Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Aaron S. Bradshaw; Gary N. McCloskey; Franklin Miguel

of Luz Consuelo (Figure 1) isinterested in improving the quality of life for these people. Since these people have essentially nomonetary resources, future development of replacement housing will require external funding. TheDirector is in the process of obtaining funds but it is unclear what the future housing will look like.Therefore, the design objective for the students is to design housing that is safe, maintains the integrity ofthe existing community, and minimizes cost to allow the most effective use of external funds. The courseconsists of three major phases including research, field research, and design.Research Phase (Reflection-on-Action)Typically the first step to any civil engineering project is to collect and understand as much

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Diana Schwerha; Chang Liu; Sertac Ozercan; Tripura Vadlamani; Lev Neiman

Second Life as a Pedagogical Tool for Improving Statistics Homework Sessions Diana Schwerha, PhD, Chang Liu PhD, Sertac Ozercan, Tripura Vadlamani, and Lev Neiman Ohio University, Athens OH 45701Abstract:Learning statistical concepts can be difficult for students because of the content as well as interactionsbetween learning styles and content presentation. Although homework is given to promote time-on-taskand student learning, it is largely unguided. This project used the multi-user virtual environment, SecondLife, as a way to direct learning through interactive and collaborative virtual homework sessions. Thecontent matter for this

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Aaron S. Bradshaw; Gary N. McCloskey; Franklin Miguel

of Luz Consuelo (Figure 1) isinterested in improving the quality of life for these people. Since these people have essentially nomonetary resources, future development of replacement housing will require external funding. TheDirector is in the process of obtaining funds but it is unclear what the future housing will look like.Therefore, the design objective for the students is to design housing that is safe, maintains the integrity ofthe existing community, and minimizes cost to allow the most effective use of external funds. The courseconsists of three major phases including research, field research, and design.Research Phase (Reflection-on-Action)Typically the first step to any civil engineering project is to collect and understand as much

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Aaron S. Bradshaw; Gary N. McCloskey; Franklin Miguel

of Luz Consuelo (Figure 1) isinterested in improving the quality of life for these people. Since these people have essentially nomonetary resources, future development of replacement housing will require external funding. TheDirector is in the process of obtaining funds but it is unclear what the future housing will look like.Therefore, the design objective for the students is to design housing that is safe, maintains the integrity ofthe existing community, and minimizes cost to allow the most effective use of external funds. The courseconsists of three major phases including research, field research, and design.Research Phase (Reflection-on-Action)Typically the first step to any civil engineering project is to collect and understand as much

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Diana Schwerha; Chang Liu; Sertac Ozercan; Tripura Vadlamani; Lev Neiman

Second Life as a Pedagogical Tool for Improving Statistics Homework Sessions Diana Schwerha, PhD, Chang Liu PhD, Sertac Ozercan, Tripura Vadlamani, and Lev Neiman Ohio University, Athens OH 45701Abstract:Learning statistical concepts can be difficult for students because of the content as well as interactionsbetween learning styles and content presentation. Although homework is given to promote time-on-taskand student learning, it is largely unguided. This project used the multi-user virtual environment, SecondLife, as a way to direct learning through interactive and collaborative virtual homework sessions. Thecontent matter for this

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Southern University: A. Assessment of Program Outcomes 1. Course assignments (Homework/ Quizzes) 2. Exams 3. Comprehensive final exams 4. Laboratory reports 5. Oral presentations 6. Field-work 7. Capstone projects 8. Course exit survey 9. Teaching portfolios 10. Exit Survey of graduating seniors 11. Industrial Advisory Board Review B. Assessment of Program Educational Objectives 1. Survey of alumni 2. Survey of employers 3. Industrial Advisory Board reviewsIn the list of assessment methods pertaining to program outcomes (list A), the focus ofthis paper, the first seven methods constitute direct measures, while the remaining

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas at El Paso; Brian Carter, University of Texas at El Paso; Frederick Kautz, University of Texas at El Paso; Alexandria Ogrey, University of Texas at El Paso; Robert Preston, University of Texas at El Paso; Arthur Walton, University of Texas at El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Machine OrganizationAbstractWe describe the reform of a fourth-semester course in computer organization in the ComputerScience BS curriculum at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), an urban minority-servinginstitution, where Java and integrated development environments (IDEs) have been adopted asthe language and development environment used in the first three semesters of majorcoursework. This project was motivated by faculty observations at UTEP and elsewhere1 andindustry feedback indicating that upper-division students and graduates were achieving reducedmastery of imperative languages with explicit memory management (most notably C), scriptablecommand line interfaces, and the functions of compilers, assemblers, and linkers.The pre-reform

