Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James W. Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

make recommendations for further work.Structure of the SubjectConceptually, the subject can be broken into three sections, each 3 or 4 weeks long. The firstfocuses on giving students success with some simple design projects and introducing a few keycomponents. The only items of test equipment used are a triple-output power supply and a digitalmulti-meter (DMM). The second section goes into more depth in both theory (e.g., AC instead ofDC, capacitors) and tools (the function generator and oscilloscope are introduced). The finalsection of the subject is the final project.The pace is kept fast, and we try to maximize the time spent building circuits while allowingenough time for reflection and discussion. We now present the material covered each

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Technology (IIT) in a capstone designcourse and within the framework of an IPRO (interprofessional projects program). Page 22.96.2 2011 ASEE Annual ConferenceTeamwork, innovation, and complex problem-solving skills make successfulprofessionals - and reflect the overall performance of their organizations. Since 1995, theIPRO team project course at IIT has been teaching students how to excel in theworkplace by providing them the practical tools that can make a difference in theirprofessional and personal lives.The IPRO program joins together students from various academic disciplines to work asa team to tackle a real-world problem

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

they have learned to analyzing a new structure. Although this assignment could be given ashomework, since so many things can go wrong during the development and analysis of a newFEA model, it is best if the students have immediate access to assistance while working on it.After performing the numerical analysis, the students have now successfully studied the sametwo structures using three different approaches – experimentation, hand calculations, andnumerical simulation. To complete the experience, each team writes a report where theycompare and contrast the results of the three methods and discuss the strengths and weaknessesof each. In addition, they reflect on their own feelings about each approach and how they can beused together to offset

Conference Session

Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Rinehart, Rice University; Eden B. King, George Mason University; Mikki Hebl, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

program. • 71% reported the mentor program "mostly" or "totally" met their goals • 78% reported they will participate next year • 50% reported they are part of another mentor programWhen asked, “As a result of my participation in the Triad Mentor program, I feel…”,participants' responses (indicated on a 5 point Likert scale, with 1 being “not true” and 5 being“very true.”) reflect that the program goals were being met. We anticipated that participantswould believe their success matters to the university and their school because the mentors wereoutside their departments, but found that mentees felt that their success mattered not only in theuniversity and school but also in their own departments. This suggests that the Triad Mentor

Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E. Pakkala, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

forces, roll and pitch angles, and suspension travels. The multiple plots reflect varying stiffness parameter values.These data can be analyzed by comparing the peak values or standard deviations of the differentgraphs. It can be seen that the normal force peaks increase with increasing suspension stiffnessand the suspension travel decreases. The analyses may be performed at different velocities tovary the road input frequencies to ensure correlation to generally accepted valid results.The maximum suspension travel and the maximum forces may be determined for a simulatedimpact of the vehicle after a jump. This is executed by an initial condition for the velocity of thesprung and unsprung masses. This simulation starts at

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

grants DUE-0618589.The opinions, findings, and conclusions do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation or the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.References[1] Almstrum, V. L., Henderson, P. B., Harvey, V., Heeren, C., Marion, W., Riedesel, C., Soh, L.-K. & Tew, A. E. (2006). Concept inventories in computer science for the topic discrete mathematics. ITiCSE '06: Proceedings of the 11th Annual SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ACM press, 163-167.[2] Allen, K. (2006). The Statistics Concept Inventory: Development and analysis of a cognitive assessment instrument in statistics. Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Oklahoma.[3] Allen, M. J. & Yen, W

Conference Session

Advanced Aerospace Student Projects

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

as well, so that the spread in the class grade distribution became quitelarge. As the above assignment started (after Drop Day, which comes past the middle of thesemester), there were many questions asked in class about the prospects for supersonic flight.One feature of the final reports is that even the students who did not pay much attention to theassignment, actually did some exploration and rationalization regarding hydrogen-fueledsupersonic airliners. The best assignments reflected superlative independent thinking andexploration, (“superlative” is not defined as “agreeing with instructor!”). Before going into theirown approach they sought and found relevant references from the literature and actually readthrough them to a good level of

Conference Session

Modeling and Problem-Solving

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morris M. Girgis, Central State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

’ feedback and reflection on the pre-test and initial knowledge and skills.2. Review and Explain the concepts needed for problem- Preparing students andLecture Session solving. The lecture is based on the pre-test keeping them motivated results and students’ feedback.3. Laboratory Session Assemble and measure one-spring-beam Engaging students in under loading to experimentally determine hands-on activity system behavior and compare results with estimated analytical values.4. Preparatory Students work on simple problems similar to Scaffolding and

