AC 2010-1897: DESIGNING SUCCESSFUL DESIGN PROJECTSAlan Cheville, Oklahoma State University Page 15.371.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Designing Successful Design ProjectsAbstractThe importance of design is increasing in undergraduate engineering programs. Design is seenby proponents as a vital element of learning engineering. Compared to courses which focus onengineering analysis, design courses emphasize application of a broad spectrum of knowledge innarrow contexts. The importance of design courses is magnified by their impact on students andtheir disproportionate importance for assessment and accreditation. One element of designcourses
AC 2010-1957: DESTINATION UNKNOWN: GENDER DIFFERENCES INATTRITION FROM GRADUATE STUDY IN ENGINEERINGLisa Frehill, Self employed consultant Lisa Frehill is an evaluation consultant with more than a decade of experience evaluating educational programs. She earned her PhD at the University of Arizona in 1993, after which she was on the sociology faculty at New Mexico State University and then the PI for New Mexico State University’s ADVANCE: Institutional Transformation award. Current projects focus on: engineering workforce; gender and ethnic issues in access to STEM careers; and women’s international participation and collaboration in STEM.Amanda Lain, Freelance Consultant has an MA in
AC 2010-1972: METHODS FOR EXPLORING ENGINEERING DESIGNTHINKING IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TEAMSCameron Denson, Utah State UniversityMatt Lammi, Utah State UniversityKyungsuk Park, Utah State UniversityElizabeth Dansie, Purdue University Page 15.869.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Methods for Exploring Engineering Design Thinking in High School Student Teams A better understanding of engineering and its relationship to society is critical for allAmericans even though few will pursue engineering as a career 1. At the heart of engineering isdesign and therefore developing an understanding of the engineering design process
AC 2010-1984: EXPLORING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ENGINEERING ANDHUMAN SPIRITUALITYDominic Halsmer, Oral Roberts University Dominic M. Halsmer is the Dean of the School of Science and Engineering at Oral Roberts University. He has been teaching engineering courses there for 18 years, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Oklahoma. He received BS and MS Degrees in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in 1985 and 1986, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA in 1992. He is currently pursuing an MA in Biblical Literature from Oral Roberts University. His current research interests involve contributions from the field of engineering to the current
AC 2010-2035: PROJECT-ORIENTED CAPSTONE DESIGN IN CIVILENGINEERING: LINKAGES WITH INDUSTRY TO ENHANCE THE PRACTICEWaddah Akili, Iowa State University Page 15.999.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Project–Oriented Capstone Design in Civil Engineering: Linkages with Industry to Enhance the PracticeAbstract: Teaching civil engineering design through senior projects or capstone design courses,with industry involvement and support, has increased in recent years. The general trend towardincreasing the design component in engineering curricula is part of an effort to better preparegraduates for engineering practice. While some design
AC 2010-2062: A DEVELOPING-COUNTRY CASE-STUDY APPROACH TOINTRODUCING ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS TONONTECHNICAL SANITATION CONSTRAINTS IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIESJunko Munakata-Marr, Colorado School of MinesJennifer Schneider, Colorado School of MinesCarl Mitcham, Colorado School of MinesBarbara Moskal, Colorado School of MinesJon Leydens, Colorado School of Mines Page 15.26.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Developing-Country Case-Study Approach to Introducing Environmental Engineering Students to Nontechnical Sanitation Constraints in Developed CountriesAbstractBy studying only closed-ended technical problems, environmental
AC 2010-2110: A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO ENERGYCONSERVATION:CHALLENGING INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATIONALPARADIGMSDarrell Wallace, Youngstown State UniversityBrian Vuksanovich, Youngstown State UniversityMichael Costarell, Youngstown State University Page 15.102.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Systems Approach to Energy Conservation: Challenging Industrial and Educational ParadigmsAbstractRising costs of fuel and a greater sense of environmental responsibility have increased interest inenergy efficiency. Great emphasis has been placed on the use of alternative sources of energy,though conservation efforts that rely on existing technologies offer the
