Conference Session

Laboratory Exercises for Energy, Power, and Industrial Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun W. Kim, Youngstown State University; Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

activities. It may also be nearlyimpossible for the students to develop in-depth knowledge on experimental design throughcompletely open-end, so-called “sink or swim”, laboratory design projects.Implementation of theme-specific laboratory design projectThe mechanical engineering program at Youngstown State University has been continuouslyupgrading its educational objectives and assessment plan since 1998 when a comprehensiveassessment plan was implemented. It sets a high priority for meeting Outcome (b) - Ability todesign and conduct experiments, of ABET 2000. For proper assessment of Outcome (b), the Page 25.646.2program developed assessment rubrics

Conference Session

FPD X: Addressing Retention in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Melanie Roudkovski, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

planned mentoring program representing anefficient investment of their time and energy. Exhibit 2 lists the fall schedule presented tomentors requesting a minimum of 6 hours in the Fall including travel time. Appendix A Page 25.735.5contains the entire program description, requesting a 9 hour investment for the total academicyear including: attending mentor orientation, providing student feedback, attending two informalstudent meetings (with the 6-8 member FIG), and completing a feedback survey. Student groupmeetings could consist of: a discussion meeting on campus, snacks or meals in the home of aprofessor or mentor, a meal in the campus

Conference Session

Contextual Competencies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua David Schwartz, Trinity University; Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

as an initial adaptation of the existing EPSA method to address programmaticneeds by embedding the method into a course. The program plans to use the method in othercourses and course levels in the coming years in order to add depth to the existing data set for Page 25.839.6more robust analysis and interpretation. J1 Performance 100 SR 90 JR

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

spentdoing ‘library research,’ and most of the information related activities carried out by the studentsstudied involved ‘planning to gather information.’ Denick et al10 found students relied too muchon lower quality web sites rather than more appropriate formal publications like handbooks in theirdesign reports. Wertz et al11 found similar results, and further than students frequently mis-applied information they did gather. These results are in line with the results of Head andEisenberg’s12 national survey of students, in which less than a third of respondents had a researchstrategy, and three-quarters had difficulty getting started on a project.The authors contend that, in order to improve information gathering and application in designprojects

Conference Session

Graduate Education in ETD

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of North Texas; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology, Graduate Studies

) while the first author was on the faculty of the Department of EngineeringTechnology at the University of Houston. First, two separate Master of Technology programswere merged in 2005-06 to feature a set of core courses and two tracks. Then, in 2010 thedegree was renamed Master of Science and the department introduced two new specializations inMechanical Engineering Technology and in Systems Control Technology. The program seeks toprepare individuals with advanced technical competencies, capable of engaging in translationalresearch applications, and who also have opportunities to develop a basic level of business skillsrelated to project management, business planning, technology forecasting, entrepreneurship,organizational leadership, logistics

Conference Session

Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Gregory Mason P.E., Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

demonstrate the Seebeck and thePeltier effects. Present two experimental plans to the professor. If approved, then set up the twoexperiments. Have them checked by the professor. Once approved, go ahead and run them andgather data.In the next part of this lab you are tasked to design another experiment, but not to actually conductit. This time, you are tasked with measuring the efficiency of the system that powers the fan.Brainstorm with your teammates on how you would do it. The following questions can guide you:What data would you want to gather and explain why? What would you measure in order to get thedesired data? Which devices would you use to do those measurements?Keep in mind that you would need to modify the supplied equipment to make the

Conference Session

Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Laman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

enrollment for students; 3) offerextended open-ended problems to promote development of creativity and innovation skills; and4) include writing within coursework to stimulate a broader world view. Evaluation of thisactive learning plan was completed through comparison of past quiz and exam performances.Four semesters of data are now available for comparison. In addition, it is expected that lessonslearned through this careful redesign and evaluation of CE441 will be directly translatable to thecapstone course that all students enrolled in CE441 take each spring. This capstone experienceoffers two open-ended structural engineering design problems that are solved by groups of threeor four students. Success and new findings from Fall 2011 CE441 will be

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Tawfik, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Elio Sancristobal, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Sergio Martin, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Rosario Gil, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Alberto Pesquera Martín, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Tovar Edmundo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Martin Llamas-Nistal, University of Vigo; Gabriel Diaz Orueta, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Juan Peire; Manuel Castro, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED)

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Politcnica de Madrid (UPM). He is a certified Software De- velopment Professional (CSDP) from the IEEE Computer Society. He is Associate Dean for Quality and Strategic Planning in the Computing School of the Universidad Politcnica de Madrid. From this last po- sition, he is in charge of the training for academic staff, the introduction of innovative solutions including new pedagogies, new approaches that improve student learning of technical skills and cultural skills, im- proved methods of blended learning, and others. He works in the open educational resources area. He is leader of an Innovation Group in Education in the UPM. He is Executive Director of the OCW UPM Office and an elected member of the Board of Directors

