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Conference Session
Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University
Tagged Divisions
Multidisciplinary Engineering
this type of analysisduring their future careers. The QFD matrix is set up with critical customer requirements listed in acolumn with their associated priority ranking (1-5 with 1’s being low; 5’s high). Potential designsolutions or aspects that could assist with meeting the requirements are listed in a row that isperpendicular to the requirements. Relationship matrix points are assigned to each of the cells that linka requirement to a solution (0,1,3,9 with 0’s being low; 9’s high), in order to determine if a potentialdesign solution can address multiple requirements. A technical difficulty rating is assigned based onthe ease of implementation (1-5 with 1 being easy), and objective targets are established as benchmarkgoals. In keeping with
Conference Session
Student Learning
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Chia-Lin Ho, North Carolina State University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
application domain. When presented with a problem, they are able to select the appropriate tools(s), seek the necessary information, and present a solution. The regularly used technical skills are committed to memory, and external information resources are not needed in these cases. More complex problems and problems with multiple possible solution paths for which they have to evaluate the quality of the different solution paths will create difficulties for the individual. Overall intellectual capability may be a limiting factor. Fluency The individual has extensive knowledge
Conference Session
Aerospace Technical Session
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Edward Crawley, MIT; Robert Niewoehner, United States Naval Academy; Jean Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder
Tagged Divisions
Aerospace
Conference Session
Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Kelley Walczak, University of Michigan; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
Conference Session
How to Get Published: Tips from Journal Editors
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech
Tagged Divisions
Women in Engineering
of quality, not falling within the scopeof the journal, lack of assessment data, etc.) it will be rejected. Those manuscripts not rejectedenter the review process, and are distributed to an associate editor (AE) on the basis of thetechnical area of the manuscript. Each manuscript is assigned at least three (3) reviewers. Aminimum of two (2) reviews must be performed before a decision can be taken. Once thesereviews are in hand, the AE prepares a preliminary decision, if necessary giving requirementsand recommendations to be met by the author(s). The EIC reviews the preliminary decision, editsit as necessary, and communicates the decision to the author(s). This process continues withrevisions that are submitted until a satisfactory manuscript
Conference Session
Standards For Future Engineering Practitioners
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Charlotte Erdmann, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
New Engineering Educators
associations and professional societies,government agencies, national standards bodies, and international standards agencies.” Hardingand McPherson (2009) 7 describe the present sphere of standards organizations in his ASEEpaper.Two surveys describe the libraries’ best practices for standards. The original plan to do a surveydid not appear necessary after finding these two surveys. Both surveys cover large academiclibraries. Brian S. Mathews (2006)8 wrote about “top engineering schools” while Lorraine F.Pellack (2004)9did a survey of 34 libraries that are members of the prestigious Association forResearch Libraries (ARL). In 2003, Pellack’s survey indicated that there are many librariesdoing special ordering with format half of the libraries buying
Collection
2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
Authors
Arthur D. Kney P.E.; Nancy Ball; Traci Shoemaker; Danuta Bukatko; Angela Moran; Joe Colosi
Conference Session
Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part I
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University; Danny Teachman, Eastern Washington University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
departments, organizations,and stakeholders was challenge at times. After merging all of the accumulated informationgathered from multiple sources into a design specification, the construction and testing phasesproceeded as scheduled. During this project many other products were identified that requiredesign modifications to make them more usable by people with the widest possible range ofabilities. Redesigning these products using the concepts of universal design will become the nextstep for this project.Bibliography1. Burgstahler, S. (2008). Universal Design of Instruction (UDI): Definition, Principles, and Examples. Retrieved from http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/instruction.html2. Burgstahler, S. E., & Cory, R. C
