Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

“elementary scientific mathematics” sothat they can focus on learning electronics, not math. This is particularly important ifthere is a large number of freshman and sophomore in the class.3.3) Email listThe author creates an e-mail address list for each course, as a way to directly informstudents of any announcements and reminders. The author also encourages students tosend questions through email, and then sends the answers to selected questions placed bythe students to the list.3.4) Course websiteIn addition to these software tools, the author also creates a web page for each class,which is frequently updated. The class web site contains syllabus, class schedule, usefulInternet links, book info, and any other useful information relative to the

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University; Jacob Schroeder, Clemson University; Hanjun Xian, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

focuses on a qualitative analysis of articles in the engineering educationliterature drawn from The Journal of Engineering Education spanning the past 10 years. Fourbroad criteria guided the selection and analyses of the articles: (1) Content: What major types of content for cyberlearning environments are being created focused particularly on engineering education? For example, the NSF identifies various categories of content for cyberlearning environments such as interactive online courses, intelligent tutors, virtual and remote laboratories, and serious games. (2) Pedagogy: How are these cyberlearning environments being incorporated in the classroom to promote learning? For example, several educators have reported

Conference Session

Sustainable Education and the Environment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Onar, Illinois Institute of Technology; Alireza Khaligh, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

interest inengineering community as well as the engineering education community to develop more energyharvesting applications and new curriculums for renewable energy and energy harvesting topics.Table I summarizes the contents of the offered Energy Harvesting course at IIT. Table I. Syllabus of the course. Week Topic #1 Introduction to Energy Harvesting #2 Solar Energy Harvesting: Characteristics of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems, PV Models and Equivalent Circuits, Sun Tracking Systems, Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) Techniques, Power Electronic Interfaces for PV Systems, Sizing the PV Panel

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sivakumar Krishnan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; M. Razi Nalim, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

level appears to have given students aspringboard benefit in the curriculum that persists into later courses and professional practice.Direct and indirect assessments of the project-based method were conducted and the results willbe presented in the paper. The design project is assessed based on classroom presentations and awritten report with technical analysis, design process, and professional conclusions. It is intendedto continue restructuring the course syllabus around this project in the future. Page 14.986.2IntroductionStudent engagement and participation in their learning experience has been known to enhancetheir understanding of the

Conference Session

Student Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Martin, University of Wisconsin, Madison; John Mitchell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jennifer Welter, Wiley; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

is satisfactory, andwhere additional focus is needed. Finally, we also found that there are manychallenges to using a single concept inventory to assess student understanding in agiven class or course. The most important challenge arises because of thepractical limit on the number of questions in a given inventory. This limits thenumber of questions for any specific topic, which means that it may be impossibleto accurately assess student understanding for all topics in a typical engineeringcourse using a single inventory assessment.As a result of this past work, we have been engaged in the development of a morecomprehensive system for assessment of student learning. Similar to the conceptinventories, individual multiple-choice items are the

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hitt, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Stephen Suhr, United States Military Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

tosupport a more concentrated prototype production timeline (See Figure 3). To alleviatecongestion in the fabrication facility, the four sections of the course were staggered with twosections completing prototype production while the other two sections attended three formallessons on engineering economics, ethics, and project management, respectively. The sectionswould then reverse roles such that each student had approximately one week to complete thefabrication process. Student feedback indicated that while this was sufficient time to build theprototype, it did not allow enough opportunity to complete finishing details. Subsequentiterations of this syllabus will provide an additional design studio lesson to address this concern

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jeffrey Anderson, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming; Suresh Muknahallipatna, University of Wyoming; John Pierre, University of Wyoming; David Whitman, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

microcontrol concepts and programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Both microcontrollers and PLCsare used throughout industry to control machinery and processes.To develop a course syllabus, the course director investigated a number of textbooks on thesetwo topics and selected two of them: one based on the Atmel microcontroller and the other PLCs. Page 14.528.17≠ Fundamentals of Programmable Logic Controllers, Sensors, and Communications, J. Stenerson, 3rd edition, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2004.≠ Atmel AVR Primer: Programming and Interfacing, S.F. Barrett and D. J. Pack, Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2008.A course syllabus and outline was

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lawrence Whitman; Zulma Toro-Ramos; John Watkins

but will need some help getting started with research. XXX seeks advice from a number of people - which is so good, • We agreed to revise course syllabus, • How to write a good syllabus. We both went to the syllabus writing workshop and we shared our newly prepared syllabuses for the spring semester. We also went over T&P expectations, • The mentoring program seems to be working well for us. I think having deadlines and a schedule really helps in making sure the mentor and protégé meet. • I have learned that as I have advised the protégé on academic matters, I have also learned much. Some of the things I have learned include new challenges for a starting assistant professor, new

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashraf Alkhairy, Alfaisal University; Leland Blank, Texas A&M University; Duane Boning, MIT; David Cardwell, University of Cambridge; W Craig Carter, MIT; Nick Collings, University of Cambridge; Allan Hayhurst, University of Cambridge; William Milne; Peter Robinson, University of Cambridge; Warren Seering, MIT; Kenneth Smith, MIT; Sallie Sheppard, Texas A&M University; Bill Stronge, University of Cambridge

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International

(www.coe.alfaisal.edu)4.A multi-national collaboration resulted in the design of the engineering academic programsand curricula. The Dean of Alfaisal Engineering, six engineering faculty of theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US and six faculty of the University ofCambridge in the UK, all of whom serve as independent consultants, form the AlfaisalEngineering Program Committee (AEPC). After developing the learning outcomes based onaccreditation standards, the AEPC has been deliberating for a period of over two years on the Page 14.346.6design of curriculum and course contents for each degree. Design input was also receivedfrom several of the

Conference Session

Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayhan Irfanoglu, Purdue University; Yating Chang, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

which dynamic loads are simplified to their static equivalents without anydetailed discussion of the dynamics to statics conversion process. Dynamic response ofstructures is excluded altogether. Structural dynamics is taught at graduate-level often with arefresher portion on fundamentals of vibratory systems.The main curriculum challenge was to develop a syllabus that would allow rapid development ofa common minimum-level of understanding of dynamic processes involved so that the studentswith their wide range of engineering background could participate in the learning process at theirrespective levels at all times. The topics covered in the course are listed in Table 1.Table 1. Outline of class lectures, in chronological order

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Daniel Ludwigsen, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

. Page 14.769.3HypothesisThe central hypothesis for using the CITIES format is that by allowing students to activelycontribute to the classroom through a focused presentation, further depth of understanding willbe achieved both for the presenting student and the class. In addition, a breadth of topics notconsidered in the initial syllabus will be naturally integrated into the class.The learning objectives of CITIES contain five key components. They are intended to allowstudents to (1) connect, (2) demonstrate, (3) seek, (4) describe, and (5) communicate their ideasby following the CITIES process. Specifically, co-op work experiences and student-led researchare used to bring real-world applications to theoretical course topics. The CITIES format

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

, whichallowed all students to identify and reflect on physics ideas and their applications. Thesuccessful aspects together with possible improvements of the teaching procedures arereported.1. IntroductionThe use of Blackboard system [1] is widespread now and is recommended over regularcourse websites [2], as it is significantly more versatile for course management andinteraction with students. The system is most effective for distance courses [3] as onlinecourses [4] can be delivered in a consistent meaningful manner even if recent works showthat there are some challenges associated with distance learning [5]. The system has greatbuilt in flexibility and allows instructors to use their imagination in designing the course[6], interacting with students

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Brower, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

orexclusively online programs.Whether or not there should be an entire undergraduate program devoted to systemsengineering can be debated. However, engineering students can be exposed to theconcepts of systems engineering in mainstream engineering classes throughout theirundergraduate education. This paper describes one approach to introduce the concepts ofsystems engineering to students in a junior-level fluid mechanics course through thestudent’s participation in a team-oriented class project. The model used for studentlearning is an activities, project, and problem-based Learning approach. A survey ofstudent perceptions concerning systems engineering before and after the course ispresented.IntroductionSystems Engineering Around the CountryAccording

