Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Dale E. Palmgren; Bradley B. Rogers

analytical study and the literature reviews, andReynolds number, so that the drag crises is presents a plan for manufacturing andobserved. The pressure distribution is measured at instrumenting the wind tunnel model, a test plan 15° intervals around the circumference of the for carrying out the necessary experiments, and acylinder, and the drag and drag coeillcient are schedule for the project completion. The finalcomputed, and compared to published data. While report is due near the end of the semester, andthis flow field is physically complicated, involving consists of a standard formal laboratory reportphenomena such as boundary layer transition and

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

III, John J. Bausch; Fredric M. Gold

, computer aided design and more may be used as part of fixture design. Other main areas offixturing include: flexible tooling, non-permanent general purpose jigs and fixtures, modular fixturing systems (erector sets), fixturing which is suitable for a number of part families and a number of production = Page 1.416.5------ $iii& } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘..,Hl~c/? .operations, reconfigurable fixturing, automated fixturing design (reconfiguration planning), layout planning,set-up planning, assembly planning and complete

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

George Meyer; James K. Randall; Charles T. Morrow

- test paradigm. This activity also calls for student-instructor interaction. Overall, teachingactivity is quite complex, involving planning, writing, delivery, interaction, and evaluation. In the lastdecade, attempts have been made to make significant changes in the way that engineering is taught -primarily through the use of computer-aided instruction (CAI) and, more recently, interactive multimedia(IMM). These have occurred because of vast improvement in human-computer interfaces from improvedgraphics and availability of digital image processing.1 Multimedia has been referred to as a marriagebetween the computer and television.2, 3 Actually, the elements of a multimedia system include: text, stilland animated graphics, audio, and still and

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John T. Berry; Gregory L. Ferguson

philosophy has each team represent competingcompanies who were contracted to produce a working prototype. The company with the “best” prototype winsthe follow-on, large scale production contract. To win, a manufacturing plan and economic analysis were doneto determine if the mass production was feasible and profitable for the company. Because of the distant location from The University, this course is only offered during a summer session.The primary thrust of this course is to form multi-disciplined teams to develop a design concept, perform thedetailed design analysis, and produce the prototype of the complex product. As part of the effort the studentslearn and practice: effective work delegation, material specification, design skills--both

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry W. Samples; C. Conley; Thomas Lenox

, presentation, self-critique,learning models, and different forms of teaching. Additional topics in the areas of teacher-student relations,ethics, tenure/promotion and time management are also addressed. Participants will prepare and present classes,be critiqued, and critique others. They are also expected to interact with faculty at their home institution toimprove the teaching of others. The short course has at its roots a teacher training program that has been ongoing at West Point since the1940’s. The paper will briefly discuss this highly successful program and its relation to the planned short course.In addition to the authors, the latter two who have for many years run the aforementioned teacher trainingprogram, other West Point faculty

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Kurt J. Colella; Vincent Wilczynski

development experienced beyond the confines of the curriculum.Skills such as planning, applying technology, evaluating, and accepting professional responsibility - skillswelcomed by employers - have been presented using the open forum of a pontfolio. Observations based on experiences with individual portfolios in engineering education have relevance 1when applied to the institutional design portfolio model. For example, Bramhall points out that though anoriginal goal of using portfolios was to document development, the portfolios often concentrated onachievement and potential. Such concentrations detracted from the portfolio’s ability to develop theindividuals

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydotta Taylor, EdVenture Group; Erika Shaffer, EdVenture Group; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering jobs found at Disney World includingtraffic routing, food and beverage operations, and capacity planning – all of which steer awayfrom the stereotypical bridge building engineers. This really helped teachers to open their eyesto the engineering profession, which will directly influence their students’ attitudes.Following this panel-like discussion, teachers take on the role of student and participate in asimplified TIME Kit activity created prior to this workshop entitled "Building an ImprovedFEMA House." In this activity, teachers are introduced to a real-life engineering concern:designing a hurricane-proof but cost-effective, temporary, collapsible dwelling. Teachers firstproblem-solve as a small group, then design and prototype-build

Conference Session

Preparing and Retaining Engineering Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Margaret Nowicki, United States Military Academy; Elizabeth Bristow, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

struggles of research. The experience of working in classified and sensitive environments taught me discipline and procedure that I would not have learned elsewhere. Taking part in a long term planning meeting expanded my view on how engineers address problems and choose directions for research”1.The above quotation speaks to the invaluable experience students obtain from AIAD experiencesthat cannot be taught in academia. Other advantages and benefits, similar to those outlined here,to both individual students and outside organizations are well documented2-5. Internships,regardless of length, provide an opportunity for students to get their feet in the doors of variousoutside organizations. They give the student the best of both

Conference Session

Hands-on Lean Manufacturing Simulation Workshop

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merwan Mehta, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Production Planning Manager WS-4 Wheel Assembly 1 WS-5 Rudder Assembly 1 Plant Manager WS-6 Aerolon Assembly 2 WS-7 Cockpit Assembly 1 Industrial Engineers WS-8 Engine Assembly 1 1 WS-9 Tank Assembly 1 2 WS-10 Inspection 1 3 Sales Manager Customer Figure 8. Operations and Jobs

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Balling, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the students paid$2500 and the college/department paid $1500 with funds coming primarily from off-campusdonors.A new aspect is planned for the 2010 program. The author will continue to offer the ChinaMega-Structures program, and another professor will offer a new China Mega-Cities program Page 14.320.2that will focus on transportation and city planning of large mega-cities. Students in bothprograms will go on the same two-week trip to China. This works well since the China Mega-Structures program already visits several mega-cities and visits the city planning exhibitions inBeijing and Shanghai. Students will be encouraged to take both

Conference Session

Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

present and defend their work before the course faculty,students, and project sponsors in formal oral presentations. Page 14.534.3III. University Power Plant and Distribution System OverviewPlant Service Operations (PSO) handles all maintenance functions for the university, fromgrounds keeping to building operations. PSO works with university administration to developlong term plans and construction for campus. PSO employs skilled crafts and engineeringpersonnel to support these functions. Plant Engineering Services (PES) is the design branch ofPSO at the university.Two electrical engineers provide electrical system design and maintenance

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

undergraduateelectrical engineering students as early in the curriculum as possible to the challenges presentedby real projects. The project had to be relatively long term, multidisciplinary, and it had torequire both technical depth and breadth, problem solving skills, ethical responsibilities,communication skills, effective teamwork and planning skills. The basic idea was to engagestudents in an activity that would emulate as closely as possible the industrial environment theywill be facing soon after graduation providing students with the opportunity to gain the skills andtools needed in the day-to-day practice of engineering. Toward this end, in collaboration with thebiology department, a group of undergraduate electrical engineering students were

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Ashutosh Upadhyay, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2009-245: CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION AT THE RAJIV GANDHITECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, INDIA AND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAFazil Najafi, University of FloridaAshutosh Upadhyay, University of Florida Ashutosh is a student at University of Florida.Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College Page 14.326.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION AT THE RAJIV GANDHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, INDIA AND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAIntroductionCivil engineering is treated as the first true engineering field. It is a field involved in planning,design, construction, operation, and maintenance of transportation, environmental

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peyton Richmond, Lamar University; Daniel Chen, Lamar University; John Gossage, Lamar University; Qiang Xu, Lamar University; Kuyen Li, Lamar University

root causes using modern process IT tools such as data and alarmhistorian applications. We also feel that this is a good environment to teach students how towork in teams effectively. This skill will contribute to their future career success and is one ofthe criteria used by ABET in evaluating undergraduate engineering programs. Page 14.63.3Manufacturing EnvironmentAn Experion DCS system was purchased from Honeywell International with an initial license for1000 DCS tags.7 The Honeywell OPC interface software was also licensed and we plan to use P Pthis OPC-standard-based software interface to connect our dynamic

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Mequanint Moges, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; Victor Gallardo, University of Houston; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Reddy Talusani, Houston Community College System

Page 14.915.2provide an aid to learning and understanding and are developed throughout the respectivesemester as new insights are gained from the interaction.During Fall 2008, a pilot study is conducted to start using concept maps during mentor-menteesessions at UH. The pilot study began mid-semester. The following is a brief description of theschedule. The week of August 25, 2008: Mentor training program on peer-led team learning hasbeen conducted in collaboration with the H-LSAMP. In addition, project faculty has conducted aspecial concept map training session for themselves during the summer of 2008 to support thework.Table 1. Schedule of Activities Related to Concept Map Integration to CLABS Program – what has been planned and what

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Innovation and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

arrangement, etc.). This will require further research to determine a reasonable annual production quantity for the assigned products.ii Include in the production strategy, an identification of the quantity of each machine tool and inspection station required. Define material handling and inventory storage methods. Determine staffing requirements. Design a floor plan. Identify bottlenecks and methodology for continuous improvement. Estimate throughput and inventories (raw materials, work-in-progress, finished goods). It is certainly true that manufacturing engineers, in practice, will be called upon to contributeto concurrent engineering product development teams. Successful modern manufacturing stemsfrom iterative and parallel thinking, not

Conference Session

Innovation in Teaching Engineering Economics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Cunha, University of Alberta

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

governmentregulations make any long-term project extremely risky.Based on the abovementioned factors, a graduate course was designed and implemented aimingto prepare the students to deal with the main economic issues and challenges faced by the oilindustry. Besides the basics on engineering economics, the course covers advanced materialrelated to budgeting, economic decision tools, scheduling and corporate planning, Monte Carlosimulation and risk analysis for oil industry projects. Economic analysis of operations,production forecasts and its associated costs and expected profits are also studied.Furthermore, besides the theoretical topics covered, the students are also required to develop aproject where actual challenges from the oil industry are analyzed

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Edmonson, University of Dayton; Donna Summers, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

International

musical performance at the Institute.SuzhouAfter Nanjing, the group went to Suzhou, specifically the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP). SIP is amaster planned community that borders the city of Suzhou. Over 200 foreign-investedenterprises have committed to the community. When fully developed, the SIP will accommodatea population of 600,000 and provide jobs for 360,000 employees. The group stayed in themodern SIP hotel and a classroom was reserved for us at the Higher Education Town. Hsu3indicates that international alliances develop student learning in ways not learned in traditionaleducational settings. The University of Dayton has formed a 3+1 agreement with ShanghaiNormal University (SNU). At Suzhou, six students from SNU joined the group from

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mulchand Rathod, Wayne State University; Mary James Legatski, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Tagged Divisions

International

the re-organization of the society and thereare currently no plans to re-establish it. The "lesson learned" here was that a program successfulat the student section level (i.e., the DAG Program) may not have the same degree of appeal atthe senior section level. Ironically, that is the very location within ASME that diversity andinclusiveness promotion could be most valuable. E Outreach Activities Page 11.93.5 Outreach to organizations that represent and support minorities and women inengineering to share information and discuss ways to potentially work together has long been ahallmark of ASME’s diversity activities and include

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Rufe, Eastern Michigan University; Gary Rodak, Eastern Michigan University; Scott Pollock, Eastern Michigan University; Mary Finkel, Eastern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

“capstone courses” which build on these basic concepts. This is where wesee a great deal of originality in the curriculum when compared with the manufacturing programsof other institutions. As the students approach their final training in machining, electronics, CAD, materials,plastics production, quality management, etc…they are required to take a three-course capstonesequence that follows a product’s development from conception through production. The firstclass, develops the product concept, the second course, takes that concept and plans itsproduction and the final course produces and sells the product. The first class, MFG 316 Design for Manufacturing and Tooling, is where the productdesign is born. Students generate product

Conference Session

Tools and Support for Software Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben Garbers, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; Kasi Periyasamy, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

able to add a review of the requirements document (generally done by a reviewer other than the requirements writer). These reviews are stored within the tool for later analysis. Page 11.61.9LimitationsThe Napkins tool is currently used by the students in Software Engineering courses at theundergraduate and at the graduate level. The requirements editor is more or less complete eventhough it has a simplified version of IEEE standard format. This is because the tool is designedprimarily for the students in Software Engineering courses. If the tool is planned to be used foractual software development, it needs to be extended to include

Conference Session

Mechanical/Manufacturing ET Design Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

senior design project for manyreasons. Planning typically begins in the fall, where early decisions must be made with regard tovehicle type, configuration, and overall design goals. The competition's rules structure providesnecessary constraints, and the competition dates, typically late in the spring semester, necessitateadherence to a strict timeline. Participants must prepare and submit a comprehensive designreport that is reviewed by competition judges, typically experienced design engineers. Theymust also make a formal presentation to the judges as part of the competition weekend. In short,the HPV Challenge provides students a detailed, real-world, hands on engineering design projectthat is also an excellent framework for a senior design

Conference Session

Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Renner Martinez, University of Texas-El Paso; Evelyn Posey, University of Texas-El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

special emphasis on issuesaffecting women of color. These practices are shared through newsletters, fliers, the ADVANCEWeb site, and through presentation at national conferences, and publication in book chapters andjournals.In fall 2005, UTEP ADVANCE co-sponsored a workshop on conflict mediation in the Collegeof Engineering. An outcome of the workshop was the creation of a Faculty Advisory Council inthe college to address the feedback received form the college’s climate study, address policy thataffects faculty, and promote discussion of faculty concerns.During the second half of the grant, the ADVANCE team will facilitate the development ofdepartmental action plans that outline each department’s strategic plan to recruit and retain adiverse