Conference Session
ELD Poster Session
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David Hubbard, Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Libraries
for the content analysis was subjective, but did point to the emphasison information literacy, information/reference services, collections and novel databases. Whiletextual analysis was limited in terms of results, it did provide further support for theclassification analysis based on word and phrase frequencies of the paper titles. A future studymight apply a more rigorous textual analysis methodology (and software) to obtain topichierarchies and to perform more sophisticated analyses.Further work could compare these results to other LIS publications in the field of science and Page 15.177.13engineering librarianship.References1. Tiew, S
Conference Session
Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Garrett Clayton, Villanova University; James O'Brien, Villanova University; Kenneth Kroos, Villanova University; Amy Fleischer, Villanova University
Tagged Divisions
Mechanical Engineering
College in Memphis, TN, where he served as Student Section Advisor and Chair of the Memphis – Midsouth Section of ASME. In 1982, Ken joined Villanova University where he teaches thermodynamics and a wide variety of other courses. He currently serves as Assistant Department Chair for the Mechanical Engineering Department. Ken is the author of over fifteen publications in the fields of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, engineering education and computer graphics for flow visualization. Ken has performed research in computer graphics for the U. S. Army Ballistics Research Lab in Aberdeen, MD. He has also done consulting work for a number of companies in the Memphis and Philadelphia areas. Ken is a
Conference Session
International Division Poster Session
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences; Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety
Tagged Divisions
International
number of 3rd gradestudents it does not assure the increase of students in engineering and technology areas. Howeverit is an issue for further discussions.7. Distance Learning Experience – A History of more than 50 years.Brazilian Distance Learning Experience dates back form the 40’s when two initiatives have to bementioned as pioneer projects on distance education in the world: Brazilian government startedthe “Universidade do Ar” (The University of Air), which was the transmission by radio of firstgrade program. The target was to provide basic education for workers and people of remoteplaces of the country. The other initiative is the one of "Instituto Universal Brasileiro" anotherinstitute that has done a very good work teaching by distance
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Emad Habib, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Carloina Cruz-Neira, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Yuxin Ma, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Douglas Williams, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
. Theobservatory and its learning modules can be introduced in engineering and earth scienceshydrology courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels Acknowledgement Support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation's Course,Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program under Award No. DUE-0737073. 7. Bibliography 1. NRC (1991): Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 348 p. 2. Wagener, T., Weiler, M., McGlynn, B., Gooseff, M., Meixner, T., Marshall, L., McGuire, K. and McHale, M. (2007): Taking the pulse of hydrology education. Hydrological Processes, 21, 1789-1792. 3. Nash, J. E., Eagleson, P. S., Phillip, J. R., and van der Molen, W. H. (1990
Conference Session
BME Laboratory and Project Experiences
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sarah Pierce, Cumberland University; Amanda Lowery, Vanderbilt University; Charleson Bell, Vanderbilt University; Todd Giorgio, Vanderbilt University
Tagged Divisions
Biomedical
approximately 2.5 mL. To synthesize gold NPs, 1.0 mMhydrogen tetrachloroaurate (III) trihydrate was added dropwise into 30 ml of sodiumborohydride, swirling the tube occasionally, until a pink or purple color appeared. The finalvolume of silver nitrite used was approximately 2.5 mL. Both NP suspensions were Page 15.900.5characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy (Nanodrop ND3300) and DLS. DLS was conducted on aMalvern Nano Series Zetasizer with a 633 nm laser. The duration of each scan was 60 s and 3scans were acquired.NP Application to CellsOn day 1, cells were rinsed once with 700 l of phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and 700 l offresh cell culture media was
