Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

International

undergraduate minority enrollment. The model is designed for bothshort-term and long-range practice. To achieve diversity, the IHE strategic plan shouldhave a target year that shows the existing enrollment of minority students as well as theprojected future trend. The model suggests that an undergraduate (UG) and graduate (G)minority program must be established first. The IHE organizational flowchart shouldinclude the UG & G program. Dedicated and committed efforts are needed throughoutthe university colleges and departments to actively participate in the implementation ofsuch a model. The success of the model depends on aggressive recruitment, retention,and orientation through planned professional development workshops. A workable modelcan be

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Engineering Ethics Instruction as an Integrated Professional ComponentAbstractThe Mechanical Engineering faculty at Western Kentucky University have developed andimplemented a Professional Plan to assure that graduates of the program have experienced keyareas of the engineering profession and demonstrated their abilities to perform in a professionalmanner. This Professional Component includes Engineering Design, ProfessionalCommunications, Professional Tools, and Engineering Ethics, with students receiving instructionand practice in each area at least once per academic year.This paper will detail the Engineering Ethics component, which has been created to providestudents with a framework for understanding professional expectations

Conference Session

Preparing Engr Students for International Practice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ring, Dublin Institute of Technology; Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

International

country approaches • Increase understanding of international dynamics • Become more competitive • Potentially identify overseas internship • Have funRealities of International Exchange/Collaborations • Travel funding is tight • How do I handle my other classes • Securing visas & passports • Where will I stay • Will this count towards my degree • How do I communicate & plan in advance • Maintaining contact with family • Trepidation of first time overseas…Similarities and Differences within the institutions and courses • Content Covered • Types of activities • Theory—Application Balance • Lecture/presentation styles • Assessment differencesStudent Differences & Similarities • Motivation

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Wei Cao; Peggy Vance

more than 15 schools and 300 hundred kids come to the event;they spent the whole day for completion, demonstration and tours of engineeringand technology labs in WVU. The sponsor pool of the competition has been growing up year-by-year, whichincludes the WVU, Toyota Inc, Parallax Inc, WV Education department, WVLogan County Distinct Education Department, Tech Prep Foundation, AppalachiaEducation Lab and etc. In this article, the short history, organization strategy, competition format,follow-up feedback and future plan will be discussed. The next competition, 4thLego Robots Competition for High, Middle and Elementary Schools in WV willbe held on May 2006.

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ihab Saad, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

, particularly the construction or execution phase. Such efforts Included: 1 – Checklists: Where the project was broken down into activities and a list of these anticipated project activities was produced, without any chronological order, and without any type of relationships reflecting interdependency. This technique has been used successfully for several centuries as both a planning and a control technique. As each of the activities was performed, a check mark was put next to it to denote its completion. The ease and simplicity of such a technique are quite obvious; yet its drawbacks are also easily recognizable. The main deficiencies of the checklist were its failure to reflect the impact of the delay

Conference Session

Design for Community and Environment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Kimes, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Deborah O'Bannon, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

sized the culvert4, ‚ specified the geotechnical and land surveys (completed by outside contractors), ‚ presented the preferred design alternative to City supervisory staff, ‚ fitted the designed culvert into the site and planned the grading and riprap placement, ‚ redesigned intersection, ‚ prepared the US Army Corps of Engineers 404 wetlands permit and Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources 401 permit applications, ‚ prepared the easement requests for right-of-way coordinator, ‚ generated a project and construction budget, ‚ produced a project and construction schedule, ‚ generated a set of construction drawings (see attached drawings): ̇ title/location sheet ̇ specifications and quantities

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Leandra Aburusa-Lete, Boise State University; Christa Budinoff, Visioneering LLC; Janet Callahan; Michael Luque, Boise School District; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Michelle Taylor, Micron Technology, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, media and marketing images may affect girls’ career choices in ways that steer girls indirections other than engineering. When planning the first-ever overnight engineering camp forhigh school girls hosted at Boise State University, the planning team decided to embracemarketing methods to create realistic images about engineering that are relevant to the lives ofgirls. The planning team represented a partnership among Micron Technology, the southwestIdaho Society of Women Engineers section, Boise public school staff, and Boise State Universityfaculty, staff and graduate students. The team defined four messages that formed the foundationfor curriculum development and communications with prospective participants: 1) Engineershelp the world; 2

Conference Session

Revitalizing Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Stwalley, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

