Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Capece, University of Kentucky; John R. Baker, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engi- neering from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. After obtaining his B.S., he spent three years working in the Plastics Division of Eastman Chemical Products, Inc. He entered his current position in July 2000. Page 23.566.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Experience with Mentoring and Directing Graduate Student Research at a Distance in a Mechanical Engineering ProgramAbstractThe advising of graduate student research projects from a distance requires both planning andflexibility from both the

Conference Session

Themes in Renewable Energy and ET

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas, Brownsville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE OPTIMUM HARVESTING OF SUNLIGHT FOR AN EFFICIENT SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMAbstractRenewable energy plays an important role in the support and growth of the world economy,especially in periods of fluctuating prices of fossil fuels. Among the renewable energy sources,solar energy provides specific advantages in space utilization, versatility, relatively-lowmaintenance, and quick payback. The awareness of, and exposure to, solar energy projects on thepart of engineering technology students is vital for the development of a highly-skilledworkforce in this rapidly-growing field. This paper presents the design and development, to

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald H Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Thomas Michael Tylutki, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Instructional and Curriculum Leadership from Northcentral University. Burr-Alexander has nearly three decades of experience in management, curriculum development, and im- plementation of projects for educators, students, and their parents in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (STEM) education.Dr. Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of TechnologyDr. John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. John D. Carpinelli is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and executive director of the Center for Pre-college programs at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has served as coordinator of activities at NJIT for the Gateway Engineering Education Coalition and as a member of the

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Bill Williams, Setubal Polytechnic Institute; Jose Manuel Nunes Oliveira, Universidade de Aveiro; Gavin Duffy, University of Limerick; Dermot Brabazon P.E., Dublin City University

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International

´ Polytechnic School of Agueda, University of Aveiro, Portugal. He has been deeply involved with the coordination of the move towards Project-Based Learning at his institution, and his research interests focus on Engineering Education, conceptual understanding in Electronics and Problem/Project Based Learning. He is a member of the Board of the SEFI Working Group on Research in Engineering Education and of the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Engineering Education. He is also a referee for the Journal of Engineering Education. Jos´e Manuel Oliveira has also led several staff training workshops on Active Learning Strategies and Project-Based Learning.Mr. Gavin DuffyDr. Dermot Brabazon P.E., Dublin City

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Dimensions of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #7449Creating Socially Aware Engineers through International Service LearningDr. Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Dr. Sandra Dika is an assistant professor of Research Methods in the Department of Educational Lead- ership at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her research interests are focused on student engagement and success in college, particularly among underrepresented students in STEM fields. She collaborates frequently with engineering educators on research projects and evaluations of programs and curricula.Dr. Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, CharlotteDr

Conference Session

Engineering Management In The Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nora Honken, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

. Since the individual isstarting to use personal judgment by determining which elements are important, they begin todevelop an emotional investment. Dreyfus hypothesized that when an individual investsemotionally by taking responsibility for success and failure in making correct decisions, a higherlevel of learning takes place. This is what limits the advancement of expertise in a schoolenvironment, as few projects are implemented and therefore do not involve consequences offailure or rewards of success. Proficient individuals start to draw on their emotional experiences from successes andfailures to help them determine which elements of the situation or problem are important to focuson. At this stage, the individual continues to increase

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madelyn Espinosa, The Pavlis Institute - Michigan Technological Univerisity; Helena Keller, Michigan Technological University; Nicole Westphal, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

International

-knowledge, cross-cultural communication and teamwork, adaptability, and resiliencein its students. These skills are then put to the test in the summer after the students’ third year, when theyspend five weeks implementing a variety of technical projects in an international environment. Whenstudents complete four years of Pavlis Institute coursework, the international experience, and a Capstoneproject, they receive a certificate in Global Technological Leadership.In the summer of 2012, two groups of Pavlis students traveled to Ghana and India. Their experiencesabroad proved to bring the skills that they had spent developing for the past three years to life. They facedgreat challenges while working abroad, some expected and some that had never

