Conference Session

Sustainable Design & Global Issues in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Regina Leffers, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng); Essam Zaneldin, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng); Reynaldo Pablo, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

coordination, change management, site layout planning, constructability, claims and disputes, and simulation of design and construction operations.Reynaldo Pablo, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne Dr. Reynaldo M. Pablo, Jr. received his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Wayne State University in 2005 and is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Technology at Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne. Dr. Pablo’s expertise lies in the areas of bridge design loading calibration, bridge design and evaluation, and reliability of bridge structures. He is a member of the ASEE and an associate member of the ASCE/SEI

Conference Session

Sustainability in Construction Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Page 13.1222.4usually higher. This trade off between time and cost gives construction planners bothchallenges and opportunities to work out the best construction plan that optimizes timeand cost to complete the project. It is quite possible that the construction time required tocomplete the project may be underestimated, leading to overrun. Thus actual completioncost of a project can also be considered as an important factor influencing time overrun inconstruction projects.Change orders represent one of the largest sources of cost growth and, consequently, timeoverrun for construction projects10. Construction of food warehouse projects inBangladesh is no exception. Because of the need of continuous improvement of thegovernment’s food security

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Klein, University of Idaho; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho; Brian Johnson, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

guidance. By allowing the senior design team to completesuch tasks as problem definition and project scheduling, essentially on their own, theundergraduate students effectively decided the level and type of design work that they would beundertaking. This method of integration ensures that the design aspect of the senior designproject is not taken away from the undergraduate students.From Mentor to Team MemberThe transition time from graduate mentor to integrated team member is something that must bedecided on a project by project basis. It is suggested that following the initial planning phase ofthe senior design project, the graduate student may be integrated into the team in order to helpwith the burden of initial research and solution

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Dampier, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

Communication Technologies, June 16-18, 2004, Las Vegas, NV.3. Bogen, A. and D. Dampier, “Preparing for Large-Scale Investigations with Case Domain Modeling,” Proceedings of the 2005 Digital Forensics Research Workshop (DFRWS), New Orleans, LA, August 17-19, 2005.4. Bogen, A. and D. Dampier, “A Software Engineering Modeling Approach to Computer Forensics Examination Planning,” Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Systematic Approaches to Digital Forensic Engineering (SADFE 2005), Taipei, Taiwan, November 7-10, 2005.5. Bogen, A., D. Dampier, and J. Carver, “Domain Modeling in Computer Forensics Examination: An Empirical Study”, Proceedings of the 2007 Hawaii International Conference on the System Sciences

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

for staff and supervisors in six sigma methodology is recommended. Figure 9: Fishbone Analysis of the Project‚ Feedback systems to quality auditing – Conduct a survey on student satisfaction in the application processing, then based on the numbers come up with plans to sustain or improve. This shall fill up the gap between the staff and the students, thus proves to be an effective tool.‚ Need for improved flow sheet format – Come up with a template for the process so that everyone is on board with the process and make changes/updates regularly based on demands. By doing so everyone would be aware of the happenings within the process, no one remains in the dark. Also staff members tries to keep their

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Tomasi, Alfred State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

individual and recognize the importance of teamwork.Another independent study of this nature is planned for the fall 2008 semester. Onecritical change will be to solicit the assistance of colleagues to assist in the role-playingof the vast array of roles (characters) needed. Simply stated, there were times when thestudents, and the professor for that matter, had to stop for a moment and remember whothey were talking to. Additional faculty involvement would drastically reduce anyinconsistencies in role-play.ConclusionThis educational endeavor afforded students the ability to experience some of the manyissues that may be experienced when they enter industry. Even the limited exposure thissimulation offered in dealing with issues such as timeliness

Conference Session

Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Ryan Beasley, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa Goulart, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

moreaccustomed to learning and working together, these problems usually disappear.5. Conclusions To promote self-learning and a life-long learning habit, students were assigned in aCircuit Analysis course to teach one chapter of the text book. This seemingly simplelearning-through-teaching experiment requires careful planning and commitment by boththe faculty and the students. Motivation for the students, early team formation, a detailedguideline, and a good scoring rubric are just some of the necessary ingredients for asuccessful student teaching experiment. Based on the feedback from the students, most of them found that teaching someoneelse leads to their own improved understanding of the material. The students also realizethat they can learn

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Gerry Marekova, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

sequence (MET 421, MET 422, and MET 423). This is a three-term, nine-credit course, in which students participate in a real-world engineering technology project.Students select a topic in consultation with their advisor according to the AET program’sguidelines and design and develop the working prototype. The Senior Design Sequence is acapstone experience, which provides students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge andskills gained in the previous years of coursework. It is the most important challenge of the senioryear. This three-term sequence stimulates students’ interest in engineering technology andrequires precise planning of each milestone. In addition, it demonstrates students’ technicalcompetence and ability to work in teams and

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

codes.During all of this classroom discussion, actual work experiences are solicited from the students.Many of the students have previous or current job experiences and most of the students have, bythis point in their academic program, completed an internship. Experiences that the students havehad in these working environments provide a wealth of material for discussion. Additionally, theinstructor provides a few examples of his own, and also includes some of the classic examplesused to discuss ethical failures within the technology and engineering professions. This entirelesson is also a subset of a lifelong learning project each student in the capstone course mustcomplete. In this project the students create a ten-year career plan that involves

Conference Session

History and Future of Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas at Brownsville; Posinasetti Rao, University of Northern Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

MEMS, which aretentatively planned for the University of Texas at Brownsville and University of Northern Iowain the coming academic year, are outlined. Approaches in handling laboratory courses on MEMSare also presented.MEMS courses for Engineering Technology programsThe proposed three course sequence of MEMS technology in the Engineering Technologyprogram addresses the competency requirements of technicians and technologist emerge fromthis program.The courses are designed to stimulate and sustain interest in the MEMS technology with thestudents and they learn to design and fabricate micro devices, and learn where they are used andhow they work.A High School graduate student can get a job as Equipment Operator or Technologists intern

Collection

2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Bryan Cooperrider

human power to conceive, plan, and realize products that serve humanbeings in the accomplishment of any individual or collective purpose.”5Convergent thinking is a process of logical reasoning that converges on one “correct” answer.What is 2+2? Clearly it is four. There is only one right answer in this line of thinking.Convergent thinking is useful in the realm of analysis and any quantifiable engineering process.This method of thinking serves quite well in many of the “engineering science” classes taught toprepare an engineer.Creativity may be simply defined as the ability to generate novel and innovative ideas in aneffort to solve a stated issue, situation, or problem. Divergent thinking is closely associated withcreativity in that multiple

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

David Lanning

% and not spend time retaking the exam until theypass. However, the author has also noted that each of these students is doing quite poorly in allaspects of Solid Mechanics, even at this early date in the semester.SummaryThe prerequisite skills exam implemented in the author’s Solid Mechanics course has producedmany qualitative benefits, although efforts to find quantitative evidence of improved skillsretention at the end of the semester has not yet borne any fruit. The author plans to continueimplementing the exam in future semesters and monitoring student outcomes during the finalexams.Bibliography 1. Helbling, J., Lanning, D., Madler, R., Marriott, D., and Siebold, K. (2007). "Impact of New Facilities on Engineering Student

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Shaibal Mukherjee; Pallabi Mukherjee

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of otherdeveloped economies like European Union (EU), Korea, and China, the lead seems to beshrinking with time24. EU plans to use 3% of its GDP for research by 201024. In recent years,R&D expenses in Korea have grown annually by 10%. Although the basic R&D is smallcompared to its GDP, China has shown significant increases in investment in these areas. Withrespect to university-based research in the U.S., competition for federal funds continue toincrease steadily as more and more universities emphasize federally funded research. ScopeIn view of the aforementioned political, social and economic scenarios, it would be beneficial tostudy the recent changes in university annual research expenditures (ARE

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Timothy J. Annesley; David P. Miller

8course in late 2007, and a notable improvement in the design of manipulators and in code hasbeen the result -- less student time is spent trying to get a stable platform. The occasional customplatform does appear from students who feel the Create is too limiting, or because they arecreating a multi-robot system.Test scores from the class, especially with respect to programming, have improved since therotating task role system has been implemented. We plan to continue, and perhaps strengthenthe rotating slotting of students in specific roles for each task.The course itself (as with all courses at OU) distributes a student evaluation form during the lastweek of the semester. This course consistently rates above average for engineering

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

R. Asmatulu; H. Misak; W. Khan

, an SII question was asked, in which thestudents would list their personal strengths, improvement areas and insights about theirbackground knowledge of recycling. The following SII questions were chosen for an additionalpost course assessment to facilitate continuous improvement: 1) What are the three strengths of this course? 2) What are the top three things that you have learned? 3) What are the three improvements for this course that would help you learn better? 4) How can these improvements be made? 5) What action plans can be put in place to help you learn more? 6) What have you learned about your own learning process? 7) Is there anything else you would like the instructor to know about the class?Based on the