, market analysis as defined by Suarez 3, Vesper 4, and White 1 forbusiness enterprises was used as a framework to review the results and develop an action planthat takes advantage of the Purdue system’s strengths and minimizes or eliminates itsdeficiencies. The resulting strategic plan combined elements from the self analysis with the PurdueStrategic Plan and the Strategic Plan for the College of Engineering. This was important,because in aligning the revitalization with the overall Purdue and College of Engineering plans,we achieved automatic administrative buy-in. The institutional commitment to change wasnecessary, since the Cooperative Education Program at Purdue has significant tradition andinertia associated with it. It was crucial

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Merrill, Rochester Institute of Technology; James Scudder, Rochester Institute of Technology; John Stratton, Rochester Institute of Technology; George Sutherland, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

measurements for assessing PO’s and PEO’s. • Develop the processes required to conduct assessments, analyze results and determine corrective actions.The result of this activity is the MMET/PS Continuous Improvement Plan which is beingfollowed. The Plan and associated documentation is provided in Figure 5.This section provides some of the background for the plan and a description of some of theactivities and results of the assessment and evaluation of data collected and used to developPEO’s and PO’s.The first step taken in developing the program PEO’s and PO’s was to conduct a survey ofgraduates and employers for the purpose of gathering input from them regarding programcontent. The survey was developed by the MET Industrial Advisory Board

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Daniel Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

in several senior level coursesand the overall results.OverviewIn the classic movie “The Wizard of Oz” Dorothy, the Tin Woodman, the CowardlyLion, and the Scarecrow are making their way through a dark, dangerous forest. Aroundevery turn they are worried about what they might encounter. There could be “Lions andTigers and Bears…oh my!” The proper testing and documentation of a digital basedsystem is also fraught with a variety of “dangers.” Frequently the subject of projecttesting, test plans, and documentation is often treated as a dry and boring task inacademia. A tedious and monotonous task of extracting system data from a complexdigital design such as an embedded controller has contributed to this view. However, weall know that it is one

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JoDell Steuver, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

servicelearning. The management of teams class syllabus had planned a semester’s study of teamtheory, observation of team influence and roles and analysis of team performance in films. Theclass made a decision to radically restructure the learning experience to respond to their needs toactively work for a positive outcome from a tragic event.This article talks about how the changed class format helped students to integrate skills from abroad college experience—marketing, accounting, writing, management, leadership, graphics,public relations, facilities planning, project management and research. The learning cyclechanged from observation and reflection, abstract concepts, testing in new situations andexperiencing (Kolb & Fry)1 to one of creating

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Direk Lavansiri, Chulalongkorn University; Boonchai Sowanwanichakul, Chulalongkorn University; Manoj Lohatepanont, Chulalongkorn University

Tagged Divisions

International

Engineering, Chulalongkorn UniversityAbstractThe Faculty of Engineering at Chulalongkorn University recognizes the growing demand for e-learning and has developed strategy and implementation plan accordingly. In this paper, wedescribe the classification of e-learning readiness of the faculty and show a steady progresstowards greater e-learning readiness. A strategy map based on the balanced scorecard conceptwas developed to formalize and guide our implementation of e-learning based courses andprograms. We show, in this paper, how all of the four perspectives—stakeholder, process,capacity building, and finance—are balanced in our strategy map. We describe our currentmajor e-learning projects, which comprise of three

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Murphy; Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

International

large part on who is asking. Different people atthe university may well have different reasons to pursue (or not) international collaboration.Hunter2 reported on American efforts and Knight & deWitt3 shared international perspectives onboth such reasons and the condition of internationalization. Page 11.438.2Perspectives matter • Institutional (President) The position promulgated by institution Presidents and senior leadership is usually readily discernable in documents such as a Strategic Plan. Additionally, these positions are often reflected in the comments made by such leaders when addressing senate meetings, convocations and other gatherings of faculty and students. Note that, in the

Conference Session

Construction ET/Technology Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Carolina-Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has taught courses in statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic communications, engineering economy, and construction planning, scheduling, estimating, and management.Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina-Charlotte DR

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Design Projects in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University; Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

shifts in engineering and business practice when contrasted to simultaneousengineering versus sequential engineering. The objectives of the student project developed by the authors were to provide studentsmajoring in Electrical Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, andIndustrial Technology programs with an opportunity to simulate a competitive industry styleproduct development scenario and educate them on the critical dimensions of a true simultaneousengineering experience. The critical dimensions were identified as collaboration (teamwork),multidisciplinary learning, project planning, time management, and advanced technology.Student teams drawn from three different courses (one from each program) were asked

