Conference Session

Engineering Design in Pedagogy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Sagar V. Kamarthi, Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Jessica Chin, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

national and local needs forSTEM/IT workforce and professional development for teachers. The Bureau of Labor Statisticsidentified IT as the U.S. economy’s fastest growing industry [1] for the 2000-2010 period. TheUS Labor Department echoes similar needs [2, 3]. In Massachusetts, similar observations aremade by Boston Redevelopment Agency [4]. Regarding professional development of teachers,the National Research Council [5] reports that “… most teachers lack the professionaldevelopment and support (e.g., training and release time) needed to incorporate informationtechnology into daily instruction, and as a result, significant numbers of such teachers eitherignore the pedagogical uses of technology or use technology ineffectively.” Gatta [6, 7

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

(PSM) after which this program is modeled. For thepast ten years the PSM program has been growing in popularity in US schools of engineering. Itis designed for students who do not wish to continue on to a doctorate leading to an academiccareer but rather to enter the workforce with a master’s degree, a degree now viewed by many ashaving displaced the baccalaureate as the terminal engineering degree. These programs put moreemphasis on applied skills as opposed to those more theoretical in nature. The paper concludeswith a detailed description of the NJIT proposed curriculum and the assessment process used toevaluate defined outcomes.1. Introduction Research engineering universities frequently emphasize long-term research as the processby

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith J. Bowman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

expected to find their own pathways forsimplifying or adapting the activities or the activities may be conducted as a departure from theplanned math and science curriculum. In a recent assessment of K-12 engineering educationcurricula by a committee from National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and National Research Page 22.826.2Council (NRC) on K-12 Engineering Education, Katehi, Pearson and Feder12 described three“aspirational” principles for K-12 engineering education that can be summarized as: 1. Emphasize design 2. Utilize “Developmentally-Appropriate” mathematics, science and technology concepts 3. Promote modern concepts and

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Design I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos R. Morales, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Thus, they elected two business policies thatare central to the collaboration’s mission4: 1. The authors keep the copyright to the work 2. The authors receive a 70% of the gross revenue generated by the bookThe decision to allow author’s to keep the copyright to their own book was grounded in the Page 22.827.3belief that authors would be more motivated to make continual improvements to their work ifthey retained the copyright to their book. It was also believed that by keeping the copyright in thehands of the authors, the company would be continually motivated to keep the interest of itsauthors on its list of priority items.The

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Liberatore, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering, Educational Research and Methods

. Page 22.828.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Improved student achievement in Material and Energy Balances using personalized online homeworkAbstractPersonalized, online homework was used to supplement textbook homework, quizzes, and examsfor one section of a course in material and energy balances. The use of online homework duringthe Spring 2010 semester is summarized here and detailed by Liberatore in 1, and additionalresults from Spring 2011 will be included in the presentation. The objective of this study was totest the hypothesis that students using personalized, online homework earned better grades in thecourse. The online homework system asks the same questions of

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter J. Shull, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona; Carla Firetto, The Pennyslvania State University; L.J. Passmore, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

engineering education. The levelof its importance is emphasized by team skills identified as one of the eleven ABETaccreditation criteria required for an engineering program to be accredited—Criterion 3Program Outcome d: an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.1 While there has beensignificant work on team development and structure, the area of team function that is related tobehaviors is less studied or taught.2, 3 When a team encounters interpersonal issues, it oftendegrades quickly to dysfunction. Typically, students will either informally disband and a fewstudents will do the work for the group or the students will enlist the instructor to deal with theissue for them. Neither of these scenarios teaches students how to deal with these

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

changes in our environment and to better prepare ourstudents to be future academic leaders.IntroductionPreparing Future Faculty (PFF) programs typically meet three standard requirements: 1. they focus on the full spectrum of faculty roles and responsibilities with regard to teaching, research, and service, and how these responsibilities may be interpreted in different institutions; 2. they provide participants with multiple mentors and feedback not only on their research but also on teaching and service; 3. to accomplish these goals, they involve a cluster of institutions, with one doctoral degree-granting institution partnering with a variety of other institutions.The 12-year-old Preparing

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Soto-Caban, Muskingum University; Emre Selvi, Muskingum University; Ferdinand Avila-Medina, Ohio State University, Newark

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

spent 3 hours. The minimum time spent preparing the slideshow was 3 hours. After years of having presentations in different courses and levels, we noticed that this is an improvement. Before, students worked in their presentations the minimum amount of time possible. Many times, they were still working on their presentations while their classmates were presenting. The PK style forced them to choose their pictures and information carefully, helping them in the research process.• 5 out of 15 students rehearsed for 1 hour, 5 students rehearsed for two hours, 3 for 3 hours, Page 22.831.3 1 for 4 hours, and 1 student

Conference Session

They're Not "Soft" Skills!

