Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schacterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, and societal context, • a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning, • a knowledge of contemporary issues, and • an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.These outcomes correspond to ABET/EAC outcomes (a) through (k).3.4. Assessment InstrumentsBased on the Objectives and Outcomes the RBE program faculty uses a variety of methods ofmeasurement to collect data. We analyze, evaluate, present, discuss, and try to make adjustmentsthat reduce perceived weaknesses while maintaining perceived strengths. Some methodsgenerate little analyzable data, but instead provide an opportunity for reflection about the state ofthe program.We can

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

0 0 0 1 2 3 36 workplace safety and workplace hazards Column Totals 47 40 84 37 57 57Figure 2: House of Quality for Converting Customer Requirements into Curriculum DesignFeatures: ConceiveIt is clear from Fig. 2 that most stakeholders required graduates of the program to be conversantwith scheduling principles, and optimization principles. This is reflected in

Conference Session

Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; David Barbe, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

thinkingprocesses need incubating time.Innovators look for diverse opinions and multiple ideas. They self reflect, self criticize, anddevelop good balance between confidence and distrust. They tend to withhold compulsivecriticism of their own ideas, while at the same time make sure that they do not feel that they areexperts or are overconfident.(By the way, the following “fill in the blanks” exercise resulted in more than 120 meaningfullydifferent solutions.)Observing is not enough. Innovators know they must also get their hands dirty. They areexperimenters. They are goal oriented and like to take an idea to its prototype. They have noproblem failing as they see it as part of success, an opportunity to learn from and improve in thefuture. WD-40 so named

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Tront, Virginia Tech; Jeanna Stewart, Virginia Tech; Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

International

creation of marketing materials. Often times officefaculty or staff do not have the raw materials necessary to create vivid or appealing propaganda.Gathering photos and trip highlights from returning students will allow for more engagingpromotional materials. Student reflections tell a story of which others will be more receptive.Students can also assist by distributing posters, pamphlets and other marketing materials aboutthe college’s international programs.While one of the main goals within the college is to increase the number of students participatingin international programs, there is also a focus on recruiting more females to the engineeringfield and we have found that international programs prove to be a great mechanism for recruitingwomen

Conference Session

Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jumoke Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Richard Cerkovnik, Anne Arundel Community College; Wesley Lawson, University of Maryland; Lan Xiang, Montgomery College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

to tackle a national problem related to making an efficient coupling toa very dynamic and blurry interface between two-year and four-year Electrical Engineering (EE)and Computer Engineering (CE) programs. The field of electrical engineering is evolving at arate better measured in months than in years or decades, and the institutions of higher learning alladjust their curricula to reflect these changes on their own schedules, related to their uniquecollection of needs and abilities. The shift to an outcomes-based transfer degree is a potentiallyvery innovative step.Bibliography 1. Mathis, M. C. and J. Sislin, Enhancing the Community College Pathway to Careers. Washington, DC.: National Academies Press, 2005. 2. National Academy

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

appropriate and grading was perceived as fair, which was also reflected in thestudents’ evaluation of teaching.In addition, students completed a separate questionnaire given in Table 3 for each lab:“On a scale from 1 to 5 (5 is the highest agreement value) how do you perceive the laboratory work?” Question Lab# The lab is relevant to course content Directions for the lab are clear The lab is interesting The lab is too long Post-lab work is too challenging Support from the instructor is appropriate Lab work is conducive to meaningful

Conference Session

Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Ramesh Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Jihad Albayyari, Indiana-Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

relatively easy for much of the engineering work previously done by engineers in this countryto be done by engineers in other countries, a factor that will tend to hold down employmentgrowth. Even so, the need for onsite engineers to interact with other employees and with clientswill remain.Compared with most other workers, a smaller proportion of engineers leave their jobs each year.Nevertheless, many job openings will arise from replacement needs, reflecting the large size ofthis profession. Numerous job openings will be created by engineers who transfer tomanagement, sales, or other professional occupations; additional openings will arise as engineersretire or leave the labor force for other reasons.”The Indiana Workforce Development Agency for

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. - Demonstrate proficiency manipulating robotic arm and successfully complete the assigned tasks.Proposed CourseThe course “Industrial Robotics” will reflect the new generation of robotics developments and Page 15.942.4systematize the current expertise of industrial robotics and its forthcoming capabilities. It willinclude a discussion of scholarly and practical robotic topics ranging from kinematics andprogramming to practical application areas and economic concerns. This course will bespecifically developed with the intent of being very practical and will offer easily appliedguidance to personnel involved in manufacturing with the current