Conference Session

Research in Engineering Education I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Postsecondary Research and Planning. 18 Higher Education Research Institute (HERI). (n.d.). About CIRP. Retrieved from Higher Education Reseearch Institute web site: http://www.heri.ucla.edu/abtcirp.php19 CSEQ. (2007). The College Student Experiences Questionnaire assessment program. Retrieved from CSEQ website: http://cseq.iub.edu/cseq_generalinfo.cfm20 Pace, C. R., & Kuh, G. D. (1998). College Student Experiences Questionnaire (4th ed.). Bloomington:Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research and Planning.21 National Survey of School Engagement (NSSE). (2011). About NSSE. Retrieved from National Survey of Student Engagement website: http://nsse.iub.edu/html/about.cfm22 Besterfield-Sacre, M.E., & Atman, C.J. (1994). Survey

Conference Session

FPD III: Innovation in Design in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Tara Lynn Sulewski, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

elevations and floor plan of house concept 4 Introduce envelope and air leakage Thermal envelope & heat transfer Perform heat load experiments with coolers Passive solar design concepts Analyze appliance energy use and cost (with system sketch) Appliances Prepare for appliance research 5 Compile appliance research reports Energy principles Review the various types of HVAC systems with emphasis HVAC systems on efficiency Review the slides on ground-source heat pumps Investigate how house size

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simin Hall, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Deyu Hu, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

approach isdesigned to allow for more effective integration of course objectives with online strategies,pedagogies, and best practices (Royce 1970). We worked with our distance learning institute andusing their process that follows a life-cycle model with seven phases: (a) Planning Phase; (b)Analysis Phase; (c) Design Phase; (d) Development Phase; (e) Testing Phase; (f) ImplementationPhase; and (g) Evaluation, Support, and Maintenance Phase. Each phase is distinguished byactivities, techniques, best practices and procedures that combine to construct viable, sustainable,efficient, and useful online courses. The design choices are driven primarily by the learningobjectives associated with a given course. This methodology for eLearning course

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Reese Jr., Johns Hopkins University; Peter H. Froehlich, Johns Hopkins University; Joan Freedman, Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

section and course project.  Tim Train, President of Big Huge Games (now Studio General Manager of Zynga East), helped coordinate input from gaming industry leaders during the needs assessment phase, provided feedback on curriculum design, and assisted with recruiting guest lecturers and team mentors.The group defined the course objectives and designed a semester-long video game developmentproject that would define the structure and topics of the course. The students would: 1. Develop a software system in small teams. 2. Design and implement a complete video game. 3. Plan, manage, and document a software development project. 4. Present status updates, project overviews, and technical topics

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University; Ramesh Hanumanthgari, Texas A&M International University; Sri Bala Vojjala

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

: initial planning of ViTAS 3. Iteration 0: user stories for ViTAS 4. Constructive iterations for ViTAS 5. Release iterations 6. ProductionNext sections describe the above steps during the development of the ViTAS application.The scope of ViTASThe ViTAS is a web-based application, which provides the student and the professors of TAMIUan interactive communication baseline outside of class. The students will upload their homeworksolutions given by the professor on a particular class such as college algebra, business math I andII, general physics, principal of electrical engineering, etc. [Table 4]. The purpose of thisapplication is to reduce the class drop rate by 50% especially for the freshman and sophomorestudents. Detail discussion

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Matters in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Douglas William Twigge; John Block, Texas A&M University; Mickie Byrd

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of the basic E-Clock kit, the developers arehopeful that some of the high school students will contribute to the wiki by designing their ownadvanced kits and generating the new control software. Sharing their work with others via thewiki will allow the project to continue to expand. To support this, the developers plan to create asocial communications link via Facebook to allow for increased information sharing and trackingof the high school students as they graduate and enter college.Initial results will be reported in the paper/presentation based on kits that have been sent tofemale students who participated in the Krisys Robot Women Explore Engineering (WEE)Workshop hosted by the College of Engineering during the summer of 2011. In

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George E. Meyer, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Kim Cluff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jeyamkondan Subbiah P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

Hall, East Campus of UNL. The main building with a total of 61,700 ft2 was built in1917. The building was completely renovated in 1981, and is now one of the better classroom-laboratory buildings on campus, with high outside demand for course instruction. Classes areheld in various sized lecture halls with capacities of 16, 24, 40, 46, and 112 seats. Theseclassrooms were constructed during the 1981 renovation, and have served the department withcontinued improvement made possible by financial support from the National ScienceFoundation and UNL. Plans have been developed and some funding identified to remodel thelargest lecture hall to change its configuration, to improve the learning environment, and toupgrade the presentation technology. That

