Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmet Zeytinci, University of the District of Columbia; Philip Brach, University of the District of Columbia

and enriched in various ways. The architect specializesthrough graduate studies (planning, development, etc.) and through practice. (office buildings,residential structures, etc.). The attorney may begin specialization in law school and continuehoning his/her expertise through graduate studies and/or practice. The medical doctor beginssome focus of specialization in medical school but completes the concentration in a specific areathrough an internship or fellowship resulting in recognition by a group responsible for ensuringthe qualifications of those practicing in that specialty (e.g. The American College of Surgeons,etc.).On the contrary, engineers, at each point where it became necessary to provide additionaltraining in a specialization

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth McDonald, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

2006-1066: INCREASING THE CLASS PARTICIPATION EXPERIENCE FORENGINEERSKenneth McDonald, U.S. Military Academy Kenneth McDonald is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the US Military Academy. He has served in numerous assignments throughout his military career to include the U.S., Iraq, Germany, Kosovo, and Korea. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of Virginia and Wyoming and has a PhD in geological engineering, master’s degrees in geomorphology, city/regional planning and environmental engineering and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

architectural engineering undergraduate research projects:1. The student should have a clear understanding of the goals of the project and a welldefined list of what constitutes a finished project. This clearly requires planning on the faculty member’s part. While this item mayseem obvious, it is easy to avoid actually writing down a list of attainments that wouldconstitute a finished project. Yet, articulating such a list is important for the facultymentor when designing the project, and of course the list is extremely useful to thestudent. For example, if the project is a finite element model of a historically significantstructure, a list may entail

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Throne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

discrete-time model using integral control and state variable feedback. Theinput to the system was a one cm step.AssessmentAt the beginning of the introductory controls course, and again at the end of the course, thestudents taking the class were asked to complete questionnaires designed by Rose-Hulman'sOffice of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment. These questionnaires had two typesof questions: survey questions and questions about the level of knowledge and confidence invarious course concepts. The results of the relevant survey questions are displayed in Table 2,which indicates that most of the students felt that the course helped them with the use andlimitations of models in control systems. Table 3 presents the results for the

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

accommodatethe addition of robotics projects using Handy Board and to satisfy those departments that feeltheir students need to have a general understanding of one of these programming languages.Moreover, we are looking into the possibility of eliminating our linear algebra course andcovering the bulk of the topics in the Matlab-based programming course. It should be mentionedthere are few universities that either have converted their computer programming course toMatlab [20] or offer different sections of the course with Matlab and C++/Java options [21].V. Course StructureWe started with an ambitious plan to teach the fundamental programming concepts, usingMatlab, in addition to robotics-based programming projects, using Interactive C. The

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Will Humphries, Virginia Tech; Justin Gawrilow, Virginia Tech; Manuel Perez-Quinones, Virginia Tech; Scott Turner, Virginia Tech; Stephen Edwards, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. This occurred because the grades were not entered into Moodle as quickly asthe students might want. While this is not actually a failing of the graphs per se, it is important to notethis issue, how it is perceived by students, and how it might be addressed.6. ImplementationThe grade visualizations are implemented as a patch to the standard Moodle 1.5 grade book. Written inPHP, most of the visualizations were created with standard HTML, with the star graph using PHP’s GDgraphics library to generate images. Although Moodle supports multiple languages, currently ourvisualizations only support English.Our future plans include releasing these visualizations as an extension to the Moodle grade book so otherusers of Moodle can benefit from our work.7

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering and Business

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Chen, Keck Graduate Institute; Jeremy Bolton, Keck Graduate Institute; Erika Palmer, Harvey Mudd College; Stephanie Bohnert, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Moyer, Harvey Mudd College; Ekaterina Kniazeva, Harvey Mudd College; Alyssa Caridis, Harvey Mudd College; Colin Jemmott, UVP, Inc.; Darius Kelly, UVP, Inc.; Deb Chakravarti, Keck Graduate Institute; Qimin Yang, Harvey Mudd College; Patrick Little, Harvey Mudd College; Sean Gallagher, UVP, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

environment;• Intellectual property research on in vivo and uniform imaging applications;• Identifying product applications and investigating new applications for uniform imaging;• Strategic product launch and marketing plans;• Investigating possible funding options;• A biological component; o Locating a potential partner lab to perform biological testing; and o Testing the implemented lighting with live animals/plants.Engineering Constraints.UVP’s main goal for the team was to develop two or more rough proof of concepts intoprototypes for a new lighting design. Because the final product is a prototype of a futureproduct, and because six-dimensional uniform illumination is not a subject matter that is welldocumented

