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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ossama Elhadary

frequent causes of change were “Changed conditions” (“unbudgeted and unanticipated changes to baseline assumptions as they pertain to site conditions and weather) and “Programming Evolution” (change in/to the underlying basis of design as captured and identified in the baseline). This implies that more needs to done to identify risks that might derail the project and proactively plan responses to mitigate those risks. The fact that “ “Changed Conditions” seem to be a strong driver to change as shown by this research is understandable as in today’s complex IT projects and for a successful implementation many prerequisites and conditions need to be met and when they are not, change to projects become inevitable. In this

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Arion, Carthage College; Matt Wagner, Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation; Clifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

services. CATI and its relationship to regional economic development are describedin more detail elsewhere3.Industry and Academic PartnershipsCATI has partnered with Carthage College’s ScienceWorks Entrepreneurial Studies in NaturalScience Program so as to develop and share resources for entrepreneurship education and todevelop new products, services, and companies. This collaboration has generated effectiveprojects for over twenty senior business plan students, supported in-class exercises that haveresulted in market analyses for new products, and provided the grist for the launch of severalnew companies, contributing to the regional economy. A major advantage of this approach is thatsmaller academic institutions, without engineering programs, an

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Wankat, Purdue University; Kamyar Haghighi, Purdue University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

-active advising to ensure their plans meet both graduationrequirements and their educational objectives. The most popular concentration is currentlyacoustical engineering. An intensive and extensive assessment program that individually tracksthe progress of each of the sixty students on the twelve program outcomes was developed. TheMDE program was ultimately successful in obtaining ABET accreditation. The assessmentprocedures developed here provide a model for proving that all students including transferstudents have met program outcomes. Based on analysis with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator,male students in MDE are more likely to be intuitive, feeling and perceptive than male studentsin other engineering majors. These differences are

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

senior exitsurvey. Each assessment tool is discussed in relation to the criteria (or metric used),results, and use of the results for continuous improvement. Techniques to assist ingathering the data, such as the use of online survey tools are presented to lessen theburden on the assessment team, as well as plans for the future.IntroductionThe MET and EET programs were evaluated during a site visit in October, 2005 whileseeking reaccreditation of their respective programs by ABET-TAC. The ABET responseafter the 2006 Summer Meeting was to accredit the programs to September 30, 2008, andrequire that a request be made to ABET by January 31, 2007 for a reaccreditation reportevaluation. Also, a report describing the actions taken to correct the

Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilfrid Nixon, University of Iowa; James Stoner, University of Iowa

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Civil Engineering

pool of 36 semester hours (s.h.) of elective courses. The student’s portfolio and plan of study guide the selection of appropriate electives. The electives are used to fulfill two College requirements: 1) A general education component of 15 semester hours that ensures focused studies in non-technical areas; and 2) The remaining 21 semester hours provide flexibility for students to pursue a formal minor in an approved area or earn a certificate in a multidisciplinary area (e.g., Technological Entrepreneurship, Health and Biological Sciences, International Business, Law and Engineering) developed by the College in collaboration with other colleges on campus, or build strength in a technical

Conference Session

Contemporary Practices in Engineering Management Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond Price, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

(ECI-U) to do both a self assessment and toget feedback from others (Hay Group, 2008). Feedback from others is critical to real assessment and toimprovement. In fact, part of the course encourages students to seek feedback (both formal and informal)from many sources.Figure 3: Course Approach Desired Skills Assess Skills ECI-U Personal Development Plan (set goals, make commitments) Opportunities to Learn and Enhance Skills Document Skill Improvement

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Amy Kitts, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

construction planning, scheduling, estimating, and management.John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte JOHN HILDRETH is an Assistant Professor of Construction Management in the Department of Engineering Technology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He obtained BSCE and MSCE degrees from West Virginia University in 1997 and 1999, respectively. He completed at PhD in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech in 2003. He has taught courses in construction management, cost estimating, scheduling and controls, and construction administration. He is an active member of ASEE, ASCE, AACE, and TRB.Amy Kitts, University of North Carolina, Charlotte AMY M. KITTS is a Faculty Associate

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University; Christopher Hill, Linedota Architects

