Intelligent Design and Engineering Design Education Suzanne Keilson, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD 21210AbstractThis paper briefly explores the intersection of current controversies about evolutionary theory and ideasfrom intelligent design (ID) with engineering education. Some of the statements about the nature ofdesign that were brought to the fore in recent controversies in the United States and elsewhere overevolution and intelligent design can have significance for engineers and engineering educators [1]. Fromthe time of the “blind watchmaker” to current day arguments, reference to human-made works andengineering abound in the literature of theology, evolutionary theory and its opponents. Whatever
, and graphic communications management.The fall Career Day is for high school juniors and seniors and the spring Career Day is for highschool freshmen and sophomores. Since its creation, 2,200 high school students have attendedthe Engineering & Technology Career Days. New College of Technology, Engineering, andManagement (CTEM) student surveys indicate that on average 15 percent obtained informationon UW-Stout and the programs offered from on campus events such as the Engineering andTechnology Career Days.The FIRST LEGO League (FLL)18 Regional Tournament is a 2005 addition to the outreachofferings and programs supported by the University of Wisconsin-Stout . FLL is a dynamicsport for the mind tournament style event that draws 9 to 14 year
AC 2007-1478: INTRODUCING CIVIL ENGINEERING ANALYSIS THROUGHPROGRAMMINGGeorge List, North Carolina State University George List is Head of the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department at NC State University Page 12.961.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Introducing Civil Engineering Analysis through ProgrammingAbstractThis paper describes a course in computer programming that is being offered to freshmen andsophomores in civil engineering at NC State. Visual Basic (VBA in Excel) and MATLAB arebeing used as the programming languages. Much of the learning occurs through
they have or is available. The instructor’s role must be an extra tool that thestudents can use as a mentor, guide, and/or a consultant, watching and evaluating closely thestudents’ performance; their responsibility is the same, but now the students are the main playersof the learning process.Having that in mind, we have implemented the fundamentals of engineering learning center,fully equipped with Amatrol ® skill-based, integrated technical learning systems, consisting ofreal-world industrial replica quality hands-on training equipment workstations, coupled withcomprehensive training solutions including interactive multimedia, simulation software, andprint-based student learning materials and teacher's guides. The computers in the learning
AC 2007-2658: HELPING ENGINEERING STUDENTS WRITE EFFECTIVEEMAILJoanne Lax, Purdue University Ms. Lax is the communications specialist for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. She is a graduate of Northwestern University (B.S.J., 1977; M.S.J., 1978) and Purdue University (M.A. 1994). She teaches graduate courses in academic writing and speaking for international engineering students. Page 12.800.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Helping Engineering Students Write Effective EmailAbstractWith the widespread availability of text
AC 2007-2962: GLOBALIZATION AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOR 2020Michael Mariasingam, University of Wisconsin - Madison Research Associate, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin – MadisonSandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison Director, Engineering Learning Center, University of Wisconsin - MadisonThomas Smith, University of Wisconsin - Madison Faculty Associate, Engineering Professional Development Department, University of Wisconsin – MadisonGregory Moses, University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor, Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison. Page 12.787.1© American Society for
AC 2007-398: HUMAN BEHAVIOR SKILLS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONRose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana ChampaignRaymond Price, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Page 12.814.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1 Human Behavior Skills in Engineering Education AbstractThis past decade has been characterized by a series of changes in engineering education,beginning with the recognition of the need to incorporate human behavior skills in engineeringeducation. Now, it is important
AC 2007-2268: STUDENT CURRICULUM MAPPING: A MORE AUTHENTICWAY OF EXAMINING AND EVALUATING CURRICULUMLisa Romkey, University of Toronto Lisa Romkey is the Lecturer, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning with the Division of Engineering Science. In this position, Lisa plays a central role in the continuous improvement of the design and delivery of a dynamic and complex curriculum, while facilitating the development and implementation of teaching and learning initiatives and innovations. Lisa is cross-appointed with the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at OISE/UT (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto). Lisa holds a Masters in Curriculum Studies and
