Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Kendrick Aung, Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University

become aroadblock to a career in engineering8.Computer-mediated instructional technologies, typically in Virtual Environments, hold greatpromise for use in educational settings in that they can increase students’ access to knowledgeand act as vehicles that may promote learning9. Traditional Virtual Environments only providesvisual and/or audio feedback. Recent advances in Virtual Reality and robotics enable the humantactual system to be stimulated in a controlled manner through 3-dimensional (3D) forcefeedback devices, a.k.a. haptic interfaces7. Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality (AR/VR)technologies have been used widely in the educational settings5. Graphics and audio contents areextensively used in these VR/AR educational applications, while

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati; Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

professional careers. 1. Synthesizing knowledge from early courses 2. Starting from concept to production of a working prototype 3. Project management 4. Time management 5. Dealing with vendors 6. Oral communication with both technical and non-technical audiences Page 14.367.2 7. Writing a formal project reportSenior Capstone ProjectThe four-course senior project sequence consists of Senior Seminar, Senior Design Project I,Senior Design Project II, and Senior Communications. The first three courses are offered by theMET department, and the fourth is by the Humanities, Media and Cultural Studies (HMCS)department. This sequence

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati; Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

professional careers. 1. Synthesizing knowledge from early courses 2. Starting from concept to production of a working prototype 3. Project management 4. Time management 5. Dealing with vendors 6. Oral communication with both technical and non-technical audiences Page 14.368.2 7. Writing a formal project reportSenior Capstone ProjectThe four-course senior project sequence consists of Senior Seminar, Senior Design Project I,Senior Design Project II, and Senior Communications. The first three courses are offered by theMET department, and the fourth is by the Humanities, Media and Cultural Studies (HMCS)department. This sequence

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

started the project was to test if thecourses offered were preparing students adequately for their future career in industry.Interestingly enough, because of the fact that students often ended up addressing some of theproject’s challenges before taking the relevant course, when asked whether they felt their coursework prepared them adequately for the project they participated in, students suggested that it wasthe other way around. They saw participating in the project instrumental for them to succeed intheir course work, because it kept them more motivated and interested than they usually wouldhave been. Finally, by closely monitoring the unfolding of the project we noticed that we had nosystematic approach for addressing multidisciplinarity and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peyton Richmond, Lamar University; Daniel Chen, Lamar University; John Gossage, Lamar University; Qiang Xu, Lamar University; Kuyen Li, Lamar University

root causes using modern process IT tools such as data and alarmhistorian applications. We also feel that this is a good environment to teach students how towork in teams effectively. This skill will contribute to their future career success and is one ofthe criteria used by ABET in evaluating undergraduate engineering programs. Page 14.63.3Manufacturing EnvironmentAn Experion DCS system was purchased from Honeywell International with an initial license for1000 DCS tags.7 The Honeywell OPC interface software was also licensed and we plan to use P Pthis OPC-standard-based software interface to connect our dynamic

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Daniel Crowl, Michigan Technological University; David Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological University; Dennis Meng, Michigan Technological University; Jeff Naber, Michigan Technological University; Abhijit Mukherjee, Michigan Technological University; John Lukowski, Michigan Technological University; Jay Meldrum, Michigan Technological University; Barry Solomon, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

involved in (mostly)industry-sponsored enterprise projects, in one of twenty enterprises. For furtherinformation about the MTU Enterprise Program, consult the references available in theengineering education literature1-6.The core enterprise experience occurs in the project work courses. There is a differentcourse number that can be correlated to the appropriate semester of the student’sacademic career. The courses are ENT1960 (2nd Semester Freshman), ENT2950 (1stSemester Sophomore), ENT2960 (2nd Semester Sophomore), ENT3950 (1st SemesterJunior), ENT3960 (2nd Semester Junior), ENT4950 (1st Semester Senior), ENT4960 (2ndSemester Senior). All courses are one credit except for ENT4950 and ENT4960 whichare two credits. Project work credits beyond the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude D'Amours, University of Ottawa; Claude Laguë, University of Ottawa; Frank Mellor, University of Ottawa

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

innovation (Entrepreneurship Bridges Lecture Series) as well as two entrepreneurshipcompetitions for undergraduate and graduate students respectively. Page 14.580.3Option in engineering management and entrepreneurshipIn the 1970s, approximately two-thirds of all Canadian engineers occupied supervisory-management positions for more than half of their professional careers. In order to better prepareUniversity of Ottawa engineering students for this type of employment, an engineeringmanagement option was added to the curriculum at that time. Furthermore, a 5-year engineeringmanagement program was created in 1980.The option consisted of two management

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Baukal, John Zink Institute; Wes Bussman, John Zink Institute