Conference Session

What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Borup, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

was equal to the mean weight assigned by each of theother groups was equal was tested using the twosample t test at the 95% confidence intervalNo differences were found when comparing weights of the values as assigned by the consultantsand educators. This suggests that educators and consultants values are very similar. It wasfound that between 2 and 4 of the 15 values were determined to have mean weights that are notequal in each of the other comparisons. It is interesting to note that educators’ values aregenerally reflected by the students’ values. The two exceptions to this are the values of “ease ofoperation” and “dependability of the process

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Keri Lynn Wolfe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Lauren Elizabeth Sawarynski

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

literature.25-26 These criteria include having no more than twolines for the sentence assertion headlines, supporting those headlines with relevantgraphics, and having as few words as possible for the bodies of the slides. As shown inTable 2, the average number of words per slide was 19.3, and every slide in the assertion-evidence set had a relevant graphic. Appendix B presents the assertion-evidence slides.Not reflected in this collection is that some of the slides included simple animationswhich took the form of presentation of additional details of graphics on nine of the tenslides (the animations followed the choice of “Appear,” which the assertion-evidenceliterature recommends). In developing the topic-subtopic slides, we followed the

Collection

2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Heath A. Schluterman; Kellie Schneider; C. Richard Cassady

to answer successfully on the Post-Test. The problems which best reflect this modelare 7, 10, and 13. These questions cover the topics of Excel References, Future Worth, and theFEP Homework policy. Problem 7 required the students to understand Microsoft Excel cellreferences. Again, most of our students had little knowledge of Excel initially, and many mistookthe multi-part question as a multiple-choice. The unique result is that scores were actually higheron the Post-Test than the exam. This could be due to the fact that Microsoft Excel continued tobe used in the Introduction to Engineering I course after the second exam. Problem 10 concerneddetermining a future value of a present sum of money. Students were able to easily learn how toapply

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Radian Belu

concepts, which areindirectly taught in the undergraduate subjects on a Power Electronics, Digital and AnalogCircuits, Antenna Design, Electromagnetic Fields, and Microwave Engineering. In addition to 61these, students should be aware of various examples given by the teachers in the above courses,for examples when discussing reflection interfaces, references may be made of the shieldingeffectiveness of various materials. Adding an EMC class to an already packed curriculum is notan easy task and hard choices are necessary. Most EMC classes are offered at graduate level oras senior electives for electrical engineering students6-8. Moreover, these courses often require asprerequisite one or two

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

KENNETH WADE JACKSON

for the 21st Century-Balancing Engineering Science,Information Technology and Multidisciplinary Studies Kenneth W Jackson Ph.D., P.E. Southern Polytechnic State UniversityAbstractEducating engineers for success in the 21st century workforce will requirecontinually adapting the curriculum subject matter to reflect relevancies to publicand corporate stakeholders. The planet’s population is growing to unprecedentedlevels and making vital resources even scarcer. For decades after World War IIengineering education tended to focus primarily on engineering science or physicsusing reductionist analytics. The less mathematical sciences of design, synthesis,systems, organization and planning became relatively minor parts of anundergraduate’s

Collection

2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Neil H. Schiller

calculations course. Currents in Pharmacy Teachingand Learning July 2010 (Vol. 2, Issue 3, Pages 144-148)Salama (2010) LIAISING WITH LIVESCRIBE: FIRST TIME REFLECTIONS WITH AMAGIC PEN, INTED2010 Proceedings, pp. 2092-2094.Stasko, D. & Caron, P.G. (2010). Digital notes and lecture capture: pencasts aselectronic copies of live STEM lectures and student access to digital lectures. InProceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia andTelecommunications 2010 (pp. 1868-1876). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Copyright ASEE Middle Atlantic Regional Conference April 29-30, 2011, Farmingdale State College, SUNY

Collection

2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Grant Crawford; Elizabeth Bristow

variety of projects in locations across theworld. Members have the opportunity to travel but need not do so in order to make valuablecontributions to their chapter's project.ConclusionOur experience is only one example of how a few engineers can make a significant impactbeyond their normal scope of influence. We took the knowledge and skills that we havedeveloped in our careers and used them in a capacity we had never anticipated. When asked,“What did you do with your summer vacation?”, in 2009 we can honestly say that, “We made adifference.” If asked, “Was it worth it?”, the answer is a resounding, “YES!”AcknowledgmentsThe views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not purport to reflect the position ofthe United States Military