Conference Session
Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elton Graves, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
willtake the first four zeros. We also need to find the values for λ n and J 0 λ n r. The first fourzeros of the Bessel function of order zero are given by: By Hand (Tables) Using Maple a 1 = 2. 404825558 >BZ:=[evalf(BesselJZeros(0, 1 .. 4))]; a 2 = 5. 520078110 a 3 = 8. 653727913 a 4 = 11. 79153444 α We now calculate the λ ′n s = an : By Hand (Tables) Using Maple λ 1 = 2. 404825558 π = 1. 530959499 >L1:=evalf(BZ[1]/(Pi/2)); 2 λ 2 = 5. 520078110
Conference Session
IE and Manufacturing
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Richard Pitts, Morgan State University; Ricardo Camilo, Morgan State University
Tagged Divisions
Industrial Engineering
near future. Page 15.777.10 45 40 M 35 a 30 j 25 Freshman o 20 Sophomore r 15 s 10 Junior 5 Senior 0 Fall 08 Spring Fall 09 Spring 09 10 Figure 3. Enrollment
Conference Session
Laboratory Development in ECE
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
R.F. William Hollender, Montana State University; James Becker, Montana State University
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
microstrip circuitsMatrix representation of multi-port networks (S-,Z-,Y- and ABCD parameters)Calibration of coaxial and in-fixture VNA measurementsThe diode at radio and microwave frequenciesMicrostrip filter designPower dividers, combiners and couplersEven and odd mode analysisScattering parameter design of transistor amplifiersLinear dynamic range, noise figure and noise calculations for microwave systemsLAB / DESIGN EXERCISESIntroduction to the vector network analyzer (VNA) and basic transmission line theory –Students measure the reflections from a series of open circuit transmission lines of differentlengths and at different frequencies and compare measurement to theory.Passive component characterization using the VNA – Students measure the
Conference Session
Emerging Information Technologies
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
J. Wey Chen, Southern Taiwan University
Tagged Divisions
Information Systems
the student model the system provides intelligent,personalized tutoring and support to the student. In particular, based on information concerningthe knowledge level of the student in each concept of the domain knowledge, the system providesindividualized support when s/he navigates through the course material.The system uses the direct guidance technique to inform the learner whether s/he is ready to visitthe corresponding topic or if the studying of a page is unnecessary due to the fact that the studenthas already mastered the concept that is associated with this test frame. With the direct guidancetechnique, the system suggests and leads the student to the particular learning level the systemconsiders as the most appropriate for the
Conference Session
Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Geoff Wright; Braden Boss, Springville High School; Daniel Bates, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
and Secondary Education, Massachusetts Curriculum Framework Site, 12 November 2008, available from http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/current.html25. NAE, Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects, National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 2009.26. National Alliance for Pre-Engineering Programs, Project Lead the Way, Available online at www.pltw.org.27. Yasar, S., Baker, D., Robinson-Kurpius, S., Krause, S., and Roberts, C., “Development of a Survey to Assess Page 15.206.10 K-12 Teachers' Perceptions of Engineers and Familiarity with Teaching Design, Engineering
Conference Session
Conceptual Learning
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Morris Girgis, Central State University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
Developing an Engineering TaxonomyIn 1956, Benjamin Bloom first published his widely known taxonomy5. He identified six levelswithin the cognitive domain: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, andevaluation. The taxonomy advanced teaching and learning by motivating educators to create amore integrated method of educating students. During the 1990’s, a new group of cognitivepsychologists, led by Lorin Anderson, a former student of Bloom, updated the taxonomy toreflect relevance to 21st century work. Table 1 summarizes both old and new taxonomy levels6. Old Bloom’s Taxonomy Version ew Bloom’s Taxonomy Version Knowledge Define, duplicate, list, memorize, Remembering Can the
Conference Session
Manufacturing Processes Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy; Harold Henderson, United States Miliary Academy; Jeffrey Butler, United States Military Academy
Tagged Divisions
Manufacturing