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

AC 2009-308: INCORPORATING LEARNING STYLES INTO CONTINUINGENGINEERING EDUCATION: A PROCESS HEATER CASE STUDYCharles Baukal, John Zink InstituteWes Bussman, John Zink Institute Page 14.721.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Incorporating Learning Styles into Continuing Engineering Education: A Process Heater Case StudyAbstractLifelong learning is critical to an engineer’s success over the course of their career. Some topicsare too specialized to be covered in the typical engineering program and need to be learned aftergraduation. One specific example considered here is process heaters used in the hydrocarbonand chemical processing

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University; Michael Golla, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to hire entry-levelengineers that have been exposed to their products or processes, but also have already shown a significantlevel of personal interest in the company’s field or area of expertise. Many companies seek for personnelwilling to make their careers in specific technical areas that could help sustain their long-term strategicgoals. Page 14.121.4Informal and formal discussions on how each party can be beneficial to each otherOnce each party has had the opportunity to get to know each other, and to identify each other’s needs,informal and formal discussions start taking place to elaborate a collaboration plan. Informal

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Strategies in Engineering Graphics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bedward, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Lauren Madden, North Carolina State University; James Minogue, North Carolina State University; Mike Carter, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

(EiE), an NSF funded engineeringcurriculum project focused on integrating engineering, reading literacy and elementary sciencetopics2,3. Another engineering education initiative is Project Lead The Way (PLTW), whichpromotes technology education in the classroom for middle and high school students4. As well,the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has provided guidelines for hands-on,standards-based, interdisciplinary engineering activities5, and the National Academy ofEngineering with their publication Technically Speaking encourages technological literacy6.These curriculum initiatives and publications promote engineering as a career choice. But thereare opportunities in elementary science education where engineering design and

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Creese, West Virginia University; M. Adithan, Vellore Institue of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

Degree inEconomics in 1959 and was the first in his family to graduate from college. He then obtained anMA Degree in Economics from Loyola College in 1961 and a Bachelor of Law Degree in 1963from the University of Madras. He enjoyed his education and participated in debates in bothEnglish and Tamil throughout his college career. He is an eloquent speaker both in Tamil andEnglish, even now. He practiced law for three years, but he was very much interested in politics and waselected to parliament in 1967. He served for ten years and visited many countries as a Memberof Parliament. He later won an election to the state legislature for 1980-84 in Tamil Nadu andthis was when the goal of starting a university began. He worked with Prof. N

Conference Session

Design Cognition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Evans, MIT; Konstantinos Katsikopoulos, Max Planck Institute for Human Development; Chad Foster, MIT

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

evaluating theperformance of alternative designs. This situation was created to favor the intuitivemethodology, and it was shown through student surveys that they were more accurate when inthe intuitive mode versus the analytic mode. On the other hand, there was a lack of consensusamong instructors about the performance difference when asked which mode would be moreeffective.Engineering curriculum should include aspects of intuition-based decisions and help studentsidentify situations where they are more effective rather than solely relying on analytical decision-making methods.BackgroundEngineers must make decisions repeatedly throughout their careers. They are confronted withmultiple design, material, or manufacturing alternatives and must decide

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Tim Katz, University of Brighton

Tagged Divisions

International

shown inappendix 1. The course description for these subjects in the curriculum does not exist andthe teaching material has been based on old notes that were translated from Russian tolocal languages, i.e. Pashto and Dari over thirty years ago. Furthermore, the curriculum isnot supported by any experimental work because of the lack of proper laboratory andequipment. This archaic curriculum is not compatible with the needs of the nation or thestudents’ career development. It has very limited or no balance between theoretical andexperimental knowledge and approaches, out of step with most universities across theworld, providing little context or practice into the learning. Furthermore, the level ofsome subjects in the curriculum may not be

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

numbers of students choosing STEM fields.Providing engineering experiences and curriculum components in middle and high schools is seen as ameans to engage students and excite them about the opportunities for an engineering career. Given thatsystems thinking and perspective are now seen as playing an important role in educating engineers for thefuture, it follows that coupling these concepts to the engineering elements of the pre-college program hasmerit. Stevens, through its Center for Innovation in Engineering & Science Education (CIESE), has beenvery active in promoting the introduction of engineering into K-12 curricula in the State of New Jersey aspart of a broader approach to increasing the STEM pipeline. As part of this pre-engineering

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Dan Bumblauskas

programs, new on-campus residency components can enrichthe student experience providing the ability for student to complete some coursework andrequirements remotely while still providing on-campus work to stay connected to the institution,faculty, and peers. Examples could include senior design or capstone projects.Howell, Williams, and Lindsay wrote an article which presents recent accounts on the state ofcontinuing education2. They suggest that programs need to accommodate the needs of their‘customer’ such as full-time employees and those students with family related obligations.Statistics and trends cited in the article include educational/career background of students,demographic profiles, the impact and required transition of faculty, the