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon Silverman

havestudents achieve competency in business practices equivalent to the proficiencies realized inengineering subject areas. One method for achieving this is to ask students to respond to"Request for Proposal" (RFPs) in which inter- and multi-discipline design teams "compete" withalternate solutions. Corporate representatives provide realistic scenarios through activeparticipation in such courses. These "clients" require the students to use realistic projectmanagement tools and reinforce planning and economic aspects of a design without neglectingthe technical aspects of the project. While such approaches have proven successful, they neglectan important element of leadership development - the "entrepreneurial" aspect. To this end, wedescribe an

Conference Session

Remote Sensing and Telemetry

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Berg; Manuel Blanco; Fabio Urbani

Session 2359 Wireless solar radiation and meteorological instrument for K-12 Technology Education Manuel J. Blanco, William M. Berg, Fabio Urbani The University of Texas at Brownsville mjblanco@utb.eduAbstractA wireless network of weather stations is being designed for a project to enhance and advancemathematics, science, and computer education for K-12 students. In this network, portable, solarpowered weather stations incorporating GPS and spread spectrum radio communication featureswill be deployed on rooftops of 53schools in the area

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Sutterer

bythe United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development11 as “...developmentthat meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations tomeet their own needs...” It is well documented that a worldwide crisis is approaching ifsustainability does not become a fundame ntal consideration in development.10ASCE recognizes this need, as documented in its first fundamental Canon of its Code of Ethics:“Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public and shall strive tocomply with the principles of sustainable development in the performance of their professionalduties.3 ” Sustainable engineering is already a major consideration for construction of manyfederal projects, and many

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Rust, Western New England University; Steven G. Northrup, Western New England University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

for Development discusses approaches for making engineering more attractive tostudents, particularly women.10 The UNESCO report describes the work of Regina Clewlow andEngineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) whose mission is to “stimulate and foster an increasedand more diverse community of engineers and to infuse sustainability into the practice andstudies of every engineer.” The authors of this paper have been involved with curriculumdevelopment for multidisciplinary engineering efforts that support the missions and goals ofUNESCO and ESW. In this work, we discuss a multidisciplinary project designed to meet thechallenges set forth in the UNESCO report.This paper describes an authentic learning experience involving an international

Conference Session

Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xaver Neumeyer, Northwestern University; Ann McKenna, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

student and faculty perceptions of productive conflict. Themain conflicts that were reported in our study included conflicts of commitment, differentideas about the project direction as well as different working styles.Results from this research will enable us to rethink common models of team conflict anddevelop direct and indirect intervention strategies that can help students to better integrateemotion and intellect in engineering design and innovation.IntroductionAlthough design projects and course structures may vary, there has been a consistentattempt to integrate team experiences into the engineering design curriculum 1-5. Whilethere has been significant work that describes instructional approaches for integrating andassessing teamwork

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

theresults are presented in the paper. Both studies produced similar conclusions.Evaluation of Team Produced Artifacts in an Innovative Design EnvironmentAn experiment was conducted in fall 2002 in the sophomore design class in theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston to assess the skillsof young engineering students in evaluating the artifacts that resulted from the majorclass project for the semester. The 41 students self-selected into 13 teams. All teams hadfour members except for one three-member team. These artifacts resulted from a two-month long, team project: design, build and test. This project was the major componentof the course grade (50%). The “value” (or quality) of the artifact itself represented 20%of the

Conference Session

TC2K and Assessment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Reid; Elaine Cooney

assessment options have advantages and disadvantages, so that the “ideal”methods to measure any one objective should offer the best balance between the program needs,validity, and affordability (in time, effort, and money). She goes on to say that it is “crucial touse multi-method/multi-source approach to maximize validity and reduce bias of any oneapproach.” Of the many assessment methods Rogers recommends, the two methods that areused in this project are behavioral observations and performance appraisals. The crux of thematter is to take the behavioral observations or performance appraisals and get hard data that canbe recorded and tracked.Rubrics can be used to translate observations to objective data. A rubric is a scaled set of criteriathat

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Daney, Downingtown Area School District & Villanova University; Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University; Gerard F. Jones, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University. He earned his PhD from UC Berkeley in 2004, and he previously worked as a staff engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.Dr. Gerard F. Jones, Villanova University Following a several year period as a project engineer for Mobil Oil Corporation in Paulsboro, New Jersey, Jerry Jones joined the University of Pennsylvania, receiving his MS in 1975 and PhD in 1981. Jones was a technical staff member with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico until 1987. His research activities included experiments, analysis, and simulations on thermal systems, including solar and geothermal energy conversion. He consulted with LANL on a wide array of technical topics from 1990 until 2006. Jones joined the

