Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi; Shahdad Naghshpour, University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

transferability between programs.One of the tenets of the MILL model is the ―careful coordination of the various hands-onexperiences in the targeted courses6‖. The designs used in early courses are to be utilized insubsequent courses as the focus of process planning. The goal is to provide continuity to thelearning experience. Students will gain in-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes in asequential order; while at the same time have access to a variety of learning methods in onecourse.Implementation of MILL model in logistics & supply chain curriculumThe MILL model was implemented to include applications in logistics and Supply ChainManagement program in a US university. This Extending MILL project was implemented in asequence of five

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Steffen, Iowa State University; Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

discussion of planned future work.II. Related ApplicationsMindstorms4 are a LEGO-based construction kit that allows for students to build and programsimple robots. LEGO Mindstorms is targeted for kids aged ten years and older, and supportsmultiple programming languages from conventional text-based to graphical flow charts. A widerange of motors and sensors are available, allowing for a large variety of projects and codingchallenges.Alice 3D1 is a programming environment that allows students to create 3D applications. Studentscan use Alice 3D to tell stories, create games and produce movies. Programming in Alice 3D usesa graphical interface, where students drag-and-drop instructions, objects and actions into theirapplication scene. By using a

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

. This endeavor provided a great opportunity to gain the depth ofknowledge for students by planning, initiating, and conducting research in engineeringprinciples. As the mentor of undergraduate research students, the author believes that studentsget a reasonable opportunity to complete their project within a given time while producingreasonable and useful results. Attention is paid during the project to each student’s level in termsof interest, knowledge, ability and capacity. Students learn theoretical and experimentalknowledge of pursuing applied engineering research using critical and creative thinking,problem-solving, and trouble-shooting skills.The Peach State LSAMP Summer Fellowship ProgramThe Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Fred Scheu, College of Lake County

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

will introduce two new courses (Digital Design Using VHDL and Topics inProgrammable Logic). Each of these courses is three credit hours (2 class, 3 lab). Thedescriptions of the two new courses are provided below. We are able to add the two new courseswithout impacting the overall degree plan. The current EET program has a shortage of courses indigital logic design; only one course (Digital Electronics) is currently offered. The EET programwill still be structured as a 127 credit hour program with sixty-eight (68) credits of technicalcourses in Electrical Engineering Technology. This is in line with ABET requirements [8].ABET Criterion 5. Curriculum: “Baccalaureate programs must consist of a minimum of 124semester hours … and the technical

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

doing today, why is it important, why should I pay attention? I mean, I will, but not everybody will. I think it is important for the professor to get people’s attention and it is more like a motivation, I guess, for why what we are doing today is worth looking at. (Laura)From their own student experiences, participants knew that not understanding the future use ofwhat is being learned had a negative effect on student motivation. These bewildering experiencesinfluenced how participants plan to communicate with their future students. Lee elaborates: Page 25.660.6 … I think my own experiences having been in a class or a

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca; Clint S. Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc.; Alex DUPE Wong; Monica Bot

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

understanding and creativityand innovation.Trying to address the above mentioned issues, instructors at different universities in Europe,USA, China and India joined efforts and have integrated an annual Digital Design Competitionopen to students enrolled in Electrical and Computer Engineering and similar majors such asElectronics and Telecommunications, Computer Science, etc.This paper presents the results of organizing regional competitions in Europe, USA, China andIndia and the results of the First Global Digilent Design Competition, collocated withFPGAWorld conference in Munich, Germany. The logistics and challenges of the regional andglobal competitions, the results of the past editions and plans regarding the future of the regionaland global

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

community. Through theprofessional development umbrella, GEECS has hosted webinars related to career development,graduate student life, and peer mentoring to help connect students in the field.In this paper, we discuss the initial peer mentoring plan and the evolution of two peer mentoringgroups. We then present autoethnographies4 about our experiences participating in the GEECSpeer mentoring groups. In concluding, we offer implications for future research, as well asprofessional development endeavors, such as expanding and connecting peer mentoring torelated types of activities.GEECS Peer MentoringTo fulfill the GEECS mission, there existed an opportunity for graduate students to personallyand professionally support one another through such things

Conference Session

Innovative Energy Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University; Jian Peng He, Western Michigan University; Ryan Kamm; Saleem Hason Hinton; Brandon De Young

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

two semester capstone design projectinvolving design of a product or process, analysis, simulation, prototype, fabrication, assembly,testing and assessment of design. Students are required to utilize current technical tools to solvethe chosen problem. Results of such projects are presented as written report, and publicpresentation of the overall project. They also use project management tools to plan and trackproject progress. Typically in the two semester project, students complete the design andanalysis of the subject in first semester, and fabrication and development of the prototype oractual system during the second semester. Recognizing the value for student practices inresponding to real-world needs, expectations, and constraints

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, Oswego State University College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

for controlling the electrospray.Upon two weeks of general research and familiarization with the lab equipment and capabilities,students were interviewed in an informal manner and specific projects were assigned to eachstudent; also, a plan of investigation was spelled out in consultation with the instructor. Nospecific textbook was used, but many research articles were customized to the area of researchpreference specified by each student. The course was assigned a specific time for students andinstructor to usually meet in the lab, work on specific tasks, and exchange ideas. Each studenthad a lab key and could access the lab independently. Individual projects were approved: Electrosprays of Water-Based Ferrofluids Magnetically

Conference Session

ChemE Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua A. Enszer, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Rachel B. Getman, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

are applying algorithmic thinking and notjust learning how to operate in a single computing environment, (2) that students are able todevelop their abilities to formulate problems in a computational context, and (3) that students areapplying numerical algorithms in meaningful ways and not just following a template. To thatend, we discuss here overviews of our computational methods courses and implementation thatencourages behavior independent of choice of computer software.We also share here our plans to evaluate student abilities and perceptions in courses followingcomputer methods to assess the effectiveness of the courses. We share results here frompreliminary self-assessment surveys plus plans for implementation for the Spring 2012

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Chell A. Roberts, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 25.768.6engagement!4. Redesign of CTI academic programs to be more conducive to iProjects and interdisciplinarity.Over half of all CTI programs have been designed or redesigned using a flexible,interdisciplinary model. The remainder programs are in the process of redesign. This will allowfurther enrichment of the teams by involving more non-engineering students in eitherengineering projects or other types of projects..5. Restructure space. We have over 30,000 square feet of space for student teams to work onprojects. This space has been purposefully designed. We also have a plan for another 20,000square feet of space that will not require significant internal investment.6. Acquire and train faculty mentors. Over 50% of the college

Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Farahzad Behi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

science and engineering disciplines, and have a funexperience. This paper discusses the background of this camp, the curriculum from the first twoyears of the camp, feedback from parents and children, lessons learned, and plans to develop afollow-on advanced camp for middle school and science students.IntroductionFor many years, summer camps have provided an outlet for children of varying age levels andbackgrounds, but similar interests, to interact with one another. One of the primary goals of acamp is to engage and teach the campers some skills, while maintaining a level of fun andenthusiasm throughout the camp. In order to renew interest in science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM), schools, universities, and other organizations

Conference Session

FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Michael Abernathy, Ohio State University; Barbara Elizabeth Carruthers, Ohio State University ; Kayla Fay Presley, Ohio State University; Paul Alan Clingan, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

25.849.3students principals of design, research, project planning, and teamwork. The latter two coursesare relatively newer, and therefore smaller classes. Students were able to select freely whichcourse they would like to participate in.Many of the students who took the nanotechnology and microfluidics course were Biomedical orChemical Engineering pre-majors. All were honors students and had previously taken a course inmechanical drafting and drawing, as well as a course in computer programming using C++ andMATLAB. Students were placed in teams of four by matching groups based on self-suppliedcharacteristics, such as leadership ability and confidence when using solid modeling programs.The class consisted of two parts: a hands-on microfluidics part and a

Conference Session

Computer Science-related Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; G.B. Cazes, Cyber Innovation Center; JoAnn M. Marshall, Cyber Innovation Center

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

international, commercial and government markets. Throughout Cazes’ career, his responsibilities have included business development, marketing, public relations, finance, strategic planning, operations, and management. Cazes also serves as an advisor on multiple boards for various non-profits throughout the region. Previously, Cazes has served as the Assistant Director of the Information Technology Consulting Department. In this capacity, Cazes started the Mobile Development Group which focused on automating business processes through handheld devices. Cazes also served as the Director of Telecommunications Management Department and became a member of the Executive Team of Shreveport headquartered IT consulting and software

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University and Harpeth Hall School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

need to be solved, with supporting ‘classes’ that help solve the problem across the STEM disciplines. In 2012, our plans are based in both service learning and engineering design within a global context. The Lwala Community Alliance has "hired" the participants to improve the design of the tippy-tap handwashing stations used in their girls' schools in Kenya. Participants will use the engineering design process to manage the redesign along with appropriate scientific inquiry, statistical analyses, CAD drawings, and hands-on prototype building to accomplish this task. Getting girls interested and involved in STEM studies early is important. Hence, the target enrollment each year is 30 girls

