Conference Session

Design: Content and Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald McEachron, Drexel University; Fred Allen, Drexel University; Elisabeth Papazoglou, Drexel University; Mustafa Sualp, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

educationalexperience than track B or it does not. If it does, the success of the track should be monitoredthrough specific learning outcomes. If it does not, then there is really only one track andstudents’ choices are essentially meaningless. Page 13.1362.6While student learning outcomes are a useful set of requirements by which to define success ofan educational program, they are not easy to measure. Two examples of student learningoutcomes are: 1. Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (ABET d); 2. Understanding of Professional and Ethical Responsibilities (ABET f)How does one measure these outcomes to determine if the engineering

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Sherry Reid, Western Kentucky University; Alan Cranford, Murfreesboro Water & Sewer Department

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

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Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Heun, Calvin College; Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 13.1399.2trend) in oil and natural gas production will occur to the question of when the peak will occur.Hirsch, Bezdek, and Wendling summarize a variety of expert predictions regarding the peak andconclude: “Even the most optimistic forecasts suggest that world oil peaking will occur in lessthan 25 years.”1 They provide a similarly grim picture for natural gas: “Part of the attractivenessof natural gas was resource estimates for the U.S. and Canada that promised growing supply atreasonable prices for the foreseeable future. That optimism turns out to have been misplaced, andthe U.S. is now experiencing supply constraints and high natural gas prices.”2 Global energy usewill continue to grow: “…world marketed energy consumption is

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Johnson, University of Cincinnati / Engineering; Eileen Crisanti, University of Cincinnati; Jill Collet, University of Cincinnati; Edward Grood; Linda Moeller, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

two consecutive quarters in a co-op or school rotation.Co-op as r ckuqp"fÓ‒vtg"Cooperative education has become so successful within the College of Engineering that it is oneof the principal attributes of an education at the institution1. For several years, surveys ofincoming students have found that co-op is the primary reason for students enrolling in the UC Page 13.1307.2College of Engineering (Table 1). Top Reasons for Selecting UC Engineer ing* Co-op 84 State School 53 Close to Home

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning / International Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; James Carlsen, University of Florida; Meghan Ritter, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

Tagged Divisions

International

authored over 85 technical publications in Technical Journals, Government & Industry project reports, DOE, DOD and NSF. His research areas of interest have been coupling of Solid Mechanics & Fluid Flow, 3-D Multiphase Flow in an Unsaturated / Saturated Deforming Porous Medium, Wave Propagation & Stress Concentration, and Filamentary Composite Materials. Page 13.916.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Municipal Solid Waste 1 Municipal Solid Waste Management Practices globally adaptable

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College, Columbia University; Peiyi Lin, Teachers College, Columbia University; Jason Sayres, Stevens Institute of Technology; Liesl Hotaling, The Beacon Institute; Rustam Stolkin, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, activities, and impact of the curriculum development, teacherand student summer institutes, and preliminary classroom implementation results for the firstphase of the project: designing the wire-guided, underwater ROV and controlling it to performthe initial set of performance challenges related to maneuvering around the pool andcollecting/placing wiffle balls in a goal.BUILD IT Program and Learning Goals and ActivitiesIn meeting the ITEST program goals to provide more students with experience and motivation topursue IT and STEM study and careers, the BUILD IT project focuses on three keyconstituencies: (1) middle and high school teachers; (2) their students; and (3) guidancecounselors. In addition, we have sought to engage parents and the greater

Conference Session

Educational Outreach Efforts Led by the US Navy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Giver, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers; Stephen Michetti, NSWCCD

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

participated in the project, began to create a specific curriculum with a marineengineering theme. Lessons included such concepts as basic skills in ship and submarine design,buoyancy, displacement, motor movement, soldering, vectors, circuits and switches, ergonomicdesign, measurement of depth, biological sampling, and attenuation of light. The curriculum wasdesigned to meet the National Science Standards Matrix (Attachment 1.)The parts utilized to make the Sea Perch project include PVC pipe, wire, small motors, filmcanisters, wax, switches, small propellers, and other items. The students team up in small groupsof two to three, and follow the build curriculum, learning concepts as they build, workingtogether, and documenting their experience along

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mansour Rahimi, University of Southern California; Alex John, USC

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

measurements. Planning for a final assessment trip in March of 2008 has also beenfinalized. EWB-USC is partnering this effort with a number of humanitarian organizations, andthe International Rotary Organization’s “Decade of Water Improvement” to provide some of thesupplies and equipments for this project. This paper highlights the key experiences in organizational development, project funding,trip planning, assessment trip and lays out a five-year project plan for our future efforts. Thehope is that through exposure to these experiences, other newly formed EWB studentorganizations will plan for their activities in a more efficient and responsive way.1. Laying the Foundation The programmatic goal of EWB-USC is to provide students with

