Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Williams, Virginia Tech; Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

project, they were required to submit aninstructor-approved description of the project. These design project statements (13 in total) werethen presented to the students along with information about the mission of the correspondingcommunity organization. Student teams‟ indicated their three project preferences; projects wereassigned based on the stated number of teams with which the partner was willing to work.Additional details of implementation of the ROXIE project are provided in [6].A sample of ROXIE projects are presented in Table 2. A unique feature of the ROXIE projects isthat they are not all associated with product design. Some projects, like designing a plan forcollecting excess fruit, involve designing a process. These types of projects

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

effects of damping.In this paper, only the free vibration experiments, four in all, will be described in detail, as wellas their impact on the student learning outcomes for the course. These experiments weredeveloped and refined over several years. Each laboratory workstation can accommodate twostudents at a time. Student surveys have indicated that the laboratory experiments were effectivein understanding the theory and provide an increased level of intellectual excitement for thecourse. A subsequent paper is planned to describe the forced vibration experiments.IntroductionThere are two basic approaches to developing a vibrations laboratory for engineering students tostudy lumped parameter systems. One is to purchase a commercially available

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

of the membrane and quantifying the impact of this change.This set of topics ranges from technically oriented material to macro-level material. For example,comparing life-cycle analyses engages the broader issue of fuel cell benefits and viability. Thethree projects selected by student teams were: characterizing fuel cell start up transients,computing the area of solar panels, and explaining heat transfer and thermal management in fuelcells. Each student team was responsible for developing and delivering a one class period lessonon their topic. As an intermediate assignment, students were required to complete a lesson planand list of sources. After it was graded and returned, the lesson plan was used to foster an

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

team project provides students with anopportunity to design fabricate and test the resonators. However, this project and one industrialvisit cannot make up for a semester-long laboratory activities. We are in the process ofdeveloping a dynamic vibration absorber and plan to make it a required laboratory activity in thefall of 2010.In the fall of 2009 our students learned to use a new software and obtained the frequencyresponse from the time-domain data. They were creative and voluntarily fabricated resonatorsusing new materials such as Delrin and Elkonite. One team has made a helpful recommendation Page 15.329.14that we increase the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Stewart Ross, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jeffrey Pribyl, Minnesota State University, Mankato

facility type, the topics covered by these problems will spanseveral chapters or topics in a traditional textbook. This will allow problems to be used from asingle scenario throughout the semester. A greater sense of cohesion and continuity in thematerial will therefore be generated.Following the proof-of-concept development plan, the skill-based problems will take the form oftraditional homework problems and will emphasize the development of specific skills, such as Page 15.606.6 Table 2: Selection of Full and Mini Scenario Facilities Full Scenarios (5 facility types) Campus Facilities Plant including Co-generation Power

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Guenther, Wright State University; Bruce Rahn, Wright State University; Mark Falknor, Wright State University; Adam Kelly, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

reception of the videoafter one minute of launching. We believe this to be a result of the poor performance of the USBTV tuner card along with the receiving antenna. We were not able to securely mount thereceiving directional antenna and therefore not able to receive a video signal the entire time. Theremainder of the system worked exactly as planned. This was proved through what the PV-500DVR was able to capture and what we received via the Basic Stamp. On the ascent and descent,the DVR showed successful video switching at 40,000 and 60,000 ft. During the flight the BasicStamp would send a packet of information once per minute and we noticed the video switchingoccurred exactly when it was expected. The flight path for the video transmission can be

Conference Session

Project-based Education in Energy Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

thebase of the chimney reached daily maximums over 50 degrees Fahrenheit. With the assistance ofvisiting faculty from the MSU Urban Planning Institute (who were also working in Ghana at thetime) the students were also able to learn a great deal about material and manufacturing methodsavailable in the local villages for future constructions. Page 15.1121.9 Figure 6: Completed prototype solar chimneyFigure 7: Small scale solar chimney in Ghana. Figure 8: Taking test data with a Ghanaian student

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garrett Clayton, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Brainstorm Test design Choose an idea Modify the design BuildThe given examples all contain steps of the engineering design process. For example, one modelfor the engineering design process uses the steps1: • Recognize the Need • Define the Problem • Plan • Gather Information Page 15.802.5 • Conceptualize Different Ideas • Evaluate the Alternatives • Select the Preferred Alternative • Implement the Selected Design.As can be seen, the student design models appear in the textbook engineering design processmodel shown

