Conference Session

Materials In Design And Manufacturing

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Jaesoon Jang, Washington State University-Vancouver; Sung Jae Shin, Washington State University-Tricity

on team building for thesemester-long team projects. Overall student experience and lessons learned inorganizing such a project are also discussed.1. IntroductionDeveloping effective teamwork skills among undergraduate students is part of theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)’s engineering criterion2006- 2007 [1]. Besides the ABET requirements, many employers emphasize the need ofgood teamwork skills for the engineering graduates [2]. In addition, it is well known thatcooperative learning enhance students’ learning performances. Under the cooperativelearning or teamwork environment, students work together to maximize not only theirown, but other students ability to learn [3,4]. Most engineering programs incorporate

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Daniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

good understanding of the design process and, in particular, of how to perform each of thetasks involved in it.A very effective approach to teach product design and development is to use a project basedlearning strategy in which students have to immediately apply the concepts, methodologies andtools presented in the course to a project that has the key elements found in an industrial settingbut that meets the severe time constraints found in an academic environment. At the present timesome Senior Design Project and Capstone-type senior-level courses are following that particularapproach (see for example Dutson et al.1, Catalano et al.2, and Muci-Küchler and Weaver3). Inaddition, some of the freshman, sophomore and/or junior level design

Conference Session

BME Laboratories and Skills-Based Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahin Sirouspour, McMaster University; Pawel Malysz, McMaster University; Ali Shahdi, McMaster University; Ryan Leslie, Quanser Inc; Mahyar Fotoohi, Quanser Inc; Paul Karam, Quanser Inc

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Biomedical

experiments developed to achieve the learning objectives.1. Background and MotivationIn recent years, interest in applications of robotics technology in medical interventionalprocedures has grown enormously. Although the number of existing robotic-based clinicalprocedures is still limited, there is ample evidence that market for such technologies is rapidlyexpanding [1]. Robotic devices are emerging as essential components of state-of-the-art ofcomputer-integrated surgical platforms. Whether in orthopedic surgery, percutaneous therapy, orminimally-invasive surgery/telesurgery, robotics technology has enabled new and improvedmethods of healthcare delivery resulting in less patient trauma, improved operation outcome, andshorter hospital stays [2-4

Conference Session

BME Courses & Curricular Content

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Cardinal, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

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Biomedical

, activities, and implementation of this new course at ourinstitution.Format and Content of the CourseThis is a quarter-long course that is designed to meet for two 2-hour classroom sessions each Page 13.10.2week. The course is geared towards senior level undergraduate or master’s level students inBiomedical Engineering or other engineering disciplines, however no prerequisites orrequirements exist that would preclude students in other majors from enrolling in the course.The overall course goals are as follows: 1. To promote student ability to recognize and understand the steps necessary for preclinical and clinical evaluation of new medical

Conference Session

Bridging and Freshman Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy James, Oklahoma State University; Karen High, Oklahoma State University

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Mathematics

the following questions: 1. What aspects of freshman-level mathematics did the authors identify as problematic in their courses? 2. What did the paper position as the underlying problem? 3. What interventions or changes served as the impetus for publishing? 4. What was studied? 5. What did the paper suggest as direction for future research? 6. What sources of literature did the paper reference? 7. To what degree was the paper and study situated in literature?The greatest goal while analyzing the papers was to list any problematic areas authors mentionedabout freshman-level mathematics. The goal of the remaining six questions was to explore andreport the assumptions, actions, and future vision of the authors for

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University; Angie Hill Price; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

conductivity and high surface reflectivity.Figure 1 shows the basic design where insulating and reflective materials can provide lowthermal conductivity and high reflectivity, respectively. Reflective material Insulation Roof structure Figure 1. Basic passive cooling system design19The second main task was to consider several materials for each system. The students conducteda materials search using the internet and library resources. They compiled a materials databasewhich included attributes such as thermal conductivity, density, cost, ease of installation, anddurability. Fiberglass, polyurethane, and polystyrene were selected

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

achievement levels. However, the results of theassessment tools identified areas which might benefit from improvement. Based on thisassessment, recommendations are made for the purpose of continuous improvement. This paperprovides information on the Program Outcomes assessment process issues and challenges and willbe of benefit to engineering technology programs seeking accreditation or re-accreditation.1. IntroductionThe curriculum of the Electrical Engineering Technology program covers a broad basededucational experience that emphasizes practical, hands-on laboratory work, closely coordinatedwith theoretical classroom discussion. Students receive a solid foundation of coursework inelectric circuits, digital electronics, solid-state electronics

