Conference Session

Topics in Biomass and Gasification Processes

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Corinne Johnson Rutzke, Corinne Rutzke

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

courses and currícula; 3) motivate and inspire students topursue careers in the STEAM disciplines with appreciation of sustainable issues; and 4)strengthening collaborations with existing partners as well as school systems for future projects(both research and education) on bioenergy and bio-based products and global climate change.Each NBBEP partner offers internships (summer field experience) and a NBBEP Institute duringthe summer at their site, immediately following the three-week enrichment and planning effortheld at Cornell University where all the site instructors and project leaders participate. This paperfocuses on the summer institute on Bioenergy and Bioproducts held at UMES led by the authors.2.0 NBBEP and the Kolb’s Experiential

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Vandenbussche, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

anintensive precalculus course for the second half of the semester8. At North Carolina StateUniversity9, students in a Calculus course identified as at-risk early in the semester were invitedto participate in a program in which they met with an academic advisor and developed anaction plan for improvement.The incentivized remediation program discussed in this paper bears strong resemblance to twoprevious studies. One study involved a “Success Enhancement Program” in a Physics forEngineers course at the University of Tennessee3. Students were able to earn back lost pointson their first exam by completing various requirements based on their performance on theexam, including completing corrections, working extra problems, attending study sessions

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mysore Narayanan

awardscoveted by companies all over the world. The main focus here, is to documentsuccess in seven selected areas : leadership, strategic planning, customer’s marketfocus, information analysis, human resources, process management and business results.Following the footsteps of Dr. Deming’s teachings, the author re-visits the learningpyramid and examines Deming’s ‘14 Points for Management’ and their usefulnesswhile discussing an engineering subject matter. The author uses those principles ofTQM to investigating ways to promote good teaching and raises a number of issues aboutsupporting innovative and creative teaching methods in an institution of higher learning.Based on his classroom experiences, he concludes that a culture of creative changes

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Sterkenburg

Session 2003-637 The Continuing Globalization Efforts of the Purdue Aviation Technology Department – The China Experience Ronald Sterkenburg, David L. Stanley, James E. Lampe Purdue UniversityAbstract - A number of universities are seeking ways to increase their study abroad offerings.The Purdue University Aviation Technology Department began this process a few years back,and a plan was established for increasing student participation in various study abroadopportunities. A portion of the plan was to visit peer institutions in Europe, Asia, South Americaand North America

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Economy

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Dryer; Paul Kauffmann; William Peterson

allocation methods and non-cash cost impacts considered? How does the approach include both the capital and expense cost implications of the project? • Project measures: What measures are used to evaluate capital investments? What factors go into these measures (e.g. inflation, taxes, depreciation, etc)? • Cost of capital: How does the expected rate of return relate to the expected market return and the financial performance of the firm? • Integration of strategic and financial plans: How and at what level are the financial and operational plan integrated? Does the issue of capital versus expense cause problems? • Do performance metrics promote results that achieve

Conference Session

ETD Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; David Wanless, Michigan Technological University; Paul Sanders, Michigan Technological University; Scott W. Wagner, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Figure 1: Kolb model of experiential learningUniversity Community NeedsThe leading factor in the development of a capstone project for ET students is to satisfy the goalsstated in the University strategic plan, where at Michigan Technological University the goalstates that the education experience will enrich lives and improve our world throughinterdisciplinary endeavors that span engineering, sciences and arts, technology, forestry, andbusiness.5 Not unlike many University missions, visions, strategic plans, and goals this planconveys good intentions, but lacks in direction or means to achieve those goals. The action planto achieve the goals becomes a task of the departments or program areas while planningcurriculum reform and revision through

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth M. Tront, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

International

would provide information that would help us begin to determine whether programoutcomes and goals were being met. During the fall semester prior to the 2011 spring RSAPcourse, an assessment plan was identified to provide information that would inform futureprogram design. Following approval from the Institutional Review Board, current students andthe 2008 cohort of RSAP students were identified as the sample for this study. Among current students we wanted to examine how they developed the culturalcompetencies that we identified as important in a global engineering context. To do this we hadstudents engage in a writing activity. Students were assigned to answer a brief essay question atthe beginning of the semester and then were