taught for about a decade tofreshmen at the Temple University college of Engineering. The objectives of this project range fromeliminating existing boundaries of engineering education to increasing the anticipation of successamongst the physically impaired. A prior breakthrough in the extension of engineering educationbeyond assumed “limits” was achieved when a young man who was both sight and hearing impairedearned a bachelors degree with honors from the Electrical Engineering department at TempleUniversity. Since then, several outreach programs have been run to increase engineering awarenessin the community, and this project was carried out with the same perspective in mind. In this paper,an overview of the idea of engineering education for
AC 2007-972: USING TECHNOLOGY TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LEARNING INBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGPilar Pazos, Northwestern University Pilar Pazos is a Research Associate at the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University. She is also a researcher at VaNTH Center for Bioengineering Educational Technologies. Her main areas of interest are engineering education, group decision making and applied statistics.Robert Linsenmeier, Biomedical Engineering Department and Department of Neurobiology andPhysiology, Northwestern University Robert A. Linsenmeier has a joint appointment in Biomedical Engineering in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, and in Neurobiology
. Furthermore, engineers value habits of mind, such as persistence, that are alsoincorporated into the Criterion 3 outcomes. The differences between the characteristics thatengineers associate with tinkering and technical activities and the Criterion 3 learning outcomessuggest that the ABET criteria may need to be reviewed, discussed, or debated in light ofchanges in the profession in the innovation-driven global economy. Page 12.561.2IntroductionThe ABET Criterion 3 a-k learning outcomes have been used for a decade and have had a majorinfluence on the structuring and evaluation of engineering curricula. Consequently, we shouldexpect that the
AC 2007-130: MARGINALIZING DISSENT: ENGINEERING AND THE PUBLICHEARING PROCESSDavid Haws, Boise State University I like to think of myself as a boundary spanner—bridging between “hard” science and “soft” skills. The bridge metaphor is attractive, but it probably implies more precision than I deserve (urban sprawl comes more to my mind). My “professional” degrees are in Civil Engineering (an undergraduate degree from the University of Utah; and a master’s and Ph.D. from Brigham Young University). I also have an undergraduate degree in English from the University of California at Berkeley, and master’s degrees in Instructional and Performance Technology, and Technical Communication from Boise
AC 2007-634: ADAPTING COOPERATIVE LEARNING TO TEACH SOFTWAREARCHITECTURE IN MULTIPLE ROLE-TEAMSSteve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyMark Ardis, Rochester Institute of TechnologyCheryl Dugas, Rochester Institute of Technology Page 12.177.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Adapting Cooperative Learning to Teach Software Architecture in Multiple-Role TeamsAbstractThe software architecture process depends on successful teamwork involving cooperation amongmembers of the design team, cooperation between the design team and the clients, andcooperation between the design team and the development organization
addition to introductoryoverviews of PSP and TSP. There are many published experiences on teaching PSP in a collegesetting. We too offer a separate one-semester graduate course on PSP alone, but its descriptionfalls outside the scope of this paper.3. The context of our courseThe Software Quality Management (SQM) course is part of the Master of Science program ofthe Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Costa Rica. Figure 1shows the courses of the MS program related with software engineering. This paper describesonly the experience in teaching one of them: Software Quality Management.We designed our SQM course with two main objectives in mind. First, to introduce the student tothe current software quality frameworks
. Dorset House Publishing, 2001.[5] Steve McConnell. Rapid Development. Microsoft Press, 1996.[6] Philip Ross. “The Expert Mind.” Scientific American, July 24, 2006.[7] David Socha, Valentin Razmov, Elizabeth Davis. “Teaching Reflective Skills in an Engineering Course.” InASEE, Jun. 2003.[8] Joel Spolsky. “The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code.” Available athttp://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html . Page 12.198.14Appendix: Full list of questions from the most recent end-of-term student questionnaireLegend: MC = multiple choice question; YN = yes-no question; FF = free-form questionDevelopment SystemMC Teams of size 4
AC 2007-169: DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION INCHINA FOR WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING STUDENTSSaid Abubakr, Western Michigan UniversityDewei Qi, Western Michigan University Page 12.534.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Development of Global Engineering Education in China for Western Michigan University Engineering StudentsAbstractIn collaboration with Sichuan University in China, Western Michigan University had establishedand developed the China Summer Engineering Tour for the first time in 2006 and is in theprocess of launching a second tour in 2007. The program is designed to provide a uniqueopportunity for both
AC 2007-484: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY POLICIES BYUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTSJohn Reisel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee John R. Reisel is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM.) He serves as Director of the Combustion Diagnostics Lab, Associate Director of the Center for Alternative Fuels, and co-Director of the Energy Conversion Efficiency Lab. His research efforts focus on combustion and energy utilization. Dr. Reisel was a 2005 recipient of the UWM Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award, the 2000 UWM-College of Engineering and Applied Science Outstanding Teaching Award, and a 1998 recipient of the SAE Ralph R
AC 2007-1712: "WHAT WORKS" IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION? AMETA-ANALYSIS OF VANTH/ERC BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING MODULESDavid Cordray, Vanderbilt University David S. Cordray PhD is Professor of Psychology and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University. He is currently the Thrust Leader in Assessment and Evaluation for the VaNTH ERC. Professor Cordray has written extensively on research and evaluation methodology in education and human services areas. He has conducted experimental, quasi-experimental and meta-analytic assessments of intervention effectiveness in education, health, welfare, and other human service areas.Thomas Harris, Vanderbilt University Jennifer Gilbert is graduate student in the Department of
with professional development and technical assistance to help them align withthe Standards, and the students with access to appropriate science, mathematics and technology educationThe approach is systematically organized into complementary pathways.• “Minding” the Technological Pipeline - Enrichment studies in science, mathematics and technology not normally available to students in elementary and secondary schools, encouraging students to pursue careers in STEM fields as a meaningful and realistic goal;• Impact the Classrooms of New Jersey: Aligning Practice with Standards within the Inclusion of Real World Engineering & Technology in Classroom Instruction - Professional development programs for practicing teachers and
sound-boards and backs are usually 2.5 mm, although they are more heavily braced than violins. Inaddition, scientifically minded makers and scientific researchers have found that E, along andacross the grain of the wood, the shear moduli, the density, and the velocity of sound in the woodto be the main factors that influence the tonal properties of the assembled violin 23,24,26,28. In fact,some makers measure the density, and then the velocity of sound in the wood (with a Lucchi®Meter), before purchasing tone wood. Since the velocity of sound is proportional to the squareroot of E divided by the density, this is indeed consistent with materials engineering (seeequation 1). The goal for good tone wood is to have as high of ratio as possible of
which therefore eliminated metaphysical and other more speculative questions as being logically ill- foundedIdealism What we perceive as the external world is in some way Not held to be relevant by most an artifice of the mind. engineers it is conjectured! Existentialism considers that action, freedom and Increasingly importantExistentialism decision as fundamental to human existence. perspective for Engineering to Underlying themes and characteristics, such as anxiety, take into account the Human dread, freedom. To a large extent
AC 2007-2611: A REAL INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING ANDBIOTECHNOLOGYRachael Schmedlen, University of MichiganMimi Adam, University of MichiganRobert Sulewski, University of MichiganMatthew O'Donnell, University of Washington Page 12.103.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Real Introduction to Engineering and BiotechnologyAbstractWe have developed a unique section of the required Freshman Introduction to Engineeringcourse for the College of Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Biotechnology andHuman Values. Our course is predicated on the assumptions that a meaningful introduction toBiomedical Engineering and biotechnology includes 1. solving
