Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

FOEEsymposium are summarized here to offer guidance to others who might consider similarmeetings.2009 Symposium SummaryThe inaugural FOEE symposium took place in November, 2009, and included 47 attendees, 7planning committee members, 2 program evaluators, 4 invited experts, 3 speakers, and severalNAE staff members. Attendees were expected to complete some pre-symposium activities inorder to define their own long-term goals in engineering education as well as short-term goals forthe symposium. The goal of these activities was to encourage attendees to familiarize themselveswith each others’ work and thus begin the process of forming a cohort. Specifically, they readportions of the book Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field 1 on

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

BOK2 outcomes associated with the baccalaureate degree. Specific emphasis isgiven herein to these identified “challenging” outcomes. Curricular changes are then presentedthat would bring the curriculum into compliance with the BOK2, in addition to meeting currentuniversity graduation and ABET/EAC accreditation requirements.BackgroundAs mentioned, the first edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century1(BOK1) was released in January 2004, with a second edition (BOK2) released in February 2008.The emphasis of this paper is on the BOK2 and the BOK2 outcomes and achievement targetedfor the baccalaureate degree.The BOK2 Outcomes Rubric, using Bloom’s Taxonomy, is graphically presented in Figure 1.The reader is cautioned

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Miers, Western Carolina Univeristy; George Ford, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

catering business, along with other groups.In 2008, the Construction Management Department became involved in a lengthy discussionwith the Board of Directors of the Peggy Crosby Center. The board became concerned with therising costs of electricity and heating fuels and felt that alternative energy may be needed to meetthe economic demands of the Center, therefore, keeping it a viable asset for communitydevelopment. Various rooms have become vacant and renovation projects have been discussed.Many updates and upgrades to the structure must be considered due to lack of upkeep in previousyears.The board had several issues which they planned to address. Specifically, their primaryquestions were: 1. What is currently in place for energy conservation

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio López-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Lourdes Gazca, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

scientific concepts, concepts that might be beyond their students’ reachwhen not assisted. After the demonstrations and a brief review of the engineering design process,teachers worked in groups of four, and were required to test materials, then design, build, andtest a dwelling that reduces heat transfer in order to keep a penguin-shaped ice cube frommelting1 as can be seen in Figures 1 and 2. Figure 1. Constructing the ice-penguin dwelling. Page 15.461.4As can be seen in Figure 1, using the material provided and after demonstrations and lectures,workshop participants begin to make decisions about designing a structure

Conference Session

Structure and Form in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Graham Archer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

process the building motions. Theheart of the test equipment is a portable long-stroke linear shaker with a total weight of about100 lbs (see Fig. 1). The shaker is capable of putting out a relatively constant sinusoidal force ofonly 30 lbs over a frequency range of 2-20 Hz. Due to the small forces involved, the shaker neednot be mechanically attached to the structure – friction at its base is sufficient. This shaker isappropriately sized for scale models of buildings and bridges. Nonetheless, the authors havefound that when appropriately placed in low-rise structures (<4 floors, <30,000 sq ft), the shakercan induce motions detectable throughout the building on all floors. Typical induced flooraccelerations range from about 20-40 g when

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiang Guo, California State University Los Angeles; Jose Macias, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Jimmy Hoo, California State University Los Angeles; Rony Velasquez, California State University Los Angeles; Maxim Fastovsky, California State University Los Angeles; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; SaeRom Hong, California State University Los Angeles

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Design in Engineering Education

. To address this challenge, we propose to improvespacecraft building and operating processes with integrated software support environments.Added components of this environment include systems engineering approaches with researchfocused on mission success of the flight projects and the development of all the requirements tomake sure these projects minimize the unavoidable risks that such unique endeavors entail.To achieve this goal, JPL has developed a set of practices called FPPs (Flight Project Practices)and DPs (Design Practices) [1]. However, it is difficult to ensure that the work being done by thetypical “one-of-a-kind” JPL projects follow the FPPs and DPs in their entirety or at least to theextent that is necessary and sufficient to

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University; Farzana Sultana, Vaughn Construction

