Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Page 14.17.3various math and trigonometry functions. Among the engineering functions are Besselfunctions, error functions, and other functions appearing in heat transfer equations. To usefunctions in the Excel worksheet, the insert button on the Excel menu bar is clicked. Thenselecting function among a list of options, a dialogue box appears on the screen, as shown onFig. 1. One can search for the desired function by typing a description of the function (financial,engineering, etc.) in the search box or using the “select category” box by scrolling throughoptions for the desired function.For problems requiring iterative calculations, the “Goal Seek” or “Solver” tools can beemployed. By using the tool menu and selecting the solver option a

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Wadzuk, Villanova University; David Dinehart, Villanova University; Edward Glynn, Villanova University; Shawn Gross, Villanova University; Frank Hampton, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

premise is builtaround a prioritized list of topics (each linked to an associated student learning outcome) that areutilized in upper level courses or in the practice of civil engineering. The steps involved indeveloping a BOK are: 1. Development of an all inclusive topic list containing topicstraditionally taught as well as those that have been considered supplemental, 2. Development of amechanism for all faculty to provide input on each topic, 3. Synthesis and evaluation of the datacollected, 4. Creation of the prioritized topic list to be included in the curriculum, 5. Parsing ofthe BOK into logistical modules, and 6. Development of course format, sequence, and content tobest fit the BOK. An example of the BOK methodology applied to a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Foster, University of Toronto; Alexandra Heeney, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

future plans.IntroductionContextThe University of Toronto, located in the multicultural city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, isitself a multicultural institution. It “offers an education on a global scale” with “students andfaculty drawn from around the world” where many of the faculty members are “internationalleaders in their fields”. The University of Toronto has been “recognized as Canada's topuniversity and one of North America's best public research universities”[1]. By Canadianstandards, the University of Toronto is a large institution serving approximately 52,000undergraduate students across three campuses[2]. As such the University offers a diverse setof undergraduate programs, both in arts and science as well as in engineering.The Faculty

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, through increasingly more complex and abstractmental levels, to the highest order which he classified as evaluation. Verb usage that representintellectual activity on each level include the following per Bloom’s taxonomy: (1) Knowledge:Instruction using the following are applicable to this level-arrange, define, duplicate, label, list,memorize, name, order, recognize, relate, recall, repeat, or reproduce state. (2) Comprehension:Instruction using the following are applicable to this level-classify, describe, discuss, explain,express, identify, indicate, locate, recognize, report, restate, review, select, or translate. (3) Ap-plication: Instruction using the following are applicable to this level-apply, choose, demonstrate,dramatize, employ

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Tarig Ali, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

students’ progress in thecourse. Nevertheless, we find that the following concerns challenge the faculty on numerousoccasions and are more common in crafting online examinations for the engineering andtechnology-related courses:1. Examination Security: In an online “open book, open mind” examination environment wherethere is no live proctor or visual examination monitoring, the exams shall be crafted accordinglyto prevent any kind of plagiarism or illegal use of the available materials. Several such cases arereported by Colwell and Jenks in 20056. Due to the difficulty of controlling the onlineexamination environment against plagiarism, we found that the students should be tested moreon the concepts rather than the material that can be easily

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenny Mahan, University of Alabama; Jesse Huguet, University of Alabama; Joseph Chappell, University of Alabama; Keith Woodbury, University of Alabama; Robert Taylor, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

functionsbecause they are computed directly using these relations from Tillner-Roth and Baher.Since the equations provided by Tilner-Roth and Baehr’s paper only solve the primary equationswhen a single phase relation exists, it was important to insert logic checks into the coding of theprimary equations to determine if the thermodynamic state resides in the two phase region. Anexample of the coding of a typical primary function, p_Tv_R134a, can be seen in Figure 1. Ifthe state resides in the saturated region the pressure would simply be the saturation pressure atthe corresponding temperature; otherwise the single phase relationship from the paper would beused to solve for the pressure.After the primary functions were coded in the R134a module, the next

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Chappell, University of Alabama; Keith Woodbury, University of Alabama; Robert Taylor, University of Alabama

could now be posted on-line and made available fordownload by students. A central location for accessing these Add-In files was needed. As aresult, a project website1 was created where each topic specific Add-In was posted on a page forthe corresponding course along with a description of the Add-In’s contents1. Figure 1demonstrates the original website organization and Add-In tool distribution for the two courses,Heat Transfer and Energy Systems Design. Excel in ME Website Heat Transfer (ME 309) Webpage Energy Systems Design (ME 415) Webpage 1-D Conduction.xlam Nusselt.xlam Radiation.xlam Fin Efficiency.xlam Viscous

