Conference Session

IE Program Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Benjamin Redekop

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

of 2020. In the book, the NAE states that“Engineering practices must incorporate attention to sustainable technology, andengineers need to be educated to consider issues of sustainability in all aspects of designand manufacturing.”1 Former Vice President Al Gore published an intensely compellingvideo titled “Inconvenient Truth” that tells the tale of global warming and the importanceof our renewed focus and commitment to the needs of the environment.2Industrial Engineers (IEs) are traditionally involved with improved productivity andquality control initiatives. According to the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), the IEprofessionals have the responsibility to “Make the world a better place through betterdesigned products.”3 In order to

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Leach, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Owen Carlson, Brigham Young University; Mason Webster, Brigham Young University; Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Daniel Korth, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

produced.BackgroundPACE had the idea to create a project that would prepare students and faculty forthe global markets. In order to prepare students, the project involves real-worldengineering and collaboration experience with 20 schools speaking 7 differentlanguages from around the world. A picture of the locations of the schoolsparticipating is shown in Figure1. Table 1 shows the complete list of all theparticipating schools.Figure 1: Shows the location of the participating schools on the world map.Table 1: List of all the universities participating throughout the world.University Country DepartmentMonash University Australia ID and MEUniversity of Sao Paulo

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Clase, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

for college graduates who have knowledge of life-science-basedproducts and processes. There have been numerous reports of current and projectedshortages of human resources possessing the required knowledge in the growingindustry.1 As reported in the meeting summary for the Pan-Organizational Summit onthe U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce, technical skills combined with a strong Page 12.368.2math and science background and integrated with problem-solving, critical-thinking, andteamwork skills are sorely needed by modern manufacturing as well as by other sectors.2The need for an educated workforce in biotechnology manufacturing also exists

Conference Session

Sustainability & Environmental Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Richter, Virginia Tech; Sean McGinnis, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

learned.IntroductionThe ability of students to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams is recognized as a key skillin corporate and governmental settings. Multidisciplinary teams are critical in industry to bringtogether the diverse skills sets required to design, manufacture, test, market, and sell products.Multidisciplinary teams have been used effectively at national labs for decades and are essentialfor approaching problems that require a wide array of skills and that are too complex for researchteams based in any single discipline.1 In an increasingly global and competitive world, theseskills are anticipated to be even more crucial for success. The National Academy ofEngineering’s report, Educating the Engineer of 2020, identifies collaboration by

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; Chris Geiger; Kristine Csavina, The CORE Institute; Cindy Orndoff

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

screen. Actualthree dimensional, real world, physical models that the students interact with during classactually involve students to improve their understanding. One can find numerous publications Page 12.1618.2discussing the merits of classroom demonstrations.1-6 Richard Felder states that “They reallyonly learn by thinking and doing, not watching and listening.”7 The instructional methodologydeveloped for this course incorporates the physical model demonstration and places it in thehands of the learner as an in-class group activity designed for students to model real problems,take physical measurements, and think about the differences

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Bigelow, University of North Dakota

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

developed focus program be compatible with admission intomedical school was achieved by discussing the proposed course work with the pre-medicineadvisor on our campus. Although, not all of the suggested pre-medicine courses could beincluded due to our desire of maintaining a strong electrical engineering curriculum (i.e., lackingtwo semesters of organic chemistry, course in biochemistry, and course in genetics), all of thelife science courses added when forming the focus program are also suggested for studentsplanning to study medicine. Therefore, the students would be able to enter medical school withonly a minimal amount of additional schooling (~ 1 additional academic year, less if summerclasses are taken).Overview of ProgramThe Biomedical

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manfred Hampe, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt; Lars Hagman, KTH; Jan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

International

will be German for students staying at TUD, English for students staying atVirginia Tech, and Swedish or English for students staying at KTH.The program consists of two transatlantic dual BSME degree programs: VT-TUD and VT-KTH. The thirdcombination TUD-KTH is basically an intra-European exchange and not considered here. The generalmodel for these two dual degree programs is that (1) the students complete their introductory courses attheir home universities; (2) they spend a summer at the third university that they will not receive a degreefrom; and (3) they spend their final year (senior) at the second university that they are receiving a degreefrom.1 IntroductionThe engineering profession is becoming increasingly globalized as it moves from

Conference Session

FPD12 -- Novel Approaches to First Year Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cecelia Wigal, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; Ignatius Fomunung, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; Edwin Foster, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; Ronald Goulet, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Discipline Design (3 hrs) (3 hrs) Senior Junior – Interdisciplinary Design and Industrial Partners (3 hrs) Sophomore – Design and small mechanical/structural applications (1 hr) Freshman – Introduction to Design (3 hrs)Figure 1.0: The Design Curriculum at UTCThe goal of the design curriculum is to graduate students who understand and can apply thesteps of the design process to various interdisciplinary and discipline-based applications. Thefirst step toward meeting this goal is to

Conference Session

Collaboration Provides the Best Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Koehler, North Carolina State University; Susan Matney, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Mary Clare Robbins, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

mentors enhance their professional development as role models,share undergraduate experiences, and participate in a career-building experience. This paperdescribes the design and second year implementation of the MENTOR program includinglessons-learned and future plans for the retention of engineering students at a large, diverse,research extensive university.Background 1MENTOR (Motivating ENgineers Through Organized Relationships) is a ground breakingprogram in terms of its size and scope, whose aim is to increase student success in engineeringthrough early connections to a positive peer network.1 In order to understand the strengths,weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges of a program of this magnitude, we benchmarked ourplans with peer

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bronzini, George Mason University; John Matusik, The Engineering Groupe

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

include 220,000 sfof retail space, of which 100,000 sf is a single user anchor store. The remaining area will beancillary retail use. The client may require 2-3 smaller (1 acre) pad sites for a fast-food store,and a convenience store with fuel pumps.Industrial Team. Choose an appropriate zoning district for a 160,000 sf distribution warehousesite. A minimum of two buildings is required. Dimensions for one building are 150 ft x 550 ft.This building will include a second floor mezzanine for office space in a single-user area of 150ft x 200 ft at one end of the building. The mezzanine will be a minimum 30 ft wide along oneexterior wall. The client prefers most bays to be 50 ft wide.Results. To give the reader a glimpse of the amount of work involved

Conference Session

NAFP Panel Discussion

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Paul Racette, NASA; Scott Askew, NASA; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Belay Demoz; Paul Mogan, NASA

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

capacity of minority institutions.In the first ten years there is a total of 72 participating institutions andorganization that have participated in the program. Table 1 shows the list ofparticipating institutions and organizations. All the NASA centers and NASAHeadquarters have participated in the program. Forty minority institutions have Page 12.1098.4participated either by hosting a NAFP Fellow or by providing a faculty member toparticipate in the program. Twenty-one other institutions and organizations haveparticipated as host for NAFP Fellows. Table 2 through Table 4 give more detailsregarding the participating centers and schools.Figure 2 clearly

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Edward Blicharz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology; Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Ian Denholm, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

in the Freshman year to establish the foundation, recognizing thatthey may not resonate with students there but provide the needed basis to revisit through thesequence to capstone design. In Engineering Design I the second week includes a productdisassembly exercise using a cordless screwdriver. This now provides the vehicle to introducethe first steps in developing total design by consideration of market needs and stakeholderrequirements. A detailed overview and linkages of the total design process appears in Figure 1.Each phase in the life cycle of a product, system or service, as shown in the sidebars, wouldinclude essentially the same ten steps. Students are given an overview of the complete process inWeek 2 of Engineering Design I and

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World / International Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olivia Dees, Middle Tennessee State University; Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

International

technologies in order to facilitate important advancements forthe needs of their countries.The intrinsic qualities of solar design afford it great utility for the following reasons: 1) mostdeveloping countries are located in remote regions with optimal access to the sun’s rays, 2)traditional energy sources in developing countries harm the health of humans and exploit theecosystem, 3) rising global independence of fossil fuels has encouraged the use of alternativeenergy, which will also increase competition and lower the costs of solar power, 4) solarphotovoltaic systems are relatively affordable as well as applicable to single homes and entirevillages alike, which is ideal for many families living in remote locations, and 5) passive solardesign is

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tianxia Zhao, Indiana-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

radiation.Introducing those math tools is essential to provide visual aids and better understanding of theEM concepts, and enhance students’ programming skills to solve engineering EM problems. (a) Vector algebra and calculusBoth Matlab and Mathematica can do vector analysis. In addition, Mathematica can find the EMfields in analytic form (with additional toolbox, Matlab can solve problems analytically too).One thing worth of mentioning is that both Mathematica and Matlab functions are case-sensitive.To use Mathematica, start with the command < Sqrt[x^2 +y^2], theta -> angle[x, y]}, {x, x1, x2}, {y, y1, y2}, opts]; ( example : PlotPolarVectorField[{r, Sin[q]}, {r, q}, {x, -1, 1}, {y, -1, 1

Conference Session

Engineering Economy: Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Remer, Harvey Mudd College; Karen Ahle, Raytheon; Kevin Alley, Southwest Research Institute; John Silny, Raytheon; Karen Hsin, Accenture; Elijah Kwitman, Harvey Mudd College; Allison Hutchings, Harvey Mudd College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

projects in industry and government go way overbudget or schedule.1-4 There are a lot of reasons for this, but one of the major reasons is that theengineers did an insufficient job on the estimate. One of the key reasons is that few engineeringstudents get sufficient cost estimation training while they are in college. As a result, manyindustrial and governmental organizations are giving their practicing engineers and engineeringmanagers short courses (one to five days) in cost and schedule estimation. There has been astrong push by companies and government organizations to enhance the cost estimationknowledge and in some cases organizations are requiring their engineers and engineeringmanagers to obtain professional society certifications in cost

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas

are: “1) Collaboration between and among highereducation institution partners, education service cooperatives, schools, and communitiesparticipating in the education renewal zone, including within the academic departments withinthe higher education institution partners; and 2) A comprehensive program of professionaldevelopment to assure the practical knowledge base of pre-service and in service teachers …..”4 The ideas behind the UASPP fit these requirements very well. The frequent contact byNWA-ERZ staff with the participating public schools has resulted in the kind of workingrelationship that generally takes time to develop. This established network provided Engineeringan ideal mechanism to plan the logistics of the UASPP

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

interfaces. This paper presents a set of digital signal processing (DSP) studentclass projects that include the design of GUI interfaces for simulation and testing of systemsentirely through the use of Matlab. The paper also presents a preview of follow-up labdevelopments which will include the implementation of complete systems into a DSP board usingMatlab. In addition, there are classes under development in which the projects will requiredownloading Matlab algorithms into FPGAs. This paper's overarching goal is to demonstrate thatEE curricula do not need the teaching of many different high-level programming languages ifMatlab is taught vertically throughout the curriculum.f f ff 1. IntroductionTypical Electrical Engineering (EE) curricula have

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University; Randy Cook, Utah State University; Karina Hauser, Utah State University

. The paper also describes the general framework and contents of ourcourse. Both the experiences we have gained and the lessons we have learned are shared withthe educational community in order to support continuous improvement to the Lean curriculum.Background IntroductionThe U.S. manufacturing industry has suffered in the recent economic recession. In 2001-2004,2.7 million manufacturing jobs have left the U.S. to Mexico, Taiwan, China, Thailand, Malaysia,Eastern Europe, and South America 1. As an increasing number of U.S. companies areoutsourcing manufacturing operations to foreign countries that have cheaper labor markets, theissues of keeping manufacturing jobs in America and increasing the competitiveness of the U.S.manufacturing industry

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University; Gary Stewardson, Utah State University

-jigsaw approach along with a specific example ofstudent laboratory assignments. Our new pedagogical model and modified-jigsaw approachmake a positive difference in the way students gain fundamental understanding of engineeringconcepts and applications.IntroductionDeveloping innovative and effective instructional strategies to improve engineering andtechnology education has long been an important issue of research and practice 1-4. Researchersand educators in our engineering and technology education community have made a tremendousamount of effort over the past decades to address this issue and have developed a wide variety ofpedagogical models and approaches, such as multimedia and web-assisted lectures 5-6, real-timevisualization 7

Conference Session

Radiation and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Miron, University of Cincinnati; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Pradosh Ray, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

interests are in electric rocket propulsion. He has also spent over twenty five years in course, curriculum, and laboratory development. Page 12.1280.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Site Analysis and Environmental RestorationAbstractTuskegee University (TU), in collaboration with University of Cincinnati (UC), has beenengaged in the development of a two course sequence to educate students inenvironmental restoration/waste management (ER/WM). The course sequence is:1) Introduction to Radiological Engineering and Waste Management and 2) Site Analysisand Environmental Restoration.The content of

Conference Session

Collaboration Provides the Best Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Cates, University of Cincinnati; Anita Todd, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

. Page 12.1124.4Table I Alternating Co-op Schedule Section 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 Section 1 2 3 4 5 6 1

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Science, Gender, Homework, Quiz,Student PerformanceIntroduction“In college classrooms throughout the country, seats are empty. Although students havepaid large amounts of money to enroll in courses that they must pass to graduate fromcollege, many students do not attend class regularly” (Moore, 2005, p. 26)1. Studentabsenteeism is an important issue in institutes of higher learning here in the US. Classattendances, at least in practice, are optional in most schools. Although instructors havedifferent outlook and policies toward attendance, most of them would like them to attendthe classes to maintain a vibrant teaching-learning atmosphere.The author encountered a similar situation at a university in Bangladesh while offering acourse on materials

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ulas Toros, University of Florida; George Younis, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

International

high school Grade Point Average (GPA), ScholasticAptitude Test 1 (SAT 1) and the American Collegiate Test (ACT). International students arerequired to have either been educated in an English speaking country or provide results ofTOEFL test.The minimum requirements for qualification into the program are2: • Graduation from a regionally accredited or state-approved secondary school or the equivalent (G.E.D., etc.). • Fifteen academic units, including 4 years of English, 3 years of math, 3 years of natural sciences (two with laboratories), 3 years of social sciences, and 2 sequential years of a foreign language. • A cumulative C average in the academic core, as computed by the university, at all institutions

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific Univ; Donald Peter

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

for Improved LearningA primary goal of homework is for students to learn as much as possible, especially perhaps,from their mistakes. The typical homework format, however, has impediments to the learningprocess: 1) slow feedback, 2) penalties for mistakes, and 3) no encouragement to discovermistakes and correct them. In recent years, several new approaches to homework have beenintroduced, but none addresses all three learning limitations listed above: a) Homework isassigned but neither required nor graded. b) It is automatically graded online. c) Detailedsolutions are provided online.Four years ago we began developing a self-graded aspect to our homework assignments with thegoal of improving student learning while minimizing the burden to the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Andrew Lingley, Montana State University; Matt Leone, Montana State University; Brad Pierson, Montana State University

etching techniques are conveyedto the student and allow an important understanding of their impact on design and ultimately thefinal structure. After the background material is covered, the concept of transducers isestablished. This begins with an introduction to the ideas of energy domains and the transfer ofenergy between domains. Finally, the lecture series is directed to the production of MEMSdevices, typically sensors and actuators. The remainder of the term is dedicated to understandingcritical issues in the complete microsystem, such as impact of the various choices in packaging,integration and partitioning of electronics, and power issues. Table 1 summarizes the contenttopics.Materials Fabrication

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bethany Jones, James Madison University; Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

Tagged Divisions

International

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Michael Flaman, Portland Community College

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

materials including course content and student feedback.1. IntroductionFiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are a class of material that offer numerousadvantages over monolithic metals and other homogeneous materials. Due to theirgreater strength-to-weight ratio, the composites are widely used in various structures andcomponents. The aerospace industry is making a major effort to incorporate anincreasing number of composite materials into various components and structures. Forexample, a recently developed commercial airplane will be 80% composites by volume[1]. Because the aerospace industry is a significant employer served regions of thecountry, there is a strong demand that education should cover net shape manufacturing ofFRP composites in

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

manufacturing processes and machines for the layout of manufacturingfacilities. In either case, interacting with manufacturing engineers may be involved.1 With theincreased and continuing emphasis on engineering design in engineering education2 and thepractice of concurrent engineering1, at least a broad exposure to fundamental manufacturingprocesses would seem to be relevant for students studying mechanical and industrial engineering.Furthermore, any subsequent study of manufacturing engineering, design for manufacturability,and/or manufacturing process engineering could logically draw upon a broad first course inmanufacturing processes such as the one described in this paper.1 As noted previously, the UTMartin Engineering program was essentially

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University; Carmen Li Shen, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

the First Year of Accreditation ResponsibilityDuring summer 2006 when PEV assignments were being made, the ABET website11 showed 13institutions with ASEE-assigned programs due for visits in fall 2006, as listed in the appendix(Table 2 and Table 4). However, the actual number of PEV assignments varied from thisnumber in several ways. First, one of those institutions had two ASEE-assigned programs tovisit. Second, two of those institutions offered only a single accredited program, but ABETpolicies require that every team must have at least two PEVs. Third, one of the programsdetermined not to seek re-accreditation. At that point, the number had become 13 + 1 + 2 - 1 =15 PEV visits.Further, one multidisciplinary engineering program required an