Conference Session

BIM and Virtual Construction Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julian H. Kang, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

representation of construction project for productivityimprovement. Students taking these BIM class gain knowledge of using BIM for projectacquisition, construction planning, and project control.One of the best ways to teach students BIM is to provide them with an opportunity to put theirhands on it. Unlike other subject matters, it is not easy to pick up the BIM skill unless they havea chance to use BIM applications. In order to understand how BIM can improve productivity inconstruction, students need to get exposed to several BIM applications and learn how to create a3D model, how to detect clashes between building components, and how to create a 4Dconstruction sequence to visually present the construction schedule. Students taking our BIMclass learn

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Briana B. Morrison, Southern Polytechnic State University; Fong K. Mak, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

documentation of course improvements made because of the assessment process. This section is used to list any substantive changes made for the current offering of the course and cites, as appropriate, the source of the improvement (e.g., recommendations from a previous FCAR document, an action plan for addressing observed shortcomings, or minutes of a committee meeting). These documented references are valuable as they allow for each modification to be traced back to its source, thereby providing proof of their systematic utilization as input to the continuous improvement process as called for by ABET Criterion 4. By combining this information with the relevant portions of the referenced items, one can easily demonstrate how the

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research-related Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher M Greene, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

with robotics, college,STEM majors, and being an underrepresented student. The goal of this program was to getunderrepresented student interested in going to college and majoring in a STEM discipline.Project Lead The WayOver the summer there was a two part program, Project Lead The Way (or PLTW) , that bringsteachers into the institute to learn different teaching methods and styles in attempt to get them toincorporate the knowledge gained in their lesson plans. PLTW is a STEM education innovatorin middle and high schools across the country. One set of teachers come in one day and anotherset visit another day2. One of the highlights of the program is that it allows faculty todemonstrate different teaching methodologies and it also allows

Conference Session

Construction Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Michael Korman P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lonny G. Simonian, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Contracting Contracting Contracting Contracting ConstructionSubject Construction Construction Construction ManagementMatter Management Management ManagementProject Construction Construction Construction No textbook No textbookControls Planning and Planning and Planning and Scheduling – Scheduling – Scheduling – The The The Associated Associated Associated General General General Contractors of Contractors of Contractors America America of AmericaConstruction

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the evaluation of applicationmaterial submitted by the candidates (e.g., cover letter, formal application approved by theschool principal, scholastic record, vita, statement of interest, strength of letters ofrecommendation, commitment to develop and integrate hands-on engineering activities in thecurriculum, etc.). The finalists are informed of their selection in the program and asked toprovide a signed commitment to attend the program. A meeting of the project personnel andselected teachers is conducted to plan the summer program and facilitate teacher-mentormatching. Table I summarizes various recruitment and selection activities. Table I: Summary of Recruitment and Selection Activities January Web announcement

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Warren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Arlene Russell, University of California, Los Angeles

received her PhD from the University of Louisville and is Director of Assessment in the College or Engineering and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Adult and Higher Education at NC State University. Within the College of Engineering she serves as the coordinator of ABET and other accreditation processes, acts as an assessment & evaluation resource/consultant to faculty in different programs, develops and implements assessment plans, and serves as the primary educational assessment data analyst on the Dean’s staff. A particular interest is in helping faculty to develop and implement classroom-based assessment and action research plans to establish the effectiveness of instruction

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

venuesappropriate for the proposed paper. Several examples will now be presented.A tenure stream faculty member served on an institution’s diversity task force assigned todevelop a plan to help promote diversity at the institution. As part of their work, a number oftask force members attended a two week long diversity workshop in the summer highlightingways to incorporate diversity issues into the classroom. The faculty member used the methodspresented in the workshop in his own teaching, obtained student feedback, and prepared andpresented a paper for the ASEE Annual Conference.11 Page 15.849.3A newly tenured faculty member served on a university’s global

Conference Session

College Engineering K-12 Outreach III

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Judith Miller; Paula Quinn; Jill Rulfs; John Orr

project objectives, overall organization, and budget aspects are presented in [2].Organizationally, this project is complex, involving WPI faculty, graduate and undergraduatestudents, WPS elementary teachers and principals, and five grade levels in three schools inacademic year 2004-05. The graduate fellows in the program devote full time in the summer andhalf time in the academic year to their K-6 activities, which include substantial time in theelementary classrooms as well as development (and often delivery) of lesson plans onengineering topics.Undergraduate students may participate in two ways: as fellows with duties similar to thegraduate fellows, but with a reduced time commitment, or as part of their regular academicprogram for academic

