Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melinda Seevers, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; William Knowlton, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; John Gardner, Boise State University

expectations. The following skillsets and attributes are commonly sought by employers when hiring interns. • A desire and willingness to learn • Strong work ethic • Familiarity with 2D CAD or 3D solid modeling software • Customer service experience • Basic mechanical ‘hands on’ experience including machining, soldering, construction experience • Work experience that includes supervisory experience • Basic circuits knowledgeAlthough a willingness to learn and a strong work ethic are difficult to quantify, a largepercentage of our freshmen and sophomores surveyed have many of the skills and experienceemployers are seeking.The goal for the academic year 2005-06 is to place 15 lower division interns in industry, with

Conference Session

The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Large Seagrave

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, Ethics,And Research).While finishing their graduate degrees in Communication, Rhetoric and Composition, andEnglish, these consultants collaborate with Engineering faculty to develop and implementwritten, oral and teamwork communication education in various departments within the Collegeof Engineering. In the Civil and Environmental Engineering department, faculty and consultantshave developed a capstone course intended to provide students with a unique opportunity to learnand practice written, oral and team communication in a simulated professional firm environment.They produce and present a Proposal, Feasibility Study, and Preliminary Engineering Reportwith 75% drawings and specifications for their community client, making the course a design

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilkat Soysal, Frostburg State University; Oguz Soysal, Frostburg State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

‚ Economical Basic ‚ Networks ‚ Political Sciences ‚ Processes ‚ Ethical ‚ EnvironmentalFigure 1 Block diagram illustrating the interaction of mathematics, basic sciences,technology, and society through social transformationThe course starts with a discussion of the scientific methodology. The maincharacteristics of sciences are explained and differences between science, non-science,and pseudo-science are discussed. The Planning Committee defined “scientificreasoning” as shown in the textbox

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanzhong (Shawn) Duan, South Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

exploring the applications and limitationof techniques”; case methodology promotes the “development of philosophies, approaches andskills”.Case study methodology has been widely used in teaching and learning of engineering subjects.Advantages of case study methods have been presented by Sankar et al14 in “Importance ofEthical and Business Issues in Making Engineering Design Decision.” They concluded that theuse of the case study methodology to deal with real-world examples is highly motivating andincreases understanding of the importance of ethical issues in making engineering designdecisions. Page 11.27.4Jensen discussed the merits of case study

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simeon Komisar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lupita Montoya, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

environment where they canbe exposed to the body of knowledge on effective teams.” The material covered in the PD1portion of the course consists primarily of skills-based learning meant to foster effectiveteamwork abilities. Skills and topics covered include: collaboration, effective communicationand feedback, conflict management, team development, and ethical decision-making. Thecoursework and assignments help students gain topical knowledge, analyze and apply basicconcepts, and expand written and oral communication skills. Instructors for the PD1 portion ofthe course work in close contact with the instructor in charge of the engineering portion of thecourse. Instructors work together to coordinate activities within each portion and confer witheach

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Banzaert, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Wallace, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

the integration of academic subjectmatter with service to the community in credit-bearing courses, with key elements includingreciprocity, reflection, coaching, and community voice in projectsiv. Reflective activities helpstudents process their experience and gain insight into the service they perform, the concepts thatthey are reinforcing, and the connection between the twov,vi,vii. When S-L is used effectively inan academic class, students typically benefit in a number of important ways, includingmotivation for learning, teamwork, communication, synthesis of multiple technical concepts,understanding of engineering ethical responsibilities, and civic engagementi,ii,iii.As shown in Table 1, S-L can help educators to fulfill ABET Criterion 3

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

a. Mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern i. An ability to understand professional, ethical, and

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines; Ramona Graves, Colorado School of Mines; Craig Van Kirk, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simo Lehto, Helsinki Polytechnic

Tagged Divisions

International

, processes, projects, networks)-operation (doing = active action)-in the real world (not in model world),-based on positive feelings (enthusiasm, love, hope, compassion, respect, faith, humor) by-selected (not all),-internally-driven (committed)-people (not organizations), who can-manage wholes (operative, tactical and strategic levels) and possess-continuously renewed knowledge and skills (mental models) and-adequate information (external models of different forms),-adequate resources (money),-adequate time (key people), and-efficient tools (concrete and abstract tools, technology) within-physical,-environmental, and-ethical constraints.The checklist includes 23 items. The list is multiplicative in nature: in case one of the pointsis missing, the

