Conference Session

Exploring Retention

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeong Hwan Choi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jacob Marszalek, University of Missouri, Kansas City; Joyce Lee, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Susan Linnemeyer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

-3,2 -0.469 -3.721 * 2.965 5. 1,2-3,2 -0.467 -3.710 * 2.965 6. 2,1-3,1 -0.372 -2.956 * 2.965 7. 2,3-3,3 -0.352 -2.794 2.833 8. 1,1-2,1 0.322 2.553 2.833 18. 1,2-2,2 0.001 0.010 −Table 4. Summary of sequential Bonferroni planned contrasts ( = .05). The first number of eachpair member indicates group membership (1 = program, 2 = comparison, 3 = NESP), and thesecond number indicates semester (1 = Fall 2007, 2 = Spring 2008, and 3 = Fall 2008). Contrastsare sorted in order of observed magnitude as

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; George Wright, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

entrepreneurship.1,2,3 In thissame spirit of “doing” versus “lecturing”, the Electronics and Telecommunications (EET/TET)Programs at Texas A&M University have been developing an emphasis in electronics productdesign. To this end, the curriculum has been augmented to include topics such as electronicsmanufacturing, system integration, innovation, project management, and entrepreneurship. Aninitiative to team engineering technology students with business students who understandmarketing and small business plan development has also gained substantial momentum over thepast three years.4 Finally, all students are required to participate in a capstone design sequencewhere they work in teams to develop the concept for a product and implement a fully

Conference Session

Implementation of Experiments in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Pung, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Page 14.283.6lack of structure for the experiments. Several teams used English units, somemetric, two teams measured from the table top to the tip of the metal rod while theremaining teams measured from the top of the box to the tip of the rod. This wasexpected and reinforced the importance of communication.V Conclusions & Future WorkBased on the student feedback the black boxes were an effective teaching aid forDOE. Opening up the black boxes and comparing the internals to the studentspredictions I believe heightened the importance of gathering data and modeling.For future classes I plan on changing the levels so that one variable does notdominate the response and perhaps adding an additional variable or perhaps two.The data collection by

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Schubert, University of San Diego; Frank Jacobitz, University of San Diego; Ernest Kim, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

continuing communication between the student and the advisor; 3. To assist the student in planning a cohesive and productive educational program; Page 14.1213.3 4. To introduce the student to the intellectual resources of the University; and 5. To help the student develop the inquiring habit of mind that is fundamental to higher education.For this study of the design process, the Introduction to Engineering course was chosen to ensurethat all students had limited or no previous exposure to the engineering design process.Lecture Coverage of the Engineering Design ProcessThe engineering design process is covered in the first two

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Blowers, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

consistentCons Students may not Time inefficiencies Students may feel Scheduling may be know who to disconnected from difficult approach for new their planning issues that are not part of the formal track Information may not Students may not Page 14.854.4 be consistent know who to go toThis paper describes longitudinal advising of students, how it can be

Conference Session

Sustainable and Urban Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshad Rajabipour, University of Hawaii, Manoa; Aleksandra Radlinska, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

followingperformance objectives (not listed in the order of significance) were defined for this course as alist of skills that students are expected to gain during a semester: 1. To identify major challenges caused by environmental degradation and depletion of natural resources 2. To develop a simplified plan for design and evaluation of green building systems 3. To perform detail performance assessment of a building based on LEED standards 4. To demonstrate knowledge of methods to conserve energy in buildings and to use computer simulations to evaluate a building’s energy performance 5. To demonstrate knowledge of methods to conserve and recycle water in buildings 6. To describe the production, application, and

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. Jennifer is currently a student in George Bush School of Government at Texas A&M. She plans to attend graduate school in Fall 2009.Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University Lale Yurttas is a Senior Lecturer and Assistant Department Head for Upper Division in the Chemical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. She chairs the Departmental ABET Committee. She serves as an advisor to AIChE Student Chapter at Texas A&M. She has been the driving force for service learning initiative in College of Engineering. She coordinates the service learning activities for the current NSF Departmental Level Curriculum Project in the Department. She has 12 years of experience in engineering

