Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

. Dokon, L. E. 2001. The Alcohol Fuel Handbook. Infinity Publishing. Klass, D.L. 1998. Biomass for Renewable Energy, Fuels, and Chemicals. Academy Press. New York, NY. Pahl, G. 2005. Biodiesel: Growing a New Energy Economy. Chelsea Green Publishing Company. Sorensen, B. 2004. Renewable Energy. Academic Press. Wyman, C. 1996. Handbook on Bioethanol: Production and Utilization. Taylor & Francis.Online Publications A Vision for Bioenergy: Growing an Integrated Industry Growing an Industry: Overview of DOE’s Bioenergy Activities and Proposed Plan of Action. http://www.eren.doe.gov/bioenergy_initiative/page3.html Biobased Industrial Products: Research and Commercialization Priorities. 1999. http://books.nap.edu

Conference Session

Design Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Gershenson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

investment to maintain a level of production quality, and these materials and processesrequire a significantly higher level of engineering and planning. By going with a larger budget,we actually have precluded most possibilities of designing on the fly.Team GoalsOur team goals were to win the engineering portion of the competition, increase studentconfidence, and gain exposure for our program. We have done well on all three fronts. Page 11.698.10Winning in engineering as a goalThe choice of a win in overall engineering rather than an overall performance win was veryspecific to the ASME HPV Challenge and its rules. Unlike other engineering

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Michael Escuti, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

component reviewing different ECE specializations while providing key fundamentalconcepts. It was decided to devote approximately one third of the course to introductory materialfollowed by eight weeks on different specialization areas. According to the initial plan, two 75minute lectures per week would be used to cover the theoretical material necessary to performthe experiments in laboratory, which would meet almost every week for three hours. Thespecializations to be included in the course were decided on based on the strengths of ourdepartment. The list included circuits, electric power, communication, digital signal processing,solid state electronics, logic design, computer architecture and computer networking..One of the great challenges of

Conference Session

1st Year Retention Programs for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Amanda Funai, University of Michigan; Allison Interrante, Northeastern University; Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Program during her senior year at Northeastern. She is currently a graduate student at the University of Michigan.Allison Interrante, Northeastern University Allison Interrante is a student in Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering at Northeastern University. She has been involved in the Connections Physics Review Program for the past two years as a student-teacher. She plans to continue her studies as a graduate student in Civil Engineering.Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern University Sara Wadia-Fascetti is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Northeastern University where she is actively involved in a research program on structural condition assessment

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neetika Kohli, Purdue University; Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; David Meyer, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Styles Questionnaireinstrument is because it has been proven valid and reliable when used in engineering courses.Because previous studies involving this course have used this instrument to collect data, a futurestudy has been planned to compare the instrument results of the previous studies with this studyto see if there is a correlation between instrument results and course performance. Students alsocomplete surveys about their learning experiences with an emphasis on the learning environment(e. g. learned centered, knowledge centered, assessment centered, and community centered1).Students in the treatment section are distributed School of Electrical and Computer Engineeringowned wireless response units. Since wireless response unit activities

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Harris, Vanderbilt University; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Alene Harris, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Cycle format used in lesson module design. • Leaders and participants worked through an abbreviated Legacy Cycle module to experience the process, including using technology for formative feedback and for lesson development. • Leaders examined other examples of Legacy Cycle modules. • Participants applied HPL to the participants' own selected course(s) Revisited course objectives to determine acceptable evidence and plan the assessment(s) to be used (formative and summative) Designed effective challenges to engage students with the content Identified appropriate learning activities

Conference Session

Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Neck, Babson College; John Bourne, Olin College; Stephen Schiffman, Olin College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Technological University, PolytechnicUniversity of Puerto Rico, and Salish Kootenai Tribal College. The majority of these institutions(82%) offered courses in entrepreneurship for engineering students and 40% of the participantshave been teaching for at least fifteen years. The experience of the participants, both in teachingand in entrepreneurship education, was desired in the pilot offering to better assess the potentialimpact of Babson-Olin SyE3. Page 11.1255.6Program Goals – Planned Versus Actual Babson-Olin SyE3 was designed to assist engineering faculty in their journey to teach andapply entrepreneurship as a core feature of engineering

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Mary Graham, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

plan includes a combination of quantitative and qualitativeinstruments to provide an in-depth understanding of the program’s impacts, this paper reportsfindings from the qualitative aspects of the program evaluation. The assessment has shown thatthe program improves participants’ understanding and appreciation of engineering problemsolving, increases the younger girls’ general understanding of engineering and the potential roleof women in engineering careers, provides leadership opportunities and opportunities forincreasing self confidence and self-efficacy, and provides positive role model and mentoringexperiences. Positive feedback from teachers and parents supports these findings. Commentsindicate that the 8th grade girls benefit from their

