Conference Session

Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qiang Le, Hampton University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

13.1320.7 level based upon the analysis of the pre and post questionnaire results. The reasons could be o Students did not have time to do the research work on the case studies. o Students had so many things going on when it was near the final exam week. o Students were overwhelmed by the questions during the question session of the presentation. o Post questionnaires were taken right after the presentation. Students might not have time to reflect on their responses towards Engineering after questions asked by the instructor and other teams.In conclusion, the results obtained at HU

Conference Session

Issues of Cooperative Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Raelin, Northeastern University; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; David Whitman, University of Wyoming; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Page 13.1220.2academic learning. These programs comprise co-op jobs, internships, apprenticeships, and othermethods that integrate experience in the world with experience in the classroom. Theseapproaches are becoming increasingly relevant in a work culture characterized by the need tocontinuously reflect and learn from ongoing experience.2 A 1998 census of cooperativeeducation found that approximately 250,000 U.S. students were placed in cooperative educationjobs that year.3 In 2006, the career publisher Vault.com. reported in its third Internship Surveythat some 62% of undergraduate students completed an internship that year.4In terms of outcome studies from co-op, the majority of research was conducted in the 1970’sand 1980’s due to the

Conference Session

Sustainability and Engineering Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Reisdorph, the GreenTeam Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Next Week: Trade, Gender and Poverty.WEEK 7: Topic: Developed Countries & Developing Countries Discussion: Different socio-economic priorities of Developed Countries & Developing Countries. Are countries homogenous? What is the feasibility of Developing Countries creating and supporting a national SDO system? What is the significance for standards development in ISO? ASTM? What are the unique issues, if any, for island nations? How are these reflected in the SDO process?WEEK 8: Break, no classWEEK 9: PROJECT - PART 1 DUE. Topic: Standards Development – How? Discussion: This is the mundane part of the course. However, it is necessary to understand

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

full-project drawings for a small project while going throughschool. The experience of preparing a complete set of drawings gives the students an opportunityto reflect on cost, and constructability issues. It is possible to have the students go through thisexperience in a capstone project. The EAC and TAC criteria for accreditation of engineering andtechnology programs call for programs to graduate students with requisite skills of theirprofession. In the opinion of the author, graphic skills for engineering and technology graduatesare the most fundamental skills, and will enable them to produce more complete and accurateproject drawings.ConclusionThe accuracy and precision of shop drawings is vital to the success or failure of an

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

approaches of hand calculation or simplified modeling techniques. Consequences of such dependence is that when, as inevitably occurs, a problem appears that does not fit into the capabilities of the package, the user is at a dead loss at how to progress to a solution or alternatively shoe horns the problem into a form that can be solved but which does not accurately reflect the original problem. Avoidance of Analysis Software Problems and generally good design practice. Pre-Analysis Analysis : This paper advocates a process whereby before any software is assigned to a task the student engineer is required to generate ‘ball park’ solutions using only pencil and paper. To make students proficient at this, design

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Michael Zagorski, Drexel University

blockThe results of the calibration procedure using an angle-beam probe are presented in Fig. 7. Page 13.1033.6 Fig.7. Results of the calibration procedure using an angle-beam probeAfter calibration of the instrument, students place the transducer at various positions on the IIWblock to display reflections from sound path distances and sensitivity relationships to side drilledholes.REMOTE CONTROL OF THE NDT EQUIPMENTOne of the main objectives of the project is to develop a videoconference teaching NDT facility,which will provide greater program delivery flexibility and offer non-traditional educationalsegments that expand student’s

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

tovisualize rotated three-dimensional objects are central to understanding and interpretingscientific, technological, and mathematical visual-based information.Six-12 students’ spatial visualization rotation abilities were assessed. This investigation utilizedthe Purdue Spatial Visualization Test to assess visual aptitudes prior to the onset of instructionand then again after the completion of instruction while implementing a technology educationscientific and technical visualization standards-based curriculum. Student participantsexperienced high degrees of spatial visualization enhancement measured by the Purdue SpatialVisualization assessment. Further Spatial Visualization data analysis uncovered interestingoutcomes. Male scores reflected higher

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas at Brownsville; Yazmin Muniz, The University of Texas at Brownsville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

printer consists of cleaning the prototypewith compressed air in an enclosed chamber to remove the extra material that the machineleaves behind and applying sealant to enhance hardness and durability of the part (Figure 7).How to choose the best material and process for rapid manufacturing application?The material and process are chosen to reflect the best blend of the desired cost, quality, materialcharacteristics and timing. The material used to fabricate the mold is room temperaturevulcanizing (RTV) urethane which cures without using oven heating. RTV silicone molding is awell-recognized rapid tooling method for producing small quantities of production-likeprototypes of plastic molded parts.3,8 This provides short mold lead times coupled