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Plebani, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

students in operations research to focus their learning on the power of dynamicprogramming, as opposed to the nuances of computer implementations.IntroductionSince the formulation of Dynamic programming (DP) by Bellman,1 it has been successfullyapplied to a variety of problems, including capacity planning, equipment replacement,production planning, production control, assembly line balancing and capital budgeting(hundreds of articles referring to the use of dynamic programming are given in Sniedovichand Cole7 ). Despite seemingly successful, dynamic programming has not been adaptednearly as readily, and thus successfully, as its mathematical programming counterpartssuch as linear and integer programming. Some of the reasons for this are the lack

Conference Session

Using Teams, Seminars & Research Opportunities for Retention

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Hailey, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

freshmen and in Fall semester 2005 only femalestudents selected the course. The seminar was one credit hour, met once a week for an hour, andwas not required for any engineering major. Course goals were to: 1. provide a variety of speakers who share their knowledge and experience about the many career-options available in engineering, 2. provide information about internships from career placement and planning specialists, 3. discuss the ways in which women integrate their professional and personal lives, 4. provide information and strategies for the academic and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in engineering, 5. develop a community of learners among peers with similar academic and career goals.After completing

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

environmental engineering student to environmentalengineer. Specific course objectives have the students:• form a community within the university;• establish friendships among students of similar academic interests;• develop an academic plan;• develop skills to deal with the many aspects of student life;• learn more about the university’s environmental engineering program;• develop a sense of the environmental engineering profession;• use some of the skills required by environmental engineers;• explore several of the specialty areas within environmental engineering;• master some of the basic environmental engineering language; and• use knowledge gained to make better career choicesWhile many of the topics in the list above are connected to

Conference Session

Elementary School Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Bush, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jennifer Gray, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Megan Holmes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Karen Kosinski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Leena Razzaq, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jill Rulfs, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

unworkable in kindergartenand first grade. For example, the students cannot read or write! Nevertheless, conceptssuch as creative design, materials selection, and proper tool use can be effectively taughtif approached in the appropriate way. Graduate fellows have written and illustrated a setof picture books that provides a particularly effective introduction to these topics.Curriculum plans, representative lessons, program successes, and lessons learned, aredescribed below.IntroductionThis project, titled Partnerships Implementing Engineering Education (PIEE), is part ofthe NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) program, the goal ofwhich is to involve engineering graduate students with K-12 science and engineeringeducation

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder; Diana Shannon, University of Colorado-Denver; Jay Shah, University of Colorado-Boulder; R. Scott Summers, University of Colorado-Boulder; Jim Ruttenber, University of Colorado

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Shannon, University of Colorado-Denver Diana Shannon has worked over 27 years in the areas of environmental health and environmental protection. She has worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Boulder County Health Department, City and County of Denver. She co-developed and co-taught the Environmental Health for Developing Communities course. She currently serves as Assistant Chair in the Department of Planning and Design, College of Architecture and Planning, at CU Denver.Jay Shah, University of Colorado-Boulder Jay Shah is earning his M.S. degree in Civil Engineering in the EDC program. Jay was a Research Assistant funded

Conference Session

What's New in Statics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

,bending stress, horizontal shear stress plus combined axial and bending elements. The plan wasto group similar topics together so students could make a connection between the statics topicand a related strength of materials topic: or more simply put, relate what happens externally towhat happens internally.As an example, in the new sequence students analyze beams using shear and moment diagramsand then evaluate the stresses by calculating moments of inertia using the parallel axis theoremand bending theory in the same class. The intent is for students to draw a direct correlationbetween why we develop shear and moment diagrams and what it’s used for, rather than learninghow to draw the diagrams in statics and then in the next term learn how to

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Boser, Illinois State University; Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

2006-446: OUTCOME ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATIONKenneth Stier, Illinois State University Dr. Ken Stier is a professor and Coordinator of the Integrated Manufacturing Systems Program at Illinois State University. He received his Ed.D in Curriculum and Instruction and has been responsible for coordinating the assessment plan for the Manufacturing Systems Program for the last three years. He has served in various capacities on six accreditation site visits. Regular teaching responsibilities include courses in manufacturing processes, materials technology, and manufacturing organization and management.Richard Boser, Illinois State University Dr. Richard Boser is a Professor and Coordinator of the