Collection

2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Angela Beck; Jim Helbling

, the COM instructor does not co-create lectures and othermaterials in conjunction with the AE instructor and thus their lectures may not reflect thespecific needs of these specific students in this specific senior design course; furthermore, therequirements stated in the COM instructor's lecture may be at odds with the requirements held bythe AE instructor, potentially leading to conflicts between the instructors themselves when it istime to assign grades to student documents or presentations.The consultation configuration does have its merits; for one, it allows COM faculty, who mayalready be stretched thin by various obligations, to have a presence in one or more senior designcourses and thus to provide communication support to a number of

Collection

2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Amelito Enriquez

creatingopportunities for student engagement and immersion into the college experience in order toincrease student persistence.Math Jam was designed primarily to help students who have expressed interest in a STEM fieldbut have low levels of preparation for taking college-level math courses as indicated by theirmath placement test results. Due to high interests in STEM and low placement test scores,participation in the program was higher among minority students compared to non-minoritystudents. This higher rate of participation among minority students and the success of Math Jamin enhancing their academic performance are reflected in the increase in enrollment in transfer-level STEM courses since the program was initiated. Although enrollments in STEM transfer

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Prudich, Ohio University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Robert Y. Ofoli, Michigan State University; Robert B. Barat, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Norman W. Loney, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ali Pilehvari, P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Michael J. Elsass, University of Dayton; Robert J. Wilkens, University of Dayton; Danilo Pozzo, University of Washington; Jim Pfaendtner, University of Washington; William B. Baratuci, University of Washington; Jim Henry, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Bridget R. Rogers, Vanderbilt University; John F. Sandell, Michigan Technological University; Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Jason M. Keith, Michigan Technological University; Horacio Adrian Duarte, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David W. Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Charles Nuttelman, University of Colorado, Boulder; Pablo LaValle, University of Michigan; Naoko Ellis, University of British Columbia; Sergio Mendez, California State University, Long Beach; Arne Biermans, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Palmer, Montana State University; Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Betty J. Harper, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dan Merson, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

embrace its principles. Bordogna, Fromm, and Ernst,[5] for example, argue that“contextual understanding capability” is an important component of engineering innovation, and Page 22.430.2this growing recognition is reflected in the emphasis reports by the National Academy ofEngineers,[1,2] the National Science Foundation,[6] and the National Research Council[7] place oncontextual competence; in ABET‟s standards for engineering accreditation;[3] and in the growingbody of research literature that explores students‟ contextual understanding and ways toincorporate contextual competence into the engineering curriculum.Despite this increased national

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

have differing GTA interpretations. Lecture andworkshop course coordinators provide PowerPoint slides for all GTAs and instructors eachweek, and then lead weekly meetings to go over the slides and associated activities. Natedescribes that the course coordinators communicate to the GTAs “that within some bounds wehave a lot of freedom”, but that “I‟m not sure that I‟d be free to change [course materials] verymuch because it has to reflect their decisions.” In GTA meetings, “the overall theme of theiranswers [to GTA questions about making changes] has been „you can feel free to personalize,but we have to maintain consistency‟. It‟s always been that kind of emphasis on consistency”.However, Sam seems to have different perceptions of the same

Conference Session

They're Not "Soft" Skills!

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eckehard Doerry, Northern Arizona University; James Dean Palmer, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

reflect on their teaming success.This "open evaluation" model is similar to Clark [6], who advocates for open discussions of peerevaluations as a basis learning and improvement. Scores from the Teamwork Report werecounted as 10% of the final course score.Version 1: EvaluationThis approach at first appeared to be successful, with insightful narratives of successfulteamwork appearing in Teamwork Reports. It soon became apparent, however, that thegenerally positive reviews appearing in the reports often did not match up with reality. In manycases, serious dissatisfactions with teammates revealed in private office consultations withinstructors never appeared in the peer ratings or, if they did, then in much milder form. Evenwhen poor performance was

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

Tagged Topics

Council of Sections

3 12.0% 3 12.0% Undecided 8 32.0% 8 32.0% Other (Landscape Architecture) 0 0.0% 1 4.0% Total 25 25The failure of the SEI program to achieve its primary goal of recruiting students into engineeringis also reflected in Table 11. Although student enthusiasm for the program increasedsignificantly, there was a statistically significant decrease in student confidence that the Institutewill help them select an appropriate engineering major. The slight increase in student level ofconfidence that they have the necessary

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Praveen Shankar, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Valana L. Wells, Arizona State University; Wen-Ting Chung, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

for cruising flight.Homework 3: Longitudinal Static Stability (Hand Solved)Students’ understanding of longitudinal static stability was tested in this assignment. The effectof configuration of aircrafts including the location of the center of gravity, location andinclination of the horizontal tail on the static stability was evaluated using hand-solved numericalproblems.Homework 4: Longitudinal Static Stability (DATCOM)Prior to this assignment, students were introduced to the USAF DATCOM software. Descriptionof how to modify the input file to reflect the geometric configuration of the given aircraftfollowed by execution of the program and analysis of the data was discussed in the classroom.Students were provided with 3 wing models and 3 wing