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Guo, Stevens Institute of Technology; Shubo Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology

reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. R. A. Jr. Freitas. Say Ah! In The New York Academy of Sciences, July/August 2000.2. R. A. Jr. Freitas. Nanomedicine, Vol. I: Basic Capabilities. Landes Bioscience, 1999.3. The Whitaker Foundation: The Bioengineering Curriculum Database. http://bluestream.wustl.edu/Whitaker/Default.aspx, May 2008.4. The Final Annual Report of The Whitaker Foundation 2005. http://www.bmes.org/WhitakerArchives, May 2008.5. K. E. Drexler. Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing and Computation. John Wiley & Sons, 1992.6. J. A. Tuszynski and M. Kurzynski. Introduction to Molecular Biophysics. CRC Press, Boca

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

recognized by the instructor. Scaling up is always preferable to scalingdown, which brings about negative student perception. Therefore, it seems preferable to have the testmore challenging always (however, not too challenging), as opposed to giving too easy tests. Theintention of scaling is not to increase artificially the average of the group but rather to reflect groupperformance relative to objectives, difficulty, and other test variables. Diverse methods of scaling can beused; in our opinion, the most versatile one is the CLT, from among the ones discussed. The freedom ofchoosing LGs is still limited by the objective appreciation of test performance and by theacknowledgement that tests should be calibrated to class level so as not to appear

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui-Ying Wu, Ching Yun University; HsinPiao Hsu, Kainan University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, 2008) 7. The students in the experimentalgroup were required to watch the podcasting instructions recorded from the other control group’sclass meetings within 18 weeks of the scheduled class. The content included the video and audiofootage from the class meeting, and the material was presented exactly as seen by students sittingin the classroom with the instructor. The undeniable benefit of podcasting instruction is its abilityto allow students to pause for reflection or to replay portions of a class for review (Chen, 2009) 1.The test was administered in the spring of 2009 during class time to ensure that all questions werecompleted at the same time and in the same setting. Each group had the same instructor who wastaught at Ching-Yun

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Daniel Bumblauskas, Iowa State University; Matthew Verleger, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

3 years or more Figure 6 - Length of ASEE Membership (n=97)Learned about ASEE through …The majority of respondents (52%) learned about ASEE through a faculty member. This wasfollowed by Web Searches (12%). Although this might not be a reflection of the overall studentmembership, it was surprising to see a low percentage (6%) of students in the sample thatlearned about the ASEE through student chapters. Other 5% Campus Chapter 6% Publication 7% Classmate 8% Conference 9% Web Search

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Qiubin Zhao; Xingguo Xiong

between top Si diaphragm and bottom Si substrate. The SiCplate is supported by four folded SiC beams. When there is no external pressure, the SiC platestays in the middle of the capacitance gap between top Si membrane and bottom Si substrate.When there is an external pressure, the top Si diaphragm deforms and hence the gap betweenSiC and top Si membrane is reduced. The MEMS pressure sensor utilizes electrostatic forceto pull down the SiC membrane to maintain it in the middle position of the capacitance gap.The required driving voltage to keep the Si plate in the middle reflects the amount ofdeformation of the SiC plate, and in turn the value of the input pressure. The proposed SiCMEMS high temperature sensor does not need embedded piezoresistors

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Lisa Shatz

member had in mind and then taking all this data and narrow it down into something convenient to all of us. The good thing about this project was that we worked as a group and nobody was trying to be better than anyone in the group. 2. The design experiment went much better than the product design contest. We continually revised the first project until we got an A. The second one never actually got completed to the level it should have been, and I'm sure our grade will reflect that. I think the effort level from the team was low on the first project, and was non- existent on the second one. 3. My team experience has been a pleasant one. Although one member is hesitant and resistant to change in any

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ross McCurdy

. After reflection anddiscussion it was decided to begin a completely new vehicle project - a full-size, street legal fuelcell vehicle capable of normal cruising speeds and range. It was actually a student whosuggested the use of a “T–bucket” as the platform vehicle. The T-bucket is the original hot rodcreated from the Ford Model T, and being lightweight, relatively simple to work on, andhistorically significant, is well-suited for the endeavor. With that student’s suggestion, our FuelCell Model T (FCT) project was born. Not surprisingly, the student who suggested the T-bucketplatform became an engineering student in college and earned a 4.0 GPA his first semester!Working from a foundation of success established with the previous fuel cell