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eckehard Doerry, Northern Arizona University; James Dean Palmer, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

teams, including the critical issue of evaluating team deliverables andperformance [1-3]. Of the variety of evaluative mechanisms and schemas that have beendeveloped, peer evaluations have been found to provide excellent insight into individualcontributions and behavior in a team [4], [5]. A variety of peer evaluation schemas, in whichteam members evaluate each other's contribution to team outcomes using some scale or metrichave been developed, but metrics can generally be divided into two groups: • Qualitative approaches that emphasize "team citizenship", using qualitative ratings of professionalism, seriousness of effort, listening ability, and other collaborative or social skills [3], [6], [4], [1], [2]. • Quantitative

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jian Yu, Auburn University and Tsinghua University, China; Chetan S. Sankar, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

International

team performed similarly to how the U.S. student teams typically perform on this Page 22.833.6case study. About 1/3rd of the student team was composed of women students, and they wereassertive in making their points and were willing to take leadership positions. Theirwillingness to learn and experiment with new instructional materials seemed to overcome thelimitations provided by the infrastructure.4.2. Workshop at NIT Calicut, Summer 2009 Two researchers at LITEE were invited to NIT Calicut during Summer 2009 to provide aworkshop to faculty members and students as part of the TEQIP program. The researchersworked with the administration of NIT

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch, West Texas A&M University; Rhonda B Dittfurth, West Texas A&M University; Freddie J Davis P.E., West Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Page 22.834.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Improving Engineering Students’ Perception of Technical Communication SkillsAbstractThe ABET 2000 Criterion 3g states that engineering programs must educate students with “an ability tocommunicate effectively.1” Surveys of engineering graduates and current students at West Texas A&M University(WTAMU) indicate that there is a desire on behalf of the students to experience more technical communicationopportunities within engineering coursework.Traditionally, written and oral communication instruction has been conducted in a formal setting within the requiredthree course sequence of ENGL 1301

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianping Yue, Essex County College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

other regular classes. In addition, they get extra exercises with thehelp of faculty mentors and peer tutors. Comparison statistics between the students in thesummer bridge program and other regular classes show a significant improvement in math skillsfor the summer program. The study demonstrates that guidance and practice are keys to improvemath skills.1. IntroductionSince mathematics courses are general education requirements for college degrees, improvingmathematics skills is essential for college students to complete their degrees. Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs generally require moremathematics credits as prerequisites for major courses and as a fundamental tool for futurecareers. Mathematics skills are

Conference Session

Open-Ended Problems and Student Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

semester. These exercises were a required part of the course. Gradingrubrics were developed for each MEA to ensure consistency. The E-MEAs were either gradedby the instructor or by the same graduate student (who had been “calibrated” by the instructor)throughout the semester. The E-MEAs are described in Table 1. Students in the comparisoncourses were only given the traditional assignments and not the E-MEAs. Table 1: E-MEAs used in the Industrial Engineering Curriculum Originally Title Developed Decision Situation Ethical Dilemma Relevant Concepts by Which lighting proposal

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

STEP program has increased steadily. Table 1 shows theincrease in placement of students into learning communities, where first-time, first-year studentstake 3 to 5 courses in common with the same group of students (“a cohort”), to facilitateformation of study groups and other social or professional interactions. As much as possible,students in a cohort are also grouped by Residence hall staff in the Engineering House, whichhas enhanced STEM tutoring services available beyond the regular university tutoring orlearning centers. Except for the base year of 2004-05, voluntary enrollment exceeded theexpected or proposed enrollment projected by CEAS. Because the sample size from the 2004-05 year is small, retention data uses the 2005-06 cohort of

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

results indicate that the CCM does indeed improvestudent learning.IntroductionA graduate’s ability to function within a multidisciplinary team is one of the 11 programoutcomes ABET requires of accredited engineering programs. The rationale is clear: engineeringis typically performed in teams, but the implementation raises several questions: Do studentslearn how to effectively function as a team simply by working on team projects? Should studentsbe given classes, training, or guidance on how to be a team player? Does the act of working in ateam benefit or hinder a student’s learning of course content?We do not attempt to answer all these questions, but we do address the issues of 1/ whethereffective team-work evolves naturally within student teams

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for Undergraduate Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Libros, Community College of Philadelphia