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pete Hylton, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Wendy Otoupal-Hylton, IUPUI

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

social sciences, and foreign languages.”8 Union College is experimentingwith pairing courses, one taught by an engineering faculty member and another taught by onefrom the humanities or social sciences.9 Pairings such as music and acoustical engineering haveproven to complement each other while generating both interest and benefit to both schools.O’Neill-Carrillo, et al.10 have utilized engineering projects at the university level to respond tofundamental needs of society and address social, environments, and socio-economic issues of thelocal community thorough creation of academic structures that enable direct interaction amongstudents, faculty and community members. Catalano11 described a new interdisciplinary coursefor both engineering and

Conference Session

ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

colleges, andestablished industry partners. This paper will discuss the development of the digital systemscurriculum module that can easily be integrated into existing high school technology courseshaving electrical/electronic content. One goal of this project is to provide resources that willassist high school curriculum coordinators in linking this module to high school technologycurriculum. The course emphasizes on digital logic circuits. Number systems, codes, Booleanalgebra, logic gates, combinational logic, sequential logic circuits. Students will become familiarwith the basic digital systems and develop skills in digital design using VHDL and FPGA. I. IntroductionTechnologists trained on modern reconfigurable electronics will change the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Fries, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Ryan W. Krauss, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

- sign course, he has taught courses in mechatronics, controls, vibrations, dynamics and robotics as well as senior design. Page 24.150.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 An Analysis of First Year Students’ Changing Perceptions of Engineering Design and PracticeIntroductionA vast body of literature is available to guide freshman engineering introductory courses. Thispaper builds on three key pillars within the literature that focus on 1) project-oriented learning, 2)team-based learning, and 3) freshman design experiences. Design experiences at

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogy and Assessment in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University; Joshua Gisemba Bagaka's, Cleveland State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering CurriculumLessons learned from case studies have had a significant impact on both education and practiceof engineering and related disciplines. The history of practice in civil engineering is, in largepart, the story of failures, both imminent and actual, and ensuing changes to designs, standardsand procedures made as the result of timely interventions or forensic analyses. In addition totechnical issues, professional and ethical responsibilities are highlighted by the relevant cases.Over the past five years the project extended the work of implementing and assessing casestudies from Cleveland State University to eleven other university partners, and broadened thescope to cover engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cathy Leslie P.E., Engineers Without Borders - USA

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineers involved specifically with Engineers Without Borders-USA.Dr. Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder Amy Javernick-Will holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University and has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department at the University of Colorado-Boulder since 2010. Her research investigates managing infras- tructure projects and project-based organizations, with particular interests in global projects, knowledge mobilization in projects and project-based organizations, diversity and boundary-spanning, and disaster recovery.Cathy Leslie, Engineers Without Borders - USA

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Maixner

Session 2005-1222 Excel™ Analysis of Combined Cycle Power Plant Michael R. Maixner United States Air Force Academy A key issue in student design projects in thermodynamics is the necessity to modify property values during iteration and/or redesign. This is particularly true when dealing with two working fluids (e.g., air, water) in a combined cycle. The necessity to manually ascertain these values at all points of the cycle can inhibit the pedagogic purpose of the project: to allow students to view how overall system parameters (efficiency, specific fuel consumption, horsepower, etc.) may vary in

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Irina Nelson

, Germany, Russia and the UK) and numerous (typically fifty) visiting lecturersrepresenting different countries, contribute their expertise in various specialized topics such as:space utilization, space safety, project management, financing and insurance, human resourcesmanagement, research, innovation, and technology transfer, patent and intellectual property, Page 10.1301.1strategic alliances and international project management, etc. 4 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @ 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”More than an

Conference Session

Computer & Web-Based Instruction

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brianno Coller

teach, and describing the hardwareand software infrastructure necessary to support the endeavor. First, however, we discussour motivation for the project. Page 10.136.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education2. MotivationFormal instruction that our undergraduate engineering students receive in computerprogramming is similar to that experienced by undergraduates throughout the country; ithas changed little over the past several decades. Whether in Fortran, Pascal, Java,Matlab, or C/C++, students learn in