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Antonio F. Mondragon-Torres

. 5 I also found that when the exam was taken, some people were sharing results on the internet,bust since the questions were out of order, random and you cannot go back and forth, myconclusion is that the students wasted more time posting on-line and hoping for somebody to postthe solution on time and to be correct. This is a reflection to what “googling” can give you, youmay find that the answer indeed is incorrect but if you do not have much background and/or becritical on the information, it could be the same outcome as throwing a coin. Some others take the “Musketeer” approach “all for one, one for all” which is a double edgesword. In one instance collaboration is extremely powerful, but on the other hand it can just makea not so

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Andrzej Zarzycki

allow for scanning entirespectrum of possible solutions by analyzing a class of objects rather than an individual instance. Furthermore, animating simulations puts a particular design scenario in a wider spectrum ofdesign performance. “Generating new forms while also having instantaneous feedback on theirperformance from different perspectives (space usage, structural, thermal, lighting, fabrication,etc.) would not only spark the imagination in terms of deriving new forms, but guide it towardsforms that reflect rather than contradict real design constraints.” [ 6] The class engaged these possibilities by employing dynamics simulation tools that are usedin other industries, specifically, for the creation of special effects, gaming and

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ali Alshubbak; Saeid Moslehpour; Eugenio Pellicer; Joaquín Catalá

syllabus, a single Delphi questionnaire to be developed.5. Conclusions1. The curriculum design process is a complicated and critical function; it should consider several criteria, such as the knowledge durability, curriculum coherency, competitiveness, etc. These are the traditional criteria applied in the curriculum design.2. The rigidity and the innovation resistance are some of the problems that face the engineering curriculum.3. Industry is the best reference for the curriculum designer; its needs can be emerged as design criteria. This will reflect the continuously changed demand’s preferences in the engineer profile.4. The relation university-company is a single direction one, where it is argued that the

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Robert Simoneau; Diane Dostie

classroom management.Lessons LearnedTeam Building The key to the ultimate success of the project is the ability of faculty members across theVIP to work together in a collaborative manner. It has been proven successful to have a socialnetwork established. This helps to ease any tensions as projects and students work together. Afriendly environment is essential and is reflected in the VIP meetings. Therefore, the use of anoutside facilitator is very helpful to initiate the team-building process. The Virtual Ideation Platform 6Logistics There are numerous lessons that have been learned. The most basic is that coordinatinglogistics among the VIP members is demanding

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Andrea Baruzzi; Theresa M Calcagno

the research papers they receive has improved since theinfoguide was developed. This has been confirmed by researchers who found that the quality ofstudents' work improved when they used library resources to do their research [9].ConclusionInfoguides are an effective way to reach out to students and guide them to those library resourceswhich are most appropriate to their research assignment. Studies show that well-used guides arethose which were created in collaboration with faculty, were introduced through libraryinstruction sessions, or were tied to a specific course [4, 10, 11]. In fact, Strutin points out thatthe combination of any of these attributes increases their use and effectiveness [11].The experience at GMU reflects those same

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Eniko T. Enikov; Vasco Polyzoev; Joshua Gill

testing of the closed loopresponse does predict the correct stability limit of the closed loop gain. Fig. 8: Root locus of third-order system reflecting the effect of time delay Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education 328IV. Student experience assessmentAn anonymous survey was conducted for the students choosing the project, to share theirexperience after the first semester this project setup was offered in the Control System Designcourse, following the protocol approved by the Institutional Review

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto

Prediction Model for Academic Achievement,” Dissertation Abstracts International, Vol. 60, No. 10, 5243B.11. Nicholls, J., 1984, “Achievement Motivation: Conceptions of Ability, Subjective Experience, Task Choice, and Performance,” Psychological Review, Vol. 91, pp. 328-346.12. Pintrich, P. R., Schunk, D. H. 2002, Motivation in education: Theory, research, and applications (2nd ed.), Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall.13. Bandura, A., 1997, Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control, New York: W.H. Freeman & Company.14. Bandura, A., 1978, “Reflections on Self-Efficacy,” Advances in Behaviour Research and Therapy, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 237-269.15. Gist, M. E., Mitchell, T, 1992, “Self-Efficacy: A Theoretical