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

development.”1 Providing an explanation and developing an understandingof the basic science and scientific techniques employed in the application of these technologiestouches upon the first part of this definition. Using that background to make and support apersonal decision regarding the use of these technologies would address the third part and whatis probably the most critical part of the definition. It is essential that “ordinary citizens [are able]to make thoughtful decisions on issues that affect, or are affected by, technology.”2 “Science andtechnology are so pervasive in modern society that students increasingly need a sound educationin the core concepts, applications and implications of science” 3 in order to function as citizens ina

Conference Session

Objectives, Assessment, and Methods for Teaching Technological Literacy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

States such as Lenz9, Martino10, and Bright11,and others around the world, e.g., the very prolific Marchetti (see, for example, Marchetti12),refined forecasting methods and showed that the logistic model was an excellent construct forforecasting technological change with virtually universal application for technology adoption andmany other individual and social human behaviors. Figure 1 illustrates the idealized logisticcurve of technology adoption or diffusion. Figure 2 shows the logistic growth of the supertankerof maritime fleets presented in a popular format developed by Fisher and Pry that renders thelogistic curve linear13. Page 22.840.5

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

Tagged Topics

Council of Sections

in the MathPlacement test. Almost all participants scored higher in the placement test compared to their pre-program scores. For sixty four percent of them, the improvement in their scores was highenough to place them to at least the next higher math class. Engineering Institute participantsshowed improved understanding of the engineering profession and the engineering educationalsystem. Participants from both programs also expressed positive overall attitude and opinions ofthe program objectives, content, activities and implementation.1. IntroductionCommunity colleges serve as the gateway to higher education for large numbers of students inthe U.S., especially minority and low-income students. Yet for many students, the communitycollege

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig W. Somerton, Michigan State University; Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

in heat conduction. The course met three times a week for 50 minutes and covered thestandard topics in heat conduction: physical nature of heat conduction and thermal conductivity;derivation of the heat conduction equation; one-dimensional, steady heat conduction; compositewalls and fins; two-dimensional; steady heat conduction; separation of variables method;transient heat conduction; Laplace transform methods; Green’s function; and numerical method.The course goals were stated as:1. To understand the physical nature of heat conduction and thermal conductivity2. To formulate a mathematical model for a heat conduction problem3. To solve the mathematical representation of heat conduction problems4. To calculate the performance of the

Conference Session

Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Kevin Caves, Duke University; Julie A. Reynolds, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

students devote considerable effort to the design and developmentof their projects, but that they are not as motivated to devote time and effort to writing. As aresult, their final reports often have significant problems with organization, clarity, andeffectiveness. Therefore, we recently adopted several new strategies to improve the quality ofstudent writing. Our goals were to 1) encourage students to work on their writing earlier andthroughout the semester; 2) engage every student in each team in the writing process; 3) usewriting as a tool to improve students’ understanding of the clinical problem that they areaddressing and how their design addresses their client’s needs; and 4) improve the quality of thefinal reports.To achieve these goals

Conference Session

Manufacturing Process Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Z.J. Pei, Kansas State University; Pengfei Zhang, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

; Manufacturingsystem1. IntroductionAt Kansas State University, IMSE 250 (Introduction to Manufacturing Processes and Systems) isa required course for students majoring in industrial engineering and mechanical engineering.This course is also taken by students from other engineering disciplines as well as humanitiesand sciences. Table 1 shows the disciplines where the students who took IMSE 250 in fall 2010came from. The course is intended to not only provide engineering students with technicalknowledge for further study in their disciplines, but also expose humanities and sciences studentsto manufacturing engineering.In IMSE 250, various conventional and unconventional manufacturing processes are covered, assummarized in Table 2. Workpiece materials involved

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory W. Davis, Kettering University; Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University; William J. Riffe, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the entrepreneurial ideas primarily come from the “Need-Approach-Benefits-Competition” or NABC approach espoused by Carlson and Wilmot.1 The successes and failuresof the approaches are discussed. Examples are provided to illustrate how these ideas have beenused to enhance the undergraduate learning experience. Since the university has a strongautomotive focus, many of the examples cited pertain to that industry, but the concepts can beeasily applied to other fields such as aerospace, power production, and alternative energy.In addition to enhancing undergraduate education, there are significant other benefits to thisapproach. For students, these ideas can be much more engaging than traditional classroommaterial and the exposure to the ideas

Conference Session

Collaborative Learning, Project-Based, Service Learning, and Impacts on Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media

Tagged Divisions

International

globalbusiness.Ethics is defined as the set of standards, rules and guidelines for moral or socially approvedconduct and is based on the idea of what is right and wrong. Individuals’ ethical behavior is Page 22.846.4influenced by: (a) personal ethics, the set of one’s commitments learned at home and religiontraining and modified later by reflection; (b) common morality, the set of moral ideas shared bymost members of a culture or society; and (c) professional ethics, the set of standards adopted byprofessional organizations.The four basic frameworks for ethics are: (1) consequence-based thinking, based on the notion ofdoing what is best for all affected; (2