Conference Session

Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Rust, Western New England University; Steven G. Northrup, Western New England University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

the technology. Each team will present the results of their research in the form of an in-class presentation.After completion of exams at the end of the semester, the students and faculty embarked on a 12-day field experience in Guatemala. The timing of the field experience was chosen to notinterfere with other coursework and exams, as well as to enable students to return in time forsummer internship positions. The field experience was planned and developed by the courseinstructors in consultation with contacts in Guatemala, including a professor at a local universityand the volunteer coordinator at a mission. These contacts, several of whom had worked withWNE in

Conference Session

Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Huff, Purdue University; Dulcy M. Abraham, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

, stating, “Usually I aminteracting directly with the people of [a given] country, so it was interesting to interact withother [US Citizens] and talk about the country’s problems without actually being there.”Behavioral: “Flexibility and Adaptability to Cultural Settings” 10In the personal student reflections, much of the SHADE team seemed to direct much of theirfocus on their development of communication and teamwork skills when working acrossoccupational cultures. The impetus for their focus on improving communication with theirprojects’ stakeholders seemed to be related to incorrect assumptions made about them, which setthe project team behind their planned schedule. As one student wrote, “[Something] that I would change [about the SHADE

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl J.K. Desha, Queensland University of Technology; Charlie Hargroves, The Natural Edge Project

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

structural adjustment (with Professor Peter Newman at Curtin University), and has been the co-author of four international books on sustainable development, with the latest two listed in the Top 40 Sustainability Books of 2010 by the Cambridge University Sustainability Leadership Program. He is a Sustainable Development Fellow at the University of Adelaide and a Co-founder and principal researcher with the Natural Edge Project, a collaborative partnership for research, education, policy development, and strategy for sustainable development, based in Australia. His main research interests include merging technological opportunities, capacity building, and community behaviour change with policy and strategic planning to

Conference Session

ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael C. Reeves P.E., Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.; Andrew B Twarek P.E., Ruby+Associates, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering community and as stewards of society, are primary program constituents.Many engineering programs make use of industry professionals to affirm program educationalobjectives and to provide input about general preparation of engineering graduates. For example,program industry advisory boards need to cyclically affirm overall program educational Page 25.230.3objectives and participate in program strategic planning, and sometimes teams of industryprofessionals participate in evaluation of student learning through capstone projects (Scales etal., 1998; Napper and Hales, 1999). These efforts are more “top level” reviews or evaluations ofthe

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan F. Campanile, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Allison Antink Meyer, Illinois Institute of Technology; Norman G. Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

trajectories.1.0 Introduction Undergraduate research experiences are anticipated to both increase understanding ofresearch practice and motivate students to pursue advanced degrees in the sciences andengineering.1 Broadening participation in careers in science and engineering is often a primarygoal of these programs and the government funding associated with them. However, the abilityto reach students at critical transition points in their career trajectory is difficult.2,3 Undergraduateresearch is often primarily performed by students who have already established clear careergoals,2 and the experience either confirms the students’ plans or strengthens their resumes. Research experience is also expected to enhance undergraduates

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

”, “always use a check list and criteria”,“be especially careful about the interaction between the students and the teacher” and “watch outfor clues from when the students may have trouble following the teacher and how you improveupon that”. In answering the question, “do you plan to be a college teacher as a career goal?” in theposttest, 67% of the students said yes! Page 25.1436.8Conclusion and ReflectionThe instructor of the course integrated a peer observation project because students asked formore than one observation of their teaching. Initially one observation by the instructor wasprovided to each student who was teaching; and no observation

Conference Session

Considerations for the Collection Conscious Librarian

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Zuber, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

becomesless volatile.7 Alternatives also exist in charitable organizations or recycling. However, somepatrons will always prefer a book; greener alternatives require more planning; and time is oftenat a premium given other tasks at hand. Librarian’s time or motivation Page 25.1470.3 Studies have reported the tendency of librarians to find little time for weeding or tomaintain the motivation to work on weeding.8 Wallace states that the use of conventionalweeding techniques, meaning judgment based decision making, can require several minutes pertitle. As the number of volumes increases, the dedicated time required for weeding can reach