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Engineering Design Graphics

of the project includedconsultation with the local authorities, politicians, personalization of the school and clinic by thebuilding users, and development of a master plan for the village. Activities included communityfocus group and mapping sessions. Drawing workshops for the village children were alsoconducted with the intention of integrating the children’s artwork into the project design. Whilethe physical output of these activities was important, gaining an understanding of the socialinteractions (i.e. identity and social “performances”) was deemed critical to developing aproposal that was responsive to the needs of the community. Investigations were also conductedinto local archetypes, construction methodologies and materials

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Materials Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

outline and the results fromthe summative and formative assessment will follow. Page 14.1018.3Course Design and AssessmentThis is an introductory material science course which requires some "lower level" learning, i.e.,remembering basic information and concepts. Expanded outcomes also help impart confidenceand some higher level learning including problem solving, critical thinking, and creativethinking. The Castle Top course design created by Dee fink was utilized to plan the course. Theuniversity is a Blackboard campus so the tools from that website are used in the plan. Theseinclude online quizzes before class and a large library of external

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

moreinteractive, presenting things in video or audio formats. The course outline and the results fromthe summative and formative assessment will follow. Page 14.1158.3Course Design and AssessmentThis is an introductory material science course which requires some "lower level" learning, i.e.,remembering basic information and concepts. Expanded outcomes also help impart confidenceand some higher level learning including problem solving, critical thinking, and creativethinking. The Castle Top course design created by Dee fink was utilized to plan the course. Theuniversity is a Blackboard campus so the tools from that website are used in the plan

Conference Session

High-School Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Kehnemouyi, Montgomery College; Uchechukwu Abanulo, Montgomery College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

FutureProject’ was recently added to the curriculum for the College Institute ES 100 taught to12th graders at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Maryland. This projectinvolves motivating students to develop an academic map/career plan for themselves byobserving and interviewing successful engineers in different fields, creating overviewprofiles for each of them, and studying these profiles to determine how they connect withtheir career intentions.A detailed explanation of the Engineering your Future Project and how it fits into the ES100 curriculum is given in this paper. Results from qualitative and quantitative evaluationof the project will be presented. In addition, since the project was also added to one of theES 100 sections taught to

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Nelson, Mississippi State University; Byron Williams, Mississippi State University; Gary Butler, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Operating Officer of Deka Medical, Inc. Nelson was selected as Director of the Engineering Entrepreneurship program through professional association with Dr. Wayne Bennett, Dean of the College of Engineering. The program is funded through an endowment given by MSU Alumnus and Entrepreneur Jack Hatcher of Pinehurst, NC. The Entrepreneurship Program is designed for engineering students who plan to pursue a career combining technical and business skills. It features a Certificate Program that includes completion of 15 hours of selected business and engineering classes, the Engineering Seminar Series, and completion of a Team Project with commercial aspects

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Strife, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

for group discussion and consultation on this floorand expect it to be a more active floor. The carpet on the first floor is the most worn and in needof replacement. This is where this process began. Since the Provost was responsible for thechoice of carpet in 1999, we needed his support and approval to have the carpet replaced. Withhis consent, all was on target for replacement over Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks in 2006.Enter the concept of an information commons with flexible learning spaces and the opportunityto reclaim space in our building from Academic Information Services (AIS), and the process wassuspended. Carpet replacement had not required an approved plan. The anticipated changes inthe project required that we submit a plan to

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Programs and Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Colin Neill, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

,solution planning, and system design tasks during collaboration. The model was initiallydeveloped to improve the effectiveness of engineers performing such tasks in teams and thisstudy posits that the model will be equally effective on student learning.A detailed statistical experiment to study the effect of this model on subjects collaborativelysolving an analysis and design problem was designed and executed. Randomly assigned teams ofstudents were presented with one of four design problems. Half the teams were then exposed tothe CCM while the remaining half was not. The effect on student learning was then measuredusing assessment of team deliverables.1. IntroductionIn a brief survey of the graduate engineering and technology courses offered at

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page 14.1054.2with the client, finalizing the design, testing and implantation of the heir projects and reportingthe results.Course AssessmentThe school of engineering has implemented a formal course assessment plan for every course inthe curriculum, every semester. Although overall the students were meeting the learningobjectives of the two courses, course assessment as well as student feedback indicated a need torevise the course offering structure and sequence. Three issues were apparent after the initialcourse assessment data was collected, and reaffirmed with student evaluations: first, the coursesequencing was not appropriate second, the project needed to be expanded beyond a single clientand third, the courses needed to be offered in