:  Final ‘testing’ of bottle openers was  conducted on bottles of sodaBibliography1. Lamancusa, John S., Jorgensen, Jens E, and Zayas-Castro, Jose L.: "The Learning Factory - A New Approachto Integrating Design and Manufacturing into the Engineering Curriculum." Journal of Engineering Education,Vol. 86, No. 2, pg. 103, April 1997.2. Malicky, D., Kohl, J., Huang, M., “Integrating a Machine Shop Class Into the Mechanical EngineeringCurriculum: Experiential and Inductive Learning,” Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for EngineeringEducation Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI, Jun 24-27.3. National Association of Manufacturers: 2005 Skills Gap Report- A Survey of the American ManufacturingWorkforce: http://www.nam.org/~/media/Files
Conference Session
Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gerald Mora, New Mexico Tech; Ricardo Negron, WPAFB; Robert McGahern, DDR&E; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
history of computers, binary math, flowcharts, BASIC programming,microcontrollers, and robotics. By the third day, students will build a Parallax, Inc. Boe-Bot® tomaneuver three obstacle courses as part of a robotics competition event.Fig. 6. Students Programming Their Robots For the Final Obstacle Course at the 2009 ISERobotics CompetitionThe SPACE Flight (high-school students) – SPACE Flight is designed to give students theexperience of real-world R&D. Students work in teams to develop their topic, plan the approach,conduct research and compile their results under the guidance of teacher sponsor and volunteerscientists and engineers (S&Es) from AFRL and other technology based organizations such asSandia National Laboratory, and defense
Conference Session
Curricular Developments in Energy Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University
Tagged Divisions
Energy Conversion and Conservation
road by 2015, cars that we will work to make sure are built here in America.4) Ensure 10 percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources by 2012, and 25 percent by 2025.5) Implement an economy-wide cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050.President Obama wants to make the U. S. a leader on climate change and energy. Thedisconnect comes when one looks at what it will take to achieve these goals outlined above.Today’s economic direction points to these goals as being overly optimistic. To achieve thesegoals will take massive amounts of capital and national resolve at a time when the economicstimulus seems to be focused on Wall Street and the banking industry, health care reform, andthe military
Conference Session
Outreach and Beyond: New Roles for Librarians
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jim Miller, University of Maryland; Bob Kackley, University of Maryland, College Park; Nevenka Zdravkovska, University of Maryland
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Libraries
goes beyond that by saying that“… libraries should think creatively when drafting new positions. An innovative position thatdirectly relates to recruitment …..[will] impress university administrator[s]”.7 Also, librariesneed to be monitoring initiatives such as the legislators’ consideration of how public universities Page 15.116.4should be giving back to the community in a tangible way.8Much of this paper will give attention to diverse groups such as women and minorities inrecruitment. Women are still a pronounced minority in engineering classes, even with recentyears’ increases in their enrollment. See for example, Franzway et al. (2009).9
Conference Session
Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Steven Benzley, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; Rollin Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
, 2008. All of the academicprograms within the college are now either recommending or requiring the course for theirstudents. Currently two large sections (i.e. 70 students/section) are offered each semester andadditional sections are projected for the future. Many of the elements of the course could beadopted directly as embedded indicators for ABET assessment tools. The level of the outcomespecified in the new class in the areas of leadership, professional and ethical responsibility, andteamwork meets the level suggested in ASCE’s BOK2. When coupled with the total collegeincentives, the level of the leadership outcome surpasses BOK2’s requirements.The topics of this course naturally lead to a great deal of student discussion. The typical
Conference Session
Educational Research
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
Engineering Education (CAEE). Page 15.344.10REFERENCES1 .Sheppard, S.D., Atman, C.J., Stevens, R., Fleming, L., Streveler, R., Adams, R.S., & Barker, T. 2004. Studying theengineering experience: Design of a longitudinal study. In Proceedings of the American Society for EngineeringEducation Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah.2 Clark, M., Sheppard, S.D., Atman, C.J., Fleming, L., Miller, R., Stevens, R., Streveler, R. & Smith, K. 2008.Academic Pathways Study: Processes and realities. In Proceedings of the American Society for EngineeringEducation Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.3 Donaldson, K., Chen, H.L., Toye, G., & Sheppard, S