2002, 198.2. Hesketh R.P., Slater C.S., Farrell S., and Carney M. Fluidized Bed Polymer Coating Experiment, Chemical Engineering Education, Spring 2002, 138.3. Hesketh R.P., Wake-Up to Engineering, Chemical Engineering Education, Summer 1996, 210.4. Bransford J., Brown A.L., and Cocking R.R., eds., How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, National Academy Press, 2000.5. NSF, New Formulas for America’s Workforce: Girls in Science and Engineering, NSF 03-208, 2003, Arlington, VA: NSF.6. Felder R.M. and Rousseau R.W., Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes – Third Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2000
AC 2007-1054: TEACHING FREE-HAND DRAWING IN AEROSPACEENGINEERINGMark Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Maughmer received degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois and Princeton. He joined the faculty in Department of Aerospace Engineering at Penn State in 1984. His research activities are analytical, experimental, and computational, and generally involve airfoils, wings, rotors, and wakes.Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin KATHY J. SCHMIDT is the Director of the Faculty Innovation Center for the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. In this position, she promotes the College of Engineering’s commitment to finding ways to enrich
AC 2007-71: FOSTERING CREATIVITY IN THE CAPSTONE ENGINEERINGDESIGN EXPERIENCEElvin Shields, Youngstown State University Dr. Elvin Shields is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. His research has been generously sponsored by a University Research Professorship during the 2005-2006 academic year at Youngstown State University. Since 1995, Dr. Shields has coached approximately 250 mechanical engineering students through nearly 90 capstone design projects ranging from collegiate competitions to industrial problems. Page 12.756.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007
AC 2007-72: FOSTERING CREATIVITY IN THE CAPSTONE ENGINEERINGDESIGN EXPERIENCEElvin Shields, Youngstown State University Dr. Elvin Shields is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. His research has been generously sponsored by a University Research Professorship during the 2005-2006 academic year at Youngstown State University. Since 1995, Dr. Shields has coached approximately 250 mechanical engineering students through nearly 90 capstone design projects ranging from collegiate competitions to industrial problems. Page 12.757.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007
Expectations of Non-Technical Students,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference (2004). < http://www.asee.org/acPapers/2004-1387_Final.pdf>.14. Kuc, R.,” Teaching the non-science major: EE101 - The most popular course at Yale.” Proceedings of the 1997 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference (1997). American Society for Engineering Education. .15. Ollis, David, “Installing A New "Technology Literacy" Course: Trials and Tribulations, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference (2004). American Society for Engineering Education. .16. Bransford, J.D., A.L. Brown, and R.R. Cocking, (Editors). How People Learn: Brain, Mind
interactions to ultimately preparethemselves to become productive citizens. The challenge for Jamerson’s Elementary engineeringfocused curriculum is to use engineering design and engineering science elements to facilitateaccomplishing the school’s primary mission as dictated by the benchmarks embedded within theFlorida’s Sunshine State Standards.As we set out to design curriculum, we chose to use the Backwards Design Model2 as our modelfor our unit design plan. This model asks teachers to begin with the end in mind. Teachersdevelop their essential understandings and create the ending assessments before planningactivities to reach their goals. Once this was accomplished, then the teachers could begin todesign lessons that would support the outcomes
minds resonate with these kinds of platforms and help to getthem engaged in engineering which forms a good base to introduce other forms ofinstrumentation later on in their careerAnother key reason for educators is the cost involved. The cost of buying traditionalinstrumentation is very high. With the introduction of Virtual Instrumentation[2], this has beenaddressed to a large extent, and embedded devices are the lowest cost devices today. Hence,embedded devices form one of the best platforms to introduce early in engineering because oftheir cost benefits and their ability to resonate with what the students see in their daily life. Thisdoes pose a problem – with the complexity of programming these devices, how do we raise thelevel of
Page 12.812.2infringement test to a patentability situation, and some applied the patentability test to an Page 1 of 5infringement situation. Despite the fact that enrollment increased from 40+ students to 80+students over one year, the course – in my mind – had failed.As a Lecturer for Stanford University, I taught ME208: Patent Law and Strategy for Innovatorsand Entrepreneurs to engineering students at the graduate and senior undergraduate level duringthe Fall 2005 and 2006 terms. I developed and introduced the course and, although I kept theSocratic Method, I taught from my own text. The class, which still had lively debates, no longertouched upon the detailed intricacies and nuances of the law, but