some resources that might not be readily available in some office locations (e.g.,research laboratories, instrumentation, and finite element programs) that can be used to furtherinvestigate questions that arise.Some companies have identified excellent student projects, yet there were proprietary orconfidentiality concerns. To address these challenges, presentations and reports were authoredfor “faculty eyes only.” Otherwise, presentations are open and reports may be used for Page 15.159.7accreditation purposes. 6 Before the change to industry
AC 2010-2137: OPEN-BOOK VS. CLOSED-BOOK TESTING: ANEXPERIMENTAL COMPARISONLeticia Anaya, University of North Texas Leticia Anaya, M.S. is a Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Technology at the University of North Texas College of Engineering. She is currently working in her PhD in Management Science at the University of North Texas. She received her M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University. Her research and teaching interests include Thermal Sciences, Statistics, Quality Assurance, Machine Design, Simulation and Educational Teaching Methods. She has published previously in ASEE Conferences and has developed three laboratory manuals in the following areas
AC 2010-774: APPLICATIONS AND CONFIDENCE INVENTORIES FORASSESSING CURRICULAR CHANGE IN INTRODUCTORY ENGINEERINGMATHEMATICS INSTRUCTIONLisa Schneider, Cornell University Lisa Schneider has been the Director of Engineering Learning Initiatives in Cornell University’s College of Engineering since December 2002. Learning Initiatives’ programs enhance the educational environment of the College by providing opportunities for collaborative learning, undergraduate research, teaching skill development, peer instruction, and leadership development. Schneider received her PhD in Sociology from Cornell in 1997. Before taking this position, she taught Sociology as an assistant professor at Hobart and
AC 2010-844: HOMEBREWING 101: A VITAL PART OF A CIVIL ENGINEERINGPROGRAM!Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy Scott Hamilton is an active duty Army officer and Assistant Professor and Group Director in the Department of Civil& Mechanical Engineering at the US Military Academy at West Point, where he has served on the faculty for a total of over 9 years. As an officer in the US Army Corps of Engineers for over 26 years he has served in a variety of assignments in the US, Germany, Korea, and Afghanistan. He has been brewing beer and teaching others to brew for the last 16 years. Scott has been active with ASCE Student Chapters, on both the local and national level. He is a
executechallenges. There is a variety of challenges and some extend beyond the classroom,requiring several assignments, steps, and days of work. CBI and the Star Legacy Cycle[17] take into account that student centered instruction is used to determine studentcurrent capabilities, while knowledge centered instruction is a form of traditional lecturesfocused on teaching to accomplish mastery of a subject. Assessment centered instructionis used to build opportunities for students and teachers to provide feedback throughoutthe learning/teaching progress; and community centered instruction promotes learning inan appropriate community context [17,18]. Pre-test, post-test, and follow-up evaluationsshould be used to determine student knowledge and understanding of
is reverse engineering; this teaches the students to look at a final productand draw conclusions about the decisions that were made. This understanding comes from their Page 15.360.3ability to analyze conceptual problems, make informed decisions, look at a problem in itsentirety, and understand differences in processes and results.It was the experiences of the professor in the chemical engineering industry that resulted in himteaching design at the Faculty, and using the approach that he does to teach the course. Theinstructor believes these methods and practices cannot be taught unless one has experiencedthem first-hand.The professor of the
AC 2010-628: EXPLORING A VALID AND RELIABLE ASSESSMENT OFENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION LEARNING IN THECLASSROOMMarcelo Caplan, Columbia College Associate professor at the Science and Mathematics Department, Columbia College Chicago. In addition to teaching responsibilities, Mr. Caplan participates in the outreach programs and activities of the department through its Science Institute and coordinated several of those programs. Actually the main focus is his work to develop programs to bring science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) to the community through their after school activities, to promote urban youth to be scientific literate and to motivate them to pursue future
NSFsponsored Industry University Cooperative Research Center: The Repair of Buildings and Bridges with Composites, the Constructed Facilities Laboratory, the Institute for Transportation Research and Education, the Center for Transportation and the Environment, the Center for Sustainable Use of Resources, and the DHS Center of Excellence – Natural Disasters, Coastal Infrastructure and Emergency Management. Last fiscal year, research expenditures in the department exceeded $14 million. Current BSCE Curriculum The department offers three accredited undergraduate degrees: 1) Civil Engineering, 2) Construction Engineering and Management, and 3) Environmental Engineering. The BSCE has been accredited by ABET since 1936
Florida Michael Georgiopoulos is a Professor in the UCF School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the PI of the NSF-funded S-STEM program at UCF entitled the "Young Entrepreneur and Scholar(YES) Scholarship Program" as well as the NSF-funded STEP program entitled "EXCEL:UCF-STEP Pathways to STEM: From Promise to Prominence." Dr. Georgiopoulos' research interests lie in the areas of machine learning, neural networks, pattern recognition and applications in signal/image processing, communications, medical field, manufacturing, transportation engineering, amongst others. Dr. Georgiopoulos is a Director of the Machine Learning Laboratory at UCF .Cynthia Young, University
AC 2010-188: HOW TO GET PUBLISHED – TIPS FROM JOURNAL EDITORSBevlee Watford, Virginia Tech Page 15.656.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 How to Get Published – Tips From Journal EditorsAbstractPublication of scholarly work is an important aspect of a faculty position. Decisions regardingtenure and promotion include number and quality of publications in addition to teaching,research funding and service activities. Faculty members seeking to publish papers focusing onengineering education are somewhat limited in the journals they may submit their work to, andoften find it difficult to publish education oriented work in more traditional research
Tribal Environmental Professionals, Water Research andEducation Program, and the Arizona Laboratory for Applied Transportation Research.The university is currently undergoing a review to transform NAU into a global campus and toprepare its students for global competency. Although recommendations have yet to be adoptedinto the university's curriculum requirements, eventually the CE curriculum will need to respondto these future demands. One recommendation - each undergraduate plan of study will bemodified in structure to accommodate one semester of education abroad - could require asignificant redesign to the CE curriculum.Motivated by the ABOR 2020 Vision and Strategic Plan6, the university is encouraging itsprograms to streamline curricula
CivilEngineering Department. Currently there are approximately 150 undergraduate studentspursuing a B.S. degree in civil engineering. There are approximately 20 graduate students;mostly full-time students supported through research or teaching assistantships. The departmentfaculty includes 9 tenure track positions, one instructor, and severable adjunct-facultypractitioners, as needed.Current BS in Civil Engineering CurriculumThe academic mission of the undergraduate program envisions graduates that will be competitiveand employable by engineering firms, government agencies, and a curriculum that will providean educational foundation for those who pursue advanced degrees. Professional licensure ispromoted, and students are strongly encouraged to take the
on experiential learning through properly designed laboratory experiments to teach engineering principles and verify theoretical work raised in the classroom; ≠ Stress on: life-long learning, systems thinking, organizational management, teamwork and group problem–solving skills, and cultivation of leadership skills; ≠ Focus on design issues of relevance to the Region, involving life-cycle economics, environmental impact, utilization of locally available resources, maintainability, and conformity with standards (local and international); ≠ Start a joint initiative between engineering faculty and their colleagues in other disciplines( science, mathematics
AC 2010-445: PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ENGINEERING AND PROFESSIONALWRITINGBeth Richards, University of Hartford Beth Richards is director of the Rhetoric and Professional Writing program at the University of Hartford where she team teaches with first-year engineering faculty and is the writing mentor for seniors enrolled in the design project course.Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford Ivana Milanovic is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture at the University of Hartford. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of NYU, NY and M.S. and B.S. from University of Belgrade, Serbia
AC 2010-79: EXPERIENCES OF USING FORMULA SAE AS A CAPSTONEDESIGN PROJECTJennifer Dawson, York College of Pennsylvania Dr. Jennifer Bower Dawson is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at York College of Pennsylvania where she teaches courses in Machine Design, Controls, and Capstone Design. She earned her MS and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University where she worked on the design and testing of spacecraft hardware for Satellite Test of the Equivalence Principle. Her academic interests include robotics, sensor design, precision engineering, and service learning in engineering education.Stephen Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania Dr. Stephen
