Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

by the school systems and trained in teaching EiE. The teachers weresupported by staff and professors of engineering, technology, mathematics, and science from twocommunity colleges.This paper describes the year-long process to introduce a unit of EiE into the classrooms of eachof the twenty-two elementary school teachers, in such a way that each selected unit meshed withthe unique curriculum of each elementary school.The paper also describes the work done implementing surveys of student attitudes andimplementing pre- and post-tests of student learning about engineers, the engineering designprocess and a unit of EiE.Each school district also developed and began to implement appropriate plans for theprofessional development of additional

Conference Session

Conceptual Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morris Girgis, Central State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

instrument: 1, 2 & 3 carry a combined weight of 50%. The first two are concerned withconcept identification and concept mathematical expressions with a 20% weight, while applyingthe concepts carries a 30% weight. The solution method or plan is also assigned a 30% weight,while the final results are assigned a 20% weight. It is noted that applying the concepts(competency 3) and presenting a solution plan or approach (competency 4) are given a combinedweight of 60%, in order to emphasize the conceptual and procedural competencies as significantcomponents of the cognitive learning process. The assessment rubric is displayed in Table 6. Conceptual and Score Weight

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel D. Rossetti, University of Arkansas; Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Edgar C. Clausen, University of Arkansas; Carol Schubert Gattis, University of Arkansas; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

, faculty mentoring and peer mentoring. Theprofessional development activities are designed to target specific points in the students’ plan ofstudy. They include various topics such as preparation of a personal development plan(sophomore level), resume writing and job search skills (sophomore and senior level),developing research skills (junior level), seven habits of highly effective people (senior level),writing and presenting an engineering-based business case (junior level), and presenting andcommunication research (M.S. level).Overview of the SIIRE ProgramThe Student Integrated Intern Research Experience (SIIRE) program at the University ofArkansas is funded via the NSF S-STEM program. The NSF S-STEM program provides studentscholarship funds

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona Sate University; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; Clark Henson Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Russell Cox, Mohave Community College; Thomas R. Palmer, Eastern Arizona College

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

academic advisor toenroll. Through the class assignments, the students are asked to do items that are helpful for theirsuccess as an engineering student. The purposes of the class are to:  Graduate the student in engineering,  Develop the student professionally with subjects not taught in the classroom, and  Send the graduated student directly to graduate school full-time.The class is built on the “Guaranteed 4.0 Plan” by Donna O. Johnson.5 This system has anexcellent time management plan and teaches the students “how to learn” and how to earn andmaintain a straight “A” average. Other topics include: resumes, elevator speeches, how to work acareer fair, portfolios, the 4+1 plan, graduate school, research, career plans for 10 years

Conference Session

WIED: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Rae Volpatti, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Lauren M. Byland, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

particular, theyfound the use of case studies to be a valuable tool in promoting reflection on this sensitivetopic.33 After this initial implementation, the Stevens Institute of Technology outlined plans toexpand their training to upper classmen and graduate students; however, no further publicationson the dissemination of this workshop could be found. To our knowledge, there have been norecent reports of analogous workshops although the subject of SH remains of importance today.We therefore propose that offering SH workshops such as the one described within this study touniversity women across the United States will provide a positive atmosphere to educate femaleengineers on sexual harassment early in their careers.MethodsPlanning the Harassment

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Adaikalaraj Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville; Posinasetti Nageswara Rao, University of Northern Iowa; Kanchan Das, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Manufacturing. His current research interests include Robotics, CIM, Sustainable Manufacturing, Micro Machining and Engineering & Technology Ed- ucation. He has published several papers, in these areas, in various national & international conferences and journals. He has worked in heavy and light manufacturing industries manufacturing pumps, motors, and CNC machine tools in the areas of system design, production planning and control and manufactur- ing. Edinbarough also served in paramilitary forces and in the Air Force. He is a Life Member of the ISTE, a senior life member of the IE (India), a member of the ASEE & SME, and a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state of Texas.Prof. Posinasetti Nageswara

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Zimmerman-Oster; Mohan Krishnan; Shuvra Das; Sandra Yost

DetroitMercy. These included a new senior level technical elective in introductory mechatronics alongwith mechatronic activities in freshmen design and in the introductory electrical engineeringcourse meant for non-EE majors. This effort has been very successful, and now mechatronicsactivities are also going on in many pre-college programs that the school runs.Recently this team received a National Science Foundation grant to take this effort one stepfurther by developing two new advanced courses in the area of modeling and simulation ofmechatronic systems and in the area of sensors and actuators, including emerging technologies.One of the key components of this effort is a detailed plan for outcomes assessment. Anoutcomes assessment expert is also

