AC 2011-1912: RAISING THE BAR? LONGITUDINAL STUDY TO DE-TERMINE WHICH STUDENTS WOULD BENEFIT MOST FROM SPA-TIAL TRAININGNorma L Veurink, Michigan Technological University Ms. Veurink is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Tech where she teaches first year engineering courses. She has researched the impact of spatial training on student success and is actively involved in the Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE.Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University Sheryl A. Sorby is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics and Director of Engi- neering Education and Research. She is the former Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of
AC 2011-1497: OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES OF DISTANCE ED-UCATION DELIVERY OF A MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN CON-STRUCTION MANAGEMENTMark Shaurette, Purdue University Mark Shaurette, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette BBCN, Building Construc- tion, University of Florida, 1975 MS, Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980 Ph.D., College of Technology, Purdue University, 2007 Mark’s 30+ years of construction industry experience includes owning and operating a custom home- building company in addition to senior management positions with one of the largest homebuilders in the nation as well as a regional commercial/residential development company in Florida. He has also worked
AC 2011-82: WIRED AND WIRELESS PORT COMMUNICATIONIem Heng, New York City College of Technology Professor Iem Heng earned his bachelor’s degree from Providence College (Providence, RI) with double majors in Pre-Engineering Program and mathematics. In addition, he earned another bachelor’s degree from Columbia University (New York, NY) in mechanical engineering and master’s in applied math- ematics from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI); his Ph.D. in computational and applied mathematics from Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA). Before joining the EMT/CET department at City Tech in fall of 2007, he was a faculty member and chair of the CET department at DeVry Institute of Technology (Long Island City
AC 2011-344: EFFECTS OF VISUAL SIGNALING ON PRE-COLLEGESTUDENTS’ ENGINEERING LEARNING PERFORMANCE AND ATTI-TUDES: PEER VERSUS ADULT PEDAGOGICAL AGENTS VERSUS AR-ROW SIGNALINGGamze Ozogul, Arizona State UniversityMartin Reisslein, Arizona State University Martin Reisslein is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe. He received the Dipl.-Ing. (FH) degree from the Fach- hochschule Dieburg, Germany, in 1994, and the M.S.E. degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, in 1996; both in electrical engineering. He received his Ph.D. in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1998. During the academic year 1994
AC 2011-1467: EFFICACY OF LAB REPORTS FOR ELECTRIC CIRCUITSLABORATORY ASSESSMENTCarl Greco, Arkansas Tech University Dr. Greco is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering with research interest in biomedical sig- nal processing. He teaches courses in digital systems, signals and systems, communications and biomed- ical signal processing.James Douglas Reasoner Jr., Arkansas Tech University Received the BSEE from the US Naval Academy in 1971 and the MA in Defense Analysis and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College in 1986. He is the Director of Electrical Engineering Laboratories and an Instructor of Electrical Engineering at Arkansas Tech University.Daniel Bullock, Arkansas Tech University Dr
AC 2011-2382: ENGAGING UNDERREPRESENTED MIDDLE SCHOOLSTUDENTS IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE THROUGH A TWO-DAYSUMMER CAMPJessica Alvarenga, California State University, Los AngelesMark Vincent Abbott, CSULAAlexander AbramyanJianyu Dong, California State University, Los AngelesMr. Oleg GontarHuiping Guo, California State University, Los AngelesEun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles Associate Professor Computer Science California State University, Los AngelesMr. Victor MejiaPhanit Pollavith, CSULARicardo SanchezJose Antonio ZamalloaNancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles Nancy Warter-Perez is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State University, Los Angeles and the
AC 2011-822: ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN EDUCATIONCOLLABORATIONJames M Leake, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign James M. Leake joined the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems (formerly General) Engi- neering in August 1999. His educational background includes an MS in Mechanical Engineering (1993) from the University of Washington, a BS in Ocean Engineering (1980) from Florida Atlantic University, and a BA in Art History (1974) from Indiana University. His current research interests include engineer- ing education, integration of CAD/CAE software in the engineering curriculum, spatial visualization, and reverse engineering. Professor Leake’s publications include two books, Engineering Design