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

opportunities that are relevant to the students, the goals ofwhich are at least partly determined by the students themselves 1. This does not mean that theteacher abdicates her authority for making judgments regarding what might be important forstudents to learn. Rather, partial and explicit responsibility is placed on the students for their ownlearning. Assignments and activities that require student input presumably increases thestudents’ motivation to learn.A common criticism of student-centered learning is that students, as novices to a subject, cannotbe expected to know what might be important for them to learn. The literature on novice-expertlearning does not entirely dispute this assertion. However, it also emphasizes that students cometo a

Conference Session

Mentoring

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Anakaorn Khan, North Dakota State University; David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

engineering bachelor degrees earned by women varied between 19.3% and 21.2%.Under representation of women in the College of Engineering and Architecture, North DakotaState University (NDSU) is of particular concern as our numbers lag well behind the nationalstatistics (Table 1). Overall, from 1999 to 2006 the percentage of engineering bachelor degreesawarded to women varied between 8.2% and 13.3%. However, percentage of degrees awardedto women varies greatly from major to major as well as from year to year. For instance, in 2001percentage of mechanical engineering and industrial and manufacturing engineering degreesawarded to women were 4.3 and 19.1, respectively

Conference Session

Educating for Results: Tools used in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Tito-Izquierdo, University of Houston-Downtown; Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

parts. The first part is prepared to make the necessary calculations with aformat typically used in engineering offices. The second part permits scaled graphs useful torepresent the problem and its solution. Both parts may be linked using the capabilities of Excel®.When the student finishes an engineering problem using this template it is expected a calculationsheet with a professional presentation. However, the instructor must encourage that each stepnecessary for the calculation shall be clearly explained and documented.A survey performed show the acceptation of the template by the students, and the adaptation ofthis tool to different subjects and for the workplace.IntroductionThe spreadsheet Microsoft Office Excel®1 is a powerful tool that

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Nicholas Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Robert Johnson, Oral Roberts University; James Wanjiku, Oral Roberts University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Menuge details the prohibitive difficulty associated with the occurrence ofsuch an event in his book Agents Under Fire, where he writes, For a working flagellum to be built by exaptation, the five following conditions would all have to be met: 1: Availability - Among the parts available for recruitment to form the flagellum, there would need to be ones capable of performing the highly specialized tasks of paddle, rotor, and motor, even though all of these items serve some other function or no function. 2: Synchronization - The availability of these parts would have to be synchronized so that at some point, either individually or in combination, they are all available at the same time. 3

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Edmonson, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

26 2.95Summer 2005 12 2.81 Fall 2005 14 2.67Summer 2006 8 3.17 Fall 2006 23 2.49Summer 2007 7 2.78 Fall 2007 37 2.99Average 9.25 3.03 Average 25 2.78Standard + 0.25 Standard + 0.24Deviation DeviationFigure 1. Grade Comparison for Engineering Economy CoursesThe difference in student performance between the two courses was found to not be statisticallysignificant (p = 0.270). Several studies resulted in

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Colwell, Purdue University Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

http://www.bls.gov/ The percentages of growth have changed slightly for the 2006-2016 projections. Page 13.400.85 http://online.onetcenter.org/6 http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/17-3026.007 http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/15-1071.008 See for example www.hoosierdata.in.gov/major_employers.asp9 http://www.seas.upenn.edu/profprog/emtm/10 http://bulletin.ipfw.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=2&poid=58&bc=1 andhttp://bulletin.ipfw.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=2&poid=64&bc=111 http://www.nku.edu/~mst/mstover.htm12 http://catalog.eiu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=15&poid=1859&bc

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology; Devanandham Henry, Stevens Institute of Technology; Richard Turner, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kahina Lasfer, Stevens Institute of Technology; Lawrence Bernstein, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kristen Baldwin, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, Logistics)

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

written now. More on the specific content of these releases is explainedlater in this paper. The resulting curriculum will be suitable for a university education leading toa Masters Degree in SwE.EngagementFour types of organizations must engage in creating the reference curriculum in order to ensureits correctness and to maximize its usefulness and impact: 1. The industrial and government workforce who are the customers of the curriculum, establish the demand-side requirements for the curriculum. Those requirements take the form of needed SwE competencies in graduating students; i.e., knowledge they expect to be learnt, skills they expect to be mastered, and behaviors they want to be demonstrated. That workforce will be

Conference Session

Issues of Cooperative Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Raelin, Northeastern University; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; David Whitman, University of Wyoming; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