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Robert Lawrence, DeVry University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

competences, and (b) validate thatstudents are achieving course and program objectives.The senior project is a two-semester course sequence in which the students synthesizetheir previous coursework. Students are required to plan, design, implement, document,and present the solution to a software/hardware engineering problem.Faculty use rubrics for the assessment of project proposal development in the eightsemester and for project implementation in form of prototype development anddemonstration in the ninth semester. Feedback from the rubrics is used to take correctiveaction to improve the course sequences, program objectives, and instructional delivery.I. IntroductionA rubric is an assessment tool that allows instructors to enhance the quality of

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Real World Concepts

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosida Coowar, University of Central Florida; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Temitayo Akinrefon, University of Central Florida; Ala` Battikhi, University of Central Florida; Ana Ferreras, University of Central Florida; Kelvin Gibson, University of Central Florida; Ramamoorthy Lakkoju, University of Central Florida; Katherine Meza, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

. Aresponsibility matrix, identifying the role of each of the team members and a work plan withassigned completion dates and milestones were created.As a key step in improving the current pre-application process, the team developed a detailedstakeholder or customer analysis. Stakeholders can be identified as managers of the process,people in the process, customers, suppliers, upstream people in the process and downstreampeople in the process (Rath and Strong, 2000)2. Five major participants within the pre-application procedure were identified, consisting of domestic applicants, international applicants,the Office of Graduate Affairs staff, the departmental graduate coordinators, and the technicalsupport team designated to the pre-application database. All

Conference Session

Research in Minority Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

designated faculty should closely monitors thestudents’ performance. In a typical outreach program, students are quickly introduced toan interesting research project and asked to perform a variety of tasks and activitiessimilar to the ones assigned to any regular graduate students. They include literaturesearch and review, organization and selection of research ideas and results, anddevelopment and implementation of a research plan. Students are highly encouraged tobe self-reliant, innovative, highly motivated, organized and methodical which arenecessary characteristics of any successful graduate student in graduate school. In thepaper, a specific case study is presented, which discusses the importance of assessing thestudents abilities and skills

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Joan Kwako, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Wright, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Deanna Byrnes, Lawrence University; Thatcher Root, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Clif Conrad, University of Wisconsin-Madison

. Page 11.1347.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Transforming College Teaching Courses into Authentic Experiences: Learning through DiversityAbstractAuthentic achievement requires learners to “engage in disciplined inquiry to produceknowledge that has value in their lives beyond simply proving their competence.”(Newmann, 1991) While college teaching courses provide an important role in preparingfuture faculty in STEM disciplines, a more authentic experience was the goal of onealready successful course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Similar to othercourses across the nation, students write a teaching philosophy, design a syllabus andlearning plans, and complete a micro-teaching experience. While the

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Seymour Blank; John Hudesman; Robert Armstrong; Ed Morton; Adam Moylan; Neisha White

needs of these under-prepared students have focused on teachingcontent courses together with a variety of academic/study skills strategies. These have met with limitedsuccess. Our department has recently (2005/2006 academic year) received a National Science Foundation(NSF) Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Phase I grant to apply “Self-RegulatedLearning” (SRL) to two engineering technology courses. SRL involves teaching students a new way ofunderstanding their learning process and how to monitor and manage it. The SRL process includes an on-going three-phase cycle: (1) planning, (2) practicing and (3) evaluation. During the planning phase,students assess prior performance, set goals and choose appropriate learning strategies

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Shigekawa, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

prominence and the line thatseparates the different roles in the construction industry has already become blurred. Thetwo professions are so interrelated that the industry values a background in both fields.Increasingly more universities across the country and the world have an ArchitecturalEngineering curriculum. However, most existing programs emphasize training inArchitectural Engineering with significantly less emphasis placed on structuralengineering. In this report, I devised an undergraduate curriculum(s) at NC StateUniversity to build a professional career in building/bridge design with strong emphasisin both the structural as well as the architectural aspects. This plan may serve as a modelfor programs interested in a similar training path

Conference Session

Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering, including the Freshman Experience course, Sophomore Design, Junior Design and the Senior Project Design course sequence. Prior to teaching at WKU, he was a project engineer for Shell Oil, designing and building oil and gas production facilities for offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Page 11.754.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Industry-Based Design Projects in the Junior Year: Making the Transition to Senior ProjectsAbstractThe Mechanical Engineering faculty at Western Kentucky University have developed andimplemented a Professional Plan to assure