AC 2011-1459: ENHANCEMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING IN EXPERI-MENTAL DESIGN USING VIRTUAL LABORATORIES - YEAR 3Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He cur- rently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels.Christine Kelly, Oregon State University
AC 2011-931: ENHANCING MECHATRONICS EDUCATION USING MODEL-BASED TECHNIQUES AND MATHWORKS TOOLSFarzad Pourboghrat, Southern Illinois University Farzad Pourboghrat received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Iowa in 1984. He has since been with the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (SIUC) where he is currently a Professor and director of the Embedded Control Systems (ECS) Lab. He is a senior member of IEEE. His research interests include control theory, real-time embedded control, mechatronics and distributed robotic systems.Narayanan Ramachandran, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Narayanan Ramachandran received his
AC 2011-2229: BRINGING SMART MATERIALS APPLICATIONS INTOA PROJECT-BASED FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING COURSEKristi J Shryock, Texas A&M University Kristi J. Shryock is a Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. She received both a B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M and received her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering at Texas A&M in May 2011. Her research work focuses on engineering education.Dr. Kaushik Das, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TXStephen Oehler, Texas A&M UniversityJacques C. Richard, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Texas A&M
AC 2011-2368: BUILDING ENGINEERS AND MENTORS: A MODEL FORSTUDENT-LED ENGINEERING OUTREACHAJ Almaguer, UC Berkeley AJ Almaguer studied Mechanical Engineering and Material Science Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He was one of the founding members of BEAM.ROY TANGSOMBATVISIT, UC BerkeleyMatthew Ford, UC BerkeleySusan Yushan Chen, Berkeley Engineers and Mentors at the University of California, Berkeley I am a Bioengineering senior at UC Berkeley. I joined BEAM in my junior year because I have always wanted to mentor. I have since been working with BEAM as staff and mentor. I have also helped establish BEAM as a more prominent engineering outreach organization on campus. I plan to enroll in graduate
AC 2011-962: CLASSROOM LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT CAP-STONE PROJECT ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTSJay McCormack, University of Idaho Jay McCormack is an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Idaho where he is an instructor for the college’s interdisciplinary capstone design course. Dr. McCormack received his PhD in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2003.Denny C. Davis, Washington State University Dr. Davis is Professor of Bioengineering and Director of the Engineering Education Research Center at Washington State University. He has led numerous multidisciplinary research projects to enhance engi- neering education. He currently leads projects creating
AC 2011-93: DESIGN PROJECTS WITH OUT-OF TOWN COMPANIESLizabeth T Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Lizabeth Schlemer has been teaching at Cal Poly, SLO for 18 years. She is a graduate of Cal Poly herself, and she holds a Masters in Industrial and Systems Engineering and an MBA from University of Southern California, and a PhD in Educational Research from University of California, Santa Barbara. She has 10 years of work experience at Unocal Corporation where she held positions of increasing responsibility. Most of her current research activities center around engineering education and enhancing engagement through valid contexts like project based learning and community service. She
AC 2011-2308: PUTTING MATHEMATICS IN CONTEXT: AN INTEGRA-TIVE APPROACH USING MATLABMicah Stickel, University of Toronto Micah Stickel is a lecturer in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Toronto. He first came to the department when he started as an undergraduate student in 1993. Since that time, he has completed the B.A.Sc. (1997), M.A.Sc. (1999), and Ph.D. degrees (2006). He has been involved in a number of research projects, including the use of spiral antennas for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems, the design of high-fidelity directional couplers for digital circuits, and the application of micromachining techniques in the fabrication of bandpass filters for broadband
AC 2011-726: TEACHING MEDICAL ELECTRONICS TO BIOMEDICALENGINEERING STUDENTS: A PROBLEM ORIENTED APPROACHJorge E Bohorquez, University of Miami Dr. Bohrquez obtained his Bachelor degrees in electrical engineering and physics from Los Andes Uni- versity (Bogot, Colombia) in 1983 and 1984. After completing his Biomedical Engineering PhD studies in the National Institute of Applied Sciences (Lyon, France), he joined the faculty of the Electrical Engi- neering Department of Los Andes University in 1992. There, he actively participated in the development of the ”Studio Design Approach” for undergraduate students and performed research in the Biomedical Engineering Research Group. In 2003 he moved to the Department of
AC 2011-2520: SAFETY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR ENGINEER-ING DESIGN COURSESJunichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute After seven years with the Information Science Research Institute, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he was an Associate Research Professor, Dr. Kanai joined Panasonic Information and Networking Technologies Lab, Princeton, NJ in 1998. He was a senior scientist developing and transferring new tech- nologies to product divisions. From 2002 to 2004, he was a manager at Matsushita Electric Corporation of America (Panasonic) Secaucus, NJ, providing system integration and software development for clients. Dr. Kanai joined Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY, in 2004. He is
AC 2011-2178: DEFINING ”SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING”: A COM-PARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PUBLISHED SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLESAND EXISTING COURSESStephen R Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette Stephen R. Hoffmann is the Assistant Head of the Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. He brings to this position a background in chemistry, and a PhD in Environmen- tal Chemistry and Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Current research involves sustainability in the curriculum: definitions, material development, and mechanisms and assessment of integration of sustainability ideals into all Engineering curricula.Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University Dr. Alice L. Pawley is an
AC 2011-1900: GENERALIZING THE PARTICULAR: RETHINKING THEROLE OF THE CASE STUDY IN BUILDING TECHNOLOGY COURSESRobert A. Svetz, Syracuse University Robert Svetz is an Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture at Syracuse University. He lectures on building envelope and interior environment and service systems technology, as well as instructing design studio and a regular fall seminar on representation and design theories related to Serialism and Surrealism in contemporary design. He has worked professionally in New York City offices and taught previously at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Page
AC 2011-252: GRANDPARENTS UNIVERSITY PROVIDING THE SPARKTO ELEMENTARY STUDENTSCraig J. Gunn, Michigan State University Craig Gunn is the Director of the Communication Program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. His duties include the integration of communication skill activity into all courses within the mechanical Engineering program, including overseas experiences. He works closely with the Cooperative Engineering Education Division of the College of Engineering to monitor the com- munication skills of students who co-op during their college years. He is currently the editor of the CEED Newsbriefs and is co-author of a number of textbooks focusing on engineering freshmen
AC 2011-355: IMPLEMENTING THE MASTERS FOR ENGINEERINGPROFESSIONALS DEGREE AT NJITStephen J. Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology Page 22.825.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Implementing the Master’s for Engineering Professionals Degree at NJITAbstract This paper reports on a plan for implementing a Master’s for Engineering Professionals atNew Jersey Institute of Technology. The Master’s for Engineering Professionals is intended forthe early career development of engineers in industry. It teaches the skill sets and abilitiesrequired of these
AC 2011-2384: INCORPORATING VARIOUS LEARNING STYLES IN AGEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORYJames L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering DepartmentDavid J. Elton, Ph.D., P.E., S.M., Auburn University Dr. Elton is a professor of Civil Engineering at Auburn University. He has taught geotechnical courses for over 25 years.Kirk Vandersall, Arroyo Research Services Managing Director of Arroyo Research Services. Vandersall has over 20 years of experience in leading evaluations and policy studies at the federal, state and local levels, and providing a range of profes- sional services for education organizations. STEM-related work includes current projects funded by
AC 2011-1810: INCORPORATION OF THE DYE SENSITIZED SOLARCELL RESEARCH RESULTS INTO SOLAR CELLS AND MODULES COURSELakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Lakshmi Munukutla received her Ph.D. degree in Solid State Physics from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio and M.Sc and B.Sc degrees from Andhra University, India. She has been active in research and published several journal articles. She is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Arizona State University. Page 22.857.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Incorporation of Dye
AC 2011-2051: LEARNING FROM A TEACHER’S PERSPECTIVETaryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Taryn Bayles, Ph.D., is a Professor of the Practice of Chemical Engineering in the Chemical and Bio- chemical Engineering Department at UMBC, where she incorporates her industrial experience by bringing practical examples and interactive learning to help students understand fundamental engineering princi- ples. Her current research focuses on engineering education, outreach and curriculum development.Dr. Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyDr. Jonathan E. Singer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Jonathan Singer is an Associate Professor and Program Director of the Secondary
AC 2011-2390: MOTIVATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE, BUT IS THEREA DIFFERENCE IN MOTIVATION? WHAT INSPIRES WOMEN AND MENTO STUDY ENGINEERING?Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington Deborah Kilgore is a Research Scientist in the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching at the Univer- sity of Washington. She has extensive expertise in the learning sciences and qualitative methodologies, and has a particular interest in the experiences of women in engineering.Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design-related classes, she conducts research on fracture me- chanics and applied
AC 2011-192: A LABORATORY PROJECT INTRODUCING BASIC MI-CROPROCESSOR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR AN INTRODUC-TORY UNDERGRADUATE ECE CLASS FOR NON-MAJORSBrennan T. Ashton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Sophomore in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.Paul Malmsten, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteGautam Vallabha, MathWorks Gautam K. Vallabha received the B.S. (1995) degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, U.S.A, and the Ph.D. (2003) degree in Complex Systems and Brain Sci- ences from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, U.S.A. From 2003 to 2007, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at
AC 2011-801: A NEW PEDAGOGY FOR THE ELECTRONICS LABORA-TORYDaren Reed Wilcox, Southern Polytechnic State UniversityGerd Walter Wstenkhler, Hochschule Harz (University of Applied Sciences) Page 22.79.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A New Pedagogy for the Electronics LaboratoryIntroductionFor decades, laboratory instruction of electronic circuits and devices has been centered onstandard plastic dual-in-line (PDIP) components and integrated circuits such as the uA741operational amplifier inserted in a breadboard for testing. Prior to this method many engineeringprograms used circuit board trainers
AC 2011-2270: ACCLIMATING MECHANICAL DESIGNERS TO MANU-FACTURING TOLERANCES IN THE FRESHMAN YEARJulia L Morse, Kansas State University, Salina Julia Morse is Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for Mechanical Engineering Technology at Kansas State University, K-State Salina. She teaches lecture and laboratory courses in the areas of computer-aided design, manufacturing and automation. Ms. Morse earned a B.S.I.E. from the Univer- sity of Tennessee-Knoxville and an M.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Auburn University, where she also worked with Auburn Industrial Extension Service. Her work in industry includes engi- neering experience in quality control, industrial engineering, and design and
AC 2011-1915: ALTERNATIVE LAB REPORTS - ENGINEERING EFFEC-TIVE COMMUNICATIONDaniel Lepek, The Cooper Union Daniel Lepek is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at The Cooper Union for the Advance- ment of Science and Art. He received his Ph.D. from New Jersey Institute of Technology and B.E. from The Cooper Union. Since joining The Cooper Union in 2009, he has taught more than half the courses in the chemical engineering curriculum. Currently, he teaches the undergraduate laboratory course se- quence and the graduate transport phenomena sequence. Recently, he has developed and introduced new elective courses on particle technology and pharmaceutical engineering. His research interests include particle
AC 2011-1493: AN APPLICATION-BASED GRADUATE COURSE IN AD-VANCED QUALITY TOOLSCraig T Evers, PhD, PE, Minnesota State University - Mankato Craig T. Evers currently I am an assistant professor at Minnesota State University Mankato teaching un- dergraduate and graduate courses in the Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering department. I have over 30 years experience in the manufacturing industry, mostly in automotive related positions. Some of my past employers include John Deere, Robert Bosch Corporation, Intel and IBM. Previous positions include tooling manager for a Fortune 500 electronics company, production engineer for fuel components line with $125 million annual sales, manufacturing engineering manager, and
AC 2011-432: ASSESSING AND IMPROVING A CAPSTONE DESIGN SE-QUENCE WITH INDUSTRIAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUESStacy S. Wilson, Western Kentucky University Stacy S. Wilson is a professor in the Electrical Engineering Program at Western Kentucky University. Her research interests include controls, system identification, and wavelets. She is actively involved in the assessment process.Mark E Cambron, Western Kentucky UniversityMichael L. McIntyre, Western Kentucky University Page 22.230.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessing and Improving a Capstone Design