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Trevisan, Washington State University; Denny Davis, Washington State University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Phillip Thompson, Seattle University; Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, T., Kramlich, J. C., & Fridley, J. L. (2000). A design attribute framework for course planning and learning assessment. IEEE Transactions on Education, 43(2), 188-199. 24. Salama, P., Rizkalla, M. E., & Yokomoto, C. F. (2004). Screening and assessing a capstone senior design project: Video compression and error concealment over the internet. International Journal of Engineering Education, 20(6), 1055-1064. 25. Shaeiwitz, J. A. (2001). Teaching design by integration throughout the curriculum and assessing the curriculum using design projects. International Journal of Engineering Education, 17(4 & 5), 479-482. 26. Sobek, D. K., & Jain, V. K. (2004, June 20-23). Two instruments for

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Tront, Virginia Tech; Vinod Eligeti, Virginia Tech; Jane Prey, Microsoft Research

downloads or how many times thesame person downloads, but we plan to be able to collect this type of data at a later date. Figure 3 Assembler Simulator screen capture with WriteOn annotation.ConclusionsSignificant work has been done in building the WriteOn system for use in improving classroompresentations. One of the major goals of the tool is to facilitate active learning opportunities inthe classroom. Page 11.515.8WriteOn is built using Microsoft Ink technology for annotation, DirectShow and theConferenceXP SDK for capturing and broadcasting electronic ink (e-ink) and desktop screenactivity. The initial development process took

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Christopher Papadopoulos

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

course here. As was discussed in this earlierpaper, this course was designed to provide a structured set of engineering applications tosupplement specific mathematical topics covered in College Algebra and Trigonometry. Thepilot course met once per week for 50 minutes. The course included six planned experimentsplus numerous lectures to help address specific topics1. The topics are outlined in Table 1.Lecture or Class Topic Math Topic Engineering TopicExperiment(Assessment)Lecture Introduction Problem Solving Problem Solving(In-Class) Units

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

students explained and demonstratedfundamental physics concepts to pre-service teachers were seniors taking Curriculum andMethods for Early Childhood Through Grade 4 II: Mathematics and Science. The pre-serviceteachers then shared these lessons with in-service kindergarten teachers. In addition to theservice they provided the current and future K-12 teachers, the engineering students benefited bylearning to communicate physics concepts to non-engineers by relating those concepts toeveryday experience.22Western Michigan University used a BEE planning grant to develop an engineering-educationcollaboration to create a section of the first-year engineering course Introduction to Engineeringand Technology to be taken by engineering and elementary

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hideyuki Kanematsu, Suzuka National College of Technology; Dana Barry, Clarkson University

interest for their scientific investigation.(3) Guidelines for preparing, carrying out, and presenting the projects The practical guidelines for how to make plans, to establish the procedure, to preparematerials, to do experiments, to organize the results, to derive the conclusions and to give oraland written presentations are described in detail, so that students can learn through manyconcrete exercises.(4) Abundant list of sample problems Over 100 sample problems are listed at the end of the book. They are classified into topicssuch as physics, chemistry, and biology. All of these problems relate to every day life. Theyshow students that science relates to real life and that the problem solving method for sciencetopics can be used in

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Miles, Brigham Young University; Val Hawks, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

the growth of thecountry and its economy. Therefore, despite the cost and the large time commitment by faculty,we plan to pursue country-focused internships, like the one we did in Cambodia, from time totime. The experience we had there was educational, inspirational, and memorable.We would also like to develop an international internship program that is sustainable over time.As a result, we have begun to implement a model of company-paid internships in moredeveloped countries like China and the Philippines. These types of internships are more easilysustainable, because companies that want our students for their expertise will pay for their traveland lodging, and provide them with a modest salary during a stay of 3-6 months. In addition

Conference Session

Curriculum for Green Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Keilson, Loyola College in Maryland; robert pond, Loyola College; william karasz, Loyola College; kyle bates, Loyola College; ryan christopher, Loyola College

Tagged Divisions

Materials

($2.95ea.)and 16 receiver circuits ($2.75ea). We also need at least 16 power transistors ($1.30ea.).If we use the mechanical/optical switch at the user interface dashboard we expect to use60 meters ($1.70/meter) of fiber optic cable. This design would cost us approximately$200. If we use just the electrical/optical switch at the user interface dashboard weexpect to use 30 meters of fiber ($1.70/meter) and 30 meters copper wire ($.24/meter).This design would cost approximately $160. We originally planned on using bothdesigns on our test bed, but ultimately only employed the electrical/optical switch.Therefore to construct the prototype electrical system on the cart only cost usapproximately $160.The second component of cost involves the testing

Conference Session

Innovation in Teaching Engineering Economics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Bursic, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

mid-semester report to ensure that they had begunresearching and planning their approach to the analysis. Final project reports were due the lastweek of class. Students were given a general outline to be used in writing their reports (seeFigure 1). The projects were graded using a pre-defined grading rubric based on this outline andusing a total of 100 points.Once the projects had been submitted, students were asked to complete a short survey to evaluatethe effectiveness of the project as a learning tool. The survey was aimed at determining whetherstudents felt that the project increased their understanding and awareness of global, societal, andcontemporary problems and the application of the course material. The report should include the