incorporate best practices from the National Science Foundation’s Engineering EducationCoalitions.1 Among these best practices was the “Implementation of ‘engineering up front’: theexposure of freshmen to hands-on, real world engineering practice early in their undergraduateeducation, ranging from ‘professional level’ laboratory facilities to realistic design projects.”2Two freshman courses designed to provide students early exposure to engineering concepts werecreated. Both were six-credit courses. The first, ICEE 1010 (ICEE stands for IntegratedCollaborative Engineering Environment), was taught in three one-hour lectures and three two-hour lab sessions per week. Topics included graphics, introductions to mechanical and electricalengineering
. Validation of the error modes has been conducted through inter-rater reliability studiesand student interviews.Trends and insight in to student difficulties with pre-requisite knowledge and an early curricularprofile of issues with pre-requisite knowledge in Mechanical Engineering will be presented.Knowledge about the modes of failure (error) and the overall success or failure of content andskill trajectories will permit focused attention on teaching practices and the development andassessment of activities and learning materials aimed at developing long-term improvement ofthe student knowledge base. Through this research we are beginning to gain an understanding ofstudent performance at various stages of a content or skill trajectory and we are
AC 2010-175: DESALINATION DESIGN PROJECT FOR THERMODYNAMICSLABThomas Shepard, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Thomas Shepard is a Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota. He received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University and B.A. in Physics from Colorado College. His teaching interests include undergraduate courses in the thermal/fluid sciences, experimental methods and renewable energy technologies. He has research interests in experimental fluid mechanics, energy conversion, and engineering education.Camille George, University of St. Thomas Camille George is an Associate Professor and the Program Director of Mechanical Engineering at
AC 2010-711: CONSTRUCTION-RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS IN 1ST- 8TH GRADEDennis Audo, Pittsburg State UniversitySeth O'Brien, Pittsburg State University Seth O’Brien Mr. O’Brien is an instructor at Pittsburg State University in the Department of Construction Management/Construction Engineering Technology; teaching Construction Contracts, Surveying I, Senior Projects and Materials Testing and Inspection. Mr. O’Brien worked in the construction industry for 6 years serving as a Project Manager and Estimator for general contractors prior to joining the staff at PSU. Page 15.316.1© American Society
extensively in various peer-reviewed conferences, journals and book chapters and has over 25 publications in research and pedagogical techniques.Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Tennessee State University Dr. M. Saleh Zein-Sabatto is a Professor and a graduate faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering since 1991. He received his B.S. degree in Power Systems from the University of Aleppo, Syria in 1979, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee in 1986 and 1990, respectively. Dr. Zein-Sabatto has a strong commitment to teaching and research. His area of competency includes teaching and conducting theoretical and
degree program in engineeringstudies. While the requirements for senior design differ somewhat across degreeprograms, all programs strive to provide the students with a solid capstone designexperience.As the curriculum is currently structured, ECE students are required to take a two-course design sequence during their senior year. During the first of these courses,senior design I, the students work on a structured design project that has been pre-packaged for them by the faculty teaching the course. Recently, this project hasbeen writing Verilog code to implement a wireless LAN using pre-designedFPGA and RF hardware that is supplied to them. The students are taught inlectures about formal design process, but their design freedom in the project
degree program in engineeringstudies. While the requirements for senior design differ somewhat across degreeprograms, all programs strive to provide the students with a solid capstone designexperience.As the curriculum is currently structured, ECE students are required to take a two-course design sequence during their senior year. During the first of these courses,senior design I, the students work on a structured design project that has been pre-packaged for them by the faculty teaching the course. Recently, this project hasbeen writing Verilog code to implement a wireless LAN using pre-designedFPGA and RF hardware that is supplied to them. The students are taught inlectures about formal design process, but their design freedom in the project
University Laurie Laird is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Corporate & Alumni Relations for the College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University. She received her Masters in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. After working in the aerospace industry for several years, she then moved on to ONU in 1993. She currently teaches first-year engineering courses, works with students and employers in the engineering co-op program, develops continuing education programs for alumni and is director of several middle- and high-school outreach programs within the college. In addition to being a member of ASEE, Prof. Laird is a member of the