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank Miceli; Chip Ferguson; Aaron Ball

all contributed to the project.American Carolina StampingAmerican Carolina Stamping served as a sub-contractor for prototype fabrication and assemblyon selected designs. Strengths were in mechanical and HVAC fabrication. Flexibility to take onthe project while maintaining current levels of demand for other committed products wasprovided. The long term goal of the project is regional economic development and the creation ofadditional jobs. Upon selection of the most viable prototype designs, scale up and costprojections, and establishing vendor contacts became the responsibility of American CarolinaStamping.Milestones and ResponsibilitiesMilestones and responsibilities of team members were identified during the initial planning ofthe project

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado at Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder

knowledge of engineeringas a career through an understanding of the pervasiveness of engineering in our world; and toprovide an appreciation of engineering as the creation of things for the benefit of society. In thispaper, we examine the planning, implementation and assessment results associated withdeveloping a 12-week, hands-on, engineering design-focused ninth-grade elective course.Additionally, we discuss how a partnership between a newly developed urban public highschool, engineering graduate students and faculty, and enthusiastic high school students andparents can make a significant impact on the knowledge of and interest in engineering amonghigh school students

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineering proposal consisting of a problem statement, project objectives, preliminary B.O.M and a plan of action. This is due one week after the project is assigned. 2. Project Progress Updates: The students provide a weekly update to the instructor and their team either via email or through pre-scheduled meetings. Altogether 9 updates are required. In these updates the teams are required to communicate the following: a. What happened the past week? b. What will happen this week? c. What are the major issues the team is facing? 3. Project Report: At the end of the term the teams submit a comprehensive project report. This report provides the details of how the project is executed. It

Conference Session

Documenting Success

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carl Bern; Brian Steward; Amy Kaleita-Forbes; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

keepimportant issues in the minds of faculty. It is has become an important avenue ofcommunication among faculty to discuss and think about issues related to teaching, learning andassessment. It has also helped in assisting new faculty assume their roles as educationprofessionals, getting them thinking about learning and assessment at the beginning of theircareers, and helping them to understand the teaching philosophies of our department.Faculty WorkshopsEach year, between fall and spring semester, the department conducts a faculty retreat. In thisone- to two-day retreat, departmental business that can’t be addressed in a normal one-hourfaculty meeting (e.g., strategic planning, budgets, etc.) is conducted. For the past three years, ahalf-day of this

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Mauricio Castillo, California State University, Los Angeles; Alexander Abramyan, California State University, Los Angeles; Keith Moo-Young, California State University, LA

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

to bringing the campus experience to the students viainformal discussions and videos and increasing their awareness of STEM-disciplines and careersthrough research-related classroom activities, to reach their parents we are planning to have anIMPACT LA Open House this year. The Open House will have tours of the research labs,hands-on activities, and informational sessions about undergraduate and graduate opportunitiesand STEM careers.Many studies have also stressed the importance of role models and mentors.4,5 During thesecond year of our program we actively sought out women and Hispanic graduate students toserve as role models. Figure 2 shows that since the start of the program, over 45% of thefellows have been Hispanic. Of the nine 2009-10

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Riddell, Baker College Of Flint; Anca Sala, Baker College Of Flint

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Page 15.133.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Alternative Energy, an Introduction for EngineersAbstractThe purpose of this course is to give undergraduate engineering students opportunity to exploremultiple types of alternative energy sources and reflect on the implications of the implementationof a particular energy source. Lifecycle planning, engineering and management of particularforms of alternative energy sources such as wind turbines, photovoltaic, geothermal along withmany lesser known sources were researched by the students. The format of the course wasstructured such that each student had a unique topic area to research and present to the class thebasics of a given energy source along with current

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carsten Ahrens

company or office.During the two theoretical semesters all ECEM-partner universities follow the educationalframe which has been fixed during a number of common planning and organizing meetingsThe topics or contents of all these modules are similarly oriented to the education ofmanagerial skills in the very civil engineering context. They are not necessarily the same butthey are similar or at least equivalent. The contents of the modules are clearly described ateach partner university and have been agreed to by all involved partners during the regularmeetings and by the respective academic boards. The written descriptions are part of therespective examination rules.The common educational consensus is to speak of equivalence. By this consensus

