Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

activities in wireless networks.Hands-on labs are selected such a way that students learn all following topics. The topicscovered are2, 4: Wireless LAN Devices and Standards, IEEE 802.11 Physical Layer Standards, IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control and Network Layer Standards, Planning and Building a Wireless LAN, Conducting a Site Survey, Wireless LAN Security and Vulnerabilities, Implementing Wireless LAN Security, Managing a Wireless LAN, Network Settings and Wireless LAN Troubleshooting, Personal, Metropolitan, and Wide Area Wireless NetworksSample Hands-on LabsFor the wireless networking hands-on labs, students use several networking devices such asrouters, computers, cables, Linksys wireless router, Cisco

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Byron Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts; Anthony Donaldson, California Baptist University; Joan Ozdogan, Chantilly High School Academy

experiment utilized computer data acquisition.Preliminary Student FeedbackA survey was administered in the last week of the ENGR-1113 course to collect self-reportedfeedback from all students in the class. The primary questions on the survey are listed below.Additionally, free form comments were solicited, as was general information about the student’smathematics training prior to this course. A detailed correlation of the feedback results to thestudent’s math history is planned in 2010. • Question Q1: The course has increased my motivation to study engineering • Question Q2: The course has increased my chances of success in engineering • Question Q3: The course has increased my motivation to study math • Question Q4: The

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright; Braden Boss, Springville High School; Daniel Bates, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

withprofessional development and curriculum materials. A second approach has been to use lessexpensive curricula, such as the Utah Plan (a state developed basic engineering educationcurriculum), or to incorporate engineering and technology material within existing courses.Although these efforts made by Massachusetts and Utah are moves in the right direction, sadlythey are not representative of a national effort to include more technology and engineering in theK-12 environment. Page 15.206.4On a national level, No Child Left Behind calls for enhancement of education throughtechnology and increased technology funding. But, there is still much progress to be

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Musa Jouaneh, University of Rhode Island; William Palm, University of Rhode Island

15.1157.3from the User-Interface Program.User-Interface ProgramA screen shot of the developed Windows-based User-Interface Program is shown in Fig. 2. TheUser-Interface Program was designed to serve as the user-interface for all the experiments thatare planned to be performed in this project. The User-Interface Program was developed in VisualBasic Express 2008, and it communicates with the embedded program on the PIC18F4550microcontroller through either a serial or USB connection. The embedded program wasdeveloped in C using PICC compiler from CCS, Inc. The User-Interface Program transfers theexperiment settings to the PIC microcontroller, provides monitoring and control of theexperiment progress, retrieves the data collected after the experiment is

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ted Eschenbach, TGE Consulting

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

Ch. 16 Short-term liabilities Ch. 17 Planning & control Ch. 18 Corporate restructuringPages of interest rate tables 32 01 8 18The exemplar finance text is topically more comprehensive than the exemplar engineeringeconomy text, however the engineering economy text has much more detailed models of whatare the economics of an engineering project. The larger number of problems for the engineeringeconomy text suggests that more problems are

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Roberts, Vanderbilt University; Greg Walker, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Bentley, R.W. Carpick, D. Stone, G.C. Lisensky, and S.M. Condren, “Incorporating concepts of nanotechnology into the materials science and engineering classroom and laboratory”, in Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. ASEE, 2003. [4] R. Hayne, “Beyond vhdl simulation to on-chip testing”, ASEE, 2008. [5] J. Watkins, G. Piper, K. Wedeward, and E. Mitchell, “Computer animation: A visualization tool for dynamic system simulations”, ASEE. [6] T. Fisher, M. McLennan, J. Lukes, G. Walker, L. Shi, M.P. Menguc, S.V. Garimella, C.P. Grigoropoulos, and J. Murthy, “Report from the 2007 thermalhub community planning work- shop”, https://thermalhub.org/resources/35, Jan

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Outside the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bowler, Michigan Technological University; Susie Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Tom Drummer, Michigan Technological University; Joseph Holles, Michigan Technological University; Ted Lockhart, Michigan Technological University; Joanna Schreiber, Michigan Technological University; Debra Charlesworth, Michigan Technological University; Jingfang Ren, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

– unfair peer review (RCR) 2.892 (1.41) -0.304 (1.14)Arnaut – not informing of side effects 3.438 (1.62) 0.819 (1.54)(RCR)Arnaut – firing Dr. Watson (non-RCR) 2.619 (1.64)Using these ES difference scores as a measure of relative sensitivity to RCR issues compared tonon-RCR issues, a series of planned independent groups t-tests (alpha = .05) examined ES scoresand ES difference scores between native English speakers (n = 28) and non-native Englishspeakers (n = 12). This analysis was conducted to examine our premise that simply measuringethical sensitivity on RCR issues is not an accurate indication of differences in RCR ethicalsensitivity – a measure of relative sensitivity is needed. For example, just

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas; Gigi Secuban, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

work experiences include serving as the Director of Student Affairs and Diversity in the College of Education and Health Professions and Assistant Director of Admissions. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master of science in health science, both from the University of Arkansas. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in Higher Education Leadership. Her future plans include continuing to serve students in a senior leadership role at a four-year public land-grant university. Page 15.178.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Analysis of Freshman-to

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Sinnreich-Levi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; David Silverstein, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

. Starting very shortly, presentationswould bring more than certificates and token prizes – or cost more than momentaryembarrassment. But in addition to the students’ enjoying the competition, perhaps the mostsalutary result was that the design spine instructors present in the audience were struck thatalthough some students were quite accomplished, some others displayed a distressing lack ofskills. The instructors all said they would either continue to have the workshops offered to theirclasses or begin to do so (that is, instructors who had not yet requested workshops planned to inFall 2009). The 2010 competition will be announced early in the spring semester to give widervisibility to the efforts of the WCC workshops and student success. The first

Conference Session

Retaining Women Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Suzanne Brainard, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

not traditional engineering students to the field. Developing a more flexible,creative and socially connected curriculum is a necessary step to achieve this objective.However, non-traditional engineering students will only enroll and persist in the major if theculture of the engineering school provides a place where students want to learn, are inspired tolearn and have the opportunity to interact with faculty in a positive manner.Finally, the next steps of this project are for the participating institutions to complete aFramework for Action based on their individual PACE reports including findings andrecommendations. The PACE team plans to follow-up with each participating institution threetimes during the next year and a half to track their

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Dollar; Paul Steif

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

ReportsWe plan to develop reports that quantify participation in individual interactive exercises for allthe modules of the course. While log files are kept for activities in all modules, such data are notuseful real-time analysis. Thus far, only in modules 6 and 7 are student activities in theinteractive exercises processed for immediate use in the DDL. Figure 4 shows a snapshot of thereport providing quantified information on overall class use of interactive exercises in module 6. Page 15.1313.6 Fig. 4 Screenshot of Module 6 Assignments and Students Report 6The instructor will also be

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Vaccari, Stevens Institute of Technology; Siva Thangam, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

scholarly research, in which thesustained contributions and the scholarship of the doctoral degree recipients play a crucial role.Lacking a crystal ball, the academic vision and foresight of the thesis advisor is also seen to playan important role in the long term impact of the thesis.From the authors’ perspective, the use of a rubric is to be considered essential for evaluating theoutcomes of all doctoral theses. The authors plan to use the rubric for a variety of additionaldoctoral theses to validate and refine the approach.References:[1] ABET, Inc. http://www.abet.org[2] Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Page

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra Groen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

relationship2. Depending on the type of relationshipdesired, a mentor may be a colleague but not necessarily a friend to the mentee and vice-versa2.Some mentoring programs follow a group construct where a group of multiple mentors andmentees may hold discussions and assist one another in that sense. Specific mentoring paradigmsare described in the next section.“Formal mentoring” is the term used to define a planned mentoring process2. Individuals aregenerally placed together in various mentoring groups and attend scheduled meetings2. Meetingtimes and other scheduled events are logged, and financial costs can be documented to help theinstitution assess whether or not the program experiences continuing success. Informalmentoring relationships are

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Glynn, Villanova University; Frank Falcone, Villanova University; Mark Doorley, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

have time available to devote to such a newendeavor. The long range plan is to hold this Workshop every other year during this time periodand to hope to attract different faculty members at each successive offering. It is worth notingthat the week prior to graduation is a very popular time to hold committee meetings, departmentmeetings and other campus-wide workshops on such topics as teaching effectiveness. ManyCoE faculty members could not attend the Workshop because of other commitments.In order to address the full range of issues deemed necessary by the Workshop organizers, twofull days of instruction/interaction were required. In addition, a day of reflection was includedbetween these two days in order for participants to consider the

Conference Session

Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Mark Schreck, University of Louisville; Angela Cline, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

. Marketing was interested inperformance, cost and when the product could be launched to the market. Finance trackedproduct cost and project costs. Legal was concerned about patent protection, and whether theclaims to be made about the pump performance in the product ads were legal. III. EMPLOYER BENEFITS As discussed in Part II, the student was assigned to the project team to develop the newModel 2000 pump. The design has progressed through production release, and currently is goingthrough pilot runs in manufacturing. If the development testing is successful, full customerlaunch is planned in late 2009. The Model 2000 is forecasted to result in significant financialbenefits to XYZ, Inc. Since the Model 2000 is

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Smyser, Northeastern University; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

importantthing to consider when planning a course like this is to spend as much time as possible exploringall the capabilities of the tools. The available tools guided the selection of course activities to alarge extent. In addition, our university has a well developed instructional technology centerwhich was able to provide prompt technical assistance and advice whenever needed. Attemptingsuch a course would be very difficult without this infrastructure.ConclusionsTeaching this course was a very enlightening and rewarding experience. Any online course willhave to work to provide sufficient interaction between the students and the instructor. Additionalclass time may be necessary, beyond what this course had, in order for students to perceive that

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Oranuj Janrathitikarn, Pennnsylvania State University; Lyle Long, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

endeavors involve teams scattered across continents, workingtoward a common purpose. Corporations are recognizing that synergized, distributed expertisecan bring both needed engineering and cultural knowledge to a project”2. These objectives areachieved using a variety of active learning methods, including lecture, demonstration, problemsolving, collaborative work, formal team work, and peer learning. The assessment plan providedfor formative assessment via oral and written reports and tests; and summative assessment withthe completion of software system for the final grade. Surveys and focus groups were conductedto obtain feedback from the students on their perception of the learning experience.Course DescriptionIntroduction to Software

Conference Session

Outreach and Beyond: New Roles for Librarians

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Miller, University of Maryland; Bob Kackley, University of Maryland, College Park; Nevenka Zdravkovska, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

upcoming2007-08 2 41 Science/Engineering freshmen) College of Computer, Mathematics & Physical Sciences08/08/08 1 30 pre-freshman Workshop07/16/01 College Bound Program 1 122002-07 ESTEEM Program 3 332008-09 Gear Up Camp Step – Career planning 2 4410/29/09 Home-Schooled Students 1 112/14/04 International Baccalaureate

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University; Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

3.00reactive powers in AC circuits5. Determine time constants and analyze transient response 2.88 3.51 2.34 3.32of RL and RC circuits.6. State the resonance conditions of an RLC circuit and 2.64 2.80 2.63 2.80calculate resonant frequency7. State the basic operation of diodes, transistors, power 2.08 2.00 3.19 2.96supplies, and amplifiers8. Apply the concepts of Wheatstone bridge and transducers NA 3.15 NA 2.759. Learn to function effectively in laboratory groups 3.24 3.00 2.5 3.2010. Plan and conduct experiments in a disciplinary manner, 3.56 3.23

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Ethan Munson, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

to struggle with the program, although progress is still possible inthe on-campus version used in 2009. The on-campus version appears to be very helpful inkeeping students with math ACT scores of 25 and 26 focused on the program, thereby increasingtheir likelihood of success.This project is to be continued over at least the next few years and additional data will begathered on factors impacting the success of the students. The data presented here provided abasis for developing and modifying the program, and future modifications will continue to bemade as the program develops. For example, one planned modification for the 2010 program isto use student mentors, who will be employed to not only help with the engineering projectsportion of the

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neal Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Ted Eschenbach, TGE Consulting; Joseph Hartman, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

phase is increasingly more expensive, and each is dependent on the success of the Page 15.607.3previous phase.As summarized in Figure 1, the testing and approval process is expected to take ten years. If allgoes according to plan, the drug would have 10 years of exclusive marketing rights, beginningwith FDA approval. In Phase I testing, the drug would be given to 20 – 80 healthy people todetermine human safety. The testing is expected to cost $8 million (in year 2) and take two yearsto complete, with an estimated 70% chance of success. In Phase II testing, the drug would begiven to 100 – 300 people to determine the efficacy for treating

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

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

Divertidos can be incorporated to P-12 science classroomswithout modifying the existing curriculum at the different types and modalities offered at theselevels in Mexico. Our program is fostering that students learn science and engineering DOINGscience and engineering.Results to date indicate the importance of placing teachers in the role of “students” and allowingthem to experience hands-on and minds-on inquiry-based activities as well as grapple withdesigning their own lesson plans in a peer group setting where they can brainstorm and receivefeedback. Therefore annually we hold on-campus one-week summer workshops in order to helpP-12 school teachers incorporate the developed experiments, ETKs and pedagogical practices5.To further promote the

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University; Alexandru Belu, Case Western Research University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

Iteach such course was what programming language I should adopt. One constrain was theavailable programming language licenses at that institution. Usually I opted forFORTRAN, and a computer algebra system if available. My decision was mostlymotivated by its intrinsic array, its mathematical library and the available free source Page 15.46.5codes which turned out to very useful for the algorithms I had planned to illustrate andthe for the projects included in this course. I also use C/C++ for selected projects, helpingto show the interoperability of two programming languages.A distinctive aspect of our approach is that the physics drives the course

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University; Darko Korain, Desert Research Institute

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

so as to become skilled in designing and component layout of such systems.Thereby, the interactive applets show real time simulations for several basic topologies with theflexibility to change the input system parameters and observe the real output waveformscorrespondingly7-10.1.1 Brief Description of the Renewable Energy CourseThis course covers the principles of energy conversion in the distinct areas of wind, solar PV, aswell as fuel cell power generation, system planning and design. It also covers the modeling,analysis, and control of major components of the AEDG system shown in Figure 1. This courseis different from other renewable energy courses recently developed at other universities2, 3, inthat it is more broad based and covers the

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

International

attributes of global competence.We believe the virtual teaming approach has the following potential advantages:≠ The proposed format—virtual international design teams—scales relatively well. Students already take design courses. Faculty already teach such courses. Students would not be required to travel, although some may wish to travel at the beginning or end of the project. We are interested to learn if this format might be an efficient way to teach global skills.≠ The process is similar to the process being adopted by industry. As tools for collaboration become more sophisticated, companies are conducting design and manufacturing process planning via Internet-based web tools. The authors recently experienced this first hand

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock LaMeres, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Fred Cady, (Retired) Montana State University

serves as the college’s assessment and evaluation expert, currently planning and implementing evaluation for several externally funded programs, including the Designing Our Community Program (originally funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation), the Enhancing Access to Computer Science and Engineering program (funded by NSF), the Service in Engineering for Reservations Via Education program (funded by the U.S. Department of Education), and the Teaching Engineering Applications in Math an Science Program (funded by Toyota Foundation). For the MSU American Indian Research Opportunities program, Plumb evaluates two NIH-sponsored programs and an NSF-sponsored program, all of

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Rowland, Dept. of Civil & Mechanical Engineerint at United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

exchangedamaged balsa wood for a new sheet; however, this is not an option in the second design in orderto reinforce the planning and specificity required for completion of the detailed design phase.Robustness is emphasized to focus students on construction techniques and considerations so thatthey are more experienced and familiar with what works and what doesn’t better preparing themfor their second design attempt. Page 15.677.3Glider Flight Test and Competition The first design attempt ends with a competition that measures the performance of eachstudent’s glider by measuring its maximum straight line distance perpendicular to a launch pointfrom

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Peggy Taylor, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Howard Tenenbaum, La Jolla High School, San Diego Unified School District; Seth Hodges, St. Michael Indian School, St. Michaels, AZ

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

most interesting]. ≠ Making the cells. Now I can discuss with students in both Chemistry and AP Environmental Science how the cells are made and how they work. I felt that they [solar cells] were a “black box” of sorts before taking the course.Teachers were also asked to be specific about what they had adapted or planned to adapt to usein their courses. Three of the teachers had been able to use some content from the solar cellscourse: ≠ Energy and electron movement. Understanding how solar cells are made. Use of solar cells. ≠ I have a pre-engineering unit for my 9th grade physical science class. Materials from the solar cell course will be added in order to provide more information on what engineers do

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

results willbe presented and analyzed, the focus of the paper will be the lessons learned through the firstyear experience from both the student and faculty perspectives. Overall, the students’ feedbackon CPBL has been very positive. Most students considered the in-class projects the mostvaluable and helpful parts in their learning. Through the in-class projects, they not only gainedbetter understanding of the course material and the design process, but also developed strongerinterest in engineering careers. Nevertheless, the assessment findings also indicated a fewchallenges to be addressed. In this paper, we will describe how to continuously improve theimplementation of CPBL, how to adjust the teaching strategy and plans to revise in-class

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

enhance their lives as they search forrelevance in the activities they choose and the classes that they take. A challenge to educators isto increase the relevance of engineering core courses without spending an enormous amount oftime planning changes to enhance student engagement. As educators, we are aware of topics inthe core courses that are difficult for our students to learn, yet necessary for their development asengineers. Teaching styles that work with millennial students involve an instructor acting asfacilitator of learning. Providing directed active engagement within the educational environmentfrom the start of their experience will greatly assist the learning process of these students.The modules described in this paper were created to