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

, as theyare encouraged to attend, listen to, and respect their fellow students’ presentations.Table 1. Examples of Categories and Student-selected Topics for One-Minute Engineer Presentations. Demo Minute Newsworthy Word of the Day Biography Flybar1200 pogo stick Hurricane Katrina flooding* levee* Henry Ford physics of guitar strings* Jet Blue emergency landing timbre* Alexander Graham Bell engineered athletic apparel* Boston’s Big Dig traffic routes bionics* George W. Ferris bat-inspired security search* ethics and privacy in security* kinetoscope* Thomas Edison

Conference Session

Design Methods and Concepts

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bruce Ferguson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

demonstrations of team communication skills and written assignments such as meetingminutes and agendas, project presentations in the form of a design review and test plan, and ateam final report. The students are seen applying course-supplied techniques in their teamprocess and design and test of their robotic solutions. The course is structured to allow for peer-reviewed writing assignments, professional development, and team skills coaching. The coursealso provides a convenient opportunity to discuss relevant professional issues such asprofessionalism, ethics, registration, and engineering societies. Student feedback on the coursehas been positive, and students carry enthusiasm into subsequent design sequence courses.IntroductionEngineering is a

Conference Session

Leadership and Administration in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harvey Lyons, Eastern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

: Mechanical Engineering atSmall Scales; Designing Intelligent, Human Scale Systems; Efficient, Clean EnergyTechnologies; and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing. Another paper he co-presented at the International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exhibition in 2003was entitled: ‘Managing a Major Curriculum Reform Effort in a Large ResearchUniversity.’(4) Several recommendations were made in that paper: consolidate the separatefreshman courses in graphics and intro to ME into a single course; convert machineelements into a project-centered experience; convert thermo course into a project-basedthermal-fluid systems course. In conclusion, the authors stated that “The knowledge,skills, ethics and attitudes which we are trying to instill are

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Merrill, Rochester Institute of Technology; James Scudder, Rochester Institute of Technology; John Stratton, Rochester Institute of Technology; George Sutherland, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

4.19 belts, pulleys, and sprockets for mechanical design applications. 1 Ethics - understands the importance and consequences of ethical behavior. 4.18 Engineering Graphics - Read, apply, and measure GD & T and size tolerances to meet 2 4.17 design goals and reflect manufacturing process capabilities. Mechanics - Design axially loaded members, beams, bars in torsion and machine parts in 2 4.16 combined loading for both static failure and deflection

Conference Session

Programs for High School Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mativo, Ohio Northern University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

also chose to operate theindustrial robots in the Robotics and Automation Laboratory. Movie hour featured themovie, I ROBOT. Students were asked to fill a simple survey about the movie as welltying the learning experience and the futuristic and robotic concepts they saw during themovie. The idea of ethics was also emphasized.Students were given pre- and post-tests. Post tests results showed (in Figure 4) greatimprovements in each student’s confidence on most of the fields covered. Lack ininfluence in microcontrollers can be explained by time constraints as mentionedpreviously. Animatronics: The Next Generation of Toy Makers Microcontrollers 1.3

Conference Session

Emerging EM Areas

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Zafft, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Stephanie Adams, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Develops measures & checkpoints Coordinator Clarify policies Expect accurate work Control projects Brings a sense of order Plans the schedule, organizes, stability, control, continuityProducing Results Producer Focuses on competition Emphasize speed Shows hard work ethic Can do attitude

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Harris, Vanderbilt University; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Alene Harris, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

andgovernmental leaders regarding the ability of the USA to compete in a global market1,2, 3 .A persistent theme in these discussions is the role and importance of scientific and engineeringeducation in making the US workforce competitive. Issues regarding “innovation” areprominent in these discussions. Clough et al 2 emphasize that the “Engineer of 2020” should becharacterized by strong analytical skills, practical ingenuity, creativity, high ethical standards,dynamism, agility, resilience, flexibility and abilities for lifelong learning as well as otherimportant characteristics.We have been working on designs for bioengineering educational environments that seek toimprove the effectiveness of bioengineering education and inculcate the principles