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

A.M. Vollstedt; E. L. Wang

scales, oneshould make sure they are measuring self efficacy, or belief in one‟s capability, not self esteem,which is belief in one‟s self. The standard method for constructing a self efficacy survey is toask individuals to rate their belief in their ability to perform a specific task. Subjects rate theirefficacy on a likert scale that ranges from zero or no confidence to 100 or high confidence.Cognition is the process of knowing, applying knowledge, and changing preferences. There aretwo popular methods for measuring cognitive levels including Perry‟s Model and King andKitchener‟s Reflective Judgment (RJ) model. Both models are similar in classification althoughPerry‟s model contains two extra positions at the higher end of the scale 6, 7

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ismail I. Orabi

understand what your project problem was and how you solved it. 6. Coach’s Evaluation: This part of your grade is based on feedback from coaches and sponsors or clients. 4 7. Peer Evaluations: Since the class is divided into groups, an overall grade is determined for the group performance. Sometimes it is necessary to make differentiations within the group to make sure the individual grades reflect each person's contributions. Each group is to submit a group self-evaluation.Results Two surveys were conducted at the end of the semester. The first survey is designed tomeasure the team effectiveness and performance. The second part of the survey is designed tomeasure

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Andrzej Zarzycki

digital objects.Presently, BIM-based tools lack significant generative design modules and thus becomeperipheral within the architectural design process. This deficiency reflects the difficulty ofreconciling the generative-lateral modes of creativity with the didactic-hierarchical modes ofproblem solving. At the same time, general-use, generative design software lacks the databasedimension and material-based knowledge associated with its digital models. Often limited tosimple mesh definitions, traditional digital models exist outside real units and dimensions,without any physical reference to the outside world. In this aspect, these digitally created designsstill operate within the old paradigm, defined by Alberti [ 1], in which design is

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Walters; Keisha Walters

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

scores for statements 4, 5, and7. The second goal—encouraging students to pursue science and engineering careers—isindicated by interest evaluation responses to statements 1-3, and by the follow up contacts withthe student participants. The third goal of increasing students’ knowledge and understanding offluid mechanics is indicated by interest evaluation statement 6, and by the results of the pre- andpost-course concept inventories. These conclusions are also supported by the student responseson the course evaluations.Recommendations for Course ImprovementBased on the student feedback, post course assessment, and the instructors’ own observations,the course was a success. However, upon reflection, a number of potential improvements

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue Universtiy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

is much more positive than the previous two years. Six students describepositive relatedness behaviors and only two describe predominantly negative behaviors. Asexamples of positive behaviors, Joe appreciates smaller classes and when faculty are passionateabout what they are teaching and Mark reflects on relationships with faculty over time: “When the professors are teaching in their expertise and you can tell they‟re really passionate about what they‟re teaching. They‟re smaller classes, smaller labs. It‟s, it‟s really nice” (Joe, Senior). “I‟ve gotten quite a bit of attention from, from certain professors that you kinda‟ grow with, and you come back for advice, for with. And, I mean if you go to the office, as long as you seek

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

assignments or tests, or to ask questions IV. Performance Engagement 15. Getting a good grade 16. Doing well on the tests 12. Being confident that I can learn and do well in the classThe second part of the instrument used asks students directly for their reflections on the learningspace (Now they are asked for their opinion). The questions for this part of the survey areshown in Table 2. This includes four Likert-scaled items asking students to directly comparetheir experiences in the classroom of interest to other classrooms. These questions ask directlyabout interaction with other students and the instructor, time spent on group activities and time

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

intheir home departments. That these efforts were important and largely successful is reflected instudent blogs and the student presentations at iCheckpoint and iExpo; many of these studentcommunications discussed the missing basics, the iCommunity, the iTeams, and other iFoundryconcepts explicitly and favorably.Still, prior to iCheckpoint there was a palpable rise in student frustration—and faculty concern.At the end of September and beginning of October, students complained about the classwork, theprojects, the meetings, just about everything that was going on, but then something interestinghappened. First, in ENG100++, the steam turbine cars started to work. Then, at roughly thesame time, the students had to get their act together to present

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering