Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Daniel Crowl, Michigan Technological University; David Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological University; Dennis Meng, Michigan Technological University; Jeff Naber, Michigan Technological University; Abhijit Mukherjee, Michigan Technological University; John Lukowski, Michigan Technological University; Jay Meldrum, Michigan Technological University; Barry Solomon, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Effective People (1)ENT3972 Electronic Circuit Design and Fabrication (1)ENT3973 Geohydrologic Techniques (1)ENT3975 Intro to Vehicle Design and System Modeling (1)ENT3976 Personal Brand Management (1)ENT4951 Business Plans & Budgeting / Enterprise (1)ENT4954 Global Competition (1)Table 2. Partial Listing of Business, Communication and Elective Modules for MTU Enterprise Program Page 14.678.3A vertical (sophomores, juniors, and seniors) and horizontal (various engineering andbusiness disciplines) integration makes the program a unique experience for students.Over 10% of students enrolled in the College of Engineering are

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

major reasons for the students’ lowperformance were: 1) having difficulties in choosing the project; 2) not knowing how to write aprofessional proposal or report; 3) not being able to manage their time for the project. Often,students wandered during the initial month of the project trying to figure out what to do, and thenstruggled with the heavy workload in the last month in order to complete the project on time.Therefore, a preparatory course offering general guidelines for engineering projects becamenecessary.The other considerations for this preparatory course arise from the fact that most students in thiscourse plan to graduate within one year. The highly competitive job market requires a graduateto be prepared for the first professional

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gymama Slaughter, Virginia State University; Toni Harris, Virginia State University; Kabongo Ngandu, Virginia State University; Keith Williamson, Virginia State University; Kwame Adom, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

student referral programfor research. It is like hiring hundreds of in-house recruiters of the research as well as theengineering program. The program is new to VSU, and the rumor around campus is one musthave “a TOUGH SKIN” in order to participate in the undergraduate research experience becauseduring the individual meetings “they (the committee) will break you down and make you want toquit but its really just constructive criticism.” It is clear more students want to join the programwhere they can grow and learn, personally and professionally. Many of the students in theprogram feel a sense of being part of a group of scholars. Hence, the CBE plans to set up moretraining programs to teach and prepare future leaders in the CBE.Mentoring/Advising

Conference Session

Meeting the Needs of Engineering Faculty, Researchers, and Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Baer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lisha Li, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

engineers’ level ofeducation and library use,” pointing out that the higher an engineer’s level of education, the morelikely he or she was to rely on libraries. This aspect needs broader study and further research. 3Finn and Johnston identify “the need to plan for better information literacy instruction” based onan engineering faculty and student survey.4 Fidel and Green’s study emphasizes that in order “tosuccessfully enhance engineers’ information-seeking, one needs to examine the specific factorsthat motivate an engineer to prefer one source over another;”5 while Haglund and Olsson focuson user perspective through a case study and suggest that the following issues need to beconsidered when designing information seeking aids or search tools

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susana Lai-Yuen, University of South Florida; Maria Herrera, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

rapid prototyping machines.(a) Student working on the 3D printer (b) Student working on the FDM machine(c) Making a component in the FDM (d) Final componentmachineFigure 3. Students working on their medical device team projects.2.4 Project report and presentationTeams submitted their project written reports with the following information: problem definitionand potential customers; product design and engineering specifications; material requirements,proposed manufacturing process plan; project timeline and results; and future development planfor mass production. Each team presented their project results via a formal presentation anddemonstration of their prototypes. Students were instructed to use interactive

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

projects. In addition a semester project onproduction simulation using ProModel software is also required.VIII. Ship Repair Simulation Exercise This simulation exercise incorporates repair of two ships of different sizes. One ofthe ships is shown in Figure 2. During the simulation, students track performance metricslike lead-time, cycle time, rework and distance traveled by material handler whileimplementing various tools of Lean in three phases. This exercise takes into accountlogistical issues such as inspection reports, master repair schedules, emergent repairs, in Page 11.1214.6addition to planned repair activities. This simulation exercise

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Tarek Abdel-Salam, East Carolina University; Craig Sanders, East Caroilina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

components from both mental analysis and hands-on viewpoints. Thispaper provides useful pointers to programs in planning, structuring, evaluating andassessing offerings of such new courses within their departments.References1 Meek, S., Field, S., Devasia, S., “Mechatronics Education in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah,” Mechatronics, Elsevier, 13:1-11, 2002.2 Giurgiutiu, V., Lyons, J., Rocheleau, D., Liu, W., “ Mechatronics/Microcontroller Education for Mechanical Engineering Students at the University of South Carolina,” Mechatronics, Elsevier, 15:1025- 1036, 2005.3 Wild P.M., Surgenor B.W., “An Innovative Mechatronics Course for a Traditional Mechanical Engineering Curriculum,” American Society of

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

exam possesses a major benefit over using the actualcertification exam in that, for the actual exam, only the final score is given; no information isavailable as to what questions were missed. In a classroom-administered mock exam, theinstructor has full access to all exams, and so can categorize all problems into their appropriateobjective areas. Following the grading of the exams, the individual problem scores can becollectively analyzed and the performance in each objective area evaluated; this allows fortargeted action plans to be implemented if poor performance is noted in a specific objective,thereby improving the curriculum.IV. ResultsTen quizzes containing a total of 77 questions and covering ten chapters in the Mughal andRasmussen

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Bhatt, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Joshua Roberts, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

informative libraryexperiences to the students. The role of the communication and collaboration among thefaculty and the librarian to develop the content for the library skills workshops andassignments to assess the information skills learned are considered crucial for providingenriching library experience. The core information skills that will enhance the knowledgefundamentals form the central theme of this collaboration between the faculty, students,and librarians.Applied Engineering Technology (AET) Program at Drexel UniversityThe Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Applied Engineering Technology at DrexelUniversity’s Goodwin College is designed for students who plan to pursue careers in avariety of design, manufacturing, and production-related

Conference Session

Electrical ET Projects and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Perry, Bloomsburg University; Michael Williams, Bloomsburg University; Scott Eckert, Bloomsburg University; Biswajit Ray, Bloomsburg University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

shown in Figure 6. Major LabVIEW functionblocks used are case structure, sequence structure, for loop, various array functions, stringfunctions, and analog and digital I/O functions. The programming was relatively straightforward; however, a few timing issues were encountered and it took some time to get themresolved. Figure 4 A front panel view of the display system.In the area of hardware design, operation of entrance and exit gates didn’t include the use of flowcontrol devices in the original plan. During the testing phase, it was realized that an airflowcontrol device is a must in getting the gates open and close in a smooth and acceptable manner.Also, the coin collection and release system design using an inductive

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

smart board but is not readily available to the studentpopulation. The instructor must either make sure to convert the notes developed to a commonword processing or PDF format before loading to the course web site or must make sure that allstudents are given access to the proprietary software being used with the smart board interface.The “one note” software also appears to conflict with other software packages when they arerunning such as Adobe Reader.Future WorkI plan to implement an improved delayed time note archival system in the next course deliveryusing WebCT software. Additional, data will be evaluated to determine in the results areconsistent with 2004 results of maintaining the same overall course grade average while movingmore of the

Conference Session

Web-based learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; William Lehman, Materials Engineering; Shinaz Jindani, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

acontinuous improvement plan for our delivery system. Authors have received a grant to enhancethe existing model. This will include a video-audio enhanced learning element to achieve thegoal of high quality learning. The availability of the video-audio enhanced lecture notes andother course material on the web will make possible a 24x7 hours virtual classroom.The success of Web-based instruction depends on the capability and effectiveness of softwaretools. These tools in general can be categorized as: (1) course design features; (2) coursecollaborative features; and (3) course management features. However, it is beneficial to have asingle tool that integrates all three categories 4,5.Some of the available Web-based coursewaretools include: Course

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Withiam, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; Susan Dawkins, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; Robert Martinazzi, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

professional society as a direct result of the seminardiscussion. In the past students did not generally join the professional societies until theirsophomore year.The students generated recommendations for improving the University Scholarship class thatincluded: having activities or projects, providing handouts, introducing some of the tutors,having upperclassmen participate, providing more time for outside speakers, explaining how toget summer jobs, and talking about specific engineering projects. Some of these suggestions areitems that were planned for the second term seminar, but not known by the students.Students identified as “insights” many of the concepts that we hoped to convey to them. Theynow know that there are many sources of help

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

modeling software, along with the advances incomputer hardware of the past fifteen years, has enabled the design cycle to be compressed inmany industries.One topic of debate among engineering educators is whether or not 2-D graphics should betaught before 3-D. A consideration that is sometimes lost in this debate is the meaning of theterm 2-D graphics. This term can be used to describe: 1. The representation of 3-D objects with 2-D multi-view engineering drawings, and 2. The representation of objects/systems that are idealized as two-dimensional, such as floor plans, site plans, and circuit diagrams.If engineering graphics instruction is to include 2-D graphics as described by the first definition,then 3D objects must be introduced at

