Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Leadership_____________________________________________________________________________________Stages of Growth Typical Responsibilities-Autonomy-JudgmentENGINEER IX An engineer-leader at this level is in responsible charge of programs so extensive and complex as to require staff and resources of sizeable magnitude to meet the overall engineering objectives of the organization.ENGINEER VIII An engineer-leader at this level demonstrates a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding extensive engineering programs and activities of outstanding novelty and importance. Is responsible for deciding the kind and extent of engineering and related

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

course materials. Selection of the design project has become crucial tomaximizing the student learning outcomes. The instructor challenges the students by selecting adesign project with real life parameters; in this case, the new buildings being constructed oncampus. Students are provided with only a text file of the proposed plan of one of the futurecampus buildings. Students are divided into groups of two to four and required to use theircombined imaginations and engineering abilities to produce a design that meets the minimumexpectations outlined by the instructor. On the last day of class, students showcase their finaldesigns in a poster presentation. Grades are assigned by invited guests. Surveys, feedback fromthe judges, and performance by

Conference Session

Infusing Engineering Content Through Curricular Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Richard Crawford, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

assist students and teachers in building prototypes with LEGOs. A limitedset of functions for designing with LEGO Technics, called the LEGO Functional Common Basis,was developed. The “Design with LEGO” web tool is based on the LEGO Functional CommonBasis. The tool has been evaluated during teacher professional development institutes (PDI) thatprovide hands-on introduction to engineering design. Survey analysis of the tool indicates thatteachers exposed to the tool plan on using it in the future. This paper provides an overview ofthe research on functional modeling with LEGOs, how functional modeling for LEGOs was usedas the basis for the web-based tool, and a discussion of the findings that indicate positive resultswhen the tool is used to

Conference Session

Sustainable-energy Education: Lessons Learned

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linfeng Zhang, University of Bridgeport; Xingguo Xiong, University of Bridgeport; Junling Hu, University of Bridgeport

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

encourage a wide range of alternative energysources, President Obama voted in favor of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, proposed a NewEnergy for America plan, and signed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Thekey points in these policies are as following:≠ Reduce the overall U.S. oil consumption by at least 35%, or 10 million barrels per day, by 2030 in order to offset imports from OPEC nations.≠ Help create five million new jobs by strategically investing $150 billion over the next ten years to catalyze private efforts to build a clean energy future.≠ Ensure 10 percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources by 2012, and 25 percent by 2025.≠ Implement an economy-wide cap-and-trade program to

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; La Verne Abe Harris, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

project has specific purposes or objectives to meet; for instance, anoffice would have certain requirements, such as space for a set number of computers,reception, meeting rooms, and washroom. A restaurant would accommodate a particularnumber of patrons, should have spaces for spreading buffet, restrooms, etc. Similarly,every construction inherently should be driven by the needs of the consumer and thereshould be a means to verify if the proposed plan will meet all the demands. It amounts toa tremendous waste of time, effort, and money to build some project and finally realizethat it falls short or fails to meet the objectives. Hence, considerable care has to be takenin planning and designing phases. Visualization is a very useful tool that holds

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ochs, Lehigh University; Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Scott Schaffer, Purdue University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technology University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

, Opportunity Scanning, to identify projects during the semester before the January start Page 14.250.5of the year long project. Students teams of approximately six students from engineering, businessand design arts work on step 2, Concept Design and Product Planning and step 3, the parallel andintegrated development of the product, its manufacturing system that produces it and themarketing plan. In general the sponsoring companies are responsible for the resource-intensivesteps 4 and 5 of product and market launch and service and support. Project and Process Management

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, California State University, Chico

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Design in Engineering Education

the designprocess. Selected topics include customer requirements and specifications, conceptual design,decision making, project management, cost estimating, budgets, documentation and formalreports. Each project group is required to give three oral presentations during the semester. Thepresentation topics are project proposal, midterm review, and final design. The semesterconcludes with submission of a comprehensive design report.The spring semester includes less time in the classroom and more spent building and testing thedesigns. Students are required to develop a comprehensive test plan to prove the specificationsdeveloped in the fall semester. They then fabricate and test the design, and in most cases,proceed directly to redesign

Conference Session

Writing Is Fundamental

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murali Krishnamurthi, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

choose to use in their tasks.6. Reduces uncertainty, surprise, and frustration so that students maximize their learning.7. Delivers efficiency in the learning process by helping students to focus on their work.8. Creates momentum in the learning process by allowing new ideas and experiences to flow.From the mentioned characteristics of scaffolding, it is easy to infer that instructional scaffoldinginvolves developing instructional plans that build on students’ existing knowledge to result in adeeper understanding of new information. The instructional plans must be implemented and theparticipating students must be supported during the learning process for the scaffolding to benefitstudents10. The types of instructional and support plans that have