Conference Session

Understanding Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zsuzsanna Szabo; Reid Bailey

are taken is important for the shopping cart but notfor the egg counter. The results indicate that the two tests are not as parallel as intended and,consequently, assess different objectives.Item correlation analysis was conducted and the results show that in both tests (shopping cart andegg counter) there are some items that do not correlate with the overall score. There were fivecommon items that did not work in either rubric. These five items are as follows: • Item 1: State that a team is needed to work on the project. • Item A: Indicate that the three phases of design are addressed in an appropriate order. • Item C: State that iteration should be planned into a design process. • Item H: Extra points for

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Walker; Susan Magliaro; Michael Alley; Hassan Aref, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Alex Aning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Hayden Griffin; Mark Sanders, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jenny Lo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University

-level “program” (somewhat similar to our local Science & Technology StudiesProgram or our new School of Biomedical Engineering & Science), governed by faculty from allparticipating units, that will oversee the degrees. As a part of the creation of the Program, whichis currently being referred to as the “Education-Engineering Collaborative” (EEC), we plan toredefine and include our existing Technology Education graduate program, which has beenranked as one of the top such programs in the nation. This is not a radical combination, since asengineers, we feel an instant kinship when we visit the Technology Education laboratories andsee wind tunnels and polymer fabrication equipment in use. We have employed two TechnologyEducation Ph.D

Conference Session

Engaging Upper Level Classes

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sue McNeil; Adjo Amekudzi; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

Engineering; however, one or twostudents typically enroll from the City Planning Program in the School of Architecture. Thecourse has been offered once a year since 2000 with enrollments ranging from 4-18 students. Itpresents an integrated treatment of methodologies, models, tools, funding mechanisms, rules andregulations that assist with managing civil infrastructure deterioration. The course also includeslectures on sustainable development and the built environment. Concepts are introduced toencourage students to think more seriously about the broader social and environmentalimplications of infrastructure decision making and to encourage students to explore projectopportunities for incorporating sustainability into built systems decision making

Conference Session

Astronautics and Space Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Melton; Michael Micci; Deborah Levin; Charles Croskey; David Spencer; Sven Bilen

slides of their early nanosat design for all universities toreview. The Preliminary Design Review (PDR) was a review of initial designs (subsystems,interfaces, configuration items) relative to the design requirements provided by the NS-3program. The SDR was an intermediate review whose intent was to ensure that the PDR concepthad evolved into a design that meets requirements and that the universities were taking theappropriate management steps to assure successful build and test. At the Subsystem Design Review (SDR), teams brought with them demonstrationsubsystem hardware as well as preliminary subsystem drawings and test plans. The subsystemhardware could be in a developmental stage or could be flight hardware. The Critical

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado at Boulder

, Daria co-instructs the Creative Engineering class for ninth-grade students at the Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST) in Denver, CO. For Daria, one of the greatest benefits of participating in the K-12 outreach initiative was the development of her pedagogy skills at the middle school and high school instructional level. Each week, she created detailed 50- minute lesson plans that met a daily

Conference Session

Technology and Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Marijke Kehrhahn; Kelli Vallieres; Alexandra Bell; Nicholas Massa

which to model behaviors14. Providing learners with instruction that focuseson developing metacognitive knowledge will better prepare them to choose and regulate learningstrategies that enhance interaction while engaged in the learning process.Self-regulation, the degree to which individuals actively participate in their own learning processand utilize metacognitive, motivational, and behavioral strategies to orchestrate their learning is acritical element of learner success10, 14, 15, 16,17. Self-regulation is a continuous and integratedprocess utilizing reflection skills and metacognitive knowledge involving three interrelatedprocesses (a) planning (i.e., setting goals, identifying task knowledge, and selecting andsequencing a series of

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

students enrolled in the COE (NCSU Institutional Planning andAnalysis, 2004). And yet, NC State College of Engineering is among the top ten universities inenrollment of these underrepresented groups. From a preparation standpoint, studentsthemselves (men and women) report having difficulty adjusting to the academic rigor of thecoursework, citing particular struggles with the expectations for computer literacy and ability.5At the same time, the Wake County Public School System has taken unprecedented steps towardhigh achievement for all by setting an ambitious system wide goal of 95% of students in grades3-12 performing at or above grade level in reading, math and science by the year 2008. Anachievement gap between white students and African

Conference Session

Trends in Civil Engineering Accreditation

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Elliott

changes resulted in significant improvement in the quality of the assessment. Mostsignificantly, they helped us establish more specific feedback mechanisms. Components of Our Assessment Plan Student Course Assessments – each semester Ratings on accomplishing course objectives Ratings relative to ABET outcomes Student comments to instructor University-wide course evaluation Senior Exit Interviews – each semester Identification of 3 best courses with factors making them best Identification of 3 courses needing improvement with recommendations Identification of 3 instructors with factors making them best Identification of 3 instructors needing improvement

