Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

GreatMoonbuggy Race Program as a Capstone design project, and to show how to use such acomprehensive design experience as an assessment tool addressing most ABET Criterion 3 a-kprogram learning outcomes, and its impact on students long terms career objectives. The projectis designed to imitate real-world workplace environment; students are divided into four differentindependent groups, namely, frame, transmission, steering, and suspension, all of which report toa project manager who oversees the execution plan and coordinates between the teams, andmanages day-to-day operational aspects of the project and scope. The Moonbuggy vehicle mustsatisfy not only functionality and strength, but also a set of geometrical and physical constraintssuch as weight

Conference Session

Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Glasgow, Kansas State University; David Soldan, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

students; i.e., they tend to be very goal-orientedwith a sharp focus on academic achievement. Nevertheless, the written responses to the question, “What was the most engagingfeature of the experiment?” were encouraging, and some samples are provided below:“The opportunity to take a real-world problem and try to solve it as a team of engineers.”“The most engaging part of the experiment was designing the experimental procedure.”“Being able to come up with our own plan of action and testing it to see if it waseffective.”“The most interesting feature of the experiment was how it tied to a major concern in theworld today—recycling waste energy. The fact that we were able to evaluate a possiblesolution for recycling thermal waste energy was very

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Palmer, Louisiana Tech University; Hisham Hegab, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

objectives (controlparticle size and produce a narrow distribution) that they must balance with economics, safety,environmental, and manufacturability concerns. Students are taught literature searchingtechniques of both the patent and scientific literature. The students are shown the commonstructure of literature documents to enable them to extract the information necessary to plan theirown experiments. Students work in teams of three or less in the course and provide weekly peerassessments of both time and impact of their progress. The students begin by justifying aprocess in the literature to focus on by comparing reported particle size performance witheconomics and safety/environmental concerns. The students conduct baseline experimentssimilar to

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanna Long, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Hector Carlo, University of Puerto Rico; Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Scott Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

that studies the use of machine learning algorithms for large-scale problems commonly found in manufacturing planning and airline systems. In the past, he has been funded by NSF and the Department of Defense on using simulation-based techniques for solving supply chain problems and infrastructure rebuilding. He has recently co-authored (see Shah et al., 2009) a journal paper that provides new solution techniques for sustainable manufacturing processes. He reviews papers for a number of prestigious journals in his field of research. He is a member of ASEE, IIE, POMS, and INFORMS.Scott Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology Scott E. Grasman is an

Conference Session

Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Myers, Ohio University; Ben Stuart, Ohio University-Athens

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

technologists may not fully appreciate the need for public policy to guide theoptimal advancement of appropriate technologies or to regulate specific technologies’ potentialnegative impact upon society. This disparity creates a gap between innovation and regulation notoften addressed in current engineering and technology curriculum. Engineering and technology colleges are beginning to recognize a need to fill this gap byproviding public policy background to their undergraduate engineering and technology studentsin the form of a planned curriculum. In this paper we will review a recent effort to introduce apublic policy course into the curriculum at a midsized Midwest university’s college ofEngineering and Technology. Specifically, we will

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

International

and explore how each affects an engineering student (both international and domestic)during their graduate education.Exploring the Engineering Graduate Student ExperienceThe following sections detail the four main bodies of literature surrounding international andgraduate education which include: graduate student identity development, enculturation intolearning communities, socialization experiences and future career plans. These are not allinclusive, but represent a wide range of literature which was used to model that graduate studentexperience.Graduate Student Identity DevelopmentEngineering as a profession, like medicine or law, is endowed with a set of professionalknowledge and associated skills that are accepted as a requirement of each

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Quagliana, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Michael Doran, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Rod Hassett, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Greg Harrington, University of WIsconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

user-client interaction. These real projects came to us initiallythrough two primary clients: The University Office of Facilities Planning and Management(FP&M) and the Regional Emergency All-Climate Training Center (REACT). Each client hasprovided a new project in each of the last several years.Projects have a willing client, clearly defined scope, specific time frame, program and budget.The scope of these projects are consistent with the capabilities of the students and the length ofthe academic semester, yet broad enough to be consistent with the goals, objectives, and desiredlearning outcomes of the course. These projects provide a significant challenge to thecommunication and collaboration skills, creativity, and innovation of the

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Hien Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