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 2

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2008-1978: MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE SIMULATION AS THEFOUNDATION COURSE AND SYNERGISTIC FOCUS OF ADVANCED COURSEHANDS-ON APPLICATIONPhil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University Dr. Phil Waldrop earned his Ph.D. from the Purdue University School of Technology. His industrial experiences range from turret lathe operator to Director of Advanced Process Development. His 11 years of aerospace R&D work included metal matrix composites and high speed machining, and responsibilities as Manager of Manufacturing Technology and Industrial Modernization technology development projects management for the B-2 aircraft program. He has performed invited service in an endowed chair as Stocker Visiting

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Colwell, Purdue University Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

, Electrical andComputer Engineering Technology, Industrial Engineering Technology, ManufacturingEngineering Technology, and Organizational Leadership and Supervision.The Master of Science (MS) in Technology degree is in its initial phase. A degree modeled aftera MS degree from the main campus (Purdue University West Lafayette), the regional campusauthority to offer this degree is pending final approval from the state. To build the graduatedegree program while awaiting final degree approval, SOT is offering some courses under maincampus authority to build a student base. The overall program structure is a directed project-based degree and consists of 33 hours: three core courses (9 credit hours), Measurement andEvaluation in Industry & Technology

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

managed the development of a number of supply chain related courses. He also worked as a project manager and a consultant for Tefen Consulting in the area of productivity improvement for Hitech firms. Dr. Ozelkan holds a Ph.D. degree in Systems and Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona. He teaches courses on supply chain management, lean systems, designed experimentation, decision analysis and systems optimization. His current research interests are modeling of supply chains and applications in different industries. Dr. Ozelkan is the recipient of IIE’s 2006 Lean Division Excellence in Teaching Award.Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Agnes Galambosi

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carsten Ahrens, F.H. OOW

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Theory Practical Project +Studies Stage I Stage I Advanced In-depth- In-depth-studies Bachelor-Thesis studies studies Studies studiesLocation FH-OOW FH-OOW FH-OOW FH-OOW FH-students at partner university FH-OOW or Partner University Foreign students at FH-OOW Page 13.571.2Table 1: Time schedule of ECEM-program at FH OOW beginning in winter semesterEducational Profile The basic studies at FH OOW in Oldenburg contain all the modules of mathematics

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

of participating laboratories and projects, required applicationforms, and optional survey forms. An email promotional message was then developed whichprovided basic information about the REU program and referred interested parties to the websitefor detailed information. The email message was distributed to all undergraduate engineeringstudents at the host institution, to department chairs at other colleges and universities who hadpreviously agreed to help promote the program, and the Women in Engineering ProgramAdvocates Network (WEPAN) list-serve. The WEPAN list-serve allowed for nationwidedissemination of the REU program announcement. Nine participants were selected from the applicants based on their qualifications, interestin

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; Richard Gash, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

are U.S. Military Academy faculty members who deployed to Afghanistanin the spring and summer of 2007 to establish the new program at NMAA. In this paper, wedescribe our processes, products, and lessons learned. Although the situation in Afghanistan isunique in many ways, the lessons we learned there are nonetheless applicable to engineeringcapacity-building projects elsewhere in the developing world as well.BackgroundEarly in 2003, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Army’s Office of MilitaryCooperation – Afghanistan (OMC-A) agreed to jointly establish a military academy that wouldprovide the newly created Afghan National Army with a capable, well-educated officer corps.1After considering a variety of different institutional

Conference Session

1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess Everett, Rowan University; John Chen, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

instructor's laptop computer,which is used to project a multiple-choice question or quiz to the class. The students' responsesare transmitted to the instructor via the clickers and the tallied result is provided nearlyinstantaneously in the form of a histogram. The students and the instructor receive immediatefeedback on the students' state of learning and the instruction may be altered in a just-in-timefashion based on this information. Teachers and professors are enthusiastic about these devicesbecause they promote student participation and classroom engagement and, if desired, they canbe used as a form of graded assessment of student learning. Students enjoy using them in classbecause they help breakup the monotony of a long lecture and make the

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Cory Gionet; Ashraf Ghaly

features but their design also requires an in-depth examination of impactingenvironmental, economical, historical, and cultural factors. Engineers are entrusted with the task ofreconciling various view points in order to reach a consensus acceptable to all stakeholders. ArtisticEngineering is a new course that explores the engineering and non-engineering aspects of structures.Students are asked to select a structure whose design embodies an insightful appreciation of the role eachof the above factors plays in shaping the structure. Teams of two students, an engineer and a liberal artist,are charged with conducting a study that critically looks into the parameters considered in the design. Amajor component in this project is to dissect the

