, decision analysis and systems optimization. His current research interests are the modeling of supply chains and their applications in different industries.Divakar Rajamani, University of Texas-Dallas Divakar Rajamani, Ph.D., is a Professor and Managing Director of the Center for Intelligent Supply Networks (C4iSN). He has had a ten-year career in the industry at such companies as i2 Technologies and General Motors, where he worked in a consulting capacity. He also served on the faculty of the University of Manitoba from 1990-1996. He has a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Manitoba, Canada. He has published in the operations management field and co-authored a book