International

educationalexperiences that will increase their global awareness, cultural understanding, and culturalsensitivity. For many universities, requiring all students to work or study internationally is notan option due to the high financial cost. Therefore, other methods must be used to engagestudents in international experiences without requiring international travel.In order to inform planning related to non-travel based international experiences, data wascollected from 435 first-year engineering students from all campuses of Penn State University.Survey questions asked students about their perceptions of global awareness, including a self-assessment of their current awareness, their desire to improve their global awareness, and howthey anticipated improving

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ahlgren, Trinity College; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

questionnaires and interviews,suggested revising the event to include a more relevant and challenging assistive robotics theme.There followed a planning effort by a group comprising three members of the ConnecticutCouncil on Developmental Disabilities and the lead author. The group met on several occasionsduring the summer and fall of 2008 to explore possible topics for the contest. Eventually thegroup settled on a theme that represented a real area of concern to Council members—the needfor a person with disabilities to obtain food from a refrigerator during an emergency situationwhen a personal assistant is not able to be present. Thus was born the idea of an autonomousrobot that would serve as a server or waiter and a unique contest, RoboWaiter, the

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Doyle, Penn State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

. Page 15.1184.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Process for Technological Literacy: The Case of Nanotechnology and Global Open Source PedagogyAbstractIn this paper we propose approaching the concern addressed by the technology literacymovement by using process design rather than product design. Rather than requiring people toknow an impossible amount about technology, we suggest that we can teach process forunderstanding and making decisions about any technology. This process can be applied to newproblems and new contexts that emerge from the continuous innovation and transformation oftechnology markets. Such a process offers a strategy for planning for and abiding the

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmundo Tovar, Polytechnic University, Montegancedo; Nelson Piedra, Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja; Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Martin Llamas, Universidad de Vigo

Tagged Divisions

International

coursesconsideration evaluation should be carefully planned in the OCW course design process. The syllabus of OCW course must be seen in relation to the basic knowledge acquired by participant about the teaching-learning process and the use of educational resources. The learning objectives have been stated clearly and with measurable outcomes. The course content and assessment methods are designed to measure the stated learning objectives. Learning activities and assessments are clearly connected with

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ram Mohan, North Carolina A & T State University; Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

teaching aninterdisciplinary course such as this is that the teaching or mentoring rarely ended with the end ofthe semester or even with an ‘A’ grade. The statistical concepts introduced to the students havemade them realize that in a research study the time to see a statistician is not when the data hasbeen collected but when planning for the data collection. This was found to be the case in a fewcase study observations. Examples of such experiences are: • “John Smith” came to see me this summer when he started planning his study to discuss his research design and its validity and of course the type of data he plans to collect and the appropriate methods to analyze. • “Jane Jones” knew she would need to use regression models

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Joshua H. Smith; David Brandes

be the facultyadvisor or another faculty member, but may also be a practicing engineer not directly affiliatedwith the college or university.The following work outlines the requirements of EWB–USA for professional mentoring ofstudent chapters. We then describe reasons for which the faculty advisors may not serve as theprofessional mentors. Finally, we explore the challenges in supporting EWB activities,especially for those chapters for which the professional mentor is not a member of the faculty,and provide information about how we plan to enhance our ability to support and assess studentlearning through EWB–USA in the future.Professional Mentoring Policies of EWB–USAEWB–USA policies regarding the mentoring of student work have evolved

Collection

2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Joshua H. Smith; David Brandes

be the facultyadvisor or another faculty member, but may also be a practicing engineer not directly affiliatedwith the college or university.The following work outlines the requirements of EWB–USA for professional mentoring ofstudent chapters. We then describe reasons for which the faculty advisors may not serve as theprofessional mentors. Finally, we explore the challenges in supporting EWB activities,especially for those chapters for which the professional mentor is not a member of the faculty,and provide information about how we plan to enhance our ability to support and assess studentlearning through EWB–USA in the future.Professional Mentoring Policies of EWB–USAEWB–USA policies regarding the mentoring of student work have evolved

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Wangping Sun

effectiveness 21. Step 1. Identify the need or opportunity Step 2. Create a Faculty/Industry focus group Step 3. Define the initiative. Step 4. Create the Overall Assessment Design Matrix: define the goal, tasks, competencies, and outcome metrics. Step 5. Design of assessment tools. a. Pre-survey b. Formal evaluations c. Post-survey Step 6. Analysis of data and recommendationsC. Financial support from the universitySome universities provided financial support and made ambitious plan to prepare the students forglobalization. At Georgia Tech, a program was launched in the fall of 2005 with a $3 millioncommitment from the president. The goal is