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Todd, Brigham Young University; Christopher Mattson, Brigham Young University; Gregg Warnick, Brigham Young University; Ryan Dymock, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Leadership and Higher Education from the University of Nebraska with an emphasis on globalization and leadership. He is a Certified Manufacturing Technologist, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and is also certified in Planning and Managing Projects, BD University; Lean Manufacturing, BD University; High Impact Facilitation, Lore International Page 14.115.1 Institute, Durango, Colorado; and Project Management, Saddle Island Institute.Ryan Dymock, Brigham Young University Ryan Dymock is currently a senior studying Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University. He hopes to steer his career in

Conference Session

Design Methodology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Toft, Central Queensland University; Prue Howard, Central Queensland University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

repeating thecycle.Carr and Kemmis8 suggests that … The methodology of action research is a cyclic form of self-reflective inquiry. It is used in social situations by the participants, to improve their own practice and the understanding of their practice and the situation. Page 14.1353.4Action research cycle one (1999): Disciplinary to MultidisciplinaryIt was planned to expose students of the two disciplines to each other, in such a way that it wouldpromote cross pollination of ideas and knowledge. In other words, they would teach each other,with the teaching team taking a facilitating role. The approach taken was to allow second

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Reza Rowshan, Texas A&M University, Qatar

Tagged Divisions

Materials

, Mechanical, and Petroleum Engineering. The initial group of engineers graduated in2008. In steady state Texas A&M at Qatar is expected to have between 400 to 500 studentsenrolled in the four programs. Currently Mechanical Engineering has 67 students enrolled.TAMUQ follows the mechanical engineering curriculum at the College Station campus.Currently, the program has nine faculty members, and plans are to hire several more within thenext couple of years. Currently, our upper division classes have only been taught two or threetimes. The laboratory facilities were completed and available for use in fall 2007. The initialABET review took place during fall 2008

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard J. Reid

add $6,$6,$6 # count *= 2;Conclusions By using a simulation model of areal pipelined machine, in the computer architecture course laboratory, students complete arealistic design. Student work is easily validated in this laboratory since acorrect model allows executionof the standard codefortheMIPS microprocessor. Opportunities exist for reasonable extensions in this laboratory work. Themicroprocessor currently imple-mentedhas only thee stages ofpiWlining--this can beelaborated tothefour ormorecomonly used. Cache implementations of theinstruction memory is planned as an addition for these projects in the future.References1. B. Maccabe ’’Computer Systems: Architecture, Organization, andProgramming,” RichardD

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Denis Proulx

activities in the United States, we donot have anything similar in Canada. Our students are introduced to pure science careers during their highschool years through organized activities, lectures and competitions in chemistry, biology, physics andmathematics. This enables them to see if a career in these fields is appealing and if so, they can plan thefollowing years accordingly.Unfortunately, nothing similar exists for technology or engineering. The student who eventually ends upchoosing engineering, does so as a result of hearing positive things about the profession, by reading on thesubject, or simply because a friend has decided to study in this field. This may explain, at least partially, whywe have been experiencing a continuous and severe

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kinney

theprogram and some of the details regarding the engineering courses have been discussed byFroyd (1) and Richards (2 ). Courses in mathematics are coordinated with the courses inengineering and comprise primary mathematical threads for the curriculum. courses indifferential equations are of course included; recognizing the increased importance of dataanalysis for engineering as well as the current emphasis on quality methods and statisticalprocess control in manufacturing, a course in statistics also comprises a main thread of thecurriculum. The propose of this paper is to discuss the reasons for including this course, itscontent and plans for future development.Need for the course Engineers, in research and in creating manufacturing processes

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ph.D., Paul E. Givens; H.A. Montefusco; Anita L. Callahan

intellectual property has come to the forefront of the ethical debate. Unlike the property we have been talking about you could somehow sense, intellectual property is really a product of the mind. It is knowledge. And students who plan on producing products of the mind need to be aware of the issues involved. Traditional Means of Protection Traditionally, intellectual property has been protected by one of four means: copyright, patent, trade secrets, and service marks. Although these are still the primary means of protection, protection in one country does not guarantee protection in all countries where one might do business. Each case must be analyzed separately. Copyright is designed to

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald N. Merino; D. W. Merino

and money. These iterations are muchmore costly than getting it right the first time. Market Research Market Rresearch Pro duct Characteristic s + Product Characteristics v Engineering Planned selling price less desired profit w I Sup plier Pricing