Conference Session

A Focus on Industry Partnership

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tara Gallus; Phil Laplante; Peter Wiesner

8.1279.2implementing strategies, strengthened quality assurance, and ability to take risks with“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”backing of the community. Long term value for developing organizational capabilitiesinclude: ability to execute a strategic plan, authority with clients, increased retention oftalent, capacity for knowledge- development projects, forum for “benchmarking” againstrest of industry, knowledge-based alliances, emergence of unplanned capabilities,capacity to develop new strategic options, ability to foresee technological developments,ability to take advantage of emerging market opportunities.Most of the

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Michael Kilbey; Richard Rice; Scott Husson; Graham Harrison; Douglas Hirt; David Bruce; Charles Gooding; Debi Switzer

effective at planning, monitoring, and regulating their cognitive activities thanthe former. They tend also to participate in a task more often for reasons such as challenge,curiosity, or mastery; and, they express more positive attitudes towards professionaldevelopment.Introduction Previously1, we introduced an approach to integrate a hierarchical cognitive model into anundergraduate engineering curriculum, described teaching and learning strategies to support thatmodel, and presented preliminary assessment results for the implementation of those strategieson student development. Briefly, the hypothesis that drives this work is this: Mental growthconstitutes a progression through a hierarchy of cognition; the critical thinking and

Conference Session

Where Are Tomorrow's Civil Engineers?

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tarek Rizk; Donald Carpenter; James Hanson

teaching responsibilities and occasionally the sessions were co-taught by two facultymembers. In addition to the faculty, undergraduate and graduate civil engineering studentsassisted with the planning and teaching activities. The faculty members were unable to secure asingle assistant for the entire duration of the program; so multiple assistants were used (although,only one assistant was present for a given session).Project Descriptions Over the duration of the Engineering the World Program numerous projects weredeveloped. Sessions were developed to emphasize each of the conventional specializations ofcivil engineering: construction, environmental, geotechnical, hydraulics, structural, surveying,and transportation. Individual sessions

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Jeff Williams; Beth Milligan; Andrew DuBuisson; Robert Drew; Karl Rink; Edwin Odom

Deliverable Week1 Course Orientation Project Bid Week 2-3 Team Formation Meeting Times and Protocols Weeks 4-5 Client Interview Documentation System Week 6-7 Problem Formulation Goal Statement and Work Plan Week 8-10 Conceptual Design Solution Alternatives Week 11-15 Preliminary Design Design Report and Review Table 1: First Semester Capstone Design Timeline Observation of Capstone Design teams at the University of Idaho and a review of thepresent literature on design team formation has indicated that long-term design teams greatlybenefit from a

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Assessment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

, and planning (Criterion 1, items a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k) 6. use oral and written communication skills in a real-world problem solving situation (Criterion g, item g) 7. provide and present the good project proposal, periodic progress reports, project presentation, and project proposal report (Criterion 1, items e, g, k) Figure 2 Capstone Course Outcomes.Students enroll in the course for two consecutive semesters and work on the designprojects on a part-time basis and are expected to follow the guidelines specified in thefollowing two assessment forms: EET 490 Senior Design Phase I - Assessment Form Student Name: Date: Project

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Davis; Wayne Sarasua

with collecting spatial data. Before using spatialdata, several activities must be performed.If we take the example of global positioning systems (GPSs), the objective is to obtain theposition of a point. Figure 2 illustrates a typical process for conducting a GPS survey. First,mission planning is done to determine the best time to conduct the field survey. After setting up aGPS base station at a known point, the rover GPS receiver is set up using a tripod on a point ofinterest. The unit is initialized and allowed to collect data for a period of time during which dataare stored in its internal memory or to an interfaced data logger. Upon returning to the office,collected data from the base station and the rover are transferred to a personal

Conference Session

New/Emerging Technologies

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Radharamanan

because the factory will “operate” according to the plan created with theassistance of VM.Vision of VM: The vision of Virtual Manufacturing is to provide a capability to Manufacture inthe Computer. VM will ultimately provide a modeling and simulation environment so powerfulthat the design, fabrication/assembly of any product including the associated manufacturingprocesses, can be simulated in the computer. A comparison between the physical and virtualmanufacturing is shown in Figure 1.VM Concepts: VM supports implementation of lean/agile manufacturing to achieveimprovements in enterprise flexibility and economy. The use of simulation results inmanufacturing systems those are less risky to change. Computer assisted model-based planningand control

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Bernard Carlson; Rosanne Welker

professional responsibilities.Vilhjalmur Stefansson, a world-renowned Arctic explorer, organizes the expedition in search ofnew land, amassing the largest scientific staff thus far. Repeatedly, crew and scientific staff notein their diaries that they assumed that Stefansson, as the expedition leader, would take of: toensure an adequate ship, equipment, supplies and plan. Yet the ship was entirely unseaworthyand ill-suited to Artic exploration; the equipment was sub-par, stored sloppily, and at timesdangerous to the crew operating it; the supplies were insufficient for the number of men and thePolar conditions; and the overall plan lacked any contingency alternatives should the ship

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Harold Stern; Robert Leland; Russ Pimmel

thirdsessions introduced several project management tools (i. e., work breakdown structures, linearresponsibility charts, activity networks, and the Gantt charts) and provided in-class exerciseswhere students applied these tools in developing project-planning documents.The computational skill module used Mat lab as a tool in developing some of the basicsstrategies in computational approaches. The goals of the three sessions were to prepare thestudents to determine the accuracy of computed results, to give a step-by-step description of howto compute the solution to an engineering problem, and to use Mat lab to solve certaincomputational problems.Team Exercise: Team exercises, which took many forms, were an important part of theinstructional activities

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Harris; Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

engineering industry and increase awareness of the employment opportunities in this region's manufacturing sector. · Develop innovative manufacturing programs that emphasize real world experiences and provide students hands-on learning with industrial-grade equipment. · Develop a feeder system for individuals who will access the seven new degree programs that will be offered by PRIME's educational partners.Early in the process, the PRIME partners realized that the success of the coalition would dependon the implementation of a strategic plan that would address the needs of the region at variouslevels. Accordingly, the group adopted the integrated paradigm that appears in Figure 1 and hasbeen working on the

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

the student schedules. The students are taught learning skillsthrough the “Guaranteed 4.0 Plan” developed by Donna O. Johnson. 19 The Plan is the onlyguaranteed learning system in existence. Johnson offers any student that she trains $100 whichshe will pay if the student follows the Plan 100% and does not received straight A’s. Ms.Johnson has yet to pay out any money. The most difficult part of the plan may be to get at least8 hours of sleep each night. The Academic Success Class helps the students to do wellacademically, as well as broaden their general knowledge about engineering, including resumes,internships, research, networking, portfolios, career planning, graduate school, industry (throughindustry speakers with graduate degrees), and

Conference Session

FPD III: Innovation in Design in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Mark Embree, Rice University; Maria Oden, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

solutions Preparing oral presentations, graphs, and tables Prototyping, fasteners, and supplies Testing design solutions Role of failure in design Project planning and Gantt charts Manufacturability Environmental issuesClient-Based Projects in ENGI 120In ENGI 120, students learn the engineering design process and use it to solve meaningfulproblems drawn from local hospitals, local community partners, international communities, andaround the Rice University campus. The instructor works with other faculty on campus toestablish relationships with possible clients within and outside the

Conference Session

Computer and Informtion Technology-related Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suranjan Panigrahi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ken Burbank, Purdue University, Statewide Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

offering bachelor‟s degrees in Engineering Technology (or a discipline specific Engineering Technology). Every university has its own framework. These graduate programs have observable variations in terms of the course work and other requirements. As we move into the 21st century, these graduate programs will face new challenges and opportunities associated with the dynamics and the needs of the globalized society. Strategic planning is defined as „the process of determining an institution‟s long term objectives and then identifying the best approaches to achieve those objectives” (11). With the increasing demands on resources and changing needs of the stakeholders, periodic strategic planning is critical for any academic program

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela M. Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Ricardo Leon Gomez, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

evaluation, and curriculum design and implementation. Gomez works closely with the Assessment and Evaluation Manager and staff in the development and implemen- tation of the NCIIA’s evaluation plans, including client satisfaction surveys, instrument development, data collection, analysis, and reporting.Mr. Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) As an entrepreneur leading a not-for-profit organization, Phil Weilerstein has grown the NCIIA (http://www.nciia.org/) from founding as a grassroots group of enthusiastic university faculty to an internationally recognized re- source supporting and promoting technology innovation and entrepreneurship to create experiential learn- ing

Conference Session

Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G. Brown, The Boeing Company; Alan Jacobs, Education Market Business Development Consulting; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel R. Sayre, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Hans J. Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

Tagged Divisions

International

Engineering Education and is currently Co-chair of that SIG. Jacobs is presently in his second term on both the ASEE CMC Executive Committee and the ASEE Projects Board and is the Secretary/Treasurer of the ASEE CMC. He also serves on the ASEE Journal of Engineering Education Advisory Board and was a contributor to ASEE’s ”Advancing the Scholarship of Engineering Education: A Year of Dialogue.” Jacobs was previously a member of the ASEE International Strategic Planning Task Force, the Interna- tional Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES) Executive Committee, and General Motors’ Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education Core Team. Jacobs has spent his professional career committed