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristina Pomales-Garcia, University of Michigan; Yili Liu, University of Michigan; Virginia Soto, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

instruction • interactive fundamentals to a variety of • provides for • efficient instruction • interested and problems lifelong learning • engaged instruction motivated students • creative • a seamless web • ethical awareness • international • culture for life-long learning • ubiquitous • flexible connectivity across • multidisciplinary • enthusiasm for learning programs and institutions • personalized • intellectual spirit • professional discernment • precise • knowledge and experience in • provides professional and

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Program Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Waldorf, Cal Poly State University; Sema Alptekin, Cal Poly State University; Robert Bjurman, General Motors Global Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

sustainability issues are key. • Teach Ethics (6) It is recommended that professional and personal ethics be a regular part of the curriculum so that students consider the impacts and responsibilities of manufacturing engineering. • Provide direct interaction with industry (5) Students will gain necessary perspective and understanding by being exposed to industry professionals through tours and visits, SME/industry meetings, guest speakers in the classroom, and industry participation on projects. • Consider a Product-centered curriculum (5) A suggestion is made to change the focus (or even the name) of manufacturing engineering curricula to one of product design and development rather

Conference Session

Innovative Lower Division Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srikanth Pidugu, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Swaminadham Midturi, University of Arkansas-Little Rock

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

for careers in industrialenergy sector.1. Introduction The U.S. Department of Energy, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the Department ofLabor and other professional organizations have recognized the need for well-educated and well-trained workforce to meet the need of the changing U.S manufacturing industries. Therecognized competency gaps in today’s work force, according to the Manufacturing EducationFoundation [1], are: low level education, minimal skills to cope with high tech gadgets, lack ofmotivation for technical careers, poor communication skills, poor work ethics, unawareness ofjob opportunities, lack of adaptive skills, low skills in the use of energy related software, and lowlevel knowledge in the use of instruments for

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismet Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

International

strategic marketing course initially refreshes the marketing infrastructure bybriefly highlighting some selected principles, concepts, tools, processes, theories, issues, debates,real-life practices and ethics of marketing based on the following definition of marketing: Page 11.209.5 “Marketing is an organizational function and a set of processes for creating, communicating, and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relationships in ways that benefit the organization and its stakeholders” [6].The focus of this course eventually becomes a marketing strategy exercise filled with tacticaldetails. Through a computer

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Howard, East Carolina University; Joseph Musto, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

majors after the freshman year.Many freshman classes are intended to develop specific student skills in areas such graphics andcomputer programming. Requirements from the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET)2 have resulted in the inclusion of topics such as teamwork, ethics, and theengineering profession at the freshman level.Design is also a component of many first-year engineering courses. The inclusion of design atthis level is probably one of the most-discussed topics in engineering education. A commonargument against design content at the freshman level is that without the mathematical andanalytical skills, student design projects tend to trivialize the detailed design steps. Crockett etal3 counter this argument by

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Val Hawks, Brigham Young University; Michael Miles, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

countries. Anotherexample is an engineering ethics class assignment where students learn how to do businessethically in countries with different sets of laws and customs. Finally, we hope to provide someregular opportunities for significant international experiences like the internships described inthis paper. These initial efforts have been modest, but we plan to continue to enrich ourcurriculum with material on global manufacturing, in order to keep our program relevant to thedynamic manufacturing environment which our graduates face today. Most of the faculty in ourprogram have been to China at least once to learn first-hand about the manufacturingcapabilities, strengths, and weaknesses that exist in that country. First-hand experience is

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Roger Gonzalez, LeTourneau University; Thomas Hellmuth, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

processing, and engineering ethics. Email: paulleiffer@letu.eduRoger Gonzalez, LeTourneau University ROGER V. GONZALEZ, PhD, PE Roger V. Gonzalez, is a professor of Biomedical & Mechanical Engineering at LeTourneau University with specialties in Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Dynamic Systems Modeling. He is also Adjunct Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware. Dr. Gonzalez is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas and is actively involved in collaborative research with several universities. Dr. Gonzalez received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The University

