Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch; Michael Owen Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

future generations from doing so as environment.” well.”Multi-Structural “Sustainability is the concept of “Providing for the needs of the using materials and energy in a way present while maintaining the that will not affect the population of environment and resources for the the future.” needs of the future.”Relational “Responsible planning and use of “The use of resources in a way that natural and economic resources enhances the current situation with long-term survival and economically, environmentally

Conference Session

Focus on African-American and Hispanic Engineering Students’ Professional and Academic Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, Ohio State University; Fei Bie; Leroy L. Long III, Ohio State University; Blossom A. Barrett, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

students’entire educational experience. Students indicated their level of satisfaction using a 4-pointLikert-type scale that ranges from 1 (“poor”) to 4 (“excellent”). Similarly, the NSSE elicitsinformation about students’ grades in college. Students reported their GPA based on an 8-pointscale ranging from 1 (“C- or lower”) to 8 (“A”).The primary independent variables assessed the frequency and nature of African American andHispanic STEM students’ engagement with faculty members and peers. This includedengagement inside classes (e.g., worked with other students on projects during class) and outsideclasses (e.g., talked about career plans with a faculty member). Specifically, five items measuredthe frequency with which students worked on a research

Conference Session

Innovative Graphics Instruction

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

. The objective was to ensure that all design technology graduates possessedan understanding of technology management practices in the areas of production, planning, andcontrol; quality control; safety; and management specifically. The goal was to improve the levelof understanding of technology management among graduating design technology graduates.An initial study of the students’ performance was completed in the spring of 20121. In this study,the performance of design technology majors on their understanding of technology managementwas ascertained. The criterion for success included (a) a 91% pass rate for all who sat for thecertification exam and (b) for those who did not pass the exam, the number of correctly answeredexam items will fall

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javier Orozco P.E., UPV; Joseph S. Sun, University of Pennsylvania; Karen McDonald, University of California, Davis; Carlos Jiménez-Rico, Universitat Politècnica de València; Juan-Miguel Martinez-Rubio, Universitat Politecnica Valencia

Tagged Divisions

International

researcher" figure and reciprocity of exchanges apply. o Are difficult to implement under non structured cooperation because of problems for coordinating the research plans.  Awareness and dissemination has to be focused on personal links and cooperation of researchers. TEE has proved that joint fund seeking activities are key to doctoral collaboration. This has been more clearly outlined by the lack of Post-doc activity in the US and Canada.Research focus groupsToday’s collaboration in education has not evolved at the same pace as interpersonalinteractivities for research and joint work among research Universities. The excellence of anengineering program cannot be granted without the

Conference Session

Construction Safety and Risk Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neil Opfer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; David R. Shields P.E., University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Tagged Divisions

Construction

program. A subsidiary benefit was that in planning Page 24.320.7for safety it also forced one to better plan for the work package itself. Therefore there was notonly a safety benefit but a productivity benefit as well.In discussions with safety-conscious contractors in the years since then this author has beenstruck by how many of those contractors follow this same practice of mandatory pre-job JSAsattached to their work packages.Mandatory Substance Abuse TestingNumerous contractors over the years have implemented requirements for substance abuse testingfor their employees on either a pre-job basis, randomly, or on a post-accident basis. In

Conference Session

Topics Related to Civil Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Roger V. Lindgren, Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology; David K. Thaemert P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Matthew Sleep, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the three-credit CE405 Sustainability & Infrastructure course; asubstitution may borrow a single credit from another course under the old curriculum, such asCIV317 Engineering Economics. The intent in making any of these substitutions is to bothsatisfy accreditation criteria for the selected program of study under which the student plans tomatriculate, while also maximally accounting for course credits already completed by the Page 24.336.8student.Another notable benefit, albeit one that takes some acclimation from current student advisors, isthe course numbering structure that was implemented with the new curriculum. A system wasadopted

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Fatin Aliah Phang, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Aziatul Niza Sadikin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Syed Ahmad Helmi, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mohd Johari Kamaruddin, Centre of Lipids Engineering & Applied Research (CLEAR), Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

theliterature as well as the questions that they have listed for the interview. The requirement isfor each group to have at least one face to face interview.Although the instruction is somewhat detailed, students normally feel overwhelmed by thefact that they have to find their own material to learn, teach one another, and search forengineers to interview. To provide support for planning the tasks and seeing the "big picture"of the whole assignment, students are taught to develop a Gantt Chart to manage their timeand expectations as a group. After conducting the assignment for several years, it is safe tosay that most students have never talked to engineers. Ensuring that they have foundengineers to interview is important for the success of the

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

pretest and posttest as part of regular classroom activities and themean scores for these students are similar to the expected mean for freshman engineers based onprevious research. Course content includes multiview projection, dimensioning, workingdrawings, creation of design solution alternatives, and CAD. Instruction techniques includesketching and the use of manipulatives along with lecture, demo, and CAD tutorials.In phase 2, the assessment of haptic tendencies of college students who plan to becomeelementary or secondary STEM teachers will be undertaken. Recruitment of subjects will beginlater in 2014. The primary reason for this testing is to determine if the haptic tendencies of thesefuture teachers are similar to students self-selecting

Conference Session

DEED Melange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, manufacture, and end of use oftheir water bottle design. The software lets the user determine what materials to use for thedesign, along with where they plan on manufacturing and selling the product. It then gives thestudents quantifiable results of how their design affects the environment by looking at theCarbon Footprint (amount of CO2 released), Energy Consumption (amount of Mega Joulesused), Air Acidification (amount of SO2 given off), and Water Eutrophication (amount of PO4produced). This small project gave the students an appreciation for assessing something theydesigned and analyzing generated data on how their product would affect the environment. Thestudents were then asked to change their design and materials to have their water bottle

Conference Session

Structural Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith E. Hedges, Drury University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

to lateral forces, contracts to framing layouts in response to gravity forces, andconcludes with the convergence to rigid body statics and the mechanics of deformable bodies.The process conceptually investigates the external environment of the structural elements prior totheir internal behaviors. The general course information, the topical content, lesson plans andinstructional strategy, and the assessment protocols describe the parti pris course.General Course InformationThe course description, content, and requirements respond to the structural systems accreditationcriterion. The original course description reads, “Investigation of the basic principles ofstructural systems through the analysis of overall structural behavior with specific

Conference Session

Orienting Students for Lifelong Learning Success

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Spence, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto; Robert Irish, University of Toronto; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Geoffrey Samuel Frost, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

course have typically shown a shallow knowledge ofinformation resources in their field. Relying on the low-hanging fruit found easily by usingsearch engines such as Google, these students tend to rely on a brute force strategy rather than asophisticated and planned approach to finding information sources. In the 2010-2011 academicyear, Praxis I students found a more hands-on approach to library tutorials beneficial in theiruptake of knowledge and skills related to information literacy instruction1. Because of thepositive correlation between hands-on experience and improved uptake, we wanted to attempt todevelop the students’ experience further and, hopefully, push them to a more informed andconsistent use of the library in their ongoing design

Conference Session

The D/M/A of CE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Libby Osgood P.Eng., University of Prince Edward Island and Dalhousie University; Clifton R Johnston, Dalhousie University; Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

the greater SL community, from the business, education, psychology, law, computerscience, occupational therapy, and sociology faculties.11-16 Projects included (a) event planning,(b) researching, (c) developing programs, (d) mentoring youth to build self-esteem, (e) traininganimals, (f) tutoring, and (g) providing occupational therapy.The following criteria were identified as critical in determining whether a COR developed apositive or negative view of the SL experience11-16: • whether objectives were clearly aligned and defined; • level of communication and preparation between the COR and faculty member; • amount of student motivation and conduct; and • whether the COR’s problem was resolved.Two of the studies that focused on the

Conference Session

ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Panhans; Joseph Musto; William Howard

, the authors summarize the trends and recommendations of several importantproposals for engineering education reform, and attempt to place them in context for amechanical engineering program in a small, predominately undergraduate university.In addition to the proposals mentioned above, the authors introduce constraints that must beconsidered when planning curricular changes. Foremost among these constraints areaccreditation requirements, professional licensure issues, and the wants and needs of programconstituents (including students, parents, and local industry). At small universities, the makeupof the faculty must also undergo significant reorganization in order to implement some of therecommendations.The authors offer an interpretation of

Conference Session

ECE Lab Development and Innovations

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonardo Estevez; Mark Humphries; Mukul Shirvaikar

demonstrationlab that incorporates the ARM side MP3 player of Lab 3 and a FIR filter implemented on theDSP side of the OMAP processor. The audio output of the MP3 player is streamed to the DSPand filtered before being sent to the audio output port. Lab 7 will incorporate video processingand display on a liquid crystal display (LCD). Further labs that will incorporate topics such asmedia processing primitives used extensively in graphics, audio and image libraries and videocodecs 7 are being planned for an advanced course in real time systems.Bibliography1. Texas Instruments OMAP website, http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/omap5912.html.2. Texas Instruments, “OMAP 5912 Applications Processor Data Manual”, pp. 97, Literature No: SPRS231B

Conference Session

ChE Department and Faculty Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerri Burke; William Krantz; Joel Fried

very successful multi-disciplinary REU Site program at the University of Cincinnati (UC) whose focus is membranescience and technology. During its first two years, this program received 214 applications, made24 awards, and involved 19 faculty drawn from nine departments and programs spanning fourcolleges; 50% of the awards were to women and 25% to underrepresented minorities; none of theawardees were UC students. This paper describes the administration, financial provisions,planning, and components of this ten-week summer program. Emphasis is placed on theuncommon features of this REU program that include the following: linkage to the NSF I/UCRC for Membrane Applied Science and Technology (MAST) and NSF Integrative GraduateEducation and

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in 1st-Yr Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Evans; Sandra Spickard Prettyman; Helen Qammar

. Content Analysis on Definition of an Effective Team Working together Clearly defined goals Committed Tasks and skills create synergy Cooperate Understand each person's role % ChE during 1st week % BME during 1st week Planning Decision making Conflict resolution Communication Use of a leader Trust and respect as approach 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50

Conference Session

Undergraduate Retention Activities

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Evans; Francis Broadway; Sandra Spickard Prettyman; Helen Qammar

ofwomen. The same rationale is used for the inclusion of freshmen students on the team, and allteams have at least two freshmen on them. The purposeful construction of teams for the projectis one example of how faculty members work to insure positive outcomes from the VITDPexperience. In addition, the course is team-taught by three different faculty members from theDepartment of Chemical Engineering, two males and one female. The three share teaching timein the whole group class setting and demonstrate the process of a team-based approach in theirteaching. The teaching team, along with members of the research team, met weekly to discussthe course and planning. This framework is far different than that described by Tonso where themale teacher took

Conference Session

Capacity Building: Engineering for Development & Megatrends

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafael Quevedo-Camacho; Juan Manuel Ramírez-Cortés; Mario Gomez-Mejia

groups • Interpret social, political, economic, and cultural phenomena of Iberian-American countriesATTITUDES • Willingness to participate and integrate him/herself in work groups with citizens of other countries, despite any ideological differences that may existThe ASIBEI recognizes that strategies should be planned and carried out in order to reach thepopulation of students, professors, and professionals in the Iberian-American region. Profiles forengineers from different branches will be defined, although the main considerations remain thesame: program quality, solid foundations in basic and engineering sciences, language acquisition,communication abilities, and intercultural and teamworking skills.Conclusions and

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stan Guidera

as the compatibility of the structure’s form with the modelingtechniques the assignment was intended to utilize. Additionally, the models developed in ProjectTwo were also used in the activities in Project Three. Therefore, the pre-selection was alsobased on the compatibility of the structures spatial and volumetric characteristics. After completing the initial research, each student prepared a written report anddeveloped 2D CAD representations of the plan, sections, and elevations of the structure. The 2Drepresentations were used to document dimensional information related to their assignedstructure and for developing an understanding of the structure’s architectural form and character.While this knowledge was used as a starting

Conference Session

Understanding Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan Kremer; Madara Ogot

performed in each of those steps. (Fall 2003) Define a new space mission with supporting rationale. Using today’s existing or planned space hardware designs, configure a new system that accomplishes Boeing Future of Space your mission’s goals. (Spring 2003) Design and prototype the next-generation human- powered system for set-up and tear-down of a folding trailer (pop-up camper

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William White; George Engel; Cen Karacal; Ai-ping Hu; Jerry Weinberg

Scientist). The general topics covered in the course were: • Control Theory: forward & reverse kinematics, feedback control • Sensors: circuits and signal processing, simple computer vision • Artificial Intelligence Control: localization, planning • Multiple Robot CoordinationSee Weinberg, White, et al.18, for details of the course organization including team formation,grading, and a day-by-day schedule.The topics were ordered using a layered abstraction approach3, beginning at the lowest level ofinformation, where relative position is used to determine movement (kinematics), proceeding tothe attribute layer, where sensor input is processed to determine situations (behavior-based robot-ics), and finishing at

Conference Session

Scholarship in Engineering Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Morgan; Gene Gloeckner; Ahmed Khan

Page 10.1168.2 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education"Non-academic predictors dealing with the motivational and demographic characteristics ofstudents have also been studied in relation to the issues of retention, persistence, attrition, anddropout.7-10Post-secondary educators often try to devise methods that will reliably predict student success.These methods are important to both the educational institution and the student. For institutions,predictive information is helpful for future institutional planning and budgets. For students,reliable predictive methods would greatly aid in

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazem Said

Session _2560_ Improving Students Retention by Engaging Them in Real Life Experiences Hazem Said Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computing Technology, University of CincinnatiIntroductionEngaging engineering technology students in real life experiences has a positive impacton retention rate. The Center for Information Technology and Community Development(CITCD) at the University of Cincinnati initiated the IT-Students-Work project (ITSW)as part of its plan to establish strong relationship between students in the InformationTechnology program

Conference Session

Electrical ET Laboratory Practicum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Blackwell

allowintroduction of SMT soldering in all programs. Basic information on SMT soldering is availablefrom a wide variety of sources, including Pace, Metcal, and Silicon Laboratories. For low-costreflow soldering, one reference is “Have you seen my new soldering iron (8), which describesreflow soldering in a toaster oven! A student project to add a feedback control system couldcreate an inexpensive reflow oven.In addition to the required SMT knowledge and tools, all lab-oriented courses must consider howto make the transition from through hole technology (THT) devices, such as DIP ICs, to SMTdevices. Since they cannot be directly placed on a breadboard like DIP ICs, theirimplementation must be planned for ahead of their expected use.As might be imagined, most

Conference Session

Building Bridges with Community Colleges

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Darby; Jane Fraser

Manager, WarrantyManager, etc. These positions require graduates with technical knowledge – but nottechnical proficiency – and business knowledge. These managers must communicate withcustomers about technical issues and often must supervise workers who must havetechnical proficiency, but always must consider the business aspects of technicaldecisions.The CSU-Pueblo AIM program grew out of a traditional 4-year automotive degree thatemphasized technical knowledge and proficiency. In the 1960s, the aftermarket partsindustry began to see the need for qualified entry-level managers and salespeople.Companies like TRW and Walker Mufflers invested time and resources into helpingCSU-Pueblo design the degree plan; these companies provided in-kind donations

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King; Lloyd Massengill; Joel Barnett; Donald Kinser; Andrew Dozier

. Attendance (fulfilled by a sign-in sheet) and 2. Aterm paper on one of the lecture topics presented (with the exception of the careers andgraduate school seminars.) The final grade for each student was based upon the termpaper (graded by one of the instructors) discounted 5% for each class missed. The classmet weekly from 4:10 to 5:00. Seminar speakers generally kept to the 50 minute timelimit. The period just after the speaker, for the first half of the term, was reserved forgroup meetings between interested students and persons needing interdisciplinary teamsfor their projects. Seminar speakers generally presented using PowerPoint slide shows,two used a transparency projector. Two lectures originally planned for could not be filled

Conference Session

Serving the Information Needs of Engineering Technology Educators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Monica Pfarr

Engineering Technology Education Clearinghouse (N-ETEC), operated byNJCATE at Middlesex County Community College in Edison, NJ, is providing a resource centerfor a broad range of engineering technology disciplines. The NCME resource center provides themanufacturing education resources for N-ETEC through cooperative planning and Internet links.Classifications of Manufacturing Education MaterialsInstructional materials in the database will be classified making searches by key words possible.The primary classifications of materials included in the clearinghouse are: 1. Manufacturing processes 2. Materials technology 3. Automation systems 4. Quality management 5. Design for manufacturing 6. Production and inventory control 7

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilburn Clouse

. Page 9.960.4“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering”The theories and concepts in support of our work are further explored in the followingReferences.ReferencesClouse, R. W. & Goodin, T. L. (2001-2002). Entrepreneurs in action: A web case model. Journal ofEducational Technology Systems, 30 (3), 311-321.Clouse, R. W. & Goodin, T. L. (2000). Entrepreneurs in Action [On-line]. Available: http://entrepreneurship.vanderbilt.eduClouse, R.W. (2003). Entrepreneurs in Action! Entrepreneurship Education: A Five-Year Report and Planning Paper. Nashville, TN: Forum for Entrepreneurship Education, VanderbiltUniversity

Conference Session

Program Level Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Constantin Chassapis; Hamid Hadim; Kishore Pochiraju; George Korfiatis; Keith Sheppard; David Vaccari

withthe results of Course Surveys and any other pertinent information to determine which CourseOutcomes need to be improved and to plan steps towards that improvement. This information iscollected on the Instructor Course Assessment Form, which reports the results of the CourseOutcomes Assessment. In this form, the instructor is asked to address the following questions: 1. List course changes made this term. Indicate which changes were made as a result of the assessment process. Comment on the success of the changes made this semester. 2. List Course Outcomes that were not achieved to your satisfaction and your reasoning for feeling these outcomes were not achieved. Base your response on the Course Survey, The Assessment

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Dantzler; James Richardson; Tan-Yu Lee; Robert Leland

).Metacognition, or an awareness of how you are thinking, plays an important role in mostproblem solving courses, and training in metacognition has lead to gains in problem solving andmath skills6,8. Sometimes this is expressed as a 4-6 step process for solving problems. This ismisleading, as following the steps mindlessly will not solve all problems. To keep things simple,we followed Polya’s model of Understand, Plan, Do, Reflect13. As indicated by Polya andothers, we found the key area students needed to grow in was understanding the problem.Students were constantly made aware they should invest time in understanding a problem first,and developing a plan of attack before jumping in and performing a lot of computations.2. Description of the CourseIn