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

International

Darmstadt do not need to rearrange their standardstudy plan in order attend their senior year at Virginia Tech. The courses scheduled for theirsenior year can, as a portfolio, be completed entirely at Virginia Tech. Experience has alsoshown that the German students are sufficiently proficient in English to the extent that they donot require additional language training prior to attending classes at Virginia Tech.The students from Virginia Tech, however, do need to prepare for their senior year at theTechnische Universität Darmstadt several years in advance of departure. The vast majority ofthese students must schedule time for a sequence of six German language courses prior todeparture. These are courses that the students do not receive credit for

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merrick Haller, Oregon State University; Antonio Baptista, Oregon Health & Science University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

represents a plan view of the mouth ofthe Columbia River. The north and south jetties appear as the E-W trending, bright linearfeatures. The radar was located at the center of the image and waves propagating into theriver mouth are appear as bright linear features that are closely spaces and trending N-S.Impact on Coastal Engineering Practice & EducationThe main practical impact of this wave observing system is to provide wave information thatcan be used to improve the safety of marine operations. Improving marine safety at primarynavigational entrances is a topic of interest to a wide variety of coastal user groups such asthe commercial fishing industry, international shippers, and recreational boaters to name afew. It should be emphasized that

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sidi Berri; Andy S.J. Zhang

CADD programs beyond the associate level.In the meantime, Industrial Design as a discipline has been recognized as an important player inthe area of product design and development. In many cases, whether it is the design of a new car,design of a new medical device, or design of a new commercial electronic gadget, we have seenthat industrial designers are now playing key roles and are involved in the entire productdevelopment process from initial product planning to post implementation.[1-4]In light of these developments and after an extensive research, one year ago, the Departmentdecided to create a new program called Industrial Design Technology (IND) to replace theexisting CADD program. This change not only reflected the changes we made over

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Wei Cao; Peggy Vance; Michael Maxson; Thomas Minnich

to the event;they spent a whole day for competition, demonstration and tours of engineering andtechnology labs in WVU.The event has caught attention from government education agents, private educationfoundations and industrial sectors. The sponsor pool of the competition has beengrowing up year-by-year, which includes the WVU, WV State Agency, Toyota Inc,Parallax Inc, WV Education department, WV Logan County School Distinct, WVTech Prep Foundation, Appalachia Education Lab and etc.In this article, the short history, organization methodology and strategy, competitionformat, college student involvement, follow-up feedback and future plan will bediscussed.The next competition, The 5th Lego Robots Competition for High, Middle andElementary

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

projects. In addition a semester project onproduction simulation using ProModel software is also required.VIII. Ship Repair Simulation Exercise This simulation exercise incorporates repair of two ships of different sizes. One ofthe ships is shown in Figure 2. During the simulation, students track performance metricslike lead-time, cycle time, rework and distance traveled by material handler whileimplementing various tools of Lean in three phases. This exercise takes into accountlogistical issues such as inspection reports, master repair schedules, emergent repairs, in Page 11.1214.6addition to planned repair activities. This simulation exercise

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Tarek Abdel-Salam, East Carolina University; Craig Sanders, East Caroilina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

components from both mental analysis and hands-on viewpoints. Thispaper provides useful pointers to programs in planning, structuring, evaluating andassessing offerings of such new courses within their departments.References1 Meek, S., Field, S., Devasia, S., “Mechatronics Education in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah,” Mechatronics, Elsevier, 13:1-11, 2002.2 Giurgiutiu, V., Lyons, J., Rocheleau, D., Liu, W., “ Mechatronics/Microcontroller Education for Mechanical Engineering Students at the University of South Carolina,” Mechatronics, Elsevier, 15:1025- 1036, 2005.3 Wild P.M., Surgenor B.W., “An Innovative Mechatronics Course for a Traditional Mechanical Engineering Curriculum,” American Society of

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

exam possesses a major benefit over using the actualcertification exam in that, for the actual exam, only the final score is given; no information isavailable as to what questions were missed. In a classroom-administered mock exam, theinstructor has full access to all exams, and so can categorize all problems into their appropriateobjective areas. Following the grading of the exams, the individual problem scores can becollectively analyzed and the performance in each objective area evaluated; this allows fortargeted action plans to be implemented if poor performance is noted in a specific objective,thereby improving the curriculum.IV. ResultsTen quizzes containing a total of 77 questions and covering ten chapters in the Mughal andRasmussen