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Robert Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

the EnvironmentTechnology and the Environment provides an overview of major environmental issues andconcerns associated with modern technology. This course examines technological innovationsand their impacts bringing together concepts from science, math, natural systems, governmentand policy, ethics, and individual behavior. The topics covered build from small scale (materiallevel) to large scale (systems level) as the semester progresses. This path allows students torecognize that the various stages involved with bringing technology to market (and phasing itout) each have impacts to be considered. The course builds on existing knowledge and choicesof everyday life, while plugging gaps and correcting factual misconceptions where necessary

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Paul Klenk, Duke University; Glenda Kelly, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Universities and Compatibility with K-12 Outreach “The mission of Duke University is to provide a superior liberal education to undergraduatestudents, attending not only to their intellectual growth but also to their development as adultscommitted to high ethical standards and full participation as leaders in their communities; toprepare future members of the learned professions for lives of skilled and ethical service byproviding excellent graduate and professional education; to advance the frontiers of knowledgeand contribute boldly to the international community of scholarship; to promote an intellectualenvironment built on a commitment to free and open inquiry; to help those who suffer, curedisease, and promote health, through sophisticated

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pines, University of Hartford; Brian Gallant, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

the villagers to see some of the same faces year after year that will improve the long-term success of the projects. Furthermore, the experience gained by one class in implementing their design can used to improve the design of the next year’s class.• The sophomore design course is already linked to an ethics course. Therefore, there is already a course in place that can help to facilitate further discussion of the ethical implications of how the project will help or may even hinder the development of a community.• The pedagogical technique of “just in time learning” could be used in the sophomore class to teach the students the technical subjects needed for them to complete their design. It is hoped that a “tast

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

design background. The Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century1 and The Engineer of 2020:Visions of Engineering in the New Century2 document a call for broadly trained civil engineersconversant not only with mathematics, science and design, but also multi-disciplinary teams,professional ethics, communications, globalization, life-long learning, contemporary issues, pro-ject management, construction, asset management, business and public policy and administrationfundamentals, and leadership principles. Further, there is a push by the CEE profession overall topromote change in university undergraduate curricula by revising the basic civil engineering ac-creditation criteria to embrace as much of the breadth as possible. This

Conference Session

International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Borders (EWB-CU). EWB is an organization dedicated to partnering with disadvantaged communities toimprove their quality of life. In essays on this experience, 16% of the men and 27% of thewomen stated interest in joining a professional organization due to a desire to contribute tosociety. One female student stated: “I want to join a group to help me get involved in communityservice.” Another woman noted: “[The EWB group] really excites me with all the opportunitiesthat engineers have to change and help different parts of the world.” One part of the courseincludes a project on the technical, social, and environmental aspects of the Three Gorges Damin China. In the ethics module, students can read about moral exemplars, including a civilengineer

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

2006-695: WHAT IS TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY AND WHY DOES ITMATTER?David Ollis, North Carolina State UniversityGreg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering Greg Pearson is a Program Officer with the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, D.C. In that role, he develops and manages new areas of activity within the NAE Program Office related to technological literacy, public understanding of engineering, and engineering ethics. He currently serves as the responsible staff officer for the NSF-funded study, Assessing Technological Literacy in the United States, and the State Educators’ Symposium on Technological Literacy project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education. He previously

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Inniss, Florida A&M University; Enos Inniss, University of Texas-San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering.” 2002. William Oakes, et al. 32nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in EducationConference; “ASEE and service learning”. 2000. Edmund Tsang. Prism.5 “Engineering education and service-learning.” 2004. Rachel L. Vaughn and Sarena D. Seifer. Community-CampusPartnerships for Health, June.6 “Service-learning and engineering ethics.” 1999. Michael S. Pritchard. International Conference on Ethics inEngineering and Computer Science, March.7 The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8/15/20058 “Integration of Service Learning into Civil and Environmental Engineering Curriculum.” 2005. Thomsa Piechotaand Shashi Nambisan. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education,Portland, OR.9 “Work in Progress