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

professor, a primary concern of teaching is thepreparation of proper material for each class session. This paper discusses a way to determinehow well the students are learning the material, especially in quite large classes, as well as theiropinions on the course. A search of the literature shows that the “Minute Manager” stands out asan easy and effective way to receive continuous feedback on the delivery of a course. This paperdescribes how the author has adapted the Minute Manager for use in her courses and programseminars.The questions asked on the Minute Manager evaluation are: 1) What was the most importantthing that you learned today? 2) What did you like most about the class today? 3) Do you haveany questions about the class today? Are

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bailey, Brigham Young University; Joseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

specifically to allow software to run as if it were on the older hardwarewithout change and thus facilitate IBM’s ability to up-sell their customer base to 370 and even toit’s current Z9 (which can run 1970’s OS360 software) on 40 year newer equipment. Sincetypical terminology of the times called the OS the “Supervisor” by the mid 70’s the virtualmachine manager (VMM) was being called the “hypervisor”.In contrast to the usual resource configuration of a server (Figure 1), where a single operatingsystem manages all the applications and their access to hardware, these VM’s gave theoperational software the illusion of a complete hardware system’s execution environment. This iscalled called Hardware Virtualization (Figure 2). VMware Server and VirtualBox

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gregory Kress, Stanford University; Joel Sadler, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

trying to figure out a way to structure exercises to access story as a methodologyand explorative form for a graduate engineering and design methods class. To do this I reflect back onwhat I already know, what I am learning from graduate student co-creators, and how my participantobservation as instructor for the class will impact the developmental stages of their projects.We know that collaborative design thinking is a social activity [1]. Members work together in teamsin the workplace and increasingly in engineering schools in project-based design courses. While thesecourses give an experience of working in teams, the elements of how insights help individuals createnew approaches, sustain engagement and inspiration well into a project and

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Masi, MIT

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

overall structure of the subjects would include a loosely structured design “process”that included the steps: 1- consider user needs, budget and scope, 2- set constraints, 3-gather information on problem, 4-develop ideas for solution, 4-choose best solution givenconstraints, 5-develop prototypes if possible. The subjects would also need to stress thedevelopment of teamwork, as well as written and oral communication abilities. Page 14.933.5Subjects were developed that included civil engineering projects in New Orleans,transportation systems, how to slow rainforest deforestation by developing technologyideas in farming or logging for local populations, toy

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Tech Session I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Schreuders, Utah State University; Scott Greenhalgh, Utah State University; Steven Mansfield, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

values to minimize subjectivity (Gall, 2003). The rubric consisted of threemain categories: scale, craftsmanship, and design. Each aspect was sub-divided into five sub-categories with students scoring up to two points (three points in the case of design) in quarterpoint (1/4 point) increments for each subcategory. The categories and subcategories are givenbelow: Page 14.188.3Scale ≠ Internal scale consistent within model ≠ Consistency to human scale ≠ Material proportionate to full scale representation ≠ Model built to exact scale (1/2"=1') ≠ Professional Evaluator's opinionCraftsmanship ≠ Material appropriate

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering as a Career Path to URMs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-2316: WHY AREN’T THERE MORE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIESIN ENGINEERING?Ali Mehrabian, University of Central FloridaWalter Buchanan, Texas A&M University Page 14.1373.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Why Aren’t There More Students with Disabilities in Engineering?IntroductionStudents with physical disabilities are underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics). According to the NSF (National Science Foundation)1,“a higher percentage of students with disabilities than of those without disabilities dropout of high school. Among students who were eighth graders in 1988, 10 percent of thosewith disabilities and 6 percent

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

students and the faculty share the same feelings through documentedassessment and evaluation processes.BenefitsThe myriad of benefits of distance learning have been discussed extensively and can be found inmuch literature2, 5, 9. Our experience in this case shows that while application of technology inproject-based distance learning within the context of the senior design project might presentsome pedagogical and logistical challenges, it has the following substantial benefits. Thesebenefits may not be presented here exhaustively. In this discussion we only present a few, butmajor benefits that are directly applicable to this case are presented. 1. Time Saving: In an independent senior design project’s distance learning environment, time is

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University; David Thiessen; Nurdan Yurt; Baba Abdul, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

adaptation process used for each of the assessment tools.Details of the current implementation and sample results follow, along with a discussionof the lessons learned during the adaptation process.BackgroundThe CHAPL pedagogy was developed in arequired junior level Chemical Engineering course,Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer. This course istwo credits and is offered only in the spring, as ithas another junior level course, Introduction toTransport Processes, as a prerequisite. In recentyears the class size has varied from 15 – 30. Theclass meets in two one-hour sessions each week.The approach has undergone steady refinement sothat we are now receiving positive feedback from Figure 1. Typical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, California Polytechnic State University