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Arumala, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

wereobtained. The complete design of the project was done by a Project Team comprising faculty,staff, and students were actively involved in the project drawings and administration. The scopewas to design and construct the following: one Tennis Court, two Basketball Courts, oneVolleyball Court, a Soccer Field, a Service Road and Walkway, a Services (Multi-Purpose)Building, sieving of the whole site, and the installation of adequate site drainage. The designincluded a Sediment and Erosion Plan, Stormwater and Drainage considerations and obtaining ofpermits for site grading and construction. The Center received an initial funding of $340,000from HUD and $130,000 from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. To date, totaladditional funds amounting

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christopher C. Ibeh

. Course modules include such entrepreneurship elements as: product design and development, LCCA -product design and development for the environment, entrepreneurial data mining, ethics and safety, intellectual property, Nanoresearch, sensitivity and breakeven analyses.“Productivity/S-Curve:” Market Entry Strategies The concept of “Corporate Darwinism”1 propounds the theory that even the most successful companies are susceptible to competition, and that opportunities exist for “start-ups.” Start-ups” with the right combination of product, strategy and business plan implementation can be competitive. The S-Curve (Figure 1)4-7 relates to technology adoption rate, and can be utilized to represent a corporation’s productivity or market share or

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanyu Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University; Chao Liu, Southeast University; Xiaodong Zhang, Southeast University

Tagged Divisions

International

engineering educationexperiences into Chinese undergraduate engineering curriculum, and guides Chinese students inthe project development to enforce the new enhancements in the student’s project.This study executes a comprehensive test plan in a junior software development project, toresearch the feasibility of the curriculum enhancement. Also, it measures the effectiveness ofstudent learning in the areas of critical thinking and practical problem solving. Modifications ofteaching methods are made as the project progresses. At the end of the project student learningperformance is evaluated, using various methods, such as observation, interview, survey andreport. The survey results are processed with the help of statistical methods and

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madiha Khurshid, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

students aware of our city’s 10-year Plan to EndHomelessness, to introduce a workshop on the root causes of homelessness, and to designsustainable, inclusive, affordable housing (Fig. 1).This presentation will focus on a hands-on design project for all first-year engineering students.In 24 teams of 28 students, they will design affordable housing that is structurally sound,sustainable, cost-effective, aesthetically pleasing, functional, meets the client's needs and hascommunity input. The 30-student team will be subdivided into 4-person groups. Each group willcover one of the following aspects: project management, urban planning, sustainability, interiordesign, building, costing, and architecture. Effective communication will be key to the success

Conference Session

Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

academic integrity issues. Although thesestudents are not required to enroll in the credit-bearing seminar, some students still elect to takethe course due to interest.The Graduate Assistant Teaching Seminar had been in existence for at least ten years when thecurrent instructor began to teach it. However, substantial changes were made to the course inorder to better fit the needs of the students.The course proposes to meet multiple objectives. First, students should learn to engage instrategic course planning, by aligning various course components, including objectives,instruction, and assessment. Second, students should be able to write clear and conciseobjectives for a course they are teaching or assisting. Finally, students should be able to

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Lambert, Arup; Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Page 14.990.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Project Managers, Architects and Engineers, Oh My: An Interdisciplinary CollaborationAbstractThe Architectural Engineering (ARCE) Program at the California Polytechnic State University inSan Luis Obispo is creating a unique and novel interdisciplinary course where architecture,architectural engineering and construction management students collaborate to design and planthe construction of a building structure. The current plan is to develop a default interdisciplinaryexperience that can be taken by every student and then allow course substitutions for otheroptions as they are created. This paper reports on one of those other options

Conference Session

Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College; Rocco Piccinino, Smith College; Mary Moriarty, Smith College; Linda Jones, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Assessing Information Literacy in Engineering: Integrating a College-wide program with ABET-driven assessmentAs part of a college-wide effort, the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College developed acurriculum-integrated information literacy plan, and adopted information literacy criteria drawnfrom ACRL standards and faculty input. A review of the plan with an eye to assessment as wellas a revision of our ABET outcomes criteria and assessment plan led us to a second round ofinformation literacy criteria development. We sought to integrate the information literacyassessment plan with the overall ABET assessment plan for engineering. This process enabledus to streamline our criteria and facilitated the development of a realistic and rigorous