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Wicker, U.S. Air Force Academy; Erlind Royer, U.S. Air Force Academy; Allen Arb; Daniel Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

engineering process similar to the productdevelopment process in use in the Air Force and industry. In the first semester, the cadets focuson requirements definition, project planning, and design execution of the engineering project.Students receive instruction on project management tools and methods, analysis of requirements,software and hardware design specifications, quality assurance, and testing.1 During the springsemester, emphasis is placed on development of hardware and software, testing and evaluation,quality assurance, and documentation2.31 Aug 2005 System Requirements Review23 Sep 2005 Initial Design Review26 Oct 2005 Preliminary (High Level) Design Review17 Nov 2005 First Draft of Test Plan due28 Nov

Conference Session

Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Nelson, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

successfulenterprises on the campus. Although, this would not necessarily be an undesirable outcome, thegoal of the program is more in the realm of building a firm foundation. That being said, start-upsprovide the laboratory for a variety of learning experiences, which is difficult to simulate in theclassroom. We will discuss the aspect of nurturing start-ups later in the body of this paper.The Marketing Plan for the Certificate Program to the StudentsThe Certificate Program was marketed initially by writing and printing a brochure that succinctlydescribed the requirements and benefits of the program. The program was then presented througha variety of means. The program was primarily marketed by “word of mouth”. Briefpresentations were given to students

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Components

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepti Suri, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mark Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

fall quarter in order to plan for their transition in to the SDL.Some of the topics that are covered in these presentations are (i) the role of the SDL in thecurriculum, (ii) the differences between SDL and the other classes they have taken so far, (iii) thetools/processes currently being used in the lab and, (iv) the current status of various projects andtheir related technologies. After these presentations, the juniors complete a survey of their skill sets and preferences.Instructors use this information to form new teams. Team assignments are based on individualpreferences, skills and attitudes in an attempt to form diverse and balanced teams. The seniorstypically prepare a plan for the new team’s first cycle. The lab processes that are

Conference Session

The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Dunn, University of Maine; Bryan Pearce, University of Maine-Orono

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

consisting of presentations to clients, plan development, and marketingmaterials.This paper will discuss how project management tools are introduced to civil engineeringstudents and how these skills are utilized in developing the preliminary capstone proposal.BackgroundThe development of CIE 413 Project Management was based on several TC2K/ABET criterion 2objectives. Each of these objectives helped formulate the strategies used to present projectmanagement topics in both active and reflective learning methods. The objectives that wereapplied included: a. demonstrate an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of their discipline, b. apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Coppinger, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon Sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

a genetic perspective, including the use of bioinformatics,genomics, and recombinant DNA technology.Survey design and data collection processDuring the summer of 2005, the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment(IRPA) at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, in conjunction with the course instructorcreated a confidential course survey for the “Mendelian and Molecular Genetics” course. Allsurveys were administered online during the last week of the fall quarter and the first week of thewinter quarter. The course survey contained questions regarding the relevance of the course tothe student’s major, course placement, problem solving skills, and future plans. Specifically

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Lance Breger; Kenneth Markowitz

findany that followed the general plan that we had in mind. Hence, we undertook this arduousproject.BASIC PLAN OF DIAGRAMS Here are some important additional details about these operational diagrams:• color code:The carrier wave is distinguished from the information signal by coloring the former redand the later blue. Wave forms which are a mixture of carrier wave and information arecolored purple, just as the color purple is a mixture of red and blue. Knowing the locationof the information is crucial to understanding the operation of a communication system.• operational characteristics of filters, amplifiers, etc.In addition to the signals per se, the operational characteristics of the various pieces ofhardware are also shown in green

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform Duplicate Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas; Jay Snellenberger, Rolls-Royce; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce

forprofessional engineering education at the graduate level can not sustain unless the core,professionally oriented faculty who will teach and lead the development of these new innovativeprograms, are rewarded accordingly. These professionally oriented faculty with experience inengineering practice are the very core of successful professionally oriented graduate programs─ not only during the stages of their initial start-up but also for their sustainability.3.1 New Perspectives on ScholarshipThe Task Force believes that reform can be implemented at universities through purposeful,planned action to evolve new unit criteria that are directly relevant to the mission and values ofnew professional graduate programs. Universities are still evolving their

Conference Session

The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Niehaus, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

executed as a three-quarter IntegratedDesign Sequence (IDS) course, offered in conjunction with a practicing professional engineer(client), and other practitioners and faculty members acting as mentors. IDS is an innovative andambitious three-course series focusing on a single design theme with multiple components thatencourage interaction among traditional CEE specialty areas (e.g., construction, environmental,geotechnical, structural, transportation, water resources). Students work in design teams, like adesign firm, and submit feasibility, design and construction plans, and associated cost estimatesfor a real-world project. Students must interface with a “client” and a group (consisting of 6 to 8members) of “industry advisors” or practitioners