Conference Session

Energy Conservation and Conversions for Green Buildings

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Page 24.448.2industrial sector which requires serious planning and control. The planner should plan theproduction processes so that they operate efficiently with minimal operating cost. Aaccording tothe International Facility Management Association about 25% of total industrial cost is theenergy cost1. The main objective of the energy management is to reduce the total operating costwithout compromising the safety and comfort. European governments have published guidelinesto successfully integrate energy management without sacrificing the production, safety andcomfort2, 3. In the United States, the Energy Star® is the largest program defining low-energyhomes. Homes earning Energy Star® certification use at least 15% less energy than

Conference Session

Student-Centered Information Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

engineers may use different words,there are many similarities between the ISP and the process that engineers use in design.Engineering design extends beyond the scope of ISP, but nonetheless, the skills used in ISP aredirectly applied when engineers approach a design problem. Author proposed that librarians canassist in preparing engineering students by framing information literacy around the engineeringdesign process. For example, Kuhlthau’s task initiation is a similar process to task definition,problem scoping, and creating a plan of action (see Table 1). Table 1. Alignment of SAPSS Categories and Information Search Process Stages ISP Stages Assessment

Conference Session

FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wallace Martindell Catanach III, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christopher Stephen Smith, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

across Page 24.612.2the tops of the leaves. The rake needs to have a method whereby the customer can applydownward pressure with only one arm. Usual rakes need to have two hands; the one hand downthe rake shaft usually applies the pressure.This is truly a learning experience where the students learn to develop a product without anyoutside influence. Each student in the class goes through the engineering design process anddevelops a prototype. The students learn how to individually brainstorm a product by workingthrough the plan. They identify customer needs, brainstorm concepts, sketch their concepts, anduse a concept screening matrix to decide

Conference Session

CPD Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

true, for example, because all costs related to the above finance organization are rolled up to a single functional manager.  Efficient use of collective experience and facilities.  Institutional framework for planning and control. Under this type of organizational structure, planning as well as control is administered from a single functional stovepipe at the division level.  All activities receive benefit from the most advanced technology. In this type of structure, great strength comes from focusing at the top the most state-of-the-art Page 24.335.4 methodologies, technologies, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

bedeveloped during the grant period. The first one of these, Geometrical Optics, is being createdand is planned to be offered in winter 2014 to a small group of students for the first time. Thecourse includes three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory. The development of theremaining core courses is scheduled to be completed by fall 2014.c) Development of the Optics and Photonics LaboratoryIn fall 2012 the College was able to assign a dedicated room to house the Optics and PhotonicsLaboratory, which was previously located in the same room as the Electronics Laboratory. Thishas been extremely helpful in preparation for adding the new AAS PLT program which requiresmore equipment and more space. Currently the equipment in the photonics lab

Conference Session

STEM and ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Lance Pirtle, University of Oklahoma; Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; Jessica E Ruyle, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

importance for individual college departments who need to maintain asufficient level of students. Between the years of 2004 and 2008, the number of undergraduatestudents enrolled in the University of Oklahoma’s School of Electrical and ComputerEngineering (OU-ECE) dropped from 387 to 246. This alarming trend led to the creation of acorrective action plan to increase OU-ECE undergraduate enrollment numbers. In 2013, OU-ECE undergraduate enrollment numbers rose to 428, as shown in Figure 1. This 74% increase ina five year period was achieved due to several factors that were planned, which are described inprevious work.4, 5, 6 Outreach to students in grades 6 to 11 was an emphasized effort. Eventhough enrollment increases would not be seen quickly with

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

industry. The projectPrincipal Investigators will share their knowledge and expertise in digital logic curriculumdevelopment by offering this professional development opportunity to interested facultymembers at similar institutions as part of the dissemination plan. II. Faculty WorkshopThe goal of this workshop is to combine technical information from the vendor training withpractical curriculum planning and strategies for developing courses like those developed atMichigan Tech University under this project. The participating faculty members learnintroductory material on the impact of teaching engineering technology students relevant skills inhardware modeling and FPGA design. In subsequent sessions, the faculty members learnfundamental concepts

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rasha Morsi

background of the students.Initiation of the club was difficult initially due to the lack of funds but through the support of theSchool of Science and Technology faculty and staff, funds were raised to begin club activitiesFall of 2004.Student RetentionFollowing is a list of activities performed by the club to enable female student retention. Someare in the planning phase since a large amount of funds is required to implement them. • provide a comfortable work environment for these minority female students where they can find computers to work on, books to reference, tutors to help them out when they need it, and female faculty who are available to advise and mentor them as needed. • Provide an