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hazem Tawfik, State University of New York; K. Shahrabi, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Beverly Kahn, Farmingdale State College - State University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

degreeholders in science, engineering, business and technology a direct path to industry. This programis attractive to students because it prepares them for work in a variety of cutting-edge fields andyields a highly marketable degree after just two years of postgraduate study. The faculty andstudents at Farmingdale State College of the State University of New York are excited abouttheir newly proposed PSM program that is strongly supported by the College’s administrationand intend its implementation as soon as funding is allocated. The College also is planning torigorously evaluate and constantly improve its PSM program and disseminates the findings of itsstrength and weakness regionally and nationally to eventually work collaboratively as a mentorto

Conference Session

New Trends in Graduate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daphene Koch, Purdue University; Orczyk Joseph, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

theindustry.Back in the late 1980’s, the BCM faculty began planning for a construction management mastersdegree. At that time only the Industrial Technology (IT) Department had a master’s degreeprogram in the CoT. Also, at this time the former BCM department head went on a six monthsabbatical and interviewed BCM alumni around the country on the topic of the BCM masters Page 14.654.2degree. Beginning with the Spring 1990 semester one construction management course wastaught each semester. These courses were taught through the IT department. The courses weretaught one evening per week and the students consisted mainly of non-degree part time

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Tront, Virginia Tech; Rebecca Gunter, Virginia Tech; Cheryl Peed, Virginia Tech; Joseph Tront, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

International

course. It also brings together alumni abroad and industry stateside, withfaculty and students to develop a program for global experienceThere are multiple goals to the RSAP program: spark interest in future international experiencessuch as an internship or studying abroad for a semester; expose engineering students to differentcultures and customs in the workplace, school and daily life; attract and retain women byproviding interesting social, cultural and art related experiences; attract culturally disadvantagedstudents, raise them up and level the playing field for them; and broaden the student engineers’horizons to better prepare them for being productive employees in the global workplace.This paper will review the steps in planning and

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francis Lutz, Monmouth University; James McDonald, Monmouth University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

mathematical programming, statistics and queuing theory, corporate planning, quality engineering, information systems, software development and the development of microprocessor and digital signal processor based hardware and software. He was a recipient of the NATO System Science Prize. Page 14.778.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Integration of Software Engineering Graduate Education and Continuing Professional Development ProgramsAbstractMonmouth University offers a thirty-six credit graduate program in software engineering. Insupport of the US Army’s Software Engineering Center

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Mia Markey, University of Texas, Austin; Wonsoon Park, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

the manipulation of variables, creating aresearch design, measurement procedures, the use of interviews and questionnaires, and thestatistical analysis of data. For decades quantitative studies involving an experimental approachwith the researcher having control over variables that may or may not influence the subjects wasthe common approach. That trend, however, has not continued for many studies now employmixed methods and in fact some contend that “multi-method research is now discussed, planned,and conducted as a routine matter, part and parcel of normal social science.” 6Despite efforts to produce rigorous educational research, education and other social sciences tendnot to have the same scientific status given to natural sciences

Collection

2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sarai Hedges

USI G SIX SIGMA FOR CO TI UOUS IMPROVEME T I E GI EERI G TECH OLOGY Sarai Hedges, MS Virginia Westheider, MA sarai.hedges@uc.edu virginia.westheider@uc.edu PO Box 210207 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 45221-0207 Abstract: A grassroots team at the College of Applied Science, University of Cincinnati, formed to use Six-Sigma methodology, an industry familiar process, to develop an improved assessment plan that is responsive to the ABET accreditation requirements. Using Six Sigma in the evaluation process fits nicely with the engineering technology programs and was

Conference Session

Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Belter, California Polytechnic State University; Teana Fredeen, California Polytechnic State University; Heather Smith, California Polytechnic State University; Shirley Magnusson, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

analysis of responses on a 7 point Likert scaleshowed an increase in four different areas measured and quantitatively demonstrated meeting ourgoals. However, the survey results also revealed a great propensity of participants alreadyinterested and planning to study engineering. These results will help us to refine our goals,future marketing approaches, and development of the summer program.IntroductionThe Grand Challenges identified by the National Academy of Engineers (NAE)1 and the globalnature of engineering in the 21st century require a diverse set of engineers with innovative ideasand a mindset towards the helping society. Thus, the “Rise Above the Gathering Storm” reportcalls for enlarging the pipeline of students and increasing the number