AC 2010-1564: SMARTER TEAMWORK: SYSTEM FOR THE MANAGEMENT,ASSESSMENT, RESEARCH, TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND REMEDIATION OFTEAMWORKMatthew Ohland, Purdue University Matthew W. Ohland is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University and is the Past President of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida in 1996. Previously, he served as Assistant Director of the NSF-sponsored SUCCEED Engineering Education Coalition. He studies longitudinal student records in engineering education, team-member effectiveness, and the implementation of high-engagement teaching methods.Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman
diagnostic applications. She recently was voted to be the Graduate Ambassador for Chemical Engineering Department at MSU and also has won an award for maximum number of publications in a year. She is associated with Medical microDevice Engineering Laboratory (M.D.-ERL) at MSU working under Dr. Adrienne Minerick. Soumya is an active member of AIChE, AES, ASEE, SWE and Sigma-Xi.Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University Anurag K. Srivastava received his Ph.D. degree from Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, in 2005, M. Tech. from Institute of Technology, India in 1999 and B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, India in 1997. He is working as
signal “OK,” or “good job,”in Egypt, Greece, or Ireland means something offensively opposite if displayed in Iran orNigeria, then it is vital to be aware of these differences in order to achieve both business andsocial successes.4 Furthering the verbal and non-verbal communication challenges are the often-parodied communication abilities of scientists and engineers, exemplified even in children’sprograms through characters like Jim Henson’s laboratory MuppetTM “Beaker” who is only ableto speak in unintelligible “meeps.” It is easily conceivable that domestic science and engineeringstudents, studying abroad or exposed to and working with students of varying cultures, candevelop skills necessary to overcome these, and other similar, communication
evaluation methods. Her research in this area has been funded by the NSF, Department of Education, Sloan Foundation, Engineering Information Foundation, and the NCIIA. She has served as an associate editor for the Journal of Engineering Education and is currently associate editor for the Applications in Engineering Education Journal. Additionally, she co-authored the book Total Quality Management, 3rd Edition (Prentice Hall). Prior to joining the faculty, Dr. Sacre worked as an industrial engineer with ALCOA and with the U.S. Army Human Engineering Laboratory. She received her B.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri-Rolla, her M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue
with recommendations for further refinement of instructional strategies will be presented.Keywords: hybrid instruction, blended instruction, online assessments.INTRODUCTIONEvaluation of online learning in engineering education has pointed to the increased popularity ofonline course offerings in engineering fields, but has also noted the particular challenges ofproviding online instruction for curriculum that has a large laboratory component1. However,newer, web-based tools have provided flexible options for componentized delivery ofengineering course resources in the media and format that best suits learning outcomes andstudent acceptance2,3, including the delivery of material that was historically provided in a labsetting. The Graphic
AC 2010-1980: CURRICULAR DESIGN FOR 21ST CENTURY ENGINEERINGMANAGEMENT: NEED, DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS, AND IMPLEMENTATIONJon Sticklen, Michigan State University Jon Sticklen is the Director of the Center for Engineering Education Research at Michigan State University. Dr. Sticklen is also Director of Applied Engineering Sciences, an undergraduate bachelor of science degree program in the MSU College of Engineering. He also is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Dr. Sticklen has lead a laboratory in knowledge-based systems focused on task specific approaches to problem solving. Over the last decade, Dr. Sticklen has pursued engineering education
at the University of South Florida. She received her Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. (Summa Cum Laude) degrees in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University. Her research interests include computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided molecular design (CAMD), human-computer haptic interfaces, computational geometry for design and manufacturing, and engineering education. She is the director of the Virtual Manufacturing and Design Laboratory for Medical Devices (VirtualMD Lab) at USF. Page 15.1234.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Impact of Active Learning and Social