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Scott Johnson, University of Illinois

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

? Page 14.1089.4B. Study Participants and Context of the Design Activities This quantitative study involved 60 teams or projects comprised of 168 engineeringstudents at a large U.S. Midwestern university who participated in the Senior Design classesacross three different engineering disciplines in the fall semester, 2007. Three professorsparticipated in the study: one professor for each Senior Design class. In the Senior Designclasses, these students were required to work in teams, and each team solved one design problemof their choice. This study also invited the course coordinator, who evaluated the proposeddesign projects to ensure that they met the requirements stated in the course syllabus and it wasworth doing and doable within a

Conference Session

Robots in Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Meuth, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Paul Robinette, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Donald Wunsch, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Page 14.808.2Semester research projects culminated in updating WikiBooks pages to share the students' new-found knowledge in a particular robotics topic. Students were encouraged to apply their semesterpractical projects to various Missouri S&T robotics competition entries such as the IEEERobotics Competition and the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition. Continuing in this open-source philosophy, all course documents, including lecture slides, reading material, sourcereferences and robot kit hardware and software were posted online. This enables the educationaland hobby community to contribute and develop the course-ware beyond the duration of classsessions, creating a 'living course' that continues to evolve and improve, increasing its

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

if the material delivered is correct. The professor is a bit aghast at the wholescenario, but then remembers that she has earned a Ph.D. degree. Because of this degree, thenewly acquired faculty colleagues trust that a new professor is responsible, knows the material,and knows how to teach. Of course the new professor soon learns that no one has to be in theclassroom to check on the teaching. If a professor, especially a new one, is not doing well in acourse, the students immediately report problems to the department chair. However, the newprofessor feels OK about the class because she taught a few courses as a graduate teachingassistant. In those circumstances, the course syllabus was set and a graduate student was notindividually

Conference Session

Sustainable and Urban Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshad Rajabipour, University of Hawaii, Manoa; Aleksandra Radlinska, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

important subject of life-cycle cost assessment. Table 1: Course Syllabus Lecture Subject Lecture Title Number Week 1: 1 Introduction to Course 2 Sustainability 101 Week 2: 3 Major Environmental Challenges Principles of 4 Global Warming (movie) Sustainability Week 3: 5 Introduction to Green Buildings; LEED

Conference Session

Writing Is Fundamental

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Richards, University of Hartford; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Hisham Alnajjar, Computer and Electrical

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

relevant subjects for civilengineering students. Using BSE as a base, development of a class reader began.Given the wide range of English language background found in the first-semester English course,the workbook attempted to meet the needs of as many levels of readers as possible. Each chapterbegan with the original text from BSE, appropriate for the 20% of students with the highestEnglish language skills (equivalent to above grade 8). The second passage adapted the originaltext for the lowest level readers (equivalent to primary grades 2-4). A third passage (if needed)adapted the original text for intermediate-level readers (equivalent to grades 5-8).Keying readings to grammar textsAs of summer 2008, there was no common syllabus or course plan

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hanyak, Bucknell University; Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

taught to about 28 to 32 first-year majors over a 14-week period in the spring semester.Prior to 2008, this course was taught to sophomore majors in the fall semester. Since 2008, ithas been taught to freshmen majors in the spring semester. Under the PBL format, the studentswork for a fictitious company that has hired them at the entry-level position of provisionalsophomore engineer. The following two paragraphs extracted from the syllabus introduce thestudents to the continuing educational course in this company on the first day of class. “Welcome to the Internship Program in the Process Engineering Department of BEEF, Inc., the Bison Engineering and Evaluation Firm. Based on feedback from our Human Resources