Conference Session

Infusing Engineering Content Through Curricular Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

provided help with the engineering, science, and mathematics concepts needed tosupport and supplement the units of Engineering is Elementary.The teachers were also asked to develop with the assistance of the community collegefaculty an appropriate plan for the professional development of their elementary schoolcolleagues over the next year and to present the plans to the districts.An outside evaluator was employed to gather and evaluate data and report the results ofthe summer's activities. His findings are included.IntroductionIn 2003, by act of the Massachusetts legislature, in an effort to increase the number ofstudents choosing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) careers,a STEM Pipeline Fund of $2.5 million was established

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons; Sharlene Katz, California State University, Northridge

with high potential for technicians employment are being pursued including alternative energy programs in wind and solar technologies.Objective 4: Develop and implement a model assessment plan to measure longitudinally the success of the educational experience. • A new adaptation of the Facilitator/Teaching Improvement model was piloted in cooperation with an Achieving the Dream community college in Pennsylvania in January 2009. A team of Master Facilitators conducted both an on-site FDW1 and an on-site TSW for 16 targeted faculty with rigorous pre and post testing of faculty and students to assess improvement in student learning. • In cooperation with community college researchers, CREATE continues to follow

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert I. Egbert

. Others suggested a tour of some type of engineering facility.EGR 110 in the FutureEGR 110 will again be offered at MSU in the 2009 fall semester. Plans are to put some of thestudy habits and campus resources back into the course since students will no longer be takingboth EGR 110 and IDS 110. We will continue to use practicing engineers as guest lecturers. Wealso plan to add some simple laboratory exercises and/or demonstrations to the course.In addition, the administration at Missouri S&T has invited students in the cooperativeengineering program, to take a one day trip to the Missouri S&T campus in Rolla to see some of Proceedings of the 2009 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sandeep Dilwali

. Students do not know how to plan their education to be able to get into these fields, including 1. which are the schools which offer these programs 2. what does it cost to do education for these fields 3. what courses should be done at high school to be well prepared for pursuing college education leading to these fields 4. what is the profile of a student who can be successful in college education in these fields(c) Curriculum related aspects. Many STEM related disciplines have a very structured curriculum, in which one course feeds into another. Effectively many programs require four years from the time they begin, Students who do not begin their college education initially

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James Mwangi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

describes the unique aspects of theARCE capstone projects model, identifies sources that assist students in successfully teamingwith industry partners and uses case studies to demonstrate the benefits and limitations of thiscapstone project model.Student Led Capstone Project ModelAll ARCE undergraduate students are required to complete a capstone senior project. TheARCE program is somewhat unique since students complete three capstone design courses, onecourse in each of the major structural building materials (concrete, steel, wood and masonry) inaddition to their capstone senior project. The performance of the capstone senior project occursduring one academic quarter (11 weeks). However, students are required to complete theirproject planning and

Conference Session

Sustainable and Urban Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clara Fang, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

projectsponsors, time management and long-term planning and faculty members’ involvement are thekeys to sustaining a community-base service-learning program. The major challenge faced is toselect a suitable project that can fit into the curriculum and also student schedules. The selectedservice learning project has to be designed to fit into the curriculum and meet program outcomesand course specific objectives. Project design and planning must also consider a school'sschedule, such as breaks, mid-term exams, inclement weather, etc. The faculty’s long-termcommitment to service learning is another crucially important element.Many service-learning civil engineering projects, such as highway geometric design, bridgedesign and traffic impact studies cannot

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Mwangi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

control requirements.Prism tests are also conducted to familiarize the students to the possibility of debonding of themasonry from the mortar. Design using the materials at a system (building) level is then taughtin a laboratory format. In this later format, the students prepare complete constructiondocuments (structural calculations, structural plans and structural specifications) for realmasonry structures using architectural plans. Understanding of the construction process ofmasonry structures is highly emphasized in the process of preparing the construction documents.As a result of this two tier coverage of design of masonry structures, graduates from this programhave earned a reputation in California of “being ready on day one” after

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region / International Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Abdullah Kazemi, Herat University; Mahsa Khatibi, University of Hartford; Michael Crosbie, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

International

conditionsand were more satisfied with their lives then than they are now. The “then” referred to is the eraof the Timurids Dynasty in Herat, which can be summed up as the best period in Herat’s history.In fact, whatever is left as the magnificence and glory of Herat is the inheritance of that period.The remains of this glorious civilization, proof of which was their magnificent architecture, wasdestroyed during the wars starting in 1978. Everything was affected so completely during thoseyears that we can say that no specific architectural style remains in Herat. Not only the buildingmaterials but also the appearance and structural plans have been totally changed.The reason for Heratis’ better lives at the time of the Timurids was not that they had

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark McDermott, University of Texas, Austin; Jacob Abraham, University of Texas, Austin; Mihir Ravel, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

requires the student to apply the knowledge of the three laboratory assignments to a realworld application. These applications include generating functional elements and libraries thatcan be used as building blocks in a larger VLSI implementation. The project is reviewed by thecourse instructor(s).Course 2 - Advanced VLSI DesignThe second course focuses on the “Early Design Planning” of complex SoC platforms andfeasibility analysis of critical circuits in the design. The students are required to do a class projectin lieu of individual lab assignments. The class project is designed to be as “real-world” aspossible utilizing a synthesizable open source Verilog model of a SoC as the design platform.The design platform undergoes detailed power and

Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 1

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramesh Agarwal, Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

/Aerospace Design.Initially we are planning to incorporate the concepts of aviation sustainability and greentechnologies in three of the aeronautical courses, namely Introduction to AerospaceVehicles, Aerodynamics, and Aerospace Propulsion. We intend to include about three tofive lectures, each of one hour duration to begin with, at appropriate places in thesyllabus. The idea is not to compromise the core content of the course but to supplementit with ideas of sustainability.At this stage, some of the ideas of sustainability mentioned in the ‘Introduction’ havebeen introduced in only two of the courses taught by the author, i.e. MASE 5700 –Aerodynamics and MASE 341 – Fluid Mechanics. The student response has beenexcellent. We plan to introduce

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Mary Lowe; Marcia Wiedefeld; Andrew Zink

students with disabilities in science, engineering,mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business. To meet the challenge of thecompetitive global economy in the new millennium, private industry and government researchagencies must expand the pool of technical talent. Students with disabilities who havedemonstrated high motivation, persistence, and achievement in academic areas are placed ininternships in research and development throughout the country. Mentors advise the students onfuture undergraduate coursework, plans for graduate study, and/or employment.http://ehrweb.aaas.org/entrypoint/about.htmAccessibilityMaking Science Labs Accessible to Students with DisabilitiesApplication of Universal Design to a Science Labhttp

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh; Laura Lund, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

building.B) The Hazelwood Initiative (HI) is an organization whose Mission and Goal is dedicated to the betterment of the Hazelwood neighborhood. HI was the driving force that lead to the development of the "Master Development Planning in Hazelwood and Junction Hollow" document which set forth a plan to work towards their goal. It's office is located at 5125 Second Avenue in Hazelwood. The project was to help design a system to make the Hazelwood Post Office handicap accessible.C) Hill House Association. The Hill House Association is located in the Hill District of Pittsburgh and provides a comprehensive array of services to the surrounding neighborhoods. The Hill House Association is currently working with Denys Candy, the managing

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Lyndon Abrams, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah Bosley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

requires theteacher participants to prepare a lesson plan incorporating a hands-on engineering activity anddelivering the lesson to the summer camp students while the counselor participants conduct agroup career counseling session with the summer camp students.At the conclusion of the workshop, participants are required to develop formal work plansdescribing the engineering content and activities they intend to incorporate into their classroomsor counseling during the course of the next semester. A one day follow-up meeting with allparticipants is held at the end of the semester in which participants are asked to report andcritique their experiences in completing their work plans and incorporating TECT concepts intotheir classrooms.The learning

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University; Bret Swan, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

a typicalcapstone design course experience. Complete lifecycles include planning and analysis phases,build and test phases, implementation and maintenance phases among others. Some disciplines,such as industrial Design, focus on earlier stages of the design lifecycle, producing final“designs” which are often a set of drawings for a conceptual future product. Information Systemsstudents with their strong business influence often complete projects that focus on analysis ofuser needs rather than production of a working system. Engineering and technology disciplines,including Information Technology, often have a more technical orientation. Very frequentlycapstone engineering and technology projects from engineering and technology disciplines

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Johnson, Purdue University; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Aeronautical Engineering Technology program has senior level capstone courses thatintegrate knowledge gained through undergraduate courses. Three of these capstone coursesrequire the students to plan, design, build, test, and implement product or process improvements.Faculty members have designed these courses in the curriculum to focus students on productdesign and process improvement. The courses use Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology andtechniques as a structured approach to problem-solving, product design, and processimprovement. This combination of design project experience and LSS knowledge is anadvantage for graduates seeking careers in aerospace and aviation, as the LSS methodology iswidely used across multiple disciplines to achieve dramatic