AC 2010-2139: IMPACT OF A UNIVERSITY-SCHOOL DIVISION PARTNERSHIPON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF GRADUATE STUDENTSRajesh Ganesan, George Mason University Rajesh Ganesan is an assistant professor of systems engineering and operations research at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. He received his Ph.D. in 2005 and M.S. in 2002 both in Industrial Engineering, and M.A in Mathematics in 2005, all from the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. His areas of research include stochastic optimization, and wavelet analysis in air transportation and statistical applications. He is a faculty member at the Center for Air Transportation Systems Research at George Masson University. He is also the Principal
AC 2010-2142: DESIGN OF AN INSTRUMENT TO ASSESS UNDERSTANDING OFENGINEERING DESIGNKristen Facciol, University of TorontoLisa Romkey, University of TorontoJason Foster, University of Toronto Page 15.360.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Design of an Instrument to Assess Understanding of Engineering Design Division of Engineering Science, University of TorontoAbstractEngineering design education is an important element of any undergraduate engineeringcurriculum. It is also an element undergoing constant evolution, reflecting the rapidly evolvingneeds of engineering industry and academia
AC 2010-2161: A CASE STUDY APPROACH TO TEACHING AIRCRAFTPERFORMANCE: REVERSE ENGINEERING THE SR-71 BLACKBIRDBrian German, Georgia Tech Brian German is an assistant professor in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interests are in the areas of systems integration and optimization, aircraft conceptual design, and engineering education. Page 15.10.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Case Study Approach to Teaching Aircraft Performance: Reverse Engineering the SR-71 BlackbirdAbstractThis paper
AC 2010-2179: UNIVERSITY AND URBAN HIGH SCHOOLS TEAM TO USELEGO ROBOTS TO TEACH PHYSICSVirginia Westheider, University of Cincinnati Virginia Westheider is Academic Director for Assessment and Accreditation in the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OhioPatrick Brown, University of Cincinnati Patrick Brown is program coordinator for National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCUC) for Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS) under Dr. Jay Lee at the College of Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
AC 2010-2189: GRADE-BASED CORRELATION METRIC TO IDENTIFYEFFECTIVE STATICS INSTRUCTORSRandall Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio Dr. Randall D. Manteufel is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio where he has taught since 1997. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1991. His teaching and research interests are in the thermal sciences. He is the faculty advisor for ASHRAE at UTSA. Manteufel is a fellow of ASME and a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Texas.Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio Amir Karimi is a Professor of Mechanical
AC 2010-2210: EVALUATION OF RAPID DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM USING EYETRACKERArun Chintalapati, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyHong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRichard Hall, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRobert Landers, Missouri University of Science and Technology Page 15.541.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Evaluation of Rapid Development System using Eye TrackerAbstractThis paper presents the results of the evaluation of Linear Axis Rapid Development System10(RDS), which is under development as part of a NSF funded project. The Linear Axis RDS isused in teaching control design/insertion in the
AC 2010-2251: PRISM: TEACHING DIGITAL PROFICIENCIES FOR 21STCENTURY ENGINEERING EDUCATIONPatricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patricia A. Carlson (PhD) is a professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, Indiana). She is the author of over sixty referred publications and presentation. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Interactive Learning Environments and Journal of Universal Computer Science. Carlson has used her experience in implementing technology into the classroom on two large-scale Lilly Endowment grants and on two National Science Foundation funded research projects. She is now the Director of the PRISM Project, a large-scale
AC 2010-2414: THE ENGINEERING PROFESSOR OF 2020: THE FORGOTTENVARIABLELueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Lueny Morell, M.S., P.E., is Program Manager in the Strategy and Innovation Office staff of Hewlett Packard Laboratories (HPL) in Palo Alto, California. She is responsible for facilitating external research collaborations for HPL and lead initiatives focused on R&D talent development, collaborating with external partners (government entities and other corporate labs) to pursue strategies and initiatives of benefit to the research community. In the past, she was in charge of developing engineering/science curriculum innovation initiatives worldwide in support of HPL research and technology