Collection

2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Harvey I. Lyons

academic environment that satisfies not only a disciplines’ technological requirements butalso the demands of the marketplace. Consequently, engineering technology programs should beconceived, structured and implemented accordingly.The writer entered the teaching profession after a significant experience in industry and has beeninvolved since with the development of engineering and engineering technology programs thatwill directly address the needs of industrial practice. At the onset of his academic career, thewriter conducted a comprehensive industrial survey to determine if a particular company’stechnical expectations and requirements were being met with recent mechanical engineeringundergraduates. Following are a sampling of industry’s

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Muhammad M. Baig; Rafiqul Islam

careers as well as the plans and suggestions to overcome those problems. The course outline along with laboratory experiments will also be discussed.Keywords: Problems and Solutions for PIC MicrocontrollerIntroduction At Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, we inducted a one-semester course on microcontrollers, obviously, for a multiple of reasons, for our undergraduatestudents doing majors in ‘Electronic Engineering Technology (EET)’. At the very start of thisventure, we found out that we were on a head-on-collision course to a number of challenging andmulti-faced problems. This was quite disappointing. But we pursued on to develop a reasonablygood course and our consistent efforts in doing-so ultimately

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

B. Samanta; Chiraag Nataraj; Sanjeev Reddy; Mark Woods; C. Nataraj

students to pursue careers in engineering, science, and technology through participationin a sports-like, science and engineering-based robotics competition. Villanova is also aparticipant for GEAR UP, a teacher training program to increase teacher and studentunderstanding of math subjects and to help them use robotics to accomplish their math goals.To provide educational and research experiences to high school students, an exploratory (pilot)project on swarm robotics was initiated in Summer 2008 in the Department of MechanicalEngineering at Villanova University, Villanova, PA with a team of two high school students anda senior Villanova Mechanical Engineering undergraduate under the supervision of two Facultymembers. The plan was to test the

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Josh Wyrick; Catherine Booth

. They also can learn new engineering technologies within the Clinic context. Theexcitement of working on such relevant and meaningful projects, especially at the FreshmanClinic stage, is a driving force for sustaining a student’s interest through graduation and into hisor her career. The lab experiments described herein were designed for the first semester of theengineering clinic sequence (Table 1).Lab DevelopmentThe series of labs focuses on renewable energy and sustainable engineering. Because the studentthat comprise the class come from four distinct engineering disciplines, the lab themes wereapproached from an interdisciplinary viewpoint. The labs had to be observably comparable, andtherefore they had to each have the same ultimate

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

technology in the field. They discussed proposals for new directions in order toprepare the next generation workforce, which will be expected to multitask and be conversantwith many types of information technology. The paper highlighted that most CE students areincorrectly convinced that they need not concentrate on computing technologies because it willbe unlikely that they will ever have to write code. One of the recommendations of the paper isthat CE students need a theoretical undergraduate course in computing using basic engineeringexamples and exercises as a baseline, even if they never apply those skills later in their career. 2Some other previous works investigate the issues of computing

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jesa H. Kreiner; Peter W. Othmer; Timothy W. Lancey

importance of avoidingobsolescence is being impressed throughout of the courses as is the need to pursue learningthroughout one’s career 6.Funding of the projectsThe California fiscal crises notwithstanding, the funds for the projects have for yearsoriginated as a result of the instructors’ entrepreneurial efforts and activities. The bulk of thefunds have been secured by submitting proposals to the CSUF student government’s IRA –Instructionally Related Activities fund which has enthusiastically supported the projectactivities. The fund’s resources hail from students’ fees. Proposals for the funding of theprojects undergo a rigorous scrutiny of a large committee consisting of students, faculty andadministrators. The committee then allocates the funds

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Geon S. Seo; Eniko T. Enikov

from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1998. Since then he has worked as a post-doctoralassociate at the University of Minnesota and subsequently as an Assistant and Associate Professor at the University ofArizona. There, he established the Advanced Micro and Nanosystems Laboratory with sponsorship from multiplefederal agencies (AFOSR, NSF, DOE, DE) and the private sector. Prof Enikov has also led numerous educationalprograms including summer school in micro-systems design held in Udine, Italy, 2004, student exchange programs withETH, Zurich, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, and Slovak Technical University of Bratislava. ProfEnikov is a recipient of several prestigious awards including NSF Career award (2001), US Dept

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Thomas MacCalla; Jacqueline Caesar; Michael Maxwell; Shay Vanderlaan; Sandra Valencia; Terena Henry; Matt Leader