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Junichi Kanai

Days Spring 2005 Fall 2005 Spring 2006 Figure 3. Cumulative Number of Students Activated their Accounts Since the Beginning of a Semester 5When students posted their design ideas and plans, not only teammates, but also faculty advisers wereable to review the information and provide any necessary feedback to the students without waiting for thenext scheduled class. Similarly, faculty advisers can respond to students’ questions and concerns. Thisquick turnover of information had a

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

M. Ali Montazer

regardless of size, budget and product mix.More recently, as a decision support tool, simulation modeling has also become aneffective and easy-to-use tool in implementing Lean / Six sigma programs. West Point, NY - ASEE Zone I 2008 ConferenceLean / Six Sigma ConceptsThe concepts of Lean / Six Sigma trace their origins in Industrial Engineering whereunderstanding the basics of production systems for planning, scheduling, and controllingproduction amounts and timing are fundamental to the discipline. In its simplestmeaning, Lean refers to efforts to eliminate waste in a system or a process, maintainingcontinuous improvement, and bringing greater efficiencies to the production operation.The paperback book by Womack et al (1991

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Elif Kongar; Tarek Sobh

research associate in the Laboratory for Responsible Manufacturing(LRM) at Northeastern University since September 1999. She has also been employed as an Assistant Professor byYildiz Technical University till February 2006. Dr. Kongar is currently an Assistant Professor at BridgeportUniversity. Her research interests include the areas of supply chain management, logistics, environmentallyconscious manufacturing, product recovery, disassembly systems, production planning and scheduling and multiplecriteria decision making.Dr. Tarek M. Sobh received the B.Sc. in Engineering degree with honors in Computer Science and AutomaticControl from the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt in 1988, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees inComputer and

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Eileen M. Kowalski; Joe D. Manous

Education and Practice. 131:4, 218-222.7. Friesen, Marcia, K. Lynn Taylor, and M.G. Britton (2005) “A Qualitative Study of a Course Trilogy in Biosystems Engineering Design”. Journal of Engineering Education. 94:3, 287-296.8. Grigg, Neil S., Marvin E. Criswell, Darrell G. Fontane, Laurel Saito, Thomas J. Siller, and Daniel K. Sunada (2004) “Integrated Civil Engineering Curriculum: Five-Year Review”. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 130:3, 160-165.9. Light, Richard J., Judith D. Singer, and John B. Willett (1990) By Design, Planning Research on Higher Education. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 296p.10. Newstetter, Wendy C. (2005) “Designing Cognitive Apprenticeships for

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Bahram Nassersharif

publications.ConclusionThe design and implementation of this classroom has been both an exciting and challenging experience.We have stretched the limits of some the technologies for use in a classroom; for example, the number ofvisual displays, the distances for transmission high definition digital signals from the computer source tothe screens, etc.The response by professors and students has been very positive. Some faculty will be using all of thetechnology available to them as they change their instructional techniques while some will probably useonly the basic features of the classroom. One workshop has already been offered for faculty andadditional workshops are planned during the spring semester for faculty to maximize their use of thisclassroom.Many students

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Hudson V. Jackson; Evelyn A. Ellis

futurepublications.ConclusionThe opportunities for PK-12 students to be exposed to engineering and its benefits to the world in generaland to each individual in particular are infinite. Through strategic planning and the creation of real-worldconnections, students can be inspired to consider engineering as a “normal” part of everyday living whichprovides a pathway for the development of creative ideas that can impact the world in both positive andnegative ways. Through “career imprinting,” PK-12 students can be encouraged to fully connect learningand living so they more intimately understand why what they are learning really matters. They will then,hopefully, choose to become engineers who are committed to making the world a better place to live,work, and play now as

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Yiming (Kevin) Rong

started project preparation (named PQP at WPI) before the trip. During PQP, thecommunication among project partners, co-advisors, and sponsor company mentors were established. Thestudents worked on problem definition, background knowledge and information acquisition, as well asmaking a project plan. Then the mixed student teams spent significant amount of time working in theproject sponsoring company in full time with engineers to work out valuable results of the projects. The MQP in China program has been expanded to involve more universities and companies,including the Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, and two local companies sponsoring twoprojects. In 2008, fifteen WPI students will go to China and Korea, working with twenty one