State University and Auburn University. CaliforniaPolytechnic State University is a predominantly undergraduate institution, while AuburnUniversity is a Tier 1 research institution. The industrial partner in this study was the Japanesecivil engineering research and consultancy firm Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. The company employsapproximately 700 technical specialists working on both domestic and international projects.Nippon Koei is headquartered in Tokyo Japan with offices throughout the country as well asoverseas in North African and East Asian countries.The universities initiated this project to enhance student learning in geotechnical engineering.Specifically, these exercises were conducted to challenge students in new ways and broaden

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Komives, San Jose State University; Erik Fernandez, University of Virginia

testing, the expansion of theproject during the newly awarded Phase II project, and directions for the sustainability of theproject following the NSF funding period.IntroductionMore and more chemical engineering (ChE) graduates are entering careers that involveapplications in the life sciences[1]. Traditionally, ChE education focused on petrochemical orinorganic chemical processes. Many ChE departments have attempted to address the need tobetter prepare graduates by requiring biology courses or offering elective courses that apply theChE principles to biological applications.To facilitate the incorporation of biological applications in the ChE undergrad curriculum, awebsite has been constructed with solved problems to accompany popular ChE

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

whether we meet our assessmentgoals and on the efficacy of the SSCI CT Tests. Page 14.606.2IntroductionA course in linear (signals and) systems is a core component of undergraduate curricula inelectrical engineering programs worldwide. Typically the course is offered at the junior level [1].At Santa Clara University, the course is titled “Linear Systems” and taken by all juniors in theFall term/semester.Over the last two years when the author has taught the course, an assessment of the studentlearning outcomes have been done using primarily a standard test known as the SSCI.The Signals and Systems Concept Inventory (SSCI) [2-3] is a set of multiple

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Komives, San Jose State University; Erik Fernandez, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

chemicals and therapeutics as well as lowmargin commodities[1, 2]. In 2001, a workshop was held at the National Science Foundation toassemble a set of recommendations for embellishing the undergraduate ChE curriculum withmore biology [3]. Since that time, the National Science Foundation has supported thedevelopment of educational resources for biochemical engineering education, including a set ofworkshops and modules organized through Tufts University[4]. NSF also sponsored workshopsto discuss the modernization of ChE education [5] with a particular emphasis on the integrationof biology, molecular transformation, and other frontier areas into the ChE curriculum. Asignificant outcome of the projects is an increased awareness among ChE faculty of the

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter Schilling, MSOE

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

experiences withsuch a system, whereby a separate graphics tablet is interfaced with a university issuedlaptop. Things gone wrong, as well as things gone right, with such a system will bedeveloped.1. IntroductionIn the past few years, there has been significant interest in the usage of tablet PCs inengineering education. Tablet PCs offer significant advantages for professors. Digitalinking, interactive drawing, and grading have all been shown to be practical uses fortablet PCs by instructors1. Students like digitally inked lectures, as they can be rapidlymade available for review after class in note and video form, and depending on thetechniques used can be readily replayed as a study tool2,3. Through the usage of theproper software, interactive

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nhut Ho, California State University, Northridge; Robert Ryan, California State University, Northridge

from faculty, the 2001 ABET review, theMinority Engineering Program, industry, alumni, graduating seniors, and otherstakeholders, have sought to impart design concepts and related computational tools atthe lower division to improve student preparation for the senior design capstone courseand their future careers. These changes resulted in a mechanical design sequence ofcourses (shown in Figure 1) that comprise of the freshman orientation course ME101, theone-year sophomore design sequence ME286AB, the junior-level machine design courseME330, and a year of senior design. In this paper, this sequence will be referred to as thedesign-stem sequence. ME101 Intro ME286A ME286B ME330 ME486A/B to

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; John Thieken, Arizona State University; Monica Elser, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; James Middleton, Arizona State University; Jay Golden, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

for 78 contact hours during the academic year and 48 contact hours during the summer. Students engaged in after-school meetings (twice a week), fieldtrips, parent nights, and internships related to program content. As part of the evaluation portion of the program students were given a “Draw an Engineer” (DAE) assessment to determine individual preconceived conceptions of engineers and engineering. The DAE assessment was administered at the beginning and end of the school year. Analysis of the pre and post student produced drawings indicated the emergence of three main categories: 1) Engineers in Action, 2) Occurrence of Gender, and 3) Engineers’ Clothing. Differences in pre and post

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Vakilzadian, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Dietmar Moeller, University of Hamburg

, except for handful institutionsthat offer a Master of Science program in M&S, no other educational program is currentlyavailable at the undergraduate level, especially for electrical engineers. This demands thedevelopment of a curriculum and requirements for its assessment, which is the topic of thispresentation. The development is part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for acourse, curriculum, and laboratory improvement project called Undergraduate STEMEducation Initiative in Creative Educational (USE-ICE) innovation for electricalengineering students at the College of Engineering, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln(UNL).1. IntroductionGlobalization and international research and development have changed the way the UnitedStates