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fadi Obeidat, Virginia Commonwealth University; Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Jerry Tucker, Virginia Commonwealth University; Robert Klenke, Virginia Commonwealth University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

peripherals, adopting IP cores, and handling interfacing andsynchronization issues.Planned future work includes integrating more components in this infrastructure such as sensors,actuators and digital/analog convertors to allow students to practice other skills in the field ofembedded systems. We plan also to exploit this infrastructure to introduce hardware designconcepts in other computer engineering courses such as digital logic design and computerarchitecture where the students will be able to implement these concepts directly on the hardwareand visualize the results via the monitor. Page 15.1268.9References1. Z. K. Baker and V. K. Prasanna

Conference Session

Construction Classroom Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Whitney Lutey, Montana State University; Penny Knoll, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Constructors (AIC) Exam results and in-class assessment.3. Student attitudes towards safety and their belief that safety is common sense, intuitive knowledge.In addition, the paper offers a brief overview of our current approach to teaching constructionsafety, our plans for course improvement, and recommendations for safety education for similarprograms.This paper follows a similar thread to Peterson1 on student knowledge of and attitude towardsafety. Specifically, we wanted to investigate the safety culture of outgoing graduates of theprogram, reflecting the goal of the National Occupational Research Agenda’s NationalConstruction Agenda: research goal 8.1.2: Evaluate how safety and health cultures influence keyconstruction industry subgroups. In

Conference Session

Technology-Enhanced Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diarmuid McCarthy, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Curriculum. 1997, Trinity College Dublin: Dublin. p. 124.5. DES. Taoiseach launches €150m plan for "smart schools". 2009 [cited 2010 5th January].6. DES. Project Maths "breaks new ground" in approach to curricular reform 2008 [cited 2010 5th January].7. Lane, D., Seery, N., Gordon, S., The Understated Value of Freehand Sketching in Technology Education. Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2009. 73(3): p. 13-22.8. DES, Leaving Certificate Design and Communication Graphics Syllabus. 2007, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment: Dublin.9. t4. About t4. 2006 [cited 2010 January 5].10. Keays, P., National Co-ordinator t4. 2010: Galway.11. t4, In-service attendance database Des, Editor. 2009: Galway.12

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AE Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

Sorby, S. (1999). Developing 3-D Spatial Visualization Skills. Engineering Design Graphics Journal,Vol 63, No 2.5 Gobert, J. (1999). Expertise in the Comprehension of Architectural Plans (Knowledge Acquistion and Inference Making)". Visual and Spatial Reasoning in Design (JS Gero &B Tversky, Ed.)6 Arnheim, R. (1986). A plea for visual thinking. New Essays on the Psychology of Art. University of California Press, Berkeley,CA, (p. 135-152).7 Esparragoza, I.,(2004), Enhancing visualization skills in freshman engineering students. Proceedings of the 59th Annual Meeting and Conference of the ASEE Engineering Design Graphics Division,21-23 November, 2004 Williamsburg, VA.8 Potter, C. and Van der

Conference Session

Clearing up Student Misconceptions in Materials

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Rosenblatt, Ohio State University; Andrew Heckler, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

strength is given by the stress needed to breakthe material. True or False?” This suggests that giving students the plots by themselves does notnecessarily transfer to an overall understanding of the mechanical properties. While this is notparticularly surprising, it is important to keep in mind when planning instruction, test questions,and so on for a course.Conclusion and Summary of FindingsWe reported here on student difficulties in understanding the mechanical properties of metals andon pilot instructional materials designed to help students overcome these difficulties. While weare not the first researchers to report students’ difficulties in understanding mechanical properties,our research adds to the exisitng literature on students

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University; Michael Harris, Kettering University; William Riffe, Kettering University; Massoud Tavakoli, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

new courses. Whena general faculty survey in 2006 asked faculty if they believed entrepreneurship was an importanttopic for our students, there was general agreement. However, the challenge we discovered is tofind points where faculty can and will insert entrepreneurship in the curriculum. In late 2008, we formulated a plan to teach entrepreneurship across the curriculum.Beginning with the “writing across the curriculum” movement in the 1980’s, the literaturereveals that many disciplines have mounted “across the curriculum” movements. These includewriting, mathematics, critical thinking, citizenship, ethics and other fields. Such efforts areespecially appropriate for topics such as entrepreneurship that are application oriented and

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University; Richard F. Miller, Ohio Northern University; David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

research needs a significant amount of supportand supervision from faculty members. However, faculties in undergraduate programs like theMechanical Engineering Department at ONU have heavy teaching, advising and servicerequirements. Usually one faculty member teaches six or more courses an academic year inaddition to committee service, academic and capstone project advising, lab instruction, andprofessional development. In addition, due to that absence of graduate students, faculty membersalso do their own grading, hold office hours, and run their own labs. Therefore, it is difficult forfaculty members to also find the time required to closely supervise undergraduate researchassistants. However, with proper planning and accommodations