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

optionsrelated to planning for sabbatical, what do you need to do and when to make it happen. This partwill discuss some of the questions you should ask at your university because each university hasits own policies and procedures. The second part will discuss how to make arrangements for asabbatical where you will be away from campus for a prolonged time. Suggestions on housing,transportation, must haves and other useful tips will be discussed. Hints on keeping your homeresearch program going will be described. The last section will discuss making the most of yoursabbatical and finding ways to leverage your sabbatical for future professional opportunities.IntroductionThe life as a faculty member has many benefits. Working within the constraints of a

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Construction

AC 2009-2487: COURSE CONTENT AND OUTCOME OF CONSTRUCTIONTEMPORARY STRUCTURESGouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University Page 14.372.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 COURSE CONTENT AND OUTCOME OF CONSTRUCTION TEMPORARY STRUCTURESAbstractThe changing construction environment demands more advanced use of temporary structures foreconomy and safety. The planning, design and construction of concrete formwork systems arecompletely the responsibility of the general contractor and their hired sub contractors. As such,most accredited construction management and engineering programs offer course work related toconcrete formwork. Teaching

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Leopold, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Daniel Tauritz, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

attending college and completing degrees. The approach taken was to offer scholarshipsto low-income, academically talented students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree incomputer science, mathematics, or engineering, with the stipulation that the students would berequired to participate in a specially designed scholastic achievement program called CSEMScholars. It was hoped that this program would provide them with a mixture of motivationalactivities that were aimed at promoting personal, academic, and professional development, andwould create a support community of students with shared experiences which was activelycultivated by holding interactive meetings in a relaxed environment.Although we initially had planned to cover particular

Conference Session

Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Caldwell, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; Adam Chalmers, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

program initiated the use of a new softwareprogram in several courses. The software is PowerCivil, provided by Bentley Systems Inc.. Thestand-alone program is a comprehensive design solution for site modeling, land development,and planning. It is a multidiscipline tool that provides integrated capabilities for survey,graphical coordinate geometry, digital terrain modeling, site grading and design, street design,water and sewer design, and storm water drainage design. The toolset supports plans preparation, Page 14.775.4plan sheet generation, and volume/material quantity calculation for a wide range of projects,such as commercial and residential

Conference Session

Applying What We Teach to IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University; Sherion Jackson, East Carolina University; Merwan Mehta, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Figure 2. Sample Planning Map of the ModulesActivities and tools that may be utilized during the measure phase include: control charts,capability analysis, Pareto analysis, Affinity diagrams, check sheets and other data collectingmethods. A partial map of the Module© layout (shown in Figure 2) defines some of therequirements derived during the DMAIC measure phase for the ECU Six Sigma Green BeltCertification project.The Analyze PhaseIn the analyze phase of the DMAIC process, key variables having an impact on the output areidentified and the root causes for the loss in productivity and or quality are determined. In theanalyze phase, the activities and tools that are likely to be undertaken are: 5-why analysis, causeand effect analysis, Failure

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Academy of Engineering, “Educating the Engineer of 2020”: Phase II Report, 20054. Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP), “Reshaping the Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers”, National Academy Press, 1995.5. Council on Competitiveness, “Innovate America”, 2005.6. Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future, National Academy Press, 2006.7. Strategic Plan: “Enabling a Strong U.S. Engineering Workforce for Competitiveness”, National Collaborative Task Force on Engineering Graduate Education Reform, 2006. Page 14.1078.6

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Baker, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark Yoder, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bruce Black, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert Throne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

? Good Poor Good Excellent2. How many hours were put in last week by the team? 32 0 32 403. How many team members participated last week? 3 2 3 44. When was the last team planning meeting? (Date) 9/7/2007 14 7 Progress Metrics1. Where is the project compared to the plan? On Sched Behind On Sched Ahead2. How focused is the development effort? Focused Scattered Typical Focused3. How similar is the development

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

Meeting #1 – ECA 228 A) Icebreaker – How did the summer 1) Email a copy of your official spring class schedule go? 2) Email a copy of your full weekly time management Thurs., Jan. 17, 12:40-2:30pm schedule including BPR, BPN, BPC, POH, and HW time 1:40-2:30pm B) Guaranteed 4.0 Plan for each class. The completed Check List must 2:40-3:30pm accompany the schedule. 3) Complete a Time Estimate Chart that matches your