Collection

2010 ERC

Authors

Greg Cirincione

Distributed Coalition Planning and Decision MakingKey Attributes  Initiated in May 2006  The Consortium and the US/UK Governments establish Alliance  Involves US/UK industry, academia, and government  Consortium led by IBM US and IBM UK  Equal funding and co-leadership by US ARL and UK MOD Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology CTAMAST CTA Strategic Goals  To enhance tactical situational awareness in urban and complex terrain  Enable the autonomous operation of a collaborative ensemble of multifunctional, mobile microsystems  Emphasis on small scale systems that can maneuver in confined spaces and remain stealthy Key

Collection

2010 ERC

Authors

Greg Cirincione

Distributed Coalition Planning and Decision MakingKey Attributes  Initiated in May 2006  The Consortium and the US/UK Governments establish Alliance  Involves US/UK industry, academia, and government  Consortium led by IBM US and IBM UK  Equal funding and co-leadership by US ARL and UK MOD Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology CTAMAST CTA Strategic Goals  To enhance tactical situational awareness in urban and complex terrain  Enable the autonomous operation of a collaborative ensemble of multifunctional, mobile microsystems  Emphasis on small scale systems that can maneuver in confined spaces and remain stealthy Key

Collection

2010 ERC

Authors

Robert Morse

Rankingsw On June 1, 2007 U.S. News started a blog called: Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings link:  http://www.usnews.com/blogs/college­rankings­  blog/index.html w Morse Code provides deeper insights into the methodologies and is a forum for commentary and analysis of college, grad and other rankings.w Future plans for this blogTHE ENDTHE END 

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Rebeca Gonzalez, Chapin High School; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado; Alexandria Ogrey, University of Texas, El Paso; Mary Kay Roy, University of Texas, El Paso; Alan Siegel, NYU

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

ability to understand and apply foundational quantitative analysis skills and interest in pursuingSTEM studies. Our research plans include a longitudinal study of academic progress that examines thesuccess of students who pursue STEM studies after attending MPCT.Pedagogical Approach Our orientation is that programming techniques in early courses should be chosen to minimize cognitiveload while maximizing pedagogical value. The focusing of MPCT to introductory computation included asignificant reevaluation of the programming interfaces used to support coursework. The originalprogramming interface used the rich object oriented (OO) Java AWT toolbox exposed by the programmingframework of [1]. With this approach, even the design of extremely simple

Conference Session

Innovations in First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

implement an on-going and schoolwide program to “improving the critical thinking skills of undergraduate students and to moreeffectively prepare them to contribute to society”1. The JB Speed School of Engineering hasdeveloped its plan and made progress towards its implementation. The alignment of criticalthinking improvement with ABET outcomes is also a motivating factor in the school ofengineering’s efforts to comply with the university’s QEP. The recently introduced freshmanexperience course, Introduction to Engineering, is an important component of the plan and itsimplementation. As the required introductory class for incoming engineering students, thecourse is ideally suited to provide students with explicit critical thinking instruction

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahesh Aggarwal, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

College-Industry Partnerships

. Page 15.288.3≠ Successful candidates from initial phone interview are interviewed by phone with several GE Transportation personnel and GE Transportation program coordinator.≠ Based on written feedback from interviewers to Gannon University mentors and GE Transportation program coordinator, final selection is made by GE Transportation program coordinator.≠ On an average 15% of initial applicants are accepted into the program.Implementation Plan≠ The student will be evaluated on an ongoing basis by the faculty and GE Transportation mentors.≠ The student will be evaluated at the completion of each major project (4-6 month time period).≠ In addition to on-going monitoring of student’s activities, the faculty and GE

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Satterfield, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Susan Heller-Zeisler, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

growth and biofuels experiments attheir home schools. Page 15.1247.10 9After the NIST Summer Institute ends and teachers return to their home schools, plans are madeat NIST to invite the teachers back for Science Afternoons at NIST. All teachers who are pastparticipants in the NIST Summer Institutes are invited so the attendees are a unique new mix ofteachers, all of who can learn from each other. Science Afternoons have evolved to focus on asingle scientific topic, one that may not be of interest to all the teachers but may be of

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Ralston, University of Louisville; Cathy Bays, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Dr. Cathy L. Bays is the assessment specialist for the university’s regional reaccreditation Quality Enhancement Plan. In this role she provides leadership across the 8 undergraduate units by demonstrating a broad knowledge of assessment, facilitating unit-specific assessment projects and outcomes, providing faculty development on assessment topics, and supporting the scholarship of assessment. For 15 years she was a faculty member in the School of Nursing at the University of Louisville, serving as Director of the Undergraduate Nursing Program for 5 of those years. Page 15.1022.1© American Society