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Brockman; Stephen Batill; John Renaud; Jeffrey Kantor; David Kirkner; Peter Koggel; Robert Stevenson

be defined to emphasize the “intangibles” of interdisciplinary design, such as planning, teamwork, and com- munication;● in order to build and test projects of this complexity in a short time period, it is necessary to have hardware that is flexible, safe, reusable, and requires minimal tools for construction. In response to the first issue, each team was given the task of developing an interdisciplinary laboratoryassignment, suitable as a learning vehicle for freshman engineering students. By casting the design problem assuch, participants in the course would be forced to analyze and distill the essence of what they’d learned asundergraduates in their respective disciplines, and to explore the range of systems that

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne E. Wells

. There is no longer any question about the need for protection ofthe environment. Various groups may differ about the details and priorities but our society at large has reachedconsensus on the general concept of environmental preservation and protection The second premise is that the only effective means to change the way these decisions are made is toprovide a profit motive for the manufacturers, through new technological solutions. The United States Environ-mental Protection Agency (EPA) has now formally recognized that need through their “Common Sense Initia-tive.” Under this plan, industries are encouraged to find technological solutions to problems of environmentalprotection which are consistent with good business practices

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Knickle

environment. Some other concepts are integrated into the course such as design for manufacture, reverse engineering and new products. All freshman engineering students at the University of Rhode Island enrolled in the first semester one credit module. Most of the engineering students will take the second semester course of two credits. Faculty from every department have volunteered to teach this course and work together in a high performance team. The team plans the course, develops the assignments, teaches the course and provides feedback and revision of the course. Undergraduate and graduate mentors help in the computer laboratory. Last year we taught a pilot scale course involving three

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Magin; Margery Osborne; Bruce Bertram; Bruce Wheeler

proved to be difficult to establish a continuing dialog with specialconferencing software. Asynchronous communication is now implemented using a bulletin board serviceeasily accessible via course web pages and electronic mail.Maximizing Use of Course Materials Although the development involved in creating the curricular materials is extensive, it is planned that,in steady state, this course can be taught efficiently. This is necessary, as it is likely to be taught only as anoverload and may be team taught. To meet Discovery Program goals, faculty time with students must bemaximized. Savings in time must come from reduced grading and organizational time. The goal of the on-line quizzes, which are integrated with the course materials, is to

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed I. Dessouky; Murali Krishnamurthi

, detailed design), through manufacturing (material conversion, handling, process planning, production and quality control), distribution (transportation and storage), and utilization (consumption, maintenance, replacement). Manufacturing concepts are introduced in this course at a broader level, emphasizing the major functions of a manufacturing enterprise, and the product life cycle, as defined by Barrington, Jr. [8] as: (1) Manage the enterprise, (2) Manufacture the products, (3) Market the products, and (4) Support Corporate Activities. In traditional manufacturing courses offered for engineering majors, the emphasis is usually placed on the manufacture of products; in those offered for business majors, the

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Papannareddy

techniques 6-7 to conduct the newlaboratory experiments in analog electronics courses in a two-year electrical engineering technology curriculum.Section II describes the setup of MBEIL workstations and Section III discusses the application software.Section IV outlines the list of experiments along with the plan of study. The results are presented in Section V.Finally, the project is summarized in Section VI.II. MBEIL WORKSTATIONFigure 1 shows a typical MBEIL workstation. A typical MBEIL workstation consists of programmableequipment such as DMM, digital storage oscilloscope, power supply, and1 This project is sponsored under NSF-ILI award 9550836

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon E. Guffner

upon and all of themembers have been selecte~ the bridge can be built using model airlplane building techniques asfollows. Two identical trusses are hayed out over a fill size plan which is covered with waxed Page 1.348.2 {fix~~ 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘oJ121113#?paper. Socket joints are made at each intemection with a glob of quick drying glue. Theidentical pair of tresses are then connected with a lattice structure such that the trusses are eitherparalle~ forming a rectangular end view or directly connected at the top, forming a trianglewhen viewed from the end

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela A. Hayward

{iiiih”-’ } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedngs ‘.,+,lllly’:anxiety. It is impossible for students to learn all there is to know about effective delivery skills in such ashort period of time; however, a list of some of the most important elements of strong delivery werepointed out. It was stressed that students should allow their commitment to their ideas and to the audienceto be revealed in voice and body. Included in this section of the workshop was an explanation of how todress appropriately for a presentation to “senior members of the firm. ” Time was also spent on guidelines for using visual aids. Students were instructed to plan theirvisual aids, to practice with their visual aids, and then

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Tidwell; Greg Walker

classes. ● Another source of training and instruction is seminars conducted by the graduate school de- partments and other university agencies concerned with the development of their students into professors., 2. Practice of Skills ● Working as a grader can build appreciation for the mundane (sometimes menial) work that goes into being a teacher. It is preferred that the student also log some instructional or classroom time. ● A GTA lecturing position is an excellent vehicle for learning to talk in front of a class where the lecture has been previously planned. ● Most students should be given the opportunity to substitute teach a lecture for their

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Widmer

, Glenview, Ill.3. Kemp, J. E. and D. K. Dayton, Planning & Producing Instructional Media, Harper& Row, New York. Page 1.392.3 @ii& ) 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘?+,my .ACKNOWLEDGMENTSSTEVEN E. WIDMERSteven E. Widmer received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Purdue in 1973 and his M.S.in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University in 1988. After ten years in the engineeringdepartment at TRW Ross Gear Division, he moved to Purdue where he teaches both hydraulics

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Ernst Eder

) -- structures -- taxonomies -- correlations state the goal 3.2) search for solutions find candidate processes and objects (hardware, software, firmware) for solving the problem -- literature -- experience -- prior art (e.g. patents) -- generate ideas, by intuition, imagination, incubation, illumination prepare the plan, and keep it under review explore -- understand the real problem take action to collect, classify and record 3.3) evaluate, decide select criteria for choice select the most suitable solution take action to record 3.4) communicate the chosen solution pass information to next more detailed stage, implement, make and test Auxiliary

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John S. Gillard; Gary P. Maul

solving calls this “the most probable cause.” The theory then goes through testing, to see if the prediction comes true. After the testing is complete,evaluation of the results is called reflection. The reflection often results in more questions, completing the circle.This is similar to the Plan, Do, Check, Action of the Shewart Cycle.GThe New Method After recognizing the shortcomings of the current method of teaching the tools of quality, HAM developeda class to integrate the teaching of these tools. The emphasis in the new method is on the application of the toolsand when to appropriately use them. The format for the class is a warranty problem which is familiar to the students. Although the problem wasknown to the attendees, thus

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Mileta M. Tomovic

continues to increase at a very fast pace, allowing us to use them for verycomplex and complicated applications. Computers are used for real time simulation and controlof very fast dynamic systems, and computers are now commonly used to analyze very complexstructures and processes. What seemed impossible, or nearly impossible some ten years ago, is areality today, and the scope of potential applications is ever increasing, and the accuracy ofcomputer generated solutions is constantly improving.The computers have played and continue to play a very important role in the manufacturingprocesses, from the design of parts, to manufacturing production planning. They are resulting inimproved products and reduced production times, which all lead to a more

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Tracy S. Tillman

formulate concepts and alternatives. 5. Determine system requirements and engineer solutions. 6. Determine hardware, software, network, and database architecture. Page 2.404.4 7. Establish and evaluate quality standards. 8. Develop system tests. 9. Measure user and customer satisfaction.10. Determine support requirements.11. Plan, organize, direct, and control project implementation.12. Guide and enhance culture change.13. Integrate people, processes, and technology.14. Leverage leadership/management theories and practices. Examination Preparation It is recommended that the candidate obtain the CEI

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering as a Career Path to URMs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Lambright, Savannah State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Cameron Coates, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

implementing solutionplans. If a plan is formulated to address these challenges at the correct time frame, then not onlywill we be able to attract a greater pool of quality minority students to engineering but we will beproducing better students overall.IntroductionThere are specifically three challenges that need be addressed if we are to seriously make animpact on attracting minorities to engineering careers. The solutions of which must come from ateam of agents and processes, acting upon the students’ life at decidedly different time intervalsand all with a different focus. The first challenge is that of foundational mathematics and scienceand the critical time frame for the first challenge is that of between 4th and 6th grades. Thesecond challenge