Conference Session

Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nurdan Beyenal, Washington State University; Cara Poor, Washington State University; Paul Golter, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University; David Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

to the traditional lecturemethod.IntroductionAccording to the learning cone [1] shown in Fig. 1, students retain knowledge better byseeing than by only reading or hearing. Having that as a motivation, Van Wie andcoworkers [2] have developed portable desktop learning modules (DLMs) for chemicalengineering and have implemented nontraditional learning pedagogies: namely,cooperative, hands-on, active and problem-based learning. Cooperative learning has beenimplemented by forming small groups of students to work on worksheets, quizzes,homework and projects. Hands-on learning involves groups of students observingtheoretical principles in action with the DLM hardware. Active learning is promoted bygroup exercises in the form of worksheets which

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics: What's New

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangram Redkar, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, simulations and interpretation of test results. Thus, the lectureschedule comprised of topics (shown in table 1) from vehicle dynamics introduction tosimulation and testing incorporating MSC training material as appropriate.Topic Topic Name Weeks Focus AreaNo1 Introduction 1 Course Outline, Projects discussion and project assignments.2 Kinematics and Dynamics of 2,3 Review of concepts in Dynamics Rigid Bodies of Multi-body systems3 Multi-body Systems Simulation 4,5 Introduction to ADAMS

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Llewellyn Mann, Central Queensland University; Shanna Daly, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

had been experienced; thus,the anticipated outcome of providing designers with new ways to think about design, andtherefore, approach design, would be restricted to only how engineers experienced design.Therefore, the study was designed to provide a broad scope of the ways design has beenexperienced by designers in multiple disciplines, both within engineering and outside ofengineering. Twenty design practitioners were interviewed from a range of disciplines. Table 1displays the fields represented by the participants in the study. Some participants identified morethan one disciplinary association and there were multiple participants from some disciplines. Table 1: Contexts for Design Research

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark McDermott, University of Texas, Austin; Jacob Abraham, University of Texas, Austin; Mihir Ravel, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

design and embedded system-on-chip (SoC)design.Background and MotivationA sequence of four graduate level courses was chosen for this analysis for three reasons: 1) thedependencies the courses have on laboratory based instruction, 2) applicability to thesemiconductor industry and 3) each course builds upon the previous course culminating in acapstone course that unifies the systematic design competencies that are needed to build complexsilicon systems. These silicon systems are composed of both hardware and software componentsthat implement complex algorithms and functions, and these functions determine thecompetencies required by the student.The four courses in the sequence are described in detail in the next section and include: 1) Basic

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Strategies in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kellen Maicher, Purdue University; Marvin Sarapin, Purdue University; James Mohler, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

andnatural affinity between U.S. higher education and its ancestral nations overseas. In addition tocountless research projects and other cooperative endeavors, many U.S. schools have maintainedhealthy exchange programs and study-abroad initiatives for the majority of their existence.2These types of programs enjoyed somewhat of a renaissance following World War II, as theexperience of that event brought into light the need for the U.S. and its citizens to adopt a globalmindset. As a result, a variety of sponsored educational initiatives were implemented such as the1946 Fulbright Act, which provided legislation to promote funding for international educationand research through the sale of surplus military equipment.1 The Cold War served to

Conference Session

Bridging the Gap and Freshman Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sullivan, Dallas Independent School District

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

master standards for 8th grade coordinate geometry, “Students who areunsuccessful have the greatest difficulty with setting up and solving proportions from real-worldexamples involving similar triangles” (in addition to three other factors). 1 Furthermore, one ofthe report’s recommendations is “For Grades 6–8, students need more experience setting up andsolving proportions from problems presented in a real-world context.” 2 And with respect to theFlorida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) 10th grade level standard of understandingmathematical operations, “Students who are successful are able to … understand and applyproportion concepts” (in addition to other skills). 3 Finally, ratio/proportion skills are importantto the successful performance

Conference Session

Automation and Robotics Subjects in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuqiu You, Morehead State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

interfaces, and gain skills in interfacing, programming, and communication techniquesrequired in building industrial robotic applications. In this paper, the devices and software usedin developing this new curriculum and the laboratory development are demonstrated.The number of industrial robots used in actual manufacturing platforms is increasing thereforethe students who graduate from the ITMT program are required not only to understand theoperation and programming processes but also to have the knowledge and skills in roboticsinterfacing and application development [1]. Most students in the IET department can betterunderstand the topics if they can see how they work. Therefore, this course has been developedby using a project-oriented approach