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Suckarieh, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

toneeded resources to solve the problems. Project Based learning using Problem BasedLearning technique assign even more responsibility to Honors students. The studentsdecide on a research methodology, plan the development of the project, divide the projectto series of problems, solve the problems, and assemble the solution of the problems intothe project for successful completion. The tasks that each student pursues depend highlyon the project and on the student’s background. The faculty advisors in the class coachthe students to assume responsibilities for tasks that contribute most to the team. In“Historical London through the Lens of Technology” class for example, one ProblemBased Learning asked the students to design a new transport museum for

Conference Session

Digital System Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

core doesn’t mean that it will work in the next release. This has been aproblem for several years, and the situation will not get better in coming years. If you plan to use thesetools for microprocessor instruction, consider yourself warned! Be very careful. One thing that you can dois develop the material and use it for at least one year before updating the tools to the latest version.Usually, vendors have major tool updates every twelve months or so with minor patches in the middle. Page 11.972.5Thus, you can stay with the stable version for a while. 4The documentation always seems

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley Rolfe, University of Kansas; Francis Thomas, University of Kansas-Lawrence

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

private infrastructure systems that enable Page 11.314.2us to transport people, water, raw materials, manufactured goods, and energy to wherever theyare needed. Environmental engineers deal with waste products of all kinds to help maintainpublic health and our environment. Architectural engineers work with architects to create safe,economical buildings of all types necessary for human housing, commerce, government, andindustry needs. Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineers plan, design, build, andmaintain the roads, bridges, buildings, water-distribution systems, dams, power-transmissionsystems, and environmental systems, that are

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration & Applications in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryne Newton, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University; Rubina Nashine, Purdue University; Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

and key measures to be included in the survey • Collection of company data needed to write survey instrument/approval of survey instrument by company management • Contact with company webmaster • Receive contact lists from company and plan timeline for pilot test and student implementation of survey • Pilot test of survey (2-3 people) and make adjustments as necessary, final approval • Implementation of survey • Validation of survey results and analysis of data (statistical results and development of graphs) • Write management report detailing findings, conclusions and recommendations

Conference Session

Curriculum for Green Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Blair London, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

sustainability needs to be part of the wholeengineering problem solving process, and not an afterthought or even an optional thought.Various activities have been attempted, from freshmen to graduate level courses, and can bemodified to be made appropriate for different classes. Assessment plans of our efforts arecurrently underway, and will not be discussed in this paper.AWARENESS: presenting the challenges, responsibilitiesIn order to lay the foundation for presenting sustainability principles, students must first be madeaware of current global challenges. Videos, news articles, seminars, and class discussions areused to highlight issues such as climate change, rising gas prices, poverty, etc. The role of anengineer is also discussed, and the National

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ron Billings, Georgia Institute of Technology; Garlie Forehand, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Systems Engineering. His teaching and research is in the area of manufacturing operations and includes capstone design. Before coming to Georgia Tech, he worked as an engineer in the semiconductor industry for a dozen years and served as Partner and CEO for a small company that developed software for factory scheduling.Garlie Forehand, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Forehand was Director of Research Program Planning and Development at Education Testing Service until February 2000. Dr. Forehand teaches and consults in the areas of research design and workplace communication. His research emphasizes curriculum innovation and evaluation. As a consultant to Georgia Tech, he has assisted

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Virginia Westheider, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

styles are identified by abstract conceptualization and reflectiveobservation. The strength of this style is in inductive reasoning and the ability to createtheoretical models. The fourth style, accommodation, emphasizes concrete experience andadaptive experimentation. The strength of this style is in carrying out plans and tasks, risk takingand action. Concrete Experience ACCOMODATING DIVERGING Active Reflective Experimentation Observation CONVERGING ASSIMILATING

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Support

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

down theirresearch and development funding. In addition, the parents of students were moreconcern about how they support their children education, and what their best return onthe educational investment is. As a result we see the following trends;‚ Not enough interested student. Enrollments in undergraduate United States computer science and related programs have declined rapidly. According to an analysis of survey results from the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles10; in 2000, 3.7% of entering freshmen said they planned to study CS; in 2002 it was 2.2%; in 2004, 1.4%. This is a 60% decline over the four years between the Fall of 2000 and 2004. A similar trend is seen in other CS

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Rowe, Sheffield Hallam University; Tim Mulroy, Sheffield Hallam University; Ian Robinson, Sheffield Hallam University; Boon Han Lye, Kolej Bandar Utama International College