Researchers, Educators and Development)project. The collaborative undertaking involves partnerships with scientists, researchers,secondary school teachers, and college faculty from several institutions nationwide. It isdesigned to build an enriching and engaging curriculum development and deploymentprogram that would prepare undergraduate, middle and high school students for researchenvironments where cyberinfrastructure systems, tools and services are used effectively tofuel a knowledge-based economy.The deployment phase is a CIERRA for STEM field careers and 21st century education andworkforce component. This two-pronged approach could be considered as K-12educational, outreach, and training (EOT) stimulus and renewal strategy. CIERRA standsfor

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Josh Wyrick; Catherine Booth

. They also can learn new engineering technologies within the Clinic context. Theexcitement of working on such relevant and meaningful projects, especially at the FreshmanClinic stage, is a driving force for sustaining a student’s interest through graduation and into hisor her career. The lab experiments described herein were designed for the first semester of theengineering clinic sequence (Table 1).Lab DevelopmentThe series of labs focuses on renewable energy and sustainable engineering. Because the studentthat comprise the class come from four distinct engineering disciplines, the lab themes wereapproached from an interdisciplinary viewpoint. The labs had to be observably comparable, andtherefore they had to each have the same ultimate

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Michael Casey

technology in the field. They discussed proposals for new directions in order toprepare the next generation workforce, which will be expected to multitask and be conversantwith many types of information technology. The paper highlighted that most CE students areincorrectly convinced that they need not concentrate on computing technologies because it willbe unlikely that they will ever have to write code. One of the recommendations of the paper isthat CE students need a theoretical undergraduate course in computing using basic engineeringexamples and exercises as a baseline, even if they never apply those skills later in their career. 2Some other previous works investigate the issues of computing

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lokesh Padhye, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gretchen Goldman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nadia Szeinbaum, Georgia Institute of Technology; Scott Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Recep Goktas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Zohre Kurt, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

from asking the participation of the entirefaculty in the seminar course, making the seminar topics more diverse and less detailed, toincluding discussion of current relevant topics in the field and inclusion of alumni talks in theseminar about their career experiences.B. Graduate Coursework. Survey questions 21 to 30 were formulated to address studentconcerns about graduate coursework in the program. Question 21 was aimed at determiningfactors motivating students’ decisions to register for courses. Relevance to the PhDcomprehensive examination and applicability to research and job prospects were the significantfactors influencing students to choose a particular class. Also the advisor’s recommendation andcore course requirements to obtain a

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

mystudents were surveyed after a 50 to 75 minute class, while the reported groups participated in asix-week program, involving a three-hour case study and three writing assignments.Finally, near the end of the semester, I gave a survey to get the students’ opinion of whether theoutcomes of the course had been accomplished. Answers were again on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1indicating strongly disagree and 5 indicating strongly agree. The response to the question, “Thematerial covered in the ethics case study discussion helped me to understand the ethicalresponsibilities of a career in engineering technology,” has yielded an average score over 4.0each semester, indicating the students did believe the class discussion was useful

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

fall completed and presented their course assessments to theentire faculty team. Table 2: UT Tyler Program Educational Objectives1. Graduates have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become engineeringleaders and assume responsibility for multidisciplinary engineering design; project,construction, and asset management; and ethical decision making in professional practice.2. Graduates continue to grow intellectually and professionally through participation inprofessional society activities, continuing engineering education, graduate studies, and/orself study during their professional career.3. Graduates have effective oral, written, and graphical communication skills.4. Graduates become registered engineers.The

Conference Session

Goal Specific First-Year Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

thatstudents understood critical thinking and its role in the practice of engineering. Subsequentinterviews with incoming engineering students found a limited understanding of critical thinking.In an effort to help students become better critical thinkers and appreciate the importance of itspractice throughout their education and careers, critical thinking and engineering reasoning arenow explicit parts of the engineering school’s recently introduced, ―Introduction to Engineering‖(ENGR 100) course.To maintain consistency with the University’s overall QEP, the Paul-Elder model of criticalthinking is used to define and operationalize critical thinking. Critical thinking is now both anexplicit and implicit component of the ―Introduction to Engineering

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darrell Wallace, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

isspecifically designed to guide the hazard evaluation for a particular machine has been shown tobe effective, 1, 2 but the underlying problem of compliance seems to be a lack of adequateunderstanding of the applicable laws and standards. The apparent lack of understanding of thesesafety requirements seems to suggest a deficiency in relevant education and training.The role of the manufacturing engineer in machine safety practices is somewhat unclear. Mostmanufacturing engineers, from a variety of manufacturing backgrounds (manufacturing,mechanical, industrial, etc.), will have some direct interaction with manufacturing equipment intheir professional careers. In many cases, the manufacturing engineer is given some level ofresponsibility for the safe