Tagged Divisions

Construction

contagion9. Figure 1 shows the alarming scale of the problem inBangladesh.Being a tropical country, Bangladesh receives heavy rainfall during the rainy season withan average annual rainfall of 95 inches10. This amount makes rainwater harvesting anobvious solution for the country. Figure 1: Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in BangladeshThe ever-increasing population in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is putting increased Page 15.1011.4load on underground aquifers. Dhaka receives an annual rainfall of about 100 incheswhich can easily be an answer to the vertical recharge for the aquifers11. Rainwaterharvesting has also the promise of

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Silvia Carreño, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio López-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 15.451.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Eliciting P-12 Mexican Teachers’ Images of Engineering: What Do Engineers Do?AbstractThis study collected data using a modified Draw an Engineer (DAE) test followed up byunstructured informal interviews. The 134 Mexican teachers participating in the study weregiven the DAE test at the beginning of an unrelated workshop. The purpose of the DAE test wasto determine individual conceptions of engineers and engineering. Analysis of the teachers’drawings and answers to question prompts indicated the emergence of three main categories: 1)Engineers in action, 2) Occurrence of gender, and 3) Engineering tools. Drawings recorded asRepairing-Building

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Wyne, National University, San Diego, USA; Anil Kumar Domakonda, National University, San Diego, USA; Pradeep Goutam, National University, San Diego, USA; Jayanth Kadlur, National University, San Diego, USA

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

all the activities of the users and their interaction with the system.Therefore use case diagrams give a complete picture about the system or applicationfunctionality. It also identifies the requirements and describes a value which results withthe user in operating the whole system. Figure #1 shows the use case diagram thatdescribes activities of the WECM and role of each actors interacting and using the system.Actors are the users of the system which represents their different roles that they playwhile interacting. The relationships between the use cases and actors are also depicted.Sequence diagramThis diagram is a type of representation in Unified Modeling Language (UML). TheUML 2.0 consists of thirteen different diagrams that are divided

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

noted waslacking. This approach of using “rich” pedagogy and learning experiences will be necessary toachieve the requirements in the BOK2. Student feedback on the BOK2 may indicate wherecurriculum changes in a specific program are needed, and/or may be useful indicators of whataspects of the profession may be appealing to students who are underrepresented in civilengineering (females and minorities).BackgroundThe American Society of Civil Engineers developed a Body of Knowledge (BOK2) whichdefines the breadth and depth of knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to become a licensed,practicing professional civil engineer in the 21st century.1 The BOK2 is rooted in a vision forpreparing future engineers to benefit society via their practice of

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Engineering Students to SustainabilityAbstractAs articulated in the Body of Knowledge for Civil Engineering, all civil engineering studentsshould be introduced to the concept of sustainability. The objective of this project was tointegrate sustainability concepts into the 1-credit Introduction to Civil Engineering course thatfirst year students are required to take at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Student attitudesabout sustainability were evaluated using a written survey and in class questions to whichstudents responded using a Course Response System (clickers). Evidence of student learning onsustainability was acquired via student performance on a homework assignment worth 12% oftheir overall course grade

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

engineering (EVEN) nationwide4 and at theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder (CU). For example, the enrollment figures from CU areshown in Figure 1. The largest boost in recent enrollment at CU has been from first yearstudents. Page 15.544.2 160 3000 First year students 140 First year course enrollment 2500 120 Total CU EVEN Enrollment CU # students Nationwide Enrollment

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Brewer, Northern Illinois University; Brett Speiser, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

-scale grid connected system and small remotephotovoltaic plants or stand-alone systems [1]. Recent technological development in thin-filmphotovoltaics (PVs) is leading to new generations of consumer portable solar panels. These newsolar panels are light weight, durable, flexible, and have been reported to achieve power Page 15.349.2efficiencies of up to 10% [2]. The portable solar panels make solar power readily available formobile power needs such as outdoor enthusiast, expeditions and campers. It also providesportable solar power for the military to extend the run time of military devices including satellitecommunications, two-way radios

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

sources to the instructor’s notes, then to thechalkboard, and finally into the students’ notes. In addition, students often run out of time whilecopying images, and may miss critical details. One solution is to provide printed handouts withimages used in the lecture. However, the standard handout formats available in MicrosoftPowerPoint lack the flexibility required for notetaking. The number of slides per page is fixed ateither 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, or 9; some combinations include horizontal lines for brief notes, but mostformats severely restrict notetaking space. Within these formats, the instructor does not have thefreedom to print slides on the same page at different magnifications, to change font sizes, tomove images on the page, or to insert