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

M. Ali Montazer

regardless of size, budget and product mix.More recently, as a decision support tool, simulation modeling has also become aneffective and easy-to-use tool in implementing Lean / Six sigma programs. West Point, NY - ASEE Zone I 2008 ConferenceLean / Six Sigma ConceptsThe concepts of Lean / Six Sigma trace their origins in Industrial Engineering whereunderstanding the basics of production systems for planning, scheduling, and controllingproduction amounts and timing are fundamental to the discipline. In its simplestmeaning, Lean refers to efforts to eliminate waste in a system or a process, maintainingcontinuous improvement, and bringing greater efficiencies to the production operation.The paperback book by Womack et al (1991

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Michael Berry; Paul Russo; Joshua Wyrick

came to the realization that to complete even a simpletask a great deal of effort was needed especially when so many players are involved. From this experiencecommunication skills have been tested and a new understanding of project progress has been learned. Wecame to the understanding that in different cultures, tasks and projects can be handled differently. In theUS, we have become accustomed to timely responses and quick actions to proposed plans while inSenegal this was not common practice. When in country, we realized that things move at a different pace, 5a pace I would call laissez-faire in essence. This Senegalese state of mind

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Yiming Rong

started project preparation (named PQP at WPI) before the trip. During PQP, thecommunication among project partners, co-advisors, and sponsor company mentors were established. Thestudents worked on problem definition, background knowledge and information acquisition, as well asmaking a project plan. Then the mixed student teams spent significant amount of time working in theproject sponsoring company in full time with engineers to work out valuable results of the projects. The MQP in China program has been expanded to involve more universities and companies,including the Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, and two local companies sponsoring twoprojects. In 2008, fifteen WPI students will go to China and Korea, working with twenty one

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Padmini K. Ramalingam; Munther Abualkibash; Rajendra Tadvi; Jeongkyu Lee

conceptsincluding generic and specific ontology (3) identification of relationship between concepts suchas ‘Is-A’, ‘Part-Of’, and ‘Has-A’. The main contributions of the proposed approaches aresummarized as follows: • We introduce a formal definition of multimedia ontology, • We proposed three steps to create a multimedia ontology, and 8 • We build multimedia ontology for a real application, i.e., wireless capsule endoscopy videos.Our case study shows that the proposed approach can be satisfactorily applied to a realapplication for WCE videos.We plan to integrate the created ontology with WCE applications, such as bleeding detection

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Frank X. Wright; Marie-Pierre Huguet

bound.… To electronsF’01-S’02In the fall semester I was assigned a course developer to help me redesign a graduate level course –International Business – planned for distance delivery through the course management system WebCT.This mandated use of Web-based technology triggered a dialogue that is still going on. Although herprimary responsibilities were to work with me as I integrated Web-based technology into my classroom, 3 American Society for Engineering Education ASEE Zone I Conference, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, March 28-29, 2008she became the outsider looking in. She observed the different sections of this course and

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Junichi Kanai

Days Spring 2005 Fall 2005 Spring 2006 Figure 3. Cumulative Number of Students Activated their Accounts Since the Beginning of a Semester 5When students posted their design ideas and plans, not only teammates, but also faculty advisers wereable to review the information and provide any necessary feedback to the students without waiting for thenext scheduled class. Similarly, faculty advisers can respond to students’ questions and concerns. Thisquick turnover of information had a

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Eileen M. Kowalski; Joe D. Manous

Education and Practice. 131:4, 218-222.7. Friesen, Marcia, K. Lynn Taylor, and M.G. Britton (2005) “A Qualitative Study of a Course Trilogy in Biosystems Engineering Design”. Journal of Engineering Education. 94:3, 287-296.8. Grigg, Neil S., Marvin E. Criswell, Darrell G. Fontane, Laurel Saito, Thomas J. Siller, and Daniel K. Sunada (2004) “Integrated Civil Engineering Curriculum: Five-Year Review”. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 130:3, 160-165.9. Light, Richard J., Judith D. Singer, and John B. Willett (1990) By Design, Planning Research on Higher Education. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 296p.10. Newstetter, Wendy C. (2005) “Designing Cognitive Apprenticeships for

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Hudson V. Jackson; Evelyn A. Ellis

futurepublications.ConclusionThe opportunities for PK-12 students to be exposed to engineering and its benefits to the world in generaland to each individual in particular are infinite. Through strategic planning and the creation of real-worldconnections, students can be inspired to consider engineering as a “normal” part of everyday living whichprovides a pathway for the development of creative ideas that can impact the world in both positive andnegative ways. Through “career imprinting,” PK-12 students can be encouraged to fully connect learningand living so they more intimately understand why what they are learning really matters. They will then,hopefully, choose to become engineers who are committed to making the world a better place to live,work, and play now as