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider

approach allows students, who are enrolled in the senior projectcourse, to simulate a digital logic project of their choosing and implement it both in softwareand hardware. The approach was found to be enriching and very effective in enforcingconcepts taught in the class as well as in drawing the students’ attention to issues of cost andreal world implementation by using a hardware-based kit for the projects realization;additionally, students where asked to run a component and cost analysis of their projects aswell. The success of the approach will be departmentalized for students who wish to conducttheir research in the digital logic design area.IntroductionThe University of Texas at Brownsville is a minority based university with almost 85

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erdinc Acar; Faruk Taban; Ismail Fidan

hascompeted, for the first time in the State of Nevada, in FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) usingLEGO® Mindstorm technology. On the other hand, a high school robotics team built an actualrobot and participated in FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). The teams had partnershipthrough NASA Nevada Space Consortium grant and some local sponsors. The school, at thebeginning of the first year, set up Middle School LEGO and High School Robotics clubs wherevarious basic engineering concepts were covered. The Robotics club eventually transformed toan elective Robotics class. Several local engineers, graduate students, and parent volunteerscontributed to these projects. At the end of the academic year, the projects provided a greatsuccess in the following five areas; (1

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ozlem Arisoy; Larry Shuman; Katherine Thomes; Bopaya Bidanda

”• Learn the application of modern engineering and business principles, methods, and tools, associated with manufacturing systems and• Acquire a basic knowledge of manufacturing processes.• Develop the ability to visualize manufacturing engineering challenges and opportunities.• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication within the context of completing and presenting manufacturing project.• Recognize the importance of key professional characteristics: ethics, the ability to work with others, an appreciation for other disciplines, adaptability, and an appreciation for life-long learning.Plant visits have traditionally been an important part of this course. Students typically visit fouror five plants during the

Conference Session

ETD Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George Westrom

scientists to ensure that students will beentering the “Engineering pipeline” for future generations. The lack of motivating experienceand hands-on projects in the early K-12 grades in the American public school system turnsstudents away from careers in engineering. The paper presents a national award winning, after-school program where students 4th grade through high school become engineers and scientists,by building robots, bridges, boats, cars, airplanes, towers and scores of other hands-on projects.The Future Scientists and Engineers of America (FSEA) curriculum consists of over 50 hands-onprojects. Engineers, companies, universities and communities, team with teachers and schools tomotivate and excite students with hands-on science, mathematics

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Norma Velasquez-Bryant; Gokhan Pekhan; Ahmad Itani; Pamela Cantrell

2004-3130 Nevada Teachers Integrating Engineering into Science Pamela Cantrell, Norma Velasquez-Bryant, Gokhan Pekcan, Ahmad Itani University of Nevada, RenoIntroductionThe Teachers Integrating Engineering into Science (TIES) Program is a collaborative projectamong faculty from the College of Education and the College of Engineering at the University ofNevada, Reno and teachers and administrators from four Nevada school districts. The TIESpartnership presents opportunities for both university professors and middle school scienceteachers to work collaboratively for the development and implementation of best practices inscience and mathematics education. This paper describes our project

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Duesing; David McDonald

is being created with grants from industry and the National ScienceFoundation. The development has included extensive student participation. The paper discussesthe project background and educational need for this laboratory. The paper also discusses thelaboratory development process along with information on unique instructional equipment thathas been designed in the areas of machine control and energy conversion.IntroductionThere is a national need for engineering graduates who are prepared to enter the energy-relatedindustries. This is especially important with increased dependency upon sophisticated computer-based systems, deregulation and the resulting “rolling blackouts” in recent years, and thepossibility of major blackouts. National

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Parker; Max Anderson

of civil engineering projects. For example, students in ageotechnical engineering course can obtain soil characteristics data from the program and usethat information to design a building foundation. In a structural engineering class following this,students design the structure that will be supported by this foundation.Our adaptation of the Sooner City concept was to take the design across the curriculum conceptand apply it to the first-semester introductory engineering course. Rather than an entire city,freshmen would complete five design projects centered on a park on campus.The goals of the project are: GOAL 1: Stimulate interest in engineering among freshmen; GOAL 2: Ensure that freshmen find the revised course “fun” yet challenging