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Association forComputing Machinery; and the listserv of the Professional & Organization DevelopmentNetwork in Higher Education, POD@listserv.nd.edu, the professional organization for facultydevelopment experts. More than 25 individuals shared ideas. Occasionally the online contactwas followed up with a phone call.Often, teaching assistants are assigned by the faculty member’s department. Whoever assignsthem may solicit recommendations from the faculty teaching the course. Sometimes theinstructor is given a budget and allowed to hire any qualified student. In this case, it is a goodidea to hire a student who has taken the course in the last year or two, preferably from the sameinstructor. This is because the students in the class can better build

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Benjamin Choo, University of Virginia; Heather Rowan-Kenyon, University of Virginia; Amy Swan, University of Virginia; Marie Shoffner, University of Virginia

theirexperiences as part of project teams and the learning community.Extensive field notes were recorded during all observations, and portions of some observationsessions were recorded using a digital voice recorder. Entries included portions of instructorlectures, student and teacher dialogue, dialogue among project team members, descriptions ofclassroom and lab activities, and verbal and non-verbal interactions among students, theinstructor, and the TA.DocumentsThe evaluator was granted access to the student portion of the interactive class website. Throughthe website, she was able to access the same information that was available to the students,including: the course syllabus; project team meeting minutes, photos, and project deliverables;pre-lab

Conference Session

Best Practices in K-12 Engineering Panel

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Klein-Gardner; Michele Dischino; Manjit Khosla, HALS Academy; Patrick Foster, Central Connecticut State University; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dan Fagan, Wallace Primary School; Martha Cyr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Staley, Doherty Memorial High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the broader engineering education community. Asample course syllabus is attached to provide an example of how we were able to successfullyintegrate field experiences, which are required of our pre-service teachers, with classes and afterschool activities at a public middle school. Although ours is just one example of how such apartnership might take shape, it is intended to serve as a springboard for the development ofadditional models involving a wider range of grade levels and a broader scope of science,technology, engineering and math (STEM) topics, both at our university and elsewhere.References1. National Science Board. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008. NSB 08-01. Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, 2008.2. Bureau

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University; Alexandru Belu, Case Western Reserve University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

period, and there are effectively 40 hours of lectures. About two-third of thetime is devoted to the recitations and the rest to applications and mini-projects. Students’prior knowledge of electromagnetics is limited to physics course, so our electromagneticsstarts from vector algebra and coordinate systems and encompasses the usual topics suchas electrostatics, magnetostatics, Maxwell’s equations, wave propagation, transmissionlines, and radiating systems. The course syllabus is outlined in the paper’s appendix. Thefollowing means of teaching have been adopted: MS Office PowerPoint, FEMLABsoftware, MATLAB, Maple and MathCAD packages, computer-based projects,simulation and virtual experiments, and computer assisted course management.3. Methods

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar Branch; Jean Hodges, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar Branch

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

the establishment of its Page 14.1382.4Center for Teaching Excellence in 2001.Classes. The current study involves students enrolled in MATH 131 courses for Fall 2008 andSpring 2009 semesters. As of this writing, the Fall Semester has been completed, and its resultsare reported in this document. The June 2009 presentation at the ASEE Annual Conference inAustin, Texas, will also include results from the Spring Semester.The Fall 2008 course consisted of nine female students, none of whom were freshmen.Method. In addition to the course syllabus and assignment schedule, students enteringMATH 131 were given a handout explaining why they would be

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Online in Electrical Engineering; Best Practices Experiences and Myths, Bruno Osorno 40146. Curricula for Using Waste Tires in Civil Engineering Applications, DingXin Cheng, Joel Arthur and Albert M. Johnson 40947. Laboratory Projects Introduced in Teaching Manufacturing Processes Course, Jiancheng Liu 42248. CIERRA and CIBRED for Educating the Next Generation of Engineers, Thomas MacCalla, Jacqueline Caesar, Michael Maxwell, Shay Vanderlaan, Sandra Valencia, Terena Henry, and Matt Leader 42649. Bio-molecular Engineering Verified by High Sensitivity