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Dolan, University of Wyoming; Ovid Plumb, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

assesses the project concept, discusses the professional involvement,institutional constraints, administrative support and the results of the five semesters work.Recommendations for improvements for implementation of similar projects at other institutionsare included.IntroductionEngineering projects are increasingly complex due to client needs, system integration efforts,advances in technology, and computer aided design tools. A common concern of nationaladvisory boards is that students must function better in team projects and improvecommunication skills. This is reflected in ABET requirements for multidisciplinary seniordesign activities. In many situations, these objectives are met by defining “multidisciplinary” asusing different skill sets

Conference Session

FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alicia Boudreaux, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

transition in student attitudes and perspectives from the beginning of thesummer term to the end of the summer. The following comments reflect some of this transition. After the First Week: There is a sink or swim adjustment to time management. I do like this program; however, it takes a little while to get comfortable with it. I’m exhausted! I think this program is very good and is a great idea except for the fact that the students have no free time to just relax because we’re in class all day and we’re doing homework all night. End of the Summer: The past few weeks I’ve had a blast. I have made so many memories and have grown as a person… I got the chance to get a handle on the campus, teachers, and college life. I am glad that I did

Conference Session

Industry and Engineering Technology Partnerships

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

early December. A sample practice exam similar to past CCTexams is given to the class by the author usually a week or two prior to the official exam. Theexam is approximately the same number of questions as the CCT exam and students are given 4hours to complete the exam. Although this exam is graded and returned to the students, it hasonly a minor connection to the final grade. Those students who are preparing for the CCT examare understandably motivated and usually perform quite well on the practice exam. Thosestudents taking the class for college credit have not been motivated to perform well on thepractice exam and their scores reflect this lack of motivation. In future offerings of the class,those students taking the class for MET credit

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb; David Chang, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

creative and willingto change. Approaching a course such as Dynamic Modeling and Control is an interdisciplinarysubject and experience for the faculty as well as the students, but the rewards are well worth theadditional effort required to make it interesting and relevant to the students.AcknowledgementThe views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not purport to reflect the position ofthe United States Military Academy, the United States Army, or the Department of Defense.Bibliography Page 13.788.101. National Academy of Sciences, “Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century”, National

Conference Session

Materials in Design and Manufacturing

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiqiang Hu, University of Missouri - Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

education for over 70 years. Its new criteria for the evaluation of engineeringprograms, Engineering Criteria 2000, require implementation of sustainability concepts inundergraduate education, as reflected in the following areas (criteria 3c and 3h) (1): ‚" “Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability;” ‚" “Broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.”Limited work has been conducted to address the need, effectiveness, and impact of incorporatingsustainable engineering

Conference Session

BME Laboratories and Skills-Based Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Jevsevar, Vanderbilt University; Melanie Aston, Vanderbilt University; Shaun Price, Vanderbilt University; Cynthia Paschal, Vanderbilt University; Stacy Klein-Gardner

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

andrising high school seniors. The curriculum successfully stimulated interest in biomedicalimaging and biomedical engineering among the test population. Feedback from the high schoollearners aided in the further development of lectures and activities for the curriculum.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grantsEEC-0343607 and EEC-9876363. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation. Page 13.379.9Bibliography1. Bransford, J., Brown, A., &

Conference Session

Engineering in the Elementary School

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the rationalebehind the teaching module, and to document the changes we made to the module as we assessedits impact over several trial runs.The PremiseThe premise of this research project was to devise an outreach program to 5th or 6th gradestudents that demonstrates an engineering idea in a fun, yet informative way. At the onset wedecided against “trial and error” exercises where the students would be asked to create somethingstrictly from their own imagination or intuition. Our argument against such tasks is that they donot accurately reflect the methods that engineers actually use. We also decided against a strictly“show and tell” approach, wherein an impressive experiment or demonstration is conducted toelicit a strong audience reaction

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Bhattacharya, Southern University & A&M College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

saving grace in ourtechnologically advanced country is that the press in this country is still free to reportresearchers who do such researches. 3. Philosophical affiliationWe have to make dramatic changes to stay on the cutting edge of technologies andmarkets that are of crucial importance to our core audience, students, researchers,engineers, engineering managers and program managers who serve bio-medical,electronics and electro-optics industries. The popularity of ethics is partly due to its longhistory and thus it is a well developed method of philosophical reflection of itspractitioners from a country to country perspective. However, since global relations aredeveloping faster than imagined, to sharing of