Conference Session

Use of Summer Research Programs in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tamim Younos, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, where criticalresearch questions within watershed sciences and engineering are addressed and theiranalytical skills and creativity as future scientists and engineers are nourished. To achievethis goal, eight highly qualified students (five female, three male), hereafter referred to asREU fellows, were recruited in summer 2007. Fellows came from a variety ofdisciplinary backgrounds including chemistry, ecology, geology, environmentalengineering and electrical engineering. Fellows’ 10-week long research projects included:ecological stoichiometry, microbial source tracking, watershed instrumentation, cyclingof metals in aquatic environments, drinking water chemistry, and water-energy nexus.Fellows also attended weekly forums and discussion

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Joseph Rencis; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; David Woodall, Oregon Institute of Technology; Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Albert McHenry; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Duane Dunlap, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Edmund Segner, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Barry Farbrother, University of New Haven; Ken Burbank, Western Carolina University; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Randall Holmes, Caterpillar Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

experience to his [or her] basic technical training.”113. Project Description ─Workforce Development in Engineering for InnovationDeliberately created in 2000 ─ by the ASEE-Graduate Studies Division, Corporate Members Council, theCollege Industry Partnership Division and leaders from industry and universities across the nation, theNational Collaborative Task Force on Engineering Graduate Education Reform is embarking on a majorinitiative to make this much needed advancement in professional engineering graduate education actuallyhappen in the national interest.3.1 Fixing the ProblemWhile U.S. engineering education is not in crisis at the undergraduate level, it never the less has notattained its potential in formulating a system that facilitates

Conference Session

The Pipeline

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tania Monterastelli, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

participated in the lecture. This sparked the Board of Directors at the museum, inthe summer of 2004, to consult with one of the University of Maryland, Baltimore Countyprofessors (and co-author of this paper) who presented in the 2003 program regarding thepossibility of revising the program to incorporate active learning and project-based lectures.The general format of the restructured YESS program now includes weekly guest speakersfollowed by an episode of Who Wants to Be an Engineer (a game developed by Professor DavidSilverstein2 from the University of Kentucky, Paducah) and a weekly hands-on activity. Thisyear the program was designed to instruct the high school students on how to move frombrainstorming a problem to designing, building, and

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sofia Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Joseph Cecere, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

Construction

industrial relationships and partnerships that a program develops are criticalelements to its success. The programs that foster and strengthen relationships with constructionfirms and professional associations will not only benefit the program but also those firms andassociations.This paper will discuss the connection between Penn State Harrisburg's Structural Design andConstruction Engineering Technology program and the construction industry. Various activitiessuch as student organizations, career fairs, guest speakers, internships, capstone projects, fieldtrips to construction sites, and professional meetings have revealed excellent examples of a win-win relationship for both the Construction Engineering Technology program at Penn StateHarrisburg

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1700: OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT IN A HANDS-ON MANUFACTURINGPROCESSES COURSEMukasa Ssemakula, Wayne State University Page 13.958.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Outcomes Assessment in a Hands-On Manufacturing Processes CourseAbstractIndustry has consistently identified lack of experience in manufacturing processes as one of thekey competency gaps among new engineering graduates. This paper will discuss a laboratory-based Manufacturing Processes course that provides hands-on manufacturing experience tostudents. In addition to standard theoretical concepts, the course uses team-based projects thathelp students gain hands-on experience with selected

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Border, Bowling Green State University; Erik Mayer, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

hardwareconcepts. The Freescale CodeWarrior IDE was used to write, compile, and debug assemblyprograms, and download them into the microcontroller. The CSM12C32 Educational Module,which uses the Freescale MC9S12C32 microcontroller, was used in the class. The MPU ProjectBoard-2 was also used which contains a prototyping breadboard and additional hardware such asswitches, LEDs, and a buzzer. It is designed such that the CSM12C32 can plug into it. Aspreviously mentioned, it is also designed such that it will plug into the National InstrumentsEducational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI-ELVIS). The MPU Project Board-2can be used as a stand-alone unit and powered with an AC adapter or it may be powered by theNational Instruments ELVIS station. In

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bowman, Clemson University; Elizabeth Stephan, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Her education includes a B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Vermont, and M.S. and Ph.D.degrees in Bioengineering from Clemson University. Page 13.642.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 GEO: A Web-based Event Registration and Communication ToolAbstractThe first-year engineering courses at Clemson University involve various out-of-classrequirements, such as departmental tours, exams, team projects, and presentations. Enrollmentin the first semester course typically exceeds 850 students, and the number of students who canattend any single out-of-class event has physical and logistical

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Serdar Tumkor, Stevens Intitute of Technology; Kishore Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

RequirementsAs a component of engineering design education in Engineering Design course (MAK 422E),students must undertake a project that includes the redesign of a product. The main redesignobjective is to make them lighter and stylish namely travel-friendly. For this purpose thestudents are divided into design teams of five to seven members, which aids in innovativethinking and concept generation16-18. The emphasis is to redesign home appliances with theobjective to make them attractive for frequent travelers. Home appliances like electric irons andkettles were chosen for the study. The students, in the course, are expected to progress throughthree phases of product development study, which can be listed as clarification of thetask/specification

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nicoleta Serban, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nagi Gebraeel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Garlie Forehand, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

-2847AbstractAt Georgia Tech, instruction in communication has been incorporated into the introductorystatistics class for undergraduate engineers. Communication instruction focuses on presentationsto workforce professionals—clients, executives, and engineers. The communication instructionis based on interviews conducted with engineers, supervisors, and senior executives whosecompanies employ many engineers. Students worked in small project teams to formulatehypotheses about a set of data and to select the appropriate statistical method to evaluate the data.Student teams presented their projects at the end of the semester. In preparation for projectpresentation, students received workforce presentation instruction in class and in a WorkforceCommunication

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; John DeLeon, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

: fairs and industry 1. Maintain existing internships; partnerships; 3. Create supplementary 2. Design student projects to 1-credit or 0-credit help in recruitment effort; courses that make 3. Sell ECET program as such transfers “Super Technology” possible; program; 4. Creating viable sub- 4. Have program reflect fields that respond to Engineer 2020 attributes; student interest and 5

Conference Session

Survivor: The First Few Years

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tonya Saddler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Margaret Layne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

program is targeted to improving the recruitment and success offemale faculty members in science and engineering through program initiatives designed toimprove departmental and university climate. As part of the research and assessment componentof this project at Virginia Tech, a research project was launched to conduct yearly interviewswith the cohort of faculty entering faculty positions in engineering in the fall of 2003. A time ofsevere budget restraints, the cohort was unusually small, with only 12 new faculty members (5women; 7 men) hired in engineering. Each member of the cohort was contacted once a year toparticipate in an interview and to discuss the priorities, challenges, and support that were uniqueto that year.PurposeIt is rare to

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, lifelong learning. Page 13.1338.3Illustrative Case Study – The Quebec Bridge Collapse of 1907 The 1907 collapse of the Quebec Bridge during construction represents a landmark ofboth engineering practice and forensic engineering5 6. The Quebec Bridge was the longestcantilever structure attempted until that time. In its final design, it was 1,800 ft long. Thebridge project was financially troubled from the beginning. This caused many setbacks in thedesign and construction. Construction began in October 1900. Figure 1 shows the state of construction just beforethe collapse. In August 1907, the bridge collapsed suddenly. Seventy-five

Conference Session

Professional Engineering Management Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

AC 2008-585: ASEM EM BOKDonald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology Donald N. Merino is a tenured full professor and the Alexander Crombie Humphreys Chaired Professor of Economics of Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. He teaches Engineering Economy, Decision Analysis, Total Quality Management, and Strategic Planning. He is Founder Emeritus of the undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Management (BEEM) and the Executive Master in Technology Management (EMTM) Program at Stevens. He won the Morton Distinguished Teaching Award for full professors at Stevens. John Wiley published his book, “The Selection Process for Capital Projects”. Dr. Merino received two

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Kasarda, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brenda Brand, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michael Collver, Montgomery County Public Schools; Gabriel Goldman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

successfully with the high-school population. Kasarda [3,4] described servicelearning and outreach aspects associated with the pilot year of the new capstone design course.Now in its second year, the authors have recognized, and have enhanced, aspects of the capstone Page 13.1282.2design project that facilitate the self-efficacy of both the undergraduates and the high-schoolstudents in technological and STEM literacy.Of all of the ITEA Standards of Technological Literacy [3] Standard 8: Students will develop anunderstanding of the attributes of design; Standard 9: Students will develop an understanding ofengineering design; and Standard 10: Students

Conference Session

Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, computational fluid dynamics, professional ethics, and piano technology.Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University DONALD C. RICHTER obtained his B. Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling. Page 13.1326.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008