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George List, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2010-1648: HOW THE CIVIL ENGINEERING BOK2 COULD BEIMPLEMENTED AT NC STATEGeorge List, North Carolina State University Page 15.653.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 How the Civil Engineering BOK2  Could Be Implemented at North Carolina State University Abstract This  paper  discusses  the  way  in  which  the  ASCE’s  Body  of  Knowledge,  version  2,  (BOK2) might  be  implemented  at  North  Carolina  State in  its  civil  engineering  curriculum,  as  perceived by  the  department  head.  More  specifically,  it  examines  the  BOK2  outcomes  that  relate  to  the baccalaureate  degree,  since  the  plan  for  achieving  the

Conference Session

Student Paper Presentation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Melvin, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Students Constituent Committee

experiences that mold a freshundergraduate mind into someone called a master of science or a doctor of philosophy.Everyone begins grad school with a game plan, a series of tasks to complete and goals toovercome. However, these expectations often change as rapidly as the student as a results ofnew opportunities, experiences and, sometimes, even a complete paradigm shift of goals andopinions. For instance, I came to graduate school dead set to work for only one faculty member(who I didn't end up working for), graduating in four and a half years (I haven't), and leavingwith at least five publications (I'm getting closer). As I navigated the tortuous path that is myown graduate career, I realize how I have made good choices and bad mistakes, learned

Conference Session

Past and Future of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Norman, Applied Research Associates, Inc

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

developing new research, development, and applications programs supporting government and private industry in product / process design improvements based on new rapid applications software, enhanced constitutive models using multi-scale concepts, and software verification and validation based on real world applications. 2003-2007: Director, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Extension, Mississippi State University Developed and implemented strategic plan and operational concept for technology transfer of R&D products developed at Mississippi State University to Nissan, Tier-1 suppliers, and small to medium size industries in Mississippi. 2001-2003: R

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Blekhman; Jason Keith; Ahmad Sleiti; Eileen Cashman; Peter Lehman; Richard Engel; Michael Mann; Hossein Salehfar

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Kit (right).CurriculumThe H2E3 project curriculum modules are designed for use in existing engineering courses andwill use hydrogen and fuel cell technologies to teach concepts and principles already integral tothe curricula of courses. The goal is to allow teachers to replace existing lessons rather than toadd lectures or activities to already tightly scheduled courses. Draft versions of curriculummodules will be designed for students in the following types of courses: • introduction to engineering • introductory thermodynamics • advanced thermodynamics • manufacturing engineering • upper-division engineering laboratory • energy and societyCurriculum components will consist of course-specific lesson plans, computer

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elyce Winters, Stony Brook University; Imin Kao, Stony Brook University; Jennifer Dellaposta, SUNY Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Christine Szaraz, SUNY Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

they have questions or concerns. A plan is created for each student tohelp them achieve the goal of entry into an engineering, applied science or other appropriatemajor, and advising sessions provide AOI students with a clearly defined picture of the programand a list of criteria they must meet. Pre-major students relate that this personal guidance isespecially valuable to them, and in addition to being a source of factual information the advisorand undergraduate office are perceived as sources for support and encouragement.First-year students are a focus of the AOI program, as freshmen are vulnerable academically andsocially during the transition to the responsibilities of higher education. Walter, et al. state“Some freshman are clear

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Daniel Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology; Tein-min Tan, Drexel University; Sridhar Santhanam, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

near and long term professional plans? If yes, how does he/she know them? If no, why do you think he/she does not know? • Is your career progressing along path you envisioned? • Are you career aspirations aligned with Boeing's strategic goals and vision? Page 15.388.5 • How is success now measured differently at Boeing than when you were in college? Are you aware of how success is measured and how much does it mean to you? • What could have been more effective during your K-12 years to prepare you for college? • What could have been more effective during your college years to prepare you for Boeing? • At

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghulam Bham, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Uday Manepalli, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

tools necessary to solvenew problems that arise”. Previous studies, on the other hand, reveal the hourly requirement oftransportation-related courses in the civil engineering curriculum offered for undergraduatestudents as decreasing2,3 and entry-level engineers lack significant exposure to transportationengineering methodologies2. In terms of practice, young graduates face a wide range ofincreasingly complicated problems from growing congestion, heightened awareness of trafficsafety and worsening air quality to environmental preservation and social equity concerns4.In a survey4 of 360 participants of transportation engineering and planning courses offered at USuniversities, while assessing the match between the knowledge (topics) and the