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devlin Montfort, Washington State University; Shane Brown, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

understands theconcept of engineering in terms of their conceptual ecologies. This, in turn, will illuminate onhow the concept may changes or resists change. 1. How do these high school students understand the concept engineering? a. How do they define it in their own words? b. How does this definition interact with their level of interest in becoming an engineer? 2. What conceptual ecology does the concept engineering exist in? a. What types of cognitive entities do students use to define it? b. How might this conceptual ecology interact with their learning about engineering?MethodsResearch SettingThis research was performed in a small, rural high school

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Jones, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, U; Anglo Tadros, SUNYIT

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Theinstructor rates each project in terms of ten attributes on a scale of one to four, providing a directmeasure for assessment of program outcomes. The scale of one to four (1-Not Acceptable, 2-Below Expectations, 3-Meets Expectations, 4-Exemplary) was intentionally chosen so that theinstructor had to make a clear decision as to whether or not expectations were met.The rubrics were administered at the end of each semester, fall 2007 through spring 2009, andresults were tabulated and analyzed to identify areas which were satisfactory and areas needingimprovement. The measure of successful performance in each attribute was the percentage ofstudents achieving a level of three or four. A benchmark of 70% was used to gage the level ofsuccess. If 70% of

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California, Berkeley; Daniel Kawano, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

thechanging nature of our technological world. Cars that are computer controlled are not ones thatlend themselves to “tinkering.” Likewise, the microelectronics that runs through most all moderntechnological artifacts present our nascent engineers with little of the opportunity for hands-onlearning that so typified the pre-college experience of their counterparts in years past.On the other hand, students are very comfortable with videos and, hopefully, reasonably welloriented toward simulation/animation software. Their inclinations can be used [1], in a properlydesigned course, to enhance learning [2], [3], [4].What the authors have tried to do is add a new component to what have traditionally been pureanalysis courses as a way of addressing this

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer-Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simin Hall, College of Engineering at Virginia Tech; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech; Sam Conn, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

solving, the role of peers and students‟ use of technology as itrelates to accomplishing course work in order to better understand how to design an onlineversion of the same course. This study reports the baseline data collected from the control grouplearning problem solving in thermodynamics in the traditional learning environment anddiscusses how the data will be used to design the online asynchronous problem-based version ofthe same thermodynamics course using computational and communication technologies.1. IntroductionThere are numerous reasons for online design and delivery of undergraduate engineeringcourses. With the limitations on facility and growth of the student enrollment, online teachingpresents a viable option for institutions to

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University; Michael McIntyre, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

sequence is heavily assessed by the EE faculty in support 1,2of the ABET Criterion 3 A-K program outcomes. Rubrics and course review are used toassess these courses. A summary of the major assessment results since the creation of theprogram are listed in Table 1 below. Throughout the years of offering these courses, the studentperformance has continued to improve. However, it has been noted that students continued tostruggle with setting project milestones and to understand the project planning process. Table 1: Summary of Assessment Results for Capstone Design CoursesYear Assessment Result2004 Project timeline developed

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Palmer, Louisiana Tech University; Hisham Hegab, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

institutionalizes these behaviors intothe college.Course ContentA 1 SCH Junior level laboratory was developed for nanosystems engineering students to providethe uniform experience described above and elevate the product achieved in the capstone designcourse. The course has been taught two years (the first year was a pilot). Nine students took theclass the first year and eleven students took the class the second year (one student dropped half-way into the quarter). In both years, students were given the objective of producing CdSenanoparticles in a manner that provides a narrow size distribution at the lowest possible cost.The students were asked to envision that they were participating in a startup company that wouldbe selling these nanoparticles

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; Nishant Shah, Lamar University; John Koehn, Chadron State College

Tagged Divisions

Construction

years.In 2002, the Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation3 decided to rebuild the botanical Page 15.1061.2garden. The foundation hired noted landscape architect Jeffrey Carbo, of Alexandria, La., andterrestrial ecologist Michael Hoke, (Fig. 1) recipient of a presidential teaching award and founderof the Nature Classroom (an environmental education program in Orange), as the managingdirector.Fig. 1. With Mr. Michael Hoke (Managing Director)Supportive of an open programming process, the Stark Foundation allowed design discussionsand site discoveries to affect the project's scope, saying only that they wanted it to be "as greenas possible