Conference Session

Lessons Learned through Community Engagement of Engineering Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Emmanuelle Reynaud, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel A. Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

enhances the positive effects 17. Page 25.1473.2Astin et al. found with longitudinal data of 22,000 students that service-learning had significantpositive effects on 11 outcome measures: academic performance (GPA, writing skills, criticalthinking skills), values (commitment to activism and to promoting racial understanding), self-efficacy, leadership (leadership activities, self-rated leadership ability, interpersonal skills), choiceof a service career, and plans to participate in service after college. In all measures except self-efficacy, leadership, and interpersonal skills service-learning was found to be significantly moreeffective than

Conference Session

ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Sue Guenter-Schlesinger, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

implementingboth anti-discrimination laws and university policies that prohibit discrimination and by helpingcreate an environment in which diversity is valued. It also works to increase access for theemployment for women, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans who havetraditionally faced barriers to employment opportunities. Western compiles and updates annualAffirmative Action Plans that help guide leadership on understanding which disciplines areunderrepresented, by women and minorities, proportional to availability in the labor market.Goals are set, and the EO Office then works with departmental searches to recruit diverseapplicants to apply for open positions. Currently, the EO Office is working closely with the CSTto assist search

Conference Session

Broadening Participation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan C. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

beprepared to help students plan for these types of careers, particularly through course selection.Therefore, it is important for us to not only understand the role of counselors, but to have a bettergrasp of their KAB regarding gender and STEM, and how this may potentially influence howthey counsel and engage with students. This paper examines the results of a five point Likert scale assessment tool developed usingthe KAB framework. The survey was administered as a pre and post assessment from a two hourprofessional development workshop on STEM occupations in November of 2010. Participantsincluded 120 counselors from a large Southwest school district. Eleven out of the original 45survey items are reviewed in this paper and N=71 participant

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gamze Ozogul, Arizona State University; Amy M. Johnson, Arizona State University; Martin Reisslein, Arizona State University; Kirsten R. Butcher, University of Utah

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

students with the necessary information to selectappropriate steps leading to a goal9. In contrast, novice students lack appropriate schemas to Page 25.1121.2allow them to focus on underlying concepts within a problem and plan a successful solutionapproach10. As a result, these learners tend to rely on surface features of visual representationsand are unable to solve the problems11,12. The processes used during problem-solving depend upon the problem solver'sunderstanding and representation of the problem type13. It is clear from expertise studies thatexperts and novices differ significantly in the way they make use of visual

Conference Session

Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

attainment of a Body of Knowledge (BOK) as the minimumentry level achievement prior to the practice of civil engineering at the professional level. ThePolicy defines the term “professional level” as meaning the active participation in the practice ofcivil engineering as a licensed member of the engineering community.5 The BOK report, now inits second edition (BOK2), defines “practice” as a licensed professional engineer to include, butnot limited to, activities such as planning, design, investigation, teaching, applied research,management, public administration, and operation2. Although the list of “practice” related Page 25.1188.2activities may

Conference Session

Topics in Computer Science and Programming

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mark J. Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

7. design and implement software systems using OOD techniques 8. generate clear, consistent, and reasonably complete documentation of a software system 9. be able to use computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools 10. develop basic software test plans and reports Page 25.1257.4 11. work effectively as part of a team 12. apply simple quality project monitoring techniques 13. describe the purpose and goals of the SEI Capability Maturity Model Figure 4 Initial SE2890 Course Outcomes Table 1 SE2890 Initial Course

Collection

2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Lunal Khuon; Timothy Camise; Clayton Bannan; Kevin Buckley

use are: Figure 1: General block diagram of an automatic blood Pressure measurement device. Spring 2012 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 20-21, 2012, University of Delaware 1. a Texas Instruments (TI) TMS320c6416 DSP chip, supported by a TMS320c6416 devel- opment board and TI’s Code Composer Studio (CCS) software development environment; 2. a TI Cortex -A8 ARM processor, residing on an IMAP35x processor package supported by a BeagleBoard development board running the Linux operating system.We plan to add a Micro-Controller Unit and a Field Programmable Gate Array to this list. The A/D converter employed depends on digital processor used, and resides on the devel-opment board. Specifics of the analog “Signal

Collection

2012 ERC

Authors

Daniel Schmoldt

, shape, and other quality attributes of plant or animal products (including forest products), or for monitoring air or water quality.Multi-Agent Command, Coordination, and Communication. Examples includethe following areas: • High-level task planning, execution, and control systems for spatially distributed autonomous or semi-autonomous robots that operate in concert with human co-workers. • Communication protocols and standards for inter-agent coordination and unattended collaboration. • Distributed intelligence and fault tolerance that will allow high-level task completion despite failure of one or more agents.Robotics Priorities for AgDexterous Manipulators with Tactile Feedback. Examples include thefollowing areas: • Vision-directed