Conference Session
Service Learning and Societal Issues in the First Year
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brian Savilonis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Spanagel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Tagged Divisions
First-Year Programs
College ofEngineering, an institution which promised integrated project work in all four years of itscurriculum.3 Before and since, and in many places besides Olin, promising engineering studentshave been enticed to attend a variety of innovative technical education programs that promisereal-world experience, training in widely applicable communications skills, and an impeccablefoundation in the principles of design and professional standards of practice.For example, WPI placed project-based learning at the core of its academic program in the early1970’s when it redesigned its graduation requirements to include two major projects.4 Oneproject undertaken within the student’s major field of study is usually completed during thesenior year. Another
Conference Session
Sustainability in Engineering Curricula
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
Programs. Effective for Evaluations During the 2009-2010Accreditation Cycle. ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission. www.abet.org2. Davidson, C.I., H.S. Matthews, C.T. Hendrickson, M.W. Bridges, B.R. Allenby, J.C. Crittenden, Y. Chen, E.Williams, D.T. Allen, C.F. Murphy, and S. Austin. 2007. Adding sustainability to the engineer’s toolbox: achallenge for engineering educators. Environmental Science & Technology. July 15. 4847-4850.3. American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE). 2009. Environmental Engineering Body ofKnowledge. AAEE, Annapolis, MD.http://www.cece.ucf.edu/bok/pdf/EnvE_Body_of_Knowledge_Final.pdf4. Reed, Brian E. 2008. Database ABET Environmental Engineering Degrees. University of Maryland– Baltimore County. Dept. of
Conference Session
Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Radian Belu, Drexel University; Alexandru Belu, Case Western Research University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Physics & Physics
recent progress in scientific computing.Many examples from recent research in physics and related areas are given with theprogram listing. Basic computational tools and routines, including the ones fordifferential equations, spectral analysis, and matrix operations, are dealt with throughrelevant examples, and more advanced topics are treated. The broad categories ofcomputational physics studied are simulation, visualization and modeling, numericalmethods, algorithms and data analysis. Simulation and modeling are taught by stressingnumerical techniques and programming language(s) techniques employed. Besideslearning how to solve numerical problems with a computer, the student also will gainexperience writing manuscripts in a scientific journal
Conference Session
Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University
Tagged Divisions
International
0948997. This support isgratefully acknowledged. Page 15.385.10References1 Grandin, J. M. and E. D. Hirleman, “Educating Engineers as Global Citizens: A Call for Action,” Report of theNational Summit Meeting on the Globalization of Engineering Education, March, 2009. Can be accessed at://digitalcommons.uri.edu/ojgee/vol4/iss12 Parkinson, A. R., J. N. Harb, S. P. Magleby, “Developing Global Competence in Engineers: What Does it Mean?What is Most Important?”, Proceedings ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Austin TX, 2009.3 Jarvenpaa S. L. and D. E. Leidner, “Communication and Trust in Global Virtual Teams,” Organization Science,Vol. 10, No. 6
Conference Session
Aerospace Technical Session
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Matthew Rowland, Dept. of Civil & Mechanical Engineerint at United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy
Tagged Divisions
Aerospace
nose leading edge to main wing leading edge (in)ARVT vertical tail aspect ratioxballast location of coin ballast (in)mballast mass of coin ballast (slugs)Vtrim trim velocity (ft/s)Assumptions 1. Standard Sea Level pressure, density, viscosity for air. 2. Aircraft operates in Steady Gliding Flight: Lift = Weight 3. Horizontal Tail Volume Ratio =1 (Approximation 4. Vertical Tail Volume Ratio = .04 5. Airfoil is a flate plate (Thin Balsa Sheet) thus maximum CL = .81 6. Trim Velocity is constant (Approx 15-20 fps) 7. Drag addition from Coins and tape / extra glue is negligible 8. Aerodynamic Center of the Horizontal Tail is at the quarter chord 9. Aerodynamic Center of the Vertical Tail is at the quarter chord