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Harriger, Purdue University; Mike Aikens, Butler County Community College; Mark French, Purdue University; Steve Shade, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

,funding and support from industry, professional societies, and state and federal agencies will bediscussed.Background A recently completed study by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD)1presents the results of research to identify and analyze the root causes of occupational and skillsshortages across Indiana’s 11 economic growth regions. Given the importance of manufacturingto Indiana’s economy (Figures 1 and 2) it is not surprising that manufacturing was included asone of the industries most affected in all of the identified root cause areas.Figure 1: 2006 Indiana Gross State Product Figure 2: 2006 Indiana World Exports (x $106)(Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis) (Source: Office of Trade and

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Provide Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob Bruhl, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky; Elizabeth Bristow, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

performance on the exam. Thegroup for whom statistics were gathered for this study included 124 students in seven sectionstaught by three instructors. All survey and exam results were extremely positive: the studentsuse and like the resource, and its use improved their grades.Video AI Improves Student PerformanceAt first glance, the grade results for the WPR2– for which students had Video AI resourcesavailable – appeared to indicate that performance was improved from the first mid-term exam(WPR1). Statistical analysis proves that this was true. The average was higher, the standarddeviation was less, and the distribution was more skewed – that is, more students scored in the Arange than previously. (See Figure 1 for the comparative distribution of

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Alaa E. Abdel-Hakim, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

SoT needs to continue improve anddevelop new majors that prepare graduates for careers in a wide scope industry and support a broadspectrum of technology. The Electrical Engineering Technology program needs to re-shape itself.The current focus of the program is Power and Industrial Control. Although this remains a key inthe school of technology focus, the program needs to grow to serve a wide scope of industrialneeds either local to state of Michigan or nationwide. This paper evaluates the current EETprogram, identifies a growth area of computer engineering technology and discusses the rationalefor the addition of the Computer Engineering Technology focus area.1 IntroductionIn today’s world of advanced computer technology, numerous

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

globalization12, 13. NAE13 quotes the NationalScience Board “The organizational structures for educating, maintaining skills, andemploying science and engineering talent in the workforce are diverse and theirinterrelationships complex and dynamic. As a result, production and employment ofscientists and engineers are not well understood as a system14.” NAE states that “althoughprogress is being made in engineering education, much remains to be done in developingresearch base underlying best practices in engineering education18 and faculty practicegenerally2.” NAE presents a suite of recommendations summarized in Table 1.Table 1. Excerpts from NAE Recommendations13.‚ The B.S. degree should be considered as a pre-engineering or “engineer in training” degree

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob Bruhl, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky; Elizabeth Bristow, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

who watched the videosas part of their study performed on average 2.3% better than predicted (with a median increase of2.8%) while those who did not watch any of the videos performed 1.8% better (median increaseof 2.2%). Figure 1 presents this increase in academic performance. The lowest incoming GPAof any student was 1.93 (average incoming GPA was 3.09). The lines shown in Figure 1 arebest-fit trendlines of the final grades for each group of students (those who used Video AI andthose who did not) along with the grade scale (which is the standard grade scale across ourinstitution). Figure 1 thus represents a strong data set since little manipulation of the data wasundertaken and the data can thus be considered relatively raw

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

thatcan be used for educational purposes, while also trying to develop standards and best practicesfor this new virtual-reality platform. There are planes for mini-games and interactive lessonswithin virtual environments such as Second Life, Croquet, and Project Wonderland.Finally, a more detailed analysis of the possibilities offered by Second Life is given by Childressand Braswell[1]. They address the use of what they call “massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)” to foster communication and interaction and to facilitate cooperativelearning in an online course. After the definition and history of MMOGs, they also describecurrent uses of MMORPGs in education, including their own experiences and practical exampleswhile they also

Conference Session

Physics Education Research (PER) Relevant for Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Rebello, Kansas State University; Lili Cui, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

adaptability corridor (See Figure 1) that balances both innovation andefficiency and thereby facilitates the development of adaptive expertise. Thus, this model oftransfer11 consolidates both traditional and contemporary views of transfer and serves as abuilding block for the theoretical framework in our studies. Figure 1: Horizontal & vertical transfer and the optimal adaptability corridorTransfer Studies from Calculus to PhysicsMost science and engineering majors are required to take calculus-based physics. Students areusually required to concurrently take both their first calculus and physics courses, or take at leastone calculus course prior to taking physics. While a few integrated curricula14,15 have beendeveloped and have been