Conference Session

FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; James Mathias, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

meets three times a week forfifty minutes. The course content is a well-balanced combination of informative and engaginglectures, hands-on projects, and distinguished guest speaker seminars. While the objectives andpriorities of each discipline determine the breadth and depth of the course contents,recommendations from the industrial advisory board, faculty, and students are reflected in thefinal format of the course. The course has three main components: lecture, laboratory and guestspeaker seminars.Lecture Component:The lecture component makes up 20% of the course. This component introduces the students todifferent engineering disciplines and exposes them to the interdisciplinary nature of real-lifeprojects and the importance of teamwork and

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University; James Baish, Bucknell University; William King, Bucknell University; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

. Page 13.764.8 8Multi-disciplinary TeamsExternal mentors are active members of the design team and play a real role in all aspectsof the design process. Students must learn to set and achieve goals, delegateresponsibility, handle conflicting objectives, and function as a professional in a medicalsetting.Course AssessmentExternal mentors have been used for every project in every offering of our senior designcourse. It is therefore not possible to fairly compare the external mentor approach to otherpossible implementations. The observations below reflect the opinions of the design teammembers.StudentsAt the completion of the Fall semester students are asked

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Frassica, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina; Philip Voglewede, Marquette University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, an open environmentmust be fostered during the entire course to enable the instructor to have the feedback necessaryto interject appropriate instruction to the student. A second challenge is the capital investment inthe project is large as bioengineering experiments are costly. Third, it requires buy-in from allthe professors involved. Nevertheless, this laboratory experience ultimately created theconnection between the theory and physical world.AcknowledgementThis work was supported by a National Science Foundation Course Curriculum and LabImprovement award (DUE-0633648). All opinions expressed within are the authors’ and do notnecessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.Bibliographic Information1. Kiefer, K., Silverberg, L

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science Course

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot Douglas, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Materials

SAT quantitative Course gradeMCI pre-test ------ .43* .35* .17†MCI post-test .33* .37* .39* .37†*Pearson’s correlation coefficient.† Spearman’s rho.Table 3: MCI results by sex. Numbers in parentheses are number of students (N) followed bythe standard deviations. The values of N reflect those students for whom data was available.MCI gain may not equal the difference between the pre-test and post-test scores due to round-offerror. MCI pre-test* MCI post-test* MCI gainMale 11.9 (87, 3.6) 15.7 (89, 4.0) 3.8 (82, 3.4)Female 10.3 (25, 2.7

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Tomasi, Alfred State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

was not being exhibited in the class then the students would be treatedas children and not adults. This lack of professionalism resulted in the professordelivering the following ultimatum, “any further incidents will result in the student beingdropped from the class by the professor”. To further illustrate the seriousness of thistransgression, a writing assignment was assigned where the students were required tointerview a human resource director to determine how “the real world” would handle thissituation. The paper required the students to focus and reflect on what would happen inindustry if a verbal disagreement resulted in a physical altercation.Of the six assignments handed out during the course of the semester, it was the last onethat

Conference Session

Survivor: The First Few Years

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Beasley, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa Goulart, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

shifting context,” Review of Higher Education, volume 26, number 2, pages 119-144, 2002.13. J. Smith, J. Whitman, P. Grant, A. Stanutz, J. Russett, and K. Rankin, “Peer networking as a dynamic approach to supporting new faculty,” Innovative Higher Education, volume 25, number 3, pages 197-207, 2001.14. E. Bennion, “The importance of peer mentoring for facilitating professional and personal development,” Political Science & Politics, number 37, pages 111-113, 2004.15. K. Kram and L. Isabella, “Mentoring alternatives: The role of peer relationships in career development,” Academy of Management Journal, number 28, pages 110–132, 1985.16. J. Cowdery, Induction-year mentors’ self-perceptions and reflections on their training and

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

learning community, and also aided in the management of the supervised study sessions. Thefaculty members met daily with Study Leaders to coordinate course assignments with afternoonactivities. Page 13.1227.3Enrollment AnalysisAn overview of the application and enrollment history of the EDGE Program is presented inTable 1. The trend in student participation reflects an evolving focus on the composition of thecurriculum and the readiness of our target population. More detailed analysis by gender andethnicity the 2007 program is given in Table 2. There are no apparent trends in the applicationdata. Gender and ethnicity distributions have remained

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Gerry Marekova, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

colleges presented advertisement materials to attractstudents to their educational programs. In the past three years, Goodwin College has participatedin this event by distributing AET fact sheets to students interested in pursuing their careers inapplied engineering technology. These efforts will continue in the future.AET program’s curriculumThe higher education is rapidly evolving to reflect the industry needs.3 The global marketplace isbecoming more competitive, resulting in advanced approaches to higher education in engineeringand engineering technology, specifically in educating students using quantitative and qualitativemeasures.4 The need for a technologically literate and dynamic workforce dictates therequirements for a flexible curriculum

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Arnold Weimerskirch, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

course learning outcomes is a key part of assigning student grades.Second, accomplishment of course learning outcomes is used as an assessment tool for assessingthe curriculum. Third, assessment of how well students have accomplished the course learningoutcomes is used to improve the course in future offerings. It is the use of course data in this lastform as feedback for course improvement that is addressed in the fourth, course level, Demingcycle.Since each instructor is responsible for assessment of course learning outcomes, various methodsare used including portfolios, reflection papers, feedback from follow-on courses, pre and posttests or concept inventories, and grading systems that tie grades directly to accomplishment

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

is passed out in the senior capstone class the students are told to dotheir best, but they know that the exam isn’t part of their grade. This opens the possibility thatstudents may not take as much care in completing the exam as they otherwise might and perhapsthe exam scores reflect this.Finally, the use of this exam has proven to be a great addition to our academic program inprofessional ethics. It has also been a great opportunity to re-address the importance ofprofessional societies and the benefits that they can offer.Conclusions, Recommendations and the FutureStudents in the various Engineering Technology programs are now better prepared to handle theethical challenges that will be presented to them during their engineering career

Conference Session

History and Future of Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas at Brownsville; Posinasetti Rao, University of Northern Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

in air bag deployment, ink jet print heads, and biosensors based on nanoprobes. On thesophisticated front, Digital Light Processing (DLP) projection systems are getting popular. At theheart of every DLP projection system is an optical semiconductor known as the DLP chip, whichwas invented by Dr. Larry Hoenbeck of Texas Instruments in 1987. The DLP chip is probablythe world’s most sophisticated light switch. It contains a rectangular array of up to 2 millionhinge-mounted microscopic mirrors; each of these micro mirrors measures less than one-fifth thewidth of a human hair. When a DLP chip is coordinated with a digital video or graphic signal, alight source, and a projection lens, its mirrors can reflect a digital image onto a screen or

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Christopher, Rice University; Adam Parks, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; Vipul Sharma, Air Force Institute of Technology; Michael Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

ME467 Energy Conversion at the Air Force Academy for theircogent and insightful questions regarding the Mathcad functions.DisclaimerThe views expressed are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy orposition of the U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense or the U.S. Government.References1Dixon, G.W., Teaching Thermodynamics without Tables—Isn’t it Time?, 2001 ASEE Annual Conference& Exposition, paper 2001-2266.2Maixner, M.R., and Havener, G., Thermal Fluids Systems Engineering at the United States Air ForceAcademy, 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, paper 2004-2266.3 Maixner, M.R., Interactive Graphic Depiction of Working Fluid Thermal Properties Using Spreadsheets

Collection

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Peter LoPresti; Theodore W. Manikas; Jeff Kohlbeck

the lower scores, and this is reflected in the lower averages for this activity. TheAcademy staff suspects that the students were bored and/or held back by their partner who wasnew to the material. All of the activities have been rewritten with additional exploration optionsfor such students to give them direction and focus after the original material is completed. Inaddition, pairing students with advanced knowledge and letting them work further ahead isproposed as a future solution.Teacher NotesAt the end of the Academy, the teachers were asked to provide written and/or oral commentsevaluating the Academy and suggesting changes for following years. Many of the commentsreflected the evaluations and comments received from the students. The

Collection

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lawrence Whitman; Zulma Toro-Ramos; Dan Allison; Colin Davidson; Martha Shawver; Shelly Belles; Chris Wilkinson

participating in a credit-bearing, university-approved study abroad activity in a foreign country. (Note: Students possessing an F-1 VISA qualify for this criteria and must submit a form to the Director of Engineering Education.) 3. Submit a previous global learning or study abroad experience; in this case, the student must prepare a two-page report outlining: • Summary of previous experience, including dates and locations • Description of the student experience (typically a reflective paper, though not restricted to this) • Contact information of faculty/sponsors involved in the global learning experienceThe effort described in this paper directly applies to