Conference Session

Energy Laboratory Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

LabVIEW software package has been used to create a virtual representation of a basicrefrigeration experiment for use as a pre-lab exercise. This form of simulation has become morewidely used as virtual experimentation has come of age1,2.This paper will describe the programming structure and such key components as thermodynamicproperty calculation. The assumptions that are employed and those that are not enforced will bedetailed as well as the resulting governing equations. Methods of incorporating these intoLabVIEW will be highlighted. The current version of the software does not meet all of theexpectations. Therefore, plans for future modifications will be detailed and justified.II. Description of Refrigeration ExperimentThe refrigeration

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

maydiffer from the table that was originally proposed. This roadmap will serve students similarly intheir study of arithmetic.In every well-planned course, only one thing is studied. In arithmetic, the subject is numbers andso the word 'numbers' is placed at the top of the roadmap. At the end of the course, a studentshould know the kinds, forms, operations, properties and uses of numbers. In our society, thisstudy takes a few years and is often disorganized. It should not be surprising that a young studentmight become confused and disenchanted. At the end of the course, the strategy should bereviewed so that the student can see what has been learned about numbers and how numbers areused and what remains for future study.This roadmap suggests that

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

areaffected by technology. Is a local referendum on issuing bonds for the construction of anew power plant a wise use of taxpayer dollars? Does a plan to locate a new wasteincinerator within several miles of one's home pose serious health risks, as opponents ofthe initiative may claim? How should one react to efforts by local government to placesurveillance cameras in high-crime areas of the city? Technologically literate people maydisagree on the best answers to these and other technology-related questions, but theywill be much better able to discuss them in an informed manner.Technological Literacy in the United StatesPeople come to know something about technology in at least three ways. For many if notmost Americans, the predominant mode is

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gordon Geiger, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

, with the largest group categorized as Juniors, since many students hit theirfirst courses in ME, EE, etc. and decide they don’t want to do that the rest of their lives.(This should not be surprising, since practically no freshman engineering student has any 6idea what an engineer does: their parents have told them that engineers make goodsalaries (which is not really true a few years out, unless they have gone intomanagement!)) Because of the use of many existing courses throughout the College of Engineering,we are essentially a Virtual Program. Four part-time faculty teach the engineeringeconomics and finance, project management, human resource management, planning,legal, and sales and marketing

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

gauging the impact of efforts to enhance technological literacy and to planning future efforts. This is troubling, since substantial federal as well as private monies and expectations are being invested in such things as curriculum, instructional materials, museum exhibits, and television programming that are meant in part or whole to boost understanding of technological issues. With this problem in mind and with funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council embarked in 2003 on a major study of assessment for technological literacy. The goal of the project was to determine the most viable approach or approaches for assessing technological literacy in

Conference Session

Revitalizing Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

. Changes in your plans or future courseworkc. Impact of experience on potential career options.IV. Overall Evaluationa. The level to which your employment experience has met your expectations?b. Ways in which it has differed from your objectives?c. Ways that your assignment could be improved by your employer?d. Ways in which it could be improved by you?e. Level to which your assignment has provided a broad, developmental experience?f. Level to which your co-op assignment has given you a progressive, in-depth learning experience?g. Information that your professors should know about your assignment, your educational enrichment, your technical accomplishments and your overall development as an engineer.For the students then, the answers to

Conference Session

ChE: Innovation in Existing Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Silverstein, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

list of protocols to minimize the impact of terrorism waspresented. It should be noted that none of these protocols are new. Some are modified to considerhigher likelihoods of improbable events. ‚ Communication between a plant, the community, and government agencies ‚ Just-in-time production, waste minimization, best practices with hazardous materials, inherently safe design, “green” engineering ‚ HAZOP analysis ‚ Redundant control systems with fail-safes ‚ Venting systems with neutralization equipment ‚ Mechanical interlocks Some newer concerns for safety planning were also enumerated. These includedpreventing theft of materials, threats to

Conference Session

Diversity, Recruiting, and Retention in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Ratcliff, Purdue University-Columbus/SE Indiana; Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus/SE Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

University’s strategic plan involves encouraging technology educationthrough K-12 outreach programs. Consistent with this mission, the authors applied for andreceived a grant from the Meridian Kessler Neighborhood Association of Indianapolis to delivermath and science-based workshops using LEGO™ models. The purpose of the Meridian KesslerNeighborhood Association is, “to bring about a closer relationship between all people, welcomenew residents and businesses, monitor zoning and guard against illegal conversion of single-family housing, maintain quality schools in the area, and provide adequate municipal services forall residents.” Clearly, their mission revolves around improving the quality of life in theirneighborhood and this grant supports that

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Devine, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

teaching excellence. It is anticipated that a SPIE FORM will serveas evidence of teaching effectiveness for annual reports and promotion and tenure dossiers.Continued use of SPIE FORM is planned. The author welcomes feedback from anyoneelse who has similar experiences or attempts to use a SPIE FORM.Bibliographic Information1. ABET, Inc. http://www.abet.org/, last accessed on the 17th January 2006.2. Committee on the Use of Human Subjects Research, Purdue University, http://www.irb.purdue.edu/.3. Devine, David, P. “ExCEEd Impact on a New Professor” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR. June 2005.4. Estes, Allen C. and Ressler, Steven J. “ExCEEd Teaching Workshop

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Michael Smith, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

available for analysis, none was completed. As thecompetition neared, it became apparent that backup plans had to be made, as the competitionrules require all vehicles be equipped with a fairing that covers at a minimum 1/3 of the vehicle'sfrontal area. A pre-fabricated, commercially available fairing was purchased and attached to thefront of the vehicle, as can be seen in Figure 9. Page 11.116.10 Figure 9 – UNC Charlotte Team Members and Vehicle at Design PresentationThe failure of one part of the team did not bring down the whole team, but it did weaken it. Hadthe fairing design been a success, the team most likely would have scored higher

Conference Session

Effective Teaching with Online Technology

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

images,demonstrations). To be effective, however, these presentation materials must be formatted insuch a manner that they are appropriate for display by a television monitor. Attention must begiven to layout, font size, colors, clarity of graphics, etc. Interaction between the instructor andthe students at the remote sites must be planned for if it is to be effective.Streaming VideoStreaming is a technique whereby information is provided by a web server in a "just in time"format to a user requesting a large file. Rather than downloading an entire audio or video file Page 11.512.2then playing the file, streaming sends a portion of the file

Conference Session

Feedback and IT: Improving Student Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Steinborn, Darmstadt University of Technology; Joerg Lange, Darmstadt University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Engineering Education, 2006 Lecture Hall vs. Online Teaching – a contradiction?AbstractCan we give a lecture to resident students and offer it in the same term as online-lecture viainternet to all German speaking structural engineering students? This was our project duringsummer term 2005.The subject of the lecture was a very special area of steel construction currently taught only atDarmstadt University of Technology: the production process - from planning to erection - ofsteel structures. The use of recordings and various add-ons enabled us to fulfill this task.The whole course was embedded in an evaluation scheme to measure the acceptance andeffectiveness and to find technical and procedural problems.IntroductionThe course that

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eileen Kowalski, U.S. Military Academy; Joe Manous, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Engineering Education. 94:2, 207-213.14. Light, Richard J., Judith D. Singer, and John B. Willett (1990) By Design, Planning Research on Higher Education. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 296p.15. Van de Ven (2000) “Professional Science for a Professional School: Action Science and Normal Science” Breaking the Code of Change, chapter 19, edited by Michael Beer and Nitin Nohria. Harvard Business School Press. Boston, 512p.16. van Someren, Maarten W., Yvonne F. Barnard, and Jacobijn A.C. Sandberg (1994) The Think Aloud Method: A Practical Guide to Modelling Cognitive Processes. Academic Press, London, 218p.17. Camacho, M., and Good, R. (1989) “Problem Solving and Chemical Equilibrium: Successful versus

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schuyler, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

lecture.Not all technical courses in the discipline have a laboratory component, nor does TAC-ABET accreditation require it. Moreover, there is no fixed percentage that governs this.However, in keeping with the educational objectives and learning outcomes fortechnology programs, most institutions, accredited or not, deliver 40% of their courseswith a laboratory as part of it. It is this heavy “hands-on” experiential laboratorycomponent, that we believe is the primary barrier to a purely distance program in mosttechnology programs and EET/CET in particular.Scope of the ProblemTo quantify the size of the problem, we focused on the EET and CET programs at ourinstitution. Both are structured with 4-year course plans requiring 130 credits (39courses) to

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Melissa Zaczek, Rochester Institute of Technology; Cory Hoffman, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

, most students learnsome valuable lessons that can be applied in their other courses, such as varying reliability ofinformation available on the internet and cause-effect relationships (e.g., hardened 1040 steel isexpected to have an RC of 50, but an RC of 50 doesn’t necessarily mean it’s hardened 1040 steel).Summary and Future PlansFuture plans for the failure analysis project include group discussions of individual projects andpeer evaluation of presentations. Once lab facilities are upgraded to include projectors andmicroscope-mounted digital cameras, students will be able to present their materials to the classdirectly. This will allow discussion of various fracture surfaces and microstructures during lab.Additionally, students will