Conference Session

CPD Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soma Chakrabarti, University of Kansas; Kevin Curry, University of Kansas; Zachary Gredlics, University of Kansas

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

competitive edge.However, the organizations act differently when it comes to the types of the learning eventsthey hold. Our hypothesis is that these organizations have different learning and developmentconcepts to train their employees and these concepts are deeply embedded in their values,vision, mission, goals, initiatives and resulting project plans. Collectively this maybe called“strategic learning” for our use. We must clarify that “strategic learning” here does not havethe same meaning as it is used in developing evaluation-based business strategy. Instead, thismeans planned learning process based on organizational strategy. In this paper, we will firstexplain what we think is the core concept in strategic learning of the organizations and

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen D Alfrey, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; David J. Russomanno, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

industry; (d) Advising through mentoring; and (e) Resources for academicsuccess (hence the acronym CLEAR). The ultimate goal of this project is to produce engineeringbaccalaureate degree graduates with lower student loan indebtedness and greater preparation forpost-degree roles.We present here our early results and lessons learned from the process of getting this program offthe ground, as well as our plans for continued growth.Program DesignThe CLEAR Scholars program provides scholarship support and academic, career, andleadership development opportunities to a cohort of students with demonstrated financial need aswell as potential to succeed in engineering, demonstrated by maintaining a GPA over 2.7 infreshman math, science, and engineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University; Nesreen Alsbou, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

proposedsolutions and guide them toward developing the best possible solution. Although this step of theproposal development process would not exist in an industry setting, it was useful from apedagogical standpoint and supported the outcome of persisting and learning from failure, whichis one of the outcomes associated with the entrepreneurial mindset3,7,8.In the written proposal, each “company” had to list the required materials, show total costincluding labor, perform a break-even analysis, illustrate the circuit design and schematics,verify the designed circuit through simulation, plot the voltage-temperature relationship of thedesigned circuit, establish a detailed testing plan, investigate proper device housings, propose atime schedule for delivery

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shakira Renee Hobbs, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

NextGeneration Science Standards (NGSS), the presented concepts were covered in greater depththan what is specified in the standards. Using a combination of interactive presentations andhands-on activities, the modules appealed to visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles.For the curriculum exchange the following resources related to the energy and anaerobicdigestion module will be shared: a) lesson plans with instructor notes; b) presentations andworksheets; and c) assessments. Page 24.349.2

Conference Session

Global Perspective and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sue Niezgoda P.E., Gonzaga University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

activities have primarily been applied to a stream restoration course as part of a baselinemonitoring program for the planned restoration of Lost Creek. The course is structured aroundconducting weekly field labs along Lost Creek. In this environmental river mechanics / streamrestoration course, students are introduced through field labs to the concepts of fluvialgeomorphology, aquatic ecosystems, and sediment transport for application in restoring impairedstreams. During the quarter, the students make frequent visits to Lost Creek for the purpose ofcollection baseline monitoring data that is used to classify channel morphology and process,analyze stream habitat characteristics, estimate sediment transport, and analyze stream stability.The data

Conference Session

WIED: Medley

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny, King Saud University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

University), why it is almost absent, as well as the different academic, job-related, and cultural justifications for this phenomenon. It also subjectively compares it with similar models existing in nearby gulf countries, as evidenced by the superior performance of female engineers in recent GCC engineering competitions. This paper finally proposes a plan of action possibly utilizing current education technologies that could be taken to promote engineering education in Saudi Arabia. Key words: Engineering, Education, Saudi Arabia, GCCIntroductionSaudi Arabian higher education currently holds in its 25 public universities1 one of the largestnumber of students in the Middle East, now exceeding an impressive

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

. Page 24.669.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 History of the Online Master of Engineering Management Program at Rowan UniversityAbstractThis paper describes in detail the planning, development, and growth of a new onlineengineering management program. Planning began for the new Master of EngineeringManagement (MEM) Program at Rowan University in January 2007 with a comprehensiveonline review of 41 engineering management programs nationwide. The goal of this review wasto determine the most-common practices regarding engineering management programs andcourses nationwide and the key courses required for an effective engineering managementprogram. In Spring 2007

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Kamali, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

regulation, technical data and EMC analysis. All students who wantto study in the field of wireless communications should end their study by learning thesefundamentals. This study provides enough knowledge to make a frequency application plan,which is acceptable for licensing. For example in coverage measurement Okumura and Hatamodels are described. Some part of current topics can not only be the added to the courses Page 24.712.2related to radio frequency but they can also be studied with courses such as capstone project andethics10,11.Unauthorized use of frequency channels not only risks the privacy of licensed users but alsoendanger the life of

Conference Session

Instructional Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrea M. Graham, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

students presenting the module wereguest instructors in the engineering economics classes. This meant that the instructors typicallydid not assign the module homework problems or use the module assessment questions in theirexams. If the engineering economics course instructor were implementing the module, andassigning associated homework problems, student confidence would presumably increase.Moreover, we plan to modify the module to focus on micro-economic objectives, thus coveringfewer objectives but covering them more effectively.In addition, a pre-test and post-test were administered for 2 semesters in the industrialengineering course, to assess the degree to which module objectives were achieved. The mean ofthe post-test scores exceeded that

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hubert Wilck IV, East Carolina University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

fullyonline course13.Research Study Motivation and FocusThe origin of our study is based in a solidly pragmatic perspective. Similar to one of the keymotivations noted by the Peercy and Cramer11, our engineering program must explore costeffective ways to increase course availability from several perspectives:  Although many students are able to take courses in the semesters planned when multiple sections are available, there is also a significant number who are off schedule and need “trailing” sections. Unfortunately, timing of face to face sections may conflict with other needed courses and online versions offer scheduling flexibility which is impossible for traditional sections.  Faculty resources trail the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electr-Mech ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Richter

the same pre-planned experiment as all the other students, often notunderstanding or caring why he/she was doing the experiment in the first place. The paperfurther relates the experience and lessons learned in using this new method of laboratoryexperimentation at the undergraduate level.IntroductionThe traditional way that undergraduate laboratory experiments are implemented does not provideinstruction that is “student centered” and challenging to the individual student. The traditionalmethod of delivery of these courses may not be the most efficient for student educationallearning [2,3]. Students are typically instructed to perform pre-planned experiments that havebeen very carefully crafted to demonstrate a specific concept or theory. All

Conference Session

Building New Communities

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karl Smith; Ronald Miller; Ruth Streveler

project),• Learning scientists (specifically the Education in the Professions Division of the American Educational Research Association [10]), and• Faculty developers in higher education (the Professional and Organizational (POD) Network in Higher Education.[11])During the RREE workshop, participants work on a research question and research plan. Thedeliverable of the workshop is a draft of a small-scale research plan. This plan is to be refinedand carried out (with the help of a research mentor) during the following academic year. Formore detailed information about the content of the workshop please see the project webpage [4].This project is aimed at strengthening the base on the cyclic model of the relationship betweenknowledge

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose Marra; Charu Sharma; Mieke Schuurman; Barbara Bogue

and charts demonstrating impact of a particular activity or overall activitiesTrack Activities Create and maintain records Document activity plan including for activity planning and objectives, organization REPORTS: Easily retrieve documented implementation information about activitiy organization and Document assessment plan, implementation Document activity objectives, storage of data, and data

Conference Session

New! Improved! CE Accreditation Criteria

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Russell

education needs facing the next generation of civil engineerscannot be satisfied with a four-year baccalaureate degree. The necessary professional Page 10.529.2skills must be integrated in various courses throughout the curriculum, and must extendbeyond the traditional bachelor’s degree.Civil Engineering Education Reform – and the Body of KnowledgeToday’s world is fundamentally challenging the way civil engineering is practiced.Complexity arises in every aspect of projects, from pre-project planning with variedstakeholders to building with minimum environmental and community disturbance.Addressing this increased complexity will require understanding and

Conference Session

Women in IT Fields

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven P. Thomas

History of Study ParticipantsTo address the area of work history the study participants were asked questions related to positionsheld; acquisition of current position; and job responsibilities.Job Positions HeldStudy participants were asked to identify the positions they have held throughout theirprofessional careers, starting with their current position title and department/area. The resultsincluded the following partial list of current position titles: Senior Vice-President and GeneralManager of Industry Standard Servers; Senior Vice-President and Chief Information Officer;Director of IT Strategic Partnerships and Planning; Vice-President of Revenue Systems; Directorof Research and Development (R&D) of Information Systems; Senior Vice

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

G Murphy; G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

.Another report by Australian Government report “Learning for the knowledge society:An education and training action plan for the information economy” noted theimportance of universities ensuring that graduates enter the workforce with therequired competencies 29 .Within the computer networking courses the practical hands-on assessment is gainingin popularity and Murphy notes: That practical ‘hands on’ skills and knowledge is Page 10.1298.4fundamental to conceptual understanding. That knowledge is more transferable to Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Collaborations Between Engineering/Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Lehman; David Stone; Mary Raber

specifically, to attend a specific college or university. • MTU: An index of how much the program(s) introduced and familiarized participants Page 10.1242.7 with various attributes of Michigan Tech in particular. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”MTU Youth Programs and the Engineering Enterprise organizers are already planning severalother precollege Enterprise workshops for the summer of 2005. Successful program componentsfrom Tech PrEP are being documented (based on the results of

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Walker; Hayden Griffin

, providing additional jobopportunities, both on and off campus.In 1999, faculty teaching the freshman engineering courses began to push for a laptoprequirement. At that time, however, the reality was that laptops were still somewhat fragile,generally less powerful, more expensive to purchase, and more expensive and difficult toupgrade than desktop computers. The time was not right for a mandate, but there was strongindication that, at some point the advantages of laptops would outweigh their deficiencies.In Spring 2001, five students enrolled in ISE 5694, Macroergonomics, advised by Dr. TonyaSmith-Jackson of ISE, conducted a well-planned and executed survey of 763 students in thesecond freshman engineering course regarding their opinions of laptops

Conference Session

Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ochs

, the Office of Technology Transfer, and the Ben FranklinTechnology Partners. In the spring 2005 semester, the first and third entrepreneurshipcourses will be piloted, while numbers two and four begin fall 2005. This paper is areport on a work in progress. It describes the background, benchmarks, design andplanned implementation of the entrepreneurship minor and how it is integrated intoLehigh’s undergraduate curricula. We plan to follow up with additional papers in thefuture with details on the implementation, assessment metrics and lessons learned.Backgr oundIn 2003 Lehigh University received a grant from the Pennsylvania Department ofCommunity and Economic Development to improve the Lehigh University infrastructurein support of

Conference Session

Research On Student Teams

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Knecht; Jennifer Gale

roles. Norming Phase During the norming phase, curriculum highlighted a balanced analysis of 1) individualsystems, 2) system components, and 3) systems integration. The timing coincided with the startof the implementation phase of the project, when teams addressed design issues associated withsubsystems. The Atomic Popcorn exercise reinforced values of integrating individual skills intothe team’s design strategy. Teams not only planned but also used their unique skills to meet thegoal of the exercise. The exercise, however, required a great deal of harmony and gate keepingworking the ropes and elastic band necessary to transfer the popcorn. Team dynamics changed as teams 0.3settled into

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ryan Dupont; Mary Feng; Hailey Christine

lives, and strengthen working relationships within departments. The modelgoes beyond work/personal life to make the workplace more equitable and improve the quality ofworking people’s lives. This approach has been successful in business organizations such asXerox and is modeled to work for other organizations. ADVANCE is experimenting with themodel for the first time in a university setting.The method of the Dual Agenda model is designed to uncover gendered assumptions, such asthose about competence and commitment, which underlie work practices that are bothinequitable and ineffective. Once found and analyzed, action plans can be put into place. Theunderlying approach to the method is to focus on joint inquiry, collaboration, and commitment

Conference Session

TC2K Assessment: How to Really Do It

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ted M. Stilgenbauer; Thomas Nicholas; Anthony Brizendine

was established as the initial target rate for each MCO. With regard to thecontinuous improvement aspect of the course, each MCO class average would be assessedagainst the 65 percent. Those not meeting the 65 percent average would have an action plan forimprovement created by the faculty. The plan for improvement would address the MCO whichdid not meet the defined goal, identify issues arising from the student evaluations, failures in theskill sets identification, and recommend an alternative or innovative approach for presenting theMCO to the class. Measurable Course Outcomes Reevaluation of Course Delivery

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Adnan Javed; Fazil Najafi

organizational layoutto put it back on the path to growth and development, and this gave birth to thevision for an “action plan”.Table 1 Historical Trend in Public Works Staffing YEAR POPULATION ENGINEERS PE’S STAFF 1978 178,694 6 3 N/A 1990 277,776 11 7 245 1995 295,942 35 18 349 2002 325,927 48 33 523In 1991 Sarasota County with the help of Dr. Goodnight, PE who was Deputy Page

Conference Session

Capstone Course in Industrial Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Recayi Pecen; Ronald O'Meara

year-long educational journey thattakes an idea generated by a student or an industrial sponsor and culminates in a product or project.During the first semester, the students focus on the conception phase of the project consisting ofproblem identification, product development and testing, cost analysis, and process planning. Thesecond semester includes the implementation phase focusing on research, testing, fabrication,documentation, and culminating with project completion and presentation. This course is anexcellent capstone experience, which requires both teamwork and individual skills in solving amodern industrial problem [2-5]. Senior design projects seminar events in spring semesters bring thestudents, faculty, and industrial partners

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Accredition in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

probation, which requiresa planned pro-gram. If this program is not met, a written request must be made to thedepartment’s Committee for Admission and Retention Appeals explaining why satisfactoryprogress has not been made and what circumstances have changed to indicate futureimprovements [2].Program Educational ObjectivesThe UF-Civil Engineering program and curriculum permit a graduate to enter practice andcommence life-long learning through professional activities or to continue his/her preparationthrough graduate studies. An early engineering identity is established through a freshmanengineering lab and participation in the student chapter of the American Society of CivilEngineers. Design integration is continued throughout the program. The

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Fontenot; Kendrick Aung

portion.Since the test cluster is coarse-grained, a parent-child paradigm similar to MPI, instead of amaster-slave paradigm where one of the nodes did nothing other than organize communication,was used. Instead of attempting to write a full-scale parallel code, a simple serial code was writtento test out the system. Then, the parallel counterpart of the simple code was written and tested.The plan is to increase code complexity and testing, as well as increase the number of nodes inthe cluster in an iterative manner, as more hands-on experience with the system has been gained.The goal is then to calculate speedups (single processor compute time /cluster compute time) andrefine hardware/software as needed. This phase has been completed without

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

. Students in the CPET program have the option ofobtaining a minor in Computer Science if they choose the requisite electives.Accreditation of the B.S. CPET will be sought after there are program graduates.Preparation for TC2K accreditation includes extension of the current departmentalassessment and continuous improvement plan and use of course and curriculum outcomesthat focus on development and implementation of computer systems as specified in theIEEE program criteria. A sample curriculum is shown in Appendix A and a semesterhour breakdown, by area, is provided in Table 1. Page 9.942.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Forsberg

presented. Plans for future work areoutlined.In summary, this paper describes a heat transfer experiment to illustrate the topic ofdimensional analysis. The experiment should greatly increase the students’ interest in thetopic and their comprehension of the use of dimensional analysis in the planning ofexperimental programs and the correlation of experimental data.I. ObjectivesThe main objective was to design and construct a heat transfer experiment to illustrate theconcept and usefulness of dimensional analysis. An accompanying benefit of the effortwas the addition of an experiment to the mechanical engineering laboratories.II. Experimental ApparatusThe apparatus has been designed to be low cost, relatively easy to construct by

Conference Session

Curriculum Topics: Industrial ET/Industrial Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kari Clase

for competentindividuals to develop and manufacture biological (life science-based) products on an Page 10.385.2industrial scale. In addition, higher order learning with action-based research and“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”curriculum will increase analytical skills and better prepare students for real world jobsby enabling them to transfer curriculum-based research experiences into thebiotechnology industry.Connection between Purdue University’s College of Technology Strategic Plan andthe Biotechnology Program

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bryan Laffitte; David Ollis

engineering lab assistants in both the device lab and the industrial designstudio facilitated achievement of desired, multidisciplinary design proposals. Thus, theaddition of a “device dissection” engineering lab experience to an existing IndustrialDesign studio course demonstrated an enhancement in student performance. Plans fornext year’s collaboration are presented.Introduction Ten years ago, the College of Engineering created a Product and ProcessEngineering Laboratory, within which engineering students could deepen theirunderstanding, and satisfy their curiosity, by taking apart and re-assembling devices intheir everyday lives. Early examples were light-driven devices included bar codescanners, CD players, FAX machines, and video cameras