Tagged Divisions

International

Technology Page 11.607.4TARC is a highly regarded Malaysian College of 30 years’ standing with a mission to provide highquality education. Its provision ranges across business and finance, commerce, IT and computerscience, construction, science, engineering and mass communications. It operates from a maincampus in Kuala Lumpur, with four branches in other parts of the country. Its student body hasgrown from 16,000 to in excess of 30,000 in the last two years, and is planned to grow to 45,000within the next two years. The College is predominantly Chinese funded partly by the Malaysiangovernment and partly by private sponsorship. TARC currently

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Rodriguez, Cedaredge Middle School; Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines

integrate this into their standard curriculum. Through analysis of standardized tests,the entire staff identifies weak areas. These are categorized as critical, serious, or significant.Critical targets are defined as 70% or more of the students have not achieved mastery, serious –60%, and significant – 50%. The problem area is considered with respect to the currentcurriculum, instructional materials, and previous year’s test data. Next a plan of action isdesigned. The critical areas are given three weeks of emphasis, serious – two weeks, andsignificant – 1 week. During the target week(s) each student receives 10-15 minutes targetedinstruction per academic class period daily and five minutes per non-academic class period daily.An average student

Conference Session

Customizing Courses for Industry Training Needs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jody Pierce, Purdue University; Russell Aubrey, Purdue University; John Eddy, Purdue University; Charles Baker, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

included IT 442 Production Planning,IT 281 Industrial Safety, COM 315 Speech Communication of Technical Information, ECET 214Electricity Fundamentals, and IT 104 Industrial Organization.** Other suggested courses to meet the Free Elective requirement included ECON 210 Principles of Page 11.129.7Economics, COM 320 Small Group Communications, COM 315 Speech Communication of TechnicalInformation, OLS 345 Critical Thinking in Organization, and MGT 190B Accounting Principles.Even though this program is still in its infancy state, it is interesting to note that all butone of the beginning students will be continuing to receive an Associate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Manian Ramkumar, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott Anson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Charles Swain, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, including minorities and women, to its engineering and engineering technology programs, due to expanded opportunities.6. Undergraduate senior design project teams will be able to perform reliability analysis and qualify their product designs.7. RIT’s reputation will grow as a state-of-the-art engineering and engineering technology institution.Evaluation PlanAn evaluation team has been assembled and will be involved in the planning, implementationand assessment stages of the REAL project. The evaluation team has already participated in thepreliminary discussions that led to conceptualization of REAL and the selection of lab equipmentrequested in this proposal. The team consists of a faculty from RIT’s-Center for Quality andApplied Statistics

Conference Session

Electrical ET Projects and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Everly, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to apply all of the basic concepts of applied design. By working in steps we were able to plan, design, select, prototype, test, build, and test again. These steps are taken directly from the applied design concepts." • "The project takes a sample of circuits we have studied throughout the course of study in EET and combine them into one project. Not only do we get to see it work in theory and on the chalkboard, but also in the lab. Taking these designs and applying them to component selection and construction is what it all about."Describe what you learned about the process of product development

Conference Session

Convergence of Quality Assurance Systems Around the Globe

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; David Watkins, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

International

, Bolivia. After months of design, fund-raising (about$15,000) and planning, a team of nine worked with the local community members over aten day period to construct a latrine building, septic tank, and drain field. For the EWBmembers, the support, enthusiasm and gratefulness of the community created instantunderstanding for the power of international engineering service. Sharing theseexperiences is infectious among the students. Promotion of such international programs isbest left to them. Based on the successes of this project, the chapter is currently workingwith a community in Guatemala, this time further up the design sequence. In Guatemala,the EWB team will be involved in the community assessment to collaboratively build alist of engineering

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Page 11.292.10Presentation: Overall appearance, appropriate use of verbal and visual 10materialsThe last three weeks of the semester are devoted to the execution of student-designedresearch projects. Student teams are required to plan, execute, analyze, and communicatetheir work, using as many statistical techniques as appropriate. The groups meet with theinstructor near mid-term to discuss their initial concepts and strategies then spend thenext month refining those plans. This may be the greatest opportunity for the sixth step ofthe Learning Spiral, Self-Directed Learning. Students are largely given creative control.The wealth of topics covered is impressive, the work even more so. The student projectsare presented in a public

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Robert Poth, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida

grade levels in the school.Introduction Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School opened two and a half years ago with adaunting challenge. Create a learning institution in a predominantly ethnically isolated inner cityarea that would naturally integrate the ethnicity of the student population within the schoolwithout the aid of a district assigned plan for student placement. To facilitate this challenge, thePinellas School District provided three key resources. First, a brand new state of the art schoolcomplex was provided to create the school around a mathematics and engineering theme.Second, Jamerson was permitted to apply for and subsequently received a 1.5 million dollarMagnet School Assistance Program grant (MSAP). Third, Jamerson