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

concepts that were adopted from current literature in developing these interactivelearning modules and using the module of “Being a mentor and being mentored” as an exampleto illustrate the concept.Related LiteratureBackwards DesignIn the area of facilitating teaching and learning, the concept of “backwards design” by Wigginsand McTighe2 has been adopted by multiple researchers, educators, and practioners because ofits advantages in reforming currilum design. “Backwards design” entails a three-stage processfor designing a certain teaching and learning task. These three stages are: (1) identify desiredresults, (2) determine acceptable evidence, and (3) plan learning experiences and instruction. The“backward design” process includes first thinking

Conference Session

Remote and Network-based Laboratories

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Bogan Daniels, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q Li, University of New Haven; W. David Harding P.E., University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

courses taken by nearly all enteringfreshman. These courses include topics from all of the disciplines and are taught with anemphasis on either common disciplinary topics or a collection of topics from different disciplinesso students can gain a better understanding of the different majors before entering the majorclasses. One of these two freshman courses is quite unique and has few comparable courses atother universities, EAS109 Project Planning & Development. There are two major projects forthe course, a manufacturing floor simulation and a feedback control project. The manufacturingfloor simulation is done with small robots and conveyor belts where AutoCAD drawings, controlprograms and project management documentation are required. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giti Javidi, Virginia State University; Ehsan O. Sheybani, Virginia State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

attitudes toward technology that were significantly morepositive than those held by their comparison peers. Among other factors, Digispired students were more likely tobelieve that it was important to learn about technology, to be less scared of or frustrated by technology, to report thattechnology increased their ability to learn new things, to report being more likely to enroll in STEM-related courses,and to have more positive feels toward technology in general. Digispired students also reported a much greaterinterest in pursuing careers in scientific research or engineering than their comparison peers (59% to 45%).Participants were more certain about their post-high school plans than non-participants; they primarily planned toattend 4-year

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Abdulhaleem Abdullah Alowaisheer, Fluor Daniel Technologies, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. What could be improved?3. Do you think if this class should be followed by an advanced level class on the embedded de- sign in the undergraduate level?Two of my colleagues in the Engineering Technology faculty at Purdue University Calumet provid-ed the feedback. In summary, both expressed satisfaction that the foundation knowledge is veryhelpful to the students. One of them suggested to offer another course to teach DSP based micro-controller design and using Ethernet based controls. The second colleague suggested to teach scourse on embedded real-time motor control for robotic machines. Obviously all suggestions arevery good. We will try to embed as many of them subject to the space available on the tightly con-trolled plan of study in the

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cox, Purdue University; Angie Andriot, Purdue University; Stephen Beaudoin, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

mentor, connect these to learning (or other) student-derived benefits fromparticipating in the program, discover enjoyable aspects of the program, and identify areas of theprogram that might be improved. Within this paper, informal relational structures relate toactivities that were planned outside of those mandated by the program, and formal relationalstructures are activities that were experienced by all students in the program and were designedby program administrators.MethodsParticipantsParticipants in this study were eleven undergraduate engineering students selected for thesummer 2008 Design, Application, Analysis, and Control of Interfaces (DAACI) ResearchExperiences for Undergraduates program. These students represented seven

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

ago as an idea has taken on a life of its own. The concept ofbringing old technologies to life and allowing students to touch and examine them has added anew dimension to their learning experience. As the years passed new collections were added.And this trend is expected to continue.Future plans include adding more collections with additional artifacts obtained either throughdonation or recreation. Artifacts for the new collections are currently being made using the toolsand techniques from the past, just as engineers from generations ago did. Donations for other newcollections are also being accepted with the items being added to the collections as well. It is clearthat the project is by no means complete, but rather just in its beginning

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University; David Barnett, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

curricula. Bioengineering at Saint Louis University(BE@SLU) began with Training Week, which spans topics in from cell and tissue culture tolaboratory etiquette to reading journal articles. After Training Week, students work in thelaboratories of their selected research mentors to complete an 8-week research project. As thestudents are early in their career (students entering their first or second years), the program also Page 15.433.2has a Peer Mentor system, where undergraduates experienced in research are integrated into theprogram to help the participants adjust to laboratories, to plan academic and social activities, tohelp train the