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Bhatt, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Joshua Roberts, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

informative libraryexperiences to the students. The role of the communication and collaboration among thefaculty and the librarian to develop the content for the library skills workshops andassignments to assess the information skills learned are considered crucial for providingenriching library experience. The core information skills that will enhance the knowledgefundamentals form the central theme of this collaboration between the faculty, students,and librarians.Applied Engineering Technology (AET) Program at Drexel UniversityThe Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Applied Engineering Technology at DrexelUniversity’s Goodwin College is designed for students who plan to pursue careers in avariety of design, manufacturing, and production-related

Conference Session

Electrical ET Projects and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Perry, Bloomsburg University; Michael Williams, Bloomsburg University; Scott Eckert, Bloomsburg University; Biswajit Ray, Bloomsburg University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

shown in Figure 6. Major LabVIEW functionblocks used are case structure, sequence structure, for loop, various array functions, stringfunctions, and analog and digital I/O functions. The programming was relatively straightforward; however, a few timing issues were encountered and it took some time to get themresolved. Figure 4 A front panel view of the display system.In the area of hardware design, operation of entrance and exit gates didn’t include the use of flowcontrol devices in the original plan. During the testing phase, it was realized that an airflowcontrol device is a must in getting the gates open and close in a smooth and acceptable manner.Also, the coin collection and release system design using an inductive

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

smart board but is not readily available to the studentpopulation. The instructor must either make sure to convert the notes developed to a commonword processing or PDF format before loading to the course web site or must make sure that allstudents are given access to the proprietary software being used with the smart board interface.The “one note” software also appears to conflict with other software packages when they arerunning such as Adobe Reader.Future WorkI plan to implement an improved delayed time note archival system in the next course deliveryusing WebCT software. Additional, data will be evaluated to determine in the results areconsistent with 2004 results of maintaining the same overall course grade average while movingmore of the

Conference Session

Web-based learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; William Lehman, Materials Engineering; Shinaz Jindani, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

acontinuous improvement plan for our delivery system. Authors have received a grant to enhancethe existing model. This will include a video-audio enhanced learning element to achieve thegoal of high quality learning. The availability of the video-audio enhanced lecture notes andother course material on the web will make possible a 24x7 hours virtual classroom.The success of Web-based instruction depends on the capability and effectiveness of softwaretools. These tools in general can be categorized as: (1) course design features; (2) coursecollaborative features; and (3) course management features. However, it is beneficial to have asingle tool that integrates all three categories 4,5.Some of the available Web-based coursewaretools include: Course

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Withiam, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; Susan Dawkins, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; Robert Martinazzi, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

professional society as a direct result of the seminardiscussion. In the past students did not generally join the professional societies until theirsophomore year.The students generated recommendations for improving the University Scholarship class thatincluded: having activities or projects, providing handouts, introducing some of the tutors,having upperclassmen participate, providing more time for outside speakers, explaining how toget summer jobs, and talking about specific engineering projects. Some of these suggestions areitems that were planned for the second term seminar, but not known by the students.Students identified as “insights” many of the concepts that we hoped to convey to them. Theynow know that there are many sources of help

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Howard, East Carolina University; Joseph Musto, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

modeling software, along with the advances incomputer hardware of the past fifteen years, has enabled the design cycle to be compressed inmany industries.One topic of debate among engineering educators is whether or not 2-D graphics should betaught before 3-D. A consideration that is sometimes lost in this debate is the meaning of theterm 2-D graphics. This term can be used to describe: 1. The representation of 3-D objects with 2-D multi-view engineering drawings, and 2. The representation of objects/systems that are idealized as two-dimensional, such as floor plans, site plans, and circuit diagrams.If engineering graphics instruction is to include 2-D graphics as described by the first definition,then 3D objects must be introduced at

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Suckarieh, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

toneeded resources to solve the problems. Project Based learning using Problem BasedLearning technique assign even more responsibility to Honors students. The studentsdecide on a research methodology, plan the development of the project, divide the projectto series of problems, solve the problems, and assemble the solution of the problems intothe project for successful completion. The tasks that each student pursues depend highlyon the project and on the student’s background. The faculty advisors in the class coachthe students to assume responsibilities for tasks that contribute most to the team. In“Historical London through the Lens of Technology” class for example, one ProblemBased Learning asked the students to design a new transport museum for

Conference Session

Digital System Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

core doesn’t mean that it will work in the next release. This has been aproblem for several years, and the situation will not get better in coming years. If you plan to use thesetools for microprocessor instruction, consider yourself warned! Be very careful. One thing that you can dois develop the material and use it for at least one year before updating the tools to the latest version.Usually, vendors have major tool updates every twelve months or so with minor patches in the middle. Page 11.972.5Thus, you can stay with the stable version for a while. 4The documentation always seems

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley Rolfe, University of Kansas; Francis Thomas, University of Kansas-Lawrence

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

private infrastructure systems that enable Page 11.314.2us to transport people, water, raw materials, manufactured goods, and energy to wherever theyare needed. Environmental engineers deal with waste products of all kinds to help maintainpublic health and our environment. Architectural engineers work with architects to create safe,economical buildings of all types necessary for human housing, commerce, government, andindustry needs. Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineers plan, design, build, andmaintain the roads, bridges, buildings, water-distribution systems, dams, power-transmissionsystems, and environmental systems, that are

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration & Applications in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryne Newton, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University; Rubina Nashine, Purdue University; Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

and key measures to be included in the survey • Collection of company data needed to write survey instrument/approval of survey instrument by company management • Contact with company webmaster • Receive contact lists from company and plan timeline for pilot test and student implementation of survey • Pilot test of survey (2-3 people) and make adjustments as necessary, final approval • Implementation of survey • Validation of survey results and analysis of data (statistical results and development of graphs) • Write management report detailing findings, conclusions and recommendations

Conference Session

Curriculum for Green Materials

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Blair London, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

sustainability needs to be part of the wholeengineering problem solving process, and not an afterthought or even an optional thought.Various activities have been attempted, from freshmen to graduate level courses, and can bemodified to be made appropriate for different classes. Assessment plans of our efforts arecurrently underway, and will not be discussed in this paper.AWARENESS: presenting the challenges, responsibilitiesIn order to lay the foundation for presenting sustainability principles, students must first be madeaware of current global challenges. Videos, news articles, seminars, and class discussions areused to highlight issues such as climate change, rising gas prices, poverty, etc. The role of anengineer is also discussed, and the National

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ron Billings, Georgia Institute of Technology; Garlie Forehand, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Systems Engineering. His teaching and research is in the area of manufacturing operations and includes capstone design. Before coming to Georgia Tech, he worked as an engineer in the semiconductor industry for a dozen years and served as Partner and CEO for a small company that developed software for factory scheduling.Garlie Forehand, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Forehand was Director of Research Program Planning and Development at Education Testing Service until February 2000. Dr. Forehand teaches and consults in the areas of research design and workplace communication. His research emphasizes curriculum innovation and evaluation. As a consultant to Georgia Tech, he has assisted

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Virginia Westheider, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

styles are identified by abstract conceptualization and reflectiveobservation. The strength of this style is in inductive reasoning and the ability to createtheoretical models. The fourth style, accommodation, emphasizes concrete experience andadaptive experimentation. The strength of this style is in carrying out plans and tasks, risk takingand action. Concrete Experience ACCOMODATING DIVERGING Active Reflective Experimentation Observation CONVERGING ASSIMILATING

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Support

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

down theirresearch and development funding. In addition, the parents of students were moreconcern about how they support their children education, and what their best return onthe educational investment is. As a result we see the following trends;‚ Not enough interested student. Enrollments in undergraduate United States computer science and related programs have declined rapidly. According to an analysis of survey results from the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles10; in 2000, 3.7% of entering freshmen said they planned to study CS; in 2002 it was 2.2%; in 2004, 1.4%. This is a 60% decline over the four years between the Fall of 2000 and 2004. A similar trend is seen in other CS

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Rowe, Sheffield Hallam University; Tim Mulroy, Sheffield Hallam University; Ian Robinson, Sheffield Hallam University; Boon Han Lye, Kolej Bandar Utama International College

Tagged Divisions

International

Technology Page 11.607.4TARC is a highly regarded Malaysian College of 30 years’ standing with a mission to provide highquality education. Its provision ranges across business and finance, commerce, IT and computerscience, construction, science, engineering and mass communications. It operates from a maincampus in Kuala Lumpur, with four branches in other parts of the country. Its student body hasgrown from 16,000 to in excess of 30,000 in the last two years, and is planned to grow to 45,000within the next two years. The College is predominantly Chinese funded partly by the Malaysiangovernment and partly by private sponsorship. TARC currently