AC 2010-1804: PROJECT-BASED CURRICULUM FOR THERMAL-SCIENCECOURSESBrandon Field, University of Southern IndianaDavid Ellert, University of Southern Indiana Page 15.993.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Project-Based Curriculum for Thermal Science CoursesAbstractThe incorporation of semester-long projects into two different courses are discussed in thispaper, one project in a senior-level Fluid/Thermal Design course (F/TD) in the Engineeringcurriculum and two projects in a junior- or senior-level Thermodynamics and Heat Transfercourse (T-HX) for the Industrial Supervision/Advanced Manufacturing curriculum. The contentof both of these courses has been
AC 2010-1812: SYSTEMATIC IDEATION CURRICULUM EFFECTIVENESSINVESTIGATION & DEPLOYMENT TO ENHANCE DESIGN LEARNINGNoe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas at El PasoGul Kremer, Pennsylvania State UniversityJulie Linsey, Texas A&M UniversityLinda Schmidt, University of Maryland Page 15.1160.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Systematic Ideation Curriculum Effectiveness Investigation & Deployment to Enhance Design LearningAbstractThis paper presents our current research on the effectiveness of TRIZ, emphasis on sketchingand technology enabled sketching in improving the ideation performance of undergraduateengineering
AC 2010-2338: ON MAPLET DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAMMING TUTORIALFOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING STUDENTSAarti Narayanan, Magnificat High SchoolGanapathy Narayanan, The University of Toledo Page 15.921.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 On Maplet Development and Programming Tutorial for Science and Engineering StudentsAbstractThe information contained in this paper is of an introductory nature a tutorial on the ‘MapletDevelopment and Programming’ for selected science and engineering students. The knowledgegained by the authors is documented here to help students who are interested in pursuing scienceand/or engineering for their degree
AC 2010-176: INTRODUCTORY LEVEL TEXTBOOK PROBLEMSILLUSTRATING CONCEPTS IN STRUCTURED ORGANIC PARTUCULATESYSTEMSVladimir De Delva, Rowan University Vladimir De Delva is a senior undergraduate chemical engineering student at Rowan University.Muhammed Iftikhar, Rowan University Muhammed U. Iftikhar is a senior undergraduate chemical engineering student at Rowan University.Keith McIver, Rowan University Keith A. McIver is a senior undergraduate chemical engineering student at Rowan University.Katherine Whitaker, Rowan University Katherine A. Whitaker is a senior undergraduate Chemical Engineering student at Rowan University.Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University Stephanie Farrell is an Associate
AC 2010-1091: RESTRUCTURING A DESIGN-FOCUSED INTRODUCTORYTRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING COURSE: AN EXPLORATORY STUDYUSING THE THRESHOLD CONCEPT FRAMEWORKDan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Dan Cernusca is Instructional Design Specialist in the Department of Global Learning at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He received his Ph.D. degree in Information Science and Learning Technologies in 2007 from University of Missouri – Columbia. He also holds a BS and a Ph.D. from the University of Sibiu, Romania with a specialization in manufacturing technologies and respectively cutting-tools design. His research interests include Design-Based Research in technology
AC 2010-1296: "BRIEF ENCOUNTER:" A REFLECTION ON WILLIAMSPROPOSALS FOR THE ENGINEERING CURRICULUMJohn Heywood, Trinity College Dublin Professorial Fellow Emeritius of Trinity COllege Dublin (Ireland. Formerly Professor of Education and Chair Department of Teacher Education.Has published over 50 papers on topics related to engineering and technological education and several books. His book "Engineering Education; Research and Development in Curriculum and Instruction" received the best reseach publication award of division i (professional) of the American Educational Research Association in 2005. previously he has been awarded a premium of the Education, Science and Technology division of the
AC 2010-1467: TOWARD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ACADEMIC ANDSOCIAL INTEGRATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF FACTORS RELATED TOPERSISTENCE IN ENGINEERINGJustin Micomonaco, Michigan State University Justin Micomonaco is a doctoral candidate in Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education at Michigan State University. His research interests include organizational development and various aspects of undergraduate education including living-learning communities, teaching and learning, and preparation of faculty in STEM.Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University Page 15.1267.1© American Society for Engineering Education
AC 2010-1226: MAXIMISING THE IMPACT OF CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVEACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF DEFINED EDUCATIONSTRUCTURESNiall Seery, University of LimerickDonal Canty, University of LimerickRonan Dunbar, University of Limerick Page 15.857.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Maximising the impact of creative and innovative activities within the constraints of defined education structuresAbstractIn recent years Ireland has committed to significant educational reform in technologicaleducation. With the successful implementation of two new subjects at Senior Cycle(pre third level) that are predicated on creativity and innovation, design is now
AC 2010-77: INTRODUCING ENERGY CONCEPTS INTO UNDERGRADUATECOURSESAdrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego Page 15.800.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Introducing energy concepts into undergraduate coursesStudents are used to manipulating energy-related concepts from media and everyday life. However, manygeneral education students have never had a physics course and their understanding of energy, itsproduction, use, importance, or impact in their daily life is very limited. We report on innovative effortsto facilitate the understanding of energy-related concepts in a General Education Physics course. Weproceed with an initial evaluation of students
AC 2010-1608: POSTER: ENGAGING K-12 STUDENTS IN ENGINEERINGDESIGN OF COOLING SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRONICSCourtney Bonuccelli, Washington State University Courtney Bonuccelli is currently a doctoral student at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Washington State University. While earning her undergraduate and graduate degrees she also spent six years in the defense and aerospace thermal management industry as a research engineer. In addition to industry and research, Courtney is a second year NSF Graduate STEM Fellow in K-12 Education for the Culturally
AC 2010-1639: USING GRAPHIC NOVELS TO COMMUNICATE ENGINEERINGEXPERIENCES IN AN URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOLJennifer Atchison, Drexel University Jennifer Atchison is a PhD candidate in the Department of Materials’ Science and Engineering at Drexel University and her area or research is focused on nanophotonics. She is a second year NSF Graduate Teaching Fellow in K-12 Education and is the Science Program Director for The Achievement Project.Dorothea Holmes-Stanley, St. Cyprian's School Dorothea Holmes-Stanley is the science teacher for 5-8th grades at St. Cyprians School in Philadelphia.Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University Dr. Adam Fontecchio is an Associate Professor and Assistant Department
AC 2010-749: M-MODEL: AN ONLINE TOOL FOR PROMOTING STUDENTPROBLEM SOLVING UTILIZING MENTAL MODELSEdward Anderson, Texas Tech University Edward Anderson is a Texas Tech University, Department of Mechanical Engineering Professor. He has also served as the Ray Butler Distinguished Educator and received the Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teacher and the Texas Piper Professor awards. He has written two engineering textbooks and numerous textbook websites. His research focuses on application of technology to learning and how to measure and promote higher-order cognitions using technology. During 2009/10, he served as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Air force
AC 2010-402: VIRTUAL LABORATORY FOR STUDY OF THE ELECTRICMACHINES PARAMETERS AND CHARACTERISTICSRadian Belu, Drexel University Page 15.1351.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Virtual Laboratory for Study of the Electric Machines Parameters and CharacteristicsAbstractComputing and communication technology have had a significant impact on engineeringeducation. This technology has significantly improved online, distance, collaborativelearning, as well as the use of the virtual experiments and simulations in engineeringeducation. One of the distinguishing features of engineering education is that the laboratorywork is an integral part and its
AC 2010-924: TEACHING ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC POLICYWHILE FULFILLING MULTIPLE ABET AND UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTSTodd Myers, Ohio UniversityBen Stuart, Ohio University-Athens Page 15.1172.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Teaching Engineering and Technology Public Policy While Fulfilling Multiple ABET and University RequirementsAbstract Public policy often lags behind innovation and laws are generally created in reaction tosocial issues. Elected officials are asked to set public policy for technology, the implications ofwhich are typically outside or beyond their individual training and expertise. Conversely,engineers and
AC 2010-552: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON CIVIL &ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN CLASS A CLASS INCONSTANT REDESIGN AND IMPROVEMENTCharlie Quagliana, University of WIsconsin-MadisonJeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, MadisonMichael Doran, University of WIsconsin-MadisonRod Hassett, University of WIsconsin-MadisonGreg Harrington, University of WIsconsin-Madison Page 15.1300.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010University of Wisconsin-MadisonCivil & Environmental Engineering Capstone Design ClassA Class in Constant Redesign and ImprovementABSTRACTInstilling an understanding of design and the design process are key aspects of preparing