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Chavela Guerra, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

International

policy in the Page 15.378.6 Spanish-speaking world. Current Issues in Language Planning 2006, 7 (1), 95-125.11. Wenger, E. Communities of practice: A brief introduction. http://www.ewenger.com/theory/index.htm (accessed March 15th 2010).12. Allendoerfer, C.; Bates, R.; High, K. A.; Meadows, L.; Masters, K.; Stwalley, C.; Adams, R. S. In Special session - Communities of practice in engineering education: How do we investigate diversity and global engineering?, Frontiers in Education Conference, Milwaukee, WI, IEEE: Milwaukee, WI, 2007; pp S1E1- S1E2.13. Borrego, M.; Streveler, R.; Chism, N.; Smith, K

Conference Session

Design Projects across the Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold Henderson, United States Miliary Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

manufacturing machinery and machinecomponent design. The second course in the sequence, ME404, is dedicated to learning andapplying the design process. ME404 covers the process from gathering customer requirementsto creating and implementing a test plan to ensure the product successfully meets thoserequirements. The students work through an in-class example based on an illumination deviceand develop their own solution to a storage container out of class. They are required to producea prototype of their container using skills from ME403. The final course, ME496, is dedicated toa senior group capstone project that the student selects. This course allows the student to applythe design process to a more complex problem and relies heavily on the

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edwin Garcia, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

-- the content of thelesson, b) determining the acceptable evidence of learning also called the assessment method,and c) planning the experiences and instructional approach or pedagogy. Usability aspects werealso analyzed. We decided to use this backward design as a framework because it encompassesall elements that should be involved in any instructional intervention.Students reported that they used OOF to generate plots and read values (47%), to generate data(41%), and to implement models provided by the instructor (41%).Learning Outcomes (content) - This section focuses on the general experience students had,relevance of the content to whether students thought the simulation tools were relevant to theirareas of interest as well as their level

Conference Session

Standards For Future Engineering Practitioners

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Harding, Purdue University; Paul McPherson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

applicable to theproduct. Lectures would be a combination of discussing fundamental methods in findingappropriate standards. Industry representatives would be invited as guest lecturers to instructabout current projects requiring such skills and knowledge. Through a paper and presentation,students would present their findings and provide detailed explanations about why suchstandards were necessary for the product to operate efficiently and effectively. However, it is recognized that while a two-term course would be desirable from theauthors’ point of view, such a commitment might be difficult with many current plans-of-study.As such the modular- or case studies-approach might be a better fit in a particular curriculum. If a stand-alone

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Okhtay Azarmanesh, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

maintain a database of public safety emitters in a region,including the emitter location, physical layer parameters such as modulation type and transmitfrequency, and an association to which emergency team is using this frequency and waveform.At least 20 different emergency response teams will be trying to coordinate their activities.4,5The tools the students are using for this Challenge are a combination of what they have used in Page 15.556.5their first two Challenge solutions. They are using MATLAB for the initial design simulationsand later, during the design phase, they plan to implement it in hardware using USRP boards,transferring their codes

Conference Session

Novel Methods in Engineering Ethics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos Bertha, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

thesecond portion of this presentation: using case studies in class.How to Use Case StudiesRecommendations provided fall into two categories: on the one hand there is preparation andpresentation (here the advice will be quite mechanical), and, on the other hand, we have Page 15.657.4suggestions for effective casuistic analysis.Preparation and PresentationFor short illustrations, movie clips, etc., the faculty member is probably the only one who needsto prepare. Longer and more complicated cases, however, may require student preparation andin these cases prior planning is key. Give students ample notice regarding what they need to do(read a case

Conference Session

Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Jablonowski, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

compromise performance in subsequentintervals. The same issue arises when modeling a drilling campaign, that is, explicit specificationof inter-well dependence.The challenges in implementing an analysis with dependence originate in data collection andestimating relationships, and deciding how to systematically incorporate these assumptions intothe analysis. The data requirements are significant, relationships must be estimated, andassumptions must be specified for how new information will be incorporated into subsequentwell plans. Researchers are actively investigating methods for incorporating statisticaldependence into probabilistic modeling.2Learning CurvesFor the purposes of this discussion, it is helpful to distinguish between the