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Patrick Hogan, Missouri S&T; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

clarify confusing concepts with peers” (Student 11) “Working together in groups was excellent practice for the work world. I learned more thinking about these problems and assignments than I do just working out a problem on paper or reading a textbook.” (Student 12)The perceived weaknesses covered issued such as lack of examples to guide the work on theseprojects, difficulty with Wiki editing, high workload outside the classroom, or ethical issuesrelated to the workload within groups as reflected in the sample answers below. “Some people might work harder than others, and if they just divide the tasks, some might not know what's going on the discussion, and conclusions.” (Student 1) “Could be frustrating at

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

developments and their implementation outcomes. Page 22.1002.6Design PhilosopyTo maximize the benefit of remote laboratories, the design philosophy includes a number offeatures: a) use of emerging technologies; b) individualized learning; c) knowledge-centeredlearning; d) embedded assessment strategies; and e) scaffolds. These features provide anengaging laboratory experience, working with students pre-existing knowledge, anddeveloping skills of self-monitoring and reflection, which contribute toward improving thequality of STEM education.Design ImplementationsMost of the implementations are done through two NSF grants (DUE-044xxxx and DUE-083xxxx). This

Conference Session

High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal S Corbett, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; David E. Hall, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

input, computations 2.29 3.33 1.04and plotsQ. Computation of servo efficiency under various operating 1.71 3.08 1.38conditionsR. Solving of work, power and efficiency problems 2.33 3.25 0.92S. Fabrication of a solar oven from foam board 1.63 3.38 1.75T. Use of a Boe-Bot to measure temperature 1.46 3.08 1.63U. Use of uss digital temperature sensors to measure temperature 1.46 2.96 1.50potentialV. Use of a solar oven to explain infrared reflection 1.46 2.71 1.25W. knowledge of the relationship between thickness of insulation 1.83

Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

are readily found in textbooks, newspapers, speeches and policy documents across the 20thcentury) reflect this enduring framing of technical enterprise as invariably a welcomecontribution to general human welfare. In 1923, a journalist's profile of General Electricpresident Gerard Swope noted that the American engineer promises "industrial well-being, ofcreating greater happiness through the wider distribution of nature's gifts and resources, andthrough a general furtherance of the march of civilization."9 Prominent civil engineer WilliamBarclay Parsons, then supervisor of subway construction in New York City, told an audience atColumbia University in 1927, that "should our civilization perish, its ruins, if excavated, willdisclose that it

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Lea Campbell, University of Houston, Downtown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

exit interview rubric can be found inAttachment B.Next StepsThe curriculum, pedagogy and assessment strategies reflect several months of research onteaming as well as lessons that the authors have learned over many years of participating in andleading teams. The next step is to determine if the curriculum does, in fact improve students‟knowledge of teaming and their performance within teams. Beginning in Spring 2011 theteaming curriculum will be integrated into a number of project-based Engineering Technologycourses and piloted over several semesters. Assessment data collected from these pilot groupswill then be compared to similar assessment data collected from other student groups who didnot have the benefit of deliberate instruction in

Conference Session

Liberal Education Revisited: Five Historical Perspectives

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith E. Hedges, Drury University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ding several survivor sto ories concernning its lack of adequate distributionn.Discussio onThe primmary purposee of the study y was to bettter understannd the naturee of student eengagementt andthe seconndary purposse was to stu udy the broad d implicationns of disasteers in educatiion. The autthorexplored the research h question, “What “ is the nature of syynchronous eengagementss between thhelearner annd the disastter event?” I extruded thhree educatioonal lessons learned by oobserving theestudent thhemes evolv ve. These aree reflections from the reaal-time disasster inquiriess in the areass ofcourse in nstruction, co ontent, and student

Conference Session

Issues and Answers in Mathematics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

-minoritystudents. This higher rate of participation among minority students and the success of MathJam in enhancing their academic performance are reflected in the increase in enrollment intransfer-level courses since the program was initiated. Although enrollments in STEMtransfer-level courses have increased for all student groups and for all STEM areas, the rates ofincrease are significantly higher among minority students, especially for engineering,mathematics, and physics where minority student enrollment has traditionally been lower dueto inadequate high school preparation in math.The success of Math Jam has prompted Cañada College to institutionalize the program.Beyond the duration of the three-year Minority Science and Engineering Improvement