Conference Session

Design in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Bennett, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Will Schleter, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Forms Page 15.1063.8To facilitate grading in a large class, much of the feedback from the projects is obtained by theuse of online forms. Each student is required to fill out an online form as part of their grade.The online forms are used both for students to record their data, as well as to reflect on theirperformance as a team.The first team project that the students accomplish is usually an estimation project (e.g. Paint theJumbotron Orange). The feedback form for this project focuses on the performance as a team.The questions asked are:  List all the members of your team.  Did your team choose a leader?  Did your team make a plan

Conference Session

Innovations in First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Ringenberg, University of Michigan; Marcial Lapp, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

bebrought into the classroom and aid in the delivery of the course content.To further study the effectiveness of the competition, we intend to interview several focus groupscomprised of students from a variety of different backgrounds. Since the results of our initialsurveys indicate that the competition was an effective study tool, but was only marginallyenjoyable, it is our goal to make the competition more enjoyable by incorporating the feedbackthat we receive from these interviews.In addition, we plan to further refine our survey, such that we can improve the feedback processfrom the entire class instead of relying solely on the focus groups. A final area that we wouldlike to explore is whether or not the students that are presenting score

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanja Magoc, University of Texas at El Paso; Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Francois Modave, Central Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

impossible to understand using only analytical techniques, thus enabling students to approach real-life problems that they previously could not tackle.Our planned evaluation will examine both the effectiveness of the course in achieving studentlearning objectives, and student interest in continuing multi-disciplinary studies that includecomputation and programming.Computation for Science and EngineeringThe new curriculum of the CompSE will be offered for the first time in the Spring of 2010. Bythis curriculum, rather than focusing on syntax, CompSE will immerse students in problemsolving and incrementally introduce language features in an as-needed manner. Python isselected as the initial programming language due to its simplicity to convey

Conference Session

e-Learning Course Development and Instruction

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

. Generate a charter statement. 4. Attend a half-day class. There are typically 4 – 6 participants with a very wide variety of cases. Review charter statements and plan next steps. Page 15.1208.6 5. Initial dialogs in company and information review. 6. Revise the charter statement and distribute to other course participants. 7. Determine the basic story-line with supporting documentation. 8. Identify key decisions in the case and decide how to present them. 9. Second half-day class. This is 4 – 8 weeks after the first class. It is devoted to presentation of the outcomes for each case. 10. Reflections from

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

technology that define this course.This student’s passion for this subject matter within her technological literacy educationinfluenced her classmates and her future in a positive manner. During the class she wouldsuggest assignments involving sanitation, drinking water and irrigation, and her interest andknowledge of the subject matter influenced several class discussions that drew in relatedtechnological areas of city planning, flood retention, and agriculture. Her interests influencedtwo other students to pursue topics related to water resources for their final papers. As of thiswriting, this student intends to pursue a career in the law, focusing on laws related to the waterresources and the technologies that she learned in this class. Her story

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida

asingle packet of STEM material.The first is the challenge for the Fig ure 1: sTEm at Work Puzzle Examplestudents so they can see why scienceand math are needed in a technicalcareer. The second is actually more important than the puzzle itself. The role of thesecond is to assure that the teacher has a clear understanding of the specifics of the puzzle.STEM will work as a strategy only when the science and math teachers buy in and useSTEM focused examples blended into their lesson plans. That will happen when theteachers are really comfortable with the examples. For K-12 teachers that comfort levelshould not be assumed just because the teacher has experience teaching science and mathin K-12 classrooms. Talent, training, time, and

Conference Session

Sustainable Construction Practice

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyuksoo Kwon, Virginia Tech; Yong Han Ahn, East Carolina University; Hyun IK Shin, Kumoh National Instute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Construction

education.Sustainable education is becoming one of the most important subjects areas of constructioneducation along with other key subjects including estimating, planning and scheduling, projectmanagement, etc. [4, 11, 12, 13 & 14]. Several scholars have already studied the importance ofsustainable education in several countries such as the U.K., the United States, and Australia.Along with presenting the importance of sustainable education, the purpose of this study was to Page 15.1206.3identify factors affecting undergraduate student’s attitudes toward sustainability in order tosuggest the most efficient way to change construction student’s attitude toward

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

industrial sectors. This shortage of qualified employees directly affects the ability of theUS as a whole to compete in the global economy. Additionally, in a similar report8, theConference Board examines the basic knowledge of applied skills of workers and found thatmany of new entrants to the workforce lack skills essential to job success, skills that employersexpect young people to already possess. This report particularly notes that employers surveyedsee the educational system as primarily responsible for workforce readiness, and acknowledgesthe great role that parents play in instilling in their children the importance of learning, work, andcareer.The needs of industry for skilled technologistsA one-day Planning Conference with some of New