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiffany Phagan, ERAU; Thomas Yang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Jianhua Liu, ERAU; Ilteris Demikiran, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

current andThevenin equivalent resistance.The database provides a comprehensive coverage of the introductory circuit analysis coursematerials that are commonly required for engineering undergraduates (non-electrical engineeringmajor), including: 1. DC circuit analysis methods: Kirchhoff laws, Voltage/current division, Resistor combinations, Nodal/mesh analysis, Superposition, Source exchange, and Thevenin’s/Norton’s theorem, Maximum power transfer theorem. 2. Transient analysis: Relationships between inductor/capacitor current and voltage, Inductor/capacitor combination, Energy stored in inductor/capacitor, First/second order transient analysis. 3. AC steady-state analysis: Phasor notation, Phasor

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Richardson, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

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Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Richardson, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

∗. ∆ ( Β 6 ∗/ > Γ 6 Ε ∗0 > ∆ 6 ∗1 ( ∆ 6 Β ∗2 Φ Β 6 + ∆ > 6 , 9 Β ( % (∗ ∋∀ ! % % ∀ ∃ % 7 2!%∃!<

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; Venkat Kadupukotta, Lamar University; Sandeep Tirunagari, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

items associated with Labor IntensiveConstruction which are discussed in a following section should be of interest.Introduction:Generally, after the plan is completed a contract agreement is signed by the contractor and theowner as shown, in part, in Figure 1 and the appendix. In this agreement the specificationsregarding the building materials to be used, cost, and the mode of payment is given. Thestructural design is accomplished by a structural designer who determines the sizes of beams,columns, rebars and spacing. This data should be utilized by the contractor.The most important phase is the construction of the building. Here, the owner or hisrepresentative should check the quality of the materials used by the contractor, the skill of

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Hani Saad, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schacterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

toexhibit mastery that is greater than simply knowing some computer science, electrical andmechanical engineering. Assessment of student learning therefore must go beyond measuring themastery of the various knowledge domains contributing to the discipline. Here we discuss ourcurrent assessment results, the tools we have used, and our plans for continuing assessment.There are three measures of success for any new program: 1. The number and quality of students attracted to the program, 2. The extent to which graduates are employed or admitted to graduate school, and 3. The degree to which the program achieves its educational objectives.The first measure, enrollment, is, sine qua non, the most important and straightforward. This hasalready

Conference Session

Student Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Chia-Lin Ho, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Taiwan in 2002 and her Masters in I/O Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2005. Her research interests include measurement and evaluation issues, individual differences, leadership, cross-cultural studies, work motivation, and the application of technology on human resources management. Page 15.302.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Computational thinking: What should our students know and be able to do?AbstractA NSF funded project on our campus has two overarching goals: (1) to create a computationalthinking thread in engineering

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Donald Gaitros, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

which the studentmatriculates or transfers. The director of the program and the CS Review Committee will selectall students admitted into the program.The major is open to incoming freshmen, transfer students with less than 36 Baylor credit hoursafter previous school credits have transferred, current Baylor students with less than 36 v credithours at time of application, or current students in good standing transferring from the BaylorUniversity Scholars Program. Acceptances are made on a rolling basis, and letters of admissionare sent in the month following receipt of a complete application.Criteria for AdmissionIn order of priority, the following are the five criteria for admission into Computer ScienceFellows: 1. Because of the great

Conference Session

Student Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Otto, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 15.1132.3that is designed to shed light on the relationship between the college experience and post-graduation plans developed as part of the Academic Pathways of People Learning EngineeringSurvey (APPLES)1, a sub-study of the APS. This “Quadrant Analysis” framework classifiesstudents into four groups, or “quadrants,” according to whether their scores on these twovariables are above or below the population mean. The four quadrants are defined as the highintrinsic motivation and high professional and interpersonal confidence quadrant, the lowmotivation and low confidence quadrant, the high motivation and low confidence quadrant andthe low motivation and high confidence quadrant. In the APPLE study, the Quadrant Analysiswas applied to