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University; Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

priorities of student outcomes in our engineering programs. Second, LabVIEW providesthe capability to merge the virtual and real worlds, which is ideal for our program’s focus onapplied scientific knowledge and engineering principles. Last but not least, the graphicalprogramming environment lends itself very well to the intuitive and interactive learning, whichallows students to engage the tool rapidly in their design process and experimentation oncomputer based automation and data acquisition systems. Table 1 shows our eight-semestersuggested EE curriculum with the potential PBL core and LabVIEW thread courses identified.The eight-semester curriculum looks very typical as many other EE programs and still has an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

Peer Sharing WorkshopsFigure 1. Conceptual Framework for ENE Laboratory Module Reform This semester this course was taught the CIEN 311 Environmental Laboratory course hadan enrollment of eighteen students. The students were junior, Civil Engineering majors. Thedemographics consisted of fourteen males, two females, and was 56% minority (i.e. AfricanAmerican, African, Hispanic). The course was divided in to modules to help “repackage” the labactivities.Modules and AssessmentsModule 1: Sustainable Engineering and Green Design Sustainability is one of the newest paradigm shifts for engineering design. There are anumber of new “green” buildings currently

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garret Nicodemus, University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering; John L. Falconer P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Will Medlin, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

allow the instructor to provide an expert’s explanation on solving a problem, so Page 22.849.2that students can observe how to set up and step through the problem and how the problem-solving techniques relate to the underlying principles (Fig.1). Providing these videos assupplemental material allows the instructor to dedicate a significant fraction of class time tofocusing on concepts and more active learning methods rather than lecture and mathematicalsolutions. These are not polished videos, but instead are similar to what would be done in classon a board. The advantage of not trying to prepare polished videos is that preparation time

Conference Session

Nanotechnology/RFID

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University,Addison, Illinois; Aram Agajanian, DeVry University, Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to describe the new phenomena atthe nanoscale. 3As the global economy continues to be transformed by new technology, an intense competitionwill grow for intellectual capital and intellectual property. Technology will continue to drive the Page 22.850.2global and domestic GDP.4 The National Science Foundation predicts that the global marketplacefor goods and services using nanotechnologies will grow to $1 trillion by 2015 and employ 2million workers. It is estimated that by 2015 nanotechnology will be a $3 trillion-a-year globalindustry. In 1997 the investment in nanotechnology stood at $430 million to more than $9 billionin 2004. There more

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine McComas, Cornell University; Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

forth this technology understand the societal and ethicalimplications of this new technology. The National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network(NNIN) is an integrated collective of 14 universities with open facilities that support nanoscalescience and engineering research. The NNIN facilities train and support approximately 4,800users per year. The network offers a unique opportunity for research in societal and ethical issues(SEI) as well as providing SEI information to users. The goals of the NNIN’s SEI efforts are to:1) develop societal and ethical consciousness within the user community and the broader NSEcommunity and 2) broaden the exploration of the ethical and societal implications of NSE atNNIN and in the broader NSE community. To

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seunghyun Chun, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Bruce McCann, University of Texas, Austin; Ariane L. Beck, University of Texas, Austin; Eric Dean, National Instruments; Alexis Kwasinski, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

circuit schematic and accurately measure currents and voltages from this circuit.NI myDAQ: Mobile Personal Instrumentation Device NI myDAQ is a low-cost portable data acquisition (DAQ) device that uses NI LabVIEW-based software instruments, allowing students to measure and analyze real-world signals(Fig. 1).NI myDAQ is ideal for exploring electronics and taking sensor measurements. Combined withNI LabVIEW on the PC, students can analyze and process acquired signals and control simpleprocesses anytime, anywhere. Page 22.852.3 Figure 1:NI myDAQ being used to probe the output of a Solar Cell With an affordable, student

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Rizzo, University of Vermont

Tagged Topics

Council of Sections

of Vermont (UVM) incorporated systems thinking and asystems approach to engineering problem solving within their programs. A systems thinkingapproach regards social, environmental and economic factors as necessary components of theproblem solution. Because it is a whole systems approach it also encompasses sustainability. Wehave integrated systems thinking in the following ways; 1) new material has been included intokey courses (e.g. the first-year introductory and senior design courses), 2) a sequence of threerelated environmental and transportation systems courses have been included within the curricula(i.e., Introduction to Systems, Decision Making, and Modeling), and 3) service-learning (S-L)projects have been integrated into key