, ifcooperative education alone enhances efficacy (while controlling for pre-existing conditions amongstudents enrolling in a cooperative education school as well as controlling for alternative supports forstudents to assist them during their undergraduate experience). One of the schools participating in thestudy, Northeastern University, requires cooperative (co-op) education whereas the University ofWyoming does not.The critical research questions addressed are:1. Are formal co-op experiences positively associated with three of the critical dimensions of self- efficacy: work, academic, and career?2. What are the relationships among demographic characteristics, cooperative education, contextual supports, and work, academic, and

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

topics that would be covered in the summerinstitute. After the pre-test, the engineering design process was reviewed and discussed.The following is from the Massachusetts Science and technology/EngineeringCurriculum Frameworks: Steps of the Engineering Design Process: 1) Identify the need or problem 5) Construct a prototype 2) Research the need or problem 6) Test and evaluate the solution(s) 3) Develop possible solution(s). 7) Communicate the solution(s) 4) Select the best possible solution(s) 8) RedesignThe engineering design process was a major theme throughout the summer institutes andthe participants were exposed to it throughout the

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University; David Meyer, Purdue University; Mark C Johnson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the concepts ofobject-oriented design and programming, including (1) class and objects, (2) inheritanceand polymorphism, (3) function overriding in derived classes, (4) operator overloading inC++, (5) exception handling, (6) container classes, (7) multiple inheritance in C++, (8)graphical user interface using Netbeans and Qt10, (9) client-server networking, and (10)multithreading. The textbook is “Programming with Objects: A Comparative Presentationof Object-Oriented Programming with C++ and Java” by Avinash C. Kak publishedWiley. All lectures were recorded in advance (approximately two third had been recordedbefore the semester started) using Camtasia Studio. This tool performs screen capturewith narration so that the instructor could show

Conference Session

Innovations in Laboratory Studies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen McNally, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

gained during lecture.The labs consist of ten lab exercises, a few labs run multiple weeks. Five of the labs involvebuilding various parts of a superheterodyne receiver (shown in figure 1.) Many of thesecomponents are built on printed circuit boards using surface mount technology. The 2nd labconsists of building the bandpass filter to operate at the Frequency Modulation (FM) range of 88-108 KHz. The 4th lab involves building the local oscillator required for mixing operations. Themixer is built in lab #8 along with the FM demodulator. The 9th lab requires building the FMamplifier on the same board as the bandpass filter. By the 10th lab these components are strungtogether to make an operational system. RF Amp

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University; Dennis Gouran, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

correlations between student and supervisor evaluations.The purposes of this follow-up study was to assess the reliability of the revised instrument andsecondly to provide more insight in the factor structures. To this end, we phrased all questionspositively. Following the authors’ earlier reasoning, lower standard deviations for the rephraseditems and fewer factors would be evidence of a general response pattern. In particular, thefollow-up study focused on the following four research questions: (1) How reliable was therevised oral communication skills assessment instrument? (2) Did the revised instrument reveal adifferent factor structure? (3) Did students continue to rate their own oral communication skillsdifferently from their supervisors? (4

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Borenstein, Georgia Tech; Matthew Drake, Duquesne University; Robert Kirkman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie Swann, Georgia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

. However, assessing theeffectiveness of ethics education programs generally, not just in science and engineering, hasproven to be a rather daunting task. Many of the attempts at assessment have made use of the Defining Issues Test (DIT), aninstrument that measures moral reasoning based on Kohlberg’s theory of moral development.[1]Briefly put, the DIT elicits subjects’ responses to moral dilemmas and sorts those responsesaccording to three types of moral reasoning: preconventional, conventional, andpostconventional. A subject’s responses are scored on the simple prevalence of postconventionalreasoning, which involves reflecting on universal principles that apply to all of humanity, andalso the prevalence of postconventional reasoning

Conference Session

Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida; Cesar Guerrero, University of South Florida; Rafael Perez, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

toaddress these concerns and some other initiatives that can bring additional benefits at low costare also described. For each of these aspects, successful strategies or best practices are included.Finally, the effectiveness of the program is demonstrated with the results of the programevaluation.1. IntroductionOver the last several years, the United States has witnessed alarming statistics and trends ingraduate and undergraduate enrollment, graduation rates, and participation of minority groups inScience and Engineering (S&E) fields, and in Computer Science in particular. For example,according to the National Science Foundation’s Science and Engineering indicators 2006,underrepresented minorities did not enroll in or completed college at the

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Dudeck, Pennsylvania State Univ.-Hazleton Campus; Wieslaw Grebski, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Presently, these two programs share 38 creditsthat are in common to both degrees. The credit break down between non-technicalgeneral education and common technical courses is shown below.General Education: 15 credits total Writing and Speaking (6 credits) – English 15, CAS 100 Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (9 credits) – AHS electivesCommon Technical Courses: 23 credits total Technical Mathematics (10 credits) – Math 81 (3), Math 82 (3), and Math 83 (4) Technical Physics (6 credits) – Physics 150 (3), Physics 151 (3) Engineering Design and CAD (3 credits) – EGT 101 (1), EGT 102 (1), ET 2 (1) Electrical Circuits (4 credits) – EET 101 (3), EET 109 (1)The general education courses comprise of English composition, public speaking, arts

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert Lozano, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

different level than atextbook, and therefore it is expected that students will not be able to understand all the details inthe article3. However, the instructor also emphasizes that this can be a common thread that they canexpect after graduation when they will have to use their knowledge to learn new technical skills andconcepts. Review # Title of article 1 Ask the Applications Engineer: Op-Amp issues Ask the Applications Engineer: Capacitance and Capacitors 2 3 The PCB is a component of Op. Amp. design 4 Ask the Applications Engineer: Noise in Op. Amps 5 Electronic adjustments

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills Build Success in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert Lozano, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to be regarding future employment, weadministered a survey to the senior class of the baccalaureate degree in electrical engineeringtechnology (BSEET) at the Wilkes-Barre campus of Penn State. This survey addresses three mainpoints: 1) how the students perceive to be prepared for an interview; 2) how students perceive their level of understanding of compensation packages and their implications, and 3) the student perception of the campus involvement in their preparation for job interviews and negotiating compensation packages.Once again, the purpose of this survey was to start gathering more meaningful data than just theanecdotal evidence described previously. The author is aware that this is only the

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Hayne, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

density of FPGA devices increase, so does the impracticality of attaching testequipment probes to these devices under test. Xilinx now provides optional real-timeverification tools that provide on-chip debug at or near operating system speed. TheChipScope™ Pro3 tools integrate key logic analyzer and other test and measurement hardwarecomponents with the target design inside the FPGA. The ChipScope™ Pro tools communicatewith these components and provide the designer with a robust logic analyzer solution as shownin Figure 1. Page 13.251.3 Figure 1. ChipScope™ Pro Test Configuration.Course ContentA program of instruction has been

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University; Tina Varma, University of Central Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

themes intheir experiences, clarify in their mind what they learned and what is important to them. Theprocess of reflection promotes critical thinking and evaluation and propels them into action to Page 13.1336.3take steps to establish their future goals…it emerges as a cycle of discovery (about themselves)and a plan of action. As a simple rule, the following 4-Step process is advisable to create anePortfolio: 1. Attend an ePortfolio Workshop 2. Get explicit directions to create an ePortfolio 3. Catalog artifacts from different courses 4. Create your ePortfolio folder on the institution’s serverE-portfolio workshops are provided

Conference Session

Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

(dominated by traditional lecture-based methods) must be mandated and supported by the university administration. What isnecessary to create a change, is for the department or college, to have a comprehensive andintegrated set of components: clearly articulated expectations, opportunities for faculty to learnabout new pedagogies, and an equitable reward system.Introduction“To teach is to engage students in learning.” This quote, from Education for Judgment byChristenson et al, (1) captures the meaning of the art and practice of pedagogies of engagement.The theme advocated here is that student involvement is an essential aspect of meaningfullearning. Also, engaging students in learning is principally the responsibility of the instructor,who should

Conference Session

FPD8 - Early Intervention & Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

included.IntroductionFor the past seven years, Michigan Technological University has had a common first yearengineering program.1 To meet the needs of the entering engineering students, this program Page 13.156.2provides two tracks: Calculus ready students and students enrolled in Pre-Calculus. Entering firstyear students are placed in Calculus of Pre-Calculus based on their ACT or SAT score. Table 1shows the math placement data for students entering Michigan Tech without transfer or APcredits for math. Approximately 75% of the entering first year students within the College ofEngineering (COE) are calculus ready. Of the remaining students, over 90% are enrolled

Conference Session

Sustainability and Engineering Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Reisdorph, the GreenTeam Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

• Green Power • Disaster Preparedness and Response Water, with an emphasis on: • Watershed Assessment & Monitoring • Water Stewardship (management) • Disaster Preparedness and ResponsePROJECTS:Projects will be developed individually. Individuals will be assigned an industry sector topicconsistent with Paper Topic. Projects shall develop the following: • PART 1. Identify existing standards and Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), if any relative to the topic; indicate the SDO and the SDO process, summarize the scope of each standard, and provide an assessment of the appropriateness of the standard in terms of its contribution to sustainable development. Discuss/organize standards in terms