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

guest speakerswho can help students understand the application of what they are learning in theprofession. Depending on the focus of the course, this could include both “traditional”speakers who directly address topics related to process design and operation, as well asengineering graduates who have had non-traditional careers (medicine, law, pharmacy,business, teaching, or entrepreneurship). Financial planning, business and electronicetiquette, and professional dress are issues which students will soon face. Alumni panelson “Making the Transition from Student to Employee”, “Changing Jobs”, and “GraduateSchool” can be a very effective way to address these issues

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Education in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Lau, Universidad del Turabo; Sastry Kuruganty, Universidad del Turabo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the differential equations that describe thebehavior of synchronous machines.Transient stability is very rich in technical and mathematical content. As such it is a challengingtopic for students to grasp and for instructors to present. This paper uses spreadsheets toimplement the step-by-step procedure that is typical in a transient stability study. Unlikecommercially available power system software, spreadsheets expose the solution steps withclarity without obscuring the inner workings of the numerical methods employed.1. IntroductionStability is a major concern in the planning and operation of power systems. Networkdisturbances such as a short circuit in a transmission line, sudden loss of generation, or the lossof a large load may cause

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Michael Hacker, Hofstra University; Marc Devries, University of Technology, Delft; Ammeret Rossouw, University of Technology, Delft

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

thisunderstanding implies that they have developed a realistic image of engineering and technology.We need to be explicit about what we mean by engineering and technology. Engineering is aboutcreating the human-made world, the artifacts and processes that never existed before. This is incontrast to science, the study of the natural world. Most often engineers do not literally constructthe artifacts; instead they provide plans and directions for how the artifacts are to be constructed.Both small artifacts (like a hand calculator) and large ones (like a bridge) are part of the realm ofengineering. Engineers also design processes. The processes may be those used to createchemicals and drugs, to direct how components are put together on an assembly line, or to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

surveys, questionnaires before, in the middleand after the implementation of the project are conducted to assess the effectiveness and outcomes ofthis project. Samples of the warm-up questions, the implementation and assessment plan of thePETL are described in the paper. In the end, a summary concludes that the proposed method showseffective in the teaching and learning of digital electronics course at IPFW.Keywords: Active Learning, Multimedia Delivery, WebCT, JiTT.1. IntroductionIn a traditional classroom, students are passive listeners most of the time. They come to theclassroom unprepared and just listen to the instructor and take notes. This classroom environmentlacks interactions between faculty and students, and between students themselves

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Laurie Laird, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

the following web site: http://www2.onu.edu/~jestell/cheeseburgerAdditional resources available at this site include the lesson plans related to this video.ConclusionsThe majority of students did get the message that the instructors were trying to demonstrate withthe “Cheeseburger, Fries, and a Coke” video: presentation is just as important as content.Students also indicated that they found the video to be both effective and entertaining, and thatthe video held its own in these areas against a more polished video that was also presented to theclass. Through use of the OME presentations, there is also evidence that the message of the videowas retained, as the presentations made by the 2009 cohort (who saw the video

Conference Session

Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cech, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

undergraduate education ready to be practicing representatives of theirprofession. Therefore, undergraduate engineering must provide that professional socialization,whether or not students plan to pursue advanced engineering degrees.The existing professional socialization literature clearly demonstrates that becoming aprofessional is more than the mastery of technical competence or expert knowledge.1, 12, 13 Tothe extent that professional socialization is a process of preparing the neophyte to go out into theworld to earn a living, it involves the cultivation of “practical skill” as well as the nurturing of a“professional identity.” 14, 12, 15 Learning “practical skill” translates into hands-on understandingof the challenges faced in working with

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Karen Guo, Teachers College/Columbia University; Devayani Tirthali, Teachers College/Columbia University; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

hours of intensive PD during the two week summer institute followed bymonthly classroom support visits (coaching, modeling, curriculum alignment, and planning), andthree full-day workshops during the 2008-2009 school year. A treatment group of 737 studentsreceived instructions from teachers who were in the program. In September 2008, a comparisongroup of 35 teachers with 684 students was selected and matched against the treatment groupbased on schools’ geographic location, demographics, grade level, and subjects taught by theteacher.Our research questions for the second year of the program were: (1) Does the professionaldevelopment enhance the teachers’ content knowledge in targeted science and engineeringtopics? (2) Does the PD result in

Conference Session

Research in Graphics Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

dimensions to make components fit in Page 15.254.9 the assembly. Students are encouraged to meet and discuss the interfaces of their components with their classmates and the instructor to help create “smart” models.̇ The Challenge of Collaboration: Large assembly models increase the problem of data management and version control. This is particularly challenging when the modeling activity is performed collaboratively by a team. As with the above point, it is felt that this is an important experience to expose technologists to modeling in the real world. Students are instructed to create a modeling plan on paper that includes an