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia Kellam, University of Georgia; Ashley Babcock, University of Georgia; David Gattie, University of Georgia-Athens

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

is acceptable.7 "Male-normed classrooms, often dubbed "chilly" climates forwomen, have generally been described in the literature as competitive, weed-out systems that arehierarchically structured with impersonal professors."1 This description of the engineeringclassroom is representative of the engineering learning environment that many engineeringstudents experience and that often lead to females having less self confidence or self-efficacy.8,9Additionally, within the learning environment research, the quality of the learning environmentinfluences the learning that takes place in that environment.10 The authors propose to take the Page

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Kuhlman, West Virginia University; G. Michael Palmer, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

13.135.3 2 For the first five years of the course, the student teams were allowed to select theirown mission without significant constraints from the course instructors. The only constraintswere that the selected mission payload had to satisfy constraints set by the instructors onpayload weight (1 kg), size (initially, a 15 cm cube; now a 20 cm cube), and cost ($500). Forthe present Spring 2008 offering of the course, this process has been changed slightly, so thatall first-time participants in the course will be formed into teams that will also be constrainedas to the allowed complexity of their payload missions. Also, in the Fall 2007 semester, theWVU Balloon Satellites course was formally

Conference Session

Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lingtao Zhang, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Conference Session

Re-Imagining the Higher Ed Classroom -- Tablet PCs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Monson Hayes, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

paradigmsfor effective student instruction into a unique classroom structure where the instructor andstudents may not be present in the same physical learning environment. Despite the technologythat is available to deliver video and audio streams to remote classrooms, DL environments arestill challenged in the area of promoting active learning and meaningful instructor-student andstudent-student interactions during a class session. Traditional DL classrooms suffer fromseveral challenges in creating effective learning environments, and most of them center on twomain issues: 1) poor delivery of lecture material and 2) constraints on creating in-class materialfor participant interaction and student assessment.The delivery of lecture content is largely

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Thomas Sugar, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

unavailable to drink and 1.2 billion people lack safe water to consume while 2.6 billion donot have access to adequate sanitation. Just to emphasize the comparison between the haves andhave-nots: “Just one flush of a toilet in the West uses more water than most Africans have to performan entire day's washing, cleaning, cooking and drinking.1” Waterborne illnesses from polluted waterkill more than 1.6 million young children each year, according to UNICEF.Many organizations have targeted clean water as a priority goal. Rotary International, whose pastfocus on eradicating polio in the world has been wildly successful is moving its emphasis to cleanwater. Rotary's 'Safe Water Saves Lives, Solar Water Purifier' project, now in its sixth year, hasprovided

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christi Boone, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

team-based major design project was assigned (see Workshops for Week 1 in Table A1). In assigningcourse grades, there are two benchmarks that must be met to earn a non-F grade. The first is a60% or better individual grade on the team design project, and the second is earning 60% ormore of the available points for computer programming efforts. Additionally, an EngE2984course grade of C- or better is needed to meet the pre-requisite to continue to the nextengineering course(s); this is true for all freshman program courses. The main reason for offering this five-credit course is to move GE transfer students intotheir degree-granting departments as quickly as possible, so changing the course to a summeroffering was an obvious outcome from

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Source Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

been initiated at Biemso provided a testbed for the development of such a model. TheASU team and KNUST faculty and students involved in the project visited the village of Biemso,met with the Chief who had donated the necessary land, and visited the Jatropha fields, whichwere just being readied for planting. The seedlings are shown below in figure 1. Figure 1. Jatropha Acreage near BiemsoUpon returning to the United States, the team contacted the ASU Barrett Honors College to seeksupport for the project, and the student team was assembled. Honors College students arerequired to produce an undergraduate thesis that demonstrates a meaningful advancement ofknowledge in the students chosen field. In this case, the

Conference Session

Design Project Based Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Forsberg, Hofstra University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

instructor provided the locations of the diffusers and also the location ofthe fan. Figure No. 1 shows the required location of the fan and the required locations ofthe five diffusers. The possible duct routings are shown as dashed lines. The studentshad to size and route the ductwork from the fan to the diffusers. At first, it was planned Page 13.129.2to temporarily support the ducts from the ceiling. This proved to be unfeasible due tolack of suitable ceiling supports. Therefore, it was decided to support the ducts on chairsin the aisles and other open areas of the room. Some experiments in the room are onmovable carts, and these were allowed to be moved

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Jerry Gintz, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

International

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; David Olowokere, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Graham Thomas, Texas Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

on screen a graphical overview of a project structure in the form of a UML(Unified Modeling Language) like class diagram as shown in Figure 1. It then allows theinteractive creation of objects from any given class in a software project. Once an object hasbeen created, it becomes visible to the user and any of its public methods can be interactivelyinvoked by selecting it from a pop-up menu. Parameters and method results are entered andpresented through dialogue windows. In particular, using the Inspect option of the pop-up menuassociated with objects, students can directly see the values of the fields of an object. This allowsthem to immediately see the effect of a method invocation on that object and also simplifies thedebugging process.The

Conference Session

Computer and Electrical Engineering Technology Innovations

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Loker, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

for these devices. Due to the limited power, this reduces the maximum transmission distance between the transmitter and receiver. This requires the usage of multi-hop network protocols that are enabled through routing algorithms.‚ Frequency Bands: RF spectrums are regulated by governments. However, there are special unlicensed frequency bands available for usage of devices that operate within a set of rules that govern the RF output in terms of time, frequency, and amplitude. The usage of these unlicensed frequency bands is free of charge. The frequency bands are shown in Table 1. In the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission5 (FCC) regulates the RF spectrum. In

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Olowokere, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University; Olutola Jonah; Temitope O. Ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; O.O. Akinwunmi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Internet is used as a mediumto allow users access remote laboratory hardware or software resources. RVLs are broadlyclassified under two categories: remote laboratories and virtual laboratories. Remote laboratoriesare systems whereby users are given access to real hardware backends located at a remote site.Virtual laboratories are RVL systems whose backend systems under test are implemented insoftware.Various implementations of RVL have been described 1-9 and advantages ascribed to them haveincluded ease of use, reduced safety concerns, scalability, availability, and minimal staffingrequirement9. The various reported implementations have also demonstrated that RVLs canachieve, to a large extent, the thirteen objectives of experimentation in

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York; Bala Veeramcheneni, State University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Construction

increase, $ 1,26,40,000 in earning increases and $1,250,000 in tax revenues. Thisis a total of $ 61 million and 328 new jobs impact in the year of project implementation.Over the next 25 years of expected project life, the total yield from this capital investmentcan be projected at approximately $ 91 million to the regional economy. Page 13.1255.5 Capital Improvement Impact on Output Increase 1% 3% 2% 0% 0% 9% 0% 1

Conference Session

Accreditation Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Biney, Prairie View A&M University; Raghava Kommalapati, Prairie View A&M University; Michael Gyamerah, Prairie View A&M University; Annamalai Annamalai, Prairie View A&M University; Pamela Obiomon, Prairie View A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Mohan Ketkar, Prairie View A&M University; Nripendra Sarker, Prairie View A&M University; Ravindra Iyengar, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the program outcomes listed forEngineering programs (EAC Criterion 3, a-k outcomes), Engineering Technology programs(TAC Criterion 2, a-k outcomes) and Computer Science programs (CAC criterion 1, a-ioutcomes). Performance criteria have been used to break down each program outcome intoconcrete measurable actions students are expected to be able to perform to demonstrateproficiency in the outcome. For each of the listed outcomes for the ABET Accreditation bodies,detailed performance criteria are presented in this paper. Suggestions on how the performancecriteria can be used in a program are described in detail to allow selective adoption of theperformance criteria for different programs and for different courses. The methodology fordefining and

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; Annapurna Ganesh, Mesa Community College; Rachelle Beard, Arizona State University; Janel White-Taylor, Arizona State University; Neeru Khosla, CK12 Foundation; Murugan Pal, CK12 Foundation; John Kobara, CK12 Foundation; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Meera Vaidyanathan, CK12 Foundation

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, cognitive development, and independent learning to the attention of theengineering faculty. This dramatically improved the final text.3 CK12 Web InfrastructureA constraint on the textbook writing process was that the text could be used as seed material forCK12. Thus, the text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license [1] thatallows the materials to be adapted and extended. This license will be used for all content includedin the CK12 environment.The CK12 Foundation is developing a web-based infrastructure to implement the Flexbook concept. Page 13.425.3This infrastructure provides the capability to author material

Conference Session

Learning about Electric Energy Conversion

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert O'Connell; Michael Moore; Kevin Zimmershied

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation