Conference Session

New Ideas for the ChemE Core

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

 situation  that  provoked  their  prediction.    These  situations  are  designed  so  that  the  predictions  based  upon  the  most  common  misconceptions  fail  to  explain  what  is  observed.    Students  are  allowed  and  encouraged  to  “mess  with”  the  experiment  to  verify  that  the  surprising  result  isn’t  a  trick.    Finally  a  series  of  follow-­‐up  and  reflection  questions  encourages  students  to  incorporate  the  new  information  into  their  existing  understanding.    Each  activity  is  designed  to  take  about  15  minutes  and  use  materials  found  commonly  in  chemical  engineering  laboratories  or  available  at  Wal-­‐Mart.        These  activities  have  been  shown  to  improve  students’  concept

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Edin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

themechanical design of the system including the motion control aspects.Company C is a medium-sized Nordic product development company acting as consultancyprimarily within embedded systems and industrial IT. The company is involved in the earlystages of product design in a wide range of fields and for many different customers. In thisspecific case, Company C was recruited by a “third part” who hired Company C to design andmanufacture a prototype of a machine to be used in a medical laboratory setting for theanalysis of tissue samples. The “third part” was kept secret for the student team and CompanyC basically took the same design brief as being given from the third part to the student team.This company was also located within the Stockholm area. The

Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert O. Grondin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

describedengineering degrees as possessing “a remarkably homogenous curriculum and pedagogy”. Theydescribe this curriculum as a building block curriculum, where the four main building blocks areanalysis, laboratory, ethics and design. The first order of business in these degrees is to establishdisciplinary expertise, to deliver technical knowledge to the student. Sheppard et al. note that theportion of the degree that is most clearly related to building broad understanding, the generaleducation requirements, is viewed by engineering faculty as a hurdle faced in the delivery oftechnical knowledge. It is interesting to note that electives do not appear in Sheppard et al.’sdiscussion. Indeed, the discipline specific engineering degree is often designed to be

Conference Session

Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Gulsen Senol, Gediz University İzmır Institute of Technology; Sevgi Zeynep Dogan, Gediz University İzmır Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Construction

to practice how to use bid documents, contractdocuments, perform estimating, scheduling, understand the mechanism of logistics, safety,quality control, project administration, close-out, and master the communication withstakeholders and construction staff.When covering the above mentioned topics during the laboratory hours of the course, studentsare trained by the instructor on non-verbal communication skills. These qualities especiallybecome an integrated content when covering the construction administration during the course.The ultimate goal of the students is to make a presentation as a team (the team represents aconstruction company) and compete against each other in front of the construction industryprofessionals at the end of the

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane Yu Gu, University of California, Los Angeles

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

of male professors… I couldn’t really integrate myself into that group! I couldn’t just walk [up] to them and say, “Hey guys! What’s up?” I can definitely feel the intimidation as a young female professor getting into that circle or even as a social group… to meet and network with this large group of old male professors. Interview participants also pointed out that male students usually had “the privilege” tosocialize with their professors outside of the laboratory setting, while their female counterpartswere omitted from many non-academic related social events, such as sporting events, conferencesocials, and barbecues. Such experiences seemed to cause doubt and concern among womendoctoral students about their

Conference Session

Ethical Cases and Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Rhonda B. Dittfurth, West Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

was puzzling since the online discussion was fairly simple andwas conducted over a one-week period to allow for students with asynchronous schedules to participate.In comparison of grades for like categories using the same materials, the average assignment scores were 83% and90% for the in-seat versus online courses. The final exam average scores were nearly identical at 92% for eachclass. This appears to indicate that given the same course content, the engineering ethics course can be successfullyimplemented in-seat or online.Conclusions and RecommendationsVirtually all engineering faculty are very familiar with traditional lecture and laboratory course instruction.However, many instructors have not had the opportunity to offer the same

Conference Session

Topics Related to Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph M. Tabas, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Cody Mathew LeMay, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Elizabeth Freije, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

students.During lecture time, as students have questions they simply click a designated key, which causestheir video feed to the instructor to be outlined in green, alerting the instructor to the pendingquestion. At which time the instructor can click on the student allowing them to ask the questionand the class to hear the question and the response, creating complete dialog in real time.As we address the specifics of online education for engineering technology, we need to answerthe experiential learning, or the “hands on” learning that is a traditional part of our educationalmodel. Laboratory experiments in our solution are resolved in two ways. As the cameras areused in full duplex communication for the lecture, they can be used for the lab, too

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Anthony; Josh Price; Joe Harris

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

findings to the class (limited to 5 minutes per student). II: In the second portion of Test Your Mettle, students will go to lab and do an electroplating activity. Electroplating is a process whereby a thin coat of metal is applied to a material. The process involves placing the material to be coated in a solution containing ions of the metal and then passing an electric current through the system, which causes the ions to adhere to the material. This process is much more feasible in a high school laboratory setting because the equipment is affordable as compared to the materials needed to do pack cementation. Students

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Guenther, Wright State University; Bruce Rahn, Wright State University; Mark Falknor, Wright State University; Adam Kelly, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

project, such as heattransfer calculation, controlling the helium filling speed and amount, reliable and light-weightpackaging of the payload, and so on. They also experienced strict real life constraints that theynever had the chance to deal with through classroom lectures and laboratories. For instance, thesystem they designed needed to operate at extremely low temperatures and at very high altitudein near space. Students learned to make performance tradeoffs based on constraints with differentpriorities. In the course evaluation, students praised this project as “the final piece of the puzzle”that enabled them to integrate the knowledge they had learned from so many engineering courseswithin one captivating project.Bibliography1. (2009) “PART

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelli Huser, Iowa State University; Thomas Kelly, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Seth Ballou, Iowa State University; Joseph Crispin, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Crops in the U.S.." USDA Economic Research Service - Home Page. N.p., 1 July 2009. Web. 9 Dec. 2009. . "Genetically Modified Foods and Organisms --HGP Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. N.p., 5 Nov. 2008. Web. 9 Dec. 2009. . "Global Positioning System." Global Positioning System. U.S. Government, n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2009. . "MTDC Pubs, Stock-Drawn Equipment for Trail Work, Hillside Plow Designs continued." Federal Highway Administration: Home. N.p., n.d. Web.17 Dec. 2009

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Diane Rover, Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University

introductory electrical engineering laboratory and EngineeringStudies class. This graduate educator was mentored mostly by the director of the MESprogram to establish the plan, weekly assignments and readings, projects, and ways toevaluate the Engineering Studies students’ work. The graduate educator is a successfulPhD student in engineering having technical skills in both electrical and computerengineering. With mixed feelings about how effective he could be, he started with hisfirst lecture class. Throughout the last two terms the graduate educator developed a muchmore effective approach for the classes. The teaching evaluations and student commentsimproved significantly by the second term. Based on the course evaluations, hisperformance can be

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mamdouh Bakr, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Dept. Of Engineering Technology

Tagged Divisions

College-Industry Partnerships

inindustry, and the educational institutions often represent the closest source of knowledge andexpertise to the local industry. They are called upon to help with problem solving and to provideneeded training. In addition, they have the opportunity to work with industry on joint projectsthat would fit into the curriculum, provide real life experience to students and benefit industry.This paper pertains to the experience of an undergraduate program in mechanical engineeringtechnology in pursuing this multi-dimensional relationship with regional industry, with aparticular focus on joint research projects.Engineering technology (ET) programs espouse strong laboratory, hands-on approach toeducation. Just as important is that engineering technology

Conference Session

DEED Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabila (Nan) BouSaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; William Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Martin Kane, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Steve Patterson, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

University of Wisconsin, Madison, Dan spent two years working as a research engineer in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the UW-Madison focusing on cryogenic and thermal fluid systems.William Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte William Heybruck received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2001. Prior to becoming the Director of the UNC Charlotte College of Engineering Industrial Solutions Laboratory he was a Senior Engineer for Hitachi Global Storage Page 15.1141.1 Technologies specializing in the Microdrive and

Conference Session

New Methods and Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duncan Moore, University of Rochester

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

forthese students will be a representative of Office of Technology Transfer, the inventor, and afaculty member (not the inventor) from one of the eight technology clusters.Alternatively, several companies have said they would like to have interns from the TEAMprogram working in their laboratories. If a student chooses this option, the research activity willbe identified in the fall of the first year. The student will take the business plan course in thespring and complete a business plan on the topic to be researched in the summer. In the summer,the students will intern at the company site for 10 to 12 weeks. They will then participate in thefall presentations. Students will be advised by a member of the faculty from the business schooland one

Conference Session

DEED Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Nespoli, University of Waterloo; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

featuring theindustrial and mechanical design of a novel pharmaceutical laboratory instrument [11] weredeveloped directly from industry partner experiences. In both cases the industry partner felt aneed to contribute material that they wanted to students to learn about, and that they felt was Page 15.480.8lacking in students’ education. A case study that was developed directly from a Facultymember’s experience in improving the heating and insulation in his home [12] was used in bothfirst year and upper year courses to facilitate the understanding of heat transfer and the designprocess.This portfolio of case studies demonstrates that the development

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in Engineering Technology Education & Administration: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Spang, Burlington County College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Equipment ImprovementsFaculty who engage in comprehensive program review have the opportunity to collaborate withindustrial partners who likely have more immediate access to the latest equipment andtechnologies. Staying closely connected with industry advancements will allow academic facultyto closely monitor the need to update equipment and laboratory modules, for example.External Faculty OpportunitiesResidency OpportunitiesFaculty who participate in program reform that is deeply rooted in industry collaboration canpossibly have the opportunity to visit and experience some element of residency at the industrialpartners sites, when a close relationship exists. Many industry partners are willing to allowfaculty to observe and consult regarding their

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Thomas Gavigan, Penn State Berks; Brittany Farrell, Penn State Berks

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

mechanical energy into electrical energy is well suited toinvestigation by undergraduate engineering technology students. The concepts learned inintroductory courses are sufficient to allow the students to think of novel sources of mechanicalenergy and clever methods of capturing it. The apparatus required to make reasonably accuratemeasurements is quite simple and is easily constructed by the students in an engineeringtechnology laboratory. Students are often familiar with some of the consumer devices availablethat convert human-generated energy into electrical energy such as hand-cranked and hand-shaken flashlights. Therefore, as a foray into the area of energy harvesting, commerciallyavailable devices are purchased and reverse-engineered by the

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

grants, research andpublishing, the expectations for service often receive little discussion. Usually serving onseveral committees within one’s department and university, or with professional organizations, isconsidered sufficient.Non-tenure track faculty, such as lecturers and laboratory instructors at research universities, aswell as tenure-track faculty at teaching institutions may not be expected to perform significantlevels of funded research which result in publications as part of their jobs. However,expectations for achievement in scholarly and professional development activities still exist andare becoming more prominent in the promotion and tenure process at teaching institutions.Heavy teaching loads and a lack of graduate students

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee Baker, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

recognized for their encouragement, review and editingsuggestions: Office of Faculty Recruitment and Retention staff members; Charity Bontadelli,Raymond Olivas, Sadie Thornton; Patricia Russell Consultants Inc., Shirley Kendall,Brookhaven National Laboratories, Robert James, State University of New York, Dr. ChanceGlenn, Office of Graduate Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology. Page 15.581.12

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edwin Garcia, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

., Chawla, K.K., Saha, R., Patterson, B.R., Fuller, E.R., and Langer, S.A. (2003). Microstructure-based simulation of thermomechanical behavior of composite materials by object-oriented finite element analysis. Materials Characterization 49 p. 395–4075. Guyer, J. E., Wheeler, D. and Warren, J. A. (2009) FiPy: Partial Differential Equations with Python. Computing in Science & Eng. 11(3) p. 6-15.6. Bartol, A., McLennan, M. and García, R. E. (2009), The Virtual of Kinetics of Materials Laboratory. DOI: 10254/nanohub-r7342.4.7. García, R.E. (2007). OOF2. DOI: 10254/nanohub-r3363.4.8. Wiggins, G., and J. McTighe. 1997. Understanding by Design: Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Conference Session

College Engineering K-12 Outreach III

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Judith Miller; Paula Quinn; Jill Rulfs; John Orr

. Page 10.894.8 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering EducationPedagogic IssuesThe obvious question in this project is: "How do you teach engineering to a second (or third,fourth, fifth, or sixth) grader?" Engineering is a process, not a body of knowledge. Hence, it isquite different from much of the elementary-level science content. However, the scientificmethod is also a process, so engineering can grow naturally from the laboratory and exploration-based aspects of the science curriculum. Also, science provides the knowledge base forengineering. There does seem to be a tendency to slip back from

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tze-Chi Hsu; N. Yu

reviewed jointly. Thesummer institute in Taiwan was originally a bilateral program between NSF and NSC in which it sponsored 10 to 15graduate students from the USA to work in the laboratories in Taiwan during the summer time. Since it receivedoverwhelming responses from the students, this programs will be expanded to become a multinational program sothat more foreign graduate students can start to build up his/her research experience in Taiwan and this experiencewill definitely play an important role in future international cooperation. Bilateral seminars are an efficient means to initiate international cooperation especially for a group ofresearchers who are not known to each other. They can use this activity to share their research results

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rasoul Saneifard

. If nodata sheet can be obtained, laboratory tests can be conducted to acquire the desired data. It isimportant to have knowledge of the type of motor in the vehicle (continuous, stepping, servo,etc), the operating voltage range, and the maximum current the motor can handle withoutsuffering any damages.In this undertaking, direct current (DC) continuous motors are used in the “Tigerbot.” A DCmotor will spin steadily in one direction when a battery is connected across the terminals. If thebattery polarity is reversed, the motor will spin steadily in the opposite direction. Theknowledge that a motor can be switched ON and OFF by connecting a battery in either way isnot enough to make our robot functional. The robot must be able to move in any

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Dick

Page 10.1091.2designing an imbedded system that would be used to implement a True RMS Voltmeter. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education v(t) vi A/D Converter microProcessor 7.23 voltsrms Displayv(t) is the laboratory voltage that is to be measured and vi is the sampled input signal.For this assignment, the sequence of samples, vi, will be drawn from a test file, and thedisplay will be the terminal window. This assignment can per presented to the students atseveral

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Orono; Stephen Ekwaro-Osire

safety in laboratories ishighlighted. The groups familiarize them selves with the device. At the end of the firstclassroom meeting each team prepares a one-page preliminary report summary (speculation) ontheir thoughts of how a trimmer works. This is accomplished by carefully examining the trimmer Page 10.600.4externally to determine how it is operated and what it does. This is done prior to any disassembly Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Educationor reference to user’s manual. In other words, what

Conference Session

Inservice Teacher Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharon Kurpius; Dale Baker; Chell Roberts; Stephen Krause

but wanted it integrated into other subject matter15.Research on teachers trained to use DET concepts, however, has shown that DET has a positiveimpact on students. For example, The Materials Technology Institute project provided teachersin Singapore with the background and curriculum needed to create a high school course inMaterials Science and DET16. Students reported the courses: a) made them more interested in ascience career; b) increased enjoyment of laboratory activities; and c) helped develop skills forworking with equipment and in the lab, and 96% said they would recommend the class to theirpeers.PurposeThis study documented the effect of a course designed to help teachers integrate Design,Engineering, and Technology (DET) into their

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

–connected across the design laboratory to a master monitoring panel) is evaluated and then the individualalarm units disassembled to reveal their sensors (temperature and optical smoke sensors which relatenicely to sensors used in the course). Stakeholder requirements for the alarm system are considered andthen the 4th total design stage is introduced, namely Operational Scenarios, in which context diagramsand use case scenarios are developed. This requires a collection of scenarios to be established, one ormore for each group of stakeholders for the particular phase of the life cycle – only the first design phaseis considered in Freshman year. Each scenario addresses one way a particular stakeholder(s) will want touse, deploy or otherwise interact

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

; sequential vs. global;visual vs. verbal).3 Students are then matched up in groups of four with balanced learning styles,major, and gender. The undergraduates are simultaneously enrolled in a skills laboratory as partof the course that provides a framework for oral and written communication, teamwork, andeffective teaching styles. The objective of the K-12 outreach project is to interest more childrenin the field of engineering while strengthening the engineering and communication skill sets ofthe undergraduates.There is strong evidence that outreach to the K-12 sector is a vital part of maintaining andimproving the numbers of current and potential students who study engineering at the universitylevel.4 Many children are naturally interested in the

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Baukal, John Zink Institute; Joseph Colannino, John Zink Co. LLC; Wes Bussman, John Zink Institute; Geoffrey Price, University of Tulsa

Tagged Divisions

College-Industry Partnerships

Conference & Exposition, paper AC 2007-1562.11. F.S. Gunnerson, R.T. Jacobsen and G. Pillay, A strategic alliance between regional universities and industry at a national laboratory, proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, pp. 3895-3903.12. J.V. Farr and D. Verma, Involving industry in the design of courses, programs, and a systems engineering and engineering management department, proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, pp. 495-502.13. D.D. Dunlap, R.E. Willis, D.A. Keating, T.G. Stanford, R.J. Bennett, M.I. Mendelson, and M.J. Aherne, Understanding and utilizing adjunct professors for non-traditional

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

, Page 15.978.8and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program under Award No. 0632686. Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. References[1] A. C. Luther, Design Interactive Multimedia. New York: Bantam, 1992.[2] C. Chen, HyperSource on Multimedia/Hypermedia Technologies. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1989.[3] E. Hansen, “The role of interactive video technology in higher education: Case study and proposed framework,” American Library Association, pp. 13–21, Sept 1990.[4] D. Myers, “Interactive video: A chance to plug the literary leak,” Industry Week, no. 239, pp. 15–18, April 1990.[5] H